Faith Assembly Christian Church Announces Special Veterans Day Community Service

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Please join Faith Assembly Christian Church for a special Veterans Day Community Service. Col. Kim Wintner, USAF (Ret.), will speak, and the Eglin Honor Guard will Post the Colors.

During his 30-year career in the US Air Force, Wintner held a variety of assignments in the services career field, as well as six command positions at the wing, group and squadron level. Those positions included commander of the 16th Support Group, 16th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field and vice commander of the 96th Air Base Wing at Eglin Air Force Base. He received the Air Education Training Command’s Lance B. Sijan Leadership Award and Senior Services Military Manager Award. He was also inducted as an Honorary Chief Master Sergeant in 1983.

After his military retirement, Wintner served as senior vice president of The Sterling Companies for nine years and owner and president of Alliance Association Management Company for another nine years. His community service roles are many, including current chairman of the Destin Chamber’s Military Affairs Council, member of the Destin Chamber’s board of directors, past chairman and current member of the Defense Support Initiative (DSI), past chairman of the Okaloosa County Economic Development Council, member of Emerald Coast Military Affairs Council board of directors, member of the Air Force Armament Museum board of directors and executive committee, to name a few. He also currently serves on the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority. Awards include the Destin Chamber Business Person of the Month October 2021, Destin Chamber Business Person of the Year 2016, Destin Chamber Ann Gibson Community Service Award 2012, Destin Chamber Retired Military Person of the Year 2009, among many others.