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O U R S IS T H E L A R G ES T A N D O L D ES T A S S O C IA T I O N O F IT S K I N D

H I ST O R Y

O F N O N P R O F I T SE R V I C E

L OW

F ounded in 1947, t he A rmed F orces R elief and B enefi t A sso

ciation has continuously provided low-cost group term

l if e

i n sur ance and r el at ed b en efi t s f or t h e w el f ar e an d fi n a n c i a l

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N ET

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The low-cost insurance plans available with A FRBA are a n even better value because of the A ssociation’s history o f c a sh refunds. A lthough refunds cannot be guaranteed, the A r m ed Forces Rel ief and Benefi t A ssociation has paid refunds ev er y year since its founding in 1947 . . . 33 consecutive years! P E R SO N A L

PR O M PT

SE R V I C E

OV ER 103,000 M EM BERS

A FRBA M embers frequently take the time to praise the p e r

T he more than 103,000 M embers of A F R BA makes our A sso

of the A ssociation. This relatively small group of i n d i v i d u a l s are willing and able to provide you with the service you de serve when you j oin A FRBA . A s an example, the Emergency Death Benefi t payment is forwarded to the benefi ciary t h e sa m e

ciation the largest of its kind. M any of these M embers a r e

our str ongest “ boosters” and have introduced a large n u m b er

of their associates to A FRBA so that other military f am i l i es can enj oy the same low-cost group term life insurance b e n efi t s they have.

F A M I L Y PR O T E C T I O N F O R O F F I C E R S A N D SE N I O R E N L I ST E D P E R SO N N E L A ll of our insurance programs are available to A ctive D uty Offi cers and Senior Enlisted Personnel ( E7-E9) . Depending upon your age, these programs include up to $200,000 o f B a si c and Supplemental L ife I nsurance Coverages, plus Dependents L ife I nsurance for the entire family—all for the lowest n e t c o s t

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REL IA BIL IT Y A ll insurance programs provided by the A rmed F orces R el i ef and Benefi t A ssociation are underwritten by the John H a n c o c k M utual L if e I nsurance Comp any and the State M utual L i f e A ssur ance Company . B oth are among A merica’s oldest a n d strongest Companies, with combined insur ance in f orce i n e x c e ss of $ 10 0 B i l l i o n .

sonalized and prompt service provided by the dedicated St a ff

day the notice of D eath is received by the A ssociation.

FU L L

FIN A N CIA L

D I SC L O SU R E

E ach year , the A rmed Forces R el ief and B enefi t A ssociation publishes an A nnual R epor t f or its M embers which r efl ects t h e audited income, expenses and ret ained f unds of the A sso c i a

tion’s operations for the previous fi scal year. This A n n u a l R e port, in eff ect, verifi es that the operations and fi nancial m a n a g e

m ent of t h e A sso ci at i o n ar e i n t h e b est i n t er ests of t h e M em b e r s.

Co m pa r e o ur cov e r a g es a nd low net co st w it h ot her g r o u p t e r m lif e insur a nce p la ns av a i la b le t o d a y a nd y o u w il l see how m e m ber sh ip w it h o ur A sso ci a t i o n o f m o r e t h a n 10 3 / 0 0 0 M e m b e r s ca n

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Frequent ai r cr af t f ly overs ar e ar ran ged t o r em i n d th e C a d et Wi ng of th ei r ul ti m at e goal s. T h i s scen e w as capt ur ed b y M r . Bi l l M adsen (U SA FA / PA ) on a cl ear wi nt er day as a h i gh f lyi n g U -2 m ade a l ow pass over U SA FA .

A SSOC I A T I O N O F G RA D U A T ES M A GA Z I N E is published quar t er ly by t he A ssociat ion o f G raduat es, U SA F A cadem y , C olorado 80840 . Second-class postage paid at U SA F A cadem y , C olor ado . O pinions expr essed in t his magazine are t hose of t he aut hor s. T hey do not necessar ily ref lect t he opi nions, policy or att it ude o f t he A ssociat ion o f G r ad uates, it s o f f icers or t he edit or ial staf f . T he appear ance o f advert i sement s i n t his publicat io n does not const it ute an endor sement by t he A ssociat ion of G raduates o f t he pr oduct s or ser vices advert ised . (303/ 472-2067) PO ST M A ST KR : I f (his m agazi ne i s add ressed to a m em ber o f t he M i l i t ar y Ser vi ce, no post age i s necessar y f or f o r w ard i ng (see Postal Manual, Section 158.4). I f no forwarding address f o r t hi s m i l i tar y m em ber is avai l able, send Fo r m 3579 t o A ss o c i a t i o n o f G rad uates, U SA F A cadem y , C O 80840 .

2 5th A n n i v er sar y R ev i ew Gr oup E x cerp ts f rom F i nal Rep or t Thomas J . E l ler, ’61

A s was reported in the fall 1979 Check poi nt s in October , 1979, at the suggestion of Lt Gen Tallman, a review commit tee was appointed under the auspices of Gener al Lew A llen, Jr., Chief of Staff , USA F, and

Sen at or Gary H art , Chai r m an of the B oar d of V i sit or s. T he comm it tee of el even peopl e w as ch ai r ed by D r . J oh n Cor bal l y , Presi den t E meri t us of t h e

University of Illinois. I t i ncluded active duty officer s, ci vi l i an educator s, ret i red of fi cer s, and a gr aduat e o f the A cadem y , Col onel Ch ar les F . Stebbi n s, a f or m er

obtained from USA FA/ PA , USA F A cademy CO

80840.) Wh at I have done i s t o quot e or sum m ar ize

what I think are significant portions of the report t o gi ve you the overall f lavor and some specific recommendations. A ll that follows should be j udged

i n t he l i ght of th e comm it t ee’s bott om l i n e:

...the A cademy is a strong, high quality instit ution which has met and i s meeting

President of the AOG and currently a Policy A nalyst

it s di f fi cul t m i ssi on s w it h a h i gh degr ee of success. T h e student s r epr esent a super i or gr oup of y oung m en an d w om en ; t h e f acul t y and st af f ar e com posed of excel l ent

committee. General Tallman asked that they pay

w i t h a n u n u su al l ev el of d ev ot i on t o t h ei r

for t he N ati on al Secur it y Coun ci l . Whi l e pl aci n g n o l i mi t s on t h e mi ssi on of t h e

speci fi c attenti on t o f our ar eas:

1. The extent and content of the program requirements imposed upon the cadets wit h speci al

emph asi s upon th e com ponent k n own as t h e academi c core requi rement .

2. The content, the admini stration — including organi zational placement —, and the gener al qualit y

of the M i l it ar y St udi es port i on of the curr i cul um . 3. T he st r uct ure, pol i ci es, and pr ocedur es r el at ed to the curr i cul um r evi ew and ch ange m ech ani sm at

t h e U SA F A .

4. T he gener al t opi c of cadet att ri t i on w it h par ti cul ar at t enti on to v ol un t ar y r esi gn at i on s. T o hel p pr ov i de som e com mon basi s f or t hei r del i ber ati on s, th e com mi t tee w as pr ovi ded wit h

men and women who combine experti se

t ask s; and t h e pr ogr am s and f aci lit ies ar e

of special excellence. The strength of it s leadership i s i llustr ated by the degr ee to which the leader ship encourages both internal and exter nal review of polici es an d of pr ogr am s. I t i s clear t he U SA FA

welcomes change and experimentati on; if

a caut i on i n t hi s ar ea i s n eeded , it i s t o

make only changes that ar e absolutely necessary rather than change for change’s sake alone. Under the current leadership of Gener al T al lm an , t h e U SA FA i s a vi t al

and ex ci t i ng i nst i t ut i on of hi gh er

lear ni ng .

volumes of reports from previous reviews dating back to 1964. The A OG provided each member a copy of our 1974 T w ent y Y ear Sur v ey Repor t . Sever al m em b er s of t h e com m i t t ee m a d e i n d i v i d u a l v i si t s t o

the A cademy during the fall and the entire group was

h er e 2 6 -2 9 N ov em b er .

Duri ng t he dem andi n g day s t he com m it tee m et

wi t h t he f ol l owi n g h ost of peopl e: T h e Superintendent, Dean, Commandant of Cadets,

Regi str ar (Di rector of A dm i ssi on s), D i r ect or of

Athl etics, Counseling staff . Milit ary Studies staff , U SA F A P r epar at or y Sch ool Com m an der , Department Heads and Permanent Professors, Physical Education i nstructors. Coaches, j unior

f acul t y m em b er s, A O C s, T en ur e A ssoci a t e Professor s, M i l it ar y T r ai ni ng i n str uct ors, and m or e t han fort y cadet s. I n addit i on , th ey h ad l unch wit h v ar i ous groups and att en ded n um er ous cl asses.

What did the committee find? The report i s too long to be reprinted her e. (The complete text can be 5

I n viewi ng the A cademy as a univer sit y, the com m i t t ee n ot ed a speci al di ff er en ce i n t he l i f e of

cad et h er e an d t h at of an R O T C st u d en t at a ci v i l i an

uni v er sit y : “ T he U SA FA i s, at t h e sam e ti m e, a sch ool i n w h i ch t h e cadet i s a st udent ; a Wi n g i n wh i ch th e cadet i s an ai r m an ; an d because of it s i sol at i on , it i s t he cadet ’s h om e an d h i s ‘col l ege t o w n ’ al l i n one.” H avi n g gi v en it s str ong pr ai se f or t h e st at e of th e A cadem y and em ph asi zi n g t h e abov e di ffer ence, t h e r epor t con centr at es on som e speci al con cer n s b ut ca u t i on s t h e r ea d er : “ T h e C om m i t t ee’s

r ecom m endat i on s sh oul d , how ev er , be vi ew ed as ‘f i ne-t uni ng adj ustm ent s’ r at her t h an as act i on s n ecessar y t o ‘save’ th e A cadem y .” T h e r eport r evi ew s t h e m i ssi on and pr ogr am s of th e A cadem y as descr ibed i n t he 1979-1980 U SA FA Cat al og,

emphasizes key points of the mi ssi on and then analyzes the total progr am in a fr ame of reference proposed by the committee. The key points: 1. The provisi on of both instruction and

experi ence i s r equi r ed. 2. Ch ar act er dev el opm ent i s a st at ed par t of th e m i ss i o n .

3. T h e car eer obj ect i ve i s speci fi c and i s an i n t egr al par t of t h e m i ssi on . T h e f our el em ent s of t h e curr i cul um as descr i bed by t h e Cat al og: 1 . A c a d em i c c or e c o u r ses .

2. A cadem i c m aj or cour ses. 3. M i l it ar y/ A vi at i on cour ses. 4 . P E / A t h l et i c c ou r s es .

T h e el em ent s of t h e U SA FA pr ogr am as out li n ed by t h e c om m i t t ee:

3. Pr ofessi on al mi l it ar y acti vit i es. 4. Ph y si cal tr ai ni n g. 5. M i l it ar y envi r onm ent . T h e bot t om l i n e of th e an al y si s i s t h at th e academ i c

hours (Regul ar academi c, professional academic, physical tr aining) ar e augmented by the milit ary act i vit i es, th e dem ands of th e m i l it ary envi ronm ent ,

and in many cases by participation i n intercollegi at e ath l et i cs t o cr eat e the t ot al l oad car ri ed by a U SA FA cadet . “ I t i s cl ear th at hi s l oad i s hi gh i n com par i son wit h ci vi l i an un i ver sit i es an d wit h ot h er serv i ce a c a d em i es .”

I n light of the above conclusion, the committee

addr essed con cer n s i n sever al cat egor i es: 1. T h ose r el at ed t o pr ogr am el em en t s; a. B al an ce am ong th e el em ent s—i n t erm s of

time, of emphasi s, and of perceived importance,

b. Qual it y Contr ol—th e com m it m en t t o

qualit y i s clearly evident, but ar e the mechanisms c . A dm i n i st r at i on / C oor d i n at i on

the

El em ent s—ar e th e l i n k ages bet w een pr ogr am s adequat e? 6

progr am at the A cademy, several basic pr oblems appeared to emerge from this concern.” a. “ Ov er l oaded , Over superv i sed . Over sch edul ed? T he U SA FA pr ogr am s ar e dem an di n g an d l eav e l it t l e ti m e f or r ef lect i on , f or ch oi ce, or f or f r ee act i v i t i es f or m ost of t h e ca d et s.”

b. I n for m at i on Gaps: “ A s di f f i cul t as com m uni cat i on i s i n a com pl ex or gani zat i on , it seem s as if t h er e ar e speci al pr obl em s i n t h e U SA FA r el at ed to t h e pur poses of v ar i ous pr ogr am s, t h e needs of t h e A i r F or ce, an d t he w ay s i n w h i ch U SA FA an d A i r F or ce pur poses ar e coor di n at ed .” Recom m endati on s addr essi ng t h e abov e con cer n s fol l ow at th e end of t h e r eport .

A s t h e com m i t t ee st at ed i n i t s open i n g r em ar ks—th e A cadem y h as a r em ar k abl e abi l it y t o l ook at it sel f an d ch ange. A m aj or t ar get of t h e i nqui ry w as t h e or gani zat i on an d pr ocess of pr ogr am revi ew an d ch ange at t h e A cadem y . T h e r epor t revi ew s th e pr ovi si on s of t h e l aw . T it l e 10, U .S. Code, and A F Reg 53-30 t h at pr escr i be t h e un i que uni v er sit y st r uct ur e at t h e A cadem y : up t o 22

permanent professors (including the Dean), up to 10 percent of the faculty in tenur ed posit ions (recurring four-year assignments), the A cademy Boar d, and

on e of it s m aj or subcom m it t ees, t h e Cur r i cul um Com mit t ee. A f ter l engt h y an al y si s, t h e con cl usi on w as: “ T he Com m it t ee f oun d th e pr ocess uni que, but n ot n ecessar i l y ov er l y con serv at i v e. Cert ai n l y t h e evi den ce i s t h at cur r i cul ar ch an ge does t ak e pl ace an d i s t aki n g pl ace at th e U SA FA .-

Speci al pr ogr ammat i c concerns addr essed

1. “ Regul ar ” academi c curr i cul um .

2 . “ P r of essi on al ” aca d em i c cu r r i cu l u m .

an d st r uct ur e adequat e?

2. Th ose r el at ed t o t h e t ot al pr ogr am : “ K eepi n g i n m i nd t h e ov er al l qual it y an d success of t h e

i n cl uded at tr it i on , t h e cor e cur r i cul um , t h e “ l ockst ep” con cept , admi ssi on s, an d r ecr uit men t . A t tr it i on : Wit h r egar d t o t h e ot h er ser v i ce academ i es, U SA FA i s cur r ent l y ex peri enci ng th e h i gh est r at e. F or t h e ei ght cl asses, 1973-1980 (as o f the st ar t of t h e seni or y ear ), U SA F A U SM A U SN A

4 1 .3 % 3 7 .8 % 3 3 .9 %

“ Wh i l e t h e Com m it tee h ear d m an y t h eor i es about t hese di ff er en ces am on g t h e academ i es (l ocat i on , ri gi dit y of curr i cul um , st andar ds, et c.), t h er e seem t o be n o defi nit i v e dat a t o suppor t an y t h eor y ...” T h e cor e curr i cul um : “ Regar dl ess of h ow on e vi ew s t h e cor e, it i s a dem an di ng r equi r ed cur r i cul um

which, while perhaps desir able from a theoretical point of view, is excessive in pr actical terms...”

T h e “ L ock-St ep” Con cept : I n essen ce th e com m it t ee ask s th e age ol d quest i on : I s i t n ecessar y t h at every cadet i n good st an di n g t ak e pr eci sel y f our academ i c y ear s t o com pl et e th e pr ogr am ? A dm i ssi on s an d Recr ui t m ent : “ ...a com pl ex

procedure through whi ch individual s ar e nomi nat ed

by m em ber s of Con gr ess or t hr ough ot h er speci al

procedur es, becom e can di dat es pr ocessed t hr ough t he U SA FA A dm i ssi on s Off i ce, and r ecei v e offer s of admi ssi on .... T h e ent eri n g cl asses at t h e A cadem y are superi or academ i cal l y an d al so di spl ay an unusual r ecor d of h i gh sch ool act i vi t i es an d l eader shi p r ol es.” D espit e th e car ef ul at t en ti on pai d t o t h e sel ect i on pr ocess an d t he out st andi n g gr oup o f peopl e select ed , tw o basi c questi on s r em ai n : 1. Wh at F act or s i n t h e pr ocess seem t o pr edi ct gr aduati on fr om t he U SA FA ? 2. Wh at f act or s i n t h e pr ocess seem t o pr edi ct successf ul com pl et i on of an A i r F or ce car eer ? U n f ort un at ely , t h er e seem t o be n o such clearcut pr edi ct or s i n ei t h er case. On e elem en t wh ich appear s n ot t o be wel l iden t if ied by th e pr ocess i s seri ousn ess of pur pose. Obv i ously , th e academi call y m ost abl e sur vi v e t h e U SA FA academi c pr ogr am must successf ully an d r esi st i n vol unt ar y separ at i on f or academi c r eason s. B ut no f act or pr edi ct s t h ose wh o wi l l sur vi v e an d t h ose wh o wi l l n ot i n t er m s of v ol unt ar y r esi g n a t i on s ....

R eco m m en d a t i o n s

T h e comm it t ee posed t hi rt y recom m en dat i on s f or con si der at i on by t h e A cadem y . M an y of t h ese suggest i on s can be i m pl em ent ed v ery soon . Ot h er s wi l l r equi r e m or e st udy and di scussi on . F or t h e sak e o f c o m p l et en es s , I w i l l l i s t a l l t h i r t y r ecom m endati on s. F or br evit y I wi l l am pl i f y on l y t h ose t h at r equi r e cl ar i fi cat i on . P r o gr am - B a l an ce 1. E x p a n d a n d i m p r ov e t h e i n t er f ace b et w een t h e C a d et W i n g an d t h e A i r F o r c e . ...F l y i n g ex p er i en ce, i n t er a ct i on b et w een c a d et s a n d a ct i v e a n d r eser v e u n i t s

an d peopl e, v i si t s t o A i r For ce an d t o ot h er m i l it ar y i n st all ati on s, an d ot h er ex posur es t o t h e pr of essi onal ‘cli n i c’ of a mi lit ary academ y n eed t o be i ncr eased an d t o be gi ven i n cr eased pr i or i t y ... 2. St ud y t h e success o f t h e U SA F A i n m eet i n g i t s m i ssi o n (s). T h ere appear s t o be m or e my sti que about t h e n eeds of A i r F or ce

...T h er e seem t o b e n o d at a w h i ch r el a t e t h e scor es on en t r y t o t h e U SA F A a n d f u t ur e

of fi cer s a n d of t h e A i r F or ce f or v a r i ou s t r a i n i n g el em en t s t h a n t h er e a r e f a ct s .

a cad em i c success t o success a s c ar eer of f i cer s.

el em en t s can n ot b e a n sw er ed i n t h e a b sen ce of

success as an A i r For ce of f i cer , n or wh i ch r el ate

I t sh oul d be not ed t h at a r ecent st udy report ed i n t h e m ag azi n e of t h e A ssoci at i on of

Gr aduat es of

t h e U SM A , A ssem b l y

(December , 1979), does pr ovi de som e dat a t o suppor t a posi t i v e r el at i on sh i p b et w een academi c per f orm an ce an d success i n th e mi li t ar y . H o n o r C o d e;

T h e C om m i t t ee w a s n ot a b l e t o ex a m i n e t h e

H on or Code an d i t s appl i cat i on i n suf f i ci ent dept h t o per mi t speci f i c r ecomm en dati on s. We

n ot e t h e a ct i on s t h at h av e b een t a k en w i t h i n t h e l a st y ear a s a r esul t of t h e H on or R ev i ew

Committee recommendati ons — they appear to

h ave been a posi t i v e f or ce i n i m pr ovi n g th e p r o g r a m ....

...T he Comm it t ee appl auds t h e concer n an d sen si ti vi t y of t h e cadet s t o t h e im por t ance of t he Code an d urges th e Superi n ten den t t o cont i n ue t o wor k wi t h t h e cadet s, t h e f acult y , an d t h e staf f t o f urt h er i m pr ov e an d st ren gt h en t h e adm i ni st r at i on of t h e H on or Code — possi ble t h r ough i m pl em en t at i on of a sy st em of a l t er n a t e s a n c t i o n s .

Quest i on s rel at ed t o th e bal an ce am on g

bet t er un der st an di ng of th ese n eeds. I t i s di f f i cu l t t o d et er m i n e w h et h er success of ca det s

and of th e A cademy i s t o be measur ed on t h e b asi s of t h e n um ber gr aduat i ng f r om t h e A cademy or i n t er m s of t h e cont r i but i ons m ade by gr aduat es t o t h e A ir F or ce an d t o t h e n a t i o n ....

I n cr ea se p l a n n i n g a n d p r o gr a m m i n g

i n a r e a o f m o t i v a t i o n . T o t h e ex t en t t h at ‘m ot i v at i on t o b ecom e a car eer of f i cer i n t h e A i r

For ce’ i s a m aj or goal of t h e A cademy , i t appear s t o be un der r epr esent ed i n pl an ni n g an d i n em ph asi s.... ...Ev er y of f i cer , n on com m i ssi oned of fi cer , an d ci vi l i an assi gned t o t h e U SA FA wh o h as co n t a ct

w ith

c a d et s

sh ou l d

u n d er s t a n d

pr eci sely h i s or h er r espon si bi lit i es i n t h i s m ot iv at i on pr ocess. P r o gr a m - Qu a l i t y Co n t r o l 4. A s si g n D e a n o f t h e F a cu l t y r esp o n si b i l i t y f o r a l l a cad em i c q u a l i t y co n t r o l . Regar dl ess of t h e un it (s) r espon si ble f or d esi gn i ng an d t eachi ng cour ses f or wh i ch a ca d em i c cr edi t i s g i v en , t h e D ean of t h e

U N I TE D S TA TE S A I R F OR C E A CA D E M Y M I S S I ON : T O P R O V I D E I N S T R U C T I ON A N D E X P E R I E N C E T O A L L CA D E T S S O T H A T TH E Y GR A D UA TE WI TH TH E K N O WL E D GE A N D CH A R A C TE R E SSE N TI A L TO L E A D E R SH I P A N D TH E M O T I VA T I ON T O B E C O M E CA R E E R O F F I C E R S I N T H E U N I TE D S TA TE S A I R F OR C E .

F acui t y m ust be vi ewed as bei n g r espon si bl e f or m oni t or i n g an d m ai nt ai ni n g t he academ i c q u a l i t y of a l l such cour ses.

5. I n v o l v e D ean of t h e F a cu l t y i n a l l a ca dem i c ap p o i n t m en t s. A ppoi n tm en t s of f acul t y of st af f t o t each any cour se f or wh ich academ i c cr edi t i s gi v en sh oul d r equi r e ei t h er t h e pr i or appr oval of (i n t h ose uni t s wh i ch r epor t s t o t h e Dean ) or pr i or con sult ati on wi t h (i n t h ose uni t s wh i ch do n ot r epor t t o t h e Dean ) t h e Dean of t he Fa cult y ... 7

P r o gr am - P r of essi o n a l M i l i t a r y D ev el o pm en t 6 . C r e a t e p e r m a n e n t p o si t i o n s i n

Mi l i t ar y St udi es. ...The area of military

st udi es h as suf f er ed f r om lack of cont i n uit y i n

personnel and of credibility wi th the cadets.

T he Com mi t t ee beli ev es t h at a per m an ent f acult y posi t i on an d som e n umber of t en ur ed f acul t y posi ti on s sh oul d be assi gn ed t o t h e mi lit ar y st udi es ar ea... 7. E n h a n ce v i si b i l i t y , st r e n g t h , a n d co n t e n t o f p r o f essi o n a l a ca d em i c c u r r i cu l u m u n d er l e a d er sh i p o f

Super i n t en d en t . ...A maj ori t y of t he

C om m i t t ee b el i ev es t h at m i l i t a r y st ud i es sh oul d r em ai n un d er t h e di r ect i on of t h e

Comm an dant an d t h at the ot h er por t i on s of t h e pr of essi on al academ i c cur r i cul um sh oul d r em ai n in t h eir par ent academ i c depar tm en t s un d er t h e u l t i m at e d i r ect i on of t h e D ean ...

H o w ev er , t h e p r of es si on a l a c a d em i c cur ri culum m ust be v i ewed as a m aj or an d sign if i cant por t ion of t h e curr i culum of t h e A cademy an d sh oul d be separ at ely and em ph at ical ly i dent i fi ed as such . A s t hi s n ew eff or t at pr ovi di n g pr oper em ph asi s t o t he pr of essi on al academi c cur r i culum i s i ni t i at ed, i t seem s im por t an t th at t h e eff or t be m oni t or ed at th e l ev el of t h e Super i nt en dent .... P r o g r a m - O v er l o a d , O v er su p er v i s i o n , O v e r sc h e d u l e

...Obv i ousl y over on e-h al f of t h e cadet s sur vi ve t h e t ot al l oad im posed upon t h em an d gr aduat e. Whi l e th e Commi t t ee is n ot i n com plet e agr eemen t concer ni ng th e ex act n at ur e of t h e over l oad, t h ere i s un anim ous agr eem ent t h at t h e cad et i s ov er l oad ed, ov er super vi sed, ov er sch edu l ed , a n d p er m i t t ed t oo l i t t l e cur ri cul ar f lexi bil it y . T h e f ol l owi n g i t em s h av e r ecei v ed m aj or i t y su p p or t w i t h i n t h e C o m m i t t ee...

8. A cad em i c m aj or s sh o u l d b e o pt i o n al . G i v en t h e ex t en t of t h e a cad em i c cor e a n d

accept in g t h e v i ew t h at i t i s t h e ‘pr of essi onal m aj or ,’ t h er e was a st r on g feeli n g wi t hi n t h e Commit t ee t h at th e r equi r em ent th at all cadet s sel ect an addit i on al maj or is unn ecessar y an d s h o u l d b e el i m i n a t e d . ...

C ad et s w h o d o n ot sel ect a n a d di t i on a l m aj or

(and i t i s assum ed th at t h i s gr oup wi ll be a r el at iv ely sm all per cent age of t h e Cadet Wi n g) w i l l n ot , t h er ef or e, h av e t h ei r r equi r ed a cad em i c h our s r ed uced , b u t w i l l b e a b l e t o ch oose c our ses f r om t h e A c ad em y of f er i n gs

w it h m or e f r eedom t h an i s pr ovi ded by t h e r equi rem en t s of a maj or .... 9. R e d u c e a n d a d d f l ex i b i l i t y t o t h e a c a d em i c c o r e . T h e acad em i c cor e cr eat es

both an over l oad i n t erm s of t h e dept h i n wh i ch som e di sci pli n es ar e pur sued an d a l ack of f lexi bi lit y i n term s of mat chi n g th e speci al n eeds of i n di v i d ua l cad et s a n d t h ei r cour ses of

st udy . T h e cor e sh oul d be r educed by t wel ve t o

si x t een h our s b y el im i n at i ng f r om t h e cor e

secon d a n d t h i r d l ev el cour ses i n

v a r i ou s

a r e a s .. .

I t sh ou l d be r em em b er ed t h at el i m i n a t i n g cour ses f r om t h e cor e d oes n ot r em ov e t h ese

cour ses f r om th e cat al og of t h e U SA FA ; i t sim ply ch an ges th em fr om r equir ed cour ses t o el ec t i v e c o u r s es ....

10. P er m i t c ad et s t o ‘ st op o ut ’ o r ‘st r et ch ou t ’ i n m eet i n g g r a du a t i o n r eq u i r em en t s. T h e Com m i t t ee st r on gl y ur ges t h at t h e A cademy i n sti t ut e pr ogr am s wh i ch woul d

permit selected cadets, with the permi ssi on of

t h e Super i nt en dent , t o t ak e fi v e year s (or ev en m or e i n un usual ci r cum st an ces) t o gr aduat e an d t o do so wi t h out pr ej udi ce t o h i s or h er A i r F or ce c ar eer a n d w i t h out t h e con n ot a t i on t h at

on e wh o t akes longer t h an f our y ear s i s a quasi f a i l u r e .. ..

11. I n cr ea se t r a n sf er cr ed i t a n d cr ed i t b y ex am i n at i o n . ...I t can per m i t r educed l oads, pr ov i d e t i m e f or l ea d er sh i p a n d ot h er enri chm en t acti vi t i es, an d perm i t a cadet m or e el ec t i v e c h o i c e s ....

12. R e v i e w

d em a n d s

F our t h

C l a ss

sy st em a n d o f r est r i ct i v e r u l es. ...T h e Comm it t ee recom m en ds t h at th e f ol l owi n g i t em s b e r ev i e w e d t o d et er m i n e t h e ex t en t t o

wh i ch t h ey m ay b e unn ecessari ly l eadi n g t o f eel i n gs of bei n g over l oaded: a . T h e F our t h Cl ass sy st em , b. Com pul sor y at t en dan ce at al l ev ent s, c. I nst i t ut i on al man agem ent of per son al f un ds an d of som e per sonal car e n eeds, d . R est r i ct i on s u p on l ea v i n g t h e A cademy gr oun ds. 13. R edu ce l oa d s i n ph y si cal t r ai n i n g . ...r educe l oads an d t o i nt r oduce f lexi bi li t y i n r equi r em ent s f or b ot h ph y si cal educat i on an d

i n t r a m ur a l

a t h l et i cs .... (25% of t h e cu r r en t

Ph y si cal E ducati on load h as been m ade opt i onal st ar ti n g wi t h f all 1980). 14. R eq ui r e Su p er i n t en d en t ’ s a p p r o v a l o f a n y p r o g r a m o r a ct i v i t y w h i ch r esu l t s i n i n cr ea sed d em an d u p o n c ad et t i m e. P r o gr am R ev i ew a n d Ch an g e G i v en t h e u n i q ue n at ur e of t h e f acu l t y of t h e

A cademy , t h e Com mi t t ee recogn i zes th at cur ri cul um r evi ew an d ch an ge pr ocesses at th e A cademy can not be pat t er n ed af t er t h ose at civ i li an uni v er si t i es. T h e per m an ent f acult y of t h e A cadem y m ust cont i n ue t o accept th e dual r ol e of depar tm en t al adv ocate an d gen er al f a cu l t y m em b er .

15. I n v o l v e Su p er i n t e n d en t e a r l y i n ch a n g e p r ocesses. For m al m ech an i sm s t o p r ov i d e t h e Su per i n t en d en t w i t h ‘ ear l y war n i ngs’ con cer ni n g cur r i cul um pr oposal s sh oul d b e dev el oped. 16. A l l p r o p o sa l s i n v o l v i n g a ca d em i c cr ed i t sh o u l d f o l l o w sa m e a p p r o v a l p r o cess.

17. D o n ot p u t ex p er i m en t a l co u r ses on l i st o f r eq u i r ed co u r ses. A d m i s si o n s a n d R e c r u i t m e n t 18 . E n h a n c e

c o r r e l a t i o n

a m o n g

24 . I n c r e a s e i n v o l v em en t o f A i r F o r c e o f f i c er s . T h er e sh ou l d b e m or e i n v ol v em en t of a ct i v e a n d r et i r ed sen i or A i r F or ce of f i cer s i n

r egular courses and i n other acti viti es....

a dm i ssi o n st a n d ar d s, su ccess i n U SA F A ,

25. B e aw a r e o f r el a t i o n sh i p s b et w een

th at

U SA F A . T h e i m pact upon cadet m or al e an d

a n d su c c e s s i n A i r F o r c e . I t seem s cr uci al ‘ s u c c es s ’ a s a n

A ir

F o r c e o f fi c er ’ a n d

‘per si st ence t ow ar d an A i r F or ce car eer ’ be elevat ed at least t o equi v al ency w i t h ‘success i n t h e A ca dem y ’ i n d ev el opi n g a d m i ssi on st andards f or t h e A cademy .... ...M or e ef f ort at pr edi ct i ng success i n th e A i r For ce seem s essen ti al i n cludi ng m ean s of m easuri ng mot i v at i on as cri t er i a f or entr y t o t h e U SA FA ar e devel oped. 19. I n cr ea se w ei gh t g i v en r eco m m en d a t i o n s . ...f r om i n d i v i du a l s i n w h om t h e A i r

For ce h as conf i den ce an d wh o can gi v e—f r om per son al k n owl edge—can di d ev al uat i on s of t h e pot ent i al of can di dat es.... 20. Cl ar i f y r o l e(s) o f L i a i so n O f fi cer s. ...I n s u r e t h a t : a.

t h ei r

r o l es a r e c l e a r

an d

t h a t t h ei r

ev al uat i on and scr eeni ng r oles ar e em ph asi zed; b. t r ai ni n g pr ogr ams for L O’s st ress t h ei r

r o l es a n d t h e n eed t o a s s es s m o t i v a t i o n a n d

com mi tm ent of pot enti al cadet s; an d c. wh en ev er possi bl e U SA FA gr aduat es be used as L O’s or t o assi st L O’s i n ev al uati ng

c a n d i d a t es .

