News

Editors Note: In honor of Black History Month, the following article from the February 21, 1980 issue of CCAD’s ‘Aircraftsman’ newspaper, appears below. The next time you travel down 3rd Street in front of CCAD headquarters, it will have a new name.

The Wingspan is published every other week by The Port Lavaca Wave, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Navy, under exclusive written contract with Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. The Wingspan is an authorized publication for members of the military services and their families. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the Navy, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, or The Port Lavaca Wave, of the products and services advertised herein. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the publisher may refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. All editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Public Affairs Office. Comments, letters, or suggestions should be sent via e-mail to: nascc-pao@navy.mil. To advertise in the Wingspan, contact The Port Lavaca Wave at afrench@plwave.com or call (361) 746-4341.

SPEAKING of cooperation, the staff of the paper would appreciate volunteers for reporter work for the new “BEAM.” Leave your name with the Chaplain or call #539 and leave a bit of news for the next edition.