Issue link: https://cp.revolio.com/i/1424321
seeing the love and miraculous power of Christ poured out through his people energized his faith in Christ and his walk with the Lord. In 2012 Gene returned to Space Operations and served as a Space Aggressor in Colorado. Space Aggressors replicate adversary space threats such as GPS and satellite communication jamming in order to train U.S. Forces to overcome or fight through these threats. During this time, Amparo and Gene joined the Pike's Peak Chapter of BSHDFC. "Our marriage and faith were strengthened as we participated in ministry together conducting hospital visits, shining boots and praying with bikers, and building Christian relationships with our brothers and sisters across the country when we were able to come together during ILS and Sturgis. We are so thankful for the friendship and mentorship of our brothers and sisters in the Pike's Peak Chapter." Gene became an "area contact" for Black Sheep in 2016 when the family moved to Abilene, TX. This was immediately following the infamous shooting at the Confederation of Clubs meeting in Waco. Times were tense and they were denied permission by the COC to wear their BSHDFC cuts in TX. Doing what they could, Gene and Amparo continued to attend HOG meetings and conduct hospital visits. Imagine that at that same time Gene was also selected to serve as the Senior Intelligence Officer for the B-1 Bombers at Dyess, AFB. Later, he deployed to Qatar and supported Operation Inherent Resolve against ISIS in Syria. Gene writes, "This was very rewarding as I cannot think of a better group to bomb than ISIS, who are pure evil." In 2018, Gene was selected as the Director of Operations for an Intelligence Squad at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. Once again they found their local Black Sheep chapter in Bryan, Ohio and were "...blessed to get to know many Black Sheep in OH. The Northwest OH chapter welcomed us for a church invasion and area contacts in Columbus hosted us at their biker church." In 2019 the young family moved to Omaha, NE. where Gene worked in a joint assignment at United States Strategic Command, where he led a team focused on analyzing a near- peer adversary and now work to protect our Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications capability. Later, "I met a board in late 2020 and was selected to help stand up the United States Space Force in order to maintain U.S. advantage in Space. "I transferred from the Air Force to the Space Force in June, 21 and was recently notified that I have been selected to return to Colorado Springs next Summer to take command of the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron. Amparo and I are excited to return to the Space Aggressors and the Pike's Peak Chapter of BSHDFC." Editor's Note: Needless to say, we are very proud of Gene, Amparo, Timone, Mackenzie, Sage, and Sam. It's always encouraging to look back and see what God has done in the lives of his people. "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-21) b