The AFA Mission: Educate, Advocate, Support

TENNESSEE VALLEY FLYER4th Quarter 2018

AFA Chapter 335

AFA MISSION - TENET 1

EDUCATE - By preserving our heritage, we teach future generations.

We need your help and action now!

Details on pages 3-5.

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USSRC Aircraft Restoration Project ......................... 3Aircraft Restoration Financial Support ..................... 5Joe Galloway Luncheon .......................................... 6Veteran of the Year .................................................. 7AFA National Convention ........................................ 8Volksmarch 2018 .................................................... 10

A Sweet Opportunity .............................................. 11USAF Birthday Celebration ..................................... 12Spouses Luncheon ................................................. 13Community Partner Spotlight ................................. 14Upcoming Events .................................................... 20

Contents

About UsYour AFA Chapter is a 501(c)(3) organization, and is always receptive of donations to furtherchapterAerospaceEducationobjectives. Ifyouwouldlike to donate to thisworthy cause, pleasemailacheck(madeouttoAFAChapter335)toJackRoyster,1880ShellbrookDrive,HuntsvilleAL35806.

Findusonthewebat:WWW.AFA-HUNTSVILLE.ORG

Chapter 335 Officers Chapter 335 Special VPsPresidentRick DriesbachRick.driesbach@gmail.com

TreasurerJack Roysterjroyster@knology.net

Vice PresidentGuy BroadhurstBroadhurst.guy@gmail.com

SecretaryEric Jacksoneric.jackson1969@gmail.com

Aerospace Education: Jay Carlson

Community Partners: George Krym

CyberPatriot: Bob Hovde

Membership: John Pennell

Public Relations/Newsletter: Lee Alford

Veteran’s Affairs: Zig Jastrebski

Cover photos courtesy of: F-4: Bill Lindsay; F-111: Photographer unknown.

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Restoration of USAF Aircraft at Aviation Challenge “If Not US, Who?”

A dedicated team of chapter volunteers havebeen developing a program for restoring theUSAF F-4 and F-111 aircraft on display at theAviation Challenge campus, which is part of theUSSpaceandRocketCenter(USSRC).Theaircraftare deteriorating, and neither the Air ForceMuseum(whoactuallyownstheaircraft)northe

USSRC have the funding to restorethem. Our chapterhasbeentalkingaboutrestoringthemforthelast5yearsorsobutcouldseem to getno traction. About 1year ago,we decided to go full-bore to get those aircraftrestored, using themantra, “ifnot us helping torestorethem,thenwhowoulddoit?” Initially, we photographed the aircraft as avisual way of characterizing all of the manydeZicienciesintheircondition.Thesephotographswould serve as the basis of the requiredrestoration work. We noted many deteriorationissues with each aircraft since they have beenexposed to the climate challenges here in

NorthernAlabamaformanyyears.Subsequently,we invited several restoration vendors toevaluatetheaircraft. Withvendorassistance,weprepared a draft Statement of Work (SOW) toaddress all of the restoration issues needed torestore thesevintageUSAF aircraft. Throughoutthis period, we coordinatedextensivelywiththe

curatorandotherUSSRCofZicials toe n s u r e a l l o f o u r w o r k

complementedtheirplanning. Severalweeksago,ourchapter’steammetwithkeyleadersoftheUSSRCtoZinalizeapartnershipto share the cost of the restoration project, tooffer our technical assistance during contractexecution, andto cementacommitmentby both

parties to move forwardwith therestorationassoonaspossible. We both agreedto pushhardfor this restorationwork to occurinearly2019.At this meeting, we agreed that our existingMemorandumofAgreementwiththeUSSRCis

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“If not us helping to restore them, then who would do it?”

F-4 and F-111 on outdoor display at Aviation Challenge campus

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sufZicientto supportourrestorationpartnership.We also agreed that our recommended SOW istechnically soundand canserveas the basis fordeveloping a Request for Proposal (RFP)by theUSSRC. Oneimportantaspectofthisprojectremainstobe accomplished. Our Chapter has agreed toZinancially support part of the cost of thisrestoration, and we are hoping to do that withcontributionsfromourmembership.

