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a i r f o r c e a s s o c i a t i o n
annual report
2010
Cover photo / TSgt. Rebecca F. Corey, USAFReport design by Darcy Lewis, Air Force Magazine
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Mission 2Letter from the Leaders 3Accomplishments 4
Educate 4Advocate 9Support 12
Supporting Our Mission 20Financial Performance 36Membership Statistics 37AFA Leadership 39
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AiR FORCE ASSOCiATiOnAir Force Memorial Foundation
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The Air Force Association, founded in 1946, exists to promote Air Force airpower.
We EDUCATE the public about the critical role of aerospace power in the defense of our nation, ADVOCATE aerospace power and a strong national defense, and SUPPORT the United States Air Force, the Air Force family, and aerospace education.
AFA is a 501(c)(3) independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit educational organization, to which all donations are tax deductible. With your help we will be able to expand our programs and their impact. We need your support and ongoing financial commitment to realize our goals.
AFA disseminates information through Air Force Magazine, airforce-magazine.com, the Mitchell Institute, national conferences and symposia, and public outreach. Learn more about AFA by visiting us on the Web at www.afa.org.
The Air Force Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of AFA whose purpose is to provide enduring oversight and stewardship for the Air Force Memorial. All contributions to AFMF are tax deductible.
AFA Veteran Benefits Association is a 501(c)(19) veterans organization and affiliate of AFA that provides benefits and services to veterans and their families. All AFA members are eligible to participate in AFAVBA programs.
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Dear Friends and Supporters of the Air Force Association,
We are pleased to present to you the Air Force Association’s Annual Report for 2010.
In the following pages, we share an in-depth analysis of the past year. You might notice that a key to our success in 2010 came from strengthening our current programs and expanding their reach. We cannot overstress the importance of your role in our continued effectiveness. Our mission is achieved through a myriad of initiatives. Your contributions enable AFA to educate the public about the pivotal role aerospace power plays in the defense of our nation; advocate aerospace power and a strong national defense; and support the United States Air Force, the Air Force family, and aerospace education. We appreciate the exceptional support we receive from our members, industry and corporate partners, and our chapters, states, the entire Air Force family, educators, congressional staffs, and volunteers.
Throughout 2010, AFA actively engaged in reaching out to the public, and our outreach and education efforts continued to positively impact many.
We continued to educate the public about aerospace and airpower issues with several outreach efforts, including Air Force Magazine and the online Daily Report, the Notes from the President, and transcripts from exceptional speakers at our own conferences, symposia, and programs.
CyberPatriot has grown exponentially! CyberPatriot is a high school cyber defense competition that excites, educates, and motivates students to pursue further education in cyber security and other STEM disciplines. Forty-eight states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and US Department of Defense dependent schools in Japan, Korea, and Guam were represented this year in CyberPatriot III.
Our efforts to advocate have been supported by discussions on Capitol Hill, Air Power Advocates groups, media outreach, and fast-growing social media activity. We have aggressively and successfully incorporated social media (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, AFA Blog) into our regular outreach efforts, allowing us to reach more people more frequently than ever. They have served as invaluable tools for enabling dialogue between members, supporters, and fans on a range of topics.
As the premier research arm of AFA, the Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies continues to sponsor important research, publish several papers then discussed in the widely attended Mitchell Hours. The Air Force Breakfast Series allows Air Force leadership to interact with industry leaders, the media, and the public, promoting greater understanding on the critical role of Air Force airpower in the security of our nation.
We continue to provide oversight and management of the Air Force Memorial. This past year, it has been the setting for countless special activities, including holiday ceremonies, wreath-layings, and even a Hollywood film production. AFA is incredibly proud of the statement this remarkable memorial continues to make while being a constant reminder of our great heritage.
The Association is a 501(c)(3) charitable educational organization, and donations to AFA are tax deductible. We deeply appreciate the special gifts from members and industry partners that create numerous scholarships, educational grants, fellowships and other educational efforts.
As we move into 2011, we look forward to working with our members, supporters and friends to address the challenges of the future. It is with your support that AFA remains THE FORCE BEHIND THE FORCE.
Sincerely,
S. Sanford Schlitt Michael M. DunnChairman of the Board President/CEO
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MikE DUnnPresident/CEO
S. SAnFORD SChLiTTChairman of the Board
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Each month, all AFA members receive Air Force Magazine, the journal of the Air Force Association and flagship publication of the AFA publications enterprise. The Magazine has a long and proud history, having been in existence since before there was either an Air Force or an Air Force Association.
Over the decades, Air Force Magazine has evolved into one of the world’s foremost defense publications. It bears no resemblance to the small, parochial, inward-looking “house organs” so typical of most associations. It maintains the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and integrity while covering a broad range of military, foreign, and intelligence issues. Though it exists to serve the AFA membership, Air Force Magazine is also a significant voice to the wider world: read, respected, and frequently cited by members of Congress, defense officials, and other media.
The excellence of our Magazine is of premier importance to the Association. It provides AFA members with the facts, figures, and straight analysis needed to stay abreast of major Air Force, airpower, and defense issues. The Magazine, with in-depth articles of a historical nature, also fosters appreciation for airpower heritage and lore.
The staff of Air Force Magazine also produces the annual May Almanac and a wide variety of special publications such as conference programs and Mitchell Institute reports. The May Almanac is a heavyweight compendium of facts and figures about Air Force people, equipment, budgets, bases, organizations, leaders, heroes, and much more. This invaluable reference tool is referred to throughout the year, and the Air Force orders hundreds of extra copies for airmen to use as basic desk reference.
Air Force Magazine’s online “Daily Report” allows for comprehensive
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coverage of breaking news. This electronic news source is now considered a must-read by those who need to know about the Air Force, airpower, and national security. Many defense officials begin their day with the Daily Report, and have commented that it’s the single best source for news about the Air Force.
Available either by daily e-mail blast or online at www.airforce-magazine.com, the Daily Report brings airpower professionals up-to-the minute news along with useful graphics, testimony, and in-depth pieces.
One testament to the quality of work the Air Force Magazine staff puts together comes from the large number of reprint requests we receive. In 2010, there were 56 official requests to reprint Air Force Magazine articles from organizations such as the Air War College, the Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence, the Naval War College, NATO Special Operations School, the Spaatz Center, Squadron Officer College, and the US Army Command and General Staff College.
These official reprint requests do not count the numerous and uncountable number of times our work has been cited, linked-to, or referenced by the other news organizations and blogs that draw from our work. Sometimes we are credited as a source of information, but often we are not.
The Magazine has a team of editors and production personnel that would be the envy of any defense publication, and the Air Force Magazine enterprise finished 2010 on solid financial footing despite the continuing weakness in the general economy.
Whether the subject is operations, programs, policies, history, or heroism, Air Force Magazine is a trusted and valued authority.
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highlighting Airpower issuesOur President and CEO continues a regular series of Notes from the AFA President. These letters, sent via e-mail, highlight current Air Force issues and AFA positions and are sent to 80,000 AFA members, members of Congress, the Air Force community, and citizens interested in airpower around the world. His e-mail address list —and the reach and impact it represents—continues to grow.
informing AFA Members “AFA Update” has provided information on AFA benefits and veteran, retiree, and Tricare issues, reaching more than 70,000 AFA members and non-members of the Air Force community via e-mail twice monthly.
Educating Lawmakers and their StaffsCongressional outreach programs include briefings, targeted meetings, and Secretary/Chief of Staff of the Air Force receptions reaching hundreds of Congressional staffers and members, with attendance increasing at virtually every event.
Leveraging Social MediaAFA has taken many initiatives to leverage social media in our day-to-day activities. Our social media forums including the AFA blog, wikis, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have become invaluable tools for dialogues with our members, supporters, and fans. These discussions range from current events, airpower issues, AFA resources, and updates on our Conferences, Symposiums, other events and programs throughout the year. Currently these outlets reach over 10,000 individuals directly with countless others reached by association. Social media are an integral part of our overall
president’s notes, member updates, congressional briefings, and social media
marketing efforts for AFA, CyberPatriot, and the Air Force Memorial. These avenues have enabled more rapid sharing of information and have been a key element in carrying out our mission to educate.
If you haven’t already done so, make sure to become a fan of the Air Force Association, CyberPatriot, and the Air Force Memorial on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.
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Despite the economy, AFA’s conference and symposia continue to attract an increasing number of attendees and the technology expositions overall show growth in corporate sponsorships, exhibit space sold, and exhibit revenue. Growth of any kind for exhibits in this economy is a real positive as the trend for trade shows nation-wide shows a drop in displays and participation. These events and others sponsored by AFA offer valuable professional development opportunities for the Total Force and help educate the public on airpower issues.
Air Warfare Symposium and Technology ExpositionAFA’s 26th annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposi-tion—held for the third year at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida—attracted more than 1,000 attendees, an increase of almost 100 over 2009, and another 216 signed up to attend only the Technology Exposition. There were also 29 news media, nearly doubling the number that covered the 2009 event. The larger venue has enabled AFA to continue to expand the Technology Exposition and to add a CyberPatriot competition. In 2010, the square foot-age of the exposition floor space increased by approximately 2% over 2009. And, total sponsorships in 2010 were almost double the number of the previous year.
Air & Space Conference and Technology ExpositionAFA’s three-day Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in its second year at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., attracted nearly 6,000 attendees, including 80 defense-aerospace reporters. It featured some 71 speakers over 45 workshops, forums, and addresses. Although the Technology Exposition had fewer overall entities exhibiting, the exposition footprint increased by just under 3% over 2009. And the average booth space grew by more than 62 square feet for an almost 20% increase over 2009. Additionally, industry sponsorships were about 56% higher than anticipated. Continuously networking with industry partners and working with each company individually to determine where each finds value has helped this program grow. Of note, too, a contribution by Corporate Sponsor Boeing enabled 350 students from the Air Command and Staff College to attend.
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Global Warfare SymposiumThe AFA Global Warfare Symposium held in Los Angeles in 2010 attracted 425 attendees and 20 reporters. It showcased top military and commercial leaders who addressed strategic warfare issues, particularly in the Pacific region; space contributions to combat; and current challenges affecting the military, civilian, and commercial space partnership. AFA plans to move the event, which has been held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, to the Hyatt Century Plaza in Los Angeles in 2011 as part of its effort to continue to expand participation.
New Corporate Membership ProgramThe AFA Industrial Associate Program ended Dec. 31, 2009, and on Jan. 1, 2010, AFA launched its new AFA Corporate Membership Program. In its first year, the program attracted 91 companies. Among the benefits to each company are 50 full individual memberships and a listing in AFA’s online Corporate Member Directory. The program provides a variety of opportunities for industry to put its products and programs in front of decision-makers at every level and provides industry employees with opportunities to pursue professional educa-tion, networking, and to meet potential new customers. Of note, while AFA requires Corporate Membership to exhibit (and sponsor) at its technology expositions, several Corporate Membership companies are not currently exhibitors at AFA’s shows.
AFA Air Force Breakfast SeriesSince October 2009, AFA has been hosting Air Force Breakfast programs, which are held 10 times each year in Crystal City, Virginia, with speakers provided by the Secretary of the Air Force’s office. These events consistently attract leaders of aerospace industry and defense-aerospace media representatives.
Other AFA Eventsn AFA’s annual Air Attaché Reception was a very successful event attended by both Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz.
n The AFA Chalet at the Joint Services Open House at Andrews AFB, Maryland, featured its largest turnout to date. In attendance were many AFA industry partners and members of the foreign at-taché community along with members of their embassies.
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Attendees at the 2010 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition chat with exhibitors. (Photos/Guy Aceto)
For information on AFA Technology Expositions or to become a sponsor at any AFA event,
contact: Mary Ellen Dobrowolski: mdobrowolski@afa.org
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In its third year, the General Billy Mitchell Institute for Airpower stud-ies continued to advance, led by independent Director Dr. Rebecca Grant. AFA founded the institute to honor the leadership of Brig. Gen. William Mitchell through timely and high-quality research, writing, and speaking on airpower and its role in the security of the nation.
In 2010, the Mitchell Institute had another strong year extending advocacy and discussion of airpower—air, space, and cyber—throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and wider national community.
The institute hosted seven Mitchell Hour presentations—four with accompanying reports noted below—on various airpower topics:
n The Contested Air Commons—with Oliver Fritz, Director of Stra-tegic Planning, A8X, Air Staff, and Lt. Col. Kelly Martin, Fellow at Center for a New American Security.
n F-35 in a Downdraft—with Barry Watts, Senior Analyst, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; Vice Adm. (Ret.) Den-nis McGinn, former Director, Navy Air Warfare; and Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF, then Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveil-lance, and Reconnaissance.
n Hypersonic Power Projection—presented by Dr. Richard P. Hal-lion, former Historian of the Air Force, and Dr. Mark Lewis, former Air Force Chief Scientist.
n Air Force UAVs: Secret History—presented by Dr. Thomas P. Ehrhard, Special Assistant to USAF Chief of Staff.
n Long Range Strike—special panel during AFA’s 2010 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition with Dr. Rebecca Grant as moderator and Mark A. Gunzinger, Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and Lt. Gen. Robert J. Elder Jr., USAF (Ret.)
n The Radar Game—presented by Dr. Rebecca Grant with Col. Michael A. Fantini, Division Chief, Combat Force Application, Hq. USAF, and Col. Leonard D’Amico, Assistant Division Chief, Combat Force Application.
n Arsenal of Airpower: USAF Aircraft Inventory—presented by Col. James C. Ruehrmund Jr., USAF (Ret.), Deloitte Consulting, and Dr. Christopher J. Bowie, Northrop Grumman Analysis Center.
Attendance levels for each session ranged from 45 to more than 80. Audience members included a good mix of analysts, industry representatives, foreign attaches, active duty military, and media. Vice Chief of Staff Howie Chandler attended the UAV session and other sessions included Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. (Ret.) and Gen. Lawrence A. Skantze (Ret.). Press coverage was excellent especially for the hypersonics, UAV, and force structure trends events.
The Mitchell Institute Press published one Mitchell Paper—Hyper-sonic Power Projection by Dr. Richard P. Hallion—highlighting the start and current state of and potential for hypersonics technology, with an accompanying Mitchell Hour (see above). The MI Press also published three book-length Mitchell Studies, each publicly released during a Mitchell Hour. The studies were:
n Air Force UAVs: The Secret History, adapted by Dr. Thomas P. Ehrhard from his doctoral thesis.
n The Radar Game: Understanding Stealth and Aircraft Survivability, a reprise of Dr. Rebecca Grant’s 1998 paper with a new foreword by the author.
n Arsenal of Airpower: USAF Aircraft Inventory 1950-2009, adapted from research and analysis by Col. James C. Ruehrmund Jr., USAF (Ret.) and Dr. Christopher J. Bowie.
The Mitchell Institute also hosted another Mitchell Anniversary Dinner. This special event included remarks by Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz on the Air Force’s case for long-range strike.
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Read more about the Mitchell institute and access reports and more via http://www.afa.org/mitchell/
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AFA’s CyberPatriot (CP) made great progress in a busy year that included successful execution of initial full national deployment following the decision early last year by AFA’s Board of Directors to institutionalize the program. A funding pledge in March from Northrop Grumman as “Presenting Sponsor” enabled CP to begin that national deployment—opening the CyberPatriot competition to JROTCs from all Services and also non-CAP/JROTC teams. Contributions by Raytheon, AFRL, and AFOSR, plus considerable in-kind support from SAIC, Microsoft, and General Dynamics Ad-vanced Information Systems (GD AIS) provided additional support. Additionally, SAIC generously funded scholarships for the winning teams in CP’s proof-of-concept competition.
Part of that institutionalization included finding full-time dedicated staff. In March, Laine Martens transferred from AFA Membership. In June, Ken Lesley, an MIT-educated Washington, D.C. high school teacher, joined the staff as CP Director of Education and Com-petition. And in July, Bernie Skoch, a retired USAF briga-dier general, took charge of the program as CyberPatriot Commissioner. In November, Rachel Batt joined CP (shar-ing her time with the Mitchell Institute). Also in November, CP hired Eric Danner.
