UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE CHANGE - 25 June 2018 Air Force Academy Society of Washington DC Quarterly Event

Wonderful news, Lt Gen Shwedo has just been confirmed as the J6! This has changed his calendar and this event has moved from 22 June to 25 June, same place and time. When available we will update the description below to his J6 duties.

Please join your fellow USAFA graduates at the next AF Academy of Washington DC quarterly event. This quarter we are honored to have Lt Gen Bradford J. “B.J.” Shwedo as our guest speaker. The General is a 1987 graduate and currently the Chief, Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. He leads four directorates and supports 77,000 cyber operations and support personnel across the globe with a portfolio valued at $17 billion.  He has overall responsibility for networks and network-centric policies, communications, information resources management, information assurance and related matters for the Department of the Air Force.  

COST: Free
WHO: AF Academy Graduates
WHEN: Friday, June 25 from 1530-1700
WHERE: Elbit Systems of America, 1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22209 (NOTE: this is the correct address--the address on the cvent invite is slightly different)

DRESS: Business Casual, Uniform of the day

PARKING: Some street parking is available.  Parking is also available in the building garage.
NOTE: If you or your guest are not a US Citizen please contact Efrat Weiss at Efrat.Weiss@elbitsystems-us.com

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (THE ADDRESS IS NOW CORRECT ON THE RSVP SITE)

Service Academy Global Summit: June 13-15, 2018

SAGS AOG Reception

Join fellow Air Force Graduates at the Service Academies Global Summit for our AOG Reception. You do not have to attend the Summit to attend the AOG Reception.

When: June 14, 2018 6-8 p.m.
Where: Renaissance Arlington Capital View Studio C
Attire: Business Casual

RSVP by June 8, 2018 to Michele Bergeman (michele.bergeman@aogusafa.org).

Who: All Service Academy Graduates
When: Jun 13-15, all day. Various packages available
Where: Renaissance Arlington Capital View, 2800 Potomac Ave, Arlington, VA 22202
Details: To register to attend or to be a corporate sponsor, please click on link below for full details

Click here to see full speaker list.

RSVP and Details: https://serviceacademiesglobalsummit.com/#

11th Annual National Capital Region Commander's Trophy Golf Tournament: July 16, 2018

The National Capital Region Commander’s Trophy Golf Tournament is an annual competition--now in its 11th year--between graduates of the Army, Navy, and Air Force service academies. This year the tournament will be held on Monday, July 16th at Westfields Golf Club in Clifton, VA with a shotgun start at 8:30 AM.

The four-ball tournament pits an AFA graduate team against a graduate team from Army or Navy in an 18-hole match play competition.  The service academy with the most victories wins the trophy. Air Force has won the trophy five times; Army three times; and Navy twice.

The cost of the tournament is $110.00 and includes golf, cart and lunch. All AFA proceeds go the Falcon Pride fund.  

Contact Jim East, ’67, @ jrznz1@gmail.com, if interested in playing.

Monthly Joint Service Academy Business Mixers (JSABM): 2018 Schedule

JSABMs are open to all service academy graduates and are held on the second Tuesday of the month from 5:30 to 8 PM.  Please contact Jess Posey (USNA 1983) at jsabmdc@gmail.com or joint the JSABM LinkedIn Group for further information and announcements.

2018 D.C. Metro “2nd Tuesday” Joint Service Academy Business Mixers
Mission: For service academy grads that do business locally, this is a way to meet other DC-area service academy grads and expand your network.
 
Format: Casual, business-oriented, no speaker, just networking.
  
2018 Dates
 
All events are 5-8 pm – RSVP: bwjessposey@gmail.com
 
9 January— CWPS, 14111 Park Meadow Dr., Chantilly VA 20151 (Dan Smith, USAFA 80)
 
13 February—Akin Gump, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 (Joe Whitehead, USAFA 99)
 
13 March— SiriusXM, 1500 Eckington Place NE, Washington, DC 20002 (Hope DiGuisto, USNA 03)
 
10 April— BAE Systems, 2000 15th St. N, Arlington, VA 22201 (Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, PhD, USAFA 91)
 
8 May— Perkins Coie LLP, 700 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 (Barak Cohen, USMA 92)
 
12 June— Axiologic Solutions, 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr. Suite 450, Fairfax, VA 22031 (Tom Stauber, USMA 00 & Frank Sturek, USMA 89)
 
10 July— SBG Technology Solutions, 1737 King St., Suite 601, Alexandria, VA 22314 (Carlos Del Toro, USNA 83)
 
14 August— AOC Mission Services (held at The Army & Navy Club), 901 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006 (Chris Thomas, USNA 89)
 
11 September— SIE Consulting, 3101 Wilson Blvd #240, Arlington, VA 22201 (Dave Harrington, USNA 99)
 
9 October— Avascent, 1615 L St NW #1200, Washington, DC 20036 (Jim Thompson, USAFA 01)
 
13 November— The McLean Group, 7918 Jones Branch Drive Suite 750, McLean, VA 22102 (Mitch Martin, USMA 97)
 
11 December— Oracle, Oracle Way, Reston, VA 20190 (Don Rucker, USMA 96)
 

2018 Falcon Football Watch Parties

Air Force Academy football fans:
We in invite all graduates in the Washington DC Metropolitan area to join us every weekend to watch and support our great Air Force Academy Football team.

