Main Event: Kelly Johnson’s greatest design challenge - The blackbird

Former SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter
VP, Business Development
L3 Communications - ComCept Division, Washington Operations

Buz Carpenter logged 777 hours flying SR-71 planes. He flew Blackbirds as an aircraft commander and later as an instructor pilot, with over 60 operational missions. He also flew in the C-141, RF-4C, and T-38 planes, flying 150 combat hours in Vietnam. He worked in the Pentagon and served as Wing commander at Ramstein Air Base in German during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He retired as a Colonel after serving as the 2nd Air Force Vice Commander, responsible for all the USAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance flying assets.

Early Show: To be determined

Meeting Agenda

6:00pm: Sign-in and networking
7:00pm: Dinner, announcements & early show
8:00pm: Main Event
9:00pm: Meeting adjourns

Location: Blair Mansion Inn (7711 Eastern Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20912).

Cost/PDUs: $35 (payment in advance, or $40 at the door). This event is worth 1.5 PDUs.

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