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President's 2006 In Review
February 16, 2007
This past year was filled with both ups and downs, not only
for our chapter but for me personally. The year began with
our First Term Airman of the Year (FTAY) selection. My
goal was to make it better than years past and to set the
bar for future events. We collected the packages and put
together a face-to-face board chaired by Buckley AFB’s
460th Space Wing Command Chief. After a tough competition,
they selected Sra Lemery of the 566th IOS.
Our FTAY banquet was a major success, mainly with the help
of CMSgt Sherman of the 140th National Guard Wing. She let
us use their dinning facility and all their plates,
silverware, glasses and decorations. Everyone commented on
how great everything turned out.
Last year also marked my first full year as Chapter
President, and just recently I was re-elected along with a
new Executive Council. For the coming year, with the help
of the new trustees, I hope to improve our standing among
the other chapters of Division 11. Our top priority will
be retention of older members and the recruitment of new
ones. While recruitment of new members is important, if we
don’t retain the ones we have, our numbers will not
increase, but only same about the same.
We will also work to improve our visibility on base and in
the community. When you search through the history of our
chapter on our website, www.afsa1179.org, you see that
Chapter 1179 was involved in everything the base had to
offer. I want us to be that AFSA Chapter again.
On what could be a positive or a negative, I retired from
the Air Force after 22 ½ years of service. It could be a
negative because I enjoyed my time in the Air Force and now
I’m looking for a new career. On the positive, it helps
you appreciate all AFSA has done for our Air Force enlisted
and what it does for our retirees, of which I am now one.
I now see more clearly what our organization has been
fighting for all these years.
As we go into 2007 I look forward to the challenges of
building up our chapter. I welcome any inputs you as
members may have to help improve our organization and even
pictures of our past glory days to put on the website. God
bless the United States of America, and may God truly bless
AFSA.
DAVID A. BAMBURG, MSgt (Ret), USAF
President, AFSA Chapter 1179
If you have any Questions please contact
MSgt (Ret) David A. Bamburg
Commercial 303-562-5915, email, or write us at:
- AFSA Chapter 1179/A1179
- P.O. Box 471088
- Aurora CO 80047-1088
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