Colonel Jasin R. Cooley is the Commander of 55th Mission Support Group. Cooley comes to the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, where he served as commander of the 36th Mission Support Group.
Colonel Cooley received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1996; he was first assigned to Eglin AFB, FL, as Flight Leader and Force Protection Officer for the 96th Security Police squadron. In 1999, he departed for Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea and the 8th Security Forces Squadron, serving as the Air Base Defense Officer. He then moved to RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, in 2000 as the Combat Readiness Flight Commander. He also served as interim Chief of Security Forces at RAF Croughton. He subsequently moved to Sheppard AFB, TX and the 82d Security Forces Squadron as the Security Forces Operations Officer. In 2004, he was reassigned to the US Air Force Academy with the Department of Military Strategic Studies, instructing military theory, strategy and officership; he then took command of Cadet Squadron 36 at the Academy, leading 115 cadets and two noncommissioned officers. In 2008, he began an assignment at the University of Florida, studying Political Science on scholarship from the Air Force Institute of Technology. Returning to Colorado in 2011, he took command of the 50th Security Forces Squadron, leading over 200 civilians, airmen and officers at Schriever AFB, CO. Following command, he served as the Director, Center of Airpower Studies and Assistant Professor for the Air Force Academy’s Department of Military and Strategic Studies. Most recently, he was the Provost Marshal, Headquarters United States Forces, Japan (USFJ), and Division Chief, Security Forces, Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Fifth Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan. He served as the senior U.S. DoD law enforcement official in Japan, and provided guidance to the Commander on antiterrorism, security, and protection of the force.
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can then attack the nervous system.
Our goal
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.
As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within ten years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
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Pictured here are recent greeters Brett Frevert, Franco Gentile, and Fr. Lloyd Gnirk
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Stephen Center partners with the community, families and individuals to overcome homelessness, addiction and poverty. Stephen Center has served the homeless and low-income in Omaha since 1984 through their three programs: Emergency Shelter, HERO Program and Transitional Living Program.
The Omaha Downtown Rotary partners with Stephens Center in serving hot meals to its residents.
Hardworking Rotarians at Stephen Center L to R: Franco Gentile, Jim Stewart, James Mackiewicz, Heidi McGinness, and Vince Miscia
Here's a sneak peek of a weekly meeting at Omaha Downtown Rotary. It starts with a live concert with Jim Scott-Miller on the piano with certified singers, the Omaha Downtown Rotarians! Watch this video. You can feel the energy!
COLONEL JASIN COOLEY
What is Polio?
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