Greetings Eagle Chapter Members and Friends | |
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At the June 2006 "Wall Wash" our chapter (above) was approaching our third anniversary. Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Gary Jones, third from left had not yet moved to Charleston South Carolina. My youngest son, Daniel, then four years old and now a rising Cybersecurity Honors Senior at George Mason University, is now joined by many youngsters and the families of Boy Scout Troop 1778, introduced to us by Eagle Member Ed Erslev, third ball cap from the left, a MD member. Ed was also a 2003 charter member of Eagle Chapter.
Troop 1778 has become a staple for us. Without them - we don't have a wall wash! Thanks to Bob Sherouse, the moms, dads, and leaders of the Boy Scout Troop 1778 over the years.
Come join us this SATURDAY at the wall in DC! See details below.
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Thanks to members and donors for making this chapter a reality as we approach our 20th year of service to our Security Forces Airmen, their families, our members, and our military heritage.
Much thanks to Eagle Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Don Schubring. Don has resigned and will be spending more time with his family. Thanks again to Don for stepping up four years ago to assume this role from Col (Ret) Eli Garrett. Don initially stepped up 20 years ago to be one of the charter members of Eagle Chapter. Thanks to Don for your continuing support and good luck to you, your family and especially - the grandkids!!!
We need a Treasurer/CFO. If you'd like to join our board even on a temporary basis, I'd love to have you aboard. The Treasurer/CFO is one of the two elected officials. I'll be holding down both until a new star comes forward to help us in this role. Contact me if interested.
Chapter Historian - Before I add one more job to an already burdened board with my great new ideas - I'm throwing this out to every member of our chapter. If you'd like to volunteer to be the Chapter Historian, please contact me by July 31. On July 22, we complete the 20th year with a rich history of accomplishments. I'd like to have the board approve our first Chapter Historian. Here's a chance for you to help us make our mark in the next decade and beyond.
Come on out on this Saturday and I look forward to seeing you at a future Eagle Chapter event.
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
We published our previous newsletter on May 26, 2023. Click here to go to our Resources page on our website to see all of our previous newsletters.
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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Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Wall Wash This Saturday June 24th | |
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Come Join us - RAIN or SHINE - We start at 0630 with a Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer, and an observance of the date in the history of the memorial by Eagle Chapter member Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Gary Jones of Charleston SC.
Eagle member Willie Squires is our ceremonial Flight Chief. See you then.
Weather Cancellation: Be prepared ... bring your ponchos! Unless severe thunder and lightning storms, we proceed. With folks travelling from throughout the US, we press onward unless severe storms prove a safety hazard.
Boy Scout Troop 1778 - You guys, your siblings and parents and friends really make this day a great day for all.
After an opening ceremony, we split the groups in two - one group starting on the east side toward the Washington Monument and the other group on the west side toward the Lincoln Memorial and meet in the middle.
We're always done by 0800. So the rest of your day is open to tour Washington DC monuments. See you then.
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Security Forces Commanders Change Command this month in Eagle Country | |
11th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling | |
On Friday, June 23d Colonel Mark Betters, 11th Mission Support Group Commander will be hosting the Change of Command at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Washington DC where Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Mercurio will assume command of the 11th SFS and Major David Bruton will be relinquishing command. Due to inclement weather, the Change of Command will be held at 1430 the Bolling Club in the Spaatz Room. | |
633d Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis | |
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On Monday, June 26th, Colonel Lisa M. Mabbutt, 633d Mission Support Group Commander will host the Change of Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis Virginia where Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Frizzell will assume command of the 633d SFS where Lieutenant Colonel Lidia Iyassu will be relinquishing command. The Change of Command will be held at 1000 at the (also new location) Riverview Event Center, Williamsburg Room (second floor), 128 Benedict Ave, Hampton, VA 23665.
We have had such extraordinarily stellar support of both Major Bruton at Bolling and Lieutenant Colonel Iyassu at Langley. They will both be greatly missed as I look forward to meeting and supporting the new commanders.
Congratulations!
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Thirty-three New Eagle Chapter Members! | |
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WOW! When I obtained the latest roster, we had a whopping thirty-three (33) new members that have joined our rolls since the previous roster update. Before the end of the month, I will publish a new member newsletter that I will send to them to bring them up to speed about our chapter and the opportunities for them to help us deliver service. In the graph above, DC and WV had one new member each, DE has 3, MD 16 and VA 12.
Speaking of new members - "new member" Al Smith is celebrating his 89th birthday this month. Al is a charter member of the association when it started back in 1986. Al welcome back. Al was a member whose membership had elapsed unbeknownst to him. Al asked me to ask you a question - he wants to know if there are any others who joined with him back at Parks Air Force Base in California. Al joined our Air Force January 5, 1953.
