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REALM News—October/November 2012—Page 1

Volume 29, Number 10, October/November 2012 Orlando, Florida

Retired Employees Association

of Lockheed Martin

of Central Florida REALM ews N

If you have registered for

the REALM annual meeting,

this information

is for you!

All attendees

must have regis-

tered in advance

— both the retir-

ee and spouse/

guest. (If you did

not register, you

cannot attend.)

All attendees

must bring gov-

ernment ID such

as driver licenses.

The address

for your GPS is:

100 Global Innovation

Circle, Orlando.

If your GPS hasn’t been

updated recently, plug in the

intersection of Lake Underhill

Road and Rouse Road.

Upon entering the Lock-

heed Martin property, bear to

the right toward the manned

security booth. The security

officer will grant you entry

with an ID and will direct you

to follow the signs to parking.

Carts will be in the park-

ing lot for those attendees

who need transportation from

the parking lot to the meeting

area.

On July 24, 1919, a new heavy bomber lumbered off the runway at

Bolling Field on a history-making flight that would have wide-reaching

effects on civil and military aviation. The wood-and-cloth machine,

powered by two new water-cooled Liberty engines, was designated

GMB, for Glenn Martin Bomber. It was the prototype of the first U.S.

heavy dive bomber, built by Martin privately since he could not sell the

design to the Army.

The takeoff was for a flight

around the periphery of the U.S.,

conceived by Lt. General Billy

Mitchell, Martin and others, to

test the aircraft and promote avi-

ation throughout the nation. Its

mission included the layout of a

national pattern of airports and

service facilities and to convince

people that aircraft were the fu-

ture of transportation and de-

fense.

The planned route followed

the Canadian and Mexican bor-

ders and the east and west coasts,

ending back at Washington, D.C.

It covered 9,823 miles and took

three and one-half months to

Inside Inside Inside October/NovemberOctober/NovemberOctober/November

Bill’s word

President’s message .............. 4

Women Rock!

Fortune 50 leaders .................. 5

Fore

Golf times two ......................... 6

1NT-XX

Bridge results times two ...... 12

Travel and events galore! Check it out inside

By Hal Gettings

Round the RimRound the Rim

The Rim. Continued on page 3.

Martin GMB which made the famous “Round-the-Rim Flight” at Curtis Field, St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 16, 1919. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Annual Meeting

October 17

Lockheed Martin

Global Training and

Logistics

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REALM.

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Florida

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and not by Lockheed

Martin. Lockheed Martin

Corporation makes no

representation with re-

spect to, and is in no way

liable for what is

published herein.

REALM Communications direc-

tor, mailing list, REALM roster

Ed Jones

[email protected]

407-859-3766

REALM News managing editor

Andrea J. Lawrence [email protected]

407-340-8602 REALM News distribution

Alan Courney [email protected]

407-876-4574

Membership, Care and Concern,

and “Where Are They Now?”

Ann Hartle [email protected]

407-862-8282 Travel and special events

Joe Boler [email protected]

407-293-6549 REALM general mailing address

Lockheed Martin REALM

PO Box 1184

Windermere, FL 34786-1184

Executive Committee (through January 2013)

Chairman ....................... Harold Cates............ 407-855-8246 ..... [email protected]

President ........................ Bill Rivera ............... 321-783-1256 ..... [email protected]

1st Vice President .......... Ben Drexler ............. 407-293-5957 ..... [email protected]

2nd Vice President ........ Bob Wood ............... 407-855-2891 ..... [email protected]

Secretary........................ Shirley Jones ........... 407-859-3766 ..... [email protected]

Assistant Secretary ........ Jackie Keller............ 407-857-2237 ..... [email protected]

Treasurer ....................... Bill Drown .............. 863-424-9470 .... [email protected]

Assistant Treasurer ........ open

Directors (through January of year shown)

2015 ............................... Joe Boler ..................407-293-6549 ..... [email protected]

2015 ............................... Ed Jones .................. 407-859-3766 ..... [email protected]

2014 ............................... Gerry Shoaf ............. 407-876-4090 ..... [email protected]

2014 ............................... Marty Harris ............ 407-469-1939 ..... [email protected]

2013 ............................... Nancy Hulcher ........ 407-851-7404 ..... [email protected]

REALM Points of Contact

REALM Board of Directors

Schedule

Linda Schaidt [email protected]

407-880-3121 Memorabilia

Gerry Shoaf [email protected]

407-876-4090

Coming Events

October 17 ......... Annual Meeting at Lockheed Mar-

tin Global Training and Logistics

October 20 ........ Lockheed Martin and REALM

United Way Day of Caring

November 7 ....... Trip to St. Augustine

December 9........ White Christmas at Alhambra Din-

ner Theater

December 12...... Christmas Party at Errol Estates

hosted by Jerry Weiss


The Rim. Continued from page 1.

complete. Navigation aids were

road maps, railroads, rivers and

prominent landmarks. The plane

had no radio and the crew com-

municated only by landline at

the various stops. Railroad peo-

ple provided what weather fore-

casts they had. The four-man

crew flew in unprotected cock-

pits through extreme cold, rain,

snow and storms at altitudes up

to 13,000 feet. Holes in cockpit

floors provided rain drainage.

The crew took care of most of

the maintenance, which included

some in-flight engine repairs.

Major maintenance was accom-

plished at some of the few Army

aviation facilities along the

route. This included extensive

repair of the plane from the one

significant crash of the flight.

“Make-do” was the order of the

day. Supplies of aviation gas

and oil were not always availa-

ble and, in one

case, castor oil had

to be substituted.

The flight

comprised stops at

36 locations, most

at unimproved

fields and even

farm pasture land.

At many of these

stops, Lt. Col. R.S.

Hartz and pilot Lt.

E.E. Harmon gave

talks and short

sightseeing flights

to local leaders

and even some

celebrities. They

encouraged local

construction of

airfields and pro-

vided plans for

adequate facilities.

This demon-

stration achieved

all its objectives

and more. The

Liberty engines

far exceeded their

design limitations

and the plane it-

self often took off

with more than

1,000 pounds

above designed

loads. It marked

the beginnings of

a strong U.S.

bomber capability

and a nationwide

commercial and

private air

transport system.