21. Co n t i n u e ex p er i m en t s w i t h

u se o f

m or ale

A ir

F o r ce

and

m or ale

m ot i v a t i on of con d i t i on s a n d m or a l e i n t h e a ct i v e A i r F or ce sh ou l d n ot b e ov er l ook ed ....

26. R ew a r d ca d et l ead er sh i p act i v i t i es. Suf f i ci en t r ew ar d f or mi li t ary l eader shi p act i vi t i es sh oul d be gi v en so t h at cadet s wi l l n ot sh u n

su ch

act i v i t i es

con cen t r a t e u p on

a c a d em i c c r ed i t .

27. E n h a n ce ef f ect i v en ess o f C o u n sel i n g C e n t e r . ...T h e C om m i t t ee r ecom m en d s t h at

con si d er a t i on b e gi v en t o pl a ci n g t h e Coun seli n g Cent er earl y — p er h aps fi r st — i n t h e f or m al r esi gn at i on pr ocess. 28. C o n si d er

d ef er r ed

a d m i ssi o n .

F or

m an y n ew cadet s, B asi c Cadet T r ai ni n g begi n s wi t hi n a d ay or so of h i gh sch ool gr aduat i on . Som e con si der at i on m i gh t be g i v en t o per m i t ti n g appoi nt ees t o accept appoi n t m en t ei t h er i m m edi at ely af t er gr aduat i on or t h e y ear f ol l owi n g.... 29 . I n cr e a se c a d et c o n t a c t w i t h N C O ’ s.

30. E n h a n ce si g n i f i ca n ce o f cad et m i l i t ar y p er f o r m an ce. A ttr ition

Comm i t t ee appl auds th e i ni ti ati v e of t h e Super i nt en den t t o ex peri m ent wi t h speci al

...M any of t h e recom m en dati ons ar e desi gn ed t o deal w i t h at t r i t i on ....I t i s i m por t an t , h owev er , t o r em em ber t h at t h e A cadem y it self i s a part of t h e scr eeni ng pr ocess in t he select i on

wh ich can lead t o i n cr eased di scover y of

t h e A cademy t o pr oduce speci al ki nds of

‘n o n t r a d i t i o n a l ’ a d m i s si o n s c r i t er i a . T h e

a d m i ssi on cr i t er i a t o d et er m i n e i f t h er e ar e n ew a n d u n u su al cr i t er i a f or t h e sel ect i on of ca d et s d et er m i n ed a n d m o t i v a t ed c a d et s ....

o f c a r eer A i r F o r ce o f f i c er s . I t i s t h e m i s si o n o f

o f f i c er s— l e a d er s

l e a d er s — a n d

t h o se

i n di vi dual s ar e n ei t h er pl en t i f ul nor easily i den tif i ed. I t i s i m por t an t th at l egi t i m at e c o n c er n s

M i sce l l a n eo u s

about

attrition

and

ef f o r t s

m i n i m i ze a t t r i t i o n n o t l ea d t o a c t i o n s w h i c h

22. C l ar i f y r o l e(s) o f A OC ’ s. a. T h e A OC i s a k ey t eacher , coun sel or , and r ol e m odel i n t h e U SA FA pl an . T h e A OC r ol e i s di f f i cult an d dem an di n g an d h as been n eed occasi onal r ei nf or cem en t concer ni n g t h e

di m i n i sh t h e qu al i t y of t h e A cadem y ’s pr ogr am s or wh i ch r et ai n i n di vi duals i n t h e A cademy an d i n t h e A i r F or ce wh o do not bel on g....T h e Com mit t ee i s gr eat ly concer n ed t h at n um ber s of cadet s r esi gn bef or e t h ey could possi bl y h ave l ear n ed or ex per i en ced en ough t o

r espon si bi lit y of t h e A OC r ol e....

com e t o t h e A cademy ....

m et w i t h d i st i n c t i o n . ...B o t h c a d et s a n d A O C ’ s

c o m p l ex i t y , t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e , a n d

the

b . A OC’s sh oul d be ev al uat ed upon a

b a si s w h i ch w i l l n ot l ea d t h em t o h esi t a t e t o per m i t ca d et l ea d er sh i p t o m a k e m i st a k es .

23. I n cr ea se u se o f pa ss-f a i l g r a d i n g . Some cour ses — cert ai n ly phy sical educat i on cour ses — sh oul d be gr aded on a pass-f ail b asi s an d sh oul d be r equi r ed f or gr aduat i on , but not i n cluded i n gr ade poi nt av er ages. A n y mi lit ar y st u d i es cou r ses i n w h i ch or i en t a t i on , i n doct r i n at i on , or coun seli n g ar e t h e pri m ar y pur poses sh ould also b e gr aded pass-f ai l .

ch a n g e t h e m ot i v a t i on w h i ch c a u sed t h em t o

T h at ’s t h e en d of t h e r eport . We, of y our A OG B oar d of Di r ect or s, com m en d t h e l eader sh i p of t h e

A ca d em y f or t h ei r com m i t m en t t o ex cel l en ce, f or

t h ei r open n ess, an d t h ei r w i l l i n gn ess t o be r epeat edl y ex ami ned by i n si de and out si de gr oups. We appr eci at e Gen er al T al l m an ’s can dor and h i s w i l l i n gness t o r egul ar l y i nv ol v e t h e A OG t hr ough al l ph ases of t he m an y st udi es of t h e A cadem y . On beh al f of th e Boar d of Di rect or s, I i n vit e y our con st r uct i ve i n put s r egar di ng t h e r ecom m endat i on s o f t h e c o m m i t t ee .

10 0 t h N i g h t 19 8 0 Tom B aumg ardner, '69 M em b er s of

t h e C l a ss of

1980 , t h ei r

d at es,

gr aduat es, and ot h er i ndi vi dual s f rom t h e A cademy com m unit y t ook part i n th e celebr at i on of th e ann ual 100t h N i ght D i ni ng-Out on F ebruar y 23r d , m ar ki ng th e “ coun tdown ” unti l gr aduati on . M ont h s of pl anni ng on th e par t of t h e 100t h N i ght St eer i ng Com mi t tee, com pri sed of cadet s i n t he Seni or Cl ass and m ember s of th e Col or ado Ch apt er of th e A ssoci ati on of Gr aduates, r esult ed i n an af f ai r wh i ch w i l l l ong resi de i n th e m em ori es of t h ose i n a t t en d a n c e.

T hi s y ear ’s guest speaker w as L t Col D avi d Pri ce,

U S A . C o l o n el P r i c e i s a f or m er i n s t r u c t or i n t h e

H i stor y D epart m ent an d work ed wi t h th e Cl ass of ’80 i n J ack ’s V al l ey duri ng th eir D ool i e y ear . H i s sober i n g , y et t i m el y , r em ar k s l ef t a l ast i n g i m pr essi on on t he Cl ass. T he ni ght w as an opport uni t y f or ’80 t o reli ve i t s fir st t hr ee an d a h a l f y ears at th e A cademy and a ch ance to l ook i n t o t h e

L t Col P rice f lew al l the way f rom K orea to sp eak to t he Class of 1980.

f u t u r e.

A lth ough 100t h N i ght i n it s pr esent di ni ng-out f orm at i s but f our y ears ol d, a tr adi t i on , or at least t h e groun dwor k f or a l asti ng tr adit i on , h as been est abl i shed. A n y and al l gr aduat es w h o w i l l be i n Col or ado duri n g an y F ebruary i n th e f ut ur e sh oul d pl an on att en di ng. T h e ti me and m oney w i l l be well sp en t .

F ol lowi ng the di n ner i n M i tchel l H al l, a dance f ol lowed i n A r nold H al l; m usic p rovided by th e F a l co n n a i r es a n d t h e C a d et D i s c o .

J oin T h e

A SSO C I A T I O N O F

GRA D U A T E S

Cl C N uenswander and Cl C Si rote both p l ay ed the p ar t of M r. Vice f or the af f ai r. Thei r remarks added levi ty to the eveni ng . 10

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B eco m e I n v o l v ed

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Su p p o r t A O G / U SA F A P r o gr am s

Repair of Academy Structures . . .

M aj or D . A . D eSan t is 7625th Ci vi l E ng i neer ing Squadron Your A ir F or ce A cademy , a m on um en t t o el egan ce an d beauty t hr ough out it s t w o decades, i s sh ow i n g si gn s of age. D ur i n g t hi s past decade,

h ow ev er , m ai n t en an ce f u n d s h av e b een i n sh or t

suppl y an d h av e j ust n ot been av ai l abl e at a hi gh en ough l ev el t o do t h e n ecessar y m ai nt en an ce. T h er ef or e, t he m ai nt en an ce h as been def err ed, an d t h e d et er i or a t i on

h a s b een

accel er at ed . W h at ’s

h appen ed t o t h e m ai nt en an ce dol l ar ? I nf l at i on , especi al ly i n en er gy , i s t h e cul pr i t . T en y ear s ago, t h e A cademy spent about $1.0 mi l l i on f or en er gy , but i n FY 80, t h e bi l l w i l l sur pass $4.0 m i l l i on . A lt h ough t h e O& M f un di n g h as in cr eased, a bi gger por t i on i s bei n g spent on ut i l it i es, ci vi l i an per sonn el (al t h ough num ber s h av e decl i n ed), m at er i al s, an d tr av el . T h e O& M pi e i s sl i ced up w it h l ess, pr opor t i on al l y , bei n g gi v en for m ai nt en an ce and r epair pr oj ect s. F un ds m an ager s h av e t o pay for ut i l it i es an d m at er i al s con sum ed, an d f or per sonn el on boar d, so t h e on l y l ar g e d ol l ar ar ea t h at can b e d ef er r ed i s t h e con t r a ct

m ai nt en an ce an d r epair of f aci li t i es. I s t h e A cadem y al on e wit h t hi s pr obl em ? A bsol ut el y n ot ! A ccor di ng t o a st udy by Paul T . K n app, Ex ecut i v e Di r ector of th e A ssoci at i on of Phy si cal Pl ant A dm i n i st r at or s f or Col l eges an d U ni v er si t i es, m ai n t en an ce ex pen dit ur es r ose f rom 10.6 cent s of each dol l ar spent by col l eges an d uni v er si t i es i n 1970 t o 12.4 cent s t hi s y ear - compar ed wit h a doubl i n g i n th e U .S. cost -of -l i v i ng i n dex for t h e sam e per i od. Wit hi n t h e ov er al l m ai nt en an ce cat egor y , on ly per son n el and ut i l it i es ex pen di t ur es h av e act ual ly gon e up. A n nual i n v est m ent i n m aj or r epair s i s pr opor t i on at el y l ess t h an h al f w h at it w as i n 19 70 .

easier to defer maint enance than to cut faculty or

sch ol ar sh i ps.” “ School s w hi ch dur i n g t h e 1970’s di v er t ed scar ce d ol l ar s f r om m ai n t en an ce t o su ch

pr essi n g n eeds as f acul ty sal ar i es an d st udent ai d ar e now fi n di n g t h at t h eir f ai l ur e t o bui l d i n fun ds f o r a r egul ar sch edul e of pr ev ent iv e r epai r s h as

escal ated medium-sized r epair bills into very l arge o n es .

A s y ou can see, t h e A cademy i s n ot al on e. T h e A cadem y en gi n eer s f r om t h e 7625t h Ci v i l

Engineering Squadr on have att acked the problem,

h ow ev er , an d dev el oped a pr ogr am t o r ev er se t h e f aci l i t y det er i or at i on . T h e pr ogr am i s cal l ed “ M U ST ” — f or M oder n izat i on an d U pgr ade of

Str uctur es for Tomor r ow. The pr ogr am wi l l

m oder n i ze f aci li t i es t o con serv e en er gy an d f ut ur e m ai nt en an ce an d r epair dol l ar s. I t w i l l upgr ade t h e

priority of all essenti al maint enance and r epair

r equir em ent s. I t w i l l i n cl ude, un der st r uct ur es, ef f or t s f or support ut i l i t i es an d ot her ar eas, such a s ex posed aggr egat e an d r oads, i n addit i on t o w or k on

buildings. A nd, tomorr ow means that this pr ogr am will accomplish the required work so the A cademy

can sur v i v e t h e n ext 25 y ear s. T h i s art i cl e wi l l att empt t o sh ow t h e m agn i t ude of t h e pr obl em at t h e A ir F or ce A cademy , an d w h at h as been don e so f ar t o sol v e t h e pr obl em . But bef or e t h at , I f eel a m or e det ai l ed ex pl an ati on “ of h ow t h e pr obl em w as cr eat ed” w oul d be w or t h w hi l e. Fi gur e 1 sh ow s t hr ee t hi n gs t h at m ak e up t h e fun di n g (or capabi l i t y t o do m ai nt en an ce) sh or t f al l . F ig u r e 1 42 2

A n A ssoci at ed Pr ess art i cl e about Br y n M awr , a 95-y ear ol d col l ege f or w om en i n Phi l adel ph i a, quot ed t hi s: “ T oo oft en , m ai n t en ance of bui l di n gs i s deferr ed by col l eges f or m or e i m m edi at e n eeds, such as sal ary i n cr eases an d academ i c pr ogr am s — t h e admi ni str at or th i n k s h e can coax t he boi l er t hr ough on e mor e y ear .” T h e f ol l ow i n g quot es ar e fr om an “ E di t or i al Pr oj ect s f or E ducati on ” bul l et i n , w hi ch i s publ i sh ed f or Col l ege & U ni v er sit y tr ust ees. “ On e col l ege of fi ci al cal l s it ‘a t i cki n g ti m e bom b’. A n ot h er say s it ’s ‘t h e sl eepi n g gi ant of pr obl ems’ on cam p u ses a cr oss t h e cou n t r y ...T h e ‘i t ’ i s d ef er r ed

m a i n t en a n c e ,

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(especi al ly i n t h e en er gy ar ea) out paci n g w h at coul d

be raised through tuition and gi ft support, coll eges h av e h ad t o t r i m budget s i n t h e 1970s an d it w as

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I t i s som ew h at of a m acr o-an aly si s t h at con fi r m s t h e est i m at es of w or k t o be accom pli sh ed by bui l di n g an d sy st em .d I n addi t i on , it an sw er s t h e quest i on t o som e degr ee, as t o how w e “ got t h er e.” I n 1972, t h e fun ds av ai l abl e f or l ar ge con tr act m ai nt en an ce an d r epair pr oj ect s w as $800 t housan d. I n 1980, t h ese f un ds h av e gr ow n t o $1.2 m i l li on ; how ev er , t o m ai nt ai n t h e sam e buy i n g pow er in Fy 80, $1.7 m i l l i on w oul d be r equir ed. T hi s r epr esent s a $500 th ousan d sh ort f al l . Si mult an eously , dur i n g t hi s per i od, th e pr oduct iv e (h an ds-on -l abor ) wor k cen t er s i n ci v i l engi n eer i n g ex per i en ced 93 posit i on cut s. A l t h ough , t h e en t ir e squadr on w as r educed on ly 72 posi t i on s, m an agem ent act i on s di r ect ed by A i r F or ce, an d deem ed n ecessary by l ocal m an agem ent w er e r espon si bl e f or t h e addit i on al 21 posit i on t r an sfer s. T h ese 93 m an ager s at a WG-9 gr ade (w it h m at er i al con su m pt i on i n cl u ded ) r epr esen t a r educt i on of $2.0 m i l li on i n m ai nt en an ce capabi l it y . T h e l ast t hi n g show n i s t h e i n f am ous m ai nt en an ce cur v e — sam e t y pe of cur v e appl i es t o j ust about any th i n g th at w ear s out , an d nor m al l y sh ow s an ex pon enti al r i se. Good pr ev ent at iv e m ai nt en an ce, h ow ev er , w i l l f l at t en t h e curv e out , an d sl ow det er i or ati on . D ef err ed m ai nt en an ce, on th e ot h er h an d, w i l l accel er at e det er i or at i on , an d cause th e cur v e t o t ur n upw ar d. Thi s i s w h at h as happen ed h er e at th e A cademy dur i ng t h e past 10 y ear s, an d i s an ot h er com poun di n g of t h e pr obl em . A n est i m at e

F ig ure 2 Cr um bl i ng f oundation below cadet ch ap el st ai rs. F ai r chi l d H all i s an ot h er good ex am pl e of a f aci l it y t h at i s i n di r e n eed of r epair s. T h e h i gh u s e o f t h i s academi c bui l di n g i s obv i ous an d i t s m am m ot h 1.2 m i l l i on squar e f eet si ze i s sy m bol i c of t h e m ai nt en an ce pr obl em at t h e A cadem y . (A t t oday ’s pr i ces, a con ser v at i v e est i m at e t o r epl ace F air ch i l d H al l i s ov er $100 m i l l i on .) T h e bui l di n g n eeds r oof an d m ech ani cal r epair , t h e t w o br i dges l eadi n g t o it n eed t o be r ecov er ed, an d all el ev at or s n eed m aj or o v er h a u l .

f or t h i s det er i or at i on i s $500 t h ou san d . I n f i n al

com m ent on t hi s fi gur e, on e of t h e bi ggest pr obl em s i n m ai nt ai n i n g th e A cadem y i s t h at m ost of t h e bui l di n gs w er e con st r uct ed 22 t o 23 y ear s ago. I f con st r uct i on h ad been st agger ed, r epai r s al so coul d h av e been st agger ed an d t h e pr obl em m i ght n ot be as l ar ge as i t i s t oday . T h e w or k r equir ed ov er t h e n ext six y ear s i s si zabl e, but only a port i on i s vi sabl e t o most . T h e sh ear scal e of t h e A cadem y i s so bi g t h at i f peopl e don ’t t ak e a cl ose l ook at t h i n gs, th ey n ev er not i ce t h at anyt h i n g i s wr on g. I n addit i on t o t he observ abl e pr obl em s (w h et h er n ot i ced or n ot ), t h er e ar e m an y oth er r equi r em ent s t h at ar e i nv i si bl e. F or ex ampl e, t h e ut i l it y sy st em s, an d especi al ly t h e un der gr oun d el ectr i cal di st r i but i on sy st em , n eed upgr ade an d/ or r epl acem ent . T h ese i n vi si bl e r equir em ent s w i l l be di scussed l at er , but fir st som e ex ampl es of t h e m or e obvi ous r equi r ement s wi l l f ol l ow . A pr i m e ex am pl e of an ar ea w h er e w or k n eeds t o be don e i s th e Cadet Ch apel . M ost t our i st s ar e so busy adm ir i n g t h e t al l al um i num an d gl ass spi r es t h at t h ey don ’t not i ce t h e st eps l eadi n g i n t o t h e Ch apel (Fi gur e 2) ar e cr ack ed, an d t h e str uct ur al c o n cr et e t o t h e s i d e a n d u n d er s i d e i n d i c a t e s ev er e d et er i o r a t i o n f r o m f r eez e/ t h a w a ct i o n . C on cr et e

w or k at t h e m ai n entr an ce an d i n t h e gen er al ar ea surr oun di n g th e Ch apel wi l l cost appr oxi m at el y $120,000. H opeful ly , f un di n g f or t h i s r equi r em ent

w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e i n F Y 8 1. 12

F ig u r e 3

Cr ack ed walk above A rnol d H al l E xp ansion .

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T h e d or m i t or i es , esp eci a l l y t h e ol d er V an den ber g H al l , need el ev at or ov er h aul , ex posed aggr egat e r epl acemen t at t h e open deck l ev el , an d j ust a l ot of gener al r epai r s t o cei l i n gs, door s, f loor s an d ev en t h e i nt er i or st eps sh ow con si der abl e w ear . T h e al u m i n u m sk i n a b ov e t h e fi r st f loor l ev el i s

dent ed f rom ser vi ce t r uck col li si on s, an d corr oded i n m any spot s. T h i s fi x al one m ay cost $150,000. M it ch el l H al l needs a n ew r oof , t h e gy m n asi um n eeds m aj or i nt er i or r epai r s, an d A rn ol d H al l n eeds

m aj or ex t er i or w or k . T h e r oof an d d oor s of A r n ol d

need r epl aced, an d th e ex posed aggr egat e sur f ace ov er t he bal lr oom ar ea n eeds compl et e r epl acem ent (Fi gur e 3). T hi s l ast j ob al on e w i l l cost about $350,000

i f r ed on e i n a si m i l ar fi n i sh . E v en t h e f ou r m i l es o f h an dr ai l s ar ou n d A r n ol d an d t h e ot h er ca d et

bui l di n gs n eed compl et e r epai n t i n g. T h e ex posed aggr egate (T er azzo) i n t he quadan gl e ar ea sh ow s si gns of m aj or f ai l ur e (Fi gur e 4). A m aj or ef f ort cost i n g $2.0 - $2.5 m i l l i on wi l l be t ak en i n FY 82 - F Y 83 t i m ef ram e t o com pl et ely r epl ace w h at h as f ai l ed.

Onl y m aj or w or k i n t h e Cadet ar ea h as been m ent i on ed so f ar , but w or k i s r equir ed f rom on e en d of t h e A cademy t o t h e ot h er . Roads n eed r epair , m aj or ef fort s i n t h e Com m un it y Cent er , Suppl y an d Ser v i ce A r ea, an d air fi el d ar e r equi r ed. T h er e ar e ot h er hi dden r equi r em ent s t h at w i l l r equi r e m aj or f u n d i n g . R ep l a ci n g un d er g r ou n d el ect r i ca l di st r i b u t i on ci r cu it s w i l l cost ov er $2.0 m i l l i on . O t h er

ut i l it y an d m ech an i cal sy st em s al so n eed ov er h aul . Y ou m i ght be aski n g w h at ’s been don e i n past y ear s w it h pr i or y ear f un di ng? Som e ex am pl es fol l ow . Wit h F Y 77 f un ds, t h e w est si de of Sij an H al l r oof w as r epl aced for $215,000. Wit h F Y 78 fun ds, al l t h e m ar bl e pan el s on A rn ol d H al l w er e t ak en off , r ewi r ed, r epai r ed and r ef ast en ed f or $480,000. I n addit i on , t h e east si de of Sij an w as r er oof ed at a c o s t of

$365 ,000 ,

an d

the

w est er n

t w o-t h i r d s

V an den ber g w as r er oof ed f or $480,000. F or t h e past four y ear s, $175,000 - $200,000 h av e been ex pen ded ann ual l y for r epl acem ent of ex posed aggr egat e on t he open deck of V an den ber g. T hi s w or k w as j ust a begi n ni n g. T h e t ot al r equir em ent i s aw esom e, an d curr ent fun di ng can n ot an d w i l l n ot keep up w i t h t h e d et er i o r a t i o n a s i t oc c u r s .

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2 90 0

R E PA I R / R E PL A C E SE W E R LIN ES RE PA IR / R E PL A CE W A T E R D I ST . L I N E S RE PA I R / R E PL A CE E L E CT RI CA L D I ST . C I R C U I T S

M I SC . M A I N T E N A N C E & R E P A I R M I SC . A L T E R A T I ON S & IM PR OV EM E N T S

F ig u r e 4

Weathered terrace i n cen ter of cadet area, above, and closeup of cr acks i n m ar bl e w al k way .

400 400 2250

1199

16 9 6

T OT A L L E SS C U R R E N T L E V E L FUN DIN G

20,259

E N H A N C E D (M U ST )

12,179

8,080

i n si ght s i n t o cur r ent h appeni n gs a t U SA F A

CH A PTER N EWS COL ORA D O CH A PT ER

We’ve been

w i n t er !

v er y busy thi s

B et w een

f or m a l

o cc a

si on s, l i k e ou r t ou r a n d soci al a t

th e Coor s Br ew ery i n Gol den , w e’v e been fi n di n g t i m e t o pr epar e f or ot her event s. Our m ember shi p h as t opped t he 100 m ar k agai n , so w e’r e off t o an ot her v ery successf ul y ear . D o w n st r ea m ,

h ave

possi ble pi cni c an d/ or beer -bal l game i n t h e pl ans f or J un e; possi bl e w eek en d at F arri sh i n J ul y ; a bi g event f or t h e D en ver area i n A ugust , an d m any t hi n gs a s s o c i a t ed

w ith

th e

f o ot b a l l

season . We pl an t o l aunch a tr avel l i ng tr oph y pr ogr am wi t h Col or ado Stat e U n i v er si t y at our fi r st game i n the West ern A th l eti c Con fer ence on Sept ember 6th . We ar e wor ki n g w i t h t he D en v er F al con Quar terback Cl ub an d sev er al oth er sour ces f or tr i ps t o th e H aw ai i an d T ul an e gam es. We h ave been cont act ed by t he s q u a d r o n w h i ch ( secr et l y ) “ suppl i es” B ed Ch eck Ch ar l i e. Th ey need t o pur ch ase a cost um e si n ce t h e on e t h ey u se i s “ gr aduat i n g .” I f y ou can hel p us wi th i deas on don at i on s of gear , pl ease cal l Bob Sh um w ay (A V 259-4768 ).

a n d t h e st a t e o f t h e

Wi n g . F i r st i es n ow “ b r ev et ”

For t h ose of y ou m ovi n g t o Col or ado soon , pl ease wr i t e t o us f or i n f o on t he Chapt er an d on our li st of r ef er r al s (gr ads w h o off er t h ei r ser vi ces t o y ou duri n g or aft er y our r el ocat i on ). Col or ado Ch apt er of t he A OG P .O . B o x 7 8 17

Col or ado Spri n gs, CO 80933

l i eu t en a n t

assum e

r ank

a f t er

Spri ng Br eak , reli ev ed of m ost Cadet Wi ng r equir em ent s an d gi v en an oppor t uni ty t o adj ust t o t hei r pen di ng st at us as f ree p er so n s (r em em ber t he Fi r sti e w om en ). M ean w hi l e, t h e 2° t ak es ov er t h e r ei gn s of t h e Wi n g , addi n g anot h er m ar k of pr esti ge to th e autos t h ey h av e been al l ow ed t o ow n si n ce t h ei r Ri n g Dan ce. A f ter a quest i on an d a n sw er sessi on , t h e cr ow d b r ok e

up i n t o gr oups t o t al k an d dance CA P IT A L -

CH A PT ER

N EWS

t o a n A i r F or ce B a n d c o m b o .

S P R I N G 19 8 0

T h e bi ggest event thi s spr i n g

h as

b een

th e

S ec o n d

A n n ual

Wi ng Di n g , whi ch w as h el d on 29 M a r ch

a t t h e A n d r ew s O ’C l u b .

T h e or gani zi ng com mi tt ee di d a gr eat j ob i n cr eat i n g t he ri gh t atm osph er e by ar r angi n g cl asspr oduced m em or abi li a exhi bi t s,

having minutes called prior to the

The Founding Members of the N or t h

960 s o n t h e t a b l es . I t t u r n s o u t

p i ct ur e.

m eal , an d pl aci n g F or m 10s and 0-

th at th e 0-960 (f ast n eat aver agefr i en dl y goodgood) i s t h e ol dest Cadet Wi n g f or m , r em ai n i n g un ch an ged si n ce M ar ch , 1956. D oor pr i zes w er e aw ar ded , on e an

MFC speci al -deal assignment to T h ul e (gr acef ul l y decl i ned by th e “ wi n ner ” ). Seati n g w as by cl ass col or wh i ch per mi t t ed a bi t of mi xi n g wi th older an d y ounger gr ads. Bri gadi er Gener al Orth , D ean of t h e F acul t y , gav e us som e

Tex as Ch ap ter g ather f or an h istor ic N ORT H T EX A S CH A PT ER

On 20 M ar ch 1980, t h e F i r st A n n ual M eet i ng of t he N or t h

T ex a s A s s o ci a t i o n o f A i r F o r c e

A cadem y G r ad u at es m et i n D al l as, T ex as. T h e or gani zi ng com mi t tee w as ch ai red by J er ry Sm i t h , ’62, w it h abl e assi st ance f r om M i ke Gi bbon s, ’63; Geor ge K uzm i ak , ’66; B .J . Bj or k l un d , ’70; J eff H ur t , ’67; B ob Pet er sen , ’68;

M U S T .... T he M U ST pr ogr am w as dev el oped t o hi ghl i ght

this problem, to make all awar e that the pr obl em w asn ’t goi n g t o go aw ay , an d t o obt ai n t h e n ecessar y

support in the obt aining of additional funds. The progr am began in November 1979 wit h a briefi ng to Gen er al

T al l m an , th e Super i n t en den t . M an y

briefings soon followed at the A cademy and, I must say, thetop leaders ar e all unani mous in their resolve to attack the probl em. A progr am change pr oposal (PCP) was submitted, and theAir Staff Boar d briefed by Colonel Ralph Hodge, DCS/ Civil Engineering on 22 F ebruar y 1980. T hi s effort t o i n cr ease t h e FY 82 86 F i v e Y ear D ef en se P l an f or ad di t i on al -

m ai nt en an ce an d r epai r f un di n g w as successf ul . Fi gur e 5 sh ow s t h e en h an ced fun di n g for M U ST of $12.2 m i l l i on . A ddi t i on al f un di n g of $4.1 m i l l i on sh ou l d com e i n b ot h F Y 82 an d F Y 83, w i t h t h e

addi t i on al $4.0 spr ead ov er t h e r em ai n i ng t h r ee y ear s. We w oul d li k e t o see som e m aj or suppl em ent al fun di n g at t he en d of FY 80 an d dur i h g F Y 81, but w it h t h e cur r ent pr oj ect ed sh or t age f or en er gy , t hi s i s not l i k el y t o occur . Som e r el i ef m ay com e, but m aj or fun ds w i l l pr obably n ot be av ai l abl e unt i l F Y 82. Photog rap hs cour tesy of Color ado Sp ri ngs Sun

D en ny K i ng, ’63; Car l J an ssen , ’68; D oug T i ce, ’62; B i l l Reemt sa, ’63; an d n um erous ot h er s. T he form al busi ness m eet i n g i ncluded a vote on t he Ch apt er Con st it u t i on an d By l aw s an d th e el ect i on o f a B o a r d o f D i r ec t or s . The

en t h u s i a s t i c

t u r n ou t

—

m ost l y ci v i l i an s — r en ew ed acquai n t an ces an d m et w i t h f el l ow gr aduat es ov er a k eg of

b eer a n d r ef r esh m en t s u n t i l l a t e

i n t h e eveni ng . M uch of the

d i sc u s s i o n

c en t er ed

f ut ur e

Ch apt er acti vi t i es an d ever y one a g r eed t h a t t h i s f i r st -ev er pr edomi n an t ly ci vi l i an Ch apt er coul d become the prot ot y pe of A OG Ch apt ers of th e f ut ur e. M ost of th e rem ai ni ng con versat i on s d ea l t w i t h r ec en t U S A F A ev en t s

and ch anges as pr esented by th e

A OG

E x ec u t i v e D i r ec t or

i nf orm al pr esen t at i on dur i n g t he busi ness meet i n g. A l l i n al l , a h i ghl y successful st a r t

f or

the

A O G ’s

n ew es t

Ch apter . Off i ci al ph ot ogr apher , M i ke Gi bbons, took pi ct ur es. Gr aduat es m ovi n g i nt o th e ar ea ar e encour aged t o cont act one of the f oundi n g m em bers and t o j oi n t he Ch apt er .

SO U T H W E ST O H I O CH A PT ER

att en ded t he m aj or event of t he Ch apt er pr ogr am . Gen Ri ch ar ds pr esent ed t he r ecom men dati on s of t h e r ecen t 25t h A nni v er sar y Revi ew Gr oup. H e di scussed t he ex p ect ed i m p act of t h e f ar r eachi ng ch an ges pr oposed by t he Revi ew Gr oup. I t w as clear t o t h e gr aduat es t h at wh i l e th e m i ssi on rem ai n s con st ant t h e tr ai n i n g

N o r t o n A F B Ch ap t er H er b Bevel hy mer ’64

n um er ous n on -gr adu at es w h o

Redl an ds, CA 92373

T h e

a u d i en ce

i n cl u d ed

sh a r e a n i n t er est i n t h e A i r F or ce

A cadem y , n amel y . West Poi n t

A l u m n i , R eser v e O f f i cer s w h o a r e

A i r F or ce A cadem y L i ai son Of fi cer s, par ent s of cadet s fr om the l ocal area an d tw o y oun g m en w h o h av e r ecei v ed appoi n tm ent s t o t he Cl ass of 1984 en teri n g i n

J u n e.