Our chapter took on a similar Zinancialresponsibilityoversixyearsagowhenweagreedto sponsor theUnitedStatesAirForceZlagattheHuntsville--MadisonCountyVeteransMemorial.We all are very proud to see theUSAF Zlag Zlying at that beautifulmemorial, and even more proudknowing that chapter memberdonationsalonefundedit. With this Newsletter, I ammaking a request to our chaptermembership for Zinancial support

tothisprojecttorestoretwoUSAFlegacyaircraft.Aswastrueinthe2011to2013timeframewhenourchaptersteppedupandfundedtheAirForceZlagattheVeteransMemorial…‘Ifnotus,who?’ As you look at your end of year charitabledonations, please consider this worthy cause,knowing that our chapter is registered as aqualiZied 501-c3organizationwith theIRS. Thecontributorofeachdonationmadetosupportthisprojectwillreceiveanacknowledgment fromthe

chapter treasurerfortaxpurposes. Pleasereferto the companion article on page 5 in thisnewsletter formorespeciZic instructionsonhowtomakeacontributiontothisrestorationproject.

Rick DriesbachPresident,TennesseeValleyChapter

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Chapter members pose as final payment of $15,000 for USAF flag is presented to Memorial’s leadership on 14 Dec 2013

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How can you provide Financial Support for our Aircraft Restoration project?

DuringthepastyearyoumayhaveheardaboutourAFAchapter leadingtheeffort to restorethehistoric F-4 and F-111 currently located at theAviation Challenge portion of theUS Space andRocketCenter. In mid-November, our President, RickDriesbach, led an AFA team that successfullynegotiateda50–50splitonthecosttoexecuteanear term refurbishment of these two aircraft.The project includes not just repainting theaircraft,butalsopreparingthe landscapearoundthe aircraft to include concrete pads andwheelsupports.

Thegoodnews is that therearemultiplewaysforyoutoZinanciallysupportthiseffort. Youcansimply write a check made out to AFA Chapter335,notatethatitisforAircraftRestoration,andmail it to our treasurer (Jack Royster, 1880ShellbrookDrive,HuntsvilleAL35806). Jackwillacknowledgeyourgenerousgiftwithareceiptfortaxpurposes. If youare over70½, I’m sure youknow thatyou have to take an annual RequiredMinimumDistribution (RMD) from your IRA. A win-winwayforyoutogiveupto$100,000fromyourIRAto includeyourRMDis a featurecalledQualiZiedCharitable Distribution (QCD). Since our AFAchapter isaqualiZied501(c)(3)organization, anyIRA fundsyoucontributedirectlytoAFA(orany501(c)(3) for that matter) are not consideredtaxableincomeaccordingtotheIRS.YourbrokerortaxadvisorunderstandsthebeautyofaQCDsoplease talk to him/her if you have questions.

Your late 2018 QCD or early 2019 QCD to ourchapter will go a long way to supporting ouraircraftrestorationproject. But what if you are a youngster and haven’treached70½? Therearestill taxefZicientwaysfor you to support our chapter’s restorationproject. Aswithany charitable contribution, anygiftsyoumaketoa501(c)(3)aretaxdeductibleifyourtotalitemizeddeductionsexceedyour(new)standarddeduction. Evenifyouritemizeddeductionsdonotexceedyour standard deduction, anyone can receive atax beneZit by directly giving shares of stocks,bonds, ormutualfundstoour501(c)(3). Iftheseequities have grown since you purchased them,you receive a taxdeduction for the full valueofthe gift while owing no taxes for any of theaccruedcapitalgains.Anotherwin-win! Bottomline: OurchapterisregisteredwiththeIRSasaqualiZied501(c)(3)organization.Foranycontributionthat ismade to ourchapter for anyproject, the contributor will receive anacknowledgmentfromourtreasurer. Wehumblyask that you seriously consider making acontribution to this USAF aircraft restorationproject, asawayforour generationto affect thefutureofthehundredsofyouth fromaroundthenation that view those USAF aircraft as theyattend Aviation Challenge youth events here inHuntsville.

