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Our cover, which would be impossible to photograph now, comes to us from Gary L. Dikkers, ’68. Taken in 1965 during spring break, the view is from the trail which used to run between Mitchell Hall and the Chapel before “the new dorm” was built. The day after the photograph was taken, contractors broke ground for Sijan Hall. Our thanks to Gary for the contribution.

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VIEW FROM THE TOP ^

Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, ’59, Superintendent

Some graduates and friends of the Academy have taken the time to express concern over some of the thoughts I put forth in past issues of Checkpoints. Some feel I have an excessively positive view of the future of the Air Force Academy while others voiced concern with my approach especially in contrast to the “Call to Arms” speech delivered by the AOG president at the Jabara Banquet in September 1992 in which graduates were asked to take an active interest in the recent directives levied by Congress.

Lt. Gen. Hosmer, ’59

Let me first thank you all for the genuine concern and interest you expressed in your letters; however, I sense the need to explain further the challenges the Academy is facing, what is being done, and why I insist on remaining optimistic about the Academy’s future. I am confident that most will then agree that the future suggests change, but not an abandoment or degradation of our mission.

UPT Slot Reductions. I am under no illusion that the UPT reductions are being easily accepted by our cadets the news was a tremendous blow. But the facts remain: the cutbacks occurred because we are under congressional direction to reduce the size of our force fast. We have retired over 2,200 aircraft and 50 squadrons in our draw down, with more to come. Consequently, inexperienced pilots are losing their flying jobs and are available to fill the openings created by normal rotation in existing units. All this happened faster than UPT and advanced training courses could be throttled back. So now we have over 2,000 pilots or pilot candidates “banked,” awaiting training or an operational flying job. The Classes of ’93 and ’94 are not the only ones involved. The Class of ’95 will also be involved, ’96 almost certainly and possibly beyond that.

Even with the reductions, Academy cadets are receiving the largest proportion of available pilot slots ever. For the first time in history USAFA will be the number one pilot producer of the three primary commissioning sources.

On the positive side, for the next several years, the Academy will be able to place greater numbers of graduates than ever before into many of the Air Force’s critical nonflying career fields. The UPT slowdown will provide specialties such as maintenance, personnel, and communications with the leadership skills and strong general academic background possessed by our graduates. So, not only does the Air Force gain, but potentially our graduates do, as well today’s Air Force is rich with challenging and exciting nonflying career fields that are vital to the success of the institution.

With regard to the actions taken by our first and second class cadets in reaction to the UPT reductions, I remain convinced their response was, on balance, positive. Second class cadets had the

option of resigning from the Academy with no obligation, yet only seven chose this route. (Some people thought more than a hundred would go.) Only five firsties resigned. The Class of ’93 and ’94 made us proud by demonstrating the unusal maturity and interest in service these fine young people possess.

One other point, perhaps the most relevant, is that a reduction in the number of pilots the Academy produces has not induced a change in the way we do business. We strive every day to produce future officers, not just pilots per se.

I believe our new mission statement, “To develop and inspire Air and Space Leaders with vision for tomorrow,” will keep us more focused on this core priority into a challenging future.

Admissions Standards. A year before the UPT slowdown, I decided the admissions criteria need no longer take into account pilot qualification. Some are concerned that this change will result in an academically-skewed cadet population. In fact, we see very little change in the entering class statistics, aside from a drop of about 10 percent in the number of pilot-qualified cadets. At the same time, we raised our athletic minimums slightly. Talented, well-rounded candidates are still coming to USAFA. They survive a competitive and demanding environment in which cadets are exposed to pressure situations in a leadership laboratory of unequaled opportunities, combined with a broad academic curriculum which is competitive with any institution in the country.

Reserve Commissions. Reserve commissions for future classes (beyond ’96) are a fact of life because of political judgments made outside the Department of Defense. During testimony and debate, the military academies enjoyed the support of several eloquent advocates all were unsuccessful. The issue is closed and we need to put it behind us. Frankly, I do not find this difficult because the 20-year guarantee of service once offered by a regular commission no longer applies Congress retains the right to bring down the size of the force and has made RIFs of regular officers legal to do it. On the other hand, I am sure our graduates will continue to serve with distinction and will quickly earn their regular commissions.

SASC Issues. As you may recall, the Senate Armed Services Committee mark of the 1992 Defense Authorization Bill affected our traditionally-military faculty, our band, and potentially our prep school and noninstructional staff. These changes may trouble you they certainly do us at the Academy. Yet none of these changes strikes at the core of our mission. The civilian faculty issue comes close, depending on how we handle the integration but we are approaching this change prudently and, in fact, see some possible benefits for the Academy. If, however, after some experience, we appear to be compromising the officer development of cadets, we will readdress the issue.

There is a great deal going on at the Air Force Academy right now and change can be difficult. However, we are constantly working to strike a proper balance between prudence and aggressiveness to ensure that our number one goal developing great officers continues to be achieved. We are taking a positive approach to the situation because there is no other approach to take. With dedication and perseverance, the officers and staff of your Academy will not only make certain that we survive this difficult time, but that the Academy of tomorrow will sustain the same high standard and honor the same inspiring goals as the Academy of yesterday and today.

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Air Force Academy Fund Up From Last Year

So far this year, the Air Force Academy Fund is well ahead of monies raised last year. At press time, over $85,000 had been received. The drive kicked off in September with a mail-out campaign assigned by the San Antonio-based company FOCUS DIRECT. Although glitches occurred in some address labels, the overall results of the effort have been very successful. Giving has especially increased from parents and friends of the Academy. Graduate giving remains stable. With seven months left in our fund-raising year, we look forward to a successful campaign.

The AFA Fund provides the “extra margin of excellence” for those areas not federally funded. In the last decade, contributions have exceeded one million dollars. Projects funded include: Support of cadets clubs and activities

The Cadet Commanders Leadership Enrichment Seminar Endowment

The Graduate Dependent Scholarship Endowment

Engineering 410 projects to help the handicapped Support to the soaring and flying programs

AFA Fund Going Strong!

In photo at the left, Kathy McCann, AOG Air Force Academy fund monitor, enters donationsfrom this year’s AFA Fund drive. At press time, more than $85,000 had been raised to provide the “Extra Margin of Excellence’’for the Academy.

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Vietnam Collection Augments Library Holdings

By Lt. Col. Jim Hopkins Director of Academy Libraries

The Academy Library recently received a donation of the papers of Brig. Gen. John Flanagan, ’62, USAF (Ret), which reflect his service as a forward air controller in Vietnam. The collection contains an historically-significant series of personal diaries, wartime correspondence and manuscripts which served as the basis for General Flanagan’s book, Above the Tree Tops: A Forward Air Controller Reports. The material is housed within the library’s Special Collections Branch where it is made available for cadet and scholarly research.

General Flanagan’s collection constitutes an important addition to the library’s archival holdings on the history of the air war in Vietnam. Existing collections within the Special Collections Branch include segments of the papers of Lance Sijan, ’65; Steve Ritchie, ’64; Donald Backlund, ’71; and the microfilm of the research collection gathered by Mark Clodfelter, ’77; used for his book, The Limits ofAir Power: The American Bombing ofNorth Vietnam.

The branch has an extraordinary series of oral history interviews with Academy graduates who became prisoners of war in Vietnam, compiled in conjunction with the USAFA Class of ’65 Oral History Project. In addition, the Special Collections Branch houses a recently declassified series of Project CHECO reports (Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations Vietnam) which were written by USAF personnel while on duty in Vietnam. The CHECO reports offer a contemporary assessment of USAF operations and provide cadets with unique insights into the air war in Southeast Asia.

The collections are especially important to cadets enrolled in History 371, “The History of Airpower,” and History 330, “Historical Methods.” In coordination with the Academy’s Department of History, Mr. Duane Reed, archivist and chief of the Special Collections Branch, instructs about 300 cadets each year in the use of archival materials.

The direction can best be characterized as a “hands on” approach to archival research. Cadets are provided with original documents and microfilm to augment secondary source or published materials within the Cadet Library. This introduction to primary resource research affords the cadets a rare opportunity to write research papers from original source materials without having to rely on interpretations found within published histories.

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Archival materials within the Special Collections Branch span the history of American military aeronautics and include series of personal and official correspondence, diaries, official reports, printed matter, oral histories and photographs. Cadets have extensively researched the materials and have produced many papers which have been accepted for publication.

Most recently, a research paper written by now-2nd Lt. Charles S. Corcoran, Class of ’92, received the Air Force Historical Foundation’s award for the best paper on military history written by a cadet. Cadet Corcoran’s paper, entitled “Communication: The Key to Survival for American Prisoners of War in Vietnam,” was published in the Winter 1991 edition of Air Power History.

The library is interested in obtaining information regarding collections of personal papers which will augment existing holdings on the history of the air war in Vietnam. Academy graduates with personal narratives, diaries, wartime correspondence or photographs which reflect their service in Vietnam should contact The Friends of the Air Force Academy Library, P.O. Box 188, USAF Academy, Colo. 80840-0188, regarding proposed donations. Acknowledgments will be provided for all contributions.

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Brig. Gen. (USAF, Ret) John Flanagan, ’62, discusses his collection of Vietnam War papers with Brig. Gen. Randy Cubero, ’61, dean of the Faculty.

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COMMANDANT’S CORNER

Brig. Gen. (Maj. Gen. Select) Richard C. Bethurem, ’66, Commandant of Cadets

My tenure as the Commandant of Cadets has been a tremendous experience. Not only to come back to the Academy, but to work with such outstanding young men and women. First of all I want to assure you, the graduate community, that the quality of the cadet remains high. In addition, the Faculty, Commandant and Athletic staffs are still among the best the active force has to offer. However, I would like to share with you some of my concerns, thoughts and future plans.

Brig. Gen. (Maj. Gen. Select) Bethurem, ’66

Data received within the past year indicated that one of the major challenges facing the Cadet Wing is lack of internalization of pro-social behaviors. In a wider sense, I expect other data will also show a lack of internalization in areas such as training and honor. This failure to internalize is evident in the cadets’ lack of accountability for their actions towards one another, as a class, and to the institution. In short, they know the rules but do not follow or enforce them regularly.

Cadets expect others, perhaps rightfully so if they aren’t given the responsibility, to be the executors of policy, regulations, prosocial behavior, disciplinary and conduct systems, etc. In fact, I have seen too much direct officer supervision of regulations, discipline, conduct and, to a degree, honor. During my watch so far, a majority of the disciplinary actions have been initiated by officers, perhaps because the authority for implementation of conduct actions rests with officers. Additionally, over half of the honor allegations are initiated by officers. If cadets, as the data shows, fail to internalize or are not held accountable for their actions, what can be done to make them internalize vital concepts and be accountable?

The goal as I see it, is to develop leadership in cadets focusing on selflessness and dedication to the unit and allow them to learn the decision-making process by DOING by making decisions. We must give them the responsibility to go with the expectations we hold. I firmly believe that officers and NCOs must accept the inherent risks that cadets will make mistakes as they learn to make decisions.

I think you would agree that the Academy must truly be a leadership laboratory. Responsibility must be transferred more directly to the cadets. With responsibility and authority however, must come accountability. Simply put, I believe that the solution is to give cadets the responsibility to make more decisions for themselves and demand accountability for those decisions.

To make this happen, I have implemented a two-phase program, approved by the Superintendent, to achieve these objectives. This program will define the transfer of more responsibility

to the Cadet Wing and its leadership. Both phases have significant involvement from cadets as well as officers, to ensure all inputs are received, understood and integrated.

The first phase started Nov. 1 and was instituted on Jan. 15. Responsibility for actions, decision-making and accountability will be set forth in a policy using the new AF Objective Regulation format. This policy will be short in length and will define purpose, list criteria and determine merit. I released the first such policy on the training program on Jan. 5 when the wing returned from Christmas break. This policy takes the long-standing Academy Training Philosophy (1985) and implements it as a mandatory publication called the Leadership Development Manual. “Traditional” training that often has been equated to punishment and denial will be replaced by the precepts of mutual respect and a process that includes expectations, skills, feedback, consequences and growth. When received, the cadet leadership may implement instructions, take action and make decisions within the framework of the policy and criteria presented. Future topics in the works include a demerit/merit program, tours/discipline sanctions, and a four-class system versus the present two-class system.

Phase II is working concurrently with Phase I and also commenced on Nov. 1. It will continue through the Spring Semester 1993 with the charter of taking an in-depth look at all training and leadership programs. Running this phase is a group called the Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) Team. The team is comprised of four full-time people from both the Deputy Commandant for the Cadet Wing (two veteran AOCs) and the Deputy Commandant for Military Instruction (two Professional Development instructors).

As a central part of this effort, they are working with cadets from the four classes and staff from all mission elements. The Academy Leadership Development Program will be the result; it will be an institutional roadmap that will develop cadets’ leadership abilities throughout their four-year Academy experience. The goal is for implementation in Fall ’93.

Though this has been only a brief description of my plan, I wish to emphasize two vital facts: first, standards will NOT be lowered in fact, in many areas I envision standards actually getting tougher. Secondly, and most important, the “system” will not be easier again, it most likely will be more demanding for cadets through decision-making authority and accountability.

As in all new far-reaching programs, a certain amount of risk is required and is being taken by the Superintendent, myself, the Dean of the Faculty and the Director of Athletics. It is our belief that this positive but rigorous training program will produce an even better officer than we have in the past... one armed with more “real world” useful leadership capabilities and less cynicism captured from traditional rights-of-passage training methods. I am looking forward to seeing these programs implemented at the Academy. As graduates, I would ask you to get involved through the AOG or my staff directly. Your support and cooperation are needed and always appreciated.

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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 Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 1992. We encourage others to join these dedicated graduates and friends in this most important project. Contributions and pledges made after Dec. 31 will be listed in the next publication of Checkpoints.

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DONORS

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The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs John E Puhck, in honor of James Puhck '78

Peter P Puhek ’83

Gary Puhek '89

Col John C Swonson, Jr Ret '62

TALON DONORS

($ 1 000 - 54 999)

Mr & Mrs Bill Allen

Mr Alfred J Banford, Jr '62

Mr & Mrs T Warren Beagle match of Gilman Paper Company Foundation, Inc

Mr & Mrs Errol Q Bond, Sr

Mr & Mrs Lee T Bongiolatti

Lt Col & Mrs Jack L Bowman

Cabletron Systems, Inc

Dr Gregory S Chapman '73

Dr Charles E Cheeseman, Jr '62

Mr & Mrs Carl M Clark

Lt Col Glenn H Coleman Ret ’64 match of Texas Instruments Foundation

Mr & Mrs Marston Cornett

Mr Roger B Craycraft match of The Ashland Oil Foundation, Inc

Mr & Mrs Donald E Cumming

Mr & Mrs Gerald Cunningham

Mr & Mrs Enrique Dovalo Donald J Egan MD ’62

Mr James II Fleming ’64

Lt Col William J Gerber '67

Col Lawrence L Gooch Ret ’62

Col Lawrence L Gooch Ret ’62 match of EG&G Foundation

Mr & Mrs Michael P Griffin

Mr & Mrs Roger A Guenther

Mr & Mrs Hector J Guevara match of

Pacific Enterprises/ Southern California Gas Co

Lt Col Robert C Hilb USAFR ’70

Mr William G Hillegass ’72

Mr & Mrs Marvin L Howard match of ARCO Foundation, Inc

Lt Col Richard Jackson ’72

Capt Garry A Jared USAFR ’83 match of Hughes Aircraft Co

Mr Rudy M Jiricek '80 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Col & Mrs William A Kehler

Thomas (’83) & Patricia Krise match of Nissan Motor Corporation in USA

Mr & Mrs Robert L Masterson

Dr & Mrs Robert T McBratncy

Mr & Mrs Paul McCreary

Mrs Olivia M McKenna match of Martin Marietta Corporation Foundation

Dr & Mrs Thomas McNamara

Mr Robert J McNaughton '62 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Emil Monda ’67 match of PepsiCo Foundation

Mr & Mrs Leo M Moore, Jr

Col & Mrs Dennis P Murphy '65

Mr & Mrs Yun C Park

Mr & Mrs Robert Pieringer

Mr Nicholas C Rassas

Mr & Mrs Gary A Roberson

Lt Col Karl D Rodefer ’72

Mrs Eleanor R Samuda

Lt Col Karl W Schmidt Ret ’59

Mr & Mrs Jonathan M Schofield, Jr

of United Technologies

Col James A Shaw, Jr Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs E Carter Smith, Jr

Mr & Mrs Roger Starr

(Continued on next page.)

Mr & Mrs Nemour Egana

Mr & Mrs William M Elligott

Maj Wib Elliott ANG ’72

Mr J R Ellsworth '62

Mr & Mrs Gene F Emanuel

Mr & Mrs Kenneth F Emerson

Mr & Mrs Kenneth F Emerson match of

The Boeing Company

Mr & Mrs James S English

Mr & Mrs Joseph G Ennis

Mr & Mrs J E Erichsen

Col Abraham D Estavillo, AFP Ret ’67

Capt Robert A Fabian ’88

Capt David Fadok ’82 and Maj Faith H Fadok USAFR ’82

Rev & Mrs Charles E Fair

Col(Ret) & Mrs Robert & Margaret Felts ’62

Maj Gen Frederick A Fiedler Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs Harry R Fish

Mr & Mrs Lincoln T Fish, Jr

Mr & Mrs Bobby R Fleming

Mr & Mrs Eliseo F Flores

Mrs Juanita D Foster

Lt J Leland Fox III ’89

Mr & Mrs L L Frank

Mr & Mrs William J Friday match of James River Corporation

Mrs Mary E Fritz

Capt Thomas L Fritz *83

Mr & Mrs Robert E Fulkerson

Mr & Mrs John K George, Jr

(Building Fund Donors: Continuedfrom previous page.)

Mr & Mrs Lawrence R Thompson III

Col Leonard R Vemamonti Ret ’67

Col Darrel D Whitcomb USAFR ’69

match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

CDR(Ret) & Mrs Kenneth Williamson

match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

TAKEOFF DONORS (S25-S999)

Capt Marc E Abshire ’82 and

Mrs Judith M Abshire ’82

Mrs Richard K AJdona

Mr Steven S Allen ’86 and Mrs Shelly A Allen ’86

Mr W Mike Allen 152 and

Capt Gail C Allen *82

Capt Lee C Andersen *82

Mr & Mrs Gus F Anderson

Mr & Mrs Rowan M Anderson

Mr & Mrs Stewart G Anderson, Jr

match of Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corporation

Mr Gary R Annis ’84 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Col & Mrs Rodney K Anzai

Mr & Mrs David A Archibald

MSgt & Mrs Carlos Arizpe

Mrs Althea W Armstrong

Mr & Mrs Robert L Aujero

Mr & Mrs Frank Aymonin

Capt Sally Duggan Baker '82

Mr Mario A Balettie

Mrs Clarence M Ball

Capt Guillermo Balmaseda '81

Mrs Clare J Barnes

Col William G Bamson

Mr & Mrs Ronald P Batt

Capt Igor F Beaufils ’86

MSgt(Ret) & Mrs Robert W Becks

Dr & Mrs Edward L Beeson, Jr

Mr Richard H Benedict

Mr & Mrs David A Berg

Mr & Mrs Eugene V Billey

Mr & Mrs Albert E Blake

Mr & Mrs Walter W Blake match of Martin Marietta Corporation Foundation

Mr & Mrs N H Blumenthal

Mrs Milta A Blust

Col David C Bockelman Ret '62

Mr Worth W Boisture, Jr '67

Lt Col Gregory K Boomgaard '76

Dr Ronald L Bracy '66

Col Douglas L Brazil ’67

Capt Alan C Bridges '84

Mr & Mrs William T Bristow

Capt & Mrs Christopher M Broyhill '8

Mr & Mrs Harold Bugado

Mr & Mrs Herbert L Bums

Mr Wilbur Bushman

Col(Ret) & Mrs Robert M Byrom

Mr & Mrs Martin F Campbell

Lt Col Biagio E Cannistraci ’72

Mr & Mrs Peter S Cardozo, Jr

Col Howard K Carroll Ret '62

Leonard J Cemy II PhD ’67

Maj James C Chamberlain ’77

Col R Martin Chambless, Jr USAFR ’67

Maj Peter J Chenaille MD ’79

SMSgt A Mrs Leonard J Childers

Mrs Leilani L Chun

Capt Daniel A Ciechanowski '82

Mr & Mrs Carl D Cinnamon match of

The Boeing Company

Mr & Mrs Francis J Colby

Mrs Stephanie Coleman

Mr & Mrs Walter E Collier

Mr Dennis P Colvin ’69

Lt Donald C Conroy III '90

Capt William E Eades ’82

Mr & Mrs Gary L Cooper

Capt Kimberly J Corcoran ’82

Mrs Patricia A Cotton

Lt Col Thomas M Crawford III ’72

Mr Peter F Cullen

Mr James L Curd, Jr ’64

Mr James L Curd, Jr ’64 match of Schering-Plough Foundation, Inc

Mr Michael E Damal ’82

Capt Gregory E Davis ’82

Mr & Mrs James A Dawson

Capt Daniel J A DeCamp '82

Mr & Mrs Thomas P Decker

Mr & Mrs Robert A Delmonte

Mr & Mrs Melvin A Dembosky

MSgt(Ret) & Mrs Robert P DeWitt

Mrs Alda F Dingley

Ms Josephine P Dixon match of Aetna Life & Casualty

Mr & Mrs Ronald F Donald

Maj Michael G Donatelli ANG ’79

match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Brian J Donovan '67

Mr & Mrs James M Donovan

Mr & Mrs Alfred M Dorsey

Mr & Mrs Paul Drensek

Mr & Mrs Donald R Dukes, Sr

Mr D Brent Durrett ’82

Lt Col James G George Ret ’67 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Lt Col Michael N Giles USAFR ’67

Capt Michael C Gordon *82

Mr & Mrs Gerald J Gottschall

Lt Col Donald E Grant Ret ’61

Capt David P Graves ’82 and

Capt Julia M Scheffelin '82

Col George D Graves ANG ’63

Col Willie W Gray, Jr Ret ’62

Capt Ralinda Gregor ANG ’82

Mr & Mrs James D Gribben

Mr & Mrs Gilbert L Grill

Mr & Mrs Donald J Gruber

Mr & Mrs Manuel & Karen Guerrero ’82

Mr & Mrs John W Haak

Mr & Mrs Johann G Hack match of Pfizer, Inc

Mr & Mrs Robert Hacker

Mr & Mrs Gene Hagen

Mr & Mrs Robert G Hahn

Mr & Mrs Robert A Haley

Mr Norman M Haller ’60

Mr & Mrs Dennis L Hamel

Mr & Mrs Richard K Hamilton match of Illinois Bell

Mr & Mrs John R Hanford

Mr & Mrs James J Hannan

Mr Henry J Happ III ’72 Donation

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

in a special leather-bound volume that will also be displayed in the lobby.

Please

This front view of Doolittle Hall shows its proximity to the Academy Officer’s Club shown behind the AOG building. (Photo courtesy C.A. “Steve” Stephenson, an Academy glider tow pilot.)

Mr A Mrs Horace S Hara

Mrs Mary M Hartigan

Maj Gerald G Hartley Ret '67

Hon A Mrs Thomas P Harwood, Jr

Col William J Haugen Ret '62

Bruce F Haupt MD '82

Lt Col Michael L Heil ’75

Mr A Mrs Lyle R Heitmann

Capt Mark A Helwig '82

Mr James A Herrmann '72 match of

Harris Foundation

Capt Steven C Herzig '82

Mr A Mrs Arthur B Heyman

Mrs Vicki L Hickman

Mr A Mrs Edward L Hill

Col Roger H Hill Ret ’67

Mrs Nancy K Hillman

Capt Geoffrey H Hills ’86 and

Capt Shelley D Hills ’86

Maj Daniel T Hinkin MD ’77

Mr A Mrs Richard T Hinkle

Mr A Mrs John O Hirst

Col Leslie A Hobgood Ret ’60

Mr & Mrs Emmett J Hoolihan

Mr & Mrs Eugene Hmcir

Ms Julie J C Hughes ”82

Mr A Mrs Q Grant Hutchins, Jr

Lt Col(Ret) A Mrs Donald A

Joan Hutchinson '62

Lt Col(Ret) A Mrs Donald A Joan Hutchinson ’62 match of

Intel Foundation

Mr Arthur W Hyatt, Jr ’82

Capt Edward L Icenhour ’87

Mr A Mrs Kelly L Icenhour

Mr & Mrs Dunning Idle IV

Mr A Mrs Marion M Idzi

Mr A Mrs Thomas E Imbus

Capt Ricky A Ingalsbe ’82

Mr Gregory J Isert ’72

LCDR Allen K Jarrell ’82

CMSgt A Mrs Donald L Jarvis

Mr A Mrs George A Jenner

Mr & Mrs George B Johnson

Col A Mrs James M Johnson

Mr A Mrs Lynn H Johnson

Capt Theron E Johnson '86

Mr Thomas L Johnson ’82

Mr A Mrs Albert J Jones

Capt John F Jozwicki ’82

Capt Luke J Kealy USAFR '82

Col Robert P Keighery Ret ’62 match of General Dynamics

Mr A Mrs William L Kelleher, Jr

Mr A Mrs David H Kim

Lt Col James W Kimmel Ret ’72

Capt Jon Kimminau '82 and

Capt Tricia Kimminau ’83

Mr A Mrs Edgar K Kimsey

Drs L & J Kitching

Mr & Mrs James Klas

Col Richard L Klass Ret ’62

Thomas L Knabel MD '75

Mr & Mrs Philip L Knowles

Capt Michael F Korcheck '82

Col A Mrs Thomas Kumashiro match ofRockwell International

Mr A Mrs Michael K Kurup

Mr & Mrs Anthony S Laiuppa

Mr & Mrs Edward E Lamphier

Mr William E Lanning ’76

Capt Walter H Leach ’82

Ms Rose M LeClair

Col Norman I Lee III Ret '63 match of

The Boeing Company

Mr A Mrs Samuel P Leonclli

Mr A Mrs David J Lind

Rev A Mrs Ralph T Lindcmann

Mr Carl C Lindenlaub, Jr ’82

Capt Peter R Livingston ’82

Mr A Mrs Jess Lomelin match of Venture Stores, Inc

Col William B Lowe, Jr ’67

Mr A Mrs Alvin M Lowry

Capt R Scott Lucarelli ’82

Mr Charles L Lucas *74 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Capt Richard S Lund ANG ’82

Maj(Ret) & Mrs Dennis P Lundmark

Brig Gen Eugene A Lupia ’67

Mr A Mrs Alvin M Lusk

Mr James P Lyons ’68

Mr & Mrs William L Lyons

CMSgt(Ret) A Mrs Robert M

MacDonald

Mr A Mrs Ivor S MacFarlane, Jr

Mr A Mrs Antonio Macias

Capt Mark S MacKenzie ANG 82

Mr James N Maddocks

Mr A Mrs Joe B Manley

Mr A Mrs George E Manning

Mr A Mrs Ross Manocchia

Mr & Mrs Robert A March

Lt Col Ronald M Marquette Ret '67

Mr & Mrs Joseph Marshall

Mr A Mrs Robert N Matthews

Mr & Mrs Thomas R Mattison

Mr & Mrs Earl M Maupin

Lt Col Theodore J McAdam, Jr Ret ’67

Mr Ronald M McCollum ’63

Maj Charles R McCormack ANG ’72

Mr & Mrs Donald C McEntee

Mr & Mrs Joseph W McGlohn

MCI Telecommunications Corporation

Maj Merrell S Mcllwain II USAFR '72

Mr A Mrs Gillie McKibben, in honor of Edwin Timmons McKibben ’81

Dr A Mrs Earl H McKinney

Mr A Mrs Vernon J McMillan

Mr A Mrs Lindy D McTier

Col Philip A Merkel Ret ’62

Lt Col Mark P Meyer ANG ’72

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TOPS

10,000 DONOR LEVEL

In January, the Doolittle Hall Capital Campaign surpassed 10,000 donors who have pledged to support building completion. Only the second floor of the building remains unfinished with $1 million dollars yet to be raised. Over $4.5 million has been raised to date, including a $1.5 million endowment for building maintenance.

Most of the new donors are parents of members of the Class of ’96. They have pledged over $230,000 to support building completion. Additional classes attending their USAFA reunions made major contributions to dedicate portions of the building or its furnishings in memory of their deceased classmates. The Class of ’62 purchased display cases for the building, the Class of ’67 donated money for the merchandise counter, the Class of ’72 commemorated their members by purchasing the building foyer and the Class of ’82 purchased the board room table. Total donations from these classes exceeded $75,000.

We still needyour support! If you’ve already given, please consider digging a little deeper. If you haven’t given, please consider a donation or pledge now. Less than 30 percent of our graduates have participated. Your donation is important.

Mrs Sylvia Meyers

Mr & Mrs Rodney K Miller

Capt Troy S Miller ’82 and Capt Lisa Tyman Miller ’82

Mrs Connie Millero

Mr & Mrs Ronald R Milligan

Capt Dean S Mills '82

Mr A Mrs Ralph N Milteer

Lt Col A Mrs Marshall A Montgomery

Lt Gen T S Moorman Ret

Capt Eugene V Morabito ’82

Col Joseph D Morgan III Ret '59

Lt Col Alan L Mosher ANG '62

Mr & Mrs Robert Mukoda

Mr A Mrs Dan Mushrush

Mr A Mrs Arnold W Nachtwey

Mr & Mrs Justo S Nang

Eric Nedergaard '72

Mr & Mrs Robert M Needham, in honor of

Capt James E Needham ’86

Lt Col Don L Netzinger Ret ’62

Maj Jay C Neubauer MD ’80

Mr Bruce Niemann ’72

Mr & Mrs Ronald H Ninneman

Ms Marlene Rae Nofziger

Col Paul B O’Connor Ret ’61

Mr & Mrs Gregory M O’Donnell

Capt David C O’Meara ^2

Mr Stephen T O’Neill ’72 match of

Martin Marietta Corporation Foundation

Mr A Mrs Peter B Oakes

Mr & Mrs Warren D Omdoff

Mr A Mrs David H Osteen

Lt Col Thomas J Owen 78

Mr Philip M Pacini ’72 match of United Technologies

Mr A Mrs Manuel Padilla

Mr & Mrs Stanley D Pangrac

Lt Col Roger S Parsons USAFR 72

Mr & Mrs Earl R Patterson

Lt Col Gary D Payton 72

Mr A Mrs Gerald M Pearman

Lt Col Brian H Peckham '72

Col Daniel H Pemberton ANG ’62

Mr J Mark Penley 76

Mr A Mrs Ronald W Perry

Lt Col David A Peterson Ret MD 72

Mr Robert J Petkewicz '72

Mr & Mrs Fred Petteway, Sr

Mr & Mrs Edward J Pillar

Capt James E Pillar ’82

Mr & Mrs Glen L Plaisted

Mr & Mrs Loren E Pohle match of

The UPS Foundation, Inc

Lt Edward W Porta ’91

Mr & Mrs Charles E Porterfield

Mr & Mrs Robert B Powell

Capt Chris D Provencio ANG ’82

Mr Michael E Quinton ’62

Capt John R Ranck, Jr ’82

Lt Col Larry K Ratliff Ret '67

Mr Jon A Regenor

Mrs Marcella Reidy

Mr Thomas M Rentenbach '62

Mr A Mrs Grady L Reynolds

Capt Douglas B Rider '85

Maj Charles F Riordan III 75

Mr & Mrs John B Ritter, Jr

Dr John P Roc '72

Mr Erik K Roseen ’82 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Capt Richard H Ruiz ’82 and

Capt Elizabeth M Durham-Ruiz '82

Col Michael O Ryan ’67

Mr David L Sanders '82

Mr & Mrs Richard L Sandwick

Mr Don E Santee

Lt Col Dennis Sbach '72

Mr A Mrs William E Schaeffer

Mr A Mrs Donald C Schaller, Jr match of SmithKline Beecham Foundation

Ms Maty L Schantz

Capt Michael T Schardt ’82

Mr A Mrs Eldon J Scheuermann

Maj Michael T Schiebcr Ret ’62

Mr A Mrs Rudolph Schiller

Capt Bruce G Schinelli ’82

Mr & Mrs James R Sheppard, Sr

Mr A Mrs Jimmy R Sherrill match of

Shell Oil Company Foundation

Mrs Ellen M Shimko 152

Mr Richard J Shimko H2

Capt John D Silvia *82

Mr Louis H Simkins 71 match of Arthur Andersen A Co Foundation

Mr A Mrs William Simpson

Mr A Mrs Thomas W Sloan

Mr A Mrs James H Smith

Mr A Mrs Joseph J Smith match of J A Jones Construction Company

Lt Col Clarence D Smith, Jr 74

Mrs Kathryn L Sommer

Mr A Mrs John Stachnik

Mr Robert L Staib '62

Mr A Mrs George F Stamos

Mr Bentley P Stansbury, Jr ’67

Mr Titus E Stauffer T52

Capt Jill L Sterling MD ’82

Mr James A Stettler ’72

Ms Sue Stizza

Mrs Sue Stonehocker

Mr A Mrs Ronald P Storey

Mr A Mrs Richard R Stoyle

Mr A Mrs Gerald Strebel

Mrs Ruth M Szymkowicz

Mr A Mrs Jack L Tavenner

Mr A Mrs Steven D Tibbitts

Capt Steven M Topper MD ’82

Mr Michael J Torreano 70

Mrs Judith L Tucker

Dr A Mrs A W Tucker III

Col Thomas A Twomey '67

Maj Raymond J Tyc 76

Mr A Mrs Glenn M Underhill

Lt J Jay Updegraff ’90

Capt Jay L Viemes MD ’82

Mr A Mrs Orval E Vogel

Mr Peter C Vogel '72

Mr Darren P Waggoner ’82

Mr A Mrs Augustus B Washington

Mr Robert E Waters, Jr ’82

Mr John J Watson ’82 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Capt Anthony M Weigand ’82

SMSgt(Ret) A Mrs R J Weiss

Mr A Dr Stephen Welsh

Lt Col Gerald M Wenner, Jr Ret ’67

match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr A Mrs Bruce Whatcott

Maj Stephen R Whitehouse ’78

Mr A Mrs Earl W Wiesinger

Capt Alan C Wiley ’82

Mr A Mrs Peter Wiley

Capt Steven E Willis '87

Mr A Mrs Dennis R Wills

Capt James R Willsie ’82

Mr A Mrs T R Willwerth

Lt Col Lawrence W Wilson '67

Mr A Mrs Jerome G Wojszynski

Mr A Mrs George C Wolusky

Lt Col Stuart B Wood ’67

Mr A Mrs Karl A Marilyn Zickrick 72

Lt Troy J Ziegler ’89

Building Fund Passes 10,000 Donor Mark

Monica Young, AOG building fund monitor, stands in front of the Doolittle Hall donor wall. Most of our new donations comefrom parents ofcurrent cadets. We still need your donation to finish the second floor of the new building.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Dale C. Schmiesing, ’66

After a courageous struggle against cancer, Dale C. Schmiesing, Class of 1966, passed away on Dec. 28, 1992. He’ll be fondly remembered for his quiet demeanor and successful accomplishments in every field he encountered outstanding Academy graduate, devoted husband, loving father, successful businessman, hard-working farmer and enthusiastic sportsman.

From his roots on a family-owned dairy farm in Ohio, “Schmeez” joined the Class of ’66 and quickly left his mark on all of us. He graduated in the top 6 percent of his class, was his squadron’s honor representative, played all sports with abandon and, with an engineering degree in astronautics, fell in love with the world of investments.

After earning his master’s degree in engineering at the University of Michigan, the Air Force ‘’misassigned” Dale to SAC at Offutt AFB, where he soon decided that stocks, bonds, ticker tapes and ulcers were more fun than giving intelligence briefings. He started business as a stock broker in Omaha, Neb. where he met and married his lovely wife, Margo, raised two fine sons, Mike and Pat, and eventually returned to his farming roots.

Dale quietly became a top broker for Merrill Lynch, guiding many others into financial success with his advice. He played on his company’s softball team and was both an avid Creighton basketball follower and an enthusiastic Nebraska football fan, but his sportsman’s love was focused more toward his sons’ soccer team (which he coached to the state championships in 1987) and long wonderful days hunting birds with his boys, dogs and friends. He also was known to throw hooks at fish when he could, although he left most of his fly-fishing skills back in the Colorado Rockies when he graduated.

With Margo’s strong and steadfast encouragement, Dale became a leader in his church where he became an inspiration for all, particularly as he waged his battle with cancer over the past two years. Dale returned to his farming roots (no cows this time corn and soy beans with horses for Margo) in the late ’80s when he bought a farm in Iowa just across the Missouri River from Offutt. He built a lovely new “farm house” on his property in 1987 and had been adding his personal touch to his beautiful home ever since (even finishing the basement just three weeks before his death).

During his last few years, Dale continued part time with his brokerage business and part time raising crops on the farm, but he spent most of his time with his family. He loved to flush pheasants and quail on his farm with his sons and hunting dogs. He traveled as often as he could and managed a fly-fishing trip and busy mini-reunion with several of his classmates in Albuquer

que last August. Through prayer, faith and spunk, he kept his cancer in check for over a year before it surfaced again in November. Using pure determination and stubborness, he celebrated his last Thanksgiving and Christmas with his family in his beautiful farm home. For all who knew Dale, we will celebrate his memory for the rest of our days. (Spence Daniels ’66) All creation is waiting patiently and hopefully for thatfuture day when God will resurrect his children. For on that day thorns and thistles, sin, death and decay will all disappear. (Romans 8:19)

Craig C. Squier, ’68

Craig Squier, Class of 1968, died in Binghamton, N.Y., on Aug. 26, 1992. He is survived by his parents, Raymond and Barbara Squire, of San Mateo, Calif, and three sisters.

Craig was one of those “lost souls” who lost touch with the AOG. However, he had not been idle and focused his energy in the realm of academe and the study and teaching of mathematics. His professional resume includes an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, teaching jobs in the Berkeley area and since 1983 he had been assistant professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, State University of New York, Binghamton. He had a long and distinguished relationship with the American Mathematical Society, was the author of over 20 scholarly articles and received a grant from the National Science Foundation. As a mathematician, Craig specialized in the field of topology and concentrated on Artin groups. For Craig, in the world of math there was a lot that was intuitively obvious; however, proofs were not left to the student.

In the personal side of his life, Craig had never married. He had come through some turbulent times though and seemed to be gaining his second wind in preparation for a most productive decade in the ’90s. Sadly, those of us who have memories of him from our Academy days will have to reflect on those times. We will not have the benefit of his wit and intelligence in times when they could be of great service to us all. (J.B. Schroeder, ’68)

Thomas S. Summers, ’75

Courage, dedication, commitment and caring these elements formed the foundation for Tom Summers’ life and were the backdrop for his passing. We lost a good friend when Tom died on Oct. 8, 1992 of complications from a bone marrow transplant. Tom was born in Neptune, N.J., on Feb. 18, 1953. He grew up in Brielle, N.J., excelling both academically and athletically at

Craig C. Squier, ’68

Manasquan High School.

During his Academy years, Tom embodied the concept of leadership by example. To Tom, excellence in leadership meant dedication to standards, a passion for truth, and a desire for personal growth. In his own inimitable way Tom always managed to show us what was right through example “make it right” was his motto.

Upon graduation Tom attended Undergraduate Navigator Training at Castle AFB and moved to his first assignment at Rickenbacker AFB in 1976. He quickly established his credentials professionally and personally, becoming widely recognized for his ability to lead, teach, and motivate.

When medical problems removed Tom from flying status in 1979 he recognized an opportunity for growth, rather than a forum for disappointment. With gusto he moved into project management at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland AFB. He quickly distinguished himself as an innovator who focused on results. Project management is complex and Tom showed he had the rare ability to synthesize project complexity into concrete results.

Tom left the Air Force in 1981 to pursue a civilian career. Typical of his passion for learning, Tom initiated his civilian career with a master’s degree from the University of New Mexico.

Professionally, Tom managed a series of increasingly-complex and critical projects, including major construction projects and nuclear power plants. In 1984 Tom moved back into aerospace, taking a position with Northrop on the B-2 Bomber program. As manager of Master Program Scheduling, Tom was instrumental in schedule integration and program control for the Air Force’s highest-priority acquisition program. During these years Tom was always true to his code “make it right”.

In late 1991, Tom’s life changed dramatically when he contracted leukemia. Tom faced the challenge of cancer with characteristic courage and determination. He selected an aggressive course of medical treatment which included a bone marrow transplant on Christmas Day, 1991.

Tom is survived by his wife, Tobbie, and three children: Thomas Casey, Tracy, and Kelly Hope. They cherish his memory and the values he lived within their family.

During Tom’s last year he became a student of leukemia and carefully documented his experience with the disease and its treatment. His burning desire was to make this information available to other bone marrow transplant patients. Currently, there is little information available from a patient’s point of view.

As a memorial, Tom’s family and friends have committed to completing his book and publishing it under his chosen title: She Got Pregnant and I Got Leukemia. Tom was an exceptional leader and friend. We will miss him greatly. (K.C. Schwarz, ’75)

D. Michael McGuire, ’77

On Sept. 17, 1992, Maj. D. Michael “Mike” McGuire, Class of 1977, died in an F-l 1 IE aircraft accident at RAF Upper Heyford,

United Kingdom. Capt. Jerry Lindh, ’86, also died in the same accident. Both died when they ejected at the last minute, after first steering the aircraft away from homes on their flight path. Villagers from Steeple Aston and Upper Heyford paid tribute to the airmen with a memorial ceremony and a stone marker near the site of the crash which reads: “In memory of Capt. Jerry Lindh and Maj. David ‘Mike’ McGuire who gallantly gave their lives to save our village on 17th Sept. 1992. From all your friends at Upper Heyford.”

I’ve known Mike since we were roommates at the Academy. He enjoyed basketball and his academic specialty, civil engineering. He would help anyone with either subject. We looked up to Mike as he took an active role in the spiritual leadership of the squadron’s weekly bible study and night prayer meetings. He also helped establish Officer’s Christain Fellowship at the Academy.

At Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mike did such an outstanding job he was selected to fly the F-l 1 IF at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, in Sept. 1978. Mike was good at his job and quickly progressed through the stages of instructor, radar strike officer, stan/eval officer, and functional check-flight crew member. He went out of his way to help people.

In Sept. 1981, Mike became an instructor WSO at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, holding the position of training and scheduling officer. Then it was on to AFIT at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio in July 1984. School wasn’t the only thing to change Mike’s life. At a bible study in Ohio, Mike met Kathy, his wife. Kathy was a testimony to Mike’s patience and God’s perfect timing. At the ’77 Reunion we could see right away how happy they were.

Mike graduated from AFIT in June 1986 with a master’s in operations research and became Tactical Air Command’s expert on aircraft survivability at TAC headquarters at Langley AFB, Va. Mike later attended Armed Forces Staff College in July 1989. In Virginia, Mike and Kathy developed their ministries together, working through the local church and military community. This continued wherever they lived.

