August 1976 marked the retirement of Mary Delaney. During her eleven-year leadership, the credit union grew from $3.5 million in assets to over $40 million in assets with 28 full-time employees serving 18,621 members. Marv Peiffer was appointed the Credit Union's third general manager in August 1976. New branch facilities were opened at the Aircraft Division's Technical Center in Hawthorne, at the West Complex location in El Segundo and at the Defense Systems Division in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.