The Thursday, March 12, 2026 meeting will be at 4662 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. (map). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:00.
The guest speaker is a decorated Navy Captain and former Chief of Staff at NASA, Bale Dalton.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Bale has served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve for 23 years. He spent 13 years on active duty, deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and the Pacific. As a Navy helicopter pilot, Bale flew search and rescue flights in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, medical evacuation missions in Kuwait, special operations missions in Iraq and Africa, and directed combat air support with the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan.
After active duty, he worked for Senator Bill Nelson in Congress, helping Florida veterans access the care they needed and benefits they had earned. Bale returned to active duty as commanding officer of the Navy’s special operations support helicopter squadron, then used his military background to improve efficiency and operations at an aerospace company in the private sector. As NASA Chief of Staff, he managed 16,500 employees and helped run one of the federal government’s most effective agencies.
Bale was raised in a hardworking Central Florida family, and is committed to lowering the cost of living and making it easier for Floridians to get ahead.