Guest thebronze Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Handy inducted into Order of the Sword by Tech. Sgt. Ben Gonzales 437th Airlift Wing Public Affairs 8/4/2005 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- Representatives from the 43,000-strong Air Mobility Command enlisted force honored the commander of U.S. Transportation Command and AMC during an Order of the Sword ceremony here July 29. More than 400 Airmen commandwide along with Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units attended the ceremony honoring Gen. John W. Handy, as he became the seventh person in AMC to receive the Order of the Sword. "The Order of the Sword is the highest honor and tribute noncommissioned officers can bestow upon an individual," said Chief Master Sgt. Mike Kerver, AMC command chief. "General Handy is a leader among leaders and a man among men. It is only befitting we honor him by pledging our loyalty to him with a symbol of power, strength and justice." The evening ceremony began as Airmen and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray welcomed General Handy. After dinner, two honor guard Airmen here carried the ceremonial sword into the ballroom. The sword stands more than 6 feet tall and requires two people to carry. Also during the evening, every enlisted attendee signed a proclamation swearing an oath of loyalty to General Handy. The scroll was presented to the general later that evening. "In my almost 39 years of service, no one left more of an impression on me than Master Sergeant Cliff Brasil," said General Handy, who first met the Airman in 1968 when he was a second lieutenant. "He was my first sergeant and was a role model for me and was the sharpest (noncommissioned officer). I thought of him throughout my career and hoped I could match his professionalism and high standards." Set to retire this fall, the general offered the enlisted Airmen some advice. "Someone is looking to you to be a 'Cliff Brasil.' Each of you doing your work with pride, professionalism and dedication has empowered me to do things for you,” the general said. “You all have made me so proud to wear our uniform. I am so proud of you all." (Courtesy of AMC News Service) https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123011235 He's in good company with the rest of the lame's... How
Guest Xtndr50boom Posted August 6, 2005 Posted August 6, 2005 Isn't induction into the Order of the sword a step on a MAJCOM/CC's outprocessing checklist?
Rocker Posted August 6, 2005 Posted August 6, 2005 I don't advocate that children start smoking, but for those who already do smoke - boy, it's good, isn't it?
Techsan Posted August 6, 2005 Posted August 6, 2005 Originally posted by Johann: More than 400 Airmen commandwide along with Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units attended the ceremony honoring Gen. John W. Handy, as he became the seventh person in AMC to receive the Order of the Sword. Standard AF Rent-a-crowd. I 2nd the
Guest Xtndr50boom Posted August 6, 2005 Posted August 6, 2005 "Standard AF Rent-a-crowd. I 2nd the " Dead on. "If you don't have anything this afternoon I expect you to be at General Handy's AF order of the sword ceremony." And the SNCOs who are kissing a$$ to get to chief. Pathetic
Guest thebronze Posted August 7, 2005 Posted August 7, 2005 It must be nice to live in a world where you have absoultely no clue what's going on... (I'm talking about MAJCOM level people here.) :confused:
Guest Xtndr50boom Posted August 7, 2005 Posted August 7, 2005 They're too focused on the big picture to notice what's actually happening in said picture
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now