23rd Flight Flyer

Dallas - Fort Worth Order of Daedalians, Inc. A National Fraternity of Military Aviators http://www.daedalians.org

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CAPTAIN’ S NOTAM CORNER Jim Rubalcaba, Capt, May 16, 2019 USAF (Ret.) [email protected] Jim Hodgson (former USMC Maj) “Effort to Build a N Texas Aviation Museum”

Wow! After heavy rains the night before, at Rolling Hills CC, I-30 & Cooper St we were greeted with gusty winds as we Cocktails: 1800 Hrs; Dinner: 1900 Hrs gathered for the monthly meeting. The forecast for the day was for more rain, so Dress: Casual Carl Riis made the call to reschedule the golf outing to May 16. We may have lost Santa Fe Chicken or Sliced Ham a member or guest due to the inclement weather, but 40 members made it a pleas- Cost: $30.00 ant evening. For Reservations Notify: Dallas ...... Chuck Bopp . . . 972-418-8536 or [email protected] Ft. Worth ...... Dick Jones ...... 817-421-4617 or [email protected] Make reservation before 1800 hours May 13 If necessary, please cancel before 1800 hours May 14

Our guest speaker, Admiral Douglas explained to the group that it symbolized Beal, arrived early to preflight the audio/ the isolation of the absent service mem- visual equipment for his presentation. I ber. introduced myself and offered my assis- tance. After confirming everything was The Flight welcomed everyone in working order, members found their to the meeting. As members were asked way to our guest and the stories started to to introduce their guests, you could hear fly. the clanking of silverware as everyone tried to enjoy their pecan chicken or The meeting came to order at 1900 chicken fried steak. Later, the Flight took hours. The invocation was given by a short recess to tidy up. Mike Masterson. Jim Latham led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Following the At 2000 hours, the Flight Captain recon- Flight Meeting Procedures, Dick Jones vened the meeting. To everyone’s satis- proposed several toasts as is customary. faction, the reading of last month’s RADM Woody Beal talked on the Lou Seldon arranged a display on the minutes was omitted. The meeting was Naval Forces Central Command 5th Fleet Missing Man Table. Mike Masterson then opened to any new or old business.

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Flight Captain Rubalcaba proceeded with his announcements. He emphasized again that we need a replacement for the Communications Program Manager. As for the Salesforce Data Program, he indi- cated Flights will begin training soon, and the Apollo program will remain in force as necessary.

Mike McGinnis announced that the selection committee has chosen six can- didates for the Daedalian Flying Train- ing (DFT) Program, four will be shared between the Les Leavoy Foundation and National and two will be funded by the 23rd Flight. Last year’s average cost per student to the Flight was $3,284. Mike Richard Fairlamb and BG Jim Latham enjoyed emphasized the need for mentors to each social time before the April meeting of these students. will be rescheduled for 16 May. The As a reminder, Bob Pavelko is still in the Carl Riis informed the Flight that we Flight Captain will be going to the process of taking pictures of Members so could expect a $5,000 donation from the National Order of Daedalians Annual we can post them on the Salesforce web- Air Power Foundation for our Scholar- meeting in San Antonio, 25 April. site along with a short biography so other ship Program. This is up from last year’s members to put a name with a face. donation of $2,500. Also, Carl has sub- The Flight was informed that the Fort Please help him with this endeavor. mitted two candidates to National for Worth Aviation Museum will be hosting Matching Scholarships, each for a total Hops and Props, Veterans Recognition & The updated Standard Operating Proce- of $2,500 (National will contribute Craft Beer Festival beginning 27 April at dures Manual is awaiting approval from $2,500, and the Flight will Match 0900 hours. Early bird tickets are on sale the Flight Staff and the Advisory Board. $2,500). In addition, Carl informed the now. All indications so far look good and Flight that he is submitting an outstand- should be officially accepted by 30 April ing candidate for the Egan Scholarship The Flight Captain informed us that Gen 2019. A special thanks to Gary Chris- later on in the year. Furthermore, Carl Kehoe and Maureen DeFelice from the tensen for editing. Also, a special thanks made a plea for donations to the 23rd National Order will be making a presen- to Dick Jones, Ken Wallace, Tom Jobe, Flight scholarship fund to help with the tation to the Flight in July and ladies are Dave Kinton, Dave Shannahan, Lou cost of these programs, Donations to invited to attend. If there is any specific Seldon, Bob Pavelko and others for these programs are tax deductible. topic you or the ladies would like for their invaluable input. them to speak on, please let the Flight As mentioned earlier, the golf outing was Captain know. Lastly, the Flight Captain asked a ques- postponed due to inclement weather and tion due to the bad weather we were experiencing. Can bees fly in the rain? Answer: Not without their yellow jack- ets.

Flight Captain Rubalcaba introduced our Guest Speaker, Rear Admiral Dou- glas Beal, also known as “Woody,” the Vice Commander for U.S.Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet. Admi- ral Beal is a native of Indianapolis, Indi- ana. He graduated from Purdue University in 1986, where he received a BS in aerospace engineering. He was commissioned through Aviation Officer Candidate School in 1987 and earned his Dick Jones was introduced to guest Keith Grant by Carl Riis Wings of Gold in 1988. He received an MS in engineering management from

