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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Ready! …Set! …Go! The New

2009-2011 LMMAR Administra-

tion is in place and running in full

stride! I am pleased to serve as

your incoming 2009-2011

LMMAR President for a second

term. The new term of office

starts on July 1, 2009. I am look-

ing forward to working with our

Executive Board Members and

Volunteers, planning fun activi-

ties, and serving our members.

Our membership totals about

690 members and growing. We

are proud of our Sacramento

Area LMMAR Extension Group.

LMMAR has been in operation

for over thirty years since 1973.

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June Luncheon “Aloha Hawaii” was Fun!

Our fun June Luncheon, “Aloha Ha-waii”, was held at Michael’s at Shoreline Restaurant over looking the Golf Course in Mountain View on June 19, 2009. Ninety-seven people attended all dressed in colorful Ha-waiian theme and ready for a fun time. We were honored to have John Kowalchik, Vice President and Chief Engineer of Lockheed Martin Systems Company and LMMAR Ex-ecutive Advisor in attendance with us. The outstanding menu featured Green Salad, a choice of Macada-mia Chicken with Coconut Beurre Blanc Sauce, Hawaiian Pork Loin with Mango Sauce, or Island Salmon with Ginger Lime Sauce. The dessert was vanilla ice cream with chocolate dipped pineapple. Live authentic Hawaiian entertainment, The Island Breeze from Santa Cruz featuring Miles Kalae playing the Ukulele, Stan Meidinger playing Bass Guitar, and Hula Dancer Ashley performed Hawaiian and Tahitian songs and dances. Miles Kalae is up for the Na Hoku Hanohano Music Awards in Hawaii, which is equivalent to our Grammy Awards for music. This is quite an honor in Hawaii and we hope Miles wins because his music is great! Ashley, the hula dancer encour-aged the audience to dance with her. This was a lot of fun with participation of the audience including most of the LMMAR Executive Board Members in fine Tahitian and Hawaiian dancing form. The audience’s dancing was so great? there were two calls for “…One More Time! ” …there were a lot of laughs! The Hawaiian Breeze music and hula dancer brought Hawaii to us! Door prize winners were Barbara Yow, $25.00 Gift Certificate from Starbucks, and Dick Nichols, $50.00 Gift Certificate to the Santa Clara Fish Market Restaurant. Everyone had an enjoyable time dancing or socializing! We thank Program Chair Caro-lyn Hobbs and her Committee Volunteers Lucille Wilson, Alice Ray, Joe Reickerd, Pat De La Ossa, Bus Busby, Ralph Honda, and Bill and Jan Hammerlund for their work on making this a pleasurable event. Don’t miss our next LMMAR Luncheon, “Country & Western Barbecue” on Friday, Au-gust 28, 2009 at Michael’s at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View. Dress in the Country & Western theme. This will be a fun Country & Western after-noon. See flier. Contact Carolyn Hobbs (408) 248-3348.

L O C K H E E D M A R T I N M A N A G E M E N T A S S O C I A T I O N R E T I R E E S

Lockheed Martin Leadership Associa-

tion, and the National Management

Association. Our activities include fun

luncheons, vacation travel, short trips,

bridge group, etc.

Our first order of business is to de-

velop the LMMAR Budget and Plans

for the 2009-2010 year. I would like

you, the members to input ideas to

help set the direction for LMMAR.

Your ideas are important to me. You

may have unclear ideas now, but by

the time your ideas are clear, the win-

dows of opportunity may be closed.

When you make your ideas tangible,

you create the window. Let me know

of your ideas! We encourage all

members to participate, have fun, and

meet great people. You are the key to

our Organization. Invite non-members

to join us. Our Leadership Team is

looking forward to a great year! Take

on the challenge of being part of our

Leadership Team. Let’s make this a

fun, exciting year! We are all volun-

teers serving our members.

Always feel free to contact me, or the

Executive Board for suggestions, im-

provements, or volunteer participa-

tion.

Carolyn Hobbs, LMMAR Programs

Director is working on the next

LMMAR Luncheon, “Country & West-

ern Barbecue” on Friday, August 28,

2009 at Michael’s at Shoreline, 2960

N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View.

Dress in Country & Western theme. I

will be looking forward to meeting you

there! See flier. Contact Carolyn

Hobbs (408) 248-3348.

Remember, …Happiness is a choice.

Be Happy!

