New Blue Eagles Honor Guard Airmen introduced

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  • By 412th Test Wing Public Affairs
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.