CP received charter ap-proval from AFA leadership to launch its Board of Advi-sors to provide AFA with an experienced group of senior leaders who can help achieve CP goals. Dr. Paul G. Kaminski agreed to serve as Chairman. The other initial members are: Larry D. Cox (Senior VP and GM, Intelligence & Informa-tion Solutions, SAIC), Lynn Dugle (President, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems), Dr. Christopher B. Howard (President of Hampden-Sydney College), Lester L. Lyles (CEO, The Lyles Group), Judith A. Miller (Former DOD General Counsel), Linda Mills (Corporate VP and President, Information Systems, Northrop Grumman), Arthur L. Money (former Asst. Secretary of Defense and CIO), Harry D. Raduege Jr. (Chairman, Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation), and Lou Von Thaer (President, GD AIS).
Northrop Grumman appointed Diane Miller, a corporate-level vice president, as its CP Program Director, and six additional Information Systems VPs to its CP steering committee. Each then identified a subordinate for a working group to support CP.
However, a few efforts did not flow smoothly. When the original online developer for CP’s Competitor Relationship Management sys-tem failed to produce a system that could meet functional registration requirements, AFA’s IT staff created a “stop-gap” registration system
cyberpatriotThe NaTioNal high school cyber DefeNse compeTiTioN
For information on CyberPatriot, visit www.uscyberpatriot.org or contact: Laine Martens: lmartens@uscyberpatriot.org or call 703-247-5800
on the AFA website. CP then engaged a new developer SusQTech to deliver the full required capability by August 31.
Work by AFA’s Vice Chairman for Aerospace Education identified a Facebook game to serve CP as both a marketing and educational tool. CP arranged with AvatarLabs to develop the first stage by January 2011 and received the draft development document on schedule in August 2010.
CyberPatriot III kicked into high gear during this period, as the program moved into its first full season of nationwide open com-petition. Superb outreach by AFA’s volunteer leadership and AFA chapters brought more than 660 teams to the competition. There were 489 teams registered in the All Service Division, which, for the first time, included JROTC units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps in addition to Air Force JROTC and Civil Air Patrol cadets. Additionally, 189 teams registered in the new “Open Division” com-prising high schools with no JROTC affiliation.
Competition began as planned in October and No-vember with online rounds of competition for the All Service and Open Divisions respectfully. The competition was generally smooth, al-though technical challenges required CP staff’s and our partners’ strong attention. Successive online rounds in November and December and early January 2011 were improved.
The two highest scoring teams from each service JROTC program and CAP earned a trip to AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition in Florida in February 2011. Additionally, the two highest scoring All Service Division
“at large” teams, both CAP squadrons, also earned the Florida trip. Open Division teams competed online as well to be among the 12 teams to be invited to the CP-III National Finals Competition in Washington, D.C.
Planning for CP-IV accelerated as well during the period. We have established aggressive growth goals for team registrations, necessitating a critical review of our existing competition structure and technical competitive architecture. That review is ongoing.
To support our goals, CP is developing a set of partnerships that likely will result in the designation of some particularly strong participation areas as “CyberPatriot Centers of Excellence.” CP also secured additional funding during the period, consummating a strategic sponsorship with Boeing.
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health Care issues
n Attained TRICARE coverage for gray area reserve component retirees.
n Expanded window of active duty TRICARE coverage for mobilizing reservists.
n Established a new requirement that will provide service members who are diagnosed with PTSD/TBI a medical exam before administrative separation.
n Defeated $110/day increase in TRICARE Standard inpatient co-pay.
n Required DOD report on impact of law barring employer TRICARE incentives.
Active/Reserve Force issues
n Won 3.4% basic pay raise, effective Jan. 1, 2010 (0.5% above budget proposal).
n Won significant absentee voter protections for personnel and families overseas.
Retirement and Survivor issues
n Increased future payments of Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance.
n Authorized recalculation of retired pay for Guard and Reserve retirees who are recalled for 2+ years.
Veterans and Military Family issues
n Enabled Veterans’ Administration to receive advance appropriations authority, which will prevent end-of-year funding disruptions.
n Expanded family medical leave to include families of deploying active duty members.
n Won authority for military spouses to choose same domicile state as active duty member.
n Authorized internship pilot program in federal agencies for active duty spouses.
n Required DOD report regarding the impact of deployments upon dependent children.
Weapons Systems RecapitalizationAdvocated for the following:
n Replacing the aging tanker fleet in the most expeditious manner possible.
n Preserving the next generation long range strike platform development program.
n Establishing a robust production rate for F-35 to mitigate the impact of the fighter bathtub in the Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve.
n Continuing acquisition of the C-17 and modernization of the C-5 fleet.
n Making concurrent and balanced modernization of Guard and Reserve assets.
n Instituting more robust investment in the Air Force’s cyberspace capabilities.
n Sustaining investment in the Air Force’s strategic infra-structure to enable effective shaping and deterrence.
n Increasing investment in modern equipment for the Air Force Special Operations community.
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AFA’s legislative interface includes briefings by AFAers, such as the one Bob Largent (center), former AFA Chairman of the Board, presented in May 2010 to Missouri lawmakers. Pictured with Largent (from left) are Sen. David Pearce; Rep. Denny Hoskins; Brig. Gen. Stephen Cotter, Missouri Air Na-
tional Guard; Col. Leonard D’Amico, 509th Operations Group commander; and Rep. Scott Largent.
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top issues for 2011AFA’s Top Issues for 2011, which were approved by the Board of Directors and national delegates at the national convention in September 2010, represent AFA’s positions on the current and ongoing issues facing the Air Force today.
SUPPORTing OUR AiRMEn < The strength of the Air Force is found in the men and women who serve. The Air Force Association
supports them and honors their service.
< AFA is especially proud of Air Force men and women—active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian—for their sacrifices on behalf of our nation.
CARing FOR VETERAnS & RETiREES < TRICARE is an earned benefit that meets the unique demands of military service. As a nation, we
must always maintain our promise to care for those who served.
RECAPiTALiZing ThE Aging FLEET < Make a swift and binding decision to allow rapid production of new tankers.
< Continue modification of the C-5B/Cs; gain the flexibility to retire the older C-5As; keep the C-17 production line open.
< Make a full commitment to the F-35 program, ensuring a rapid production rate.
< Develop procedures for Remotely Piloted Aircraft on their eventual beddown and operations within the US.
< Develop and acquire new long-range strike assets by 2020.
< Retain CSAR as a core Air Force mission and field a replacement CSAR helicopter.
SECURing SPACE AnD CyBERSPACE < Fully fund and support space situational awareness, space protection programs, and assured
access to space.
< Invest steadily and strategically on space capabilities and recognize the US must retain clear superiority in this critical mission area.
< Focus on developing the next generation of cyber security experts and capabilities and be able to quickly inject new technologies into key enclaves to secure the network and support the mission.
STREngThEning ThE nUCLEAR MiSSiOn < Provide life extension programs that ensure safe, reliable, and secure nuclear weapons and
maintain the responsive production infrastructure to deter, assure, and provide stability.
< Sustain delivery systems and warheads for the foreseeable future, but just as importantly, nuclear support equipment and infrastructure.
inVESTing in AiRPOWER < Develop a national industrial policy to attract and maintain an experienced workforce.
< Promote early learning in foundational studies, including science and math, to stimulate development of the next generation of engineers, scientists, and technicians.
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air force memorial foundation2010 Events at the Air Force Memorial
Promotion ceremonies 30Retirement ceremonies 27Enlistment/Re-enlistment ceremonies 8Band concerts 18Tours 100Special events 110
Chief of Staff arrival ceremonies 5Heritage wreath-layings 10Honor Flight and AFA Knoxville WWII Tours 63WASP wreath-laying ceremony AFA Team of the Year tour Wounded warrior cycling event French College Interarmees de Defense tour German military NBC defense & self-protection school staff & students Laurel Valley High School AFJROTC wreath-laying ceremony Bike DC community ride AFA/AFSA memorial wreath-laying ceremony Air Force Academy Society of Washington wreath-laying ceremony AFA/AFMF Flag Day ceremony Sousa Festival community band concert US Air Force Band Independence Day concert AFSA/AFMF Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony Air Force unit & functional organization tours 5AFM volunteers GI party USAF Cycling Classic
Memorial Fourth year VisitorsApproximately 246,000 people visited the Memorial in 2010. Worth highlight-ing are the nearly 8,300 people attending the USAF Band’s summertime concerts, and the almost 10,000 Independence Day visitors that enjoyed the incredible panoramic view of our nation’s capital and fireworks.
For more information visit the AFMF online at www.airforcememorial.org or on Facebook
n AFM Volunteer DocentsWe continue to ask for volunteers to help support activities at the Memorial. Our volunteers are essentially the “face” of the AFM by greeting visitors, providing information, answering questions, and at times leading tours. Currently, we have a small trained group of volunteer docents but certainly additional volunteers are needed so please call, 703-979-0674 or e-mail, AFMF@airforcememorial.org to volunteer or with questions.
n Airmen heritage ArchivesDuring the year 2010, the Foundation’s “first-step” efforts to develop the Airmen Heritage Archives were successful and this computer-ized database is now accessible on-line and will be accessible at the Memorial in late spring 2011. This program concept is intended to gather and preserve the organizational, program, and personal professional history of our Air Force, AF heritage organizations, and AF people. The goal of the Archives is to provide a readily acces-sible central database that can be used as a resource for current and future generations of visitors and families to study and to more fully understand and appreciate the contributions and sacrifices of our country’s Airmen. We will continue to update and upgrade the quality and quantity of information to “Make Your Story Our History” through the use of direct mail and directed phone calls.
About the FoundationThe Air Force Memorial Foundation (AFMF) provides the daily Air Force Memorial (AFM) management oversight and direct event plan-ning and support that helps ensure the AFM becomes and remains a national place of reverence, remembrance, celebration, and pride for its hundreds of thousands yearly visitors. Inherent and critical to this mission is preserving the heritage of America’s Airmen.
The AFMF was formed in 1992 as a tax exempt, charitable, histori-cal, and educational organization. (It is incorporated in the District of Columbia and has been granted a 501(c)(3) status by the IRS and contributions are 100% tax deductible.) It was created to build a national memorial to commemorate the contributions, sacrifices, courage, and heroism of America’s Airmen and the technological achievements that have made American airpower the most formi-dable in the world.
The Memorial was dedicated in October 2006 to the millions of patriotic men and women who have distinguished themselves in the service of their country in the US Air Force and its heritage organizations.
In April 2007 the AFMF officially became affiliated with and fully part of the Air Force Association. AFA formally signed an agreement to provide oversight governance and a day-to-day operational pres-ence at the Memorial. This day-to-day presence is provided by the two staff members of the AFMF.
Preserving Air Force heritageAFA through the AFMF has defined an Air Force Memorial vision for the 2017 time period. A significant goal of this vision is the preserva-tion of Air Force Heritage. Several actions are on-going to help us meet this vision. Three that can use your support are the on-going volunteer docent program, the annual Airman’s Society program, and the recently unveiled Airmen Heritage Archives.
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Pitsenbarger AwardsEach year AFA awards $400 grants and a certificate of achievement to Air Force enlisted personnel who have graduated from the Community College of the Air Force in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree and who exhibit distinguished activity encompassing leadership, teamwork, citizenship, community service, dedication, personal development, and academic achievement. They also must have a commander’s endorsement. In 2010, AFA presented 378 Pitsenbarger Awards, which are named for A1C William H. Pitsenbarger, a pararescue jumper who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroic actions during the Vietnam War.
Spouse ScholarshipsIn 2010, AFA awarded three education scholarships of $2,500 each to spouses who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees. The recipients of these scholarships must be spouses of active duty or reserve airmen who have demonstrated academic achievement and participated in community activities. The 2010 recipients are: Tammy Wisco of Arlington, Massachusetts, who worked as a civil engineer and is now pursuing a masters of engineering degree; Lauren Croft-Mahajan of Columbus, Mississippi, who has a master’s degree in criminal justice and is working for a doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in forensic psychology; and Kirstina Barry of Ventura, California, who is seeking a masters in environmental science.
JROTC Instructor GrantsContinuing its long tradition of support for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs, AFA provided $10,000 in 2010 to help promote aerospace education activities, including making 20 $250 grants to JROTC instructors.
CAP Educator and Unit GrantsIn 2010, AFA awarded nearly $20,000 to support Civil Air Patrol (CAP) aerospace education activities. The grants go to teachers who are members of either CAP or AFA to help them further aerospace knowledge among their students and to CAP units to support science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) activities. AFA awarded grants in the amount of $250 each to 39 educators and to 40 CAP units.
Outstanding CAP, JROTC, ROTC CadetsEach year AFA works with CAP, JROTC, and ROTC officials to honor individual cadets who have demonstrated outstanding focus and energy in their aerospace endeavors. Each detachment, squadron, or unit selects an outstanding cadet and presents an AFA medal, ribbon, and certificate to the cadet. In 2010, AFA awards went to 179 CAP cadets, 890 JROTC cadets, and 143 ROTC cadets.
Lt. Col. Romeo and Josephine Bass Ferretti ScholarshipIn 2010, AFA presented a $2,500 scholarship to Karina Altman to help pursue a degree in marine biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston. This is one of four annual scholarships AFA has presented thanks to a $250,000 endowment provided by the late Lt. Col. Romeo Ferretti, USAF (Ret.) and late Mrs. Josephine Bass Ferretti. The recipients are minor dependents of Air Force active duty or reserve personnel who have demonstrated both merit and need. Both Colonel Ferretti and his wife were long-time supporters of AFA and advocates of education. Colonel Ferretti began his military career as a P-61 pilot in World War II, retiring from the Air
Force after 23 years and afterward becoming a stock broker and financial planner. His wife was a secondary and high school teacher for 30 years and taught a variety of courses for airmen at MacDill AFB, Florida.
Capt. Jodi Callahan Memorial ScholarshipAFA awarded the $1,000 Capt. Jodi Callahan Memorial Scholarship in 2010 to SSgt. Ryan VanArtsdalen, who is pursuing a Master of Aeronautical Science degree with an emphasis on aviation management and aerospace safety systems and was selected to attend Officer Training School. Recipients of this annual scholarship must be an active duty or full-time reserve Air Force officer or enlisted member seeking a graduate degree in a non-technical field. Donations to the Jodi Callahan Memorial Fund make this annual scholarship possible. Captain Callahan, who was pursuing a second master’s degree at the time of her death, was an under-40 AFA National Director and Aerospace Education Foundation Trustee.
Spaatz AwardIn 2010, AFA bestowed the Gen. Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz Award on Maj. Jeffrey A. O’Grady, along with an accompanying $1,000 and replica of the Spaatz plaque. AFA presents the Spaatz award annually to the Air Command and Staff College graduate with the paper that best advocates Air Force aerospace power, in this case, the paper titled “From ‘Whack-a-Mole’ to Three-Dimensional Chess: Leveraging Airpower to Defeat the IED.” This award is made possible through an endowed gift by Rebecca Spaatz-Nagel to honor her father, General Spaatz, who not only served as Air Force Chief of Staff but also, after his retirement, as AFA Chairman of the Board, continuing his strong advocacy of telling the airpower story.
Grantham University ScholarshipAFA manages the selection process for Grantham University Scholarships awarded to an active duty airman or AFA member or dependent of either category. In 2010, AFA helped select Dameyon Beaman, a former Air Force medical technician and now a mental health technician for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lexington, Kentucky. He will receive a full four-year online degree program scholarship valued at approximately $34,000 and books and software. Beaman plans to complete a bachelor’s degree and then pursue a master’s in hospital administration.
