tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080430228631647672024-02-07T22:55:12.745-05:00Silver Wings Over Washington FraternityThis fraternity is comprised of a unique group of remarkable individuals who have pioneered, excelled and contributed to the world of aviation. Our events introduce young people to the noteworthy achievements of our distinguished members and presenters. We host prominent speakers who present historical and contemporary topics relating to military exploits, aerospace, flight test and general aviation.
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">President: </span><a href="http://www.navyhistory.org/vice-admiral-robert-francis-dunn-united-states-navy-retired/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VADM Robert Dunn, USN (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; Vice-President: </span><a href="http://nallsaviation.com/pilots/9d1c0" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; Treasurer/Secretary: R.N. Jurgenson</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Members of the Board:</span><a href="http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/carpenter.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Col. "Buz" Carpenter, USAF (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, SR-71 Pilot, NASM Docent; </span><a href="http://pressreleases.cambridgewhoswho.com/PR/2011/November/2773.79.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carole Sue Coupland</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Peyton_Deatrick" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Col. Eugene Peyton Deatrick, USAF (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; </span><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-4/features/F_NASA_Top_Achiever.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Debbie V. Gallaway</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._Penn_%28United_States_Navy%29" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hon. B.J.Penn</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; </span><a href="https://www.anahq.org/about/zip_bio.htm" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Capt. Zip Rausa, USN (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_walking" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ron</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_%28Discovery_Channel_TV_series%29" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Ex-Officio</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fox joined the HII team in 2016 after a 38 year Navy career. His last assignment in the Navy was as deputy commander, U.S. Central Command. In previous executive leadership assignments, Fox commanded U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command/U.S. FIFTH Fleet headquartered in Bahrain; served as Deputy CNO for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5) in Washington, D.C.; commanded the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada; commanded Strike Group 10 aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75); served as deputy assistant to the President and director of the White House Military Office; commanded Carrier Air Wing 2 aboard USS Constellation (CV-64); commanded Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, the Navy’s first FA-18E/F Super Hornet Squadron; and in the late 1990s, served in the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs, where he worked on procurement of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and the FA-18 E/F Super Hornet.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Military awards include Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Navy Distinguished Service Medal with gold star, the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with combat ‘V’ and the Bronze Star with gold star.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A native of Abilene, Texas, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1978 and was designated a naval aviator in 1980. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Huntington Ingalls Industries designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. For more than a century, HII has built more ships in more classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder at its Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608043022863164767.post-73224478800164527242016-10-24T17:02:00.000-05:002016-10-24T17:07:08.941-05:00You won’t want to miss this insightful and stimulating program wrt the newest class of aircraft carriers<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.365; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">President: </span><a href="http://www.navyhistory.org/vice-admiral-robert-francis-dunn-united-states-navy-retired/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VADM Robert Dunn, USN (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; Vice-President: </span><a href="http://nallsaviation.com/pilots/9d1c0" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "montserrat"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; Treasurer/Secretary: R.N. Jurgenson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Col. Randy Brandt, USAF (Ret.)</b></span><br />
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Colonel Brandt was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College as well as the National Defense University's National Security Management program. He began his career in 1959 when he entered Aviation Cadet pilot training, graduating with his wings and commission in 1961. During the next twenty four years he was operationally qualified in five combat aircraft which include the B-52, F-4, A-7, O-2, and the A-10, for over 4,000 flight hours. Included are 173 combat missions in SEA of which 78 were over North Vietnam. He commanded a Tactical Training Squadron and a Tactical Fighter Wing. He served on the senior staff at Headquarters Air Force and with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.</div>
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After thirty years of Air Force service, Colonel Brandt retired from active duty and entered the private business sector and corporate management world. He retired from corporate management in 2003. He currently serves on the Board of a national charity involved with aviation. He and his wife Pam have six children and thirteen grandchildren.</div>
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From my many years attending SWOW luncheons, I know most , if not all of you, share my love and passion for aviation. I continue to be awed by the aviation experience here at every table. My own relationship started at age six when a family friend who had returned from flying in WW II, let me sit on his lap as he taxied his P-51 around Moon Township Airport which is now the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. It continued with building flying models. </div>
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Now I would like to share some of my own aviation experiences with you. They include some famous aviation figures as well as events that are indelibly etched in my memory. </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">President:</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.navyhistory.org/vice-admiral-robert-francis-dunn-united-states-navy-retired/&source=gmail&ust=1463946446189000&usg=AFQjCNHd07D9CbGpcKH0xrDULqZSkvPosQ" href="http://www.navyhistory.org/vice-admiral-robert-francis-dunn-united-states-navy-retired/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VADM Robert Dunn, USN (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; Vice-President:</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://nallsaviation.com/pilots/9d1c0&source=gmail&ust=1463946446189000&usg=AFQjCNESsQk-Q0BDqGPTsryQ5-K1GAIQBA" href="http://nallsaviation.com/pilots/9d1c0" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; Treasurer/Secretary: R.N. Jurgenson</span></div>
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"Buz" Carpenter, USAF (Ret.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, SR-71 Pilot, NASM Docent;</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://pressreleases.cambridgewhoswho.com/PR/2011/November/2773.79.html&source=gmail&ust=1463946446189000&usg=AFQjCNErC49cA_MHW1JVmvdSnIDGBel3QA" href="http://pressreleases.cambridgewhoswho.com/PR/2011/November/2773.79.html" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carole Sue Coupland</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">;</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Peyton_Deatrick&source=gmail&ust=1463946446189000&usg=AFQjCNGPCSWXHH8dqu9UA994U05ZKM4OVg" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Peyton_Deatrick" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Col. 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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On May the 26th, we are privileged to have as our speaker Lt. Col. John Cappello, Air Force Attache (AIRA), U.S. Embassy. Our distinguished speaker will present the untold compelling and riveting account of the greatest daring operation of World War II. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This true story will keep you on the edge of your seat by the suspense: escaping from exploding airplanes, landing into hostile terrain, being caught in the midst of political intrigue and espionage, trapped and facing uncertain future! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Lieutenant Colonel has also served as an associate professor of political science at the United States Air Force Academy. He has been published in a number of professional journals and was corecipient of the Institute of National Security Studies Linhart Award for best research effort in 1998. Lieutenant Colonel Cappello returned to fly the B1 with the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, in 1999, and later served as the operations officer for the Military Liaison Team in Kiev, Ukraine. Prior to becoming an attaché, he was a political military officer at Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, working extensively on European Command policies in the Balkans. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Defense and Air Attaché to Serbia and then as Air Attaché to Israel from August 2010 to December 2013. Lieutenant Colonel Cappello retired from active duty on 1 January 2014. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Silver Wings Fraternity is comprised of a wonderful group of remarkable individuals who have pioneered, excelled and contributed to the world of aviation. We encourage members to bring friends, guests, and introduce young people to the noteworthy exploits and achievements of our distinguished members and speakers. In the past we have hosted prominent speakers who presented contemporary and historical topics relating to aviation, space, and a variety of military accomplishments. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are looking forward to a great turnout, if you have any question feel free to contact </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.6667px; line-height: 1.72421; white-space: pre-wrap;">me at <a href="tel:917.334.1526" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+19173341526">917.334.1526</a>, or via text/e-mail at anytime. You can also contact Ron David<a href="mailto:rondavid@gmail.com"> rondavid@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">Join us on Thursday, February 18th for our Speakers Events Serie featuring David Morgan North. David is a "pilot's pilot" who has had a remarkable career, is highly respected in the aviation industry, and has agreed to join us and share his experiences as an aviator as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the acclaimed publication <b>Aviation Week & Space Technology</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">David's<span style="color: black;"> experiences range from action in Viet Nam to flying with Pan Am, and include his becoming the editor of the highly respected Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine. His address on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_381253798" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;"><span class="il">February</span> 18th</span></span> will include his passion for flight and his experiences with the Mig-29, the Su-27, and the B-2 bomber; in addition to some terrific flying stories and</span><span style="color: black;"> an evaluation of some of the most current fighters and the recent changing in air war tactics...</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">David Morgan North</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;"><i>Former Editor-in-Chief </i><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #cfd9f6;">of Aviation Week & Space Technology</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">A Global Expert in the art of Aviation Communication </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">and an Eclectic Aviator</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">David North, our upcoming speaker, is an aviator with a vast, diverse range of aviation and piloting experience acquired during a remarkable career. His experiences range from action in Viet Nam to flying with Pan Am, and include his becoming the editor of the outstanding Aviation Week Magazine. David will address his passion for flight including his experiences with the Mig-29, the Su-27, and the B-2 bomber; in addition to a few terrific flying stories and an evaluation of some of the current fighters and the recent changing air war tactics...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">Mr. North retired from Aviation Week & Space Technology in August of 2004 after serving as Editor Emeritus. He established David North Aerospace Consultants in early September.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">North was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology in September 1995. In that position, he established the editorial policy and strategic direction for the magazine from the Washington Bureau.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">In his prior position, David North was Managing Editor of the magazine from 1987 through 1995. He oversaw the administration, editorial guidance and budget of a staff of more than 40 people. His responsibilities included managing the magazine's art department, desk operations and production based in New York as well as the foreign bureaus in Hong Kong, Paris, London, Russia and Japan.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">David North is an active pilot and in 1990 became the first Western pilot to fly both the Soviet Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters. Pilot reports were written on both aircraft. More recently, he flew the French Rafale, the Saab Gripen, Boeing Super Hornet and the Bell/Boeing V-22. In addition, North has flown over 140 types of aircraft, including the F-15, B-1B and B-2 bomber with the U.S. Air Force, the F-16 with the Norwegian Air Force, the Viggen with the Swedish Air Force and the F/A-18 and T-45 with the U.S. Navy. Other aircraft flown include the Israeli Lavi, the Airbus A320, A340 and A380, the Boeing 757, 767 and 777 and almost all the trainers and corporate jets now operational.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">From 1967 to 1976, North worked as a pilot/flight engineer for Pan American World Airways and traveled extensively in South America, Europe and the Far East.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">North served as a Navy attack pilot from 1957-1967 aboard the carriers USS Intrepid and USS Saratoga. He flew 107 combat missions in McDonnell Douglas A-4s in South and North Vietnam in 1966 and made a total of 510 carrier landings during two tours in U.S. Navy squadrons.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">He also spent three years as an Assistant Professor for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">He received his Master of Science Degree in Communications Theory from Rensselaer and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">Senior Military Editor: 1986-1986<u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;">Senior Business Flying Editor : 1979-1985<u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial black" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cfd9f6; line-height: normal;">David is also known for his contribution to "Ultimate Dogfighting" (1998) and for "Air Superiority: the U.S./Soviet Fighter Matchup".</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 0.7857em;">by <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blogger/david-north" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">David North</a></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: 0.7857em;">in <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/archives" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">From The Archives</a></span> Mar 26, 2015</div>
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<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-aviation-week-flies-gripen-1999" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Pilot Report: Aviation Week Flies The Gripen (1999)</a></h3>
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In 1999, Aviation Week's then Editor-in-Chief reported on the capabilities of the Saab Gripen. Read his pilot report....<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-aviation-week-flies-gripen-1999" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">More</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 0.7857em;">by <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blogger/david-north" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">David North</a></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: 0.7857em;">in <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/archives" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">From The Archives</a></span> <span class="il">Feb</span> 27, 2015</div>
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<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-flying-embraer-170-2003" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Pilot Report: Flying The Embraer 170 (2003)</a></h3>
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Former Editor-in-Chief Dave North wrote pilot reports on more than 120 aircraft during his career at Aviation Week. His visits to Embraer began in....<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-flying-embraer-170-2003" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">More</a></div>
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<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-aviation-week-flies-lockheed-martin-u-2-1999" style="color: #0e5f8b; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="CToWUd" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhITnxTGDH-g6ahs04KGXkm1w_U8Xw9Gba98OLsFcpDlSGOsU0Ii9x76kSBBlndV1paYpHeR8MKPBoHMFkc0N5qVya8RSEpHH_cwxFhgcYcW681vuRZZkASUMsWj_xP53OwlPzoJEksi5uXnZDPEUqQ2tHHNP4CrHn_1iGaGga58uDCBEcAkXaFWKRPP3BftAR62_SXS_Zydw2IhOKD4vI_SbmFg6H_Irka8do5YBvOmqEzA7cyaPXm=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px auto; min-height: auto; padding: 0px; width: 141px;" title="" width="180" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 0.7857em;">by <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blogger/david-north" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">David North</a></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: 0.7857em;">in <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/archives" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">From The Archives</a></span> <span class="il">Feb</span> 25, 2015</div>
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<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-aviation-week-flies-lockheed-martin-u-2-1999" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Pilot Report: Aviation Week Flies The Lockheed Martin U-2 (1999)</a></h3>
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In 1999 Aviation Week's former Editor-in-Chief reached the highest altitude he had ever flown, in a U-2. Read his pilot report....<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-aviation-week-flies-lockheed-martin-u-2-1999" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">More</a></div>
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<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-reports-mikoyan-mig-29-and-sukhoi-su-27-1990" style="color: #0e5f8b; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="CToWUd" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgdkeDtLaNgRmICNR11jWK_gGKYqR0rEowvsv31aEsRvD3LPeH9JCUd-7xN9ui_eSAZEpMkhFvQ0iNIotiboOh5VoGHqwnZm29LVVJ78-4iBhJuHJW5iiGMeSBDsLA02N8WBgHamFOSPakOwjcj2dapYk9icqiEuu9sbGsW9UDy7KtR5s1IFcBZwfy8EUsny0Ax7pJdInfKTgkj_ykh5zQziq2OLSsS1equSoaEktCi1L2V2elD_sSTKff2Pu6PPw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px auto; min-height: auto; padding: 0px; width: 141px;" title="" width="180" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 0.7857em;">by <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blogger/david-north" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">David North</a></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: 0.7857em;">in <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/archives" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">From The Archives</a></span> <span class="il">Jan</span> 14, 2015</div>
