Experience The Need For Speed Workshop! Top Gun Next Level

On April 11, 2024, the Military Children's Six Foundation will be hosting the Aerospace and Aviation Workshop as part of the Military Children 2024 World Expo - Workshop Series. This workshop starts at 1:00 pm (1300 hrs.) and can be viewed either in-person at 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, First Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 starting at 1:PM (1300 hrs.) and will conclude at 2:30 pm (1530 hrs.). You may also view this workshop virtually by following this link.

Meet The Facilitator of the Military Children 2024 World Expo "Aerospace & Aviation Workshop" - Colonel Michael Masuda (USAF)

He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2001 and subsequently earned his pilot wings in 2002. During the next five years, he flew the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as an instructor airdrop pilot and wing tactics officer at McCord AFB, WA.  In 2007, he was reassigned to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska where he facilitated the transition of the 517th Airlift Squadron to C-17 Operations. Returning to McCord AFB in 2010, he was Chief of Standardization and Evaluations for the 4th Airlift Squadron.

Col. Masuda is also an Antarctica ice Instructor for the National Science Foundation's Deep Freeze program. He flew missions over the Horn of Africa and during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He directly supported White House worldwide diplomatic missions. 

Col. Masuda graduated from Tullahoma High School in 1997. He is the son of Colonel Dale Masuda USAF Retired and Marquita Masuda.

Col Masuda is a command pilot with over 5,000 flying hours in the T-37, T-1, and C-17, including 933 combat hours. In his civilian capacity, he is a B-737 first officer with a commercial airline.

What is aerospace?

The word aerospace is essentially a combination of two words: aeronautics and spaceflight. Therefore, aerospace deals with the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of aircrafts or spacecrafts and can be thought of as the science of flight within Earth’s atmosphere as well as outside it.  Aerospace is the engineering and science of flying in Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. It is the space comprising the Earth’s atmosphere and the space beyond.

What is aviation?

​Aviation, on the other hand, means flying of aircraft or operating a plane. It is all things aircraft-related within the atmosphere of Earth. Aviation is focused on aircraft operation and maintenance, the design of commercial or military aircraft and the management of air traffic. Aerospace is a high technology industry that includes aircraft and parts used for civil aviation and military aviation.

Join us virtually for the Aerospace & Aviation Workshop, on April 11, 2024, at 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm or in person at 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, First Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

This workshop is free and open to the public. "The Need For Speed! Top Gun Next Level.

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