RED HAT CHAPTER

The Red Hat Chapter hosts a breakfast for all Parachute Riggers the third Saturday of each month. Meetings begin at 0900hrs at the

"Golden Corral Restaurant"

3901 Ramsey St, Fayetteville, NC 28311 (click here for map). The Red Hat Chapter meeting room is located in the back right corner.

View or Sign our Guest Book here - updated!

To view the RHC BY-LAWS, click here.

To view Parliamentary Procedure, click here.

To View the August 2007 Newsletter, click here.

To View the April 2007 Newsletter, click here.

To View the January 2007 Newsletter, click here

Check out the Retired Military Handbook, click here

To check out the Paraglide (Ft. Bragg) Newspaper online, click here

Join the best Parachute Riggers in the World!

See if you can find the hidden hyperlink on this page that will take you to our clip art page...

"NOTICE"

The Red Hat Chapter is actively seeking a Webmaster. If you are a current member of the Chapter and have the skills and knowledge of running a website and would like to donate a few hours of your time each month, please contact the RHC President at kfawcew@embarqmail.com as soon as possible. Your help and support will be greatly appreciated.

Upcoming Events

21 Jan 12 - Chapter Breakfast - Recognize a Soldier by allowing us to give him/her a certificate and coin. Just give us a few days notice and we will make it happen.

18 Feb 12 - Chapter Breakfast - Buy a buddy breakfast and say hello to your fellow Riggers.

17 Mar 12 - Chapter Breakfast - Stop by and see some old friends or make new ones. See what we are all about.

Recent News

Click here to visit our archived news (loads slowly)

13 Jan 12 - The Jan 2012 RHC Newsletter has just been finalized! They should be mailed out the week of 23 Jan 12. Check it out now by clicking here.

2 Jan 12 - CW5 Jimenez (Ft. Lee) talks about New Army Parachutes being fielded to paratroopers in the Army today. Check out the YouTube video by clicking here.

19 Dec 11 - CW2 Terry Wright and members of the 82nd Heavy Drop Rigging Section rig and conduct test drops on the new "CUBE" that will be used to deliver bulk fuel to the battlefield. Check out the article here.

20 Nov 11 - A really cool skydiving video on YouTube from the 1960's. Videographer Lew Sanborn (D-1) gets credit for some of the video footage. Click here for the video.

19 Nov 11 - Gaylin Jesmer reminded us at the monthly breakfast that the 2012 International Rigger Reunion is scheduled for 22-26 Apr 12, in Wellington, New Zealand. For the schedule of events click here. For additional information (cost, accommodations, etc.) please visit the ADAA website.

12 Nov 11 - The Veterans Day Parade will begin at 11:00. We are number 65 in the line up. We have a trailer with hay bails and will display the Red Hat Chapter banner. I will be in place NLT 10:00 and will walk down to the ASOM parking lot. We can then proceed to the vehicle and meet up with old friends along the way. The ending point is the court house so make arrangements to be picked up there or we can drive back up to the parking lot back of the Husk Ale House, we can discuss this at a later time. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

14 Oct 11 - This is mostly an Air Force history of the last 10 years of Airdrop in OEF, but they give a quick "shout out" to Army Riggers and share a quote from one of our folks. The link is also available in the "DVIDS Airdrop-related" channel on the right side of this page. Click here to view.

1 Mar 11 - The RHC mailing address has changed to: Red Hat Chapter, 1876 Redfish Run SW Supply, NC 28462-3447. Please send ALL correspondence to this new address - This includes new supply room orders too. If you have any questions or concerns, please send an e-mail to the RHC QM at: redhatchapterqm@aol.com.

18 Feb 11 - The Aerial Delivery and Textile Section at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., has delivered over 17,000 low-cost parachutes to Afghanistan to help get our warfighters the supplies they need to catch the bad guys. Read the article submitted by CW3 Tony Hall here.

02 Nov 10 - The Rigger Monument was dedicated at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, downtown Fayetteville, NC. MG Mason presided over the event. Click here for photos.

AIRBORNE....

I WILL BE SURE - ALWAYS!