This is your chance to see other Air Force alums you haven't seen in a while, catch up, and support our Air Force football team.  Families are welcome

What: Watch the Air Force Fighting Falcons vs every game during the season
Where: TBD
(703) 248-9990
Who: All grads, families, and friends are welcome! 
 

Football viewing schedule: http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/afa-m-footbl-sched.html

Past Events

2018 AFASW Annual Memorial Ceremony

2018 Service Academy Career Conference: May 10-11, 2018, Hyatt Regency-Crystal City, Arlington, VA

Air Force Academy Founder's Day Events: 20 - 21 April 2018

Founder's Day Dinner

Guest Speaker: The Honorable Heather Wilson (USAFA 82), 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force

When: Saturday, 21 Apr 2018
Where: Tower Club, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr Suite 1700, Vienna, VA 22182
Cost: $100 per person
RSVP: Click here to register as attendee or sponsor.

Sponsorship Levels

• Titled Sponsor ($10,000): Recognition on Marketing Materials and Dinner Signage, 10 Seats (Full Table)
• Polaris Sponsor ($2,500): Recognition on Dinner Signage, 4 Seats
• Sponsor ($1,000): Recognition on Dinner Signage, 2 Seats
• Table Sponsor ($100): Table Signage and Decor

Proceeds will go towards cost of the event.

Eighth Annual Founder's Day Golf Tournament

Open to Graduates and friends of the Academy. Scramble format-Captain's Choice. BBQ to follow. For questions or inquiries regarding sponsorship, contact Jim Thompson (202.288.8736, jethompson01@gmail.com)

When: Friday, 20 Apr 2018, 9:30am shotgun start
Where: The Courses at Andrews (Joint Base Andrews, MD Golf Club), South Course, 4442 W Perimeter Rd, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762
Cost: $150/person
RSVP:  Click here to register as attendee or sponsor.

Seeking corporate sponsorship for holes. Please contact us. All proceeds go to USAFA Endowment. Sponsorship Levels:                                                                                    

• Titled Sponsor ($5,000 donation): Includes title signage and twelve tee times
• Polaris Sponsor ($2,500 donation): Includes premium signage and eight tee times
• Tournament Sponsor ($1,000 donation):  Includes premium signage and four tee times
• Sponsor a Hole ($350 donation): Includes sign and one tee time                                                                                                                                           

Sponsorship Letter Here.  Tournament Flyer Here.

AFASW Quarterly Event - February 2018

Happy New Year! A great way to start off the New Year is to join fellow graduates in meeting Lt Gen Jay Silveria, Superintendent of the USAF Academy. He will be speaking in-person at the AF Academy Society of Washington DC's next quarterly Mentorship/Educational event.

Who: USAFA graduates and their guests and other Military Service Academy graduates and their guests
When: 16 February, 3:30-5:00PM
Cost: Free
Where: Boeing Collaboration Center, 929 Long Bridge Dr., Arlington VA 22202
Dress: Uniform of the day or business casual
Parking: Free under the Boeing building. Then take the elevator to the main floor welcome desk. The RSVP site has driving directions and maps.
RSVP by 13 February with your service academy, graduation year, your and your guest’s name.

Note: An ethics letter will be available soon to those US Government employees needing it.

AF Academy Society of Washington DC’s next Quarterly Event - 9 November 2017

Who: USAFA, USMA, USNA, USMMA, USCGA, VMI, Citadel graduates and their guests
When: 9 November 2017, 3:00-5:00
Where: Lockheed Martin’s Fighter Demonstration Center, 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, 22202
Dress: Uniform of the day, business casual
Parking: See Fighter Demonstration Center (FDC) brochure. Parking is under the FDC. At the intersection of S 23rd Street turn into the parking garage and follow signs to gold/yellow columns labeled 2121. Park your vehicle and proceed to 1st floor Visitor Desk (Lockheed Martin lobby) via elevator.

Ethics Letter (for Senior Officials, Political Appointees)

Event Flyer from Lockheed Martin

Please RSVP by 6 November

Thank you
Chris Hauth, Board Member
AF Academy Society of Washington DC
boardmember@AFASW.org
(609) 218-9916

Please join fellow military service school graduates at Lockheed Martin's Fighter Demonstration Center in Arlington, VA, for an afternoon of camaraderie, learning and food and drinks! Guests of graduates are also welcome!

7 Oct 2017: AF-Navy Game Official AOG/Endowment Tailgate

6 Oct 2017: AF-Navy Game Endowment Reception

17 Sep 2017: 4th Annual AFASW Baseball Outing

AF Academy Society of Washington's Annual Stakeholders Meeting

WHEN: 24 August 2017; snacks 1800-1830; meeting 1830-1930

WHERE: AF Association HQ, 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209 (4th floor Board Room)

Cost: Free