UPCOMING MEETINGS

2025

January 18, 2025:   Bill Hall

February 15, 2025:  Cancelled!

March 15. 2025:  Colonel (Ret.) Joseph R. Connell and David W. Morrison

April 19, 2025: Robert (Bobby) Charles

May 17, 2025:  Ambassador Ronald

Neumann 

June 21, 2025:  David P. Hunt

September 13, 2025: Cancelled

October 2025:  Cancelled

November 15, 2025:  Bill Hall

January 17, 2026: Dr. Christopher Heurlin

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS

The Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) was incorporated in 1975 as a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-political, educational association for current and former intelligence professionals and supporters of the US intelligence community. The Association is based in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

AFIO’s mission is to build a public constituency for a sound, healthy and capable U.S. intelligence system. The focus is on education fostering an understanding of the important role of intelligence in National Security and nurtures interest by students in careers in the many fields used by U.S. Intelligence Agencies. This includes the role of supporting intelligence activities in U.S. policy, diplomacy, strategy, security, and defense.

In addition, AFIO focuses on understanding the critical need for effective counterintelligence and security against foreign, political, technological, or economic espionage, as well as covert, clandestine and overt counter-terrorist or criminal operations threatening US security, the national infrastructure or corporate and individual safety.
AFIO’s mission has special significance in today’s international diplomatic and business environments.

Membership and subscription:
To join or subscribe go to: www.afio.com

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to build a public constituency for a sound, healthy and capable U.S. intelligence system. Our focus on education fosters an understanding of the important role of intelligence in National Security and nurtures interest by students in careers in the many fields used by U.S. Intelligence Agencies. This includes the role of supporting intelligence activities in U.S. policy, diplomacy, strategy, security and defense.

In addition, AFIO focuses on understanding the critical need for effective counterintelligence and security against foreign, political, technological or economic espionage, as well as covert, clandestine and overt counter-terrorist or criminal operations threatening US security, the national infrastructure or corporate and individual safety.

AFIO’s mission has special significance in today’s international diplomatic and business environments.

All Maine Chapter of Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) meetings are OPEN and the GENERAL PUBLIC is encouraged to attend. All are welcome to hear our speakers, who are primary source experts, express their views and opinions.

Maine Chapter’s effort is to help us all become better informed on the speakers’ subject matter; to become more knowledgeable on the facts behind current media headlines. We have also had foreign nationals give presentations on their perspective and opinions on their country or specific incidents.

The Chapter’s mission is to promote to the general public why it is important, necessary, to have a strong and effective intelligence capability as USA’s first line of defense. Please come and help us accomplish our mission.

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June 2026 Speaker Program Cancelled

We regret to inform you that our June 20, 2026, Speaker Program has been cancelled.

The program was expected to feature presentations on U.S. Navy forward projection of power and maritime law during armed conflict. Unfortunately, last-minute changes to the speakers' travel schedules made it necessary to cancel the event.

We are pleased to report that two of the prospective speakers have expressed interest in visiting Maine this fall. Once our 2026–2027 Speaker Program schedule is confirmed, we will follow up on their offers and explore opportunities to include them in future programs.

We have requested use of the Kennebunk High School Auditorium on the third Saturday of each month for September, October, November, January, February, March, April, May, and June. As soon as those dates are confirmed, we will begin finalizing our upcoming speaker schedule.

Thank you for your continuing support of our Speaker Programs. Our speakers have been impressed by your attendance and knowledge of their subject areas.

Mike Severance

President, AFIO Maine

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