Dec. 19, 2018 Around the Air Force: Wright Brothers Memorial Award / Space Flag / Tracking Santa On this look Around the Air Force, retired Gen. Lloyd Newton becomes the first African American to receive the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy and Airmen participate in Exercise Space Flag. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Angelo Rosario.
Dec. 17, 2018 Former Thunderbirds pilot continues to break barriers, honors Wright brothers legacy, wins Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy Retired Gen. Lloyd Newton, the first African American Thunderbirds pilot, received the 2018 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy during the 71st National Aeronautics Association’s Wright Brothers Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14.