Checkpoints June 1987

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Mr. Bill Madsen of the Academy’s Public Affairs Office captured Col. Steve Ritchie (USAFRes), ’64, visiting F-4D #66-463, after it landed at Peterson AFB enroute to its final resting place at the Academy. Ritchie was the first Air Force ace of the Vietnam War and the Phantom II “ace” is credited with six kills, two of which were by Ritchie.

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Two Juniors Win Time Achievement Awards

BySSgt. Patrick L. Redmond Public Affairs

Cadets Second Class Martha McSally and Jennifer Schwanz were recently notified that they were being honored with 1987 Time College Achievement Awards.

Miss McSally has been chosen as one of only 20 winners of the Time College Achievement Awards. She competed against afield of more than 600 college juniors from more than 300 colleges across the country.

Miss Schwanz has been chosen as one of 80 merit fi nalists in this year’s competition.

According to Time Publisher, Richard B. Thomas, Time Magazine believes that individual excellence should be encour¬ aged and rewarded. The Time College Achievement Awards were established in 1985 to recognize the achievements of the nation’s most outstanding college students. One hundred college juniors whose academic records and achievements outside the classroom were selected for the various Time awards.

As one of the 20 winners of the Time College Achievement Awards, Miss McSally will receive acash award of $2,500. Miss McSally was to be flown to New York for an awards dinner in the Time and Life Building held in March.

In addition to other prizes. Miss McSally will also be profiled in aspecial section of Time’s April 6, 1987 Campus Edition.

For taking one of the 80 merit finalist awards, Miss Schwanz will receive a$250 cash award and will also be invited to attend the awards dinner.

The students competing in the contest were allowed to choose which area of outside achievement they would be judged in.

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Miss McSally chose to be judged in military leadership as her outside achievement. She chose that area because she felt military leadership was the one quality that brought together the four pillars of excellence: academics, athletics, military and spiritual development.

Miss Schwanz is a20-year-old native of Milwaukee, Wis. She is majoring in human factors engineering and organizational be¬ havior. She has an overall GPA of 3.56 and an overall MPA of 3.70. She is currently the Cadet Wing Standardization and Evaluation NCO. She chose to be judged in student government for her outside achievement. (The Falcon Flyer)

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JBroadmoor Lifetime Ski Passes

One of the many projects endowed by the Air Force Academy Fund was the purchase of four lifetime Broadmoor Ski Area lift passes for use by the Academy Ski Team and the Cadet Ski Club. Maj. Tony L. Mitchell, officer in charge of the Cadet Ski Club, accepts the passes, valued at atotal of $5,000, from Lt. Col. Dick Coppock, USAF (Ret), executive director of the Association of Graduates. The association launched the Air Force Academy Fund in 1982 and has raised in excess of $300,000 since its incep¬ tion for worthwhile Academy and Cadet Wing projects. (USAF photo by SSgt. Eric Olsen)

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Squadron, Colonel, Win Engineering Awards

By William D. Barns Director, Engineering and Construction, USAFA

The Academy has long been regarded as an architectural showcase among Air Force installations. It is one of the few large military complexes in the country to have been designed by one architect and constructed at one time, with only minimal changes to the buildings and grounds over the years. Safeguarding and maintaining this architectural heritage is the responsibility of the 7625th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES).

This year, the 7625th CES has won two of the coveted annual Air Force awards for design excellence —afeat not previously ac¬ complished in the history of the awards. In addition. Col. Willett Stallworth, deputy chief of staff for civil engineering at the Academy, took one of two design excellence awards in the 1986 Air Force Civil Engineering Awards competition.

The first honor for the 7625th Civil Engineering Squadron went to the Academy Visitor Center which was designed by Wallace and Associates and constructed by G.E. Johnson Construction, both of Colorado Springs. The second award for the squadron went to the B-52 display mounument near the north gate for best static aircraft display in the Air Force. This project was designed and constructed by the in-house forces of the 7625th.

The Visitor Center project was managed for the Air Force by Duane Boyle of the Academy base civil engineering staff. He was also responsible for the design of the B-52 project. The squadron awards were initiated by the Air Force in 1976 to recognize and promote design excellence. Ajury composed of members of the American Institute of Architects, The American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers review Air Force projects worldwide to select those displaying design ex¬ cellence.

Colonel Stallworth’s award was based on an engineer’s ac¬ complishments during the past five years and is given for signifi-

Duane Boyle works with ascale model of the Academy Visitor Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Eric Olsen)

cant contributions to Air Force design excellence. “One of the main purposes of the program,’’ said the colonel, “is to improve the overall quality of buildings throughout the Air Force. The goal is to make Air Force bases look more consistent and to main¬ tain auniformity throughout each organization. We try to ensure taxpayers get their money’s worth when anew building goes up on an Air Force base, but the buildings don’t have to look austere or sterile to accomplish this.’’

Colonel Stallworth was at Langley AFB, Va. prior to his arrival at the Academy in July 1984. He holds abachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M, amaster’s in systems management from the University of Southern California, and amaster’s in counseling and guidance from Troy State University.

Maj. Gen. Beckel, '59, Named Academy's All-time Hoopster

Maj. Gen. Robert D. Beckel of Offutt, AFB, Neb., chief of staff at Strategic Air Command headquarters, has been honored for his achievements in adifferent fi eld —on the academy’s basketball court three decades ago. Beckel was named the outstanding basketball player in Falcon history in February. His selection was part of acelebration of the 25th anniversary of the

INational Collegiate Athletic Association’s Western Athletic Con¬ ference in which member schools were asked to name their top alltime cagers. All selectees were honored during the WAC basket¬ ball tournament in Albuqueruqe, N.M., March 2to 7.

Beckel, a1959 academy graduate, was team captain and leading Falcon scorer for three consecutive years. His 22.8 points-pergame career average and 26.4 single-season average are the top figures in academy history. Beckel never scored below double figures in agame, and he poured in more than 45 points on four occasions. His 50 points against the University of Arizona in 1959 set aFalcon record that still stands.

Beckel was also captain of the academy baseball team. As astu¬ dent, he served two years as wing commander.

In his military career, Beckel has been awarded the Distin¬ guished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster. Distinguished Flying Cross with four oak leaf clusters. Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal and Air Medal with 16 oak leaf clusters. He fl ew 313 combat missions in Viet¬ nam.

Before his current assignment, Beckel served as deputy chief of staff for operations at SAC headquarters. He has been asolo pilot with the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration squadron; com¬ mander of the 7th Air Division, Ramstein AB, Germany; director of operations for Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon and commandant of cadets at the academy.

In 1984, Beckel was the first academy graduate honored with the Silver Anniversary Award given by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The annual award recognizes fi ve former student-athletes who have led distinguished professional lives for 25 years after completing outstanding college careers.

Bob Beckel, as ajunior cadet, shoots against the Colorado School of Mines in a1957-58 game. The Academy team beat the School of Mines twice that season and ended the year with a17-6 record.

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Superintendent to Retire: Hamm, ATC Vice Commander, Will Take Reins

As many of you know, my retirement was announced recently, with the story appearing below. Sally and /have had four wonderful years at the Academy and intend to live nearby. Iwill write some of my reflections on this tour for publication in the next edition of Checkpoints. Until then, one thought Iwant to share with you is how happy we are that General and Mrs. Hamm are coming to the Academy. Charlie is agreat airman and leader —Jane is asuper lady. Iknow many of you will get to know the Hamm family well during their tour. (Lt. Gen. Scott)

Lt. Gen. Scott

Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger has recently announc¬ ed that the President has nominated Air Force Academy Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr., to be placed on the retired list August 1in his current grade.

Secretary Weinberger also announced that the President has nominated Maj. Gen. Charles R. Hamm, 53, for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is currently vice commander of Air Training Command at Randolph AFB, Texas.

General Scott, 59, will end amilitary career spanning more than 37 years. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1950, and received his wings upon completion of pilot training in August 1951.

Throughout his 37-year career. General Scott has held many positions in the Air Force. He has been aprofessor of aerospace studies, commanded a fi ghter squadron, pilot training wing, technical training center, and major air command.

General Scott completed acombat tour in Korea as atactical reconnaissance pilot flying F-51 Mustangs from 1951-52. He flew 108 combat missions in F-4 Phantom 11 aircraft in Vietnam from 1968-69.

Prior to becoming the Academy’s 10th superintendent June 16, 1983, he served as deputy commander, U.S. Forces Korea; deputy commander in chief. United Nations Command Korea; chief of staff. Combined Forces Command; and commander of the Air Component Command.

General Scott is acommand pilot with more than 5,300 flying hours in more than 25 different aircraft, is currently an instructor pilot in the non-powered glider at the Academy, and is jump quali fi ed.

His military decorations and awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, three Distin¬ guished Flying Crosses, the Air Force Commendation Medal and

the Republic of Korea Order of National Security Merit (Kukson and Cheon Su medals).

He was inducted into the Order of the Sword by the noncom¬ missioned of fi cers of the Alaska Air Command and the Air Force Sergeants Association awarded him the L. Mendel Rivers Award for Excellence in July 1980. He received the Air Force’s Eugene M. Zuckert Award for outstanding pro fi ciency in management in December 1986.

General Scott is married to the former Sally Ann Walker of Dayton, Ohio. They have fi ve sons and adaughter; Win fi eld W. Ill, aC-141 instructor pilot who is assigned to the Pentagon; Michael W., an F-16 pilot and a1976 graduate of the Air Force Academy; David J., an aggressor pilot at Clark AB, Philippines, and a1978 Air Force Academy graduate; Mark S., acivil engineer; John P., a1985 graduate of the Air Force Academy assigned to Holloman AFB, N.M.; and Kathryn, ateacher in San Marcos, Texas.

General and Mrs. Scott plan to reside in the Colorado Springs area after retirement.

Maj. Gen. Hamm

General Scott’s successor is a1956 graduate of West Point. After receiving his pilot wings. General Hamm served with fighter units in Europe and as aforward air controller with the U.S. Ar¬ my’s 101st Airborne Division. He also flew the left-wing position with the U.S. Air Force aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds.

He has been afighter squadron flight commander, commanded an F-4 Phantom II tactical fighter wing in South Korea and an F-15 Eagle tactical fighter wing at Eglin AFB, Fla. He also served in staff positions at numbered air force, major air command and Headquarters Air Force levels. General Hamm more recently served as defense attache to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from August 1981 to August 1983.

General Hamm fl ew 103 combat missions with atactical fi ghter squadron in South Vietnam in 1966.

He is acommand pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours, and is rated as asenior parachutist. His military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, five Air Medals, the Air Force Commendation Medal and the Combat Readiness Medal.

He is married to the former Jane Strawn of Little Rock, Ark. They have asonE Charles Jr., and adaughter, Rebecca.

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Commandant Nominee for VFW Award

By SSgt. Patrick L. Redmond Public Affairs

Brig. Gen. Sam W. Westbrook III, commandant of cadets, is one of only two nominees for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Armed Forces Award. The award is given yearly for “outstanding contributions to the nominees’ fellow service members, to their service and to the Department of Defense,” according to officials at the Headquarters Air Force Military Personnel Center, Ran¬ dolph AFB, Texas.

General Westbrook’s nomination includes specifics from when he commanded the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath. United Kingdom, and during his short tenure at the Air Force Academy.

General Westbrook was cited for commanding the largest F-111 wing in the Air Force and for his insistence on realistic, quality training of wing aircrews. This resulted in top marks on all operational evaluations and the wing’s selection to lead the way in operational deployment of several new weapons.

Under his guidance, the 48th TFW was the first F-111 unit operational with the AIM-9 missile, the GBU-15 TV-guided bomb, the GBU-14 low-level laser-guided bomb and the 1-2000 laser guided bomb. RAF Lakenheath also became the fi rst Air Force installation to deploy the Rapier surface-to-air missile in support of local area defense.

General Westbrook and the 48th TFW were selected by the Na¬ tional Command Authority to plan, organize and execute the most complicated and demanding night mission in recent Air Force history. On April 15, 1986, aircraft and aircrews under his command flew attack missions against terrorist-related targets in Libya.

Taking off from RAF Lakenheath, 24 F-lllF aircraft fl ew nearly seven hours in night formation to their target area without the use of radios or radar for guidance. Once near the area, 18 F-11 IF aircraft departed formation and descended in darkness to avery low altitude over the Mediterranean Sea. Separating into three groups and accelerating to nearly 600 knots, the aircrews began their attacks in the vicinity of Tripoli.

The mission spanned 6,300 miles, lasted 14 hours, and com¬ bined the most difficult and dangerous aspects of tactical flying. It set new standards in service interoperability and tactical innova¬

tion and precisely met all national objectives. As aresult of this mission, terrorist-related activity against U.S. citizens and proper¬ ty has dramatically decreased.

In his short tenure at the Academy, General Westbrook has already begun to instill in the Cadet Wing the same sense of pur¬ pose and esprit de corps that he left behind at RAF Lakenheath. The general’s personal example and commitment to the basic in¬ gredients of operational readiness are the best possible guideposts to the cadets, the Air Force’s future leaders.

The other Armed Forces Award nominee is Lt. Gen. Forrest S. McCartney of Air Force Systems Command. (The Falcon Flyer)

NEW DEAN NAMED

Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger announced on April 21, 1987 in Washington the selection of Col. Erlind G. Royer as the sixth dean of faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He suc¬ ceeds Brig. Gen. Ervin J. Rokke, ‘62, who left last summer for a year of language training and subsequent reassignment as defense attache to the Soviet Union. Col. John T. May, ’61, who has served as acting dean of faculty until today, will retire July 1.

iCol. Royer

The dean of faculty is appointed by the President from among the 21 permanent professors who serve as heads of departments of instruction at the academy. The dean is appointed to the grade of brigadier general, assuming the rank following Senate confir¬ mation. Colonel Royer’s replacement as head of the Department of Electrical Engineering has not yet been determined.

Born in Missoula, Mont., Colonel Royer, 48, earned abachelor of science degree from Montana State University, amaster of science degree from Stanford University, and adoctorate from the University of Illinois; all in the field of electrical engineering. He was commissioned as adistinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in 1961.

Colonel Royer first joined the Air Force Academy faculty in August 1969 as an associate professor and head of the Radio Fre¬ quency Systems Laboratory within the Department of Electrical Engineering. Following assignments in the United States and Europe, he returned to the academy in July 1983 as permanent professor and head of the electrical enginering department.

Colonel Royer has been decorated with the Defense Superior Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals and three Air Force Commendation Medals. He is married to the former Janis Christian of Kalispell, Mont. They have adaughter, Nicole Marie, and ason, Christian Louis. Colonel Royer will serve as acting dean of faculty until the change of command ceremony, which will be scheduled in late June.

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Historic Achievement

Lt. Gen. Win fi eld W. Scott, Jr., superintendent, pins the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal on Brig. Gen. Sam W. Westbrook III, commandant of cadets, earlier this year. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense approved the award of the medal for the role General Westbrook played as commander of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing during the air strike against Libya.

(U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Eric Olsen)

AOG Executive Director Elected to Bank Board

Lt. Col. (USAF, Ret) Richard M. Coppock was elected a member of the board of directors of Air Academy National Bank (AANB) at the annual Shareholders Meeting on March 24, 1987. Coppock, executive director and treasurer of the Association of Graduates (AOG), became the first Academy graduate to serve on the AANB board.

Lt. Col. Coppock (USAF, Ret)

Upon his retirement from the Air Force on Aug. 1, 1983, Cop¬ pock, amember of the Academy Class of 1961, was selected to become the fi rst civilian executive director of the AOG. As the association’s chief operating officer, he administers more than 30

Blue-Ribbon Panel Reviews Honor Code

Areview of the Academy’s Cadet Honor Code by asix-member blue-ribbon panel was conducted Feb. 23-28 at the request of Lt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr., academy superintendent. The review is consistent with recent evaluations of the honor codes at West Point and the Naval Academy, the superintendent said.

The panel conducted the week-long review of the code to deter¬ mine if it is working effectively. The group examined the honor code administrative process and interviewed cadets and faculty members. General Scott wanted an objective review of the code, according to academy spokesman Will Ketterson, and there was no specific honor code case that prompted the panel’s visit.

Secretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldridge Jr. selected the panel and the group was headed by J. Michael Kelly, the Air Force deputy assistant secretary for manpower, resources and military personnel.

Panel members were Henry Sayler, an Academy Board of Visitors’ member and state chairman of the Florida Republican Party; Col. Thomas Springob, staff judge advocate. Air Universi¬ ty, Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Col. Jock Schwank (USAF, Ret), presi¬ dent of the Association of Graduates of the Air Force Academy; Maj. Gen. Charles Cargill (USAF, Ret), vice president for opera¬ tions, Texas A&M University; and Florence Madden, the Air Force assistant general counsel for military affairs.

Following the visit, “the panel will make recommendations, if they have any, to the secretary of the Air Force,” Keterson said.

separate and distinct bank and brokerage accounts dedicated to operations, endowments, scholarships, memorials and class treasuries. During his continuing tenure as AOG director, he has coordinated the association’s expansion into such areas as group life insurance and an AOG-af fi liated MasterCard program. His current efforts include planning and support for the eventual con¬ struction of an AOG alumni house as well as further expansion of AOG membership and services.

Prior to his retirement from the Air Force, Coppock served for four years as professor of aerospace studies and Air Force ROTC Detachment commander at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and completed his career as deputy commandant of the Ohio Valley Area Air Force ROTC in Columbus, Ohio. Amaster navigator, he completed two tours in Southeast Asia flying some 2,000 combat hours with the 606th Special Operations Squadron (1969-70) and the 16th Special Operations Squadron (1971-1972). His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the Air Medal with 29 oak leaf clusters.

Coppock holds amaster of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado and has completed graduate courses in flying and ground safety at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles and Arizona State University. He is married to the former Trelma Anne Kubacak of Santa Monica, Calif. They have three children: James (Staff Sergeant, USAF), Lori, and Carole.

Commenting on his selection to the Air Academy National Bank Board of Directors, Coppock stated that he welcomed the opportunity to serve the bank, the Academy community, and Academy alumni throughout the world through this affiliation with the Academy’s only on-base bank.

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‘Ace’ F-4D Flies to Academy for Final Mission

By TSgt. Allen L. Eakle NCOIC, Academy Media Relations Division

After nearly two decades of service, aMcDonnell Douglas Corp. F-4D with aunique war history began its last journey Nov. 24 to apermanent home at the Air Force Academy.

This Phantom II is the aireraft in which then-Capt. Steve Rit¬ chie, who graduated from the academy in 1964, became the first Air Force ace of the Vietnam War.

Steve Ritchie, ’64, climbs from the cockpit of “463” after his fifth MiG-21 kill on Aug. 28, 1972.

Before the war ended, the plane would be credited with six MiG kills, the only aircraft credited with six kills since the Korean War. Ritchie himself was credited with five, and two of them were in the F-4D.

The aircraft, which was assigned to the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing at Homestead AFB, Fla., was flown to Peterson AFB, Colo., by Col. H. Hale Burr Jr., 31st TFW commander, and Lt. Col. Herbert H. Johnson, 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron com¬ mander. They were escorted by apair of F-16 Fighting Falcons, also from Homestead.

“It’s my pleasure, sir, to give you ‘463,’ ”said Burr to Lt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr., academy superintendent, who accepted the plane on behalf of the Air Force Academy. The number is part of the aircraft’s tail number, 66-463. “She’s been agood aircraft and is Code 1(mission ready).

Also there to greet the Phantom on its last flight was someone who knew it well, now-Col. Steve Ritchie (USAFRes.).

“Why don’t you get in and try it out?” said Burr to Ritchie. “I bet it’ll feel good —like an old shoe.”

Ritchie climbed into the front cockpit for probably the last time, looked around and worked the controls, and then gave a thumbs-up to the delight of the media and spectators who were there for the plane’s arrival at Peterson.

“There’s definitely an emotional attachment,” said Ritchie.

Each airplane has aspirit and life all of its own. This is avery special airplane.”

Ritchie holds the nation’s second-highest award for valor, the Air-Force Cross; four Silver Stars; and 10 Distinguished Flying Crosses. He served tours in Southeast Asia in 1968 and 1972. It was on his second tour that he beeame an ace.

Two of the six red stars painted on the engine inlet ramps — signifying MiG kills —belong to Ritchie. He shot down the first (and the plane’s fourth) MiG May 10, 1972.

“It was abittersweet day,” said Ritchie. “One of my classmates. Bob Lodge, was shot down that day. He was on his third tour and already had three kills. He was about to make his fourth when aMiG got him.”

After shooting down his fourth MiG, Ritchie selected “463” to fly from then on. “It had good radar and fewer write-ups than any other aircraft,” he remarked. His name was painted on the side of the aircraft and he flew it daily for several months.

On Aug. 28, 1972, Ritchie bagged his fifth (and the airplane’s fifth) kill to become the first American ace to shoot down five MiG-21 Fishbeds. He flew his Phantom to Saigon the following day for apress conference. It was the last time he flew it.

Ritchie went on to win the 1972 McKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year and the 1972 Jabara Award, which is given each year to the Air Force Academy graduate whose ac¬ complishments demonstrate superior performance in fields direct¬ ly associated with aerospace vehicles.

Two months later the plane was credited with its sixth kill. It re¬ mained in Southeast Asia until 1975 and in the Pacific for another five years until assigned to Homestead in 1980.

Ateam from the Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah, prepared the F-4D for static display at the academy. The engines, all avionic and electronic components, and all usable parts that could be taken out without marring the outer display were remov-

“They’re taking most of her guts out —the engines and radars,” said Ritchie. “I just hope the spirit remains with the airplane.”

The Phantom will be repainted to look as it did in Southeast Asia, complete with six bright red stars, and transported to the academy. Aformal dedication ceremony will welcome the academy’s newest addition as it begins its final mission.

“I’m glad she’s going to the academy,” Ritchie said. “She represents what the academy is all about. Ihope the spirit of the plane will be an inspiration to the cadets.”

Academy civil engineers and 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing members from Peterson AFB roll F-4D 66-463 to its Academy resting place. The historic aircraft and the pilots who flew her were responsible for downing six MiGs in Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Patrick Redmond)

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Graduate Couple Entertains With Magic

By Pat Lesher, Public Affairs Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

1st Lt. P.J. Lynch of Aeronautical Systems Division’s (ASD) Flight Dynamics Laboratory and his wife, 1st Lt. Prisca Lynch of ASD’s Deputy for Simulators, are about the begin their magic act. The magic began when they met as cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and they have been making magic ever since. Now ahusband and wife show business team, they entertain with their magic and juggling show for charitable organizations several times each year.

Before the show gets under way, let’s meet the performers.

P.J. is an aeronautical engineer, distinguished 1983 Air Force Academy graduate, ski instructor, soaring enthusiast, unicyclist, juggler and magician.

In Flight Dynamics Laboratory’s Flight Control Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, he searches for better ways to use new technology for flight control systems. As aflight control design engineer, he helps bridge the gap between ideas and poten¬ tial Air Force applications.

Prisca is aClass of 1984 Air Force Academy graduate, aeronautical engineer, former Falcon cheerleader and group staff member. She was the 1986 runner-up for the Federal Women’s Program Business Woman in Blue award.

As lead engineer for the F-15 operational flight trainer in the Deputy for Simulators, Prisca is responsible for all engineering aspects of acquiring the F-15 flight simulator, beginning with the design. She manages the test programs, ensures the Tactical Air Command user pilots get training, and sees that simulators are delivered on time and concurrently with the aircraft.

After of fi ce hours, P.J. and Prisca are busy as liaison of fi cers for the Air Force Academy, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, and producing and starring in magic shows.

The association with performing magic began with P.J. When he was 12, he broke his leg skiing and couldn’t take part in the Lynch family’s traditional Christmas skiing trip. While the leg mended, he practiced magic tricks received as aChristmas gift and his romance with legerdemain (sleight of hand/magic) began.

“Before 1went to the academy,” said P.J., “1 spent weekends in Boston magic shops talking and listening to other magicians. Both my parents strongly supported me. Mom helped me make costumes and Dad helped me build my props. 1did shows for Cub Scout troops and organizational charities. Flalloween shows became aspecialty because of the connection with goblins and magic.

“My first year at the academy, Iappeared on closed circuit television for the Air Force Assistance Fund drive telethon,” he said. “The trick was to tear anewspaper to shreds and put it back together. The dean saw the program and told the faculty at com¬ mander’s call the next morning that he’d seen afreshman magi¬ cian on television. The academy instructors quickly discovered it was me and the act began to gather momentum. Idid magic shows the entire four years at the academy including shows at three or four hospitals in Colorado Springs on Halloween Eve.

“In my sophomore year, Todd Woodhouse (’84), another cadet who juggled, and Iformed ateam. As we got more equip¬ ment, we expanded the show. Soon, we were cutting peole in half, exchanging places, covering awide realm of professional magic,” P.J. explained.

“Todd and Iwere in the same class,” Prisca said. “P.J. and I met at aparty given by Todd when Iwas ajunior. Iused to watch P.J. and Todd juggle, and then Ibegan learning with them.”

“I kept going to see Todd so Icould see Prisca,” P.J. con¬ fessed. “The three of us became sort of ateam. Prisca and Todd stayed at the academy while Iwent to graduate school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on aHertz Foundation Fellowship. When they came to visit, we went to the ‘big time’ as street performers at Harvard Square just for fun.

When Iwas asenior and P.J. was at MIT,” Prisca said, “Todd and Ipracticed juggling in Colorado Spring. At times, I wanted to quit —like the time Igot ablack eye from missing a pin, or another time when Igot asore lip, AND every time I broke another fingernail. But each time you get alittle better. It’s like riding abike, once you learn the basic pattern, you can easily pick it up again.”

Although geographical distance prevents Todd from being the third member of the magic and juggling team, the three friends keep in contact regularly. AT-37 aircraft instructor pilot, Lieute¬ nant Woodhouse is stationed at Williams AFB, Ariz.

Prisca was assigned to ASD and came here to set up housekeep¬ ing right after graduating from the academy. P.J. arrived here in February eight months later. They were married in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 22, 1984.

Both Prisca and P.J. are Air Force advocates. As academy and ROTC liaison officers, they speak to students and tell them about life at the academy and in the Air Force. They kiddingly tell academy prospects in the local high schools that juggling is part of the academy curriculum, but explain later they mean juggling time. With their busy schedules, P.J. and Prisca must have learned it well.

The Lynches have appeared in volunteer magic/juggling shows for numerous base events including Super Saturday, the Americana festival, the ASD county fair, an Easter show at the Air Force Hospital and aHalloween show there Oct. 30 during National Magic Week. They also have performed for under¬ privileged youth at Kittyhawk Center and used the language of magic to honor fellow workers at organizational parties.

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1st Lt. Prisca Lynch, ’84, is the victim of sharp steel blades during the zig-zag lady illusion. The magician is 1st Lt. P.J. Lynch (her husband). Class of 1983. As ateam, they enjoy performing magic and juggling shows for various charitable organizations. (USAF photo by Kathy Esposito)

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THE RAWHIDE

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALDO F. DUMBSQUA T

By Don Hall, ’76

CMC Waldo F. Dumbsquat watched in amazement as his chemistry instructor, Capt. Litmus, turned apiece of mystery meat into gold. The doolie always knew atechnical education would be worth something some¬ day. Waldo wondered if he could declare alchemy as his major.

Despite his interest in the demonstration, the freshman found himself succumbing to the siren song of the Zmonster. As Waldo pitched sleepily toward the lab counter, his last conscious thought was afear of bleeding on the sparkling stainless steel sink...

Waldo’s roommate, Warren Heels, looked out the dorm win¬ dow and heaved asigh.

“Why the sigh, guy?” asked Waldo.

“I think we’re in another one of your dumb dreams.

“What makes you say that?”

“Well, for one thing, there are pink fl amingos in the Air Gardens.”

“And?”

You are wearing your Alpha blouse with just aT-shirt underneath, quasi-official trou, and low quarter shoes without socks.”

“Good clues, Warren. But this is the undercover uniform of a room inspector. Speaking of inspections,” Waldo paused to glance at his Rolex, “it’s time to shake down afew firsties.

The doolies stepped into the hallway and immediately felt the muggy air of ahot, humid Miami night.

“Some squadron must be having ashower formation,” mused Waldo.

“A what?”

Hogue named 1986 Olympic Team Manager

Lt. Col. Micki King Hogue has been chosen as the Olympic div¬ ing team manager for the 1988 Olympics to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Colonel Hogue is the 1972 Olympic springboard gold medalist, and is the assistant athletic director and head diving coach at the Academy.

As manager of the Olympic squad, she will oversee ad¬ ministrative preparations for team travel and training and will ac¬ company the U.S. deligation to Seoul in September 1988.

In addition to her new Olympic team duties, the colonel cur¬ rently serves on the U.S. Diving board of directors, and is chair¬ man of the law and legislation committee of U.S. Diving. A member of the U.S. Olympic committee, U.S. Diving is anon¬ pro fi t organization designed to promote and conduct amateur diving at all levels.

“Sorry, Warren. 1was just thinking about another USAFA dinosaur.”

“Okay. Here’s the squadron commander’s room. Should we call for back up?”

“No, we have to take him before he signs out on another privilege.

The freshmen unholstered their Smith and Weston form 10 pads. Whistles blaring, they kicked the door open and caught the squadron commander stuffing clean clothes into his laundry bin.

“Freeze, Sir!”

“What’s the meaning of this?” the firstie blustered. Waldo flipped open his badge.

((

AMI Vice. You have the right to be written up for aroom not ready for inspection.”

“But this is Sunday!”

No excuse. Sir!

“I hope you have awarrant.

“This is all the warrant Ineed,” said Waldo as he tapped the cadet reg book. “Shall we see if this floor has been buffed with paste wax? Warren, light amatch.”

“No, don’t! Anything but that. I’ll confess!”

(( >)

Waldo gave the fi rstie ahard look. “Let’s note afew more discrepancies. Hmmm, the wash cloth is on the wrong side of the towel. Wooden hangers unmarked as well as the underwear. Overhead locker is locked. Ah ha! Afrayed trouser pocket fixed with ablue magic marker. Water in the sink. Dust in the rifle rack. Blankets hooked on the bed springs.V.

I’d say we have enough to put him away on confinements for along time,” chortled Warren Heels.

Waldo turned to the humbled upperclassman.

“Given the situation, there’s only one question left to be asked.

(( >J What’s that?”

“Sir, can Iborrow your car next weekend?

J»

“You must be dreaming, Dumbsquat. H/i *H/

Colonel Hogue is a1966 University of Michigan graduate who made her Olympic debut in 1968. While leading in the spring¬ board event, the then-captain misjudged her second-to-last dive, hit the diving board and broke her arm.

With abroken arm, Hogue finished the contest, but dropped from first to fourth place and lost her chance of winning amedal. But four years and 10 U.S. diving titles later, she won the Olym¬ pic gold medal in Munich. (The Falcon Flyer)

CORRECTION

On page 21 of our last magazine we listed Major Thomas B. Miller, asecondary-zone selectee to lieutenant colonel, as being in the Class of 1974. Major Miller graduated from the Academy in 1972. We have found that promotions list¬ ings provided to us are sometimes in error when agraduate has had abreak in service. We will, in the future, check these listings against our own AOG computer records to preclude future inaccuracies.