T h e M a s t er o f C er em o n i es w a s

Col on el Ron Y at es, ’60. T h e “ T oast t o t h e Cadet Wi n g ” w as of f er ed by Col onel Bi l l T el f or d ,

’59, who gr udgingly acknowledged

t he desi gn at i on of “ Ol dest Gr ad . 2L t M i k e Rh odes, ’79, j uni or gr ad, gave a poet i c “ T oast t o t he U .S. A ir F or ce.” E v er y on e ack n ow ledged t h e out st an di n g eff or t s of 2L t E d H unt , ’78, an d h i s “ Red T ag ” Com m i t t ee t h at pl ann ed t he even t . T h e Ch apt er w as pl eased t o h a v e J i m W h eel er , A O G Executi v e Di r ect or , as an h on or ed

WPA F B

f or

Su m m er

p r esen t a t i on b y B r i g G en R i ch a r d s , C om m a n d a n t o f C adet s. N ear l y 200 p er son s

1 6 3 0 H e n r i et t a S t .

8 / 8 7 6 -5 3 3 3

So u t h w est O h i o Ch ap t er

P a u l A . B e l m o n t ’6 4 44 7 1 E l m s h a v en D r .

D ay t on , OH 45424

8 / 78 5 -2 10 0 / 2 3 2 2

N o r t h T ex a s Ch ap t er J er ry Sm i t h ’62 3836 Cen t en ar y Dr . D a l l a s, T X 75225 2 14 / 7 4 1-5 1 0 1

C a n a l Z o n e Ch ap t er

R oy B or l an d ’63 P S C B ox 4 226

A P O M i a m i 3400 1 H ow a r d A F B 84-53 13

San A n t oni o T x Ch apter

J am es W . B r ow n ’59

626 Can dl egl ow Dr . San A n t on i o, T X 78239

8 / 4 8 7 -2 19 7 / 5 10 3 / 2 6 4 7

A l t u s O K C h a p t er

M i k e H o w e ’ 69 1 8 E . R i v er

A lt us A FB , OK 73521 8 / 8 6 6 -6 2 5 2

N or t h east Regi onal Ch apter

F l ash Wi l ey ’65 29 F or t A v en ue

Rosbur y , M A 02119

6 17 / 4 2 7 -5 0 1 2

6 17/ 54 2-12 11 (O f f i ce)

T r ai n i n g Pr ogr am s. A l l gr ads n ew ly assi gn ed t o t he

Co l o r a do C h ap t er Bob Sh um w ay ’68

Ch apter . Cont act Capt ai n J oh n Sk or upa, ’69, 52074 or L t M ar k Ev an s, ’76, 55267. I f y ou l i v e i n

8 / 2 5 9 -4 7 6 8

a r ea a r e en cour a g ed t o j oi n t h e

s u cc es s w i t h a m o st i n f or m a t i v e

Om ah a, N E 68123

ch angi n g ch ar act er i st i cs of the y out h en t eri n g t he A cademy .

v i si t i n g

T h e 2 n d A n n u a l “ S t a t e of t h e

R i c a r d o C u a d r o s ’ 73 25 6 1 E l l sw or t h 8 / 2 7 1-3 15 3

T h e n ex t event s, sti l l i n t he pl anni n g st age, ar e a f ami l y pi cni c i n J un e and a B eer Cal l Soci al i n J ul y wi t h th e Cadet s

W i n g ” D i n n er a t W r i g h t Pat t er son on 11 A pri l w as a gr eat

O f f ut t C h ap t er

m et h o d s n eed t o ev o l v e d u e t o t h e

g u est .

B Gen R i ch ards f l an ked by Ron Yat es, ’60; B i l l Telf ord, ’59; M i ke Rhodes, ’79; and Paul B el mon t, ’64.

CH A PT E R CON T A CT S

th e

S ou t h w est

Oh io

a r ea

( C i n c i n n a t i t o C ol o m b u s t o D a y t on ) a n d d i d n ot r ecei v e t h e

Ch apt er N ewsl et t er i n M ar ch pl ease l et us k n ow . We do h av e pl ans t o “ r each -out ” to gr ads b ey on d t h e i m m ed i a t e W P A F B

vi ci ni ty , h en ce t h e Ch apt er n am e.

C W D S 18

U SA F A cademy , CO 80840

Ca p i t a l Ch a p t er

F r ed M et c a l f ’ 63 5 907 H o l l ow O a k C t .

B ur k e, V A 220 15

8 / 2 2 7 -2 9 19

B a r k sd a l e A F B Ch a p t er H al H i gl ey , ’68 27 Echo Ri dge Ci r . H aught on , L A 71037 318-949-9144 (H om e) 456-3227/ 4379 (D ut y ) 15

N ew Pr ogr am . . .

D I ST I N G U I SH E D P R O F E S S I O N A L S in R E SI D E N CE By Cap t. Gerard J . Gend ron, J r. A n A ir F or ce A cademy cadet r ose r espect f ul l y an d ask ed, “ Si r , w h at qual it ies do y ou con si der m ost i mport ant i n an A i r F or ce O f f i cer ?”

W i t h ou t

h esi t a t i n g .

Gen er al Cur t i s L eM ay , for m er A ir F or ce

C h i ef

S t af f

an d

Com m an der of t he Str at egi c A ir Com m an d, l ooked di r ect l y at t h e cadet an d r espon ded, “ A sense of r espon si bi l it y . A good offi cer must h av e a sense of r espon si bi l it y t ow ar d wh at h e i s doi ng. H e m u s t b e d ed i c a t ed . H e m u s t b e

m oti v at ed an d, abov e al l , he m ust kn ow h i s j ob bet ter th an any body el s e .”

T his

c o n v er s a t i o n

an d

si m i l ar ex ch an g es w er e com m on

pl ace dur i n g G en er al L eM ay ’s r ec en t v i s i t t o t h e U n i t ed S t a t es

A i r F or ce A cademy . T h e Gen er al , a guest of th e D epar t m ent of H i st or y a s p a r t o f t h ei r D i st i ngui shed Pr of essi on al s i n Resi den ce Progr am , spen t t w o days at th e A cademy t al ki ng wit h m i l i t ary h i st ory st udent s an d m em b er s of t h e st af f an d f a cu l t y .

Conv er sat ion s r an ged f ar an d w i d e, f r om t h e G en er a l ’ s assessm ent of ai r oper ati on s ov er G er m an y an d J ap an dur i n g Wor l d War I I to h i s pr obl em s as A i r F or ce Chi ef of St aff dur i ng t he M cN am ar a y ear s. “ G en er a l L eM ay m ade t h e hi st or y of ai r pow er com e al iv e,” sai d M aj or K en t T i er n an , coor di n at or f or t h e

H i st or y D epar t m en t ’s D i st i n g u i s h ed P r o f es s i o n a l i n Resi den ce Progr am . “ A ft er bei n g w it h h i m j ust a shor t w hi l e, I coul d easi l y un der st an d h ow Gen er al L eM ay became a l egen d i n hi s ow n day . H i s ch ar i sm a, hi s gr asp of w h at i s tr ul y i m por t ant , a n d t h e a u t h or i t a t i v en es s o f h i s

a n s w er s

m ade

t r em en d o u s

i m pr essi on on al l of us, cadet an d o f f i c er a l i k e.”

T h e D epar t m en t of H i st or y ’s

P r o f es s i o n a l

R esi d en c e

Pr ogr am w as in augur at ed dur i n g t he 1979 Spr i n g sem est er . F r om t h e st ar t , i t s pr i m ar y obj ect i ve h as been t o gi v e cadet s enr ol l ed i n th e A cadem y ’s r equir ed m i l it ary hi st ory cour se, “ M oder n War far e an d Soci et y ,” t h e ch an ce t o i n t er a ct w i t h

r et i r ed

A ir

s en i or

a ct i v e a n d

F or c e o f f i c er s w h o

h av e sh aped A i r F or ce hi st ory . Sim pl y put , t h e pr ogr am br in gs t o l i f e wh at t he cadet s ar e st udy i n g an d of t ent i m es gi v es t h em an ex per i en ce t h at no am ount of cl a s sr o o m i n st r u ct i o n c o u l d ev er

hope t o dupl i cat e. Gen er al Cur t i s L eM ay w as t he si xt h Di st i n gui sh ed Prof essi on al t o t ak e par t i n t h e pr ogr am si n ce it s i n cept i on . Ot h er par ti ci pant s h av e i n cl uded Bri gadi er G en er al Robi n son Ri sner , on e of th e A ir F or ce’s m ost seni or POWs dur i n g t h e V i et n am W a r ; G en er a l Russel l E . D ough ert y , f or m er Com m an der of SA C; Gen er al Bry ce Poe, I I , Com m an der of A i r F or ce L og i st i cs C om m a n d ; G en er al

W i l l i am

M cB r i d e,

f o r m er V i c e C h i ef o f S t a f f o f t h e

A i r F or ce; an d L t Gen er al A l vi n C. Gi l l em , I I , w h o com m an ded B52 oper at ion s dur in g t h e V i et n am W ar an d ser v ed as C om m an d er of

A i r U ni v er sit y i n t he ear l y 1970s. D u r i n g ea ch v i si t , t h e D i st i n gui sh ed Pr of essi on al i n Resi den ce t akes par t i n a r i gor ous t w o-day seri es of di scussi ons an d m ea l s w i t h c a d et s a n d m em b er s

of t h e f acul t y an d st aff . T ypi cal l y , pr ogr am par t i ci pant s m eet wi t h

General L eM ay

four or fi v e r egul ar ly sch edul ed M il it ary H i st ory cl asses, l ead a sem i n ar for A cadem y f acul ty an d st aff m ember s, t ak e par t i n an ev eni n g r ap sessi on w it h cadet s, an d di n e w it h sm al l gr oups of cadet s dur i n g n oon an d ev eni n g m eals. (Gen er al M cBr i de w ent so far as t o spen d h i s n i ght s i n a c a d et d or m s o t h a t h e w o u l d h a v e

a d d i t i on al

i n t er act

w it h

op p or t u n i t i es t o cad et s.) F or

the

m i l i t ar y h i st or y cl a ssr oom s essi on s , p a r t i ci p a n t s a r e en cour ag ed t o di scu ss t h ei r ex p er i en c es b r i ef l y , w i t h p ar t i cul ar em ph asi s on t h e ch al len ges t h ey h av e f aced as m i l i t ar y pr of essi on al s, an d t h en an sw er quest i ons fr om t h e f loor . T he pr ogr am , w h i ch br i n gs t hr ee di st i n gui shed pr ofessi on al s t o t h e A ca d em y ea ch sem est er ,

h as r ecei v ed an ov er w hel m i n gl y posi t i v e r espon se f r om bot h ca d et s

an d

A cad em y

of f i cer s.

“ B ecause of th e super b i mpact of our guest s,” sai d Col on el A l f red F . H u r l ey , H e a d o f t h e D ep ar t m en t of H i st or y , “ t h e D i st i ngui shed Prof essi on al s i n Resi den ce Progr am h as becom e an out st an di n g di m ensi on t o our t each i n g of mi l it ar y h i st or y .”

day-l ong r oundt abl e sessi ons, chaired by recognized experts in t he fi el d

educat i on . E ach

r ou n dt ab l e

t each er s an d st udent s, t h e soci al

and pol i ti cal envi r onment of

A ssem bl y by Ralp h F r oeh li ch, ’69 A ssem bly OI C

T h e D epar t m ent of Pol it i cal h o s t ed

i s s u es

concerning the purposes of higher educat ion, the obli gati ons of

A FA

S ci en c e

d eb a t ed

t h e T w en t y -

Secon d A i r F or ce A cad em y A ssem bl y fr om 11-14 M ar ch 1980. Cospon sor ed by t he A cadem y , t h e A m eri can A ssem bl y of Col um bi a U ni versit y , an d th e A ssoci ati on of Gr aduat es, the A ssem bly i s an a n n u a l st u d en t c o n f er en c e w h i c h

addr esses t opi cs of cont em por ar y r el ev an ce. T h e t opi c of t hi s y ear ’s A ssem bly w as “ T h e I nt egr it y of H i gh er E ducati on .” T h e pr oceedi n gs opened wit h a k ey n ot e a d d r es s b y D R . BA RBA RA S. U E H L I N G, t h e C h a n cel l or of t h e U n i v er sit y of M i ssour i at C ol u m b i a . O n t h e

f ol l owi ng ev eni ng, a di st i ngui sh ed panel of ex pert s addr essed t h e del egat es on “ T h e Obl i gat i ons of I nst it ut i ons of H i gh er L ear ni n g t o T h eir Student s.” T h e paneli st s

educati on , admi ssi on s pol i ci es, an d ot h er topi cs i m por t an t t o i n st it ut i on al i nt egrit y .

T h e l ast w or ki n g m eet in g of t he A cadem y A ssem bl y w as t h e F i n al Report Sessi on h eaded by DR.

ROGE R

H A R R I SO N ,

P ol i t i cal Sci en ce D ep ar t m en t . T h e r u l es o f t h e A c a d em y

A ssem bly an d i t s par ent , t he A meri can A ssem bly of Col um bi a U n i v ersit y , r equir e t h e del egat es t o r each a con sen sus on t he t opi c’s

quest i ons. The consensus i s publi shed in a fi nal report and

di str i but ed t o gov er n m ent an d academ i a. T hi s y ear , t he r epor t w i l l b e d i st r i b u t ed b y t h e Super i n t en den t of D ocum en t s t h r o u g h t h e G o v er n m en t Pri nt i n g Off i ce sy st em , gi vi ng t he A ssem bl y r epor t unpr ecedent ed v i si bi l it y . I n t h e fi n al r eport , t h e A ssem bly del egat es agr eed t h at i nst it ut i ons of h i gh er educat i on n eed

t o r et u r n

cur r i cu l a

t o s t r i c t er

f o r t h e E d u c a t i o n C om m i s s i o n o f

m ent , uni v er sit i es, an d st udent

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t h e St at es; an d D R. J . RU SSEL L N E L SON , C h an cel l or of t h e U n i v er si t y of C ol or a d o a t B o u l d er . T h i s a n d a l l ot h er ev en t s

i n t he A ssem bl y w er e open t o t he publi c. T he A ssem bly act iv it i es al so i ncl uded t he pr epar at i on of a s t a t em en t r ef l ec t i n g t h e c o n s en s u s o f t h e c o n f er en c e o n

t he topi c un der di scussi on . T hi s consensus began t o em er ge i n

On e st u den t , f rom P r i n cet on U n i v er sit y , pl ans t o r et ur n t o t h e A cademy t hi s M ay t o see n ew fri en ds gr aduat e. A s i n pr evi ous y ea r s , t h e T w en t y -S econ d A cademy A ssem bl y pr ov ed t o be an i m port ant educat ion al dev i ce, i m m ersi n g del egat es an d cadet s i n an i m port ant cont em por ar y i ssue an d cr eat i n g a l ast i n g, f av or abl e i m p r essi on of t h e A cademy i n t h e m i n ds of v i sit i n g par ti ci pant s.

Di r ect or of U n i v ersit y Rel at i ons for t h e I BM Cor por at i on ; D R. L OU I S RA BI N EA U , D i r ect or of I n ser v i ce

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w er e D R . T H O M A S R . H O R T O N ,

f or m er D ep ar t m en t of St at e V i si t i n g L ect u r er w i t h t h e

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a ssoci a t i on s sh ou l d f i n d t h ese r ecom m en d at i on s of v al u e.

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C L A S S O F F I C E R S — T h e A O G of f i ce h a s b een a b l e t o

com pile a l i st of Cl ass Of fi cer s f or many Cl asses. I t h a s been di scov er ed, h ow ev er , t h at t h er e ar e som e confl i ct i n g

l i s t s t h a t h a v e c o m e f o r t h f r o m i n d i v i d u a l m em b er s o f t h e

sam e Cl ass. N on et h el ess, i t is i m por t an t t h at a t ot al li sti n g be compi l ed an d v al i dat ed. T h er ef or e, any on e wh o i s a Cl ass Of fi cer or wh o h as k n owl edge of t h ose i n di vi dual s i n t h eir Cl ass w h o ar e, pl ease t ak e a m om en t t o f orw ar d t o l i s t t h e n ex t t im e y ou corr espon d w it h t h e A OG of f i ce. P CS SE A SO N — T h at t im e of year wh en r oughl y 40 per cent of t he Gr aduat es of t h e U nit ed St at es A i r For ce A cademy wi ll be on t h e m ov e i s upon us agai n . I n li ght o f th i s it b ecom es i m per at i v e t h at ev ery on e r esolv es t o k eep t he A OG of f i ce i n for med of h i s f or w ar di n g addr ess an d unit assi gn m ent . I t i s equall y i m por t an t t h at civ i li an Gr aduat es, wh o of t en t i m es m ov e m or e fr equent ly t h an t hei r mi li t ar y Cl assm at es, k eep t h ei r A OG r ecor ds up t o dat e. We n eed t o h av e com plet e an d accur at e cur r en t r ecor ds if at all possi bl e. Y our cooper at i on is solicit ed a n d en cour aged. P H OT O S — A OG r ecor ds gen er all y cont ai n ph ot ogr aph s of i n di vi duals t ak en dur i n g t h eir Cadet t en ur esh ip . Of tent im es, wh en t h e n ew s m edi a or ot her r equesti n g agen ci es ask f or curr en t ph ot ogr aph s, t h e A OG i s un abl e t o f ul f il l t heir r equest s. F or y our ow n sak e, an d f or t h e s a k e of cur r en cy of t h e A OG dat a b ase, all Gr aduat es ar e en cour aged t o sen d al on g a cur r ent ph ot ogr aph f or i n cl u si on i n t h ei r A O G f i l es.

OBI TU A RI ES 'T h e Gon e But N ot For got t en ” por t i on of C H E C K P O I N T S i s on e t h at a l l G r a du a t es r ev i ew w i t h

i nt er est an d r espect . M any t im es i ndi vi dual s t h at ar e i n cluded ar e n ot per son al ly k n own t o t he A OG st af f ; t h er ef or e, i f y ou ar e i nt er est ed i n pen ni n g an obi t uar y f o r a f r i en d, squadr on m at e, or a Cl assm at e, pl ease cont act t h e A OG of fi ce. Our ex peri en ce t o dat e i ndicat es t h at n ext o f ki n appr eci at e t h e per son al t ouch t h at on ly a g ood f r i e n d can len d. I f y ou h av e t h e tim e and i n ter est , pl ease c o n t a c t t h e A O G of f i ce.

19 80 B I OG R A P H I CA L F OR M S - A l l Gr aduat es, i ndepen dent of t h ei r m em ber shi p st at us i n t h e A ssoci at i on of Gr aduat es, w i l l soon r ecei ve by fi r st cl ass m ail a 19 8 0 B i ogr aph i cal U pd at e F or m t h at wi l l be uti l i zed i n up d at i n g A OG r ecor d s an d pub l i sh i n g t h e 1980 REGI ST ER OF GRA DUA T E S. Y ou ar e r equest ed t o gi v e y our pr om pt an d t h or ough at t ent i on t o t h i s it em w h en i t i s r eceiv ed. T h i s w i l l en able us t o i n sur e t h at y our en t r y i n t h e 1980 RE GI ST E R i s curr en t an d cor r ect . W hen y ou sen d back t h e f or m , i t i s al so an appr opr i at e t i m e t o at t ach a curr en t ph ot ogr aph .

M E M B E R SH I P Y E A R - T h e A OG of fi ce get s f r equen t q u est i on s r el a t ed t o t h e ex a ct

m on t h s of t h e A O G

m em ber sh i p year . For t h e recor d, A OG m em ber shi p oper at es on a cal en dar year b asi s. T h e publi cat i on s, h owev er , ar e pr ovi ded on a on e quart er del ay basi s, th at i s, t h e publi cat i on s y ear r un s f r om t h e SPRI N G M A GA ZI N E t o t h e f oll owi n g WI N TE R M A GA ZI N E . T hi s d el ay i s desi gn ed t o f aci li t at e t h e mem ber shi p dr i v e wh i ch i s conduct ed each year dur i n g J an uary an d Febr uar y ; t h us, i f y ou ar e a 1980 A n n ual M ember , y our m em ber sh i p en t it les y ou t o t h e SPRI N G 1980, SU M M ER 1980, FA L L 1980 , an d W I N T E R

198 1 M A GA Z I N E S. Y our a ct u a l

m em ber sh i p, f or sak e of v ot i n g, w il l t erm i n at e on 31

D e c em b er 19 8 0 .

Coaches: Cap t John Blecher; M r. Ed Weichers, TSgt A .L . W i l e.

M i ddl e Row: F r ed Or igel; T.J . H asty ; Paul F r app i er; C u r t L anzel; A lex Cli n e; L ar ry Steuck. B ot tom Row: A ar on “ Chi ef ” Sw anier; D en nis Gr unstad;

Bobby Strickland; Bob N avarro; Jeff L ogan; Ricky Grah am .

N A T I O N A L CH A M P S - T he Cadet Box i n g T eam (pi ct ur ed abov e) w on t h e 1980 N at i on al I n t er col l egi at e T eam B oxi n g Ch am pi on sh i p i n mat ch es at U SA FA i n ear ly A pr il . 18

P O SI T I ON A V A I LA B L E — T h e A cadem y A i r m an sh i p Di vi si on h as a con ti n ui n g r equi r em en t f or h i gh ly m ot i v at ed car eer of f i cer s i n t h e gr ade of Capt ai n , w i t h ex cept i on al mi lit ar y r ecor ds, t o ser ve as st af f per son nel . T he posi ti on s i n vol ve soari n g, p ar ach ut i n g or l i gh t air cr aft f ly i n g an d r equi re consi der abl e ex peri en ce i n a t l east on e of t h ese ar eas. So a r i n g appli cant s sh oul d b e r at ed A i r F or ce pi l ot s an d possess an FA A Comm er ci al Gl i der Rat i n g or bet t er . P a r a ch u t e appli can t s sh oul d b e ex per i en ced i n f r ee f al l par ach ut i n g . A m i l i t ar y par ach ut i st r at i n g i s al so desir ed, but n ot r equi r ed. A ppli cant s f or t h e l i gh t a i r cr af t posit i on s w il l wor k w i t h t h e C a d et A v i a t i on C l ub a n d sh oul d h a v e ex t en si v e

ex per i en ce i n g ener al avi ati on . T h ey sh oul d possess a n FA A Comm er ci al Pi l ot R at i n g or b et t er . I nter est ed per son nel m ay apply f or dut y at t h e A cadem y l A W A FR 36-20, Ch apt er 8. F ur t h er i nf or m at i on may b e obt ai n ed by calli ng M aj or J en sen at A U T OV ON 259-2495.

L A CR O SSE P L A Y E R S — On ce agai n a gr oup of f or m er A F A l acr osse pl ayer s i s at tem pt i n g t o or g an i ze an al um n i t eam t o com pet e i n t h e an n ual Col or ado I n v i t at i on al L a c r o s se T o u r n a m en t t o b e h el d t h i s s u m m er i n V a i l o v e r

t he 4t h of J uly weekend. F or t h e past tw o year s an a l u m n i t eam h as com pet ed i n t h e t our n am en t , f i ni sh i n g 2nd i n 1978 an d 4th l ast year . T h i s year t h e t eam h opes t o t a k e t h e ch am pion sh i p. I f y ou wi sh t o be a par t of t h i s ef f or t , cont act Capt Ch ar l es St ev ens ’74 i n t h e A FA A t hl eti c Depar tm ent at A UT OV ON 259-2837/ 2749.

CL A SS WA L L — Cl ass ef f or t s i n suppor t of t h e Cl ass W all ar e n ow un derw ay f or all Cl asses. I f y ou h av e n o t been cont act ed or h av e l ost y our ret ur n en v el ope, j ust se n d y our contr i but i on t o y our Cl ass F un d i n car e of t h e A O G an d w e w i l l i n sur e i t s pr oper post i n g an d n ot i f y y our C l a s s pr oj ect of fi cer . I t a ppear s t h at al l Cl asses wi l l b e a b l e t o h ave t h ei r Cr est s pl aced on t h e Wall pri or t o J un e W ee k 198 1. I t r em ai n s t o b e seen w h i ch C l a ss w i l l ear n t h e

di st i ncti on of bei ng l ast .

H O M E C O M I N G 19 8 0 — T h e C l as ses of 19 70 a n d 1960

F A L C ON SP O R T S — A i r For ce A cademy at h l et es post ed a fi n e .747 wi n ni ng per cen t age duri n g t h e past wi nt er spor t s season , w i t h f our team s - m en ’s sw im mi ng, w om en ’s swim mi n g, m en ’s in door tr ack , w om en ’s i n door

wi ll be celebrati ng Cl ass reuni ons duri ng Homecomi ng

w a s 18 3 w i n s a n d 6 2 l o s s es .

the Summer CHECKPOI NTS and indivi dual mai li ngs are

t r a ck - r ecor d i n g u n d ef eat ed sea son s . T h e ov er al l r ecor d

1980. T h e San Di ego St at e g am e, t h e f ir st ever WA C

contest to be held i n Falcon Stadi um, will be the focal poi nt for the weekend that wil l feature traditi onal and speci al event s t o h i ghli ght th e occasi on . F ul l det ai l s w i l l f o l l o w i n pl an n ed f or th e h on or ed Classes.

Wom en ’s swim mi n g pl aced fi ft h i n t h e A I A W D i v i si on I I

N at i on a l s a n d h ad n i n e A l l -A m er i ca n sel ect i on s, l ed b y

C4C P at t y M ar t i nez, wh o won t hr ee i n di v i dual n at i on al ch am pi on shi ps. W omen ’s bask et ball w on th e r egi onal ti t l e f or t h e second st r ai gh t y ear an d pl ay ed i n t he D i v i si on I I N ati on al

F O O T B A L L S C H E D U L E — O n e l a st m i n u t e sw i t ch i n

t he pr evi ously an noun ced sch edul e f or 1980 y i el ded t h e l i s t of cont est s below . H om ecom i n g wi ll be on 20 Septem ber i n conj unct i on w it h t he San Di ego St at e g am e. Pl an n ow t o at t en d an A i r For ce gam e i n y our r egi on .

T our n am en t . T h ey w er e el i m i n a t ed i n t h e f i r st r ou n d w i t h

a 58-57 loss t o L an gst on U n i ver sit y (Ok l ah om a).

G RA D U A T I ON H O N O R S -

A n over all perf orm an ce

average (OPA ) will be the mai n f actor i n determi ni ng

A IR FORCE FOOT BA L L 19 8 0

gr aduat i on h onor s th i s y ear .

The top 7 percent on cumul ati ve OPA , pl us anyone who if ni sh ed i n t he t op 10 percent of bot h t h e m ili t ar y per f or m an ce aver age (M PA ), wi ll be desi gnat ed as “ dist i n gui sh ed gr aduat es.” T h e OPA w i ll be a w ei ght ed com bi n at i on of t h e M PA a n d A P A .

T h e M PA i s com pr i sed of ev aluat i on by air of f i cer s com m a n di n g ,

i n st r u ct or s

an d

the

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com m a n d , an d coa ch es a n d of f i cer s of C a d et or gani zat i ons wh en appl i cable. T he t op 10 per cent wi l l gr aduat e “ wi t h mi li t ar y di st i n ct i on .” T h e A PA i s a wei ght ed com bi nati on of gr ade poi nt av er age an d quali t y poi nt s. T h e t op 10 percent wil l gr aduat e “ w i t h a c a d em i c d i st i n c t i o n .”

T h e t op 15 per cent on cum ul ati ve OPA w i ll be guar an t eed gr aduat e educat i on th r ough A i r For ce I n st i t ut e of T ech n ol ogy spon sor sh i p i f th ey h av e per f orm ed well a s of f i cer s an d t h er e i s an A i r For ce need f or t h e degr ee t hey w i sh t o p ur su e.

B egi n ni n g w i t h t he Class of 1982, al l Cadet s w h o com pl et e t he r equi r em ent s of t h e hon or s pr ogr am wi l l gr aduat e

“ w i t h h o n or s .”

R ecr u i t i n g — T h e N CA A h as recent ly passed l egi sl ati on lim it i n g t h e n um ber of off -cam pus r ecr ui t er s t o n i ne; i t w a s pr evi ousl y elev en . T hi s com poun ds th e n at i onwi de recr uit i n g pr obl em s of t h e A FA A A and accent s t he n eed f or cont i nued gr aduat e assi st an ce i n r ecr ui t i n g quali t y at h let es. When you spot a pot ent i al can di dat e, pl ease cont act t h e A OG Of fi ce or wr it e di rect ly t o t h e A t h l eti c D i r ect or a n d sen d a l on g p ar t i cu l ar s.

Sept . 6. Sept . 13 * Sept . 20

a t C o l or a d o S t a t e

at W ash i n gt on

SA N D I E G O ST A T E

(H O M E C OM I N G )

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D E D I CA T I ON S — T w o gr aduat es of t h e A i r For ce A cadem y h ave been h onor ed by t h e dedi cat i on of m emor i al f aci lit i es i n Wi sconsi n an d K en t ucky . I n M i lwauk ee, t h e Sij an Pl ay i n g Fi eld w as dedi cat ed i n h o n o r

of L ance Sij an, ’65. I n Ft . Thomas, Kentucky, the Joseph

Sh aw Ross Br i dge was d edi cat ed i n m em or y of t h e 1966 gr aduate. B ot h of t h ese dedi cat i on s w er e at t en ded by t h e Pr esi dent of t h e A OG, T om E ll er , ’61, w h o r epresen t ed b o t h t h e A OG an d th e Superi nten den t dur i ng t h e dedi cat i on c er em o n i es .

B OV C H A I R P E R SO N - Dr . Sh ei l a E v an s Wi dn al l , Pr of essor of A er on aut i cal an d A st r on aut i cal En gi neeri ng at t h e M assach uset t s I n sti t ut e of T ech nol ogy , was sel ect ed as Ch air per son of t h e Boar d of V i si t or s f or 1980-1981. Out goi n g Ch airm an , Senat or Gar y H ar t of Col or ado, w il l r em a i n a m em b er of t h e B OV .

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T h om a s G . D er r i ck son I I , ’59

B a r r y W. B a r r, ’73

On 12 December 1979, Col on el T hom as G. D er ri ck son I I , Cl ass of 1959, w as decl ar ed K I A aft er h avi ng been l i sted as M I A si n ce 12 October 1967. T om w as th e pi l ot of a F-4C ai r cr af t w hi ch w as r epor t ed m i ssi n g i n

Capt ai n B ar r y W. B ar r , Cl ass of 1973, di ed i n a F-15 acci den t n ear B it bur g A F B , Ger m any on M ar ch 6, 1980. B ar r y w as f ly i ng our fr ont l i n e f i ght er , h i s dr eam assi gnm en t . B arr y ’s dedi cati on an d l ove of count r y and fam i l y ar e hi s “ t or ches” t h at h e h as passed

a c t i o n w h i l e on a n a r m ed r ec o n n a i s s a n c e

m i ssi on i n N ort h V i et n am . H e i s sur vi ved by a daught er , L orr ai n e, and by hi s m ot h er , a d d r es s u n k n o w n .

T om a t t en d ed t h e U n i v er si t y of Cal i f or ni a f or on e year bef or e wi nni n g h i s

appointment to the A ir Force A cademy.

D uri n g h i s f our year s at th e A cadem y , h e w as a m ember of the Ski Cl ub , H un ti ng Cl ub and Soar i ng Cl ub and par t i ci pat ed i n wr est l i ng an d soccer . T om h el d t h e posit i on of Cadet

Fli ght Commander i n the 8t h Cadet Squadr on h i s fi r stcl ass y ear .

F ol l ow i n g pi l ot t r ai ni ng at B ar t ow A B

a n d R eese A F B , T om f l ew F -l OO an d F -105

ai r cr aft wit h the 7t h T acti cal Fi ght er Squadr on at Spangdah l em A B , Ger m an y . A f ter att endi ng t h e A er ospace Resear ch Pi l ot Sch ool at E dw ar ds A F B i n 1965, he ser v ed as a t est pi l ot f or t h e T -33, F-105 an d F-l OO ai r cr aft at t he A i r Provi ng Gr oun d Center at E gli n A FB . T om w as assi gn ed t o th e 557t h T act i cal Fi ght er Squadr on , Cam Ranh B ay , S ou t h V i et n a m a t t h e t i m e of h i s d ea t h .

