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REALM News—December 2012—

Volume 29, Number 11, December 2012 Orlando, Florida

Retired Employees Association

of Lockheed Martin

of Central Florida REALM ews N

Who remembers when Martin

Marietta built monorail trains

for Walt Disney World?

Yes, for those who are una-

ware or just don’t remember,

Martin Marietta did in fact con-

struct the initial monorail cars in

the 1970s for the new Walt Dis-

ney World theme park in Orlan-

do.

An assembly line was set up

in Building 10 (which has since

been demolished), stretching al-

most the entire length of the sin-

gle-story portion of the building.

The monorail is just one of

dozens of historic projects and

events that should be kept in the

Inside Inside Inside DecemberDecemberDecember

Bill’s word

President’s message .............. 4

Two thousand hands up

Day of Caring .......................... 9

Annual Meeting

You’ll wish you were there ..... 8

Coming Events

The fun starts here ............... 13

Bliss Newlyweds ............................ 21

Dues are due

Pay up to avoid being expunged

By Gerry Shoaf

Trains, planes, and …

Share our history and

preserve our legacy

Legacy. Continued on Page 3.

Reminder

REALM Annual

Christmas Party!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012Wednesday, December 12, 2012Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Errol Estates Country Club

1355 Errol Parkway

Apopka, Florida

Wishing every

REALM family a

Happy Thanksgiving

Best pumpkin pie recipe:

Mark IV monorails like this one were built by Martin Marietta.

Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, sof-tened 2 cups canned pumpkin, mashed 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 cup half-and-half 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, optional 1 piece pre-made pie dough

Whipped cream, for topping

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place 1 piece of pre-made pie dough down into a (9-inch) pie pan and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges together to make a pretty pattern. Put the pie shell back into the freezer for 1

hour to firm up.

Best Pie. Continued on Page 2.

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All rights reserved

Retired Employees

Association of

Lockheed Martin

WWW.REALM-FL.ORG

PO Box 1184

Windermere, FL

34786-1184

The format and content of

REALM News are con-

trolled solely by REALM

and not by Lockheed

Martin. Lockheed Martin

Corporation makes no

representation with re-

spect to, and is in no way

liable for what is

published herein.

REALM Communications direc-

tor, mailing list, REALM roster

Ed Jones

[email protected]

407-859-3766

REALM News publication team

Glenda McClure

Evelyne Mitchell

Andrea Lawrence [email protected]

Address all REALM News corre-

spondence to

[email protected]

Membership, Care and Concern,

and “Where Are They Now?”

Ann Hartle [email protected]

407-862-8282 Travel and special events

Joe Boler [email protected]

407-293-6549 REALM News distribution

Alan Courney [email protected]

407-876-4574

Executive Committee (through January 2013)

Chairman ...................... Harold Cates ............ 407-855-8246 ..... [email protected]

President ....................... Bill Rivera ............... 321-783-1256 ..... [email protected]

1st Vice President ......... Ben Drexler ............. 407-293-5957 ..... [email protected]

2nd Vice President ........ Bob Wood ................ 407-855-2891 ..... [email protected]

Secretary ....................... Shirley Jones ............ 407-859-3766 ..... [email protected]

Assistant Secretary ........ Jackie Keller ............ 407-857-2237 ..... [email protected]

Treasurer ....................... Bill Drown ............... 863-424-9470 .... [email protected]

Assistant Treasurer ....... open

Directors (through January of year shown)

2015 .............................. Joe Boler .................. 407-293-6549 [email protected]

2015 .............................. Ed Jones ................... 407-859-3766 ..... [email protected]

2014 .............................. Gerry Shoaf ............. 407-876-4090 ..... [email protected]

2014 .............................. Marty Harris ............ 407-469-1939 ..... [email protected]

2013 .............................. Nancy Hulcher ......... 407-851-7404 ..... [email protected]

REALM Points of Contact

REALM Board of Directors

Schedule

Linda Schaidt [email protected]

407-880-3121 Memorabilia

Gerry Shoaf [email protected]

407-876-4090 REALM general mailing address

Lockheed Martin REALM

PO Box 1184

Windermere, FL 34786-1184

Coming Events

December 9 ....... White Christmas at Alhambra

Dinner Theater

December 12 ..... Christmas Party at Errol Estates

hosted by Jerry Weiss

January 23……..Installation of Officers and Awards

luncheon at the Elk’s Club on

Primrose Street, Orlando

Future Trips…...Anna Maria Island and Sarasota

Fit a piece of aluminum foil to cover the inside of the shell completely. Fill the shell up to the edges with pie weights or dried beans (about 2

pounds) and place it in the oven.

Bake for 10 minutes, remove the foil and pie weights and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is dried out and beginning to

color.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add

the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, if using, and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling into the warm prepared pie crust and bake for 50 minutes, or until the center is set. Place the pie on a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Cut into slices and top each piece with a gener-

ous amount of whipped cream.

Best Pie. Continued from page 1.


Legacy. Continued from page 1.

minds of past, current, and fu-

ture employees of Lockheed

Martin.

To do that, we need your

help.

Looking for photos

Lockheed Martin is reestab-

lishing the company museum in

the old main lobby of the Sand

Lake Road Complex main plant.

We need photos of the monorail

coach assembly area because

none can be found in the compa-

ny archives.

If you have or know of

someone who has photos or doc-

uments related to the Disney

monorail project, please consid-

er donating or loaning those arti-

facts. Either REALM or Lock-

heed Martin can accept your

donations.

Please contact me regarding

any contributions and I will pass

your information on to the ap-

propriate people at Lockheed

Martin.

Also, if any of you had per-

sonal experience with the Disney

monorail project, we would like

to share your story with the

REALM membership through an

article in REALM News.

New museum grander than

before

The new museum will occu-

py the entire old main lobby ar-

ea, whereas in the past it was

confined to an adjacent side

room. There is a dedicated team

of employees assigned to remove

the present product display mate-

rials and recreate the museum.

Bill Rivera and I met with the

company employees principally

responsible for the project—John

Owen and Steve Rocca—

recently to review plans and dis-

cuss how we could mutually sup-

port each others initiatives. We

were impressed with their plans

and know you will be delighted

to see it whenever you might

have occasion to visit the plant.

The expected completion is

spring of 2013.

Working together

Bill and I learned there are

several ways the company,

through these individuals, can

assist with the club’s “History of

Aviation” project at the Orlando

Science Center. For our part,

volunteers can assist when the

time comes to do the physical

part of setting set up the artifacts

and displays. Contact me if you

are interested and I will let you

know when we need your help.

Also, we agreed that the club

and the company should loan

each other, on a rotating basis,

easily portable artifacts that are

significant, one-of-a-kind items

that would otherwise be unavail-

able to the other party.

Walt Disney World Monorail System—Mark IV Monorail was in service from 1971 to 1991.