Aerospace Education Educator GrantsEach year AFA promotes aerospace education within K-12 classrooms through its Educator Grant program, which awards up to $250 grants to meet the unmet and unfunded educational needs of students. AFA selects projects it believes will significantly influence student learning through development of innovative aerospace activities within a school’s prescribed curriculum. For the 2010-11 school year, AFA awarded 108 Educator Grants, totaling $26,470.
Visions of Exploration GrantsUSA TODAY Education and AFA, which began the Visions of Exploration program 20 years ago as a means to enhance elementary, middle, and high school student skills in STEM courses and aerospace education, have reached nearly 13 million students over the course of the program with the help of AFA’s more than 200 local chapters. For the 2010-11 school year, the Visions of Exploration program sponsored 856 classrooms, reaching some 150,000 students.
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group Life insurance PlansAFA Veteran Benefits Association paid more than $2.6 million in death benefits in 2010 to the families of Members insured under its Term Life and Accidental Death insurance policies. More than 20,000 Members participate in these group life insurance plans which are exclusive to AFAVBA and do not contain exclusions for war or terrorist activities or for flying personnel.
Dividend payments totaling more than $228,000 were mailed to
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AFAVBA continues to focus on business development, forming new relationships in 2010 with Mutual of Omaha, Chartis Insur-ance, Lifelock, International Cruise and Excursions, Journey Education, and USAA. Additionally, the strong relationship with MetLife was expanded to include a fifth MetLife product offering to Members—group legal services.
business deVelopment
The AFA headquarters building is a landmark in the Washington, D.C. area and a great source of pride for the association. AFA is the sole owner of the building and occupies about 25 percent of its space. About 75 percent of the building is leased to other organizations. We are pleased to report that the building is fully leased and occupied and should provide a steady stream of revenue in the years ahead.
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The AFA Veteran Benefits Association (AFAVBA) is an affiliate of the Air Force Association (AFA). AFAVBA is a 501(c)19 Veterans Organization formed to manage the Veterans Advocacy and member benefit programs of AFA. AFAVBA supports legislation that will improve the quality of life for all Veterans who have
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participants in the Decreasing Term Life Insurance plan in 2010, essentially returning a portion of the premium paid for their insur-ance protection.
Other insurance ProgramsOther insurance programs benefitting members include dental, whole life, critical illness, health, hospital, Cancer, and supple-ments to both Medicare and TRICARE.
Other AFAVBA ProgramsAFAVBA staff also work on special projects for AFA including the 2010 “Air Force Album”, collector’s ornaments, greeting cards, membership directories, and more.
served our nation. All AFA Members are also members of AFAVBA.
www.afavba.orgWe encourage you to review the benefit programs of AFA’s Vet-eran Benefits Association at www.afavba.org.
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SSGT. JOSEPH R. ATONTactical Air Control Party11th Air Support Operations Squadron (Air Combat Command)Ft. Hood, Tex.Home of Record: Roseville, Calif.
Directed aircraft delivery of 27,000 pounds of weapons to support 60 troops-in-contact actions and killed 42 enemy forces, during 180-day deployment to a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan. … Determined origin of enemy fires, exposing his position, to enable precise close air support (CAS) strikes. … Controlled simultaneously B-1 and MQ-1 aircraft while tracking eight individuals emplacing improvised explosive devices (IEDs), resulting in all insurgents being neutralized. … Prepared a response team and controlled an AC-130 gunship dur-ing a successful rescue of an isolated soldier. … Led recovery team digging out a soldier trapped in building collapse, saving five lives and ensuring evacuation of wounded. … Created 10 hours of CAS courseware, helping instruct dozens of Army joint fires officers.
SSGT. ZULLY M. BIRKBECK (fORMERLY RENON)Financial Management Journeyman56th Comptroller Sq. (Air Education and Training Command)Luke AFB, Ariz.Home of Record: Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico
Instrumental to the $134 million operations and maintenance budget program execution at Luke Air Force Base. … Selected as Air Force Financial Management Airman of the Year for 2009. … Oversaw $26 million in funding and helped provide contingency operations financial guidance during deployment to Central Command theater of operations. … Certified 117 documents—error free—worth about $19 million. … Trained other airmen on new way to handle unsettled orders, cutting the list by 95 percent in three months and prompting CENTCOM-wide adoption of her strategy. … Worked on teaming with vendors outside the wire, speeding delivery of supplies from two months to just one week.
TSGT. ANTHONY G. GRAHAMFlight Production Expeditor18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (Pacific Air Forces)Eielson AFB, AlaskaHome of Record: Tellico Planes, Tenn.
Led maintenance on USAF’s oldest active duty F-16s, overseeing 4,056 scheduled maintenance actions and 230 repairs. … Guided 38 maintainers who generated 2,892 sorties and 5,026 flight hours to complete wing’s annual flying hour program. … Supervised 55 airmen and 15 aircraft for a Red Flag exercise that produced 247 sorties and verified combat skills of more than 20 pilots. … Created cannibalization procedures and targeted 56 tasks and 12 high-fail areas which increased on-time aircraft maintenance to 93 percent. … Readied his organization for a 10-aircraft, multisite deployment with 100 passengers and 41 short tons of cargo that met all maintenance metrics over the course of 245 sorties.
The Air Force Outstanding Airmen program annually recognizes 12 enlisted members for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements. The program was initiated at AFA’s 10th annual National Convention, held in New Orleans in 1956. The selection board comprises the Chief Master Sergeant
of the Air Force and the command chief master sergeants from each USAF major command. The selections are reviewed by the Air Force Chief of Staff. The Air Force awards the 12 selectees the Outstanding Airman ribbon with the bronze service star device. They also wear the Outstanding Airman badge for one year.
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SSGT. ROBERT GUTIERREZ JR.Combat Control Craftsman21st Special Tactics Sq. (Air Force Special Operations Command)Pope AFB, N.C.Home of Record: Chula Vista, Calif.
Directed and controlled more than 40 CAS strikes and strafing runs while under intense enemy fire against a well-trained insurgent force estimated to be 200 strong. … Controlled air strikes and medical evacuations that eventually led to the successful extraction of all team members and casualties. … Served 90 days in western Afghanistan before being wounded in the chest during a battle with Taliban forces. …Continued in action, killing his attacker and directing CAS strikes within 30 meters of his location. … Curtailed convalescent leave to serve as a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) instructor.
SMSGT. STEVEN HIGGINSWing Inspections, Readiness, and Exercises Superintendent48th Fighter Wing (US Air Forces in Europe)RAF Lakenheath, EnglandHome of Record: San Francisco
Deployed to Iraq for six months as a counter radio-controlled IED electronic warfare instructor, serving as the electronic warfare senior enlisted leader with an Army unit. … Led 52 field site electronic warfare technicians. … Commanded 10 outside-the-wire missions. … Helped ensure more than a hundred soldiers were mission ready again in less than 24 hours after a convoy attack. … Found and cleared 110 RCIEDs. … Executed more than 300 system precombat checks, identifying and replacing 50 faulty systems that protected 200 vehicles and 700 people. … Oversaw more than 300 maintenance actions and 131 threat updates.
TSGT. STEPHEN R. HUNTER JR.Explosive Ordnance Disposal Craftsman944th Civil Engineer Sq. (Air Force Reserve Command)Luke AFB, Ariz.Home of Record: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Completed 107 combat missions, destroying 29 IEDs and clearing 3,000 kilome-ters of critical supply routes while on a short-notice mobilization—his second six-month deployment to Iraq. … Volunteered to help manpower-strapped active duty counterpart squadron, training seven regular Air Force counterparts and certifying explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians on vital range tasks and critical war skills. … Swept 70,000-plus acres of Goldwater Range, dispos-ing of more than 4,000 items of unexploded ordnance and recycling 548 tons of scrap metal. … Considered a top tactical range operations EOD instructor. … Developed an inventory system that achieved 100 percent accountability and doubled user productivity.
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MSGT. JAMES P. MOGRENSecurity Forces Craftsman72nd Security Forces Sq. (Air Force Materiel Command)Tinker AFB, Okla.Home of Record: Wheatridge, Colo.
Provided command and control after explosive device detonation on deployment to a provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan. … Maintained security and aided the injured, resulting in award of Bronze Star Medal. … Led security operations for 95 convoys that enabled quality assessments on 27 projects valued at $3.2 million. … Planned and executed numerous joint missions with coalition forces, including working with French forces to secure volatile valleys in the area. … Conducted 60 critical meetings with Afghan government officials, building trust and teamwork that impacted daily lives of some 350,000 people. … Supervised 13 humanitarian assistance actions that delivered 20,000 tons of aid to 3,600 Afghan families. … Detailed security specifications for construction projects, working to NATO standards.
SRA. CHERYL A. MOORE Multisource Analyst8th Intelligence Sq. (Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Agency)JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HawaiiHome of Record: Portland, Ore.
Earned one of only two instructor rated officer certifications given so far in USAF for the multisource analyst position. … Analyzed Predator video, enabling com-pound Hellfire strikes on enemy forces in CENTCOM theater of operations. …Warned combat units of imminent threats and protected forces against snipers, IEDs, and ambushes. … Worked outside her specialty and excelled in combat with minimal training or supervision. … Led intelligence fusion for 120 remotely piloted aircraft missions with 1,300 hours on target giving critical situational awareness for 240 combat operations. … Instructed nine analysts on innovative exploitation techniques, increasing ISR reporting in-theater by 23 percent.
SRA. RYAN D. PfEIfERSecurity Forces Journeyman791st Missile Security Forces Sq. (Air Force Global Strike Command)Minot AFB, N.D. Home of Record: Aurora, Colo.
Executed three emergency deviations to convoy routes, enabling forward units to meet convoy commander’s intent and uphold nuclear weapons security. … Improved convoy briefing creation and distribution process, saving two hours on each convoy and more than 200 man-hours annually. … Served as a heavy weapons team leader for 120 convoys, up 50 percent from the previous year’s total and all conducted without incident. … Led security teams for 49 nuclear system movements. … Performed 72 hours as a security escort team leader for increased mission operations, allowing three missile sequence code changes to be accomplished without delay. … Selected to aid group conducting nuclear systems route vulnerability study, helping verify and mitigate 300 routes.
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SSGT. KENNETH I. WALKER IIITactical Air Control Party Journeyman116th ASOS (Air National Guard)Camp Murray, Wash.Home of Record: El Paso, Tex.
Supported four JTACs at five forward operating bases, working with the Army’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, on his fifth deployment to CENTCOM theater of operations. … Led CAS missions for nine named operations. … Spent more than 135 hours on combat patrols. … Directed 18 precision strikes, employing more than 48,000 pounds of ordnance. … Controlled more than 1,600 rounds of ordnance during 88 troops-in-contact situations, inflicting 33 enemy kills. … Directed strikes and returned small-arms fire, saving numerous US and coalition lives, after dismounting a vehicle struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. … Led CAS missions during a 40-hour firefight, destroying an enemy bunker and saving some 200 coalition forces. … Provided armed CAS overwatch for a critical medical outreach mission, helping build indigenous support. … Spearheaded CAS support for an eight-hour search mission, neutralizing the enemy threat and providing safe passage for some 100 US and Afghan forces.
A1C SAMUEL A. SIEWERTFire Protection Journeyman437th Civil Engineer Sq. (Air Mobility Command) JB Charleston, S.C.Home of Record: Oconomowoc, Wis.
Extracted a cardiac arrest patient from a civilian aircraft, enabling first responders to revive the patient and save his life. … Recognized immediately that a routine medical call was in fact a suicide attempt, providing correct care for patient survival. … Applied advanced lifesaving techniques to twice revive a patient who had been ejected from a car. … Recalled to duty to help battle a raging fire in military housing, following up by helping the victim with relocation. … Rescued an individual pinned by two cars, stabilizing a broken leg and treating internal injuries—patient recovered. … Controlled a C-17 aircraft fire to the point of origin, securing a pathway for 13 individuals on board and helping save a multimillion dollar aircraft.
MSGT. SARAH A. SPARKSSupply ManagerHq. Logistics, Installation, and Support Division (Air Force Space Command)Peterson AFB, Colo.Home of Record: Taos, N.M.
Served one-year deployment as a logistics advisor for the Afghan National Security Forces, advising the Afghan two-star logistics and materiel readiness director and synchronizing efforts across the Ministry of Defense. … Led 225 convoys and ensured safety of 1,400 passengers along 1,600 miles with no mishaps. … Man-aged Afghan National Army (ANA) depot capability for 134,000 soldiers, 11,000 weapons, a $350 million vehicle fleet, and $65 million worth of radio equipment. … Spearheaded a total review of national Afghan logistics policies and procedures, slashing expected rewrite time from 18 months to four months. … Facilitated $13.7 million supply warehouse upgrade at ANA national depot. … Led Air Force Global Logistics Supply Center review for AFSPC, identifying and resolving nine critical and six major logistics concerns.
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air force team of the Year programAFA works with the Air Force each year to honor a career field under the Team of the Year Program. The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and the major command-level command chief master sergeants select the career field—historically an enlisted field—and identify individual members who clearly display supe-rior technical expertise, attract the praise of their superiors, and provide leadership and inspiration to others.
For 2010, the Air Force chose Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) sensor operators as the Team of the Year, selecting five airmen to represent the field’s more than 500 sensor operators. AFA hon-ored those five during a reception and a ceremony in the Wash-ington, D.C. area as part of a four-day program that included visits with Air Force leaders at the Pentagon and a visit with each team member’s Congressman on Capitol Hill.
MSgt. John L. Allen, MQ-1B Sensor Operator, 3rd Special Opera-tions Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico, flew 212 hours in support of combatant commanders. He was instrumental to the elimination of 18 enemy combatants, the capture of 12 high value individuals, and the detention of 41 al Qaeda forces. He also was instrumental to the develop-ment of the Dragon Operations Center
TSgt. Ryan K. Carabajal, MQ-1B Sensor Operator, 111th Recon-naissance Squadron, Ellington Field JRB, Texas, coordinated more than 150 combat sorties, accumulating more than 300 combat hours in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He provided 85 hours of full motion video to ground commanders, developing patterns of life intel-ligence for coalition combat operations and conducted armed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) for three convoys.
MSgt. Richard E. Jones, RPA Sensor Operator, 78th Reconnais-sance Squadron, Creech AFB, Nevada, led a team of 93 highly skilled sensor operators through daily combat operations in the Air Force’s first weaponized and only dual capable RPA squadron. He also served as first
sergeant, operations superintendent, and RPA sensor operator instructor and flight examiner for Reserve and active duty personnel.
SrA. Abbey L. Korovich, MQ-1B/MQ-9 Sensor Operator, 17th Re-connaissance Squadron, 432nd Operations Group, 432nd Wing, 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech AFB, Nevada, flew 230 combat support sorties, amassing 652 hours of armed reconnaissance, prosecuting 921 targets. She personally targeted five enemy compounds by guiding seven weapons during a complex multi-ship attack, destroying 21 anti-coalition militants.
SrA. Jon B. Turney, MQ-9 Instructor Sensor Operator, 29th Attack Squadron, 49th Operations Group, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, flew 364 instructional hours during formal training unit surge operations, resulting in 92 qualified MQ-9 Sensor Operators ready to join overseas contingency operations and support the stand-up of additional MQ-9 combat air patrols. He created an MQ-9 Community of Practice, providing real-time and easily accessible RPA data to users Air Force wide.
2010 Team of the YearPictured at the Air Force Memorial in Arling-ton, Va., from left: MSgt. Richard Jones, SrA. Jon Turney, TSgt. Ryan Carabajal, SrA. Abbey Korovich, and MSgt. John Allen.
Above: The five RPA sensor operators repre-senting the 2010 Team of the Year attend an informal reception with AFA representatives, including then Vice Chairman-Field Opera-tions James Lauducci, and Air Force officials, including Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (at left in red sweater) and CMSAF James Roy (standing left in light blue shirt).
