Task Aerospace, Inc. is proud to be this year’s Corporate Sponsor for the 28th Annual Aircrew Life Support (ALS) / Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) Reunion that was held 11-14 August 2025 in Tempe, Arizona.
Reunion attendees toured the new Task facilities serving as Task’s AFE and Egress Maintenance Facility at Mesa-Gateway Airport (formerly Williams AFB). The attendees enjoyed the tour and discussions with Task’s AFE experts seeing the commercial angle of aircrew egress in today’s military combat training fields.
Task personnel shared their current world of aircrew egress support and the reunion attendees shared their history. Task president Tony Nikopoulos welcomed the group to the brand new Task building, and Task technicians briefed each discipline within the facility.
Reunion attendees toured the new Task facilities serving as Task’s AFE and Egress Maintenance Facility at Mesa-Gateway Airport (formerly Williams AFB). The attendees enjoyed the tour and discussions with Task’s AFE experts seeing the commercial angle of aircrew egress in today’s military combat training fields.
Task personnel shared their current world of aircrew egress support and the reunion attendees shared their history. Task president Tony Nikopoulos welcomed the group to the brand new Task building, and Task technicians briefed each discipline within the facility.
The keynote speaker for this year’s reunion is John “Big Johnny” Messina, of Task Aerospace. John has decades of experience in Aircrew Protection, as an Aircrew Life Support Technician for 23 years, an Equipment Specialist for the USAF Cartridge Actuated Devices / Propellant Actuated Device (CAD/PAD) Joint Program Office, and the lead egress system and AFE mishap investigator investigating over 95 mishaps.
Task Aerospace was founded in 2013 with a primary focus on “Aircrew Protection”. Task is a dedicated group of individuals with decades of experience in design, development, manufacture, test, qualification, acceptance, and evaluation of egress systems, Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE), and Cartridge Actuated Devices / Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD). It operates two facilities in Mesa, Arizona, another in Panama City, Florida and supports commercial and military operators of current and legacy fighter aircraft.
