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CHECKPOINTS (ISSN 0274-7391) (USPS 898-080) is published quarterly in February, May, August and November by the Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-6600. (Phone: 719-472-0300, DSN: 259-2067. FAX: 719-472-4194.) It is provided as part of a $25 subscription package of which the magazine accounts for $10. Single copies of CHECKPOINTS for members $2.50, for nonmembers $3.50. Second-class postage paid at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to CHECKPOINTS, Association of Graduates, USAF Academy, Colo. 80840-6600.

Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policy or attitude of the Association of Graduates, its officers or the editorial staff. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Association of Graduates of the products or services advertised. Copyright, Association of Graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Spring 1992.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

FORMER ’59ER REVISITS, REMEMBERS LOWRY AFB

Association of Graduates, USAFA

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Please send me a copy of the 25th anniversary Pictorial Review of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Also, please tell me if the AOG bylaws provide any form of associate membership for nongraduate alumni. (Editor’s note: The AOG’s associate membership program is certainly open to individuals who attended the academy but did not graduate.) I was appointed to the Class of 1959, but I resigned during the first year at Lowry AFB. While I have never regretted my decision, neither have I ceased to identify with the Wing or to follow with interest its development over the years. You can take the man out of the Wing, but you can never get the Wing out of the man. Those ATOs took the 306* of us, from as many places and backgrounds, and created a single being with a life of its own. I call it “benevolent brainwashing,” so intense was the force with which that esprit de corps was ignited within us! It wasn’t all yelling and pushups, either; I can never forget Jimmy Jay leading us off in the Air Force Song after dinner. My material mementos are few—Contrails, cuff links, dog tags, atlas, and Post slide rule—but my sense of belonging is as strong as your own, and I would hope at least to be allowed to subscribe to your newsletter.

On a trip to Colorado this past Christmas—my first since 1955—I took a sentimental journey to the old Lowry site. I was disheartened, if not surprised, to find that the old dormitories, dining hall, theater, chapel, etc., had been razed. Only the Wing headquarters building and the paved quadrangle remain—that same surface over which so many feet drilled or double-timed so many times. I took away with me a small piece of the asphalt surface; it’s being set in clear plastic.

As I stood there, alone in the cold, I could almost see the buildings and hear the ATOs’ commands. Indeed, so vivid were the memories that I would not have been surprised to find myself transported back in time 36 years, “Twilight Zone” style. During Doolie days I was unofficial squad leader, 1st Squad, A Flight, Third Squadron. As such I was occasionally required to assume command of the flight for a meal formation in the absence of our ATOs. Last Christmas I “fell in” for the last time and actually marched my im

aginary flight to the (site of the) dining hall, behind a visualized Lt. O’Malley or Lt. Englehart. (The late General Jerry O’Malley may have attained the highest rank, but “I.E.” Englehart was the most memorable ATO!)

The site is occupied now by the Lowry Heritage Museum, housed in the old Wing headquarters building, and various aircraft surround the quadrangle. Unfortunately for me, the museum was closed for the holidays when I went by, so I don’t know what Academy mementos it holds. I do know that we were remiss in not appointing an official photographer and historian right from the start. I don’t know, either, what will become of the museum and the Academy site when they close Lowry. I hope and pray it will prevail, that the museum will gather unto itself all the display aircraft on the base and preserve Lowry’s contribution.

On Sunday, Dec. 29, 1991,1 was able to visit the campus for the first time and I purchased a copy of Fagan’s Illustrated History to which your book will be a companion volume. The History contains a wealth of detail on the early days of Lowry, but it does not single out the first class for special treatment, as your fine Review does.

And we were special. We got it off the ground!

Sincerely,

Jack W. Clymer

Class of ‘59 (52K)

Actually 305. One cadet named Newman came down with some illness on the morning of July 11, 1955, upon reporting in. He was hospitalized (that’s where I met him) for the entire BCT summer. I last saw him from my window; he appeared to be totally exhausted from double-timing. I heard shortly after that he resigned. I had the impression, while in the hospital with him, that he thought what he’d heard from other cadets on the ward sounded like fun and games, a lark! So he had a rude awakening. I couldn’t find his name in subsequent class registers.

FEELS BUILDING FUND LETTER WAS OVERSTATED

Colonel James E. Wilhelm Vice President, Development Association of Graduates

Dear Colonel Wilhelm, I was greatly moved (in ways I cannot begin to discuss) by Paul A. Morrell’s letter to you (Checkpoints, Winter

1991-92) concerning the AOG’s perceived lack of compassion in soliciting contributions to the Building Fund. Enclosed is my $50 donation to the aforementioned’s golden parachute fund. I never realized airline pilots had fallen on such hard times that a request for a donation to the school which enabled them to pursue their current livelihood could evoke such scorn. Perhaps if Mr. Morrell had foreseen the decline in the airline industry he might not have been so quick to jump at the opportunity to earn a “Polaris-size” salary.

Of course, how can I be expected to empathize with Mr. Morrell when I’m secure in my “cozy government job” knowing that 7,500 of my colleagues will be gone by the end of 1993. And if I do survive the current force reduction I’ll have to wait until I’m 42 to retire and begin a new career. (Academy grads cannot retire before the age of 41 based upon a minimum entrance age of 17.) I guess I just have no feel for what it’s like in the “real world (of Paul A. Morrell),” wherever that may be.

On second thought Colonel Wilhelm, please accept this check as a donation to the AOG Building Fund. Mr. Morrell would probably just lose the money in the stock market anyway!

Sincerely,

Ross E. Dueber, ’82

GRAD AIRS DILEMMA FACING AF CAREER Checkpoints

Association of Graduates

Dear Sirs:

When I arrived at the Air Force Academy in July of 1984, I was told one of the objectives of my experiences there was to motivate me to become a career officer in the Air Force. Both my father, a colonel, and my grandfather, a major general, were career military men, and I always assumed I would be one too.

As I look around my squadron I wonder if being a career officer is even possible. The choices I see before me paint a disturbing picture. On the one hand, I can do a wonderful job of serving my country for 15 or so years, and then be booted out holding some check aimed at “compensating” me for my time. On the other hand, I can simply get out when my initial commitment is up, get a job with the airlines, and be about six years ahead of where I would have been had I stayed in anyway.

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Four Graduates Nominated to New Command Positions

Air Combat Command’s commander and vice commander, as well as the commander of U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Material Command, should all be Air Force Academy graduates when they are activated. The four graduates were nominated in March by the president to guide these three of four new major and unified commands created as a result of Air Force restructuring announced by the Pentagon Feb. 25.

Nominated to command Air Combat Command, which will be activated on June 1, is Gen. John Michael Loh, Class of 1960, who was commander of the Tactical Air Command. Nominated to be his vice commander and for promotion to lieutenant general, is Maj. Gen. Stephen B. Croker, Class of 1964. Croker was commander of Air Combat Command’s provisional headquarters. The new command will be headquartered at Langley AFB, Va., home of the former Tactical Air Command.

Gen. Lee Butler, Class of 1961, was nominated to command the U.S. Strategic Command. Butler is the commander of Strategic Air Command and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt AFB, Neb., which is where the new command will also have its headquarters. Navy Vice Admiral Michael C. Colley was nominated as Butler’s deputy commander in chief of the new command, to be activated on June 1.

Nominated to command the new Air Force Material Command is Gen. Ronald W. Yates, Class of 1960. He is currently commander of Air Force Systems Command at Andrews AFB, Md. The new Air Force Material Command will be headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Nominated to be his vice commander was Lt. Gen. Charles J. Searock, Jr. The command will activate on July 1.

The fourth new command will be Air Mobility Command, based at Scott AFB, Ill, to be activated June 1. The new commands were created as a result of an overall restructuring, which Air Force officials have said was necessary to retain combat capabilities during times of reduced resources. The Air Combat and Mobility commands were created from the deactivation of SAC, TAC and the Military Airlift Command, which was announced by Secretary of the Air Force Donald B. Rice in September.

Air Combat Command (ACC) combines major elements of Tactical Air Command, along with bomber, missile and reconnaissance operations from SAC. The command will have more than 177,000 people, six numbered air forces, 37 installations, 11 field units on noncommand bases, more than 1,000 intercontinental ballistic missiles and more than 1,384 aircraft ranging from bombers to fighters to reconnaissance.

U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) will have operational control over all Air Force and Navy nuclear assets. The Army’s tactical nuclear weapons are being eliminated. Command of STRATCOM will alternate between an Air Force four-star general and a four-star Navy admiral. About 35 percent of the staff will be Navy personnel.

The Air Force Material Command (AMC) will be responsible for global airlift, refueling and rescue operations, and integrating

(Letters: From page 7.)

To say that being a career officer is in my blood is an understatement. The military is all I have ever known. I do not, however, see many options available. It is terrible we have a three trillion dollar deficit and our leaders in Washington believe dismissing military members, who for the most part perform a valuable, professional job for which they volunteered, will help in the long run.

I am proud of the job I do now, and I do it well. It is unfortunate that some other corporation is going to reap the

part of SAC’s tanker assets with most of MAC’S original force. Tankers and airlift aircraft permanently assigned overseas will be assigned to their theater commands, while the Air Combat Command will run some of its own tanker operations. The Material Command was created from the merging of the Air Force Logistics and Systems commands.

GRADUATES SELECTED FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL

Regular Air Force (Line Officers)

James D. Halsell Jr.

Michael J. Billings

Steven E. Cameron

David R. Chaffee

Michael D. Crane

Sameul R. Dick

Ronald R. Ladnier

Gregory L. Lockhart

Raymond R. Lunger Jr.

Patrick A.McVay

Donald C.Moore

Edward F. Murphy

James A. Neumeister

Edward G. Redmon

Edward J. Ryder

Robert R. Sarnoski

Rodney L. Shrader

Jonathan S. Stolson

Robert T. Veale

Jeffery W. Walls

1978

C.D. Alston

Herbert J. Carlisle

Richared T. Devereaux

Marke F. Gibson

Michael B. Gibson

Charles R. Greenwood

benefits of my military experiences.

John O. Turnage, Jr., ’88

NEW FORMER SPOUSE BILL INTRODUCED

Editor, Checkpoints

To: All USAFA graduates

How many of you graduates are paying, or will have to pay your former spouse part of your retirement? Did you know a revision to the Former Spouse Protection Act was introduced this year? H.R. 2200, introduced by Rep. Robert Dornan

Robert A. Herris

Kevin J. Kennedy

Lyle M. Koenig Jr.

Jay H. Lindell

James F. McGinley

Keith G. Monteith

Joseph F.Mudd Jr.

Douglas W. Owens

Douglas L. Raaberg

Richard A. Searfoss

1979

Bruce A. Bingle

Daniel A. Cvelbar

Jeffery S. Gordon

Stephen L. Hoog

Jeffry A. Jackson

Jan M. Jouas

Erwin F. Lessel III

Robert M. McGreal

Gregory A. Roman

Stephen D. Schmidt

Donald J. Vazquez

1980

Janet C. Bloom

Christopher D. Miller

(R-Calif), seeks to halt payments upon remarriage of the former spouse. It also calculates the amount of retired pay subject to division based upon facts at retirement, not at time of the divorce. I recommend you write to your senators, congressmen, and members of the House Armed Services Committee and let them know your position. It is unfair the military is targeted as the only profession who must give our former spouses our retirement. Write now!

Edward C. Bishop, Lt. Col., USAF Class of 1972

SERBs Seal Fates of Captains Through Colonels

Selective early retirement boards (SERBs) have met and more are scheduled to meet in an effort to trim the officer force without the need for a reduction in force (RIF) to meet the demands of the current military personnel drawdown. Separate retirement boards for the ranks of captain and major are scheduled to meet June 1 at the Air Force Military Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, Texas to decide the fate of about 2,400 of these officers.

A SERB which met on Jan. 6 at the Personnel Center picked a total of 610 colonels (2,086 considered) and 369 lieutenant colonels (1,236 considered) to retire earlier than expected and be out of the service by Sept. 1. Under law, a retirement board can select up to 30 percent of those considered, and the January board picked the maximum allowed. The board results were approved by Secretary of the Air Force Donald B. Rice Feb. 11 and the officers must retire within seven months of that date.

That retirement board considered colonels with two years in grade and lieutenant colonels passed over once for promotion. Another 594 colonels and 499 lieutenant colonels were excused from SERB consideration because they either already had approved retirement dates or applied to retire by Feb. 1, 1993. Personnel officials have said another SERB for colonels and lieutenant colonels may be necessary in the early part of fiscal 1993.

For the 2,400 captains and majors meeting the June 1 boards (many of whom will be picked to leave the service by Feb. 1) their fate may rest on their records. Board members will look at what the officers have done in their careers—the good and the bad—and see what their bosses have had to say about them. Then each will be graded. The SERBs operate much like promotion boards. They rely on documents in each officer’s folder when ranking those eligible by relative merit. Those ranked low are most vulnerable to selection for early retirement. Up to 30 percent of the officers considered will have to retire sooner than they wanted.

Folders that the board members review will contain the Air Force Form 11 (officer military record), officer effectiveness reports, education/training reports, officer performance reports, an official

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Articles 15 will not be considered if older than two years from the date of punishment or after the officer has been considered by one promotion board. Courts martial orders containing or reflecting approved findings of guilt are removed from records two years after the date of punishment or one year after completion of any appellate review, whichever is later.

The folder will also contain any letters pertaining to nonattendance or ineligibility for professional military education schools, if applicable. A personal letter from the member to the board is optional and allows members to call attention to matters they believe the board should consider.

Also in the folder will be the Air Force Form 3538, retention recommendation form, or Air Force Form 77, supplemental evaluation sheet. Form 3538 will be initiated by the officer’s senior rater and evaluated by the senior rater’s rater or designated representative. Officers with student status will not be issued Form 3538 but will receive Form 77 instead.

Finally, the folder will contain an officer selection brief which is a computer-generated form printed by AFMPC. It contains each officer’s personnel information. Officers will have a chance to review the information that will be included on this form. Consolidated base personnel offices will provide each officer with a “special selection brief’’ which contains basically the same information that will be provided to the board. Officers can make corrections, if necessary, so that the computer product seen by board members is current and accurate.

Officers eligible for these SERBs are line captains with a date of rank of May 31, 1989 or earlier, and majors with a date of rank of Oct. 1, 1991 or earlier. They must have at least 19 years of service, with at least seven as a commissioned officer. Officers selected for promotion to major or lieutenant colonel, as well as officers with approved retirement dates in fiscal 1992 or 1993, will not be considered by the boards.

Matches Graduates with Civilian Sector

As Association of Graduates members are well aware, included in the significant drawdown of the active-duty Air Force will be a large number of officers trained at our four military academies—West Point, Annapolis, the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs and the Coast Goard Academy in New London, Conn. These men and women are seeking employment in the private sector job market.

With all this talent hitting the market, how can the Air Force Academy graduate best access corporate America? Nate Gallagher, a West Point graduate and president of Academy Graduate Executive Search, Inc., formed a unique company to answer this question.

Academy Graduates Executive Search, Inc. provides corporate America access to this selective pool of military personnel because in June of 1985, Gallagher, a highly-decorated retired Air Force colonel and past executive with Philip Morris, created an organization to help military officers, specifically those who graduated from any of the U.S. military academies, make the transition from service to civilian life. He knew this same group would be of interest to corporate America.

Gallagher’s hypothesis proved true and since 1985 his organization has placed hundreds of academy graduates into more than 50 companies in every industry and discipline. These former officers have excelled in banking, sales, marketing, engineering, administration, production, management and staff positions. Many of these placements were junior military officers who were placed in management training programs.

The placement fees paid to Academy Graduates are paid through the companies which actually hire Academy Graduates’

candidates. There is a $15 registration fee for all candidates seeking help from Academy Graduates. There is a resume service available to candidates as well as a soon-to-be-available “How-to” handbook for service personnel making the transition from a military career to one in private industry.

The service academies have long been known for the superior education they offer, as well as the high caliber of their students. According to Gallagher, “These men and women know how to work and their track records, job performance and evaluations are exemplary. They have strong academic credentials and three to 30 years of the best leadership/management training in the world. Many have advanced degrees from some of the world’s leading universities.”

As academy graduates, they bring a myriad of qualities to the civilian business world that are hard to find in other candidates: real leadership experience, solid discipline, a thorough education, a goal-oriented sense of initiative, and exemplary ethical standards. They also bring personal accountability, the background that allows them to do a lot with very little, and they know how to deliver. All of these elements are carefully screened by Academy Graduates for their fit to a particular business need.

Corporate America can get to you through Gallagher’s Academy Graduates Executive Search, Inc. Their address is 576 Post Road, Suite 210, Darien, Conn. 06820. The phone number is (203) 656-0404. Gallagher, personable and friendly, is responsive to both corporate and officers’ needs. He runs a special operation with a special mission: ready corporate access to the very best in ex-military personnel, the “few good men and women” corporate America may need.

Graduate Recounts Birth of Modern U.S. Military

A Book Review of: First Call: The Making of the Modern U.S. Military, 1945-1953

By Thomas D. Boettcher, ’67: Brown and Company, 1992, 432pp., $27.50

Tom Boettcher’s second book, First Call, is described in Kirkus Reviews as “A first-rate history with appeal for general readers as well as specialists” and “A masterful overview of how President Truman restructured the U.S. military in the face of determined opposition from officer elites and of the grave problems attendant on the new cold war.”

In 1945, the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the U.S. Army, Navy and Army Air Forces returned triumphant from their batties in Europe and the Pacific. But success was no insurance against change. First Call: The Making of the Modern U.S. Military, 1945-1953 is the story of the painful changes that the U.S. military went through in the years after World War II, as it was modernized both in organization and in philosophy.

The idea of change was anathema to most in uniform—with the significant exception of those in the Army Air Forces, who wanted their own military branch and got it. But change there would be. No one wanted to see another Pearl Harbor, a disaster that was blamed on insufficient coordination of the military services. And the atomic bomb was yet another new reality to be factored into all military strategies.

Shaping a new military would be a drawn-out and painful process, one that took its toll on those who tried to lead the way—most noteable among them James Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense, and a suicide a few short months after his resignation. Only after the bloody lessons of the Korean War did our modern military emerge in the form that would prevail for at least the next 40 years.

The story of these years is one of striking personalities—from Harry S. Truman to the now-subversive MacArthur to George Marshall, whose allegiance to his commander in chief may have saved Truman’s presidency. It is a story of dramatic battles, both political and military.

Continuing from Kirkus Reviews, “Drawing on a wealth of sources, Boettcher relates how Truman pressed for greater integration of America’s armed forces in the wake of World War II. As the various service branches scrambled to protect their turf (and their diminished budget allocations), a battle royal erupted over the chief executive’s organizational goals. Congress nonetheless passed the National Security Act of 1947, which not only created an independent Air Force and the CIA but also put control of the military establishment firmly in civilian hands.

“In the meantime, Soviet belligerency precipitated the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, and allied initiatives that, while they helped contain Communism, stretched U.S. resources to the utmost. Although theoretical objectives yielded to imperative realities during the Korean conflict as well, Truman left no doubt who was commander in chief. While Boettcher faults him on several counts (notably, partisanship and the decision to build thermonuclear bombs), he concludes that the world is a safer place for the chief executive’s refusal to use atomic weapons in Korea, and for other difficult decisions.

“The author provides a tellingly-detailed account of a turbulent era and of the larger-than-life personalities (Eisenhower, Forrestal, MacArthur, et al.) who shaped it. He also shifts his narrative back and forth in time, putting contemporary issues into clear geopolitical perspective. Cases in point range from a recap of World War I’s Belleau Wood offensive (which ensured the U.S. Marine Corps’ survival) through a briefing on the court martial of Gen. Billy Mitchell, a turning point in air power’s strategic development.”

Tom Boettcher, whose first book, Vietnam: The Valor and the Sorrow, published by Little, Brown in 1985, was hailed as “the best popular history yet published on 20th-Century Vietnam,” has the skill and insight to tell this dramatic tale that unfolds as the Cold War began. Boettcher is a 1967 graduate of the Air Force Academy and a Vietnam veteran. A lawyer who works as a

magazine editor and publisher, he lives in Alexandria, Va., with his wife, Pam, and daughters Evelyn and Lily.

Old Grads Emote II

By Col. Clark Hosmer, USAF(Ret)

This is the second of two reports on what a sample of the members of the Academy’s Class of 1961 wrote in response to a questionnaire. The questionnaire differs from the one used in the survey of the class at their 25th reunion. For the first report, “Old Grads Emote” (Fall 1991 Checkpoints), Brice Jones handled the project. For their 30th Class Reunion, Bob Brickey and Peter Lane joined Brice in handling the planning, execution, and publication of the questionnaire returns.

Of 195 living classmates, 108 responded, as well as five former members of the class for a total of 113 respondents. The 55% return from the living classmates is significantly higher than the 43% return five years ago. Perhaps the aging process increases the value of interacting with classmates.

I tallied the open-end responses to the five items that are in bold face print. The 10 questionnaire items are: Your job? How Did You Get There? What Part Did The Academy Play In That? Are You Where You Want To Be? What Do You Miss Most/Least From Your Air Force Experience? I think the Air Force..., The Use of Air Power in Vietnam, The Gulf, The Next One? Describe the Next Five Years, Your Most Thoughtful Insights.

What Part Did The Air Force Academy Play In That? (“That” refers to the job held and how it was attained.) Of 105 respondents (93%), the responses were: AFA gave me self-discipline and dedication, 46%. AFA gave me a great education, 41%. Luck: In the right place at the right time, 36%. AFA taught me the importance of integrity, 21%. AFA gave me the work ethic, 10%

In order of frequency but at less than 10%: Teamwork, AFA was not relevant to getting my job, AFA made me unsuitable for a real job, AFA gave me too simple a view of the real world.

What Do You miss MOST from your Air Force experience? Of 101 respondents (89%): Comradeship, 52%. Flying, 31%. Sense of mission or service, 13%. High quality of associates, 12%. Travel, 10%.

In order of frequency but at less than 10%: Variety of jobs, air combat, solving policy problems, free time in a job sinecure, security, roots.

What do you miss LEAST from your Air Force experience? Of 55 respondents (49%): Bureaucracy of regulations and paperwork, 54%. PCSs and family separations, 18%. Waste-of-time meetings, 13%. Support of the party line, 11%.

At less than 10%: arrogance and pettiness in supervisors, politics for career advancement, notifying next of kin, non-rated jobs, a few lazy and not-honest people.

I think the Air Force Of 98 respondents (87%): Is a great institution, 23%. Will get smaller and better, 18%. Is a great way of life, 12%. Is the most important part of defense, 11%.

In order of frequency but at less than 10%: Needs better leadership, has the best training, has too much braggadocio, needs to keep defense guard up, bloated and top heavy, is naive about Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, needs bigger tooth/tail ratio.

Your most thoughtful insights. Of 67 respondents (60%): Family is the most important, 16%. The Class of 1961 is the best, 15%. People are the most important, 13%. Life is short—Enjoy!, 12%. Integrity is an absolute, 10%.

In order of frequency but at less than 10%: AFA gave me my most important four years, USAF and AFA must lead the United States, spiritual concerns come first, happiness is helping others, maintain all contacts, AFA cadets need more discipline, save the earth, keep working, power corrupts, politics are a menace, doolie year was hard but built character.

In sum, Brice Jones, Bob Brickey, and Peter Lane completed a project for the Class of 1961 that produced interesting observations. The observations do not purport to be representative of the class, let alone graduates during the early period of the Air Force Academy. Nevertheless, the observations are provocative and may interest graduates at large.

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The Secret Life of Waldo F. Dumbsquat

By Don Hall, ’76

C/4C Waldo F. Dumbsquat stared out his dormitory window at the snow gently falling to the quad below. Waldo and his roommates, “Regs” Buch and Warren Heels, were sleeping soundly on top of their desks. The three beds in the room lay at silent attention in good SAMI order. The squadron was quiet for a Friday evening. Those cadets who could left for the thrill of the mall while other poor souls remained behind. A couple of threesmokes manned the pay phone. A slow rhythmic staccato sound could be heard from the back of the SAR as two secondclassmen played ping pong. Mesmerized, a firstie on restriction sat sprawled on the couch in front of yet another episode of STAR TREK.

Waldo was the first to hear the jangle of keys that signaled the approach of the CQ.

“Guys, wake up!” whispered Waldo loudly as he shook his friends awake.

As the doolies leaped to their feet, the dorm room door flew open. The CQ, a man who had just been written up in the CQ formation for a dusty National Defense Ribbon, stomped into the room.

“You sleeping beauties are now on laundry detail. Speed out, wads!” bellowed the CQ.

The frenzied freshmen threw blue bathrobes over their issue pajamas, stepped into slippers, and double-timed along the hallway wall to the freight elevator. There they found rack after rack of dry cleaned clothes and green bundles of unmarked underwear... the latest casualties of the SO WHAT CLEANERS. As the doolies wheeled the rack down the hall, an upperclassman opened her door and peered out at the racks.

“Excuse me,” she said. “Are those Flugel Boy Jeans?”

“Why, yes ma’am, they are,” replied Regs.

“I thought so.”

The door slammed shut.

The detail, with the help of several classmates, scurried about the squadron in an effort to place all hanger items on doorknobs and laundry bags in alcoves. Warren, Regs, and Waldo dutifully returned the racks to the ’vator. In single file, they shuffled along the wall toward the comparative safety of their room. Unfortunately, they came upon the first sergeant examining a laundry bag. The freshmen slammed their puny backs against the wall.

“Good evening, sir!” chorused the doolies.

“I want to see some chins, gentlemen.”

Warren and Regs could manage only ten, while Waldo squeezed out thirteen.

“Why has Cadet Flamer’s laundry been delivered to me?”

“No excuse, sir!”

“Dumbsquat, since you have so many chins, I want an answer from you.”

“Sir, the laundry slips are hard to read.”

“So, smack, are you pimping over your classmates, saying they can’t read!”

“No, sir!”

“What then?”

“Sir, the carbon copies attached to the bags are not clear.”

“Oh, so you’re pimping the SO WHAT CLEANERS.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Okay, but you’re here and they’re not. So get this mess

straightened out.”

“Yes, sir!”

“Post away silently!”

The doolies frantically worked to deliver numerous bags to their rightful owners. Waldo determined that it would be easier to buy everyone new clothes. Ducking into the latrine, Waldo uttered the magic words, “free weekend”, and transformed into Colonel Dumbsquat. The massive officer found the CQ and put him in a brace.

“Listen up and listen good, pilgrim,” thundered the colonel. “This squadron is part of Operation Desert Dorm. As part of an air base defense exercise, I want you to build a bunker around the CQ desk. Now, what can we use for sandbags, mister?”

The nervous CQ pondered for a moment.

“Sir, we could use laundry bags. They’re indestructible!”

“Good thinking. You must be a CE major.”

The CQ ordered all the doolies to stack the laundry bags around his desk. It was a thing of beauty. The OIC and SOD would be impressed when they came by on their rounds. Colonel Dumbsquat grunted his approval and dropped down a stairwell. He quickly mutated into his original pathetic form. As he entered the squadron, he was stopped by the CQ.

“Dumbsquat, go to your room, change into BDUs under arms, and report back to me. You’ll be on guard duty all night here at the bunker.”

“Sir, may I ask a question?”

“You just did, but go ahead and ask another one.”

“Who am I guarding against?”

“I think it’s the DENVER DESTROYERS!”

Waldo sighed. * * *

Ring a Symbol of Pride

The following comment is from former Superintendent (1970-1974), Lt. Gen. (USAF, Ret.) Albert P. Clark: “I see no change over the years, even the hundreds of years that are measured by the older institutions, in the value of the symbol that the ring represents. To me the ring symbolizes the values—duty, honor, country—the values attached to the country and the standards that you inherit from your experiences as a cadet.

“It takes time for your feeling of relief on graduation from this great institution to turn to pride, but in the meantime, the ring that you wear will be a symbol of that pride, that growing pride, also the fundamental values that you inherit from your experience at the Academy.”

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SERE Training Provides Essential Survival Skills

By TSgt Bob Ploof SERE NCOIC Survival

As his aircraft came to a sudden halt in a large stand of trees, he felt the pain rivet through his body. Emerging from the aircraft he soon realized the extent of his injuries, a broken rib and a bullet hole in his heel. For 10 days he fought through pain and misery nearly to a friendly border, nearly to freedom. This was the story of Lieutenant Thornton, a young navy flyer shot down in North Korea during the early spring of 1951. Thornton went into captivity injured and knowing the North Koreans kept few prisoners. He came out of captivity having learned another truth. His captors could break his body but not his will. Despite having to learn many lessons through trial and error, he survived and returned with honor and dignity.

This scenario has repeated itself thousands of times over the years in every branch of the armed services. There is, however, one major difference between past and present conflicts. In today’s military, service members no longer have to learn how to survive, evade, resist, or escape through trial and error. SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) training provides another option to learning the hard way. SERE is an ongoing function of wartime preparedness in every branch of the Department of Defense. SERE and USAFA prepare future aircrew members for a potential survival situation on the ground or in the water in the event they are forced from their aircraft.

Every summer, cadets from West Point, Annapolis, and our own Air Force Academy attend a comprehensive 20-day SERE training program designed to prepare them to survive regardless of the environment. Be it the arctic, tropics, desert, mountains, ocean, alone, hurt or captured, it’s the SERE mission to teach each student the basics of staying alive. The importance of SERE training is apparent to each cadet when they consider the chances they will be taking as future aircrew members. Students quickly understand that the training they are receiving may someday be the only difference between life and death.

Each training session begins with academics. During this phase, basic information is provided to create a solid foundation for all

Five Graduates Put SERE to Good Use in Iraq War

Five academy graduates got to apply the lessons learned from their SERE experiences firsthand after they were shot down while flying combat missions during the Gulf War in the early months of 1991. Maj. Tom Griffith, ’79, was captured after his F-15E was shot down over Iraq on Jan. 20; Capt. Harry Roberts, ’82, was taken prisoner after his F-16C was shot down over Iraq on Jan. 19; 1st Lt. Rob Sweet, ’88, was captured after his A-10 was shot down over Kuwait on Feb. 15; and Capt. Bill Andrews, ’80, became a prisoner of war when his F-16C was shot down over Iraq on Feb. 15.

In addition, Capt. Scott Thomas, ’86, was forced to bail out of his F-16 40 miles inside Iraq due to engine trouble. After spending two hours on the ground, he was rescued by helicopter with the enemy closing in at only two miles from his position.

While all of these graduates credited SERE with providing them with basic skills which helped them survive and endure Iraqi abuse and punishment, Griffith and Sweet returned to the academy during the summer of 1991 to share their experiences with SERE cadet instructors, students in the SERE program, and other cadets. Andrews, for his mission, was awarded the Air Force Cross and was named the winner of the 1991 Jabara Award for Airmanship.

laboratory and field training. Students receive a tremendous amount of information in a relatively short period of time. To ensure maximum learning, the most important lessons are then retaught during operational training while at the same time allowing students to practice skills they’ve been taught. As any student will attest, there’s no substitute for hands-on experience.

Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Redden, ’64, commandant of cadets, in front, expresses his views on the completed SERE displays to CMSgt Peter Kummerfeldt, SERE training director.

Bridging the gap between academics and operational training are a series of base training laboratories conducted by the Survival and Evasion cadet cadre. Lessons such as land navigation, improvising equipment, knot tying, rescue and communication devices, field medicine, and water survival are given to develop basic field skills without the added stress of living outdoors.

Having completed all required base training, the class now faces its first real challenge the Survival Phase. Conducted in the mountains northwest of the Air Force Academy, the Survival Phase provides the opportunity to “practice what has been preached.’’ Cadets soon find out that society has made them very dependent on modern conveniences. If they need a drink of water they turn on the tap, if they are hungry, they go to the refrigerator and microwave their dinner. Not so during Survival training. The skills once used by mountain men, trappers, and pioneers have long been lost. Survival training resurrects these skills and teaches students how to “live off the land” should they find themselves in a survival situation. Field skills such as trapping wild game, identifying edible plants, starting fires by primitive means, building shelters and many other life-saving skills are continually practiced and refined under the supervision of upperclass staff members.

Having achieved junior-grade mountain man status, it’s time to push the class one step further. They’ve been cold, wet, tired, and hungry. Each day has been an opportunity to learn more about themselves, their classmates and mother nature. Armed only with determination and their newly-acquired field skills the students begin the second operational phase Evasion Training. The large groups of 10 or 12 during the survival phase are now split into smaller three-person teams. Each team is then expected to “fend for themselves” while navigating and evading an enemy force of specially-trained aggressors. The objective of the aggressor force is not to simply catch as many students as possible but to monitor student safety, administer remedial training, and critique student performance. For several days, travel teams evade through a simulated hostile country, employing the principles, procedures, and techniques learned earlier in an attempt to reach a friendly border where they are instructed to hide and wait. Nothing more. Minutes seem like hours, hours like days. Minds begin to wander, “what are we waiting for?” “What’s going to happen next?”

Then suddenly, out of nowhere, the Chinooks (CH-47

helicopters) appear and land in a cloud of dust. An audible sigh of relief can be heard. The arrival of the helicopters signals the completion of the field training phase.

Quickly and quietly evaders begin appearing from their hiding places. Escorted by a special operations team, they board the aircraft and in a matter of minutes are airlifted back to the academy. As the clam-shell doors open, reality hits, “We made it, we survived!” Most have pushed themselves further than they ever thought possible. Proud and confident, savoring the flavor of the moment, few stop and consider what lies ahead... the final and perhaps the most trying portion of SERE, Survival in Captivity.

Resistance training provides exposure to life as a POW. Each member of the class is provided the opportunity to resist indoctrination, interrogation and exploitation by an enemy force. Placed in isolation, deprived of adequate food and rest, students are required to function as they would in an actual situation. To successfully survive in such a difficult, unforgiving environment, an in-depth knowledge of the Code of Conduct and Geneva Conventions is needed. As stated in Article III of the code: “If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept

AOG/AFA Fund Underwrite

New SERE Mobile Museum

Thanks to the support and funding provided by the Association of Graduates (AOG) of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the SERE program received a mobile museum last year. The displays include illustrations, transparencies, and diagrams depicting survival situations in all of the major environments. Until the creation of the mobile museum, the Air Force Academy was the only accredited Air Force survival program without a museum.

The museum is being used as a graduated learning step linking the SERE academic phase with its operational training. These much-needed training displays were funded by the AOG through the Air Force Academy (AFA) Fund in the fall of 1989 and were completed in the winter of 1990.

Museum specialist Mr. Thomas Litzinger of Medical Lake, Wash, was employed to transform the concept into the eight magnificent displays now in the museum. Litzinger was also responsible for building the museums at both the Basic Combat Survival Training School at Fairchild AFB, Wash, and the Arctic Survival Training School at Eielson AFB, Alaska.

Due to Litzinger’s efforts and the funding provided by the AFA Fund, future cadets will be prepared better than ever to survive a SERE situation wherever they find themselves in the future. Many thanks from the entire SERE staff to the Association of Graduates, contributors to the AFA Fund, and past graduates of the SERE program for their support.

neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.” Resisting by all means available most often comes down to a battle of wills. To bend but not break, to bounce back, to return to friendly forces with dignity, honor and pride; to fly and fight again. Article III is perhaps the essence of Resistance training.

All SERE training is conducted as close to the real thing as possible but maybe resistance training even more so than the others. Returning POWs from the Vietnam conflict agreed that, while not an enjoyable experience, the SERE training they had received served tham well. It took the surprise and shock out of the situation. Instead of having to learn through trial and error as Lieutenant Thornton did, it provided an understanding of the environment and the tools with which to survive.

In summarizing the SERE experience perhaps the following narrative says it best:

“You Always Have Two Chances”

If you fly in combat, you always have two chances; You’ll either come back on the same mission or you won’t.

If you come back from the same mission, you have nothing to worry about; If you don’t, you still have two chances.

You’ll either evade correctly or you won’t; If you evade correctly, you have nothing to worry about; If you don’t, you still have two chances.

You’ll either come home alive or you won’t: If you come home alive, you have nothing to worry about; If you don’t, you still have two chances.

You’ll either end up in heaven or end up in hell; If you end up in heaven, you have nothing to worry about; If you end up in hell, there’s still no need to worry as you can thank God you’re no longer a POW.

SERE Leadership Training

Although the primary mission of the SERE program is to train students, it accomplishes much, much more. SERE serves as a practical leadership learning laboratory for all upperclassmen assigned to the program as staff members. The cadets are afforded a unique opportunity to employ leadership and management techniques learned during the academic year in an operational environment.

Students may be in a simulated situation but the cadre are dealing with real problems encountered every day at operational bases throughout the Air Force. Bad weather, insufficient food, lack of vehicles, and personnel problems are but a few of the difficult responsibilities the soon-to-be lieutenants are tasked with handling. To many, the responsibility seems overwhelming at first, as there are over 450 students and more than 240 cadre members participating in each 20-day training session. However, with guidance from the permanent party SERE NCOs, the seemingly impossible soon becomes routine, even eniovahle

In the end, despite the long hours and hard work, it all seems worth it. Motivation remains high and at the end of the 20 days the staff departs with new-found confidence and skills developed well beyond their years. The opportunities provided during SERE will have added that little something extra to more fully prepare today’s cadets to become tomorrow’s leaders.

TWO OF SERE’S FINEST RETIRE

Two SERE NCOs who worked with more than 8,000 cadets during their assignment at the Academy will be retiring on June 1, 1992. Graduates who went through the SERE program since 1984 probably remember SMSgt Jack Potter and MSgt Michael Baird.

SMSgt Potter was the “behind the scenes” NCO who made sure that all students were equipped, fed and transported to the right place at the right time. Jack and his family will remain in the Colorado Springs area. His dedication, loyalty and enthusiasm will be greatly missed.

MSgt Baird was the NCOIC of Resistance Training and played a major role in advancing the quality and comprehensiveness of training received by all cadets in the program. He and his family will return to Spokane, Wash, following his retirement. The contributions and commitment of both Mike and Jack are greatly appreciated. Best to them both in retirement.

Checking out the diorama plan, from left, are MSgt Bob Ploof, NCOIC Evasion; MSgt Rich Hamilton, NCOIC Survival; CMSgt Peter Kummerfeldt, training director for SERE; and Mr. Tom Litzinger, retired master sergeant survival instructor and artist.

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Graduate Recognized as Top

Lloyd J. Probst, Class of 1963, was honored as the 1991 Certified Flight Instructor of the Year at the General Aviation Industry Awards Program in November of last year. Probst, of Montgomery, Ala., is a Gold Seal flight instructor, an FAA accident prevention coordinator and designated pilot examiner. His past professional experience included being a command pilot in the Air Force, an instructor and examiner.

He served as chief flight instructor for the Maxwell-Gunter AFB Flying Club and as manager of flight training at Auburn University. He was selected for the prestigious award on the basis of his voluntary contributions toward improving aviation safety and his efforts to assist young people with an interest in aviation. A frequent speaker at safety seminars, Probst is also one of the nation’s most ambitious promoters of the FAA’s WINGs Program. Having personally completed WINGs Phase VII, Probst has trained more than 100 pilots through one or more phases of the program.

According to Probst, “The WINGs Program has been in force for about 10 years and has been shown to be a real plus for aviation safety. The object is to provide pilots with an opportunity to establish and participate in a personal recurrent training program, which currently consists of 10 phases. A pilot can attain each phase annually by obtaining three hours of dual—one each of landings and takeoffs, one of air work, and one of instrument work—and attending an FAA-sponsored safety seminar.”

Completion of each phase grants the pilot a distinctive set of wings, according to Probst. Just as the airlines and military learned that a recurrent training program results in a better safety rate, this program has resulted in a 20-fold lower accident rate for pilots participating versus those who haven’t. Additionally, most aircraft insurance companies will grant a premium reduction for participants. Probst said that the Federal Aviation Regulations

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(FARs) were changed in April so that completion of any phase will substitute for the biennial flight review required of pilots.

Probst’s Certified Flight Instructor of the Year citation coneluded: “Probst is very active in Civil Air Patrol training programs and is a merit badge counselor for the Boy Scouts of America. He continues to give freely of his time, offering his wisdom and the benefit of his experience to both current and future generations of pilots.”

Lloyd J. Probst, ’63, at right, at the General A viation Industry Awards Program, where he was honored as the 1991 Certified Flight Instructor of the Year. At left is Admiral James B. Busey, IV, administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration, with Probst’s wife, Penny, at center.

Superintendent Reports on Trip to Central Europe

By SSgt. Scott Davis Falcon Flyer Staff Writer

Legislative authority of any kind over the military and an identical national security chain of command during peacetime and wartime are not new ideas for an old democratic government. For a new democratic government, however, these ideas can be difficult.

That was one of the many subjects Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, ’59, Academy superintendent, discussed before a gathering of Academy members at a brown bag luncheon at Fairchild Hall in February.

Lt. Gen. Hosmer, ’59

Hosmer had recently visited several Central European nations with Secretary of the Air Force Donald Rice. The visit, which ineluded stops in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Budapest, Hungary; Warsaw, Poland; and Sofia, Bulgaria, was to respond to questions from these former-communist countries about the role of the military within a democratic society.

“We were asked how to accommodate a military institution within a democratic society and be sure they’re not a threat,” Hosmer said. “I had to say that for us it’s easy, but for you it’s going to be hard for a while,” he continued. “That’s because it starts with trusting your civilian government and how it works.”

Mistrust between the civilian-run government and the military establishment still exists from previous regimes in many of these places, according to Hosmer. “In a democratic society, you will find political leaders are sometimes ill-equipped to deal with longterm strategic issues,” Hosmer said. “They need military advisers.”

