LtCol Jeffrey Newton, President Lt Col Newton was elected as the President at our 2009 State Conference at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover Alabama. He is a 27-year member of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, and is assigned as Commander of the 117th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. As an additional duty, he’s an Admissions Liaison Officer in the Birmingham area for the United States Air Force Academy. Lt Col Newton received his BS degree in Business from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Lt Col Newton and his wife Lisa live in Hoover, Alabama      LTC Gary Kirk, 1st Vice President Lt Col Gary Kirk was elected as the 2nd Vice President at the 2009 State Conference at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. Lt Col Kirk is a technician with the 226 CCG. Prior to that, he served as the Commander of the Logistics Readiness Squadron as a Supply Officer and also served as a Communications Officer. He served in the active duty Air Force for four years as an Operations Management Officer. He and his wife, Jeanine, have two sons, Andrew and Ryan. Lt Col Kirk serves as an Admissions Liaison Officer for the Air Force Academy as an additional duty and is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Prattville. Kirk216@knology.net  334-230-4000   LTC Nicky Medley, 2nd Vice President LTC Nicky Medley was elected as the 1st Vice President at the 2009 State Conference at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. He is a 32-year member of the Alabama Army National Guard, and is assigned as Engineer Officer for the 62nd Troop Command. His last assignment was as the Commander of the 31st Forward Support Battalion. He’s employed fulltime with the 62nd TC and is assigned as the Security Manager, Physical Security Officer, OPSEC Manager, Safety Coordinator, Facilities Manager. He is a past President of the George Watson Chapter of Quartermaster Association. LTC Medley received his BS degree in Human Resource Management from Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. LTC Medley has two children that are married and live in the Enterprise, Alabama area. LTC Medley lives in Enterprise, Alabama. nicky.g.medley@us.army.mil     Col Edwin Smith, Immediate Past President Col Edwin C. Smith is a 27-year member of the 117th Air Refueling Wing. He began his career in 1977 when he joined the Guard as an Imagery Interpretation Specialist. He served in that capacity for four years gaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 1981 Col Smith completed training at the Academy of Military Science, which is the Guard equivalent to Officers Training School. He went on to fly 14 years and accumulate over 1,500 hours as a Weapons System Officer (WSO) on the RF4C Phantom. In 1994 he transitioned to the KC135R Stratotanker where he has flown nearly 1700 hours as a Navigator. Col Smith served as the Chief of Safety for the 117th Air Refueling Wing until he recently took command of the 117th Mission Support Group. Col Smith is married to the lovely Anita Morrow Smith. They have two sons, Edwin II who attends the University of Alabama, and Christopher who attends Ramsey High School. Col Smith is an active member of Rising Star Baptist Church where he serves as president of Fishers of Men, and is a member of the Trustee Board, the Missionary Society and the Christian Board of Education. He is also a member of the American Legion Post# 347, The National Guard Association and The Enlisted Association. He likes to spend his spare time playing golf and traveling.      LTC Todd Brown, Judge Advocate      1/Lt Brandy Brown Chaplain      Major Jon Michael Taylor, Treasurer Major Taylor is the Treasurer for the National Guard Association of Alabama. He is a 20 year member of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, and is assigned as Commander of the 117th Communications Flight. Major Taylor was selected as the 2004 AND the 2007 Alabama Air National Guard Company Grade Officer of the Year and just finished serving four years as the Air National Guard - Company Grade Representative on the National Board of Directors of the National Guard Association of the United States. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. MajorTaylor and his wife, Aletha, have three children, daughters Casey and Hannah and son Matt. They reside in Remlap, Alabama. Jon.Taylor@albirm.ang.af.mil     COL Eddie Porter, JFHQ, Army National Guard      COL Tony Bonasera, JFHQ, Army Aviation      Col Bob Hamrick, JFHQ, Air National Guard      LTC Paul Jacobs, Air South      Lt Col Cliff James, Air North      LTC Joe Barnard, 62nd Troop Command      LTC Randall Brown, 167th TSC      MAJ Brents Pepper, 135th Sustainment Command      LTC David Ward, 31st Chemical Brigade      MAJ Kyle Hannah, 20th Special Forces      LTC Todd Grigsby, 621st Troop Support Command      VACANT, 226 ASG      LTC Allen Price, 111th Ordnance Group      VACANT, 122 Support Group      2/Lt Sean Rizzo Company Grade , Air      2/Lt Kurt Buchta, Company Grade, Army      CW5 Thomas Harper Warrant Officer Representative      Col (ret) George McCurdy, Retired Life (Air) Colonel George R. McCurdy III is the Retired Life (Air) Representative on the Executive Council. Colonel McCurdy retired as the Executive Support Staff Officer and the Technician Chief of Staff for the Alabama Air National Guard. He was assigned to the Alabama National Guard State Headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama. Colonel McCurdy is the previous Commander, 226 Combat Communications Group, Alabama Air National Guard. Colonel McCurdy attended Marion Military Institute (Junior College) and has a degree in Business from the University of Alabama. Colonel McCurdy entered the Air National Guard in 1969 as an Airman Basic and after graduating from the University of Alabama in 1972 was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1973. He has an extensive background in air traffic control and combat communications. Colonel McCurdy and his wife, Linda, have three children and four grandchildren. george.mccurdy@almont.ang.af.mil     Vacant, Retired Life (ARMY)      Lt Col (ret) Ron Stone, Executive Director Stoney is the Executive Director of the National Guard Association of Alabama and the Administrator of the National Guard Association of Alabama Insurance Trust. After he received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama in 1971, he served seven years in the U.S. Navy and fifteen years with the 106th Tactical Reconaissance Squadron of the Alabama Air National Guard in Birmingham. Stoney is married to the former Brenda Tune of Birmingham. They live in Trussville and have four children and seven grandchildren. stoney833@bellsouth.net  205-833-0100