MY AMI VICE —ADream in One Act

Starring Waldo F. Dumbsquat

Graduates’ Performance at SOS Evaulated

By Lt. Col. Jerry M. Barucky Director of Graduate Evaluation, USAFA

As part of an overall program to assess the active duty perfor¬ mance of USAFA graduates, the Directorate of Graduate Evalua¬ tion has recently completed an historical analysis of USAFA graduates’ performance at Squadron Officers School (SOS). Coauthored by Mr. Harald E. Jensen and Lt. Col. Jerry M. Barucky, this study examines primarily the in-residence SOS ex¬ periences of the USAFA Classes of 1959 through 1978. Those classes were used because they have complete SOS information, whereas with more recent classes, asigni fi cant proportion may still be able to attend.

Attendance and Performance

Overall, of nearly 12,000 graduates from those classes, approx¬ imately 36.9 percent completed SOS in-residence, 30.5 percent completed SOS only through correspondence, 25.7 percent resigned or are deceased without completing SOS, and 6.9 percent are still active or retired without completing SOS in any form.

Of the 4,401 USAFA graduates from class years 1959 through 1978 who attended SOS in-residence, 25 percent became distinguished graduates (DGs). When one realizes that distinguished graduate status has generally been limited to ap¬ proximately seven percent of those attending, it is apparent that the percentage of USAFA graduates awarded DG status has been significantly higher than the percentage for attendees from other commissioning sources. In fact, figures from SOS classes 62A through 85E, in the table below, illustrate this difference.

USAFA Graduate Attributes

Having determined the extent to which USAFA graduates have attended and distinguished themselves at SOS, the study next con¬ sidered “In what ways do distinguished SOS graduates differ from the remaining SOS graduates?” In addressing this question, the study compared those USAFA graduates who were DGs at SOS with the USAFA graduates who attended SOS but were not DGs, on several measures; 1) academic/military performance at USAFA, 2) active duty retention, and 3) below-the-zone promo¬ tion experience.

The first comparison of these two groups, in terms of previous USAFA performance, revealed astrong relationship between per-

formance at SOS and several cadet performance measures. Initial¬ ly, those who became SOS DGs had entered the Academy with somewhat higher academic credentials. The difference in entering academic composite scores was consistent for all 20 classes and averaged 90 points per class during that time. This difference in entering capabilities was also reflected in cadet performance at USAFA, as illustrated in Figures 1and 2, which compare the two groups’ average percentile rankings on USAFA’s Academic and Military Orders of Merit. Figure 1displays the average percentile ranking on USAFA’s Academic Order of Merit. The average percentile rankings for distinguisehd SOS graduates range from the 60th percentile, in the classes of 1976 and 1977, up to the 69th percentile for the class of 1959, clearly surpassing the average academic standing of the remaining SOS graduates, which ranges between the 36th and 47th percentiles. In Figure 2it can be seen that the same general pattern holds for USAFA Military Order of Merit rankings although the differences between the two groups are not as pronounced on the Military Order of Merit as with the Academic Order of Merit.

The second area of comparison was restricted to an examina¬ tion of retention rates of distinguished and remaining SOS graduates. Overall, distinguished SOS gradutes have ahigher retention rate (77 percent, compared to 71 percent for remaining graduates). And, with the exception of years 1965 and 1968 through 1971, they also have higher retention rates for each class year (Figure 3).

Afinal comparison is made in Figure 4, which displays the “below-the-zone” promotion experience of SOS graduates with 10 or more years of active duty. Overwhelmingly, the overall below-the-zone promotion rate was higher for distinguished graduates (30 percent) than for SOS graduates who were not DGs (11 percent).

Residence vs. Correspondence

In addition to the comparison between SOS attendees who were DGs and those who were not DGs, ageneral comparison of USAFA and active-duty performance was also made between those who attended SOS in-residence and those who completed SOS only by correspondence. In almost all categories but reten¬ tion, there seems to be little difference in their performance. Only small and inconsistent differences exist between the two groups on their USAFA Order of Merit rankings, and their below-thezone promotion rates (approximately 15 percent) are also very similar. However, the active duty retention rates are definitely

higher for those who attended SOS in-residence (68 percent to 56 percent).

HOMECOMING 1987 Summary and Conclusion

From this examination of USAFA graduates’ performance at SOS, the data clearly show that Academy graduates have tended to do quite well at SOS, and that their performance at SOS seems to be positively related to their performance both at the Academy and on active duty. USAFA graduates have attained distinguished graduate status at about three times the normal rate for all SOS attendees. Those USAFA graduates who became distinguished SOS graduates clearly had surpassed their non-DG counterparts on USAFA’s entering criteria and on its Academic and Military Orders of Merit. Additionally, Air Force retention rates are generally higher for SOS DGs, and their “below-the-zone” pro¬ motion rate of 30 percent nearly triples the 11 percent rate for those USAFA gradutes who had not been DGs at SOS. The data also reveal that, except for ahigher active-duty retention rate, there seems to be little difference in USAFA or active duty perfor¬ mance between those USAFA graduates who attended SOS in¬ residence and those who completed the program only by cor¬ respondence.

What this all may indicate is that the higher achievers in the competitive Academy environment tend to continue their behavior on active duty. Both as junior officers in the SOS “school” environment (which is not unlike the USAFA system) and in the more general officer promotion system as well, these achievers may be somewhat more able, or simply more willing, to put forth the kind of behavior/performance that leads to recogni¬ tion and rewards.

Make your plans now to attend Homecoming 1987, Sept. 17-20, 1987. Another record crowd of alumni is expected to return to the Academy for the four-day celebration to be held in conjunction with the USAFA vs. San Diego State football game.

Homecoming registration forms will be mailed to members of the 20- and 10-year reunion classes in June. Other alumni are heartily encouraged to join these two ma¬ jor reunion classes in the annual return to campus spon¬ sored by the Academy and the Association of Graduates (AOG). Those from classes other than ’67 and ’77 must contact the AOG of fi ce to request registration forms. Forms will not be printed in Checkpoints. All attendees must register through the AOG. The deadline for registra¬ tion is Monday, Sept. 14, 1987. Those attempting to register after this date might well find most, if not all, events sold out. Send requests for registration forms to: Association of Graduates (Homecoming) USAF Academy, CO 80840-5000 (303) 472-4513/2067; AUTOVON 259-4513/2067

Reunion chairmen for the 20- and 10-year class are: ’67: Lt. Col. Gary L. Scheimer, AV: 259-3650, (303) 472-3650, (303) 548-0253 Home. ’77: Capt. John (Jay) M. Fawcett, Jr, AV: 259-4130, (303) 472-4130, (303) 550-9171 Home. Classmates should contact these individuals directly for information regarding class activities, hotel reserva¬ tions, memorabilia, etc.

Thursday,

Friday,

USAFA Brie fi

Next-of-Kin Coffee

Ceremony Superintendent’s Class of ’67 Reception ’67 Squadron Parties ’ll Squadron Parties

Saturday, 19 Sep 87

All-Class Registration

Cadet Wing Parade

All-Class Tailgate

Cadet/Alumni Rubgy Game

USAFA vs. San Diego State

Jabara Award Banquet Homecoming Ball

Sunday, 20 Sep 87

Figure 3

Figure 4

FALCON SPORTS

Sophomore Garners 2nd All-America Honor

By AlC Charles D. Roberts Public Affairs

Sophomore Michelle A. Prevost received her second AllAmerica honor this year when she received Academic AllAmerica honors March 5.

She was earlier selected as asecond-team All-America skier as a result of her 10th place finish in the giant slalom at the National Collegiate Ski Association Championships March 3-5 in Crested Butte.

She also received the Smith-Corona Academic Excellence award at Crested Butte. She was the only woman alpine racer to receive the award.

Cadet Prevost is abiology major with a3.92 grade point average and a3.5 military performance average earned while tak¬ ing an average course load of 22 semester hours. She has been on the superintendent’s list the past three semesters. A3.0 or better for both GPA and MPA is required to make the list.

She said she hopes to be in the top two percent of her class upon graduation in order to qualify for medical school and become an othopedic or flight surgeon.

“I came to the Air Force Academy because Iwanted to try something different that also had excellent career opportunities, she said. “It was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever made, but the most rewarding experience I’ve ever faced. It’s ahard place to like or enjoy, but inside you don’t want to give it up.

The 19-year-old South Lake Tahoe, Calif., native managed to qualify as an All-America skier this season, even though she spends far more time on her studies than she does on the slopes.

Unlike some of the other sports here where cadets practice almost every day, Idevote most of my time to the academic re¬ quirements of the academy. Academics are more important for me because academics are going to get me somewhere,” she said.

Cadet Prevost has been skiing since she was two years old and began skiing competitively when she was 10.

“I ski here because Ilove to ski. I’ve done it all my life and I had the chance to keep doing it. And now that the team is getting better, Ifeel there’s an even better reason to continue —to help further the team for the future because we could become real strong. The team was really strong when our officer in charge. Col. Scott Duncan, ’65 (currently the Academy’s Director of Public Affairs), was acadet,” she said. (The Falcon Flyer)

Spring Football Practice Begins Rebuilding Year

The Academy football team began spring football practice after going 6-5 last season and finishing third in the Western Athletic Conference.

Head coach Fisher DeBerry and his staff will build this year’s team around 31 returning lettermen, including pre-season AllAmerica candidate Chad Hennings, a6-5, 260-pound senior defensive tackle.

Coaches will be looking for replacements for the nine starters lost on defense and the four on offense. Areplacement also is needed for one of the nation’s top punters.

As Isee this year’s team, with the number of lettermen we have back and the limited playing time we have at several posi¬ tions, Iwould have to say this is arebuilding year,” DeBerry said.

He added that he told his squad that everyone is starting with a clean slate and returning starters, lettermen and players coming up from the junior varsity will have an equal chance at earning a starting spot for the 1987 season.

“We are going to be avery young football team this year. I hope our team will mature alittle more as we go along this coming season than we did last year. Isee this as avery competitive spring

with everyone on the team needing to be at their best every day if they hope to be classified as astarter,” the coach said.

The quarterback position is the spot that will probably draw the most attention. Senior Jim Tomallo, last year’s starter, will be competing with sophomore Dee Dowis, who saw action as aback¬ up last year, and sophomores Steve Letnich and Lance McDowell.

Hennings and John Steed at noseguard are the lone starters back on defense. Gone are All-American linebacker Terry Maki and All-Conference performers Tom Rotello at cornerback, Steve Spewock at defensive tackle, and punter Mark Simon.

“With nine starters lost on defense, that is where we hmve to concentrate our major reconstruction this spring,” DeBerry said. “It is likely that we will have to move some players around to strengthen our defense.”

The coach said he believes there is enough talent among the returning lettermen and the upcoming junior varsity players to shape avery competitive squad.

“We just lack game experience at alot of positions and there is not asubstitute for that. There’s no question that we have our work cut out for us this spring.” (The Ealcon Elyer)

C3C Michelle A. Prevost receives the Smith-Corona Excellence Award from Mark Rinehart, president of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Ski Association, and Brig. Gen. Sam W. Westbrook III, commandant of cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Eddie Boykin)

Defense Holds Key for 1987 Baseball Team

By AlC Charles D. Roberts Public Affairs

If the Falcon baseball team can add aconsistent defense to an already potent offense, they should improve on last season’s record of 18-28 overall and 7-17 in WAC play, according to head coach Jim Hanley. “Defense is the key. If we can improve in that area we’ll be very competitive,” Hanley said, adding that the defense has improved during the fall.

Offensively, the Falcons could be considered the “Hit Men” of college baseball. The team was seventh in the NCAA in hitting with a.342 team batting average last season. The Falcon offense was led by Eric Pharris and Dan Broderick. As afreshman, Brod¬ erick batted .430 and led the team in hits (61), doubles (16), triples (5) and RBIs (55), while tying Pharris for the home run lead with nine.

Pharris, the only key player missing from last year’s team, was the fifth-leading hitter in the nation with a.476 average; he also

had a3-2 record as apitcher with a1.90 ERA. His ERA will be missed. The Falcons posted a9.70 team ERA last season, but Hanley said the altitude and smaller-sized park at the Academy causes alaunching pad effect similar to the one in Atlanta Stadium.

Leading the pitching staff will be Scott Oss, John Mosier, and Greg Schwartz. Oss was 5-5 as asophomore last year with two shutouts and six complete games. Mosier is asophomore who has had agood fall, Hanley said. Schwartz is asenior who will see ac¬ tion as both reliever and starter. Hanley said Schwartz has also had agood fall and expects agood season from him.

Another plus for the falcons will be their youth. There were five freshman starters on the team last year. The team should be better now that these players have ayear of experience under their belts, Hanley said. (The Falcon Flyer)

Falcons Finish Second at Boxing Championships

By AlC Charles D. Roberts Public Affairs

Steve Schifani watched last year’s National Collegiate Boxing Association championships from the stands —unable to par¬ ticipate because of abroken nose —knowing he would have only one more shot at winning anational title.

But Schifani did not let anything or anyone stand in his way at the NCBA championships in April as he dominated Ken Krynski of the Virginia Military Institute to take the 180-pound title in Reno, Nevada.

“I’ve been waiting for this for ayear now,” Schifani said after the fight. “I’ve been thinking just about this fight... this made up for all of it.

Schifani was the only academy boxer to win his title bout. Bruce Brady lost to Tony Fletcher of the U.S. Military Academy

Hoopsters Finish 7th in WAC

Alate rally by the men’s varsity basketball team against New Mexico fell short as the Falcon basketball team lost 80-73 in their season fi nale in Albuquerque, N.M.

Despite the loss, the Falcon’s finished seventh in the Western Athletic Conference with a5-11 record. This marks the most con¬ ference wins and highest finish for the Falcons in seven years as a league member. The team finished with an overall record of 12-14.

The Academy tied the score at 69 with 4:58 left in the game when Raymond Dudley connected on athree-pointer. But Mike Winters put the Lobos ahead to stay when he scored aminute later with athree-pointer of his own. The Falcons were then only able to hit two of their next nine shots.

Dudley led all scorers with 28 points, the most by aFalcon player this season. Mike Hammond had 16, and Rob Mart and Eric Kjome scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Kjome had seven rebounds to give the Falcons a31-29 rebounding advantage.

Falcon head coach Reggie Minto noted the improvement he saw in his team, which lost its sixth consecutive game. “We played better. We played pretty well. If we have to go into the playoffs without awin I’ll take that kind of effort. Ifeel they can come out of here with their head high,” Minton said.

The Falcons lost their fi rst WAC playoff game against Brigham Young University. The Academy split with BYU for the regular season, beating them 93-91 Jan. 30 in the Field House. BYU had defeated the Falcons 87-69 just eight days earlier in Provo, Utah.

and Kevin Munger was defeated by Mike Perrelli of the U.S. Naval Academy in the fi nals.

But the Falcons still managed asecond-place finish with atotal of 24 points. Navy took six titles to win the tournament with 60 points. The University of Nevada-Reno was third with 23 points and Penn State at Lock Haven fi nished fourth with 18 points.

Although Schifani scored two standing-eight counts and the fight was stopped in the middle of the third round, he said he never thought he had the fight won until it was over.

“You know Inever thought Ihad him, because he was atough kid, and any punch that might have caught me in the right spot could have stopped the fi ght.”

In his fight against Fletcher, Brady was the subject of acon¬ troversial call that may have cost him the 156-pound title. The 1986 silver medalist was called for astanding-eight count in the second round with he appeared to have slipped. Brady appeared to have won the fi rst round and the third round, but the West Point boxer won by anarrow 3-2 decision.

Seven other academy boxers qualified for the bronze medal in their semifinal matches April 3. (The Falcon Flyer)

The referee raises Steve Schifani’s hand in victory. Shifani was the only academy boxer to win agold medal at the national collegiate boxing championships. (U.S. Air Force photo by AIC Charles D. Roberts)

Falcon Icemen End Season at 19-10

By AlC Charles D. Roberts Public Affairs

The varsity ice hockey team dominated U.S. International University 7-1 in the last of two weekend games to finish the season with atie for the fourth most wins in Academy history. The win gave the Falcons asweep over the San Diego team to finish with a19-10 record. The Academy won 11 of their last 12 games.

Ithought we saved the best for last,” said head coach Chuck Delich. “I don’t know if we can play any better. It was agreat ef¬ fort; everyone got after it.”

Delich lauded the play of seniors Joe Chapman, Keith Nightin¬ gale, Jack Sundstrom, John Klimek and Jim Brunkow. “I can’t say enough about the five seniors. They are the nucleus that got us where we are,” Delich said.

Klimek scored the game’s first goal to tie him with Gary Micheletti for 14th place on the career scoring list with 127 points.

Ithought it was the best series we played all year. We were all psyched up because it was the last game for the seniors,” Klimek said.

Sundstrom missed ashutout at 9:33 in the third period when Gary Bernard scored the only goal for the Gulls to make the score

Ventresca Earns All-America Honors in Gymnastics

Marlena Ventresca, an Air Force Academy freshman from Doylestown, Pa., has earned 1987 All-America honors as agym¬ nast.

Ventresca achieved All-America recognition by finishing sixth in the floor exercise at the U.S. Gymnastics Federation Division II national championships in Oshkosh, Wis., in early April.

C4C Ventresca

The gymnast two weeks earlier had an impressive showing at the NCAA Division II regional tournament at the University of Northern Colorado. At this national quali fi er, she won the balance beam, placed second in the all-around and finished third in the floor exercise and the vault.

Marlena has had asuper season and it was appropriate that she culminated the year as an All-American,” said Cheryl Botzong, academy women’s gymnastics coach. “She is very energetic and will bring back the enthusiasm to help the whole team try to qualify for the next year’s nationals.”

Ventresca is the first academy freshman gymnast to win AllAmerica honors. Last year, senior Sue Wieland was an AllAmerican on the balance beam.

4-1. “It ended the way Iwant to remember hockey. Ithink they have agood team, but we were emotionally high,” Sundstrom said.

After Klimek’s opening goal, Jim Jirele and Greg Gutterman scored within 13 seconds of each other to give the Falcons a3-0 lead over the Division Ischool.

Jirele scored again early in the third period on anice pass from behind the goal by Joe Chapman. John Manney, Gutterman, and Joe Doyle also scored for the Falcons in the period. Gutterman led the Falcons with two goals and an assist. Jirele had two goals, and Joe Doyle finished with agoal and an assist.

In Friday night’s game, Keith Nightingale put the Falcons ahead to stay on apower-play goal at 11:18 in the third period to make the score 4-3. The Falcons made it 5-3 afew minutes later when Klimek scored his second goal of the game. John Anzelc had earlier tied the game at 3-3 when he scored at 15:36 in the se¬ cond period. Manney and Klimek finished the season with 46 and 48 points respectively. Saturday night’s crowd of 2,653 helped set aseason record of 43,771, breaking the 1974-1975 mark of 42,429. (The Falcon Flyer)

Top Freshman Diver Skips High School Senior Year

Ayear ago, Kim Dornburg of Green Bay, Wis., was ajunior in high school and one of the top prep divers in the country. Today, after skipping her senior year to enter the Air Force Academy, Kim is one of the top collegiate divers in the country.

The academy freshman has been named NCAA Division II Woman Diver of the Year, earned All-American honors and qualified to compete in the NCAA Division Ichampionships in Indianapolis. In March, at the Division II national competition in Long Beach, Calif., she won the silver medal in the three-meter diving event and the bronze medal in the one-meter event.

“This is only the beginning for Kim,” notes her coach, Lt. Col. Micki King Hogue, springboard diving gold medal winner at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. “She has tremendous ability and the confidence of acollege senior, plus she peaked at just the right time of the season.”

In addition to being the YMCA national diving champion for three consecutive years, Kim won the Wisconsin state diving title her junior year after finishing second as afreshman and as a sophomore. In school, she also was active in student council, basketball, track and softball.

If her school had not dropped diving as asport, the seventeenyear-old still would be competing against others her age. But when Green Bay East High School discontinued her specialty, she realized she had enough credits to graduate early and decided to pursue diving on ahigher level.

It wasn’t avery difficult decision because the academy has so much to offer,” says Kim. “The academy has outstanding academic and sports facilities, Iwanted to be coached by Colonel Hogue, and an academy appointment is the equivalent of afull scholarship. Also, Iwould like to be an Air Force pilot.

Kim is one of more than 500 female cadets at the academy, of which approximately 40 percent will become pilots.

Academy Offers 1987 Falcon Sports Camps

The 1987 Falcon Sport Camps at the Air Force Academy are designed to provide boys and girls with the opportunities to develop and improve their skills in the sports of their choice. In¬ structors are highly-qualified coaches, and campers will use the same facilities that the cadet-athletes use during the school year. These include the cadet fieldhouse, gymnasium, tennis courts and many acres of practice fields.

The Academy will not be able to conduct resident camps this year. Apersonnel policy change has greatly reduced the availabili¬ ty of counselors and escorts necessary to hold resident camps. Every effort will be taken to make resident camps available next year.

Boys and girls eight through 18 years of age are eligible to at¬ tend camps. Note the age limit below for each of the individual sports. No camper can be ahigh school graduate by NCAA rule. All participants will be divided into groups based on age, size, ex¬ perience and ability. All campers must provide their own equip¬ ment. Acamp T-shirt/jersey will be provided.

Check-in time will be on Monday morning between 8and 8:30 a.m. Inquire at the north or south gates of the Air Force Academy for directions to the fi eldhouse. Check-in will be on the main fl oor of the fi eldhouse in front of the ticket windows.

During non-instructional times, campers will be offered the op¬ portunity to participate in avariety of recreational activities to in¬ clude ice skating, hiking, racquetball, tennis, squash, volleyball, badminton, gymnastics, basketball, movies and Academy tours.

Each camp will terminate at 1p.m. on Fridays. Parents should make pick-up arrangements accordingly. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the Denver area (RTD Bus Station on Hampton and Monaco) on alimited first-come first-served basis. Initial pick-up on Monday will be at 7:30 a.m.

For application or further information call (303) 472-1895 or write to Falcon Sports Camps, Sports Ticket Office, (Name of sport), U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-5461.

Poweriifters Win Title

The men’s powerlifting team edged Brigham Young University 35-32 to win the American Drug-Free-Powerlifting Association national collegiate championships in April at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

“It was overall avery good meet —outstanding,” said Joe Marksteiner, coach and of fi cer-in-charge of the powerlifting team. “They lifted with alot of heart and intensity and worked together as ateam.”

Darryl Glenn won the 132-pound class with atotal of 1,185 pounds and was named the meet’s best lifter under 148 pounds. He had a441-pound squat, a292 bench press and a452 deadlift.

Scott Kees finished fifth at 148 pounds with atotal of 1,179 pounds. “He had an outstanding meet for his fi rst time at na¬ tional competition and being the lightest person in his class, Marksteiner said.

Greg Johnson was third at 165 with a1,361-pound total, Glen Adams was fi fth at 181 with a1,333-pound total, and Bryan Fujimoto was second at 198 pounds with atotal of 1,532 pounds. “Fujimoto has shown tremendous improvement,” Marksteiner said. “He has improved his squat nearly 100 pounds, his deadlift 100 pounds and about 50 pounds in the bench press.”

In the women’s division, Delcy Palk won the 97-pound class. Palk said she felt she had achance to set some American records, but had problems getting agood grip. Becky Bartine finished sec¬ ond at 111 pounds with a650-pound total. Bartine set an all-time collegiate record in the bench press with alift of 143 pounds. (The Falcon Flyer)

BASEBALL; [Commuter Camp] Boys Only

Date: June 22 -26, 1907 [Limit; 50]

Ages: 10 -17

Director: Jim Hanley

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

BASKETBALL[CommuterCamp]GirlsOnly

Date: July 20 -24, 1987 [Limit: 75]

Ages: 10 -17

Director: Marti Gasser

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

COURT SPORTS; [Commuter Camp] Boys and Girls

Dates: July 13 -17, 1987 [Limit: 40]

Ages: 14 -17

Director: John Giannoni

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

Sports: Racquetball, Handball, Squash, Wallyball

CROSS COUNTRY; [Commuter Camp] Boys and Girls

Date: June 15 -19, 1987 [No Limit]

Ages: 12-17 Must be able to run aminimum of 3miles

Director: Gus Schalkham

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

FENCING; [Commuter Camp] Boys and Girls

Dates: August 3-7, 1987 [Limt; 40]

Ages 14 -17

Director: Wendell Kubik

Fee; Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

GOLF; [Commuter Camp] Boys and Girls

Dates: June 29 -July 3[Limit: 50]

Ages: 8-17

Director: Tom English

Fee: Commuter $100.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

GYMNASTICS:[CommuterCamp]GirlsDniy

Dates/First Session: June 22 -26, 1987 [Limit: 50]

Dates/Second Session: June 29 -July 3, 1987 [Limit: 50]

Ages: 7-17

Director: Cheryl Botzong

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

HOCKEY: [Commuter Camp] Boys DnIy

Dates: July 20 -24, 1987 [Limit: 80]

Ages: 8-17

Director: Chuck Delich

Fee: Commuter $95.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

LACROSSE; [Commuter Camp] Boys Dniy

Dates; June 15 -19, 1987 [No Limit]

Ages: 8-17

Director: Mike Hittle

Fee: Commuter $100.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

TENNIS:[CommuterCamp]BoysandGirls

Dates: July 6-10, 1987 [Limit: 60]

Ages; 8-17

Director: Rich Gugat

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

VOLLEYBALL; [Commuter Camp] Boys and Girls

Dates/First Session: July 27 -31, 1987 [Limit: 60]

Dates/Second Session: August 3-7, 1987 [Limit: 60]

Ages: 14-17

Director; Bill Peer

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

WRESTLING; [Commuter Camp] Boys Dniy

Dates: June 15 -19, 1987 [Limit: 60]

Ages: 10 -17

Director: Jim Deser

Fee: Commuter $90.00 [Add $20.00 for Bus from Denver]

Stadium seating explained: How Do IGet to Sit on the 40?

By Lt. Col. John M. Giannoni Assistant Athletic Director (Business Division), USAFA

Did you ever wonder “How do Iget to sit on the 40 yard line at Falcon Stadium?” or “How can Isit with my classmates at either home or away Falcon football games?” The answer to both of these questions is: Join the Air Force Academy Athletic Associa¬ tion (AFAAA).

As aUSAFA grad and acurrent AFAAA member, you will be given the best possible seating at home and away football games. In Falcon Stadium, this means sitting with your class on the east side. The Class of ’59 is on the 50-yard line, middle of the lower level. Each class will be seated in numerical order, moving south from the 50-yard line. If you prefer to sit on the west side of Falcon Stadium, we will seat you (according to your AFAAA number) as close to the 50-yard line as possible. You will be given priority over new season-ticket buyers and placed in seats vacated by previous long-time ticket buyers who do not renew. In most cases, this process results in at least 40-yard line seating. If you are seated on the west side and continue to maintain your AFAAA membership, your seat location will be guaranteed, unless you re¬ quest achange. Falcon Stadium seating is shown below.

When the Falcons play on the road, the tickets we receive are allocated as follows. The best 100-150 are designated for AFA Protocol. After Protocol, the AFAAA member gets the next best tickets, assigned according to his/her AFAAA number.

The AFAAA is amembership organization which has as its purpose the generation of funds to assist in financing the inter¬ collegiate athletic program of the U.S. Air Force Academy. The AFAAA serves avery vital and important role as amajor source of support of the overall athletic program, and our loyal sup¬ porters help to provide our cadets with one of the finest athletic programs in the nation. The AFAAA is open to AFA graduates, faculty and staff stationed in USAFA, cadets and cadet parents.

One might ask, “As aUSAFA grad stationed away from Col¬ orado, why should Ibe amember of the AFAAA?” In addition to financially supporting your alma mater’s athletic program, you will get the following benefits: asports newsletter three times a year, priority seating at home and away athletic events, and dis¬ count USAFA season athletic tickets. The priority seating is based on your AFAAA number which you received upon graduation. This number will enable you to buy up to four season tickets and sit with your classmates on the east side of Falcon Stadium. However, you must be an active AFAAA member to reap the bene fi ts.

The time to join the AFAAA is now! Why? Because it will never be cheaper. Effective July 1, 1987, the lifetime membership dues will increase from $150 to $200 while the annual dues will in-

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More NCAA Recruiting Rules Explained

By Col. Ruben A. Cubero, ’61 USAFA NCAA Faculty Representative and Maj. Jim Andrus Assistant Athletic Director for Intercollegiate Programs

Last quarter we put out some general background information on the NCAA, it’s purpose, structure, and guidelines on recruiting prospective student-athletes (SA). To reemphasize a major point, please remember that as representatives of the athletic interests of the Academy, graduates are not permitted to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts. Furthermore, ef¬ fective Aug. 1, 1987, representatives of athletic interests of USAFA may not make any in-person recruiting contacts, on or off campus, or to make arecruiting contact by telephone or cor¬ respondence with aprospective student-athlete, or the prospect’s relatives or legal guardians.

Interestingly, the NCAA does allow for the prospective SA to receive one expenses-paid visit to the institution’s campus for a period not to exceed 48 hours. Such visits may only occur after the start of the SA’s senior year (see questions) and aprospect may not accept expense-paid visits to more than five Division Ior Division II schools.

But what about off-campus contacts, where coaches, autho¬ rized to recruit, can go out to meet SAs face to face? Here the NCAA rules are alittle touchy in determining what can and can not be accomplished. There are two types of off-campus sites that are of particular interest to the NCAA: one is the SA’s educa¬ tional institution (high school, normally) and second, locations other than the SA’s educational institution (SA’s home/ residence, normally). In sports other than Division Ifootball and

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crease from $10 to $12. All annual dues paid through June 30, 1987 will be credited to the lifetime membership fee. However, this policy will be discontinued effective July 1, 1987.

The 1987 schedule and ticket prices are:

Season tickets are $54 for the general public and $42 for AFAAA members. They can be ordered by telephone at (303) 472-1895, or (Autovon) 259-3951. Mail orders and AFAAA in¬ quiries should be addressed to: AFAAA Ticket Office, Field House, USAF Academy, CO 80840-5461.

CORRECTION

In the last issue of the magazine we incorrectly listed the fall sport record for the Academy’s Junior Varsity Football team. The correct tally is four wins, zero (vice nine) losses, and zero ties. One of the four wins was over the University of Nebraska freshman team.

basketball, the coaches are allowed to make three visits at the SA’s educational insitution and three visits to sites other than the SA’s educational institution. In the sports of football and basket¬ ball (Div I) the coaches will have three visits at sites other than the SA’s educational institution, and one additional visit per each week during the specified “contact” period at the site of the SA’s educational institution.

The second general topic for this article is who is “eligible” to play intercollegiate sports? This answer is simply anyone who “qualifies” by meeting the academic requirements specified by the NCAA. In civilian institutions these same academic re¬ quirements must be met before student-athletes receive athletically-related financial aid. Therefore, a“qualified” is de fi ned as one who:

—is ahigh school graudate

—has aminimum 2.000 grade point average (max of 4.000) —successfully completed 11 academic courses including —3years in English

—2years in math

—2years in social sciences

—2years in natural/physical science

—1laboratory class, if offered and received —aminimum 700 combined score on SAT or —aminimum 15 composite score on ACT.

