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    Collier NAACP sends students to flight academy
    Sara Henao Blandon, Omar Billie, Omarley Tiger, Alexander Alford-Muniz, Michael Ferro and Reyna Lucrecio were selected to attend the National Flight Academy in Pensacola during the NAACP Collier Leadership 5th Annual Deployment Squadron Ceremony for The National Flight Academy at the Naples Airport Authority General Aviation Center on July 12. Photo by Chris Tilley
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    By Therese McDevitt  
    28 July 2023

    Collier NAACP sends students to flight academy

    Six students with dreams of careers in aviation will leave this weekend for a week-long residency at the National Flight Academy aboard a simulated aircraft carrier, thanks to the NAACP Collier County Leadership in Flight program.

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