About The Northwest Florida Military Officers Association
OUR MISSION
The mission of Northwest Florida Military Officers Association is to benefit the members of the uniformed services, their families and survivors and to advocate a strong national defense, while providing needed support to the community and its members.
ACTIVE CHAPTER PROGRAMS
Scholarship Fund →
Commissary Cards for E-4 and below families →
Valentine for Veterans →
Wreaths Across America →
← Over $55,000 of scholarships awarded in 2025
← Over $15,000 in Gift Cards in 2025
← 3 years together with Longwood Elementary School
← Purchased $150 and distributed over 400 wreaths in 2025
WHO WE ARE
OFFICERS
President: Fran Hendricks
1st Vice President: Jeff Watson
2nd Vice President: Bob Allen
Treasurer: Doug Stauffer
Secretary: Bob Gramm
Past President: Mike Griffith
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karl Eschmann
Rod Gerdes
Bob Gramm
Kevin Kirby
Dick Solt
Other Volunteers
Personal Affairs and Surviving Spouse Liaison | |
The DEFENDER | Legislative Liaison |
Meeting Reservations | Assistant Program Coordinators |
NWFMOA Website Content and Management | |
We are a MOAA 5-Star Chapter | |
Our Chapter received MOAA’s 5-Star Level of Excellence Award for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The Defender received MOAA’s Col. Marvin J. Harris 5-Star Communications Award for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Our website received MOAA’s Col. Marvin J. Harris 5-Star Communications Award for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
COMMITTEES
Committee Name | Committee Chair/Members |
Budget and Finance Committee |
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Scholarship Committee |
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Community Outreach Committee | Fran Hendricks |
Program/Speaker Committee | Fran Hendricks |
Membership | Jeff Watson, 1st Vice President |
Legislative Committee | Fran Hendricks |
Nominating Committee | Karl Eschmann |
Defender Committee | Bob Gramm |
Defender Advertising Committee | Bob Gramm |
Website Committee | Liz Plauche |
Chapter Communications | All emails sent by Fred Westfall |
Other Committees | TBD |
Chapter Information
Join our chapter
Information on how to join MOAA and our Chapter.
Events
Get information and register for upcoming events and conferences.
Legislation
View the current Legislation information.
The DEFENDER
The latest and archived editions of our newsletter.
UNIFORMED SERVICES
LINKS TO UNIFORMED SERVICES PAGES
U.S. ARMY
U.S. MARINES
U.S. NAVY
U.S. AIR FORCE
