The Retirees Association

TRW Bull Bar Reunion
2022-09-13 - 2022-09-15
TRW Bull Bar Reunion for TRW Pine Gap alumni will be held in Colorado Springs on September 13-15, 2022.

Reunion details can be found by visiting the Reunion home page. Send inquiries to BullBarReunion2022@gmail.com.

[Lecture] JWST:Viewing the Beginning of Time
2022-08-20 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Western Museum of Flight, 3315 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA, 90505, United States
A special event at the Western Museum of Flight on August 20 at 11 am when Debra Simmons, JWST Observatory System Engineering Lead for Northrop Grumman, will be lecturing about the current success of the JWST mission. This is in conjunction with the museum’s Celebrity Lecture Series.
More information can be found HERE.

2022 TRA Summer Reunion
2022-06-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Marmalade Cafe, 2014 East Park Place, El Segundo, CA, 90245
NOTE: As of June 16, 2022, reservations are now CLOSED!
Come join your fellow TRA members at our 2022 Summer Reunion! As it has been over two years since TRA sponsored an in-person get-together, we’re planning a purely social event. This is a great chance to catch up with your fellow retirees in a casual environment. We will be located in the Marmalade Cafe outdoor tent with room to mingle, chat, and enjoy a summer lunch. The price for the Summer Reunion is only $33 per attendee. Plenty of free parking available.
The 2022 Summer Reunion will be held at:
Location: Marmalade Cafe, 2014 East Park Place, El Segundo, CA 90245
Date: Wednesday, June 29, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
=> NOTE: The cutoff date for online registration is June 24. The cutoff date for mail-in registration is June 15.
For lunch, you will have a choice of:

Chinese Chicken Salad, with umami soy roasted chicken, thinly sliced and tossed with napa cabbage, sugar snap peas, edamame, scallions, oranges, roasted cashews, crispy rice noodles, cilantro, and sesame ginger vinaigrette.
Half Pound Cafe Burger on a brioche bun, with lettuce and tomato, cheddar cheese, red onion on request, served with french fries.
Salmon and Asparagus Farfalle pasta with pieces of tender Atlantic salmon, asparagus tips and sweet onions in lemon Chardonnay cream and Parmesan cheese.
Roasted Turkey and Italian Veggie Wrap, with thin-sliced turkey breast, roasted peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, shredded lettuce and ranch dressing, wrapped in a flour tortilla and served with french fries.
Cheese Ravioli (vegetarian) made with ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses with herbs and tossed in a Yolo valley tomato cream sauce.

There is no need to decide now. You will order once you are seated. A non-alcoholic beverage is included in the price. The Cafe has a no-host bar if you would like beer, wine, or a cocktail with your meal.
NOTE: If you have a dietary restriction, give us a call at 310- 701-2706, leave a message, and we will make arrangements. Or, email us at reservations@tra-spacepark.org if you have any questions.

GBSD Virtual Event with Steve Lunny
2021-11-12 09:00 - 10:00
TRA is pleased to announce that we have arranged for a Zoom virtual event with Steven D. Lunny, vice president and program manager for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) program in the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division at Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems, who will provide a top-level overview and answer questions on the GBSD mission and program.
The event will be on Friday, November 12th, 2021, at 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time. NOTE: This event was originally scheduled for October 15 but was rescheduled due to a conflict.
Registration for this event is required and is for TRA members only. An email will be sent to current TRA members with the registration information.

