Come one, come all!

Birthday Bash
Monday, August 14 at 11:00 a.m.
Revere Center, 6735 Gifford Way, San Diego, CA 92111
RSVP Tim Swann 858-496-8203 tswann@sandi.net

MOWW San Diego June Luncheon

The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) San Diego was honored to hear from Guest Speaker, CPO Joey Jerome in June.

Patriots proudly gathered at the San Diego Unified School District’s Revere Center for the MOWW monthly luncheon on May 17.

CPO Jerome is the Director of Military Operations of The Armed Services YMCA of San Diego.

He shared some personal background like how the New Orleans, LA native retired from the U.S. Navy as a Chief Hospital (SARC) Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman after 24 faithful years of service. His degrees include a BS, in Criminal Justice and a Master of Social Work from USC.

Jerome has served in a number of executive positions including supervision of the patient movement center for The European Command, Senior Medical Department Representative for a Marine Regiment during wartime.

He also spoke about the impactful mission of the The Armed Services YMCA of San Diego.

The ASYMCA provides innovative and quality social, educational, and recreational programs to meet the needs of military service members and their families. The ASYMCA is committed to promoting its goals of strengthening military families, supporting healthy lifestyles, reducing isolation and assisting service members and their families in connecting to their community.

MOWW March Luncheon

Meet the fire experts blazing a trail in San Diego

On March 15, 2023, MOWW San Diego will be honored to hear from two fire captains dedicated to keeping San Diegans safe. These men of service have combatted municipal and wildland fires, they’ve worked alongside inmates on the fire lines and  been inserted via helicopter to battle ferocious flames. Captains Pascua and Cornette will open up about their impactful work and how you can support their efforts to keep our community safe.

MOWW San Diego March Luncheon
Where: San Diego Unified School District – Revere Center
6735 Gifford Way, Room 8, San Diego, CA 92111
Keynote Speakers: Capt. Brent Pascua & Capt. Michael Cornette
When: Wednesday, March. 15, 2023
Meet and Greet at 11:00 a.m.; Program 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Attire: Business casual
Open to the Public
Lunch: TBD
**RSVP required: Please contact COL Tim Swann at (858) 496-8203 or by email at tswann@sandi.net

Capt. Brent Pascua
CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire


BACKGROUND: 
Brent Pascua is a Fire Captain with CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire. He started his fire career in 2002 as a seasonal firefighter in San Diego and has worked at many fire stations throughout San Diego County. One of his favorite assignments was being a member of CAL FIRE Helitack, where he and his crew would be flown to wildland fires by helicopter and dropped off to fight the fire. He is currently serving in the Information Bureau, providing life safety information to communities throughout San Diego County. 

Capt. Michael Cornette
CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire Information and Education Bureau


BACKGROUND: Michael Cornette currently serves as a Fire Captain in the CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire Information and Education Bureau. Captain Cornette has worked in various locations throughout the State of California, including the gold country and central coast. He has also worked in a variety of programs ranging from municipal and wildland fire fighting to working with the inmate fire crews. Captain Cornette is a third-generation firefighter and started with CAL FIRE in 2006.