GC541KZ Cheney's Most Notable Past Resident (Traditional Cache) in Washington, United States created by Lizmcg

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Hidden : 5/3/2014

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Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson (born December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) died as member of the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia during its disastrous re-entry in February 2003 (see Space Shuttle Columbia disaster). After the disaster, a section of SR 904 between Four Lakes and Cheney was renamed Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Highway in honor of the local hero. Anderson graduated from Cheney High School in 1977 and received his Bachelor's degree in physics/astronomy from the University of Washington in 1981 and a master's in physics from Creighton University in 1990. Lt. Col Anderson is a distinguished graduate USAF Communication Electronics Officers course. During his decorated career with the United States Air Force he received the Armed Forces Communication Electronics Associations Academic Excellence Award 1983, the USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training Academic Achievement Award for Class 87-08 Vance AFB, and was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster. Anderson graduated from the University of Washington in 1981 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. After completing a year of technical training at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, he was assigned to Randolph AFB, Texas. At Randolph he served as Chief of Communication Maintenance for the 2015 Communication Squadron and later as Director of Information System Maintenance for the 1920 Information System Group. In 1986 he was selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. Upon graduation he was assigned to the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Offutt AFB Nebraska as an EC 135 pilot, flying the Strategic Air Commands airborne command post code-named Looking Glass. From January 1991 to September 1992 he served as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot in the 920th Air Refueling Squadron, Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan. From September 1992 to February 1995 he was assigned as an instructor pilot and tactics officer in the 380 Air Refueling Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, New York. Anderson logged over 3000 hours in various models of the KC-135 and the T-38A aircraft. He was selected by NASA to be an astronaut in 1994. In 1998 he flew on a space shuttle mission that docked with the Mir space station. During his Air Force career he served as an instructor pilot and tactics officer in the 380th Air Refueling Wing at Plattsburgh. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

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