Inside this issue:

Presidents MessageFall 2011

2

Sleeping with

Dinosaurs

3

UCF Army ROTC

Ten Miler Team

4

UCF AROTC Ranger

Challenge

4

Fairways for Warriors 5

TRICARE News 5

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Lewis and Clark

6

OUC Marathon & 5K

December 3, 2011

7

Corporate Spotlight:

Carolyn A. Winston, Inc

8

Sun Coast Chapter

Golf Tournament

November 5

8

Open Letter to

President Obama

11

Appreciation &

Certifications

13

Bowling for Hero’s 14

Operation Holiday

Cheer 2011

15

Corporate Spotlight:Dignitas Technologies

16

Helping Orlando’s

Homeless Veterans

16

AUSA Annual

3rd Regional Meeting

17

Upcoming Events

2011-2012

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19

Fall 2011

Pictured above is the 2011-2012 UCF Army ROTC Fighting Knights Honor Guard

Platoon. They carry out all Color Guard duties for the Fighting Knights Battalion.

This group of young men and women stand proud as they represent their fellow

cadets, UCF, and the United States’ Army with the utmost professionalism. Their

steadfast dedication is only matched by their degree of motivation and determina-

tion. From the weekly rehearsals, to getting uniforms dry cleaned, to carrying out

their actual missions; these cadets never complain, they never ask why, and they

never think about themselves first. They demonstrate the standard among their

peers and they live and breathe the army values.

This picture is in front of UCF’s recently erected Veterans’ Memorial and flag pole.

Left to right, it features Cadets: Taylor Nogle, Henry Bieber, Molly Lawson, Ethan

Long, Hannah Pooley, Corey Wingo, Mary Hallahan, Jaime Ciaffone, Whitley

Wilkins, Brianna Colella, Jonmark Rodriguez, Rebecca Carter, Tiffanie Troxell,

Abigail Edwards, Francisco Ramos, Nick Jones, and Tara-Lee Gardner.

Not pictured are Robert Mullins and Max Thedy.

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President’s Message

Dear Sunshine Chapter Individual and Corporate Members and Friends,

Thank you for another great year of support to our Army, Soldiers and theirĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ KƵƌŶĞǁ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůLJĞĂƌƐƚĂƌƚĞĚϭ:ƵůLJĂŶĚǁ ĞƌĞŽī ĂŶĚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞŚĂƉƚĞƌŝƐǁ ĞůůŬŶŽǁ ŶĨŽƌ

At the end of July we received word that we were once again selected as oneof AUSA’s “Best Chapters” – for the third year in a row! Your superb efforts ŚĂǀ ĞĂŐĂŝŶďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚĂƚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůůĞǀ ĞůĨŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂƚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůůĞǀ Ğů

for our Warfighters and their families. You should take great pride in your efforts!

We have a lot going on this year and your Sunshine Chapter needs your support in resources (fundsand material), and ƟŵĞ(volunteering).The events where we need your help include the following:- 12 November 2011 – KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ, ŽůŝĚĂLJŚĞĞƌ– ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐΘƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŶĞĞĚĞĚ- 21 November 2011 – ' E <ĞƌŶĂŶ h^ZĞƟƌĞĚ ǁ ŝůůďĞŽƵƌŐƵĞƐƚƐƉĞĂŬĞƌĂƚŽƵƌ' ĞŶĞƌĂůD ĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉD ĞĞƟŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŝƚƌƵƐůƵď– LJŽƵƌĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚŝƐĞǀ ĞŶƚ

- March 2012 – The Chapter will host a fund raising Golf Tournament and will need sponsors andgolfers to make this event a success.

- April 2012 – The Sunshine Chapter will host the 3rd ZĞŐŝŽŶD ĞĞƟŶŐŝŶKƌůĂŶĚŽĂŶĚǁ ŝůůŶĞĞĚCorporate Sponsors and individual support to ensure a quality event.

- 16 June 2012 – Annual Army Birthday Ball – plan for another great evening!

