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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2006
AFA Salutes Air National Guard and Employers
Arlington, Virginia – The Air National Guard and Employers of guardsmen will receive Air Force
Association awards on September 25, 2006 at the Air & Space Conference 2006 Opening and Awards Ceremonies in Washington, D.C.
A traditional Air National Guards officer and enlisted member and their civilian employers in
will be honored for their patriotism with the Air National Guard George W. Bush Award.
Col. (Dr.) Dean L. Winslow, chief flight surgeon, Delaware Air National Guard, and his civilian
employer, the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, Calif., represented by the chief medical officer, Dr. Alfonso
Banuelos, will be recognized. Colonel Winslow has volunteered to deploy on numerous occasions and in 2005 he coordinated
military public health in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Medical colleagues at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
worked extra hours and additional clinics to care for his patients and assumed many of his teaching and administrative
responsibilities. The medical center also supplemented his active duty pay to avoid any economic hardship for his family.
Senior Airman Brooke E. Gorman, retention office manager, 177th Fighter Wing Mission Support
Flight, New Jersey Air National Guard, and her civilian employer, Clipper Magazine, Mountville, Pa., will also receive the
G.W. Bush Award. Clipper Magazine, represented by the area sales manager, Richard Nichols, provided job continuity support
when Senior Airman Gorman was mobilized for Operation Noble Eagle.
Each G.W. Bush Award recipient will receive a $500 AFA check and plaque, made possible by
contributions from William W. Spruance. The Air National Guard also provides a Minute Man statue to the guardsmen and framed
painted pictures to the employers.
Additional Air National Guard awards scheduled for presentation include the Earl T. Ricks Award
to Headquarters First Air Force, Air Forces Northern and The Continental United States NORAD Region Team, Operation Noble
Eagle, and the Dick Red Award to Master Sgt. Jon G. Beam, weapons expediter, 122nd Fighter Wing, Ft Wayne IAP, Ind. The 148th
Fighter Wing, Minnesota ANG will receive the Air National Guard Outstanding Unit Award.
The Air Battle Management Crew Award will go to the 16th Expeditionary Air Command and Control
Squadron, Combat Crew 2, Georgia Air National Guard. This crew is a blend of active duty, Air National Guard, and Army
personnel.
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For more information, contact Lynette Cross, Air Force Association at (703) 247.5800, Ext 4807 or
email: lcross@afa.org.
The Air Force Association (AFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that educates the
public about the critical role of aerospace power in the defense of our nation, advocates aerospace power and a strong
national defense, and supports the United States Air Force and the Air Force family. AFA has more than 230 chapters
nationally and internationally representing more than 130,000 members. Visit AFA on the internet at www.afa.org.
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