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by Charles Frace
This 26" x 22" color print by well-known wildlife artist Charles Frace is being offered for sale exclusively by the Association of Graduates, USAF Academy.
This limited edition is already a collector’s item. An uniramed print sells for $60; a framed version is available for $160.
Frace’s work includes paintings for the National Wildlife Federation; features in publications of such well-known publishers as American Heritage, Audubon, McGraw-Hill, and Reader’s Digest.
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DATE TIME
1977 JUNE WEEK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
EVENT/LOCATION
FRIDAY, 27 MAY 5:30 PM 7:00 PM Ring Presentation and Dining-Out, Class of 1978 (Mitchell Hall)* 9:00 PM 2:00 PM Ring Dance, Class of 1978 (Arnold Hall)
SATURDAY, 28 MAY 2:00 I’M 4:15 PM Bluebards’ Production of the Stage Play “A Funny Thing Happened
6:15 PM On The Way To The Forum” (Arnold Hall Theater)* 0:00 PM AEA Outstanding Squadron Banquet (Broadmoor International Center)** 9:00 I’M 2:00 PM June Week Recognition Ball (Arnold Hall)
SUNDAY, 29 MAY 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Baccalaureate (Catholic, Protestant) (Squadrons 21-40) (Cadet Chapel)* 3:15 PM 4:15 PM Superintendent’s Reception (Squadrons 21-40) (Arnold Hall)
4:45 PM 5:45 PM Superintendent's Reception (Squadrons 1-20, all Jewish cadets)
6:00 PM (Arnold Hall) 7:00 PM Baccalaureate (Catholic, Protestant, Jewish) (Squadrons 1-20, all Jewish
8:30 PM cadets) (Cadet Cahpel)* 0:45 PM Bluebards’ Production of the Stage Play, “A Funny Thing Happened
MONDAY, 30 MAY 10:00 AM On The Way To The Forum” (Arnold Hall Theater)* 1:15 AM Organizational Awards Parade (Parade Ground)
1:30 PM Inclement Weather Alternate: Field House Basketball Arena (1:30 PM2:25 PM)
2:25 PM Individual Awards Ceremony (Field House Basketball Arena)
2:30 PM 3:30 PM Organizational and Individual Awards Tea (Field House, Concourse)
5:30 PM 8:00 PM Athletic Awards Banquet (Mitchell Hall)*
8:30 PM 0:00 PM Cadet Chorale Concert (Arnold Hall Theater)
TUESDAY. 31 MAY 9:40 AM 9:55 AM Cadet Drum & Bugle Corps Performance (Parade Ground) 10:00 AM 1:30 AM Graduation Parade and USAF Academy Parachute Team Demonstration
1:00 PM Wings of Blue (Parade Ground) 4:00 PM Open House (Gymnasium, Fairchild Hall, Field House, Aero Science Lab,
5:30 PM Cadet Dorms, and Chapel)
8:30 PM Graduation Buffet, Class of 1977 (Mitchell Hall)*
9:00 PM 1:45 PM First Class Parents’ Dance (Officers’ Club)
9:00 PM 1:45 PM Graduation Ball, Class of 1977 (Arnold Hall)
Swearing in Ceremony***
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9:00 AM
9:25 AM Cadet Wing March-On (Undergraduates)
9:30 AM 9:40 AM March-On of Graduates
9:45 AM 1:15 AM Graduation Ceremony (Falcon Stadium) (Inclement Weather Alternate: 11:15 AM Field House Basketball Arena) 1:45 AM USAF Thunderbird Team Demonstration (Falcon Stadium)
Ticket required tor admission
**For honored Cadets and their Guests only/tickets required ***AEter midnight (exact time and location to be determined by individual squadrons)
MEMBERSHIP OF THE 1977 USAE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Robert F. List
Dr. James E. Brown
Mr. John C. McDonald
Dean Dorothy W. Nelson
Mr. Robert R. Herring
Lt Gen Brent C. Scowcroft, USAF (Ret)
APPOINTED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT
Sen Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Sen Clifford P. Hansen (R-WY)
Sen Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC)
APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Rep John J. Flynt, Jr. (D-GA)
Rep J. Kenneth Robinson (R-VA)
Rep Frank E. Evans (D-CO)
Rep Boh Wilson (R-CA)
APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
Rep Patricia Schroeder (D-CO)
APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
Sen Gary Hart (D-CO)
Editor Jim Wheeler, ’64
Administrative Assistants
Mrs. Freida Weber
Mrs. Kathy McCann
Mrs. I^aura Timmerman
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES
President David M. Goodrich, ’59
Vice President
Thomas J. Eller, ’61
Executive Secretary James F. Wheeler, ’64
DIRECTORS
To Serve Until 1 May 1977
Maj Brock T. Strom, ’59
Maj John S. Brush, ’60
Maj Ronald Deep, ’60
Maj Arthur D. Kerr, ’61
Maj Austin C. Wedemeyer, ’62
Maj Thomas A. Fryer, ’63
Maj Grover E. Musselwhite, ’63
Maj James L. Cole, Jr., ’64
Capt Paul R. Viotti, ’66
Capt Jon M. Davis, ’69
To Serve Until 1 May 1979
Maj Donald R. Baucom, ’62
Mr. Jon R. Staples, ’62
Maj James P. Tate, ’63
Capt Alfred W. Grieshaber, Jr., '65
Capt Thomas L. Cunningham, ’67
Capt Richard P. Ellis, ’68
Mr. Burton C. Andrus III, ’69
Capt John J. Warner, ’69
Capt Kevin W. Kraii, ’71
lLt Vincent M. Parisi II, ’73 To Serve Until 1 June 1977
2Lt Randall W. Spetman, ’76
Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policy or attitude of the Association of Graduates, its officers or the editorial staff.
The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Association of Graduates of the products or services advertised.
POSTMASTER: If this magazine is addressed to a member of the Military Service, no postage is necessary for forwarding (see Postal Manual, Section 158.4). If no forwarding address for this military member is available, send Form 3579 to Association of Graduates, USAF Academy, CO 80840.
Since my last letter, a number ofimportantdevelopments have taken place.
The Academy is presently preparing for the arrival of the Class of 1981. Basic Cadet Training will be modeled after the highly successful program conducted for the Class of 1980. Only minor changes are planned to sustain the demanding, interesting, and motivational aspects of BCT. Unarmed combat will be replaced by an expanded physical conditioning program, the Confidence Course will be increased from three to four periods to ensure that all squadrons can complete the various stations, and inprocessing will be simplified to reduce congestion.
As you are aware, a limited number of graduates are awarded nationally recognized scholarships and are allowed each year to proceed directly from the Academy to postgraduate study. This year, members of the Class of 1977 participated in nine major scholarship competitions. Cadets won 25 separate scholarships in seven of these competitions.
Among the awards this year are 14 Guggenheim Fellowships, four National Science Foundation Fellowships, two Donald W. Douglas Fellowships, and two Hertz Foundation fellowships. Also awarded were one Fast-West Center Scholarship, a Princeton Fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and one Fulbright-Hays Scholarship.
The 19th Academy Assembly, sponsored by the American Assembly of Columbia University, the Academy, and the AOG convened this spring to discuss a particularly timely subject, “Nuclear Fnergy: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?” Fighty student delegates supported the development of nuclear energy, as well as alternative sources, within the context of careful federal licensing and regulation. In another important area, the Department of Astronautics and Computer Science recently hosted the annual Computer Related Information Systems Symposium. More than one hundred military and civilian representatives from throughout the Department of Defense shared ideas concerning the applications of computer technology.
Members of the Class of 1981 will take Fnglish courses under the direction of a new Head of the Department of Fnglish and Fine Arts. After 19 years ofAcademy teaching and over 31 years of distinguished military service, Brig General Jesse C. Gatlin retired on 31 December 1976. His able successor, Colonel Jack M. Shuttleworth, brings ten years of Academy teaching experience to his new post.
Significant contributions continue to be made by the Academy’s Distinguished Visiting Professors. Dr. Thomas
J. Muzik, Distinguished Visiting Professor from Washington State University, has spent the past year teaching Environmental Science, Environmental Public Health and Botany. He has had an important impact on numerous faculty and cadet research programs including the preparation of a book concerning Academy plant life. Visiting Professor Dr. U>is DeFleur is assigned to the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. She continues to provide an important perspective on the study of women at the Academy by using innovative and highly successful techniques for attitude measurement. Dr. David L. Kohlman, Distinguished Visiting Professor assigned to the I Jepartment of Aeronautics, is an instrument rated test pilot working with an experimental research aircraft at the Academy. He directs several courses in flight dynamics and aerodynamics, incorporating the valuable contributions from his experimental aircraft project into his courses.
The USAF Academy Parachute Team recently won 25of 32 medals in the National Intercollegiate Parachute Championships at Deland, Florida on December 28-30, and won first place in each event entered.
They followed with an outstanding performance at the Second All-Service Parachuting Championships at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina on April 7-11. More than 25 military sport parachuting organizations participated, including the U.S. Army Golden Knights. The cadets excelled in nearly every category, finishing first in the Intermediate Division Accuracy Competition; first and second in the Intermediate Division Style Competition; second in the Advanced Division Accuracy Competition; and first, second, and third in individual style and accuracy.
Our winter intercollegiate athletic teams have recently completed one of the most successful sports seasons in the Academy’s history. A major contributor to the outstanding record was the ice hockey team which completed the 197677 season with a 20-7 record. Pacing the Falcons was senior co-captain Chuck Delich, one of the nation’s leading scorers for the fourth straight year. His career total of a record-setting 156 goals and 279 points places him second in goals and third in points among major college scorers since 1947. Equally noteworthy was the performance of our women’s swdmming team which finished its firstdual meet season with an excellent 9-1 record.
Following this outstanding record, we are now looking forward to the spring season and are particularly optimistic about the spring football drills which started on 4 April. A total of 37 lettermen are on hand, including 16 starters from last season; 9 of them on offense. Coach Martin, who will be starting bis 20th season as Falcon head coach, indicates that the biggest priority for the spring will be rebuilding the defensive line which lost three of its five starters. There are a number of young players returning from last year’s squad which closed last season with spectacular wins over Arizona State and Wyoming. Two young players who will be relied on heavily are quarterback Dave Ziebart and fullback David Thomas. Ziebart, who started only during the last half of the season, accounted for 900 yards total offense in that short time and passed more than 339 yards in the Falcons’ 41-21 win over Wyoming. Thomas, at 6’2 and 240 the biggest fullback in Falcon football history, was the leading scorer with eight touchdowns including three against Wyoming.
Worthy of special note was the selection of C3C Steve Hoog, Falcon flanker, to the Academic All-America football team. Steve is carrying a 3.48 Gumulative GPA in his Aero major.
1 have recently been informed of my reassignment to become Ghief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Ft General Kenneth L. Tollman has been selected as my successor, and I trust you will continue to give him the same excellent support and cooperation which you have given me. I have enjoyed working with the Association of Graduates and wish each of you continuing success.
The Cadet Wing honored Mrs. Mae icith a Wing Pass in Review. Following the parade. Mrs. Mac was guest of the Wing for lunch at Mitch's and she was called on to say a few words offarewell. A standing ovation, a kiss from the Wing Commander, and the presentation of the Sabre Plaque were highlights of the luncheon ceremonies honoring Mrs. Mac on her final day.
On 31 March 1977, Mrs. Gail McComas retired as Cadet Wing Hostess after almost twenty-two years’ service as the first and only Cadet Wing Hostess. Assembled Graduates, the Cadet Wing, the Academy Staff, and friends from near and far gathered to honor the lady that all have known and respected since she commenced her long and colorful career with the Air Force Academy on 19 April 1955 at Lowry AFB. In the hearts of all Graduates there will always be a special place for Mrs. Mac, and the Association of
Association of Graduates Vice President. Tom Eller, presented Mrs. Mac with a bouquet of roses and announced to the gathering held in Arnold Hall on the evening of the 31st that the AOG Board had voted to make Mrs. Mac the Guest of Honor for Homecoming 1977.
Graduates is planning a special gift to the Academy to honor Mrs. Mac’s service and contributions to all that have matriculated at our Rocky Mountain campus.
Mrs. Mac has settled in the immediate Academy area and will stay active in Cadet Wing and Graduate activities. At the same time, the Superintendent has created a search committee to select Mrs. Mac’s replacement. Any nominations from the Graduate community should be forwarded to the AOG Office with appropriate phone numbers and addresses.
Members of the Class of 1959gathered to honor Mrs. Mac on her “graduation day." Pictured from left to right are: Charlie MEIER, Steve HAMER. Mike REARDON. Joe MORGAN, and Curt COOK.
Overseas Mail AOG publications and business mailings are always delayed by bulk mail complications. This problem is particularly acute for members that receive their mail through APO addresses. A review ofpostal rates makes it apparent why the AOG must utilize bulk rates; unfortunately this does not alleviate the unhappiness of overseas members who would like more timely delivery. A suggestion has been made that overseas members should be charged a premium to cover the cost of 1st Class mailings. Perhaps other solutions should be considered as well your thoughts and ideas are solicited.
Class Funds As most members are aware, the AOG is a tax-exempt corporation. Thus, donations made to the AOG are tax deductible. This offers an opportunity that is starting to be taken advantage of by Class Officers and Memorial Committees. Specifically, Class contingency funds and other monies that are deposited with the AOG may be added to and administered under the tax-exempt, tax deductible status of the AOG. The Class of 1965 loanee P. Sijan Memorial Fund is already being held by the AOG; the Class of 1968has proposed theestablishmentof a Class 10 Year Gift Fund with the AOG; and the Class of 1975 is considering having the AOG assume custodianship of the Class of 1975 Contingency Fund. All monies held for Classes will be separately administered and not comingled with AOG funds; Classes transferring funds to the AOG will retain control over the use of these funds. Further information may be obtained from the AOG office.
’76 Class Ring A Class Ring belonging to a member of the Class of ’76 was found in the Academy Officers Club on 12 February 1977. Efforts at AFA to find the owner have so far yielded no results. Perhaps someone was passing through town ?? Direct inquiries to the AOG office.
Jobs Paul Warner, ’70, has notified the AOG that Electronic Data Systems will undergo significant expansion in several areas of data processing - banking, insurance, health care, transportation. If you are interested, contact Paul at 415/445-5712 or write him at Electronic Data Systems, 100 North Point, San Francisco, CA, 94126.
Lost Name Regrettably a name was omitted from the list of BTZ 0-6 promotees in the Winter Magazine. Apologies to Art Shumate, ’59, whose professional efforts have earned him this noteworthy recognition.
Photos Our thanks to Rick Douglas, ’74, who was the first to send in an updated photo for his AOG file. As previously written, the AOG has no way to procure current photos on Grads and we request that each member take the time to send along a photo when next you correspond with the AOG office.
AOG Decal Some new members may not know that the AOG office will supply window decals of the AOG crest to members upon request. Any member - new or old - wishing additional decals please get in touch. A self-addressed envelope will speed up the process considerably.
1977 Election With a week remaining until the 1977 Board of Directors election is completed, over 35% of the membership has forwarded their ballots to the AOG office. The results of the election will be officially announced to the membership in a notice which will accompany the Biographical Data Form mailout in late May.
Fun and Games Grads will be happy to know that marching to meals hasn’t changed. At Gen Gatlin’s noon retirement parade, a Cadet Squadron commander went scrambling after his hat when the wind blew it offjust as he passed the reviewing party. Afterwards, Gen Gatlin, a West Point Grad, happily remarked how vividly he had been reminded of his own Cadet parades.
Col Shuttleworth’s investiture parade fared even better. Held appropriately on the 23rd birthday of the Academy, April Fool’s Day, the parade became a rout-step sprint to Mitchell Hall as the nice spring day and thinly clad cadets and viewers were whited-out by a 15 minute blizzard. Of course the sun shone again and the wind calmed even before the orders could be read from the staff tower. Needless to say, Col Shuttleworth’s disclaimer of responsibility drew a loud cheer.
Paul Viotti, '66 AOG Board of Directors
The AOG Board of Directors and its Fund Raising Subcommittee are preparing for the first annual drive to be launched in the fall of 1977. Graduates will have the opportunity to make tax deductible contributions to either of two funds.
The AIR FORCE ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT FUND OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES will be directed toward current projects such as the transformation of Arnold Hall into a facility that will be used regularly by Cadets and by Graduates at Homecoming. Improvements at Farish Memorial, still one of the most popular weekend spots used by Cadets, have already been augmented through AOG support. Continued efforts on these and other projects for which appropriated funds are not available will need the support of the AOG.
The ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES BUILDING FUND has longer-run objectives. Building and furnishing a Cadet and Graduate Guest House, an AOG office facility, an Academy museum, a new visitors center and restaurant, and an on-base Cadet recreation area are possibilities currently being discussed.
EDITOR’S NOTE: F'or more details on fund-raising activities, please see the article on F'und-Raising printed in the Winter 1977 issue, page 15.
AOG Merchandise Program At long last the AOG has established a small scale merchandise program that will offer a limited number ofunique, quality items for purchase by AFA Graudates. The initial offerings will be announced in the near future. The level of interest and participation will determine the future size and scope of the AOG merchandise program. Let the AOG office and the Board know your reaction to this pilot program.
Academy Assembly The 19th Air Force Academy Assembly was held from March 9-13. The AOG in conjunction with the Department of Political Science and Philosophy once again sponsored the annual event. This year the topic was, “Nuclear Energy: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?”
Biographical Update The annual Bio update form will he received in early June. This year there will be some changes in format and in the information requested. The reason for the changes are twofold: first, the Register is being converted to a computer typesetting system that dictates a format change; and second, an expanded AFA data base requires some new information inputs. Your cooperation and support will be appreciated.
Navy Grad The following recently appeared in the Class of'47 column in “Shipmate,” the alumni magazine of Annapolis:
Jimmy Carter has accepted a position with the federal government and will he moving to Washington (I).C.) in January. Jimmy has been a self-employed peanut farmer in Plains, Ga., since leaving a Georgia state government position in January 1974.
