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Box 4718, Hayward CA, 94540-4718 or e-mail the application to: The selection committee will then have one month to choose the recipient. Send all applications to Pacific Region HQ, P.O. Donations are accepted year round.Īpplications will be accepted until May 1 each year. The presentation of the award will be on the 28th of May each year, the anniversary of Colonel Lewis joining CAP.įunds donated to the scholarship are deposited in a special account at the National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Applicants must be at least 15 years of age as of May 1 in order to apply. This scholarship is awarded yearly, to one or more cadets in Pacific Region. He was a friend and mentor to many in Civil Air Patrol. Colonel Lewis was a “pilot’s pilot” with vast knowledge of aviation from Cessna 0-1 Bird Dog’s to Boeing 747s. He was the Director of Operations for Pacific Region when he passed away. He was elected the National Vice Commander in 1993. He followed this as Commander of the California Wing and the Pacific Region. Following his return from Vietnam he became the Commander of Civil Air Patrol’s San Francisco Group 20. Colonel Lewis joined the Civil Air Patrol as a Cadet in 1951 and remained a member until his death. At age 71 he was still flying this Mach 2 supersonic airplane. Upon retirement from Pan American Airlines he became a research pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration where he flew many airplanes including the F-18 Hornet. He retired in 1989 as a Colonel and Commander of that unit. After the war he was a Pan American Airlines pilot for more than 20 years while also being an instructor pilot for the Air National Guard’s 129th Air Rescue and Recovery Group. He was awarded both the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam. During the Vietnam War he flew over 100 combat missions as a forward air controller. The award will be given to one or more deserving Civil Air Patrol cadets each year to introduce them to the wonders of flight which was Colonel Lewis’s passion.Ĭolonel Ed Lewis entered the USAF through the ROTC program where he became a USAF pilot and flight instructor. Lewis, a 56 year member of Civil Air Patrol. This Flight Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Colonel Edwin W. We're sure this rivalry is far from over, so why not check the latest traded blow right now?Ĭlick here to play War Commander on Facebook Now >Īre you a fan of hardcore strategy games on Facebook? Regardless, what do you think of the growing hardcore scene on the platform traditionally dominated by mothers and other casual players? Sound off in the comments. While Kixeye mentioned that it's "waiting for an onslaught of competition" that it has yet to see, the company does have one worthy opponent that it has already exchanged stern words with over its most recent release, Kabam and Edgeworld. (It is in "open beta," after all.) "We're learning from the past and optimizing the code base more and more," Harbin told VentureBeat. However, Kixeye appears to be hard at work on optimizing the game already. "We're getting closer and closer to real-time strategy titles that you've seen on the PC."īased on my brief experience with the game, War Commander suffers from brief lag issues at the moment, with intermittent pauses during gameplay. "It's the most advanced strategy game ever created for Facebook," Harbin said. Regardless, this marks Kixeye's next step in its ultimate goal to bring a true RTS (real time strategy) experience to Facebook, Kixeye CEO Will Harbin told VentureBeat. Personally, I find the choice to decide which unit gets fired at first by enemy defense turrets a strategic boost, though a small one. or enemies.īased on our time trying out the game's closed beta test, our very own Brandy Shaul found attacking and defending bases to be a largely passive experience, regardless of whether you can now directly control units. Clearly inspired by traditional strategy staples like Command and Conquer on the PC, War Commander continues the developer's tradition of real time gameplay with asynchronous interaction between friends. Players can finally control individual units on the battle field in real time as they slaughter enemy units and demolish buildings. The game isn't a far cry from the studio's previous efforts, except for one thing. The next social strategy game by San Francisco-based Kixeye has entered public beta is now live and available for all would-be commanders on Facebook to dominate with. Hardcore gamers have established a beachhead on Facebook, and now can make their next offensive in War Commander.
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