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T h e t opi c f or th e sy m posi um pr om i ses t o be an i nnov at i ve and i nt erest i ng depar t ur e fr om th e t r adi ti on al i ssues wh i ch h av e domi n at ed past st udi es of m i l i t ary aff ai r s. A si an ex peri en ces w i t h t he A mer i can mi l i t ary h av e never been subj ect ed to a c om p r eh en si v e a n d sy st em a t i c st u d y b y di sti ngui sed m i li t ary v eter an s of th at r egi on an d l eadi ng h i st ori an s of v ari ous ki nds. Sever al such sch ol ar s al ready h av e sh own t h at A m eri can s k n ow i ncr edi bl y l i t tl e about t h e F ar E ast , and i n deed, suggest t h at som e of our f ai l ur es i n th e ar ea st emm ed f rom i gn or an ce. T o h el p r em edy t h at sh ort com i ng, t hi s f al l ’s sy m posi um w i l l ex am i ne fi r st t h e basi c A m eri can i nt er est s and str at egy i n t h e F ar E ast si nce 1900 an d h ow t h e m i l i t ar y v i ew ed i t s r ol e th erei n . A n ex ami n ati on of A m eri can advi sor y an d paci fi cat i on eff or ts wi l l h i gh li ght t h e f ol l owi ng sessi on . L at er speaker s w i l l analy ze th e i mpact of th e U .S. ex peri ence i n th e F ar E ast on t h e A m eri can m i l i t ary an d th e i nf luen ce of t h e A m eri can m i l i t ar y on s el ec t ed A s i a n s o c i et i es .

I nt er w ov en t hr oughout the sy m posi um pr ogr am wi l l be th e i n si ght s of cul tur al an d di pl om at i c hi st ori ans w h ose i deas gen er al ly h ave n ot been i n cl uded i n pr evi ous an aly ses of th e A m eri can mi l i t ary ex peri en ce. T h e i n t egr at i on of th ei r i deas w i t h i n t h e sy m posi um an d t h e p ubl i sh ed pr oceedi ngs w i l l h el p assur e t h at th e seri es agai n m eet s i t s con ti nui ng obj ect i v e of st i m ul at i n g sch ol ar shi p i n m i l i t ar y h i st or y . Pr of essor A ki r a I ri y e of t h e U n i v er si t y of Chi cago, wi l l be t he k ey not e speak er f or t h e confer en ce an d wi l l del i v er t he T w ent y-t hi r d H ar m on M em or i al L ect ur e i n M i l i t ary H i st ory . I r iy e, a gr aduat e of H av er for d Col l ege, r ecei v ed hi s Ph D i n A m eri can H i st ory f rom H ar v ar d U n i ver si ty i n 1961 an d h as t aught at th e U ni ver si t y of Cal i f or ni a, San ta Cr uz, t h e U n i v er si ty of Rochest er , and si nce 1968, at t h e U ni ver si t y of Chi cago. H e h as em er ged a s o n e o f t h e n a t i o n ’s f or em o st h i st or i a n s o f A m er i c a n r el a t i o n s w i t h t h e F a r E a s t a n d w a s

appoi nted Ch ai rm an of t he D epart men t of F ar E ast er n L an guages an d Ci v i l i zat i on s at t h e U ni ver si ty of Chi cago i n 1977. Professor I r i y e h as aut h or ed a n um ber of v ol um es i n bot h E n gl i sh an d 6

J apanese i n cl udi ng T h e J a p an ese-A m er i can

War , A cr oss t h e P aci f i c: A n I n ner H i st or y of A mer i can-East A si an Rel at i ons, and J apanese

a n d A m er i can E x p an si o n , 189 7- 19 11. H i s addr ess, ent i t l ed “ Wester n Per cept i on s an d E aster n Real ti es- T h e A mer i can M i li t ar y En count er s A si a,” w i l l set t h e t one f or th e sy m posi um . A m ong ot h er n oted sch ol ar s t ak i ng par t i n t h i s y ear ’s sy m posi um w i l l be Roger Di ngm an , N or m an

Gr aebner , D. Clayton James, Frank E. Vandiver , Ronald H. Spector , A llan R. Millet, John M. Gates,

Fr ank A . K i er m an , C. I . E ugene K i m , Wi l l i am W. Whi t son , T h eodore Ropp, A l vi n D . Coox , an d fr om J apan , Sadao A sada an d I k uh i k o H at a. A l so,

sever al i ndi vi dual s wi th fi rst-hand mi l i tary

ex peri ence i n th e F ar E ast an d sch ol ar ly cr eden t i al s,

including General Ri chard G. Stilwell , USA (Ret), Colonel Roy K . Flint , USA , Captain Paul R. Schr atz,

U SN (Ret ), and Col onel J oh n Schl i gh t , U SA F , w i l l del i v er paper s or com m ent .

This year ’s symposium i s part of a conti nuing

seri es begun i n 1967 an d spon sor ed by t h e Depar t m ent of H i st or y an d t he A ssoci at i on of

Graduates to provide a forum for schol ar s in milit ary

h i st or y an d r el at ed f i el ds. T h e m ost r ecen t conf eren ce, h el d i n 1978, addr essed “ A i r Pow er an d War f ar e.” Pr oceedi ngs of t h at m eet i ng, av ai l abl e f rom t he U .S. Gov er n m ent Pri nti ng Of fi ce i n

Washington, D.C., have already made a maj or

i mpact on both m i l i t ar y an d academi c ci rcl e as a si gn i f i can t con t r i but i on t o t h e t each i n g an d

understanding of air power . The Ninth Military

H i st or y Sy m posi um prom i ses t o be equal ly v al uabl e i n pr ovi di ng new k nowl edge an d st i m ul at i ng furt her st udy of A m eri can m i l i t ary h i st ory an d t h e F ar E ast .

A tten ti o n

th e A r ea J i m W h eel er, *64 E d i t o r / E x ec u t i v e D i r ec t o r

CL A SS WA L L — Cl ass ef f or t s in suppor t of t h e Cl ass Wall ar e now un der w ay f or all Cl asses. I f y ou h ave n o t been con t act ed or h av e l ost y our r et ur n env el ope, j ust s e n d your cont r i buti on t o y our Cl ass Fun d i n car e of t he A O G and we wi ll i n sur e it s pr oper posti n g an d n ot i f y y our C l a s s pr oj ect of fi cer . I t appear s t h at al l Cl asses w il l be a b l e t o h ave t h eir 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 nct i on of bei ng l ast . A T H L E T I C R E C R U I T I N G - U SA F A a t h l et i cs n eed n ew t a l en t t o su st ai n our t eam s i n W A C a n d N at i on a l

com petit i on . N am es of pr ospect i v e can didat es sh ould b e f or w ar d ed t o t h e D i r ect or of A t h l et i cs or t h e A O G of f i ce.

L I A I S O N O F F I C E R S — 377 G r a d u at es ser v e i n t h e

U SA F Reserv e. 65 ser v e as U SA FA L i ai son Of fi cer s. I f y o u j oi n th e Reserv e, wh y n ot be an L O??

2 N D G E N E R A T I O N — A mon g t h e 1608 m em ber s of t h e Cl ass of 1984 ar e 8 son s of Gr aduat es - S.E . Gur ley , ’60; J .M . L oh , ’60; D .A . L or en zi ni , ’62; C.V . M i ller , ’59; E .C. M i zel l , ’61; J .M . Reed, ’59; R.T . Rest on , ’66; an d T .W.C. Wi l son , ’6 1 . T h e t ot al number of second gen er at i on Cadet s t o dat e i s now 19; 16 ar e sti ll enr olled i n t he Cl asses of 1982, 1983 , a n d 19 8 4 .

19 8 0 R E G I ST E R — T h e 1980 R E G I ST E R w i l l be sen t t o

th e pri nt er i n Sept ember . T he cont r act cal l s f or pr oofi n g and pr oducti on i n Oct ober an d dir ect m ai li n g t o al l A O G m ember s i n ear ly N ov ember . T hi s sh oul d f aci li t at e t h e updat i n g of Ch ri st m as car d li st s by T h an ksgi v i ng . Ex t r a copi es of t h e 1980 RE GI ST ER wi ll be av ai l able t o mem ber s for $8.00; non mem ber s m ay pur ch ase copi es f or $10.00. T h ese pr ices i n clude post age. A SSOC I A T E M E M B E R SH I P S - I f y ou ar e l ook in g f or an unusual , f un ct i on al gi ft f or a par en t or i n-l aw t h is y ear , why n ot con si der giv i ng t h em an A ssoci ate M em ber sh i p i n t h e A OG? A ssoci at es r ecei v e all t h e publ icat i on s and services of t h e A OG and ar e looked upon as v al uabl e m em b er s of t h e U SA F A / A O G t ea m .

M E M B E R S H I P Y E A R — T h e A O G of fi ce get s f r eq uen t

questi on s r elated t o t h e exact m ont hs of t h e A OG 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 endar y ear basi s. T h e publ icat i on s, howev er , ar e pr ovi ded on a one quart er del ay basi s, t h a t i s, t h e publi cat i on s y ear r uns f r om t h e SPRI N G M A GA ZI N E t o t he foll ow i n g WI N T E R M A GA ZI N E . T h i s del ay i s desi gn ed t o f aci li tat e t h e mem ber shi p dri ve wh ich i s conduct ed each y ear duri ng J an uary and Febr uary ; t h us, if y ou ar e a 1980 A n n ual M ember , y our m em ber sh i p en t i t les y ou t o t h e SPRI N G 1980, SU M M ER 1980, FA L L 1980, and WI N T ER 1981 M A GA ZI N E S. Y our act ual m em bersh i p, f or sak e of v ot i n g, w i ll t erm i n ate on 31 D e c em b er 19 8 0 .

ST O P O U T — A n ew pr ogr am all owi n g T hir d Cl ass Cadet s t o “ st op out ” f or up t o a y ear h as r ecent l y b een appr ov ed. T h e goal s of t h e pr ogr am are t o r educe att r i ti on , t o i n c r ea s e Cadet m ot i v ati on an d m at ur it y , an d t o i n crease t h e c a r e e r com m it m en t of Gr aduat es. I t w as i n it i at ed i n t h e spri ng o f 1980 and, i f successf ul , m ay be ex panded t o i n cl ude o t h er C l a s s es .

I t w or k s l i k e t h i s: E l i gi b l e T h i r d C l a ss C a det s w h o w a n t t o

t ake adv ant age of t h e pr ogr am wi ll r equest admi n i str at i v e t ur n back t h r ough t h e Com m an dant of Cadet s. I n divi dual s h avi n g dir ect dai l y con t act wi t h a Cadet , such as A i r Of f icer s Comm andi n g, i nst r uct or s, an d coach es (i f i n v olv ed) wi ll m ake i ni ti al r ecomm en dat i on s on t h e r equest w hi ch wi l l t h en be revi ew ed by a speci al “ st op o u t com mit t ee an d, i f appr oved, f orw ar ded t o t h e A cadem y B o a r d f o r fi n a l a c t i o n .

I f a request is approved, the Cadet wi l), as a rul e, depar t at t h e en d of t he academ i c y ear . Som e Cadet s, h ow ever , m a y be r equi r ed t o part i cipat e in on e or m or e sum m er pr ogr am s. I f t h e Cadet i nt en ds t o r et ur n , h e or sh e m u s t s o adv i se t h e per son n el of fi ce her e an d r et ur n on a st i pul at ed dat e. Cadet s wh o f ai l t o r et ur n w i ll be pr ocessed as h avi ng r esi gned. T o be eli gibl e, a Cadet m ust be a v ol unt eer , h av e com pl et ed t h e T h ir d Cl ass academ i c y ear , an d n ot be on academi c, con duct , apt i t ude, or at h leti c pr obat i on . Ex cepti ons w i l l b e c o n s i d er ed o n a n i n d i v i d u a l b a s i s .

Cadet s i n t w o cat egori es w il l be consi der ed as pot en ti al can di dat es for t he pr ogr am : Fir st , t hose w h o h ave t en der ed t heir r esi gn at i on or w ho h ave seri ously di scussed t he possi bi l it y of resigni ng, y et i n t he j udgm ent of academ y of fi ci als coul d becom e good of fi cer s. Secon d, t h ose wh ose perf orm ance h as st ar t ed t o decl i n e t o such a degr ee t h at A cademy of fi ci als beli ev e such a pr ogr am w o u l d b e b en ef i c i a l .

Cadet s i n t h e “ st op out ” pr ogr am wi ll be pl aced i n a “ l e a v e wi t h out pay ” st at us an d per mi tt ed t o t r avel , st udy , w o r k o r ot h er w i se r ef l ect on t h ei r car eer g oa l s.

P H O T O S — A O G r ecor d s g en er a l l y con t a i n p h ot ogr a p h s

of i n di vi duals t ak en duri n g t h ei r Cadet t en ur esh i p .

O f t en t im es , w h en t h e n ew s m ed i a or ot h er r eq u est i n g

agenci es ask for cur r ent ph ot ogr aph s, t he A OG i s un able t o f ul f i ll t h eir r equest s. F or y our ow n sak e, an d for t h e s a k e of cur r en cy of t h e A OG dat a b ase, al l G r aduat es ar e en cour aged t o sen d alon g a cur r ent ph ot ogr aph f or i n c l u s i o n i n t h ei r A O G f i l es .

J U N I O R O F F I CE R O F T H E Y E A R - Capt ai n M ar k G. Ewi g, Cl ass of 1970 w as n am ed t h e A i r For ce A cademy ’s J un i or Offi cer of t h e Y ear f or 1979-80. M ar k i s

U SA F A G r ad u a t es

A ff air s

0 -4 Sel ect ees

pr ogr am . I n addit i on t o h i s t each i ng dut i es, h e i s a n assist ant coach f or t h e pr ep sch ool f oot bal l t eam and f acult y coor din at or f or t h e f oot ball r ecr ui ti n g pr ogr am . H e

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al so h a s f ou n d t i m e t o ser v e a s P r of essi on al E t h i cs

A dvi sor t o Cadet Squadr on 10.

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A O G 2 5 Y E A R SU R V E Y - T h e r esult s ar e bei ng com pi led an d an aly zed f r om 5,000 r et ur n s wh i ch w er e r ecei v ed by t h e A OG. I t i s an t i ci pat ed t h at an an aly si s a n d di scussi on of t h e sur vey r esult s wi l l be av ail able i n f u t u r e

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H A L L S O F F A M E — T w o pi on eer s of t h e A cadem y at h let i c pr ogr am h av e r eceiv ed H all of F am e h onor s. C o l Fr an k M err i t t , r et ir ed A cademy Di r ect or of A t h l et i cs, a n d H ead A t h l eti c T r ain er , J i m Con boy w er e i n duct ed in t o t h e F am e i n

J u n e f or

t h ei r

con t r i b ut i on s t o

i nt er col legi at e at h let ics. Con boy , t h e on ly H ead A t h leti c T r ai n er i n A cademy h i st or y , w as i n duct ed i n t o t h e A ssoci at i on Con v en t i on i n Ph il adelph i a on J un e 11. Con boy h as been i n st r um en t al i n f or gi n g t h e at h l eti c pr ogr am i n t o on e of t h e best i n t h e n ati on . H e i s r ecogni zed a s a n a t i on a l l ea d er i n h i s fi el d a n d h a s t h e di st i n ct i on o f

s t a r t ed i n 19 5 5 .

C L E M E N T S A WA R D — E ach year t he Dean of F acul t y pr esent s t h e Wi ll i am P. Clem en t s A w ar d f or E x cel len ce i n Educat i on t o t h e A cademy ’s Out st an di ng A cademi c I n st r uct or . T h e wi n n er in 1980 w as Capt ai n Cur t i s J . M art i n , Cl ass of 1971. M ar t i n r eceiv ed a fr amed medal li on an d a ci t at i on duri n g t h e aw ar ds cer emony . H i s n am e h a s been added t o t h e per m anent br on ze pl aque wh ich h angs i n t h e L ect i n ar l ob b y of F a i r ch i l d H al l . M ar t i n w i l l l e a v e

t h e A cadem y t h i s sum m er f or r eassi gn m ent as Chi ef of Con gr essi on al L i aison Br an ch of t h e U .S. A i r For ce A cademy A ct iv i ti es Gr oup, H Q U SA F . 8

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1954-1959, t h en r et ur n ed in 1967 as t h e A t h l et i c Di r ect or , i s a f or m er A l l-A m er i can f oot ball pl ay er fr om t h e M i lit ar y A cadem y . H e w as i n duct ed int o t h e N ati on al A ssoci ati on of Coll egi at e Di r ect or s of A t hl et ics H al l of F ame at t h e gr oup’s ann ual con venti on on J un e 16 i n L as V egas.

t o u r n a m en t s i n K a n s a s a n d I o w a .

0 -4 Sel ect ees - Seco n d ar y Z o n e

M er r i t t , w h o ser v ed a s A ssi st an t A t h l et i c D i r ect or f r o m

R U G B Y T E A M — T h e A cademy Rugby T eam pl aced secon d i n t h e M i ch elob N at i on al Coll egi at e Rugby Ch am pion sh i p at Dav en por t , I ow a. T h e wi n ni n g t eam w as t h e U n iv er si t y at B er k el ey , w h o beat t h e F al con s, 15 -9 i n t h e fi n al m at ch . T h e A cademy t eam adv an ced t o t h e fi n al s w it h a 15-4 w i n over t he U ni v er sit y of I lli noi s. T h e Calif or n i a t eam quali fi ed for t h e f i n al s by def eat i ng N a v y 15-0. D ur i n g t h e season , t h e A cademy Rugger s com pet ed i n t er n at i on al ly i n Can ada an d En gl an d an d com pet ed i n

0 0

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A t h l et i c T r ai n er s H al l of F am e at t h e N at i on al T r ai n er s

h avi n g seen ev er y F al con f oot bal l game si nce t h e pr ogr am

Seco n d ar y Z o n e

ant i ci pat ed i n t h e f al l i ssue. Questi on s and com men t s o n t h e surv ey sh oul d be dir ect ed t o L t Col J ock Sch w an k , A OG V i ce Pr esident wh o ser v ed as Sur v ey Ch air m an .

Sel ect ed

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ed i t i on s of C H E C K P O I N T S . T h e f i r st i n st a l l m en t i s

H al l s

El i gi bl e

T .N . Car ey

J .O . D u st o n

L .M . H a t c h I V

J .R . H or n o r

R .W . J o n es

R .A . M a r s h a l l

E .T . M cGr egor J r .

J .L . M cK i n l ey

J .E . M o r r i so n

R.T . Scony er s 19 7 1

D .R . A l l en R .A . L o w e

P.W. M cCul l ough R.V . Rey n ol ds D .W. Si ngl et on 19 72

D .M . C a r l s o n

P .A . C o l l i n s

M .R. Cosby M .M . D u n n

W.R . L ooney I I I

M .W . S c h m i t t C .J . W h i t ec h u r c h R .L . J o n es T .A . M a h r R .D . P a r a d i s

J .E . S a n d s t r o m

J .M . D r en n a n E .L . L a F o u n t a i n e P .D . N i el s en

CA D ET FL Y I N G T EA M —The 1980 Cadet Flying Team placed second in the 1980 National I ntercoll egi ate F lyi ng

A ssoci at ion N at i on al Com pet i t i on , h el d M ay 15-17, at Gr and F or k s, N D . M i ke N aye, Cl ass of 1980, w as n amed

the top intercollegi ate pil ot in the nation after placi ng t h ir d i n t h e sh ort fi el d l andi n g com peti t ion ; secon d i n t h e vi sual f ligh t r ul es n avi gati on com pet i ti on ; sev en t h i n t h e Fr ask a sim ul at or com pet it i on ; an d fi r st i n t h e i n st r ument fl ight r ul es n avi gat i on even t .

1979- 1980 Spo rts Su m mary A n oth er out st an di ng sport s y ear h as been compl et ed by th e v ar si ty ath l et es at th e A i r F or ce A cadem y , con ti n ui ng th ei r t r en d of wi n ni ng sev en out of ev ery 10 v ar si t y

ev en t s , a st r ea k t h a t i s n ow f ou r

y ear s ol d.

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Fal con ath l et es i n 28 v ar si t y sport s, 18 m en an d 10 w om en , w on 70.2 per cen t of th ei r con test s, t h e four th best r ecor d i n A cadem y h i st or y . T h e recor d of 73.7 per cent w as set duri ng th e 1969-70 sch ool

l a t es D a v e Z i e b a r t 198 0 M os t V a l

ua bl e A t h l et e

y ea r .

Duri ng th e 1979-80 sch ool y ear . Fal con v ar si ty ath l et es com pet ed i n 467 cont est s, wi n ni ng 326, l osi ng 137 an d tyi ng 4. Th e ov er al l 41-spor t pr ogr am t h at i n cl udes j uni or v arsi t y t eam s fi ni sh ed at 67.7 per cent , com pi l ed fr om 375 vi ctori es, 178 l osses and 4 t i es .

F our

v ar si t y

t eam s p ost ed

u n d ef ea t ed r ec or d s - m en ’s i n d o o r

tr ack (9-0), wom en ’s i n door tr ack (4-0), m en ’s swi m mi ng (13-0) an d w om en ’s sw i m m i n g (20-0).

One of th e t op perf or m an ces i n A i r F or ce A cadem y at h l et i c hi st or y w as post ed by th e w om en ’s cr oss coun tr y on N ov . 17 wh en i t w o n t h e A I A W D i v i si o n I I n a t i o n a l

t eam

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Ernie

Cunl i f fe scor ed 79 poi nts t o beat 22 o t h er s c h o o l s . F r esh m a n R i t a B u r r

l ed th e Fal cons by t aki ng sev enth wh i l e soph om or e A n n ett a Weber w as 10th , pl aces th at earn ed both a t h l et es A l l -A m er i c a n h o n o r s .

A l th ough not an i ntercol l egi at e spor t , th e A i r For ce box i ng team w on i t s fi r st N ati on al Col l egi at e B ox i n g A ssoci at i on ch am pi on shi p. I n addi ti on t o t h e t eam t i t l e, t h e F a l c o n s h a d f o u r b o x er s w i n

nati on al t i t l es - D en ny Gr un st ad at 119 poun ds, Ri ck y Gr ah am at 139 poun ds, A l ex Cli ne at 165

T h i r t een F a l c o n a t h l et es w o n a l l poun ds and L arry St euck at 180 poun ds. A m eri can h on or s, h eaded by di ver A l so i n di vi dual l y , soph om or e J anet Pet er son , wh o w as n am ed Barbar a F aul kenberr y w on her f or t h e t h i r d-st r ai gh t y ear . Other s ec o n d n a t i o n a l c o l l eg i a t e A l l -A m er i ca n s i n cl u d e Ri t a B u r r a n d A n n et t a W eb er f r o m th e r acquetbal l ch am pi on shi p. F ol l ow i n g i n l a st y ea r ’ s w om en ’s cr oss coun t r y t eam , f oot st eps, t h e m ost pr oduct i v e w o m e n ’ s b a s k e t b a l l M i c h e l l e team w as th e w om en ’s swi m mi ng J oh n son , th e fi r st w om an sel ect ed team whi ch t ook fi f t h pl ace i n th e as an A cademi c A l l -A meri can , and A I A W D i v i si on I I N a t i on a l Patt y M art i n ez, Di an n Ch ri sti an ch a m p i on sh i p s , h a d 10 A l l - son , K i m H i l l en , Gayl e J oh n son , A m er i c a n s a n d ex t en d ed i t s Sh awn Wh i t son , L i n da T el kamp , wi n ni ng str eak t o 45. N ancy Bur di ck , San dy M al on ey Oth er t eam accom pli sh m ent s a n d K i m B en t i er f r o m w o m en ’s i n cl ude l eague or r egi on al ti tl es by sw i m mi n g. wom en ’s bask etbal l , pi st ol , ri f le, D av e Zi eb ar t , t h e st ar t i n g soccer , w om en ’s cr oss countr y an d quar t er back of t h e A i r F or ce l a cr o sse. f ootbal l t eam f or t h e l ast f our y ear s W o m en ’s b a s k et b a l l t i ed f or t h e

l eague ch am pi on sh i p but w on th e r egi on al t i t l e f or t h e secon d st r ai g h t y ea r a n d ad v a n ced t o t h e

A I A W sm al l col l ege n ati onal s, fal l i ng i n t he fi r st r oun d. T h e m en ’s sw i m m i n g t eam ext en ded i ts wi n ni n g st r eak t o 36 and pl aced f ourt h i n th e n ati on al i ndepen den t ch ampi on sh i ps wh i l e th e men ’s f enci n g t eam w on t h e Western Ch am pi on sh i ps, quali f yi n g t hr ee com pet i t or s f or t h e n at i on al col l egi at e ch am pi on sh i ps.

w a s h o n o r ed a s t h e M o st V a l u a b l e

A t h l et e at t h e A i r F or ce A cademy ’s 25 t h

an n ual

A t h l et i c

A w ar ds

B anquet . Zi ebart , a seni or fr om St . J oseph , M i ch ., w as a f our -y ear l ett er m an an d set m ost of t h e car eer passi ng a n d t o t a l o f f en s e r ec o r d s i n sc h o o l

h i st or y . H i s r ecor ds i n cl uded t h e m ost tot al of f en se y ar ds (5,511), m ost car eer pl ay s (1,340), m ost passi n g at t em pt s (879), m ost passi n g com pl eti on s (424), an d m ost car eer passi n g y ar ds (4,789). Besi des bei ng n am ed th e M ost V al uabl e A th l ete, Zi ebart w as al so 9

w i n n er

th e

M o st

V aluable

Foot bal l Pl ay er aw ar d. A n ot h er t op aw ar d wi n ner w as sen i or J a r r et t (D i r k ) J or d a n of F or t

L auder dal e, Fl a. J or dan r ecei v ed

A m ong th em were m ost car eer

h om e r u n s (46), m ost car eer r u n s

bat ted i n (170) and most car eer hi t s (218). Duri n g t h e 1980 season , h e bat ted .463, h ad 15 hom e r uns an d

goes t o th e gr aduati ng v ar si ty

d r ov e i n 56 r u n s. M .V . B A S K E T B A L L

PL A YER

(M E N ) -- J u n i or T i m

H a r r i s of

f o u r -t i m e l et t er m a n i n b o t h w a t er

Wh eel er A F B , H aw ai i . A 6-6 for w ar d, h e w as n am ed to t h e al l

t h e Sch ol a r A t h l et e A w a r d , w h i ch

a t h l et e w h o h a s s h o w n ex c el l en c e i n a c a d em i c s a s w el l a s a t h l et i c s . A

sw i m m i n g , J or d an

d i st r i c t t ea m a n d w a s s el ec t ed t o

av er ag e i n an I n t er n at i on al A ff ai r s m aj or . A l so wi n ni n g a t op aw ar d w as

M a n u f a c t u r er s H a n o v er C l a s si c i n

p ol o a n d

m a i n t a i n ed

sen i or

3 .6 6

D ea con

cum ul ati v e

W i n t er s

B ay t ow n , T ex ., w h o w on t h e A t h l et i c L ea d er sh i p A w a r d . Wi n ter s, basebal l team capt ai n , l et t er ed i n basebal l f or f our y ear s. I n 1980 h i s .488 bat t i ng aver age w as fi fth i n t he n ati on an d h elped A i r For ce becom e th e top batti n g t ea m

t h e n a t i on

w ith

a .3 8 2

a v er a g e. A m em b er of t h e Fel l ow sh i p of Ch ri sti an A th l et es,

W i n t er s a l s o l et t er ed i n f o o t b a l l . T h e A t h l et i c E x c el l en c e A w a r d

w as w on by seni or Bob Saj evi c of St . Paul , M i n n . Saj evi c, co-capt ai n of t h e i ce h ock ey t eam an d f our y ear l et t er wi nn er , l ed th e t eam i n scori ng f or th e l ast th r ee y ears an d becam e th e second al l -ti m e l eadi ng scor er i n A cadem y h i st or y . A speci al aw ar d w as gi v en t o sen i or V ir gi ni a Cai n e f or h er con t r i b u t i on s

th e

F alcon

at h l eti c pr ogr am . Cai ne h as been th e team capt ai n of th e w om en ’s swi m m i ng t eam th e past two y ear s. Sh e h as been an A l l A m eri can four ti m es, and sw am on th e 800 fr eesty l e rel ay th at w on t h e 1979 n a t i on al ch am pi on sh i p . T h r ough h er eff ort s, th e t eam h as con si st en t l y b een n a t i on a l l y r a n k ed

an d

h as

i n cr ea sed

th e

a l l -t o u r n a m en t

t ea m

scori ng wi t h 421 poi n t s f or an av er age of 17.5 per gam e. M .V . B A S K E T B A L L P L A Y E R

(WOM E N ) - Di an e M oy er of M i l an , Oh i o. A t eam capt ai n f or t h e l ast thr ee year s, M oy er w as con si der ed th e f loor gener al of t h e w omen ’s team and hel ped th e t eam t o t w o regi on al ti tl es and ber t h s i n th e A I A W Di vi si on H pl ay of f s. M .V . CROSS COU N T RY (M EN ) - J uni or Br et H y de of Osbur n , I dah o. Paced by H y de, t h e cr oss countr y t eam com pi l ed a 9-1 r ecor d. H e pl aced fi r st i n t he A dam s St at e I n v i t a t i o n a l a n d t o o k s ec on d i n t h e S o u t h er n C o l or a d o I n v i t a t i o n a l . I n

th e Centr al Col l egi ate Ch am pi on shi ps, H y de pl aced 17t h . M .V .

C R OSS

C O U N T R Y

(WOM EN ) - Fr eshm an Ri t a Bur r of Col or ado Spri n gs. Th e F al con s’ top r un ner al l year . Bur r pl aced sev en t h i n t h e A I A W D i v i si o n H

t eam ch ampi on sh i ps i n l eadi n g

A i r F or c e t o i t s f i r st n a t i o n a l t i t l e .

H er f i ni sh

al so gav e h er A l l -

A m er i c a n s t a t u s .

m en ’s an d 10 w om en ’s v ar si ty i n t er col l eg i at e sp or t s . O t h er -

s et sev en 10

F a l c on

c a r eer r ec or d s .

F EN CE R

(W O M E N )

t ea m t o a 4 - 1 r ec or d . M .V . F O O T B A L L

BA CK

Sen i or Sh el b y B a l l of N ew Br aunf el s, T ex . T h e t op r ush er for th e l ast t w o season s. B al l gai n ed 575 y ar ds f or a 4.5 aver age i n 1979. M .V . F O O T B A L L L I N E M A N -

S en i o r R y a n W i l l i a m s o f Roch est er , I nd. On e of th e bi ggest pl ay er s of t h e defen si v e l i n e an d a st art er f or t he l ast t h r ee y ear s, h e w a s t h e t eam ’s t op t ack i er , i ncl udi ng 131 l ast season , 13 f or l o s s es .

M .V . F O O T B A L L

PL A Y ER

Seni or D av e Zi ebart of St . J oseph , M i ch . A st ar t er f or f our y ear s, Zi ebart h ol ds pr act i cal l y ev er y t ot al off en se an d passi ng r ecor d at th e A cademy . For t h e season , h e com pl et ed 118 passes i n 223 att em pts f or 1,088 y ar ds besi des addi ng 256 y ar ds r ush i n g. M .V . GOL F (M EN ) - Seni or Fr ed (Ri ck ) Sargen t of B uff al o Gr ov e,

111.

f ou r t i m e

l et t er m a n

and

s e a s o n .

v a l u a b l e a t h l et e i n ea c h o f t h e 18

PLA YER

M .V .

Soph om or e El l en O’Sul li v an of Saco, M ai ne. I n onl y h er secon d y ear of f enci ng, O’Sul l i v an l ed h er

Rocky M oun t ai n I n tercol l egi at e ch ampi on , Ri ck h ad the l owest str ok e av er age on th e t eam at 73.4. H e al so com peted i n t h e N at i on al Col l egi at e Ch am pi on sh i ps an d paced the t eam t o a 16-1 dual m eet

it s

Seni or St ev e Sal eck of Eau Cl ai r e, Wi s. A f our -y ear l et term an , Sal eck

th e

N ew Y o r k . H e l ed t h e F a l c o n s i n

wi n ni n g str eak t o 45. T h e m aj or i t y of a w a r d s pr esen t ed w er e t o t h e m ost

w i n n er s i n cl u d ed : M .V . B A S E B A L L

M .V . F E N C E R (M E N ) - J u n i or

Wen del l K ubi k of Ch i cago. A st r on g f oi l com pet i t or , K ubi k com pi l ed a 105-14 season r ecor d, and com pet ed i n th e n ati on al col l egi ate ch ampi on shi ps f or th e t h i rd y ear . H e w as I n st r um en tal i n h el pi n g t h e F al con s w i n t h e W est er n Col l eg i a t e t i t l e an d pl aci n g 17t h i n t h e n at i on al col l egi at es.

M ich el le J oh nson, ’81, 19 8 0 A c a d e m i c A l l -A m e r i c a n

B a sk et ba l l Co-C ap t a i n

M .V . G O L F (W O M E N ) Soph om or e Car l a Gam m on of K eok uk , I ow a. Sh e paced t h e Fal con s t o a secon d-pl ace f i ni sh i n th e A I A W D i vi si on I I r egi on al s an d pl aced th i r d, i n di vi dual l y , i n t h e r egi on al s. M .V . GYM N A ST I CS (M EN ) S en i o r

D on a l d

K n auf

E l l y n , 111. A n

G l en

ou t st a n d i n g

com peti tor i n pomm el h or se, h e w as by f ar t he most consi st en t perf or m er thr ough out th e y ear . H e w as al l -ar oun d ch ampi on i n t h e Col or ado Cl assi c an d r un ner-up i n t h e W est er n

A t h l et i c C o n f er en c e

I n v i t at ion a l .

M .V . GYM N A ST (WOM EN ) S o p h o m or e J i l l A r c h er o f M urf r eesbor o, T en n . I nj ur ed part of the season . A r cher cam e on str on g i n th e fi n al part of th e season to hel p th e w om en earn a

b er t h

th e A I A W

D i v i si o n

r eg i on a l s. Sh e t ook fi r st i n t h e u n ev en

b ar s

an d

th ird

th e

bal ance beam to h el p th e F al con s take

s ec o n d

C l a s si c . M .V . I C E

th e

C ol or a d o

H OCK E Y

M ike

Sm el li e of T r ent on , M i ch . A f our y ear l et t erm an an d co-capt ai n of l ast y ear ’s ti m e, M i k e w as t h e second-l eadi n g poi n t m ak er l ast season , h e com pi l ed 55 poi nt s on 23 goal s and 33 assi st s. H e en ded hi s car eer as th e si xth -l eadi ng scor er i n sch ool hi st or y wi t h 166 poi n t s on 77 goal s and 89 assi st s. M .V . L A C R O S S E - S en i or B a r t

J ack son of T owson , M d. A f our y ear l ett erm an and team capt ai n , J a ck son

w as

i n s t r u m en t a l

l eadi ng th e t eam t o a 12-4 r ecor d. H e l ed t h e coun t r y i n sav e per cent ages f or t w o con secut i v e y ear s an d h ad a f i n e .571 perf or m an ce t hi s season . M .V . P I S T O L

J u n i or

M ike

Beh l i ng of M i dval e, U t ah . H e w as

o n e of t h e m o st c o n si st en t sh o o t er s

on th e squad thi s season an d w as i n str um ent al i n l eadi ng the team to 28 vi ctori es. A i r F or ce sw ept th e sect i on al ch am pi on sh i ps, w i t h Behl i ng l eadi ng th e w ay , wi nni ng t he fr ee pi stol , ai r pi st ol an d st an dar d pi st ol ch am pi on sh i ps. M .V . RI F L E - Seni or Bev erl y T ur man of M i l wauk ee, Wi s. One of th e top com peti tor s on th e team , sh e l ed

t h e F a l con s t o a n

r ec or d a n d a sec t i o n a l t i t l e . M .V . S O C C E R - S en i o r

18 -2

M ik e

H i l l of Fl eetw ood, Pa. A four -y ear l ett erm an . H i l l w as th e m an wh o b r ou g h t con si st en cy t o t h e mi dfi el d. H e led th e team i n scori ng w i t h 15 poi nts on 10 goal s an d fi ve

a s si st s a n d

w a s sel ec t ed

to th e

Rock y M ount ai n I nt er col l egi at e Soccer l eague f or t he th i r d str ai gh t y ea r .

M .V . SWI M M I N G (M E N ) Seni or St eve Water s of Wh eat on , 111. A f our -y ear l ett er m an . Wat er s h a s b een on e o f t h e m o s t c o n si st en t f i n a li st s

a t

t h e

n ati on a l

i ndepen den t s each year . St r on g i n t h e 200 b u t t er f l y a n d 400i n di vi dual m edl ey , h e l ed th e F al con s t o t h ei r t hi r d-st r ai gh t u n d ef ea t ed sea s o n a n d a 3 6 -m eet

wi n ni ng str eak . M .V . SWI M M I N G (WOM EN ) F r esh m an P at t y M ar t i n ez of Ch ul a V i st a, Cal i f . T he success of t hi s y ear ’s w om en ’s swi m mi n g

t ea m m u st st ar t w i t h M a r t i n ez, w h o l ed t h e t ea m t o a 2 0 -0 s ea s o n .

Seni or Don Walters of Sherman,

T ex . A s t eam capt ai n , Wal ter s w as fr equen t l y ask ed t o doubl e i n th e 400 an d 300 y ar ds i ndoor s, an d on occasi on , r an on t h e on e-m i l e r el ay . H i s l eader shi p k ey ed th e vi ct or y

ov er A d a m s St a t e t h a t en a b l ed t h e i n d oor t r ack t ea m t o h a v e a 9-0 s e a s o n .

M .V .

T RA CK

w o m en ’s

i n d o or

RU N N ER

(WOM E N ) - Fr esh m an A pr y l F or d of Dayt on , Ohi o. She w as one of th e st ea d i est p er f or m er s on t h e an d

ou t d oor

t eam s. Duri ng t he y ear , sh e br ok e

t h e sch ool r ecor d i n t h e 100 m et er s

wi t h a ti m e of 12.2, 200 m et er s wi t h

a t i m e of 26 .0 a n d w as a m em b er of

t h e on e-m i l e r el ay t eam t h at broke

t h e s c h o o l r ec or d .

M .V .

T RA C K

C OM PE T I T OR

I n di vi dual l y , sh e earn ed A I A W

(WOM E N ) - Soph om or e A n n ett a

i n seven ev en t s whi l e l eadi ng th e F al con s t o a fi f th -pl ace sh owi ng i n

hel pi ng t h e cr oss countr y t eam to a nati on al t i t l e, f i ni shi ng i n 10th pl ace and ear n i ng A l l -A m eri ca

A l l -A m er i c a n h on o r s i n f i v e ev en t s a n d c o a c h es ’ A l l -A m er i c a n h on or s

t h e A I A W D i v i si on H n a t i on al s.

Sh e i s th e n ati on al ch am pi on i n

t w o ev en t s .

M .V . T EN N I S PL A Y ER (M EN ) -

- Seni or Matt Mulhern of Los Altos, Cal i f . Regarded as t h e best ten ni s

player in Air Force A cademy

hi st or y , M ul h ern h as been t h e num ber on e si n gl es pl ay er t h e l ast f our y ear s. H e h as com pi l ed m or e si ngl es vi ct ori es (81) t h an any oth er pl ay er i n sch ool hi st ory . D espi te an ankl e i nj ur y , M ul hern com pl eted th i s season wi th a 13-3 r ecor d. T hi s i s hi s thi r d y ear wi n ni ng thi s aw ard . M .V .

T E N N I S

P L A Y E R

(WOM EN ) ~ J uni or Gai l Cooper of L ak ew ood , Col o. Sh e l ed t h e Fal con s t o a f our t h -pl ace fi ni sh i n th e Regi on V I I ch am pi on sh i p. N am ed t o t h e al l -r egi on team . Cooper h ad a 10-1 si n gl es r ecor d a n d a 7-2 d o u b l es m a r k . M .V . T R A C K M A N

S en i o r

Gary M y er s of H on ol ul u. Gary w as o n e o f t h e m o s t v er s a t i l e t r a c k a t h l et es o n t h e t ea m a n d of t en r a n

t h e 15 00 m et er s a n d t h e 8 0 0 m et er s

i n out door m eets. H e w as a k ey m em b er o f t h e i n d o o r t r a c k t e a m t h a t w en t 9 -0 f or t h e s ea s o n .

M .V . COM PET I T OR (M EN ) -

Weber of Col umbus Juncti on, I ow a . W eb er w a s i n st r u m en t a l i n

h on or s f or t h e secon d t i m e. Sh e a l so t oo k si m i l i a r h on or s i n

out door tr ack l ast spri ng. V OL L E Y B A L L (WOM E N ) Sen i or

B on n i e

H ou ch en

Ci n ci n n ati . A f our -y ear st art er , H ouch en w as domi n ati ng i n h er r ol e as a mi ddle bl ocker and spi k er . H er al l -aroun d pl ay , i ncl udi n g def en se, m ade h er the l eadi ng St 3 .I *t 0 X*

M .V . W A T E R P O L O -

S en i o r

Phi l H ei dm ous of L om poc, Cali f . T hi s y ear ’s t eam capt ai n , h e w as t h e t hi r d-l eadi ng scor er and w as fi r st i n assi st s. Th r ough hi s steady pl ay an d l eader sh i p, t h e w at er pol o t ea m r ec or d ed a 12 -8 s ea s o n a n d

appeared i n i t s th i r d col l egi at e pl ay of f s. Ph i l i s t h e t h i r d m ember of h i s f am i l y t o r ecei v e thi s aw ar d. M .V . WRE ST L E R - J uni or Gary Ch ad w i ck of C or v al l i s, Or e. Wi n n i n g t h e Rock y M oun t ai n Wr est l i ng A ssoci at i on Ch ampi on sh i p i n t h e 177-poun d cl ass, Ch a d w i ck h a d a sea son r ecor d of

30 wi n s, 15 l osses and one ti e. H e al so qual i f i ed f or t h e n ati on al col l eg i a t e ch a m p i on sh i p s b y pl aci ng th i rd i n t h e N CA A w est ern

r eg i on a l .

R O U T I N E -A C C E S S - T O - S P A C E By L t Colonel F reder ick D . Greg ory, USA F N A SA A st ron a u t U S A F A ’6 4

Wh en sel ect ed t o fl y t h e sh utt l e, th e pr ess ask ed wh at I expect ed i t t o do. I sai d th at i t w oul d ch an ge l i fe on th e E art h i n w ay s th at ev en peopl e cl ose t o o u r pr ogr am can n ot pr esent ly i m agi n e. Wh at w e i nt en d to do i s l aun ch i n t h e space sh utt l e- a w i n ged v eh i cl e- v er ti cal l y f rom Pad 39 at t h e K enn edy Space Cent er . Wi th cont i nued an d ent usi asti c support w e w i l l do thi s i n 1981.^I t wi l l b e qui t e a l aun ch because i t ’s qui t e a v ehi cl e- one t h at gets t o E art h or bi t i n l i tt l e m or e t h an 8V2 mi n ut es. L i f t o f f i s t h e a s t r o n a u t ’ s m om en t o f t r u t h . I r ec a l l a n

apol l o astr on aut w h o, w h en ask ed i f h e w as scar ed duri ng l aunch sai d, “ N o, but I w as appr eh en si v e.” I

h a d t o c h ec k t h a t w o r d o u t b ec a u s e I d o n ’t t h i n k i t

w as i nv en ted w h en I w as at U SA FA . Wel l , t h e di ct i on ar y , a post-1964 v er si on , sai d “ appr eh ensi on i s “ fearf ul of w h at m ay be com i ng.” T h e sh ut t l e h as a gr eat er thr ust t o w ei ght r at i o t h an t h e fi r st st age of our M oon rock et , Saturn V . So, l aun ch w i l l be an ex ci ti ng tr i p. A ppr eh ensi on? Y ou bet ! A ft er t h e m i ssi on , t h e shutt l e r et ur n s t o t h e r unw ay at K SC. T h e sh utt l e m ak es t h e entr y t r i p, a 9,000-m i l e j our n ey , fr om south of H aw ai i t o t h e r unw ay i n F l ori da i n 42 mi n ut es, av er agi n g al m ost 12,900 m ph ! T h e runw ay at K SC i s 3 mi l es l on g- i t i s t h e l ongest r unw ay i n t h e wor l d wi t h a m oat ar oun d i t . Wh y t h e m oat ? I ’v e ask ed m y sel f t h at quest i on m any ti m es. T w o possi bl e r eason s I coul d t hi n k of ar e: as par t of t h e K SC’s w i l dl i f e pr eserv e, i t gi v es t h e al l i gat or s a pl ace t o l i v e; and, keepi ng th e al l i gat or s i n m i n d, i t pr ovi des an ext r a spar k of i n centi v e f or u s pi l ot s t o alw ay s l an d on t he runw ay- especi al ly t h ose

The E n terp r ise on Pad 39 at the K en nedy Sp ace Cen ter

coun t r y ’s econom i c l i f e an d w el l-bei n g.

The space shuttle f light system i s composed of

t he or bi t er , an ext ern al t an k (ET ) t h at con t ai ns t h e ascent pr opel l ant t o be used by t h e or bi ter m ai n en gi n es (SSM E s), an d t w o sol i d r ock et boost er s

(SRBs). The orbiter and SRBs and reusable; the

ext er n al t ank i s pr esentl y expen dabl e. T h e space sh ut t l e m i ssi on begi n s wi t h t h e i n st al l at i on of t h e m i ssi on pay l oad i nt o t h e or bi t er pay l oad bay . T h e pay l oad w i l l be ch eck ed an d

w h o c a n ’t sw i m !®

A l th ough bei ng a space sh utt l e cr ewm an- f rom my st an dpoi n t as an avi at or an d astr on aut - i s t h e v ery best j ob i n th e w or l d, t h e space sh utt l e i s f ar m or e t h an a combi n ati on ai rpl an e-spacecr aft . Si m pl y , i s r epr esen t s on e of t h e gr eat est opport un i ti es f or pr ogr ess th at t h e w or l d i s goi n g t o h av e i n th e r est of thi s cent ury . Wh en w e thi nk space shutt l e, w e ought t o t hi nk r out i n e-access-t o-space because t h at i s t h e capabi l i ty t h at us space peopl e ar e w or ki ng for - an d al l of us t ax pay er s ar e payi ng for . T he shutt l e pr ovi des t h e abi l i ty t o i n expen si v el y h aul car go t o an d f rom or bi t . We h av e desi gn ed i t t o r educe th e cost an d i n cr ease t h e ef f ecti v en ess of usi ng space f or sci ent i fi c, def en se, an d com m er ci al n eeds."^ Wi t h i t s v er sat i l i ty and r eusabi l i ty , t h e space shut t l e wi l l tr ul y open t he door t o t h e econom i cal a n d r outi n e use of space. A s a t r an spor t at i on sy st em t o E art h or bi t , i t w i l l of f er t h e w or k-h or se capabi l i t i es of such E ar th-boun d carri er s as truck s, shi ps, an d ai r l i nes, an d wi l l be as v i t al t o t h e n at i on ’s fut ur e a s t h e m or e conv ent i on al car ri er s of t oday ar e t o t h e 12

ser v i ced b ef or e an d a f t er i n st al l at i on a n d w i l l b e

act i v at ed i n or bi t . F l i ght saf et y i t em s f or som e pay l oads w i l l be m oni t or ed by a cauti on an d w ar n i ng sy st em .

The

E n terp rise landing at

E d w a rds A F B

duri ng the test f l ig h t p r og r a m .

Cr ew m em ber s an d passen ger s w i l l ex peri en ce a desi gn ed m ax i m um gr avi t y l oad of onl y 3-G duri n g l aun ch an d about 1.5-G duri ng a t ypi cal r eent r y .

T h es e a c c el er a t i o n s a r e a b o u t o n e-h a l f t h e l ev el s

L if tof f !

T h e SRB s and th e SSM E s w i l l fi r e i n par al l el at l i ft off . T h e t w o SRB s are j etti son ed aft er bur n out and ar e r ecover ed by m ean s of a par achut e sy st em . T h e l ar ge ext er n al t ank i s j ett i son ed bef or e t h e Col um bi a goes i nt o or bi t . (T h e E n ter pr i se w as t h e fi r st or bi t er . I t w as used duri ng th e appr oach an d l an di n g t est pr ogr am at E dw ar ds A i r For ce B ase. Y ou m i ght n ot r em em ber t he pr ogr am , but I ’m sur e y ou r ecal l pi ct ur es of th e En terpri se m ount ed on t h e top of a B oei ng 747. T h e Col um bi a i s t h e secon d or b i t er t h at w a s b u i l t b u t w i l l b e t h e fi r st t o b e

launched into orbit.) The orbit al maneuvering

sy st em (OM S) i s used t o at t ai n t h e desi r ed or bi t . T h e

OMS and the reaction control system (RCS) will

m ak e any subsequent m aneuv er s t h at m ay be r equi r ed dur i ng t h e m i ssi on . T h e Col um bi a i s desi gn ed t o carr y a cr ew of 4. T h e fi r st sev er al f li gh ts wi l l on ly h av e 2, but l at er

f lights could carry 7. On a st andard missi on, the

or bi ter w i l l r em ai n on-or bi t f or 7 day s, r et ur n t o E art h w i th personnel and pay l oad, l an d li ke an

airpl ane, and bereadied for another f light in 14 days.

ex peri en ced on pr ev i ous m an ned space f li gh t s. M any ot h er f eat ur es of t h e shutt l e, such as a st an dar d sea-l ev el atm osph er e, w i l l w el com e t h e non-astr on aut space w or ker of th e f ut ur e. T h e shutt l e h as t h e capabi l i t y t o con duct space m i ssi ons i n r esponse t o curr entl y pr oj ect ed n at i on al an d w or l d-w i de n eeds an d th e f lex i bi l i ty t o r espon d t o pol i cy , di scov ery , an d i n n ov ati on . I t sh oul d be ext r em el y obvi ous t h at wi t h t h e shut t l e’s pot ent i al v er sat i li t y , t h e D epart m en t of D ef ense i s a m aj or suppor t er of t h e pr ogr am . T h e pr i m ar y mi ssi on for t he sh ut t l e i s t h e del i v er y of pay l oads t o E art h or bi t . Si n ce i t i s m ost l y car go bay , w e th i n k w e can h aul car go t o space 10- t o 100-ti m es ch eaper t h an w e coul d w i t h t h e t hr ow-aw ay r ock et s. T h e bay i s bi gger th an a r ai l road t an k car- 172 t i m es l ar ger t h an a Gr ey h oun d bus®. T h e sh ut t l e w as desi gn ed t o pl ace pay l oads of 65,000 pounds i nt o or bi t . Pay l oads w i th pr opul si on st ages can pl ace sat el l i t es i n t o h i gh E art h or bi t or i nt o l un ar or pl an et ar y tr aj ect or i es. T h e space sh utt l e i s m or e t h an a tr an sport v ehi cl e. T h e or bi t er h as t h e capabi l i t y t o carr y out m i ssi on s uni que to t h e space progr am ; t o r etr i ev e pay l oads f rom or bi t for r euse; to ser vi ce or r ef ur bi sh sat el li t es i n space; and t o oper at e space l abor at or i es i n or bi t . T h ese capabi li t i es r esul t i n a n et sav i ngs i n t h e cost of space oper at i on s w h i l e^ eat l y enh an ci n g t h e f lex i bi l i ty and pr oduct i vi t y of t h e m i ssi on . A m on g t he m ul ti -f acet ed uses of t h e sh ut t l e

duri ng its oper ati onal life will be a wi de range of

appl i cati on s of t h e en vi r onm en t of space an d of space pl at f or m s. T h e appl i cat i ons can be achi ev ed thr ough oper at i on of satel l i t es, sat el li t es wi t h p r op u l si on st a g es, sp a ce l a b or at or i es, or com bi n at i on s as appr opr i at e t o t h e speci f i c obj ecti v es and r equi r em en t s. T h e sh ut t l e al so pr ovi des a l abor atory capabi l i ty t o do r esear ch an d

to develop techniques and equipment that may evol v e i nt o oper at i on al sat el l i t es.

T h e sh u t t l e can b e r ea di ed f or a r escu e m i ssi on

l aun ch fr om a st an dby st at us w i th i n 24 h our s aft er noti fi cat i on . F or emer gency r escue, t h e cabi n can accomm odat e as m any as 10 per son s; t h us, al l occupants of a di sabl ed or bi t er coul d be r escued by a n ot h er s h u t t l e.

T h e cr ew and passenger s occupy a tw o-l ev el

ca b i n at t h e f or w ar d en d of t h e or bi t er . T h e cr ew

con t r ol s t h e l aun ch , or bi t al m an euv er i n g,

atm osph eri c entry , and l an di ng ph ases of t h e m i ssi on f r om t h e upper l ev el f li ght deck . T h e cr ew al so per for m s pay l oad h andl i ng oper at i on s fr om t h i s d ec k .

Seat i n g f or passenger s an d a li vi ng ar ea ar e

provided on the lower deck (actually the mid-deck).

T h e cabi n w i l l h av e a m ax i m um of uti l i ty ; m i ssi on

f lexibility i s achi eved with a minimum of volume, complexity, and weight. Space f light will no longer be limited to intensively tr ained, physically perfect f ol k s- l i k e m y sel f - b ut w i l l ev en accom od at e s c i en t i st s a n d t ec h n i ci a n s .

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f or eseen today . T h e r educt i on i n t h e cost of E art hor bi t al oper at i on s an d t h e n ew oper at i on al t ech ni ques w i l l en abl e n ew and un f or eseen sol uti on s t o pr obl em s. H ow about our pot enti al f or pr ogr ess i n th e 198 0 s? C o m m u n i c a t i o n s i s a n a r ea w h er e t h er e w i l l

be en or m ous pr ogr ess. I t h i n k t h at pr acti cal ly ev er y pr obl em i n t h e wor l d can be sol v ed i f an d w h en w e hum an s r eal ly l earn to com m uni cat e w i t h each ot h er . A s y ou k now , com m uni cat i on sat el l i t es ar e doi n g an i n cr edi bl e j ob ri gh t n ow . We h av en ’t seen anyt hi ng y et . Wi t h r out i ne-access-t o-space, w e can er ect enor m ous ant enn as. I n hi gh-E art h or bi t , a geosy n ch ron ous (19,323-m i l e) or bi t , one of t h ese ant en n as, pow er ed by sol ar cel l s can m ak e possi bl e 25 m i l l i o n si m u l t a n eou s r a d i o-t el ep h on e c on v er s a t i o n s . H o w ? T h e w r i s t w a t c h r a d i o- a l a D i c k

T r acy- w hi ch mi ght al so i n cl ude a l ocat or beacon , speedom et er , com pass, m edi cal m oni tor , an d a v er y accur at e, cont i nuousl y updat ed w at ch . Cost , i n m ass pr oducti on , t o t h e user - m ay be $20. A n d th e cost of a l ong-di st an ce cal l mi ght be 20(p. Furt her , t hr ough t h ese ant enn as w i th di r ect broadcast t el evi si on , w e coul d use our best t each er s t o suppor t our pr esentl y ov er w or k ed sch ool sy st em . A n d w e coul d easi ly and ch eapl y put th e hi gh est qual i ty suppl em ent ar y educati on pr ogr ams i n ev ery sch ool house i n t hi s countr y i f w e w ant ed t o. T h e f un par t of th at ex per i en ce w oul d be*th e dev el opm ent of som e l ost k i d f rom a pot ent i al cri mi n al i nt o t h e ki n d of per son w h o m i ght t el l us n ot w hy w e can ’t l iv e f or ev er but h ow w e can ! T h ose ki ds ar e ar oun d ri ght now , an d i t ’s up t o us t o h el p m ake sur e t h ey get t h e educat i on al opport uni t y t h ey desi r e. Gr oupi n gs of t h ese bi g ant enn as ar e cal l ed “ f ar m s.” T h ese ki nds of f arm s coul d be publ i c ser vi ce pl at f or m s. E v er yt hi n g t h at can be comm uni cat ed, w ri tt en , dr awn , or ph ot ogr aph ed w i l l be sent v i a c om m u n i c a t i o n s s a t el l i t e. I n f o r m a t i o n f r o m r em ot e

aut om at i c w eat h er st ati ons, eart h quak e m easuri n g st at i ons, and f or est fi r e det ect or s w i l l be r el ay ed t hr ough t h ese sat el l i t es t o t h e users. T h e f ul ly el ectr oni c m ai l sy st em i s n ot f ar i n t h e futur e. T h i n k of l i f e wi t h out t h e U .S. Post al Serv i ce, as w e kn ow i t ,

t o k i ck

a r ou n d . T r i l l i on s of

b i t s o f i n f or m a t i o n

appr oach t h ei r t heor et i cal pr oper t i es of perf or m an ce i s i n cal cul abl e. Of cour se, m anuf act ur e of i m pr ov ed m at eri al s on t he E art h m ean s m or e n ecessar y j obs for th e E ar t h peopl e i n t h e pr i v at e sect or . We can dev el op n ew m ateri al s i n space t h at ar e l i ght er , st i f f er , an d st r onger ; w e th i nk w e can m ake perf ect w el ds i n t h e space v acuum . Gl asses can be m ade t h at w i l l si gni fi cant l y adv an ce t el escopes, m i cr oscopes, l aser s, and ot h er opt i cal sy st ems; and gi ant

electroni c crystals can be formed that will truly

i m pr ov e t he l i f e and per f orm ance of el ect r oni cs sy st ems on E art h . T hi s i s n ot guessow or k on m y par t . T hr ee cr ews w h o f lew i n sky l ab spent alm ost 150 day s i n space, obt ai ni ng sam pl es of each of th ese pot ent i al f ut ur e achi evem ents. Fr om t h ese sm al l st eps i n space w i l l com e t h e gi ant l eaps t h at can

r ev o l u t i o n i z e i n d u s t r i es d ow n h er e.

