Nov 18 - NAVAIR China Lake Library - 8:00am

Join your fellow chapter members in an exciting visit to a wonderful library in a “cool” setting. Get your RSVP in for Friday, Nov. 18th for a full day tour of "The Secret City," a U.S. Navy base located in the Mojave Desert. Our hosts will be the staff of the Naval Air (NAVAIR) Scientific & Technical Library, located at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) in China Lake, CA. The base was established in 1943 and the library has served the workforce almost from the beginning. The day will include a tour of the China Lake Museum of Armament and Technology (http://www.chinalakemuseum.org/) where we will learn about the rich air and surface weapon systems development heritage of one of the Navy's premier weapons research, development, and test facilities. Check out the NAWCWD public web site for more information. http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/about/index.html


There is a limit of thirty people for this tour, regardless of your transportation preferences.

If you want to be among the thirty people, (only 30), there are two requirements you must fulfill. You must:

(1) Send security information (sorry – no foreign nationals) directly to Ann Morehead ann.moorehead@navy.mil as directed in the “Badge Requirements” section

AND

(2) Send transportation information to Bill Lee mmlee@flash.net in the “Transportation Preferences” section

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This is a tentative schedule of events.

10:30am - Arrival-Meet in the parking lot of the Ridgecrest Cinema.
Staff members will meet you there, distribute badges and escort you onto the base.

Lunch in the Library-Sandwiches, chips, salads, drinks and dessert-$5 per person

China Lake Armament Museum-Docent tour and gift shop

Lecture and tour of the Miniature Munitions Laboratory

Weapons walk at the McLean Building

Library tour, roundtable discussion and snacks

Roundtable discussion topics will be sent approximately three weeks before the event so you can start thinking about them.)

5:30pm - Departure

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Badge Requirements:

Ann Moorehead will coordinate the badge requirements so please send ann.moorehead@navy.mil the following information for each attendee including the bus driver.

Unfortunately, because of the nature of this visit (non-vital/informational only), no Foreign Nationals will be allowed on the Center.
* Full Name
* Email and cell phone contact (in case she needs to get in touch prior to the visit)
* Date of Birth
* Last FIVE digits of your Social Security number
* Also, please have two forms of ID (picture if possible) with you on the day of the visit. With increased security many times there is a need to provide additional identification.

All information MUST be sent to ann.moorehead@navy.mil via email by close of business November 4, 2011.

Attendees who drive their own vehicles to Ridgecrest/China Lake will meet at the Ridgecrest Cinema parking lot at 10:30 (1631 N. Triangle Drive, Ridgecrest, CA across the street from the main entrance to the Center) where a staff member will drive you to our destinations. Please be prompt as we have a lot to do and see in a short period of time! Also if you do plan to drive your own vehicle or ride with someone, please include that in your correspondence so we can coordinate staff drivers.
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Transportation Preferences:

____ I would prefer to pay $10.00 and ride in a limo/bus and meet somewhere in Pasadena around 8am to be driven round trip to China Lake, returning around 9:00pm the same day. I understand that there must be at least 20 people who agree to this option and that there is a limit of 25 people who can ride in the Hummer Limo.

____ I would prefer to arrange a carpool with at least one more person and receive a $50.00 gas card


_____ I would prefer to be a passenger in a carpool


____ I would prefer to make my own arrangements and will meet at the Ridgecrest Cinema at 10:30am as described by Ann Moorehead in the Badge Requirements section

All information must be sent to Bill Lee at mmlee@flash.net by close of business October 28, 2011
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Contacts:
Bill Lee phone number 714-865-1243 email mmlee@flash.net

Ann Moorehead phone number 760-939-3649 email ann.moorehead@navy.mil
Barbara Lupei phone number 760-939-2313 email barbara.lupei@navy.mil
NAWCWD Technical Library Reference Desk 760-939-3389

Please retain contact information in case of delays.

Many thanks to Teresa Bailey and Joyce Hardy for making the arrangements for this visit.