As the Defense Department ventures into social media, even the famed Tuskegee Airmen are using popular social media tools to engage others and inform the world about their service to their country. An Air Force public affairs officer accompanying the airmen on a recent trip to Southwest Asia to visit with U.S., joint and coalition forces and thank them for their service shared highlights from their trip on Facebook and Twitter. “Troops are following this journey on Facebook,” Maj. Andra Higgs, director of public affairs for 4th Air Force and assigned to Air Forces Central Command for this trip, said during a “DoD Live” bloggers roundtable April 24. “We’ve got this capacity now to communicate by way of satellite around the world in real time.” One of the four Tuskegee Airmen, Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson said that he is "taken aback by the technology of the young people, the technological expertise," he said. Jefferson served during World War II as a fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group's 301st Fighter Squadron in Ramitelli, Italy.
Joining on the call were Chuck Simmons and U.S. Air Force Live.Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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It's amazing to see what social media has made possible. The Tuskegee Airmen come from a time where hand-written letters were the main form of communication and are now using sites like facebook to interact with their comrades. This type of interaction may even be useful to assist some combat veterans heal from the mental difficulites they still carry with them by networking with others that may feel the same way.
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