#the tuskegee top guns

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Here is a little history for individuals who are fans of the movies Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick.

The first Top Gun competition was held in 1949.

The caucasian pilots competed with the latest state of art aircraft, while the African-American pilots were forced to compete with the much older, obsolete planes.

After 3 days of competition, the Tuskegee Airmen team of : Captain Alva Temple, 1st Lieutenant Harry Stewart, 1st Lieutenant James Harvey, and 1st Lieutenant Halbert Alexander (alternate) were announced the winners.

There was dead silence in the room.

Not one of their (hypocritical) colleagues applauded this accomplishment.

The victory was swept under the rug, and the trophy was not seen by the public for 55 years.

Introducing the real Top Guns

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Here is a little history for individuals who are fans of the movies Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick.The first Top Gun competition was held in 1949.The caucasian pilots competed with the latest state of art aircraft, while the African-American pilots were forced to compete with the much older, obsolete planes.After 3 days of competition, the Tuskegee Airmen team of : Captain Alva Temple, 1st Lieutenant Harry Stewart, 1st Lieutenant James Harvey, and 1st Lieutenant Halbert Alexander (alternate) were announced the winners.

There was dead silence in the room.

Not one of their colleagues applauded this accomplishment.

The victory was swept under the rug, and the trophy was not seen by the public for 55 years.

Introducing the real Top Guns

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Here is a little history for individuals that are fans of the movies Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick.

The first Top Gun competition was held in 1949.

The caucasian pilots competed with the latest state of art aircraft, while the African-American pilots were forced to compete with the much older, obsolete planes.

After 3 days of competition, The Tuskegee Airmen team of : Captain Alva Temple, 1st Lieutenant Harry Stewart, 1st Lieutenant James Harvey, and 1st Lieutenant Halbert Alexander (alternate) were announced the winners.

There was dead silence in the room.

Not one of their (hypocrite) colleagues applauded this accomplishment.

The victory was swept under the rug and the trophy was not seen by the public for 55 years.

Introducing the real Top Guns

#blackhistoryeveryday #blackexcellence

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Black engineer and inventor Lonnie G. Johnson was born in Alabama in 1949. He earned his master's degree in nuclear engineering from Tuskegee University, and went on to work for the U.S. Air Force and the NASA space program. After tinkering with the invention of a high-powered water gun, Johnson's Super Soaker became a top-selling item by the early 1990s. He has since been developing the Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Converter (JTEC), an engine that converts heat directly into electricity.

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Lonnie George Johnson (October 6, 1949) is an inventor, aerospace engineer, and entrepreneur, whose work includes an Air Force term of service and a twelve-year stint at NASA, where he worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He invented the Super Soaker water gun in 1989, which has been among the world’s bestselling toys ever since.

He was born in Mobile. His mother worked as a nurse’s aide and his father was a WWII veteran. His father explained the basic principles of electricity to Johnson at an early age. He attended Williamson High School. He attended Tuskegee University, obtaining a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Nuclear Engineering. He holds an honorary Ph.D. in Science from Tuskegee University. He worked for the Air Force, where he worked on the stealth bomber program, before joining NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

He worked on a variety of projects, including the Air Force missions Lab, developing the nuclear power source for the Galileo mission to Jupiter, several weapons-related projects, as an engineer on the Mariner Mark ll Spacecraft series for the Comet Rendezvous and Saturn Orbiter Probe missions.

In 1991, he founded his company, Johnson Research and Development Co., Inc., of which he is the president. He teamed up with scientists from both Tulane University and Tuskegee University to develop a method of transforming heat into electricity to make green energy more affordable.

He has two technology development companies, Excellatron Solid State, LLC, and Johnson Electro-Mechanical Systems. JEMS has developed the Johnson Thermo-Electrochemical Converter System which Popular Mechanics listed as one of the top 10 inventions of 2009.

He is a “part of a small group of African American inventors whose work accounts for 6 percent of all US patent applications.

