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Friday, November 2, 2012 

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Hurlburt pays 

tribute to fallen 

ghostrider 

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‘Carnivores’ run 

rampant at obstacle 

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Year No. 6, Edition No. 45 

An Air Commando who died 

when his C-123 flare ship was shot 

down over Ahn Khe, Vietnam, was 

laid to rest Friday, Oct. 26, at Fort 

Sam Houston National Cemetery, 

Texas. 

The 310th Air Commando 

Squadron loadmaster, Airman 1st 

Class Jerry Mack Wall, 24, was 

killed when his plane was hit by 

enemy fire and crashed into the 

central highlands, May 18, 1966. 

Until recently Wall, who was one 

of five crew members, was listed 

as Missing in Action. 

In an intense recovery operation, 

three of the other Airmen’s 

remains were recovered shortly 

after the crash by Soldiers of the 

7th Cavalry Regiment. The flight 

engineer, Bill Moore, remains 

missing. 

“I thought there was a possibility 

Jerry and Bill were still alive,” 

said retired Senior Master Sgt. 

Gary Thomas, a volunteer with 

Wall’s unit. “That situation stuck 

with me for my whole life.” 

That situation involved a small, 

tight-knit group of aircrew volunteers 

from various backgrounds. 

Thomas, a first sergeant with the 

14th Munitions and Maintenance 

Squadron, spent a few months with 

Wall. Wall trained Thomas and several 

others as “flare kickers” loading 

the 200 or so, 27 lb. flares. 

“Jerry was so cool and calm, he 

was one heck of a guy,” Thomas 

said. “He had already been into 

battle and was highly trained. 

When I first trained with him, it 

really shocked me to go into battle, 

and when he started going over 

how those flares could blow up and 

kill us... There’s a lot of heroism in 

the 310th Air Commandos.” 

The night of the fateful crash, 

Thomas was scheduled to fly, but 

was sidelined due to an ear infection. 

The lead scheduler, Master 

Sgt. Raymond C. Jajtner took his 

place. 

Thomas said everyone knew 

the danger of flying those missions, 

loaded with highly flammable magnesium 

flares. Wall’s flight was hit 

with a 40mm round according to 

Steven Elliott | USAF 

An air commando who died when his C-123 Provider flare ship was shot down over Ahn Khe, Vietnam, was 

laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, Oct. 26. The 310th Air Commando Squadron 

loadmaster, Airman 1st Class Jerry Mack Wall, 24, was killed when his plane was hit by enemy fire and 

crashed into the central highlands, May 18, 1966. Until recently Wall was listed as Missing in Action. 

witness statements. 

“When you’re in combat and 

when you make friends, even if 

it’s for a very short time, it’s a real 

brotherhood,” Thomas said. “It 

never goes away.” 

Air Commandos provided combat 

air patrol and airlift to the 

Soldiers, delivering ammo, food, 

supplies and troops. They also flew 

out wounded and killed in action 

GI’s, as well as prisoners, but one 

of the most harrowing jobs was 

the “candlestick” mission. During 

those missions, loadmasters and 

flare kickers would load, unload 

and drop hundreds of flares from 

the skies over southern Vietnam, 

illuminating the enemy. 

“It was a firefight, the Vietcong 

loved to attack,” he said. “We had 

B-52s dropping bombs right outside 

our wings, ground artillery 

coming up, everybody is unloading. 

It got to be like the 4th of July, 

but of course you were scared.” 

According to the Defense Prisoner 

of War and Missing Personnel 

Office, since 1973, the remains of 

more than 900 Americans killed in 

See missing page 6 

USAF 

An Air Commando who died when his C-123 flare ship was shot down 

over Ahn Khe, Vietnam, was laid to rest Friday at Fort Sam Houston National 

Cemetery, Texas. The 310th Air Commando Squadron loadmaster, 

Airman 1st Class Jerry Mack Wall, and his unit of Air Commandos 

provided combat air patrol and airlift to soldiers, delivering ammo, food, 

supplies and troops. They also flew out wounded and killed in action GI’s, 

as well as prisoners, but one of the most harrowing jobs was the “candlestick” 

mission. During those missions, loadmasters and flare kickers 

would load, unload and drop hundreds of flares from the skies over 

southern Vietnam, illuminating the enemy.

