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January 6 , 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CSU Dominguez Hills Alumnus Serves on
Armed Forces Inauguration Committee
(Carson, CA) – A California State University, Dominguez Hills alumnus has been named to the Armed Forces Inauguration Committee (AFIC) for the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama, which will take place on the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20. Since the inauguration of George Washington, the AFIC has been charged with coordinating all military ceremonial support for presidential inaugurations.
Maj. Andra Higgs (Class of ’94, B.A. Communication) is one of 750 men and women representing all branches of the military, including the Reserve and National Guard units, who have been selected to serve on the joint services committee. The committee is formed temporarily every four years to assist in inauguration activities.
Maj. Higgs is a reserve member of the United States Air Force, having served for 22 years. He currently is the public affairs director for Fourth Air Force, a tenant organization at March Air Reserve Base, California (Riverside), where he is responsible for planning, coordinating and executing public affairs, community relations, legislative relations, internal communication and new media policies in support of national, regional and local activities. Fourth Air Force has 24,000 personnel with operations from Guam in the Pacific to Washington, D.C., from Alaska to Florida.
As part of the AFIC, he is assisting with public affairs related to the military support of the inauguration.
“It is an emotional, honorable, zealous, humbling feeling to be part of a team operating on a high vibrancy for such a historic event,” said the Inglewood resident. “So few people experience the satisfaction of positively contributing to a once-in-a-lifetime moment. I am very grateful.”
To learn more about the AFIC, visit www.afic.northcom.mil/index.html.
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