Western Museum of Flight Overview with Dale Hoffman and Jack Trost
2021-06-28 13:00 - 14:30
TRA is continuing to provide opportunities for TRA members to convene online and to hear from interesting speakers. On Monday, June 28, 2021, TRA is sponsoring an online Zoom event with Dale Hoffman and Jack Trost for an overview of the Western Museum of Flight.
The Western Museum of Flight is an aviation museum located at Zamperini Field, the municipal airport in Torrance, CA. It houses not only historic aircraft, but also has an extensive collection of historic photographs and blueprints.
The Northrop Corporation established The Southern California Historical Aerospace Foundation in 1979 to operate the museum to demonstrate, preserve, and promote the proud heritage of the aerospace community in Southern California. As members of TRA, you have been instrumental in the growth and contributions to the aerospace community for over a century.
The museum has several rare aircraft among its collection, including the second Northrop YF-23 Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) 5th-generation stealth fighter demonstrator. Also on display is the first Northrop YF-17 Cobra, a lightweight fighter which was the basis for the Boeing (originally McDonnell-Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet currently used by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. In addition, the collection includes a Grumman F-14 Tomcat and a Douglas A-4A, plus numerous other notable jet and propeller-driven airplanes.
Dale and Jack’s program to the TRA membership at this zoom event will describe the heritage of the foundation and how the museum carries out its charter through community outreach.
Jack will give a virtual tour of the many aircraft, spacecraft exhibits, artifacts, and displays housed in the museum.
The online event will be on June 28th, 2021, at 1:00 to 2:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Please plan to join us for what will be an interesting talk.
Online registration for this event is required and is available at our website, www.tra-spacepark.org. The Zoom meeting details will be provided by email upon your registration. You will be able to submit questions in advance and ask questions at the end of the talk. If you can’t join us in real time, we plan to record the event and the recording will be available through our web site to our paid members.
Jack received a B.S. in Engineering from UCLA and an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from USC. He joined Space Technology Laboratories (STL) in 1961 after spending five years with North American Aviation as a wind tunnel test engineer characterizing the aerodynamic performances of the company’s notable aircraft: T-39 “Saberliner” executive passenger jet, B-70 “Valkyrie” super- sonic bomber and X-15 hypersonic research aircraft. His early assignments at STL were to provide systems engineering and technical direction in the field of fluid dynamics on the Titan ICBM pro-gram. He later developed the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory applied research facility. Jack was the assistant program manager on the early stages of two high energy chemical lasers: the space-based “Alpha” and the airborne laser “COIL”. He retired from TRW in 1995 and is a past president of TRA. Jack serves on the board of the Peninsula Symphony Association and is also a docent at the Western Museum of Flight.
Dale holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University and an M.S. in E.E. from UCLA. He came to California in 1958 as an aerodynamicist with the L.A. Division of North American Aviation (NAA/LAD) where he participated in the design and operations of the X-15 and preliminary designs of the Supersonic Transport (SST) and Apollo programs. The lure of spacecraft attitude control systems design and analyses took him to Space Technology Labs in 1968. With STL/TRW, he participated in the Minuteman III ICBM, Space Shuttle Avionics, HEAO design and operations as an analyst as well as other national space systems programs as functional and program management. He retired from TRW in 2001. To keep his interests active in the aerospace field, Dale became a member of the Western Museum of Flight after retirement while also doing consulting to Northrop Grumman and JPL.
To register for this event, please fill in the information below and click on the “Register” button.

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TRA Virtual Chat with Arnie Streland
2021-04-30 09:00 - 10:30
TRA is pleased to announce that we have arranged for a Zoom virtual event with Arnie Streland, Northrop Grumman Corporate Lead Executive for Los Angeles, who will talk and answer questions on the “Space Force Stand Up and Space Park Program Update.” The event will be on April 30th, 2021, at 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time.
Arnie will give a brief background on the actions that lead to stand-up of the Space Force in 2019, and then talk about the status of the organization, including a review of the structure and how things have changed over the last year. He’ll also provide an update on programs at Space Park and the current Northrop Grumman Space Sector organization.
Arnie currently serves as Northrop Grumman Corporate Lead Executive – Los Angeles where he focuses on the Northrop Grumman relationship with the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). He has previously held industry positions as Director, Strategy and Business Development for Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Orbital ATK and ATK, and as Manager, Space Program Office for Parsons. Prior to joining industry, he served 26 years active duty in the United States Air Force with a wide range of leadership assignments in space systems engineering and acquisition. Twenty of those 26 years were at Los Angeles Air Force Base including assignments as Deputy Director, Space Based Laser Project Office and Commander, Transformational Satellite Communications Space Group. His final Air Force assignment was as Director, Space Superiority Systems Directorate, at SMC.
He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University and Master’s Degrees from the University of Southern California, the United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College and the United States Air Force Air War College. Of interest to our TRW and Northrop Grumman retirees is that he was a customer on the Space Test Experiments Platform Mission 0 (aka TAOS), the Space Based Laser Integrated Flight Experiment, and the Transformational Satellite Communications System.
We plan to record the event and the video will be available on our web site if you can’t join us in real time. Please plan to join us for what will be an interesting update.
To register for this event, please fill in the information below and click on the “Register” button.

