PMRAVC Administrative Members
General Officer Member:
C. Neil Beer, Maj. Gen. (Ret) USAF
Maj. Gen. Carl N. Beer is deputy chief of staff, plans, U.S. Air Force Space Command and assistant deputy chief of staff for plans for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, with consolidated headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.General Beer was born in Buckhannon, W.Va., in 1935, and graduated from high school in Hagerstown, Md. He earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering, magna cum laude, in 1962 and his doctorate in operations research in 1973, both from the University of Oklahoma. In 1977 General Beer was a distinguished graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
He received his commission and pilot wings through the Air Force aviation cadet program. His early assignments were with the Air Defense Command, flying fighter-interceptor aircraft. After completing his master's degree in 1965, the general was assigned to Clark Air Base, Philippines. He assisted with development of the base support capability for repair and maintenance of F-4s and RF-4s in Southeast Asia.
In May 1967 the general was assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., as an F-4 instructor pilot, training aircrews for combat duty in Southeast Asia. He was assigned to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, in April 1968. During the next 12 months, General Beer flew 265 combat missions and designed a maintenance and munitions management program to improve the wing's readiness posture.
In June 1969 he transferred to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., as an instructor in the department of mathematical sciences. Two years later he was selected for the Ph.D. program at the University of Oklahoma. General Beer returned to the academy as an associate professor of mathematics and served as deputy department head until August 1976 when he entered the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
He was assigned as chief of the Fighter Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Studies and Analyses, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C., in June 1977. The general led numerous study efforts addressing tactical and theater nuclear force structure, readiness issues and employment concepts. In June 1979 he was assigned as director for theater force analyses.
General Beer was then selected as executive assistant to the special assistant to the secretary of Defense. He served as the Department of Defense point of contact with the White House for meeting presidential requirements and supported the secretary and deputy secretary of Defense on a wide range of issues affecting department programs. In September 1981 General Beer was named assistant deputy chief of staff, plans, North American Aerospace Defense Command and became the first Space Command deputy chief of staff, plans, in September 1982.
The general is a command pilot with 3,540 flying hours and wears the senior space badge His military decorations and awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with 14 oak leaf clusters and Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster.
He was promoted to major general Dec. 1, 1983, with date of rank Sept. 1, 1980.
Chairman:
Teddy V. Farson, CSM (Ret) USA
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Currently Chairman of the Military Retiree's and Veterans Council. This Council was activated and began organization 9 Oct 09. The Military background on CSM Farson is as follows: Retired from the U. S. Army on 30 June 1978. At Retirement he was assigned as a Sergeant Major at NORAD Headquarters, a joint services command in Colorado Springs CO. from 1973 to 1978.
Prior to NORAD he was assigned to 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson CO from 1971 to 1973. From 1970 to 1971 was assigned to Hq MACV J6 in Saigon. From 1967 to 1970 assigned to Hq TASCOM in Worms Germany. Before that was in Hq US Army Support Group Thailand stationed in Korat Thailand from 1965 to 1966. Prior to Thailand He was assigned to Hq 6th Army Presidio of San Francisco from 1963 to 1965. After returing from a tour in Aschaffenburg Germany with 1st Battle Group 7th Infantry for 3 years (60-63) he was then assigned to US Service Center for the Armed Forces at the Pentagon 1963 to 1964.
Vice-Chairman:
Thomas R. Waters, LTC (Ret) USAF
Dr. THOMAS R.E. WATERS
Doctor THOMAS R.E. WATERS was born in Chicago Illinois. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in July 1960 after graduation from Tilden Technical High School. After basic training, he was stationed at Shaw AFB, South Carolina before going to Vietnam as a Staff Sergeant in 1966. Although exempt from serving in the war-zone because his younger brother (Melvin) was killed in Vietnam in 1965, he volunteered because of his dedication to duty and love of country.
In Vietnam, Doctor Waters was assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) at Bien Hoa Air Base and later transferred to the 366th TFW at DaNang Air Base. At DaNang, he was wounded in a midnight rocket attack while working as an Egress (ejection seat) technician on an F-4C aircraft in July 1967. Injuries received by being blown from the aircraft to the concrete ramp were a broken foot and cracked spine. He was honorably discharged as a Technical Sergeant (E-6) in 1968.
Doctor Waters returned to Chicago and, still feeling the desire to serve, joined the Illinois Air National Guard where he was selected for promotion to Master Sergeant (E-7) while attending Olive-Harvey Community College. In 1971, he transferred to the Air Force ROTC program at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant upon graduation with his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in May 1973. He returned to active duty in August 1973.