Since 1 July, the Sunshine Chapter has been involved in:- The 689th ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŽŵƉĂŶLJƐĚĞƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵKƌůĂŶĚŽ;ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůƐŽŽŶŽƵƌKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ, ŽůŝĚĂLJ

Cheer units to support this year).- ŽŶĂƟŽŶƚŽ&Ăŝƌǁ ĂLJƐĨŽƌt ĂƌƌŝŽƌƐ ĂƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŽŚĞůƉŽƵƌt ŽƵŶĚĞĚt ĂƌƌŝŽƌƐ- Sponsorship of the UCF Army 10 Miler team for the 9 Oct 2011 race.- ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽƚŚĞKƌůĂŶĚŽZĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐŽŵƉĂŶLJ– 4 Aug event recognizing Future Soldiers.- ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂŶĚĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞĂƚƚŚĞ, ŽŵĞĂƚ>ĂƐƚt ĞůĐŽŵĞĞƌĞŵŽŶLJŽŶϮϱ ĞƉĨŽƌ ' <ĞůůLJĂŶĚŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJt Ğǁ ŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚŝƐĞī ŽƌƚĂƐŝƚŵŽǀ ĞƐĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚ

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Go Army!

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UCF AROTC Ranger Challenge

In preparation for their yearly Ranger Challenge competition,

the UCF AROTC Fighting Knights are receiving a block of

instruction on how to call in artillery fire support from

experience cadre who have firsthand experience with the

procedure. This is one of the culminating events leading up to

the competition at Ft. Benning.

These cadets have endured a rigorous two months of

training that includes: stress shooting, road marching,

land navigation, zodiac boat operations, obstacle

courses and trauma evacuation lanes. They been

training early every morning and sometimes on the

weekends, but competing as a team representing UCF

AROTC will be all worth the hardship.

Pictured right is the 2011 UCF Army

ROTC Ten Miler Team. These cadets

have been training hard in preparation

for this year’s race. From the late nights

studying for their ROTC and

other academic classes, to the

countless miles they’ve put in, this group

exemplifies true hard work. These young

men and women had to display a strong

degree of intestinal fortitude in order to

compete with their peers and earn a

spot on the team. With only eight slots

available, these cadets have withstood

the test of time and mileage.

They stand head and shoulders above

their peers and with their unwavering

degree of effort, dedication, and discipline; each of them deserves the opportunity to showcase their

talents in this year’s Army Ten Miler. They are (from Left to Right) Top: Aswad Johnson, Taylor Nogle, and

Keith Potter; Middle: Daniel Wynn, Robert Mullins, and Tyler Brodt; and Bottom: Bridget Bachman and

Naomie Joseph.

UCF Army ROTC Ten Miler Team

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Fairways for Warriors

TRICARE Expands Retail Pharmacy Vaccine Program

TRICARE is expanding the number of preventive vaccines covered at retail

network pharmacies. TRICARE covers age-appropriate vaccines

recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including

the shingles vaccine, Zostavax. Since late 2009, TRICARE has covered

seasonal flu, H1N1 flu and pneumococcal vaccines at retail pharmacies with

nearly 300,000 vaccines administered to date. TRICARE officials strongly

recommend that beneficiaries check ahead before making a trip to their pharmacy to make

sure it’s part of the TRICARE network and is authorized to offer the vaccines. The expanded

program covers immunizations for measles, mumps, shingles and many other preventable

diseases. To see the expanded list of vaccines available from authorized TRICARE retail

pharmacies, please visit http://www.tricare.mil/vaccines

Fairways for Warriors will start their second series of golf

clinics for Wounded Warriors in September 2011 at

Celebration Golf Club. The first series of clinics was very

successful! We had seven clinics followed by a golf

tournament. There was an average of 14 wounded warriors

attending each clinic. We also had some of the family

members participate. Because of the great help from

Celebration Golf Club and the Golf Academy every wounded

warrior was able to have one on-on-one

Instruction under the guidance of COL (Ret) Bob Hurley, our lead instructor. Fairways for

Warriors program is for any Armed Services Wounded Warrior from beginner to accomplished

golfer. As a supplemental benefit, we provide clubs and any other equipment that they may

need to make their experience a success. This is made possible in part due to the generous

donations from the Sunshine Chapter AUSA and other local professional organizations.

For more information about Fairways for Warriors, a 501(c)(3)organization, please go to our

web site www.fairwaysforwarriors.org and be sure to check out our photo gallery to see

pictures from all the clinics and the tournament. Or please give Tom Underdown a call at

407 399-0977 or email tom.underdown@fairwaysforwarriors.org. Please check the website for

the dates of the next clinic.