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Hurlburt pays tribute to fallen ghostrider 

By Senior Airman Joe 

W. McFadden 

1st Special Operations Wing 

Public Affairs 

Hundreds of Air Commandos, 

families and close 

friends gathered during a 

memorial ceremony at the 

Commando Hangar at Hurlburt 

Field Oct. 25 to mourn 

the loss of a 1st Special Operations 

Aircraft Maintenance 

Squadron Airman. 

Airman 1st Class Colby 

Graham Siegel, an aerospace 

propulsion apprentice 

with 1st SOAMXS, 20, 

passed away Oct. 21 during a 

boating mishap in the Santa 

Rosa Sound. 

In front of an AC-130U 

Spooky Gunship Siegel and 

his fellow Airmen maintained, 

1st SOAMXS leadership 

remarked on the life 

and legacy he left behind. 

“We’re lucky to have met 

and to have known Colby,” 

said Lt. Col. Matt Gamblin, 

commander of 1st SOAMXS. 

“In his passing, we lost a 

brother-in-arms, a son, a 

friend and a husband, but 

we will continue to celebrate 

his life as he lived it - taking 

care of each other and enjoying 

each moment.” 

Siegel, a native of Winter 

Haven, became an Eagle 

Scout at 13 and served in 

Junior ROTC in high school 

before enlisting in the Air 

Force Aug. 2, 2011. 

“Colby Siegel is an inspiration,” 

Gamblin said. “He 

didn’t meet strangers — he 

made friends. He not only 

knew your name, he’d help 

you in some way. He was a 

role model for his fellow Airmen 

— all of us — just as he 

was for the younger kids in 

his neighborhood.” 

After completing technical 

school training at Sheppard 

Air Force Base, Texas, 

Siegel arrived at Hurlburt 

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Courtesy photo 

Airman 1st Class Colby 

Graham Siegel, an 

aerospace propulsion 

apprentice with 1st Special 

Operations Aircraft 

Maintenance Squadron, 

passed away Oct. 21, during 

a boating mishap in the 

Santa Rosa Sound. Siegel’s 

funeral service took place 

Oct. 29 in Dundee, Fla. He 

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‘Carnivores’ 

run rampant at obstacle course 

By Airman 1st Class Hayden K. Hyatt 



A 

young Airman dodged left and right 

through rows and rows of 50-pound, 

hanging sandbags as he crossed the 

bridge to the Soundside. 

He gasped for air as he evaded the last bag only 

to look up and see the course wasn’t over yet — he 

had many more obstacles to go. 

The obstacles were part of the Carnivore Confidence 

Course at Hurlburt Field Oct. 19. 

The course was made by Airmen to boost morale. 

The carnivore theme of the course was inspired 

by Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, 

command chief of 1st Special Operations Wing. 

“I think it’s great because when I signed up for 

command chief duty I brought the whole carnivore 

versus herbivore thing and the Airmen have 

just taken it to the next level,” said Colon-Lopez. 

“It’s just that unit cohesiveness and pride that 

creates that healthy competition.” 

The Soundside portion of the course involved 

Airmen wading under a dock and low crawling 

through the sand soaking wet. 

“It was awesome,” said Senior Airman Wayne 

Stacey, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance 

Squadron. “The water part at the very end 

— it felt really good.” 

Airmen dodged sand bags, crawled through 

tunnels, and tried to escape “raptors” while traversing 

the two-mile course. 

“Going through the tunnels on the football 

field was my favorite part,” said Staff Sgt. Nicholas 

Perez, a fuels supervisor from 1st Special 

Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, “It 

was pretty cool.” 

Twenty-seven different teams competed in 

the base-wide event comprised of units from 

around Hurlburt Field. 

“Our group consisted of 10 petroleum, oil and 

lubricant Airmen and two guys from vehicle operations,” 

Perez said. “It was awesome, lots of 

fun and a good time to contribute to the team.” 

The event was the culmination of months of 

planning and preparation. 

“I think it’s really amazing — all the thought, 

the logistics and the coordination that took place 

by Airmen to go ahead and make this happen,” 

Colon-Lopez said. “That’s what I’m really proud 

of.” 

Above, Master Sergeant Sonia Poulin, 

first sergeant of 1st Special Operations 

Comptroller Squadron, crawls 

through a tube filled with rotten food 

during the Carnivore Confidence 

Course at Hurlburt Field, Oct. 19. 

MSgt. Poulin is in one of many teams 

participating in the morale building 

exercise. 

