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Association of Air Force Missileers "Victors in the Cold War" AAFM Eighth National Meeting AAFM Eighth National Meeting - We met 9-13 October 2008 at the Hyatt Dulles Hotel near Dulles Airport in the Washington, DC area. More than 225 people took part in events that included tours of the Air Force Memorial, the Pentagon, Mt Vernon, the world War II Memorial, the Smithsonian Udvar Hazy and Gettysburg. On Friday night, Jacob Neufeld talked to us about Gen Bernard Schriever, Saturday morning Maj Gen Roger Burg gave a detailed update on the current ICBM force and the nuclear issues and Saturday night we were honored to have the USAF strolling string, followed by former Secretary of the Air Force Tom Reed talking about the Cold War. The 2010 National Meeting will be at the Radisson Airport in Tucson, Arizona, 6-10 October 2010, featuring tours of the Titan Museum, Pima Air Museum, the "Boneyard" and Davis Monthan AFB mission areas. Registration forms are included in the newsletter and can be downloaded HERE. The 2012 meeting will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Minuteman and will be in Great Falls Montana. Tucson Schedule: Wednesday, 6 Oct 2010 - Registration and Welcome Reception Thursday, 7 October 2010 - Tour Davis-Monthan AFB and Titan Museum, Dinner at hotel Friday, 8 October - Golf Tourney or tour Sonora Desert Museum and San Xavier Mission, Dinner and tour at Pima Air Museum Saturday, 9 October 2010 - General Membership and Board Meetings, optional tours, Banquet with featured speaker Local Area Meetings - Local area meetings are held periodically at locations around the country - if you are interested in helping host one of these AAFM gatherings in your area, let us know. Unit Reunions - The number of missile units that are conducting reunions is growing. We encourage these meetings, publicize the dates in our newsletter and in this home page and provide lists of members who have served in the organizations that conduct them. We also encourage involvement with the World War II units that were the forerunners of our missile units. Several missile unit reunions have been held in conjunction with the AAFM National Meetings. If your unit wants to host a reunion combined with our next meeting, let AAFM know - we arrange all the events, rooms and facilities and you get together with missileers from all backgrounds. For an update and information on upcoming reunions and meetings, please click HERE |
