Airman Basic Velez News Today

3 JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Chief Master Sgt. Jose Velez, Jr., former 459th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, is set to retire Feb. 28, 2021, after 26 years of faithful and selfless service to our country. Chief Velez was not always ‘Chief.’ He was once Airman Basic Velez in 1983, back when the uniform was an olive green color. He was only 18 years old. “I remember going to the recruiting station when I was living in Staten Island, New York, with the intentions of joining...