Support the Air Commando Association Foundation Endowment
How about a plug for a worthwhile organization? The Air Commando Association (ACA) is a non-profit Veterans association located in Mary Esther, Florida, right outside the main gate of Hurlburt Field. Information about the ACA from their website:
“The Air Commando Association was founded in 1969 by Brigadier General Robert Cardenas and then Colonel Harry “Heinie” Aderholt as an organization for retired and active duty Special Operations Forces personnel. The Association membership originally was composed of mainly active duty people.
The first reunion was held in 1969 and then every year from 1971 until today. In 1972, the association was incorporated as a 501(c)(19) not-for-profit Veterans Organization.
After several fund drives, enough money was available to build an ACA building located 3.9 miles west of the Hurlburt Field main gate. The ACA headquarters building was dedicated in 1998. It contains offices, a library, the commando store, and a large conference room. Throughout the building memorabilia highlighting commando/special operations accomplishment, photos, and projects are on display. The history covers over 50 years of commando operations starting with the first air commando unit established in 1943 and commanded by Colonel Phil Cochran immortalized by Milton Caniff in his comic strip Terry and The Pirates as Steve Canyon from 1944-1988. The history continues to the present day operations.
Goals and Objectives
To honor personnel of all ranks, rated and non-rated, who have helped make this nation great by their achievements in special operations.
To perpetuate the memory of such persons and record their achievements and contributions by suitable memorials.
To establish and maintain an Air Commando Museum. Preserving for posterity the history of the air commando/special operations mission and to identify those organizations and individuals deserving recognition, including those individual elected to the Air Commando Hall of Fame.
To foster, promote, and encourage a better sense of appreciation of the origins and growth of the air commando/special operations units the part they have played in economic, political, humanitarian, and military operation on a worldwide basis.
Also,
– To keep alive the air commando spirit.
– To rekindle wartime relationships.
– To share experience and lessons learned with members of today’s Air Force.
– To promote nation building through humanitarian efforts .”
Last year, the ACA expanded their scope and created the ACA Foundation Endowment in an effort to support Air Commandos – past, present, and future. The mission statement for the ACA Foundation Endowment is as follows:
“The ACA Foundation Endowment is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization that provides critically needed support and finacial assistance to Air Commandos and their families, past, present, and future, in times of need. All donations to the ACA Foundation are tax deductible.”
Some of their talking points:
“1) The ACA Foundation is totally supported by the operational side of ACA. Therefore, funds contributed to the Foundation are totally 100% dedicated to supporting Air Commandos and their families…no overhead costs.
2) The ACA Foundation is considered by the USSOCOM Care Coalition as the face of AFSOC for benevolent needs. In that role, the Care Coalition comes to ACA first when there is a need.
3) ACA Foundation is very agile and can literally react at a moment’s notice. A couple of the vignettes highlight that fact.
4) Our contributions to assist AFSOC personnel and their families range from $150 to slightly over $10,000. ”
I won’t go into specifics on who this organization helps due to confidentiality issues but you can get more information on the Air Commando Association here:
and information on how to donate to the ACA Foundation Endowment here:
Support the Air Commando Association Foundation Endowment was first posted on May 10, 2013 at 1:57 pm.
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