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Sijan Highlights 2015-2020
Raising Awareness About Racism Sijan Chapter Members joined Peterson AFB personnel in a 5K hike on June 13th to come together as a military community in a show of solidarity in hopes to bring awareness and compassion to a very sensitive and complex topic. Participants were asked to bring an open mind and an open…
2019 AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS CHAPTER TEACHERS OF THE YEAR Tiffany Haley, Air Academy High School, Colorado Springs Rita Lanzl, Central High School, Grand Junction Hope Wood, Connect Charter School, Pueblo West CHAPTER CITATIONS Zenia Apodaca Marv Blair Angelo Bryant Kelli Jackson Peter Juba Susan Juba Cordelia Kendall Bill Mills Ann Peterson Felipe Rodriguez…
AFA Scholarship Opportunity Now Open The Lance P. Sijan Chapter annually sponsors scholarships awarded to outstanding high school seniors who have been accepted for enrollment at a college or university and to current outstanding college freshman, sophomore and junior students. High School applicants must be high school seniors/graduates who plan to attend college during the…
Reception Celebrates Sijan’s Community Partners The local Colorado Springs Community Partners of the Sijan Chapter are essential to our support for a deterrent force with the sufficiency to ensure national peace and security. The Chapter sponsored a reception at 1150 Academy Park Loop in the Space Foundation in July to honor and thank our Community…
Enlisted Heritage Highlights – AFA Newsletter On March 22 the Sijan Chapter was pleased to present a panel of three distinguished Command Chiefs from the Pikes Peak Region at their Enlisted Heritage event. The panel members consisted of the current 21st Space Wing Commander – Command Chief Master Sergeant Jacob Simmons, Air Force Space Command…
Operation Pringles Jingle We live in a community of generous hearts! We have 600+ cans of Pringles donated by Rick at High Country Roofing (719) 391-1856 to ship overseas in boxes donated by Great Plains Moving and Storage (719) 597-8850. Because of the outpouring of support, they will be shipped to different locations where we…
You are cordially invited to a holiday party sponsored by: AFA Lance P. Sijan Chapter, AFCEA Rocky Mountain Chapter, AIAA Rocky Mountain Section, and NDIA Rocky Mountain Chapter. Join us Wednesday, the 12th of December 5:30 pm to 8:00pm The Pinery on the Hill 775 West Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 Tickets: Only $20 Featuring:…
For the fourth year and still going strong, the General Bernard A. Schriever Memorial Essay Contest was sponsored by the Lance P. Sijan Chapter, in concert with HQ Air Force Space Command. The 35 submissions this year set a new record for the competition and the judges were impressed by the quality and effort evident…
Welcome to SMSGT Charles “Doc” Apodaca as the Lance P. Sijan Executive Vice President! We are so privileged that “Doc” has stepped into the Executive VP position and he has already begun to bring in active duty airmen to work on AFA projects. He is actively serving as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the Air…
Congratulations to our Sijan Chapter President who is the Air Force Military Spouse of the Year in the Armed Forces Insurance sponsored competition. She is in the competition for the Overall Military Spouse of the Year and she will be attending the USO-Metro Gala in Washington, D.C. on May 10th, the event at which the…