Air Force Assistance Fund campaign in full swing

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  • By Karen Abeyasekere
  • 100th Air Refueling Wing
The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign helps Airmen help its own, and from now until April 18, the campaign is in full swing.

The effort, now in its 34th year, supports Active duty, Reserve, Guard and retired Air Force members who are facing personal hardships from deployments, accidents, illness or death.

It supports four organizations, all existing to provide aid to others: the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village Indigent Widows, Village Indigent Widow's Funds and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation.

Team Mildenhall's goal is to raise $75,800 as part of the Air Force goal of $5.3 million, with 100 percent contact.

Air Force Aid Society
The AFAS is the official charity of the U.S. Air Force, whose mission it is to help relieve financial distress of Air Force members and their families and to assist them in financing their higher education goals. It is a non-profit organization and relies on individual donations to fund its activities. Every dollar donated to the AFAS goes directly to their emergency assistance programs.

Air Force Enlisted Village
This organization is dedicated to providing housing for widowed spouses of retired military members. Because of frequent military moves, many spouses are left without careers, home equities, retirement plans or any significant assets.

Air Force Village
For retired and honorably separated officers of any uniformed service, age 62 or more, the Air Force Village offers active living communities, and offers priority to retired Air Force officer widows and widowers in need of financial assistance.

General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation
This foundation provides financial assistance to widows of all retired Air Force personnel. The fund provides assistance as grants, based on the fact the widows served with their husbands in the Air Force through to retirement, and deserve to live out their lives in comfort and dignity

Anyone wishing to donate to the AFAF campaign should contact his or her unit project officer.

Project officers are: 

100th Air Refueling Wing

100th ARW Staff - Tech. Sgt. Sarrah Hall at 238-2468
100th Comptroller Squadron - Tech. Sgt. Laura Moore at 238-5590 

100th Mission Support Group
100th MSG Staff - 2nd Lt. Charles Dobson at 238-4196 
100th Civil Engineer Squadron - Tech. Sgt. Joshua Trundle at 238-2763
100th Communications Squadron - 2nd Lt. Magdalana Kelly at 238-7657
100th Logistics Readiness Squadron - Staff Sgt. Jelani Nixon at 238-4270 
100th Mission Support Squadron - 2nd Lt. Michael Matthews at 238-3377
100th Security Forces Squadron - Staff Sgt. Scriven King at 238-2667
100th Services Squadron - Capt. Tyisha Owens at 238-2336 

100th Maintenance Group
100th MXG Staff - Master Sgt. Marion Shell at 238-8873
100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron - Tech. Sgt. Edward Pfeifer at 238-8838
100th Maintenance Operations Squadron - Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Nagengast at 238-8891 

100th Operations Group
100th OG Staff - Capt. Brent Toth at 238-8667
100th Operations Support Squadron - 2nd Lt. Wayne Robbins at 238-7702
351st Air Refueling Squadron - 1st Lt. Robert Arnett at 238-8765 

352nd Special Operations Group
352nd SOG Staff - 1st Lt. John Ware at 238-4595
352nd Maintenance Squadron - Master Sgt. Robert Marchewka at 238-4560
352nd Operations Support Squadron - 2nd Lt. Christopher Moore at 238-4747
7th Special Operations Squadron - Staff Sgt. Suzanne Williams at 238-5955
21st Special Operations Squadron - Senior Airman Mike Tritt at 238-4624
321st Special Tactics Squadron - Tech. Sgt. Joseph Scardo at 238-5989
67th Special Operations Squadron - Capt. Ryan Kennedy at 238-4959 

3rd Air Force
3rd AF - Tech. Sgt. Samuel Charles at 238-2495 

727th Air Mobility Squadron
727th AMS - Master Sgt. Bennie Smalls at 238-3466 

488th Intelligence Squadron
488th IS - Capt. Clarence Fielder at 238-3088 

Det. 2, 25th IOS
Det. 2, 25th IOS - Staff Sgt. Jaye Pooley at 238-3347 

95th Reconnaissance Squadron
95th RS - Tech. Sgt. Luke Schnittker at 238-2783 

Det. 19, 373rd TRS
Det. 19, 373rd TRS - Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dieatrick at 238-4316 

For more information, call Master Sgt. Eugene Bardot at 238-3797.