Articles A frequent comment made by Graduates is that they would like to see some professional articles in the AOG quarterly. Unfortunately, very few have been motivated to take pen in hand how about you??
Air Force Academy Duty The Department of English and Fine Arts, IJSAF Academy, is seeking qualified officers to teach composition and literature courses. Applicants must have fewer than eight years’ service and an outstanding military record. Officers without a Master’s degree in composition or literature may qualify for an Academy-sponsored AFIT program. See AFR 36-20, paragraph 8-17 for application procedures. Direct any questions to the Department Personnel Officer, Capt Edward P. Bailey, Autovon 259-3930.
Chapters The Oklahoma chapter of the AOG officially came into being during a luncheon meeting held 24 March 1977 at the Altus Air Force Base Officer’s open mess. The chapter’s eighteen members adopted a constitution, elected a board of directors, and launched a program which calls for the development of a full service candidate advisory group. In support of the advisory project, Captain A1 Blumberg, 68, from the USAFA liason office, traveled to Altus and briefed the Oklahoma chapter members on current Academy admission requirements and policies. Future plans include visitation to area high schools, presentations to local civic groups, and one-on-one discussions with interested young men and women. The chapter board of directors is as follows: President, Colonel Anthony Burshnick, 60; Vice President, Lieutenant Phil Cherry, 73; Secretary, lieutenant Duane Jones, 75; Treasurer, Captain Dennis Shields, 71; Director at I^arge, Lieutenant Stephen Marino, 75. Those desiring more information about the Oklahoma chapter of the AOG, please call or write Lieutenant D. A. Jones, 1307 North I^ee St., Altus OK 73521, Altus Air Force Base Extension 7123.
Chapters New Chapters are being planned in various corners of the country. In New Orleans. Jim Hourin, ’61, is in the initial planning stages. Those who might be interested should get in touch, (504) 392-1582. Southern California seems long overdue for the establishment of at least one Chapter and current activity may correct this soon. Rich O’Lear, ’63, working for the IG at Norton, x5521, and Paul Noel, ’71, newly assigned at SAMSO are both interested in getting the ball rolling. Wayne LeFors, ’63, an active LO in the L. A. area is also interested in establishing a Chapter; suggest all that might be interested get in touch with one ofthe above to lend assistance and support. And, a Chapter forming effort is under way in Florida under the direction of Nathan Owen Rosenberg, ’74, who has called for an organizational meeting on 16 May at Homestead AFB. If you are in the Florida area and interested, get in touch with Lt. (JG) Rosenberg via autovon 894-1190 or commercially on (305) 681-3591.
New Superintendent On 6 April 1977, the Department of Defenseannounced the appointmentof Lt. Gen. Kenneth L. Tallman to succeed Lt. Gen. James R. Allen as Superintendent of the Air Force Academy. General Tallman will assume his new duties during June 1977. General Tallman’s Air Force experience since 1967 has been almost exclusively dedicated to work in the Personnel area. He has served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel at Headquarters Air Forcein thePentagon since August 1975. General Tallman served with the original cadre of the Air Force Academy and is remembered by many of the early Grads as a “friendly” AOC that took an active and personal interest in AFA “personnel.”
Correspondence When you take the time to correspond with the AOG Office, please take just a minute to include your full name and Class. This will facilitate internal handling considerably and insure that all mail is handled promptly and efficiently. Thanks.
AFA Duty “The Department of Astronautics and Computer Science has a continuing need for ‘a few good men’ to teach in that Department. If you have 3-10 years service and are highly motivated towards the Air Force, you may be qualified. For further information, contact Major Monroe or Captain Kroncke, AV: 259-4110.”
Qualification Mix The medical qualification mix for the Class of 1981 has been changed. The change is a result of an Air Staff decision that cited “changes in the makeup of the officer force and reductions in UPT rates” as the reason behind the change. Here is the comparison:
The following two articles were written by cadets who are members of the Cadet Honor Committee and the Cadet Professional Ethics Committee. It is the goal of these two committees, working together, to improve the ethical standards of the Cadet Wing and ultimately the officer input into the Air Force.
Your personal anecdotes demonstrating how your Honor and Ethics training at the Academy have been of value to you in your career would be very helpful in our training. Please share your experiences by dropping a line to:
Major Ijeroy W. Stutz
Commandant’s Executive for Honor and Ethics (CWH) USAFA, Colorado 80840
Like every organization that relies on the inputs and achievements of people, the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Wing must deal with people problems. Particularly in an environment that is often perceived as dehumanizing and unforgiving, there is need for some institution which can deal with problems of a personal nature. The Cadet Professional Ethics Committee is such an institution at the United States Air Force Academy.
The Ethics Committee is comprised of two representatives, one firstclassman and one secondclassman from each of the 40 squadrons in the Wing. These representatives are elected by their classmates within the squadron and attend weekly meetings of the committee. They have several functions and the effectiveness of the Ethics Committee depends on their enthusiasm for these functions and their willingness to be involved as Ethics Representatives.
A primary function of the Ethics Committee Representatives is to review violations of cadet regulations for possible ethical misconduct. In the event that some type of ethical misconduct has occurred, an Ethics Review Board, composed of members of the Ethics Committee, may be convened. The purpose of the board is to help the involved cadet recognize his misbehavior and aid him in correcting it himself. The cadet receives no punishments as a result of this board. After such a board, a briefcovering the incident and board proceedings, but disclosing no names, is distributed to each squadron. This brief is very valuable as a training tool for the entire Wing.
Another job of the Committee Representatives concerns the conduct of Ethics “training” sessions, usually held during Saturday morning training periods. Topics such as the morality of war, professionalism traits, and human relations are covered in a discussion format by each squadron with Ethics Representatives acting as moderators. The primary purpose of these sessions is to allow cadets to voice their feelings on these areas and generate genuine thought towards the ethical responsibilities of becoming an officer.
The most time consuming and the most important function of the Ethics Representative lies in his responsibility to his squadron. Any time two people confront one another their own personal “ethics” are involved. While Ethics Representatives are certainly not responsible for the behavior of others, they are often asked by those in their squadron to mediate personal conflicts and sort out problems between Cadets. They must also be alert to poor ethical standards within their squadron. The Represen- tatives must be able to communicate with everyone in their squadron to be effective and must also gain their squadron’s respect and trust.
C/Major Timoth S. Hagan, CS-02 Honor Representative
C2C Curtis L. Cook
38CSq, Ethics Representative
The Ethics Committee is an institution able to exercise influence through its flexibility. It is not bound to a set of procedures or schedule of punishments which it must adhere to in every case; neither is the scope of the Committee limited to any specific list of functions. There are those who would contend that without some enforcer or code of discipline the Committee can exert only marginal effects on the Wing. The Cadet Professional Ethics Com-
mittee, however, deals with problems in relations between people and realizes that no one set of values can be formulated which will handle each problem properly. Instead, the emphasis of the Committee is on cadets learning and gaining from one another in hopes of consequently leaving the United States Air Force Academy as better prepared officers and people.
Many changes have occurred at the Air Force Academy in the past year. It has been the Honor Committee’s challenge to adapt itself to these changes while at the same time “regulating and enforcing the standards of the Honor Code as set forth by the Wing.’’ In recent years, the Wing perceived that the Honor Representatives were losing touch with the rest of the Wing. Some felt that the Honor “Representatives’’ no longer represented the Wing’s views but rather became an elite group who used the Honor Code as their pedestal. To help alleviate this situation and put the Committee back in touch with the feelings of the Wing, four special subcommittees were formed. Each of these four subcommittees address particular areas which have caused problems in the past. Their membership is open to all Cadets.
The “Improper Questions” Committee is responsible for investigating situations in which a Cadet’s honor was used unfairly against him in order to institute disciplinary action.
lLt James E. Farus, Class of 1974, was killed in a T-38 aircraft accident near Gonzales, Texas on 15 March 1977. He is survived by his wife, Yevonne, of 5405C Gray Plaza, Scott AFB, IL 62225, and by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Farus, 1114 - 3rd Street, Dewitt, IA 52742. As a Cadet, Lt Farus was a member ofthe 34th Cadet Squadron; he majored in Management. Following graduation, Lt Farus entered UPT at Columbus AFB. He was subsequently assigned to the 11th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron at Scott AFB. At the time of his death, Lt Farus was TDY to the USAF Instrument Flight Center at Randolph AFB.
The “Honor and Regulations” Committee is tasked with resolving situations where the Honor Code and regulations conflict. Using the Honor Code to enforce regulations has always been a controversial issue. The “Honor and Regulations” Committee’s purpose is to lay the ground work to insure that these perennial problems are resolved in the future.
The “Special Issues” Committee has been the most active of the four sub-committees. Currently, the “Special Issues” Committee is looking into possible administrative changes to improve the effectiveness of the Code. They have actively solicited suggestions from the Wing through the use of open meetings and questionnaires.
A committee, the “Academic Policy” Committee, has been instituted to insure that academic policies remain in accordance with the standards of the administration ofthe Honor Code.
There is some evidence that the Honor Committee’s new approach has had a positive effect. A greater percentage of Honor violations this year have been self-reported. This shows that the Wing has internalized the precepts of the Code to a greater degree than in recent years.
All in all, the Wing’s attitude towards the Honor Code and the Honor Committee has improved. This article is not meant to convey that all problems concerning Honor have been solved; they have not. However, the Committee has tried to lay the ground work this year to improve communication and to insure the viability of the Cadet Honor Code.
Major David E. Purcell Cadet Plans and Programs Division
There have been several changes in Cadet summer military training programs since my last article on this subject which was printed in the Fall 1974 Magazine. Summer programs continue to provide a refreshing change from the academic year classes and military training. Unique training programs in special skills have been added, and there have been some changes in summer training graduation requirements.
There are three 3-week training periods each summer. Each cadet has two periods of training and one 3-week period of leave except for approximately 5% who are required to go to summer school at the expense of leave.
Assignment to most summer programs is competitive. Cadets are selected on the basis of their Military Order of Merit; their preferences for summer programs and leave periods; graduation requirements; and, in some cases, stringent physical requirements.
The Class of 1980 arrived on 28 June 1976, 1,596 strong to begin their six week’s transition from civilian to military life. Significant changes and improvement, including strong emphasis on “positive motivation,” were made in their Basic Cadet Training (BCT). After the first half of B( T, the entire class marched to Jack’s Valley for the final phase. Approximately 1,200 First and Second Classmen conducted the training supervised by Air Officers Commanding and Military Training personnel.
In the second summer a cadet’s options expand somewhat. All cadets take a basic three-week survival course (SERE) and one optional three-week program.
Third Class Optional Programs
This will be the first summer women will participate in any summer program other than as trainees in BCT. As of 1 April 1977, 135 of the original 157 women remained in the Class of ’80. They will receive SERE training along with the men and be assigned to all of the Third Class summer optional programs as well.
Third Class Cadets learn the duties and attitudes of First Term Airmen in a wide variety ofduties on Operation NonCom. Shown here are Cadets riding patrol with security police. Non-Com ’ers spend one of their three weeks in flight line related duties.
Cadets are required to participate in a three-week TDY program with an active Air Force unit. Most attend the Third Lieutenant program during their First or Second Class summer. Each Cadet is also required to attend a minimum of one leadership program as a requirement for graduation. Due to the numbers of Cadets required to fill the BCT, SERE, and Airmanship cadre and training committee positions, most Cadets are assigned to two leadership programs during their First or Second Class summer. Effective with the Class of 1978, each Cadet must complete an aviation core (flying) program. Pilot qualified Cadets will take T-41 flying training while navigator qualified and non-flying qualified cadets will take Fundamentals of Aviation which includes 16 flying hours in the T-43. Both flying programs are taught during the academic year as well as during the summer. We plan that all ofthe varied programs with the excpetion of RECONDO and Scuba will be available to women Cadets when they enter their First and Second class summers. The RECONDO and Scuba programs (run by the Army and Navy, respectively) do not currently have any women participants.
A few programs, because of the training and experience required, are only offered to First Class Cadets.
First and second class cadets look forward to Operation Third Lieutenant when they will experience the duties and lifestyle of a
in mission aircraft are an integral part of the
for most Third Lieutenant Cadets.
Many of the optional programs available to Cadets offer unique opportunities. Here is a briefdescription of some of the summer training programs:
SERE is a mandatory third class three-week basic survival training program conducted at USAFA. The program includes classroom instruction, water survival training, Code of Conduct application, and field training. The program is comparable to the Basic Survival School conducted at Fairchild AFB (Stead AFB for the old-timers). Cadets are awarded certificates for completion of SERE and are not required to attend Basic Survival School after graduation. Instructors include both regular Air Force personnel and upperclass cadets.
Operation Non-Com provides the third class Cadet an opportunity to experience the living and work conditions of the First Term Airman in active Air Force units in ADCOM, ATC, MAC, SAC, and TAG. Since the Cadet shares a room in the barracks with an Airman and eats meals in the Airman’s Dining Hall, much of a “Non-Com” Cadet’s free time is spent with Airmen. Cadets feel that one of the most valuable aspects ofthe program is that they can “rap” with Airmen both on the job and in off-duty activities. The Cadets quickly learn how Airmen respond to different leadership styles. Cadets’ jobs in Operation NonCom vary tremendously, including riding patrol with Security Police, working in the roads and grounds or maintenance sections of C.E., assisting a physician, and performing closely supervised aircraft maintenance. Duty assignments are changed weekly. Response to this program has been overwhelmingly favorable. The insight Cadets gain in the duties and the feelings of Airmen is an essential practical supplement to classroom leadership instruction.
This is an intensive eight-week French Language course taught at the Academy for Cadets selected for the fall semester exchange program with L’Ecole d’Air, the French Air Force Academy.
Two hundred of the most highly rated Third Class Cadet volunteers are selected for the Soaring program. After passing the FAA Sparing written exam, they receive 25 flights, including solos. The best qualified Cadets are selected for advanced Soaring training and become the instructor pilots for subsequent summer Soaring classes and the fourth class Soaring orientation program during the academic year.
Four hundred five Cadets will attend Airborne at Fort Benning, Georgia. They spend one week in each of three phases: physical conditioning, jumps from the training towers, and actual jumps from aircraft. To be eligible, Cadets must volunteer to attend and pass the demanding Airborne physical fitness test. Successful completion ofthe five-jump program qualifies the cadet to wear the basic parachutist badge.
Operation Third Lieutenant is a favorite with Cadets since it gives them an opportunity to fly in the Air Force’s most modern mission aircraft. Since most Cadets will be assigned to rated duties upon graduation, summer flying on Operation Third Lieutenant is highly motivational. The main purpose of the program is to introduce the Cadet to the duties, responsibilities and the way of life of a junior officer. Although Third Lieutenant programs are no longer conducted outside of the CONUS due to prohibitively high transportation costs, many Cadets still get to fly overseas while assigned to CONUS units. Each Cadet is assigned to a host junior officer and participates in all activities of his host’s unit. This training broadens a Cadet’s perspective and helps him to solidify his preferences for assignment after graduation.
RECONDO is an acronym for “Reconnaissance Commando’’ training with the US Army at Fort Carson, CO, in North Cheyenne Canyon and the Pike National Forest. Cadets are exposed to practical held instruction in survival techniques, guerrilla warfare, field communications, water survival, combat first aid, escape and evasion, combat intelligence, helicopter operations, booby traps, and artillery forward observer proi edures. Instruction is also included in map reading and compass techniques, mountaineering, patrolling, and ambushing. The program is strenuous and demands excellent physical condition.
OPEN CIRCUIT SCUBA:
This three-week program at the Naval Amphibious School, Coronado NAS, San Diego, CA, consists of academics (physics of diving, marine life, and diving medicine), physical conditioning, and scuba diving. The scuba training includes underwater compass navigation, timed swims and dives in San Diego Bay. This year 32 of the best qualified volunteers will attend following rigorous physical fitness testing conducted at USAFA by Navy SEAL School personnel.
ATC LEADERSHIP:
This program provides Cadets with an understanding of the administrative, managerial, and training aspects of an Air Force career. Forty First Class Cadets, selected for their leadership potential, serve as assistant training officers for six weeks with Basic Military Training Squadrons at Lackland AFB, Texas. Cadets gain valuable leadership experience working with Basic Trainees.
BASIC FREE FALL PARACHUTE
This is a three-week course conducted at USAFA consisting of free fall parachute training including fivejumps. It provides about 240 Cadets with experience they can apply to future duties as rated crew mem bers. This program also qualifies the Cadets for the basic parachutist rating.
This course, incorporating a ground school and 18 hours of flying, is conducted during the First Class academic year at USAFA and is required of all cadets medically qualified for pilot training. It is offered during the summer for First Class Cadets who would be unable to take it during the academic year due to their academic course load, varsity athletics, or top Cadet Wing leadership positions.
“MANPOWER—UNLIMITED”:
Ten First Class Cadets each summer period act as counselors for disadvantaged youth from the Denver Metropolitan area selected by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Each group of young men spends Monday through Friday at the Academy participating in competitive sports and visiting vocationally-oriented Academy workshops to learn a sense of fair play and teamwork and broaden their horizons.
Cadets who have taken a prerequisite Academy navigation course can enroll in this three-week program which culminates in certification to assist rated instructor navigators teaching in the Planetarium, trainers, and T-43 aircraft.
Twenty cadets will serve as counselors and speakers at most American Legion Boys State encampments throughout the United States. As Boys State staff
take T-41 flying training, all other cadets take Fundamentals of Aviation which includes T-37 simulator missions and T-43 flights.
Shelter construction is a part of the SERE program. Completion of SERE satisfies the future aircrew member’s basic survival school requirement.
members, the Cadets guide their groups through daily activities during the week-long encampments. Cadets are selected based on their Military Order of Merit, personal interviews and recommendations.
This course (or the equivalent academic year course) is required for all cadets who are not going to pilot school upon graduation. The program includes ground school, T37 simulator missions and flights in the T-43. It is designed to provide a general orientation and flying experience to Cadets who will enter non-flying Air Force careers.