He is married to Linda Moore, they have four children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Terry Crews To Host ‘American Valor: We Stand Together’ Veterans Day Special

The American Veterans Center has enlisted Terry Crews to host its annual American Valor Veterans Day special. American Valor: We Stand Together will see Crews guide viewers in paying tribute to the nation’s service men and women as well as front-line workers combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m thrilled to be a part of this amazing event for another year,” said Crews. “We have some truly unbelievable stories that deserve to be recognized and shared, from our incredible service men and women, to the heroes working on the front lines of today’s fight against COVID-19.”

Joining the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star for the broadcast will be Kevin Bacon, Pierce Brosnan, Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris, Tracy Morgan, Chris Pine and Renee Zellweger, who will pay tribute to U.S. veterans. Trace Adkins, Dennis Quaid, Gary Sinise, Alex Trebek, Charlie Weber, Rita Wilson and Bellamy Young will present the stories of service and sacrifice of veterans including The ‘Tuskegee Top Guns’, Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura and Major Katie Cook.

Musical performers include Wilson, Zac Brown Band and The United States Air Force Band.

“In a truly challenging time, it is our honor to spotlight these men and women whose stories continue to unite us as Americans,” said Tim Holbert, Executive Director of the American Veterans Center. “Throughout our history, as today, America is strongest when we stand together, and these heroes of all generations and backgrounds are a powerful reminder that we’re all on the same team.”

American Valor: We Stand Together, presented by Northrop Grumman, will be nationally syndicated to over 100 million households on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW stations nationwide on November 7. In addition, it will be broadcast to U.S. troops serving around the world and on Navy ships at sea on American Forces Network on Veterans Day, November 11.

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As of December 7th 2021, this is the birth of the Former Tuskegee Airman/Fighter Pilot, Brigadier General Charles McGee. This brutha just turned 102 years of age and looks #Excellent #Salute for maintaining your health! Keep pushing O.G.! #mashathamenace #mashathamenacememes #masha #mashathamenacealphadimensions #warrior #Tuskegee #TuskegeeExperiment #tuskegeeairmen #TuskegeeUniversity #TopGun #TopGunMaverick #war #warzone #veteran #blackpower✊ #blackdontcrack #warveteran #soldier #america #usa #babylon

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Indie. Semi-Selective. Multi-Muse. Featuring Jake 'Hangman' Seresin From Top Gun: Maverick. Other muses come from Top Gun, An Officer And A Gentleman, and HBO's The Tuskegee Airmen. Piloted by Astrid.

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Allow me to introduce you to the real TOP GUNS!

The first Top Gun competition was held in 1949. White pilots supplied with the latest state of art aircraft competed against African-American pilots who were forced to use older obsolete airplanes.

After 3 days of competition The Tuskegee Airmen team: Captain Alva Temple, 1st Lieutenant Harry Stewart, 1st Lieutenant James Harvey and 1st Lieutenant Halbert Alexander (alternate) were announced the winners.

There was dead silence in the room.

Not one of the white Airmen applauded their accomplishment.

The victory was swept under the rug and the trophy was not seen by the public for 55 years.

Introducing the real Top Guns!!!

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'Tuskegee Top Gun' James Harvey, the First African American Jet Combat P...

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Lonnie G. Johnson

Lonnie G. Johnson was born in Mobile, Alabama, and attended college at Tuskegee University. After completing his master's degree, he joined the U.S. Air Force.

Johnson began working as an engineer for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1979. During his time at NASA, Johnson worked on the Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Mars Observer project, and the Cassini mission to Saturn. He earned multiple awards from NASA for his spacecraft control systems.

But Johnson is possibly best known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun. The inspiration hit him while he was working on an eco-friendly heat pump. "I accidentally shot a stream of water across a bathroom where I was doing the experiment and thought to myself, 'This would make a great gun'," Johnson said. The Super Soaker's success allowed him to work for himself and fund his own research in green technology. Johnson holds more than 100 patents.

Johnson considers a robot that he built in high school one of his top three inventions, along with the Super Soaker and his work for the Galileo project.