At RAF Upper Heyford, Mike became assistant operations officer for the 55th Fighter Squadron. In this position Mike’s spiritual and professional talents came together. Mike deployed to Incirlik AB, Turkey during operation Desert Shield. There he helped others face the possibility of impending war. At peace with God and himself, Mike was able to share his spiritual foundation. During operation Desert Storm, Mike remained at RAF Upper Heyford. Acting as operations officer, Mike had the task of dealing with crew members who weren’t deployed as well as the families of those who were. He held daily prayer meetings for those deployed and their families, encouraging those around him, as well as running the squadron’s day-to-day activities. After the war, the reorganization of the Air Force found Mike in the position of operations officer for the 20th Operations Support Squadron, a job he served in with distinction.

Mike was a man who loved his country and served it, loved flying, loved his wife, Kathy, dearly, and most of all loved God.

Thomas S. Summers, ’75

D. Michael McGuire, ’77

Jon Scott Mounts, ’84

Kathy expressed this at the memorial service through Mike’s own words. Mike wanted everyone to know he was with God but he also wanted everyone to answer for themselves the question, “Where would you be if you died today?’’ Life seems so short especially in light of this kind of tragedy. (Maj. Ken Van Treuren, ’77)

Jon Scott Mounts, ’84

Jon Scott Mounts, Class of 1984, slipped away from us quietly on Aug. 19, 1992 at the Yale New Haven Memorial Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. The news of his failing health early in 1992 sent shock waves throughout south Florida where he grew up and where his family still resides, United Technologies and the South Glastonbury community where he had been working as a research engineer for the past three years, and the Eglin AFB community where he left the Air Force and some of his closest friends.

Jon leaves behind his wife, Angela, his parents Larry and Gaynelle Mounts, his sister Laura Mounts, and their loyal dog Bully. Pictured with Jon is their beloved Golden Retriever, Denver, who also succumbed to cancer near the time of Jon’s passing.

Although Jon died at the young age of 30,1 admired the way he managed to do it all. From his high school days on the football fields in Miami, to the rugby fields at USAFA, and most notably on to the academic and professional fields where he accumulated the kinds of yardage that earned him his own unique engineering Heisman trophy. Jon had a talent for balancing his professional career, long hours of schooling, his family, and his never-ending quest for physical challenges. I remember well when he was lured into the grueling sport of triathlons. Within a year he was performing at a competitive level.

Jon graduated from USAFA with an aeronautics degree. As a Bull Six cadet, Jon’s tenure was best highlighted by his wellknown practical jokes and his ability to bring humor to those tedious inspections and long academic calls to quarters.

After graduating from the Academy in 1984, Jon arrived at Eglin AFB where he served five years in the Air Force and received his master of engineering degree from the University of Florida. Here he was introduced to the field of computational fluid dynamics, a field he continued to study and that he hoped would culminate with his doctorate degree from Yale in applied mathematics. Jon was assigned to the Air Force Armament Laboratory as a research engineer in the Aeromechanics Division. Wanting to further hone his skills, he felt he had to leave the Air Force to pursue his professional goals.

In 1989, Jon and Angie decided it was time to move on to other opportunities. They packed up and moved to Hartford, Conn, where they both could pursue their careers and settle into being a family. Jon and Angie both worked at United Technologies Research Center. Jon was publishing papers in the field of aerodynamics and the application of parallel computers to multi

Jerry C. Lindh, ’86

dimensional fluid dynamic codes.

Jon approached most aspects of his life with that same goaloriented determination. He was a dreamer, always planning for the future and setting his goals higher than others thought possible. “Just getting by’’ was not in his vocabulary. For this reason it was always exciting dreaming about the future with him.

Donations may be made in Jon’s name to the American Cancer Society, 670 Prospect Ave., Hartford, Conn. 06105. (Otmar Yakaboski, ’84)

Jerry C. Lindh, ’86

On Sept. 17, 1992 Capt. Jerry C. Lindh, ’86, was killed after ejecting from his F-l 1 IE aircraft while approaching to land at his home station of RAF Upper Heyford, United Kingdom. This was the same unfortunate accident in which Maj. Mike McGuire, ’77, was killed. In lieu of jeopardizing villages on their flight path, both Major McGuire and Captain Lindh stayed with their aircraft, steering it away from homes to avoid ground casualties and destruction. Both died after ejecting at the last minute.

Villagers from Steeple Aston and Upper Heyford paid tribute to the airmen with a memorial ceremony dedicating a stone marker near the site of the crash which reads: “In memory of Capt. Jerry Lindh and Maj. David ‘Mike’ McGuire who gallantly gave their lives to save our village on 17th Sept. 1992. From all your friends at Upper Heyford.”

Jerry was born July 26, 1964 and spent his first 16 years growing up and being schooled in Pennsylvania and Ohio. His quest to become an Air Force officer began with an AFROTC scholarship to Purdue University, progressed by means of an ROTC appointment to the Academy, and culminated when he graduated with honors, having majored in aeronautical engineering. He was privileged to have attended West Point for one semester as part of the Service Academy Exchange Program and was proud of having served on the USAFA Honor Committee.

After graduating from the Academy, a MacArthur Fellowship granted him the opportunity to earn a master’s of public management in national security studies from the School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland; he again graduated with honors. During that time his summers were spent working at the Pentagon and State Department, and volunteering his spare time for community services.

The fulfillment of his grandest dream came when Jerry earned his pilot wings from UPT at Reese AFB and was granted his request to fly a fighter. He was trained in the F-l 11 at Mt. Home AFB and was operationally assigned to fly at RAF Upper Heyford.

To say that Jerry loved to learn is a massive understatement he lived to learn. His knowledge of the world could only be termed encyclopedic. It was this undeniable characteristic that earned him the call-sign “Droid”. His endless desire was to know more about his aircraft and how to employ it most effectively.

Jimmy L. Jenkins, ’87

The Air Force and the alumni of the Academy lost two great people on that September afternoon. In many ways Jerry and Mike were quite similar; it might sound corny, but they really had a “commitment to excellence.” Both of them were buried at the Academy cemetery on Sept. 29th, with full military honors, and left a legacy for all to follow.

Jerry is survived by his parents, Leonard and Rowena Lindh, and younger brother Darren Lindh. A memorial fund has been set up in his name for furthering Academy academic pursuits and the needs of worthy cadets. Contributions may be sent to the Jerry Lindh Memorial Fund, Association of Graduates, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475. (Capt. Scott D. McClean, ’86)

Jimmy L. Jenkins, ’87

Captain Jimmy Lee Jenkins, Class of 1987, died the night of Nov. 30, 1992 during a C-141 night tactical training mission. During the night refueling portion of the mission, two aircraft collided. There were no survivors. A leader and friend was lost that terrible night.

Jimmy Lee Jenkins was born on April 3, 1965 in Marietta, Ga. He graduated from Springwood High School, Alabama in 1983 as valedictorian and captain of a state championship football team. He grew up in the shadow of his hero Bear Bryant, the Crimson Tide head coach. Jimmy Lee internalized the qualities that Bryant exemplified leadership, integrity, and loyalty.

Jimmy Lee accepted an appointment to the Academy and entered the Class of 1987. He excelled his freshman year and moved on to CS-29 “Black Panthers” where he met his closest friends. A group of us ganged around together, calling ourselves “The Black Sheep”, and Jimmy Lee was one of our ringleaders. He knew when to be serious and he knew when to have fun.

As was expected, Jimmy Lee became our squadron commander. We all graduated in the spring of 1987 and went off our separate ways. Jimmy Lee entered pilot training at Columbus AFB, Miss, where he spent a year of high thrills and high stress. Again, he excelled. Jim received his first aircraft choice, the C-141 Starlifter to McChord AFB, Wash.

Although Jimmy Lee was thousands of miles apart from his friends and family, he never lost touch with them. He married the girl of his dreams, Elizabeth, from his home town, after arriving at McChord, and she became a part of him. No matter how far apart our gang was, we always got together a few times a year weddings, holidays, and vacations. He became the focal point around which these reunions were organized. Again our leader had emerged.

Jimmy Lee led by example, raising the standards of those around him to his level. He was loyal with equal ferocity to his country, his wife and family, and to his friends. He was an officer and gentleman whose word was his honor. Capt. Jimmy Lee

Paul S. Ziemba, ’90

Jenkins lived and died by those qualities he aspired to as a child. I am eternally grateful for having known him.

For those left behind, do not lose hope. Jimmy Lee is now in a better place with his best friend, Patrick Olson, looking down upon us and acting as guardian angels to keep “The Black Sheep” safe and sound. To Jimmy Lee Jenkins, we bid God Bless and God Speed. Jimmy Lee was survived by his beautiful wife and best friend, Elizabeth Jenkins, his parents Clark and Anita Jenkins, brothers Jeffrey and John Jenkins, and by many, many friends. If you wish to make a donation to a fund in Jim’s memory, please send contributions to: The Chattahoochee Valley Educational Fund, P.O. Box 405, Lanett, Ala. 36863. (Capt. Patrick K. McLeod, ’87, Black Sheep)

Paul S. Ziemba, ’90

First Lieutenant Paul S. Ziemba, Class of 1990, had expressed a burning desire to fly since he was six years old while raking leaves at his grandfather’s house. Paul died living his dream. On Nov. 30, 1992, during a standard night low-level flight near Big Bend National Park, Texas, the B-1B Paul and his crew were flying crashed into a butte, tragically killing all on board. The aircraft commander, Maj. Zen Goc was a graduate of the Class of 1980.

At only 24 years old, “Z” lived enough for three lifetimes. He was born in Detroit, Mich., and raised in Howell and Fowlerville, Mich. His involvement in sports and activities at St. Mary’s Preparatory School prepared him for the rigors that awaited him at the Academy. He was a political science major who spent his fourth-class year in CS-01 and then a member of the 17th Squadron through graduation. While at the Academy, Paul pursued his love of flying through parachuting, earning a spot on the Academy’s Wings of Blue. As a senior, because of his skill as a skydiver and leadership qualities, Paul was named the cadet-incharge of the Wings of Blue Demonstration Team. With his passion for jumping out of airplanes and dedication to the sport, it was no surprise that Paul was named Outstanding Cadet in Parachuting for the Class of ’90 and earned his Senior Jump Wings. He continued to jump after graduating from the Academy, totalling over 700 jumps.

After graduation, Paul went to pilot training at Reese AFB, Texas. Throughout UPT, Paul’s skills as a pilot were unmatched. He was rewarded for his hard work and dedication by being named the Top Graduate in Reese’s Class 91-14. Paul loved flying and loved flying FAST! This translated into his selection of the B-1B to Dyess AFB, Texas. He was assigned to the 337th Bombardment Squadron and had over 200 B-l hours. He was happy flying the B-l, with its speed and power, and was particularly excited about its increasing conventional role. Paul also attended the Air Force’s Strategic Warfare Center where he learned the art of conventional bombing. As a pilot, Paul had become dual qualified: he not only flew the B-1B, but also the T-38. The T-38

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Heart Attack Claims First Wing Sergeant Major

In the history of the Academy no single person has left a greater mark on an institution and its graduates than did Chief Master Sergeant William Coltrin. Chief Coltrin was the First Wing Sergeant Major, a position he held from 1958 through 1969. Bill, as we knew him in later life, succumbed to a heart attack in his 79th year on Thanksgiving Day at his residence in Santa Maria, Calif.

We knew him first when he marched with us, the Class of 1962, to our new home at the foothills of the Rockies in August 1958. We knew him last in October 1992, when he attended our 30th Reunion. In those years he belonged to every class, for the Academy was Bill and Bill was the Academy. He was a father to some, an uncle to others, a mentor and example to all. Every graduate from 1959 through 1972 was in some way personally touched by this kind and gentle man and each of us graduated as a better officer because of him.

Beneath his outward calm were the strength and bravery of a combat warrior. A crew from a crippled tank is alive today because, in the forests of Germany, Buck Sergeant William Coltrin assaulted and destroyed an enemy gun position, allowing the crew to escape. This concern for his fellow soldiers earned him the Silver Star and in turn the Bronze Star and the coveted Combat Infantryman Badge. Bill’s wife, Loretta, welcomed Bill home from World War II with a Purple Heart on his chest and shrapnel scars on his face from a grenade.

Convinced that, as Loretta told me, “he didn’t like walking,” Bill re-enlisted in 1947, this time in the Air Force with assignments to Hawaii, Tucson and Riverside, before joining the staff at USAFA where he guided and shaped the lives of so many through his personal example of commitment and integrity. But the

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is part of Dyess’ Accelerated Copilot Enrichment Program through which Paul was preparing to further hone his piloting skills.

Paul was well-liked in his squadron. He made some good friends in his short time with the 337th. He enjoyed the advantages of flying a crew aircraft. But most of all, Paul was a pilot. As one friend said about Paul, “He flew the jet. He didn’t let the jet fly him.”

Paul is survived by his father and stepmother, Stephen and Christine Ziemba; and his mother and stepfather, Suzanne and Keith Ward. He also leaves behind his brother and sister, Scott and Pamela Ziemba and his stepbrother Durk Knebler. A memorial service was held by the 96th Wing at Dyess AFB on Dec. 4, 1992 followed by another memorial service at his high school alma mater in Orchard Lake, Mich. Contributions can be made to the Paul S. Ziemba Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund, St. Mary’s Preparatory, Orchard Lake, Mich. 48324. Z-man, keep’em flyin’! (1st Lt. Chris Hamm, ’90)

At press time we had learned of the deaths of the following graduates:

Mr. Ian J. Duncan, Class of 1968, who died on May 24, 1992 in Kansas City, Kan., following a liver transplant.

Mr. Michael J. Quirk, Jr., Class of 1971, who died on Aug. 27, 1992 in Manitoba, Canada in the crash of a C-7A Caribou aircraft.

Dr. Thomas J. Soisson, Class of 1977, who died Jan. 11, 1993, in Warren, Mich.

Maj. Zenon C. Goc, Class of 1980, who died on Nov. 30, 1992 near Valentine, Texas in the crash of a B-IB on which he was the senior pilot.

Capt. (ANG) Bryon L. Greer, Class of 1984, who died on Dec. 6, 1992 in an aircraft accident over Nevada.

CMSgt William Coltrin

Academy tour took its toll, for the rigors of 11 June Weeks forced Bill into surgery for ulcers and his first heart attack. Bill retired from the Air Force in 1970 and began another career, this time as a banker in Colorado Springs, introducing cadets for another eight years to the fine art of money management.

In 1978, Bill’s family, which now included daughter Nancy and sons John and Michael, convinced him to return to his roots in Santa Maria. What had been Bill’s service to country and the Academy, now became his service to the community. His service included president of the Chamber of Commerce, president of Kiwanis, Santa Barbara County Fair Board he was the queen’s escort for 12 years and innumerable boards and volunteer organizations.

Bill always found time to return to the Academy for reunions and to stay in touch with his cadets, some of them now four-star generals. Bill’s example for us continues on, setting a standard so few of us will ever achieve. The world and the Academy are such better places for the likes of men like Bill Coltrin. He will never be forgotten.

Bill’s wife of 50 years, the former Loretta McCollum, requests that contributions be made in Bill’s memory to the Shelter Services for Women, P.O. Box 314, Santa Maria, Calif. 93465. (John F. Flanigan, Jr., ’62)

Long-time Maintenance Man for Academy Athletics Dies

John Guerrero, who hired on as a maintenance work leader with the Air Force Academy Athletic Association at Lowry Air Force Base in 1956, died on Nov. 27, 1992. He was 58 and a maintenance foreman at Falcon Stadium before retiring in 1989.

In his eulogy to Mr. Guerrero, Lt. Col. Bruce Fritzsche, ’75, assistant athletic director in charge of facilities at the Academy, said, “John was a man who cared a lot about others... always. Through the years he made many friends: thousands of cadets, coaches and their families, and lots of little kids who thought of John as their “uncle.”

“John was a big man... and along with that large physique came a big heart. One doesn’t stay with one organization for 33 years and not like his job. His good-natured and fun-loving personality rubbed off on all of us. His heart was always with the Air Force Academy and the Academy will always be grateful for his many contributions.”

Mr. Guerrero is survived by his wife, Inez Weber Guerrero; a son, Daniel; five brothers, Pete and Frank Gilbert, George H., Joseph, and Tony; three sisters, Lupe Torres, Teresa Hernandez, and Margaret Mendoza; a foster sister, Bernice Bernal; and five grandchildren.

Graduates Nominated for General Promotions

Five of 22 recent nominees to major general were Academy graduates, including Brig. Gen. Richard C. Bethurem, ’66, the Academy’s current commandant of cadets. On the recent brigadier general list, 13 Academy graduates were among 43 nominees to line 0-7. The Senate must approve all nominees.

Nominated to major general from the Class of 1964 were Lee A. Downer, who was deputy chief of staff, Operations, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany; and Arnold R. Thomas, Jr., who was vice director, NORAD Combat Operations Staff, Cheyenne Mountain AFB, Colo. From the Class of 1965, Tad J. Oelstrom, who was commander, 86th Wing, and Kaiserslautern Military Community commander, USAFE, Ramstein AB. From the Class of 1966, Richard C. Bethurem, USAFA commandant of cadets. From the Class of 1968, Ralph E. Eberhart, who was director, Programs and Evaluations, Hq USAF, Washington, D.C.

Nominations to brigadier general from the Class of 1968 were Charles H. Coolidge Jr., who was vice commander of the tanker airlift control center of Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, Ill,; William M. Guth, who was assistant chief of staff for offensive operations and senior U.S. representative at Allied Air Forces Central Europe headquarters at Ramstein AB, Germany; Charles R. Holland, who was commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing of Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt

Field, Fla.; Michael A. Moffitt, who was deputy chief of staff at Forces Command headquarters at Fort McPherson, Ga.; and Jeffrey S. Pilkington, who was assistant deputy chief of operations at U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters at Ramstein AB, Germany.

From the Class of 1969, Maxwell C. Bailey, who was senior national defense fellow at the council on foreign relations of the Air Force Institute of Technology at Air University, N.Y.; Thomas R. Case, who was inspector general at Pacific Air Forces headquarters at Hickam AFB, Hawaii; Howard J. Ingersoll, who was commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing of Air Mobility Command at McChord AFB, Wash.; Thomas J. Keck, who was assistant deputy chief of staff for plans and programs at Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va.; Ronald C. Marcotte, who was assistant deputy chief of staff for requirements at Air Combat Command headquarters at Langley AFB, Va.; and William F. Moore, who was vice commander at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center of Air Force Materiel Command at Kelly AFB, Texas.

From the Class of 1970, Gregory S. Martin, who was commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing of Air Combat Command at Eglin AFB, Fla. From the Class of 1972, James A. Jaeger, who was commander of the Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick AFB, Fla.

Statue at Maxwell AFB Memorializes Richter, ’64

Some 200 Air Force personnel and civilians gathered at Maxwell AFB, Ala. last July 13th for the unveiling of a 10‘/2 feet tall, $120,000 statue of Karl W. Richter, Class of 1964. According to Lt. Gen. Charles G. Boyd, Air University commander, “We have enough airplanes on Air Force bases. I wanted to add the ‘human element’ to our memorials. I believe that this statue will be an inspiration for everyone who sees it. It symbolizes the sacrifice and professionalism of all who have served this great nation.”

The statue, located in front of Fairchild Library on Chennault Circle, became a reality nearly a year after the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce approached General Boyd with the thought that Air University might be a fitting place for a memorial to an aviator from the Vietnam war. As the idea for the memorial gained momentum, the business leaders asked General Boyd if he might know of an appropriate subject for the statue. The general did not hesitate, “Lt. Karl Richter,” he said.

“I thought of Karl because I knew him,” General Boyd said. “We flew together in Southeast Asia. I took him on his first combat mission, on my wing.” Flying out of Thailand, over North Vietnam, pilots’ tour lengths were measured by the number of missions flown, with 100 missions North equaling a tour of duty. “Karl flew his first 100, and then volunteered for a second hundred. As he approached completion of that tour, he was angling for a third tour,” according to the general. Richter quit logging his flights when he was denied the third tour and was shot down and killed on his 198th logged “official” mission at age 24.

“Lt. Richter was a man of a timbre worth preserving,” according to General Boyd. “While he died, for us he is not dead.” Lt. Richter was “a hero who did not think he was a hero,” according to the general. “That’s what was so peculiarly American about him.”

Montgomery Mayor Emory Folmar also eulogized the flier. “He did more than he had to do,” Folmar said, adding that Lt. Richter symbolized a breed of American that can be counted on to go above and beyond the call of duty.

Money for the statue was raised through a combination of public and private funds, said Will Hill Tankersley, chairman of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Raising the money for the project, according to Tankersley, was hardly a difficult task. Donations from civilian and military individuals

The dedication coincided with the 10th annual Gathering of Eagles at Maxwell AFB. The event brings 20 military aviators to the base each year to honor the graduates of Maxwell’s Air Command and Staff College. Last year’s Eagles came not only from acrosss the United States but also from France, Germany, and Russia.

The artist of the statue was Glenna Goodacre, an internationally-known sculptress who was also selected to complete the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Washington, D.C. For more information on the dedication ceremony, please see the Class of 1964 column in the Class News section of the Fall 1992 magazine.

(USAFphoto by Greg Johnson) Lt. Karl W. Richter, ’64 quickly filled the needs for project completion.

CHAPTER NEWS

ARIZONA CHAPTER

The Arizona Chapter of the Association of Graduates celebrated Mardi Gras (Arizona style) at its second annual social function and organizational meeting. This social function was graciously hosted by Ron, ’71, and Barb Marusiak on Feb. 19. The event was catered by Honey Bears, “You don’t need no teeth to eat our meat!” Last year, this was a very successful event. At this function, in addition to socializing, we planned our calendar of events for 1993 based on everyone’s input and interest.

A joint Air Force/Army/Navy graduates golf match is planned for May 15. Mike Cryer, ’68, 6515 South Alder Drive, Tempe Ariz. 85283-3907; Mike Lynch, ’65, 1715 East Palmaire Ave., Phoenix, 85020-5532; and Pat Hurley, ’68, 4501 East Palo Verde Drive, Phoenix, 85018-1256 are the chairpersons. Please call one of them before May 1 if you are interested in participating in this event.

If you have not paid your 1993 Arizona Chapter dues, please send a check for $20 payable to Arizona Chapter AFA AOG to John Mahoney, ’81, 5326 East Kathleen Road, Scottsdale, Ariz. 85254-1757.

If you have recently moved to Arizona or have not received our mailings, please contact Jim Sienicki, ’74, at Snell & Wilmer, One Arizona Center, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004-0001, (602) 382-6351, to be added to the master mailing list. (Jim Sienicki, ’74)

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

The Northern California Chapter finished off 1992 with a great dinner in the beautiful surroundings high above San Francisco Bay on Mt. Tamalpais. The food and the view were great and the company was excellent. We had a great deal of socializing and a little business networking as usual. Col. Buz Carpenter, ’67, briefed us on 2nd Air Force’s role in maintaining the peace in Iraq.

The chapter will meet again at San Jose in March, at Treasure Island in June and at Sacramento in September. The December meeting will again be at Mountain Home on Mt. Tamalpais. If you would like to join any of our activities or to get your name on our mailing list please contact Chuck Reed at Reed, Elliott, Creech & Roth, 99 Almaden Blvd., Eighth Floor, San Jose, Calif. 95113. Telephone (408) 993-9911, facsimile (408) 993-1335. (Chuck Reed, 70)

NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER

The Tri-Service Academy Touch Football Game was a big success. Almost 3,000 spectators attended the final contest Nov. 14 in Dallas between Army and Navy. Roger Staubach led Navy to a victory over Army which was spearheaded by Pete Dawkins (both Heisman Trophy winners). Chad Hennings ’88 (now with the Dallas Cowboys), helped officiate to make sure it was a fair contest. Our thanks to Lt. Gen.

Hosmer for allowing our mascot to fly at half time. Pictured below is our chapter president, Jim Kuhn, ’63, with falcon handlers C2C Bryan Richardson and C1C Chris Frisbee. (“Attila” is the one with the feathers.) All three teams won a game, but Air Force came out on top for the tournament with the highest overall score in fact, we beat Navy the first time Navy has lost a game since we began this event several years ago!

The second annual Chapter Dining-In was held at the Dallas NAS Officers’ Club Jan. 30. Col. Sam Johnson, retired, former Vietnam POW, Thunderbird pilot, and now member of Congress was the featured speaker. Our next event is the Annual Founders’ Day Dinner the first week in April. This “dress up” for dinner and dancing is one of our best-attended events of the year. Hope all area grads can be there... even nonarea grads, call us for information. We’d love to have you join us!

With almost 700 graduates claiming to be in the North Texas area, we have published our own Register which lists name, address, spouse, activity preference, and business information. Only dues-paid members get a copy. The 1993 Chapter president, H. Ownby, ’69, invites graduates in the DallasForth Worth area to call him at 214-618-2121 for the latest in chapter news and activities. If you are not already a member, send a check for $20 to the North

North Texas Chaptergraduates gathered to attend Bill Reemtsma’s, ’63, daughter Kristi’s wedding in October. In thefront row from left are Jim Kuhn, ’63; B.J. Bjorklund, 70; Kristi on father Bill’s knee; Lance Ammon, 70; H. Ownby, ’69; and Doug Hardgrave, ’63. In the back row are Jerry Smith, ’62; Dave Brigman, 71; Charlie Brown, 71; George Kuzniak, ’65; Mike Batton, 77; Mike Gibbons, ’63; Steve Pruss, 76; Al Richardson, ’66; Bob Staib, ’62; Rick Barton, 71; Klem Kalberer, ’63; Joe Kreimborg, 71; Guy Gruters, ’64; and Denny King, ’63. (Photo by Deb Kreimborg)

North Texas Chapter president Jim Kuhn, ’63, with Falcon handlers C2C Bryan Richardson (holding “Attila”) and C1C Chris Frisbee.

Texas Association of Air Force Academy Graduates, P.O. Box 866791, Plano, Texas 75086-6791. As a member, you will receive regular mailings of our events plus personal telephone invitations from your local class representative! Let us hear from you. (Jim Kuhn, ’63)

PUGET SOUND CHAPTER

The newly-formed Puget Sound Chapter (exact name still to be decided) held its second meeting on Oct. 18. The organizing committee mutated into a board of directors and a group of officers. The meeting got off to a riotous start by considering and finally rejecting a lot of proposed chapter names such as Big Foot, Sasquash, Pacific Rim, Seattle, Greater Northwest, Lesser Northeast, etc. We are asking new members as part of our membership drive to indicate a preference between the finalists which are: Puget Sound Chapter, SLUG (Sound Liaison of USAFA Grads) Chapter, and Rainier Chapter.

The first board of directors includes Richard Belden, ’69, president; John Banbury, ’69, vice president; Daucey Brewington, ’70, treasurer; Steve Flewelling, ’87, secretary; Phil Meinhardt, ’60, networking; and Joe Cavazzini, ’82, communications.

Other board members are Randy Gresham, ’67; Ron Miazga, ’65; Skip Lee, ’63; Brian DeLuca, ’67; and Eric Myers, ’70.

The group felt ambitious enough to set a tentative schedule of events which will inelude a Liberty Bowl Party, introductory dinner, ski trip, Dark Ages party, First Annual Roadkill BBQ, T-Birds picnic, and PBS telethon. Also, it is clear that an important part of our value to members will be career and business networking.

The membership drive has already been kicked off and some 50 grads had signed up with the number rising. We have contacted everyone who we are aware of residing in the Puget Sound area. Our initial records are only as good as the AOG’s records were in August. If you haven’t heard from us and want to participate, crawl out of the woodwork and contact Daucey Brewington at 45053 S.E. 166th St., North Bend, Wash. 98045. (Joe Cavazzini, ’82)

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CHAPTER

The San Diego County Chapter was pleased to host graduates and their guests from Southern California and the southwestern United States for a pre-game tailgate party at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium on Oct. 24, 1992 when the AFA

Falcons played the San Diego State Aztecs. Graduates came from near and far and no one went away disappointed.

The Arizona Chapter showed up in force, thanks to the organizational efforts of Tim Furst, ’78, and Doug Frost, ’74 who put together a weekend package for the Arizona Chapter graduates. The weather was spectacular, the company was exciting and a good time was had by all. The football team and coaching staff cooperated by giving us a nail-biting 20 to 17 upset victory over a talent-rich San Diego State football team.

Since our small beginning in 1983, this event has grown into a real happening! Although we had a good turnout, there was plenty of room left in our part of the stadium parking lot. For all graduates, but especially the graduates in the Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada area who may not have gotten the word: WHENEVER the Air Force Academy Falcons play the San Diego State Aztecs at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium, there WILL BE a pregame tailgate party and pep rally in area H-3 of the stadium parking lot beginning two hours before kickoff. You are all invited. Be there. (Mike Quinton, ’62)

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, vice president, services. Individuals interested in starting an AOG, Chapter should also contact the AOG vice president, services.

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

(Alpha Order by State) As of

1 February 1993

Mr. Jim Sienicki ’74

ARIZONA

One Arizona Center Phoenix, AZ 85004-001

Mr. David Luke ’86

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94104

Mr. Ken Wentzel ’64

ORANGE COUNTY

31176 Flying Cloud Dr. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-2715

Mr. Michael E. Quinton ’62

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

2615 San Clemente Terrace San Diego, CA 92122-4029

Capt. Gregg Verser ’81

FRENCH EXCHANGE USAFA/DFF

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Maj. Gen.(Ret). Harold W.

Todd ’59

RAMPART

1250 Big Valley Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Mr. Patrick McAdoo ’64

NORTHWEST FLORIDA

105 Rockywood Way

Niceville, FL 32578-2357

Mr. David O’Brien ’64

SPACE COAST

4095 Turtle Mound Road Melbourne, FL 32934

Mr. Chuck Winter ’72

ATLANTA

355 Wheatridge Drive Roswell, GA 30075-1387

Col. Michael J. Lyga ’70

NEW ENGLAND

3 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2119

Lt. Col. Mark Bell ’74

NEW MEXICO-CANNON

2121 Howard Cowper Dr. Clovis, NM 88101-8651

Lt. Col.(Ret) Gary L. Nordyke ’68

NEW MEXICO

5904 Canyon Creek Drive NE Albuquerque, NM 87111-6614

Lt. Jeff Journey ’90

THUNDERBIRD

5370 E. Craig Rd., #1016

Las Vegas, NV 89115

Mr. Maurice Ecung ’68

MOHAWK

1008 North George St. Rome, NY 13440-3414

Mr. Michael J. Galbreath ’64

GREATER NEW YORK

18 Woodside Drive Greenwich, CT 06830-6730

Brig. Gen. Bobby O. Floyd ’68

TAR HEEL

23 WG/CCE

259 Maynard St., Suite J Pope AFB, NC 28308-2394

Mr. Tom Rousch ’62

RED BARON

PSC #2, Box 8868

APO, AE 09012

Mr. Ed Mechenbier ’64

SOUTHWEST OHIO

3342 O’Hara Drive

Beavercreek, OH 45385-7301

Mr. Henry Johnson IV ’79

OREGON

11481 SE Fallbrook Dr. Clackamas, OR 97015-8610

Mr. Jim Lyons ’68

GREAT LAKES

ConSearch

911 Poplar St. Erie, PA 16502-1253

Lt. Col.(Ret) Peter O. Hugdahl ’67

ALAMO AREA

9327 Laurel Grove San Antonio, TX 78250-3581

H. Ownby ’69

NORTH TEXAS

P.O. Box 866791

Plano, TX 75086-6791

Mr. Robert G. Mansfield ’77

SAN JACINTO

5607 Spring Lodge Humble, TX 77345-1467

Col.(Ret) Andrew W. Biancur ’60

UTAH

4174 E. Cumdrah Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84124

Dr. Dean Bristow ’60

MEDICAL

342 S. 950 E. Circle Payson, UT 84651

Brig. Gen. Bill Douglass ’64

CAPITAL

6352 English Ivy Way Springfield, VA 22152-2831

Mr. Richard Belden ’69

PUGET SOUND 4880 Forest Ave., SE Mercer Island, WA 98040-4602

SOCIETY CONTACTS

Mr. Russ Carparelli ’70

Air Force Academy Society of Colorado 8833 S. Maplewood Drive Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-2623

Mr. Jeff Levy ’64

Air Force Academy Society of Washington, D.C. 4212 Pickering Place

Alexandria, VA 22309-2821

Class of 1962 Enjoys 30-Year Reunion

By John W. “Jack” Jamba, ’62

The 30th RTB Reunion. It was great! We had 121 Redtags report in for merriment, nostalgia and talking about the good old days. I loved every minute of it. The high enthusiasm and good feelings it created in me lasted for a long time after I returned home as I’m sure it did for many other attendees. What inspired me were the many hours I had to talk to fellow Redtags and their wives, family and friends. Caroline has gotten to know many of the Redtags and their wives over the years, so she looks forward to it too.

We arrived in Colorado Springs after the informal party on Wednesday evening. The weather gave us a Colorado welcome, with some light snow still on the ground and temperatures in the 30s and 40s. It was a relaxing time in the lounge at a place called Cahoots in the Marriott. Friendships were renewed. Some after 30 years.

Included in this reunion foursome, from left are “Gail” Peck, “Deke” and Judy Disnmore, and Mike Major.

The next day was decision day: play golf or lose money in Crippie Creek. Caroline and I chose Cripple Creek. A busload of us headed to that mountain resort of long-lost silver and gold mines. Most of the quaint little shops were gone, replaced by dozens of quaint little gambling casinos. A few of the wives won several hundred dollar jackpots, but, overall, the bus was considerably lighter as we pulled out of Cripple Creek. After returning to the Marriott, we registered and picked up our memorabilia. That evening was the reception in the ballroom. The ranks of the Redtags were starting to bulge. (That’s not a comment on our figures.) The upcoming elections and state of the economy (job security) were hot topics. It was a great time for talking and reminiscing about old times. Of course there were pictures of children and grandchildren to be shown. As my daughter says, we were “bonding.”

On Friday, some RTBs played in the golf tournament at USAFA while others toured USAFA or took in some shopping at Old Colorado City. We went early to Old Colorado City looking for Southwestern pottery and other artifacts. Then we headed to the new AOG building, Doolittle Hall, at USAFA. What a gorgeous facility. I felt proud to see my name on one of the plaques as one of the thousands of contributors. I’m sure many of you felt the same way. The AOG put out a scrumptious lunch for us. Then it was a short hop to the squadron area to see how things had changed. More computers, more people in some rooms, bunk beds. Same basic hallways, rooms and facilities. The cadets looked really young. The same high caliber of persons and same camaraderie were still there. Every time we passed a doolie, he or she greeted us and added “Sink Navy.”

We walked to Arnold Hall for a briefing from the Commandant and members of his staff. We got an update on the Honor

Code, athletics, pilot training slots, academics and other subjects.

From there we proceeded to the Cadet Chapel for the Memorial Service. The Cadet Chorale provided some superb accompaniment to the ceremony. Bob Staib paid tribute to three of our deceased classmates who were his roommates during upgrade fighter training.

Then came the roll call. As at previous reunions this was the most somber period of the weekend. As a single unit we shed our tears of love and sorrow for our departed classmates. That roll call of RTBs who have died is a heart-wrenching experience. I find myself crying again as I write this, two months later. It’s an emotional experience that I feel very deeply but can’t quite explain. I guess I feel badly because there are any names at all on the roll; I wish they could all be enjoying the 30th Reunion with us.

As the memorial service ended, we switched our emotions to a jubilant state. John Flanagan and his fiancee asked the class to stay put in the chapel and celebrate their marriage. His best man was CMSgt Bill Coltrin. (Editor’s note: We regretfully report that CMSgt Bill Coltrin died on Thanksgiving Day of cardiac arrest. His obituary appears elsewhere in this magazine.) How many of you can boast that you had 75 to 100 Redtags at your wedding?

After the wedding, we lined up at the rear of the chapel for a class picture. (I didn’t get any wedding cake!)

We headed back to the Marriott for a shower and change of clothes for the big banquet. The meal was exquisite. Dick Klass was emcee for the festivities. He introduced our guest of honor, Bill Coltrin, who addressed the gathering with words of enthusiasm sprinkled with a few laughs. He looked as good as he did five years ago. Jon Staples gave out the golf tournament awards. I didn’t record the winners because I didn’t know at the time that I would be writing this report. Butch Viccellio, now the four-star commander of Air Training Command (congratulations on the promotion), gave us a look at the force structure projected for the Air Force and the changing missions the Air Force will have to contend with in the near future.

“Butch” Viccellio talks about the Air Force of the future.

Dick Klass gave a roundup (Like that word? In the East it’s a summary; in the West it’s a roundup.) of the RTB fundraising efforts: 25th Reunion $10,123; 30th Reunion $17,160; Total $27,283. We exceeded our $25,000 goal so the display cases for the Doolittle Hall Assembly Display Area will be ordered.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this worthwhile effort. Our thanks also to the Reunion Committee for planning such an outstanding event: Jon Staples, Carol Staples, Tim Gilmartin, Gretchen McNaughton, Jack Swonson, Yvonne Eaton, and Chet Griffin.

The festivities were followed by dancing; it apeared that the class had not lost its touch on the dance floor. After the music stopped, a pack of us lingered on for more convivial conversation. The

cleanup crew evicted us from the ballroom so they could clean up. We adjourned to Cahoots for more bull-slugging and WHITLG (We Had It Tough Last Generation) yarns.

Enjoying the 30th reunion, from left are Dave and Ann Whitman, Connie Hawkins, Caroline Jamba and Owen Hawkins.

The weather had been warming up for the past two days. On Saturday, we were blessed with a spectacular sunrise and clear blue sky. After breakfast, we gathered at the USAFA parade ground stands for the Wing Parade. The cadet wing looked good but not as good as we looked in ’62. (Well what did you expect me to say?) We had a special seating area reserved for us. A small prop-driven aircraft did a low altitude buzz from behind the stands and dropped a thousand or so blue and gold ping pong balls on the stands and the parade grounds. (Thank goodness the sales clerk didn’t give them golf balls by mistake.) The Navy had successfully bombed us. It was a good ‘gotcha’ and provided a good laugh. As the parade progressed, we were asked to step onto the field in a special area for the Wing Pass in Review. Our salutes were as good as they ever were. Great parade. Brought back fond memories.

After the parade, we stopped by the souvenir shop and then went to the tailgate party at the stadium. Another great event. Warm sunshine, good food, great companionship. “It doesn’t get any better than this,’’ said Andy Banford. From there we trudged off to the stadium in the distance and walked up what seemed like 800 steps to reach our seats. Reminded me of the trek from the North Gate when we opened the Academy in 1958.

The game was pure nostalgia. Wing march-on and cheers. Cadets streaming from the field into the stands. A sky diver delivered the game ball. An integrated formation flyby of B-l and F-15s. A-10 and C-130 flybys. Push ups behind the goal posts after every AF score. Falcon flying demonstration without the falcon flying away. As two-touchdown favorites, we were lucky to get the 18-16 win on a field goal with less than a minute on the clock.

Trudging back to our cars we were sunburned but exuberant. Went into a local bookstore to buy a copy of Flanagan’s book about his FAC days in Vietnam. (I’ve mentioned it before in my column.) Back to the Marriott. Shower and change. Down to the scrumptious buffet (they told me to say that). John Flanagan autographed his book for anyone who wanted it. Chet Griffin showed his slide presentation consisting of slides from our most private collections. The slides were shown on two or three occasions during the reunion. Boy were we in shape back then. Since our last reunion, many of the varsity jocks have gotten smaller while many of the nonvarsity jocks have gotten larger. It was an evening of unadulterated fun and laughter.

The next morning was pack-n-go time. There were fond farewells and promises to get together soon. Out to the airport and back home. Another memorable reunion; nothing like it in the world. Can hardly wait for the 35th. I know I left out some things; please send me a note on anything you would like to see mentioned.

One last note: Randy Schamberger has volunteered to put together a collection of memories from the 30th Reunion. Send him copies of pictures with names and descriptions together with quotes of note, thoughts, feelings, or anything else you would like to see in the collection. You should have received a letter in December from Dick Klass giving Randy’s address. Let’s all help out Randy on this project. See you all again next time. Go Redtags!

GRADUATES SELECTED FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL

1978

Todd L. Almand

David Atzhorn

Paul F. Capasso

Michael A. Catlin

Gregory G. Clasen

Bruce L. Curry

Steven W. Dalbey

Michael David

David G. Estep

Robert O. Gray

William N. Holway

Christopher J. Krisinger

Pitt M. Merryman

David R. Miller

Harold W. Moulton II

Dale I. Pangman

Joseph W. Phipps Jr.

Michael J. Quinn

Joseph M. Reheiser

Kenneth C. Schow, Jr.

Kip L. Self

Michael A. Snodgrass

Thomas H. Thacker

Paul Valovcin

Robert J. Vaughn

Vincent P. Wisniewski

1979

Andrew E. Busch

Charles R. Davis

George J. Duda, Jr.

Randal D. Fullhart

Frank Gorenc

William G. Gregory

Thomas E. Griffith

Anthony L.H. Haney

Rojelio Herrera, Jr.

James A. Jimenez

Donald Lustig

Thomas A. McCarthy

David M. Rhodes

Robert B. Stephan

1980

Robert R. Allardice

Frank H. Brady

Kathleen M. Conley

William C. Coutts

Michael C. Gardiner

Susan J. Helms

Jonathan S. Norwood

Timothy P. Olwell

John D. Posner

Robert K. Saxer

Paul J. Selva

1981

Brooks L. Bash

Michael J. Lepper

Joseph R. Wood

John Flanagan autographs copies of his newly-released book, “Vietnam Above the Treetops.”

Naval Exchange Grads Air Views on Faculty

Dear Association of Graduates

As six Air Force Academy graduates who attended the Naval Academy as exchange cadets during the fall of 1985, we feel uniquely qualified to comment on the recent goal to change the Air Force Academy’s academic faculty to a 50-50 military officer-to-civilian-instructor ratio.

Having experienced for one semester the academic environment at the Naval Academy, where the ratio is about 50-50, we agree that such a proposal has serious disadvantages for cadets and midshipmen.

Following are four arguments against the current plan as well as some suggestions on how the issue can be resolved in the best interest of future cadets.

First, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Our first and most fundamental premise springs from the very roots of our education and, more importantly, our common sense.

To avoid criticism based on the conservative stereotype, we can look to any college rating guide and see that the Air Force Academy’s education rivals that of any Ivy League school. Many of our graduates declined admission to those schools in order to pursue the education offered by the Air Force Academy. This highly-regarded program came into being on the shoulders of military instructors. They are solely responsible for its reputation today.

Second, we did not prefer the civilian instruction at the Naval Academy. While civilians offer a unique perspective, they were less available to provide extra instruction. Even in class, the instruction often proved less coherent and concise than a military officer’s.

