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REDSTONE-HUNTSVILLE CHAPTERASSOCIATION OF THE U.S. ARMYPOST OFFICE BOX 7054HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35807

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Winner AUSA "Best Chapter of the Year" 6 consecutive years, 11 times overall Winner "Best Chapter Newsletter"

On Saturday, December 5th, repre-sentatives from the Redstone Arsenal- Huntsville chapter of the AUSA orga-nized a Benefits Briefing for the Soldiers and families of the 4/108th Chemical Battalion. John Perry, VP for Army Reserve Affairs, coordinated with the unit Operations NCO and guest speak-ers to provide briefings for the unit’s Soldiers and their families. Chapter VP for Families Affairs, Jim Rountree and deputy to Jim Rountree, Jeff Owen, also supported the event. Chapter President, John Wright, opened the briefing with a welcome and an overview of the chapter and the support we do for the communi-ty. The event was held at the Overlook at Redstone Arsenal. The chapter covered the expenses for the lunch meal.

The goal of the briefing is to help the commanders and their staff by bringing in speakers to educate the Soldiers and their spouses of the benefits that are available to them while serving in the National Guard or Army Reserve.

Representatives participating in the

Briefing to the 4/108th Chemical Battalion

COL(R) John Wright, Chapter President, presented Redstone-Huntsville Chapter challenge coins to LTC Lane, Bn Cdr, and CSM Fordham, BN CSM, of 4/108 Chemical Battalion. The coins were presented to the battalion leadership thanking them for their support of the families and the Soldiers. The coins were presented at the beginning of the unit’s Family Day.

The Holiday Reception was hosted by the Von Braun Center and the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter.

Reception attendees had a chance to re-lax and interact.

The Redstone-Huntsville Chapter con-tinued its tradition of celebrating the holi-day spirit by saying “thank you” to our membership and our military leadership at the 2015 AUSA Holiday Reception. About 240 Chapter members gathered at the Von Braun Center on December 8th. The event served as the Chapter’s “Welcome Home” from the AUSA Annual Meeting held in Washington, DC in October. At the Annual Meeting, the Chapter was once again rec-

ognized as the Best Chapter Overall. This is the eleventh such honor in the past dozen years. Congratulations and thanks to our Chapter membership!!

COL(R) John Wright, Chapter Presi-dent, welcomed the attendees. He recog-nized military and civilian leadership from Team Redstone, as well as Huntsville May-or Tommy Battle and Madison Mayor Troy Trulock, both of whom continue to actively support Chapter activities.

After a short business meeting, John ac-knowledged Raytheon and Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) with 35 and

Holiday Reception a Celebration and “Thank-You”

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See Holiday on page 12

2 AUSA Salute February 2016

This quarter my message is focused on the New Year and New Directions.

New Year. Your Association and Chap-ter have many exciting opportunities for professional development, networking, and most importantly supporting our Soldiers, their families, and Department of the Army Civilians.

• Professional Development – improve your acquisition acumen and understand-ing of the Army’s global mission

° DAU-South Acquisition Day co-sponsored by Redstone-Huntsville Chap-ter, February 18th

° AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exhibition, March 15th - 17th

° AUSA Missiles Symposium, April 18th – 19th

• Networking – expand your profes-sional network

° UAHuntsville Chargers Hockey Military Appreciation Night, February 13th

° AUSA Young Professionals, March 14th

° AUSA Rocket City Bash, March 15th

° AUSA Missiles Heritage Golf Tour-nament, April 18th

• Support our Soldiers, Veterans, Fami-lies, DA Civilians

° ROTC Luncheon during Global Force Symposium, March 15th

° AUSA Military Family Forum dur-ing Global Force Symposium, March 15th

° DA Civilian of the Year Recognition Dinner, April 12th

° U.S. Army Reserve Birthday Cel-ebration, April 22nd

° ROTC Awards Presentations through-out the Spring

° Memorial Day Activities° 75th Anniversary of the founding of

Redstone Arsenal

New Directions. During January your Association announced significant chang-es to our individual membership rates. At the December General Membership Meet-ing the chapter approved changes to our by-laws.