The Boy Scouts of America-Philmont Scout Ranch and Explorer Base is a 137,000-acre national scouting training center at Cimarron, New Mexico. After preliminary training at USAFA in April the Cadets serve on the ranch staff as rangers during the summer. They meet incoming scout groups, assist them during processing, and accompany them for two days on the trail providing guidance, training, and supervision. Preference for selection is given to cadets who are Star, Life, or Eagle scouts.
A selected group of First Class Cadets with high grade point averages are selected by their academic departments to participate in advanced research projects with DOD, military, and civilian agencies working on defenseoriented problems. These assignments are five to six weeks in length.
There are also a few other summer programs for small numbers of Cadets to receive special training working with the Information Office, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the USAFA Prep School.
The objective of the summer training programs is to provide the best possible professional, motivational, and leadership experience to our future Air Force officers. Programs are designed to be a constructive and demanding supplement to academic year military training and to make a major contribution to the accomplishment of the Academy’s mission: “...to provide instruction and experience to each cadet so that he graduates with the knowledge and character essential to leadership and with the motivation to become a career officer in the United States Air Force.”
By Wayne A. Myers, ’66
Saturday, February 26th, 1100 people gathered in Mitchell Hall for a formal Dining-Out to celebrate 100th Night. The celebration, the first held since such events were cancelled in 1971, was cosponsored by the Class of 1977 and the USAFA Alumni Chapter of Colorado.
While much different in size, sex, and social setting from the happenings earlier Graduates may remember, the event succeeded in all its many purposes: to celebrate the arrival of ’77 at double digits; to give Graduates and the Academy staff and their ladies a chance to socialize with Cadets and their ladies; to initiate and to provide a place in the sun for the many service projects which the Colorado Chapter is undertaking; and most ofall, to have a good time at a traditional Air Force social event.
The evening began with a cocktail hour at the USAFA Officers’ Club in keeping with a long-standing tradition of not serving hard liquor to Cadets in the Cadet Dining Hall. After a short drive on the icy roads, the festivities continued at Mitchell Hall where the refreshment hour featured ginger ale spiked Hawaiian punch, a splendid hors d’oeuvre buffet, and the traditional ice carvings. As 2000 hours approached, Lt Gen Allen arrived with the guest speaker, Senator Barry M. Goldwater, and things got underway.
Presiding over the Mess was the President of the Colorado Chapter, Joe Rodwell, ’64, resplendent in green velvet tux, ruffled shirt, and silver mane. Controlling the rabble from the other end of the floor, Mr. Vice, CIC Dan Van Alstine, President of the Class of 1977, led the toasts. As a group we paid tribute to our special guests, including former Superintendents, Moorman and Clark, and Mrs. McComas who recently retired after over twenty years as Cadet Hostess. We paused from joy momentarily to pray for those Graduates who have fallen while serving and to specially toast those Graduates who were POW’s and those still Missing In Action. A few lighter toasts followed during the feast of prime rib with all the trimmings, and soon everyone settled back with good cigars to listen to Senator Goldwater.
Beginning with a humorous and self-deprecating war story, he developed his speech around the idea of “...what is past is prologue, Study the Past.” He took us back to the Thirties: recounting the low military budgets; the antimilitary public opinion; the wishful thinking of our isolationism and the irony of Chamberlain’s post-Yalta proclamation of “Peace in our Time.” All to remind us that the Seventies have happened before. And worse, the Thirties were not preceded by the debilitating effects of fighting two wars without a will to win. As he said, When you decide to fight, you with the same breath decide to win, or don’t fight. That applies to you in your daily lives, in your business lives, in your military lives but particularly does it apply to a country such as ours.
As if we needed reminding, he pointed out the aged equipment we have to fight with ana criticized the folly of those who decry all weapons spending, whether missiles, bombers, fighters, AWACS, tanks, guns, or warships.
However, finally proclaiming his optimism, he expressed faith that the American people are at odds with the “headin-the-sand” Congress and that we can he an exception to the great nations of history who have fallen when their ideology foundered on fat living. Although today, free people number only 17% of the world’s population as opposed to 1966’s 65%, he still believes we can reverse the trend and stay free if we learn history’s lessons and remember that our principles have made us great and that freedom and truth are causes worth sacrificing for.
After the standing ovation, Joe Rodwell presented our speaker with a “Gyrfaleon” print as a token of our appreciation. Then as with any first-time event, the sequence of events was altered a bit; but a quick recovery by CIC Steve Miller, the Wing Commander, resulted in the presentation of the Class of 1977 gift. Then, Senator Goldwater, with his Cadet sabre in hand, joined the assembled throng while the Superintendent, the Commandant, and some infamous firsties were satirized in a version of the “Night Before Christmas.” At the conclusion of the Dining-Out festivities, everyone adjourned to the Officers’ Club for refreshments and dancing to the Cadet band, “Windfall.”
The delightful evening marked the reinstatement of a tradition so many Graduates remember fondly. We may morn the loss of the stag atmosphere and riotous behavior of years past; but as all Graduates are so acutely aware, Academy traditions soon become memories when they no longer represent our highest ideals.
The Hoard of Directors of the Association of Graduates has voted in favor of making Mrs. Gail McComas the honored guest for Homecoming 1977. The unprecedented move was announced on 31 March 1977 at the Academy upon the occasion of Mrs. Mac’s retirement after twentytwo years’ service as the Cadet Wing’s first and only Cadet 1lostess.
Homecoming plans are starting to take final form and committees will be manned and busy in the near future. This year, with the anticipated large turnout by the Class of 1967 and by those wishing to join the AOG in honoring Mrs. Mac, some changes and innovations are both necessary and desirable. The preliminary schedule printed below will give an overview of planned activities. Start saving those pennies now and line up those baby sitters all roads lead to the Academy the weekend of 14-16 October 1977.
HOMECOMING 1977
Buffet
Club 2100-2400 General Get-Together
0700-0900 Breakfast
0900-1100 Registration
0930-1000 Graduate/Cadet Wing Memorial Ceremony
2000-2130 Homecoming Banquet
2130-2145 Presentation of 1977 Jabara Award for Airmanship
2200-2400 Homecoming Ball
SUNDAY:
1977 AIR FORCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 10 at Wyoming
Sept. 17 at California
*Sept. 24 U. OF PACIFIC
Oct. 1 at Georgia Tech
Oct. 8 at Navy (Annapolis)
*Oct. 15 ARIZONA STATE
Oct. 22 at Baylor
*Oct. 29 BOSTON COLLEGE
:i: Nov. 5 ARMY
*Nov. 12 VANDERBILT
Nov. 19 at Notre Dame *at FALCON STADIUM
Registration to alleviate space problems encountered in recent years, the Registration Desk will be moved from Arnold Hall to the VOQ/O Club area.
Accommodations the VOQ will be available for use by returning Grads; exact arrangements will be announced at a later date. Local motels will be contacted for blocks of rooms as well.
1 5-Year Reunion if the Class of 1962 wishes to initiate the tradition of a 15-Year Class Reunion, the AOG is prepared to make the necessary arrangments.
Friday Night Activities to encourage a more relaxed evening for all Grads, the Class reunions and the general get-together will be moved from Arnold Hall to the Academy Officers’ Club. In addition, the Air Academy National Bank has agreed to cohost the All Class Buffet in lieu of the Sunday Morning Brunch of previous years.
Fees the exact fee is not yet known, but the scale will be established so that advance registrants and AOG members will be offered a reduced fee.
Banquet Members of the Cadet Wing will be given the opportunity to attend the Homecoming Banquet and Ball. The Cadet Chorale will entertain at the Ball.
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Golf Tournament The Colorado Chapter ofthe AOG is planning a Graduate-Cadet Golf Tournament for Sunday; a family outing may also be scheduled.
JABARA Airmanship Award-Official notification will be sent to all Major Air Commands in late summer soliciting nominations for this year’s recipient of the Jabara Airmanship Award. All Graduates working in the aerospace field are eligible and nominations from fellow Graduates are welcomed and encouraged. Ray Hamilton, ’63, a member of the 1976 Nominating Committee has agreed to serve as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee this year. Any inquiries should be addressed to the AOG Office.
1978 20-22 Oct Notre Dame
1979 12-14 Oct Notre Dame
1980 24-26 Oct Oregon
lLt Terry J. Walter, ATO
For all of you Grads who are not entirely sure you’re getting the straight poop on the women Cadets and their performance, the following conversation may prove to be of interest. The discussion was overheard in the casual bar at T.H.E. Real AFB and involved two USAFA Grads who sat over their fourth round of tall, frosty ones. The guys, Lt. “Burner” Can (USAFA, ’74) and Maj. Eddy Rickenbacker Bolinski (USAFA, ’62; his parents always wanted a pilot in the family ...). Burner and Eddy had just returned from USAFA where they’d been sent by their local AOG Chapter on a fact-finding mission. They were preparing the briefing that would hit their fellow Grads right in the old squadron patch.
EDDY Sorry, Burner. You’re the Lieutenant in this crowd, and I’m not telling them. We can’t sugar-coat it, either. They have to know the truth about how it really is now at the Zoo.
BURNER Yes, sir, I’ll take the hits; but it’ll be so hard to stand up there and watch the guys cringe and gasp in dismay. Do you think anyone will cry?
EDDY Geez, 1 don’t know. Who can blame’em if they do? Rookies in skirts! Were you in the dorm when that one Doilie started calling minutes? I mean, she did it right and all, but oh well, at least she made the menu at Mitchell Hall sound decent.
BURNER Well, you know what they say; you can’t ever go back. After all, it’s nothing to be ashamed of; all the military schools have girls, except die-hard places like VMI, and those guys pay to go there, so that doesn’t prove anything. But it’s gonna’ be tough to break it to the guys gently. Who'd have ever believed the PLAYGIRL Burt Reynolds' fold-out would be on a Cadet bulletin board— and with the spicy parts covered by a squadron patch??
EDDY I need a beer! Tell that babe to bring a pitcher; this could be a long night.
BURNER Do you think any of those girls want to be Wing Commander?
EDDY Yeah, I talked to one who did. But that’s not the worst.
BURNER - What?
EDDY She wants an F-16 out of UPT.
BURNER Oh no
EDDY We gotta get this thing together, Burner. Heck, they’re real Cadets didn’t you see those tiny shoulder boards? They are doing the same things their classmates are. I’d have loved to have observed BCT. Why, back when Basics were men and the marble strips were really marble,
BURNER Sir, I’d love to sithere and listen to howyou won the “Meanest Mother in the Valley” competition, but we really should finish this.
EDDY Oh yeah Hey, who’ll believe that those girls actually talk like Cadets? When that girl told me she got stopped by the OIC and the SOD for being OTF at the BOR, I really couldn’t handle it. Am I getting old, Burner? I was standing there when C4C Sugar Smack got a call for a date, mind you, with C4C Whatta Wad. It was pretty romantic as they fell in all the way to Arnold Hall. Everything was OK until their nametags locked while they were dancing.
BURNER We could tell them about the SAMI we saw; everyone likes to hear about inspections. It was really strange to see purses in the closets. How’d you like that flight commander inspecting that bra in the drawer to see if it was marked in the right place?
EDDY Burner! Take hold of yourself, man. Tell them things like that and we’ll have a riot on our hands they had to fight for stuff like that!
BURNER - Really.
EDDY Besides, we have to think of a way to tell them how many women are left. There’s lots left, Burner; they’re not leaving! Maybe we’ll have to face it - God, more will come with the Class of ’81! This could reach epidemic proportions. Maybe some will get lost in SERE.
BURNER But, Sir, like you said, they are Cadets, and they are doing a heckuva job, considering it’ll never be as tough as when we were there!
EDDY I know, I know. It’s just something about those III tic teeny parkas. Burner, do you remember that girl’s voice coming across the Command Post loudspeaker? Kinda’ got your attention, didn’t it?
BURNER “Attention in the area” never sounded so good. What a shocker.
EDDY Yep, we may just have to concede here and just face up to it. Cadets now come in two varieties. Burner boy, can you be trusted?? My kid, Audrey Jane, she wants to go to the ZOO when she goes to college! My own kid!!
BURNER Maybe she’ll outgrow it. It could be a stage she’s in.
EDDY No, no, no. She got a letter from a girl 4 degree from here who told her about jump wings and a set of parades to call her own. She even wrote to her about the Corvette she’d have when she was a Firstie. Audrey Jane was pretty impressed, especially when she wrote what hot stuff the guys at CSU are.
BURNER Sounds serious, all right. She could follow in your footsteps on the tour pad and
EDDY OK, knock it off, Burner. Anyhow, those girls didn’t look so bad. I suppose if little Audrey Jane wants to put on a blue suit, she ought to got first class.
BURNER She already missed the first class.
EDI)Y Burner
BURNER Mabel, another pitcher!
Dear President Carter:
The United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates has appointed me Chairman of its MIA Committee. Since 32 graduates are still missing in action, I would request from you a continued effort in solving the MIA issue. I feel that this issue should have the same type of priority you placed on amnesty.
The Association feels that your leadership is essential in determining the disposition of these men. If you could determine what has been done and what information our country has about these men, this chapter of our American history may be closed.
It is essential that these men who have made the supreme commitment to our country not be forgotten and all the people of the world understand the strong commitment our government has to each of its citizens. The Association appreciates the efforts you have begun in regard to this matter and hopes for success in the near future.
RANDALL W. SPETMAN, 2Lt, USAF Chairman, MIA Committee
Dear Lieutenant Spetman:
On behalfofPresident Carter, I am replying to your letter of February 18 regarding the servicemen who are listed as missing in Southeast Asia. The President recently reaffirmed his complete dedication on this subject during his meeting with representatives of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, and stated that he felt a heavy responsibility for the early resolution of this issue. The President stated that he plans to send a high-level delegation to Southeast Asia. He also extended the current moratorium on status changes except upon request by the primary next of kin for a status review or upon receipt of definitive information of a man’s death.
Specific details on the delegation were made known on 25 February when it was announced that a five-member Commission headed by Mr. Leonard Woodcock, President of the United Automobile Workers, will go to Hanoi to seek information on our missing personnel. The White House press release stated that the United States is in contact with the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic to arrange a similar visit to that country. In seeking an accounting, the Commission will make clear that the United States is concerned about all Americans lost in Southeast Asia without regard to their casualty status. The fact that a man has been declared dead for legal purposes does not affect our determination to seek information about him and to arrange for the return of his remains if they can be recovered.
You may be assured that President Carter shares your concern and that the Department of Defense fully supports any efforts to gain as complete an accounting as possible.
Sincerely,
WALTER SLOCOMBE
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs
TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to contribute the following to the discussion of integrity in the Air Force which sometimes surfaces in this publication. In keeping with the spirit of the times, the anecodote is fictitious.
SCOTT M. HOVERSTEN, 70 USAFA, CO
Recently I asked my uncle why there was no integrity in reporting in the Air Force, and my uncle (who has seen everything and done just about everything) explained it all to me over a couple of cold bottles of Tuborg beer.
“Back in the brown shoe days,’’ he began, and right there I knew it was going to be a long story, so with your kind permission I’ll skip a lot of “there I was at twenty thousand feet” and just hit the main points. His story ran something like this:
The Air Force, like any huge organization, presents difficult problems in management. As every manager knows, one of the five tasks of management is to tell your troops what to do. The second task is to check up on your troops to make sure they’ve done it. (My uncle, being a seatof-the-pants manager, never bothered to learn the remaining three Tasks of Management, but he assured me that One and Two would suffice.) So the Air Force has a batch of regulations telling its people what to do, and it has a batch of regs telling commanders at all levels what reports must be submitted to verify that all the directives are being followed by all the directees.
This reporting system works quite well. Suppose an interested party should ask, “What is the 50th Strategic Tactical Squadron doing to protect the Great HumpBacked Minnow?” The Air Force can display the reg requiring all commanders to brieftheir personnel annually on the importance of protecting the Great Hump-Backed Minnow. Then the Air Force will produce the computer print out listing each member of the 50th Strat Tac Sqdn along with the date he received his annual briefing on the
subject, and the interested party goes away satisfied. The Air Force, a very thorough organization, has regs, annual requirements, and verification reports for every topic any interested party has ever been interested in. Now a true cynic might ask how anyone could comply with this mass of directives and still have time to get his job done.
“How,” I asked my Uncle Dauntless, “can anyone comply with this mass of directives and still have time to get his job done?”
My uncle, dauntless, explained, “You fail to see the Big Picture, nephew. It is not necessary to comply with all the directives; one must merely generate paperworkindicating compliance.”
“Why that’s terrible,” I moaned. “How can I trust a brother officer who knowingly submits an inaccurate form 0-96? How can the Air Force guard our nation’s borders ifit is getting unreliable information from the troops?”
“Relax,” said my uncle. “Nobody believes any of the reports in the first place. Paperwork is just a lubricant, something to keep the small minds occupied while the great minds run the Air Force. Now hand me another beer, will you? All this talk is making me thirsty.”
I got up and rescued two more Tuborgs from the refrigerator, proud of my new grasp of the Big Picture, and secure in the knowledge that you can’t really lie to someone who has sense enough not to believe you in the first place.
Dear Jim:
As Editor of the Association ofGraduates Magazine, I thought you would be interested in the enclosed article from “Air Force Times” Magazine.
Pat Buckley and Bill are both 1961 AFA graduates. Pat is presently at Hanscon and Bill will be transfered to SAMSO at LA Air Force Station this July.
Soccer surely lives at Ft. Leavenworth, thanks to the Air Force efforts. This season, we have 720 youth participants on 47 teams and a waiting list of late registrants. This represents an 80% participation level of eligible dependents. At least ten other military installations have initiated soccer programs with our free booklet, and we have received many requests from every section of the U.S.A. for the guide.
Although Bill was a track man at the Academy, he is now a devoted and enthusiastic soccer coach and pioneer.
THEDA FOSTER
118 Allen Street Leavenworth, KS 66048
EDITORS NOTE:
The article referred to appeared in the 7 February 1977 Air Force Times Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR:
I strongly recommend the name Checkpoints for our magazine. It is one of the dearest expressions of Cadet lore and one of the few that have not been memoralized (we already have Polaris, Contrails). Checkpoints to me means that the Magazine will help us navigate through life by bringing us news of familiar names, stimulating thought-provoking articles, and a sense of well-being by letting us know that we are still “on track.”
