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May 1, 2023

Dayton Development Corporation in Ohio recently took almost 200 community members to Washington, D.C. for its 40th annual fly-in, which included meetings with members of Congress, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Edwin Oshiba, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations and environment. The delegation also included two high school students with an interesting in government affairs….

Gen. Charles Flynn, Army Pacific commanding general, recently led local Hawaii leaders on a land and aerial tour of training areas in the Pacific, including Fort Shafter, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield and Dillingham Field, as well as Mauka Valley Training Area. “I have always had the greatest appreciation for what [soldiers] do, and today just verified that,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said in a DVIDS story. “My impression and my respect for what goes on here could not be any higher.”

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May 1, 2023

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