[sticklist] - Official Announcement: New Commandant

[Richard Forno]

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(Received via Niles Dally '63, Chairman of the AABOD)

 From Tony McGeorge:

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Colonel Daniel P. Lentz to  
the position of Commandant of Cadets, VFMA&C.  Colonel Lentz brings a  
wealth of experience in education, regimental systems, and military  
service to Valley Forge Military Academy & College.

Colonel Daniel P. Lentz most recently served as Commander and  
Professor of Aerospace Studies at AFROTC Detachment 875, Virginia  
Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).  In this  
capacity he led a staff of eight personnel responsible for the  
recruiting, university level instruction, counseling, and program  
administration associated with 260 Air Force officer candidates.

Colonel Lentz is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, Pleasant  
Hills, Pa. in 1974.  The colonel earned a Bachelor of Science Degree  
and was commissioned from the United States Air Force Academy in  
1978.  Following the United States Air Force Academy Colonel Lentz was  
educated at the Squadron Officer School (1984); he earned his Master  
of Science Degree in Business Administration from Webster University  
(1986), attended the Air Command & StaffCollege (1992) and finally the  
Air War College (non-resident) (1996).

Working his way through the ranks since 1978, Colonel Lentz was  
promoted to Colonel on July 1, 2000.  His many decorations include  
Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three  
oak leaf clusters, Aerial Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Commendation  
Medal with oak leaf cluster, Armed Forces Service Medal and the Armed  
Forces Expeditionary Medal.  He retired from active duty on June 1,  
2008.

Colonel Lentz is a master navigator with over 4,200 hours in the  
C-130.  As commander of the 61st Airlift Squadron he led the C-130  
unit through deployments supporting peacekeeping and combat operations  
in Southwest Asia and the Former Yugoslavia region.  In his tenure as  
Deputy Commander 86th Operations Group he oversaw European-theater  
airlift, aero medical evacuation and operational support airlift  
missions using assigned C-130, C-9, C-20, C-21, and C37 aircraft.  As  
commander the Spanish-based Air Mobility Squadron he directed en route  
maintenance and recovery support for transiting mobility assets  
supporting military operations in Afghanistan andIraq.

Colonel Lentz will join the Valley Forge community in mid-August.   
Please join us in welcoming Colonel Lentz, his wife, Donna and son,  
Mark, to Valley Forge.

Tony McGeorge
President
Valley Forge Military Academy & College
610-989-1204
tmcgeorge at vfmac.edu

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