Ken Koga, LMMAR President

e-Mail: [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP

MONTHLY WINNER:

Kevin Mc Carthy

NEW MEMBERS:

Paula Ensign

20834 Prospect Rd

Saratoga, Ca 95070-3048

Spouse: Gale

Ph: (408) 257-1548

Norman Grizzell

15220 El Camino Real Grande

Saratoga, Ca 95070-6260

Spouse: Katerina

Ph: (408) 395-6630

Carmen Molina

1919 Messina Dr

San Jose, Ca 95132-3535

Ph: (408) 272-2391

CHANGES:

George A Whitten

41 Aruba Circle

Sacramento, Ca 95823-5983

Ph: (916) 667-8736

Point Of Contact For Address Changes

And Other Member Concerns:

Lmmar

P.O. Box 3847

Los Altos, Ca 94024

[email protected]

Norm Dhom

Membership Chairman

TRAVEL

Travel Chairman Vern De Vincenzi

916-408-4852 cell 408-348-4629

For additional information call Talbot

Tours --800-662-9933

Assistant Travel Chairperson Janet

Hammerlund 408-371-6899

TRAVEL FOR 2009

DATE CHANGED TO SEPTEMBER 21 to

Oct. 1, 2009 WEST COAST SWING. We

will board the Coast Starlight Amtrak

mid-evening at the Diridon Station in

Oakland or the Roseville station for

our overnight trip to Seattle. Arriving

in Seattle in the early evening we will

be met by our tour manager for the

transfer to the Warwick Hotel. After

the no host breakfast we will board

the Talgo train for a trip along the sce-

nic Puget Sound Puget Sound to Van-

couver. There, we will be escorted to

the Hyatt Regency hotel for the next

two evenings. We will tour the Vancou-

ver area. Once more we will board a

train, The Whistler Mountaineer for a

three-hour trip enjoying the spectacu-

lar scenery in our luxurious accommo-

dations. Upon arrival at Whistler we

will be escorted to the Hilton Hotel for

a two-night stay. The next day is free

to do as you wish i.e.: play golf, biking

or shopping or just lay back and relax.

The next day we transfer to our motor

coach for the spectacular Sea to Sky

highway to Canada Place where we

will board the Holland America MS

Ryndam for a four night coastal cruise

with a port call in Vancouver for ½ day

visit. We will then continue our lei-

surely cruise to San Diego. After a (Continued on page 3)


restful four days we will depart the

ship for our flight home. Tour inclu-

sions are Local Transfer, to train sta-

tion and from the local airport and as

the brochure indicates. Price per per-

son starts at $2695.00, depending on

ships cabin selection. Double occ. Bro-

chures are available

DECEMBER 30, 2009 to JANUARY 3,

2010 in sunny Arizona for a New

Years Eve party at the Carefree Resort

and Villa for four nights. Arriving in

Phoenix by air from your local airport

you are escorted to the resort located

a short distance from Scottsdale. Set-

tle in for dinner and an evenings rest;

the fun begins the next day. After

breakfast you will tour Phoenix, stop

at the Heard Museum, visit the 1500-

year-old village of Hohokam and tour

Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeo-

logical Park. Rest up a bit and enjoy

this evening New Years Eve dinner

dance party. After all that we will have

a day on our own to recover from the

New Years Eve party. For our final full

day we will travel to Sedona, Oak

Creek Canyon and Montezuma Castle

National Monument. This evening the

Pioneer Peppers and the Sunset Pio-

neers singing Cowboys will treat us to

a farewell dinner and entertainment.

Imagine all this for $1490.00 per per-

son double occ. $1780.00 single. In-

clusive Roundtrip air and shuttle ser-

vice, breakfasts, dinners and gratui-

ties per brochure.

JUNE/JULY 2010 We are in the proc-

ess of planning a trip in June to Wash-

ington DC Do you have Grandchildren

or Great Grandchildren that you would

like to spend some time with for 5 or

6 days in Washington DC The chil-

dren would have to be 12 years or

older. We are trying to make this inter-

esting for children as well as adults

with a break away evening for adults

and activities for the children. We will

soon have our information together

with all the details.

BRIDGE

We had a good series of bridge ses-

sions this month. Some very unusual

and fun hands .

June 2, Individual Duplicate (12)

Winners: 1st pl - Chet Hayes; 2nd pl -

Angie Schynert; 3rd pl - Dan Sloan;

4th pl - Don Kies

June 4, Pairs Duplicate (4)

Winners: 1st pl - Chet Hayes & Ted

Hinshaw; 2nd pl - (tie) Tom Counihan

& Jerry Vaughan and Bob Vigeant &

Caesar Grolemund;


Winners: 1st pl - Ted Hinshaw; 2nd pl -

Ken Christie; 3rd pl - Ken Krug; 4th pl -

(tie) Alex Fucile and Don Kies;


Winners: 1st pl - Gary Bea & Ken

Christie; 2nd pl - Chet Hayes & Ted

Hinshaw; 3rd pl - Jerry Vaughan &

Tom Counihan.