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<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-reports-mikoyan-mig-29-and-sukhoi-su-27-1990" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Pilot Reports: Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 (1990)</a></h3>
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In 1990 Aviation Week's former Editor-in-Chief became the first American pilot to fly the Su-27 and the first journalist to fly the MiG-29. Read his....<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-reports-mikoyan-mig-29-and-sukhoi-su-27-1990" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">More</a></div>
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<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-aviation-week-flies-northrop-grumman-b-2-1995" style="color: #0e5f8b; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="CToWUd" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhTN1luvRAmzvdXBOULMKhMo26YbdvULaF9xObWbXhG9Ibm_eUlaVWcmGkn6fXpKypcw1lhY8fNe2t6-Ha3E9sut94Uq1F6DdxAduw0zIeMjMICIYbwRAiMc3fJ27UmOPXEGcIoOxPQuDgR2ciqMsRqm9pCPxTR6xx_QzsE7G1yYdBr7kjWOzfw2spjg-YutwOfB9og__l2nuVu0TZP8yoKBAlCjjTMIVkIeJtrkrSm6S_N=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px auto; min-height: auto; padding: 0px; width: 141px;" title="" width="180" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 0.7857em;">by <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blogger/david-north" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">David North</a></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: 0.7857em;">in <a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/archives" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">From The Archives</a></span> <span class="il">Jan</span> 08, 2015</div>
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In 1995 Aviation Week's former Editor-in-Chief became the first civilian pilot to take controls of the stealth bomber. Read his pilot report....<a href="http://aviationweek.com/blog/pilot-report-aviation-week-flies-northrop-grumman-b-2-1995" style="color: #0e5f8b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">More</a></div>
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John T. Manclark, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for all policy, resources and oversight of developmental and operational testing, and is the focal point for foreign materiel acquisition and exploitation.<br />
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Mr. Manclark entered the Air Force and was commissioned in 1969 through Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He completed undergraduate pilot training in 1970 and numerous tours in tactical aviation as a flight commander and operations officer. Mr. Manclark later served as Commander of the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron. He completed two staff tours, first as Chief of Aircrew Assignments at Headquarters Tactical Air Command, and later as Chief of the Policy and Programs Division within the Directorate of Test and Evaluation at Air Force headquarters. Mr. Manclark retired from active duty as a colonel in 1994 and entered the Senior Executive Service in 1995.<br />
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">EDUCATION</strong><br />
1968 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, University of Dayton, Ohio<br />
1976 Master of Science degree in management, Troy State University<br />
1982 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.<br />
1989 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.<br />
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAREER CHRONOLOGY</strong><br />
1. April 1969 - April 1970, student, undergraduate pilot training, Randolph AFB, Texas<br />
2. April 1970 - October 1970, student, T-38 instructor training, Tyndall AFB, Fla.<br />
3. October 1970 - August 1973, T-38 instructor pilot, 3500th Flying Training Squadron, Reese AFB, Texas<br />
4. August 1973 - January 1974, student, F-4 Replacement Training Unit, George AFB, Calif.<br />
5. January 1974 - June 1974, F-4 pilot, 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand<br />
6. June 1974 - January 1975, F-4 instructor pilot, 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand<br />
7. January 1975 - September 1978, flight commander, 313th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, West Germany<br />
8. September 1978 - January 1979, student, F-5E Aggressor training, Nellis AFB, Nev.<br />
9. January 1979 - January 1982, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 527th Aggressor Squadron, Royal Air Force Station Alconbury, England<br />
10. January 1982 - June 1982, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.<br />
11. June 1982 - January 1985, Chief of Aircrew Assignments, Directorate of Personnel, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va.<br />
12. January 1985 - November 1985, operations officer, 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.<br />
13. November 1985 - November 1987, Commander, Project Constant Peg, 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.<br />
14. November 1987 - June 1988, Assistant Director for Operations, 57th Fighter Weapon Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.<br />
15. June 1988 - June 1989, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.<br />
16. June 1989 - May 1990, Chief, Warfighting Analysis Division, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />
17. May 1990 - January 1995, Chief, Operational Test and Evaluation Division, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />
18. January 1995 - January 1998, Deputy Director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />
19. January 1998 - present, Director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />
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Flight hours: More than 3,500<br />
Aircraft flown: T-38, F-4C/D/E, F-5E and MiG-21<br />
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Air Force Association<br />
International Test and Evaluation Association</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608043022863164767.post-30845944855343580212015-04-21T20:47:00.000-05:002015-04-22T10:09:09.150-05:00Join us on May 21st and meet Col. "Snake" Clark - "A True Visionary"<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222;">
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<b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THURSDAY, MAY 21st</span></b><b style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, 2015</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Army Navy Country Club</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Col. James G. "Snake" Clark, USAF (Ret.)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Member of the Senior Executive Service,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A Personal History</span><br />
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<b>Col. James G. "Snake" Clark, USAF (Ret.)</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">commissioned </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">in 1973 </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">through the Catholic </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">University </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">of America </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">ROTC program. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">He </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">completed undergraduate pilot </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">training </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">in </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">1974. He holds a </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px; text-align: left;">senior air weapons controller </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">rating. Mr. Clark has served in a variety of </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">operational and </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">staff positions in Europe, </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">South </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Korea and at the Pentagon. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He is one </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">of the Defense </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Department's leading experts </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fields of mission planning, commercial </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">imagery, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">simulations.He invented the <span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">world's first </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">deployable </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">commercial imagery </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">downlink </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">system -- Eagle Vision. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Mr. Clark </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">also developed </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and fielded the </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remotely </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Operated Video </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Enhanced </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Receiver (ROVER), </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">which became </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">the number </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">one consumer of </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">RPA video. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">In </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">addition, he has </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">contributed to </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">the Falcon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">View mission planning </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">tool, a </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">component </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">geospatial awareness across </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">DOD. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Mr. Clark </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">retired from </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">active duty in the </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">rank of </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">colonel in 2001. He was </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">designated </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">a </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Senior Leader </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">in 2001, and was appointed to </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">the </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">Senior Executive Service </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">in 2009. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">MacDill AFB, Fla.<br />4. February 1976 - February 1977, operations officer, 71st Tactical Air Control Flight, MacDill </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">AFB, Fla.<br />5. February 1977 - March 1978, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, Detachment 2, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Squadron, Mangil-San Air Station, South Korea<br />6. March 1978 - July 1981, Flight Commander and Chief, NATO Tactical Fluid Control Course, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron, Royal Air Force Alconbury, England<br />7. July 1981 - December 1982, Chief, Tactical Air Control Training Branch, Headquarters U.S. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Europe, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany<br />8. December 1982 - July 1983, operations officer, Warrior Preparation Center, Einsiedlerhof Air </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Base, West Germany<br />9. July 1983 - August 1985, Chief, Command and Control Communications Countermeasures </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Combat Education Branch, Kelly AFB, Texas<br />10. August 1985 - October 1989, Chief, Joint/Tactical Wargaming Branch, and Chief, USAF </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mission Planning Systems, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />11. October 1989 - April 1993, Chief, Combat Simulation Division, and Chief, Operation </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />13. April 1998 - March 2001, Director, Office of Modeling and Simulation, Office of the Assistant </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />14. March 2001 - January 2002, Technical Director, Simulation and Integration, Office of the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />15. January 2002 - April 2003, Director, Quick Reaction Combat Support, Deputy Chief of Staff </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />16. April 2003 - April 2008, Technical Director, Simulation and Integration, Air Force Combat </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Support Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Innovations, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />19. October 2012 – October 2013, Director, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Interoperability, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.<br />20. October 2013 - present, Director, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Innovation, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dr. Edward J. Marolda </b>is a prominent naval historian and an authority on the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">U.S. Navy’s involvement in the Vietnam War. He served as a U.S. Army officer </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Washington D.C. and by the time of his retirement in 2008 held the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">positions </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">during the Cold War at Georgetown University. Dr. Marolda has authored, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the Cold War in Asia, including Vol. II in the official series </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The United States </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Date: </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">THURSDAY, March 19th, 2015</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note: We need a firm count by</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u> Monday, 8pm, March 16th</u> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">for the</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ANCC. The ANCC </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">charges for </span><span style="line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">each </span></span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">walk-in</u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> an additional $4 per person, so save the ANCC fee </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, Ron David is stepping aside to make room for the pending election of a dynamic, new Silver Wings administration led by Vice Admiral "Bob" Dunn, USN (Ret.) and Major General Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.). Both men are veteran aviators, and Joe still thrills air-show crowds when he demonstrates a very rare <a href="http://www.nallsaviation.com/pilots">Harrier (SHAR)</a> jet fighter.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Returning to the fleet in command of a squadron, and later of an air group, he continued to develop fighter tactics. In between tours at sea, he served in the Pentagon dealing with all the personalities and political turmoil of the time while trying to bring naval aviation into the future. Working with such luminaries as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover">Hyman Rickover</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo_Zumwalt">Elmo Zumwalt</a> was not for the feint-hearted, and even Whitey did not come away unscathed. Yet, through it all, he retained the affable demeanor that characterized this rare and highly skilled naval aviator. His life story could serve as a model for any young aviator to follow."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Col. "Buz" Carpenter is hailing from Oakland, California; </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Buz graduated from the USAF Academy in June 1967 and </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">then completed pilot training at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_Air_Force_Base" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Williams AFB</a>, Arizona.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">RF-4C in Vietnam combat with 150 combat hours and later in Japan, served as Flight Commander and Instructor Pilot - 1150 hours</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">SR-71 Flown worldwide as an aircraft commander and later Instructor Pilot with over 60+ operational missions accruing 777 hours</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">T-38 Companion Trainer & Instructor Pilot - 500+ hours</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">USAF Black World programmer in Pentagon involving programs such as F-117, B-2 Bomber, F-22, and others</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">F-4E Fighter Squadron Commander - 450+ hours Converted squadron into F-16 A/Bs</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Wing commander in Europe at </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;" target="_blank">Ramstein AB</a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">, Germany during the Gulf War</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">U-2 flights as staff officer - 12+ hours</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;"><u>Operational experience</u>: Command pilot/Instructor Pilot; SR-71 Global Reconnaissance; F-4E pilot Air-to-air and Air-to-ground missions; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Air_Force_Base" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Moody AFB</a>, GA, Flight Commander/Instructor Pilot RF-4C Tactical Reconnaissance Vietnam, Thailand, Japan; Aircraft Commander C-141 Worldwide Airlift; Instructor Pilot T-38 Companion Trainer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;"><u>Broad Air Force major Command and Mission area Experience</u>: Air Combat Command, Headquarters USAF Pentagon, U.S. Air Forces Europe 9USAFEO, Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command, pacific Air Forces, and Military Airlift Command.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;"><u>Staff Positions</u>: Director of Programs for USAF Europe - Budget Builder/Fighter Beddowns/Treaty Compliance; HQ USAF Headquarters USAF Black World program manager F-117, B-2, F-22, etc. Strategic Program Manager B-52, B-1 Advanced Cruise Missile; Air Division Chief of Reconnaissance Plans - Future Korean Contingency/War Planning.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;"><u>Major Program Management</u>: Black World $6 billion + yearly budget; USAF Europe programs - multi-billion dollar budget; 63,000 people; plus major treaty negotiations/implementations.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;">Study Group member supporting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Warfare_Centre" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Joint Warfare Center</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Atlantic_Command" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">USACOM</a>.</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">U.S. Air Force Academy</a> 1967, BS in International Affairs</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">University of Southern California</a>, MS in Systems Management</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;">Retired as Colonel after serving as the 2nd Air Force Vice Commander. 2nd AF was responsible for all the USAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance flying assets.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;">Joined <a href="http://www.raytheon.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Raytheon Corp.</a>, January 1995 as Director Program Development at E-Systems, Falls Church, VA January 1995 - April 1997. Was Director, E-Systems ISR Programs for Washington Operations, April 1997 - April 1998, and Director Airborne ISR Programs, Washington Office of Raytheon Systems Company, April 1998 - January 2001.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;">Vice-President - Business Development ComCept Division Washington Operations since February 2001, interfacing with Washington D.C. decision makers on programmatic issues for USAF/CENTCOM Network Centric Collaborative Targeting ACTD and other ISR pursuits.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: times new roman, serif;">Currently, Col. "Buz" Carpenter is a Docent at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Udvar Hazy Center</a> at the <a href="http://airandspace.si.edu/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">National Air & Space Museum</a> at Dulles Airport.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif; text-align: center;">Note: Col. "Buz" Carpenter, f</span><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">ormer SR-71 Instructor Pilot, has compiled this PowerPoint presentation to assist those Museum Docents (nationwide) that want the true facts about the SR-71. His goal was to provide accurate data so the Docents can inform the public and help eliminate rumors or facts that have been misrepresented. You can download the PowerPoint presentation to your computer. His project was aimed at the Museum Docents however, anyone wanting the correct facts on the famous Blackbirds can use this PowerPoint. Examples would be teachers or students wanting to complete a report or aviation researchers in the realm of Mach 3 flight. Please give Buz Carpenter credit if this PowerPoint is used for books or published periodicals. Email Buz Carpenter: <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:Acarpenter4@cox.net" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Acarpenter4@cox.<wbr></wbr>net</a></span></u> , </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Download the 35 MB file: </span><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/UHC%20SR-71mstrBrfOct10.ppt" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">UHC SR-71 Powerpoint Presentation</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first is called "Fun Facts" at this URL: <a href="http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/SR-71%20Mst%20FunfactsJun10.doc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">SR-71 Mst FunfactsJun10.doc</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Labor Day weekend a contingent of the OBP DC attended the annual </span><a href="http://www.clevelandairshow.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleveland National Air Show </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which is held at</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #545454; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. We are honored to have </span><a href="http://nallsaviation.com/biography" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Art Nalls</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who flew the Sea Harrier and </span><a href="http://nallsaviation.com/pilots/9d1c0" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Anderson</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who flew the L39 "Albatross" during the air display. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the spectacular air show, the highlight was a unique tribute paid by </span><a href="http://nallsaviation.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nalls Aviation</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the </span><a href="http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blue Angels</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and the Cleveland National Air Show to our very own </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_L._Feightner" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">World War II Ace, Rear Admiral E.L. "Whitey" Feightner,</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a truly </span><a href="http://www.usna.com/NC/History/SeaStories/1942/Feightner.htm" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">american icon</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The best was yet to come for Whitey (who will turn 95 years old next month) when, following the Blue Angels's performance, Anderson regaled Whitey with a ride in Art’s</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> L39</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and roared into the blue sky. Whitey basked in every minute with sheer delight.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our dear friend, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Peyton_Deatrick" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Col. Gene Deatrick</span></a><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, USAF (Ret.), also had the opportunity to relish and savor Joe's flying skills in the L39 when he rode back seat after the air show. Nalls' SHAR crew did a superb job and under Pat Hatfield' s indisputable organization, the planning was smooth and came off like clockwork. Silver Wingers David and Ginger Vuitch drove from Alexandria, joined the party in Cleveland and were well entertained by the air show, a great time was had by all! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The hospitality and welcome extended by Nalls Aviation was outstanding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LtCol. Art Nalls, USMC (Ret.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Art Nalls has bought the ultimate boy's toy: he's the only private owner of a Royal Navy Sea Harrier, which he rebuilt with a little help from a 400,000-page manual.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Art Nalls reclines in front of his Sea Harrier at his home base, St Mary's County Regional Airport in Maryland who says, “She's like having a mistress - only more fun and way more expensive.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘When people see it in flight it inspires awe,’ booms Art Nalls, the only person in the world to privately own a working Harrier jump jet. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘People can’t believe ten tons of aluminum can float motionless on a sea of noise. I get a kick out of watching the crowds at air shows. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'As soon as I gun the engine, people put down their hot dogs and look upwards with their mouths wide open, like a bunch of baby birds waiting to be fed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'You don’t get the same kick looking at a jet sitting on the ground in a museum. She’s like having a mistress – only more fun and way more expensive.’</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘I flew 65 different types of aircraft. I was less than enthused when I was chosen to fly the AV-8A Harrier. It had a horrible reputation as a difficult and busy aircraft.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'I was apprehensive, but that all changed when I took one up for the first time. I strapped in and everything after that was a blur. The Harrier accelerated forward like a rifle shot, and by the time I’d reached the end of the runway I was going 450 knots. I was amazed at what this plane could do. I was hooked!’</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He went on to work as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, where one of his jobs was to take Harriers to 45,000ft and shut down the engine. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘I have more than six hours of flight time in single-engine jets without the engine running,’ he grins. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘At 45,000ft I’d shut everything down, glide down to 25,000ft and then restart. Thankfully for me the Harriers always restarted.’</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘The first time I took her up was magical. There is something poetic about the quality of the engineering. This plane can roll, climb, dive and turn, but what’s staggering is how you can go from travelling through the air at 600mph to hovering at a standstill in a matter of seconds. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'Once you’ve flown one it’s like a drug. You’re hooked.’</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'The Harrier is the greatest flying machine ever. Technology-wise, it pushed back the boundaries of science,' said Nalls (pictured in the cockpit)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s an expensive habit, though. Nalls has spent more than £1 million getting the plane back in the air – and its Rolls-Royce engine guzzles one gallon of fuel every six seconds. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘I use up 50 gallons of fuel just getting from the hangar to the runway. At the beginning I was fuelling up so often the local aviation authorities got on to me wanting to know why I required so much jet fuel. When I told them it was for my Harrier, there was silence at the end of the phone. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Joe is a native of Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Catholic Central High School, he was nominated to attend the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, where he majored in engineering. As a Midshipman, he played varsity baseball and was proud to have graduated in the top 90% of the Class of 1968. He was commissioned a second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline;">Joe’s first assignment as a Marine officer was attending The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where all Marine officers learn the basic infantry tactics, prior to attending flight school. Every Marine Officer is an infantry officer before becoming an aviator. Joe was selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training with the United States Air Force at Craig Air Force Base, Selma, Alabama. Upon receiving Air Force Silver Wings, he reported for duty to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, earning his U.S. Navy Wings of Gold and becoming combat qualified in the F-4 Phantom. </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">He remains one of the very few pilots to be awarded both US Air Force and US Navy pilot wings</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline;">. He then deployed to the Republic of Vietnam where he flew as pilot in command for 219 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe’s first assignment as a Marine officer was attending The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where all Marine officers learn the basic infantry tactics, prior to attending flight school. Every Marine Officer is an infantry officer before becoming an aviator. Joe was selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training with the United States Air Force at Craig Air Force Base, Selma, Alabama. Upon receiving Air Force Silver Wings, he reported for duty to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, earning his U.S. Navy Wings of Gold and becoming combat qualified in the F-4 Phantom. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He remains one of the very few pilots to be awarded both US Air Force and US Navy pilot wings</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. He then deployed to the Republic of Vietnam where he flew as pilot in command for 219 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upon his return from overseas, he was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 231, known as "VMA-231" at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. VMA-231, the World Famous "Ace of Spades" Squadron, is renowned as the "Oldest Squadron in the Marine Corps." It can trace its flying roots back to the Northern Bombing Group, a group of WWI Marine Corps aviators combined to form a fighting squadron in 1929 to combat Nicaraguan insurgents. For that campaign, the squadron adopted the Ace of Spades as their emblem, and that emblem has been retained ever since. VMA-231 was at one time decommissioned, but reconstituted to fly the brand-new, imported version of the Harrier, the AV-8A. Joe started his transition to the Harrier when there were NO two-seat trainer aircraft. He read the book, which was written in "Brit," and climbed in the cockpit for his first flight.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While stationed at Cherry Point, he carrier-qualified in the AV-8A "Harrier" aboard the USS Iwo Jima, LPH-2. He was later selected to attend the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River with over 500 total flight hours, including combat time in the F-4.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After graduation and as a newly-designated Test Pilot, Joe remained at Patuxent River and participated in the Shipboard certification of the AV-8A aboard the LHA. He also participated in the "Ski Jump" takeoff device evaluation at the 1978 Farnborough International Airshow. He then flew the Navy’s Preliminary evaluation of the YAV-8B Prototype aircraft. This prototype was a highly-modified Harrier with a much larger wing, a double row of intake doors, and large, automated flaps. These remain many of the physical characteristics of the airplane flown today by the U.S. Marine Corps as the AV-8B "Harrier II."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upon return to the fleet, Joe commanded Marine Attack Squadron 331, Marine Air Group 13 (the 1st Night Attack Harrier Air Group) and the 1st Marine Air Wing in Japan.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe's experience with Harriers is legend: He flew his first Harrier in September 1973, flew his last Marine Harrier in August 2000 and FINALLY accumulated 2500 Harrier hours in 2009 flying the civilian Sea Harrier. He has flown nine, different models of the Harrier over a span of 36 years. Most of the active-duty pilots flying the Harrier in the Marine Corps were not even BORN when Joe had his first Harrier flight.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe reports his most exciting Harrier moment was losing his canopy after takeoff from Nashville, Tennessee in 1995. He recovered safely but reported a somewhat elevated noise level in the cockpit. The "convertible option" was never fully adopted by the Marines.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe has flight time in approximately 60 different type, model and series of military and civilian aircraft in addition to the "Harrier". These include the A-3, A-4, A-6, A-7, T-38, F-4, F-5, F-15, and F-18.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to his B.S. degree from the Naval Academy, Joe earned a M.S. degree from the University of Southern California. His formal military education includes Air Force Flight School, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and the National War College. He is also a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe retired from the Marine Corps as a Major General in 2001. He served as the Associate Director for the National Air and Space Museum, Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of several corporations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2014 Silver Wings Speakers Luncheon Serie</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Site: </span><a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Army Navy Country Club</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="tel:703.521.6800" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+17035216800">703.521.6800</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">East Gate:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Area: Fort Richardson Room</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cost: $36.00, paid at the entrance</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Date: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">THURSDAY, September 25th, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1100: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doors Open, Networking Time</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our upcoming distinguished speaker, World War II Ace, Rear Admiral E.L. "Whitey" Feightner, is truly an <a href="http://www.usna.com/NC/History/SeaStories/1942/Feightner.htm" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">american icon</a>. Having the opportunity to chat with him, hear him recount his challenges and exploits first hand and being an eye witness to his wide range of knowledge, and skill is definitely worth the experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are pleased to have <a href="http://silverwingsoverwashington.blogspot.com/2012_12_01_archive.html">MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.) </a>moderate our May <i>Speakers Luncheon</i> with RAdm. "Whitey" Feightner, USN (Ret.).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Board:</u> MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.); Col. Randy Brandt, USAF (Ret.); Col. E.P. Deatrick USAF (Ret.); Steve Craven; Debbie Gallaway; Pete King; Capt. Bud Orr, USN (Ret.); Capt. Zip Rausa, USN (Ret.); Col. Charles Stallworth USAF (Ret.)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #252525;">Rear Admiral </span><b style="color: #252525;">Edward Lewis "Whitey" Feightner</b><span style="color: #252525;"> is a retired </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" style="background-image: none; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="United States Navy"><span style="color: black;">United States Navy</span></a><span style="color: #252525;"> officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" style="background-image: none; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="World War II">World War II</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Theater_of_Operations" style="background-image: none; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Pacific Theater of Operations">Pacific Theater of Operations</a></span><span style="color: #252525;">. During two combat tours, he shot down nine enemy aircraft to become a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ace" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Flying ace">flying ace</a><span style="color: #252525;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was an early member of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Angels" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a> flight demonstration squadron and flew the lead "solo" position. His work as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Test pilot">test pilot</a> included aircraft, electronic systems, and operational tactics such as developing techniques for delivering nuclear weapons from small fighter aircraft. He commanded increasingly larger air units including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFA-11" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VFA-11">VF-11</a> and Carrier Air Group Ten as well as training organizations that helped the Navy transition from propeller to jet aircraft. He commanded two Navy ships, served as the head of Navy Fighter Design, and was a key contributor to fighter studies that resulted in the development of jet aircraft that as of 2011 are still in active service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner was the only pilot to land the Dash-1 variant of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">Vought F7U Cutlass</a> aboard a carrier. He led VF-11 to become the first Atlantic fleet unit in which every pilot received the coveted "E" award in a single exercise. Since retiring from the Navy, Feightner has continued to promote aviation and share his experiences with others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner was born on October 14, 1919 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima,_Ohio" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Lima, Ohio">Lima, Ohio</a>, a small town in the northwest part of the state, to Amos and Mary Feightner. He attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_College" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Findlay College">Findlay College</a> in Findlay, Ohio and learned to fly in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Pilot_Training_Program" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Civilian Pilot Training Program">Civilian Pilot Training Program</a> (CPTP). The CPTP was a flight training program sponsored by the United States government to increase the number of civilian pilots and thereby create a pool of trained aviators from which the military could draw. By 1940, Feightner received his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_pilot_license" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Private pilot license">private pilot license</a>. He graduated from Findlay College in 1941.