NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS

NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS

Officers
President	LTC Walter Paul, USA (Ret)
Vice President	Maj Jason Peete, NMARNG
Surviving Spouse Representative	Dolores R Morgan
Secretary	CAPT Tom Williams, USN (Ret)
Treasurer	LCDR Neal Harris, USN (Ret)

Standing Committees
Chapters	Vacant
Public Relations	Vacant
Finance	LCDR Neal Harris, USN (Ret)
Surviving Spouses	Dolores R Morgan
NM Legislative Affairs & Veterans Liaison	LTC Max Johnson USA (Ret)
Advisory	Subject to Call of President

Special Committees
National Legislative Chair	Vacant

NM Chapter Presidents
Albuquerque	LTC Walter Paul, USA (Ret) Tel: 505-331-9047
Mesilla Valley	CWO2 Robert Gaupel, USN (Ret) Tel: 575-993-3060
Roadrunner	LTC Max D Johnson, USA (Ret) Tel: 505-670-6116
Totah	MAJ Jason Peete, USA Tel: 505-307-1079
Tularosa Basin	Lt Col Mark R Perusse, USAF (Ret) Tel: 575-405-9107

Face of Defense: Airman Earns Senior-Rated Parachutist Badge October 17, 2017
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joe Ostrum, 820th Combat Operations Squadron personal parachute program manager, completed the final requirement to obtain a senior rating by fulfilling jumpmaster duties during a static-line jump. Ostrum earned the coveted senior-rated parachutist badge, joining the ranks of the Air Force's most experienced jumpmasters.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider
Strikes Continue in Effort to Defeat ISIS in Syria, Iraq October 17, 2017
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting three strikes consisting of three engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.
DoD News
U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Against ISIS Training Camps in Yemen October 16, 2017
U.S. forces killed dozens of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria members in a strike on two ISIS training camps in Yemen’s al Bayda governorate, disrupting the organization's attempts to train new fighters, Defense Department officials announced.
DoD News
Coalition Monitors Military Movements Near Kirkuk, Pentagon Spokesman Says October 16, 2017
Coalition military officials are monitoring military movements in the vicinity of Kirkuk, Iraq, following reports of an incident, the Pentagon director of press operations said.
Terri Moon Cronk
California Guardsmen Help Manage Evacuation Center October 16, 2017
Deborah L. Dalton, executive director of the Cavanagh Recreation Center in Petaluma, Calif., said she's grateful for the California Army National Guard's assistance in assisting the center to care for victims of massive wildfires that have scorched the state.
Army Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza, 69th Public Affairs Detachment
Airmen Deliver Food, Water to Inland Puerto Rico October 16, 2017
About two dozen Puerto Rico Air National Guard airmen used what was the first or second day off most of them have had since Hurricane Maria hit the island some three weeks ago to team up with other volunteers to deliver food and water to as many as 1,000 people in the island's mountainous interior.
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton, 156th Airlift Wing
Face of Defense: Soldier's Short Career is Long on Experiences October 16, 2017
Army Lt. Col. Beire Castro, a former infantry officer and the product manager for Force Protection Systems within the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, has gained invaluable experience during his nine years in the acquisitions program management career field.
Susan L. Follett, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Officials Provide Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS October 16, 2017
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting ten strikes consisting of 11 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.
DoD News