L at er , w e w i l l n eed a f ul l-t i m e space st at i on

because the demand from these space-devel oped

pr oduct s w oul d r equi r e i t . T h e Russi an s h av e st at ed t h at t h ey ar e pl anni ng f or a perm an ent l y i n h abi t ed or bi t i ng space st at i on . I t t ak es l i tt l e i m agi n at i on t o t hi nk of t h e pr om i se of bett er m at eri al s. I n gl ass

lenses alone, for example, i mproved microscopes could help detect and isolate viruses- the fi rst step i n con q u er i n g v i r us-caused di seases; i m pr ov ed

damage-resist ant l aser glass can help in generating

t her m on ucl ear pow er ; an d space-devel oped fi ber s for opt i cs can r em ark ably adv an ce al l con cei v abl e t y pes o f i n f or m a t i o n t r a n s f er .

I n th e ei gh ti es, sat el l i t e E art h obser v at i on s w i l l r ev ol ut i oni ze li f e on E art h . We h av e on ly t ouch ed t h e (E ar t h ’s) su r f a ce of w h at t h ese l an d sat el l i t es can d o .

A lr eady w i th our E art h r esour ces i nv est i gati on s f rom space, w e h av e foun d deep w at er w el l s i n dry A ri zon a; di scov er ed m aj or copper deposi t s i n N ev ada; ex pl or ed f or gas an d oi l i n T ex as; an d par t i ci pat ed i n pol l ut i on sour ce i dent i fi cat i on an d cont r ol al l ov er our coun tr y . B ecause of n ew sensor s, th i s ty pe sat el l i te w i l l be v ery useful i n di scov er i ng sour ces of geot h er m al ener gy . Wi t h t h i s k i n d of sat el l i t e, w e can do E art h obser v at i on s i n 18 day s t h at w oul d t ak e us 46 day s t o do i n an ai r pl an e! B ut ev en m or e im pr essi v e, once w e get t h e i n f or m ati on , w e ar e abl e t o do t hi n gs w i t h i t t h at w oul d t ak e m any .

str eam i ng t hr ough com m uni cati on s sat el li t es wi l l bri ng t h e w or l d cl oser t oget her an d m ak e l i fe bot h m or e pr oduct i v e and saf er for us at l ow er cost . I n th e ei ght i es, w e ex pect to f ly over 100 m i ssi ons usi n g t h e spacel ab. T h e spacel ab i s bei ng assembl ed r i ght now by t en coun tr i es i n Eur ope. I t wi l l be used t o perf or m sci ent i fi c an d t ech ni cal i n v est i gati on s i n such ar eas as sol ar , h i gh-en er gy , and at m osph eri c phy si cs; t h e E ar t h’s upper at m ospher e; astr onomy ; space t ech n ol ogy ; an d space pr ocessi n g an d m an uf act uri n g. Space i s uni que; t h er e i s n o gr av i t y ....a per f ect v acuum ex i st s t h er e....an d t em per at ur e ex tr em es ar e fr ee. U p th er e, w i t h out g r av i t y , w e w i l l

b e a b l e t o u n d er st an d

w h at

i n fl uen ces m at er i al s i n gr av i t y . T h i s basi c un der st an di ng w i l l h el p us t o con tr ol bett er t h e m an uf act ur e of heavy m at eri al s on t h e E art h . T h e v al ue of t h ese adv anced m at eri al s th at m or e n ear ly 14

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m any y ear s i f w e h ad t o do th e ex pl or ati on gr oun d w or k . H ow does t h i s h appen? Si m pl y , as on e ex am pl e, oi l an d gas beari n g r egi on s are easi l y i den t i f i ed i n p h ot ogr aph s en abl i n g t h e oi l geophy si ci st s t o go dir ect ly t o th e si t e t o be i nv esti gat ed. T he l an d sat el li t e m ay , i ndeed, be t h e gr eat est ti m e sav er t h at h as ev er been i nv ent ed! Wh at i s t h e i m por t an ce of t i m e-savi n g dev i ces anyw ay ? T h e w or l d popul ati on i s supposed t o alm ost doubl e i n t h e n ext 20 y ear s; on e can easi l y see th at w e w i l l h av e to r eal ly decr ease t h e ti m e r equi r ed t o ex pl or e for and dev el op n ew r esour ces on E art h i f w e are goi n g t o st ay ahead of th i s en orm ous n ew gr oup of appr oach i ng h um ani ty ! T h e space t el escope i s a dev i ce t h at m ay ch ange t h e h um an t h ough t pr ocess. T h i s t el escope, m ount ed i n t h e or bi t er an d fl y i ng abov e th e E art h ’s atm osph er e, w i l l see 350-t i m es m or e v ol um e of space t h an w e can see wi t h t h e bi ggest an d best t el escopes on E art h . We w i ll see f ar obj ect s 10- t o 100-t i m es f ai nt er th an w e can see pr esent l y fr om E ar t h . F or i n st an ce, w e w i l l be abl e t o see pl an et s ar oun d t h e n ear est st ar s, cl ouds col l apsi n g on t h ei r w ay t o f orm

st ar s, an d som e pr edi ct w e w i l l se t o t h e edge of t h e uni v er se. So w h at ! L ook i n g at th e ski es al r eady ch an ged t h e w ay w e th i nk m any ti m es. Y ear s ago, w e used t o t h i nk (som e sti l l do) t h e E ar t h w as f lat a n d t h at i t w as t h e cen t er of t h e uni v er se. Onl y 40 y ear s ago, a phy si ci st pr oposed th e m ech an i sm for t h e w ay t h e Sun w ork s. T hi s l ed us t o try t o dev el op t h e t h er m onucl ear fusi on pow er on E art h- a pr ocess t h at coul d al l ow t h e U ni t ed St at es, an d, i n f act , t h e h um an r ace, t o be en er gy i n depen dent i f w e coul d cont ai n , sust ai n , an d con t r ol i t . I f y ou al l ow m e t o ex tr apol at e fr om t he past per f orm an ce of astr on omy , th e obser v ati on s f rom a space t el escope m ay w ell ch ange our t h ought pr ocess agai n . We don’t kn ow w h at w e’l l l ear n , but i t mi gh t pr ov i de us t h e basi s f o r n ew di scov eri es i n phy si cs. N ew di scov er i es i n phy si cs ar e absol ut el y v i t al . T h er e ar e h azy , f ar di st ant , pow er f ul en er gy sour ces i n space. Ev er y secon d t h ey put out en ough obser v ed en er gy t o r un ev ery t hi ng on t h e E ar t h for a bi l li on y ear s! M ay be w e wi l l ev en t ual l y un der st an d t hose en er gy sour ces w el l en ough t o use t h em on E art h an d becom e en er gy i n depen den t .

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A tmosp heric reen try ; t he ther mal p rot ect ion sy st em p r otect s t h e o r b i t er a n d i s r eu sa b l e.

On e ch an ge t h at r out i n e-access-t o-space w i l l cert ai nl y for ce us t o m ake so t h at w e can oper at e up t h er e ful l ti m e i s t h e i m pr ov em ent of our use of sol ar en er gy . Of cour se, w e i nt end t o r un al l our bi g 1980’s sat el li t es w i th sol ar en er gy . T h e publi c ser vi ce an t en n a “ f ar m s,” t h e com m u n i cat i on s sat el l i t es, t h e

l an d sat el l i t es, t he space st ati on , an d t h e space t el escope ar e al l pow er ed by sol ar cel l s. B ut h ow about on E art h?^ I n t h e n ext sev er al y ear s, w e k now t h at w e w i l l n eed t o be l ooki ng f or , f i n di n g, and dev el opi ng ev er y ener gy r esource t h at w e can- oi l , gas, coal , n ucl ear , w at er , geot h er m al , w i n d, an d sol ar . B ef or e t h e en d of t hi s centur y , w e ex pect th e U n i t ed St at es t o spen d 2-tr i l l i on dol l ar s- capi t al i n v est m en t dol l ar s- on dev el opi n g our en er gy r esour ces! Sol ar pow er l ooks good. T h e cost of sol ar cel l s i n t h e past 4 y ear s h as dr opped about 50 t i m es! B ut , i t m ust dr op 50 m or e ti m es t o be econ omi cal l y com peti t i v e w i th oi l . Sol ar cel l space m anuf act ur i n g of f er s us on e possi bi l i t y of m aki n g i n ex pen si v e, v er y ef fi ci en t , hi gh -qual i ty sol ar cel l s. U n f ort un at el y , cheap E art h-boun d sol ar pow er doesn ’t w ork w el l at n i gh t or under cl ouds. B ut space sol ar pow er does. T h i s sol ar pow er w oul d be gen er at ed by a l ar ge sat el l i t e i n a hi gh-E art h or bi t . Because t h e Sun i s m uch bri gh t er (because w e’r e out si de t h e E ar t h ’s at m osph er e) an d because t h e Sun i s on cont i nuousl y (i f th e sat el l i t e i s i n a ful l-Sun or bi t ), w e can get 6 - t o 15-ti m es m or e pow er per squar e f oot of sol ar cel l s i n space th an on E ar t h . A s en er gy pri ces cont i nue t o skyr ocket , t h i s sy st em l ook s bet t er an d bet t er . T h e sat el l i t e del i v er s pow er t o gr oun d r ecei v er s by m i cr ow av e. I ’v e been t ol d t h at beef can gr aze un der t h e gr oun d-r ecei vi n g ant enn as. T he E art h col l ect or st at i on s h av e onl y 1/ l Ot h t h e al l ow abl e l oose r adi ati on of y our mi cr ow av e ov en . So, i n t er m s of en vi r onm ent al pol l uti on , col l ect or st at i on s ar e essent i al l y n on-pol l ut er s. T h i s i s n ot t h e case for al m ost al l f or m s of en er gy t h at w e use today . T ech ni cal l y , sol vi ng th e pr obl em of dev el opi n g space sol ar pow er i s a l ot easi er t h an goi ng t o t h e M oon . A l ot of peopl e don ’t li k e t h e cost of our space pr ogr am . T h ey say , “ A l l t h at m oney spent i n space.” w el l , of cour se, i t i s n ot sp en t i n sp ace; i t i s sp en t

d ow n h er e i n t h es e U n i t ed S t a t es . A n d h o w m u c h i s 16

al l t h at m on ey ?” I t i s pr esent ly t aki n g l ess t h an .8 of 1C (.823% based on t h e pr oposed 1981 N A SA budget of $5.73-bi l li on an d t ot al budget aut h or i t y o f H

$696 .08-b i l l i on ) of our f ed er al t ax d ol l ar f or al l t h e

space a n d aeron aut i cal r esear ch at N A SA . A n d, cost i s r el ati v e. M any st udi es h av e sh own t h at m or e t h an h al f th e peopl e i nt erv i ew ed t h ought t h at N A SA spent m or e on space t h an t h e gov er n m en t spen ds on h eal t h , edu cat i on , a n d w el f ar e. T h e n ew f ed er al

agen cy - H eal t h an d H um an Serv i ces (H H S)- w oul d spen d N A SA ’s ent i r e y ear l y budget about ev ery 9.4 day s (based on a $222.95-bi l l i on pr oj ect ed H H S budget) i n 1981! I ’m not k n ocki n g h eal t h an d h um an serv i ces pr ogr am s because I t hi nk at N A SA w e h el p suppor t H H S by pr ov i di ng n ew t ech n ol ogy t h at cr eat e n ew j obs t h at , i n t ur n , pr ovi de t ax dol l ar s w hi ch w i l l suppor t our bi g f eder al budget s. I don ’t w ant t o i m pl y t h at N A SA ’s curr ent budget i s adequat e t o do t h e t h i n gs t h at I ’v e m ent i on ed. N A SA pr ovi des t h e m ean s; y ou pr ovi de t h e w i l l , t h e dri v e, an d th e suppor t . T h i s n ew t ech n ol ogy k n ow-h ow i s av ai l abl e t o ev er y one wh o n eeds i t .^ Rout i n e-access-t o-space of fer s us on e of t h e v er y best opport uni t i es for pr ogr ess t h at w e w i l l h av e for t h e r est of th i s centur y . T he capabi l i ty of rout i neaccess-t o-space i s a r ar e oppor t uni ty f or t h e U ni t ed St at es t o a d v an ce ou r sel v es (a n d t h e w or l d ) 20 t o 30

y ears i n space sci en ce an d t ech nol ogy i n t h e n ext 10 y ear s. T h at w oul d be a ph enom en al achi ev em ent w ort hy of our ef fort s. Y ear i n an d y ear out , t h e Con gr ess h as al w ay s support ed t h ese k i n ds of adv an ces, an d I see n o evi dence th at t h ey w ant t h e U n i t ed St at es t o be secon d best i n space ev er agai n . I t w oul d be i rr esponsi bl e f or a count r y as t echni cal l y adv an ced as w e ar e t o f ai l t o i nv est i gat e, ex pl or e, l ear n , and dev el op as m uch as w e can as f ast as w e can . A m eri can s ar e gr eat at doi ng sci en ce an d t ech n ol ogy an d h av e a f an t ast i c desi r e t o u n d er s t a n d t h e u n k n ow n . B ec a u s e o f t h es e d r i v es

t h e on ly r espon si bl e st ep i s t o do m or e an d bet t er . We h av e a l on g w ay t o go, a l ot of w or k t o do, an d m any an sw er s t o get , but I am conf i dent w e w i l l m ak e r out i ne-access-t o-space- as f ant asti c as i t sou n d s n ow - a r ou t i n e t h i n g .

J U N E W E E K 1 9 8 lL GRA D U A TION

by N i n a B . U dal l , (M r s. T . H . U dal l , 7 5)

A n est i m at ed 25,000 peopl e wh o packed i nt o t h e w est st an ds of F al con St adi um M ay 28t h w i t n essed som et h i ng m any A i r F or ce A cademy gr aduat es nev er t h ough t w oul d occur - t h e gr aduati on of t h e A cademy ’s fi r st f em al e Cadet s. U n der sunny ski es, 97 w om en j oi n ed 790 men of

SE CA F H a n sM a r k

t h e C l a ss of 1980 i n com m en cem en t ex er ci ses t h at

probabl y w ere t h e m ost publi ci zed i n t h e h i st ory of t he i n st i tut i on . Of t h e Cl ass’s gr oup of 580 gr aduat es sel ect ed t o att en d U n der gr aduate Pi l ot T r ai n i n g, 25 ar e f em al e “ pi on eer s,” as t h ey ’v e been dubbed by t h e pr ess. T w enty -f our m en an d on e w om an r ecei v ed U n dergr aduat e N avi gator T r ai ni n g sl ots, an d an addi ti on al 25 m en w er e sel ected f or h el i copt er tr ai ni n g. T h e fi r st w om an t o gr aduat e, 2n d L t K at h l een M ari e Conl ey of Cali f or ni a, w as vi si bl y an n oy ed wi t h th e cam er as, m i croph on es an d ent h usi asti c r eport er s w h o con st ant l y appr oach ed her f or i nt erv i ew s t hr ough out t h e gr aduati on pr ogr am . Rank ed ei gh th amon g t h e Cl ass’s 63 di st i n gui sh ed gr aduat es, L t Con l ey fl atl y t ol d r epor t er s, “ I don ’t appr eci at e i t ” an d added t h at n ot on l y t h e w om en but “ th e en t i r e Cl ass deserv es gl ory equal ly .” T h e tri ck t o m aki n g i t t hr ough t h e A cadem y , t h e daughter of Br i g Gen an d M r s. Ph i l i p J . Con l ey J r ., sai d i s t o “ t ake each day at a ti m e an d h av e a sen se of h um or ,” but t h at appl i es equal l y t o m en an d w om en , she added. Sh e r ecei v ed h er B .S. D egr ee i n H um an i t i es an d w i l l b e at t en di n g C or n el l U ni v er si ty for a M ast er ’s D egr ee. F our of thi s y ear ’s m al e gr aduat es el ect ed t o t ak e t h eir com mi ssi on s i n ot h er br an ces of th e ser vi ce, i n cl ude on e wh o i s n ow servi n g i n t he A r m y , tw o w h o j oi n ed t h e N avy , an d on e w h o i s a M ari n e. T h er e al so w er e

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A n d af ter t h e fi n al Cadet - Paul Gr egor y Sm i t h of Cadet squadr on 40 - cr ossed t h e t hr esh h ol d t o l i eut en an t dom , an d Com m an dant of Cadet s, Bri g. Gen T h om as C. Ri ch ar ds di smi ssed t h e Cl ass, t h ey s h ow er ed

t h em s el v es w i t h

a s ea o f h a t s i n t h e

tr adi t i on al upw ar d t oss.

T h en , t h e A i r F or ce T h u n d er b i r d s d azzl ed t h e

cr ow d wi t h a 30-m i nut e di spl ay of pr eci si on fl y i n g an d w h en t h e sh ow w as ov er , t h e f orm er Cadets, t h ei r f ami l i es an d f ri en ds, l eft f or i ndi vi dual cel ebr ati on s, t earf ul f ar ew el l s an d f or t h ei r n ew l i ves a s o f fi c er s . A s o n e C a d et w a l k ed o u t T a l b o t P o r t a l w i t h h i s

ar m ar oun d hi s m ot h er ’s shoul der , an d hi s fi an cee at hi s r i ght si de, h e l ook ed back and com m en t ed: “ T h i s i s t h e fi r st r eal f reedom an d i ndepen den ce w e’v e h ad i n t he past f our y ear s, an d I t h i nk I ’m sti l l goi ng t o mi ss i t (t h e A cadem y .) STEVIE R, MEVER'

UNDEREST IM ATE .. .

r ec ei v ed

gr aduat e st udy sch ol ar sh i ps an d fi v e w i l l at t en d

m ed i c a l s c h o o l .

O t h er t h a n t h e p r es en c e of w o m en , comm encem ent pr ocedur es w er e f ai rl y st an dar d. T h e Cadets m ar ch ed ont o th e fi el d t o m usi c provi ded by th e A i r F or ce A cademy B and an d l i st en ed i nt ent l y t o th e m essage t h at Secr et ary M ark h ad f or t hem . A ft er t h e di st i n gui sh ed gr aduat es r ecei v ed th ei r di pl om as fr om M ar k , t h e r em ai n der of th e Cadet s r ose by squadr on an d fi l ed on st age i n l i n es o f tw o t o r ecei v e th ei r s fr om a v ari ety of V .I .P .s i n a t t en d a n c e.

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t h e C l ass of 1980 w i t h a sp eci a l p a n el . 17

General Tallm an accep ted t he Cl ass of 1981 em blem f or the Class Wall during the Ri ng D i n ing Out. B G Robi nson Risner was t he g uest sp eaker.

C O M M E N C E M E N T A D D R E SS

Secr et ary of t h e A i r F or ce, Dr . H .M . M ark , t ol d t he 887 gr aduat es of th e Cl ass of 1980 t h at t h ey ar e begi n ni ng th ei r mi l i t ar y car eer s at an extr em el y t u r b u l en t t i m e. “ C r i s i s w i l l b e t h e c o m m o n d en o m i n a t o r o f t h e

com i n g y ear s,” Secr et ar y M ar k sai d i n h i s gr aduat i on address M ay 28. T he n ew Secon d L i eu t en a n t s, h e a d d ed , “ w i l l

soon

c u s t o d i a n s o f t h i s n a t i o n ’s d ef en s e.

b ecom e t h e

M ark t ol d t h e gr aduat es t h at t h e n ex t decade pr obabl y w i l l i n cl ude r eali gnm ent s of pow er an d r el ati on sh i ps t h at w er e est abl i sh ed at t h e en d of th e S ec o n d W or l d W a r .

“ T oday ’s pow er bal ance i s di f fer ent t h an i t w as a gen er ati on ago, so i t i s n ot sur pri si ng th at t h er e w i l l be ch an ges.” A lt hough ch an ge alw ay s bri n gs cr i si s, he added, “ t h er e wi l l be opport uni ti es t o est abl i sh a gl obal posi ti on f or t h e U ni t ed St at es - m uch m or e adv ant ageous t h an t h e on e i n wh i ch w e fi n d our sel v es t oday .” We bri ng gr eat str en gth s t o t hi s pur pose. We ar e th e w orl d’s l eadi n g agri cul tur al n ati on ; w e ar e un sur passed i n th e devel opm ent an d appl i cati on of n ew t ech nol ogy ; and m ost i m port ant of al l , w e ar e th e on ly m aj or n ati on i n th e w or l d f oun ded on a cl ear i i

i d ea o f w h a t h u m a n f r eed o m i s a l l a b o u t .

D ur i n g t h e upcomi n g i nevi t abl e con f li ct s, h e sai d, t h e n ewl y-com m i ssi on ed offi cer s, “ w i l l be cal l ed upon t o t ak e ex tr aordi n ary r i sk s an d t ap r eserv oi r s of cour age and det erm i n ati on t h at y ou do n ot n ow k n ow y ou possess. Y ou w i l l be ask ed t o pr ev ai l ov er w h at ever opposi ti on y ou en coun ter an d 18

y ou m ust n ev er f or get t h at basi c obj ecti v e. I t i s t h e essenti al pur pose of y our ex i st en ce as sol di er s; an d i t i s on t hi s poi nt t h at t h e conti nued futur e of t h e U n i t ed St ates as a gr eat an d f ree n ati on w i l l r est . M ark sai d on e ex am pl e of t h e U .S.’s un i que an d un sur passed abi l i t y “ t o m eet an d ov er com e gr eat di f fi cul ti es” h as been t he accom pl i shm ent of pow er ed-f li gh t . “ Y ou w h o ar e gr aduat i ng ar e m ember s of t h e t hi r d gen er at i on of A m eri can avi ati on . I h ave n o doubt at al l t h at y ou w i l l see ch an ges t h at ar e equal ly pr of oun d (as f li ght ) i n y our

l i f et i m es .”

H e r em i n ded t h em t h at i n addi t i on t o bei n g good “ sol di ers” t h ey al so m ust be good ci ti zens. “ I n t h at r ul e, y ou w i l l be cal l ed upon t hr ough our Dem ocr ati c processes t o sh ape t h e pri nci pl es an d t h e pol i ci es by w h i c h o u r n a t i o n l i v es .”

T hen , r epeat i n g t h e w or ds Gen er al D ougl as M acA rt h ur deli v er ed al m ost 20 y ear s ago t o a gr oup of West Poi nt Cadet s, h e sai d “ I t (mi l i t ary l i f e) t each es y ou t o be pr oud an d un ben di n g i n h on est def eat , but h um bl e and gent l e i n success; n ot t o subst i tut e w or ds f or act i on s; n ot t o seek th e path o f com fort s, but t o f ace t h e str ess an d spur of di f fi cul ty an d ch al l enge; t o l ear n t o st an d up i n t h e st orm , but t o h av e com passi on f or t h ose w h o f al l ; t o m ast er y our sel f bef or e y ou seek t o m ast er ot h er s; t o h ave a h eart t h at i s cl ean , a goal t h at i s h i gh ; t o l ear n t o l augh , y et nev er t o f or get h ow t o w eep; t o r each i nt o t h e f ut ur e, y et n ev er t o n egl ect t h e past ; to be ser i ous, y et n ev er t o t ak e y our sel f t oo seri ousl y ; an d t o be m odest so t h at y ou w i l l r em em ber t h e si m pl i ci ty of tr ue gr eat n ess an d t h e open m i n d of tr ue w i sdom . yy

1980 Fo o t b al l Pr e v ie w K en H atf ield H ea d Coa ch

A new er a w i l l open i n A i r F or ce A cademy foot bal l t hi s f al l w h en th e F al con s st ar t pl ay i n t h e

W es t er n A t h l et i c C o n f er en c e. I t w i l l b e t h e f i r st t i m e

F al con f oot bal l h as ev er pl ay ed i n a l eague an d, w i t h 37 r etur ni n g l ett er m en , secon d-y ear h ead coach K en H atfi el d i s h opi n g for a successful debut . A i r F or ce w i l l pl ay 12 gam es t h i s f al l , equal t o t he m ost ev er pl ay ed i n a si ngl e season , an d w i l l be i n th e ch ase f or t h e WA C foot bal l t it l e by pl ay i n g f our gam es agai n st l eague f oes w i t h an ot h er t hr ee gam es desi gn at ed t o count i n t h e l eague st an di n gs. L eague gam es on t h e sl at e ar e agai n st Col or ado St at e, San D i ego St at e, Wy om i n g an d H aw ai i w hi l e t h e desi gn at ed con t est s ar e agai n st Wash i n gt on , T ul an e an d B oston Col l ege. “ T h e 1980 season wi l l be an ot h er ex ci ti n g ch al l en ge for th e A i r F or ce foot bal l t eam ,” sai d H at fi el d, wh o gui ded t he F al con s t o a 2-9-0 m ar k l ast fal l . “ We h av e m any n ew f aces i n key posi t i on s w h o h av e t o pl ay w el l t h i s f al l , st ar ti ng w i t h t h e cent er an d quart er back posi ti on s on of f en se an d t h e dow n l i n em en on def en se. On ce agai n our goal i s t o pl ay our v er y best ev ery pl ay . I f w e do t hi s, w e sh oul d h a v e a di f fer ent , new an d i nt er est i n g t eam i n 1980.” A m on g t he 37 r et ur ni n g l ett er m en ar e 11 st ar t er s, i n cl udi n g sev en on defen se. Sev er al of t h e r etur ni ng st art er s fi gur e t o be am on g t h e best i n t h e WA C nex t f al l- j uni or l i n eback er M i k e F r an ce, j un i or def en si v e b ack J oh n n y J ack son an d sen i or quar t er back an d punt er Scott Sch afer . Fr an ce cam e up w i t h 106 t ackl es l ast f al l w hi l e J ack son , a t w o-y ear st ar t er , l ed th e t eam i n pass i nter cepti on s wi th t w o besi des addi n g 63 t ack l es. H e al so l ed t he t eam w i t h 11 pass br eakups. Sch af er , a t hr ee-y ear r egul ar at punt er , av er aged 41.2 y ar ds per ki ck l ast season an d al so m ov ed i n as t h e st art i n g t ight en d, fi ni shi ng as th e secon d-l eadi n g pass r ecei v er w it h 21 f or 218 y ar ds an d a t ouch dow n . H ow ev er he w as shi f ted t o quart er back i n t h e spr i n g an d w i l l begi n t he fal l as n um ber on e. B esi des Sch afer , t h e ot her r et ur ni n g st art er s on of f ense i n cl ude sen i or St ev e Bur ns at f lank er , seni or N ed Rudd at qui ck guar d an d j un i or A 1 Wi l ey at qui ck t ackl e. T h e F al con s’ st r en gt h nex t f al l , at l east i n t h e ear ly goi ng, shoul d be on defen se w i t h t h e en t i r e secondary back , h eaded by J ack son . Ot h er r et ur n i ng st ar t er s i n t h e backfi el d i ncl ude j uni or D avi d Carr aw ay , j uni or D oug D unbar , an d seni or B ob Ren aud. B ot h st art i n g def en si v e en ds r et ur n i n j uni or s J im D ah l m ann an d Chr i s Rey m an n . A n oth er r et ur ni ng def en siv e st art er i s seni or l i n eback er M i k e B l oom fi el d, w h o con tr i but ed 91 t ack l es i n 1979, t hi r d-best m ark on t h e t eam .