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Several historians have made the point that Lewis and Clark’s 1803-1806 Corps of Discovery

mission was more tenuous than the Apollo manned-moon flights were. The argument goes that

Captains Lewis and Clark traveled into the unknown, abandoning all lifelines and communications with

their government and people, while the astronauts traveling to the moon remained in almost constant

contact with ground controllers. Well, the truth be told, altitude, speed, and the possible lack of a

breathable environment may combine to provide dangers not easily overcome by communications

alone. While some parallels exist, the analogy falls short when considering the remarkable contributions

made by outside forces, most notably the Native American Indians. Lewis and Clark had time, speed

and altitude on their side. Even when deep into lands previously unknown to men of European decent,

expedition members could rely on having their feet on solid ground, their wits around them, an

adaptable support plan, an ample supply of tools and arms, and an abundance of raw materials from

our great land to succeed. Still, the planning was so very important. And, as many have said, it is not

the plan per se, but rather than fact of having planned.

First off, it is important to understand that this was a military mission. The leaders were both

commissioned officers of the US Army, and the “core of their Corps” were US Soldiers. Captain

Meriwether Lewis’s task was to equip and man a party to traverse the unmapped middle third of the

United States to the Pacific Ocean. Most studies of the expedition begin with the party’s departure from

Camp Dubois in the spring of 1804. This starting point ignores the important logistics planning,

preparation and training that commenced with Lewis’s appointment by President Thomas Jefferson in

the spring of 1801. Under President Jefferson’s watchful eye Lewis conducted extensive preparations at

Washington D.C., Harper’s Ferry, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.

As always, their initial cost estimate was impossibly low, and it was purposefully low-balled in

order to avoid Congressional objections. It was apparently best to rapidly close the deal and then ask

for Congress’s forgiveness. Once Congress authorized the expedition’s initial funding of $2,500,

Jefferson was confident that if the endeavor was successful, additional monies would be allocated

without objection. Ultimately, the total price tag exceeded $39,000, and it appears Jefferson survived.

Jefferson most likely verbally authorized his captain to purchase goods and services as required

to accomplish his mission. Once distant from Washington, Lewis and Clark more than doubled the

personnel limitations specified by the authorization received from Congress and forwarded by the Sec-

retary of War. The larger party required the purchase of additional equipment and provisions from St.

Louis merchants. Lewis and Clark freely hired interpreters, guides and boatman to facilitate their task.

As the expedition’s primary logistics planner, four themes in Captain Lewis’s foresight require further

examination.Continued on page 9

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Operation Giveback (OGB) OUC Half Marathon & 5K | December 3, 2011

If you are ready to get a little exercise and be a part of something GREAT, keep reading!

The OUC Marathon and 5K, presented by Florida Citrus Sports, is Orlando’s longest continuously held

running event and features a course that takes participants through the downtown city streets of Orlan-

do. This race usually benefits the Florida Citrus Sports Foundation which provides assistance to dis-

advantaged youth and families in Central Florida. HOWEVER, this year, they are inviting other chari-

ties to participate and THE “OGB” APPLICATION WAS ACCEPTED. They do all of the advertising,

we bring walkers/runners that might not have otherwise participated, and we share the proceeds.

I am part of Operation Giveback (OGB), a brand new non-profit organization created this year whose

mission is to raise awareness and resources for Wounded Warriors. The first OGB fundraising event

was a 10K/5K that took place on May 14, 2011 at UCF. As you can tell by the attached picture, it was

a raving success (the goal was 200 participants, the total was 1100)! As a result, OGB donated

$40,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project.

The OUC Half Marathon and 5K is on December 3, 2011 at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando. Here’s

how you can participate:

Runners/Walkers – $25 registration fee for the 5K; $45 for the Half Marathon (a portion of each will go

to OGB)

Donations - each participant is encouraged to solicit donations (100% of which will go to OGB)

Volunteers – Florida Citrus Sports needs volunteers as course monitors to ensure the safety of the

participants

Please come out and walk/run along side a Wounded Warrior –

A lot of them are participating! If they can do it, so can you!!!

Photo courtesy of OUC:

http://www.fcsports.com/OUCHalfMarathonand5K.aspx

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INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE LOGISTICS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION

Continued from page 6

Innovation – Lewis designed and had built an Iron Canoe. It ultimately failed, yet it exemplifies

the spirit of innovation he brought to the enterprise. The inspiration for the canoe was probably Native

canoes made of stretched hides that he had observed on the frontier. He sought to improve on what

he had seen by making his canoe collapsible and portable. Once the craft was covered with animal

skins, only one easily obtainable item, pine tar, was required to make it watertight. Surprisingly, the

variety of pine tar that worked, readily available at Harper’s Ferry, proved elusive in Montana.

