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“foot Soldiers” of the march from Selma to Montgomery. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major achievement. Brother Hunter’s action also contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Brother Hunter and other march- ers were bludgeoned and beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma, over 50 years ago, as they bravely and coura- geously attempted to walk from Selma to Montgomery, to express their outrage at discriminatory and apartheid laws and practices sanctioned by Alabama Governor George Wallace and all elements of law enforcement and state and local govern- mental agencies and officials in denying Blacks the right to vote. Here's to Brother Dews! Here's to Brother Tillett! Here's to Brother Hunter! ters North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) located at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. In this capacity, he lead a team of multi-Service and Cana- dian cyberspace planners and strategist responsible for planning, coordinating and synchronizing offensive and defen- sive cyberspace capabilities critical in the defense of the Nation. A true achiever throughout his Air Force career, Brother Lang enlisted in the Air Force in 1994. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant before earning a commis- sion through the Air Force Officer Training Corps (ROTC) via the highly competitive Scholarships for Outstanding Airman to ROTC Program. As part of this program, Brother Lang earned his Bachelor of Ad- ministration, Business Computer Systems Degree from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He has since earned a Master of Science Degree in Information Technology Management from Tourou University International in Cypress, California and a Masters of Mili- tary Operational Art and Science Degree from the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
the 113 th Air Wing, which is located at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, where he functioned as the senior pastor for a congregation of over 1,100 men and women. In May of 2012, Brother Tillett transferred to the U.S. Air Force Reserve as an IMA (Individual Mobilization Augmentee) to the Wing Chaplain at the 4 th Fighter Wing as Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC. In 2013, Brother Tilett was assigned as the Senior IMA Chaplain in a Special Duty Assignment at Arlington National Cemetery, where he served until his retirement on 1 January 2017. Reverend Tillett’s book, Stop Falling for the Okeydoke: How the Lie of “Race” Continues to Hinder Our Country was released in May 2017 and has received numerous favorable reviews.
Brother Hunter, a member of the Aber- deen (MD) Alumni Chapter, was selected for the Alan Hilliard Legum Civil Rights Award in recognition of his contribution to civil rights. Brother Hunter is a native of Selma, Alabama, and is a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for his partici- pation in the 1965 Voting Rights Marches (including Bloody Sunday) from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The medal is the highest award a civilian can receive from U.S. Congress. It is awarded to persons who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement long after the achievement has been made. President Barack Obama signed Public Law 114-5, on March 7, 2015, (50 years after Bloody Sunday) that awarded the medal to the
Lang Takes Command of the 50 th Space Communications Squadron
and the communi- cations-computer systems which establish real-time global connectivity to more than 150 satellites. In addi- tion, Brother Lang leads the operations and maintenance of 70 Defense Informa- tion Systems Agency nodes which provide both secure and non-secure voice and
LTC Anthony Lang, right.
data communications for more than 485 sites around the world. During the ceremony, LTC Lang thanked his family and those who he credits for helping him reach this tremendous milestone in his Air Force career. He also expressed his appreciation for the tremendous opportu- nity he has been given when he conveyed, “I am truly honored and humbled at the privilege of leading such an extraordinary team of men and women for our Air Force and in the defense of our Nation.” Prior to taking command of the 50 th Space Communications Squadron, LTC Lang served as the Chief of the Cyber- space Plans and Strategy Branch in the Joint Cyberspace Center at Headquar-
O n June 21, 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony “Tony” Lang (Colorado Springs (CO) AL 2017) took command of the 50 th Space Communications Squadron during a change of command ceremony at Schrie- ver Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As the squadron’s newest commander, he leads a team of military and civilian professionals responsible for supporting $50 billion in national satellite and terrestrial systems for the President of the United States, federal agencies and al- lied and coalition forces. He oversees the operation and maintenance of the $6.8 billion Air Force Satellite Control Network
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