Michael L. Chavis, left, Gold Star parent, shows his new Gold Star Base Access ID card to Carla Diamond, right, Air Force Headquarters community readiness consultant, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 1, 2017. These cards are part of an Air Force initiative allowing Gold Star family members, immediate relatives of deceased Airmen, unescorted access to Air Force installations to visit buried loved ones, attend base events, and stop by Airmen and Family Readiness Centers for support. The Air Force initiative refers to parents, siblings and adult children of Airmen killed in action, internatio

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Michael L. Chavis, left, Gold Star parent, shows his new Gold Star Base Access ID card to Carla Diamond, right, Air Force Headquarters community readiness consultant, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 1, 2017. These cards are part of an Air Force initiative allowing Gold Star family members, immediate relatives of deceased Airmen, unescorted access to Air Force installations to visit buried loved ones, attend base events, and stop by Airmen and Family Readiness Centers for support. The Air Force initiative refers to parents, siblings and adult children of Airmen killed in action, international terrorist attack against the or military operations while serving outside the as part of a peacekeeping force.

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