It also gave Martin Company its

start as a major producer of mili-

tary aircraft. The GMB official-

ly became the MB-1, one of six

ordered by the Army. These

were followed by a later order

for the new and improved MB-2.

The flight was chronicled in

a small book, “The Around the

Rim Flight” by M.O. Seymour.

The four flyers of the Round-the-Rim Flight: Lt. Col. R.S. Hartz, Sgt. Jerry Dobias, Sgt. Jack Harding and Lt. Ernest E. Harmon. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The Glenn Martin bomber at Chaplin Field, Los Ange-les, Calif., on Oct. 17, 1919. Standing in the nose are Sgt. Harding, Lt. Harmon, the famous movie actor Mr. Douglas Fairbanks and Sgt. Dobias. (U.S. Air Force photo)


Each November we celebrate

both Veterans Day and Thanks-

giving Day.

These holi-

days embody

the culture,

spirit and en-

during tradi-

tions of the

ethnic diversi-

ty and history

of the people

of our great nation.

On Veterans Day we honor

our armed service veterans. It

coincides with Remembrance

Day, which is celebrated in other

parts of the world and also marks

the anniversary of the signing of

the Armistice between Germany

and the Allied nations that ended

World War I. Hostilities formally

ended at the 11th hour of the 11th

day of the 11th month of 1918.

On November 11, 1919, Armi-

stice Day was commemorated for

the first time by President Wil-

son. Following World War II

and the Korean conflict, the vet-

erans service organizations in

1954 urged Congress to change

the word “Armistice” to

“Veterans.” Congress approved

this change and on June 1, 1954,

November 11 became a day to

honor all American veterans,

where ever and whenever they

had served. All living veterans

are thanked for their services to

the United States on this day.

Veterans Day should not to be

confused with Memorial Day

which is a day of remembering

the men and women who died

while serving.

REALM, through its volun-

teer support of the Honor Flight

and Welcome Troops Home initi-

atives, extends this national day

of honor and thanks throughout

the year to those surviving veter-

ans of past wars and those active-

ly serving today.

Our Thanksgiving holiday

tradition is commonly traced to a

1621 celebration at Plymouth in

present-day Massachusetts. It

has been an annual holiday in the

United States since 1863. This

year it is celebrated on November

22.

In times like these when na-

tional unemployment is high,

national debt is high, and nation-

al threats of terrorist activity is

high, one must realize we still

have much for which to be thank-

ful. We give thanks for our free-

dom, families and friends, the

highest standard of living in the

world, and our many other bless-

ings. We hope that future gener-

ations on Thanksgiving Day will

always be able to offer thanks for

their many blessings in this great

country. This is a day for every-

one to internally reflect on what

they have to be thankful for.

On Saturday, September 22,

Lockheed Martin Missiles and

Fire Control hosted an employee

family day. Eighteen REALM

volunteers distributed the Lock-

heed Martin family day memen-

tos and gave bottled water to em-

ployees as they arrived. REALM

also had a display table promot-

ing its Honor Flight and Wel-

come Troops Home community

volunteer activities and provided

REALM applications and copies

of REALM News to employees

who are within a year of retire-

ment. This proved to be an ex-

cellent venue to explain one-on-

one what REALM was all about

to potential members.

By Bill Rivera

President’s Message

REALM assistant secretary Jackie Keller distributed family day memen-tos and bottled water as employees and their families arrived. For more photos, please see page 9.


Appearing as a cover story in its Sept. 24 issue,

FORTUNE’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Busi-

ness” ranking includes Marillyn Hewson, Executive

Vice President of Electronic Systems; Joanne

Maguire, Executive Vice President of Space Sys-

tems; and Linda Gooden, Executive Vice President

of Information Systems & Global Solutions

(IS&GS).

Hewson was ranked at No. 19, moving up from the

27th position in 2011. Hewson has been named to

succeed Chris Kubasik as President and COO, as

Kubasik succeeds Bob Stevens as CEO on Jan. 1,

2013. According to FORTUNE, the succession has

“set off a chain of promotions, landing Hewson in

the No. 2 spot as President and COO of the U.S.

government’s biggest contractor.” In 2011, the mag-

azine reports, Hewson “oversaw a 2 percent increase

in revenue and operating profits in the company’s

largest division.”

Maguire was ranked at No. 31. The magazine

notes, “Maguire increased operating margins in her

$8 billion business, which accounts for 18 percent of

Lockheed [Martin’s] total revenue.”

Gooden was ranked No. 34. According to the

editors at FORTUNE, IS&GS “which counts the

FAA and Department of Energy as clients, saw 2011

sales drop as work associated with the U.S. Census

ended.”

In addition, Lockheed Martin board member

Rosalind Brewer was ranked No. 13, moving up

from the 23rd spot in last year’s rankings. Brewer is

CEO of Wal-Mart’s warehouse club with total reve-

nues of $54 billion. According to FORTUNE, she

heads one of only three operating segments at the

company.

The list is compiled by FORTUNE editors who

consider four criteria: the size and importance of the

woman’s business in the global economy, the health

and direction of the business, the arc of the woman’s

career (resume and runway ahead), and societal and

cultural influence.

Three Lockheed Martin leaders are among the 50

most powerful women in business

Marillyn Hewson, Executive Vice

President of Electronic Systems

Joanne Maguire, Executive Vice

President of Space Systems Linda Gooden, Executive Vice

President of IS&GS

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/hewson.html

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/maguire.html

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/maguire.html

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/gooden.html

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/most-powerful-women/2012/snapshots/19.html

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/kubasik.html

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/stevens.html





REALM Recreation

August Golf Report by Roy Ray

The REALM golf group disbanded several years

ago, but retirees can still join fellow retirees and

other non-Lockheed Martin retirees in a group

called Dusty’s Duffers. The Duffers have been in

existence for more than 20 years and have had many

retirees as members. The Duffers have approxi-

mately 150 members and typically 70 to 100 mem-

bers play each week. We play golf courses all over

central Florida and typically pay less than $30 per

round with free range balls included. We also have

a year-end party that includes a modified team

scramble, a free meal with door prizes, and money

awards for the lowest team scores.