HECTOR ANDRES NEGRONI, ’61
TO THE EDITOR:
After reading Jeff Stilliman’s letter concerning a name for our magazine, I decided that his approach to linking the name to the purpose is the proper one to follow. After a pang of “spectator guilt” I sat down to see if I was one of those “fertile” or possibly futile minds he was speaking of.
My offering is REJOIN and my reasoning is this: Whether we be a formation of people, aircraft or even an “intergalactic task force,” etc... the means by which we get back together into the formation from whence we came is simply to “rejoin.” Ifthis magazine be a formation ofideas, emotions and experiences of those who once marched to a single drumbeat, then we have indeed “rejoined.”
FRANK CHUBA, ’67
VOTER APATHY NULLIFIES BYLAWS VOTE
NOTICE TO THE MEMBERSHIP
Thomas J. Eller, ’61, Vice-President
SITUATION:
Along with your Register last December, you received a ballot concerning some proposal changes to the Bylaws..In the Winter issue of the Magazine, you were informed that the deadline for submitting ballots had been extended to 1 March 1977. According to our current Bylaws, 15% of the membership must participate in order for a vote to be valid. As of 1 March 1977, less than 8% of the members had returned the ballot. Despite the fact that most ofthe ballots favored the proposed changes, the vote failed for lack of participation.
LESSONS LEARNED:
We learned some lessons from the above experience primarily that the use of inserts and third-class mail for ballots do not get sufficient attention from the membership. Secondarily, and probably more important, we see the need for more extensive changes in the Bylaws.
ACTION:
The following have been appointed to propose a comprehensive change to the Bylaws. Please contact this Committee directly or through the AOG office with your ideas by 30 June 1977.
Bylaws Revision Committee
Chairman Thomas J. Eller
John S. Brush
Joseph B. Mandel
James F. Wheeler
John J. Warner
European Area Contact: David M. Goodrich
Far East Area Contact: N. I. “Skip” Lee
The 14 Falcon men’s and women’s varsity teams posted a record of 132 victories against only 45 losses for a winning percentage of 74-6 percent, third-best mark in school history. The record for winter varsity sports activity was set during the 1974-75 school year with an 80.3 winning mark.
The 20-team varsity and juniorvarsity record was almost as good at 74.5 percent compiled from 161 victories and only 55 losses. That also was the third-best such mark in Academy athletic history.
Men’s fencing paced the way on the varsity scene with a 6-0 mark but there were a number of other teams with excellent records, including men’s swimming and men’s track, each at 10-1, pistol at 16-1, rifle at 31-4, ice hockey at 20-7, women’s swimming at 9-1, men’s gymnastics at 8-2 and women’s gymnastics at 3-1.
Recording one of its best seasons in history and paced by one of the nation’s all-time leading scorers, the Air Force ice hockey team completed the 1976-77 season with a 20-7 record. But like other successful Falcon teams in the last several years, the squad failed to get a playoff bid.
“We finished the season in good form,” said thrid-year head coach John Matchefts, “with two convincing wins (62,10-3) over the University of Winnipeg. The team possessed a balance of strength throughout the season. Scoring was spread among most of the forwards but the defense also contributed in the scoring column.”
Pacing the Falcons was senior co-captain Chuck Delich, one of the nation’s leading scorers for the fourth-straight year. His career total of a record-setting 156 goals and 279 points place him second in goals and third in points among top major college scorers since 1947, according to the most current statistics compiled by Hockey Newsletter. Delich, from Eveleth, Minn., contributed 31 goals and 38 assists this year and increased his number of school records to 17.
Tied for second place in total points (48) were junior wing Gary Batinich, also from Eveleth, Minn., and senior defenseman Tom Uren of Babbitt, Minn. Batinich recorded 22 goals and 26 assists while Uren added nine goals and 39 assists.
Contributing 40 points apiece were sophomore Robin Robideaux (Silver Bay, Minn.) with 19 goals and 21 assists and freshman Bob Sajevic (St. Paul, Minn.) with 15 goals and 25 assists. Senior defenseman, co-captain Doug Leibbrand from Hastings, Minn., also had a good year, recording 14 goals and 25 assists.
The players with the most remarkable improvement, according to Matchefts, were junior Gordon Curphy (Two Harbors, Minn.), sophomore Bill Luukonen (Hastings, Minn.) and junior Dave Snyder (Carlisle, Pa.). Matchefts also credited Robideaux with the most consistent play. Robideaux made 11 power play goals, the same number as Delich, who also had four-short-handed goals.
Starting in goal most of the season was sophomore Tom Talbot from Anoka, Minn., who had a saves percentage of .905, averaging 32.5 saves per game. Also a starter was senior Dave Spannbauer of St. Paul, Minn. Although sidelined for the first half of the season by a preseason injury, Spannbauer came back to record an .872 saves percentage and a 30.6 average.
Highlight of the season was the 9-8 victory over Denver in the Mile High City, the first time the Falcons ever defeated the Pioneers. As usual, the Cadet Field House ice arena was a friendly place for the Falcons, who were 14-3 at home while 6-4 on the road. At one point midseason, Air Force had an eight-game winning streak.
Lt Col Wayne Pittman
2000 S. Eads, Apt 927
Arlington, VA 22202
Autovon: 227-71 16
Passing on the congratulations resulting from a promotion list is always a good start to a column. In this case they are due to nine new colonels in the class. In the primary zone were D.D. ANDERSON who is finishing up at AWC; Jim CARPENTER, also at Maxwell flying T-39s (last 1 heard); Jimmie JAY in AWC; Jim REED in the Concept Development Division of XO here on the AirStaff; Bill TELFORD who hasgone to Wright-Patt as Chief of AFLC’s Strategic Forces Branch, and Larry THOMSON, apparently still at Eglin. Below-the-zoners are Kent MONTAVON, who is about to leave the Building to go to the State Department’s equivalent to War College; Jim RHODES, finishing up at AWC and looking forward to fighters again, and Art SHUMATE, who I guess is still at Webb.
Appearing on the Senior Schools attendance list were Jon GALLO, Bob JENNINGS, and Joe MORGAN for AWC; Dick CARR for 1CAF and John Reeves and Ken SMITH for Army War College. Don MADONNA and Dick PENN are alternates.
Very helpful letter from Mike CARNS who reports enjoying his current tour at the Royal College of Defense Studies in London. He reports that General Allen will find three 59’ers at SHAPE to help him get settled: Dave GOODRICH, who took Mike’s place; Tom HOUSE, who is General Braswell’s Exec, and T. 1. ANDERSON, a reinforcement planner. Other USAFE news: Pete WINTERS, already reported at Ramstein, is the Chief of Procedures and Training in USAFE’s Command Control Division. John DAVEY is Commander of the 512th Tac Ftr Sqdn, also at Ramstein.
Dean WOOD reports warm welcomes from Generals McDermott and Stillman when he arrived at Randolph to be the new Base Commander. Another move: Dick TRACEY to SAMSO where he is Chief of the Reliability and Quality Assurance Division. It’s rumored that Brad HOSMER is going to Holloman as Vice Wing Commander and Robin KOZELK A is looking forward to PACAF when he finishes at NWC.
Eddie ROS ANE’s been at McChord for nearly a year, but 1 just got his job there: Chief of Current Operations Plans, 25th Air Division. Chuck FERRARI has a new title Chief, Training Resources Branch, USAF Test Pilot School and a new wife Linda. Art ELSER received the Meritorious Service Medal for his work in his previous tour here on the Air Staff. Also, no doubt, for his additional duty as my predecessor with the Class News.
One apology: in last issue’s column 1 mentioned Tom CHASE
it should’ve been, of course, Don CHASE. Sorry, getting old, I guess.
One final comment. You all know by now, I guess, that Mrs. Mac retired at the end of March. I don't know about the rest of you, but it took me by surprise. I'd just never thought of Mrs Mac leaving the Academy. 1 found myself remembering a lot of things, but especially Arnold Hall. Not the rather elaborate complex that goes by the name now, but the real Arnold Hall, next to the gym on Lowry Two. Remember Sunday dancing classes in the Ballroom? Meeting your blind date in front of the model airplanes in the Lounge? Quincy the Tiger? The X-4 out front? The WW-2 beige color scheme? A cup of coffee from the silver urn in Mrs Mac’s office? March 31 marked the end of the Academy’s first generation. It’ll never be quite the same again.
Lt Col John D. Macartney
160 Arequa Ridge Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Autovon: 259-2270
Another summer is upon us the twenty-first since we all bivoucaed on the Lowry Bombing Range!
Sid NEWCOMB wrote from Santiago, Chile where he is an advisor to the Chilean Air Force. He and Marvann play as much tennis as possible, and their four children are all attending Spanish-speaking schools. Jim THOMASSON wrote from Charlotte, North Carolina to pass on a newspaper clipping about Kirk CANTERBURY. Kirk has resumed competitive swimming in a big way. Last August he set a national record in the 400-meter individual medley for men, 40-44 years old. He now holds the top time in the country in two events, the second best time in five more and ranks in the top ten in another eight events. According to the news story, Kirk weighed over 200 pounds when he resumed serious swimming three years ago. He’s now down to 163. Kirk is an advertising executive in Charlotte, and Jim is in the construction business. There is another middle aged athlete in our class: Frank MAYBERRY, Chief of Maintenance at Adana, Turkey, recently ran the Athens Marathon in two hours and 53 minutes. Another clipping in my winter mail bag revealed that the 528th Bomb Squadron (FB-lll’s) of Plattsburgh AFB has been awarded the General John D. Ryan Trophy as the outstanding bomb squadron in the Strategic Air Command. Needless to say, the 528th is commanded by a classmate: Denis WALSH. Congratulations DL! Speaking of congratulations, we have some more fast burner promotees among us. Dick HEAD, Tom SEEBODE, Ron YATES and Ralph MILLER were all on the bird colonel list Ralph was BI'Z. Super! Gary GULBRANSEN wrote to reveal the whereabouts of expatriate Dave REED. Goose is a Pan Am pilot
and lives in Mill Valley, California. He came across Dave on a layover in Aukland, New Zealand. Dr. REED is completing his residency in anesthesiology there. Dave is a bachelor and, according to Goose, into everything: piano lessons, sailing and the trampoline (which caused him a back injury in December). Note: Goose claims he gave up the nickname “Goose” years ago.
Reb GU1LLOT called from Davis-Monthan AFB last week. He’s due to give up command of the 354th TFS (A-7’s) this summer. He and Sue have tough duty ahead: they’ll be off to the NATO Defense College in Rome, after which they’ll stay in Europe for a staffjob. Gee, that’s too bad, Reb. Bruce MOSLER, an airline type, was recently at D-M, upgrading in the A-7. Bruce flies with the Iowa Guard and just finished a Masters degree in physics.
Jim ALEXANDER, Chief of Training Management with the 347 FEW at Moody AFB, has moved to a new home in Valdosta. He says, “If you can’t find a room when visiting J.C. in Plains, come on down to Valdosta and stop!”
Ken BIEHLE has PCS’d from Scott AFB to the 55th WER Squadron at McClellan AFB, California. Earl VanINWEGEN and Cres SHIELDS, neighbors of mine, have both recently acquired TR-6 roadsters and are enjoying springtime in the Rockies. A1 JOHNSON is the new Exec, at Air Force Legislative Liaison. I’ll be seeing him and the rest of the Washington contingent when I go TOY to L & L this summer.
Comment: This past winter I served on the nominating committee for the April AOG Board elections. Time was too short. 1 couldn’t contact everyone, and some I did contact and who wanted to run were unable to send in their statements and biographies in time to get on the ballot. Lesson: Next time don’t wait to be contacted and don’t wait until February or March to think about nominations. If anyone wants to run for the AOG Board, let me know now and I’ll see that your name is passed on to the next nominating committee.
fMajor Tom Sutton 123 Mississippi Dyess AFB, Tx 79607
Res: (915) 698-8748
Autovon: 461-2147
Terry STOR M and Hanson SCOTT were the prime movers in a recent gathering of classmates and relatives presently hailing from the East Coast area. About 41 of the folks reunited at the Arlington Hall Station Officer’s Club for cocktails, dinner, and many hours of story telling. Terry took several candid shots with his trusty Polaroid, but it seems that many of the faces were too dark for printing. If you see some photographs on this page, it’s because Jim WHEELER was able to perform a magic act. I hope he did.
Ferry reported that many of the Langley bunch were able to attend. The WAGNERS, O’CONNERS, and STOVERS were there. John MOORE drove over from Dover and John SULL1VAN from his ROIC tour. Dick DAVIS, an aspiring bureaucrat, was there looking for help in attaining a job on a peanut farm, or was it in the peanut gallery. I’m not sure. Other civilians were there too. Bill GRIFFIS has just opened his own consulting firm while Tom SKILLING sold one of his dry cleaning establishments. It seems fewer folks are being taken to the cleaners in Washington these days.
Our Colonels were very well represented. Norm CAMPBELL, all the way from Europe (actually he is at Langley learning about the F-15), Carl CRANBERRY, Marc ANDERSON, Lee BUTLER, Terry JORRIS, Pete LANE,and Stu BOYD were there; most accompanied by gracious and lovely wives and sweethearts. Terry was quick to point out to me that I should never kid about him looking young again because Stu BOYD is babyfaced compared to Terry. Asa matter offact several were heard to remark that if Stu were to don a cadet uniform, no one would be able to distinguish him from other cadets.
There were a few noteables not in attendance at that very august gathering. Hanson SCOFF who did a lion's share of the party preparation had family sickness and had to return to New Mexico. Tom WILLIAMS was too busy getting the Mondale bunch squared away in their new surroundings, Charlie STEBBINS was “in the thick of things with King Henry’s replacement, Z/$&?X%#.Those are Terry’s words, not mine, Larry SHEWMAKER was busy playing tennis with a rich debutante or
somebody. Ron MULLER (not MILLER anymore) was TDY or whatever civilian professors call being gone on business.
The next big bash is going to be at the JORRIS farm in Maryland on 5 July to commemorate that fateful day in 1957 when all this began. We are all invited.
Lowell JONES wrote a great letter from Ramstein where he is the Director, Current Operations in the Military Airlift Center, Europe. He, Sandy, and boys are settled in an on-base home and are ready to entertain any of the class who can get by. Ron and Jeri FULLERTON have visited them already from Brusselsand Lowell has seen Dean JONES and Bill MOULTON as well. Of course it’s always great to see Larry KARNOWSK1 and he just happened in recently, too, as did Jack BRIGHT all the way from the Pentagon.
1 received a short note from Joe MAN DEL, too, 1 haven’t seen Joe since 1 happened to make a 61 party at the Academy a couple years ago. Joe has been keeping fitter than most of us by running in marathons. He set a personal best record at the Trail’s End Marathon. Seaside, Oregon, on 26 Feb. Joe ran (and 1 do mean ran) the 26 miles, 385 yards in two hours, 41 minutes, and ten seconds. That figures to be six minutes and ten seconds per mile. Fantastic! Unfortunately, with all that Joe was only 41st out of the 1,008 entrants. When he’s not running, Joe does some flying for United Airlines and also does a few turns in the A-7D with the Colorado ANG.
Tom LAPLANTE and I were reminiscing a tew days ago over the telephone about the Colorado ANG and our great time slogging over the Lowry Bomb Range back in 57. Do you realize that that was 20 years ago my good friends? Lorn has been doinga lot of that outdoor hiking with messkit in hand the past couple years. He is an Air Liaison Officer down at Ft Hood, Texas. However, he will soon be changing suits and heading for 1CAF and more education. A1 BLA1SDELL is going to 1CAF too, but he has been running most of SAC out of Offutt or so I’ve heard.
1 am sure that most of you have heard of By THEURER’s unfortunate incident by now. By suffered a stroke last winter in the cold of Ohio’s worst January and was in the hospital for some time. I am happy to report that he is home nowand is convalescing. He suffered some paralysis but is making great progress through physical therapy and strong determination. He and Sue have greatly appreciated your kind thoughts, cards, and prayers. We do all join in wishing you a speedy recovery. By.
Before 1 close this quarterly epistle, I must make note of another far more qualified penman than I who has established residence in Darmstadt, Germany. He is none other than Jack TAYLOR. Jack is the Deputy-Editor-in Charge for “The Stars and Stripes” (European Edition). Jack works for an Army boss and as such has a lot in common with Gordie CLARKE and a few other 61ers. If anyone knows where Darmstadt is. Jack pleads with you to come and visit him and Linda.
1 thoroughly enjoy writing these little pieces to you and 1 hope that you enjoy them too. Have a great summer.
Maj “Jack” Jamba Qtrs. 60A
Warren AFB, Wyo. 82001
Res: (307) 632-3834
Duty: AV 381-2692, 3400
Hi RTB's. Dick SC HOOF is getting a new job at D1A and is in a last minute rush to complete some FM E. So, I volunteered to take over writing the column. First, an update on me. 1 got married in 1970 upon graduation from SOS. My wife’s name is Caroline and we have a 6-year-old son named Stephen, and a 2-year-old girl named Lisa. I left my soft, plush 8-5 job at Kelly as an egress engineer and fought my way through a snow storm to enter the missile career field, at Warren in Cheyenne, Wyo. I’m the only RTB here.
Now for some recent promotion news. The latest Colonel’s list had three RTB’s on it: Dick KLASS, P.K. ROBINSON,and Butch V1CCELLIO. Congratulations to all of you from all of us. I got a list of RTB’s in the Washington, D.C. area. Would you believe 34. You troops can start your own little Grad’s Association.
