ANNOUNCEMENT AND KEY EVENTS
WE SPONSORED OUR LAST -- THE 25TH--ANNUAL LTG TOM WEINSTEIN CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 11 JULY 2025
WE SPONSORED OUR LAST -- THE 25TH--ANNUAL LTG TOM WEINSTEIN CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 11 JULY 2025
ANOTHER GREAT EVENT! YOU CAN GO TO THE Charity Golf Registration LINK https://birdease.com/MICAPotomacGolf TO SEE OUR 2025 SPONSORS LIST. BUT FIRST LOOK FOR THE 2025 GOLF PHOTOS BELOW IN THIS MICA POTOMAC WEB SITE.
AS NOTED HERE AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS ON THIS SITE, THERE WILL NOT BE A MICA POTOMAC SPONSORED
CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT IN 2026.
THERE WILL BE AN EQUIVALENT TYPE CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT HAS ALL THE FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF PREVIOUS MICA-POTOMAC TOURNAMENTS CONDUCTED OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS AND THIS NEW TOURNAMENT WILL BE MANAGED AND SPONSORED BY VETERANS FISHING ADVENTURES (VFA).
THE FIRST ANNUAL VFA CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT FORT BELVOIR ON 2 OCTOBER 2026!
STAY TUNED IN FOR DETAILS
THE 43RD ARMY INTELL BALL
WE SPONSORED OUR LAST -- THE 25TH--ANNUAL LTG TOM WEINSTEIN CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 11 JULY 2025
The MICA-POTOMAC sponsored 43d Army Intelligence Ball held 20 September 2025
WAS FANTASTIC and it was a chance to renew some acquaintances (your Army buddies!); a chance to enjoy an evening of good conversation, good food, and good entertainment; a chance to reconnect with military traditions and customs; a chance to show how well you can dance!
UNFORTUNATELY, THE 43D AI BALL WAS THE LAST AI BALL TO BE SPONSORED BY MICA-POTOMAC.
CHECK BELOW ON THIS SITE FOR PICTURES FROM THE 43D AI BALL
MARCH 2026
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE MICA-POTOMAC CHAPTER, MG (RET), USA, GREGG POTTER
SUBJECT: NEW STATUS OF THE MICA-POTOMAC CHAPTER.
FOR ALL LOYAL CONTRIBUTORS AND SUPPORTERS OF MICA-POTOMAC CHAPTER’S CHARITABLE EFFORTS TO ASSIST WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND NUMEROUS SOLDIER SUPPORT PROGRAMS OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA, EAST COAST POTOMAC REGION.
Effective immediately, the MICA-Potomac Chapter is going to a “non-active” status. In the very near term, this means that the Annual LTG Tom Weinstein Charity Golf Tournament held at Fort Belvoir for the past quarter of a century will not be held by MICA-P in 2026 (usually held in July). Unfortunately, last year’s 25th Anniversary of this very popular tournament was our last. We thank Halee Weinstein for allowing us to use her father’s name and legacy for this Tournament.
In addition, since the Charity Golf Tournament’s successes over the years have allowed the Potomac Chapter to be the primary financial and organizing supporter of the Army Intelligence (AI) Ball (usually held each September), the 44th AI Ball scheduled for 19 September 2026, has also been cancelled. We want to thank all the volunteers, sponsors, and attendees that helped make the 43rdAI Ball held in September 2025, at the Crystal City Marriott, a fabulous event!
We did not plan for any of this to happen, and it has been quite a heart wrenching experience for the MICA-Potomac Board to come to these decisions. However, the resourcing and financial challenges, for a variety of reasons, have been overwhelming this past year. Quite frankly, over the past couple of years, we have not been getting the volume of corporate sponsorship or individual attendees needed to financially support these events and raise the charity donations necessary to keep our mission viable. Also, many of our volunteers are retiring and moving from the local MDW area. All of you ran hard but the track shoes are wearing thin and without new committed and selfless volunteers, our mission needs no longer can be met.
Most important and above everything else is that we enthusiastically shout out a heartfelt THANK YOU to all who have stayed with MICA-Potomac over these many years! We want to thank the many volunteers and dedicated corporate sponsors who stuck with us over the past 25 years. You have always excelled and gone the extra mile; many volunteers paid for a lot of our activities out of their own pockets. With your help, MICA-Potomac has been able to raise over $1.5 Million Dollars in the last quarter century allowing the Chapter to provide resources to programs like Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF), a nation-wide program dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings. Then there is the Chapter’s support to the Fort Belvoir Wounded Warrior Golf Program which is part of the Links to Freedom Golf Foundation dedicated to restoring a sense of normalcy to our wounded warriors, disabled veterans, their families, and caregivers through rehabilitative and adaptive golf programs at military and civilian golf courses nationwide. And of course we support the Veterans Fishing Adventure, Inc., a locally based 501(c)(3), founded by a USMC veteran and his daughter to provide fishing and boating adventures on the Potomac River in Fairfax, VA, and the Occoquan River in Lorton, VA, to severely disabled veterans and their families. As a Chapter, as a Team, we are going to miss interfacing with all these generous, dedicated, and unselfish people and organizations.