Any IRA funds you contribute

directly to AFA are not considered taxable

income.

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TheChapterwashonoredtohaveJoeGallowayspeakatourQuarterlyLuncheonon 31 October 2018. Joe is a retired war correspondent who had 55 years ofexperience in US military operations conducted in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama,Bosnia, Iraq, andAfghanistan. The luncheonwasheldat RedstoneFederal CreditUnion,andsome53peopleshoweduptohearJoetalkabouthisexperiencesintheBattleoftheIaDrangValleyinSouthVietnam. WithLTG (ret)HalMoore, Joeco-authoredabook entitled,WeWere SoldiersOnce and Youngwhichwasalso madeintoamovie.Thereweremanynon-AFAmembersattheluncheon,includingmanyUSArmyandUSMarineCorpsVietnamveterans. Joestartedbysayinghealwaysvolunteeredtobewiththeinfantrybecausethatwaswheretheactionwas.Duringhis30-minutetalk,herelatedmanyanecdotesabouthisexperiencesinVietnam,andinregardstotheBattleoftheIaDrangValleyinparticular.Ofnote,localMedal ofHonorrecipient,MikeRose,was in attendance. TheChapterpresentedJoewitha certiZicatenotingthatweweredonating$100toAFA’sWoundedAirmenPrograminhishonor.Wealsopresentedhimwitha Chapter ChallengeCoin. Hewas very pleasedwithbothgifts as itwas clear he no longerdesireswallplaquesorotherlargemementos. JoelaterspokeonSaturday,3November,asoneofthreeguestspeakersatthe50thAnniversaryCommemorationoftheVietnamWarevent,heldinconjunctionwiththevisittoHuntsvilleofTheWallThatHeals.

Mr. Joe Galloway addresses the gathering following lunch.

Chapter President Rick Driesbach (l) presents Mr. Galloway with a few “small”

tokens of appreciation.

Joe Galloway Luncheon by Rick Driesbach AFA Tennessee Valley Chapter President

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Chapter Member Selected Veteran of the Year by Rick Driesbach

The North Alabama Veterans and FraternalOrganizationsCoalition(NAVFOC)selectedoneofourownas2018VeteranoftheYearinnorthernAlabama. At the 9 November 2018Huntsville –Madison County Hall of Heroes banquet, USAFMajor (ret) Zygmund (Zyg) Jastrebski waspresentedwith theVeteranoftheYearaward infrontofabout650attendees. Ms. BeverlyLowe,President of NAVFOC, made the presentationafter summarizing all of themany activities Zyghadled,orparticipatedin,during2018. Zyg hadrecently organized theVietnam warhistory presentation banners and war artifactsdisplays in the JayCee Building in conjunctionwiththevisittoHuntsvilleofTheWallThatHeals.He had also organized the presentations of 3n o t e d s p e a k e r s a s p a r t o f t h e l o c a l

Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of theVietnamWar.Ofnote, ZygZlewover200combatmissionsintheF-4PhantomoverNorthVietnam,South Vietnam, and Laos. He is an originalmember of the Red River Valley Fighter PilotsAssociation (River Rats), a group initiallyconsisting of USAF and USN aircrew memberswhohadZlowncombatmissionsnorthoftheRedRiverinNorthVietnam. Zyg isoftencalleduponto leadtheWhiteTableCeremonyinhonorofUSMIAandKIAwho arenolongerwithus. Infact,heperformedthisceremonybefore650guestsatthe banquet where he was later recognized asVeteranoftheYear. Needlesstosay,theChapteris very proud of Zyg and believes he was verydeservingofthisdistinguishedaward.

Zyg Jastrebski (c) joined by Rick Driesbach (l) and Bryan Bennett (r).

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AFA National Convention By Russ Lewey AFA South Central Region President

Some comparegoing to aNational Conventionaswatchingsausagebeingmade.Idon’tgotoseehow the sausage ismadebut, more importantly,to see who’s making it. The convention is anexcellent place to network and learnnew ideas,some that have worked and others that, quitefrankly,haven’t.

Thisyear’sConventionwasno exception, someoftheexcitementbeganevenbeforetheopeninggavelwas struck at theGaylordNational ResortandConventionCenter. HurricaneFlorencewasthreateningtheEastCoast;atonepoint,itlookedas if we would be forced to cancel. As it was,Florencedecidedtomake landfall in theareaofWilmington,NCandthenturntoSouthCarolina.ThoughthismoveenabledtheConventiontotakeplace as scheduled, it did lead to majordevastation throughout the Carolinas. Inaddition, the cancelled airline Zlights did impactthe ability for some delegates to participate. Intheend, a little over150delegates made it, andtheConventioncommencedontime. All inall, thenews at theConventionwasverygood.AfteranumberofyearsofaustereZinancialreports,thePresidentandChairmanoftheBoardboth talked about how both the Air, Space, andCyber Conference and the Air WarfareSymposiumwere sold out, forcing AFA to moveall nonpaying clients outside of the actualconventionhall. This isgreatnews,asthesetwoevents are major fundraisers for AFA.Furthermore, for the Zirst time in quite awhile,AFAhadn'tseenadeclineinmembership.

Oneareaaddressed centeredonthe top threepositions on the AFA Board: Chairman of theBoardandtheViceChairmenofFieldOperationsandAerospaceEducation.Asitwas,these

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“It’s more than just watching sausage being

made.

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positions had different terms of ofZice andperiodically(asthecasewasthisyear)results inall threeofZiceholders changing out at the sametime. Thedelegatesagreedthatthiswouldnotbean ideal situation and agreed to stagger/modifythetermlimitstoeliminatethissituation. Following a presentation by the MitchellInstitute and a discussion, both on and off theConvention Zloor, AFA took a position on theproposedestablishmentofaSpaceForce. AFA’sposition recommends taking a conditions-basedapproach to determine the optimum timingwould provides a higher likelihood of success.EstablishingaUSSpace Force requiresamaturespacepower theory andspacestrategy—neitheris developed. Creating a US Space Force in anattempt to later develop the strategy risksnational security and could result in abureaucratic loadon theDepartment ofDefense(DoD). I realize thatnot everyone inAFA agrees withthis premise. Personally, I was impressed thatAFAelectedtotakeastand.Apositionthatthosein DoD, to include the Air Force, can’t publiclytake as itwasestablishedby the Commander inChief. The willingness for AFA to take thispositionshowsitistrulycommittedto itsvision:“dedicatedtodominantair,space,andcyberspacepower,astrongnationaldefense.” The Vice Chairman for Field Operations, MacMacAloon,hasdirectedtheFieldCouncilandAFAStaff to examine ways that we canwork to getmore members to attend and participate inourNational Convention. We have looked atdecoupling the Convention from the Air, Space,andCyber Conference, whichwould allow us tomove the Convention around the Nation.Recognizing that the cost to attend theConvention is a deterrent for some, he hasdirectedthatwelookatwaystolowercosts. Insummary, theConventionisanexcellentwaytomeetoldandmakenew friends. Itisawaytoimpact how your AFA operates today and wellintothefuture.Asanexample,seethesideinsertfrom one of our members, stationed at KeeslerAFB,whowasattendedherZirstConvention.

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Volksmarch 2018 By Bailey Erickson

For those of us who served in Europe, weremember a “Volksmarch” as being a fun timeoutdoors with friends and family and a time tolearnallaboutatownonfootinsteadofwhizzingby in a car. The Rotary of Madison decided tobring that European experience to downtownMadisonfortheZirsttimeonOct27,2018. Thereseemed to be no better way to showcaseMadison’s business and historical districts, sotheyjumpedinfeetZirstandmadeithappen!

After registering at the City Stadium on CelticDrive, participants set off on foot with theirfamilies, dogs, friends,andco-workersto exploreall there was to see. Eachwore a “start card”whichhadtobemarkedatZivewateringstationsalong the 5 km route. We spottedseveral AFAmembersalongtheway! First stopwas onMainStreet, andthen it wasoff to the oldCemetery onMillRoad. Enactors,dressedin period costume inthecemetery, toldstories of families buried there who builtMadison.Therewassomuchinformationthatwehadneverknownbefore! Next, wewalkedupChurch Street andnoticedthat home after home was of historicalsigniZicance. So far, we’d learned about JamesClemens who built Madison and other familiessuch as theGillespies, Balchs, Hughes, Sullivans,Palmers,andtheMartins.

Our next stopwas at the Madison ElementarySchoolwhere two “schoolteachers”tolduswhatitwaslikeforthemtobeteachers in1915. Theycouldnotmarry or loiter at the ice cream storeandhadtobehomeby8pmeachnight. As we entered Buttermilk Alley, we met withtwowomenandahobo. WeweretoldButtermilkAlleyreceiveditsnameafterMs.Humphreyat23Front Streetwouldroutinely givecornbreadandbuttermilk to the hobos who jumped off of thetraininMadison. AfterleavingButtermilkAlley,weranintosomeConfederateSoldiersandtheirfamilies. TheytoldusabouttwoCivilWarbattlesfoughtinMadison,onerightneartheRoundhouse. The last part of the Volksmarch took us pastmanyquaint shops locatedonMainStreetalongwith the Main Street Café which used to beMadison’sjail! WhoknewtherewassomuchtoseeandbuyindowntownMadison! The Volksmarch ended in front of Old BlackBearBrewerywhichwasanappropriateplacetoreceive our “prize”whichwasa commemorativemug, completewith the 1st Annual Volksmarchemblem. It was so much fun, and it brought back fondmemoriesoflivinginEurope!VielendankRotaryofMadison!Wecannotwaituntilnextyear!!!

Period actors assembled under the ‘old town’ Madison Roundhouse.

(l to r) Rick Driesbach, Jr., Anna Kate, Matt, & Sabrina East, and Rick Driesbach

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A Sweet Opportunity By Russ Lewey

Sunday at the National Convention, time is setaside to honor those AFA members who havepassedawaysincethepreviousconvention. Thisyearwas no exception, andwe were pleased tosee the ceremony take place at the Air Force

Memorial once again. As an added treat, theservicewasfollowedbyanobservanceofthe70thAnniversaryoftheBerlinAirlift.Jointlyhostedbythe GermanEmbassy, the Air Force Association(AFA),andtheAirliftersAssociation. Becausemyfather was assigned to Templehof Air Base inBerlin in the 60s, this event was especiallymemorable.

One of the highlights was an opportunity tospeak with the “Candy Bomber”, Col HalHalverson. For those not familiar, then-LtHalverson became famous during the BerlinAirlift fordropping candy (viasmall parachutes)tothechildrenofBerlin.Though96yearsold,ColHalversonwalkedupto theMemorial andspokeof his exploits. Just prior to the start of theceremony,IwasabletospeakwithColHalverson.I mentioned that itwas an honor to see him inperson, again, as he was the Commander ofTemplehofduring my father’s tour. He quicklyresponded, “thatwas awhileago!” Ispokehowthe Tennessee Valley Chapter had conducted asummer-long program on the “Candy Bomber”forthechildrenofMadisonCountyin2015.

Secretary of the Air Force, The Honorable Heather Wilson (l) and German Ambassador, Dr. Emily

Haber (r), jointly pay tribute to those who died in support of the Berlin Airlift.