Now for a summary of recent changes of address: Howie
CARROLL is now the commander of the 480th TFS at Spangdahlem. 1 saw a nice blurb about the squadron activation and Howie's new command assignment in Air Force Times about two months ago. Kirk VAUGHAN is the liaison officer to the Maryland Civil Air Patrol Wing with duty station at Baltimore-Washington Airport, Md. Duke GREEN is a student in Class 61 at the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va. Duke, I’ll be calling you soon for some news. Fredie DYKES is the manager of Advanced Programs, Army Systems, Amecom Div, Litton, Industries, in College Park, Md. Larry JENSEN is an instructor pilot in the 97 FTS at Williams. Norm RODERICK is Chief, Computational Physics Section, Air Force Weapons Lab at Kirtland. Jerry SINGLETON changed street addresses but is still a seminary student at the Dallas Theological Seminary on an AFIT assignment. Steve NIELSON is in AF/XOOSA at the Pentagon. Bob LIGH I'SEY is both a student and an instructor at the U.S. Army School of the Americas in the Canal Zone. He was selected as a result of his proficiency in Spanish which he learned at USAFA. (See, some of that USAFA schoolingdoes come in handy in the real Air Force.) Charlie PRICE will be the Ops Plans Officer in the 22 TFS at Bitburg. He finished F-15 conversion training at Luke in December and moved his family from Sembach to Bitburg. Hey, Chas, please drop me a line about yourself and any other Redtags you’ve seen, heard from, or heard about in Europe. Mike QUINTON is an assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Dept of Justice in San Diego, but still pulls reserve duty with the 445 MAW at Norton flying C-14l’s. Bo DAUGHERTY shows an address change to Englewood, Colo. Pete BR ADSTREET has moved from Framingham to Ashland, Mass. Jack HAUSER is with the Foreign Technology Div at Wright-Pat.
Bill HAUGEN is in the Office of the director, Airborne Systems, Engineering Directorate at Hq. Air Weather Service at Scott. I was talking to Bill while 1 was on alert in the hole and got an exercise that caused me to cut the conversation short. When I finally got Bill's office on the phone again three days later, he had taken a three day leave. Sorry about that, Bill. Next time 1 will change my style of talking so you won’t need three days of recuperation.
1 talked to Larry GOOCH who is stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Station. He is a Program Director now and is developing data processing systems for a new satellite program. He works in the same office with Paul PIRTLE who is providing boosters for the same satellite program. Larry and Paul were at a party in February and ran into Bob DAVEY. Larry said he bumped into K.B. CLARK at the Minneapolis Airport. K.B. is flying for Western. And on occasion, he sees Dino LORENZIN1 around the compound in L.A. 1 also talked to Nels JENSEN who’s putting in his time at MAC-IG as the chief of the command Scheduling Branch. He schedules ORl’s and other inspections, including SAMl’s for the base Colonels. He said that all the RTB’s might be interested in a new procedure he developed. It’s called “CALL IN WELL”. Y ou call your boss in the morning and tell him you feel too well to come in and would like to take a day of well-leave. Nels and Melody were at Norton during Christmas holidays and spent an afternoon with George and Ingrid B1FOLCHI. Ingrid, they really enjoyed those East European style snacks you prepared. George is currently holding down what is considered an Air Staff level job as Action Officer, Flying Safety, for transports at the Air Force IG. It’s his first crack at safety, after putting in many hours on 97s and 135s. I also took time to call George and he said he has seen Dick HODGKINSON at Norton on a TDY from his puzzle palacejob at the Pentagon. One little side note; I met George’s brother at the Tan Son Nhut AB, 10 years ago. A few months later he was shot down. George said that his family has never received a single word on his fate. For George’s family and hundreds of other families we pray that the mystery will soon end. George said he ran into the Wombat, himself, Stan PATRIE, at the Norton Gym. It seems that Stan is now flying for PSW airlines out of San Diego and pulls his reserve duty at Norton. Stan, I’ll be dropping you a line soon, so get ready to fill me in on your life as a civilian.
Also, I got word that Ron TIBBS is a recent arrival at Scott and is assigned to Hq. Air Rescue Service. Scott hasone more RTB there, Frenchy D’ENTREMONT. His job is Ops & Plans Support Div, Ofc of Command Data Automation, Mission Branch Chief. As you can tell by that long title Frenchy is involved in data automation. Most of you SAC weenies probably saw a recent SAC film about
Gen. Daughterly riding the B-l. For those of you who didn't, it was a flying commentary by CINCSAC and an extended conversation with our own George LARSON who is in the 4200 I &ES, Chief of Ops AFTEC/SAC B-l Lest Force. According to the flick, George and CINCSAC are the only two people in the Air Force authorized to fly the D-l. Good show, George. Speaking about SAC, I talked to Cliff FALLON a couple of months ago. Cl if was in the Officer Career Development office of DCS/ P, SAC. 1 asked for some career advice and got some helpful info from Cliff. Cliff, himself, is really enjoying his job and likes SAC.
Talked to John FER who is the 37th Sq. AOC at USAFA. We reminisced a little about the times we spent together on his R&R trips to Bangkok, where I was stationed at the time. But John had to rush off for a Holy Week religious service so our talk was cut short. On my way to Wyoming from Texas, I stopped in Denver to see D.J. EGAN. He has a flourishing private practice in psychiatry in Denver and it was good to see him and Mary Kay and the three little ones again.
One good thing about our class was that it was small enough for us to get to know each other. 1 am very curious about what the rest of you are doing 15 years after graduation. So please call me or write to me and give me your current info. Talk to you next issue.
Maj Skip Lee, 035 26 7169
54 WRS(MAC) ESC Box 1734
APO San Francisco 96334
IMease note the above address: for the next 15 to IX months all correspondence should be forwarded to me at this address. Fear not. those who may have written to the addresses in Ocean Springs or Colorado Springs will make contact as 1 have a responsible individual (Linda) forwarding all mail to me on Guam. Guam is Good!
A correction/addition to last months issue: Jeanie TATE had a co-author for the book Dining Out in Colorado Springs Gigi I HYNG. I now have my own copy and can confidently predict a best seller! he book is a superb guide to some of the best eating places in the Springs area. My long lost diet will surely prove the last statement. Please forgive me, Gigi and Jim, for not getting all the facts the first time.
Last week I spent a delightful afternoon with John and Ellen NEHR1NG in their new home in Canon City, Colorado. The Nehring clan has given up the big city and returned to their old home town. Both seem to be thriving on the change in environment and, frankly, 1 am envious.
CARDS AND LETTERS: My correspondence this quarter includes a note from Mike TOM ME who has moved from F I D at Wright-Patterson to ASD/Electronic Wares SPO(AEWB) same station. How cold is it Mike? if you get to shivering too much, come on out to Guam. Dale and Julie ANDERSON have invited all Yellow l ags and their tag-alongs to stop by their new “motel” in Mission Viejo, California. Dale reports they live no more than 40 minutes from most of Southern California’s major tourist attractions. Dale is now working for Abbott Laboratories as a Materials Manager. My last bit of correspondence was a sad note from the AOG reporting the death of Gene HART. Our deep felt sympathy goes out to all Gene’s family and loved ones.
AWARDS AND DECS: Bob BRENCI, currently attending Air Force Command and Staff College, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding performance as Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, AFROTC, at the Virginia Military Institute. Good show Robert!
UPDATE: Norm WELLS is Chief of the Command Post for the 4TFW at Seymour-Johnson. Lucky EK MAN has assumed the post of Assistant Operations Officer for the 561 TFS at George. John HEL1NSKI is with HQ ADCOM/DET CESMET Team. John reports he helped Bernie RAETZ coach the Bitburg football squad the Barons to an 11-0-0 record and both the CSC and USAFE Football Championships.
ASSIGNMENT CFIANGES: 1 have a lot of data here: at Armed Forces Staff College “Ray Ray” FULLER, Ralph BACUE, and Don NEFF; Jim HALUSKA from Armed Forces Staff to Norton; Tad DURHAM Holloman to the Air Force Weapons
Lab at ABQ; Bill VINCENT March to Robins; Fed (NMI) SCHROEDER Colorado Springs to Prattville, Ala; Bill OLSON Osan to Sembach; Rae HODGES Deputy Chief of the Operations Center at March as an Air Reserve Technician for one of the new Reserve tanker outfits; Jimmie BUTLER San Bernadino; Dan RINGLER Log Plans, 61 MASW at Hickam; Pat CHAPMAN launching Drones at D-M; Frank BARRETT at D-M as the 355 FEW Safety Officer (according to Pat); Rich O'LEAR Intel Inspector with the AF IG at Norton; Jack SHUCK Attorney for Pacific Gas and Transmission in San Francisco; Art WALLACE Plans Shop HQ PACAF; Joe CABUK Wing Exec for the 57 Ftr Wpns Wg at Nellis; Tom DERI EG President of BEVCO in Denver; Bill GABEL Plans Shop IIW AFSC; John HE1DE Defense Language Institute with on-going assignment to La Paz, Bolivia in May; Lee LILLY Intel Staff Officer with the D1A in Washington; Bob MAHONEY Vice President of Bank of America in San Francisco; Wayne WARNER Attorney Advisor, ADTC Eglin AFB, Fla.
FINAL NOTES: Ron FOGLEMAN passed on via autovon that two of our number are F-l 5 squadron operations of ficers at Langley: Skip WETTER HAHN for the 94 TFS and John BOR LING for the 71 TFS. Ron was preparing to fly his new Eagle across the Atlantic to Bitburg where he is currently in Wing Stan Eval. While FDY at Eglin last February, I found Gene DOWNING sitting!?) on a curb with a “Bud”. Gene is assigned to the Test Group at Wright-Patterson flying C-130 and Chief of Maintenance Quality Control. Bumping into classmates has become a habit of late as I stumbled across Ray HAMILTON twice: once on the ski slopes of Keystone and again on the Staff Tower at Mitch's. Ray has moved f rom DFEGM toC'W and goes around masquerading as tin AOC.
I want to thank all those who helped make my short stay in Colorado so enjoyable. 1 have attempted, or will attempt, to contact tis many Yellow Fags in the Springs area as possible and get some tidbits for the next column. My apologies if we are unable to make said contact.
For those of you crossing the Pacific for whatever reason, I hope you can include Andersen in your itinerary. Please attempt contact il you do transit Guam by calling the 54 WRS/DO. I would appreciate the company and can guarantee your stav in the Mariannas will be memorable. See vou soon!
Maj Rod Wells 490 Allegheny Colorado Springs CO X09I9 Res: (303) 599-7966 Office Autovon: 259-4510
Well, spring has sprung here in the Rockies complete with typically balmy days in the 70's interspersed with devastating blizzards causing fatalities in double figures. The academic wheel is slowly grinding to a halt (for some it halted months ago), and 1 look forward to a summer of camping, BCT, a new Supt, and landscaping my new house. But let’s dip into the old mail bag and see if we can pull out a plum.
Tony COVAIS sends this latest update on the very active group of Bluetags at Wright-Pat: Carver SEARS is now working in the F-5 SPO; Jim (not to be confused) SEARS has served as 4950th Test Wing Hq Sqd Commander and plans to be Chief of Management Ops for ASD/SD; Jim RICHMOND is Test Program Manager for ASD/Simulator SPO; Dick HACKFORD is in the A-10 SPO; Denny MADE has returned to ASD/YAPD; A1 HERZBERG is whittling away on a Ph.D. at AFIT; and Don GRAHAM is now at Naval War College which he finds to be no “portion of pastry” and soon will head for F-4sat MacDill. Roger DUNN has suffered a cruel TDY, completing a four-nation, 38-day tour of key European installationsdiscussingthe meritsof the A-10 (must have been a by-name request from Sweden, eh Roger?) For the SECRET NOPORN list of '64 grads at Wright-Pat give me a buzz.
Rob TORNOW (paid informant) has squealed on the whereabouts of several grads of AFSC (Armed Forces Staff College, Todd). Bruce FISTER is going to C-130s at Little Rock, Ferg HENDERSON is headed for Electronic Systems Div(JAG office) at Hanscom, John MIKELS to F-4s at Holloman, Tom
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UM M ERT to Hq SAC at Offutt, Rich PORTER to choppersat Eglin (his voice still vibrates), Jim STEWART to 106s at Castle, and Bill Wi l l RESS to missiles at Seattle. Rob himself is headed for E-4s at lush Kunsan-by-the-sea. By the way, current studs at AFSC include Terry ISAACSON, Tom BROWNING, A1 FREATHY, and lorn MAHAN.
KUDO DEPT: The $2,530,000 Bolt Building was recently dedicated at Nellis to the memory of Jerry BOLT, former Thunderbird (his wife Bibby now lives here in Colorado Springs). Hank STEVENS, now in TAC airlift, has received his second award of the Air Force Commendation Medal for his work as a missile flight commander at Ellsworth. Bob S ANSOM is president of his engineering and economics consulting firm, Energy and Environmental Analysis (EEA) based in Washington, D.C.; he has recently authored The New American Dream Machine, an assessment of the energy and environmental outlook through the year 2000.
Jack BAKER announces the arrival of the World’s Newest Fighter Pilot (7 lbs 14 oz) and that all’s well in Georgia (isn't that near Plains?) He reports that Ken HALLMARK isa Reserve Thud driver and Delta L-1011 pilot in Dallas and that he recently spotted Bill SWEETAY in the Atlanta Airport grossly out of AFR 35-10 limits. Jack HUDSON recently helped Ken with a Delta L-1011 line check and Guy DENNIS is also with Delta teaching the intricacies of the Boeing 727.
On the Move Dept: Wayne CORDER has moved to Langley AFB, John HOFFMAN to Edwards, Calif., Doug THOMPSON to Bowling Green, KY., Fred WALKER (sometimes officer, mostimes motorcyclist) to Hawaii, and Paul MAI I HEWS to Plattsburgh AFB. San Antonio is now the home of Park HINM AN, Jeff JOHNSON has gone from AFSC to bore holes at Travis, and Tom RAUK has left Calif, for Little Rock. Phil ROBERTS now calls Sumter, S.C. home; Bob HALEY is in Montgomery, Ala.; Joe DRISCOLL is in Concord, Mass.; and Earle MORELAND now lives in York, Pa.
Did you Know: that Joe L1RO was Assistant City Manager of Austin, Tex., that Jim INGRAM was Chiefof General Surgery at a hospital in Tampa, Fla., that J erry FLOWER was teaching science in Wheatland, Wyo., or that Greg M 1HEVE was Chief, Intell Plans & Reqts at Elmendorf? Well then, how about Bill AHERN being Energy Coordinator for the California Coastal Commission in San Francisco, or Gene POTTENGER being Chief of Maintenance for the Illinois Air Nat’l Guard in Springfield, orGarySMITH beinga med student at Washington U. in St. Louis, or Bob CLEMENTS being a C-5 pilot at Dover? Oh yeah, well how about Gerry FELIX as a student at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, or Jim RAVER as Senior Asst Resident at the University of Maryland Hospital, or Max JAMES as a real estate developer in Sacramento? Oh. you heard all that oh
Well, so much for now. You might note my new address and new Autovon (the former a result of investment, the latter a result of moving from the faculty to the Supt's Shop). Have a nice summer, huh?
Mike Ryan I 16 Lee Avenue
Poquosoa, Virginia 23662
Office: 8/432-2719/2939
Home: 804/868-8164
lim McCONNELL did it to me. We were having a small get-together at Chuck and Mary COLEMAN’s with Tim and Frank and Maureen McCANN when somewhere between politics and flying, Tim glibly transitioned to the AOG. “Didn’t we have a lot of guys in the class in politics and Hying and, Mike, how about writing the AOG column” smooth.
1 must have nodded, for the next morning I had a brown paper bag full of address changes, a crayon and a criptic note saying Tim was skipping the country for Korea. He also reminded me to move the crayon and not the paper bag and the column would get written faster. Besides, it required only one hand.
I im passed on a newsy letter from ex-6 driver turned ROTC instructor, Tom KOSS. He and Jeannie are settled in Tucson in a new home. Myron and Sue DONALD are in the same area Myron IO/PR honcho at the Boneyard, Sue a technician at St.
Joseph’s Hospital. Dick UM BARGER isa Drone Launch Control Officer at D-M.
Dick and Maxine ZUCKER are headed for Randolph to a PIT job and say that Steve TALLEY completed his MBA (AFIT) at FSU enroute to an Intelligencejob, probably here at Langley. Tom GORGES is with the 1G at Norton in Civil Engineering. I got acall from Leon RAUSCH. He and Nita are camped at Shaw. Nita is getting a masters in Library Science.
P.R. THOMAS has reportedly slalomed down from Breckenridge to Denver to (ly with Star Aviation. Mike and Debbie MULDOON have moved from Tyndall to Chidlaw in ADCOM Plans.
We have a bundle of budding staff officers about to complete AC’SC at Maxwell including Wayne and Marty BROWN, Tad and Sandy OELS I ROM, and Pete and Sue BRACC1. Frank and Maureen McCANN will finish AFSC this summer and perhaps come over to Langley. Also attending AFSC in Norfolk are A1 HAMILTON, Hank HAMBY, Tim GRAVES, Brian WAGES, and Pete MINER. I heard one of our PME scholars mention that he thought he saw a light at the end of the tunnel, but it turned out to be another train.
1 received a letter from Flash WILEY. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages and Control Commission. In the swearing-in ceremony, Governor Dukakis cited that “Mr. WILEY brings to this position an impressive background as a lawyer, public servant and sound manager.” Super work, Flash and Benaree.
As a parting shot, 1 want to encourage all you Grey tags to keep me informed (that’s T AC staffees for writing, phoning, or mumbling at the bar), of any happenings in the real world. I’m not allowed access to that information in TAC Plans no “need to know.” My autovon is 432-2719/2939 or home 868-8164. T he address is above. Send cards, letters, pictures, and money orders or stop by and see Jane and me, the four kids, and assorted animals. Speaking of animals, someone told me the other day that an excellent way for reminiscing fighter jocks who are temporarily desk bound to simulate G-forces was to get fat.
Capt. J. O. McFalls
7 12 Galahad Drive
Newport News, VA 23602
Home: (804) 877-4228
Autovon: 432-4682/3738
Ah!...At last we on the East Coast can sing the “Rites of Spring” to make up for the wrongs of winter. Whew, what a rough one If it weren’t for “Uncle Kelly”(Kelly Field Bank), the VEPCO folks would undoubtedly be here turning off utilities. Whatever happened to my "Rich Captain on Flying Status” image?