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QB Fundamentals

After a two-year stint running Alabama’s offense, Doug Nussmeier took over as offensive coordinator at Michigan in 2014. His SEC experience was highlighted by a BCS Championship in 2012, and the development of quarterback AJ McCarron into an All-American and NFL draft pick. His offenses have produced prolific passers and six thousand-yard rushers during his career; including two, Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, at Alabama.

Nussmeier drills his quarterbacks with a center to work on ball security and the exchange. He recommends daily reps in practice from ‘under center’ and/or the shotgun or pistol. He also gives the quarterbacks a play to run in order to take advantage of ‘metal reps,’ and will also call different formations for the QB to process as he goes through his progressions. Nussmeier doesn’t have a preference as to how many fingers (one or two) that his QBs have on the laces of the ball. But it is absolutely critical, he believes, that when they grip the football that there is space between their hand and the ball. If not, the QB is palming the ball and needs to be corrected. When the ball is thrown it is important that it spins off the middle and index fingers, and is guided by the thumb and two little fingers, and doesn’t ‘duck’ in flight. The QB should snap his wrist when releasing the ball, and then use his elbow and wrist to follow through. To practice grip and release, Nussmeier does a drill in which the quarterback grips and throws the football in a rapid-fire sequence at a stationary target (such as a large tire used for conditioning). The emphasis is placed on a quick release, even if the QB throws without gripping the laces, which could become necessary under pressure in a game. To work on a quarterback’s footwork, timing and technique after he takes a snap from under center, or in shotgun or pistol, Nussmeier does a drill that’s de- voted exclusively to the drop. With ‘drop drill’ reps, a quarterback can improve on footwork quality and effectiveness, which will help him get to the launch point and release the ball faster. The first step should be straight back at 6 o’clock. Nuss- meier recommends putting quarterbacks on a yard-line to gauge if they’re dropping straight back to 6 o’clock. He does not teach his QBs to use a ‘punch step,’ which means the quarterback has one foot already back before the snap.

As he drops back, the quarterback’s shoulders and hips should be horizontal to the line of scrimmage. He should be balanced at the top (head and shoulders) and avoid bouncing. After he ‘sticks’ his back foot after reaching the proper depth and alignment, the QB is ready to deliver a pass. Nussmeier recommends that shotgun and pistol offenses also do ‘drop drills’ by modifying the under center drill. For example, Alabama runs from under center and the shotgun, so for a 5- step drop drill from under center, Alabama quarterbacks do a 3-step drill from the ‘gun. Until it is thrown, the ball should be held with two hands ‘on the shelf’ (chest high), Nussmeier teaches. He also believes progression drills should be con- ducted daily. Quarterbacks must have quick feet and eyes as they read their first, second and third routes. For right-handed passers, their left shoulder should be pointed at the target, with their weight shifted forward towards the receiver. The hips and shoulders are also in-line. A quarterback should always be watching the target, not tracking the ball, and finish the pass with his throwing shoulder and back hip pointed at the target. To simulate a screen pass, or when protection breaks down and a quarterback has to improvise, Nussmeier runs a drill to simulate what a QB has to do when the defensive line is applying pressure and he has to go to his checkdown route. When the quarterback can’t plant his feet in the ground, he must get in position to see his target at close range. He then plants his right foot, and brings his butt and elbow up, as he ‘climbs’ with his back leg and hip, following through over the top. Nuss- meier over-emphasizes following through over the top in order to get the nose of the ball down for accuracy. The ‘slide drill’ is all about horizontal movement when the pocket collapses. With the ball on the shelf, the QB leads with his back foot to move around and find a passing lane. Nussmeier coaches his quarterbacks to move around the pocket with small steps that he calls ‘half-man’ movements. He emphasizes small move- ment in order for the QB to not step into pressure while trying to avoid it. While moving in the pocket with half-man steps, the quarterback continues to search downfield for an open receiver. One of the basic plays in Nussmeier’s play-action scheme is a play he calls Deep Over. The play is designed to flood the boundary (short) side of the field. The H-Back is the primary target in the deep over. He runs an ‘over’ route to a depth of 12 yards, at an 18-to-22-degree angle. To get separation from tight man-to-man cov- erage, the H-Back executes a ‘stair step,’ which is a quick step up field before resuming the over route at a deeper angle. The X receiver runs a post route. Against Cover 3 or quarters (quarter, quarter and half deep zones) defenses, the X should run through the inside hand of the corner and set a high angle to the goal post. The QB is instructed to use the near- est upright as a reference point for a post route. Against Cover 2, receiver X, who can’t be jammed by a corner, should use an inside seam release and run for the in- side shoulder of the safety, which forces the corner to make a decision that can be exploited. Against inside-technique press coverage the X can release outside and run a ‘go’ route. The Z receiver runs a deep ‘in route’ at 18-20 yards, but Nussmeier advised that the route is rarely open, except for Cover 2, when the corner plays soft and the strong safety is running with the X receiver’s post. The checkdown route is to the running back in the flat, after he accounts for the Will linebacker in ‘check’ protec- tion. Nussmeier was a four-year starter at the University of Idaho, and then an NFL backup for five seasons. As a collegian, he’s one of only four QBs in the history of college football to throw for more than 10,000 yards and run for another thousand. After his NFL career ended after the 1998 season, he played one year in Canada with British Colombia. When he retired from playing in 2000, Nussmeier was BC’s quarterbacks coach the next season; then served in the same capacity with Ottawa in 2002. From 2003-05 he was in the Big 10, coaching quarterbacks at Michigan State; then coached QBs with the NFL’s St. Louis Rams for two seasons. In 2008 Nussmeier became offensive coordinator at Fresno State, then moved on to the PAC 12 at Washington as the OC/quarterbacks coach from 2009-11. Nussmeier, a native of Oswego, Oregon, became Alabama’s OC and quarterbacks coach in 2012; where he remained two season before heading to Michigan.

