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Above, our 'Class Photo' Eagle Chapter Vietnam War Veterans Memorial 'Wall Wash' in Washington DC on August 27, 2022. We had a huge turnout that included the DC Army National Guard and our great Boy Scout Troop #1778 of Waldorf MD. See the article below for details.
Can you feel my excitement? We're just a few days away from our first post-pandemic luncheon at the Pentagon. Brigadier General Collins, the HQ Air Force Director of Security Forces is our guest speaker. Thank-you again sir. Please click on the RSVP image below to register. Note the assigned escort managers. They will assist you with escorted entry to the Pentagon.
So far the only other SF VIP to register for our luncheon is Brig General (Retired) Al Jamerson. Sir - thank-you for registering early!
Early this month, I had the experience of a lifetime. I attended my first Guardmount since 1986. Wow - has things changed!!! When we scheduled a meet and greet with the new commander at the 11th SFS, Major Bruton, he suggested we leave the conference room and greet the oncoming shift at their Guardmount. What a treat this was for me. I know they were eager to get going so I made my comments brief. Thanks also to Karl, Eagle Chapter Vice Chair AFDW Wing, for attending as well. See the images below.
Thank-you to our Eagle Chapter donors - Our services and programs could not exist without your generous support that allows us to operate and serve our SF Airmen, their families, members and our military heritage.
Very respectfully,
"Lee"
Elia C. (Lee) Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Eagle Chapter Air Force Security Forces Association
P. O. Box 10501
Burke, Virginia 22009-0501
Email: chairman@afspaeagle.com | C: 571-302-0992
Eagle Chapter AF Security Forces Association membership is FREE to all AF Security Forces Association members who work or live in DC, DE, MD, VA, and WV. Contact Chairman for more information.
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Reminder: Eagle Chapter Pentagon Luncheon October 17
Our Speaker - Brigadier General Roy W. Collins Headquarters USAF Director of Security Forces
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October 17, 2022
Celebrate 25th Anniversary USAF Security Forces and for us the End to the Pandemic at Eagle Chapter Luncheon at the Pentagon
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Please mark your calendars and join us for the Eagle Chapter Luncheon at the Pentagon.
Note the names and numbers you need to call to be escorted in. The details of escort are on the RSVP. Pls jot these down. Contact Lt Sobecke or Sgt Smith at the numbers shown for building access and escorts. Arrive early to clear Pentagon security protocols and await your escorts.
Thank-you Brig Gen Collins for your support.
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Special Recognition to a Fallen SF Member - Brian's Mom and Dad have accepted our invitation to attend our October 17th Luncheon |
At left, at our 2019 Pentagon luncheon, Lieutenant Colonel Brian Copper a staff officer of HQ USAF Directorate of Security Forces had not yet been selected as the Executive to the soon to arrive Director of Security Forces, General Collins who was succeeding Lieutenant General Select Tullos as the HQ USAF Top Cop. She was our guest speaker back in 2019.
Sadly, Brian died as a result of a health event while serving as Brig Gen Collins' executive officer. His mom and dad have graciously accepted our invitation.
I visit his grave at Arlington National Cemetery during the chapter's Memorial Day and Christmas observances of our SF fallen and family members who are buried at Arlington.
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Both of the two SF Airmen of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year have Accepted
Our Invitation for Membership in AFSFA
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Thanks to AFSFA Oklahoma Heartland Chapter and AFSFA Pete Magwood Chapter (Kirtland AFB NM area) for Joining us in this Annual Tradition |
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Both SF Airmen very quickly accepted my invitation. Thanks again SMSgt Harper and Tech Sergeant Messinger! Below is a brief excerpt from their profiles as published in the Air and Space Forces Association Magazine September edition. |
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Role: Security Forces Manager
Assignment: 701st Munitions Support Squadron Kliene-Brogel Air Force Base Belgium - Air Combat Command (ACC)
Home of Record: Mesquite, TX
SMSgt Megan Harper led 372 Total Force Defenders in full-spectrum force protection intelligence and base defense operations for the largest expeditionary wing, comprised of 9,000 coalition forces and 782 Protection Level resources. Her leadership was pivotal in the response to a C-17 aircraft that was hijacked from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan enroute to al-Udeid Air Base Qatar. Please see the rest of our extraordinary accomplishments in the Air and Space Forces Association magazine.
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Role: Noncommissioned Officer in Charge Standardization Evaluation
Assignment: 802d Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Texas - Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Home of Record: Mebane, NC
Tech Sergeant Alexander "Meatball" Messinger led a four-member quality assurance team overseeing 396 evaluations and 829 field exercises for 462 military and civilian personnel, leading to his selection as the Air Force Security Forces Support Staff NCO of the Year. He piloted his unit through a vertical inspection and unit Effectiveness Inspection while managing 33 programs and 65 checklists. Please see the Air and Space Forces Association magazine.
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11th Security Forces Squadron Hosts Eagle Chapter Meet/Greet Including Guardmount |
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Our thanks to 11th SFS Commander, Major David Bruton, above second from left, welcomes Eagle Chairman, Lee Chambers, along with Mr. Russell Waight, at left, AFDW Director of Security Forces and Master Sergeant Melinda Miller, a member of the 11th SFS team. |
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Karl, Eagle Chapter Vice Chair AFDW Wing, and Lee address the oncoming 11th SFS flight as they prepare for Guardmount |
Guardmount - This was a really big deal to me. I had not attended an SF Guardmount since 1986. Wow - these guys are extremely impressive. Our forces and resources are in great hands at Bolling. Very awesome!
