MCVC Officers & VRC Staff

Commander

Roger Stevens

Military Affiliation and years of service: 7 1/2 years in United States Air Force, 1968 – 1975.

Military occupation and specialties: Weather Observer and Weather Forecaster

Duty assignments / locations: Basic Training at Amarillo AFB, Texas, Weather Observer School at Chanute AFB, Illinois.  Assigned as a Weather Observer at Hurlburt Field, Florida, from January 1969 to March 1971, then loaned to the Army and assigned as a Weather Observer for a Chinook Helicopter Company at Camp Humphreys, Korea from March 1971 to April 1972.  Returning from Korea, attended Weather Forecaster School at Chanute AFB, Illinois.  Assigned as a Weather Forecaster at the Air Force Global Weather Center at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, forecasting severe weather situations in the Asian Theater from January 1973 until December 1975

Civilian occupation:  37 years at Bath Iron Works, 1976 – 2013, joining as an apprentice in the Pipe Fitting trade becoming a 1^st Class Mechanic, Trade Planner and eventually a Trade Supervisor.  Transferred to the Yard Planning Department in 2002 and retired as a Planning Manager.

Interests:  Life member of the VFW.  Currently the Post Commander and Adjutant of Post 2197 in Topsham since 2014, also the Commander and Adjutant for Maine District 7 of the VFW since 2014.  Also belong to American Legion post 202, in Topsham.  Non-veteran interests include life membership in SAM (Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine), life membership in NRA (National Rifle Association), and membership in Wildlife Forever, a conservation group run by sportsmen.

Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, Fly Tying, Camping. 

Vice Commander

Charles James “Jim” Lentz

Military Affiliation and years of service: 3 years in the United Stated Navy, 1967-1970.

Military occupation and specialties: Aviation Machinists Mate R Mechanic.

Duty assignments/locations: Naval Training Center-Millington, TN- Oct 1967-Jan 1968. AFUN “P” school, AMFU “A” school, ADR “A” school. Naval Air Station Brunswick, ME- Feb 1968-Apr 1970. Operations Maintenance Dept including Search & Rescue. Naval Air Station Norfolk, VA- FLETACSUPPRO FORTY VRC-40. Naval Reserve manpower Center, Bainbridge, MD- Jan 1971-June 1973.

Civilian occupation: Retired from the United States Postal Service serving in the Management Sectional Center- Northern VA- 1971-1975, U.S.P.S., Brunswick, ME, Woolwich, ME- OIC-1984, W. Southport, ME- OIC-1986, and the financial unit aboard the Naval Air Station Brunswick, ME- 1988-2004 when he retired from the U.S.P.S. Graduated from New Hampshire College with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1981.

Interests: Began volunteering at the Midcoast Veterans Center in 2018. Married with three children and six grandchildren.

Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Boating.

Secretary

Marty Diller

Military affiliation and years of service: U.S. Navy, 1977-94. LCDR, USN (Ret.).
Military Occupation and Specialties: Maritime Patrol Aviation (P-3C) and Transport (LC-130);
Aviator and Instructor Pilot.
Duty Assignments: Patrol Squadrons VP-50, VP-31, VP-10; Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6).
Special Assignments: NMPC Sea Duty Component, Dallas, TX. CINCLANTFLT Operations (CTF-84) Watch Officer, Norfolk, VA.
Civilian Occupation(s): Airline pilot, American Trans Air and World Airways (1994-2014), int’l charter pilot. Corporate pilot, PlaneSense, Inc., Portsmouth, NH (2015-19).
Interests:Old Antarctic Explorer’s Assn., Inc. (OAEA); National Secretary, www.oaea.net, OAEA New England (OAEA-NE); Secretary/Treasurer, https://oaea.net/nechapter
American Legion Post 20, Brunswick, ME; Adjutant
Mid-Coast Veterans Council (MCVC); Secretary

Treasurer

Paul Loveless

Military affiliation and Years of service: Served 2 years 8 months 27 days in the United Stets Navy Reserves than Served for 27 years and 1 months Active Duty in the U.S Navy. LCDR Ret.

