Tag: MOAA

The Catalina Mountains satellite chapter of the MOAA announces their 2019-20 season

Col. Bill Nagy The Catalina Mountains satellite chapter (Tucson) of the Military Officers of America (MOAA) welcomes all current, former and prospective members back for our 2019-20 season. Our first meeting of the season will be on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11:30 a.m. in the Catalina Mountain Room of the Mesquite Grill in the MountainView Country Club…

Four members of MOAA enjoyed lunch at the Preserve

Left to right: Captain Bruce Lape, Major Scott Wilberg (both former United States Air Force pilots), Colonel Chuck GuteKunst USAF (retired) and Colonel Bill Nagy USAR, retired (President of CMSC)

Four members of the Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of Tucson’s Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) recently had lunch at The Preserve. After their air force duty, Captain Lape and Major Wilberg went onto careers with civilian airlines— Captain Lape with TWA and Major Wilberg with Delta Airlines. Colonel GuteKunst showed a copy of…

MOAA members attend military interment ceremony

Several members of the Catalina Mountains Satellite (Tucson) Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America MOAA) attended the interment ceremony for indigent and homeless veterans at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Marana Arizona on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Seventeen cremains of Veterans who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and…

MOAA learns about the army’s Officer Candidate School

The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met April 20, 2019, at MountainView Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. Our April guest speaker was Army Colonel (Retired) Joseph O’Connor, who talked about how his military career was directly affected by his attendance at Officer Candidate School (OCS). Colonel O’Connor was drafted in 1966 and attended Basic Training at Fort…

MOAA learns about the U.S. Coast Guard

The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met March 16, 2019, at MountainView Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. Our March guest speaker was Petty Officer (PO) 1 (E-6) Harry Lerner, U.S. Coast Guard, who talked about his years being in the United States Coast Guard. Both his parents were swimmers so he grew up swimming, as well. At…

MOAA learns about U.S. relations with Turkey

The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met February 16, 2019 at the MountainView Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. The speaker was Gino Elsea, an Army retired Chief Warrant Officer 2, who is also a Department of Defense GS15, retired. He was given an assignment to do a briefing on Turkey for Great Decisions. Mr. Elsea updated the…

Catalina Mountains Satellite of MOAA learns about the workings of Washington D.C.

Lorna Fairchild, Secretary The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met January 19, 2019 at the MountainView Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. The speaker was Jerry Wilkerson, a former U.S. Navy serviceman, from a military family which includes two Marine Corp Generals. Jerry told us about his experiences as a press spokesman for two U.S. Congressmen. Jerry’s intro…