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JWST Status Update with Scott Willoughby
2021-02-19 13:00 - 14:00
Join your fellow TRW/Northrop Grumman colleagues to hear about the latest on the James Webb Space Telescope. Our guest speaker will be Scott Willoughby, NG Space Systems Vice President and JWST Program Manager. Willoughby joined TRW in 1989 as a member of the technical staff. He received a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989 and a master’s degree in Communication Systems from the University of Southern California in 1991. He is also a graduate of the UCLA Executive Program at the Anderson School. Click here for a full bio.

The James Webb Space Telescope is being constructed by NASA and the observatory will be the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built and launched into space. It will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe. The observatory is being built by Northrop Grumman at our Space Park facility in Redondo Beach.

Computer-Side Chat with Jeff Grant
2020-09-18 13:00 - 14:00
Zoom chat with Jeff Grant

123 fellow retirees and members of the NG/TRW Facebook group signed up to join Jeff Grant for a virtual chat on September 18. The participants spent time catching up with old colleagues before spending an hour getting insights from Jeff about his experiences in the intelligence community, working at TRW and then NG, and life as a retiree.
Most of us know Jeff as the former Vice President and General Manager of the Space Systems Division within the NG Aerospace Systems Sector, a position Jeff took after the retirement of Dave DiCarlo in 2011. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Jeff was TRW’s customer on a commercial satellite effort called Astrolink during the period that Wes Bush lead the TRW Ventures organization. TRW Ventures was an effort to leverage TRW’s advanced technologies in commercial application.
Prior to Astrolink, Jeff spent 22 years at the CIA within the Directorate of Intelligence, the Directorate of Science and Technology, and as office director in the Community Management Staff working under then CIA director Jim Woolsey. During that time, he learned the extraordinary value of protecting sources and methods–and how hard it was to do so while making the data product a valuable new collection capability available to the analytic community, while still managing to protect it from being revealed,
Jeff retired in 2018 with no plans for his retirement. After considering writing a book about his experiences at the NRO, he found himself challenged by Heather Laychak (formerly NG Human Relations) to write a book about what could be true. The end result is “The Swamp: Deceit and Corruption in the CIA,” a work of fiction described by James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, as a “spell-binding spy mystery which has an unnerving resonance with events of the day.”

TRA Spring Fling--CANCELLED!
2020-04-21 | Cheesecake Factory, 605 North Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277, United States
Due to the concern about COVID-19, we are cancelling the Spring Fling. Please be safe and healthy.

2019 TRA Holiday Party
2019-12-06 11:00 - 14:00 | The Proud Bird, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90045, United States
Summer is ending, the days are getting shorter, and it is already time to make your reservations for the TRA Holiday Party.
This year, our party will be at the elegant and beautifully remodeled Proud Bird. The restaurant has also updated their “Airplane Park,” which features full-scale vintage aircraft models with views of the Los Angeles Airport landing approach. We will be in the Tuskegee Ballroom, which is located right next to the main restaurant entrance. Doors will open at 11:00AM so no need to show up early.
We have planned a sit-down, plated lunch. Your entree choices are: Cedar-Smoked Salmon in a habanero-orange beurre blanc sauce; or Bludso’s Smoked Brisket, with BBQ sauce on the side. Entrees will be served with herb mashed potatoes, local organic seasonal vegetables, and Rockenwagner Bakery rolls and butter. For dessert, we’ll have their most popular sweet – cheesecake with fresh berries.
Iced tea or lemonade is included with the meal. In addition, a no-host bar with beer, wine, cocktails, and soft drinks will be available. If you have a dietary restriction or would like a vegetarian entree, call us at 310-813-7745, leave a message, and we will make arrangements with the restaurant.
See’s Candy certificates will again be available this year. The discounted price is $17.00 each – a savings off the $21.50 retail price.
The price for the Holiday Party is $46.00 per person, which includes tax and and all service charges. Please invite your friends to join us.
Free parking is available in The Proud Bird parking lot. Overflow pay parking is available in a city lot adjacent to the restaurant.
To reserve your spot, save a stamp by registering on-line below and paying with a credit card through Paypal. Or, you can mail in your reservation with your payment using the form from the Sept/Oct 2019 No Name Gazette (or print one out by clicking here).
When you sign up, indicate your selection for entrée including the number; for example, if both you and your guest desire the Salmon, put a “2” next to the Salmon item on the form.
Please be sure to postmark by November 20th. Reservations are required and we won’t be able to take walk-ins the day of the event. This event is limited to 240 people. We hope to see you there!

