Speaker and Meeting Recap: The speaker for this meeting was Command Sergeant Major Larry Holland. CSM Holland was the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs until CSM Holland’s retirement earlier this year. He was also appointed to the Independent Review Group which investigated the conditions at Walter Reed Army […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker for this month was General Ostermann is the Deputy Commander of the 90th Regional Readiness Command (RCC) headquartered in N. Little Rock, Arkansas. RRCs exercise command and control of assigned units, including organizing, training, mobilizing and deploying units and individuals. RRCs also support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: There was no meeting was held in May 2007.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker for this meeting was S. Ward Casscells, MD (COL, USAR), J.E. Tyson Distinguished Professor of Medicine(Cardiology) and Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Director, Clinical Research, The Texas Heart Institute. He has recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq and will no doubt […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speakers for this meeting were Colonel Phil Bossert, USAF and Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Landry, USA who told us about the Air Force and Army ROTC programs at the University of Houston. These are important programs which supply a significant number of officers for today’s military forces.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Toimu Reeves, commander of Army Recruiting in Houston who informed us about the challenges and rewards of recruiting for the Army especially in the Houston area.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Mr. Gary Rodgers spoke on the topic of Private Military Corporations – PMC’s – Who and What they are and do. These are the firms that provide contracting security and high technologies/working knowledge to the DoD, State Department, DoE and ” other ” federal agencies. Many retired military persons are employed […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Colonel Paul Brennan and Sgt. Tony Martin talked about the Marine Corps’ Long Term Casualty Support Program which is operated in conjunction with Marine for Life. This program has made significant strides in providing support for our wounded Marines and the families of those killed in action. This is a very […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker was Colonel JAY R. HILDEBRAND, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, 75th Division (TS) who updated us on the plans for the new Armed Forces Reserve Center which will be located at Ellington Field.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: This month’s speaker was Mr. Sibley Cooley. He spoke about an exciting new program of the Houston Military Affairs Committee. Mr. Cooley is HMAC’s lead on producing a Military and Veterans TV program on Houston Media Source (a public TV entity). He explained the program and what we can do to […]