With most of our USAFA students coming into the Academy needing aminimum of 1050 SAT/44 composite ACT, there is no need to worry about overall scores. We do occasionally come across someone, however, who did not have the proper breakdown of courses. These students can not play until all re¬ quirements are satisfied.

And now on to some related questions of interest:

Is it permissable for aprospective student athlete to visit an in¬ stitution at times other than the one authorized expense-paid visit?

Yes. Aprospective student athlete may visit an instituion’s campus as many times as he desires at his own expense. The only support that he may receive is three complimentary tickets to a campus athletics event.

To what extent may aprospective student athlete be entertained during the one expense-paid campus visit?

Aprospective student athlete and his parents or spouse may be entertained only in an area within 30 miles of the campus (i.e. no ski trips) and then only on ascale comparable to that of normal student life (i.e. meals at Mitch’s but no meals at the Broadmoor).

May amember of the athletic staff of the Air Force Academy visit (face-to-face contact) aprospective student athlete during the junior year in high school?

Yes. The three national service academies, because of the congressionally-mandated admissions procedures, have received a special waiver from the NCAA and are authorized to contact a prospective student athlete during his junior year in high school. However, the one authorized expense-paid visit to the USAFA may not occur until after the beginning of the senior year in high school.

May aprospective student athlete visit an institution’s campus and have the expenses reimbursed (in addition to the one athletically-related paid visit)?

Yes. Provided the visit has nothing to do with the Athletic Department (e.g. Band Day, science/research visit, etc.) and pro¬ vided that no effort is made by aDepartment of Athletics staff member to recruit the prospective student athlete.

CHAPTER NEWS i Colorado Chapter Reviews Active Year’s Events

1986 turned out to be agreat year for the Colorado Chapter (CCAOG)! Last April we held our 6th annual Dark Ages Party at the Sheraton DTC in Denver. Brig. Gen. Rokke, then dean of the facul¬ ty (and now air attache in Moscow) was our special guest, bringing the chapter up to date on changes in the wing academic structure. In June, the AFA links con¬ tingent triumphed at the third annual TriService Academy Alumni Golf Tourna¬ ment. Held at Eisenhower Golf Course, A1 Blumberg, ’68, lead the charge despite an hour-and-a-half hail storm. USAFA grad Jay Stevens also was aluminary when he won the longest drive contest (his ball still hasn’t been found but NORAD last reported it over Hays, Kansas). We actually enjoyed hosting this event —we made the rules, and, by gosh, we won! In late July, the chapter once again prevailed on the gracious hospitality of Jim and Julie Gonzales for the Summer Picnic in Littleton. Agreat time was had by all at this third annual event and we did prove conclusively that the grads of the Party Class of ’68 have absolutely no idea how to play volleyball —but, boy, did they look good in defeat.

The year wound up in early November when the alumni of Army and Air Force met at the Inverness Racquet Club for a satellite TV party of the Army-Air Force football game. The club manager may never see the likes of such agroup again and probably couldn’t believe it when a ’41 West Point grad hit the floor for 21 pushups after Army scored their final TD. (Yes, he did finish them all!)

Awelcome development of 1986 was the continued building of warm relations with the other Colorado Chapters of our sister academies. As amatter of fact, one example of this joint effort happened ear¬ ly this past March when the three Col¬ orado service academy chapters produced the very first joint, public concert of the Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale, and the Navy and West Point Glee Clubs. The concert was staged at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver and afull house was in at¬ tendance. The performances were smashing as the audience rewarded the choirs with several standing ovations. The event was enhanced by the presence of two of the honorary chairmen of the Col¬ orado Chapters of the Service Academy Alumni Associations, Bo Callaway and Colorado Governor Roy Romer, as well

as the superintendent from West Point, Lt. Gen. Dave Palmer. The last time the three choirs appeared together was in 1973 at the Nixon inaugural, where they sang the national anthem. It may be biased on my part, but the Air Force chorale had the best performance of the group! The event also focused attention on the academies for potential cadet candidates, many of whom were in attendance and also came to the Admissions Fair the following day. Special thanks for all the hard work on Air Force’s end go to Bill Maywhort, ’68, and Jim Boma, ’76.

On March 21st the chapter held its seventh Dark Ages Party at the beautiful Lonetree Country Club in Douglas Coun¬ ty. In the spirit of ecumenicism, several of our comrades from West Point and An¬ napolis were present. Our special guests were Harry Combs, aviation pioneer and head of Combs-Gates Aviation and Gates Learjet, and Corky Douglass, along-time friend of Mr. Combs’ who he had taught to fly nearly 50 years ago. Since Colonel John May, acting dean of the faculty, was in attendance, you folks at the Academy may see Harry Combs soon. The guests also got to view aportion of Combs’ 1985 PBS special on the Wright Brothers — Kill Devil Hill.

The Dark Agers had aspecial treat when we learned that Gary Feel’s, ’67, daughter will be attending USAFA in the next freshman class. (This girl is really something —she received appointments to the other service academies and afull scholarship to Princeton. Luckily she takes after her mom.) We also discovered that Bill Van Horn, ’74, will be com¬ pleting DU law school in June, adding another lawyer to the Colorado chapter’s rolls. Don Halley, also a’74 grad, was able to announce that he has struck out in¬ to new frontiers in computer and suiting work.

The remainder of 1987 was still being discussed when this article went to press. Our Navy friends recently told us that they were planning asummer luau, in which we will be included. There is also serious planning going on for aCivilized Western Weekend Vacation, in early fall, to feature full-service accommodations at amountain resort, agolf tourney, tennis, horseback riding, chapter banquet, and possibly asmall rodeo.

In June/July, the fourth Tri-Service Academy Alumni Golf Tournament will

be held. West Point is scheduled to host this year. We’ll also get together again with our sister chapter for asatellite TV party of the away football game (Navy this year).

You surely will not want to miss the chapter goings-on for 1987, so contact us by calling Allan Jensen (’74) at 599-5203 (h) or 599-0663 (o) for information on joining the chapter and receiving the new and improved CCAOG newsletter. Hope to hear from you soon!

BAY AREA CHAPTER

Achapter is forming in the San Fran¬ cisco Bay/Silicon Valley area. In January the chapter held its first meeting in San Jose. The 35 attendees are now organizing and contacting other grads in the area for the April meeting (history by the time you read this).

To date, the chapter name and many other details have not been fi nalized. For more information please contact Dennis Park (415) 846-3417, Dick Mangold (415) 493-3548, or Chuck Reed (408) 993-9911.

CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER

The Central Coast Chapter of the Association of Graduates (Vandenberg AFB, Calif.) is finally “up and running.” Launched through the efforts of Karl Greenhill, ’80, and Susan Ferkau, ’83, the group has had several meetings, adopted a charter and bylaws, and elected aboard of directors. The officers are John Angell, ’65, president; Kathy Orta, ’83, vice presi¬ dent; Karl Greenhill, secretary, and Mark Sucher, ’71, treasurer. Other directors are Vic Bouquet, ’61; Bob Lazaroff, ’71; Joe Fury, ’77; and Susan Ferkau.

The chapter hosted Lt. Gen. Win fi eld Scott, Academy superintendent, at its first annual “State of the Wing” dinner in mid January. Some 100 graduates, spouses, parents’ club members and friends of the Academy attended the banquet at the Vandenberg Officers Club. General Scott told the group that the primary emphasis at the Academy was on the leadership pro¬ grams which have grown even more im¬ portant under his administration.

Chapter president Col. John Angell presented the superintendent with a special memento and Maj. Gen. Donald Aldredge, 1st Strategic Aerospace Divi¬ sion commander, thanked General Scott

for attending and presented agift on behalf of all personnel at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The success of this fi rst chapter program was due to the efforts of Greg Smith, Ken Menzie, Karl Greenhill, and Ed Ordzie who planned and organiz¬ ed the affair. Special thanks to the Academy Athletic Department for the copy of the 1986 football highlights video which was enjoyed by all.

HEART OF DIXIE CHAPTER

After two years of coordination, the Heart of Dixie Chapter (Montgomery, Ala.) is off and running. The kickoff din¬ ner was in February with about 50 in at¬ tendance. Maj. Gen. Harold W. Todd, ’59, Air University vice commander and commandant. Air War College, was the inaugural speaker. General Todd has now helped launch five chapters of the AOG. He suggested ideas the Heart of Dixie Chapter could use to make it adynamic and positive organization.

At the dinner, old friendships were renewed, new ones begun and aboard of directors was selected. Board membrs in¬ clude Neal Westbrook, ’61; Lloyd Probst, ’63; Gary Sanderson, ’64; Don Giglio, ’65; Johnny Wing fi eld, ’67; Doug Hawkins, ’67; and Alan Rotach, ’73. Also, Dan Iken, ’74; Ernie Wollard, ’76; A1 Ekrem, ’78; Lennie Schaeffer, ’83; and Link Verstegen, ’84.

The board met to prepare aprogram for 1987 and is working on the new con¬ stitution and bylaws. For further informa¬ tion please write to Heart of Dixie Chapter, ATTN: Don Giglio, 1902 Kingsbury Drive, Montgomery, Ala. 36106.

FRENCH EXCHANGE CHAPTER

The Paris Air Show is getting near and with it the French Exchange Association’s biennial reunion. This year we’ve mobi¬ lized our Paris contingent, George Pope and Griff Vinton, EX ’84, to organize what promises to be an outstanding event. USAFA-EA Chapter members from all over the world will be converging on Paris from June 12 to 14 and, in addition to en¬ joying each other’s company, will take ad¬ vantage of the opportunity to find old friends in the French Air Force and take in the atmosphere of the world’s premier air and space exhibition. As aspecial feature on this year’s program. Griff and George have included adinner with Col¬ onel Georges Nougaro, (French Army, retired) longtime friend of all exchangers. For those of us who have not been able to make it back to France or to see Colonel

Nougaro since our Exchange, this will be aparticularly happy event.

The number of our members who have managed to find their way back to Europe continues to grow. Dave Daley, EX ’73, is now “of fi cially trilingual” and astudent at the Fuhrungsakademie der Bundeswehr in Hamburg, West Germany. Dave Estep, EX ’77, managed to capture atwo-year Olmsted scholarship to Dijon, France, to study management. It looks as though Jeff Shivnen, EX ’79, will soon follow after language training in Monterey, Calif. Evelyn Scanlon, EX ’83, after com¬ pleting acourse at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, will join the “European Division of the chapter this summer. She’s being assigned to RAF Station Chicksands. Rob Cruz, EX ’82, got aplum as he was as¬ signed in December to the Allied Group for Aerospace Research and Development in Neuilly sur Seine, asuburb of Paris.

While many are making their way to Europe some are heading back home. Chris Haave and Joe Deon, EX ’81, who have been at RAF Bentwaters for the past three years, are leaving this spring for Holloman and Williams AFB, respective¬ ly. Chris came over to Belgium in January for avisit with Bruce McLane, EX ’73, and Amy Wimmer, EX ’82. Bruce McLane will finish three years at SHAPE and will be off to ACSC in July.

Before Iclose I’d like to remind anyone interested that Lts. George Pope and Griff Vinton, U. S. Embassy Paris, APO NY 09777, are organizing our reunion at the Paris Air Show in June. Please contact them if you plan to attend. Hope to see you there. (Bruce P. McLane, ’74)

NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER

The North Texas Chapter elected its 1987 board of directors in January with outgoing president Jerry Ahmann, ’63, presiding at the annual meeting. Newly elected of fi cers are Ron Schillereff, ’66,

president: Rick Barton, ’71, vice presi¬ dent; Steve Sacone, ’76, secretary; and Joe Kreimborg, ’71, treasurer. Other members elected are Denny King, ’63; Dave Brigman, ’71, and Lance Ammon, ’70.

Leaving the board after three years’ ser¬ vice was P. “Manny” Cardenas, ’64, and Jerry Ahmann. Events slated for the chapter include the formal Founder’s Day Banquet on April 4, the Spring Tri-Service Golf Tournament on May 3, the triService Softball game on May 17, and the fall golf tournament on Sept. 13. En¬ thusiasm for the chapter was shown dur¬ ing the annual meeting as it was the same Sunday that the Mavericks and Lakers played in Dallas. More than 14 chapter members gave up their tickets to that game to attend the meeting.

Another super evening for the chapter occurred on April 4at the Summitt Hotel in Dallas. Bill Reemtsma, ’63, and wife Joy did their normally superb job as party “setter-uppers” with president Ron Schillereff hosting the event. Aplaque was presented to former president Jerry Ahmann and his wife Ellen with apprecia¬ tion from all the chapter members for the fi ne work these two have done. Also presented, or in this case renewed, was the chapter’s “President’s Cup,” alarge silver bowl with the names of all the chapter’s past presidents on it. In recogni¬ tion of our founding father, whose idea and inspiration it was to start the chapter, the cup is now officially named the “Tom McNeil Cup” (’45, USMA). Providing entertainment for the evening was alocal D.J. called the “Motivator,” who plays his music from a1955 Ford T-Bird inside the hotel. Agreat time was had by all.

On afinal note, when we run out of pic¬ tures we simply find an old one lying around. What do former chapter presidents do in retirement? Well, they travel to Spain and catch the bull by the horns!

Jerry Ahmann, ’63, and Ron Hale, ’71, take the bull by the nose last year in Spain. Both are active members of the North Texas Chapter, with Ahmann being aformer chapter president.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Lt. Col. Roger T. Carlson, Class of 1967, was killed in an automobile accident Nov. 19, 1986. At the time of his death, Roger was the Chief, Circuit Defense Counsel, United States Air Force Judieiary, assigned to the Third Circuit, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

Amemorial service was held at Randolph Air Force Base, Chapel 1on Nov. 22 with burial Nov. 24 at the United States Air Foree Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Roger was agraduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and is survived by his wife, Patricia J. Carlson; ason, Jon, adaughter, Katie; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rene V. Carlson; and asister, Mrs. Judith Fliekey.

Family and friends hold close the memory of Roger’s positive approach to life, his ever-present good humor and his ever-ready smile. Roger will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Terry Gale Berdine, ’74

Captain Terry Gale Berdine, Class of 1974, died on Dec. 26, 1986 as aresult of injuries reeeived when he was struck by an automobile while jogging. He died at Marion Health Center in Sioux City, Iowa at age 34.

After graduating from the Academy, Terry took pilot training at Vance AFB, Okla. and fl ew F-4s and OV-lOs at several Air Force bases in the United States and Europe. In 1981 he left the Air Force to attend Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. He earned his master’s of theology degree in 1984 and spent two years serving as pastor of the Pavillion Community United Methodist Church in Pavillion, Wy. In January of 1986 he at¬ tended A-7 pilot training in Tucson, Ariz., and had been flying with the Air National Guard in Sioux City sinee August.

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Con fl icting emotions are involved in the relating of this change of status” of Terry Berdine. He would want me to tell you that his sudden “death” on Dec. 26 was tragic only if one ex¬ cludes Christ and His provisions for real life from the telling.

Seemed like Terry always wanted to know “why?” He knew “how” (he thought he did) you did it yourself so no mistakes were made. Camped alone, walked alone, studied alone, walked away from any relationship that threatened his goals until one day, with no challenges left, he tried an inverted spin in an OV-10. He made it, just barely, without acrash, but the “why” question grew huge. His own words: “who am I,” “what am Idoing here,” “what is the meaning of this.

The ultimate challenge came from the bible during aspur-ofthe-moment ehapel attendance: “examine yourselves to see if you are in the faith.” Shortly thereafter he gave in to God’s loving call, and gave up his dependence on self and the world’s pleasures in favor of submission to God.

There are alot of other details to his life, not the least of which are 12 years of marriage to his wonderful wife Susan and his love for his children Derek Russell and Carissa Renee, atime of pastoring achurch in Wyoming, and areturn to fl ight status with the Iowa Air National Guard.

What would Terry say now? Idon’t know, but I’m sure he would agree: the death of your body is not the end; rather, it is appointed unto men once to die and then the judgement, but the gift of God is eternal life. As it is with all gifts, one must first ac¬ cept the gift on the giver’s terms before one can expect to benefit from the contents or the purpose of the gift.

Terry’s survivors include his wife and two children, his parents, Russell and Donna Lee Berdine, three sisters and spouses, two sisters-in-law and spouses, two brothers-in law and spouses, his mother-in-law, and many other relatives and friends. Amemorial fund has been established and donations may be sent to the Terry Gale Berdine Memorial Fund, Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-5000.

Terry Berdine graduated early —1986. We will see you soon, my friend and brother. (Bill Almy)

Todd Lewis Spangler, ’76

Captain Todd Lewis Spangler, Class of 1976, lost his life on Nov. 8, 1986 when his beloved vintage 1954 Chevy pickup truck rolled off ahighway in Goldsboro, N.C. and burned. No eause for the accident could be found. Services were held at the Seymour Johnson AFB chapel on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Todd entered the Academy as an alternate from Ohio. There he was amember of 37th Squadron and afour-year member of the Drum and Bugle Corps. Music remained apleasurable adjunct all his days, as versatile pianist and banjo strummer. Todd may be remembered as one of the sparks behind astunning “Beat Navy!” banner high atop the Cadet Chapel’s vaulted peaks, and for the construction of agiant U.S. flag which draped the terrazzo wall during Graduation 1976.

Roger T. Carlson, ’67

Terry Gale Berdine, ’74

512th Dragon Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany from early 1979 to 1981. These were years Todd considered without equal. Subsequent assignments included instructor pilot at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. from 1981 to 1984 and as aggressor pilot at Nellis AFB, Nev. from 1984 to 1986.

In June 1986 Todd chose to leave the Air Force and become a full-time alert pilot in the Air National Guard’s 191st Intercept Group at Selfridge ANGB, Mich, and Seymour Johnson AFB.

While with the Guard, Todd had found new extra-duty pleasure as author of alively column for the squadron Mailer and as air show narrator supreme.

While in the Air Force he earned the Air Force Commendation Medal, Small Arms Expert Ribbon, Combat Readiness Medal, Air Force Longevity Service ribbon and the Air Force Overseas Long-Term Ribbon.

Todd leaves aglobal following of friends with well-imprinted memories of his skill as an aviator, his unfailing positive attitude, his enthusiasm for life, and his wonderful sense of humor. He was aprofessional, hardworking officer —strong on team spirit, a tireless motivator in squadron and unit, acatalyst for good. “Spanky’s” energy was intense, constant, contagious. He was a gentleman and friend.

Todd is survived by his father, Paul, and mother, Kay, of Brighton, Mich.; brother. Brad, of Goldsboro, N.C.; two sisters, Laura Rodin of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and Sue of Orland Park, 111.; and two grandmothers. Fern C. Erickson of Harpster, Ohio, and Marea N. Spangler of Sun City, Ariz.

Amemorial fund has been established to endow an annual award in 37th Squadron which will go to the senior in the squadron chosen by the freshmen as best exemplifying the qualities of leadership and professionalism shown by Todd. Donations to this program may be made to the Todd Lewis Spangler Memorial Fund, Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-5000. Donations may also be made to The Daedalian Foundation, Building 1635, Kelly AFB, Texas 78214.

Todd left family and friends with arich heritage of caring, of a deep and abiding faith, to dream dreams, to stretch for the stars, to carry on. Invariably, Todd had akind word and aready smile. That we will miss. Him we will miss. Godspeed, Capt. Todd L. Spangler. (A gathering of thoughts from Laura, Sue, Brad, parents —and Todd’s family offriends, fellow aviators and com¬ manding officers.)

James A. With, ’76

Major James A. With, Class of 1976, died in an aircraft acci¬ dent over the Gila Bend Tactical Ranges in Arizona on Dec. 22,

1986. He was killed while serving as an F-5 Fighter Weapons School instructor on atactical training mission with an interna¬ tional student.

Jim was anative of Santa Fe, N.M. Upon graduating from high school in 1972, he entered the Academy and graduated with the Class of 1976 as amember of Seagram’s Seven. Those of us who lived and worked with him in 7th Squadron will always remember him as astabilizing influence, always managing to keep life at the Zoo in perspective for us, and reminding us of what was impor¬ tant in our lives. He was adedicated leader, an aggressive sports¬ man, and an example to us all.

Following gradution he entered pilot training at Vance AFB, Okla. earning his wings in 1977. His initial assignment was in the F-lllA at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho until 1980. Jim was then assigned as an instructor pilot in the F-lllF at RAF Lakenheath from 1980 to 1982. Subsequently he became a48th Tactical Fighter Wing weapons and tactics officer in 1982 and remained in that position until his return to the states in 1983 as an F-5 instruc¬ tor pilot in the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron at Williams AFB, Ariz. In 1985, he became an F-5 Fighter Weapons School instructor, serving in that capacity until his untimely and tragic death. Jim was an outstanding fighter pilot with excep¬ tional flying skills and an uncanny tactical air sense that earned him areputation as an air-to-ground tactician. At the time of his death he had over 1,800 hours of fighter time.

Jim married Katherine (Kitty) Begelspiker the day after he graduated from the Academy. He is survived by her and their two sons, Daniel and Jacob. He was aloving husband and devoted father who, despite all his professional achievements, always found the time to be with his family—camping, fishing, and hunt¬ ing. In addition, Tim is survived by his mother, Betty J. With; his father, Anthony; his two sisters, Vicky K. Taylor and Leila M. With; and his brother. Mack.

Atrust fund has been established to provide for his sons’ educaton expenses. Donations may be sent to: James With’s Children’s Education Fund, Western Horizons Federal Credit Union, 18224 E. Williams Field Road, Higley, Ariz. 85236.

Jim’s death, with its tragic timing, reminds us all of how fragile life is and how fleeting it can be. He lived life with incredible gusto and seized each opportunity that came his way. He was the epitome of ahusband, afather, afriend, aleader, and afighter pilot. He touched the lives of all who knew him. The words of Jack London described Jim With’s life so aptly:

“1 would rather be ashes than dust. Iwould rather that my sparks would burn out in abrilliant blaze than be stilled by dry rot. Iwould rather be asuperb meteor than asleepy and permanent planet.”

(Capt. Jim Brooks, ’77)

Todd Lewis Spangler, ’76

James A. With, ’76

Captain John S. Southrey, Class of 1977 and amember of the 104th Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), Westfield, Mass., died on a four-ship A-10 training sortie as he and another wingman collided while the formation was maneuvering against an air threat at low altitude. Amemorial service was held in Granby, Conn, and funeral services were at the Air Force Academy Cemetery. Aflyby honoring John was performed by four A-10s from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School —John’s last active duty unit.

John was born on June 19, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pa. At the Academy he was amember of 7th Squadron. His first assignment after graduation was to the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach AFB, S.C. Employing the “Hog” was like second nature to John; his flying skills, judgement and aggressiveness earned him the respect of the rest of the “Green Demons” (356th TFS) in minimum time. John was always in contention for squadron and wing top gun honors and his name was at the top many times.

His next assignment was to the 355th Tactical Fighter Training Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. where John was an RTU in¬ structor. He helped many young fighter pilots get off on the right foot. It was no surprise that he was selected to attend Fighter Weapons School where he earned the Flying Award. It was here that he earned the nickname John-boy. Ahandsome man, he always looked much younger than his age.

He returned to Davis-Monthan, but after only ashort time was asked to return to Nellis AFB to instruct at the Fighter Weapons School. With extra duties in scheduling and then in standardiza¬ tion and evaluation, John-boy always put flying and instructing first. He exuded confidence, experience, leadership and knowledge from the very beginning of the flight briefing to the end flight debrief. He was selected several times as the outstand¬ ing A-10 Division Instructor Pilot by the graduating classes.

John was (and is in our memories) aloyal friend, aman you could always count on, not just in the air, but always. He led his life like he led his flights —always in control, true to his convic¬ tions, and dedicated to making things right. It was this character that influenced Johns’ decision to retire early from active duty, for while at Nellis he met and married his beautiful wife, Mary Jane. John has been devoted to the Air Foree but felt he needed a more stable lifestyle to build on his new life with Mary Jane.

Being atrue fighter pilot, John found that stepping down from the cockpit for good was just too hard. The 104th Tactical Fighter Group welcomed him. John-boy has not really left us for he has touched the lives of so many young men and because of the respect he earned from them. All who knew him cherished his friendship. Our lives were influenced by his honesty, his loyalty, his quiet confidence, warm smile and sense of humor. He has tru¬ ly left his mark. John-boy, I’d fly on your wing anywhere.

John is also survived by his mother, Stephanie, who resides in Philadelphia. (Capt. Carl Rebarchak, ’76)

Captain Kenneth Dean Hoggatt, Class of 1982, died on Oct. 20, 1986 after ejecting from his disabled F-4E. He was on alowaltitude training mission when he encountered aflock of birds which damaged his aircraft. Memorial services were held at Moody AFB, Ga. on Oct. 24th and he was buried at Quantico National Cemetery that day.

Ken was born April 3, 1959 to Sgt. and Mrs. Edward D. Hog¬ gatt. Growing up in the Air Force, Ken traveled throughout the world with his family. Watching SR-71s take to the air, it was at Beale AFB, Calif, that Ken seriously started to consider acareer in flying. From Beale his father retired and moved to Virginia where Ken graduated with honors from Woodbridge Senior High School in 1977.

Ken entered with the Class of 1982 and excelled with it while at the Academy. He earned his bachelor of science degree in engineering science and earned his reputation as an athlete and good sport on the intramural fields. Ken was in the 18th squadron his first two years and finished up in the 37th squadron. He was on the Superintendent’s List all but one semester and was a distinguished graduate when he threw his hat in the air in June, 1982.

He then went to undergraduate pilot training at Williams AFB where he was, again, adistinguished graduate. Following that, he went to Homestead AFB to learn to fly the F-4 Phantom II. Upon completion of training he was assigned to the 374th Tactical Fighter Wing, 69th Tactical Fighter Squadron to become afighter pilot. “The Hog” died afighter pilot.

During his Air Force career Ken continually bettered himself; he had completed Squadron Officer School and was enrolled in a master’s program. He had been chosen by his wing to crosstrain into the F-16 to help replace the F-4s on base. He followed until he was the best follower, then he led, trying to become abetter leader.

Ken knew the risks and personal sacrifices that were demanded. He met those challenges every day. He was adedicated profes¬ sional fighter pilot who was proud of his abilities, his flight and his squadron. He was good at his work and the wing was proud of the standards he set for those who will follow. He made his squadron abetter squadron and he made his wing abetter wing.

Because he lived and because he served, this country became a better country. He dedicated himself to an ideal and lived it to the fullest. Dwell on our gains and capture that dedication he had, so that we all might make this abetter place.

Ken will always be loved and fondly remembered by those who survive him: his parents MSgt. (USAF, Retired) Edward D. and Martha Hoggatt, his sisters Kristie Kelm, Karen and Kim Hog¬ gatt; his fiancee Stephanie Kazimer; his nephews Graham and Kenny; and his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. (Capt. Douglas B. Dickinson, ’80)

John S. Southrey, ’77

Kenneth Dean Hoggatt, ’82

First Lieutenant Daniel Ellis Williams (Danny), Class of 1984, died on Jan. 8, 1987, when the A-10 aircraft he was flying crashed near Fulton, Ind. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Memphis, Tenn. on March 26, 1962 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams.

He was reared to believe in God and the church and was a devout Sunday School student. He professed ahope in Christ at an early age and united with the Pentecostal Missionary Baptist Church where he remained until death. He attended public schools in Memphis where he was recognized for many outstand¬ ing achievements.

During his elementary school years he excelled in all types of sports, won many awards, and was nominated Most Valuable Player on many occasions. He also excelled academically. During his high school years he was affiliated with many organizations and clubs and was recommended for Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Being among the top students in his class, he was honored in aRecognition Program of Outstand¬ ing Senior Students and received scholarship offers from colleges and universities all over the United States including Hawaii.

Upon graduation in 1980 from Hamilton High School, he ac¬ cepted acongressional nomination to the Air Force Academy where he majored in operations research. He took his undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin AFB, Texas and was assigned to Grissom AFB, Ind. (Project Season) in the A-10 air¬ craft. He served at bases in Arizona, Texas and Florida before moving on to Grissom.

At Grissom, aside from his flight duties, he was appointed assistant training officer for the 45th Tactical Fighter Squadron and also project officer for several deployments. He was one of the few lieutenants chosen to demonstrate the aircraft’s capabilties last summer at air shows across the nation.

Lieutenant Williams’ philosophy of life made at age 16 was; “People should be friendly to one another and helpful. We should not talk about one another and degrade them. But most important of all, just be yourself!”

Survivors include his devoted parents of Jackson, Tenn.; two brothers and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Williams, all of Memphis; adevoted grandmother Mrs. Joe S. Williams of Jackson; one nephew, Thomas D. Williams II; two nieces, Tanya D. and Kristina M. Williams, all of Memphis; six uncles, seven aunts, three greatuncles, five great-aunts, and ahost of other relatives and friends.

Amemorial scholarship fund has been established in his name which will be awarded to adeserving student with high moral and scholastic standards majoring in mathematics or engineering and attending Lane College in Jackson. Donations may be sent to the 1st Lt. Daniel Ellis Williams Memorial Fund, c/o Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams, 715 Cotton Grove Road, Jackson, Tenn. 38305, or to the Tri-State Bank, 2240 Elvis Presley Blvd., Mem¬ phis, Tenn. 38106.

At presstime we had learned of the deaths of the follow¬ ing graduates;

Arnold D. Patchin, Class of 1963, who died in Dayton, Ohio on Oct. 4, 1986.

Armando P. Castro, Class of 1968, who died in abomb explosion at the Philippine Military Academy on March 18, 1987.

Paul ADolan, Class of 1982, who died in the Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, Va., on March 12, 1987.

Our sincere condolences to the families and friends of these graduates. Their obituaries will appear in afuture issue of the magazine.

Friend of Cadets Dies

Clifford “Mitch” Mitchell, Major, U.S. Army, retired, died on March 22, 1987 after along illness. He was 76. To say that Mitch “sponsored” agreat number of cadets during his 22 years as a civil servant at the Academy doesn’t come close to explaining his complete devotion to so many of us, or our love and respect for him. His treasures on earth were Ruth and his cadets. We will never forget Mitch—our buddy who we could count on in the best and worst of times.

Mitch was buried with full military honors at Ft. Logan Na¬ tional Cemetery near Denver.

Amemorial fund has been established in his memory. Dona¬ tions may be made to the Clifford Mitchell Memorial Fund, Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-5000.

AOG Programs Assist Graduate’s Next of Kin

The Association of Graduates has numerous programs to assist adeceased graduate’s next of kin. Upon noti fi cation of a graduate’s death, the association sends aletter of condolence to the spouse or parents of the deceased, informing them of memorial programs and the practice of publishing an obituary in this magazine. The primary next of kin also receives acomplimen¬ tary one-year associate membership in the association beginning with the magazine in which the graduate’s obituary appears. Complimentary copies of that magazine are also sent to the primary next of kin (normally the spouse, if married, and parents, if not) and any additional family members who request one.