• New Individual Membership Rates – better value for money

° 2 Years - $30° 5 Years - $50° Life Membership - $300° 2 Years - $10 (E1-E4, Cadets only)• Redstone-Huntsville Young Profes-

sionals Sub-Chapter – ° The purpose of the Young Profes-

sionals Sub-Chapter is to raise the vis-ibility of the U.S. Army and the Asso-

ciation within our community, provide opportunities for mentorship, network-ing, professional development, develop-ing future chapter leaders, and service to our community.

° Leo Gilliland will serve as the first Young Professionals Sub-Chapter Presi-dent.

° Find out how you can become an AUSA Young Professional!

Involvement. In the last Salute I chal-lenged all of our Chapter members to take a few minutes and identify a par-ticular area of interest for you. We need volunteers to support our Veterans and Retirees Programs (Bill Tillman), to as-sist with Family Programs (Jim Roun-tree), become a mentor to an upcoming Young Professional (Leo Gilliland), to present awards to JROTC/ROTC cadets (Jim Henderson), to recruit members (Kate Breitbach or Max Bennett), or to answer a call from a deploying/rede-ploying Army National Guard or Army Reserve unit (John Perry). Find some-thing you like to do and contact Kurt Weidenthal our VP for Chapter Sup-port; Greg Potts our Anniston Satel-lite Chapter president; or Leo Gilliland our Young Professionals Sub-Chapter president. Learn more at Redstone-

[email protected] or follow us onTwitter @AUSARedstone.

Army Strong!!

John T. WrightColonel, US Army (Retired)E-mail: [email protected]

Salute is the quarterly newsletter of the Redstone-Huntsville Association of the United States Army. Salute is published by Tennessee Valley Printing, a private fi rm. The publisher is not responsible for incorrect information.

Copyright 2013 by Tennessee Valley Printing Co, Inc and Huntsville Chapter Association of the United States Army. All rights re-served. Nothing contained within may be reprinted wholly or in part without the written consent of the publisher and AUSA.

President's Message

AUSA Simplifies Membership Fees, Offers 2-Year DiscountThe Association of the U.S. Army has announced a new, streamlined membership fee structure, one that allows new and renewing

members to pay $30 for a two-year membership and $50 for a five-year membership.The cost of an AUSA Life membership is $300. A discounted rate of $10 for two years is available for E-1s to E-4s, and for U.S.

Military Academy and ROTC cadets.AUSA is a 66-year-old educational nonprofit organization supporting the Army, including Soldiers and civilian workers, all active

and reserve component members, veterans and retirees, defense industry partners and family members. “Now more than ever, America’s Army needs AUSA, and AUSA needs your membership support,” said retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, director of AUSA’s Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier Programs, noting the turbulent times facing the Army

and the many national security risks facing the United States.AUSA hosts national and local programs, including professional development forums and exhibitions. Membership includes subscrip-tions to the nationally recognized ARMY magazine and AUSA News, and weekly email updates about Army-related news and events.See more at: http://www.ausa.org/news/2016/Pages/AUSASimplifiesMembershipFees,Offers2-YearDiscount.aspx#sthash.dCtbo81d.dpuf

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The Redstone Huntsville Chapter pro-vided three entries in the annual Veterans Day parade. The parade was lead by a Deuce-and-a-half belonging to the Veter-ans Memorial Museum. AUSA members were on board the truck and handed out over 6,000 hand held flags to other chap-ter members on the street who distributed them to the parade attendees. The chapter also had a segment of the parade headed by chapter officers carrying the chapter banner. The final Redstone Huntsville el-ement in the parade was a section of our Young Professional members. The weather was perfect and the parade route was lined with citizens paying respect to this most significant day.

• Veterans Day Parade Opening Cer-emony attended by numerous Generals including AMC Commander, General Dennis L. Via and the Mayor of Hunts-ville, Tommy Battle, as well as numerous local state Senators and Representatives. The event included opening remarks, flag ceremony, music and the passing review of the GO command group

• AUSA Redstone Chapter supported the 50th Anniversary of Vietnam activities at the Jackson Center in Huntsville, AL. Participated in numerous planning meet-ings in the visual activities, reception center and literature distribution. Event was well received and LTG Petraoski delivered the

main address for the occasion. Numerous AUSA officers and board members partici-pated in making our Vietnam Veterans feel appreciated and honored for their service for our country.