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Registration for this year's party is closed! If you would like to be placed on a wait list, please contact the TRA.

JWST Tour
2019-10-30 13:00 - 15:00
The TRA is hosting the third in our series of tours for the James Webb Space Telescope, which is being assembled in the M8 High Bay at Space Park. Guests are welcome; however, these tours are open only to United States Citizens. You must pre-register by filling out the form below.
This is a particularly opportune time to visit because the Integrated Science Instrument Module, including the mirrors and the electronic instrument assembly was recently mated to the Spacecraft Assembly. So, the for first time, the entire observatory can be seen in near final form.
We currently have scheduled two tours, one on Tuesday, October 15, from 10:00 AM to noon, and the second on Wednesday, October 30th, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Both tours are at the Space Park facility in Redondo Beach, CA.
For more information, or to register for the event, please click here.

JWST Tour
2019-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Building E2 Presentation Room
The TRA is hosting the third in our series of tours for the James Webb Space Telescope, which is being assembled in the M8 High Bay at Space Park. Guests are welcome; however, these tours are open only to United States Citizens. You must pre-register by filling out the form below.
This is a particularly opportune time to visit because the Integrated Science Instrument Module, including the mirrors and the electronic instrument assembly was recently mated to the Spacecraft Assembly. So, the for first time, the entire observatory can be seen in near final form.
We currently have scheduled two tours, one on Tuesday, October 15, from 10:00 AM to noon, and the second on Wednesday, October 30th, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Both tours are at the Space Park facility in Redondo Beach, CA. The Tuesday, October 15 tour is now closed to allow security to process the badge requests.
For more information, or to register for the event, please click here.

2019 TRA Summer Reunion
2019-08-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Marmalade Cafe, 2014 East Park Place, El Segundo, CA, 90245
Our 2019 Summer Reunion event has been sold out. Thanks to all who made reservations.

Click here to see who is had made reservations to this year’s event

Time flies! It is already time to make your reservations for our Summer Reunion. We are again going to try a new place based on the suggestions of our members. We plan to hold our 2019 TRA Summer Reunion at the Marmalade Cafe in El Segundo.
For lunch we will have a choice of:

Chinese Chicken Salad, with umami soy roasted chicken thinly sliced and tossed with nappa cabbage, sugar snap peas, edamame, scallions, oranges, roasted cashews, crispy rice noodles, cilantro and sesame ginger vinaigrette
The Half Pound Cafe Burger on a brioche bun, with lettuce and tomato, cheddar cheese, red onion on request, served with french fries
Salmon and Asparagus Farfalle pasta with pieces of tender Atlantic salmon, asparagus tips and sweet onions in lemon Chardonnay cream and Parmesan cheese.

We will be located on the Marmalade Cafe private patio with room to mingle and enjoy a summer lunch. A non-alcoholic beverage is included in the price. The Cafe has a no-host bar if you would like beer, wine, or a cocktail with your meal. If you have a dietary restriction, give us a call at 310-813-7745, leave a message, and we will make arrangements.
Back by popular demand, free samples of premier Kauai-grown chocolate will be provided for event attendees by Dave Vandervoet, cacao and vanilla grower and founding member of the Hawaii Chocolate and Cacao Association.
Keynote Speaker: John Daegele, Sector Vice President and General Manager of Space Systems for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
John Daegele has accepted our invitation for his office to provide an update on the company.
Prior to his current assignment, John was vice president and program director of Advanced Mission Programs and vice president of Mission 1 for Space Systems. Before that, John was vice president of Aerospace Engineering for the Space Systems Division, and vice president of System Engineering, Integration and Test for Aerospace Systems and the former Space Technology sector, responsible for system engineering, integration, test and launch, and ground systems.
Reservations for this year’s event are sold out. If you want to participate, our next retiree party is the Holiday Party in December.
We hope to see you there!