At left, Airmen dodge sandbags during 

the Carnivore Confidence Course 

at the soundside bridge at Hurlburt 

Field, Oct. 19. The 2-mile course incorporated 

several obstacles testing 

mental and physical skills. 

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Trial and triumph through safety 

By Staff Sgt. . 

John Bainter 



According to Natalie 

Eslinger, Air Force 

Safety Center Representative 

for the A2A 

program, A2A was 

established by the Air 

Force Chief of Safety as 

an initiative to increase 

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Staff Sgt. Dwayne Hopkins, a unit deployment manager 

with 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, 

stands next to his Camaro SS. 

One of Hurlburt’s own 

has been spreading the 

Air Force’s safety message. 

Staff Sgt. Dwayne 

Hopkins is the Air Force 

Special Operations Command 

representative for 

the Airman-to-Airman 

Safety Advisory Council 

also known as A2A, for a 

two-year term. 

As an AFSOC representative, 

he briefs young 

Airmen about how personal 

protective equipment 

saved his own life during 

a motorcycle crash. 

“The day before my 

accident, a truck kicked 

up sand [while riding my 

motorcycle to work] so 

I decided to put on my 

jacket and all my PPE,” 

said Hopkins, the unit deployment 

manager with 

1st Special Operations 

L ogistics Readiness 

Squadron. 

“When the accident 

happened I didn’t get any 

road rash, I hit head first, 

tumbled and my body contorted,” 

Hopkins said. “I 

know without my PPE I 

would’ve died because my 

initial hit was head first.” 

According to Natalie 

Eslinger, Air Force Safety 

Center Representative 

for the A2A program, A2A 

was established by the Air 

Force Chief of Safety as 

an initiative to increase 

safety communication efforts 

with Airmen ages 17- 

26. The program provides 

commanders and safety 

offices with an additional 

tool to enhance their mishap 

prevention and reduction 

programs. 

The A2A is composed of 

10 Airmen who have experienced 

a personal safety 

mishap and were nominated 

by their commanders. 

The panel meets four 

times per year to discuss 

methods of disseminating 

their individual safety 

experiences. 

The council demonstrates 

the safety principles 

learned through 

overcoming serious or potentially 

deadly mishaps, 

Hopkins explained. 

The reason for using 

peers that have experienced 

some near fatal or 

major mishaps is their 

ability to reach the Airmen 

on a personal level. 

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Many Airmen are not going to listen 

to someone who hasn’t actually experienced 

a mishap and can’t relate to them, 

Hopkins said. On the other hand, somebody 

that wants to give the message 

because they went through a traumatic 

mishap and now want to help others 

avoid similar accidents from happening 

may hit closer to home. 

The council delivers their safety message 

by using several mediums to get 

their message out. Not only do they brief 

at bases across the Air Force, they also 

have a long list of safety-related video 

productions available to help spread the 

safety message. 

Safety videos are available on Youtube 

and the Air Force Safety Center home 

page. The videos relate the accounts 

of A2A members that have overcome 

several hazardous situations involving 

motorcycle safety, ladder safety and even 

flood safety. 

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brief the stories of all A2A council members. 

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Field in January 2012, soon coming under the watch of Tech. 

Sgt. Brandi Cole, a flight chief of 1st SOAMXS. 

“He had so much energy and so much dedication,” Cole 

said. “He was one of those Airmen who kept us focused and 

kept us entertained at all times, and we will miss him a lot. 

I want all of you guys to remember this time and this moment 

to think about Siegel and remember his old fallback 

response: ‘It’ll be all right. We’ll get through it.’ Always remember: 

Siegel will always be a Ghostrider. He will never 

be forgotten.” 

Siegel’s funeral service took place Oct. 29 in Dundee, Fla. 

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the Vietnam War have been 

identified and returned to 

their families for burial with 

full military honors. 

Joint POW/MIA Accounting 

Command conducted 

an investigation mission in 

June 2007 and identified a 

site that was recommended 

for recovery. In March 

2011 and March 2012 JPAC 

conducted recovery operations 

at the site and recovered 

human remains and 

material evidence at the 

site, according to the press 

release. 

For more than a decade 

the United States has conducted 

joint field activities 

with the governments of 

Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 

to recover the remains 

of missing Americans, according 

to their website. 

