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Colonel George David Zamka, USMC, (born 1962) is a NASA astronaut. He has over 3500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Image File history File links Zamka_G_NASA.jpg‎ Colonel George D. Zamka, USMC, NASA astronaut Author: NASA Source: Official NASA biography URL: http://www. ...
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Test pilots are aviators who fly new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. ...
Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ...
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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ...
U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ...
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George David Zamka was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1962. He was raised in New York City; Irvington, New York; Medellín, Colombia; and Rochester Hills, Michigan. He graduated from Rochester Adams High School in Michigan in 1980. Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ...
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Zamka is married and has two children.
Marine Corps service Zamka graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy in 1984. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps after graduating from the United States Naval Academy in May 1984. He received A-6E Intruder training at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington in 1988-1987. He was assigned to VMA(AW)-242 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. In addition to flight safety and administration, he was a Squadron Weapons and Tactics instructor. In 1990, he trainied as an FA-18 pilot and was then assigned to VMFA(AW)-121. Zamka flew 66 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. In 1993, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California as a forward air controller. In December 1994, he graduated from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; following which, he served as an F/A-18 Hornet test pilot and operations officer. A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ...
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland and Washington D.C. The Academy is often referred to simply as Annapolis although naval officers normally refer to it in...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ...
The Grumman A-6 Intruder is a twin-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft manufactured by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Corporation. ...
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) is a United States Navy air base located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. It was commisioned September 21, 1942, just in time to become an important west coast base during World War II. The main portion of the base is called...
Marine All- Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. ...
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located near Irvine, California at . ...
The F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather fighter and attack aircraft. ...
Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA(AW)-121) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. ...
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1st Battalion 5th Marines (1/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ...
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The forward air controller, a qualified individual, primarily provides terminal attack control of close air support in the vicinity of friendly forces, from the ground or air from a forward position on the battlefield. ...
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In 1997, he earned a Masters of Science degree in Engineering Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. In 1998, he returned to VMFA (AW)-121 and deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Located in Melbourne, Florida (Brevard County), United States, this independent technological college was founded by Jerome P. Keuper in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, absorbing the University of Melbourne, and changing its name to Florida Institute of Technology in 1966. ...
United States Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is located at the Nishiki river delta in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku region of the island of Honshu, Japan. ...
NASA career In June 1998, Zamka was selected for the astronaut program, and reported for training in August. He served as lead for the shuttle training and procedures division and as supervisor for the astronaut candidate class of 2004. Zamka will make his first spaceflight as the pilot of STS-120. STS-120 is a planned space shuttle mission. ...
Honors Colonel Zamka has received the following honors and awards: Navy Strike Air Medal (6), Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, and various other military service and campaign awards. Distinguished Graduate, United States Naval Academy. Commodore’s list and Academic Achievement Award, Training Air Wing Five. Received three NASA Superior Accomplishment Awards. The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on May 11, 1942. ...
The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military award which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. ...
The Valor device, also known as V-device, V device, and Combat V, is an award of the United States military which is authorized by the military services as an attachment to certain awards and decorations. ...
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