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SMU and an MS in national security Command, U.S. 2nd Fleet Carrier Strike Admiral Beal explained to us his area of studies from the National War College. Group Augment Unit, Naval Reserve operation, choke points within the Mid- Strike Force Training Atlantic Headquar- dle East and his responsibilities. He trav- Admiral Beal served in Attack Squadron ters, and Naval Reserve U.S. Fleet els to Bahrain every three weeks and (VA) 52, flying the A-6E Intruder and Forces (USFF) Maritime and Air Opera- stays there for three weeks performing deployed to the Western Pacific aboard tions Headquarters. He was then duties within the 5th Fleet. Everyone was the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the assigned as the Naval Reserve U.S. Fleet thrilled to have him as a speaker and USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). After a tour as Forces USFF reserve chief staff officer. asked many profound questions, which flag lieutenant to the commander, Naval In his previous flag officer assignment, the Admiral answered as best as he could Air Warfare Center Weapons at Naval he served as deputy commander, Naval without giving away any secrets. The Air Station China Lake, California, Recruiting Command. Admiral was professional, funny, witty Woody transitioned to the F/A-18 Hor- and very charming. We all liked the fact net. He served as the strike operations Admiral Beal assumed duties as vice that he showed up in his flight suit. We officer for Carrier Air Wing (CVW 9) commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central hope to see him again. aboard the USS Nimitz (VN 68), flying Command/U.S. 5th Fleet in September missions in support of Operation Restore 2017. Our Provost Marshal, Dick Jones, pro- Hope (Somalia) and Operation Southern posed a toast to our guest speaker. This Watch (Iraq). Admiral Beal has accumulated 3,844 was followed by the Flight Captain who military flight hours, 55 combat sorties presented the Admiral with a plaque He joined the Reserves in 1999 flying the and 472 carrier-arrested landings. He is from the 23rd Flight in honor of his pre- F/A-18 Hornet with the Hunters of Strike grateful to have served with outstanding sentation. Also, the Admiral was given a Fighter Squadron (VFA) 201 based here sailors, colleagues, and friends whose unique piece of aviation art drawn from at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve exceptional teamwork and performance one of our members, Dick Stultz, after Base in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2002 he have enabled him to wear the Legion of his briefing. He was quite impressed and deployed with the squadron aboard the Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Air said he would take it to his office in Bahr- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, ain. the squadron’s historic combat cruise, Navy Achievement Medal, and Battle where the entire Naval Air Reserve ‘E’ awards. Our guest speaker for May will be squadron was deployed aboard an air- Jim Hodgson, a Marine Naval Aviator. craft carrier, supporting the initial phase In his spare time, Woody also works as a He is the Chairman and Executive Direc- of Operation Iraqi Freedom. pilot for American Airlines where he has tor of the Fort Worth Aviation Museum. logged more than 9,500 flight hours in Jim will be speaking on the past effort to His command tours include the Hunter’s the McDonnell Douglas Super 80, Boe- build a North Texas regional museum of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-201, ing 757/767, Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 and its expansion plans. He is a retired Training Air Wing 5 Reserve Component series, and he is currently a 737 Captain. airline pilot with over 28,000 flight hours.

The Flight is looking for good Speakers to promote the tenets of the Daedalians. If you know of someone, please contact them to determine their interest and/or submit the name(s) to Lou Seldon, our Program Chairman, or to the Flight Cap- tain.

To help promote more Scholarships and more Flight Training slots, the 23rd Flight will need more money. If you can, please donate to your Flight to help advance our mission to advocate for air and space power. Thank You.

The winner of the Red Wine: Dick Stultz

The winner of the White Wine: Dick It looks like somebody’s watch just got hosed! Keyt

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The meeting was adjourned at 2130 hours.

SPRING GOLF OUTING Carl Riis, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.)

23rd Flight’s Spring golf outing is rescheduled at the Rolling Hills Country Club before the May 16 meeting. Tee times start at approximately 12:00 PM. Green fees are $25+tax. We request an additional $5 for Flight scholarships. Please be prepared to pay green fees with credit card only. Admiral Beal definitely liked his Dick Stultz commemorative plate

Lockers and showers are available in the 1. Have 50 years of US piloting experi- To be considered, submit the following RHCC club house, but please bring your ence. Effective date is the first solo information to the local FSDO or FAA own lock. Sign up and provide preferred flight. A current medical certificate is Safety Team program manager: foursomes by contacting Carl Riis 817- not required for nomination. 706-6534 or [email protected] • Three letters of recommendation 2. Have held a US CAA or FAA pilot from FAA pilot certificate holders certificate with: who can attest to the applicant’s 50 years of experience. FAA MASTER PILOT AWARD • 50 or more years of civil flying expe- Dave Pace, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) rience, or • Photocopies describing certificates and, if available, the original issue The FAA recognizes pilots who have • 50 or more years of civil and military date. contributed and maintained safe flight flying experience, of which up to 20 operations for 50 or more consecutive years may be military experience. • Description, resume, or summary of years of piloting aircraft. The FAA’s flying history. Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Pro- 3. Have been a US citizen/permanent gram recognizes pilots who have exhib- resident during the 50 years of US • Completed Wright Brothers MPA ited professionalism, skill, and aviation piloting experience (case-by-case Application form obtained from: expertise for at least 50 years as active exceptions are considered). http://FAASafety.gov or contact me: pilots. Some Flight members may be [email protected] qualified to receive the award. Airman certificate revocation is disquali- fying. Prior accident history and enforce- Eligibility for the Wright Brothers MPA: ment actions are reviewed on a case-by- case basis.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 16 Spring Golf Outing noon Jim Hodgson (former USMC Maj) - History of May 16 N Texas Aviation Museum Jun 20 Monthly Meeting National Commander LTG Nicholas Kehoe and Staff Executive July18 Director Mrs Maureen DeFelice Spouses & Significan Gary Christensen and Mike Masterson seem to be preoccupied Others Invited

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