Russ Lewey (l), South Central Region President and Ken

Philippart (r), Alabama State President, at the AFA Memorial

Ceremony

Russ Lewey (l) meets long time idol, Col Hal Halverson, “The

Candy Bomber”(r)

Upper left and lower right photos: U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank

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Chapter 335 Celebrates USAF 71st Birthday By Rick Driesbach

The chapter once again celebrated the USAFbirthday. This year, 63 chapter members andguestsgatheredatStraighttoAleonSaturday,the22ndofSeptember.Straightto Ale, ourchapter’snewest Community Partner, offered to host the

event at considerable savings to the chapter. Ofnote, both the AFA South Central RegionPresident Russ Lewey with wife Diane, andAlabamaStatePresidentKenPhilippartandwifeLisa attended. Zyg Jastrebski provided his usualoutstanding History of the Air Force collage ofimages and music via CD played on the wallduring the entire event. Of signiZicance, chaptermemberUSAFBrigGenMichaelGuetleinandhiswifeRachel attended, alongwithour chapter’s 2retired F-22 test pilots – Ray Toth and DaronD r o w n . O t h e r C o mm u n i t y P a r t n e rrepresentatives alsoattendedincludingPaulandRhondaGierow ofGATR Technologies,AndyandJo Bevilaqua of Bevilaqua ResearchCorporation,andLeeandLanePughofIrrigationMaintenance.

Chaptermembers led toasts to the Colors, thePresident, The Chief of Staff, American militaryserving overseas, POW/MIA/KIAs, men andwomen serving in the USAF, our CommunityPartners, and Zinally to our very Zine TennesseeValley Chapter of the Air Force Association.ChaptermemberMelissaLaceyorganizedandledthe“cutting ofthe cake”ceremony involving theyoungest member, oldest member, and SeniorRankingOfZicer(SRO)present.MelissaalsoledallinsingingarousingversionoftheAirForcesong!Insum,thefoodwasgreat, thebeerwascold(alllocally brewed at Straight to Ale), and USAFcamaraderie was tremendous!! To set thebirthdaymoodacrossHuntsville,oneCommunity

Partner, LAMAR Advertising Company, ran arepeating USAF birthday notice pro bono for 5daysonseveraloftheirelectronicbulletinboards.The graphic design was developed by Ms. LisaWatkins, spouse of a chapter member…manythankstoLisa!

Chapter President Rick Driesbach reminds the group of the leadership provided by aviation pioneers

including Gen. “Hap” Arnold.

Melissa Lacey (standing, left) leads the cutting of the cake by the oldest and youngest members as well as

the SRO.

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Chance to Greet, Meet, and Eat By Lisa Philippart and Diane Lewey

DrawinguponthesuccessandrecommendationsofeveryonewhoattendedtheSpouseandFriendsof AFA Luncheon in January of this year, LisaPhilippart and Diane Lewey arranged anotherSpouse and Friends Luncheon on October 11,onceagainat theRedstoneFederal CreditUnion.Attendees had the opportunity to greet old andmeet new friends; plus, they were treated to abuffetofsalad,soup,anddessert.Theladieswereofferedanopportunitytotellthegroup,ina“two-minuteteasertalk,”aboutapassion,hobby,orjobthat they enjoy. In addition to learning moreabout eachother,thisalsowas achanceto learnsomethingnewabout theopportunities availablein our area. Look for anotherevent in theNewYear.

Julie Barnett spoke on “Extravagant Grace Wellness” and her work as a fitness instructor

and licensed wellness facilitator.

Biddy Royster volunteers with a group providing "Happy Pillowcases" for children at

the Huntsville Hospital.

Rachel Guetlein works as a 211 Resource Coordinator and volunteer for Crisis Services

of North Alabama.

Lisa Philippart is a private practice mental health counselor for the Healing Arts Center

and a children's book author.

Melissa Lacey, is the proud new business owner of “Property Management”, providing rental management in the Greater Huntsville area.

