This week we visit Rhode Island! World War II Army Air Force airpower in the Pacific wouldn’t have been possible without the US Navy’s Seabees. They constructed the runways, fuel depots, operations facilities, and everything else required to advance combat flight operations. The Seabee Memorial Park and Museum in North Kingston, RI commemorates this crucial history. We also learn about spacepower’s role in the Ocean State through their astronauts and the Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium.

Hosts

Charles GalbreathDirector and Senior Resident Fellow for Spacepower Studies, The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence

Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Doug BirkeyExecutive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

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