The trip included visits by Hosmer to the Czech Air Force Academy in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, and Hungarian Air Force Academy in Szolnek, Hungary. “Those Academies are more

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Plans Meeting

The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) is planning their 9th annual reunion meeting for July 2-5, 1992 at the Atlanta Hilton and Towers in downtown Atlanta, Ga. VHPA membership is open to all helicopter pilots who flew in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era (1961-1975). Anyone needing more information should contact VHPA, 7 West Seventh St., Suite 1990, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Phone: (513) 721-VHPA.

engineering-technical in their focus,” he said. “For the cadets who are flyers, they go much farther in their flying training.”

The chance of seeing a Czech or Hungarian cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in the near future is a possibility, said Hosmer. “There is vague talk of an exchange like we do with West Point, Annapolis and the French Air Force Academy,” he said, referring to a one-semester exchange. “They will have a hard time in some of these countries financing the exchange.”

It’s more likely one or more of their young people will come here through the international cadet program, a full four-year course on completely equal footing with the American cadets. “The Czechs are actively competing in the program now,” Hosmer said. “The Poles and Hungarians probably will be very soon.” {The Falcon Flyer)

Rockwell International Grants Help Fund Cadet Exchange

For the 10th consecutive year, Rockwell International has made a significant contribution to the Association of Graduates (AOG). Rockwell, one of the original AOG corporate members, recently donated $1,000 to support educational field trips for Academy cadets. The AOG, combining this latest contribution with a prior one from Rockwell, has gifted $2,500 to the Academy to defray some of the costs of trips by cadets to Poland in 1992 as a part of the USAFA Cadet Foreign Exchange Program.

The Exchange Program has a high priority and has been approved by the Air Staff and the State Department. This will be the very first exchange between USAFA and the Polish Air Force Academy, and it provides an excellent opportunity for USAFA to help foster democratic ideals with the former Warsaw Pact country.

The AOG is extremely grateful to Rockwell International for its continuing support of the Association and Academy programs. Rockwell is the only corporation which provides support of a continuing nature to the AOG.

Some Officer Selection Boards, Criteria Changed

The Air Force Military Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, Texas, has announced changes to selection boards scheduled for July. The biomedical sciences corps competitive category has been added to the colonel selection board, and below-the-promotion zone criteria have changed.

The July 6 boards now include a line, chaplain, medical service corps and biomedical sciences corps colonel selection board; a biomedical sciences corps and nurse corps lieutenant colonel selection board; and a judge advocate, biomedical sciences corps and medical service corps major selection board.

Also, below-the-zone criteria have changed.

For the colonel selection board, line and medical service corps officers must have a date of rank of Aug. 1, 1988, through April 30, 1990; for chaplains, Aug. 1, 1988, through Sept. 30, 1990; and for biomedical sciences corps officers, Aug. 1, 1988, through May 31, 1990.

Below-the-zone criteria for the lieutenant colonel board convening July 6 require a date of rank of April 1, 1988, through Feb. 28, 1990.

Majors meeting the July board must have a date of rank of Jan. 1, 1986, through Dec. 31, 1987, to be eligible below the promotion zone.

Unchanged are above-the-zone and in-the-zone criteria for the boards. Local personnel offices have more information.

BUILDING FUND DONORS

The AOG Board of Directors acknowledges with sincere appreciation the following contributors who pledged and made cash contributions to the AOG Building Fund from January 1 to March 31, 1992. We encourage others to join these dedicated graduates and friends in this most important project. Contributions and pledges made after March 31 will be listed in the the next publication of Checkpoints.

CHECKPOINTS DONORS

($25,000-599,999)

Air Academy National Bank Gates Foundation

Heating & Plumbing Engineers Saunders Construction, Inc

CONTRAILS DONORS ($10,000-524,999)

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Richard & Trelma Coppock '61 match of Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc

Mr Thomas E Gibbs, Jr ’65

Mr Edward D Hopkins ’60 match of SPX Foundation In Memory of Col Donald E Madonna Ret ’59

FALCON DONORS (55,000-59,999)

Piper Electric Co, Inc

Mr Scott E Stewart match of Merrill Lynch & Co Foundation, Inc

TALON DONORS ($1,000-54,999)

LtCol & Mrs Richard & Diane Alcorn '74 match of Digital Equipment Corporation

Robert Arnold MD 74 Col Hugh T Bainter Ret ’61

Mr & Mrs Kenneth E Bartels

Mr & Mrs John E Beake

Mr & Mrs W Martin Beil

BGen & Mrs Peter C Bellisario

Lt Paul Alan Berberian ’89

Maj George O Berls Ret '66 match of Hughes Aircraft Company

LtCol James R Bettcher Ret ’68 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Robert G Binkley 74

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Michael A Blackledge

Maj(Ret) & Mrs Woodrow W Blalock

MSgt(Ret) & Mrs Robert L Block

Mr & Mrs Errol Q Bond, Sr match of ARCO Foundation

Ms Kay B Bowman

Mr & Mrs Harold C Brown

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Michael B Brown

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Jeffrey M Bunts

Mr & Mrs William H Burger

Mr Peter J Burton ’60

Dr & Mrs Henry King Butler

Mr Laurence L Casada 71 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr David A Champa 72 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr James E Chapman ’59 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Michael A Charccky

Class of 1980

Mr Fred J Cox III '65

Mr Roger B Craycraft

BGen Ruben A Cubero ’61

Mr & Mrs James R Culp

Capt Kyle P Cunningham ’85

MGen Gerald A Daniel ’62, in memo

of Maj Darrell L Fox, Jr ’62

Mr & Mrs Alex DeLucia

Mr & Mrs LeRoy C Detwiler

Col(Ret) & Mrs John P Doolittle

Mr Ronald D Dozier

Mrs Luvenia M Draine

Capt & Mrs Tom & Robin Erchinger ’84

MSgt(Ret) & Mrs Ernest Faison, Jr

Maj Charles R Fellows 76

Mr & Mrs Henry J Ferry

Mr James H Fleming ’64

Mr & Mrs Felix Fraga

Col Nicholas H Fritz Ret ’62, in memory of Maj Darrell L Fox, Jr ’62

LtCol Gares Garber, Jr Ret ’59 match of USAA

Maj Robert W Gaston, Jr 77

LtCol Donald J Genna USAFR ’68

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Capt Mark A Gillott ’84

Mr Gary E Grenier 12

LtCol Felix M Grieder '75

Mr & Mrs Hector J Guevara

match of Pacific Enterprises/ Southern California Gas Company

Mr & Mrs Samuel J Hamilton

Col James T Hannam Ret ’63 match of Texas Instruments Foundation

Mr & Mrs Robert C Harrell, in honor of Rodney Wain Harrell ’90

LtCol & Mrs Dean H Haylett ’73

Mr & Mrs Robert M Hoskins

Maj Patrick J Houren '76

BGen James J Hourin ’61

Hal C Hudson MD ’67

Mr & Mrs Lenard G Humphreys, Jr match of Dresser Foundation, Inc

Mr John R Hundemer ’59

Mr John R Hundemer '59 match of AMR/American Airlines Foundation

Dr & Mrs Efren A Jamir

Mr Randy Jayne ’66 match of McDonnell Douglas Foundation

Mr Rudy M Jiricek ’80

Mr & Mrs Robert E Johnson

Mr & Mrs Henry C Johnston match of Caterpillar Foundation

Capt Charles E Jones ’85

Col Wayne H Jones Ret ’61 match of TRW Foundation

Mr Charles A Kaake '59 match of Dana Corporation

Maj Kenneth L Kaylor ’78 and

Maj Karen L Kaylor ’80

Maj Thomas R Kendall Ret ’69

Maj(Ret) & Mrs Alfonzo King, in honor of Kevin W King ’89

Mrs Jacqueline Kozdras

LtCol William J Kozma Ret ’67

Mr John K Landis, in honor of Jonathan D Landis ’94

Mr & Mrs Frederick F Leader

Mr Edward E Legasey ’67

Mr & Mrs Robert E Lewis

Ed Lynch ’59

LtCol Arthur S MacDonald ’70

Mr & Mrs John A MacDonald match of Harris Foundation

Mr & Mrs John M Mantaro

Dr Brian & Jennifer Masterson '84

Mr & Mrs Leonard M Mathis

LtCol Frank D Mayberry Ret ’60

Maj & Mrs Walter McCann

James E McCleary ’67

Mr & Mrs Bruce & Pam McFadzean ’67

Mr & Mrs James C McLay

Mr & Mrs Daniel B Mikus

Dr & Mrs Michael W O’Brien

Capt Joseph E Overbeck ’82

SMSgt(Ret) & Mrs Jerry D Palmore

Mr & Mrs Robert M Pavlich

Mr & Mrs E L Pettus

LtCol Melvin E Pollard Ret ’59 match of TRW Foundation

Maj Richard "Rico” Racosky ANG '76

Lt Brian D Raduenz ’88

Mr & Mrs John S Rarey match of

CIGNA Foundation

Mrs Camille Riley

Col R Stephen Ritchie USAFR ’64

Mr & Mrs Tommy M Rizzuto

Mr & Mrs B Noal Robinson

Capt(Ret) & Mrs Lawrence Robinson

III ’64 match of Xerox Corporation

Mr & Mrs Silvio A Rodriguez

MGen & Mrs A1 & Linda Rogers ’64

Mr & Mrs Bernard K Ryan

Lt Eric T Sakae ’88

Mr & Mrs Rex M Sanders

Mr & Mrs Lyle E Schwarzenbach

Mr S Richard Seltzer ’69

Mr & Mrs Albert G Shedden

BGen & Mrs Donald W & Rose D Shepperd ANG ’62

LtCol Willis M Simmons, Jr ’71

Mr & Mrs Milton Spangler match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Col John C Swonson, Jr Ret ’62, in memory of Capt Charles L Moore ’62

Col John C Swonson, Jr Ret ’62 match of USAA

Dennis L Thrasher MD ’70

Mr Steven W Tillman ’72

Capt Stephen M Toidy ’82 and

Capt Margaret E Toidy ’83

David & Krista Turner

LtCol & Mrs Walter S Uchimura, in honor of Kelly I Uchimura ’91 and Kristin S Uchimura ’93

LtCol John W Ulmer, Jr Ret ’59

Mr George H Van Balen

Mr & Mrs Lloyd A Ward

Mr & Mrs Bradley W Wendt ’77

Dr & Mrs Carl E Whitehouse

Mr Danny D Widmann

Dr John A Wiles ’64

Mr Keith Withycombe ’66

LtCol & Mrs James K & Sheri M Woessner ’72

Eric B Zurbrugg MD '65

Mr & Mrs William A Zutt

TAKEOFF DONORS (S25-S999)

Capt Tarek C Abboushi ’84

Capt & Mrs David & Gloria Abramowitz ’82

Mr Alex O Abuyuan '82

Col Dennis W Adams ’70

Col Thomas F Adams ’67

Mr Douglas E Adamson ’72

Maj John L Albert ’78 and Mrs Michelle Cicchini Albert ’81

Capt Richard W Aldrich ’81

Capt David J Alexander ’85

Mr & Mrs James W Alexander

Lt Laura M Alexander ’91

Ms Pamela E Alexander ’84

Maj Gary S Allard ’74

CWO/W3 & Mrs Richard Allen

LtCol Robert H Allen ’73

LtCol James E Allgood ’73

Capt Glenn R Allton ’83

Coi Larry M Almand ’66

Maj C Donald Alston ’78

Maj Robert W Altman ’73

LtCol Martin D Amelung ’72

Capt Daniel Amicareili ’80

Mr David E Ammerman ’64

Lt Brian A Anderson ’91

Lt Byron B Anderson ’89

Lt Eric D Anderson ’89

Mr & Mrs George E Anderson

Mr & Mrs Harold Anderson

LtCol & Mrs Harold W Anderson

Dr & Mrs John L Andreshak ’83

Ms Lori A Angelillo ’86

Mr & Mrs Thomas Angelo

Mrs Stella K Angelucci

Mr Gary R Annis ’84

Mr James M Anti ’77

Capt Edward L Antoine, Jr ’82

Dr & Mrs Louis E Antonacci

Maj Thomas J Appolloni ’76

Capt Ian G Archibald ’87

Capt Kenneth A Arcoleo ’87

Lt David S Argyle ’88

Lt Victor H Arizpe ’87

Capt Mark R Arlinghaus ’87

Lt Dirk K Armbrust ’91

Maj John A Armor ’76

Mr Kosta G Asselanis ’76

Lt Stephen W Astor ’91

Mr Douglas E Atkins ’77

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Roy A Atkins

Capt Janet C Augustine ’86

Capt Kevin J Aunapu ’87

Mr & Mrs Don M Austin

Capt & Mrs Frederick C Bacon '86

Mr & Mrs Robert A Baerwald (Continued on next page.)

Donation and Recognition Levels

is Please check your donation level

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When completed, the catering kitchen (which has no cooking facilities) will be equipped to serve both cocktail parties and sitdown dinners. Equipment includes refrigerators, servers for multiple hot meals, coffee makers, dishwashers, and the like.

Contributions of $1000 or more will be recognized on a permanently displayed plaque in the lobby of the Association of Graduates building. Other contributors’ names will be kept in a special leather-bound volume that will also be displayed in the lobby. I

my contribution pledge over the following period, payable

of this card:

The AOG staff inspects the yet-to-be-completed second floor of Doolittle Hall.

Donations Still Needed: Staff Occupies Partially-Completed Alumni House

On the 10th of March, the staff of the Association of Graduates moved from their offices in Sijan Hall into their newlyconstructed headquarters/alumni house on Academy Drive. The 35,000 square foot building, named Doolittle Hall in honor of General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, is located just west of the Officer’s Club. Owned by the Association of Graduates, the building occupies a 12-acre site leased from the Air Force.

Built entirely with private funds donated by graduates, parents, and friends, the building is designed to serve as the headquarters for the AOG staff and as an alumni house and meeting place for graduates, members, and their guests.

The building is designed to serve a variety of functions:

• A large assembly, entertainment and display area has the capability of hosting several hundred people at events such as homecomings, reunions, receptions, recognition functions, and conferences. This area will also be spacious enough to accommodate rotating displays of important Academy and association artwork, collections, and memorabilia.

A library/lounge to provide a sophisticated social area for small gatherings of members and friends of the association.

A high-quality board room which can serve as a meeting facility for appropriate groups.

Administrative offices to house the current AOG staff as well as provide expansion capability as the organization grows.

The building does not have overnight or restaurant facilities. It is equipped with a catering kitchen that will allow the hosting of luncheons and dinners using local caterers.

Although the AOG staff has moved into the building, and is oc

(Building Donors: From

Mr Michael F Bailey ’89

Capts Thomas M & Julianne P Bailey ’86

Mrs Edith J Bair

LtCol & Mrs Thomas J Baker, Jr

Mr Michael E Balale *74

Capt Lynda M Baldauff ’87

Mr & Mrs Howard & Deborah Balentine ’72

Mr & Mrs Ronald W Balk

LtCol Franklin F Ballinger ’74

Mr & Mrs Aniello Balzano

Mr John Q Banbury It ’69

Mr Scott S Barker ’70

Mr & Mrs Michael Barlow

Capt Donald Philip Barmore USAFR’84

Dr & Mrs Peter A Bames

LtCol(ARNG) & Mrs Jim & Kay Barr ’72

Mr & Mrs Michael R Barragan

CDR(Ret) & Mrs Greg G Barrett

Lt Vincent L Barrett, Jr ’91

Col & Mrs Paul L Barrows

Mr Richard J Bartell ’79

Capt Debra A Bartz ANG '82

Mr & Mrs Lawrence P Basik

Capt Alan L Batts ’86

LtCol Donald R Baucom Ret ’62

Col Frederick C Bauer ’63

Mr & Mrs Steven J Bauer

LtCol David L Bauer Ret '69

Mr Gary L Baughman ’62

Lt Paul E Bauman '91

Capt & Mrs Michael & Angela Baumgartner ’79

Maj Charles W Beadling ’75

Capt Michael O Beale ’81

Col Richard M Bean ’70

LtCol William C Beck II ’72

Capt Todd P Beer ’86

Mr & Mrs Jerome E Begalman

Mr & Mrs Leonard D Belin

Maj Dennis E Bellamy ’77

Mr Terry Bench ’72

Capt Michael J Benevento ’84

previous page.)

Capt William Beninati ’84

LtCol Bruce G Bennett ’73

Capt Walter R Bennett, Jr ’85

Mr & Mrs Lloyd V Benson

Mr & Mrs William E Benson, Jr

Ms Mary Louise Benton

Capt Nicholas P Berdeguez USAFR '79

Capt Brett E Berg '87

Capt Colyn D Berry ’87

Capt Ronald J Beyers ’84

Capt Paul E Bianchi ’86

Mr & Mrs Kenneth Bibb

Mr & Mrs Joseph C Bibeau

Capt Gary E Binder '85

Maj John F Bingaman ’79

Dr & Mrs Thomas C Bird

Lt John K Birk ’89

LtCol Edward C Bishop ’72

Mrs Janet Bittinger

Mr & Mrs George A Bjorgen

Lt Edward P Black '91

Mr & Mrs Ferre! W Black

Mr & Mrs James R Blackburn

Capt Daniel C Blaettler ’84

Mr & Mrs M C Blazevich

LtCol James A Blissit, Jr ’75

Mr Darryl M Bloodworth '64

Maj Janet C Bloom ’80

Mr & Mrs Michael T Blume

Mr & Mrs William R Boatwright

Mr & Mrs Mark & Rhonda

Bobinger ’80

Mr & Mrs Joseph O Bock

Capt & Mrs John & Linda Bode '86

Lt Gregory A Boerwinkle ’89

Mr & Mrs William A Boland

Maj Michael J Boldosser ’79

LtCol John L Boles, Jr Ret ’64

Col(Ret) & Mrs Henry A

Bondaruk, Jr ’65

LtCol(USAFR) & Mrs Gary & Pamela Bone ’69

Mr John A Boose ’67 match of

Hewlett-Packard Company

Col & Mrs Howard P Bom

Mr & Mrs Carl Borys

cupying temporary offices on the first floor, construction is not fully complete. Tenant finish of the second story, addition of a patio, landscaping, and interior furnishings are projects that the AOG hopes to complete in the near future.

Fund-raising will continue until sufficient funds are available to complete the building. Visitors are welcome to visit the new building during normal office hours, 0730 to 1630 Monday through Friday.

Paving and landscaping around the new building remains to be completed. Some of the parking area was scheduledfor completion in late April and landscaping work will continue through the summer months.

LtCol & Mrs Michael D Borysewicz ’72

Mr & Mrs Frank P Bosone

Capt Philip A Bossert, Jr ’82

Capt Eric A Bowen ’82

LtCol David M Bowman ’72

Lt Erik C Bowman ’91

Capt Christopher W Bowman ’84 and

Capt Anne Foley Bowman ’84

Lt Lisa A Boyce ’88

LtCol Steven C Boyce ’74

Mr & Mrs Larry C Boyd

Col Alfred A Boyd, Jr Ret ’63

LtCol Victor P Bradford ’70

Mr & Mrs Roger & Rita Bradley ’76

Ms Joyce J Brahm

Mrs Lynn E Braley ’82

Lt Dean E Bray ’88 and

Lt MaryBeth Keffer Bray ’88

Lt John M Breazeale ’88

Capt Jeffrey L Breininger ’85

Mr & Mrs William R Breisch

Anonymous ’90

Mr Randy Breunling ’78

LtCol Frank H Brewer ’74

Mr Daucey F Brewington ’70

Capt Daniel R Bridges ’85

Lt Donald J Brien ’91

Mr & Mrs Terry L Britain

Mr & Mrs Richard T Britton

Capt William K Brogan, Jr ’86

Mr Robert N Brost '66

Mr & Mrs Barry L Brown

Capt Derek C Brown ’86

Capt Eric D Brown ’87

Mr & Mrs Felton R Brown

LtCol Jeffrey H Brown ’73

Lt Karen L Brown '90

Lt Mark A Brown ’90

Capt Kathleen M Brown ANG ’86

Mr John D Brummitt ’69

Capt Robert K Brunson ’82

Capt Ronald M Bryant, Jr ’86

Mr & Mrs Hugh T Bryce

Maj William G Buchta MD ’75

Capt Michael K Buck ’81

Maj Robert C Buckles Ret ’59

Maj Michael O Buckley ANG ’75

Capt David T Buckman ’86

Lt John J Bula ’88

Lt Kurt W Buller ’91

Lt Jason M Bunch ’91

Mr & Mrs Norman D Bunch

Capt Arnold W Bunch, Jr ’84

Mr Rockne J Buraglio ’68

LtCol Jerome W Burg ’72

LtCol Roger W Burg ’78

LtCol James E Burger ’74

Lt Mari E Burgos ’88

Capt Randall D Burke ’87

Mr George G Burnette III ’76

Dr & Mrs Thomas A Burtschi

Capt Jeffrey D Burum ’84

Mr & Mrs William D Buschur

Mr & Mrs Ted Bush

LtCol Daniel E Busse Ret ’64

LtCol Paul E Butalla, Jr ’75

Lt Charles Jordan Butler ’91

Mr & Mrs George R Butler

Mr Lindsay W Butler III ’76

Maj Robert P Bych ANG ’76

Lt Kevin A Cabanas ’91

Lt Angela M Cadwell ’91

LtCol Harry M Calcutt, Jr ’72

Mr Michael R Caliguire ’77

Capt G Christopher Callahan '84

Mr & Mrs Robert L Callihan

Mr & Mrs Douglas C Campbell

Capt Gregory A Campbell ’87

LtCol Biagio E Cannistraci ’72

Capt Kevin A Cannon ’83

LtCol Rocky P Capozzi ’74

Lt & Mrs Felix R Caraballo ’91

Mr Robert E Carey ’70

Capt Carl C Carhuff ’87

Mr & Mrs Robert H Carlisle

Maj Joel A Carlson ’73

BGen Paul K Carlton, Jr ’69

Mr & Mrs Arnold L Carnes

Mr & Mrs Richard Carney

Lt Alexander E Carotheis ’89

Capt David S Carpenter ’86

Maj John L Carpenter ’79

Mr & Mrs Bryan Carpentier

Mr & Mrs Sam E Carrell

Mr & Mrs L Brad Carson

LtCol Dale K Carter ’72

Ms Sue Carter

Capt Jon A Casello ’83

LtCol William J Casement ’74

Mrs Karen L Casey

Maj Kevin C Casey ’74

Mr & Mrs Thomas S Casey match of Motorola Foundation

Capt James P Cashin ’87

Mrs Dorothy Jean Cassingham

Mr & Mrs Luis M Castaneda

Maj Barry J Castellano ANG ’78

Capt Christopher Matthew Castro '80

Mr & Mrs Preston Cates

Maj & Mrs William G Cathey

Maj James S Cavalier H6

Capt Robert J Cavello ’87

Capt Darren T Censullo '84

Capt George E Cespedes ’83

Maj Gary S Chag USAFR ’74

LtCol Michael Chalifoux ’73

Maj Robert J Chambers, Jr Ret ’70

Lt Eric W Chandler ’89

Mr & Mrs Dale Chapman match of Grace Foundation, Inc

Mr & Mrs Edward E Chase

LtCol Kevin E Cheek '74

Mr & Mrs Wen Yean Chen match of Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc

Lt Julian M Chesnutt ’89

Mr & Mrs John P Chioma

Maj Robert P Chmielewski ’78

Capt Sueling Cho ’87

Mr & Mrs Robert Christy, Jr

Mr & Mrs Pellegrino G Ciccarello

Capt Scott Ciemia ’86

Mr & Mrs Howard Cilke

Mr & Mrs Carl D Cinnamon

Mr & Mrs R Wayne Clark match of Honeywell Foundation

Mr & Mrs Richard A Clark

LtCol James R Clark, Jr USAFR ’68

Mr & Mrs William E Clay

LtCol Donald J Clement ’74

Mr & Mrs Thomas C Clements

Mr & Mrs Jerry Cline

J Mitchell Cobeaga ’64

(Continued on next page.)

(Building Fund Donors: Continued from previous page.)

Mr & Mrs William W Cohen II

Col & Mrs Herman A Cole, Jr

Mr & Mrs John Colebank

Capt Robert A Colella ’86

LtCol Glenn H Coleman Ret ’64

match of Texas Instruments

Foundation

Capt Timothy J Collins ’82

Mrs Margaret M Conant

Mr & Mrs Kenneth D Conatser

Mr & Mrs Thurman Conley

Lt & Mrs Dennis & Valerie Conn ’88

Mr John E Connelly '82

LtCol Leland W C Conner Ret ’64

Mr Stuart P Conrad ’83

Mr & Mrs Donald Conroy, Jr

Lt Christopher P Cook ’89

Capt David P Cooley ’82

LtCol Robert C "Cope"

Copenhafer, Jr ’72

Mr & Mrs George Copioli

Maj Philip J Corbett Ret '69

Capt Joseph P Corso ’80

LtCol Gerald W Corwin Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs Daniel J Costigan

Capt John S Coucoules ’80

Capt Robert A Couser ’87

LtCol Anthony M Covais Ret ’64

Mr & Mrs Richard Cover, Jr

CMSgt(Ret) & Mrs Fred L Cowart, Jr

Capt Karen L Cox ’84

Capt Samuel D Cox '84

Col Neal D Coyle 72

Capt Richard B Cramer ’87

Mr Bradley E Creed 78

Capt Michael P Creegan ’80

Maj & Mrs Rob & Diane Crombie 76

Mr & Mrs Gary E Cronk

Capt Jeffrey D Crosby ’84

Maj Christopher A Cross 73

Maj Christopher A Cross 73, in memory

of Capt Kenneth E Seder 73

Mr & Mrs Carl E Crowe

Mr James L Crowe 76

Capt Chris Cuellar ’80 and

Mrs Peggy Cuellar ’80

Judith Cullen

Capt Kimberly H Culp ’86

Capt Brian S Cumming ’83

Capt Jeffrey S Cundiff ’87

Mr & Mrs Fred W Cunningham

Maj Gordon J Curphy ’78

LtCol John J Cusick USAFR 70

Mr Robert G Cutlip 71

Lt Jeffrey L Cyr ’88

Mr & Mrs John F Dabrowski

LtCol Gary W Dahlen 70

Capt Eric M Dale ’84

Capt J Victor Dallin III '87

LtCol & Mrs Steve & Kim

Dalrymple 73

Maj Patrick R Daly 78

Lt David M Damrath ’91

LtCol Dennis L Danielson 73

Mr Thomas A Dankenbring 76

Mrs Mary K McConnon Dauenhauer ’82

Mr David D Davenport ’82

Maj Richard Davila, Jr 76

Capt Kellie L Davila-Martinez ’86

Lt John E Davis ’91

Capt Kenneth M Davis ’85

LtCol Joseph R Davis Ret ’66

Mr Kenneth L Davison, Jr ’84

Capt Richard Scott Daw ’85

Mrs Joyce M Dawson

Maj George B Dawson USAFR 72

Maj William F Dea 76

Col & Mrs Billy E Deames

Col & Mrs Bradley J DeAustin ’69

Lt Alexander DeFazio III '88

Lt George M Degnon ’88

LtCol Michael E Dehart 75

Mr & Mrs Alarico DeHerrera

Capt James T Demarest ’82

Capt William C DeMaso '87

Mr & Mrs Michael F DeMayo

Mr Michael E Dendinger 73

Mr & Mrs Douglas Denham

Mr & Mrs Robert Denicola

Mr & Mrs T Robert Dennedy

Mr Sheldon Dennis ’81 match of Mobil Foundation, Inc

Col James K DeOrio MD USAFR 70

Mr & Mrs Cedric M Dering

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Thales A Derrick

Mr & Mrs Desamours

Mr George D Desautels ’82

Capt Susan Y Desjardins ’80

Capt Samuel F Detrick ’85

Capt Peter F Dettelis ’85

Lt Christopher M DeVaughn ’89

Maj Richard T Devereaux 78

Lt Mark J Devine ’90

Mr Jeffrey S DeVore, Sr ’72

Mr Jeffrey S DeVore, Sr ’72 match of

AMR/American Airlines Foundation

Mr Paul A Diamond '79 match of Martin Marietta Corporation

Foundation

Capt & Mrs Rolando Diaz, Jr ’87

Dr & Mrs William N Dick

Capt & Mrs Ian R Dickinson '85

Lt Paul B DiDomenico ’89

Capt & Mrs Vincent & Sherrie

Difronzo ’80

Mr & Mrs Larry Dillard

Mr Dennis D Dillon ’61

Mr David P DiMartinis ’85

Capt Patrick M Dimento ’86

Maj Robert L Dimmick 78

Capt Joseph T Dinuovo ’84

Ms Shirley A Doe

Lt Francis T Doiron ’91

Capt Michael J Dolan ’87

Capt Juan A Dominguez, Jr ’86

Maj Michael G Donatelli ANG ’79

Mr & Mrs Pat Donley

Col James L Donnelly, Jr ’69

Col Daniel J Donovan II Ret ’62

Maj Glenn A Dorman 76

Mr & Mrs Maxim Dombusch

Mr Dean Dorsey 74

Mr & Mrs William G Dotter

Capt James H Doty, Jr ’85

Mr Philip Quentin Dowsing ’68

Capt Thomas A Doyne ’84

Mr Robert James Drabant 70

Maj James A Drake ANG ’77

Col Jerry M Drennan ’72

LtCol Joseph Edward Driscoll Ret ’64

Mr & Mrs Joseph M Drozdowski

Mr Cornelius T Duggan, Jr ’67 match of Connecticut Mutual

The Dunbar Family

Mr & Mrs Terry Duncan

Capt Gerald Dungee ’83

Mr & Mrs David B Dunn

Mr & Mrs James S Dunn

Mr & Mrs Frederick B Dunphy

Capt Thomas J DuPre ’81

Lt Timothy J Durbin ’89

Mr Patrick W Durick ’64

Maj Harry V Dutchyshyn, Jr 76

Capt Douglas J Duty ’84

Col(Ret) & Mrs Melville E Eaton, Jr

BGen R Ed Eberhart ’68

Mr Patrick L Edsell 70

Mr & Mrs Robert L Edwards

Maj James C Edwards Ret ’65

MGen Thomas E Eggers ’64

Iver J Egland DDS

Capt William A Ehrenstrom ’80

Capt M Anita Signer ’84

Lt Steven D Eiken ’90

LtCol Richard L Eilers 73

Mr Brad Eldredge 72

Mr Verne Eling

Lt W Scott Elligott ’88

Maj & Mrs Jay & Cathy Ellis 78

Dr Mark G Ellis ’77

Lt Tara A Ellis ’91

Capt William A Ellis ’86

Capt Kirk E Emig ’87

Mr & Mrs George L Emmons

Capt Keylor Eng ’80

LtCol Kenneth A Engebretson ’72

Capt Michael J Engelking ’84

Maj John G Ephland, Jr 74

LtCol Michael P Erdle 76

Mr Steven P Erdmann ’84

Capt Christopher C Erickson '84

Mr & Mrs Harold W Erickson

LtCol John H Erkkila Ret ’64

Capt & Mrs John L Eunice III '81

Maj Mark W Evans 76

Mr Thomas E Evans ’83

Col Mark Ewig 70

Mr & Mrs Donald G Eylander, Sr

Capt & Mrs John & Erin Fagnant ’81

Maj & Mrs Andrew D & Marti E

Fallon 76

LtCol Laurence A Fariss 75

Capt John T Farquhar ’80

Mr & Mrs Roy Fatur

Lt Roy P Fatur ’91

Capt Angelique L Faulise ’86

Capt Joseph J Faulise ’87

Capt Barbara J Faulkenberry ’82

Capt Scott A Fawaz ’87

LtCol Edward J Feeney, Jr 74

Col Gerald H Felix Ret '64

Mrs Barbara Fentress

Capt Andrew F Ferguson ’82

LtCol Antonio Ferraro 74

Mr & Mrs William E Ferris

Mr & Mrs Alan J Fick

Dr & Mrs Max Ficken

Mr John R Fitzgerald ’81

LtCol Michael A Fitzgerald Ret ’68

Capt Brien Fitzpatrick ’84 and Capt Claire Fitzpatrick ’85

Capt Shawn R Fleming ’86

Capt Terrence F Flower Ret ’64

Col Bobby O Floyd '68

Capt Paul E Follett ’87 Wendell & Gloria Foltz

Mr Wayne A Ford 78

Capt Christopher E Foreman ’86

Mr Kenneth C Forester ’67

Lt Andreas J Forstner ’89

Mr Raymond L Fortner 76

Maj Thomas L Fossen 78

LtCol Carl Douglas Foster 72

Mr & Mrs Gerald D Foster

Capt Kevin J Fowler ’84

Mr & Mrs Mel D Fowler

Mrs Wilma R Fowler

LtCol & Mrs Dean & Sallie Fox ’72

Mr & Mrs James A Fox

Lt Terry John Frady ’91

Col & Mrs James T France

Mr Christopher J Francino ’83

Capt Diana E Francois ’80

Mr Stephen G Franklin 72

Maj James R Fraser ’77

Mr Steven A Fratello ’78

Col George L Frederick, Jr ’63

Mr & Mrs Terrance J Freiburger

Mr William Ansel Frey, Jr ’78

Mr & Mrs Brian G Friedman

Capt Deanna Reeves Friedman ’83

Capt Jack J Friedman ’82

Capt Jeffrey M Frient ’87

Mr & Mrs Donald W Frink

Capt J D Frisby-Griffin '83

Capt AJi C Frohlich ’80

Maj Douglas H Frost, Jr USAFR 74

Capt George P Fuller IV ’86

Mr & Mrs Henry P Fulmer

Mr Matthew R Fulton ’82

LtCol & Mrs Phil A Fulton

Mr Randall T Fussell ’84

Capt Terrie M Galanti ’86

Mr & Mrs Charles E Gallagher

Maj Mark V Gallagher ’78

Mr & Mrs Resty M Gamboa

Lt Elizabeth A Ganze ’88

LtCol & Mrs Steve & Penny Garbe 70

LtCol & Mrs Steve & Penny Garbe 70

match of AMR/American Airlines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Louis L Garcia

Lt Mara I Garcia ’88

Maj Paul S Gardes ’72

Lt & Mrs Clay & Paula Garrison '88

Maj Mario A Garza ’77

Maj Bruce J Gasper ’78

Mr & Mrs Ronald E Gass

Lt Steven E Gates '88 and

Lt Margot E Gates ’88

Mr Richard S Gault ’66

Maj John C Gaweiek ’72

LtCol & Mrs Michael J Gayer

Maj & Mrs Kurt A Gearhart 78

Mr Michael Patrick Gee 79

Mr & Mrs Joseph H Gehringer

Mr & Mrs Charles O Gerfen

Capt David C Geuting ’83

Maj David G Gibbs 79

Lt & Mrs Terry Gibbs ’88

BGen Francis C Gideon, Jr ’66

Capt Jon F Giese ’86

Capt Gregory P Giletti ’86 and

Capt Sharon A Giletti ’87

Col Gerald W Gill Ret ’61 match of Digital Equipment Corporation

Lt Thomas C Gilster ’88

Rev & Mrs William Gittner, Jr

Mr & Mrs Roy T Glassco

Maj Robert J Glitz USAFR ’73

Maj Albert E Glock, Jr 74

Lt James D Gloss ’90

Capt David S Glowacki ’80

Capt Alan L Goard ’82

Capt Richard A Goddard ’83

Mr & Mrs Mark & Cookie Godfrey 78

Mr William R Godfrey ’66

Capt James P Golden ’87

LtCol Stephen M Goldfein 78

Mr & Mrs Robert Gonzales

LtCol James Joullian

Gonzales USAFR ’69

Mr & Mrs Longinos Gonzalez

Dr & Mrs Charles Goodhue

Mr Benjamin D Goodman ’77

LtCol & Mrs Geoffrey H Goodman

Capt David S Goodwill ’84

Capt Scott P Goodwin ’83

Maj Jeffrey S Gordon ’79

Capt Michael C Gordon ’82

Maj & Mrs Rob & Janet Gordon 79

Kevin & Marian Gore ’83

Capt Anne Ley Gomey ’86

Capt Joseph C Gomey ’85

Mr & Mrs D A Gostomski

Col Jamie Gough III '66

Lt Roy M Gozum ’91

Lt & Mrs James & Karen Graham ’88

Col(Ret) & Mrs Jim & Ann Graham ’64

Capt Michael J Graham '84

Capt Billy T Graham, Jr ’82

Mr James S Grandcolas 74

Mr James S Grandcolas 74 match of AMR/American Airlines Foundation

Mrs Deborah L Ings Grant ’85

LtCol Donald E Grant Ret ’61 match of State Farm Companies Foundation

Lt Christopher D Gray ’89

Lt Anthony H Green '89

Mr Franklin F Green 76 match of McDonnell Douglas Foundation

Mr & Mrs Gerard H Green

Dr & Mrs John A S Green

Mr & Mrs Richard B Green

Mr Haryle Greene

LtCol Kenneth L Greene 70

Mr & Mrs Robert O Greene match of The BOC Group

The Thomas A Greene Family

Capt Karl J Greenhill ’80

Mr & Mrs Robert C Gregory

Col Samuel L Grier, Jr 73

Maj & Mrs Richard A & Debora H Griffith ’77

Capt Thomas E Grissom MD ’82

Mr & Mrs Paul C Grogan

Lt Timothy S Grondin ’88

Mr & Mrs J Russell Groves, Jr

Col John L Grozier ’66

Mr & Mrs Craig B Grub

Maj Konrad S Gruca '78

Mr Winthrop H Gruening 70

Mr Steven J Grzebiniak ’78

Mr & Mrs Carlos Guerrero

Mr & Mis Manuel & Karen Guerrero ’82

Col Richard E Guild Ret ’63

Lt Robin L Guill 91

Capt Lucy Brown Guillard '87

LtCol Richard E Gurrieri

Col William M Guth '68

Mr George A Gutierrez 76 match of Texas Instruments Foundation

LtCol Paul F Guzowski 74

H & H Printing Co, Inc

Mr & Mrs Gary E Haase

Capt Christopher A Habig ’83

LCDR Gary Hackbarth ’78

When completed, this secondfloor of the alumni house will include officesfor the association staff (the staff is operating out of temporary offices now), computer facilities, and space for expansion.

Maj William S Hadaway III ’78

Mr Theodore S Haddad, Jr ’86

Mr Theodore S Haddad, Jr ’86 match of Arthur Andersen & Co Foundation

Mr & Mrs Allen L Haertling

Lt & Mrs Gary D Haines ’90

Maj & Mrs Cyril K Haines, Jr ’77

Mr Mark Paul Hale ’70

Mr & Mrs David E Hall

Lt Stephen N Hall ’88

Col Donald J Hallager Ret ’62

Col Ronald P Halloran Ret ’64

Capt Phillip A Hamann ’82

Capt & Mrs Robin & Kim Hamelin ’84

LtCol David Scott Hamilton ’74

Capt Robert A Hamilton ’81

Col & Mrs Veneble L Hammonds, Jr ’67

Maj & Mrs Ted Hanchett

Capt Daniel B Hancock ’87

Mr & Mrs Daniel D Hancock ’80

Mr & Mrs Clayton Handshoe

Capt Timothy S Hannus ’86

Mr & Mrs Eric E Hanson

Mr Robin H Hanson ’69 match of Digital Equipment Corporation

LtCol G D Hardgrave Ret ’63

Capt William J Harding ’82 and

Capt Charlene J Harding ’85

Lt John H Hardy, Jr ’88

Capt Jeffrey W Haring ’86

Capt James J Harkins, Jr ’82

Capt Todd P Harmer ’86

Drs Gary & Cathy Harmon

Mr & Mrs Lawrence K Harrigan

Capt Kathleen Harrington ’84

Lt Eddie C Harris '90

Mr & Mrs Edward G Harris

Mrs Vickie Harry

Capt Tim D Hartje ’86

Lt Kim T Schiller Hartlaub ’88

Mr Kerry G Hartline ’84

Mr & Mrs Dennis K Hartman

LtCol Bernard E Harvey ’72

Col Edwin L Harvey Ret ’64

SMSgt & Mrs James C Harwood

Capt Paul L Hastert ’87

Lt Brian E Hastings ’90

LtCol James R Hastings USAFR ’68

Capt Mark C Hatfield ’85

Capt Scott "Scooch" Hatfield ’87

Mr David A Haugen 75

Mrs Lois M Haughian

Capt Scott M Haverkate ’87

Capt & Mrs Jeff & Barbara Hawkins ’87

Capt & Mrs Kim D Hawthorne ’86

Capt James C Hayden ’85

Mr James L Hayhurst ’74

Mr Michael L Haynes ’69

Maj Richard A Haynie USAFR ’74

Mr John T Hazen ’76

Lt Edmund J Hebron ’90

Maj Thomas S Heck ’77

Capt R T Heckler ’84

Capt Richard L Hedgpeth ’85

Dr & Mrs Charles & Sally Heffron ’67

Capt & Mrs William A & Gwen B

Hejl ’77

LtCol Larry A Helgeson ’72

Maj Percy R Helm III ’77

Mr John F Hembrough ’71

Mr & Mrs Carl J Hemmer

Lt Christopher J Hemmer ’91

Capt Stephen E Henderson ’81

Mr & Mrs Gerald J Henggeier

Lt Chad W Hennings ’88

Mr & Mrs William Hennings

Capt Jeffrey S Henry ’86

Mr & Mrs Timothy B Hens

LtCol Scott B Hente ’75

LtCol Randy P Herbert Ret ’69

LtCol James T Hermanson ANG ’64

Capt Carmelo A Hernandez ’85

Lt Steven Hernandez ’91

Maj Darrell L Hemges ’78

Maj Robert A Herris ’78

Lt Thomas P Hesterman ’88

Capt & Mrs Don & Stacey Hickman ’87

Lt Kevin W Higginbotham '90

Capt Kevin R Highfield ’87

LtCol Robert C Hilb USAFR ’70 match

of The UPS Foundation, Inc

This is a view of the assembly/display area in the new alumni house. The main doors are at the right of the photograph. The double doors at center lead to the AOG employees’ temporary offices.

