March Member Luncheon
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MARCH MEMBER LUNCHEON & NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
"SIMULATION & TRAINING"
Guest Speaker
Thomas L. Baptiste, Lieutenant General, United States Air Force (Ret)
President and CEO, National Center for Simulation (NCS)
MARCH MEMBER LUNCHEON & NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
"SIMULATION & TRAINING"
Guest Speaker
Thomas L. Baptiste, Lieutenant General, United States Air Force (Ret)
President and CEO, National Center for Simulation (NCS)
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Baptiste completed his 34 year military career as the Deputy Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium. In this role, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste also served as the second most senior military advisor to the NATO Secretary General. Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste graduated from California State University, Chico, CA in June 1973 and earned a Graduate Degree from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA in 1986.
During two staff assignments in Washington D.C., he served as: the Director of Operations, Defense Nuclear Agency, and as the Assistant Deputy Director, International Negotiations, Directorate of Plans and Policy (J-5), the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. As a General Officer, he served in a number of joint and combined assignments to include: the Deputy Commander, Canadian NORAD Region, Winnipeg, Manitoba; the Commander, Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, Colorado Springs, CO; and the Director of Plans (J-5), HQ NORAD, Peterson AFB, CO. Additionally during his final seven years on active duty, he served at three different levels within the NATO Alliance: first as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, HQ AIRSOUTH, Naples, Italy; next as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Supreme HQ Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium; and finally as the Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee, HQ NATO, Brussels, Belgium.
A Command Pilot, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste accumulated nearly 3,000 flight hours in a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft. He retired from active duty on June 1, 2007 and has been the President/Executive Director of the National Center for Simulation since January 18, 2010.
Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | New Member Orientation
11:30 to 1:00 PM | Member Luncheon
11:30 to 1:00 PM | Member Luncheon
Location
Stoney's Restaurant at Stoneybrook
2900 Northampton Ave, Orlando, FL 32828
Fees/Admission
By 11:00 AM Monday, March 17th:
$20 Member | $25 Non-Member
After 11:00 AM Monday, March 17th or at the Door:
$25 for All
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