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CORONADO THUNDERBIRD ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
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THE NEARLY 40 YEARS OF BASE ACCESS FOR CORONADO THUNDERBIRDS HAS BEEN TERMINATED BY THE DoD AS OF 31 OCTOBER 2023. BASE ACCESS IS FORBIDDEN UNLESS YOU ARE A VETERAN OR HAVE AN APPROVED ESCORT AND AN ACCEPTED REASON FOR ACCESS
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NEXT MEETING: NO MEETING SCHEDULED, Thunderbirds have suspended operations indefinitely.
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Patriots Who Protected Our Nation

Patriots Who Protected Our Nation

A social club for retirees from SNL, LANL, DOE, other federal agencies, the Military, and their Contractors

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Club member tours

New Mexico Veterans Memorial – Wednesday, September 7, 2022

1100 Louisiana Boulevard SE

Meet in front of the Visitor’s Center at 9:20am. No signup is required.

Lunch optional after the Tour – The May Cafe

111 Louisiana Boulevard SE

Located at the Lumberjack on the corner of Louisiana Boulevard SE and Central. The cafe has a wide selection of soups, rice, and pasta dishes.


Previous Tours – 2022


www.wheelsmuseum.org

TOUR OF THE WHEELS MUSEUM

Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 11am (Carpooling recommended)
1100 – 2nd St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

 LUNCH AFTERWARDS AT BARELAS COFFEE SHOP – 1502 – 4th Street SW


TOURS OVER THE YEARS

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TOUR WAS CANCELLED
Thursday, March 19, 2020 – A POPULAR TOUR – Albuquerque International Sunport


 


 Saturday, August 19, 2017 – UNM Anthropology Professor Frank C. Hibben home (Hibben Safari House) – Lunch was planned at Yanni’s after the morning tour.


Wednesday, July 19, 11:30 a.m. – A private brewery tour was set up at the Ponderosa Brewing Company. We also had lunch at the brewery after the tour. Ponderosa Brewing Company was able to build a brewery right in the heart of the Sawmill District as part of its revitalization. Ponderosa Brewing Company was born September 2, 2014, with a lot of help from local businesses, local breweries, friends, and family.


Afternoon Tea at St. James Tearoom – Wednesday, March 22, 2017 – 11:00 am – 1:00 pm


Behind the Scenes at the Albuquerque Sunport – Wednesday, April 26, 2017


2016 TOURS

NMSK&RHS

Steam locomotive restoration exhibit tour – Wednesday, October 12, 2016

AT&SF 2926
One of our guides
Interested Members
Johanna James
Gil Cano and John Taylor
John Taylor and Other Members
Lunch at Indian Pueblo Restaurant

Casa Rondeña Winery tour – Wednesday, August 17, 2016,

http://www.casarondena.com/

The Winery
The beginning of the tour
Inside the Cask Room
Tasting the product
Of course, breakfast at Weck’s before the tour!

NEXT MEETING(S)

PO BOX:  CORONADO THUNDERBIRDS, PO BOX 11896, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87192. 

As of September 30, 2024, Coronado Thunderbird activities are suspended indefinitely. Primary reasons for the suspension are lack of new volunteers for Board positions and the loss of KAFB access for Thunderbird members.

Sandia’s Thunderbird: Then and now

Sandia’s blue Thunderbird has been around longer than most of us can remember. As Sandia celebrates its 75th anniversary, the blue Thunderbird logo has become a beacon of the Labs’ enduring legacy.  See the Sandia LabNews article at this link:

Sandia Thunderbird: Then and now

 

Preserving Sandia's Legacy. See John Korbin's presentation on Sandia's Archive and Legacy Hardware Laboratory.  Click this link or go to the Newsletters and Updates page.

John Korbin's Preserving Sandia's Legacy

Jennifer Hayden's National Museum of Nuclear Science and History presentation at the May 2024 Monthly Meeting:

National Museum of Nuclear Science and History Presentation

Good Days and Memories at the Coronado Club

Tomasita's New Mexican Restaurant - Albuquerque, 4949 Pan American Freeway

SOCIAL TIME & MEAL - 11AM; BUSINESS MEETING - 12:00 NOON; PROGRAM FOLLOWS

As of September 30, 2024, Coronado Thunderbird activities are suspended indefinitely. Primary reasons for the suspension are lack of new volunteers for Board positions and the loss of KAFB access for Thunderbird members.


LATEST NEWSLETTER/UPDATE

September 2024 Newsletter

As of September 30, 2024, Coronado Thunderbird activities are suspended indefinitely. Primary reasons for the suspension are lack of new volunteers for Board positions and the loss of KAFB access for Thunderbird members.

 

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Please email John P. Anthes,  Past President

LAST UPDATE: October 1, 2024

  • BASE ACCESS TERMINATED 10/31/2023
  • WELCOME
  • WANTED – 2024 Board Members
  • MEMBERSHIP
  • NEXT MEETING: Thunderbirds suspended indefinitely
  • MEETINGS – GENERAL INFO
  • NEWSLETTERS & UPDATES
  • NOT TO MISS – UPCOMING EVENTS
  • CONTACT US
  • CLUB HISTORY
  • Z – Awards and Recipients

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