They also failed to be the role models that their military counterparts were. This exposure to role models is critical in teaching cadets about the real Air Force. We felt the civilian professors were too parochial, having a “publish or perish” attitude in their use of naval research facilities for the advancement of their professional goals, while the midshipmen’s development as an officer was an afterthought. They often lacked punctuality and didn’t value time as the precious commodity that it is to cadets and midshipmen.

The bottom line is that civilians do not promote professional development as do military instructors, who are destined to serve with their educational products.

We are resolute in our message: Civilian instructors do not stack up to their military counterparts in the academy environment, and upon returning to the Air Force Academy in the winter of 1986, we laid to rest any misgivings we had toward our military faculty.

Third, we want to thank the military officer instruction received at the Air Force Academy. In our third day of academy basic training we learned the “mission of the United States Air Force Academy”: “to provide instruction and experience to all cadets so that they graduate with the

Gen. Henry Viccellio, Jr., ’62, at right, accepts the Air Training Command standardfrom Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, Air Force chiefofstaff, during ceremonies Dec. 10 to become the 21st commander ofA TC. He succeeded Lt. Gen. Josephy Ashy, who had commanded A TC since June 1990. Gen. Viccellio came to Randolph AFBfrom Washington, D.C., where he was the director of the Joint Staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by O.J. Sanchez)

knowledge and character essential to leadership and the motivation to become career officers in the United States Air Force.”

There can be no argument that military officers provide the best examples of character and leadership required by future officers, as well as the most cost-effective means of instruction. Our new, leaner military will be more dependent than ever on a nucleus of service-academy-produced professional military officers. Military officers require no research facility for their own parochial needs nor are they impeded by the geographical limitations of Colorado Springs or West Point. It may be easier to attract civilian instructors to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., because of it’s close proximity to Washington, D.C.

They are available for the cadet before, during and after the duty day, and even some weekends for family activities. Their devotion to their profession is admirable, and that kind of dedication instilled through leadership by example ultimately makes officers a far superior choice of instructor.

Fourth, the political nature of this debate is beyond our scope as professional military officers. What we do care for is the maintenance of an academic standard and the development of a professional institution. As military members, we know our role is subordinate to that of our civilian counterparts, yet to stand by idly while damage is done to the institution we respect is unconscionable. This is why we present our case to the Association of Graduates. Whether through the AOG or other means, we hope this issue is resolved by taking into account the thoughts of those who care.

Finally, we understand that change is inevitable. The manner of change and the direction it takes can be monitored and influenced to ensure that the Academy continues to develop in the best interests of the Air Force and the nation. We offer the following suggestion:

■ Americans value polls, so perhaps we could poll the graduates. All graduates deserve a voice in this debate. As a credible compromise, we could poll those graduates from the Air Force Academy and the Military Academy who attended the Naval Academy through the exchange program. This group is qualified to comment on the faculty comparisons.

So as not to bias our poll with service rivalries, we should encourage participation from midshipmen who attended the other service academies under the same exchange. Certainly the respective associations of graduates could perform this function, or the General Accounting Office could do it independently.

■ If “civilianization” of the Air Force and Military Academy’s faculties continues, give a priority to retired military members with the proper academic credentials. Additionally, as our forces face continued reductions, perhaps we can turn former officers toward academia for advanced degrees, with follow-on opportunities as instructors at the academies.

This investment in our nation’s educational infrastructure surely is as valuable as any bridge or highway, and is a reward for those who have served their country during such crucial times.

We maintain that civilian guest instruction should be welcomed at the academies, but it should not be in such a proportion that it sets the pace of the program. By setting a 50-50 goal and civilianizing the dean’s position we would fall victim to this fate. The American people believed in the Air Force Academy and funded it to provide military officers trained by military officers.

■ If change is required, after a thorough and unbiased analysis, we will support it. When change affects the very fabric of the institution we gave four years of our lives to, we inevitably feel we should be included in the decision-making process that affects it.

All graduates hold deep feeling about the sacrifice they made and benefits they reaped from their experience as officer candidates. Americans are fortunate to have military members who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the democratic system our founding fathers gave us.

Those same Americans would want their military members to be treated with respect in this decision. As it is our responsibility to protect America, it is the responsibility of the decision-makers to deal responsibly with those issues that effect us.

(Editor’s note: The writers, all captains, graduatedfrom the Air Force Academy in 1987: David Bachler, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.; Doug Jaquish, 55th Fighter Squadron, RAF Upper Heyford, England; Jeff McDaniels, 307th FS, Moody AFB, Ga.; Brian O’Rear, 55th FS, RAF Upper Heyford; Tom Rempfer, 307th FS, Moody AFB; and Ken Rizer, 196th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, March AFB, Calif.)

Four-Star Commander

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ANOTHER OPINION ON FACULTY MIX DECISION

To the Editor, Checkpoints

I suppose I’m also “a pawn in the normal Washington power game,” but being assigned to the Pentagon at least gets me a seat closer to the action. Consequently, I’d like to comment on the packet I recently received on proposed changes at the Academy. Colonel Richardson’s letter (written, I suppose, as a call to arms), claims that first, the graduate community as represented by the AOG wasn’t asked about changing the Academy organization, and second, these changes would “dramatically change the entire fabric of the Academy and its mission accomplishment.” Colonel Richardson stops short of describing the changes as the end of life as we know it, and asks for our input. Here is mine.

In an era when entire major commands and traditional service roles and missions are changing (or disappearing), I can’t generate much emotion about changes in the faculty mix at the Academy. None of us like to be told we’re minor issues or pawns to be traded in a larger game, but that’s precisely the case here. If a 50-50 civilianfaculty mix and a civilian dean is the least the Academy has to concede, I’d say the institution’s survived the downsizing fairly well. I hate to tell Colonel Richardson this, but many, many flags have been lowered that represented organizations with far more history than the Air Force Academy. On a more personal level, a great many able officers whose only sin was to be in the wrong year group and not have a regular commission were just RIFed with more to come next year. I’ve also seen many talented senior officers devastated by SERBs despite their career contributions and performance. In today’s Air Force, nobody outside of USAFA has tenure.

In my four years as an instructor on the faculty (1986-90), I found the Academy to be an institution whose staff was peculiarly insulated from the rest of the Air Force. Perhaps this is a consequence of the Academy’s uniqueness, but it also has a great deal to say about the points General Cubero makes in his letter. He emphasizes the Academy has a military faculty to provide role models for cadets, and we need senior military officers in DF to “allow remaining military officers to be properly guided while assigned at the Academy during critical phases of their career.” First of all, a civilian instructor can be a role model

in all the areas that General Cubero mentions: integrity, service, and excellence. I doubt he would argue this point. In addition, a civilian faculty member will generally have much better academic qualifications and be more current in his field than the typical military Ph.D., and will be employed at one of the few academic institutions in the country that emphasizes teaching over research. I fail to see how this wouldn’t improve the education of the cadet wing.

Secondly, the senior (tenure) members of the faculty that are currently targeted for replacement can’t adequately play the role General Cubero has cast for them. Most of the tenure faculty at USAFA have so little non-academic time they can’t help a junior officer with career guidance; they have little idea of what’s going on in the Air Force. The one mechanism available to solve this problem, the two-year sabbatical tour, has gone away, leaving DF with a group of officers with perhaps two (in rare cases, three) non-academic tours and no current operational or staff experience. When there were wars being fought on a regular basis and officers rotated every one or two years, I suppose it was possible to grow these 0-5 and 0-6 faculty supermen; with rapid change and longer tours, it’s no longer feasible.

Finally, the “faculty-as-a-role-model” effect is overestimated. Four years of working with cadets convinced me they’re much smarter than we give them credit for, and they know they’re not being taught by the upper echelons of the military or the academic world. They ask the irritating but reasonable question, “if you were that great, what are you doing here? Why aren’t you a squadron commander or an ops officer someplace? Why aren’t you publishing academic articles in professional journals?”

(NOTE: this last comment will probably prompt someone to trot out publication statistics for the faculy. While I can’t make a judgment across the board, I am familiar with faculty contributions in my field, and they don’t justify the investment in officers.) Also, cadets are smart enough to recognize the authority of a civilian dean; they certainly recognize the implicit authority of other civilians on the staff, such as Fisher DeBerry.

Having civilians on the faculty will not kill the institution, and I believe a mix would help the Academy a great deal. I also believe any attempt to raise this issue above the “pawn” level is a waste of time, as the Air Force and the DoD institutionally have a great deal more to worry about. A few

years ago, 1 heard Vice Admiral James Stockdale talk about his experiences trying to modernize the Citadel, and he told us he left because he’d been tortured long enough by professionals, he didn’t need more from amateurs (the Citadel’s graduate community). Do we want to be good role models and not aging cranks? If so, the right role model would recognize the size of the issue, accept the changes, make them work, and stop complaining. No graduate I know fails to resent the Academy’s propensity to assign monumental importance to small matters, and this, to those of us who are trying to come to terms with change across the entire Air Force, is small.

Sincerely,

Major Kirk A. Yost, ’80

ADDS TO ARTICLE ON GEN. MCDERMOTT

Dear Sirs:

I was very interested in the well-written article in the fall issue on Brig. Gen. McDermott and the early days of the Academy. I have a few items to add from the perspective of a much lower-ranking person who was there at the same time.

I was an ATO and arrived at Lowry at the start of February, 1955. Several of us were ordered there early to be “gofers”; however, the crush of work to be done soon had us doing fairly significant jobs. I reported directly to Colonel Cassiday, since the intervening command structure had not yet arrived. My assignments were to compose and document the Fourth Class System, to write and publish (and name) the first issue of Contrails, and to work on the uniforms. On top of that, we got in as much flying as we could, partied frequently, and put together a good volleyball team; I believe we placed second in the Air Force world-wide tournament.

The first important point to understand about that period is that the default option (and frequently the preferred alternative) for every decision was the West Point approach (I was a graduate of Navy). This was inevitable, because there was not time to redesign very many aspects of Academy life, and the command structure was heavily weighted with West Pointers (including the White House).

When I arrived at Lowry, the dean was Brig. Gen. Zimmerman, who has become almost a non-person in USAFA history. His aide was Lt. Buzz Aldrin. While my work was almost entirely in the comman(Continued on next page.)

dant’s area, so that I had very little official contact with any of the faculty, I saw them routinely at social fucntions. The organization was compact enough that all of the officers could (and did) attend parties in one room at the Officers Club. General and Mrs. Harmon entertained often. I remember being at his quarters for dinner one time when he and his aide, Capt. Tommy Curtis, sat on the floor and finished an incomplete game of gin rummy.

There was never any talk that I heard regarding civilians on the faculty. From the outset, all the faculty appointments were military and we all assumed that the West Point pattern would be followed there. The first major academic decision that I was aware of was the decision that graduates would not receive pilot’s wings on graduation. There was a very strong flying orientation to the Academy and we had all figured that pilot training was going to be integrated into the curriculum. The final conclusion was that there was just not time enough to do that and meet the other academic requirements. As an alternative, it was decided that navigator training could be sufficiently integrated with the math and science courses and that graduates would receive navigator’s wings, so that at least they would not graduate bare-breasted. However, giving up pilot training went down hard.

We had a visit from Admiral Smedberg, who had been selected to be the next superintendent at USNA. He spent one evening in the bar of the Officers Club with those of us who were from Navy, discussing what we were doing, the changes, and how they would apply at Navy. I recall that expanding the academic electives was discussed at that time.

The cannon was actually a retreat gun and was fired every day when the flag was lowered. This custom led to some problems because the cadets had a habit of dropping pebbles down the muzzle of the gun. When it was fired, the pebbles would pepper houses across the street, prompting a predictable reaction by the homeowners. I believe the cannon disappeared following a visit by the inspector general.

Also, we (and the cadets) did not wear Army fatigues. We had a pale blue onepiece fatigue uniform that I never saw anywhere else in the Air Force. We even had blue liners for our steel helmets.

Shortly before or after the cadets arrived, Gen. Zimmerman suddenly disappeared and it was announced that Col. McDermott would be the acting dean. No reason was given for the change. Buzz Aldrin also shipped out. Since we were responsible for the cadets for the first 10 weeks following their arrival, we were so deeply involved in our own activities that we had very little time to think about faculty matters. I do recall that I got a call one evening from

Fulton Lewis, Jr., the Dan Rather of his day, who asked me if I knew of any Communists on the faculty; I pled ignorance.

A number of officers at the Academy, mostly on the faculty, were members of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the professional organization for aeronautical engineers. We organized a Denver chapter and profited from the steady stream of distinguished visitors that the Academy attracted. The most interesting one that I recall was Igor Sikorsky, who spoke at one of our dinner meetings.

Another visitor was Milton Caniff, who authored the popular Steve Canyon comic strip. Steve Canyon was a handsome Air Force pilot who was a spin-off from the Terry and the Pirates strip, which Caniff also wrote. Caniff obviously spent some time with the McDermotts, because, after his visit, there appeared with Steve Canyon a lovely, dark-haired woman named Allie McDean. We all knew who she was.

It is impossible to capture on paper the creative energy and enthusiasm of those early days at Lowry. General McDermott was certainly a major player in a stellar cast.

Yours truly Kimbrough S. Bassett

GRADUATES URGED TO MAKE VOICES HEARD

To the Editor:

By now all grads will have received the information packet sent by AOG President William Richardson as well as his informative column in the Fall issue of Checkpoints. The November issue of Assembly, the West Point AOG publication, carries similar articles from their superintendent and AOG president. Bonds, initially formed on the fields of friendly strife and reinforced on the battlefield, must now be renewed in our local Chapters to achieve a common goal.

The message is clear, it sounds from the trenches below and echoes through the skies above. It is a call to arms, a call not to defend our respective institutions, but a call to wrest the control of the Academies from the impunity and capriciousness of the Congress and return it to the people of the nation. Our task is formidable, our allies few only 37 percent of the previous administration’s House and 50 percent of the Senate members served in the military (the new Congress is even lower).

We can remind our Representatives, who so proudly announce their Academy nominees to their constituents, that egalitarianism has replaced the reward of a regular commission, and that promised leadership in the air, the very heart of combat, is to be denied to so many. The Senate has acted unilaterally, without hearings, without advice and consent of the people, and the Senators should be reminded, without hate,

that they are answerable to the people. Here are the perpetrators of this travesty of lawmaking. Write to them. Write to their PACs remember, the power of the purse is often stronger than logical persuasion.

Sam Nunn, GA Strom Thurmond, SC

Carl Levin, MI Malcom Wallop, WY

Dan Coats, IN Robert C. Smith, NH

John Warner, VA William Cohen, ME

John McCain, AZ Trent Lott, MS

A1 Gore, VP Richard Shelby, AL

John Glenn, OH Edward M. Kennedy, MA

Robert Byrd, WV J. James Exon, NE

Connie Mack, FL Jeff Bingaman, NM

Sincerely,

John F. Flanagan, Jr., ’62

Board of Directors

New York Chapter, AOG

DECRIES DECISION ON GRAD PILOT SLOT CUTS

To the Editor

It was great to read some of the history of Gen. McDermott and the Academy’s extraordinary efforts to fulfill the commitment to the first graduating class to grant them an accredited baccalaureate degree.

How ironic that in the same issue we read about the Academy blatantly reneging on a commitment of pilot training to the graduating Classes of ’93 and ’94.

The damage of breaking this commitment is blithely and inaccurately addressed as a “ripple” instead of a “tidal wave” of resignations. How politically correct to see a price tag put on a broken commitment rather than questioning the honor and integrity of those who have broken the commitment.

What hypocrisy! These cadets are being taught honor and, by example, the Academy trashes the concept by refusing to honor a commitment and then has the gall to assess a cost to a departing cadet who rightly feels he should be released from his half of the contract that has been breached by the Academy.

The “ripple” referred to is guaranteed to become a groundswell of discontented cadets and short-term officers who rightly feel cheated by the institution and country they sought to serve.

As actions speak louder than words, I recommend that the honor code be amended to read “We will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate among us those who do however, written commitments made by the institution teaching this code may be reneged upon at will.”

Thomas D. Barnett Class of ’67

PLEASE MAKE YOUR GENEROUS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION NOW TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY FUND.

Graduate’s Book Describes 1986 Raid on Libya

A Book Review of Raid on Qaddafi. Written by Col. Robert E. Venkus, ’63

St. Martin’s Press, April 1992; 198pp; ISBN 0-312-07073-X

Raid on Qaddafi tells an exciting and important story about the surprise U.S. air strike on Tripoli, Libya in April of 1986, a mission that was historic in terms of its length and unprecedented objective. In Operation El Dorado Canyon, described by the author as “the granddaddy of all fighter missions,” F-111F aircraft and crews of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath, England, joined other Air Force and Navy units in a carefully-coordinated night attack against five targets in Libya. It was our first strike against terrorism and a bold and deliberate reprisal of Muammar Qaddafi for his increasing role in international terrorist activites.

At the time of the strike, the author was the vice wing commander of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, serving under the command of his Air Force Academy classmate and friend, then-Colonel Sam Westbrook, ’63. The author praises Westbrook and credits his leadership for the performance of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing and their contribution to the suecess of Operation El Dorado Canyon. In contrast, he is not so generous when he describes some of the generals in the Air Force chain-ofcommand in Europe in particular, the commander of 3rd Air Force, whose headquarters is located at a neighboring air base in England. The friction which inevitably occurs when the need for extraordinary security and streamlined lines of command conflicts with normal command channels is highlighted in characterizations of the command relationships between USAFE, 3rd Air Force and the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing.

The preface of the book recaps history and introduces the action which is recounted in a very readable style. The book is organized according to the stages of the mission with frequent side trips into the background and technical details of flying needed to fully appreciate the story. Although somewhat distracting at first, this technique provides a good balance between story and doctrine, and enables the author to make critical points in his evaluation of the mission.

Regarding the planning and execution of the mission, the author is particularly critical of Washington gossip leaks and the ensuing media frenzy that served to expose the plan and resulted in the loss of strategic surprise giving the Libyans ample time to prepare their defenses. Politically, the delay in the execution of the raid gave the public and our politicians the opportunity to exploit what the author sarcastically describes as the “half life of our national indignation.”

When the raid was finally executed four months after the terrorist attacks on the Rome and Vienna airports in December, 1985, the F-lll crews knew that the defenses would be ready and that the outcome of the mission would be judged quickly with high potential for serious political consequences.

Despite the detailed planning that preceded the raid, the mission faced a major problem early in its execution due to a timing error between the fighters and their tankers. In addition, a shift in forecast winds caused the F-llls to run several minutes behind the integrated strike schedule that had been carefully coordinated with the Navy task force commander operating in the Mediterranean.

Operating under strict radio-silent procedures, the F-llls were forced to change their inbound route in order to make up time, thus missing a valuable radar check point and complicating their already-critical bombing accuracy problem. Coupled with system reliability problems inherent in the F-lll aircraft, the outcome of the mission hung in jeopardy even before it faced the stiff Libyan defenses.

The details of the raid and the difficulties encountered by the crews in locating and bombing their targets are recounted in a riveting, actionpacked narrative that uses crew conversations and their radio calls to reconstruct the action. A preoccupation of some of the F-lll crews with the defenses was probably natural for men on their first combat mission but it somehow leaves the impression that they were more interested in their chances of survival than the effectiveness of their bombs, an attitude which the author attributres in part to a last-minute order given by the commander of 3rd Air Force. Four of the eighteen F-llls employed sueceeded in hitting their target and only one of the F-llls was lost, but it was a mysterious loss and one which stirred a controversy that has not yet been resolved.

The author raises several controversial questions about our leadership and decision-making process at the time, and makes some interesting points about the insight and political shrewdness of the Reagan ad

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ministration in exploiting international politics. By using F-llls based in England, the United States forced the British into a partnership that reduced our vulnerability to criticism for taking unilateral action, avoided painting President Reagan as a “trigger-happy cowboy,” and sparked cooperative European political action against Qaddafi and international terrorism.

The book devotes a closing chapter to the lack of recognition the F-l 11 crews eventually received, individually and as a unit. In his plea for reconsideration, the author suggests that there ought to be a public outcry for proper recognition of the crews. This trace of bitterness reveals itself throughout the book but, on balance, it does not detract from a story that is well told and is excellent reading. [Review by Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Bell, USAF (Ret).]

Superintendent Presents Thomas D. White Award

Dr. Malcolm Currie, former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Hughes Aircraft Company, accepted the Academy’s 1992 Thomas D. White Award from Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, ’59, in mid November during a Cadet Wing Parade. Currie received the honor for his role in creating radar and electronic systems and making other contributions that have changed the rules of warfare.

Superintendent Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, ’59, presents the 1992 Thomas D. White A ward to Dr. Malcolm Currie. (Photo by SSgt. Daryl Pagel)

The Academy annually gives the award to an American citizen who is judged to have contributed most significantly to the national defense and security of the United States during the previous year. Throughout 1991, Currie worked with government and industry teams to bring on-line more than 50 of the Hughes’ weapons and systems used by coalition forces during the Gulf War.

Also as a result of his work traveling wave tubes, lasers and infrared sensors, the Air Force can now operate with precision at night. Currie was also instrumental in developing many missile systems including the Air Force Advanced Medium Range Air-toAir Missile (AMRAM AIM-120). From 1973 to 1977, Currie was under secretary of defense for Research and Engineering.

The award is open to leaders in many fields such as science, technology, leadership, management and national and international affairs. Past winners include Dr. Edward Teller, nuclear physicist and principal architect of the hydrogen bomb (1962); Gen. James E. Doolittle, World War II aviation hero (1967); and former Arizona Senator Barry M. Goldwater (1978).

The Secret Life of Waldo F. Dumbsquat

By Don Hall, ’76

C/4C Waldo Dumbsquat cautiously peeked out the door of his room. He craned his neck in an effort to see the uniform lights hung in the hallway. Fortunately, the CQ was frantically searching for the key to the trunk room and he didn’t notice the doolie’s head protruding from the alcove wall. Waldo ducked back into his three-man dorm room and breathed a sigh of relief.

What’s the uniform for the noon meal?” asked Warren Heels.

Waldo frowned.

“I only got a glance at the lights, but it’s either A-jackets and parkas or raincoats under-arms.”

“Can someone help me tie this tie? begged Warren Heels as he stood in front of the mirror. He liked the look of the winter service delta uniform. Warren couldn’t wait to be “recognized” and wear the coveted prop and wings on the collar of his dark blue shirt. But the outfit had drawbacks. For example, he had to wear cutoff long john pants to keep the heavy winter trousers from rubbing the hair off his legs.

And then, there was the business of this tie. Why wear a tie and then tuck half of it into the front of the shirt...

“You should do what I do,” noted Waldo.

“What’s that? Buy a clip-on?”

“No, never untie the tie. I heard a firstie in 37th Squadron has a tie he hasn’t undone since prep school.”

“How do you get it cleaned, then?”

“Cleaned?”

“I just can’t ever get this double Windsor knot to turn out,” moaned Warren, struggling with the uncooperative fabric.

“Here, I’ll help you.” Waldo deftly tied a granny knot in Warren’s tie and dutifully tucked the excess (of which there was a lot) into Warren’s dark blue shirt.

“Gee, thanks!”

“Good enough for government work.”

“Regs” Buch, breathless, burst through the door.

“I hate having PE before lunch. I wish I had a free period. Especially when I have to be a minutecaller!”

“Well,” chortled Warren, “if you had declared academic probation as your major like I did, you’d have those free periods.”

“I can cover a couple of minutes for you,” volunteered Waldo bravely.

“Thanks, Waldo, but you can’t go out there looking like that! It would be death by tours!”

“Looking like what?”

“Well, you have worn spots on your trou where your school books have rubbed.”

Waldo smiled knowingly and moved to his desk. He opened a drawer. Pulling out a blue magic marker, he expertly colored in the offending white spots.

“My element sergeant taught me that trick.”

Waldo then donned his athletic jacket. The purple color clashed somewhat with his uniform but he didn’t care. The jacket was the reason he had come to the Academy. After carefully folding the grey scarf around his neck, Waldo pulled on his grey leather gloves and then put on his parka.

“Sir, there are five minutes until the noon meal formation. The uniform is winter service Charlie, wheel caps, athletic jackets, parkas, hoods worn down, grey leather gloves. The meal is mystery meat, tater tots, green beans, strawberry barbarian, and fruit punch. I say again. There are four minutes until the noon meal formation.”

“Hey, dumb smack!” bellowed the CQ.

“Sir, may I make a statement?”

“What is it?”

“Sir, the name is Dumbsquat.”

“Well, wad, why are you wearing that uniform?”

“Sir, I’d be naked if I didn’t.”

“No,” said the three smoke a bit flustered. “The uniform is supposed to be raincoats, under-arms! Start calling it correctly!”

Waldo was shocked. Command Post had struck again! The horror was that half the squadron was already in the form-up area in the wrong uniform.

A pay phone rang and the CQ sprinted down the hallway.

Waldo ducked into a latrine and uttered the magic words “Mitch’s Mountain.” Instantly, the doolie transformed into Colonel Dumbsquat, USAF. He forced his massive body through the latrine door, moved to the CQ desk, and dialed Command Post on the phone.

“Listen up; this is Colonel Dumbsquat speaking. Change the uniform to Zulu and proceed individually to the meal!”

A startled Command Post detail made the announcement and delighted cadets made their way to the dining hall. Waldo mutated into his former fourth-class self. The CQ stopped him in the hall with one word.

“Stop!”

“Yes, sir?”

“Something strange is going on here. Wasn’t there a full bull colonel standing right where you are now?”

Waldo’s heart skipped a beat. Had his secret finally been discovered? And by a thirdclassman at that?

“Yes, sir,” said the doolie shakily.

“Then next time call the squadron to attention!”

Waldo sighed.

Teaching Seems Natural Second Career Choice

By James R. Dart, ’77

As an AOC, both at USAFA and West Point, I told cadets “I’ll wear the uniform as long as the uniform wants me.” Early last year, I decided I had done about all I could in the Air Force and took the VSI. It was an easy decision, largely because I knew exactly what I wanted for my second career teaching high school math.

I quickly made up a list of pros: 1) continued public service, 2) excitement of the classroom, 3) learning along with the students, 4) Christmas and summer vacations, 5) sharing more of my children’s lives, and 6) job stability and marketability.

The drawbacks included: 1) reduced pay, although the VSI annuity almost made up the difference, 2) long hours, 3) dealing with student misbehavior and low achievement.

I checked around the San Antonio area and found out where the demand was; not surprisingly, math and science. With all the core math we took (about 16 hours), I only needed nine additional hours to qualify for a teacher certification program at a nearby college. I went on terminal leave in May, took three courses in five weeks, and did my internship between September and December. Meanwhile, I took the Texas certification exams which were grueling but easy compared to our Political Science finals.

I was certified and sending out resumes in early December, a mere four months after my DOS. Quite frankly, I had a lot to choose from, owing mostly to the high demand, even in the middle of the school year. In fact, an opening occurred where I (Continued on next page.)

Military History Symposium Examines Korean War

The Air Force Academy’s Department of History hosted the 15th Military History Symposium, “A Revoluntionary War: Korea and the Transformation of the Postwar World,” on Oct. 14-16, 1992. The biennial symposium is jointly sponsored by the Department of History and the Association of Graduates.

The history department decided that this was an optimum time to reexamine the Korean War. For too long, this conflict has been overshadowed by the triumphant allied military victory in World War II and the tragedy of Vietnam parenthetically subordinated in military and diplomatic history. Scholars, however, are beginning now to see the Korean conflict as a watershed that transformed key elements of the postwar world. The communist attack across the 38th parallel led to what has been termed a “revolution” in American defense policy, when this aggressive act prompted the United States to become the free world’s “chief policeman.” At the same time, the notion of collective security was put to an unprecedented test when the United States acted as a military coalition.

Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, ’63, commander of Air Mobility Command and commander in chiefof U.S. Transportation Command, addresses participants of the Academy’s 15th Military History Symposium.

America’s relationship with NATO and Western Europe also underwent a dramatic transformation that seemed improbable before the North Korean attack. The conflict transformed Asia as well providing impetus for Japan’s postwar economic recovery, heralding the ascension of the People’s Republic of (Teaching: Continued from previous page.) had been student teaching, and I decided to stick with the familiar.

I’m having a house built inside the high school’s attendance area and the Air Force will move me in June, as long as it’s within a year of my DOS. I might also add that the VA paid two-thirds of my tuition and I was able to collect about $1,000 per month unemployment insurance. In other words, the Air Force will continue to take care of you, up to a point.

Another point is, you don’t have to be a spring chicken to be a teacher. The key, I have found, is not so much depth of subject knowledge as creativity and classroom management. The first task is always to command your student’s attention by, as we all know, clear expectations and consistent enforcement. A lot of what worked in the military can work for you in the classroom, and administrators are looking for seasoned professionals to bring life experiences and control to the classroom.

The last time I wore the uniform, I said I wasn’t leaving the Air Force, only taking over the lead. You may be surprised at how much your Air Force (including the Academy) experience will help you get a teaching job, and then how much you can use it to help make you an effective teacher.

Good luck!

China as a major power, and changing the traditional patterns of development in both North and South Korea.

Militarily, the war witnessed dramatic changes in the application of airpower, as jets replaced propeller-driven aircraft in the Korean skies. Soviet and Chinese pilots squared off, for the first time, against their counterparts from the West, and American ground forces underwent dramatic changes during the following war. Moreover, a major social transformation occurred in U.S. military forces as tentative steps towards racial integration began and reservists came to play an unexpectedly important role in the fighting.

These issues were addressed in four sessions and at the annual Harmon Memorial Lecture in Military History, this year prepared by Professor Emeritus John E. Wilz of Indiana University, and titled “Vis-a-Vis Korea: United States Policy, 1850-1950.” The symposium’s four sessions were: The Transformation of the American Military; Transformation in Airpower; American Diplomacy Transformed; and Asia Transformed. Such distinguished scholars as Jon Halliday of the University of London; Rosemary Foot of Oxford University; William W. Stueck of the University of Georgia; Roger V. Dingman of the University of Southern California; and Richard P. Hallion, the chief of the Office of Air Force History, presented papers.

On the evening of Oct. 15 the symposium’s formal banquet was held. The keynote speaker was General Ronald R. Fogleman, ’63, commander of Air Mobility Command and commander in chief of U.S. Transportation Command. Prior to his current assignment General Fogleman was the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Korea, making him eminently qualified to deliver his address, “Korea... a War Worth Fighting.”

The summary session examined “The Legacies of the Korean War.” All four panelists were general officers who fought in the Korean War: General Bryce Poe II (USAF, retired) flew history’s first combat jet reconnaissance mission over Korea; General E.M. Simmons (USMC, retired) participated in the landing at Inchon and fought at the Chosin Reservoir; Brigadier General Roy K. Flint (USA, retired) was a platoon leader, company commander and eventually a battalion operations officer in Korea; and General Paik Sun-Yup (ROK Army, retired) was Korea’s foremost military commander during the war. General Paik commanded at division and corps levels, represented the Republic of Korea at the truce negotiations, and was later appointed chief of staff of the Republic of Korea’s Army.

Cadet Stop-Out Program Ends

The Cadet Stop-Out Program was implemented by the Air Force Academy in 1980 to reduce high attrition in the Cadet Wing. It provided a limited number of third class cadets a one-year absence to better evaluate their desire for an Air Force commission. The program complemented existing sources of readmission such as the administrative turnback, medical turnback, and former-cadet programs and resulted in fewer resignations.

Attrition at the Academy is no longer an issue, according to Superintendent Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, ’59. The wing is being downsized and initiatives are being taken to adjust to the reduction.

Effective with the Class of 1995, the Stop-Out Program has been discontinued. Cadets may still apply for extended absences under the administrative or medical turnback programs. Cadets who resign and want to be considered for readmission may reapply if they meet the requirements of USAFA Regulation 53-1, Readmission of Former USAF Academy Cadets. Former cadets will compete with new applications for reappointment.

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

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Travel Company Provides Service to AOG Members

Because of the upheaval in the airline business, nearly all major airlines have eliminated discounts for meeting-related travel. Because of this ongoing problem, the AOG has joined with Camelot Classic World Travel, Inc. (CCWT) to provide graduates, their families, associate members, and friends of the AOG with the best service possible on all travel. The benefits of this arrangement to you include:

3% CA$H Rebates paid to AOG members and their families for meeting and leisure travel (just send CCWT the yellow copy of your invoice after you return).

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CCWT pays a royalty to your AOG based on your patronage of this program.

To save money when you book your reunion, vacation or business travel, call Camelot Classic World Travel at 1-800-877-5444 and reference the AOG Travel Number: T-8106

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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.

save 10-25% at the Radisson Inn North (formerly Sheraton Inn North) just outside the USAFA South Gate. Call (719) 598-5770 and ask for the Association of Graduates rate (excludes special or group events... discount depends on time of year and room availability). Must present AOG membership card on check-in.

save 50% at the Colorado Springs Marriott when traveling January, March, April and October, November, December. Call 1-800-962-6982 and ask for the AOG VIP Rate (excludes group, special events and promotional rates). Discount based on rack rates and subject to availability. Must present AOG membership card upon checkin.

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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.

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BOOKS: The Iskra Incident by Col. (Ret) Jimmie H. Butler, ’63; 366 pages, hardbound, signed by author.

Vietnam Above the Treetops by John F. Flanagan, ’62; 300 pages, hardbound, signed by author.

Into the Mouth of the Cat about Lance Sijan, ’65; by Malcolm McConnell, 253 pages, hardbound.

Academy 25th Anniversary Book, a pictorial history of the Academy, 260 pages, 9x12”, hardbound.

WILD BLUE U. Video (45-minute VHS tape of Academy life produced by KUSA Channel 9 Denver)

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AOG Limited-Edition Print “Footfalls”

The AOG is very pleased that we endorsed the painting of the Graduate War Memorial entitled “Footfalls” and the subsequent offering of 2,500 signed and numbered prints bearing the AOG coat of arms. Instructions on placing your order for this outstanding print are detailed in the advertisement on page one of this magazine.

All unsold AOG limited-edition versions of “Footballs” will be destroyed on June 1, 1993. Based on the history of U.S. Military Academy AOG limited-edition prints, the secondary market for the AOG edition of “Footballs” will rapidly grow to $250 retail price for an unframed print after the June 1 destruction date. Order your print now while the price is low.

Inappropriate Use of Register Addresses

The AOG has noticed a significant increase in the use of graduate addresses listed in the Register for business purposes not sanctioned by your AOG. This is directly in violation of AOG policy as well as an infringement of Copyright laws as spelled out on the first page of the 1992 Register.

The AOG requests that members notify the vice president, Services, immediately of any non-AOG-sanctioned solicitation they receive where their mailing address was apparently obtained from the Register. The AOG will contact the mailer to ascertain how they obtained your address. The names of those who inappropriately used the Register will be published in future editions of Checkpoints. Members are encouraged to take into account the ethical standards of violators when deciding whether or not to deal with those solicitors who inappropriately obtained their addresses.

AOG mailings are normally easy to identify as they will include a cover letter on AOG, Class or Chapter letterhead and/or be signed by an appropriate board, class or chapter officer or an AOG senior staff member. If you have any doubt about the appropriateness of a mailing, please call the AOG.

Special Functions at Doolittle Hall

Doolittle Hall is now available at very reasonable rates for special functions. To date the AOG has hosted a wide variety of events: department meetings, retirements, wedding receptions, workshops, cocktail parties, luncheons and formal and informal dinners. Doolittle Hall can accommodate as many as 175 at a sit-down dinner and more than 200 for a cocktail party. AOG members receive preferential rates. For more specific information on your special-function needs, please call the AOG special-functions coordinator Mrs. Pat Buland.

AOG/AANB Credit Card

For those AOG members who have the AOG/Air Academy National Bank MasterCard, watch your mail for a “good news” announcement in the near future.

REUNION CONTACTS

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Register Mailed

A major AOG service is one of providing up-to-date information on graduates through the annual Register of Graduates. The 1992 issue was mailed to members of record in late October of 1992. Please note that biographical data forms were NOT 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. If the AOG had your correct address on Oct. 15, 1992 you should have your Register.

National War College Reunion

The National War College Alumni Association will sponsor a conference on contemporary national security issues at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas on April 29, 1993. The program will extend from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be unclassified, and the registration fee and luncheon are $35 per person.

The conference is being arranged for alumni of the senior service colleges (The National War College, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Army War College, Naval War College, Air War College, Senior Seminars of the Foreign Service Institute and comparable foreign colleges). Other interested active and retired officers, federal, state and local government officials and local community leaders are also welcome.

For further information and registration forms, contact the executive director, NWC Alumni Association, The National War College, Ft. L.J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 20319. Commercial phone: (202) 863-2306.

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, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475.

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Inaugural Parade Practice Cadet 1st Class Frederick Humphrey, joined by the other members of Cadet Squadron 22, practice saluting prior to leaving for the inauguralparade in mid January. The 96-member Honor Squadron for 1991-1992 was chosen to leadformations of activeduty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel in the parade. Academy cadets have marched in inaugural parades since 1957. (Photo by Tom Kimmell, courtesy of the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph newspaper.)

Kevin J. Duffy Jr. accepts a $500 1992 Graduate Dependent Scholarship check from Jack Jamba, ’62, at left. Kevin is a sophomore at Harvard University and is a member of MIT’s Air Force ROTC detachment. He graduated from Satellite High School, Florida, with a 4.0 GPA and rowed for Harvard’s freshman crew team. At left are his parents, Laura and Kevin Duffy, ’70.

(Attention: From previous page.)

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

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 (303) 789-0623

Classes of 1985, 1987, 1988

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

Unique Cadet Items Offered: Ideal for Gifts

For a number of years the AOG has been able to offer graduate members the opportunity to purchase a cadet saber. Now, the AOG is able to also offer members the opportunity to purchase several cadetunique clothing items:

Cadet USAFA T-Shirt: The identical T-Shirt worn by all cadets, complete with blue rings around the collar and sleeves and blue USAFA on the left chest. If you are willing to wait a couple weeks extra, the AOG can even have your last name added above the USAFA in blue ink. The T-shirt is 100 percent cotton, in sizes S, M, L, XL, and XXL.

Cadet silver-gray hooded sweat shirt and sweat pants currently worn by cadets. Sweat shirt has USAFA in reflective charcoal gray across the chest, reflective charcoal-gray chevron on the back, ribbed cuffs and waistband, action side inserts and muff pocket. Sweat pants have reflective charcoal-gray chevrons on the legs, drawstring elasticized waist, and elasticized leg bottoms. Made by Champion in extra heavy, reverse weave, 90 percent cotton, 10 percent acrylic, in sizes S, M, L, XL, and XXL.

Cadet dark blue bathrobe with silver trim currently issued to all cadets, regardless of class. Female bathrobe is “ankle-length” and has a silver prop-and-wings embroidered on the right chest pocket. Male bathrobe is “knee-length” and has the silver prop-and-wings embroidered on the left chest pocket. Belted, 100% washable ployester, in sizes S, M, L, and XL.

Cadet running suit: silver and blue zipper jacket with USAFA logo, concealed hood, elasticized wrists and reflective strips. Blue pants with silver reflective strips, elastic waist and zippered leg bottoms. Jacket and pants are 100% nylon and available in sizes S, M, L, and XL.

Eric Thorson, ’67, AOG board member, former AOG president and former chairman of the AOG Board of Directors, presents a $750 1992 Graduate Dependent Scholarship check to Maren Wilke, daughter ofPaul Wilke, ’65. Maren is attending St. Olaf College.

Kentucky Vietnam Vet Reunion

All Kentucky Vietnam veterans are invited to the L.Z. Bluegrass Reunion to be held May 14-16 at Frankfort, Ky. For more information, call Bill Robinson at (502) 363-5296 or write to L.Z. Bluegrass, Inc., P.O. Box 4884, Louisville, Ky. 40204.

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.

AOG Address/Phone Numbers

The AOG address is: Association of Graduates, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475. Mail not addressed to this correct address is being returned to the sender. The commercial telephone number is (719) 472-0300. Our DSN numbers are 259-2067/2073. All association personnel and offices are now in Doolittle Hall which is just west of the Academy’s Officers Club. Visitors are welcome to the new facility anytime during duty hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

Life Membership Options Explained

The AOG offers a life membership plan for graduate and associate members. This plan features rates based on the member’s age and the following payment options:

♦The monthly payment plan is allowed only if the AOG is authorized to charge payments on an Air Academy National Bank or AOG credit card or through the coupon payment plan where the association is not required to accomplish monthly billings.

Information on graduate joint life membership (graduates married to graduates), credit card and coupon payment options, and application forms for any of the life membership options can be obtained by writing Col. (Ret) Jock Schwank, vice president, Services, Association of Graduates, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475 or calling (719) 472-0300.

New GMC Heavy-Duty Truck Donated to A OG

The 19th of January 1993 proved to be an important date for the Association of Graduates (AOG). On that day, the AOG became the proud owner of a 1993 GMC four-wheel-drive pickup truck. The vehicle, donated by the Colorado GMC Truck Dealer Advertising Association, is indeed a luxury version of GMC’s finest a Sierra Club Coupe SWB (short wide bed) which came fully equipped.

The keys to the vehicle were presented by Larry Junker, president of the Dealer Association, to Kirk S. Samelson, vice president and vice chairman of the board of the AOG. Also in attendance was James J. Reilly, president and general manager of Colorado Springs’ Reilly Buick-GMC Truck Inc., who received and prepared the vehicle for delivery.

The story behind the generous contribution began with a conversation between Dick Coppock, ’61, AOG executive vice president, and Harry J. Pearce, ’64, GM’s vice president and general counsel and a former member of the Academy’s Board of Visitors. Pearce recently attended a meeting of the board in Doolitte Hall, and this visit gave Coppock the opportunity to explain the need for a newer association vehicle to supplement the capabilities of the association’s aging (100,000+ miles) 1984 Mazda.

The AOG, with the added responsibility for removing snow from the parking lots and entry roads of Doolittle Hall, was in need of a dependable, heavy-duty truck to accomplish this and other tasks. Shortly after his return to Detroit, Pearce responded with the good news, and the rest is history.

The quicksilver and blue vehicle, now fitted with an appropriate plow, is performing yeoman service for the association. The AOG is indebted to Pearce, the Colorado GMC Truck Dealer Advertising Association, Reilly, and to Robert Hatcher, GMC Truck Division Zone Manager for their support and for this very generous contribution which will serve the association for many years to come.

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The new AOG GMC truck with plow.

1993 AIR FORCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (Tentative)

Sept. 4 Indiana State University USAFA

Sept. 11 CSU At CSU

Sept. 18 San Diego State USAFA

Sept. 25 BYU At BYU

Oct. 2 Wyoming USAFA (’73 and ’83 Reunions & Homecoming)

Oct. 9 Navy At Navy

Oct. 16 Fresno At Fresno

Oct. 23 Citadel USAFA (’68 25th Reunion)

Oct. 30 Utah At Utah

Nov. 6 Army USAFA (’63 30th Reunion)

Nov. 13 UTEP USAFA

Nov. 20 Hawaii At Hawaii Call 1-800-666-USAF for Ticket Information

The GMC representatives present the new AOG truck to Kirk Samelson, AOG vice president. From left are Charles Dragoo, Robert Hatcher, James Reilly, Mickey Landers, Larry Junker, and Kirk Samelson.