If anext of kin desires that some sort of permanent memorialization at the Academy be established on behalf of the deceased, the association establishes and administers amemorial fund in the name of the deceased, acknowledging all donations to the fund

and informing the next of kin of the fund’s progress. When dona¬ tions to the fund cease, aproject is agreed upon between the next of kin and the Academy and the association assists in the comple¬ tion of the project. Projects are many and include aviationrelated paintings and prints, display cases, awards, and scholar¬ ships, among others.

If the next of kin return to the Academy for funeral and burial ceremonies, the association administers aHumanitarian Fund which can be used to defray expenses of lodging and food in the Academy area for the graduate’s family members if there is a fi nancial need.

The association also assists in finding pallbearers from the deceased graduate’s class who are stationed at or living near the Academy for funeral services conducted here.

Daniel Ellis Williams, ’84

Assembly Addresses World Population Policy

By Capt. Jeanette Minnich Political Science

What would happen if the population of the world quadrupled in the next century? Could we feed everyone? Should the United States support family-planning programs abroad that condone abortion? Should we be worried about the overpopulation prob¬ lem in developing countries? Flow will “their” problem affect us?

These are some of the basic questions that participants in the 29th USAF Academy Assembly addressed in mid March during the three-day conference. More than 120 students representing 80 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada came here to examine “International Population Policy: Issues and Choices Facing the United States.” The 29th Annual Assembly was sponsored in part by the Association of Graduates through agrant from the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation.

Meeting with adistinguished group of experts in the field, the delegates gained adeeper understanding of the complexity of the issue and the difficulty policymakers face when trying to reconcile very diverse viewpoints.

“I’ve learned alot about different positions and approaches to arguments,” said Daniel Aukerman, adelegate from St. John’s College in New Mexico. Learning what the important political considerations are, and the many ways the same facts can be used to support different views were also lessons he learned from the assembly.

Cadet First Class Julie Joyce was the cadet chairman of the Academy Assembly, supervising astaff of 13 cadets who were responsible for everything from sending out the invitations to ar¬ ranging rooms, transportation and meals. Putting it all together required about fi ve months of hard work. Each cadet worked with an officer in charge from the Political Science Department, learning firsthand how to do staff work, how to anticipate prob¬ lems, and how to handle the unexpected.

According to Maj. Jay Lorenzen, director of the assembly, the Academy Assembly serves anumber of purposes. Most visible is the goal of preparing aconsensus statement on an issue of inter¬ national importance. This statement is published and sent to ap¬ plicable government agencies with the hope that it may influence U.S. policy.

Additionally, the assembly serves to give cadets practical leadership experiences as staff members or delegates to the assembly. They are exposed to the issue under discussion, and also get to meet with their peers from civilian universities.

Perhaps the most important mission of the Academy Assembly is that it brings large numbers of delegates from civilian academic institutions to the Academy and allows them to see what the Air Force Academy is about. “I think that all of these goals were

● ful fi lled,” said Major Lorenzen, and the comments of the delegates confirmed this opinion.

I’m impressed with the Academy cadets,” said Geoff Belsher, a delegate for Canada’s Simon Fraser University. “I expected them to be alot more narrow minded,” Mr. Aukerman added, “I think most fascinating to me is being at the Academy and seeing the dai¬ ly routine... Ican see the attraction; the camaraderie, working for the country, the discipline —these are good things.”

The schedule of the Academy Assembly made for full days, with the delegates meeting in round-table sessions moderated by experts for the better part of two days. The evenings consisted of plenary sessions with speakers such as Dr. Duff Gillespie, director for population at the Agency for International Development, and Ambassador Marshall Green, chairman of the State Department’s Advisory Panel on Refugees. The Conference con¬ cluded with abanquet at the Antler’s Flotel attended by the 250 people comprising the delegates, staff and key Academy person¬ nel, with special guest speaker Senator Barry Goldwater.

Guadalupe De La Vega, president of Mexico’s Private Associa¬ tion for Family Planning, was the banquet speaker, outlining the success her organization has had in stemming the tide of unlimited population growth in Mexico.

The busy schedule took its toll; however, according to Florida State University delegate Gary Asbill. “I’m not able to rest...this is more of asurvival experience,” he claimed after the second day. Still, he found “The issue is really avery prominent social issue in this country.”

“A lot of agencies gave support for the Academy Assembly, said Major Lorenzen, citing the complicated logistics involved with feeding, housing and transporting nearly 140 people. The base graphics shop and printing plant were also key in providing documents for those in attendance.

Was the assembly successful? The consensus statement draws a broad conclusion in support of the ongoing efforts of the United States to foster freedom of choice in worldwide population issues.

Panel leader Bruce Rogers found the delegates gained “a downto-earth understanding of the individual benefits of vigorous population assistance programs.” (The Falcon Flyer)

Eaker Lecture Series Features SDI Debate

PGen. James Abrahamson, director of the Strategic Defense In¬ itiative Organization, and William Colby, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, were the participants in the Ninth Annual Ira C. Eaker Distinguished Lecture on National Defense Policy in April at Arnold Hall Theater.

The subject of the debate was “Policy Implications of the President’s Strategic Defense Initiative on National Strategy: Two Perspectives.”

The lecture series was established by retired Air Force Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith in 1978 with an endowment fund through the Association of Graduates for the purpose of present¬ ing an annual lecture program in honor of retired Air Force General Eaker.

The lecture series commemorates the many contributions to na¬ tional defense policy and security made by General Eaker, the air power pioneer, columnist and commentator. The endowment fund is administered by the Association of Graduates while the lecture series itself is administered by the Academy’s Department of Political Science.

Lenny Platteborze, right, delegate from Gulf Coast Community College, discusses the effect of overpopulation on the economy with fellow conferees during around-table session of the 29th USAF Academy Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn. Scott Cook)

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Hank CANTERBURY is now at Shaw AFB serving as 9AF vice com¬ mander. As you probably recall, he had been sent to Central America to labor until he straightened out the troubles there. With that all cleared up, he’s looking for new problems to solve. Congratulations, Hank.

Kent MONTAVONI learned that some ’59ers run atight ship. Recent¬ ly, on Brad HOSMER’s Ft. McNair, he was assessed $50 for rolling slow¬ ly through astop sign. Twenty years ago he woulda zipped nimbly through so as to escape notice of the gendarmery. Actually, the MP in¬ tended arespectful admonishment to the colonel, but Kent informed him that he is the three-button’s buddy. Passing out information like that, he’s lucky he didn’t have to get reacquainted with the hidden workings and intermechanicisms of the pokey.

Brock and Clair sent in their downpayment for the ’88 cruise. Ship will be the M/S Noordam, leaving Ft. Lauderdale and making three port calls. (See ballyhoo elsewhere in this mag.)

Retired trash hauler Dave SHEARIN is now living in East Ridge, TN. Dave, being aman of few words, left the “Remarks” space on the change-of-address card very clean. Imay save it and use it for anote pad. (1 remember seeing Dave in ’62 when he was flying Ole Shakeys. He had more actual weather time than Ihad total time!)

By the time you read this, the temporary exile of H.T. and Linda JOHNSON may have ended. It’s time to return to the Pentagon and do some meaningful labor. Karen and Bob DELLIGATTI are now in San Antonio where he’s DCS Plans for ATC. Dick GOETZE has moved over to SAC/XP; but, hold onto yer hats —Don LIVINGSTON no longer has to ride sidesaddle, he’s moved up to the right seat of the DC-10! Attaboy, Livi! Twenty more years and you’re ashoo-in for Pilot-in-Command.

Annual Washington area ’59er mini-reunion and golf tournament, organized by local Daddy Rabbit, Fred WYNN, will be celebrated September 19th. Ace and Pat O’NEIL were here last year. He says It was one of the fi nest weekends ever. He thinks it’s even more meaningful for someone like himself, who got out of service early and so hasn’t kept up with the classmates like those of us who stayed in. Iagree, Ace; it was especially good to see you after so long atime. Out-of-towners should ap¬ ply now for barracks space with aclassmate. We have alottery going to determine who has to keep KOZELKA. The bad news for serious golfers

is that OAKS won’t be here to set the pace. HAMER will still be here, and nobody’s worse’n him.

Fred and Brenda are also putting on atailgate brunch at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium parking lot for their big game, October 10,1 believe. This brunch event is every two years, and all out-of-towners should call for ATC clearance.

Washington ’59er group now has agathering every so often. Sometimes it’s at Ft. Meyer for ano-host, no-agenda, no-excuses meeting. Bill TELFORD and Denny SEE seem to have completely recovered from their heart attacks. Now they do whatever they were doing before —except smoke. Actually, they must not be doing all the old stuff, they both spend so much time on exercise programs now —which previously didn’t cut in¬ to their time too heavily.

Some months ago 1bought whiskey for Charlie ZALESKl. By the time Igot dried out, my notes were indecipherable, but tbe poop starts out like: Mickey GOYD is alawyer in (uh, someplace), Johnny WHITE is a CPA in Maryland, Ted ZELLER teaches junior high in Mebane (?), NC., (Zeller can tell us about R.L. WILKINS and Claude LEE), and Goodie TAYLOR (something), and Andy AIRPOWER (something). Well, it sounded pretty good at the time —ye had to be there to really get the full flavor. Call Ski, collect, at (213) 595-8684, for full details.

Jim REED points out that he’s the only “student” in the class this year. He should be in Thailand by the time you read this. Isatso, Jim? Ah, the land of King Cobras and Singhi beer! Jim says anyone needing advice or contacts in China should contact him. Jim reports that Bo PURYEAR is now on the faculty of Georgetown U.

Ron LANMAN is still struggling to have the field house named for the first graduate killed in combat. For several years now there has been a moratorium on naming academy real estate after people —senators, generals, grads, or whatever, but that ends soon. It seems like agood idea which merits every grad’s support. Eager, young, Mr. Bourque' got up very early on July 11, 1955 to be the first man sworn in as an Air Force Cadet, It is appropriate that the name of the field house should relate to athletics: Val BOURQUE lettered in three sports. Lieutenant Bourque confirmed the mission of the USAF Academy as stated in the 1955 issue of Contrails, “To provide instruction, experience and motivation to each cadet ... (for) alifetime of service to his country,...” Let’s remember what the academy is all about.

Audi Biancur

2Sycamore Lane Littleton, CO 80127 (303) 979-2228

Percent members: 73

It is fairly evident that, as Imentioned last issue, the time has come for the baton to pass to my hand to write this column. When 1talked to Dale the other day about the change, Iam not sure but Ithink 1did detect a note of glee in his voice. Of course there are two sides to every story so if the editor of Checkpoints can be believed, the reason Ihave gained this responsibility re fl ects directly on my last effort —something about needing alot more practice. Anyway, it is mandatory that each designated scribe begin his tour with the standard plea for information from you. I know you have heard all the words and probably all of the excuses so I’ll try something alittle different. If Iam to win the Pulitzer Prize for “Most Informative Column,” Iwill need your help. In return, Iam willing to share the prize money equally with all contributors.

Since for this issue you have left me to my own devices to fill this space with meaty, thought-provoking tidbits of trivial bull, let me explore the world of hearsay and rumor. Thumbing through such scholarly works as the Air Force Times, The Police Gazette, The Daedalian Flyer, etc., I have determined that Ken ALNWICK has chosen to pursue his fortunes elsewhere, and left the faculty of the National Defense University and the Air Force as of 1November. Ken can now be found in Vienna, VA toiling for aservices company named East Inc. Likewise, Ron DEEP departed

’59 Doolies vi CWC: Referee —Mrs. Mac.

the Long Blue Line from Wright-Patterson AFB and director of the Air Force Research Business Center for his second career as amainstay in a hi-tech outfit called The Analytic Science Corporation (TSAC) which is closer to home than his previous job. Bill TAYLOR has relocated to the Dayton area where he has taken on the task of interim head of the Math Department at AFIT. 1hope 1translated that right from Ron. From are¬ cent conversation 1had with Tom BURKE, compliments of Ma Bell, I learned that Ralph LALIME swapped his brass for serge and remains in the D.C. area trying very hard to be productive for his new boss, Doug REKENTHALER, who hired him in RTA (Rekenthaler Technical Associates). Some guys will do anything for atax break. Supposedly D.D. STEVENS moved from Alabama to Georgia but to date 1don’t know why. Fley Double D, does the name Chuck Korus mean anything to you?

On 6March, at aconcert of the combined USAFA, USMA, and USNA Glee Clubs here in Denver, Joan and 1bumped into Dave REED during intermission. Talk about your basic overachiever, as apracticing anesthesiologist here in Denver, with ayacht cached in the South Pacific,

Dave is now talking about attending law school and wedging into anesthesiological law. Is that specialization or what?

1plan to augment the usual “Who is where and why” format somewhat by asking you to tell me alittle about yourselves. What 1have in mind is to periodically send out ashort letter and questionnaire to afew of you asking for asketch of your life, family, successes, etc. Using the responses, each quarter, one or two biographies would be added to this column to let the rest of us share asmall piece of your last 25 years.

There is another thought 1would like to pass on to you and hopefully get areaction about the concept. Many of the incidents/antecdotes that occurred in the first few years of USAFA existence are fading away. Such things as the selection of the mascot, in my opinion, deserve to be record¬ ed. They will not be unless we do something about it. 1am sure each one of us in the first several classes has arecollection of something which fits the bill. 1am prepared to undertake an effort to insure early trivia or whatever is recorded so if you would like to contact me with your thoughts, 1will follow up with an attempt to research and record the real

story, which should probably reside somewhere at the Academy. Imen¬ tioned this thought to Joe DeSANTIS (’59) who agrees.

Joe called me the other night with updated information on the Joint Reunion Cruise plans. When Itold him Ididn’t care, he hung up, spent two days getting his act toother, then called back. More details can be found in aseparate article in this issue but essentially these are the facts. The M/S Noordam, a1,200-passenger ship operated by the Holland/American Lines will depart Ft. Lauderdale, FL on 23 April 1988 for aseven-day cruise of the Eastern Caribbean with stops at San Juan, St. Thomas, and Nassau. The first stop at San Juan will follow the first two days at sea. For planning purposes, accommodations will be: inside cabin $l,l09/person, outside cabin $l,193/person, and suite $l,510/person. Round trip air fare to and from Ft. Lauderdale from anywhere in the continental U.S. is included. Joe cautions that if you are west of the Mississippi, you may have to fly the day before so add approximately $75 for aroom on the eve of departure. That is more or less the story but as more info becomes available we will get it out.

Several of you remember Jim Conboy as the gentleman who soothed the bruises and pains produced by our athletic efforts. Well, atribute is being planned on 16-17 Oct. 1988 for this fine gentleman. There will be a golf tournament Friday and the USAFA vs Notre Dame football game on Saturday followed by abanquet. Space will be limited. If you are in¬ terested in attending, send $10 per person to: Capt Mason Goodhand, USFA/AHPAR, USAFA CO 80840.

You know, there is an alternative to reading all these fabrications. If you guys will touch base with me every once in awhile, Iwill assure you that Iwill embellish each story to make it overshadow the latest Rambo. Otherwise the fabrications will continue and be structured so that you may have dif fi culty explaining them to those who care: wives, bosses, contemporaries. Would you believe: Jim ALEXANDER with awar wound. Daddy Warbucks PUPICH on skis. Chuck Norris look-alike — Clem DOUGLAS, Russ MCDONALD commanding an ROTC Angel Flight or Walt SWEENEY portraying Elmer Gantry? Hell, and I’ve just begun to lie so get in touch and preserve your reputation.

Randy Cubero

7163 Wintery Loop

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Home: (303) 598-7155

AV: 259-3820

Percent members: 73

w#Well good people, if you didn’t notice that magnificent cover on the last Checkpoints —it was of our memorial overlook. Thank Dick COPPOCK for that spectacular shot. But life moves on and this article represents areturn to the old format. With the Class’ 25th reunion now an historical event, it is time to resume the business of true scribe, and bring you the news from wherever it originates. The time has also come to think about our 30th and there is growing support for maybe acruise if not in the Caribbean, then maybe down the ole Mississippi. Ihaven’t checked into it yet but boarding in St. Louis and riding down to New Orleans is not without its charm and interest. But do let me know if the idea appeals and your loyal local groupies will begin the investigation.

Speaking of cruises, Joe De SANTIS, ’59, called and asked If I wouldn’t please mention the planned get-together in 1988 for the classes of ’59, ’60, ’61, and ’62. The ship, the M/S Noordam will be embarking from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The cruise will consist of five days around the Caribbean with three ports of call at San Juan (so Hector can talk to his revolutionary forces), St Thomas (so Charlie can talk to his revolu¬ tionary forces), and the Bahamas (so Bobbie GRACE can get aquick fi x on golf). The price ranges from $1,100 to $l,500/person depending on the size and location of the accommodations. That price includes everything including free transportation to and from Ft. Lauderdale. (For those of you west of the Mississippi there will be an additional $75 tagged on due to overnight lodging for having to check in one day early.) Somewhere in this publication there will be more information and reference numbers to call with your questions. All ’61ers who go will automatically be on an ad¬ visory committee to let us know if the cruise is what we should be doing for our 30th in 1991.

This article will be coming out during May 1987 and that means con¬ gratulations are in order again for CIC Brian P. O’REAR, CIC Charles F. STEBBINS, Jr., and CIC Steven E. WILLIS. ’61 has had an excellent track record of pushing the second generation through the Academy. In addition to all the graduate parents we all share in the joy and pride of seeing four years of hard work finally come to asuccessful conclusion. And you other parents who missed the second generaton, don’t overlook that third generation. There is no doubt that grandson Christopher will be

acadet from the Class of 2003, entering in 1999. (I only hope I’m around to see it!)

OK, all the commercials are over and now lets get to some class news. Congratulations are certainly in order for our two newest BGs, Jim ULM and Hanson SCOTT. What they will be doing and where they will be go¬ ing will be the subject of future articles. Ido know that Jim ULM will be moving to Randolph AFB, TX. On other news, Ireceived some great mail and telephone calls this last quarter. Doug CAIRNS wrote to let us know he and Dee are alive and well in New Delhi, India (what happened to Copenhagen?). Cathy, their oldest, is married to Mr. Bill Hittle. Their second, Rob, is still hanging tough at West Point, and in the first picture, amini ’61 reunion was had in Honolulu with Stu BOYD, Doug, Don BOX, and Bob WAGNER at aPACSAC (PACOM Security Assistance Conference).

"Oh heck, out of uniform again. ”

Evidently Doug didn’t know where to pick up his white shirt! Doug sends the usual greetings and adds —“Hey, if you’re ever in New Delhi...” Sure Doug, sure! Somebody please surprise them and take ’em up on their offer. Igot acall from George BUCHNER telling me that Bobby GRACE was promoted to director of Aircraft Marketing for McD Aircraft on 12 Jan. George attended the promotion ceremony on Jan 16 and afterwards Bobbie managed to sell George aset of used golf clubs, missing a2iron and awedge —not abad marketing move admits George. Lowell JONES wrote to comment on P.B. O’CONNOR’S retirement and party on 31 Dec. 1986. Another one bites the dust. At the 25th Istated that there were 48 classmates still on active duty, and now we’re down to 47 and counting... My nostalgia shot just happened to be of Marilyn O’CONNOR during a1971 Polish Party at Kamo’s house. The famous “Pot of the Party” award is hanging on the door, given to the ’61er who showed the most disgusting behavior during the evening.

Iwon what!

Oh, forgot to mention that, in addition to Bobbie, John MOORE was promoted to vice president of Administration for the Sverdrup Corp, where 90% of all the Sverdrups in the U.S. are produced (I made that up —sorry John). Also received agreat letter from Tom and Lorraine SUT¬ TON, you know the guy who suckered me into taking this scribe job until

he returned to the U.S. Well, it seems we now find the Suttons in Japan after the Philippines. Where are you going next Tom, to Borneo? Imust quote Tom after his recent six-hour climb to Mount Fuji, barely making it to the top for amystical sunrise experience:

“A man is afool not to climb Mount Fuji once, but he’s twice a fool to climb it asecond time!”

And then there was the three-page addendum that explained what all their kids were doing. Idon’t have that much room left in this column but I’ll try to at least rattle off their names; Tony, Tim, Thomas, Troy, Trent, Lara, Travis, Lisa, Todd, and Kobe (?). The last one is still unconfirmed. Mom and Dad SUTTON are approaching their golden years well pro¬ tected if nothing else. Finally, Igot aletter from Dick FIOWELL, who was kind enough to send in his donation for the class gift, belated but well appreciated. It was also noted that he was promoted to director of the Recreation, Travel, &Tourism Institute, amove upward that so far has only brought extra work. He wasn’t kidding as the letter was dated 24 Dec

86.

Art KERR checked in by phone from Egypt. He’s now (again) the newest daddy in the class. Baby (son? daughter?) arrived in November in aUSAF hospital in Germany. Congratulations.

Updates to the ’61 roster include Charlie NEEL, 1430 Big Valley Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919; Lee (Mac) MCCLESKEY —office phone (202) 695-5580, home (703) 273-3159; Rich MAYO —2211 Norfolk, Suite 305, Houston, TX 77098; and Jim WILHELM —7048 Bell Circle, Col¬ orado Springs, CO 80918; home phone (303) 594-0927. We’re also now in touch with along-lost nongrad classmate. Bill Powell, Box 1640, Carmel Valley, CA 93924; home phone (408) 659-3771. We’re in touch, so you be in touch!

We still have one ’61 golf shirt (large) left for sale at $23. First come, fi rst served. ’61 hats are also available at $13.50.

On other editorial notes: Isaw Charles THOMAS and Gina at Kirtland recently. They are doing great, and both were recently awarded the General Gerald O’Malley award for excellence in MAC. George and Kathy McNULTY came by USAFA to give their son Kelly acloser look at what he’ll be getting into if he’s accepted into the Class of ’91. Kelly has already won anomination to West Point but really wants to come here. Jim Bowman, chief of Recruiting, says he’ll pull out all the stops to get a blue-chip soccer player like Kelly at USAFA. Good luck McNULTYs. Thanks to Vic BOUQUET 1did get another nice letter thanking all the local ’61ers for awonderful reunion. Enclosed there was also anewspaper article on CMSgt COLTRIN. This last picture shows our recent honorary classmate receiving yet another award from the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce. Bill Coltrin was selected as the CC’s Citizen of the Year. Right below the reporter gave this short bio, “Coltrin, aformer Air Force member, once served as the Superintendent of Cadets at the prestigious Air Force Academy in Colorado.”

1swear 1don’t remember that!

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his many sterling qualities. For those who do not. I’ll simply give the essence of the man by repeating the inscription to the award when we in¬ ducted him into the Class of 1961 on our 20th reunion.

“There is nothing so strong as true gentleness and nothing so gen¬ tle as true strength.”

God bless and I’ll talk to you in our next issue with some real news on the “Derelicts &Winos” weekend. That is unless you all write me with some more exciting stuff on your personal lives.

John W. (Jack) Jamba

4Judy Court

Satellite Beach, FL 32937

Home: (305) 777-5520

Office: (305) 867-7761

Percent members: 66

Hi Redtags!

Well, Iwas very happy with the amount of news Ihad for last issue. This issue will make up for that. First Iwant to make note of the article in the last issue about “Scotty” WILSON’S remains being returned for burial at the Academy. One of our own has returned for good. Ireceived acopy of the article as it was printed in aColorado Springs paper, but too late to make the issue. So it was good that Checkpoints covered the event so well. The issue also noted the appointment of four new generals and the promotion of one. Congratulations to Butch VICCELLIO for his se¬ cond star. And congrats to Mike BUTCHKO, Dave PEDERSON, Pete ROBINSON and Erv ROKKE for their selection to BG. Iinclude Erv ROKKE in this group because he had resigned his dean of faculty BG ap¬ pointment to compete for aline of the Air Force BG slot which he got. Speaking of BGs, Inoted in Air Force magazine that George HAR¬ RISON’S new assignment is DCS/Plans HQ USAFE, Ramstein.

The change-of-address cards show that Ed NEWMAN has left the friendly state of North Carolina for anew assignment in Denver. Dave ROE has moved into apermanent home in San Antonio. Ialso got new addresses for Bob WEIGHT in Denver and Bunky REEVES in Colorado Springs.

1also want to help Joe DE SANTIS from ’59 who’s carrying the ball on the Joint Reunion Cruise for ’59, ’60, ’61, ’62 and staff. He called in midMarch with an update on the cruise. There will be aseparate article elsewhere in this issue, but I’ll mention some highlights. The cruise will be for seven days on the MS Noordham, cruising the Caribbean. It will be the week of 23-30 April, 1988. The ship carries 1,200 pax. The price range will be from $1,109 per person for the lowest inside room and $1,193 for the lowest outside room to $1,510 for asuite. The three ports of call will be San Juan, St. Thomas and Nassau. The price and the time of year look unbeatable. Hope many of you can make it.

Igot acall from Dick PERLOTTO also in March. He retired ayear ago at Nellis and landed ajob as acopilot on a727 for American Airlines. He maintains his permanent home in Las Vegas where Nancy still teaches and daughter, Carla (16), attends high school. Her hobby is riding horses. Son, Richard (21), is at the Army Language School at Monterey. Dick maintains an apt in Dallas which is his home base. He hopes to transfer to LA this summer. He commutes back and forth managing to spend 10-14 days amonth in Las Vegas. All in all he spends more time with his family under this arrangement than he did on active duty. He provided some up¬ dates on people whom Ihaven’t heard from in awhile. Larry HARMON lives in South Dakota but flies out of Chicago. Carl BOLSTER still lives in and flies out of Chicago. Mike WILLIAMS is in Ft. Worth and Pete BRADSTREET flies out of Boston. Tim GILMARTIN lives in Denver but flies out of Phillie. Thanks for the call and update Dick.

Igot aletter from Grant LANNON which was meant to strike adif¬ ferent chord in our minds. Herewith:

“Dear Jack,

Joanne HOFFERT’s letter motivated me to write. After reading about who is doing what and who’s kids are where in the class news column for so long, Ihave decided that Itoo am adropout. My observations on life have led me to conclude that, in most cases, you can have either time or success/money, but not both (unless you had outside help or are an airline pilot). Ihave opted for time and if Iam clever enough to vary my stan¬ dard of living at the right moment, 1can still do almost all the things Ien¬ joy. It means giving up the security of aregular income, taking risks, and (by society’s standards) dropping out. 1bring this up to note that we did not get the label “RTB” by conforming. Ithink we need to remember this as we anticipate gathering for the 25th reunion. Our class character is uni¬ que and 1hope we can preserve it. Imean —1framed Denis DEHNE’s letter to the world after the 20th reunion.

The Class of ’61 plaque was alittle bigger! (Photo by Brad Bisquera of the Santa Maria, Calif, Times?

“I hope we can reserve space in future columns for true RTB stories that use adropout’s version of success. When Igo to parties now, Iam as likely to ask, ‘How do you play?’ as ‘What do you do?’ Ihave only been hit once (by awoman) in the process. Iwould like to know if there are others who feel as William Wordsworth: ‘The world is too much with us late and soon! Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers’ —and chose dropping out as ameans to express themselves. Ithink there is evidence of that in the class column, but no details. Let’s hear from the ‘Bastards.’ Maybe we could have aprize (insignificant of course) for the best offbeat letter for that quarter. Imay even try to win it with my story of how Imade the front page of the Wat! Street Journal by exercising my first amendment rights. You get the idea.”

Well, that’s it for now. No pictures. Thanks to the ones who provided me some good info for the column. Icould use two or three letters from anyone in th next few days. Help me out.

Take care. Jack.

Skip Lee

811 Reiss Road

O’Fallon, IL 62269-1225

Home: (618) 632-8599

AV: 638-4886

Percent members: 68

Hello out there! Received an enlightning letter from Howard TOMME just after the deadline for the winter issue. The letter was particularly in¬ teresting to yours truly and would be to any of you who might be or are currently involved in acareer change. After retiring from the Air Force in 1981, Howard started work with Martin-Marietta Aerospace in Denver and later in Los Angeles. He was dissatisfied with the way Martin was ‘‘using” his security clearance to satisfy contract requirements with the government rather than hiring him for his knowledge and skills. Upon leaving Martin he got on with Northrop Electronics for more of the same.

After deciding ‘‘big companies weren’t my bag,” he went with asmall minority-owned private government contractor who turned out to be in¬ volved in mischarging programs and other questionable activities. Howard says the whole company is now under investigation by the FBI. He did succeed in finding acompany, Ampex Corporation, that offered him opportunities and challenges in an environment conducive to happy endings. He is managing two ‘‘exciting programs” to develop high bit rate digital recorders for the Army/Air Force J-STARS program and another special recorder for the intelligence community. According to Howard, ‘‘The bottom line is that when you leave alife you’ve known for 20-plus years and move on to bigger and better things, be careful. It takes two years just to adjust to civilian life after acareer in the Air Force. It takes even longer to finally find ajob that you can enjoy and once again feel like you are contributing in some small way to the country you served so long in the Air Force. Honesty, Integrity, and Honor are not always there when you would like them to be, but if you hold to your own prin¬ ciples you will eventually fi nd what you are looking for.” Thanks Howard. Great Advice!

John HEIMBURGER also sent aletter in December too late to get in the last article. Attached to his letter was an article written, by John, about his experiences climbing to the 21,000-foot summit of Imje-Tse in Nepal—near Everest. It’s afascinating piece and Iwish for room in this article to share it with you. In his letter John also reports on the extensive goings and comings of his family: Brett is an LDS missionary in Japan and will return to BYU to resume his studies this summer. Number two son. Matt (17) will attend Stanford on four-year academic scholarship — Matt spent last August in New Zealand and Australia. Not to be outdone, Christian (10) spent amonth last summer in Sweden. Christian —accord¬ ing to Dad —may follow his “Old Man’s” footsteps and become apilot. Besides the three older boys, John says Hunter is nearly two years old and Chris is expecting, afifth boy, Kaise, in mid-January. John was not being presumptuous: Kaise was verified by ultra-sound. Chris —Mom —ac¬ companied John to Nepal, and just recently retired after 10 years as a flight attendant for Frontier. That’s not all! The Heimburgers have pur¬ chased a“mini-ranch” in Grand Junction, Colorado. The address is 833 26 Road, (303) 242-0833, for all grads who find themselves on 1-70 on the western slope. The ranch is less than amile from the interstate. John also reports Joe DONAHUE is fl ying for America West Airlines out of Phoenix. Like John, Joe was avictim of the Frontier Airline fi asco. John has gotten on with Continental but is also considering going to work for tbe FAA or University of Utah. Thanks for all the good updates and especially the kind comments.

This winter has been full of surprises. Ihave heard from people for the first time in 24 years. Fantastic! One of the most pleasant of the surprises

was aletter from Ed PICKENS —with pictures. It appears that the only way to get ’63 together is wait for 15 inches of snow and then throw apar¬ ty. Although 1would like to have all the pictures reproduced in the article, space just does not permit such an extravagance. Even if the one of the guys is not printable Iwant to list everyone in attendance. Front row from left are: GUILD, PICKENS, AYERS, ANWAY, HENDERSON, HALL. Middle row: FREDERICK, EASTMAN, ANDERBERG, OGNIBENE, ROSENDAHL. Bottom Row: BLACK, WALRATH, FOGLEMAN, METCALF, WILSON(H), and GILL (Tony started with

us but did not finish). According to Ed, the wimps who were frightened off by the weather included: BAUER, CHRISTY, HARRIS, JOHNSON (Art), JOHNSTON (Jim), MEUSE, RUDD, SHMOLDAS, SCHUCHTER and GILLIGAN. Looks like good practice for the 25th.

