ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center will have a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) project.
The signing will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27 and includes a demonstration by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students of the UAV program now taught at the college.
The signing is at the Aviation Department hangar at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s John Bell Williams Airport. The address is 4100 Airport Rd., Bolton, MS 39041, which is off Raymond-Clinton Road.
Media representatives are invited but are asked to rsvp to Cathy Hayden, cchayden@hindscc.edu or 601.857.3322.
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Aviation Department and Camp Shelby have been working on a mutually beneficial partnership that will capitalize on the growing trend of unmanned aircraft.
Camp Shelby is a National Center of Excellence for training Army Guard and Reserve unmanned aircraft operators from across the country. The Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) curriculum at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ will develop specific coursework and college credit geared towards military students and their pursuit of a Career/Technical Certificate or Associate of Applied Science in Aviation Technology. Also a partner in the effort, Pearl River Community College will provide academic coursework for military students in Hattiesburg.
This partnership will allow an on-site presence at Camp Shelby and will facilitate the training of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ UAS students within their restricted airspace.