In March, Lt. Gen. John L. Hudson, USAF, commander, Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, served as the meeting's featured speaker. As the ASC's commander and the program executive officer for aircraft procurement and modernization, the general leads the U.S. Air Force's center of excellence for development and acquisition of aeronautical systems. The chapter finalized the nominees for the AFCEA International awards. The chapter announced that its new Web site will go live in April. Linda Skinner, chapter vice president for membership, shared that 17 members have joined since February and that the chapter's current membership stands at 621. Jackie Whittaker will serve as the chapter vice president for corporate memberships. The Young AFCEANs held their annual inaugural membership kickoff, which aims at retaining young government, military and industry professionals in the Dayton, Ohio, area. The event drew more than 35 guests.

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