The Air Force Academy Society of Washington, DC is pleased to invite you to our February program featuring the Honorable Frederick Gregory, (USAFA '64), NASA deputy administrator. The reception and talk by Mr. Gregory will take place on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E Street SW in Washington, DC from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Street parking is scarce so consider taking Metro to the Federal Center SW (Blue and Orange lines) stop and walking three blocks south to HQ NASA. The cost of the event is $30 including hors d' oeuvres and refreshments. If you RSVP online, your cost is $25.

Mr. Gregory will address us with his challenges and results in transforming the NASA's workforce and culture to achieve the 21st century priorities outlined by the Bush Administration.
As deputy administrator, Mr. Gregory serves as the chief operating officer for NASA and reports directly to the administrator. He is responsible for directing and managing many of the agency's programs as well as day-to-day operations and activities.

Prior to becoming the deputy administrator, Mr. Gregory served as the associate administrator for Space Flight. He was responsible for overseeing the management of the International Space Station; Space Shuttle operations; Space Access using Expendable Launch Vehicles for commercial launch services; Space Communications; and Advanced Programs. He held that position from December 2001 to August 2002.
From June 1992 to December 2001, he held the position of associate administrator, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, at NASA headquarters. As associate administrator, he was responsible for assuring the safety, reliability, quality, and mission assurance of all NASA programs.

Mr. Gregory has extensive experience as an astronaut, space shuttle commander, test pilot, manager of flight safety programs and launch support operations.

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Happy New Year Grads. The Society is continuing the year with additional great events.

Meeting is at the Law Offices of O'Melveny & Myers, 1650 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1150, McLean VA.

Our Host Is Al Wurglitz,'70, our speaker is Greg Woodhead,'70 and all comers! The topic is Globalization: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. The "Washington Consensus" firmly believes that globalization - the increased flow of goods and services, money, foreign investment, and people across national borders - promotes economic development and prosperity for all. Dr. Greg Woodhead, Senior Economist, AFL-CIO, will present a more nuanced view of globalization and explain what the debate is all about. We expect a lively discussion to follow, so please come ready to participate in this debate on globalization.

 AFASW Meeting, Tuesday, 19 Nov, 2002

The Society is continuing this season with another great events.

In November, mark your calendars for Tuesday 19 November for a business meeting at the Army Navy Country Club starting at 1830. Jay Snyder will be discussing his business model for developing and marketing a composite material helicopter UAV that can be sold to commercial as well as military markets. In addition to innovative solutions to financing and oversight of the system development and production, he is dealing with a host of issues like supplier reliability, FAA certification, protecting proprietary software/hardware, spin-off products and the export control act. Come prepared to think out of the box as well as enjoy an evening with each other. RSVP to me at gkage@starpower.net
Reminder from the AOG: the Capital Chapter will be hosting a luncheon at the Pentagon on 7 Nov, 1130 in the Executive Dining Room Please RSVP ASAP if you're interested. Maj Gen (S) Mike Gould, the Capital Chapter AOG President, will MC the event. Guest speakers include Lt Gen Dallager, our USAFA Superintendent, and Col Randy Spetman, our USAFA Athletic Director. Contact Capt Shay Warakomski, HQ USAF/XOXW (703) 614-9739 to sign up. You need not be a chapter member to attend, Capt Warakomski will arrange to get you escorted in if you don't have a Pentagon Pass. Meet at the Metro entrance which is now re-opened after a year.

  Sept 2002 AFASW Events

The Society finished up a great season in May and we are starting off this season with two great events.

On Wednesday, September 25, 6:30pm, Ted Legasey, ’67, will host us at the SRA International Corporate Headquarters on 4300 Fair Lakes Court, in Fairfax VA. Ted is the Chief Operating Officer for this world class technology services and solutions company. In a year when tech companies are scrambling, SRA International has revenues of $361 million with a net income of $11 million. The company went public on the NYSE (symbol SRX) in May of this year; if you’d bought stock then it would be worth over 20% more right now! For the past three years Fortune Magazine has ranked SRA International as one of the100 best companies to work for in America. Ted has been in the thick of it for the entire ride. The range of topics can run from building a top corporate culture to going public and ethics on the bottom line; its your nickel. We will meet in the main building in the presentation room. The evening promises to be full of useful information and camaraderie. 

Directions from the Capital Beltway (I-495):  Take Exit #9, Route I-66 West, to Exit #55B, Fairfax County Parkway. At the first traffic light on Fairfax County Parkway, turn right on to Fair Lakes Parkway. At the next light, turn left on to Fair Lakes Court. Follow Fair Lakes Court to the end. The SRA South building will be on your left; the SRA North building will be on your right. The AFASW meeting will take place in 4350 Fair Lakes Court, which is the North Bldg. People should park in the lot directly in front of the bldg. anywhere they can find space. Upon entering the bldg., take the elevator to the 2nd Floor. (Click here to view map)

So that we may provide adequate refreshments, please RSVP for this meeting by clicking here or email me at gkage@starpower.net.

On Saturday, 5 October, we are supporting Habitat for Humanity of NVA. This charitable activity is part of our Society’s charter for community support. We had to compete for this prime time of year and location and need 15 volunteers to be allowed to compete in the future. This is a great opportunity for a Class outing! We can expect a second Habitat opportunity if we are successful on the first. It is a great day out from the work and the classmates to the goal and the smiles of a family.

Volunteers are asked to arrive at 4161 Stevenson Street in Fairfax at 8:30 a.m. for sign-in and other administrative details. Please be on time, the work-site will close at 9:30 am A few admin notes: Children under 16 are not allowed to work on our construction sites. If the weather looks questionable please call the HFH_NVA hot line, 703-521-9890 line 1, after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and after 6:00 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays for working conditions. 

Please RSVP for this event by clicking here.  The lead for this effort is Greg Woodhead, ’70.  For information, you may contact him at (202) 637-5181 or email him at Gwoodhea@aflcio.org.

Check out the local Capitol Chapter AOG chapter for Army Game travel and tickets if you aren’t already connected! http://www.ccaog.org

See you soon

Gordy ‘71

Fellow Grads,

Those of you that made the February meeting know that Inflow will succeed as a corporation based solely on CEO Art Zeile’s, dynamic personality and gift for communication. It was a great evening of information, entertainment and camaraderie. Thanks Art, and Mark, and thanks Paul Freud for arranging the meeting! In deference to March Madness and early April taxes, we have scheduled our next event at the end of April. The Board of Directors met with Gary Howe of the Association of Graduates in March to discuss ways of collaborating, financials and future meetings. This letter covers the results of those discussions, but first, you will be happy to know that we have lowered the price of a meeting to $25 for the rest of the year. Just know that we are always looking for ways to improve your cost-benefit ratio!

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, 23 April from 1830 to 2130 at the Army-Navy Country Club. Four of our grads will be holding a round-table on security issues since 9-11. All four of our speakers have been going full tilt since then to improve corporate, personal and government security practices. Jim McWeeney and Bruce Gerrity will discuss aspects of phsyical and corporate security, Ben “Slow” Malisow and Chris Reasner will be talking on commercial and DoD networks. We can all benefit from their experiences and knowledge. This promises to be thought provoking and informative. April is dues renewal month so bring your $25 dues ($45 for two years) if you owe them.. Better yet, bring a fellow classmate and your dues! Sign up for the meeting with me at gkage@starpower.net or call 703 676-2987 and leave a message.

We are working on a May meeting, either the 7th or later. Al Wurglitz will host us at his legal offices in Tysons Corner. Al, Greg Woodhead and Dave LeClaire are arranging a great meeting on doing business in internationally. More shortly (like directions, speakers, time, etc.), but mark your calendars now.

In other local Academy news, on April 9th, the AOG is hosting a luncheon with the new Air Force XO, Lt Gen Chuck Wald, in the Pentagon Exec Dining Room-Lounge 1 from 1200-1300. If you are interested you need to contact Major Kevin Rozelsky by 5 April at (703) 614-7974 or email him at kevin.rozelsky@pentagon.af.mil. Unless you have a Pentagon badge, you will also have to make arrangements for escort with him. Also, mark your calendar for the AOG Golf Tournament on 24 April (more to follow). The AOG is finally getting their web page updated so you might want to check it out soon. You can get to them from the main AOG web site of http://www.aog-usafa.org/. If you are hiring or looking to be hired, the SACC Job Fair is at the Pentagon City Ritz Carleton on 25-26 April. Go to the AOG web site for registration and more information on job information for grads. Of course we would like you to use the Town Crier on our web site http://www.afasw.org as well.

