JB MDL civilians reach 40-year milestone
Patricia Baksa, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency service and work request clerk, poses with Navy Lt. Cmdr. Donald George, 87th CES civil engineering officer, after receiving a Certificate of Service for 40 years of federal service from Col. John Wood, 87th Air Base Wing commander, April 23, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Patricia started her career in federal service on Nov. 27, 1967, at Naval Ammunition Depot Earle where she was part of the Federal Woman's Program, Vice-President Girl Friday Club and Miss Navy Relief. Baksa has been nominated four times for the Base Woman of the Year Award, three times for the Base Clerical Employee of the Year Award and once for the Base People's Choice Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Russell/Released)