The California Wing Civil Air Patrol will be sponsoring an Aerospace Education Summer Camp from July 30 through Aug. 5, at Edwards Air Force Base.

Cadets ages 12 through 18 will take part in a variety of aerospace activities in science, technology, engineering, and math, which include model rocketry, robotics, drones, flight simulators and STEM-related career seminars. A few of the other special activities are tours of the Test Pilot School, F-22, F-35, Global Hawk, rocket facility, TRACON and the new control tower.

Also on the AESC schedule is a special KC-135 flight and on Wednesday, Aug. 2, cadet orientation flights on CAP Cessna aircraft, which will depart early morning from the Aero Club at south base.

Major Roger Dunn is the CAWG-CAP aerospace education director and the AESC program organizer. Dunn is coordinating the event with Capt. Rhett Spongberg, and Lt. Col. Endrizzi, as the cadet and senior member project officers. Also, Lt. Col. Richard Radvanyi, the Edwards AFB Composite Squadron 84, commander, is the event logistics officer.

For more information, contact Dunn at Roger.Dunn@cawgcap.org, or Radvanyi at Richard.Radvanyi@cawgcap.org. Visit the website at cawgcadets.org.

Major Gail Harper, CAP, is the public affairs officer for Edwards Air Force Base Composite Squadron 84.

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