Throughout those countries, 

teams continue to investigate 

crash and burial 

sites, as well as interview 

locals to gain additional 

knowledge. Today, more 

than 1,600 Americans remain 

unaccounted for from 

the conflict. 

““I’m so very proud of 

my nation that persevered 

for so long in searching for 

my father’s remains,” said 

Lea Ann Wall McCann. “It’s 

been a long journey home.” 

Thomas and several 

of Wall’s family members 

greeted the flag draped casket 

when it arrived to San 

Antonio Wednesday, aboard 

American Airlines Flight 

497. Passengers on the 

plane watched from their 

windows as the fire department 

honored the flight with 

a water cannon salute and 

as the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Honor Guard 

carried Wall’s remains to an 

awaiting hearse. 

“Everyone involved in 

making this happen has 

been wonderful to our family, 

from the sergeant who 

escorted his body to San 

Antonio, to the VA and the 

VFW, to the color guard,” 

Wall said.

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Hurlburt Field 

up close 

The 1st Special Operations Wing 

treats visitors to a rare open house 

By LAUREN DELGADO 

Northwest Florida Daily News 

Jonah and Quinn Corbin peeked out the cockpit windows of a CV-22 Osprey cockpit and 

waved to their mother, Marney Corbin, down below. 

The 4- and 2-year-old soon 

turned their attention to their dad, 

Joe Corbin, as he pointed out the sea of 

buttons and knobs in front of them. 

“I think they’re more interested in 

the bounce house,” Marney confessed 

with a laugh. 

Visitors to Hurlburt Field’s first open 

house in years enjoyed games, food, 

military demonstrations and of course, 

aircraft on Saturday, Oct. 27. 

They learned about military equipment, 

from guns to packs, with Airmen 

standing by to answer questions and let 

them hold some of the items. Military 

dogs were available for pats before a 

demonstrating their skills. Aircraft and 

Humvees were up for inspection as 

well. 

For some people, the open house 

let them see other parts of the base 

where they work. Senior Airman Tracy 

Duncan, Capt. Karl Bituin, and Capt. 

Brad Hoffman are medics, and said 

they wanted to show support for their 

fellow airmen. Hoffman was amazed at 

how each plane had a different purpose 

and a different crew of people who work 

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on it. 

“We all fit together,” Bituin said. “It’s Staff Sgt. Roberto Matos and a military working 

all a concerted effort.” 

dog demonstrate their skills during the open 

Wayne Carlson, a retired Army 

house. 

helicopter pilot, wanted to take a look 

at some new aircraft, especially the 

Osprey. 

“It’s a helicopter and an airplane,” Carlson said. “It’s just an interesting machine.” 

He wasn’t the only one curious about the Osprey. Despite wanting to join the Navy, Jake 

and Luke Maggiore inspected the plane with their dad, Bob. 

“You don’t get to see these every day,” said 13-year-old Jake, indicating toward the 

Osprey. 

As an architect, Bob designed some of the buildings at Hurlburt. He said he thought the 

open house would be a good chance to show his work to his sons. 

“They don’t really ever get to come down here,” Bob said. “This was a good opportunity 

for them to see all of this. It’s a great family event.” 

Levi Fields, left, and his brother Johnny Fields enjoy a little time in the cockpit of a CV-22 Osprey on display Saturday during Hurlburt Field’s open house. 

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Visitors to Hurlburt Field’s first open house in years enjoyed games, food, military demonstrations 

and of course, aircraft on Saturday, Oct. 27. 

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Above, Staff Sgt. Corey Babcock talks with Cliff Withers in the shadow of an AC-130U 

gunship during the open house at Hurlburt Field. 

At far left,Brennan Boyle, son of Master Sgt. Gisele Boyle, from 1st Special Operations 

Maintenance Operations Support, slides down the bouncy slide during the Team Hurlburt 

Open House at Hurlburt Field, Oct. 27. 

At middle left, The Fort Walton Beach High School Junior ROTC presents the colors during 

a drill show they put on during the Hurlburt Field Open House. 

At left, Robert Cademartori, son of Tech. Sgt. Allison Cademartori, contract specialist 

from 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron, stands in line after getting his 

face painted to resemble Spiderman. 