The annual REALM meet-

ing, hosted by

Lockheed Mar-

tin Global Train-

ing and Logis-

tics (GTL) on

October 17, was

a great success

with 136 mem-

bers in attend-

ance. Denise

Saiki, President of Lockheed

Martin GTL, was the keynote

speaker.

In her introductory remarks,

Ms. Saiki recalled that her first

contact with REALM was a copy

of REALM News on her desk to

greet her when she first arrived.

Ms. Saiki provided excellent

insight into GTL’s lines of busi-

ness and reassured everyone that

the recent corporate reorganiza-

tion had virtually no significant

impact on current manpower or

business opportunities.

Following Ms. Saiki’s re-

marks, the results of the voting

for the 2013 slate of officers was

announced and the new slate of

officers were

introduced.

After

adjournment,

I extended

REALM’s

thanks and

appreciation

to Ms. Saiki

for GTL’s

gracious

hosting of

our 2012

annual

membership

meeting.

It’s December already and

hard to believe that another year

has flown by. Overall, REALM

has had a very successful 2012.

This year’s biggest challenge was

and continues to be finding vol-

unteers to fill the various execu-

tive council, director, and com-

mittee leadership vacancies. The

most urgent challenge we faced

was getting a replacement for

Andrea Lawrence who an-

nounced her resignation effective

after the December issue. I am

happy to report that Glenda

McClure and Evelyne Mitchell

have graciously volunteered to

jointly take on this important

REALM assignment. This team

will enjoy a transition with An-

drea over the next few editions.

Thankfully the monthly newslet-

ter will continue without inter-

ruption.

Challenges aside, REALM

experienced some notable

achievements throughout 2012.

Attendance at our eight Lunch

Bunches this year averaged over

90 people per venue. We owe a

debt of thanks to all those who

volunteered, took the initiative to

sponsor and coordinate the ven-

ue, and together made this activi-

ty a great success in 2012.

Throughout the year,

REALM made its presence visi-

ble in the community through its

support of the “Honor Flight of

Central Florida” program,

“Welcome Home Troops” pro-

gram, the “Kinetic Challenge”

competition at the Orlando Sci-

ence Center, and supporting

Lockheed Martin’s “Day of Car-

ing” at the Salvation Army.

Fred Curtis and his team

have made significant progress

on the permanent REALM-

Lockheed Martin aviation and

aerospace exhibit at the Orlando

Science Center. Work has begun

on the M-109 simulator and

building of the cockpit prototype

will start after the current Orlan-

do Science Center Star Wars Ex-

hibit departs.

As we close out the year, I

leave you with this thought:

Old friends are Gold, new friends

are Diamonds, if you get a Dia-

mond don’t forget the Gold; be-

cause to hold a Diamond you

always need a base of Gold.

I wish everyone a peaceful

and prosperous Christmas season

and a safe and healthy New Year.

By Bill Rivera

President’s Message

Lockheed Martin GTL president Denise Saiki appreciated the warm welcome REALM NEWS extended to her upon her arrival last year to lead the Orlando-based simulation, training, and logistics business. GTL has more than 10,000 people serving customers worldwide.

For more about the meeting, please see pages 9 and 10.


The group of Central Flori-

da Lockheed Martin businesses

held its annual Day of Caring

Saturday, October 20, with 20

REALM members joining a

thousand other employees,

family, and friends.

The Salvation Army was

the main staging area for sever-

al Day of Caring projects. The

volunteers arrived before 8:00

a.m. and most performed vari-

ous tasks at the Salvation

Army. Others were transported

by bus to other locations

around Orlando.

Working in 45 project teams, we painted, land-

scaped and repaired nine facilities, including the Co-

alition for the Homeless (Main Campus and Wom-

en’s Residential and Counseling Center), Communi-

ty Coordinated Care for Children, House of Hope,

Nap Ford Community School, Orlando Day Nurse-

ry, Orlando Downtown Recreation Complex and the

Salvation Army (Orlando Area Command and the

Adult Rehabilitation Center).

Volunteers also hosted a technology fair de-

signed to motivate Parramore Kidz Zone students to

engage in Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM) activities. Approximately 75

local students participated in flight simulations,

FIRST Robotics presentations, career discussions

and hands-on science experiments.

REALM’s task this year was to help make

Christmas Angles for the Salvation

Army’s Angle Tree program and to help

out with a Career and Health Fair for

Adults.

Sixteen REALM participants made

angels and four helped with the Career and

Health Fair. Each Christmas angel repre-

sents the wishes of a real child or youth

for a toy, clothes, books, hat, gloves; and

fulfills the family and child’s specific

needs and wishes for the holiday season.

If it were not for this program many of

these children would be left out at Christ-

mas.

Thanks to all those from REALM who

helped out on a very memorable day.

A thousand pairs of hands give hope and

support to those less fortunate

By Tom Goslin

Tom Goslin (center) coordinated REALM’s support of Lockheed Martin’s Day of Caring. Pictured is Tom with Katherine Hallum (right) of Lockheed Martin and our of Heart of Florida United Way representative (left).


REALM Recreation

REALM retirees and other non-Lockheed Martin

retirees currently play in a group called Dusty’s

Duffers. T he Duffers play golf courses all over cen-

tral Florida and typically pay less than $30 per

round with free range balls included. Our distin-

guishing and not so distinguishing golf performance

for October is summarized below:

October Highlights – Through September, Charlie

Jones is the second place overall money winner

with $488 and is closely trailed by Terry Northup

with $448, who is in fourth place overall.

October Highlights

Date Course (# Players)

Lockheed Martin Participants (Net Score)

Winners

Oct. 3 CC Mt Dora

80 Players

Johnson, Ron Simmons, Tom Engleman, Ron Jones, Charlie Redlin, Mike Northup, Terry McCoy, Dick Walker, Frank Lamsens, Dave

Drown, Bill

70 70 73 74 75 76 76 76 81

82

Ron Engleman(2nd place D Flight), Charlie Jones(3rd place D Flight), Tom Simmons(tied 3rd place, B Flight ), Ron Johnson(tied 4th place, A Flight) Skins – Tom Simmons(2), Frank Walker(2),Bill

Drown(1)

Oct. 10 Metro West

72 Players

Lamsens, Dave Ferguson, Geff Engleman, Ron McCoy, Dick Redline, Mike Dittmaier, Fred Northup, Terry Umbel, Tom Spinal, Carmine Bryant, Bruce

Simmons, Tom

75 76 78 78 78 79 80 80 81 82

83

Geff Ferguson (tied 4th

place A Flight) and Dave Lamsens (tied 1st place D Flight) Skins – Terry Northup

(1) and Tom Umbel (1)

Oct. 17 Eagle Dunes

91 players

Drown, Bill Simmons, Tom McCoy, Dick Ferguson, Geff Johnson, Ron Northup, Terry Dittmaier, Fred Morrison, Phil Walker, Frank Engleman, Ron Spinal, Carmine Jones, Charlie

