Rex Ginder News Today

Home to one of the first accredited aviation programs in the United States and boasting one of the largest civilian aircraft fleets in North America, the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences campus in Grand Forks maintains an industry-leading reputation in aerospace education and research.

By Scott Shumaker

Outside a nondescript building along Sossaman Drive at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport last month, the sun shined while rain poured from an iron-gray sky inside the cavernous structure.

Trying something new after their time in the service... Veterans in the Valley are getting the chance to become pilots thanks to a local foundation. Classes are about to get underway.