Our mission is to serve those who serve, those who have served, and those who will serve.  We encourage and facilitate camaraderie among active, retired, and former officers and their surviving spouses.  We participate in appropriate community service projects; monitor and further the national legislative programs and other objectives of the Military Officers Association of America; and provide useful services to members, their dependents, and their survivors.

Membership in the Chattanooga Chapter is open to anyone who holds or has ever held a commission or warrant in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and their surviving spouses.  A Membership Application may be obtained by writing to MOAA Chattanooga at P.O. Box 24482, Chattanooga, TN 37422 or by contacting the Membership Chairman at brettmhale@gmail.com or calling (423) 309-9737.

The Chapter holds bi-monthly general/dinner meetings on even months featuring prominent guest speakers, a special Christmas party featuring local entertainment (a USMC Toys for Tots program donation is required for attendance) and our annual ROTC/JROTC Awards Ceremony Banquet.  We participate in all Armed Forces Day Celebration activities in Chattanooga as well as the Memorial Day and Veteran's Day Services.  In addition, we support 16 JROTC and 1 ROTC program with both scholarship and program support.

The MOAA Chapter supports the MOAA national legislative agenda and we annually invite our Congressional Representative and Senators to speak to the chapter.  The chapter is also active in supporting the Chattanooga Area Veterans Council.  Current legislative issues of interest to the Chapter and members are reported to the membership in the monthly newsletter.  Members are encouraged to personally support these issues by expressing their support directly to the appropriate agency.

Chapter membership meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every other month (even months).  Venues are announced well in advance and guests are always welcome.  Reservations are required for all meetings.  Our next meetings are at the Walden Club in Chattanooga.  Hospitality at 6:00pm, Program at 6:30pm with dinner to follow.  Reservation can be made to our Treasurer at treasurer.chatt.moaa@gmail.com or calling at (423) 364-8777 or writing at Treasurer, P.O. Box 24482, Chattanooga, TN.  Cost is $35.00 per person.  Please make checks payable to "MOAA Chattanooga Chapter".

In 1976 a local Chapter of The Retired Officers Association of America was formed and chartered.  This Chapter became the Chattanooga Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America in 2003.  Meetings are held by-monthly at the Walden Club, Chattanooga.  The Chapter Newsletter is also published and emailed by-monthly.  Our Chapter serves the greater Chattanooga area of southeastern Tennessee and surrounding areas of northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.  Chapter membership consists of Active Duty, Retired, and Former Officers and spouses.