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Command to send 5 teens to space camp

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  Five young people whose parents are members of the Air Force Reserve Command have been selected to attend the Space Camp Academy July 31-Aug. 4 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

The camp uses a hands-on approach to introduce youths to space and aviation. More than 100 youths Air Force-wide, ages 12 – 18, competed for one of 64 scholarships to attend the camp.

Among the 32 youths attending the Space Academy, ages 12-14, are Caitlin Briggs, daughter of Maj. Richard Briggs, 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., and Nicolo Mendolia, son of Maj. Colleen Kelley, 439th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Westover ARB, Mass.

The other 32 selectees, ages 15 – 18, will go to the Advanced Space Academy. They include Eric Dunham, son of Staff Sgt. Paul Dunham, 934th AW, Minneapolis–St. Paul International Air Reserve Station, Minn.; Christine Ortiz, daughter of Manuel Ortiz-Aleman, 482nd Communications Squadron, Homestead ARB, Fla.; and John Youngblood, son of Maj. Mary Jean Youngblood, 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Dobbins ARB.

The Advanced Space Academy is a college-accredited program through the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Participants earn one hour of freshman-level general science credit from the university. (AFRC News Service)