Kirtland to host New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Career Expo Published Sept. 16, 2013 By New Mexico National Guard Public Affairs Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. -- Kirtland will host the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Career Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 18 at the New Mexico Air National Guard hangar. The New Mexico Air National Guard has partnered with the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association to host this event and provide mid-school through college age participants an opportunity to meet and engage with today's leaders of New Mexico's aviation and aerospace industry. One focus of the expo is to emphasize the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through a direct hands-on interaction with industry leaders, higher education institutions with aviation programs, flight training schools, military displays and numerous military and civilian aircraft. All exhibitors including the aircraft will be manned and ready to engage all participants. Expo planners expect more than 1,100 students will attend the event. They aim to educate, motivate and provide each attendee with the latest information on what it takes to begin a career in the aviation and aerospace industry. Visit www.NMAAA.net to sign up. For further information, contact Capt. Brian Raphael at (505) 615-9322 or brian.j.raphael.mil@mail.mil. Mission Partners scheduled to attend: Air National Guard 377th Air Base Wing 58th Special Operations Wing AeroTek Air Force Research Lab Aircraft Electronics Association Aspen Avionics Bendix-King by Honeywell Boeing/Jeppesen Civil Air Patrol CNM Commemorative Air Force Cutter Aviation Del Sol Aviation Desert Aerospace EAA Chapter 179 Eastern New Mexico University Eclipse Aerospace Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve H2H.jobs Higher Calling Aviation ITT Tech Kirtland Federal Credit Union New Mexico Army National Guard New Mexico Military Institute New Mexico Museum of Space History New Mexico Space Museum Red Bird Flight Simulators Sandia Aerospace Sandia National Labs Santa Fe Aero Services Steady Yeddy SW Learning Centers Transportation Security Agency US CustomsUnion