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1 Volume RSVP ASAP FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP DINNER! Tuesday, April 28 at the Minuteman Commons New Membership address: What are we up to? MEMBERSHIP DINNER SAVE THE DATE March 31, 2015 You are invited to come and learn more about the AFA while meeting some of our chapter Officers and VP s over a light supper. Additional details can be found at or on our Facebook page! If you need base access for the event, please let us know at the time of RSVP. The event is for you! Feel free to bring a guest and check out the deals and drawings we ll have. Discounted Memberships / Discounted 3-Year Renewals / Bring your 2015 AFA Magazine for a chance to enter to win a $75 gift card to Applebees / Bring a NEW AFA Member and be entered to win a complementary one night stay plus breakfast for two at the Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel CGOC SPEAKER SERIES MEMORIAL ESSAY CONTEST HANSCOM PRIMARY SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR MAKING THE CUT... GET IN THE KNOW April 8 White Ribbon Campaign at Hanscom April 9 Company Grade Officer Council (CGOC) Speaker Series April 28 Membership Dinner! Mid-Late May CSAF Scholarship Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel June 15 Community Partner Appreciation Dinner July 30 Jim Biddy Golf Tow Acres Country Club August 27 MA State Convention September AFA National Convention September Air and Space Symposium Late September (be on the look out!) Cyber Workshop 2015 Target Dates September 27 Vettes to Vets October 6 Paul Revere Golf Butterbrook Golf Club Early November AFA Fun Run December 4 Chapter Holiday Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel Mid-December Veterans Holiday Party Lowell We re on the Web PaulRevereAFA.org People you know! JENNY HOPEWELL 1 LT JAMES MASLYN 2 BRIGADIER GENERAL BORN 2 LT COL MIKE MCGIVERN 3 EMILY SHAY 4 AWARD WINNERS 5

2 CGOC Speaker Series Author: First Lieutenant James Maslyn The CGOC Speaker Series, a joint initiative between the AFA and the Hanscom AFB CGOC, aims to inspire, develop, and mentor the next generation of Air Force leaders by exposing junior Officers to a variety of different lessons, opinions, and advice from enlisted, officer and civilian leaders throughout the Air Force, Department of Defense, and beyond. Speakers will brief CGOs on base at the Minuteman Commons, beginning, April 9th at 11:30 A.M with Brigadier General (Ret) Born, currently a professor at Harvard and former professor and Dean of Faculty at the USAFA, and continuing over the following months with other distinguished guests. The speaker series will expose the CGOs to different missions, viewpoints, and opportunities present in today's Air Force. Hanscom CGOs hope to capitalize on the local area's world-renowned universities and robust and diverse private sector, containing companies often in the cutting edge of their field, to draw upon valuable advice, broaden their horizons, and develop into more mature, globally focused and operationally capable leaders for the United States Air Force. Lt James Maslyn, the CGOC's Lead of Professional development has been spearheading the initiative from the CGOC, working closely with fellow CGOC and AFA member Capt William Sutcliffe and CGOC President Lt Matthew Cignoli. Paul Zauner from the Paul Revere Chapter of the AFA has provided much needed financial, logistical, and moral support in the speaker series and is cosponsoring the events. Dr. Dana H. Born, Lecturer in Public Policy, is a retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General with 30 years of military service. Prior to coming to Harvard, she served two terms as the President appointed Dean of Faculty for the U.S. Air Force Academy. Memorial Essay Contest in the Works! We are looking for someone to lead the charge of a Memorial Essay Contest with some serious prize money to back it up! If you are interested, contact Paul Zauner at afapaulrevere@gmail.com. The following is from the latest AFA Newsline. It might be a good opportunity for the chapter. The January 2015 issue of Wingman Magazine is at the printer and will be arriving in your mailboxes early next month. Many thanks to all of you who supported the issue and contributed content. Magazine staff are already planning for the next issue. If you would like to write a feature article for the May 2015 issue, please contact Michael Sirak at wingman@afa.org to discuss the details. Wanted are volunteers who enjoy writing and are open to a constructive back-and-forth with magazine staff to arrive at a quality, refined product. Feel free to propose your own topic, or Wingman Magazine staff would be glad to suggest one for you, if you don't have one. The deadline for submitting a feature article is Friday, Jan. 30. Wingman Magazine feature pieces range in size from 800 to 1,800 words; ideally, several nice, high-quality action photos should accompany the text.

3 Volume Author: Lieutenant Colonel Mike McGivern The HPS Science Fair is chartered to inspire 1st - 5th grader interest in STEM fields by leveraging the vast technical talent resident at Hanscom AFB. Small teams of 1st5th grade students will spend the next 4 weeks learning about a topic through hands-on experimentation/application. They Page 3 will then present the topic (and their findings) to their peers, parents, and civic leaders in the Hanscom Primary School (HPS) Gym on 14 April. This event is made possible by the outstanding volunteerism of the coaches from HB, HN, and the 66th Air Base Group and also by a generous endowment from the Paul Revere Chapter of the Air Force Association. Logo designed by Lance Beebe (AFA Member)

4 PAUL REVERE MEMBER MAKES THE CUT! Our own Emily Shay is in your AFA Magazine Bedford Glen Dou- Page 4

5 The Air Force Association (AFA) is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace Mission of the AFA 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. Support the total Air Force family, and promote aerospace education. education association promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. AFA publishes Air Force Magazine, conducts national symposia and disseminates information through outreach programs. It sponsors professional development seminars and recognizes excellence in the education and aerospace fields through national wards programs. AFA presents scholarships and grants to Air Force active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members and their dependents; and awards educator grants to promote science and math education at the elementary and secondary school level. We re on the Web PaulRevereAFA.org How you can get in the KNOW! Stay current with our events by checking out our website and Facebook page! We even post directions to events. We also have a new feature. NEW ENGLAND REGION AWARD WINNERS Medals of Merit Emily Shay Devon Messecar Jamie Thurber Exceptional Service Awards Irene Biddy Jenny Hopewell