The lesson for the modern logistician is not to assume that a critical item, readily available at one

location, will be so readily available at another. When Lewis went to Harper’s Ferry looking for fifteen

rifles he was not seeking to create a new rifle type, nor would it have been logical to do so. What he

sought was fifteen rifles, with spare firing mechanisms. He was ahead of his time with the concept of

creating interchangeable parts, but the artisans of the Army’s Harper’s Ferry Armory were the people

to understand it. The armory’s craftsmen subscribed to the time-honored tradition that each weapon

produced was a work of art. But, they gradually accepted his reasoning and desires, so when Lewis

headed west he possessed fifteen, decade old, contract rifles whose barrels had been shortened. One

gunsmith would prove capable of keeping all of the expedition’s weapons operational.

Knowing that he and his Soldiers would be operating in a persistently damp environment, and

that the standard bulk containers provided by powder manufacturers were convenient but lacked the

durability required for a lengthy operation, Lewis designed the expedition’s most important innovation.

Their powder canisters were constructed from eight pounds of lead, had narrow corked mouths to seal

out moisture, and were intended to refill the powder horns carried by Soldiers. When empty, the con-

tainers were melted and formed into rifle balls. They performed magnificently. Expedition members

never lacked an ample supply of dry powder or ball, and packing material was usefully consumed as

they went.

Lewis had special storage bags manufactured in Philadelphia. The then-revolutionary bags

without a doubt were designed to overcome a problem exasperating logisticians still today. At issue

was the ability to rapidly locate important items of equipment without searching through an entire load

of cargo. The contemporary term applied to the concept is In Transit Visibility (ITV). Modern logisti-

cians must be able to track supplies in equipment from their points of origin to their final destinations,

often a distance of thousands of miles. During the 1990 Operation Desert Storm, literally thousands of

containers arrived at ports with no means of determining their contents except for opening them and

inventorying their contents. There was an answer, but it was 1991 before we were using specialized

tags and labels to communicate with various electronic devices the presence and quantity of important

items within the mountain of supplies at a port or storage location. For the Corps of Discovery there

was solution, also. But it took Lewis’ foresight to number each of his storage bags, noting the contents

before the party’s departure, in order to avoid the frustration of searching for a single tool in a mountain

of equipment.Continued on page 10

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Continued from page 9INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE LOGISTICS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION

Host Nation Support - Understanding that the expedition’s success ultimately depended on

establishing and maintaining friendly relations with Indians encountered along the route, Lewis

obtained a large supply of trade goods in Philadelphia and continued to augment the party’s supply

while wintering at Camp Dubois. Early in his planning he recognized that trade goods could, in addition

to furthering purely diplomatic aims, be used to reduce logistical shortfalls. The party would freely

dispense trade goods along their route in order to obtain provisions, equipment and services. The

single most important transaction was with the Shoshone when the Captains acquired forty urgently

needed horses to cross the fantastically underestimated Rocky Mountains. The services of several

Native guides also proved crucial to the expedition’s success. Most notably, a Native guide enabled

the Corps to locate a navigable route through the Rockies. While the party did run short on trade

goods during their return trip they used their ingenuity to transform remaining items and nonessential

equipment into desirable trade objects. The “Host Nation Support” provided by Native tribes proved

indispensable, often providing support at the expedition’s most vulnerable moments. Recent military

operations have validated the essential nature of Host Nation Support when attempting to conduct

operations with limited resources.

Contractor Support - Modern military operations rely heavily on support from civilian

contractors. There has been much hand wringing of late regarding the United States military’s reliance

on contractor support. Yet, this phenomenon was not new, not even in 1803. Contractors have always

contributed significantly to military operations. Lewis anticipated contractor support early in his

planning. His initial estimate of expenses provided to Jefferson included a sum dedicated to hiring

contractors. Lewis contracted wagon support, the construction of a keelboat, the services of a river

pilot, and a team of oxen to pull the boat over a particularly shallow section of the Ohio on his way to

the Missouri. He also contracted for the services of two interpreters to accompany the expedition to the

Pacific and back, as well as French boatmen to accompany the expedition to the Mandan Villages, and

several Native guides along the expedition route. These contracted interpreters, Toussaint

Charbonneau and George Drouillard, were some of the party’s most indispensable members. Even

more fortuitous was the fact that Charbonneau brought along his wife, Sacagewa, who ended up being

the life-saver of the expedition. It is likely that future generations of American’s will look at operations

conducted in Afghanistan and Iraq and not adequately appreciate the integral role played by

contractors.