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is the access point for the 

Virtual Lifetime Electronic 

Record. By November 

2013, every active-duty 

member will be required 

to register. Through eBenefits 

they can access their 

Official Military Personnel 

Record. By next year they 

also will be able to access 

their full health records, 


The portal is such a 

powerful tool because it is 

jointly run and designed by 

VA and DOD as a one-stop 

shop for access of servicerelated 

benefits. A joint 

executive benefits committee 

oversees eBenefits. Ultimate 

oversight is shared 

between the departments’ 

deputy secretaries. 

The portal went live 

three years ago, but multiple 

features have been 

added every three months 

through partnerships with 

TRICARE, the Veterans 

Health Administration, VA 

pensions and compensation, 

education services and 

many other offices. 

EBenefits grants two 

levels of access. Level one 

is limited to certain self-service 

features like obtaining 

an eligibility certificate for 

VA home loans. A veteran 

needs only to enroll 

in DEERS to register for 

basic access. 

Level two access is the 

“premium eBenefits account.” 

For that, veterans 

and family members need 

to verify their identification 

either by answering 

security questions online 

or through an “in-person 

proofing” visit to a VA regional 

office or TRICARE 

service center. 

Military retirees also 

can verify their identity 

online using their Defense 

Finance and Accounting 

Service logon. 

With a premium account, 

Reynolds said, users 

gain access to 45 self-service 

features for managing 

benefits — for education, 

employment, health, housing, 

insurance or compensation 

— and the number is 

climbing. 

Tom Philpott is a syndicated columnist. 

You may write to him at 

Military Update, P.O. Box 231111, 

Centreville, VA 20120-1111; or at 

milupdate@aol.com.

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AF officials eliminate civilian skill code requirements 

By Debbie Gildea 

Air Force Personnel Center 


JOINT BASE SAN AN- 

TONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas 

— Air Force officials have 

rescinded the manual used 

to define civilian position 

skill codes in one of several 

ongoing administrative 

actions geared toward 

transforming civilian hiring, 

determining employee 

training and development 

needs, and selecting employees 

for training under 

competitive procedures, 


officials said. 

Skill codes were a foundation 

of the previous civilian 

hiring system, under 

which applicant eligibility 

was dependent on knowledge, 

skills and abilities 

documented in the Air 

Force civilian career brief. 

Those skills were tied to 

skill codes defined in Air 

Force Manual 36-505, Skill 

Coding, which was rescinded 

Oct. 3, said Albert Marshall, 

AFPC classification 

program oversight advisor. 

Coded skills are no 

longer used in the hiring 

process or to identify past 

experience, so the skill 

coding manual is no longer 

necessary, Marshall 

explained. 

In 2010, AFPC officials 

worked alongside USA 

Staffing to begin the transition 

to a single staffing 

process; all vacancy announcements 

were posted 

on www.USAJobs.gov. 

Coded skills are no longer used in the hiring 

process or to identify past experience, so 

the skill coding manual is no longer necessary, 

Marshall explained. 

That transition was completed 

earlier this year 

when Luke Air Force Base, 

Ariz., transitioned. Today, 

hiring officials use applicant 

resumes, rather than 

employee career briefs, to 

make hiring decisions. 

The single staffing process 

was implemented to 

help reduce hiring time and 

standardize recruitment 

processes across the Department 

of Defense, and 

it benefits hiring officials 

as well, said Nancy Tackett, 

AFPC supervisory human 

resources specialist. 

Under the previous 

system, vacancies open to 

internal and external applicants 

required staffing 

teams to review external 

resumes and internal career 

briefs for qualification 

criteria. Hiring officials 

also had to review the different 

types of documents 

to determine the best 

applicant. 

“Not only did it take longer 

to conduct two different 

review processes, internal 

applicants were limited to 

whatever skill codes were 

identified in their career 

brief, while external applicants 

were able to fully describe 

their qualifications 

in a resume. This new process 

levels the playing field 

for all applicants,” Tackett 

said. 

Current civilian employees 

should familiarize 

themselves with the USA- 

Jobs site and application 

process, even if they don’t 

plan to apply for a vacancy, 

she advised. 

“If you were hired under 

the old system, you may 

not have a resume and 

you may not be comfortable 

with preparing one, 

but USAJobs requires a 

resume, and there are tips 

to help you prepare one,” 

she said. “Even if you don’t 

want to apply for a job right 

now, it’s better to be prepared 

in case your dream 

job is announced.” 

Employees can submit 

an updated resume, via 

the myPers website, to 

update their past experience, 

Marshall said. Go to 

https://mypers.af.mil, select 

career management, then 

self service, and then resume 

update. 

