This organization is known as "MACDAC West Retirees". It was formed originally from retirees employed by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation ("MDCDAC") on the West Coast in 1979. Quite a few of those members also have employment time with the former Douglas Aircraft Company, later acquired by the McDonnell Aircraft Company in 1967. More recent members of MACDAC West Retirees have time with The Boeing Company, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997.