Tuesday, March 22, 2011

United States Air Force: Mission, Core Values, Capabilities

Meeting: Monday, March 21, 2011

Ladies and gentlemen,

The Warwick Rotary Club hosted a very inspirational speaker last night. Colonel Matthew H. Molloy is responsible for a wing composed of two groups and eight squadrons, including two F-22A fighter squadrons; holds four Masters degrees; has won nine major awards and distinctions and is a command pilot with more than 3,100 flying hours in the F-15 and F-22. 

The mission of United States Air Force is to "fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace."
US Air Force core values:
1. Integrity first
2. Service before self
3. Excellence in all we do

Col. Malloy recited part of the Airmen's Creed http://www.airforce.com/learn-about/airmans-creed/ before he presented us the Air Force main capabilities: global vigilance, global reach, and global power.

The F-22 Raptor fascinated me (see a demo here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUdt6ZSWUsI). The Raptor is an amazing fighter airplane that flies at 800 KCAS and uses stealth technology.

If you choose to remember five things about the Raptor, please remember these: Precision, Stealth, Super Cruise, Precision Attack, and Integrated Avionics.

Page ran the meeting last night. We had four guests- thank you for visiting and we hope to see you again soon. 

Announcements:

-  The move to the Virginia Living Museum has been approved. Our first meeting at the VLM will be on June 6th.
- April 2nd: Terpsichorean (dance group) from Hampton University invited us to see them dancing and to enjoy a concert. We will meet for dinner before the event. Terri will send out details soon. 
Richard Summerville Leadership Conference took place last Tuesday. According to Terri, the event was a huge success 
- Extreme Stream Makeover: we need 10 volunteers. Please email Cleon if you are interested

Colleen Belladonna visited our club as part of her goal to visit 200 clubs in 400 days. WRC was #183. Thank you for your donations to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Next meeting: Monday, March 28-  Jerry Bischof, the site Vice President for Surry Power Station will discuss the Surry plant and nuclear generation at Dominion Power.

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