12 ' > r 20

on t o u s.

B ar r y w as a m ember of th e 15t h Cadet Squadr on dur i n g hi s f our year s at t h e A cadem y . H i s m aj or w as hi st or y due t o h i s i nt er est i n avi ati on h i st ory . B ar r y w as aw ar ded h i s w i n gs at Col um bus A F B , M i ssi ssi ppi an d ret ur n ed as a T -37 I n str uct or Pi l ot w it h t he 37t h Fl yi n g T r ai ni n g Squadr on . B ar r y l at er becam e a Ch eck Pi l ot and ear ned hi s F-15 assi gnm ent to Bit burg , t hr ough m uch h ar d wor k . A t t h e ti m e of h i s deat h , B ar ry w as assi gned t o t he 525t h “ Bul l dog” Squadr on . B arr y ’s m em ory i s h el d dear by h i s w i f e, K at hy ; hi s daught er . Sh ann on ; an d h i s son , Sh an e. T h e t r em en dous l oss i s al so f el t by h i s par ent s, M aj . an d M r s. Wi l li am R . B ar r (U SA F , Ret i red) of San A nt oni o, T ex as. B arr y ’s absence wi l l be f el t by al l h i s f r i en ds t h r ou g h out t h e w or l d .

A M em or i a l F u n d h a s b een est a b l i s h ed

w it h the A OG i n B ar r y’s n am e. K at h y i s r esi di ng at 1330 M ear s Dr ., Col or ado Spr i n gs

809 15 . (J i m B oeh m , ’73 )

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L t . Col . D ar y l F . Ol son , Cl ass of 1962, w a s k i l l ed i n

a F -15

a i r c r a f t a c ci d en t n ea r

Sol li gen , Ger m any , 4 M a r ch

19 8 0 .

sur v i v ed by hi s wi fe,

Su san , an d t w o son s

an d a daught er , c/ o M r . A 1 Per sson , St ar Rout e B ox 550, A ber deen , WA 98520. A s a 1st Cl assm an Dar y l ser ved as Squadr on Com m ander of th e 6t h Cadet Squadr on . H e w as an H on or Repr esent at i ve, a m em ber of t he Pr of essi on al St udi es Gr oup, an d par t i ci pat ed i n t h e Ski , Saddl e, an d En gi n eer i n g Cl ubs. H e m aj or ed i n B asi c D ary l F . Olson, ’62

S c i en c e s .

Fol l owi ng gr aduat i on D ary l at ten ded pi l ot t r ai ni ng at Wi l l i am s A F B . Fr om 19641969, h e w as a F-l OOpi l ot at H om est ead A FB , Bi en H oa A B , K or at A B , an d T orr ej on A B . D ary l l at er ser v ed as an i n str uct or at t he 311th T acti cal Fi ght er T r ai ni ng Squadr on at L uk e

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t h e 7t h A i r F or c e . T h i s w a s

f ol l ow ed by a t our at L angl ey A F B as an A n aly t i cal St af f Off i cer and Ex ecut i ve Offi cer w i t h t h e 1st T act i cal Fi ght er Wi n g. F ol l ow i n g hi s assi gnm ent t o t he RA F Col l ege of A i r War far e at Cr anw el l , D ar y l w as assi gn ed t o th e 36th T acti cal Fi ght er Wi n g at Bit bur g . F u n er a l

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y ear , an d i s n ow Cor por at e M an ager , Rel i abi l i t y A ssur ance, wi t h H ugh es A ir cr aft i n L os A n geles. Di ck

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n ew em pl oy er i s bei n g r ei m bur sed f or h is f ul l ex pen ses o n busi n ess t r i ps, ev en wh en t h e mot el i s m or e t h an $19. (I n ci dent ly , I w on der i f t h er e ar e a n y m ot els, an y w h er e, t h at st il l ch ar ge $19.) Dick i s locat ed h ar d by L A X a n d of f er s an ext r a bedr oom t o v i si t or s (t el eph one 648-9490). I h ad r epor t ed Bob CH EPOL I S’ r et irem ent ear li er , an d h i s l et t er f i l l s i n det ai ls. He i s i n fi n an ce as Contr ol ler , P er i ph er al Pr oduct s M ar k et i n g, f or Con t r ol D at a Cor por at i on i n M i n n eapol i s. I t soun ds f r om h i s descri pt i on as i f h e’s f oun d a perm an ent r oost , an d s a y s h e’s h eavy i nt o cr oss-count r y sk i in g an d campi n g (depen di n g on t h e season). J im RE ED wr ot e a l on g l ett er concer ni n g h i s f ir st f ew m ont h s i n H on g K on g; n ot t h at h e seem s t o spen d m uch t i m e t h er e. H e a n d M ar ci a L ee h av e a l r eady spen t a w eek

i n t h e Ph il i ppi nes an d h av e t ak en a t h r ee w eek tr i p t h r ough Chi n a. T h ey spent a w eek in Beij i n g, w h er e J i m ar r an ged a C-9 m edev ac f or t wo A m eri can n ati on als, a n d v i si t ed Sh an gh ai , H an gzh ou, Ch an gsh a, Gueli n , an d N an ni n g. A s J im summ ed it up: “ A l l of t h e West er ner s seem t o t h i n g t h at Ch i n a is ch an gi n g at a gr eat r at e; a l l o f t h e Ch i n ese t ol d m e, q ui t e can di dly , t h at pol it ics ch an g e, slogan s ch an ge, but li f e f or t h e Ch i nese peopl e n ev er s e e m s t o chan ge.” He obser ved h owev er , t h at i n som e w ay s Ch i n a i s ch an gi n g; t h at cam e acr oss a double f eat ur e i n t he h ot el i n Sh ao Sh an —M ao’s bi rt h pl ace—pl ay i n g L o v e St o r y an d a J am es B on d fi lm . I n ci dent l y , f or t h ose w h o

r em em ber t h e H on g K on g b ar g ai n s t h ey f ou n d w h i l e

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t h at t h ey ar e n o mor e—n ot i f y ou’r e sh oppi n g on a U .S. sal ar y . Ex am pl es: h ead of lett uce, $1.50; quar t of m i l k , $1.30; i ce cr eam , $4 per quart . You can st i ll get cam er as pr et t y ch eap t h ough. J i m ask s i f t her e ar e any ot h er of f i ce i n wh i ch al l of th e of fi cer s ar e U SA FA gr ads (h i s assi st ant i s M aj L ar r y M it chell , Cl ass of ‘68)? F i n all y , h e r epor t s t h at h i s son Scott wi l l be en t er i n g U SA FA t hi s su m m er .

Wh il e I t h i n k about i t , I n o l on ger h av e access t o t h e appoi nt m ent s off i ce i n t h e Pent agon , so I ’ll n eed y ou t o r epor t ot h er son s an d daught er s f ol lowi n g Dad’s f oot st eps t hi s J un e. A n d any ot h er n ew s—as y ou can see f r om t h e above, let t er s m ak e much bet t er n ew s t h an ch an ge-of ad dr ess c ar d s. A s I m en t i on ed on ce b ef or e, t h e t i m i n g i s

such t h at , i f y ou dr op m e a n ot e t h e sam e day y ou r ead t h i s CH ECK POI N T S, I ’l l get it j ust i n ti m e f or i n cl usi on i n t h e n ex t i s s u e.

I di d r eceiv e, al so, som e ch an ges of addr ess. Pet e WI N TE RS i s Deput y Com m an der of D et 3 of t h e F li ght T est Cent er out of L as V egas. Rog SCH EM E N A U R h as m ov ed f r om t h e C a n al Z on e a cr oss t h e C a r i b b ean t o S an

J uan , PR—j ob un kn own . T .D . H OU SE h as cr ossed t h e ch an n el t o R A F B en t a w at er s— a g ai n : j ob u n k n ow n .

Gr aduat es of t h e A i r War Col lege ar e ex pect i n g t h e f oll owi n g assi gnm ent s: T om B OWE N t o be T est Di r ect or for t h e GL CM l OT & E out at t h e Dugway Pr ovi n g Gr oun ds i n U t ah . G eor g e C L A R K w i l l b e A i r F or ce L i ai son i n t h e

Of f ice of E conom i c A dj ust m en t , OA SD (M RA & L ), W ashi n gt on . A l so goi n g t o t h e Pent agon ar e Bob D E L L I GA T T I —t o A F / X O X — an d A L W A T E R S , A F / R D .

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R E U N I O N . A s y ou r ead i n t h e l ast colum n , we h av e m ov ed our r euni on t o coi n ci de wi t h h om ecomi n g. T h at m ak es it 18 - 2 1 Sept em ber , wi t h our m ai n t o-do on T hur sd ay ev eni n g, t h e 18t h . M ar k y our cal en dar s, m ak e pl an s, st eal mon ey , wh at ev er —j ust be h er e! CL A SS CR E ST . K eep t hose 20 doll ar ch eck s r oll i n g i n : L t c J ock Sch wan k , c/ o T h e A ssoci at i on of Gr aduat es, U SA F A cademy , CO 80840. J ock passes on hi s t h an ks t o al l wh o h av e giv en t w en t y (or m or e). A bout a t hir d of y ou st il l ar e deli n quent . Pl ease t ak e car e of t hi s, soon est . A ni ce n ot e f r om f ami ly -corr espon den t A n n GU RL E Y say s t h at sh e, Si d an d d aught er K ar en (12) wil l soon b e

retiring and movi ng from Scqtt AFB to Stratford, C o n n ec t i c u t w h er e S i d w i l l b e a P r o d u c t i o n T e s t P i l o t f o r

Si kor sky H eli copt er s. A bout t h e sam e t im e, t h eir son K en n et h w i ll be j oi ni n g t h e Cl ass of ’84 h er e at U SA FA .

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Of f utt t o A l buquer que w h er e h e i s t h e n ew Di r ect or o f t h e A er ospace St udi es Gr oup at K i r t l an d. T h at is t h e r em n ant of t h e t eam of Ger m an V -2 sci ent ist s wh o wer e br ought over aft er Wor l d War I I . Wh il e K ay t each es in a pr i v at e sch ool dow nt ow n , Paul lov es hi s j ob ri di n g h er d on p r i m a d on n a sci en t i st s, 10 m i l i t ar y an d 18 ci v i l i an . H e say s h e i s

on t h e l ookout f or sh ar p y oun g an aly st s — Capt / M aj or t y pes, 26X X an d 28X X . B il l K ORN I T ZER cal l ed i n f r om C h a r l est o n A F B w h er e h e i s D O o f t h e 4 3 7 t h M A W . H e

passed on t h e wor d t h at Don WOL FSWI N K E L n ow comm an ds t h e 20t h M A S, a C-141 squadr on at Ch ar l est on .

M ea n w h i l e, R us s C U R R E Y w r ot e i n f r om L i t t l e R o ck

wh er e h e h as j ust fi n i sh ed up f our y ear s i n t h e C-130 c r e w t r ai ni n g busin ess, m ovi n g f r om Fl i ght Com m an der t o D eputy Gr oup Com m an der . N ow he i s un dert ak i n g a N A T O st aff j ob i n N or f ol k , Speci al A ssi stant to SA C L A N T . H e h ad seen a n u m b er of cl assm at es l at el y : J i m T H O M A SSO N , h e say s, i s b u i l di n g an d sel l i n g h al f

t h e h om es i n Ch ar l ot t e whi l e hi s n ei gh bor K i r k CA N T ERBU RY st i l l h as h i s h an d i n com pet it iv e swi mmi n g. D al e M A Y O, up i n Pen nsy lv ani a, i s mov i n g u p f r om Fl i ght En gi n eer t o Second Of fi cer wi t h PanA m . Ger r y DeL aCRU Z i s st i l l t eachi n g at A r m ed F or ces St af f Coll ege, whi l e T ony J ON ES i s i n t h e T it an Wi n g at L it t l e Rock an d D enn y O’K EE FE , w h o i s wit h Sy st em s Com m an d i n Wash i n gt on , i s st art i n g t o t h i n k about r et i r em en t .

Q U I C K I E S. J im A L E XA N DER h as ar ri v ed at L an gl ey f ol l ow i n g a r em ot e t our at O san , K or ea. F r an k M A Y BERRY w as pi ct ur ed i n f ull col or on t h e fr ont p age o f t h e 18 F ebr uar y A F T i m es. H e was (as usual ) r un ni n g, a n escort f or th e Oly m pi c t or ch w h i ch was bei n g r el ay ed f r o m Gr eece to L ak e Pl aci d vi a L an gl ey A F B . H owi e BRON SON i s n ow t he D O of t h e F -15 wi n g at Bi t bur g. I n ci dent ally , h i s youn ger br ot h er , M i k e, one of my st udent s, i s a st r ai gh t-A I n t er n ati onal A f f ai r s maj or a n d wi ll be a sum m er i nt er n at t h e Pent agon . Geor ge L U CK

h as P C S ’d f r om t h e p uzzl e p a l ace t o C a st l e A F B w h i l e J er r y M A SO N h as ar r i v ed at N or t on A F B a f t er a t our a t C l ar k .

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Ed i tor ’s N ote: Th e g uest rep or ter t his issue is Tom E L L E R . Si n ce I ’m r i di n g i n th e car wi t h a por t able di ct aph on e, I m i g h t a s w el l m a k e t h i s cl a ss col u m n con v er sa t i on al i n

t on e si nce I r eal ly am t al ki n g, n ot wr i t i n g. I got a call f r om T om SU T T ON t h i s mor ni n g aski n g f or som e h el p. Si n ce I h ad been t h e Cl ass N ew s r epor t er pri or t o h is t ak i n g t h e j ob , h e fi gur ed I coul d do it on e m o r e t i m e . A f t er T om f i ni shed A i r W ar Coll ege l ast y ear , h e w as reassi gn ed t o D y ess as a squadr on C-130 pi lot — th e s a m e j ob h e went t o i n 1962 af t er we f i ni sh ed advan ced C-130 sch ool t ogeth er at Sew ar t . For t h e l ast mon t h , h e h as b een att en di ng A i rl i f t Oper at i on s Sch ool at Scot t . T o get t h e col um n st art ed T om passed on t o m e t h e con t en t s of t h r ee ch an ge-of -addr ess car ds h e h ad r ecei ved t hr ough t h e A O G of f i ce: J i m WI L D st i l l ser ves as a phy si ci an i n San A n t on i o, b u t h as m ov ed f r om on e h ou se t o a n ot h er . J a ck

BRI GH T h as moved f r om H i ck am t o Wh eel er A F B . Jer r y

L E F T O N h a s m ov ed f r om T r a v i s, w h er e h e w a s O M S

Squadr on Comm an der , t o N or t on . For t h e fi r st t i m e ev er , I m ade it t o W ash i n gt on t o at t en d t h e Capi t al Ch apt er o f t h e A OG Spri n g Wi n g-Di n g. I w as sur pr i sed t o fi nd lot s o f o u r c l a s s m a t e s a t t h e d i n n er w h o d i d n o t l o o k a l l t i r ed out ; i n

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a ch eck r i gh t on th e spot f or $15 t o cover an A OG cr est f o r h i s bl azer . I t t ur n ed out th e cr est was onl y $8 so J o h n w i l l get a r ef und. You can get y our s by w r i t i n g t h e A OG o f fi c e. I w on ’t call n am es, but I mi ssed seei n g J oh n J . , J oh n J . a n d H a n son L . , Geor ge L . an d I don ’t k n ow h ow m an y m or e 61’er s w h o di d n ot m a k e t h e d i n n er . “ N o ex cu se si r ; h ow ev er ....” I d i d n ’ t

t h i nk it woul d ev er h appen but th e ’62 RT B s was t h e m o s t n um er ous cl ass r epr esen t ed, wi t h t h e Cl ass of ’59 h avi n g som eh ow man aged t o wi n t h e pri ze of t he best n ost al gi a di spl ay . J oh n an d Sh eli a w i l l be movi n g t o t h e A cadem y t h i s sum m er wh er e J oh n h as been appoi n t ed by Pr esi dent Car t er t o becom e t h e Perm an en t Pr of essor of Ph y si cs. H ugh BA I N T E R, n ow at A n dr ew s, w as at t h e A cademy f or a v i si t ear ly th i s spr i ng. I di dn ’t reali ze Bob WH I T E w a s i n t he Color ado Spri n gs ar ea unti l I en count er ed h i m at a ser vi ce st at i on l ast wi n t er . Ed ZOM PA i s i n t h e Spr i n gs f o r a wh il e as t h e n ew Ch i ef of St af f of t h e T A C por t i on o f wh at ev er h appened t o A i r Def en se Com m an d. J i m WI L H EL M wi ll be goi n g t o N aval War College t hi s sum m er . Car l C RA N B ERRY , Deput y Base Com m an der at Eielson was h er e as an escor t at Dar y l OL SON ’s (’62) f un er al . Di ck COPPOCK i s a pr of essor of A er ospace Sci en ce at Bol li n g Gr een U n i ver si t y i n Oh i o. T h an k y o u Di ck f or y our corr espon den ce l ast f all . N ow t h at I ’ve f o u n d your l ett er s dow n n ear t h e surf ace of my desk . I ’ll t r y t o an swer y ou per son ally as wel l as t h r ough t h i s colum n . B R E A K ! B R E A K ! P l a n A h e a d ! T h e 20t h C l a ss R eu n i on

wi ll be som eti me i n 1981. ’59 h ad t h ei r s i n J un e; ’60 i s h avi n g th eir s t h i s f al l i n conj un ct i on wi t h H om ecom i ng. Wh en sh oul d w e h ol d our s? Sav e y our t r avel m on ey ! T om SU T T ON w i ll be wr i t i ng t his col um n ag ai n f or t h e sum m er i ssue. K eep t h ose car ds an d l et t er s goi n g t o h i m at D y ess. 23

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F or ce Coun ci l . Si n ce t h er e i s as y et no h i nt of an

appropri atej ust reward, A llen WYLI E and Dick SCHOOF

super family man. We shall miss hi m dearly.

assur ed D an t h at i t i s ent ir ely possi bl e t h at h e m ay n e v e r m ov e — at l east n ot ver y f ar . Di ck t h ough t h e h ad t h e edge on dur abil it y i n t h e Wash i n gt on ar ea si nce h i s l ast P C S was f iv e y ear s el even mont h s f our t een day s si x h our s ago; h ow ev er , A 1h as been on on e si de of t h e Pot om ac o r t h e ot h er f or ov er sev en year s n ow . A ssi gn m en t st abil it y i s per h aps t h e on e adv an t age t h e pr of essi on al st af f of fi cer h as over n on-suppor t br et hr en . Di ck want s ever y on e t o kn ow t h at h e h ung up h i s pur pl e suit l ast A ugust an d i s back i n bl ue as Ch i ef , M an agem ent Di v isi on , i n t h e A i r For ce I n t el li gen ce Ser v i ce, Dir ect or at e of Secur it y a n d Comm un i cat i on s M an agem ent . A l so pr esent at t h e gat h er i n g w er e M i nt er A L E XA N DER, an d H al K ECK . I h ave som e ch an ges of addr ess car ds t o r epor t . Don BA U COM i s of f t o H q Sout h er n Comm uni cat i ons A r ea.

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H i Redt ags! T h e col um n wi ll st ar t on a ver y som ber n o t e . I got a cal l f rom Di ck SCH OOF say i n g t h at D ar y l OL SON h ad been ki l l ed i n an F-15 ai r cr af t acci den t at Bit bur g A B on 4 M ar ch . I k n ow I speak f or t h e cl ass i n ex pr essi n g con dol en ces t o Su san an d t o K ar y n , Der ek , an d Dol an f o r t heir loss. I r em em ber Dar y l as a per son wi t h a r eady sm i l e, a gr eat sen se of humor , good comm on sen se, a sh ar p m i n d , an d a w a r m h ear t . I ’m sur e a l l of t h ose t h i n g s m a d e h i m a

D i ck al so pr ovi ded me wi t h a ti m ely n ew s it em on Redt ags i n t he W ash i n gt on ar ea. T h e si n gl e l ar gest assembly of RE DT A GS r esi des near t h e ban ks of t h e Pot om ac an d it s im m edi at e en vir on s. A r espect abl e gaggl e (t en , i n cludi n g on e RE DT A G BRI DE ) gat h er ed i n t h e

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B ob L I G H T SE Y

h a s l ef t P a n a m a f or a t our i n t h e

Febr uar y 1980, t o j oi n wi t h ot h er s of t h e W ash i n gt on

D i v i si on at t h e E a st er n T est R a n ge. I h op e t o see m or e o f

A nt on i a H . Ch ayes, U n der Secr et ar y of t h e A ir For ce,

W al l P l aq u e.

Chapter of the A ssoci ation of Gr aduates to hear Ms.

you i n F l or i da. K eep t h e don at i ons comi n g f or t he Cl ass

del i v er a n on at t r i bu t i on a d dr ess f r om an el i t e t o a sel ec t

gr oup of elit e. N i ck F RI T Z pr ovi ded a compr eh ensiv e i n st ant an aly si s - f av or abl e, but al so f or n on at t r i buti on . M i ke BU T CH K O br ok e t h e i ce i n t h e quest i on an d an swer sessi on by act iv at in g REDT A G assert iv en ess an d aski n g M s. Ch ay es th e fi r st ch all en gi n g, but def t ly h an dl ed questi on . A l t h ough sev er al heavy st r at egi c an d t act i cal i deas wer e sur f aced, a saf e com m ent of poi gn an t gen er al i nt er est i s t h at th er e was a gen er al con cen sus t h at i n cr eased ben ef it s t o ser vi ce m em ber s appear s t o be a n

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T h i s sur e w a s t h e m on t h f or m ai l ! M u st b e t h e on set o f

i d ea w h ose t i m e h as com e. Ser i ou s d el i b er at i on s i n t h e b ar ,

spring and a new outl ook on life. I ’m not compl aini ng;j u st trying to fi gure out why? Kay EKMA N filled me i n on Lucky’s new assi gnment pl us some news of Cl assmates i n

sm i l e f or t h e ol e com r ad es. K en t L A M M E R S sur f aced ou t of t h e cat acom bs of t h e D I A t o i nt r oduce hi s lov el y R T B ,

Washington D.C. i n September where Lucky wi ll attend the St ate Department Seminar for N ati onal and I nter

bef or e t h e lun ch eon began , pr ovi ded t he t r ue st i m ul us f o r t h e f un ct ion . Ch et GRI F F I N h ad a gl ad h an d an d w ar m

Pat ri ci a. A ct ually , Pat is al so a Pent agon t oi l er , pr ovi di n g coun ci li n g an d t est i n g ser vi ces out of t h e Pent agon Educati on Of f i ce. Dan DON OV A N i s r api dly appr oachi n g t he en d of a l on g t our as an Ex ecut i v e Secr et ar y f or t h e A i r

t h e T A C b u si n ess. T h e E k m a n s w i l l b e h ea di n g f or

n at i onal A f f air s. K ay wi ll al so b e pur sui n g a Doct or at e

degree at the same ti me. At George A FB, Gene MUS-

SEL WH I T E i s n ow Squadr on Com m an der of t h e 561st

TFS—a newly formed F-4G squadron; Bob VENKUS i s Ops Offi cer of the 39t h — an F-4G t rai ning squadron; M i k e GOOLD is putting together the tacti cs manual for Wi l d Weasel operations, and Ji m WI NZELL i s Commander of t h e T act i cal A i r W ar f ar e C en t er d et a ch m en t , m a n agi n g

t h e F-4G pr ogr am . Wi l d Wi l d Weasel s al l ! K ay al so passed on a st or y about Joe CA B U K at a r ecen t RE D FL A G. B asi call y , J oe, i n h i s F -111, tr i ed t o sh oot down h i s W i l d Weasel prot ect i on —L ucky . For t un at ely f or t h e i nt er n a t ion al (f ut ur e) r el at i on s of t h i s countr y , h e f ai l ed. K ay al so li kes t o r ub i t in a li t t l e by let t i n g us k n ow sh e an d L u ck y h ave been tr aveli n g ar oun d Cal i f or ni a par t i ci pat i n g i n M ar at h on Run s. I w i ll n ot publ i sh t h e t i m es. Joe L ee B U RN S w r ot e a l on g, v er y i n t er est i n g l et t er t h a t h ad but on e t h i n g t o say — Joe l ov es Eagl es. H e t r aded h i s desk at th e Pent agon f or an F -15 cockpit an d a j ob a s C h i ef of t h e Wi n g Weapons an d T act i cs sh op at L an gley . Ot h er 1 h e a v i es ' TFW i n cl ude J eff K OE H L E R, Ch i ef of St an / Ev al an d J i m B U T L E R, Ch i ef of Pl an s. Joe al so added t o t h e li st of ’63 Gr ads w or ki n g f or ’64 gr ads — t h e I T F W / D O i s C ol on el R i ch ar d H A W L E Y ’ 64 . B ut , a s J o e

put it, “ . . . it only attests t o the Cl ass of ’63’s unsur passed abi li ty t o i n str uct , tr ai n an d m ot iv at e our un der li n gs, a n d

t o appr oach our t asks wit h unerr i n g dev ot i on t o dut y , w i t h a gun g-h o at t it ude com pl etely dev oi d of pr ej udi ce, a n d wit h a f i er ce r el uct an ce t o be ‘appl e poli sh er s’.” I t h i n k I wi ll now r efr ai n fr om di scussi n g t h at subj ect agai n . Fin al ly Joe, I t hought t h ey on ly i ssued fi ght er pi l ot s t ap e recor der s. Cr ay on i s a n ew r ev el at i on t o me. Bob DON OV A N ’S l ett er con fi r m ed a st af f pr oblem w e w er e h avi n g at H Q A RRS. Bob’s unit , t h e 67 A RRS, w as i n n eed of a n av i g at or a u g m en t ee f or a sp eci al m i ssi on . O n e of t h e r eas on s f or w ar d ed t o u s w a s a l on g t er m D N I F w h o

t ur n ed out t o be Bob. Seems a suspi ci ous m ol e t ur n ed o u t t o be can cer ous. L ucki ly , t h e f i n d was ear ly an d t h e oper at i on successf ul . H is post -op car e w as super vi sed by Dr . L l oy d H A RM ON . “ St um py ” h ad t o r eoper at e t o r epai r a ski n gr aft t h at di d n ot t ak e t h e fi r st t im e. Whi l e at t h e L a k en heat h h ospit al Bob an d L l oy d h ad a m i ni-r euni on wit h B o b H A L L . H e a n d Sh i r l ey a r e a ssi gn ed t o R A F B en t w at er s

wher e Bob i s t h e 81 T F W Ch i ef of Tr ai ni n g an d f li es t h e A 10. Y ou guy s enj oy y our selv es in “ J ol ly Ol d” En gl an d whi l e y ou can . A s t hi n gs ar e goi n g h er e, t r av el abr oad a t our own ex pen se wi l l be gett i n g t ough er an d t ough er a s tw ent y appr oach es. H av e you ever h ear d of D av ey Cr ock et t i n Sappor o, J apan ? Well , J oe H I CK ’s Ci vi l En gi neer i n g Squadr on i s r espon si bl e. T h ei r i ce car vi n g of Dav ey w on t he I nt er n a t ion al I ce Car vi n g Ch am pion sh i p i n Sappor o f or t h e

Som e ot h er dut y or l ocat i on ch an ges i n cl ude J i m M CDON A L D t o H i gh Poi nt , N ort h Car oli n a but , st i l l f ly i n g A m er i can A ir li n es fr om Ch icago; L arr y D A Y t o t h e N A T O D ef en se Coll ege, Rom e, I t aly ; Ot t o K . H A B EDA N K as Oper at i on s Of fi cer f or t h e 15 T RS (RF -4) at K aden a; B ob ST ORM S t o t h e T act i cal A i r War f ar e Cen t er at Egl i n ; b o b M E L ON E t o Ch i cago — Bob is an A t t or ney ; Ger al d H . SH E RRI L L t o Ed w ar ds f r om Day t on ; V i n ce E CK E L K A M P fr om A F CE N T t o N ell i s as Di r ect or , St udi es an d A n aly si s f or t h e Fi ght er Weapon s Cen t er ; an d J ack PI ERSON t o t h e Boei n g Com pany i n Seat t le as a Sy st em s E n gi n eer i n g M an ager . T h at ’s it ! T h an k s guy s an d gals f or all t h e i n f orm at i on . Please gi v e me a h owl wh en y ou get i n t o t own an d I pr omi se t o t r y an d do t h e sam e duri n g my tr avel s. Do n o t for get t o get y our ch eck s for t h e Cl ass Wal l Pr oj ect i n t o t h e A ssoci at ion . M ak e t h em pay abl e t o: 1 9 6 3 A OG F U N D . T h e f un d i s bui l di n g ev er so sl owly an d h opef ull y we w i l l soon be abl e t o set a dat e f or dedi cat ion . T h i s year ’s H om ecom i n g i s a good t ar get . You m ay al so sen d t h e ch ecks on t o me w it h a n ew s n ot e at t ach ed. I ’l l gl adly f orw ar d t h e m on ey on t o t h e A OG f ol k s. Eit h er w ay — k eep t h ose car ds an d l et t er s comi n g.

f o u r t h c o n s ec u t i v e t i m e. J o e l et m e i n o n t h e s ec r et — y o u get a lit t l e st r uct ur al st eel . . . . T h e ch eck y ou encl osed f o r t h e C l a s s W a l l f u n d w a s f o r w a r d ed t o t h e A s s o ci a t i o n

of f i ce. M any t h an k s! I f y ou w er e an ai r li n e pi lot f lyi n g t h e B oei n g 737, w h a t w oul d y ou do f or f un i n y our spar e t i m e? F ly t h e T -43? Ri ght ! T h at ’s wh at J ohn H EI M B U RGER does. A n ot h er

m ar at h on er , J oh n w i l l r u n i n t h e A v en u e of t h e G i an t s i n

Eur ek a, Cali f or ni a i n M ay . Got t h at K ay ? L ucky ? J oh n also passed on som e dat a about a f ew “ Y ell ow T ags” ; J o e T K A C r ecent ly m oved t o C-Spr i n gs wi t h hi s w i f e Bet t y a n d f ami ly . J oe own s F al con L easi n g an d can be r each ed a t 598-7900 (fr ee adv ert i sm en t ). J i m M A RT I N i s f lyi n g NA SA ’s Conv ai r 990 an d li v es i n L os Gat os, Cali f or ni a. Dick RA D ER i s headed f or Egli n t o be t h e T -39 Det Comm ander t h er e. Fi n al ly , Ch uck (J oseph Pat ri ck , I I I ) DON OH U E i s t h e sen ior U SA FA gr ad i n t h e pi l ot r an ks a t

F r on t i er A i r L i n es. H e i s a l so f ly i n g t h e B 737 b u t i s g et t i n g

close t o a Capt ai n ’s slot in anot h er ai r cr aft . Ch uck i s st i l l activ e i n t h e A L O pr ogr am i n N ew M ex i co. J oh n sai d h e wr ot e me som e t i m e ago but appar ent ly I di d not get t h e l ett er . I h ope t h e U S Post al ser v i ce is at f ault an d n o t m e . O t h er N e w s : J i m J O H N ST O N an d I h ad a d r i n k on e

even ing l ast mon t h. H e i s fl yi n g C-140s wi t h t h e 89 M A G out of A n dr ew s an d enj oy i n g h i msel f v er y m uch . J im w a s spen di n g a coupl e of w eek s T D Y at t en di n g A i r l if t Op er at ions Sch ool (A OS) an d n ot enj oy i n g h i m self v er y m uch . We h ad a good t im e t al ki n g ov er car eer s an d m ut ual acquai nt an ces. Wh i l e on a shor t T D Y t o K i rt l an d, I w a s a bl e t o h av e l u n ch w i t h H a n k C O N A N T . H a n k i s t h e H -3

Pr ogr am M an ager f or t h e 1550 A ir cr ew T r ai ni n g an d T est W i n g. T ed SC H R O E D E R i s al so at t h e 1550t h as t h e C h i ef

of t h e Si m ul at or Br an ch. H e w as h er e at Scot t j ust recent ly t o br i ef t h e st af f on a pr oposed v isul at or t o go wi t h t h e heli copt er si mul at or s. T ed h as som e super i deas t o h elp tr ai n Rescue pi lot s in h i gh ri sk man euv er s li k e n ap o f t h e ear t h i ngr ess an d egr ess, l ow l ev el com m uni cat i on s-out r ef ueli n g, an d h eli copt er v s. h eli copt er t act i cs. T h e t r i p t o

Albuquerque was a qui ck one and I was on the go every

m i n ut e. St i l l , I w ou l d h av e b een r em i ss an d I n ot b een a b l e

to extinguish my Mexi can food l ow level li ght. Burp!

