JET LETTER

North Dakota Air National Guard

Online Version

April 2007

Security and secrecy are

important with new missions
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Building the new Iraqi air force

Parkas to palm trees

Jet Letter is a funded U.S. Air Force newsletter published regularly for personnel of

the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard. Opinions expressed herein

do not necessarily represent those of the

Air National Guard or the Air Force. Public

Affairs office: Direct line (701) 451-2195,

fax (701) 451-2197, DSN 362-8195, or

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JET LETTER

Volume 53, Number 4

We’re on the Internet

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119th WG Commander

Col. Robert J. Becklund

Editorial Staff

Capt. Penny A. Ripperger

Tech. Sgt. Samantha J. Clarke

Layout and Design

Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp

Photographic Support

 Multimedia Center

Printer

Quality Printing Services

Bismarck, N.D.

Departments

Hooligan kids enjoy the carousel at last year's Hooligan zoo day.

The Hooligan zoo day this year is May12 from 4-7 p.m. at the

Red River Zoo.

Afterburner

Hooligan attitude

Commander's comments 3

Bulletins

State Tuition Assistance, Kudos to Airmen, BLT & LDC,

Emergency Relief Fund, Hooligan Fargo Marathon Runners,

Hooligan Zoo Day, Fargo Air Museum and Hooligan Toastmasters

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Feature

CONTENTS

April 2007

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp,

119th Communication Flight

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Retirements, Promotions, New Members, 2007 UTA Schedule

Hooligan news 11

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6 119th Wing members of the

Security Forces Squadron stand

watch as the sun sets at the North

Dakota Air National Guard,

Fargo, N.D.

A 119th Wing member is part of a team that is laying the

foundation of the new Iraqi air force.

Members of the 119th Medical Group deploy to the Tripler

Medical Center in Oahu, Hawaii.

119th firefighters staying busy in Kuwait 8 Hooligan firefighters describe their duty at Ali Al Salem air base in

Kuwait
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Bulletin briefs

State Tuition Assistance

Members planning to attend Summer Semester at any public college in

North Dakota are encouraged to submit their applications now for State

Tuition Assistance. Applications are due PRIOR to the start of the semester. Late applications cannot be accepted. Apply on-line at: http://

www.ndguard.com/benefits/default.asp?ID=289

Kudos to our deployed airmen!

Senior Master Sgt. Scott D.Terry was a part of the Tuskegee Team of the

Month, Master Sgt. Steven J. Schwartz got SNCO of the Month and

Senior Airman Donald F. Clarke received Airman of the Month. Master Sgt.

Jefry L. Curfman also received SNCO of the month while deployed for the

month of February.

Basic Leadership Development and Leadership Development Courses:

Remaining 2007 BLT dates

 April 14-15 (Fargo)

July 14-15 (Bismarck)

Aug. 21-22 (Fargo) Mon-Tues

Remaining 2007 LDC dates

 April 29 thru May 11

September 9-21

Contact Technical Sgt. Shane J. Amundson 451-2377 or

Master Sgt. Teresa A. Rezac 451-2336

Emergency Relief Fund (ERF)

ERF is a non-profit charitable organization whose purpose is to provide

financial support in sudden and unforeseen emergency situations.

Contact Jody Harms for more information about this organization.

Hooligans running in the Fargo Marathon

We are organizing a group picture of Hooligans running in the Fargo

Marathon. Kids are welcome for the picture as well. Please contact Capt.

Penny A. Ripperger at Penny.Ripperger@ndfarg.ang.af.mil for information.

Hooligan Zoo Day

Please join the family program on May 12 from 4-7 pm for the 2nd annual

Hooligan Zoo Day at the Red River Zoo. All of our Hooligan families will

have a free pass to the zoo, unlimited carousel rides and a potluck dinner

 in the pavilion. Please bring your favorite dish to share.

Fargo Air Museum

See the Happy Hooligan Heritage “Impact on the World” exhibit at the

Fargo Air Museum (FAM). The exhibit runs until Dec. 31, 2007. Also,

another exhibit that will be on display is “Vietnam Week” running from

April 29-May 6. Please visit the FAM’s website: www.fargoairmuseum.org

for more information.

Hooligan Toastmasters

Do you get nervous speaking in front of people? Would you like to

improve your public speaking skills in a comfortable environment?