LtCol Ted A Hilbun ’75

Mr & Mrs Jerry D Hilger

LtCol & Mrs Jeff & Cathy Hill ’72

Mr Roger L Hill ’70

Mr & Mrs Charles M Hillery

Dr & Mrs Phillip L Hilton

Maj(Ret) & Mrs Richard F Himebrook

Capt R Leigh Hinkle ’83

LtCol Gary L Hoe Ret ’69

Maj William C Hoferer ’78

Capt Scott B Hoffman ’87

Capt J Mark Hogge ’86

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Pilot Retention Drops While Cockpits Dwindle

By TSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service

WASHINGTON—The sweeping changes in the military today are affecting every level of the Air Force and causing serious problems with pilot retention, which was running only about 30 percent, the Air Force Chief of Staff told Congress recently.

The pilot reduction program is an example of the management problems that Air Force faces, and the risk it’s taking in meeting the proposed reduction, Gen. Merrill A. McPeak told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“I believe we continue to have a serious pilot problem just around the corner, but the problem is being hidden because we are drawing down squadrons very rapidly,” McPeak said. “Pilots from deactivated squadrons are filling the cockpit requirements in still active squadrons. As a consequence, our need for new pilots is falling sharply,” said McPeak.

Although the Air Force has developed a carefully structured plan to bring down the number of pilots with minimum disruption to their professional and personal lives, McPeak told lawmakers that what worries him the most is the very small year groups of pilots who will be trained. While the Air Force continues to work this problem, pilot retention trends indicate that a shortage of pilots will exist in the future.

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As recently as 1990, the Air Force planned to train 1,400 pilots in 1992. But with the drawdown, it now plans to train only 800. To achieve this cutback, McPeak said the Air Force had to pull a lot of people out of pilot training.

For example, more than 900 officers commissioned from ROTC classes in the last two years have been brought on active duty, but are serving in ground duties with their entry into pilot training being delayed for up to four years. At the same time, Air Force personnel officials said, ROTC pilot production has already been capped at 100 per year for fiscal 1995 and 1996.

In addition, Congress is proposing personnel cuts at the service academies. Changes have already taken place at the Air Force Academy, which will delay entry into pilot training for up to three years for some pilot qualified graduates in the classes of 1992-1995.

However, all pilot qualified Academy graduates will still have the opportunity to attend pilot training at some point early in their careers.

For the newly commissioned officer with aspirations of a flying career, the budget cuts also mean training transitions in terms of working a desk job or other types of work until a cockpit is open. “We’re doing some painful things here in terms of people’s lives and career plans,” said McPeak.

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Alumna Selected for Presidential Aide Job

By MSgt. Brian Eddings Superintendent, Public Affairs, USAFA

An assistant professor in the Academy’s Department of Political Science was selected earlier this year to serve as the Air Force aide to the president.

Maj. Michelle Johnson, a 1981 Academy graduate, was notified of her selection in early February after competing with nearly 100 other Air Force officers. Johnson, who also serves as a T-41 instructor pilot, begins the two-year tour of duty in June.

Johnson, who is married to the T-41 course director Capt. John Hargreaves, faces a challenging upcoming two years. Her duties will include coordinating transportation, logistics and communications for presidential trips. This entails up to 12 days a month spent on the road.

She also will serve as the emergency action officer, the person who carries the president’s emergency satchel, commonly known as the “football.”

Johnson will be the first Air Force woman to fill the position, but firsts aren’t new to her. While attending the Academy, she served as the first woman Cadet Wing commander.

She also earned the highest military performance average in the Class of 1981 and was named an Academic All-American while competing on the Academy women’s basketball team. While serving as the team’s captain, she set several team records. She also earned a Rhodes Scholarship upon graduation.

While Johnson is accustomed to the rewards hard work has brought, her recent selection as one of the president’s aides came as quite a surprise. “It was like a bolt out of the blue—a tremendous windfall,” said the 10-year veteran.

“Of the hundred or so applicants for the job, six of us were called to Washington, D.C., for interviews. I was competing against such a fine group of people I really didn’t think I had a particular advantage,” she said. The news came as quite a thrill not only to Johnson, but to her family as well.

“They’re busting their buttons,” said Johnson of her proud parents. “They’re so pleased I’ve been able to accomplish the things I have. Living in the heartland of Iowa, my family has always valued the importance of education, integrity and service to others, so, in their eyes this is all simply phenomenal.

“It’s a great challenge. I’m extremely fortunate to have been offered this opportunity and look forward to doing the best job possible,” she concluded. (The Falcon Flyer)

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Maj. Michelle Johnson, ’81

(Air Force photo by SrA Steve ThurowJ

The Adel, Iowa, native will serve as one of five military aides to the president, with each of the military services represented.

FALCON SPORTS

Baseball Team Off to One of Best Starts Ever

By mid-March, the Air Force baseball team was 17-4 and off to one of its best starts ever. The Falcons broke a 13-year-old Academy record by winning 10 consecutive games.

The Falcons opened the season with a pair of victories over Colorado College, 17-6 and 16-2. They then won two of three games from College of the Southwest in Albuquerque, N.M. Two more wins over Colorado College gave the Falcons a 6-1 record entering the Service Academies Classic in Millington, Tenn.

Air Force dropped a 5-2 decision to Army as Black Knight pitcher Steve Reich went seven innings for the complete game. Later that day, Air Force shut out Christian Brothers, 11-0. The following day, the Falcons lost a heartbreaker to Memphis State. After Air Force tied the score at 4-4 in the sixth inning, the Tigers scored the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh. In the second game of the day, nationally-ranked Notre Dame defeated Air Force, 12-4.

The Falcons achieved a split among the three service academies as they nipped Navy, 6-5. In the scheduled seven-inning game, Air Force broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the ninth on consecutive home runs by Troy Simon and Vern Mullis. Steve Carson picked up the save for Air Force. He allowed only one run on one hit in the ninth.

The win over Navy was the catalyst for the record-setting streak. The Falcons swept two four-game series against Division I opponents Northern Iowa and Georgetown. Air Force defeated Northern Iowa, 6-2 and 17-6, on the first day and 5-3 and 10-9 on the second day. As a pre-spring break trip, the Falcons spent five days at the Los Angeles Dodgers spring training facility in Vero Beach, Fla. Air Force beat Georgetown by scores of 4-2, 5-2, 7-0 and 12-6. Air Force then broke the record with a 16-7 win over Denver on March 19.

The lOth-straight win didn’t come easy. Denver jumped out to a 6-2 lead after four innings. Air Force tied the score on Lance Pilch’s solo home run in the fifth inning. Air Force took the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run single by Brody Pettit. Air Force added four runs in the seventh and the eighth innings en route to a 21-hit performance.

Air Force opened its 28-game Western Athletic Conference schedule with a four-game series against Colorado State on March 28-29. As of March 25, Air Force’s 17-4 record was the best in the WAC. With 29 games remaining, Air Force was in search of a top-four finish and its first-ever appearance in the WAC tournament.

Air Force Wins Collegiate Boxing Title

By Sgt. David Donato Sports Information Specialist, USAFA

The Air Force Academy boxing team captured the 1992 National Collegiate Boxing Association title on April 4 in the Cadet Field House basketball arena. The victory marked Air Force’s 10th title in the past 13 years.

The Falcons, who clinched the title the day before in the semifinal round with 34 points, finished the competition with 64 total points. Santa Clara took second place with 18. Nevada-Reno, last year’s national champions, finished third with 17 followed by Navy and Army with 12 each. Iowa State finished in sixth place with nine points while Lock Haven, Virginia Military Institute and Penn State closed with four each.

Of the 12 Air Force boxers who qualified for the championships, 11 went on to compete in the final competition. Six were crowned national champions. Arturo Alvarado, defending national champion at 139 pounds, led the Falcons’ assault by defeating Lock Haven’s Daniel Demilio in a unanimous decision.

Other Falcons laying claim to national crowns include Ronald Brown, 112 pounds, and Brian Poole, 125 pounds, who defeated Santa Clara’s Vincent Llorin and Jason Masaki, respectively.

Craig Yantiss, a 1991 bronze medalist, defeated Santa Clara’s Pierre Moynier for the 132-pound title. Troy Dunn won a 4-1 decision over Navy’s Dan Holsberg in the 156-pound category, while Tom Drape won the final bout for Air Force at 172 pounds. He defeated Virginia Military Institute’s Erroll Martin when the referee stopped the contest in the second round.

Air Force’s Mark Mount finished with a silver medal after a 3-2 loss to Nevada-Reno’s Efren Mendoza at 119 pounds. Mendoza received the outstanding boxer award.

1992 FALCON FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (May change due to TV scheduling.)

DATE OPPONENT SITE

Sept. 5 Rice USAFA (Parents Weekend)

Sept. 12 Hawaii USAFA

Sept. 19 Wyoming At Laramie

Sept. 26 New Mexico USAFA (Homecoming, ’72 20th Reunion, ’82 10th Reunion)

Oct. 3 Texas-El Paso At El Paso

Oct. 10 Navy USAFA (’62 30th Reunion, Annual Fund Tailgate)

Oct. 17 Colorado State USAFA (’67 25th Reunion)

Oct. 24 San Diego State At San Diego

Oct. 31 Utah USAFA

Nov. 7 Army At West Point

Nov. 14 BYU USAFA

Junior Brody Pettit

Women’s Basketball Team Ends Season at 21-7

For the third consecutive season, the Air Force women’s basketball team won 20 or more games, a feat never before accomplished at the Academy. Led by head coach Marti Gasser and five seniors, the Falcons finished 21-7 overall. However, the strength of the Colorado Athletic Conference (CAC) was proven as Air Force placed third with 21 wins and a 9-4 conference record.

“We won 21 games and that tells me that we had a pretty good season,” Gasser said. “1 would give up the 21 wins for a conference championship and an opportunity to go to the NCAAs.”

Air Force’s season was one of streaks. Streaks of eight and four games sparked the Falcons to a 13-3 record. However, it was a streak in the other direction that kept the Falcons from their third-straight conference title. Consecutive losses to CAC foes Regis, Metro State and Denver was the longest losing streak in three seasons. The resilience of this team was displayed in winning eight of their last nine games. A victory late in the season over the CAC’s only unbeaten team, Metro State, sparked the second half of the season.

“This team never gave up,” Gasser said. “When we lost three straight conference games we didn’t give up. We finished the season strong.”

Seniors Chris Clausnitzer, Cherilyn Hargis, Kerry Kane, Shelley McCombs and Tracy Pritchard closed out their AFA careers in stellar fashion. Kane, a sophomore academically, com-

Women Swimmers Finish Successful 1992 Year

By Sgt. David Donato Sports Information

A sixth-place national finish and 37 All-American titles highlighted a successful 1992 campaign for the Academy’s women’s swimming and diving team. After a third place finish in the Pacific Coast Swimming Conference and a nine-game winning streak, Air Force compiled 260 points at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Grand Forks, N.D., to cap its best finish since 1983.

All-American awards were given to recipients who placed eighth or better in any event including relays. Honorable mention selections came to competitors who finished between nine and 16. Six individuals, five relay teams and six honorable mention selections earned All-American status for the Falcons.

Juniors Rachel Linnihan and Sara Saxer spearheaded Air Force’s success as the Falcons raced to an 11-1 final regular season record. Linnihan was the only swimmer to pick up two All-American titles, while Saxer won honors in both diving events. Linnihan, a Sauk City, Wis., native picked up her third All-American award finishing seventh in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.91) event and fourth in the 1,650-yard event (17:20.70). Saxer earned her first two titles as she finished sixth on the onemeter (315.85) board and seventh on the three-meter (342.25) board. Teammate Rebecca Currie followed with an eighthshowing in three-meter diving for her first All-American title. She finished with 340.10 points.

Sophomore Erika Schenavar was the only Falcon to capture a top three spot finishing third in the 400-yard individual medley event. In the process, Schenavar earned her first All-American title becoming the first swimmer since 1986 to record a top three finish.

“Erika had a great swim and is a tough competitor,” said fourth-year head coach Casey Converse. “It is a great achievement to finish in the top three.”

Sophomore Melissa Fuss added a school record and fifth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly event while freshman Tanja Hauber finished sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke. For their performances, each earned All-American status.

Senior Chris Clausnitzer pleted her eligibility after playing two years at a junior college and two at Air Force.

This group set several academy records. McCombs finished sixth on the all-time scoring list with 1,220 points. She also ranks third on the career field goal percentage list with a 47.4 mark. Kane shattered the career free throw percentage record set in 1977. Her mark of 81.6 percent was 8.1 points better than the existing record. Pritchard ranks second on the free throw accuracy list with an 80.4 mark. Clausnitzer etched her name in the record books with 619 career rebounds—the fifth best ever. The five seniors helped Air Force achieve a 78-33 record during the last four years.

McCombs and Kane were named first-team all-CAC by the conference coaches. McCombs, a forward from Salida, Colo., led the team in scoring (13.8 per game) and field goal percentage (49.8). Kane, a forward from Carbondale, Ill., was second on the team in scoring (13.4) and fourth in rebounding (5.8). The two combined to lead the team in scoring in 16 of the 28 games.

Denver Quarterback Club Invites Graduates to Join

The Air Force Academy Quarterback Club of Denver has been supporting Academy athletics for over 30 years. The club is composed of businessmen and women from the Denver Area as well as former and present Air Force people. The club offers many social activities, golf tournaments, and private tours. It also sponsors a Youth Ticket Program for disadvantaged youth, hosts a team barbecue, and sponsors athletic awards.

This year the club is also hosting trips to away football games—a day trip to Wyoming, a four-day trip to San Diego, and a weekend trip to the Army game.

In addition to individual membership, the club also has two levels of corporate membership. The club meets every Thursday at noon in the fall at the Sheraton Tech Center where Coach Fisher DeBerry joins them each week.

The club extends an invitation to graduates who live in the area or might be traveling through Denver this fall to find out about the Club or join them for a Thursday lunch. For membership, trip information, or luncheon reservations, contact Minetta Miller, Executive Secretary at 1801 Broadway, Suite 400, Denver, Colo. 80202. Phone: (303) 296-1700.

Academy Reserve Commission Sparks Hot Debate

By Rick Maze Air Force Times Staff Writer

(Editor’s note: Reprint courtesy Air Force Times. Copyright by Army Times Publishing Co., Springfield, Va.)

It is an emotionally charged debate that boils down to one question: Should all officers be created equal? The outcome could determine which officers will have the best chance of making the military a career.

On one side is Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. On the other, the services’ personnel chiefs and academy superintendents.

They are battling over whether all academy graduates and the top performers in other officer training programs should continue to receive coveted regular commissions.

No, says Nunn. Over Pentagon objections, he inserted a provision in the 1992 defense budget passed last year that would put academy graduates on the same career footing as all other new officers. Beginning on Oct. 1, 1966, graduating cadets and midshipmen would receive reserve commissions, which offer less career protection than regular commissions and would have to compete with all other officers for regular commissions.

That, the service personnel chief says, is simply not fair. It does not recognize the sacrifices cadets make and the superior training they receive. The personnel chiefs recently urged Congress to repeal the Nunn provision before it takes effect.

More Than Cadets Affected

Although the most direct effect of the provision would be on future academy cadets, Nunn says all officers who have not yet earned a regular commission have a stake in the fight. If the services stop giving the limited regular officer commissions to all academy graduates, officers who must compete later for regular officer appointments will have a greater opportunity to earn career status, says Nunn, who has been pushing the issue since 1979.

“Setting aside a significant percentage of a limited number of available regular officer appointments cuts deeply into those that can be offered to other deserving candidates, many of whom may already have proved themselves on active duty,” Nunn says in an article in the February issue of Proceedings, a magazine affiliated with the Naval Academy.

AOG Accepting Contributions of Books and POW Memorabilia

The AOG is seeking contributions of hard-bound books and POW memorabilia to display in the new headquarters/ alumni house, Doolittle Hall.

While any POW-related items are welcome, POW memorabilia relating directly to USAFA graduates and other Air Force prisoners of war are most directly sought. The items must be of relatively small size, as they will be displayed in a case 3 1/4” deep, 26” wide and 56” long.

Hard-bound books for the library lounge area of the building are also needed. The association is seeking books primarily on the military and POW/MIA related themes. Books may be either fact or fiction and series are welcome.

Donations are tax-deductible and acknowledgements will be provided for all contributions. If an item has a higher than normal value (e.g., historical POW mementos or rare books), the donor should have in his/her possession an appraisal and provide same to the AOG. This will give the donor the necessary documentation for IRS purposes and will help the AOG in providing special care for the item as well as securing appropriate insurance coverage.

All gifts should be sent to: Executive Vice President, Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-6600.

Testifying March 30 before a largely sympathetic House subcommittee, the service personnel chiefs and academy superintendents argued that academy graduates and the distinguished graduates of other commissioning sources deserve the special tenure guarantees that go with the regular officer commission.

Symbolic Commitment

“The academy program demands much, and those who cannot maintain the pace leave, either voluntarily or involuntarily,” said Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer (Air Force Academy Class of 1959), the Air Force Academy superintendent. “Those who graduate are entitled to have their commitment to the Air Force returned, if only symbolically, by the award of a regular commission.”

“A regular commission for service academy graduates has served as partial compensation for the increased rigor of academy life and the longer term of required service,” said Rear Adm. Thomas C. Lynch, the Naval Academy superintendent. Denying regular commissions “implies uncertainty about their career potential,” Lynch said, predicting that this would “undercut significantly the confidence and career motivation of these newlycommissioned officers.”

“The regular Army commission is an important element of the emotional bond that ties our band of professional officers,” said Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Carney, the Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel. He argued that all newly appointed officers must complete a probationary period that “levels the playing field.”

The services won a pledge of support from Rep. Beverly B. Byron, D-Md., chairwoman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on military personnel and compensation. But support from Byron, who lost a Democratic primary and is a “lame-duck” representative, does not match the strongly-held position of Nunn.

Nor will the personnel chiefs get much help from the Pentagon’s top leaders. Christopher Jehn, the Pentagon’s top manpower official, said that while the administration opposed the provision last year and would not oppose its repeal, he is not formally backing the repeal.

Privately, senior defense officials said they supported Nunn because the measure he pushed would mean increased flexibility in managing military manpower. Because of the difficulty in separating officers, enlisted service members tend to bear the brunt of budget cuts because it is easier to terminate their careers than those of officers, senior defense officials said.

Giving a reserve commission “may convey a lack of trust to the graduates” and “introduce uncertainties regarding the viability of a career,” said Vice Adm. Ronald Zlapoter, chief of naval personnel. But he conceded that “there is no statistical data available yet to indicate that the removal of the regular commission will have a negative impact on Naval Academy applications.”

Recruitment May Suffer

Academy superintendents predicted that along with the new six-year minimum service obligation required of academy graduates, the reduced commissioning status would hurt recruiting efforts. The one-year-longer service requirement takes effect with the Class of 1996.

But, other than reporting telephone calls from applicants and their parents about the potential change, none of the superintendents reported a decline in the number or quality of applicants.

“It is far too early to evaluate the impact,” said Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for personnel.

Under current practices, academy graduates and selected ROTC and Officer Candidate School graduates who receive regular commissions have a leg up over the other new officers who receive reserve commissions. The advantage is mostly in terms of career guarantees.

After a five-year probationary period, a regular officer can be

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Current Plan Protects Regular Officersfrom RIFs

By Joe West Air Force Times Staff Writer

(Editor’s note: Reprint courtesy Air Force Times. Copyright by Army Times Publishing Co., Springfield, Va.)

The Air Force plans to protect regular officers from a possible reduction in force this year, although legally the service could separate them in midcareer. Congress removed the restriction last year that had prevented the services from riffing regular officers, said Col. Albert Schroetel, chief of personnel plans and policy at the Pentagon.

Lawmakers made the change mainly to help the Army deal with its force-reduction problems, Schroetel said, noting that the protection for regular officers had existed for as long as he could remember. Despite the new authority, Schroetel said the Air Force will not change its policy because officials want to preserve the regular force as much as possible during the drawdown.

“We still feel there is a strong need from an institutional standpoint to consider only reserve officers for a RIF, if we have to do that,” he said in a March 24 interview. Schroetel said riffing the regular force would mean crossing a major boundary where there would be no protections anymore. “I think it was the intent of the Congress and the nation not to RIF regulars,” he said. “Otherwise, why would there have been a prohibition on it for all those many years.”

The change was one of several that lawmakers made in the 1991 defense authorization act in order to give the services more flexibility in trimming the force during the drawdown. If regular officers were exempt from all cutbacks, lawmakers said, drastic reductions would result among reserve officers in the junior grades and large overages in the middle grades. That, in turn,

Who’s vulnerable to RIF?

This chart shows vulnerability to a reduction in force by yeargroup for reserve officers:

(Commissions: From previous page.)

dismissed short of retirement only for misconduct, for twice failing to be promoted or through a reduction-in-force selection board process. An officer with a reserve commission has no tenure guarantee.

Officers with reserve commissions have to compete for appointment as regular officers.

Such a requirement is not needed for academy graduates, said Boles, because they “have demonstrated their potential and their commitment during the extremely competitive admissions process and throughout the academy’s arduous four-year program.”

But Nunn, who has heard similar testimony in the past, has asked the General Accounting Office to try to quantify whether academy graduates really are superior officers or are just benefiting from the preferential assignment processes that puts them into the most highly-sought skills.

would cause a “festering of field-grade overstrengths, which would cause career stagnation in the junior force,” lawmakers said in a report by the House Armed Services Committee.

Air Force officials need about 7,500 officers to voluntarily separate this year under the exit-bonus program in order to avoid a RIF. So far, the bonus takers have fallen short of the number required. Enlisted personnel have been more eager for the exit bonuses and may avoid a RIF if the service gets the 24,000 needed. If not, those eligible would include sergeants and staff sergeants with nine to 15 years of service.

Certain Officers Eligible for Early Separation, Retirement

The Air Force is offering early separation and retirement to certain officers, including Academy graduates, allowing them to leave the military between now and September 1993. With the exception of medical officers, virtually all officers can now ask to be released from their active-duty service commitment, Air Force personnel officials said.

The program, dubbed officer voluntary early release, allows all eligible officers to ask for a date of separation of Sept. 29, 1993, or earlier, or a retirement date of Sept. 1, 1993, or earlier.

Officers and specialties excluded from the program are: health profession officers in all grades and categories, Air Force specialty codes 9XXX; officers being involuntarily separated; and officers under investigation or pending court-martial proceedings, appellate leave or dismissal. Also excluded at this time are C-5 Galaxy pilots in active flying positions. C-5 pilots in non-flying jobs, such as staff positions, can apply to separate early.

Overall, the program waives all active-duty service commitments, permitting the greatest number of the officers on active duty to leave. However, there are some limitations for officers with certain specialty commitments. They include: service academy graduates may have a maximum of 24 months of their service academy active duty service commitment waived; nonpilot ROTC graduates who have a service commitment because of a ROTC scholarship may have a maximum of 24 months of that active-duty service commitment waived.

There is no limitation for pilots in this category. Pilots who incurred a commitment from fighter weapons instructor course may have up to 36 months of that active-duty service commitment waived. There is no limitation for weapons systems officers and air weapons controllers who have attended the course.

Pilots who have a commitment because they are receiving aviator continuation pay may have up to 36 months of pilot bonus active-duty service commitment waived.

In addition, bonus money that was paid to pilots for the time they actually served will not have to be repaid, explained officials. But pilots will be required to reimburse the Air Force any bonus money that was paid to them but will not be earned because of their new, earlier date of separation, personnel officials said.

The Air Force is looking to separate at least 650 pilots and 600 non-pilots as part of this program.

Monetary reimbursement for unserved Air Force Institute of Technology, ROTC, service academy, tuition assistance, or the Minuteman education program is waived for people whose applications for early separation or retirement are approved.

Moreover, all active-duty service commitments for promotion may be waived under guidelines for the officer voluntary early release program. Under the program, retirement in grade as a major requires at least six months’ time in grade. For lieutenant colonels and colonels the requirement is two years’ time in grade.

The program is not part of the voluntary separation incentive and special separation bonus programs currently underway. Eligibility and applications procedures for the VSI-SSB program remain the same, officials said.

Graduates on Lists of General Promotions

Six graduates have been nominated for promotion to major general while eight were nominated to brigadier general in lists released earlier this year. Air Force Academy graduates made up 25 percent of the major general list and 22 percent of the brigadier general nominees.

Nominated to major general were, Patrick P. Caruana and Otto K. Habedank from the Class of 1963. Caruana was director, strategic, special operations forces and airlift programs, office of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, Air Force headquarters, Washington, D.C. Habedank was commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

From the Class of 1964, Ronald N. Running, director of plans, policy and doctrine, J-5, U.S. Special Operations Command headquarters, MacDill AFB, Fla. From the Class of 1965, Roy D. Bridges, Jr., commander, Air Force Flight Test Center, Air Force Systems Command, Edwards AFB, Calif.

From the Class of 1966, Nicholas B. Kehoe III and Paul E. Stein. Kehoe was deputy director, regional plans and policy, deputy chief of staff, plans and operations, Air Force headquarters, Washington, D.C. Stein was commander, Keesler Technical Training Center, Air Training Command, Keesler AFB, Miss.

Nominated to brigadier general from the Class of 1966 was John R. Wormington, commander of the program management division at the Defense Contract Management Command headquarters at Cameron Station, Va. From the Class of 1967, Roger E. Carleton and Thomas A. Twomey. Carleton was special assistant to the chief of staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Twomey was assistant deputy chief of staff for logistics at Strategic Air Command headquarters at Offutt AFB, Neb.

From the Class of 1968, William J. Begert and Bobby O. Floyd. Begert was chief of staff of the U.S. Transportation Command at Scott AFB, Ill. Floyd was deputy director of the directorate of programs and evaluations at Air Force headquarters in Washington, D.C.

From the Class of 1969, Jeffrey R. Grime, Thomas R. Mikolajcik, and Lawrence E. Stellmon. Grime was inspector

Choice Hotels Offer Discounts to AOG Members

Choice Hotels International offers members of the Association of Graduates a 10 percent discount at participating hotels around the world. The discount is based on room availability and cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount rate or promotional officer. Advance reservations are required and this discount offer will expire on Dec. 31, 1993.

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HELP BUILD A HOME FOR YOUR ASSOCIATION

Send your tax-deductible donation now to the Association of Graduates Headquarters/ Alumni House Building Fund. USE THE PLEDGE CARD ON PAGE 23.

general at Pacific Air Forces headquarters at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Mikolajcik was commander of the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, S.C. Stellmon was commander of the 20th Fighter Wing at Oxfordshire, England.

(Editor’s note: The AOG receives graduate general officer promotion information from a variety of unofficial sources. If we missed someone, we apologize and ask the individual to contact us so we can make a correction in a future magazine).

AOG Arranges Special Airline Discount Rates

The AOG has arranged for special group discount rates for individual round-trip travel to Colorado Springs and Denver during the following 1992 time frames. The primary Academy functions which the discounts support are also listed. However, families and friends visiting the Academy for other reasons during these times are certainly welcome to take advantage of the same group discounted round-trip airfares.

USAFA Graduation, Prep School Graduation, late May and early June Weddings: 17 May - 5 June 1992

Class of 1996 Entry: 28 June - 2 July 1992

Parents’ Weekend: Football USAFA vs Rice 3-7 September 1992

Class of ’72 & ’82 Reunion & Homecoming, Drum & Bugle Corps Reunion: USAFA vs New Mexico24-27 September 1992

Class of 1962 Reunion: USAFA vs Navy 8-11 October 1992

Class of ’67 Reunion: USAFA vs CSU 15-18 October 1992

America West Airlines Discounts

America West Airlines is offering discounted round-trip rates for flights into Colorado Springs and Denver. The rates are 45 percent off of the full-day coach fare or five percent discount off of the lowest fare in effect the dates the tickets are purchased with all published rules in effect. These discounts apply to flights from the Continental United States and Hawaii. Flights from Canada receive a 35 percent discount from the full-day coach fare.

Discounted travel rates for the above events are valid three days prior to the event until three days after the event date shown above. Travelers may also take advantage of intermediate stopovers in Phoenix and Las Vegas during this time frame for an additional $30 fee. (Stopovers must be reflected in your itinerary.) Tickets must be purchased at least seven days in advance. Reservations can be made through a travel agency or by calling America West Airlines at 1-800-548-7575, Select 1. In either case, ask for CAMS Code 10517SD to insure you receive this special rate.

American Cancels Discount Program

Effective May 8, 1992 American Airlines canceled their air fare meeting saver discount agreement with the AOG. This coincided with American’s introduction of new, significantly-reduced air fares which allow for greater scheduling flexibility for all American Airlines travelers. American will still honor those tickets purchased prior to May 9, 1992. Travelers who have any questions on tickets they have already purchased, questions on the possibility of rolling-over existing tickets for less expensive tickets, or questions on the new pricing structure should contact the American Airlines meetings services desk at 1-800-433-1790 (refer to Star #S02Z2VT). The AOG and American Airlines sincerely regret any inconveniences this may cause AOG members, but hope you will continue to use American Airlines for your travel needs.

ATTENTION IN THE AREA

By Col. Jock C.H. Schwank (USAF, Ret), ’60 AOG Vice President, Services

AOG Has New Address/Phone Numbers

With the move of association personnel to our new Doolittle Hall alumni house in March, the AOG has a slightly-changed mailing address and a new telephone number. The address is: Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-6600. The new commercial telephone number is (719) 472-0300. Our DSN numbers remain the same. They are 259-2067/2073. Also, for those who have visited our offices before, we no longer have offices in Sijan Hall. All association personnel and offices are now in Doolittle Hall which is just west of the Academy’s Officer’s Club. Visitors are welcome to the new facility anytime during duty hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

Register Deadline Aired

A major AOG service is one of providing up-to-date information on graduates through the annual Register of Graduates. The most recent book was mailed to members of record in late November of 1991. Please note that biographical data forms will NOT be mailed to individual graduates this year. The biographical information form printed at the center of each magazine should be used to update graduate data. Since the individual graduate is the critical source of Register information, it is vital that you keep the AOG informed of address changes, promotions, new jobs, etc. Information updates to be included in the 1992 Register must be received by 15 July 1992.

First Class Mailing Offered

The association offers a first class publication mailing program which greatly speeds publications to U.S. and APO addresses. This service costs $12 annually in addition to regular membership fees, and provides for the mailing of Checkpoints magazine and the Register of Graduates at first class rates.

APO Addresses

Many APO NY and APO SF addresses have changed to APO AE and APO AP addresses. Effective Oct. 1, 1991 the AOG was able to start using the AP and AE designators on our mailing labels and to change the information in the AOG data base. If you have an AP or AE designator and AOG mailings do not reflect that change, please let us know so we can make the appropriate changes.

Class Ring Information

Graduates who need to replace or have their Academy class rings repaired should go directly through the manufacturer. The manufacturer has the expertise and equipment to repair or replace your ring. Contact them directly for cost estimates, which vary significantly. Below are the manufacturers and how to contact them:

Autrey Brothers/Jostens

c/o Gary Autrey

P.O. Box 3435 Englewood, CO 80155 (303) 770-7770

L.G. Balfour

3502 S. Marion St. Englewood, CO 80110 (303) 789-1

Herff Jones

Classes of 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 1992

Classes of 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965 1966, 1967, 1969, 1975

Classes of 1985, 1987, 1988

226 Public Street Providence, RI 02905 (401) 331-1240

Change of Address

When sending in change-of-address cards please indicate either your social security number or year of graduation. There are several graduates with the same first name, middle initial and last name. This will help us to insure that we update the correct graduate’s record.

Informal AOG Job Network

Two graduates have volunteered their services to help establish an informal job counseling/placement network run by USAFA graduates for USAFA graduates. Their purpose is to establish an informal network to aid graduates who will be transitioning to civilian careers as a result of the force drawdown. Any graduates who are willing to help in this effort may contact Tom Doyne, ’84, 5215 Falcon Ave., Long Beach, Calif. 90805; (H) 310-428-1932; (W) 310-363-2356; (DSN) 833-2356; or Steve Butler,

’85, 2410 Ambleside Drive, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80915; (H) 719-596-6730; (W) 719-554-3488; (DSN) 692-3488.

Graduate/Reserve Duty Status

A significant number of graduates are currently serving in either a National Guard or reserve status. Unfortunately, the AOG is unable to recognize that status in our data base or in the Register of Graduates without a direct input from each individual graduate. Although the Air Force provides information on active-duty graduates, no similar information is available for those in the guard or reserves. It is critical that graduates provide us this information so the AOG can recognize their continuing military service. At a minimum, please provide rank, unit, and job/position title to : AOG Services, Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-6600.

Graduate Writings Sought

The Special Collections Branch of the Air Force Academy Library maintains files of graduate writings. Items sought are theses, dissertations, books, and periodical articles. If you have appropriate items to contribute, send them to: Director of Academy Libraries, HQ USAFA/ DFSEL, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-5701. All contributions will be acknowledged and a commerative bookplate will be placed in each volume.

Outdated AddressCost AOG $ $ $

The AOG needs your help. Those members who fail to notify the AOG when they move cost their fellow members hundreds of dollars annually. For instance, for each Checkpoints that is not deliverable to the address we have on file, we are billed 30 cents by the post office. Every time we have to remail a first-class letter to a new address it costs the AOG 33 cents plus labor. It may not seem like much (and it isn’t) when only one or two graduates are tardy with address changes. However, when it is several hundred graduates each quarter, it adds up in a hurry. Please help the AOG, yourself, and all members by dropping us a note or giving us a call when you move. Not only will it keep our records current, but it will delay significantly your future dues increases.

Your association has no choice but to reiterate and enforce our policy of charging those members who request a back issue(s) of Checkpoints or The Register that they did not receive because they failed to provide the AOG their new address. Cost will be the printing cost of the publication plus mailing costs. (Currently the price is $2.50 for Checkpoints and $8.50 or the Register.)

Cruise Alaska in 1993

Joe DeSantis, ’59, and Rowena Stephens are back in Atlanta and are planning a follow-on to the ’88 and ’91 cruises. This time it’s a seven-day ALASKA CRUISE on Holland America’s Westerdam! Mark your calendars for May 22, 1993. For more details call Joe at 404-977-5029 or Rowena at 404-924-4189.

REUNION CONTACTS

’62 (30th) 8-11 Oct 92

Ph.: 719-472-3067 (W)

Col (Ret) Dick Klass 719-599-7843 (H)

6310 Poe Road DSN: 259-3067

Bethesda, MD 20817

Ph: 301-365-8167 (H)

Hotel: Marriott

’82 (10th) 24-27 Sept 92 703-351-6620 (W)

Mr Tom LaValley

Hotel: Marriott 8330 Pepperridge Drive

’67 (25th) 15-18 Oct 92

Mr Thomas Menza

128 S. Tejon St., Suite 210

Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Ph: 719-634-2240

Colorado Springs, CO 80920-5797

Ph.: 719-488-9757 (H)

Hotel: Embassy Suites

Drum & Bugle Corps 24-27 Sept 92

Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps

Hotel: Embassy Suites CWD/DB

’72 (20th) 24-27 Sept 92

Lt Col Bill Beck

USAF Academy, CO 80840-6600

Ph.: 719-472-2055

738 Grey Eagle Circle South DSN: 259-2055

Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1614

Hotel: Hilton Inn

Association of Graduates Available Member Benefits/ Services

AOG offices are open Monday through Friday, 0730-1630 Mountain Time. For all offices, telephone: (719) 472-0300 (DSN: 259-2067/2073).

CHECKPOINTS MAGAZINE—

your quarterly link to friends, classmates and the Academy.

REGISTER OF GRADEA TES—

annual presentation of biographical information on all Academy graduates.

AOG MASTERCARD—

favorable terms and credit limits from Air Academy National Bank. (800) 365-5890

SCHOLARSHIPS—

a preparatory school scholarship via the Falcon Foundation.

post secondary scholarships to graduates’ children

SABER RENTAL—

sets of six for the military wedding.

CHAPTERS—

support for some 25 chapters throughout the world

CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS—

special rate from Budget - (800) 772-3773 (AOG ID # 876-00-09402/Rate Code: VM 14). You must present your AOG-provided Budget card when picking up your car.

MERCHANDISE/MEMORABILIA—

Academy/AOG-unique items created especially for members.

Rules Outlined for Grad Golf Course Use

Through the efforts of the Association of Graduates (AOG) and the Directorate of Development and Alumni Programs, the following procedures have been arrived at for graduates wishing to play golf at the Academy’s Eisenhower Golf Course.

Active Duty and Retired Graduates may schedule their own tee times by calling (719) 472-3456, 24 hours in advance. These are the same reservation rules applicable to all active-duty personnel and retirees not stationed at the Academy. Green fees are $14. Reciprocal privileges are in effect for active-duty graduates who have annual memberships at other Air Force courses. Golf cart fees are $15.

Nonretired, Nonactive Duty Graduate AOG Members: The AOG will select eight tee times per month on an as-available basis. Nonretired graduate AOG members who are no longer on active duty may play at these special times. Graduates wishing to use these tee times must make reservations through Steve Knight at the AOG. He will provide the golf course with the names of the players and their tee times. We emphasize that these graduates must go through the AOG office for reservations (719-472-0300).

Graduates who are unable to fit one of the eight tee times into their schedule will be put on a space-available basis. These golfers must contact Steve Knight at the AOG in advance regarding golfing opportunities. The AOG will notify golf course personnel when a graduate will be visiting the Academy and desires to play golf. Golf course personnel will place the graduate member’s name on a waiting list and fit the golfers into existing groups as best they can.

Green fees for nonretired, nonactive duty graduates are $30 and golf cart fees are $15.

Reunions and Homecoming: A tournament will be scheduled by the Academy and the AOG to accommodate graduates at a set fee for all players. The fee will be independent of military status or golf course membership.

AOG Offers Apology

Security Pacific Executive/Professional Services, Inc., in cooperation with your association, recently sent a mailing to all AOG members. Because of a major programming error by a Security Pacific contractor, a number of letters were addressed in a highly inappropriate manner. Both organizations sincerely regret this error and are taking the necessary steps to preclude the reoccurrence of this problem. The AOG appreciates the feedback we have received from members on the erroneous addresses and ranks printed on our endorsement letter.

REUNION/HOMECOMINGS—

coordination and planning by your AOG.

LOCATOR SERVICE—

need to find a fellow graduate? We help!

HOTEL DISCOUNTS—

save 10% at participating Clarion, Comfort, Econo Lodge, Rodeway, Friendship, Quality and Sleep Inns, Hotels, Resorts-(800) 4-CHOICE. (Ask for the travelers discount for AFA AOG members, ID #C00041511).

15%savings at Woodfin Suites-(800) 237-8811. an approximate 20% saving at the Embassy Suites Hotel of Colorado Springs. Call (719) 599-9100 and ask for the AOG RSVIP Rate (excludes special and group events). You must present your AOG membership card on check-in.

Corporate Life Members

Association of Graduates, USAFA

Air Academy National Bank

Air Force Association

Ampex Corporation

Betac Corporation

Boeing Aerospace Company

Budget Rent a Car Corporation

Continental Electronics (Division of Varian Associates,Inc.)

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

Embassy Suites Hotel of Colorado Springs

General Dynamics Corporation

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

The MITRE Corporation

Motorola, Inc.

Government Electronics Group

PRC,Inc.

Rockwell International

TRW, Inc., Electronics & Defense Sector

United Services Automobile Association

United Technologies Corporation

USAF Academy Athletic Association

Walsworth Publishing of Colorado

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Defense & Electronic Center

Corporate life memberships are being offered for $2,000. With the exception of voting and holding office, members enjoy all privileges of regular members. For more information on corporate life memberships write to Col.(Ret) Jock Schwank, vice president, Services, Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-6600. Phone (719) 472-0300.

Upcoming Graduate Events

AOG Biographical Information

To: AOG, USAF Academy

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the following changes in my graduate/associate (circle one)

Mastercard#

VISA#

EINE ART PRINTS Here’s a Toast Limited

of 850 signed and numbered by the artist Keith Ferris. 24x30” print of F-16 missing man formation flown during the 1983 Homecoming Memorial Ceremony. $

Gyrfaleon Limited AOG commemorative issue signed by artist, Charles Frace. 20x26” print.

’82 "Thunderbirds Over Academy:” Edition of 750 signed by artist, Rick Broome, 20x28” print.

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CHAPTER NEWS

ARIZONA CHAPTER

The Arizona Chapter of the Association of Graduates is alive, well and reenergized. A 1992 kickoff meeting was held on March 6, 1992, and was hosted by Barb and Ron Marusiak, ’71. Approximately 90 people attended this organizational meeting/social function. A good time was had by all, and it was clear that everyone was looking forward to our other planned 1992 events.

Many people have already signed up for a coordinated joint function in San Diego with the Thunderbird Chapter from Nellis Air Force Base and the Southern California Chapter on Oct. 24, 1992, to attend the AFA/San Diego State football game. Doug Frost, ’74, 11122 North 92nd Street, #1125, Scottsdale, Ariz. 85260, (602) 860-8581, and Tim Furst, ’78, 9842 South 43rd Place, Phoenix, Ariz. 85044, (602) 496-9502, have agreed to be the chairpersons for the football outing.