Thanks to Senior Master Sergeant Chris Fabela who scheduled us for the Guardmount attendance.
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In the photos above, Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Gary Jones of Charleston SC (top photo), provides a historical perspective of the day's event. Second photo down, Master Sergeant (Retired) Willie Squires is our Flight Chief and leads the team in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. In the lower photo the two groups split and start the wash from both ends then meeting in the middle. |
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Thanks to Boy Scout Troop 1778 and National Park Service for an Awesome First Eagle Chapter Wash
of the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial in Washington DC
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National Park Service Ranger Pierce provides safety and technical instructions. |
So impressed were we with Ranger James Pierce's assistance throughout the wash, Chief Jones and I collaborated to write a letter of appreciation. Ranger Pierce is a wounded Army vet who lost part of one leg. You'd never know it. He was absolutely outstanding.
Thanks to our Boy Scout Troop again (and their family) plus the DC Army National Guard for making this event exceptional.
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National Law Enforcement Officers Museum
Features an Open House October 1
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Register for tickets - Attendance is Free |
The National Law Enforcement Officers Museum in Washington DC is featuring a free Open House this week-end. Click on the link to register for free tickets.
The Museum is right across the street from the National Law Enforcement Offices Memorial where attendees can see the names of the 27 Security Forces Airman and others on the memorial.
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Air Combat Command's Top Cop Will Speak at Eagle Chapter Luncheon at Joint Base Langley Eustis |
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This November - we're still hammering out details - the Headquarters Air Combat Command's Top Cop has agreed to be our guest speaker at the Eagle Chapter Luncheon at Joint Base Langley Eustis VA.
This will be our first luncheon at Langley since the pandemic and with the assignment of the 633d SFS Commander, Lt Colonel Iosue, who came up from Barksdale AFB LA.
Thanks to Kathy, Eagle Chapter Vice Chair Tidewater Wing, for stepping out to get this process started. More information to follow in a future newsletter.
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11th SFS Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Washington DC Eagle Chapter Luncheon Held September 13 |
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Thanks to our officers for continuing to carry the flag while yours truly fell ill briefly. |
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This year, we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the USAF Security Forces which officially began in October 1997 under the architect then Brigadier General Richard A. Coleman and his right hand, Chief Master Sergeant Daryl Janicki. |
In the images above, top left, the 11th SFS Commander and Chief Security Forces, Major David Bruton, welcomes luncheon attendees; photo top right, our luncheon speaker, at left, Lieutenant Colonel David "Axe" Bullock, HQ United States Space Force, Installation and Mission Support and former Deputy Director of Security Forces, Air Force District of Washington at left cuts the 25th Anniversary USAF SF cake with Senior Airman Sequoya Debro, center photo Karl, Eagle Chapter Vice Chair AFDW Wing, is our event's master of ceremony, in the bottom photo, Don Schubring, Eagle Chapter Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer presents a $500.00 donation to Senior Airman Debro, the representative of the 11th SFS Tough Tiger Booster Club and Key Spouse Club. It is our desire, with our continuing donor support that our SF Airmen and families will have one or two less car washes to raise money for unit activities.
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October Monthly Board Meeting |
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Our board meetings are open to all members and significant others.
The board will meet at 2000/8:00 PM Eastern Thursday October 6, 2022.
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Help me help this Vietnam War SF Vet. Richard Nucifora comes down from Milford Connecticut - about a five hour drive - with his wife to attend our Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Wall Wash in Washington DC. He shared with me an event that I was not quite prepared to respond as I should have. In the photo above, he's pointing to the name of Robert E. Bridges. On June 17, 1966 while serving in the Vietnam War, Airman Second Class Robert E. Bridges asked Richard to trade posts with him as he wanted to work up in the tower. Richard agreed.
Later on in their shift, a violent storm cloud enveloped the area, Robert exited the tower enclosure carrying his M-16 rifle aloft. A lightning bolt struck the rifle instantly killing Robert. To this day, Richard feels that he's responsible for Robert's death because he agreed to trade the post with him.
Richard - we're not going to leave you behind on this. My Christian faith tells me that you had as much control over Robert's death as you had on the storm cloud that gathered, that generated the lightning bolt, to take Robert home to his maker that day. Robert's birth, life and death were already written in his book. Nothing you could have done would have impacted the day that our God had pre-determined at his birth the day of Robert's death to come home to be with his Lord. I have passed a charge over to an ordained chaplain, Jim Stastny, of the Vietnam Security Police Association who will follow up with you on this matter. Thank-you for sharing this with me. Eagle - Please join me with praying for Richard.
Guys and gals, we can only serve our Airmen, members and families through your generous donations. Our annual doantion drive starts 1 October. Please send check or money order to our PO Box (see address below) or go to any page of our website, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the Donate button to send via secure PayPal. If there is more we need to do, please come to a chapter event and let me know. I'm always in the listening mode.
Very respectfully,
//Lee//
Elia C. (Lee) Chambers
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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P.O. Box 10501,
Burke, VA 22009-0501
(571) 302-0992
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