Before I begin with the blithering you’ll note that the TAC assignments shop played a little joke on the folks in the field. Yep, we changed our autovon numbers. So when you’re calling to threaten me with physical harm for that C-2 to the Canal Zone, better use the above extensions.
Sometimes I’m a little slow, but I finally figured out a great advantage of this staffjob of mine... Although he chooses to remain anonymous, a recent caller at long last volunteered to assume the duties of Class Secretary all I have to do is arrange for him to be one of the initial cadre into the F-16! Now, let’s see, that added to my increasing Swiss bank account...whoops, isn’t this the way Watergate got started?
1 have heard from quite a few of the Red Tags this past quarter. Carl BAKER has droped in a couple of times from his busy schedule of training new F-15 pilots at Luke. One of his past students was none other than Andy “Wheels” FORNAL, and a future student is Dick BETHUREM. Both guysareto be partofthe build-up of F- 15s at Bitburg AFB, Germany. Sid WISE called from Clark to find that he was going to Eglin AFB this summer. Sid will undoubtedly be another one of those 200-hour F-4 operations officers. Of course, he’ll be super in that capacity. Sid probably briefed Warren DIXON on the benefits (?) of Angeles City as Warren signed-in at Clark early this winter.
Lacey VEACH called last month as he and the Thunderbirds were about to begin the ’77 tour. I assured him we could arrange a “down-to-earth” assignment, once his glory days were over. Greg and Doris SWANSON stopped by on their way to their German
F-4 exchange tour. Now that takes some stamina traveling that far with two boys 18 and 4 months old! Dan CECIL telephoned to check on the whereabouts of Bill WHITE, as well as to inquire as to where TAC could use an old F-I00 fighter pilot. Hope 1 answered his questions to his satisfaction.
1 understand there are two of our guys in the D.C. area with big smiles on their faces. Randy JAYNE did it again! This time he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal by the then Secretary of Defense, M r. Rumsfeld, for his superior analytical support and cogent advice to the President and his Assistant for National Security Affairs. That alone ought to be good for 0-6 below the /one! Oh, the other happy fellow in Washington Ron MOREY. He’s stuck in the AF Academy Affairs office in the Pentagon, where they are actively recruiting young ladies for the Class of '82.
Thumbing through the changes-of-address for this issue merely underscores earlier remarks about ’66ers doing well wherever they may be. We've got two new professors Bill HOGAN is a profat Stanford University and Ron SCHILLEREFF is a professor of finance at Texas l ech. Tom SHEPLER is the chief of the hand surgery division at Andrews AFB Hospital. 1 received a nice note from Jack TONEY who is a “wheel” in the California Department of Health. And, as I may have mentioned, Dave LIPPE is putting his old Post slide rule training to good use in the California State Office of Investments. (1 hope that’s right, Dave.) Tom CARR is general manager of his own company in Maine. Dick VOLL is an attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, while maintaining his status as a captain in the AF Reserves. Dick McCONN is one of his neighbors as the Corporate Director of Marketing in the Defense Logistic Supply Corporation. Warren LEEK has recently settled down in Germany where he’ll be an OV-10 Forward Air Controller at Sembach. I’m sure he’ll run into Steve SOLLENBERGER on occasion from his staffjob in the DO of USAFE Headquarters.
Fhis issue’s “boo-ray” is provided by Jim NANGLE, who is the Detachment Commander of the AFOS1 in Incirlik, Turkey (boo!); and Bob BOWERS, who is roughing it at the Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey, California (ray!) Maybe that should be reversed)?)
All of those jobs sound interesting, challenging, and rewarding, but here’s one that may not be Ed TOOLEY may be looking elsewhere, following recent announcements from President Carter. Ed’s in the Division of Nuclear Research Office at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico!
Another advantage of my present endeavors is that 1 occasionally run into some of our old heroes. Yep, the AOCs fromdaysgone by. Colonel A1 Byer has established himslef as the DO for F-Ss/ F-l04s at Luke. Colonel Dick Abel is a “kingpin” in the Air Force Office of Information in D.C. Colonel Donald Smith is on his way to Yokota to work 5AF Logistics problems. Finally, an old favorite. Colonel John Bales, has made “civilian below-the-zone,” as he retired in the San Antonio area.
If any of you have any info to add to this abbreviated list, please let me know. Also, as you may have noticed, photos are “in” under the new regime. I promise not to censor any of them, but 1 may attempt some literary license with captioning.
P.S. 1 am still looking for volunteers to lighten the load of the newsletter. How about an F-l 5 to Luke, followed by a tour at Camp New Amsterdam, topped off with an exchange to Copenhagen??
Larry Wilson
1395 Jessamine, Apt 21 1
St Paul MN 55108
Res: (612) 644-2540
Greetings and Happy June Week to all in the event that any of you may have forgotten the significance of the year, this is the tenth anniversary of our own graduation, that time when we hurled our cute little parade caps into the air and sallied forth to face the Big Wide World, the Real Air Force, The Great Beyond, etc; never again to sign out for ODPs, or to initial Form 10s, or to put M-Is to shoulder and tour the terrazzo; never again to answer “All Right, Sir,” or to hear Checkpoints, or to try to figure out what the UOD was from those crazy lights, or to dine at Mitch’s, or to park in the ‘Vette-filled lots near the gym. Ah, memories, memories...
In the event that any of you are now wondering why 1 am waxing so sentimental, it is because 1 must fill this space with SOMETHING and I have had very, very little input. Therefore 1 feel at total liberty to let my mind and typewriter wander where they will.
And keying on the transition word “wander” the AOG has notified me of a number of moves. Gil MOOK resigned from the AT in January of this year and is now a marketing representative in Charlestown, Rl, for General Dynamics. Tom K1RW1N received an M A in communication in December of last year from the U of l exas in Austin where he has also done PhD course work, and he is now engaged in the mundane task of selecting suitable employment. Les JENSEN packed up his clan and moved to Brookings, SI), where he is the airport manager and owner of a Hying service imaginatively named Jensen Flying Service. Gary HOLMEN has settled in Santa Barbara, CA, in a law firm. Veneble HAMMONDS is the Deputy Chief of Executive Peanut Wagon Flight Support. Ron MARQUETTE is now located at Seymour Johnson AFB, SC, after returning from a fun-filled tour in Turkey"... with head bloody, but unbowed.” I have a vague suspicion that he did not request an extension there. Ron “Pud” BRADLEY is in test pilot school at Edwards AFB, CA, where 1 imagine that all the aid I gave him when we roomed together our First Class year has helped him immeasurably. Mark STUGART is a “petroleum trader” living in Upper Saddle River, NJ probably a busy job this past winter. Dale STOVALL is stuck in a hardship tour at Zaragozoa AB. Spain. Doug BRAZIL has settled in Kirtland AFB, NM, with Scott JACKSON’s little sister. JP SMITH is a theology student in Philadelphia, PA. And finally for all those who have their eyes on the stars, or at least eagles for the time being, there is a friend in court in the form of Ralph FEMRITE, who is working in the Colonels’ assignments section of the Pentagon. From the listings of 67 grads and others who are being promoted below the zone, and those who already have been, it will not be too long before that will be a realistic concern. Having been out of the mainstream of the AF for a number of years, I had lost touch with promotions and such. It is impressive to consider that the present Majors will likely soon be Lt Colonels, and the Captains will soon be Majors, and so on up. Quite a change from the days when we were given gold bars so that we would not be confused with officers. 1 did receive a few notes, one of which was a misdirected Christmas card which 1 received in late February from Bill and Patti HURLEY. They are wrapped up in the Tupperware business world, as managers and area distributors and now live in Montgomery, AL, where Bill Jr is a hotshot swimmer. And Jim ICENHOUR wrote from Luke AFB, where he is on an Instructional Systems Development Team. He described having had two "unique experiences” receiving his MBA and watching the arrival of daughter #2. His contacts with other Grads have been limited, but he said that Jim GEORGE is in A-7s at Myrtle Beach; Bob PASTUSEK is in F-l 1 Is at Cannon AFB; Tom HEPNER is out of the AF and at Harvard pursuing an M BA, and Steve ELM is in R F-4s at Bergstrom AFB. Jim said that he has not seen many of his old 5th Squadron cronies since graduation, and he hopes to do so at Homecoming this year.
Bunky LUNDBERG, Al’s wife, wrote with an update on their clan. A1 is now a cost analyst at Hanscom AFB, where he has also been playing a bit of raquetball he took second in a New England tourney in February and is coaching a youth soccer team; Bunky is President of the Hanscom OWC. They have two kids, 18-mo. and 3-year old, and are planning on getting back to the AFA in October for the festivities. Bunky, a CWC alumna who is one of those actively working to keep the school afloat, asked that any wives who read the Newsletter and would like information concerning the effort contact either her or CWC directly.
Probably the highlight of this quarter for me concerning the Academy was a phone call I received one afternoon from someone who claimed to represent a collection agency and that ownership of my car was in jeopardy. As that piece of junk has long since been paid off, I immediately suspected a ruse and the caller turned out to be Lex PAGE, checking in from Portland, OR, where he is a transportation lawyer quite a change from the last time I saw him. in Nha Trang, R VN, when we were top secret OSI operatives. I cannot recall all that was said, and Lex specified that it was to be “off the record” anyway, but suffice it to say that he and his wife and their two kids are doing well.
By the time this is in print I will have moved back to God’s Country (North Dakota, ofcourse). 1 do not know whether I will be able to attend the Homecoming and Reunion, but 1 hope to do so and encourage all of you to do so, too. I wish 1 had more details about the big weekend, but know no more at present than do any of you. Hopefully this issue or other AOG correspondence will fill us all in.
To those of you who fired off notes, thank you; to the 99.4% who did not, please do. And pictures of grads or reunions or whatever for publication are encouraged.
Our tenth Anniversary... does that mean that we now truly qualify as old Grads?
(Editor's Note: Please cheek page 15 for Homecoming 1977 details and be assured that 10 years out qualifies you as an OLD Grad.)
Capt. Mark A. Torreano
Qtrs 4409G USAFA, CO 80840
Office: AV: 259-2008
Home: (303) 472-0713
Hello faithful readers (and writers). Much has happened since our last few minutes together. If you have turned here first, you will learn in this magazine that Lt General ALLEN, Superintendent, has been promoted to General and will replace General SHI I H, who retires 1 August, as Chief of Staff, SHAPE. Lt General TALLMAN, DCS/Personnel, will become Superintendent 1 August. And, while the passing of Superintendents is not new to any of us, the retirement of Mrs. Mac, Cadet Wing Hostess, on 3 1 March was a precedent-breaking event. Twenty-two years of tradition has left us, and we don’t have too much tradition to waste. The first pregnant doolie has “bloomed” and departed (pregnancy occurred prior to coming to USAFA), so future occurrences will not be news. We had a huge storm here in 10 March. Not as much snow as the April '67 storm that closed classes for two days (and cut off power), but more intense and longer with high winds and BIG drifts. Classes were suspended for one day, and cadets again jumped off the terrazzo into the piles of snow.
INCOMING: Arriving this summer for duty at USAFA are Bob SHIJMWAY and Bill BEGERT, to teach Military Science (formerly M l ) while Bob DURHAM and Jocko HAYDEN will become, are you ready, fans? A.O.C.’s!!! Does blind ambition know no bounds? To what lengths will some go to pursue the ephemeral butterfly of success? Shall we take a vote to “throw the rascals out” of the Class? Well, I suppose that would be a bit harsh. Let’s just place them on probation, to be lifted if they get "fired.” Just kidding. Actually, some of my best friends are A.O.C.’s.
OUTGOING: Vince COLLAZO leaves the Ply Sci department this summer for Cannon AFB todrive F-l l’sand Mike LANG has resigned from the AF and is now in Pittsburgh managing a construction firm.
VISITS/PHONE CALLS: Gary DUDLEY stopped in while on a cross country from Laughlin. John GURLEY came by while TDY from his Comm Sqdn Commander’sjob at Sondrestrom AFB to say he was ready to leave the land of ice and snow fora hoped-for job at Reinmain in Germany. Dick PERRY was here TDY from Wright-Pat to brief the cadets on the MIG-25. Dick is an engineering analyst at FTDand expects to leave there in 1978 for an F-4 in Korea. He also said he frequently sees Walt ADAMS, who is a civil servant at Hq AFLC. Bob LUSHBAUGH passed on the news that Steve MISH and Tom O’BEIRNE will be entering F-5E training at Willy soon for assignment to Saudi Arabia where they will conduct training in air-to-air tactics. They both hope to return to an F-l 5 assignment. Good luck, men. Dana DRENKOWSKI is living in Denver and in a letter he sent to the Air Force Times says he is writing a book on Linebacker II (Dec 72 bombing of Hanoi) and requests help in the form of personal accounts, photos, tapes, maps, etc. If you can help, contact me for the address. Finally, Jack STRICKLAND has left AFIT with an MS and has been assigned as a nuclear research officer at Patrick AFB.
LETTERS: The Gary HOFFMAN’s now have a son. Marc, born 14 February, and BobCLAREY wed Jennie Jacobs in Union, Maine, on 8 January. Bob MACALUSO writes from ACSC at
Maxwell to tell all of us: that the only time you have to play golf is at night; that it is becoming almost impossible to participate in the collateral master’s degree program; that it is a good experience, a lot of education, but crammed down your “throat” a nickel at a time. Thanks for the news. Bob. Denny MCLAIN typed (with his daughter’s help) a letter from Napa Valley, CA, where he lives while AL I I sends him to Berkeley for a Ph.D. in Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics. Denny has been living in the same place for 8 /: years (except one in SEA) which is probably a record. His wife, Sandra (not the “CWC” Sandra he used to date, Denny says), has finished an Art History degree at Cal. They enjoy the proximity of the winerys in the area and look forward to going to the USAFA Berkeley football game next September 17. He encourages any classmate in the area for the game or at other times to give him a call. Denny says John NICHOLSON is at Berkeley, working on an MS in Operations Research. Hope you continue to enjoy your work, Denny. Greg PAQU IN sent word that he is now a stall recruiter for Lucas Associates, a Dallas-based employment firm, that civilian life is not to be feared and that several classmates have been in touch with him. He encourages anyone who is interested in learning more about civilian career opportunities to contact him at (214) 635-1650 or drop in. The answer to your question about the rings, Greg, is“yes” but only with the help of two assistants.
HOMECOMING: Watch your mailboxes for information on the fund-raising effort. No negative votes were cast on the idea, so we are proceeding. To start the program off properly. Class President, Phil PIGNATARO, is shown below making the first donation. What can we say about this fine classmate and great American that the photo doesn’t say in a 1,000 words or less? To make our Homecoming more interesting, we are looking for ideas from you on activities you want. Also, we would like you to send photos of your stay at USAFA for displays. Send us “first person” accounts of humorous events, and we will put together a “1968 I rivia Quiz” from such material.
Lushbaugh assists Phil in making his donation.
ADDRESS CHANGES: Tim AYRES is on an exchange tour with the Navyat Miramar NAS, San Diego; A1 BEAUREGARD’S first name is now Avery; Don CAUGHL1N is at Eglin as a guided weapons program manager for the F-l 1 IF Pack Tack system; Bill CRAIG is a Civil Engineer at Mather; George DEGOVANN1 is in Hampton. VA; Stu DRAPER is at Hq USAFE/XP(Plans?); Dave DRIGGERS is on a pediatrics hematology fellowship at Children’s Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle; Bill ECKERT is TDY to Cairo from his Hq AFLC job as In-Country Program Manager for the sale of the C-l 30’s to the Egyptian Air Force; Dan EIKLEBERR Y is now a civilian living in Ft Smith, AR; Mike HEM BROUGH is with the F-16SPOat WPAFB; Ron JACKSON isaC-130E pilot at Dyess; .1. C. KURZDORFER is a civilian living in Boulder; Mike LANGLEY lives in Denver, commuting to New York to fly as a B-727 second officer for Braniff (Mike owns a condo in Breckenridge which he rents out, so call him if you are planning a ski holiday); Mahlon LONG is at Eglin; Jim MADSEN flies
U-2/T-38’s out of Beale; Frank MARTIN is in Flawaii; Barney MILLS is with the RPV SPO at WPAFB; Mike MOFF1TT is a C-I30E pilot at Little Rock; Brian O’HARA is in Huntsville, Utah; Ron R ASOR is an M D at Bitbury, Germany; Bill RI EM ER is in Detroit at Burroughs Hqs, while family remains in Dallas; Dick RUFFING is at Cannon; Bob SLIER is an AF1T student; Phil ST1TZER works in Newark, Del, for WITCO Chemical Corp. In the future, when you send in the new address cards, fill in the remarks section with news. I’ll appreciate it.
Hope you are all enjoying the nice spring weather. Send me word on your vacations.
Capt Gerald D. Luallin
10745 Bellan Dr. Rancho Cordova, Ca 95670 916/635-7719
Hello! Hello!
This is your friendly class secretary coming to you from drought-stricken California. The drought is so bad that 1 only received 3 letters in four months. It has had a deleterious effect on everything. My golf game has been completely destroyed and it is the reason 1 can not get out and mow (hay) the backyard. Enough of the personal stuff, let me summarize the letters 1 received.
I actually received a letter from mighty Joe QU INN, I'll have to expand on it, Joe never was one for mincing or using words. Joe, his wife Kathie and two children, Amy and Sean, are moving to Kansas City. He is flying for Braniff International.
Steve RANSDELL decided that my newsletter needed some added spice and therefore sent a short biography of his whereabouts. Steve has moved from Grissom AFB in KC-l35s to SOS and finished studying meterology at Texas A&M in Dec of 1976. (Does that make him a Zoomaggie). Steve is on a 3 to 4 year tour at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, as a weather officer for the Army. Only a Zoomaggie could handle it. Good luck, Steve, Laura, Marc-2yrs, and Jeffrey-6mos.
I he imiccable Stan ROSEN has submitted an update/correction to the last newsletter. He and his wife are living in Los Angeles, he is working for SAMSO in the Defense Satellite Communications System Program office. Stan was not consultant for the German Air Force in San Mateo, but rather he had been living in Germany from 1974 to 1976 working with the German Ministry of Research and Technology as a visiting scientist.