For more information 

about civilian career opportunities, 

and guidance 

on resume preparation, go 

to www.afciviliancareers. 

com. For more information 

about other personnel 

issues, visit the myPers 

website at https://mypers. 

af.mil. 

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home for this special lady. For more information on Lexi, 

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AF accepting 

distinguished 

civilian award 

nominations 

By Gloria Kwizera 



JOINT BASE SAN AN- 

TONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas 

— Air Force officials are 

accepting nominations for 

the 58th Annual Department 

of Defense Distinguished 

Civilian Service 

Award. 

This is the highest award 

presented to DOD career 

civilian employees whose 

careers reflect exceptional 

devotion to duty and significant 

contributions of broad 

scope to DOD operational 

efficiency, economy, or 

other improvements, said 

Senior Master Sgt. Diana 

Gonzalez, Air Force Personnel 

Center Evaluations 

and Recognitions Branch 

superintendent. 

Each major command, 

field operating agency and 

direct reporting unit may 

submit one nomination in 

each category. Organizations 

and base-level personnel 

must contact their 

MAJCOM, FOA, or DRU 

for applicable suspense 

dates and nomination 

procedures. 

Nominations are due to 

AFPC by Feb.25, 2013. 

For more information on 

Air Force recognition programs 

and other personnel 

issues, visit the myPers 

website at https://mypers. 

af.mil. 

G E T S T A R T E D 

What You Need To Know 

To Start College 

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Career Degree Programs Panel Discussion 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From staff reports 

Settlement 

of Estate 

If anyone has any claims 

for or against the estate of 

A1C Colby G. Siegel, please 

contact 1Lt Bryan C. Dukes, 

the Summary Courts Officer 

at (cell) 513-315-1088 or 

(work) 850-884-2004 or by 

e-mail at bryan.dukes@ 

hurlburt.af.mil. 

Football tickets 

All games include transportation 

and the ticket. 

Overnight games include 

hotel accommodations. 

• Jets vs. Jaguars, Dec. 

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• Panthers vs. Saints, 

Dec. 30-Jan 1, 2013 (New 

Orleans) 

• Bucs vs. Falcons, Dec. 

29-30 (Atlanta) 

• The Academy vs. Troy 

University Nov. 10 (Troy, AL) 

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transportation, ticket and 

tailgate. PLAYpass eligible! 

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*Colt AR6720 Tactical 

Carbines $1,049.99 

LAYAWAY’S AVAILABLE 

Over 1,000 new and used guns in stock. 

Lowest Prices in the Panhandle 

Military and law enforcement discounts. 

Northwest Florida’s Premier Sig Sauer Dealer 

with Special Military & Police Pricing 

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hurlburt Briefs 

AFEV craft bazaar 

Nov. 10 

One stop holiday shopping 

can be found at the 

Air Force Enlisted Village’s 

“Crafts, Treasures and Delights 

Bazaar” from 9 a.m. 

– 5 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Bob 

Hope Village ballroom, 30 

Holly Avenue, Shalimar. 

Holiday shoppers will be 

thrilled with the variety of 

items available for purchase 

at the bazaar: hand crafted 

jewelry, natural skin care 

products, handmade hair 

clips, Scentsy, Mary Kay, 

baked goods, Pampered 

Chef, seasonal home decor, 

Christmas ornaments, 

stained glass, stationery, 

baskets, tapestries, Tastefully 

Simple, soaps, candles, 

Tupperware and more. The 

bazaar is open to the public. 

Admission and parking are 

free. 

A few vendor spaces are 

still available. For more information, 

contact Marisol 

Kingsbury at 850-651-3766. 

Destin 

Bridge 

In the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center 

 

Target X Winn Dixie 

Gulf Shore 

Drive 

Veteran’s Day 

Ceremony 

The Veteran’s Tribute 

Tower Committee and the 

Emerald Coast Association 

of the United States Army 

are pleased to host the annual 

Veteran’s Day Ceremony 

at Beal Memorial 

Cemetery at 11 a.m. Monday, 

Nov. 12. 

Guests and organizations 

are invited to place a 

fresh flower at the base of 

the flagpole and render appropriate 

honors. 