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Community Partner Spotlight

AboutPeopleTecPeopleTec is a growth-oriented, employee-owned small business founded in April 2005. Theyare dedicated tocultivatingapeople-centricworkplacewhileprovidingtechnicalexcellencetothedefensecommunityinsupportofthewarZighter.Theircommitmenttocustomerandemployee satisfactionisevidenced bythe company’s tagline,PeopleFirst.TechnologyAlways.PeopleTec hasbeennamed one of theBestPlacestoWork® inHuntsville andMadison County, Alabama, for the last eight years. With over 350 employees, PeopleTec provides innovativeengineering,modelingandsimulation, cybersecurity,andprogramsupportservicestotheDepartmentofDefenseandCivilianFederalsectors.GovernmentcustomersincludetheMissileDefenseAgency(MDA),USArmySpaceandMissileDefenseCommand(SMDC),USArmyAviationandMissileCommand(AMCOM),USNavy,USAirForce,andtheNationalGuardBureau(NGB).

What’sNewatPeopleTecIn November 2018, PeopleTec unveiled the CyberTec Solutions Center at theirheadquarters in Huntsville, AL. PeopleTec’s CyberTec Solutions Center facilitatesresearch and intellectual support to our cyber team, employee-owners, andteammates for the design, development, and integration of innovative cybersolutions for our customers. The Center provides a practical environment forworkingwithcurrentandfuturereal-worldcyberthreats,cultivatesanatmosphereforadvancedcyberresearch, andenrichesPeopleTec’sinnovative, growth-orientedculture through continuous learning and improvement. The CyberTec SolutionsCenter provides a hands-on, innovative environment designed for mastering thecyberdomaintoadvancewarZightersuperiority.

PeopleTec’sCommitmenttoVeteransInadditiontotheiremployeeandcustomerloyalty,PeopleTecactivelysupportsAmerica’sveteranseachday.Theyreceivedthe2018HIREVetsMedallionProgramDemonstrationAward from theUS DepartmentofLabor, joiningonly239recipientsnationwide.Thisaward recognizes leadership in recruiting, employing, and retaining our nation’sveterans.Recipientsof the2018HIRE VetsMedallionProgramDemonstrationAwardhave not only established a commitment to hiring and retaining veterans but alsoprovidedthemwithveteran-speciZicresources, leadershipengagement,dedicatedhumanresources,andcompensationandtuitionassistanceprograms.

TolearnmoreaboutPeopleTec,visitwww.PeopleTec.com.

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Community Partner Spotlight

PMINorthAlabama isa fullservice realestate assetmanagementcompanythatprovidesprofessionalpropertymanagementandrealestatebrokerageservices.Bothresidentialandcommercialpropertyownersareprovidedwith the highestqualitypropertymanagementservicesusingstate-of-the-arttechnologytokeepthem informed ofhowtheirinvestmentsare doing in real time, while providing tenants of these properties real time access tomaintenance requests andbilling. PMINorth Alabama ispartof a largerfranchise thathasbeenperfectingandchangingthepropertymanagementindustryforover20years.TheexperiencePMIhasgainedworldwide,trulyreZlectswithinserviceofferingsona locallevel.PMINorthAlabamaisdedicatedto providing clients with excellent customer service by maximizing owner proZitabilitywhile preserving theirinvestmentinrealestate.

The core valuesof PMINorthAlabama closelyresemble the U.S. AirForce core values inkeepingintegrityattheforefrontofserviceandprovidingexcellentcustomerservice.Thisisnotbyaccident,consideringPMINorthAlabamaisownedby20-yrAirForceveteran,Major(retired)MelissaLacey.MelissamadethechangefromteachingAFJROTCafterretirementtomanagingrealestatepropertiesbasedonherpreviousexperienceswithhomessheandherhusband,Mark, leftbehindaftereachPCSmove. Melissastatedthatthe"keytooursuccessisnotonlyprovidingprompt, friendlyandprofessionalservicestoourpropertyownersandtheirtenants,butalsounderstanding thatyourpropertyisan important investmentin the

owners'futureaswellasours.Wenotonlystrivetoincreasethevalueofyourassetovertime,butwealsohelpyousetthemaximumrentpossiblesoeachmonth,theinvestmentrecognizesgrowth."SheisamemberoftheNationalAssociation of Real Estate Property Managers, the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors, Huntsville/MadisonCountyChamberofCommerce,andtheBusinessNetworkingInternationallocalchapter,ReferralsinMotion.