• AUSA Redstone Chapter supported the Wounded Heroes by providing escort to about 64 Wounded Heroes on 16 boats at the Guntersville Yacht Club and on the Tennessee River for approx. 2 hours before they were treated to music and dinner at the Yacht Club. This event was participated in by approximately 24 Redstone Chapter volunteers. Their sacrifice and heroism was honored for serving our country. They had been wounded and some of the heroes had severe injuries, including blindness and limb amputation. The Heroes were from all branches of service and thoroughly en-joyed the beautiful day on the lake.

• AUSA Redstone Chapter supported 62 Wounded Heroes by providing the au-dio sound system for a musical treat prior to dinner at the Yacht Club in Guntersville, AL on 10 November 2015. The event last-ed for approx. 1 hour and all of the wound-ed heroes expressed their appreciation for this enjoyable event. Redstone Chapter also provided escorts for the Heroes, ate with them and served them as needed to let them know how much we appreciate their sacrifice for their country. The Mayor of Guntersville, Leigh Dollar, addressed the

Heroes, appreciating them for their service. There were about 25 members of the local chapter in support of this event.

• Heroes Aerial tour of the City. AUSA sponsored the Wounded Heroes Scenic View of Huntsville by Air. 17 small aircraft flew 62 Heroes and escorts over the city for a view of the surroundings, from the Mon-te Sano Mountains to the Tennessee River. All of the pilots volunteered their aircraft and their time to support this very memo-rable event

• The Redstone-Huntsville Chapter sponsored a table at the 10th Annual Heart of the Valley YMCA Veterans Prayer

Breakfast held November 6th, 2015. This event has become the informal kick-off to the Veterans Week activities. The emcee for the event was Beverly Lowe, President of the North Alabama Veterans and Frater-nal Organizations Coalition. She is also a board member for the chapter. LTG Da-vid Mann was the keynote speaker for the breakfast. The highlight of the breakfast was the presentation of the Service to Vet-erans Award. It was presented by previous awardee, CW4(R) Max Bennett (Chapter VP for Corporate Affairs), to Joe Fitzger-ald, CASA for NA and past chapter and state AUSA president.

Chapter supplied Veterans Day support


Happy, Prosperous & Healthy New Year to all from your Southernmost satellite !

November 4, 2015 brought members and guests of the Anniston Area “ Gal-lant Pelham” Satellite Chapter of the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter of the As-sociation of the United States Army to Classic on Noble in Downtown Annis-ton to its quarterly general membership breakfast meeting featuring noted author and historian Richard Barlow Adams at the AUSA podium. Mr. Adams is the foremost authority on Major John Pel-ham, “Gallant Pelham”, the Chief Artil-lerist of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the War Between the States. Major John Pelham, a native of Jacksonville, Alabama, has many important sites and notable places named after him here in East Central Ala-bama. Not only did Mr. Adams inscribe dozens of copies of his books for the full house, but many local historians and buffs, amateur and professional, to in-clude Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy at-tended and applauded the presentation. State President Dave Seay, and Redstone - Huntsville Chapter President, John, and First Lady, Tammy, Wright, joined us for

this festive autumn morning, and brought greetings and news to our community of what America’s Army is doing with and for them.

Our satellite chapter’s affiliation with the Major General Watson Chapter of the Chemical Corps Regimental Associa-tion (MGWC-CCRA) continues to grow, not only in helping fund their veterans’ projects, but also in visiting veterans’ homes at Christmas. Our VP for Mem-bership, Ms. Kathy Harvey, participated in and visited several homes during this project. Look elsewhere in this edition for photos of these visits.