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national teacher of the Year program
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AFA created its National Aerospace Teacher of the Year Award to recognize K-12 teachers for their accomplishments and achievements in building enthusiasm among their students about science, technology, engineering, and math and prepar-ing those students to use STEM skills to contribute to tomor-row’s technologies. The association began the Teacher of the Year award program 25 years ago.
In 2010, AFA selected Allen Robnett of Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn., as its National Aerospace Teacher of the Year.
Robnett teaches aviation, astronomy, physics, and college-level algebra. His efforts to promote STEM courses has included building a small observatory on the school’s rooftop and outfit-ting the nine-foot-diameter structure with a rotating dome and a one-foot diameter telescope. He also painted two classroom walls with black paint and glow-in-the-dark spots to create a miniature planetarium. And, he rounded up 12 flight simulator stations to help teach aviation theory.
In an innovative approach to “sell” science and technology to students, Robnett offers rides around the school cafeteria in a hovercraft driven by a leaf-blower. He also helped obtain ap-proval from the Tennessee Department of Education to create two new programs at Gallatin—“Aviation Theory and Practice” and “Astronomy and Space Exploration.”
2010 National Teacher of the Year At top: Allen Robnett, teacher at Gallatin High School in Tennes-see, with student Tony Tuttle.
At left: Robnett whirls student James Jackson in a swivel chair to demonstrate gyroscopic effects.
AFA presented Robnett with a $3,000 cash award and plaque at its National Convention in the Washington, D.C. metro area. AFA also presented cash awards to the second and third place national-level teachers of the year—Carolyn Bushman of Utah received $2,000 and Cyndi Stone of Florida, $1,000.
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The Air Force Association would not be able to carry out its mission without its generous benefactors—AFA corporate sponsors. These companies support AFA throughout the year at our annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition, Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, and Global Warfare Symposium. We would like to thank the following companies for their generous and continuing support.
Strategic Partners (from $200,000)
Platinum Sponsors ($100,000 to $199,999)
Silver Sponsors ($5,000 to $49,999)
Event Sponsors (up to $4,999)
gold Sponsors ($50,000 to $99,999)
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Often referred to as the “best in the air,” the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are respected and revered by many. It is because of this reputation and honor that the Air Force Association named the planned giving society the THUNDERBIRD SOCIETY. This was established in 2005 to recognize those individuals who invest in the future of the Air Force Association through a living legacy of commitment. These friends have made provisions for planned gifts which include life income arrangements, bequests and provisions in their wills or trusts, or life insurance policies in which the Association is a beneficiary.
Craig and Connie AllenBoyd AndersonJohn E. AppelMichael and Patricia BoltonTutt BradfordClarence BrownJudy Church James CorbettOllie CrawfordBradford CummingsDonald DavisMike and Pam DunnAngela DupontJustin and Deann FaiferlickJosephine Bass Ferretti*Edward and Marilyn garlandkenneth A. gossMartin harrisharold and Rose hennekeRobert D. hudson Jr.R. J. iacino
Joseph kabotThomas J. kempBob and Virginia kershawSteve and Susan LundgrenBill and kathy McguthBilly McLeodRansom MeriamJack Millerherman nickelAdam P. OhlJohn RediganDon RiceJerry RileyJack n. Rothausnora RuebrookSandy and Patricia SchlittJoseph ShriberWilliam Spruance*Joe and geri SutterCharlie ThomasJerry and Mary White
ChARTER MEMBERS
Timothy Brock
Jim and Bonnie Callahan
David* and Marguerite Cummock
gordon Jackson
Bob and Becky Largent
glenn Schaffer
Loren and Randy* Spencer
Ray and Carole Turczynski
Realized Planned gifts in 2010
Phyllis Melviin
Charles Richter
John Wood
MEMBERS
thunderbird society
* Deceased
Then Chairman of the Board Joe Sutter presents An-gela Dupont a certificate denoting her membership in the Thunderbird Society during the 2010 AFA National Convention.
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LEgACy WingS CLUB
James and Bonnie Callahan
Glenn J. Schaffer
DiAMOnD WingS CLUB
Michael and Pam Dunn
George and Vicki Muellner
John N. Miller
Charles G. Thomas
PLATinUM WingS CLUB
Buck and Mary Buckwalter
Philip Cerniglia
Bob and Becky Largent
Larry A. Lawson
Craig Truman
Leonard and Betty Vernamonti
gOLD WingS CLUB
David Dietsch
George M. Douglas
Joseph and Adelaide Fenton
Jim and Marie Lauducci
William R. Looney
Donald Rice
S. Harry Robertson
Sandy and Patricia Schlitt
Peter B. Teets
Jerry and Mary White
Silver Wings Club
Craig and Connie Allen
Boyd Anderson
Wade C. Ashley
Ruth Bayer
D. M. Best
David and Joan Blankenship
Larry S. Brooks
Brad B. Bryan
David J. Bunce
Pat and Judy Condon
William and Phyllis Croom
Stephen J. Dillenburg
George F. Dutrow
William Fedor
Edward and Marilyn Garland
Fred D. Gibson
O. Thomas Hansen
Donald J. Harlin
Richard E. Hawley
Peter J. Hennessey
Robert W. Hicks and Col. Sue Ann
Olsavicky
Charles D. Hill
Clarence N. Horlen
Wayne R. Kauffman
Lois James Larson
Steven and Susan Lundgren
Lester L. Lyles
I. A. Morris
Richard B. Myers
Robert S. Noone
Jon Pensyl
Jack and Gretchen Price
David L. Robertson
Nora Ruebrook
John A. Shaud
Robert L. Shick
James W. Simons
Joseph and Geri Sutter
William T. Turlington
Scott and Barbara Van Cleef,
Louis D. Van Mullem
Andrew W. Waters
Edward Wootten
Charles and Ursula Zimkas
BROnZE WingS CLUB
Donald Akers
Robert B. Allan
Mark B. Allen
John R. Arrowsmith
Michael and Patricia J. Bolton
Louis L. Borick
Bill M. Brady
William J. Bristol
Roy W. Browne
John R. Burt
Richard Buxton
Angelo G. Carras
Lynn A. Carroll
Suzann Chapman
George B. Coover
Charles S. Cristol
Robert T. Dambach
Joseph P. Dirosario
David P. Dry
Donald A. Durant
Frank H. English
Justin and Deann M. Faiferlick
Paul W. Finnegan
Bryon Gene Fish
Gordon E. Fisher
Richard Frette
Emil and Lily Friedauer
Robert W. Gillies
David A. Green
William R. Grider
George L. Hahn
Tokio Harada
Martin H. Harris
Maxine S. Haun
Harry Hengel
Harold and Rose F. Henneke
Sir Lenox Hewitt
James Howell
John I. Jenkins
Robert W. Johnson
Russell W. Keiter
Thomas and Ruth Kemp
George Kibe
Ralph W. Knight
William R. Knoepfle
Jack L. Kreisher
Maximilian Lamont
Howard E. Leach
Andrew S. Leong
Eugene B. Lewis
Jon Lienemann
Carrington Lloyd
Francis A. Madsen
George A. Magan
Hans Mark
Carl E. McDonald
Richard S. Merdian
Donald D. Michel
Donald R. Michels
James R. Morris
John W. Mortland
James B. Murphy
Barry J. Musser
John Nally
Robert H. Neitz
Brian O. Normandin
William D. O’Bar
Peter J. Papasifakis
Lawrence R. Paretta
Earl G. Peck
Edward P. Pernotto
Robert Pike
Roy L. Pinkerman
John J. Politi
Paul D. Puttock
Ronald Quist
Regner C. Rider
James H. Sammons
Joan Sell
David A. Sidwell
Ray B. Sitton
Lawrence and Patricia A. Skantze
Fred R. Sloan
Eldon R. Smith
Virginia Snow
Ernest C. Spivey
William H. Stevens
Harry Stowers
Alvin I. Sutton
We greatly thank and recognize the more than 25,000 donations given to the Air Force Association during 2010. AFA would not be able to accomplish the many things listed on the previous pages without the generous support provided by our donors.
To that end, we especially thank our Wings Club members—those who contributed a cumulative amount of $150 or more during the year. Listed on the following pages are the Wings Club donors for 2010.
Those individuals giving at the Silver Wings level and above are invited to special events and receptions during the year and honored during the Air and Space Conference in Washington, D.C. each year.
Thank you, Wings Club Donors 2010!
(We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the names on this and following pages; however, should a mistake have been made, we apologize and ask that you let us know so we can correct the data.)
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At the 2010 National Convention, AFA Chairman of the Board Joe Sutter presents a token “guide dog” signed by all delegates to Don Harlin, who “retired” as official AFA Chaplain.
Eric P. Taylor
James Thurman
Marvin L. Tooman
Mahlon H. Trout
Pat L. Unterseher
Vincent Villavicencio
T. R. Wicksted
Mark and Marlene J. Worrick
Stuart S. Wright
WingS CLUB
Thomas R. Aaron
James E. Ackert
Malcolm M. Adair
William L. Adams
John C. Adams
Charles Adams
Richard Ahlquist
Charles Alday
Donald O. Aldridge
P. Alexandrakos
Michael D. Allen
Robert G. Allen
Robert C. Allen
John A. Almquist
Laura V. Alvarado
John E. Amorello
Arnold E. Andersen
William J. Andersen
Darrell L. Anderson
Marcus Anderson
D. Anderson
Ralph D. Anderson
Jerry E. Andress
Duane P. Andrews
R. W. Angel
Carl R. Anspach
Milton C. Anthon
Paul K. April
Raoul L. Arceneaux
Harold L. Archer
Leon Armour
Robert L. Arnold
Richard W. Ashby
Gerald L. Auerbach
June H. Augustine
Wayne W. Austin
Harold R. Austin
Alden I. Avery
William K. Bailey
David E. Bailey
Donald J. Bailey
Francis H. Balcom
Robert G. Balderree
Vern Baldeshwiler
Mary R. Baldwin
Roland E. Ballow
Robert R. Baltzer
Charles W. Banchiere
John E. Barber
J Thomas Barclay
Loin D. Barker
Suzanne J. Barlett
Lloyd N. Barnes
Patrick W. Bartlett
J. Addison Bartush
Joseph M. Baskin
William W. Bassett
James L. Bates
Francis Bates
Kurt W. Bauer
Robert W. Bazley
Richard W. Beck
James Beck
Richard A. Beckett
Robert J. Bednar
Jerome Beiderman
Donald R. Bell
George M. Bell
Charles L. Beneze
Kent R. Bennett
Gale A. Bennett
Glenn E. Bennett
Howard H. Benton
Kenneth E. Berger
Robert K. Berninger
Nobuko Berryman
R. Berube
Myrwood C. Besozzi
Michael A. Bethancourt
A. P. Biancardi
Edgar D. Bigelow
Robert W. Bigony
Kenneth E. Bigwood
Howard Birch
Forrest M. Bird
Homer E. Bishop
Elliott B. Black
Matthew Black
Thomas A. Blake
Mike Blakley
Robert H. Blankenship
Grady M. Blaylock
Scott Bloom
Paul Blossom
Jasper H. Boatright
Mike P. Bocchicchia
Shawn M. Bohannon
Jack D. Bond
Leo D. Boone
Charles Booth
Marvin L. Borgman
Fred A. Bounds
Charles W. Bowman
Cynthia Bowser
Darrell C. Boyd
Clay Boyd
Robert Boyer
W. J. Boyne
Blair L. Bozek
Tutt S. Bradford
William J. Brake
Harold P. Branch
Floyd J. Brazile
Carl D. Bridges
Roy Bridges
Charles Brinson
Judith E. Brisbois
John T. Brock
Cecil D. Brooks
Marvin R. Brown
Rex Brown
Lloyd W. Brown
Charles W. Brown
Harold L. Brundage
John A. Brunet
Reginald C. Brunson
James R. Bruzewski
Robert E. Buck
William E. Buckley
Allen R. Buente
Henry W. Bulk
Leighton R. Burns
John W. Burt
Lawrence Bustle
William Byrd
Andrew Cali
David Campbell
Mike Capito
John J. Capulli
Robert R. Carda
Jack R. Carey
D. W. Carleton
Dorothy C. Carlson
Charles F. Carlson
Emma Carpenter
Myron B. Carpenter
Robert B. Carr
Clarence L. Carson
John R. Casper
John M. Cassel
Joseph J. Catanoso
Guy R. Caviness
Abbie Caywood
John Chain
Claude H. Chan
William D. Chandler
Christopher Charney
William Cheney
Gus T. Childs
Howard G. Chilton
Roger Christgau
C. L. Christon
Henry E. Cicci
Peter A. Cipriano
Samuel Cirelli
Jesse J. Citizen
Kenneth B. Clark
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Barry W. Clark
Arthur A. Clayton
Stephen S. Cleveland
Earl B. Clifton
Gary Cloninger
David H. Coats
Stephen Cocks
John A. Cohn
Richard P. Colbert
David Colella
William D. Coleman
John W. Collens
William L. Conley
Tim Connell
Gary S. Connor
James B. Connors
Thomas P. Conway
Michael J. Cook
William Cooper
David D. Cooper
Frank M. Coorsen
George H. Copening
William H. Corbett
James W. Corbett
Philip Corral
Robert E. Corsi
Jesse W. Couch
Francis J. Coughlin
Henry J. Cournoyer
Roger R. Cowell
Michael G. Cozort
Kenneth B. Craib
Tommy F. Crawford
Ronald N. Crawford
W. L. Creech
James S. Creedon
Jacques J. Creppel
James M. Crosser
Melvin C. Crowder
Earl E. Crowson
Richard M. Crummett
Delmar W. Crusinberry
James D. Cullison
Donald L. Culver
Philip E. Curtis
Lewis G. Curtis
Joseph J. Dacko
Stephen H. Dalrymple
Gerald Daniel
James W. Daniel
Robert C. Daniels
John R. Danielson
Daniel J. Darnell
W. H. Daudistel
J. P. Davies
Mike De Penning
Eugene Deatrick
Kimberly J. Decker
Bernard Deeter
James M. Dellaripa
J. Denizot
Richard W. Dennis
Craig Dennis
Aaron Devinsky
James C. Dich
Mark Dickerson
Robert Dillon
Joseph C. Dobson
James J. Dobson
John R. Dolny
Joe C. Domhan
Peter L. Donahoe
William J. Donahue
William H. Doolittle
Barnabas F. Dorreiter
G. Dostal
Leon Dotson
Stanley P. Drake
Donald L. Drake
Phillip A. Drake
Jill Drake
Donald F. Drenkhan
Walter D. Druen
Taylor Dulaney
William D. Duncan
H. R. Dunlap
William J. Durr
Harry V. Dutchyshyn
Elton E. Dyal
Richard F. Dyer
William H. Easton
George H. Ebbs
Billie B. Eby
C. E. Eckermann
Joseph C. Educate
Harold H. Edwards
Gerald B. Edwards
Robert L. Eigel
Charles Eilers
David Eisenberg
Louis E. Eliacin
Richard S. Ellis
Mike Elmore
Todd R. Emerine
Egon Engers
Lawrence M G. Enomoto
Charles S. Epstein
Duane H. Erickson
Emmett Evans
Richard E. Evans
Myron Everton
Earl M. Fabik
Louise V. Fager
Robert T. Farah
Francis A. Farmer
Willet D. Faulkner
Patrick F. Feely
Mary S. Feik
George W. Fenimore
Michael Fenske
Wayne Ferguson
Walter T. Ferry
William R. Feth
John B. Ficklin
Frank Fierro
Robert W. Finley
Lalo Fiorelli
Ray F. Fitch
William F. Flaherty
Mark Flake
Seymour Fleisher
Thomas W. Foley
William T. Follis
John Foray
Walter B. Forbes
William J. Ford
John H. Ford
A. Robert Fortney
John S. Foster
Lonez Fox
Charles B. Fralick
Winton E. Frankel
John H. Frantz
Douglas Fraser
Andrew Frechtling
John Fredrickson
Dan W. Freeman
Marvin L. Freimund
Eugene Friske
J. Edwin Frobisher
Howard J. Frohman
David Frostman
Richard Fujishige
James Fullerton
James E. Fultz
Bob Funicello
Norman C. Gaddis
Leonard T. Galante
Wayne W. Gamble
Marcelino Garcia
Oscar M. Garcia
Samuel and Eileen M. Gardner
Wayne E. Garrett
John A. Garstka
Michael B. Gaylor
Richard J. Gedeon
Floyd J. Geiger
Edward A. Gellings
Richard P. Geoffrion
William F. Georgi
Don Getty
Mark Gibson
Willard Gideon
Clinton G. Gillespie
John M. Gilligan
Nathaniel J. Gilmore
Howard W. Glancy
Isaac Glass
Robert E. Goetz
Charles E. Goff
Leonard Gold
James B. Golden
Levi Goldfarb
Bruce W. Golson
Richard D. Gonzalez
John C. Goodman
James C. Gorman
Kenneth A. Goss
Richard Goven
Kevin M. Grady
John R. Grant
Robert V. Green
John C. Greene
Homer Gregory
Paul T. Gregory
Mary Griffin
Gilbert J. Grout
David B. Grover
Doris W. Gustafson
Joseph A. Guthrie
Kenneth J. Hacker
Lawrence T. Haddock
Kenneth Hadeen
Frederick L. Hafer
Kenneth Hagan
Charles R. Hagerhjelm
Robert D. Hall
Richard L. Hall
Richard C. Hall
George A. Hall
Richard P. Hallion
Arthur J. Halverson
Gail S. Halvorsen
Braxton Hamblen
Richard Hamilton
David A. Hamilton
Levels of individual giving—based upon cumulative annual donations—
LEgACy WingS CLUB – $15,000 and above
DiAMOnD WingS CLUB – $10,000 to $14,999
PLATinUM WingS CLUB – $5,000 to $9,999
gOLD WingS CLUB – $2,500 to $4,999
SiLVER WingS CLUB – $1,000 to $2,499
BROnZE WingS CLUB – $500 to $999
WingS CLUB – $150 to $499
FRiEnDS OF AFA – Up to $149
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* Indicates former Aerospace Education Foundation Life Member; (#) indicates years of consecutive giving.