2019 Spring Fling
2019-05-02 11:30 - 14:00 | Gardena Buffet & Grill, 1230 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., Gardena, CA, 90247, United States
Mark your calendars. It’s time for us to welcome Spring by meeting old and new friends for lunch and conversation.
As long-time TRA members know many of our regular event locations have changed. Based on a suggestion from a member, we are trying out a new location. We plan to hold our 2019 TRA Spring Fling at the:
Gardena Buffet & Grill
1230 W. Redondo Beach Blvd.
Gardena, CA 90247
Thursday, May 2nd, 11:30 to 2:00 PM
We will have their lunch buffet, which includes appetizers, a salad bar, a selection of freshly prepared sushi and seafood, Asian and American-style entrees including a Teppanyaki bar, an assortment of fresh fruit, and dessert. The American-style entrees include BBQ and grilled chicken and pizza. Because of the format of this year’s event, no alcoholic beverages will be offered.
The price is only $14 per person, which includes the lunch buffet, choice of beverage, and all taxes/tip.
There is plenty of parking available.
We have received reservations for all the available spaces, and registration is now closed.
Please keep an eye out for information on the upcoming Summer Reunion and make plans to join us then!

2018 TRA Holiday Party
2018-12-07 11:00 - 15:00 | El Segundo Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport Street, El Segundo, CA, 90245, United States
Make Your Reservations Now for the TRA Holiday Party
Friday, December 7, 2018 from 11:00 to 3:00

WHERE: El Segundo Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport Street, El Segundo, CA 90245.
FOOD: A buffet-style dinner featuring Turkey with Dressing, Mahi-Mahi, and Roast Beef with Brown Gravy. Sides include mashed potatoes and gravy, yams, green beans almondine, steamed vegetables, and macaroni with cheese. A dessert variety will complete the meal. If you have a specific dietary restriction let us know in the comment section of the reservation form below or by leaving a message at 310-813-7745 with your name and phone number and we will make arrangements.
BEVERAGES: Coffee and iced tea is included. A no-host bar with beer, wine, cocktails, and soft drinks will be available.
ENTERTAINMENT: The cost includes access to the antique and vintage auto collection and displays. As their automobiles on display change, if you have a favorite, contact us at the phone number above with the year, make, and model, and we will check its availability with the museum.
TREATS: We will have See’s candy certificates available at $16.00 each, a savings off the $20.50 retail price. Get some for stocking stuffers or a treat for yourself.
PARKING: Free parking is available adjacent to the building. Disabled parking is by the entrance. There will be parking assistants available if you need help.
ATMOSPHERE: Holiday Season. Invite your friends – there is no limit on guests.
COST: The cost is $40 per person. Paypal reservations will still be accepted after November 26 through December 3 for $40 per person. After December 3, the at-the-door price is $40 per person if space is available.
RESERVATIONS: Save a stamp by registering on-line using the form below and paying with a credit card through Paypal. Or, you can mail in your reservation with your payment using the form on Page 3 of the latest NNG.
We hope to see you there!

Note: Due to the enthusiastic response, we have been forced to close registration for this party. If you have not registered, we hope to see you at our next event. Keep watching you NNG and this website for information on our Spring Fling!

2018 TRA Summer Reunion
2018-07-08 11:00 - 15:00 | South End Tennis and Racquet Club, 2800 Skypark Drive, Torrance, CA, 90505, United States
The closure and renovation of the Proud Bird, and now the closure of the Ports O’Call restaurant, eliminated two of our favorite gathering spots. Fortunately, our events committee, led by Marcy Morrison, has identified new locations and dates for our Summer Reunion and Holiday Party.

Our Summer Reunion will be held on Sunday, July 8 at the South End Racquet & Health Club in Torrance from 11 am to 3 pm. This location will be perfect for a summer get-together. The main ballroom seats up to 300 people so consider inviting your friends.
For lunch we will have a catered buffet with chicken marsala or roast salmon in a lemon grass, tomato, and dill sauce; green beans almondine; garlic mashed red potatos; house green salad with ranch dressing; and coffee/tea/lemonade. For dessert there will be a cookie assortment. There will be a no-host bar available for wine, beer, or mixed drinks.
If you have a dietary restriction, give us a call at 310-813-7745 and leave a message and we will make arrangements.

For our speaker we are pleased to have David Zabalaoui, Space Systems Division Director of Strategy at Northrop Grumman, who will give us an update on the company.David has over 30 years of aerospace and defense experience. Before transitioning to his current role, he led Space Systems Business Development, and prior to that, he led Operations and Integration for the Business and Advanced Systems Development organization, where he provided functional leadership across a breadth of activities including business management, human capital strategies, proposal development and operational effectiveness.
Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Operations for Space Systems Business Development, leading process development and implementation, cross-sector initiatives, and day-to-day operations. He has also held leadership roles in marketing and market development. He began his Northrop Grumman career as a System Engineer working across multiple space programs. David also served in the U.S. Air Force at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, California, where he held a variety of roles in the Milsatcom mission area addressing terminal to satellite interfaces, user requirements, and system engineering. In his final assignment, he served as the Milstar Joint Program Office Executive Officer.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California as part of the TRW Fellowship Program. He is one of Northrop Grumman’s first certified Six Sigma black belts, and is a graduate of the 2013 NGAS Program Management Conference.

