About the VFA 146 Strike Fighter Squadron Blue Diamonds

Massachusetts businessman Kenneth Deroche leads a team of drivers who deliver Amazon packages to clients in the Merrimack Valley area through his logistics company, Double D Delivers, LLC, an Amazon Delivery Service Provider (DSP). Previously, Kenneth DeRoche served as an aviation captain in the United States Navy under the VFA 146 Strike Fighter Squadron “Blue Diamonds.”

The VFA 146 Strike Fighter Squadron received commission on February 1, 1956, as a unit under the United States Navy Air Group 14. At that time, the unit carried the nickname “Blacktails,” which alludes to its assigned color. At the onset, VFA 146 flew the F9F-8 Cougar and, later on, the FJ-4B Fury aircraft. In 1959, VFA 146 adopted “Blue Diamonds” as its new nickname.

The Blue Diamonds fly the most advanced strike fighter aircraft in the world, the F/A 18 Super Hornets. The unit received the Safe-for-Flight in the Super Hornets designation on May 26, 2015. Safe-for-Flight demonstrates the Blue Diamonds’ compliance with the right personnel and equipment requirements and safety and maintenance programs necessary for routine flight operations.

In addition to air superiority, the F/A 18 Super Hornet has superior features that are excellent for reconnaissance, fighter escort, close air support, day-or-night precision strike, and air refueling.

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Autism Employment Connector Challenge Winners Named

Businessman Kenneth DeRoche operates one of the most successful Amazon Delivery Service Providers in Massachusetts. Double D Delivers LLC is a logistics company that delivers Amazon packages across the Merrimack Valley region. Deeply involved in increasing awareness of autism, Kenneth DeRoche is a frequent contributor to Autism Speaks.

Autism Speaks is a nonprofit that promotes solutions across the spectrum and throughout the lifetime of people with autism and their families. Earlier this year, Autism Speaks launched the Autism Employment Connector Challenge in partnership with Herox, an open crowdsourcing platform. The Challenge is an event where innovators present solutions that support job seekers with autism in navigating the process of searching and applying for employment opportunities while highlighting their skills and abilities to employers.

In June, Autism Speaks and Herox announced the winners of the Challenge. The winners were as follows.

The grand prize winner was “Zensory-Blissful Job Searching for Autistic Adults,” which featured a website extension that includes tools that help adults with autism, such as a resume maker and photo and video uploader that is compatible with popular job search platforms. Zensory received a cash award of $15,000.

The second-prize winner was “JobQuest: One goal. One passion. Inclusivity!” This web-based job board design addresses the miscommunication and information-processing issues faced by people with autism in the job recruitment process. JobQuest received a cash award of $10,000.

The third-prize winner was “Autism Employment Matching Engine (AEME),” a candidate profile platform that features a robot that assists people with autism in creating and maintaining their accounts. It also incentivizes users who complete and regularly check and update their profiles. AEME received a cash award of $5,000.

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