The Arizona Chapter is also planning a family picnic outing for all chapter members and their families on April 26, 1992. Other 1992 events being planned are a joint Air Force/Army/Navy graduates golf outing, and a get-in-touch-withnature outing (tubing the Salt River or climbing Humphrey’s Peak).

The new chapter officers are: Jim Sienicki, ’74, president; Ron Marusiak, ’71, vice president; and John Mahoney, ’81, secretary/treasurer.

A master mailing list has been compiled of all Arizona AOG members and a mass mailing to all members was sent before the March 6, 1992, kickoff meeting. Several future events, in addition to those listed above, will be announced via a future mailing. If you did not receive and/or have not already responded to the February mailing, please contact Jim Sienicki at Snell & Wilmer, One Arizona Center, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004-0001, (602) 382-6351. (Jim Sienicki, ’74).

COLORADO SPRINGS CHAPTER

The newly-constituted Colorado Springs Chapter continues to regenerate, reorganize and grow larger and stronger. Our first “official” gathering brought over a hundred of us together after Christmas to watch the Liberty Bowl on big-screen TV in the Richter Lounge at Arnold Hall. The catering folks at “Arnie’s” served up a superb roast beef buffet while the Falcons were making a meal of Mississippi State. We didn’t get much chapter business done, but everyone had a great time.

Our first general membership meeting was a buffet luncheon on 11 March at the Hilton Inn. General Bob Oaks, ’59, CINCUSAFE, was in town to speak at the Academy Assembly and graciously juggled his schedule to be able to meet with about 70 chapter members. He delivered a most insightful presentation on European and U.S. security issues as well as the human dimension of changes in the Air Force and in our overall defense posture. His observations on present and future personnel turbulence underscored one of the key activities on which this chapter plans to concentrate. We plan an aggressive networking endeavor, both to advance the professional opportunities of graduates in this area, and to link with other organizations and networks nationwide who offer similar services. Gone are the days when such groups labored under the perception that they existed to lure graduates out of the Air Force. The realities of today’s military drawdown and today’s job marketplace have created a significant demand for this service across the entire graduate population, both in and out of uniform.

REQUESTS FOR ACADEMY STAFF AS SPEAKERS

In order to provide better assistance to AOG Chapters seeking speakers from the Academy, please submit a letter to HQ USAFA/XPAA, Attn: 1st Lt. Georgia McCurdy, USAF Academy, Colo. 80840-5241, at least six months in advance, with the following information: What, when, where? Who on the Academy staff would you like to have speak at your function? Also provide the names of two other speakers you would like to have if your first or second choice is not available.

To aid speaker preparation, we will also need to know the audience, along with any particular interest of the group in any aspect of the Academy, and a recommended speaker’s attire for the event. Please include who will be in the audience (i.e., alums, spouses, parents’ clubs, LOs, etc.) and what the occasion is for the event.

A point of contact for the event (i.e., name, address, home and work phone numbers) is needed to make the appropriate arrangements. You can call our office at (719) 472-3832, DSN 259-3832, for initial inquiry but must back up your call with a letter requesting the speaker.

We have organized a sizable and motivated standing committee to oversee this effort locally and to work with the national AOG in developing a nationwide database. Other AOG chapters, especially those in large metropolitan areas, might consider forming similar committees and all of us, working together, could help large numbers of fellow grads displaced by the current personnel and economic upheavals.

A more mundane but not insignificant project is our support for getting the original USAFA museum and its contents moved to the Academy when Lowry AFB closes in a couple of years. Larry Fortner, ’59, and Charley Neel, ’61, have been spearheading this effort for us and the Academy staff has been generally supportive. We expect a decision by the superintendent and other interested parties soon.

Chapter membership is a “good newsbad news” story. We’re over 150 and increasing, a remarkable turnaround from jm>t a few months ago. On the other hand, that’s only about 15 percent of the grad population in the area. All Colorado Springs-Monument area residents should have received a mailer in March. If you didn’t and would like to join a graduate organization committed to the needs of each other, please call either me (531-5874) or Bob Kay (472-4537). We need your participation even more than your dues! (Pete Todd, ’59).

FRENCH EXCHANGE CHAPTER

These are exciting times for the French Exchange Chapter! The new group of cadets is gearing up for their summer preparations prior to embarking on Exchange ’92. Congratulations to Cadets Robert Dam, Kelly Flinn, Susan Healy, Paul Hibbard, Robert Lundy, Brice Middleton, and Lee Wingfield. Also preparing for an exchange visit are Lt. Gen. Hosmer and Vice Dean Col. Litwhiler. They will visit the Ecole de L’Air while our cadets are on spring break. Bon voyage to all involved.

Thanks to everyone who provided insights on what the exchange meant to them both personally and professionally. Your inputs are invaluable support for the Exchange program and made for a record large issue of the Trait d’Unionl For those interested in pursuing French-speaking assignments, check your latest issue for details or contact Glenn or me at the Academy. (Exchange Association, c/o USAFA/DFF, USAFA, Colo. 80840). If

you somehow dropped off the mailing list, let us know so we can get you back into the loop.

Future projects/events include the election of new officers for the association (PLEASE send us your nominations!), initiating plans for both a U.S. trip to France and a second French aspi reunion trip to the Academy, and developing a “famille d’accueil” program on the home front for the French aspis. As always, your inputs and assistance are welcome! Enjoy your summer and keep in touch. (Amy Wimmer, ’83).

GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER

The Greater New York “Big Apple” Chapter held its spring meeting on April 3rd at the Wings Club in New York City.

The Academy commandant, Maj. Gen. Joe Redden, ’64, and the dean, Brig. Gen. Randy Cubero, ’61, were our guests and provided insightful comments on what’s happening at the Academy. John Flanagan, ’62, a New York AOG Board member, mapped out his plans to run for the U.S. Congress in Westchester County near New York City, the same district

from which he received his appointment.

After the meeting, Marty Lebouitz, ’71, and a Fletcher School grad, marched the group (after several wrong turns) through the streets of Manhattan to the Harvard Club for dinner. After a few cocktails, the conversation among the ’64 grads, Mike Galbreath, Todd Jagerson, Ron Wishart, Mike Greece and Joe Redden, quickly deteriorated to stories surrounding Doolie summer.

The New York Chapter is planning several meetings including festivities for the Air Force-Army football game this year (Nov. 7) at West Point highlighted by its bi-annual luncheon in New York City on Nov. 6th. GO FALCONS.

NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER

Our chapter has had an active spring the good weather must have gotten the blood flowing again in all the New England grads. Our guest speaker luncheon in February featured Col. Ron Stanfill, presently a Kennedy Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. In his previous assignment on the Air Staff in the Pentagon, Colonel Stan-

fill was deeply involved in the development of the successful Air Operations Plan for Operation Desert Storm. We appreciated his timely and interesting presentation.

Once again our gala event of the year— Academy Night—was an enormous suecess due to the efforts of John Kelly, ’65. We were fortunate to have both the commandant of cadets, Maj. Gen. Joseph Redden, ’64; and the dean of faculty, Brig. Gen. Ruben Cubero, ’61, as our guest speakers. The mix of people attending this event on April 2 made it an enjoyable evening—grads, parent club members, new appointees to the Class of ’96 and their parents, liasion officers, friends of the Academy, and corporate sponsors of the AOG. We formally welcomed the new appointees, and the two generals presented the parents of this year’s graduating Class of ’92 with butter bars to give to their sons and daughters in May. The highlight of the evening was hearing the two “most charming gentlemen,” Generals Redden and Cubero, present their views of both the Academy and the Air Force during these changing times.

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Latest Known Chapter Presidents and Addresses Listed

The AOG attempts to maintain a current list of active AOG Chapters and Societies and their officers. There is increasing interest by a wide spectrum of graduates on finding graduate contacts throughout the country. The following list of known chapters/societies and their presidents is published to assist both the individual graduates and the chapters. Corrections, additions and deletions should be forwarded to the AOG.

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS (Alpha order by State) As of 17 March 1992

Mr. Jim Sienicki ’74

ARIZONA CHAPTER

3100 Valley Bank Center Phoenix, AZ 85073-3100

Mr. Edward Cunningham ’67

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94104

Mr. Ken Wentzel ’64

ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER

31176 Flying Cloud Dr. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Mr. Michael E. Quinton ’62

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CHAPTER

2615 San Clemente Terrace San Diego, CA 92122-4029

Mr. Frank Gahren ’78

FRENCH EXCHANGE CHAPTER

Quarters 4514G

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Maj. Gen.(Ret). Harold W. Todd ’59

COLORADO SPRINGS CHAPTER

1250 Big Valley Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Mr. Patrick McAdoo ’64

NORTHWEST FLORIDA CHAPTER

105 Rockywood Way Niceville, FL 32578

Mr. Chuck Winter ’72

ATLANTA CHAPTER

355 Wheatridge Drive Roswell, GA 30075-1387

Col. Bob Johnson ’68

NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER

P.O. Box 680 Bedford, MA 01730

Lt. Col. Mark Bell ’74

NEW MEXICO-CANNON CHAPTER

2121 Howard Cowper Dr. Clovis, NM 88101-8651

Lt. Col.(Ret) Gary L. Nordyke ’68

NEW MEXICO CHAPTER

5904 Canyon Creek Drive NE Albuquerque, NM 87111-6614

Lt. Col. Tom Casdorph ’69

THUNDERBIRD CHAPTER

SWC/MET

Nellis AFB, NV 89191

Mr. Maurice Ecung ’68

MOHAWK CHAPTER

1008 North George St. Rome, NY 13440-3414

Mr. Michael J. Galbreath ’64

GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER

18 Woodside Drive Greenwich, CT 06830-6730

Maj. Jon A. Sercel ’79

RED BARON CHAPTER

PSC #8501

APO, NY 09012-5000

Mr. Ed Mechenbier ’64

SOUTHWEST OHIO CHAPTER

3342 O’Hara Drive Beavercreek, OH 45385-7301

Mr. Henry Johnson IV ’79

OREGON CHAPTER

11481 SE Fallbrook Dr. Clackamas, OR 97015-8610

Mr. Jim Lyons ’68

GREAT LAKES CHAPTER

Blair Kershaw Associates 23 W. 10th St. Erie, PA 16509

Maj. Randy Helms ’79

SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER

108 Kent Court

Summerville, SC 29485-3444

Lt. Col.(Ret) Peter O. Hugdahl ’67

ALAMO AREA CENTER

9327 Laurel Grove

San Antonio, TX 78250-3581

Dr. John J. Quincy ’70

NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER

1002 Montgomery St., #101 Ft. Worth, TX 76107-2600

Mr. Robert G. Mansfield ’77

SAN JACINTO CHAPTER 5607 Spring Lodge

Humble, TX 77345-1467

Col.(Ret) Andrew W. Biancur ’60

UTAH CHAPTER

563 E. 4080 South, 7J Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Brig. Gen. Bill Douglass ’64

CAPITAL CHAPTER

6352 English Ivy Way Springfield, VA 22152-2831

SOCIETY CONTACTS

Mr. Russ Carparelli ’70

Air Force Academy Society of Colorado 8833 S. Maplewood Drive

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-2623

Mr. Bill Stealey ’70

Air Force Academy Society of Washington, D.C.

3 Spark Station Road

Sparks, MD 21152-9334

Twelve Grads Serve in Minneapolis Guard Unit

Twelve Air Force Academy graduates are currently serving with the 133rd Tactical Airlift Wing (MAC), at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota. According to Capt. Stephen Matus, ’80, the grads play a significant role in the daily operations of the 133rd Tactical Airlift Wing, the 109th Tactical Airlift Squadron, and the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Ten of the 12 graduates are shown in the photo. From left are Maj. Daniel Cheeseman, ’72; Maj. Sandra Darula, ’80; Capt. Stephen Matus, ’80; Capt. Robert Cayton, ’81; Capt. Patrick Meagher, ’80; Maj. Robert Morrison, ’75; Lt. Col. Terrance Tripp, ’76; Lt. Col. David Colwell, ’64; Capt. Richard Lund, ’82;

Academy to Trim Cadet Enrollment by 9 Percent

The Air Force Academy will reduce its cadet enrollment by nine percent and advance fewer graduates to pilot training over the next three years as part of a servicewide reduction, according to academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer.

The academy will reduce its current maximum of 4,417 students to 4,000 cadets by 1996, said Hosmer. The change is part of a reduction that will reduce the Air Force from 510,432 to 430,300 members by 1997.

In addition to the staff reductions, a number of combat and support commands are being merged, producing a surplus of pilots that will reduce the number of cadets accepted for pilot training after graduation, Hosmer said.

Currently, 60 percent of academy graduates go to pilot training and 10 percent to navigator schools.

“During the transition, for the next three or four years, maybe five, we will have basically a surplus of pilots,” Hosmer said. “That means we will be cutting pilot training way back. We’re keeping it alive just to keep the machinery going and to honor commitments already made.”

(Chapters: From previous page.)

With the generous contributions of our corporate sponsors, our chapter president, Bob Johnson, ’68, was able to present the generals a $1,000 contribution for the Academy Fund to support the Cadet Commanders’ Leadership Seminar. To close the evening, we invited Capt. Leona Flores, ’81, to lead the group in singing

and Maj. William Schuessler, ’75.

The two graduates missing from the photo are Lt. Col. Michael Riess, ’67, and Maj. Jeffrey Harber, ’77.

Former Commandant Nominated by President to Head FAA

Retired U.S. Air Force General Thomas C. Richards, the Academy’s 10th commandant, was nominated by President Bush in April to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The appointment was subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

Now a private businessman, Richards is a 62-year-old Vietnam and Korean War veteran. He was deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. European Command, and was a member of the presidential commission on the bombing of Pan American flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988.

According to Richards, “Flying has always been my real love. Unfortunately, in the last two years it has been difficult to find time. I have just been keeping my hand in.”

the Air Force Song. With admirable quick thinking, she turned around and invited all the ’81 and younger grads to join her. The picture below shows these men and women singing. Trust us, they were (almost) in the right key.

Upcoming activities for the summer inelude AOG Day at Fenway (May 17) to see the Sox battle the Texas Rangers. The

Fourth Annual Golf Tournament and Sushi Cookout will be held on June 1 at Ft. Devons. Once again, Mike Kelley, ’70, has issued a challenge for any other class to try to beat his ’70 foursome. To find out more information about our chapter and to receive our quarterly newsletter, please write us at P.O. Box 628, Bedford, MA 01730. (Stacy fSidor] McNutt, ’88)

The comm and the dean try on their traditional New England garb at the chapter’s Academy Night.

Singing the A ir Force Songfor the New England Chapter, from left are: Rose King, ’88; Ross McNutt, ’87; Leona Flores, ’81; Stacy (Sidor) McNutt, ’82; Ken Robinson, ’81; Sueling Cho, ’87; Marissa Salvador, ’89; Tracey Majoras, ’81; Eric Van Dorn, ’87; Bill Pakula, ’90; Mike Canavan, ’88; Steve Spewock, ’87; and Chris Simpson, ’87.

Graduate Astronaut Presents Patch to Wings of Blue

By SSgt. Scott Davis Falcon Flyer Sports Editor

A former Wings of Blue team member and 1974 graduate returned to the Academy earlier this year to make a presentation from his 166-hour ride through space.

Col. Terence “Tom” Henricks, pilot of the Nov. 24, 1991, Atlantis Space Shuttle launch, presented a Wings of Blue team patch, which he had carried on the mission, to current team members at the 94th Airmanship Training Squadron Feb. 11.

Prior to the presentation, Colonel Henricks took time to show a video of the mission and answer a few questions from cadets about the shuttle program.

“If you want to get in (to the shuttle program), the bottom line is job performance, job performance, job performance,” the colonel said.

“You’ve already made the biggest cut by getting into this

(Building Donors: Fr

Capt Brian E Robinson '80

MGen Peter D Robinson ’62

Maj Michael F Robinson ANG ’71

LtCol Howard E Robson Ret ’70

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Harry E Rodman, Jr '65

Dr John Patrick Roe ’72

Mr & Mrs William J Roff

Lt & Mrs Bradley J Rogers ’89

Mr & Mrs Alan Rokaw

LtCol J J Romano ’74

Ms Sharon L Romine

Mr & Mrs Alfonso Rosabal

Mr & Mrs Gerald J Rosales

Lt Peter E Rosborough ’91

LtCol Stan Rosen Ret ’69

Capt Jan L Gronert Rosko ’82

Mr & Mrs Alvin J Ross

Capt David A Ross '87

Capt Frank J Rossi ’86

LtCol Ted Roth ’74

Mr & Mrs Forrest Rouser

Capt Glenn G Rousseau ’85

Lt Kevin M Rozelsky ’89

Mr James T Rubeor ’78

Lt James M Rubush ’88

Maj Robert R Rudolph ’77

Kenneth S Rugh MD ’72

LtCol & Mrs David E Rundquist

Maj James C Runk ’79

Maj Andrew P Russell ’78

Mr & Mrs Clifford L Russell

Capt Michael R Russett ’84

Mr Dennis B Ryan ’86

Lt Scott B Ryan ’91

Maj Marshall Keye Sabol '78

Dr & Mrs Isam A Sakati

Capt Timothy J Sakulich '84

LtCol Charles A Saletta, Jr USAFR 65

Capt John R Sammartino ’87 and

Capt Carolyn M Sammartino ’87

BGen Monroe S Sams, Jr ’67

MGen(Ret) & Mrs John S Samuel

Capt Daniel Sanchez ’85

Capt Dwight R Sanders ’87

Lt Richard A Sanders ’88

Col Gary F Sanderson Ret ’64

Dr & Mrs Doral R Sandlin

Maj David W Sandlin, Jr 78

Mr & Mrs Alexander M Sansone

Capt Frank Santiago, Jr ’82

Lt Scott E Sather ’88

Mr & Mrs Frank M Satterfield

Lt Edward A Sauley III ’88

Mr & Mrs John Savas

Steven J Savonen MD ’63

Capt Mark William Sawyer ’81

LtCol Robert E Sayers ’74

Capt Leonard S Schaefer, Jr ’83

Capt Scott A Schaeffler ’85

Maj John A Schafer ’78

Mr & Mrs Donald C Schaller, Jr

Capt David B Schapiro ’82

Mr & Mrs C R Schar

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Col Craig O Schaum Ret ’59

Mr & Mrs Grady Schenk

Mr Thomas A Schenk ’72

Capt Bruce G Schinelli ’82

Lt Beth L Schissel ’89

Lt David A Schlichting ’88

Capt Thomas J Schluckebier ’82

LtCol Karl W Schmidt Ret ’59

Maj Charles B Schmitz ANG ’75

Lt & Mrs Francois & Andrea Schmuck ’88

Col Loran C Schnaidt ANG ’63

Capt Theodore O Schneider ’82

LtCol Robert H Schnick ’72

LtCol Robert J Schoen ’72

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Harry P Schoen, Jr ’89

Maj Scott B Schofield USAFR ’77

Mr John C Scholtz III ’80

Mr & Mrs Gerald E Scholz

Lt & Mrs Vincent W Schons ’90

Mr & Mrs Jeff Schott

LtCol Douglas W Schott Ret ’69 & Mrs June B Schott

Capt David C Schreck ’83

Mr J F Schuchter ’63

Mr & Mrs Jim & Patti Schuler

Mr & Mrs Ronald M Schultz

Lt & Mrs Pete & Caroline Schulz ’88

Mr & Mrs Lyle J Schum

Mr & Mrs Larry L Schwartz

Col Norton A Schwartz ’73

Mr & Mrs Vincent & Linda Scott ’61

Mr Gary W Scrivner

LtCol William A Scroggs, Jr ’74

Lt Douglas B Seagraves ’88

Lt Malinda K Seagraves ’88

Capt Lane Seaholm ’86

Mr & Mrs Robert Sears

Maj Craig M Seeber ’80

Mr & Mrs Ronald M Selz

Mr & Mrs George Sepp

Lt Douglas K Sersun ’91

Mr John R Seufert ’80 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Lt James K Sevick ’91

Capt Donald L Shaffer ’87

Capt James D Shaffer ’81

Mr & Mrs Donald D Shafford

Capt Bernard L Shalz, Jr ’80

Lt Richard P Shanahan ’89

Mr Philip C Sharp 72

LtCol Gerry W Shaw Ret 70

Mr & Mrs Cornelius Shea match of

Viskase Corporation

Dr & Mrs Michael F Shea

Mr Thomas W Sheahan 78

Col Harvey W C Shelton ’65

LtCol William K Shepard Ret ’66

Maj & Mrs Richard A Sherman

Mr & Mrs Thomas A Sherman

Maj Paul D Sherry 74

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Cres & Mary Shields ’60

school,” he added, stating that the program has 97 astronauts, 25 of whom are Air Force Academy graduates.

Colonel Henricks also feels his time attending Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, Calif., and experience with the Wings of Blue helped make him competitive when he interviewed for the program.

“My four hours of freefall helped me with zero gravity,” he said. “I had no problems at all.”

The Atlantis mission was Colonel Henricks’ first and included 110 orbits of the Earth. The primary mission objective was accomplished with the successful deployment of a Defense Support Program satellite.

In addition, the crew conducted two military man in space experiments, three radiation monitoring experiments, and numerous medical tests to support longer duration shuttle flights. (The Falcon Flyer)

Maj Duncan M Shields 76

Mr R Eric Shilakis ’81

Capt Arthur M Shirai ’82

Mr Jerald I Shockey 71

Mr & Mrs Reginald B Short

Mr & Mrs Kenneth A Shugart

LtCol Donald C Shultis, Jr Ret ’66

LtCol Samuel L Shutt 74

Lt Ty K Sills ’90

Mr & Mrs Paul R Simmons

Mr & Mrs Larry L Simon

LtCol Alan A Simoncic 70

Mr & Mrs Michael Simonelli

Col Charles N Simpson ’72

Capt James R Simpson ’82

Ms Delrene M Sims

Maj & Mrs Jerry T Sink 78

Mr & Mrs Frank Sinning II

Dr & Mrs John A Sivinski

Dr & Mrs John A Sivinski match of Hughes Aircraft Company

Mr & Mrs Paul Skarbonkiewicz

Mr & Mrs Victor F Skirmants

Mr David E Slack ’77

Mr & Mrs Timothy J Slezak

LtCol James W Smail '72

Ms Bonnie E Smith

BGen D Bruce Smith ’64

Col & Mrs Dale & Janine Smith 70

Mr Daniel W Smith ’83

Mr & Mrs Dennis E Smith

Ms Doris L Smith

Mr & Mrs Gary D Smith

Dr Gary M Smith ’64

Capt Jeffrey J Smith ’86

Capt Lani M Smith ’83

Mr & Mrs Lawrence D Smith

Mrs Lynn A Smith

Mr & Mrs Norman S Smith

Mr R Bram Smith 70

Mr Roger E Smith 73 match of

ARCO Foundation

Lt Stacy W Smith ’91

Lt Steven P Smith ’91

Capt Stephen E Smith ANG ’80

LCDR Jack C Smith USNR 74

Maj Joseph A Smutko, Jr ’77

Capt William N Snearly MD ’82

Mr & Mrs Grant Snitker

Lt Nelson B Snyder III ’91

Mrs Darleen Avery Sobota ’82

Capt Mary K Solomon *84

Capt Donald G Somerville ’81

Mr & Mrs Sok J Song

Mr & Mrs Conrad Songster

Col Scott B Sonnenberg ’69

Capt Bonita Lora Soong ’86

Maj Roger W Sorensen Ret ’68

Mr Victor A Sorlie 72

Capt David J Specht ’83

Capt Joseph S Speckhart ’87

Mr & Mrs Edward R Spicka

Dr & Mrs Roger D Spier

Hon & Mrs Peter L Spinetta

Maj Thomas B Spratt III ANG ’77

Capt Jeffrey E Stambaugh ’81

Ms Miriam Stamp Lt George L Stamper, Jr ’88

Lt Christopher J Stanger ’91

LtCol & Mrs B J & Donna Stanton 73

Lt Curtis L Stauffer ’90

Dr & Mrs Maxwell W Steel III 72

Capt Lynn M Steer ’85

LtCol(Ret) Paul R & Sheila T Stephen ’61

Maj Ronald L Stevens ’77

Capt Jill E Stiglich-Kauffman ’86

Capt David R Stine ’83

Lt Karen D Stoff ’91

Capt Patrick M Stoneham ’85

Mr & Mrs Donald J Strah

Capt Peter R Straight ’85

LtCol Lawrence L Strang 74

Mr & Mrs Fred E Strub Lt Eric T Strull Ret ’83

Capt Jack F Stuart II ’85 and

Capt Patricia M Stuart ’87

Mr Jeffrey Sturmthal ’80

Capt Pedro F Suarez ’86

LtCol & Mis Thomas C Suermann

Capt Catherine Patton Sullivan ’86

Capt David M Sullivan ’87

LtCol & Mrs John F & Kathleen A Sullivan 75

Col John D Sullivan Ret ’61 match of

McDonnell Douglas Foundation

Col Robert P Summers 73

Capt Vicki J Bilek Sumner ’81

Capt Wayne K Sumpter MD ’83

Lt Darryl J Sumrall ’89

Maj & Mrs Paul G & Nina J Sutliff 76

Col Peter U Sutton ’72

Lt David E Suzuki ’91

Maj & Mrs Dale & Debra Swanson 79

Capt Brandon E Sweat ’87

Lt & Mrs Timothy W Swett ’90

LtCol William A Swick III Ret ’65 match of McDonnell Douglas Foundation

Lt James E Szepesy ’91

Mr & Mrs Anthony R Szybist

Mr & Mrs Wilson L Tanis

Dr & Mrs Gerald E Tanner

Mr & Mrs S D Tapper

Lt Richard W Tatem ’88

Lt Timothy S Taylor ’88

Lt Michael P Taylor USN *85

Lt Mark H Teai ’90

Mr & Mrs Robert A Tebbe

Col John B Tedor ’68

Col William D Telford Ret ’59

Maj Jon R Tensfeidt USAFR 76

Lt Joseph G Terry III ’90

TSgt & Mrs C Scott Therrien

Dr Craig R Thomas 77

Mr & Mrs James B Thomas

Mr John M Thomas 70

Mr Nicholas Thomas 74

Col & Mrs William R Thomas

Mr John G Thompson

LtCol Barry R Thompson Ret 70

LtCol Thomas W Thompson USAFR 70

Mr John M Thomborough ’85

Mr Gary T Threlkelk ’72

Thunderbird Chapter of the AOG

Lt Paul W Tibbets IV ’89

Capt Kevin B Tibbs ’86

Mr Charles D Tice ’62

LtCol Robert W Ticknor 73

Rev & Mrs Harry S Tipton

Mr & Mrs Frank B Todaro match of The MayDepartment Stores Company Foundation

Mr & Mrs Ronald Tofil

Ms Wanda L Tokish

Capt Larry E Tonneson ’80

Maj Virginia Caine Tonneson ’80

BGen & Mrs Rob & Barb Tomow ’64

Mr & Mrs Timothy J Townsend

Maj & Mrs Louis T Tranfalia

Mr & Mrs Woodrow Travis

Dr & Mrs A Richard Treadwell

Capt Stephen F Tremain ’86

Capt Jeanne Ottinger Trigo ’86

Maj James A Trinka ’78

Capt Octavio L Trippe III ’86

Maj William R Troegner 76

Maj Michael E Troncoso USAFR 73

Mr Gary H Trovillion 74

Maj William L Troy III ’78

Lt Mark W True ’91

Col Bartow C Tucker ’69

Maj & Mrs Emmett & Diane Tullia 77

Lt & Mrs Kip & Maria Turain ’88

LtCol John A Turco Ret ’69

Capt Raymond E Turek, Jr ’82

LtCol Reavis W Turk Ret 71

LtCol Richard C Tuseth Ret 70

Lt Kathleen C Twist ’89

Mr & Mrs George E Tyler

Maj Maurice E Underwood Ret ’64

Mr & Mrs Duane Vad

Mr Thomas M Vail ’68

Mr & Mrs Matthew Valle ’85

LtCol(Ret) & Mrs Paul & Kay

Vallerie ’60

LtCol John E Vanden Dries, Jr 75

Capt Elise M Vander Vennet ’85

Capt Scott E VanGordcr ’84

Capt Jeffrey D Van Havel ’85

Maj William H VanHom USAFR 74 (Continued on page 71.)

THE AOG

SINCERELY THANKS ALL DONORS TO THE ALUMNI HOUSE BUILDING FUND.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Douglas Leighton Thompson, 49, Class of 1964, died at his home in Reading, Pa. on Dec. 27, 1991. Death was due to a heart attack and was immediate.

He was born in Springfield, Mo. on Aug. 26, 1942. As an Army brat, he attended various schools in this country and in Germany before returning to Springfield, where he graduated from Parkview High School in 1959. He was too young at that time for admission to the Air Force Academy, and he spent the intervening year at Texas A & M University.

He graduated from the Academy with a B.S. in international relations. Assignments included an opportunity to serve as aide to then-Brig. Gen. Richard L. Stoner, who he accompanied on an insepction tour of the free world’s air installations.

Because of a problem with depth perception which had preeluded pilot training, Douglas made the difficult decision to resign his commission, which he did in 1968, having attained the rank of captain. Before resigning, however, he volunteered for duty in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service.

Following his return from Vietnam, he entered the Stanford University School of Business, Palo Alto, Calif., where he received his master’s degree in business administration, Class of 1970. He held life memberships in both the USAFA Association of Graduates and the Stanford Business School Alumni Association.

During his 12 years in Reading he was active in civic affairs and various civic projects, including Civil War battlefield preservation efforts. He took a quiet pride in knowing that his ancestors had fought in each American war from the Revolution onward, but his particular interest was the Civil War, which he had extensively researched. During the past several years he had spent much of his spare time in painstakingly developing a comprehensive and detailed day-by-day history of the movements and personnel of the 24th Missouri Infantry, in which his great-great-grandfather had served.

His years of extensive travel as vice president/director of Corporate Development for General Battery Corporation in Reading led to his going into business for himself as a management consultant. His accomplishments were many and to each of them he brought the integrity, honesty, loyalty and commitment that marked everything he did. He had returned from a business trip to Monterrey, Mexico only days before his death.

Preceded in death many years before by his father, Major Kenneth L. Thompson, Douglas is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mrs. Opal Thompson Skinner and William A. Skinner, Springfield; his brother and sister-in-law, Craig and Cris

Arnold A. Clarke, ’81

Thompson, Spartanburg, S.C.; three nephews, C.L., Stuart and Philip; three nieces, Amy, Jennifer, and Schuyler; an aunt, Miss Ruth Fern Black, Reno, Nev.; an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Don Black, Sacramento, Calif.; and numerous other relatives and friends who meant a great deal to him. He will be greatly missed.

Arnold A. Clarke, ’81

Captain Arnold A. “Mrnie” Clark was killed on Thursday afternoon Nov. 14, 1991 in an F-16B accident northwest of Hill AFB in northern Utah. Arnie was a graduate of the Class of 1981, and had been flying the F-16 as a member of the Air Force Reserves’ 419TFW, 466TFS at Hill AFB, Utah since April 1989. He is survived by his expectant wife, Wendi, their two daughters Katie and Elle, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Colin A. Clarke, and his two sisters Andriette and Alison.

A memorial service was held on November 17th at Hill AFB, and funeral services were held in Ogden, Utah on Nov. 19 and in Wenatchee, Wash., his parent’s home, on Nov. 23. The family would like to thank all those who attended the services and for the correspondence received from the many people who took the time to pass on their condolences. Arnie was loved by many people and will be missed by all of us for some time to come.

To say Arnie loved to fly would be a serious understatement. He lived to fly! He was a gifted aviator! He started flying at a young age, first taught (and very well I might add) by his father, a well-known fighter pilot from the Vietnam era. Arnie was a distinguished graduate from F-16 RTU and was selected by the Association of American Fighter Aces as the top air-to-air pilot completing Air Force replacement training in 1983. For this he received the Francis P. Gabreski Award, and realized his lifelong dream of being a fighter pilot. Whether he was racing his sailplane or flying his F-16, his fierce competitive spirit would find a way to beat you.

Arnie’s outlook on life was something all of us could learn from. He realized the importance of life, and lived it to the fullest in whatever he did. He didn’t feel life offered him the time to beat around the bush, so he said exactly what he felt. You always knew where you stood. He loved his wife and children dearly, and they will miss him very much. Those who knew him will have many happy memories of moments with him, and that is how he would like all of us to remember him.

Once again, offer your glass in toast to a great friend and patriot. “Cheers to Arnie Clark, TMC”. (Capt. Gary “Batman” Batinich, Class of ’78)

Douglas L. Thompson, ’64

Michael Terrance Sowell, ’85

My brother Captain Michael Terrance Sowell, Class of 1985, was born on April 1, 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pa. As the son of a career Army officer, Mike grew up both stateside and abroad, in such places as Fort Lee, Va,; Pittsburgh; Idar Oberstein and Heidelberg, West Germany; and San Francisco, Calif.

Throughout childhood, my mom and dad exposed us to the world’s diversity; we participated in athletics, read books, took piano lessons, visited museums, and traveled extensively. Moreover, we were instilled with the knowledge that generations of African Americans had and were struggling to make our lives better and that education, honesty, hard work, and discipline were essential components of life.

During the summer between Mike’s 6th and 7th grade school years, he saw an F-16 fly for the first time at an air show in Torrejon, Spain. I remember that day, staring up at the sky and marveling at the almost vertical climbing power of this jet. Never, however, did I imagine that those few hours spent under an unbearably hot Spanish sun would kindle the beginning of an unwavering lifelong dream in my brother the quest to fly. In essence, the rest of his life in some way, shape, or form was devoted to either preparing himself to fly, learning how to fly, or flying.

At Lowell High School in San Francisco, Mike was an honor student and an exceptional athlete. As a senior, he was the cross country champion and a four-event champion in track and field: winning the 800 meters, the mile, the two mile, and anchoring the 400 meter relay team. These achievements earned him honors as a Bay Area Kenco Athlete of the Year. In June 1981, Mike graduated from Lowell and received a Presidential nomination to the Air Force Academy.

Mike participated in cross country and track at the Academy and also traveled to Japan, the Philippines, and Korea during summer duty assignments. In retrospect, I believe he enjoyed his time at the Academy, although, without question, the first few years were difficult. His steadfast commitment to the dream, however, propelled him onward.

In May 1985, he graduated from the Academy with a degree in aeronautical engineering and was commissioned a second lieutenant. Most importantly, however, he headed to undergraduate pilot training. In June 1986, Mike completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin AFB, Texas and then proceeded to RF-4 Tactical Reconnaissance Training at Bergstrom AFB, Texas. His first operational assignment was as a RF-4C aircraft commander with the 38th TRS at Zweibrucken AB, West Germany.

While at Zweibrucken, Mike requested and was selected to be retrained in the F-16. Mike loved the F-16. In his opinion, “its combination of speed, maneuverability, and weaponry made it the military’s best jet fighter.” After completing F-16 Replacement Training at MacDill AFB, Fla., Mike flew with the 614th TFS, Torrejon AB, Spain from March 1990 to November 1991.

In August 1990, Mike was provisionally assigned to the 401st TFW in Doha, Qatar as part of Operation Desert Storm. He flew more than 40 combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait during the

Eric M. Miller, ’88

Gulf War and was part of the daylight bombing raid on Baghdad, a mission in which two of the squadron’s jets were shot down and their pilots held in Iraqi captivity until after the war.

On Nov. 9, 1991, Mike reported to the 466th TFS, Hill AFB, Utah. Within a week, on Nov. 14,1991, my brother and Capt. Arnold Clarke were killed in an F-16B accident during a routine training mission. Mike was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 26, 1991.

Along with the countless stories and moments from childhood that constantly invade my thoughts, my memory is indelibly etched with the quiet strength, the friendly demeanor, and the courageous, daring spirit that marked the character of my brother. He was slow-to-anger, a constant practical joker, and a man of deep and abiding integrity. He is sorely missed by his parents, Lt. Col. (U.S. Army, Retired) Arnold and Barbara Sowell; his brothers Arnold Jr. and Gregory; his sisters Jacqueline and Jamaica; and a host of relatives and friends. (Arnold M. Sowell, Jr.)

Eric M. Miller, ’88

Captain Eric M. Miller, Class of 1988, was killed on Sept. 23, 1991 in an A-10 aircraft accident near England AFB, La. Born on Mar. 24, 1966 in Sewickley, Pa., Eric was 25 years old at the time of his death and was stationed at England AFB, La.

Eric attended Beaver Local High School in Lisbon, Ohio. At the Academy, Eric majored in astronautical engineering. He was a member of Cadet Squadron 1 and Cadet Squadron 22 where he served as cadet squadron commander. He participated in free-fall jump training, and T-41 flight training, fall jump training, and T-41 flight training.

Eric attended Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard AFB, Texas, where he graduated from Class 89-08. He was a distinguished graduate of his Lead-In Fighter Training class at Holloman AFB, N.M., prior to learning to fly the A-10 Warthog at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. In May 1990, Eric joined the 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Vanguards, at England AFB. He became a mission-ready wingman on July 31, 1990 and within one month deployed with his squadron to Saudi Arabia.

In Desert Shield, Eric quickly adjusted to life in his barren desert camp. He had a cheerful attitude and was always able to make the best of any situation. During a Christmas Day Scud attack, Eric led his friends in opening presents while wearing his gas mask, gloves, and boxer shorts. He also became a squadron scheduler, deftly matching pilots, aircraft, and targets in a constantly-changing environment. He became known as “Bolt” due to his ability to get the job done quickly.

During Desert Storm, Eric eagerly improved the tactics needed to strike the target and survive. He flew 39 combat sorties for 80 hours in the A-10 over Iraq and Kuwait. Eric was credited with destroying numerous enemy tanks, artillery pieces, trucks, SCUDS, and SAMs. He earned three Air Medals and three Aerial Achievement Medals. Additionally, Eric earned the Distinguished

Flying Cross for his efforts on one mission to extract his flight lead who was shot down over Kuwait. Eric quickly and calmly set up a search-and-rescue effort which included leading in more fighters and setting up tanker support. Being a professional fighter pilot, Eric climbed back into his jet and again flew missions against Iraq. Eric always helped overcome losses and get on with life.

Once back in the United States, Eric took time off to visit with his family and friends. He was excited about finally having the time to pursue his own personal goals. He flourished in his job, his flying, and his relationships. Eric seemed very happy.

Eric did well in the Flight Lead Upgrade program. For his checkride, he had prepared extensively and briefed flawlessly. He stepped to the jet confident and eager to fly. He led a two-ship on a low-altitude, high-threat surface attack mission. The flight strafed and bombed well on the range and was returning to base. The squadron was ready to congratulate its newest flight lead. Eric’s flight never came back.

Eric is survived by his mother and father, Marshall and Diana Miller, and his sister Dawn. The family may be contacted through Marshall Miller, 5010 West Blvd., Charlotte, N.C. 28208.

Anyone wishing to make a memorial donation is urged to support their local Special Olympics Chapter. (Craig B. McCurdy, ’88)

At press time we had learned of the deaths of:

Mr. James Joseph Brady, Class of 1970, who died on Jan. 7, 1992 after a lengthy struggle with Lou Gerhig's disease.

Capt. William P. Ridley, Class of 1981, who died April 4, 1992, in Monterey, Calif.

C2C Buffy Ann Bowden, Class of 1993, who died April 1C, 1992 in an automobile accident near Pueblo, Colo.

Our sincere condolences to the friends and relatives of these graduates and cadet.

Long-Time Visionary Athletic Director, John Clune, Dies

By SSgt. Stefan Alford Falcon Flyer Editor

The Air Force Academy lost one of its finest on April 4, 1992 when retired Col. John J. Clune passed away at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas, from complications following a year-long battle with cancer.

Col. John Clune

As the Academy’s athletic director from 1975-1991, Clune was instrumental in bringing Air Force sports programs to the forefront of the national collegiate sports scene.

“We’ve lost a member of the family, a member of the leadership, a man who was, is and will remain one of the key architects,

Former Commandant Dead

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Henry Riggs Sullivan Jr., 77, of Riverside, Calif., died March 7, 1992 in Riverside. He was a former commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy. Services were held shortly after his death and interment will be at the Air Force Academy Cemetery later this year.

General Sullivan was born July 15, 1915. He was a 1939 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and had attended Centre College, Danville, Ky. He served in various training and combat positions during World War II.

General Sullivan was the commandant of cadets at the Academy from 1958 to 1961. He was in the Air Force for 28 years and received the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, among other awards.

He was married to Jane Vaughn Sullivan, who survives. Other survivors include two sons, David of McClean, Va., and Garrett of Denver; a daughter, Susan Johnston; and eight grandchildren.

not just for the athletic program, but one of the pillars who has made the Academy as great as it is,” said Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, ’59.

Clune joined the athletic program in June 1975 as the assistant athletic director. He took over the program that November. Less than a year later, he spearheaded the institution of a 10-sport women’s program in conjunction with the arrival of the first female cadets at the Academy.

Clune ushered in a new era and brought respect to the Falcon football program in 1978 after hiring Bill Parcells as the head coach. Parcells left the following year and has since coached the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories. The influential athletic director’s campaign efforts for conference representation resulted in the Academy joining the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1980. He was inducted into the WAC Court of Honors in March of this year.

In 1984 Clune served as president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. The following year, under second-year coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcon football team recorded one of its best seasons ever, finishing 12-1 and racking up its fourth consecutive bowl victory.

The former All-American basketball star at the U.S. Naval Academy also served as president of the College Football Association in 1989.

Clune retired from active duty in August 1991 after 37 years of service. He was a 1954 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received his master’s degree in 1964 from the University of Southern California. While at Annapolis, he set a single-season basketball scoring record that stood for 31 years and a career scoring record that lasted 25 years.

