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Desert Wings                                                            Community News                                                                                                                                                                       June 5, 2015

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Community networking spotlight: Tom Weil

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  Tom Weil, Air Force veteran and city                                           ³,IHHOWKHUHODWLRQVKLS>ZLWK$)0&@KDV                                      ³7KHDELOLW\WRVKDUHLGHDVJRDOVDQGWR                                    wards Public Affairs will be highlighting
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of the Air Force Materiel Command Com                                                                                                                          key to each’s success. The CLP is anoth                                       along with participants in Edwards AFB’s
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years.                                                                         WRZRUNWRJHWKHUERWKIURPDUHVRXUFHV                                          er venue for communication that is well

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son Air Force Base, Ohio. Both Air Force
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                                                                               already very familiar with the Air Force

                                                                               before his selection as community liaison.

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