Doctor Waters served in several Air Force assignments as an aircraft maintenance officer in positions of flightline OIC, propulsion OIC, maintenance supervisor, acting Field Maintenance Squadron commander and Chief, Maintenance Management branch (73-78). His next assignment was as Associate Professor of Aero Space Studies at the Illinois Institute of Technology while also serving as the Illinois State Admissions Counselor for the Air Force Academy and Air Force ROTC (78-82). He was then transferred to Headquarters Air Training Command on the Logistics staff as Assistant Chief of the Quality Assurance Branch at Randolph AFB, Texas (82-85) before being assigned to the 3785th Field Training Wing at Sheppard AFB, Texas as the Resource Division Chief (85-87). His next assignment was to the Philippines and Clark Air Base where he was the Component Repair Squadron Commander, Chief of the Maintenance Operations Division, and Assistant Deputy Commander for Maintenance (87-90). He returned to Headquarters Air Training Command, this time to the Technical Training staff, as the Chief of the Combat Support Training Division (91-92). Returning to the Pacific, his assignment was with Headquarters 13th Air Force as the Logistics Readiness Flight Commander at Andersen AFB, Guam (92-95). His last active duty assignment was with the Air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) as the AMC Team Chief where he managed the C-5, C-17, C-141, and KC-135 aircraft (95-97). He retired from active duty on 1 August 1997 at the grade of Lieutenant Colonel with over 32 years of active duty service.
While on active duty, Doctor Waters received his Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree from Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi in 1976. He graduated from the Air Force’s Squadron Officer’s School, Air Command and Staff College, and the prestigious Air War College. He received his Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) degree from California Coast University in 1996. He holds teaching licensees with the island of Guam and the state of Nevada. He is also certified to teach in Illinois. Selected by his high school alum, he was inducted into the Tilden Tech Alumni Association Hall of Fame in November 1985.
After retirement from active duty with the Air Force, Doctor Waters accepted the position of Director of Education with ITT Technical Institute in Burr Ridge, Illinois. He began that position in Oct 1997 but felt he could better help students at the high school level. Even though it was a lower salary, he resigned his Director of Education position in September 1998 to accept a Department of Defense Dependant Schools (DoDDS) teaching position as the Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) Coordinator/Teacher at Ansbach Middle/High School in Germany. DoDEA (DoDDS) is considered the fifty-first state for educational purposes and receives and sends students to all fifty states. In July 2001, he accepted a position as Assistant Principal at Ramstein American High School where he served until his transfer to Ramstein American Middle School where is was selected ad the DoDEA Assistant Principal of the Year for 2007. Ramstein American High School is the largest American High School in the DoDDS system worldwide and Ramstein American Middle school is the largest Middle School in the DoDDS system. He retired from the DoDEA system on 1 August 2008 after ten years of service and settled down in Pahrump Nevada where he volunteers his expertise in several areas of the community.
Additionally, he is an Ordained Minister (Local Elder) with a local church and is also Director of a local Youth Group with young people ages 10-16.
Doctor Waters has four children; Michael (a retired Air Force Major), Shawna, Valencia, and Tamara. He is married to the former Fe (Armen) Benedicto of Southern Leyte, Philippines.
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AWARDS & VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Military and Civilian decorations and service include:
Military Decorations - The Purple Heart; Meritorious Service Medal (6); AF Commendation Medal; Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation; Outstanding Unit Award with Valor; AF Organizational Excellence Award; Good Conduct Medal (2); National Defense Service Medal with bronze star; Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Campaign Stars; Overseas Ribbon for Short Tour; Overseas Ribbon for Long Tour; AF Longevity Medal (8); AF Marksmanship Medal; Air Force Training Ribbon (2 - Officer & Enlisted); Vietnam Campaign with Gallantry Cross; and Vietnam Unit Citation with ’60 Device.
He was also presented the California Service Medal by special proclamation of the California Governor Legislature. The special proclamation was necessary because he is not a California resident.
Civilian – Hall of Fame Induction by the Tilden Tech Alumni Association in 1988; Certificates of Appreciation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), 11th Aviation Regiment, 235th & 282nd Base Support Battalions, and Larson Barracks (Germany) Chapel services. He has also received awards as Guest Speaker for several Black Heritage functions at Anderson AFB, Guam, Ramstein Air Force Base and the Army 1st Calvary in Germany. Lastly, he was the 2007 DoDEA Assistant Prioncipal of the Year.
Volunteer in Nevada – TV Show (Pahrump Live with Dr. Tom Waters), member of the Veterans Memorial Advisory Board, member of the Community Outreach Commission, member of the Great Basin College Steering Committee, member of the Nevada Center of Public Policy Dialogue, member of the Veterans of Foreigb Wars (VFW), the American Legion, and the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and also serves as a Local Elder in two area churches.