Umbel, Tom

64 66 72 73 74 74 75 76 76 78 79 82

85

Tom Simmons(1st place B Flight), Bill Drown(1st place C Flight) Skins - Carmine Spina(1), Dick McCoy(1), Bill Drown(1), Fred Dittmaier(1), Phil Morri-son(2), Frank Walker

(1)

Date Course (# Players)

Lockheed Martin Participants (Net Score)

Winners

Oct. 24 Royal St Cloud

79 players

Simmons, Tom Lamsens, Dave Lewis, Roy Northup, Terry Jones, Charlie McCoy, Dick Ferguson, Geff Llamas,, Raul Umbel, Tom

Morrison, Phil

69 74 74 75 77 79 80 81 81

87

Tom Simmons (2nd Place, B Flight); Dave Lamsens ( 2d Place D Flight) Skins – Geff Ferguson (1), Tom Simmons (1), Charlie Jones (1), Dave

Lamsens (1)

Oct. 31 Sweetwater CC

74 players

Northup, Terry Lamsens, Dave McCoy, Dick Engleman, Ron Morrison, Phil Simmons, Tom Drown, Bill Dittmaier, Fred Johnson, Ron Spinal, Carmine

Umbel, Tom

75 78 79 81 81 81 83 84 84 85

85

Skins – Ron Johnson (1), Dick McCoy (1), Bill Drown (1), Ron Eng-leman (1), Phil Morrison

(1), Frank Walker(1)

Date Course

November 7 Black Bear

November 14 DeBary Country Club

November 21 Green Valley

November 28 Kissimmee Bay

December 5 Red Tail

December 12 Timacuan

If you are interested in learning more about the Duf-

fers, please contact Phil Morrison at

[email protected] to receive the user name and

password to access our website at

http://www.dustysduffers.com.

The website lists all the courses we will play and has

a membership form. There is a $25 membership fee

that is used to offset the cost of the year-end party

and cover operating costs.

Next month we play the following courses:

October Golf Report By Roy Ray

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.dustysduffers.com


REALM Recreation

Our beautiful Florida October sped by with four

Friday bridge playing days. Each Friday, we had

four tables of enthusiastic players. The usual migra-

tions of members back from summering in northern

latitudes is essentially completed for the year,

though we had some absences for trips to enjoy the

annual Appalachian autumn leaf color riot, said to

have been particularly spectacular. Except for some

beach erosion, Florida was largely spared the agony

of the subway-flooding, boardwalk-destroying furies

of Hurricane Sandy that were imposed upon our

highly populated U.S. northeastern seaboard. For

this we are grateful, and we are deeply sympathetic

with the victims.

On October 5, John Lampe brought in two vari-

eties of delicious cakes—one amaretto-flavored and

one rum-flavored—to share with the group in cele-

bration of his wedding anniversary, which had oc-

curred in mid September. The excellent cakes were

enjoyed by all.

October 19, Clarice and I shared donuts in cele-

bration of our 21st wedding anniversary.

Jenny Clifton started her annual practice of

sharing her harvest of Meyer lemons on October 12.

She does this every year, picking and bringing in a

weekly supply of the big lemons. I have avocado

trees that I share with my very active local squirrel

population. Our warm last winter allowed my trees

to produce a good crop this year. I try to bring them

to bridge to share with those bridge players who like

them. I gave one to our Beardall Senior Center con-

tact, who hails from Jamaica. I know through expe-

rience that my green-colored avocados do not ripen

on the tree, but start to ripen when picked. Squirrels

quickly learned this and now work to cut the fruit off

to let it ripen on the ground before eating it. I have

always simply picked them when they looked big

enough, and they seem to dutifully ripen within

about a week. But my Jamaican expert advises me

that near the end of maturity, the fruit skin becomes

very shiny, but for good flavor, should not be picked

until the shine disappears. I am presently waiting

anxiously until all my now shiny avocadoes turn

dull! There you are: more than you ever needed to

know about picking avocadoes!

October 5 October 12 October 19 October 26

Ed Barton 7240 John Lampe 6680 Ruth Courney 7310 Irene Laubenthal 8720

Alan Courney 7140 Kitty Price 6330 Marv Christianson 7090 Norma Christianson 7340

John Lampe 7120 Tony DiBerardino 6100 Kitty Price 6610 Lynette DiBerardino 6810

Jenny Clifton 6920 Loretta Fiebrandt 6080 Mary Jansson 5990 Marv Christianson 5880

Rob Hinsey 6800 Rob Hinsey 5650 Arnie Greenwood 5840 Jim Logie 5720

Highest Five Scores for Each October Playing Day

Rank Name Score Date

1 Irene Laubenthal 8720 Oct 26

2 Norma Christianson 7340 Oct 26

3 Ed Barton 7240 Oct 5

4 Alan Courney 7140 Oct 5

5 John Lampe 7120 Oct 5

The monthly top five scores for each playing day

are tabulated above, and the five highest scores for

the month are shown to the right.

We play REALM Bridge each non-holiday Fri-

day at the Orlando Beardall Senior Center located at

the northwest corner of Gore Street and Delaney Av-

enue near downtown Orlando. Play starts at 9:30

a.m.; ten rounds of four hands each are played, end-

ing at about 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Cards, score pads,

tallies, regular and decaf coffee are furnished at no

charge; players bring a lunchtime sandwich to eat

while continuing the play. There is no charge for

membership. REALM members, including spouses

October Bridge Report By Ben Drexler

Five Highest October Scores

are invited to participate. Contact Loretta or Bob

Fiebrandt at 407-894-6895 or Arnie or Babs

Greenwood at 407 857-3996 for information or to

reserve your seat.


REALM annual meeting at Lockheed Martin in-

cluded business updates, election results, and tours

The 2012 Annual Meeting was hosted by Lock-

heed Martin Global Training and Logistics (GTL)

business unit headquartered at 100 Global Innova-

tion Circle. An estimated 136 retirees attended.

REALM’s Chairman of the Board, Harold

Cates, welcomed everyone and past Chairman Tom

Goslin gave the Invocation and led the Pledge Of

Allegiance.

Lockheed Martin provided an excellent lunch,

followed a short video. The keynote speaker was

Denise Saiki, president of Lockheed Martin Global

Training and Logistics (GTL). Ms. Saiki talked

about the outstanding business opportunities GTL is

pursuing and the impact of recent corporate organi-

zation changes. After her excellent presentation,

Ms. Saiki answered questions from the REALM at-

tendees.

Joe Boler announced the election results for

REALM’s 2013 Officers and Board of Directors.

Chairman of the Board .............. Bill Rivera

President .................................... Ben Drexler

First Vice President ................... Open

Second Vice President ............... Gerald Weiss

Secretary .................................... Shirley Jones

Assistant Secretary .................... Cheryl Bradford

Treasurer .................................... Bill Drown

Assistant Treasurer .................... Rich Craig

Directors .................................... Tony DiBeradino

.................................... David Hayworth

Harold thanked Ms. Saiki for hosting the annual

meeting and gave our appreciation to Tobi Allen and

the Communications, Security, Cafeteria depart-

ments and the volunteer staff for setting up the meet-

ing and providing an excellent lunch and outstanding

tour.