To correct my reporting from the last article: John BORLING is not CINCSAC’s exec. His correct office symbol is HQ SAC/AXP. John says that makes him an assistant planner at SAC and adeputy director on the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff. It also makes him abrigadier general (select). Congrats to all the new BGs: John, Larry DAY, Jim JAMERSON, and Ralph ROHATSCH. Back to John and Myrna. Their oldest (22) is asenior at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, presi¬ dent of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and proud owner of an almost new sports car. Megan, apost-war baby, is 13 and according to dad is full of all the energy and enthusiasm that the age connotes. My sincerest thanks for the note and comments —I’m happy Iwas able to inspire your effort to write. Itoo look forward, with agreat deal of anticipation, to tipping a cup —if Joe and Sam can find them —at the 25th. And, reporting on our activities in Checkpoints.

Short Notes from Here and There: Kent HARBAUGH is the 303rd Tactical Missile Wing commander at RAF Molesworth and Pat CARUANA is the 384th Air Refueling Wing commander at McConnell. Bob BRENCI and Lloyd HARMON have retired. Roger SIMS called earlier this month to chat. He reports being caught up in one of CBS’s re¬ cent RIFs and finding himself job hunting after 15 years of service. Rog now works for the McNeil-Leher report seen on Public Broadcasting. He also has suffered from diabetes over the past 16 years and just recently went through laser treatments for his eyes. Finally, Igot three change-of-

The ladies attending the gathering featured in the photo above include, front row from left, Angela Gill, Mary Anway, Brigid Ognibene, Shirley Hail, Caroline Pickens and Bev Black. In the middle row are Jane Fogleman, Mary Metcalf, Nancy Walrath, Mary Beth Wilson, Gail Allburn, Cheryl Fairhurst, Mary Ann Eastman and Sharon Frederick. In the rear row are Ann Nogaki and Lorna Anderberg.

address cards and two were from George BARNES. George has moved from Witchita, KA to Renton (sp?), WA via ashort stop in Nashville, TN. The other card was from Dick GUILD back in the Pentagon.

Before closing, Iam forced to be abearer of sad news. Bill VINCENT died in Marietta, GA back on September 18, 1985. Iknow the announce¬ ment is somewhat belated; however, Iam also sure we all want the oppor¬ tunity to express our sincerest condolences to Bill’s family.

That’s about it. Hope everything gets in. You guys are great! 1love the mail and calls. It makes this column so much fun. Keep it coming.

Bob Hovde

31 Chelmsford Rd. Bedford, MA 01730

Home: (617) 275-3404

Office: (617) 271-3138

AV: 478-5980 “MITRE 3138”

Percent members: 66

PROMOTIONS: Congratulations again to our four new ’64 generals: Steve CROKER, Bob DEMPSEY, Jay KELLEY, and Mike PAVICH. (I guess being my roomie didn’t hold you back too much, Steve.).

AOG: The Association of Graduates finally got semi-organized here in snowland. It was anice affair, with the commandant. Brig. Gen. Sam Westbrook, as the speaker. The best part though, was that it forced me to make contact with the classmates in this area. Dan BUSSE was the only other one who made it to the dinner, but Italked to John LUKASIK in New Hampshire. John is at Sanders Associates, putting together the logistics side of abid for anew Canadian airspace control system. Jerry BUDINOFF is in Sudbury, MA and works in computers, which probably accounts for the fact that his phone is always busy (using amodem?). Thad WOLFE, was just too busy (see below).

WING CC: Brett DULA managed to put alot onto his change-ofaddress card. (Are the rest of you listening?) In January he left Griffiss AFB, NY, where he had been the 416th Bomb Wing commander, to go to Barksdale AFB, LA, where he is now the 2nd Bomb Wing commander. January is anice time to get away from upstate New York. Also, Sandy and Imanaged to make it up to Pease AFB, NH for Thad WOLFE’s change of command when he took over as the 509th Bombardment Wing commander on 27 February. It was abeautiful, sunny day, but 1doubt if Thad even noticed that the sun was out. It was great to see another room¬ mate do good. (If you had enough roommates, some of them are bound to make good?)

MAIL BAG: Rog HEAD writes that the twins miss Eglin now that they’re in beautiful downtown Alamogordo, but between Junior Ski Patrol and alot of long distance phone calls to Florida, the family is sur¬ viving the heat. Rog sent along the “Tiger 10th” Christmas newsletter, excerpts of which follow.

Nick LACY is the new air attache in the U.S. Embassy, London; and Louise BROWN is working for Lt Gen (Ret) Tallman at Embry-Riddle University, Daytona Beach, FL.

Denny MONTGOMERY is at Ogden, working for Mike PAVICH. On atrip to USAFA to visit his son, Mike, he had achance to eat at the Roman Villa, and says, “Yes, friends. The Roman Villa still stands, but no longer in squalid splendor —It’s gone yuppie, serves pseudo-Northern Italian cusine and charges about 10 times what we used to pay. There is no cheap wine anymore.”

Kris MINEAU writes that he is really enjoying his new job at HQ USAFE as the deputy director for Aircraft Maintenance. (Actually, Kris said that after two years as aTAC DCM with 41 deployments, an MEl, and an ORI, he would have enjoyed changing jobs with LTC Oliver North.) Kris had achance while on TDY to England to visit the site of his 1969 bailout, which he survived only by amiracle. The villagers were still talking about that memorable day, and one even still had souvenir parts from the aircraft remains.

Jack PATERNO is still chasing flight attendants in the 727 and 747 (TWA), and flying the F-106 for the Guard in Atlantic City. Jack, now that you’re “in the Fall of your cycle here on this planet,” Is it harder to catch the flight attendants? Anyway, what’s this “Fall” stuff? 1may be slower than most, but I’m just getting up to speed.

George STEVENSON is now flying the Lockheed L-1011 to Germany, England, and Hawaii. (I guess that Atlanta Is anice place if you aren’t there very much.)

Jim VERSTREATE is still at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. He took over the Fighter/Attack System Program Office in December. He has a bunch of programs, including an avionics upgrade for the Chinese F-8 aircraft, which is the first foreign military sales program with the PRC.

Gabe FAIMON has come out of Kansas to make apresentation at the National Safety Congress and Exposition. His years of safety research are

now paying off in credible information and, hopefully, leading to future research projects.

Terry ISAACSON is still having agreat time as the wing commander at Williams AFB, AZ. He plans to go back to USAFA next fall for the AFNotre Dame game and the Jim Conboy celebration. (Everyone should consider doing the same. Besides being agreat game, the celebration for Jim Conboy will be agreat event. Put OCTOBER 16-17 on your calen¬ dars now!)

Ray GREENE just finished three years of law school and the Virginia bar exam. He has set up asolo practice just north of Langley AFB in Gloucester, VA.

Steve CROKER wrote, also, but the news of his making BGen is far more interesting than anything he said acouple of months ago. Besides, he still keeps me better informed on what’s going on than anyone else. You Washington people, please continue to keep Steve informed.

CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS: Nels RUNNING has the same job, but has moved to anew house in Arlington, VA (Nels and Brett DULA were the only ones who put any extra information on their cards). Don SMITH is now at Loring AFB; Rich FLECHSIG is in Vancouver, WA; LeRos HULL has moved to Valencia, CA; Jim MC COMSEY is in La Jolla, CA (the rat!); Robin TORNOW is in Glendale, AZ (Luke?); and Don ALBERTS in in Madrid, Spain.

WASHINGTON BEAT: Jim EVATT retired as of April 1. That cuts back on our ’64 generals by one —to eight total. Rich BEDARF also plans to retire. Steve thinks that Ron GROWDEN is in language school for an assignment to Cairo to replace Denny STYLES, who is going to Austria (1 print all rumors!).

TDY: Iran into Dave MILLER in Sacramento while TDY. He is the deputy for Supply at Sacramento Air Logistics Center. Maybe next time I will have time to ask him something besides “What takes my spares so long to get to the fi eld?”

That’s all for now, folks. Keep those cards, letters, and phone calls coming. It makes this job easy.

Jerry “Ski” Wilkowski

1415 Desale St.

Vienna, VA 22180

Home: (703) 573-6965

Percent members: 64

Cherry blossom time in Washington, DC. Atruly magni fi cent reawakening that is usually enjoyed more by the tourists than the locals. Atypical occurrence in an area deluged with outstanding places to visit and natives who believe they have alifetime to see them. Care to wager how many New Yorkers have visited the Statue of Liberty or Chicagoans the Sears Tower? This transplant from the “Big Apple” (who is atourist at heart) will stop by for aviewing—intone the obligatory “Wish you were here”— and hope that next year, should the opportunity arise, you’ll join Sue and me for abreakfast picnic under aYoshino tree overlooking the Tidal Basin at the Jefferson Memorial.

Heartiest congratulations to the first in ’65 general officers Howie ESTES and Mike RYAN. Ilook foward to more than afew other ’65ers joining them after the next selections are announced. Iavailed myself of Mike’s proximity in the Pentagon to congratulate him personally. Howie’s assignment as the special assistant to the chief of staff at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe will require adifferent level of effort.

Congratulations are also in order to those 40 classmates who have donated over $11,810 to the 1986-87 AFA Fund. While significantly short of the $125,000 needed for the proposed Class of ’65 gift to the Academy at our 25th reunion, the amount represents an impressive start toward at¬ taining that goal. Iknow that there are some misgivings concerning the gift selection, but I’m convinced that sponsorship of the (Cadet) Com¬ manders’ Leadership Enrichment Seminar (CLES) in perpetuity is apro¬ ject worthy of all our support. If you disagree, please let Bart HOLADAY, Jim SPITTLER, or me know of your objections or alternative suggestion(s). The commitment to fund the CLES is not locked in; however, we cannot afford to wait until the last minute to opt for an alternative. The class officers agreed to the present goal; let’s support them both with our pledges and comments.

Received one letter since the Winter issue of Checkpoints and that from A1 ROWE. A1 retired last June and is settled in Salinas, CA with wife Liliane and sons Anton (17) and Brenden (14). He is the director of the Language Technology Center at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and also finds time for part-time work as an instructional technologist with Science Applications International of McLean, VA. A1

stressed that he and Liliane would enjoy seeing any classmates and families who are visiting the Monterey area and provided home phone numbers: (404) 484-2368/2647.

ZIP CODE CHANGES: Norm KOMNICK from Virden, IL to Tacoma, WA; Bob DAVIES from Alexandria, VA to Wichita, KS; Bill KENNEDY from APO San Francisco 96286 to Honolulu, HI; John WHITE from C-Springs to Montgomery, AL; Guy ENGLER from Bed¬ ford, MA to Middlefield, CT; Ted OLSON from Denver to Lakewood, CO; and Jim BEAVERS to Niceville, FL.

FINAL NOTE: Atribute to Jim Conboy is being planned for Oct 16-17, 1987. There will be agolf tournament Friday and the USAFA vs Notre Dame football game on Saturday which will be followed by aban¬ quet. Space will be limited. If interested in attending, send $10 per person to Capt Mason Goodhand, USAFA/AHPAR, USAFA CO 80840.

Ryan Denny

7107 Kesley Court

Springfield, VA 22153

Home: (703) 440-9727

AV: 225-0301

Percent members: 67

Greetings ’66 Redtags! Ihave to be alittle careful how Iuse that title. There are still afew folks around from that earlier class with red blankets who think that they are the real redtags, but we know better. The Pen¬ tagon is now in the middle of its annual game called “Shuffle All the Col¬ onels.’’ That’s when “they” put all the colonel’s jobs and all the colonel’s names (two times the number of jobs) into an old laundry bag, shake them up, and see what happens. New rules this year include a15% reduc¬ tion in the Air Staff, reorganization, and aPCS freeze. Your next newsletter will probably be written from Thule or Goose Bay.

Areal thanks to Ed PETERSON for sending me aletter that was full of information on ’66ers. Ed, who is the director of Public Affairs at HQ 8th Air Force, writes an annual newsletter for his pilot training class, 68B from Webb AFB. Much of the following info comes from that newsletter. John McBROOME is chief of Stan/Eval for PACAF and refuses to leave what has to be one of the best jobs (not to mention locations) in the Air Force. What kind of checkride can you give on asurfboard? Edd FIGUEROA is the chief of Training for 23rd Air Division at Tyndall. Frank ANDREWS is the chief of Plans for the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale, and Tim BROWN is chief of the 12th Air Force IG Team at Bergstrom. There sure are alot of chiefs out there. Ed BLAESS is plan¬ ning on retiring in Colorado Springs to continue with his Arabian horse¬ raising business. Tom BRANDON has already retired in C-Springs. Ihear that Mike RHYNARD is also retired and working for ARINC in C-Springs. Mike BERNSTEIN is afirst officer for Eastern flying 757s and living in Marietta, GA.

In other late-breaking news, Jerry ALLEN moved from his vice job at Ellsworth to command of the 319th Bomb Wing at Grand Forks AFB. Way to go, Jerry! IIhear that Jack SANFORD, who has been practicing law in Maine for the last several years, has gotten himself into the steel business. Iguess his fees were so high that aclient had to give him half in¬ terest in asteel mill so Jack would take his case. Have you heard that they’re using lawyers for medical experiments now instead of white mice? It seems that lawyers are more plentiful and you don’t get as attached to them.

Rumor has it that Stan BOYD has been enjoying the “best year of his life” at the Air War College. Stan is the class president. (No, that is not an elected position.) Ihope that someone in the class down there lets me know where all the Redtags are going when they graduate. (That’s ahint, guys.)

Isee Ken HACKER all the time down here in the basement of the Pen¬ tagon. He is moving over to AFSC at Andrews AFB to take charge of Project Vanguard, alook at the Air Force of the future. Isaw Mike CON¬ NORS at the POAC the other day. He is currently the deputy chief of the Systems Division in AF/PRP. He claims to know nothing about those computers his people spend all day operating. That sounds like alot of us who grew up thinking that aslide rule was the most sophisticated piece of equipment (outside of an airplane) that we would ever have to master. Mike, as anew colonel, is expecting anew job or assignment any day now.

Those of us who watch the news have seen alot of Chuck REDMAN’s shiny forehead recently on TV. Chuck has been aspokesman for the State Department for some time now, and has just been promoted to the number one position in the public affairs part of the State Department. I don’t know the exact title, but it’s got to equate to afew stars in the military.

Just to prove that Ireally do get all your change-of-address cards. I’ll pass along some info that I’ve gleaned from the last batch. Dr. Colin AR¬ NOLD has retired from the Air Force and is going into private practice in Sacramento, CA. Jamie GOUGH has moved from one house to another on base at Homestead. Mont SUTHERLAND has also moved on base at Wright-Patterson AFB. Eric LINDBERG is in Albuquerque and Bill BERRY is in Ft. Worth. A1 MCCLURE has changed his address from Maine to Chesterfield, MO. 1think he’s working for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis. Dutch BERKLEY is at anew address in San Antonio. Remember, guys, just ashort note on your change-of-address card can take alot of the guesswork out of this newsletter.

That’s all the news for now. As you travel around this summer —either on PCS or vacation —keep our classmates in mind. Let us know where you’re going to stop in to visit. Afer 25 years in the Air Force, my favorite people are still you guys from the Class of ’66. Speaking of 25 years, do you remember what you were doing 25 years ago on 25 June? Or who was running your chin in? Until next time...

Dan Morgan

1404 13th Ave., N.W. Minot, ND 58701

Home: (701) 838-0498

AV: 344-5333

Percent members: 56

An unexpected and sudden TDY makes this column brief—no time for the usual research at deadline time.

REUNION REMINDER (September 17-20, ’87): Please call Gary SCHEIMER to volunteer your services as asquadron contact rep., or at least to let him know how to contact classmates who have been out of touch. See the end of this column for areunion update from Gary. AV: 259-3650.

Many thanks to Larry WILSON for along letter, most of which follows with minimal editing:

“I have afew interesting anecdotes for you: The first took place when I was TDY to Brooks AFB in San Antonio in ’85, at the School of Aerospace Medicine. Iwas there as astudent, in the Aerospace Medicine Primary Course —‘How to be aFlight Surgeon.’ One evening Iwas in the library, doing some halfhearted studying and Isat across from aguy who looked vaguely familiar. It turned out to be Jim WHITE, who was there also TDY (playing golf, mainly). We had not seen one another since we went our separate ways after graduation lo those many years past. So we had ahelluva reunion —reviewed all sorts of ancient history. The next morning, with the hangover Iseem to associate with most of the reunions 1have with old grads, Iwent out for my day’s work. It turned out to be some sort of ground training involving parachute landing falls off aplat¬ form into arockpile, getting dragged through the underbrush trying to get out of aparachute harness, and jumping off aplatform praying that the harness had not improperly shifted in my crotch. Ahelluva day, after a helluva night. Ibelieve that Jim was then the DCM at Norton AFB.

“More recently Ihad another strange meeting: Iwas scrubbed to assist in surgery here, and idly asked the name of the patient. It was ICENHOUR. Iremarked that Iknew aguy by that name years ago. The patient’s age was about right. Post operatively 1went to see the guy — and it was, and is, the Jim ICENHOUR of CS-05, just down the hall from my ‘home’ of those days. He is a111 driver, who is planning to retire this year. Had Inot had my ‘little’ (10-year) break in service, Icould be doing the same. Instead, it is ’97 for The Kid.

“I have another bit of sad news: 1recently learned that Roger CARLSON, agreat guy and friend, was killed in afreak car accident recently. He had been assigned as the regional Area Defense Council at Randolph AFB.

“Heard over Christmas from Abner HAYNES. He is still guarding the civilian sector from drugs or guns or whatever, in the Treasury Depart¬ ment, now from the D.C. area. Imay have achance to see him soon.

“My family and Iare all doing OK. I’ve had an ‘interesting’ year in terms of things that almost were, but didn’t work out. Presently, however, Iam projected to go to D.C. to be part of amedical readiness working group, developing plans and projections for that which we pray we never experience. After that, if all goes as now is projected, Imay be leaving this summer PCS to Guam.” Thanks, Larry, for all this news!

J. P. SMITH called from Rochester, MN. He is aP.C.I. Presbyterian pastor there. Part of his and Ann’s training included four years in L’Abri, Switzerland with the renowned evangelical Francis Shaffer. Ann teaches their children in home schooling. Their son, Martin (9), is in Cub Scouts and plays soccer. Daughter, Pricilla (5), is about ready to join the rest of the family in cross-country skiing.

AOG UPDATES: Peyt COLE is now 7th Bomb Wing commander at Carswell, where he was DO several years ago. Glenn HOWERTON is in Montgomery, AL. Bob KNOBLOCH has moved back to Catharpin, VA. Bob WARREN is now the HAVE BLOCK SPO at Eglin AFB, having been the exec to the AD commander.

20-YEAR REUNION UPDATE

Arrangements are progressing smoothly for the Class of ’67 20-Year Reunion. By now most of the suites at the Embassy Suites are booked but there are afew rooms left at the Hampton Inn just next door. Initial returns indicate an enthusiastic turnout of class members with several making their first return in 20 long years. If you have not received a mailer on the reunion or have recently changed addresses, get in touch with me ASAP.

The schedule of activities has been expanded to include aclass cocktail get-together at the Embassy Suites Thursday night, areception hosted by the superintendent for our class at the Officer’s Club Friday afternoon followed by aparty at the Embassy Suites, acadet squadron open house and parade Saturday morning (hosted by the Cadet Wing), an opportuni¬ ty for lunch with the cadets at Mitchell Hall, and an all-class tailgate party at the stadium.

Ihave had super help from many of our classmates including our squadron representatives who have scrubbed the mailing lists and helped get the word out. Additionally, the following five classmates form the rest of the reunion committee: Col Jack Fry (Friday —to include the golf tournament), L/C Rich Hughes (Sunday, addresses, class flag), L/C Pete Knepell (finances), L/C Gary Lorenz (Thursday, registration, question¬ naire analysis), and Col (sel) John Pletcher (Saturday, memorabilia, class crest). We are recruiting more committee members as the workload in¬ creases.

As the Big Event looms closer the enthusiasm is mounting and the number of classmates attending is growing. If you do not share the excite¬ ment yet, talk to aclassmate or two who have already signed up and JOIN US AT THE BIG REUNION.

Gary Scheimer

20-Year Reunion Chairman

Mark Torreano

8335 Tiller Court

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Home: (303) 593-1215

Office: (303) 554-2850; AV: 692-2850

Percent members: 53

Armando CASTRO is dead, killed 18 Mar by abomb at the Philippine Military Academy that was probably meant for President Aquino. It is a painful loss for our class, for Armando was our only foreign classmate and he was, despite the miles that separated us, aclose and valued friend. Over the years, several classmates have visited him and shared the warm

hospitality of Armando, Cecille and their five lovely children, as this photo of our visit to their home in 1983 reflects. As apermanent pro¬ fessor at the PMA, Armando has trained ageneration of Filipino of¬ ficers, apermanent contribution to his country.

Gary DUDLEY, stationed at Clark AB, represented the class at the funeral and presented aeulogy. Atelegram was also sent to the family on behalf of the class, but personal letters from us will mean so much to Cecille and the children. As classmates, we share aspecial relationship that can make their difficult days alittle brighter. Write to them at 15 Bagongbayan St, Baguio City, Philippines.

Finally, we are looking into ways to memoralize Armando in some fit¬ ting manner, so please give Tim DAVIDSON (AV225-4133; 703 931-4166 home) or Jim REESE (AV 227-7524) acall if you have some thoughts.

Local: The winter is trying to depart here, but Ifear one more big blow (remember the blizzard of April 67?). The cadets are finished with spring break and can almost taste June Week (end of May). We are looking for¬ ward to once again see those white hats soar.

And summer, PCS moves and vacations are not far behind, taking many of us hither and yon. But before you go hither, send achange-ofaddress card yon (to the AOG); and when you send in your 1987 biographic update, put in aseparate note on your activities. The AOG will send it to me and save you astamp!

Reunion planning continues. 1hope this magazine reaches you before 6 June when 19-Year Mini Reunions will be held in many locations worldwide. Call Phil PIGNATARO at AV 858-2831 or at home in Maryland to check out arrangements in your area.

Tie up: No one called to accuse me of needing atrip to the optometrist but Iknow you were thinking it when you saw the picture of Ramstein Falcon football fans in the last column. The caption said Milt TANAKA (actually, TONAKA, but that’s not the real problem) was not pictured, but Milt’s ramrod stiff bod was, in fact, visually present. Now Icould claim that Milt wasn’t there when 1sent in the photo and sell my story to the National Enquirer, but most of you wouldn’t believe me. Some would, but I’ll not name names. Or 1could blame it on the editor, an easy scapegoat, but Irefuse to take the easy way out. Or 1could take the Fifth, as grads of another academy are fond of doing. But instead Iaccept full responsibility and decided to correct the situation—by rerunning the pic¬ ture without Milt. Pretty wise, huh?

Ramstein Falcon fan foto with Milt Tanaka missing.

Retirements: Yes, you read right! We have arrived at the retirement mesa in our lives, and Doug BARNARD is living, breathing proof. Doug is our fi rst and receives the coveted “Old Geezer” award. Not far behind was Forrest HUMBLE, and others are waiting in the wings. Best of luck in your endeavors, guys, and let us know how it is out there.

Letters: Bob JOHNSTON sent along letter from AWC (where else do you have time to write long letters?). Bob has been enjoying classes, and even teaching an elective, “Air Staff Familiarization.” He has not slighted his carryover skills, playing golf, softball and coaching and play¬ ing soccer. As you see from the photo, there is agood contingent of ’68ers at Maxwell, all students except ACSC Professor BASSETT. Others who couldn’t attend this assembly include Gordie WAGNER, Jocko HAYDEN and Jack WEBB.

Bob has also been involved in an effort to organize alocal AOG chapter, adifficult task in such atransient area, but certainly worthwhile. This summer. Bob, Thuy and children move to Shaw AFB, where Bob will be the ADO at the 507 Tac Air Control Wing, flying OT-37s (air¬ borne FAC).

The Castro and 7orreano Jamities, March 1983.

Gary DIKKERS, meanwhile, could find himself on the receiving end of Bob’s product, as the commander of the 601 Air Spt Ops Center, Frankfurt, where he is responsible for coordinating offensive air support for the Army’s VCorps in the Fulda Gap. Gary had recently served atwoyear tour with the 82nd Airborne Div at Ft Bragg as air liaison officer, (re)learning the reasons why the Army and AF parted company in 1947. The photo was taken athe Army’s Nat’l Trng Center at Ft Irwin, CA, the Army’s equivalent of Red Flag (“Tank leader 1, this is Dogface 2; bandits at 2o’clock low”).

The 1968 1987 AWC Gang: Mike Bednarz, Kerry Killebrew, Bill Thurston, Mike Navarro, Mike Moffitt, Fred Bassett and Bob Johnston.

Telephone: Bobby BEANBLOSSOM called to chat and tell me his re¬ cent doings. In addition to flying for United Airlines out of Chicago, since Jan he has been the ops officer for the AF Reserve KC-10 unit at Seymour-Johnson, NC. He and Rin are in the process of moving from California to the S-J area, which is about as big aculture shock as most of us go thru. Good luck in the new home.

Misc: Rock BURAGLIO, in addition to working on the small ICBM at Martin Marietta in Denver, is asoccer coach of some talent. His Cherry Creek 1974 girls “White Lightning” team won the league championship for the third year in arow, winning 63 of 68 games in that period. Last year they were state champs and represented Colorado at the Far West Regional Soccer Tournament in Seattle. Great work. Rock, you must have away with women!

Addresses: You guys really slow down in winter. Jim COCHRAN is now in Rome attending the NATO Defense College, replacing Scott PILKINGTON. Is it an F-16 driver slot?

Final: The Academy is hosting atribute 16-17 Oct for Jim Conboy, tong-time head trainer; taper and hot pad man extraordinare. Jim saved a lot of us from being permanent cripples, and may be the person with the longest tenure at the Zoo, so it should be ageat time. Send $10 to Capt Mason Goodhand, USAFA/AHPAR, CO 80840, or write for more details.

DON’T

Michael R. Thiessen

Brown &Thiessen, P.C.

1100 Main St., Suite 2121 Kansas City, MO 64105

Home: (913) 384-4779

Office: (816) 474-4114

Percent members: 52

Thanks to Chick KAISER and Jim CARLSON for their information for this column. For your information Jim is ’75 USAFA and supplied one half of all letters Ireceived for this issue (a total of two).

Jim forwarded some Wall Street Journal information referencing William D. ROSS, II. Bill is with Schneider Commercial Real Estate in Anaheim and is amember of their President’s Club for 1986. Bill is direc¬ tor of the Orange County, CA AOG.

Chick is still married to Patty aC.W.C. alum. They were married dur¬ ing his UPT at Vance. Chick flies for Alaska Airlines and just received a 737 bid. This is requiring intense studying which Chick is finding difficult at his advancing age. Patty flies for Alaska as well as aflight attendant and is senior to Chick. Rumor has it that it was Patty’s influence that got Chick his job!

During the mid ’70s Chick and Patty sold everything: the house, fur¬ niture, boats, cars, the whole nine yards and bought acruising sail boat. They cruised for three and ahalf years through Mexico, west through the Marquesas, Tuamotus, Tahita, French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and spent two hurricane seasons in New Zealand. They came back through the Cook Islands, Bora Bora, Hawaii and then home to Seattle. As areward for his efforts. Chick was hired by Alaska two years ago.

Chick provided the following information about other ’69ers: Gene CAMP flies for Alaska as asenior 727 first officer. Gentlemen Gene just bought wife Minnie aMazada RX-7. Dave DANIEL is in Rigby, ID working as anuclear engineer for G.E. He and Brenda reportedly have about four thousand kids, horses, dogs, cats and other unidentified animals.

For any 22nd Squadron grads, your old AOC, Neil DeLisani (“D” for short), is in Olympia working as ayacht broker. He reportedly doesn’t look much different than he did in ’69 and is still just as much fun in a tavern, He is ’60 Grad.

That’s it for this issue. Come on you deadbeats, send me some letters!

Jerry Bruni 6325 Snowbird Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Home: (303) 528-8736

Office: (303) 633-1793 (in Colorado) (800) 225-1163 (outside Colorado)

Percent members: 53

Do you remember an early April morning in 1967 (or was it 1968?) when we woke up to find USAFA covered in thick, heavy snow? As I recall, we had cold cuts at Mitch’s since the power was off for some time due to the storm. Well, although you’ll probably read this in June, we’re having another of those surprise snowstorms in Colorado as Iwrite this. This town is amess, but on the bright side I’ve got some extra time to devote to this column.

The strangest communication I’ve received in months came from Pete PETERSON. According to Pete, he, Darrel MASSEY, Rick PUSEMAN, and Skip BENNETT received anonymous letters telling them to meet at dawn on Friday, Feb. 13th at the Temple of the Warriors in ChitchenItza, Yucatan, Mexico. (This was the first time there was afull moon on Friday the 13th since 1970.) After several additional anonymous letters of instructions, postmarked from various locations, Pete, Darrel and Rick dutifully met at the Temple at dawn, drank two tequilla shooters and were promptly chased out by the local constabulary and ahost of vicious guard dogs. Honest —that is what Pete said! At any rate, the party then moved on to Cancun and featured several attacks of malaria and an encounter with some Socialist “guerillas.” As proof of this amazing get-together, Pete was kind enough to enclose apicture of the daring trio (allegedly taken by avery attractive tourist). Incidentally, Skip used some lame ex¬ cuse (F-15 squadron ops officer with an ORI) and didn’t make it to Mex¬ ico.

On amore mundane note, Pete went on to say that he’s recently earned an M.S. in math from the Colorado School of Mines, and he’s now work¬ ing at athink thank in Denver. Specifically, Pete’s asenior defense analyst with Science Applications International Group and specializes in Soviet studies, and he’s looking for people with Russian language ex-

Gary "/ love MREs” Dikkers longing for the good old days of Jack’s Valley.

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Pete Peterson, Darrel Massey and Rick Puseman in Yucatan, Mexico. perience, operations research backgrounds and intelligence and defenserelated experience. Pete says he talks with Dave GAW, who works at Teledyne Brown in C-Springs, regularly on business, and that he saw Bill and Sue MOCKOVAK in Washington, DC last summer (Bill’s with the Census Bureau).

1also received anice letter from Mike BROWER, who’s commanding the 410th Avionics Maintenance Squadron at K.I. Sawyer. He’s working hard and enjoying the company of Doc WATSON, Steve BANG, and Jack SCHNEIDER. Doc’s the ACE detachment commander after being DOT for ayear. Steve’s the wing tanker scheduler and Jack’s the primary trainer instructor in the B-52 squadron (actually, Ithink he’s moved on to Castle AFB by now).