Winners: 1st pl - Ken Krug; 2nd pl -

Ted Hinshaw; 3rd pl - Ken Christie; 4th

pl - (tie) Roger Abegg & Angie Schyn-

ert.



Christie; 2nd pl - Chet Hayes & Ted

Hinshaw; 3rd pl - Erna Fichter & Angie

Schynert; 4th pl - Caesar Grolemund

&Bob Vigeant;


Winners: 1st pl - Chet Hayes & Ted

Hinshaw; 2nd pl - Roger Abegg & Jorje

Rodrigues; 3rd pl - Gary Bea & Ken

Christie;



Christie; 2nd pl - Tom Counihan &

Jerry Vaughan; 3rd pl - Roger Abegg &

Jorje Rodrigues; 4th pl - John Parker &

Tony Zadel


Winners: 1st pl - Ken Krug & Angie

Schynert; 2nd pl - Chet Hayes & Ted

Hinshaw; 3rd pl - Roger Abegg & Jorje

Rodrigues;

Lockheed Martin’s THAAD Pro-

gram Celebrates 10- And 25-

Year Hit-To-Kill Intercept Anni-

versaries

HUNTSVILLE, AL, June 10th, 2009 --

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] employ-

ees celebrated the 10th anniversary

of the first successful intercept of the

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

(THAAD) weapon system today. On

June 10, 1999, a THAAD missile suc-

cessfully intercepted a ballistic missile

target over White Sands Missile

Range, NM.

“Ten years ago, THAAD hit its first tar-

get, which was a significant milestone

in the history of this program,” said

Tom McGrath, program manager and

vice president for THAAD at Lockheed

Martin. “Since that time, our mission

success continues to speak loudly, as

we have seen success-after-success

on the THAAD program. I am very ex-

cited for our Soldiers, who will take

delivery of this incredible missile de-(Continued on page 4)


fense system later this year.”

Today also marks the 25th anniver-

sary of the first hit-to-kill intercept of a

ballistic missile target outside of the

Earth’s atmosphere. Developed by

Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Army’s

Homing Overlay Experiment vehicle

destroyed a target missile through

force of impact alone above the Pa-

cific Ocean on June 10, 1984, pio-

neering today’s non-nuclear ballistic

missile defense technology.

“Although it still seems relatively new,

Lockheed Martin has been proving

that hit-to-kill technology works for

decades,” said Mike Trotsky, vice

president of Air & Missile Defense at

Lockheed Martin. “And it remains true

that pure kinetic energy interceptors,

such as THAAD and PAC-3, are the

only proven way to defeat today’s

most challenging threats facing the

Warfighter.”

A production contract for the first two

THAAD batteries was awarded to

Lockheed Martin in late 2006. Produc-

tion of the THAAD launcher and fire

control and communications unit is

underway at Lockheed Martin’s manu-

facturing facility in Camden, AR, and

interceptor production is being con-

ducted at Lockheed Martin’s Pike

County Facility in Troy, AL.

Lockheed Martin rolled out the new

THAAD weapon system launcher and

fire control and communications dur-

ing a ceremony at the company’s

THAAD Launcher Integration Complex

in Camden, AR, in April. The new hard-

ware is being delivered this year to

Soldiers at Fort Bliss, TX, who will be-

gin training with the equipment.

THAAD is designed to defend U.S.

troops, allied forces, population cen-

ters and critical infrastructure against

short- to medium range ballistic mis-

siles. THAAD comprises a fire control

and communications system, inter-

ceptors, launchers and a radar. The

THAAD interceptor uses hit-to-kill tech-

nology to destroy targets, and THAAD

is the only weapon system that en-

gages threat ballistic missiles at both

endo- and exo-atmospheric altitudes.

A key element of the nation’s Ballistic

Missile Defense System (BMDS),

THAAD is a Missile Defense Agency

program, with their project office lo-

cated in Huntsville, AL. The agency is

developing a BMDS to defend the

United States, its deployed forces,

friends and allies against ballistic mis-

siles of all ranges and in all phases of

flight.

THANK YOU

STAR ONE CREDIT UNION!

Star One Credit Union has contributed

the funding for this July LMMAR News-

letter. Their thoughtfulness and gen-

erous donation was given without so-

licitation. We appreciate Star One

Credit Union as a long time friend of

LMMAR.