The Duffers have four handicap groupings and

each group has cash prizes for the lowest three net

scores. There is also an optional skins contest for

each grouping. A skin won means the player had the

lowest score within his handicap group on a given

hole after taking into account his handicap.

August Highlights - On Aug. 1, Roy Lewis won

an $85 skin.

Charlie Jones is the leading money winner through

July with $488. In fact, he is the top money winner

for the league.

August Highlights

Date Course (# Players)

Lockheed Martin Participants (Net Score)

Winners

Aug. 1 Stoney Brook East

74 Players

Lewis, Roy Johnson, Ron Northup, Terry Bryant, Bruce Lamsens, Dave Umbel, Tom Spina, Carmine Walker, Frank Redlin, Mike

Drown, Bill

66 69 71 71 74 75 76 76 84

85

Roy Lewis (1st A Flt) Ron Johnson (Tied 3rd A Flt) Skins: Roy Lewis (1) Bruce Bryant (1) Dave Lamsens (2)

Tom Umbel (1)

Aug. 8 North Shore

72 Players

Northup, Terry Walker, Frank Umbel, Tom Lamsens, Dave Jones, Charlie Lewis, Roy Johnson, Ron Spina, Carmine Drown, Bill Bryant, Bruce

Morrison, Phil

65 69 70 73 77 79 80 80 81 81

83

Terry Northrup (2nd B Flt) Frank Walters (3rd D Flt) Skins: Terry Northrup (2) Frank Walker (1) Dave Lamsens (2) Roy Lewis (1)

Carmine Spina (1)

Aug. 15 Eastwood

75 players

Walker, Frank Johnson, Ron Morrison, Phil Umbel, Tom Northup, Terry McCoy, Dick Lewis, Roy Bryant, Bruce Lamb, Dale Spina, Carmine Jones, Charlie Drown, Bill

Lamsens, Dave

70 71 74 76 77 77 80 80 81 81 82 83

84

No winners Skins: Ron Johnson (1) Dick McCoy (2) Charlie Jones (1)

Dave Lamsens (1)



Winners

Aug. 22 Legends

64 players

Northup, Terry Johnson, Ron Dittmaier, Fred Jones, Charlie Morrison, Phil Walker, Frank Umbel, Tom Drown, Bill Lamsens, Dave

Ferguson, Geff

69 77 77 77 77 80 81 86 86

88

Terry Northrup (1st A Flt) Skins: Terry Northrup (1) Charlie Jones (1) Frank Walker (1)

Tom Umbel (1)

Aug. 29 Arlington Ridge

85 players

Johnson, Ron Simmonds, Tom McCoy, Dick Ferguson, Geff Redlin, Mike Drown, Bill Lamsens, Dave Walker, Frank Umbel, Tom Jones, Charlie

Dittmaier, Fred

71 68 73 73 79 73 70 72 74 76

80

Tom Simmonds (tied for 3rd B Flt) Dave Lamsens (3rd D Flt) Skins: Ron Johnson (1) Bill Drown (1) Charlie Jones (2)

Fred Dittmaier (1)


REALM Recreation

by Phil Morrison

September Highlights -

Frank (Herb) Walker jumped up into the top

10 money winners list with ($317) but still trails Big

Bucks Charlie Jones, who has $488 in winnings

and is in 4th place overall.

Most of us survived playing in the September

heat, but we are really looking forward to the fall!

September Highlights

September Golf Report



Winners

Sep. t Timacuan

78 players

Terry Northrup Tom Umbel Ron Johnson Dick McCoy Bill Drown Geff Ferguson Mike Redlin Roy Ray Dave Lamsens Ron Engleman Frank Walker Tom Simmons Roy Lewis Charlie Jones

69 73 76 76 76 76 76 77 81 81 82 82 86

88

Terry Northup (Tied 2nd place, A Flight) Skins:

Ron Johnson (1)

Sep. 12 Falcons Fire

77 Players

Roy Lewis Roy Ray Geff Ferguson Charlie Jones Frank Walker Tom Umbel Bill Drown Ron Engleman Tom Simmons Dick McCoy

Ron Johnson

67 69 72 73 73 74 80 81 81 81

83

Roy Lewis ( 2nd Place, A Flight) Roy Ray( 4th Place B Flight) Skins: Geff Ferguson(1)

Frank Walker (1)

Sep. 19 Mission Inn

77 Players

Terry Northrup Frank Walker Dick McCoy Tom Simmons Ron Engleman Geff Ferguson Mike Redlin Bill Drown Ron Johnson Dave Lamsens

Tom Umbel

70 71 77 77 78 81 81 83 84 85

85

Terry Northup (Tied 2nd place, A Flight) Frank Walker (2nd place, D Flight) Skins: Dick McCoy(1) Frank Walker (1)

Dave Lamsens (1)



Winners

Sep. 26 Red Tail

84 Players

Terry Northrup Mike Redlin Bill Drown Tom Simmons Dave Lamsens Geff Ferguson Ron Engleman Fred Dittmeyer Dick McCoy Ron Johnson Frank Walker Phil Morrison

Tom Umbel

68 68 70 71 74 75 76 78 82 84 84 86

89

Terry Northup (1st Place, A Flight) Mike Redlin (1st Place, B Flight) Bill Drown (Tied 1st Place C Flight) Dave Lamsens (2nd Place D Flight); Ron Engleman (3rd Place, D Flight) Skins:

Tom Simmons

Date Course

October 3 Country Club of Mt Dora

October 10 MetroWest

October17 Eagle Dunes

October 24 Royal St. Cloud

November 7 Black Bear

November 14 DeBary Country Club

November 21 Green Valley

November 28 Kissimmee Bay

Upcoming Play

Dates and Locations

If you are interested in learning more about the Duf-

fers, please contact Phil Morrison at

[email protected] to receive the user name and

password to access our website at

http://www.dustysduffers.com. The website lists all

the courses we will play in 2012 and also has a

membership form. There is a $25 membership fee

that is used to offset the cost of the year-end party

and cover operating costs.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.dustysduffers.com


Recent donors:

Sylvia Williamson Abney

Dave Carls

Gerry Goodwin

Stella Malone

Jim Mathena

Blair Schlender

Jan Sullivan

Betty Winslow

Please send me a note when you donate so I can

keep a record.