Three Graduates Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavor

The blastoff of Space Shuttle Endeavor (STS-54) on Jan. 13 launched at least two “firsts” for the Air Force Academy graduate community. It was the first space mission to have three graduates on board (there have been previous space flights with two USAFA graduates aboard), and it marked the first time a female Academy graduate flew in space.

Covey to Command STS-61

Veteran NASA astronaut Col. Richard O. Covey, ’68, was recently chosen to command Space Shuttle Mission STS-61, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission, scheduled for later this year.

This will mark Covey’s fourth Space Shuttle mission. He flew as pilot on missions STS-51 in 1985, and STS-26 in 1988, the return to flight following the Challenger accident. Covey was mission commander of STS-38 in 1990.

Others chosen for the STS-61 crew were Navy Commander Kenneth Bowersox as pilot, Dr. Story Musgrave as payload commander, and mission specialists Claude Nicollier, Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Akers, Dr. Jeffrey A. Hoffman, and Dr. Kathryn D. Thornton.

NEWEST ASTRONAUT

In our Fall magazine, we ran a story of astronaut Lt. Col. Kevin P. Chilton, ’76, taking an American Legion hat into space with him on the Space Shuttle Endeavor. Alongside the story we published a box with the names, class and flights of Academy graduate astronauts. At the time the box was typeset we did not have information on 1992 graduate selectees. Shortly after publication we heard from Kevin R. Kregel, Class of 1978, who informed us that he was selected for the astronaut program in 1992 and started his training in August. According to Kevin, he was the only Air Force Academy graduate selected and four graduates of the Naval Academy were also selected.

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In command of Endeavor was Col. John Casper, ’66, who also flew on STS-36. The pilot for the flight was Lt. Col. Donald McMonagle, ’74, who also flew on STS-39. Maj. (Lt.Col. Select) Susan Helms of the Class of 1980 was the first woman Academy graduate to fly in space. The Class of 1980 was also the first Academy class to graduate women. Helms was also the first active-duty female officer from any military service to fly a shuttie mission. Of NASA’s core of some 100 astronauts, about 25 are Academy grads.

Helms, 34, was a mission specialist on the six-day flight which marked the 53rd space shuttle launch and the third for Endeavor. Helms was selected for the astronaut program in Jan. 1990 and became an astronaut in July 1991. She earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Academy and a master of science in aeronautics/astronautics from Stanford University in 1985. She was also an assistant professor of aeronautics at the Academy in the mid-1980s.

Among the goals of the mission were the deployment of a communications satellite, x-ray astronomy observations, experiments covering a wide range of scientific disciplines, and a spacewalk to evaluate training techniques. The spacewalk will help NASA prepare for the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission (to be commanded by Col. Richard O. Covey, ’68) later this year and the construction of space station Freedom later this decade.

The deployed communications satellite, a $200 million Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) joined four TDRS craft already circling Earth, which enable orbiting spacecraft, including shuttles and Hubble, to communicate with the ground. The crew also worked with several other experiments including one that will collect information on various biomaterials that could provide information to better understand diseases that affect human health, including cancer, osteoporosis and AIDS.

Thefive astronauts who flew the successful Endeavor (STS-54) mission in January, from left are Mario Runco, John Casper, ’66, mission commander; Don McMonagle, ’74, pilot; Susan Helms, ’80, mission specialist; and Gregory Harbaugh. (Photo courtesy NASA)

CLASS NEWS

Pete

Todd

1250 Big Valley Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80919-

Home: (719) 531-5874

FAX: (719) 531-6697

Percent members: 82

As you read this epistle, it’s well into the new year and most of the snow that we northern folk live with has disappeared. However, I’m pecking this out just before Christmas, a season chilled and dampened considerably by the loss we share with Larry JOLLY over the sudden death of his wife, Ann. All of us who knew her will miss her beauty, charm and wit and I know you feel as I do that the ’59er family has lost one of its best.

My best news of the quarter, by contrast, was a long chat with Larry COTTON, who reports that he’s doing great. He asked me to thank all of you who have called and written and to reassure everyone that he is on the mend. He makes monthly treks to radiology and ENT and tests show no recurrence of the virulent cancer that caused such radical surgery. Moreover, by the time you read this golden prose he should be the proud possessor of an even more glittering smile than the one that melted Sherry’s heart. He promises to send me a publishable picture displaying his new choppers as soon as the AF dentists have completed the installation.

Larry is occupying himself with woodworking, but unlike most of us ham-hands who diligently and earnestly convert expensive wood into sawdust, he is actually DESIGNING AND MAKING USEFUL, FUNCTIONAL AND ATTRACTIVE PIECES OF FURNITURE! This is a truly provocative concept that could revolutionize the future of home workshops. He also advises that he’s struggling successfully (i.e., one day at a time) in kicking the lifetime smoking habit. The health motivation is augmented by the fact that, due to the wonders of galloping inflation and modern taxation, a pack of cigarettes now costs more than a carton did when we were kids!

Moreover, in a bust of candor apropos of nothing we were talking about at the time, Larry shared with me a story that is sure to rock the sports world. All of you will recall the legendary wing boxing championships of 1959. (Howard Cossell was at ringside and Don King tried to sign the winner.) Larry swears that, at one point in his championship bout with H.T. JOHNSON, H.T. connected with a thunderous right hand that turned the lights out for a few seconds, pillow gloves and head protector notwithstanding. As Larry staggered into a clinch, the ever-gracious H.T. held him up until the birdies stopped chirping, whereupon Larry went on to win the match by a decision. To this moment, no one knew how close H.T. was to a KO that day. Just think how his career might have taken off if things had turned out differently! So, now you know the rest of the story.

I also had a nice chat with Harlene MADONNA over the holidays. Unfortunately, I was out of the country during her summer visit to Colorado for the AOG building dedication and Larry FORTNER’S retirement, so she brought me up to speed on her progress. Naturally, she still misses Don, but is gradually healing through the loving support of family and friends. She sold their house, bought a condo and invites all and sundry to drop by or call when in her time zone (54 Avenida Las Palmas, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270/Tel: 619-568-2903).

I received four communiques with news from across the continent this quarter. First, Bill TELFORD sent me a welcome “position report” from the east coast in September. The major news flash was that in June he and Anne completed construction on their eventual retirement home on Smith Mountain Lake, nestled in the foothills about 20 miles southeast of Roanoke, VA. They’ve already had most of their kids and families down for water sports, golf and other gracious country living activities. They also invited Jim and Molly CONNOLLY down for a “test drive” during the summer and enjoyed some quality visit time while Jim and Molly scouted the area for their own ideal spot to install rocking chairs. Bill is scheming to collect as many of the Atlantic Coast ’59er gang as possible for a weekend bash down on the lake next summer, so take your cameras and send me the photographic record to share with the rest of the crowd.

Looking disgustingly trim and healthy as they prepare to brave the rigors of Smith Mountain Lake, VA, are, from left, Jim and Molly Connolly and Bill and Anne Telford.

Bill also passed along that Anne is involved with some pretty interesting professional stuff. She’s the chief of the Deployment Division of a DoD Program Management Office called TOPS. This is a system that automates all personal property moves of military personnel and they’re deploying it to all CONUS and overseas bases. (I was excited for our young officers and enlisted troops when I heard about this, because it means that the destruction of their priceless lead crystal and shipment of the contents of their garbage cans will now be handled by computer rather than the former primitive manual method.) Actually, it’s a major modernization initative and Anne is getting to travel a good bit, including a week in Alaska in September, her first-ever visit to that state. Alaska celebrated the event with a volcanic eruption the day before she left that closed Anchorage airport and almost stranded her. A simple handshake and the keys to the city would have been sufficient!

Karl SCHMIDT sent me a note from out in the western part of Colorado. He and Gailen had hosted Jim and Rose BROWN on one of their National Geographic RV explorations and the only criticism of the visit was Jim’s complaint about being knee deep in sheep, uh, droppings the whole time they were there. Karl explained that he was sheep-sitting a neighbor’s flock while he attended a wool fest in Taos, NM, and besides, it was only ankle deep.

Karl says they’re ready for the winter: garden produce and fruit safely canned, wood stacked and tarped, hay supply stowed in the barn for their two Scottish Highlander cattle (intended for breeding stock but graduated to pet status), and cross-country skis limbered up for the Grand Mesa.

A little further west, in Utah, my first roomie, Mel POLLARD, writes that he and Louise are healthy and happy. He’s still a genuine Rocket Scientist at TRW and she got an early retirement offer from American Express she couldn’t refuse. So as of February ’93 she’s officially a freelance photographer, anxiously hoping their flock of kids will soon produce a grandchild for her to spoil and photograph.

A1 WATERS rounded out the correspondence with a note from the west coast reporting on the Falcon-San Diego State football game and associated activities. There were at least 24 classmates and spouses/significant others at the game and the impromptu party afterward. Tom and Lois CHASE and Janet and A1 drove down from Sacramento, while most of the rest of the contingent (except, of course, for Brad HOSMER who was “escorting” the team) were locals. The list of remaining attendees (reconstructed from notes made on the back of a napkin at Bennigan’s of San Diego), included John and Pili GULLEDGE, Dick HILBERT, Bob and Marie JENNINGS, Tom and Mimi JOZWIAK, Dave PHILLIPS and Phyliss Kerns, Charlie and Carolyn RODGERS, Gene and Jane VOSIKA, and “Ski” and Pat ZALESKI. Joining this cross section of the undefeated ’58 squad were Howie and Judy BRONSON (’60) and Van and Carolyn VANINWEGEN (’60).

Changes of address of note: Dick CARR has gone to Heidelberg in my old job as Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff of NATO’s Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force. A world of change since we were there 10 years ago, but he and Jean will enjoy the job and the location. Also, R.L. PENN is back in Connecticut trying to promote some import-export business with economically-viable fragments of the former Soviet Union. I’m told he’s ably assisted in this enterprise by an attractive young Russian business advisor.

Two final end-of-year reflections. First, I hope you all read Bill RICHARDSON’S package about the changes at the Academy that are being stuffed down the Air Force’s throat (my characterization, not his). The institution must and should evolve to keep pace with a changing world, but some of these mandated changes are nothing less than the opening salvos of an effort to radically transform the character (and maybe threaten the existence) of all service academies. If you care, get informed and exercise your civic rights to make your voice heard.

Second, and less polemically, my appreciation to all of you who wrote and called with your news, support, advice and encouragement throughout the past year. You make the job of cranking out this column a joy and a breeze. The chance to keep in touch with so many of you more than repays the modest effort required. Thanks.

Chris Warack

690 Winding Hills Road Monument, CO 80132

Home: (719) 488-2504

Percent members: 78

Ok Guys, football season is over and we are well into 1993. I hope this epistle finds you all enjoying a happy and prosperous year. As is always the case, I can use more material. 1 am very appreciative of the efforts of those who provided me with “STUFF” for this issue.

I’ve received information that two of our group need our support. George FRIES who is living in Hawaii has had to curtail his activities because of a battle with skin cancer which was discovered in Nov. The other, Jerry FARQUHAR is perservering through a tough U/2 -year battie, fought by his wife, Joyce, who is terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. She has already beaten the odds by a year at this writing. Please keep these families in your prayers and a call or letter would be comforting.

Tony and Karen BURSHNICK went to Yokota AB, Japan where Twan, the former Host Base Wing CO, was the guest speaker at the 50th anniversary gala for the 374th Airlift Wing which is now the host wing. They spent approximately two weeks in Japan which gave them an opportunity to visit with many of the locals whom they had gotten to know. Many of you remember PONY’S for its deals on electronics; well Jack Inagaki, the owner, was one of those who Karen and Tony visited. They were the guests of Jack for a weekend in the beautiful historic area of Nikko. Jack is no longer in the electronics business, but owns a Mosburger, which is a fast food spot like McDonalds. They also visited with Ron and Kay SANDHOLZER. Ron retired at Yokota where he had been the Wing DO and later in the 5 AF Plans shop. He has remained there in the position of the chief of Bilateral Affairs as a civil servant. Kay teaches English at one of the local universities and also works with industry teaching “social” English. They plan to stay in Japan until their two youngsters; Dan (16) and Katie (10) finish their schooling, or the job market dries up. Ron plays a lot of golf and when Kay finds time, they travel the Far East.

Received a letter and photos from Andi BIANCUR about the AFAArmy game at West Point. “Brian and Carol KALEY hosted us in their beautiful home in Brookfield, CT for the weekend. They had Bill and Marilyn OUELLETTE, Dick and Marsha SHEPARD, Jim GLAZA and me as guests for the entire weekend it was wonderful. We couldn’t keep Brian from running off to the store. Just about the time we thought we had exhausted his supply of any item, he would disappear and return with a fresh supply. After a great evening Friday, we, along with some local friends, mounted up and headed for the Point. After the usual tailgate and a close win, we returned for a Saturday evening of hot mulled cider and chili. By midnight, and the informal contest to outlast one another, Bill OUELLETTE started the move for the rack. Before he could get up the stairs, we all had followed. The KALEYs were perfect in their hospitality. It could not have been a better weekend. Other Class of ’60 folks at the game were Dick KINGMAN, Cliff LOVELL, and Rich “Duke” and Katheryn CARTER.” Thanks Andi.

Roy and Barb JOLLY were seen at several home football games. Roy was suffering some back problems and was grounded. He is still with

Army weekend at Kaleys: In the front row are Andi Biancur, Marilyn Ouellette, Dick Shepard, Marsha Shepard and Brian Kaley. In back are Jim Glaza, Bill Ouellette and Carol Kaley.

TWA. He mentioned that any of you thinking of moving to Houston should contact Jerry CASKY who is in real estate there.

A card from Gordie and Ann FLYGARE reported “ops normal.” He is in his 9th year with the E-4 and EC-135 program in Norman, OK. Sez if you need a break while passing OKC “we’re all set for visitors.”

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Don WOLFSWINKEL moved to 549 Rice Planters Lane. Still in Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464.

As I write this my No. 2 son, Mark (’87), is flying his C-130 between Mombasa, Kenya and points in Somalia on behalf of the relief effort. I am sure there are other Class of ’60 offspring there too. Keep them all in your thoughts and prayers that they remain safe and return home soon. Keep the letters and phone calls coming!

Hanson Scott

1300 Onava Court, NE Albuquerque, NM 87112

Phone: (505) 293-4486

Percent members: 81

Greetings from the sunny Southwest! We have already had several snows and low temperatures and lots of ice. If this keeps up, we’ll be forced to move north for warmer weather. Everyone has been busy preparing for the Holiday Season, but several guys have passed on some class news. Here goes...

From the Northwest Jack TAYLOR writes that he has recently moved to a new home on a ridge above the Sumner-Orting Valley where he has an unobstructed view of Mt. Rainier “off his right wing” and the Carbon River off his left wing. A retired Army friend told Jack that it was a great defensive position, but Jack reminded him that he was totally exposed to air strikes! Jack and Linda are enthused about their new “digs” and advertise the welcome mat is out for any classmates headed their way. Jack also mentioned that a new AOG chapter is being formed in the Puget Sound area he is in contact with Art KERR, Gene HOPP, and Oly KOMARNITSKY.

Jack also wanted to bring to ’61’s attention a recent article in the December issue of American Heritage Magazine, “My Brush with History,” by Les SCHNEIDER. Les’ story related the recovery of the Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott following their short-notice return to a secondary recovery area. Les was the pilot of the rescue bird that launched from Kadena. Les and I were stationed on Guam during those years and he did a super job of executing his mission in an HC-54! Good report, Jack.

After reading Jack’s letter, I called “Schneider’s Fine Jewelry” in Kansas City. The proprietor wasn’t in yet, but Les called back an hour or so later and we had a great visit. He is still a busy TWA MD-80 captain besides running his jewelry business. Les married Betty last February and has an active family Betty’s children, Allen (13) and Amy (15), in addition to son Andre (9). Betty works at Park College and is a little-theater enthusiast, with a lead part in a forthcoming production. During his airline travels, Les took the time to attend a gemology institute in Bangkok and has had his business for nine years or so. The current economic situation has been difficult for jewelers, but Les believes better

times are ahead. Les is also enthused about TWA’s future he’s convinced the airline will emerge from the current turbulence in great shape. Hopefully, Les can schedule a RON on a trip through Albuquerque in the near future.

From Alabama, Ed ZOMPA reports that all is well! He is completing his fifth year with Boeing’s space station program (eight so far with the company). Ed continues to be extremely enthused about his job, and he is very proud of his ’78 Bonanza the aircraft is hangared close by and he can be airborne 20 minutes after leaving his office. Ed has taken an active role in the issues affecting USAFA, and he has offered to testify in Washington in support of his views.

From the nation’s seat of government, Charlie STEBBINS reports that he has been extremely busy with his job, but, as always, has had contact with several classmates. Hector NEGRONI is currently vacationing in Florida, and Art KERR is involved in some aspect of ‘’virtual reality” programs. Charlie reports that he is a grandfather number one son Charles Jr. (‘87) is in a missile silo “somewhere in the northern U.S.A.”, and son James is halfway through law school.

I was disturbed to learn that Charlie has been bothered during the last few months by several crank phone calls from California. The authorities have been working the problem hard and have narrowed the area of interest to the vicinity of Ross a local grape farmer is reportedly the chief suspect. Keep us posted, Charlie.

Tom WILLIAMS is continuing to be busy developing several important high-technology programs at LTV. Tom also attended the Moody 63-B reunion in Valdosta he traveled with Dick FAIRLAMB and they met Paul DEAN in Jacksonville, FL for the remainder of the trip. Tom adds that Jimmy HOURIN, Chuck CROLL, and Paul are still enjoying their flying careers with the various airlines. Regarding himself, Tom said the most significant bit of news was his continuing 9 handicap.

Tom ELLER reported that several of our classmates were present at an October dinner honoring General George Simler Mike QUINLAN, Sam HARDAGE, Rees WAGNER, Bob BRICKEY, and Brice JONES. Randy CUBERO was one of the speakers for the occasion. Tom recently returned from a trip to Noordwijk, Netherlands where he made a presentation on orbital space debris at the European Space Agency’s Space Technology Center. Tom and Anne also attended the Willy 63-B Reunion in Freiburg, Germany (along with Darrell and Mary Francis KOERNER). Following the reunion, the Ellers spent a week hiking in Switzerland.

From Arizona, indications are that George BUCHNER had an extremely active 1992 hunting in Michigan, a reunion in Las Vegas, a change-of-command in Illinois, a walk through a nude beach in California, and sailing in Tahiti, topped off with a hole-in-one! Let us hear more, George!

From the St. Louis area, Jim TULIS reports that he and John MOORE try to meet a couple of times a week at the Missouri Athletic Club for squash both work in St. Louis on different sides of the city. Jim attended a conference in Denver last summer and had an opportunity to check up on John DATES. Johnny is still a pillar with the Emily Griffith Opportunity School in Denver and is very busy running the administrative computer center at the school. He is the principal architect of the program used by the school for all essential tasks.

More about Bill and Lil AYLSWORTH and their experiences during Hurricane Andrew they lost part of their household furnishings and had to relocate. They purchased a townhome in another section of Miami. Bill said they were very fortunate and conditions could have been much worse. Bill has completed his first semester at the University of Miami Law School, and he said he is giving new meaning to the term “struggling law student.”

Bob HERIZA reports great progress on his narrative about the early years at the Academy. Bob still needs our help with his project if you haven’t received a letter from him, you will soon. Hector NEGRONI has promised his support, but all his letters home were in Spanish! Bob added that he still needs a lot of additional material, particularly to help round out one of the characters from the South. Knowing our class, that should be easy! Bob has been skiing with Howard BODENHAMER and Pat BUCKLEY recently and anticipates another ski event soon.

Tom SKILLING called with a good update. Mimi has completed her

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PhD, and he recently met Neal ROUNTREE for lunch Neal is an attorney with Goodyear. Tom was in the process of transferring from Denver to Chicago with United, and he said Bob BRICKEY was due to complete 737 school in early January (catch us up on the latest, Bob). Tom will be a flight manager in Chicago (one of four), responsible for the care, feeding and general supervision of the 2,200 pilots stationed there. Tom holds a FAA Class III certificate and will also be administering line evaluations. His job in Chicago will be a normal Monday-through-Friday schedule, and he will commute to Ohio on weekends. Tom reminded me that he has only three and a half years left before mandatory retirement at age 60!

Changes of address: B. Grant Willis, 21 Pearl Lane, East Falmouth, MA 02536; Bill Aylsworth, 15000-D SW 49LN, Miami, FL 33185-4250; James L. McCleskey, 5000 Hidden Acres Road, College Station, TX 77845; and Les Schneider, 15025 Lakeport Lane, Smithville, MO 64089.

Thanks for the info standing by to copy.

John W. “Jack” Jamba

4 Judy Court

Satellite Beach, FL 32937

Home: (407) 777-5520

Office: (407) 861-3519

Percent members: 74

HI RETAGS!

Well, here it is New Years 1993. 1992 was a good year. Looking forward to 1993. First some sad news. Got a call from John FLANAGAN on the day after Thanksgiving. CMSgt (Ret) Bill Coltrin’s wife had called to say that Bill had died on Thanksgiving Day of a massive heart attack. He was visiting his son at the time. The class will remember him for the help he gave us during the Academy years. At least we had a chance to see him at the 30th Reunion and renew old friendships.

Bill Coltrin, only a month before his death, was best man at the wedding of John Flanagan and Mari Jo Florio, at the Cadet Chapel during the Class of ’62’s 30th Reunion.

Also got a card from Larry and Penny GOOCH. They’re still having fun in Ohio. They really enjoyed the reunion. Got a card from Don and Mary Kay EGAN. They also were at the reunion. Todd has a job with a software development company in Denver. Erin is still in med school in Denver and Becky has just started college. Mary Kay stays busy with volunteer work while Don continues with his real estate development plans. Hope we can get together again soon.

Got a card from Hesh and Bobbi ALTMAN. They are still in an apartment in Sunnyvale while the kids and dogs occupy their house in Las Vegas. They advise that buying pizza and beer for a fraternity house painting party is not a good idea. They’re touching up now in case they want to sell. Joel has his marketing degree and was promoted to VIP Hosting at the Tropicana. Jodi will finish one more semester at UNLV and then go to Palmer Chiropractic College in Sunnyvale. Bobbi is working part-time at the Collectables Outlet in San Jose. Hesh is in Programs Development at Loral and is chasing programs in 10 different countries.

Got a card from Owen and Connie HAWKINS. Enjoyed seeing them again at the reunion. Now for their update. Connie went to Hawaii for her birthday, with Owen, of course. In June, they took a cruise from the coast of France thru the North Sea, the Baltic and into Russia. Colin (19) took time off from school to travel around the U.S. and Canada. Cory

(18) was awarded MVP offensive water polo player of the league and area first team. Greg (29) is pursuing a career in organic agriculture in Santa Barbara. Kim (26) is in graduate film school. Chris (25) is in Hong Kong finishing an 18-month tour of the South Pacific and the Orient.

Now some news from Charlie and Pat HALE. The two of them and their dog had surgery early in the year. Then their newly-designed flood control area didn’t work well and their house flooded. Got a new kitchen out of it. Charlie’s parents both died in April and will be missed very much. Pat’s parents moved to a retirement home in Little River, SC. Curt and Bridgette are planning a July wedding. Young Charles is still working for McDonnell Douglas as a team leader. They both made it to the reunion where they had a terrific time. They saw Larry and Lois HARMON at the SDU-USAFA game and said they looked well. They also visited with Stan and MaryAnne PATRIE a few weeks ago.

Lastly a letter from Dave and Ann WHITMAN. Both still work for the Sacramento Sierra Medical Group. Julie graduated from USAFA, majoring in biology. She is participating in a physical therapy master’s program at Fort Sam Houston. Beth and Kevin are at Wright-Pat. Beth is pursuing a master’s in mech engrg while Kevin pursues one in elec engrg. Next December they will be stationed at McClellan AFB, near mom and dad. Dave is still enjoying the Colorado mountains, living in Eagle-Vail and working at the Charter Inn in Beaver Creek. He had a ski accident last year and spent 1992 undergoing surgery or rehab. Well, that’s it for now. Keep writing. Really helps me out. Thanks again to everyone who wrote this time. Go Redtags!

Received many Christmas cards and newsletters from you. The letters will make this column easy to put together. From Dave and Fran LEE this note: They had dinner with Bob and Charlotte KUCHEWSKI to celebrate the first anniversary of his kidney transplant. Bob filled them in on the 30th Reunion. They wished they could have been there. Also got one from Charlie and Mary Jo PRICE. They’ve been in Natchitoches, LA, for a year now. Big event of the year: hole-in-one. Local country club, 5th hole, 90-yard, par 3. After 40 years of golf without an ace, Charlie had to watch Mary Jo show him how it’s done. She’s only been playing about a year. Imagine how she’ll be doing in a few years. They have a new house built like the one in Valdosta. I stayed with them in 1991 and set off the house alarm early in the morning with a squeeky ironing board. Trus Joist McMillan keeps Charlie busy. Their bulldog, Beatrice, is 12 years old now and gets more demanding. Mary Jo has given up selling real estate for golf. Will stop in if I’m ever down that way.

Chuck and Debbie CHEESEMAN sent a card. They also moved into a new house last year, at the Spruce Creek Fly-In. Chuck found a low-time Machen Bonanza A-36 and flew the family to New York in May. He also flew it to the reunion in October. He and I will try to put together a minireunion in Florida this summer. I plan to drive up the interstate soon to visit you. Also got a card from Duke GREEN. He was at the reunion and enjoyed it immensely. He was walking very well after the hip replacement operation. His golf game is doing real well. Heard from Roger and Marlene MEYERS. Roger is a captain for TWA, which makes him a part owner of the airline. I gathered that they weren’t fans of Carl Icahn. Their five children are doing well. Rog, Jr., has been building flight time with San Diego Flight International, as an instructor. Jeff is now in Eugene, OR, selling medical equipment. He enjoys his river view and the nearby bike trail. Sheila and husband, Kevin, presented the first grand

child to the Meyers: Joseph Kyle Frazier, a 9-lb 2-oz bundle of joy. Yvonne lives in an apartment in San Francisco and works for DVI in Redwood City. Dave has a job with Lanier Worldwide in the Voice Products Div. As for Roger, he sold his boat and misses the lake terribly. Marlene is the president of the TWA Wives Club. They intend to spend the month of February in Puerta Vallarta. Someone has got to do the dirty things in life. They also hope to retire in Florida some day.

Got a card from A1 and Alfie JACKSON. They are still in Saudi Arabia. He got the contract renewal and will be staying in Saudi for another three years. The group A1 works with seems to be taken over by Zoomies. With the new contract there were three vancancies. One was filled by Ken KRAAK (’79), another by Jim BEAVER (’65). He ran into two other grads who work in the same area: Kris MINEAU (’64) and Bruce LEONARD (’65). If the trend continues, they can set up their own AOG chapter. It seems that many people are seeking employment overseas while the economy slumps. A1 mentioned that they visited a new grandson, Casey, in Natchitoches last year. Another grandchild is expected next March. So another trip to Natchitoches is going to happen. While you’re there stop in to see Mary Jo Price for tips on how to hit a hole-in-one. (Eat your heart out, Charlie.)

Hal and Nancy KECK sent a newsletter with updates on the family. It seems that Hal spent the first half of 1992 in Singapore helping to set up an air cargo airline. Nancy joined him for a week’s vacation. When Hal got back to Goldsboro, Nancy put him to work in the real estate business. Business has been brisk and Hal will be able to go solo now. Daughter Adair and her husband, Bryan, got out of the Air Force and have settled in Goldsboro. Adair is running the relocation dept in her firm while Bryan is a building contractor. Son Tyler had to drop from NC State and came back home to work for Nancy while he studied for his real estate license and ran her rental dept. Julianne graduated from NC State and got a job with the Natl Inst of Environ Hlth Sciences. Currently she is a firstyear student at NC State Veterinary Medicine School. Tiffany is still in Tyler, TX, as an accountant. Her husband has gone back to school for his docorate. Nancy had a busy year. She sold their townhouse while Hal was in Singapore. (Since they’re still living together, I presume this was agreeable with Hal.) She moved in with her folks until Hal returned. In the meantime she reworte portions of a national real estate text as well as a real estate text for North Carolina. And they managed to come out to USAFA for the 30th Reunion. They are now renting a four-bedroom house and selling real estate like mad.

Got a card from Ted and Marcy DYKES. Marcy participated in a press conference with national press and TV at the National Press Club in Washington beside Jack Anderson. This was a new experience for her. She turned 50 in March and celebrated in Cancun, Mexico. How do I know that? Ted told me. Marcy also got a chance to visit Seoul, Korea for five days in October. An eye-opening experience. In November, two local groups hosted a country-wide “Roast” for Ted and Marcy at the Ft. Myer Officer’s Club. President Bush was represented by a member of his staff to recognize their efforts. It was actually a Ted and Marcy Appreciation Day. Not bad for two tax revolters. Tammy and Montana are still stationed in Nevada. Chris and Sandy have spent most of their spare time building the lower level of the townhome. Chris is still designing medical equipment.

Class of ’62

years later!

Norman I. Lee III

17532 N.E. 38th Court

Redmond, WA 98052

Work: (206) 965-9419

Home: (206) 882-0968

Percent members: 75

Nice note was in Fred BEAUCFIEMIN’s Christmas card. Fred says he plans to retire from the Air Force this year. He and Georgia have yet to decide on a next/new location but do plan to remain in Highland (Sacramento), CA for the next year or so. Georgia remains active in the Red Cross. Over the past couple of years her involvement included such events as the Oakland Hills fires, Humbolt County earthquakes, Yucca Valley earthquakes, Guam and Samoa typhoons, and more. Daughter Cyrette is following mom’s footsteps as a Red Cross worker in Miami, FL. Cyrette graduated from University of California Davis. Son Gage is currently attending U.C. Davis. Fred claims he will continue to work operating his consulting business.

During my trip to Colorado Springs last fall I bought John FLANAGAN’S (’62) book entitled Vietnam Above the Treetops. Having been a forward air controller during part of the book’s setting, I was interested in what John had to say. For the most part, I truly enjoyed the book from both a historical and a personal point of view. One of the real heroes of Flanagan’s book was our own Skinner SIMPSON. If you drove “Bird Dogs” between 1966 and 1967, you will find the book doubly entertaining and worth the price. It will find an honored place among my military history bookshelf.

Dick FERENCY and I visited the Academy over Navy football weekend a practice reunion. Doolittle Hall was all it promised to be in the brochures and when finally completed, it will represent the association well. The staff is also very accessible and willing to show anyone around the facility. Dick and I played some golf on the Eisenhower course and there not much has changed including my game. The course was in great shape and incredibly scenic. At the game we tailgated with Tom and Angie FRYER. Doctor Gary WEST, Mick ROTH, Wayne LEFORS and Rog ZOELLER, also enjoyed Tom and Angie’s hospitality. During the game, we sat in the “Red Tag” section of the stands cheering the Falcons on to victory over the Middies these days they are referred to as squids.

Fashion Comment: Service Academy football weekend at USAFA is also an excuse for the annual CORONA Conference and many Air Force general officers were sporting the new service dress uniform. The bright silver sleeve stripes denoting rank similar to the navies of the world are a bit too much to take; like tacky. If the sleeve rank were more subdued, similar to Royal Air Force uniforms, things would look a lot better.

A short class breakfast meeting was held the morning of the game. The meeting was both well attended and productive. Although there was no formal agenda, all discussion centered on our reunion scheduled for Nov. 1993. The meeting leader, Jimmie Butler, kept us on track most of the time. I attempted to take as many notes as possible while eating breakfast. My biggest handicap besides the food was not having a pencil. Chow hounds in attendance besides Jimmie and yours truly, were Drew DEBERRY, FERENCY, FRYER, Kip KIPPENHAN, LEFORS, Jack OTT, Stinky STEINBRINK, ROTH, WEST and ZOELLER.

Discussion Highlights (no low lights): Since you will most likely have an official reunion mailing in your hands by the time this magazine lands in your mailbox, I will only hit a few points. A request to re-evaluate reunion timing (i.e., November) was considerd. A class-wide consensus to have the reunion during the football season does appear to exist but scheduling our get-together during official Academy “Homecoming” is just not logistically feasible. Trying to accommodate the needs of our 30th Class Reunion during “Homecoming” would overwhelm the AOG. Therefore, the decision to have the reunion during Army football weekend in November still stands. Bring your parka!

Class Gift: Two possibilities were discussed: finance a specific addition to Doolittle Hall as explained in the last article or, as a class, establish an endowment to support the association’s operating costs. Initial principal for the endowment would be raised during the January to November time frame through donations from class members and then added to funds already donated by the class for the AOG building fund but not yet dedicated to a project. Through investment of the principal plus future increases to the principal through additional donations by class members, their families or friends, the endowment can continue to grow. Mick and Tom have taken the endowment idea and will be investigating how it can be set up. If you have any comments or suggestions just pick up the phone and give Mick, Tom or Jimmie a call. Expect to hear more soon. Finally, we decided invitations to the reunion will be extended to those classmates

who did not graduate with us and wives of deceased classmates.

My thanks to all of you out there who have kept me informed of your goings on and plans. It sure makes this column easier to write and truly a lot of fun. Until next time, Linda and 1 want to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year!

Bob Hovde

1360 Green Hills Court

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Duncanville, TX 75137 F

Home: (214) 780-0724

Work: (214) 708-6340

Percent members: 73 A

CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS: I even got a change-of-address card on myself this time. We moved out of the apartment into a house about 10 minutes from my office at the Super Collider. The house has much more room than Sandy and I need by ourselves, but our kids have a way of showing up again! We even have trees on our lot, four of which are placed just to try to fill the pool with leaves. Sandy spent yesterday raking leaves then told me that if she was going to have to rake leaves, she might as well have stayed in Virginia!

Dick FLECHSIG has moved from Nashville to Grapevine, TX the other side of town from here. Dick, call me or Bill SKAER and we’ll get you in touch with the North Texas Association of AFA Graduates. It is a large and active group.

Ron HULTING gets two awards: One for writing the most on his card, and one for having the oldest change-of-address card in existence. He must have found it in one of the Checkpoints from 1973. At least there was a space for “Remarks for the Office and/or Class News Rep”. Ron is living in San Gabriel, CA, working in Los Angeles as an attorney specializing in defending medical doctors and dentists in medical malpractice litigation and defense in aviation and product liability litigation. (If I were an attorney, I’d work for the side that had the money, too.) His son David soloed early on the morning of his 16th birthday (he’s now 23) and wants to build a glider he has designed (with dad’s “help”) and fly it, of course.

Paul KAMINSKI has a new address in Fairfax Station, VA. Pete LOPRESTI also has a new address, in Colorado Springs. Fred MALMSTROM has moved from Springfield to Washington Court House, OH. Finally, Jim WIDGER is now living in Payson, AZ. (Zane Grey country for you Easterners.) The Class of ’64 is, at least, keeping real estate agents happy!

HAPPENINGS: Sandy and I were able to help John HOFFMAN celebrate his FIFTIETH (50th) birthday at an impromptu surprise party arranged by Sally. John admits that he was truly surprised, but appreciative of the extra care that went into giving him only the finest of gifts (see photo). We were happy to welcome John to the ranks of official Old Farts. (Some people act like they got there early. Some, like most of us in ’64, never act that way even after making the official list.)

Also, at John and Sally’s the night of the San Diego football game:

John Hoffman with one of his many fine “Turning 50” gifts.

Mel Hayashi, who went to pilot training with us at Willie, was at John’s party, also. Mel, who retired from the Air Force out of Wright-Patterson AFB, sells commercial real estate in Dallas.

we had a wonderful dinner (Beef Wellington “Just something I threw together!”) and met two cadets who were spending the weekend with the Hoffmans during a Chamber of Commerce-sponsored visit. Larry (chair) Trittschuh and Larry (couch) Riley never moved from their prime viewing seats during the game (except to jump up and cheer). I was still able to eat as much for dinner as a cadet but 1 discovered that afterwards 1 couldn’t move very fast! Then again, Larry Couch and Larry Chair had slept until afternoon that day. (Sally says, “Tell Stephan, ‘Hello and have a beer for me!’”).

LETTERS: John DENKO (Chief John, Deputy Secretary Enforcement, New Mexico State Police) who was acknowledged in the summer issue, writes that he really wants to get in touch with other ’64 grads, and invites anyone in the Santa Fe area to drop in.

Mike ROBBINS, a previous scribe of this column, writes that, although he calls Forth Worth home now, he has been in Guatemala for the past 14 months (as of Sept ’92). He is site manager for the Department of State’s Anti-narcotics Air Wing. He spends three weeks a month in Guatemala and a week at home. He says that when they moved to Texas he asked his kids how they liked it. The response was, “Dad, this is a foreign country, but they use the same money and almost speak English.”

Mike’s new incarnation doesn’t sound much different than the Air Force. The Dept of State has over 50 helicopters and airplanes dedicated to drug eradication and interdiction. DynCorp has the contract to operate and maintain these aircraft which are based in Florida, Belize, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru. The division manager for the whole program is Hal WATSON. Hal’s assistant is Gene DAVIS (’61). In Guatemala, Mike has seven Bell 212s, five Ayers T-65 Turbo Thrushes, and a Cessna Caravan. In addition to being the site manager, Mike is also the backup Caravan pilot. They spray opium poppies and provide avaiation support to DEA’s interdiction efforts.

Mike returns to Fort Worth rather than relocating his family since the youngest two of his six kids are in high school. Also, he is on the local school board. In September, he had a visit from a team headed by the new director, Office of National Security Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy. The new director is none other than Rich PORTER the number two guy under Drug Czar, Governor Martinez.

OTHER: From the newsletter I received, it seems that Jeff LEVY is working hard to make the AFA Society of Washington, D.C. a complete success during his tenure as president.

That’s all for now. Start thinking of when we want to have the 30th Reunion. We have to lock it in about the time the next magazine comes out. Keep writing and calling!

Dick Zucker

407 Arch Bluff

San Antonio, TX 78216

Office: 1-800-688-7663

Fax: (210) 341-2959

Percent members: 68

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Thanks to Skip COX, Ron FLAKE and Neil STONE for gathering so much good information from many of you who wanted to spread word about new jobs, new grandchildren, and the exciting things that 1993 has in store for our families.

can help make your life and income more satisfactory). Young Tom is in the AF and recently was TDY in Turkey. Lance is returning to Colorado to finish college. Tom has not aged a day since graduation... he looked at least 35 way back then!

Tom BROWDER completed a master’s degree at Clemson, and he and Missy are moving back to Niceville, FL to search the beaches for work. Son Tommy is completing law school at William and Mary, and daughter Grace is a soph at Clemson.

With his usual flair, Flash WILEY celebrated his 50th with a benefit concert at the Berkelee Performance Center in Boston. Instead of gifts, Flash encourages donations to the Crispus Attucks Childrens Center. Our very own Flash was also honored as one of Boston’s “Sexiest Men Alive” (in the category of gray-bearded, ex-cheerleader wine drinkers).

Speaking of wine, just visit San Antonio and dine at one of our city’s most respected and famous restaurants, La Louisiane, which is now owned and operated by Ron MURRAY, a man who can eat and drink with the best of us.

Tom and Jeanne Koss

Tom and Jeanne KOSS, in one of their always-beautiful holiday cards, sent news that Jeanne is so pleased to be involved as Fort Carson’s family advocacy program manger, while Tom has found employment as a network marketer with a Denver and Dallas firm (please let Tom know if he

Tom Owens retires.

Tom OWENS retired this past summer and had among those at the ceremony, Mike RYAN, Rich SINER, and Denny MURPHY. Tom is now making lots of friends at LORAL Corporation in Reston, VA. Tom golfs with Mike RYAN and Larry FARRELL regularly so he can keep close to AF senior leadership. Tom’s son is a Navy jock checking out in the F-18 and his daughter is a grad of San Diego State now working in D.C. handling international real estate. You can also call Tom “grandpa” around April ’93.

Gerry HODGSON, who invites all of us to visit him in Nashville, says his son is new at Canoe U. and actually was having some fun (until the upperclassmen returned from their summer away on those boat trips they like so much). Gerry is still a product development engineer with Samsonsite.

Chuck and Alice RYERSON survived the fury of Hurrican Andrew and are recovering and rebuilding their badly-damaged home in South Florida. Chuck also switched from defunct Pan Am to United and should be back airborne shortly. Chuck passed the following information: In the aftermath of Hurrican “Andy” you can’t imagine your insurance needs. Thank goodness for USAA! If you’ve got’em, keep’em; they do it right! To Alice and Chuck and family we send best wishes and speedy recovery.

From our new two-star, Roy BRIDGES, and wife, Benita, comes news that life at Edwards AFB can be beautiful. Roy likes what he’s doing and he had a great TDY to France visiting their test centers, vineyards, and gourment eateries.

Jim PIPER spends lots of time in Chicago where he often sees Warren LANGLEY, Joe O’GORMAN and Bart HOLADAY. Jim says he’s living a semi-respectable, semi-legitimate lifestyle and aging quietly with some grace. Since when can an options trader age gracefully?

Bob PRICE writes from Alaska that he works with Tim MCCONNELL at the Anchorage Power and Light Company. Bob says Tim is a terrible fisherman who is the only man in Alaska who has to buy his salmon at the grocer’s since he cannot ever land the big catch. Bob’s son graduates UPT in early ’93 and so the circle remains ongoing.

Ed SOISTMAN is still active in the reserves out of Wright-Pat when he can get away from being a software manager for Martin Marietta in Orlando. Tom TREADON is alive in Canton, OH where he is a partner with Roetzel & Andress, LPA. Lee ALTON sends greetings from sunny Scottsdale where he retired last year. Lee flies for Southwest and says “I still get paid to fly, don’t have to bring work home, and have time to take up golf.” Son Kelly is a MX officer anxiously awaiting a cockpit.

Some bits and pieces heard through the grapevine: John WARDEN is the commandant at ACSC at Maxwell. Doug WEIDNER joined Gordon BOOZER and Tim GRAVES at IDA. Jim VICK is taking his second star to Barksdale AFB where he is vice of 8th AF. Also, Howie ESTES, our new three-star, is off to the Far East and 7th AF. Keep it up; there is still room at the top. Terry DRABANT is now in Boulder with “medium sized blue’’ IBM. Marc SABIN has a great job title with Hughes and we hope the compensation is equal to the title division manager, Special and Advanced Programs for Research, Development and Marketing. Paul WILKE retired at Bolling and is looking. Dennis NAGY is deputy boss at DIA. Dave DICK is chief engineer for Combat Talon at E-Systems in Greenville, TX. Bob HOLDER is living in Plano, TX. Jim KLEIN is in Las Cruces, NM, and Doug MELSON is in Henderson, NV.

