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In June, the chapter's science fair winner, John Parish IV, receives $3,000 to attend the national competition in Florida as his mother, Maureen Parish, looks on.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Rear Adm. Janice Hamby, USN, director, command and control (C2) systems, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, was th ... more details

Col. Joseph Granata, USMC (l), commanding officer, Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, accepts a token of appreciation from Maj. Mark Witzel, USMC (Ret.), chapter president, for speaking at the May meeting.

CAMP PENDLETON
The guest speaker at the chapter's May luncheon was Col. Joseph Granata, USMC, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics ... more details

In June the chapter awarded scholarships to outstanding students. The presenters and winners are (front row, l-r) David Lombardo; Peter Monahan; Melissa Ziankoski; Carolyn Entelisano; Lindsay Paluck; Jessica Stanulevich; (back row, l-r) Rick Lockridge, chapter president; Steve Linderman; Chris Mann; Gerald Wohlrab III; Ben Kirk; Richard Metzger; Gene Blackburn, chapter chairman; and Martin Ofalt Jr.

ERIE CANAL
The chapter awarded $32,500 in scholarships at the scholarship luncheon, held in June. Outstanding students who are pursuing engineering, mathematics ... more details

Col. Boykin B. Jordan, USAF (l), chapter president, thanks Lee Diamante, a lead sales engineer at World Wide Technology, for speaking at the chapter's May meeting.

GREATER OMAHA
Lee Diamante, a lead sales engineer at World Wide Technology, served as the keynote speaker at the May meeting. He shared his views on virtualization ... more details

Rear Adm. Margaret Klein, USN (l), director of global operations officer, Naval Network Warfare Command, accepts a token of appreciation from Glenda Bluhm, chapter president, for serving as the June featured speaker.

HAMPTON ROADS
At the June meeting, Rear Adm. Margaret Klein, USN, director of global operations officer, Naval Network Warfare Command, discussed the command's curr ... more details

In May, L-3 Communications' regional director, Lou Linden (l), meets with Terry Casto, regional vice president, AFCEA International, before the May meeting.

CANAVERAL
The chapter showed its appreciation for noteworthy sponsors in May. Receiving recognition on behalf of their organizations were Lou Linden, L-3 Commun ... more details

The May golf tournament and fundraiser drew more than 90 participants.

TIDEWATER
The chapter's May fundraiser was a golf tournament that raised more than $10,000 for the chapter's scholarship program. The event drew more than 90 pa ... more details

In May, Steve Kelley (l), regional vice president, and Col. A.G. Hatcher Jr., USAF (r), chapter president, recognize scholarship recipients (l-r) Matthew Cavano, Lawrence Agee, Minnae Chabwera, Jasmine Berry, Benjamin Gregory and Scott Burton.

TIDEWATER
The chapter held its annual scholarship presentations in May. Students who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in technical disciplines ar ... more details

In May the chapter presented scholarships to outstanding students. The presenters and winners are (front row, l-r) Jessica Bush; Lnya Thai; Catherine Varnes; Julia Kauffman; Karen Mok; David Parker; Robert Creech; (back row, l-r) Terry Watkins, chapter scholarship board member; Michael Aldinger; Eli Wilber; Alexandra Biller; Ashley Cook; Rebekah Smyth; Eric Powers; Garret Kiessling; Andrew Passarello; Kyle Olbrich.

SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY
In May, the chapter held a scholarship presentation and luncheon. This year's scholarship winners received a $3,000 award, a $50 cash prize and a free ... more details

Lt. Col. Andrew J. Gebara, USAF (l), and Lt. Cmdr. Kalohi R. Clark, USN (r), are recognized for their award-winning essays by Rear Adm. James P.

RHODE ISLAND
The chapter presented awards at the U.S. Naval War College in June. Lt. Col. Andrew J. Gebara, USAF, won first prize for his essay on information oper ... more details

Dan Washington, chapter president, presents Cadet Mercedes Flores, Air Force ROTC, with the chapter's ROTC Honor Award and a ribbon bar at the June awards ceremony.