[email protected]@[email protected]

Lockheed Martin’s group number is M6WLockheed Martin’s group number is M6WLockheed Martin’s group number is M6W

Blood Donations

Community Service

New Members

Travel

1. November 7 – Trip to St. Augustine.

2. December 9, 2012 – Trip to the Alhambra Din-

ner Theater in Jacksonville, Fla., to see the play

White Christmas.

3. December 12—Christmas Party at Errol Estates,

hosted by Jerry Weiss.

4. In 2013, look

forward to the

Installation of

Officers and

Awards lunch-

eon as well as

a trip to Anna

Maria Island

and Sarasota

in the early

Spring.

By Joe Boler By Sylvia Williamson Abney

Volunteer tax-aide counselors are needed for the

AARP Tax-Aide Program. Counselors help prepare

tax returns and assist with filing requirements for

older taxpayers and others. Computer skills, an apti-

tude for tax work, experience in filing personal re-

turns, and good communication skills are needed.

Volunteers are trained by AARP in cooperation

with the Internal Revenue Service. Training begins

in January in the Orlando area.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation's larg-

est volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance ser-

vice. For details and to volunteer, contact:

Jackie Sward at 407-647-5233 or

Jean LeaMond at 407-774-1958.

Let’s go!

Rich Craig

Warm Your Heart: Volunteer With AARP

Foundation Tax-Aide for 2013 Help people and give your mind a

workout, too

Joe and Alice Boler at Errol Estates Lunch Bunch. For more photos see pages 14 and 15.

REALM is supporting the Seniors First holiday gift

drive as we have done for the past four years. This

group performs excellent work in the community

and this gift will be the only one some seniors will

receive. Just purchase a new towel (or towel set) or

a blanket throw, wrap it in colorful holiday paper,

and attach a tag. You can deliver it to one of the

Seniors First locations or call Tom Goslin (321-278-

3743) for pick up.

See page 23 for a gift tag and more information.

Community Service Opportunity

Seniors First Holiday

Gift Drive starts now


REALM

Supports

Lockheed

Martin

Family Day On September 22,

nearly two dozen

REALM members sup-

ported the Lockheed

Martin family day event

at the Missiles and Fire

Control (MFC) Orlando

facility to help ensure

Lockheed Martin em-

ployees and their fami-

lies had a great time.

Nearly 6,000 em-

ployees and family

members passed by the

REALM team, which

distributed family day

mementos and bottled

water at the entry point,

and staffed a REALM

information table and

distributed membership

applications to employ-

ees who are close to re-

tirement.

MFC’s family day

was chaired by employ-

ees Cindy Holloway and

Amanda Wiley.

Front Row: Barbara Ripino, Shirley Jones, Lynne Riemer, Jackie Keller, Bob Wood, Ann Hartle, Claire Miller Back Row: Ed Jones, Bob Riemer, Ed Wysocki, Andy Schaidt, Linda Schaidt, Ben Drexler, Alan Courney, Joe Ripino Not pictured: Jim Miller


Contact Tom Goslin with your name, t-shirt size, and

any special requirements you might have.

[email protected] 407-876-3133


Thanks to You … Lockheed Martin News

Verizon joins Lockheed Martin alliance

Verizon has joined a Lockheed Martin-led group

of companies that develop programs for combating

cyber threats against the country’s information tech-

nology infrastructure, Lockheed announced Tues-

day.

Current members of the Lockheed Martin Cyber

Security Alliance include Cisco, Dell, EMC, Hewlett

-Packard, Intel, McAfee, Microsoft, NetApp, RSA

Security, Symantec and VMware.

DAGR missile demonstrates ground launch capa-

bility in guided flight tests

Lockheed Martin recently conducted two sepa-

rate DAGR missile flight tests, successfully firing

the missiles from a prototype pedestal launcher and

hitting a stationary target.

The tests, which took place at Eglin Air Force

Base, Fla., demonstrated DAGR’s capability as a

ground-based weapon. In each flight test, an inert

DAGR missile locked onto the laser spot illuminat-

ing the target before launch. Upon launch, each mis-

sile flew 3.5 kilometers and hit the target within one

foot of the laser spot.

DAGR incorporates proven HELLFIRE II tech-

nology into a 2.75-inch/70 millimeter guidance kit

that integrates seamlessly with legacy Hydra-70

rockets. The result is a laser-guided missile that puts

a 10-pound warhead within one meter of the laser

spot, defeating high-value, non-armored or lightly-

armored targets while minimizing collateral damage.

DAGR's lock-on-before launch mode ensures the

missile identifies the correct target prior to launch.

Lockheed Martin receives EPA award

At an awards ceremony on Sept. 24 in Washing-

ton D.C., Lockheed Martin received a 2012 Green

Power Leadership award from the U.S. Environmen-

tal Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards

recognize a company's commitment and contribution

to advancing the development of the voluntary green

power market.

Lockheed Martin was one of only twelve organi-

zations to receive the award. Green power is elec-

tricity that is generated from renewable resources,

including wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass

and low-impact hydro, with no increase in carbon

dioxide emissions. Lockheed Martin is currently

purchasing more than 546 million kilowatt-hours

(kWh) of green power, which meets 30 percent of

our annual electricity.

Lockheed Martin currently ranks number 6 on

EPA’s National Top 50 List.

New Navy training program looks to

emerging technology

The U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin for a

role on its Training Data Products contract to sup-

port the service’s training needs. The contract in-

cludes traditional training solutions and technology

updates to accelerate learning and lower costs.

In all, 30 companies were selected to compete

for task orders over an eight-year period. The Navy

also selected 22 businesses in a small business set-

aside segment of the contract.

The contract is a tool for the Naval Air Systems

Command to quickly obtain training analysis,

courseware materials and performance support sys-

tems. The training products will present learner as-

sessments, self-paced training, group training and

blended training with varied delivery methods.

