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2 Get to know your chaplains and chaplain assistantsFebruary 19, 2016
THE
BEACON by Col. Rick Givens, 452 AMW Chaplain tion of Justice from Arizona Western Col- chaplain assistant serving at Vandenberg
lege, Yuma, in 1986; his Bachelor of Sci- AFB, California. She transferred to the
Volume 81, Number 7 The 452nd Air Mobility Wing’s chapel ence in Business and Communication in 452 AMW in 2015. As a civilian, Sanchez
team is here to serve you. The chaplains 2008; and his Master of Education in 2010 works in higher education, and enjoys run-
452 AMW Public Affairs and chaplain assistants assigned to the from Arizona State University in Phoenix. ning, reading, collecting books, oil paint-
14560 2nd Street, Bldg. 2640 wing staff are made up of a great group of He earned his Associate of Applied Sci- ing, going to the beach and traveling.
March ARB, CA 92518-1852 men and women from various backgrounds ence degree in Social Work from The Com-
DPZSDZRUNÀRZ#XVDIPLO and traditions. The common denominator munity College of the Air Force in 2012 So, when you see us (your chaplains
is that they are here to serve you, right and his Master of Social Work from the and chaplain assistants) around base, stop
fax: 951-655-7070 where you are. They serve as a Religious University of Southern California in 2014. and introduce yourself. You are welcome
phone: 951-655-4138 Support Team (RST). When you see mem- Demara served on Active Duty in the U.S. at any of our services on base. And please
bers of our chapel team out and about Army from 1986-1998. He then joined the feel free to stop by the chapel on the UTA
COMMANDER the base it is very intentional that both a Alaska Air National Guard serving there weekends. We’ll have the coffee on!
Brig. Gen. Russell A. Muncy chaplain and chaplain assistant are readily from 1999-2006. He joined the Air Force
available to you. In providing for the spiri- Reserve in June 2006 as a chaplain as- Chaplain (Lt Col.) Bob Meissner
38%/,&$))$,562)),&(5 tual support, moral guidance, counseling, sistant assigned to the 452 AMW. He de-
&DSW3HUU\&RYLQJWRQ religious rites and general morale the hope ployed to Bagram in 2009 and Al Udeid in Master Sgt. Gil Demara
is that you know your RST. Whether it’s at 2012. As a civilian he enjoys wood work-
(',725 a commander’s call or in line at the chow ing, art projects, interior design and works Tech. Sgt. Danielle Williams
0V/LQGD:HO] hall, at one of the worship services on drill as an educator for grades K-12.
weekends or running on the track, your
$0:(',725,$/67$)) RST is here to support you. Tech. Sgt. Danielle Williams
Senior Master Sgt. David Smith Tech. Sgt. Williams was raised in
Master Sgt. Megan Crusher But do you know your chaplains and Elk Grove, California. She attended Hi-
6WDII6JW+HDWKHU&R]DG6WDOH\ chaplain assistants? I wanted to take this ram Johnson and Rancho Cordova High
Staff Sgt. Osmin Suguitan opportunity to introduce these Airmen to Schools. She joined the Air Force Re-
Senior Airman Callie McNary you. The B Unit Training Assembly cha- serve in 2004 with the dream of serving
6HQLRU$LUPDQ.HYLQ0LWWHUKRO]HU pel team includes Chaplain (Lt Col.) Bob her country. She served at Travis AFB as a
Senior Airman Joseph Dangidang Meissner, Master Sgt. Gil Demara, Tech. chaplain assistant earning the distinguished
Senior Airman Russell McMillan Sgt. Daniella Williams and Senior Airman Chaplain Assistant of the Year in 2014. She
Elvia Sanchez. Get to know us. Let us get transferred to the 452 AMW chapel team
The Beacon is published by to know you! in January 2016. She was recently selected
Aerotech News and Review. Aero- to serve in a U.S. Air Force backfill as-
WHFKLVDSULYDWH¿UPLQQRZD\FRQ- Chaplain (Lt Col.) Bob Meissner signment for the upcoming summer. As a
nected with the U.S. Air Force, un- Chaplain Meissner grew up as a Navy civilian, Williams works for the State of
der exclusive written contract with brat until his father retired. He began his California Franchise Tax Board. Her hob-
WKH QG$LU 0RELOLW\ :LQJ 7KLV education at the U.S. Naval Academy pre- bies include traveling, dancing, riding her
civilian enterprise Air Force news- school and kindergarten. The Navy moved Harley and spending time with family and
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for employees and members of Alaska, California and Florida. Meissner Senior Airman Elvia Sanchez
U.S. military services, retirees and received his Bachelor of Arts in Religious Senior Airman Sanchez grew up in
family members. Contents are not Studies with an emphasis in Biblical Lan- Inglewood and Indio, California. She re-
QHFHVVDULO\ WKH RI¿FLDO YLHZV RI guages from Point Loma Nazarene Uni- ceived her Esthetician license in 2001. In
or endorsed by, the U.S. Govern- versity, San Diego, California. He then re- 2008 she graduated from California State
ment, the Department of Defense ceived his Master of Arts in Religion and University - San Bernardino with a double
or the Department of the Air Force. his Master of Divinity from Westminster major in English and Anthropology. She is
Theological Seminary, Glenside, Pennsyl- currently working on her Master of Arts at
The appearance of advertis- vania, in 1984. He began his Air Force ca- California Baptist University. She joined
ing in this newspaper, including reer on active duty in 1986 with a Logistics the Air Force Reserve in 2010 in the medi-
inserts or supplements, does not Readiness Squadron stationed in Arkansas, cal field, then cross-trained to become a
constitute endorsement of the England and Germany. After seven years
products or services by the De- of active duty, Meissner returned to civil- Senior Airman Elvia Sanchez
partment of Defense, the Depart- ian life until joining the Air Force Reserve
ment of the Air Force or Aerotech in 2001 as a chaplain. He provided a back-
1HZVDQG5HYLHZ,QF fill in 2006 at Grand Forks Air Force Base,
N.D., and then deployed in 2011 to Al Ude-
Everything advertised in this id Air Base, Qatar, where he was the “fly-
newspaper shall be made avail- ing chaplain” for the operations group with
able for purchase, use or patron- missions throughout the Area of Responsi-
age without regard to race, color, bility. Meissner enjoys exercise, time with
religion, sex, national origin, age, his family and friends, playing guitar and
marital status, physical handicap, reading. As a civilian, he serves on the pas-
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non-merit factor of the purchaser, Master Sgt. Gil Demara
user or patron. Master Sgt. Demara grew up in Yuma,
Arizona, where he graduated from high
Editorial content is edited, pre- school. He went on to receive his Associate
pared and provided by the staff of Applied Science degree in Administra-
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