Clune played on the Armed Forces Pan American team in 1955 and was on the Air Force Olympic Trials team in 1956.

Col. Clune was born Oct. 29, 1932, in Jersey City, N.J., to John and Martha (McPhillips) Clune. He had been in the Air Force since 1954 and had received the Legion of Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak-leaf cluster.

He was married April 17, 1959, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala., to Patricia Brown, who survives. He also is survived by three sons, John Jr. and Tim, both of Colorado Springs, and Mike of Houston; a daughter, Cathy Kane of Brick, N.J.; a brother, Edward of North Kingstown, R.I.; and a grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300; or the U.S. Air Force Academy Athletic Association, HQ USAFA-AHC, Air Force Academy 80840. A funeral mass took place on June 9 at the Academy Chapel. Clune was buried at the Academy Cemetery.

CLASS NEWS

Pete Todd

1250 Big Valley Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1015

Home: (719) 531-5874

FAX: (719) 531-6697

Percent members: 83 Mm'

Mail bag’s been a wee skinny this quarter, which suggests that most of you old grizzlies were hibernating for the winter. Now that spring has sprung and the juices have begun to flow more strongly through our everhardening arteries, I shall look forward to a veritable torrent of correspondence, regaling one and all with your many triumphs and adventures. Or maybe just a change-of-address card.

1 get paid by the word, you know, so when the mail dries up 1 must rely on local activities and my fevered imagination to fill up this space. The most significant local news was the 29 Feb Eagle Scout Court of Honor for assistant scoutmaster Max MILLER’S son Scott. Those of you who have been Eagles yourselves, or have sons who have attained that level of achievement in scouting, will understand and share Max’s pride.

The Court was held at the Will Rogers shrine up on Cheyenne Mountain overlooking the city and the high plains to the east. Max had arranged one of those brilliant, shimmering Colorado days where you can see all the way to Kansas. Jerry GARBER’s son (Dan Garber, USAFA ’92) was a guest speaker and delivered an eloquent address on behalf of this remarkable young man. Max added an especially nice touch in presenting to Scott the same Eagle medal that he had received on attaining that rank in the ’50s.

R.L. PENN passed through the area in March on his Nationwide Vagabond Tour. We’d planned on putting up with him, er, that is, putting him up, during his visit here but between his last phone call and his arrival, both Wendy and I managed to leave the country. (I was called on short notice to Sweden for a conference on some fascinating work I’m doing with the Royal Swedish Air Force, and Wendy was in England visiting a sister whose health had taken a serious turn for the worse.) Ed and Lucia MONTGOMERY graciously agreed to take over the care and feeding in my absence and report that R.L. remains decidedly optimistic about the past.

R.L. wasn’t the only visitor. Bob OAKS was also in town briefly in March to address the Academy Assembly. I invited him to talk to our Colorado Springs AOG chapter and he graciously rearranged his very tight schedule to accommodate us. The chapter is coming along well, with over 150 members and growing as people discover this isn’t going to be just another social club. But some of these youngsters just have no respect for their elders. As I was delivering my elegant introduction of Bob at the luncheon, I asked how the acoustics were. A member in the back said he couldn’t hear and some smart aleck in the front row offered to change seats with him. Bob received a more respectful hearing as he gave a wideranging perspective on the most fundamental restructuring of airpower in Europe since the end of WWII.

Jim BROWN checked back into the net with a phone call in midMarch. He and Rose had come to Colorado Springs in their 30-something-foot RV last fall after he retired from USAA. After camping out and looking at houses for a while, they headed south for the winter as Nomads of the Road. He said they had visited family and several classmates in the southeast, including Joe and Jo DESANTIS and Leigh and Cealie HUNT. They expected to be back in Colorado Springs in April. Watch this space for an after action-report on their travels. (I may even trick him into doing a guest column if his travelogue is as engaging in detail as it was in outline.)

It wasn’t all fun and games during the Browns’ visit with the DeSantises. Joe and Jim have made a good start toward a questionnaire on the Coming-Sooner-Than-You-Think-35th Reunion. When we’re sure we have all the right questions, we’ll send it out to you for your answers. Meanwhile, you might be thinking about such issues as location, duration, souvenirs, displays, special activities (barring extensions, this will be the first USAFA reunion at which ALL members of the class are former active duty officers!), etc.

bor those of you who want a “practice” reunion in a spectacular cruise setting, Joe has asked me to announce that he and Rowena Stephens, architects of the gala ’88 and ’91 extravaganza cruises, are working together in Atlanta on the follow-on. This time it’s a seven-day cruise to Alaska on Holland America’s Westerdam, sailing on 22 May, 1993. For more information on costs, itinerary, bookings, etc., call Joe at (404) 977-5029 or Rowena at (404) 924-4189.

Have a great summer, take lots of pictures, and let me know what’s happening in your life so I can share it with your friends.

Here it is, the last day of winter and I have no idea where the time between the holidays and now has gone. It has been a busy time in our family life as we watched our eldest, Christopher, finish his master’s at the U of Mich and become firmly entrenched on the faculty of the USAFA.

Chris, the younger, has his bachelor’s from MIT. They were with us for about five weeks (while they waited to get into their home which is about a mile up the road). We spent that time spoiling 2‘/2 -year-old Kristie. Mark (’87) has just completed transition to C-130s and reported to Pope where he will soon leave wife, Karen, and sons Adam (2'A) and Nicholas (9 months) to go on a rotation to Europe. Last but not least, daughter Karin is completing her bachelor’s in nursing at Washburn U in Topeka, KS, about the time you are reading this. She is our baby and will be taking up nursing in Fayetteville, NC at the VA hospital there.

The proud new papa: C. T. Douglas.

Now into the real news. An envelope, a photo and a business card from an obviously excited father. That’s it! Well there was an explanation on the back of the photo stating: Dax Douglas born 12-30-91 to C.T. DOUGLAS age 55, (doesn’t look it) and Brenda Douglas! Their adopted son Sandi is in F-16 RTU at MacDill. He is a UCLA DG and EURONATO UPT grad. 13-year-old C.T. is a high schooler. They have no difficulty keeping their children’s activities separated.

Had a letter from Tony BURSHNICK who has been retired in the shadows of the Capital now for almost a year. Seems Karen grew tired of having him underfoot so Tony gave the MAC Space A system a “No Notice Check/’ He went to Del Rio, TX to visit son Joe who is in pilot training there and during that visit noted an article in the Austin American Statesman about Ed LEONARD. Seems Ed has been a staff lawyer on the Texas State Board of Insurance and was fired two days after being awarded a merit raise. “They asked for my employee’s badge and told me I didn’t work there anymore... and requested I be out of the building in an hour”, Leonard said. The article went on to say that he had no inkling he would be dismissed. He was fired after 92 other employees had been terminated and told the reporter, “Be kind to the department. They’re going through tremendous change, and the industry’s in

turmoil.” Ed we wish you luck and know after what you have been through that you’ll land on your feet and be moving on to something even better.

Now for a guest writer! Greg “Pappy” BOYINGTON sends this report from the ’60 ski week in Salt Lake City. “Dear Chris, I assume that everyone who attended the second annual ’60 ski weekend will also pass along some tidbits (wrong), so I’ll be brief.

“The weather was ideal with tempertures in the mid 50s in town and 30s and 40s on the slopes. We received a light dusting on several evenings to add to the many inches of pack. The four resorts where we skied: Alta, Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude, are all within 18 miles, thus a departure at 0845 had us at the most distant resort by 0915. This was definitely the most civilized skiing I have ever experienced. We enjoyed all the creature comforts at moderate expense while enjoying some of the worlds best skiing.

“Andi is mum on the subject, but it’s rumored he has some very revealing pictures of the manager of the University Park Hotel. Several of the resorts have half-day tickets for both a.m. and p.m. for those aging bodies which need to be eased into this. On the days we chose not to ski, the city offered ample opportunity to sightsee, shop or whatever.

“The group skiing officially began on Wed; however, Bev and Jim O’ROURKE arrived the previous Sat to get a head start and visit family and friends in SLC.Jim GLAZA and business partner Jenny Howes also arrived early after spending several days skiing and conducting business (?) enroute. Everyone who is fortunate enough to pay taxes shared in providing Jim and Jenny a fully-paid, tax-free ski vacation.

“On Wed the early arrivals were joined by Kathy and Bill GILLIS and son Mont, our leader and organizer Andi BIANCUR (who flew in from Singapore at 1400 on Tues), Brian KALEY, and yours truly, Greg BOYINGTON. Wednesday evening the entire group went to Suatters, a very successful brew pub owned by June Perlman’s daughter, where we helped Mont Gillis celebrate his 21st birthday. Mont has endured two very long years battling leukemia; first through chemo and most recently a bonemarrow transplant. What a wonderful occasion to eat, drink and be merry while helping Mont celebrate.

“June Perlman (Jim O’ROURKE’s sister), who lives in SLC, opened her home to us and threw whopper parties on Thurs and Sat nights. June, a long-time flight scheduler for Eastern Air Lines, knew exactly how to entertain an old zoomie crowd. June gets the highest rating for her contributions to our ski week. Fay Shaffer, June’s assistant party coordinator, joined us from Annapolis and was a most welcome and contributing member to the party. Fay had such a lousy time she is already saving for the 3rd annual ski week, 2-7 March, 1993.

“On Sat Cherie and Dale THOMPSON accompanied by Diana and George PUPICH joined the festivities. Dale and Cherie appear to be caught in some sort of time warp where aging stopped many years ago. George, on the other hand, looks all of his 39 years. He informed me he has an 18-year-old son who is 6’5” and weights 200 lbs, plays tight end, runs high hurdles and may be attending the Academy Prep School this fall. Hopefully we will be enjoying watching another Pupich play for the Falcons.

“In addition to the 16 skiers, we were joined by Jan and Bob BRICKEY, ’61, and Debbie O’Rourke, Jim’s daughter, for the after-ski activities.

“Our only disappointments were the 11th hour cancellations. A1 JOHNSON, who is president of Armed Forces Benefit Financial Service, was forced to cancel when his house of cards began to crumble. D.K. JOHNSON, on the other hand, has some scheme to help the Emir of Kuwait spend his hard-earned oil dollars and had to return to Kuwait City just prior to the ski week. Howie BRONSON, who is a ski instructor at Big Bear, was damaged when an out-of-control skier plowed through the class he was instructing and wiped Howie out. He would have been with us except he couldn’t put a boot on over his cast. Nels DELISANTI teaches small business practice at Tacoma Community College, and has been drafted to teach capitalism to the Rumanians. Watch for news of the next revolution after his return this summer. The mysterious George LESTER canceled the Thurs before. George, if you are out there and read this, please come to the ’93 gathering so that we can catch up on 33 years of good stories! Vic YOAKUM, an engineer with Hughes, was called to Denver on urgent business and was required to ski with the MartinMarietta engineers. Vic promises to be with us next year. Dick SHEPPARD skied with us last year and is looking forward to returning next year after the medics finish patching him up. Dick is a great skier, a very fast skier, and makes very long divots followed by some of the most spectacular wipe-outs. His skiing is only exceeded by his line of evening wear which includes a full-length leather coat.

“For those who have toyed with the idea of giving up skiing, it is time to rethink the problem. Like Denny’s, many of the ski resorts give dis

counts at 60 and reduce the price to zero by age 70. Since we cannot do anything about growing older, we may as well enjoy the perks that come with age. Let me assure you that there were many skiers who looked like they could use a good ironing. Check Six.” (Signed, Greg.)

Thanks for the news. I think all of us enjoyed your episle. Take note out there, especially you Tom BURKE, with all those Beltway Bandits you associate with. You too could have your moment in Checkpoints ’60.

Just one change of address: Phil MEINHARDT, 2105 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121. Help keep the column newsy. WRITE!

Greeting Greytags! Following in the footsteps of such talents as Tom ELLER and Randy CUBERO is a great honor, but because my shoe size is bigger than either of theirs, I guess I’ll make “new prints” along a welltraveled trail. Let’s get to it. Master Guide Joe HENDRICKS and Master Grape Farmer Brice C. JONES stayed with us a few days in January. We skied Alta, shared a few grand memories, even concluded that Joe and Brice know all there is to know about wine in the world.

From left are Hendricks, Jones and Brickey.

“General Comments.” I invited the eight classmates who hold the rank of general to send me something we could print. I received good words from Mark ANDERSON, Randy CUBERO and indirectly from Lee BUTLER. M/Gen. Mark ANDERSON “We test things” sends the following: “I’m upbeat about the internal changes in our Air Force. I think the realignments, consolidations, and restructuring were necessary to shed unneeded layers and enable us to function effectively while shrinking by 30 percent (or perhaps more). I’m very concerned, however, that Congress will try to squeeze so many dollars from DoD that in so doing will leave the services “hollow”, with few skilled people and insufficient strength to deal with the next crisis that will surely come along.

“In my world of operational testing, we’ve got plenty to do (B-2, C-17 and F-22 to name a few). It’s an exciting business! Plus, Albuquerque is a well-kept secret nice city, with superb folks like Hanson SCOTT, Charlie THOMAS and Bob BOEDEKER to carry on the ’61 presence. Enough of this time for a margarita and some New Mexican cuisine. Yes, it’s tough, but Brickey never said it would be easy.”

B/Gen. Randy CUBERO, Dean of Faculty, sends the following: “My going-in position is that I still firmly believe that the Academy should provide a broad educational foundation for our future leaders as the best preparation to cope with the uncertainty of the future. A high-quality education comes in three dimensions: admission of quality high school students, assigning of a quality faculty to teach, and the development of a quality curriculum. All three must be present at the Academy if we are to maintain our status as a premier institution of undergraduate education. There are problems, however, in each dimension.

“Students are coming into the Academy with higher SAT/ACT scores, but many are still lacking the fundamental skills of writing, speaking, math, computing and critical thinking. We are currently thinking of com-

petency exams in the fundamental skills to ensure that cadets midway through their Academy experience satisfy a minimum level of skills proficiency before proceeding on to their enrichment programs.

“The faculty is still picked from the line of the Air Force.

“Our curriculum has been the strength of our Academy since its inception in 1954. The core curriculum, which has been called our “professional major”, is unique in terms of its breadth. The principles of coherence, commonality, content, and comprehensiveness are all in need of clarification as well as the purpose of the core in order to formulate logical educational goals for our faculty and cadets.

“We have initiated administrative and organizational reforms. These will create a Center for Educational Excellence that will consider both the student skills competency issue, and faculty development program effectiveness. This then is my plan to guarantee that the Academy continues to satisfy its missions of producing officers of vision to lead the air and space force for the future.”

Randy also included the following statistics: Recruited athletes, 22%-24%; women, 14Wo-15 % (free flow no target). Minorities: All must be fully qualified for admission, no waivers. Black, 6Wo-8Wo. Hispanic, 4®7o-6%. Total minority, 16Wo-18Wo.

I asked Lee Butler to send me a copy of his reunion talk well, he only had notes and because I believe Lee distinguished himself so eloquently, I’ve reproduced the world’s best one-liner:

General Lee BUTLER, CINCSAC: We all wanted to know, but Lee’s mother asked, “What’s it like to be CINCSAC?” Lee stated, “It’s like going to heaven and they make you GOD.” Even Curt LeMay smiled at that one. I just couldn’t let the chance to comment on Lee’s performance pass us by. He plucked the heart strings of emotions from tears to laughter and shared with us an ongoing experience that left us rejuvenated and exhilarated.

We have new addresses: Mr. Sam HARDAGE, P.O. Box 9464, 6295 Calle del Alcazar, Rancho Sante Fe, CA 92067. Sam, Vivian, and sons are well, loving that California sunshine and have recently moved into their lovely new home. Don W. BOX’S new address is 3318 Liverpool, Fort Collins, CO 80526. Sharing some time with Don and Joyce at the reunion was good. Nice to see them settled and happy. Richart T. GODDARD has moved to 7186 Las Ventanas, Austin, TX 78731. Rich, drop me a note and tell what’s doing. John C. TAYLOR: now there is a case John is one of the genuine members of this gaggle, and when he moves, it’s worth a few words. John now resides at 16201 136th Ave Ct. E, Puyallup, WA 98374. It was a joy to laugh and visit with John and Linda. Stay in touch. Kissin’ Jimmy POOLE sends new address, 8136 Westlakes PL, Montgomery, AL 36117. We had that in the reunion book but it is worth repeating. It was wonderful to see Jim, his family and beautiful bride, Susan, looking so happy. That’s what it’s all about.

Joe DESANTIS (’59) writes and tells me about a seven-day Alaska Cruise for all alumni. The date is 22 May, 1993. For more details, call Joe at (404) 977-5029 or Rowena Stephens at (404) 924-4189. Those who participated in the last cruise tell me it was a grand time. I hope we have some interest in this one.

Please send those cards and letters and photos. I intend to ask for comments from some of the members who have become the “silent majority” and I’m starting my own campaign to allow TAKAHASHI and his beautiful bride, Mae, a chance to host the 35th. We have consensus of the gang at AFA to push for Hawaii, and I hope there will be enough “ground swell” to move it that way. Thanks to all!

John W. “Jack” Jamba

4 Judy Court

Satellite Beach, FL 32937

Home: (407) 777-5520

Office: (407) 861-3519

Percent members: 75

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wWell, I was very happy with the input 1 received for the Winter issue. And I’m happy again because I have received more good inputs for this issue. The editor advised the class scribes to limit the column length. Here goes. Got a letter from Pete ROBINSON the day after my last column went out. He said he recalled running into me at Maxwell last summer just after he arrived on station. The new Air War College class arrived at that time, 250 strong. It was the first post-Desert Storm class, about 1/3 of whom had participated in the war in one way or another. They had an increased awarness of the use of airpower and the coordination of joint forces activities. AWC was also a good haven from all the change and turmoil in the Air Force. There was a lot of discussion and debate by the students about the changes being planned. Pete’s assignment as AWC

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Commandant and Air University Vice was ironic for Pete since he never had the opportunity to attend any of the schools there. The new AWC has about 1/3 civilian Ph.D.s, who together with the military instructors make each class a real challenge. “I’ve had the chance to see a few of our classmates since I’ve been here. Don SHEPPERD comes down frequently to talk ANG issues at one of our schools. Joe GUILMARTIN was a lecturer on Clauswitz in August and Don BAUCOM covered World War I for the class later that month. If any of the rest of the RTBs make it to this area, make sure to call.” Pete and Pat are looking forward to the 30th reunion and a visit to Colorado. Thanks for the update, Pete.

Got a letter from Murle WILSON that made me feel really good on a personal level. Katie and he are doing very well in full retirement and can’t figure out why they don’t have time for anything. He has finally assembled a workshop the one he never had thru 18 bases and 24 homes. Now he is designing and building items some for sale but most for the family and toys for grandson Jacob. Murle sent me a beautiful wooden clock with RTB carved in script lettering at a right descending diagonal under the clock face. Thanks very, very much for the kind words and the memorable clock. It occupies a place of honor on the mantle. I don’t think Murle wanted me to mention it but I was very touched by it and really appreciate it.

I guess I should digress a minute. I’ve been doing the column for about 15 to 16 years now (my, how time flies) because I really enjoy keeping up with you and your families. I don’t expect anything in return. So when I get a phone call, a letter, or a visit, I feel rewarded for my efforts. Anything else above that is pure gravy. So far I haven’t had any complaints, so I feel like I’m doing the right thing. If not, let me know. Anyway, thanks, Murle and all of you who keep in touch.

Got a call from Stan and Mary Ann PATRIE in January. They were coming this way on vacation. We got together for an evening and had dinner. I took them to a seafood place in Titusville that puts out fine food at a reasonable price. The Patries are now living in Charlotte, NC, where Stan commutes to Pittsburgh. I had previously mentioned that PSA had bought U.S. Air and Stan went with them. PSA closed their hub in San Diego so Stan had to move. He is still a check pilot on 737s. They had to sell their house in California and buy a big house in Charlotte; the old tax bite problem. There’s one good thing about being a pilot: when you move to a new location you don’t necessarily have to settle in the same town. The Patries looked at the mid-Atlantic states as their possible search area.

A couple of weeks after that, Fred and Arlene HENDRYX came into town to spend 10 days with his parents. There was some “use or lose” vacation time that they couldn’t fit in at any other time. It was great seeing them again. I took them to that same seafood place in Titusville, where we enjoyed the same excellent cuisine. They reported that Bob KUCHLEWSKI was doing fine after his kidney operation. I can’t recall any other Redtag news that he passed along even though we talked a lot. I’ll take notes next time.

Shortly after that Larry GOOCH called. He was in town for a day and heading out the next day. Larry is still working for EG&G in Business Development (translate to contract proposals). He is assigned to their Washington office but talked them into stationing him in the field (translate that to Las Vegas). Can you believe that? He also experienced a significant pay raise the last of his three daughters graduated from college. Other news from Larry: Dave ROE has left USAA and moved to Washington, DC. Herb ALTMAN has a new job in Sunnyvale, CA. And Bob DEBERRY was planning to get married on Feb 29th. No other info available at this time. By the way, Bob also works for EG&G. Best of everything to Bob and his bride. Hope I can get a picture for the next issue. Got word that Larry is coming into town in a couple of weeks. Plan to see him then.

Got a letter from Randy and Lieu SCHAMBERGER. Randy retired from the Air Force on 1 July, 1990 and had a rather unorthodox retirement ceremony. “I didn’t do the thank you’s and motivational speech for the younger troops. Instead I did a summary of my career in the form of an operational test briefing (what I’d been doing for the past nine years). It was done with a multi-media format of slides, videotapes, etc., and in a

humorous vein. It raised some eyebrows of some of the brass, but what the heck. It was my retirement and what could they do?” Son Rick got it all on video... Since then he’s been living the life of leisure: two to three hours of tennis daily, weightlifting, reading, etc. He finished his honeydos, then built a deck with a walkway and border. He stopped before paving the whole yard. He and Lieu haven’t gotten tired of being around each other every day. She still works at her stock market thing; when together they enjoy the same things. Son Rick is a junior at Univ of West Florida in Pensacola. He is studying biology for pre-med. The latest grad Register lists Randy as a tennis pro at Bluewater Bay Resort. He says, ‘‘Not quite true. I sent in my after-graduation update last summer. In a moment of facetiousness (after reading about all the presidents, VPs, generals, and other high falutin’ sounding titles for our class members) I listed my occupation as ‘resident tennis bum, BWB resort.’ I guess the AOG folks couldn’t quite fathom a Redtag doing something so base, so they took literary license. Something like garbage men becoming sanitary engineers, I guess... Incidentally, the real BWB tennis pro does admit the two terms are practically synonymous.” They will be at the 30th. Randy feels like he’s doing the country a favor by not taking a job away from someone who really needs it. Thanks for the funny stories in your letter, Randy.

And now a letter from John FLANAGAN. John sent me a newspaper clipping in which he recalled a FAC mission where he was attempting to coordinate a rescue of a downed crew when he witnessed the helicopter take a hit and disintegrate. He climbed above the clouds and returned a few minutes later to a deserted area. The story was about the POW/MIA issue, which John has strongly supported. There was another news item for me to pass along. ‘‘After a controversial firing from the New York Air National Guard as a BG and a Weekend Warrior, John Flanagan has re-emerged as a college professor with appointments at three New York institutions, written a book, Vietnam Above the Treetops (available in March), is working with the Business Executives for National Security on reform of the Guard and Reserve, and rumor has it that he may be running for Congress from New York.”

By the way, after the article in the last Checkpoints, I got a call from Dennis DEHNE who recalled his own troubles with the Nevada Guard and wanted to get in touch with John. I also got a call from a ’77 grad who also wanted a copy of John’s article because he had seen some of the same problems. It seems like we’ve struck a chord here.

I’m almost out of space. Got a change of zip code from Charlie HALE in Moreno Valley, CA, and a change from Bob HOLCOMB, going from Scottsdale, AZ, to Palatine, IL. That’s it for now. See you at the 30th. GO REDTAGS.

Norman I. Lee III

17532 N.E. 38th Court

Redmond, WA 98052

Work: (206) 965-9419

Home: (206) 882-0968

Percent members: 77

The principal topic of a recent conversation between Steve DOTSON (doing his USAF Reserve duty at USAFA?) and Jim DIFFENDORFER our class president was how near at hand the 30th reunion is 15 months. Jim was motivated to make a few inquiries: homecoming weekend is limited to class reunions for the 10- and 20-year classes. Thus, to have our 30th gathering during the football season we will have to do it other than Homecoming Weekend (16-19 Sept). A football weekend does appear to be the time of choice the Redtags are hard at it for the 1992 season; therefore, some planning does need to get underway now. Also, the responsibility for putting together a class reunion appears to default to the ‘‘Class President”; in our case, ‘‘Diff.” It is obvious that classmates in the local area will be called upon to be focal points for much of the reunion planning. Jim suggests he will be a very happy camper if some volunteers are willing to take on the task before he begins appointing folks. He is also open to ideas especially for the following: (1) A time of year other than the fall football season or graduation week, (2) What the class might want to do as a 30-year gift to the Academy and (3) Special events other than the standard format. You ask what is the standard format? Thursday arrival and cocktail party at our headquarters hotel. Normally, Friday daytime includes golf, cadet area open house, senior Academy staff briefings, memorial ceremony and class photo. Friday evening is reserved for the ‘‘formal” affair/banquet. Saturday includes a tailgate party and the game. The post-game event is generally casual at the hotel, including food and drinks. All inputs should be sent to Jim at his address; 600 SW Kenyon, Apt U-101, Seattle, WA 98106.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, PA recently named

Bob ZAMBOLDI as vice president/general manager of the company’s liquid/bulk gas business area. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is a leading international supplier of industrial gases and related equipment, intermediate and specialty chemicals, and environmental and energy systems. The company’s annual sales approach $3 billion. They operate in 25 countries employing 14,000 employees. Corporate headquarters are in Allentown, PA. Bob has been with Air Products for 24 years holding positions in field sales and sales management, including vice presidentsales of Air Products’ industrial gas division. Most recently, Bob was vice president of operations and engineering for the division.

Larry DAY is the new deputy chief of staff for Technical Training for Headquarters Air Training Command. He is responsible for command policy and management of training in over 350 Air Force specialties taught through more than 6,200 courses each year. This includes technical training as well as all enlisted basic military training in the Air Force.

Received a letter from Bob VENKUS just as I was putting the article to bed. Bob’s note was a most welcome chance to acquaint everyone with another literary effort of a classmate. Bob’s words are better than mine: ‘‘...my book, Raid On Qaddafi, will be released in mid-April on the sixth anniversary of Operation El Dorado Canyon. By the time the next issue of Checkpoints is in print, St. Martin’s Press hopes to be in the second printing of the hard cover.

‘‘Like the mission it describes, the book is somewhat unusual. I won’t describe it further other than to say that a principal character described in its pages, Sam W. WESTBROOK III, has read it and given it a good review. As you will see, Sam played a huge part in the raid and his achievements are well documented in the book’s pages (as are the reasons I, the 48th Wing’s vice commander, wrote the book instead of Sam).”

I hope to get a chance to read Raid On Qaddafi and to report back my observations through the column. Bob says all grads, especially our classmates, will definitely find the book interesting. Bob’s letter provided a convenient opportunity to update the files on Sam who is the COO of PAR Government Systems in New York upstate according to Kate.

Please take a close look at the picture, then drag out your 1963 Polaris and turn to page 358. The comparison is extraordinary! Lynne rented the Corvette for Dick’s birthday and took the picture. Truthfully, not much has changed Dick has a mustache and the hat is a new model. The ’Vette is still a good-looking car. When Dick was passing through the Miami Airport after a South American turnaround in his American Airlines 727, he ran into Roger ZOELLER who is the airport’s real estate manager.

Joe CABUK’s new address is 1625 Girard Hwy still in Oak Ridge, LA. Joe lists his current job as charter pilot. Another Louisiana Cajun Plaquemine Dr. Bert REINSTEIN, changed his address from 201 Hackberry Lane to 25325 Hackberry Lane.

That’s all. Being the good guy that I am by adhering to the editor’s pleas to keep the size of inputs under control, it is time to close. Take care.

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Bob Hovde

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Spring is getting ready to hit Washington, DC. We are in what is probably our last cold spell of what was a mild winter (not COLD compared to Boston, but below freezing at night). Next comes all the pollen, and then the lawn mowing. (Then, when it gets hot, we water the lawn so that we can mow it some more!)

CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS: Jerry BUTLER moved to a new place in Colorado Springs and says, “No other changes”. Thanks, Jerry. Dan WARD has returned from Hawaii, and now lives in Denver. Tom EGGERS also has a new address at MacDill AFB, FL.

BABIES: Yes. What I’m talking about here is “babies”, not “grandbabies”. (See photo. One must look carefully to tell the difference.)

Linda (Lou) COMADENA writes that they have beaten the SUDMALISes for the youngest baby of the Class of ’64. (Hey! I report on babies, but I never said that this is a contest!) Anyway, Linda reports that Big Lou is surviving and enjoying Baby Lou tremendously.

Academy Society of Washington, DC. The society tries to be complimentary to the AOG, hopefully performing functions that are outside the charter of the AOG. Jeff, Bob LEVINS, Bob HALEY, Ed HARVEY, and I attended a Society meeting recently during which we visited a local cable television news station hosted by Mike MOORE (’67). Trying to get graduates more involved in business with each other is one of the objectives of the Society.

I also attended an AOG lunch at the Pentagon. Bill DOUGLASS is the president of the local chapter, and the guest speaker was our own astronaut, Fred GREGORY. I also saw John GRAVES, Karl WIDMEYER, Nick LACEY, and Jack COLE there.

SAD NEWS: For those of you who didn’t notice the Gone But Not Forgotten section, Doug THOMPSON died of a heart attack last December at his home in Reading, PA.

That’s all for now. It’s getting to be moving time again. When you move and send in a change-of-address card, please write down what you are doing. You can use the margins or write across the middle. Of course, you could also write a letter or make a phone call.

Actually Linda, I have an unconfirmed report that Jeff JOHNSON (and Gretchen) also had baby (girl) last year on January 21, 1991.

SPIES EVERYWHERE: Bill SWICK (’65) called to say he had recently seen two of our classmates. Bill had attended the wedding of Gary RYSER’s daughter Cindy in Denver. Gary is now the general manager of OEA in Denver, and is building a house in Parker. Later, while flying on a commuter aircraft into Eglin AFB, Bill sat next to Harold DOGLIANI, with whom he had taught physics at the Academy in 1973-75. Harold works at the Phillips Laboratory (in what used to be the Weapons Lab) in Albuquerque, NM. It seems that he has been in the reserves for some years, was recalled during Desert Storm, and is finishing up his time required to retire as a colonel.

I also got a letter from Brad VAN SANT (’62), who is pastor of the Woodland Presbyterian Church in Woodland, CA. He had played JV basketball with Mike PAVICH, and recognized him in a local Sacramento newspaper article. The article starts off, “At first glance, the 6-foot-2 fighter pilot looks out of place as he walks onto the basketball court. He’s middle-aged, nearly two decades older than some of his opponents... But once Air Force Maj Gen Mike Pavich starts to play, any doubts about his abilities on the court are quickly put to rest... star of the game... carrying his team... Mike is commander of the Sacramento Air Logisitics Center, and apparently has very good relations with the local newspaper. Of course would you expect less from Mike? (Unfortunately, the news photo of Mike blocking a shot won’t reproduce well enough to print, but it impressed me. I couldn’t jump that high with a trampoline.)

THE NEW AIR FORCE: Steve CROKER, who has been acting as the commander of the interim headquarters of the newly-established Air Combat Command, has been recommended for a third star and will become the first vice-commander of the command when it becomes official. (Way to go, Roomie!) Mike LOH (’60) will be the commander.

Other stuff; Jeff LEVY pulled a “drop back 10 and punt” trick on the software company job I reported on in the last article. Instead, he spent two months in Pittsburgh organizing an engineering company. Now he is trying to set up a Federal Division for them. Jeff is active in the Air Force

Time marches reliably on would you believe double-time. As I write this column (end of March), the Class of ’92 is slightly more than 60 days from graduation, and we are approaching the 27th anniversary of our graduation from USAFA.

Received a great letter from Bruce GROSSETTA. He and wife, Gail, closed down Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia; took a quick trip through Corsica, Italy and Eastern Europe; and hustled back to Tucson. There, Larry FARRELL officiated at Bruce’s retirement ceremony. Bruce and Gail left their college-graduate daughter in Sardinia working as a translator and office manager for Loral Aerospace.

There’s news from Tucson of Bob SVOB, who has kept a low profile since graduation. In addition to having all the requirements but dissertation for a PhD in political science from the U. of Arizona, Bob happily pilots trains for the Southern Pacific railroad. He and wife, Helen, have just become empty-nesters after launching the last of three kids. Here’s some trivia for your data bank: Bob SVOB, Jim SELSER and Bruce GROSSETTA graduated together from the same high school in Tucson. At that time they were the only threesome to have entered the Academy from the same class at the same high school.

We’ve also heard from Roger MCANIFF. After eight years in Alaska, he sold most of his worldly possessions, left Alaska on a motorcycle, and traveled around until he found a spot which looked good: Richmond, CA. There he’s continuing his management consultant practice and watching his three kids become adults. Roger says his plans definitely include our 30th reunion.

Steve ESZENYI is working with SAIC in San Diego, but don’t be surprised if he and Barbara end up in Hungary. Steve was born in Hungary during WWII, and as an infant, escaped rolled up in a rug before the Communists completely sealed the border. His father still lives in Hungary, and since Eastern Europe has opened up, Steve and Barbara are more than intrigued with the thoughts of going into business over there especially since Steve speaks Hungarian, among other languages.

Jim MYNAR was recently at an airline career seminar in Washington DC. He’s living in the Seattle area and is looking at post-Air Force flying while he explores other options.

Larry and Vickie FARRELL are doing well, trying to decide where they should live in their future post-Air Force life. Their son Sean just graduated from pilot training at Williams AFB. Daughter Kelly is next finishing at the University of Maryland.

Harry and Judy VICE live in southwest Vermont in the mountains and next to a lake. Sounds idyllic. Harry is incubating new businesses through Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, but is looking for a career change and move to Tampa, FL. Judy is running a graphics art business.

Joe KOENIG attended a recent worldwide IG conference at Tyndall AFB. Bill GROSVENOR (ATC/IG) and Tad OELSTROM (USAFE/IG) were there, too. Joe reports that Tad made several “value added” suggestions that should improve the IG process. There’s hope. Tad says his inquisitive eight-year-old keeps him on his intellectual toes. Bill GROSVENOR expects to finish his AF career after his tour at HQ ATC and retire in Texas. Joe KOENIG’s IG tour is up this summer and he’ll

Louis Samuel Comadena, born 16 Dec 90. Class of 2012?

retire from the AF, so it’s back to his wife, Marlene, and their permanent home at WPAFB after two years of TDY tag. Joe and Marlene are expecting their fifth and sixth grandchildren in June, and will also graduate daughter Cindi from Fairmont University.

Vic and Marcia GRAZIER have expanded their ministry at WrightPatterson AFB to AFIT and the International Logistics Center. Like the Energizer, Vic and Marcia “keep on going.’’

Chuck and Alice RYERSON have had a disappointing year with Pan Am. Chuck started 1992 as first officer on 727s; that ended when Pan Am ceased operations. Chuck continues his interest in boats, diving and fishing, and Alice is working full-time in retail.

John VICKERY is flying the Airbus and living in Montgomery, AL. His wife, Sarah, is a librarian, and two sons, Stuart and Peter, are in college Stuart at Duke and Peter at Emory.

Steve and Sue DAVIS closed Sue’s country gift store and both are now manufacturing wood gift items full-time. They plan to enter the craft fair circuit this year. Their daughter Shari finished college this year, then trooped off to Spangdahlem, Germany with her F-16 pilot husband.

Ed FARRELL saw Errol REINER at DFW airport. Errol is Rockwell’s manager for Advanced Systems ties in nicely with his previous experience at Space Command. He and Donna have four children of various ages: two in college and another starting next year.

Larry and Ramona RANK moved to Portland, OR when Larry resigned from the AF in ’76. Larry worked there as a county manager and presently as the landside manager (terminal operations) for the municipal airport. Larry and Ramona’s four children (ages 12 to 26) all live and work in the Portland area.

Lee ALTON retired at the end of ’91 and plans to remain in the D.C. area. Lee says it’s time to let the next generation fight the battles. Terry is working for JMB properties, as is daughter Holly who graduated from college last summer. Lee’s first-born, Lt Kelly ALTON (Class of ’90) finished pilot training, married the next month and is now an F-15 maintenance officer at Langley waiting for a fighter training slot.

Doug FAIN lives in Denver and works for Martin-Marietta. Tragedy struck Doug and MaryJo when their adult daughter Claire was hit and killed by an out-of-control car while she was standing on a sidewalk. Claire was an honors graduate from college and the youngest soprano ever hired by the Washington Opera. Our condolences. Doug’s second daughter, also an honors student, graduates this year from Trinity U. Doug has thrown his hat into the political arena and is running in the Colorado Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. He says the pace is grueling, but his energy level is high. If Doug becomes the party candidate, he’ll need all the support he can muster to win in November.

Dr. Jim PERRY is running the U of Florida Medical School’s Orthopedic Department. His wife, Kathy, also a doctor, works 3/i full-time helping run the department and spends the remaining time with their young daughter Alexis. Jim’s older two daughters graduated from college last year: Betsy from Bucknell and Leslie from Minnesota.

NEW ADDRESSES: John HEWITT, c/o TRW Financial Systems, 1947 Center St., Berkley, CA 94704. David NOLTING, 9313 Lexington St., Cypress, CA 90630. Ted LYNN, 6 Burke Loop. Silver City, NM 88061. Howard HILL, 2403 Parker Dr., Niceville, FL 32578-2316. Eric ZURBRUGG, 21 Mathews Dr., Hilton Head Is., SC 29926. Bill ROBERTS, 2525 E. Prince, Tucson, AZ 85716-1141.

OPPORTUNITIES: We’d like to add a new section to our class column titled “Opportunities” for our classmates looking for jobs or offering them. If you want space in Opportunities, drop us a note.

30th REUNION: I haven’t heard who will be organizing our 30th reunion, but if you want to be part of the action, send us your name and interest area. We’ll make sure it gets to the right people.

NEXT ISSUE: Ron FLAKE will write the next column for Checkpoints. He would appreciate your inputs by June 15. Ron’s address: 1001 Pat Booker Road, Universal City, TX 78148; Phone: 512-658-5305; FAX: 512-658-1855.

“If we are all thinking alike, somebody isn’t thinking.” General George Patton to his staff.

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of update on what is going on with your Air Force. And, if I could figure it all out, that’s exactly what I would do. We’re changing the MAJCOMs, but we’re not really changing the patches. We’re getting a lot smaller, but instead of consolidating our limited resources, we’re dividing them up into smaller pots. We’ve gone from a shortage of pilots to a “shortage of cockpits”. This means that we’ve got so many pilots that we’re booting them, banking them, PERPing them, and stacking them. (We’ve got the same problem with colonels, but the remedy is called a SERB.) Flexibility has always been the key to Airpower, and now it’s the key to survival. A good sense of humor helps a lot, too.

Congratulations to Nick KEHOE and Paul STEIN! They are both on the latest two-star list and are the first in our class to reach that rank. Nick has been running XOXX in the Pentagon for the last year or so, and Paul has been running the Keesler Tech Training Center. We are all really proud of both of you.

Astronaut Ron GRABE was up slipping the surly bonds in space again. This time he was commanding the STS Discovery on a scientific flight. Ron and his fellow astronauts shared the flight with a large variety of bugs, insects, and other small creatures. (Reminded him of survival school.) Dennie WATSON and family drove down to Florida to take part in the pre-launch festivities and watch the take-off. Dennie says that they went to a nice reception the night before the launch and got to rub shoulders with all the other friends of the astronauts. Unfortunately, Ron and his crew were already in isolation so they couldn’t join in the fun. Dennie said that he ran into Mike GOLAS at the reception. Mike is working for General Dynamics in Dallas.

I haven’t been TDY in a few months so I haven’t run into any classmates in the usual places bars or base ops. Actually, I did run into BG Rusty GIDEON at base ops here at Scott AFB. Rusty was just passing through on his way from a TQM conference (some of you might know and understand what that is) back to home base, Wright-Pat, where he is still the commander of the Foreign Technology Division. Like everyone who has been in the same job for a few years, Rusty expects to move on to something else this summer. Speaking of moving, Jim MURPHY is leaving his job as commander of the 608 MAG at Ramstein and coming to join us here at MAC (soon to be AMC) Headquarters as the director of Operations Policy. Jim will get to move back into his old house in the same neighborhood that I live in and I will get to continue my life-long attempts to corrupt him. Ron DAVIS stopped by my office the other day and left his card on my desk. (At least I think it was Ron somebody left his card on my desk.) He is working for Booz-Allen & Hamilton in Arlington, VA, probably in the area of airspace management. Ron was a USAF representative to the FAA before he retired.

The AOG sends me your change-of-address cards, from which I sometimes glean bits of information and cultivate it into a full-blown story about you. The more facts you write on those things, the less I have to invent. For example, Harold WEED’S card says that he is a colonel in the Reserves on active duty. He is living in Woodbridge, VA, so I assume that he is filling an active duty “265” position in the Pentagon probably in the systems analysis business. Gary VAN VALIN has moved from on base at Kirtland AFB to an address in Albuquerque, so I’m guessing that he has just retired or is getting ready to. Mike MARON just moved from Beaver Creek, OH to San Antonio, TX. Ted MCCORD is living in Broken Arrow, OK; Jerry CALLAHAN has moved to Renton, WA; and Mont SUTHERLAND has moved from Ohio to Woodstock, GA. Kenny BOONE is still living in California, but has moved from Thousand Oaks to Eureka; and Randy CARLSON has moved from Bualsburg, PA to State College, PA.

