The Word from DET 630
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The Word From DET 630
August 2012
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“Developing Quality Leaders For The Air Force� Integrity ~ Service ~ Excellence
University of Akron Baldwin Wallace College Case Western Reserve Cleveland State University Hiram College Kent State University Mount Union College Youngstown State University
From the heart of Cindy I continue to be inspired and humbled by your emails, letters, phone calls and visits.
CONTACT US:
AFROTC DET 630 125 Terrace Drive Kent State University Suite 104 Terrace Hall Kent, OH 44242 330-672-2182
Thank you for sharing so much with me, so that I can turn around and share it back with all of you. You all are making my job easy, fun and enjoyable!!
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Outgoing Cadre:
TSgt Cheryl Williams DET 630 would like to thank TSgt Williams for her outstanding service.
Outgoing Cadre:
Captain Matthew Sanford DET 630 would like to thank Captain Sanford for his outstanding service.
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DET 630 Couples SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Lt. Col. Joseph Less, 52nd Operations Group deputy commander, smiles at the controls of an A-10 Thunderbolt II on the flightline after his final flight as a member of the U.S. Air Force March 18. Colonel Less has flown more than 3,800 hours with the Air Force since becoming a pilot in 1988. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
Junior Cadets at KSU DET 630 1986
On the family front, we've raised 3 boys; our oldest is a sophomore at Bowling Green, our middle son is a freshman at Ohio State and our youngest is a junior at Bitburg American HS here in Germany. We have some very fond memories of Kent and Det 630, Cindy and I met there during our sophomore year and got married after graduation in 1987. The Air Force has really been pretty fun and made for and exciting life. We've very much enjoyed our assignments and had a great time living overseas for most of our career. We hope to continue with that lifestyle as I head for retirement in the next couple years. I'm planning to follow Cindy around as her dependent while she continues to work for the Department of Defense schools as a nurse. I suppose some day we will end up back in NE Ohio, we're just not sure when that will be. If any of your cadets have questions or make their way to Europe, we'd be happy to host them while they are here, tell them to send us an email. We'll be sure to stop by the next time we're back in the area. We're trying to get our youngest to think about KSU but he says he's going to Ohio U instead; can't get them to go where mom and dad went! Take care, Lt Col Joseph A. Less AFEUR/AFAFRICA Personnel Recovery HQ USAFE/A3OJ, Ramstein AB, Germany DSN: 314-478-8729 Comm: (+49) 06371-405-8729
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Lt. Col Joseph Less
Saber Completes Final Flight SPANGDAHELM Air Base, Germany – Lt Col Joseph Less, 52nd Operations Group deputy commander, taxies an A-10 Thunderbolt II through an arch of water on the flight line after his final flight as a member of the U.S. Air Force March 18. Colonel Less has flown more than 3,800 hours with the Air Force since becoming a pilot in 1988. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
SPANGDAHLEM Air Base, Germany Friends and family of Lt Col Joseph Less, 52nd Operations Group deputy commander, spray him with water on the flight line after his final flight as a member of the U.S. Air Force March 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson) Page 5
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CYNTHIA A. LESS EDUCATION Midwestern State University Master of Science in Nursing 2009 Thesis: Adolescent Expectations of the School Nurse Role
Kent State University Bachelor of Science in Nursing Cum Laude; ROTC President’s Award; Distinguished Graduate
1987
Thank you for sharing so much with your DET family! We love the pictures and updates. We look forward to you visiting when in Ohio. Page 6
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Greetings Detachment 630 Alumni, My name is Brandon Pesicek and I am currently a senior cadet at Detachment 630 planning to graduate and commission in December of 2012. I grew up in Ravenna, Ohio and decided to stay in the area for college where I currently attend Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering. I have two younger brothers – Tyler and Trevor, and the oldest will be starting his studies at Akron University in the Fall. While difficult at times being a cross-town cadet to Kent State University, I have been lucky to be able to stay close to my family while getting my education and having the opportunity to be a part of the ROTC program at Detachment 630. This semester at the Detachment has been fast-paced, rewarding, and fun for everyone. The Cadet Wing has risen and grown beyond expectation from my perspective as Cadet Wing Commander this semester. I started this semester with the overarching goals of “setting the example” and raising the bar for every cadet in the wing. Especially with the motivated Senior and Junior classes that made up the POC this semester, I knew that if I wasn’t pushing them to raise the bar, they would be pushing me. And raise the bar they did – with just a few of many examples being 100% acceptance for rated position applications from our 300’s and 400’s, the first ever Joint Military Ball with Army and Air Force ROTCs, over 350 hours of recruiting time this semester by cadets, and over 400 hours of cadet volunteer time toward detachment maintenance and improvement. I am proud to have worked with the new Lieutenants that I recently saw receive their commission on May 4th, as well as the cadets that will soon follow in their footsteps over the course of the next year. I look up to many of them and can assure those alumni on Active Duty of the caliber of officers that will be joining them in the near future. This semester has been full of challenges and successes as we have done our best to uphold the tradition of excellence that has been established at Detachment 630 as it was passed on to us, and as we now pass it on to the next class. Thank you all for your time, and the Cadet Corps and I send our greetings to all of you! -Cadet Brandon Pesicek
Cadet Wing Commander Brandon Pesicek gets a first-hand lesson on running the detachment from two previous wing commanders. Do you recognize them?
