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.

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