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Spri n g i s i n t h e ai r . T h e buds ar e r e-appear i n g on t h e m ult i t ude of scr ub oak t h at surr oun d t h e A cadem y . T h e sun r i ses ear li er an d set s l at er i n t h e day . T h e soun d o f cr ashi n g pads pi er ces t h e cri sp ai r as spr i n g f oot bal l pr act i ce br i n gs f or t h t h e h opes f or a n ew season . Ca det s ar e seen m or e f r eq u en t l y a n d l at er i n t h e d ow n t ow n

Col or ado Spri n gs han gout s. M or e an d mor e spor t s car s wi t h out of st at e li cen se pl at es an d whi t e st i ck er s f r eq u en t I n t er st at e 25. Y oun ger peopl e wi t h sh or t er h ai r ar e s e e n hi t ch hi ki n g t o an d fr om Den ver . L i ght s ar e seen bur ni n g l at e as Fi r st i es pl an t h eir car eer st r at egy . Pr ospect i v e br i des an d gr oom s scurr y t o an d fr om t h e Ch apl ai n s’ of f i ces wi t h i n cr eased r egul ar i t y . T h e f r equent spr i n g sn ow s n ow seem bori n g. Spri n g i s in t h e air . 25

I t seem s l i k e t h e “ N o O n e’s D on e M or e T h an ’64” C l ass

k eeps m ovi n g ar ound. T er r y FL OWE R i s th e new A ssi st ant Pr of essor of Ph y si cs near my ol d st om pi n g gr oun ds, t h e al l gir ls (th en) Coll ege of St . Cat h er i n e i n S t . P aul , M N . T er r y ’s n ew h om e addr ess is 13875 M i ssi ssippi T r ail , H ast i n gs, M N 55033. M ik e H OL COM B h as moved t o t h e adj oi ni n g st at e and n ow r esi des at 421 Ei ght h St ., N een ah , WI , 54956. Wh at br i n gs y ou t h er e, M i k e? Duk e N A U T ON i s now a Comm uni cat i on s Speci ali st i n t h e El ect r oni cs Div i si on of Gen er al Dy n ami cs Cor p. Du k e l i ves at 2684 M obl ey St ., San Di ego, CA 92123. H i s i n vi t at i on spok en as a t r ue M ar y l an der i s, “ Y ’al l com e, y a h eah !” L ee CON N ER h as m ov ed fr om Cal if or ni a t o J apan an d h as a m ai li n g addr ess of Box 57, A PO, San Fr an ci sco, 96328 .

A tem por ar y addr ess (unt il A ugust , 1980) f or Gr eg H I L D EBRA N DT i s 6315 Gr een V all ey Ci r cl e, #104, Culv er Ci t y , CA 90230. Gr eg i s curr en t ly on a on e y ear sabbat i cal at t h e Ran d Cor p., Sant a M oni ca Di v i si on , fr om U SA FA . H e w i ll

r et ur n

t o b e T en u r e A ssoci at e P r of essor

Econ omi cs, Geogr aphy , an d M an agem ent . Gr eg w il l sh ak e up t h e T h i n k T an k ! Con v er sely , an ol d r oom m at e, J eff BA K ER t ur n ed dow n t en ur e t o accept an A i r A tt ach e assi gn m ent t o B ur m a. J ef f an d I h ad di n ner t oget h er t h e ot h er ev eni n g, an d h e w as excit ed about t h e oppor t unit y . I t sh oul d be fun f or J ef f and f ami ly as l ong as he doesn’t becom e a h ost age. Bi ll FL OOD k n ew h e h ad t oo com pli cat ed an addr ess, so h e accomm odat ed us wit h a m ov e t o 3660 Rawhi de Ct ., L ost W ages, N V 89121. Byr on H OOT EN h as ret ur n ed st at esi de t o Gen er al Deli v er y , Pope A F B , N C, 28308. T h at soun ds li k e an ex ci ti n g addr ess. H oot ! A l fr ed Q. (H i ck ) Cam pbell , H I h a s r e-l ocat ed t o 10614 M t . I d a, San A n t oni o, T X 78213. Gay l or d GREEN h as al so mov ed t o 26555 Redl an d Bl vd, #7C, Redl an ds, CA 92773. J ack H U DSON h as f oll owed suit , an d h e r esi des at Rout e 1, Box 136, Roopv i ll e, G A 30 170. Col i n K . (B i r d i e) R o bbi n s h a s l i k ew i se m ov ed t o 8

M i ddl e H oll ow Road, L l oy d H ar bor , L on g I sl an d, N Y , 11743. Speak i n g of N ew Y or k, our own G. T odd (Odd-Ogg) J ager son w as r ecent ly f eat ur ed n at i onwi de i n t h e Sun day P a r a d e m a g azi n e. I t seem s t h at T o dd h a s b ecom e a

m oder n day H or ati o A L GER, as th e n ews st or y t ol d of h i s r ise t o M adi son A v enue f r om a gar age begi n ni n g. T odd speci al izes i n hel pi n g m aj or com pani es comply wi t h f eder al di scr i mi n at i on gui deli n es. A n d t o t h i n k t h e l a s t t i m e I saw T odd h e w as passed out i n a cl oset ov er a t B e n M art i n ’s J un e Week . Well , con gr at ul at i on s, T odd - t h e pi ct ur e w as a l ot bet t er t h an t he one f eat uri n g y our a r t w o r k i n t h e Sun day Rocky M oun t ai n E m p i r e m ag azi n e i n 1964!

The Combined Consistent Corresponder award goes to

N el s RU N N I N G, wh ose n ew addr ess i s PSC 1, B ox 332, A PO San Fr an ci sco, 96286. We al l k now N el s li k es t o s e e hi s n am e in pr i nt , but r eally , N el s, i s it n ecessary t o m o v e ev er y quart er ? Bi l l SK A ER i s t h e n ew Com m an der , Sq. 4 (M T A D), Of f i cer T r ai ni n g Sch ool , L ackl an d A F B , T X . Bi ll ’s h om e addr ess i s 8418 R ock y Pat h, San A n t oni o, T X 7 8 25 0 .

Ti ger T en di d i t s ann ual Ch ri st m as new sl et t er agai n th i s y ear . T h e f oll owi n g it em s ar e r esult s of t h at . J i m V E R ST REA T E becam e A ssi st ant Ch i ef of Oper at i on s an d Tr ai ni n g D ivi si on (DOT ) last J uly an d i s cur r ent l y ch ecki n g out i n t h e F -15 an d can be r each ed at PSC B o x 3658, L uke A F B , AZ , 85309. Roger H EA D r epor t s t h at h e an d J oh n H O F F M A N ar e 50% of t h e T est F or ce of F -15s a t

Edw ar ds A FB . Rog h as mov ed ag ain , an d hi s n ew addr ess i s 39672 Count r y Cl ub Dri v e, Palm dal e, CA , 93550. J ack PA T ERN O pr oudly an n oun ces t h at h e t r av el s 4,000 mil es 26

a m ont h bet w een t h e F -106 an d T -33 of t h e 177t h F I G (N J A N G) at N A F E C, A t l an t i c Cit y , N J , an d t he 707 an d 7 2 7 o f

T r an s W or l d A i r l i n es out of J F K . H e al so st at es t h at o n e o f

his bonus plums is conducting Recurr ant Tr ai ning for TWA ’s numerous young Flight At tendants. Well , Jack,

w ar is Hell - 461 St anw i ch Road, Gr een w i ch , CT , 06830. T had WOL F E i s in t h e f i n al y ear of hi s H Q U SA F t our a n d i s cu r r en t l y C h i ef of P er son n el an d A d m i n i st r at i on f o r t h e

Di rect or ate. He’s sti ll active in wrestli ng, this time

coachi n g a y out h cl ub t eam . T h ad can be r each ed at 5 2 0 7 Dunl ei gh Dr ., t h i s ti m e coachi n g a y out h cl ub t eam . K ei t h N . (N i ck ) L acey at t en ded h i s 20t h h i gh sch ool r euni on l a s t sum m er an d w as awarded t h e wi g f or h avi n g t h e l east h ai r . He sai d i t l ook ed gr eat wi t h h i s 20 y ear ol d b ody . Ser i ously , N i ck i s Ch i ef of Safet y at M oody A F B , f lyi n g F 4’s. Hi s address i s RRI , Ray Ci t y , GA 31645. St eve CROK E R r epor t s t h at h e’s i n a year ’s sch ool at t h e S t a t e D epar t m en t ’s E x ecut i v e Sem i n ar i n N a t i on a l & I n t er n a t i o n a l A f f a i r s . S t ev e s t a t e s t h a t h e d o e s n ’t k n o w

wh y h e’s t h er e an d h ad n ever h eard of i t bef or e M PC call ed. Wel l , St ev e, m ay be y ou guy s can com e up w it h a w ay t o get th e h ost ages out of I r an , ali v e! St eve’s a d d r es s i s 7907 Double Cr eek Ct ., Spri n gfi el d, V A 22153. M ar ch on . T i ger T en ! T wo ’64 m em ber s ar e i n t he sam e l aw fi r m i n t h e B ay A r ea - J i m F L E M I N G an d Ron

HULTING. Jim states he’s busy rai sing ki ds and writi ng

l ett er s, br i ef s, mem os, m ot i on s, et c. H e can be r each ed a t 1 1 Sn ow Ct ., Or i n da, CA 94563. Joh n L U K A SI K i s t h e M ai nt en an ce Super v i sor of t h e 63r d Fi el d M ai nt en an ce Squadr on at N or t on A F B . L uke st at es t h at t i m e h as n ot been gen er ous t o h i m in l ooks. Som e of us coul d h av e t o l d hi m t h at a l on g t i m e ago. L u ke can be r each ed at 3154 M cK i n l ey A v e., San Ber n ar di n o, CA 92404. T h e n ew E x ecut iv e of fi cer of t h e f am ed “ T r i ple N i ckl e” , t h e 5 5 5 t h

TFS i s none other than Kris M INEAU. Kri s enj oys f lyi ng t h e F -15 an d liv es t h r ee mi l es sout h of L uk e, at 310 B an der a Ci r cl e, L i t ch fi el d Par k , A Z 85304. T i m es ar e busy

for Terry I SAA CSON as Commander of t he 37th Flyi ng

T i ger Squadr on , alt h ough t h e I r an i an cr i sis h as ph ased dow n fl y i n g somewh at due t o t he n um ber of I r an i an st udent s. I ’ll bet t h ey ’r e a r i ot ! T err y say s t h e squadr on i s w or ki n g h ar d on qual it y of l if e i ssues, f ami ly i nv ol v em en t , car eer coun sel li n g an d ot h er ret en t i on-r el at ed i ssues. Wel com e t o t h e r eal w or l d, T err y !

Gary ANDERSON checked in with some current topi cs

fr om L itt l e Rock A FB . Gar y j ust t ook com m an d of (i n h i s wor ds) on e of t h e fi n est squadr on s in t he A ir For ce - t h e

50th TA G Ai rli ft Sq. “ Red Devils” i n January. Gary’s

Chuck h as been t h e f ull ci rcl e st art i n g i n T A G, f oll owed by

assignments i n ATC, A FIT, A FTEC, ADTA C (A DCOM),

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M i l den h all i n t h e w i nt er , wh er e h e say s h e’l l sh ar e

E dw ar ds A FB an d i s n ow t h e Oper at i on s Of fi cer f or t h e U SA F H eli copt er U n it at Ft Ruck er , A l abam a. G eor ge M cK I N N EY i s r epor t edly put t i n g a sever e dent i n t h e Gul f of M ex i co’s fi sh popul at i on . Geor ge i s w i t h t h e T act i cal A ir War f ar e Cent er at Egli n an d i s w or ki n g w i t h t h e F -15 si m ul at or pr ogr am . J i m M cGORRY h as r et ur n ed f rom a r em ot e i n K ef lavi k as oper at i on s offi cer of t h e 5 7 t h F I S. H e wi ll be r ej oi ni ng h i s f ami ly (M ar y an d 1/ 3 d o z en ch i l dr en ) wh o st ay ed i n Day t on an d wi l l be t aki n g up r esi dence i n sun ny H om est ead as an F-4 I P. Receiv ed a ch an ge of addr ess car d fr om P . R. T H OM A S. PR i s n ow i n Spok an e, Wash ., w or ki n g as a cor por at e pi lot (I w oul d h ave st ay ed i n Br eck enr i dge). Dan F ET ZE R at t en ded t h e J an uar y-J un e 80 cl ass at t h e A r m ed For ces St af f Coll ege i n N or fol k foll owi n g a t our at Span gdah l em A B , Ger m any . Dan ment i on ed t h at Doug M EL SON an d L y n n COL E M A N w er e at Sp an g as t h e Ch i ef s of Wi n g Weapon s an d Saf et y , r espect i v ely . L y n n al w ay s li ked t h a t “ Ch i ef ’ busi n ess. By t h e way , i s J acob WI N T RI CK st i l l i n busi n ess in M onzel . I r em ember som e gr eat m oment s in h i s

says included i n the package is a 10 week rotation t o R A F

s om e

h ot t od di es w i t h R on D U L L E N w h o i s w i t h t h e 78 T F S a t

RAF Woodbri dge. You probably di dn’t know (or care), b u t

t h e 78t h i n 1966 h ou sed 24 m em b er s of t h e C l ass of ’ 64 .

Other reports from Gary: Tom RAUK i s now a VI P i n the

M A C DO’s St an/ Ev al sh op. Pet e M ORRI SON i s n ow at t h e Pot om ac Puzzl e Pal ace, Pl an s & A n aly si s Di vi si on , wher e h e’s t ear i n g h i s h air out t r yi n g t o com e up wi t h s o m e

concrete concept of the CX. Erni e MI LLER gaveup brownand-green trash machines (C-130s) for Chi nese food, owning and serving up excell ent di shes at the “ Fu Lin” i n L i tt l e Rock . Br uce F I ST ER is r eput ed t o be Ops Of f i cer o f t h e 16t h T act i cal A i r li f t T r ai ni n g Sq. at L i t t l e Rock , b u t

spends much of his time on the road for HQ MA C. Bruce

m ost recent ly becam e i nv olv ed i n a M A C-wi de r ev i ew o f a l l

present tactics, reputed to be inherited from Gen. C u st er . A s Spri ng and Summer arrive, the thoughts of

A m er i can s t ur n t o t h e upcom in g f al l Pr esi dent i al el ect i on .

What ever your political affili ation, I encourage all of y ou t o becom e i n v ol v ed i n t he polit i cal pr ocess at wh at ev er

level you feel comfort abl e about . I also encourage y ou t o read a book publi shed by the N ational Federation of I ndependent Busi nessmen (of whi ch I am a member) en t it l ed A T i m e f o r T r u t h , wr i t t en by f or mer Secr et ar y o f

the Tr easury and soon-to-be Col orado Spri ngs resi dent ,

Wi ll i am Si m on . H i s an aly si s an d contr ast of t he U .S. w i t h t h e Sovi et U n i on i s en li ght eni n g, par t i cul ar ly i n v i ew o f

the i mpending U .S. Olympi c boycott of M oscow. The 1980’s will prove t o be a cruci al decade in Ameri can Hi story. Let’s be a positive part of it !

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F r a n ci s X . M cC a n n 2 3 L ee A v e .

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O f f i c e : A V 4 3 2 -5 8 9 2

A ll of y ou in Ski Coun t r y w h o wer e w on deri n g wh er e t h e sn ow wen t t h i s wi nt er , look n o mor e. I t w as r i ght h er e i n T i dewat er , V ir gi ni a! T h ose of y ou wh o h av e liv ed i n t h e ar ea can appr eci at e wh at 12 in ch es of sn ow f r om one s t o r m di d t o t h i s pl ace. Sch ools w er e cl osed f or t hr ee d ay s, H Q T A G ev en cl osed down f or a d ay (y ou k n ow it w as b ad!). Poquoson ’s one “ sn ow pl ow” w as com pl et el y out cl assed. By t h e t i m e y ou f ol k s get t o t h i s ar t i cle, t h e M cCan n ’s wi ll b e on t h e r oad t o our n ew h om e i n Bost on , woul d y o u b el i ev e. A f t er a m on t h of con t r a ct i n g sch ool at L ow er y , I

wi ll be h eadi n g t o a j ob wi t h t h e Def en se Cont r act i n g

A d m i n i st r at i on Ser v i ce. A d ef i n i t e ch an ge of en v i r on m en t

fr om an F-4 cock pit . A f t er 1 J uly an d unt il we get a n e w addr ess, sen d any i n for m at i on t o: c/ o F r a n ci s M cC a n n

40 V all ey Rd.

D ed h a m , M ass. 02026 A n ot h er 65’er on t h e m ov e r ec en t l y w as C h u ck R Y E R SO N . C h uck w r ot e (w h i ch I t h or ou g h l y a p pr eci at ed )

t h at in A pri l h e w oul d be l eavi n g Ty n dall wh er e h e h a s been wor ki n g i n t h e 475 T est Sq dn on air-t o-ai r gun n er y t ar get s an d dr ones. He w i l l be goin g t o H om est ead f or F -4 RT U wit h a f oll ow-on assi gn m en t t o K u nsan by -t h e-sea.

t h at M i k e D O U G LA S h ad m ov ed f r om t h e F -16 J T F a t

w i n e t a st i n g r oom .

I f you ar e l ooki n g f or Roy BRI DGE S t h ese day s, ch eck Pit t m an St at i on , Hender son , N V . Roy act ual ly li ves i n L a s V egas but does h i s ch or es as A ssi st an t Ex ecut i v e Of fi cer , A F FT C/ Det 3, at a dr eamy li t t l e pl ace i n t h e mi ddl e o f t h e N ev a d a d es er t .

T h r ee ot h er 65’er s w h o se r a n k s I w i l l b e j oi n i n g i n t h e

pr ocur em ent car eer f i el d h av e been on t h e m ove. I n A ugust of ’79, Bi ll WA YN E t ook over t h e j ob as Deput y Ch i ef o f C on t r a ct A d m i n i st r at i on i n C l ev el an d , O h i o. C h u ck W I L L I A M S i s n ow t h e C h i ef of t h e C o n t r a ct M a n ag em en t

Di vi si on , H Q A FL C, f ol l owi n g a t our i n T ai wan an d f iv e m ont h s at Ft Bel voi r , V A , i n t he Def en se Sy st em s M an agem ent Col lege. J err y EL D E R i s t h e Ch i ef of t h e Pr ogr am M an agem en t Of f i ce i n t h e A F PRO at t h e M cDonn ell-Dougl as pl an t , St . L oui s, M O. Si x t y-f iv e i s al so wel l r epr esent ed i n t h e gr eat st at e o f T ex as — Bob H OL DE R i s li v i n g i n Pl an o an d i s f ly i n g 737’s f or Sou t h w est A i r l i n es w h i l e m ai n t ai n i n g h i s c o n t a c t

w it h t he A ir For ce t h r ough t h e Reser v es. Bi ll COL E i s a l s o i n t h e R eser v es i n T ex as a n d w or k s f u l l -t i m e as a n F A A

car r i er op er at i on s i n sp ect or . A n d f i n a l l y , F er g y F ERGU SON i s back in sch ool at t h e U n iv er si t y of T ex as. Gen e PU H L an d V i c GRA ZI ER ar e enj oyi n g t h e good l i f e at t h ose f amous Pacif i c v acat i on spot s on Guam a n d Oki n awa. Gen e i s b ack t o f ly i n g i n B-52’s an d V i c i n R F 4 ’s .

T om PI L SCH w as k i n d en ough t o pass on som e w or ds about t he f ol k s i n M A C. B ack i n A pr i l wh en t hi s art i cl e w as wri t t en , I w as out beat i n g t h e bush es f or mor e c l a s s i n f orm at i on an d T om cam e t h r ough i n gr eat f or m . Tom w i l l b e on t h e m ov e h i m sel f t h i s sum m er t o t h e C X S P O . R i ck L I N D E M A N N

a n d H ow i e H I L L w i l l al so b e

l eavi n g M A C H Q and r et ur n i n g t o C-141 cock pit s — Ri ck

t o N or t on an d H ow i e t o Ch ar l est on . B ob K E M M E R E R i s

f ly i n g C-130’s at Cl ar k an d i s Ch i ef of Tr ai ni n g. Ri ck

SH U E Y i s a t Scot t a s t h e h ead of t h e T -39 S af et y O f fi ce.

J oh n T A T E i s t h e A ssi st an t Oper at i on s Of f i cer f or t h e 5 7 M A S, C-141 t r ai ni n g squadr on at A l t us. 2 7

A w or d a b out t h e C l ass W al l . W ar r en L A N G L E Y i s

hon cho’i n g t h e ef f ort t o mount t h e ’65 cl ass cr est o n t h e w al l an d est i m at es it wi l l take about a $20 (t ax deduct i ble) donat i on fr om each of us t o do t h e j ob. M ak e y our ch eck s pay able t o t h e “ Cl ass of 1965 A OG Fun d,” c/ o A OG, U .S. A ir For ce A cademy , CO 80840. T h at sums up t h e Cl ass N ews f or t hi s i ssue. I n or der t o help me out i n g at h er i n g mor e i n fo for f ut ur e art i cl es a n d m ake t h e readi n g mor e i nt er est i n g f or y ou, I h ope t o i ni t i ate a sm al l net wor k of cont acts i n t h e M A J COM s, Pent agon , an d ot h er appr opr i at e locat i on s. I h aven ’t passed t he pl an ni ng st age on t hi s ef f ort , but if you a r e i nt er est ed in h el pi ng out , I w oul d appr eci at e a cal l . See y ou i n t h e s u m m er .

P.S. A ny one wan t to buy a house?

A -10 at D a v i s M o n t h an . J oe J A R V I S i s i n M A C C ur r en t

Ops at T r av i s. Bi l l D U N N E h as escaped t h e Pent agon t o be a B -52 Sq uadr on Com m an der at Wur t sm i t h . Con gr at ul at i on s, Bi ll ! M art y DA A CK j ust r et ur ned t o F air ch i l d aft er I P upgr ade h er e at Cast l e. B ob E ST U S i s anot h er visit or h er e. H e’s tr aded h i s A OC j ob f or a B -5 2 t o L or i ng. Si d WI SE an d Rust y GI DE ON w i l l be cl assm at es agai n — t h i s tim e at t h e A ir War Coll ege. J oh n M cB ROOM E i s goi n g t o t h e N aval War Coll ege. You’v e com e a l ong way si nce t h e Pr ep Sch ool , Joh n . Red T ags a r e wel l r epr esent ed i n t h e Space Sh ut t l e Com pet i t i on . P i l o t ca n d i d at es a r e: St a n B O Y D a n d R o n G R A B E . M i ssi on

Speci ali st can di dat es ar e: E d CA N N ON , Joe FA I X , Di ck OL I V E R, M i ke RH YN A RD , an d J i m T I L L E Y . Ri ck CRE E w r i t es f r om F or t W o r t h t h at h e i s t h e V i ce P r esi den t o f A &

A Fi nan ci al Cor por at i on an d t h at Paul ZOM N I R i s an en gi n eer f or Gen er al Dy n ami cs. T h an ks f or t h e let t er , Ri ck , an d congr at ul at i on s on your n ewest Red T ag — D er ek W I L L I A M S. J a ck J A N E C K Y h a s b een m a d e a

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Wel l , t h e A i r For ce h as f i n ally caught up wit h me. A f t er alm ost fourt een year s of f ly i n g sev er al di f f er en t ai r pl an es (som e mor e fun t h an ot h er s). I ’ve been in vit ed t o j oi n t h e Pent agon Red T ag Cl ub. M y n ew h om e wi l l be A F / XOX , an d af t er A ugust 1 our n ew addr ess wi ll be: 4406 Coldbr ooke Court , A l ex an dri a, V ir gi ni a 22306. S ev er a l o t h er 6 6 er s a r e o n t h e m o v e. P a u l S T E I N h a s

m oved f r om T A C H Q t o t h e Pent agon . Paul SPE N CER i s an I n t ell i gence A n al y st at Hq U SA F . A 1 N A DE R h as m oved t o Puy al lup, W ash i n gt on ; h e f li es C-130s out o f M cCh or d. Bob D U N SH EE i s at Egli n fly i n g t h e F -16. T oug h b r eak . B ob ! H a r n SM I T H w or k s i n t h e T A C / D O

sh op at L an gl ey . M i ke M A RT I N i s n ow at Dov er f ly i n g t h e C-5A . Sp en ce DA N I EL S h as m oved across t ow n i n L as V eg a s. G eor g e K U ZM I A K i s a Sen i or T ech n i cal A d v i sor

wit h H on ey well in Dall as. Ron GRA B E i s at Edwar ds as Ch i ef of Sy st em s Op s at t h e T est Pi lot School . H i s pr ev i ou s as si g n m en t w a s a n ex c h an g e t our w i t h t h e R A F a s a H ar r i er / Sea H ar r i er T est P i l ot . F r a n k A N D R E W S l eav es hi s j ob as Com m an der of Cam br i a A F S C A i n A ugust t o f ly

t h e K C-135 at Bly t h ev il l e, A r k ansas. Don ROSS i s a Developi n g Sy st em s Saf et y Of f i cer i n A FI SC at N or t on .

T ob e G O O D E N h a s r et ur n ed f r om K or ea t o b e an I P i n t h e 28

Hurried greeti ngs to all. We’re i n the mi ddle of packi ng

an d pr epar ati ons f or our PCS m ove; we st art t he dr iv e

cr oss cou n t r y t om or r ow a n d t h e d ea dl i n e f or t h i s a r t i cl e i s u pon m e. So t h i s w i l l b e sh or t a n d sw eet ! W e’r e al l

saddened by t h e an noun cem ent of t he l oss of F r an k SL U SH ER. Our heart -f elt sym pat hy goes t o al l of h i s f ami ly . Al so, I ’d li ke t o v oi ce our uni ted concer n t o t h e

families and friends of our four cl assmates sti ll being l i s t e d

as M I A as of 31 J an uar y 1980. T ur ni n g aw ay f r om t h ose sad n ot es, t h e Cl ass Cr est pr oj ect i s wel l on it s way . Got a r epor t f r om A 1 ROWE y est er day t h at by t he t im e t hi s get s pr i n t ed m ost ever yon e sh ou l d h av e r ecei v ed an i n f o l et t er a n d con t r i b ut i on

en vel ope. I ’v e got a v ol un t eer r epl acem ent ; H U RRA Y D a n M ORGA N w r it es h e’l l giv e up t h e br own bar s an d r et ur n t o act iv e dut y i n A ugust . H e’s goi n g t o be a cl i ni cal p sy ch ol ogy i n t er n a t W i l f or d H a l l a t L a ck l an d f or h i s f i r s t

y ear . T h an ks for th e of f er Dan an d you’ve g ot t he bat on . I ’m g oi n g t o r el i nquish t hi s duty bef ore A ugust because I ’ l l r eally be out of t h e i n f o st r eam i n A ustr ali a (wh er e I ’ l l b e f ly i n g C-12’s an d wor ki n g in t h e CI N CPA CA F L i ai son

O f f i ce).

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r ep eat s. W h i l e T D Y t o D C , w e h a d d i n n er w i t h V en a n d D i an e H A M M O N D S w h o’l l a t t en d A F SC i n J a n . 8 1 a n d

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K N OB L OCH (base weat h er ) an d Gl en L U N D (E -4 al er t T D Y) at An dr ew s. T h ey b ot h l ook gr eat an d seem t o b e doi n g f i n e. M or e st uden t n ews . . . Bob M U L D ROW i s a t A CSC an d h opes f or an A FT E C assi gn m ent i n eit h er t h e FB-l l l B or A SA L M pr ogr am . A l so, bot h M i k e RYA N an d M i ke L A N GST ON ar e at t h e “ gen t l em en ’s sch ool ” at A FSC an d wi ll gr aduat e i n J une. Ron WI L BA NK S mov ed fr om C Spr i n gs t o H am pt on , V A but h e di dn ’t menti on anyt h i n g about hi s j ob. Ch uck K OWA L CH U K h as “ fi nal ly m ade it b ack t o Col or ado!” w h er e h e’s a sal es r e p f or A m er i can H ospi t al Supply i n En gl ew ood. M i lt SP I E G E L H A U E R i s st i l l ar ou n d H ou st on w h er e h e i s

Em pl oym ent M an ager f or t he J ar vi s Wal k er Gr oup. M at t SZCZEPA N E K h as depart ed K et t er i n g, OH (WPA FB ) f or t he w arm er clim at e at Egli n . Joh n BA RTL ETT h as l eft K an sas f or t h e bi g t ow n of Colum bus, T X . Doug COOK i s ser vi n g as an EWO w it h t h e 28 BM S at Robi n s A F B . A l ex A RCH I BA L D h as depart ed San A n t on io f or a sl ot in t h e U SA F / RA F exch an ge pr ogr am at A l conbur y , U .K . Soun ds li k e a good posit i on . T h e f i n al par t of t h e n e w s com es dir ect ly out of a l ett er fr om Buz CA RPE N T E R, w h o is an SR-71 I P an d is k ept busy bet ween tr ai ni n g an d ov er seas TD Y s. Buz adds “ any of y ou wh o com e t h r ough K aden a . . . Bl dg. 318 r oom 202 is m y h om e aw ay f r om h om e. B ar ’s al w ay s open so do st op by !” H e also r epor t s t h e f oll owi n g cl assm at e acti vi t i es: Gar y L ORE N Z l ef t West P oi n t a s a T A G of f i cer an d i s n ow b a ck w i t h F -4’s at Geor ge A F B . J . Ross L E ON A RD i s f ly i n g C-5’s out of T r avi s A F B . He got m ar r i ed i n J an . an d pr oceeded on a space A hon eym oon t hr ough t h e Paci fi c t h eat er . Tom DU ROSS i s vi ce pr esi dent of a pool constr uct i on f i rm i n Con cor d, Cali f or ni a. J an M ESSI N GER n ow liv es i n Or egon wh er e h e an d h i s w i f e a r e n ur ses. T om E V A N S i s st i l l h a n gi n g

hi s h at at Beal e, f ly i n g U -2’s. L ast y ear h e per son al ly

con d u ct ed a t ou r f or P r esi d en t C ar t er a r ou n d t h e U -2 a t

A n dr ew s ai r pat ch . Ron M ORI SH I GE f i n ally com pl et ed hi s Olm st ed schol ar shi p act ivi t i es . . . alm ost f our y e a r s , an d is now f ly i n g F -4’s out of Sey m our Joh n son . Bo CROSBY is a T -38 fi gh t er leadi n g m ai nt en an ce of f i cer a t H ol l om an . A r t L E A C H i s i n W i l d W easel F -4G ’s a t C l ar k

A F B , PL T om M E N ZA i s dri vi n g K C-135s at T r avi s an d i s busy wi t h all sor t s of st af f pr oj ect s. Fr an k SH A W i s a si m u l at or i n st r u ct or i n D en v er f or U n i t ed A i r l i n es a f t er

l eavi ng U SA F an d PA CA F St an Ev al . Bob GI L M ORE i s a doct or at Tr av i s. H e saw my (B uz’s) d augh t er t h er e a f e w w eek s a g o.

M any t h an k s. Buz f or all t h at i nf o. I t sur e does h el p i n wr i t i n g t hese n ews art i cl es.

T h at ’s a b out i t f or t h i s l a st t i m e. I t ’s b een f u n w r i t i n g t h e

news and t al ki n g/ cor r espon di n g dir ect ly wi t h y ou cl assm at es an d wi v es. I f any of y ou ev er m ak e it t o t h e l a n d “ D own U n der ” , pl ease dr op i n or gi v e m e a call . I can b e locat ed t h r ough t h e Em bassy t h er e. B est w i sh es f or good healt h an d h appi n ess t o all !

