From Barnstorming to Baseball

Glenn L. Martin loved aviation and sports

by Nanette C.

My aunts told me stories that Glenn L. Martin would come to my grandfather’s (Wharton Drury’s) house to ask him to umpire Martin Bombers baseball games. My aunts told me what a big baseball fan Mr. Martin was! In fact, he helped form an organization called the All American Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA) to promote the sport.

My uncle told me that Mr. Martin asked the Darlington Maryland basketball recreational team to play the Martin Bombers in a pick-up game. Mr. Martin greeted all the Darlington players with a handshake and wished them well. After the Martin Bombers won by a significant amount, Mr. Martin shook the hands of all the players and stated they played a hard game and thanked them for playing. What a class act!

Glenn L. Martin and the Martin "Bombers"

The Dragon Lady

The Lockheed U-2 performed remarkably

by George P.

Our father, George E. Plambeck, was asked to join the U-2 program in August 1964.He was an instructor at Brooks Air Force Base in the high-altitude department. From 1964 to 1971, he was stationed at Edwards Air Force Base. Then in August 1971, he retired from the Air Force and was asked to move to northern California to join Lockheed, which was working with NASA on a joint project. Our father enjoyed the years he was with the U-2 program and I will always remember the pilots I met, including Jim Barnes, Chunky Webster and all the other men with whom my father was proud to serve.

I’m Celebrating Too!

Thank you, Lockheed Martin

by Mattie H.

I am so glad to be a part of Lockheed Martin's 100th anniversary. I have worked for the company for 34 years. I began working here on August 23, 1978, and have worked on aircraft (programs). I’ve been able to change my life and that of my family. I'm so proud to be a member of this great team!

Five Generations of Continuous Employment

The journey’s been grand for our family

by Lorraine B.

My grandfather, Mathias Remesch, lived in Hungary where he was a master cabinetmaker and business owner. He immigrated to the United States in 1905 and was employed by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Cleveland, Ohio. When the facility moved to Maryland, he set up the first tool room at Middle River. 

For five generations, my family has been fortunate to have continuous employment at Middle River, and it all began with Mathias (first generation). The lineage includes my parents, Frank and Violet Remesch (second generation); my brothers, Frank and Raymond Remesch, and myself (third generation); my daughter, Nancy, and her husband, William (fourth generation); and my granddaughter, Stephanie, who interned in 2009 (fifth generation).

Yes, I was part of the 100-year history of the Glenn L. Martin Company and saw significant changes in the industry. Some of the legacy has been in the books, and some of it is not written. I witnessed the manual typewriter and adding machine changing to the computer age and the thousands of single machines in the shop changing to a single N/C programmed machine doing 50 operations. Talks about dress-down day, the guys in the shop were required to wear white shirts and ties (some wore aprons).

What a great company it was to work for and I conclude with my congratulations to Lockheed Martin on 100 years!

The Sky’s the Limit at Lockheed Martin

I’m excited about how we accelerate innovation

by Eric

My story with Lockheed Martin began as soon as I read Ben Rich's personal memoir, Skunk Works, at the age of 15. From that moment on, I knew that I wanted to work for Lockheed Martin, but I never really thought I would have the chance. After some training, I was hired in 2010 and worked as a structures assembler on the C-130J center wing box production team in Marietta, Georgia. I was part of the crew that built the most center wing boxes ever built in one year! I felt very proud to help build an aircraft with such rich history. Now I work as a structures assembler on the F-35 wing production team in Fort Worth, Texas. I help build the world's premier fifth generation stealth fighter. Dreams do come true, and I am excited about the future. I truly believe that the sky's the limit!

The future is bright at Lockheed Martin!

I’m a Proud F-22 Enthusiast

The Raptor is truly exquisite

by Varun K.

I have been in love with planes since I was two-years-old. But the plane I simply admire the most, is the F-22, created by none other than the great Lockheed Martin. When that plane flies, I just get the epic chills. It’s the most beautiful plane ever created and I have full faith that it will succeed in every possible way. I have always had a special attachment to the F-22 and, it is and always will be, the best in my eyes.

F-22: Dominating the skies and overwhelming the threat!

Lockheed at the Frontline

I spent my entire 20-year military career with the P-3 Orion

by Jeff F.

I am a retired United States Navy Sailor and spent my entire 20-year career with the P-3 Orion. I managed to, in one way or another, turn a wrench, fly on or release safe for flight for one hundred P-3s. I worked on almost every variation of the aircraft, including all three primary models, the P-3A, P-3B and P-3C. It was a great 20 years, a great aircraft and a great Lockheed product!

I am now employed by Lockheed Martin and am currently working the final assembly of the C-130J Super Hercules.

"It was a great 20 years, a great aircraft and a great Lockheed product!"