As previously reported, an Air Force test pilot student died May
21 when his jet trainer crashed north of Edwards Air Force
Base. Captain Mark P. Graziano, 30, died when the T-38A Talon
he was piloting crashed about nine miles north of the base here,
near California City, Calif. Captain Graziano was assigned to the
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, where he was undergoing training
to become a test pilot.
A new Web-based program is helping military pilots and aircrews
"FlyAwake," thanks to the combined efforts of the District of
Columbia Air National Guard's 201st Airlift Squadron and the
National Guard Bureau. "We were noticing the number of
fatigue-related mishaps were quite high, and we needed to do
something about it," said Air Force Capt. Lynn Lee.
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