So, come meet your friends, hear an update on Northrop Grumman, and enjoy a great meal, all for just $40 per person. Guests are welcome – no limit.
Please make your reservations by filling out the following form and pay with a Paypal account or a credit card. Making your reservations online simplifies our paper shuffle.
Thank you for being a TRA member! ✦✦✦

Reservation Form for 2018 TRA Summer Reunion

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COLLINGS FOUNDATION WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR 2018
2018-04-27 08:00 - 2018-04-29 18:00 | Western Museum of Flight, 3315 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA, 90505, United States

Special Event - A Chocolate Tasting Adventure with Hawaiian Chocolate and Cacao Association Member and Grower David Vandervoet
2018-04-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Manhattan Beach Badminton Club, 516 18th St, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266, United States
TRA is pleased to announce a special event on April 26 with retired TRW vice president and TRA member David Vandervoet.
Producing premier chocolate is more complex than producing premier wine. Most people have not tasted premier chocolate and the taste, like wine, varies depending on the region where it is grown. Come and experience a blind tasting of 6-8 premier chocolates produced from cacao pods grown around the world and decide which you like the best.
This event is being held Thursday, April 26, 2018, from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club. The club is at 516 18th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Light refreshments will be served before the presentation and chocolate tasting.
The cost is $18 per person and the event is limited to 30 people. Sign-ups, including payment through Paypal, are available firstcome, first-served, on our website at www.tra-spacepark.org. No mail-in or phone sign-ups will be accepted.
Thanks very much to the MBBC board for allowing us to have our event at the club. Parking is limited, so consider arriving a few minutes early to be able to find a space in the club parking lot or on the street.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Unfortunately, this event is full and we can take no more reservations. Thank you for your interest!

James Webb Space Telescope Tour
2018-04-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Building E2 Presentation Room
Over 80 members and guests took a tour of the Aerospace Museum and a visit to the High Bay Observation Deck to see the JWST Spacecraft and Sunshield Assembly. If you were unable to attend, you will have another chance coming up on Thursday, April 5 at 11 am.
To sign up, please click here.
Photos from the February event have been posted! Click here to see the photo gallery.

TRA 2017 Holiday Party
2017-12-01 11:00 - 15:00 | Ports o’ Call Restaurant, 1200 Nagoya Way, San Pedro, CA, United States
Click here to find out who has signed up to attend the event.

WHERE: Ports O’ Call Restaurant, 1200 Nagoya Way, San Pedro
FOOD: A sit-down three course dinner with your choice: Fettucini Alfredo with Chicken, King Salmon, or London Broil. Dinner includes a mixed green salad, vegetables, and cheesecake.
BEVERAGES: A no-host bar with a wide assortment of offerings.
MUSIC: We will have live music and the dance floor will be open.
THE ROOMS: The party will be in the beautiful upstairs rooms at the restaurant – the Breakwater Room with its great view of the Los Angeles Main Channel and the harbor breakwater to the south, and the Bridgeview Room, also on the channel and with great views to the north, including the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
PARKING: Plenty of free parking close to the front door of the restaurant. Elevator access is available.
ATMOSPHERE: Holiday Season. Invite your friends – there is no limit on guests – put on your party clothes and your dancing shoes and join us for a great party. COST: The cost to only $33 per person with advance reservations by November 23; $38 at the door on December 1.
To register on-line, please fill out the following form:
Be sure to click on the “Submit” button when complete. You will have the option of paying on-line using your credit card or PayPal account via a secure PayPal website.

