by Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
8/1/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Two
Air Force officers qualified for primary and alternate positions on the
U.S. Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Games in London July 27.
Capt. Seth Kelsey, 310th Force Support Squadron supply officer from
Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., is competing in individual men's epee
fencing and Capt. Justin Dumais, 157th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot from
McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., is an alternate competitor in
the men's three-meter synchronized diving event.
Kelsey is a two-time Olympic fencer and competed in the 2004 and 2008
Summer Olympic Games. Dumais represented the U.S. at the 2004 Olympic
Games and took sixth place in the men's three-meter synchronized
springboard competition.
Kelsey and Dumais are a part of the Air Force World Class Athlete
Program that is a two-year program providing regular Air Force, National
Guard and Reserve Air Force personnel the opportunity to train and
compete at national and international sports competitions with the
ultimate goal of selection to the United States Olympic team. The WCAP
targets athletes who achieve world class status in their sport.
For more information on the Air Force World Class Athlete Program, visit http://www.usafsports.com/WCAP.htm.
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