Local Air Force Sergeants Association honors all Airman with annual bike-a-thon at AEDC

Arnold AFB Commander Col. Ray Toth fired the starting pistol for 19 cyclists who participated in the third annual bike-a-thon to honor the memory of Tech. Sgt. Gene Jobe, a 21-year career Air Force member and the late father-in-law of former AEDC chaplain, Maj. Paul Gunn. Many of the cyclists, all of whom work at the base’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex, have participated in all or most of the previous bike-a-thons since its inception in 2009. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

AEDC Air Force Sergeants Association hosts annual bike-a-thon

Published June 1, 2015
By Raquel March
AEDC/PA

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- The AEDC Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) Chapter 477 will host the annual Tech Sgt. Gene Jobe Memorial Bike-a-thon on June 19 at 8 a.m. to raise funds for the AEDC Veterans Picnic, the AEDC Children's Christmas Party and other quality-of-life initiatives.

The bike-a-thon formally began in 2010 to honor the memory of Tech. Sgt. Gene Jobe, a 21-year career Air Force member and the late father-in-law of former AEDC Chaplain, Maj. Paul Gunn. Jobe was a lifetime AFSA member.

Riders can register by emailing Arnold.AFSAChapter477@us.af.mil.

Pledges and donations will be collected at Café 100 on June 2-4 and 16-18 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. If you cannot make it to Café 100 and would like to contribute, please call 454-6194 or 454-5635.

AFSA is a non-profit organization that represents the professional and personal interests of more than 130,000 active, retired and veteran total enlisted members of the U.S. Air Force and their families.