Toastmasters can definitely help your military or civilian career.

If you are interested in being a member of the NDANG Toastmasters Club,

please contact Capt. Penny A. Ripperger, at ext. 195.

Hooligan attitude

By 1st Lt. Joseph D. Anderson

119th Services Flight commander

In my fifteen years as a member of this

Wing, I, like many of you, have been faced with

stressful challenges. Some of these challenges

were easy to overcome, some were not so easy,

and in some, I failed. Fortunately, I was

surrounded by friends, family, and mentors with

unequaled Hooligan attitudes, who helped me

either succeed or learn from my mistakes.

Just what is “Hooligan” attitude? I have

heard it described as many things, “can do,”

“positive,” and “morale bolstering” are just a

few which come to mind. However, it is never

negative or self-doubting. I wouldn’t consider

myself as the eternal optimist; however, I am a

firm believer your attitude can influence your

ability to succeed and be happy.

Many of you are now faced with your own

challenges in the face of impending mission

changes and position uncertainties. As a result

of the changes and uncertainties, it may be

easy to lose some of that Hooligan attitude. I

would challenge you not to let that happen!

You can rest assured your senior

leadership is doing everything within their

power to provide you the answers you seek.

No one ever said change was easy or even

wanted. However, it is necessary if we are

going to move forward to stay relevant and

respected. I have no doubt we will remain the

number one unit in the Guard with our

exceptional work ethic and Hooligan attitude.

I leave you with this quote: “Neither a

wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of

history to wait for the train of the future to run

over him.” - General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Commander's

comments
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I know that many of you are watching closely the events

that are taking place in Iraq these days. With the surge of

thousands of additional Army soldiers, and so many of the

members of the NDANG performing duty in many places here, it

is natural to have a little higher level of interest. So, to satisfy a

little bit of that curiosity, let me give you a view of what has

been going on where I am currently deployed.

I am located at a U.S. Army post, with most of the soldiers

part of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. It is also an Iraqi army post

and Iraqi air base, which is manned by Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi

Air Force (IqAF) airmen. Historically, the Army post is the

National Weapons Depot for the Iraqi Military. In fact, if you

took a quick tour of this post, you would see dozens of

warehouses that still contain useable weapons from the

Saddam Hussein era.

I am here as part of the new Air Force Training School

(AFTS). The AFTS is the result of several months of planning

by the Coalition Air Force Transition Team (CAFTT) located in

the International Zone of Baghdad (formerly known as the

Green Zone). The responsibility of my team is to establish a set

of schools at the post and at the Iraqi Military Academy at Ar

Rutamiyah (IMAR) for the purpose creating the way for the

IqAF to assess new personnel as officer and enlisted airmen

into service. From there we will provide them with the AFSC

training to give the IqAF the opportunity to start building this

force from the ground up.

We started our first officer course at IMAR in early March,

with a Blue Line ceremony that is an inaugural event that is

patterned after the same ceremony that occurs on the first day

of officer training in the USAF. Around the middle of April, we

will be starting our first Basic Enlisted Training course, our First

Basic Officer Training course as part of the new Iraqi air force

Academy, along with our first Technical Training Course in

Aircraft Maintenance Supervision which will be a Maintenance

Building the new Iraqi air force

Officer Course. Just as in the USAF, as we graduate new

lieutenants and jundis (a jundi is an enlisted airman) from their

basic courses, they will move on to their respective follow-on

course and one aspect of air force training that has just been

rolled under the AFTS umbrella is English Language Training

(ELT). There is a significant push to increase the English

language skills of these airmen to allow them to more effectively

integrate into the rest of the aviation world.

Within a year, the desire in Iraq will be to have added new

personnel into the IrAF with nearly all of them coming from the

youth of this country. Currently, there aren't many personnel in

the IqAF and most of them are in their mid-40's or older. In fact,

I met a warrant officer recently, who has been in the IqAF since

1968! He has worked on helicopters his whole career. Without

an interpreter, I could not determine how much longer he would

continue to do this, but from the look in his eyes, it won’t be

anytime soon. He was truly excited about what is going on

here with the American assistance. Up until now, the only

personnel that have been allowed to come into the IqAF are

those that were previously in the air force, have passed levels

of security screening and possess certain skills, i.e. pilots and

aircraft maintainers.