AtPMINorthAlabama,wemakepropertymanagement,manageable!www.pminorthalabama.com

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Community Partner Spotlight

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Community Partner Renewals

Mr. Tom Newberry (l), IRTC Executive VP, accepts the Wingman renewal certificate from Chapter VP for Aerospace Education, Mr. Jay Carlson (r).

Mr. Doug Scalf (l), PeopleTec Co-Founder and President, and Ms. Terry Jennings Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, CEO receiving their 2018 Wingman medallion for their Community Partner plaque from Chapter VP for Community Partners, George Krym (r).

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Community Partner Renewals

Lee Smith (c), chapter member and senior USAF military docent at the USSRC, and Chapter President, Rick Driesbach (l), presented the 2018-19 Community Partner Plaque Medallion to Ms. Celia Lee, Senior Director of Donor Relations and Protocol at the US Space and Rocket Center. 

Jay Carlson (l) presents the community partner renewal certificate to Dr. Bo Rivera (r) of Southeastern Skin Cancer and Dermatology.

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Aero Thermo Technology www.aerothermo.com

Conditioned Air Solutionswww.conditionedairsolutions.com

Davis Strategic Innovations, Inc. www.davisdsi.com

Edward Jones www.edwardjones.com/

BrendaArmstrong

Intuitive Research and Technology www.irtc-hq.com/

PeopleTec www.peopletec.comW.W. Supplies https://www.facebook.com/

wwsupplieshuntsville/

GATR Technologies www.gatr.com

General Atomicswww.ga.com/ems

Mary’s Wine and Spirits

Hwy 431 South, Brownsboro, AL

MTSIwww.mtsi-va.com/

Radiance Technologies

www.radiancetech.com/

R-Squared Consulting, LLC

www.rsquaredconsulting.comStraight To Ale Brewing

www.straighttoale.comWillbrook Solutions, Inc.

www.willbrook.net

Aleta Technologies www.aletatechnologies.comBevilacqua Research Corp

www.brc2.comDelta Research, Inc. www.dr-inc.comDentistry Downtown www.rebeccahowelldmd.comFlyQuest, Inc. www.FlyQuest.netIrrigation MaintenanceServices, Inc.

256-755-1524Jackson Center www.jacksoncenter.net/

Lamar Advertisingwww.lamar.com/huntsville

Landers McLarty Nissanwww.landersmclartynissanhuntsville.com

Linc Research Inc. www.lincresearchinc.comLinda Morgan - Legend Realty http://www.legend-realty.com/

linda-morgan/Lisa Philippart, LPC

https://urlifematters.netNeXolve www.nexolvematerials.comNorthington Consulting www.northconllc.com

PMI North Alabama www.pminorthalabama.comQualis Corporation

www.qualis-corp.com

Redstone Federal Credit Unionwww.redfcu.org

Shear Faithhttps://www.vagaro.com/shearfaith1

Southeastern Skin Cancer and Dermatologyhttps://www.southeasternskin.com

U.S. Space & Rocket Centerwww.rocketcenter.com

Tennessee Valley AFA Chapter 335 Community Partners

Annual Giving Levels: Ace: $500, Wingman: $250, Basic: $90

Want to become a Community Partner at the Ace, Wingman, or Basic level? Contact George Krym at george.krym@yahoo.com.

Basic Level

Wingman Level

ACE Level

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Upcoming Events

4th Quarter 201819 Dec: Support to Botanical Garden “Galaxy of Lights”

25 Dec: Merry Christmas from the Tennessee Valley Chapter

1st Quarter 201917 Jan: Executive Council Meeting

21 Feb: Executive Council Meeting

16 Mar: St Patrick’s Day Parade

21 Mar: Executive Council Meeting

Do you have something newsworthy to share with our membership? Send your articles and photos to afa335.news@gmail.com for inclusion in the next edition of the Tennessee Valley Flyer.

Conditioned Air Solutions has a special offer for AFA Chapter members. Just mention that you’re a member when calling and receive a $39 diagnostic service.

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