CAFB taking part in student expo

In October, some 7,000 eighth-graders from 17 North Mississippi counties will get a chance to try out a flight simulator from the Columbus Air Force Base, manipulate a medical robot, sit in the cockpit of a 747 airliner, and exploring career options with professionals at the state’s non-profit CREATE Foundation's "Imagine the Possibilities" expo in Tupelo. The expo will be at Bancorp South Arena and Conference Center in Tupelo from Oct. 4-6. Students will have the opportunity to chat with professionals from 18 career pathways – from engineering to health sciences. CAFB is setting up multiple exhibits for eight different pathways. CAFB will have an exhibit for pathways from communication technology to aerospace. The base is also bringing an aircraft simulator and T-38 trainer. For more information on the expo, go to www.createfoundation.com. (Source: Columbus Dispatch 09/22/16)