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defence
Briefs minister

Edwards Annual Tree visits
Lighting Ceremony countrymen
at Edwards
The annual tree lighting ceremony,
along with the judging of the holiday Netherlands Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert vis- updated on F-35 testing. She also got an up-close look at her
card contest, is 5:30 p.m., Dec. 4 in ited members of the Royal Netherlands Air Force stationed at Ed- country’s F-35s along with the chance to sit in the cockpit before
the Main Exchange parking lot. Enjoy wards Air Force Base Nov. 24, 2015. watching the Dutch F-35s take off.
holiday music, cookies and hot choco-
late, snow, and Santa. Edwards AFB hosts a contingent of RNLAF members who are Hennis-Plasschaert is a member of the Netherlands Cabinet and
assigned to 323 Squadron, which conducts operational test and is ultimately accountable for the overall Dutch defence policy,
Annual Reindeer Run evaluation of Dutch F-35s. as well as for its implementation. Defence policy is part of the
national security policy of the Netherlands. She has held that
This year’s Annual Reindeer Run Hennis-Plasschaert met with her fellow Nederlanders for lunch position since Nov. 5, 2012.
5K Fun Run/Walk is 3:30 p.m., Dec. DW&OXE0XURFEHIRUHPRYLQJWRWKHÀLJKWOLQHZKHUHVKHZDV
4. The run is hosted by the Edwards Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
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efit unfunded sports teams of Des- of Defence, visits with fellow
ert High School. The cost is $25 for countrymen before lunch at Club
adults and $5 for children under 12. Muroc Nov. 24, 2015. Hennis-
Registration forms can be download- Plasschaert visited the Royal
ed at www.edwardsOSC.com. Forms Netherlands Air Force’s F-35
are also available at the Thrift Store contingent here at Edwards Air
and select lunch hour times at the Ex- Force Base.
change. Race will begin and end in
the Main Exchange parking lot. Sign Air Force photographs by Rebecca Amber
in begins at 3 p.m. The annual tree
lighting will be held after the run at
5:30 p.m.

Christmas concert

The Edwards Singers and the Cha-
pel cordially invite you to join them
for a Christmas celebration. Come
hear the “Story of Christmas” along
with traditional hymns sung in four
parts. This free concert for people of
all ages will be held in the Chapel 2
Sanctuary 5:30 p.m., Dec. 11.

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seamlessly transition into Embry-Rid-
dle’s Bachelor of Science in Logis-
tics and Supply Chain Management
and Bachelor of Science in Technical
Management degree programs. These
programs are now listed as Category
I-AU-ABC in the Air Force Virtual
Education Center portal. This new
designation means graduates with
qualifying CCAF degrees will need
to complete no more than 60 credit
hours with Embry-Riddle to earn a
bachelor’s degree. For more infor-
mation, call 661-258-1264 or email
edwards@erau.edu.

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