January brings an annual community event in which Gallant Pelham has regu-larly participated. Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) will again hold its Wounded Warrior Hunt (WWH), designed to bring in area disabled veterans to pursue, hunt and bag some of the many deer roaming ANAD’s thousands of acres of forested wilderness. The third weekend in Janu-ary brings together these disabled but still enthusiastic sportsmen, and many of the business and community leadership to highlight this unique community partner-ship and event. Max Dodd, the Satellite Chapter VP for Civilian Affairs, will head

up our delegation for the weekend events.We see late winter - spring as being a

busy time for us in the Anniston Area Sat-ellite. Plans are already underway to bring the Commander of ANAD, Colonel Martine Kidd, to a general membership (GM) breakfast meeting in late February - March. It has been our tradition to bring the commander forward to members and guests to discuss the current state and the future plans for this locomotive of area business & commerce, and this linchpin of American Military Readiness ~ the tradition continues. More to follow on this exciting event.

Later spring will provide us an oppor-tunity to again focus on the importance of this area in our nation’s military his-tory. Just as we brought the foremost au-thor on Major John Pelham to us in No-vember, we look forward to bringing the authoritative voices on the 92nd Infantry Division to a spring GM breakfast. The local Theta chapter of the national fra-ternity, Omega Psi Phi, is purchasing the Montieth Amphitheater from the McClel-lan Development Authority (MDA), the successor quasi-governmental entity of the former Fort McClellan. The Omega Men, as they are known, were led by the

fact that the 92nd, one of two divisionsof all black Soldiers in the Second WorldWar, stood up, mobilized, and deployedfrom the Montieth. It is said that Presi-dent Harry S. Truman based part of hisdecision to integrate our nation’s armedforces upon the performance of this divi-

Satellite Chapter President's Message

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sion during the war. The OmegaMen have agreed to pursue bringing the background and story, in conjunction with the Asso-ciation of the United States Army, of this little - known chapter in local American military history to our members, guests, and the community at - large ~ stay tuned.

2016 has kicked off smartly for The

Southern Satellite ~ come on down and join us for our activities and events. All the best.....and....always.....Army Strong!!!

Greg PottsColonel (RET), U.S. Army Ordnance CorpsPresidentAnniston Area “Gallant Pelham” Satel-lite ChapterRedstone - Huntsville ChapterAssociation of the United States Army

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Renowned author and historian on Major John Pelham, CSA, 'The Gal-lant Pelham', Richard Barlow Adams, regales the Gallant Pelham SC General Membership Breakfast at CON in An-niston on 4 November.

CCRA Watson Chapter Robert John Clark poses with SC President Greg Potts upon the Gallant Pelham SC presentation of a check to assist in the Chemical Corps Regimental Association & Association of the US Army's joint effort to visit and support veterans in homes this Christmas Season.

From foreground, SGM (R) Lee Hayslette, formerly the SGM of the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD), SC EVP COL (R) Chuck Keith, & LTC Tom Tyler of the ALARNG listen while SC President Greg Potts makes brief remarks.

State President Dave Seay addressing the GM Breakfast Meeting, as to his right, our guest speaker Rich Adams; LTG (R) John Caldwell, classmate of the speaker; and Clerk of Courts Eli Henderson, listen on.

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The 379th Birthday of the National Guard was celebrated at the Tom Bevill Conference Center. More than 50 Na-tional Guard Soldiers, National Guard retirees and numerous VIPs and dignitar-ies attended the annual breakfast which was hosted by the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter of AUSA.

John Perry, vice president for Na-tional Guard and Reserve Affairs for the chapter, was the master of ceremo-nies. National Guard Chaplain (Capt.) Ricky Browning gave the invocation. Chapter President John Wright wel-comed the attendees and thanked them for the show of support for our young men and women in uniform. Wright congratulated the National Guard on its 379th birthday and commended the Soldiers and retirees for keeping our country safe.

In addition to the National Guard Sol-diers and retirees attending the breakfast were several elected officials and depart-ment heads from the community. Among those attending were Joe Fitzgerald, ci-vilian aide to the secretary of the Army; retired Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell; retired Maj. Gen. Jim Rogers; Brig. Gen. Don-

ald Tatum, 167th Theater Support Com-mand, Alabama National Guard; Hunts-ville Mayor Tommy Battle and MadisonMayor Troy Trulock; Col. Marc Neely,31st CBRN Brigade, Alabama NationalGuard; Huntsville Police Chief MarkMcMurry; Madison Police Chief LarryMuncey; and Dave Seay, state presidentof AUSA.

