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Adaptive sports athlete wears a headset inside a plane at Sierra Sky Park

‘My Favorite Kids to Fly’: Adaptive Sports Athletes Soar to New Heights with Help of Local Aviators

FRESNO, Calif. – Athletes from the Valley Children’s Adaptive Sports program took to the skies this summer in Fresno, thanks to the generosity of local pilots and the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program. Last month, 11 young athletes experienced…
Two pilots with the 144th Fighter Wing standing next to a patient dressed in a flight helmet and flight vest.

Pilots from 144th Fighter Wing Bring Gear, Smiles to Patients

MADERA, Calif. – Pilots from the 144th Fighter Wing made a special landing at Valley Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, bringing flight gear and big smiles to patients. Five fighter pilots spent the afternoon in the hospital’s Child Life Playroom, a…