Rett Benedict L/C Doug May, USAF Ret., a SaddleBrooke resident and member of our group, shared his experiences working on the US Space Shuttle while in the Air Force and gave us some insight into potential North Korean missile trajectories that might be used to reach US territory. L/C May had two tours in…
Rett Benedict CW2 Gino Elsea (USA Ret.) a resident of SaddleBrooke, was the speaker for our meeting on Saturday, January 20 speaking on US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army with assignments in Conventional, Airborne, and Special Operations units and then 20 years in DoD Civil Service with…
Rett Benedict Colonel Martin Lenzini (USMC Retired), a resident of our neighbor SaddleBrooke Ranch was the speaker for our first meeting in the Catalina Room of the refurbished Mesquite Grill on Saturday, December 16. He showed the first indication of his future as a fighter pilot by climbing trees and riding the roof of the…
Colonel Rett Benedict (U.S.A.F. Retired) Ms. Bonnie Dudelston, the Administrator of the Arizona Veterans Cemetery at Marana was the speaker at our meeting on Saturday, November 18, 2017, and gave an excellent talk on the 32 acre facility that opened last year. The Marana Veterans Cemetery is one of the newest of the 105 state…
Colonel Rett Benedict (U.S.A.F. retired), President, Catalina Mountains Satellite Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army retired) Byron “Pat” Webb was our season opening speaker discussing important pharmaceutical topics based on his military and civilian experience. He served 20 years in the Army beginning as a pharmacy officer, having multiple field, hospital and headquarters assignments and ending his…
Colonel Rett Benedict (U.S.A.F. Retired) Our most recent meeting provided members with a great view into the activities of a local group that helps both active-duty military, veterans and their families, the SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS). President D. A. “Bo” Nanna spoke to the group giving us a brief history and overview of STS programs.…
Colonel Rett Benedict (U.S.A.F. Retired) The speaker for the March 18 meeting of the Catalina Mountain Satellite of MOAA was Chief Master Sergeant Thomas J. Brandhuber, Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Tenth Air Force, Naval Air Station, Ft. Worth Texas where he is the sole enlisted advisor to the Commander for the over 12,300…
The speaker for the February 18 meeting of the Catalina Mountain Satellite was Golder Ranch Fire District Fire Chief Randy Karrer. He has been the Chief since 2010 and is the Chairman of the State Fire Safety Committee and the Vice Chairman of the Pima County Fire Chiefs Association. In 2013 Chief Karrer was awarded…
The October 15 meeting of the Catalina Satellite Chapter of MOAA was held in the east room of the MountainView Clubhouse. The speaker was Captain Albert Melvin (U.S.N.R., .retired), a SaddleBrooke resident. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and worked aboard U.S. flag merchant ships. He also had a 30-year career in the…
Our first meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 15 in the East Room, MountainView Country Club, 38759 S. MountainView Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85739; phone 818-1000. Lunch can be ordered starting at 11:30 a.m. The speaker will be former State Senator Albert Melvin (Captain U.S. Navy, retired). In the Arizona Senate he was Chairman, Senate Commerce,…