Continued on page 12

Photos Courtesy of http://lewisandclarkbiography.com/

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Transportation - The Lewis and Clark Expedition was at essence a transportation exercise. The

endeavor was adequately provisioned and equipped. The operation’s serious shortfalls would regard

transportation. The captains failed to complete their mission within the two summers specified by the

President. The reason? Waiting for transport. A month was squandered supervising the fabrication of

Lewis’s canoe at Harper’s Ferry. An additional two months were lost waiting for the keelboat to be

completed. These delays, together with the low water level of the Ohio River in September of 1803,

forced the expedition to spend the winter of 1804-1805 at Camp Dubois, near St. Louis. After a grueling

month-long portage of the Great Falls, without the aid of horses, the party was again delayed when the

Iron Canoe foundered. Lewis and Clark failed to anticipate the need for horses to assist their portage of

the Great Falls. Horses would have facilitated an earlier and significantly less treacherous crossing of the

Bitterroot Mountains. Assuming that these transportation shortfalls could have been avoided the Corps

probably would have been poised to cross the Rockies in the spring rather than the fall of 1805. It is likely

that a spring crossing would have enabled the expedition to arrive at the Pacific and return to Saint Louis

by December of 1805, meeting Jefferson’s intent of a two summer mission. In the end, it is likely that

Jefferson considered Lewis and Clark’s overdue return to be irrelevant, and his two-season timeline the

result of his own personal impatience, an arbitrary characteristic of many bosses. The transportation

challenges encountered by Lewis and Clark, although ultimately overcome with great success, illustrate

that the most conspicuous “friction” encountered by military planners relates to the availability of

adequate transportation assets. As with most challenges faced by the captains, transportation shortfalls

were overcome by a combination of wit and tenacity.

Without a doubt the expedition was a success. Diplomatic and trade relationships were

established with the Mandan, Shoshone and Nez Perce tribes. Lewis provided Jefferson with scores of

botanical and zoological discoveries. Clark used his notes to create accurate maps of the west, thereby

opening it to American Manifest Destiny. Though we did not even address medical supplies and

knowledge (no doctor accompanied them), and surveying tools, and a myriad of other issues, many of

the logistics issues confronted by Lewis and Clark are very similar to questions that challenge

contemporary logistics planners. Lewis and Clark’s successful conduct of an incredibly complex and

physically demanding operation provides insight as to how a logistician should prepare to venture into

unknown territory. Groundbreaking missions require planning and innovative methods to avoid logistics

shortfalls. The movement of men and supplies over great distances has historically been the most

challenging aspect of logistics planning and execution. Either by force or by voluntary agreement, Host

Nation Support is essential to most military operations. By far the most important factor influencing the

outcome of a military operation is manning: the leadership, Soldiers, and Civilians available to execute.

Lewis and Clark rank as great leaders because they chose the right people, and they planned way

ahead, for most all eventualities. They then adapted.

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Congratulations to the Sunshine Chapter for

receiving the Best Chapter Award during the AUSA

Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Pictured Left to Right:

GEN Gordon R. Sullivan, AUSA, President

Dr. James T. Blake, PEO STRI

Matt Fair, President, Sunshine Chapter

COL Greg Maida, Reserve Affairs, 143rd ESC

LTG Roger G. Thompson, USA Ret., AUSA VP

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ARMY BALL CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION

Lockheed Martin Global Training and Logistics

recipients of Certificates of Appreciation and

chapter coins for their assistance with Army

Birthday Ball 2011 preparations.

From left to right:

Paul Buzanowski

Michael Wilhelm

Steve Anthony

Sergeants Elisebet Freeburg, 143d Sustainment

Command (Expeditionary) Public Affairs, and

Dawn-Noel Dunbar, 143d ESC Support

Pperations, display their certificates of

appreciation from the Association of the United

States Army presented Oct. 1, 2011, at the 1st Lt.

David R. Wilson Armed Forces Reserve Center,

Orlando, Fla. The two were recognized for their

support of the AUSA Sunshine Chapter’s 236th

Army Birthday Ball held June 18, 2011.

