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Cesar Vidal
Cesar Vidal Dinner - an inspiring presentation about Democracy
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  • June Dinner : Cesar Vidal
  • Visit El Viso
  • Professor Arpad Von Lazar from Instituto de Empresas - April 18, 2008
  • General Francisco José Gracía de la Vega, Jefe Estado Mayor del Ejercito del Aire 
  • 25th anniversary of Spain in the Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty
  • Jesus Prieto
  • Gala Ball 2007 
  • Australian Ambassador Noel Campbell dinner/Stewart Cusden goodbye
  • Gala Ball 2006
  • European Congress Navy leagues 2006
  • Sr. General Don Juan Antonio Martinez-Esparza y Valiente
  • Jim Wilson's dinner
  • Santiado Urío Rodriguez - Presidente EDS
  • Almiral Harry Ulrich
  • Sr Don Julian Garcia Vargas
  • Menorca Ceremony in 2006
  • Menorca Ceremony 2007


El Viso Visit
A spectacular visit of El Viso!!
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Prf. Von Lazar
Professor Arpad Von Lazar entertained us on “US Elections, Recession and other World Calamities”. Very direct and open he answered manby questions.
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General Francisco José García de la Vega General Francisco José García de la Vega

 

Started with a flight plan, history of flying in Spain, Plus ultra, etc..

Relations between Navy-Air force nulo in the beginning now better.

Changed altitude when he talked about the 50´s- 60´s.  F-86 started training in USA.

NATO started and they were on board. He lived many tours in USA. Completed Safety and Airplane accident investigation courses.

 In Calif. Tx, etc..

Made Announcment from flight desk.... we are now at cruise level...

70´s-80´s-90´s . F-86, F-104, F-105, F-15

New transport capabilities. Navy & Air Force joined forces. Smooth landing with NATO. State of the art software and weapon capabilities??

Checks fuel.. We need to land...

To have a safe landing you need! Proceedures, Training-- checklist before landing anywhere..

We all share common platforms; training, NATO alliance.....

He has worked 4 yrs. with NATO  Need to keep up training in US now they go to Alaska..

Now for a Happy Landing... Future is not feared! We should be proud of our Army, Navy and Air Forces.

Future is promising as long as we have cooperation with US and NATO...

We are now 23 minutes and 5 sec. into the flight and we will land..................

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25th Anniversary of Spain the the Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty
On November 28th, the Allied Land Component Command of NATO (CC-Land HQ) in Madrid, Retamares, hosted a symposium on the 25th anniversary of Spain in the Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty. The event was organized by the US Navy League, Madrid Council (USNL), in cooperation with the Spanish Atlantic Association (AAE).
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Jesus Prieto Jesus Prieto

Jesus nos expone sus retos y éxitos

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Gala Ball 2007
A great and succesful evening!
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Ambassador Noel Campbell
A warm and traditional thank you to Australian Ambassador Noel Campbell
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Admiral Ulrich
We again extend a very special thanks to Admiral Harry Ulrich for a fabulous insight he gave us to the timely and urgent matters of terrorism on the high seas via commercial shipping vessels, Spain’s essential contribution to its monitoring, terrorism operating of Africa, and treatment of immigration issues. Above all else we are thrilled with his completion of a promise to re-initiate and maintain future Sixth Fleet support to our preservation of the American Cemetery in Mahon.
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The Februry guest speaker for the Madrid Council of the U.S. Navy Legue was Santiago Urio. Santiago Urío Rodríguez is President of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Spain and Portugal since January 2006. He is responsible for all EDS business in Spain and Portugal.
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Jim Wilson's dinner
Jim Wilson's dinner. Jim is currently Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid.
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Diner with General Martinez-Esperza

Sr. General Don Juan Antonio Martinez-Esparza y Valiente spoke of the viability of NATO in this post cold war scenario, including its possible development into a European fast response military for the entire world, in similar fashion to the military policing the United States is currently doing alone.


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European Congress of European Councils of the Navy League, Barcelona (Oct 2007)
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Gala Ball - 2006 Gala Ball - 2006

Presentation Speech and Theme of the Evening

 

To General Felix Sanz Roldan, as the Supreme Commanding Office of the Spanish Military we of the Madrid Council of the Navy League of the United States would like to present our highest award of recognition, The Admiral Farragut Statue, to The Armed Forces of Spain in recognition for the blood they spilled, and thanks for their support to the United States in it’s time of  need as a fledgling nation, and for their continuing “Amistad” and cherished alliance in these dangerous times that our nations face together.

 

Top Attendees

  • Guest of Honor: General Felix Sanz Roldan, Jefe del Estado Mayor de Defensa
  • Admiral Sebastián Zaragoza Soto, Almirante Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Armada
  • Mr Hugo Llorens, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy

 

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Menorca Ceremony
Menorca Ceremony 2006
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SR Don Julian Garcia Vargas