“There’s no doubt that training realism contin-

ues to climb with the technologies now available

and scenarios adapted from current operations,” said

Jim Weitzel, vice president of training solutions at

Lockheed Martin Global Training and Logistics.

“The right technologies combined with human per-

formance engineering and training system integra-

tion create the shortest path to learning,” said Weit-

zel. “The end game is delivering training that is ef-

fective, affordable and evolves with the operational

environment.”

Lockheed Martin’s DAGR missile launching from a pedestal launcher equipped with M299 launch rails and associated cables and electronics.


With this report, we mark

the end of the year 2012 dog

days and the beginning of the

glorious Florida autumn and

winter seasons (once we survive

the current hurricane susceptibil-

ity, which will be over in a

month or so). The cooler weath-

er will certainly be welcome

even with a little envy of those

of the group whom we cannot

yet coax back from the beaute-

ous leaf colors and the smells of

wood smoke and fresh-picked

apples in higher latitudes and

higher altitudes.

First we must catch up with

the August scores that were lost

to view in the shuffle with the

skipped newsletter. August had

about 4.5 playing days. I say

that because on Friday the 31st,

with Labor Day weekend loom-

ing, we had only two tables, a

total of eight players. The re-

maining four Fridays had 12 to

20 people.

The top five August scores

for each playing day (or fraction

thereof) are shown in the so-

labeled tabulation below. The

next tabulation shows the same

information for the four playing

days in September, where we

had four tables except for one 3-

table day.

On the next page is a table

showing the top five scores and

date achieved for the entire quar-

ter. Coinci-

dentally, the

top three

scores on this

quarterly ta-

ble are the

highest

scores for

each of the three months in the

quarter.

Next is a smaller table show-

ing all daily score averages

greater than 5000 for the entire

quarter if the player having such

an average played at least half

the available 13 playing ses-

sions. It is generally more diffi-

cult to attain a high average for a

large number of sessions be-

REALM Recreation

By Ben Drexler

Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31

Sam Crigler 6490 Sam Crigler 7860 Lynn Vermilyea 8350 Lynette DiBerardino 7120 Connie Draskovich 7310

Jim Logie 6020 Robin Logie 7110 Dean Cherry 7230 John Lampe 6700 Lynn Vermilyea 5870

Loretta Fiebrandt 5980 Lynn Vermilyea 6620 Jim Logie 6910 Ed Barton 6380 Bob Fiebrandt 4930

Lynn Vermilyea 5190 Ken Breiding 6610 Alan Courney 6890 Rob Hinsey 6350 John Lampe 4790

John Lampe 4840 Jim Logie 6510 Connie Draskovich 6380 Sam Crigler 6390 Ben Drexler 4730

Tabulated Highest Five Scores for Each August 2012 Playing Day

Tabulated Highest Five Scores for Each September 2012 Playing Day

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28

Loretta Fiebrandt 6490 Gayle Howell 6740 Sam Crigler 8230 Lynn Vermilyea 6320

Connie Draskovich 6440 Lynn Vermilyea 6320 Lynn Vermilyea 7230 Connie Draskovich 6100

Alan Courney 6030 Connie Draskovich 5510 John Lampe 6650 Rob Hinsey 5870

Rob Hinsey 5750 Rob Hinsey 5370 Ben Drexler 6330 Ben Drexler 5600

John Lampe 5560 Lynette DiBerardino/

Kitty Price 4910 Lynette DiBerardino 6320 Bob Fiebrandt 5030

Bridges to Autumn

Bridge. Continued on page 14.

Ben Drexler enjoyed the Lunch Bunch fes-tivities at Errol Es-tates Country Club on September 11.


cause of the probabilities of ex-

periencing bad days that ruin the

average; except for those of us

who, like me, almost never have

a good day. We need to play all

the days possible to improve our

chances of having one good day

to compensate for the other se-

ries of disasters. Anyway, there

are lots of tables.

On August 10, Matt and

Connie Draskovich supplied a

feast of donuts to accompany our

usual coffee. The Draskoviches

were celebrating a birthday for

Connie. Loretta Fiebrandt had

a birthday near August 17, and

husband, Robert, stirred up a

veritable feast of homemade

cookies. Believe me, he knows

what the good things are, and a

big collection was included in

those cookies. We had several

weeks during which we all prob-

ably lost an ounce or two, then

Ed Barton said he was celebrat-

ing a donut sale on September

28, but I think he probably really

had a birthday, but didn’t want

anyone to ask him how old he is.

Dean Cherry has had a bit

of a bumpy time with some hurry

-up surgery, but after six weeks

is shaking the walls to get back

to his usually perfect attendance.

We’ll be glad to see him back.

Ken Breiding has had his share

of discomforts lately, but has

been coming in when his sched-

ule permits. He and wife Mary

don’t let much slow them down.

Arnie and Babs Greenwood

have been forced by conditions

to miss many sessions. We miss

them and hope to have them back

soon. Arnie keeps the sets of

playing sequence and scorepad

slips coming anyway. Connie

Draskovich had sequences of

surgical repair on each lower

arm, and missed only one ses-

sion. My wife, Clarice, has

about learned how to walk again

on her two new bionic knees.

Others in the group have had a

knee or so replaced as well, with

only brief respites. We are a high

maintenance group, it seems.

We play REALM Bridge

each non-holiday Friday at the

Orlando Beardall Senior Center

located at the northwest corner of

Gore Street and Delaney Avenue

near downtown Orlando. Play

starts at 9:30 a.m.; ten rounds of

4 hands each are played, ending

at about 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Cards,

scorepads, tallies, regular and

decaf coffee are furnished at no

charge; players bring a lunchtime

sandwich to eat while continuing

the play. There is no charge for

membership.

REALM members, including

spouses are invited to participate.

Contact Loretta or Bob

Fiebrandt at 407-894-6895 or

Arnie or Babs Greenwood at

407-857-3996 for information or

to reserve your seat.

Bridge. Continued from Page 13.