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With war approaching and because of his strong desire to fly, Feightner attempted to sign up with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a>. But he faced an eight-month delay before acceptance since the Army flight program could not cope with the large influx of people. When Feightner found that the Navy would accept him immediately, he made up his mind to pursue naval aviation. On June 16, 1941, Feightner enlisted in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="United States Navy Reserve">United States Navy Reserve</a> and entered the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Cadet_Training_Program_(USN)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Aviation Cadet Training Program (USN)">Naval Aviation Cadet Training Program</a>. He completed flight training at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Corpus_Christi" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Corpus Christi">Naval Air Station Corpus Christi</a>, Texas, on April 3, 1942 thereby earning his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_(document)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Commission (document)">commission</a> as an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensign_(rank)#United_States" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Ensign (rank)">ensign</a> and designation as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Aviator" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="United States Naval Aviator">naval aviator</a>. He finished advanced carrier training at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Norfolk" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Norfolk">Naval Air Station Norfolk</a> and received orders to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-5" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-5">VF-5</a> aboard the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Yorktown (CV-5)">USS <i>Yorktown</i></a>. <i>Yorktown</i>, however, was sunk by the Japanese at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of Midway">Battle of Midway</a> before Feightner could arrive. Feightner was reassigned to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-3" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-3">VF-3</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pu%27unene" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Pu'unene">Naval Air Station Pu'unene</a> on Maui, Hawaii. VF-3's commanding officer was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_O%27Hare" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Edward O'Hare">Edward "Butch" O'Hare</a> who had recently returned from a combat tour in the Pacific as the Navy's first fighter ace. O'Hare gave Feightner the nickname "Whitey" for his inability to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_tanning" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sun tanning">tan</a> despite hours in the sun during the squadron's many <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearfishing" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Spearfishing">spearfishing</a> trips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">VF-10 Grim Reapers</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat from early 1942</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">In October 1942, Feightner was assigned to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-101" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-101">VF-10</a>, the <i>Grim Reapers</i>, aboard the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Enterprise (CV-6)">USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CV-6)</a> <wbr></wbr>flying the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F4F_Wildcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F4F Wildcat">Grumman F4F Wildcat</a>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commanding_officer" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> of VF-10 was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Flatley" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="James H. Flatley">James H. Flatley</a> whom Feightner described as "a true leader [who] epitomizes what you think of as a squadron commander." The <i>Enterprise </i>lef<wbr></wbr>t Pearl Harbor on October 16, 1942 for the South Pacific as part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_Force" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Task Force">Task Force</a> King. Less than ten days later, Feightner performed his first night carrier landing after the search and attack group for which he provided cover became lost and did not return to the carrier until after dark.</span><span style="line-height: 6.666666507720947px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">On October 26, 1942, during the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands">Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">, Feightner shot down his first enemy aircraft—an </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Aichi D3A">Aichi D3A</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dive_bomber" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Dive bomber">dive bomber</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> that was attacking the </span><i style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">Enterprise.</i><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> He was also credited with a probable kill of another aircraft.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> Feightner was awarded an </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Medal" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> and gold </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award_star" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Award star">award star</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> for his actions that day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You're a fighting fool, aren't you!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">J. Flately, VF-10 CO to Feightner after shooting down three planes in one day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Japanese aerial attack (dotted red line) on <i>Chicago</i> (yellow dot) on the morning of 30 January. Black arrows are U.S. carrier fighter aircraft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">After several weeks of repair, the <i>Enterprise</i> sortied to oppose an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Japan" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Military of Japan">Imperial Japanese</a> battle fleet that was threatening the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a>. The Japanese <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Convoy">convoy</a> included eleven transports with over seven thousand soldiers headed down the "Slot" to Guadalcanal to retake <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson_Field_(Guadalcanal)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)">Henderson Field</a>.</span><span style="line-height: 6.666666507720947px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">On November 14, 1942, Feightner protected U.S. dive bombers and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Strafing">strafed</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> enemy vessels during the strikes that destroyed seven of the troop carriers—a significant event in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Battle of Guadalcanal">Naval Battle of Guadalcanal</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 8px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">After the attacks, VF-10 remained at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal to reinforce the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Marine_Division_(United_States)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="1st Marine Division (United States)">1st Marine Division</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> and deal with the Japanese ships and troops from the remaining transports that had intentionally beached themselves.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> Conditions on the island were primitive and dangerous. Many of the service men came down with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Malaria">malaria</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">. Japanese soldiers hid in trees and waited to ambush the Americans. Sleep was disrupted by night bombardment.</span><span style="line-height: 8px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">Fortunately, Feightner had to endure the hazardous conditions on Guadalcanal less than a week, as VF-10 left their old aircraft at Henderson Field and returned to the </span><i style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">Enterprise</i><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> on November 25, 1942, where they received new F4Fs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On January 30, 1943, the second day of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rennell_Island" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of Rennell Island">Battle of Rennell Island</a>, Feightner shot down three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mitsubishi G4M">Mitsubishi G4M</a> "Betty" torpedo bombers in a single engagement. In this engagement, a force of twelve "Bettys" approaching the <i>Enterprise</i> were intercepted by VF-10 aircraft. The "Betty"s turned away from the <i>Enterprise</i> and went after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chicago_(CA-29)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Chicago (CA-29)">USS <i>Chicago</i> (CA-29)</a>, a heavy cruiser that had been disabled the night before. VF-10 destroyed six of the "Betty"s before they could reach the cruiser, but the remaining aircraft released their torpedoes with devastating effect—the <i>Chicago</i> sank within minutes. Two more of the "Bettys" were dispatched by the pursuing VF-10 Wildcats as they passed the ring of destroyers that had been protecting the cruiser. Flatley shot down another and the remaining three fell to his wingman, Feightner, who had been delayed due to a balky engine but arrived at just the right time. Feightner was awarded the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> and an air medal for downing three aircraft on that day and ended his first combat tour with four confirmed kills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In May 1943, Feightner received orders to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VF-8&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-8 (page does not exist)">VF-8</a> flying the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F6F Hellcat">Grumman F6F Hellcat</a>at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naval_Auxiliary_Air_Station_Pungo&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Auxiliary Air Station Pungo (page does not exist)">Naval Auxiliary Air Station Pungo</a>—a satellite airfield near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Naval Station Norfolk</a>. This second squadron to be designated VF-8 was established on June 1, 1943 and led by Lt Cdr. William M. Collins Jr. who would himself become a nine-victory ace. Fighting Eight was initially assigned to the new carrier<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Intrepid (CV-11)">USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CV-11)</a> <wbr></wbr>that that been launched just weeks prior. During the<i>Intrepid'</i>s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_trial" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sea trial">sea trials</a> in the fall of 1943, Feightner performed initial takeoffs, landings, and catapult shots flying the F6F.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In March 1944, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Air_Wing_Eight" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Carrier Air Wing Eight">Carrier Air Wing Eight</a> began operations from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_(CV-17)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)">USS <i>Bunker Hill</i> (CV-17)</a>. Part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Carrier_Task_Force" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Fast Carrier Task Force">Fast Carrier Task Force</a> TF 58 commanded by Vice Admiral <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_A._Mitscher" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Marc A. Mitscher">Marc A. Mitscher</a>, the <i>Bunker Hill</i> participated in a series of attacks against Japanese positions in the Pacific Theater of Operations. VF-8 saw their first combat during a two-day strike on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Palau">Palau</a>. On the first day of the raid, March 30, 1944, Feightner became an ace when he shot down a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">Mitsubishi A6M</a> "Zeke" over the island of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peleliu" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Peleliu">Peleliu</a>. The Palau battle also marked the first combat use of the 'Berger' Gradient Pressure Suit—an air inflatable <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-suit" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="G-suit">G-suit</a> that allowed a pilot to maneuver his aircraft more aggressively without <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-LOC" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="G-LOC">blacking out</a>. The '"Z-suit" proved so successful that all but three of the VF-8 pilots chose to wear the equipment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fighter aircraft <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Contrail">contrails</a> mark the sky over Task Force 58 on June 19, 1944</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As TF 58 followed the U.S. strategy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leapfrogging_(strategy)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Leapfrogging (strategy)">leapfrogging</a> toward Japan, Feightner participated in strikes at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yap" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Yap">Yap</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_atoll" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Coral atoll">coral atoll</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woleai" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Woleai">Woleai</a> helping to isolate the Japanese garrison there. At the end of April, the task force returned to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuuk_Lagoon" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Chuuk Lagoon">Truk</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Islands" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a>. Once a major Japanese stronghold, Truk had been badly damaged during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hailstone" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Operation Hailstone">Operation Hailstone</a> earlier that year, but the Japanese had since reinforced the island with aircraft from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabaul" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Rabaul">Rabaul</a>. On April 29, 1944, Feightner shot down a "Zeke" over Truk raising his total to six aircraft destroyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In June 1944, the U.S. initiated the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_and_Palau_Islands_campaign" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mariana and Palau Islands campaign">Mariana and Palau Islands campaign</a>. Feightner flew during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of the Philippine Sea">Battle of the Philippine Sea</a> that was better known to American pilots as the 'Great Marianas Turkey Shoot' due to the overwhelming losses inflicted upon the naval air forces of Japan. He fought in a series of actions over the next few months including the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saipan" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of Saipan">Battle of Saipan</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guam_(1944)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of Guam (1944)">Battle of Guam</a>, strikes on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Okinawa">Okinawa</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tinian" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of Tinian">Battle of Tinian</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">As U.S. forces pushed toward the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, the fast carriers of Task Force 38 (TF 38) moved to subdue Japanese air power on the island of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Taiwan">Formosa</a>—known today as Taiwan. During the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Battle_of_Taiwan%E2%80%93Okinawa" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Aerial Battle of Taiwan–Okinawa">Aerial Battle of Taiwan–Okinawa</a>, VF-8 destroyed thirty aircraft near Taien Airfield. Flying in this battle on October 12, 1944, Feightner shot down three "Zekes" (although at least one source states the aircraft were "Oscars") bringing his total to nine aircraft destroyed.</span><span style="line-height: 6.666666507720947px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">Feightner continued to fly missions with VF-8 until the </span><i style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">Bunker Hill</i><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> returned to the United States for an overhaul in November 1944.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upon returning to the United States in November 1944, Feightner was assigned as a fighter instructor with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VF-98&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-98 (page does not exist)">VF-98</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamitos_Army_Airfield" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Los Alamitos Army Airfield">NAS Los Alamitos</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_California" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Orange County, California">Orange County</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="California">California</a>, and later at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Cochran_Regional_Airport" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport">Naval Air Facility (NAF) Thermal</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal,_California" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Thermal, California">Thermal, California</a>. Near the end of World War II in 1945, Feightner was assigned as gunnery officer to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-21" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-21">VF-21</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_North_Island" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station North Island">NAS San Diego</a> in California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following table summarizes Feightner's aerial victories and provides the date, number of aircraft destroyed, types of aircraft destroyed, and the battle at which the victory occurred. In total, he was assessed with 9 destroyed and 4 probables. However, another source claims two probable kills for Feightner.</span></div>
