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Welcome to 2018…..

Hopefully everyone had a Happy Holiday Season and are looking forward to great things in 2018.

Before I launch into what’s planned for 2018, how about a little recap of everything that happened the last three months of 2017.

October had several significant events: I was finally able to present the Chapter’s K-8 Teacher of the Year award to Tonya Connelly of Copper Ridge Elementary School in Coro- na de Tucson, after finally finding an opening in her busy schedule.

We held our chapter elections during our October 27 luncheon with the following re- sults: President – Wally Saeger, Vice Presi- dent – Mark Koechle, Secretary – SSgt Mark Lindsay, and Secretary – Marie Lankford. We were fortunate to have our own chapter mem- ber Congresswoman Martha McSally as our guest speaker. She gave an enlightening presentation on what is happening in our Na- tion’s capital and on meeting President Trump for the first time.

We also sponsored the Phoenix Military En- trance and Processing Station “Haunted House” at the request of chapter member Cap- tain Sandra Spoon who is assigned there. The haunted house raised $486 of which we donat- ed $480 to the MEPS morale fund.

Things didn’t slow up in November as there was an ALS graduation on November 2 to attend and hand out the distinguished graduate awards and then the ALS school house renam- ing ceremony the next day. The D-M ALS is now known as the CMSgt Carl E. Beck Air- man Leadership School in recognition of the numerous contributions by CMSgt Beck (both on active duty and after he retired) to the suc- cess of the ALS. Chief Beck was also an ac- tive member of Chapter 105 serving as the chapter’s treasurer. The 433d Airlift Wing Civic Leaders from San Antonio Texas were in Tucson Nov 16-17 and I participated in a welcome social where I had the chance to discuss AFA, what we do as a chapter to sup- port our airmen, and how to get in contact with their local Alamo Chapter. Finally, the Tucson Military Affairs Committee sponsored a Thanksgiving Lunch for the dorm residents which the chapter helped sponsor financially and several members pitched in on the day to

set up, serve and cleanup after feeding approxi- mately 500 of the dorm residents.

December saw our annual Daedalians/AFA Christmas Dinner and Awards Presentations. This is an opportunity for members of both or- ganizations (a lot of whom are members of both) to get together and celebrate the holidays and make some special presentations. The Daedali- ans presented their scholarships to the aviation cadets from the three ROTC programs at the U of A, while our chapter presented a scholarship to a non-aviation cadet from the AFROTC program. In addition, the Daedalians presented their “Pilot of the Year Award”. There were numerous other “social” opportunities in December including another ALS graduation.

Looking forward to 2018, we will journey to 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron’s am- munition storage area, more popularly known as the bomb dump for our January chapter meeting, January 23. While we haven’t finalized our Feb- ruary chapter meeting, March will be busy with the Heritage Flight 2-4 March and Luke’s Air Show 10-11 March. Unfortunately, D-M’s Air Show which was scheduled for 17-18 March had to be cancelled when the Blue Angels unexpect- edly cancelled their participation. I’ve already been approached by the Frank Luke chapter to provide volunteers from our chapter to help them man what should be a very busy AFA booth, so more details to follow.

Our annual Golf Tournament will be Friday, April 13 in Green Valley at the Haven Golf Course. Even if you don’t golf, you support the event in other ways; to find out how, contact me or Dick Roberts.

And long range planning, we will be looking for your help in identifying outstanding STEM teachers to be considered for our chapter Teach- ers of the Year. We can select one K-8 teacher and one high school teacher by March 31st.

Our chapter is hosting the Southwest Region Conference June 23, so expect more information on that.

There is never any lack of things to do in the chapter to help make us better and help us better support our airmen so feel free to contact any of the people on left to find out how you can help.

Remember EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, SUP- PORT

Wally Saeger, President

Tucson Chapter’s October Meeting Presentation Congresswoman Martha McSally

Congresswoman and Tucson AFA Member Martha McSally addressed the October 27th luncheon meeting of the Tucson Chapter 105 at the Club Ironwood at Davis-Monthan AFB.

The Congresswoman noted that Con- gress understands the needs of the Air Force and that operations can’t continue “on the cheap”. Sequestration has cut approximately 20% in needed military funding, but it is anticipated that FY18 will see an increase in $70B, over se- questration, for the Air Force.

Rep. McSally noted that both the A-10 and EC-130 need replacements, but at the present time that doesn’t appear that will happen.