We will leave our MICA-Potomac Website active for a few months so that those who desire can download pictures from the many golf tournaments the Chapter held at Fort Belvoir, as well as get some pictures from the Army Intelligence Balls we sponsored. Enjoy!
Contact information for MICA-Potomac Board members and key volunteers is also on our Web Site https://mica-potomac.org/.
Best wishes to all! Always Out Front!
Gregg
A GREAT, FUN GOLF TOURNAMENT
A GREAT, FUN GOLF TOURNAMENT
THE 25TH MICA POTOMAC LTG TOM WEINSTEIN MEMORIAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT TOOK PLACE 11 JULY 2025 AT FORT BELVOIR GOLF CLUB AND ITS COURSES. Please note---MICA POTOMAC has been hosting this tournament for a quarter of a century!
https://birdease.com/micapotomacgolf LOTS OF RAFFLE PRIZES WERE AWARDED...PRIZES WERE AWARDED FOR FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHERS! FOR LONGEST BALL AND FOR CLOSEST TO THE PIN!
SORRY...
NO HOLE-IN-ONE AWARDS!
MICA-POTOMAC WILL NOT HOST THIS EVENT IN 2026
A GREAT, FUN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Testimonials
Big DEAL...YES. 250 Years! the Army has valiantly served our Nation! PLEASE share the Army's glorious history with your children and grandchildren! AND, share some cherished thoughts about your Army experiences with your fellow Army friends and cohorts.
And REMEMBER - - .the Army's MI Corps celebrates 250 years of dedicated service in 2026!
Testimonials
A GREAT, FUN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Testimonials
"Our Golf Team didn't win, but we had a super time. We all play regularly at Army-Navy and we play tournaments all over the DMV area. This MICA Charity Tournament is the best, and for many reasons--well run, food is great, very entertaining, lots and lots of fun. Many chances to win some tremendous raffle items! Super breakfast, super lunch, super event all around! We will be back again and again! Congrats MICA POTOMAC, you all did a wonderful job! Thank you." Team ITS2
Testimonials
"My wife and I ALWAYS have a wonderful time at the AI Balls! We wish they could be held on a yearly basis! But we will enjoy what we can when we can. It is so nice to see friends and fellow supporters of Intelligence (from all services and agencies); all of us laughing together, reminiscing, dancing . . . just simply enjoying each other's company. MICA Potomac somehow manages to pull all this together. We hope more corporate sponsors join in at the this year's 43rd AI Ball and lend a hand so that we can keep these AI Balls rolling along!" Jon and Melissa
43RD AI BALL 20 September 2025!
IF YOU ARE PART OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (ESPECIALLY ARMY INTELIGENCE) THEN YOU SHOULD BE SMART ENOUGH AND PERCEPTIVE ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU JUST CAN'T MISS ANY AI BALL! WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
43rd Army Intelligence Ball, was held on Saturday, 20 September 2025, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, 1700 Richmond Highway,
IF YOU ARE PART OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (ESPECIALLY ARMY INTELIGENCE) THEN YOU SHOULD BE SMART ENOUGH AND PERCEPTIVE ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU JUST CAN'T MISS ANY AI BALL! WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
43rd Army Intelligence Ball, was held on Saturday, 20 September 2025, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, 1700 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA (Crystal City), from 5pm to midnight.
MICA-POTOMAC WILL NOT SPONSOR AN AI BALL IN 2026
The last (42nd) AI Ball was held on 17 Sep 2022
Glimpses of the 41st 2019 AI Ball
THANKS TO ALL SPONSORS!
PREMIER CORPORATE SPONSOR!
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
MANY MORE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS WILL BE NEEDED FOR MICA POTOMAC EVENTS IN 2025!
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
YOUR GENEROSITY IN
SUPPORTING MICA POTOMAC CHARITABLE EFFORTS, HELPING SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
THANK YOU!
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
THANKS TO THOSE CORPORATIONS THAT SIGNED UP AS TABLE SPONSORS!
AT THE NEXT AI BALL (20 SEP 2025) WE PLAN TO HAVE MORE
CORPORATE SPONSOR TABLES AVAILABLE
YOUR DONATIONS HELP SUPPORT A GROWING NUMBER OF MICA POTOMAC CHARITIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
PLEASE HELP MICA POTOMAC SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS!