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It may be true that Col orado is God’s Country, but I h a v e

t o bel i eve H e spen t E ast er w eek en d i n Washi n gt on , D .C., am on g t he ch er r y t r ees. A f t er ch ur ch ser vi ces, t h e T or r ean os j oi n ed t h e m any cit izen s of t h e Republi c w h o w er e st r ol li n g alon g t h e T i dal B asi n , sm el li n g t h e w h i t e

and pi nk cherry bl ossoms, watching each other, and

cat ch in g a f ew r ay s on t h e st eps of t h e J ef f er son M em ori al . T h e l ar ge beds of daf f odi l s wer e i n f ul l bl oom , wi t h t h e

tulips due to show in a week or so. What a great Easter d ay

it w as! A n d wi t h our comm uni t y egg h unt y est er day an d t h e k i d s ex ci t m en t w i t h t h e E a st er b ask et s t h i s m or n i n g, a

r eal ly per f ect week en d. E ast er i s t r uly a cel ebr at ion o f n ew li f e an d r ebi r t h , an d M i m i an d I h ope y ou al l ex per i en ced an d coul d appr eci at e t h e j oy of t h i s spr i n gt i m e season . O u r

speci al prayers were and are with the f amily of Dick

F REY , w h o passed aw ay r ecen t ly aft er a bout wi t h can cer . W e r em em ber good t im es wi t h our Cl assm at e. Di ck was int er r ed at U SA FA , w i t h B i ll BE GE RT , D i ck F A ST , Set h J EN SE N , V er n M CGRA W, Bob SH U M WA Y , an d Bob WI L SON ser vi n g as pall bear er s. M i m i an d I sl ept wi t h t h e wi n dow open t h e ot h er ni ght , so t h at i s an ot h er clue spr i ng is h er e. A n d n on e t oo s o o n , b e c a u s e w e c o u l d n ’t s t a n d a n o t h er o n e o f t h o s e w i n t er

ut i li t y bi ll s. M i mi is r eal ly pl eased t o see t h e ki ds pl ayi n g so wel l t oget h er — out door s fi n ally ! Bot h M ar k an d M a r cy ar e out beat i n g t h e base pat h s t hi s y ear f or t h ei r L i t t l e L eague t eam s. H ope t h e M aj or L eaguer s put dow n t h ei r paci f i er s an d pl ay b all t h e wh ol e season — go Reds! L ocally , t he second an n ual Capi t al Ch apt er Wi n g Di n g w as h el d 29 M ar ch at A n dr ew s. Gr ads f r om j ust about ev er y cl ass cam e t o soci al i ze, eat , an d d an ce. T h e s u c c es s o f

t h e ev en i n g w as l ar gely due t o t h e ef fort s of t h e pl an ni n g com mi t t ee com posed of ’68er s Don an d Wen dy SU T T ON , (ch ai r m an ), M art y an d Cl audi a COL E , Ed an d K ar en EB ERH A RT , an d Br uce GERRI T Y . M art y ev en di d a cr edit abl e j ob of calli n g mi n ut es t o an n oun ce di n n er . D o n h ad Bob SH U M A Y sen d som e F or m 10s an d 0-960s an d put t h em on t h e t abl es f or a bit of at m osph er e. A s it t ur n s out , t h e 0-960 (f ast n eat av er ag ef r i en dl y g ood g ood ) i s t h e o l d es t

cur r ent Cadet Wi n g f or m , fi r st publi sh ed i n i t s pr esen t “ f or m ” i n M ar ch 1955. Br i gadi er Gen er al Or t h , Dean o f t h e F acult y , f lew out t o gi v e us t h e l owdow n on t h e Zoo. F i r st i es now becom e “ br ev et ” li eut en ant s af t er spr i n g br eak , wi t h m any r est ri ct i on s r em oved wh i l e t h ey st r uggl e t o r el ear n how t o act li k e f r ee men . Oops, I m ean f r ee p er son s, ‘cause t hi s y ear t r adit i on get s bust ed an d p r eced en t set a s t h e g r a d u a t e r an k s op en t o w el com e o u r fi r st f em a l e m em b er s. G en er al O r t h a l so r ev eal ed , t o t h e

speech l ess am azem ent of som e, t h at 2° n ow h av e car p r i v i l eg es (l eg al l y ) a n d t h at i n t h e n ear f u t ur e U SA F A

M OV IN G? Pl ease f or w ar d y our n ew addr ess, dut y

a ssi g n m en t , a n d ot h er n ew s t o t h e A O G

Offi ce ... A OG Recor ds ar e on ly as curr en t as

y ou r l a t est su b m i ssi on ...

m ay i nit i at e a “ summ er al um n ae coll ege” t o all ow gr ads an d t h ei r f ami li es t o spen d a f ew w eek s at U SA FA an d ex p er i en ce col l eg e l i f e (pr esu m ab l y w i t h ou t t h e b en efi t o f t h e m or n i n g r u n or sh ow er f or m at i on s).

Of cour se, n ew peopl e keep bei n g dr aw n t o t h e n ex us o f pow er h er e on th e shor es of t h e Pot om ac. Tony ROBE RT SON i s a St r at egi c A i r cr aft A n aly st i n Pr ogr am s an d A n aly si s, Ai r St af f . T ony is al so f ast becomi n g a budget an d m or t gage an aly st as t h e r at es skyr ock et a n d 29

hi s ch an ces of bei n g abl e t o ex er ci se h i s “ r i ght t o d ec e n t

housing” plummet. I t is a brutal real estate market a r o u n d

h er e now an d I w ish T ony an d h is f ami ly l uck . I h ear d E r n i e H O U G H T O N i s d u e i n t ow n soon f or a t w o y ear D I A

t our t o use t h e ski ll s h e acquir ed duri n g hi s Olm st ead st udi es in Br ussel s befor e r et ur n i n g t o t h e cock pit t o m a k e a g at e.

Ri ngal i ngs: Steve MCPHA I L call ed to say he had

d eci d ed t o l eav e t h e ser v i ce an d seek a car eer w i t h

Sout h west A ir li n es, but was l ooki n g for a posi ti on w i t h in dust r y unt i l a cockpi t open ed up. St ev e h ad been f ly i n g F 106s at M cCh or d. I n a l at er call , V er n M CGRA W t ol d m e St eve was con si der i n g an off er f rom a cor por ati on an d h a s

not yet gotten on with Southwest. Vern al so sai d he i s o n the vergeof getting out himself and taking a j ob as a S en i o r Fli ght Test Engi neer in Boeing’s offensive avi oni cs

sect i on i n Wi chit a, K an sas. V er n h as wei gh ed t h e alt er n at iv e (fly Buf f s out of Guam an d h an g on unt i l

twenty) and found it wanting, expressing his feeli ngs w i t h the quote, “ happiness is the whol e j ourney, not j ust t h e d est i n at i on .” T h i s i s an i ssue w e h av e al l w r est l ed w i t h

(and probably always wi ll) and can easily form the b a s i s

f or l on g an d i nt en se conv er sat i on s at f ut ur e r euni on s.

Let’s hope we each make the best decisi on for our selves.

V er n h ad new s t h at Dav e A L L E N i s n ow f lyi n g f or West er n A i r li n es out of L A , but h opes t o tr an sf er soon t o Den v er , because t h e f amil y i s st il l i n t h e Spri n gs. J ean , m eanwh i l e, m an ages a househ ol d an d a medi cal l abor at or y . J oh n M A CON h as r ecen t ly set t l ed i n t h e

Ber n ar di n o, st i l l wi t h Scien ce A ppl i cati on s, wor ki n g o n m i cropr ocessor appl i cat ion s f or t h e cr ui se m i ssil e a n d M X . A l l ar e i nv it ed-t o st op i n an d say h i . A dd r ess ch an g es: N o h om et own n ew s r el eases t hi s t i m e an d on ly a f ew m ov es, whi ch m ean s we ar e get t i n g m or e h um bl e an d sedent ar y . Bi l l B EE K M A N i s Ch i ef of T act i cal L aser Sy st em s at t h e A F Weapon s L ab, K i r t l an d A F B , N M , h avi n g j ust fi ni sh ed hi s A F I T degr ee i n ast r o en gi n eer i n g. B il l M CCON N E L L i s st i l l on act i v e dut y a n d assi gn ed t o t h e 12 T F S, Geor gi a A ir N at i on al Guar d, Dobbi n s, A F B . Don al d SCH EN K h as got t en out r ecent l y an d i s an en gi n eer f or M art i n M ar i et t a i n Den v er . A n d J oh n WOOD SI DE can be f oun d i n t h e Bay V i l l age, Ohi o Ph on ebook t h ese day s. Got a f ew vi gn et t es about t h e CI N C, J i m my Cart er . Som e say t h at si n ce K en n edy beat h i m i n N ew Yor k an d C on n , t h at h e can b est b e d escr i b ed as t h e I n cr edi b l e S u l k .

A n d I h ear d som eon e t h e ot h er day com pari n g h i m t o T eddy Roosev el t of “ w alk soft l y an d carr y a bi g st i ck ” f am e. Cart er get s hi gh r ati n gs in t h e “ sof t w al k er ” cat egor y , but h as appar ent l y got t en con fused about t h e “ bi g st i ck ” act . H e seem s t o t hi n k h e sh oul d l et ot h er s h i t h i m , an d us t oo. L et s h ope w e w ak en fr om t h e cur r ent n i ght m ar e soon an d get t o see t h at bet t er w or l d w e s t r i v e f or .

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St eve an d V er n decli n ed pr om ot i on t o M aj or , as h av e sev er al ot h er cl assm at es, i n cl udi n g M i k e CRYE R an d K e n B O W E R S.

M ai l bag: Jim HASTI NGS sent an announcement of the

f or m at ion of hi s n ew l aw cor por at i on in San A n sel mo, C A , (M ari n Count y .) J i m wi ll be doi n g ci v i l an d cr i mi n al w or k , as wel l as con sult i n g on avi at i on l aw . Good l uck in y o u r ven t ur e, J i m . An ot h er l awy er . Bob PET ERSON , wr i t es f rom D al l as t h at h e is becomi n g mor e T ex an each day w h i l e doin g l egal wor k f or E-Sy st em s. H e h as r ecent l y

qualified for the Texas Bar and does work on A ir Force con tr act s. T h an ks f or t h e ph ot o of t h e f ami ly . B ob. P a u l GOSN EL L h as wr an gl ed a seat i n an F-15 i n Ok i n aw a. V al er i e an d t h e ch i l dr en r em ai n i n A u st i n u n t i l A u gu st ,

w h en V al fi ni sh es her degr ee w or k an d can j oi n Paul i n base quar t er s. Fi n ally , D av e ST ROBE L wr ot e a sh or t n o t e on hi s ch an ge of addr ess car d t h at h e i s now i n San

T hi s ’69 repor t wi l l be based sol el y on ch an ge of addr ess

f o r m s r ec ei v ed f r o m t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f G r a d u a t e s o f f i c e . I

encour age an y ’69 m em ber t o dr op me a n ot e or gi ve m e a call wit h an y n ew s h e mi gh t h ave f or t h i s col um n . Wi t h out y our i n put I am lim i t ed t o th e i nf orm at i on pr ovi ded b y ch an ge of addr ess car ds an d h om et own new s r el eases. M i k e BE EZL EY i s a vascul ar sur geon at Tr avi s A i r

F or ce B a se. H e w i l l b e a n L C a s of J u n e 4 of t h i s y ear .

Ch uck H A M M ON D ar r i ved at H Q PA CA F on J an uar y 13, 1980. Phi l DE L V E CCH I O i s a seni or pr oj ect en gi n eer w i t h M obi l Oi l i n Cor al Spr i n gs, F l or i da. Ray H ON A K E R i s al so soaki n g up th e sun in Fl or i da at F ort Wal t on Beach . Bob A L L E N h as r ecen tly ar r i v ed at L i tt l e Rock A i r For ce B a se w i t h t h e 16 T A T S. B a r t T U C K E R h a s j u st fi n i sh ed

A r m ed F or ces St af f Coll ege al on g wi t h Foot I N GERSOL L . Bart r epor t s i n hi s ch an ge of addr ess n ot i fi cati on t h a t h e i s cur r ent ly at U SA F T est Pi l ot Sch ool at E dw ar ds an d t h a t S t ev e C H E R R Y i s a l s o t h er e i n t h e sen i o r c l a s s .

R on M A R C OT T E i s cur r en t l y en r ol l ed a t t h e A r m ed

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Ch ar l est on , w h er e h e i s a P a r k T ech n i ci a n f or t h e N a t i on a l

Par k Ser vi ce at For t Sumt er . Wh il e we w ere cel ebrat i n g o u r

t en t h r eu n i on . B ob w a s f or ced t o m i ss ou r cel ebr at i on s

wh i l e h e was i n t r ai ni n g at t h e Feder al L aw En f or cem en t T r ai n i n g Cent er . D on M cSW A I N i s an ai r cr af t com m an der wi t h t h e 37t h T act i cal A ir L i f t Squadr on a t Rh ei n -M ai n A F B . M ar t y PA GE i s a f i r st of f i cer wi t h Sout h w est A i r l i n es f l y i n g out of D a l l a s, T ex a s . T om

A L L EN i s an F-15 pi lot at K aden a A F B . D av e A ST L E i s an assi st an t air att ach e an d i s at t h e Defen se I n t el li gen ce Sch ool . J eb H A L L ETT i s a ch i ef of v ascul ar sur ger y a t Wi lf or d H al l . Fi n al ly , Bugs FORSYT H E i s n ow f ly i n g f o r 30

U ni t ed A ir lin es out of Den ver an d cont i n ues t o f ly F - 10 5 s f or t h e A i r F or ce R eser v e i n U t ah .

I spoke wit h Cli f f PA RSON S ov er th e h oli day s an d was

i n f or m ed t h at C l i f f i s b ack i n t h e St at es som ew h at

per m an ent ly , h av i ng h ad sev er al good year s i n A ustr ali a.

One last request for any and all i nformati on you may h a v e ab out y our sel v es or our cl a ssm a t es . I l ook f or w a r d

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Bef or e get t i n g st art ed wit h t h e usual n ew s, I w ant t o pass on wh at I can about Hom ecom i n g ’80. 1 am sur e t h at by n ow m ost of y ou ar e an x i ous t o h ear som et h i n g. A l e t t er wi ll be sent t o each of y ou by t he fi r st of M ay w i t h a l l t h e

detai ls. Here i s the way things look now: Our 10-year

r euni on wi l l be T h ur sday n i gh t (Sept . 18th ) pr obably a t t h e Hol i day I n n N ort h . T h e A OG w i l l r eser ve a block of r o o m s th er e. Fr iday t h er e sh oul d be a H om ecom i n g par ade at t h e n oon meal f or m at i on , f ol l owed by l un ch i n M i tch ’s f or t h ose wh o woul d li ke t o do t h at . T h at ev eni n g t h er e w i l l b e an i n f orm al cock tai l t im e at t h e O’Cl ub f ol lowed by a

dance wi th (possi bly) the 31st Street Exit playing t og et h er

f or th e last t i m e. Sat ur day t here ar e t h e mem ori al cer em ony , br unch , f oot ball g am e (San Di ego St ate), a n d

the Jabara Award Banquet and Dance. A speci al highli ght f or u s w i l l b e t h e ad d i t i on of our C l a ss C r est t o t h e C l a s s

Wall . If you have any questions or suggesti ons, contact

H ar v, J oh n, a n d Tom st udy a t Purdue Pr octer an d Gam ble. D ave A N T OON h ad j ust gr aduat ed

from A FI T i n Systems Management and was assi gned to

Wi lf or d H all . M i ke B ROWE R i s i n an A F I T p r ogr am at Geor gi a T ech . J oh n BA I L E Y i s f lyi n g f or U ni t ed out o f Ch i cago. Dave an d J ean H I GGI N S ar e at Of f ut . B i ll HA M

i s i n B u f f s a t Gr a n d F or k s . B i l l H A M I L L a n d R i ck

T U SET H ar e at L an gl ey — Bi l l i n TA G H eadquar t er s an d R i ck i n F -15 ’s . T h a n k s t o J o h n a n d T om f or a l l t h e n e w s .

Sk i p PE N N Y al so wr ot e. H e an d Gar y DA H L EN ar e o n

Maui , about 100 mi les from Honolul u. He said they woul d hel p mak e arr angement s for th ose goi ng to th e USA FA/ Hawaii game this fall . He sti ll offers to put u p a s many as he can. They are planning on spending the

Dave St er li n g or me.

w eek en d i n H o n ol u l u . H e sai d t h at B el l ow s A F S h a s

hi s f am i l y pr act i ce r esi dency . I n Oct ober h e an d Barbar a becam e par ent s f or t h e f i r st t im e. I t ’s a gi r l — n am ed

Al oha Stadi um. Skip can help with any questi ons. You c a n

N ow—on to the news. There are several let ters to pass on. Mi ke PA DDOCK wrote from Greeley where he i s doi ng L aura.

I al so got a l et t er f r om J oh n BA L L A RD wh o was at Pur due alon g wi t h T om RA Y L and J oh n HA RV EY . T om an d H ar v h ad j ust fi ni sh ed th eir ma st er s i n man agem en t , l eavi n g J oh n t h er e as th e A F I T L i ason Of fi cer . T om w e n t to El l swor t h wh er e h e and San dy wi ll be li v i n g j ust t w o houses away f r om Geor ge RA YL an d hi s f am i ly . Tom wi l l be i n CE t her e at El l swort h . H ar v wen t t o RA F U pper H eyf or d. J oh n st il l h as a y ear and a h al f t o get h i s P h D i n soci al-per son al it y psych ology . H e i s cont i n ui n g hi s r es ea r c h i n t o E S P .

J oh n al so passed on som e news of ot hers: Russ N ORT H RU P h as f i ni sh ed hi s f ir st y ear wi t h Del t a an d al so f li es t an k er s f or t h e N ew H am psh ir e A N G . Bob

YOUNG is an environmental engi neer with a consulti ng fi r m i n t h e Si er r a s a n d i s a U SA F A L i a son O f fi cer . L a s t

spri ng he and Carla spent a couple of weeks expl ori ng Greece. Mi ke HA NZEL i s a l awyer i n Pittsburgh. J ohn

cabi n s av ai l able t h at ren t f or $12/ ni gh t and r eser vati on s can be made up t o one m on t h i n adv an ce. T h e com m er ci al n um b er i s 808-259-9474. B el l ow s i s a b out a n h our f r om

ca l l h i m on ov er sea s A U T O V O N 3 15-42 1-50 23 or a t h om e

at 808-572-0333. I f you call A U T OV ON an d can ’t get h im , l eav e y our n am e an d com m erci al ph on e n um ber an d he’l l get back t o y ou. Sk i p sai d t h at J i m an d L oi s BA RRA L L a r e li vi ng near Dal l as (J im f li es wi t h T I ). Bi ll an d L i n da BA DER are wi t h East er n out of A t l ant a, as ar e J ak e a n d

M in h K h ai H O L M E S.

T h er e w a s a l so a l et t er w i t h a l ot of n ew s f r om J oh n C U SI C K . H e a n d J en n i f er a r e i n M a ssach u set t s . J oh n i s

in v ol ved i n cor por at e st r ategy wi t h a man agem ent an d econ omi c consul t i n g fi r m . T hey ar e ex pect i n g t h ei r f i r s t

family additi on in May. I was especi ally glad to get J o h n ’s

l et t er because i t i n cl uded news of R uss an d J ani e M cK N I GH T wh om w e l ost tr ack of i n ’72. Russ an d J ani e

and family of three are enj oyi ng country l ife in Skaneateles, NY where Russ i s the Purchasi ng Manager

f or Goul d Pum p Co. T h e r est of t h e n ew s J oh n passed o n I ’l l r epeat h er e pr et t y m uch ver bat im . D ave an d Pam DeWI T T

said h e at t ended a psy ch ol ogy con ven ti on l ast M ay a n d

li ve in a condo on a golf course i n Bi rmingham. Dave represent s the Servi ce Bureau Company i n the Southeast ,

f lyi ng wi th Am eri can. Tom RAYL also included a page

Alabama ANG. Scott BARKER i s i n hi s second year at

y ear s . B ob B A SK E T T w a s a l so a t E l l sw or t h w h en T o m

Scar sdale, N Y . Br am i s wor ki n g f or Ban ker ’s Tr ust i n M an h at t an af t er gr aduati ng f rom H ar var d Busi ness Sch ool i n ’78. J oh n an d Ch er y l M ON A H A N l i ve i n

r a n i n t o R eu b en J ON E S a t t h e con v en t i on h ot el . R eu ben i s

wi t h Joh n ’s let t er . Tom sai d t h at Geor ge i s looki n g f o r a n ai r li ne j ob st ar t i ng t he mi ddl e of J an uar y . L ooks li ke t h ei r assi gn men ts wi ll f i n al ly be di f f er en t af t er alm ost t e n

wr ot e but h e t oo was looki n g f or an ai rl i n e j ob t he m i d d l e o f

February. Tom al so passed on that Mark and Kathy

DOBB EL S ar e i n West ch est er , OH , wh er e M ar k w or k s f or

an d, accor di n g t o Joh n , h as st opped fl yi n g F-4’s f or t h e

H ar v a r d L a w Sc h ool . B r a m a n d B a r b ar a SM I T H l i v e i n

P or t l a n d , M E w h er e J oh n i s d u e t o fi n i sh l a w sch ool t h i s

spri ng. Charles and Donna BLA CK live i n San Diego

wh er e Ch ar l es pr act i ces law . Ch ar l es Jr . was b or n t hi s 31

past year. Johnny and Cyri BOYD live in Atl anta where

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J oh n f li es w i t h D el t a . J i m a n d G a i l A B E L L E R A l i v e i n t h e

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D .C. ar ea. Ji m edi t s a def en se publi cati on f or t h e A m er i c a n

Enterpri se Institute. Dave CHEREB completed hi s PhD i n

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analyst/ econometri ci an for McCul lough Corp. i n L . A.

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recently made partner with hi s consulti ng firm. Thanks, J o h n f o r a l l t h a t n ew s .

F i n all y , t h er e was a sh or t n ot e f r om St ev e SI M PSON

w h o w a s i n t h at E a st er n A i r l i n e cl ass t h at h ad f our ’ 70

grads. He sai d there were also two ’70 USNA grads and

won der ed if t h ose n um ber represen t ed som e ki n d of r ecor d.

Now, t o update some recent moves: Harry STECK j ust

l ef t U SA F A f or E d w a r d s — T est P i l ot Sch ool , I t h i n k . P a u l

H ort on l ef t K . I . Sawy er f or M ont er ey , CA — a wel com e ch an ge I w oul d guess. (A t t h e l ast mi n ut e I got a n ot e f r om Paul an d Joy ce. Paul i s in N av al Post gr aduat e Sch ool a n d f r om th er e t h ey wi l l go t o A t h en s, Gr eece wh er e Paul w i l l be A ssi st an t A i r A t t ache. T hey do enj oy M ont er ey). Roger an d Ch er yl RI GGS ar e n ow li vi n g i n La yt on , U T . J oh n K U PK O i s an oph t h amol ogi st at M at her . H an k K A I SE R a l so a r r i v ed a t M a t h er i n D ecem b er . B ob F I SH M A N i s a n

at t or ney i n Ri ch ardson , T X . Rex an d Dori s RE I L E Y ar e n ow li v i ng i n A l ex an dri a, V A . Gar y OT A i s a n av i gat or a t H i ck am . Cr ai g H UM PH RI ES i s f l yi n g 106’s at M i n ot . Geor ge CA T O i s at Tr avi s wh er e h e i s Ci r cui t Def en se Counsel , H Q U SA F J udi ci ar y . Bob RI ET D ORF separ at ed i n A pri l ’79 an d i s n ow f lyi n g f or Easter n out of Houst on . A lt h ough T om RA Y L m ent i on ed t h at Bi ll HA M w as i n B52’s at Gr an d For k s, t h e l atest I h av e sh ows Bi ll at Egli n w h er e h e i s i n N on -N u cl ea r A r m am en t P l an n i n g . J i m

B ECHT EL i s a paten t advi sor at t h e N av al Weapon s

Center , Chi na L ake, CA . Ray BA KER i s a C-130E navi gat or / f li ght comm an der at Rh ei n M ai n .

T h a t l ook s l i k e a l l t h e n ew s f or t h i s t i m e ar ou n d. S t a r t

t h i n ki n g Hom ecomi n g an d mak i n g y our pl an s t o at t en d.

Spr i n g f ev er tim e agai n . M ay be t h at ’s w h y t h e n ew s i s s o sp ar se. Or m aybe it ’s t h e post N ew Y ear s sl um p. I n a n y ev en t , m ost of t h e i n f or m ati on t h is t im e com es f r om Ch an ge of A d dr ess car ds. W e d i d r ec ei v e a c a r d f r o m J o h n a n d C h r i s t i e G R U E S E R

an noun ci n g t h e ar r i v al of a b aby gir l . A l so, D an ny a n d M ar go U L M E R an d t h eir t w o boy s m ov ed fr om U SA FA t o Ch ar l est on A F B , SC, wh er e D an ny i s fl y i n g C-141s. Ch an ge of A ddr ess car ds pr ovi ded t h e f oll owi n g in f orm at i on : J oh n BI E RI E mov ed f rom D ubuque, I ow a t o C h ar l est on A F B . M i k e F RA T ZK E i s a M i ssi l e C om b at C r ew

C o m m a n d er a t M i n ot . P a u l K N O T T m o v ed f r om

Seym our -Joh n son t o Span gdah lem A B , Germ any . P aul r epor t s t h at Gor dy KA GE i s goi n g t o Cast l e as a K C-135 I P an d Ed SV E U M got out an d i s goi n g t o sch ool h er e i n A lbuquer que. J oh n K OCH i s a m ech an ical en gi n eer wi t h A SD at Wr i gh t -Pat t . K ev i n K RA I L is t ech ni cal sal es r e p f or t h e M i dw est f or M i l es L ab or at or i es. R og er M cFa r l a n d i s a 727 fl i ght en gi n eer f or U n i t ed, b ased i n Den v er , an d li vi n g i n Col or ado Spri n gs. K en M or r i s i s a D elt a pi l ot i n M i ami . J am es ST OB I E i s a Ph D st uden t a t Geor gi a T ech . I k e SWE ESY i s at L uk e. J ay V A N PE L T m ov ed f r om N ell i s t o A l ex an dri a, V a N or bert WA GN E R is at Scott A FB aft er a t our at Wr i ght Pat t er son . T err y WE I M E R com pl et ed an A F I T pr ogr am at Wr i gh t -Pat t i n December an d i s n ow an astr o en gi neer f or A D COM at Ch ey en ne M oun t ai n . Fi n al ly , D av e WI N GA D i s m an ager of t h e M un i ci pal Bon d Depar t m ent f or J oh n G. K i n n ar d an d Co. in M i n neapoli s. T h at ’s about i t for n ow . A g ai n , I soli cit y our call s a n d l et t er s f or i n f or m at i on on w h at t he Cl ass i s doi n g. T i l l n ex t t i m e.

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H el l o all—an d h appy Spri n gt i m e f r om J apan . I f t hi s

seem s sh or t , i t r esul t s f r om l a ck of p er son a l m a i l , a n d t h e

f act th at I got behi n d (l at e) w h at wi t h T eam Spi ri t 8 0 o v er h er e an d on e t h i n g an ot h er . So wit h onl y t h e Ch an ges o f A ddr ess t o go on , h er e goes. Bri an BI N N (Bar bar a) i s pr esent ly assi gn ed t o th e A er o Depar t m ent at U SA FA . ROKA F M aj or M y un g J u CH OI i s n ow ser v i n g a s t h e M i l i t a r y A t t a ch e, K or ean E m b assy t o G r eat B r i t a i n (U n i t ed K i n g d om ) i n L on d on . J i m D O N L E Y

h as lef t L uk e f or N elli s. Put ti n g on th e Del t a wi n gs, P a u l GON Y EA (Ch ri st i n a) h as mov ed f r om Car n at i on , WA t o L auder hi ll , F L , based out of M i am i . Den ni s GRE E N E i s a L aw St udent li vi n g n ow at Redon do Beach , CA . B i l l H A L L (F r an ) fl i es F 4’s a t N el l i s h av i n g fi n i sh ed

i n st r uct i ng at Del Ri o. N ow f lyi n g i n cor por at e avi at i on , M i k e H E R B E R T (J a n ) l i v es i n J ed d a h , S au d i A r a b i a .

SM I L E !!

San dy L EWI S (Bobbi e) i s a ci vi li an r esi di n g i n Den v er , CO . A n ot h er ci vi li an f r om Rent on , WA , J im L ORE N GE R

(M ar gi e) i s at Boei n g Comm er ci al A i r pl an e Com pan y as Fi nance Di vi si on Seni or Sy st em s A n aly st . F ly i n g T -37’s a t Wi lli am s Ch r i s RU BA CH A (Br en da) f or mer l y w as at Dy ess as a B-52 A i r cr af t Comm an der / M ai nt en an ce Of f i cer f or w h i ch h e r ecei v ed a n A F C M . U SA F A h as

an ot h er 72 f acult y mem ber wi t h J oh n SH A F ER (Debbi ) assi gn ed t o t h e EE Depar t m ent . Ph i l SH A RP i s st il l w i t h A m eri can A i r li nes, but h as m oved f r om Bost on t o Chicago. H e i s j oi ned t h er e by Bob SORE N SE N (B arbar a) al so f lyi ng f or A m eri can . J oh n WA T K I N S (J oan ) i s

General M anager for Emerson Electri c C. A. of Caracas, Venezuela. PeteVOORHEES (Kay) has a new set of wi ngs,

si nce bei ng based i n Bost on wit h Delt a A i rl i n es. A n d t h at , f ol k s, does it f or “ har d copy r epor t s” . I per son al ly r an i nt o St ev e B L A CK (Cy nt hi a) at Ch on gj u A B , K orea, wh er e som e of t h e best f ood an d f u n

was had by all who played over there in March/ April . B y

t he way , St ev e f li es F4’s out of M oody . A n d j ust t h e o t h er day , wh o sh oul d st r ol l t h r ough “ m y ” BX but Bob RA K I T I S! I t was r eall y a t rai ni n g mi ssi on f or h i s C141 cr ew out of Ch ar l est on (t o be al l t h e way out h er e i n t h e L an d of t h e Ri si n g Sun ?), at l east t h at ’s wh at Bob s a i d .

Anyway, more than a few of our guys have been passi ng th r ough t h e ar ea, an d I ’ll tr y t o m ent i on an y on e wh o c a r e s

to be menti oned if I do see y’all . In the meantime, p l ea se

wri t e mor e as I n eed y our i n put s t o put th e per son al t o u c h i n t h e n ew slet t er . Oh , and i t ’s t r ue, t h e n am e i s Ch ar l i e H A RRI N GT ON , n ot Ch uck as was used i n t h e last i ssue. M ay be it would h el p cl ass N ew s Secr et ar i es t o h av e t h e “ names we go by ” as an en t r y i n t h e Regi st er . I f an y o t h er obv i ous gl it ch es cr op up i n t h i s pr oduct — pl ease l et m e kn ow . U n t i l th en , or wh enev er , t ak e car e, peace, an d h a v e a h appy sum m er . F PA .

Washi n gt on St ate ar ea. M i ke E DWA RD S and L awr y ar e al so ex pect i n g t h eir f ir st ch il d sh or t ly . M i ke pl an s o n fi n all y g oi n g h om e t o t h e f ar m i n L y m an , N ebr ask a t hi s summ er aft er separ at i n g as a F li ght I n str uct or i n T -38s a t H ol l om an . L ee i s i n h is secon d y ear of L aw School at t h e U n iv er si t y of Col or ado in t h e A F f unded L egal Educati on Pr ogr am . L ee an d N an cy h ad a baby gi r l on 11 D ecember t o g o wit h t h eir 15 m ont h ol d son . L ee say s h e got n ew s o f Gr eg STA N K I E wh o l eft af t er 4° y ear but got h i s com m issi on t h r ough ROT C an d i s pi lot i n g C-130s at Cl ar k A F B . Tom REA M ’S wi f e, N an cy wr ot e a n i ce let t er (y ou can c al l m e F r ed). T om i s a n I P i n C -14 1s b u t w i l l s o o n b e

goi n g t o A FI T at Wr i ght -Pat t er son i n Oper ati on s Resear ch . J oh n an d A n n PA CE ar e li v i n g i n San Jose a n d he i s st at i oned at Sun ny si de A i r St at i on . T h ey h ave a n e w son , bor n 29 F ebr uar y . Don an d J ul i e F ORRE ST E R h ad a n ew son bor n i n Febr uary an d h e (D on ) i s a f li gh t en gi n eer f or U n it ed. B ob E VA N S w as h ir ed by PSA . Pet e COOPE R w as h i r ed by TWA an d f li es f or t h e Reser v e at N or t on . A 1 H OWE Y w il l be goi n g som et im e t h i s y ear t o t each H i st or y b ack at t h e Z oo. E r i c B R O W N i s n ow st at i on ed at L .A . A i r

St at i on . A .J . B RI B I N G i s, or soon w i ll b e, t each i n g a t t h e A cademy . Br uce SL A WT E R w il l soon be goi n g t o D .C. f or Russi an ar ea st udi es, t h en t o l an guage t r ai n i n g an d o n t o M oscow in t w o y ear s as an A i r A t t ach e. N an cy , h er sel f , i s gett i n g r eady t o t ak e t h e A F OQT t o t r y t o get i nt o O T S s o t he REA M f am ily m ay soon b e al l A i r For ce. Wel l , t hi s i s on ce agai n t h e en d. So l on g f or t hi s q u ar t er . See y ou n ex t ti m e, sam e pl ace.