My role will be to take the lead of this oftentimes daunting

task, and simultaneously assume an advisory role to the

leadership of the IqAF, as we tackle the myriad of obstacles

that inevitably arise in a project like this. This would be an

impossible role if it were not for the professionalism, dedication

and expertise of every member of this team. Everyone has kept

a tremendously positive attitude. They have come from USAF

bases all over the world, because they recognized the historic

significance of this mission. Without their drive to succeed,

this project would definitely fail, but because of it, they are

laying a foundation that will ensure its success.

I could take up the whole Jet Letter with the activities here

in Iraq. There is so much more to tell, but that is for another

time. I thank the leadership of the NDNG for this opportunity,

and for that I am truly grateful. SHUKRAN

By 119th Wing Member

Iraqi cadets step over the “Blue Line” signifying their

commitment to becoming the first officers in the new

Iraqi Air Force. The Iraqi Military Academy anticipates

that in a few years, the IrAF will have full control, with

USAF advisors in place.

Photo by Capt. Mark Hubbar, IMAR
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Updated Lodging Information

By, Tech. Sgt Samantha J. Clarke

Services Unit Training Manager NCOIC

A few changes have been made for the lodging procedures

in Services. The Services Flight has a new authorized hotel list

and an updated Lodging Brochure. Please read the following

information carefully. The same rules apply IAW FWI 34-601.

If you are a commuter and live outside of the local area

commuting distance, please ensure that you have filled out

119FW Form 0-61 form, and it must be signed by a supervisor,

and members that live inside the commuting distance but still

need lodging need to fill out the 119FW Form 0-62 and the form

must be signed by the your commander or designee.

(Individuals on inactive duty/UTA status inside of the

commuting distance must send the approved 119FW Form 0-62

to Services prior to making their reservation with the authorized

hotel.) By getting these forms to Services, it ensures that you

are eligible for lodging. If the Services Flight does not receive

the form (for outside/inside commuting distance) an individual

would not be eligible for lodging or lodging reimbursement

(IAW FWI 34-601).

Once the form has been filled out, please scan and E-mail

the form to billeting@ndfarg.ang.af.mil or fax a copy of the form

to ext. 685. Please ensure that all forms are signed before faxing

or E-mailing them. Also, by filling out these forms, you would

be help Services Lodging update the eligibility database.

Also as a reminder, if you need to update your address and

have not done so recently, please update vMPF/vRED so that

the base locator can be updated as well. You can access vMPF

through the AF Portal https://my.af.mil . The AF Portal can be

accessed from home.

All of the above information and forms can be found at the

Services Share Point site:

https://sharepoint.ndfarg.ang.af.mil/services/Lodging1/

Forms/AllItems.aspx This site cannot be accessed from home.

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact us at

billeting@ndfarg.ang.af.mil or contact Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. Zidon

at ext. 684. Thank you in advance for your assistance so that

Services can provide a better lodging system.

Emergency Relief Fund

What is the Emergency Relief Fund (ERF)?

It is the non-profit charitable organization whose purpose is to

provide financial support in sudden and unforeseen emergency

situations, such as natural disasters, accident, illness, fires, or

theft. The ERF also provides Commanders with an important

asset to accomplish their basic command responsibility for morale and welfare of their unit members.

Who is eligible for assistance?

North Dakota Air National Guard soldiers and airmen, and their

dependents.

Do I have to repay the money?

Based on fund availability, the ERF provides one grant annually

per Guard family. No repayment is necessary, but donations are

welcome. No loans are available.

What do I need to qualify for a grant?

To qualify for a grant, several documents must accompany the

application. They include, but are not limited to: information from

all income sources, itemized statement of monthly and other expenses, other assistance received, and records of public assistance. Documentation that all other avenues have been exhausted

is also required (i.e. Red Cross, Army Emergency Relief Fund or

Air Force Aid Society).

How and where do I apply?

Contact your Family Assistance Advisor at any of the NDNG

Family Assistance Centers (FACs) or contact the Retention NCO

at the North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo. You will receive

help filling out the application at any of these locations.

How confidential is the process?

