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Today we celebrate 71 years as the world's greatest #AIRPOWER! #Birthday #AFBDay

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month - go.usa.gov/xPkeK

Congrats Bakersfield College on earning a #StrongWorkforceStar for your Radiologic Technology and Registered Nursing programs. Strong Workforce Stars is an annual commendation for California community college career education programs that began in 2017.

Jean Fuller: Help is on the way to help fix teacher shortage – but we must partner and move now bakersfield.com/opinion/commun… via The Bakersfield Californian

Just finished a great meeting at the Department of Education with Secretary DeVos. We discussed ideas to highlight innovative charter & public school programs that have demonstrated success at educating students, and engaging those students in the surrounding community.

It happened #OTD, 14 Oct 1947, when #EdwardsAirForceBase was the Muroc Army Airfield, Captain Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis”, to a speed of 699.4 mph at 43,000 feet (Mach 1.06), and became the first to exceed the speed of sound.

Thanks to the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce for organizing today’s Leadership Ridgecrest event. It was a great opportunity to engage the future leaders in East Kern County.

“CA faces a serious public health crisis - approximately 2,000 annual opioid overdose deaths (70% involving prescription opioids), & 8,000 hospital & emergency department admissions.” Learn what to do to prevent this as a patient, provider, or pharmacist ow.ly/sgNa30kYRaY

Great news for valley farmers and residents!

It was an honor to visit the White House, and participate in the White House State Leadership Day Conference. It has been an informative briefing with senior White House staff, and even included a brief, unexpected presentation by our President.

More pictures from the White House State Leadership Day Conference. Pictured below are Jay & Heather Obernolte, San Bernardino Supervisors Josie Gonzales & Robert Lovingood, and Senator Joel Anderson.

It's time once again for some trick-or-treat fun. Check out this year's Pumpkin Patrol schedule and get some great #Halloween safety tips - go.usa.gov/xPP82 #EdwardsAirForceBase

Qualified residents can sign up for low-cost home Internet. Learn more by clicking: bit.ly/2O4iL6A. Educators seeking to help eligible students get connected to #affordableInternet visit: internetforallnow.org/educators_tool…

Thank you Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government. I am honored and grateful to receive the 2018 Impact Award. Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government

It was great to have so many former and current staff members together in Bakersfield. Thank you for the years of hard work, and for being part of the Team Fuller family.

Children rejoice this time of year as they dress up in Halloween costumes and get candy. While the practice of trick-or-treating can be fun and enjoyable, it also can present hazards and risks. We will be posting safety tips today, and hope you have a safe holiday! #halloween

Halloween Safety: Costumes, Candy, and Colored Contact Lenses fda.gov/ForConsumers/C…

It was a wonderful evening at the BARC Annual Awards Dinner where I got to present awards to the students receiving perfect attendance recognition. barc-inc.org

More photos from the BARC Annual Awards Dinner