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JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE, DEFENSE INDUSTRY AND VETERANS NEWS
AN AEROTECH NEWS AND REVIEW PUBLICATION • WWW.AEROTECHNEWS.COM • Aug. 22 2025
“We train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen”
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Sparky the Sun Devil and Arizona State University Spirit Squad members pose for a photo with school children in front of an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter in March 2025 at Luke Air Force Base during Luke Days 2024.
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From Edwards Air Force to Santa Clarita, Calif., Lockheed Martin brings STEM edu- cation to students in the Antelope Valley. Employees volunteer their time to encour- age interest in math and science.
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Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR
Students in the Aero Robotics Competition have a photo opportunity with everyone’s favorite skunk, the mascot of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the groundbreaking aircraft and technologies, including the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, and F-117 Nighthawk.
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VexJets members pose at the 2022 World Championships in Dallas, Tex- as. Most members of this team from Joe Walker Middle School in Lan- caster, Calif., competed in the virtual world championships in 2021.
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Joe Walker Middle School VEX JETS teams from Lancaster, Calif., compete at an event in 2019. Some students shown are presently pursuing careers in STEM fields.
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Third grade students from the Palmdale, Ca- lif., Aerospace Academy third grade students use 3D printing pens to create their own de- signs. TPAA teaches grades transitional kin- dergarten through 12th grade, and everyone does STEM.
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The Palmdale Aerospace Academy students work in teams to assemble an Infrared turret. TPAA was donated several Hack Packs from Crunch Labs, used at the start of the school year to get students excited about new after-school STEM activities.