Skip COX was selected to dine with first lady Barbara Bush (certainly not based on either his table manners or his still-uncouth habit of trying to smuggle dessert from the table back to his room tucked in his socks). Skip has been very involved with a major San Antonio effort aimed at education reforms and Barbara Bush hosted a White House luncheon to announce grant winners of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Skip was duly impressed with both Barbara and President Bush who briefly attended the luncheon. We are all pleased that you have been so involved in fostering positive educational reforms, Skip.

Dick and Maxine ZUCKER had some news. Son Brian, who is a computer engineer for Dell Computer in Austin, TX got married just a month before Dick’s dad passed away. Then Dick and Maxine decided to move from a two- to a one-story home. (When his knees crack going up the stairs, it’s time!) All this was happening while Maxine was taking on the local school board which was attempting to do away with honors and enrichment classes. Fortunately, enough parents still care about quality education and the good people prevailed. Many thanks for the calls to Dick when the proxies from USAA were sent to all members. Having been elected to the board of trustees/directors at USAA/IMCO, Dick is working hard to make sure our meager retirement income continues to grow exponentially when invested with USAA mutual funds.

In the future, send along some current photos so we can determine if any classmate is as young looking as Neil STONE, as trim and fit as Tom GORGES, as beyond hope as Jack HEWITT, or as long gone as Mike POLICH.

May all of us enjoy health and blessings in the years to come. You can send you input for the next article either to me or to Neil STONE, 3506 Hunters Sound, San Antonio, TX 78230.

Ryan Denny

1210 Applewhite Road

O’Fallon, IL 62269

Home: (618) 624-4255

DSN: 576-5007

Percent members: 71

Greetings Redtags! One of the pleasures of still being on active duty is that I get paid to travel all over the country (and sometimes the world); and, even though you guys are becoming fewer and further between, I usually run into somebody from the Class of ’66. While down at Dyess AFB on one of my not-frequent-enough flying trips, I was able to pull another “no-notice hospitality check” on the 96th wing commander, BG Jerry ALLEN and his wife, Joan. As expected, they passed with flying colors Jerry gave me a few beers and Joan did her best to forgive me for interrupting one of their few quiet nights together. Joan’s brother, the Troll (aka John GROZIER) and his wife, Fran, were planning on spending Christmas with Jerry and Joan. John has been spending his terminal leave trying to play every golf course in Hawaii and the Southwest after buying a new Saab and traveling all over Europe. I guess those retired colonels must get a lot of money. I can’t wait.

I ran into Bob JAHNKE at a convention in either Atlanta or San Antonio (or both). Bob is a real expert in simulator visual systems and works for Evans and Sutherland in Salt Lake City. Mike PARMENTIER was at the conference I went to in San Antonio. He is an SES 2 (or something like that) and is the director for Readiness and Training for the DoD. We spent a few days listening to dull PhDs (Mike was one of them) give even duller presentations (Mike’s was pretty good) and a few nights telling lies to anyone who would listen. I ran into another classmate, Lynn DUDLEY, at Wright-Pat AFB. I was visiting AF Material Command that’s what happened when they crossed AFSC with AFLC and saw Lynn in the cafeteria. He is the manpower guru for the new command and had just finished squeezing 10 pounds of manpower requirements into a five-pound bag of manpower authorizations. He still looks almost as

young as 1 do, but this last exercise has given him a few gray hairs.

Speaking of the young of face, I told you all a few letters ago that J.O. MCFALLS in the DO of the rapidly-expanding Air Training Command. His new ADO is Don (Crusher) CRAIGE. I haven’t talked to him yet, but by the time you read this, I will have spent a few weeks in San Antonio discussing with Don and J.O. their plans to take over all the training in the known universe.

Steve CONVER is leaving his job as the Army’s top procurement official and is going to work for Martin-Marietta as vice president for systems integration. The Washington Post said that Steve was “well respected in the industry for his knowledge and judgement...”. He had been minority staff director for the House Armed Services Committee for five years before becoming the Army’s assistant secretary for Research, Development, and Acquisition in 1990.

Lacy VEACH was up messing around on orbit in the Space Shuttle again. Lacy, an Atlanta Braves fan, was trapped in space with a Canadian during most of the World Series. If you remember, it was some baseball team from the great frozen North that, won the Series.

John FAL writes that he is living in Monument, CO and is teaching in both Colorado Springs and Denver while trying to get his Instructional Training Company off the ground. He provides training workshops to industry, if any of you have an industry that needs some training. Mike CONNORS writes that he has retired and moved from Hawaii back to Arlington, VA. Enroute, he terrorized old friends in L.A. (I think I saw the riots on TV), went to a reunion of Vietnam-era FACs in San Diego, and then took off in his jeep on a “post-retirement cross-country jauntin-a-jeep covering 15 states, four weeks and 6,000 miles.” The Connors are now settled in Arlington, VA, but Mike’s wife, Pat, is complaining that she now has twice as much husband and half as much money.

Marty DAACK retired from his job as deputy commandant at USAFA and is now working for MCI Telecommunications in Colorado Springs. His title is senior staff, Consulting Services. I guess that means he gives important people advice about where to install their telephones. Walt SCHRECKER is living in Sterling, VA. He wrote to the AOG to tell them to change his zip code but was obviously too busy to tell us all what he is doing maybe next time. That other BG ALLEN, Joe, has moved from being the chief civil engineer in PACAF to some APO that looks like it’s in Europe. BG Rusty GIDEON is enjoying life as the deputy at the Sacramento Air Logistics Center. His son Bill (’90) is getting married at Wright-Pat AFB in June.

Well, the Dark Ages are going away again and the summer will soon be upon us. When you travel around, look up a classmate, pump him for information, and send us a letter. Until next time Happy Landings!

Larry Wilson PSC 11, Box 6001

APO AE 09132-5300

Percent members: 67

Greetings and Happy ’93 to all... By the time this reaches you we will be well into ’93; nevertheless at the time of my writing it is very timely.

This was a far more productive quarter newswise than the last, thank you... Actually, any input at all would have made it so. But it was certainly good that a few of you fired off notes so all of us can better keep up on some of us.

From Bob GILMORE, who is the commander of the David Grant Medical Center at Travis AFB, come the following notes. He attended the 25th, saw a number of 11th Sq cronies, and described the interesting career outcomes of a few. Bill STRAW is into investment banking and investment capital; Pete HUGDAHL retired from the OSI a while back and became the chief of security for USAA; Cy YOUNG is teaching high

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school; Chip FRANCK is head of the econ department at USAFA; and Curt LAETZ is vice president of marketing for a large heavy equipment company. Bob sent a picture of Bill, Pete and his wife, Pauline, Cy, Chip and wife, Meredith, Curt and wife, Linda, and himself and wife, Nancy, from the reunion.

His note also included info on Barry LAFORGIA, who is the organizer for a medical relief organization that works around the world, most recently in Bosnia, Armenia, and Ethiopia. And Stan NAGUWA is practicing allergy and rheumatology medicine in Davis, CA.

Bob describes himself as having a fine time at DGMC, where he recently was put back on flying status after about three years.

Conrad HOUSER wrote from Gillette, WY, where he is engineering and environmental manager for one of the large coal mining operations in that lovely area of Wyoming. He is a bit isolated there and has little contact with grads other than occasional football games such as this year’s AFA-BYU game. Other than Ken P1GG, who teaches at the U of Missouri, he said that most of his AFA contacts are widely scattered and represent a variety of classes, but that he had felt motivated recently to try to reestablish contact with his former roomies. I don’t know if there is an official progeny record among the class, but his family picture included 13, with only two grandchildren...

1 picked the brain of Roger CARLETON this week, to learn what’s up with those with whom he maintains contact. Off the top of his head came the following. Jack FRY is now the deputy XP for USAFE, following his successful tenure as wing commander at Spangdahlem AB. Ted LEGACY is a VP for Systems Research Applications, a consultant firm off the D.C. beltway, and he and wife, Tricia, live in Clifton, VA. Paul SELLERS has been in D.C. since about ’87 as an arms control and disarmament expert. Mel GREENE was last heard from when he was at Bergstrom. Bob DRABANT was at the reunion, still happily married to his former high school sweetheart. Paul BURNETTE is living in C-Springs. Mike GILES works for GT&E and is also in the AF Reserves and serves as an Academy liaison officer. And Scott MOORE is vice president for one of the large TV networks.

Roger is the wing commander at Bitburg, and he came on line with his new command by clearly stating that his minimum expectations for all wing personnel are loyalty and integrity. He further emphasized this when he brought to Bitburg Col Mai Wakin, who spoke to a series of assemblies on a subject where he is clearly an expert: ethics in the military. My own area of emphasis at the Academy was elsewhere and I took no classes from him, but I have since heard him speak on this topic at two forums. If any of you are anywhere where he is speaking, do yourself a favor; attend one of his sessions. You will come away recharged with a spirit of what the Academy tried, and tries, to instill in each graduate.

More news from the AOG: Jim BANNWART now lives in Manassas, VA; Llewellyn DOUGHERTY is retired and living in Playa del Rey, CA; G. David ELLIOTT moved to C-Springs; Gerald HARTLEY is now settied in Greensboro, NC; and Mike SPECTOR moved to a different San Antonio location.

Also from the AOG came a letter from Ray LEOPOLD. To quote: “Sorry I missed the 25th but was busy helping wife deliver ’67’s youngest on Oct. 15.1 was pleased to hear word of our new arrival made it to the reunion. Also was happy to hear so many folks had such a great time. I’m still happy as Motorola Satellite Communications chief engineer and now have five patents on various aspects of the Iridium (TM) program. Photo of kids enclosed. -From left are Anthony (2), Jeremy (7 weeks) and Clelia

(4). (I probably have the three youngest from ’67.) Regards.”

The Wilsons are alive and well and still enjoying Germany. The kids when they do not have their hands and faces and attentions affixed to their Christmas Gameboys are schooling and swimming and scouting and generally doing kid stuff well. Pat still hits the tour circuit at every opportunity. Larry has upgraded some of his outdoor equipment and is intent upon biking and skiing at every opportunity, though the work activity has been incredibly hectic since about August, with no letup in sight as the world situation becomes ever more complex. We all pray that the new administration has divine guidance to help the U.S. and the world and the Air Force and each of us weather the challenges that seem to be mounting from all sides.

Bob, Conrad, Roger and Ray thanks for sharing your class news with us all. For those of you who may have an extra Holiday letter laying aroung fire it off this direction, and I will share your news with the group.

For all of you Best wishes for ’93.

Tim Davidson

12 Lake Lorraine Circle

Shalimar, FL 32579-1618

Home: (904) 651-1372

Office: (904) 884-2273

DSN: 579-2273

Percent members: 66

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Hello ’68! Some info I gave you in the last column about the reunion was not precisely correct and I want to ensure that you do get the right skinny. First, the dates of the reunion are from 20 (not 21) Oct. to 24 Oct. Second, the discussion concerning invitations to spouses of deceased classmates was not meant to exclude anyone who wished to participate and remain in contact with the class. The problem facing the AOG is that unless a spouse of a deceased classmate has elected to become an associate member of the AOG and maintains her husband’s class on her membership, the AOG has no data base on deceased classmates’ spouses. In addition, because of the Privacy Act, we do not have a list of spouses’ Social Security numbers. Therefore, when we do a search for lost classmates using SSNs we do not have a corollary list of their spouses’ SSNs. Another problem emanating from our 20th Reunion was that some spouses were invited who did not know many members of the class and/or had no means of transportation. This resulted in problems for the reunion committee or class officers having to rescue these people from airports, the Academy, or hotels at the last minute or find places for them to sit at social functions after many of the tables were already filled. The admonition suggested by the reunion committee was not meant to offend any classmates’ spouses or be disrespectful to their memory. It was meant to ensure that spouses of deceased classmates were properly cared for and that we did not have a repeat of what was somewhat of an embarrassing situation during our last reunion.

I received two letters since the last column (not related to the holidays). One came from Jim REESE who continues to track Cecille Castro’s plight and reports that it is down to waiting for her emigration petition number to come up. He also told of a “BBQ kind of visit” with Marty and Claudia COLE. It seems that Marty and Claudia had just returned from a three-week “freedom vacation,” so named because Kyle, their youngest, recently entered his freshman year at New Mexico State and their oldest, Marlee, is a senior at the U of Nevada in Las Vegas, and it was their first vacation together as a couple in a long, long time. They had a great time touring the northern Rockies, visiting national parks, hiking, etc. Jim lamented that while this type of vacation appeals to him, wife

Around the table clockwise from left are Bill Straw, Pete and Pauline Hugdahl, Cy Young, Chip and Meredith Franck, Linda and Curt Laetz, and Nancy and Bob Gilmore.

Marcia’s idea of camping out is spelled “H-I-L-T-O-N.”

AL VAZGUEZ also took pen-in-hand to draft his first letter to your Class Scribe in 24 years. A1 suggested that we include some information from the cast of “All My Classmates” (United Airlines Chapter). He is currently serving as a 727 captain based at “ORD” (Chicago, O’Hare) and as an over-the-hill F-4 driver. He is living like an “airline Rajah” on the 320/30 from ORD and has a much sharper daughter who is the cadet commander of her AFROTC unit at the U of Illinois. Others mentioned in his dispatch working for UAL were Bob BEANBLOSSOM also a 727 captain, but with less hair; Mike NAVARRO (a recent hire); Gordie WAGNER; Phil PIGNATARO; Brooke BAILEY; Dan EIKLEBERRY; and Jim HASTINGS. A1 knows that there may be others at the Denver training center, but he hasn’t been through there in a while.

A1 talks occasionally with Jack “Stand and Deliver” WEBB. Jack is on leave from Continental and is finishing his teaching/self defense certificate in D.C. A1 also asked if I could “insult” any of the following luminaries into disclosing their current location or activities: Derek IVERSON, Dave HENSON, Bill SHEPHERD, Bill BROCKETT, and Dan “Gordon Liddy” DRENKOWSKI. Thanks for your update, AL Please try and get a photo of your gang at UAL for a future column.

McPherson, and Charlie Flolland.

BOONDOGGLE DEPARTMENT: With the able leadership of Vern MCGRAW, a group of us from the local area held a mini-reunion to make Bobby FLOYD feel at home over a couple of “brewskis” at the Sound Restaurant in Fort Walton Beach. Bobby was down here giving a presentation at the American Defense Preparedness Association symposium on “Arming for Global Reach, Global Power”. The very capable photographer of the photo shown above was Rags HAUSE’s lovely

In line with the category highlighted in bold print above, 1 was invited to participate in the 1st Special Operations Wing’s Project Warrior visit to the Air Force Academy at the end of September. The 1 SW, commanded by Charlie HOLLAND, sponsors 21st Squadron the same squadron that Charlie was in while at the Academy. Also along on the visit was Carl MCPHERSON, chief of Staff of AF Spec Ops Command and Fred GROSS, the 1 SOW’s Ops Support Group commander. In addition to some quality time with cadets in conjunction with the Project Warrior displays in the Cadet Library, we also were treated to a “fly-in” by Charlie’s Special Operations helicopters (two MH-53 Pave Lows and one MH-60 Pave Hawk) on the Chapel Mall. To the best of my knowledge this is the first “fly-in” vice “fly-by” of any sponsoring organization in the Academy’s history.

The visit also featured a dinner with the cadets at the Antlers, a parade, a fantastic football game against New Mexico where the Falcons scored four touchdowns in the 4th quarter to stage a dramatic come-from-behind victory, the Jabarra Award banquet where one of Charlie’s Pave Low pilots was honored for his heroic efforts in Desert Storm, and loads of absolutely beautiful weather.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ’68’s NEWEST GENERALS: Charlie HOLLAND, Charlie COOLIDGE, Mike GUTH, Mike MOFFITT, and Scott PILKINGTON and also congratulations to Hartsel BECKETT and Steve BAILEY on their selection to colonel. Hartsel had a break in service and has obviously proven that he did not lose many steps during the interruption in his Air Force career. Steve is completing a tour of duty as squadron commander of a C-141 AFRES unit based at Travis. He expects that the promotion will result in a reassignment in the near future.

Our heartiest congrats to Phil and Martha PIGNATARO on the birth of their son Taylor Elliott James Pignataro on 15 Oct. Taylor weighed in at 8 pounds 3 ounces. For those of you keeping track, Taylor is the youngest reported progeny of ’68’s long blue line.

An astronomical congratulations to Dick COVEY on being selected to command another space shuttle mission. As you may recall, Dick commanded the first mission following the Challenger disaster and helped put America back in space. On this mission, he is scheduled to do a longdistance maintenance repair job on the Hubble Telescope. Good luck, Dick!

Finally, a “Way-to-go!” football congrats to Dick ELLIS in helping Grant Taft leave Baylor University on a winning note with a toughfought, seesaw bowl victory.

Special thanks to John Freeman for his most generous contribution to the Armondo Castro fund. He has already provided 10 percent of the amount we need to get a matching gift from our anonymous donor.

BID ADIEU DEPARTMENT: To give Rags HAUSE a good sendoff as he retired from the Air Force in December, a bunch of us gathered to pay tribute to one of the class’ high-time aviators. Attending the ceremony were Charlie HOLLAND, Fred GROSS, Kerry KILLEBREW, E.T. POLLOCK, and me.

BUMPED INTO DEPARTMENT; During one of my visits to USAFA this fall, I saw Mitch DORGER, who was busy taking care of the Air Force’s generals at Corona. While there, I also saw Ed EBERHART, who has one of the toughest jobs in the Air Force as the guy responsible for putting the Air Force’s POM together during a period of unbelievable budget adjustments and downsizing.

On a trip to the Pentagon in December, 1 saw Bob DURHAM, who is working as the deputy director for Operations on the Air Staff. Bob returned the favor and paid a visit to the 1 SOW and AFSOC at Hurlburt where we had a chance to do some serious catching up on personal and world events.

’68 SPOTLIGHT

The ’68 Spotlight for Winter 1993 falls on Col. Elton T. POLLOCK, the commander of the 3246th Test Wing, Air Force Development Test Center, Eglin AFB, FL. In this capacity, E.T.’s primary responsibility is to test and evaluate nonnuclear armaments, electronic combat systems, and navigation and guidance systems. The Test Wing also operates and maintains Eglin’s vast land and water ranges.

With a stellar array of flying and test credentials, E.T. has garnered over 3,700 flying hours in more than 60 different aircraft types. Some on the lengthy list include the T-38, OV-10, F-4, F-5, F-104, F-15, gliders, and the Goodyear Blimp (flew cross country from San Diego to Long Beach). He prides himself as having drawn TDY pay on every continent including a week in downtown Havana, Cuba, in uniform. He is a graudate of the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards and served as the last USAF test pilot for Project Rough Rider a long running thunderstorm research program involving intentional flights through storms. His is also a 1989 graduate of the Canadian National Defense College.

68’s Unofficial Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce welcomes General Floyd to town. Seatedfrom left are Fred “Finally Pictured After All These Years” Gross, Dr. Basil Possum, Vern McGraw, and DickE Fallon. Standing are Tim Davidson, Ragin Flause, Bobby Floyd, Carl

wife, JoAnn. A good time was had by all!

1 SO W’s commanders posing with 21st Cadet Squadron’s commander on Project Warrior visit to USAFA. From left are Norty Schwartz (’73), Ops Gp CC; Fred Gross, Ops Spt Gp CC; Cadet Lt Col Waylon Richards, 21st Cadet Sq CC; and Charlie Holland, 1 SO W CC.

The Pollacks of Eglin AFB: grandson George Elton, daughter Trisha, E.T., wife, Janet; son-in-law Bruce; and daughter Sheila mother of grandson George.

When asked what the Academy meant to him, E.T. said, “As a California teenager who spent his vacations hitchhiking around North America, the Academy was a shock with too much discipline, too much work, and not much fun.” Today, while admitting that he hasn’t been back since graduation, he feels that there is still “too much discipline, too much work, and not much fun.” He strongly believes that unless someone desires to be an Air Force officer for the long haul, that it would be better to go through some other commissioning source. When asked about lessons learned that are useful to having a successful life, E.T. said, “Never listen to Bruce BURKEY or Rob WILSON!” He realized that these comments were “probably not as serious as DickE FALLON’s but DickE’s getting old!”

Thanks for telling it as you see it E.T., and many thanks to Janet for encourging E.T. to participate in the column and getting a family photo made.

’68ers ON THE MOVE; Dave BARRS to Colorado Springs, CO (wants Manny BETTENCOURT to know that he will be happy to work on the Reunion Committee); Bill BEGERT to new (and more luxurious) quarters at Scott AFB, 1L; John CARSON to Lubbock, TX; DickE FALLON to Fort Walton Beach, FL (not Hurlburt Field); Geoff GORSUCH to Louisville, CO; Jack HANNIG to Colorado Springs, CO; Bill HOGE to Sumter, SC; Chad SWEDBERG to new address in Austin, TX; and James Paul WIGGINS to new address in 3yron, CA.

Until the next time, mind the flak, keep’em flying, and keep those cards, letters, and photos coming in! Please make a sincere effort to be with the rest of us WAGs for our glorious 25th!

Carolina Policy Council found him to be the state’s most conservative senator in 1989 and 1990 and Common Cause feted him for Leadership in Ethics Reform). In the picture, that’s Mike and wife, Vivian, with Vice President Dan Quayle one month before the national election. In November, Mike hosted a reception honoring Tom MIKOLAJCIK on the occasion of his promotion to brigadier general. Mike passes along that Joe HASEK is now living in Eupora, MS, where he practices medicine and, true to his USAFA heritage, lives on Colonel Street.

Christmas greetings. It’s the time of the year that happens while you’re making other plans, when John Madden comes into his prime (“From the waist down, Earl Campbell has the biggest legs I’ve ever seen on a running back”), and when most folks slow down enough to take some serious time for family, friends, and reflection (there must be more to life than increasing its speed).

From Roy COPPINGER: Steve KIRBY (see second photo) is Western States regional sales manager for Novell. He operates out of L.A. and he and wife, Carla, live in Manhattan Beach. Carla operates her own business in customized books and special occasion dolls.

Tom MCGRAIN hosted a get-together of three former USAFA roomies when Mike WETTERER (up from Tucson) and Terry STAKE (living in West Virginia, and in Phoenix for a conference) joined up for some tall tales and reminisces. Heard they’ve decided to develop and market a Chuck Bronson discipline collar.

Mike ROSE was reelected state senator (Republican Party) in South Carolina for a second four-year term. Named National Legislator of the Year by the American Legislative Exchange Council, Mike attracted praise from both sides of the political spectrum (for example, the South

Had a long chat with Terry BRADY, who is completing his first year with United, and enjoying his training and instructing duties. He and family will be relocating to Colorado sometime in the spring. Terry has run into a number of ’69ers flying for United during his trips staging out of Denver: Mike GUKICH, who races cars (small, sporty ones) on the side (unclear whether flying or racing is Mike’s real avocation),Tony DELCAVO and Rick DENAULT, both flying out of Denver; Bugs FORSYTH, living in Oklahoma City and flying out of Chicago; and J.R. RICHARDS, living in Greensboro, NC.

Rich WADE is flying for the United Postal Service and living in Denver. Glenn KANE lives in Evergreen, CO, five minutes off Route 70 in the direction of Colorado’s skiing areas, and whenever he’s not on the slopes, flies for U.S. Air.

Steve HANNAH retired from active duty and is employing his legal skills in Detroit, where he works for EDS and for Randy WALTI, who runs EDS’ legal department there. Tim COURINGTON is in D.C. where he works as the military assistant to the Air Force’s civilian acquisition guru.

Received a newsy piece with pictures from John BUCKNER, who is the IFC Commander at Randolph. A micro-’69er get-together at this fall’s Navy game (documented in the accompanying photo) found Gerry and Nancy BOESCHE (Gerry’s working for the athletic director at USAFA and owns PE, intramurals, and nonrevenue varsity sports), Flip and Jan KECK (he’s a check airman for American Airlines), John and Ann BUCKNER, Steve and Carla KIRBY, and Brad DEAUSTIN, who is a JAG in the C-Springs area. John sees P.K. CARLTON frequently and plays golf with neighbor Dick WHITE. Ed LAND has relocated in Las Vegas, changing the last digit in his mailing zip code. Ken MACALUSO has moved to Rapid City, SD, where he is enjoying warm hot tubs full of Nutrament. Walt BERG is with the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing and sports an APO Europe. Bob ARN relocated within the Cheyenne area, as did

Skip SKINNER within Tucson, without changing zip codes. Jim KULA is the vice of the 39th TACG at Incirlik AB in Turkey. Marty CAVATO is in Winter Park, FL, and A1 VREELAND is in Dallas, TX.

Having chatted with several ’69ers regarding preferences for the 25th reunion, I’ve noted one strong consensus: almost any venue cruise, Cripple Creek, jello-wrestling is acceptable as long as the event attracts a critical mass of greytags. Better if lodging is for the duration, and better to have primary function that can include everyone scheduled at a particular time. That gives subgroups latitude to rally elsewhere if preferred, but offers a single focus for most. Please continue to bat this around, and pass along your thoughts to me or to the Reunion Committee.

Hope you all were in fine fettle for the Holidays, that your swashes didn’t buckle, and that the New Year proves all you want it to be. Cheers, Lindsey.

Tony Marietta

1070 Knollwood Circle Monument, CO 80132

Home: (719) 488-3201

Work: (719) 593-8888

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

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WLots and lots of good stuff this issue, so let’s dive in.

Colonel Mark (in charge of Intel here locally and my pick for General Mark) EWIG and Kristie had a wonderful get-together recently. Joe BURKE and his wife, Diane, were there, and as always, Joe had some great stories. I want to know how Joe and Mark were able to marry such wonderful women. Kristie is teaching at Air Academy HS and Diane is the principal at Lewis Palmer HS. Joe is currently vice dean at the Academy, but since he hasn’t sent me any picutres I can’t officially verify this information.

Got a great call from Roger PETERSON. He, wife, Sheila, and their 17-year-old daughter Lindsay, live in Evergreen, CO. He is co-owner of “Knowledge Systems,” which markets defense-related products such as precision satellite systems for navigation. At a 20th reunion of the pilot training class at Moody, Roger saw Tony DESANTIS, Cal BROWN, Darrel MASSEY, Reuben JONES, and Bert SPEAR. Roger and Darrel MASSEY took an 18-foot Dory down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. They negotiated 85 rapids extremely well, and one rapid not so well. Roger said they flipped in a rapid called Lava Falls and were jammed under the raft. Both of them said it was the scariest time of their lives and would not recommend it as a peaceful ‘’near-death experience.” Roger saw Col. Skip BENNETT in the Washington, D.C. area. He is involved with various plans for Europe (knowing Skip, he is in charge of reconnaissance for the French Riviera). Roger hopes to see Rick PUSEMAN and Darrel MASSEY at a balloon festival in New Mexico. Also, Darrel is planning a trip to Africa to retrace the route that Stanley took to find the source of the Nile Gust your normal weekend outing). Tim HEUBLEIN, an American Airline pilot, and Jeff SLETTEN, a Continental pilot, are both in Evergreen, CO. We should have a “frequent flyer” program for ’70 grads.

Got a super letter form Charlie STUMB who is flying for American. He and wife, Peggy, are in New Hampshire, and confirmed that the desire to attend USAFA is definitely hereditary. Their son Garrett is in the Class of ’96. Charlie is a LO in the New Hampshire area, and said it was great to help his son through the application process. And, yes, his son is still speaking to him. Dave GAW, who flies with American, is Garrett’s sponsor. Charlie said that Garrett, while visiting Dave and Jan Gaw, went to the supermarket. While standing in the check-out line, the person behind him started “hazing” him. Turned out the alleged hazer was Steve SCHMIDT. Charlie said that Jim REEL is a DC-9 captain with Delta in New Hampshire and an LO. Charlie says a number of ’70 grads are liaison officers, and he is sorry he missed a mandatory meeting, a USAFA LO conference, where he would have met with Jack NORMAN, Tommy THOMPSON, Bill JENNEY and others.

Got a Christmas letter from John and Kathy GUNYOU and have absolutely no idea what John is saying. But in literary fairness I will quote some portions, out of context to support my point. “Daughers Nicole and Emily have turned semi-pro tickling ivories and dancing on the lake with another broken appendage and a cracked tailbone. Wife, Kathy, is a cardriving care-giver selling books and sorting the PTO. I (John) am Chancellor with a piggy bank wearing halloween costumes. Both of us like older singing Rocks.” WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN?

Received a great card and picture from Mike THOMAS and wife, Diana. Mike just retired from the Oregon ANG, where he had been direc

tor of Operations. Diana sent me a wonderful magazine article praising Mike in his career with the ANG. Mike is a first officer with United and has been selected to fly the 767. Son Matthew is a cadet at the AFA and daughter Heather is a junior at the University of Puget Sound where she is majoring in business leadership and marketing.

Heather, Matthew, and Mike Thomas at a college campus in Colorado.

Another card and picture from Ken HASSEN and wife, Kdee. The Hassens just purchased a new home in Valencia, CA and invited the entire class to visit them for the 35th reunion (the 25th and 30th have already been spoken for). Ken retired in November and is working for Lockheed in Burbank. Daughter Chelsea is definitely the “apple of their eye.”

The Hassens braving the cold weather of another California Christmas.

Received an entire book from Ken WHITE. Now that is what I call dedication to your class scribe. The fantastic part is that Ken wrote the book. Titled World in Peril, this nonfiction book discusses the origin, mission and scientific findings of the 46th/72nd Reconnaissance Squadron. The squadron, which was headed by Ken’s father, Maj. Maynard White, was the first unit in SAC to be assigned a SAC operational mission. Most of the information was only recently declassified. The book explains how the unit developed the system of navigation that “opened up the Arctic to world aviation and helped enable SAC to become the global deterrent force that kept the peace throughout the Cold War.”

Got a call from Bob CHAMBERS (Robert Wallace Chambers). Bob reminded me that there are two Bob Chambers in ’70. Bob and wife, Linda, live in the Dallas area. Bob is a human resource manager for the Elk Corporation, which manufactures roofing materials. Bob and Linda have two children in high school and Bob’s son Matt is at CU and Ryan is at Palmer High School in Colorado Springs.

Went to an AF Society of Colorado meeting where Rich COTE (’71) gave an extremely informtive talk concerning the recent changes and proposed changes at the Academy. Call me for details. This is a really critical time for the Academy and we need all of the support we can obtain. One of the great things about these meetings is seeing fellow grads, especially ’70 grads. I was able to corral all of us for a picture taken by Bruce FRITZSCHE (’75). Bruce told me that if I mentioned his name, he and

his wife, Nancy, would take me and my wife to an Italian restaurant of our choice. The ’70 crew from left are Roger HILL (pilot making big bucks), Russ CARPARELLI (attorney making big bucks), Joe YORK (attorney making big bucks), Tony, your class scribe, MARIETTA (tries to find the big bucks), Mike KELLER (in charge of contacting Plum Creek Country Club for a fabulous meal that evening; probably has big bucks), Marty MARTIN (launders all of the big bucks made by the previously-mentioned grads, myself excluded), and Ray BARLEBEN (prints and invests the big bucks).

The Buck Stops Here!

Got a note from Robert YOUNG who is a manager for the Boyle Engineering Corp in Sacramento, a Lt Col in the AF Reserves, and an LO. Bob is married with two children.

Saw Rick HUMKE, wife Carol, and their daughter recently. What a great looking family. Rick is flying for Federal Express and doing super.

The winner of the HELP ME OUT TIME column in my last newsletter was Jack NORMAN. He correctly told me that Col. Dick RAUSCHKOLB is at Maxwell AFB and is commander of the AF Historical Research Agency. Jack and wife, Joey, live in Pennsylvania. Jack is a pilot for Continental and is also an LO. Jack and Joey have two children, Rob (17), and Kristine (15). Jack says that George RAYL is a pilot with Continental, Fred WHITNEY a pilot with Federal Express in New Jersey and with the ANG, Jay BARRY was a C-130 commander in Desert Storm, and John CUSICK is a LO in the Philadelphia area.

Got an “I need a free lunch” call from none other than Dick RAUSCHKOLB. He told tell me that Tim SHARKEY lives next door and is teaching at the Air War College, Jim BRECHWALD lives across the street and is teaching at the AWC, C.J. (formerly “Skip”) BOHN lives behind him and is an Intel officer for Air University, Phil MEILINGER is in charge of the school for Advanced Aerospace Studies, and Terry DESSERT is flying for United out of Florida. I probably ought to give Dick a free lunch for all of that information. Thanks. I am still waiting for a winner with the correct name of the Lt Col at the Defense Institute in California with wife, Marie, and daughters Minette and Monique.

’70 GRADS ON THE MOVE: John LUNDBERG from Georgia to Plano, TX (versus Deluxe, TX); Dr. Thomas SHANNON (formerly Thomas Simonds) from California to South Dakota. See, with my global network I can find you guys even when you change your name. Tom, hope all is well. Give me a call. Steve RASMUSSEN from Missouri to APO AA. Dave PERRON from Arizona to Denver to Parker, CO. Mike LAMBERT from Houston to Houston (did you really change?). John LOCKETT moved in Florida. Dennis SMALLEY from South Carolina to Dayton, OH; Robert SCHUMACHER from New York to Illinois; Mike ROSE from Colorado to North Carolina. Curtis EMERY from APO AE to APO AE (with a note the he moved from Ramstein to be a commander in Incirlik AND got married in June to Carole Congratulations!).

Wade PATON from APO AE to Albuquerque. John ABERLE to Sandy, UT.

Thanks for all of the info and PICTURES. Good luck to all in 1993!

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Paul D. Knott

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Happy 1993, wherever you are. You should have heard by now about the first new mission statement that USAFA has had since the Fifties. (It was featured in the last Checkpoints.) What you may or not know is that John STUBBLEFIELD was in charge of the update. Hope that you can get all the kudos that the local press ran into your OPR, John.

I recently ran into Bob BOREN at my daughter’s high school. After retirement, he got his teaching certificate at UCCS and is now teaching math and biology. If you have some G.I. Bill money left and aren’t really too excited with your present job, check out your state’s teaching requirements. You may just have a career waiting for you.

A sad note: as many of you remember, Mark PETERSON’s status for several years was MIA changed to KIA in 1979. According to an article in his home town paper, the recent trip to Hanoi by members of the Senate POW/M1A Affairs Committee gave Mark’s family enough extra evidence to conclude that Mark was probably killed by the troops who found him after he was shot down. Mark’s legacy continues in a namesake nephew and a niece who have applied to the Academy.

Bob DROWLEY sent a quick letter to let me know that he now lives in Woodstock, IL. When American based him out of O’Hare in the MD-80, he and Nancy did some house-sitting for Rick ROSSA, decided that they liked the area and bought a house there. Also based there are Ken LYKKEN, John HARTNETT, and Fred STRAUSS. Fred and John SABALA are evidently neighbors in Wonder Lake, IL. Airline life agrees with you so far, Bob, judging from this photo taken during Parents’ Weekend ’92. (For those of you without your glasses on, Bob’s the one on the right.)

The Drowleys during Parent’s Weekend.

A distinguished-looking gentleman I ran into at the commissary one Saturday turned out to be Ryan PARADIS. He is stationed at NORAD now big PCS bucks from your prior job as a group AOC, Ryan? and like so many of us has decided to retire here when the time comes.

The Air Force Academy Society of Colorado held a meeting on Veteran’s Day. The main speaker was Rich COTE, who briefed us on the recent congressional changes to the academies, including the end of regular status on commissioning, the conversion of instructor slots to civilian positions, and possible measures like ending the prep schools, moving the academies under the training commands, and terminating military bands. Guys, this congressional micromanagement of the academies is beginning to look less like ‘‘ways to save money” and more like preparation for measures to phase out the service academies entirely. Some of you live in Virginia and Maryland and may know people who know people who can confirm or deny this feeling, but we all need to let our local communities know what the service academies did for us, and what they are doing for the nation. If you aren’t a member of your local AOG chapter or some service academy alumni asociation, you may consider becoming a member or get together with other grads to start one. Whatever, get the word out that you are a graduate of a service academy and that young people can still get the advantages from it that you did.

Other than the briefing, the AFAS afforded me the chance to catch up on some of our class in the Front Range area. Bob BLACK recently retired to a house in the Black Forest that they bought at graduation. A1 BRYANT does airline simulator training and haberdashery in the Denver

area. One of Al’s claims to fame is that he was among the final group to leave Clark AB last year. Just before his plane boarded, he went back and flipped a switch in the hanger; you now know who turned out the lights at Clark. To confirm a rumor from the Fall column, Greg ROCCO does live here; he’s based out of Chicago for American with the F-27 Friendship. Bob FRETZ is with New York Life in Denver. Steve MARTIN had been working with Martin Marietta in Denver in software and is flying choppers with a reserve unit in Arizona.

Bob RYALS sent a copy of their Christmas letter. (SUBLIMINAL NOTE; Send class scribe a copy of your annual letter and save a bundle on postage.) Bob and Davyne are spending a tour at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. They are the first couple I know of in our class to have His n’ Her law shingles, having both passed the Virginia bar exams and being sworn in in November. Bob doesn’t intend to hang out his until he retires. If being able to put “Esq” behind his name weren’t enough, Bob pinned on his eagles on 1 Dec. Davyne set up a legal services company, works for three different attorneys, and started piano lessons! You both should be proud of your accomplishments. If you ever get back in the cockpit, Bob, sorting a group of bad guys will be no problem. They invite classmates to stop by from late April on and enjoy Rhode Island with them.

AOG info includes Reggie BANKS moving within Wilmington, DE; Larry COLE moving around Aurora, CO; Paul DORDAL moving to Moody AFB, GA; Bob FRETZ, as reported, moved to Littleton, CO; Bernie GLAZE moved from Hawthorne to Huntington Beach, CA; Mark LEWONOWSKI now has a house in Alexandria, VA instead of a mere post office box; and Russ MATTERN is now chief, Optometry Services at Ramstein AB, Germany, (hope that you guys enjoy the tour “as long as we still have bases here”, as Russ put it). John SEVERSKI retired in March from duty with the F-16 Combined Test Force at Edwards and jumped into the right seat of a B-727 with Alaska Airlines out of Seattle.

Terry TIEMANN moved from Aurora to LIniversal City, TX; Steve TILLER moved from Tipp City to Lebanon, OH; and for something totally different, Sammy TODD left Anchorage for Key West, FL. Bill KUBIDA is now with Holland & Hart, Attorneys at Law, in Denver. His efforts will be focused in the intellectual property area. If I translated the PR notice correctly, it means that Bill will be involved with such arcane areas as software and semiconductor patents, design copyrights and neat things like that.

I spent a couple of hours recently condensing all the cards, letters, etc. I received from you and the AOG since I started writing the column. When you send the AOG your change-of-address cards, please jot down your military rank, if applicable. Evidently the ANG and AFRES don’t have the ties to the AOG that MPC does, and you can help us keep up to speed on your connections to the military, whether active, retired, guard, or reserve.

Harvey Le Cato 7460 Taos Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Home: (719) 599-8604/7070

Percent members: 49

Hope your holidays went great, and your dark ages are doing the same. Here it is five months after our 20-year reunion, and you’re just getting

the news. If you made it, you know it was a great time seeing all those “old” familiar, and not-so-familiar faces. If you missed it, remember, only four and a half years ’til the 25-year reunion!

As some of you remember, there was some crazy guy (me) with a cassette recorder getting everyone he could to talk into it with their name, rank, serial number, and any other info he could squeeze out. However, not all of the obtained intelligence was intelligible. So here’s the recap of that guy you might not have caught up with at the reunion. Jim JOHNSON is a captain with Southwest Airlines (737s) in Greenville, TX. John ALLISON is with Ford Motor Company as a research metallurgist in Michigan. Bill HILLEGASS is a CPA in Jacksonville, FL. Jim LIVINGSTON, who looked lighter than he was as a Doolie (from doing a lot of marathon running), is with UA out of Chicago (DC-lOs). Gary KITO, who had a great time gambling in Cripple Creek, is Deputy Ops Gp CC at the 89th Wing, Andrews. Skip VANORNE is commander of the 82nd Aerial Target Sqdn, somewhere. Mike VERZOLA is working for Proctor & Gamble in Baltimore. We had a great time looking through his photo album from cadet days.

Chuck HORTON is at Ogden ALC. Felix DUPRE is flying F-15s at Eglin. Sandy LEWIS is at Ft. Sill, OK, teaching artillery students about the AF. Russ DENNIS is flying for AA. Brad MCELROY is doing flying screening at Lackland/Hondo. Pete ULM is at Travis working as a pediatrician and flight surgeon. Joe FROST is with AA (727s). Fred PERRY is VP for Business Planning and Development with a military electronics firm in Kentucky. Larry REYNOLDS is farming and ranching in Lexington, NE. Dean WHEELER, who looks like he hasn’t aged a day since graduation, is with UA out of Chicago and flying F-16s with the Guard. Keith PRANKE is in the mortgage business up in Boulder. John ROE is a surgeon in Sacramento. Steve BERENDT is chief of MWR at USAFA.

Dave CHAMPA is with Delta out of Atlanta. Dave KAPASKA is an MD doing family practice in Des Moines, IA. Les SHRUM is with the lllinois Guard (F-16s). Charlie MCCORMACK is with Rockwell, doing F-4 and F-5 upgrades, and also flying RF-4s with the Guard. Cliff LOPERT is in Phoenix doing something. Charlie MYERS is in Virginia as an electronics engineer with Army Civil Service. Dan SKOTTE is a family MD, somewhere. Mike GEDDES is up in Billings, MT as a sales engineer. Dave GRACEY is marketing pumps in Fresno, CA. Gary GRANT is a program manager for DSCS (satellite comms) at LAAFB.

Don LOONEY (whose wife I mistook for Bill’s) is a VP for sales and marketing for a medical products company in Clearwater, FL. Jim STONE is with Delta (MD-80s) and living in Austin. Jim POWELL is with Continental out of Denver (737s). Gary GUNTHER is at Cheyenne Mountain AFB with USSPACECOM. John DUKE is practicing OBGYN in Corpus Christi. Tad CORGILL is with Southwest in Phoenix (737s). Gary BLANK is on the joint staff at Alaskan Command, working for Don SEXTON, the DO.

I’m going to save the rest for next time, except to note that A1 LE1TCH is flying for Continental (MD-80s), living in Cheyenne, WY; but the best part is that he is a dependent husband, and IS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE OFFICERS WIVES CLUB!

I was promised all kinds of pictures from reunion, but only got a few thanks to Jim TOMPKINS (top pic), and Jim LIVINGSTON (below) featuring all the UA pilots in attendance.