Presently there are 283 A-10s in inventory in 9 operational squadrons. 173 aircraft have had

wing replacements and could fly into the 2030s. The other 110 need wing replacement at a projected cost of

$103M. The funding to support the A-10 Warthog was included in both the House Defense Appropriations bill and approved by the House

Know your Tucson Chapter 105 Officers

V. P. Community Outreach—Heidi Goldman

A graduate of the University of Arizona, Heidi has a teaching degree, but couldn't find work fresh out of college. When one door didn't open, she built a window of opportunities. And so

began a series of entrepreneurial careers:

First as a make-up artist, landing her a key position as the East-Coast National Training Executive with Christian Dior in

NYC. When Heidi moved back to Tucson, she taught over 2,000 students as a remedial tutor and piano teacher. Heidi discovered universal problems with her music students and ventured forth to create a unique line of teaching tools for students age 3 and older

that were sold nationwide and in Europe to motivate students and help them learn in an exciting

way. PureGold Teaching Tools, Inc. was then created out of love and necessity. Her teaching methods won rave reviews as one of the year's top educational resources in Scholastic's Instructor

magazine. Her teaching tools have been recognized in The Arizo- na Daily Star and a number of national magazines. Heidi won Make A Difference Award in 2013 at Sunrise Elementary School in Tucson.

Heidi was the publisher for WHERE magazine & Tucson GuestBook, responsible for increasing revenue, creating new

Armed Services Committee.

The A-10 provides the close air support and combat search & rescue and survivability that other aircraft

L-R: V.P. Mark Koechle, Rep. Martha McSally, Pres. Wally Saeger, N/L Editor Dick Roberts

marketing strategies, taking care of social media, blogging for

local businesses to help increase their visibility and revenue, and was recruited by AFA Chapter 105 to be their Vice President of Community Outreach.

lack. When asked by President Trump about the F-16/F-35 vs the A-10, Rep. McSally noted they were not as good in the mis- sion that the A-10 was designed for. When asked specifically by the President, about the A-10, Rep. McSally stated that the A-10 was a “bad-ass airplane with a big gun”!

Throughout her time in Congress, Rep. McSally has consistent- ly advocated for necessary funding to keep the A-10 fleet and EC

-130 operational. Rep. McSally also effectively prevented the proposed premature retirement of the A-10 fleet under the previous administration. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, located in Rep. McSally’s district, houses 83 A-10 Warthogs.

When asked about the prospect of the F-35 for D-M, she noted that it is not currently in the running.

Rep. McSally is presently the only female Republican veteran in Congress and sits on the Armed Services and Homeland Secu- rity Committees.

Heidi Goldman can be found out and about networking with The Tucson Hispanic of Chamber, Southern Arizona Concierge Network and Visit Tucson events, traveling the world, ballroom dancing in Vienna, singing off key, looking for her next adven- ture.

Chapter Helps Raise Money for Homeless Vets

Your chapter sponsored a hole at the Raytheon golf tournament held Friday, November 10 at the Forty -Niner Golf Course. The tournament was sponsored by the Ray- theon Women’s Network and Raytheon Employee Veter- ans’ Network to raise funds for the Primavera Founda- tion’s work to help the homeless and other less fortunate

people within the Tucson area. In- cluded in this group are the many homeless veterans in the Tucson ar- ea.

Supporting the effort on the day were

Left to Right: Mark Koechle, Vicki Jo Ryder and Wally Saeger

Vicki Jo Ryder, Mark Koechle, and Wal- ly Saeger. During the tournament, we talked to each foursome about the bene-

fits of being an AFA member and informing them about our 2018 golf tournament. About

half of the teams took entry blanks so they can participate in our tournament so a win-win for us and the Raytheon tournament which raised $3,266 for the Primavera Foundation.

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Chapter AFROTC Scholarship Winner

This year, the chapter awarded a $500 scholarship to University of Arizona AFROTC Cadet Zachary Dunn. Cadet Dunn, a Cadet Colonel in AFROTC Detachment 020, is in his senior year at the University of Arizona where he is studying Economics. Cadet Dunn is the vice wing commander in the fall semester which has been great preparation for him to move up to wing commander for the spring semester. Cadet Dunn was selected by Colonel Thomas Nicholson, the detachment Professor of Aerospace Studies, based upon his academic and military studies performance, and his potential as an officer in the United States Air Force. Cadet Dunn’s career choice is cyber security/operations. After he graduates and is com- missioned in May 2018, Cadet Dunn will journey to Maxwell AFB, AL to start his formal training and his Air Force career.

