Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Institute has ribbon cutting

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday at the Doolittle Institute, an organization in the works for several years that brings together military, business and academic experts to collaborate on munitions and weapons research. Doolittle Institute, named after the aviation pioneer who helped develop instrument flying and led the Doolittle Raiders bombing mission over Tokyo during World War II, is located at Uptown Station on Eglin Parkway. (Sources: GCAC, Northwest Florida Daily News, 09/09/14)