Enjoy a Zoom-filled calendar in April!

Meeting Update,

    The 28 January meeting started off the New Year with a bang. Thanks to Alan Rotach for arranging for Charles Henry (Maj Gen USA Ret), CEO of National Veterans Business Development Corporation to join us at the Marriott. General Henry was frank and informative. The most informative aspects of his talk were the news of collaborating relationships and the success in meeting their first-year goals in six months. Approximately 50 members made the event. That’s the good news! Only 20 or so members had signed up so we had to scramble to get the food right. An email the day before would be appreciated, but better to have you there.

    Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 26 February at the Army Navy Country Club. (Click here for map) Paul Freund had managed to reschedule the leadership of Inflow that we cancelled last September. You can check out their website at http://www.inflow.com/. You should notice that the CEO, Art Zeile, the COO, Joel Daly and the VP for Finance, Mark Hughes are all Grads! It will be a great opportunity to hear about the issues in the dot com world from some of our own that are in the heart of it. If you can, please send an email to gkage@starpower.net if you are planning to come, as it will help with the room set up and food.

    We have put together another good meeting, which we will be scheduling in April after the 20th. Three of our local members have volunteered to lead a panel discussion on security since 9-11. We are still working on a location and firm date. We want to get as many viewpoints and as much information as possible so keep us in mind for the end of April.

    The Board of Directors will meet in March to discuss options for a joint meeting with the AOG or a having Spouses join us. We will also discuss a May meeting. Your feedback is important. When you check out the web site, go to the Directors page and send us an email with your ideas and feedback. Ethan Stanton is putting together the class-calling roster. If you are the caller for your class in another form, like AOG, or know who is, then give Ethan send an email at erspitt@hotmail.com and save him some research. Likewise, if you want to volunteer, contact him.

See you at the February meeting.

Happy New Year!

The Society finished up 2001 in grand style with a successful Art Auction on December First. A very special thanks to Ted Legasey for his leadership in hosting the event. About 70 people attended on a beautiful evening with some great door prizes and buying opportunities. Randy Royce’s Junior ROTC unit provided the art carriers and many of you participated in people and money management. All told, the Society and it’s members profited from the experience. (Since my transition to the commercial world from government I have learned that making a profit is a good thing!) The Board of Directors would like to continue the momentum of activity into 2002.

This year we are working to improve our communications system, increase the number and variety of meetings and increase attendance. If you have email, you now get notices when new meeting or Board of Director information is added to the web page, http://www.afasw.org. To keep the website a useful reference we need your help to keep member data and the Town Crier current. We asked representatives from each class to call his or her classmates for the Art Auction; expect that to expand. Our final push this Spring will be to get a new AFASW directory published so you can receive it when your dues are paid through April 2003. Our communications goal is to exceed Fast, Neat, Average, Friendly, Good, Good! This should be relatively easy, in fact, none of us have to be total strivers. We need only keep up our data, participate and keep an eye out for good ideas and speakers. We are putting several good ideas into motion right now. In fact, 2002 is shaping up well even though the Dark Ages are descending upon us!

Our first meeting of the new year will be on MONDAY, 28 JANUARY at the FAIRVIEW MARRIOTT (Route 50 and I-495), 3111 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042. Alan Rotach has arranged for Charles Henry (Maj Gen USA Ret), CEO of National Veterans Business Development Corporation to speak to us about his government sponsored company that provides venture capital for veterans’ small business entrepreneurial efforts. You can read more about the corporation and other programs at http://www.vetbiz.va.gov/, but you need to come and hear this dynamic speaker. In the early ‘90s, General Henry stood up the Defense Contract Management Agency by combining the effort of the four service contract management organizations. He is also the author of "A General’s Insights Into Leadership and Management," Published in 1996. Mark your calendars now; cocktails at 6:30pm and speaker at 7:15.

Also mark your calendars for TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, at the Army Navy Country Club. Paul Freund has worked diligently to reschedule the INFLOW management team of Grads to talk to us about their successful company. Inflow in the heart of the Dot Com world as a B2B and e-commerce support provider. You can check out their website at http://www.inflow.com. You should notice that the CEO, Art Zeile, the COO, Joel Daly and the VP for Finance, Mark Hughes are all Grads! They have done what General Henry is trying to get other Vets to do! 

I am looking forward to a great year. Thanks for all of your support!

Gordy Kage, ‘71