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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     March 29, 2010
No. 10-036

ADJUTANT GENERAL PRESENTS KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD PATRIOT MEDAL

Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, Kansas adjutant general, presented the first-ever Kansas National Guard Patriot Medal to Tim Rogers, executive director of the Salina Airport Authority, during a brief ceremony on March 26.

The citation accompanying the medal said the award was presented for Rogers’ “immeasurable support to Great Plains Joint Training center and the Kansas National Guard.”

“When you’re trying to accomplish a project as large and comprehensive as the Great Plains Joint Training Center, you need to have someone in your corner willing to work with you to get the job done,” said Bunting. “Long before the center was conceived, Tim has been a good friend and supporter of the Kansas National Guard. This medal is just a small token of the recognition he deserves for his many efforts on our behalf.”

Included in the dignitaries who witnessed the presentation was Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, who was in Salina to tour the Great Plains Joint Training Center.

In addition to supporting the center, the Salina Airport Authority is involved in the Governor’s Military Affairs Council. Rogers’ citation also makes note that Rogers “…has facilitated the Salina Municipal Airport to function seamlessly as a Forward Operating Location for Canadian and US military personnel using the Great Plains Joint Training Center facilities and ranges.” Other support initiatives include the construction of a weapons storage area, hot arm area (safe area to arm munitions prior to take off) and additional hangar that will enhance the capabilities of the Kansas National Guard.

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