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AFA Holiday Party
The Aerospace Futures Alliance held its annual holiday party on Tuesday, December 14th. Guests from industry, education and government celebrated a successful year of aerospace advocacy and partnership at the offices of First Mode in downtown Seattle. A STEM toy drive capped off a night of holiday cheer.
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Choose Aerospace Scholarship
CHOOSE AEROSPACE SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES Choose Aerospace will provide $50,000 worth of scholarships, textbooks, training systems, tools and testing fee credits to educators and future aviators. The non-profit organization, managed by the Aviation Technician Education Council, is in its third award season. This year’s donors include Aeronautical Repair Station Association, Aviation Supplies & Academics
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New Mission Acceleration Center Opens in Downtown Seattle
On Friday Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) cut the ribbon on the new Mission Acceleration Center (MAC), a partnership of the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition, Impact Washington, the National Security Innovation Network and Tech Bridge. The MAC’s goal is to remove barriers to engaging the Department of Defense and accelerate defense innovation. Speakers, including Justin Dunnicliff
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Meet Center of Excellence’s New Executive Director
On November 16th, the Center of Excellence welcomed a new Executive Director, Jason Petrait. Jason brings a wealth of education and industry experience to the role, most recently at the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, where he oversaw manufacturing and apprenticeship grants and contracts, board relations and communications. Prior, Jason served as Director of