Friday, December 19th

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, December 19th —  

On this day, back in 1949 — General Hoyt Vandenberg, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, establishes the office of special assistant for Air Force Academy matters and selects Lieutenant General Hubert Harmon as its head. General Harmon would later serve as the Academy’s first Superintendent. 

…Also on this day, back in 1999 — Curtis Brown Jr., Class of ’78, begins his sixth and final trip to space, as the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery lifts off.  He served as commander of the mission, designated STS-103. 

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