The America’s Team comprises an elite group of enthusiasts: Ken Young, Ed DiMonda, Frank Gallo, Jim Iannuzzi, Curtis Marshall, Vince Massimini, Anne Miller, Hector Negroni, Elizabeth Nesbitt, Joe Ramunni, and Kent Wang.
The mission of the America’s Team is to commemorate, educate and inspire.
The team’s tours explore the dramatic story of aviation and space, from the dawn of aviation to the space age.
The team’s tours explore the dramatic story of aviation and space, from the dawn of aviation to the space age.
The America’s Team comprises an elite group of enthusiasts: Ken Young, Ed DiMonda, Frank Gallo, Jim Iannuzzi, Curtis Marshall, Vince Massimini, Anne Miller, Hector Negroni, Elizabeth Nesbitt, Joe Ramunni, and Kent Wang.
The America’s Team, under the leadership of Ken Young, has developed a dynamic environment with a real camaraderie after working together for so long and interacting with visitors from all over the world.
From the flagship museum at the National Mall to the picturesque hangar near Dulles Airport, they take visitors closer to the artifacts for a more in-depth tour. Ask the America’s Team where to find any of the planes or spacecraft on display, and they tell you exactly where to find it, whether in a gallery downtown or in a hangar at UHC, and even where you'll find the best view. The story of America’s Team demonstrates that teamwork is the key to successful outcomes and enthusiasm of the team’s members sparks advocacy of the significance of the human’s accomplishment to aerospace.
Volunteer docents are the lifeblood of the National Air and Space Museum and they support the museum 364 days a year. The America’s Team, an energetic and dynamic group of the museum docent corps, works with a high degree of professionalism. The goal of the America’s Team is to provide all visitors with an exciting and engaging experience that gives them a new understanding of the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. They also are the innovators who brought interactive tours to the museum. Using their individual skills and talents, the America’s Team helps NASM maintain its reputation as a showplace for the objects that tell the history of aviation and space flight.
The team's tours enable adults and students to gain insight through interaction with hundreds of aircraft, spacecraft, and associated artifacts. As they believe visitors learn most effectively when they have repeated encounters with collections, they structure school tours to involve teacher preparation, student preparatory and follow-up activities, multiple visits, and close integration with school curricula. The America’s Team also strives to create tours and programs for adults that foster an ongoing relationship with the museum and its varied programming. Come and enjoy the 90-minute journey, where visitors experience the timeline of air and spacecraft in the Museum's world-class collection.
The America’s Team is an important resource at the National Air and Space Museum. They are among the first people to directly interact with visitors. They educate and inspire hundreds and thousands of visitors with the historical interest and significance of the milestones of aviation and spaceflight. They also share the history of aviation and spaceflight and their related technologies to increase the public's understanding of aviation and spaceflight. And finally, their dedication as volunteers exemplifies their great enthusiasm, experience, and professionalism in the area of aviation, spaceflight, and space exploration focus on important achievements.