The Parker-Aguillon-Payne Chapter is located in Northern California
and calls Travis AFB their chapter headquarters. The chapter is
named after TSgt William Parker, TSgt Felizardo Aguillon, and
MSgt Wendell Payne who gave the ultimate sacrifice, their lives,
in the defense of their country. They were on board the C-5 Galaxy
that crashed after take off, during Operation Baby Lift in South
Vietnam, April 1975. We thank their families for allowing us to
use their names in association with the loadmaster profession
they so proudly and professional represented.
We were the first chapter to form outside the northwest and received
our charter in September of 1998. Our chapter holds monthly meetings
on the first Tuesday of each month at the Delta Breeze Club (NCO
Club) on Travis AFB California at 7:00 PM (1900 Hrs). We have
been hosting annual family picnics, Christmas Dinners, and other
social events that have provided a great opportunity for us not
only to enjoy each other’s camaraderie but also to enjoy
being with families. We have a great core of local members that
continue to support us and we encourage all loadmasters in Northern
California to participate in the Professional Loadmaster Association
and our local chapter.