Region Review: The Northeast Region

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Region Review: The Northeast Region

The Northeast Region encompasses the States of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and has a total of 26 Chapters and 6,460 members. Our region, like other regions, saw the loss of several Air Force Bases since the 1990’s and today the only remaining bases are McGuire AFB in Wrightstown, NJ and Stewart ANG Base in Newburgh, NY. There are however Active, ANG and Air Force Reserve units in the Region such as:

108th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire AFB, NJ

514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, NJ

177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, NJ

105th Airlift Wing, Newburgh, NY

111th Fighter Wing, Willow Grove, PA

171st Air Refueling Wing, Coraopolis, PA

193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, PA

106th Rescue Wing, Westhampton Beach, NY

07th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls, NY

109th Airlift Wing, Scotia, NY

174th Fighter Wing, Syracuse, NY

Eastern Air Defense Sector, Rome, NY

These units provide opportunities for AFA Membership along with the many Civil Air Patrol Squadrons in the region. We have a renewed focus on recruitment, aerospace education, and leadership development. An example of our outreach is New Jersey’s Capriglione Chapter #190; they are very active in supporting via scholarships, speakers and routine personal contact, the USAF ROTC Programs at Stevens Institute of Technology (the fourth-oldest technological university in the United States) located in Hoboken, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and the NJ Institute of Technology, Newark. The Capriglione Chapter has established the Sal Capriglione Scholarship in honor of Sal Capriglione, an Army Air Force veteran of WW II.

Chapters in New York and Pennsylvania have similar outreach programs for the USAF ROTC and Junior ROTC. Also Chapters throughout the three States remember our Veterans by routinely visiting VA Hospitals.

NJ’s McGuire Chapter #360, provides food for our Airmen Families in need during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Other Chapters do this as well. During the past year New Jersey and Pennsylvania have developed their our websites; NJ is www.njairforceassoc.org and PA is http://afa-pa.wikispaces.com/ The Northeast Region continues to enthusiastically support the mission statement of the Air Force Association.

Submitted by: Bob Nunamann, Northeast Region President

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AFA is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage. To accomplish this, we: EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security. ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education. SUPPORT the total Air Force family, and promote aerospace education.