Summertime is coming up, so when you take that road trip to visit your grandchildren, stop in on a classmate. When you do, take a picture and send me a letter. We want to know what you’re doing. Until next time Happy Landings!

Greetings again from Deutschland, where the winter has been cold and

damp and foggy and cloudy and a far cry from any I have ever before experienced. Thank heaven spring seems to be on the way.

From Michael THOMPSON: his 14-year-old daughter Jenny is inclined toward modeling, while twin brother Brandon is described as the “family brain.” Eldest son Kent is a sophomore at CU in the college of business, and in his spare time is a body builder. Ten-year-old Donielle is a talented gymnast who is aiming toward the 1996 Olympics. Mike and wife, Debbie, are competitive racquetball players, with both of them winning Colorado state competitions. Debbie is also a 4.0 student at CU in business. Mike quit flying for the AF in ’72 and now practices emergency medicine in C-Springs, where he often sees Hank ARNOLD.

Bill and Patti HURLEY are still in Alabama, but are pursuing different ventures these days. Patti has entered the environmental arena, where she is now developing educational curriculum for the state of Alabama. Bill retired for a year, then unretired and became a successful financial planner, having won the IDS Mercury Award for excellence. Son Billy went to Auburn University, then moved to the beach for a while, and subsequently gravitated to work in the Gulfarium; a reserach, training and performance aquarium for marine animals. That has really appealed to him, and he is now working there and pursuing a graduate degree in marine biology.

Les and the JENSENS continue to thrive in Iowa. Actually, Les has only been there part-time this past year. He was in Wichita at F-16 school from October through March. The upgrading was great but it interfered with his continuing musical education... He did manage to take viola lessons at Wichita State, to further round out his musical talents. Son Mike is at Iowa State this year, and son Matt is a high school junior, ran cross country and plays basketball. Jackie’s time is pretty well occupied trying to keep them all in line, though she also is taking a class in grad school.

Dan MORGAN wrote from Holloman, to which he returned after his SWA desert experience. He has made numerous presentations to various professional forums about his deployment experiences, including one to the American Psychological Association. After being home just a relatively short time he “deployed” again, this time for three months to California to study neuropsychiatry. Daughter Wendy spent much of her fall involved in musical pursuits, especially the marching band, which turned out to take up about 10 hours a week plus class time plus weekend performances and fund raisers, most of which involved the Morgan parents too. Son Jesse is now of driving age, actively involved in German language and science pursuits. Dan and Donna and the whole family remain actively involved in church activites. Donna wrote that they are very happy in Alamogordo and especially appreciated the community support when Dan was deployed.

Chuck BEATTIE recently did lunch with Lloyd DUNCAN, who is flying for Delta and living in Dallas. Chuck is flying for the Trump Shuttle and “... hoping that somebody buys us quickly...” He, wife Paula, and son Mark are all doing well.

Jim (Ike) ICENHOUR wrote to update his activites after he retired at lovely Cannon AFB in ’87 he flew the A-310 Airbus for Pam Am. He saw the writing on the wall for Pan Am and reentered the “resume and interview” circuit. In April he was placed in the “new hire pool” for United. Before United called him, Delta bought Pan Am’s A-310s and North Atlantic routes, and Ike became the very last Pan Am A-310 pilot to transfer to Delta... #306 out of 306. So he is now the anchor man on the New York A-310 first officer list, where he expects to spend the rest of his flying life on reserve. Ike dined with John CARNEY and family in Paris in the past year. John is “absolutely thriving” in his job there, living in the shadow of the Eifel Tower.

Ike had another interesting grad contact once while he was flying from Madrid to JFK, an astronaut VIP was brought up to view the cockpit. Ike thought that he looked familiar. It turned out that it was Loren SHRIVER, who passed on to Ike a space shuttle tie tack. Ike’s only other class contact is with his former roomie and current Newport News neighbor Bob PASTUSEK. Ike, thanks for your letter.

A Seagram’s Seven newsletter caught up with me just after my last input was sent, and this info is a bit dated. Anyhow Bill HALL wrote

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that wife, Renie, has expanded her business and is now wholesaling; daughter Stephanie is plugging away as a junior in mechanical engineering, and Wendy, his youngest, was preparing for a trip to Dublin in March ’92 to visit family and perform in the St Paddy’s Day parade. Bill says “With my luck she’ll fall madly in love with an IRA soldier...” The Seven crew had a reunion, of sorts, at the the Navy football game with George and Pat FRUSHOUR and son and a few others. Ron ROUNCE

en route to job as ambassador to Saudi via Springfield, VA was found wandering the parking lot with wife, Helen, near comatose from the East Coast humidity. They were eventually resuscitated by infusions of beer and steamed crabs. Bill and Jeannie GERBER also joined the group at halftime Bill G may hold some record for permanent residency in D.C.

Bill Hall had stayed in Park City with Jerry and Julie WENNER, at their mountain home. The Wenners “... are enjoying the luxuriant lifestyle of the retired military officer who happens to fly for Delta.” Bill was greatly disappointed that he had to leave before the Wenner’s elk hanging party.

Bill noted that Lenny and Betty VERNAMONTI and family are alive and well in Mississippi. Their daughter Leigh is in college and son Lenny, the younger, is “tearing up high school...” Lenny the Elder has learned that our class is about $2k in the red from excess unsold 20th reunion jewelry. This may be the first time that information has been made known. Perhaps that same stuff is marketable for the 25th, or perhaps there are those out there who still want to purchase some 20th reunion stuff. I suspect that the AOG would give a good deal to anyone interested in current purchases.

Here are a few changes of address from the AOG: Royce GW WOODDELL, formerly of Eldridge, ND, is now at APO AE 09130-5000; Don OWEN has moved to C-Springs; Ted MCADAM is in Las Vegas; and Rich FANCHER has moved to La Honda, CA. These few changes certainly confirm that the PCS season has passed.

On a serious note one of our number will not be able to attend our 25th, though he would like to do so. Pete BETTINGER will be with us in spirit, but the rest of him will be in Austin, TX, where he lives at the Regency Village Apts, 6600 Brush Country Rd, Austin, TX 78904. He is the victim of a form of MS which has hit him hard. His family pretty much “adopted” many of the 6th Squadron when they moved to C-Springs. His father recently wrote and asked that I use Checkpoints to let Pete’s friends and classmates know of Pete’s condition, and to encourage all to write or drop in on him.

Further, I would ask that any of you who may know of others who have health concerns or other exceptional conditions please let me know, and I will use the column to share that information. We were once all in the barrel together, and we helped each other make it through. I hope that the bonds that were formed then still exist, and that we can still pull together again to help one another out. There but for fortune goes you or I.

For those of you who may have written but do not see your comments reflected here I’m not ignoring you, it’s just that the AOG has set a limit to the amount of copy each of us can have printed in each edition. I try to cull through all I receive, and submit for Checkpoints the info which seems most timely, unusual, etc.

Keep them cards and letters cornin’ in. Auf Wiedersehen.

Tim Davidson

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’Tis St. Patrick’s Day today and ’tis time to get the Blarney flowing. The wee folk at the Pentagon are staging a hair rebellion of sorts. It seems that every time our chief of staff’s “manly man” portrait is hung up, someone alters his appearance by painting in a short, cropped mustach. OK DoDo staff... Knock It Off!

For those out of the service, a satirical piece on the chief’s restructure plan for the Air Force, called the “Brown Paper” or “TACumsizing the Air Force,” has been getting a lot of play in the newspapers. In the Brown Paper, the “manly man” is a fighter pilot with great quantities of chest hair and a large neck size who rains fire and steel on the target. In this piece, only manly men have the divine spark of leadership required to lead the Air Force. All others particularly navigators and women are relegated to secondary positions as support-types. The wee folk say that the chief’s strong ties to our fighter community has fomented the lower-

level rumbling that led to the drafting of the Brown Paper and the not-soaesthetically-sensitive artwork on the chief’s visage.

HELLO ’68! For those still in the service, times are becoming more interesting with critical career decisions on whether to remain in the Air Force, and potentially being selected for early retirement (SERBed), or putting in paperwork ahead of the SERB and getting a few more months on active duty before the board selects you. In these times, the Marine slogan appears to have great credibility, and like the Marines, the Air Force is only looking for a few good men and women.

Jim and Steve Alexander: Class of 1995.

I received a note from Jim ALEXANDER’S brother Jon last September and did not get it into the winter column. Humble apologies to Jon from the class scribe! Jon wrote that his twin sons, Jim (our Jim’s namesake) and Steve Alexander, are members of the doolie class with Jim in 12th Squadron and Steve in 18th. Jon is a new associate member of the AOG and reads our column faithfully. He is currently a pilot for Federal Express and said to pass a hello to Mike and Sally NAVARRO.

The Higleys of Holland Patent, NY Ha! and Kathi.

a letter to the Justice Department asking for an exception to the Immigration and Naturalization Act which would allow Cecelia’s original petition for immigration to remain valid. I then contacted the case officer in Miami, FL for a decision on the matter. He said that he will need to review the request more thoroughly, but would get back to me by April. Had a phone call from Dick FAST in February. Dick is at the National War College with Bill DRENNAN on the National Security side of the house. Dick’s wife, Sherrie, is working on the House-Senate Joint Committee on Taxation.

REUNION INFO: I received a phone call from Mike CRYER in March asking what the scoop was on the 25th reunion. We are again turning to the Colorado WAG contingent for leadership and will need to get some input from our class officers. Mike suggested that we have a competition among alumni squadrons for contributions to the Alumni House as a way of securing funds for our class gift. Until a more permanent committee arrangement is formally established, please send ideas, suggestions, and activities to me as an initial focal point and I will funnel the information to the reunion committee when it forms up. In the meantime, please let me know what you think of Mike’s suggestion.

’68 SPOTLIGHT

The ’68 Spotlight for the Spring ’92 column falls on Dr. Dick ELLIS. As you can tell by the photo, Dick has a beautiful family and has some affinity for the sport of football (Clemson Stadium in the background). Dick received an MS degree from Texas A&M in 1973 and a PhD in Education from the University of Denver. He served in a myriad of football coaching positions under Ben Martin, Emery Ballard, Bill Parcells, Ken Hatfield, and Fisher DeBerry and rose to the position of associate director of Athletics at USAFA while on active duty.

The Zyro/I tradition continues at ’91 ’s graduation: Toby, Tom, Kathy, and Tate.

I received a super letter from Tom ZYROLL, who wrote of the pride that he and Kathy experienced in the graduation of their son Toby with the Class of 1991, and of their son Tate who is a member of the Class of ’95. Gerry WYNGAARD did the honors of swearing Toby into the Air Force as a second lieutenant. Tom and Kathy have lived in Kingwood, TX (near Houston) since 1985. He bumps into Dick COVEY and Duey MROSLA quite a bit and stays in touch with Roger SINDLE, who has a thriving law practice in Nashville.

Hal HIGLEY broke a two-year newsletter silence to send your class scribe some updated info on his family’s activities. Hal is flying the friendly skies of United as a DC-10 second officer and soon hopes to become a line check airman training new United guys in Denver. Kathi won the Oliver Award for real estate sales in the Utica area in 1990 and is active as the hospitality chairwoman at the Floyd Baptist Church in Holland Patent. Son Hap is on a four-year scholarship at the RoseHulman Institute of Technology in Indiana and is pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. Son Joel is a member of the Class of ’95 at the Air Force Academy. (Are any of you out in Checkpoints Land seeing a trend here?) Daugther Beckie, at 14, is a high honor roll freshman at Holland Patent High School with a special acumen for math.

In a continuing effort to help Cecelia Castro and her family, I wrote to Congressman Earl Hutto of Florida’s First Congressional District on behalf of our class. At the request of the class, Congressman Hutto wrote

Tigers one and all: Scott, Chelsea, Dick, Cecelia, and Kent Ellis.

With 14 years of football coaching experience, he was a defensive backfield coach, head coach of the USAFA Prep School (9-1 record), head USAFA JV Coach (34-13-1 record), and special teams coach for Air Force teams that played in the Independence, Hall of Fame, Freedom, and Bluebonnet Bowls. He left the service and the Academy in 1989 to join Ken Hatfield in a winning program at Arkansas (10-1 record and

SWC Championship). He then joined Coach Hatfield at Clemson, where they had a successful 1990 season (10-2 record, ACC Championship, and Hall of Fame Bowl victory over Big Ten co-champ Illinois).

As you all remember, Dick graduated with the rest of us on 5 June.

What you may not be aware of is, with the exception of a three-year flying stint, including a medical grounding following an aircraft accident in Vietnam, Dick spent 18 years as an officer and four years as a cadet at the Academy. Dick thinks that 22 years of active-duty Academy assignments may be a record. In any case, when asked what the Academy meant to him, you can imagine that our alma mater took on a great deal more significance to him than for those of us who only spent short tours there as cadets.

Dick said, “What I learned at the Academy as a cadet has had an obvious impact on my career in athletics. We learned never to give up and to believe in ourselves. These qualitites not only led to successful military careers, but also led to success in the civilian world.” He also said that regardless of our many different walks through life, “the Academy allowed us to serve our country with distinction in the Air Force, and later to serve in leadership positions in our civilian communities.”

Thanks for all your good work and motivation to our younger generation. Our best wishes for many more victories “on the fields of friendly strife.”

’68ers On The Move: Dale FRANZ (Ret. 1 Mar ’92) to Middletown, RI (is now area manager with SAGE Seminars, Inc.) and George P. “Rocky” GAINES to Evergreen, CO from Clovis, NM.

That’s all the news that’s fit to print. Take care, mind the flak, and keep those cards, letters, and photos coming in! For the ’69ers who read this column, Dave and Kay HAMILTON are alive and well and reside in the Bluewater Bay area near Eglin AFB. Dave is working at the Air Warfare Center in the Test Directorate.

Lindsey Parris

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Tony Marietta

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Home: (719) 488-3201

Work: (719) 593-8888

(800) 451-7217 (outside of Colo. Spgs.)

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You guys have sent so many cards, letters, and pictures that the Post Office has had to hire additional personnel. “Keep’em flying on in.”

Got a great letter and pictures from Joe MCCLELLAND. The picture was taken at a party for the AFA Bowl game. Joe invited all of the ’70 grads he could think of in the Washington, DC area. Since Joe is getting older, at first he could only think of himself. Later he remembered his grad Register and came up with many more names. The questionable

characters are, front row: Chris JOHNSON, Brian MCCOLLOUGH, Doug NORTON, Don GABRESKI, and Darryl LUNDGREN. Back Row: Greg WOODHEAD, Tooey EMERY, and Joe MCCLELLAND. Joe mentioned that Rex REILEY and John POMEROY joined them later.

The second picture was taken with wives and friends. Of course, Joe decided to thoroughly confuse all of us by telling me that the “ladies are not necessarily with their husbands or friends.” Therefore, we really have no idea who the women are. Probably need to call for a Congressional investigation.

“Guess who we are with.

Some updates from Joe: Craig JOHNSON is V.P. with Special Programs at McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems in St. Louis. Phil MEILINGER is teaching at Air Command and Staff College, designing a new course for honor graduates, and is on the last COLONEL list. Super! Greg WOODHEAD, who has a PhD in economics, is working as a researcher with the AFL-CIO. Don GABRESKI is at the Pentagon. Don and wife, Terry, are both on the COLONELs list. Great! Ron SCONYERS is General Loh’s (’60) information officer. Joe said Ron has been a colonel since before he learned to shave. Joe MCCLELLAND is a North American representative with a British company. Thanks, Joe, for the info!

Terry DESSERT is going through instruction with United in Denver. Terry just loves school. Jerry BRUNI has been appointed first vice president of Smith, Barney, Harris, Upham & Company. Congratulations! Got a note from Ray BARLEBEN. He has formed the “Financial Management Associates,” an independent financial planning firm and registered investment advisor in Englewood, CO. Good Luck, Ray!

Talked with Sharlene LEIMBACH, Glenn’s wife, and she said that Glenn is flying and teaching for United. I think she mentioned he was working with the 737 and 300 models, but since I have no knowledge regarding the numerical designations of aircraft and can’t read my notes, I made up those numbers. Sharlene mentioned that Charlie LONGNECKER is also teaching with them. (I saw Charlie a few months ago at the local supermarket with his son, and both looked great.) Sharlene said Doug BARON, wife Sharon, and six-year-old Nichole are in Georgia (I think!). Doug is a captain with Delta. Thanks, Sharlene.

John VERARDO called me in mid-March when he was in the Springs. He is working for the Navy in the L.A. area as academic director for Contract School. John and Sue have two daughters and two sons. John and Sue met on a ZI field trip at Fairchild. Talk about commitment. I can’t even remember what “ZI” stands for. Was it “Zoomie Intruders?”

Recently talked with Ross JOHNSTON, who is an orthopedic surgeon in Waterloo, IA. Ross, wife Marty, and their family are going great.

Got a nice letter from Skip PENNY with a picture of Skip, Dave STERLING, and John HATLELID. All three of them work for Motorola, John and Dave in the Washington office and Skip in Chandler, AZ. Skip is the space operations manager for the Iridium satellite communications project and retired from the AF in Aug ’90. John and Dave are staff engineers and often work with the project. Skip provided the following: Chuck WEIR is retired and living in Mesa, AZ. Bill

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BENEDICT is in the construction business in Mesa. Walt SEEDS is in Hayes, VA managing a health food store. Jim BARRALL is flying for Continental and lives in New Jersey. Jake HOLMES is flying for Delta and lives in the Atlanta area. Skip also saw (Skip sees a lot of people) Stef WENSKA who recently retired in the Chicago area. Thanks for all the info.

firm in the San Jose area and is extremely successful. Chuck and wife, Paula, have a daughter Kim who is applying for the Academy. Good luck! The picture of Chuck and Paula was taken at a ski weekend at Dana and Linda’s place in the Sierras. I am glad he told me it was a ski weekend. It thought Chuck was wearing bib overalls and had just come back from plowing the south 40.

Saw Dave GAW at a recent Colo Spgs AOG meeting. Dave is flying with American, and said Tim HEUBLEIN is also flying with them and lives in Evergreen, CO. As always it was great seeing Dave. General Bob OAKS, ’59, commander-in-chief of USAFE and commander of NATO’s Allied Air Forces Central Europe, was the guest speaker. He gave an exciting and informative talk about the changing Air Force. You can call me for exact details.

Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the “Air Force Academy Society of Colorado” meeting, but will try to find out all I can about the meeting and report to you next issue.

Change time: Jeffrey HUMPTON to Edmond, OK. Rolland ROBISON to Tacoma, WA. William MCGUIRE to Bedford, TX. Robin MCALLISTER to Peachtree City, GA. Kirk BOYENGA to Springfield, IL. Robert DRABANT to Carmichael, CA. William TENCH to San Antonio, TX.

The DUDES

Got a call, letter, and pictures from Dana ARBAUGH. Dana is the national sales manager for MENLO Industries. He sent me some literature about Menlo and it talks about such things as narrow broadband amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, detector log video amplifiers, and log video amplifiers, so I think Dana is really involved with MTV in their Video and Rock Band department. Dana also worked with NARDA for seven years. Dana, wife Linda, and 10-year-old son Mike live in the Fremont, CA area. Dana says Mike is so active he “glows in the dark.” The picture of Mike was actually taken at night. Dana is also USAFA deputy liaison officer for the Northern California area, and is in the AF reserves. Dana used his expertise during the Desert Storm operation. Thanks!

Dana said Tony DESANTIS is a captain for American, flies out of San Diego, and lives near Lake Tahoe. Also that Chuck REED owns a law

The editor’s “Mighty Pen of Reduction” has struck another devastating blow, limiting all class news articles. If we don’t limit them, all offending scribes will be forced to take DOOLIE year over again. I’m sure this will probably prompt many sick minds to write very, very, long letters and send many, many, pictures.

TAKE CARE! GREAT HEARING FROM ALL OF YOU!

Paul D. Knott

8941 Bellcove Circle

Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 282-1402

Percent members: 56

I hope that this spring finds you all well and happy. Our leadoff writer is George SCHULTZ, who was observant enough to notice kudos to two of our classmates: Ralph GETCHELL (who once performed Class Scribe duties) and Bob “Arnie” MAHER (one of my doolie roomies), who were honored by A viation Week and Space Technology for their roles in Desert Storm, “taking unproven F-l 19A stealth aircraft and flying them in combat successfully over downtown Baghdad... [They] led their crews into intense antiaircraft fire with no losses on 1,271 of the toughest missions in the Persian Gulf war.” (AWST, Jan, 1992). George mentions that Greg ROCCO, John “Dito” LADD and Mike HAMPSHIRE are new hires at American. If you are moving to the St. Charles, IL area and are interested in a place, let George know. He and Linda are building a new house and will be moving about the time you get this column. I’m glad to pass on your thanks to the Reunion committee for all the work they did in making things go so smoothly, so if you helped out, thanks. Many folk have specifically mentioned you guys for making it a September to remember. (With all of this expertise around, Number 25 should be even better!) Thanks George, for your promise to ask our classmates at AA to write. While on the subject of Reunion, if you promised John STUBBLEFIELD a donation to the class gift and haven’t paid up, please do so. Better yet, send your (tax-deductible) gift directly to the AOG. Stubbs is busy mastering his new job managing Total Quality Management for the Supe.

Mike DOWNIE sent me a very interesting letter about what his office and he are up to. Mike will be spending a couple of months at the JFK School of Government at Harvard (or as they say in the area “Hahvad”) going through their national security program. His office has been working on replacing gunpowder in artillery with electro-thermal chemicals that would more than double the range of present guns. The Defense Nuclear Agency has been using its expertise to transfer some of its technology into other areas, such as higher-energy propellants. The next phase of this program is to get higher muzzle velocities for things like tank (and maybe airplane?) cannons. Mike, thanks for the update, and I know your time in Boston will be interesting.

Bob CURNOW is going into the insurance business, so if you feel that mama and the kids might need some financial aid after you kick off, you could do worse than call up a classmate and get a professional opinion of your estate plan.

Pickings from the AOG are slim this column. Stu BIGGAR moved within Tucson. Mike QUIRK now lives in Norwood, OH. George STOKES moved down the road (or maybe the post office moved him. It could happen). Doug STOLL sent the AOG his Christmas list as well as

Mike Arbaugh

Chuck & Paula Reed. Where’s the snow?

his new address in Redondo Beach, CA. (Glad to see that you got your present, Doug!)

Ann TURK sent one more photo that I was holding for a rainy day, and this column seems to be marching down the road in pairs, so here goes. Maybe one of the principals might be able to answer my burning questions: A) who owns the Panama hat?, and B) who was drinking the root beer?

From left are Wayne Turk, Tann Pinney, John Grueser, Mark Sievers, and Jerry and Jeremy O’Sullivan.

As I have threatened, since you haven’t given me much to fill the space the AOG gives us, I hereby include the story of my career since graduation. After marrying Andrea, we spent several months at Vance AFB before discovering a small lack of depth perception on my part. We then went to nav school and then to Luke and the F-4, which took me to Korea, Germany, North Carolina and Texas. When MPC told me to broaden my career, they sent me to a command post in the Mojave Desert of California, from where we retired to Colorado Springs. When I wasn’t flying or answering telephones we raised two neat kids, one of each. All in all, I’ve had a pretty good existence so far.

As you can guess, there is plenty of room here for some boring stories unless you guys decide to come through for the class. If you have something happen in your life, or if you run into a classmate (in person or in media), don’t expect George to tell me. Pick up a pen, pencil, word processor or crayon, and let me and thus the whole world know.

Harvey Le Cato

7913 Colorado Springs Drive Springfield, VA 22153

Home: (703) 451-8950

DSN: 224-5651

Percent members: 55

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Am I nervous or what! Here I am as your new class scribe, and the sweat from my hands is probably going to short out my keyboard. When Ed BISHOP asked me if I would consider taking over this position, I just couldn’t think of a good enough reason to say no. So, here it comes.

Sirs: There are 100 days until the REUNION of the Class of 1972. Hope each of you has your calendar blocked out for 24-27 Sept ’92. You should have already received your first letter from the committee. If not, get your correct address and phone number to Bill BECK (719) 472-3067 ASAP. Speaking of reunion, I just got a call from Doug ADAMSON with his CHALLENGE TO THE CLASS. He and Kurt CHAMBERLIN have decided to drive their original cadet cars to reunion. They have challenged all the rest of us who still have them to do the same. At least, bring a picture of that beauty with you. Doug is flying for Northwest and is also an LO for USAFA.

With our class reaching the 20-year-reunion point, that also brings many of us to the great decision point. Whether to punch out or stick around. And of course, the decision couldn’t be too much easier with the economy in such great shape, and every company out there hiring like crazy. I’m sure we’ll have many stories to swap in September about the trials and tribulations of resumes and interviewing, and the “ones that got away.’’

Since arriving here at the puzzle palace in July of ’90, it has been a class reunion all its own. I’ve bumped into more guys than I can keep track of, and some I’ve never seen before. I had been doing some staff work with this guy in the Joint Staff/J-3 (ops) for months when one day he finally wore his class ring, and I saw the old “72” staring me in the face. So after 19 years, Clyde HENDERSON and I finally got to meet. Clyde was work

ing command center issues for nuclear command and control, but recently moved to J-5 (Plans) and is working with the MIA/POW issue. Ran into Bill LOONEY in the Joint Staff training class right after arriving here. He’s in J-5 working conventional security negotiations with the European community including the newly-formed republics of the former Soviet Union. Bill put his eagles on back in March ’91.

Gary WINTERBERGER is a regular sight in the 8th corridor on his way to the POAC (Pentagon Athletic Club for those of you who have not had the pleasure of an assignment here). Not that Gary has let the POAC interfere with his work. I was pleased to attend his promotion to 0-6. He is on the OSD staff working strategic and tactical nuclear force issues. The good news is that he has been selected for the Program for Senior Officials and National Security, which means two months at Harvard University.

Other regulars down at the POAC are Dave MASTIN who works acquisiton issues for the Secretary of the Air Force. His big, hot potato is the C-17. Looks like Dave will be heading for ICAF this summer. Also see Bob WALLER on the running trails, and lately at various retirement briefings. Bob is heading for Indiana where he will be a professor of economics at Hanover College. On our way out of one of those briefings, Bob and I ran into Tom FISCUS, who is the exec for the JAG of the AF. Tom was selected for 0-6 on the last board.

Speaking about our 0-6 classmates, I was really surprised when reading the “Key Colonel Assignments” section in the HQ USAF bulletin to see Jim JEAGER’s name as the new commander of AFTAC. I’d tell you what he does, but you’d have to burn this issue.

Who is this guy, and why is he smiling?

Received the picture from Ed BISHOP as he passed the reins to me. Looks like Drew RIOLO is pleased about ending his 20 years of postAcademy bachelorhood. His bride, Elizabeth, looks happy about it also. Drew is a 727 captain with USAIR. Both are planning to be at Reunion.

The Capital Chapter of the Association of Graduates meets monthly with some very interesting guest speakers. Also, its another good time to catch up on old times with classmates. Ran into Steve DEMEL who is working at the Defense Logistics Agency and doing a lot of contemplating on whether to retire this year. Also got to see Bill COLWELL who is a JAG and works the general litigation area in HQ USAF. He stays busy defending the Secretary of the Air Force in federal court labor cases.

Well, that about does it for now. Will save the rest of my intel for future issues, just in case you guys don’t write. Please take some time and let me know what you’re doing, and what you’re planning for the future. See you in September.

Thomas D. Bailey, M.D. m

1221 New Crest Lane lSJC T'W. 'rk* Shelby, NC 28150-9782 1M (704) 482-6767 or 1-800-766-1054

Percent members: 47

Well, we are back in North Carolina after the recent vacation/meeting in Colorado. It was nice to see some snow and enjoy the mountains. Now

that we are back, spring is trying to break out and we are all getting a touch of spring fever. I would like to extend the congratulations of the Class of ’73 to the graduating Class of 1992. They are starting their careers during challenging and exciting times. We are going to have a short class news this time. All we have is a few changes of address and no letters. I think this reflects the time of year and hopefully the next newsletter will have a lot more information for everyone.

Gary PRACHTER has returned from APO 96432 which I recognize as my old stomping ground at Clark Air Base. I presume he observed the rather historic closing of the base. He now lives in Fairfield, CA. Col. Sam GRIER, Jr. has entered NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy. He went there from Omaha, NE. Quite a change of scenery. William F. RITTER has moved from Lebanon, OH to Centerville, OH. Gary GEE has eaten up the miles moving from Eagon Street to Eagon Avenue in Langley, VA.

As we get closer to our 20th reunion, we should have some interesting news to report.

Joe Brezovic

112 Simmons Drive

Huntsville, AL 35763

Home: (205) 882-6916

Office: (205) 726-1974

Percent members: 41

VSTARTERS: I hope all is well with you and yours! The total intake for this round is eight change-of-address cards and three letters thanks so much!

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: One change of address came from the hills of Bedford, NH. Gary CHAG moved there from New Jersey. Dan SURBER carted his stuff from Texas to the rolling hills (and snow drifts) of Wallingford, PA. Stephen GRESS planted himself in Woodbridge, VA. Robert PAPPAS now fishes in Beavercreek, OH. That is, of course, if Bob fishes! Terence LEYSATH tries to find water in Henderson, NV. Two members have moved back to USAFA city limits: Kevin KAAN, and an old fellow-flight-school-mate, Tom BAUGH. DDF (Dirty Dozen Family) member Tracy CHEATHAM III sent in an official change of base on a 3x5 card. When he’s not flying Delta Air Lines, Tracy finds Lois and family in Park City, UT. By the way, Craig and Rite ANDERSON are still doing well in Yorktown VA. Craig may have sent out another DDF letter by now. He’s busy with learnin’ the law, recently the environmental type. In behalf of the DDF, thanks. Craig passed on a tidbit that Frank BREWER left Marine cyclists in the dust during a bike race. Way to go Frank!

LETTERS: Bill and Terry CASEMENT dispatched a greeting and update from Honolulu, HI. Their stay seems to be scheduled over this coming summer, so visit there soon! Bill is hooked (according to Terry) to a triatholon named TINMAN. You may have seen Terry leading the marching band in the Aloa Bowl Festival Parade. She is involved in team biatholons, with or without Bill, when not busy with teaching or as an orchestra director in school. The whole family helped during the evacuation of the Philippines.

Donna and Pete STRONG wrote from Florida. (Alas, I’ve no address!) They’ve built a house, and Donna had a chance to decorate it without Pete being around. A woman’s dream. Donna also had an uncontrollable desire to be Dual Income-No Kids (DINK). Pete heads up Green Flag while Donna works for an orthodontist and a dentist. The Strongs just bought a boat, naming it “The Dog House,” for it was the only boat they could find that had room for all three dogs and them. Has anyone ever heard that the difference between kids and dogs is that you can train dogs? If you’re gonna travel, Pete and Donna, what a way to travel!

Wayne (flies for Delta) and Sally HIGGINS sent a recount of their activities, out of Lilburn, GA. On their tour of Europe they visited Randy and Nan NIERSTHEIMER who are at Ramstein. The four of them visited Luxembourg, Gen Patton’s grave, and the site of The Battle of the Bulge. At the Bulge Memorial, they met a veteran of the battle who described the confusion and cold—a rare history lesson! Wayne met Dan BARKER, who flies for Northwest. Dave and Kathy and their young’uns are reported fine.

The last letter for this issue is from our favorite pickin’ & grinnin’ story-telling banjo player. You guessed it, Tony BROZENA. He and Cheryl have latched up again after Tony’s stint in Korea. There he became proficient in making seaweed nets, eating dried squid and drinking soju. Tony still finds it hard to retire this May after 24+ years. (How’d he do it?) They find that Albuquerque, NM still has promises of activity! They’ve moved into a 30-year-old house that has displayed ampie opportunities to improve. If you’re looking for a good string instru

Standing on top of the Battle of the Bulge Memorial in Bastogne, Belgium, are from left: Wayne Higgins, Nan and Randy Nierstheimer, and Sally Higgins.

ment, and/or food, give Tony and Cheryl a call. Reports are that they are in the catering business!

In closing, I’d like all parents to give a moment and a special hug to each of their children. Children are a special gift to parents for however long we may have them. Denny and Pam LYONS lost their seven-yearold daughter in a car accident this past year. They’re fine, and we offer them solace. Perhaps she has “...touched the face of God.”

That’s all I have for now. May you live long and prosper.

Jeff Hackett

1825 E. Jeanine Drive

Tempe, AZ 85284

Home (602) 831-9439

Office: (602) 891-2734

Percent members: 74

YOU’RE OWED A REBATE ON THIS ARTICLE! For once I have to send my heartful thanks along to each and every one of you lazy pukes who did not write or call me in the past three months. The reason? I’m on USAFR duty at Hill AFB this week and had the occasion to spend a large part of the past 36 hours at/on the porcelain throne and in the hospital emergency room. Please add “You Do Not Want To Be Monstrously Ill While Away From Home” to your list of things you’ll take others’ word on.

REFLECTING GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND ALL HIS CLASSMATES WHO HELPED MAKE HIM WHAT HE IS TODAY. Actually Chuck HEALD’S Distinguished Flying Cross citation left us out and said something about the United States Air Force. (Obviously written by some OCS grad!) Seems that last January 31st Chuck was flight lead for a two-ship of F-15Es that searched out and destroyed an Iraqi SCUD launcher... at night... in an incredibly heavily-defended area... on a “make-it-up-as-you-go” flight plan! On top of it all he’s humble too! (The copy of the citation came from Chuck’s mom, not the intrepid warrior himself.) Congratulations and thank you from all of us Chuck.

OVERLOOKED AGAIN. We also were not mentioned in The Stars and Stripes article describing Bob TURNER’S airmanship (F-15) display at a recent airshow in Pozan, Poland. Bob’s assigned to the 36TFW at Bitburg. This tidbit of news was included in a letter from Ed SIENKIEWICZ (the fact that I can accurately spell his name in my condition is a miracle). Ed is the TQM king at Griffiss AFB these days and still flying the KC-135R. He had the occasion to be reading The Stars and Stripes while on a Desert Storm “follow-up” assignment at Riyadh in August and September of last year. Ed also wrote of our classmate Raoul BURON who, when not acting as the director of the USAFA Cadet Counseling Center, is pucking around with the Falcon ice hockey team as their officer rep. Raoul asked that we make it knowm that many of the USAFA teams are in a constant pitch to find opportune airlift to get to/from their contests; if you’re associated with the “big ones” and think you might be able to help, I suppose you could call the AD at USAFA. Ed closed by wondering if he has a record for most football bowl games attended by a ’75er. He’s been at the last three Liberty Bowls.

HE LEFT A (SHORT) MESSAGE AT THE TONE. Got home from spring break vacation last week to find a message from Willy COSBY. Not a lot to pass along (it was kind of a verbal COA card!). Willy said

he’s in the process of moving from Chicago to New York and that he was still a sales manager with United Airlines.

DOCTOR’S ORDERS. The doctor told me to stay away from dairy products and change-of-address cards so we’ll have to live without them (there were only five and they weren’t very interesting no one moving into the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco or anything). As for me, I’m moving off to the rack to see if I can heal this ravaged old body and lose this very profound feeling that it’s later than I thought.

Bill Brundage

20 East Washington St. Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Home: (719) 634-7040

Work: (719) 472-2270

DSN: 259-2270

Percent members: 40

fpiP'Hello everyone, hope you are enjoying ’92. If life seems a little hectic these days STOP! for a second, and think back to a glorious July day 20 years ago when you, through your own negligence, completely ruined what was probably turning out to be a perfectly good Colorado summer vacation. There, don’t you feel better! Remember, it could be worse!

Lots of news this time so I’d better get cracking. Hope you all got the word about Craig (Eileen) PUZ in the last issue. Craig was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) last year. This condition can be controlled for a few years but the only cure is a bone marrow transplant. Craig’s sisters and parents are not compatible donors so now the search is on for someone who matches. Information on donor centers is available from 1-800-654-1247 or you can call Craig at (H) 703-866-4675 or (W) 703-695-6419/DSN 225-6419. Address: 6913 Spelman Drive, Springfield, VA 22153 or please feel free to talk to me. Here’s a chance to really help a classmate out folks! Craig works in the Pentagon these days keeping track of TIARA, Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities (isn’t that everything Craig?) for the Air Force director of Operations. The work involves congressional staffers, general officers and various other people who folks with high blood pressure or low tolerances to pain should avoid. Eileen works and is adding a bachelor’s degree in nursing to her master’s in public health these days. Best of luck to you both and I know everyone is praying that you find a compatible donor soon.

Everything appears on track for Kevin (Cathy) CHILTON’S April launch of the Shuttle Endeavor, STS-49. Thanks to the AOG, Jeff (Cyndy) LARSEN, and John AUSINK, Kevin will be carrying along some ’76 memorabilia. Be sure to watch the news conference from space. We may get some “national” exposure! Who knows?

OH where Rob will take over a job on the headquarters staff. Congratulations to you both and best of luck in the future.

Got some wonderful holiday cards. Bill, Lynda, Katie and Jake ROEGE sent me a warm hello from L.A. (Lower Alabama). Bill will be bidding goodbye to the wargaming business soon and is headed for an F-15 cockpit with the 128 TFS at Dobbins AFB, GA. As a new lieutenant colonel he will take over the National Guard advisor post and, to put it frankly, is about as happy as you can get these days! The family is doing great. Katie seems to enjoy everything at school while Jake is tearing up preschool. Enjoy Georgia you two and do a barrel roll or two for me, Bill!

The Christmas mail also brought my much-anticipated copy of the HEINZ Gazette (Steve and Kay) who continue to remind me to thank my lucky stars that I fathered two girls... Kay and Steve continue to make State College, PA one of the more interesting towns in the United States. Given Steven still isn’t talking with me after last year’s comments I will take this opportunity to just shut up!

Dave (Kymberle) MCELWEE sent a great letter with gobs of info... Dave left Hill and is headed to Kunsan where he will be met by his sponsor, Chuck (Isabel) OLTMAN who has been warming up the runway for about six months. Kymberle is still at the Puget Sound Naval Station but will be PCS to Osan in July. Dave passed on that Steve (Valerie) BERGER is still flying for U.S. Air but in a 737 now instead of a DC-9. Steve managed to get his law degree but hasn’t found a slot for a shingle yet watch those U.S. Air pilot guys! Steve managed to link up with Dirk WERHANE recently. Dirk works for Intel in Beaverton, OR and recently managed to vacation at Park City, UT where Dave managed to spend some time with him also. Dave flew with Ralph (Victoria) GARDNER at Hill. Ralph is a safety officer at Langley and passed on that Marty (Debra) BISCHOFF is on the staff at Langley also. Mike CLEMOVITZ and Dave managed to get a Cardinals game into the schedule on Dave’s last visit to Phoenix. Mike is flying for Southwest and manages to get some F-16 sorties in with the reserves at Luke. Mike managed to earn Top Gun honors in the High Altitude Bomb Competition at the recent GUNSMOKE. Dave passed on that Chase (Pamela) JOHNSON was chief of the Training and Weapons Division at Hill, Marv COOK was a maintenance offficer in the squadron, and that Mark (Betty) WELSH was the 4 TFS squadron commander. Sounds like ’76 has a pretty strong contingent at Hill. Thanks for the update Dave.

Diane and Rob Crombie

Elsewhere among our high-flying brethren congratulations are due Rob and Diane CROMBIE who got married 19 October, 1991 in Riverside, CA. Rob spent the first half of ’91 as a backup payload specialist for the 28 April 6 May ’91 Discovery shuttle mission. Rob has been in NASA since 1987 and had trained three years for the Discovery flight. Due to some medical problems on the primary crew it looked like Rob might actually go but in the end he wound up helping monitor the flight from mission control in Houston. Lately Rob has been doing research on how the “Southern Lights” can block satellite surveillance systems and has been helping to prepare some small satellites for launch over the next few years. Starting in April ’92 Rob and Dianne will be moving to Dayton,

Got a really nice note from Peter (Mary Ellen) KLUCK. Pete and Mary Ellen work for Wycliffe Bible Translators, an international Christian organization involved in linguistic research, literacy, and bible translation in many remote parts of the world. Pete and Mary Ellen are in Tours, France for 16 months of language study. They will be headed for Cameroon, West Africa in December where Mary Ellen will be working as a nurse and Pete will be an administrator/manager. Pete passes on that marriage and his new career are great. Best of luck to you both!

Kurt (Karen) KLINGENBERGER and Mike (Debra) FRICANO stopped by recently for a visit in the hallowed aluminum halls. Kurt will soon be returning to Colorado for his new recruiting job and Karen is getting ready to finish up year HI at CU medical school in Denver. Mike stopped by during his Operation Air Force briefings. (Remember when we went out and tried to ruin people’s careers so many years ago!) Mike calls Scott and HQ MAC Analysis (notice my reverence for that name Mike!) home these days. Mike passed on that Dave (Becky) MERRILL, Brian (Linda)

Pete and Mary Ellen Kluck

SUTTER, and Randy (Alice) JOHNSON keep Scott hopping and MAC going these days. Keith (Alice) FEIGH managed to escape back to C-130s (not sure where though) and Henry (Gale) KELLY now calls Kadena home.

Mike also shared a clipping he found in a recent parachutist magazine about Dave TERNES some of you may remember Dave’s skydiving Christmas card some issues back. Seems you can attach Dave’s name to that “stuck throttle” F-16 that recently punched a hole in the dirt near McConnell AFB. After giving it one helluva try, Dave wound up having to find a safe place to ditch his sick bird. In the process of missing inhabited areas he managed to get himself into a low-altitude, 30-knot surface wind ejection situation where’s that square when you need it? Suffice it to say that a conveniently located fence and all Dave’s skydiving experience really paid off this time—I’m glad you’re in one piece Dave!