Mike also supplied some news on classmates around the country. Joe and Diane KUPKO are in Victor, MT where he’s aphysician in private practice and raising afamily of five kids. Tom and Sandy RAYL are get¬ ting established at Castle after almost eight years (!) at Ellsworth, and John and Jill POMEROY are recently married and live in the D.C. area where John practices law.

In an earlier column Imentioned that Rick TAYLOR, John VERADO and Bill STEALEY played in an Alumni Lacrosse Game last fall. To prove they actually survived the game. Bill sent me aphoto —supposedly taken after the game was played.

busy. In addition to his work, he’s been participating in several triathalons. (Did you ever notice how many of our classmates have really taken to sports after they left USAFA?) Although Gary flew F-lllFs prior to leaving the Air Force, he’s “reduced to flying aCessna 172 now.” Gary mentioned he met Cookie VILLARREAL at last year’s Blue¬ bonnet Bowl. Cookie’s aSAC Stan Eval man doing lots of ORls. What fun!

My new toll-free phone number even got Kirby VAN HORN to call. He’s a10-year Continental pilot out of Houston, where he heads the local chapter of the Frank Lorenzo Fan Club (just kidding, Kirby). Kirby also talked about the depression Texas seems to be in and mentioned that he’ll be transferring to Denver later this year. While flying out of Denver, Kir¬ by plans to live with wife Carol, and son David in Montana. It ought to be an interesting commute! Kirby also mentioned seeing Terry PETRZELKA, who’s abig-wig at Control Data in Minnesota, and he also met Mike KELLEY in Minneapolis.

1got ashort note from Curt EMERY who’s moved on to become the director of programs at USAFE headquarters. He’s working with Randy ROYCE and Chris CLARK in Plans, and will also see Larry BUSH when he arrives this summer. Curt mentioned that Gary BAXTER and Don GABRESKI are flying F-16s at Ramstein, and Mark EWIG’s in the in¬ telligence business on the NATO staff.

That’s it for the real news, and since nobody called to say they missed the change-of-address notices from my last letter, I’m going to omit them again. It’s not that Iwant to keep people in the dark—it’s just that 1wish everyone would get into the habit of writing ashort note when they move. It would certainly mean much more than just anew address.

Before Iclose, Iwant to recommend abook. It’s written by Srully Blotnick (who writes acolumn in Forbes magazine) and it’s called. Ambitious Men: Their Drives, Dreams and Delusions (Srully’s apsychiatrist). As I’ve read the book, I’ve spotted anumber of us (figurativly speaking) in his various chapters. Check it out —1think you’ll enjoy it. That’s it from here. KEEP THE NEWS AND PICTURES COMING, or be prepared for arambling column in September.

Ralph Getchell 5840 Auckland Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89110

Home: (702) 438-1699

AV: 682-4719

Percent members; 39

SAVED BY THE BELL:On ashort sprint from my office to the house, Irealized that, once again. 1was up against another Checkpoints suspense...and hadn’t made those calls I’d promised myself to make. Gratefully, two classmates came to the rescue.

The first relief came from Marty LEBOUITZ, who wrote anice letter from his home in Cos Cob, CT. Believe it or not, our Marty has been married (Helene) for 10 years now and has atwo-year-old son. He works near Wall Street for Chase Manhattan and graciously invited those who have the opportunity to transit the area for anoontime repast (his treat). Knowing Marty, Icaution the reader to heed the old adage about free lunches. Thanks for the note.

No sooner had Iread Marty’s letter than fellow Roadrunner Greg ACUFF gave me acall. For some strange reason or another, Greg’s patented falsetto yoo-hoo echoing down the halls of the new dorm re¬ mains vivid in my memory. Of course, so does the smell of wet tents in Jack’s Valley. Unfortunately, Greg assured me he doesn’t do that anymore (not much, anyway). What he does these days is run his own management consulting firm ... and alot of traveling. Operating out of Sunnyvale, CA, he frequently runs into instructors from our old manage¬ ment classes and Bobby PARKER, who works for Control Data out of Denver.

Incidentally, Rick’s asales executive for Hospital Equipment Supply in Denver, John’s the director of the Naval Procurement School “somewhere in California,” and Bill (as Imentioned before) runs MicroProse Software.

1got aphone call from Gary COVINGTON last week. He and his fami¬ ly (wife Pam, daughter Darcy and son David) live in Midland, Texas where he’s in afamily oil and gas business. Gary reminded me how much the Texas economy is not booming at present, but fortunately he’s quite

LOOK AT WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN: Looking every bit the Guard puke that he is, Gary POINTER was still awelcome sight when he swaggered into the squadron last February. Gary flies A-7s with the Des Moines Guard. He reported that Dave MCDOUGALL is flying choppers with the Army Guard in Spokane and that Geno KRAAY is working for Rockwell in St. Louis. Gary also requested that anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jon WROBLEWSKI please send me anote.

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Thanks to his wife Libby for an invita¬ tion to Darrell SINGLETON’S change-of-command ceremony. Darrell assumed command of the 37th Tac Airlift Squadron (Rhein Main AB, GE) on 23 March. Congratulations! As an editorial note, please make a mental note to add your trusty scribe to YOUR invitation list. We’d all like to know.

Rick Taylor, John Verado and Bill Stealey. Golden boys?

ALL THE GNUS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT: Either lots of us moved this spring, or our spouses have finally figured out that if they don’t do the change-of-address cards, they won’t get done. Whichever, here’s the latest from the AOG mailbox. Phil MILLER left North Carolina early in the year to set up house near the Aurora cutoff. Larry BAILEY left his staff job at HQ SAC to return to the northern tier of Grand Forks. Pat MCCULLOUGH departed the PACAF staff for sunny Laughlin AFB. Craig ARNOLD moved from Michigan to Oklahoma City. Forrest PRICE is now in East Hartford, CT and Dick PREWITT has moved from New Hampshire to Marietta, GA. Dale TIETZ switched coasts from Norton AFB to the D.C. area. Lastly Bob BRODEL has returned from a remote tour at Osan and is now residing in lovely Langley-by-the sea.

ROGER, YOU HAVE THE PEN; This column marks the completion of four years as your scribe. While Ihave enjoyed the experience im¬ mensely, 1feel the time has come to give someone else ashot. If you’re in¬ terested in contributing, please give me acall or contact the AOG. If you aren’t interested, call me anyway. We could all use the news.

T.J. Mancuso

480 South Kingston Circle

Aurora, CO 80012

Home: (303) 343-4231

Work: (303) 861-7000

Percent members: 34

In what was certainly an attempt to depress me after Christmas, Bill SPINDLE interrupted his golf game in sunny Okinawa to drop us a(late) holiday card. Bill was director of the PACAF Contracting Center, Philip¬ pines. But Bill’s wife Nancy dropped in the “Christmas Xerox letter,” which was more substantive. Kudos are due for Bill, who was telected Best Contracting Officer in the Air Force. Not bad for aredhead. The Spindles are on their way to Norton in acouple of weeks from this mag date. Somehow those Californians fi nd their way back —like swallows, or lemmings. Bill becomes a“we’re here to help you” guy in the IG. Bill notes that he ran into Brad SHAFER, an HH-3 flight commander in Kadena.

J. R. STONE invited himself to dinner at Dough HILL’S house the other night. Being “Texas dependable,” he didn’t show up. The third airline pilot-attendee. Jay CAMALICK, managed to make an appearance at the door as we left, but we had fun talking to Jay’s wife Tammy and daughter Chelsey (who had more to say than we usually squeeze out of Jay anyway). The “out-of-towner” that night was Lloyd ST. CLAIR. Lloyd is director of rental operations for Thrifty Rental Cars in Tulsa.

Then there was the Christmas card in aplain brown wrapper. Bill WALKER has given up being a“spy pilot” and is now into “tactical reconnaissance,” which sounds like spy pilot to me anyway, at Ramstein. Bruce RASMUSSEN and Tom MEADER are also at USAFE Head¬ quarters. Raz is in logistics, but his real strength is as coach of the Kaiserslautern kid’s swim team, which won the German championships. Tom is in fighter operations.

On the slopes, Iran into non-grad classmate Bill Deeley in abar in Vail, where we were both dutifully broadening the scope of our professional horizons at aconference for municipal bond underwriters, traders, brokers and lawyers. Bill is abond trader in Chicago, and sends his best to all the old Mallard prep school guys.

Special thanks to Chris (Mrs. Tad) CORGILL, who wrote from Plano, TX. After eight years at DFW, the Corgills are hoping to follow Southwest to the line’s new domicile in Phoenix. Tad has upgraded to captain after five yers with the airline. The news of the continuing number of our classmates who are in “positions of responsibility” with the airlines that fly in and out of Denver has me thinking about getting “all aboard” AMTRAK.

Around town, we had dinner out with Steve and Jackie O’NEILL. Steve is entering the “short balding guy” category in the Denver Mayor’s Cup Marathon, so he’s been spending more on running shoes than I spend on suits. Speaking of “law suits,” Dave KERBER continues to have achromosome error, and has just fathered his third daughter.

In the “cards and letters” area, Lee RODGERS is now in Loring, ME. Such adeal. Mike BRANNICK is in Busier City, LA. Art OLSON has left C-Springs for Europe. Ed RANSFORD is at Holmstead, FL. Earl TAYLOR is in Mililani, HI; and Kevin MORGAN is in Tehachapi, CA.

IRick STORER sent in the photo above of five ’72 prep-schoolers at Osan AB, Korea. Pictured are John GREENLAW, Rick, Rob STONE, Dan GILLILAND and George WARGO.

It would be especially appropriate for all Colorado-area graduates to think about the 15th annual reunion (or the first 15th-year reunion) planned for the fall; more fun than back swimsuit issues of Sports Il¬ lustrated.

Jim Conboy is going to be the subject of aspecial tribute this fall. For everybody who had the chance to work with the guy, who comes as close to being an institution as anybody at the school (except maybe Mrs Mac, who must have been the Guinness book upder the caption “knows ugly women”), an invitation goes out for golf and food. Ten Bucks to USAFA/AHPAR.

Aspecial thanks to Ken RUGH, who called to talk about the death of our classmate William Craig MARTIN. It is tragic that his cancer, if detected earlier, may have been treatable, at atime when he was changing the direction of his life. We have been fortunate that our class has had a certain vitality, especially in the profession for which so many are trained, but again we are each diminised by the loss.

Rick Karvosky

417 LaSalle Drive

Clovis, NM 88101

Home: 762-2530

AV: 681-2381

Percent members: 37

(Editor’s note. We couldn’t reach Rick for his article by deadline as he was on a"hush-hush” TOY until mid April. Send him your class news in¬ puts now for the summer magazine.)

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The Corgills, clockwise from left, Chris, Tad, Nolan, James, Amanda and Whitney.

Mike Carter

2263 Ptarmigan Lane

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Home: (303) 593-1480

AV: 259-2558

Percent members: 29

STARTERS: Ah! Spring in the Rockies. The flowers are all budding, but it just so happens that they’re under about eight inches of snow from the last three blizzards. At this writing, spring break has just ended and there may be some hope for spring hitting here after all. This year, however, has been arecord for cold and snow with astorm coming in every Thursday. When Itaught this morning, first period on the day after spring break, it was all 1could do just to get their attention, much less pass on any new information. But I’ve got afew goodies to pass on to all of you, so I’ll cut the gab and get going.

THE PHOTO: It’s finally here! Not the new phone book but the much requested class photo from ACSC arrived and Iwish that Ihadn’t asked for it. What abunch of ugly guys. Really, the picture below is great. Most of my article will simply be the names of the attendees and of course the 10 percent who never get the word, the attendees who missed the photo. After all, it was 45 minutes from the announcement to the actual picture¬ taking so anybody could forget, right? The picture comes to us courtesy of Rich BOWMAN, whose camera actually survived the experience.

In the front row are Dan SCHELLINGER, Mike SCHMIDT, Scott SMITH, Denny HUGHES, Jeff NORTHGRAVES, Sandy SANDWICK, Roy LOWER, Bob SUTLEY, Joe DORRIS, and Jim RIVARD. Center row: Chuck HAND, Mike DUNN, Rick BOYD, Steve BOYCE, Rich BOWMAN, Dave DIMARCHI, Earl RICHARDSON, Steve CRAIG, LtCol Sung Hwan KIM, Hap GUELICH, and A1 GLOCK. Back Scotty MCLAUTHLIN, Jim TIETJEN, Cat STEVENS, John WARD, Pat DALEY, Bill HALLSEY, Dave REINHOLZ, Denny CAREL, Mike CHASE, Jim JUDKINS, Dave BUNKER, Pat CORRIGAN, and Mike SNEDEKER. Not shown are Bob HOOD, Steve MALUTICH, Dick BLANCHET, Neal HOUDE, Rich HEFFNER, and Don STIFFLER.

The caption refers to the fact that as of this picture less than one-third of the class had assignments and most had been interviewed as FIs. A final hint from ACSC; if you don’t have ahouse yet and you’re going to Montgomery, try and follow one of our classmates. Mike and Cathy DELORENZO visited during spring break and are renting the house Chuck HAND is moving out of.

CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS: The fi rst card is from Chris CAMPBELL. He has completed AFSC and is on his way to Europe. LtCol Barry WILSON is on his way back from SHAPE and is settling in on the Air Staff. C. H. CHANDLER also is heading overseas but in the opposite direction. He is in transit from Ft. Myer, VA to somewhere in the Pacific. Another ISS attendee is Rich CLEVELAND. He has moved from Alamogordo, NM to AFSC for the newest class there. Antonio FERRARO, Iwonder if he is any kin, has moved from Jacksonville, AR to Travis AFB, CA. Finally, Gene RICHARDSON has moved from Monterey, CA to Ft Penning, GA.

FROM THE MAIL BAG: None.

FINALE: That’s all for now. 1hope that spring has hit wherever you are and that you have achance to enjoy it. As always, Ipray for God’s blessings on each and every one of you and your families. Keep me in¬ formed of all that’s new. Ialways have openings for photos so send your latest Christmas card picture and I’ll print it. Don’t be shy! If Idon’t get apicture of somebody’s family for the next isue. I’ll print my own.

Jeff Hackett

1825 E. Jeanine Drive

Tempe, AZ 85284

Home: (602) 831-9439

Work: (602) 891-6122

Percent members: 28

POOR PLANNING PAYS OFF! It’s another day after the day after the Class News deadline and, even though I’ve had acouple of cans of that stuff that normally makes me witty, intelligent and areal good dancer. I’m not exactly the picture of creativity. But wait! The mailman has just arrived to save me once again! Letters!... Pictures!... News Releases!... What’s this in the last package? Argghh...Change-ofaddress cards! (Excuse me while Igo ice down another sixpack!)

CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE AWARD OF FOREIGN COR¬ RESPONDENT OF THE QUARTER. This goes (hands down) to Jim BURLING. The package he put together and sent me was the nicest thing he’s done for me since he sang at our wedding. Apparently Jim made up some questionnaires, passed them around to the other guys in the area, got everybody together for aquick picture, and then sent it all off to me. Such agreat idea. And sooo easy to copy! (HINT!)

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Mont¬ gomery after a“remote” in Clear, AK and they’ll be off to San Antonio or Los Angeles after school. Jim says he’s having “a pretty good time, but there’s not as much golf as I’d imagined.” Ooookay. Rick LAYMAN is standing (at an even snappier attention) to Jim’s left. Rick got to ACSC after anumber of SICBM and Peacekeeper-related jobs at HQ SAC. He’ll be off to Upper Heyford and back into the aircraft maintenmnce business. Rumor has it that Rick had to move into the “over-35” softball league at Montgomery. Dale WATERS was probably standing next to Rick to give him the word on life in England. He’s just returned from F-llls at Lakenheath. Dale will go to HQ TAC after ACSC. Baby pic¬ tures are the order of the day for Mark WELLS (standing, fourth from left), by now. Donna was due with their second child In March. Mark and family had been at USAFA (History Department, Associate AOC CS-25) and will now be off to Randolph where he’ll be aT-37 PIT instructor. Steve VREELAND’s (second from right) input was very brief; came from USAFA (STOP) going to Clark AB, PI to fly C-130 (THAT IS ALL). A1 PIOTTER also came from the Academy where he was aComp Sci in¬ structor and served as chief of the Alumni Programs Division. He and Mark WELLS served the Montgomery-area alumni well by arranging to rent asatellite dish for every Falcon football game. A1 may want to keep that dish to stay in touch with the civilized world after he moves on to Loring AFB, ME where he’ll be back in the BUFF as aradar nav.

The rather casual Jose CASTRO-AGUIRRE is kneeling, far left. I understand that as an international officer (El Salvador) at ACSC, Jose had some good stories to tell. 1wonder if they’re about hot spots in Cen¬ tral America or “hot spots” in the States; he’s spent five of the last 12 years in the U.S. Speaking of being along way from home, Mike ANDERSON (kneeling, second from left) will be going to McConnell AFB, KS after school. As Irecall Kansas is only slightly different than Maui; nonetheless Mike’s looking foward to helping set up the 4th B-IB Wing as chief of the Defense Systems Branch. I’m not sure what hap¬ pened with Mark RISI (center), but Iassume Randy JAMES and Phil

The Great Hostage Crisis of 1987

Here’s 11 of the 15 ’75ers who were down at ACSC. That’s Jim stand¬ ing at snappy attention on

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BENJAMIN are holding broken wrists in the photo. Why else would they not have written? On the other hand Jim CORRIGAN wrote but didn’t make the picture. (Just washed his hair and couldn’t do athing with it?) Jim was working on his F-16 pilotage and international flair at Hahn AB, Germany and Kunsan AB, South Korea before arriving at ACSC. This will be somewhat of afamily reunion tour for him as his brother-inlaw/ex-zoomie-roommate, Rick SARVER, is teaching at the JAG school and lives right down the street. For you ’74 grads reading this article to see how your trainees have done, note that Jim’s brother Pat is also at ACSC. And for those elite 10 L/C selectees listed in the last Checkpoints (and you too, Bentley), take note that Jim will be off to MFC to work colonels’ assignments after school!

THERE ARE EASIER WAYS TO BECOME FAMOUS. Working with the swiftness that keeps the Commies at bay and lets us all sleep so soundly at night, SAC recently came to Plattsburg AFB, NY to present Chuck MOLZON with the Kalberer Outstanding Airmanship Award. Never mind that it was over two years ago that Chuck and his radar nav successfully restarted both engines of an FB-111 in IFR conditions at less than 4500 feet AGL after alightning strike. Intrepid aviator and his wife Donna are on the left. For you ’77 grads reading this article to see how your trainerx are doing, note your classmate Scott HUTT (said radar nav) and wife Susan on the right.

SECOND HAND NEWS. The Moizons and the ACSC crowd passed on the following: Steve BROWN and Bruce FRITZE are at Elmendorf flying F-15s and loving the outdoor sports. Bruce also likes indoor sports. He and Nancy have three children. John and Becky GAUGHAN will depart Castle AFB, CA for Armed Forces Staff College in July, hopefully on to Space Command from there. Larry FARISS and Julius HARGROVE are at MPC putting “the big moves” on people, not unlike they did in their gridiron days. Bill HUGHES and wife Peggy are at Wright-Pat where he’s in the JAG office. Chuck and Judy DEMOISY are also at WPAFB. Chuck works in procurement. In the “One-garden-spotafter-another” category, Mark SKATTUM will be returning from Saudi Arabia this summer for intermediate service school with the Army at Fort Leavenworth. Gary THALLER is working in the Command Post at Plattsburgh. Steve PALMER has said “adios” to the Marine Corp but not to Springfield, VA; staying there in the car business. Mike ROZNOVSKY is flying F-16s at MacDill; he and wife, Cindy, are involved in runn¬ ing and competitive cycling. Dale SMITH is flying KC-135s out of KI Sawyer.

TAKING CHARGE. You could tell that the “Arizona (AOG) Chapter” item in the last magazine was not written by a’75 grad since it failed to mention that we were there in far greater numbers than any other class. And it would have really been great if Jon TURNER had shown up (sorry folks, that’s an inside slam). Rich CHANICK and Iwere there along with Dave KEENE, local car merchant, and Cary NIEHANS, local F-15 driver. Mike LISCHAK wrote to be sure Ihad heard about his elec¬ tion as aboard member in the Alamo Area Chapter. Mike’s down at Brooks getting more Aerospace Medicine smarts. He’ll soon be off to Johns Hopkins for another residency program. 1don’t think Alamogor¬ do, NM has achapter but 1did want to mention that we saw Wayne and Amy WILLIS and all the little Willis’ in February. Wayne’s in the middle of an F-15 tour at Holloman and they’re all loving it there.

YOU’VE GOTTA PICK THE RULES YOU’RE GOING TO FOLLOW. As Isaid at the beginning, Ihaven’t been overly respectful of the deadline for this edition. Therefore it’s only proper that Iheed the rules on length and close for now; sure it means kissing off the change-ofaddress cards and that’ll torque off Jim CARLSON, our new class presi¬ dent, by not putting his “message” in (but, what the heck, /appointed him, right?). Imean if worst comes to worse, what are they going to do — come to me and say, “Your days as aclass scribe are numbered pal... it’s later than you think?!?”

Kurt Klingenberger

1810 N. Tejon St.

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Home: (303) 635-4843

AV: 259-2330/2270

Percent members: 31

Well, there is only one way to start my first letter as the new class scribe —and that is to thank Wade (and Sue) McROBERTS for the super newsletters over the last I-don’t-even-know-how-many years. Great dedication and great results.

It is spring break here at Rocky Mountain High and all the little zoomies are doing those spring break kinds of things. You remember: Getting snowblind at Steamboat. Getting toasted in Tampa. Getting crocked in Cancun. Or getting “dumped” in Detroit (for those who were able to keep along-distance relationship going all the way past Christmas). Meanwhile, we faculty and staff, having gotten our primary duty out of the way for aweek, are busily trying to get as much for our real job (read additional duties) done as we can before the cadets get back and classes and training start interfering again.

Now for the good stuff. Jeff WHATLEY was out here at the Academy last week for an Academy Liaison Officer orientation course (dining on the Staff Tower today are ...). He came up to the Poli Sci Department a couple times to check on Jeff LARSEN and myself. Hank KNELLINGER joined us at lunch one day as well. And Jeff W. supped with Jeff and Cyndy L. one evening so they could relive all those exciting days in tankers at Loring. Jeff W. is, in addition to being aliaison officer, an FB-111 pilot at Plattsburgh as is newly-qualified (ready to sit alert) Steve MURDOCH. And newly-pinned-on Major Brad MOFFETT is finally go¬ ing to leave Plattsburgh. (I know this is hard for most of you to believe, but Brad’s only active duty time NOT at Plattsburgh was his UNT in Sacramento and his ASTRA tour in Washington.) Believe me, not one wing commander at P-Burgh wanted Brad to go as he is truly one of the premier aviators to pass through that unit. But go he must and by 30 June, Brad, Beth, and by-then six-month-old Kyle should he settling into Omaha. Brad will be working on aircraft computer hardware and soft¬ ware requirements at HQ SAC.

Acouple weeks ago 1accompanied CS-39 on aweekend trip to visit their sponsoring wing —the F-16 unit at Shaw AFB, SC. Ihung around the O’Club bar virtually all Friday night hoping to run into some ’76ers. Please understand that 1wasn’t there for myself, but in my role as newsletter writer (and also as Associate AOC for CS-39 to keep the cadets from going completely crazy in an OFFICERS CUB; they didn’t). Iwas almost ready to give up and just be there for myself when Scott and Laurie GOUGH came in and chatted for awhile (with me, 1mean). They justified my reason for being there so Idrank to that. They are doing real well; Idrank to that also. Scott said he could not handle any more flying time. Wow.

Received aletter from Mark STARR last week. He, Ellen and Christopher are doing just great in Ellicott, Maryland (not Missouri as the Typo God tried to dictate in the last issue of Checkpoints). Mark is flying for USAir out of Baltimore-Washington as are about 20 other ’76ers. He says he regularly runs into Dave SUN, Bruce FREUND, and Jim BUCK. And he says that aUSAir-Piedmont—PSA merger would help him move up on the seniority list; not closer to the top, mind you, but further from the bottom. (Probably apilot joke; we navigators never have to worry about seniority.)

Ric CABALLERO, it was great to hear from you and to receive your lengthy update on the activities of so many of our classmates. Ric says he is tired of the Checkpoints being full of news about fighter jocks. Says he, “Don’t they know that fighters are fun —but bombers make policy?” Ric is in our newest policymaker, the Bl-B. Says it flies like adream; he will also be back on alert in April at Dyess. Also flying bombers in Texas are Pete TRUMP and Enrique SAA in Buffs at Carswell. Enrique is recently back from atour in Panama. Besides Pete and Ric, other Cam¬ pus Radicals in Texas are Steve STOCKDALE and K.C. STEINBAUGH (both work for TI in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area) and Joe SMITH, flying T-37s at PIT in San Antonio. And Ric mentioned recently seeing Greg VITALIS and Joe RACHER in Hawaii.

That’s all the mail Ireceived, but there are afew other noteworthy items: Mike BYRON, who lives just up the road in Ft. Collins (vicepresident of Western Monetary Consultants) made atrip to the Zoo recently to give apresentation to one of the cadet ministry programs. Though Ididn’t get to see you, Mike, Iheard alot of very positive feed¬ back about your talk from cadets in my poli sci classes; they were quite impressed.

It is too hard to mention all the classmates that Isee on aregular basis

around here since there are probably 50 or so in the Springs area. One group 1do see alot of is the “Barrister Bunch” —Majors Bryan

ECHOLS, Bob GARDNER, and Craig MANSON who comprise about half of the Law Department here. Last Saturday Craig did it. He got mar¬ ried. Penny is adelightful person who is an actress and runs the “Children’s Awareness Theatre” in the Springs. Besides shepherding this program, which helps kids with problems like drug abuse and alcoholism. Penny also teaches dramatics in area schools. Congratulations, Craig and Penny.

Actually, Imet Penny several months ago when she and Craig joined a local swim-and-workout place that Iattend. In fact, there are several class members who go there (probably because there aren’t any good facilities around here). But Kerry KEITHCART, Danny MOORE, and Mike ROSENBALM are regular attendees. It’s rather fun to get together with the boys in that type of environment —short of breath, muscles twitch¬ ing, and sweat pouring down our faces. THEN when we are done watch¬ ing the women’s aerobic class we actually do our own workouts.

Craig passed on astory Ihad not heard. About amonth ago SECDEF Weinberger’s C-21A had alightning strike while on areturn trip to Washington. The copilot credited with handling the emergency was none other than Randy CHANG.

And one day 1was walking by the Law Department when the “Bar¬ rister Bunch” called me into Craig’s office to see something “I would not believe.” It was the February issue of Baltimore Magazine which profiled the “28 Great Dates” in the Baltimore area. Idon’t mean dates like Ground Hog’s Day or Mother’s Day. Imean “28 of the most attractive, interesting, and eligible Baltimoreans.” Including Air Force Major Michael CUNNINGHAM,” a32-year-old attorney who works for the General Counsel’s office at the National Security Agency.” Ido believe it because it had his picture and everything. You should see the other pic¬ tures.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Stephen NICKEL is flying F-16s at Ramstein; Doug ZACOUR from one side of Colorado Springs to the other; Stephen MCNAMARA from Albuquerque to Clear fi eld, UT (Hill AFB?); William CLIFFORD from Claremont, CA to Southgate, CA; Thomas SAWNER from Miami to Alexandria, VA; Douglas WADDELOW moving from one San Antonio address to another; and Harold GETZELMAN from Dayton to League City, TX. Dave TERNES is in Alamogordo, NM; Dan CUDA has gone around the Beltway from Annandale, VA to Rockville, MD; Robert JOHNSON has stayed within Massachussetts, but has moved from Waltham to Maynard; Tom SEFCIK is in Westerville, OH; and Jim CROCCO has moved from Roseville to Citrus Heights, CA. Finally, recent arrivals here to the Academy are Bob and Jackie DEBLANC. Bob is flying down in the T-41 squadron.

That’s it for now. Thanks again to Wade and thanks to those who passed on such good info. Keep it coming. Call me at AV 259-2330 or leave amessage on my machine. Or have your machine call my machine and maybe they can do lunch sometime.

Jim Dart

Quarters 4402B

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Home: (303) 472-6706

AV: 259-4671

Percent members: 29

26 February 1987 joins 16 October 1984 and some whose dates are forgotten among Colorado’s worst blizzards. Remember the days when you wished somebody would have the courage to say, “No classes!” Most people were smart enough to go home when they could no longer find their cars, but the smartest (some grads) decided to stay at home when they saw the snowplows giving up before the sun rose.

Everyone should be enjoying spring now. What’s it like in Frankfurt, Germany, Dave KISH? Things sounded pretty nice in January. He is an air liaison officer with the Army’s 3rd Armored Division. He finally got married afew years ago. Looks like it was worth it (see photo).

Lani was seven months pregnant with the twins, Joshua and Jourdan (that’s “Mishka,” lower left) during last April’s move to Germany from RF-4s at Bergstrom. How many of you can relate to the fun of moving close to childbirth? Thanks for enclosing apicture, Dave!

Classmates in what Dave calls “The Land of the Grunts” are Russ FINNEY, Terry COX and Paul SCHUTT. Joe SMUTKO was there, but felt called to our blizzard and is now in the holding tank for future AOCs, CW’s Plans and Policies Division.

Dave Kish and family recovering from ahectic move.

before the bride interrupted us. Jeff flies for American, stationed in Dallas with wife Lynn plus two, but living here in the Springs. Airlinemates include Dave EPPLEY, Jeff MAYER and Chip LAMB. Rick HOUCK and Gary HACKETT are with Delta and Ken WHITE is on the Northwest team. Jeff added that Rick RASMUSSEN works for the FBI in Salt Lake City.

Calls are equally welcome. Second Lieutenant (a temporary setback) Bob SCHIERMEYER has another few years left in Bethesda’s medical school, of fi cially the Uniformed Services University. Aformer tanker pilot, he decided to career broaden. He bumped into old friend John HUNT (Diane) who has four kids. Bob and Marcella are just getting started with atwo-year-old boy.

Fred SWARTZ is on the university staff, specializing in internal medicine. (What else?) Fred and Carmel added agirl not too long ago. Bob also told me that Jim EWING (another early promotee) is at An¬ drews with Cheryl and two boys.

Thank you, Jim MOSCHGAT, for all your inputs. While sitting alert at Incirlik, Turkey, he was reading his favorite mag (no. Checkpoints) and decided to drop many lines. He’s an F-16 IP and flight commander with the 613 TFS at Torrejon, Spain. When not daydreaming about mov¬ ing back to the “land of the big BX” in November he is practicing maneuvers for “Gunsmoke 87,” the F-16 shoot-off with Hahn. Jim and Jill are trying to teach two-year-old Kymberli how to speak something besides Spanish, such as English.

Jim writes that Tom CARPENTER is aweapons officer with the 613th, arecent graduate of the F-16 Fighter Weapons School. Horst ROEHLER (Mary) is the inspector general who is in line for aflight commander job of his own. Hamp HEARD has aflight in the 614th where Dick CORZINE is aweapons officer.