Dave Carney, a retired National Guard sergeant first class, presented Blue StarBanners to families of 167th TSC Lt.Col. Mike Izzo and Pvt. Lorenzo Wright.The cutting of the birthday cake was per-formed by 1st Sgt. Brad Snipes, the old-est National Guard Soldier present, andPvt. Lorenzo Wright, the youngest Sol-dier present.

Izzo, who is also a captain in the Huntsville Police Department, was theguest speaker. He has a 32-year careerwith the military and 25 years in law en-forcement. Izzo spoke on history of theNational Guard going back to the verybeginning of our country.

AUSA Chapter President John Wright presented Izzo with a serialized AUSAchapter coin and thanked him for hisservice in the National Guard and ascaptain the police department. Brown-ing closed the meeting with a benedictionand a “Beat Navy.”

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On April 12th, the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) will sponsor the 2016 Department of the Army Civilian of the Year Awards Dinner at 6:30 p.m., at the Von Braun Center, North Hall. This award and dinner recognizes local Department of the Army Civilians who have demonstrated exceptional performance as members of the Army team. We will recognize nominees from four groups: Management/Executive Award, Technical/ Technical Management Award, Professional/Technical Award, and Supporting Staff Award. These outstanding civilians will be nominated by their commands or agencies in January and February. The Chapter winner selected from among all of the local nomi-nees will be announced at the dinner and go on to compete for the AUSA Third Region (Southeast) Department of the Army Civilian of the Year Award in May.

The winner in 2015 was Mr. James B. Johnson, Executive Director for Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity (USATA), U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Mr. Johnson went on to win the AUSA Third Region (Southeast) competi-tion. The Region winners were recognized nationally at the AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington DC in October 2015.

Event chairman, Colonel (Retired) Jerry Hamilton noted that last year’s 43 nominees was the largest number of nominees since the event began. He also noted that nearly 300 people attended the dinner, including many General Officers, Huntsville and Madison City mayors, other military and community leaders and many industry members from

Chapter corporate sponsors.Other past winners have included: Mr.

Richard W. Kretzschmar, Deputy Project Manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office, Aviation (Mr. Kretzschmar went on to be-come the runner-up for the AUSA Third Region); Ms. Cathy Dickens, Contracting and Acquisition Management Office, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Executive Director, U.S. Army Contracting Command–Redstone, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. (Ms. Dickens went on to win the Third Region award for 2013.) Mr. B. Keith Roberson, Executive Director, Integrated Materiel Management Center, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal (Mr. Roberson went on to win the AUSA Third Region competi-tion, and subsequently the national AUSA Department of the Army Civilian of the year Award for 2012); Mr. Lars D. Ericsson, Chief Technologist and Lead Architect, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office, Aviation; Ms. Lisha Adams, then G3 Operations (Acting), U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command; Mr. Richard Turner, Executive Director of the U.S. Army TMDE Activity (Mr. Turner also went on to win the AUSA Third Region competi-

tion, and subsequently the national AUSADepartment of the Army Civilian of the yearAward for 2009); Mr. Tim Owings, DeputyProject Manager, Unmanned Aerial Systems;Mr. Troy Hester, Electronics Engineer, UnitedStates Army Missile Research, Developmentand Engineering Center; Dr. Steven Messervy,General Manager NATO Medium ExtendedAir Defense System Management Agency;Mr. Paul Bogosian, Program ExecutiveOfficer for Aviation (Mr. Bogosian went onto win the AUSA Third Region competition);Mr. Steve Pierce, Chief, Studies and AnalysisDivision, U.S. Army Space and MissileDefense Command Future Warfare Center;Mr. Dale Moore, Ground-Based MidcourseDefense Joint Program Office, and Mr. JohnChapman, formerly Executive Director of theIntegrated Materiel Management Center.

