YOUR PJ / CRO
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"Once a PJ/CRO, Always a PJ/CRO" BOD Update: Steve West has accepted the
position of Vice President for the remaining term |
The PJA
Reunion The PJA Reunion will be held September 6th – 10th, 2023. We have arranged hotel accommodations with the Gaut House centrally located in Louisville, Kentucky. |
The PJ Rodeo The PJ Rodeo will be held September 3rd – 9th, 2023. Our event and activity host for the 2023 PJ Rodeo will be the 123rd RQS, with the 123Rd ANG Airlift Wing. |
PJ Reunion / Rodeo Dates September 3-10, 2023 Galt House Hotel, Louisville KY https://galthouse.com
The PJ Rodeo The PJ Rodeo will be held September 3rd – 9th, 2023. Our event and activity host for the 2023 PJ Rodeo will be the 123rd RQS, with the 123Rd ANG Airlift Wing.
Competing this year will be the first team with "Callie" the only Rescue Military dog in
the service. Chances are, Pits, the newest addition may have his 5 level by September and may be jumping and doing demo work!!! |
SEAC; Ramón "CZ" Colón-López is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the most senior enlisted service member, by position, in the United States Armed Forces, and the principal military advisor to
the Chairman on all matters involving joint and combined total force integration, utilization, health of the force, and joint development for enlisted personnel. "CZ" wanted to make his last official speaking engagement to be for the Pararescue Association
and the PJ Reunion. He will be retiring immediately following the 2023 Reunion. SEAC Colón-López enlisted in the United States Air Force in December 1990. He has held
assignments in U.S. Air Forces Europe, Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Education and Training Command, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Special Operations Command, and Air Forces Central Command. He has deployed numerous times in support of operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, Resolute Support, Inherent Resolve, and to several other classified locations. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Command Senior
Enlisted Leader for United States Africa Command.
2023 PJ Reunion Key Note Speaker
Enrique
"Ric" Prado, a paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and special/clandestine operations specialist, with a focus on international training operations and
programs. Mr. Prado is a twenty-four year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency where he served as an Operations Officer in six overseas posts. He was Deputy Chief of Station and "Plank Owner" of the original Bin Ladin Task Force/Issues Station under Senior Analyst, Michael Scheuer, as well as Chief of Station in a hostile Muslim country. He also served as Chief of Operations in the CIA's Counterterrorist Center (CTC) during the September 11th attacks, where Mr. Prado helped coordinate
CIA/CTC's special operations (SPECOPS) activities with the National Security Council and FBI, as well as with elite U.S. military representatives from Delta Force and SEAL-Team Six, then detailed to CTC/CIA. He retired as Senior Intel Service-2 (SIS-2, Major General equivalent at CIA). Ric is now also a bestselling author on top-ten of NY Times Bestseller List. Mr. Prado spent his first ten
years at CIA as a paramilitary officer in Special Operations Group/Special Activities Division (SOG/SAD, Ground Branch) which is CIA's "special operations force." His service included 36 months in Central America jungles as the first CIA officer living in the anti-Sandinista "Contra" camps. Subsequently running counter-terrorism/insurgency operations in Peru and in the Philippines. Other key positions included head of the CIA's Korean Operations and Chief of CIA Liaison in Seoul, ROK. He is
fluent in his native Spanish and once held a 2+ level in Japanese. His military training and qualifications include Airborne, SCUBA, Advance Combat Medical Rescue, S.E.R.E., Mountain Climbing, and Jungle Survival under the auspices of the US Air Force elite Pararescue Teams (1971-1976). CIA training included: Ops/Case Officer certification training (The Farm), Counterterrorist Operations, Advanced
Tradecraft Course, Free-Fall parachuting, Draeger close-circuit (Combat Diver's 1984 and SEALS 2003), Korean Ops, and numerous CT driving and weapons-related courses. Mr. Prado is also a graduate of the elite Henk Iverson's Lone Operator course (2018). Mr. Prado is now co-owner of Camp X, Special Operations Lone Operator Training Group and continues his service training and supporting the "SPECOPS"
Community as Subject Matter Expert (SME ) at the SWCS' ASOT (Advanced Special Operations and Techniques) and ASOT Managers Course, Dragon Warrior, Emerald Warrior, among others.Sample Article Headline
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Charlie getting some well needed rehab, R and R
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Charlie getting in some Night Jumps with the 306th RQS
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Charlie on the Job supervising 5 TOE Upgrade, Hooyah,,, The 306th has had Charlie out and about, doing and seeing more than he has in years, for the next team, set him free, locking Charlie in a dark room and never sharing him is a disservice...
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Special thanks to Brian Hayes for his continued support of the Pararescue Association and his commitment to the PJ/CRO Ring.
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Pararescue Association Officers: Oct 2021 - 2027 • President - Bill Watson • Vice Pres - Steve West • Treasurer - Ryan Beckmann • Secretary - Scott Gearen Association Board Member Oct
2021 - 2025 • Ron Thompson • Joe Topel • L.D. Jeffries • Steve West Past Association Presidents: • Roy Taylor • Randy Galloway |
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