Moving to the Phantoms, Ruben SILVA is an exchange F-4 pilot with the Spanish Air Force. Bob ZAEHRINGER will soon leave EF-llls at Upper Heyford for civilian life. Dave ZELENOK does civil engineering work for the Pittsburgh ANG. Mark SIZEMORE has left the F-5 Ag¬ gressor Squadron at Nellis for the ANG (F-4s). Mark RUTAN flies a KC-135 out of Mildenhall. Early major Jeff REMINGTON is at USAFE HQ working rated assignments. Pat SHAY was spotted heading toward Egypt in asparkling clean F-16C, deploying from Luke.

Jim didn’t have to tip me off that Dave SWIGER was USAFA-bound. He was experiencing another joy of military moving, sickness. Wife Rhonda and their two boys, Brett and Craig, passed around strep throat and other Colorado diseases, this after the fun they had pulling aski boat from Randolph. Dave isn’t sure which mountain he plans to use it He’s directing second class military training.

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Another local is Chuck DELICH, hockey coach extraordinaire, who guided the Falcon icers to their best season since 'll (20-7) with apair of wins over U.S. International to finish 19-10. We are not too old to play ourselves (see photo), atheory proven recently by Dave McKENNEY (comp sci), Jim MASKOWITZ (physics), Dave NIELSEN (z-con) and Chuck SPITLER (aero).

Duff MUIR enlightened me about another hero. Bill LEROY, who earned Air Force-wide publicity for an HH-3 rescue mission out of Elmendorf. From his Math Department post, he also pinpointed Bobby WILKES in F-16s at Homestead, Lee GUSTIN flying the F-4 in the Philippines and Tim MALONE in the F-111 at RAF Upper Heyford.

Right before my 20 March deadline. Duff came through with some more sightings. A-10 drivers (besides himself) include Scott JACKSON

serving with the New York Guard, J.J. GLENNON in the Connecticut ANG, and Paul MUSIC in Baltimore. Jon SPAIN and Ralph STRONG are up at Stanford working an MBA and PhD, respectively. Atop con¬ tender for “most notable” is William Tell “Top Gun” John REED who I just read about in the February Airman magazine. Flying aCanadian Forces CF-18, he “outscored 39 CF-18 and F-15 pilots and F-4 aircrews” at Tyndall last October. Way to go, John!

Aweek after our 11 March reunion planning meeting. Duff made good on his promise to provide aglimpse of his cute pair last Halloween (see photo).

Future flyer and guardian devil, Stephen (3) and Krista (I) Muir.

Honestly, guys, we could not have “volunteered” amore dedicated guy than Jay FAWCETT to chair our reunion. Aside from practicing what he preaches in the Management Department, he is going the extra mile to make this atruly memorable weekend for everyone. He makes the follow¬ ing input: Your response to the surveys has enabled us to establish asolid data base. The next mailing will include an updated agenda, info on Sheraton room reservations and souvenir order forms. Please meet the cutoff dates or you are VFR. Keep your address current with the AOG, and remind all those classmates who don’t read the entire column.

IMPORTANT: Separate the registration forms for the reunion from those for the homecoming. These are separate and distinct events, even though they occur simultaneously!

Pete NIGRO, cornered last issue in Mount Pleasant, SC, called in his RSVP for the reunion. “Doctor” and his wife, Annette, plan to leave young Lauren at home and stay with friends in the area. They saw more grads in Osan, Korea, then during seven years in the D.C. area. Sound familiar, anyone?

Each quarter, the AOG forwards astack of change-of-address cards. While you are mustering the energy to write, please add afew personal notes to help me make this column something besides an amendment to the Register of Graduates. My next deadline is mid June.

All you jocks should remember Jim Conboy, anotorious athletic trainer here since the real “brown shoe days.” The AOG has planned a special tribute to his ongoing contributions the weekend of 16-17 October (the weekend we try to get back on the winning track against Notre Dame). Contact Capt. Mason Goodhand, USAFA/AHPAR, USAFA, CO 80840 for details.

Greg Postuika

1243 Rue Crozat

Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Home: (504) 769-9367

Work: (504) 388-4407

Percent members: 27

Almost 10 years old. Another graduation anniversary is upon us. Nine years ago we threw our hats in the air with relief that we had truly sur¬ vived. Nine years is asignificant milestone for us. Simply, it means you have only about one year left to plan, organize, and pull out of your hats, our 10-year reunion. Thus, the thought should be clearly placed in your mind, that not only do you want to go, you want to make it happen. Make it great ’78! Ihave afew questions about the reunion. Is anyone do¬ ing anything? Has anyone thought of doing anything? Does anyone want to do anything? Why isn’t anyone doing anything? Do you care? I’m sure, now that I’ve asked the question, you have the answers. So, please feed all the information to me and I’ll publish in the fall, which will be less than ayear away from the event. Send your questions, answers, ideas, and criticisms with your name, phone, address, and last four. No obliga¬ tion, no salesman will call.

Burners. Congratulations are in order once again to the ’78ers who’ve demonstrated they are truly outstanding members of the class. The 24 (listed in the last Checkpoints) who were selected to major below the zone. Good job, guys! This brings the major selectees in ’78 to atotal of 31. These guys should be exempt from planning for the reunion because they obviously don’t have the time. Iknow they don’t, because not one of them (you) has written or even called to tell us what you’re doing, how you did it, who you know, who you’ve seen, and why we haven’t. How much do Ihave to beg and grovel? Let us know something now. Write or call. No obligation.

Christmas/New Year’s Remnants. Steve and Julie KNOTT sent anote from Scott AFB announcing the birth of their daughter Katherine. She was born on 1Jan 87. Congratulations! Morgan LANKFORD sent acard from Aliquippa, PA. Morgan, no Ididn’t know, is “finally” an airline pilot. He’s with USAir. Tom LASH has moved from Space Division to be an astro instructor at USAFA. He started this spring. Tom will be able to tell space war stories in that class.

Ireceived anice letter from Gary HALBERT. He and LuAnne and daughter Taylor are in Anchorage, AK. Gary graduated from the Uof Texas law school last summer and is now in the base legal office at Elmendorf AFB. He says they love Alaska. I’ve heard that from several people. I’m starting to believe it. Gary also said Randy DOCKENDORF and Bill SHAW and their families are also at Elmendorf. Ihad agreat Christmas Gary, thanks. And thanks for the letter.

John BETZ sent alife and times of the ’78ers in the 13th Sq letter. It’s a good update on many classmates. John got amaster’s in Aggieland, TX A&M and spent four years at the weapons lab in Albuquerque. Right after that, he retired “15 years below the zone and took ajob with Kaman Sciences Corp in Colorado Springs.” Ican’t tell you he told me it was a “fine’.’ company because it might induce you to also “retire below the zone.” 1will tell you that coincidentally Igot ajob offer from Kaman over Christmas. But, it was only about $91,000/month with the promise of being able to run my own project. The offer couldn’t compete with OERs, IGs, GAOs, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, and unaccompanied tours, so Ipassed it up. Gary said Andy MCMAHON, Steve SNYDER, and Bob ANTONIAZZI are also with Kaman. John saw Ted ROUSH last December. Ted is in Wash DC but spending enough time in Germany so that he sprachen de English no muclio anymore. Ted is publishing a13th Sq newsletter for ’78ers. Bulldogs, get in on the news. Rick AULICINO is at Ramstein. He and Eva have.a son Ricky. Rick has also spent alot of time in Germany. John corroborated the Tom LASH move mentioned above. John added that Tom needed to move back to Colorado to get back in mountain-man shape and use his multiplicity of academic degrees. Also, Steve and Diana WHITEHOUSE have been at USAFA for three years. Steve teaches mech. This summer Steve will become a Fighting Illini to get his PhD and also this summer Steve and Diana should have their first child. John and wife Lori have agood looking son already big enough for USAFA JV football. Young John will be in the class of ’05. Great letter John! See if Kaman will up their offer. Take the rest of the week off for your effort.

Standouts from the faculty hockey team upset the falcon JVs, 6-5.

John Remington Betz —USAFA 2005.

Old newspapers. Again, I’ve had to read about one of our classmates in anewspaper. And, Iread it in aLouisiana newspaper, so Iknow the info has been around the AF. Let me be so bold as to give you aquick bio on Jim HALSELL as reported in the West Monroe (LA) Citizen. Jim started his flying career in F-4s at Nellis. He received an AF Flying Safety Award there for safely bringing in abroken, brakeless F-4 by using the hook. He also flew at Moody as an IP and Red Flag mission commander. In addi¬ tion to flying, he used his aero degree to author some training manuals, perform laser-guided bomb feasibility studies, and taught an orbital mechanics seminar. Along the way, he flew at the squid’s Top Gun school. Also, between then and now he got some high altitude time in the U-2. But the best is yet to come. Jim went to the AF Test Pilot school and finished numero uno, the top banana. Now, he gets all the fun. He’s fly¬ ing the X-29 at Edwards and testing new avionics for the F-15 and F-16. It doesn’t get any better than this. Keep up the great ’78 work Jim!

Renewed attention. Terry HAYNES wrote announcing, after an AOG layoff, that he and bride Laura Dawn have a2-year-old son Christopher and are at Castle AFB. Terry is abomber instructor radar navigator there.

Tim and Ann Miner in their Civil IVar wedding. Wedding Bells. Tim MINER sent some interesting photos of his “Civil War” wedding. Tim married Ann on 2Jan 87 with support from “The Colorado First Regiment” and some ’78ers. Craig BENDORF and his wife Trish provided asouthern fl air to contrast the unionist inclinations of the bride and groom. No civil war broke out among these military op¬ posites with Jack ANTHONY and wife Margo keeping close watch. Jack and Margo were also showing the newlyweds the fringe bene fi ts of mar¬ riage, their daughter Kirsten Lynn. AF-wise, Craig is at Offutt working space satellite ops and Jack is at Cheyenne Mountain. Jim teaches geography at USAFA and his new wife is an AF capt teaching social psychology —or how to evaluate your friends at asummer picnic? Best wishes on amarriage that’s off to afun start.

Class “B” Change of Address. (No initiative to write anote on card saying anything about anything; ie, this is areminder to movers to at least give me alone-liner. Iget all changes of address.) Steve CLIFT from San Pedro, CA to Dayton, OH —Iknow that’s amove from Space Division to Wright-Pat. Still working out regularly? How about aletter, Steve? Richard K. COLEMAN, Jr. from Chambersburg, PA to Lenexa, KS; John FOLLMAN from APO NY to Waterport, NY; Martin MINER from San Antonio to Springfield, VA; Doug RODGERS changed his street address in Dayton from 5325 Cobb Dr. to 5345 Cobb Dr. Iused to live on that street; alittle known bit of trivia. Greg ROGGE from Wichita Falls, TX to APO NY; Carl THOMAE from Oshkosh, W1 to Tucson, AZ; Eric THOMPSON from Alexandria, VA to Chesapeake Beach, MD; Ben TROEMEL, anew zip code for APO SF. Ben, what about anote buddy?

Iknow many of you know Jim Conboy, the athletic dept trainer. He’s always helped us through aches, pains, and injuries. On 16-17 Oct 87, USAFA will have atribute to Jim Conboy. It includes agolf tournament on Friday and the Notre Dame football game on Saturday followed by a banquet. If you want to attend, send $10 to Capt Mason GOODHAND, USAFA/AHPAR, USAFA CO 80840. Mason is a’78er and former LAX player. Mason, how about some info.

Scribe’s change of address. Please note that I’ve changed my address and phone in Baton Rouge. You don’t have to pronounce the street, just copy it. We moved to ahouse in the suburbs to accommodate all the mail and visitors Idon’t get —hint, hint.

Are you all pleased with Checkpoints! Ihope you are, but if you want to improve it or make it more personally meaningful, send your ideas for articles. The editor loves all the help he can get.

Robert M. McGreal

421 Maple Ridge

Bossier City, LA 71111

AV: 781-2394

Percent members: 24

Greetings from “Sportsman’s Paradise.” I’m down here flying KC-lOs at Barksdale AFB. Joining me in KC-lOs at Barksdale are 11 ’79ers; 12 in one squadron has got to be some kind of arecord. Here’s what they’re up to: Bev BARGE (Mary) has been the squadron exec for the past year, put¬ ting to good use all the “skills” he learned at ASTRA. Jeff FRANKLIN (Gerry) and John FAGOT (Cindy) both recently upgraded to instructors and both recently welcomed new baby boys into their lives. Mike FOUN¬ TAIN (Tridia), Paul RUDA, and Clint HARPER (Rochelle) are here too. In his spare time, Clint is building himself alakeside home. Gary BURG (Lexi) is our KC-10 representative to wing safety. Steve STUBBS (Karen) is also here. They’re expecting their first child in late summer. Walt PATE isn’t married and he’s not expecting, not expecting to be in the Air Force much longer. Walt has aDOS in as does Bruce ROACH (Cheryl) and Bob KLUTTZ (Laura) who recently had ababy boy. As if 12 ’79 grads in one squadron isn’t enough, we also have Charlie WADDELL’S little brother Willie. Willie tells me Charlie is married and flying F-15s at Kadena.

In overseas news. Dale BURTON (Miss Mayberry) and Cal KEMP are flying in the aggressor squadron at RAF Alconbury, UK. Irecently saw Cal at Zaragosa, Spain. Ifound him at the bar drinking cerveza and eating raw eggs —guess they were out of cheese and crackers. In Spain, I also ran into Ken BROWN and Mike CRANDALL (Leanne), both flying F-16s at Hahn, Germany. Mike and Leanne are expecting their fi rst child in May. Mike says Trevor ALBRO (Tracey) and Tru EYRE are also pull¬ ing Gs at Hahn.

Back in England, rumor has it John COURTNEY is now married. John is trying to keep planes fl ying for 3rd Air Division at Mildenhall while across the street at Lakenheath, Dr. Steve FRANCOS is trying to keep pilots flying as aflight surgeon. In the exciting world of USAFE command and control, Joe BARRON (Beth), Zaragosa, Spain, and Pete O’CONNELL (Peggy), Ramstein, Germany, are working command post jobs. Joe MACKLIN (Karen) is flying C-130s at Rhein-Main and expect¬ ing asecond child soon.

Returning to the States, Mark BUETCHER recently started Test Pilot School at Edwards. Guy WALSH (Mim) will soon leave Edwards to fly A-lOs in Louisiana. Guy tried to go remote to Korea but MPC turned him down. Just goes to show you —never tell MPC what you really want. John NICHOLS and Tom WINGO are both fl ying F-16s, at Nellis and Hill respectively. John recently “tied the knot.” Congratulations John! Tim HOY and Tom GRIFFITH (Liz) are fl ying F-4s at SeymourJohnson, Tim in the frontseat, Tom in the backseat. Tom and Liz had

their second child in February. Jeff GORDON (Pam), F-4s at Moody, will soon be going to F-16s and Fred JACOBSEN, RF-4s at Shaw, and wife Nancy are expecting achild soon. The “Top Gun” award goes to Omar BRADLEY (Patti). Omar is on an exchange tour with the Navy, flying F-14s off carriers in the Pacific.

In news from ATC, Jim REGAN (Tanya) is still flying T-41s at the “Zoo.” Mario BUDA (Jan) is the T-37 Detachment commander at Loring AFB, ME. Aren’t there warmer places to fly T-37s, Mario? Steve BARNES (Cherlyn) is aT-38 PIT instructor at Randolph. Brian ENGLISH and Larry SANDOVAL (Tammy) are both going from helicopters to fixed-wing upgrade at Sheppard AFB.

Iwas recently at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, TX and ran into Ron LAFON (Dianne). Ron was TDY from Travis AFB where he works in Wing Safety along with classmate Kel MAMUZICH (Helena). Also at Travis are Chas RUTH (Liz) and Bill BOYD (Karen), both flying C-5s. 1 hear Bill and Karen are real dog enthusiasts. Elsewhere in MAC, Imet Don LUSTIG (Rhonda) in the billeting office at RAF Mildenhall. Don is flying C-141S at Charleston. Bob BROWN and Dan McDONALD are both in C-130s at Little Rock while Chet SCHIRMER is flying for the Arkansas Guard. Also, Tony BONUTTI is aC-141 instructor at the resort community of Altus, OK.

Reporting in from SAC is Tom STARK (Anna). Tom is the Wing Safe¬ ty officer at Seymour-Johnson and flies KC-lOs on the side. Tom tells me Dave GEURTIN and John BUTCHER (Joannie) are also flying ’10s at Seymour. Mark VOLK (Karin) is in KC-135s at “El Forko Grande.” I think that’s just north of the Rio Grande. Paul SWANSON is now a “Guard Bum” fl ying KC-135s for the Washington ANG. And Steve SAGUE (Barbie), T-37s at Sheppard, will soon be happily returning to SAC to fly his first love —the B-52.

The most recent major’s board nominated six ’79ers for the award of “Most Likely to Make Stars.” The nominees are: Dave EDMONDS, Tim FYDA, Bill McCASLAND, Jim POOL, John SALVADOR, and Pete BUNCE. Congratulations to these three-year-below-the-zoners. By the way, Pete and Paulette BUNCE recently added twins to their family for three kids in all. Three must be Pete’s lucky number.

Finally, in researching this article, Idiscovered that most ’79ers fall in¬ to one of two categories: (1) those making babies and (2) those getting out. I’m not sure if there is any relationship there, but it’s interesting nonetheless. In the latter category, some noteable DOS’ include: Mark PIMENTEL (Betsy), Steve HALVORSEN (Pam), Uwe BRITSCH, and Mike VANHOOMISSEN, to name just afew. Mike recently wed Jan Knocke and will be practicing law in Oregon.

We don’t know who will be writing our next article, but send your cards, letters and compromising photos to me (address above) and I’ll see they get the proper attention.

Matt Neuenswander

3818 Packard

Alexandria, LA 71303

Percent members; 30

1couldn’t believe it as Iran through the field with the enemy in hot pur¬ suit. Ipeered out from behind the small bush that broke up my outline. The sweat stung my eyes. This couldn’t be happening to me. Ihad begged them to help me, it was abad dream. That was it —it had to be adream. I was stranded in this large field and typewriters kept chasing me. Over and over again they were yelling, “your article is due, your article is due.” 1 ran to my post office every day but only two letters came. My falcon bud¬ dies wouldn’t abandon me. They wouldn’t make me write an article with no news. Iawoke with astart, glad that the dream was over, but nooooooooo! My hoser buddies didn’t rescue me and here Iam writing an article with alarge and very stupid opening for filler. You all may wonder why Idid so well in mil stu.

Before 1get into what little news Ihave gleaned Iwant to talk about pur 10-year reunion. When Ileft school the AOG told me Ihad two duties as class president. The first was to insure the article was always done well in Checkpoints. Itook care of that square when Ihad Peggy Dennis write for ayear and ahalf. The second duty involved setting up aten-year re¬ union. 1know most of you feel it is along ways off, however, if the next three years pass as quickly as the last seven 1990 will soon be upon us. For now Iam just soliciting inputs. Iwill start afolder on the reunion and any volunteer to help or suggestions as to activities or accommodations will be appreciated. Please write and tell me what you think. On with the news.

Frank and Cinda BUNTING just had ababy boy on March 9th. Frank and Cinda are stationed at Myrtle Beach where Frank is an A-10 flight

commander. Peggy Dennis wrote with some good newsworthy info. The following guys were late pickups for ASTRA: Bart JACKSON, Kelly LEGGETTE, Mike MOELLER, and Mark GRAPER. Congrats! A’71 grad named John CLAY wrote and informed me of the ’80 grads working in his shop at AFSC’s Space Division (Los Angeles).

They are all working on the MILSTAR satellite and hold the following jobs. Chief cost analyst is Peggy DAVIS, Jeff HOLT runs the integration with the Titan IV booster, Diane LANGMADE directs the development of the missile control center and Brian ROBINSON is the software development expert. 1would agree with Major CLAY that there are pro¬ bably as many ’80 grads in his division as any in the Air Force. 1talked to Gene T. MITCHEL’S wife Carolyn, and they just had ababy girl last summer (Courtney). Gene is at Dove AFB flying C-5s. With him there are Ray LISTA and his wife Donna, they are expecting abambino in May. Mike EASTMAN and his wife Barb are also at Dover, and they had alit¬ tle girl in January. That is all of the news I’ve got for this issue. 1hope by the next one I’ll have some more. God speed till next issue.

Matt.

Larry Ruggiero

5930 Northwind Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Home: (303) 598-6051

AV: 259-3429

Percent members: 25

Greetings once again from the land of purpled mountain majesty. It’s springtime, the sap is flowing, the buds blooming, and yours truly is anx¬ ious for another spring break!

Getting started with the change-of-address cards finds Dave CLARK moving from Plattsburgh, NY, to Waukomis, OK. Marty HUHMANN has moved from Tuscumbia, MO, to Apple Valley, CA. Joe ZEIS, once of Lakenheath, UK, has gone from Kettering, OH, (Wright-Pat, methinks) to Silver Spring, MD. John REINHEIMER is fi rmly en¬ trenched in Redondo Beach, CA, while Barry THOMA is now at Kirtland AFB, NM, from Wright-Pat. Vicki (BILEK) SUMNER (Clarence) is now here in the Springs from Wright-Pat (give me acall Vicki, if you’re listen¬ ing and fill me in), while Sam DUGGER (Kathy) is at Little Rock AFB from Rhein Main AB. Kevin SILVA (Shari) has moved from Onitzuka AS to F.E. Warren AFB, and Bill BRIDGES (Tina) has relocated from Wright-Pat to Maxwell AFB, where he is an SOS instructor hammering home three main points to his hapless students. Steve HENDERSON is now at Langley AFB, apparently after IP duty at Reese AFB. Rob JONES reports that he has anew address in Laurel, MD, while Ken KESLAR (Donna), an old Wareagle buddy of mine, is now flying C-141s out of McGuire AFB. Dave SCHOLL has moved from Glendale, AZ, to Niceville, FL, and Bryan KELCHNER (Megan) is still in the Wright-Pat area. Barb (CHAPMAN) MARTIN (Frederick) is now in O’Fallon, IL, which puts her at Scott AFB (correct me if I’m wrong. Barb!).

Now on to the new stuff. Got aletter from Tom HARWOOD’S wife Susan, introducing herself and filling me in on anumber of ’81ers. She writes that Bill and Danielle MCCLENDON are still at Langley AFB with their two children, Renee, born in May of ’86 and her older brother/sister (sorry, no name!). Doug and Renee GREGORY are in Spain, where Doug aviates F-16s. They have adaughter, Michelle, almost two years old. Ap¬ parently 1983 was agood year for Doug as he finished his master’s degree at Harvard, arrived at Willy for UPT and married Renee all in the same par! Steve and Melba SIMONS are at England AFB where Steve is flying in the test squadron there after PCSing from Bitburg AB. Melba is ex¬ pecting their first child as Iwrite this. Jim and Kelly FRASURE are at Sheppard AFB. After his F-15 assignment at Bitburg, he became aT-38 IP. They have alittle girl, Jamie, born in September of ’86. Jeff and Lisa BLESSING are currently at Bitburg, where Jeff flies F-15s with the 525th Bulldog Squadron. Susan reports that they don’t have children yet but that Jeff has fatherhood on the agenda. Robin and Sherri GAETA are in Weisbaden, West Germany, where Robin is on the ALO tour there and working on amaster’s with the Univ of Boston. They are expecting child number three soon, to join sons Nick, three and ahalf, and Steve, one and ahalf. Susan also included that she and Tom were married in 1983 after Tom finished his Harvard master’s and headed to Willy for UPT. Tom is currently an F-15 jock for hte 525th Bulldogs at Bitburg AB. Tom is continuing his liaison work with the French Air Force Academy in Solon (France?). They have three sons, Christopher, nine years, Joshua, two, and Matthew, six months. Susan used to be apersonnel manager for Digital Equipment Corp, is finishing her master’s with the Univ of Maryland and adjusting to military life. They hope to see lots of ’81ers at the Paris Air Show in June. Thanks for the great news, Susan!

My Far Eastern correspondent, Gregg MONTIJO, reported in with the usual great stuff, including this photo of wild and crazy ’81ers defending the free world 45 miles south of the North Korean border. Seems they got perplexed at the rather placid war hero photo in the fall ’86 issue, so alit¬ tle one-upsmanship was in order. Top row, L-R, is Terry FOLEY (clever¬ ly disguised with cup), Craig RASMUSSEN, and Mark ROLING (Janet), while bottom row, L-R, fi nds Jim DIEHL, Marty WAUGH, Mike KUKULSKI (Corinne), Mike CHAPLIN, and Gregg. He reports with much news concerning goings-on in Korea. Seems he’s not long for the 38th Parallel as he will have PCSd to Nellis AFB by now, via Honolulu, San Francisco and New York picking up his beloved car. He’ll be in the 4450th with Gary MAUPIN after spending April and May in Tucson learning how to fl y the A-7 courtesy of the Air National Guard. Seems Gregg spotted ascrew-up Imade last fall when writing about John MAHONEY and Ryan ORIAN. They both are at Wheeler flying OV-lOs after having flown A-lOs. Oh well, they don’t pay me enough to do this right!

Gregg goes on to report that last Cope Thunder in the Philippines a bunch of the above-pictured Korean warriors ran into Sheldon DENNIS in one of the local clubs —quite asurprise. News from Korea says that Mimi CRANE is/was at Kadena AB flying KC-135s. Mike KUKULSKI got married as previously reported on 17 January to Corinne Buckley. Seems Mike’s anot-so-happy camper on remote while Corinne is in California, but they’re both headed for RAF Bentwaters next assignment.

Jim DIEHL is headed to Fort Irwin, CA, to play Army ALO. Gregg says Jim’s still awild man —lookout grunts! Gregg also reports that Jim and Terry FOLEY had an awesome vacation in Bangkok, Thailand, and Syndey, Australia, recently. Gregg says that for anyone looking for atrip to an interesting place, they should visit Communist China for achange —not your run-of-the-mill Greyhound tour. Mark ROLING’s wife, Janet, is expecting soon, and others who have been similarly blessed in¬ clude Jeff and Cher GROUX with two, Lauren and Danielle, and John ERIC and wife Kim, with daughter Mary and anewborn as yet unknown.

Marty WAUGH is ahelicopter pilot with the 38 ARRS at Osan AB, where he beats the air into submission. Bart BLESSING (RF-4Cs at Kadena) showed up at the pictured Korea-wide New Year’s Eve party at Osan. He was TDY to Osan and somehow disappeared right before the incriminating photo was taken.

Another source of great news, Joan (CUNNINGHAM) WINTON (Michael) sent some interesting stuff from down San Antonio way. First, though, it seems that you tried to slip your marriage under our noses without us noticing it —for shame! Next time (next letter, not husband), please fill us in on the details! Anyhow, it seems that two of us are indeed ful fi lling the motto “second to none” by their recent selections to ASTRA tours at the Pentagon: Tom SHIRCLIFF (Jean) and Bill KASS. Tom will serve in Air Force Plans and Programs and Bill under the Air Force director of Personnel. Way to go guys! Joan reports that afew ’81ers have received new follow-on assignments from Randolph: Jeff BELL (Jacqueline) to F-15s for the 12th FTW, Maura BURKE to C-5s at Travis, and Greg WALSH to F-15s for the 560th FTS. Greg’s wife Susan recently delivered anew addition to the family. Joan also included that Janet MAAS, formerly an EC-135 nav, is now at Randolph PIT relearn¬ ing the tweet business as an IP. Dave and Janet (PETERSON) NICHOLS are expecting alittle one about the June-July timeframe, and Tom FERGUSON and wife Roxie were seen at little Jenny PAVLOFF’s

christening (proud parents Mike and ???) recently. Tom is flying KC-10 tankers and reports he really likes passing gas. Thanks again, Joan, and fill us in on your details next time!

Let’s see, local goings-on as received by yours truly include the everincreasing spectrum of ’81ers returning to the Academy. Seems I’ve all but ignored Hans BUSS (Lynne), who’s been here almost as long as I while flying motorgliders and sailplanes for the Soaring Branch as an IP. Ialso ran into Rob BONN (Susan), formerly of KC-135 fame, drooling over the latest in sailplane exotica at the Soaring Society of America con¬ vention here in the Springs. He too is an IP for the Soaring Branch and reports that the Soar-for-All program and the arrival of some sleek new fiberglass trainers have made his new Academy tour aunique and challenging assignment. Wendell KUBIK and his wife Jeana recently received anew additon to the family after sweating out an overdue delivery —congratulations! Nancy RHOADES (Leo), astalwart astro in¬ structor, recently kicked my tail in her noontime aerobics class (hey what the heck guys, it looked like fun)! Seems she was recently chosen as a Women’s Trade Fair Recognition Award winner here in the Springs for her work with an Engineering 430 project for handicapped children. 1also bumped into Silvi (KIISK) STEIGERWALD recently while in Travel Pay and she and Bob say hello and report that Ray CANNON and wife Leona FLORES, both currently AFIT students, are headed this way to teach soon.

Spent some time on the phone with Jake JAKOBI recently, and Jake passes along news that Kelly OBERBILLIG and Mike MCNERNEY are both out of the blue suit and into an L.A. company called Support Systems working logistics for weapon systems. Seems that by the time this is printed, Kelly will have been seen on an April 3rd program of “Love Connection” under astage name of some sort —still killing the ladies, eh Kelly?! Randy DAVENPORT (Brenda) is transitioning into the B-1 at Dyess soon to report to Ellsworth, and Chet NOWAK (Kathleen) is firmly entrenched in Phoenix at Luke AFB. Larry LUDWIG and wife Patty are expecting soon, and Beef HADDAD reportedly married an AF jag, Virginia, some time back and has since become afather as well. Jake also reports that Larry GALLOGLY (Elizabeth) is at Little Rock AFB flying C-130s and acting as the CD’s exec also.

Personally, Ihad agreat visit with Gary CHADWICK, my old wrestl¬ ing teammate and CS-15 pal, while TDY to Boise, ID, with the wrestling team. Gary’s now working as an electrical engineer with Micron Technologies in Boise, after having worked with the MWR program sometime back at Mt. Home AFB. Gary was one of the best wrestlers in¬ terservice competition had to offer afew years ago and came very close to making the ’84 Olympic squad. Thanks for the exotic Boise brews, Gary!

Two ’81er siblings I’ve had the pleasure teaching and working with here have been Dave GLADMAN’s little brother (looks so much like Dave it’s scary!) and Mary Pat EHRHARD’s brother Dave, both due to graduate from here in the Class of ’87, as well as the brothers Dave and Rich VANDERBURGH’S little sister, who’s either ajunior or asenior. If anyone has been following the weather out west, we’ve gotten somewhere over five feet of snow officially here in the Springs, AND I’M GETTING SICK OF IT!! Spring break starts in amere 24 hours and I’m headed to Tucson for some much needed sunshine and the hospitality of my ‘bro-inlaw Don FORD and his wife, Karen. So till next issue, have agood one, be safe, and send inputs by June!

