Air Force Assistance Fund campaign begins: March 26 to May 4

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  • By 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --  Our campaign's "Commitment to Caring" theme reflects your support for our Air Force charities--Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, Air Force Village, and General and Mrs. Curtis E. Lemay Foundation.

These charities offer an opportunity to reach out to those in need within our Air Force community. They take care of emergency needs, host much-needed base enhancement programs, and take care of our fellow Airmen-retirees' widows and widowers.

- Air Force Aid Society is an official charity of the USAF. It's a non-profit organization that helps Airmen and their families during times of financial hardship. They also offer help for financing higher education.

- Air Force Enlisted Village is a non-profit organization that helps provide safe, secure housing for indigent surviving spouses of retired Air Force members. They also offer temporary housing and services for family members of enlisted personnel who perish while on active duty. They have two locations in Florida, the Bob Hope Village in Shalimar and the Teresa Village in Fort Walton Beach. 

- Air Force Village is a non-profit retirement community for retired military officers from all branches of service. It is located in San Antonio and the village consists of two complexes near Lackland Air Force Base. Each complex is a self-contained retirement community which offers its residents housing, recreation and health care. 

- Gen. and Mrs. LeMay Foundation: The Gen. and Mrs. LeMay Foundation helps widows of all Air Force retirees with financial grants for as long as they are needed. These grants can be for one-time expenses or ongoing. The offices are located in the Air Force Village West, just outside of March Air Reserve Base in California.


Installation and Group Representatives

· Installation Project Officers: Senior Master Sgt. Morast and Tech. Sgt. Harr
· Wing Staff Agencies: Tech. Sgt. Woods and Airman 1st Class Russell
· Mission Support Group: Tech. Sgt. Rojas and Staff Sgt. Pullin
· Maintenance Group: Senior Master Sgt. Spears, Tech. Sgt. Bernal and Staff Sgt. Apo
· Operations Group: Capt. Bower and 1st Lt. Greene
· Medical Group: Capt. Doldron-Bryan and Master Sgt. Moses
· Armed Forces Network: Tech. Sgt. Punla and Airman 1st Class Garnier
· 5th Air Force/U.S. Forces, Japan: Master Sgt. Garcia and Mr. Schulman
· Band of the Pacific: Staff Sgt. Santos
· 515th Air Mobility Operations Group: Capt. Apeldoorn and Tech. Sgt. Grant
· Detachment 2 Air Postal Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Lloyd and Senior Airman Anderson