AFROTC Cadet Zachary Dunn is awarded his scholar- ship by Chapter 105 Presi- dent, Col (Ret) Wally Saeger at the 2017 Daedalians/AFA Christmas Party and Annual Awards Program at Club Ironwood on December 7, 2017.

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Air Force Association

Tucson Chapter 105

Annual Golf Tournament

Haven Golf Course—Green Valley Friday, April 13, 2018

8 AM Registration, 9AM Shotgun/Scramble Registration Form

Individual players are welcome and will be matched with a foursome Name: Phone: Name: Phone: Name: Phone: Name: Phone:

Registration Fees:

$70 per player or $260 for a foursome, if registered prior to March 17th.

$80 per player or $300 for a foursome, if registered after March 17th.

Registration deadline: April 6, 2018

All registrations include lunch following the tournament.

For lunch only, cost is $10.

Amount enclosed: $

Please make out checks to: AFA Tucson 105

Mail to: Dick Roberts, Chair, 1319 W. Mariquita St., Green Valley, AZ 85622 For tournament information: 520-648-5749, rrrgv@

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Chapter’s K-8 Teacher of the Year: Tonya Connelly

Although the chapter selected Tonya Connelly as our Chapter K-8 Teacher of the Year back in April, due scheduling conflicts we were not able to present her award until October. Tonya teaches STEM and Ad- vanced Math for grades K-5 at Copper Ridge Elemen- tary School in Corona de Tucson which is part of the Vail Unified School District.

This was the first year (2016-17) for the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) program at Copper Ridge since it was the first year that Copper Ridge was open. Mrs Connelly was asked by the school’s principal, Erica Irby, to establish the program and curricu- lum from scratch. While Art has only been recently associ- ated with the other elements of STEM (Science, Technolo- gy, Engineering and Math), Tonya sees STEM as a way inspire the Art portion of the program. She also sees STEAM as a way for her students to discover things or view things differently than they had in the past.

According to Copper Ridge’s principal, “Mrs. Connelly’s greatest accomplishment is the creation and development of the STEAM and Advanced Math programs. These programs provide an educational opportunity to foster the love of math and science while encouraging the positive self-

concepts, creative expressions, critical thinking, and academic excellence of students as they are challenged to reach their highest individual potential. Mrs. Connelly always seeks to provide an exciting learning environment to challenge, enrich, and accelerate each student.”

Tonya Connelly proudly displays her Chapter TOY Certificate

Tonya received a Teacher of the Year Certificate signed by then Chapter President, Mark Koechle, a TOY pin, and a check for $150 from the chapter.

“A Little Bit of History”

Northrop F-89 Scorpion

The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an Amer ican all-weather interceptor built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered air- craft designed as such from the outset to enter service. Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first USAF jet fighters equipped with guided mis- siles and notably the first combat aircraft armed with air-to- air nuclear weapons (the unguided Genie rocket).

Production was authorized in January 1949, with the first production F-89A flying in Sep-

tember 1950. Only 18 F-89As were completed, which were mainly used for tests and trials, before the type was upgraded to

the F-89B, with new avionics. The type entered service with the 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in June 1951.

The major production model was the F-89D, which fir st flew 23 October 1951 and entered service in 1954. Arma- ment was two pods of 52 2.75 in (70 mm) "Mighty Mouse" rockets, for a total of 104. A total of 682 were built. In Au- gust 1956 a pair of F-89D interceptors were scrambled from Oxnard Air Force Base to shoot down a runaway F6F-5K drone leading to “The Battle of Palmdale” incident *.

The final variant was the F-89J. This was based on the F- 89D, but replaced the standard wingtip missile pod/tanks with 600 gal (2,271 l) fuel tanks and fitted a pylon under each wing for a single MB-1 Genie nuclear rocket (sometimes sup- plemented by up to four conventional Falcon air-to-air mis- siles). The F-89J became the only aircraft to fire a live Genie as the John Shot of Operation Plumbbob on 19 July 1957.

A total of 1,050 Scorpions of all variants were produced.