Pass Reads

Florida State University’s explosive offensive system has produced three Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks and several other NFL 1st Round Draft picks. Along with outstanding defense, the Seminole offense won legendary coach Bobby Bow- den 304 games and two national championships at FSU from 1976-2009. With only a few tweaks put in by Bowden’s successor, Jimbo Fisher, the Seminoles con- tinue to have one of the most explosive offenses in the country. In 2013 Fisher’s offense registered both a BCS title and Heisman-Trophy win- ner in quarterback Jameis Winston. Like most prolific offenses, FSU spreads the field with elite receivers and has a quarterback that can read coverages then make quick, accurate throws. However, the Seminoles don’t just train their QBs with offensive fundamentals, techniques and schemes. They provide extensive coaching on defensive techniques and alignments in order for them to recognize and react quickly to different coverages. Before moving to Auburn in 2013, Dameyune Craig taught FSU’s quarterbacks both fundamentals/techniques and defensive strategy. Craig, former quarterbacks coach and Recruiting Coordinator at FSU, was a record-setting quarterback himself at Auburn. He was also an NFL backup for four years until he suffered a career- ending injury. He first coached as an assistant at Blount High School, his alma mater near Mobile, Alabama, in 2003. To learn more about the defensive side of the ball, he spent two seasons with Nick Saban: as a graduate assistant (DBs) at LSU in 2004, and then a special teams assistant with the Miami Dolphins in ‘05. He then coached QBs at Division II Tuskegee (2006-07) and wide receivers at South Alabama (2008-09), before joining Fisher at Florida State. Craig schooled his FSU QBs on base Cover 2, Cover 3 and Cover 4 defenses, as well as all of their variations. He also gave insight on Cover 0 and Cover 1, but 2, 3 and 4 were the three primary coverages that the Seminoles faced in the ACC. They were trained to key the free safety to determine coverage. The depth of the safety is a primary factor in reading coverage. If two split safeties are deployed deep the de- fense is usually in Cover 2. However, one high safety is not read as quickly. One safety in the middle of the field pre-snap could be Cover 3 Zone, with the free safety and corners responsible for deep thirds. Or it could reveal Cover 1 Man, with one safety in the deep middle. Being that there could be variations in defensive alignments from team-to-team, it is important to study film of an upcoming opponent to facilitate an accurate read of the free safety’s depth on different coverages. Craig taught his FSU quarterbacks to not be concerned with the defense shift- ing pre-snap or overloading strong or weak side. Once the ball was snapped, FSU’s quarterback read one player, on one side of the field, for all pass plays. That one player could have been a strong safety or linebacker, but was most-often a corner- back. The leverage of a cornerback on a receiver is a key to reading coverage post- snap. If the corner is aligned head-up, seven yards off the receiver, and back ped- dles at the snap, he’s probably in zone coverage. A corner that plays a receiver tight with inside leverage is usually in man-to-man coverage. Florida State quarterbacks were taught progression and reaction as two sepa- rate functions. Progression is reading the coverage on the first, second and third routes. Reaction is the quarterback’s ability to exploit a particular situation he sees in his progression. For example, a pass defender’s shoulders can dictate if a route