Guest speaker for this 

year’s ceremony will be 

Major Gen. Kenneth Merchant, 

USAF, program executive 

officer for Weapons, 

Armament Directorate, 

Eglin AFB. United States 

Army Chaplain Capt. Kevin 

Mucher will provide the Invocation 

and Benediction. 

In addition to local business 

and service organizations, 

support elements from 

Eglin AFB and Hurlburt 

AFB will provide the traditional 

21-gun salute, taps, 

fly-by and communications 

support. 

For information, call 

Tom Rice, Event Chairperson, 

at 850-302-0266. 

Flag Retirement 

Ceremony 

Boy Scout Troop 52, of 

Valparaiso, will conduct a 

*Springfield M1A $1,449.99 

*Ruger Mini 14 $719.99 

*Daniels Defense M4 Carbine $1,449 

Big Kahuna’s 

 

Destin 

Commons 


flag retirement ceremony 

at Teresa Village on Saturday, 

Nov. 17, beginning at 

9:30 a.m. at the Teresa Village 

pavilion, located at 321 

Woodrow Street, Fort Walton 

Beach. Refreshments 

and beverages will be sold 

and the proceeds will help 

offset the cost of summer 

camp for Troop 52. The public 

is invited to attend. 

Worn flags in need of retiring 

can be brought to the 

Teresa Village administrative 

office. For information 

about the Flag Retirement 

Ceremony, please contact 

the Teresa Village office at 

850-613-6674. 

To learn more about the 

Air Force Enlisted Village, 

visit www.afev.us. 

Jingle Bell Jog 

The 34th Annual Jingle 

Bell Jog 10K Race and 5K 

Fun Run is Dec. 8. The 

race begins at 8 a.m. at Uptown 

Station in Fort Walton 

Beach. The sponsors are 

Special Forces Association 

Chapter 7 and Quality 

Imports. Register online 

at SFA7.com. For sponsorship 

opportunities: jbjsponsor@gmail.com. 

For 

questions: SFACH7Jinglebelljog@gmail.com. 

Find us 

on Facebook at facebook. 

com/SFA7JBJ. 

PMI membership 

meeting 

Project Management 

Institute (PMI) Emerald 

2087904 

Coast Florida Chapter will 

host their annual membership 

dinner meeting Nov. 

12. This event will take 

place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 

p.m. at the Ramada Plaza 

Beach Resort, Beach Side 

Tower 6th floor conference 

room located at 1500 Miracle 

Strip Parkway SE, Fort 

Walton Beach. Cost is $40 

for chapter member, $45 for 

non-member and $20 for 

students. Join us for a fantastic 

evening of great food 

and door prizes as we celebrate 

another successful 

year of PMI interaction with 

the Emerald Coast community. 

Anyone interested 

in Project Management 

methodology or professional 

certification is welcome. 

Register online by Nov. 8 

at www.pmiemeraldcoastfl. 

org or call 850-797-3165 or 

850-803-0093. 

AARP Driver 

Safety Program 

AARP Driver Safety 

Program is offering a 2-day 

class from 9 a.m. - noon Nov. 

16 and 17 at the Navarre 

Library. Attendance at 

both classes is required to 

receive a certificate. For seniors 

55 and over, a discount 

on your insurance premium 

is given for completion of 

the course. 

It is also a good training 

tool for teenagers and 

young adults. 

The Driver Safety Course 

helps identify their good 

See briefs page 15 

Trophies, Plaques & 

Corporate Awards 

We guarantee the 

lowest prices in town! 

Starting as low as $ 4.77 

ENGRAVING ADDITIONAL 

A Diamond & Gold Exchange 

“Serving The Community Since 2001” 

Eglin & Hollywood • FWB 

(850) 243-3900

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briefs From page 14 

driving habits, learn safe 

driving practices for today’s 

highways, identifies how our 

aging affects our driving. 

AARP is honoring military 

active duty and retirees, 

and their family members 

by offering the course for 

free. Non-military AARP 

members cost is $12 and $14 

for non-AARP participants. 

This covers the cost of materials; 

you will receive your 

own books to keep. 

To sign up for the class, 

call Sharon Johnson at 

293-4902. 

Wounded Warrior 

Softball games 

The Wounded Warrior 

Amputee Softball games 

will be held Nov. 3 at Morgan 

Sports Center, 4200 Indian 

Bayou Trail, Destin. The 

double header starts at 2 

p.m. with the second game 

beginning at 5 p.m. Both 

games are free and open to 

the public. 