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F r ed K n o w l es 96 4 L a co n D r .

N ew port N ew s, V A 23602 48 F I S (A D T A C )

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Once agai n , t hi s quart er f i n ds me T DY an d t r yi n g t o com pl et e t h i s col um n , n ot k n owi n g if I l ef t som e st uff a t home or w h at . A n y w ay , I ’ll gi v e it a t r y an d cat ch u p n ex t t i m e. S o s t i c k w i t h m e .

D elt a cont i n ues t o col lect t he Cl ass of ’73; t hi s m ont h J o e WA L K E R is wor ki ng out of Bost on ; Gor don PU RCE Y i s f ly i ng out of Ch i cago; an d Ralph B ROD E RI CK i s i n

M i am i . A 1 B R I B I N G a n d D ean H A Y L E T T b ot h r ecei v ed

Com m en dat i on M edal s. Ran dy SA GE i s at Hi ll , tr yi n g t o keep F -16s f ly i n g fr om t he pil ot ’s si de. Ran dy PU T Z i s

h ea d ed f or SO S a n d t h en on t o A i r F or ce St u di es a n d

A n alysi s i n Wash i n gt on , D .C. Bi ll RI T T E R an d wi f e h ad a baby gir l on 30 Oct ober (A m ber M ari e). Bi ll i s goi n g t o

SO S, al so. I g ot a l et t er f r om L ee Z I M M E RM A N w h o

w ant ed t o r epor t on som e guy s f r om Bul l dog 13. Dav e SCH RU PP an d wi f e Can dy j ust h ad t h eir t hi r d ch i l d, b o r n in A u str i a, wh ere Dav e i s st udy i n g at t h e U ni v er si t y o f A ustr i a un der t h e Ol mst ed Schol ar shi p. Ed RI CK S i s w or ki n g f or For d M ot or Fi n an ce Com pany i n Den ver . T err y GE E RS i s a C-9 pi l ot at Scott an d n ow h as t wo l i t t l e Geer s. J oh n O’CON N OR an d wi f e T er r y h ad t h eir f ir st chil d - a gi r l - bor n l ast A ugust at K i rt l an d wh er e h e i s assi gn ed t o t h e A F T est a n d E v al u at i on C en t er . T .R .

SM I T H and J uli e ar e ex pect i n g t heir f i r st t h i s summ er a n d imm edi at ely t h er eaft er , T .R. i s separ ati n g an d goin g f r o m L aughli n wh er e h e w as a T -38 I P, pr obably b ack t o t h e

Well Bi g Red t h i s on e i s goi n g t o be sh or t . I h ave r ec ei v e d

on e l et t er a n d a b out f i f t een n ew s r el eases. T om M A Y i s

l eavi ng t h e ser vi ce t o wor k f or I BM as a man uf act ur i n g en gi n eer . Good l uck on y our n ew car eer . Ot h er ch an ges ar e: Dav i d BA RK E R, I P T -38, Ran dol ph , T X ; J ack BORA H , I n st r uct or EW , Geor ge, CA ; J am es BRI CK E L L , Pit C-141, Ch ar lest on , SC ; J am es BU RGER, B eale, CA ; Pat CA RL T ON , Ref lavi k , I cel an d; T er en ce G I L BE RT , Pit , H ol lom an , N M ; D ean e H A RI M OT O, Wi lf or d H al l , L ackl an d, T X ; Doug HA RN L Y , I n st . A st r o, U SA FA , CO; J eff J A COBS; Pi t 0-2, Sh aw , SC; Wi l li am M CSPA DD EN , A udit or , P an h an dl e Pi pe L i n e Co., A t h en s, T N ; Don OU K ROP, Pi t F-4E , H om est ead, F L ; W ar r en PRI D DY , Pi t A -10, Woodbr i dge E n gl an d; St even RE ZN I CK , Wr i ght-P at OH ; Den ni s V OL L I N K , I P T -38 Pi t , R an dol ph , T X . T hi s i s t h e l ast col um n t h at I am goi n g t o wr i t e. I w i l l b e l eav i ng i n t he sum m er an d wi ll b e t r avel li n g a bit t o o m u c h t o dev ot e t im e t o our col um n . I f y ou ar e i nt er est ed i n

w r i t i n g t h e col u m n t h en con t act t h e A O G of f i ce a n d t h ey

wi l l begi n f or w ar di n g t h e i n f or m at i on t o y ou. Good l u c k o n al l y our en deav or s. I h av e enj oyed wr i t i n g t h e col um n a n d l ook f or war d t o st ay i n g i n cont act wi t h t h e cl ass. G o o d B y e.

T h e d e a d l i n e f o r su b m i s si o n o f m a t er i a l s f o r i n c l u si o n i n t h e su m m er 19 8 0 i s su e o f

C H E CK P OI N T S i s 7 J ul y 19 80 .

Rick L ayman

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it ’s ti m e t o do t h e n ext on e. L ucki ly , I ’m n o l on ger suf f er i n g f rom a l ack of i n put s. You ar e al l doin g a super j ob. A l l I h av e t o do n ow i s assem bl e t h e t hi n gs y ou gav e m e. T h an ks f or t h e h elp. L E T T E R S: T h e f ol l owi n g i n put s ar e f r om sever al sour ces. U n f or t un at ely , t h er e i s n ot en ough r oom i n t h e m agazi n e t o publ i sh each l et t er i n i t s ent ir et y . J i m C A R L SO N an d M i k e R E E SE w r ot e i n f r om F ai r ch i l d t o

fi ll us i n on t h e h appeni n gs i n t h e N or t h west . M i k e a n d Doug N EL SON ar e copi l ot s i n B-52’s. M i k e h as r ecei v ed or der s f or D m odels at A n der sen , Gu am an d wi ll be goi n g T DY enr out e at Car swel l . Doug i s i n st an dboar d an d i s curr en t ly at SOS. J i m h as deci ded t o h av e hi m self in st al led as par t of t h e w oodwor k as h e doesn’t f i gur e o n goi n g an y wh er e f or awh i le. B ob A L L EN (copi l ot , K C-135), j ust got m arr i ed. M i k e L E U SCH EN i s also a copi l ot i n K Cs. M ar k WE L L S wh o r ecent ly upgr aded t o A C w il l be goi n g to A T C i n t h e n ear fut ur e. M ar k H OL M E S, (t h e o t h er on e), i s al so a t an ker copi l ot . Don H E N N E Y i s up t h er e t o, appar ent ly as r esour ce m an ager . J i m say s h e’s a bi t el usiv e an d n o on e act uall y k now s wh at h e’s doi n g. P et e K ROGH i s in r esi den cy at Tr avi s wit h a b aby gir l n ewl y a d d ed t o h i s f am i l y . M i k e R O SE B U SH i s f ly i n g O V -l Os a t

Sem bach . J ohn T RA XL ER i s al so i n Ger m any an d J oh n CHA RL T ON i s i n En gl an d. A ppar ent ly h e h as t hr ee youn gst er s n ow . Ji m wan ted me t o pass on t h at L ex B A K E L I T E i s o n a s ec r et m i s si o n u n d er a n a s s u m e d n a m e

an d can n ot be cont act ed unt i l r el eased t h er ef r om . I f y o u need t o get ah ol d of hi m f or an y r eason , pl ease cont act J i m as h e h ear s f r om 0 1’ L ex n ow a n d a g ai n . B i l l B U C H T A , t h e fi r st cl a ss m em b er on t h e U SA F A

F acult y as a Beh av i or al Sci en ces ty pe i s get t i n g out t o at t en d medi cal sch ool at t h e U ni ver si t y of Wi scon si n . H e pl an s on comi n g back on act iv e dut y i n 1984. I got a l ett er f rom Br en t HA L L w it h a ch eck for about a h un dr ed dol l ar s. I t h ou g h t B r en t h a d l ost h i s m i n d u n t i l I

foun d out th at h e’d been t al ki n g wit h fi ft y ot h er guys a n d th ey al l ch ipped i n t w o buck s api ece. A ll cont ri but i on s a r e si ncerely w elcom e an d sor ely n eeded. T hi n gs are pi cki n g up a bit . A t least we beat t h e $100 m ar k . Ri ch CHA N I CK an d Ri ch M CI N T OSH ar e I Ps in T -37s. Ri ch (fi gur e t hi s on e out ) wi ll be goi n g t o PI T sh or t l y an d M ac i s goi n g o f f t o fl y t h e F -15. On e of t h e new st udent s down t h er e at W i l l i am s i n K e n t T R A Y L O R . K e n t w a s a N a v i n R F -4 s a t Sh aw . Good w or k , K ent . T om BU RN S i s f lyi n g T -41s at t h e

A cadem y , D an CH A PM A N i s goi n g t o PI T , an d M ar k

D O N N E L L Y i s of f t o fl y C -14 1s at N or t on . St ev e D U R E SK Y w i l l b e f ly i n g F -16s out of H i l l , w h i l e J ul i u s H A RGROV E

i s of f t o P I T . B o b H E A T H

an d h is w i fe

J acki e h av e r ecen t ly arr iv ed fr om K C-135s at Wur t sm it h , an d Scot t an d B ecky HA M M ON D ar e of f t o t h e A CE det achm ent at M ar ch . Ed K A SL is goi n g t o F-16s, Bob M A RR t o T -33s at L an gl ey , an d M ar i o M EL L U M t o F-11I s at U pper H ey f or d. K er r y PU TT is i n f r om F-4s at Spangd ah l em w h i l e J on T U R N E R , B ob W A L D E N , a n d J oh n

W O O D W A R D a r e o f f t o F - 15 s s o m ew h er e . I n a d d i t i o n t o

all of th e mov es, M ar i o an d K i m M el lum j ust h ad a lit t l e sk at er , B r i an a. C h r i s G L A E SE R s en t i n a l et t er a n d a

pi ct ur e of all t h e guy s over at H ah n at a wi nef est . M i k e WEI N I N GE R w as on e of t h e pr i n ci pal s, as y ou mi ght 34

'Weing er, Tr ax l er, Ro ber ts, Schmi t t, Thomp son, Gl aser suspect . M i k e h as got t en h im sel f M A RRI E D , (pr obably fi v e y ear s ago), i n vi ol at i on of ev ery t hi n g h e sai d w h en w e w er e r oomm at es i n t h e Di r t y Dozen . H e v owed t h en t h at he’d n ev er get h ooked. (I f t h at doesn ’t get h im i n t r o u b l e a t t h e house, n ot hi ng wi l l). Ot h er s i n t h e gr oup of r ev eler s

included John TRA XLER, Spence ROBERTS, Greg

SCH M I T T , Bobby T H OM PSON , an d Ch ri s. I ’ve sent t h e pi ct ur e i n t o t h e A OG t o h av e it i n cl uded wi t h t hi s a r t i cl e, but it mi ght n ot com e out as it w as a col or ph ot o. (T h at ’s a h i nt ; i f y ou sen d i n ph ot os, sen d bl ack an d w hi t e.) C h r i s say s h e spen t at l east t h r ee mont h s l ast y ear i n zer o-zer o f og. N ot a l ot of good f ly i n g w eat h er t h er eabout s, h u h ? R i ch D A H L ST R O M an d D a v e M C D A N I E L ar e at T or r e-

j on , Doug H A RRI SON i s enr out e t o PI T , an d M ar k H OL M ES, t h e sh ort on e f r om H or n y Ei gh t een , i s at Bi t sbur g, f lyi n g w h at Ch ri s t er m s t h e Bi g B lue St r af e R a g . M ar k an d Cat hy h ave a daught er , Bon ni e. M i k e Gi ll f li es t h e A -10 out of Bent wat er s. J oh n an d J udy T RA X L E R h av e t w o ch il dr en , A m y an d Ry an , an d Ch r i s h as a son , M at h ew . A ppar ent ly t h e popul ati on boom i s due t o t h e zer o-zer o con dit i ons, or , as Ch r i s say s, t h e weat her i s t o o dar n bad t o do an yt hi n g but h av e ki ds. A D V E N T U R E S: T al k about y our good t im es... Ch um l ey COL L I N S fi n al ly f oun d t h e gi r l of h i s dr eam s an d g ot

m a r r i e d t o L i eu t e n a n t J a c k i e M i t z n er t h e en d o f M a r c h . I

f lew d ow n t o Sh r evepor t f or t h e weddi n g b ecause I w as get ti n g t i r ed of t h e bli zzar ds i n Wy om i n g. What f ol l owed

w a s a m em o r a b l e w ee k en d . S c o t t a n d J a n et S M I T H d r o v e i n f r om L i t t l e R o c k a n d B r u c e F R I T Z S C H E f l ew o v er f r o m

D el Ri o. T h e al lot t ed space i s n ot near l y en ough t o r e l a t e a l l of t h e good t im es, but we h ad a couple of dr i n k s an d s o m e

g r eat con v er sat i on ; y ou k n ow , t h e u su a l b at ch of l i es... I ’ v e

got t h e gr eat est j ob; t h e w ar i s abusi n g m e, b ut I s om eh o w

m an a g ed t o com e out of i t a l i v e; an d ot h er s . M i k e

BA NK ER sh owed up, b ut I di dn ’t get to see much of h im . St an an d J acki e w il l b e li vi n g at Dy ess af t er St an c o m pl et es upgr ade i n C-130s at L i t t l e Rock . U n t i l t hen , h e’ s i n A r k an sa s a n d sh e’s i n M ass. (Y ou cer t ai n l y d i d n ’t t h i n k I

w as goi n g t o tr y to spell out M assach uset s, di d y ou?) W i t h a li t t l e l uck t h ey ’l l b e t ogeth er by t h is Fal l . Br uce FRI T ZSCH E w as a w ealt h of k n owledge. T h e f oll owi n g r ef lect s wh at h e gave m e t o pass on ; Fr om L aughl i n , T -3 7 s : Way n e WI L L I S an d H oss ERV I N G t o Pet e Fi el d; T om

P O P P t o M y r t l e B each . T -38s: W al t B U R N S t o F -15s ; O l l i e L O R E N Z t o A -l Os ; a n d M ar k ST I C K N E Y a n d G u n n er

OH GREN t o PI T . Rex H OEY , Ran dy SH E PPA RD , K ell y B I SH OP, J oh n DA L Y , an d J im CORRI GA N ar e all i n

Standboard at Laughli n. John GA UGHA N i s upgradi ng

t o A C i n t h e K C-135 at Bar ksdal e. J i mm y Ray S(]!RU GGS i s al so at Bar k sdal e i n B-52s. M ari o M E L L U M i s of f t o

Spangdahl em to Wi lli ams, where Mark i s now a T-37 I P. M i ke F RI CA N O h as l ef t h i s post as a M i n ut em an Cr ew

C om m an d er / i n st r uct or at M a l m st r om f or U N T at M a t h er .

Mountai n Hometo fly F-l l l s. Dick MCINTOSH i s goi ng get i nto F-15s. Jim BURLI NG, (you heard from him l ast month) i s a Titan Toad at Davi s-Monthan. Bi lly STEPHAN i s f lyi ng F-4s out of MacDi ll and wil l be getti ng marri ed to Kelly BI SHOP’s si ster, Wendy, i n May. Br uce, himself , i s going to go to Cast le t o fly F-106s, and w i l l b e getti ng married in May i n San Francisco.

Bi ll M U SI CK i s n ow a desi gn en gi n eer f or F or d M ot or

training thi s wi nter. I guess he di dn’t get enough o f i t i n

C R O SS- COU N T R I E S: M ost peopl e w h o st op h er e at En gl an d f or som e r eason st ay br i ef ly f or j ust a st op-ov er . T w o ex cept i on s recent ly wer e Bi l l N A SH (h e an d Pat t i a n d Ry an ar e at M yr t l e B each i n t h e A -10) an d B uddy L OTT , on hi s w ay t o Egli n i n a T weet . I t was good t o see t h em . Cr ai g J EN SON an d L i sa ar e i n J ol ly Gr een s at Egli n . H e was h er e t wi ce r ecen t l y f or SA R w or k wi t h our wi n g. E a c h t i m e h e com es h er e i t r ai n s al l w eek . I g ot a ri de i n h i s ch opper on e day—I was SA R B OD . I ’ve got t en som e ph on e call s t oo. Pat BU RBA N K cal led f r om T -38 PI T at Ran dol ph a f ew w eek s ago—h e i s enr out e t o Sh eppar d. Hi s wi f e Debbie w as ex pect i n g t heir secon d ch i l d anyt i m e—let us k n ow ! Pat passed som e i nf o: A n dy

D al e H A N N ER wen t t o Fai rch il d f or a l it t l e sur vi val

SE R E .

Keep those cards and l etters coming. By the way, i f you feel generous, remember that the s a m e

f un d t h at i s t o be used f or th e Cl ass Wal l pr oj ect w i l l a l s o

support our tenth-year-reuni on, an scant fi ve years f r o m

n o w , s o a li t t l e bi t of over ki ll wi l l n ot l ast f or lon g. A l so r em em ber t h at i nfl at i on may t ak e us t o t h e clean er s i f t h e

c o f f er s a r en ’t f i l l ed s o o n .

If you haven’t heard, Wyomi ng has had theworst wi nter ever, breaki ng snowfall records that h ave been standi ng for over seventy-five years. So, if any of you h ave a l i t t l e warmth or sunli ght to send up here, pl easefeel free. W e c a n u se i t !

gon e t o K aden a f r om Geor ge. H e say s t h at Gr eg M I L L E R i s n ow a t K u n sa n i n F -4 s. St ev e a n d V i ck i M C N A M A R A

a r e at Span gdah l em i n t h e F-4G. Don “ Wal do” H A L L i s n ow at Ran dol ph f or T -37 PI T en r out e t o V an ce. H e wri t es

t h at “ W al d o l i v es!” B o b G RA Y i s n ow a n F -111 W SO a t R A F L a k en h e a t h .

D U N N i s a t M c G ui r e i n C -14 1s— P at h ear d a r u m or t h at

A n dy i s n ow m ar ri ed. Br ad J ON ES i s at F ai r chi l d i n t h e K C-135. Bob an d N an cy N ORM A N ar e i n T -37s at Columbu s. N ew i n st r uct or s at T -38 PI T at Ran dol ph i n cl ude T im an d A ni t a BA L L , an d K i r k BE L L . A n ot h er call cam e on e n i gh t f r om Ch ar li e M ORGA N wh o i s at

W a d e E . M cR o b er t s

Company in Detroit . Mi ke MCGUI RE, an F-4D j ock, has

884 Ri dgev i ew Dr i v e

B ar k sd al e. H e sai d t h at D a v e A R B U T I N A w i l l g r ad u a t e

P i n ev i l l e, L ou i si an a 71360

3 18 / 6 4 0 -6 9 5 9

I hope thi s i ssue of the Ch eck poi nt s fi nds everyone well . By the ti me you read thi s we’l l be Captai ns—quite a

di f f er en ce fr om t he fun we w er e h av i n g alm ost ei ght y e a r s

ago! Time continues to fly by. I ’ve recei ved much mai l (al so an i mprovement fr om Smack Summer) fr om our

Cl assm at es, so h er e’s wh at ev er yon e i s doi n g:

M O V E S : Su e a n d I d eci d ed t o l eav e t h e r a t r a ce so w e m ov ed t o t h e sub ur b s of A l ex a n d r i a . W e cl ea n ed ou r b a s e

h ouse our sel ves an d passed t h e i n spect i on t oday . Wh ew ! I t

was quite a j ob. Why, i t seems like j ust l ast ni ght I w a s

f r om H ah n em an M edi cal Col l ege t h i s spr i n g. Our wi n g par t i ci pat ed at Red F l ag 80-2 dur i n g J an uar y an d Febr uar y . On 16 J an uar y , J ay ST RA U CH ej ect ed f r om h i s A -7 wh i l e on a m i ssi on . We sur e w er e h appy t o s e e hi m back saf ely ! A n ot h er pl ay er at 80-2 w as Ri ck SCH OE N L E I N , a C-130 n av f r om D y ess. 76er s st ati oned at N el l i s i n t h e F -4 D i n cl u d e D en n i s a n d C h er r y R E A

(Den ni s i s j ust back f r om K or ea), K evi n and Becky H EN A BRA Y , L ar ry an d M ar t h a SM I T H , M ar c M OORE (M or k), Rust y an d Bar b L A T E N SER, an d T on y Y OU N T . I t w a s f u n t o see al l of t h em . A l so T D Y at N el l i s w er e M i k e

BY RON (Ch eri e i s due t o deli v er t h eir secon d, soon ) a n d Pat H OU RE N , bot h F-15 pi l ot s f r om L an gley an d H oll om an r espect i vely , wh o wer e t h er e f or t h e Pen et r at i on

si tt i n g on t h e r oof cl ean i n g out t h e gut t er s...wh at f u n .

A i d s c o u r se .

wh at I coul d ascer t ai n fr om t h e ch an ge of addr ess car ds— corr ect m e i f I ’m wr ong) i n cl ude T i m an d Susie SH A F F ER, WC-130, K eesler ; Walt H E I DM OU S, at K i r t l an d i n H -53

of the outstandi ng mi ssil e crew of the month at Whiteman

Anyway, others who have relocated (but not PCS from

upgrade; Buddy and Kathy LOTT, T-37 I P at Laughli n—

N E W S R E L E A S E S : W i l l i e D A N T Z L E R w a s a m em b er

A F B . Ji m B OM A i s b ack f r om h i s depl oym ent t o t h e West P a ci f i c an d

I n di an

O cean s w i t h

t h e Sev en t h

F l eet .

B uddy say s on hi s car d t h at i t ’s “ n ot good t o lose t o u c h wi t h cl assm at es;” Ji m PH I L L I PS, A -7D dri v er h er e at

Perhaps he was helpi ng keep an eye on old Petroleum

Bri an D I E FF EN BA CH , a M i n ut em an Cr ew Comm an der at F .E . Warr en ; M i k e WI L SON , wh o i s m arr i ed t o i L t

i s an F-4 dri v er at Seym our -Joh n son . M A I L : B arr y M U H L E N B ERG w r ot e. H e i s f ly i n g t h e F 4J out of Ocean a N A S. He h as over 100 tr aps on t h e U S S Sar at oga. I n A ugust h e wi ll t r an si t i on t o t h e F-14 a n d w i l l be r eached f rom t h en un t il J ul y 82 at V i r gi n i a Beach . H e ’ s

England; Jay and Luellen STEINMETZ, C-141 at Norton; Nancy L . Cuzzolino, i s upgradi ng to Aircraft Commander

i n A C-130s at H ur l bur t , an d r epor t s t h at Dav e T H OM I N i s al so an A C; an d J oh n an d Debbi e BRU N S i n C-9s at Scott . N ot t o be out done, som e cl assm at es h av e pull ed up t h ei r r oot s a n d m ov ed t o d i f f er en t sect i on s of t h e cou n t r y

alt oget h er —i t ’s st r an ge h ow we al l get t i r ed of t h e s a m e

pl ace all the time, so we j ust leave. Steve BERGER i s a c o pi lot in the 38th SRS at Offutt. Mi ke SA CKLEY is an F -4 E pilot at Osan, from Kadena. Lance and Juli e CHRIST IAN

ar e n ow at E lm en dor f i n C-130s. M ont y L E E m ar r i ed T i n a last Oct ober , an d i s n ow f lyi n g 0 -2s at H ow ar d A F B , C Z . M ar k

an d

T er r i

O L SO N

h a v e g on e f r om

F -4s a t

B r ea t h o u t t h er e .

I ’v e a l so h ear d f r om a r el i abl e sour ce t h at R i ck M A N T E I

probably one of the few i n our cl ass who wi ll ever f l y t h at ai r pl an e.

T om H OL T Z wr ot e fr om L aughl i n wh er e h e i s a T -38 I P.

He, Don BROCK, and Terry BORSA RE share a house i n Del Rio. He says that Tom SA WN ER f li es around i n Tur key and Spai n (presumably F-4). Mike and Karen COKER are in Germany—Mi ke i s upgradi ng to C-9 A C. Bryon HEPBURN i s also there in C-9s. Dave TERNES i s one of a few good men f lyi ng F-4Js for the USM C from 35

K aneoh e M CA S i n H awaii —H ardshi p! Br i an an d A l i M E EN A N ar e ex pecti ng a b aby at Colum bus, wh er e h e i nst r uct s T -38s. L eo and Beck y RI CHA RDSON ar e t h ere al so. M i k e an d San dy SEM E N U K a r e n o w a t Span gdahlem i n F-4Gs—Wi ld Weasel s ar e get ti n g popul ar f or our cl ass. T om repor t s t h at t h e f ol l owi ng “ wi ves w i l l b e dow n loadi n g t hi s sum m er .’’Pat t y T H OM PSON (H owi e), Pat sy SM I T H (Cl if f) , a nd J oh an na SH I RE Y (J oe). Tom say s al l t he ’76 I Ps at L augh li n are updat i ng t h ei r F o r m s 90 and cr ossi ng thei r f i ngers. T h an ks f or t he let ter , T o m . M O R E B A B I E S: T h e popul at i on ex plosi on of ’76 con t i n ues. M ar y

RE B A RC H A K

d el i v er ed h er secon d

recent ly , t h i s ti me a li tt l e boy . Her h usban d K ar l f l i e s A - l Os at M y r t le Beach . N ancie WY SOCK I i s due i n Septem ber — it ’ll pr obably be a li t t le Puck . H er spouse J oe is a T i t a n I I cr ew com m a n d er a t D a v i s M o n t h an . P at H A L L i s d ue t o

pi ckle soon—h er h usban d i s a f ut ur e T -37 I P an d

s o m et i m es w r i t er o f h u m o r .

Pl ease k eep t h e cards, l et t er s an d phone cal l s comi ng. I h ave a coupl e ot h er let t er s t h at I don ’t h ave t im e t o i n c l u d e as I w ait ed t oo l ong b ef or e pr ocr asti n at i n g t o w ri t e t h i s .

A n y w a y , I h a v e l et t er s f r om St ev e K R I K O R I A N a n d M i k e W A L SH — M i k e’s i n cl ud ed i n f o on h a l f t h e cl a ss— I apologi ze guy s, but I ’ll add t hese t o t h e sum m er i ssue. K eep

t he money f or our cl ass pl aque comi n g i n—an y questi ons

ca l l D a l e O ST R O W SK I a t t h e 55 7t h F T S b ack a t t h e Z oo.

A l so please send me ph ot os and st or i es f r om your

Qui v eri n g, Wal do snapped t o att en t i on an d sl amm ed h i s ch in in . “ Si r , t h e n am e is D um bsquat ,’’ h e r epor ted t o t h e gi r l .

“ Wh y do y ou h av e y our el bow s f lappi n g i n t h e br eeze, ey es gazi n g, sh oes un sh i n ed, sh i rt unt uck ed, gi g l i n e cr ocked, and a dir t y laun dr y bag? A si m pl e ‘n o excuse’ w i l l d o ; m i st er .’’

“ N o excuse, si r ,” r epli ed D um bsquat obedient ly . Sudden ly th e t h r obbi ng st r ai n s of B o l er o began t o ech o

ac r o ss t h e A i r G a r d en s .

“ What i s t h at ?” t h e Wi n g Com m an der quizzed Wal do. “ Si r , i t i s t h e al arm on my Bo Der ek wat ch .” “ J ust good ol d Bo, eh ? I s she a per son al fr i en d of y our s? You w oul dn ’t call me j ust pl ai n Bo w oul d y ou, D umbsquat ?” “ N o , si r .”

“ Wh y n ot ?” “ You’r e n ot a t en ...ah , sir .” T h e dooli e h oped m or e c h i n s woul d h el p t h e si t uat i on . “ Oh , so I don ’t r ate a t en ! T h en wh at am I ?” , asked t h e U ppercl assm an , an gr i ly . “ Rem em ber , t h er e’s an h on or

c o d e. ”

A f r i g h t e n ed W a l d o F i r st cl a ssw om a n , si r .”

a n s w er ed :

“ Y o u ’r e

“ T h at was qui ck t hi n ki ng, Dumbsquat .” Waldo si gh ed.

pr om ot i on p a r t y .

We h av e a n ew ph i losophy concer ni ng cleani ng y our own b ase h ouse: I f it cost s $200 to h ave y our b ase h o u s e clean ed, of f er $250. Keep saf e an d h av e a ni ce spr i ng.

T H E SE CRET L I FE OF WA L DO F . DU M BSQU A T B y D on H a l l ’76

C/ 4C W al d o F . D um b sq uat t rot ted al ong t he m ar bl e st ri p. Squar i ng a cor n er , th e dooli e h eaded t ow ar d t h e ol d d or m . W al do l ook ed a t h i s B o D er ek w a t c h . T h e t i m e w a s t en o ’c l o c k .

Waldo sw ung t he l aun dry bag

o v er h i s o t h er s h o u l d er . H e c o u l d

h ar dly wai t t o sell h i s books back an d m ake t hose bi g bucks. T h e i dea of sel l i n g b ack t w en t y d ol l ar t ext books f or sevent y -f i ve cent s t h r i l l ed

th e

f r esh m a n .

The

ch em i st r y book w oul d n ot b e m i ssed. Wal do coul d n ev er get i t open ; t h e pages wer e bon ded t oget her ; an d h e only open ed t h e bi ology t ex t t o l ook at t h e pi ct ur es. N ear t h e F-105, Wal do st opped. Waldo gleefully r um m aged t h r ough t h e l aundry bag f or h i s mat h book . Good, h e h adn ’t f or got ten it . T h ose di f fer en t i al equat i ons would deri ve a p en n y or t w o. “ I w on d er h ow m uch t h i s A O G

G r a du a t e R egi st er

m u se d W a l d o a l o u d .

i s wort h ?”

I n h i s ph on e boot h , Wal do di dn ’t n ot i ce t h e W i n g C o m m a n d er st r ut t i n g by . “ H ey , y ou dum b wad f alli n g out on my t er r azzo!” sh e

sa i d .

J oh n “ L ou ” M i ch el s , J r . 3508 M on t r ov i a B l v d ., # 117 Om ah a , N E 68 123 A V 2 7 1-4 3 6 9 / 3 0 3 4

I am sor r y t o h ave t o r eport t h e deat h of an ot h er of o u r classm at es, J oh n GRA PER, wh o was ki ll ed i n a ci vi li an air cr af t acci den t at th e begi n ni n g of J an uar y . I ext en d t h e sy m pat hy of t h e cl ass of J oh n ’s f ami l y an d m an y f r i en ds. O n W at ch : Someh ow , t h e i dea of A l aska i n A pr i l doesn ’t seem t oo spr i ngl i ke t o me. H owever , th e sn ow i s gon e, t h e bi rds are si n gi n g, peopl e ar e r un n i n g ar ound i n t h ei r s h i r t sleev es, an d t h e tem per at ur e i s abov e f r eezi n g (at l ea s t duri n g t h e day ). N ot qui t e li ke K adena, wh er e I w as i n F eb r u ar y .

O n e- o n - On e: Whi l e at K aden a, I r an i nt o a coupl e of fi gh ter j ock s i n th e f or m of J ack CA SE Y an d J oh n RE E D .

J a ck i s a t K a d en a w i t h t h e F -5 ’s a n d l ov es i t . A f t er

wat chi ng t h em fl y appr oach es an d t ake-of f s f r om t h e t op of t h e Q. I can see wh y . J oh n is at T ai gu i n F-4’s. H e w a s j ust passi n ’ t h r ough , an d seemed a li tt l e st ar -st r uck a t t h e opul en ce of t h e BX an d com mi ssar y . T h i n gs m ust be t ough i n K or ea t h ese day s.

