"Once a PJ/CRO, Always a PJ/CRO"
We have 25 Invitations with a guest available, please send in this format if you
would like to attend; bill.watson@pjassociation.com No other information available at this time, invitations will go out in April sometime. Name: Guest: Email : Cell: |
The PJA
Reunion The PJA Reunion will be held September 6th – 10th, 2023. Opening ceremony will begin on the 6th at 1700 and the Heritage Banquet on Saturday the 9th, Departures on the 10th. We have arranged hotel accommodations with the Galt House Hotel located in Louisville, Kentucky.
2023 PJ Rodeo Sept 3 / Sunday
PJR Competitor Registration
Gear-Up, PJR In-Briefing 1500 - 1800 Competitors Registration, Stage Gear 1900 - Welcome Brief (Required for all Competitors) Sept 4 / Monday
PJR Competition, 0700 - 1600 Precision Parachuting Bowman Field - 2815 Taylorsville Rd, 1800 - Competitor Social Rm, Sept 5 / Tuesday
PJR Competition 0700 – 1600 Marksmanship Challenge, thefarmsc.com 1800 – 2000 – Competitor Social/SLWG Sept 6/ Wednesday
PJR Competition, 0700 - 1500 Urban High Angle Ropes 1700 - 2300 Opening Ceremony Icebreaker/Jumps Demonstration 2130-
2400 PJA Hospitality Social Rm Sept 7 / Thursday
PJR Competition, 0700 – 1500 Monster Mash, Tactical Medicine Galt House 1830 - 2400 Hospitality
Rm 1730 - 1930 VIP Sponsors Social 2000 - 2230 CZ Roasting? Sept 8/Friday
Final PJR Competition,
0800-1100 Mystery Games Final /Competition / With 1 PJA Member 1100-1600 – STAR Vendor Trade Show - Galt House,
Unit Static Display / Recruiting
stations / VA Assistance etc./SLWG 1600- 1700 Competitor Rehearsal 1700-1800 VIP
Social, SLWG, Competitors , Photos 1800-2000* Rodeo Award Ceremony Call to seats / Guest Speakers CZ / Open to all Visitors / Cash
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The PJ
Rodeo The PJ Rodeo will be held September 4th – 9th, 2023. Our event and activity host for the 2023 PJ Rodeo will be the 123rd STS, ANG Airlift Wing. Teams from around the world will gather to find out who the Best of the Best is. 2023 PJ Reunion Sept 6 / Wednesday
Everyone Registers, Activities and Social Events
… Dues Must be Current
• 1200 - 1600 Open Registration, Memorabilia, Room/Raffle Sales/Mystery Games
• 1700 - 2300 Opening Ceremony Icebreaker
• 2200 - 2400 PJA Hospitality Social Rm
Raffle sales for Mystery Games $25
• 123rd to bring PA System
Sept 7 / Thursday
Registration, Activities and Social Events
… Dues Must be Current
• 0800 - 1400 Golf at Covered Ridge
• 1200 - 1500 Memorabilia Room/ Raffle Sales
• 1500 - 1700 Bourbon Tasting tour $25
• 1730 - 1930 Sponsors Social Event, SLWG*
• 2000 - 2230 The Roasting of CZ
• 1800 - 2400 Hospitality Suite
• 2300 - Drawing for Mystery Team Sept 8 / Friday
Registration, Activities and Social Events
… Dues Must be Current
• 0800-1100 – Mystery Games, Final Competition Competitors / PJA Members - 1 per Competitor Team / SLWGroup Discussion -TBD
• 0800 - 1100 STAR Vendor Set-up
• 1100 - 1600 STAR Vendor Trade Show Unit Static Display / Recruiting / VA Assistance
• 1500 - 1800 Sip and Paint / Whet Your Palette
• 1600 - 1700 Competitor Rehearsals
• 1700 - 1800 Social SLWGroup / VIP Sponsors /Photos
• 1800 - 2100 Rodeo
Award Ceremony - Ballroom - Guest Speaker CZ / Sponsor
• 2100 - 2400 Hospitality Suite Opens
• 2100 - 2400 The PJA Dazzy Duke Dancers, Line Dance Lessons - Open Dance.. Sept 9th / Saturday –
General Membership Meeting,
Activities and Social Events,
The PJ Heritage Reunion Banquet
… Dues Must be Current
• 0900 – 1100 – PJA Business Meeting
• PJA Officers/Board of Directors Meeting
• (Dues must be current to attend)
• 0900 – 1030 Zumba Ladies Event
• 1130 – 1500 Motorcycle ride/Tom Beranek
• 1700 - 1800 Reunion Photos (Groups/Couples), Cocktail Hour
• 1800 - 2230 Call to Seating
• 2230 - 2400 Hospitality Suite
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Open Mic Social / Gathering Sept 10th – / Sunday –
Another Spectacular PJ Rodeo and PJA Re-Union comes to an end |
Louisville KY Reunion September 6-10, 2023 Rodeo September 4-9th, 2023
The PJ Rodeo The PJ Rodeo will be held September 4th – 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 with the teams will be "Callie" the only Military Rescue dog in the service. |
2023 PJ Rodeo
Awards Speaker
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.
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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.
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Congratulations to Graduating Class 22-03 January 27, 2023 Special Thank you to all those that helped make this awesome event happen! Next Graduation is April 28th, 2023 |
Make a donation to help SPONSOR the Graduates, their Families and the Staff at the 351st SWTS BBQ lunch, please make a small donation if you plan to join us for lunch.
Corporate Donors Level $250 and above; PSTG PJRing.com TribalCo PJ Foundation SEI The PEAK American Leak Detection Brian Hicks and family Individuals; Ramón "CZ" and Janet Colón-López, SEAC, USAF, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Wayne and Angie Fisk John Voinche Barry Gayles Robert Spruce Doug Horka Carmela Quintana Curtis Herrin Tony Negron Brian Hayes |
Sam Lantow Dillon and Yandall Goodwin Luke Hamlin* Lochland Jeffries Dr Stephen Rush Col. Jay Lane Dan Inch Steve West Ron Alne John Voinche |
Please share with anyone you know that might want to support and sponsor the PJ Rodeo and Reunion. Forward this link and photo or let us know who to reach out with. We are stronger in numbers... |
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:
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• Randy Galloway |
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