THE KENTUCKY DERBY TRIP

MAY 2009

Eight LMMAR members enjoyed the

Kentucky Derby May 2nd 2009. The

ladies were dressed in their festive

outfits complete with hats to match,

assuring that they were a part of the

pomp and ceremony that is the Derby

To participate in this grandiose party

of all parties we joined the 140,000

people who attended this wondrous

day of horse racing. Entering the race-

track grounds with the many food

stands and vendor booths, we wound

our way into to our grandstand seats

in awe of our surroundings. Our group

was seated about 75 feet from the

finish line. When horses flew past to-

wards the finish line everyone stood

on their seats to see the finish line.

Prior to the Derby race we were look-

ing to bet on the 10th race. Reviewing

the lineup we spotted a horse called

Einstein. Ali Rashid is a LMMAR mem-

ber and travels with LMMAR (I nick

named him Einstein). We bet on this

horse and two others and they came

in 1,2 and 3. Now that we had some

money we bet on the favorite to win

the Derby. The excitement was about

to begin and the horses were off and

running and we thought how easy this

was going to be when out of the blue

Mine that Bird was snaking its way to

the rail and this blur surged past its

competitors to an outstanding victory

at 50 to 1

We had some winners and losers dur-

ing this day of racing which was the

culmination of a fantastic trip through

the Kentucky horse farms and sur-

rounding areas of Lexington. We en-

joyed very good food and the hospital-

ity of the people of Kentucky.

Once again the Kentucky Derby is a


NEW 2009- 2011 LMMAR

OFFICERS ELECTION.

Congratulations to the new 2009-

2011 LMMAR Officers and Executive

Board Members! We are pleased to

announce the results for the new in-

coming 2009-2011 LMMAR Admini-

stration. The term of office is two

years. These are extraordinary people

willing to volunteer their time to help

serve the members of LMMAR. We

are looking forward towards a wonder-

ful retiree future! Support from you,

the members is vital! Your ideas on

improvement or activities are always

welcome.

President Ken Koga

Vice President Hal Boddy

Secretary Sheldon Schwartz

Treasurer Jerry Vaughn

Assistant Treasurer Bill Hammerlund

Newsletter Editor Carl Roberts

Programs Carolyn Hobbs

Assistant Programs Lucille Wilson

Membership Norm Dhom

Sunshine Joan Brock

Travel Vern De Vincenzi

Assistant Travel Janet Hammerlund

Historian, Photographer

Bill Hammerlund

LMMAR SACRAMENTO AREA:

Area Director

Vern De Vincenzi

Asst. Area Director Emmett Taft

Community-Communications

Randy Rasmussen

Liaison To LMMAR, Photographer

P.J. Carlson

Activities Chair

Vern De Vincenzi and Irene Douglas

LMMAR EXECUTIVE ADVISORS:

Vice President and Chief Engineer,

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Com-

pany John Kowalchik

Executive Vice President Operations/

Chief Operating Officer, Star One

Credit Union Carol Safberg

U.S. AIR FORCE AWARDS LOCK-

HEED MARTIN $1.5-BILLION

CONTRACT FOR SBIRS FOL-

LOW-ON SPACECRAFT

SUNNYVALE, Calif., , June 2nd, 2009 --

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lock-

heed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $1.5-billion

contract for the third highly elliptical

orbit (HEO-3) payload, the third geo-

synchronous orbit (GEO-3) satellite

and associated ground modifications

for the Space-Based Infrared System

(SBIRS) constellation. A contract to

include a fourth HEO payload and pos-

sible fourth GEO satellite is expected

to be awarded later this year.

The SBIRS program is designed to

provide early warning of missile

launches, and simultaneously support

other missions including missile de-

fense, technical intelligence and bat-

tlespace awareness.

"This production contract reflects the

Air Force's strong commitment to pro-

viding superior missile detection and

surveillance capabilities for the war-

fighter," said Jeff Smith, Lockheed

Martin's SBIRS vice president. "The

improved infrared event detection

and reporting capabilities provided

by SBIRS are integral to our nation's

information and intelligence archi-

tecture and we look forward to

achieving mission success on this

vitally important program."

Currently, two HEO payloads -- the

first of which is already providing

certified operations for the war-

fighter -- are on-orbit and meeting or

exceeding performance specifica-

tions. Final integrated system test-

ing of the first two GEO satellites is

progressing at Lockheed Martin's

facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif. The

fully-integrated GEO-1 spacecraft is

being readied for the start of ther-

mal vacuum testing and the team

recently integrated the spacecraft

bus with the infrared sensor payload

for GEO-2.

