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Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Chapter of AFIO / NMIA
Page last modified: May 4, 2008

Greetings from your chapter President:
I would like to thank those of you who have supported the organization over the past couple of years. As you know we have had several meetings a year, we have asked for your help, your support, your feedback and I have worked very hard to perform all of the logistics, scheduling of the meeting room, and finding absolutely great speakers for all of the meetings we have had. But folks, we truly cannot have a successful chapter unless you let us know what you want and unless you give us a hand. I urge you to write us a note to let us know what think.

AFIO Pacific NW
4616 25th AVE NE #495
Seattle, WA 98105

About our last meeting:

Date: February 23, 2008
Time: 11:30am  - 4:00pm
Where: South View Lounge at the Museum of Flight
Please RSVP Fran Dyer at: FD@CromwellGroup.us

The cost for the meeting will be $15 which will cover tea, juice and coffee.

Our meeting will be offered in three parts:

Part 1: Welcome and Socializing – Starting at 11:30pm

Part 2: Starting at 12:30pm

Our AFIO guest speaker is retired USAF Major Loody Christofero.

Major Christofero has a fascinating history having flown in WW2 in the China, Burma, India theatre of operations. He has a wealth of exciting stories having flown 73 missions in a C46 Commando across “The Hump” the Himalayan mountains. It was the only way to get supplies into China to support the Chinese troops fighting the Japanese. Major Christofero was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Air Force medals and a Presidential Citation.

Part 3: Starting at 2:00pm

At 2pm we adjourned to the to the main theatre to hear a presentation:

Vietnam Panel: “The Tet Offensive 40 Years Later”

On the Vietnamese Lunar New Year of 1968, the North Vietnamese forces launched a country-wide offensive known as the “Tet Offensive.” While it was a military disaster for the communists, news of the offensive led to widespread disaffection with the war among the American public. Forty years after this historical turning point, meet several of the men who served in uniform during this controversial conflict, both on the ground and in the air. The panel will include Colonel James Carlton who flew B-52s and then OV-10s over South Vietnam, Capt. Jonathan Hayes who flew F-4s over North Vietnam, and noted author Kregg Jorgenson who volunteered as a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) with H Company – 75th Airborne Rangers.

Again, the cost for the meeting sessions is only $15 which will cover tea and coffee, payable in advance, which covers all of the above.

I would like to encourage all of our ROTC friends to join us for this event. The cost for ROTC members will be $5 payable at the door.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you will be attending and with how many quests.

Best wishes to you all and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Please respond ASAP (via eMail, phone call or regular mail) to let us know if you "ARE" or "ARE NOT" attending the meeting. If you ARE planning on attending the meeting please make your checks payable to AFIO and mail to the address below:

AFIO
4616 25th Ave NE Suite 495
Seattle, WA 98105

Teaching Intelligence: Getting Started

by John Macartney

American University & AFIO 28 March 1999