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<tr><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October 26, 1942</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D3A" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Aichi D3A">D3A</a> "Val"</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands</span></a></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F4F_Wildcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F4F Wildcat"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F4F Wildcat</span></a></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-101" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-101"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VF-10</span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 30, 1943</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mitsubishi G4M">G4M</a>"Betty"</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rennell_Island" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle of Rennell Island"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Battle of Rennell Island</span></a></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F4F Wildcat</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VF-10</span></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 30, 1944</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mitsubishi A6M Zero">A6M</a>"Zeke"</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raid on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peleliu" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Peleliu">Peleliu</a></span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F6F Hellcat"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F6F Hellcat</span></a></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VF-8&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VF-8 (page does not exist)"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VF-8</span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 29, 1944</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A6M "Zeke"</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raid on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuuk_State" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Chuuk State">Truk</a></span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F6F Hellcat"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F6F Hellcat</span></a></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VF-8</span></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October 12, 1944</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A6M "Zeke"</span></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Battle_of_Taiwan%E2%80%93Okinawa" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Aerial Battle of Taiwan–Okinawa"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aerial Battle of Taiwan–Okinawa</span></a></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F6F Hellcat"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F6F Hellcat</span></a></td><td align="center" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VF-8</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">After serving for several years in staff assignments, Feightner received orders to attend the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Test_Pilot_School" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="United States Naval Test Pilot School">U.S. Navy Test Pilot School</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Patuxent_River" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Patuxent River">NAS Patuxent River</a> in Maryland.</span><span style="line-height: 6.666666507720947px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">He graduated in July 1949 with the school's second class and served with the Flight Test Division at the Naval Air Test Center where he flew a variety of aircraft including helicopters and the Navy's largest transport, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_R6V_Constitution" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Lockheed R6V Constitution">Lockheed R6V Constitution</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">. Feightner also tested the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F8F_Bearcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F8F Bearcat">Grumman F8F Bearcat</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Vought F4U Corsair">Vought F4U Corsair</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">, and the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F7F_Tigercat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F7F Tigercat">Grumman F7F Tigercat</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> When Colonel </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindberg" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Charles Lindberg">Charles Lindberg</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> came to evaluate the Tigercat, Feightner, as F7F project pilot, provided the pre-flight instruction.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner landing F7U-1, No. 415, on the USS Midway in 1951</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">Feightner was assigned as the Navy's project pilot for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">Vought F7U Cutlass</a>, a carrier-based jet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter-bomber" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Fighter-bomber">fighter-bomber</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swept_wing" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Swept wing">swept wings</a> and an unusual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailless_aircraft" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Tailless aircraft">tailless</a> design. From July 23 to August 14, 1951, he performed carrier suitability tests of the Cutlass on board the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midway_(CV-41)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Midway (CV-41)">USS <i>Midway</i></a>. Feightner survived a number of near-fatal incidents in the Cutlass. During a test using the NAS Patuxent River air field catapult, an engine exploded and caught fire on takeoff.</span><span style="line-height: 6.666666507720947px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">Unable to eject at such a low altitude, Feightner made use of a low spot in the river bank to turn the aircraft and return safely to the field where firefighters extinguished the burning engine.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> On July 23, 1951, he performed the first (and only) carrier takeoff and landing of the Dash-1 variant on the aircraft carrier </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midway_(CV-41)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Midway (CV-41)">USS <i>Midway</i> (CV-41)</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> <wbr></wbr>Landing the Cutlass was hazardous due to the extreme nose-up attitude that restricted visibility forward and below.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> Feightner was unable to see the flight deck and relied on the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Signal_Officer" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Landing Signal Officer">Landing Signal Officer</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> (LSO) to provide the indication to reduce engine power.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> Despite assistance from the LSO, Feightner landed short of the desired position and nearly </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramp_strike" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 14.933333396911621px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Ramp strike">struck the ramp</a><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 14.933333396911621px;"> Although the fleet received the improved F7U-3, the Cutlass did not live up to its potential and remained in service less than four years.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In January 1952, Feightner received orders to the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron—the Blue Angels. The squadron had been directed to add the Cutlass to their performance although neither Feightner nor Blue Angels commander <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Marlin_Voris" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Roy Marlin Voris">"Butch" Voris</a> believed the aircraft was ready for formation flying. The F7U was the Navy's first operational aircraft fitted with a hydraulic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_control_system" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Flight control system">flight control system</a> and reliability was still poor. In the event of failure, the mechanical backup system required eleven seconds before control was restored. The solution was to fly the F7Us separately from the rest of the team thereby creating the diamond and solo roles that remain to the present day. Feightner recruited former Blue Angel Lt. Harding C. "Mac" Macknight to fly the second Cutlass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blue Angel's F7U-1 Cutlass in 1952</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the start of the 1952 show season, fuel control problems grounded the team's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F9F Panther">Grumman F9F Panthers</a> leaving the Cutlasses to put on the primary demonstration between March and June. During a show at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saufley_Field" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Saufley Field">Saufley Field</a> in Florida, Feightner experienced a total loss of hydraulics on a full afterburner takeoff and steep climb. While trying to gain enough altitude for ejection he was able to stay with the aircraft until the back up control system engaged. He clipped trees on the end of the runway, causing the left engine to flame out. With hydraulic fluid streaming back in a bright flame, he made a hard turn and got the plane back on the runway, much to the excitement of the crowd. Feightner and Macknight performed maneuvers that showed off the best attributes of the F7U. The two solos would approach each other from opposite ends of the runway and, after passing each other, would roll the aircraft, deploy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_brake_(aircraft)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Air brake (aircraft)">speed brakes</a>, and light <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterburner" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Afterburner">afterburners</a>. In Feightner's opinion, "There just is not an airplane like it anywhere."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maintenance issues and additional near-fatal accidents put an end to Blue Angel Cutlass performances. While traveling to an airshow at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Glenview" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Glenview">Naval Air Station Glenview</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>, both F7U's experienced in-flight emergencies. One of Feightner's engine's failed shortly after takeoff, but before he could land, Macknight's right engine caught fire and the left engine quit soon after. Although Feightner called for him to eject, Macknight stayed with the burning aircraft and landed at Glenview. With the runway closed, Feightner was redirected to make his landing at Chicago's former Orchard Airpark, which had been expanded and renamed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Hare_International_Airport" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="O'Hare International Airport">O'Hare Airport</a>. The runway had just been completed and was covered with peach baskets to prevent aircraft from landing until it was opened. Feightner was told to ignore the baskets and land on the new runway. As a result, Feightner's F7U became the first aircraft to land on the new runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. After yet another in-flight emergency resulted in a forced landing at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Memphis" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Memphis">Naval Air Station Memphis</a>, the F7Us were given to the station's training center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In September 1952, Feightner returned to flight test as the development officer for Air Development Squadron Three (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VX-3_(Squadron)&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="VX-3 (Squadron) (page does not exist)">VX-3</a>). VX-3 was located at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City_Air_National_Guard_Base" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Atlantic City Air National Guard Base">NAS Atlantic City</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, and was responsible for testing fighter aircraft, systems, and munitions. In this new role, he tested aircraft systems (rather than the airplanes themselves) and determined what tactics would most effectively utilize those systems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On December 3, 1953, Feightner participated in the first public demonstration of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_catapult#Steam_catapult" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Aircraft catapult">steam catapult</a> chosen to launch heavy jet aircraft from the short decks of aircraft carriers. Flying a propeller-driven <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Douglas A-1 Skyraider">AD Skyraider</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naval_Air_Material_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Material Center (page does not exist)">Naval Air Material Center</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, Feightner described the steam-powered launch as "much better for the pilot" due to the relatively gentle start that eliminated the shock of other catapult techniques.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner contributed to the development of weapon delivery tactics for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">McDonnell F2H Banshee</a>. The F2H-2B was modified for the attack role and had strengthened wings and pylons to accommodate a heavy weapon such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_7_nuclear_bomb" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mark 7 nuclear bomb">Mark 7</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_8_nuclear_bomb" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mark 8 nuclear bomb">Mark 8 nuclear bomb</a>. The F2H-2B testing on which Feightner worked included the longest non-stop, round trip flight from a carrier with weapon delivery at the midpoint of the flight—2,873 miles. He also participated in an 18 hour, low-level, non-stop, round-trip flight from a carrier with weapon delivery in a Douglas AD-3 Skyraider.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In January 1955, Feightner assumed command of VF-11, <i>The Red Rippers,</i> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Cecil_Field" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Cecil Field">Naval Air Station Cecil Field</a>. Flying the McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee, he led VF-11 to top honors in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toss_bombing" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Toss bombing">toss bombing</a> during the annual fleet competition in 1956. All fourteen VF-11 pilots received the Navy's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Effectiveness_Award" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Battle Effectiveness Award">Battle Effectiveness Award</a> for precision accuracy with this unusual and difficult technique used to deliver nuclear weapons. With this award, VF-11 became the first Atlantic fleet unit to have all of its pilots receive an "E" in the same exercise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In August 1956, VF-11 embarked as part of Carrier Air Group Ten on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Coral Sea (CV-43)">USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CV-43)</a> and deployed to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean</a>. Just two months into the cruise, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Suez Crisis">Suez Crisis</a> provided tense moments for all personnel as the carrier prepared for battle and to evacuate American citizens that might be caught in the conflict.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In February 1957, Feightner was assigned as officer in charge of the Jet Transitional Training Unit (JTTU) at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Olathe" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Olathe">Naval Air Station Olathe</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardner,_Kansas" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Gardner, Kansas">Gardner, Kansas</a>. Established on April 4, 1955, the mission of the JTTU was to train pilots of propeller-driven aircraft to operate jets and to provide refresher training for aviators transferring from shore to sea duty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner received orders in February 1959 to relieve the air wing commander of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CVG%3D10&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="CVG=10 (page does not exist)">Carrier Air Group Ten (CVG-10)</a> on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Forrestal_(CV-59)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Forrestal (CV-59)">USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CV-59)</a> that was deployed in the Mediterranean. He continued to serve as CAG-10 when the air wing embarked on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_(CV-9)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Essex (CV-9)">USS <i>Essex</i> (CV-9)</a> the following month and returned to the "Med" for another tour. From March to July 1960, Feightner served on the staff of Carrier Air Group Four. In July 1960, he was selected to attend the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_War_College" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval War College">Naval War College</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport, Rhode Island</a> and graduated in 1961.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In July 1961, Feightner was assigned as the project officer for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F4H-1 Phantom II</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Naval_Weapons" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Bureau of Naval Weapons">Bureau of Naval Weapons</a> in Washington, D.C. A year later, he was selected as the head of Navy Fighter Design where he supervised and directed all Navy fighter project officers. From August 1963 to November 1964, Feightner served as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_officer" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Operations officer">operations officer</a> to the Commander of Carrier Division Three aboard the USS <i>Enterprise</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From 1964 to 1967, Feightner served as captain of two U.S. Navy ships—the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replenishment_oiler" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Replenishment oiler">fleet oiler</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chikaskia_(AO-54)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Chikaskia (AO-54)">USS <i>Chikaskia</i> (AO-54)</a> <wbr></wbr>and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibious_assault_ship" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Amphibious assault ship">amphibious assault ship</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Okinawa_(LPH-3)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Okinawa (LPH-3)">USS <i>Okinawa</i> (LPH-3)</a>. <i>Chik<wbr></wbr>askia</i> deployed to the Mediterranean in 1965 and provided <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underway_replenishment" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Underway replenishment">underway replenishment</a> to many ships including the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shangri-La_(CV-38)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="USS Shangri-La (CV-38)">USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CV-38)</a>. <wbr></wbr>After learning the techniques of amphibious operations at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Amphibious_Base_Little_Creek" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek">Naval Amphibious Warfare School</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Creek,_Virginia" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Little Creek, Virginia">Little Creek, Virginia</a>, Feightner commanded <i>Okinawa</i> during a tour of the Caribbean in 1966. At the conclusion of this deployment in 1967, he brought <i>Okinawa</i> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Base_San_Diego" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Base San Diego">Naval Base San Diego</a>, where she became part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner attended the Defense Weapons Systems Management course at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Institute_of_Technology" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Air Force Institute of Technology">Air Force Institute of Technology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Wright-Patterson Air Force Base">Wright-Patterson Air Force Base</a>, Ohio in March 1967, and in June 1967 was assigned to the office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) for Air in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="The Pentagon">the Pentagon</a>. In this role, Feightner was responsible for supervising and coordinating the efforts of CNO air warfare program officers. Between 1969 and 1970, he also served as the director of Naval Aviation Weapons Systems Analysis Group. In June 1970, Feightner was selected for promotion from captain to the two-star rank of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Rear admiral (United States)">rear admiral</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In September 1970, Feightner served his final tour with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Systems_Command" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Systems Command">Naval Air Systems Command</a> (NAVAIR) where he participated in several fighter studies that resulted in the development of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">Grumman F-14 Tomcat</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet</a>. He also served as assistant commander for Logistics/Fleet Support responsible for incorporating test program modifications into production aircraft, ensuring the fleet obtained maximum effectiveness of air assets, and supporting the aircraft throughout their operational life. On May 20, 1972, former VF-11 skipper Feightner delivered introductory remarks at the Red Rippers change of command ceremony commemorating 45 years as the Navy's oldest continuous fighter squadron. After 33 years of service, Feightner retired from active duty on July 1, 1974 with 8,610 flight hours and 874 carrier landings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner remained active in aviation after his retirement from the Navy. He shared his flight experiences at many events including:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Battle of Midway Commemoration</i>—A keynote speech held on June 4, 2004 at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Joint_Reserve_Base_Willow_Grove" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove">Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove</a> to pay tribute to one of the most decisive sea battles in world history.