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Above. Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Gary Jones (center) discusses the memorial at a previous Eagle Chapter Vietnam Memorial Wall Wash event in Washington DC. |
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Please meet us at the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial flagpole - this Saturday, August 27 - where we will wash the memorial. We start at 0630 AM and we are done by 0830 to permit access to the viewing public.
We have a short devotional service that includes the Pledge of Allegiance, an invocation, and our great Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Gary Jones on loan from the Vietnam Security Police Association - he's also an Eagle Chapter member will give a historical perspective of the day. Thanks again Chief for making this journey up from Charleston SC.
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: August 27 Eagle Chapter Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Wall Wash Is On - DC Air National Guard will join us |
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We are so delighted to have Boy Scout Troop 1778 and their family members join us in our next Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Wall Wash. This year, we will have members of the DC Army National Guard join us as well.
The ANG is 90% committing to providing a chaplain to help start the service that begins the event.
Eagle Chapter will be providing bottled water. Thanks to VSPA Member and Eagle Chapter Member, Willie Squires, who will serve as the event Flight Chief.
Contact me for more information. The Guard unit is the Army National Guard - thanks to Kevin Alexander for reaching out to us.
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Reminder: Eagle Chapter Luncheon - Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Washington DC |
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Back in 2004 when Eagle Chapter was only seven months old, then Colonel Kenneth M. Freeman (at left) the HQ USAF Deputy Director of Security Forces honored us in being our guest speaker at our first ever luncheon at Bolling. Next month, we have another first - our first Eagle Chapter Luncheon at Bolling since the 11th Wing has returned. This time, we have an AFDW Top Cop - that didn't exist back in 2004.
Please join us in our welcome back celebration and a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of AF Security Forces.
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September 13, 2022
Eagle Chapter's First Luncheon at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling
Guest Speaker: Lieutenant Colonel David W. Bullock
Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) Deputy Director of Security Forces
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3 RSVPs So Far - That includes Willie, Karl, and Me. We have anniversary cake and chow for 40. SF unit personnel at the 11th SFS are handled separately - no RSVP needed. Does not include them.
Area Commanders: I will have a mock National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Display that will depict all 27 of the SF Airmen who are memorialized on the memorial panels. This will be our first!
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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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Your AFSFA Annual Meeting - Important Closing Dates Approaching - Dayton Ohio Meet |
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More Closing Dates Approaching |
We have submitted the Eagle Chapter logo and $ to sponsor a hole at the AFSFA Annual Chief Howard E. Redd Golf Tournament in Dayton Ohio. AFSFA holds this tournament to honor our second HQ USAF SF Senior Enlisted Advisor/Career Field Manager. Chief Redd was also an avid golfer who supported AFSFA.
Other upcoming closing dates for the annual meeting include the following:
• Aug 25 - Hotel registration date
• Sep 12 - Meeting registration deadline
• Sep 12 - Vote for 3 of 4 Candidates for the Board of AFSFA Directors & Officers - See your AFSFA annual meeting packet for ballot - reproductions are not allowed
I regret that I will not attend this year's annual meeting. I do look forward to seeing you next year.
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Former Bolling SF Airman Remembered |
Thanks Kathy - Eagle Chapter Vice Chair Tidewater (Langley Area) Wing - On Memorial Day, we also remember Airman First Class Terrence "TJ" Richardson who was deployed to Iraq when it was discovered that he had a rare brain cancer. We learned that TJ required treatment that could only be provided by two US hospitals - one in Boston MA. Travel by his family imposed a huge burden to be with TJ. The career field called and Eagle Chapter (you) responded with over $5,000 in donations. Photo at right shows then Chief "Salty" Saltamachia, 11th SFS Security Forces Manager, as he presents two checks raised by Eagle to Sherry, TJ's mom. TJ is shown at right in the photo.
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September 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 September 1.
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Saturday is very special. It is our first event since the spring of 2020 when we took the two weeks off to slow the spread. I am so looking forward to seeing you and meeting new friends. 0630 AM.
Eagle Chapter Hand-Out. Now that I'm semi-retired - Eagle Chapter is my job - I'm now catching up on doing things that it was just hard to do when I had a competing full-time job. Here is a tri-fold hand-out that folds in thirds, that you can send to your friends to explain our chapter's major activities. If you have suggestions on making improvements, please let me know. Click on the image to download to your computer.
Weapon Safety - Thanks to Colonel (Retired) Bob Pike for the following information. Maryland AFSFA members. As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding concealed carry, Maryland's Governor Hogan rescinded the state's Wear and Carry Handgun Permit (WCHP) "specific need" to carry provision last month and thousands of applications have flooded the Maryland State Police for approval. Maryland LEOSA people may want to apply to obtain a WCHP license to backup their LEOSA permit.
The Maryland WCHP is good for 2 years, is renewable, the application is all online, and LEOSA people are exempt from training and firearms qualification requirements. It will take about 60 days to get the WCHP approval and it has reciprocity with over two dozen states. Interested folks should go to www.mdsp.maryland,gov and click on "Licensing Division" for details and application submission requirements.
Also, if anyone had a difficult time keeping up their annual LEOSA qualification due to lack of an approved qualification facility we have learned that the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission's Firearms Training Facility located in Sykesville, MD has recently formally accepted DOD agency LEOSA credentials to reserve a space in their LEOSA firearms qualification program. Click here for more information on the MD LEOSA firearms training program - or see Colonel Pike at the Eagle Chapter JBAB Luncheon for more information. Thank-you sir.
Volunteers Needed - If you plan to have travel scheduled in late Fall or Winter, Eagle Chapter has NLEOM plaques to organizations and project managers plus donations to SF Booster Club/Key Spouse Clubs for the following units: 66th SFS Hanscom AFB MA, 17th SFS Goodfellow AFB TX, 824th SFS Moody AFB GA (Chief Jones-?), 377 SFG Kirtland AFB NM (Dave-?), and 6th SFS MacDill AFB FL (Karl has this one), contact me. I will have more information in a future newsletter. We would like you to make these presentations on our behalf in appreciation of their support to our fallen Airmen and families.
Other information from Eagle Chapter Partners
Your donations are always welcome. 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.
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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