Plan to support the outstanding civilian nominees by attending the awards dinner.Individual tickets and corporate tables ofeight will be available. Make your reserva-tions beginning on February 1, 2016 by visit-ing the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter AUSAwebsite at http://www.ausaredstone.org . Formore information contact the AUSA eventchairman, Jerry Hamilton at 256-771-1345or [email protected] or the Co-chairman, Jay Macklin at 256-327-5311 [email protected].

2016 Department of the Army Civilian of the Year Awards Dinner

James B. Johnson (C) Department of the Army Civilian of the Year 2015, Redstone-Huntsville Chapter with Chap-ter President Kris McBride (L) and Mr. John B. Nerger (R).


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This is the time of the year that most of us are making resolutions or setting goals for the New Year. You probably even know a few people who have al-ready given up on some of their resolu-tions.

The thing about resolutions and goals is that most of the time they are all about our self-improvement. We want to lose weight, exercise more, make more money, lower our golf handicap, spend more time with fam-ily, travel more, and many other things. However, these resolutions are all about

us. There is nothing wrong with self-im-provement, so keep doing them.

But what if we made a resolution or set a goal to make the world a better place? What if we made a resolution or goal that was about helping others or making their lives better? Focusing on others is how we can put significance in our lives. Bob Buford in his book, Halftime, says that success is all about us and significance is all about others.

So, how can you get significance in your life? First, you have to start. You have to figure out what you are best

at doing and what you are passionate about doing. Next, decide how you can use your strengths and passion to help others. Then stop trying and start do-ing.

In the movie Pay it Forward, teacher Eugene Simonet challenges his class to go out and make a difference in the lives of others. He tells his students to think of an idea to change our world, and then put it into action. Otherwise, start doing.

What if you made a resolution to make a difference in the life of some-

one every week? Or what if you madea resolution to help an organizationmake a difference in the lives of sev-eral people or some group? By makinga goal focused on others in addition toyour other self-improvement goals, youwill be heading toward a life of signifi-cance.

To effectively accomplish these goals you must be intentional about doingsomething every day or every week oron a consistent basis. Most people havegood intentions but you must turn goodintentions into good actions to move to-ward a more significant life.

So I challenge you to get intentional. Find something you can do to make adifference in the life of someone else.Do it intentionally. Do it consistently.Think big but start small. Start whereyou are, but start.

By making a different kind of resolu-tion, this year just might be your bestyear ever.

Bob English is a retired Army officer, A John Maxwell Team certified coach,trainer and speaker and a member of theBoard of the Redstone-Huntsville Chap-ter of AUSA. You can get more infor-mation about Bob at www.RobertEngl-ishLeadership.com

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What is the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA)? AUSA is the Army’s Profes-sional Association. It is a private, non-profit educational organization established in 1950. Members include all ranks (four-star to recruit, Active Army, Reserve, Nation-al Guard, and Retired), Department of the Army Civilians, patriotic private citizens, and Sustaining and Corporate members. All support a well-prepared Army, with well cared for Soldiers and their families. The Redstone-Huntsville Chapter #3103 was charted in 1959 and has been selected as the Best Chapter 11 out of the past 12 years to include 2015.

What does AUSA do? AUSA represents every member of the US Army, uniformed and civilian, and their families. AUSA is the voice for all components of the Army. AUSA fosters public support for the Army’s role in national security through an ac-tive dialogue with congressional members and Executive Branch officials. As an edu-cational foundation, it provides professional education and information programs in matters concerning our Army.

What does AUSA do locally? Here are but a few of the many local activities that the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter supports or sponsors:

• First Sergeant Ordway Award, Junior (High School programs) and Senior (Col-lege) ROTC Awards, Department of the Army Civilian of the Year recognition pro-gram, and the Volunteer Family of the Year award in North Alabama;

• Annual AUSA Missiles & Space Symposium held in Huntsville each year;• Army Birthday Celebration in June;• Leads or teams with North Alabama Veterans & Fraternal Organizations Coali-

tion (NAVFOC) and the Military Affairs committees/representatives of the various Chambers of Commerce to execute Memorial Day events, Armed Forces Week Cel-ebrations, Veterans Week Activities, and special commemorations throughout the year.