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A Virtual Flight Down Memory Lane</i>—A luncheon speech with <a href="http://www.silverwingsoverwashington.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Silver Wings Over Washington (page does not exist)">Silver Wings Over Washington</a> where Feightner discussed flying the F4U Corsair. This event was held on March 22, 2007.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A Conversation with Whitey Feightner</i>—A speech at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Air_and_Space_Museum" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="National Air and Space Museum">National Air and Space Museum</a> where Feightner shared the experiences of his Navy career. The event was held on November 16, 2007 and was one of the Donald D. Engen Lecture and Flight Jacket Night lectures held that year at the museum.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Memoirs from an Aviator's Logbook</i>—A speech at the National Air and Space Museum where Feightner recounted his experiences as a fighter pilot, an early Blue Angel, and a Navy test pilot. The event was held on May 24, 2011 and was the Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial lecture held that year at the museum.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>100 years of U.S. Naval Aviation</i>—A discussion where Feightner and fellow panelists RADM George M. "Skip" Furlong, Jr., Mr. Hill Goodspeed, Capt. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Gibson" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Robert L. Gibson">Robert "Hoot" Gibson</a>, Capt. Kenneth Wallace, and RADM Patrick McGrath discussed the past, present, and future of naval aviation. The panel was part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="National Aviation Hall of Fame">National Aviation Hall of Fame</a>'s presentation of the 2011 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Caniff" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Milton Caniff">Milton Caniff</a> "Spirit of Flight" Award to the Blue Angels on July 15, 2011. The Milton Caniff "Spirit of Flight" award recognizes exceptional contributions to the advancement of flight.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feightner served as chairman of the board of directors of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Early_and_Pioneer_Naval_Aviators_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association (page does not exist)">Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association</a> from 2004 to 2006. Better known as the "Golden Eagles," the association was founded in 1956 to provide a living memorial to early naval aviators. Feightner remains an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeritus" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Emeritus">emeritus</a> member of the organization.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron TEN, attached to the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE, during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands-Area on January 30, 1943. Participating in a combat patrol which engaged a group of twelve heavily armed, twin-engined Japanese torpedo bombers in the vicinity of Rennel Island, Lieutenant (then Ensign) Feightner pressed home his attack and personally shot down three of the hostile aircraft, despite heavy antiaircraft fire and powerful enemy aerial opposition. His courage, skill and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;">Rear Admiral Edward L. Feightner</u><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;"> (’41) was honored as a 2013 Distinguished Alumnus May 10, 2014, in Arlington, Va.,</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;">where he was recognized for his extraordinary military career as a World War II fighter ace, test pilot, aviation innovator and commander. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;">The University of Findlay’s President Katherine Fell, Ph.D., </span><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;">invited his family, colleagues and retired Army and Navy pilots to a luncheon and ceremony to honor Rear Adm. Feightner as a</span><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;"> </span><a href="http://www.findlay.edu/offices/advancement/alumni/Pages/Alumni%20Awards/Distinguished-Alumni-Award.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #f47e30; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Distinguished Alumnus</a><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21.979999542236328px;">of The University of Findlay. The luncheon and ceremony took place at the Army Navy Country Club.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Site: <strong><a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Army Navy Country Club</a></strong><strong>, <a href="tel:703.521.6800" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" value="+17035216800">703.521.6800</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <u>West Gate:</u> 2400 South 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22204</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Parking:<b> </b>Complimentary Parking</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: <b>THURSDAY, MAY 22nd, 2014</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We need a firm count by<b> Monday, 3pm, May 19th, </b>for the<b> </b>ANCC. The ANCC charges for each walk-in an additional $4 per person, so save the ANCC fee and RSVP as soon as possible. Your membership dues ($25) may be remitted at the SWOWF Speakers Luncheon<u>,</u> <u></u><u></u>o<wbr></wbr>r by snail mail to our Treasurer: Joan Stalk, 6103 Dominican Drive, Springfield, VA 22152. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RSVP with: Ron David, <a href="tel:202.333.8707" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" value="+12023338707">202.333.8707</a>, or e-mail: <a href="mailto:rondavid@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">rondavid@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Joan Stalk, Treasurer, <a href="tel:703.451.4181" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" value="+17034514181">703.451.4181</a>, <a href="mailto:joans.hangar@verizon.net" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">joans<wbr></wbr>.hangar1@verizon.<u></u><u></u>net</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please post on your calendar the following <i><u>2014 Speakers Lunche<u></u><u></u><wbr></wbr>on Serie</u></i> events at the <a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ANCC</a>: January 23rd; March 26th;<b> </b><b>May 22nd; </b><b>July 31st; </b><b>September 25th; and </b><b>November 20th, 2014.</b></span></div>
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Our Silver Wings Speakers event has been scheduled for <b>Wednesday, <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">March</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">26th.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Our mission is to provide an educational foundation that inspires, advocates, and fosters a venue for learning through aviation for the younger generation; a forum for networking among members and colleagues with outstanding <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">speakers</span> and camaraderie across the board. "What's Past is Prologue"</i><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Vice </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Admiral Dunn left active service as the top naval aviator, responsible for establishing materiel requirements and setting policies for the training, operations, management and personnel throughout the navy’s aviation establishment. He currently serves as a member of the board of UT-Services, a research and development company. In the past he studied as a Ramsey Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and served as the chairman and president of the Association of Naval Aviation. He also served on several aerospace company boards, as Chair of GSA’s Aviation Policy Management Board in a review of safety as pertains to non-DOD government aircraft, as Deputy Chairman of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel and president of the National Consortium for Aviation Mobility (NCAM). NCAM was the private partner in a public/private partnership with NASA aimed at development of technologies which would enhance small aircraft transportation. The culmination of that partnership was a large, successful, publicly acclaimed, demonstration of those technologies at Danville, Virginia, in 2005. In addition he is past president of the Naval Historical Foundation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">During his navy career Vice Admiral Dunn commanded a large number of organizations with extensive time airborne including combat in Vietnam. Most of his flying was in carrier based jet attack and fighter aircraft but he is also a designated helicopter pilot and has flown single and multiengine props and turboprops and sailplanes. He has commanded a carrier squadron, a carrier air wing, a large amphibious ship, the aircraft carrier <i>Saratoga </i>and a carrier battle group. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Later in his Navy career he commanded all Naval Air Forces of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet preceded by command of the worldwide forces of the Naval Reserve and before that the Naval Military Personnel Command: in charge of personnel management and assignment of all uniformed navy people.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Vice Admiral Dunn has written extensively in professional journals and is presently awaiting publication of a book written as a result of his efforts as a Ramsey Fellow, “A Revolution in Naval Aviation, Naval Aviation Safety, 1950-2000.” In addition VADM Dunn has been a commentator on various news programs and has been called upon to testify before Congress as an active officer, in his retired capacity and as a NASA safety panel member. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Among his proudest Navy achievements are the accumulation of 936 carrier landings including ten in the F/A-18C Hornet on his 60<sup>th</sup> birthday. He also deck landing qualified aboard a destroyer in both the SH-2 Seasprite and the SH-60 and is therefore an “Unrestricted” Naval Aviator.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Vice Admiral Dunn is a native of Chicago, married to the former Claire Snyder Leaver. They have four grown children.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Academic Profile: </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">B.S. (Engineering) U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">M.S. (Management) U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Aviation Safety Course, University of Southern California; </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">United Kingdom Joint Services Staff College; </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Harvard University, Kennedy School Course for Senior Executives</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><i>The Silver Wings Fraternity is comprised of a wonderful group of remarkable individuals who have pioneered, excelled and contributed to the world of aviation. We encourage members to bring friends, guests, and introduce young people to the noteworthy exploits and achievements of our distinguished members and <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">speakers</span>. In the past we have hosted prominent <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">speakers</span> who presented both contemporary and historical topics relating to aviation, space, and a variety of military accomplishments. For up to date information </i><i>visit our web blog <a href="http://www.silverwingsoverwashington.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.<u></u><u></u>silverwingsoverwashin<wbr></wbr>gton.<u></u><u></u>blogspot.com</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Site: <strong><a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Army Navy Country Club</a></strong><strong>, <a href="tel:703.521.6800" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+17035216800">703.521.6800</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">We need a firm count by<b> Monday Noon,<u> </u><u><span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">March</span> 24</u>, </b>for the<b> ANCC</b>. The ANCC charges for each walk-in an additional $4 per person, so save the ANCC fee and RSVP as soon as possible.<u> </u>Your membership dues ($25) may be remitted at the <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">SWOWF</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">Speakers</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">Luncheon</span><u>,</u> <wbr></wbr>or by snail mail to our Treasurer: Joan Stalk, 6103 Dominican Drive, Springfield, VA 22152. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">RSVP with: Ron David, <a href="tel:202.333.8707" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12023338707">202.333.8707</a>, or e-mail: <a href="mailto:rondavid@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">rondavid@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"> Ray Kester, Secretary, <a href="http://703.451.2520/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">703.451.2520</a>, or e-mail: <a href="mailto:raykstr@verizon.net" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">raykstr@verizon.net</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"> Joan Stalk, Treasurer, <a href="tel:703.451.4181" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+17034514181">703.451.4181</a>, or e-mail: <a href="mailto:joans.hangar@verizon.net" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">joans.hangar1@verizon.<wbr></wbr>net</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;">Please post on your calendar the following <i><u>2014 <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">Speakers</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">Lunche<wbr></wbr>on</span> Serie</u></i> events at the <a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ANCC</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><b>January 23rd; </b><b><span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">March</span> <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">26th</span>; </b><b>May 22nd; </b><b>July 24th; </b><b>September 25th; and </b><b>November 20th, 2014</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ron David, President; RADM. Whitey Feightner, USN (Ret.), Vice President; Joan Stalk, Treasurer; Ray Kester, CW04 USN (Ret.), Secretary<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Board: MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.); Col. Randy Brandt, USAF (Ret.); Col. E.P. Deatrick USAF (Ret.); Steve Craven; Debbie Gallaway; Pete King; Capt. Bud Orr, USN (Ret.); Capt. Zip Rausa, USN (Ret.); Col. Charles Stallworth USAF (Ret.)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Our mission is to provide an educational foundation that inspires, advocates, and fosters a venue for learning through aviation for the younger generation; a forum for networking among members and colleagues with outstanding <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">speakers</span> and camaraderie across the board. "What's Past is Prologue"</i><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at the stately </span><a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Army Navy Country Club</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In twenty-six years of naval service, Dr. Wells served in a variety of surface ships, including command of a destroyer squadron and guided missile destroyer. In addition, he acquired a wide range of experience in operations analysis; Pacific, Indian Ocean and Middle East affairs; and C3I. Recently he has been focusing on</span><a href="http://www.commondefensequarterly.com/archives/CDQ9/TIDES.html" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">STAR-TIDES</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, a research project emphasizing affordable, sustainable support to populations under stress, on technological innovation and on </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=608043022863164767" name="1438d25794f73708_1438d1dcdacc137f_1438d13d088bbccb_1438ce38b3b65a2c_1438cabb6d3c40e6_1438ca58ab806a41__GoBack" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">public-private cooperation. In 2013 he completed 50 consecutive years of service with the Department of Defense.</span></div>
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Dr. Wells was born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luanda" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Luanda, Angola</a>, in 1946. He was graduated from the <a href="http://www.usna.edu/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">United States Naval Academy</a> in 1967 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and oceanography. He attended graduate school at <a href="http://www.jhu.edu/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Johns Hopkins University</a>, receiving a Master of Science in Engineering degree in mathematical sciences and a PhD in international relations. He is also a 1983 graduate of the<a href="http://www.nids.go.jp/english/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies</a> in Tokyo, the first U.S. naval officer to attend there.</div>
