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Greetings Eagle Chapter Members and Friends!
Wow! What a great start to 2017! A wreath laying at Bolling, a very significant promotion/swearing in ceremony at the Pentagon, and the receipt of great news from the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial in Washington DC! We are off and running for 2017.
By the way, we still have several key absences that are in need of your talents:
- Vice Chair Public Information
- Vice Chair Tidewater Wing (Langley area)
- Vice Chair Delaware Wing
- Director of SF Airmen and Family Programs (this is a great spot for a spouse with access to any of our active duty installations who is familiar with the AF Key Spouse Program)
Very respectfully,
Lee
Elia C. (Lee) Chambers
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Eagle Chapter
Air Force Security Forces Association
We published our previous chapter newsletter on January 22, 2017.
Eagle Chapter membership is free to all Air Force Security Forces Association members who work or live in DC, DE, MD, VA and WV. Join us.
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Eagle Member Sworn in as Chief of Police Pentagon Police Department
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Woody, It was a tremendous honor for me to receive this invitation and in view of all of the dignitaries that attended, when you singled out the association - wow! So pumped! Thank you for your continuing support.
Eagle Member Woodrow "Woody" Kusse was sworn in as the 3d Chief of Police, Pentagon Police Department in a ceremony held February 14, Woody's birthday, at the Pentagon. Eagle Vice Chairman Air Force District of Washington DC, Karl Blinkinsop, below in selfie with Chief Kusse at the reception that followed.
Chief Kusse is a retired Air Force Security Forces Chief Master Sergeant. Congratulations - we all stood a little taller with Woody's recognition.
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Eagle Chapter's Wreath Laying at the Maisey Building at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in DC
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Below, inside the Maisey Building, Vietnam Security Police Association Member and Eagle Chapter Member, Willie Squires, makes remarks and later lays the wreath with Eagle Chapter's Vice Chairman, Karl Blinkinsop, at the Maisey memorial on the second floor of the Maisey Building. On the 49th Anniversary of the death of Captain Maisey January 31st at the Captain R. V. Maisey Building on Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Washington DC, Eagle Chapter commerated the heroic actions of "Reg" and other SF members of the 3d Security Police Squadron who gallantly defended Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam at the start of the Tet Offensive.
In addition to laying the wreath, we left handouts that summarize Captain Maisey's actions on that fateful morning. Eagle Chapter's Maisey Building 2017 Handout. Our thanks to the Vietnam Security Police Association for their assistance in providing the information used in this handout.
Captain Maisey was awarded the Air Force Cross, the second highest military award for valor. Anyone that would like to provide updates of our chapter's publication, can contact Karl. We'll keep the publication available at the Maisey Building. We provided coffee and doughnuts for attendees in our appreciation of their support and rousing reception. For more information, please contact Karl, the Eagle Chapter Air Force District of Washington Vice Chairman. |
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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Agrees to Add Names of 66th SFS Airmen
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Above, Senior Airman Kcey E. Ruiz and Senior Airman Nathan C. Sartain died in the October 2, 2015 crash of a C130J in Afghanistan.
On February 14, great news appeared in our chapter's post office box. Craig Floyd, formally notified me that the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial has approved the names of Airman Ruiz and Airman Sartain for inclusion in the memorial in Washington DC. Their names will be formally recognized on May 13 at the 29th Annual Candlelight Vigil during Police Week.
Below is a note that I received from the research manager just days before the letter:
Dear Mr. Chambers,
Just a quick note to let you know that both officers have been approved for inclusion on the Memorial. A formal letter will follow next week.
Sincerely,
Carolie Heyliger
Memorial Programs Research Manager
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
901 E St NW Suite 100 Washington DC 20004
My congratulations and thanks to Staff Sergeant JR Robbins (Ruiz's and Sartain's team leader), Master Sergeant Richard Abbott (First Sergeant), and Chief Master Sergeant Scott Pepper (Security Forces Manager) of the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base Mass. for their patience, persistence, and hard work in making this possible. Thank-you all once again!
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Eagle Chapter is Supporting Dover's 18th Annual Ruck March February 25
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Above from a previous Dover Ruck March to Remember the Battle of Chosin Reservoir Korea, an Eagle Chapter Defensor Fortis flag is an additional feature for the SF Ruck March Teams. Each year, Eagle Chapter sponsors all four Security Forces Teams and provides Defensor Fortis flags for all SF participants, a total of 19 as of this writing.
Chris Walker, the Eagle Chapter Secretary, is dual-hatted as our Interim Vice Chairman for the Delaware Wing and is coordinating the chapter's support. For Ruck March details, please click on the link below:
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Our Next NLEOM SF Application is Shaping Up
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When informed by Dave Coulie, AF Security Forces Association's Pete Magwood Chapter's Vice Chairman, that the NLEOM had preliminarily determined that Captain George Morris' name could be included in th
e memorial, Colonel Dustin G Sutton, 377 Security Forces Group Commander, and the unit's point of contact, Senior Airman Taylor Nelson, were all over it.
In just a few short weeks, Airman Taylor had collected a news article of Capt Morris' death which occurred in 1958.
Above is a screen shot from the Albuquerque Journal that featured Captain Morris' death while assigned at Kirtland Air Force Base NM. Capt Morris died instantly when the wheel of an airplane exploded during a mishap at the base.
Thanks to Col Sutton and Airman Nelson for getting the ball rolling on recognizing another one of our heroes. When approved, Captain Morris will be the first Security Forces officer to be inscribed on the wall. We will keep you posted.
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National Park Service Approves Our Dates
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Above, volunteers participate in a previous Eagle Chapter Wall Wash in Washington DC.
Approved! The NPS has approved our dates for washing the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial - Saturday April 29th and Saturday August 26th.
More information to follow as we get closer to these dates. I look forward to seeing you.
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Annual Donation Drive - Thanks - From our CFO/Treasurer
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A short recap and words of thanks to our supporters!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our generous members for making the 2016-2017 Annual Donation Drive a huge success. When the four month drive began on October 1st, our treasury balance was significantly below the previous year's balance at the same point. By the end of the drive, 21 members donated just over $2,000.00 and pushed our starting balance for the new calendar year above the previous year's balance.
Because of their generosity, the chapter is able to continue its annual support of our local security forces units, families and events.
Eli Garrett, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Eagle Chapter AF Security Forces Association
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Eagle Chapter Board Meeting - March 1
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| Our next chapter board meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 1 at 8:00PM. Eagle Chapter Board Meetings are open to members and significant others who would like to participate. We hold our chapter board meetings on the first Wednesday of the month at 8PM via conference call. Contact the Eagle Chapter Secretary, Chris Walker, for more information.
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 In closing, thanks again for your continuing support.
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at a future chapter event.
In the photo at left, Eagle Chairman (left) and then Deputy Chief of Police Woody Kusse (right) attend the wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial during the AF Security Forces Ruck March to Remember 9/11 in 2011. I want to close by again congratulating Woody on this enormous achievement in being selected as the 3d Chief of Police Pentagon Police Department.
Thanks.
Very best regards,
Lee
Elia C. (Lee) Chambers
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Eagle Chapter Air Force Security Forces Association
P. O. Box 10501
Burke, VA 22009-0501
You can donate by clicking at this link. Go to our website and scroll to the bottom of any page. Click on the "Donate" button. Eagle Chapter is a 501(c)(19) Veterans Services Not for Profit Organization.
Please consider Eagle Chapter in your tax-free donation support. Again, you can click on the "Donate" button on
any chapter web page to donate via PayPal or send your donation to our P O Box at the address below.
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