Name Score Date

Lynn Vermilyea 9730 July 6

Lynn Vermilyea 8350 August 17

Sam Crigler 8230 September 21

Sam Crigler 7860 August 10

John Lampe 7660 July 6

Name Avg. Score No. Plays

Lynn Vermilyea 6549 12

Sam Crigler 6346 10

John Lampe 5596 12

Connie Draskovich 5515 10

Dean Cherry 5259 7

Rob Hinsey 5168 10

Five Highest scores in

2012 Third Quarter

Players Having Quarter Average

5000 or Higher For Half or More

of 13 Available Playing Days

Note that Alan Courney had a 5095 average, but had only 6 plays.


Linda and Bill Rivera Richard and Rose Reeves

Brigette Cadenas and

Ralph Esposito

Carol and Bill Petrie Tony and Lynette Diberardino

Marlene and Larry Glaser Freda and Charles Brown Walt Wagner, Al Courney and

June Wagner

Ed and Shirley Jones Linda and Andy Schaidt Ila and James Clontz

Errol Estates Country Club, September 11, 2012

Our Hosts, Trudy and Jerry Weiss


Wanda and John Wardell Lucille Isidoro Dottie Moran, Peggy Hall, Ed Wysocki

Henrietta Rudd and Donald Bellerive Ann Hartle and David Stone

Fran and Roger Beckner Lynn and David Hayworth Max and Veronica Mittelhammer

Sam and Gail Crigler Malee and Ken Ray

Hugh Lauman and Barbara

Foshee

Sybil Adkins and Yvette Savage

Lenore and Roderick Smith

Bill and Gayle Gilbert


ST. AUGUSTINE

November 7, 2012

$71.00 per person

Includes:

Roundtrip motorcoach transportation

Tour

Lunch

Taxes

Gratuity on meal

Driver’s gratuity

Bus will depart from

St. Andrews Catholic Church at 8:00 a.m.

Colonial Promenade at 8:30 a.m.

Venture back in time in St. Augustine, our nation’s

oldest city. We’ll stop at the Visitor’s Center before

embarking on a narrated tour of more than 400 years

of history aboard the Ripley’s Sightseeing Trains.

Enjoy a fabulous lunch overlooking the bay. Spend

the afternoon browsing the shops on St. George

Street or use the train’s on-off privileges to visit the

many museums and historical sights.

Travel and Events

For information and to sign up, please contact Joe Boler 407-293-6549 or

Bill Bowden 407-277-5599

L’attitude Adjustments, Inc.

2839 Spyglass Cove

Longwood, FL 32779

407-786-8755 Registered with the State of Florida as a Seller of Travel. Registration No. St-25274


Alhambra Theatre

and Dining Jacksonville, Florida

December 9 , 2012

After leaving the Army after WWII, Bob Wallace

and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-

dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces

Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Ju-

dy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Bet-

ty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a

Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to

find their former commander, General Waverly, is

the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups en-

sue as the performers try to help the General. With

classic songs White Christmas and Baby It’s Cold

Outside.

$74.00 per person

Includes:

Roundtrip motorcoach transportation

Lunch

Show

Driver’s gratuity

Taxes

Gratuity on meal

All reservations and payments must be made

by November 14

Bus will depart from

St. Andrews Catholic Church at 9:00 a.m.

Colonial Promenade at 9:30 a.m.

For information and to sign up, please contact Joe Boler 407-293-6549 or

Bill Bowden 407-277-5599

L’attitude Adjustments, Inc.

2839 Spyglass Cove

Longwood, FL 32779

407-786-8755 Registered with the State of Florida as a Seller of Travel. Registration No. St-25274

Travel and Events


Thanks to Trudy and Jerry Weiss for coordinating this event!


