Grand Strand Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America |
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Time: 1730 hoursLocation: Pine Lakes Country Club
Speaker: LTG (Ret) James Richardson
Program: LTG (Ret) Richardson will discuss the current state of the Army, and where the Army is heading as relates to its future transformation. Also, the members in attendance at the meeting will vote on the Chapter Officer slate for 2026.
Cost: $30 per person.
Speaker Biography: LTG (Ret) RIchardson is an accomplished senior executive whose service in the US Army has afforded him four decades of applied leadership experience. Throughout his career he has served in Army units in the United States, Republic of South Korea, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. LTG (Ret) Richardson is a Master Army Aviator who has commanded soldiers in combat on six different occasions both in Afghanistan and Iraq, and has commanded at every level.
He has consistently been at the cutting edge of historical shifts occurring in the Army landscape, where he established personal and professional relationships throughout the US government, Industry, and leaders of academia. LTG (Ret) Richardson served as the Deputy Commanding General and Acting Commanding General of the Army Futures Command, a 4-star organization he designed. He oversaw eight cross-functional teams responsible for the Army’s 31 signature modernization efforts, the Army’s Artificial Intelligence Integration Center at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Army Application Lab in Austin, Texas, which revolutionized the way the Army interacts with nontraditional small businesses in the innovation marketplace. Through the implementation of Project Convergence—a technology experimentation and demonstration that highlights emerging technology—he drove experimentation that provided compelling data to inform future resourcing decisions. He additionally oversaw all science & technology for the United States Army, directing a 25% increase in emerging technologies transitioned into tangible capabilities.
LTG (Ret) Richardson is a Myrtle Beach native. He and his wife, Gen (Ret) Laura J. Richardson, are members of our GS MOAA Chapter.
Color Guard Duties: Loris High School JROTC
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GS MOAA NOVEMBER 11, 2025 DINNER MEETING
Monthly Grand Strand MOAA Chapter meetings:
Members and their spouses and guests are invited to monthly dinner or luncheon meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Normally dinner meetings take place at Pine Lakes Country Club (5603 Granddaddy Dr., Myrtle Beach), while luncheons are at Pine Lakes and possibly other venues across the region. No meetings take place in July or August. Dinner social hour begins at 1730 hours, meeting at 1800, dinner at 1830, and program about 1915 and we are done by 1945. Meetings are announced via email to all members and registration is open on the first of each month. Members are asked to RSVP via:
- registration link provided in the meeting announcement email, or
- on-line via this website under "Events", then "Current Events" tabs above, or
- by Email to Director of Communications, Bill Stewart: hwilliam.stewart@gmail.com, or
- by text to Bill Stewart: 609-432-4265.
Walk-ins are welcome, but early registration is preferred as it lets Chapter leaders and venue management know how many guests to set up for.
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In addition to monthly meetings, the Grand Strand Chapter offers several social and veterans outreach events and outings each year for members to share experiences as well as give back to our community.