New Blue Eagles Honor Guard Airmen introduced Published Nov. 3, 2014 By 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A ceremony was held Oct. 29 to introduce the newest members of the Blue Eagles Honor Guard. Following a week-long training regemin taught by members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard out of Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, the newest Blue Eagles demonstrated what they learned and performed an active duty mock funeral with a full military honors sequence in front of base leadership and family members at the Airman Leadership School Drill Pad. Each year U.S. Air Force Honor Guard instructors travel to various bases and provide training in the intense, week-long course. The Blue Eagles Honor Guard's primary mission is to provide military funeral honors for active duty, retiree and veteran members who served honorably in the United States Air Force and Army Air Corps. The secondary mission of the base honor guard is performing military change of commands, retirements, retreats and other special functions. The Blue Eagles are a total force honor guard comprised of personnel from Edwards AFB, March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, and Los Angeles Air Force Base. Their area of responsibility extends from the Ventura County border to the Arizona and Mexico border, and from the Pacific Ocean to the Nevada border. To learn more about the Blue Eagles Honor Guard, or to join, call 661-275-2583 (BLUE); or email edwardsfss.honor.guard@edwards.af.mil. Congratulations to the newest Blue Eagles Honor Guard graduates: Tech. Sgt. Dennis Cates Staff Sgt. Brent Brumley Staff Sgt. John Fletcher Staff Sgt. Edrei Hernandez Staff Sgt. Adam Hewett Staff Sgt. Max Jeng Staff Sgt. Keneth Jubala Staff Sgt. Joseph Kumas Staff Sgt. Daniel Liederbach Staff Sgt. Kirk McDougal Staff Sgt. Matthew Phillips Staff Sgt. Ricky Rodriguez Staff Sgt. Troy Rumsey Staff Sgt. Angel Sanchez Staff Sgt. David Stanley Staff Sgt. Jeremy Waldrip Staff Sgt. Thomas Zogal Senior Airman Alex Baker Senior Airman Jason Bucholtz Senior Airman Alberto Hernandez Senior Airman Joseph Morgridge Senior Airman Alexandria Nelson Senior Airman Ernest Vang Senior Airman Oscar Vega Senior Airman Omar Venegas Montes Senior Airman Dereck Vincent Senior Airman Jason Wild Senior Airman Henin D. Rios Arauz Airman 1st Class Cody Bond Airman 1st Class Teron Butler Airman 1st Class Ruth Guzman Airman 1st Class Joshua Kelly Airman 1st Class Ambrose Ledesma Airman 1st Class Kevin Wren You can read more about Blue Eagle Honor Guard training at http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123429190.