Today in USAFA history: 1926 -- Congress passes the Army Air Corps Act. The law changed the name of the air service and provided for an Assistant Secretary of War of Air. This was another step toward a separate service, and then a separate academy. 2010 -- Captain David Wisniewski, Class of ’02, dies of injuries suffered on 9 June 2010 during Operation Enduring Freedom when the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter he was piloting was shot down as the crew prepared to evacuate wounded British troops near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. Four airmen were killed and three others wounded, including Wisniewski. He died at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland. His name appears on the War Memorial on the Academy Terrazzo.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:00:00 +0000
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