Thank-A-Vet 5K 

Run/Walk 

Help us pay tribute to our 

Veterans and join us for our 

1st Annual “Thank-A-Vet” 

5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m. Nov. 

10. The race starts and ends 

at the DeFuniak Springs 

Amphitheater on Lake De- 

Funiak (1183 Circle Dr. De- 

Funiak Springs). Beautiful 

course is through historic 

district and around Lake 

DeFuniak Springs. The race 

is a certified and timed 5K 

course. 

T-Shirts to the first 200 

registered participants. Cost 

is $20 preregistration/$25 on 

race day. 

Register at http://whsafjrotc.sites.runsignup.com/. 

There will be a Rock Wall 

after the race for all participants 

and their families. 

Awards are by age category. 

Sponsored by Walton High 

School AFJROTC. Proceeds 

will go to Special Operation 

Warrior Foundation and to 

the WHS AFJROTC program. 

Sponsors wanted. 

For more information 

contact, Lt Col Alan Gardner 

(Ret),Walton High 

School AFJROTC (850) 892- 

120 x4475 (W) or (850) 624- 

9506 (C). 

Veteran’s Day 

Parade 

The City of Mary Esther 

proudly announces its Annual 

Veteran’s Day Parade, 

Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. 

Theme this year is Honoring 

our Heroes. Reserve 

your place in the parade as 

soon as possible. There is no 

cost to participate. Parade 

packets may be picked up at 

Mary Esther City Hall – 195 

Christobal Road N., Mary 

Esther, or you may contact 

City Hall at 850-243-3566 

ext. 11 or 12 and request an 

email packet. Packets are 

also available online – www. 

cityofmaryesther.com. Packets 

must be returned by Nov. 

2. Come join the fun and 

honor our Veterans! Goodies 

will be tossed on the Mall 

side of procession! 

Contact the Mary Esther 

City Hall at 243-3566, or Email 

the City Clerk at cclk@cityofmaryesther.com. 

Thunderbird 

Intertribal Powwow 

The 25th Annual Thunderbird 

Intertribal Powwow 

will take place Nov. 

2-4 at the Niceville Mullet 

Festival Grounds. Spend 

the day with craft makers, 

singers, dancers, flute 

players, storytellers, and 

various Native American 

exhibits. Admission is $5 

for adults and $3 for children 

12 and under. For information, 

visit http://www. 

thunderbirdpowwow.org/. 

If interested in one our 

various volunteer opportunities, 

contact Kirby Locklear 

(Kirby.locklear.ctr@ 

eglin.af.mil or 883-5603) or 

James Hartwell (James. 

Hartwell@hurlburt.af.mil 

or 579-4920) 

Concrete foundation promises solid future 

By Airman 1st Class 

Alexxis Pons Abascal 

27th Special Operations Wing 


CANNON AIR FORCE 

BASE, N.M. — It was a 

proud moment for the 

27th Special Operations 

Wing as the first AC-130W 

Stinger II taxied onto the 

newest flightline taxiway 

addition at Cannon Air 

Force Base, N.M., Oct. 18. 

The 27th Special Operations 

Maintenance 

Group and 27th Special 

Operations Civil Engineer 

Squadron commanders 

stood by with a dozen 

contractors as the aircraft 

maneuvered over what 

they could only describe 

as a critical stepping 

stone toward the future of 

Cannon. 

The $35 million project 

was nearly two years in the 

making and drew from two 

separate contracted companies 

for completion. 

“It’s awesome to finally 

be standing on the first 

“One more thing in 

common, Georgia 

Military College Online.” 

Visit us at 

GMCOnlineCampus.net 

800.342.0413 | onlineinfo@gmc.cc.ga.us 

2087899 

Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom | USAF 

An AC-130W Stinger II is sprayed by fire trucks while taxing down a newly opened flightline 

taxiway addition at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 19. The flightline taxiway is 

part of the new additions being added to Cannon and will be used to park up to 18 additional 

aircraft that will be grafted into the Cannon fleet sometime in the next three years. 

building block of many 

more to come that will turn 

Cannon into the premier 

base for the Air Force,” 

said Steven Hill, 27 SO- 

CES chief of programs. “It 

makes me feel extremely 

proud and honored to be 

part of this historical moment. 

As Col. Piech has 

said - ‘we don’t live history 

at Cannon, we make it’.” 

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