Whi l e def en se i s ex pect ed t o be a F al con str en gt h t h e of f en se w i l l be a r el at i v el y i n ex peri en ced uni t w i t h l ast y ear ’s t op y ar dage m ak er s i n bot h passi n g an d r ushi n g gr aduat ed. A m on g t h ose w h o w i l l h av e t o be r epl aced t hi s f al l ar e quart er back D av e Zi ebart , w h o set j ust about al l t h e A cademy r ecor ds i n t ot al of f en se an d passi n g, an d Sh el by B al l , w ho w as t h e l eadi ng r ush er t h e l ast t w o season s. Pun t i ng shoul d on ce agai n be a str on g ar ea w i t h t h e r et ur n of Sch af er but t h e pl acek i ck i n g depart m en t w i l l h av e a n ew l ook w i th t h e v et er an J i m St ur ch gr aduat ed. Ov er al l , t h e F al con s’ entry i nt o WA G pl ay t h i s f al l shoul d t ur n out t o be on e of t he m ost i nt er est i n g peri ods i n A i r F or ce f oot bal l h i st or y . A r un dow n of k ey ar eas i s as f ol l ow s: QU A R T E R B A CK - Scot t Sch af er i s num ber on e goi n g i nt o f al l pr act i ce aft er bei n g m ov ed i n t o t h e posi ti on f rom t i ght en d duri n g spr i n g dr i l l s. H e h as a str on g ar m , h as good run ni n g abi l it y an d h as good l eader sh i p pot en t i al . H e’l l get bet t er w i t h ex peri en ce an d h as t h e pot en t i al t o be a fi n e al lar oun d quart er back . B eh i n d Sch af er ar e Ch uck F r an k en ber ger , a j uni or v ar si t y pl ay er l ast season w h o i s a str ong r unn er an d t hr ow er , an d E d A nt oi n e, w h o saw som e v ar si t y act i on l ast season . T h er e ar e al so sev er al ent er i n g fr esh m en w h o coul d be ch al l en gi n g f or a backup posi t i on t h i s f al l . R U N N I N G B A CK S- T h er e ar e n o r et ur ni n g st ar t er s at t h ese posi t i on s alt h ough t h er e i s som e good r et ur n i n g ex peri en ce, h eaded by J err y Rouse at f ul l back an d D on Sm i t h at h al f back , bot h l et t er m en l ast season . Rouse goes i nt o t h e season as t h e st ar t i n g f ul l back w i t h backup h el p comi n g f rom J i m G al br ait h , a f or m er li n ebacker w ho w as m ov ed t o f ul l back i n th e spr i n g. A m on g t h e h al f back s. Sm i t h l ett er ed as a f reshm an l ast f al l and coul d dev el op i nt o an ex cel l ent col l ege r un ni n g back . On ce agai n , t h er e i s pl ent y of opport uni t y f or som e f reshm an t o m ov e i n t o backup r ol es.

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WI D E R E CE I V E R - T h er e ar e no r et ur n i n g st ar t er s al t hough A n dy B ar k h ad an i m pr essi v e debut i n t h e l ast tw o gam es of t he 1979 season . H e conti n ued t o cat ch w el l i n t he spri ng an d sh oul d be on e of t h e t op pass r ecei v er s i n t h e con fer en ce. Seni or

St ev e B u r n s, w h o saw som e st ar t i n g a ct i on l ast

season , i s a con si st en t per f or m er w hi l e an ot her t op conten der i s soph om or e D en ni s M oor e, a conv er t ed h al f back w ho h as out st an di n g speed. H at fi el d r at es t h i s as on e of t h e t eam ’s best posi ti on s. T I G H T E N D - T w o of t h e r egul ar s fr om l ast y ear ’s t eam , Scott Sch af er an d Ri car d Sm it h , w er e m ov ed t o ot h er posi t i on s an d dur i ng t h e spri n g Fr ed Ci an ci ol o w as m ov ed t h er e fr om of fen si v e guar d. H e sh ow ed enough pr om i se t o m ov e i nt o a st ar t i ng ber th w i th soph om or e D avi d J ones, a J V pl ay er l ast season , m ov i ng i n to t h e backup spot . O F F E N SI V E T A CK L E S- J uni or A 1Wi l ey i s a r et ur ni ng st art er on t h e qui ck si de but P at M eagher gr aduat ed f rom th e st r on g si de. D uri n g t he spr i ng, seni or D i ck H addad, a r eserv e l et t erm an , m ov ed i n as t h e st ar t er i n pl ace of M eagh er an d m ade good pr ogr ess. H ow ev er , j uni or Sam H ow el l , a r eserv e l ett er m an , al so i m pr ov ed an d wi l l be a com peti t or w i t h H addad f or t he str on g si de st ar ti n g posi t i on t h is f all. O F F E N SIV E

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B r ow n an d N ed Rudd bot h st ar t ed on t h e qui ck si de i n 1979 an d w i l l be vy i ng f or th e st ar t i ng bert h t hi s f al l . On t h e str on g si de, Fr ed Ci an ci ol o st ar t ed l ast season but w as shi ft ed to ti ght en d i n t h e spr i n g. T h at gav e soph om or e D av e U zzel l a ch ance t o m ov e i nto t h e fi r st un i t af ter pl ay i ng con si st en tly w el l a l l spri n g. A n oth er t op can di dat e on t h e st r on g si de i s sen i or T od A n d er son , a l et t er m a n r eser v e l i n eb ack er

l a s t s ea s o n w h o w a s m o v ed t o t h e o f f en si v e l i n e

dur i ng t h e spr i ng. C E N T E R - L ast season ’s st art er , J i m T ubbs, gr aduat ed an d dur i ng t h e spri ng Ri car d Smi th w as m ov ed th er e f rom t i ght en d, di spl ay i ng en ough str en gt h an d agi l i ty t o m ov e i n t o th e fi r st uni t . B ehi n d hi m ar e sev er al y oun g pl ay er s com peti ng f or t h e back up posi t i on .

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str ongest ar eas on t h e squad wi t h j uni or s J i m D ahl m an n an d Chr i s Rey m an n bot h r et urn i n g aft er st art i ng l ast y ear . Soph om or e K on da Sul l i v an l et t er ed a s a r es er v e l a st s ea s o n b u t w a s m o v ed t o

nose guar d i n t h e spri n g. H ow ev er , h e i s n ow back at end an d coul d be an out st an di ng pl ay er t h i s f al l . T w o soph om ores, B ob Ol i v er and Gr eg Sch el ten s, w i l l provi de excel l en t dept h . D E F E N SI V E T A CK L E S- Ry an Wi l l i am s an d B i l l B ecker , both out st an di n g pl ay er s l ast f al l , h av e gr aduat ed an d t her e w i l l be pl enty of n ew f aces i n t h i s ar ea. A f ter spr i n g dri l l s, j un i or T om Sch l uck bi er an d soph om or e D av e Sch r eck em er ged as t h e t op c a n d i d a t es . S c h l u c k b i er l et t er ed a s a r es er v e l a s t

season w h i l e Sch reck w as one of t h e sur pri ses of t h e spr i n g. T hi s i s on e of t h e m ost cr i t i cal ar eas on t h e squad an d bot h pl ay er s must pl ay con si st en t l y w el l t h i s f al l i f t he F al con s ar e goi ng t o be a good d ef en s i v e t ea m .

N O SE GU A R D --On e of t h e ch an ges m ade i n spr i ng dr i l l s cam e w h en K en H at fi el d sh i ft ed f rom

t h e 4-3 t o t h e 5-2 d ef en se. T h at r esu l t ed i n t h e m i d d l e

l i n eback er posi t i on bei ng sh i f ted t o a n ose guar d sl ot . Pl en ty of pl ay er s w er e tri ed t h er e i n t h e spri n g an d th e t op can di date w h o em er ged w as soph om or e B i l l B ar nes w h i l e j uni or Chuck V i ck ery , w h o l et t er ed as an of fensi v e guar d l ast season , di d an out st an di n g j ob i n t h e posi t i on . T h i s coul d dev el op i nt o a sol i d poi nt f or t h e def ense t h i s season . L I N E B A C K E R S- Wi t h t h e ch ange i n def en ses l ast spri n g. A i r F or ce w i l l h av e tw o l i neback er s t h i s fal l , on e on t h e str ongsi de an d on e on t h e w eak si de. B ot h st art er s r et ur n f r om t h e 1979 season w i t h j uni or M i k e F r an ce t h e st r ongsi de st ar ter an d seni or M i k e B l oom fi el d th e w eak si de st art er . D ept h sh oul d com e fr om soph om or es M ar k J ack son an d Sh aw n Sm i th w i t h t h e l att er pl ay er ear ni ng a v ar si ty l ett er l ast s ea s o n i n a r es er v e r o l e.

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st ar t ed on on e si d e l a st sea son a n d con t i n u ed t o

i m pr ov e i n t h e spr i n g w h i l e Cl ev el and M cCr ay i s a st art i ng can di dat e on t h e ri ght si de af t er l ett eri n g a s a f resh m an l ast y ear . J uni or D av i d Car r aw ay al so l et t er ed l ast y ear an d w i l l be vy i ng w i t h M cCr ay f or t h e ri gh t si de spot w h i l e on t h e l eft si de sophom or e K ev i n E w i ng sh oul d add dept h af ter pl ay i n g w i th t h e j uni or v ar si ty l ast season . F A L CO N “ T h i s i s a new n am e f or t h e f ree saf et y posi t i on on l ast y ear ’s t eam . J uni or J oh n ny J ack son curr en t ly h ol ds f or t h at t hi s posi ti on an d i s on e of t h e t op def en si v e back s on t h e t eam alt h ough h e i s r ecov eri n g f rom kn ee sur gery dur i ng th e spr i n g. J ack son i s al l-con fer en ce m at er i al an d h e w i l l get good support f rom seni or B ob B l edsoe, a conv er t ed r ecei v er w h o l ook ed good i n t he spr i n g. R OV E R - A n ot h er n ew posi t i on n am e i n t h e secon dary , t hi s posi ti on w as cal l ed str on g saf ety on t h e 1979 t eam . Seni or B ob Ren aud w as a st art i n g cor n er back l ast season an d t ook ov er as t h e st art i n g r ov er i n t he spr i ng. H e’s ex pect ed t o suppl y

A I R F O R C E F O O T B A L L 19 8 0 a t C ol or ad o St a t e

Sept . 6 Sept . 13 *Sept . 20

Second L argest i n A F A H istory

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SA N D I E G O ST A T E

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l eader shi p an d t oughn ess al th ough back up h el p i s st i l l t o b e d et er m i n ed .

P U N T I N G- Seni or Scott Sch afer , th e r egul ar punt er t h e l ast t hr ee season s, i s agai n back an d wi l l conti n ue t o ki ck al ong w i th h i s quart er back dut i es. H e’s one of t h e n ati on ’s best an d h el ps m ak e t h i s a str ong area. T h e back up punt er w i l l be ei th er sen i or St ev e B ur n s, w ho punt ed i n t he spr i n g gam e, or an i ncomi n g f resh m an . P L A C E K I C K I N G- Sen i or E r i c O ’Con n el l , w h o l et t er ed as a r eser v e l ast season , i s t h e num ber on e ki cker goi ng i nto t h e f al l but i s ex pect ed t o m eet som e t ough compet i t i on fr om sev er al out st an di ng f r esh m a n k i c k er s .

P O SI T I O N CH A N GE S- T h er e w er e qui t e a f ew i n spri n g dri l l s an d sev er al pl ay er s goi n g i n t o t h e f al l i n st art i n g posi t i on pl ay ed el sew h er e i n 1979. I ncl uded i n t h at gr oup w er e quart er back Scott Sch afer , wh o w as a t i gh t en d, cent er Ri car d Sm it h , w h o al so w as a ti gh t en d, an d ti ght en d F r ed Ci an ci ol o, w ho w as off ensi v e guar d. D E P T H A N A L Y S I S- W i t h 37 r et ur n i n g l ett er men , h ead coach K en H at fi el d w i l l h av e a bi t m or e ex peri en ce r etur ni ng t h an l ast season . T h er e ar e 11 r et ur ni ng st art er s, i n cl udi ng sev en on defen se, w i th th e defensi v e en ds an d l i neback er s bei ng t h e best m an ned. D efen si v e t ack l e an d quart er back wi l l h av e th e l east ex peri ence. OPPON EN T

C l a ss o f 19 8 4

t ot al of 1,608 w h i ch w as t h e secon d l ar gest ent er i n g Cl ass i n t h e hi st ory of t h e A cademy . T h e l ar gest ent er i ng Cl ass w as w i t h t h e Cl ass of ’78 w h i ch admi t t ed a tot al of 1,630. T h e 1,608 dool i es i ncl uded 224 women ; t hi s i s th e l ar gest num ber admi t t ed i n any Cl ass si nce w om en becam e a par t of t h e Cadet Wi n g wi th t h e Cl ass of ’80. I n cl uded i n

t h e C l ass of ’84 ar e 4 ex -C a d et s w h o w er e r ea d m i t t ed t h i s y ear . T h e C l a ss

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appr ox i m at ely 20,105 appl i cant s w ho w er e sen t pr ecandi dat e quest i onn ai r es w hi ch r es u l t ed i n 7 ,8 9 9 c a n d i d a t es w i t h nom i n at i ons. Of t h i s n umber , 3,003 m et al l t h e academi c an d m edi cal qual i fi cati ons; t hi s w as t h e l ar gest n um ber of ful ly qual i fi ed can di dat es i n t h e A cadem y ’s h i st or y . A ddi t i on al l y , t h e decl i n ati on r at e of of f er ed appoi nt m ent s decl i ned fr om t h e pr evi ous thr ee y ear s. I n sum m ary , t h e Cl ass of ’84 st ar t s f rom a v ery successf ul admi ssi ons cy cl e t h at scr een ed an d pr ocessed t h ousan ds of can di dat es t o r esul t i n adm i t ti ng 1,608 hi ghl y m oti v at ed new B asi c Cadet s.

A N A L Y S I S W i t h i t s en t r a n c e

i nto t he WA C t hi s f al l . A ir F or ce h as one of i t s busi est an d m ost i nt er est i ng schedul es i n h i story . T h e F al con s w i l l pl ay 12 gam es, i n cl udi n g ei gh t on t h e r oad str et chi ng fr om Conn ect i cut t o H aw ai i . I t ’s a sch edul e t h at h as n o l etups an d t h e A ir F or ce en t ry i nto l eague com pet i t i on wi l l be v ery ch al l en gi n g i n d eed . A L L -ST A R

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F or ce pl ay er s fi gure to be among th e best i n t h e West ern A t h l eti c Con f eren ce an d i n th e Rocky M ount ai n r egi on , i n cl udi ng j uni or l i n ebacker M i k e Fr ance, j un i or defen si v e back J oh nny J ack son an d seni or punt er and quar terback Scott Sch afer . T O P S O P H O M O R E S C A N D I D A T E S T h er e

are sev en on t he t wo st art i ng uni t s i ncl udi n g four of fense. T op pl ay er s r et ur ni ng w h o l et t ered as f resh men l ast season ar e w i de r ecei v er A n dy B ar k , o n

cen t er R i car d Sm i t h , of f en si v e h al f b ack D on Sm i t h

an d def en si v e back Cl ev el an d M cCr ay .

The Class of 1984 sig n on ...

U n i t ed St a t es A i r F o r ce A cad em y M i ssi o n : T o p r o v i d e i n st r u ct i o n a n d ex p er i en ce t o a l l C a d et s so t h a t t h ey g r a d u a t e w i t h t h e k n o w l ed g e a n d ch a r a c t er essen t i a l t o l ead er sh i p a n d t h e m ot i v a t i o n t o b eco m e c a r e e r o f fi c e r s i n t h e U n i t ed S t a t e s A i r F o r c e .

pr oduci n g Secon d L i eut en an t s w h ose decor um , m i l i t ary beari ng, an d dedi cat i on ar e ex em pl ary . I t i s n ot a case of my f eel i ng th e pl ace has gon e t o h el l f rom t he good ol ’ t ough day s but r at h er t h at w e ar e di ci n g our st andar ds and capaci ty i n t he f ace of secul ar pr essur e. J ust as h un dr eds appl y f or

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m a t er i a l i s a t t h e U S A F A .

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r ecent appear ance I am sur e y ou w i l l agr ee t h e quest i on s fr om t h e f loor ex pr essed br oad con cer n ov er t h e t r en d w e, t h e gr adu at e c om m u n i t y a r ou n d W r i g h t Patt er son A F B , per ceiv e at th e A cademy . I n our att em pt s t o ex cuse or ch an ge aw ay t h e “ def i ci en ci es” i n t h e U SA F A pr ogr am t o t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n o f t h i s o r t h a t i n t er est

gr oup. I bel i ev e th e qual i ty of t h e av er age i n di v i dual pr oduct h as suff er ed. B y doi n g aw ay wi th or m odi fy i n g t he appar ent causes f or att ri ti on , cadet di scont en t an d out si de con cer n , th e A i r F or ce h as am on g ot h er t hi n gs, i nsti tut ed m oti v at i on al acti vi ti es, adj ust ed t h e a c a d em i c cu r r i cu l u m , a n d

basi cal ly , att em pt ed to cr eat e a m or e col l eg e-l i k e at m osph er e. F or gott en i s th e f ar -r eachi n g ef f ect of i n d i v i d u a l an d , u l t i m at el y , u n i t

pr i de. T he y oun g m en an d wom en w h o ent er t h e A cademy ar e n ot l ook i ng f or a Rocky M ount ai n v acati on . We, t h e gr aduat es, an d L i ai son Offi cer s ar e n ot sel l i n g th at

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ca n d i d a t es

arri vi n g th i s J un e ar e l ooki ng f or a ch al l en g e, t h ey w an t t o b e di f fer ent , t h ey w ant t o be part of an i nst i t ut i on th at st ands apart fr om th ei r h om etow n col l ege. T h e A cademy t oday off er s a f rustr ati n g m edi um betw een ev ery ot h er good uni v er si ty an d w h at tr adi ti on say s a ser vi ce academy i s a l l a b ou t . I m a i n t a i n w e b r eed t h e

i nst i t ut i on i s a poor ex cuse t o j usti fy ch ange. I s t he A i r F or ce so m uch bi gger t oday t h an i t w as t w enty y ear s ago t h at w e n eed m or e gr aduat es t o k eep th e sam e per cent age of gr aduat es i n t h e of fi cer cor ps?

U SA FA , w hy expect a part i cul ar h igh per cent age wi l l gr aduat e an d w h y do w e ex cuse an d ex pl ai n our pr ogr am ? L et ’s get posi ti v e. L et ’s accept t h at U SA FA cadet s ar e di ff er ent , t h ey perf or m t o a hi gh er st an dar d, t h ey accept gr eat er r espon si bi l i ty . L et ’s st an d up an d say w e d on ’t h av e t o d o w h at W est

Poi n t , A n n apol i s, N otr e dam e an d V assar do j ust because. A r e w e so l acki ng i n our abi l i ty t o j ust i fy t h e A cademy on t h e m er i t and qual i t y I r em em ber w h en A FA gr ads of t h e pr oduct t h at w e h av e t o use w her e th e guy s w i t h t h e st r ai ght cost / gr aduat e r el ati v e t o ot h er gi g-l i n es, t h e shi n ed sh oes an d com mi ssi oni n g sour ces? Per h aps i n th e ol d day s w e m odel s of mi l i t ar y beari n g. I r em ember w h en A FA gr ads w er e gr aduat ed 10% t ur key s, but t h at 40 o r 5 0 w a s ea s i er t o h i d e t h a n 8 0 o r ex pect ed t o l ead, to t ak e ch ar ge an d coul d per f or m as w el l as or bet t er 100. T h e f act i s, w e sh oul dn ’t t h an t h ei r ROT C cont em por ary . I t ol er at e any ! I am f ul l y aw ar e t h at som eon e see gr aduat es at Wr i ght -Pat t er son w oul d y el l i f w e h ad an empty A FB w h o ar e i n di st i ngui sh abl e f r o m t h e h er d . W h i l e s o m e o f t h e quadr an gl e of r oom s, i f w e di dn ’t t r adi ti on al mi l i t ar y r egi m ent at i on spen d as m uch m on ey t hi s y ear as an d di sci pl i n e h av e ri ght l y y i el ded l ast , or i f w e seem ed t o be r adi cal or t o m or e r at i on al pr act i ces, an ol d-f ashi on ed i n our r equi r em ent s er o s i o n o f t h e b a si c a t t r i b u t es o f a

a n d st a n d a r d s . W e ca n n ot t u r n ou r b a ck on

pr of essi on al m i li t ary of fi cer can t h e qual i t i es of ch ar act er t h at not be accept ed. m a d e U SA F A . W e sh ou l d n ot We, t h e gr aduate com muni t y , h av e m at ur ed i n an er a of gr eat di scar d t he uni que dedi cat i on , ch an ge i n our soci et y . M any of us di sci pl i n e an d pr i de t h at h al l m ar k h ad th e “ oppor t uni t y ” t o see our a gr eat if ght i ng f or ce. m et t l e t est ed i n S ou t h ea s t A s i a . W e Si n cer ely , kn ow t h e st r en gt h of di sci pl i n e an d the

v al ue

h av i n g

b een

E d M ec h en b i er ’6 4

pr evi ousl y push ed t o n ear ult i m at e capabi li ty . 2 5 t h A n n i v e r sa r y I ch al l en ge th e t h esi s t h at R ev i ew G r ou p ... ch ange i s r equi r ed. L et us n ot A ft er r eadi ng t h e ar t i cl e on th e for get t h at ev ery com m an di n g 25th A nni v er sary Rev i ew Gr oup of fi cer h as hi gh ex pect at i on s of t h e A cademy gr aduat e assi gn ed t o Fi n al Report i n t h e Spri ng 1980 him . F ai l ur e by on e i n di vi dual as a i ssue of Ch eck poi nt s, I w oul d l i k e t o m a k e a f ew c om m en t s o n t h e r epr esent ati v e of th e i n st i t ut i on subj ect of “ at t ri t i on ” . can “ spoi l t h e bar r el .” T h e w o r d “ a t t r i t i o n ” i t s el f I am n ot pl eadi ng a case f or m aki n g t h e A cademy a br eedi n g den ot es a n egat i v e m eani n g. Wh i l e gr oun d f or an el i t e, cl osed cor ps of un der st an di n g th e con cer n • ov er mi l i t ar y of fi cer s w h o ar e t he onl y t h e seem i n g l y h i g h r at e of on es dest i n ed f or h i gh r an k . I am at t r i t i on , I suggest t h at t h i s v oi ci n g t he con cer n t h at t h e U . S. concer n be l ook ed at i n a posi ti v e A i r F or ce A ca d em y i s n ot v i ew .

’A t t ri ti on , or per h aps t h e mor e popul ar t erm , “ get ti ng out , 99

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fai l ur e, ei th er by th e Cadet / Offi cer or by th e A cademy . T h e A cademy seeks out ev ery y ear out st an di ng y oung men an d w om en , t hr ough v ar i ous m ean s, t o becom e Cadet s. On t h e wh ol e, th ese y oung peopl e a r e a n d a l w ay s h av e b een ach i ev er s. T o be qui t e h onest , m any of t h ese i ndi vi dual s ch oose t he A cademy f or i ts outst an di ng academi c r eput at i on . I t i s n ot abn orm al for a y oun g i ndi vi dual t o atten d col l ege for t w o y ear s bef or e h e or sh e deci d e j u st w h at professi on th ey w oul d l i ke t o str i v e for . A t t h e A cadem y , usual ly t h i s r equi r es a deci si on as t o w h eth er th e A i r F orce can pr ovi de th em w i th th at opti on . I t h i nk i t w oul d be ex t r emel y i nt er est i n g t o do a sur v ey on w h at h as h appen ed t o t h ose w h o l ef t t h e A cadem y v ol unt ari l y bef or e gr aduati on and see w h at h as h appen ed t o t h em . Fr om t h e v ery few t h at I am aw ar e of , t h ey con ti nue t o be ach i ev er s. A n d I m i ght add, t h ose th at I k now are pr oud of th e f act th at th ey att en ded t h e A cademy . T h e s a m e c a n b e s a i d f or t h e

gr ads w h o “ get out ” aft er doi n g

t h ei r m i n i m u m com m i t m en t . T h ey c o n t i n u e t o b e a c h i ev er s . W h i l e i n

th e serv i ce, th ey br i ng cr edi t upon th e A cademy . For w h at ev er r eason t h ey l eav e t h e ser v i ce, t h ey c on t i n u e t o b e a c h i ev er s i n

th e

ci v i l i an w or l d and agai n bri ng a gr eat am ount of cr edi t t o t h e A cadem y . A cademy gr ads t h at I h a v e m et a n d t a l k ed w i t h t h a t h a v e l ef t t h e s er v i c e h a v e

out st andi ng “ tr ack r ecor ds” i n ci vi l i an i n dustri es. I n f act , I k now sev er al l ar ge cor por at i on s wh o acti v el y seek out A cadem y gr ads an d oft en cr eat e j obs f or t h e i ndi vi dual s j ust t o h av e t h em w or k i ng f or t h em . T h e A cademy m u st r eal i ze t h a t A ca d em y gr aduat es can be and of ten ar e, “ l ea d er s o f l ea d er s ” b o t h i n a n d o u t o f ser v i c e.

I n cl osi ng, I m ust add on e c om p l a i n t a b ou t t h e 25t h A n ni ver sary Report . T h e r evi ew comm i t tee com posi ti on i n cl uded but on e gr ad. A m aj or com pl ai n t I

h av e al w ay s h ad i s th at a l ar ge n umber of i n di vi dual s w h o pr ovi de t h e di rect i on at t h e A cademy di d not exper i en ce Cadet l i f e. I f y ou w ant answ er s t o y our quest i on s, w h y n ot g o t o t h e sour ce? I nt er vi ewi ng f or ty pl us Cadet s i s a 1% sampl e. M y guess i s th at t h ese “ f or ty pl us” r epr esent squadr on com m an der s, gr oup st af f or w i ng st a f f ca d et s. A n d t h e f a ct t h at t h er e

w er e n o gr aduat es w h o h ad l eft m i l i t ary l i f e on th e com m i tt ee or at l east i nt erv i ew ed agai n i n di cat es t o m e t h a t t h er e w er e s o m e a n sw er s

cert ai n peopl e di d not w ant t o h ear . Wi l l i t ev er ch ange? Si ncer el y , M arv V an der Weg

C l a ss o f 72

di m en si on and appr eci at i on f or ot h er per son s and cul t ur es. E v en fr om t h e poi nt of vi ew of “ m en t al gy m n asti cs,” l anguage l earn i ng i s desi r abl e. F or ei gn l an guages ar e of par t i cul ar i m por t an ce t o m i li t ary per son n el si n ce each per son can coun t on bei n g st ati oned over seas at som e peri od i n h i s or h er car eer . 2. I h av e seen l anguage t each i n g at U SA F A a s a ca d et (1957-196 1) a n d a s a n A ssi st a n t P r of essor of

Spani sh (1967-1971). D uri n g m y t en ur e i n t h e D epar t m en t of F or ei gn L an guages I t aught an d d i r ec t ed c o u r s es a t ea c h o f t h e f o u r

l ev el s ( B a si c , I n t er m ed i a t e, A dv an ced an d Cul t ur e cour ses). D ur i ng t h at peri od I m ade th e f ol l ow i n g o b s er v a t i on s a n d r each ed th e f ol l owi ng concl usi on s: a ) T h e m ost i m p or t a n t adv ant age t h at U SA FA ’s F or ei gn L an guage t each i ng h as ov er an y ot h er i n st i t u t i on i s t h e sm a l l (or at

F or ei gn L an gu a g e Su r v ey U p d at e T h e D epar t m ent of F or ei gn L anguages w oul d l i k e to ex pr ess i t s si ncer e appr eci ati on t o al l w h o r epl i ed t o t h e l an guage surv ey publ i sh ed i n t h e spr i n g edi t i on of C h eck p o i n t s. A s of 1 J ul y , w e h ad 180 sur v ey s r et ur n ed, m any wi t h wri tt en com m en t s t h at pr ovi ded v a l u a b l e a d d i t i on a l i n f or m a t i on .

We en cour age t h ose w h o h av e n ot m ai l ed i n t h ei r surv ey r epl i es t o do so. On ce w e h av e com pl et ed processi ng t h e sur v ey dat a, w e i nt en d t o pr ovi de y ou w i th a summ ary i n a futur e edi t i on of C h eck p o i n t s. We assur e y ou t h at y our r espon ses t o t h e sur v ey wi l l gr eat l y ai d us i n i n sur i n g th at our goal s an d obj ecti v es m eet cur r ent A i r F or c e n eed s .