Those attendees who wished to take the facilities

tour were divided into three groups and proceeded

with their guides to view and participate in interest-

ing and informative labs and displays.

Several REALMers were especially enamored

with the simulators, as shown on the next page.

Lockheed Martin GTL presi-

dent Denise Saiki talked

about how a REALM News

edition was on her desk to

welcome her to Orlando on

her first day. She shared

details of the many opportu-

nities and bright future for

the Orlando-based business-

es comprising GTL.

By Shirley Jones


REALM chairman Harold Cates speaks. At the head table are REALM president Bill Rivera, Linda Rivera, Lockheed Martin GTL president Denise Saiki, and Human Resources vice president Angie Griswell.

Harvey Readey fires the machine gun in the combat training simulator.

Bill Rivera and Joe Ripino serve as infantrymen. We all got killed that day and learned just how hard the troops have it in combat.

Lockheed Martin GTL is pursuing opportunities in medical training and simulation. Bill and Judy Ad-amson are among those watching the demonstration.

Richard Connell, watched closely by Dolores, flies the F-35 flight simulator that GTL provides to the armed forces to train pilots.

Bob Biggs flies the F-35 flight simulator.

Experiencing Lockheed Martin GTL’s world


Recent donors:

Sylvia Williamson Abney

Gerry Goodwin

Stella L Malone

Jim Mathena

Please send me a note when you donate so I can

keep a record.

[email protected]@[email protected]

Lockheed Martin’s group number Lockheed Martin’s group number Lockheed Martin’s group number

is M6Wis M6Wis M6W

Blood Donations

Community Service

New Members

Travel

1. December 9, 2012 – Trip to the Alhambra Din-

ner Theater in Jacksonville, Fla., to see the play

White Christmas. At this time, nearly 50 people

have signed up to take this trip.

2. December 12—Christmas Party at Errol Estates,

hosted by Jerry Weiss. Sign up now to attend.

Please see page 14 for more information

3. January 23,2013—Installation of Officers and

Awards luncheon a.t the Elks Club on Primrose

Street, Orlando. Please see page 15.

By Joe Boler By Sylvia Williamson Abney

Volunteer tax-aide counselors are needed for the

AARP Tax-Aide Program. Counselors help prepare

tax returns and assist with filing requirements for

older taxpayers and others. Computer skills, an apti-

tude for tax work, experience in filing personal re-

turns, and good communication skills are needed.

Volunteers are trained by AARP in cooperation

with the Internal Revenue Service. Training begins

in January in the Orlando area.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation's larg-

est volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance ser-

vice. For details and to volunteer, contact:

Jackie Sward at 407-647-5233 or

Jean LeaMond at 407-774-1958.

Let’s go!

Robert Hinsey

Warm Your Heart: Volunteer With AARP

Foundation Tax-Aide for 2013 Help people and give your mind a

workout, too

REALM is supporting the Seniors First holiday

gift drive as we have done for the past four years.

This group performs excellent work in the commu-

nity and this gift will be the only one some seniors

will receive. Just purchase a new towel (or towel

set) or a blanket throw, wrap it in colorful holiday

paper, and attach a tag. You can deliver it to one of

the Seniors First locations or call Tom Goslin (321-

278-3743) for pick up.

See page 23 for a gift tag and more information.

Community Service Opportunity

Get a gift for a senior

Joe and Alice Boler


Ask the right questions when choosing a

Financial Advisor

You may be considering help from a financial

planner for a number of reasons. Whatever your

needs, working with a financial planner can be a

helpful step in securing your financial future. These

questions will help you interview and evaluate sev-

eral financial planners to find the one who is right

for you. You will want to select a competent, quali-

fied professional with whom you feel comfortable,

one whose business style suits your financial plan-

ning needs. Use this interview checklist:

Q1. What experience do you have?

Find out how long the planner has been in prac-

tice and the number and types of companies with

which she has been associated. Ask the planner to

briefly describe her work experience and how it re-

lates to her current practice. Choose a financial plan-

ner who has a minimum of three years experience

counseling individuals on their financial needs.

Q2. What are your qualifications?

The term “financial planner” is used by many

financial professionals. Ask the planner what quali-

fies him to offer financial planning advice and

whether he is recognized as a Certified Financial

Planner™ professional or CFP® practitioner, a Cer-

tified Public Accountant/Personal Financial Con-

sultant (CPA/PFS), or a Chartered Financial Con-

sultant (ChFC). Look for a planner who has proven

experience in financial planning topics such as in-

surance, tax planning, investments, estate planning

or retirement planning. Determine what steps the

planner takes to stay current with changes and de-

velopments in the financial planning field. If the

planner holds a financial planning designation,

check on his background with the CFP Board or

other relevant professional organizations.

Q3. What services do you offer?

The services a financial planner offers depend

on a number of factors including credentials, licens-

es and areas of expertise. Generally, financial plan-

ners cannot sell insurance or securities products

such as mutual funds or stocks without the proper

licenses, or give investment advice unless registered

with state or Federal authorities. Some planners of-

fer financial planning advice on a range of topics but

do not sell financial products. Others may provide

advice only in specific areas such as estate planning

or on tax matters.

Q4. What is your approach to financial planning?

Ask about the type of clients and financial situa-

tions she typically likes to work with. Some plan-

ners prefer to develop one plan by bringing together

all of your financial goals. Others provide advice on

specific areas, as needed. Make sure the planner’s

viewpoint on investing is not too cautious or overly

aggressive for you. Some planners require you to

have a certain net worth before offering services.

Find out if the planner will carry out the financial

recommendations developed for you or refer you to

others who will do so.

Q5. Will you be the only person working with me?

The financial

planner may work

with you himself or

have others in the

office assist him.

You may want to

meet everyone who

will be working

with you. If the

planner works with

professionals out-

side his own prac-

tice (such as attor-

neys, insurance

agents or tax spe-

cialists) to develop

or carry out finan-

cial planning rec-

ommendations, get

a list of their names

to check on their

backgrounds.\\

Q6. How will I pay for your services?

As part of your financial planning agreement,

the financial planner should clearly tell you in writ-

ing how she will be paid for the services to be pro-

vided. Planners can be paid in several ways:

Advisor. Continued on Page 12


A salary paid by the company for which the planner works.

The planner’s employer receives payment from you or oth-

ers, either in fees or commissions, in order to pay the plan-

ner’s salary.

Fees based on an hourly rate, a flat rate, or on a percentage

of your assets and/or income.

Commissions paid by a third party from the products sold to

you to carry out the financial planning recommendations.

Commissions are usually a percentage of the amount you

invest in a product.

