161003-N-ND850-261 MCALLEN, Texas (Oct. 3 2016) Lincoln, Neb. native, Marine Lt. Col. Robert Gorge, an instructor pilot with VT-22 Training Squadron, Naval Air Station Kingsville, briefs educators on the T-45 training aircraft and on careers in naval aviation at McCreery Aviation during a Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics (STEM) Excursion in support of the 2016 Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week (HESTEC) held on the campus of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. HESTEC Week is an educational conference that features events geared towards promoting STEM education to people of all ages and backgrounds. HESTEC is celebrating its 15th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)