Pam MCGINTY wrote directly to the AOG with some class informa-

tion:

Iam still stationed at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA and Ido run into afew people from Space Division (Los Angeles AFS) off and on. Tim WALLENDER is out of the Air Force living in Playa del Rey, CA and working for Northrop. He and John REINHEIMER (37th Sq) scuba dive and bike ride alot together. John is stationed at Space Division with Derk WYBENGA. Kelly OBERBILLIG is out of the Air Force and doing some acting. Jan GUNNOE is also out and trying to break into the acting world.

Fred WEISOFF was out at RAND Corp in October for aconference. He is stationed at Andrews. Iran into Brian DOMINGUEZ at Hickam AFB where he was fl ying his C-141 back to Norton AFB. Johnny OLAVARRIA is married to avery nice girl named Teresa and their son is named Ryan. That’s all for now.

DON’T MISS AMAGAZINE. SEND IN YOUR NEW ADDRESS NOW.

Jim Ratti

Box 4014

Blytheville AFB, AR 72317

Home: (501) 762-1009

AV: 721-7601

Percent Members: 28

Ah, now this is more like it! The weather is finally starting to look like spring (though it will be hot as blazes by the time you read this), Ihave a respectable number of letters this time, and Ididn’t lose asingle one (that Iknow of...). Not only that, but Ihave some very special news to report concerning your faithful scribe. What is it, you ask? Well, I’ll save the best for last. Meanwhile, on with the letters!

Ifound out that Bryon HINES has forsaken the world of FAIPdom for the life of aSAC-trained warrior. He and his wife MaryLou will arrive here in Blytheville sometime in May, where Bryon will be aKC-135 air¬ craft commander. Also at Blytheville are Ray and Peggy TUREK. Ray is aradar navigator in the B-52 and came to us from Minot. They stayed at my house for afew weeks when they arrived, so they were among the very first to hear my news (hold your horses; I’ll get to it!). It is certainly nice to have some other folks from ’82 here in Hooterville. Iwas getting lonely being the only one.

First out of the mailbag is aChristmas card and aletter from Peggy SHERMAN. Even though the letter was acomputer-generated “catch you up at Christmas” one. I’ll forgive her heartily because it was good. Plus, she included ahandwritten note with some news. She told me that Ed JARRETT, Eric BOWEN and Debra BARTZ are all KC-135 aircraft commanders at Beale. Peggy is stationed there too and is anavigator in the tanker. She enjoys all the TDY to England and Japan and is looking forward to instructor upgrade by the time you read this. She also passed along the news that Eric BOWEN will soon leave Beale to fly the B-1.

The next entry is from T.L. JOHNSON. T.L. and his wife Nina were expecting achild around the end of December (their first), and were also in the midst of amove. T.L. has given up the T-37 and will transition to the F-16. As you might guess, he’s fairly excited about the prospect of fly¬ ing the “Electric Jet,” and is hoping for eventual assignment to Ger¬ many. T.L. also passed along that Joe REHM (also aTweet driver at Sheppard) has been granted an A-10 to Bentwaters. Speaking of waters, watch what you drink in Wichita Falls... Joe’s wife Karla is pregnant with their fi rst, too.

Even Steve “Fuzzy Studies” TOLDY has joined the computer revolu¬ tion, judging from the missive Igot along with his and Peggy’s Christmas card. Steve will soon be flying the A-10, and has a13-month assignment to Suwon, Korea following RTU in Tucson. Peggy (TUREK) ’83, will stay at the Human Resources Lab in Tucson until Dec ’88, and is already working up alist of things for Steve to buy in Korea. She also finished up her master’s degree in industrial engineering.

The prize for the most Christmas form letters crammed into one envelope goes to Mark BAKER. Iasked what he had been up to, and in reply 1received his Christmas letters from 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. I wish Ihad the space to print them all, because there are quite afew gems of humor among them. Most currently though, Mark is aC-130 aircraft commander at Pope AFB in North Carolina. He is still (lamentably) single and has been TDY to every place in the world. He has ahouse of his very own, along with amostly-empty mailbox. Given the sedate nature of his night life, it comes as no surprise that he holds a4.0 GPA in his quest for amaster’s in human resource development.

My fi nal letter this quarter is from my old Doolie roomie, Jeff MULLETT. “CJ” (as some of you will undoubtedly remember him) has finished his sentence as aT-38 FAIP and is on his way to fly the F-111 at Upper Heyford. He should be there before this hits the printed page, and he says the “British women better watch out.” Just don’t go into a restaurant and ask the waitress for anapkin, Jeff... Jeff sends word that Tod WOLTERS, husband and father of two, is on his way to Bitburg, Germany as an F-15 jock. Also in the Eagle jet is Steve SMITH, but Jeff didn’t say where he would be stationed. Finally, Jeff told me that J.D. NAPOLEON fi nished his tour as an ACE T-37 IP at Fairchild and will also transition to the F-111. Thanks for the letter, Jeff. Don’t be too long writing again!

The column wouldn’t be complete without words about Steve VOGT. My prospective best man is currently at Luke undergoing RTU for the F-16 (yes, this sentence gives ahint of things to come). Steve will return to Moody upon the completion of his training, and looks forward to many happy and exciting hours in the Fighting Falcon.

Now its time for my news. As you may have guessed from the previous paragraph, I’m getting married! My fi nancee is Ellen KINCAID, ’80. Before you make any jokes about older women, let me tell you we’re

within 11 days of the same age. Kill the frat jokes too, ’cause 1didn’t know here until Iwas aThree Smoke. The wedding will be 8Aug in Austin, TX, and Steve VOGT will be my best man. Ellen resigned her commission almost two years ago and has been living in Austin since then. Needless to say, I’ve put thousands of miles on my car (and lots of hours on T-37s) traveling back and forth. We had to get married to (1) cut down our phone bills (2) save wear and tear on cars and planes. 1know it’s love, because she has seen Blytheville and she still wants to marry me!

That’s about it for this round. Thanks so much for all your letters —it really makes writing this column asnap. Plus, Iget the added benefit of hearing all your news first. Now that I’ve gotten some of you to write, start sending pictures. It helps break up all these words!

Be safe —RATMAN.

Andy Sizemore

823 12th St.

Marysville, CA 95901

Percent members: 27

1guess since I’m writing this column that it must be spring again. Where does ayear go?! By the time you read these words, the anticipation of “increased responsibility” (not to mention asignificant boost to the bank account) can only mean one thing —the Class of ’83 reaches another milestone. Isuppose that the extra silver bar means that we now know what we’re doing and can dispense with some of the adult supervi¬ sion. Congratulations everyone and enjoy!

The hot news here in SAC and elsewhere in the Air Force is the budget —or lack of it. The current PCS freeze is not exactly unwelcome to us tanker weenies in California, but our clasmates in sunny Minot and exotic Altus may have different opinions.

So much for the editorial, now for some news. As usual, most of this issue’s class news falls into two categories —marriage and babies. Belonging to the fi rst category are Sue FERKAU, Dave FILIPPINI (Suzanne), Mark ATWELL (Laurie), Jeff STANFIELD, Lisa LINDEN (Curt OSTERHELD, ’75), Mike DEGREEF (Della), and in September, Kay SMITH. In the latter case we have Dan and Louaine SCHNEPF (ex¬ pecting #2), Steve and Melanie KNOBLOCK (expecting second), Sam and Joy GEDDIE (second), and Gerry and Pam VARNER (first).

In other news, Ihear that Chris BOGDAN is heading for B-ls down at Dyess and Cindy (FUJIMOTO) NORMAN will be attending AFIT at Wright-Patterson. Beale Bandit Bryan DOOLEY recently visited Paul NADEAU over in England while Bryan was on one of his frequent TDYs. Paul and his wife Diane are at RAF Bentwaters where he is amaintainence officer. Bryan also says he heard from Henry SHIN who has just extended for an extra year in Korea as an F-4 WSO.

As always, another Beale Bandit, Cheryl NEWHOUSE, was good for some info on various ’83 grads. Cheryl, during one of her frequent visits to Mather’s Officer Club, ran into Bebe CRONIN and Dave NELSON. I understand that Bebe is having romantic notions about a’79 grad, but we’ll keep you updated on that situation. Dave NELSON is aT-37 IP at Mather. Karol WELLING has upgraded to first pilot in the C-141 at Travis. Sally (JACKSON) and Art CRAIN (’82) are both in Stan Eval at Vance. Cheryl saw Bob BARNETT over at RAF Mildenhall where he was flying aC-130 out of Dyess. Patty MARTINEZ has PCSd to Tyndall from March. Diann (CHRISTIANSON) WRIGHT finally got awaiver to attend UPT. Patsy SCHIMMEL is at Castle apparently doing some close interservice work with agood-looking Marine type from Camp Pendleton. Finally, Don DOMKOWSKi is reported to be somewhere in the Middle East doing something he can’t discuss. Be careful over there Don!

Irecently ran into Kevin CANNON while he was on AT-37 ACE cross country. He is down at Castle with Mike OLIVER who recently upgraded to aircraft commander in the KC-135.

That is pretty much all the news for this installment. Just as areminder, if you have any class news for Checkpoints, please send it to Ray Blust, 9012B Arantz, St., Laughlin AFB, TX 78840. He will forward it to the next scribe. Til next year, so long and fly safe!

Scott D. Dickmeyer

Access Highway Apt. #4

Limestone, ME 04750

Home: (207) 328-9044

AV: 920-2261

Percent members: 20

Well, spring is just around the corner, the snow is beginning to melt and the new year is already one quarter complete. Time sure does fly (no pun intended) out in the “Real Air Force.” Hope all is going well for the members of “84 Wings to Soar.”

Ihave received three letters for this issue. One letter came from Steve SHEPRO at F.E. Warren AFB, WY and Mike BENEVENTO wrote from George AFB, CA. Also heard from Bob and Terri (KATEIN) TAYLOR at Malmstrom AFB, MT.

Steve and Keith SULLIVAN are stationed at Det. 10, 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, atenant unit at F.E. Warren. They both have upgraded to rescue aircraft commanders and have had some great missions. The best one so far was when Steve and Keith got to fly together on an early morning rescue. About three months ago, they were notified that asix-year-old girl had been lost overnight in the Snowy Range Moun¬ tains. Evidently, they had to fly in adverse weather due to fog. Upon reaching the site about 70 miles away at 10,000 feet, they searched for two hours until finally spotting her just as asnowstorm was closing in. Steve and Keith were able to get her out of atight spot and flew her to safety. Today the girl is fully recovered! Ithink Ispeak for the entire class when 1 say congratulations for ajob well done! It is deeds like this that are a credit to the Air Force in general and Keith and Steve in particular.

In closing Steve mentioned hearing from Ken HAMNER, now married, and an acquisiton officer at Eglin AFB, FL. Bryan BARTELS is also hap¬ pily married at K.I. Sawyer AFB, ML Two other married grads he men¬ tions are Mark KNOFCZYNSKI at Malmstrom AFB and Joe STANKO in the San Jose, CA area.

The letter from Mike had many names to pass on to the class. He is cur¬ rently going through F-4E training at George AFB in beautiful, sunny and barren Victorville, CA. In April, the Air Force is sending him to fly for three years with the New York National Guard at Niagara Falls, lAP. Un¬ til then he spends his mornings staring into ablank radar scope searching for enemy fighters while the frontseater (nose-gunner) tries to see how many Gs he can pull. Despite his stiff neck, Mike says he enjoys TAC and is actually looking forward to tons of snow and the cold temperatures up here in New England.

Mike’s CS-18 roommate Mark CHANCE is now an F-4 backseater fly¬ ing with the March AFB, CA National Guard. Sounds like aplush assign¬ ment. Another of his roommates, Doug COUGHLIN, is enjoying Michigan as aB-52 driver at K.I. Sawyer AFB. Another great assignment. (I am just alittle biased when it comes to the “Mighty Buff.”)

Steve ERDMANN, flying in RF-4Cs, and Julie GONZALES are over in Zweibrucken, Germany. Tom McDONALD got an F-15 to Japan and Clay ROWAN aC-130 to Pope AFB, NC following graduation from pilot training. Stan BRATT is up the road from Mike at Edwards AFB, CA. Bob DESANTIS received an F-111 assignment as aWSO to Canon AFB, NM. Mike says since he spent some time at Cannon during Opera¬ tion Non-Comm at USAFA, he knows Bob and his wife will enjoy that garden spot.

Mike BRENNAN, aBCT roommate of Mike BENEVENTO and a C-130 navigator at Clark AFB, Philippines has not written Mike in a while Iunderstand. Mike thinks it has something to do with the Boston Red Sox screwing up the 1986 World Series. Iwouldn’t know.

BENEVENTO met Bill RANDALL at George AFB afew months ago. Bill pilots those UH-ls. Brian RICARTE is also at George. Brian’s plans for the future have changed alittle and he plans to attend some more school. Mike and Brian recently shared their sorrows when the BYU foot¬ ball team got lucky. The beer they drank while watching the game on television helped raise their spirits alittle.

Last but not at all least, the TAYLORs sent greetings. Bob and Terri were in CS-17 with me for two years. Terri has gotten an assignment to Kaupan, Germany. Bob is working on his joint spouse assignment over to Germany but is now on his second assignment cancellation notice. Guess the people he was supposed to replace both extended. Too bad. Loring has also had its share of PCS cancellations. 1think the Air Force is cutting down the amount of moves to save money. That means to me that Iwill probably be at Loring for at least two more years. Oh Boy.

In ending this issue. Iwill once again give the “Whatever happened to ’’ list. 1am sure these people have had as many interesting experiences as the rest of us since graduation. How bout filling us in?

Whatever happend to: Paul AYRES, Darrell CABANTING, Michael DUVALL, Lenita GENTRY, Eric HUBER, Robert LANGSTAFF, Jeff MUILENBURG, Lawrence REED, Dan SMELTZ, and Linda URRUTIA.

Matt Lyons

865 South Haskett Drive Mountain Home, ID 83647

AV: 857-2777

Percent members: 15

Greetings and salutations to the 900-plus newest first lieutenants in the Air Force! How about that $300-a-month pay raise? It sure helped me ease the burden of changing my collection of gold bars to silver. Now, maybe we’ll get credit for having at least two years in the RAF....

Let me start by saying this has been an extremely slow quarter, newswise, for this writer. Then again, our class does have the distinction of having the smallest number of AOG members among all classes with a hefty 22 percent. Ifigure that comes to just ahair over 200 people. Anyway, for those of you who do read the magazine, what are you up to? Reach out and touch someone!! You can always send your info in care of the AOG, or to the mystery writer who will be named at the end of this column. Between the two we’ll make sure it sees print. Now, on to our first story.

Life amid the sagebrush and potato fields has been fairly good since the last time we checked, as Dirk HUTCHISON, John FRAME, Randy PARKER, E.T. and myself have been basking in one of the mildest Idaho winters in recent history. (Price OSTEEN completed his TDY here and is now learning to drive on the wrong side of the road in merry old England.) Unfortunately, with budget cuts, force restructuring and what¬ not, the helo program has taken some hits and it turns out that Eric and 1 will be PCSing alot sooner than we thought —before the end of the year. This will affect all ’85 “Twin Huey” drivers without exception, meaning as aminimum we will change bases and missions and perhaps move to another (fling-wing) aircraft. When and where are the $64K questions!

On the brighter side of the ARRB (Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Business), things have been busy for our men charged with keeping southeastern Wyoming free and safe. Shifty SCHAEFFLER is now an H-IF AC and was responsible for abrief local television segment featur¬ ing their operations, in addition to writing anumber of newspaper articles in his role as PAO. Ed TANNER has had athoroughly exciting new year, culminating in two recent saves while in the midst of his AC upgrade pro¬ gram. 1don’t have all the details, but it seems the crew had just reached the end of a4'/2-hour search and were ready to RTB when they found their objective, acouple of snowmobilers who had been missing for about two days. The recovery was hampered by knee-deep snow, but of course was completed successfully. Not much more needed to be covered in that area of his upgrade! Ed will also be headed for Maple Flag in Canada dur¬ ing the coming months along with Keith Sullivan (’84).

Keith MORGAN broke down over the holidays and popped the ques¬ tion to Paris, his Albuquerque sweetheart; the wedding is scheduled for mid-June, ayear almost to the day when they met. Iguess five months is a long time to be in Minot as abachelor! Best man at the festivities will be Dave KYGER —since Dave is the one who introduced them, Keith figures HE should stand up and take the responsibility for their marriage.

Steve Shepro, at left, and Keith Sullivan at Cheyenne, fVyo. airport after bringing in an accident victim from Carpenter, Wyo.

Should be quite aparty. Dave is coaching Little League soccer at Holloman when he’s not beating the air into submission, or con¬ templating where he should go next. He also took part recently in amock air attack on the base, and claims credit for two air-to-air “kills” on a couple of locally-based defense fighters. Tom CURFRIE even paid me a visit recently from Hill on aflying-related TDY, so Irepaid him in kind with atrip to tour the Salt Lake area’s ski resorts. Iwouldn’t call that a bad trade.

Eight time zones to the west at Osan AB comes word from Kyle “Buz Saw” CUNNINGHAM, asky-swine driver and member of the PRCC (Pacific Rim Copilots Club). At this time Kyle, Tommy HERNDON and Frank RUSSELL at Clark will be up to their necks in TEAM SPIRIT ’87, as will alarge part of the active Air Force (ripples from this exercise are being felt even here). In between learning Korean and bargaining with the downtown merchants, Kyle has come across Mike WILLIAMS and Ken FIEDLER flying OV-lOs in the I9th TASS, where Pete READ is working in Intel. Ken HAYASHI is also anear neighbor, working in the newlyformed 7th AF, and Jon VANDERPYL “runs about doing his comm thing.” Apparently the 38 ARRS itself is well-represented with zoomies, having 7of 20 pilots from this fine institution —which isn’t bad, but we here at Det 22 have 6out of 8! Kyle’s short-tour extension will keep him in Korea long enough to enjoy the ’88 Olympics, which is quite abonus.

Fellow PRCC member Larry FRIEND is now doing his thing in H-3s at Kadena, but not before having an interesting encounter with an old friend of mine at the Mather O’Club. Iwill say this —you sure have (as always) got good taste, Larry.

Another one of the few letters Idid get was from Jim GREEN, aB-52 nav now at Barksdale AFB. Jim was married to Jeannine back in November (see picture), and would like to hear from any other Buff navs in ’85 —he’s feeling kind of alone out there. With him there in Louisiana are Bama and Sheryl (CROOK) CLARK, an Intel officer and KC-135 pilot, respectively, along with Pam GOODEN (also flying tankers). Jim mentioned seeing Jeff VANDOOTINGH, aC-130 nav at Pope AFB; Rusty GREGG, aBuff pilot at Blytheville who was looking “rightfully upset;” Dean RILEY, who somehow had his B-52 assignment changed to aKC-135 at an undisclosed location; and Scott REMINGTON, an SP who was last assigned to Mather. Whatcha all up to now? Jim’s final word was to anyone who thought their ]oh was abad one: During his first month and ahalf there, he was the (honest) CQ for three weekends work¬ ing 7p.m. to 7a.m., and four other times from 7a.m. to 5p.m. and had only fl own once\ Sure hope things have picked up some since then. For anyone who may be transitioning Barksdale, look him up in the 62nd BMS there.

Steve VISEL also provided some info for me from up around the Cape Cod area. Apparently the 1st Space Wing Stan/Eval team was making life miserable for Steve and his crew back in early January, so he struck back in the only appropriate manner —took some leave and headed out to Wyoming for some skiing with Geroge Hupp (formerly ’85). Meanwhile, Steve brought me up to date on several of our classmates: A1 FRAGALA is stationed with him there at PAVE PAWS East, but is trying for Flight Test Engineer school at Edwards. Kurt HELD is working at acontracting office at Los Angeles AFS, and Mark DELUCA is punching holes in the skies over Del Rio as aT-38 IP. Jeff SIEGEL is an OSI-type at Misawa, Japan, and evidently enjoying it, and Paris DURANTE was seen up at Hanscom AFB, though Steve is not quite sure what he’s up to nowadays. Stan/Eval aside, life on the Cape has been pretty fair and typical in some respects, but here’s hoping this will pick up some in the near future. As

they say, you never know what’s going to happen next!

Change-of-address cards and other stuff: Marc LENKE was married in October to Jean Ann Belknap. Joe McBREARTY is at Castle, Scott BAKER is at Vance, Rae NOYES is at Grissom, Curtis HENRY is at Altus, and Dave RIESSELMAN is at Homestead now for F-4 training. Dave was party to awager we made in Louisiana back in September ’85, with Eric TRUMBLE as the third party (since Tony CARRELLl was sure he would lose). How about it, Dave? With ayear and ahalf gone by, are you any closer to losing your part of the bet? Iguarantee you Eric and I aren’t! Then again, you can never be sure...

Well troops, like Isaid the news was sparse this period. And the writer of the next two columns here will be Steve VISEL! Deadline for those issues will be 10 June and 10 September respectively, and Steve can be reached at: 248 Camp Street, #R-3, West Yarmouth, MA 20673. Home phone is (617) 775-3820 and autovon is 557-2291. Send what ya got (pic¬ tures are always welcome) and see yourself in print. Meantime, enjoy that pay raise, fly safe (again, if applicable), and press on —only two more years to captain!

(Editor’s note: iVe also received inputs from Jim Mirabella and Jackie Willis for this issue.)

From Jackie: Hi everyone! Marc and Ihave moved again. We’re living in base housing. Brooks AFB, San Antonio, TX and it’s really not too bad. Ihave only afew short clips for this issue.

Tish and Bob BECKEL finally have their join-spouse assignment to Shaw AFB, SC. Linda (SWERDRUP) CASTOR had two weeks notice to pack her bags for Sacramento and to join Pete. Now the whole family is together and baby Kirsten can see her daddy on aregular basis. Great!

Bruce DESAUTELS called me while he was in San Antonio for PIT and he told me that he and Brian RENO had abeautiful “swinging singles” house built for them in Gilbert, AZ. Ialso ran into Bill HOEPFL at the Kelly gym and he and his wife are doing well.

Kevin GRILLE is now amarried man at Vandenburg AFB. Lyn STEER had achange in assignment from the South Pacific to South Dakota. Despite the location, she is enjoying flying KC-135s at Rapid City, SD. Keep in touch! Bye.

From Jim: It’s that time of year again when we try to squeeze “all the news that’s fit to print” into one book. Getting it in print is the easy part; however, getting all the news is nearly impossible for anyone away from the flightline —much less in the Confederate capital of Montgomery, AL. Despite the overflow of two letters we’ve received this quarter, the news will be delivered.

Iguess congratulations are in order for three very happy classes of graduates. First, on behalf of my classmates Iwish to congratulate the Class of’83 for pinning on captain. Ialso want to welcome the Class of ’87 to the real Air Force. And, most importantly, to the Class of ’85, LOOKS LIKE WE’VE MADE IT! At last, the BEST ALIVE is now worth more alive. Good Luck to everyone.

Ireceived some great news from Gary RAFFERTY at Malmstrom AFB, in that tourist trap known as Montana. He and Rob GILMORE have been promoted to missile combat crew instructors. But better than that, Rob and Carmelita GILMORE recently gave birth to a10 lb. baby boy, and alittle RAFFERTY is on the way in September for Gary and Kris. I’m sure Kris has enough of achallenge raising Gary without having to raise another kid, but maybe the kid will grow up quickly. Just kid¬ ding, Gary! Other baby news includes Curti? CARTER at WrightPatterson AFB, OH, who recently had ababy boy named Chase. Lotsa luck to all of these parents and future parents.

On the sports scene, AF Systems Command had their annual women’s basketball championships at Edwards AFB, CA. Jackie WILLIS and Sandy MOSCOVIC (’86) from Brooks AFB, TX, were there, but perhaps the most memorable performance came from Sandy KERENYI (BROTHERS). Sandy suffered more injuries off the court than on as she gave new meaning to the phrase “more people get hurt in the privacy of their own home than they do ...” Iwon’t go into detail, but let’s say that an air vent knocked some sense into her head while she was asleep. And if that weren’t enough, this epitome of determination played exceptionally well to take her team to third place.. .but she unknowingly played with a broken pinky. What an athlete!

Well, now that my news source has run dry. I’ll have to close this arti¬ cle. Once again, we’d really appreciate any input you can give us toward future articles. Photos are especially welcome. Until next year, bye y’all!

Send everything to Steve Visel at his address above.

Alate input to the column from Michael Taylor: Greetings ’85 from the United States Navy. That’s right, the black sheep of the class wants to say hi, and hello from the Western Pacific. After being 50 miles off the coast of Korea for the past couple of months for Team Spirit 87, Ifinally started thinking about all of you poor souls. Looking out from the bridge of the USS Okinawa (LPH-3), all Isee is open ocean.

Having been on board for just over ayear, Ithought it was time to tell all of you what you have been missing. No flight pay, no sea pay, no special pay, but you do get afree stateroom. Seriously, if any of you get tired of the real Air Force, let me know.

As some of you know, Iran into abunch of classmates at my wedding back in May of ’86. Monte TURNER (my roommate for my last two years), was the best man since he’s the one that introduced me to Heidi. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and had moved to San Deigo a month before we met. After knowing her for 3months, Iasked her to marry me, and 5months later we were married. Also in attendance were Carmelo HERNANDEZ, Richard HURLEY, Lamar PARKER, Brenda DIENLIEN, Cynthia TALLMADGE, and James TAYLOR (’83). Now we have alittle one on the way. Should be here about the middle of September.

If any of you are ever in the San Diego area, look us up. And just remember, sailors have more fun.

Jim Bonn

3715 Tallyho Drive, Apt. 36 Sacramento, CA 95826 (916) 362-6634

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Hello ’86 from the land of California sun and great tubing on the American River. Although it is just past St. Patrick’s Day as 1write this, the tubing season will soon be upon us again and caravans of us “Matherites” will float and party our way down the river. If you’re in town for aweekend, join us.

The first nav assignments have come out and most of the rest of us will have them by the time you read this. Here is the list thus far: Larry GREGORY —KC-135 to Kadena, Tony HOGAN —KC-135 to Cars¬ well, Jon GIESE —C-130 to Little Rock, and Wade “Tweet” TVETER —C-130 to Dyess. Jeff “Olie” OLSON, John VICKERS, Jim FIDLER, and Ambrose KIM are all going to the B-52 and will get permanent assignments during their training at Castle. George “Z” THOMAS is go¬ ing to Altus to fly the KC-135 and Kathy MUENCH becomes the first female nav on an RC-135 at Offutt. In return for that distinction, she’ll get the pleasure of enduring advanced Resistance (Compound) Training at Fairchild this summer. Good luck to all.

Also at Mather, Mitch HANSCOM and Jim BONN have joined Todd BROOKS, Jim GRIFFITH, and Andy CARTER in EWO training. Mitch and Iare currently powering our squadron’s volleyball team to aplayoff berth and hopefully aleague championship. Jim just received his assign¬ ment to Sembach on board an EC-130H and Andy will be going to George AFB to fly the F4G Wild Weasel. EWO training is pretty demand¬ ing but usually pretty interesting, too. Go EWO early and, as the Jammin’ Rascals say, “EWO is O’TAY.” New faces here include John RUED, Larry FAHY, Sonny NABONI, Kent SHIN, John MACRINA, and Jim BURTON.

Skipping around the country for various short bursts: Congrats go to Dave and Robin MAHARREY on the recent birth of son Brandt, who joins older brother Christopher. Mike VILAND and wife Glenna also are the proud new parents of ababy boy named Devon Michael. Wedding bells are in the air for several of our classmates. Chris MAXWELL is engaged to an Econ Dept professor’s daughter. Unconfirmed rumor has it that he’ll have acolonel for afather-in-law. Jerry TOMS is engaged to a southern belle he met while at Columbus and is planning aMay wedding. Also planning aMay wedding in the Cadet Chapel is Ed BREWER. No more details are available at this time. Bridget BURTON and Dennis MALFER are planning aMarch 28 wedding and ahopeful join spouse assignment as this Mather-Willy romance is expensive! Mike BROWN is at Travis overseeing the installation of anew phone system and Mike FISCHER is the CATCO at Shaw. Ray COOK is at Bolling AFB for OSI school. Jon “Stormin’’ NORMAN will be attending asenior prom — what will the boys from CS-28 say about that? 1also understand that the Human Resource Lab at Randolph is becoming ahaven for ’86 grads. Drop me aline and let us all know what’s going on in San Antonio.

1received anote from Liz ALMEIDA who is now at San Vito Italy do¬ ing intel work and she relates that she’s “having aBlast!” (Details please.) She also says that Jean MACINTIRE was both Honor and Distinguished Grad of the Signals Intel courses at Lowry.

From Korea, Kern BAUMANN writes that while Kunsan could use a better BX and commissary, among other things, “working seven days a week makes up for not having much to do on off time.” Kern is the intel officer for the 80TFS (F-16s) and briefs the crews on situtions, threats, and debriefs as well. “I’ve also had to brief while wearing the full chemical gear.” She also says, “The shopping is great —Reeboks for $8

and Ralph Lauren Polos for $2.” She also was “swept” (indoctrinated) into the squadron by “Chugging aliter of beer with whatever else they put in it” and whatever else goes along with the custom.

Just under the deadline, Ireceived aletter from Tim HARTJE which, with the editor’s approval, will appear in its entirely: “Myself, Rusty WILSON, and Stephanie HOLT are finishing up our one-year stint at the academy as graduate assistant coaches. 1have been coaching hockey, Rusty —football, and Steph has been coaching women’s basketball. We’ve had areally fun year as the Springs is alot better after graduation. All of us also taught PE courses, which was also agood time and agreat experience.

All three of us will be heading down to Keesler for communications school over the summer (’til Oct 31), then hit the “Real Air Force.” Steph is going to Ramstein, Rusty to Lindsey, AS, GE and Iam going to the Frequency Management Center in Wash DC.” He also added that Jay DUCHARME is now at Hanscom.

Before 1close, 1must “plug” acouple of things. Anyone interested in attending atribute dinner for long-time Falcon trainer and supporter Jim Conboy on 16-17 Oct, contact Capt Mason Goodhand, USAFA/ AHPAR. This is also the Notre Dame game weekend and other activities are planned as well. AOG dues are also coming up so be sure to be prompt in your payment and spread the word to our classmates who are always borrowing YOUR copy of Checkpoints —it’s never too late to join.

That’s it for now. ’87, congrats on your imminent graduation and welcome to the Air Force. ’86, we’re halfway to the silver bar! It’s been a fast year. Thanks for all your letters. They make my job much easier and also reduce my phone bill. Have agreat summer and remember — somewhere in the world, the lounge is always open! ’86 —PRIDE THAT STICKS!

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Lt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott, Jr., superintendent, explains the in¬ struments aboard the Academy’s newest advanced sailplane, the ASK-21, toMaj. Gen. James S. Cassity, Jr., director. Systems In¬ tegration for Logistics and Support. U.S. Space Command, and the deputy chief of staff for Logistics and Support, U.S. Air Force Space Command. Three ASK-21 aircraft were purchased for the cadet soaring program by the Association of Gradates through the Frank and Marion Hedrick Endowment Fund and donations to the Air Force Academy Fund. General Scott took General Cassity for aride in the new sailplane as part of his orien¬ tation of the Academy’s Airmanship Training Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Eric Olsen)

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