Symposium 2011

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

0830 - Blue Angels practice over Pensacola Bay
Noon - Symposium Golf Tournament (A.C. Read golf course)
NAS Pensacola Centennial of Naval Aviation events as scheduled

Thursday, May 5, 2011

 

 

Session I: 
0845-0945 "Decades of Development -Naval Aviation 1920s-1930s"
1000-1130 "The War Years-Midway, Battle of the Atlantic"


Presenter: Mr. Hill Goodspeed
 

Presenters: CAPT Kevin Miller USN (Ret), CAPT Rich Dann

 
1130-1300  Luncheon (Flightdeck) Speaker: Mr. Alvin Townley

Session II:
1315-1430 "Rotary Wing Revolution-Helicopters introduced & soon become indispensible"


1445-1600 "Into the Jet Age-Cold War, Korea & Vietnam proxy wars, transition to jets, NFOs"

 
Moderator: RADM Steve Tomaszeski, USN (Ret)
Panelists: CAPT Doug ten Hoopen USN, CAPT Steve Truhler USCG, Col James Grace USMC, CAPT George Galdorisi USN (Ret)

Moderator: Mr. David Hartman
Panelists: CAPT Robert Rubel USN (Ret), CAPT Zip Rausa USN (Ret), RADM Lyle Bull USN (Ret), CAPT Hap Chandler USN (Ret)

1800
Symposium Reception & Banquet (Blue Angels Atrium)

 Speaker: ADM Timothy J. Keating, USN (Ret)
   

Friday, May 6, 2011

   
0830-0900
National Flight Academy christening ceremony
 Speaker: CAPT Gene Cernan USN (Ret)
Session III: 
0930-1000  Naval Aviation Hall of Honor Enshrinement
1015-1145 "Naval Aviation and Diplomacy-Depending on Naval Aviation today & in the future"
 
Hall of Honor Inductee: President George H.W. Bush
  Moderator: ADM Joseph Prueher USN (Ret)
Panelists: ADM Tim Keating, ADM "Snuffy" Smith, ADM Bill Fallon, VADM Bill Gortney
 
1145-1300  Awards luncheon
 
 

1315-1500 "Naval Aviation Issues and Answers-Flag Panel"
 

Moderator: VADM Allen Myers, Commander Naval Air Forces