Naval Air Station Corpus Christi has trained aviators for more than 80 years — and a new generation is now carrying on that tradition.
Lieutenant Junior Grade Brock Lugo recently earned his Wings of Gold at the station, becoming the latest in an unbroken chain of aviators to train where more than 35,000 pilots learned to fly during World War II alone.
For Lugo, the milestone is deeply personal. He is a fourth-generation military officer from a family with deep roots in aviation.
“Brock is a fourth-generation military officer, but he’s also come from a family of pilots. My dad flew for 56 years and its just super special,” his mother said…