The Original Seagram Seven Doolies

And now a brief report from the PS Form 3576: Bob REILMAN to Roswell, NM; Bernard BARRIS to San Antonio; Raymond BANDI is now the Reverend Raymond BANDI, and in Los Angeles; Bob BROWN is now in Fairfax, VA (must be at the Palace); Joe GELINGER now in

Henderson vice Las Vegas, NV (new house?); Mike MCNABB from Montgomery to Huntsville; Scott WEEKER from Kihei to Wailea (yes, that’s right, HI); Blake HENDRICK to Omak, WA; and Lee RODGERS from APO AP to Honolulu.

In closing, 1 will begin my plea for LETTERS! 1 am now a retired puke, isolated from all the winds and currents of passing active duty persons; and therefore, out of the pipeline of information. Don’t let the PS Form 3576 be my only source of informtion. WRITE! TODAY! See you in May with the rest of the reunion story.

Reunion Memorabilia Available! A very limited number of memorabilia items are still available first come, first served. We have a few sweatshirts ($25), sweaters ($37), and golf shirts ($29). There are also plenty of coaster sets ($10) and class notebooks ($10). Postage and handling are $3.25 or 10 percent, whichever is greater. Call or write Kurt CHAMBERLIN at 8780 Aragon Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920, (719) 472-2643 (day) or (719) 282-0823 (night).

Thomas D. Bailey, M.D.

1221 New Crest Lane rl </ fy

Shelby, NC 28150-9782

Home:(704) 482-3110

1-800-776-1054

Percent members: 44

Greetings from North Carolina. It’s been a hectic holiday season for us this year. We had practically our whole extended family as guests and had a great time. 1 hope you all had happy and satisfying Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

The first letter I got arrived right after I mailed in the last class news. It came from Todd LAV1GNE and was penned as he was preparing to deploy to Incirlik, Turkey. He arrived at Cannon AFB in July following 5-1 1/2 years at Ramstein. He kept real busy during Desert Shield and Desert Storm helping to make sure supplies and materials got where they were needed. His next assignments lost me in a maze of abbreviations that, as a Medical Corps type who’s been out of the real Air Force for a few years, left me totally confused and left Todd at Cannon as a fighter squadron maintenance officer working directly for the FS/CC. Also at Cannon, according to Todd, is Lt Col Mike TURNER who spent the war as one of General Schwarzkopf’s senior staff. He’s currently the 524th FS, 27th FW, DO.

The next letter was from Scott STINE, who I think gets more class news to report than I do! Scott is a family practitioner in Carrolton, OH. He reports that Bill CARPENTER took command of the 492nd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath in May. They are in the process of transitioning to F-15Es. Bill and spouse, Jenny, have three children: Ryan, Lauren and Carly. Scott also got a letter from John ALBERT. John, his wife, Gini, and children Abigail and Marjorie moved from USAFA to a job with NATO in Brussels, Belgium.

Change-of-address cards this time include: Scott MILLS from Sacramento, CA to Montgomery, AL; Philip C. DEBRUIN from Europe to Tacoma, WA; William M. WILSON, Jr., from Vacaville, CA to Cambridge, MA; James J. CASEY moved around a little in Colorado Springs; Earl E. WHITT, Jr., also changed addresses in Austin, TX; Gregory T. BEYER and wife, Celeste, traded abodes in Wichita Falls, TX and finally, Stephen T. MCDAVID and family have moved from Altus AFB, OK to Europe.

We’re only a couple issues away from our 20th Reunion in Oct. ’93. Hope to see you all there.

Joe Brezovic

112 Simmons Drive

Huntsville, AL 35763

Home: (205) 882-6916

Percent members: 40

Marianne WHALEN from Montgomery to on base at Maxwell. Whatever happened to the days when we couldn’t wait to get off base?

Barry WILSON has returned from the fighter wing “Wolfpack”, remote at Kunsan, Korea. He submits that there is no other wing comparable in esprit de corps! I’m sure that being next to no-man’s-land and the first to fight helps keep the team focused on what is important! Barry considers being at Fort McNair, Washington for 1CAF, in “heaven”. Barry reports that Duncan MCNABB and John WARD are also in the area while Dan GOODRICH and Dan GRIFFIN are at the National War College.

David REINHOLZ sent in an update that he is the Sq CC at Kadena, Japan. His ops officer is Gordy ETTENSON. Dave HOGLUND and A1 GUARDINO have been seen passing thru the area. Robert and Eileen LIGDAY are experiencing the joys of having their first child Megan. He wrote that Megan has dad’s eyes but mom’s good looks! (Check the annual for how he looked way back when, and you can wholeheartedly agree!)

Russell PATTERSON wrote in from RAF Mildenhall. His tasking is to assist in the reinforcing of the NATO alliance amidst all of the draw downs. He is proud and happy to be part of the group that works with ANG and AFRes with respect to deployments to UK and Norway. Doug and Ann DILDY wrote in from Soesterberg where Doug is the Fighter Sq CC! Chris CAMPBELL had been up from Heidelberg to visit. Doug thinks that Steve and Donna RANDOLPH are around Montgomery. Mike and Michelle SACRIDER are/were around Keflavik, Iceland, where Mike is the F-15 ops officer.

Ken MCKEAN sent in some news. This paragraph is a synopsis of his data. Ken wrote in from Langley AFB, working with Checkered Flag. Gary SAMBUCHI, Curt MOODY, Mark SMITH are in the same hall or in the next building from him. Ken had reminisced with Don OUKROP while both were TDY to Saudi. On another TDY, to Homestead (preAndrew), he visited with Hal QUANBECK and Gregg STEINHILPERT. Bill YUCUIS answered Ken’s call to Bergstrom. Due to draw downs and relocation, it is reported that Bill is to be at Moody AFB, GA come Jan ’93. Frank BREWER, Mark LEOPARDI, and Ken are the perennial ’74 contingent of the, ahem, “Seniors Division” at the ’92 Hill AFB Invitational Ski Meet, in which Frank did 16th overall and 3rd in seniors. (This news just in from March ’92. Let’s hope that this year’s events will give Frank a chance to beat his record in ’92, and the other two to place somewhere high!) Anyone else from ’74 is invited to come along! Mark is reported to be at Scott AFB. Ken visited with Andy and Kim SCROGGS at Hickam where Andy is CC of 619 MASS. Terry GILBERT hosted Ken at Reese AFB, where it is rumored that Terry (Training Sq CC) is a real hammer. Merrill BEYER visited with Ken enroute to his new place in Yokota, Japan. Dave RUSK was last seen at the Langley O-Club, and said to have just moved there.

The last note comes from Mike “Cranny” and Tracy CRANFORD, Colorado Springs. As you may remember, they were wed twice this year: in Australia and at the AFA Chapel. He has a video when you come to visit! They’ve had a whirlwind tour: Broadway, Empire State Building, U.N., scuba in the Honduras, and now skiing in the Aspen/Winter Park areas.

Besides moving, promotions, or retiring, the next big event is our 20th reunion. Are some of you planning to come? Any ideas/helpers?

Cranny closed with a note I’d like to pass on courtesy of Robert Louis Stevenson: “So long as we are loved by others 1 would almost say w'e are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.” So my friends, take care, stay in touch and thanks for not making us feel useless!” May you live long and prosper.

W?M

I hope all is well with you and yours! Four of the ’74 family have written, three notes and five sent change cards, and no calls/returned calls.

Hal QUANBECK has had to move due to Andrew swinging through! Their new place is in Key Largo, FL. Frank MCINTIRE has moved to Montgomery, probably for ACSC. James MASSARO grabbed all he had in Virginia and now resides in San Antonio. Looks like he did it before the winter set in! There are two for the shortest-move award: Bill VANHORN from one street to another in Aurora, CO; and Ed and

Jeff Hackett

1825 E. Jeanine Drive

Tempe, AZ 85284

Home (602) 831-9439

Office: (602) 891-2734

PRODIGY E-Mail: SFWD67A

Percent members: 36

HACKETT’s THEOREM ON THE HALF-LIFE OF GOOD INTENTIONS. I hestitate to give any kind of praise for the overwhelming amount of input that I’ve received for this installment of the class news for fear that it will sabotage the good intentions of those who are just about to write/call/E-Mail something for the spring magazine. Or perhaps I can keep it in perspective by saying that although 16 of you helped me write this edition, 733 of you are “readers only” and should grab your pen, telephone, or keyboard before you go any further.

BELAY THAT ORDER AND GO TELL YOUR FAMILY HOW

MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU. Our classmate Tom SUMMERS lost a valiant struggle against lukemia in early October. 1 got the news from Dan HITES, a ’68 grad, who worked with Tom at Northrop. With Dan’s help, our class sent flowers to Tom’s wife, Tobie, and the three children with what 1 hope are your collective thoughts:

The common bond between classmates, those with whom we were close and those we “only” shared a unique experience with, is stirred by Tom’s passing. As each of us hears the sad news, please know that our thoughts will go to our own fond memories, to you with whom Tom shared these years since graduation, and to the God with whom he now rests.

USAF Academy Class of 1975

A USAFA FIRST! If you want to get a feel for the environment and the kind of responsibility a U.S. Navy attack submarine commander has to deal with, you could go rent “Hunt for Red October” or you could call Mark LENCI, who is now commander of the U.S.S. Houston (SSN-713)!

[Interesting note: the Houston was actually used for all the filming in that movie!] Mark sent along a bunch of items from the change-of-command ceremony; 1 found this picture and the tidbit that the Houston has spent 1,660 days submerged over the past 10 years most interesting! Mark says that when Dan MCCORRY and Jim MARBURGER aren’t helping him heap it on USNA grads about their football team they’re serving as the commander of the Test Squadron at Edwards and as a lawyer here in Phoenix, respectively.

AN AVID READER SILVER STAR AND FAITHFUL WRITER

GOLD STAR! I’m sure glad Ed SIENKIEWICZ likes to read and write. As he did last spring, he’s combed through various items of Air Force journalism to glean out news of our classmates. In this case it’s a bit of a dubious distinction to see that Don SNELGROVE has joined the ranks of ACES II (ejection seat) testers. Don, who’s with the 86FW, Ramstein AB, stepped over the side of his ill F-16C while on an Operation Provide Comfort mission in Eastern Turkey. Glad to say no injuries were reported. Ed also saw reference to the Mike Mark Memorial Field House at Bitburg AB in an Airman magazine article; hard to believe it’s been over 14 years since his accident. By the way, I have an update on the Bitburg personality Ed wrote us about last spring. Bob TURNER is now the commander of the 53rd Fighter Squadron. In a first-hand account, Ed notes that Bob MARR, Debbie and family are also up at Griffiss AFB. Bob works in Current Operations at Northeast Air Defense Sector. An amazing question from Ed; can anyone else match his string of attending seven straight USAFA-USMA football games at West Point (every game since 1980)?

THE REVOLVING DOOR TURNS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS! Got a letter from Bill MURRAY to belatedly let us know that he came back on active duty (after six years as a civilian and part-time guard pilot) in 1990. He, Judy, and the two girls are just arriving at Wright-Patterson AFB where he will work on the Combat Tallon II Program (same program he worked on as a civilian at E-Systems!). The Murray’s are returning from Spain where he held jobs as 401FW scheduler, executive to 16AF commander, and commander of the 600th Mission Support Squadron. Bill said that the Murray family will miss Jon BALL and his family who were also in Spain (F-16 squadron ops officer who saw action in Desert Storm) but have moved on to Washington, DC (the Pentagon). O.K., go back to the picture and tell me where you’ve seen that pretty face before? (and I damn sure don’t mean Bill!) [Hint: look at the Squadron Sweethearts in your 1° Yearbook.]

Back in the Saddle Bill Murray with wife, Judy.

HI-TECH “HELLO” FROM GOOD OL’ STVV25A. Got an E-mail (over Prodigy) from Dan BURKETT who startled me by saying that he “left the Air Force in 1988.” What that really means is that, since that time, he’s been in DoD and/or Joint-Service schools/assignments! Currently in something called Joint Staff, J-8, Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment. Also on Joint Staff; Richard (Duck) LAYMAN, Mark (Tiny Dancer) HOLMES, Arthur (Chip) DIEHL, and Joe MAY (guess he showed up too recently to have earned a nickname). Recent parolees (Dan’s term) were Larry BRYANT back to the Zoo, and Jerry LEVESQUE moved on to USAF Studies and Analysis. Dan ran into Mister/Major Rick PYATT recently. Rick got out a year or so ago, flies for United and is an IMA reservist at the Pentagon (AF/XOOC). [For those of you on Prodigy, remember, Dan didn’t even have to buy a postage stamp to get all that info to me!]

SAINT PATRICK’S DAY GREETINGS. Sure, they were sent to me as Christmas cards, but by the time your read this it just seemed more appropriate... In alphabetical order; 1) Denny BROOKS and Leslie sent us a card and letter. Think I’ve been able to keep y’all up to speed on their comings and going (he’s a good person and writes to the Scribe often) but Denny did add a note that strongly suggests that, now that we’re getting older, anyone getting out or being “medically” retired/separated is welcome to call him in Colorado Springs. 2) Mike and Diane BUCKLEY are still shoveling snow in Anchorage. Mike’s full-time job (737 captain for Alaska Airlines) is “about the same” but the world situation has meant travel to new and “exotic” places in his Guard job (C-130 pilot). 3) Tom and Rochelle CALHOUN had only been back from their Jamacian honeymoon for a few weeks when they mailed off their Holiday card/letter. They, Andrea (14) and Sean (9) are in Redlands, CA. Tom’s director of Facility Planning for the local school district and is chief of Plans for the reserve wing which is about to move from Norton AFB to March AFB. Rochelle is a psychologist at the Patton State Hospital. 4) Dave and Barb COMMONS have moved into their house in Austin, TX where Dave is flying with the reserve F-16 unit at Bergstrom AFB. He’s still with Delta but has moved his domicile to Dallas. I assume his incessant “Hail to the Redskins” B.S. keeps him in trouble with his co-workers. Too bad... NOT!

Also, 5) Mark and Lucy DONNELLY and the kids (1st and 3rd grade) have been at Andrews for 3 Vi years now. Mark’s still flying the Gulfstream and Air Force One: “the job is the same, just different faces and places.” 6) The GOMES family (Brian, Sandy, plus three) still have not fallen into the Holiday letter routine yet; just a nice card and family portrait. The postmark confirms that they’re still in Charlotte, NC. You’ll have to rely on my hearsay to know that he’s still with U.S. Air and flying KC-lOs with the USAFR. 7) Chris GLAESER sent a card and note to advise that he, Karen, and the three kids have moved on to a 10-acre “hobby” farm outside Minneapolis. Chris says the primary crop is weeds. He promised he’ll take time off from pulling those weeds and flying for Northwest to send along an informative letter before the next article.

Also, 8) got a card and a letter from the commander of the 3rd Combat Communications Group, Dale MEYERROSE. He went to Tinker via National War College after his eighth year in Washington, DC (“didn’t get a medal, so, figure I’m a lead-pipe cinch for heaven”). Joe STEIN and Sam RYALS were in his class at NWC; Joe went on to NATO, Brussels, and Sam, who Dale claims went to NWC on an athletic scholarship, has moved into the C-27 Program Office at Wright-Pat. Pete HENNESSEY is at the Oklahoma Air Logistic Center there at Tinker too. By some horrible errors in judgement, Dale (but not the Scribe!) got Christmas cards from Bentley RAYBURN (soon to be Fighter Weapons

The Skipper” Mark Lend flanked by Lt. Col. Dan McCorry and Jim Marburger.

School commandant), Bill DAVIES (still at Air Staff), and Dave T1LLOTSON (USSPACECOM). 9) The TRAYLOR family, Kent, Carol, and Meagan, are still at Langley AFB where Kent’s best story is of the two-ship F-15 flight he and Carl VANPELT took to McChord AFB. He and Carl (IstFW ADO) were there to be enroute escorts for a couple of SU-27s on their way to Langley for an official visit. While at McChord they worked with Scott SMITH who was the interpreter for the visit.

Also, 10) Jon TURNER is still teaching/flying with United in Denver. He, Diane and the kids (Jill’s a freshman, Ric’s in 6th grade) still live in C-Springs where Jon flies with the reserves (C-130) and Diane continues as the director of a large Christian preschool. 11) Mark VOLHEFF penned a long note on the card he and Mary sent. Mark was squadron commander of the 52nd Airlift Squadron (C-141) at Norton until the pending base closure pushed that unit out of existence. Until he goes off to Air War College in July he’ll serve as the deputy operations group commander. Mark advises that Tom FRALEY (Michelle) went PCS to Howard AB, Panama to fly the C-130 and be chief of Safety. Dan CHAPMAN is hanging on at Norton at the Inspection Safety Agency. Spence ROBERTS (Kelly) is doing important management things at FEDEX, “making/saving them millions.” 12) [Finally!] Wayne WILLIS is still at Holloman AFB and says he isn’t leaving until he gets another “good” assignment (one where you still get to fly airplanes and work with nice people!). He’s now the test director for AFOTEC. Their big news was that Amy graduated from BYU last summer with a degree in interior design. All four kids are doing great.

Note that I have superb family pictures of the Gomes, Traylor, Turner, and Willis families but will attempt to be close to the editor’s space limitation by saving them for later.

SOUND BITES (still trying to keep this short enough). Saw Chuck HOLLAND’S parents on a business trip to St. Louis Chuck’s at STRATCOM (Offutt AFB) working on the strategic weapons treaties. Saw Dave WALLACE in the Hill AFB O’Club he’s doing well as the chief of 388FW Safety. He passed on: Jim CORRIGAN is 34th Fighter Squadron commander there at Hill, John STEWARD is also in the 388th Wing (Plans), Dave (Beagle) BEATTY is at the 18th Air Support Group Depot at Pope AFB and is soon to be married, Mark MCCONNELL took the Air Force up on their “early out” offer and was last seen down in Tucson with the 162FW (ANG). John OSSIFF is a lawyer in L.A. married to a lawyer and they’re about to have a baby.

I’M GETTING HIGHLY NEUROTIC ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THIS ARTICLE. So I’ll just remind you to write and tell the people you love how you feel it’s always later than you think.

Bill Brundage

20 East Washington St.

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Home: (719) 634-7040

Work: (719) 472-2270

DSN: 259-2270

Percent members: 37

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willHello everyone. Colorado is attempting to come up with a winter again... mostly sunny, windy, and what falls melts pretty quickly, although I hear the mountains are doing better. Hope you and yours have survived the Christmas season intact and are looking forward to an enjoyable ’93. I have some news. It appears that my days in Colorado are numbered. I guess the DoD censor spotted all my snide “joint” comments and has decided to convert me once and for all! at least all of you previous visitors have told me that the Pentagon has a way of changing one’s outlook! Anyway, my change in status raises the question of authorship of these quarterly epistles. If there is anyone out there with a few semicolons, perhaps a consonant to two, a verb, or even a pithy saying, yearning to breathe free on the pages of this august journal, you know where to reach me! Given last edition’s spelling and grammar mistakes (my cadets made me up their grades for that one!), I certainly don’t have any claim to long-term editorship! But enough of my career travails... There is news in that thar pile and to it I shall turn.

Jeff (Connie) BECKER wrote from RAF Bentwaters (as the lights were going out). Jeff is finishing his tour as 510 TFS operations officer which included a total of six wonderful months flying over Northern Iraq in support of Provide Comfort. Jeff and family are enroute to the Nevada heat at Nellis where Jeff will try to loosen some of that good English moss and become the operations officer at the 549th Joint Training Squadron. (There’s that word again. I almost got busted once for saying that!) Jeff passed on that among the Bentwaters holdouts are Greg (Kim) SANDERS who keeps occupied as the 92 TFS operations officer and is finishing his fourth two-month Turkey Trot; Dave (Lynd) CLARY who served as the

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91st TFS commander and is now the wing ADO; Eric (Marcia) COPPIN who is chief of Stan Eval; while the chief of Aerospace Medicine, Dave (Judy) HRNCIR, does his best to keep those decrepit old ’76er carcasses functioning at somewhere near full speed. Thanks for the note Jeff and best of luck at Vegas!

Stephen (Jennifer) FRYE wrote from the wilds of Oklahoma. Congratulations are definitely in order since Lt Col Frye is the new commander of the 57th Airlift Squadron at Altus. For those of you watching the big changes in AMC these days, the 57th is now part of the 443rd Airlift Wing which will soon be merging with the 340th Refueling Wing to become the 97th Air Mobility Wing (the first in AMC). Gas passers and trash haulers all under one roof (or at least on the same organizational chart) what’s the world coming to?

Mark (Donna) SCHWING wrote to say he has given up on midwest winters and is fleeing the Chicago environs for Honolulu. Mark has been flying AF Reserve C-130s (pardon me for a second here, I have to stand when I write those numbers) and will transfer to the Hawaii ANG. When he’s not earning Aerial Achievement or Campaign Medals, Mark serves as a United B-747 First Officer. Look for him on that long-delayed Hawaii vacation you were planning on taking. Tom (Deborah) TRAINOR wrote from beautiful Fargo, ND. Deborah has a real job teaching at Concordia College while Tom still works for Northwest. Tom also puts in time for the AF Reserve at HQ USAF in the tanker airlift operations world.

Mike (Jacqueline) WALSH continues to send me interesting post cards from Hawaii at least this one didn’t bring a lawyer to my door! Mike passed on that Joe (Becky) MARCHINO managed to beat Iniki to Kauai recently while Glen (Bettie) DORMAN continues to eat those words uttered at ACSC (I’ll never do ) as a USSOCOM Exercise type. Mike passed on that he and Pee Wee (Dave) (Nancy) YAUCH, having spent three and one half weeks being “jointly” on the USS Coronado, have conclusively proved that we all made the right decision when we turned down those Annapolis slots. I guess Pee Wee got to be Mr. FEMA for Guam after Typhoon Omar hit. Now that sounds like fun! Thanks for the note Mike.

Jeff (Cookie) FORD stopped by my office (cubby hole is more like it) and did something truly unseemly on my bulletin board. I guess I deserved it Jeff. Had a wonderful relaxing evening at a local pizza place with Dr. Dean LARSON yeah, I should have been doing lesson plans but you know how it goes. Anyway, Dean, Kay, Jennifer (13), and Kimberly (6) now call Fallon, NV home where Dean works for the folks at the Center for Naval Analyses. Dean left the Air Force a few years back, managed to get through a PhD in physics at the University of New Mexico, and is now doing some pretty interesting things with the Navy. Got a letter from Jeff (Ute) WHATLEY who was recovering from a football game at Jeff (Cyndy) LARSEN’s house. Jeff and Ute made the jump to Delta in ’87 and both are breathing a sigh of relief as things finally look like they will “work out”! After five years with Delta now, Jeff is off the “B” list and has some 3,000 pilots below him. Hey Jeff, I always knew you were A Team material it’s all those chains! Jeff passed on that Mel (Linde) PRIVETT has left SAC and is now home in Alton, MO with Melvin (13) and Ashley (10). Mel is using the VA to go to school. Bill (Carolyn) STARNES (Delta 767 copilot) lives close by in Peachtree City and (this must be a first!) is expecting grandchild til. Also among the ’76 Peachtree Mafia is Parker (Roxana) WRIGHT who works as a 111 engineer instructor in Delta’s training department when he’s not keeping track of three children. Jeff sees both Joe (Hedi) BYERLY and Ron (Christine) BARAN who are just starting out with Delta as 727 flight engineers as well as John (Susan) JASKEY who does Delta 727 inflight engineer checkrides. Greg (Angela) HOLM lives in Fort Thomas, KY and works as a Delta 727 first officer out of Cincinnati when he’s not working as vice chairman of the Delta Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association. Thanks for the note Jeff and sorry it took so long to get it into print! And speaking of Jeffs, you should all look for Jeff (Cyndy) LARSEN these next few months. He has been doing a lot of traveling lately, laying the foundations for a new research institute here at the

Academy. It’s an exciting effort which Brad (Elizabeth) MOFFETT has been working on from the Pentagon side.

Hey! I got my yearly edition of the Heinz Christmas Letter courtesy of Steve (Kay) HEINZ. Now how many of you folks have a newsletter with a “color” front page? This guy is going to shame me into sending Christmas cards any day now! The Heinzes continue to keep certain portions of Pennsylvania and Colorado Springs rolling in laughter.

A healthy dose of address changes this fall... glad to see the PCS budget hasn’t dried up completely. Tim (Nancy) CANTWELL has returned from overseas to Shaw AFB, SC; Mike (Debra) FRICANO has moved up in O’Fallon, IL. (Give a guy a pay raise and what does he do with it!) Hal GETZELMAN has moved across the street at Langley, VA. Pete (Mary Ellen) KLUCK has left Saint Avertin, France for Yaounde Cameroon and a real adventure. Robert (Pam) MANSFIELD has left Ellwsorth, SD for Grand Forks, ND. David (Connie) MCKENZIE has left Victorville for what looks like an Asian APO, and last of all Bruce (Candy) WITHERS is still at McGuire in New Jersey. (Everything gets sent to me Bruce!)

Well, that’s it for now. How about some photos guys, preferably of classmates who won’t make me feel so old and GREY! All the best in the new year, everyone!

John J. Michels, Jr.

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HO, HO, HO: Hope this finds everybody reveling in your concept of perfect winter weather. This is my least favorite time of the year in the mid-Atlantic it’s too warm to snow and too cold to make the kids go outside when I am trying to write this column. News from the Michels’ household is pretty good this Holiday Season. We’re safe, healthy, and I got through Christmas without having to declare personal bankruptcy. Hope the Holidays went well for all of you.

BOY, IS MY FACE RED DEPARTMENT: Somehow in my scurry to get the last column out I omitted the most interesting news. Daryl JONES (Myoushi), who, as my regular readers know, is a Florida state congressman, had the distinction of addressing the Democratic National Convention in New York last summer. I knew about this in plenty of time for the last column since I was badgering Daryl on some other, less interesting subjects. Daryl was quick to point out that he was not one of the prime-time speakers, but that the opportunity was definitely a kick. And a kick is what I deserve for omitting it from the fall report.

NEWS FROM THE FINAL FRONTIER: Charlie PRECOURT (Lynne) is still on track to become the first literal space man of the class. We now have a class banner to travel along with him, courtesy of the professional, diligent and gratis efforts of Tom HEANEY (Joan). Tom is running his own graphic layout and design business in the Springs and pulled together a superb design. He also orchestrated the fabric and production and arranged for some free pulicity for his supplier up in New Jersey. With any luck, we’ll have a picture for the next Checkpoints. Thanks Tom, and good luck Charlie on the February launch.

Tom JONES (Liz) dropped me a card from Houston where he is waiting for his Shuttle ride sometime this spring. He asked if my law firm was like the outfit in The Firm. Of course not, Tom, but we do have those funny coding devices on the copiers. As part of his NASA duties, Tom is getting checked out as an A/C in the Cessna Citation up in Wichita. He reports that Tim HAGAN (Mary) is at McConnell commanding a supply squadron there, Norm THOMPSON (Mary) is a first officer for American flying the 757 out of Newark/LaGuardia, and Jeff DETROYE (Diane) is also at the Johnson Space Center. By the time this is published Jeff should be a father. I suspect he will find that a little more challenging than his current job overseeing the space station budget. Thanks for the update Tom and I’m getting real conversant with Civil War battlefield sites, so stop by sometime.

I‘VE GOT A FEELING WE RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE:

Cyndee MCVAY dropped me a Christmas card to say that Pat got a short-notice TDY to support the Somali relief effort. In addition to his job as a humanitarian, Pat is the operations officer for his KC-135 squadron at McConnell. Pat was picked up BTZ for L/C and should be looking at a squadron of his own sometime in 1993. Cyndee noted that Don MAGEE (Valerie) is upgrading to captain with United Airlines out of Colorado Springs and that Russ FINNEY (Kathie) is getting out this

year. I’m sorry to see that, Russ is an exceptional flyer and a friend. Armando COSTALES (Wendy) has left Command and General Staff School at Leavenworth for a tour with DIA at the Pentagon. He’s due to put on L/C this year and sounded pretty good over the phone. I hope to see him on my next trip to the District.

LATE FILINGS: The mailbag was full this time around, mainly because I waited until the very last minute to write the column. My thanks to all of you for the Christmas cards, Christmas letters and photographs. Duff MUIR (Mary) wrote from HQ Allied Air Forces, central Europe at Ramstein where he is working in the ops research branch. Duff’s business card says “opertions analyst/senior pilot” so I hope he gets some flying in. He regularly runs into familiar faces in Germany and had the following updates: John HERD (Mindi) is heading up a maintenance squadron at Nellis, Ron STEVENS (Carol) is at 5th ATAF at Vicenza, Italy; Chip ERESMAN (Diana) is flying the NEACAP at Offutt; Rick NEWTON (Kathy) is at MacDill working for CENTCOM and probably looking for technicals right now; Joe SMUTKO (Carolyn) is at Heidelberg in the 4th AFAB; and Lee GUSTIN (Kathy) finished the short course at Ft. Leavenworth but is now a civilian.

Duff ran into Ted LINHOF (Stephanie) who attended Canadian Staff College in 1990 and stayed on in Ottawa at the weapons shop, and Dave MCKENNY (Ann) was over at Oberammergau with his reserve unit from Peterson in ’130s. Dave flies for United in his real life. My former neighbor Dick CORZINE (Kim) is at Naples at AIRSOUTH. Dave KISH (Lani) is at Ismir with 6th ATAF. Bill LEROY (Sue) is Huey det commander at F.E. Warren, Bobby WILKES, not an LTC, is at the Pentagon in J-3 and an expert on Desert Shield/Storm/Provide Comfort and probably this latest project as well. T.J. COX (Cheri) is at USAFE, on his third consecutive overseas assignment. Emmett TULLIA (Diane) is also at USAFE in the DOJ shop. Rich PIALET (Renell) left Soesterberg and is now at USAFE/DOOF. Chuck MAGEE is slated to leave Europe for Cannon and the F-lll.

John YANAROS (Eileen) moved from Alconbury to Intel support at the Pentagon. Gary SHEPPARD (Janice) is also in Europe flying T-43s for 608 MAG. A1 CARNEY (Robin) is at PACOM in Honolulu, Scott HUTT (Susan) is at Offutt at the JSTPS, Milt JOHNSON (Jackie) is slugging it out in D.C. at AFSAA/SAG, and Don MOORE (Cindy) and Steve CAREY are both at Langley as LTCs. Duff closed by noting that Rod SHRADER (Jo) is consulting out of Nashville as a civilian. This infopacked letter appears to be a sneaky play by Duff to volunteer for the class scribe job, and I will file it away with the other applications I have for use in the future. Thanks a lot Duff.

OTHER LETTERS: Frenchi FERNAND (Karen) will get his PhD from Kansas this spring and then head back to the Academy to teach aero. Lynn and Cynthia SCOTT have moved from Austin to San Antonio where Lynn is finishing up his PhD thesis and working at the Human Resources Lab. Mark CASTELLANI (Susan) is back in my old stomping grounds at the 55th SRW as an RC-135 pilot. Mark notes that Steve STOKES (Karen) is up at STRATCOM along with Rick TURNER (Karen) and Jim EWING (Cheryl). Mark was at Chip LAMB’s (Trish) wedding in Ft. Worth along with Karl SCHRICKER (Karen). Both Chip and Karl are American Airlines pilots flying F-16s for the Texas Guard on the side. Mouse NEUMEISTER (Martha) is at Patrick at the AFTAC and Mark talks occasionally with Dan MCNEIL (Donna) who is flying T-43s for the Colorado Guard at Buckley. Thanks for the note Mark.

Jeff “It Looked So Easy” PERKINS (Leslie) wrote to say he spent several weeks with his arm in a cast from a roller-blading accident down at Barksdale but that everything else seems to be going fine at that “Gateway of the Southeast”, Bossier City, LA. Jeff asks the presumablyrhetorical question “How come everybody I know is in Virginia?” Probably because most of us have at least driven through Louisiana, Jeff.

Dave PODOLNY (Cec) dropped me quick note from Turkey where he’s happy about making the “return to fly list” but is not too optimistic for the future. Joe FERRARA (Molly) is at EUCOM at Stuttgart. They are enjoying Europe now that there is more of it to see. Paul PIROG (Mary) is enjoying his new job up at the Secretary of the Air Force

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Steve SIMON (Paula) wrote to let me know that they had a baby girl in September. Steve is fighting the battle to keep the Academy as a semblance of a military institution, but reports that we’re on the losing end of that struggle, at least temporarily. Steve notes that Dennis BELLAMY (Lorraine) is working as an assistant ops officer at an F-15C squadron at Mountain Home, Mike RUGGIERO (Lisa) is a 727 first officer outside Cincinnati, Joe GUHIN heading up Combat Plans at Fairchild, Frank LEURQUIN (Jeanette) is at Langley at ACC headquarters, Phil SMITH is flying for TWA, Bob MONG1LLO (Teresa) is pushing tankers around the sky at Mildenhall, and Kurt YELKEN (Pam) is flying as a 757 first officer out of Minneapolis for Northwest.

Liz COATSWORTH dropped me a line from my old haunt of Kadena where Matt is a flight surgeon and is being regularly deployed with his fighter unit. Liz had their fourth child, a boy, in October and it sounds like everyone is doing well. She notes they’ll be on the island for another two years.

CLOSEOUT: Thanks again for the kind words and newsy letters. All the best for the New Year. Be seeing you.

Andy and Kristin Szkotak

WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT DEPARTMENT: Got a letter from a long-lost friend. Andy SZKOTAK (Kristin), who was working for tional with Paul LEVY, Mike DEVLIN, and Grady BOOCH (Jan), decided to “take a sabbatical from life.” Over the last two years Andy hiked over 1,500 miles of the Appalachian Trail and traveled around the country with his two kids. Although he still has 700 miles left to go on the trail, he is “slowly working my way back in society”. Well, it’s hardly like you’ve been in prison, Andy. He is living up in Maryland and doing some consulting work in the D.C. area.

Doug BEASON wrote from D.C. where he is still working at the White House in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Doug does not think he’ll be around too much longer following the change in administrations. Doug’s sixth book, Assemblers of Infinity, is due out early this year. His last novel, The Trinity Paradox, is in the running for a “Nebula Award” for the best science fiction novel of the year. Doug’s genre is known as hard science fiction, which means it probably won’t be made into a Steven Spielberg film. The Nebulas will be announced this spring. We’ve got our fingers crossed, Doug.

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USAF Academy, CO 80840-1241

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Howdy from the great white north! I know Colorado is different from the California high desert but this is getting strange. There is snow on the ground that nas actually been there for more than two weeks, and it was seven degrees when I drove to work this morning at 7 a.m. The weather guesser sez that there is another storm on tap for this weekend ’tis a privilege to live in Colorado (I have to admit though that it sure beats the desert). My thanks for the letters, cards and phone calls the past couple of months.

A truly great event was Glenn SPEARS flying out from Louisiana and speaking at the semi-annual Deuce dining-in last month. Glenn gave an outstanding speech on accepting the challenge of change and got a genuine standing ovation. He really impressed the cadets, especially with the way he negotiated deceased insect and slammed down some rude grog. When the squadron found out we were clasmates and had known each other at the Z o they offered him large sums (they get paid a lot more than we did) of money for any dirt available on me. However, being as how we both had our red suspenders on, Glenn was mum. After the festivities, Glenn, myself, Mark RODRIGUEZ and my deputy adjourned to the O’Club for several hours of solving the world’s problems and giving President-elect Clinton some free advice. My thanks again Glenn for a most memorable event!

I got a call from Mike “Smacko” MCMILLIE (Pamela) a couple of weeks ago. Mike works for BDM in Virginia as a computer wizard/ analyst. He enjoys the job and hopes to stay in the business. Smacko always was good at that kind of thing I remember a check ride we took together at Torrejon where he gave the world’s greatest threat brief with miniature ZSU-23-4 models that absolutely watered the SEFE’s eyes. I also got a neat call from Frank YERKES (Kay) who is a chaplain at Altus. Frank flew in the AF for several years then got out, went to the seminary and became a Methodist minister. He felt the Lord was leading him back into the Air Force and is very much enjoying his new career. He leaves for Germany (Spangladesh) soon and hopes to maybe return to the Zoo next assignment. Frank mentioned that while at Altus he ran into Rob HALL (Debi) who was in the area for a C-5 requal then going to Dover. He also spent some time in the land of sand and saw Mark DONAHOE who was there as an ALCC controller.

I received a letter from Jeff KINDSCHUH (Billie) who is vice president for an environmental consulting firm in Oklahoma City. He and Billie have been keeping busy this past year traveling around the country and Mexico. While they were in Dallas, they had a chance to visit Pete ZIMOWSKI (Jackie). Zimo is a pilot for Delta and loves it. Speaking of Delta pilots, Dan MESNARD (Paula) just made captain and is trying to sell his house here in the Springs and move back to Dallas where he says he will be on reserve for a long time.

Got a nice Christmas card from Dave SCOTT (Lisa) who is still slugging it out at ACSC but is “a happy camper” with the news that he made the return-to-fly board and goes to Ramstein in an F-16 after graduation. Ed and Mitzi HAZLETT also sent a card from Alamogordo where Ed flies the AT-38 at Holloman. They left Hawaii where Ed was on the PACAF staff and are happy to be flying again. John and Bonnie WEIDA also wrote from Rhode Island where John is finishing up Naval War College. He also is going back to the Viper but hasn’t been told where yet (he has been told either Shaw, Moody or Hill).

Other successful return-to-fly board warriors in the local area include Moose EVERS to Reese in T-37s, Jim PENNEKAMP to somewhere in ATC (“they” won’t tell him when or where) and Steve CLARK is working a tanker assignment. I talked to Bob HERRIS (Alice) who just got to Hill where he will fly the F-16 after being the USAFE DO’s exec at Ramstein for the past couple of years.

I was in El Paso a few weeks ago for the UTEP game and ran into Bulldog buddy Rick DUNHAM (Vicki) at a Holloman tailgate. Rick escaped the 12th Air Force staff at Bergstrom and picked up an F-l 17 slot along the way. Back at the Zoo at a joint CS-01/CS-02 tailgate before the ill-fated BYU game, I met some guys from a Tyndall F-l5 squadron who said that their ops officer is Steve GOLDFEIN (Jeanne) it’s amazing the networking you can do over a burger and some chips. Goldie worked

the Senate side of Legislative Liaison before going to Florida. Speaking of Bulldogs, Mark, ‘79, and Betsy,’80, (JOVIAK) PIMENTEL have been keeping a CS-13 newsletter, the Dog Poop, going for some time that focuses primarily on folks in ’78-’80 when we were in the squadron together (Mark primarily, Betsy is busy as an ACSC student while Mark plays house husband). Concerning ’78: Gary STORIE (Catherine) is on the ACSC faculty and looks the same as he did the day he graduated; Mike AUSSERER (Paula), whose picture appeared in the last issue, stayed on at ACSC as the commandant’s exec. Dan GARNER (Tamara) is a physician at Keesler, Ted ROUGH (Terri) is chief of Maintenance for the 41st ECS at Davis-Monthan, and Tom LASH (Terri) finished ACSC after an astro instructor stint here and is now in a system program office in L.A. Thanks for the info Mark.

Rick and Adrienne REASER sent a creative birth announcement that looked like a giant piece of Doublemint gum to announce the arrival of twin girls Allison Rose and Amy Lee. Both were born on Sept. 12th at 6:12/13 a.m. and are doing well. Rick didn’t say where he is working but he is living in Hawthorne, CA which probably means L.A. Air Force Station.

The mail bag also included several change-of-address cards: Scott and Mary FERGUSON from Redmond to Woodinville, WA; Dave EIDSAUNE from APO, NY to San Pedro, CA; Brad CARLSON from Henderson to Las Vegas, NV; Tom MATHEWS from APO AE to Tucson, AZ; Dave GALLAGHER from Chanute to Champaign, IL; Tom Owen from APO AP to Layton, Ut; Bart MATHEWS from Ellawville, GA to Clearwater, FL; Kurt GEARHART from Hampton, VA to San Jose, CA; Larry KRAUSER from Tarzana to Van Nuys, CA; Joe BONIN from Leonardtown, MD to Albuquerque, NM; Art PENA from APO AE to Naranja, FL; Jan SCHAEUBLE from Randolph to APO AE; Eric THOMPSON to Honolulu, HI; and Mark GALLAGHER from Gilbert, AZ to San Antonio, TX.

My hope is that everyone had a warm holiday season and that the new year will bring health and happiness. Please keep the info in the system. It is really a joy to hear from friends and classmates. Take care until next time and may God bless.

Mike Donatelli

1149 S. Stone Ave.

La Grange, IL 60525

Percent members: 35

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My Three Sons. Julie and I had our third son Dec. 16. Mike and Matt wanted to know if Brian could be the football. Tim (Marianne) FYDA had his third truck driver (another Brian) in October. Fydo runs Fyda Freightliners in Ohio. He says it is not as fast as the Eagle jet but it is smoother on the pocketbook. Cal KEMP (Lynette) also has three boys. Cal is transitioning into a “different” vocation than flying jets. Cal is at the Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne.

Jim (Lisa) RODGERS has three boys and a girl. Rod MCALEAR (Dana, ’84) are proud parents of Samuel. Greg and Cheryl SMITH were expecting their first in Feb. ’93 but due to complications, Quinn Coleman Smith was born Nov. 13, 1992. She was only one pound, seven ounces at birth. Like Greg she’s a fighter and was to remain in intensive care until the actual due date. Guy and Ann WALSH’s baby boy Dan was born Oct. 11, ’92.

The Rodgers Family: Jim, Lisa, Kirk (11), Nikki (9), Kory (7), and Kevin (4).

Information on the Delta troops includes Dan (Kellie) BOYLEN playing pop to Dan III in DFW. Mike and Ann HAYES had their third, Matthew, the end of Nov. ’92. Garth and Janet ANDERSON had a baby girl April, guess when? Steve (Pam) HALVORSEN and three in tow live the good life in Oregon. Speaking of Oregon, Mike “Hootch” and Jan VANHOOMISSEN are expecting their first in May. Congrats!

Back to Delta. Fred (Laura) LANFORD is doing the CTANG and flying the Delta jets out of Boston. Baby 43 is due this spring. Kent GILLIAND is flying the big jets out of Atlanta. Kellie (Charlie) WADDELL is flying out of Atlanta. Charlie’s part of the Delta family because Kellie flies for us and Charlie is at home in Lake Lanier, GA being Mr. Mom if he’s not flying for USAir.

Jon “Nips” (Denise) NICHOLS is our newest member in the WIANG. He never flew the hog but he wintessed from 28,000 feet in his F-16 over Iraq A-lOs running down untethered Iraqi jeeps. Nips, Denise and new daughter, Alexa, are enjoying their new country estate in southern Wisconsin. The rest of the story is that Russ LARNED is not in the ANG and never flew the A-10 but he is flying the other hog, the 727 for Alaska Air, and lives in Spokane, WA.

From left are Scott Jensen, Russ Larned and Tim Fyda.