General characteristic

• Crew: 2

• Length: 53 ft 9 1⁄2 in (16.40 m)

• Wingspan: 59 ft 8 1⁄2 in (18.20 m)

• Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)

• Max. takeoff weight: 42,241 lb (19,161 kg)

• Powerplant: 2 × Allison J35-A-35 afterburning turbojets

Performance

• Maximum speed: 635 mph

• Ferry range: 1,366 mi (1,188 nm, 2,200 km)

Armament

• Rockets:

• 104 × 2.75 in "Mighty Mouse" folding-fin aerial rockets

• 16 × 5 in aerial rockets on underwing racks

5 * the-battle-of-palmdale

Community Partner Program

For more than 40 years, businesses have been joining the Air Force Association to support both AFA National and local AFA chap-

ters. Becoming a Community Partner is a great way to get your business involved with your local Air Force Community. Community Partners are partnership businesses that want to assist both AFA National and the local AFA chapters by becoming involved in Community efforts to support the United States Air Force.

By forming a partnership with your local AFA chapter, your business will help AFA fulfill their mission to promote a dominant Unit- ed States Air Force and a strong national defense. Any business or organization can become a CP and have two options for member- ship:

Category One (CP I) $90.00 annually- Business can designate one person to receive AFA Membership and enjoy all benefits thereof.

Category Two (CP II) $180.00 annually- Business can designate two people to receive AFA Membership and enjoy all benefits thereof.

Not only does a Community Partner receive all the benefits of an AFA membership, such as a variety of product and service dis- counts, insurance programs, and much more, but the partner will also receive the following upon joining AFA:

Date Medallion Wooden Plaque

8”x5” “Our Business Supports Our Troops" Window Decal

If your business is interested in becoming a Community Partner, you should first contact your local chapter.

For questions or for more information on the program, please contact: Dave Carrell, carrelldav@, (520) 305-4407

Have your business become a part of a great cause and show your patrons that you support our Air Force!

Tucson Chapter’s Community Partners

|A & E Specialty Marketing |Chick-fil-A |La Posada Lodge & Casitas |

|Elliott M. Klahr |Matt Hountz |Juan Loo, Sales & Catering Mgr |

|P. O. Box 4423 |3605 E. Broadway Blvd |5900 N. Oracle Rd |

|Rio Rico, AZ 85648 |Tucson, AZ 85716 |Tucson, AZ 85704 |

|520-281-1369 (P) |520-321-4232 |520-887-4800 (P) |

|520-980-0515 (C) | |520-293-7543 (F) |

|emklahr@ |Ciruli Brothers | |

| |5 Calle Cristina | |

|Chick-fil-A |Rio Rico, AZ 85648 |Jackson Oil Company |

|Dave Carrell |520-281-1456 |Robert Ferretti |

|6675 E. Grant Rd. | |623-217-8005 |

|Tucson, AZ 85715 |Vantage West Credit Union | |

|520-305-4407 |Cindy Brainer | |

| |P.O. Box 15115 | |

Tucson, AZ 85708

Chick-fil-A 520-298-7882

Jim Paine 800-888-7882

4885 N. Oracle Rd. Tucson, AZ 85705

520-408-2456

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Davis-Monthan

Airman Leadership School Renamed

The Davis-Monthan Airman Leadership School (ALS) was renamed the CMSgt Carl E. Beck Airman Leadership School in a ceremony on November 2, 2017 attended by about 75 friends and family of Chief Master Sergeant (Ret) Carl Beck and the Airman Leadership School. The ALS is the first for- mal professional military education course for the Air Force enlisted corps and provides airmen with the knowledge and

tools to become effective staff ser- geants and non-commissioned officers in the United States Air Force. Speaking at the renaming ceremony was CMSgt (Ret) Vince Howard on the impact that Chief Beck had on him personally and on the future lead- ers of the Air Force that he mentored.

Chief Master Sergeant Carl Beck was born on May 19, 1920 in Bel- videre, Illinois. Carl dropped out of school in the fifth grade and joined the circus as an electrician. At 18

years old, he joined the Army and served for two years. Lat- er, following a successful trucking business, Carl joined the Army Air Corps, which in 1947, became the United States Air Force.

