BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:304@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191114T190000 DTSTAMP:20231231T022526Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/looking-back-on-china-a nd-the-pacific/ SUMMARY:Ten Years later: Looking Back at China & The Pacific DESCRIPTION:Carrol H. “Howie” Chandler General\, USAF (Retired)\n\nGene ral Howie Chandler transitioned from military service following duty as th e Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force in March 2011 after c ompleting over 36 years of distinguished service. As the second highest ra nking officer in the Air Force\, he formulated Air Force policy and guidan ce for over 680\,000 Active-Duty\, Guard\, Reserve and Civilian Airmen ser ving in the United States and overseas. He was responsible for organizing\ , training\, and equipping Air Force personnel for worldwide operations. G eneral Chandler presided over the Air Staff and served as a voting member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council\, reviewing ma jor Department of Defense programs. He led and was responsible for resourc ing decisions involving the Air Force's $120 billion budget as Chair of th e Air Force Council.\n\nGeneral Chandler’s numerous assignments as an Ai r Force general officer covered 14 years and included Commander\, Pacific Air Forces\; Air Component Commander\, U.S. Pacific Command\; Air Force He adquarters Director of Operations\; Commander\, Alaskan Command and Eleven th Air Force\; Director of Operations for Air Combat Command during Operat ions Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom\; Air Staff Director for Operation al Plans\; NATO Chief of Staff for Allied Air Forces Southern Europe durin g the Air War over Serbia\; and Commander of the 56th Fighter Wing\, the A ir Force's largest fighter wing. He served overseas in Japan\, Saudi Arabi a and Italy. General Chandler was a career fighter pilot with more than 39 00 hours of flying time in the F-15C/E\, F-16C\, and T-38. A complete mili tary biography can be found at: www.af.mil/information/bios/index.asp.\n\n Following military service\, General Chandler was an independent consultan t for several large domestic defense companies. During that period\, he wa s also a member of the Washington Mutual Investors Fund Advisory Board. He subsequently accepted the position of Vice President for Military Busines s Development and International Programs at Pratt and Whitney Military Eng ines\, a United Technologies Company. At Pratt and Whitney\, he was respon sible for worldwide support and interoperability of over 7000 military eng ines for 33 nations\, including the United States Air Force\, and Navy and Marine Corps. In April 2015\, General Chandler accepted a position as a S trategic Advisor at the Law Firm of Baker\, Donelson\, Bearman\, Caldwell &\; Berkowitz in Washington D.C. as part of the Government Relations an d Public Policy Practice\, specializing in Federal Aerospace and Defense P olicy. As a member of the Aerospace and Defense Team\, he advised a wide v ariety of domestic and international clients regarding Department of Defen se acquisition policy and programs as well as assisting communities with e nhancing the value of their local military installations and missions. In July 2019\, General Chandler transitioned to be an independent contractor with Baker\, Donelson working with many of the same clients he advised ove r the previous four years. He is also an advisor to the Bethel Native Corp oration in his home State of Alaska.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 5:30pm with seating available on a first-come fir st-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Those with online reser vations do not need to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we will h ave all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Food and drink is av ailable for individual purchase directly from 49th State Brewing Company. If you wish to order food\, please come a few minutes early to ensure your meal arrives during the program.\n Online registration closes at 6:00 pm on November 13. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door the ne xt day\, unless the program is sold out. Contact rsvp@alaskaworldaffairs.o rg with any questions.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-26-at-10.20.00-AM.png CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR