LAAFB Commissary
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the commissary to dedicate a newly installed solar panel system, May 28. It’s the first commissary in the world to go solar. The photovoltaic cells will produce enough power each day to light 10 households. Pictured from left to right are: Al Alferez, LAAFB Commissary store director; Troy Strand, vice president of Independent Energy Solutions; Scott Simpson, director, Defense Commissary Agency West; Tawny Tran, project manager, Innovative Technical Solutions Inc.; Col. David Raths, 61st ABW vice commander; Rick Page, acting director, Defense Commissary Agency; Ed Wilson 61st CELS project officer; and Mike Garabroni, quality control manager, Innovative Technical Solutions Inc. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)