The Lightning Bolt Chapter is located in Tampa, Florida and encompasses members from U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and the surrounding area. Symbolically, lightning, or “fire from the heavens,” is a flash which appears to come out of nowhere in order to instantly awaken new thoughts and ideas within us. According to weatherbug.com for U.S. cities with more than half a million people, Tampa, Florida ranks #1 as the city with the most lightning strikes. As the lightning leader, our Chapter adopts the lightning bolt as our symbol representing the flash or awakening of the Adjutant General’s Corps in the Tampa Bay area.
Chapter Address
AGCRA Lightning Bolt Chapter
P.O. Box 6688
Tampa, FL 33608
Officers
| Position | Name & Rank | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Edwards, Typana, MSG | (678) 431-2302 | typana.l.edwards.mil@mail.mil |
| Vice President | Cook, Cynthia, COL (R) | (727) 420-0860 | cynthia.e.cook2.civ@mail.mil |
| Senior Mentor | Steele, Kelly, COL | (724) 421-5005 | kelly.k.steele2.mil@mail.mil |
| Senior Mentor | Tumlin, Rod, CW5 | (813) 217-1674 | rodtum@yahoo.com |
| Senior Enlisted Advisor | Smith, Sean, SGM | (813) 826-9310 | sean.c.smith@socom.mil |
| Adjutant | VACANT | ||
| Secretary | Brown, Christopher, LTC | (813) 526-2836 | christopher.a.brown198.mil@mail.mil |
| Treasurer | Aliki, Toloai T., CW4 | (813) 529-1060 | toloai.t.aliki.mil@mail.mil |
| VP, Membership | Thompson, Trina, MAJ | (813) 529-1074 | trina.z.thompson2.mil@mail.mil |
| VP, Programs & Activities | VACANT | ||
| VP, Awards | Chambers-Johnson, L., 1SG | (813) 494-3700 | lasheka.t.chambersjohnson.mil@mail.mil |
| VP, Publicity & Fundraising | Steele, Dante, CW2 | (813) 828-7871 | |
| VP, Marketing | Buskirk, Lentera, SFC (RET) | (202) 321-0583 | Lentera.buskirk@gmail.com |
| VP, Education | Hodges, Jamila, MAJ | (813) 529-1100 | jamila.o.hodges.mil@mail.mil |
| Webmaster | Pepple, Candice, SFC | (813) 826-2855 | Candice.pepple@socom.mil |
| Historian | VACANT | ||
| Memorabilia Custodian | Rodriquez, Reynaldo, SSG | (912) 492-9234 | reynaldo.j.rodriguez3.mil@mail.mil |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Fabian-Diaz, Rafael, CW3 | (813) 826-2855 | adonis.r.fabiandiaz.mil@socom.mil |
| USAREC at Large Executive Member | Basconcillo, Rhea, 1SG | (813) 462-3047 | rhea.c.basconcillo.mil@mail.mil |
| JCSE at Large Executive Member | Torres, Lawrence, LTC | (813) 828-0636 | lawrence.torres13.mil@mail.mil |
Chapter Posts
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On 7 February 2023, the TRADOC G1/4 hosted the Army People Synchronization Conference and held an AG senior leader luncheon on Day 1 at the Fort Eustis Resolute DFAC. Featured…
National AG Ball 2023 – Save the Date!
Please save the date for the Adjutant General’s Corps National Ball, scheduled for Thursday, June 15th, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC. The National AG…
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AGCRA Membership Drive, 1 February 2023 – 31 March 2023
In 2023, it is time again to rejuvenate AGCRA’s growth through our annual Membership Drive. This year we are looking for significant growth opportunities through a healthy spirit of competition…
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Do you like money? Money for college? We thought so! You have goals and dreams and we want to help you realize them. So here it comes again, the 12th…
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AGCRA IS NOW AN ASSOCIATION PARTNER OF AUSA!
AGCRA Membership Benefits now include AUSA Membership! AGCRA looks for ways to deliver more value to its members. To this end, we’re proud to announce that all AGCRA Members now have…
