Sentences with phrase «served as a pilot»

After serving as a pilot in World War II and the Korean War, he became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 as a member of the Mercury 7, NASA's first class of astronauts.

He worked with the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R - AK) and the late Senator Daniel K. Inuye (D - HI) on the project and recalled that Stevens, who served as a pilot in the Army's air force during World War II, was eager to investigate claims that service members were often hesitant to report sightings to their superiors due to fear of being laughed at or stigmatized.

In the Genesis narratives, for example, Abraham is depicted neither as a religious philosopher nor as a reformer but as someone whom God «makes his own» and ordains to be the progenitor of a family - nation that would serve as a pilot - people for humanity by keeping God's way — the avoidance of violence and the practice of justice under law (Genesis 18:19).

The connection goes even deeper than food, as Alfred Martinez, son of the chain's founder, honorably served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

In the letter, the lawmakers volunteered Staten Island to serve as a pilot for the program, which they said could help addicted patients receive treatment services.

This year's grand marshal was astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who served as the pilot for the Apollo 11 mission and was one of the first people to walk on the moon.

EPA, FDA, and USDA should identify products that could serve as pilot projects to develop new approaches to assess risks and benefits and to inform regulatory decisions, the report says.

Like the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, that served as a pilot site, the centers will host patients for about a week at a time, performing extensive clinical tests and genetic sequencing in search of an explanation for their symptoms.

«Our project will serve as a pilot for the full - scale mapping of functional regulatory elements in the human genome,» said program director Kevin White, PhD, the James and Karen Frank Family Professor in the departments of Human Genetics and Ecology & Evolution, and Director of the Institute for Genomics & Systems Biology at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory.

Star Evan Rachel Wood has previously said that «the show might really start in season 2,» implying that the whole first season essentially served as the pilot for what Westworld would eventually become.

Indeed, it could almost serve as the pilot for one of those schlubby - guy - hot - wife sitcoms.

The trouble is that he is part of an impersonal bureaucracy, one that actively dissuades him from serving as a pilot.

Patricia Whitmore (Maika Monroe), President Whitmore's daughter, served as a pilot as well and now serves in the presidential administration of President Lanford (Sela Ward).

The Teach For America regional office in Washington — where 15 TFA recruits will begin working in pre-K and Head Start classes in September — will serve as the pilot site for the initiative.

This is the second year of the program, with last year serving as the pilot program.

Pemberton Township was one of several school districts selected by the Department of Education to serve as a pilot to develop and test both the teacher and principal evaluation metrics.

A preservice language arts methods class was selected to serve as a pilot population (N = 22) for development of the GOALS Model.

This assessment will be conducted through analysis of information collected from members of the public who volunteer to serve as pilot test participants.

The pace car is the only one made with a six - speed manual transmission, and it also served as a pilot car used by the factory to test assembly procedures for other 2003 models.

The coming year will serve as a pilot period for the initiative, after which the Museum will evaluate its success and consider free programs longer - term.

After serving as a pilot and cryptographer in World War II, Kenneth Noland studied painting at Black Mountain College, an ultra-progressive school boasting faculty members Josef Albers, Ilya Bolotowsky, and Willem de Kooning, as well as students Robert Rauschenberg, Dorothea Rockburne, and Kenneth Snelson, among others.

Born in Dundee in 1922, he began his career as an illustrator for D.C. Thomson, before joining the Royal Air Force in 1941, serving as a pilot in the Second World War.

The May 2016 partnership with TC Williams High School will serve as a pilot program.

Thus the Whistler duplex will serve as a pilot project where Duerfeld plans to showcase the walls he will prefabricate in Williams Lake.

These projects have served as pilots, providing a bridge to carbon offset markets and the potential role of agricultural projects within these markets.

The architect for Gary Konkol's house, Tim Eian of TE Studio Ltd., Minneapolis, and general contractor, Sean Morrissey of Morr Construction, Arden Hills, Minn., knew that this would serve as a pilot project since there has been little or no precedent for the Passive House standard in extremely cold climates.

Following a competitive application process, Alaska and Hawaii were selected as the jurisdictions to serve as pilots in the portal development.

In its first year, the Gallogly Family Foundation selected the OU College of Law to serve as the pilot school for the Foundation's fellowships.»

In 2003, Ken retired from the Naval Reserves where he served as a pilot and received numerous awards including the Navy Achievement Medal for outstanding performance as Commander of a Special Project Combat Aircrew.

Initially, this cooperation will serve as a pilot through which the Chinese government can closely examine the practical and regulatory implications of blockchain technology.

• Successfully graduated from the prestigious Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University located in Daytona Beach, FL. • Served 3 years as a qualified and competent U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot flying numerous missions using Bell 205, Bell 206, Bell AHIS and serving as Pilot and VP Pilot.

Dynamic, high energy and detail - oriented Business professional with a proven track record of knowledge in all facets of aviation operations and aircraft safety gained serving as a pilot and completing Bachelors degree focused on Aviation Operations.

Study 2 data also served as a pilot study for a larger convergent validity examination in Study 3.

The ACERT will serve as a pilot project to inform a broader community response and system targeted to address adverse childhood experiences and build public support for investing in prevention and early intervention.

Florida REALTORS ® has selected ORRA to serve as the pilot location of its first all -...

New owner Steve Vogel served as a pilot - in - command of a UH - 60 Blackhawk in the U.S. Army, and served as a unit trainer, weapons officer, NBC officer and Forward Area (front lines) refueling officer.

ARIZONA DAILY STAR BY: Gabriela Rico August 2, 2012 ROCKY POINT PLANT WILL HIRE UP TO 400 WORKERS FOR $ 100M PROJECT, SERVE AS PILOT TRAINING SITE A venture between U.S. and Mexican aircraft companies promises to create up to 400... Continue reading >>

My grandfather served as a pilot in the Marines in World War Two and relocated his family to Hawaii shortly after the war.

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Lt. Nadd served in Afghanistan as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot and operations officer for the Army.

He served in the Jordanian military for 35 years and became known as an elite helicopter pilot.

The latter two milestones were first set by former Air Force test pilot Joseph Kittinger in 1960, who served as Baumgartner's mentor throughout five years of meticulous preparation.

In an infamous case known as «nut rage» or «nut gate,» Cho ordered the pilot of a Korean Air jet on the runway at New York's John F. Kennedy airport to return to the terminal after a first class cabin steward handed her an unopened bag of nuts instead of serving them on a plate.

Pete went on to serve in the Navy as an award - winning aviator and instructor pilot, honing his leadership and decision - making skills as commander of a large multi-engine aircraft and 12 - member crew during the height of Cold War tensions.

The FHA HAWK program is proposed as a four - year pilot, and will be available to U.S. home buyers on a first - come, first - served basis.

Mr. Novogratz received an AB from Princeton University in Economics, and served as a helicopter pilot in the US Army.

Her husband, Steve, is currently serving his final tour as a Navy pilot in the D.C. area, where Amy has focused on being a stay - at - home mom with their daughter, Kinzey, and son, Gavin, while getting back into a healthy active lifestyle.

At Dubai Aerospace he was able to raise 15 bn dollars.He serve as advisor to Colony Capital Chairman.he was a professional pilot with Emirates airlines for 8 years.He is an active investor in new technologies.

Two of the Foundation's clergy serve important and demanding roles as directors of pilot projects.

Some of the goals of the pilot course could well serve as a model for the objectives of mental health training for pastoral counselors.

«As we mark its centenary, it is right that we remember the stories of the brave pilots and staff who served in defence of Britain.