Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 4:18PM Produced by Jim Albritton | Batson Children's Hospital patient Hannah Dunaway receives her "Wings of Gold," completing the Naval Aviator for a Day program at Naval Air Station Meridian. Lieutenant Commander Clinton Watt and Lieutenant Kristin Acton guided the 13-year-old Vicksburg girl through the day-long program.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 4:18PM Photos of the Naval Aviator for a Day program at Naval Air Station Meridian. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.
Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 5:26PM Photos of the original Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston which is now a national historic landmark. Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.
Flight, Johnson Space Center, Mission Control, NASA in Flight, Flight Stories, NASA, Travel Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 11:27PM The Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas is NASA's home of astronaut training. Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see the photos and click here to see all our photo albums.
Flight in Flight, Flight Stories, NASA, Travel Friday, July 19, 2013 at 12:22PM After a cross-country farewell flight in October 2012, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is at its new home, the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The orbiter is housed in a temporary pavilion until its new exhibit space is built nearby. Guests who come to see Endeavour will view images and artifacts that relate the shuttle program to California, where the orbiters were built. See our story about Endeavour's final flyover of the Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi where its engines were tested at http://youtu.be/gN5xXqNs4w0.
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 2:47AM Take flight with Treetop Flyer pilot Tim Slattery high above Canton at the Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Fest
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Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:41PM Produced by Jim Albritton | Kambree Burton, a patient at Batson Children's Hospital, was "Pilot for a Day" at Columbus Air Force Base. The Mize, Mississippi girl toured the base, learned how pilots train and was honored at every stop by airmen and staff at the Columbus, Mississippi base. She is the second Batson patient to participate in the day-long program.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 4:56AM Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see photos of The National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Click here to see all our photo albums.
Flight, World War II Museum in Flight, Flight Stories, Louisiana, Planes, Travel Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 4:28AM Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see photos of downtown Columbus, Mississippi. Click here to see all our photo albums. A video news story will also be posted soon.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:56PM Produced by Jim Albritton | Hundreds of visitors and employees turned out at the John C. Stennis Space Center to bid farewell to the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it passed 1,500 feet overhead, atop a modified 747, headed for its new home at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. This final flight, which marks the end of NASA's shuttle program, also highlights the crucial role Stennis has held for more than 30 years. For information about Stennis Space Center tours and to learn more about its Infinity Science Center, go to http://visitinfinity.com.
Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see photos of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's flyover of the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Click here to see all our photo albums. Our video news story about the event is coming soon.
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 12:17AM Produced by Jim Albritton | Six-year-old Barkley Jenkins, paralyzed in a January 2012 car accident, had the time of his life as “Pilot for a Day” at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. The Charleston, Mississippi native, a patient at Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson, toured the base and was honored at each stop by pilots and crew.
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Friday, May 20, 2011 at 3:51PM Produced by Jim Albritton | Multiple Mississippi state agencies set up a base camp in Yazoo City to respond to flooding caused by the Mississippi River and its tributaries including the Yazoo River. Working together, agencies used the flood as a backdrop for training exercises. The State Medical Assistance Team (SMAT) set up Mississippi MED-1, a field hospital. SMAT is a joint operation of the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Flight, Helicopters, SMAT, aircare, health department, helicopter, mississippi river, umc, yazoo city, yazoo river in AirCare, Flight, Flight Stories, Health Care, Travel, UMC, UMMC Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 4:29AM Produced by Jim Albritton | AirCare, the air ambulance service at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, marks its 15th anniversary with a new replacement helicopter that is roomier, faster and can transport a larger crew and two patients instead of one. The crew and hospital staff gathered atop the Wallace Conerly Hospital for Critical Care for tours of the new chopper which is based at UMMC in Jackson. A second AirCare helicopter is based in Meridian. For more information about AirCare and the state's only level one trauma center, go to http://umc.edu.
Flight, Helicopters, air ambu.ance, er, helicopter, ummc, university of mississippi in AirCare, Flight, Flight Stories, Health Care, UMC, UMMC Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:37PM Produced by Jim Albritton | Aircare, the air ambulance service at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, marks its 15th anniversary with a new helicopter. The new replacement chopper is smaller, roomier, faster, can carry a larger crew and can transport two patients instead of one. This two-minute video shows AirCare helicopters and crews departing and arriving at UMMC. For more information about AirCare, go to http://umc.edu.
Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 11:42PM Produced by Jim Albritton | Join the Budweiser Hot Air Balloon Crew as they launch, fly and chase the largest balloon at The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race in Natchez. See how they do it all and help a fellow balloonist out of the Mississippi River. Meet the winner of this year's race and its co-founder. And celebrate the race's 25th anniversary. Correction: Tom Oberheide is from Cary, Illinois, not Gary as identified in this video. For more information about the race, go to http://natchezballoonrace.com. To learn more about the Budweiser Balloon, go to http://budballoon.com.
Produced by Jim Albritton | The Adams County Sheriff's Department and others rescued a balloon and crew stranded in the middle of the Mississippi River during the "barge drop" competition in the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race on October 16, 2010. Despite his difficulties on this day, Tom Oberheide, the balloon's pilot, went on to place first in the race. The barge drop isn't counted as part of the overall race. To learn more about the race, go to http://natchezballoonrace.com.