Heard through the grapevine that orn KECK is flying SR-71 s at Beale AFB. Hearing through grapevines is a talent I developed while stomping through the Napa Valley. In a desperate search for class reading material 1 was sifting through change of address cards, lo and behold, 1 found that people write notes on them. The Gipper (Bill M AG1LL) says hi from Luke AFB where he is an F-4 IP. John BRUM MILT is an Estate Planning Broker in the rolling hills of Bucks county, PA. His wife, Marlene, is a Doctor of Optometry and John has invited us by to have our eyes examined. Charles VOLLMER received an MSM at Yokota, AFB, Japan. Mike “Beak” BECKER has received two AFCMs and has fulfilled his ambition as a career officer in the TAC motor pool. Wayne WARREN writes that he is again a “Daddy”. Born a year ago was Piper Cassidy. Wayne is a F-4 Fit Commander at Hill AFB. “Dizzy” John DF.ZON1A is a F-15 pilot at Langley AFB VA. The Air Force has sent Jeff TRENTON to Harvard. 1 assume to straighten the place out.
Only one thing is more exciting that pursuing change of address cards and that is extracting information from home town news releases. Let me share these exhilarating moments with you. Dick DOWNES graduated from SOS and is returning to Howard AFB, CZ, where he is a TAC Information officer. Bob NEUM ANN, who is attending AFIT with his wife, Helen, received an Army Commendation Medal. Jim LEU I HAUSER is now at Holloman AFB in Air Force Systems Command. Tom H AKEM AN received an AFCM at Offutt AFB where he is a computer systems analyst. Mary Hakeman has obviously done something that the Academy could not do in four years. Jim KULA and his wife, Jane, are stationed at Seymour-Johnson AFB, where he received an AFCM. Tracy and Nancy RHODES, along with Steve and Carole KOLET, are remaining at Wright Patterson after finishing master’s degree
programs in engineering. Ben and Karen HUBER, along with Art and Katherine SCHWALL, are stationed at Vance AFB. Ed LAND has landed his F-4E in Landstuhl, Germany, believe it or not. His wife, Ann, followed closely from Torrejon, Spain. Bill DALECKY is an F-4 Aircraft Commander at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. He recently received an AFCM. Bill’s wife, Elizabeth, must also be a person with significant patience and talent.
It actually rained this week, not enough to help, but enough to brighten our spirits - and to get me to write this letter. How about a little help. These newsletters are always more interesting when 1 have lots of juicy rumors to draw from. Send letters and pictures and upgrade my literary efforts.
Hope everything is going well. Love Charlotte and Louie.
Capt. Skip Penny 6010 Del Rey
Colorado Springs, CO 80918 AV: 692-3355 '76
Here goes the Spring edition of the Newsletterand 1 hope more of you get “Spring Fever;” I only got three letters this time around. So if it sounds like “filler” in some areas, that’s because it is.
Had a letter from Jeffrey MURROW’s dad. Rick. They’re at Nellis in I I l's fixing to move to Mt. Home. Rick mentioned that Don WESTBROOK and Jim MORRISON were in the same situation.
After being mentioned in the last issue. Tommy THOMPSON dropped a note from Upper Heyford where he’s in Ill’s. He mentioned Rick FINE and Rick BEREIT were there on the maintenance side. In the 77th TFS are Andy PA I ON (a former roomy of mine) and Kurt SCHLAEFER. Joe BONNER is in the 55th there, too. In the 79thareSteve FEASTER, GaryGUMBERT and Dave MacGHEE.
Jim SPURGEON wrote from Monterey, CA where he is in the Naval Post-graduate school. He and his wife, HS1U LAN, have three sons. Jim is headed to the Leadership and Management Development Center at Maxwell when he graduates in June of next year.
HOME TOWN NEWS RELEASES: A1 FERRAR1S (Mary) reassigned to Holloman; Bob MARSHALL (Sue) reassigned to Langley in F-15’s; Art MacDONALD (Val) reassigned to Alconbury in F-5's; Rich ALLAIN (Victoria) reassigned to Sembach; Lance CLARK (Nancy) received the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his efforts while at Guam. He's now at Griffiss in 52’s; Tim HEUBLE1N (Lvnda) graduated from SOS and back to 52’sat Dyess; Mike FAIR (Judith) a missile launch officer at Ellsworth; Walt SEEDS upgraded to Pilot in 135’s at Beale; Russ W11SANEN (Patricia) reassigned to Randolph; Gary BAGLIEBTER (Deborah) graduated from SOS, returned to Travis where he is a JA; Fred JONAS (Janet) received the Commendation Medal for work at the Academv. He’s now at AFIT.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS CARDS: Chris CATALDI to San Francisco; Warren FLAHERTY in law school (McGeorge) in CA; Russ NORI HRUP in Plattsburgh, NY; Gene QU1ST (Nancy) F-4’s at Bergstrom; Carl UPSON in Springfield, VA; Roy BAKER instructor at Canoe U.; Steve GLASS in Monterey, CA; Roy KESSEL AFIT student at Texas A&M; Dick O’CONNOR in Centerville, OH; Keith BENNET in Oklahoma City; Jim HINDERHOFER in Moyaln, PA; Steve MaclSAAC in Dayton, OH; Pat SULLIVAN in San Jose, CA; Fred WEBER in Aurora; Lou HAGAN in Eston, PA; Frank MADISON in Maple Heights, OH; Jim JOHNSON at Shaw in OV-lO’s; Robby ROBISON at U of F in Gainesville. Larry VAUGHN and Brad BARNES are there, too; Dave BOYLES at AFIT; Tom F1SHBURN in A-7’sat Myrtle Beach; John PENNEY in 0-2’s at Wheeler; F. O. HU M KE at Little Rock; Dicky JOHNSTON 4th Air Division at Cheyenne; Loren AINSWORTH in 130’s at Dyess; Rick BAKER at Scott; Ray BARLEBEN a Cost Engineer for Kodak in Fairport, NY; Gary BAXTER in 0-2’s at Patrick Mel BLOWERS “an unemployed pilot,” USAFR at R-G, MO; Joe BONNER at Upper Heyford; Paul BROWN in Lansing, MI; Jim FREEDMAN a JA at SAMSO, LA; Bruce HARMON at Pope on his way to ASTRA in Sep; Scott HOVERSTEN at UC1A; Jeff NOE in 105’s at George
along with Gary CORBETT, Charlie EONGNECKER and Rick PUSEMAN. Ashby TAYLOR and Bill McGUIRE are in F-4’s there, too; Brian PRENDERGAST in Aurora; Steve ROBERTS in E-4's at MacDill; Dick SMITH at the lEtrvard Business School; Scott SAUNDERS in E-5's at Alconbury.
The Winner of the Bill Bader look-alike contest with friends.
LANDRY Grand Forks AFB; Mark ROMAN DEI Monterey, CA; Larry SCHLESER Mather AFB; Denny SHIELDS Norton AFB; Mike SMITH San Antonio, TX; Vic SUMMERS Out and at Corona, CA; Chuck SYLL1NG APO S.F.; Dale TIETZ Xenia, OH; Steve WAISS K1 Sawyer AFB; Forrest WALLER Pentagon; Bruce WIMBERLEY LA Air Force Station; Dave WINGAD Tyndall AFB- Tom WUERSLIN Offutt AFB.
1 keep a little diary of calls 1 get from different people. 1 have heard that: Mike SYD1A is a Squadron Commander up at Lowry; Sam BROGNA is a base C. E. at Westover; Rick SLICE is in Procurement at Boeing; Phil KOI.BE is in Grad School at ASU; Rick LUTZ in the Chem Dept at USAEA; John MONAHAN in Contracts Division here for Philco-Eord; A1 WURGL1TZ is an Assistant to a District Judge in Denver; lex RITTER works for NASA living 38’s, 14l’s, and Learjets; Mike BROWN is in EB-57's at Malmstrom; Greg G1EEES is at Sunnyvale; Joe YORK is a lawyer in Denver and Ered VESEE is a RO I C instructor at Duke. Spent a week with Bill and Linda BADER at Luke. Bill said he thought Iom ABBEY was in Creighton Law School in Omaha; lerry CROSS was at Scott; Rick DOWNING was in F-4’s at Bergstrom; Dennis FUNNEMARK was in F-5'sat Williams; Dave PERRON was in F-4's at Luke; Wayne HAGAN was in F-I5’s at Luke; Bob JENNEY was in F-4’s at Luke and Rick I USE I H was an I-15 student at Luke. I here was also an unconfirmed rumorthat Bob RIETDORF was going to get married!
Well, gang, this wraps it up. Unless 1 get some letters, you won’t get much besides Home Town News Releases and Change of Address Cards. Send some pictures, too; the editor promises he’ll use as many as he can. Until next time, Skip
FCapt. Ron Joy Qtrs 42I3C
IJSAE Academy CO 80840 (303) 472-6325
Auiovon: 259-3869
I really made a mistake in the last column by asking where all the snow had gone. On March 10 we had a snow storm you wouldn’t believe. Some of the drifts in the cadet area were about 10 feet deep. Cadets were jumping off the terrazzo into the snow drifts. Everything was fine until a cadet jumped onto a fire hydrant and broke his ankle.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS CARDS: If you need an exact address of any of the following, write me. John BUGNER Homestead AFB; Cliff CHILDERS Nellis AFB; S. R. COWAN Hurlburt Field; Bob CU RNOW Little Rock AFB; Harry DAVIS Bedford, Ohio; John EVANS Wright-Patterson AFB; Rich FISHER EPA North Carolina; Bob FREEMAN Rochester, NY; Ralph GETCHELL— Davis Monthan AFB; Mike GROMAN Waco, TX; Randy HETHER1NGTON Columbus AFB; John HIGGINS Moody AFB; Mike HURLEY Glendale, AZ; Chris JENSEN Travis AFB; Rod JONES Fairfax, VA; Dave KATCHER1AN Delran, NJ; Wally KOWITZ Columbus, OH; Vince
LETTERS AND CARDS: Glen(Andy) ANDERSON and wife. Aline wrote “have 2 kids and a 4-door sedan (domesticated!). Working in rated officer assignment; phone inquiries from classmates are welcome: AV: 487-2231 or 487-3205.” Keith BARRETT writes, “now M I L Chief with FSE. (What is all that? How about, B.O.R. or half a glass-no ice). Spent four months in Chile and don’t believe what you read. It’s FANTASTIC!! Going back in Feb or Mar.” Sounds as if I got this info a little late. A1 BRYANT says he is a Quality Control Officer for the 57FIS (F-4C’s). Ken GINGRICH said he was involved in a two-year SAC/1 AC exchange tour. He flew RF-4’s for four years and is now flying the “heavies”. Bernie GLAZE is currently at UCLA getting an M.S. in Computer Science, should graduate in June then to Scott AEB. Jacob HUFFMAN is flying RC-135s at SAC; he is a Future Force Structure Studies and Evaluation. Says he will be thru Colorado Springs often on pay runs; stop and see Patty and me. Gary KALEN resigned in Oct 76 and is working for the AF Reserve at Selfridge AFB. Mark LEWONOWSKI writes, “Contrary to popular opinion, I am not now, nor have I ever been associated with the Security Police. 1 am a Signals Intelligence Officer.” Chris MOORE Chris, somehow 1 never received your attachment - let us know what you’re doing. Jim NANCE got out in Feb 77 to pursue an airline job. (Which one?) Paul NOEL has a new job as a Systems Program Manager at SAMSO. He is also trying to get a local chapter of the AOG started in the L.A. area If you want to give him a hand, I’m sure he can use it. Bill RICHARDSON stopped by to say hello but missed me let us know what you are doing. Bill. Bob ROGERS got out in Jun 76 to become a Financial Analyst in N.Y. Felix SANCHEZ graduated from the USAF Lest Pilot School, Flight Test Engineer Course in Dec 76. Currently he is assigned to Hill AFB as a Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV) Flight Lest Program Manager. Tom STEIPP is at Purdue obtaining an MS in Industrial Administration (MSIA) prior to returning to Davis-Monthan in Jul 77.
PHONE CALLS: Randy LAUTERBACH is in AC-135s at Bytheville. He should upgrade to Instructor in April. Randy also mentioned that Ron WEILERT is working with the Space Shuttle. He also mentioned a 14-month old boy named Mathew and expecting another in May Randy, I’m not sure if the children are yours or Ron’s. Poor note taking on my part, sorry. Bob CUTL1P called. Jeanne is pregnant and expecting in Sept their first. Bob is at the Pentagon in ASTRA and is hoping for a CE job with the Space Shuttle in California. He plans on stopping to see us this year
Patty and I are looking forward to that. Bob said he sees Mike KONVALINKA often. Bill COLEMAN is working in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Special Projects. He is in L.A. and has earned three Air Force Commendation Medals. Bill is applying for a job with the Space Shuttle as an astronaut. He mentioned that Gregg ACUFF, Bob PARKER, and Bruce WIMBERLEY are in the Los Angeles area with him. Frank MORGAN called to say hello and to tell me who was in picture 3 1 of the last column. Congratulations, Frank you win the free vacation in Jack’s Valley. All you have to do, Frank, is resign your commission and enter with the class of ’81.
VISITS: Jon STEVENS was here for a conference. We went to dinner and watched a USAFA hockey game. Not long after Jon left, we heard from him again Gail had a baby boy (Mark) that makes a boy and a girl for the Stevens’.
NEWS RELEASES: Tom MAHR (wife Lou Ann) received a Meritorious Service Medal for work he did at Clark AB. Currently he is at Denver University w ith AFIT. The following classmates of ours have received Air Force Commendation Medals: Don BACK LUND for work done in Thailand; Don BRESETT (Patricia) for work done at Homestead AFB; John HEMBROUGH (Candice) for work at Clark AB; H.J. LAUGHLIN (Karen) for work at Davis-Monthan AFB and John RAGAN for
work at Shaw AFB. That’s a few medals for our class. Congratulations guys!
J.C. CARROLL (Lee), Bob MANNING (Jan), and Tom R ACKLEY (Christina) have just finished S.O.S. That is something that all of us should have completed by now. Jack OEHME’s unit in Japan won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Bob BOREN was named Outstanding Junior Officer of the Quarter at Offutt AFB. Last but not least is Steve WA1SS. He participated in Kangaroo II, the largest peace time military maneuvers ever held in Australia.
LOCATOR: Did not get any information from the last column. GUEST PICTURES: Number One is Frank, Ken, Ron, and Denny. Number two “what’s the word-Thunderbird”. I sure would like to have some pictures to put in the column. I need your help. Til next time
Capt. Bob Bell
Box 65, Ellsworth AFB, SD 57706
Home: (605) 923-2231
Autovon: 747-2203
One more time we push the deadline for publication inputs, so this letter may seem a bit less polished, but 1 hope you all find it readable. This first three months of 1977 have been pretty busy for Ellsworth grads who along with the rest of us have been through some fairly intense SAC evaluations. We did, however, have a few visitors on other matters who stopped in to say hello. One was Steve MINNIGERODE from Offutt OSI. The other was Larry SOLHEIM (Nancy) who is doing fine in Cheyenne, WY, with two daughters and occasionally flying a chopper or two.
Picking off the information from the news releases and address cards is the way most of my news gets out to you. Dan NARZINSK1 is in Spangdahlen, Germany as an F-4 aircraft commander. Rich MORGENSTERN has left Reese for Randolph to IP the T-38. Bill DIETERICH (Maureen) is presently at Stanford for an AFIT master’s in Aero. He already has an M.B.A. and recently received an Air Force Systems Command Certification of Merit for outstanding past performance. Bob MARSTON presently back from a TDY to Rheim-Main is A/C on the C-130at Little Rock. Galen McPHERSON (Barbara) is a WSO at RAF Bentwaters, having left Kunsan AB with an AFCM. Steve BLACK (Cynthia) was involved in a rescue effort with his HH-3E up near Keflavik, Iceland.
Fred RADEM ACHER took part in the Red Flag operations as an F4 pilot out at Nellis. Steve MACHACEK (Shelley) had his part to do with M idlink 76, a CENTO exercise near Karachi, Pakistan. He’s a WSO at RAF Lakenheath. Bruce RASMUSSEN is navigating with a Weather Recon unit out of Andersen AB, Guam in the largest exercise in Australian history Kangaroo II. Mark MAYER is with Standboard at Grissom in KC-135’s, joined by Kent BAYS as a copilot. George POLLARD (Mary) has hisT-37 at Laughlin while both Bruce McELROY (Shawn) from Barksdale, and Frank COLENDA from McConnell were at SOS. Larry REYNOLDS is now at Hahn AB, and took part in William Tell 76. Jim FINNEGAN has left Fairchild for a T-38 at Reese. Rich BUSCH MANN (Susan) commands an EB-57E at Malmstrom, participating in Jack Frost 77, along with a lot of cold troops... A1 LEE (Cheryl) is at Minot in the position of Missile Combat Crew Commander. Rob STONE (Sue) is an IP at Randolph with PIT, having left Columbus, MS for a return to Texas.
Doing duty as an Air intelligence Officer at Keesler is Mike MCN ABB (Melba). Rick SABO isjoined at Vance as a T-38 IP by Bernie HARVEY (Carolyn), both of whom are part of a recently awarded Air Force Outstanding Unit. Ed GRAF is an IP at Reese while Jack DAVIDSON (Maryann) is the same at Vance. Ken ROSEBUSH (Janice) having completed his M.B.A. from U. of Colorado at Boulder is a Research and Development Officer at Wright-Patterson with AFLC. Daryl EMERSON (Marilyn)isnow an F-5E pilot at Nellis having done his part at Keflavik. Bert BANGER I (Janet) took part in Jack Frost 77 with his A7D from England AFB.