I also ran into JoeSELF, who is worki ng i n the comput er

sh op back at Of f utt . Joe appar en t ly h as superi or ski ll s a s f ar as sen se of di r ect i on goes i n t h at h e can fi nd hi s way ar oun d SA C h eadquar t er s. N o on e I f ly wi t h can . G i v e an d G o : I onl y got a coupl e of let t er s t hi s t i m e ar ound, f or t un at ely t h ey cont ai n ed a f air am ount of

i n f or m at i on . R ex W I L L I A M S h as m ov ed f r om L a ck l an d

an d ESC t o Ger m an y . He i s n ow ser vi n g as a squadr on com m uni cat i on s of fi cer f or an ai r suppor t oper at i on s cent er at Fr an kf urt . Rex r eport s t h at T om DETT M E R (L i n a) i s at Cast l e i n 135’s, St an H I L L (St acy ) i s g i v i n g ai r si ck ness l esson s t o nav st udent s at M at h er , Den n y K A M A E i s wi t h t h e A rm y at or n ear F r an kf urt an d T om T OOL E i s w or ki ng i n m ai nt en an ce at Dover . Rex al so h a d

word that Greg PFEI FFER (N ikki ) i s a 37 I P at Columbus,

and th at J i m WI L SON (K at hy ) an d R an dy B U RK S ar e at T ul an e m ed sch ool . T h an k s, Rex . Ri ck “ M al l ard” T U RN E R wr ote t h at h e i s due t o depart from h i s j ob as Ch i ef , Dat a A ut om at i on at Pl at t sbur gh f o r Wri gh t -Pat t soon . H e’l l be w or ki n g as a com put er sy st em s st af f of fi cer t h er e, b u t I t h i n k t h e r eal r ea son h e’s m aki n g t he move i s t h at so he can r oot f or Oh i o St at e (an d a wi n ni n g f oot bal l pr ogr am ) an d t h e Ci ncy Reds. Ri ck s a y s th at t h er e i s on e ot her ’77 t y pe at Pl att sbur gh , K en P A G E , wh o i s f lyi ng ch opper s. A l so i n h eli copt er s, but at Edwar ds, i s Sh an non K I N GSL EY . Ri ck gav e me an updat e on “ Bar ney ’ BA L L I N GER-135’s at M ar ch ; Doy le WA L K ER-130’s at Pope; an d Doug V I CK -Dav i s-M on t h an i n mi ssies. A ppr eci at e t h e r epor t , Ri ck , enj oy Oh i o. I got a ni ce lett er fr om D av e WRI GHT ’s wi f e L y n n , t h ey are at Reese wh er e Dav e i s a 38 I P, an d ar e t h e par en t s o f a baby gi r l . A l on g wi t h t h em at R eese ar e: K en PL EA SON T ON (K ar en ), Ri ck DA L T ON (J acki ), Dav e M U RRA Y (Peggy ), Fr an k PI N EI RO (Deen a), Gr eg FL I E RL (Bet h ),Dav e K L I ZA (Pat ), Dav e PODOL N Y (Cec), J ack K EA RN EY (Ci n dy ), A n dy T A WN EY (Debbi e), Paul M U SI C (Debbi e), A 1 CA V E , Bob M A RSH A L L , an d

Our appeal t o t h e V A w as deni ed appr oxim at ely t h r ee week s ago. I n addit i on , i n f or m al appeal s t o th e V A an d DOD h av e al l been deni ed or n egl ect ed. Cur r en t ly , H .R. 2136, spon sor ed by Con g. T r axl er , i s st il l h el d up i n Com mi t t ee. We ar e al so ex h aust i n g our fi n al admi ni st r at i ve appeal by r equest i ng t h at t he Com pt r ol ler Gen er al v ali dat e our cl aim agai n st t h e gover nm ent f or t h e ol d G .I . Bi l l educat i on al b en ef i t s. I n t h e ev en t n o a d m i n i st r a t i v e or l egi sl at i v e

set t l em en t t o our cl aim can be m ade, we ar e pr epar ed t o g o t o co ur t .

For n ow , I am aski n g all of y ou t o wr i t e y our Con gressm en on ce agai n concer n i n g H .R . 2136. I n addit i on , l et y our ch ai n of com m an d k n ow of y our concer n . I f y ou h av e an y questi on s, f eel fr ee t o wri t e m e at:

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Edi t or ’s N ot e: Sue K umpf , widow of Rick K umpf , wishes t o l et C l a ss m a t es and ot her f r ien ds k now tha t she deli vered a beautif ul , heal t hy baby g i rl , Step han ie L ee (7 lbs, 6 oz) on 13 M arch 1980.

S t u W I L L I A M S . G l a d t o s ee t h a t t h er e a r e a f ew t o k en

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b ach el or s st i l l l ef t out t h er e, a n y w a y .

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L y n n al so h ad w or ds on T om CA RPEN T E R, wh o is at

O san i n O V -l O’s, B ob R Y A N (T aw n ey ), w i t h t h e 130’ s a t

Yokot a, Ber ni e PET ERS, wh o i s at L -ri n g i n 135’s, Br ad PI CK EN S (Bar b), wh o bases at M cGui r e i n 141’s, Ch r i s SEA T , I P at Wi l ly , Ron M ORGA N , wh o i s f ly i n g B-52’s a t M i n ot , an d K en WH I T E (Susan ) an d T ed SH ROPSH I RE (L y di a) wh o ar e at M cCh or d wi t h 141’s. T r av i s PL U M BL EY (M ar i on ) h as been rei n st at ed i n f ly i n g st at us an d i s aw ai t i n g h i s n ext assi gn m en t . L y n n r equest s t h a t K en WOOD an d J ack O’MA RA gi ve Dav e a cal l at Reese. Obvi ously , t h i s lady h as mi ssed her calli n g i n li f e, w h i c h i s wr i t i ng thi s colum n . T h an ks a l ot , L y n n . Su st i t ut i on s: Ch ange of addr esses pr ov i ded t h e f oll owi n g i nf or m ati on : A r t WA CH DORF i s a 38 I P at L augh li n , whi le Ski p BA L A N CI ERE i s i n 37’s at V an ce. M i ke “ Ci mo” CI M OF ON T E i s at Span gdah lem i n F -4’s wi t h Chi p L A M B , Dan SCH M I D an d J i m D RA K E . St eve SCHWA L BE i s at Beal e wor ki n g on t h e Pav e Paw s sy st em , an d i s hi s squadr on ’s i n f or m at i on off i cer . B o b BA T CH EL OR i s a n av i n 52’s at D y ess, a lon g wi t h Ed DA V I S w h o is th er e as a copil ot . K en V A N T RE U RE N i s at G r i ssom i n 135’s, w h i l e M i k e ST R E V E L L i s a t M i n ot i n

BU F ’s. Ri ch J EN SEN i s a 130 copi l ot at L it t l e Rock , J ay FA WCETT i s n ow at T orr ej on i n F -4’s, St ev e H ERL T i s li st ed at T y n dall , wh at ar e y ou doi n g out t h er e, St eve? B o b CL EGG is i n ch opper s at H ur lber t , r un n i n g ar oun d wi t h t h e l i kes of Fr an k WA L L A CE , Bob DON N E L L Y , L ar r y WEA V E R, an d Ch uck CU RRA N . Ji m M CREY N OL DS i s a t M a x w el l . M a r k “ T h e G r ea t T u n a k ” T U N I S i s i n 13 0 ’ s a t

L it t le Rock , an d Russ F I N N EY (K at h i e) i s an I P at Wi lly . Of f Wa t c h : I w ould r eal ly li k e t o h av e som e mor e i n put f o r t h e col um n n ex t t i m e ar ou n d , i n t h e f or m of r acy p i ct ur es

and scan dal ous st or i es. F ai li ng th at , a si m pl e l et t er o r ph on e call (Remem ber th e ph one? I t ’s t h at bl ack t hi n g t h a t bu zzes w h en y ou p i ck i t u p ) w i l l d o. I ’l l t a l k at y ou a f t er o u r

next pay r ai se.

T o t h e C l a ss o f ’7 7 ,

Hopef ul ly th i s let t er f i nds al l of you sti l l i nt er est ed i n obt ai ni n g educat i onal ben ef it s un der t h e ol d G .I . Bi l l . M uch wor k i s st i ll bei n g don e by m y sel f an d gr aduat es of A n n apoli s i n an ef f or t t o r e-est abli sh our cl aim t o t h ese benefi t s. L et m e bri ef ly bri n g y ou up t o dat e.

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W el l ! I f i n d i t s o m ew h a t d i f f i cu l t t o k n o w w h er e t o begi n . T h us f ar it h as been qui t e a y ear . M uch h as h appen ed t o u s al l — fr om w or l d ev en t s an d cr i ses, w h i ch coul d h av e q u i t e an i m pact on us, t o our ow n per son al en deav or s an d accom pli sh m ent s. M ost m em ber s of our cl ass h av e fi n ish ed al l f or ms of t r ai ni n g an d ar e set t l i n g b ack i n t o t h r ee or f our y ear assi gn m ent s. I t i s i n r ef lect i n g o n t h i s t h at we can pr ay f or God’s bl essi n gs f or each m em ber o f ’ 7 8 an d hi s f amil y as t h ey r eal ly get set t l ed i nt o t h ei r c a r e e r s a n d l i v es .

T o all y ou wi v es an d pot ent i al wi ves out t h er e, I l ove y o u al l . T h ough it seem s I am t ot ally agai n st m arr i age — I ’ m r eally n ot . We all r eali ze h ow speci al m ar r i age an d a b o n d of love r eally ar e an d i t is i n li ght of t h i s an d t h e m a n y let t er s I ’ve r eceiv ed on t h i s subj ect , an d t h e m any g u y s get t i n g marr i ed, t h at I say t h i s — t h e L or d i n t en ded f o r m an an d w om an t o becom e on e t hr ough m arr i age an d I look f or w ar d t o t h e day H e pr ovi des me w it h a mat e BU T , unt il th en , I sti l l pr of ess t o be, as M i k e J A BL ON OYSK Y ’S l ovely n ew bri de A m y call s m e, a Di e h ard bach el or . (I s th at l i k e a Di e-h ar d bat t er y?) Sh e’s ri ght — m ar r i age i s beaut i f ul . A n d yes A m y , I j ust mi gh t l i k e i t i f I t r i ed it ! A lso A m y — th an ks f or t h e t hough t f ul l et t er a n d en cour agemen t on t h e art i cle. By t h e w ay — y ou ot h er w i ves wh o h av e som e f r ee t i m e, dr op me a li n e an d*l et m e k now wh at i s h appen i n g wit h y our h usban ds an d any —

ot h er -78’er s. I k n ow h ow l azy m en c an b e w h en i t com es t o l et t er s .

So — back t o t h i s quar t er ’s li st of m arr i ages. Beli ev e i t o r not Cr azy SC H WA RZEN BA CH got m arr i ed. Si n ce I

w a sn ’t sur e ab out h i s w i f e’s n am e, I t h oug h t i t b est n o t t o

embarr ass my sel f wi t h a mi st ak e. A not h er “ B ud,” St ev e A CT ON , t i ed t h e kn ot wi t h K ay . Ran de REA D mar r i ed a n ur se w h o i s a l so a c apt ai n . E d H E I N S m ar r i ed M a r sh a

an d T om FA RRI E R t i ed t h e kn ot wi t h V i r gi ni a wh o i s a L o-H i gr ad an d i s pr esen t ly h alf t h r ough l aw sch ool . B r et t V A N CE , our ow n Cassan ov a, br ok e t h e h eart s of m any

w om en w h en h e m a r r i ed T a m m y . G ar y a n d L u A n n e 37

H A L BE RT m ar ri ed aft er h e fi ni sh ed U PT . A n d fi n al ly , our cl ass v a l edi ct or i an , Ri ck “ D u de” SE A RF O SS gr aduat ed fr om Cal T ech wi t h h i s m ast er s i n A er on aut i cs an d A ppli ed Phy si cs; ent er ed U PT l ast sum m er an d i s n o w ver y h appily m ar r i ed t o Juli e. Con gr at ul at i ons Ri ck a n d t o a l l of y ou .

N ow , f or y ou b ach el or s wh o th i nk we’r e alr eady beh i n d t h e r est . Well , m an y m or e coupl es h av e n ewbor n s. K en an d M ary -Jo K N A PP h ad K en n et h J oh n i n Decem ber ; T ed OT ERO an d hi s wi f e h ad T h eodor e I V , al so i n Decem ber ; an d t h ough t h ey di dn ’t n am e hi m or h er , Fr ed an d Ch er yl ZEI T Z h ad a baby t oo. A n d, Doug an d K at hy BE N J A M I N , cl assm at es of mi n e f r om Wi lly , ar e t h e pr oud par ent s o f Gabr iel J oh n . T h ey say al l i s wel l i n A ri zon a an d h i t o a l l f r om St ev e an d J ean n i e G O L D F E I N a n d t h e r est of t h e

g an g at Wi lly . Rum or s h ave it t h at m an y ot h er b abi es a r e on t h e way . Congr at s t o all .

N ow — t o w h er e ev er y on e i s. I h ear M i k e W H Y T E a n d

M i k e COU I L L A RD ar e l ovi n g ever y mi n ut e i n Ger m any . M an y peopl e ar e i n En gl an d, Spai n et c. an d I k n ow y ou must be h avi n g som e gr eat ex per i en ces — m ay be y ou coul d sh ar e t h em wi t h us! J oe RE H EI SE R i s t ear in g it up i n J apan but t h at ’s al l I h ear f r om t h e Paci fi c. H EL P! (pl ease). Fr om st at esi de — Gl en n SPEA RS i s v ery , v er y h appy wi t h M ar ch . But it may n ot be t h e f lyi n g or pul li n g a l er t . H e tell s me t h ough t h at t h ere ar e som e ex cell ent n ur ses ar oun d. I can r el at e — Wil f or d H all i s sw ar mi n g wi t h t h em an d m ak es m e gl ad I ’m a bach el or ! A ll t h e C-141 j ocks s e e m t o be l ovi n g t h ei r wor l d wi de mi ssi on . Jef f BRA K E , a n o l d r oomy of mi n e fr om our dool i e day s i n RebE l ev en , loves Cali f or ni a. H e’s at N ort on wit h Bob GRA Y , M ar k M U TT I L A I N EN (anot h er dooli e Rebel), K oli n L EST E R, J oh n H EDGE S, an d Denn i s K EL L Y . A l so, m y good f r i en d L on L OWE j ust r ecent ly arri v ed at N or t on t o f ly t h e 14 1 . En si gn A 1 M YE RS h as n o compl ain t s wi t h t h e N avy — i n f act h e i s quit e pl eased t h us f ar . A n d i t ’s n o w on der — h e i s st ati on ed at V ir gi ni a Beach . A n y w ay , h i t o all of y ou i n b l u e f r o m a f o r m er Z o o m i e.

K en K N A P P i s a M u n i t i o n s M a i n t en a n c e B r a n c h C h i ef

at M cCon n el l an d h as r eal ly been doi n g qui t e well — t o s ay

t h e l east . K en w as sel ect ed f or A F I T , b eg i n n i n g i n M ay ,

J im ARN OL D say s h i an d f i l l ed m e in on w h at ’s been

g oi n g on i n h i s li f e. D u e t o a n u m b er of ci r cu m st a n ces h e

h ad t en st r ai gh t mon t h s at T D Y . H e pl an s on usi n g t h e ext r a mon ey t o pay f or l aw sch ool . J i m i s w or ki n g R a n d D at Edw ar ds F li ght T est Cent er . A l so at Ed w ar ds ar e J e f f CU K R an d Gr eg M A N DT . A n d J i m t ell s me t h at Roger L EF RA N CE i s w or k i n g i n a t est squadr on at H i ll i n U t ah . Geor ge H U RL Y an d M ar k SCH A RRE N B E RT w er e bot h ex t r em ely h el pful t h is t i m e. N ot on ly di d t h ey wr i t e g ood

l ett ers and heap prai se upon my body, but they also g a v e

m e much i n f or m at i on . T h ough I m ay wr i t e t hi s ar t i cl e guy s — it ’s y our s an d i s m ade good on ly t h r ough y our i n put . Bot h of t h ese guy s ar e goin g t o En gl an d; Geor ge i n an F-111 an d M ar k i n an A -10. H er e ar e t h e assi gn m en t s I r ec ei v ed t h i s t i m e:

K C - 13 5 - T odd CA RRI L L O (Gr an d For ks), Carl COOK (Ok i n aw a), Ji m PE N N E KA M P (Pease), Gar y COOPE R (B lyt h ev i l l e), Ron PFI T ZN E R (Beal e), Dor i an SM I T H (Car swell ), Ed B RU CE (M cCon n ell )

E C - 1 3 5 - T om SH O R E S (O f f ut t )

B - 52 - L y n n H OL L ERBA CH (M i n ot ), K en M I L L E R (Dy ess), Dav e M A H ER (M at h er ), L eo K OWA T CH , Joe PI ERSON (L ori n g) C- 130 - M i k e DA V I S (Pope), J eff J ON E S, Fr an k

SPENDLEY, An dy CUELLA R (Cl ark); Leo GORDON ,

L ar r y M O R T O N (Y ok ot a)

C - 14 1- Gary SH I RL E Y (M cGui r e), M i k e CA SL E N (M cCh or d), T er r y COPE (N or t on ), Ch uck ST I L E S

(M cG u i r e) C - 5 — K ey SA B O L (D ov er )

F- 111- Bruce DUNTON (Cannon), Ti m COL LI NS, Ki p WA RTON, Jay LI NDELL (Upper Heyford), Ri ck GLI TZ (M t . H om e)

D -2 - St ev e T I N DA L L , Gar y M U RPH Y , B ar t WOH L

(Shaw); Dan PLA VN EY, Steve SLI CK (Davis-Monthan) F.4 - John JOBA CK, Darrell HERRI GES, Scott L A WRE N CE , (H omest ead), J oe RE YN E S, Ri ck

L E HM A N (M acD il l) A - 10 — Pit t M ERRYM A N (Ben t w at er s) A - 7 - M i ke RI T CH E Y (En gl an d)

T -37 - John STERRETT, Glen LA RSEN, Fred FA RNEL L (L aughli n); John M URTA RI , Vi c SUMMERS, Ben TROEMEL (Columbus), Dave CA RBA UGH (Wi lly);

and also h ad an ar t i cl e of h i s pr i nt ed in t h e N ucl ear Sur et y M agazin e. A lso, an d n ot sur pri si n gly I mi ght add, K en w as J uni or Of fi cer of t h e Quart er an d eli gi bl e f or J O Q of t he y ear . Con gr at ul at i ons K en ! J . D . PA U L Y an d P aul M ORE L L ar e i n t h e n ew s agai n .

N E WT ON (L augh li n)

M ORE L L I or M ORE L — j ust M OREL L . M y si n cer e apologi es Paul ! Paul is at Ch ar l est on i n 141’s. A n d, J . D .,

f r om a l l of y ou w h o ar e ov er sea s.

P a ul i n f or m ed m e, i n n o u n cer t ai n t er m s, t h at i t ’s n o t

y ou ’l l al l b e h ap py t o k n ow , w as n om i n at ed M r . M cC h or d d ur i n g t h e a n n u a l D a f f od i l P ar a d e. Y es, I can see i t , J . D . P A U L Y , K i n g of t h e D a f f odi l s ! N ot on l y i s h e a cl ow n , I t h i n k h e’s p ar t cr azy . C h ad K I R K w r ot e — I t h ou g h t m ay b e h e f or g ot h ow .

H e’s f ly i n g F-4’s at M acDi ll an d al so sen ds al on g h i s b es t wi sh es and t h e f oll owi n g pi ece of i n f or m at i on . H e r ef er s t o t h e ar t i cl e i n “ Ch eck p o i n t s” t w o i ssues ago, con cer ni n g G . I . B en ef i t s an d en cou r ag es al l of u s t o w r i t e our con gr essm en i n h op es of g et t i n g t h ese ben ef i t s r et ur n ed t o

us. A ny ot h er quest i ons con cer ni n g t hi s pl ease cal l h i m o r m e. F i n al ly Ch ad t ell s m e t h at H ol lom an is quit e t h e pl ace f or a cl ass r euni on . H e r an int o Ch uck GRE E N WOOD , K ir k PET H , Way n e K EL L EN B EN CE , A n dy K E V ORK an d m any ot h er s. I per son al ly r an int o Sal GRA N DE an d Pet e GRA Y who wer e h er e at Ty n dall l ear ni n g t o fly t h e T -

33.

Russ FRA SZ (Col umbus)

T-38 - Mi ke DAVI D, Mike K OSTER, Dan ST. CLA I R, (Columbus), Curt A RMSTRONG, Mike DUG, Rick Again, I would soli cit help and input from all, especi ally Finally, in closing, l et me impart a bit of my own

phi l osophy based upon my ow n ex peri en ces. I n our

upcomi ng careers, whether they be in the military or civi li an world, each one of us wi ll be faced with challenges, di sappointments, and other problems with our j obs, assi gn men ts, f ri en ds, an d f ami li es, alon g wi t h t h e j oy s an d t r i um ph s. A s I f oun d, i t i s v er y easy t o dwel l o n b et t er

times, t o wish you were elsewhere, t o generally be

m iser abl e, an d di spl ay a poor at t it ude t h at af f ect s n ot onl y

you and your j ob performance but also those around y o u . What one needs to do is look for the positive in everythi ng, t o be f ai t h f ul t h at al l t h i ngs ar e f or t h e best , w or k h ar d , a n d r emem ber t h at th i n gs coul d alw ay s be w or se. I t m akes a

difference. Just a thought, but please ponder it . Well , g u y s , until next ti me, t ake care and best wishes. My prayers a r e

wit h y ou an d may God bl ess y ou an d y our lov ed on es.

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79 h as f i n al ly i n fi l tr at ed al l t h e U PT bases af t er f o u r y ears of dr eami n g about f ly i n g. I t sur e is qui t e di f f er ent f rom t h e t y pi cal st r ai ght an d l ev el A M 370 f li ght . T h e A cademy pr epar ed us well f or A T C l i f e but t h er e ar e di f f er en ces — h ai r s out of l i m i t s n ow i n cl u d e t h e m u st a ch e

too!

A ll i s well her e at Reese, Wi l d Bi ll T RA V N I CK i s

pl anni ng his cross country with Chuck TODA R to

Ti aj uan a t o r eki n dl e an ol d l ove aff air wi t h J uani t a. B o b (Fern ) M cGREA L t ol d m e as h e si pped a budw ei ser t h at h e di d n ot f or esee h im sel f ev er get t i n g i nt o tr ouble i n t h e pr ogr am . A f t er bust i n g hi s mi d-ph ase ch eck r i de, an i n i t i a l pr ogr ess ch eck , an d a fi n al pr ogr ess ch eck wi t h t h e Squadr on Comm an der , h e admit t ed t h at h e mi ght possi bly h av e a few set back s i n t he pr ogr am . B ob pl an s t o m ar r y D ebbi e FA RROW i n Febr uar y — congr at s t o t h e bot h of t h em . P a u l D I A M O N D h a s t ak en t h e p l u n g e t oo

al on g wi t h Pet e BUN CE , w h o h as doll ar si gn s i n h i s e y e s , si nce h e pl an s t o wed a r at h er wealt h y T exas T ech oi l heir ess. Paul pl an s t o marr y h i s h i gh school sweet h ear t , B onn i e, in A ugust . I h ave been advi si n g st on e-h an ds D a l e BU RT ON on hi s pot ent i al t o r epl ace M i ke GE E as t h e Color ado gi gol o as bot h ar e r un n i n g n eck an d neck f or t h e “ cad ” a w a r d .

Dave RH ODES st opped t hr ough on h i s cr oss count r y , passed out af t er one beer , an d i s n ow saf ely back at W i l l i e doi n g well in T -38’s. He pl an s al so t o m ar r y h i s h i gh s c h o o l sweet h eart , Glor i a, i n M ay . Best wi sh es t o h im an d h i s fi an cee. Speak i ng of T -38’s, M i lt K OCHA N I U K an d J oh n N I CH OL S ar e doi ng duper an d k eepi n g t h e Reese pack age

s t or e i n b u s i n es s .

N ot f or got t en ar e t h ose st r an ge few w ho decli n ed fi x ed w i n gs f or t h e r ot ar y w or l d. F t . Ruck er h as pr oduced 7 9 ’ s fi r st pi lot s. T h ey an d t h eir assi gn m ent s ar e: Scot t CU M M I N GS, U H -I N , M ount ai n H om e A F B ; M ar k ST EA RN S, U H -I F , F .E . W arr en A FB ; Br i an PA GE , U H I F , M al m st r om A F B . Of t h ese pi lot s, M ar k an d D ar cy w e r e m arr i ed l ast N ov em ber 24t h an d J er r y pl an s f or a J un e weddi n g at t h e A cademy Ch apel .

Speaki n g of t he Ch apel ; Bri an K OE CH E L , n ow at N or t on A F B , pl an s t o wed Carri e BA N WEL L t h er e on 28 M ay . Con gr at s t o hi m an d Carri e an d all ar e wel com e sh oul d y ou be i n t h e l ocal ar ea. On t h e ot h er si de of f ly i n g, ’ 79 now h as i t s f i r st n avi gat or s. T h ey i n clude alon g wit h t h eir assi gn m ent s: M i ke L EGGET , EWO fi ght er ; T om YA N N I , E WO , f i ght er ; K eit h T ROU WB ORST , EWO, fi gh t er ; J ust i n RU E B , B-52, M i n ot ; Rob ROB ERGE , K C-135 N av , L or i n g. D oug Sn ow , r ecent ly h ospit al ized f or sk i n can cer , w i l l r ecei v e h i s w i n g s soon . ' Our t h ough t s a n d pr ay er s t o hi m f or a speedy r e co v er y .

A si de f r om f ly i ng n ew s, J oh n OM A H E N wr ot e f r om Wri ght -Pat t er son A F B an d i s t h e 1979 r epr esent at iv e t h er e. M i ke RH OD ES an d Rust y ST E WA RT ar e on t h e boar d of di r ect or s f or A cademy A f f ai r s an d Gr aduat e Ser vi ces r espect iv ely t h er e al so. 79’s t oken en si gn , Pet er “ ki ll er ” ZA RA T E , gr aduat ed f rom SEA L t r ai ni n g r ecent ly an d i s n ow st at i oned in V i r gi ni a w it h seal t eam tw o. Doug ROB B , pr esent ly at M acD il l , h as been accept ed t o medi cal sch ool st ar t i n g n e x t f al l . B est of l u ck t o h i m a n d a l l t h e sev en t y -n i n er s r a ck i n g

t hei r br ain s in post -gr aduat e st udi es. J oh n COU RTN EY , ’79 Secr et ary , wi l l wr it e t h e nex t art i cle, so ev er y on e wi t h cur r en t ’79 n ews is en cour aged t o

w r i t e h i m a t h i s a d dr ess : L t . J o h n C our t n ey , B ox 1296, A P O , N Y 09238.

A g ai n , A T C l i f e is n ot t oo un usual f or us A cademy gr ads. F or t h ose w h o disli k ed t h e i dea of r oom i n spect i ons; B OQ in spect i ons ar e comm on pl ace, un l ess on e li v es i n t h e safet y of t h e l ocal dow nt own apart m ent ! T h e h our s ar e lon g an d t h e t r ai ni n g i s t edi ous, but all t h at i s f or got t en , I am t ol d, w h en t h ose w i n gs ar e pi n n ed on y our ch est . G ood luck t o al l in ’79 n o m att er wh at y our en deav or s a r e at t h e mom ent . K eep i n t ouch an d pl an on a wi l d r euni on i n ’8 9 .

R U M O R — I s i t t r u e R u ss L A R N E D h a s b een k n ow n t o w ear M i k e V A N H O O M I SSE N ’S r ed sc ar f l ef t ov er f r om

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agai n con cer ni n g hi s f ut ur e pl an s for m ar r i age. N ot e v e n m oney can i n f l uen ce h i m en ough t o t h i n k of onl y o n e w o m a n .

F OR EI GN LA N GUA GE SU R V E Y Recent i nt er n ati on al ev ent s h av e f ocused h i gh l evel n at i on al att ent i on on for ei gn l anguage st udy a t al l educat i on al i nstit ut i on s ar oun d th e count ry . I n conj un ct i on wit h r ecomm en dat i on s m ade by t h e Pr esi dent ’s Com m i ssi on on F or ei gn L anguage an d I nt ern at i on al Studi es, t h e D epar t m ent of F or ei gn

6. I woul d recommend t hat more emphasis be pl aced on: (M ar k on e.)

a. Readi n g b. L i st en i n g c. Speaki n g

7. A m on g t h e l an guages t augh t at U SA FA , I con si der t h e

followi ng three most import ant. Li st in order of pri ori ty.

(See f i r st par t of Quest i on 2.) a

b. c .

I ndicate the degree of agreement/ disagreement wit h

st at em ent s i n Quest ion s 8-22 accor di n g t o t h e scal e b el o w . St r ongly Di sagr ee

Moder at ely D i sagr ee

Sl i ght ly Di sagr ee

Sl i ght ly A gr ee

M oder at ely A gr ee

Languages at USAFA is revi ewing and evaluating

i t s for ei gn l anguage pr ogr ams. T h e pur pose of thi s surv ey i s t hr eef ol d: 1) t o det er mi n e i f an d h ow y ou h av e used t h e l an guage y ou st udi ed at U SA FA , 2) t o det er mi n e y our at t it ude tow ar d l an guage st udy , an d 3) t o con si der y our r ecom m en d at i on s, b ased on y our p er son al ex per i en ces, for i mpr ovi n g or m odi fy i n g our cour ses. Y our r esponses t o t h e sur v ey w i l l gr eat ly ai d us i n r eal i gn i n g our goal s an d obj ect iv es t o m eet curr ent A ir For ce n eeds. We si ncer el y appr eci at e y our cooper ati on . A f ter com pl et i ng al l t h e i t em s bel ow , pl ease r emov e t h e sur v ey an d m ai l it (vi a Of fi ci al

9. 10 . 1 1.

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U SA F A / D F F

15 .

S U R V E Y : C i r c l e o n e.

16.

1. I gr aduat ed

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USAF Academy, (io 80840 a. wit h i n t he l ast t w o y ear s, b. wit hi n t h e l ast fi ve year s, c. w it hi n t h e l ast sev en y ear s, d. wi t h i n t h e l ast t en year s, e. m or e t h an t en y ear s ago.

W h i l e at U SA F A , I st ud i ed

f or

a . F r en c h

a . o n e s e m es t er

b. Sp ani sh

b . t w o s em es t er s c . t h r ee s em est er s d . f o u r s em est er s e . fi v e s em es t er s f . si x s em est er s

d . G er m a n e. C h i n es e f

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s e m e s t er s .

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I w i sh n ow t h at I w o ul d h av e h ad m or e

ti m e t o st udy t h e l an guage at U SA FA . I alway s h oped t o becom e pr of i ci ent i n a

g . m or e t h an si x sem est er s

21. 22.

4. Since graduation, I have been or am presently b. N o

5. In the l anguage courses that I t ook at USA FA , the

gr eat est em ph asi s seemed t o h ave been on : (M ar k on e.) d . G r a m m ar a. Readi n g e. C u l t u r e b. L i st en i ng c. Sp eaki n g

I n ow reali ze t h e value of kn owi n g a f orei gn lan guage. For ei gn l an guages sh oul d be an i nt egr al par t of t h e core curr i cul um . T h e lan guage r equi r em ent sh oul d be ex pan ded t o en sur e gr eat er f luen cy at I see lit t l e use f or f or ei gn l an guages i n t oday ’s A ir F or ce. M ore ca det s ough t t o st udy a l an guag e wh i ch h as som e str at egi c appl i cat i on . (A r a b i c-C h i n es e-R u ssi a n V E R SU S Span i sh -Fr en ch-Ger m an ) I t i s n ot so im por t ant whi ch l an guage on e s t u d i es , a s l on g f or ei gn l an gu a g e.

s t a t i o n ed o v er s e a s ,

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Because I st udi ed a l an guage I am mor e appr eci at ive of ot h er cult ur es. Wh en I gr aduat ed, I f el t th at my l an guage pr of i ci en cy was sat i sf act or y at a basi c

gr a d u at i on .

f or 3. Whi l e i n hi gh sch ool , I st udi ed sem est er s. (U se above code f or t hi s quest ion as wel l .)

a . Y es

I h av e used t h e l an guage I st udi ed at U SA FA whi l e t r av elli n g abr oad. I h av e used t h e l an guage I st udi ed at U SA FA wh i l e con duct i n g r esear ch or ot h er j ob-r el at ed pr oj ect s. I bel i ev e t h at h av i n g st udi ed on e lan guage m ade i t easi er t o l ear n an ot h er .

f or ei gn l a n g u a g e.

(L anguage Sur v ey )

c. J a p a n ese

St r ongly A gr ee

l ev el of c o n v er s a t i o n .

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d. G r am m ar e. C u l t u r e

on e

st u d i es

Com par ed t o ot h er cor e cour ses, m y

f or ei gn l a n gu ag e cou r ses w er e a m on g t h e m ost i n t er est i n g .

Si n ce gr aduat i on , I h av e used a f or ei gn l an guage ot h er t h an t h e one I st udi ed at U SA F A .

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