ROALD and LINDA AMUNDSEN their 30 th

married 10 16 1982 in LONGWOOD FL

PAUL and JEAN ARNOLD their 57 th married 10

29 1955 in BALTIMORE MD

VERNON and MILDRED BARNES their 52 nd

married 10 1 1960 in ELIZABETHTON TN

GERALD and JANIS BRODE their 23 rd married

10 21 1989 in BALTIMORE MD

KEN and Margaret BROWN their 52 nd married

10 1 1960 in WHITTLEBURY ENG

DAVID H. and MARLENE CARLS their 56 th

married 10 6 1956 in ORLANDO FL

RICHARD and PEGGY CARSWELL their 28 th

married 10 6 1984 in WINSTON SALEM NC

JIM and GLORIA COLEMAN their 67 th mar-

ried 10 17 1945

MARVIN and MARGARET COLVERT their

69 th married 10 23 1943 in CAMDEN AR

BERNARD and PATRICIA CUTRERA their 42

nd married 10 20 1970 in SANFORD FL

JAMES and MARJORIE CYR their 59 th married

10 10 1953 in DAYVILLE CT

ANTHONY and LYNETTE DIBERARDINO their

47 th married 10 26 1965 in ORLANDO FL

JAMES and NADINE LEE DONALD their 43 rd

married 10 4 1969 in ASHLAND KY

DANIEL and JOYCE DORFMAN their 59 th mar-

ried 10 17 1953 in SAVANNAH GA

HENRY and CLARICE DREXLER their 21 st

married 10 13 1991 in TIFTON GA

RUDOLPH and CAROL DUFKA their 53 rd mar-

ried 10 10 1959 in OAK PARK IL

MARVIN and GAIL EVERETT JR. their 52 nd

married 10 21 1960 in EVERETTS NC

NORRIS and ALICE FANNING their 63 rd

married 10 1 1949 in BALTIMORE MD

ADELHEID and PETE GARCIA their 28 th mar-

ried 10 13 1984 in ORLANDO FL

CHARLES and SANDRA GUILD their 52 nd mar-

ried 10 22 1960 in MT CLEMENS MI

NORLIN and MYRNA HAM their 52 nd married

10 28 1960 in CEDAR BLUFFS NE

DEBRA and BRUCE HEIDENREICH their 15 th

married 10 11 1997

F. A. and THELMA HOWELL their 60 th mar-

ried 10 6 1952 in EXETER PA

EUGENE and BRONYA KATZ their 34 th mar-

ried 10 14 1978 in ST. LOUIS MO

LEE and WAYNE KOCSI-BISHOP their 21 st

married 10 9 1991 in VERMONT

ADELCHI and BEVERLY LEONE their 53 rd

married 10 10 1959 in NORTH BERGEN NJ

AL and DARLENE LOHSE their 57 th married 10

22 1955 in VALPARAISO IN

JACK and DONNA LONGFELLOW their 62

nd married 10 15 1950 in WARREN OH

JAMES and JEAN MATHENA their 50 th married

10 6 1962 in WOODBINE GA

JOE and JOAN MAVRIDES their 56 th married 10

6 1956 in BALTIMORE MD

JERRY and MARY LOUISE MC DONOUGH

their 8 th married 10 23 2004 in CINCINNATI OH

DENNIS and SHARON MC KEEVER their 10 th

married 10 17 2002 in SIEVERSVILLE TN

MAX and VERONICA MITTELHAMMER their

51 st married 10 28 1961 in CRABTREE PA

RON and WILLETTA MONROE their 63 rd

married 10 23 1949 in LA SALLE CO

CHARLES and DORIS MOORE their 12 th mar-


ALBION and LUCILLE MULLING their 18 th

married 10 23 1994 in PERRY FL

ELMER and GRECIA NAPIER their 22 nd mar-

ried 10 23 1990 in SAN JOSE CR

ROGER and ANNE PAYNE their 59 th married 10

4 1953 in WEST MILTON OH

WILLIAM and LINDA RIVERA their 45 th mar-

ried 10 7 1967 in NEW YORK NY

October Anniversaries

October Anniversaries. Continued on page 21.


November Anniversaries WILLIAM and JUDY ADAMSON their 53 rd mar-


DR. IVAN and SANDRA APPLEBAUM their 53

rd married 11 28 1959 in BUFFALO NY

LAWRENCE and MICKI APPLETON their 42 nd


JAMES and SHIRLEY BALLOU their 52 nd mar-

ried 11 19 1960 in LOUISVILLE KY

FRANK and MAXINE BARTON their 36 th mar-


BLAINE and ELMA BEVIRT their 52 nd married

11 12 1960 in O'FALLON IL

WILLIAM and HELEN BOWDEN their 17 th mar-


RICHARD and INEZ BRANHAM their 13 th mar-


KENNETH and MARY BREIDING their 59 th

married 11 7 1953 in WHEELING WV

ROBERT and GLADYS BROOKS their 11 th mar-

ried 11 24 2001 in SANFORD FL

TIM and MARIE BROUGHTON their 66 th mar-

ried 11 2 1946 in BALTIMORE MD

JAMES and DOT BRYANT JR. their 37 th married

11 8 1975 in ORLANDO FL

JOHN and BEATRICE BURKHART their 51 st


BRUCE and LINDA CHEATUM their 60 th mar-

ried 11 27 1952 in ANTHONY KS

FRED and MARILYN CLARK their 60 th married

11 23 1952 in CHESTER SC

MATTHEW and JOANITA COOPER, III their 50

th married 11 17 1962 in ATLANTA GA

EUGENE and EILEEN CUCCARESE their 58 th

married 11 27 1954 in PITTSBURGH PA

JOSEPH and ANITA D'AMICO their 49 th married

11 2 1963 in ORLANDO FL

JOVO and SUSAN DJURIC their 43 rd married 11

26 1969 in OVERLAND MO

JOHN and JEANETTE DUKE their 61 st married

11 23 1951 in OAK RIDGE TN

HARVEY and DOROTHY EISS their 63 rd mar-

ried 11 12 1949 in CHICAGO IL

RALPH and MARY ENGLERT their 62 st married

11 23 1950 in CINCINNATI OH

BILL and PATRICIA FOSTER their 70 th married

11 17 1942 in SOUTH MILLS NC

ARNIE and BABS GREENWOOD their 33 rd mar-


EUGENE and ALICE GRIBBLE their 59 th mar-

ried 11 26 1953 in WASHINGTON DC

KEITH and LYNDA HARGREAVES their 43 rd

married 11 2 1969 in WEST ISLIP NY

JOHN and SHIRLEY HEUSER their 56 th married

11 10 1956 in KALAMAZOO MI

ROBERT and RUTH HINSEY their 57 th married

11 23 1955 in ANGOLA IA

JAMES and CECELIA HORNOCK their 52 nd

married 11 26 1960 in GREENSBURG PA

JAMES and DONNA JOHNSTON their 27 th mar-


HARRY and LOIS JONES their 53 rd married 11

30 1959 in VALDOSTA GA

LOTTIE and HENRY KELLOM their 43 rd mar-

ried 11 29 1969 in APOPKA FL

DOMER and HELEN-SUE KEMP their 20 th mar-


JOHN and BEA MACDONALD their 30 th mar-


ELLA and CHARLES MC ELROY their 33 rd


BETTE and BILLY MC KINNON their 62 nd mar-

ried 11 9 1950 in BENNETSVILLE SC

CHARLES and MARGARET MC RAE their 51 st


SAM and CATHY MONTE their 46 th married 11

26 1966 in ORLANDO FL

SETH and BARBARA MOORHEAD their 38 th


THOMAS and JEANNE MORAN their 58 th mar-

ried 11 25 1954 in WORCHESTER MA

November Anniversaries. Continued on page 21.


October Anniversaries. Continued from Page 19.