A combination of fees and commissions whereby fees are

charged for the amount of work done to develop financial

planning recommendations and commissions are received

from any products sold. In addition, some planners may off-

set some portion of the fees you pay if they receive commis-

sions for carrying out their recommendations.

Q7. How much do you typically charge?

While the amount you pay the planner will de-

pend on your particular needs, the financial planner

should be able to provide you with an estimate of

possible costs based on the work to be performed.

Such costs would include the planner’s hourly rates

or flat fees or the percentage he would receive as

commission on products you may purchase as part

of the financial planning recommendations.

Q8. Could anyone besides me benefit from your rec-ommendations?

Some business relationships or partnerships that

a planner has could affect her professional judgment

while working with you, inhibiting the

planner from acting in your best interest.

Ask the planner to provide you with a de-

scription of her conflicts of interest in

writing. For example, financial planners

who sell insurance policies, securities or

mutual funds have a business relationship

with the companies that provide these fi-

nancial products. The planner may also

have relationships or partnerships that

should be disclosed to you, such as busi-

ness she receives for referring you to an

insurance agent, accountant or attorney

for implementation of planning sugges-

tions.

Q9. Have you ever been publicly disciplined for any unlawful or unethical actions in your professional career?

Several government and professional

regulatory organizations, such as the

National Association of Securities Dealers

(NASD), your state insurance and

securities departments, and the CFP Board keep rec-

ords on the disciplinary history of financial planners

and advisers. Ask what organizations the planner is

regulated by, and contact these groups to conduct a

background check. All financial planners who have

registered as investment advisers with the Securities

and Exchange Commission or state securities agen-

cies, or who are associated with a company that is

registered as an investment adviser, must be able to

provide you with a disclosure form called Form

ADV or the state equivalent of that form.

Q10. Can I have it in writing?

Ask the planner to provide you with a written

agreement that details the services that will be pro-

vided. Keep this document in your files for future

reference.

Advisor. Continued from Page 11.


Alhambra Theatre

and Dining Jacksonville, Florida

December 9 , 2012

After leaving the Army after WWII, Bob Wallace

and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-

dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces

Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Ju-

dy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Bet-

ty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a

Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to

find their former commander, General Waverly, is

the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups en-

sue as the performers try to help the General. With

classic songs White Christmas and Baby It’s Cold

Outside.

$74.00 per person

Includes:

Roundtrip motorcoach transportation

Lunch

Show

Driver’s gratuity

Taxes

Gratuity on meal

All reservations and payments must be made

by November 14

Bus will depart from

St. Andrews Catholic Church at 9:00 a.m.

Colonial Promenade at 9:30 a.m.

For information and to sign up, please contact Joe Boler 407-293-6549 or

Bill Bowden 407-277-5599

L’attitude Adjustments, Inc.

2839 Spyglass Cove

Longwood, FL 32779

407-786-8755 Registered with the State of Florida as a Seller of Travel. Registration No. St-25274

Travel and Events


Thanks to Trudy and Jerry Weiss for coordi-nating this event!


The $10 price is definitely

right for the first social event of

2013. An expanded Lunch

Bunch with honors, the annual

Installation of Officers and

Awards Luncheon is our mem-

bers’ opportunity to meet and

greet the folks who are volun-

teering their time to support

REALM and to thank those spe-

cial members who have gone

above and beyond to make the

club a vibrant association of

Lockheed Martin retirees.

Each year, REALM installs

its newly elected board mem-

bers, recognizes returning board

directors, and shows its appreci-

ation to members who have con-

tributed much to the success of

the club.

The 2011 Installation of Of-

ficers and Awards Luncheon is

January 23, 2013, at the Elks

Lodge in Orlando. In addition to

the induction of officers and

recognition awards, it is the first

Lunch Bunch of the year and a

great opportunity to catch up

with friends after the holidays.

The board of directors decid-

ed to underwrite the event to

offset the cost. That’s a great

deal right after the holiday

spending spree.

The event begins at 11 a.m.

The cost is just $10 per person.

To attend, please send your reg-

istration and check made out to

REALM to Joe Boler no later

than January 16, 2013.

Show your appreciation for

those who contribute so much to

keeping REALM interesting.

For more information, please

contact either:

Dave Long (407) 894-8454

Rita Vanatta (407) 654-2816

First social event of the year

Installation of Officers and Awards

luncheon kicks off 2013 social season

Menu

Soup

Roast Beef and Mashed Potatoes

Mixed Vegetables

Rolls and Butter

Carrot Cake

Tea and Coffee

Cut below and mail with your check to REALM for $10 each to Joe Boler, 2317 N. Hastings, Orlando, FL 32808

Jan. 23, 2013 Installation and Awards Registration

Elks Lodge, 12 Primrose St., Orlando, Florida ...................... Cost: $10 per person

Registration deadline: January 16, 2013 ................................ 11 a.m. arrival

