Community Outreach
Giving back to the community is a corporate social responsibility and a privilege. Through monetary donations, community outreach, and other charitable activities, Thales Communications supported the following organizations and events in 2011:
- AGAPE House Fund
- American Cancer Society – Relay for Life
- American’s 911 Foundation, Inc.
- Combat Control Association (Air Force Special Operations Command)
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Kennedy Krieger
- March of Dimes
- Movember
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- NDIA Washington DC Chapter
- Salvation Army for Kids
- Special Love, Inc.
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Touching Lives Worldwide
- U.S. Air Force TACP Association
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Voices for Children
- Wreaths Across America
Thales Communications is a proud supporter of many foundations and charitable organizations that sustain our country's warfighters and first responders. Recent sponsorships include:
In existence for almost 15 years, the U.S. Air Force TACP Association was recently restructured and completely revamped to bring the career-field closer together. With a team of 10 individuals all active or retired Tactical Air Control Party Members, they are constantly working on projects to either raise funds or get the ROMADs together. For more information, visit usaftacp.com/about
The Air Force Aid Society, the official charity of the United States Air Force, promotes the Air Force mission by helping to relieve distress of Air Force members and their families and assisting them to finance their education. It is rooted in the original Army Air Corps and the World War II Army Air Forces, whose members wanted to "take care of their own." For more information, visit www.afas.org
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) exists to support and enhance the morale and recreation of not only our Nation's most elite fighting force, the Marines, but also their families, retired military personnel, and other authorized patrons and base personnel. This Marine Corps family relies upon MCCS for leisure-time activities, ranging from athletic events to youth activities and childcare to festivals. For more information, visit www.usmc-mccs.org.
For nearly 50 years, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has honored the U.S. Marine Corps by educating their children. The privately-funded, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization provides scholarships for post-high school education to deserving sons and daughters of Marines with particular attention given to children whose parent has been killed or wounded in action. For more information, visit www.mcsf.org.
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is America’s leading Defense Industry association promoting national security. NDIA is proud to provide a legal and ethical forum for the exchange of information between Industry and Government on National Security issues. Their members foster the development of the most innovative and superior equipment, training and support for our warfighters and first responders through their divisions, local chapters, affiliated associations and events. For more information, visit www.ndia.org.
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides full scholarship grants and educational and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to severely-wounded special operations personnel and their families. For more information, visit www.specialops.org
The USO of Metropolitan Washington is dedicated to serving those who serve and their families in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Programs and services are focused on giving back to the men and women who sacrifice so much for our country. For more information, visit www.usometrodc.org.
Women In Defense (WID), A National Security Organization, cultivates and supports the advancement and recognition of women in all aspects of national security. WID was established to provide women a formal environment for professional growth through networking, education, and career development. WID is an affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), which represents all facets of the defense and technology industrial base and serves all military services. For more information, visit wid.ndia.org.