ROBERT and RUTH RYMER their 58 th married

10 2 1954 in CLEVELAND TN

JOE and JOYCE SCARBROUGH their 46 th mar-


LORETTA and BERNARD SHIVELY their 53 rd

married 10 5 1959 in NAHUNTA GA

THOMAS and JUDY SMITH their 42 nd married

10 31 1970 in BINGHAMTON NY

HARRY and IRMGARD STEFFAN their 51 st


JOHN F. and CHRIS THOMPSON Jr. their 31 st

married 10 9 1981 in WINTER PARK FL

JUANITA and JAMES WICKER their 58 th mar-


DELMAR and DAWN WILLIAMSON their 56 th

married 10 29 1956 in APOPKA FL

JOE and ELEANOR THOMPSON SR. their 54 th


HARVEY and GLORIA TITEN their 64 th mar-

ried 11 20 1948 in BROOKLYN NY

MURIEL and PHILIP TURNER their 52 nd mar-

ried 11 19 1960 in CARIBOU MA

BEN and JERRIE VAN RYSWYK SR. their 57 th

married 11 14 1955 in MIAMI FL

HENRY and HAZEL WILL their 61 st married

11 24 1951 in CHESAPEAKE CITY MD

MITZIE and DONALD WILSON their 53 rd mar-


CLARENCE and MASAE WORCHESTER their

48 th married 11 30 1964 in OKINAWA JAPAN

CECIL and EVE MORGAN their 58 th married 11

11 1954 in KNOXVILLE TN

WILLIAM and ALICE MURRAY their 57 th mar-

ried 11 26 1955 in WINDHAM OH

CHARLES and RITA MYER their 27 th married 11


ROBERT and CAROLE NAGER their 22 nd mar-

ried 11 20 1990 in SANTA ANA CA

JOSEPH and MADELINE NEMEC their 59 th mar-

ried 11 7 1953 in BALTIMORE MD

GERALD and MARY JANE PIETRAS their 45 th

married 11 25 1967 in WILINGTON DE

THOMAS and ELAINE POLEY their 55 th married

11 2 1957 in MAPLE SHADE NJ

JOSEPH and JUNE PULLARA their 56 th married

11 24 1956 in PATTERSON NJ

RONALD and LOIS RENWICK their 61 st mar-

ried 11 17 1951 in CHICAGO IL

GREG and MARGARET SAUER their 43 rd mar-

ried 11 28 1969 in DALLAS TX

DONALD and JOSEPHINE SCHRENK their 54 th

married 11 29 1958 in KNOXVILLE TN

NINO and DONNA SOLDO their 42 nd married 11


HAROLD and PEGGY STRAUT their 58 th mar-

ried 11 13 1954 in CLIFTON NJ

November Anniversaries. Continued from Page 20.


By Ann Hartle

As first mentioned in the October 2011 REALM

News, and again in the August 2012 issue, Doug

Noden remains at Snug Harbor at Sommerset in

Tavares. On September 17, his wife, Marlene, re-

ported he had been hospitalized for six days with

pneumonia. She said, “We are back at the beginning

to get him to feed himself and learn to walk again.

He will start rehab this week and we hope it will

help to get him back to where he was.” We will

continue to keep Doug and Marlene in our prayers

during this difficult time.

I talked to Etta and Buzz Showalter on Sep-

tember 28. Buzz has been undergoing radiation on

his shoulder for two weeks and has one more week

to go. He is having a problem eating and has lost

about 40 pounds. I offered to bring him a delicious

Hot Fudge Sundae, but even that didn't appeal to

him. I told him he must be aiming for his teenage

physique, and he laughed at that. Buzz has the high-

est praise for the personnel at Florida Hospital; he is

amazed at their constant cheerful attitude and friend-

liness during his daily visits to the Outpatient De-

partment. Etta and Buzz would appreciate our

thoughts and prayers for their family.

Care and Concern

Ann Hartle is the point of contact to

keep everyone informed about REALM

members. You can contact Ann at

[email protected]

or call her at 407-862-8282

Keep in touch ...

In Memoriam William Maynard’s wife, Gordie ........ June 23

William Yuknavich ............................. July 23

Maurceil (Chris) Sinclair ..................... August 9

Richard Longley .................................. August 13

Janet Fredette Bellerive ....................... August 14

Vernon Derr ......................................... August 15

Dorothy, widow of Frank Hill ............. August 17

Ed Havill ............................................. August 18

David Mahnken ................................... August 19

Bela Demeter ....................................... August 21

Dorothy, widow of Richard Longley ... August 21

Richard Straw ...................................... August 23

Edward (E.T.) Johnson ........................ August 23

Maureen Lopez ................................... August 27

Frank Kovacik ..................................... August 30

Donald Kennedy ................................. September 1

Thomas Steffancin .............................. September 3

Richard (Dick) Moore ......................... September 6

Andy Schaidt’s aunt, Sara Ann (Sally) Bernstein –

100 years young! ........................... September 10

William (Bill) Blankenship ................. September 16

Franklin Moore ................................... September 22

Bob Flint ............................................. September 24

Bill Bailey ........................................... September 30


REALM Annual Renewal

Now is the time to pay dues for next year. Membership runs from January 31 to January 31. If your

mailing label has 2012 after your name, you are NOT paid through 2013. So, make out that check

now to ensure you continue receiving REALM News. You can pay for up to three years at a time.

Dues: $7.50 per year, payable to “REALM”

You may pay for two or three years by

multiplying $7.50 by the number of

years you would like to pay.

Send to: Mr. Bill Drown, Treasurer

REALM

3208 E. Colonial Drive, Ste. 302

Orlando, FL 32803

How can you tell if you are due to pay your dues?

Member name

Year paid through

Member ID number

“A” Stands for active

Followed by your mailing address.

In this example, the member has paid through 2012

and should send a check for $7.50 to pay for 2013.

Check your own mailing label today!

JOHN Q. MEMBER 2012 5121 A

Please cut out your mailing label and send with

your check for $7.50 for the year 2013.

If there are any changes to your contact info,

including email address, please make a note!

To:

From

Retired Employees Association of Lockheed Martin

Community Service

Operation Warm Fuzzies

Towels and Throws for Seniors

Give a Warm Fuzzy and get a warm

fuzzy feeling knowing you helped brighten a

senior’s holiday. Participating is easy:

Purchase a new towel or a blanket throw.

Wrap in colorful holiday paper OR let Seniors

First wrap it for you.

Attach a tag (clip the tag on the right, fill out

your name on the FROM line, leave the TO

line blank).

(If you wrap your Warm Fuzzy, indicate whether

your gift is pink (for women) or blue (for men).

Contact Tom Goslin (321-278-3743) to co-

ordinate getting your warm fuzzy gift delivered

by November 30.

Go to seniorsfirstinc.org to learn more. The

flyer is here: seniorsfirstinc.org/wp-content/

uploads/2012/09/HGD-Flyer.pdf

Have a happy, happy

holiday!


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