D ep a r t m en t o f F o r ei g n L an guages, U n i t ed St ates A i r F or ce A cademy F or ei gn L an gu ag e Su r v ey M em o f or t h e F or ei g n L a n g u a g es

D epart m ent : 1. K n ow l ed g e of a f or ei g n l an guage or of f or ei gn l an guages i s

t h e m a r k of a n ed u c a t ed m a n . T h er e i s n o d ou b t i n t h e m i n d of

educat or s t h at l ear ni n g a l an guage g i v es t h e st u d en t a w i d er

l east i t used t o be!) r at i o of st uden t s t o t each er (nor m al l y no gr eat er th an 15 t o 1). A s a cor ol l ar y of th i s, any m ech ani cal dev i ce used t o r ep l ace act i v e t each er -st u den t i n v o l v em en t d et r a c t s f r o m t h e f u l l

an d effi ci en t i m pact of th e student -

t ea c h er

i n v o l v em en t .

successf ul l an guage t each er y ou

m u st b e a n a ct or . I n d i v i d u a l s w i t h

sh al l ow , uni m agi n at i ve per son ali t i es ar e al w ay s th e on es w h o ar e al w ay s pr om ot i n g som e n e w f a n g l ed m ech a n i ca l ; t ea ch er n

s u b st i t u t e.”

b) F or ei gn l an guage can best be l earn ed by di sassoci ati ng i t fr om t he m ath em ati cal gr amm at i cal r ul es. Pr act i ce an d r epeti ti on ar e t h e st uf f m aki n g up successf ul l an guage l earn i n g. L esson pl an s w h i ch con str ai n h av e a n egat i v e i m pact on l ear n i n g. B ook s an d l esson pl an s ar e on l y a gui de an d t h ey sh o u l d n o t su b st i t u t e spont an eous con v er sat i on i n th e for ei gn l an guage, c) I n a serv i ce academy t h e f acul t y h as a secon d ar y an d equal l y i m por t ant r espon si bi l i t y an d t h at i s t o pr ovi de a r ol e m odel of t h e “ p r of essi on al m i l i t ar y offi cer .” T h e f acult y sh oul d be an o f f i c er

f i r st

an d

i n st r u ct o r

second. A l on gsi de t h i s pr i n ci pl e w e m ust curt ai l an d en d t h e pr act i ce of t en ur esh i p” si n ce i t onl y pr oduces a

c i v i l i a n s i n u n i f or m w i t h r a n k on

t h ei r sh oul der s.” E v er y f our y ear s I 23

w oul d f or ce each an d ev er y f acul ty m ember t o r eturn t o a “ mi l i t ary speci alty ” ...att en dan ce t o a serv i ce or a st af f j ob A RE N OT mi l i t ary speci alt i es. M i l i t ary speci alti es ar e such thi n gs as f ly i n g an ai rcr aft , fix i ng an ai r cr aft , or suppor t i ng an ai r cr aft . L et us not f or get th at th e m i ssi on i s to “ f ly and fi ght .” d) L anguage t each i ng sh oul d

b e i n t en si v e a n d a t l ea s t o n e h o u r a

day ev ery day , e) A lt h ough w e sh oul d poi nt out t h e desi r abi l i t y t o l ear n par t i cul ar “ st r at egi cal l y i m por tan t ” l an guages, t h e sel ecti on of a l anguage sh oul d be l eft up t o th e i n d i v i d u a l . I t i s b et t er t o l ea r n a

l an guage t h at one li k es th an on e t h at on e despi ses, f ) I n or der t o pr ovi de an i n cen ti v e f or l anguage l earni ng, on l y l an guage quali fi ed i n di vi d ual s sh oul d be sel ect ed t o go on speci al tr i ps to oth er n ati ons, g) L anguage t eachi ng sh oul d t ak e pl ace duri n g t h e l ast y ear at th e A cademy . On ly t hose w h o dem on str at e pr i or pr ofi ci en cy m ay begi n l an guage st udy ear l i er . 3. I st an d r eady t o assi st i n dev el opi ng a m eani ngf ul l anguage cur r i cu l u m at U SA F A .

H ect or A n dr es N egr oni , L t Col , U SA F , Cl ass of 1961

C I V I L I A N C A R E E R . . .? In

t h es e t i m es

ec o n o m i c

r ecessi on an d i nf lati on , ev ery on e seeks w ay s t o m ai n t ai n or i m pr ov e th ei r per son al st an di ng. Fr om on e w h o i s try i ng t o sur vi ve i n th e ci vi l i an j ob w or l d, pl ease pass on som e advi ce t o th ose gr aduates w h o con t em p l a t e l eav i n g a mi l i t ary car eer . U n em p l o y m en t

r ea c h es

beyond blue-collar workers. Many

with degrees and experience are “ under-employed” duri ng today’s tight market. We take j obs which require only high school education,

just to survive until “ things get better .” Private industry must cut

back to profit today, so they hire less. Those hired must be perfect

for that j ob, with fi ve plus years ex per i ence i n t h at par t i cul ar position, and still the competition i s st i f f .

of openi n gs an d qual i fi cati on s, an d m ay be use v acat i on t i m e t o vi si t pr ospect i ve com pani es. D on ’t r ely on a f ri en d’s i nv i t at i on of “ com e t o us an d w e’l l fi n d a j ob f or y ou.” Get a fi r m com m i t m en t of em pl oy m en t at th e posi ti on y ou deser ve, befor e cast i ng adri ft i nto a sea of em pl oy ed. T o th ose w h o say : “ Wi t h m y qual i fi cat i on s, I ’l l get a j ob i n n o t i m e, a n d u n t i l t h en i t w i l l b e l i k e a

v acati on wi th m y f am i ly ,” I ask : “ H ow l on g wi l l y our savi n gs suppor t y ou dur i n g t h i s unpai d v acat i on?” M any j ob h un t s l ast t hr ee t o si x m ont h s, and m ost y oun g f ami l i es h av e l i t t l e sav i ngs af t er h om e, car , f ur ni t ur e, et c. A l so n ot i ce h om e dow n p ay m en t s, i nter est r at es, an d cost of ci v i l i an l i v i n g i n y our n ew ar ea of empl oy men t . Ch eck t o i n sur e y ou ar e r eal l y pr epar ed. W e sh ou l d ea ch ch oose our

ow n w ay i n l i fe, but al l can l ear n

W h i l e t h e m i l i t ar y of f er s securi ty , an d appeal s t o som e, from others. Choose carefully and oth er s m ay ch oose t o becom e enj oy t h e r ew ar ds, but fl y i ng bl i n d can bri n g un w ant ed r esul t s. c i v i l i a n s . T h i s d ec i si o n s h o u l d n o t be pr essur ed by out si der s, but Si n cer el y , pl ease h eed w el l i n t en ded adv i ce. B ef or e ch angi ng, h av e a pl ace t o W i l l i a m A n d r ew s ’75 ch an ge i n t o. Wri t e l et t ers t o i n qui r e

CH A PTER N EWS N ORTH T EX A S

R ep or t s r each i n g t h e A O G i ndi cat e t he n ew est A OG Ch apter i s r api dl y becomi n g on e of the most

a c t i v e . C a r s w el l A F B w a s t h e si t e o f t h e f i r s t ev er N or t h T ex a s

Ch apter F ami l y Pi cni c on 31 M ay . I n ex cess of 40 gr aduates at tended al on g wi th wi v es an d ki ds. T h e l ocati on w as pi cked wi th care an d a l l o w ed t h e S A C c r ew s o n a l er t t o

par ti ci pate. Sof tbal l , fri sbees, an d el bow ben di n g w er e enj oy ed by al l as ol d acquai nt an ces w er e renew ed an d n ew fri ends m ade. Doug Ti ce, ’62, w as t h e organi zer an d h e and wi f e Gi nny w ere si ngl ed out for r ecogni ti on by Ch apter Pr esi den t J er r y Smi th , ’62. T h e Ch apter h as al so acted of fi ci al l y t o i n st al l T om M cN ei l , U SM A 45, as an h on or ar y li f e m ember i n r ecogni ti on of hi s h el p 24

an d i n spi rat i on i n gett i ng t h e Ch apter st ar t ed. M ember sh i p h as expanded t o 80 an d acti ve r ecr ui ti ng conti n ues.

F r eem an (Ran dol ph ) 652-4219, N ei l s J en son (L ack l and) 671-2827 L et ’s get i t of f th e gr oun d - J oi n us!

A l l n ew a r r i v a l s i n t h e a r ea a r e

encour aged to j oi n an d becom e a ct i v e.

Futur e acti vi ty schedul es ar e bei n g f orm ul at ed an d pl an s wi l l be a n n o u n c ed i n t h e n ea r f u t u r e .

SA N A N T O N I O

Ch apt er r eor gani zi n g ef f ort s ar e i n f ul l swi ng i n t he San A n t oni o ar ea. T h e st eeri ng com mi t tee i s acti vel y seeki ng Ch art er m em ber s. A beer cal l / mi x er i s pl ann ed at t h e Ran dol ph O’Cl ub t o si gn up C h a r t er

m em b er s .

Sim i lar

gath eri ngs ar e pl ann ed f or Br ook s, L ackl and, and K el l y i n t h e n ear f u t u r e. F or i n f or m a t i on

con t a ct : J i m

Br own (Randol ph ) 652-5103, L ar ry

B A R K SD A L E A F B

H al H i gl ey , ’68, i s un dert aki n g t h e or gan i zat i on of an A OG Ch apter at Bar k sdal e. Gr aduates w i l l b e c o n t a c t ed f o r t h ei r i d ea s

and support . Con t act H al and j oi n t h e n ew est A OG Ch apt er .

COL ORA D O S u m m er a ct i v i t i es w i l l i n c l u d e

a n ou t i n g i n D en v er a n d or gani zati on al eff or t s t o pl an for the new academ i c y ear sch edul e. Gr aduates m ovi ng t o Col or ado ar e encour aged t o j oi n an d becom e acti ve i n t h e Col or ado Ch apt er of th e A O G .

A l l a n B . S t r ei b

Gary C. Vanderp ool J r. O n 20 A p r i l 1980, 2L t G ar y C . V an der pool J r ., Cl ass of 1978, di ed of i nj ur i es r ec ei v ed i n a n a u t o m o b i l e a c ci d en t n ea r N ew

Br aunf el s T X . H e i s sur vi v ed by hi s w i fe, Cy nt h i a, an d son , of 2530 E ast San M i guel , Col or ado Spri ngs CO 80909; an d by h i s p ar en t s, SM Sg t a n d M r s . G ar y C . V an der pool , 3321A V ega, Rom e N Y 13440. Whi l e at U SA FA , Gar y w as a m em ber of t h e 18t h Cadet Squadr on , m aj or ed i n E n gi neeri n g M ech ani cs, an d part i ci pat ed i n v ar si t y soccer .

Gar y r ecei v ed hi s pi l ot wi n gs at Wi l l i am s

A FB

a n d w a s t o r em a i n t h er e a s a T -3 7

i nstruct or f ol l owi ng t r ai ni n g at Ran dol ph

A FB. F u n er a l

s er v i c es

w er e

h el d

the

Pr ot est ant Cadet Ch apel on 26 A pri l 1980 wi th buri al at th e A i r F or ce A cademy Cem et ery fol l owi n g. Con tr i but i on s i n Gar y ’s m emory m ay be m ade to t h e Gar y C V an der pool M em ori al F un d, A ssoci ati on of Gr aduat es, U SA F A cademy CO 80840.

Capt ai n A l l an B . Str ei b, Cl ass of 1973, di ed on M ay 18, 1980 fr om i nj uri es r ecei ved i n a m ot or cy cl e acci dent n ear Col um bus A F B . H e i s surv i v ed by hi s par ent s, M r an d M r s F r ed r i c A . St r ei b of 736 G ar l an d D r ., P al o

A l t o, Cal i f or ni a; hi s br ot h er , K en ; an d h i s si ster s, Sh ir l ey an d D ean n a. A 1 att en ded F ooth i l l Col l ege an d M i l l ar d Pr ep Sch ool pr i or t o ent eri n g t h e A cademy . H i s l ove of cl assi cal pi an o m usi c an d hi s adept ness i n fi x i n g car s set A 1 apar t as a un i que f ri en d. E v er y body l i ked hi m an d he w as al w ay s t h er e t o h elp us. A ft er gr aduat i on , A 1 att en ded Pi l ot T r ai ni n g at V ance A F B , Okl ah om a. H e t h en s er v ed a s a n I n s t r u c t o r P i l o t i n t h e T -4 1 a t t h e

A cadem y . A t t h e t i m e of h i s deat h , A 1 w as a T -38 I n st r uct or Pi l ot w i t h th e 50t h Fl yi n g T r ai ni n g Squadr on at Col umbus A FB , M i ssi ssi ppi . T h e t i m e w e spent w i t h A 1 enri ch ed our l i v es. We’r e al l goi ng t o mi ss “ B i g A l ” . (J i m B oeh n , 7 3)

A ssoci at i on of Gr aduat es, U SA F A cademy ,

M ar k A . P et er so n , ’ 7 1 T h e par ent s of M ark A . Pet er son h av e

C O 80840 .

est ab l i sh ed a m em or i al f u n d i n h on or of

F ri en ds wi shi n g t o cont act M ar k ’s par ent s sh oul d ut i l i ze th ei r curr ent addr ess:

M ar k

Gl assbor o Dr , Oak Ri dge, TN 37830

M ar k . Contr i buti on s m ay be m ade t o t h e A . P et er son

M em or i a l

F u n d , c/ o

an d

M rs

M a ur i t z

P . P et er son , 152

Ch arl es T. M cM i l l an, I I

Capt ai n Ch ar l es T . M cM i l l an , I I , Cl ass of 1973 w as k i l l ed on 25 A pr i l 1980 dur i n g an att em pt t o r escue t h e 53 A m er i can s bei n g h el d h ost age i n I r an . H e i s sur vi v ed by hi s wi f e, J ani s A n n , 988 Gr eat Oak s Dr i v e, Gul f Br eeze, F L 32561, an d hi s par en t s, M r . an d M rs. Ch ar l es T . M cM i l l an , Rt . 4, M un sey D r i v e, Cor ry t on , T N 37721. T om w a s a m em b er of t h e 3r d C a d et

Squadr on . H e m aj or ed i n H i st ory , w as on th e D ean ’s li st , an d par t i ci pat ed i n t he H i st ory C l u b an d t h e F ar E a st St u di es C l u b . T om an d J an w er e m ar r i ed i n t h e C ad et

Ch apel on Gr aduat i on D ay . T om ear n ed hi s n avi gat or w i n gs at M at h er A FB , CA i n 1974 an d w as subsequent ly assi gn ed t o t h e 39t h T acti cal A i r l i ft Squadr on at Pope A F B , N C. F r om 1975 t o 1979, h e f lew t h e M C130 B l ackbir d w i t h th e 7t h Speci al Oper ati on s Squadr on i n Rh ei n M ei n , Germ any . I n N ov em ber 1979, h e j oi nt ed th e 8th Speci al Oper ati on s Squadr on at H ur l bur t Fi el d, F L . F u n er al ser v i ces w er e h el d f or T om at t h e

A i r F or ce A cademy on 13 M ay . Contri buti on s i n h i s m em or y m ay be m ade t o t h e Ch ar l es T . M cM i l l an , I I , M em ori al F und, t hr ough t h e A ssoci ati on of Gr aduat es, U SA F A cademy , C O 8084 0 .

T om ’s deat h h as deepl y t ouch ed t h e

h ear t s of al l h i s cl a ssm at es an d A i r F or ce

col l eagues. H i s dev oti on t o duty an d h i s w i l l i n gn ess t o ri sk hi s l i f e f or hi s f el l ow A m eri can s an d f or th e h onor of our countr y w i l l l on g serv e as an i nspi r at i on t o t h ose w ho ch oose th e A i r F or ce w ay of li f e. (F rank K lotz)

M i chael J . B osi lj evac On 20 J un e 1980, M aj or M i ch ael J . Bosi lj ev ac, Cl ass of 1967, w as decl ar ed K I A af ter h avi n g been l i st ed as M I A si n ce 23 Septem ber 1972. M i k e w as t h e EWO of a F 105G ai r cr af t w hi ch w as r epor ted m i ssi ng

w h i l e on a c o m b a t m i s si o n i n N or t h V i et n a m .

H e i s surv i v ed by hi s wi f e, K ay , an d daugh t er an d son , of 4806 B ern adet t e A v enue, Om ah a N E 68157: an d by hi s m oth er , M r s. H el en F . B osi lj ev ac, 6210 Sout h 39th Str eet , Om ah a N E 6 8 10 7 .

M ar k ser v ed as a F li ght Com m an der i n t h e 24t h Cadet Squadr on , par t i ci pat ed i n t h e Ski Cl ub an d M ath Cl ub, an d w as a m ember of t h e Cat h ol i c Ch oi r an d Ri ng Com m i t t ee. H e w as on t h e D ean ’s L i st f i v e sem est er s a n d

m aj or ed i n B asi c Sci en ce an d Gen er al En gi n eeri n g.

M ar k at t en d ed t h e U n i v er si t y of M i n n esot a u n der an A t om i c E n er gy Com mi ssi on F el l ow shi p an d r ecei v ed a M S i n H eal th Phy si cs i n 1969. F ol l ow i ng gr aduat i on w i t h h on or s f rom n av i gat or tr ai ni n g, h e r em ai n ed at M at h er A F B f or speci al i zed t r ai n i n g as an EWO. M ar k w as assi gn ed t o t h e 17t h Wi l d Weasel Squadr on at K or at A F B , T h ai l an d at t h e t i m e of t h e a i r cr a f t cr a sh .

son ; an d hi s par ent s, L t .Col . (Ret ) an d M r s. H enry E . Cook , 831 Sout h 19t h Str eet ,

D on a ld R .

D ec a t u r I L 6 2 5 2 1 . D on a l d w a s a m em b er o f t h e 2 4t h C a d et

Squadr on an d m aj or ed i n Com put er Sci en ce w h i l e at t h e A cademy . H e w as n am ed t o t h e Superi nt endent ’s L i st , t h e D ean ’s L i st , an d t h e C o m m a n d a n t ’ s L i s t s ev er a l s em es t er s .

Capt ai n D on al d R. Cook , Cl ass of 1974,

w a s k i l l ed i n a n 0 -2 a i r c r a f t a c ci d en t n ea r

Sh aw A F B , on 14 A pr i l 1980. H e i s sur vi v ed by hi s wi f e, Pat r i ci a; tw o daught er s an d a

A f t er r ecei vi n g hi s pi l ot w i n gs at Webb A FB , D on al d w as assi gn ed t o t h e 68t h T acti cal F i gh t er Squadr on at M oody A F B as an F-4E pi lot . H e w as assi gn ed t o t h e 21st T act i cal A i r Suppor t Squadr on at Sh aw A F B a t t h e t i m e o f h i s d ea t h .

T h e A OG an d U SA F A p r esen t :

H OM ECOM IN G ’ 18 -2 1 SE P T E M B E R

13 t h J A B A R A A W A R D

¥ Jf

M E M OR IA L CE R E M ON Y U SA F A v s SA N D I E G O ST A T E C L A SS R E U N I O N S 19 6 0 19 70 P r el i m i n ar y Sch ed u l e Wed n esd ay , 17 Sept em ber 19 80 14 0 0 - 16 0 0

A OG Board M eet i ng

T H U R SD A Y

Supt ’s Conf Rm

T h u r sday , 18 Sep t em b er 19 80 18 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18 3 0 -2 2 0 0 18 3 0 -2 2 0 0

H om ecomi ng Regi str at i on Cl ass of 1960 Banquet C l a ss o f 19 70 R eu n i o n

H ol iday I nn N ort h

R a i n t r ee I n n R a i n t r ee I n n

H oli day I nn N ort h

F r i d ay , 19 Sept em ber 19 80 0 9 0 0 - 15 0 0 0 9 3 0 - 1 13 0 1 13 0 - 12 3 0 1 10 0 - 17 0 0

Regi str at i on Open H ouse

A r n ol d H a l l C a d et D or m i t or i es

G ol f T ou r n a m en t

12 4 0 - 15 3 0

C l a ss V i si t s

E i sen h ow er G ol f C ou r se

16 3 0 - 1 7 3 0 1 7 0 0 -1 9 0 0 1 7 3 0 - 19 0 0 19 0 0 -0 2 0 0

L u n ch

Open H ouse Sport s V i si t s Regi st r at i on Cockt ai l Part y 31st St r eet Exi t Part y

M i t c h el l H a l l *

F a i r ch i ld H a l l

Pr ep Sch ool

A t h l et i c F i el d s

O f fi cer ’s C l ub O f f i cer s’ C l u b

Old Color ado Ci ty

Sat u r d ay , 20 Sept em b er 198 0 0 8 3 0 -0 9 3 0 0 9 0 0 - 1 10 0 0 9 4 5 - 10 3 0 1 10 0 - 12 3 0 13 3 0 - 16 3 0 18 3 0 -2 0 0 0

A O G C o f f ee

L at e Regi st rat i on M em ori al Cerem ony

P r e -G a m e L u n c h U SA F A v s

San Di ego St at e Recepti on and Cl ass

A r n ol d H a l l A r n old H all T er r a z z o A r n old H a ll F a lcon St a d i u m M i t c h el l H a l l

P i c t u r es 2 0 0 0 -2 13 0 2 2 0 0 -2 4 0 0

J abar a A w ard Banquet H omecom ing Bal l

M i t c h el l H a l l A rn old H all

Su n d ay , 2 1 Sep t em ber 19 80 0 9 0 0 - 1 10 0

SP E CI A L E V E N T S

Chapel Serv i ces

*T i ck ets li mi t ed t o fi r st 200 f or ms r ecei ved (adul ts onl y pl ease)

Cl ass of 1960 - 20 Y ear Reuni on Banquet . The “ brown

sh oe day s” li ve agai n ! Fi rst call f or cock t ai l s wi l l b e at 1830 h our s at t h e Rai n t r ee I n n ; pri m e r i b di n n er at 2000. T h e

meal i ncludes a souvenir nul l i secundus wi ne gl ass a n d a n ost algi c sli de sh ow of y est er y ear , cir ca 1956-60.

Cl ass of 1970 Reuni on . Finally a chance to get together

t o di scuss t h e “ Good Old D ay s.” Cockt ail s st ar t at 6:00 p .m .

poolsi de. After you’ve met those long lost classmates, s et t l e down t o a super b m eal f eat ur i n g a ten oun ce Wi ndsor S t e a k

wi th wi ne in your souvenir Cl ass of ’70 wi ne glass. A f t er dinner, stay if you like or vi sit the Colorado Springs n igh t sp ot s .

FR ID A Y

Op en H o u se. T ake y our wi f e on a t our of t h e Cadet A r ea.

Both dormitories and the Chapel wi ll be open, do drop by

y our old squadr on an d r emi n i sce about wh en U SA FA w as r eally t ough . L u n ch

a t M i t c h e l l H a l l . J oi n t h e ca d et s f or on e of

Mitchell Hall ’s f amous Friday lunches. This activity i s limited to 200, so make your reservati ons quickly; a d u l t s on ly please.

Gol f Tour n amen t . I f golf is your game, you will certai nly want to pl ay i n this exciting tournament wi th real pri zes. L i m i t ed cl ub s a n d ca r t s w i l l b e a v ai l ab l e.

(co n t i n u ed) 27

R E G I ST R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N R E G I ST R A T I O N -

D R E SS -

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Sen d t h e com pl et ed r egi str at i on f or m an d y our ch eck

•

Regi st r at i on pack et s, t i ck et s, an d n am e t ags can b e

t o t h e A ssoci at i on of G r ad u at es.

picked up at the registrati on desk i n Arnold Hall ,

0900 - 1500, 19 Sept and 0900 - 1100, 20 Sept an d at t h e •

• Thursday, Fri day, and Saturday evening - suit or sport s coat an d ti e f or m en ; dr ess or pan t sui t f or l a d i es .

•

Offi cers’ Club 1700 - 1900, 19 Sept.

A g ai n w e’v e st op ped i n f l at i on an d sl a sh ed r egi str at ion f ees! Regi st r at ion f ee f or A OG m em ber s i s onl y $ 13 p er p er son . Regist r at i on f ee f or n on-

A OG members i s $ 15 per per son. The fee includes heavy hors d’oeuvres at the Friday cocktail party, t h e

Sat ur day m or n in g cof f ee, t h e pr e-gam e l un ch an d t h e Sat ur day ev eni n g r ecept i on , banquet , an d dan ce. A CCOM M OD A T I ON S -

• Hotel rooms may be reserved by mailing the Room Reservati on Form to Centenni al Conferences I nc.,

B A B Y SI T T E R S -

• The Base Nursery will be avail able on Fri day and Saturday night for children between the ages of three mon t h s an d t en y ear s. I n di cat e y our r equi r em ent s on t h e back of t h e Regi st r ati on F orm .

CA N CE L L A T I O N S -

• To insure a refund or fees pai d i n advance,

cancell at i on s m ust be r ecei ved by t he A OG of fi ce b ef or e 1500 , M on d ay , 15 Sep t em b er 19 80 .

P.O. Box 1180, Col or ado Spr i n gs, CO 80901. On e n i ght r oom deposit m ade pay able t o Cent en ni al Con f er en ces, I n c. m ust accompany r eser v at i on s.

•

Y ou wi ll r ecei v e a con fi r m at i on f r om t h e h ot el of y o u r ch oi ce, pr ov i di n g r oom s ar e st i l l av ai l abl e. I f your fi r st ch oice i s n ot av ai l abl e, a com par able alt er n at i v e wi l l be assi gn ed.

•

H eadquar t er s f or t h e 10-y ear r euni on cl ass i s t h e H oli day I n n N or t h . M em ber s of t h e Cl ass of ’70 w il l r eceiv e fi r st pri ori t y on t h e H oli day I n n N ort h r oom s.

• •

H eadquart er s f or t h e 20-y ear r eun i on cl ass i s t h e R a i n t r ee I n n .

Rent al cars m ay be r eserv ed t h r ough Cent en n i al Con f er en ces, I n c. by com pl et in g t h e back of t h e Room R es er v a t i o n F o r m .

SPECI A L EV ENT S (continued)

F r i d ay a ct i v i t i es w i t h W i n g an d M em or i al Cer em on y , - Combi n ati on 1 i s r ecomm ended f or all acti v e dut y .

C an cel l at i on s r ecei v ed af t er t h i s d ea dl i n e ca n n ot b e

guar ant eed. Can cel l at i on s m ay be m ade by m ai l or ph on e - aut ov on 259-2067 or com m er ci al (303) 472-

206 7.

•

Can cell ati on of r oom accom modat ion s sh oul d be accom pli sh ed t h r ough Cen t en ni al Con f er en ces, I n c.

or by followi ng cancell ati on instructions provided

wit h your r eser v at i on con f ir m at i on . TOU R S -

• Tours to local interest spots are avail able. These

include Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek, Royal Gorge, Will

Rogers Shrine and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. For informati on and reservations write: Centenni al

Conferences, Inc., P.O. Box 1180, Colorado Springs,

C O 8090 1.

SA T U R D A Y

A f t er n o o n A ct i v i t i es. A t t en d th ose cl asses y ou slept t hr ough wh en y ou wer e a cadet and let y our wi f e ex per i ence a M ECH I RI . O R V i si t t h e Pr ep Sch ool . J ust ch eck t h e appr opr i at e bl ock on t he r egi st r at i on f or m .

M em o r i a l Cer em on y . Sh ar e a m om ent t o h on or t h e m emory of our l ost f ri en ds an d cl assm at es.

After classes, vi sit that varsity sport you pl ayed a s a c a d et

Pr e-game L unch. Rekindle that old football spirit at a super lunch in Arnold Hall ’s Richter Lounge. We can pl an

or ch eer on y our squadr on ’s i n tr am ur al t eam .

S o c i a l H o u r . M eet a t t h e O f fi cer ’s C l u b f or a cool d r i n k a n d

review the day’s activities. Coach Ken Hatfield wi ll pr esen t

our last mi n ut e wi n ni ng st r at egy f or t h e gam e.

U SA F A v er su s San D i eg o St a t e. See t he f ir st h om e

a speci al pr evi ew of th e fi r st West er n A t h leti c Conf er en ce

game of the season as the Falcons start a new campai gn.

op p or t u n i t y

J abar a Recept i on/ Ban quet / Bal l . End the day wi th a lavi sh meal , followed by the Jabara Award presentation.

home football game against San Di ego State. This is y o u r t o sh ow

C oach

H at f i el d

r ea l

FA L CON

SP I R I T . St ay f or di n ner at t h e new ly r em odel ed cl ub.

Cl ass of 1960-20 Y ear Reuni on . I nformal get-together.

D et ai l s t o be a n n ou n ced .

A ft er t h e ban quet , t h e part y cont i n ues at A r n ol d H all w i t h

danci ng and di sco and a performance by the Cadet C h or a l e.

3 1st St r eet P ar t y . T h i s “ f am ous” all -cadet ban d wi ll

make its fi nal appearance at Homecoming 1980. They w i l l play all your old favori tes plus any new songs they h a v e learned in the past ten years. Beer, wine, soft drinks, a n d snacks are included. I urge you to attend what promi ses t o

be a gr eat ev en t of our t i me. 28

SU N D A Y

Chapel . Even though chapel servi ces are no longer mandatory, ending Homecoming weekend with a chapel ser v ice i s qui t e appr opr i at e.

H om ecom i n g R egi st r at i on F o r m

C OM P L E T E A N D M A I L T O : A SSOC I A T I ON O F G R A D U A T E S, U SA F A , C O 8 0 8 4 0 C L A S S.