Name Name

Name Name


SYLVIA WILLIAMSON and BILL ABNEY their

1 st married 12 1 2011 in ORLANDO FL

JAMES and AUDREY ARNOLD their 32 nd mar-

ried 12 27 1980 in ORLANDO FL

THOMAS and CHUN BARNES their 50 th married

12 7 1962 in SEOUL KO

JOHN and CHARLENE BLANTON their 62 nd

married 12 24 1950 in VALDOSTA GA

ROBERT and PEGGY BOUTCHYARD their 72

nd married 12 21 1940 in BEL AIR MD

SAM and BARBARA BREIDT their 41 st married

12 24 1971 in ORLANDO FL

CHARLES and FREDA BROWN their 56 th mar-

ried 12 16 1956 in HAZARD KY

HOWARD and ELSIE CORNETT their 64 th mar-

ried 12 15 1948 in CHESTERTOWN MD

ALAN and RUTH COURNEY their 62 nd married

12 9 1950 in FORT WAYNE IN

THOMAS and MARGARET CROSS their 48 th

married 12 12 1964 in ORLANDO FL

DARYL and DIANE DAVIS their 32 nd married

12 21 1980 in OXNARD CA

VIRGINIA and BILL DAVIS their 54 th married

12 14 1958 in OLNEY IL

THOMAS and PATRICIA DORSEY their 42 nd

married 12 1 1970 in MARTINSVILLE VA

MATTHEW and CONNIE DRASKOVICH their 59

th married 12 5 1953 in CHARLOTTSVILLE VA

WILLIAM and NANCY DROWN their 45 th mar-

ried 12 30 1967 in WEST PALM BEACH FL

LESLIE and ROBERT FONSECA their 14 th mar-


DARRELL and BECKY GARNER their 60 th mar-

ried 12 31 1952 in BRADY TX

OBED and ARLENE GOOD their 33 rd married 12

8 1979 in JACKSONVILLE FL

TOM and LYNETTE GOSLIN their 45 th married

12 30 1967

JAMES and REBECCA HAMILTON their 56 th


JESS and DOVIE HART their 25 th married 12 12

1987 in ORLANDO FL

SCOTT and BETTY HASELWOOD their 68 th

married 12 9 1944 in FROSTBURG MD

ROBERT and ANNA HATFIELD their 62 nd mar-

ried 12 25 1950 in BEL AIR MD

ROY and CAROL HEGLMEIER their 57 th mar-

ried 12 10 1955 in NORFOLK VA

HANS and JANET HENSON their 40 th married

12 19 1972 in BASE SWITZERLA ND

ALLEN and SADIE HERBECK their 60 th married

12 12 1952 in ST. JOHNS NFLD

EDWARD and BARBARA HIERHOLZER their 9

th married 12 4 2003 in ORLANDO FL

BOB and CONNIE HIGHTOWER their 51 st mar-

ried 12 27 1961 in MIAMI FL

ERNEST and ELIZABETH HOUSEMAN their 69

th married 12 4 1943

FRED and YVONNE HUMPHREYS their 62 nd

married 12 16 1950 in BORCKWAY PA

FRANK and SANDRA HUNGERFORD their 28 th

married 12 14 1984 in WINTER PARK FL

JUDITH and WILLIAM E JOHNSON their 20 th

married 12 31 1992

CHARLES and ELAINE JONES their 46 th mar-

ried 12 23 1966 in HUNTSVILLE AL

ALLEN and BETTY KEEFER their 21 st married

12 21 1991 in WINTER GARDEN FL

ROBERT and MARY KOWALSKI their 33 rd

married 12 7 1979 in APOPKA FL

MICHAEL and NORALEE KRAYNAK their 41 st

married 12 30 1971 in BRADENVILLE PA

DONALD and ELIZABETH LINGO their 52 nd

married 12 3 1960 in JACKSONVILLE FL

RONALD and JOHANNA LIVINGSTON their 24


CHARLES and SHIRLEY LONG their 54 th mar-

ried 12 20 1958 in BIRMINGHAM AL

JOHN and PHYILLIS LUPO their 49 th married 12

21 1963 in ORLANDO FL

December Anniversaries


December Anniversaries

CHARLES and BETTY MC LAUGHLIN their 38


KENNETH and BETTY MEYERS their 56 th mar-

ried 12 8 1956 in LEESBURG FL

RUDY and SILVIA MINGELGRUN their 47 th

married 12 12 1965 in BUENOS AIRES

ALBERT and DOROTHY MORLEY their 46 th


JOHN and RITA NICHOLSON their 47 th married

12 23 1965 in DENVER CO

JAMES and PATRICIA ORR their 60 th married

12 20 1952 in KENT OH

VINCENT and ROSEMARIE PALLADINO their

rd th married 12 23 1969 in SMITHTOWN NY

DONALD and MARIE PARSONS their 62 nd mar-

ried 12 9 1950 in CLIFTON NJ

RICHARD and PATRICIA PEARCY their 33 rd


ADON and JEANETTE PHILLIPS their 40 th mar-


BILLY and ALICE POHLAD their 44 th married

12 29 1968 in WILSON NC

JOHN and ANN POLASEK their 60 th married 12

25 1952 in MILWAUKEE WI

WILLIAM and ANN PURCELL their 57 th married

12 31 1955

WILLIAM and GEORGIA RAMBO their 57 th

married 12 8 1955 in EKTON MD

ROBERT and ERMA B. RAWA their 61 st married

12 22 1951 in BALTIMORE MD

HARRY and EVA ROGERS their 57 th married 12

30 1955 in GOLDEN RING MD

CHARLES and SARAH ROUX their 55 th married

12 23 1957 in AVON PARK FL

LARRY and ELSIE SANDBERG their 54 th mar-

ried 12 27 1958 in NEWTON IO

WILLIAM and LINDA SANDERS their 38 th mar-


GERALD and GLENDA SHOAF their 47 th mar-

ried 12 26 1965 in ELBA AL

PAUL and LIL SIMON their 44 th married 12 20

1968 in MEMPHIS TN

NORMAN and MAE SINGLETARY their 60 th

married 12 27 1952 in OCALA FL

MITCHELL and ELIZABETH SMYK their 52 nd

married 12 30 1960 in DETROIT MI

GEORGE and JEAN SNYDER their 53 rd married

12 24 1959 in PAXTON IL

GENE and ANN SPEARS their 57 th married 12 17

1955 in CHARLESTON SC

THURSTON and SHIRLEY SQUIRES their 58 th

married 12 17 1954 in COLUMBIA SC

RALPH and NATALIE STASCHKE their 61 st

married 12 1 1951 in CHICAGO IL

RICHARD and ELIZABETH STEINMETZ their

52 nd married 12 22 1960 in

WAYNE and CLARA SULLIVAN their 59 th mar-

ried 12 11 1953 in KEY WEST FL

FRANK and GUYNATH SWIERCZEK their 63 rd

married 12 22 1949 in ASHLAND KY

RONALD and LINDA SWIGER their 45 th mar-

ried 12 14 1967 in TAMPA FL

BRADLEY and JILL THOMPSON their 35 th mar-


ROBERT and RAMONA VARRA their 60 th mar-

ried 12 20 1952 in DENVER OK

JERRY and CAROL WESSON their 52 nd married

12 2 1960 in WINTER PARK FL

AL and NANCY WILEDEN their 44 th married 12

19 1968 in ORLANDO FL

GEORGE and JOAN WOODS their 53 rd married

12 7 1959 in ORLANDO FL

WERNER and FLORENCE ZINN their 60 th mar-

ried 12 25 1952 in STAUNTON IL

Late but not forgotten. REALM News apologizes

for omitting an anniversary last month.

Roberta and Ronald Bartfai, their 29th,

married 12 12 1983, in Orlando, FL


Our own Dean Warren has published a book

that is available for purchase through him

immediately or via Amazon or Barnes and Noble in

a few weeks. The e-book can be downloaded at

Xlibris.

Most of us remember Dean as the director of

Strategic Planning at Lockheed Martin Electronics

and Missiles Group. But that assignment was just

one more in a long career that included stints

overseas and in the U.S. for the State Department

and Lockheed.

Dean Warren was an early

participant in the nuclear story. His

father, Dr. Stafford L. Warren, was

chief medical officer of the

Manhattan Project, setting safety

standards, guiding the first

detonation, leading the initial team

into Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and

fighting with admirals to protect

from radiation hazards the 42,000

men and women who attended the

Bikini atom bomb tests. Dean

Warren was himself a radiation technician at Bikini.

In 2004, Dean Warren published a memoir, The

Bomb and Its Deadly Shadow, based on his and his

father's experiences.

Dean attended UCLA, The London School of

Economics, and Harvard. While in London, he and

two other graduate students drove from London to

New Delhi, India, and later recalled this adventure

in From London to New Delhi by Car in 1951.