• In addition to our main chapter we also have the Anniston-based “Gallant Pel-ham” Satellite Chapter and YP Sub-Chapter.

• Support for US Army Recruiting Command;• Military Appreciation Nights;• Special Events such as the Vietnam War Lecture Series;• Supports STEM Outreach;• AUSA Young Professionals Networking Events

What will a Corporate Membership mean for you?

You show your support for the Army in North and Central Alabama, most notably Redstone Arsenal.

It will demonstrate to our Community that you are supporting your Army and its mission, while strengthening your own business opportunities. You receive an AUSA Corporate Member plaque to display. Your employees and customers will know that you support your Army.

It increases your visibility in the military market. Your Company will be listed as a member in the quarterly Redstone-Huntsville AUSA SALUTE newsletter received by over 30,000 people as an insert to the Redstone Rocket and direct mail to our 2,400+ members.

It provides new networking opportunities. • Join nearly 2500 individual and 300+ Chapter Corporate Members. You will

receive first invitations to local AUSA functions; limited invite Corporate Member only “Updates to Industry” where military & civilian leaders meet with Corporate Members for candid discussions on a non-attribution basis.

• You will also be invited to our Member Appreciation Reception held each De-cember.

• AUSA YP – our new initiative to encourage membership and participation by Young Professionals in the programs of AUSA.

• Volunteerism – we can connect your employee volunteers with opportunities to assist Soldiers, Veterans, and their families.

• AUSA’s Global Force Symposium & Exposition draws over 6,000 people to the area for a week

• AUSA’s Missiles & Space Symposium is a one-day programmatic update not available elsewhere

You will receive educational material concerning the Army. You receive the Chapter SALUTE Newsletter, The AUSA Monthly Newsletter, eNews, and ARMY Maga-zine which includes the Annual “Green Book” that explains how the Army is orga-nized, its equipment, and comments from it leaders.

Other benefits. Our corporate members receive preference for room reservations at the Embassy

Suites – Convention Center blocked by the Chapter for the AUSA Annual meeting &Exposition in Washington, DC. Attended by over 30,000 from throughout the Armycommunity. Rooms within walking distance to the Convention Center can be ex-tremely difficult to obtain and rates are very competitive.

• Tickets (first come first serve basis) to the Corporate Member Appreciation Lun-cheon during the Annual Meeting and Exposition.

• Invitations to the Chapter’s Hospitality Suite during the Annual Meeting; over400 people attended the October 2015 event in D.C.

• Sponsorship opportunities for chapter events throughout the year.

Questions? Please contact Leo Gilliland email [email protected] regarding AUSA YP membership, Max Bennett for Corporate Member-ship email: [email protected] , or Kate Breitbach for overall membershipinquiries email: [email protected] or any of the Chapter Officers iden-tified at www.AUSARedstone.org .

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The Redstone-Huntsville Chapter of AUSA was honored to participate in the 4/108th Chemical Battalion Family Day

event and would like to thank the Com -mander and his staff for inviting us.

We have been conducting Benefit sBriefing to units for over 4 years. We’v ereceived positive feedback from the Sol -diers and their commanders. Our yearl ybriefings plus on-going monthly commu-nications with the units help share infor-mation on jobs and community activitiesthought-out the year. Keeping the Sol -diers informed has reflected favorably inthe morale and welfare of the Unit Cli -mate Surveys. The briefings were viewedto be beneficial and supportive for hi sSoldier’s health and wellbeing.

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30 year longevity awards, respectively. The Chapter and Third Region AUSA Volun-teer Family of the Year, the Johnsons, were presented with a plaque in recognition of their volunteer activities. Mr. James John-son, AMCOM Test, Measurement, and Di-agnostic Equipment Activity, was also con-gratulated on being chosen as both Chapter and Third Region DA Civilian of the Year. John cited the Team Redstone commands’ Soldiers and NCOs of the year, as well as the First Sergeant John Ordway winners.

The reception was co-hosted by AUSA and the Von Braun Center. Special thanksare due to Marie Arighi and Vicki Yatesof the Von Braun Center. The VBC staffdisplayed exceptional culinary talents withserving stations for seafood, Italian cuisine,roast beef and turkey, and the traditionalchocolate fountain for dessert.

