POLARIS MISSILE FACILITY, ATLANTIC 34 Years of Service to the Fleet 29 March 1960 - 05 January 1995

DATE: 08 April 2006
TIME: 11:00am to 4:00pm
PLACE: Wannamaker County Park, Tupelo Shelter, University Blvd. (Hwy. 78), North Charleston, SC.
FOOD: Barbecue and fixin's

We will need your RSVP's no later than 08 February 2006. Please send them to either the POMFLANT Remembered Web Site or to Mary M. Adams, or please phone 843-873-4596.

We hope you can all come. We have a lot of catching up to do. See you there!

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Barry Loonam - And as you can see by the email address I am back to the real world, FBM Program Support! I have been here about a month and it is great in the Pacific NorthWest. My son Shawn (MT1(SS) is stationed here at SWFPAC, and brought his wife Jaimee and the 2 granddaughters (Sydney 6, Jordan 2). So, when Wanda and I visited last year she said, this is a nice area, maybe we should move here. I started thinking that would be fun, after a few interviews and hooking up with an old friend from POMFLANT, Joseph Peck, he hired me to come help in the documentation side of RB Processing. It was hard getting used to the 0500 getting up and being in the building by 0615, but getting off at 1500 is awesome. Lots of time to house hunt and read and play with the girls and spend time with Shawn and Jaimee, but I miss Wanda. So, I leave tomorrow to go back to Summerville, SC and pack out our home of 23 years and bring Wanda out here to be with our 3 grandchildren. Logan Michael was born three days before I got here. Attached is my new favorite picture. Why we would move clear across country! Our other son Chris is a Network Administrator for an major online company in Atlanta, GA, and like us purchasing a new home soon in downtown Atlanta. So please include this in the next newsletter, my mailing address is P.O. Box 6745, Silverdale, WA 98315.

Ron and Nancy Thomas - I decided to retire and did so on 02 May of this year. I completed 35 years of Government service all in the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. Nancy still has about a year before she is eligible to retire. She, at this time is unsure if she will retire or not. I think it must be that she married me for better or worse, but, not 24 hours a day ;-). Take care my friends. Our side business, Southeastern Synthetics, will continue to sponsor the website and the newsletter at no cost whatsoever to the Alumni Association. This includes the web, newsletter materials and any applicable postage costs.

Do you know what SSP HERO is, or what's happening in SSP HERO? If not, click here.

SSP HERO (Historical, Educational, and Recognition Organization) was formed in the spring of 2000 to support the celebration of Strategic Systems Programs' 45th Anniversary. Since then, it's been evolving to support SSP through programs that educate people about the contributions SSP has made to the United States, to recognize achievements by individuals and groups that have worked on its programs, and to keep the history of Strategic Systems Programs from fading into obscurity.

Non-Profit Organization - Since inception, HERO's Board of Directors (BOD) has been very proactive in regrouping, reorganizing, and revitalizing the organization and to ensure HERO meets the requirements of a non-profit (501(c)(3)) charity recognized by the IRS and incorporated in the District of Columbia.

SSP's Official Liaison - Since Strategic Systems Programs maintains an interest in SSP HERO in that all of SSP HERO's programs may reflect on SSP, the DIRSSP has appointed an official liaison that attends all SSP HERO BOD meetings and reports any significant events or undertakings back to SSP directors. Susan Underwood (SP 2002) and Ginger Phillips (SP 2011) are the liaison team to the organization. They may be contacted at (202) 764-1557 and (202)-764-1551 respectively, regarding any questions pertaining to SSP HERO.

Membership - Membership in SSP HERO is automatic. Anyone that does any work connected to the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs becomes a life-time member of HERO. That includes all military (on land or sea), all civilian government, and all civilian industry partners - and the best part is that there is never any membership dues.

Volunteer Participation - Because of government ethics rules, neither the military or the government civilian employees of SSP may hold positions of responsibility in the HERO organization, nor may they use their positions in the government to influence anyone regarding SSP HERO. However, all members may volunteer to work for the organization on their off-duty time.

Industry Partners - SSP HERO briefed SSP's industry partners about the organization's progress, on developments that transpired since the SSP 45th Anniversary Dinner; and in what direction HERO is headed. All industry partners were encouraged to identify a representative for their organization who would act as the point of contact for HERO information. SSP's industry partners were also asked to offer suggestions of how HERO could meet its mission to support the Strategic Systems Programs in all aspects of Historical, Educational, and Recognition efforts.

Past Achievements - SSP HERO has supported SSP's 45th Anniversary Dinner; several "Take your Children to work Days", SWFPAC's D-5 Activation Celebration, official recognition of award recipients in both government and industry, and educational trips by school children.

Future initiatives of SSP HERO:

1. SSP HERO Web Page (in process).

2. Charitable contributions from both individuals and organizations.

3. The creation of a current mailing list of corporate and government retirees (We really need help with this one – E-Mail at Betty Lou Gantzler if you know of folks that would like to be included on a list for future mailings/invitations from HERO).

4. Spreading the word about SSP HERO.

5. Getting the information out for –