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Above, Eagle Chapter Secretary and Eagle Chapter Tidewater Wing Vice Chair Emeritus, Rachel Vis, at left with the Eagle Chapter wreath, participates in formal wreath laying ceremony at the Women's Memorial. Photo at right shows her laying rose petals in remembrance of fallen SF Airmen on Memorial Day. In recognition of our chapter's long support of the Women's Memorial, Eagle Chapter is the second organization that laid a wreath at the ceremony at the Memorial located at Arlington National Cemetery. Thanks to Rachel who drives up from Langley to participate in this event. | |
Memorial Day Activities 2023 | |
Rachel Vis, Eagle's Chapter Secretary Lays our Wreath at the Military Women's Memorial on Memorial Day | |
Kathy Wojciechowski, Vice Chair Tidewater Wing and Eagle Chairman, Lee, observe fallen at Phoebus National (Langley), Quantico, and Arlington National Cemetery | This Memorial Day, Kathy and I set out to let the families of our fallen know that Eagle has not forgotten their sacrifice. At right, Kathy recognized "TJ" a Bolling Airmen that contracted heart cancer while deployed to Iraq. He returned to the US where he was recovering nicely and Eagle Chapter raised $5,000.00 to help his family offset their travel cost to Boston where he was being treated. Before he died, TJ actually attended an Eagle Chapter luncheon with his mom. Sadly, we now remember TJ at Memorial Day and again at Christmas. In the middle photo, we added Hutch's sparkling white grave marker to the 25 sites that we now visit at Arlington National Cemetry. At left, I also drove over to the Quantico National Cemetery to visit Ken's grave and placed a Defensor Fortis flag. Ken was one of our charter members. He also was the first Vice Chair of the Eagle Tidewater Wing at Langley. In 2006, Ken was also part of our Eagle Dream Team that planned and executed the 20th AF Security Forces Association Anniversary Meeting when we hosted it in the DC area. | |
Colonel (Retired) Mark Allen Joins Eagle Chapter Board | | |
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Mr. Allen is joining Eagle Chapter as the next Vice Chair Public Information
I am extremely delighted to announce Colonel Allen as the newest member of the Eagle Chapter Board of Officers. Mr. Allen brings an extraordinary depth of experience to our board. Following his retirement in 2008 as the Director of Security Forces for the Air National Guard, Col Allen served in Afghanistan as Provost Marshal, Director/Chief of Police Joint Base San Antonio, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Office of the Administrative Assistant Security and Special Plans and Oversight, then with industry working for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Antiterrorism and Force Protection.
Colonel Allen is now starting a great opportunity to shape our future Air Force as an Air Force Junior ROTC leader. More information to follow on his biography. Our thanks to Colonel Allen for his gracious consideration to join our board.
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My enormous thanks to our Chapter Secretary, Rachel Vis, for temporarily operating as our VCPI pending this assignment. | |
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Thanks to Our
Military Service and Corporate Donors
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American Legion Synepuxent Post 166
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BlinkinCo
Program Mgmt - Vulnerability Assessments - Insider Threat
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Transaction Expert
Point of Sale/Merchant Services
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Micron Technology Inc.
Dr. Delbert Parks announced at the luncheon - "We're Hiring!" See their website for more information.
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Air Force News Service Provides Coverage of Security Forces Airmen being recognized this year by the National LE Officers Memorial | |
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Above, Mr./SES Timothy Gerald, HQ USAF Deputy Director of Security Forces greets the 14 fallen Airmen families, units, supporters and guests at the special reception held at the Pentagon May 12 in their honor.
Thanks to HQ Pacific Air Command Public Affairs for providing news coverage of the Eagle Chapter May 12 Reception of Fallen Defenders Family and the formal recognition of the three SF Airmen at the Candlelight Vigil at the US Capitol. A brief article appears at this link.
See our Eagle Chapter May 26 Chapter Newsletter for more information about the reception that we held in their honor.
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Plenty Coins are Still Available
Purchase of Eagle Proud Warrior Coin Aid Us to Support Ill and Wounded SF Airman at Walter Reed
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We've updated the Eagle Proud Warrior Coin. The new coin has a gold brass finish instead of the pewter finish as before. It still is a 3-D coin based on the original design that we created in 2006 between a collaboration with Veronica Gonzales of KV Coins of San Antonio and Liz Jacobson's grandmother Sondra Millman. The quality of the coin really speaks for itself.
We're charging the same amount that we've always charged - $12.00 donation - this legacy amount now incurs at a subsidized cost to Eagle Chapter. So, we ask that you add about $3.00 for shipping and handling (1-3 coins) and - consider donating more to our program. See the examples below:
Example:
1 coin + shipping is $15.
2 coins + shipping is $27.
3 coins + shipping is $39.
4 coins + shipping is $51.
5 Coins + shipping is $63.
Click here to see the Eagle Proud Warrior Coin page for a ready reference to these costs as well as an easy way to donate via credit card or PayPal.
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Eagle Chapter July Monthly Board and Committee Meetings | |
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Your Eagle Chapter Board of Officers meets the first Thursday via conference call. Contact Rachel, our Chapter Secretary if you want to attend. She will provide the meeting call in information and meeting minutes.
Our board meetings are open to all members and significant others. The board will meet at 2000/8:00 PM Eastern Thursday July 6, 2023.
The Eagle Chapter National LE Officers Memorial Committee meets the fourth Thursday of the month. Our next meeting will be July 27, 2023.
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Board Member Recognition - Bryan Merrill
In conclusion, I want to recognize one of our distant board members. Bryan who lives in West Columbia South Carolina came to us through the National LE Officers Memorial when he asked them why one of the Airmen who he served with at Ellsworth that died in a helicopter crash had not been recognized. They sent him to me. I told Bryan we'd be glad to add him; but, we need help on our board of officers so would he serve as a member of our NLEOM Committee? Long story shortened, Bryan has brought a wealth of good ideas to our board not just as a committee member but ideas that impact our overall operation. Thanks Bryan!
Bryan just returned from a leave of absence and informed me that he just renewed his membership as a Life Member of the AF Security Forces Association! Outstanding Sir and thank you for your continuing support to our Airmen and the chapter.
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Again, I look forward to seeing you at a future Eagle Chapter event. If you have not attended a wall wash with our awesome Boy Scouts, you're missing a huge opportunity. thanks again for Troop 1778.
Very sincerely, E. C. Lee Chambers
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P.O. Box 10501,
Burke, VA 22009-0501
(571) 302-0992
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