N A M E. F ir st

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IN D IV ID U A L

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FEE

A M T D U E

T H U R SD A Y

C L A SS O F 1960 D I N N E R

$ 13 .00

C L A S S O F 19 7 0 D I N N E R

$ 12.50

FRIDA Y

L U N C H W I T H CA D E T W I N G

$ 2.00*

GOL F T OU RN A M EN T

$ 5 .00* *

C OC K T A I L PA RT Y

3 1S T S T R E E T E X I T P A R T Y

$ 9 .00

SA T U R D A Y P R E -G A M E L U N C H

FO OT B A L L T I CK ET S

$ 8.00

H OM E COM IN G RE CE PT ION

J A BA RA BA N QU ET

H OM ECOM IN G DA N CE

T OT A L A M OU N T D U E R - E v en t s i n cl ud ed i n R eg i st r at i o n F ee; $ 13 f o r each A OG m em ber o r gu est an d $ 15 f o r each n o n - m em ber / gu est . * - L i m i t ed t o fi r st 20 0 f o r m s r ecei v ed - ad u l t s o n l y p l ea se. * • - E n t r y F ee - D oes n o t i n cl ud e gr een f ees.

P L E A SE L E A V E T H I S SP A C E B L A N K N O . R E G I ST E R E D

A O G U SE O N L Y

A M O U N T PA I D / OW E D $

/ $.

D et a c h

R O O M R E SE R V A T I O N F O R M D eadl i n e f or h ot el r eser v at i on s a n d d ep osi t i s S E P T E M B E R 2 , 19 8 0 . Sen d t hi s f or m an d t h e fi r st n i ght ’s r oom deposit m a d e

pay able t o Cent en ni al Con f er ences, I n c. t o:

CEN T EN N I A L CON F EREN CES, I N C. P .O . B o x 1 18 0

Col or ado Spri n gs, CO 80901 3 0 3 / 4 7 5 - 14 8 7

N A M E :.

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A D D R E SS: S t r e e t / P .O , B o x

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C l a ss

Ot h er (Speci fy )

H om e P h on e

*N ur sery r equir es i mm uni zat i on r ecor ds f or each chi ld. RE N T A L CA R

A rr angemen t s h av e been m ade wi t h T hri ft y Rent -A -Car f or r ent al car r eser v at i on s. Y ou m ay pi ck up t h e car a t ei t h er t he Color ado Spr i ngs or D en ver air por t s or at your h ot el . Please i n di cat e below t h e t y pe of car y ou w an t t o r e s er v e a n d t h e locat i on you wi sh t o pi ck up t h e car . T h e r at es a r e a s f o l l o w s : SU B C O M PA CT :

$21.95 per day , U n li mit ed M il eage

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I N T E R E ST C O U N T :

B OQ SPA CE : A li mit ed num ber of BOQ r ooms wil l be av ai l able f or “ act i v e duty ” gr aduat es. Please call t h e A OG of f ice (303/ 472-2073, A ut ov on 259-2073) f or r eser v at i ons.

R E SE R V A T I O N F OR M : Please r eser v e t h e f ol low i ng accomm odat i on s: (Ch eck desir ed h ot el an d ci r cl e r oom sel ect i on)

( ) Holiday I nn Nort h

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F i l l m or e & 1-25

8110 N or t h A cademy B lv d. Sin gle-$23.00

Si ngle-$23.00 Dbl .-$29.00

D bl .-$29.00

(Cl ass of 1970 H Q) I w il l arr i v e at T im e

) Sh er at on M ot or I n n

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af ter quadr upl e by-pass sur gery . I ’m pl eased t o pass o n L arr y ’s n ew s t h at h e’s doi n g gr eat . J on BL A CK i s r et i ri ng an d wi ll be mov in g t o D all as w h er e h e’l l wor k f or V ought A ir cr af t . F in ally , A 1 GA GL I A RDI w as r um or ed t o be m ov i n g acr oss t own fr om L ackl an d t o Ran dol ph , but I c o u l d n ’t c o n f i r m .

T h e col umn f or t h i s i ssue of CH E CK POI N T S i s bei n g wr it t en i n a mot el enr out e t o m y n ex t assi gnm en t . I f i t appear s at all , it w il l m ean t h at t h e A ssoci ati on of fi ce coul d m ak e out my h an dwr i t t en copy . Si n ce t h e l ast i ssue. I ’v e r eceiv ed m y assi gnm en t B ase Comm an der at Zar agoza A B . Si n ce m ost U SA F E unit s appar ent ly r ot at e t hr ough t h er e f or t r ai ni n g. I ’ m pl an ni n g t o see a n um ber of y ou as h ouse guest s. I n ci dent ally , K en T H OM PSON w as a cl assm at e i n t h e B ase Com m an der ’s cour se. H e’s on h i s w ay t o A vi an o, I t aly . F i n ally , fr om M ax w el l , I got m y pr i v at e pi l ot ’s li cen se t w o day s bef or e A WC gr aduat i on , an d K ar en got h er ’s ab out a w eek l at er . W e w er e f ol l ow ed i n a b ou t t e n

day s by A 1 WA T E RS’ son , Eri c. T h e A er o Club h er e i s goi n g t o be in f i n an ci al t r oubl e w h en w e al l l eav e. You peopl e dow n i n San A n t onio ar e sur e gett i n g act i v e. I r ecei ved n ot on e, but t w o l et t er s f r om t h er e - o n e f r om L arry COTT ON an d t h e ot her fr om J i m BROWN . B et w een t hem t h ey f i l led me i n on t h e act i v it i es of s ev er a l cl assm ates. D ean WOOD i s Sales M an ager of t h e T i f f an y Br i ck Co. L arr y COTT ON r et ir ed about a y ear ago an d set t l ed i n San A n t oni o w her e h e’s sell i ng r eal est at e. T h o s e of y ou wh o r emem ber L arr y ’s r el ati on sh ip wi t h t he Com m Sh op som e t w enty -on e y ear s ago w il l accept sk ept i cal ly h i s cl aim t o be a good f ri en d now of Gen Sti ll m an - an d a n i n l aw at t h at . J im BROWN pl an s t o r et ir e i n J an uary an d, t hough he say s h i s pl ans ar en ’t cer t ai n , h e seems t o b e l eani n g also t ow ar ds real est at e. J i m h as h ost ed a coupl e of 59’er get -t oget h er s because - L arr y say s - h e h as t h e b es t h ouse for i t . N or m QU I GL EY r et ir ed r ecent ly fr om h i s posi t i on as Com m an der of t h e El ect r on i c W ar f ar e Cent er an d cam e back on boar d as a GS-15 as Speci al A dvi sor t o t h e Com m an der , E l ectr on ic Secur i t y Com m an d. A s y ou know . B ob BU CK L ES r eti r ed medi call y som e ti m e ago

J im BROWN ask ed m e t o pass on t h at t h ey ar e t ry i n g t o or gan ize a San A nt oni o Ch apt er . A ny on e i nt er est ed c a n con t a ct h i m at (5 12) 654-6328 . O n e of t h ose m i n i -r eu n i on s at J i m ’s t h at I m en t i on ed

w as on t h e occasi on of a vi sit by B ob BROWN I N G w h o w as i n t own f or a ch apl ai n ’s conf er en ce. L arr y , based u p o n B ob’s deli v er y of gr ace bef or e di n ner , w as quit e i m pr essed -

- a s a l l o f u s w h o ’ v e h a d t h e c h a n c e t o h e a r B o b h a v e b e en . I r e a d i n t h e A i r F o r c e T i m es t h a t R o n L A N M A N i s

goi n g t o M i n ot . Dr op m e a car d, Ron , an d I ’l l pass o n t h e det ai l s. On t h e A OC/ A T O f ron t , I un der st an d t h at Gen Gabri el w il l be my n ew boss as CI N CU SA F E an d t h at Gen O’M all ey i s m ovi ng up t o DCS/ OP& R. J err y GA RBE R passed on a r um or t h at DD A N DE RSON w as pl an n i n g t o

com e t o D en v er w i t h L ock h eed . C on f i r m at i on ? H e al so

t ell s m e t h at St ev e H A M ER h as l ef t C-Spri n gs, but

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ceremony- spouses will be spectators there, partici pant s everywhere else.) The surveys also show preferences f o r : two ’60 functions with Thursday as banquet night and a n

informal dinner program rather than a distinguished speaker. We will he getting a mailing to you shortly w i t h m or e det ai ls, r eser v at i on f or m s an d so on . Y our t ask : M a r k

K a r ol B o bk o . ..i n w o r k c l o t h es

your calendars, make your transport ati on arr angements ASAP and be here in September ! I t ’s going to be a bl astand probably our last real get together as a cl ass- don’t

m i ss i t .

Fund R ai si ng. Jock is rolling in dough since the direct mail appeal in May. Weneed $2200 for our cl ass c r e s t (t o be dedicat ed at the reunion, 20 Sept) and about $400 more for our class flag (to be presented to the Class o f ’8 4 during the Acceptance Parade on 9 A ugust). A s of this

writing we are at the $2300 mark and climbing. If you

haven’t already done so, please send your 20 buck (or m or e) tax-deductible check to LtCol Jock Scwank, c/ o The

couldn’t recall where to. I guess the address change w i l l

cat ch up bef or e t h e n ex t i ssue. K en t M ON T A V ON h as l ef t t he A cademy t o t ake comm an d of t h e SA C Recon uni t at A t h en s, Greece. F i n ally , I ’v e h ear d f r om sev er al sour ces t h at RL PEN N h ad put i n hi s paper s, but I w asn ’t abl e t o get t h r ough t o him f or det ail s. Wh y don ’t you al so dr op m e a car d, RL ? F i n ally , I w as part i cul ar ly h appy t o see t h e Way n e J EF F ERSON is t ak in g ov er t h e 319t h BW at

Association of Graduates, USAF Academy, CO 80840. Mike LOH, DO of the 23rd TFW at England AFB, whose son is a doolie, will make the flag presentation. (Sid GURLEY, by the way, also has a son i n ’84.)

G r a n d F or k s.

I had planned to vi sit with the Washington crowd about a week after the deadline for thi s issue. I hope t o h a v e

n ew s fr om t h er e n ext t im e. M eant i m e, any on e w h o

happens to be passing through Nort hern Spain, please

dr op i n . I suspect t h at it ’ll be ev en h ar der f or m e t o g et n ew s fr om t h er e, so as soon as y ou fi n ish r eadi n g t hi s, h o w ’ b o u t

dropping me a note with what you’re doi ng or pl anning t o do. L ar r y poi nt ed out t h at I m igh t get mor e let t er s i f I answer ed som e. Well t ak en -- I ’ll t r y t o do som e of t h a t . B u t

the main need is for news I can pass on to everyone. I f you’re i n an area (like San Antonio or Washi ngton) w i t h a number of gr aduates, you might write up a paragraph o r

tw o ai m ed at t h e Cl ass i n gen er al an d I can i ncl ude i t v er bat i m or w i t h mi ni m al edit i n g.

A gai n , t h ank s t o L arr y an d J i m - I l ook f orw ar d t o hear i n g / r om t h e r est of y ou.

Bill CARNEGI E sent thi s phot o of Fatmac along wi th his reuni on survey. Because of the survey and also b ec a u s e I sent postcards to 10 classmates l ong unheard from,

t h er e’s l ot s of n ews t h i s i ssue. V i c T H OM A S wr ot e f r om

Nellis AFB to say that he and his bride, Sandy, are PCSi n g back to the cockpit, C-130’s at Dyess. A lso returning t o t h e cockpit is Gordy FLYGARE, soon to be f lying the A WA CS out of Tinker A FB. Down at Holl oman AFB, Si d NEWCOMB is pushing papers as well as T-38 chase planes around the Missile Test Range. Did you mean to say y o u ar e also dr i vi n g F-16’s, Si d? A s n ear as I can det er m i n e f rom A OG com put er r un s, about 25 t o 30 of our n umber

retired in June. Retirees at USAFA were Cres SHI ELDS,

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J oh n D . M acart n ey 6520 Del m oni co Dr ., #102 Col or ado Spr i n gs, CO 80919 A u t ov on : 259-2270

2 0 Y ear R eu n i o n , Sep t . 18 -2 1. J ock SCH WA N K an d I ar e scr am blin g t o get r eady . Room s ar e r eser ved a t

the Raintree I nn ($44 double), a banquet room is set a s i d e for Thursday night, T-shirts and wi ne glasses have b e en ordered and pl ans for Fri day ni ght are pending. Results o f the survey sent out in June i ndicate a l arge maj ority o f classmates pl an to attend, most accompanied by spouses, a few with children. (Family members and guests a r e welcome at all Homecoming and Reunion functions. Goose. A ll graduates wi ll form up in-ranks (uniforms f o r active and reserves) for the Saturday morning memori al 32

J ack BRU SH , Bi ll H ODSON an d Fr ed PORT E R. Gor don SA V A GE is an ot h er r et ir ee. H e wr ot e f r om F ort H ood

saying that he wi ll be taking a position with Hughes

A i r cr af t in D env er . Gor don also h as locat ed on e of o u r “ l o s t

souls” for US- Tony BI LELLO, last heard from in 1965, i s living in Denver . The fellow dri ving the Bent ley 38 W o r l d Cruiser, below, is none other than N els DELI SA NTI , President of West Wind Yachts, Lt d of Tacoma,

Wash in gt on , an d r ecen t r et ir ee fr om t h e U SA F . A l so r et ir i n g am on g t h e ashes of M t . St . H elen i s J ack HA RDI SON , i n vest m ent br ok er .

H O M E C O M I N G ’8 0 2 0 SE P T E M B E R

“ COL ” O u el l et t e

L es H OBGOOD wri t es f rom besi de h is pool i n a s C om m a n der L ubbuck t o say h e’s h appy as a pi g i n s. of a T -37 squadron at Reese A F B . H e passes t h e w or d t h a t J oe H I GGI N S i s t h e T -38 CC (?) at Wil li am s A F B . K en WE RREL L dr opped a n ot e fr om Radf or d Coll ege i n V ir gi ni a wh er e h e h as been t each i n g h i st or y si n ce 1970 and h as j ust been appoi nt ed a f ull pr of essor . K en also s a i d t h at h e’d h ear d t h at K en A L N WI CK w as goi n g t o M ax w ell as part of t h e r esear ch i nsti t ut e bei n g set up at A WC. P a u l V A L L ERI E is sti ll enj oy i n g K ir t l an d A F B but could get PCS’d t o A n dr ews soon , wh er e h e r an i nt o Ron PA T C H E T T on a r ecen t T D Y . D ean B R I ST O W i s i n

Pay son , U t ah fi xi ng “ pl um bi ng” (h e’s a ur ol ogi st ) an d pl an n in g on bei ng h er e f or t he r eun i on . Geor ge F RI ES n o soon er got t o K or ea l ast m ont h t h an h e sh ow ed up h er e t o bor r ow my car . I t ook t hi s phot o in my li v i ng r oom .

‘K o r ea i s

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Geor ge i s Dir ect or , J oi nt Comm and I n f or m ati on Syst ems in Seoul w h en h e’s n ot gal av ant in g ar oun d on T DY boon doggl es. H e say s t h at T om an d Car ol SEE BOD E arr i v ed i n Seoul i n J un e t o t ak e up dut i es as J -1 f or U S F or ces, K or ea. Bob SAP P i s also i n t h e l an d of ki m shi wor k ing i n C-3, Combin ed F or ces Com m an d. Fi n al ly , G eor g e sai d t h at D en n y H A N E Y h as r et ur n ed t o SO S as a

Wi n g Ch ief . J i m an d L i n da GL A ZA ar e st il l in H aw ai i wh er e h e h as j ust t ak en on a n ew j ob. Deput y f or Pr ot ocol (2 y ear ex t en si on ), an d sh e i s w or k i n g f or an oceanogr aphi c r esear ch fi r m . T h eir h ome i s open f or vi si tor s fr om t h e m ai n l an d- U SA FA pl ay s H aw aii on 29 N ov em ber . D av e R E E D i s b a ck f r om N ew Z eal an d a n d

A ust r ali a wh er e he w as h on or ed as an FFA RA CS (F el low of F acul t y of A n est h et i st s of t h e R oy al A u st r al i an Col lege of Sur g eon s). A f t er a y ear a s an A ssi st a n t P r of essor a t

U n iver sit y of Col or ado School of M edi ci n e, h e is n ow i n pri v at e pr acti ce i n D env er . D av e hopes t o be r et ur ni ng t o t h e Sout h Paci f ic i n a f ew y ear s. M ean wh il e, N av y

Com m an der “ Seal ” H U H N h as r equest ed speci al r ecogni t i on at t h e r euni on f or t he on ly cl assm at e st i l l o n duty wit h t h e N avy . A ppar en t l y Seal is un aw ar e t h at anot h er N avy Com m an der , Phi l ROBERT S, Cir cui t M ili t ary J udge of t h e N or t h east Distr i ct , i s PCSi ng t h i s sum m er fr om Phi l adel ph i a t o T r easur e I sl an d (San Fr an cisco) t o becom e a j udge of t h e N or t h west Cir cuit . A f or m er C-121 n avi gator , Phi l t ook per mi ssi ve l eav e i n 19 6 3 66 wh il e h i s w i f e put h i m t h r ough L aw Sch ool at t h e

University of Color ado. A f ter a tour as an A ir Force J A G

foll ow ed by a coupl e of y ear s i n ci vi li an pr act ice, P h i l r et ur n ed t o act iv e dut y i n 1971- as a N avy J A G (U SA F wouldn ’t gi v e pr omot i on li st cr edi t f or A F Reser v e t i m e; N avy di d). Gar y V an SI N GE L called t he ot h er day f rom N ew ay go, M i ch i gan w h er e h e i s in concept s an d est im at i n g f or a con vey er belt f ir m . H is wi f e, M ari ly n , h a s open ed a Wi l dl i f e A r t Gal lery on H ess L ak e, an d t h ey h a v e a mot or hom e av ai l abl e f or cl assm at e guest s. H e h ad r ecent l y r un i n t o J im BU J A L SK I w h o w or k s f or A er oj et i n Sacr am ent o, Cal if or n i a. T h e y oun g m an wit h t h e m ust ache i s chi cken-Col on el Bi ll OU EL L ETT E , H q Chi ef of St aff , M ai n e A N G. I n r eal li f e. Bi ll is an opt om et r i st i n Br unswi ck . Our i ll ust ri ous cl ass pr esi dent , T ony B U RSH N I CK , meanw hi l e, h as j ust l ef t Y ok ot a, J apan an d gon e t o T r avis A F B wh er e h e i s t h e new Com m ander of A ir l ift (r ead Wi ng CO). H e ment i on ed t h at Ron SA N D H OL ZER h ad j ust ar ri v ed at Y okot a t o be Ch i ef of Ops f or t h e 475t h A B Wi n g. Rosie CL ER h as s o l d h i s M ich igan based RV m an uf act ur i ng busi n ess but i s st i l l l i v i n g i n L an si n g . H e h as t w o son s i n col l ege; on e a

soph omor e at M i ch i gan St at e, t h e ot h er a fr esh m an at West er n M i ch igan U n iv er sit y . F r om Ch ar l ot t e, N or t h Car oli n a com es a pr ess r elease ann oun ci ng t h at J i m T H OM A SSON w as elect ed Bui l der of t h e Y ear by t he 535 m e m b er H o m e B u i l d er s A s s o ci a t i o n o f C h a r l o t t e . J i m i s

v er y a ct i v e i n b u si n ess a n d ci v i c a f f ai r s a n d i s cur r en t l y

ser v i n g on t h e B oar ds of t h e A m er i can H ear t A ssoci at i on an d of L owr an ce H ospit al . D en is WA L SH wr ot e i n fr om M ax well t o say t h at h e i s PCSi ng fr om A WC t o SA C H q a t O f f u t t , w h er e h e i s b ou n d t o r u n i n t o B i l l G O O D Y E A R w h o

i s movi n g f r om th e N at ion al War Col l ege t o Of futt . D e n i s

a l so m en t i on ed t h at D on ST E V E N S i s m ov i n g f r om t h e

A WC f acult y at M ax well t o Ron DE EP’S t ur f , t h e A F I T f acu l t y at W r i g h t -P at t . D en i s a l so sai d t h a t on e of t h ei r

guest speak er s t hi s spr i n g, a gen uin e ex per t fr om t h e pen t agon , w as n on e ot her t h an E ar l V an I N WE GEN , wh ose out st an din g l ect ur e w as hi gh light ed (m uch t o t h e st udent body ’s deli gh t ) wi t h some constr uct i v e cr i ti ci sm o f A WC. Fi n all y , D al e T H OM PSON wr ot e f r om j olly ol d 33

England to say he i s leaving the best j ob he ever had, D O o f

t h e 20t h T FW. H e an d Ch eri e ar e m ovi n g on t o Ramst ei n ,

Germany, where he’ll be Director, TAG FT R OPS for U SA F E .

A n d t h at f i n i sh es t h e lon gest gossi p col um n ev er . T h an ks f or all t h ose l et t er s an d ph on e calls!

See you in September. You’all come now, ya hear! M '

T h om a s L . Su t t on 1 7 14 M ea d o w b r o o k D r .

A bi l en e, T X 79603 H om e Ph on e: (9 15) 677-8730 A V 4 6 1-2 2 4 2

Wel com e t o t h e sum mer edit i on of t h e Gr ey T ag N ew s. M y t h ank s t o guest edit ori alist T om EL L ER f or subbi ng f or m e i n t h e l ast i ssue. I ’m sur e y ou enj oy ed t h e b r e a k t o o . We seem t o h av e Cl ass f ul l of peopl e w ho ar e alw ay s wi lli ng t o t ak e on m or e, ev en wh en t heir schedul e i s f ull up. Whi le I h av e r eceiv ed a coupl e let t er s an d phon e cal ls f r om som e of our m or e com m u n i cat i v e cl a ssm at es (a n d I

appreciate them), I initi ated a phone calling crusade a s t h e

deadli n e dr ew near i n h ope of j arr i n g som e i nf or m at i on fr om some wh om we h ear f r om v er y i n f r equent ly . D i ali ng n um ber af t er n umber , I soon l ear n ed h ow qui ck ly our

annual Regi st er of Gr aduat es gets out of date.

M y fi r st success on Di ali ng f or N ews w as wi t h Pet e L A N E . I ph on ed h is B er gst r om n um ber fi r st . T h e secr et ar y sai d h e’d m ov ed som e ni n e m ont h s ago but g a v e m e h i s n ew n um ber . T h e secr et ar y at t h e new n umber s a i d h e’d m ov ed, but gav e m e h i s n ew n umber . T h at n um ber w as busy sev er al t i m es, but per si st ence paid of f an d I f oun d Pet e at h i s desk as Deputy B ase Com m an der at H ollom an A FB w ay out t h ere in N ew M ex ico. H e i s enj oyi n g t h e ch all en ges of com bat suppor t . On e of Pet e’s “ pr oud papa” st or i es i n v ol v ed hi s ol dest son an d T om WI L SON ’s ol dest . T h ey wer e bot h seni or s a t t h e D av ey Cr ock et t H i gh Sch ool i n A ust i n T ex as t h i s p ast sch ool y ear . N ot on ly w er e t h ey cl assm at es; T om ’s son w a s

cl ass president and Pete’s son was the vi ce president . T o m

WI L SON ’S son wi ll be goi n g t o t h e A i r F or ce A cademy t h i s sum m er , an d, w hi l e Pet e’s son w as select ed f or West P oi n t ,

he has opt ed to become a University of Texas Longhorn.

Soun ds t o m e l i k e t h e ’61 son s ar e f or gi ng ah ead j ust l i k e t h e o l d m en .

Pet e r epor t ed t h at J oh n (Sm ok ey ) ST OV E R i s Com m an der of t h e 9t h T ac F i gh t er Squadr on , I r on

squadr on m ai nt ai n s som e 19 di f f er en t v er si on s of air pl an es, m ost of t h em t est beds f or on e t hi n g or anot h er . H e h as about 300 w or ker s, bot h m il it ary an d ci v i li an . T h er ef or e, h e’s gai n i n g ex peri en ce i n l abor r el at i on s, uni on pr oblem s, m arr i age coun seli n g, et c. et c. et c. Ron an d J eri h av e a daught er , 10, an d a son , 7, w h o a r e deeply in v ol ved i n sum mer spor t s l ik e swi m mi ng an d soccer . T h e F U L L E R T O N s w i l l b e at t en d i n g a b i g f am i l y

reuni on at L ake T ah oe w h i ch wi ll i n t err upt t h e sum m er spor t s sch edule a li t t l e, but n o on e i s com pl ai ni n g. I d o n ’t k n ow w h et h er R on i s r el at ed t o Si n at r a or n ot .

Ron h as h ad sev er al i nt er est i n g T DY s i n suppor t of N A SA an d ot h er t est pr ogr am s. A l on g wi t h a f ew w eek s i n D akar , Sen egal , h e basked i n t h e sun i n T ah it i f or a m o n t h or so an d t h en agai n dow n r an ge at A sen ci on I sl an d.

I phoned Dean JONES’ offi ce and his secretary sai d

t h at h e w as T D Y as u su a l . Sh e d i d n ’t k n ow w h en h e w o u l d b e b ack . B ut I h a d b et t er l u ck w i t h t h e W est C oa st .

A lt h ough I h ad t o w ait t il l un ch bef or e any on e cam e t o wor k out t h er e, I f oun d non e ot h er t h an M art y F RI CK S i n h is new of fi ce pr act i ci n g h is soon t o be n ew j ob. M ar t y i s t r adi n g i n hi s M at h er f ly i n g tr ai ni n g squadr on f or a n A ssi st an t D eput y Com m an der f or Oper at i on s j ob. H e’s ex ci t ed ab ou t t h at . H e sai d t h at b ack w h en t h e q u est i on t o

st ay i n or get out cam e up, h e t h ought a l ot about i t a n d deci ded t o st ay i n . Wh en h e m ade t h at decisi on h e set t w o

goals. H e deci ded if he was goi ng to make the Air Force a

car eer , h e w ant ed t o be at l east a L i eut en ant Col on el a n d a

flying squadron commander. Now that both those goals h av e been r eached, h e’s set t i n g n ew goal s. Pi n n in g o n

b i r d w oul d n ’t b e so b ad .

M art y dr i ves a 240Z, pl ay s gol f an d br i dge, an d spen ds lot s of ti m e wit h hi s wi f e, J ean , an d t h ei r t h r ee chi l dr en . M art y h as a 17 y ear ol d daught er , a 15 y ear ol d son , a n d a sev en y ear ol d daugh t er wh o h as dad wr apped ar oun d h er fi n ger I suspect . I t w as good t o h ear f r om y ou, M ar t y . Whi l e t h er e ar e ot h er s on my Di ali n g f or N ew s l i st , w e w i l l h av e t o w ai t f or t om or r ow , sam e t i m e, s am e st at i on , t o

see wh o wi l l be t h e lucky on es t o get t o an swer t h e quest i ons. I n t he i n t er i m , t h er e ar e som e ot h er pi eces of good n ew s. I h av e h ad wi ves n ot i f y m e of t h eir h usban d’s good f or t une, n ew assi gn m en t , et c. bef or e, but un t il r ecen t ly I h ad nev er h ad a pr oud m ot h er call . Of cour se sh e’s a good f ami ly fr i en d as w ell , but I enj oyed heari n g f r om h er i n t h i s i n st a n ce.

C l ai r CA R L I N G ’S m om cal l ed a n d t al k ed t o m y w i f e

Kni ghts, at Holloman and is doing an outst anding j ob. Smokey’s squadron flies the F-15 over those New Mexico

about Cl air ’s l at est assi gn m ent . H e h as l eft t h e F -15 busi ness an d Wr i gh t -Pat t er son f or a pr est i gi ous j ob w i t h t h e Space Com m an d as t h e D eput y Di r ect or of t h e Gl obal Posit ion i ng Sy st em SPO. I t alk ed wit h Cl air on t h e ph on e

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h i m soun d con t ent . On t h e ot h er h an d, he say s h e i s pay i n g

deser t s w h en t h ey can fi n d en ough spar e par t s t o get o n e f ly abl e. A n d Pet e’s doi n g t h e best h e can t o acqui r e t h o s e

Hayden LOCKHART was at Holl oman for a time, but

he h as m ov ed t o t h e sm oggi er but m or e popul at ed cli m e o f

San Ber n ar di n o as a m ember of t h e A i r F or ce I n spect i on an d Saf et y Cent er . I t seem s t h at H ay den k n ow s a y oun g

l ady out there and was happy to get a chanceto movef r o m t h e N ew M ex i co d eser t . G ood l u ck H ay d en .

During my di aling, I ran across Ron FULLERTON at

Wri gh t -Patt er son . A lt h ough I ’v e m ent i on ed Ron f r om t i m e t o t i me i n t h e n ew s, t h e i n f or m ati on h as been h er esay . R o n

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1200 d ol l ar s a m on t h f or a m od est h om e t w en t y m i l es f r o m dow n t own L .A . and t h at K ay i s back t o w or k t o h el p p ut

br ead on t h e t abl e. I suspect w e al l r el at e t o t h at . H ad a qui ck n ot e f r om H ect or N E GRON I w h o i s m ovi n g t o Washin gt on . Say s h e r ecom m en ds San di POOL E t o an y on e needi ng t h e h el p of a r ealt or i n t h e D C a r ea .