The following list is a small sample of the advice that Pesicek received:
Spirit Missions Fart Machines Christmas Trees
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The Word from DET 630 Alumni News Page CHAPLAIN, LIEUTENANT COLONEL DONNETTE A. BOYD 1987 Alumna Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel Donnette A. Boyd is the Wing Chaplain, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam. As Wing Chaplain, she is responsible to the commander for a comprehensive program ensuring the free exercise of religion and worship to all. Supervises seven active duty permanent party, one civilian, ten contractors and one steady-state deployed religious support team. Provides religious guidance and assistance to 5,000 active duty, dependents, civilians and 4,000 deployed Airmen. Oversees $189,000 in Appropriated Funds and $367,000 in budgeted Chapel Tithes and Offering Funds; manages four chapel facilities valued at $4.2 million. Chaplain Boyd served for over eight years as a line officer before being commissioned as a chaplain in the United States Air Force in 2000. Chaplain Boyd has served as Protestant Chaplain, Technical Training and Basic Training Branch at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. She has also served as Protestant Chaplain and Senior Protestant Chaplain at Eglin AFB, FL, Senior Protestant Chaplain at Balad AB, Iraq and Wing Chaplain at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Chaplain Boyd is ordained by the Assemblies of God.
Hello Ma’am (Cindy), I’m a graduate of the Class of 1986, University of Akron. Please feel free to pass my contact information to students or alumni; I have been to all 7 continents and run ops, maintenance and aerial port units. I’m happy to be a resource as I am able, and will try to stop by later this summer when I’m visiting family in Ohio. Thanks for all you do to make this great newsletter a reality. V/R, Col Andrew Molnar
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Thanks for taking the time to visit with DET 630! We appreciate your support and the cadets thoroughly enjoyed meeting you and listening to your stories. Not only did you enlighten us with stories of the past, you gave us an insight into the future. We appreciate you.
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LET IT BE KNOWN THIS FLAG WAS FLOWN OVER AFGHANISTAN ONBOARD A B-1 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM ON 24 DECEMBER 2011.
AIRCRAFT COMMANDER Dominic "Beaver" Ross, Maj, USAF DET 630 Class of 2001
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Some things never change‌ The spirit of the boys is still the same. They made us smile, laugh out loud and kept us captivated by their stories. They shared their wisdom and their friendship. We hope you do the same! Come back and visit!
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Major and Mrs. Scott Haddick donated $100 to DET 630 on 09 Feb 2012. Thank You! Major Dominic “Beaver” Ross donated American Flag flown over Afghanistan in DET 630’s honor. Captain Dan Morgan donated his patch to DET 630. Captain Patrick Sines donated his patch to DET 630.
Thank you for continuing to support DET 630 with your visits, coins, patches and other artifacts from your career. Recently we were able to visit the MAPS Air Museum and walked through their “Hall of Fame.” I would love to think that one day DET 630 will be filled with as many great contributions as the museum has. I think we are well on our way. I know that each and every one of you has something to contribute. It does not have to be valuable and certainly do not give up anything of real value to you; however, it would be great to something to represent each one of you who called this DET their home. I look forward to your emails, calls and visits. Cindy
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DET 630 attends the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 68th reunion at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which hosted one of the largest gatherings of B-25 Mitchell bombers since World War II.
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Alumni and Friends… We extend an open invitation to come and visit with us. We are on a mission to develop quality leaders for the Air Force. Detachment 630 has produced hundreds of quality officers and will continue to do so with your continued support. We invite you to help us in any way that you can. Please help us if you are able to with monetary donations, coin donations, patch donations, volunteer to be a guest speaker, creative support ideas, or attend community events with DET 630 Thank you for the monetary donations! Your support is greatly appreciated.
2012 Spring Commissioning Video
AFROTC DET 630 125 Terrace Drive 104 Terrace Hall Kent State University Kent, OH 44242 PHONE: (330) 672-2182 FAX: (330) 672-2189
If you would like to view the 2012 Spring Commissioning video you can click on this active link. http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Mn4tA4Nm 2012 2Lt Joel Martin Promotion to Captain Lt Joel Martin was promoted to Captain at the MAPS Air Museum in Akron. If you would like to view the pictures you may do so at: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Fz3ZZ9ju
E-MAIL: DET630@KENT.EDU “Friend” us on Facebook: AFROTC DET 630
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