I recently got a note from Lt Col Donald Bishop (USAFR) who was one of our history instructors (’74-’79). He passed along that he is the proud owner of one of our ’76 Polaris yearbooks. He would be glad to sell it at cost to anyone who needs it to replace a lost one. You can reach him at 703-323-9507 if the HHG people managed to mangle yours at some point.

ADDRESS CHANGES: Still not a lot of them. That PCS budget must be hurting! John (Debbie) BRUNS has found a new house in Bound Brook, NJ; Dave (Barbara) CLOUD now lives on the windy side of Mounument, CO; Fred (Laurie) LORENZ shifted to another side of Burlington, WI; Jim (Sondra) MARG have a permanent residence at Fairchild AFB; Jim (Sally) MARTIN have moved from Spokane to Alexandria, VA; and it looks like Pete (Dixie) TRUMP has shifted a bit in Omaha, NE.

One more bit of good news Ben and Sharon DILLA are in the final stages of adopting a child. More on this next time but lets all wish them well as their family grows wonderfully larger. All the best to all of you until next time...

John J. Michels, Jr.

9513 Pine Shadow Drive Richmond, VA 23233

Home: (804) 527-1873

Work: (804) 775-1137 r.7.

Percent members: 40

One of the interesting aspects of civilian law practice is that, unlike the recent decline in business in my former career, court litigation just keeps rolling along. In good economic times, people sue each other. In bad economic times, they sue each other more frequently. However, given the job market generally, I’m not complaining.

MARCH MADNESS: I ’m not just referring to the NCAA Tournament here, but the variety of force draw-down stories, weapons cancellations and uncertain futures facing the Department of the Defense today. I expect a lot more people to be joining the civilian fold before the year is out. For those of you looking, good luck. Ironically, I think the Academy has been my best preparation for the civilian job market. You know long hours, short- deadlines, and unfamiliar people who control your destiny.

THE MAIL BAG: Got some good letters over the holidays from many of you. My thanks. I encourage the rest of you to keep up the correspondence, particularly since I’m not on DSN anymore.

Frenchie FERNAND (Karen) wrote from Lawrence, KS, where he’s picking up his doctorate before heading back to teach at the Academy. He and the family spent Christmas in Colorado skiing at Copper Mountain. He notes that he misses the flying, but likes being home. Frenchie had Jay FAWCETT (Susan) moving to Langley AFB from Ft. Campbell. I’ll have to look him up when I get down there on my next reserve tour. Neil YOUTSLER (Renee) is flying ’141s out of McGuire. Ken VAN TREUREN (Renee) is now at Oxford University in England getting his doctorate in aerospace engineering. He’s also headed for the Zoo after he finishes there. Thanks for the update Frenchie. Hope Kansas, makes the Final Four this year.

Joe FERRARA (Molly) dropped me a line to say he spent the Gulf War in Bahrain flying and doing “weasel stuff”. He’s back at George as a wing inspector, but is due to leave this spring for European Command at Stuttgart. The way things are going, I expect he’ll be leaving there in another year since there won’t be much of a Europe needing command. Molly is looking forward to getting back to Europe with the kids at an age that they can appreciate it.

Jeff PERKINS (Leslie) is now at Barksdale after four or five years at Offutt. Jeff spent Desert Storm in Fairford, England setting up a deployed bomb group. As he notes, “If you have to fight a war, England is not a bad place to do it from.” He’s now the chief bomber planner at

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Barksdale and is settling into his new job after requalifying in the B-52. I guess since the B-ls have been grounded again, the ’52 has new life once more. Hang in there Jeff, there is an airplane younger than you are in your future.

Tom JONES (Liz) has some good news from the Kennedy Space Center at Houston. He and Charlie PRECOURT (Lynne) have both been assigned shuttle flights. Charlie is due to go up on STS-55 in January as a flight engineer on a joint U.S.-German Spacelab mission. Tom notes Charlie is the first pilot in the astronaut class to fly. Tom has been picked up on STS-59, a space radar lab mission. He’ll do the Zero-G number in the fall of 1993. Tom tasked me with getting a Class of ’77 flag for Charlie to orbit next January. I’m now taking design suggestions.

Speaking of space, Doug BEASON (Cindy) wrote from Washington, DC. When we last left Doug, he was designing new “architectures” for a mission to Mars. Doug is still doing the Mar’s stuff, but is now heavily involved in developing space policy for the Office of Science and Technology at the White House. Among the more interesting initiatives: a complete restructuring of the way NASA manages a space project. Keep your eyes open for something called the “Delta Clipper.” Doug described it as a single stage to orbit vehicle and an alternative to the national aerospace plane. Doug is also involved in managing a portion of the nuclear propulsion project. Oh yeah, and Doug got written up in Air Force Times, not because he’s a rocket scientist, but because his two new books, Strike Eagle and The Trinity Paradox have hit the street. Doug noted that Ray JOHNS is working at the White House as a White House Fellow. Ray should be leaving at the end of the summer.

BITS AND PIECES: Jim MOSCHGAT (Jill) called from Alabama where he is finishing up at the School for Advanced Aerospace Studies at Maxwell, he completes the program in May and then heads on to WrightPatterson as the 906 Tac Fighter Group advisor. As you might have gathered from the name, this is an Air Reserve unit flying F-16s. Jim’s excited about getting to fly at his “advanced” career stage. Jim passed along that Mark RUTAN (Donna) is headed to Plattsburg in KC-135s while Kirt CHICOWSKI (Laura) is headed to the Special Operations Command to do some joint stuff.

Paul PIROG (Mary) is slated for the Secretary of the Air Force’s General Counsel office where he will be working in personnel policy. That ought to be a fairly busy job for the next few years.

Saw Steve SCHWALBE (Ingrid) on one of my reserve days down at Langley. He looks good. He and Ingrid are still up in the air about an assignment to Europe in the spring of this year.

DEPARTURE: That’s it from the banks of the James River. How about some pictures and a couple of more letters next time around and we’ll liven the column up a little. Remember, I’m taking designs for a flag. I’ll get the thing made if we get something that looks decent. Be seeing you.

Sig Nelson

642 E. Century Ave.

Gilbert, AZ 85234-6832 '$5?^

Home: (602) 497-9101

Percent members: 40 'teg/ w

I finished my altitude chamber refresher yesterday, my sixth one since our original “Pop-Fizz” at Peterson so many years ago, so please excuse me if this article is a bit disjointed. These old bones are taking longer to recover from the high altitude abuse. (The brain went a long time ago.)

Births: Congratulations to Jere and Rosemary MATTY on the arrival of 9 lb, 3 oz Maria Rose on 9 Jan! (Jere, your card just missed last issue’s cutoff.)

Give Blood: Larry ROMO is working hard at Kelly AFB with the Alamo City Rugby Club. The Alamo City Rugby Club will play the USAF Academy Rugby team for the fifth year in a row during the Fiesta Rugby Exhibitions on April 18 at Brooks Field Park. Kelly AFB, TX will be hosting the 1992 USA National Rugby Military Championships 8-10 May. This event is being supported by the Alamo City Rugby Club and the Kelly AFB Rugby Club.

Naval War College Grads

Naval War College: Here is a picture of the ’78 grads attending the Rhode Island institution. From the left are Kevin KENNEDY, awaiting assignment; Keith HREBENAK, going to the Pentagon AF/XOO; Charlie SCOTT, F-15Es at Mountain Home; and Paul VALOVCIN, commander of the 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron at Nellis AFB. Kevin Kennedy says the school has been busy, but enjoyable. Highlights include: Hurrican Bob hitting Newport on the first day of school, sailing at the local marina, skiing in Vermount, sight-seeing in Boston and enjoying the fall colors. (Where do I sign up?)

Disney World Reunion

Disney World reunion: A short note from Ron EIFERT’s better half. Thanks Cele! Five former CS-9 members met at the Orlando playground!

From

Debbie

Ron

Diane ACTON, Steve ACTON, and Mike VALDIVIA. Rick is an astronaut with NASA; Ron is a pilot with Delta Airlines; Brian is a pilot with Northwest Airlines; Steve is a program manger with Reflectone, Inc.; and Mike works with Lockheed at Cape Canaveral. Well done to the Eiferts who are expecting their first child (a boy) in early June.

Potpourri. I attended a meeting of the Arizona Chapter of the AOG at Ron and Barb MARUSIAK’s (’71) house. No other ’78ers there, but I did learn that Mike EVERS left the F-15s at Luke for an AOC position at USAFA. Sam HERCHAK (’77) reported that Richard SCOTTJOHNSON is doing well flying as a 737 captain for Continental. Lance UNDHJEM is flying part time with the F-16 reserve unit at Luke and part time with Delta Airlines. Maj Neil KRAUSE is working at AFSA/SEFF and was on the Air Reserve Component Flight Operations Review Team looking at the fighter, attack, reconnaissance (FAR) accidents over the past few months.

Pass the Quill. If you would like to be the class scribe, please write or call! I have been having fun reporting for you the past two years, and I don’t want to hog all the stick time.

Change of Address: Brad CARLSON from APO, NY to Henderson, NV. Scott GOODFELLOW from Layton, UT to Washington, DC.

Bud Vazquez

1206 Upper Kingston Road Prattville, AL 36067

Home: (205) 365-4728

DSN: 493-5858 (msg only)

Percent members: 38

Hello. My purpose today is to inform you of: a) whereabouts of classmates, b) some funny updates, and c) the answers to the ACSC essay tests. It is important that... WAIT A SECOND! I almost forgot this column is for the AOG and not ACSC. Hey Falcons! Greetings once again from the halls of academe at sunny Maxwell. I’m pinch-hitting for Mike DONATELLI who handed me this heart-wrenching story: “Hey, I’ve been in Florida for two weeks and I go to New Orleans for an airline union meeting tomorrow, can you...? Anyhow hopefully by the time you read this in June of ’92, 14 Niners should be ACSC graduates. This is, of course, presuming we avoid DUIs and/or speeding tickets after the graduation celebrations. All in all, it’s been a good experience for “most” of us (Bill REW “made” me qualify the statement).

REWd-dog is heading to the Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE) staff in Germany to do his joint-thang. John PRADO, Gary BURG (Lexi), and Tom STARK have had so much fun they’ve opted for two-year extensions as faculty members. However, my RUMINT (rumors intelligence) sources confirm they all like the work hours and tee times. Garman reports his pal John OMAHEN (Brenda) is in Sacramento working for Autodesk. Tom GRIFFITH (Liz) and I are gluttons for punishment I guess, as we volunteered and were selected for another Alabamakinda year at the School of Advanced Airpower Studies (SAAS).

Bill DOYLE is also here and he is heading for USSPACECOM’s J-5 staff. Jeff “Flash” GORDON (Pam) was to join us but, whaddaya’ know, he turned it down for an F-16 remote to Korea. Jeff’s still not sure if he did the right thing. Flash reported on several airline falcon buds (having thoughts Jeffery?) like Glenn “Wags” WAGNER, whose fiveacre palatial estate (courtesy Delta) in the D.C. area is now available to any ’79er who needs a place to store in-laws. Tom “Hawthorne” WINGO has the heartbreak Salt Lake to Hawaii run while getting some Viper time at the Hill AFB reserve unit. Ed CHILDERS is rumored to be flying the friendly skies for American as is Bert COONS. Bertman also plies along as an AFA LO who would’ve guessed? Also, by the time this is printed, Bill MURPHY and lovely wife, Deanna, are, God willing, parents of a happy and healthy baby in C-Springs.

Us active-duty folk are glad to see you airline guys moving past the side saddle buckaroo stage and into the megabucks front seats. We rest easy knowing we defend your right to earn $200,000 (first-class upgrades can be sent to...)! When you see all the rough jobs our nouveau riche buds now have, you’ll feel obligated, as I do, to leech off them any way you can! Of course, there’s no argument that they are smarter than us, either.

Bill MILOT will be a J-5 staffer at the new STRATCOM at Offutt. The F-lll community is ably represented here at ACSC, although Jim GENTEMANN (Marcy) and Ken ORBAN (Pauline) continue to whimper everytime another ’Vark gets the Saran-wrap treatment at D-M. Jim and Ken are both going overseas to Germany, Jim to 2ATAF/RAF at Rheindahlen as NATO strike ops officer. Jimbo’s job is to figure who to strike and with what. Jim relates that Eric ASH is still at USAFA and running the funding drive for the Paul WEAVER memorial. Jim also said Doug BROWN is back from the Storm trying to raise capital for his company, Elextron Corp (Doug will take payroll deductions).

“Boone” BODNER is in a wing job at Lakenheath, Chuck O’DONNELL at Offutt (en route to ACSC ’93) with Tom FLEMING “homesteading” at Langley most currently as the command briefer/speech writer (well, excuuuse me!). Erv LESSEL returns stateside from Turkey soon; ask him about the 1000-mile car tour of Turkey. Rob GORDON (Janet) is still in Hawaii and Keith ABBOTT doubles as a Martin-Marietta type and AFRES C-130 nav. Lastly, Jim reports that Korky VON KESSEL is rumored to be at 4ATAF/Heidelberg. Dale SWANSON (Brandy) is an EWO working for cockroaches the F-117, that is; with Steve SCHMIDT (Sarah) having won the LeMay aircrew trophy before going to Naval War College in Newport, RI. Thanks for the help, Jim!

Ken ORBAN told me Bob CUSANELLI (Sherry) moves with the 431st from McClellan to Cannon soon, while Frank FRANCOIS (Diana) works bed-down issues for ACC in Virginia. Ken KRAKK is the F-15 Proj-O at

the left: Maj (LtCol sel) Rick SEARFOSS, Maj (LtCol sel) Cele EIFERT,

EIFERT, Brian SCOTT,

SCOTT,

Richard LEHMAN to a new home in Englewood, CO. John PARKER from Phoenix, AZ to Las Vegas, NV. Francisco TORRES to a new home in Miami Lakes, FL.

Nellis, Ed “Spot” SCHUMACHER (Laurie) is the Electric Jet Proj-O, and Trevor ALBRO an F-16 OTE kinda’ guy in the 422nd. Mark ENGLEBRECHT has it rough Delta pilot and part-time ski instructor at Park City, UT. Joe NEUMANN flies for NW in Minneapolis and Johnny DALLAS is about to bite the wedding bullet in between American hops in Irving, TX.

Kenny MATTERN will leave the Maxwell JAG school shortly to go back to school for environmental law in his native People’s Republic of Massachusetts. Ken was overheard to be defending his primary choice of favorite son Paul Tsongas by saying, “Hey, he’s not just another Greek from Massachusetts.” ACSC-ite Doug LENGENFELDER enjoyed a fun, but public run-in with AFA Supe Lt Gen Hosmer on the ACSC stage and lost. Ask him about it. Tony HANEY (Cheryl) is heading to D.C. to work on the Air Staff and XOX while Mac McCAUSLAND goes south to SOCOM at MacDill. Congrats to Mac and wife, Tamara, on the healthy and happy arrival of son Charles Wyatt back in February.

“Mac, Tamara and 8 lb, 12 oz Charles Wyatt McCausland.

Burt WAIBEL (Hope) is in DOTW at Ramstein, still stealing hops at Lakenheath on occasion, and Don JUREWICZ was named as initial cadre for the FB-15E “Mud Eagle,” part of the composite wing at Mountain Home. Eglin’s Test Pilot mafiosi include Mark FISH, Mark HILBURN, Mark ROSS, Ernie HAENDSCHKE, and Harry WHITING. Ken finally relates that Jim JIMINEZ is moving to Nellis’s black world, Tom ROBINSON (Judy) is in the Weapons Eval Group atTyndall, Bill GREGORY is at Johnson Space Center as an astronaut, and Brian PAGE is a personnel guy at AFSC, moving to AFIT this summer. Thanx, Orbs!

I got a nice note some time ago from Jim RUNK. Jim is the chief of the MAC (gee, it must’ve been longer ago than I thought), I mean AMC, Command Post at Andersen AFB, Guam. Jim and major wife, Kathy, invite us all to visit, so long as we bring flour tortillas!

Address changes, always fun since I have to guess what our classmate is doing, include: Rich WITT from Dyess to Abilene (must be a B-l), Steve MERRIAM from Eagan, MN to Eagan, MN (must be a better view of the neighbor’s pool); Steve CHABOLLA from Derby, KS to Wichita, KS (another B-l?); and D.C. FRANCHESCI from Denver to Aurora, CO (doesn’t like trees). Also, Mario BUDA from an APO to Honolulu (working on TV show, “Mario PI”), Randy MEYER from Hinesville, GA to Homestead, FL (F-16 from Moody?); and Steve DICKSON from APO NY to Norcross, GA (F-16 to Moody?).

Mike ROKES (Pam) is working fighter assignments at MPC. Mike, the trick is to work the Form 90s with General Grant stapled on ’em first! Bruce BUSLER moved from the C-17 SPO at Wright-Pat into the 4950th Test Wing across the runways. Mike “Gipper” GIPSON is an Eglin “testee” and a renowned Air Force Times author. Arch RIPPETTO is working for ATF systems in the black world at Langley AFB. Burt FIELDS is leaving ACC for Leavenworth at first we thought it was because he bounced 700 checks in a year worth $500M but then I found the rubber checks were from our Congress and Burt was going to Army Command & Staff, not the prison. Whew!

Congratulations to all our latest lieutenant colonel selects though it’s hard to conceive how ’79 could possibly have folks as old as Group AOCs! Bob EDMONDS (Ann), who already wears 0-5, tells me, “...funny, I don’t know any old 0-5s anymore!” We’ll be anxious to hear from Jori CROMWELL to make sure the colonel doesn’t get too outta’ line.

1 must wrap this puppy up to meet my page limits, but I needed to say one more thing. Although I’ve always known ours was the best class ever, the past months with a dozen classmates, none of whom I knew very well,

has cemented my perception. I salute you, best wishes in the future, call my girl we’ll have lunch, safe trips, and Godspeed.

Don Myers

105 Shore Drive X\A

Shiloh, NC 27974 m

Home: (919) 336-4502

DSN: 723-1540/FAX: (919) 335-6454

Percent members: 47 m,

DON’T YOU JUST HATE IT when your plans backfire? I thought I saved a handful of pictures you sent in on your Christmas cards to add to this article (anticipating the post-Christmas forget-about-your-scribe syndrome). They were purged from the cards after we put the changes of address in the computer. I humbly ask forgiveness and more pictures and letters!

WHAT I DO HAVE is a letter I found in my “AOG” desk file from Peggy (DENNIS) (Bob) CARNAHAN. It’s a little dated, but there’s still some info to pass. First, Peggy is solo at ACSC. It didn’t make much sense to PCS Bob for three years to Maxwell while she was there for just 10 months. She’s in good company with lots of other ’80 types, as mentioned last article, including Doug (Teresa) OWENS. Peggy offered to pay his green fees if he’d teach her to golf and tell his A-10 war stories. Evidently, it was quite an experience just getting the beasts across the pond. Dave BRITTON is at Reese bringing the T-1A on line. Luke HOWARD is the T-37-side chief of W'ing Stan/Eval. Roy CONRAD is working in the Hq ATC Airspace Office. Mary DALEY is still at MPC and says Ted LAUER is building a house in Atlanta. Peggy (WALKER) CUELLAR is flying the Friendly Skies and Chris is probably still an ALO at Ft. Hood. Steve and Allene (DOWDEN) SALECK were in San Antonio where Steve is in T-38s at Randolph. Child number five “came out in full football gear, ready to play he’s huge!” as Peggy put it. Scott WIEBE is at Maxwell in what is thought to be a HQ ROTC slot. Mark (Loretta) AUD1SS is roughing it on an exchange tour with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He’s an instructor at their instrument school in Winnepeg. When he left ATC, the office missed him very much mostly because he delivered the goodies Loretta used to bake. Chris SEAVER is in charge of T-38 aerodynamics courseware at ATC. Sue DESJARDINS left for Offutt to be the KC-10 Program element monitor, but who knows where she is now that everything is reorganizing. Randy TAYLOR is with the Aggressors and is in charge of figuring out who the bad guys are so the can decide what to paint on the tails of the planes. Finally, Sue HELMS is supposed to have a neat official photo I’ve yet to see the alleged astronaut picture. Thanks, Peggy.

ON WITH THE NEW. I got a few letters and made a couple of phone calls to share: Chuck (Net) MILLIGAN (plus four) is wrapping things up on his PhD at Texas A&M and will head for the Zoo this summer. The kids are busy in sports and, when not talking to the computer, Chuck is a coach. Debra SENN is heartily pursuing her goal of becoming a clinical psychologist. Two back surgeries and long recovery periods have slowed her down a bit, however. She lives near Eglin and gets a lot of teasing from grads about being the most eligible bachelorette.

Sue (KOHUT) (Mike) PIERCE wrote a while back to say she is still in the reserves as an intel type. Mike is starting a new position with the TXANG and is working on his series 7 license in financial planning. Her greatest news was, after 11 years, they now have a baby boy (see photo).

Sue and David Pierce

Susan HELMS wrote to say she was given the class flag by Matt NEUENSWANDER to take with her on this year’s shuttle mission, the Endeavor, mission STS-54. She invited all to attend but said don’t get non-refundable tickets as the launch schedules are tricky. She noted the five-person crew includes three grads. She also mentioned Dan ADAMS is the exec for the SAC/XO; and Doctor Paula THORNHILL is back from Oxford, writing speeches, and doing research at Offutt. John FANNING was flying F-4s with the Louisville ANG when he got out of the Force at Zweibrucken. They needed IPs. At the same time, he started flying for UPS. Just after the unit switched to C-130s, John got a management offer in the Training Department along with the chance to be a 727 captain. He had to drop the ANG and just recently checked out as a 757 captain, although he still instructs in the 727.

HARDLY ANYBODY MOVED. James CRUMP to Rolling Meadows, IL; John FARQUHAR to the Springs; John DODGE to Bossier City, LA; Matthew SCHULTER to an illegible place in UT; James SCHNEIDER to Puyallup, WA; Steve GAMBOA to Benicia, CA; James ROSS to Long Beach, CA; Steve PRETESKA to Callaway, FL; and Cary (Susan) DAVIDSON, my ol’ roomie, is heading to Richmond RAAFB. (That’s not in Virginia, but Australia!) He’ll be the det commander.

LOOSE ENDS. Before I sign off, two items: 1) I got a note from a Lt Col Donald M. Bishop. He taught in DFH and was an associate AOC from ’74-’79. He has a copy of “Beast ’76” that he’s willing to part with for cost plus postage he feels one of us may enjoy it more than he will in the coming years. Phone (703) 323-9507 if interested. 2) I think you Desert Shield/Storm vets might be a little reluctant to talk/write about your experiences. It’s great to be humble. At the same time, there are lessons to be learned and a great deal of AF heritage to be gained by your experiences. I’d like to have you sit down and pen an article for some AF pubs starting with this magazine. Tom Kroboth, the editor, needs good features; telling us of your various experiences from support to frontline combat roles would be a gift to us. Don’t think for a minute it would be “tooting my horn” to do this. You were fortunate/unfortunate enough to be there and have something to share, that’s all. Thanks, Don.

Scott Dering

Quarters 4207M

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Home: (719) 472-6936 ujhy ’W

Work: (719) 472-4191/2270

DSN: 259-4191/2270

Percent members: 49

Greetings fellow classmates. Since, much to my amazement, some of you are beginning to write or call me with information, I should explain why some of your updates may not be printed for many months. In addition to Checkpoints coming out only four times each year, my deadline is nearly three months in advance of these publication dates. This means, for example, that if I have insufficiently exaggerated any of your accomplishments in this issue, you should contact me within the next 10 days, or else the correction won’t appear until the December issue. And now the news.

Bryan FUNKE is a flight surgeon at Luke who will be in the middle of a three-month rotation to Saudi Arabia by the time this is published. Bryan was shy about giving me the details of his career, but he eagerly volunteered information on several classmates. Andy MORGAN, Joe SALINAS, Bill GONZALEZ, Rick SPRADLIN, and Jimmy Lee LANGLEY are all healthy F-16 pilots at Luke, thanks, no doubt, to Bryan’s medical ministrations. Mike LEPPER is the 12th Air Force demonstration pilot at Luke, so you may have seen him if you’ve been to any air shows lately. Steve SIMONS flies for Delta out of Dallas when he isn’t flying F-16s in the Guard, Andy BRITSCHGI flies F-15Es at Lakenheath, and John MAHONEY is a first officer for Southwest Airlines in Phoenix in addition to his duties as an Academy liaison officer. Don CHAPMAN flies F-l 17s at Tonopah, Lee CARSON is a DC-10 pilot for American out of San Francisco, and Gary MAUPIN flies the L-101 Is for TWA out of New York, but he lives in Virginia where he flies F-16s in the Guard. Bryan has also kept track of some of the more than 20 doctors in our class. For example, Jeff NIEZGODA is a flight surgeon at Travis where Dave VANDERBURGH is going through residency in radiology, and Bill SNEEDER is a flight surgeon at Torrejon.

John and Kimberly FITZGERALD are the new owners and renovators of a turn-of-the-century home in rural Wisconsin, just a short commute to O’Hare where John is a Super 80 first officer for American Airlines. He recently went through upgrade training with Tim ROBERTS who told him horror stories about his own home repair projects. Fitz also keeps in touch with Dave HOMBURGER who flies for American out of Raleigh-

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Durham and Jeff NUCCIO who is a test pilot at Edwards, flying the F-16 more than anything else. Jeff is trying to arrange a get-together for former Upper Heyford F-l 11 crews this summer at Nellis, so call Jeff at (805) 258-6730 if you are interested.

Terry LUST is finishing up an exchange tour with the Marines at El Toro Air Station in California where Terry is part of the initial cadre for the two-seater night attack version of the F-18. Terry went on several solo spirit missions before the Air Force-Navy football game last fall to remind more than a dozen Annapolis graduates in his squadron which team is riding a 10-year winning streak in that rivalry. He is scheduled to rotate back to the Air Force this summer, but in what has become a familiar story for many fliers in our class, he is having trouble finding a cockpit to come back to. While Terry’s insanity in joining the Marines was only temporary, he sent news of Michael BERMUDEZ whose loss of reason was more permanent he’s been in the Marines since graduation and is now in charge of the Security Battalion at our embassy in Santiago, Chile. Terry also ran into Cliff UEHLIN who is a pilot at Fairchild.

Scott COALE is going for the all-time education record for any member of any class from any academy. His student boondoggling began at Columbia University after graduation as a Guggenheim Fellow. Soon thereafter during a brief assignment as an engineer at Wright-Patterson, he must have found that real work was not to his liking because he quickly moved on to the Navy’s test pilot school at Patuxent River as a flight test engineer. Once again, real work during a follow-on tour at Edwards must have overwhelmed him because he was soon back in school, this time as an Olmsted Scholar. If you’ve been slaving away in a real job for most of the decade, don’t read the rest of this paragraph because the details of the Olmsted program might make you weep with envy. After nine months of language training at Monterey, Scott and his wife, Peggy, spent a grueling two years at the University of Salzburg in Austria. I should mention that they traveled throughout Europe for more than nine months during this time thanks to blanket permissive TDY orders and a generous travel stipend. As if that wasn’t enough, he recently finished his scholarship with a year at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins. Finally, Scott will complete his seventh year of full-time post graduate studies next year at ACSC, and he expects to spend most of that time working to find a follow-on job. (Imagine that I used Scott’s na ne and the word “work in the same sentence.) Scott says that Bruce ACKER recently found enough time off from his duties running the Global Positioning Satellite Program at Space Command to marry a statuesque Norwegian, and Russ DODD, who was on the ground in the invasion of Grenada, now works at Space Command in Colorado Springs as well. Meanwhile, Scott’s old roomate (and another guy who likes the student life), Ken GREEN, is a graduate of the test pilot school at Edwards where he still works as a flight test engineer.

Mike “the Snail” LEIGH if flying for Delta out of Dallas again after a seven-month hiatus flying C-130s during the Gulf War. Mike returned to active duty when his son Ryan was only five weeks old, so his wife, Debbie, was able to mold Ryan’s personality without any interference from dad. While in the Gulf, Mike ran into Dave “Bones” GARNER, who is flying 130s on a break from Delta, along wuth Tim KARANOVICH and Paul MONTGOMERY who were flying C-130s on active duty all along. Mike also saw Steve SEARCY who was an air liaison officer with an army unit. Finally, Mike occasionally sees some other Delta pilots in Dallas ineluding Gary OCHENKOSKI, Jim ZILLY, and Mike POTKULSKI.

Sean BISHOP, who broke down and wrote to the scribe, flies 737s for Delta in Atlanta where his wife, Carlee (MURPHY Class of ’82), is finishing a degree at Georgia Tech. Last year while Carlee was making a habit of flying to and from the Gulf in her C-141, Sean was valiantly fighting the Mother of all Diaper Battles back home (his words, not mine). Aside from the news that the Bishops will soon return to their beloved alma mater when Carlee joins the Astro Department this summer, the balance of Sean’s letter was devoted to how lucky he was to

ma>ry so far above himself. Is anyone out ther willing to argue with him on this point?

Meanwhile, at the Academy our class is not-so-quietly taking over the Political Science Department. Doug GREGORY recently arrived after F-16 assignments at Luke and Torrejon and two years as a Kennedy Fellow at Harvard. Doug’s wife, Renee, told me that Randy STEDMAN flies for Delta out of Los Angeles and Greg BEAVES is going to law school at the University of Texas after several years as one of the few, the proud, the Marines. Joe WOOD taught poli sci for less than two years before becming General McPeak’s speech writer and staffer at the Pentagon. (Imagine my temptation to crack wise at this juncture.) Joe’s classmate and wife, Merrie CRAIG-WOOD, has started a new job on the Air Staff after a tour at Space Command. Dennis WARD is now more than halfway through a PhD program at Stanford after teaching poli sci for two years, and he will return in the summer of 1993. Guillermo BALMASEDA will join the department this summer after a two-year master’s program at the University of Texas and several assignments flying KC-lOs. Finally, Michelle JOHNSON will leave poli sci this summer to be one of five military aides to the President for two years. The best known of her many duties will be carrying the “football” containing the nuclear launch codes wherever the President goes. She will probably work frequently with Amy MARKERT who is a veteran at the White House Communications Agency. Michelle came to the Academy after five years flying C-141s at Charleston, where she met her husband, John, and two years as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.

That’s all for now.

Jim Ratti

P.O. Box 40

Churchton, MD 20733-0040

Home: (301) 261-9588

Work: (301) 981-1959

DSN: 858-1959

Percent members: 31

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Hello! Spring is just around the corner, but you’d never guess it here in D.C. Cold, rainy, yuk. Oh well. Spring is just around the corner. On to the mailbag.

First up is some electronic mail via Prodigy from Tim COLLINS. By the time you read this, he will have left for Ft. Leavenworth. Did that get your adrenaline up? Yes, he did get orders there. No, a federal judge did NOT give them to him. He was one of the few, the proud, the below-thezoners, and was selected for the Army version of ACSC (Army Command and General Staff College). This was his and Drenda’s fourth move in four and one-half years, so they may have set a record, and are certainly experts by now. As you may know, Tim has been an ALO with an Army Ranger unit in Savannah, GA. He and Drenda have three children: Jonathan (7), Maree (5), and Chet (3).

In an effort to dramatize how tough those probationary salaries can be, T.L. JOHNSON posed for this picture, minus the shirt off his back. His sons are with him, Sean (on the left) and Adam. The mural is in Adam’s room, painted by an artist friend. T.L. has actually passed his initiation period with United and is a first officer in the B-737, based in San Francisco. However, they reside in C-Springs, so T.L. has the commuter thing down pat. His wife, Nina, is a full-time teacher (2nd grade), but is also a student. She is pursuing a master’s degree in education and will finish up in fall ’92. T.L. sends word that some other ’82 Johnsons are also with the airlines. J.J. JOHNSON is with United, flying the B-737/300 out of L.A., and Kash JOHNSON is with Delta, based in Salt Lake City.

Steve VOGT dropped a line from Minnesota. He and Gina are in the house-hunting mode, now that interest rates are low. Steve is flying for Northwest, and has bumped into Dave FROHMAN, also employed by that airline. Steve also passed along that Ross and Sandee DEUBER have a new son, Nathaniel Ross. Ross is working on a PhD at Oxford, and should be back teaching at USAFA in less than a year.

Speaking of USAFA, I got a phone call just hours before deadline from George NELSON. He is the AOC for CS-39, and told me the zoo is being overrun by our class. The faculty is graced by (among other) Marc ABSHIRE (English), Phil HAMANN (philosophy), Gerry SOHAN (econ), Dave EASLER and Kurt HEPPARD (management), and Phil BOSSERT and Jeff BEENE (PMS). With a subject like PMS,I expect that Phil and Jeff would be in the bio sci department, but then I learned that this falls under CW... Anyway, Jeff will soon take over CS-09. Jim DAHLMANN currently has CS-28, and Steve WATERS runs CS-17. George told me that he saw Steve TOLDY’s name on a short list for a job as a deputy AOC, but I have no word as to whether Steve actually took the job. Steve KIEFFER works in CW and is very busy as the BCT scheduler. NonUSAFA folks George has heard about include Marshall BRONSTON and Chuck SCHWE1SS. Marshall is out, enjoying his airline job and flying F-16s with the Wichita Guard. Chuck hopes to follow that trail too.

I’m still in, not even dreaming of an airline job, thanks to my poor eyesight. However, I’m looking for work anyway. My unit is moving to Edwards as part of all the cutbacks and reorganizations, and Ellen and I have chosen not to make that move. I’m trying to line up some sort of SPO job at Wright-Pat by the end of the summer. Stay tuned...

Don’t forget my E-Mail address, 72477,1255 (CompuServe); and FFKX27A (Prodigy). See you at the reunion! RATMAN.

Jon Duresky

115 Alabama Drive

Jacksonville, AR 72076

Home: (510) 988-5143

DSN: 731-7848

Percent members: 43

Hey Classmates!

Faith is in the reserves. They’ve had quite a year, filled with home remodeling, TDYs, Desert Storm, family vacation, below-the-zone promotions for both of them, and an interview in Washington, DC. Turns out Dave was chosen to interview for a job as the military aide to the vice president. Dan’s staff told him he was the youngest ever to be interviewed, but he ended up losing out due to “lack of an extensive intelligence background.” He said it was hard to return home and admit that he didn’t have enough intelligence to work for Dan Quayle!

If you are anything like I am and love to see your name in print (in places other than the security police blotter for driving too fast through base housing), then you’ve turned right to the class news section of your freshly-delivered Checkpoints, hoping that the news of your adventures over the past year has found its way to my doorstep, and that I will be indined to include the aforementioned news in my article. Fear not, I’ve accumulated lots of tidbits of information, which are piled high on my dresser at home. Unfortunately, I’m not at home, but enjoying my last shot at being a TDY crew-dog on a six-week C-130 European rotation to

Dave and Faith FADOK checked in with this photo from (Travis?) California, where Dave is the wing commander’s exec and

sunny Mildenhall, England. I did bring some stuff along, but if your feelings are hurt because you were excluded, chalk it up to the fact good help, good copilots, and good writing talent are hard to find. In any case, spend a few minutes with me here as I fill you in on the latest adventures of the Class of ’83, starting with the letter Z.

The ZAZWORSKY Chronicles. John’s wife, Monica, called me in November, begging me to send John a birthday card for his surprise 30th birthday. You have to wonder about John, a future general, who is surprised at turning 30. So what did he think came after 29? Anyway, John was still remote to Honduras flying C-12s, but by now he may have requaled in the C-141 Starlizard enroute to Charleston. I sent the poor boy a card, but he never wrote back! He may not be able to afford a 29-cent stamp. Prove me wrong, bud!

Randy ZAK, begging for sympathy. His Christmas letter was dated 24 Dec; a letter he wrote all alone while his wife was in the Far East visiting her folks. No doubt his triathlon-running studly self had a turkey Lean Cuisine for Christmas dinner. Pardon me while I wipe the tear out of my eye. Randy did an about-face on getting out of the Air Force, so he’s still at Hurlburt with his MC-130. Glad to keep you on the team, Randy.

Kelly SCOTT is a closet striver. As I sat on the exec desk one day, nursing a thumb sprained from world class twiddling, Kelly called, desperate for a Dash One. He was soon to requal in the C-130, and wanted to get ahead of the game. Age and responsibility have warped him mightily. I found him the Dash One, he requaled with flying colors, and is driving an MC-130 at Hurlburt. Kelly contributed the following gossip: Rich BURKE and Clay WITTMAN are bonus baby pilots at Dover. Mark MULLER, Delta Air Lines; Matt TAYLOR, American Airlines; Bob BARNETT, UPS; Chuck JONES and Roger ALDINGER are airline bound; Charlie ROSS, HC-130 at RAF Woodbridge. Kelly also informs me that his ex-roomate Paul SHEPPARD buys dinner for any classmate who is TDY to Pope and can complete the sentence “Fast, neat, average, A real toughie!

Little Rock AFB Gossip. Mild-mannered Mark WELLS gets elevated to squadron stan/eval and becomes “The Hammer.” On his very first permanent party checkride he busted the guy. Sorry Mark, but that story is too good to keep to myself. I went TDY with Mark once he made me jog and play hoop, saying, and I quote, “Your state of fitness, Captain Duresky, does not meet the standards I imposed upon myself and expect of my crew, and as long as you’re on my crew, you will exercise. Is that clear?” What else could I say but “Yes Sir!”

Frank RAND is still at Little Rock. He’s founding the “Short Pilots Need Love, Too” Club. John HESTERMAN, he of the Stealth world tour fame, is the western U.S. club vice-president. Interested parties contact one of those gentlemen.

Jack POLO is my hero. He’s out visiting a friend at the base and shows up hung over with his bud to compete in our base triathlon. Jack’s a Delta pilot, also with the reserve out of Philadelphia, so he could enter the race. The dude takes second in his age group, using borrowed shoes and a borrowed bike. I barely nudged him out, motivated by the fear of what Mark WELLS would do to me if I let a reservist beat me.

I was in the bar one Friday night observing adult humans in the prelude to the mating ritual, when I heard a female pleading, “Sorry, but I’m married” to a throng of suitors. I turned my head and saw Amy (HERMES) SMELLIE, looking like Scarlett O’Hara in a flight suit, warding off a pack of 2 Lts. Amy was at the Rock for tactical flying upgrade and breaking the hearts of young copilots. I shouldn’t have told that story, because now 1 have to look over my shoulder for the hitman she’s sure to send after me.

Additions. Ray and Julie BLUST adopted a bouncing baby boy last year. Ray is out of the AF and is flying for American. Jerry and Pam VARNER added a third child. Jerry also flies for American. He’s just one more airline pilot who thinks he’s “too sexy for his travel benefits” and won’t come visit me. Reuben and Vicki ATKINSON had a third baby; Steve and Loretta STECII had another child. Brian and Pam GERRITY a second child, a third litter of puppies, and United Airlines wings for Brian. Come visit us, or I’ll publish the story about the time at UPT when Brian... Remember, journalists have no ethics when it comes to publishing juicy tidbits.

The Inexorable Pull of the Womb. While I was doing my Mark WELLS-directed workout at the Mildenhall gym a few weeks back, I saw Ricard SMITH. That paragon of military excellence, a cadet of the highest military standards, is leaving his C-130 and Pope AFB to go “home” to USAFA and become an AOC. Let me see if I can remember his exact words... Oh yes, they were, “It’s time to make my move on that first star. Today, an AOC, Tomorrow, the Comm Shop!” I was so impressed I saluted him and spouted Schofield’s quote as Richard rode the aerobicycle. Ricard said that Denny MOORE is also at the womb, working in the athletic department. So is Billy “Scales” WALKER. Billy is the

new assistant coach of the wrestling team. Now there is an excellent match of job to jobber.

Tom SOLOMON, this is you last chance to send me that “whiz wheel” you borrowed so you wouldn’t have to pay the AF $15 when you separated. Or else just send me cash. By my calculations, figuring in interest and making allowances for you being a rich airline pilot, you owe me $983.22.

Bob ULICH. Mitch DELAROSA. Jeff FIEBIG. Frank CURRY. Dave LEIBBRAND. There. Your names are in print. Did you think I had forgotten you?

Mark and Pat Price

Another One Bites the Dust. The happy couple in the picture is Mark PRICE and his bride, Pat. Frank RAND is the saber bearer on the far right, relishing the opportunity to display in public his skill in saber manual. Mark is the chief of Maintenance Operations, in addition to that more demanding task of being a newlywed. Mark writes me that Landis COOKE is also at Nellis AFB as an A-10 instructor in the Fighter Weapons School. Did I mention that Chris MOULTON lives across the hall from me in our TDY VOQ? He came by begging to be included in this article. Since he’s bigger than I am, I said “Sure!” Chris and I are getting ready to go on an eight-hour, autopilot-on, feet-propped-up-on-the-yoke mission. Sometimes the flying is boring, but good box lunches and cheap shopping balance things out. Chris doesn’t know it, but I’m giving him a no-notice checkride. By the time this goes to print, his corrective action should be done, and he may even be qualified in the plane again.

“Now that I’m an airline pilot, / just bought Churchill Downs!”

The Star of My Article. This award goes to my ex-Starship 19 bud, Robert GREGOR, because he wrote me two letters last year. The man knows how to live. A UPS first officer, a weekend warrior with the Kentucky ANG passing on his experience to fledgling pilots as one of the unit’s few instructors, a 70-year-old house providing ample opportunity to use long-dormant construction talents, and his wife, Ralinda (BOZELLI, Class of ’82), is expecting their first child. And as you can see from the picture, he’s as good-looking as ever with money to burn.

