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ACE provides Airmen a voice, opportunity
By Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis The ACE council provides Airmen a U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
forum to voice problems, suggestions
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs and quality of life issues. During their Airman Committed to Excellence is an organization dedicated to ensuring the lowest
monthly forums, the ACE council ranking Airmen on base have an opportunity to be heard, while helping them
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — provides input and feedback from develop their leadership skills and giving them a chance to interact with people of
Hidden deep down, in the innards of a their units to command chiefs and similar rank. The ACE council offers monthly forums for Airmen to voice problems,
human body there’s a voice that wants first sergeants, who regularly attend suggestions and quality of life issues. The ACE council offers many opportunities
to be heard. More often than not, that the meetings. and events for Airmen to get involved with the base and their fellow Airmen.
voice is hidden so deep its kicking and
screaming cannot be heard because of “I would say that Airmen definitely manager. “However, only E-1 through The ACE council has hosted many suc-
a fear of standing out from the crowd. have a voice through ACE,” said Perry. E-4 are eligible to participate in all of cessful events in the past, such as skydiv-
“ACE has a first shirt liaison, senior the morale events, as well as, run as
For many junior enlisted Airmen, NCO liaison, and a chief liaison that an executive officer.” ____________ See ACE, on page 9
Nellis Air Force Base can be an in- are open to listen to concerns and
timidating and stressful duty station opinions from the Airmen. I also have
-- especially if they feel like their voice connections with dorm management,
isn’t being heard. One organization the dorm council, and I meet up with
is dedicated to ensuring the lowest (the 99th Air Base Wing command
ranking Airmen on base have an op- chief) Chief Master Sgt. Steven Cleve-
portunity to be heard, while helping land once a month so I can also bring
them develop their leadership skills up any concerns and/or opinions from
and giving them a chance to interact the Airmen as well. ”
with people of similar rank.
ACE not only helps Airmen en-
“Airman Committed to Excellence hance career development, but also
is a non-profit, private organization hosts morale events, volunteer op-
that is dedicated to improving the ca- portunities, and fundraising projects.
reer development of Airmen on Nellis
AFB,” said Airman 1st Class Reuben “All ranks are welcome to par-
Perry, ACE president and 99th Medi- ticipate in ACE,” said Senior Airman
cal Support Squadron information Chelsey Pennington, ACE vice presi-
technology technician. dent and 99th MDSS unit deployment
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