S am H A R D A G E al so w r ot e t o l et u s k n ow ab ou t h i s

l at est ex ci t emen t . Sam i s back i n spor t s agai n i n a big w ay . H e an d a f ew f ri en ds h av e pur ch ased a m aj or i n door s o c c e r t eam , t h e Wi chi t a Wi n gs, an d h as n egot i at ed a t el ev i si on

cont r act wi t h M adi son Squar e Gar den Sport s N et w or k t o do t h e gam es. So f ol k s, i f y ou can af f or d cable T V , t u n e i n on t h e Wi chi t a Wi ngs, N ov ember t h r ough M ar ch , an d w at ch som e ex cit i n g soccer . I got t a admi t , m y y oun gst er s ar e i n t o soccer a l ot h ea v i er t h an f oot b al l , an d I can ’t say t h at I am unh appy about it . We wi sh y ou l uck , Sam . H ope i t pay s off i n m or e t h an good f eeli n gs. I n ot i ce t h at T erry ST ORM h as fi n al ly depar t ed t h e

Recen t ly Ch eckpoi n ts ask ed f or r eport s of phy si cal fi t n ess pr ogr am s. I mi gh t add an ot h er h eadli n e, “ D eh n e Wi n s A gai n ” f or h i s boxi n g i n st r uct or w or k . I n th i s c a s e h e ent er ed t h e t our n am ent hi m sel f an d won t h e t h e capt i on :

G ot a l et t er f r om A U ST I N W E D E M E Y E R w i t h an

A lbuquer que wh er e h e i s t h e D eput y Di r ect or f or Pl an s i n A FT EC. On t h e bott om of hi s ch an ge of addr ess car d T err y pen n ed t h e wor ds t o t h at ol d Peggy L ee song, “ F r ee agai n . L uck y , L ucky m e agai n ....” I don ’t kn ow wh at al l t h at mean s. Coul d t h e Pent agon eli ci t such poet i c com men t ? I guess t h at i s enough f or t h is i ssue. I am leav i ng t omor r ow wi t h a gan g of boy scout s f or Phi l m ont Scout Ran ch i n N ew M ex i co. H ope I sur vi v e. See y ou all n ext

accom pany i n g ph ot o. T h e ph ot o w as i n col or . I am submit t i n g i t f or publicat i on an d h ope t h at i t wi ll b e c l e a r en ough for publ icat i on . A ust i n ’s l et t er f ol l ows. “ D ear J ack . F iv e Red T ags r ecen t ly got t oget h er at m y h ouse h er e at M ar ch A FB . J oh n L U EB BERM A N N , Cm dr , 22 A R EF S: Geor ge BI F OL CH I , Safety Of fi ce, A F I SC, N or t on A F B ; T .K . M OORE , Cur r ent Oper at i on s Of fi cer , 2 2 BM W , cur r ent ly on 89 day s T DY f or m ai nt en an ce or i ent at i on ; Wi l ly H OL BROW , Pr esi den t , I nt er n ati on al Equi pm ent Co, I n dustr y , CA ; an d Bob CON N OL L Y , Chi ef . Pl an s & Pr og, 15A F . A lso i n vit ed but un abl e t o at t en d w as W ar r en SN YDE R, A sst D eputy of Oper at i on s, 452 A RE FW (Reser v e), M ar ch A F B . We bar bequed, t al ked ov er ol d t i mes, an d l at er h ad cof f ee an d dough n ut s. Geor ge B I F OL CH I i n v it ed us over t o San B ern ar di n o a coupl e o f

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Den i s D eh n e, t h e oldest box er i n t h e Paci fi c A A U box i n g t our n am ent , w on t h e 139-poun d t i t l e, age 39.” T h an ks f o r t h e l et t er a b o u t D en i s .

w eek s l a t e r . W e ’l l d o m o r e o f t h e s a m e i n t h e f u t u r e .

H i Redt ags! T al k ed t o M i k e SCH I E BER in A pr i l . H e i s n ow at M cCh or d. I t seem s t h at i n J un e, 1977, h e w as st at i on ed i n I r an . H e w as doi n g a w al k ar oun d i n spect i on on a C-12 ai r cr af t w h en t h e gear coll apsed. T h e wi n g f el l on h i m a n d br ok e bot h hi s legs an d i nf li ct ed som e ot h er i nj ur i es. S o M i ke w as air ev acuat ed t o M cCh or d w h er e h e spent si x m ont h s r ecuper ati n g. H e t h en w as assi gn ed t o t he 36t h T A S at M cCh or d as a pi l ot . H e r ecent ly mov ed ov er t o L G X (L ogi st i cs Pl an s). H i s aut ov on i s 976-2571. H e i s pl an ni ng t o st ay at M cCh or d unt i l h e r et i r es. H e descri bed h is h o m e i n Olym pi a wh i ch h as a boat sl ip. H e st opped fl y i ng t w o m ont h s ago. H i s wi f e T err y i s a N ew H ampsh ir e n at i v e wh o t each es gr ade sch ool i n Olym pi a. H i s son , J ef f (9 y r s ol d) pl ay s L it t le L eague an d St ev e (11 yr s old) i s i n S c o u t s . Wh at t h at n at ur ally leads t o, i s M i ke bei n g an assi st ant coach i n L i tt l e L eague an d h elpi n g on Scout comm it t ees an d pr oj ect s. A nd M i k e h as v ery lit t le T DY whi ch al l ows hi m mor e t i m e f or t h e f am il y an d fi shi n g. I r ecei v ed t h e f ol low i ng l et t er f rom a pr oud f at h er . D ear J ack an d R edt ags: I f ol low y ou i n Ch eck p o i n t s.

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P an A m a n d R en o w i t h N ev ad a A i r N at i on a l G u ar d .

T r avel betw een t w o pl aces of em pl oy men t h ad hi st ori call y been deduct i bl e. Deh n e t h r ough h i s at t or n ey E . M aupi n r ef used t o capit ul at e an d tr i um ph ed at Di st r i ct Cour t l ev el . I RS appealed t h at deci si on and D eh n e w as again t ri um ph ant i n t h e A ppeals Cour t M arch 14, 1980. By “ L aw of t h e Case” t r av el ex pen ses bet ween t wo bon a fi de em p l oy m en t l ocat i on s m ay n ow b e d ed u ct ed .

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I n A pri l , M ur l e WI L SON cam e out t o War r en A F B f or a t w o-week T DY t o upgr ade t o t h e par t i cul ar m odel of t h e U H -1 h eli copt er wh ich we h av e at Warr en . A s Chi ef of St an Boar d f or A ir Rescue Ser v ice, t h is w as con si der ed a ‘m u st ’ f or h i m . W e g ot t og et h er f or a cou p l e of w or l d

pr obl em-solv i n g session s an d t alk ed about curr en t A ir F or ce pr obl em s t oo. Car oli n e an d I t ook h im out t o d i n n er a t o n e o f t h e l o c a l W es t er n R es t a u r a n t s a n d s o l v ed s o m e

m or e w or l d pr obl em s. D .J . EGA N an d M ar y K ay dr ov e up f rom D en v er on e Sun day t o h av e lun ch wit h us bef or e we depart ed t h e a r e a . E v en t h ou g h w e w er e on l y 100 m i l es a p ar t , ou r sch edu l es

kept us busy en ough t o pr eclude f r equent get -t oget h er s. B ut Don h as t o vi sit A t l an t a occasi on ally , so m ay be h e c a n fl y i n t o t h e P at r i ck ar ea f or a vi sit . I got a call f r om Don H U T CH I N SON . H e is at Can n on A F B an d i s t h e on ly Red T ag t h er e. I k n ow h ow t h at f eel s . I w as t h e on ly Red T ag at War r en an d am al so t h e onl y o n e 35

at Pat r ick . Don w as pr eviously t h e Speci al A ssi st ant t o t h e Com man dant at A CSC hut si nce F ebr uary , h as been t h e Com m ander of t h e 27t h E quip M ai nt Sq wi t h 465 people assi g n ed . H e r ec al l s t h at f ly i n g F -l OOs a s a st u d en t w a s

good, but t h e Com m an der ’s j ob i s gr eat . H avi n g j ust fi n ish ed a Sq Cmdr ’s assi gn m ent , I k n ow h ow t h at f eel s. Don ’s f ami ly li v es on base. H i s wi f e, J oan , t aught n u r s e r y sch ool at M ax w el l , but i s curr ent ly a f ul l-t im e h ousewi f e, t ak in g car e of Cat hy , wh o wi ll be 11 y ear s ol d i n A ugust , an d K ei t h , wh o w as 8 i n M ay . Wh en I w as at Of fut t i n J an uar y , I t alk ed t o L ef t y A DA M S at l un ch a f ew t i mes and mi spl aced my n ot es. I f oun d t h em r ecen tl y . L ef t y i s t h e Chi ef of A ir space a n d A i rf i el d M gmt Br an ch at H Q SA C. I t i s in t er est i n g an d h e li k es i t v ery m uch . H i s wi f e, L y n n e, st ay s busy t aki ng c a r e of Gr eg (16 yr s old) w h o par t i ci pates i n basket bal l , f oot b a l l , an d soft bal l ; and J eff (11 y r s ol d). I

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“ I t h as been an ev ent f ul y ear (or t wo) f or all of us i n t h e T h om pson househ ol d. I n A pr i l of ’79 I becam e Oper at i on s Offi cer of t h e 23r d Bomb Squadr on . T h r ee day s l at er CV EG arr i ved t o i n augur at e t h e r eign w it h a n o-n ot i ce i n spect i on . F or t h e r est of t h e y ear it h as been li k e t h e pr ov er bi al paper h an ger wi t h all t h e t y pi cal per son n el a n d m an ni n g pr oblems. I am t old t h at all uni t s ar e aff li ct ed b u t someh ow my i n t ell igen ce n et wor k i n di cates t h at t h ose w ar m an d sunny pl aces do n ot suf fer as much . I di d m an age a w eek of f ov er t h e F our t h of J uly an d we f lew o v e r t o M ich igan t o vi si t A li ce’s br ot h er , Robbi e. I also g ot a week end i n K an sas Ci ty i n t h e f all , t oo h urr i ed but b et t er t h an n ot h i ng. I di d see a l ar ge n umber of old fr iends a n d I ’m h opi n g t o r et ur n a li t t le sooner and st ay som ewh at lon ger n ext ti m e. T h e k ids h av e al l been h eav i ly i nv olv ed i n skat i ng (f i gur e f or t h e gir l s an d all ar e doi n g v ery w el l) a n d i c e h ockey f or T om my . A li ce f or med an d w as t h e f ir st Pr esident of t h e M agi c Ci t y Fi gur e Sk at i n g Cl ub. M any , m an y h our s spent an d n ot a lit t le blood, sweat and t ea r s . We h av e also con t i n ued t o be v ery i n v olv ed i n y out h s o c c e r wit h t h e ki ds pl ay i n g, A li ce coach i ng a t eam , and m e b o t h coachi n g an d r ef er eei ng. I am now a cer t i fi ed r ef er ee a n d ex pect t o cont i n ue t h i s act i v it y , t h ough I ’l l pr obabl y h a v e t o gi ve up coach i ng f or l ack of suf fi cient t i me. N E W S F L A SH * * T h e ab ov e w a s w r i t t en i n t h e D ecem b er ’79 t i m e f r am e. I t i s n ow M ar ch an d i n t h e m i d d l e of

F ebr uary , w hi l e t h e squadron w as deploy ed t o Guam f or 3 weeks, I w as n ot i fi ed of my assign ment t o be Squadr on

Commander of the Bomb Squadron at Mather AFB,

Sacr am en t o Cal . I r epor t t h er e on i n com e t ax day (15 A pr ). I wi ll dri ve out an d leav e t he f ami ly h ere i n M i not u n t i l J un e. I f possi bl e I wi ll h ave a P.O . Box t h er e wh ich I w i l l wr i t e on t h i s sh eet bef or e m ail i ng. I n case t h at f ail s, m a i l sh oul d r each m e at t h e 441st B omb Squadr on unt i l I c a n get ever yon e i n f or m ed of our n ew address (w hi ch wi ll m o s t li kely n ot m at eri al ize unt i l J un e. Cheers to all - from all of us George, Alice, Liz, Ev a, T ommy , E ll en . I got t h e f ol lowi ng st or y f r om t h e Poli t ical Sci en ce Dept , at U SA FA : Colon el Er vi n J . Rok k e, Per m an en t Pr of essor an d H ead of th e D epart m ent of Poli t i cal Sci ence, U .S. A ir F o r c e

Academy, recently recei ved two unique honors- theL egi on of Merit and temporary reassignment to theU .S. Embassy 36

Colonel E r vi n J . Rokke, Per manen t Prof essor and h ead of the D ep ar tmen t of Poli ti cal Science, US A i r F orce

Academy is shown af ter recei ving the L egion of Meri t. Wi th h im are son , E ri c (12); daug h ter, L isa (15); and w if e,

P am .

i n L on don , E ngl an d. On 27 M ay 1980, Col on el Rok k e w as aw ar ded t h e L egi on of M er it f or h is con t r i but i on s t o t h e

active formulati on of national policies and his part i n t h e

successf ul ach i ev em ent of t h e A cademy ’s mi ssi on . Of speci al n ot e i n t h i s aw ar d w as Col on el R ok k e’s par t ici pati on i n n um er ous n at i on al an d i nt er n at i on al

forums t o include the N ew York University N ational Security Symposi um, the Third Air University A irpower Symposi um, the N ati onal Defense University Symposium

on N A T O, and t h e 21st A n n ual Con f er ence of t h e

I nternational I nstitute of Strategic Studies, held i n Geneva. Also noted was his leadership i n such activities a s the A cademy Superintendent ’s Honor Revi ew Committee, t h e A ca d em y C a det A w a r d s P r og r am , t h e Superi ntendent’s Di st ingui shed Speakers Program, and n um er ous ot h er A cademy pr ogr am s.

Concerni ng the second honor, on 10 July 1980, Colonel Rokke wi ll arrive at the U .S. Embassy, L ondon, Engl and,

t o begi n a t w o y ear sabbati cal as t h e U .S. A i r A t t ach e t o t h e U nit ed K in gdom . I n t h i s new capacit y . Col on el Rokk e wi ll ser ve i n a br oad spectr um of act i vi ti es t o i n cl ude

li aison with the Royal Air Force, direct representation o f

t he A ir For ce Chi ef of St af f t o t he RA F , coor di n at i on o f a l l

USAF activiti es in the United Kingdom, membershi p on

t he U .S. A m bassador ’s coun tr y t eam , an d n um er ous pl an n i ng/ assi st ance f unct i on s. Colonel Rokke i s a 1962

Air Force A cademy graduate with MPA and PhD degrees in government from Harvard U ni versity. H aving served at various times at the A ir Force Academy in assignments r angi n g fr om i nstr uct or t o f ull pr of essor . Col on el R o k k e

w a s ap p oi n t ed a P er m a n en t P r of essor i n 1976 a n d h a s

serv ed as a Depar t m ent H ead i n Poli ti cal Sci en ce si n ce

J u n e o f 19 7 7 .

A s my addr ess bl ock sh ows, I am n ow at P at ri ck A F B

in sunny Flori da. Our attempt to leave Cheyenne and reach Florida reads like an Irma Bombeck story. We passed our B ase H ousi ng i n spect i on an d m oved in t o our

travel trailer in the FamCamp on a Tuesday. The trai ler battery was dead but I put off replaci ng it for a few d ay s. The following Saturday, the AC electri c power went o u t i n the trailer. Repl acing a few f uses restored partial p ow er b ut not the ref rigerator. So I switched the refrigerator o v e r t o propane an d t h e pr opan e r an out an h our l at er . I f i ll ed u p

t he propane t h at n i ght , bought a n ew $80 bat t er y t h e n e x t m or n in g, and h ad a $118 elect r i c r epair bi l l on T uesday .

T h en t h e car st ar t ed , m a k i n g a w h i n i n g n oi se. So, I t o o k i t

in f or a ch eckup. I r epl aced an i dl er pul ley , t h e r adi at or a n d pow er st eer i n g pum p. T h e n oi se di dn ’t st op an d w as n o w accom pani ed by a v acuum l i ne mi ssi n g. Seven pow er st eer i ng pum ps l at er , t h e n oi se w as st il l t h er e, but n o t s o bad, as w as a r educed hi ssi n g. N o m or e t i m e f or r epair s; t i me t o l eav e. M or n in g of depar t ur e; St eph en w ak es u s u p at 4:30 wi t h an ear ach e. Of f t o t h e em er gen cy r oom . Di agnosi s: ear i n f ect i on . T ak e m edi ci ne an d depar t . St ay i n K an sas t h at ni gh t . Som e di f fi cul t y f i n di n g t h e pr em i um gas f or t h e L i ncoln whi ch i s pul li ng t h e tr av el t r ai l er . N ex t day , St eph en i s bet t er , but L i sa get s car si ck ov er b a c k s e a t of T oy ot a. N ext af t ern oon i n sout h er n K an sas, r ai n s t a r t s an d wi n dsh i eld wi pers don ’t w or k . Pul l of h i gh w ay ; at t empt t o r each gas st at i on wh en pow er st eeri ng h ose bur st s. Gas st at i on doesn ’t h av e part . I dri v e t o n ear by t own i n our T oy ot a. I r epl ace pow er st eer i n g li n e an d h a v e pow er st eeri n g agai n . H ow ev er , wi per s don ’t w or k . Fi n d out t h at wi per s wor k of f power st eeri n g sy st em . I dr i v e wit h r i ght h and an d wi pe wi ndsh i el d wi t h squeegee i n l ef t h and. N o pr emi um gas; 10 gall on s of r egul ar f ol lowed by ei ght gal lon s of gasoh ol . A t 10:30 t h at n i ght , pow er st eeri n g li n e bur st s again . U si n g m an ual st eeri n g an d l ef t h an d squeegee m et h od, fi n d t r ai l er par k . N o r epair f aci lit i es i n l ocal ar ea. Deci de t o push on t o T ul sa f o r r epair s. T hun der st or m s st ar t . Ret ur n t o ri ght h an d m an ual st eer i ng and lef t' h an d squeegee m et h od of wi n dsh i eld wi pi n g. N ear Clev el an d, Ok l ah om a, car di es on t oll r oad. F our hour s l at er , wr eck er t ow s L i n col n t o c a r r epair sh op park i n g l ot . A f r i en d of a fr i end, a r et ir ed Colon el , f ol lows my wi f e out t o wh ere I am wi t h t h e t r a i l er an d t ow s m e t o wh er e t h e L i n col n i s. We spen d ni gh t i n c a r deal er ’s par ki n g l ot . N ext day , car dealer ’s servi ce dept r epl aces pow er st eeri n g h oses, pow er st eeri n g pum p, f u el pum p, an d en t i r e st ar t er uni t . I get si ck . Wi per s st il l d o n ’t wor k . Dr i v e t o T ulsa. Put car i n sh op f or t w o day s. Repl ace pow er st eeri n g h ose, w i n dsh i el d wi per m ot or , an d m ake adj ust m ent s on ot h er i t ems. Ready t o leav e T ul sa. Car won ’t st art . I f eel bet t er , but n ow Car oli n e gets si ck . Fi n all y st art i t . M ove out . Get t o Patr i ck t h r ee day s l at er . P u t c a r i n sh op. Repair aut om at i c ch ok e, adj ust st art er m ot or a n d b en d i x u n i t . C ar st ar t s n ow . H ou se n ot av ai l ab l e. M u st

st ay i n t r ai l er f or t h ree m or e weeks. Good t h i n g we h a v e a i r con di t i oni n g i n t r ai l er . I t would be un bear abl e wi t h out i t . I f any on e h as a st or y t h at can t op t h at on e, please l et m e kn ow . K eep sen di n g i n t h ose ni ce l et t er s an d m aki n g t h ose ni ce ph on e call s. I r eal ly appr eci at e t h e h el p. H ope t o see m or e of y ou i n Fl or i da. I f y ou vi si t Di sn ey Wor ld, y o u mi ght be abl e t o swi ng ov er t o Patr i ck w hi ch about 6 0 m i l es

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Good n ew s! B ef or e sit t i n g down t o wr it e t h i s col um n , I call ed t he A OG f or an updat e on t h e Cl ass Wal l f un d d r i v e . Y ou guy s an d gals ar e doin g a super j ob. We ar e on o u r w a y t o dedi cati on of t h e ’63 cr est on t h e Cl ass Wall duri n g H omecom i n g i n Sept em ber . K eep up t h e gr eat w or k an d pass t h e w or d! I am goi n g t o m ak e a speci al ef f or t t o b e a t t he A cademy f or t h e dedi cat i on . T h at ’s a pr omi se. H omecom i n g ’81 br i n gs t o m i n d t h e n eed f or us as a cl ass t o get st art ed pl an ni n g f or ’83. We h ave a l ot o f quest i on s t h at n eed t o be an sw er ed soon . D o w e w an t t o d o n um ber 20 i n a bi g w ay ? I f so, do w e w ant t o h av e t h e

r eu n i o n i n t h e s u m m er a s ’5 9 d i d o r d o w e w a n t t o h o l d o u r

get t oget h er in conj unct i on w it h H om ecomi n g ’83? A l so, ar e t h er e any v olun t eer s, kin d soul s, et c. out t h er e w h o w ould li k e t o be a part of - head of ?- an or gani zi n g com m i t t ee? H ow ab ou t y ou C ol or ad o r esi d en t s: K I PPEN H A N , BOCK , F OX , H E I M B U RGE R, OT T , J U I ST ER, DERI E G, M U RRA Y , N ORRI S, HA U SE R, ROWE L L , COA T E S, T H YN G, H A M I L T ON , GA ST ON , H EL I N SK I , T H A CK ER, T K A C, CA REY , T ROU T M A N ? I f y our n ame sh oul d, or sh oul dn ’t be on t h i s li st t h en y o u n eed t o updat e t h e R egi st er . L i n da an d I h ad t h e Scot t / St . L oui s cont i n gen t of Y el l ow T ags ov er f or di n ner , conv er sat i on , et c. l ast Sat ur day n ight an d a gr an d t i me w as h ad by all . L i n da r em ar k ed t h a t sh e m et som e of t h e f ol k s f or t h e f i r st t i m e

ev er y et ; wi t h i n 30 mi n ut es sh e f elt as t h ough sh e h a d k n own t h em f or ev er . T h er e i s somet h in g t o be sai d f or o u r com m on b a ck g r ou n d . A t t en d ees i n cl u d ed : N ei l

SO R E N SE N en r out e t o a ssu m e com m an d of t h e 1400 M A S

at N ort on ; Geor ge an d Sh ar on F RE DE RI CK ; Geor ge an d GeeGee PA SQU ET ; D en ni s an d N ancy SCOT T ; J ack an d Car l een K OCH A N SK I ; an d T om an d San dy CA RD OZA . A lso i nv it ed but un abl e t o m ake it t o t h e par t y , w er e L o r a n an d San dr a SCH N A I DT , Di ck an d Di an e SU L A , T on y an d B ar b N A CRE L L I , an d Di ck RA DER. On e t hi n g i s f or sur e: we pl an t o do i t again r eal soon . Ri gh t Geor ge?

aw ay .

M O V IN G ?? Not ify t he A OG . . . Upd at e yo ur rec o rd s . . .

Jo in a Chapter at yo ur new base . . . Use yo ur Reg ist er t o lo c at e f rie nd s

I r ec ei v ed a f ew s h o r t n o t es f r o m t h e f i el d t h i s t i m e-

sh ort i s bet t er t h an n on e an d I am n ot com pl ai ni n g. J err y M C CL EL L A N wr ot e t h at h e i s i n t h e Roch est er , N Y ar ea

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a n d a ct i v e i n t h e A i r F o r c e R es er v e . H e i s a c o o r d i n a t o r f o r

upst at e N ew Y or k i n t h e A cademy L i ai son Offi cer pr ogr am . B i l l POV I L U S j ust com pl et ed a t our as B ase Comm an der an d Squadr on Com m an der , Cl ear , A l ask a. H e sh ould alr eady be deeply i n v olv ed in h i s j ob at t h e A i r St af f i n t h e M PM sh op . J oh n BORL I N G r epor t s h i s n ew j ob i s al so on t h e A i r St af f i n X OX . Fr ed BEA U CH E M I N ch eck ed i n t o t el l us h e i s h eaded f or Bi t bur g t o be Comm an der of t h e 36t h Ci v i l E n gi neer i ng Squadr on . Fr ed sai d our fl y er on t h e Cl ass Wal l pr oj ect t r i gger ed h i s don ati on . Wi t h out t h e fl y er h e woul d n ev er h av e k now n wh at t h e pr oj ect w as all about . See, ev ent ually w e c om m u n i c a t e .

Whi l e on a sh or t , sh or t T DY t o E gli n I bum ped i nt o Roger CL A RK - l ast of t h e Rock s- w ho chi m ed i n h is $25.00. Rog i s wi t h t h e T act i cal A ir Warf ar e Cent er as t h e C en t er Pr ogr am m er . J ust bef or e di n n er l ast w eek L ar r y H OF F M A N cal l ed t o say hell o. E nr out e t o a v acati on i n Wy omi n g/ M ont an a, L ar r y an d hi s f am ily w er e vi sit i n g f ri en ds i n t h i s ar ea. H e i s i n pr act i ce (L aw) f or hi m self ; concentr ati n g on Cri mi n al L aw an d pl an s t o r et i r e at about t h e same t i me t h e r est of us h an g i t up. B et h i s r et i r em ent pay wi l l be bet t er t h an our s. L ar ry put i n h i s b i d f or a 1983 r euni on t o be h el d dur i n g t h e H om ecomi n g t h a t year . F i n al ly , I ch an ged j obs back i n M ay an d am now ser v i n g a s D i r ect or of C ur r en t O p er at i on s f or H eadquar t er s Rescue. A ddr ess ch an ges i nclude J i m T H YN G t o 1214 West m or el an d Rd. C-Spr i ngs 80907; Br uce K OH L fr om H awt h or n e, Ca t o Redon do B each , Ca. Br uce is w or ki n g f or T RW DSSG as a T ech ni cal M an ager . A n d, D av eROT Z t o V egas. J ef f H EA L m ai l ed som e i nf or m at i on on h i s l at est pr oj ect . T h e pr oj ect ’s obj ecti v e i s t o bri n g a n a i r c r a f t assembly pl ant t o Y oun gst own . J ef f , a V i ce Pr esi den t f o r Pai n e Weber in Y oun gst ow n , i s arr an gi n g t h e fi n an ci n g$30 mi ll i on - f or t h e v ent ur e. T h e com pany . Comm ut er A ir cr aft Cor por at i on , pl ans t o assem bl e a f our en gi n e m i d size (44 seat s) t ur bo-pr op air cr af t t hr ough agr eement w i t h Gen er al A i r cr af t Cor por at i on . Cost f or t h e air pl ane w i l l b e about $2.5-3 m i l li on per copy . Obvi ously , J .T . i s ex ci t ed about t h e v ent ur e$$$. Rum or s: M i k e H A RL E Y i s a Bomb Squadr on Com m an der at K i n ch l oe an d D oug H A RDGRA V E i s r un ni ng a/ t h e Red F l ag Squadr on at N ell i s. Can t h ese i t em s b e c o n fi r m ed ?

T h a t ’s i t f or t h i s t i m e. T h a n k s f or t h e i n f o f ol k s-

keep i t com i n g. See y ou at H om ecomi n g!

E d i t or ’s N ot e J o e R O D W E L L i s o f f o n v a c a t i o n w i t h t h e ’ 6 4 N ew s

Pack et , so t h er e wi ll be n o cl ev er col um n f or y our f u n a n d enj oym en t t h i s t i m e. H owever , a br i ef updat e on t h e C l a s s F u n d i s i n o r d er .

T h r ough m i d-J u l y t h e con t r i b ut i on s f r om 150 m ember s of t h e A cademy ’s best Cl ass t ot al i n ex cess o f $4000. Obvi ously , our i m m edi ate goal - t h e Cl ass Wall Cr est - h as been r eali zed; an d pl an s ar e fi r m t o pl ace t h e ’6 4 emblem on t h e Cl ass Wal l dur i ng H om ecom i n g 1980. A ppr opr i at e pi ct ur es wi l l be i n cl uded n ex t t i m e, an d t h e cr est wi ll r epl ace t h e “ 64” i n t h e col um n m ast h ead. E x c es s f u n d s w i l l b e m a i n t a i n e d i n t h e A O G 19 6 4

Cl ass Fun d an d wi ll be i n vest ed alon g wi t h t h e f un ds o f ot h er Cl asses al so on deposi t wi t h t h e A OG. T h e m oni es wi ll be uti li zed f or Cl ass pur poses on ly - 20 y ear r eun i on . Cl ass gi ft . Cl ass pr oj ect s, et c.-t h e adm i ni st r ati v e d et a i l s wi ll be h an dled by t h e A OG. I t w o u l d b e n i c e i f a l l o f o u r C l a s s h a d a v e s t ed i n t er es t

i n t h e 1964 Cl ass F und , so en cour age t h ose wh o h av e n o t yet sent t h ei r ch eck t o do so. Per h aps it i s ti me t o r ot at e t he Cl ass col um n t o a n e w aut h or ...i f y ou ar e i nt er est ed, pl ease get i n t ouch .

