Executive Director’s Notes by CAPT Bill Personius, USN (Ret.)
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he 2018 NHA Symposium is complete and we hope that everyone that made it to Norfolk this year had a good time. I’d like to thank CAPT Joe Torian, USN, CO of HSC-2 Fleet Angels and his team from Norfolk for hosting the event this year and for all their hard work along with all our contractors, corporate members, sponsors and retired personnel that were in attendance. Thank you. Congratulations to all our awardees and we look forward to next year’s Symposium in San Diego, CA. Also a big thank you goes out to all of you who participated in the post-Symposium survey. We appreciate you taking the time to provide us your feedback. For those of you who asked the question or made the suggestion that NHA have a Symposium outside of the Fleet Concentration Areas (San Diego, Norfolk or Jacksonville) I would ask that you read the article in the Spring issue (#140) of Rotor Review… “Reno, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Biloxi for our Next NHA Symposium…How About It” that outlines all the challenges with having an event outside our normal operating areas. I will have this article posted to the NHA website too so it will be available to others with the same question as it comes up frequently. We are shifting gears in the NHA National Office now and making preparations for the 2018 Gulf Coast Fleet Fly-In and NHA Join-Up 22-26 Oct 2018. We hope that you might consider joining us this year. The H-2 Seasprite Community is having a reunion in conjunction with the Fly-In this year and they will be at the National Naval Aviation Museum on Thursday 25 Oct and join us at the Fish House for an evening reception on Thursday night as well as play golf on Friday 26 Oct at Stonebrook Golf Club in Pace. We look forward to the event as well as seeing all the H-2 personnel in town for this great event. We are anticipating upwards of 200+ people for the reunion in addition to our normal folks from TW-5 and mainside PCola, so we should have a big crowd this year. Thank you and congratulations go out to VADM Paul Grosklags and VADM Dean Peters, USN; Commodores Dave Walt, USN and CAPT Matt Schnappauf, USN; and CAPT Dave Mineo, USNR and CAPT Billy Maske, USNR on the occasion of their COC’s. Thank you all for your support. Same goes to CDR Joe Murphy, USN our NHA Region One (1) President…thank you for all your leadership and support and welcome to CDR Aric Edmondson, USN, CO of HSM-35, who has assumed the duties as the Region One (1) President. A shout-out goes to HSC-25 for having a golf tournament and donating money to the NHA Scholarship fund. Thank you. Summer is here so take it easy, fly safe and send us your articles for the Rotor Review. Enjoy some time off in the sun with your family and friends. Keep your turns up and see you at the Fly-In. Regards, CAPT P., USN (Ret.)
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