AFA's 2012 Air & Space Conference Upholds Air Force Heritage

Conference includes sessions with Candy Bomber, Korean War Aircrews and World War II Fighter Pilots

[Note: All Active Duty military members and DOD civilian personnel can attend the conference free of charge.]

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the pre-dawn hours of June 25^th, 1950, six columns of North Korean forces stormed across the 38^th parallel into South Korea. Ninety thousand communist troops augmented by armored columns and close air support rapidly overwhelmed South Korean soldiers. The newly-created U.S. Air Force swung into action, and by June 27^th, an F-82 crew claimed the first aerial victory of the war.

At the Air Force Association's 2012 Air & Space Conference, members of the aircrews from the 1950s' Korean War will lead a panel, describing their experiences flying F-80s, F-51s, B-29s and B-26s in Korea, amidst the brutal cold of winter and the oppressive heat of summer.

The Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition is a one-of-a-kind event that does not just provide professional development opportunities with 60+ conference addresses, workshops and panels addressing today's challenges in aerospace, but upholds Air Force heritage and spotlights airpower pioneers.

The Korean War Aircrews are just one of several heritage spotlights on the agenda. Other heritage highlights include:

• Panel comprised of Fighter Pilots of World War II
• Panel comprised of Aircrews of the Berlin Airlift
• Book signing by Clarence "Bud" Anderson, To Fly and Fight: Memoirs of a Triple Ace
• Book signing by Gail Halverson, The Berlin Candy Bomber

The full conference agenda can be found here.

The 2012 Air & Space Conference will be held September 17-19, 2012, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just across the river from Alexandria and minutes from downtown Washington, DC. This year's conference will host more than 60 conference addresses and 50,000 square feet of the latest and greatest technology from industry in the Exhibit Hall. Advance registration is available here.

The Air Force Association is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage.  To accomplish this, we:

• EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security.
• ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education.
• SUPPORT the Total Air Force family and promote aerospace education.

AFA has 200 chapters nationally and internationally representing more than 108,000 members.  Visit AFA on the internet at www.afa.org.

Learn more about AFA! Follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AirForceAssociation) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/AirForceAssoc).

SOURCE Air Force Association

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