Military occupation and Specialties: Electronic Tech/ Anti Sub equipment operator, Tactical Coordinator/ Mission commander in P3C UP Date II Aircraft, Command and Control of ASW Forces.

Duty assignment and locations: Boston Naval Ship Yard, (A School) Millington, TN.  Aircraft type air crew training, Jacksonville, FL. Squadron Assignments: Brunswick VP26, VP10 (Deployed to: Cuba, Sicily, Spain, Iceland, the Azores, Newfoundland, Bermuda, Thailand Philippines, Japan, England, Portugal, Key West FL, Ascension Island and Diego Garcia BIOT.

 Special assignments:  Naval Air Development Center, Warminster PA. Tactical Support Center as a watch officer, Pensacola FL and Sacramento CA for Naval Flight Officer Training, CONCLANTFLT Norfolk VA., Navy Training Center Dam Neck VA.    

Civilian Occupation: Change manager for the DDG51 project, Production line supervisor for Electronic Systems Assembly.  

Interests: Fleet Reserve Association, Military Officers Association of America, Home improvements.    

Center Deputy Director

Richard Mears

Military affiliation and years of service: Regular Army 1966 to 1970

Military Occupation and Specialties: Criticom Telecommunications Maintenance Specialist, U.S. Army Security Agency.

Duty Assignments: Ft. Gordon, Ga., Okinawa, Fukoka, Japan, Warrenton, Va.,

Civilian Occupation(s): Brunswick Maine Police Department 1975-1996 Retired Deputy Chief of Police, University of Maine (Augusta Campus) 1996-2014 Retired “Justice Studies Professor”, National and International Police Trainer (2000-2014), Executive Director Maine Community Policing Institute.

Police advisor to the Kenyan National Police Reform Commission 2010. Under contract with the U.S. Department of Justice “International Criminal Investigations and Assistance Program (ICITAP”.

Police Advisor to the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines 2011 and Project Manager to the Southern Philippine Development Project (SPLED) (ICITAP). Served as the MCVRC Director for 5.5 years.

Interests: American Legion Member, Past Chairman of Board for Shoreline Mental Health Organization (1995-1996), Co-Chair Maine Mental Health Commission (1998), Commission Member, Maine Criminal Justice Commission (1998-2001) 

Center Director

Nancy Hamlin

Military affiliation and years of Service: 4 years in the United States Army

Military occupation and specialties: Petroleum Supply Specialist with an “H” ASI.

Duty Assignments: Fort Sill, OK

Civilian Occupation(s): VA Vet Center: retired, owner of Formal Fungi, LLC.

Interests: Farming, Permaculture, Beekeeping.

Hobbies: Kayaking, Bicycling, Gardening

Founder

Read Rich

Military affiliation and years of Service: 24 years in the United States Navy

Military occupation and specialties: Plane Director, Aircraft Carriers, Aviation Electrician, Helicopter Rescue Aircrewman, Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator, “C” School Instructor, U.S. Navy Recruiter. 

Duty assignment location: Aviation Boatswain Mate’s School, Phila., PA., Seaplane Beach Crew, Corpus Christi, TX., CVA-31, Alameda, CA., San Diego, CA., Aviation Electricians School, Jax., FL., Instructor, FAETUPAC, San Diego, CA., HS-1 Helicopter Training Squadron, Key West, FL., HS-5 Quonset Point, R.I., CVS-39, Quonset Point, R.I.., Recruiting School, Bainbridge, MD., Recruiting Duty, Worcester, MA., VP-26, Brunswick., COMPATWINGSLANT, Brunswick, ME.  

Civilian occupation: ASW Operations Analyst, attached to CPWL, ASA Softball Umpire, NCAA Football Official, AARP Safe Driver Instructor.

Interests: I.E. Hobbies, Service organizations or affiliations of a non-military nature. PRES., FRA, Past Chaplain for the American Legion, American Legion Post 20, Past Chaplain for the Mid-Coast Veterans Council, Past Director of the Mid-Coast Veterans Resource Center, D.A.V. Chapter 15 and ASA Umpire, Golf, Softball, Skiing, Running.