Sergeants Elisebet Freeburg and Dawn-Noel Dunbar

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Lawn, 143d ESC)

Certificates of Appreciation from AUSA

Congratulations Sunshine Chapter—Best Chapter 2011

Building Homes for Heroes is committed to supporting veterans who have returned home

from the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan with severe wounds and disabilities, with a goal to build

homes for families in dire need. For more information: www.buildinghomesforheroes.org.

Building Homes for Heroes first annual Bowling for Heroes fundraiser took place on Tuesday,

August 23rd at Colonial Lanes in Orlando, Florida. This fun-filled night raised about $8,000 to

benefit the severely wounded men and women of the military. One team, “The Strykers”,

consisted of Scott Pulford, PEO STRI Strategic Integrator (AUSA EXCOM); Donna Omana, PM

Specialist PM TRADE; Donna’s husband, Javier Omana

VP, CPH Engineers; and Karen Connors, Sr. Program

Manager, Engineering and Computer Simulations

(AUSA EXCOM).

Approximately 100 bowlers participated and the money

from this event will go to building a home in Lake Nona,

FL for Specialist Robert “BJ” Jackson (pictured below on

the right). Other important VIPS at the event were Staff

Sergeant William Castillo of Orlando (left of Jackson)

and Sergeant Joel Tavera of Tampa (center); past and

future recipients of Building Homes for Heroes, respectively. The event included two rounds of

bowling, dinner and drinks. Over a dozen raf-

fle prizes to various restaurants,

attractions and services within Orlando were

given away throughout the evening.

Next year, the AUSA Sunshine Chapter

wants to encourage everyone to join this

fantastic fundraiser.

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Left to Right: Javier Omana, Donna

Omana, Scott Pulford, Karen Connors

Bowling For Heroes Karen Connors, AUSA Sunshine Chapter

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Operation Holiday Cheer

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CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT: Dignitas Technologies, LLC

Dignitas Technologies, LLC, a Woman

Owned Small Business, founded in 2004, is

providing system and software engineering

services for the modeling and simulation com-

munity with a mission to shape the future of

simulation with innovative technology.

Dignitas leads several Small Business Innovation Research projects and supports a wide range of large

and small programs spanning the Live, Virtual, and Constructive domains across a diverse customer set.

Dignitas has extensive experience and successful past performance in the development of key

simulation systems and provides expertise in management, research, engineering, and programming.

Contact: Elizabeth Burch, President/CEO | (407) 601-7847

Email: Eburch@dignitastechnologies.com | Website: www.dignitastechnologies.com

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida

(CHCF) is preparing to break ground on a new

facility for men. This two story structure on the

property they own at 639 West Central Blvd in

Downtown Orlando.

Three will be over two hundred fifty beds, with forty

beds dedicated to meeting the specific needs of

the homeless Veteran. Brent Trotter President and

CEO of CHCF is committed to do all that he can for

our Homeless Veterans of Central Florida.

Ground breaking will be late this year with an opening planned for early in 2013. In light of all the work

to Veterans Administration is doing in Central Florida, this new facility provides a natural opportunity for

the local VA and community assets like AUSA to come together for the benefit of this group of great

Americans in need.

Please check out this link to CHCF for more information.

http://www.centralfloridahomeless.org/services_men_center.html

New Men's Service Center – Opening Late-2012

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AUSA Annual

Third Regional Meeting

Hosted by Sunshine Chapter

APRIL 11—14, 2012

LOCATION:

Rosen Shingle Creek

9939 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL

www.RosenShingleCreek.com

POC:

Debbie Berry, (407) 748-3807

Debbie.Berry@lmco.com

Karen Fray, (407) 616-2574

karen.fray@aisg.com

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UPCOMING EVENTS 2011-2012

NOVEMBER 2011

November 1 NDIA Luncheon USMC Birthday

November 5 Marine Corps Ball|

November 5 USMC Ball

November 5 4th Annual Golf Tourney—Patrick AFB

November 12 AUSA Operation Holiday Cheer

November 15 WID/ITEA Social Workshop

November 15 NCS Electronics Recycle Event

November 17 American Legion/CFVMPF Golf

November 21 AUSA General Membership Meeting Citrus Club

November 24 Happy Thanksgiving

November 27-28 I/ITSEC Golf Tournament

November 28-December 2—I/ITSEC Conference

2012

April 11-14, 2012—3rd Region Meeting, Orlando, Shingle Creek Rosen

June 16, 2012 - Army Ball

For details about all upcoming events,

please visit the Sunshine Chapter website:

www.ausa-sunshine.org