MY FELLOW VETERAN…WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

United States Airpower Museum Foundation

501 C-3 Non-Profit

4877 E Norwich Ave

Fresno, California 93726

559-291-1239

13 March 2010

For the last two years the Veterans of the Prisoner of War Association most of them World War II Veterans in their 80’s worked hard to raise funds to have their Prisoner of War monument installed in front of the “Wall of Honor” at the VA Hospital.

We were notified the installation of the Prisoner of War monument project fell short of their goal by $10,000.00. The Prisoner of War monument and ceremony which was scheduled for April 10, 2010 (National EX-POW Day) has been postponed. (more…)

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AMERICAN WAR DOCTRINE GOES AROUND AND COMES AROUND

by Fred Edwards

March 12, 2010 — During a speech hardly noted by the press, Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pronounced a dramatic new war doctrine March 3. Let’s see how we got here and what it means.

In late November of 1984, the United States was reeling from the loss of 266 U.S. Marines in Lebanon the previous October 23. The Marines had been deployed there with no fixed mission and no known national interest. This tragedy had occurred on the heels of a war in Vietnam that had ended in disaster.

The United States also was conducting a murky mission in Central America. The slaughter of the Marines and the adventurism in Central American had created a policy struggle between Secretary of State George Shultz and the State Department and National Security Council on the one hand, and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and the Pentagon on the other. At the National Press Club on November 28, Weinberger announced a new warmaking doctrine that established the following six conditions to be met before the United States became involved in a military conflict. (more…)

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The Systems Engineering Group of QinetiQ North America delivers systems engineering and integration, software development, logistics information management, training systems management, information technology services, and test and evaluation support for the development, modification, fielding and sustainment of military equipment and systems. The Group’s primary focus is at the operating force level and military buying commands. (more…)

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Paychex Opportunity, San Diego, CA, Developer Level III

· Performing comprehensive analysis and design for program changes to gain and to transfer knowledge of application changes. Reviewing and providing input to requirements documents. Writing design documents (e.g. SRS, SDD).

· Defining development tasks and providing time estimates to aid in scheduling. May assign and coordinate tasks of others. Monitoring progress against task estimates to provide status. Acting as a focal point to communicate department project activities and status. (more…)

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Paychex Opportunity, San Diego, CA, Developer Level III

· Performing comprehensive analysis and design for program changes to gain and to transfer knowledge of application changes. Reviewing and providing input to requirements documents. Writing design documents (e.g. SRS, SDD).

· Defining development tasks and providing time estimates to aid in scheduling. May assign and coordinate tasks of others. Monitoring progress against task estimates to provide status. Acting as a focal point to communicate department project activities and status. (more…)

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SET FOR SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2010

To the veterans community please spread the word for the up coming Michael Antonovich Remembering our Veterans & their Families Past, Present, & Future:

Arcadia County Park in Arcadia.

Saturday May 29, 2010 from 10 am to 3 pm

Cindy Duarte

Office of Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich

Los Angeles County

San Dimas Field Office

615 E. Foothill Blvd., Suite A

San Dimas, CA 91773

(909) 394-2264

Fax (909) 592-0751

E-mail: cduarte@lacbos.org (more…)

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FOOTNOTE.COM AND NATIONAL ARCHIVES RELEASE COLLECTION

08 Feb 2010 Footnote.com has announced a new addition to its Vietnam War Collection: Army Photos and Unit Service Awards.

As you may know Footnote.com is usually a subscription service but the company is making its Vietnam War collection free for the month of February. You can access it at http://go.footnote.com/vietnam/.

The Army Photos are directly available at http://www.footnote.com/documents/241910021/photosvietnamwar_army/. There are almost 29,000 images available here and at this writing the collection is denoted as “76% complete.” The first page has lists of recent comments and “discoveries” that have been made, but there’s also a search box. I did a search for patrol and got 400 results. You can also browse items via 31 categories (from aerials to vehicles.) (more…)

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COAST GUARD CUTTER WAESCHE ARRIVES IN ALAMEDA

ALAMEDA, CA (KGO) — The newest addition to the Coast Guard’s fleet arrived at its new home in Alameda Sunday.

Officials say the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is one of the most technologically advanced vessels of its kind. The 418-foot ship has cutting-edge sensors, the ability to move at high speeds, a range of 12,000 miles and a crew of 110.

It is the second of eight similar cutters the Coast Guard is planning to build. (more…)

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