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Dr. Wells has written widely on security studies in English and Japanese journals. He co-authored <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Cruisers-Pacific-Eric-LaCroix/dp/0870213113" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War</a>, which was published in 1997 and Strategic Shift, published in 2013 and co-edited a series of books on international transformation and leader development. His hobbies include history, the relationship between policy and technology, and scuba diving. He received the <a href="http://alumni.jhu.edu/woodrowwilson">Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service from the Johns Hopkins University </a>and has thrice been awarded the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Medal_for_Distinguished_Public_Service" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to know more about <a href="http://ctnsp.dodlive.mil/">CTNSP</a>? <span style="color: #333333; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">At CTNSP, we take on topics that bridge the gap between technical and policy-making communities, supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Services, and Congress. I welcome and invite you to explore our publications, news, and upcoming events.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Silver Wings Fraternity is comprised of a wonderful group of remarkable individuals who have pioneered, excelled and contributed to the world of aviation. We encourage members to bring friends, guests, and introduce young people to the noteworthy exploits and achievements of our distinguished members and <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">speakers</span>. In the past we have hosted prominent <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">speakers</span> who presented both contemporary and historical topics relating to aviation, space, and a variety of military accomplishments. For up to date information </i><i>visit our web blog <a href="http://www.silverwingsoverwashington.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.<u></u><u></u>silverwingsoverwashin<wbr></wbr>gton.<u></u><u></u>blogspot.com</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">Ron<span class="HOEnZb"><span style="color: #888888;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;">Ron David<br />President, Silver Wings<br /><a href="mailto:rondavid@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">rondavid@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.rondavid.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.rondavid.com</a><br />skype: metopower<br />DC: <a href="tel:202.333.8707" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12023338707">202.333.8707</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Board: Col. Randy Brandt, USAF (Ret.); Col. E.P. Deatrick USAF (Ret.); Steve Craven; Debbie Gallaway; Pete King; Capt. Bud Orr, USN (Ret.); Capt. Zip Rausa, USN (Ret.); Col. Charles Stallworth USAF (Ret.)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rear Admiral Edward Lewis "Whitey" Feightner, USN (Ret.)</b><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>"</b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Rear admiral (United States)"><span style="color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">Rear Admiral</span></a> <b>Edward Lewis "Whitey" Feightner</b> is a retired <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="United States Navy"><span style="color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">United States Navy</span></a> officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="World War II"><span style="color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">World War II</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Theater_of_Operations" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Pacific Theater of Operations"><span style="color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">Pacific Theater of Operations</span></a>. During two combat tours, he shot down nine enemy aircraft to become a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ace">flying ace</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a great privilege for Ron to be chosen as one of the 10 leading air show narrators in America to participate at the largest </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpo_'72" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">US international Transportation Exposition</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ever sponsored by the US government, TRANSPO '72.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ron's passion as an aviator, wing-walking pilot and story teller combined with his knowledge of aviation history, lead to be invited as the only "Yankee" announcer at the annual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biggin_Hill_International_Air_Fair">Biggin Hill International Air Fair</a>, at the former <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/places/raf_biggin_hill">WW II RAF Fighter Station</a>, also known as <i>Biggin on the Bump</i>. He participated along with his British colleague as the "Air Display Commentator" at Biggin Hill for 10 wonderful years. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">As an historical writer, Ron contributed to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, by writing many descriptions and articles for the Hall of Flight Technology. He produced special documentaries for NASM including writing and researching projects about aviation. He narrated scores of special projects for the Naval SurfaceWeapon Center (Dahlgren, VA). For the past 7 years he is enjoying narrating and announcing at the </span><a href="http://airandspace.si.edu/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Smithsonian's NASM</a><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><a href="http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Udvar-Hazy</a><span style="color: #222222;"> annual "</span><a href="http://becomeapilot.si.edu/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Become a Pilot Day"</a><span style="color: #222222;"> event outside the Boeing Aviation Hangar. </span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;">The son of an Army Intelligence officer, who was an expert on the Middle East, Ron accumulated a multitude of American, European, and Middle Eastern academic experiences during his formative years. </span><span style="color: #040000; text-align: center;">As part of an international peace-keeping force, Ron served as a Field Service Officer with the <a href="http://untso.unmissions.org/">United Nations Truce Supervision Organization </a>(UNTSO) in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen%E2%80%8E">Yemen</a> during the 1960s. He was </span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;">assigned to the </span><a href="http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/unyom.htm" style="text-align: center;">U.N. Observation Mission</a><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"> along the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea%E2%80%8E" style="text-align: center;">Red Sea</a><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"> during the Egyptian attempt to overthrow the Kingdom of Yemen.</span><span style="color: #040000; text-align: center;"> He served as a F.S.O. at The Government House (UN HQ) in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>. </span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;">As a journalist and broadcaster, Ron covered the White House from President Lyndon B. Johnson to President George W. Bush. His favorite was </span><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan" style="text-align: center;">President Ronald Reagan</a><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"> who was a remarkable communicator and also a member of AFTRA-SAG. Ron was presented the highest honor, the coveted Charles Jehlinger Award by Dame Helen Hayes upon his graduation from the </span><a href="http://www.aada.org/home/home.html" style="text-align: center;">American Academy of Dramatic Arts</a><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;">, NYU. He pursued research work in English Literature, including the history of american and european aviation. Ron, an award-winning narrator, is currently working on diverse audiobook projects; his most recent recorded audiobook is </span><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/dawnoverkittyhawk/WalterBoyne" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">"Dawn Over Kitty Hawk</a>"</span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"> the novel of the Wright Brothers, written by acclaimed author and historian </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_J._Boyne" style="color: #1155cc; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Walter Boyne</a>.<br />
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<b>Charles M.Chuck Clopton, Executive Director, <a href="http://operationvetshaven.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Operation Vets Haven</a>. "</b>Mr. Clopton is a graduate of the University of Southern California and of the Southwestern University School of Law. He is also an Associate Member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, an honor awarded in recognition of his recruiting activities for the Naval Academy. Mr. Clopton served in the Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps from 1978 to 1997 in a variety of billets, both at sea and ashore. He was Command Judge Advocate in USS AMERICA (CV 66) from 1980 to 1982, during which time the carrier made its historic transit of the Suez Canal as part of an Indian Ocean deployment. After a tour as Deputy to the Force Judge Advocate, Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet, he was the first Judge Advocate assigned as Legal Advisor to the Admiral commanding a Carrier Battle Group, making two extended Indian Ocean deployments in that capacity. Other assignments included service as the Operational Law Advisor to Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) from 1993-1995, providing counsel on the ramifications of highly sensitive world-wide operations. His final Navy assignment was as the senior uniformed legal advisor at Naval Air Systems Command, the Navy’s aviation acquisition command. After having served in that capacity for approximately six months, he was asked by the Commander, Naval Air Systems Command to assume additional duties as the Command Inspector General. In that capacity he investigated matters of procurement, efficiency, safety, ethics, personnel and management practices, allegations of sexual abuse, racial and gender prejudice and whistleblower retaliation. After retiring from the Navy in the rank of Commander, he spent nearly nine years as General Counsel to Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.’s largest independent government relations firm, where he was responsible for ethics, advice on conflicts of interest, travel, gifts and post-employment issues, and contracting. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the State of Florida, and is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia."<br />
About Operation Vets Haven: <i>OVH was born from the awareness that Post Traumatic Stress, (PTSD), and Traumatic Brain Injury, (TBI), come in all shapes and forms. Someone with a broken arm is treated and healed much like any other person with the same injury. On the other hand, those affected by PTSD or TBI require individual attention and advocacy to get the help they need and deserve. OVH is not a replacement for services being offered to veterans through various government or military providers, but rather a complement to these services, focusing on getting help to veterans more quickly in a more personalized way. </i>As the Executive Director of <a href="http://operationvetshaven.org/Home_Page.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Operation Vets Haven</a>, Clopton and his <a href="http://operationvetshaven.org/OVH_Leadership.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">leadership team</a> have achieved great strides to advocate "<i>A better future for those who have served</i>".<br />
<b>Richard C. Kirkland</b> <span style="color: black; line-height: 1.3em;">Born in 1923, Richard was raised in a rural community in California’s Tehachapi Mountains during the Great Depression. At the outbreak of WWII he joined the Army Air Corps and served in the famous <a href="http://www.flyingknights.net/">“Flying Knights” Fighter Squadron </a>with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong">Major Dick Bong</a>, America’s all time ace of aces. Lieutenant Kirkland flew 103 combat missions in P-38 and P-47 fighters dogfighting<a href="http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=471"> Japanese Zeros</a>, attacking enemy installations, ships, and flying escort for bombers. </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 1.3em;">After WWII, Lt. Kirkland was assigned to a top secret project of testing atomic bombs in the Marshall Islands. When the project was declassified, he wrote “The Ultimate Game,” the story of his fascinating experiences with atomic bombs.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">May 16, 2013 - EAA welcomes back the world's only privately owned flying BAE Sea Harrier F/A2 to AirVenture Oshkosh 2013, as Art Nalls will bring his showstopping VTOL jump jet to Wittman Regional Airport.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Nalls, EAA 689513/Warbirds 549224, wowed the crowd when he brought the aircraft to Oshkosh in 2010 and 2011. This year he plans to arrive Saturday or Sunday prior to opening day, then make several flying demonstrations throughout the week before departing Thursday, August 1.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Nalls, who flew Harriers while serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Marines, purchased the completely demilitarized aircraft in 2006 from a broker who had obtained it from Britain's Royal Navy surplus. It's the second Sea Harrier ever manufactured, Nalls said, and at 34 years old, the oldest one surviving.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Over the years AirVenture attendees have seen their share of American AV-8A and AV-8B Harriers demonstrate the type's unique vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) abilities. But Nalls' was the first British Sea Harrier to appear in Oshkosh, and the differences in the aircraft variants are significant.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">"The Sea Harrier is a fighter aircraft designed to shoot down enemy aircraft," Nalls said, while the AV-8s were designed for air-to-ground and close air support. "The Sea Harrier has a bigger nose, a raised canopy for better visibility, and shorter wings." It also has a 50,000 foot-per-minute climb rate, much faster that of the AV-8, which Nalls spent most of his military career flying.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">It's also a very thirsty bird, guzzling a gallon of fuel every six seconds. It uses 50 gallons just moving from its hangar to the runway at St. Mary's County Airport, Maryland, Nalls said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Nalls is the first pilot to be civilian and aerobatic rated in Harriers. His flying partner and fellow test pilot, retired USMC Maj. Gen. Joe Anderson, is the second. Anderson and Nalls flew AV-8A Harriers in the famous Ace of Spades Squadron, VMA-231.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Flying demonstration times at Oshkosh have yet to be finalized, so stay tuned. However, it'll be obvious when the Harrier is flying. When Nalls fires up the thunderous Rolls-Royce Pegasus Mk.106 vectored thrust turbofans, it's almost as if time stands still; everyone's head turns toward the flightline.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">"It's the most amazing thing," Nalls said. "Merely starting the engine causes people to stop what they're doing."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Nalls said this year his airplane has seen a large spike in demand due to the widespread cancellation of U.S. military aircraft at air shows brought about by the federal budget cutbacks. "Our schedule is full with nine scheduled appearances this year," he said. "Many air shows rely on military airplanes, so we do what we can."</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608043022863164767.post-58241184319190741262013-09-08T19:33:00.001-05:002013-09-08T19:33:12.889-05:00The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer<div class="aboveUnitContent" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px;">
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In an attempt to answer prevailing questions about our moon, NASA launched a probe at 11:27 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va. The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is a robotic mission, managed by NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., that will orbit the moon to gather detailed information about the structure and composition of the thin lunar atmosphere and determine whether dust is being lofted into the lunar sky. A thorough understanding of these characteristics of our nearest celestial neighbor will help researchers understand other bodies in the solar system, such as large asteroids, Mercury, and the moons of outer planets.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Lt. Gen. Spence M. "Sam" Armstrong, USAF (Ret.) headed NASA's Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Enterprise at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, from May 11, 1998 to December 31, 2002. E</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nding a career of public service that spans nearly half a century.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Armstrong's extensive career includes experience in flight testing and astronautical engineering as well as command at five different levels within the U.S. Air Force. He has served as NASA's Associate Administrator for Human Resources and Education since September 1991. Prior to that assignment, Armstrong served as director of program architecture for the Synthesis Group, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">White House-chartered, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">from 1990-1991 to develop long-range program architectures for the U.S. human space flight program.<br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />As Associate Administrator, Armstrong was responsible for strategic planning, requirements definition and budgetary formulation of NASA's aeronautics research and space transportation technology activities. Armstrong's duties included overall responsibility for each of NASA's four aeronautical research centers -- Ames, Moffett Field, CA; Dryden, Edwards Air Force Base, CA; Langley, Hampton, VA; and Lewis, Cleveland, OHIO.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <u>East Gate:</u> 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202<br /> <u>West Gate:</u> 2400 South 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22204<br /> Parking:<b> </b></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>Complimentary Parking<br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Area: Arlington Fort Richardson Room</span> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Cost: $33.00, paid at the entrance</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Date: </span><b><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">THURSDAY</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">, JULY 25th, 2013</span></b><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><b>1100</b>: Doors Open, Networking Time</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>1150</b>: Pledge of Allegiance</span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>1155</b>: Blessings<br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><b>1200</b>: Dining served: gourmet entree, complemented by a delicious dessert</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><b>1250</b>: Introduction of our Speaker</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><b>1300</b>: Speaker:</span><b>Lt. Gen. Spence M. "Sam" Armstrong, USAF (Ret.)</b></span><br />
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<strong>Solar Impulse Expected at National Air and Space Museum 2013 "Become A Pilot Day"</strong></div>
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<strong>Prototype Aircraft Flies Day and Night Powered by Solar Power</strong><br />
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The "Become a Pilot" family day and aviation display, held annually at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., is expected to feature a star attraction this year: Solar Impulse. The innovative aircraft, now on a pioneering tour -- "Solar Impulse Across America" -- is anticipated to land at nearby Washington Dulles International Airport in time to be on public display <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_742645752" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, June 15</span></span>, the day of the event, and the following day,<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_742645753" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday, June 16</span></span>. Public viewing will be from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_742645754" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.</span></span> both days. Due to weather conditions, the aircraft's arrival may be delayed, but updates will be posted on <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001D3vyJobaiByTV5E_O73FswF81CabV5zXFYrMxjeOEM_eSOkk3JFsq-wGrUx9NKkT--E2S86C9YzcQ9SZuyxxueJgik6feNH1VRRG5k-peh9SxVOkqieF2GUcTrPIYJtW" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Solar Impulse</a> and the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001D3vyJobaiBx9fX2FwmkIDUSbRGU1Rhr_NDYN38xUUSBfo01EHFIrsSVFfp95-c8-0eKDB5gwanqJ31kQAesdWQjEbNTgsq0nVid5J4qtpT_ZKbbMh4WT3LHPdjc6a0Z2" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">museum's website </a>and through social media.<strong>A media advisory will be sent when the plane's arrival is confirmed.</strong><br />
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Founded in Switzerland by Bertrand Piccard, a psychiatrist, explorer, and aeronaut who made the first non-stop around-the-world balloon flight, and André Borschberg, an engineer by education, entrepreneur, and pilot, the Solar Impulse project focuses on flying without fuel by using renewable solar power to demonstrate the huge potential of clean technologies. The HB-SIA prototype airplane, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but is as light as a small car, is the first aircraft to fly day and night powered solely by the sun. It has set five world records, including a historical 26-hour non-stop flight. While it is on public display on the grounds of the Udvar-Hazy Center, members of the Solar Impulse team will be on hand to explain the aircraft and its technology. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001D3vyJobaiByQOXY3vfnsj3foCdtcG813URQuTd8pFbAQThYBlCHOgmTN41WEuNBfWXicXyvNehYsZZSy25G2P2F9qJmA4BVuG7Dd-iM6PVb3Epi-1tf_DVcGrLL7tG5KP6XPi_IbZ0jB0VIhD-mRp1PfyPRMAHGYNmjkWIcWjxoMYLxB8lzums-IBF4xi4jXQkWFRJWz5Wg=" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Full press release</a></td></tr>