is open or not, Craig instructed. If the angle of a defender’s shoulders is turned in- ward, an out route will be open. If the shoulder angle is outward, an inside route such as a slant will probably work. And if a defender is facing the quarterback and his shoulders are square, Craig instructs his QBs to throw the ball over his head. The defender won’t have time to turn around, run to the ball, and then make a play. If a defender had his shoulders turned at an angle to defend both a deep and a mid-range route such as a ‘dig,’ FSU’s quarterback threw the dig, even though it appeared to be defended. The rea- son, Craig teaches, is because once a defender sees a QB release the ball, he’ll take a few steps back to defend a deep route first, before reacting to a shorter pass. An- other key to reacting to coverage is alignment. If a defensive back is standing out- side of the hash, an inside route probably works best. If the defender is on the hash, the quarterback knows to go with an outside route. In addition to knowing how to key the free safety to determine coverage, or the leverage of a corner, Craig identified dead spots in a defense for the quarterback to exploit. For Cover 2, which is a zone defense with man-to-man, trap, max and fire-zone variations, there are seven Dead Spots for a quarterback to find an open receiver. Dead Spot One is in the left flat outside of the hash mark. Spots Two and Three are in the middle of the field, between the linebacker and safeties. Spot Four is the right flat, outside the hash (the opposite of Dead Spot One). Dead Spot Five is the left deep section of the field, outside the hash; Spot Six is the deep middle; and dead Spot Seven is outside the hash on the deep right side of the field, similar to Dead Spot Five.

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Here is a little history for individuals that are fans of the movies Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick. The first Top Gun competition was held in 1949. The white pilots competed with the latest state of art aircraft while the African-American pilots were forced to compete with older obsolete planes. After 3 days of competition The Tuskegee Airmen team of : Captain Alva Temple, 1st Lieutenant Harry Stewart, 1st Lieutenant James Harvey, and 1st Lieutenant Halbert Alexander (alternate) were announced the winners. There was dead silence in the room. Not one of their colleagues applauded this accomplishment. The victory was swept under the rug and the trophy was not seen by the public for 55 years. Introducing the real Top Guns. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjot_meLYYJ5OlO8QjsEx1kdMLfzqKOojGbLTQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here is a little history for individuals that are fans of the movies Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick. The first Top Gun competition was held in 1949. The white pilots competed with the latest state of art aircraft while the African-American pilots were forced to compete with older obsolete planes. After 3 days of competition The Tuskegee Airmen team of : Captain Alva Temple, 1st Lieutenant Harry Stewart, 1st Lieutenant James Harvey, and 1st Lieutenant Halbert Alexander (alternate) were announced the winners. There was dead silence in the room. Not one of their colleagues applauded this accomplishment. The victory was swept under the rug and the trophy was not seen by the public for 55 years. Introducing the real Top Guns. (at DuSable Museum of African American History) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChIxI2ChjIR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=