SAN FRANCISCO
The chapter recognized outstanding students during its Air Force ROTC awards ceremony, held in June at the University of California-Berkley. ... more details

Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (r), deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Air Force, Washington, D.C., meets with Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds, USAF, commander, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, after Gen. Deptula's presentation during the June meeting.

LEXINGTON-CONCORD
Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF, deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Headquarters Air Force, Washington, D.C., wa ... more details

Rear Adm. Willem Voogt, RNLN (Ret.) (r), chapter president, presents a certificate of appreciation to Frans Copini, general director, International Security Experimentation and Transformation Institute (ISETI), for his presentation at the June meeting.

THE HAGUE
The chapter held its June meeting at the International Security Experimentation and Transformation Institute (ISETI) in Delft, the Netherlands. Frans ... more details

Capt. Robert Curran, USAF, chapter treasurer, presents Gabrielle Davis with a scholarship at the St. Martin High School award ceremony, held in May.

GULF COAST
In May, the chapter awarded more than $1,000 in scholarships to two outstanding high school students. Seniors Tanner Reid, Vancleave High School, and ... more details

Col. Christopher Valle, USAF (l), vice commander, 81st Training Wing, and Lt. Col. Scott E. Solomon, USAF (r), commander, 333rd Training Squadron, and chapter president, present Maj. Gen. John Maluda, USAF, director, cyberspace transformation and strategy, Office of Warfighting Integration, Secretary of the Air Force, and chief information officer, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., with a token of thanks. The general spoke at the April meeting.

GULF COAST
The chapter invited Maj. Gen. John Maluda, USAF, director, cyberspace transformation and strategy, Office of Warfighting Integration, Secretary of the ... more details

Attending the chapter-sponsored May workshop are (l-r) Mike Bilinski, Roger Dziegiel, Nan Pfrimmer, Ray Liuzzi, John Spina, Craig Anken and Peter LaMonica.

ERIE CANAL
In May, the chapter sponsored a workshop, "Next Generation Reasoning and Learning: Theory and Applications." The workshop aimed at identifying areas f ... more details

In May, Col. Michael J. Curry, USA (l), chapter president, presented the Lt. Gen. Gordon T. Gould Jr. Award to Cadet 1st Class Bryan T. Freeman, a student at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN
In May, chapter president Col. Michael J. Curry, USA, presented the Lt. Gen. Gordon T. Gould Jr. Award to Cadet 1st Class Bryan T. Freeman, a student ... more details

At the May luncheon, Dan Curtis (l), chapter vice president for programs, and Norman Nelson (r), chapter executive vice president, thank guest speaker Randy Adkins, director of Air Force Knowledge Now.

DAYTON-WRIGHT
Randy Adkins, director of Air Force Knowledge Now (AFKN), was invited to speak at the chapter's meeting in May. Launched in 2002, AFKN, the U.S. Air F ... more details

In May, Plamen Vatchkov, chair of the State Agency on Information Technology and Communications, opens the annual spring conference.

SOFIA
In May, the chapter held its annual spring conference, "Capabilities of the National Communications System: Interoperability and Information Security. ... more details

Lt. Gen. John Bradley, USAF (Ret.), former commander, Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the Air Force's reliance on unmanned aerial vehicles during the May meeting.

MIDDLE GEORGIA
Lt. Gen. John Bradley, USAF (Ret.), former commander, Air Force Reserve Command, was the chapter's keynote speaker for the May meeting. The general be ... more details

Participants gather together after the 5K Race and Family Fun Run, held in April. The fundraiser generated more than $50,000 for the chapter's activities and programs.

CENTRAL MARYLAND
The chapter raised more than $50,000 at its second annual 5K Race and Family Fun Run in April. Nearly 500 participants enjoyed breakfast, music, a ... more details

Tournament participants register for the May sporting event, which raised more than $3,700 for the chapter's scholarship programs.

QUANTICO-POTOMAC
The chapter hosted a golf tournament in May to benefit the its scholarship programs. Ninety-two golfers participated in the event, which drew 10 corpo ... more details

Linda Newton, deputy chief of staff for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence, U.S. Pacific Fleet, receives the chapter's Senior Government Leader of the Month award from Gary Murakami, chapter member, in May.