ADDRESS CHANGES: Bob RAKITIS Helicopters at Bergstrom; Hugh BRIGGS San Antonio, TX; Buck BUCHANAN (Sharon) OV-lO’s at Sembach AB from Columbus; John HUMPHRIES U. of Texas at Austin; Lee KRAUTH Neurosurgery Resident, U. of Colorado Med Ctr; Dave LUNDBERG (Vasso) Supply Officer. Vance AFB; Gary McCLURE Instructor Nav, Little Rock AFB; Tom STONE T-39 pilot, Langley AFB; Donny JONES (Christina*) AFIT Student, Wright-Pat AFB; Pete HARRY )Mary Ellen) Aurora, CO; Bill McMULLEN Albuquerque, NM; Ed JOHNSON (Moira) - Saginaw, MN; Steve NIELSEN Hampton, VA;Tom O'RIORDAN B52G copilot, Grand Forks AFB; Lee ROGERS Physician, Oakland Naval Hospital, CA; Max STEEL San Antonio, TX; Ken STOEHRMANN Upper Heyford, UK; Marv VANDERWEG Procurement Officer, Eglin AFB; Rick ARTIM (MaryLou) Resident Internal Medicine, Davis Grant Med Ctr, Travis AFB; Rick KOSKELLA (Gretel*) Operations Intelligence Officer, Zweibruchen AB; Tom MILLER Logistics Plans Officer, Grand Forks AFB; Chuck GREER Indian Springs AFAF, NV; Warren HANSEN F-l 11 Training, Nellis AFB; Lew HENDERSON MCCC, Davis-Monthan AFB; Jim JAEGER Cryptologic Staff Officer, Ft. Meade, MD; Scott LEE MCCC, Minot AFB; Marty SHEARER Fairchild AFB; Chris BUKALA Summerfield, FL; John GRAHAM Aero Physiologist, NAS Barbers Point, HI; Bill MOORE Largo, M D; Alan HUNTER Colorado Springs, CO; Ed WAITTE— Hahn AB, Germany; Brian BINN Cl41 IP, Travis AFB; Pat BURKE FAC Tactics Branch, Nellis AFB; Harry CALCUTT Instructor Nav, Mather AFB; Cal KING IP PIT, Randolph AFB; Mike MURPHY 02A FAC, Bergstrom AFB; Don PEPPERS Economist, Rockefeller Plaza, NY; Bill PORTER B52G copilot, Mather AFB; Chris RUBACHA B52D/T38, Dyess AFB; *denotes recent newlyweds.
With the letter count down, this section won’t take much space (I’m probably using more copy than allowed). Mark MEYER (Kim) writes from Davis-Monthan where he’s an A7D IP and briefly described his new interest in marathon running. Guess USAFA just didn’t do enough to whet his appetite for exhaustion! Doug FOSTER is attending Baylor Dental College where he reports the addition of a boy to his family. And finally, last but not least, Dave PRAHLER (Mary) old roommate that he is, called from sunny (smelly) Tyndall AFB where he is an Air Weapons Instructor and loves it. Mentioned that Jim GORMLEY is at Marquette Law School and that Bill CHAM BLESS is alive and well at USC-Santa Barbara. Bill RATHERT, Craig GHELBER and Bill KEELER are all in F-106’s at Tyndall while Jerry MARTIN, Terry SCHIESSLER and Phil HUDSON are at SOS. Also, Dave said that John MOCKO is back in the blue uniform after some time away.
So with that, I’ll wrap up this quarter’s input for the AOG Magazine. Keep the cards and letters coming, and if there are any photos out there that you would like to have included with future columns, by all means send a copy of one but keep the original or negative, because they cannot be returned. Until next go-around, keep safe this summer and enjoy it wherever you are. FPA.
Fred S. Knowles Jr. Qtrs 4405 B USAF Academy, CO 80840 Autovon: 259-3655
Another deadline is fast approaching, so I decided I had better get this out. If I ever get out, maybe I can get a job at the Daily Planet. I received a few letters this month and a lot of home town news releases and address changes. My space is somewhat limited; so if your name does not appear, write me a letter and tell me about it.
The picture goes like this from top left to right: Charlie HARRISON med school, Virginia Commonwealth; Mike N1SHIMUTA upgrading to A/C in F-l IPs and going to RAF upper Heyford UK in April; Larry BALASH KC-135 Barksdale; Steve DIEHL med school. West Virginia; John CRANDLEY B-52 Nav Griffiss; Roger WINBURG C-141 McChord; Don Me-
MILLAN B-52H copilot Kincheloe. Mike N1SHIMUTA sent the picture and sends info on the following people: Bill G1LLIN T-37 IP Vance; Jim ALMEIDA B-52 EWOGriffis. Othersat Nellis with Mike are: Bill SWAN (with Mike and a brand new son, Christopher) upgrading to F-111 A/C; Dick COLLINS: Gene OG1LV1E F-l 11’s; Clay STEWART in Tactical Fighter Weapons Center Intelligence and going to Incirlik Turkey this spring; Gene FRODSHAM 820th CE Squadron, Dick SHURTLEFF IJH in helicopters.
Rick KARVOSKY writes from Alaska (murphy Dome AFS with the 744th Aircraft & Warning Squadron). He isgoing to AF1T in August for a master’s in Engineering Management. His wife, Patti, and 2-year old daughter, Jenni, are fine. And Kathy G R AYSON, wife of Al, writes from Okinawa Japan that their new son (Andrew Jay) is fine and the tally for them is now two sons. Al still flies the C-130 out of Kadena.
Some home town news releases are as follows: Dennis MAPLE received the Outstanding Graduate Award, Leadership and Academic Awards and is leaving UPT at Reese for an F-4 at Luke. Glen JOHNSTON received the Air Medal in WC-130’s. Robert HAM AN was selected as Outstanding Instructor of the Month at Reese and William THIEL received the same award as Craig. Mark BALDWIN received the Air Force Systems Command Certificate of Merit. Ray Y AG HER was awarded his master’s degree from the University of North Dakota. Bob PASTIAK received his M.A. from the Central Michigan University. John PEMBERTON earned the Commendation Medal and Robert MARSH has been awarded the Senior Missileman Badge. Congratulations to all.
All of the following people helped the 71st F EW at Vance earn the Outstanding Unit Award: William G1LL1N, Pat SHEPPARD, Greg GEMPLER, Roy PENCE, Michael HELM AN, Ron BRECKENRIDGE, and Tim HANSEN. And John PETERSEN and John JACZ1NSKI helped the 305th Air refueling Wing at Grissom earn the Fling Safety Award.
Enough for this quarter. Let me hear from you so 1 can fill it up next time around. My writing skills are not that good and without material they are worthless, so write.
WANTED: The Class of 1974 needs a Class News Secretary. The incumbent was last heard from in early winter and seemingly has disappeared in the wilds of Texas. The job pays nothing and the retirement benefits are worth even less. The fringe benefits are many: your name appears in print quarterly; you are the first to hear all the gossip on your classmates; you receive nice notes from all your old friends (particularly when you misspell their names); and the AOG Office sends you change of address cards and news releases to make the job as painless as possible. Volunteers are solicited; contact the AOG Office by phone or letter (Autovon 259-4513).
Willie J. Cosby III 1100 Heather St., Apt A Jacksonville, ARK 72076 501-982-4219
Okay ladies, it’s your turn. In alphabetical order here are the wives who were mentioned in recent correspondences: Anne ABBOTT, Robin BANNISTER, Peggy BERLAN, Barbara BRYANT, Chrissie BUTALLA, Jill CHARLTON, Kathy COLLIER, Kim CORRIGAN, Val CRIST, Kathy DEREN, Paula DOUGLAS, Marylyn FELLOWS, Belle FOREMAN, Patricia GARLAND, Sandra GOODALE, Judy GRIDLEY, Connie GUNTHER, Rachael HAAS, Martha JAEGER, Cindy KUREY, Su LANGFORD, Jenny LEUSCHEN, Sharon MODRICH, Nan POWELL, Dana PRATER, Sue SARVER, Joy SCOTT, Sherrie SIMMONS, Jane SIMONITSCH, Diane TURNER, Donna WELLS, Janet WEININGER, Kathy WHITE, and Meg WOLTER. One soon-to-be addition to this list is Ann REESE. The ladies know who their husbandsare. For the rest of you, if you can’t figure it out, let me know.
My congratulations to the DERENS, the CHARLTONS, the SIMMONS, the LANGFORDS, the CORR1NGANS, the BANNISTERS, the LANZIT’s, and the LOTAK1S’ who have all contributed to the Air Force population. I hope you are enjoying the company of your little ankel-biters.
I don’t know what it is about Shaw AFB, but I keep getting letters from people out there. Jim FOREMAN and Mike DEHART Communications; John SUTTON and Tom CALHOUN RF-4. The 19th Squadron “Playboys” wanted it know where they are: Mike ABBOTT Malmstrom (Wpn Cont), Scott BAXTER Ft. Bragg (Infantry), Gene COPELAND McChord (C.E.), Scott ARNOTT MacDill (Wpn Cont), Oleh STEFANIUK Homestead (Wpn Cont), Buck ROGERS George (F-4), Mike WEININGER MacDill (F-4), Dave LIVINGSTON Luke (F-15), Mike LEUSCHEN Wright Patt(C-135), Al GREEN George (F-4), Jim CORRIGAN Craig(T-38), Rick SARVER Ellsworth (EC-135), Carl VAN PELT Homestead (F-4), Ken WHITLEY Ellsworth (B-52), Dave ANHALT Kirtland (Avionics), Steve MARTIN Kincheloe (B-52), Don MCDONOUGH Barksdale (KC-135), Steve HAAS Nellis (Tac Ftr Wpn Ctr Range Group), and John SCHERER— Reese (T-37). Here goes one more time with the long alphabetical list of assignment changes: Barry ABBOTT Eglin (Combat Talon), Buz/v BANNISTER Homestead (F-4), Ron BEAN McChord (C-141), Mark BEESLEY Luke(F-15), Larry BISHOP Shaw (RF-4), Paul BUTALLA —George (F-4), Marvin COX Mather (NBI), Michael COX Luke, Dino CRENSHAW Griffiss (B-52), Paul DESISTO Davis Monthan (DC-130), Larry DOWLING Minot (T-33), Richard DUESING McChord (C-141), Brian DUFFY Luke (F-15), Bruce FRITZCHE Webb, Frank GARLAND Plattesburgh (Maint), Tom GILLETTE F. E. Warren, Jeff GRAVES Dyess (C-130), James HEALD Homestead (F-4), Bruce JAEGER Lackland, Ed KASL Williams (T-38), Dave KEENE Palgongsan AS, Korea (Wpn Cnt), Al KRUKOWSKI Loring (B-52), Perry LAMY Barksdale (B-52), Mark LENCI Navy’s USS Los Angeles: home port Norfolk, Pete LOS1 Mather (EWT), Jim MAHONEY Luke (F-15), Jim P. MARSHALL Mather (EWT), Randy MASON George (F-4), George MCCLAIN Luke (F-4), Robert MIGLIN Plattesburg (FB-111), Mark NELSON KI Sawyer (KC-135), Waynard NELSON Little Rock (C-130), Fred NICKEL McGuire (C-141), Mark O’GREEN Luke (F-4), William O’KEEFE Reese (UPT), John OWENS Columbus (T-37), Tom POPP Laughlin (T-37), Raymond POWELL Carswell (B-52), Jeff PRATER - Bergstrom (Wpn Cnt), Mike REESE Williams (UPT), Pat KUPEL Sheppard (T-37), Mike RUTH Davis Monthan (A-7), Jimmy SCRUGGS Barksdale (B-52), Brad SHIELDS Mather (KC-135), Jim SIMONITSCH Little Rock (C-130), Chris SOTO Mather (EWT), Fred STUMPP Mt. Home (F-l 11), Bill SWIDEREK Peterson Field (Computers), Bill TAYLOR Pope (C-130), Jon TURNER Williams (T-38), Dale WATERS Nellis (F-l 11), Steve
WE1LBRENNER USAFA (T-41), J. T. WOLTER Clark (C-9).
Graduates of Laughlins Class 77-02: Bill KUREY Luke (F-15), John CHARLTON Luke (F-4), Jim GR1DLEY and Greg GE1SER USAFA (T^fl), Dave WHITE Laughlin (T-38), Greg COLLIER Seymout Johnson (KC-135), Gary ORESHOSKI Ellsworth (B-52), Bud CRIST McChord (C-141), Steve EICKELMAN Little Rock (C-130), Joe BRYANT Pope (C-130).
Graduates of Class 76-10 from Vance: Ralph PAUL— MacDill (F-4), Craig NAAS and Jim SIMS Vance (T-38).
Others: Mark WELLS and Craig SCOTT— Fairchild (KC-135), Rod GUNTHER George (F-4), Mark BEESLEY Luke (F-15), and Lee CROSS (not GROSS!) Mather (EWT).
Terry KEMP was a member of the Outstanding Crew of the Month at Malmstrom in January. He is a deputy missile combat crew commander.
Before 1 close out this article. I’d like to thank all of those who have kept me informed. It makes my job much easier.
A last note goes out to Mark BEESLEY and all of you fighter jocks: If “FLYING FIGHTERS IS BETTER THAN SEX” then I’m glad I fly 130’s.
SLOW AND EASY!!!
2Lt Randall W. Spetman
Qtrs 6301J
USAF Academy, CO 80840
Office: 303/472-3836
Home: 303/472-0534
Yes, it's time again for another bit of news from your galloping class secretary. Let’s hear it for spring fever and the good ole summer time. And to think of it, just a year ago, we were all on the beaches of USAFA. Well, the good times have passed, and now we are in the real world. I do hope you are all doing well and getting settled in your jobs. Enough of this, on with the news.
Some news from Tulane Medical School. First of all, Kevin and Jamie LALLY are the proud parents of a five month old future grad (John Patrick). The other two married couples, Hal and Michelle FRENCH and Fred and Janet LORENZ are still happily married. The bachelors in the group: Rich GOSEN, John DED1C, Jose SANTIAGO. Wes SCOTT. John TRETTIN. Bob LIVINGSTON and Chuck PR1BYL are doing their best studying up on the New Orleans night life. Somehow they all survived Mardi Gras. This summer, most of them will be at Keesler AFB and can be reached at the beach.
The ’76er's at Cal l ech report that life has not been as luxurious as they thought it was going to be. They say that being a half-civilian for a year is great, but that the work is really tough. As far as academics go, they inform me that they are getting “creamed” hy the “cream-of-the-crop”. In June, the guys will be moving on. Rich MIN IZ and Ron ZIM MERMAN will go to UPT at Willy. A1 HEBB will go to Wright-Pat for Foreign Intelligence. Rob CROMB1E will also go to Wright-Pat to the Materials Lab, and Chuck P1NNEY will go to the Weapons Lab at Eglin AFB. Thanks for the picture.
Boy, do 1 ever get tired of writing about people who have the rough life of being a civilian and going to a “real live” civilian institute of higher learning. On to the true military people.
From Way MOY, I hear the Marine Corps is still in existence. Les GARRISON finished the Basic School in Nov '76 and went to Okinawa as an Infantry Officer. Gene MURPHY and Dave I ERNES graduated from Basic School in January and have gone to Pensacola, Florida, for pilot training. And, last but not least. Way MOY graduated from Basic in January where he has gone to Camp Lejune, North Carolina, enroute to the 1st Marine Air Wing at Okinawa.
The submarines at Whiteman AFB are all present and accounted for in missile duty. Randy (Rabbit) REYNOLDS and Terry PETRIE finished their training at Vandenberg and are not drydocked at Whiteman. The other submarine pilots at Whiteman are Bob GARDNER, Tom KELSO, Chris HOLLEY, Gary KYLE, Willie DANTZLER, Mike REAMES. and Jerry McFARI.ANE.
Keeping the holes all in order is Stan RADER who is the Base Civil Engineer. Thank you Eric LEONG for writing me and telling me about your submarine jockeys. Keep plugging along at normal highway speed.
From Sunny Central California, Ben and Sharon DILLA are doing fine at Atwater. Ben is assigned to the 93rd Field Maintenance Squadron. Good luck in your new career.
And now from the under-represented Minuteman Pilots, Ken IH1ENEMAN, Bruce SMITH, Andy FALLON, and Craig M ANSON are all flying high from the depths of their silos.
A few tidbits about people I've heard about but cannot confirm. Here goes anyway:
Marv COOK is at Upper Hevford. England.
Steve DALROS is at Ramstein. Germany.
Mickie DUVALL is at Travis.
Todd GARLAND is at K1 Sawyer.
Mark PEN LEY (Cindy) is at Reese.
Steve R1EWERTS (Debbie) is at Nav School.
Rich (Bear) KING got a backseat F-4 at Luke.
Well, that about does it for another article. This will be my last one. If any of you would like to write it, please send your name and address to the Association of Grads, fake care and be good.
Dick SCHOOF who has been writing the Class of 1962 News Column for some time has passed on his Class Reporter duties to Jack JAMBA effective with this issue. Dick, however, could not resist a parting shot and took the time to pass along the photo below of “Smiley” Robinson. The appreciation of all to Dick for this and all of his good work for the AOG and ’62.
P. K. ROBINSON A HAPPY COLONEL SELECTEE
The deadline for submission of Class News Columns for the Summer 1977 issue is Monday, 11 July 1977. Packages of information will be mailed by the AOG Office in midJune. If your summer schedule will adversely impact on this schedule, please contact the AOG Office ASAP.
EVENT
Memorial Day
Graduation Day
Summer Programs Begin
New Class Enters
Holiday - Fourth of July
Summer Ends/Transition Begins
First Day of Classes (lesson M-1)
Holiday - Labor Day
Midsemester Study Day
Midsemester Final Exams
Holiday - Columbus Day
Midsemester Study Day
Midsemester Final Exams
Holiday - Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Leave Begins
Holiday - Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Leave Ends
Last Day of Classes (Lesson T-42)
Study Day(s)
Final Exams Begin
Finals End/Christmas Leave Begins
Holiday - Christmas Day
(Number of days of Christmas Leave)
Holiday - New Year's Day
Christmas Leave Ends
First Day of Classes (Lesson M-1)
Holiday - Washington's Birthday
Midsemester Study Day
Midsemester Final Exams
Spring Break Leave Begins (' Indicates no classes on day of departure)
Spring Break Leave Ends
Holiday - (if applicable)
Last Day of Classes (Lesson T-42)
Study Day(s)
Final Exams Begin
Final Exams End
Memorial Day
Graduation Day
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