FLORIDA TODAY Business Briefs: Saalex, open house EFSC, Young Eagles event

Saalex awarded contract

Saalex Solutions Inc., Rockledge, has been awarded the SeaPort Ordnance Logistics Support Services contract by the U.S. Navy, valued at $5.7 million over five years. The work will support the Navy Munitions Command Pacific CONUS West Division. Saalex will provide technical and support services at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach and NWS Fallbrook for the NMCPAC CWD mission of Fleet Ordnance Support.

“Saalex is proud to be awarded this contract and once again support the Navy,” said Travis Mack, president and CEO at Saalex. “We have a longstanding commitment to serving the Navy in its efforts to maintain the security of the United States, and are honored to expand that relationship even further with this contract.”

EFSC holding open house for veterinary tech program

Eastern Florida State College will host an open house highlighting its Veterinary Technology Program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Building 21 on the Cocoa Campus.

The EFSC Cocoa Campus is located at 1519 Clearlake Rd, Cocoa 32922.

This open house will allow attendees to find out more about the program, meet current students and faculty and participate in the celebration of National Vet Tech Week. Light refreshments will be served. All attendees will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a gift basket. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information about the open house, visit our website at easternflorida.edu/go/openhouse or email recruiting@easternflorida.edu.

Young Eagles rally

The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 724 will host s a Young Eagles flight rally — for ages 8 to 17 — on Oct. 27 at the Merritt Island Airport, 900 Airport Rd.

“The airplane rides are free,” said Don White, chapter coordinator for the event. “We hope to build a one–on–one relationship between the pilots and the young people, thus giving the new generation a chance to learn more about the possibilities that exist in the world of aviation, while enjoying the thrill of flying.”

A parent must register their kid at http://YEDAY.org. The flights are an average of 20 minutes. All pilots taking part in this event are certified by the FAA. Following the flight, each young person will receive a certificate making him or her, an Official Young Eagle Flight Member, and a personal Flight Log Book from Sporty’s Pilot Shop. Their names will also be entered into the “World’s Largest Log Book.”

This book is on permanent display at the EAA Air Adventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisc . For more information on this program, call Don at 321-266–7410 or Dwight at 288–7209.

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