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Monday, 5 Ocotber, 2026

Day 1

  • 0700–0800 — Registration (Late Arrivals) Hotel
  • 0800–0900 — Call to Order — 53rd AMM — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Pledge of Allegiance — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Invocation — CW2 (Ret) Gerry Wentworth
  • Welcome — USAWOA President — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Key People & Admin Announcements — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Parliamentarian’s Report, Rules & Procedures — CW4 (Ret) Roy Valiant
  • Quorum Confirmation — Credentials Committee
  • Corporate Partners Recognition — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Greetings from Tacoma’s Mayor — Hon. Victoria Woodards
  • 0900–0930 — AMM Opening Address — LTG Robert Harter (MS Teams)
  • 0930–0945 — Break
  • Reports from Association Leadership
  • 0945–0955 — National President — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 0955–1005 — Vice President — CW5 (Ret) Kevin Boughton
  • 1005–1015 — Treasurer — CW4 Matthew Tolbert
  • 1015–1025 — European Region — CW4 William Gould
  • 1025–1035 — Western Region — CW5 (Ret) Charles Dowd
  • 1035–1045 — Mid-Northern Region — CW3 Yolanda Peterson
  • 1045–1055 — Mid-Southern Region — CW4 Margarita Jones
  • 1055–1105 — Southeastern Region — CW5 (Ret) James White
  • 1105–1115 — Northeastern Region — CW4 (Ret) Bill Buss
  • 1115–1130 — Executive Director/HQ Update — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 1130–1145 — USAWOA Historical Foundation — CW4 (Ret) Pete Hill
  • 1145–1300 — Lunch (not provided)
  • 1300–1310 — USAWOA Scholarship Foundation — CW5 (Ret) Jim White
  • 1310–1320 — USAWOA Past President’s Council — CW4 (Ret) Pete Hill
  • 1320–1330 — USAWOA Web & Social Media — CW3 (Ret) Daniela Davies
  • 1330–1415 — WOPD — Personal Financial Planning — CW3 (Ret) Cassy Randolph, Radvanyi Wealth Management
  • 1415–1430 — 1918 Society — CW5 (Ret) White / CW4 (Ret) Buss
  • 1430–1445 — TMC Update — CW4 (Ret) Jack DuTeil
  • 1445–1500 — Break
  • 1500–1600 — WOPD — Chapter President Panel — CW4 Mikie Brown
  • 1600–1700 — Discussion — USAWOA Strategy — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 1700–1730 — USAWOA Region Breakout Sessions — Region Directors
  • 1730 — Adjourn
  • 1830–UTC — Northeast Region’s Reception — Business Casual Attire

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Day 2

  • 0800–0845 — Call to Order & Reconvene — 53rd AMM — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Pledge of Allegiance — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Administrative Announcements — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Quorum Confirmation — Credentials Committee
  • Review & Approve Day 1 Minutes — CW4 Blake Johnson
  • 0845–0915 — 53rd AMM Photo — All in Attendance
  • 0930–1015 — WOPD — Army Reserve CCWO — CW5 LaShon White (MS Teams)
  • 1015–1100 — WOPD — Army National Guard CCWO — CW5 Bernard Aguon (MS Teams)
  • 1100–1130 — Break
  • 1130–1230 — Day 2 Address — LTG Matthew McFarlane, I Corps & JBLM (MS Teams)
  • 1230–1330 — Lunch (Not Provided)
  • 1330–1430 — WOPD — Company Grade WO Panel — CW2 Edwin Garcia
  • 1430–1515 — WOPD — USAWOCC PME Update — COL Kevin McHugh
  • 1515–1530 — Break
  • 1530–1630 — Discussion — USAWOA Finance Strategy — CW4 Matthew Tolbert
  • 1630–1730 — Breakout Sessions — USAWOA Strategy — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 1730 — Adjourn

Wednesday, 8 October 2026

Day 3

  • 0745-0800 Link up at hotel, driver brief, Orientation Brief at hotel
    • 0800-0815 Stop 1: McPherson’s Ridge
    • 0830-0900 Stop 2: Oak Hill-Oak Ridge
    • 0910-0925 Stop 3: LA/MS Monument
    • 0940-1000 Stop 4: 1 MN & PA Monument
    • 1015-1035 Stop 5: North Cemetery Hill (park in lot south of Jennie
    • Wade house on Baltimore St)
    • 1050-1105 Stop 6: Angle/ Highwater Mark
    • 1120-1130 Stop 7: Cemetery*
  • 1130-1145 Complete, head to Farmhouse Restaurant at The Bar Resort for lunch
  • 1300-1530 Proceed to visitor’s center and museum tour
  • 1530-1545 Return to hotel

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Day 4

 

  • Pledge of Allegiance — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Administrative Announcements — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Review & Approve Day 2 Minutes — CW4 Blake Johnson
  • 0900–0945 — Day 3 Opening Address — BG Paul Sellars, WAARNG CG
  • 0945–1030 — WOPD — Chief Warrant Officer of the Army — CW5 Aaron Anderson (MS Teams)
  • 1030–1045 — AUSA/USAWOA Partnership — CW5 (Ret) Doug Englen
  • 1045–1130 — Veterans Benefits / Q&A — Bigfoot Chapter / JBLM / VSO
  • 1130–1145 — 54th AMM Update — Keystone Chapter / Region 6
  • 1145–1215 — Future AMMs (55th AMM) and Vote — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 1215–1230 — Break (Awards Ceremony Setup)
  • 1230–1330 — Chapter & Region Awards — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 1330–1335 — Vote to Defer AMM Business to BOD — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Benediction — CW2 (Ret) Gerry Wentworth
  • Adjourn 53rd AMM — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 1400–1530 — 53rd AMM Board of Directors Meeting — BOD Members

USAWOA 53rd Annual Awards Banquet & Ball — Hotel Venue

  • 1700–1800 — Cocktails — All Guests
  • 1800–1830 — Receiving Line — CW5 (Ret) Dye // Mr. Kawika Lau
  • 1830–1845 — Presentation/Retiring of the Colors · POW/MIA Table Ceremony · Dinner Blessing — CW2 (Ret) Gerry Wentworth
  • 1845–1930 — Dinner
  • 1930–2000 — Keynote Dinner Speaker — Mr. Kawika Lau
  • 2000–2045 — National Awards Ceremony — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • Don Hess Lifetime Achievement Award
  • USAWOA 2025 President’s Award
  • USAWOA 2025 Warrant Officer Spouse of the Year
  • USAWOA 2025 Warrant Officer of the Year
  • 2045–2100 — President’s Closing Remarks — CW5 (Ret) Michael Dye
  • 2100–UTC — Dancing

Monday, 5 Ocotber, 2026

Guest Event

  • 8:30 AM Group gathers in the hotel lobby
  • 8:45 AM Coach departs
  • 9:00 AM Coach departs Arrive at Gettysburg Travel Center, meets “Ghost Tour Guide” and departs for 90-minute Ghost Tour
  • 10:30 AM Return to Gettysburg Travel Center, drop Guide.
  • 11:00 AM Group walks across parking lot to the Jennie Wade House Museum. Guided Tour of the Jennie Wade House – learn the story of the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg and retrace the footsteps of her family as they fled for their safety, and Jennie’s ties to soldiers on both sides.​
  • 12:15 PM Depart
  • 12:30 PM Arrive at Historic Dobbin House for sit-down, plated, served meal
  • 1:45 PM Board Coach and return to hotel
  • 2:00 PM Arrive at Hotel