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Summer Reunion
2017-07-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Toyota USA Automotive Museum, 19600 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA, 90501, United States
We have cut of on-line registration; however, you may still register and pay at the door.
Scroll to the bottom of this page to see who has signed up to attend so far.
Thanks to our members’ inputs we have chosen the Toyota USA Auto Museum in Torrance to hold our Summer Reunion. This may be your last chance to tour the museum because it will relocate to Texas at the end of the year. As part of our event we will have access to the automobile and museum displays that record the history of Toyota (originally Toyoda) in the United States. The engineers and car buffs should have fun. There will be time to chat and catch up with friends.
We will have a catered lunch buffet from Snax Superburger Catering. It will include entrées of carved baron of beef, BBQ ribs, and chicken breast together with vegetable choices of green beans with bacon, and glazed carrots. Lunch includes a mixed green salad, fresh cut vegetable appetizer trays, and dinner rolls with butter. Iced tea and coffee are included.
The Summer Reunion will be Tuesday, July 18th, from 11:00 to 2:00, at the Toyota USA Automotive Museum, 19600 Van Ness Ave, Torrance, CA 90501.
Come reunite with your friends, tour the museum, and enjoy a great meal, all for just $30 per person. Guests are welcome – no limit.
Our keynote speaker will be Gabe Watson, who until March of this year was Vice President for geospatial intelligence, sensing & science. That organization is responsible for the development of advanced, innovative and affordable space sensor systems to meet the needs of the nation’s intelligence, defense weather, earth sensing and space science communities. Gabe joined the company in 1981 as a systems engineer and has been responsible for the development of advanced space systems, including serving as the Program Manager for the Advanced EHF military communications satellite and the Space Tracking and Surveillance System. Gabe also served as the Vice President of Engineering for Space Systems.
Gabe recently joined the ranks of the retired, so he can explain to us what’s happening at NG Aerospace Sector, and we can school him on the fine art of retirement.
If you would like to provide feedback on future events, please visit our survey page at https://testsite.tra-spacepark.org/cachetest/tra-events-survey/

Look who’s coming!
The following members have signed up so far (+ guest):
Sherry A Adame
Richard J Allen
Robert H Anderson + Kay Anderson
Darrell R. Ausherman
Michael E Balale + Kathryn Balale
Lucile H Beachler + Robert Beachler
Brian S Beckham + Edie Beckham
Philip D Bergeron
Margaret G. Bornino + Joseph Bornino
S. Ralph Boswell
Dena B Bouskos
Sharon T Boyer + Mary Fredericksen
Lynn R Bridgman
Bernard Bronstein + Susan Bronstein
Carol M Browne
Bob Burns
Richard A Captor
Victoria A Carter
Mary Ann Chory + John Kelley
Charles Clendening
James A Cunningham
Peter K Dai
Peter A. Dalby +
Patricia E Dobbins
Robert W Doll + Susan Doll
Richard W Downey
George R Dvorsky + Diane
Richard S. Eastman
Annamarie Ellington + Mark Ellington
Charleen Fitzgerald
Rudy Q. Flores + Beatrice Flores
Ginny Frazier
Judy L Gagnon
Randy L Gillaspy + Cherri Gillaspy
Stanley Goldklang
Ronald J. Haky + Ronald
Al Hausrath + Mel Hausrath
Raymond P Herbrick Jr
Barry Hildebrand + Judy
Michael Hirsch
Dale P Hoffman
Carl E Holcomb + Mary Holcomb (member)
Mary Jane Holcomb + Carl Holcomb (member)
Betty J. Jackman
Carl A Johnson + Marie Johnson & Helen Boimilla
Melissa Feeney Jolliff
Reggie Jue
Richard C. Keidel + Rose Marie Keidel
Jerome G. Klayman + Wife
Gene F Koester
Yasuhiko Komorita + Cleo Komorita
Sally Koris
John L. Kropp + Joann Kropp
Richard Kurland + Carol Kurland
Ronald O. L’Heureux
Margaret R Locarnini
Pauline M Locken
James H McCaverty + Mike Bontrager
Rendall M. McKechnie
Madonna L. McKittrick
Paul S. Melancon + Gerry Spurbeck
John A Mellen
Chauncey S. Miller +
Ralph B. Miller
Marie I Milner + Howard Treloar
Dale W Mooney
Armando E Moreno + Patricia Moreno
Marlys G Morrison
Jerald Mull + Jim Diaz
Richard G Mulligan Jr + Beverly Mulligan
Michael L Narigon
Edna Nelson + Rodney and Colleen Lineweber
Nicki J Noble
Holly C. Osborne
Robert Oshita
Sherill E Overfield + Kenneth Overfield & David Overfield
Evy M. Palson + Martha Thom
Clifford K Pang + Winnie Pang
John M. Piacentini
William I Purdy Jr + Karen Purdy
Jeff Raab + Richard Ishibashi
Valerie S Reece + Rusty Reece
Tony Rogers
Mary Salamon + Barbara McCoy, Sandy Godin
Mary A Salamon
Jerry T Sayas
Patrick Shea
Richard B. Sherwood + Judith Stewart
Jennie T Shitakubo
Steve Smith
Noble C. Smith Jr
Ronald F Sobchik
Gerald C. Sozio + Joan M. Sozio
John Stammreich
Joseph E Stein
Stephanie K Sundius
E. Guy Talbott
Doug Tomren
Nancy E Trojahn
Donald B. Urfrig
Robert Vazquez
Rochelle A Venegas
Gabe Watson
Earline M. Weir
David D. Werts
David R Wertz
Robert W White
George R Wilde + Marney Wilde
Esau Wilder + Jacob Wilder
Donald S Williams
Jack J. Williams
Arvel B. Witte
Steve Yi
Pauline Yim + Lydia Smith, Bill Smith
Larry Zinkiewicz
Terri Zinkiewicz