Chief Beck was an Enlisted Aviation Pioneer serving in the WWII Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Korean Conflict, and Vi- etnam Conflict. He logged more

than 20,000 hours as a flight engi- neer, crossed the Atlantic 264 times, flew missions into 51 differ- ent countries and served more than 32 years before finally retiring in August 1974 at Davis-Monthan AFB. His missions and stations included: the Berlin Airlift; Tripo- li, Libya; Shanghai, China; Paris, France; Rhein-Main AB, Germa- ny; Westover AFB, Massachu- setts; McGuire AFB, New Jersey;

Scotland; Hawaii; the Belgian Congo...and the list goes on. Chief Beck worked for some of our most senior Air Force Leaders, including General James W. Spry, General Freder- ick Hopkins, General Rosie O'Donnell, General Jacob E. Smart, General Hunter H. Harris, and General Raymond L. Haupt right here at Davis-Monthan. Of special note, Chief Beck was moved to Paris to be on the ground crew for Gen- eral Eisenhower’s presidential aircraft, the “Constellation.”

Those who knew Chief Beck could not help but recognize his leadership and engaging personality. He spent countless hours mentoring Airmen at DM through our Airmen’s Lead- ership Program. Chief Beck impacted lives across a spec- trum which very few will match.

Chief Beck was active in the Air Force Association and served as the Chapter 105 treasurer for a number of years.

2017 was an amazing year at STARBASE Arizona! Over- all, we hosted 32 groups of fifth graders, which worked out to about 960 students. Each class came to Davis-Monthan five different times for a total of 25 hours. During those 25 hours, they learned about engineering, chemistry, robotics, physics, geospatial intelligence, 3D computer-aided design and were also able to see working squadrons on base and learn how they use S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineer- ing and math) on a daily basis.

On the fifth and final day of STARBASE, we like to take

the kids out of the classroom and let

them get some real- world

experience with not only S.T.E.M.

but the Air Force

Base as well.

Squadrons from across Davis-Monthan volunteer to allow our students to invade their building and see their work in action. They take time out of their busy schedule to host the groups, show- ing

them

around their

building and

letting them ask ques- tions about any-

thing and

every-

thing they can think of. Two squadrons on base that consist- ently host our classes are the 47th Fighter Squadron and the Davis-Monthan Fire and Emergency Services. Both of those groups are always willing to host and do an outstanding job while doing it. We are thankful every time we are able to take the students out to them and these trips are usually a favorite among the STABASE kids.

We are grateful and proud to be a part of the DM commu- nity and all the support we receive from the base. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact STARBASE Arizo- na director Mikelle Cronk at (520)591-6680 or via email at

cronkm@.

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Upcoming Events

Look for future “field trips” to different squadrons on base; if you have something specific you want to see please let us know! There are MANY events supporting our local Airmen listed below and more to come! As a Chapter, we try to attend all that we can. If you are interested in representing our AFA Chapter at any of these, please inform Wally Saeger (wsaeger@) and he will coordinate it. You just have to show up and enjoy these traditional military cere- monies and gatherings. First come, first served!!

SAVE THE DATE

January 2018

-8th: Chapter Executive Committee Meeting, 1200, 355th Ops Group Conference Room (all welcome!)

-26th: Chapter Monthly Luncheon, We will visit the 48 EMS Bomb Dump for lunch & Demo. We will leave Club Ironwood by bus NLT 11:15 AM, Have Lunch in the Bomb Dump followed by a demo.

February 2018

-5th: Chapter Executive Committee Meeting, Club Ironwood. We will be hosting Southwest Region President John Toohey (all welcome)

-23th: Chapter Monthly Luncheon, TBD

March 2018

-2-4: Annual Heritage Flight Conference; we will have special access on Friday March 2, Early Morning

-10-11: Luke AFB Airshow featuring the Thunderbirds.

-23rd: Chapter Monthly Luncheon, TBD

SAVE THESE DATES:

- 13 April, AFA Chapter 105 33rd Annual Golf Tournament, Haven Golf Course, Green Valley

- 18 May, Chapter Monthly Luncheon, TBD

- 23 June, SW Region Conference, Tucson AZ, Hosted by Chapter 105

Air Force Association Tucson Chapter 105

P. O. Box 15057 Tucson, AZ 85708

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Air Force Association Chapter 105

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Chapter Officers

President Wally Saeger

wsaeger06@

Vice President Mark Koechle

Mark.koechle@

Secretary Mark Lindsay

Mark.lindsay.1@us.af.mil

Treasurer Marie A. Lankford marihan53@

VP Aerospace Education

VP CyberPatriot Wally Saeger

wsaegero6@

VP Government Relations Joseph Cuffari jcuffari@

VP Leadership Develop.