All applicants for emergency financial assistance will be safeguarded in a manner consistent with Army Regulation 340-21 or

Air Force Instruction 12-35. Information will only be disclosed if

required under state or federal law. Since the Foundation is a

private organization, the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act,

and state public disclosure laws do not apply.

How do I make a donation?

All donations qualify for 501(c)(3) status for tax exemption.

100% of donations go directly to the emergency Relief Fund.

Donations may be made to: NDNG Foundation ERF

Mail to: North Dakota National Guard Foundation

ATTN: Emergency Relief Fund

PO Box 5511

Bismarck, ND 58506-5511

Happy Hooligan media award winners

Master Sgt. Eric A. Johnson, 119th Communications

Flight, is the 2006 Air National Guard Media contest feature

broadcast of the year award winner. The North Dakota Air

National Guard was selected as the third best Air National

Guard news magazine and Senior Master Sgt. David H.

Lipp, 119th Communications Flight , took second place in

the photojournalism category and third place in the stand

alone photo category of the Air National Guard print media

contest.

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, 119th Communications Flight
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Parkas to palm trees

On one of the coldest days in North Dakota at -25 degrees,

the 119th Medical Group piled on layers of clothing for a chilly

KC-135 flight to a tropical bliss of 70 degrees in Hawaii. Despite

a tail pipe fire that caused an emergency evacuation prior to

take-off, this annual training deployment to Tripler Army

Medical Center (TAMC) on Oahu was a success.

Tripler Army Medical Center is the largest federal medical

treatment facility in the Pacific. The 358-bed hospital has more

than 858,000 people eligible for care, including active duty

beneficiaries of all military services, family members, retirees,

veterans, and citizens of certain Pacific island nations.

The goal of this deployment was to provide the 119th

Medical Group and other Wing personnel, such as JAG and

finance, with valuable training to assist them in validating their

readiness skills. The nursing service section worked in several

departments throughout the medical center to include the

intensive care unit, emergency room, medical and surgical

wards, and the wound, cast and cardiology clinics. Some had

an opportunity to care for military members injured in Iraq.

Lt.Col. Thomas Meyer, nurse anesthetist and commander of the

Medical Group, found time to administer anesthesia.

The pharmacy services at Tripler are comprehensive and

By Maj. Tami K. Gerntholz,

119th Medical Group

Below, 119th Wing medical group member boards a

KC-135 enroute to Hawaii leaving the frigid

conditions of Fargo, N.D., behind for his 15-day

deployment.

Left, 119th Wing member works in the pharmacy

department at the Tripler Army Medical Center,

Hawaii.

119th Wing members are greeted Hawaiian-style, as the 119th

Medical Group arrive at their duty location in Hawaii.

All Hawaii deployment photos by Tech. Sgt. Lester D.

Sjoblom, 119th Communications Flight
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state-of-the-art. The outpatient pharmacy uses advanced

technology, including automated counting and dispensing

systems, to dispense over 500,000 medications per month to

their ambulatory care customers. The inpatient pharmacy is

very diverse, providing clinical and drug information services

to providers and hospital patients alike.

Public health and bioenvironmental spent time working

within preventive medicine. Their time was spent primarily in

the water lab, collecting and analyzing water samples from

surrounding military sites. They also spent time working in

entomology, setting mosquito traps around the different

military installations. They worked in food sanitation,

inspecting the food facility on TAMC and surrounding

posts. They also spent time working in industrial hygiene,

health physics, and environmental quality. The biomedical

equipment engineer repaired and calibrated medical

equipment such as x-ray machines, anesthesia machines, and

ventilators.

The dental section worked the majority of their time at

the Schoffield Barracks dental clinic, where they treated

patients in the operative department placing fillings. The

highlights of the dental clinic training involved a visit to the

Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and

mentoring from Col. Theresa Gonzalez, an orofacial pain

specialist. JPAC has a very special mission which involves

investigating leads and recovering and identifying Americans

who were killed in action but were never brought home.

They usually work on approximately 40 remains at any one

time.

In addition to the training obtained while deployed in

Hawaii, many members had the humbling experience of

showing their deep respect to those who have given their life

in service to our county while visiting places like the U.S.S.

Arizona Memorial and Battleship Missouri at Pearl Harbor as

well as Punch Bowl Cemetery. This opportunity added to the

overall positive experience of the deployment.