In Imaginings, Dean presents selected stories

involving modern issues such as the clash of science

with culture, the gender war, means of avoiding the

ills of age and death, the future of mankind,

deployment of Star Wars, the politics of a space

empire, facing the disasters brought by global

warming, death, dealing with the invasion of aliens,

genetic hybridization, peacemaking, inventing faster

than light travel , settling a new planet, corporate

behavior, and a Palestine solution.

From the mind of Dean Warren

Lockheed Martin retiree authors

seventh book

Other books by Dean Warren

available for download at Xlibris

Memoirs:

The Bomb and Its Deadly Shadow

From London to New Delhi by Car in 1951

Science Fiction/Adventure Novels:

Growing Young

Man Over Mind

The Last Underclass

The Pacification of Earth

Dean Warren


By Ann Hartle

As mentioned in the July 2011 issue of REALM

News, Tom Barnes’ wife, Chun, had surgery for

stomach cancer. From August through November

she underwent chemo/radiation treatments and was

then declared cancer free. That was the good news;

however, Tom recently sent this update on Chun's

health situation:

“Immediately following the chemo/radiation

treatments, Chun contacted a severe case of shin-

gles, which then developed into PHN (Post Herpetic

Neuralgia). The PHN continues to this time with no

end in sight as there is no cure, only treatment with

mild meds/lidocaine patches. PHN has been known

to last for years, depending on its severity. Our pri-

mary care doctor recommends that all seniors over

65 get the shingles vaccine. The shot can keep one

from either getting a severe case of shingles or pre-

vent one from getting PHN if they do get the shin-

gles. Seniors are vulnerable to severe shingles if

they had chicken pox as a child; the virus stays in

our bodies for life and can reappear as we age.

Walgreens, CVS, Publix, Walmart and our family

doctors carry the shingles vaccine and Medicare plus

secondary medical insurance covers the shot just

like the flu and pneumonia shots.” Chun and Tom

highly recommend we should all help prevent/limit

PHN with a shingles vaccine shot.

Update on Bill Abney: As noted in the June

issue of REALM News, Bill suffered a stroke in Au-

gust, 2011. His wife, Sylvia, reports he is walking

with a walker and he is spending a lot of time sleep-

ing in his chair during the day. He loves to receive

cards at: 5441 New Haven Court, Orlando, FL

32812-6094. Please keep Bill and Sylvia in your

thoughts and prayers.

What’s going on in the Wagner household?

June’s doctor’s comment to her was he would like

to see her continue to use her walker as he does not

want her falling again because of her past hip re-

placements. Her feeling? She will not use a walker

when she goes out because that’s only for “old peo-

ple”! She would rather use a cane and rely on Walt

to support her!

She is home and doing well but still has a lot of

pain in her lower back and is trying to minimize it

with medicine. Walt, after passing out at home and

Care and Concern

Ann Hartle is the point of contact to keep eve-

ryone informed about REALM members. You

can contact Ann at

[email protected]

or call her at 407-862-8282

Keep in touch ...

In Memoriam Leo Porterfield ...................................... August 18

Philip Max Allen................................... September 20

Larry Conley’s Widow, Mary ............... October 1

Joseph Daly ........................................... October 4

Mitzie Wilson’s Husband, Don ............ October 6

Lloyd McKee ........................................ October 6

JoAnne Abt ........................................... October 7

Margarette Copeland’s Husband, John . October 11

Jean Mathena’s Sister, Carol Olson ...... October 11

Bill Gauntlett’s Widow, Beth ............... October 12

Gerhard Passenheim ............................. October 18

Warren Edwards ................................... October 23

John Kolseth’s Wife, Phyllis ................ October 25

Ralph Offer ........................................... October 25

Nancy Reasoner Briggs ........................ October 28

Touch. Continued on Page 20.


being rushed to the Emergency

Room on October 19, was airlift-

ed from Florida Apopka to Flori-

da South Hospital where he re-

ceived a Pacemaker.

After spending a few days in

ICU, he, too, is home and doing

well with a few restrictions.

We’re hoping for happier and

Touch. Continued.

healthier days for the remainder

of 2012 for the Wagner’s!

As mentioned in the March

and June 2012 issues of REALM

News, Sandy Hulsey’s husband,

Q.B., is suffering from a malig-

nant brain tumor and cancer in

his right lung. As of October

26th, Q.B. has stopped all treat-

ments and is now under the care

of Vitas Hospice. Sandy says,

“continued prayers are requested

for him to be as comfortable as

possible and that strength and

patience continue for me as the

caregiver.” Our thoughts and

prayers are with the Hulsey fam-

ily during this difficult time.

The REALM member we never had

A 53-year career and a life of great contributions

A few short weeks ago, Nancy Briggs passed

away. Nancy was the go-getter who never joined

REALM. She never joined because she never re-

tired. She enjoyed 53 years of working, all at Lock-

heed Martin and its heritage Martin Marietta.

Lockheed Martin featured Nancy in its employee

publication recently. Here are some excepts.

When Nancy Briggs began her career with

Lockheed Martin, Dwight D. Eisenhower was Presi-

dent; “All Shook Up” was a hit song by Elvis Pres-

ley and the Soviets launched Sputnik I, the first arti-

ficial satellite. The year was 1957.

Over 50 years later, Nancy, a senior administra-

tive assistant at Missiles and Fire Control in Orlan-

do, has witnessed major advances in technology,

experienced a significant increase in her salary and

was a proud participant in Lockheed Martin’s 50-

year anniversary celebration at the Orlando facility

in 2006.

How did you begin at Lockheed Martin? What are some of your earliest memories?

As a 19-year-old Orlando native in 1957, I was

in the right place at just the right time. I started off

typing the purchase requisitions for the interior de-

signer who decorated the library, cafeterias and ex-

ecutive offices (then called Checkerboard Square)

with furniture, drapes, wallpaper and artificial or-

ange trees to add a Florida flavor. Back then we

punched timecards; coffee and food were not al-

lowed at our desks; and every Friday at 4 p.m. we

were directed to stop work to scrub our linoleum

topped desks.

In late 1957, my department, Plant Engineering,

was one of the first to move into the newly complet-

ed Main Plant. We were moved to the west end of

the first floor. It was a big, wide open area west of

the cafeteria. I sat at a small central switchboard and

rang each desk manually. As sections of the floor

were tiled, we moved east toward the cafeteria and

other groups filed in behind us.

In the early 1960s, Sand Lake Road was a two-

lane nightmare and one of the few access roads. Se-

curity guards directed traffic in the parking lots. Caf-

eterias were so busy we had to save seats for our

lunch partners and in order to get a new ballpoint

pen from stationery stores, we had to turn in an old

one.

How has technology changed since you began with the company?

Technology in my field has taken us from manu-

al typewriters to electric typewriters to computers.

The latter two were very foreign to me and a great

source of frustration. In the early 1970s, secretaries

typed all of the proposals. Errors and changes re-

quired typing, retyping, cutting and pasting

(literally). Thankfully, computers came in the mid-

1980s and after a little training, I learned to love

mine.

What are the factors of your success?

