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August 29, 2012
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CFC Kickoff Breakfast

The CFC Kickoff Breakfast will be held September 12 at the Mirage Club and is slated to begin at 8 a.m. Tickets are $9.00 per person and can be purchased from your Group Representative. Please come out and show support for this year’s CFC!

Group Representatives

355 FW Staff

Master Sgt. Tabitha Pascal

355 MDG

Master Sgt. Andrea Miles

355 MSG

Technical Sgt. Veronica Jackson

355 MXG

Master Sgt. James Cassaday

Master Sgt. Andy Infante

355 OG

Master Sgt. Felisha Bohman

Technical Sgt. Deametryess Simmons

55 ECG

1st Lieutenant Douglas Allen

1st Lieutenant Daniel Mitchell

25 OWS

Master Sgt. Gary Romkey

563 RQG

Technical Sgt. Maile
Bottorf-Wilkinson

924 FG

Staff Sgt. Holli Gonzales

12 AF

Technical Sgt. Melinda Bell

Technical Sgt. Corey Lydick

372/Det 11

Staff Sgt. Jenny Newman

214 RQG

2nd Lieutenant Mark Gronau



 

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Salutes & Awards
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz)

66th RQS honors PEDRO 66 crew

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -  — The 66th Rescue Squadron took a step on June 10 to ensure that their fallen comrades will never be forgotten, during a ceremony where they named three roads after Airmen who died exactly ...
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Air Force
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christine Griffiths)

HC-130J prepares for first ever deployment

Since the arrival of the first HC-130J Combat King II to D-M Nov. 15, the men and women of the 563rd Rescue Group have been working to get the aircraft to full-operational capability. The 79th Rescue Squadron is preparing to ta...
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Local

Furloughs close Commissary on Mondays

The Commissary here is slated to close on Mondays beginning July 8, as a result of the civilian furloughs. The decision comes from the Defense Commissary Agency following Department of Defense protocols related to automatic federal government budget reductions. The Defense Commissary Agency chose Mondays, as they are one of the slowest sales days for...
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Salutes & Awards

D-M honors three Purple Heart recipients

Three Desert Lightning Team members received Purple Heart medals for an event that occurred during their recent deployment. On Oct. 5, 2012, a 107mm rocket hit the air conditioning unit directly outside the Metals Technology shop at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan injuring three Airmen deployed from D-M. Airman 1st Class Michael Kristopik and Airman 1st Class...
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Local

D-M closes library for remainder of fiscal year

D-M Library here will close its doors June 14 for the remainder of fiscal year 2013. Base leadership decided to close the base library due to fiscal challenges. “As we continue to face these challenges, we are forced to make tough decisions with regard to where our valued dollars are invested,” said Lt. Col. Donald...
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Commentary

Keeping service in perspective

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) – If you were approached by a co-worker, civilian or family member and asked the question, “Why do you serve?” What would your answer be? How would you internalize what you do for the Air Force to the point where you could answer that seemingly simple question? Over the past several...
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