“Section Spotlights”MEDICAL GROUPSPOTLIGHTMAINTAINERSPOTLIGHTName: Edmund DaleyRank: MajorAFSC & Title: 46N3/Nursing ServicesHometown: Oneida, New YorkName: Brent R. ForbesRank: Staff SergeantAFSC & Title: 2A772 / Non DestructiveInspector (NDI)Hometown: Baldwinsville, NYMajor Ed Daley maintains numerous roles at the 174 th <strong>Fighter</strong><strong>Wing</strong>. He has been a member since March of 1976. He is aclinical nurse assigned to the Medical Group and has an additionalduty as the Officer in Charge of staff development fornursing services. In addition, he has been a full time firefighterat <strong>Hancock</strong> <strong>Field</strong> for the past 15 years and has been a nursinginstructor at BOCES since 1998. Major Daley has participatedin many deployments. His most recent include time in SaudiArabia during 2000-2001, 9 months of active duty after9/11/01, and deployments in support of Iraqi Freedom to bothKirkuk, Iraq in 2003 and Aludeid, Qatar in 2004. His hobbiesinclude: playing the guitar, skiing, and spending time with hisfamily. Major Daley credits his nursing expertise and professionalqualities to his vast experiences with the <strong>Air</strong> <strong>National</strong><strong>Guard</strong>.SSgt. Brent Forbes is assigned to the 174FW MXS Non DestructiveInspection (NDI) shop and has been a member of the174 FW for the past 12 years. He has participated in numerousdeployments to include Operation Northern Watch, CoronetNighthawk, Operation Enduring / Iraqi Freedom, CombatArcher, and <strong>Air</strong> Warrior. SSgt. Forbes has been assigned tothe <strong>Air</strong>craft Structural Repair shop as a temporary <strong>Air</strong> Technicianfor the past year and half, and most recently he has becomea fulltime <strong>Air</strong> Technician in the Non-Destructive Inspectionshop. In his off duty time, SSgt. Forbes enjoys snowmobiling,snowboarding, fishing and spending time with his family,daughter Isabella and wife Heidi.OPERATIONS GROUPSPOTLIGHTName: Ryan S. BleyleRank: Senior <strong>Air</strong>manAFSC & Title: 1W051 / WeatherTechnicianHometown: Brockport, NYSUPPORT GROUPSPOTLIGHTName: John J. KempistyRank: Staff SergeantAFSC & Title: 2E6X3 -Telephone SystemsHometown: Clay, NYSrA. Ryan Bleyle is a Weather Technician and has been amember of the 174 FW for eight months. He was also servedin the active duty <strong>Air</strong> Force as a weather technician under theAFSOC MAJCOM, stationed at Hurlburt <strong>Field</strong>, FL for fouryears. He has participated in numerous deployments to includeOperation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.SrA. Bleyle attends SUNY Brockport enrolled as meteorologymajor. His hobbies include: Playing basketball, soccer,football, and tennis. He also likes to lift weights, traveland fish. Some of the things that SrA. Bleyle likes about theNYANG: it allows you to serve this great country while attendingcollege so I better your education and achieve the jobyou want in the civilian world.SSgt. John Kempisty recently moved from the Command Postto become a Telephone Systems Technician for the <strong>174th</strong><strong>Fighter</strong> <strong>Wing</strong> Communications Flight. He has been a memberof the 174 FW for eight years. Previously, he was an Avionics,Guidance and Control Systems Specialist while on active duty.While on active duty, he was stationed at RAF Woodbridge,UK and Randolph AFB, TX. Prior to becoming a full-timetechnician, SSgt. Kempisty worked for several telecommunicationsand networking companies in New York State. Hishobbies include: hunting, fishing and spending time with hisdaughters Jordan and Kalysta, his son T.J. and his better half,Veronica. Some of the things that SSgt Kempisty likes aboutthe NYANG: working with great people like MSgt. LouisBruno, TSgt. Bruce Fong and MSgt. Todd Sargent.6 1-800-883-4484
174 th <strong>Fighter</strong> <strong>Wing</strong>Outstanding <strong>Air</strong>man, Noncommissioned Officer, andSenior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2004<strong>Air</strong>man of the YearSrA. Bradford R. Hunter174 th AMXS/MXAANCO of the YearSSgt. Melissa E. Forsyth,174 th FW/FMSrNCO of the YearSMSgt. David M. Lathrop174 th MXG/MXMF174 th <strong>Fighter</strong> <strong>Wing</strong>Outstanding <strong>Air</strong>man, Noncommissioned Officer, andSenior Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarterfor the period of 1 July – 30 September 2004<strong>Air</strong>man of the QuarterSrA. Timothy S. Reinhardt174 th MSG/SFS<strong>174th</strong> <strong>Fighter</strong> <strong>Wing</strong>NCO of the QuarterTSgt. Vidda S. Serrato174 th OG/OSFSrNCO of the QuarterMSgt. Mark D. Graham174 th MXG/MXS7