Air Force senior officers salute members of the World War II-era WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots), hon-ored during AFA’s 2010 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition.
John W. Handy
Richard M. Hanes
Troy A. Hargis
Arthur L. Hargrove
Grover W. Harless
Robert L. Harmon
Douglas Harper
Clifton Harris
Edward Harris
Charles Harris
George B. Harrison
Howard Harvey
Vernon L. Hastings
Monroe and Dee Hatch
C. E. Hatcher
Samuel A. Hatfield
Michele V. Hauser
George A. Havran
Frank T. Hayes
William A. Hemphill
Lisa J. Hendel
Jim W. Henderson
Paul M. Hendricks
Roger D. Hendricks
Dan and Judy C. Hendrickson
Rose L. Henneke
Ronald A. Henrikson
Jack A. Henry
James H. Hensley
Robert J. Herculson
Fred J. Hermanns
Leon E. Hess
Lowell K. Hess
Maynard N. Heth
Scott K. Heurich
Guy C. Heyl
Robert Hickman
Edwin H. Higgins
Robert H. Hill
Alyan Hill
John C. Hille
Joe S. Hilliard
Wayne A. Hilton
John P. Hindman
James E. Hinkle
William T. Hobbins
Russell L. Hobbs
Billy S. Hockaday
John R. Holcomb
Eric J. Holdaway
Ralph H. Holden
George F. Holland
Roy L. Holley
Cullen A. Hollister
Lawrence P. Holt
Malcolm P. Hooker
Joseph J. Hope
R. E. Hopper
Guenther O. Horn
Ernest L. Howell
Martin N. Hoyt
Perry E. Hudson
James D. Hughes
Greg Hughes
James S. Hui
Carel T. Humme
Ralph Hummel
James E. Hungerpiller
Charles Huntoon
Charles Huntoon
Wallis V. Hurlbutt
Alfred Hurley
Richard L. Hurley
Johnny Husak
Donald B. Hyde
Larry G. Ingold
Archie Ingrassia
Ted Insley
Bryan K. Ishihara
Roger L. Jacks
Allen A. Jackson
Robert Jackson
Gordon C. Jacobson
Stewart Jaehnig
James Jamerson
Edward C. Jedrey
Jerry W. Jennings
David Jensen
Paul D. Jessop
James S. Jett
John G. Joern
Samuel R. Johnson
Jimmy L. Johnson
Aubry H. Johnson
Marshall L. Johnson
Duane E. Johnson
Earl E. Johnson
John F. Johnson
William O. Johnson
George R. Jones
Dean H. Jones
Gerald L. Jones
Alan Jones
James B. Jones
Frank B. Jordan
Henry Jordan
S. Jordan
Edward E. Joseph
Douglas Joyce
John P. Jumper
John E. Jundt
John P. Kaczmarek
Werner S. Kaestel
Helen L. Kaestner
Marvin L. Kahl
George C. Kaiser
Herbert H. Kamm
Clinton S. Kanase
Carl R. Kane
Norval M. Kane
Helen L. Karabin
Demetrios Karnezis
Karen L. Kaylor
James M. Keck
Stephen P. Keiser
Donald E. Keller
John E. Keller
Ruth A. Kemp
Virgil D. Kempton
David A. Kenefake
Garland M. Kennedy
Joseph A. Kennedy
Michael C. Kerby
Robert S. Kibling
Stanley Kimball
Ernest King
Omer L. King
H. L. Kirkpatrick
Saul N. Kitz
Lee E. Klaus
Randolph H. Knarr
Brett W. Knaub
Rena L. Knight
James A. Knight
Charles R. Knoche
John Knowley
Robert L. Kollman
Raymond Komnick
Edwin G. Kooker
Marvin Kotter
Michael D. Kozak
Karl K. Kramer
William J. Kriz
Herbert I. Kronk
Larry Krull
George P. Kucinic
Chris A. Kumnick
Nancy C. Kunkel
Yasuo Kurai
John Kyriazis
Joseph J. La Tona
Glyn Laird
Robert C. Laliberte
N. C. Lamb
Peter A. Land
Billie Landers
Larry L. Landtroop
Raymond J. Langhauser
Louis F. Laporta
Joanne Laposa
Kevin Larkin
Richard Larkin
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Alfred Larsen
Donavon K. Larson
Doyle E. Larson
John A. Lasley
Jimmy S. Lassetter
Byron H. Lawrence
Norman T. Lawrence
David Le Fevre
Jack Leavell
Alvin J. Lebsack
Warren G. Ledbetter
Robert E. Lee
Terry S. Lee
Garry Lee
Lawrence E. Lee
Richard G. Leech
Raymond H. Lehman
Robert L. Leininger
Glenn Lemasters
Robert L. Lesnett
James S. Lewis
William H. Lewis
Robert H. Lilac
Paul H. Lilly
James Lindsay
Bill H. Lingle
Henry Link
W. Linnenbach
George Liotis
Malcolm Lively
Harrison Lobdell
Norma M. Loeser
Allan W. Lomer
Donald H. Long
James L. Loomis
Anthony M. Lopilato
Joseph Lovaglio
Albert Lowe
James Lowery
Michael D. Lubin
Richard J. Luckay
John H. Ludwig
Dennis E. Lundquist
Donald T. Lynch
Harvey W. Lyter
Elizabeth Macaulay
Edward Mack
James W. Mackey
Bruce MacLane
Neil Madeley
Dennis O. Madl
John Madsen
Frank M. Maes
Harry Magazu
Henry M. Maine
Robert Maines
Keith O. Malkemes
Patrick J. Mango
Harry R. Mankins
John H. Manley
David R. Manning
Otis G. Mannon
Hisham S. Mansour
James K. March
William C. Marckhoff
G. Thomas Marsh
Edward D. Marsh
V. H. Marshall
Andrew W. Marshall
Nancy Martin
Shirrel G. Martin
Francis T. Martin
Edward Martinez
Joseph W. Marusich
Harold F. Mason
Robert L. Massena
Mabel Matsumoto
Frank J. Mauro
James R. Maxwell
Russell V. May
Glenn E. Mays
Brian K. Mazerski
Frank J. Mc Mullan
Evelyn M. Mc Williams
Kenneth H. Mcarn
William McCabe
W. B. McCalla
John W. McCance
Mark D. McClendon
Robert A. McConnell
Robert S. McCormick
Donald L. McDaniel
Stephen C. McDavitt
Terry A. McDonald
Tim McDonald
John Mcinnes
Robert McKaig
J. R. McKechnie
Rodney J. McKinley
Ivan and Mary L. McKinney
Ray F. McKissack
Joseph J. McLachlan
Felix J. McLarney
John F. McLaughlin
Billy A. McLeod
Francis T. McLoughlin
Leroy D. McMichael
Charles R. McNeill
Joseph McRae
Thomas R. Meredith
Frank J. Merklein
Charles F. Merz
Mary M. Mestemaker
Ronald W. Mielke
Eric M. Miller
Elmer Miller
Bobby D. Mills
Russell Mills
Donald K. Minner
Charles Minning
Margaret Y. Mishima
George C. Momberg
Edwin J. Montgomery
Grace M. Moody
Kenneth L. Moore
Ruth A. Moorhatch
Thomas F. Moran
Ronald L. Morey
Dale H. Morgan
Erin Moriarty
John A. Moross
W. Thomas Morrissey
Henry F. Morrissey
David R. Moss
Richard D. Moulson
Robert R. Moyer
Forrest M. Muhle
Robert D. Munn
James Munroe
Gerald R. Murray
John E. Murray
George P. Musser
Jonathan Myer
Jack W. Myers
Ronald C. Myrom
B. T. Nabors
Charles Nadeja
George M. Nakano
J. Patrick Naughton
Gordon G. Neal
Thomas H. Neary
Richard R. Neel
Jack D. Neihouse
Travis Nelson
F. P. Nelson
Ronald L. Nelson
Frank J. Nephew
James W. Newgent
Morris H. Newhouse
Lloyd W. Newton
Herman K. Nickel
Alan F. Niedringhaus
Mark Nixon
Paul J. Nobels
James W. Noblitt
Walter E. Norwood
M. Novakovic
Charles Noyes
Mike Nutgrass
William Nuttall
Francis W. Nye
William J. O’Brien
John P. O’Brien
Russell M H. O’Day
James Oden
John F. O’Donnell
Richard D. Ohlinger
Arthur R. Oliver
Thomas R. Olsen
William E. O’Neil
James J. Orgeron
Hermann K. Orlet
Sean V. Orme
James J. Orth
Joseph Orwat
Robert M. Orwig
Leander J. Ostendorf
Eric A. Osteraa
Robert I. Osterberg
Arthur E. Overton
Clyde Owen
Louis F. Owens
John D. Pace
George H. Page
Thomas Palazzi
Frederick Pang
Edward H. Parker
Robert E. Parsons
Charles L. Patterson
Gordon F. Penick
Paul Peoples
Timothy A. Peppe
Howard I. Perry
Keith Perry
Howard I. Pervine
Thomas M. Petersen
Travis Petersen
Donald L. Peterson
Clovis L. Petrin
Edward J. Philbin
Normand A. Picard
Richard C. Pickett
Ervin J. Plank
Ronald E. Platt
Preston Plous
H. D. Polumbo
Clair Potter
Thomas J. Powell
John Powell
Alfred C. Powell
Robert J. Praggy
Steven R. Prebeck
Craig J. Priebe
Joseph C. Prior
Donald L. Puckett
Reginald Pudlow
Robert W. Pugh
Phyllis Quandt
Joseph E. Quinn
Ronnie R. Radford
George E. Rahn
Philip Raia
William M. Raiczak
William E. Rains
Ronald D. Ramsden
Ralph L. Ramsey
Warren N. Ramsey
James B. Randels
Reba B. Ransom
William Rast
Stanley N. Ratto
Merle R. Rauscher
Roland R. Raymond
Fred J. Rector
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Parker and Lucy Greene pose with Gen. Gary North, commander of Pacific Air Forces, during AFA’s 2010 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition.