119th Medical Group member distributes medication

while on duty Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii.

119th Medical Group member treats a patient at the

Tripler Army Medical Center.
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“When I stepped off the plane, my first reaction was what

the heck am I doing here again,” recalled the 119th firefighter.

He is one of three Hooligan firemen currently serving in

Kuwait. This is the second AEF for this Hooligan, who

deployed to Iraq in 2005. “The memories of the not-so-fun

things about being on an AEF in the desert had slipped my

mind when I signed up for Kuwait. But after meeting all of the

guys in the department and getting on a schedule my outlook

improved,” he said. The three 119th Firefighters are assigned

to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron located

at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

The Hooligan trio is part of a 39-person fire department

consisting of 33 Guard members and six active duty members.

Ali Al Salem Air Base has two fire stations. One station is

responsible to provide fire protection for base housing and

other buildings. The other fire station has the primary

responsibility to protect the aircraft and buildings along the

flight line.

“We work 48 hours on duty and then get 24 hours off.

This schedule is different from the traditional active duty fire

department schedule of 24 hours on 24 hours off,” said the

Hooligan firefighter.

The firemen are required to inspect all buildings, billeting

tents, and dormitories once a month, for fire safety issues.

“This process takes most of the month so when the first of

the month comes around it’s time to start over,” explained the

Hooligan firefighter.

The squadron is also responsible to hold training on the

different types of U.S. aircraft located at the air base. “We

practice extinguishment of potential fires and rescue

techniques,” he said.

Another Hooligan works in the dispatch center. The base

receives an average of two to four calls a day. Calls range from

service calls on fire alarm system malfunctions mostly due to

dust and sand, medical calls, in-flight emergencies, ground

aircraft emergencies, fuel spills and after hour civil engineering

calls.

 “CE is quite busy here since it is a 10-year-old base and

things are just starting to wear out,” he said.

The firemen spend their free time using the various

services located on base. An outdoor pool, movie theater and a

base gym with a weight room are some of the perks for the

military members.

Sports activities also help pass the time for the firemen.

“We won the pool volleyball tournament and relay race and

we’re the tug-of-war champions. We’ve come in second twice

in softball tournaments. And we placed second in the sand

volleyball league,” said the Hooligan firefighter.

The brave Hooligans keep an optimistic attitude and a

sense of humor about their day-to-day experiences in the

desert. “We have an overabundance of sand for all those

beach lovers back home,” remarked the firefighter. “And the

food is pretty decent, with chicken on the menu every day in

some shape or form.”

“For how large the military is, sometimes it seems like a

small family. One of the active duty guys here was stationed in

Iraq with me in 2005 and our replacements are some of the guys

who were in Iraq with me too. It’s nice to see familiar faces so

far from home even if its people you only see on deployments,”

he said.

Story by Capt. Penny A. Ripperger

119th Wing/PAO

119th firefighters staying busy Kuwait

Happy Hooligan trio stand in

front of one of the fire stations

located at Ali al Salem Air Base,

Kuwait. The fire station is

known as the "Rock."

Photo by Master Sgt. Christine Fisk,Iowa Air National Guard
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Left, a Hooligan firefighter and other

N.D. Guardsmen participate in an an

annual physical agility test required

for Air National Guard firefighters

while stationed in Kuwait. Firemen

must train and stay in top physical

condition to pass the test in order to

stay in the career field. Typically, the

test is administered at home station in

Fargo, N.D.

Below, Hooligan firefighter of the 119th Civil

Engineer Squadron, takes a break, next to a

Kuwaiti BAE Hawk T.1 trainer aircraft.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Brown, Iowa Air National Guard

Photo by base photographer, Ali Al Salem, AFB
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Chief Master Sgt. Terry Jakobson, clears debris from the yard of a

Hurricane Katrina Victim in Waveland, Miss. Sep. 13, 2005.