A Special Thanks To Jim ROBINSON,

Dan BRUNSKOLE and Andy WISE. These three guys, who I hadn’t seen since graduation, helped me out a bunch last fall. They are all pilots, Jim on the VC-137 and Dan and Andy on the C-20, with the 89 Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB. That’s the DV/VIP support unit, and one of those “selectively manned” wings. I was at Andrews as a ’’wanna be,” interviewing for a job, and Dan and Jim held my hand, told me how to act, showed me how to eat with a knife and fork, etc. With their help and my own considerable flying skills, I got the job. So that’s my big news of the year, a summertime PCS to Andrews AFB. I’ll have a new mailing address, too, so anyone considering sending me a letter-bomb in retaliation for my journalistic barbs has to look for me in Maryland.

Pass in Review. That does it for another year for me. The next scribe is Stu Pope, 340 The Village #315, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.

Check six. Gear down. Have a good summer.

Carlton P. Wickliffe

2801-B Quay Loop

Holloman AFB, NM 88330-8108

Home: (505) 479-2937

DSN: 867-5224

Percent members: 31

WmI apologize. I was called away on emergency leave in December to go back to Ohio to lay my father to rest, and needless to say, deadlines were far away from my mind at the time. But I’m back and ready to work. Remember, some of this info is outdated by three to six months, depending on when 1 received it:

Carol WINKLEMAN, hailing from Offutt AFB, where as part of the Airborne Command Post, she “still does alerts,” contributed the first photo from the “Great Patriotic War of ’91.” While part of the USCENTCOM S-2 (Intel) staff Bomb Damage Assessment team during DESERT STORM, Carol had this shot taken of her standing atop what used to be a hardened aircraft shelter in Kuwait, after a PGM (Precision Guided Missile) did some interior decorating.

Walt and Paul at 14,500 feet far, far above that of Annapolis and West Point...

That’s Walt on the bottom... Anyway, Walt and Paul were the only two adventurous enough to walk the entire distance, and had another adventure just trying to hurry back down to avoid a thunderstorm coming their way. Tired and worn, our weary travelers were greeted by the Albiols and Pauls (the sensible ones) with hot chocolate. If you’re ever so inclined (no pun intended) to go hiking, I’m sure Walt will be more than willing to take you on a good walk. Bring you own Ben-Gay. Back at Wright-Pat, Walt passed on that Bill WALKOWIAK is flying Aria ‘135s there, Bob MCDONNELL works in the B-2 SPO with him, and he runs into Doug GRAUPMAN occasionally.

Steve WACKER is this feature’s “guest columnist,” for having the most news about everyone else. Hailing from Schierstein, Germany as an intelligence officer, Steve and wife, Rachel, seem to be keeping touch with a truckload of folks: Matt JOHNSON, Steve and Rachel’s best man in ’89, graduated from Wharton Business School, works for a paper mill in Knoxville, TN, and still seeks the right woman for the “stabilizing bonds of marriage;” Warren CLARK’s a regional manager for Kentucky Fried Chicken out of Houston, and is married (wife Cherri). Warren and Steve passed on quite a bit of news on some former “desk warriors” from Hanscom: Randy BRANDENBURG (wife Joanne) is in Massachusetts and works for LOGICON; Paul and Laurie BYRNES moved to Pittsburgh where Paul works for The Software Engineering Institute; Doi HECKLER married Melissa in ’90 in Thailand (“to make sure no one would crash his reception”) and is still at Hanscom; Andy ESKENGREN is out at Boeing as an Air Force rep; Andy and Sue (NIEMEYER) GREGORY are also in Germany.

It’s all relative...

Stu BROWN and family moved to Garland, TX (Dallas suburb) and the civilian world, where he’s working for American Airlines as a 727 flight engineer. Other classmates who slid into the flight engineer’s seats were Gary SEIFR1ED, stationed in Chicago, and Jeff RAINES, also in Dallas. Rudy TESSNOW started training for Delta in November. Sleep tight America ’84 has things well in hand.

The next missive came from “Uncle Walt” JUREK. While TDY to Edwards last fall, Walt hooked up with Paul MUELLER, Les ALBIOL (wife Debbie) and Michael PAUL (wife Doris), and they hoofed it to the top of the highest point in the CONUS Mt Whitney (but of course all you geography buffs knew that). Needless to say, it wasn’t a walk in the park, but they made it, and captured the moment to prove it.

Other people Steve’s heard from: Steve SMOLEN (wife Rae) is at Malmstrom looking to become an AOC at the Zoo; Bill BREI works with Steve, is married (wife M.L.) and has a son; Zip WALES works at Lindsey AS, where his wife, Kara, calls him “Bill” (between her and his parents, who else calls him that?); John PEARSON (wife Nancy) flies F-16s out of Moody; Nancy’s brother Pat BENDRICK (small world) is out and working in D.C.; Doug MCNARY (“that mysterious voice at parades”) is “surveying” at SHAPE in Belgium; Ken JUNKES managed to get the only ESD job in Germany and is living in Stuttgart. Steve noted Rob HEMKER “had the auduacity to advertise his company’s recruiting services in Checkpoints" (but how appropriate!), and wondered if he’s a good guy to explain why so many of us seem to be getting out? For a group not at risk of being rifted, a lot of us are bailing out under this VSI/SSB program, so I’m sure a few of you have some theories. Ideas, other than the lure of the hefty chunk of change? Understandably, things have changed considerably since we entered the “real Air Force.” One must wonder at times what is “real.”

Carol (TIKIJ1AN) THELEN (husband Chris) sent a Christmas card bless her heart. Counting the blessings of parenthood, Carol can make Dennis the Menace seem like a saint. She and Chris aren’t sure of where the Air Force will take them in the near future, but they’ve put out the welcome mat. “We have plenty of space and spare sleeping platforms if anyone’s interested in visiting the awe-inspiring splendors of our nation’s capital. All are welcome we would really love to see you (Carol cooks real food when we have guests).” Take ’em up on it don’t find many people on the East Coast with that much hospitalbv.

Last but not least, Chris DINENNA was my first ’92 corresponder. Transferred from Seymour-Johnson to Luke, Chris is an F-15 IP with the Triple Nickle, 555 Fighter Squadron. While doing his time at STORM, he ran into a number of classmates. Jerry DAVIDSON was flying C-130s (see H & Y for current location); Scott STUDER was flying F-15Cs out of Bitburg, but has since separated; Mike “Willy” JOHNSON separated and is flying the F-15 for the Missouri Guard out of St Louis; Steve BILLS, Greg JOHNSON and Mark MOUW are still at SeymourJohnson; Mike DUVALL PCSd to Elmendorf, where he’ll continue to fly F-15Es, Mark ROSADO is at Luke, but should be done when you read this; Clay ROWAN was flying C-23s at Zweibrucken, but he apparently separated after his unit was deactivated and his base closed (quite a demotivator, wouldn’t you say?); fellow Knights of Thirt’ Eric FURCHES separated and is flying for Delta; and John HUSS transitioned from the OA-IO to the F-16 and was assigned to Spangdahlem; Alan EWING lives in Virginia with wife, Bev, and son, and works out of Bolling as an engineer; lastly Mike LOH (dad’s TAC commander), former F-16 IP at Luke, separated and is wandering parts unknown.

HITHER AND YON (Where are they now?): Michael BRENNAN, Edwards AFB, CA; Alan BRIDGES, Niceville, FL (Hurlburt); Stu BROWN, Garland, TX; Arnie BUNCH, Edwards AFB, CA; Garland CALLAHAN, Dunwoody, GA; Jerry DAVIDSON, Sherwood, AZ; Chris DORCHAK, San Antonio, TX; Brett DUGUE, Spokane, WA (Fairchild AFB); Doug DUTY, Boston, MA; Dean GILBERT, Las Vegas, NV (Nellis); Steve GROENHEIM, McGuire AFB, NJ (chief, Special Operations Tactics, married 5 Oct 91, wife, Patricia); Donald HALPIN, Abilene, TX (Dyess); Jim HARTLE, Enid, OK (Vance); Jamie HILLS, Suisun City, CA (Travis); John and Andrea (HESLIN) KENNEY, RAF Lakenheath; Robin (WRIGHT) KONISKI, New Hudson, MI; Merrick KRAUSE, Hendersen, NV (Nellis); Bill NEVEU, Bossier City, LA (Barksdale); Pat POESCHL, Wheaton, IL; Kim SHULZHAWKINS, Austin, TX (Bergstrom); and Mary SOLOMON, Merritt Island, FI.

Last but not least, yours truly and family (three kids, with one in the oven Lord, I need a different hobby!).

others, is affected by the grand Air Force reorganization; we’ll no longer belong to MAC, but will belong to PACAF. (So what regs do we use?) I see some of the reorganization as good, and some of it as questionable and creating a lot of extra work for units and offices that are already undermanned. Enough of my philosophy on how I’d run the Air Force if I were in charge. (The first thing I’d do is can that new proposed service dress that resembles a navy uniform.) Let’s talk about people!

OUT WEST. Marilyn (GARCIA) KOTT wrote informing me she’s now a T-38 IP at Williams, and her husband, Jim, is an EC-130 navigator at Davis-Monthan. Marilyn and Jim were both deployed to Incirlik, Turkey during Desert Storm. Being a C-130 nav myself, I compliment Marilyn on her taste in men.

Marilyn (Garcia) Kott with husband, Jim, at Incirlik, Turkey during Desert Storm.

AROUND THE PACIFIC. Brice GIBSON left Yokota in Nov, got married yes, you read correctly in an elaborate ceremony in Bermuda, and is now flying the new C-27 in Panama. Anthony “Freddy” FREDERICK left here in Feb and is flying MC-130s at Hurlburt. While TDY in Thailand in Feb, I ran into Kevin “R.K.” WILLIAMS, who was TDY from his home base of Hurlburt and flying MH-53s. I’ve also caught up with a couple of my old Northwestern Prep School classmates. Mark Clayton (ROTC) just finished a tour at Yokota flying C-9s and is enroute to Dover to fly C-5s. In Nov, I ran into Tom SWIDEREK, who’s a KC-135 pilot at Kadena. I enjoyed catching up on gossip and having dinner with Tom, wife Jeanette, and their three beautiful kids.

NORTHERN NOTES. From Clear AFS, AK, Dan HROVAT sent a photo of himself, Don EDSALL, and Monica EADY. They’re all finishing one-year remotes. Monica left in Jan, going to Sacramento. In July, Don is PCSing to Maxwell to become an SOS instructor and join his wife who is already stationed there, and Dan, with wife Danielle, leaves in May for AFIT where he’ll work on his Space Ops master’s degree.

The Wickliffe Clan

That’s it for now. I’m sure I could dig up about twice as much info just by updating the stuff here, but I’ll save that for the next column. In the meantime, write or call and let me know what’s up. If I’ve made any errors, don’t be shy about telling me. Remember, reunion’s two years away, and time’s passing fast! Who’s got the ball?

Be good and God bless.

Mark A. Naumann

PSC 78, Box 1411

APO AP 96326

Percent members: 30

Hi! For the past two years, I (Mark NAUMANN) have been promising Jackie that I’d write an article for her, but numerous TDYs have kept me from doing so until now. I’m still at Yokota in the 21 TAS (soon to be 21 ALS) flying C-130s around the Pacific. I’ll be leaving Japan in June and going to the 37 TAS (or will it be 37 ALS?) at Rhein-Main, Germany, to join my wonderful wife, Lauren, who is a JAG at Ramstein oh, the pleasures of dealing with joint spouse assignments! My unit, like many

Don Edsall, Dan Hrovat, and Monica Eady “chillin’’ at Clear AES, Alaska. Temperature: -20° F.

FROM USAFA. I received a letter from Tom COLEMAN, who’s a motorglider instructor in the 94th ATS at the Academy. He said Dan BRIDGES and Chris COFFLAND are joining him in the 94th, and Tim DERUYTER is coaching Falcon football. The following info is from Tom: Todd WICKLUND and Mike “ZAC” ZACCARDO are flying

C-141 s at Charleston, Fred BUTRELL is flying F-4s in New Mexico, Chris FUNK is in F-16s at Nellis, Mike MC1NERNEY has two little ones and is naving KC-135s at Castle, Tim PHARRIS is married and driving an F-15 at Eglin, Mike HOOLIHAN is flying KC-lOs at March, and J.P. SCOTT is at Pete Field, I assume working in Space Command.

CHANGES. 1 received the following address changes: Joseph SCHMIDT to Elmendorf; Dean HULL to Upper Marlboro, MD; Steve GAUTHIER to Biloxi, MS; Scott SCHAEFFER to APO AE 09272 (somewhere in Europe); Sam DETRICK to Federal Way, WA (McChord area); Robert VALIN to Hill AFB, UT; George DAY to Mac Dill; Taylor POTTER to St Petersburg, FL; Eduardo DONA to Crestline, CA; Barbara WENZEL to Sylvania, OH; Matt VALLE to Enterprise, AL; and Matt MORGAN to Norman, OK.

Also, I received a Christmas card from Rene (Hanson) Waldrop (former Class of ’85). She’s stationed at Ramstein with husband, Gary, and young son Steffan, and pinned on captain in Oct.

Well Jackie, I’ve finally fulfilled my promise to you to write a Checkpoints article. If anyone sees any inaccuracies in this article, instead of cursing the writer, put pen to paper and let us know who is doing what where. Send info for the next article to Jackie Charsagua at: PSC 76, Box 7049; APO AP 96319-7049.

I just got off the phone with Jackie and have some late-breaking news Jackie is expecting and is due in June. Congratulations! Take care everyone!

Gary L. Burg

48 OSS/DOOL

PSC 41, Box 6338

APO, AE 09464

DSN: 226-3617

Percent members: 32

As summer approaches, I find myself once again in the Gulf region. I am at Incirlik AB, Turkey as part of Provide Comfort. With the way everything is going, I have no idea just how long I’ll be here but hopefully not too long. At least Turkey is better than Saudi Arabia!

Not much in the mail bin this time. I received a late Christmas card from Kris NYBERG. She is out of the Air Force and a grad student at Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Pennsylvania. Kris says she may go back into the Air Force as a chaplain but will wait for clear guidance before she makes that decision.

Jeff FRANKHOUSER dropped me a line the first of the year, “I finished four years of missile crew duty back in 1990. Ended up with 240 ‘missions under North Dakota’. Been working in the training realm for awhile now. Was a combat crew instructor for a period of time and now am the chief of Missile Procedures Trainers branch. My job is basically to manage a simulations facility where missile crews come in for proficiency and check rides in the Launch Control Center simulators. Minot has been a great assignment. If the weather were better in winter time it would be paradise! The community is great and they like the AF...or at least our money since it’s the base that keeps the town alive. Still no kids yet but Elaine and I are thinking next year is the year. She got her master’s degree in speech pathology and is working as a therapist in elementary schools. I finally broke down and did something I had always wanted to do...bought an old Harley-Davidson. Spent six months restoring/customizing it. It came out so good that one of the biker magazines may be doing a photo session with my ’scooter’. This year I’m taking leave and heading for the big ‘run’ to Sturgis S.D. and really get wild. Anybody wanna go with?”

Steve TREMAIN wrote, “Well it’s been about a year now that I’ve been stationed at McGuire AFB, NJ. I’m about ready to upgrade to AC. It’s been rather slow here, but I’ve been enjoying it anyway. I completed Air Refueling School last September. They always said it’s just like flying close trail in a T-38. There are some similarities, but they are few. Flying one heavy right behind another is pretty much in a world by itself. I’m still single even though the marriage bug has come close to biting me once or twice. May God richly bless everyone.”

The last letter I received was from Kevin YEOMAN. “We have settled into our new home in Colorado Springs. I am teaching five classes of Calculus II, about 100 students. This schedule keeps me extremely busy; grading quizzes, homework, El, etc. We are enjoying being back here very much. We also found out two weeks ago that Krista is expecting again (our third child) in early September. We’re both excited about that.”

In early March, Igor “Beau” BEAUFILS looked me up while on a business trip to England. It was great seeing him and talking over old

times and new ones. It sounds like Dean NIFAKOS might be tying the knot soon. Beau is experiencing married life and learning that there are quite a few new twists to life than when he was single. It was funny listening to him talk about things I discovered unexpectedly when I first got married.

In the change-of-address department, Janet (KISNER) AUGUSTINE has moved to Colorado Springs. Kelly BARLEAN is now living in Lawton, OK. Lee DEPALO is at Eglin AFB, FL. Bobby JOLLY is living in Hartsville, SC. Tina and Michael (WILLERS) LIVINGSTON is at Peterson AFB, CO. Timothy LUCE is living in Wichita Falls, TX. Donald MUMFORD is living in Colorado Springs and Michael RARICK is living in Shalimar, FL.

Nothing much else to report. I’m still looking for an assignment and have no idea where I’ll end up. I extended three months for my squadron’s deployment to Turkey and even though I should be back in England by July, that may not happen. This new assignment system can be quite unpredictable and with the drawdown everything is in a state of flux. As another grad was saying to me, the payoff for spending four years at the Academy is coming to light with the drawdown. At least, for the time, I don’t have to worry whether I’ll have a job at this time of the year next year!

Now while it is still fresh in your mind, get a pen and paper and drop me a letter and let me know what you are up to. If possible throw a photo in with it. I’m always glad to hear from classmates and spread the word through “OUR” column. Until next time!

Glenn L. Strebe

5935 Del Paz Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Home: (719) 531-0122

DSN: 259-3229

Percent members: 35

Greetings again as we pass the five-year point in our careers. I hope everybody has been doing well the past few months. Things in Colorado have not changed much over the last few years. Once again, I received letters from Mark WARACK and Patti (MICHALCIK) STUART.

Patti is stationed in Bitburg and for the first time in two years her husband is stationed close by at Spangdahlem. Patti is a Social Actions officer. Also stationed at Bitburg are Ross WOODLEY, an Eagle driver, and BJ SWEDO, intel officer and football coach using none other than the wishbone offense. I also received a wedding picture of Shawn BRYAN and his wife, Karen. Shawn’s been at Little Rock but hopefully will be going to England soon.

Shawn and Karen Bryan

Another loyal writer, Mark WARACK sent me some news he had gathered. Mark just PCSed to Pope after spending his time as a FAIP. Just as Mark was leaving Laughlin, Tom BEHNKE and Tom BOROWEIC were starting their stint as IPs. Tom BEHNKE is going to ’38s and Tom BOROWEIC is going to the ’37. Meanwhile, Mark BOVA and family are off to Griffiss to fly T-37 Ace. Gemma WILMARTH is going to fly C-5s for the reserves at Westover, MA along with Lea TRAVIS. Also, Gemma is getting married to one Dan Meehan. Chip EISSLER is going to fly A-lOs for the Pennsylvania Guard. Also, Darci LUCE is going to Yokota (I think).

Lew BRUNDIGE, Chris STEARNS, and Issy SCHWARZ are all stationed at Little Rock. At Pope, Ken CLINE is flying C-130s and John BREEDEN is flying in the new A-10 squadron. Of course, while Mark was writing this letter, from the Pope TLF, his wife was slaving away moving household goods, packing and unpacking, and dealing with their two active boys, Adam (two and one-half) and Nicholas (nine months).

Finally, John TOMJACK and Todd OLIVER are also stationed at Littie Rock going through C-130 school. Congratulations to Phil ARUM who won $10,000 on America’s Funniest Home Videos. Jerry DUHOVIC wasn’t quite as lucky on Wheel of Fortune total winnings $0.00. Did you meet Vanna? Come on Doo-a-vic Help us out!

That’s all I got. Have a great summer. Please note my address is 5935 Del Paz Drive, COS CO 80918. Phone number is still the same.

Mark V. Peters

PSC Box 2500

March AFB, CA 92518

Home: (714) 655-5604

DSN: 947-5604

Percent members: 36

WwWJfI moved! As of late March I’m supposedly at the above address learning to fly the KC-10. I say “supposedly” since the pessimist in me is waiting for a call telling me that “there’s been a change to your orders...”

The deadline for this issue was during the middle of my PCS so anything you rushed to me after the last issue hit your mail box didn’t make it. I’ll be sure to include it in the next issue.

Laurie and Dover BELL wrote me way back in August and I failed to include the photo of their two children in the Fall ’91 issue. The Bell’s are stationed at Rhein-Main, Germany.

Tim Conklin, Hq 401st Tactical Fighter Wing. (Photo from Flying Safety magazine, Feb. 1992.

an uncommanded right roll and began to shudder. Lt Conklin regained control of the aircraft, called a “Knock It Off,” and informed his leader of the problem. He turned towards the nearest suitable field and began to climb, staying below a 4,000-foot overcast. Meanwhile, his flight lead rejoined to assess the damage.

“While en route to Zaragoza AB, Spain, Lt Conklin found clear airspace, climbed, and did a controllability check. During the check, he determined that by locking the left leading edge flap in the '/2 -down position, minimal stick pressure was needed to fly the aircraft at landing speed. He proceeded to Zaragoza AB and flew a flawless approach and landing.

“Lt Conklin’s quick reactions and textbook handling of the emergency situation prevented this hazardous situation from becoming much more serious and possibly losing the aircraft. The superb airmanship demonstrated by Lt Conklin, an MQT student with low time in the F-16C, resulted in the safe recovery of a valuable aircraft. WELL DONE!”

Only a few address changes this time around: Lisa KRUGER is now living in Belleville, IL. John MANN is at Ellsworth AFB, SD; John ULLMEN is living in Redondo Beach, CA; and Jeff WOHLFORD is back in Colorado Springs.

Sorry this is so sparse, but that’s all folks! P.S. Send me pictures.

Paul W. Tibbets IV

616 Sheridan Lake Road, Apt. 314 iJL j. jriWy/, Rapid City, SD 57702

Home: (605) 341-0884

DSN: 675-4925

Percent members: 37

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James and Stephanie Ann Bell

Speaking of Rhein-Main, Tracy BECK wrote from there where she is the Accounting and Finance officer as of Nov 1991. She’s seen Sam POWELL (flying C-9s) and Jeff HUNT (security police) there. Sally (HURST) and Rob MCCULLERS had a baby girl (Abigail Lee) in April 91 at Griffiss AFB, NY. Miten MERCHANT and Beth BROXTERMAN are at HQ SAC working long hours in Intel. Seb TROST and Jim HYNES are still flying C-141s at McGuire.

I got a letter from Cameron TORREN’s wife, Linda (TELKAMP ’83), who’s at Little Rock AFB, AR going through C-130 initial training. Cameron is hoping to upgrade to aircraft commander soon in the C-130. He initially spent 500 hours in the C-23 Sherpa while Linda was originally in the C-9. They’re both stationed at Rhein-Main.

Tim CONKLIN was recently featured in Air Force Flying Safety magazine and I’ll just quote directly: “On 18 October 1990, Lt Timothy J. Conklin, 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon AB, Spain, suecessfully recovered his F-16C at an unfamiliar airfield after sustaining substantial aircraft damage from a bird strike.

“Lt Conklin was on an MQT upgrade syllabus ride. He was # 2 of a four-ship on an air-to-ground gunnery sortie on Bardenas Reales Range, Spain. On his fifth pass in the pop pattern, turning base for a 10-degree, low-angle low-drag delivery, while at approximately 1,500 feet AGL and 400 KIAS, Lt Conklin’s aircraft struck a 30-pound vulture. The vulture impacted the inboard section of the leading edge flap, extensively damaging the aircraft. The entire right leading edge flap was rendered completely useless, and a two-foot section was ripped off. The wing itself was also damaged due to the force of the impact. The aircraft immediately began

Hello again! I hope this issue finds everyone doing well, despite all the uncertainties with many service careers today. Just remember, we are moving to a close-knit, leaner-yet-kinder, gentler Air Force. (Does that make sense?) With the reorganization just around the corner, changes are fast and furious. Pretty soon I’ll be wearing a TAC patch (well, actually it’s ACC, but ...!). Some things never change!

My first letter came just a couple of weeks too late to include in the last issue. Tripp ADAMS dropped me a line from Shaw AFB, SC where he is flying F-16s. He and his wife, Susan, are living on base with their ninemonth-old son, Ben. Tripp arrived at Shaw last August with Mike FREY and Tim ABEL. He says because their squadron is converting to Block 42, flying is slow, but with all the changes he is just happy to be there!

Tripp heard from Dieter BAREIHS, who is up at Eielson renting a house with Eric CHANDLER in North Pole, AK (which is really the name!). Dieter said that in mid-Dec the sun rose around 10 am and set at 2

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pm, and the high of the day before Tripp talked to him was -18°F. Luckily, a warm front was coming through to raise the temp to a whopping 14°!

Other people Tripp had heard from include Joe MATCHETTE, Mike CATHEY, Kurt HE1SER, Bob MOZELESKI, and John PLATING. Joe landed a flamed-out F-16 at Osan after a stuck throttle forced him to orbit the field until flameout. Mike was recently married and he and his new wife, Lori, are stationed at Tinker. Kurt and Bob are opening the new A-10 squadron at Shaw. John lost his roommate to marriage and is still single, but Tripp says they are working on it! Thanks for writing, Tripp!

Cristy and Michael Rice

My next letter came from Cristy and Mike RICE, who are stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Mike is a nav on the EC-130 Compass Call. He and Cristy were married 11 Aug 91 at the Cadet Chapel. They say it was almost like an ’89 reunion because of all the grads that were there. These included Cynthia and Eric SCHULTZ and their little girl Heidi (a second baby is due 20 May 92), Joe ODER, and Nik CHAPAPAS. Eric and Cynthia are at Whiteman AFB, MO where Eric is a missile officer. Joe is a missile officer at Ellsworth AFB, SD (that’s BEAUTIFUL SD). Nik hit it off with Cristy’s cousin Deena Bishop and they were married 4 Jan 92. Another of Cristy’s cousins, Gavin TOVREA, married her best friend Laurel Burright in Arkansas in June of ’91. Gavin is a KC-10 maintenance officer at Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC. And last on the wedding list, Cristy was in Tanya and Brian HAY’s wedding a week after hers in Arkansas at Eaker AFB. Brian is flying KC-135s at Griffiss AFB, NY. Mike and Cristy saw Tom ALLISON recently. He is a SP at Malmstrom AFB, MT. Tom and his wife have a little boy named Nik. They also saw Dan and Debbie MCENTEE, who are at Fairchild AFB in Washington. Carolyn (ALEXANDER) WOLFER and her husband, Dan (’86), are stationed at Barksdale AFB, LA, where Carolyn is a refueling

The group at Deena and Nik Chapapas’ wedding includes, in the back row, Mike Rice, Joe Oder, Tom Allison, Don Wolfer, Laurel Tovrea and Gavin Tovrea. In the front row are Cristy Rice, Nik Chapapas, Deena Chapapas, Carolyn Wolfer and Connie Dechant. specialist and Dan is a B-52 pilot. Dave HLATKY is finishing up pilot training at Williams AFB, AZ and is at the top of his class. Eric FEIN was married last year and they are expecting a little one in June ’92. Eric is in Intel at Fairchild AFB. Lastly, Connie DECHANT is also in Intel at Randolph AFB, TX. Thanks for the info, guys!

Next I heard from Britta (HEMPEL) HEBERT, who maried Greg Hebert on 10 May 90. Britta is up in Big Sky country at Malmstrom AFB flying KC-135s as a navigator. Her copilot is Greg CLARK, who is married to Kristen and expecting their first child in Aug ’92. Greg and Britta went on a Pacific Tanker Task Force TDY back in Aug ’91 to Kadena AB, Japan. There they ran into Shawnie EWING and Tim JOZW1AK who are both KC-135 copilots, doing well and smiling like usual! On a trip to Osan AB, South Korea, Britta ran into Jeff LOUIE, who was TDY from McChord, and is doing well and keeping busy.

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At Malmstrom, Britta says Joe MILNER and Tom ALLISON are working hard as SPs. Joe is at Army Ranger School now, and is doing well, blazing a trail as “turbo cop” at Malmstrom. As for Intel, Wendy RICHARDS is keeping busy helping out the missile side of the house and becoming an aerobics machine! Steve CLARK is also at Malmstrom in missiles, as well as Erik ELIASEN and James ROWE. In the tanker world, Tom MATSCHEK and his wife, Rebecca, are expecting their first child soon. Tom is a copilot in the ’135.

Britta mentions that Jody (GUTHALS) PRICE, her roommate at the Zoo, married Allan Price on 5 Oct 91. They are living in San Antonio, TX where Jody works at Brooks AFB. Britta has also been talking to Maureen (MCCAFFERY) BORGIA lately, who is married to Franco BORGIA. Maureen is at Grissom AFB as a KC-135 nav and Franco is at Wright-Patterson in acquisitions. In closing, Britta says she ran into Matt MANTEI while up at McConnell AFB picking up a jet. Matt is a KC-135 copilot and newly appointed squadron party officer, and he and his wife, Judy, are doing well. Thanks for writing, Britta! (I’m in the 37th “TIGER” squadron!)

David and Troy Barton

My last letter came from Chet and Linda BARTON, who are stationed at Edwards AFB, CA where Chet is an engineer. They have two sons, David who is two, and Troy who is only a few months. Chet says he is trying to switch career fields from engineering to medicine, taking classes now in preparation for medical school. He plans to apply this fall, and if all works out, leave next summer to the DoD medical school in Bethesda, MD. Linda is doing well, with her hands full trying to control their two boys!

Some ’89 folks Chet has run into include Dave MITCHELL, who recently married and is stationed at Ellsworth, SD (that’s BEAUTIFUL SD) flying EC-135s. Ben AKINS is at Dyess AFB, TX Hying C-130s. He went to Saudi, but didn’t get there in time for any “action.” Mike WINTHROP works with Chet at Edwards and married Barbara in Nov ’91. Beth (WHITMAN) BOYUM is at Eglin AFB with her husband, where Chet saw them a few months back. John LUSK is at March AFB flying KC-lOs and loving his job. Thanks for writing guys!

What an issue! Not only some great letters, but pictures as well. Thanks so much again to Tripp Adams, Cristy and Mike Rice, Britta Hebert, and Chet and Linda Barton. Because you guys take the time to write, I can pass along more and more info on our classmates. Let me hear from the rest of you out there! As for me, the B-l is coming along well. We still have our growing pains, but that is expected. I’m still single, and they say the third one’s a charm. We’ll see. Take care and God bless.

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330 Kitty Hawk Road #2802

Universal City, TX 78148

Home (512) 658-5146

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I know you expect to see this column written by Joe RICHARDSON, but he couldn’t make the deadline, so he called me. Joe is in the middle of PCSing to Offutt and he said I was the only person he could think of: “James, my brother, I know you can do it!” Thanks Joe.

I’ve been maintaining a low profile here at Randolph AFB. I work at MPC in the Special Assignments Division, but I don’t make assignments, so don’t call me because they’re sending you to F.E Warren. I’m only a computer guy; all I do is make computer products for the folks who make assignments.

I have a pretty good grip on what our class is doing. I could run computer products to tell where everyone in our class is, what they’re doing, how many kids they have, etc... but I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to print that information here. (I’m too young to get fired!) I’m going to limit myself to what I’ve actually heard from people. Since this is my first (and only, probably) time writing this, I may not be able to provide a great deal of information.

Brian KENSINGER is at Scott AFB right now for C-9 upgrade. I’ll be up there at the end of March, so I’ll probably see him before he goes to Japan. Darin DAGGETT is at Tyndall running a maintenance shop. He’s happily married and enjoying Florida. He’s a computer officer like myself, except that he’s doing real computer work. His family is doing well, especially his son, who is quite an active little tyke. Kurt PETERS is at Offutt. He’s doing EE stuff on EC-135s, which is a pretty good deal because he’s drawing flight pay. Also at Offutt is Kraig HANSON. He was supposed to get the job that I have now, and my original orders were to Offutt, but I managed to get diverted here when I was at tech school. Sorry, Kraig.

Rod PEOPLES is at Loring. Mark VAN CLEAVE got FAIPed. He was up here for PIT and I saw him a couple of times before he went to Reese. Alex CASTEEL was #1 in his UPT class and will be flying F-15s at Kadena. He’ll probably bring his new bride when he goes he’s getting married at the end of May. Teri SCHWARTZ is a munitions officer at Fairchild. She’s called me a couple of times, and it wasn’t just because I work in Special Assignments. Really. Steve PLATT is at Cape Canaveral. He got a banked fighter, so it was no problem for him to get assigned to the same place his wife is stationed. These banked guys get all the breaks, you know. Any base they want, or any AFSC... And you should see the list of banked guys going AFIT I recognized almost every name.

Doug SABO is at Dyess, a mighty B-l navigator. Brian GARCIA is here at MPC. He works on the other side of the building, doing real computer stuff. I worked with him for a couple weeks when I arrived here before they pulled me over to the assignments side of the house. Todd KECHTER is at Langley. He’s a comm guy, and he’s also happily married (there’s a lot of that going around). Adam MORTENSEN is at Los Angeles AFS. He’s an engineer, and he tells me it’s tough out there on the coast. Paul BURNETT is an SP at Malmstrom.

It may seem like the only people mentioned are people from my academy squadron and people from my tech school class. They’re the only people I’ve kept in touch with, so it’s all I can offer. It’s kinda like reading the yearbook and seeing yearbook staffers on every other page. I haven’t talked to many people, but I have heard a few things...

I would guess that around 281 of us were banked (as of February). We probably have at least two F-15 pilots, and about five F-15E navs. As many as 26 people could have been FAIPed. I think 12 people are flying helicopters. After all that talk of Mighty Missile ’90, only 23 people are doing that. Nine people are in space fields. These numbers are NOT reliable, so don’t quote me.

Most of us are still single, I would guess 69.5%. And roughly 30.0% are married. It’s hard to say exactly how many people in our class are married to other military members (8.8% comes to mind). And I’m fairly certain that 3% of us have two or more dependents.

I haven’t checked, but I assume all of us are getting promoted at the end of May. I know of at least one “Super Party” here in San Antonio, and I’m sure there will be similar parties elsewhere. I’ll be at Williams at the time, and I’m willing to bet they’ll have something planned. Joe told me to type five double-spaced pages, and I just hit four. 1 don’t really know what else to say. Joe usually begs for mail and pictures at the end, so... Write to me and send pictures! When Joe gets settled in I’ll forward everything.

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Two members of the Class of 1990 were inadvertantly left out of the 1991 Register of Graduates. They were 2nd Lts. Bryan S. Veit and Eric M. Vaughn. Our most current information had Bryan as a pilot at Randolph AFB and married to 1990 graduate Andrea C. (Terry). We had Eric at Columbus AFB, MS. We apologize for any inconvenience this problem may have caused.

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To all you Bold Golders out there:

Hope everyone is enjoying the good weather that is with us once again. To start off with, 1 would like to say thanks for all the letters and phone calls that helped to dig up the dirt on what a lot of our class is up to. I guess my begging paid off.

First of all I’ll get all of the administrative news from Chris HOWARD out of the way. For those individuals who wish to order a class panoramic photo, Mr. Donnor of Donnor Photography can produce copies. His address is 5427 Elk Hunter Trail, San Antonio, Texas 78222. Phone: (512) 648-2877. For those who actually ordered and paid for a panoramic photo before graduation, please contact Chris Howard at PSC Box 177, APO AE 09466. Our fearless leader also informed me that Rob ERICKSON finally got his UPT slot which will start 22 April down at Columbus. Kurt BULLER finished CCT school, and according to Rob ERICKSON he “kicked it in the butt.”

Bill WOS1LIUS sent some information about himself and several other who attended maintenance school at Chanute AFB. Bill is now at Elmendorf AFB, AK as the assistant OIC of an AMU, where they are currently in the middle of a big reorganization. Elmendorf is one of the few composites (C-130, AWACS, and F-15s) in the Air Force. Bill says he’s constantly running into flyboys he knew back at the hill. But not flying does not discourage him at all. He loves his job in the “Real Air Force” and more than that, he loves all the outdoor activities that Alaska has to offer. Here is a list of other maintenance officers and their current bases: Mike BRAUCHER is at Misawa AB, Japan. Roy GOZUM and Nancy WEISS are at Eglin AFB, FL. Kim DORNBURG Spangdahlem AB, Germany. Steve BLEYMAEIR RAF Lakenheath, England. Mike LAWRENCE Pope AFB, NC. Kevin HOWARD McGuire AFB, NJ. Russ MAJOR (with a baby on the way!) Dyess AFB, TX. Earl SCOTT Travis AFB, CA. Chris HILL Norton AFB, CA. Kit BOBKO Shaw AFB, SC. Sig LOKENSGARD Wurtsmith AFB, MI. Leisa KOLLARS

F.E. Warren AFB, WY. And finally, Theresa HATTEMER Griffiss AFB, NY. That’s a pretty good list for all that Bill can remember off the top of his head. Thanks for all the info!

Tim BERGMANN also sent in a great list of names and assignments for all those who have just finished intel school at Goodfellow in sunny San Angelo: Rich WOOD and Dean BEACH Langley. Matt EAGER and Molly POLKA Osan. Dave GYURE Hurlburt, FL. Dan ROMANZO Griffiss. Nelson SNYDER Colorado Springs. Julie R1CKERT Moody. Leslie BEAVERS and Beth (DUNN) KWASNY Kelly. Greg MUELLER L.A. Lane HARRINGTON Mountain Home. Laura GRAY Holloman. Jay HEALY Elmendorf. Karen

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Capt & Mrs Mark & Karen Warack ’87

Capt Dennis M Ward '81

Capt Michael R Ward ’86

Mr & Mrs Johnny R Warren

Ms Barbara Washington

Col Thomas C Waskow ’70

Mr & Mrs Dale M Watson

Mr John J Watson ’82

Maj Michael Watson MD ’80

Lt Daniel E Weak '90

Maj Larry A Weaver ’76

Capt Marshall B Webb ’84

Capt Richard D Webb ’84

Mr Scott A Weeker ’72

LtCol Lewis S Weiland ’70

LtCol & Mrs Steve & Lynda

Weilbrenner ’75

Maj & Mrs Norm & Terry Weinberg ’76

Lt Robert L Welgan ’88

LtCol James R Welteroth ’73

Mr & Mrs Dennis D Wendt

Mr & Mrs Yih-Shyong Weng

Lt Todd H Wentzlaff ’89

Capt Barbara Mahon Wenzel ’85

Lt & Mrs Andreas & Terri

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Shaw. Rob BOYER Hill. Steph KONIECZNY Cannon. Esmi (OSHITA) DAETZ Eglin. Bill BLITT Malmstrom. Lance COOK Misawa. Scott SCHEPPERS, who is now married to Heidi CIZAN, got an assignment to Offutt. Heidi is currently an S.P. at Minot. Tim got an assignment to Langley. Just arriving at intel school are Honi SMITH, Meg CUNDIFF, John HO, and Chris BADEN.

And now for the list of the young and the foolish newly engaged 2nd Lts. Thank goodness this list isn’t as long as the others in this article. Rumor has it that Dane BLOCK is engaged, and the woman who has captured his heart is a grad student at Auburn University, Jana Williams from Huntsville, AL. The wedding date is set for 12 Sept. Thanks to whoever for the info and the great post card from Park City ski area. Second on the list is Mike BALDINI who is currently at Willy, and the lucky girl is... Linda Rosen Rosen (Baskall), currently a student at C.U. Chris MARIEN (currently at Columbus) is engaged to Julie RICKERT. Jim ROBINSON (Vance) is also engaged. To everyone from the 30th squadron’s surprise, Frank PATRINOSTRO recently popped the question to a girl named Patrice. Last and I’m sure not least is A1 KINNISON who is engaged to a soon-to-be Michelle Kinnison. A1 graduated in December along with John KINSMAN (who could also possibly be on this ever-growing list), Eric WAXVIC and a few others.

Here’s the gang in the 93-04 class down at Columbus: Ray BARROWS, Pat CLANCY, Colin KEEN, Jeff HARRISON, Chris LANGLOIS, Adam MCLEAN, Chris PADBURY, Joel ROTH, Mike SAYLOR and Mike STEVENS. They inform me that they are all “wiggin” it due to bad weather. Other fortunates to be in Columbus are John BORN (Borno) and girlfriend Nicki from Colorado Springs, Sean LBORDINANE and his wife, Liz; Mark (Gramps) LIVELSBERGER; the interchangeable MCDONALD twins; and Jughead/Bear who’s already thinking of naming his first son Teddy.

Other info includes Steve NOVAK who is currently a bio environmental engineer and frequent O-Clubber at Dover AFB. Carleen PERRY is at Wright-Patterson. Sharon KARPEL recently joined the gang at Randolph AFB. Tim ROUNETT and Russ BALKA are down at Randolph. Sue HENKE and Callie CALHOUN just got back from Nigeria where they were representing all of us on the CISM Cross Country Team. Scottie and Kim MCLEAN have a baby on the way, and infant-size tiedye T-shirts to match.

Here’s some names from Vance AFB. In the class of 92-13 who just entered T-38s: Ray ROBINSON, Rod LEWIS, Mark MALDONADO, Paul WATSON, John OURADA, Chuck WEBB, Ted TREFFEISEN, John VAUGHN, Scott BANKS, Chris BOW, Brad HAMBY, Steve BUCHANAN (also engaged), and Douglas K. ENGELKE (C/CMSGT) sound familiar? All of the above can be found at Chicarro’s or Chris, Paul and Casey BRITTAIN’S house on any given weekend. More to come later (including photos) on the rest of the Vance crew.

Wherever you are, I hope you’re enjoying the sunshine and your new Checkpoints magazine. Thanks to Bill WOSILUS and Tim BERGMANN for their letters. Hope to hear from you all soon! Take Care and God Bless. Amy.

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LtCol Edward M Whalen 74

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