927 ARW leadership visits D.C.

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean
  • 927th Air Refueling Wing/Public Affairs
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  Colonel Randal Bright, commander of the 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air force Base, Florida, along with his Command Chief Michael Klausutis and Staff Sgt. Emily Treiber visited the nation's capital, July 23.

The meetings were part of an annual initiative called the Commander's Capitol Hill Visit Program, a program through which commanders of Air Force wings discuss issues affecting Airmen as well as their units.

"This was our opportunity to build a relationship with our congressional representatives and also highlight our Airman of the Year [recently promoted] Staff Sgt. Emily Treiber," said Bright.

During the visit, the reservists met with staffers from Florida Senator Bill Nelson's office, Senator Marco Rubio's office and several congressional representatives, to include Congressman David Jolly and Congressman Dennis Ross.

"To be selected for Airman of the Year and to accompany Col. Bright and Command chief Klausutis to D.C. was quite an honor," said Treiber. "It was an experience of a lifetime, one I will not soon forget."