Over 80 Army FAOs gathered together on 12 October 2025 for the 2nd Annual AFAOA annual dinner in Washington D.C.
Social hour before the event began
MG Keith Phillips, the Senior Army FAO, addressed the group to discuss the current and future status of the Army’s Functional Area 48 (Foreign Area Officer). MG Phillip’s speech concentrated on comparing a 1992 document where senior Army leaders debated the value of single tracking Army FAOs 1992 GEN Shali to GEN Reimer 1992 Single Track argument with an Army requirement of Functional Area proponents in August 2025 as a part of the CSA’s Army Transformation Initiative and a review of OPMS XXI. The Army is currently reviewing all Functional Areas and the FAO GOSC’s response. The questions the Army proposed are: OCFR FA48 Position Paper
The handout for the evening
MG Phillips 48G awards (L to R) COL Ferrara 48P, LTC Baugh 48E, MAJ Hall 48G, and LTC Roongsang 48P the BG Charles Young Award of the Military Order of Lafayette
LTC Baugh and LTC Roongsang – BG Charles Young Award awardees
(L to R) COL(R) Cassidy 48P, COL(R) Lane 48P, and COL(R) Haseman 48P (all three Hall of Fame awardees) socialize with the next generation of Army FAOs
(L to R) COL(R) Haseman 48P, COL(R) Lane 48P, and COL(R) Cassidy 48P (all three Hall of Fame awardees) socialize with the next generation of Army FAOs
COL(R) Tim Mitchell, 48J, Hall of Fame Awardee gives thanks to the association and all the Army spouses who have supported our FAOs through multiple moves and assignments
COL(R) Nicolas Lovelace 48J thanks the association and gives fellow FAOs his humbling opinions
LTC(R) Chuck Rey 48E Hall of Fame gives his thanks to all FAOs for what they do around the world
(L to R) COL(R) Lane and COL(R) Haseman 48P – 2025 Hall of Fame Awardees
MG Phillips addresses the Hall of Fame awardees
L to R) COL(R) Mitchell 48J and COL(R) Lovelace 48J – 2025 Hall of Fame Awardees
Thank you to everyone who adjusted and made this event possible during the government shutdown!! Special shout out to CPT Chris Post, 48P, our social chair who made this happen!
SAVE THE DATE
October 11th, 2026, 6pm, National Museum of the United States Army – 3rd Annual Army FAO Association Dinner