HAWAII
Col. Dean Clemons, USAF, communications director, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, served as the featured speaker in May. He shared his experiences in ... more details

BETHESDA
The chapter held its annual awards ceremony in May to recognize excellence in government and industry. Kenneth Touloumes, chapter president, stated, " ... more details

Lt. Col. Michael Schutte, USMC, assistant chief of staff/G-6, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to chapter members during the April meeting.

CAMP PENDLETON
The chapter invited Capt. Susan Tincher, USMC, a data planner for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW)/G-6, to speak at its April meeting. The captai ... more details

Fernando Monticelli explains one of the experiments for the Large Hadron Collider during his presentation in May.

ARGENTINA
In May, Fernando Monticelli served as the guest speaker for an audience of 95 members. He discussed such topics as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a ... more details

Russell Searle (l), chapter president, thanks
Mike Larner, program manager at the U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, for serving as the featured speaker at the May meeting.

UK SOUTHERN
Mike Larner, program manager at the U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, discussed the Persistent Wide Area Surveillance High Impact Rapid ... more details

GULF COAST
In May, Shane Loper, chief information officer, and Ron Millet, information technology director, both from the Hancock Bank Technology Center, gave th ... more details

In May, Vice Adm. Nancy E. Brown, USN, director, command, control, communications and computer systems/J-6, the Joint Staff, announces the recipients of the chapter's 2009 scholarship program.

WASHINGTON
The chapter held its annual scholarship luncheon in May. Eighteen students from local high school and community colleges received scholarships totalin ... more details

In April, Robert Linton, Defence Equipment and Support, U.K. Ministry of Defense, gave a keynote presentation on deployed technical architecture.

UK WEST
Discussing new deployed technical architecture (DTA) in the United Kingdom, Robert Linton, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), U.K. Ministry of Defe ... more details

In April, Col. Boykin B. Jordan, USAF (2nd from l), chapter president, presents science fair prizes to Alec Larsen (l), Mike Pettigrew (2nd from r) and Benjamin Polk.

GREATER OMAHA
Col. Boykin B. Jordan, USAF, chapter president, presented awards to three science fair winners at the chapter's USSTRATCOM Cyberspace Symposium, held ... more details

Lt. Gen. John Dubia, USA (Ret.) (l), AFCEA International executive vice president, and Glenda Bluhm (c), chapter president, meet with Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, USA, commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, before his speech at the Joint Warfighting Conference, held in May.

HAMPTON ROADS
The chapter's May meeting was held in conjunction with the Joint Warfighting Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia. One of the keynote speakers, Gen. ... more details

During the golf tournament and fundraiser, held in April, Ed Ford, Compellent Technologies, and Jason March, Deloitte Consulting, network in between rounds.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
The chapter held its annual golf tournament and fundraiser in April. The event raised more than $20,000 for the chapter's scholarship program. ... more details

Speakers and attendees at the career transition seminar, held in April, include (l-r) Brig. Gen. Bruce Bohn, USAF (Ret.), principal, Bohn Consulting; Tom Catudal, L-3 Communications; Kevin Hoey, past chapter president; Terry DiVittorio, vice president, Copper River IT; and Harry Piccarello, Guidance Software and current chapter president.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA
In April, the chapter hosted its third seminar in a series on career transitioning. The events focus on helping soon-to-retire military and government ... more details

Dr. Daniel Portnoy discusses satellite communications in May.

ARGENTINA
The chapter's May event focused on the topic "Israeli Satellite Communication" and drew more than 40 attendees. Dr. Daniel Portnoy served as the featu ... more details

Keynote speaker Gen. Charles Campbell, USA, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, addresses the audience during the Tactical C4 Conference, held in April.

ATLANTA
In April, the chapter sponsored its annual Tactical C4 Conference. The event drew its largest crowd to date with more than 1,400 attendees. Gen. Charl ... more details

Jon Kish, an organizer for the fundraiser, and Heidi Hughes, chapter president, prepare to distribute the prizes during the annual golf tournament and fundraiser, held in May.

CANAVERAL
In April, the chapter held its annual Tech Expo, which drew 270 attendees. The chapter ran out of membership applications because of the high interest ... more details

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