Cal Payne cdpayne44@

VP Membership Vickie Jo Ryder ryderf16@

VP Veterans Affairs Bill Goodall bgoodall@

VP Military Liaison

VP Programs / Communication Marie A. Lankford

marihan53@

VP Community Partners Dave Carrell

dave.carrell@

VP Community Outreach Heidi Goldman

heidigoldman1@

VP Aerospace Education (ROTC) Cadet Dylan Brummett dbrummett21@email.arizona.edu

VP Awards Larry Herndon

larry.herndon@us.af.mil

VP AFA Golf Fundraiser Scott Van Valkenburg

svanvalkenburg@

VP Public Affairs / Newsletter Dick Roberts rrrgv@

|AFA Tucson Chapter 105 Annual 2018 Financial Plan |

| | |

|Cash in Bank and on hand at the begin- ning of the year | |

| |$10,338 |

| | |

| | |

|Income | |

|Receipts from AFA National |$ 1,000.00 |

|Chapter Member Donations |$ 100.00 |

|LMPAC |$ 300.00 |

|Other Donations |$ 200.00 |

|Community Partner Memberships |$ 450.00 |

|Community Partner Donations |$ 3,000.00 |

|Golf Tournament |$ 2,500.00 |

|Misc. Income | $ 300.00 |

|Total Income |$ 7,850.00 |

|Cash in Bank and on hand at the | |

|beginning of the year + income |$ 18,188.00 |

| | |

|Paid to Education Support Expenditures | |

|Chapter Teacher of the Year |$ 560.00 |

|2 teachers grants & Memberships | |

|AFROTC Scholarship |$ 500.00 |

|Starbase |$ 400.00 |

|ARCON Support |$ 500.00 |

|Pitsenbarger Scholarships |$ 800.00 |

|Cyberpatriot Entry Fees | $ 325.00 |

|Total Education Support Expenditures |$ 3,135.00 |

|Other Expenditures | |

|AZ Corp Commission |$ 10.00 |

|eMemberships for ALS DGs |$ 320.00 |

|Books for Guest Speakers |$ 150.00 |

|Web Site Maintenance |$ 300.00 |

|Admin/Postage/Supplies |$ 120.00 |

|Post Office Box Maintenance |$ 150.00 |

|Heritage Flight Breakfast |$ 100.00 |

|355 FW Awards Banquet |$ 500.00 |

|SNCO Induction |$ 350.00 |

|AZ State Meeting |$ 500.00 |

|SW Region Conference |$ 500.00 |

|Dorm Thanksgiving Lunch Suppoort |$ 300.00 |

|Reserve for other Undesignated Donations |$ 700.00 |

|Misc. | $ 250.00 |

|Total Other Expenditures |$ 4,250.00 |

| | |

|Total Disbursements |$ 7,385.00 |

| | |

|Cash in Bank and on hand at the end of year | |

| |$ 10,803.00 |

VA Announces Rollout and Application Process for New Veterans ID Card

WASHINGTON—The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the application process for the national Veterans Identification Card (VIC) is now available for Veterans—yet another action honoring their service.

This as been mandated through legislation since 2015 to honor Veterans, and today’s rollout of the ID card fulfills that overdue promise.

Only those Veterans with honorable service will be able to apply for the ID card, which will provide proof of military service, and may be accepted by retailers in lieu of the stand- ard DD-214 form to obtain promotional discounts and other services where offered to Veterans.

“The new Veterans Identification Card provides a safer and more convenient and efficient way for most Veterans to show proof of service,” said VA Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin. “With the card, Veterans with honorable service to our nation will no longer need to carry around their paper DD-214s to obtain Veteran discounts and other services.”

The VIC provides a more portable and secure alternative for those who served the minimum obligated time in service, but did not meet the retirement or medical discharge threshold. Veterans who served in the armed forces, including the re- serve components, and who have a discharge of honorable or general (under honorable conditions) can request a VIC.

To request a VIC, Veterans must visit , click on “Apply for Printed Veteran ID Card” on the bottom left of the page and sign in or create an account.

Veterans who apply for a card should receive it within 60 days and can check delivery status of their cards at . A digital version of the VIC will be available online by mid- December.

Non-Profit Org.

U. S. Postage Paid

Tucson, AZ Permit No. 1278

AFA’s Mission

Our Mission is to promote a dominant USAF and a strong national defense and to honor airmen and our AF heritage. To accomplish this we:

Educate the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure US national security,

Advocate for aerospace power and STEM education, and

Support the total Air Force Family and promote aerospace education.

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