After the extensive environmental

and final integrated test phase,

GEO-1 will be shipped to the Air

Force in preparation for launch in

2010 from Cape Canaveral Air

Force Base, Fla.

The SBIRS team is led by the Space

Based Infrared Systems Wing at the

U.S. Air Force Space and Missile

Systems Center, Los Angeles Air

Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin

Space Systems Company, Sunny-

vale, Calif., is the SBIRS prime con-

tractor, with Northrop Grumman

Electronic Systems, Azusa, Calif., as

the payload integrator. Air Force

Space Command operates the


JUNE LUNCHEON PHOTOS


LMMAR

P.O. Box 3504

Sunnyvale CA 94800

Phone 408 742 7506

Web Site lmmar.net

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July 2009

Activity Calendar 1. LMMAR Executive Board Meeting * First Monday of each month unless holiday conflict, then second Monday * 9:30 a.m. * Bldg. 157-

Litrium * Contact Ken Koga (408) 946-7292.

2. LMMAR Newsletter Mailing Session * Volunteers needed * Second Thursday of each month * 9:00 a.m. * Bldg157-Litrium. Contact Norm Dhom * (408) 732-2742.

3. LMMAR Travel * Cruises, Tours * See Travel Section of Newsletter.

4. LMMAR Bridge Card Players * Join the fun! * Every Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 noon * Sunnyvale Elks Club * Contact Ken Krug * (408) 252-3023

5. Lockheed Martin Blood Bank * Second Wednesday of each month * 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. * Bldg. 163 * LMMAR Contact Norm Dhom * (408) 732-2742.

6. Lockheed Martin Toys-For-Tots * Donations Accepted * LMMAR contact Carolyn Hobbs * (408) 248-3348.

7. Lockheed Martin Second Harvest Food Bank * Donations Accepted * LMMAR contact Carolyn Hobbs * (408) 248-3348.

8. Lockheed Old Timers’ Picnic in the Park on July 22, a Wednesday, at Washington Park in Sunnyvale. Picnic 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pot luck item to serve 8 or $7.00. For more information call Lucille Wilson (408) 225-9566 or Ken Lameira (408) 723- 2190. Visit our web site at: www.LockheedOldTimers.org.

9. American Cancer Society-Relay for Live – Friday & Saturday July 25-26, 2009. This event will be in Cupertino, and it will take a village of volunteers to make this event a success. Joanne Hall, the accounting chair is looking for 12 volunteers to work 2-3 hour shifts Saturday (all day) and Sunday morning. Mandatory data entry and processing training will be provided before the event. Leslie Dunn needs regis-tration folks and we need lots of others to pull the event off. Bring your family, friends and everyone else you that want to see cancer wiped out in our lifetime out to participate, volunteer, and donate to this most worthy cause. We are also looking for silent auction/raffle prizes for the event. Contact [email protected] for additional information to sign-up.

10. NHRA – FRAM Autolite Nationals – Sunday, July 26, 2009. Come out and enjoy a great day in Sonoma feeling the roar and seeing the world’s best drivers compete in the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway. Cost: $50 Lower Grandstand ($15 off the regu-lar price) and optional $10 Premium Parking Pass. (Transportation is on your own). Note: Paid reservations must be made no later than June 1st E-mail Rob Giacomi or call 408-742-8547 to get involved. See flyer at LMLA website http://la.lmms.lmco.com/flyers/NHRA-Infineon.pdf

11. IRL Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County – Sunday, August 23, 2009. Come out and enjoy a great day in Sonoma seeing the world’s best open-wheel drivers compete in the PEAK Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County at Infineon Raceway. Cost: $50 Lower Grandstand ($15 off the regular price) and optional $30 Pit Pass. (Transportation is on your own). Note: Paid reservations must be made no later than June 10th. E-mail Rob Giacomi or call 408-742-8547 to get involved. See flyer at the LMLA website http://la.lmms.lmco.com/flyers/IRL-Infineon.pdf

12. LMMAR Luncheon, “Country & Western Barbecue” * Friday, August 28, 2009 * Michaels At Shoreline * 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd, Moun-tain View * 11:30 a.m. Social-No Host Bar, 12:15 p.m. Lunch * $24.00 per person * Live Entertainment * Dress: Country & Western Theme * Don’t this fun LMMAR Country & Western Afternoon! See Flier. For Further Information contact Carolyn Hobbs, (408) 248-3348. RSVP by Monday 8/24/09.

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