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ACA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting Agenda -23 February 2010

To:      ACAMC Membership                                                                                                        23 February 2010

Subj:  ACAMC Meeting Agenda

1. Date, Time, Location:  March 13, 2010 1300 hours, 1FW Munitions Flight Admin Facility, Langley AFB, VA.

2. Purpose:  To announce meeting of the general membership and solicit agenda topics.  Send additional topics to:

Email Mike GavinWilbur or McCullough

3.         Standard Agenda Items:

a.  Review and approval of minutes from December 12, 2009 meeting.

b.  Financial Status:  Our beginning balance was $865.45.  Since the last meeting, the chapter collected $450.00 in members’ dues and $72.00 in coins sales.  We dispersed $150.00 in awards and donated $650.00 to worthy causes (Rich Gauvin Scholarship Fund and Holiday Airmen-in-Need programs).  Our current balance is $737.45 as of 23 Feb 10.  The actual breakdown and most recent accounting is under separate cover.

4.         Old Business:

a. Awards Committee:  OPR: Mike Gavin, Bill McCullough.  Seymour-Johnson AFB’s MSgt Lindsey and SSgt Taylor won the 4th Quarter ACC-level awards.  Packages generated and sent to Chief Munro.

b.  Membership Status:  Sixteen Chiefs and three Associate Members.

c.   Fundraising:

  • Status: Coin, pen, and shirt sales.  Coins seem to be going well.  Shirts can be sold at a discounted rate to close out our inventory.
  • 2010 Chapter dues are due! You may pay at the meeting or send them to:  AMMO Chiefs Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter, P.O. Box 65944, Hampton, VA  23665-5499.
  • Yard sale to be held before 19 Jun meeting.

d.  Sunset Committee:  No news on Gen Marquez as of late.

e.  ACAMC participation and membership at meetings.

f.  Update on Langley AFB December 11dinner in honor of the 50thAnniversary of the CMSgt rank.

g.  Update on USAF license plates in Virginia (Phil).

h.  Update on marble bench at Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum marble bench (via ACA).

i.  ACA reunion update.

j.  For annual submitters, ACA dues are due.  You may pay the Chapter or forward a check/money order to:  Ammo Chiefs Association (Attn: Treasurer), 6046 SW 98 Loop, Ocala, FL 34476.

k.  Etching of old ACAVC coins to reflect current chapter membership number.

5.  New Business:

a.  Fund-raising proposal.

b.  CAF conference.

c.  Open floor for  new business.

6.         Next Meeting: June 19, 2010 (location TBD).

//SIGNED//

Wilbur C. McCullough III

ACAMC Secretary-Treasurer 

Memoriam

AMMO TSgt Jeffery Culp, January 25, 1974 – February 25th 2010

Jeffery Don Culp, resident of Vilonia, Arkansas went to be with his Lord on Thursday, February 25, 2010. He was 36 years old.

Jeffery was born to Carol Dean Culp and Carolyn Mae Roberts Culp on January 25, 1974 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He grew up in Burbank, Oklahoma and graduated in 1993 from Shidler Public Schools. On September 16, 1993, Jeffery enlisted in the United States Air Force. During his 17 year Air Force career he was stationed in Las Vegas, Nevada; Spangdahlem, Germany; Clovis, New Mexico and Little Rock, Arkansas. Jeffery married Leann Jean Robinson on June 4, 1994 in Webb City, Oklahoma.

Jeffery enjoyed cooking and spending time on the computer but his main love was spending time with his family, especially his two daughters. Jeffery attended New Life Church in Conway, Arkansas. He will be remembered as a loving husband and father.

He is survived by his wife, Leann; two daughters, Michaela Culp and Brittany Culp all of the home; brother, Jackson Culp of South Haven, KS; three half-sisters, Sonya Lindenburger of Hutchinson, KS; Becky Ridgway of Copan, OK and Melody Switzer; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Richard and Janie Robinson of Shidler, OK; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Craig and Andrea Schatz of Hobbs, NM their children – Caleb and Bri; Grandma Betty Simmons Sears of Shidler, OK and numerous aunts, uncles, neices, nephews and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
Casket bearers will be Jeffery Iler, Christopher Nichols, Mark Mashburn, Conrad Escano, Charles Clopper and Dane Jensen.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday, March 1, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Jeffery’s honor to the Webb City Church of God Fellowship Hall Fund, Rt. 1, Box 93, Webb City, Oklahoma 74652.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Webb City Church of God with Brother Charles Richey officiating. Burial will follow in the Kaw City Grandview Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.

ACA News, Issues of Interest

The ACA Needs a Web-Master

The ACA needs someone who will take over and manage the web-site. This is a vital position for the Association as the Web-Site provides a window for the outside world. Rich McVey has been the Web-Master from the very beginning (10 years) and  has asked to be allowed to retire! If you would like to step-up or know a skilled young Ammo Troop who would like to help out please email me at Fred Ohern.

AMMO News

Pass the Word: The Air Force is accessing Prior Service AMMO Troops (2W0) with Specific Years of Completed Service

The U.S. Air Force is accessing Prior Service AMMO Troops (2W0XX) with Specific Years of Completed Service.  This is being done to fill gaps in experience in the workforce that cannot be satisfied through normal accessions and workforce sustaining actions (Category 2 AFSC).  The chart below identifies the completed years of service required to be eligible and the number of prior service 2W0XX the USAF is seeking to bring back in to the active ranks.

For Example in the chart below: The Air Force is accessing 33 prior 2W0XX troops with 10 years of completed service and 65 troops with 15 years of completed service.  This is a hugh opportunity for troops that separated and are having second thoughts about their decision.

Completed Years of Service
AFSC 10 11 12 13 14 15 18
2W0X1 33 40 15 17 10 65 52

For more information and specific eligibility requirements, contact the Munitions Career Field Manager, Chief Scott Heisterkamp (AF/A4LW) at DSN: 225-0780 or Comm: (703) 695-0780, the Air Force Personnel Center, or the Air Force Recruiting Service.

Memoriam

Fallen Ammo Troop: SrA Sean McGinnis

Sean Patrick McGinnis, 23, died Jan. 17, 2010, in Alamogordo, N.M. He was born Nov. 14, 1986, during a Cowboys game to Stephen and Regan McGinnis. As a child he was bright, curious and loving; as a teen he was so tenderhearted he once “relocated” horned toads nearer an ample supply of red ants.

He attended the Episcopal School, Notre Dame Junior High, Wichita Falls High School and chose to graduate early from Harrell Accelerated Learning Center so he could join the Air Force, a dream that began at age 13.

After basic training in San Antonio he was station at Ramstein Air Force Base where one of his proudest accomplishments was playing a small role in stopping a terrorist attempt to infiltrate the base. He called touring Europe the best experience of his life, spending New Year’s Eve in Paris at age 19. He drove the Autobahn, saw the Berlin wall, discovered German beer and convinced the chef at a tiny Parisian cafe to make him fried chicken.

Sean wanted to be and was a hero to his friends and family. He protected the weak, feared no one, always spoke his mind and was willing to die for his country. The world has lost a fine man, a loving son, grandson and devoted brother. He will be missed by all who knew him.

The McGinnis family requested contributions/donations to the “Make a Wish Foundation” in Sean’s name in lieu of flowers or gifts.  If anyone wishes to send a card, please send to: Mr and Mrs Steve McGinnis’s; 5300, Professional Drive; Apt 113; Wichita Falls Texas 76302