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march 2011 NEWSLETTER 22
presented the award and was joined by Central Florida
Chapter President William Yucuis and Air Force Gala Chairman
Tim Brock.
The RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational
Repair Squadron, Engineering) and Prime BEEF (Base
Engineer Emergency Force) teams are engineering units
that prepare bases for combat and recover them from war
damage. In August 1990, then Captain Fisher commanded a
400-person engineering unit that deployed on the first day
of Desert Shield/Storm and constructed five bare bases in
the Middle East to support the deployment of combat forces
into the Gulf region.
Colonel (Retired) Fisher currently serves as a senior vice president
in PBS&J’s design and federal group company. Colonel
(Retired) Fisher stated, “It was truly an honor to be selected
to represent the thousands of Air Force Civil Engineers who
served during the first Gulf War. Their tremendous sacrifice
and dedication constructing cities in the sand contributed
significantly to our ability to execute the war effort.”
SAME PPP Sends Two Members to SAME
Post Leaders Workshop
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The bi-annual SAME Post Leaders Workshop was held in
Las Vegas, January 13th and 14th. SAME offers two Post
Leaders Workshops each year. These workshops are organized
by the SAME Executive Director and HQ Staff to
provide Post Leaders with information on best practices,
the National Strategic Plan and Goals set forth in the SAME
Strategic Plan.
The workshops also provide Young Members a unique opportunity
to work with Post Leaders as well as the National
Leadership. The SAME President, 1st VP, Regional Vice Presidents
and National Committee Chairs are invited to participate
at each workshop.
This year we had two members attend; Amanda Clark of
Coover-Clark & Associations and Matt Maley of MKK Engineers.
Please contact either of them for more information
or go to http://classic.same.org/i4a/pages/index.
cfm?pageid=5277 to view this year’s presentations.
Engineering Team Honored for Service During Operation Desert Storm