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Joseph C. Reeves
Warren E. Reid
Bill Remsen
Richard C. Renairi
Allen Resburg
Arden L. Reynolds
Howard L. Rice
Charles A. Rice
David W. Rice
Walter Rich
Donald V. Ridenour
David R. Ridenour
O. T. Ridley
Patrick D. Rife
Carl A. Rispoli
Elston E. Roady
Dennis C. Roberts
Jack H. Roberts
Millard F. Roberts
Ronald B. Roberts
Carl M. Robinson
Peter Robinson
James Robinson
William E. Robinson
Glenn R. Rockwell
Elmer B. Roddy
Frank E. Rodeffer
Linda M. Rodgers
David H. Roe
William H. Roewer
Harry K. Rogers
Richard A. Rogers
F. Michael Rogers
Charles W. Rogers
Robert E. Rooney
Jack Rosenau
John A. Rosenwald
Robert Ross
Robert J. Ross
Daryl D. Ruehle
Guy H. Ruggles
Glenn A. Rushman
David S. Russell
John P. Russell
Carlyle L. Ruttledge
Ralph R. Ruyle
Michael E. Ryan
John Ryan
Thomas M. Sadler
George J. Sakaldasis
Gene L. Salisbury
Carolyne D. Sample
William A. Sample
Calvin Samson
Mark J. Sandstrom
Gary E. Sanger
Edward Sapp
Edward Sapp
Gary G. Satterfield
William E. Sawrey
John J. Schantz
Werner Scharmach
Daniel A. Schary
Leo J. Scheberle
Maurice G. Scheider
W Jay Schell
Victor E. Schelling
William E. Schesser
Don A. Schiemann
Joseph W. Schiffino
Charles Schimmel
Robert C. Schlagal
Grant W. Schleich
George Schnackenberg
Albert G. Schneider
Carl H. Schneider
Gerrit J. Scholten
Victor L. Scholten
James Schoonmaker
Broster J. Schroeder
Carl Schubert
Magnus R. Schuldt
Robert L. Schulke
Charles Schulte
William Schulte
Robert J. Schwartz
Taylor G. Scott
Victor Seavers
Bernard Seegel
Walter C. Seelye
John L. Selesky
Ennio S. Senia
Kenneth W. Setzer
Orlando C. Severo
F. Sewart
R. L. Shackle
John C. Shahbaz
Mary F. Sharp
John F. Sharp
Charles O. Sharpe
Alexander W. Shearer
David H. Shelton
James H. Shelton
Olen D. Sheperd
George J. Sheplock
Donald W. Shepperd
John T. Sheridan
Donald E. Sheriff
R. S. Sherman
James L. Sherrard
Byron D. Shiner
Daniel L. Shires
Rollin R. Shoemaker
R. Shofner
Philip Short
Ronald R. Sibila
Frank Sicurella
Gary M. Siembab
Leon R. Sikes
Mervyn I. Silberberg
Justo O. Silva
Henry Simon
Nigel Simpson
Denise Singleton
Paul L. Sinopoli
Richard N. Sisson
Stephen Slivinski
Michael W. Smiley
Michael M. Smit
D. Bruce Smith
Harold A. Smith
Harold A. Smith
Richard E. Smith
Kenneth S. Smith
Robert Smith
Philip Smith
Donald Smith
Clarence R. Smith
Joseph F. Smith
William Smukler
William W. Snavely
William B. Snyder
Ralph W. Snyder
A. Soper
R. E. Spaid
Marvin G. Spallina
Lawrence R. Sparks
Paul N. Spencer
Kenneth A. Spencer
Charles G. Spengler
Robert H. Spielman
Paul J. Sprunger
Robert H. Stanage
James C. Stancil
Jewell E. Stanfield
Paul P. Stanley
Audrey Stebenne
Moise S. Steeg
Thomas G. Steele
D. J. Steere
Robert G. Stein
Arthur W. Stelson
Robert R. Sternecker
Conrad J. Stewart
Douglas D. Stewart
Donald W. Stewart
Leeann R. Stewart
Robert W. Stimming
Hobart R. Stockdale
Stewart A. Stoddart
Thomas R. Stokes
Robert Stone
Robert H. Stone
Donald Stott
Robert F. Stotts
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PREMiER EnViROnMEnTAL SERViCES
Corporation, Foundation, and Matching gifts to the Air Force Association
Robert B. Stover
James A. Stover
Fred I. Strawn
Gerald L. Strohmeyer
Robert Stuart
Andrew Stumpf
Richard Sudheimer
Donald L. Suiter
C. R. Sullenger
Kevin J. Sullivan
Norwood L. Surles
William H. Swan
Val A. Swan
Charles D. Swanner
Kenneth J. Sweet
Wesley H. Swift
Joseph A. Swiney
George H. Sylvester
Ronald C. Szarlan
James F. Tacker
William B. Tallon
Leon M. Tannenbaum
Roy W. Tate
John Taylor
William B. Taylor
Richard I. Taylor
Robert A. Taylor
Burl M. Teague
Truman S. Terry
John J. Thackaberry
Thomas L. Thacker
Andy R. Theriault
Bob F. Thoens
Lowell Thomas
Robert L. Thomas
David H. Thomas
Gary H. Thomas
Earl L. Thomason
Kenneth L. Thompson
F. L. Thompson
Dan E. Thompson
Lucien T. Thompson
Paul W. Tibbets
John B. Tiberi
David B. White
Norman White
William Whitney
Robert F. Whitney
Elbridge M. Wiegmann
Charles L. Wilcox
Russell M. Wilhelm
Gary R. Wilken
Frank M. Williams
David O. Williams
Billy F. Williams
Ellsworth E. Williams
Michael O. Williams
Vernon C. Williamson
W. E. Williamson
S. M. Willinger
Gareth A. Wilson
Billy B. Wilson
James L. Wisdom
Dennis Wisebaker
Herman Woellhart
Harry Wolff
Donald Wollin
Stephen R. Wong
Richard C. Wong
Marinda Wood
Thomas B. Wood
Charles L. Wood
Richard Wood
William Woods
Theodore S. Wortrich
Vernon L. Wright
Sidney J. Wright
Larry F. Wright
Woody E. Wright
Timothy P. Wright
James J. Wynard
Gerald D. Young
Billy S. Youngs
John F. Yount
James Zagorski
James W. Zavies
Robert L. Zeiher
M. M. Zeine
Michael E. Zettler
Paul W. Zgraggen
John F. Zimmerman
Richard Zwirblis
A couple of AFAers get down to airpower basics with a paper airplane during a lull in business at the 2010 National Convention. (Photo by Guy Aceto)
John Tien
Tom Tilghman
Albins Tillers
Alois J. Tlush
Harold W. Todd
Richard A. Tokarz
George W. Tolbert
Frank Tonini
Richard D. Trapp
James Trapp
Edgar L. Troth
Jerrold S. Trumbower
Albert S. J. Tucker
Bradley E. Turner
William G L. Turner
Donald R. Turos
Alfred Ullstrom
Douglas E. Utley
Michael E. Valentine
Joan L. Van Scoy
Robert Van Sice
Linn D. Van Woerkom
Eduardo Vargas
Dave Vautrinot
Henry Viccellio
Robert I. Vick
Kenneth B. Viktor
Fred Villali
Hugh G. Vincent
Donald A. Voigt
Barnabas Vorreiter
Joseph F. Wadsworth
Philip E. Wagner
Marie L. Wagner
Robert M. Walker
Ollie M. Walker
Robert M. Walker
James R. Walsh
Stephen D. Walsworth
John C. Walter
Edward M. Walters
Arthur L. Walters
Randell S. Wance
Robert W. Ward
Clark Ward
Richard B. Warner
Claudius E. Watts
Donald Weaver
Alice M. Weaver
Vernon E. Webb
Leroy Weber
Howard J. Weber
Neil Webster
Cyril Weinberger
Max Weintraub
Gary Wesselmann
Lloyd A. West
Norman B. Westbrook
Edward I. Wexler
Marc J. Wheeler
Barry B. Whipple
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The Air Force Association is grateful to these donors who made a gift to the association between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2010, in memory of or in honor of the following individuals:
in memory and in honor of Gifts to afa
In Memory ofContributor
Paul W. AireyCharles Zimkas
Lew Allen Jr. Catherine and Roger Cowell
Lila W. BaxterBill Croom
Lester BerlinHenry and Sharon LinkJim and Bonnie Callahan
Lois BraymesDanyon Braymes
Donald Ray CarithersMichele Tripp
Mary CondonVirginia Kershaw
Leighton H. Coleman Jr.Joseph and Adelaide Fenton
Dave CummockJack and Gretchen PriceRobert Rudolph
Robert CutlerSir Lenox Hewitt
Attilio DezzaniShirley Blewer
Robert GardnerFloyd E. Wilstron
Lt. Col. (Ret.) William J. GibsonLt. Col. Dean Hartman
Edward HermanSue and Ed BazdzieckiJames and Lynda BruceMr. and Mrs. Thomas Katonak
Ronald C. LakeMSgt. Wendy Weidenhamer
Joseph LaposaJoanne Laposa
James P. LeBlanc Sr.Lt. Col. Philip Short
James MulliganSusan Conte
Cecilia NickelHerman Nickel
Chuck SellSandy SchlittJohn Carter and Virginia SnowRuby L. Douglas
Eunice Bennet SpruanceE. C. MorriseyMr. and Mrs. David ColellaThomas KempJames SulpiziJoseph OttoBob and Becky LargentWilliam CoxTheo DresslerDonn DevineMike DuganTim HopperDawn BarlowWilliam LynchKurt SkoglundMike HarrisAndrew SalasJoe and Geri SutterStan NewmanStephen KoperMargaret NapolitanJohn AdamsMr. and Mrs. Preston SpruanceDavid RobertsonGeorge EbbsThe Men and Women of the 166th Airlift WingJack and Gretchen Price
Jim W. HendersonMark and Evelyn WorrickDonald and Susan HuntJohn and Linda ConawayRichmond Depeyster TalbotHugh and Christy BroomallMike and Pam DunnJohn BryanJohnson M. TaylorDon and Rose ShepperdDaniel MontplaisirJonathan GroffBoyd AndersonClarence AtkinsonEdward and Vivian PhilbinJudy ChurchBruce BaerErnest SchwabHarry Robertson
Ronald StevensDr. Tran Stevens
Robert TaillonRichard and Judy Day
Lt. Col. Spann WatsonMaj. Kenneth Klein
Iris WeissJoseph and Adelaide Fenton
Norman L. WinterPremier Environmental ServicesJeffrey HausingerSandy and Les Perlman and their childrenSteven and Jill DorfmanVita Maria ElockToby and Dale FeigesJohn and Nancy EubankGeorge and Rebecca KibeCynthia BowserJames J. Richard
In Honor ofContributor
Lt. Col. Ernest G. BergerBarbara Bumgarner
Mike DunnJoe Sutter
Joe SutterMike DunnSteve Dillenburg
Lt. Col. Donald PapaveroLalo Fiorelli
Maj. Gen. Suzanne VautrinotRocky Mountain Chapter AFCEA
Braedon Michael ZimkasCharles Zimkas
(We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the names; however, should a mistake have been made, we apologize and ask that you let us know so we can correct the data.)
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The following fellowships were created as a way for chapters, or individuals, to honor, thank, or recognize others, while helping the Air Force Association philanthropically support its programs.
H.H. Arnold Fellows(represents $5,000 contribution)
Joe Sutter AFA Board of Directors
Gen Bernard A. Schriever Fellows(represents $2,500 contribution)
Brig. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves Schriever ChapterHonorable Gary Payton Schriever Chapter
Ira Eaker Historical Fellows(represents $1,000 contribution)
Gen. Thomas K. Andersen Langley ChapterGen. Norton A. Schwartz Langley ChapterSMSgt. Larry S. Brooks SMSgt. Larry S. BrooksCol. Michael F.Canders Iron Gate Chapter
afa fellows for 2010
name Sponsor name Sponsor
supporting our mission
Jimmy Doolittle Educational Fellows(represents $1,000 contribution)
Sandy Schlitt AFA Board of DirectorsJim Lauducci AFA Board of DirectorsBlair Ellis Langley ChapterCol. Blaine Holt Iron Gate ChapterThe City of Hampton, Virginia Langley ChapterMaj. Gen. Andrew E. Busch Utah Chapter 235Warren Kozak Iron Gate Chapter55th Wing Central Florida Chapter9th Reconnaissance Wing Central Florida ChapterFirebee “Lightning Bug” Program Central Florida ChapterL-3 Communications Central Florida ChapterRaytheon Company Central Florida ChapterThe Boeing Company Central Florida ChapterDennis M. Moran Central Florida ChapterJeannie Austin Central Florida Chapter
Langley Honorary Heritage Fellows(represents $500 contribution)
Hunter Riggins Langley ChapterJean Yokum Langley Chapter
Fellows of the Association(represents $500 contribution)
Lt. Col. Randy Royce DW Steele Chapter
Scott Associates(represents $100 contribution)
Eldo Platte Jeff Platte“Sandy” Latimer Jeff Platte
Utah Aerospace Education Foundation Fellowships(represents $50 donation)
Vickie Ahlstrom Utah State AEFEmma Smith Utah State AEFDonna Lee Trease Utah State AEFCarolyn Bushman Utah State AEF
Outgoing AFA Chairman of the Board Joe Sutter was named an Arnold fellow for 2010. Here, Sutter (right) helps Director Emeritus Johnny Alison (center) present the Alison National Aerospace Award to the Raytheon Company at the 2010 National Convention.
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supporting our mission
The following individuals have made a cumulative lifetime gift of $10,000 or more to the Air Force Memorial since project inception. We gratefully acknowledge these significant contributors with designation as Hap Arnold Fellows. As General Arnold was a key figure in the birth of the United States Air Force so too are these individuals key to the birth of the national Air Force Memorial and to its continuity as the place to remember and to honor America’s Airmen.
hAP ARnOLD FELLOWS
Bruce, Barbara, and Robert ArnoldCol. Alfred and Naomi Asch, USAF (Ret.)Col. Jeffrey and Katherine Barnett, USAF (Ret.)Col. Walter J. Boyne, USAF (Ret.)Maj. Gen. George M. Douglas, USAFR (Ret.)The B. Edward Ewing FamilyLt. Gen. Buster C. Glosson, USAF (Ret.)Maj. Jon M. HerronCapt. Robert D. Hillmann (Given in honor of Captain Hillman
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hillmann)Robert E. and Rebecca N. Largent MSgt. Lionel L. Leblanc, USAAF/USAF (Ret.)Maj. Gen. Richard B. H. Lewis and Rebecca GrantT. Allan and Grace McArtorMaj. Gen. Timothy P. and Jane Malishenko, USAF (Ret.)Sarah and Ross Perot Jr.Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Plugge IV, USAF (Ret.)Jack C. and Gretchen V. PriceBrig. Gen. William W. Spruance, USAF (Ret.)Tracey TurnerMr. and Mrs. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Corporation and Matching gifts to the Air Force Memorial Foundation
90th Bomb Group Association
Air Force Sergeants Association
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Post 71
Central Florida Chapter AFA
Desot Central Elmentary School
Disabled America Veterans Auxiliary
DW Studios Productions LLC
Horizons Association
Key Bridge Marriott
L3 Communications
Matco Tools
Mechanical Contractors Association
Myers Family Foundation
National Weather Service
Pennsylvania State AFA
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts
Regina Foundation
SC Conservation District
Tawani Foundation
Elements of the USAF Band perform at the Air Force Memorial in June 2010.
LEgACy SOCiETy(As of Dec. 31, 2010)
The Legacy Society was established in 2009 to recognize those individuals who have invested in the future of the Air Force Memorial through a living legacy. These friends have made provisions for planned gifts which include life income arrangements, bequests, and provisions in their wills or trust, or life insurance policies in which the Air Force Memorial is a beneficiary.
MembersTimothy BrockJane Colgan
Wayne JessupNora Ruebrook
Lucy Works
Realized Planned gifts for 2010Phyllis Melvin
air force memorial foundation Giving
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afmf airman’s society
AiRMAn’S SOCiETy $1,000+
Jeff Kandle
Leonard and Betty R. Vernamonti
Andrew Curtis
Edward Wootten
Robert B. Airey
Bruce Keplinger
John Mitchell
Whit Peters
AiRMAn’S SOCiETy $500-$999
Norton Bain
Louis L. Borick
Warren L. Bryan
Frank Buzard
Ralph R. Carr
Robert D. Chervek
Robert Conaway
Donald L. Culver
Antonio G. Cumuze
William L. Dotson
James T. Drace
Michael and Pam M. Dunn
A. Robert Fortney
Greg Greenquist
John C. Hille
Delbert W. Kohrt
Joseph J. La Tona
Richard Z. MacDonald
George A. Magan
Carol D. McDowell
Dale H. Parrish
James A. Pattillo
Phillip R. Porter
John G. Rice
Gene L. Salisbury
Michael A. Snodgrass
Raymond C. Tagge
Victor B. Tate
Milton H. Towne
Hubert E. Wrenn
AiRMAn’S SOCiETy $200-$499
Donald O. Aldridge
David Alley
Otto Anderson
Rogelio Aparicio
Wilfred E. Archer
Eugene T. Arnold
John R. Arrowsmith
Clarence Atkinson
Joseph J. Azzarelli
George Barnes
William W. Bassett
William D. Bathurst
Craig W. Bergin
Robert K. Berninger
Thomas P. Bigwood
Charles H. Bloom
Robert L. Bohach
Dean Boles
Fred C. Boli
M. M. Bonner
John Bottos
Charles E. Bowen
John R. Bozek
Margaret W. Brandon
Donald L. Brawley
James Brightwell
William J. Bristol
Dale F. Brown
Diane L. Brown
Roy W. Browne
Brad B. Bryan
Buck and Mary T. Buckwalter
Henry W. Bulk
Bernal G. Butterworth
Richard Buxton
Michael F. Cammarosano
Max Campbell
Rex A. Carnes
Donald E. Caswell
Joseph J. Catanoso
James E. Chadburn
Edward Chandler
Suzann Chapman
Richard Chevalier
E. A. Ciotti
Ralph C. Clapper
William K. Clark
Robert W. Clement
Charles Cleveland
Alton Cockrell
Donald Coleman
Oral R. Compson
Jimmie E. Cone
Phillip Cooke
Lyle Corey
Kenneth B. Craib
Charles S. Cristol
John V. Croul
George T. Cushman
George T. Dalziel
Robert T. Dambach
Carlton R. Damonte
James A. Davis
Lewis E. Dawson
Bradley W. Day
Chester Day
Donna DeCillis
Pamela A. Derrow
Phillip A. Drake
George F. Dutrow
James Edwards
Rolland England
Frank H. English
Frank M. Eppler
Nels S. Estrem
John H. Exner
Nickolas J. Fank
David S. Farrow
Robert H. Farwell
Melvin Faust
Janette B. Felger
David G. Fennessy
Michael Fenske
Manuel Fernandez
Richard Fijishige
William P. Finke
Douglas Flack
Seymour Fleisher
George A. Fortner
George A. Fortner
Wayne L. Freeman
Daniel P. French
Ardelle W. Frenk
Richard Frette
Joseph F. Fritzie
Michael Frketich
Lucien G. Fugere
Bob Funicello
Michael Fusco
Frank J. Gasperich
Daniel Gates
Kenneth W. Gero
Arthur Gerwin
Joseph Glasser
Bruce Gold
Harry Goldsworthy
Richard D. Gonzalez
Mac K. Gough
John T. Grablewski
James R. Graham
Robert E. Grisnik
Constance Hackett
Larry D. Hager
Michael A. Hairston
Richard L. Hall
Donald T. Halterbeck
Robert E. Hanson
Norman H. Happel
Grover W. Harless
Donald Harlow
Donald R. Hawthorne
Edward E. Heit
Owen J. Hendry
We greatly thank and recognize the many donations given to the Air Force Me-morial Foundation during 2010! Through this generous support, the Memorial is able to continue to honor America’s Airmen, preserve heritage, and host a variety of events and programs throughout the year.
