America's Best

I was honored to officiate Senior Master Sergeant Raymond Lippard's retirement ceremony on Thursday at Little Rock Air Force Base. As I prepared for this important occasion, I realized how amazing each of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines & Coast Guardsmen really are! Only about 2% of our total population have served in uniform, so many simply don't know how hard their military works or the dangers they face to keep America safe and free. SMSgt Lippard is exceptional: he's been in uniform for over 24 years, has excelled in the maintenance career field, fixing C-5s, C-17s, and almost every version of the C-130 Hercules. He's highly decorated, including a Bronze Star medal from over 12 months teaching the Afghanistan military how to maintain their aircraft. He's managed programs in excess of $240 million dollars and been responsible for maintaining over $1.8 billion worth of aircraft at one time. SMSgt Lippard has earned a bachelors and masters degree while in uniform and risen to the top 3% of our enlisted ranks in the USAF. Take a few minutes this week to thank a member our our military services--they truly deserve it!

Raymond Lippard, MBA, DFMC2

Budget Analyst at US Army

5 年

This is a little late, but it just popped up on my feed. Thank you for all the kind words. It’s awesome mentors like you that guide us down the right paths. Thank you again my friend for making the trip and being a part of one of the best days of my life.

Theodora von Hohenstaufen Noll

Senior Analyst | Risk Management | Monitoring & Evaluation | Security Cooperation | Capacity Building | Conflict Resolution | "Swiss Army Knife of Skills" | Program Management Smokejumper

6 年

Much appreciation to SMSgt Lippard for his service and all the best in his future endeavors. I'm proud to say that I'm a new Blue Star momma--one of my sons recently completed BCT at Ft. Benning and is now at FSH for AIT, his MOS is 68W.

Gen Mo, Amen! Well done and thank you sir! Many blessings and bests always!

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