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Both locations are open every day from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_742645775" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. except December 25</span></span>. <strong>See the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001D3vyJobaiBwL8r27DUozO1wwvF4ZRnOigcZJaUxaENZfBfjBIvq3IjAfqbrDmjjeZ4F7TNBvk4nfsQca-dCYrTcFjjNxcRLsGo6iEqP2rtW6GUWCEWp0oDSCbIkFyn95AplohFOgxwilmQiEtXPhgw==" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">schedule</a> for extended summer hours through <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_742645776" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">September 2</span></span>.</strong> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bud Orr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon in 1943. He attended the University of Oregon where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the School of Journalism in Public Relations and Advertising graduating in 1965. He was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy in August 1965 and began US Navy Flight training in Pensacola Florida. After receiving his wings in February 1967 he flew <b>A-4 Skyhawks</b> in Viet Nam and later transitioned to the<b> A-7E</b>. He had several tours in the A-7E after which he was selected to be the first US Navy pilot to fly the <b>AV-8 Harrier</b> on exchange duty with the USMC. From there he attended the USAF Command and Staff College in Montgomery AL during which time he concurrently earned a Masters Degree in Counseling and Guidance from Troy State University.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Returning to fly the <b>Corsair II,</b> he completed several squadron tours including Squadron Command. He also Commanded the A-7E training squadron where he was selected for Captain and detailed to attend the prestigious <a href="http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/" style="color: #222222;" target="_blank">National War College in Washington DC</a>. During that tour he was selected to be a Carrier Air Wing Commander in the new “Super CAG” program. During that tour he flew five types of jet aircraft including the<b> F-14</b> and <b>FA-18 </b>day and night from the carrier as well as three types of helicopters. His last tour in the Navy was in the US Senate as Principal Deputy for Senate Liaison reporting to the Secretary of the Navy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">After completing the Commission Report to the President, he joined the Honorable H. Lawrence Garrett, former Secretary of the Navy, as Vice President in the Rolls-Royce Military Engines government affairs office. During the next 14 years he managed three separate English Aerospace and Defense Washington Government Affairs offices, Lucas Aerospace, Smiths Aerospace and Cobham Aerospace, two of which he started from scratch. Mr. Orr’s last position was President of Omega- Air-Refueling Inc. Omega flies civilian aircraft configured as tankers and provides in-flight-refueling to US Navy/Marine fighters and other allies on Navy contract. He retired from Omega in 2012 and presently he is the President of WSO consultants in Washington DC.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bud Orr spent twenty-seven years in the U.S. Navy, flew combat in Vietnam, amassed more than 1,000 carrier landings, and flew numerous aircraft including the AV-8A Harrier, F-14, FA-18, and B-1 Bomber. After retirement he spent more than twenty years managing several Aerospace and Defense Washington Government Affairs offices. His co-author and wife of 37 years, Fran was described by Senator John Warner as the "good Navy wife." Fran was a partner in an exclusive boutique in Virginia Beach and has a successful real estate career. She also is a published author of children's books. <i>Love at First Flight</i> - Adventures, Exploits, Sacrifices, Risks & Rewards is their first book together. Bud and Fran are completing Fran's memoir titled "Dusty Memories," the story of Fran's pilgrimage as a child of the "dust bowl" born into poverty and deprivation." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Here is a review on <a href="http://amazon.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">amazon.com</a>: <i>"This book is the memoir by two outstanding Americans: a courageous naval pilot, Bud Orr, whose career spanned twenty-seven years, and his loving wife, Fran. This volume is an honest, beautifully crafted story of Bud and Fran's inspiring relationship, a testament to their deep love and service to their country. It is a page-turning account of a sterling military career, complete with adrenaline-filled descriptions of a daring pilot flying many dangerous missions in advanced warplanes. Love at First Flight is a powerful reminder about the real sacrifices that men and women in the Armed Services must make to preserve a relationship, and the incredible rewards that come with that sacrifice. Like a catapult launch off an aircraft carrier, Bud and Fran's story will propel readers through recent history—from the Vietnam War to current day America." </i>A tender, moving, and inspiring volume, <i>Love at First Flight</i> will be available for purchase at our luncheon.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Capt. Eugene B. "Red" McDaniel, USN (Ret.)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On May 19, 1967, while on his 81st combat mission over North Vietnam, Eugene B. “Red” McDaniel was shot down while flying his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_A-6_Intruder" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">A-6 Intruder aircraft</a>. He was listed as </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“missing in action” until 1970, when the Hanoi government acknowledged that he was being held prisoner. A POW for six years, McDaniel was released 4 March 1973, after the Vietnam cease-fire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Red McDaniel was one of the most brutally tortured prisoners of the Vietnam War. This torture resulted from his active role in camp communications during an organized escape attempt by his fellow prisoners. He is the author of Scars and Stripes, a book telling about his six years in a communist prison.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Red McDaniel returned home from Vietnam, he was awarded the Navy’s highest award for bravery, the <a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/navcross.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Navy Cross</a>. Among his other military decorations are two </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Star" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Silver Stars</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Legion of Merit</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22V%22_Device" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Combat “V”</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_%28United_States%29" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Distinguished Flying Cross</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, three </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Bronze Star</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">s with Combat “V”, and two </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Purple Heart</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">s for wounds received at the hands of the North Vietnamese torturers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Captain McDaniel resumed active duty and served as Commanding Officer of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Niagara_Falls_%28AFS-3%29" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">USS NIAGARA FALLS</a> and as Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lexington_%28CV-2%29" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">USS LEXINGTON</a>. He also served as Director of Navy/Marine Corps Liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives before retiring from the Navy in 1982.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Following retirement, Captain McDaniel founded the <a href="http://www.ojc.org/adi/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">American Defense Institute</a>, a non-profit organization to increase public awareness of the need for a strong national </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">defense national defense. Captain McDaniel and his wife Dorothy reside in Alexandria, Virginia. They have three grown children, nine grandchildren, and one great grandson.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The Silver Wings Fraternity is comprised of a wonderful group of remarkable individuals who have pioneered, excelled and contributed to the world of aviation. We encourage members to bring friends, guests, and introduce young people to the noteworthy exploits and achievements of our distinguished members and speakers. </span>In the past, we have hosted prominent speakers who presented both contemporary and historical topics relating to aviation, space, and a variety of military accomplishments. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Site: <a href="http://www.ancc.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Army Navy Country Club</a>, 703.521.6800</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <u>East Gate:</u> 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202<br /> <u>West Gate:</u> 2400 South 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22204<br />Parking:<b> </b></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>Complimentary Parking<br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Area: Arlington Fort Richardson Room</span> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Cost: $33.00, paid at the entrance</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Date: <b>FRIDAY</b>,<b> MARCH</b> <b>22, 2013</b></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">1100: Doors Open, Networking Time</span></span></div>
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<b>MG Joe Anderson, USMC (Ret.)</b><br />
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<u style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Joseph T. Anderson</u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> is the former Deputy Director of the </span><a href="http://www.airandspace.si.edu/" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">. He served 33 years in the United States Marine Corps, flew 219 combat missions, and commanded at every echelon of Marine Aviation.</span></div>
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He served as Director of Operations, Director of Command, Control, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) and was also Vice Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command. He completed his career as a Major General in command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Japan.</div>
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After his service, Anderson was Vice President for Business Development at Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corporation in Hood River, Oregon and then Corporate Vice President of the Dalcorp Advisory Group in Ashburn, Virginia. Joe has served on the Boards of the Navy Federal Credit Union, Peduzzi Associates Ltd, the Congeree Group, OperationVetsHaven, Digital Reasoning Systems Inc and Draken International. He has served three terms as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington Virginia. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Navy League and founded NASM on the Road, an outreach utilizing the artifacts of the National Air and Space Museum to generate quality opportunities for recuperating service personnel and Veterans. He was a member of the Board of Advisors for the National Museum of the United States Air Force and is a member of the Marine Corps Aviation Association and the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviation Association (Golden Eagles). He is also a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and has served as a consultant to the Secretary of the Air Force Science Advisory Board. He remains a current airshow pilot with an Acrobatic Competency rating and is current in the L-39 and is one of two pilots worldwide current in the world's only civilian
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Joe earned a BS in Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California. His military education included U.S. Air Force Flight School, U. S. Naval Test Pilot School and the National War College.</div>
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Don't miss this opportunity to hear General Anderson's exploits and adventures during his remarkable career in aviation.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608043022863164767.post-64506594609602097942012-12-02T12:49:00.000-05:002012-12-03T14:35:43.175-05:00USS Enterprise (CVN 65)<span class="J-J5-Ji" style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">A Navy officer salutes during the inactivation ceremony for the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, at <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/naval-station-norfolk/" style="color: #164a6e; padding: 2px 2px 2px 0px; text-decoration: initial;">Naval Station Norfolk</a> on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Norfolk, Va. The ship served in the fleet for 51 years.</span></div>
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NORFOLK, Va. — The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015.</div>
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The USS Enterprise ended its notable 51-year career during a ceremony at its home port at Naval Station Norfolk, where thousands of former crew members, ship builders and their families lined a pier to bid farewell to one of the most decorated ships in the Navy.</div>
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"It'll be a special memory. The tour yesterday was a highlight of the last 20 years of my life. I've missed the Enterprise since every day I walked off of it," said Kirk McDonnell, a former interior communications electrician aboard the ship from 1983 to 1987 who now lives in Highmore, S.D.</div>
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The Enterprise was the largest ship in the world at the time it was built, inheriting the nickname "Big E" from a famed World War II aircraft carrier. It didn't have to carry conventional fuel tanks for propulsion, allowing it to carry twice as much aircraft fuel and ordnance than conventional carriers at the time. Using nuclear reactors also allowed the ship to set speed records and stay out to sea during a deployment without ever having to refuel, one of the times ships are most vulnerable to attack.</div>
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"Nuclear propulsion changed everything," said Adm. John Richardson, director of Naval Reactors.</div>
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Every other aircraft carrier in the U.S. fleet is now nuclear-powered, although they only have two nuclear reactors each compared to the Enterprise's eight. The Enterprise was the only carrier of its class ever built.</div>
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It was only designed to last 25 years, but underwent a series of upgrades to extend its life, making it the oldest active combat vessel in the fleet</div>
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The ship served in every major conflict since participating in a blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis, helping earn its motto of "We are Legend."</div>
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Enterprise was headed back to Virginia following a regularly scheduled deployment when the Sept. 11 attacks happened. As soon as the ship's captain saw the attacks he turned around without orders to steam toward southwest Asia, where it later launched some of the first attacks against Afghanistan. The ship's captain was Adm. James A. Winnefeld, who now serves as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.</div>
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It has been returning to that region of the world ever since then, including during its 25th and final deployment that ended last month.</div>
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"She just served on the cutting edge at the tip of the spear when she returned here in November," Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert said. "It's shown that the aircraft carrier can evolve as a platform with many payloads relevant for five decades and will be part of our national security for the foreseeable future as we bring on the Gerald Ford to replace the Enterprise."</div>
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The Gerald R. Ford will be the first of a new class of aircraft carriers, but it will be several more years before it joins the fleet. Temporarily reducing the number of aircraft carriers to 10 required special congressional approval. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said the Navy would closely watch how the increased operational tempo will affect sailors. In February, the USS Abraham Lincoln will begin a four-year refueling complex overhaul in Newport News, Va., which will also take it out of rotation.</div>
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Greenert said the Navy wants to continue having two aircraft carriers operating simultaneously in the Middle East through March, but he said he wasn't sure if that would continue past then.</div>
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While the Enterprise was inactivated Saturday, it will be several more years before it is fully decommissioned. Its nuclear fuel must first be removed by punching gigantic holes in the ship, rendering it unfit for service or turning it into a museum. It will eventually be towed to Washington state for scrapping.</div>
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The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was the eighth U.S. ship to bear the name Enterprise, but it won't be the last. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said in a video message that a future aircraft carrier would be named USS Enterprise, after the delivery of the USS Gerald R. Ford and the USS John F. Kennedy.</div>
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Mabus' announcement drew a standing ovation from those on hand at Saturday's ceremony. Current and former crew members have lobbied heavily to preserve Enterprise's name so its legacy will live on.</div>
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"It just seems to be a neat name for a ship. It's better than being named for a politician," said Larry Kosnopfal, one of the ship's original crew members, who now lives in Chadfield, Minn.</div>
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When the future USS Enterprise joins the fleet, its commanding officer will be handed a 200-pound time capsule filled with Enterprise memorabilia that includes notes from sailors, insignia and small pieces of the ship. The time capsule was delivered to Greenert for safekeeping until that future commanding officer is chosen.</div>
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A recent weapons flight test in the Utah desert may change future warfare after the missile successfully defeated electronic targets with little to no collateral damage.
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Boeing and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., successfully tested the Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) during a flight over the Utah Test and Training Range.
CHAMP, which renders electronic targets useless, is a non-kinetic alternative to traditional explosive weapons that use the energy of motion to defeat a target.
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During the test, the <a href="http://www.boeing.com/Features/2012/10/bds_champ_10_22_12.html">CHAMP</a> missile navigated a pre-programmed flight plan and emitted bursts of high-powered energy, effectively knocking out the target's data and electronic subsystems. CHAMP allows for selective high-frequency radio wave strikes against numerous targets during a single mission.
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"This technology marks a new era in modern-day warfare," said Keith Coleman, CHAMP program manager for Boeing Phantom Works. "In the near future, this technology may be used to render an enemy’s electronic and data systems useless even before the first troops or aircraft arrive."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0