MICA POTOMAC "AI BALL DONOR HALL OF FAME"
Let's give some deserving young citizens some opportunities!
MICA SCHOLARSHIPS
Dear MICA Members,
MICA National is pleased to announce the 2025 scholarships are now available. The deadline for the application is 31 May 2025. Details can be found on website: https://www.mica-national.org/
Look for Scholarships – Military Intelligence Corps Association (mica-national.org).
Please donate to MICA POTOMAC
HOW ABOUT THINKING OF YOURSELF AS A MICA POTOMAC CHARITY SPONSOR. DONATE HERE!
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Are you ready to support local, well-established programs actively rehabilitating our wounded warriors and providing academic scholarships for our military intelligence soldiers and their family members? You can rest assured that your contribution is being used wisely and for a good cause.
DONATE BY CHECK TO:
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More About Us at MICA
IT SEEMS LIKE AGES AGO, when we concluded the 42D Army Intelligence Ball (17 September 2022) . . . IF WE ARE GOING TO DO ANOTHER, WE NEED HELP WITH SPONSORSHIPS TO MAKE ANY AI BALL ACHIEVABLE. IF INTERESTED, CONTACT ONE OF THE MICA POTOMAC OFFICERS.
Watch for more information on this WEB site and at your Army Headquarters or Corporate information sites about THESE and other MICA POTOMAC Events.
Become a MICA Member
The Military Intelligence Corps Association (MICA) is the premier professional association of the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Corps, with the mission of preserving history, educating leaders, honoring professionals, sharing knowledge, and providing supporting award programs. MICA members represent active duty and reserve component forces, as well as Army government civilians, retired members of the Army community, as well as defense contractors and others who support the MI mission and are dedicated to ensuring that Army Intelligence remains “Always Out Front!” MICA has chapters located across the country. Typical chapter activities include membership meetings with guest speakers, community involvement events and special events honoring the MI Corp and outstanding MI professionals. For more information on MICA go to:
https://www.mica-national.org/
We Can All Be Proud of Our Intelligence Corps
A PROUD LINEAGE
On July 1, 2021, the Military Intelligence (MI) Branch turned fifty nine years old. When it was established in 1962, it was the Army’s first new branch since the Transportation Corps had been formed twenty years earlier. Today, it remains one of the youngest of the Army’s basic branches. Yet, while the MI Branch is a relatively recent addition, intelligence operations and functions in the Army stretch back to the Revolutionary Period. A good history of Army Intelligence was done by Michael E. Bigelow, Command Historian, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command. You can get more on this history at: https://fas.org/irp/agency/army/short.pdf
WE GO WHERE THE BATTLES ARE, WHERE WE ARE NEEDED!
IT IS OUR DUTY, AND WE HONOR THAT DUTY AS WE GO ABOUT OUR MISSIONS,
ALL THE WHILE WE PRAY WE PROVIDE A SAFE FUTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS,
AND . . .
WE ALWAYS REMEMBER AND THANK THOSE WHO SERVED BEFORE US WITH DISTINCTION AND VALOR.
MISSION FOCUSED SUPPORT
MISSION FOCUSED SUPPORT
The purpose of intelligence is to support commanders and staffs in gaining situational understanding of threats, terrain, weather, and civil considerations. Intelligence is both a process and a function that enables the Army to conduct unified land operations, and to support joint operations. Intelligence is the product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning the operational environment, foreign nations, and enemy/hostile forces. Intelligence is inherently joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) and leverages the intelligence community. The Army focuses its intelligence effort through the intelligence warfighting function. The MI Corps has been doing these missions since its inception, always with distinction.
LIVING THE ARMY CORE VALUES
MISSION FOCUSED SUPPORT
Military Intelligence Corps March
Onward to victory!
Our silent warriors to the fight. Onward to victory!
Trained and ready day or night. Peace through intelligence!
Here's to your health
and to our corps.
Strength through intelligence! Toujours Avant forever more.
ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL
LIVING THE ARMY CORE VALUES
LIVING THE ARMY CORE VALUES
Creed of the Military Intelligence Corps
I am a Soldier first, but an intelligence professional second to none.
With pride in my heritage, but focused on the future,
Performing the first task of an Army: To find, know, and never lose the enemy.
With a sense of urgency and of tenacity, professional and physical fitness,
and above all, INTEGRITY, for in
truth lies victory.
Always at silent war, while ready for
a shooting war,
The silent warrior of the ARMY team.
LIVING THE ARMY CORE VALUES
LIVING THE ARMY CORE VALUES
LIVING THE ARMY CORE VALUES
- Loyalty
- Duty
- Respect
- Selfless-Service
- Honor
- Integrity
- Personal Courage