Most of the evening was focused on enjoying the excellent food and beverageselection, and interacting with fellow Chap-ter members and military and communityleadership. Thanks to the event planningcommittee - Marc Jacobson, John Wright,and Marie Arighi – for ensuring a successfulevening.

HolidayContinued from page 1AUSA is proud to have Legacy Planning as one of our newest Corpo-

rate Members. Legacy Planning, located here in Huntsville, provides fi nancial consulting, products and services for individuals and small businesses. Since 1995, their mission has been to build meaningful relationships with their clients so they can help them achieve their life-style and legacy goals. Visit them at http://www.legacyplanning-hsv.com/

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In conjunction with the Global Force Symposium the AUSARedstone Huntsville Chapter is hosting the 3rd annual ROCK-ET CITY BASH on Wednesday 16 March at the Space andRocket Center under the Saturn Five Rocket. This year’s Bashincludes dinner and entertainment featuring the eleven memberCraig Duncan Orchestra from Nashville. This has been a soldout event over the last two years, so get your sponsorship orindividual tickets today.

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AUSA Young Professionals learn leadership

YP Jeff Still, former Navy SEAL, dis-cusses leadership with the AUSA Young Professionals, 4 Nov 2015.

Leo Gilliland, Chapter VP for Young Professionals at Leadership Connect 2016 Event.

Dave Seay, AUSA Alabama State President, discusses leadership with Young Professionals.


Session APMBCEFMCONLOGSETSPEC. INT.

1 8:00-9:00

Export Control Reform Alan Enslen

Data Collection * Cash / John Puett

FAR Fundamentals (CON 090): Improving

Industry Interface Nichols

Partnering w/ Industry and Government

Senior Leader Perspectives

MG Vincent Boles / MG James Rogers

Industrial Base Modeling for Space Launch Propulsion System Acquisition

J. Rice / Dr. Rajiv Doreswamy

Role of Contract Admin Office in Industry

Woods

2 9:15-10:15

International Intellectual Property

(IP) Protection Kannan Grant (UAH)

Career Planning * Whitmore

Acquisition Planning Simulation (APS) *

Long

Applying Agile-EVM on Software Development

Project * Thorne

Cybersecurity Training in Orgs - Applying to

Industry & Goverment Mills

3 10:30-11:30

Professional Development

Sharon Gresham

Business Considersations:

Understanding CTR's Perspective *

Stewart

Source Selection Simulation (SSS) *

Elsesser

Overview of DoD Risk, Issue & Opp

Mgmt Guide for DoD Programs *

Swinney

Leadership That Gets Results Workshop

Daniels

4 1:00-2:00

21st Century Collaboration *

Snow

Cost Realism / Most Probable Cost Est.

Basics for Ind & Gvmt Nicolella

Considering Supportability "Up Front & Early" - Throughout a

System's Lifecycle Tim Sassenrath

DoD / Industry Relations

Lord

Program Protection Planning

Mills

5 2:15-3:15

Integration of RM Framework w/ DoD Acquisition Lifecycle

Mills

FAR Fundamentals (CON 090): Improving

Industry Interface Nichols

Establishing & Operating a Supply Chain Management

Strategy Barnes / Anthony Allen

Role of Contract Admin Office in Industry

Woods

6 3:30-4:30

Effective Writing Ambrose

Implementing Over Target Baseline: LL from NASA Booster

Prime Contract * Truman Carroll

Industry / Government Relationship

Dodds

Art of Logistics from Academic Perspective Dr. Thomas Pieplow /

Dr. Jeet Gupta

Leadership: Humility & Importance of

Questions Daniels / Coyne

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LUNCH BREAK - 11:30 - 1:00

EVM / IBR Panel: Enabling Program Success From the

Start * Panel Members: John

Mcgregor, Denise Kerby, Bob Wasser,

TBD (Industry Mgmt), & Joel Little

Keys to Success When Partnering with

Industry to Execute Successful Product Support Strategy

Panel Members: John T. Smith / Terri L. Schwierling / Tim

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Intellectual Property (IP) and Data

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