TAMPA CHAPTER  MOAA LUNCHEONS

MacDill Air Force Base Bayshore Club

Luncheon meetings are held at the former MacDill Officers' Club on the second Thursday of every month with social hour at 1100 hours and lunch at 1130 hours. The cost of the meal has gone up one dollar--$15.00 per meal.

Uniform--Active Duty (uniform of the day); Former or Retired Officer─casual (dress for luncheons changes to coat and tie for men after 1 November).

Our next luncheon will be held at the Bayshore Club (formerly known as the Officers' Club) on 9 October 2008 at 1100 hours (social) and lunch at 1130 hours. 

 

 SPEAKER:    Lieutenant General Martin E. Dempsey assumed duties as the Acting Commander U.S. Central Command on March 28, 2008.  General Dempsey graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as an Armor Officer in June 1974.

   His first duty assignment was in the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, where he served as a Scout and Support Platoon Leader and Squadron Adjutant.  In January 1979, after completing the Armor Officer Advance Course, General Dempsey became the Motor Officer for 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, at Fort Carson, Colo.  Later, he commanded Alpha and Headquarters Troops, 1st Squadron, 10th Cav., as well as serving as the Squadron Operations Officer.

   In August 1982, General Dempsey began studies at Duke University, earning a Master of Arts degree in English, and upon completion in 1984 was assigned to the English Department at West Point.  He performed duties as an instructor and later assistant professor in the department until the summer 1987, when he was assigned to Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he earned a master's degree in Military Art and Science.

   In July 1988, General Dempsey reported to the 3rd Armored Division in Friedburg, Germany, where he served as the Executive Officer of 4th Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, and then became Operations Officer and later Executive Officer for 3rd Brigade, 3rd Armored Division, deploying in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  In July 1991, General Dempsey assumed Command of 4th Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division.

   In summer 1993, after five years in Germany, General Dempsey was assigned as chief of the Armor Branch at U.S. Total Army Personnel Command.  He then continued his studies at the National War College in 1995, earning a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies.

   In July 1996, General Dempsey returned to Fort Carson, Colo., taking command of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.  Following this assignment, he served as the assistant deputy director for Politico-Military Affairs Europe and Africa J5 and special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., from July 1998 through September 2001.

   From September 2001 to June 2003, General Dempsey served as Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program, Saudi Arabia.  General Dempsey left Saudi Arabia in June 2003 to take Command of the 1st Armored Division and deployed in Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  After completing 14 months in Iraq, General Dempsey redeployed the division to Germany and completed his command tour in July 2005. 

   In August 2005, General Dempsey returned to Iraq and assumed Command of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq until summer 2007, when he departed for his next assignment as Deputy Commander of US CENTRAL COMMAND.  In August 2007 General Dempsey assumed the position of Deputy Commander, USCENTCOM, and remained there until moving into his current position.

General Dempsey’s awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star with "V" Device, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge.

   General Dempsey is married to the former Diane Sullivan and they have three children: Chris, Megan, and Caitlin, all of whom have served, and two of whom are still serving in the United States Army.

 

OCTOBER MENU:  Pork Chop, Braised Red Cabbage, German Potato Salad, German Chocolate Cake, salad, rolls, coffee and tea.

 

REMEMBER─if you make a reservation and don't show, you pay. If our menu selection is not one of your favorites, call the reservation number and order a fruit plate or chef's salad; then, when you pay, you will be given a ticket to give your server. 

Please RSVP as soon as possible, but NLT 1700, Monday, 6 October 2008

or you may use your telephone or make your reservation on our web.

If you have a standing reservation with LTC Wallace, you only need to

remember to tell him when you are NOT planning on being present.

MOAA Tel (813) 218-3413   

For base entry (for those without a military sticker or military ID), use the button below or call Maj. John Massey, USAF at (813) 886-1938.  However, the base entry button WILL NOT make your luncheon reservation. 

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