The true part of the story is that Scott (Debbie) JENSEN for the first and only time took my money on our last A-10 sortie. Scott works for FEDEX and because of his airline privileges, he rendezvoused with FYDA and LARNED for the firt annual “Fyda Freightliners Ohio Invitational.” Wait ’til next year. Jens and I are being forced to check out in the F-16. Unfortunately, Viper school was moved from Wichita to Tampa during Feb., Mar., and Apr. ’93. Bob (Liz) SWAIN is doing a fighter sweep as we speak down at MacDill. Bob assures me that RTU instructors can do wonders on a 300 knot brain and that it’s manatory to relieve the stressful academic environment on the golf course!

Falcon Buddies. A slew of classmates went to West Point for the big football game.^teve (Cherlyn) BARNES, Jon (Cindy^AGOT, Fred KNancy) JACOBSEN, Chip (Kim) TAYLOR, ‘■'Bruce (Anna) HOLBROOK (all DAL) met up with Mark (Candy^LEINHEKSAL and (Joe (Dana) HACKBRATH (NWA) andjMike “Trash” (Diana) ASHLEY (American Air).

Other Falcon buddies who keep in touch: Paul (Sue) BISHOP doing time at Eglin. Rich (Shelly) AHLQUIST enjoying winter in Minnesota with NWA. John SUSALLA is part of the NWA Detroit mafia along

with Mike (Janae) BEIL and neighbor Don MCCHESNEY. Bill YANIERO is flying Vipers with the NJANG and NWA. Bill had lunch with the fast burners of Greg ROMAN and Mark SVESTKA while passing through Washington, DC.

Mr. Mom Mark (Betsy) PIMENTAL sent me the long-overdue copy of the CS-13 newsletter. Betsy, like many of her contemporaries, is doing time at Maxwell while Mark cooks, cleans and tends to family needs. Dale (Sheila) BURTON is taking advantage of his abilities metabolizing fermented beverages as the assistant air attache for, get this, Australia. The Burton family is living on the economy in Canberra and trying to learn the language.

Economic reality set in on Bob MCGREAL when he moved from Tamil Nadu, South India to Camp Smith, Hawaii to work South Asia and Indian Ocean affairs. Pete HAYS is in Boston attending Tufts University and working toward a PhD in either poli sci or international affairs. He went with the understanding that he’d return to the Zoo, but with the latest congressional rumblings of a civilian-military mix of instructors at USAFA, who knows!

Tony (Cheryl) HANEY is at the puzzle palace in long-range plans after his Maxwell sabbatical. Jim (Tanya) REGAN flies for AA and lives in the D.C. area raising three boys. Bob DESMOND is finishing up his JD at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles and plans to be casted in L.A. Law. Bill (Monica) BARRY is doing his time at Oxford University in England. Bill’s doctoral degree is purely a research program so he attends classes he wants to when he wants to. USAFA was the perfect training for that lifestyle. Rusty (Sharon) STEWART is working in the Directorate of Safety at Kirtland AFB, NM. Jim WINTERS is on his way to the missions in Senegal in Western Africa to do bible translations.

The Real Air Force. Nips and I spoke with Robin RAND to set up our Nellis TDY in June. Robin is back in the USA after four years at Misawa AB, Japan. Robin is the ops officer at the Fighter Weaspons School in the F-16 Division. Phil (Holly) MACKEY was the last rock of CS-22. He tied the knot Dec. 27, ’92. Jim (Kathy) RUNK finished his sentence on Guam and is at HQ AMC/XOT working C-5 training issues. Other buds at Scott AFB and AMC are Randy FULLHART, Ken WAVERING, Mike MURAKAMI, Doug NEWLIN, Brock ESHLEMAN, Steve SCHEURMANN, Don LUSTIG, Mike HEABERLIN, and Gene STONE.

USTRANSCOM action is being directed by Henry HAISCH, Jimmy SCHNELLER and Bill CONROY. Ted DUBOSE is working AFSOUTH issues in Naples, Italy. Decade-below-the-zone Lt Col Jeff (Diann) MCCHESNEY is attending the Harvard University JFK School of Government and will be back in Eagle jets in June with RTU at Tyndall, and then off to Kadena AB, Japan.

Scott DORFF is working contingencies for the Air Staff in the Pentagon. Brian (Susan) KELLY is enjoying the weather at the Naval War College, Newport, RI. Chuck O’DONNELL and Don PALENDECH made the return-to-flying cut out of ACSC. Bob KADLEC is a special ops doctor at Hurlburt... MASH? The ACC staff is full of ’79ers too.

Gen. “Mike” Loh, ’60, commander ofAir Combat Command, joined this group of ’79ers in front of command headquarters at Langley AFB, Va. From left in thefront row are Glenn Weaver, Bill Travnick, Bob Edmonds, Jori Cromwell, Mark Giglio and Guy Walsh. In the middle row are Guy Wills, Joe Renis, John Calvin, Elden Kocourek, General Loh, Tom Fleming, Ed Zanowicz, Scott Adams, Steve Deaux and Jeff Ching. In the back row are Mike Leggett, Keith Trouwborst, Wayne Pepin, John Bingaman, Bruce Bingle, Frank Francois, Frank Gorenc, Kevin Jones, John McCormack and Boone Bodner. (Photo by SrA Michael Foster)

Others there are Rick (Lisa) BLACK, Roy CLELAND, Tim (Karen) MCLEAN, Pete (Peggy) O’CONNEL, Arch (Sue) RIPPETO and Bob (Ellen) TETTLEBACH.

Join the AOG if you’re not already a member. The Academy is facing some rather serious changes in the future. Your Academy via the AOG needs your input. The next scribe will be Bob McGreal, 303B Signer Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96818.

Don Myers

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Keylor ENG called me to be sure you knew another of our brothers has fallen. The names from the Dyess B-l which crashed were announcd: Zen GOC was on that plane. I’m told Nichole plans, for the time being, to remain in Abilene with the four children (ages 3-6). Please remember them in your thoughts and prayers.

NORTH, TO ALASKA! My Christmas present this year was a set of early orders to the Great White North. We’ll be leaving in plenty of time to make a 1 March report date to Kodiak Island (Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak). Please use the North Carolina address for your multitude of letters until the next magazine comes out. I still feel bad about the batch of Christmas picture I lost last year. There are some included in this column, which you’ve entrusted to me this year enjoy!

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE to join Mario RODRIGUEZ, many Falcon supporters (including Kathy and my parents), and me as we watched AF beat Army on their home turf! It was an excellent game in crisp, autumn weather (as opposed to a freezing downpour like last time). I was surprised not to see others of you that live around the D.C. area. No matter, Mario gave me a few kernels of info. He recently came from God’s Country where he worked on GPS software at the wing staff at Falcon AFS. Now he’s at Andrews as chief of Maintenance at the 89th Comm Group. I got this from Mario: George CUNNINGHAM had another boy about six months ago. Mark (Pat) FAIRBAIRN lives in northem New Jersey as he flies for American Airlines. They had a baby due 15 Dec. Doug HARRINGTON flies for the 89th and is a wing executive officer. Kelly HUMPHREY is in the C-27A at Howard. Keylor (Stephanie) ENG is at the JCS Info Resource Mgt Directorate he gets them whatever they want in the way of hardware/software and complains about the commute. Mike WATSON is at Wilford Hall in cancer treatment/radiology.

I also did a little investigative reporting at the game. I talked to a few firsties about the real reasons many didn’t leave after the changes regarding UPT slots: Seems that to pay back USAFA tuition and high-interest car loans you need job. Morale was not at an all-time high.

The West Point contingent, in back from left are Mark, Joe, Bruce, Cherlyn, Jon and Chip. In front are Candy, Dana, Anna, Steve, Cindy and Kim.

George, Nadine, Lindsay and Kyle Madson say “Hi” to “Mickey.

MY CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM YOU was a small group of calls, letters and cards. Thank you. George (Nadine) MADSON moved to Scott after unpacking the last box at Offutt. The house eventually sold and after a family separation during the summer while the new house was being built, all were united at their new home only 10 minutes from base. The big thrill was to have sod put down instead of having to start from scratch. George is chief of KC-135 aircrew training at AMC.

Fred and Sherri CHENEY are still in Virginia, but Fred is moving up the street to attend AFSC in Jan. He and other family members recently bought a light twin aircraft.

Doug (Teresa) OWENS called to see if the 800 line (I no longer have) worked. He’s in XOOC, lives 30 minutes from the Pentagon in Springfield, and says Teresa is busy with the children’s soccer and school.

Chuck (Net) MILLIGAN’S Christmas letter showed how the Lord’s blessed them through the year: an uneventful move to the Springs after his Texas A&M PhD, finding a new church home, the children’s many outstanding accomplishments, a new dog, etc. One small quote: “... we have been working with Harry for the past few weeks in that area (potty training) and he’s doing very well. We think that letting him wear ‘Batman’ underwear was a great motivator! (BIG smile from Net and Chuck, who were wondering if diapers were going to be a permanent item on the grocery list!)” (This sounded like valuable info for you folks with youngsters.)

Mark (Diane) HARMON sent me a postcard from the Royal Castle Herrenchiemsee. It’s beautiful. Diane is the patient admin officer and Mark just took over as Comms Squadron commander 250 folks and a lot of challenges, but he loves it. They’re making the most of being in Germany/Europe and invite visitors.

Larry (Mara) WOLF also called to check out the 800 line. They, Zach, and Kayley are fine. Larry’s now in the right seat of the 727. He said something profound: ‘‘If we could all locate just one person that’s drifted by the wayside and get them on line with the AOG...” Seems there are quite a few he’d like to keep track of but it’s difficult since he’s a nonreservist civilian.

Matt (Marcia) NEUENSWANDER had time to send a Christmas letter on his way out of the country: ‘‘I just completed three months of F-16 training at MacDill AFB (this is good) prior to my 10 Jan. report date to Kunsan AB, Korea (this is un-good).” He’s glad to have a cockpit but wished the family could have gone stateside in A-lOs instead. Marcia will finish her degree in Michigan (child development) where tt\ son Ryan, now in 7th grade, is noticing there are young ladies at school. And Matt is already worried Natalie’s outgoing personality will cause him concern as she discovers young men! Some F-16 IPs Matt saw in Tampa and their follow-on assignments (if known): Mike SMOTHERMON, Tom BREEN, Ken MCMILLAN (ACC Safety), Mark PERUSSE (USAFA Astro?), and Danny GILL.

Tom (Ann) WILLIAMS is moving to Sydney to be a missionary to Asian students. Thousands study there and are unreached in Australia’s very secularized society. Tom, Ann, and the three girls are moving themselves overseas not an inexpensive undertaking. I’m sure Tom wouldn’t mind me putting the bug in your (or your church’s) ear to consider sponsoring this missionary family.

Chris and Peggy (WALKER) CUELLAR wrote from SeymourJohnson AFB their second assignment there. Chris drives the F-15E,

The patriotic Cuellars at the beach.

Peggy’s an FE with United out of Chicago. Both seem to be enjoying themselves. Son Danny is 10 and loves soccer; Jason’s four and loves whatever Danny’s doing. Others flying Eagles at Seymour: Chris (Vicki) KUPKO, Rick BORNMANN, and Bill HOPMEIER. He ran into: Joel (Dona) STRABALA is near Dobbins AFB, where Joel flies for the Big D and Dona is with Reserve Public Affairs; Gary GRABOWSKI is a Red Flag Aggressor at Nellis; and Ted OSOWSKI was TDY from a MIANG F-16 unit.

Jason and Stephanie Wright

Rick (Carol) WRIGHT sent a baby announcement and picture. What I thought was most noteworthy was how, even though only four days old, Stephanie knows to imitate older brother Jason (note eyes). Ah, the power of the older sibling!

FROM THE AOG. I got a bunch of COA cards (just plain COA cards). Steve (Joline) SWAUGER, however, used his “AOG Bio Info” page to update us. He’s a major and F-16 IP with the ILANG in Peoria. He’s going to be giving up a full-time technician slot for a class date with Southwest. A news release was forwarded from the Navy regarding a certain LCDR (that’s an O-4/major) Joe (Jennifer) SAMPLE departing Norfolk aboard the USS Baltimore, a 360-foot Los Angeles Class nuclear sub, for a routine three-month patrol.

Other than that, I’ve gotten the traditional list of COA cards: June (VANHORN) (Bob) LINDNER to the Springs; Jeff FITZSIMMONS to Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; Ron WILT to the Springs; Karl (Julie) GREENHILL to Cheyenne, WY; Keith MARESCA to Niceville, FL; Bill (Ouida) GOODWIN to San Antonio; and George RYAN to Huber Heights (Wright-Pat), OH. I know it’s Wright-Pat because George noted that on the corner of the COA card Thanks!

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SELVA. They had Amber say it for them (see photo). Actually, a letter with the photo mounted in the center came our way. They are in Moreno Valley, CA. Paul’s graduations (Auburn and ACSC) went well. It was the unpacking amidst earthquakes, wildfires, and hurricanes that posed a challenge. Paul is requalifying as a KC-10 IP and is able to bike to work. Ricki is trying to find another opportunity at either a nature center, zoo, or museum.

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My first victim this time around, Russ DODD, vows never to eat oriental cuisine again since running into me at a Chinese restaurant recently. Russ and his wife, Karla (an Air Force major), work at Space Command and are expecting their first child in late February. If it’s a boy, Russ plans to name it Rufus Maynard. Russ crosstrained into the statellite operations field after eight years on combat control teams. This is a rather innocuous name for a career field that is very similar to the better-known Navy SEALs. In fact, Russ went through Navy dive school with the SEALs at Coronado as well as the Army’s free-fall parachute school with the Green Berets at Fort Bragg. All of this in addition to Air Traffic Control School at Keesler before going operational at Pope, Norton, and Ramstein. I should tell you that, contrary to my normal practice, I am not making anything up about Russ because I don’t want to provoke anyone who (a) can snuff me out with his little finger, and (b) lives nearby. The only classmate Russ has seen at Space Command is Dexter HANDY who recently moved to San Antonio to work in the new Intelligence Command.

Geoff PHILLIPS foolishly thought that getting out of the Air Force put him beyond the scribe’s reach. How naive. Geoff was an EE major and began his career at the erstwhile ESC in the Electronic Warfare Center. After getting a master’s in EE at AFIT, he managed missilewarning improvements for Space Command. Then he moved on to the Air Staff as the “space requirements guy” before leaving the Air Force last September to work for Lockheed in Los Altos. Geoff’s wife, Barbara, also left an Air Staff job (not to mention a promotion two years BTZ) to work for Lockheed as well. Geoff’s despair at having been discovered by the scribe was particularly acute because he had been a Checkpoints virgin not a single mention in nearly 12 years of class columns. He also made the rash claim that no one in his squadron or anyone else he cares about has ever been mentioned either. I guess that means you should count yourself lucky if you’ve ever appeared in this column. Just for the record, I have included seven people from his squadron since I took over the column a year ago. Geoff adds Mike KUKULSKI to that list who is an F-15E pilot at Seymour-Johnson after assignments in OV-lOs and A-lOs. One final note: I have met Goeff’s wife, and she is an intelligent, attractive, charming woman. Is anyone as amazed by that last sentence as I am?

Gerry CAVALLO was in the middle of a well-deserved-postChristmas-tree-trimming nap when I called, so he probably thought our conversation was just a bad dream. Gerry is stationed at Hanscom as a manager for part of the never-ending Cheyenne Mountain upgrade program. He also started his career at Hanscom as a mechanical engineer working on the E-3 program before supervising government contracts in northern New Jersey for the Defense Logistics Agency. For reasons that only make sense to the Army, one of the perks of this job was free membership to the local health club which also happened to be a training ground for aspiring professional wrestlers. Gerry says he bulked up and was considering a career change (Caveman Cavallo?), but his wife, Diane, wouldn’t allow him to take the necessary horse hormones. Putting his wrestlemania dreams on hold, Gerry got a master’s at AFIT and moved back to Hanscom. The Cavallos have two boys and are expecting a little girl, Megan, any day now. In a little detail that is too spooky to omit, Megan is due on Christmas day, which also happens to be Diane’s birthday and Diane’s mother’s birthday. Weren’t the “Omen” movies about families like this? Gerry occasionally hears from Ron SINCAVAGE who is doing well as an ROTC instructor at the University of New Mexico.

Jim STEWART was in Frankfurt when 1 called, but his wife, Kathy, was kind enough to postpone a feeding of their newborn long enough to tell me what they’ve been up to. Jim flew A-7s full-time in the Pennsylvania Guard until his unit’s conversion to tankers prompted him to get out and fly DC-10s for Federal Express. Kathy says Jim keeps in touch with Kelly “Love Connection” OBERBILLIG (who might actually be a professional wrestler for all I know), so I hope to have an update on this most interesting classmate in the next issue. That’s reason enough right there to renew your AOG membership.

Missy (MRAZ) and Tom ROBBINS live in New Hampshire, just a short state-income-tax reduction away from Boston where Tom flies 757/767s for Delta. Tom and Missy flew C-21s at Offutt and C-5s at Dover before getting out four years ago. Tom flew out of Chicago for a time while Missy flew corporate jets for Upjohn out of Kalamazoo. Missy now takes care of their three children and is at a career crossroads. She doesn’t know whether to fly, enter business, or become a professional wrestler or am I confusing her with Cavallo again? Missy’s former roommate, Sandra YOPE, is a tanker navigator for the Guard at Beale when she’s not working her real job as a city planner in Sacramento, and Larry DAVIS is a civilian civil engineer at Dover when he’s not vacationing at his cottage on Cape Cod. Finally, according to Missy, Joe NYPAVER is an iron-willed dad who makes his four children follow him single file in the supermarket. Joe and his saintly wife, Cindy, live in Cincinnati where Joe flies for Delta.

Steve HARTMAN flies for American out of Chicago despite living in his hometown of Atlanta. (Judging from how many airline pilots in our class commute these long distances, I can only conclude that the Air Force needs to teach more geography in pilot training. Even nonrated guys know that Chicago and Atlanta are far apart.) Steve was a T-37 instructor at both Columbus and Randolph before getting out five years ago. Delta might have fit better with his desire to live in Atlanta, but he already had a relative working for them. Steve keeps in touch with Ken BRAY who does staff work at Langley now that he’s no longer flying TR-ls in Europe.

I shouldn’t ruin their reputation by printing this, but Mike and Jan (WILEY) DOWNS wrote me with an update thereby avoiding a big goose egg for scribe inputs this time around. They are both out of the Air Force and living in western Pennsylvania where Mike flies DC-9s for USAir. Jan had flown C-21s at Eglin while Mike was in F-15s before they moved on to Williams with Jan in T-37s and Mike flying F-5s. The highlight of their year was taking their two children to Guatemala where they climbed a live volcano to look at molten lava. Mike recently qualified for a black belt in Tang-Soo-Do, a Korean martial art, so he’s another guy I don’t want to provoke with my typical exaggerations. Finally, Jan sends word that Dale and Mindy LIND are practically their neighbors even though Dales flies for American out of New York. Dale apparently needs to brush up on his geography as well.

Rick KRAVCHUK is in the middle of 767 copilot training for Delta in Atlanta. Rick left the Air Force after a T-37 assignment at Mather and several years flying C-130s at Keesler, and he flew for Delta out of Chicago for a while before moving on to Atlanta. Rick and Susie have a two-year-old named Rosemary. Thanks to Rick we know that Alex TRUE flies 727s for American out of Miami, Randy DAVENPORT flies for Delta out of Dallas, and Dave HAMLIN lives in Austin and flies L-101 Is for Delta out of Dallas as well. Finally, Barry SIMMONS, who according

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to Rick has nothing but fond memories of the Academy, flies L-101 Is for Delta out of Atlanta.

Tim GROSZ is finishing up a C-141 tour at McChord before moving on to Ramstein where he will see combat duty as the aide to CINCUSAFE, General Oaks. His learning curve should be fairly steep, however, since he was already Oaks’ aide in San Antonio. Tim spent several tours as a T-38 instructor at Laughlin, Randolph, and Offutt before moving to MeChord. Tim and his wife, Wally, have two boys. (No, it’s not what you think. Wally is a nickname, and she is most assuredly a woman.)

Finally, 1 was able to “track” down one of the best athletes in Academy history. Bret HYDE teaches ROTC at both the University of Idaho and Washington State. 1 vividly remember seeing Bret on television leading most of the 3,000 meter steeplechase finals at the 1984 Olympic trials. Unfortunately he was eventually passed by a handful of runners who never had to schedule their training around full-time jobs. Most of us were not aware of it at the time, but Bret also competed in the 1980 trials when we were still cadets. Furthermore, he stayed in world-class form long enough to run in the 1988 trials as well. Before moving to Idaho, Bret spent three full assignments at Wright-Patterson either working in procurement or attending AFIT in residence. During this time, he trained under Bob Schul who won a gold medal in the 5,000 meters at the 1964 Olympics. Bret is still active in his sport as coach of the Air Force’s cross country and track teams. In fact, he will be coaching and competing at the Armed Forces Cross Country World Championships this April in the Netherlands. One former teammate he still keeps in touch with is Alan BABCOCK who flies C-130s in Little Rock after several assignments flying helicopters.

That’s all for now.

Jim Ratti

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Dayton, OH 45424

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two kids, also living in Houston.

Eddie ANTOINE is doing the black hat STAN/EVAL thing for T-37s, stationed at Randolph. That job gets him a lot of travel to other ATC bases as he does his checkride thing. Dave ABRAMOW1TZ showed up in his Army greens, looking good. He will make major early too, and is at the Army’s Command and General Staff College (their ACSC) along with other below-the-zoners Tim COLLINS, Bob OTTO, and Mitch MILLER (which you know if you read the last issue). Deb BARTZ is out, but flying KC-135RS for the Wisconsin^) Air Guard. Carlee (MURPHY) BISHOP is teaching astro, and Marshall BRONSTON made major and is flying F-16s for the Kansas Air Guard. Also flying electric jets with the Kansas Guard are Chris PROVENCIO, T.K. MOORE, Tony MAHONEY, and Chris WILSON. Dr. Jill STERLING is stationed in San Antonio.

Fred CIANCIOLO is now at the Pentagon, doing I can’t remember what. He had been a C-20 (Gulfstream III) pilot for the 89th at Andrews before that. Jim COX is flying DC-9s for Northwest, based in Minneapolis. Joe OVERBECK had been assigned to the 4950th Test Wing at Wright-Pat, flying NC-141s. He has recently moved to Albuquerque to work in the Phillips Lab. Lynn SOUTH was flying C-141s at McGuire, but made major early and is now at ACSC. Glen DOWNEY moved from B-52s at Wurtsmith to the AWACS at Tinker. Roberta EWART is a fulltime student in Columbus, but I can’t remember what she’s studying. Tom and Joyce (ROTHLEDER) GRISSOM are both doctors and majors, and are stationed at Wilford Hall. Bob GUESSFERD works for TASC in New Hampshire, and Alex ABUYUAN works for the same company here in Dayton. Alex is active as ever in the performing arts, and has appeared in a number of plays and musicals, as well as a TV commercial. He’s also recently married. Dun IDLE is working on a black program for the Phillips Lab, and Cliff HINDMAN flies A-lOs at Davis Monthan.

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Well, wasn’t that reunion FUN! Ellen and I had a great time, and I saw lots of smiles from everyone else there too. The football game could not have been better if it had been done from a script. At first, 1 thought they had even resurrected the old playbook just for the sake of nostalgia. The first night in the Embassy Suites, 1 got hoarse from all the nonstop talking. It was really frustrating, because you’d just get to talking to someone, and someone else would come up behind you and tap in. By the time you got back to the first person, someone else had tapped in on him! Just the same, I wouldn’t have traded it for the world. I saw more people than I can count, or remember. I’ll talk about those I can recall from my (sketchy) notes.

It started before we even got to Denver, when I met Dianna (ANGELINE) and Paul ACKERLEY on the plane. Paul made major below the zone and was attending Naval War College. He expects a joint follow-on assignment of some sort. Dianna is out, and they have three kids now. Then, when we got to Denver, I helped Jeff and Chris WATSON wait for the rental-car shuttle. Jeff has been out about two years and is a pilot for Delta. If my memory serves me, he is based in Atlanta.

Once we got checked in, the real rapid-fire fun began. In no particular order, here’s what I remember. Jeff BEENE, whose hair hasn’t grown one micron since his doolie year, is now an AOC in CS-09. Dean VOGEL has been out for about three years or so and is working for Cirrus Design. He flew to C-Springs in a prototype airplane his company is in the process of certificating. Chip DORMAN was flying the RF-4 at Bergstrom, but just moved to Holloman, where he is an IP for the German AF students. Although I can’t remember just how I put my foot in my mouth, my notes say I made his wife feel old. I hope time heals all wounds... (wounds all heels?).

Rick WHITE is an F-16 IP at Luke, and Greg MASTERS will help start up an F-15C squadron at Mountain Home. My old roomie, Bob E. LEE, is now a pilot for United, and was in Denver upgrading to the 767. Rob MAIDEN is flying the 737 for Delta, based in Atlanta. Brett DURRETT is a Super-80 driver for American, flying out of Dallas. Craig OLSON graduated from Test Pilot School (TPS) a while back, and is now working in the F-15 Combined Test Force at Edwards. Kent LUND also graduated from TPS, but for the life of me, I can’t remember what project he’s working now. He is stationed at Edwards, though. That chorale animal, Atwell WILLIAMS, is now a computer consultant for Price-Waterhouse in Houston. Mary K. (MCCONNON) DAUENHAUER is a mom with

Even though Steve TOLDY couldn’t be at the reunion due to a lastminute TDY, his wife, Peggy (TUREK, ’83), was there anyway. She was kind enough to send me a few pictures as well. The one above shows, from left, Steve and Gina VOGT, Peggy, yours truly, and my sweetie, Ellen (KINCAID, ’80). Steve and Gina just bought a grand old house near St. Paul where Steve flies DC-9s for Northwest. Peggy is teaching behavioral science at USAFA, and her husband, Steve, is the associate AOC for CS-21. Peggy says she’s never baked so many goodies in such a short time, but she really enjoys interacting with the cadets.

The next picture is of Dave and Faith (INTERRANTE) FADOK. Dave is still on active duty and made major early, but I can’t remember where he’s assigned now. Faith is in the reserves and also made major early.

My last photo is of Gina and Steve VOGT (again) and Melissa and Tony MAHONEY. As I mentioned before, Tony is flying F-16s with the Kansas Guard.

I got an E-Mail from Julie (HUGHES) RYAN, wishing to dispel any rumors that may have started rounds at the reunion. I guess the scoop was that she was married, had three kids, and had moved to St. Louis. Since St. Louis is the last place in the world (except for Omaha) where she’d want to live, she felt obligated to correct the “disinformatsiya.” The truth is, she IS married, to Dan Ryan who works at the Pentagon (3E243, if you’re interested), and has two grown kids. They live in Annapolis in a unique “Frank Lloyd Wright style” home with lots of “really neat” features. Julie is still employed as a consultant, and has done a lot of work for the Cl community. Her phone is (410) 224-3931, and she invites anyone in the area to drop by.

Although I didn’t see him at the reunion, T.L. JOHNSON sent me a Christmas card that updated all his news. He’s now an IP for the 737 with United, and teaches in the simulator in Denver. His wife, Nina, recently completed her master’s degree in education, and teaches first grade fulltime. T.L. sends word that Mark MACKENZIE, Amy (MCCARTHY)

JENKINS, Paul FRANZ and Tom LAVALLEY also work at United’s Denver Flight Center. He also says that Rob PETERSON and Greg WOMACK recently signed on with United.

Wow! That’s a lot of news. But wait, there’s more! I finally found a job too. I’m working in the F-16 System Program Office at Wright-Pat. I’m the deputy chief of avionics engineering for the F-16, and I also work a number of missile-integration issues. Ellen and I are finally established in our newly-built home, and maybe we’ll have all the boxes unpacked by the time you read this (but I doubt it).

That’s about it for this round. As always, I am available on E-Mail at the following addresses: CompuServe, 72477,1255; Prodigy, FFKX27A; and INTERNET at either 72477,1255@COMPUSERVE.COM; or RATTIJM@ASDYP2.ASDYP.WPAFB.AF.MIL. I look forward to hearing from you! RATMAN.

Cecil Grant, Jr.

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By the time you all read this, the holiday season will be over, but I hope all of you had a blessed and happy Christmas! Greetings from the Peachtree state! I hope this note finds you all well, healthy and happy. I received a late card from Ray BLUST with news that Jon DURESKY and his family are following Mr. Clinton from Little Rock to the White House. Jon is a C-12 instructor at Andrews and in June will be learning to fly the military version of the 707.

I got a call from Charlie GARCIA. He’s got one year left to go at Columbia Law School in New York. He says he’s getting married in May but failed to give a name of who would actually marry him so I assume he’s still looking! He has a nice job lined up with a law firm in Miami which should make his search for a wife a lot easier. He told me Mark HAGMAN has graduated from law school and is employed at one of the best and toughest law firms in New York. The caliber of lawyers is such that only two out of a possible 40 associates will make partner. Tough competition but I’m sure Mark will do well. Chris AUSTIN was having fun being “Mr. Mom” when I last spoke to him. His wife, Beth, was fly-

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ing the friendly skies, so he and his son Andrew were doing some male bonding. I believe this picture of Andrew reminds us of Chris in his glory days!

Andrew Austin

I also got a photo of Pete MCCAFFREY and his family. Pete is our first classmate to become a T-bird pilot! Pete should be on the team for the 1993 season. Looks like Pete’s into overpopulating the world too!

Pete McCaffrey and Family.

Got a Christmas letter from Carl “Fred” NORDIN, and his wife, Maria. They have a beautiful daughter named Alyssa and are enjoying life in Peachtree City, GA. Carl is with Delta as a flight engineer and looking to move up to copilot soon. He still flys C-130s as a hobby for the reserves out of Dobbins AFB.

Lisa SUMMERSON sent me a letter announcing the latest addition to her family. She has a beautiful baby girl who was born in March. Her name is Megan Marie. I haven’t heard from Lisa in a while but last I knew she and her husband, Kurt, were in Texas. Mr. Kevin CARRENO is doing well practicing law in Florida. He and his wife, LeeAnn, were happy, as they are each year, to receive their special and personal Christmas card from me to them! Mr. Carreno informed me that his ex-roommate, Brian WALSH, was on “Family Feud”.

My family and I are doing fine as we wait to find out where we’ll be moving to once my area manager training with Pizza Hut is finished here

Alyssa Nordin

in Augusta. I must say that this is a great position with great potential. Cheryl and my daughter are starting to realize that life with one big boy and three little boys can be tough. Here’s a look at my three-year-old son, Colby.

Colby Grant

I’m running out of space, so let me close by saying 1 hope to see as many of you as possible at the “’83 Take a Knee” reunion later on this year. There are many of you who 1 have not heard from in years, like “Leo, Call me, but I won’t call you back, BRISBON” and “Quinn, Don’t call me cause 1 don’t want to hear from you, NEWHALL”. Chris AUSTIN, Kevin CARRENO and I are trying to put together a Prep School reunion. We’ll get more info out to you as we get closer to the date, but in the meantime let as many of the preppies know as possible about this gathering of the “Few, the Proud, the Preppies”. May God be with all of you during this year and I look forward to seeing everyone at what promises to be the best class reunion ever! And remember... don’t ever grow up!

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W’Tis better to have too much than too little. The summer issue saw cobwebs. The fall issue was better, and this issue INFORMATION OVERLOAD! I don’t think anyone in 1984 class column history could beat the amount of mail I received this period. Needless to say, I’m going to put as much as I can in this article and if you don’t see your news here, it will be in the next one. So let me shut up and pass it on. Oh, and once again. THANKS!

First up is Chuck LYNCH. Chuck, after a eight-year hiatus, dropped a line to let us know that after separating in ’89, he went to work for BDM International on the SDI “Brilliant Pebbles” program. He transferred to Loral Aerospace (BDM’s parent company) in ’90, where he currently supports NASA’s Space Station Program doing engineering and design integration. Chuck, his lovely wife, Janet, and two boys have taken up residence in the Washington, D.C. area (Fairfax, VA) and have put out the welcome mat.

Kathleen HARRINGTON was another person who put pen to paper for the “first time in eight years.” Kathy got one of those tough assignments Hickam. Actually, she’s at the University of Hawaii, taking something (didn’t say what) which she can apply to her future

teaching job at the Zoo in ’94. While stationed at the communications squadron there, she ran into Duane CHATMAN, who was “counting pennies” at Finance. Hawaii had one heck of a hurricane pass through there last year and Kathy assures us they came through fine and are “looking forward to the weather in paradise living up to what it should be.”

Joe SHERMAN, as he put it, “bears the distinction of being the first member of our class passed over to 0-4.” If you remember a couple of years ago, you read that Joe and Mike JARVIS transferred to the Coast Guard. Well, it seems the Coast Guard has its board earlier than we have ours, and for Joe it was a matter of bad timing. Next time, Joe.

Continuing with Joe’s letter, he’s in Mobile, AL as a helicopter IP (wife, Gail, daughter Meagan). Last he heard from Mike JARVIS, he separated from the Guard and hails from Traverse City, MI. He apparently looks like Grizzly Adams (beard and all), and has been spotted from Georgia to the Dakotas raising barns and generally being a rugged kind of guy. Dean GILBERT, his wife, Rhonda, and their little boy are stationed at Nellis, where Dean’s having a good ole’ time flying A-lOs for a testing and evaluation squadron there.

It seems Mrs. Todd TAMURA, e.k.a. Brenda, couldn’t twist Todd’s arm enough to get him to write, so she dropped a line. Seems that after flying F-16s out of Shaw, Todd and family went to Austin, TX where he assumed the mantle of student, and looks forward to a teaching spot in the CE Department at the Academy. Brenda also submitted our first guest photo in a while Todd, Brenda and Trent, born 5 May, ’92.

Back in October the family and I drove out to Long Beach, CA for a business convention, and on our way through Phoenix, I stopped at Luke long enough to look up Chris DINENNA, who’s flying F-15Es (actually, 1 think 1 pulled him out of a debrief, much to my embarassment). He relayed that Mark “Rosie” ROSADO was also out there. We were supposed to stop by on the return trip for more details, but circumstances dictated otherwise. Next time, Chris.

A few days after our return, I got a missive from my old “Knights of Thirt” mate Rob LANGSTAFF, who finally wrote only after I made a mistake in a report on him a few columns ago! It seems I said something to the effect that he was stationed at an Army post in Germany, and was working for same. Oh well, it could have been worse. I could’ve said he was in the Army! Anyway, as Mr. Harvey puts it, “And now, the rest of the story.”

Having finished his commitment in ’89, Rob and his spouse, Sienna, took their savings and eight pieces of luggage (yes, I said eight and DITYd to Heidelberg, Germany to a) get an international MBA and b) become fluent in German. After the German course was over, Sienna took a job as an art teacher (then later as a child-care provider) at the Army post there, while Rob did his MBA. In 1991, Rob, as he put it, “found the job of my dreams, working as the manager of Track and Field Products and Promotions at Adidas, a German shoe company.” For those of you who did not know Rob at the Zoo, and fail to recognize the significance of this assignment Rob was a big-time runner, and seemed to have his own collection of running shoes in his closet. Only Rob could land a job like this. And what did he do last summer? Got paid to go to the Olympics in Barcelona. What a rough life we lead! If you want to know the skinnny behind the scenes in Germany, I’m sure Rob can provide you a unique insight. The Langstaff welcome mat is out his address is in the Register. Give me holler if you need his number.

Another globe trotter (no pun intended, Rob) was Craig LARSON, who recently left Bremerhaven, Germany for Davis-Monthan, where he’s working with the combat ops squadron there. He and his wife, Bonnie, wrote one of those mass seasonal letters and after reading it, one had to

The Tamuras

ask. “where in Germany didn’t they go?” So if you’re stateside and getting ready to go to Germany, I’m sure the Larsons can tell you what’s where. On to Craig’s history news: For the first five years after graduation, Craig, Phil HELTON, and Jeff DAVIS were at Tinker as weapons directors. Phil then went to San Diego to fly E-2Cs with the Navy. Jeff and Craig went to Osan. A year later, Craig and family went to Bremerhaven and Jeff went to Sembach. When the VSI/SSB option came along, Jeff took the money and ran, and is now a businessman in Tulsa, importing Korean furniture. Phil’s back at Tinker, flying to spots like Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

I recently came back from a TDY to Lackland, where I was taking a course in air base ground defense. While there I traveled to Randolph to see Rich and Kelley CORDELL (for details on what they’re up to, see last issue). I had the chance to spend the night, enjoy Kelley’s home cooking, and play Nintendo with their son. They’ll soon be traveling to other lands, but I’m sure the welcome mat will be out wherever they go. I ran into Kevin ZEECK as well, but other than finding out he was in the same unit as Rich, I didn’t have the chance to find out much else about what he and the other grads were up to.

Got a Christmas card from Mike BRENNAN (wife Petey), who hails from Edwards, where he works with Gordie NEFF and Jeff CROSBY in the new AC-130U “Spectre” program, which should be operational in ’94. Chris SHORT is also at Edwards, having just graduated from Test Pilot School. He and wife, Connie, have one girl and a boy in the “oven;” Joe WILEY (wife Susan) is at Andrews and doing well; Pete HERRERA is at MPC (oh oh, an inside track!) and enjoying the Texas atmosphere; Luke HAGLER (wife Linda) abandoned the blue suit for the “Delta” look; Mike GRAHAM and Ken CARTER are at Hurlburt flying the AC-130H; Scott TAYLOR was flying AC-130Hs at Hurlburt, but opted for a civilian airline cockpit.

Another Christmas card came from Carol (TIKIJIAN) THELEN, who is currently enjoying dependent status with her two boys in Belleville, IL, while husband, Chris, is stationed at nearby Scott. Carol’s pursuing a master’s degree in environmental studies, and doing well.

My last card came from Maria (DURAN) JACK, who with daughter Monica is looking at leaving Lowry in ’93 and is finishing up her master’s degree in space systems management. She’s also engaged to be married. I don’t know if she wanted me to publicize who this guy is, so I’ll wait until the probability of wedding bells ringing is greater (if you want to know sooner, call her she’ll probably tell you). For a hint, he’s a former classmate of ours, who went stop-out and graduated with ’85. Maria also provided us with a picture.

I’m on my way to Saudi Arabia for three months of fun in the big sandbox, so by the time you read this, I’ll probably still be there. I’ll be putting out the next column over there, so keep those letters coming to my home address, and my wife will make sure I get them. Until next time, take care and God bless. Think Reunion!

Maria and Monica Jack

HITHER AND YON: Tarek ABBOUSHI to Hawthorne, CA; Kevin ADAMS to Beavercreek, OH; Jeffery ANDERSON to McDonough, GA; Troy CARLYLE to Fayetteville, NC; Robert DESANTIS to Cincinnati, OH; Stephen GILLEN to Alexandria, LA; Richard GORDON to Bloomfield Hills, MI; Craig HUGHES to Austin, TX; Bruce LENNARD to Ocean Springs, MS (Keesler); Brett MAYHEW to Montgomery, AL; Robert NUANES to Puyallup, WA; Anne (AMBROSE) POWERS (husband Garry, two daughters) to Ramstein AB; Christy ROWZEE to Stanley, NC; Edwin SPEED to Peachtree City, GA; David TEAL to Indianapolis, IN; and Tamara (WILSON) WARING to Goldsboro, NC (Seymour-Johnson).

Time again for my winter edition of Checkpoints. You’ve all made it so easy by not forwarding any info to my attention. Actually, some of you have and thanks. A special big thanks to Fred WARD. He has to be one of the busiest officers in the Air Force. I know he’s immersed himself in a variety of projects, while regularly exceeding the normal AF workday as an admissions regional officer responsible for the administration of our top-notch liaison officer staff. Some extra duties include: Eisenhower Golf Frequent-User Program Leader and Glee Club Officer Sponsor. Glee Club duties are shared with Costa TSAVARAS, who is also asst AOC for the 17th Squadron. Costa was at Myrtle Beach in the A-10 until its recent closing. Costa has a great voice, you can hear his soprano solo on Sundays.

Also, congratulations are in order for Dan JORDAN and Jodi. They were married over the 4th of July weekend. I heard it was a blast. Tim DERUYTER and Kara were on hand and have recently become parents. Congratulations! Tim WILLIAMS is having a great time with the Army at Ft. Bragg, still flying the A-10. He’s been busy in his free time gradening and creating impressive floral arrangements. Hopefully, he’ll be able to provide a snapshot of some of his work. Also on the creative side, Frank LUCCI and Wendy are preparing for their second child. Frank is flying for American and will soon be based in and around the New York area. Brooks FREEMAN has upgraded to first officer on the MD-80 with American. Mike WELLS is flying with American too. Mike LAWLESS has a great house job, and best of all, fiance in Boulder. His wedding is in May.

Other info on our class includes Pete JAHNS traveling to Nepal for nearly a month to hike. Their route took them to the base camp of Mt. Everest. Word has it he spent some time in Katmandu, while being able to talk to the Dali Lama and Cat Stevens. The three of them sang some old Bob Seeger tunes. John WILLIAMS is flying DC-lOs for American. His Oceanside, CA home is being considered for an appearance on “This Old House”, because of the extensive repairs and rehabing efforts. I think he should appear on “America’s Most Wanted” after striking such a favorable deal!

Shep Sparks and Rebar, who took top show-dog honors at the International French Bulldog Show.

Shep SPARKS has turned into a part-time animal trainer. The photo says it all. His pooch, Rebar, won top honors at a recent International French Bulldog Show held in Des Moines just this past December. Pat STONEHAM is assigned to the Andrews AFB OSI detachment. I’m sure he’s been kept quite busy since the recent election and inauguaration.

Dave BURNS and Dave DIMARTINES reside in Boston and have done well in the civilian world. I recently ran into Dave REILLY and Matt VALLE along with their wives in Chicago. Matt is the super student, enrolled in the Florida State PhD busines program while Dave is living in the Chicago area and flying ’135s for the O’Hare reserve unit.

Eric DEARDORF recently left USAFA as a T-41 insturctor and is back in Auburn, IN. He’s been busy flight instructing. I hear that Jeff SEWELL is married and living somewhere in Colorado. Mark MULANEY, L.A. or D.C. He’s had more PCs. Maybe some of the women in either of those two towns can help on that one. Scott PORTER has recently returned from a tour in Germany in C-130s. He wound up going to the Desert immediately after moving his family to Germany. I heard it was really immediately. No CBPO in-processing, household goods or anything! European vacation.

Have a great year send me info anytime.

Gary L. Burg

2013 Timberline Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80920-3723

Home: (719) 548-8126

DSN: 259-3791

Percent members: 30

The last letter I received was from Juli and Bob MANSFIELD. “We recently headed up to Long Island, NY for Mike LOGRANDE’s wedding. We saw a few of our old ’86 buds so we took a picture and I thought I’d let you know what’s going on. We also saw Joe BLEWITT at the wedding and met his new bride, Racie. Joe and Mike L. are C-141 pilots at McGuire AFB, NJ and Mike’s brother John flies C-21s at Andrews. Dave LARSON flies U-2s out at Beale. Lonnie WARREN is down at Charleston AFB, SC also flying the C-141. Gary IM is at Travis AFB, CA flying the C-5 and Todd WAIT just got out of the AF but he’s still flying C-5s for the reserve unit at Travis. Juli and I are at Laughlin AFB, TX as IPs. We’ve been here about a year and a half and we’ve run into some more ’86 people down here.