To that end, we especially thank our Airman Society members; those who contributed a cumulative amount of $200 or more during 2010. Listed on the following pages are the Airman’s Society members for 2010.
Thank you!
supporting our mission
CMSAF James Roy renders a salute during the May 31, 2010, Memorial Day ceremony at the Air Force Memorial. At right is AFA’s James Lauducci and, left, Dan Derrow of the Air Force Sergeant’s Association. (USAF photo/SMSgt. Raymond Sarracino)
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Harold and Rose F. Henneke
Raymond C. Hepler
Robert J. Herculson
Harold L. Hering
Ralph W. Hess
Diane M. Hezlep
Robert W. Hicks
Franklin G. Hill
Philip W. Hill
Roger H. Hill
Richard Hobaugh
Joel Hollingsworth
Allen L. Hostetler
Paul G. Hough
Edward W. Hughes
Dennis Hugo
Donald B. Hyde
Robert B. Jenkins
William D. Jenkins
Gary Jensen
Aubry H. Johnson
Kyle S. Johnson
Samuel R. Johnson
Ralph E. Jones
Wanda P. Jones
John P. Jumper
Vachel R. Keaton
James M. Keck
Carl T. Keehn
John J. Kelly
John G. Kelly
Thomas J. Kemp
Frank Kibelsbeck
Norman V. Kinsey
Robert Kirkpatrick
William R. Knapp
Ralph W. Knight
Otto J. Koerber
Jack D. Koser
Joannis Koskinas
Theodore Kowalski
Raymond Krupp
Bernard W. Kruyer
Robert J. Kuehn
Dennis Kullander
Michael J. Labounty
F. Laignel
W Hanes Lancaster
William Lang
Gene A. Langenbach
Will Lathern
Richard L. Lawson
John Lee
Andrew S. Leong
Eugene B. Lewis
Richard B H. Lewis
Ernest R. Liberatore
Richard Liszewski
Len G. Litton
Frank T. Logan
Margaret K. Luttrell
Michael S. Lyons
Donald Mac Donald
Francis A. Madsen
Daniel R. Mahon
Carl Mangum
Patricia Marek
Paul J. Marmino
Maurice L. Marshall
Dannie Martin
Linda A. Martin
Russell L. Martin
Harry B. Massingill
Michael J. McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy
Stephen C. McDavitt
Kenneth L. McDonald
Charlie T. McGugan
Arthur L. Mcintye
Joseph J. McLachlan
Gerald J. McMahon
Linda M. Mendoza
Frank J. Merklein
Mary M. Mestemaker
George D. Miller
Patrick D. Miller
Billy E. Mims
Seth A. Mize
David P. Mjos
Victor E. Mondelli
Billy B. Morgan
William R. Morton
James H. Mueller
George and Vicki K. Muellner
Donald L. Muir
Edward Muramatsu
Eric C. Murdock
Donald L. Myers
John Nally
Bob Neff
Joseph F. Nerad
Lloyd W. Newton
Lois B. Nicklas
Colin J. Nisbet
Barbara Nist
Robert S. Noone
Seymour M. Ober
Myles M. Ohta
Harry Opel
Peter J. Papasifakis
Thomas Pappas
Lawrence Pass
Charles L. Patterson
James L. Pattillo
Bruce H. Pauly
Earl G. Peck
Carl Penaranda
Gordon F. Penick
Michael Perlman
Joseph T. Pisciotta
Jonathan H. Plott
Irven V. Pope
Joseph T. Price
Norman E. Purdy
George Purifoy
Dallas B. Ratliff
Joseph C. Reeves
Donald G. Rhoads
Carl A. Rispoli
Q. C. Roberts
Nancy Robinson
William H. Roewer
Joseph E. Ross
Drusilla D. Rowe
Clifford L. Sayre
William J. Schaff
Albert J. Scheibly
Don A. Schiemann
Egon Schottleutner
Charles J. Seabrook
Richard Seebers
Bruce D. Sexton
R. L. Shackle
John C. Shahbaz
Elwood M. Shaulis
Riley Shelnutt
R. S. Sherman
William E. Sherman
Rollin R. Shoemaker
Louis Siegel
James H. Sills
Alvin Silvey
Thomas N. Simmons
Ross J. Simon
Jean E. Simpson
Ivan J. Singleton
William Singleton
Lawrence and Patricia A. Skantze
Aubrey Sloan
Eldon R. Smith
James R. Smith
Kenneth H. Smith
Noel E. Smith
Wayne L. Smith
Omar G. Snyder
William B. Snyder
Michele Sobel
Ernest C. Spivey
Carl W. Sprague
Thomas Steeves
Jerry J. Stephens
David E. Sterling
Harvey B. Stevens
Roger J. Strelow
Ernest H. Stroud
Alvin I. Sutton
Mike Suzich
Frederick Swanson
John F. Swartz
Ronald C. Szarlan
Roy W. Tate
Chester D. Taylor
Craig P. Taylor
Dan E. Thompson
Ernest N. Thorp
Arthur R. Tilley
Oscar C. Tissue
Chester R. Titus
James C. Treat
F. Trogdon
Jerrold S. Trumbower
Charles D. Tyler
John J. Van Malden
Louis D. Van Mullem
William A. Verkest
Robert I. Vick
Gregory L. Vitalis
Barnabas Vorreiter
Robert Walker
Andrew W. Waters
Edward Watts
William Webb
Larry D. Welch
Frank M. Williams
Omer E. Williams
Charles B. Winn
Lorena Wockenfuss
Edward W. Wolak
Thomas E. Wolfe
William C. Wolfinger
Wendell M. Wong
Herman C. Wood
Edward W. Woodward
F David Yoder
Michael E. Zettler
Michael J. Ziegler
James Zink
(We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the names on this and follow-ing pages; however, should a mistake have been made, we apologize and ask that you let us know so we can correct the data.)
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supporting our mission
The Air Force Memorial Foundation is grateful to these donors who made a gift to the foundation between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2010 in memory or in honor of the following individuals:
in memory and in honor of Gifts to afmf
In Memory ofContributor
Lt. Col. Bernard Abel, USAF (Ret.)Col. William S. Bernfeld
CMSAF Paul W. AireyRobert B. Airey
Stanley E. Allen Sr.Lois A. AllenLaura E. TyminskiMalvina U. BovenizerPatrick BrodieLucille Hampton
Col. Nicholas ArabinkoMaj. Douglas J. Flack
Leslie Alan AvittDavid Peterson
Lt. Col. Harold F. Beadner, USAF (Ret.)Irene A. Beadner
Col. Neil D. BeckenhauerCol. George T. Dalziel, USAF (Ret.)
Norman W. BocklageLois Dister
Maurice R. CantorHelen Cantor
MSgt. John Calvin ChurchillDeborah Andersen
Sgt. Roy A. DavenportJanet Drummond
A. Theodore DesmedtMr. & Mrs. Michael FunkMr. & Mrs. Steve Cernadas/Koca
CMSgt. William R. DresslerDonna Jones
Lt. Col. Roland B. Elam Jr.Debra L. WardenckiJeanette SandiferLinda Pickering
Col. Albert W. Estes Jr. USAF (Ret.)Marlene C. Lee
Prentice Hilman P.H. FarrisMarisol Navarro
Oscar FenglerCol. James I. Wheeler, USAF (Ret.)
Lt. Col. Earl Furnace, USAF (Ret.)Lauren Fithian
Col. Fredrick GlassLori Meloch
Lt. Col. John W. Gross, USAF (Ret.)Betty L. Tally
Lt. Col. William John GutosMr. & Mrs. Gregory Gresh
Henry HansenMr. & Mrs. Victor Pagan
Fred HargesheimerCol. Eric C. Murdock
1st Lt. Nick HattelHelen C. Ashbaugh
SMSgt. George V. HatzNancy YuelkenbeckFranklin L. TiptonCathy S. TharpJoan ScharfKathleen E. ScharfRosalind RayLaura PundtEva S. MillerMr. & Mrs. Charles JackCharles J. Gieringer Dorothy E. FinlayRosemarie EngerRobert E. DillonPatrick BurtonRachel S. Bachenberg
John HaworthChantelle Sliman
Lt. Col. William H. Hill, USAF (Ret.)Beverly RightmireLee Christian PerkinsMartha Guthrie
SMSgt. Gregory A. HudsonLinda Pokorny
SSgt. Gordon Errol JohnsonMaria Johnson
A memorial honoring the World War II-era Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was among the many wreath-laying ceremonies conducted at the Air Force Memorial in 2010. (USAF photo/SMSgt. Kim Allain)
A member of the Marine Corps Business Executive Forum is one of thousands of visitors in 2010 to the Air Force Memorial. (DOD photo/Cpl. Christopher A. Green)
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Col. Donald L. Keplinger, USAF (Ret.)Maj. Gen. Michael A. SnodgrassDorothy SilvanicVictor McDonaldLinda GoodbrakeLinda EgentowichMr. & Mrs. Paul HamiltonLt. Col. Mark D. Engeman
Lt. Col. William D. Key, USAF (Ret.)Oscar G. LidstromDavid L. Brunson
Lt. Col. Andre Kocay, USAFR (Ret.)Richard W. Dyer
Lt. Col. Arthur Kinder, USAF (Ret.)Christine L. Kinder
Martin KuhlmanPat WillettLinda M. MendozaNancy M. Finn
MSgt. Melvin (Skip) Levangie Jr.Wanda Levangie
Col. Joseph E. LaposaJoanne Laposa
SSgt. Larry LawrenceLinda Koci-Biondoli
Lt. Col. Edgar M. LewisCol. Jonathan Myer, USAF (Ret.)Col. Edwin M. Krejci
Col. David E. Littler, USAF (Ret.)Patricia Marek
2nd Lt. Henry Lee LopezSyble L. Gaugh
Brig. Gen. Lyle E. MannJohn A. Hollstein
Col. Elmer L. Masters, USAF (Ret.)Lt. Col. Nancy Peters-Janover
Lt. Col. Leroy MillardVan Goodsell
Maj. John W. Mitchell Jr.Col. John W. Mitchell, USAF (Ret.)
Billy Lee Morris, USAF (Ret.)Linda S. Thompson
Lt. Col. James A. MurphyRosey Murphy
Donald E. NelsonPenny Koerner
Capt. Neelian NelsonCol. Nancy L. Caldwell
Harold W. RayShelley Depew
Maj. Harold RinardJoan M Rinard
1st Lt. Frederick C. RogersMary Lee Rogers
Lt. Col. Joseph L. RossJoseph E. Ross
MSgt. Joseph ShandorRichard Shandor
Col. Robert E. SmithCarrie Butler
Lyall StrubeJim Strube
Lt. Col. Herman C. Tracy Sr.William Allman
Col. Lorin TrubschenckJanet CoghanBetty W. Bogue
Col. Lewis A. WheelerJean M. Wheeler
SMSgt. Lawrence Wick, USAF (Ret.)Mary E. WilhelmDavid L. WadeCamille PaulsenConnie MillerMr. & Mrs. Gervis E. HentzMr. & Mrs. Dan M. DietschWilliam E. DerbyshireRoberta CaldwellClay S. Blackburn
MSgt. Amy WingerCMSgt. Pamela Derrow
Elizabeth C. YenckelSMSgt. Donald T. WiesterCeleste WellsLouise CanterMary T. LoveKenneth M. Boyd
In Honor ofContributor
MSgt. Tim BarfieldCMSgt. Pamela Derrow
John BergmanNanci Ryan
Maj. Charlotta BlalockCMSgt. Pamela Derrow
MSgt. Billie H. BloughJimmie Shackelford
Gen. Roger BradyCMSgt. Pamela Derrow
2nd Lt. Gordon BuchmillerW. A. Hare
MSgt. Amanda Conaway, USAFSMSgt. Robert Conaway, USAF (Ret)
CMSgt. Pamela DerrowDan DerrowDonald Schroeder
Lt. Daniel D. A. DuncanWilliam M. Rader
Col. Scott T. FikeDarrell Steele
Col. Steve HarrisonRobert King
CMSgt. Antonio HickeyCheron Nieves
Roger HillMark Hill
Col. Dean G. HullingsDonna Decillis
CMSgt. Jack JohnsonCMSgt Pamela Derrow
Joseph KoesterCMSgt Pamela Derrow
2nd Lt. Megan KuchanJanice Cope
1st Lt. Jonathan J. MaldaAndrea L. Rodway
Maj. Brian McKayStella Wolf
Joseph M. MyersBrenda J. Myers
MSgt. Javier OrtegaCMSgt. Pamela Derrow
Chuck SellGen. Ralph E. Eberhart
Col. Robert E. Smith, USAF (Ret.)Bonnie Bartle
Andrew P. SovesChris Soves
Samuel R. SpencerShirley A. Urtz
Joe SutterCMSgt. Thomas W. Gwaltney, USAF (Ret.)Fred Niblock
CMSgt. Patrick WhitleyScott Gilson
Michael M. WilliamsCMSgt. Anthony Vanburen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dale YarberChris Yarber
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memBership statistics
Total AFA MembershipAs of Dec 31, 2010
Composition of AFA MembershipAs of Dec 31, 2010
memBership statistics
Membership by RegionMembers affiliated with chapters as of Dec 31, 2010
Central East 10,837Far West 10,498Florida 9,527Great Lakes 7,278Midwest 6,710New England 2,594North Central 2,976Northeast 7,209Northwest 4,585Rocky Mountain 5,732South Central 6,464Southeast 7,055Southwest 6,526Texoma 11,930
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2009 (audited)
Air Force Association/AFA Veteran Benefits AssociationConsolidated Statement of Activities
Air Force Association/AFA Veteran Benefits Association
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
Dec. 31, 2009 Assets
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2009
Financial perFormance
Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Restricted RestrictedRevenue Contributions:
Calender $188,522 - $188,522General $543,178 $40,000 $17,327 $600,505Air Force Memorial Foundation $464,921 - $464,921Lapel Pins $267,497 - - $267,497Mailing Labels $201,927 - - $201,927Visions $110,318 - - $110,318Decals $126,829 - - $126,829LA Ball $41,258 $41,258Fellowships $25,400 $25,400
Total Contributions $1,969,850 $40,000 $17,327 $2,027,177
Investment Earnings $194,750 $41,755 - $236,505Air & Space Conference and
Technology Exposition $3,622,553 - $3,622,553Membership Dues $2,279,865 - - $2,279,865Member Group Insurance Programs $1,869,112 - - $1,869,112Magazine $1,483,772 - - $1,483,772Building Operations $1,780,246 - - $1,780,246Royalties $786,051 - - $786,051Symposia $613,162 - - $613,162Industrial Associates $14,900 - - $14,900Other $131,484 - - $131,484
Net Assets Released from Restrictions $1,110,784 -$1,110,784 $0Total Revenue and Support $15,856,529 -$1,029,029 $17,327 $14,844,827 Expenses Program Services:
Membership $2,737,852 - - $2,737,852Member Group Insurance Programs $1,126,312 - - $1,126,312Professional Development $1,626,026 - - $1,626,026Magazine $3,989,137 - - $3,989,137Air & Space Conference and
Technology Exposition $670,878 - - $670,878Aerospace Education $542,597 - - $542,597Field Operations and Communications $796,971 - - $796,971CyberPatriot $25,368 $25,368Industrial Associates $4,707 - - $4,707Mitchell Institute $120,340 - - $120,340Air Force Memorial $374,710 - - $374,710
Total Program Services Expenses $12,014,898 0 0 $12,014,898 Supporting Services:
Building Operations $2,042,803 - - $2,042,803General and Administrative $1,454,443 - - $1,454,443
