EDWARDS PERSONNEL TO BE ON 'FEUD'.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Five Edwards Air Force Base airmen competed with personnel from other military services in ``Family Feud'' game show episodes expected to air in May. The five were Capt. Robert Wagner, Air Force Flight Test Center Judge Advocate A legal adviser on the staff of a military command. A designated officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. General's Office; Master Sgt. Jim Gantar, 95th Mission Support Squadron interim first sergeant; Technical Sgt. Daphne Soto, 95th Air Base Wing's Military Equal Opportunity office; Staff Sgt. Teddy Deshazier, Air Force Special Operation Command, Detachment 1 Information Management NCO NCO abbr. noncommissioned officer NCO noncommissioned officer NCO n abbr (Mil) (= noncommissioned officer) → Uffz. in charge; and Airman 1st Class Holly Frost, 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry optometry (ŏptŏm`ətrē), eye-care specialty concerned with eye examination, determination of visual abilities, diagnosis of eye diseases and conditions, and the prescription of lenses and other corrective measures. technician. The shows, taped Jan. 31 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , pitted service members from the Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy against each other. ``It's awesome and exciting to be able to compete and try to win some money,'' Gantar said. ``It was a lot of fun.'' According to Master Sgt. Paul Firman Fir´man n. 1. In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; - generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance. , Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office superintendent, the show was a way to showcase the Air Force. ``Fewer and fewer Americans have personal military experience, meaning more and more Americans lack an understanding of today's Air Force. According to a recent survey, 52 percent of adult Americans gain their perception of the military primarily from TV and movies,'' said Firman. Sara Dansby, Family Feud contestant producer, felt that the military shows were successful. ``I think they're some of the best shows we've ever done,'' she said. |
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