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wWe start the column off on a sad note. As briefly mentioned in the last column, our classmate, Jerry LINDH, was killed in an F-111E crash in England. I had spent time with Jerry while we were both deployed at Incirlik, Turkey and to hear of his loss greatly saddens me. Jerry had a great personality and always sported a smile. He loved his job and the Air Force. We will all miss Jerry but will never forget him.

Changing subjects, I have a personal apology to Janet EDWARDS. She wrote to correct some of the info in the Summer ’92 column but due to my move and TDY I didn’t get the corrections into the last issue. Anyway here it goes. The photo caption on pg 71 was correct but the write-up was a bit off. All the guys, with the exception of Scott HAINES (’87) are from our class. The ladies are wives and girlfriends of our classmates. Trip ASHE is a “he” not a “she” and Vanessa’s last name was MCCULLOUGH not CALSO. Everyone in the write-up with the exception of Alison Clay, Karen Hardin, Beth Turner, Kristin Tirrell and Janet EDWARDS (’87) are ’86 grads. Thanks for the correction Janet, hopefully everyone will understand mistakes sometimes happen.

I only received two letters this time around but because of my location, have a lot of personal information to pass along. Roland ALVARADOAVELLAN was the first one to write this go. “In early Dec. ’91 I went to Colombia to Carlos NOACK’s (CS-14) wedding. He got married with a cousin of Carlos SILVAS’ (CS-40). I had such a good time with these guys, all the pre-wedding parties and their hospitality, that I went back to Colombia shortly after Christmas for a few more days of partying. 1 must say the ‘Losman’ is as funny and as space-cadet as ever.

“For the past five years I’ve been working as general manager of Axioma, a computer value added reseller. Our main line of business is Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. My company designs, sells, diagnoses and fixes up LANs and WANs. I’m thoroughly enjoying my job. As part of my job I’ll be going to Dallas in October to a trade show called Networld Dallas ’92. While there I’ll be staying over at Anne WEAVER (’85) and Ward WORSTER’s (’85) who happen to live in Fort Worth. It’s going to be nice seeing them again. If anybody is ever in Costa Rica, or planning on coming, give me a call/fax and we’ll go see some live volcanoes. My home phone #011(506)350715, my office #011(506)533248 (best bet) and my fax #011(506)537708.”

Thefolks at the LoGrande wedding in the back row from left are John LoGrande (’88), Mike LoGrande (’86), Dave Larson (’86), Magdellana (a friend of John’s from Spain), Lonnie Warren (’86), Gary 1m (’86), and Todd Wait (’86). Kneeling are Bob Mansfield (’86), and Juli (Dahnke) Mansfield (’86).

“Jim TILLIF. and Mark BUCKI are both back from the A-10. Jim and Mary have a new baby girl, Sarah. Mark and JoLynn are going to be parents in January. Andy HIESENTRUIT is also back and so is Ken HUBBARD. It is becoming full of MWS pilots and the FAIPs are dwindling in numbers. Frank DALDINE is also with us in sunny Del Rio. The only other guys I know about are Dave TUBB, Joel SCHMICK, and Johnny MILLER. Dave and CiCi TUBB are expecting their second baby and Dave is a T-41 IP at USAFA. Joel is stationed at Patrick AFB, FL with Jenny and Amanda (his daughter). I’m not sure what his job is these days. Johnny is engaged and is a weapons controller on AWACS at Tinker AFB, OK. That’s the limit of my knowledge on who’s doing what. The wedding in New York (which was 10 Oct.) was outstanding. It was good to see some familiar faces.”

Other information to pass along, Sandra MOSCOVIC recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a doctorate degree in industrial systems engineering. She received her master’s degree in industrial psychology from St. Mary’s University and is now instructing at the AFA. Kim HAWTHORNE is at Cannon AFB going through F-111G FTU as part of the 428 FS until March. At the end of March, he will start EF-111 training with the 430 Electronic Combat Sqdn, which will be his final assignment. Kim and his wife recently had a new addition to their family: Kim Douglas Hawthorne, Jr. they call him “KI” for short. Joseph MARTIN is out of the active AF and now flying C-141s out of McChord AFB with the reserves. He is gainfully employed with Alaska Airlines as a 727 flight engineer and lives in Federal Way, WA.

I talked to T.K. SMITH who is at Travis AFB. His family just moved on base and he is enjoying flying the C-5. T.K. mentioned that Travis isn’t exactly the choice location because of the crime and violence in Caiifornia but living on the base definitely makes him feel safer. I also talked to Kevin YEOMAN, who is an instructor in the Math Department at the Academy. His family is enjoying his assignment and living in Douglass Valley. It sounds like he is keeping very busy and learning from cadets as he gets comfortable with his new job. I finally got in touch with Bobby FERRARO. Kevin told me he was in the Springs so I looked his name up in the phone book and low and behold there it was. Bobby has been living in C-Springs for two and one half years and works out at Falcon AFB. It sounds like he is enjoying his job but uncertain of what the future holds so am I!

Hot out of the mail box a last-minute Christmas letter from Derek BROWN arrived. “Christmas greetings from the frosty desert kindgom

Rolando Alvarado-Avellan, at left, withfriend Leonardo Castro, at the summit of Chirripo Peak at 12,530feet, the highest in Costa Rica.

of Saudi Arabia! While the rains have started to fall along with the temperatures, the only other evidence that Christmas is on it’s way is the CNN satellite link beaming news of snow storms in the States. We’ll be passing through Germany just before Christmas before making our way back to Great Falls. When the dust has settled at the end of this trip, we’ll have spent a little over two weeks globetrotting and will be staring a reassignment square in the face. Assuming the military personnel system carries out it’s end of the bargain, we’ll be moving to Colorado Springs in May, where I’ll be teaching civil engineering back at the Academy for the next few years. While 1992 saw us ring in the New Year in Amman, Jordan with a Palestinian band singing Jingle Bells instead of Auld Lang Syne, and sampling a wild/wide variety of culture, nothing can beat the feeling of coming back home. We are really looking forward to seeing family, friends and our country for a change”. I second that Derek!

The final thing to pass along is address changes. I didn’t get them ineluded in the last column so have quite a few to pass along. Janet AUGUSTINE - Colorado Springs, CO; T. Warren BEAGLE - Abilene, TX; Lex BROCKINGTON - Ogden, UT; Kevin BROOKS - Ft. Walton Beach, FL; Michael FORSYTH - Beaver Creek, OH; Reginald GAGEArlington, TX; Bart GRAY - Ft. Meade, MD: Jeffrey HARINGNiceville, FL; Nancy HOLT - Sunnyvale, CA; Rick LOVE - Gilenkirchen, Germany (NATO AWACS); Larry MAUCH - Sterling, VA; Anthony MONTERO - West Palm Beach, FL; Gary MOREY - Okinawa; Marquis PICKETT - Plano, TX; Richard PRIOR - Boonton, NJ; Jonathan PUTNEY - Hampton, VA; John RUSS - Clovis, NM; Greg SEMMEL - Peoria, AZ; Pedro SUAREZ - Hermosa Beach, CA; Catherine SULLIVAN - 17 AF, Europe; Bruce WAY - Atwater, CA; and Gary WOLFE - Scott AFB, IL.

Glenn L. Strebe

8774 Bellcove Circle

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Home: (719) 282-9550

DSN: 259-2317/19

Percent members: 38 w

Greetings once again from sunny Colorado. Another three months has passed and just as I promised, I have a lot of news coming to ya. First, from the AOG, Karin NAGEL is getting her graduate education at the Georgia Institute of Technology and is attached to Det 165, ROTC. Greg TESCH (Semper Fi) is with the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, NC. (Why do they call it camp?) Dan BIRRENKOTT is at Elmendorf assigned to the 1930 Communications Squadron where he is the chief, Maintenance Control.

Another letter from Nigel SIMPSON. Nigel is experiencing another wing closure (base is also closing). Nigel has an assignment at Offutt AFB flying RC-135s. He is also trying to get an AFIT assignment. Mary NELSON is an AC in a KC-135 and is off to balmy and warm Minot. Pete D’AMICO has upgraded to AC out at Castle (the question is where is he now?). Mike HOWNY should now be stationed at Barksdale and is an AC. Raul GARCIA is on his way to KI Sawyer. Rob HYDE is going to Minot. Dave POOLE is going to Barksdale. Rob and Dave are BUFF ACs. Paul TORO is off to C-5s at Dover. He is currently training at Altus. Joe PREM is flying with American. Speaking of American, Mike PSAROMATIS called and said he was living in Dallas waiting to start with American. (For all you friendly skies fliers, please don’t forget us write and tell us where you are and if we’re safe.)

Jeff LAMB wrote me all the way from Colorado Springs. He and his wife, Arlene, just moved to COS. He is stationed at Falcon in the 1st Space Operations Squadron. He is a DSP crew commander. Regis and Linda BAULDAUFF are stationed at Onizuka. Marty TATUM is also at Falcon and teaches at the Combat Training School. Bob LEBLANC, Jack SUNDSTRUM, and Lucy LIMJOCO got out of the AF. Jim MCGINN is living in Peoria, AZ. His wife, Cathy, had twins in August (Michael Ryan and Daniel James). Mike HEYBURN is also out at Falcon.

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Got a letter from Lucy (BROWN) GUILLARD. Lucy transferred to Goodfellow. She is in the Intel career field. She writes that Marcie HOUSTON recently remarried. Tyrone JEFFCOAT, wife, Sheila, and daughter Paris were doing well at Offutt. While Lucy was deployed in the Gulf, she ran into Linda FITCH. She also got a chance to brief some of our classmates such as Chris CONTE and Mike BRANCHE. Out in D.C., Michelle (MORRIS) MITCHELL is doing well. Eva CHEUNG is still at McGuire. Lucy’s twin, Patricia (EVANS) WILLIAMS, recently separated from the AF. She and her husband, Augustus, will make a better life as civilians for their son Augustus, Jr. Finally, as for Lucy, she will be heading (could already be there) to Osan for a year.

I got another letter from my wrestling shoe wearing (CONUS) buddy (no Preston, I didn’t forget) Preston PLOUS. Out at Reese, Preston finally got into UPT (93-02). He slithered under maximum age of 27 by two months. Hopefully he does well because he gave up an F-15E back seat in hopes of the front seat. Mike RUSSEL and Kate (JACKSON, ’88) RUSSELL have just taken a C-5 assignment to Travis. Mike is the wing exec and Kate works in Personnel. Jim JOYCE came from his F-15 at Langley to be an IP. In Preston’s flight, checkrides will be compliments of Todd WHITE and Bob ROWE. Jeff SCOTT, after destroying Iraqi tanks in his A-10, will also be an instructor. Kelly LATIMER is doing a fine job as an IP in ’38s. Mike CARR is a functional checkflight pilot for the ’38 and could be getting an assignment soon. We all wish Preston the best as he goes through UPT. Give’em hell ’87. Dave RUSSELL has escaped FIAPdom at Columbus and is now an AWACS pilot at Tinker. Roger FORSYTHE is stationed at KI Sawyer. Roger recently flew an ACE ’37 to Reese and rumor has it he appeared in a TV commercial drinking a beer. Of course! Tim PAIGE is flying with the Chicago Guard in a ’130, and Mike (Marty) FELTMAN is flying ’130s in Rhode Island. Finally, as Preston states, he will probably be a banked pilot when he is done. Therefore, look for his running a dining hall or something until he gets his cockpit.

Via a Happy Holiday card, Bruce MCCLINTOCK writes that he has been traversing the lands with another deployment to Turkey. Upon returning to the UK he and his wife adopted a ‘‘pub a week” plan to savor a few of the aspects of British culture. By now, Bruce is done with Fighter Weapons School. As he puts it, a mini AFA with more stress. Hopefully it will make him a better instructor in the A-10. Bruce and his wife, Tammy, and daughter Brittany should now be at McChord on his next assignment.

Last but not least is Kevin HALPIN. Kevin got picked up for the Olmsted Scholarship and is attending the University of Tubigen in Germany as a full-time student. He is also going to learn German at the Defense Language School in Monterey. From Germany, he will come back to the U.S. and finish his master’s. Kevin and his wife, Valeri, are loving life in a little farm town in southern Germany. Mark RUSE is also in the program down in Freiburg.

Nigel and Dianna Simpson

Weddings, Children, Tidbits. Nigel SIMPSON was married (Jan. 25, 1991) to Dianna. Darren CHILDERS was married 17 August, 1991 to Jill. Sue KESSLER got married on 24 October. She and her husband, Arcadio (EWO on a MC-130) are stationed at Kadena. John MALEVAK is stationed at Seymour-Johnson and is a logistics planner. John is married (Gail) and has two boys and two girls. Art (Spot) and Cindy ZEMKE are expecting their first child. From the homefront, my wife, Terri, and I are expecting our second. Somebody please tell me what is causing this!

That’s all folks! Have a wonderful summer! Please note my address and phone number changes.

Mark Peters

22779 Mesa Springs Way

Marino Valley, CA 92557-2628

Home: (909) 242-3442

DSN: 947-5604

Percent members: 37

Wow, just one litle comment last time about how much great mail I’m getting and look at what happens nothing. If it wasn’t for a phone call from Pat ELLIS, I’d have almost zip to report. So if you haven’t written, WRITE, CALL, DRAW or do anything to let me know what’s going on with anyone from ’88!

Pat will have had some major life changes by the time this appears in print. After flying C-21s at Norton for the past few years, he’s managed to get a great job at Andrews as part of the flight escort program. He’ll fly aboard Russian aircraft in the U.S. to aid in their understanding of our flight procedures. He’ll also be flying with the C-21 squadron, part of the 89th MAW. In January, Pat got married in Illinois, but I’ll save the details until I get those promised pictures.

Pat also filled me in on several ’88ers. Tony HERRERA, who has been flying C-141s for the past three years at Norton, will be moving here to March as a KC-10 pilot. In January, Mark BATES, also a former C-141 driver, will be at Elmendorf flying the C-12. Mark KURAS, a C-12 instructor pilot at Scott, is married (Paula) and has a new son, Tim. Since he’s one-year-old now, we’re looking at the Class of 2014. Mike

THOMAS will be flying C-141s out of Travis, he PCS’d out of McClellan where he was flying C-12s. Matt CUSHMAN was flying C-21s at Offutt, but is now in the C-141 at Charleston. Tom HOLMES, also formerly at Offutt, is on his way to the C-130s at Rhein-Main, as is Todd MARTIN. Todd was flying the C-21 at Scott. Kip TURAIN is flying C-141s out of Travis, as is Tom MCNAMERA. Tom used to be a T-38 FAIP at Willy, but is now married (Jane) and has a new baby. The last class at Willy graduated in January. Rich HALLER is on his way to an unknown flying assignment, but used to fly C-21s at Randolph.

I was thumbing through a magazine at our base gym and found a photo of Martha MCSALLY accomplishing yet another international athletic feat. I’ll quote directly from Military Sports, a publication of the U.S. Military Sports Association.

On Aug. 29, 1992, triathletes from 13 countries swam 1,500 meters, cycled 40 kilometers, and ran 10 kilometers in the first Counseil Internationale du Sport Militaire World Triathlon at Kaiserslautern, Germany. It was conducted in conjunction with the German/American Triathlon put on by the 29th Army Support Group in Kaiserslautern. France won the women’s team title and mixed team crown. Germany took the men’s team championship.

The top showing by an American woman was Air Force Capt. Martha MCSALLY, Del Rio, TX, who finished fourth among the women. She maintained a position within a few minutes of the leader throughout the event despite a chill from the 68-degree water during the swim. Her time of 2:12:33 was just over two minutes off the second place time.

Just a few days before deadline I met Dave LANGAN in the lobby of a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Like the rest of the C-5, C-141, C-130 and KC-10 pilots in the world, he’s busy with Operation Restore Hope. Of course, this is all over with by the time this shows up in print President

Bush did expect us to be done by January 20th. Dave used to be flying C-12s at Kadena and was just recently checked out in the C-5. He mentioned that Cleve TURK who was FAIPing a T-37 out at Reese is now flying for United. I believe that makes him the first ’88er to be flying for the airlines.

The AOG forwarded the following change of address info: Steve and Jill HARRISON, formerly at Columbus AFB, are now at SeymourJohnson. Phil HATTEMER is now at Fairchild AFB. Chris LOWE recently returned from Kunsan and is now in Wilmington, NC. Tim MOTT is in Dayton, OH. Robb RENNER is at Elmendorf in the F-15. Robert SULLIVAN has moved to Mt. Pleasant, SC. Anne CHINNERY, Brian YOO, and Randy WHITE are attending AFIT in residence at Wright-Patterson. Randy was married in October to Joy McGrath. As of August, 1992, Jim WANG is the weapons director for the 963rd AWACS at Tinker. Nathan WATANABE is now at Eielson AFB, just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. Lastly, in early December my brother David switched accounting and finance offices from Hickam to Howard AFB, Panama. Since lots of our family lives in Panama, he’s really enjoying his new assignment. Write!

Paul W. Tibbets IV

5303 Solitaire Drive

Rapid City, SD 57701

Home: (605) 393-2842

DSN: 675-1988

Percent members: 38

Hello everyone and welcome to the new year. Time sure does fly by, even in Rapid City! While I was at home (thank goodness) over Christmas leave, the temperature here dropped to -50°F wind chill. I know it got pretty cold at the Zoo, but not that cold! Anyway, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I wanted to pass on my apologies to Chris DEVAUGHN, who I said in my last article graduated in 1990. Chris is one of our classmates, and in an attempt to meet my deadline (which I always seenyto cut close), I didn’t catch my mistake. Sorry, Chris. You’ll be glad to kViow that several of our classmates made it a point to contact and correct me!

Chris and Sheral DeVaughn’s wedding.

I received quite a few letters for this edition. I’ll cover as much as I can now, and catch the rest in the next article. My first letter comes from Ted KRACHT, who writes me from Great Falls, MT. Appropriately enough, Ted starts out by telling me he attended none other than Chris DEVAUGHN’s wedding in September. Chris and Sheral DeVaughn were married Sept. 12, 1992 in Minnesota. Chris is a copilot in B-52s at Barksdale AFB, LA. From left in the photo are Mark NEULANDER, a missileer at Grand Forks; Denny GROSECLOSE, who is in school at AFIT studying finance; Chris and Sheral; Tony POLLIZZI, who flies C-130s at Pope; and Ted, who is a missileer at Malmstrom AFB and just recently promoted to flight commander. Ted closes by saying it snowed five inches back in August, so it looks like a long winter! I can vouch for that, Ted! Thanks for writing.

Next we hear from John LUSK, who is a KC-10 copilot at March AFB, CA. John writes that Mike HORNITSCHEK, who got married back in September, is also a copilot at March. He heard that Ed KINNEY was there, but that he recently DOSd. At Willy recently John saw Chris SHORT, Dick RASMUSSEN, and Arlene SALMON. Pat HEFLIN, who is a FAIP, was on leave in Mazatlan. Other people John has run into inelude Don AYRES in Sigonella, Italy and Carl CALDWELL in Lajes,

Martha McSally (Photo courtesy U.S. Military Sports Association.)

John Lusk flying the friendly skies.

Portugal. Kris THOMPSON and Chris KULAS are both going to Mildenhall in KC-135s, and Beth (WHITMAN) BOYUM is at Wright-Pat (AF1T). Good to hear from you John!

Todd WILKOWSKI dropped me two letters a few months ago. Todd is a Latin American analyst in the Pentagon for both the Joint Staff and D1A. He says unlike most of his buddies in Squadron 31, he hasn’t taken the “plunge” yet. Todd hopes to begin training for the attache system next August with follow-on assignment to some capital in South America.

At the Pentagon Todd frequently runs into Mary (MORGAN) HYMAN, Sue WOJSZYNSKI, Scott KIRBY, and Charlie CHOI. Mary and Sue are both communications officers in the 7th Comm Group and Scott is a financial analyst. Mary married Johnathan, an Army officer, while doing duty in the “sandbox.” Sue continues to play volleyball competitively and has continued to pursue her education. Scott and his lovely wife, Pam, are beginning to transition to civilian life in Dallas, TX effective Dec., ’92. Charlie is an imagery analyst working in the “bowels” of the Pentagon.

Other grads Todd has seen at the “five-sided” building include: Ray DUDLEY (’90), Stacey SMITH (’91), Andy FOLTZ (’91) and Cindy WRIGHT (’90). Sue Wojszynski (“Wojo”) also attended Harry COFFMAN’S wedding in Maryland. Harry is working at NSA in Ft. Meade, MD. Kenn LANG (wife Kim) and Phil ROSE (wife Leanna) are over the ocean in Germany traveling all over the country and having a ball. They ran with the bulls in Pamplona this year and caught part of the Olympics. Kenn is a comm officer at Ramstein and Phil is flying F-15s at Bitburg. The Langs returned to the U.S. in December for a follow-on assignment in California. J.J. MAZZA and his wife, Bonnie, are stationed at Barksdale, where J.J. is flying KC-lOs. Their new “kid” barks and has a tail!

Todd visited Vince WILD and his wife, Tracey, at Pope AFB. They recently bought a home for the family, and Todd says Vince continues to amaze him with his BBQing skills. Vince saw Will REESE while TDY in Upper Heyford. Will flies F-l 1 Is and is a proud husband and father of a beautiful boy. While in Colorado attending his brother’s graduation, Todd saw Mark SLIMKO. Mark flies C-21s at Peterson and helps out with the Academy B-Ball team. He is marrying long-time sweetheart Dana next summer. Other grads Todd saw at graduation include Pete “Polio” SMITH, flying A-lOs at Shaw; Beth (WHITMAN) BOYUM: Joe MATCHETTE, flying F-16s in Osan with Miles DEMAYO, Doug NIKOLAI, Eric MURPHY, Matt CHESNUTT, and Mike HOHLS; Jim FAIN (’90); and Blake WALLER (’90), banked F-16 pilot.

Visiting Todd recently, Tom “TC” COPELAND is flying KC-135s at Griffiss. Todd attended a great party at John “Johnny Lo” LOGRANDE’s house before John headed over to England for a summer TDY. John flies C-21s at Andrews. John CLARK and his wife, Linda, are currently at Langley with the C-21. Bill THOMAS (’90) and his wife, Meredith, are also at Landley with the UH-1 Squadron and Bill occasionally flies VIPs from ACC to the Pentagon. Bill PINTER and wife,

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Michelle, have a son Zach, who will be one in November. Bill flies T-38s down at Vance and is enjoying fatherhood.

Todd says Tim WILLIAMS is OK! After Hurrican Andrew, he went to Ft. Lauderdale, where he awaited further assignment to either Moody or Shaw. Tim “TJ” HOGAN and wife, Linda, are currently in Tucson, AZ where Tim flies A-lOs. They recently became proud parents of Brock Anthony. Back in May, Eric and Audrey PIEPMEIER also became parents of a baby girl. Eric works at Offutt with Space Systems. Former “Wing Commander” candidate Hal CRANMER married sweetheart Andrea on 2 Oct. Hal flies C-21s in Japan and is having a blast scuba diving, sailing, etc.

In June Todd attended Kurt HEISER’s wedding to a lovely gal from Phoenix named Nancy. Pat BURKE, currently stationed at Eglin AFB as an engineer, and John RUBY, who flies F-l 11s at Cannon and has two lovely daughters, were also groomsmen. Kurt and Nancy call Shaw AFB home where Kurt flies A-lOs with Jim PAYNE. While in the Andrews AFB hospital “rehabbing” his knee, Todd saw A1 “Bulldog” HERNANDEZ, Tim KOSMATKA, and Grant TIBBETTS. All three are married and in their final year of med school at USUHS. Bulldog is looking at orthopedics, Ko’s at family practice, and Grant at radiology. Eric FESTER continues to play rubgy, remains adamantly single, and is thinking of specializing in orthopedics.

Up in Malmstrom, Ray ROWE and his wife, Kathleen, continue to enjoy the beauty of Montana. Ray is working on his pilot’s license and is also completing a master’s. Tom MATSCHEK and wife, Rebecca, are also at Malmstrom, where Tom flies KC-135s and gives occasional incentive rides to visiting cadets. Kristen (BELDEN) and Scott OSKVAREK recently became parents and are stationed at Offutt AFB. Joe and Leslee (GREENBERG) SALECK are at Dyess where Joe remains in range of weekend trips to see Chad KIMBLE at Bergstrom, which Todd says is a scary thought! Cesar ENRICO finished his master’s in aero at Purdue and is now in Lima, Peru working for Fauatt Airlines. Dave COOKSEY and Doug STROPES will be brothers-in-law when Dave marries Doug’s sister next summer. Dave is doing well as a comm officer at Shaw AFB.

Wrapping up Todd’s letter (I know, you thought it would never end!), Chris COOK is now an intel officer at Osan AB, Korea. Todd saw Ed NEWMAN at an airport in Phoenix. Ed is now a FAIP at Del Rio after several years at Williams. Mike BAILEY is finishing school in Pennsylvania and is living at home in Moosie, PA. Rob KRAUSE and wife, Mary, are proud parents, stationed at Bolling AFB. Todd, thanks for taking the time to pass along so much info!

Although I’m just about out of space, I wanted to squeeze in one more letter. Morgan KYLE, a FAIP at Williams, said the gates are getting ready to close forever. The Mighty Tweets were silenced in early July, and T-37 FAIPs reassigned include Randy BRISTOL to Vance, George ALSTON, John MIHALY, and John PLATING (newly married) to Reese, and Jeff KLOSKY to Laughlin. Dave ROJEWSKI volunteered for an E-3 to Tinker. The T-38s will shut down soon, and the FAIP reassignments include Paul BECK and Larry PACKARD to Columbus; Chris SIMON and Dick RASMUSSEN to Vance; and Pat HEFLIN and Morgan to Reese flying T-ls. John WIESINGER will fly a C-130 at Pope and Arlene (HUX) SALMON will do the same while Scott goes about his duties as a banked fighter pilot at Seymour-Johnson. Thanks for writing, Morgan.

Well, unfortunately that is all the space I have for this issue. I promise to get the rest of your letters next time. I really appreciate those of you taking the time to write, and I’m sorry space is so limited. Thanks again to Ted, John, Todd, and Morgan. Please keep those letters coming! Take care and God bless.

Joseph C. Richardson

5609 S. 14th St., Apt. M

Omaha, NE 68107-3519

Home/Fax: (402) 738-8026

DSN: 271-3431

Percent members: 34

IN MEMORY OF 1st Lt. PAUL S. ZIEMBA

The Mighty Class of 1990 would like to join hearts, minds and spirits to send a final farewell to our classmate, comrade, and friend who has been lifted up into the heavens where we shall join with him one day in that sweet by and by. For those of you who may be unaware, 1st Lt. Paul S. ZIEMBA was killed in a B-1B accident in the Sierra Vieja Mountains southeast of El Paso, near Van Horn, Texas. He was a B-1B copilot assigned to the 96th BMW, 337th B-1B Squadron at Dyess AFB, TX. He

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was not married but leaves many family members and friends grieving his loss.

After graduation from CS-17 at USAFA, Paul went on to Reese AFB, TX, for pilot training where he finished number one. An accomplished pilot and true friend, he will be dearly missed. On behalf of CS-17, the USAFA Jump Team, and the Class of 1990, we bid Paul farewell. Our prayers are with his family and our hearts will be ever with him.

ONE MORE ROLL

by Commander Jerry Coffee, Hanoi,

1968

We toast our hearty comrades who have Fallen from the skies, and were gently caught By God’s own hand to be with Him on high.

To Dwell among the soaring clouds

They’ve known so well before, from victory Roll to tail chase, at heaven’s very door.

As we fly among them there we’re sure to Hear their plea, to take care my friend, Watch your six, and do one more roll Just for me.

Amy McLean

PSC Box 4247

Vance AFB, OK 73702-5360

Home: (405) 237-8933

Work: (405) 249-7285

DSN: 962-7285

Percent members: 41

Greetings once again to the Bold Gold.

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Well, here it is another year already, and once again full of moves, new jobs and new friends for the Class of ’91. This job, believe it or not, keeps on getting easier thanks to all the great letters I’ve been receiving, and for the first time lots of pictures too! Unfortunately we are also limited on picture space, so 1 will try to get the rest of them in the next article. I would like to start off this letter by sending out congratulations to everyone who has finished up their training, be it UPT, Intel school or whatever training was left after graduation. It would seem we are finally a part of the operational Air Force.

From Willy (92-15), here is a list of the assignments. Lance DEVIN and John JOST took C-141s to McGuire and Diego WENDT took one to Charleston. Bill GRACE got a C-5 to Dover while Brian JOHNSON will fly the C-5 at Travis. Lee JONES and Jeff BENDER both picked C-130s at Little Rock. For those who got banked, there were some decent assignments: Jim BISPIOP, Nate SMITH, and Scott RYAN received AFIT scholarships. Nate is trying to get in to MIT while Jim and Scott will probably go to Oregon State. Tom JENSEN is going to Yokota AB, Japan, to work in command post. Jim SEVICK is going to be in personnel at Bitburg AB, Germany. Erik PETERSON will be working maintenance at Luke, and Steve THOMPSON will be at Charleston. This information came to me by the way of Scott RYAN.

Here is some news from Laughlin on their luck with assignment night. Ben MORLEY picked a C-141 to Travis. Tara ELLIS, Christy LEADER, and Michelle CLARK received banked transports. Tara’s an XO at McGuire with Eric MARSHALL and his wife. Eric is serving his banked time as an SP. Christy and Michelle both got into systems aquisition, with Michelle at Hanscom and Christy at Kelly. Nate BRAUNER took a banked fighter and will be working at Wright-Pat in FATC (that’s Foreign Aerospace science and Technology Center for all of us who are not up on their acronyms). Paul CRANDALL also took a banked fighter.

He and Colleen had their first daughter in September, Alicia Ray. Paul will be up at Mountain Home working in MWR.

Danny HERNANDEZ took a banked transport and will be stationed at Randolph with Dee Dee HERNANDEZ (BERTHUME). Congratulations on your new daughter, Bonnie Nikita. Another banked fighter went to Mike PROCHKO who also just tied the knot. Other assignments to Laughlin included Rob FAUBER, KC-135 to Grand Forks, ND; Damon SCARBOROUGH, KC-10 to March; James KWASNY, KC-10 to Barksdale; Hans BLEY, C-141 to McGuire; Angie PURICHIA, KC-135 to Robins; John DERESKY, EC-130; and Dave SCHOBEL, banked fighter. Rich FOGLE, Lyle JOHNSON, Thad SUMMERS, Mark POWERS, and Phil SCHWEIZER all took banked transports and Brendan GARRITY took a banked tanker.

From the Class of 92-13 down there, Gregg POINTON got a C-21, Mike BROCKEY a C-130 to Little Rock, Chris DAREY a C-130, Charlie SCHEGEL a C-130 to Dyess, Heff HENTZ an EC-130 to Davis Monthan, and Chris GOUGH a banked fighter. Tom HIGHSMITH, Steve WEBB, and Mike SHEIK took banked tankers. Tom is at Castle and Mike is at Fairchild. Both are finance officers. Steve is a logistics officer at Beale. Missy LEOS is in behavioral science at Wright-Pat. Rob ROE and Tim MURPHY are stationed at McGuire. Tom ANDERSON is down there taking the extended tour of UPT.

All of this info was sent in by Nate BRAUNER and Mike SHEIK. Nate also ran into Andrea LONG who was at SP training. She married Kevin SMITH (’89) and they are now at Offutt. Erik RUNDQUIST got married in November and is now a cop up at F.E. Warren along with Ryan ANDERSON. Dirk ARMBRUST is an SP and was over in Saudi for a while. Berry SILBER is an SP at Dyess. Erik BROOKS and Mike WISH are SPs at Grand Forks. Brian HANDSHOE graduated top in his UNT class and took a ’135 to Beale. He plans to get married this year. Kevin ANDERSON took a C-21 to Pete Field and plans to watch noon-meal formations as much as possible. Dave DRICHTA took a Tweet to Laughlin and claims to be excited about it.

’91 All dressed up and smiling.

From Vance, Doug CAMPBELL took a C-130 to Elmendorf, AK; Chan CONRAD an E-3 to Tinker; Wayne COOPER a KC-135 to Robins; Kevin CRONK a ’135 to Fairchild; Steve HOLLIS a C-5 to Dover; Andy KERKMAN a C-5 to Dover; Bryan RAU a C-141 to McChord; and Dave SIVINSKI a C-21 to Andrews. Todd LOUNSBURY and Colin REILLY both got AFIT slots. Mike KAZLAUSKY decided to put his talents towards coaching the USAFA baseball team and contribute to their suecess. Ed WOLD took a KC-135 to Malmstrom, and Brad KREMER took on of the last in the drop, a KC-135 to Minot. Why not!

From MIT, Dave SUZUKI sent this news. He will be finishing up his master’s this year and then will be off to Phillips Laboratory at Kirtland AFB, NM. Dave is rooming with Derek LINDEN and Tim LAWRENCE (’88). Derek hopes to go to Hanscom to be an engineer/physicist. Mark CIERO is also at MIT with his new wife, Elaine. Steve TREADWELL will be going to Phillips Lab and Dan FONET will be going to UPT after they leave MIT. Also in the area are Vanessa REBELLO and Francisco JONES who are at Hanscom. Besides studying for his two master’s degrees in engineering, Dave has kept himself busy going to weddings. He has run into Angie WALLACE who is a test engineer at Eglin, and his sister Karen who is getting her master’s at NASA-Langley. From there she is going to Wright-Pat. Jon BRIDGES and Jeff MOORE were a few others Dave ran into. Jon is a missile launch officer at Minot, and Jeff is a banked fighter pilot on his way to Spangdahlem, Germany.

I wish I had more room to let you know more of where everyone is ending up but unfortunately I am out of room once again. I will put the assignments from Columbus in the next article if I can get my husband to conjure up a list. Adam and I will be moving up to Grand Forks, ND

The Class of 92-13 at Laughlin.

where he will be flying ’135s and I will be doing whatever banked job they give me, maybe OIC of their snack bar or something! We wish you the best of luck in your new jobs, and hope that everyone had an awesome holiday season. Take Care and God Bless. Adam and Amy McLean.

James S. Mehta

PSC Box 4424

Vance AFB, OK 73705-4424 (405) 242-5919

Percent members: 33

I hope that everyone enjoyed the holidays. Now maybe we can say goodbye to winter and bring on the warmer days. I started writing this column while on my way home for Christmas. Unfortunately, my travles dragged me through the familiar confines of Denver’s Stapleton International Airport, which created some scary flashbacks and made me thankful that this was no longer the starting and ending point for my holiday travels. Also, please note that my address is no longer my parent’s, so write directly to me at Vance.

My casual status ended and with it my short-lived civilian lifestyle in California. Back to the world of Blue Suiters and familiar faces and into the world of Oklahoma. I have received a few letters since the last column and I thank everyone for them; just keep them coming. The more you send to me, the less you have to hear about personal life and as an added bonus you’ll become famous in these class notes! What a deal. (And isn’t everyone always looking for a good deal.)

The first letter came from Andi (MCELVAIN) WILLIAMS and was devoted quite a bit to the “M” word. (You know, MARRIAGE!) She married Ben WILLIAMS in June and they’re down at Intel School at Goodfellow AFB, TX. They honeymooned in California where they visited Tania DUTCO and Will ROFF and even ran into Scott SELZ and C1C Elise Melberg at Universal Studios. She reports some other all True Blue marriages from the summer: Shawn and Kathy (WOLF) BLACK, Ron and Laura (CONSTANTINO) STENGER, John and Kathy (CRAWFORD) FISHER and Andy and Donna (DELANGO) BATES. Others getting married were: Eric MORTIZ (Cindy), E.J. WERNER (Barbara), Clarke PLEASANTS (Michele), Tony SCHENK (Julie), Mark WILLIAMSON (Molly), Steve MARKOWSKY (Jen), Sean LAWLER (Amy) and Dan ALLEN (Amy). As a postscript she informs us that Frank FLORES went to the Summer Olympics where he carried the flag for Guam in the opening ceremonies and competed on their swim team. Rob VICKERS wrote to me from Eglin AFB where he is working at the Wright Lab. It seems that the consensus is that being an officer beats being at the Academy by a landslide. Last month he got down to San Antonio for a class and met up with Mike GAYER who is at Randolph AFB. He also spent the summer in Europe and ran into ’92ers everywhere. He sent me a little story of how he and his traveling partner were approached on the street in London and asked “Are you a cadet?” The person asking the question was on ops and recognized them because their backpacks were bought in the C-store. Go figure! Once a cadet...

There was another letter from Goodfellow AFB, this one from Stan COLE. This was more recent than Andy’s and gave me a listing of some of the new Intel assignments. He is ready for some snow so he can get some skiing in. To him, 70 degrees isn’t Christmas weather. (Personally, I feel that 70 is a little cool for Christmas.) Stan seems to have gotten himself a good assignment; maybe one of the last chances to be stationed

T-41s Pass 500,000-hour Mark

By SSgt. Gary Carpenter NCOIC, Media Relations, USAFA

The Air Force Academy’s fleet of T-41 aircraft reached a milestone in late 1992 when the planes surpassed 500,000 cumulative flying hours.

Capt. Mike Meier, ’86, an instructor pilot in the 557th Flying Training Squadron, passed the mark Sept. 29. The T-41s, the military’s version of the Cessna 172, are assigned to the 557th. Student pilot trainee C1C Aprille Frazier was also on the flight.

The 50 T-41 Mescaleros have been fixtures here since 1968 when the Academy began its pilot indoctrination program, which prepares cadets for undergraduate pilot training following graduation.

More than 15,000 cadets have received flight instruction in the

in Germany. He will be in Vogelweh, Germany starting next April. The rest: Chris BURTON and Pete MENNE-Shaw AFB, A.J. AJELLO and Arlie HADDIX-Hurlburt Field, Chris COLCLASURE-Eielson AFB, Jason COLVIN-Cannon AFB, Gary and Susan (NILSEN) DeYOUNGEllsworth AFB, Tom DOBBS, Nam KIM and Oleg BORUKHIN-Osan, Korea, Steve GENUNG-Barksdale AFB, Longinos GONZALEZ and Dan GREY-Castle AFB, Jay GREEN-Keflavik, Iceland, Kevin RAINEYWhiteman AFB, and Herman SO-Scott AFB.

And, the last letter I received was from Scott HINES (who is not an AOG member but is considering it so here’s some peer pressure). He got married to Stacey on July 31 and is now living in Washington, DC where he is in grad school at the University of Maryland. Sean LONDRIGAN, Rachel VANLANDINGHAM and Dave SHEPLER are also in D.C. enjoying the civilian college life (late stop-out). From Scott’s letter it sounds like school is going well and they are definitely enjoying themselves. They will even be attending one of the inaugural balls in January. Scott FISCHER just got married (Christie) and is at Harvard with Amy AUKEMA, Clint HINOTE, and Chris DAWSON. He also says that John KUBINEC has just gotten engaged to Tanya Koberbahl (’93). Last, Scott is looking to get in touch with his old roommate Tim and “the fellas,” so if you guys write to me I’ll give you Scott’s address (my way of getting the Class of ’92 to write).

I got some requests for addresses and phone numbers, but unfortunately I don’t have one for everyone, so if you send any requests always tell me what base they are at and if I don’t have their info, I can send you the names of someone else at the same base to help you out.

That’s it from the mailbox, so here’s some from the files of the AOG: Kabrena RODDA, Brian NEAL, Eric VITOSH and Edwards JENKINSColo Spgs; Timrek HEISLER-Columbus AFB; Kristin BERGEMANN, Brian DELAMATER, Rob ZERBE, Jason FROMM, Jason WHITE, Don JOHNSON, Ed LEABO and Joe DELAPP-Sheppard AFB; Tim TOWNSEND-Reese AFB; Derek FRANCE, Bill LAW, Mike ROKAW and Kelly KIMSEY-Laughlin AFB; Trevor RUSH-Naval Air Base Coronado, CA (Trevor says “Gotta love Navy base locations! Sun, sand and waves!”); Paul RADOVAN-Los Angeles AFB; Chris ANTHONYChanute AFB; Ray PLATT- Ohio State U; Jerry LAUTENSCHLAGERRandolph AFB; Erin CARMICHAEL-Vance AFB; Dave MCAULEY, Tom MCCURLEY and Chris DILLIS-Goodfellow AFB; Todd MCDOWELL-Griffiss AFB; and Lance MEREDITH and T.J. THOMPSON-Wright Patterson AFB. David DURBIN and Darrell LOCKHART are manpower officers at Maxwell AFB and are enjoying it. Leon PRESTON-Eglin AFB, and Pete KNOX-Texas A&M Univ.

Finally, from me: I hear from my old roommate Don UNWIN every few weeks from Columbus AFB. Everything is pretty much normal for everyone down there. Don is, as usual, overworking himself and having no fun (yeah, sure). Dave KUMASHIRO called me from Laughlin AFB where he is in the middle of T-37s and looking forward to finishing and getting into ’38s. Finally, from the U.S. Marine Corps, Steve WOLF says that their assignments are coming out soon, and he’s ready to get out of Quantico.

Down at Vance, I drove into the windy state in October with my Thunderbird filled with most of my worldly possessions. UPT has been going about as expected (busy). There are about 15 zoomies in the class: Rich FICKEN, Chris COLBERT, Bill SPANGENTHAL, Andy ROSS, Jim LEE, Art PRIMAS, J.J. MENOZZI, Jen ELSING, Shelly RIPPLE, Darren EASTON, Kyle NEAVILE, Tom HOLLER, Don GROVE and A1 BLOIR. (I think that’s everyone, I’m sure I’ll hear if I forgot you.) Tom (Paige), Don and A1 are the married ones in the group. Anyway, we’re having fun and glad that the new class has shown up.

aircraft, and each plane has accumulated between 8,000 to 11,000 flying hours.

Meier and 557th FTS commander Lt. Col. Lon Cakerice praised the T-41s’ performance. Cakerice noted that, despite the great number of hours and cadets flying them, every plane still has its original airframe the sturcture. Only the engines and tires have been replaced.

They also applauded the maintenance people UNC Aviation Services who’ve kept the planes in top condition.

The T-41s will be replaced by the T-3 Slingsby Firefly in early 1994, Cakerice said. The Firefly will enhance the 557th’s ability to screen flying aptitude and reduce the number of undergradute pilot training failures, he said.

“The T-41 was a good screener when looking at basic skills,” Cakerice said. “With the new plane however, students will be trained in aerobatics, fighter-type overhead patterns and spins.”

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