By retired Master Sgt. John W. Noone

119th Communications Flight

Sometimes it's what you don't say

This is a photo of what it looks like to fly an MQ-1 Predator, here U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Edmonston, left, predator pilot, and

Airman 1st Class Shawn Weigman, the predator sensor operator, both from 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron,

perform the descent and arrival checklist at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2007. The 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance

Squadron's mission is to provide real-time aerial reconnaissance to deployed theatre commanders.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

With the new mission spinning up things are very exciting

in certain aspects of the communications/computer arena on the

base, especially in the Predator Operations Center (POC) which

is housed in building xxx. Building xxx is being set up to house a

Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility or “SCIF.” The

reason for this is that    

   in the building and access

and communication will be controlled in order to maintain

Operations Security (OPSEC). A plethora of 

   have been

procured in order to accomplish the 

. The   

computer workstations and rack mounted servers with 

 processors available. Most of these machines will

have access to the   

   . A few will

have access to  

  . There will be approximately

28 additional SIPRNet devices. Also, in conjunction with the

stand up of the  mission, scheduled for 

  , the  service on

base will be expanding from a bandwidth of 

    

 circuit. This will result in a 

  , although as much as

   the activities within the POC.

This isn’t even taking into account all the 

    fly the

MQ-1 There will be a lot of interesting activity in the POC and

with respect to OPSEC we all need to keep a lid on not only

what goes on in the POC but also the capabilities, services and

systems that are contained within it and for it.
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 Retirements, Promotions, New Members 2007 UTA Schedule

April 14-15

May 5-6

June 2-3

July 14-15

August 11-12

September 8-9

October 6-7

November 17-18

December 1-2

Family program

Military One Source can now be found

on the internet at

www.militaryonesource.com.

Military One Source is free for all and

has been created for a variety of

Department of Defense and family

issues. It is available twenty-four hours

a day, seven days per week by telephone

at 800-342-9647.

 2007 Auger Inn Events

April 27- Fish Feed

September 14 - Pork-alo Feed

December 8 - Children's Christmas

April UTA meals

Saturday, Apr. 14

Main Line Speed Line

Chicken Alfredo Grilled Ham

Baked Cod &Cheese

Baked Potatoes Onion Rings

Corn Corn

Soup, Salad Bar Assorted Desserts

Sunday, Apr. 15

Main line

Cook’s Choice to Include:

Burgers, shrimp, pizza

Turkey & Prime Rib

Assorted Desserts

Soup, Salad Bar

Retirees' corner

By retired Chief Master Sgt. Jack Tietgens,

119th Wing

By the time you read this issue of the Jet Letter, the breakfast held at the

Valley Kitchen in Fargo April 4 has passed. Brig. Gen. Al Palmer,

Director of Flight Operations at University of North Dakota (UND) and

assigned to the position as Chief of Staff in the NDANG, was the guest

speaker. I’d go out on a limb and say that a full house was in attendance.

Also, the semi-annual Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) Reunion, on the

calendar for Wednesday, April 11, has quite likely gone by. This event is

somewhat misnamed. Attendance is not limited to whom its name implies.

We're all welcome at these reunions. The next WSO Reunion is

October 10.

The Detroit Lakes area Hooligans Breakfast is coming up, scheduled for

Saturday, April 21 at the Detroit Lakes Holiday Inn. Following a bit of

socializing, breakfast is served shortly after 8 a. m.

The February issue of The Retirees’ Dog Tag has been mailed and should

be in your mail box by now. The “Dog Tag,” now published twice each year,

provides information to retirees on topics from retirement benefits to

what’s happening in the National Guard. It’s geared specifically to NDNG

retirees. If you have not received this recent issue, contact Verena

Schauer at (701) 333-2012 or E-mail at verena.schauer@us.army.mil.
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TO THE FAMILY OF:

JET LETTER

119th WING

North Dakota Air National Guard

1400 28th Ave N

Fargo ND 58102-1051

Bulk Rate

U.S. Postage

PAID

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Bismarck, ND 58501

Afterburner

Hooligan kids enjoy the carousel at the Red River Zoo April 8, 2006. Please join the family program this year on May 12 from

4-7 p.m. for the 2nd annual Hooligan zoo day at the Red River Valley Zoo. All of our Hooligan families will have a free pass to the

zoo, unlimited carousel rides and a potluck dinner in the pavilion. Please bring your favorite dish to share along with your

walking shoes and get ready for a great time! We will meet in the Pavilion, drop off your dish to share and then explore the zoo.

Please call Jody Harms, Family Program Coordinator at (701) 451-2112 if you have any questions about the Hooligan zoo day.

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, 119th CommunicationsFLight