My parents were hard-working and dedicated

people. They ran their own business, and my siblings

and I followed their lead in developing a good work

ethic. Working for Lockheed Martin with daily chal-

lenges has inspired me to push to do my best and

seek advice from successful people when I need it.

What’s the most memorable moment during your time with the company?

Nancy Briggs. Continued on Next Page.


The Smithsonian Institution, sometimes referred to as “the na-

tion's attic,” received a bit of electronic history from Central New

York.

On Nov. 16, at the National Museum of American History in

Washington, Lockheed Martin handed over a transistor radio proto-

type developed in Salina, N.Y., and built in 1953.

The radio was built at what was then General Electric and is

now Lockheed Martin by a team led by Arthur Stern. It was un-

veiled in New York in 1954.

The prototype has been sitting on a desk at Lockheed Martin

for years, said a company spokesman.

GE’s commercial model reached the market in 1955, a few months behind the Regency TRI, developed by

Texas Instruments. GE’s Model 678 cost $50 -- equal to $420 in today's dollars.

Lockheed Martin sends

GE’s first transistor radio

to the Smithsonian

Jim Buchan and Lillian Long were married November 8,

2012, at Christ The King Episcopal Church in Orlando. Jim and

Lillian are well-known among the REALM crowd as active par-

ticipants in a variety of REALM activities.

Jim and Lillian have been a committed couple for quite some

time and it was a real pleasure for many of their family and

friends to participate in the tying of the knot.

Congratulations!

The “Long” wait is over Jim and Lillian tie the knot.

Nancy Briggs. Continued from Previous Page.

There have been quite a few memorable mo-

ments for me, but one that comes to mind is cele-

brating my 50th anniversary at the ceremony which

recognized Lockheed Martin’s 50 years in Central

Florida and the dedication of the Research & Devel-

opment building, with MFC President Jim Berry and

Florida’s then-Governor Jeb Bush in attendance.

A few years ago, Nancy and her husband David celebrated her 50th service anniversary at Lockheed Martin.


Multiple targets

engaged in first

integrated ballistic

missile test

Lockheed Martin’s Aegis

Ballistic Missile Defense Sys-

tem, (PAC-3) Missile

and THAAD Weapon System

successfully engaged in the first-

ever test of all three systems

demonstrating the integrated ca-

pabilities of today’s U.S. region-

al missile defense systems.

These systems worked to-

gether to detect, track, engage

and negate two ballistic missile

targets and one cruise missile-

like target during a complex, live

-fire flight test conducted by the

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

at the Reagan Test Site on the

Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pa-

cific.

Known as Flight Test Inte-

grated-01, these different sensors

and weapons systems were inte-

grated through the Command

and Control, Battle Management,

and Communications

(C2BMC) system, also devel-

oped by Lockheed Martin. The

C2BMC is the integrating ele-

ment for the Ballistic Missile

Defense System and links

the various sensors and

weapon systems.

The flight test began

with an Extended Long

Range Air Launch Target (E-

LRALT) missile airdropped

over the broad ocean area

north of Wake Island from a

U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft,

staged from Joint Base Pearl

Harbor-Hickam, Ha-

waii. The AN/TPY-2 X-band

radar, located with the THAAD

system on Meck Island, tracked

the E-LRALT and a THAAD

interceptor successfully inter-

cepted the Medium-Range Bal-

listic Missile. THAAD was oper-

ated by soldiers from the

32nd AAMDC.

Another short-range ballistic

missile was launched from a mo-

bile launch platform located in

the broad ocean area northeast of

Kwajalein Atoll. The PATRIOT

system, manned by soldiers of

the 94thAAMDC, detected,

tracked and successfully inter-

cepted the target with a PAC-3

interceptor. Additionally, a se-

cond PAC-3 interceptor also in-

tercepted a low-flying cruise mis-

sile target over water.

The USS Fitzgerald (DDG

62) successfully engaged a low

flying cruise missile over wa-

ter. The Aegis system also

tracked and launched an SM-3

Block 1A interceptor against a

Short-Range Ballistic Missile

(SRBM). However, despite indi-

cation of a nominal flight of the

SM-3 Block 1A interceptor, there

was no indication of an intercept

of the SRBM.

U.S. defense shares drop

sharply after Obama

victory By Andrea Shalal-Esa

Nov. 7, 2012 (Reuters). U.S.

weapons makers took a pounding

in the stock market Wednesday

as investors priced in leaner

times after President Barack

Obama’s re-election. Analysts

had predicted gains for defense

industry shares if Republican

Mitt Romney had won the White

House. He had pledged to boost

military spending.

But Obama's victory will

continue the downward trend in

defense spending, as the govern-

ment struggles to cut budget defi-

cits and draws down the military

presence in Afghanistan, analysts

said.

Shares of Lockheed Martin,

Northrop Grumman, General

Dynamics, L-3 Communications,

and Raytheon were down be-

tween 5.8 percent and 4.5 percent

in early trading. Boeing shares

were down 2.6 percent. The Dow

Jones industrial average was

down 2.3 percent.

Thanks to you … Lockheed Martin news

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from Meck Island on its way to an intercept of a ballistic missile target during MDA’s historic flight test on October 24, 2012 (October 25 on Kwajalein).


REALM Annual Renewal

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mailing label has 2012 after your name, you are NOT paid through 2013. So, make out that check

now to ensure you continue receiving REALM News. You can pay for up to three years at a time.

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You may pay for two or three years by

multiplying $7.50 by the number of

years you would like to pay.

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3208 E. Colonial Drive, Ste. 302

Orlando, FL 32803

How can you tell if you are due to pay your dues?

Member name

Year paid through

Member ID number

“A” Stands for active

Followed by your mailing address.

In this example, the member has paid through 2012

and should send a check for $7.50 to pay for 2013.

Check your own mailing label today!

JOHN Q. MEMBER 2012 5121 A

Please cut out your mailing label and send with

your check for $7.50 for the year 2013.

If there are any changes to your contact info,

including email address, please make a note!

To:

From

Retired Employees Association of Lockheed Martin

Community Service

Operation Warm Fuzzies

Towels and Throws for Seniors

Give a Warm Fuzzy and get a warm

fuzzy feeling knowing you helped brighten a

senior’s holiday. Participating is easy:

Purchase a new towel or a blanket throw.

Wrap in colorful holiday paper OR let Seniors

First wrap it for you.

Attach a tag (clip the tag on the right, fill out

your name on the FROM line, leave the TO

line blank).

(If you wrap your Warm Fuzzy, indicate whether

your gift is pink (for women) or blue (for men).

Contact Tom Goslin (321-278-3743) to co-

ordinate getting your warm fuzzy gift delivered

by November 30.

Go to seniorsfirstinc.org to learn more. The

flyer is here: seniorsfirstinc.org/wp-content/

uploads/2012/09/HGD-Flyer.pdf

Have a happy, happy

holiday!


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Windermere, FL 34786-1184

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