Total Supporting Services Expenses $3,497,246 0 0 $3,497,246 Fundraising Expenses $1,009,138 - - $1,009,138Total Expenses $16,521,282 0 0 $16,521,282 Change in net Assets before Other items -$664,753 -$1,029,029 $17,327 -$1,676,455 Change In Pension Liability $1,003,888 - - $1,003,888Inrealized Loss on Marketable Securities $2,446,775 $167,226 - $2,614,001Fair Value Loss on Interest Rate Swap $310,002 - - $310,002Capital Additions: Life Membership Fund $270,475 - - $270,475Changes in Net Assets $3,366,387 -$861,803 $17,327 $2,521,911 Net Assets - Beginning of Year $21,446,644 $1,418,296 $853,996 $23,718,936
net Assets - End of year $24,813,031 $556,493 $871,323 $26,240,847
Cash and investments Cash and Cash Equivalents $3,745,109Certificates of Deposit $1,220,000Marketable Securities:
Debt Securities $6,632,483Equity Securities $11,503,906Total Marketable Securities $18,136,389
Total Cash and Investments $23,101,498 Accounts Receivable Trade, Net of Allowance for $399,971
Doubtful Accounts of $4,029 Pledges Receivable $407,054Premium Refunds $911,755Accrued Interest $126,993Other 0Total Accounts Receivable $1,845,773 Prepaid Expenses $311,565 inventory $57,608 Property and Equipment Land $929,491Building and Improvements $21,148,739Furniture and Equipment $1,519,729 $23,597,959Less Accumulated Depreciation -$10,111,665Total Property and Equipment $13,486,294 Other Assets $1,674,568 Total Assets $40,477,306
Liabilities and net Assets Liabilities Accounts Payable $1,642,331Premium Refund Payable $245,000Accrued Expenses $529,876Deferred Revenue:
Membership Dues $916,157Magazine Subscriptions $81,884Meetings $442,004
Total Deferred Revenue $1,440,045Note Payable $6,589,689Capital Lease Obligation $77,400Interest Rate Swap $268,957Accrued Pension Liability $3,443,161Total Liabilities $14,236,459 net Assets Unrestricted $24,813,031Temporarily Restricted $556,493Permanently Restricted $871,323Total Net Assets $26,240,847 Total Liabilities and net Assets $40,477,306
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2010 (unaudited)REVEnUE
ExPEnDiTURES
Conferences and Symposia $4,474,134
Membership $1,658,537
Contributions $3,713,577
Investments $2,217,415
Advertising sales $1,470,681
Insurance $2,009,733
Building Leases $1,791,780
Corporate Members $399,375
Commissions $841,821
Other $99,517
Total $18,676,570
Member Benefits (Magazine, etc.) $5,986,292
Insurance $872,892
Educational events $3,255,709
Scholarships and awards $1,013,024
Building operations $2,277,195
Air Force Memorial $595,245
Administration $2,805,443
Fundraising $714,217
Total $17,520,017
Financial perFormance continued
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AFA Chairmen of the Board and national Presidents
Edward P. CurtisChairman, 1946-47
C.R. SmithPresident, 1948-49 Chairman, 1949-50
George C. KenneyPresident, 1953-54 Chairman, 1954-55
Carl A. SpaatzChairman, 1950-51
Thomas G. Lanphier Jr.President, 1947-48 Chairman, 1951-52
Harold C. StuartPresident, 1951-52 Chairman, 1952-53
Arthur F. KellyPresident, 1952-53 Chairman, 1953-54
John R. AlisonPresident, 1954-55 Chairman, 1955-56
Gill Robb WilsonPresident, 1955-56 Chairman, 1956-57
Thos. F. StackPresident, 1960-61 Chairman, 1961-62
Joe L. ShosidPresident, 1973-75 Chairman, 1972-73 Chairman, 1975-76
John G. BroskyPresident, 1981-82 Chairman, 1982-84
James M. McCoyPresident, 1992-94 Chairman, 1994-96
John P. HenebryPresident, 1956-57 Chairman, 1957-58
James M. TrailChairman, 1958-59
Julian B. RosenthalChairman, 1959-60
Howard T. MarkeyPresident, 1959-60 Chairman, 1960-61
Joe FossPresident, 1961-62 Chairman, 1962-63
Jack B. GrossChairman, 1963-64
George D. HardyPresident, 1969-71 Chairman, 1966-67 Chairman, 1971-72
Jess LarsonPresident, 1964-67 Chairman, 1967-71
Martin M. OstrowPresident, 1971-73 Chairman, 1973-75
Gerald V. HaslerPresident, 1977-79 Chairman, 1976-77
George M. DouglasPresident, 1975-77 Chairman, 1977-79
Daniel F. CallahanChairman, 1979-81
Victor R. KregelPresident, 1979-81 Chairman, 1981-82
David L. BlankenshipPresident, 1982-84 Chairman, 1984-85
Edward A. StearnChairman, 1985-86
Martin H. HarrisPresident, 1984-86 Chairman, 1986-88
Sam E. Keith Jr.President, 1986-88 Chairman, 1988-90
Jack C. PricePresident, 1988-90 Chairman, 1990-92
Oliver R. CrawfordPresident, 1990-92 Chairman, 1992-94
Gene SmithPresident, 1994-96 Chairman, 1996-98
Doyle E. LarsonPresident, 1996-98
Chairman, 1998-2000
Thomas J. McKeePresident, 1998-2000 Chairman, 2000-02
John J. PolitiPresident, 2000-02 Chairman, 2002-04
Jimmy DoolittlePresident, 1946-47 Chairman, 1947-49
Robert S. JohnsonPresident, 1949-51
Peter J. SchenkPresident, 1957-59
John B. MontgomeryPresident, 1962-63
W. Randolph Lovelace IIPresident, 1963-64 Chairman, 1964-65
Robert W. SmartPresident, 1967-69
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aFa leaders
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Stephen P. CondonPresident, 2002-04 Chairman, 2004-06
Robert E. LargentPresident, 2004-06Chairman, 2006-08
AFA Chairmen of the Board and national Presidents Continued
AFA Executive Directors/President-CEOs
Willis S. FitchExecutive Director
1946-47
James H. StraubelExecutive Director
1948-80
Russell E. DoughertyExecutive Director
1980-86
David L. GrayExecutive Director
1986-87
John O. GrayExecutive Director
1987-88
Charles L. Donnelly Jr.Executive Director
1988-89
John O. GrayExecutive Director
1989-90
Monroe W. Hatch Jr.Executive Director
1990-95
John A. ShaudExecutive Director
1995-2002
Michael M. Dunn
2007-President-CEO
Donald L. PetersonExecutive Director, 2002-06President-CEO, 2006-07
AFA leADers
Joseph E. SutterChairman, 2008-10
S. Sanford SchlittChairman, 2010-
AFA national TreasurersW. Deering Howe 1946-47G. Warfield Hobbs 1947-49Benjamin Brinton 1949-52George H. Haddock 1952-53Samuel M. Hecht 1953-57Jack B. Gross 1957-62Paul S. Zuckerman 1962-66Jack B. Gross 1966-81George H. Chabbott 1981-87William N. Webb 1987-95Charles H. Church Jr. 1995-2000Charles A. Nelson 2000-05Steven R. Lundgren 2005-10Leonard R. Vernamonti 2010-
AFA national SecretariesSol A. Rosenblatt 1946-47Julian B. Rosenthal 1947-59George D. Hardy 1959-66Joseph L. Hodges 1966-68Glenn D. Mishler 1968-70Nathan H. Mazer 1970-72Martin H. Harris 1972-76Jack C. Price 1976-79Earl D. Clark Jr. 1979-82Sherman W. Wilkins 1982-85A.A. “Bud” West 1985-87Thomas J. McKee 1987-90Thomas W. Henderson 1990-91Mary Ann Seibel 1991-94Mary Anne Thompson 1994-97William D. Croom Jr. 1997-2000Daniel C. Hendrickson 2000-03Thomas J. Kemp 2003-06Judy K. Church 2006-09Joan Sell 2009-
Vice Chairmen for Aerospace EducationL. Boyd Anderson 2006-07S. Sanford Schlitt 2007-10George K. Muellner 2010-
Vice Chairmen for Field OperationsJoseph E. Sutter 2006-2008James R. Lauducci 2008-2010Justin M. Faiferlick 2010-
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AFA leADers
AFA’s Twelve Founders AFA’s First national Officers and Board of DirectorsThis panel of officers and directors acted temporarily until AFA membership at the first national convention, in September 1947, democratically elected a representative group.
John S. AllardH.M. Baldridge William H. Carter Everett R. Cook Burton E. Donaghy James H. Douglas Jr.
G. Stuart Kenney Reiland QuinnRufus Rand Earl Sneed James M. Stewart Forrest Vosler
Benjamin F. Warmer Lowell P. Weicker Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney John Hay Whitney
BOARD OF DiRECTORS
OFFiCERSPresident Jimmy DoolittleFirst Vice President Edward P. CurtisSecond Vice President Meryll FrostThird Vice President Thomas G. Lanphier Jr.Secretary Sol A. RosenblattAssistant Secretary Julian B. RosenthalTreasurer W. Deering HoweExecutive Director Willis S. Fitch
John T. BrockOviedo, Fla.
Robert W. DrewesNorth Little Rock, Ark.
Angela DupontHaverhill, Mass.
W. Lee EveySpringfield, Va.
Emil M. FriedauerMary Esther, Fla.
Wayne R. kauffmanAgoura, Calif.
Larry A. LawsonFort Worth, Tex.
William R. Looney iiiGarden Ridge, Tex.
Rodney J. MckinleyVienna, Va.
Don MichelsLawrenceville, Ga.
John F. PhillipsReston, Va.
Marvin L. ToomanWest Des Moines, Iowa
Scott P. Van CleefFincastle, Va.
*Executive Director (President-CEO) Emeritus
John R. AlisonWashington, D.C.
L. Boyd AndersonOgden, Utah
R. Donald AndersonPoquoson, Va.
David L. BlankenshipTulsa, Okla.
Bonnie B. CallahanWinter Garden, Fla.
Dan CallahanCenterville, Ga.
george h. ChabbottDover, Del.
Stephen P. “Pat” CondonOgden, Utah
O. R. “Ollie” CrawfordSan Antonio
William D. Croom Jr.San Antonio
Julie CurlinLaurel, Md.
Jon R. DonnellyRichmond, Va.
george M. DouglasColorado Springs, Colo.
Michael J. DuganDillon, Colo.
Charles g. DurazoYuma, Ariz.
Samuel M. gardnerGarden City, Kan.
Don C. garrisonEasley, S.C.
Richard B. goetze Jr.Arlington, Va.
Emlyn i. griffithRome, N.Y.
Donald J. harlinLaGrange, Ga.
Martin h. harrisMontverde, Fla.
gerald V. haslerEncinitas, Calif.
Monroe W. hatch Jr.*Clifton, Va.
h. B. hendersonNewport News, Va.
Dan hendricksonPort Angeles, Wash.
harold F. hennekeNashville, Tenn.
Victoria W. hunnicuttGray, Ga.
Leonard W. isabelleLakeport, Calif.
David C. JonesPotomac Falls, Va.
James M. keckSan Antonio
Thomas J. kempCrowley, Tex.
Victor R. kregelColorado Springs, Colo.
Robert E. LargentHarrison, Ark.
hans MarkAustin, Tex.
Robert T. MarshFalls Church, Va.
William V. McBrideSan Antonio
James M. McCoyBellevue, Neb.
Thomas J. MckeeFairfax Station, Va.
Charles A. nelsonSioux Falls, S.D.
Ellis T. nottinghamArlington, Va.
Donald L. Peterson*Fairfax Station, Va.
John J. PolitiFair Oaks Ranch, Tex.
Jack C. PricePleasant View, Utah
Victor SeaversEagan, Minn.
Mary Ann Seibel-PortoArlington, Va.
John A. Shaud*Potomac Falls, Va.
E. Robert SklossPark City, Utah
James E. “Red” SmithPrinceton, N.C.
R. E. “gene” SmithWest Point, Miss.
Loren J. SpencerArlington, Va.
Jack h. SteedWarner Robins, Ga.
Robert g. SteinColorado Springs, Colo.
Charles g. ThomasAlbuquerque, N. M.
Mary Anne ThompsonSouth Yarmouth, Mass.
Walter g. VartanChicago
A. A. WestWilliamsburg, Va.
Mark J. WorrickDenver
Charles P. Zimkas Jr.Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ex OfficioJoseph E. SutterFormer Board Chairman Knoxville, Tenn.
Michael M. DunnPresident-CEOAir Force AssociationArlington, Va.
William J. DendingerNational ChaplainGrand Island, Neb.
gabrielle WilsonNational CommanderArnold Air SocietyEast Lansing, Mich.
AFA national Directors
AFA Directors Emeritus
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AFA leADers
Note: On April 1, 2006, the Air Force Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation combined their activities under the title AFA. L. Boyd Anderson, the last AEF Chairman, became Vice Chairman of AFA for a transitional period.
Aerospace Education Foundation Chairmen of the Board and Presidents
Laurence S. KuterChairman1964-66
John B. Montgomery President1963-64
W. Randolph Lovelace IIChairman1963-64
Lindley J. StilesPresident1964-66
Walter J. HesseChairman1966-69
B. Frank BrownPresident1966-67
Leon M. LessingerPresident1967-68
Eleanor P. WynnePresident1986-87
George D. HardyChairman1986-89
Don C. GarrisonPresident1981-84
James M. KeckPresident, 1988-89Chairman, 1989-94
Gerald V. HaslerPresident1989-94
Walter E. ScottChairman, 1994-96President, 1996-98
Thomas J. McKeePresident, 1994-96Chairman,1996-98
Richard B. Goetze Jr. President, 2000-02Chairman, 2002-03
Jack C. PricePresident, 1998-2000Chairman, 2000-02
Michael J. DuganChairman
1998-2000
L. Boyd AndersonChairman2003-06
Mary Anne ThompsonPresident2003-06
J. Gilbert Nettleton Jr.Chairman1969-73
L.V. RasmussenPresident1968-71
Leon M. LessingerPresident1971-73
George D. HardyChairman1973-75
Wayne O. ReedPresident1973-74
Barry M. GoldwaterChairman1975-86
William L. RamseyPresident1975-81
Chairman Ross Perot, Jr.Vice Chairmen Oliver R. “Ollie” Crawford, Robert D. SpringerSecretary/Treasurer John R. AlisonPresident Edward F. Grillo, Jr.
Air Force Memorial Foundation Founding Board of Trustees
Patrick O. AdamsVictor BartholomewGeorge BrownBeverly ByronStephen “Pat” CondonJoe Coors, Jr.Rudy F. deLeonRichard M. DeanGeorge M. DouglasDonald GammonJohn O. GrayMartin H. Harris
Monroe W. Hatch, Jr.Claude KlobusJoseph KucheraRobert E. LargentDoyle E. LarsonCharles D. LinkT. Allan McArtorJohn R. “Doc” McCauslinJames M. McCoyThomas J. McKeeSteven N. NorbergMichael Parente
Donald L. PetersonJohn J. PolitiJack C. PriceGen. John A. Shaud, USAF (Ret.)R. E. “Gene” Smith, Jr.James Staton
Note: On April 13, 2007, AFMF officially became an affiliate of AFA, with the AFA Officers and Board as its governing authority.
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