TRA Board of Director Monthly Meeting
2017-06-15 13:30 - 15:30, 2017-05-18 13:30 - 15:30 | Building E2 Archives, 33.893482, -118.373752
The TRA Board of Directors meets on the third Thursday of the month at Space Park at 1:30pm. Members are welcome; however, the meeting will be in building E2, and an escort is required if you don’t have a badge. If you would like to attend, please let us know so that we can make arrangements.

The Flying Wing Comes to Life, The B-2 Bomber
2017-05-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Western Museum of Flight, 3315 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA, 90505, United States
WMoF Celebrity Lecture: The Flying Wing Comes to Life, The B-2 Bomber
With Don Weiss, B-2 Chief Test Pilot and Troy Johnson, Aerospace Systems Sector Chief Test Pilot
Saturday May 20, 2017 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: TORRANCE AIRPORT, Western Museum of Flight
Admission $5; Museum members free
CLICK HERE for more information

TRA Spring Fling
2017-05-11 11:00 - 14:00 | The Proud Bird, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90045, United States
Mark your calendars. It’s time for us to welcome spring by meeting old and new friends over lunch.
Our annual Spring Fling will be Thursday, May 11 at the newly renovated Proud Bird. Come and check out the changes at this aviation-themed restaurant that originally opened in 1967.
While we will be in the event space, additions to the restaurant buildings include a Grand Central Market-style eating and browsing space. We have the great musical duo, Dream Street, for your listening and dancing pleasure.
We will be served from the Proud Bird buffet with choices of Herb Marinated Rotisserie Chicken and Cedar-Smoked Salmon, with rolls, salad, and sides. Lemon Bars with Berry Coulis for dessert will finish the meal. Iced tea and coffee are included. The no-host bar will be open.
Come meet your friends, enjoy a great meal, all for just $38 per person for reservations made by May 1st. Guests are welcome, no limit. (Attendees without advance reservations, but who opt to pay at the door, will be charged $43 per person.) Please make your reservations by May 1st.

Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour
2017-04-27 - 2017-04-30 | Western Museum of Flight, 3315 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA, 90505, United States
This annual tour of restored WWII aircraft returns to Torrance Airport with a B-25, B-24, B-27, and a TF-51. For more information, visit the event page by clicking here.
This year’s visit will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo.
The Torrance Airport Association usually is looking for volunteers to help set up and manage the event. If you are interested, click here.

TRA Board of Directors Meeting
2017-04-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Building E2 Archives, 33.893482, -118.373752
The TRA Board of Directors meeting is typically held the 3rd Thursday of each month. All members are welcome to attend.
This month, the meeting will be held in the Archives in the basement of E2, so special arrangements will be needed if you would like to participate. Please contact the TRA if you would like to attend.

CELEBRITY LECTURE: Flying Wings and Radical Things (part 2)
2017-02-18 11:00 - 13:00
CELEBRITY LECTURE: Flying Wings and Radical Things (part 2)
With Tony Chong, Author/Historian
Saturday 2/18/2017 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: TORRANCE AIRPORT, Western Museum of Flight
Museum members free; non-members $5
CLICK HERE for more information

TRA Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
2017-02-16 13:30 - 16:00, 2017-01-19 13:30 - 15:00 | S-Cafeteria, 1 Space Park Drive, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278, United States
The Board meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30pm in the S-Cafeteria. All members are welcome to attend.