F r a n c i s X . M cC a n n

40 V all ey Road Dedh am , M A 02026 T h er e w as a t i m e- eon s ago- w hen a PCS m ove m ean t not h i n g m or e t h an pack in g t h e ol d M ust an g an d pr essi ng on . N o m or e. N ow t h e pr e-m ove pl an ni n g ri v als t h at o f a n RDF depl oy m en t . A n d wh en y ou ar r i v ed at y our n ew st ati on , ki n der gart en s an d gym n ast i cs pr ogr am s w er e n o t m aj or crit er i a in sel ect i n g a pl ace t o li v e. H ow t h i n gs ch an ge. Well , on wit h w h at i s h appen in g wi t h ’65. On e of t h e pleasur es of wr it i n g t h i s ar t i cle i s t h at y ou becom e m o r e aw ar e of t h e accompl i sh m en t s of y our cl assm at es. Case a t h an d, J oh n B L A H A an d Roy BRI DGE S. B ot h h av e been sel ect ed as pil ot s f or t he space sh ut t le pr ogr am . T h at h a s got t o be a t h r i ll . Con gr at ul at i on s an d best of l uck . J u s t r em em ber , n o w av e-of f s all ow ed as t h e N av y w oul d say . R ecei v ed a sum m on s i n t h e m ai l r ecen t l y f r om t h e

P r of essi on al C om p et en ce Professional competence is more than a display of

book knowledge or of the results of military

schooling. It requires the display of qualities of

character which reflect inner strength and justifi ed con fi d en ce i n on e’s self .

G ener al M axwell D . T aylor

Bost on l aw fi r m of Budd, Rei l ly , an d Wi l ey . T h at ’s r i ght WI L EY , Fl et ch er H ., or bet ter kn own as “ F l ash .” Dur i n g t he past f ew y ear s. F l ash h as been dedi cat i n g a m aj or i t y o f hi s t i m e in h el pi n g t o get h i s l aw par t n er shi p of f t h e gr oun d an d i s appar en t ly succeedi n g. T h e sum mons f rom F l a sh I m en t i on ed w a s t o t h e A i r F or ce-Y al e g a m e on 4 O c t

80 i n N ew H av en , Con n ect i cut . F l ash i s h el pi n g T om CU N N I N GH A M , Cl ass of ’67, t o or gani ze a m eet i n g of t h e N ort h east Regi on al Ch apt er of t h e A OG at N ew H av en i n conj un ct i on wit h t h e gam e. I f y ou ar e i n t er est ed i n at t en di n g t hi s f un ct i on and al so i n h elpi n g r ej uv en at e t h e

N.E. Chapter request you contact: Mr . Fletcher H. WI LEY,

Eddy Sh i r l ey

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cl a ssm a t es. J oh n C O B L E N T Z i s a V i ce P r esi den t at t h e

F ir st N at i on al B an k of Chi cago. B en t l ey PL U M M ER i s pr esi dent of hi s own fi r m , BV C E nt er pri ses, I nc., Washi n gt on , D .C. B art H OL A DA Y i s a seni or ex ecut i ve f or G ul f O i l i n H ou st on . A r t B E A M O N i s a n A ssi st a n t

Gen er al Counsel wi t h t he F eder al Deposit I n sur an ce Cor por at i on i n Washi n gt on , D .C. A l so, J i m PI PE R i s i nv olv ed wi t h com modi t i es an d ot h er h i gh-fi n an ce en deavor s i n Chi cago. N ex t t i m e y ou see an F -16 bur ni n g up y our l ocal air

patch, check the pilot’s name. I f you arei n the western p ar t

of t h e st at es, t h e pi lot coul d v er y w el l be T om M ESCH K O. T om i s at H i l l a n d i s t h e A i r F or ce’s F -16 d em on st r at i on

pil ot f or t h e West er n U .S. A n ot h er 65’er at H il l i s D i c k OL SEN wh o is cur r ent ly Chi ef of Saf et y f or t h e 388 T F W .

Have you guys heard about your new camouflage scheme

y et ?

T alked t o M ik e M U L DOON t h e ot h er day . M i ke i s at t h e Pen t agon wor ki n g t h e usual n at i on al i ssues. H e

mentioned he occasionally sees Jack KELLY and L arry

FA RRE L L w ander i n g t h e h al ls. M i ke SH ORT h ad sur vi v ed h i s t our t her e and i s on h is way t o Sey m our

J oh n son . M i k e a l so m en t i on ed t h a t P et e B R A C C I w a s

com man din g an F -106 D et ach m ent at L ori n g. Pet e, com e

H ome: (209) 765-3717

I t ’s a l on g w ay f r om Cali f or n i a t o Washi n gt on , especi all y if y ou ar e tr av el i ng i n t wo car s wi th t w o s m a l l ch i ldr en . T h i s i s our 14t h PCS m ove si n ce gr aduati on . Som et i m es I t h i n k t h e Z oo sh ou l d of f er a cour se i n

“ M ov i n g” as a par t of t h e M T pr ogr am . T h e tr i p di d pr ov i de an oppor t uni t y t o vi si t wi t h ’66er s al on g t h e w a y . Reese an d J udy N I E L SEN liv e i n Bri gh am Cit y , U t ah , wh er e Reese i s a Pr oj ect En gi neer f or T hi ok ol an d t he Ops Of f icer of a r eser v e “ T h ud” squadr on at H i ll A F B . A l so i n t h e r eser ve uni t are Car l WOM A CK , a t ech n i ci an an d Chi ef of St an / Ev al , an d N ei l CRI ST , an at t or n ey i n Bount i f ul , U t ah w h o f li es t h e “ T h ud ” on week ends. We st ay ed wi th B ut ch an d M ar y SCH RECK ER i n Om ah a. But ch i s t h e Chi ef of Senior Of fi cer M an agem ent f or t h e SA C/ DP. M ar y i s com pleti n g a M ast er ’s Degr ee an d wi ll begi n t each in g in t h e f al l . Ot h er Red T ags i n t he Om ah a ar ea ar e K en H A CK ER, Ber ni e A M E L S, an d A r n i e WE I N M A N ; al l ar e st ati on ed at SA C H Q wi t h But ch . T h ei r ci vi l i an coun t er p ar t s i n Om ah a ar e D al e SCH M I E SI N G, a st ockbr oker an d L arr y T RA U DT , a

banker . Next we saw Ron and Judi DAVI S in K ansas City.

on down for the game. Got a li ne on a couple of Fiti n’ 4 t h

Ron i s i n t h e A i r For ce Rep t o t h e FA A Cent r al Regi on ,

the DO staff at 9AF, and Ed SMITH is f lyi ng CH-3s with

good f or on ly h al f cr edit . A f t er a r at h er un even t f ul tr i p (ex cept f or h ai l dam age t o m y car i n col or f ul Col or ado), w e ar r i v ed i n D C. Even t h ough we’d spen t a y ear h er e i n t h e past , I w as am azed at h ow expen si v e t he ar ea i s n ow . I f

t r oops. J . V . M cN A BB r ecen t ly mov ed up t o Sh aw A F B t o t he 302 SOS (Reser v e) at L uk e. E d’s pi ct ur e w as i n t h e A F

Times a few months back showi ng him unloading supplies at an I ndian reservati on in A rizona followi ng the heavy r ai ns t hey h ad t h er e t hi s past wi nt er . Ch an ge of A ddr ess Car ds. Bi ll M A L ERBA h as moved

to the L as Vegas area and is worki ng at Nellis. Jerry

WI L K OWSK I h as m ov ed up t o Sey m our J oh n son an d i s looking forward to getti ng back into the operati onal f ly i ng b u si n ess. T om B R O W D E R i s at H ol l om a n i n t h e 479 T T W .

Bi l l N I E L OR’S addr ess i s n ow i n Redl an ds, CA - n ot cer t ai n wh er e h e i s wor ki ng. D on GI GL I O i s t h e Publi c A f f air s Of f icer at P atr i ck an d G arey M A T SU YA M A i s back i n Color ado Spr i ngs. On e n ot e i n cl osi ng. T h e bi g m ovi n g season i s on us.

When you get settled, update your addresses and put a s much i nfo on those change of address cards, as you c a n . H ope t o see a good t ur n out f or Y ale.

Remember , Ron, an Air Staff tour outside Washington i s

you’re assigned here, bri ng a suitcase full of money.

R ed T a g Wan d er i n g s: Ray M I L BE RG i s a T -37 I P at V ance. H e r ecen t l y com pl et ed a M ast er s i n Poli t i cal Sci en ce t o go al ong wi t h h i s Pur due M ast er s i n A st r o. H e an d Can dy r ecen t ly spen t t w o weeks i n t h e Sovi et U ni on .

Di d they know you were a BUF driver, Ray? Manen

C L E M E N T S i s t h e C h i ef of t h e C om m an d P ost f or t h e

T ul sa A N G whi le h e’s w ai ti ng f or a cl ass date t o ch eck o u t i n t h e A -7 D .

A coupl e of m on t hs ago, I h ad di n n er wi t h J .O. an d L y n n M cFA L L S i n Ph oen i x . J .O. i s an F-15 I P at L uk e. Y ou st i ll ow e m e f or t h e F-15 t o Soest er ber g f or t aki n g o v e r

thi s column, J.O.! Also at dinner that eveni ng were J o h n

an d Ji ll M A RSH A L L . J oh n w as ch eck i n g out i n t h e F -15 en r out e back t o L angley .

Mason BOTTS is going from ACSC to the Pentagon i n

t he T A G ai rl i f t busi n ess i n RD Q. Di ck B ET H U REM i s leavi ng M ax w el l f or an F-15 I P sl ot at L uk e. Ron GRA BE h as been select ed as a Space Sh ut t l e pi l ot . Congr at ul at i on s R on !

‘D r ess R ig h t ..

Randy JA YN E h as gi v en up h i s f our -st ar j ob i n 0 M B t o becom e t h e Di r ector of A er ospace Pl anni n g f or Gen er al Dy n ami cs i n St . L oui s. Does t h at m ean y ou tr ade a T h ud i n t he D CA N G f or an F -4D i n t h e M A N G, Ran dy ? J i m H A M ERN I CK h as m ov ed f r om For t Wor t h t o Car son Ci t y , N ev ada. H e i s st i l l i n Real Est at e M an agem ent . Br uce

SHARER is the Wing Exec at Mather (thanks for the BOQ

P » i k \ s.

accom odati ons, Br uce). B ert H ET RI CK i s also at M at h er

a s a n I n st r uct or N av . J a m i e G O U G H i s a n E x ec i n t h e

Pent agon . F or 18 m ont h s, I m ade ev er y ef f or t t o i n sur e t h a t 39

J ami e’s brot h er , Scot t (U SA FA ’76) di dn ’t t ur n out l i k e

Jami e or me. I left his further training in the capable h a n d s of H arr y I CK E , who i s t h e Ops Of fi cer of t h e 84FI S a t

Castle. Fritz McDOUGA LL has left TAG HQ for EUCOM

H Q i n Germ any . K ei t h WI T H YCOM B E i s t h e V i ce Pr esident of W.R. Sch ul z i n Ph oeni x . Paul BRA DL E Y i s a

Foreign Service Offi cer f or the State Department . He i s currently assigned as a Political Officer in the Embassy i n Lagos, Nigeri a. Eric L INDBERG has moved from WrightPatterson to Scott . Wendell COOK has moved to Agoura, CA . Roger GOVETT has left acti ve duty and became an engineer with Hughes Aircraft in Los Angeles. Mike MA RON i s an F-4 IP at Homestead. Jim BONEY i s goi ng t o A CSC t h i s f al l . J oe A L L E N h as m oved f r om M at h er t o

Bolling. Gary VAN VA LI N i s going back to the fi ghter business after completing AFSC. We spent the Fourth o f

J ul y wi t h Di ck M cCON N . H e’s t h e Pr esi dent of M I n t er n at i on al i n DC an d is doi n g well i n t h e i n t er n ati on al M i li t ar y Sal es aren a.

Ji m Wheeler asked me to remind each of you to keep your addresses current wi th the AOG. I ask you to provide inputs to the column. Thanks to Ray MI LBERG, Mason B OTT S, an d Br uce SH A RER f or t h eir lett er s. Y our l et t er s

or phone calls would be appreci ated. Remember , a collect

call or n ast y n ot e i s bet t er t h an n o cont act at all .

SE N D Y O U R M O N E Y T O B O B R H A M E O R T O M

BRANDON FOR THE CLASS PLA QUE!! Eddy

duty paycheck this summer), and many of you aremaking

t h at sam e d eci si on n ow .

F ait h f ul cont r i but or s t o t h e col um n t hi s t i me a r e - y o u guessed it --t wo f orm er columni st s. T om GRI ESSE R w r ot e

from Canberra, A ustrali a where he’s in the USAF L iai son Office/ CIN CPAC represent ative office. His air time i s i n the only US military aircraf t f lying in A ustrali a--a c -1 2 (Beech Super King A-200)- “ we get a lot of attenti on wherever we go.” While not completely settled yet, T om , Beth, and new son are delighted so far. L arry WI LSON , resident i n family practice at U. of

N.D. Med School, had a TDY 6 weeks to Nellis working i n

t he emer gen cy r oom f or a bi t of tr aum a e x p e r i e n c e ; s e e m s

“ there’s not much trauma in Bismarck, N .D....” While i n

Vegas, he encountered (The Hat/ Living Legend/ etc.) HAYNES, who hasn’t aged a day (his cigars deny this...) since his ’67 Polaris picture (page 55). Abner’s lifting weights, playing raquetball, and keeping everyone o n

their toes in the CIB/ ATF (U.S. Treasury Department, Criminal I nvestigation Bureau, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) [is that where the cigars come from?]). Much reminiscing in appropriate locations w/ throaty lubricants occurred duri ng those 6 weeks. Despite the l ack of t r a u m a ,

Larry reports that the wide open spaces of North Dakota, t he pr act i ce of m edici n e, an d m arr i ed li f e wi t h Pat a g r e e wit h hi m t hor ough ly .

Chuck BEATTI E “ retired” from the FAA in 1978 “ to return to Col . Gorman’s f lying club (Eastern Ai r Lines) a s

a DC-9 co-pilot. He and Paula moved from Long Island t o D.C. soon after Mark (l ) was born. He’s “ still reserving i t a t

D an M or gan

7 5 18 B r i a n C l a r k e

San A n t on i o, T X 78238

A ndrews in C-130’s...sanity still questionable.” Guess i t didn’t help when he discussed becoming acti ve with a f ew

“ second-l eague” L acr osse clubs, wh o t al k ed about h is a g e an d t h e n eed f or a phy sici an ’s O.K . Ouch ! Ch uck saw B i l l

HURLEY, still active in Tupperware, but also j ust

H ell o, ever y on e! Pl ease n ot e my n ew addr ess abov e. Don n a, J esse (5), and W en dy (3) wi l l m ov e t h er e i n l at e J ul y

w h i l e I am at M ed i ca l O f f i cer s O r i en t at i on t o t h e A i r F o r c e

in the heat capital of A meri ca, according to today’s weather report . From Sheppard AFB I ’ll bri ef ly return t o Californi a, visit my mother in A lexandri a, VA , and begi n interning at Wilforjd Hall 25 Aug. My feelings about bei n g un able t o w aiv e an ot h er “ i n tr oduct i on t o t he A ir F or ce”

returned to Eastern Air Lines in Montgomery, Al abama.

ArnieTAN called from Luke, moving to HQ TAC, Ops

and Traini ng, converting the F-106 force to the F-15. Enj oying f lying as much as he always dreamed, he’s d o n e so well at it- wouldn’t you know- this new assignment i s a non-flying slot. Well , if anyone can wrangle some F-15 a i r time outside of normal duty time, A rnie will find the w a y .

He and Lona have also been busy in other ways, as Amy

(9), K at i e (6), an d J er emy (3) wi ll at t est .

experi ence are very defi nitely exceeded by my frustrati on at tryi ng to complete papers, thesis, and dissertation (f i r st orals) a month early. A dding the new opportunity to d o thi s column before departure, led me to remi niscing a b o u t some of those breathless moments in Harmon Hall (“ Gee, I ’m ten seconds early for class; gosh, nine seconds w ast ed.” ). I n cont r ast t o t h e abov e pr essur e, it i s a t r u e

deli ght to thank so many of you who responded with c a l l s and letters to my frantic request for help in fi lling o u t t h e

c o l u m n ,t h i s t i m e .

Before I proceed with the gossip, let me danglein f r o n t of you a carrot from the AOG. We can get our snazzy-

looki n g Cl ass cr est at t h e h ead of our Cl ass col um n i n pl ace of t h e m er e n um ber “ 67.” T h e bad news i s t h at w e h av e t o w ai t unt i l our Cl ass cr est i s pl aced on t h e Cl ass W all . T h e

good news is that the fund drive is well on the way; t h e AOG informs methat we have a hope for Homecoming this year. The bad news i s that I don’t have a figure to q u ot e y ou at this time, and cost probably wi ll exceed $2,500. T h e good news is that even I am contributing (out of my fi rst a c t i v e 40

L oren Sh ri uer,

N A SA A s t r on a u t

A r ni e saw Bi l l POWL EY , wi t h Gen er al Dy n am i cs i n F ort Wor t h as an A F accept an ce t est an d del iv er y of f i cer for t h e F-16. Bi ll recen t ly deli ver ed on e of t h ese n e w b i r d s t o Pauli BU RN ETT , Ops of fi cer at H i ll A F B. A r n i e also l a s t h ear d t h at A l don Fr an k M A L E CK A S successf ul ly ow n s a healt h f ood st or e i n L uddin gt on , M i chi gan , an d i s w el l-

known locally as an activi st for civil ri ghts for small b u s i n ess m en .

Moving in August to hi s long-time choice of base (Col umbus, Mi ss.) and j ob (T-38 I P) was Greg LOSER. Whi le at RA F A lcon bur y , Gr eg h ad m an aged a M ast er s i n

Human Development Counseling. Next , he and Voli ta really enj oyed the regular work hours at Eglin. He t augh t

r econ an d did v ari ous st af f wor k i n t h e U SA F A ir / Gr oups

Ops School , and Volita did some display designi ng for Sear s. A f t er h our s, Gr eg coach ed T i m (10), L on (8), a n d

en r out e. A bout t h e same t i me. Bob RU DI GER mov ed t o M cClell an (F -111 l aser appl icati on ?). Ski p N OL A N ’s w i f e J oan wor k s i n th e Sen ate of fi ce bui l di n g wh i le Ski p conti n ues wor ki n g i n t h e Puzzle Pal ace (Pent agon ?- ! m u s t h ear m or e a b out t h i s n ew n i ck n a m e). St ev e L A N D E R S

sh oul d be f i ni sh i n g up h i s Ph .D . (i n chemi str y ?) at M i ch igan about n ow an d ret ur ni n g t o U SA FA . St ev e sh ar ed t h at Paul SCH L I CH T ER was r ecen t ly pr om oted ou t of h i s H oust on b a n k t o a si st er b a n k i n D al l as .

Bob’s fi n al of f er i ng w as t h an ks t o Br uce F RE EM A N f or m uch assi st an ce, i n j ob- an d h ouse-h unt i ng. Bob, D ale, M i ch el e, Scot t , an d M i ch ael now li ve n ex t door t o t h e Fr eem ans. A n d t o rem ove t h e suspense cr eat ed ear li er , Bob’s n ew j ob i s wi t h f ol low-on bom ber sy st em s i n A ir St af f Resear ch an d Developm ent . « i K4#» m vH t m

/ / i mmm s

Matt (5) in baseball , football , and basketball . He r ep or t s that Greg BAIL EY is doing well in Panama (I hear it grows on you...), and sends congratul ati ons wi th me t o Maj or Bob GROW, who is enj oying Torrej on, Spai n for 3 years with Sharon and Shaul a, Dawn, and Holly (2). Doug HAWKINS has been refereei ng soccer and act i v e a s a C ub Scou t d en l ea der f or son s K ei t h ( 12) a n d

Scott (10). Also, home redecorating, Emily (1) and transporting the boys to ice skati ng and baseball keep Doug and N ancy busy, not t o mention his Pent agon j ob. They’re also gl ad to bein Virgi ni a near Doug’s home, s i n c e hi s dad h asn ’t been well , an d t h ey can vi si t oft en .

Speaking of kids, Peyt and K ay COL E had a girl and then a boy while in Omaha. Peyt “ wouldn’t tr ade f or anything’’ his new j ob as 20th Bomb Squadron

Comm ander - t h e ol dest squadr on on cont i n uous act i v e

duty i n the AF/ Air Corps; under Billy Mitchell they

bombed t h e ol d Ger m an bat t lesh i ps t o pr ove t h at air p o w e r was i n deed t he f or ce f or t h e f ut ur e. Questi on , cl assm at es:

Is Peyt the fi rst from ’67 to command an operati onal squadron (bombers or otherwi se)? Send me some inputs, an d dr op by t o see Pey t at Car swell . N ew L t . Col . B ob M U L DROW sent a gr eat li st , wh i ch

I ’ll reproduce here, of cl assmates departing A CSC. B o b

hi m sel f i s h eaded f or t h e Pent agon , A F / RDQB , “ St r ategi c air cr af t syst em s, I t hi n k .” I guess some assi gnm en ts a r e

more mysteri ous than others, Bob; far be it from me t o say that some people at the Pentagon never fi nd out what t h ei r

j obs ar e.... Ch uck D EN HA M - L ogi st i cs M an agement Cen ter at Gun t er A F S, A L

John FITE- Stayi ng at Maxwell as an ACSC Facul ty

I n st r uct or (F I )

Geor ge GI BSON - St r ategi c pl an s at t h e Pent agon P a ul H A N SO N - R D X at t h e P en t ag on

Cash J A SZCZA K - Wor k i n g Reset v e A f f ai r s i n t h e

P en t a g on

T ony L OL A S- C-141 at Ch ar lest on T ed M CA D A M - St ay i n g at M ax w el l Em pl oym en t br an ch at A CSC

the

Skip PUMFREY- Offutt HQ, SA C Pacer di vi sion

J oh n SCH M I DT - RF -4C upgr ade an d r em ai n at Sh aw t o i n st r u ct

M i k e SC OT T - C -130 a t L i t t l e R ock

Ray WA TT S- Bom b-n av br an ch at M i n ot

B ob f ur n i sh ed ev en m or e i n f or m at i on : D i ck N E A T E

exit ed t h e A F l ast A ugust ; h e an d L oi s h eaded t ow ard

F l or i d a t o h av e t h ei r fi r st ch i l d , w i t h j ob i n t er v i ew s

R em em ber w h en ?

A f t er al l , Br uce h ad so l i tt le el se t o do besides h el pi ng fr i en ds: “ A s th e M i deast / Per si an Gul f Cr i si s Cont i ngency Of fi cer f or t h e J CS, J -3, an d wi t h i t such pr oj ect s a s P r o u d Ph an t om (F-4E squadr on t o Cair o west ), A r ab-I sr aeli conf r on t at i on i ssues, an d t h e I r an i an h ost age cr i si s, m y on l y r egr et i s n ot seei n g t h e h ost age cr i si s r esol ved.” Per h aps Rog CA RL ET ON wi ll h ave t h at sat i sf act i on (we pr ay ), as h e t r an sfer r ed f r om A i r St af f E ur ope/ N A T O pl an s an d took over Br uce’s j ob i n m i d-J un e. Br uce i s a t t h e N at i on al War Col l ege and r eport s t h at M ar cie an d t h ei r t w o soccer pl ay er s, K evi n an d D on ni e, ar e doi n g wel l . Wor ki ng wi th Br uce an d Rog on th e I ndi an Ocean depl oymen t exer ci se m odul es w as Ri ck F EL K E R, wh o i s i n A ir St af f M ideast Pl an s. A l so wor ki n g i n A i r St aff , J o i n t M at ter s Sh op, “ a real pr essur e- cooker of a pl ace t o wor k ,” i s St um p SOWA DA . Steve E L M i s al so t her e as an ex ecut i v e of fi cer f or t h e O J C S C r i si s A ct i on T eam , d u t i e s

such as t h e I r ani an H ost age Cri si s dr awi n g h i m aw ay f r om h i s pr i or j ob as an Ops bri ef er f or CSA F (A i r St af f ) . You k n ow , i t soun ds l i ke J CS i s cr ow ded wi t h ’67er s. I suppose J CS m ust need a big wor ki n g team f or t h e pr obl em s t h ey h an dle, an d I guess I ’d w an t com pan y h el pi n g t o sh oul der t h at ki n d of st r ess, al so. Wh en Br uce w en t t o h i s ori ent at i on day at N WC, J oh n BOL L I N G (’63) an d D al e ST OV A L L h ost ed h i m . D al e an d L en V E RN A M ON T I wer e j ust gr aduat i n g- D al e t o a Pent agon desk . H e f or got t o ask dest i n at i on of L en , w h o m I h ope wi ll wr i te t o m e, as I h ave a gr eet i n g f or h i m f r o m a m u t u a l ch ur ch f r i en d . P a ul T A C K A B U R Y w i t h P am a n d

gi r ls h as fi n all y m ov ed t o A CSC, w i t h Pen t agon ex pect at i on s af t er w ar d. “ Passed on ” m i gh t be a bet t er 41

v er b t o descri be t r adi ng a t est pi lot i nstr uct or sl ot i n fi gh ter / at t ack air cr af t at Edwar ds f or scb ool/ desk w o r k . Seems Bruce would agree wi th that, as he expressed h opes of “ pai nt i ng h i s n ame on an em pty can opy r ai l ” i n ei t h er U SA FE or T A G f ol lowi n g N WC. I ’m n ot sur e wh et h er t h at ’s heaven , Br uce, but y ou h av e my v ot e i n t h at

direction as thanks for the detail of the news you sen t i n this your first contri buti on to Check poi nt s. An i ntersting counter- perspective was provi ded by Jim ICENHOUR, who returned from Korea in May. He was 7 mos. as an A LO with the U .S. Army along the DMZ, followed by 5 mos. as assi stant Ops offi cer of the 19 t h TA SS at Osan fl ying the OV-10: “ really enj oyed the l a t t e r part of my tour .” Now he’s on DLO staff at HQ TAG; “ everyone up here wanders around with a frown on, thinki ng about how they were f lying fi ghters j ust l ast y ear . M e,...I w ander ar oun d gri n n in g t h i n kin g of wh er e I w a s 12

months ago! It ’s all relative, and I ’m happy to be h er e .” -

especi ally wi t h L i n da, an d bei ng daddy i n r esi dence f o r h i s

two li ttle girls. “ Remote tours are hell on family l i f e .”

A m en f rom us all . H e r epor t s Bob and Sh ar on DRA PE R

also being there at HQ TA G, Bob in fi ghter assi gnments. Dave YA T E S wal k ed th rough an A C-130 i n mi d-J une

and had a real f lashback. Cl airvoyance? That’s j ust a b o u t

t he m omen t I w as wri ti ng t o remi nd h i m of an A C-130

guest-ride he took (Ubon, Thail and, 1970); we agreed t h a t it ’s hard to keep your feet sti ll while you’re watching A A A

tr acer s com e dir ect l y up at y our pl an e. H e must h av e l i k ed i t , because h e ext en ded f or a second F-4 t our t here. A f t e r a

full tour in Germany, and then at Luke, where he

t r an si t i on ed t o t h e F -15, h e h as gon e t o L as V egas a s a n F -

15 Secti on Commander , Oper ati onal Testi ng and Evaluati on, which he loves: “ Everything after this o n e i s going to be downhill .” He has several hobbies, running 4 0 60 miles a week plus 3 marathons (best = 3:02), but i s recuperati ng from a recent back strai n. He and K athy h a v e

A d d r ess

del ay ed h ir i n g . H e h as don e a lot of mi scel lan eous w o r k

(reminds me of being a graduate student) while Stormy h a s become offi ce manager for a company that makes computer furni ture, a role swi tch that has been good a n d growthful for both of them, they say. Before we leave Southern Californi a, we hope to get an evening with t h em an d meet J oel (8) an d J ason (5). Br uce h as com e i nt o

contact several ti mes with Eric THORSON , whose j et charter company is growing fast . He also reports Dick a n d

L i nda M I L L E R doi ng well on t h e Palos V er des Peni n sul a wi t h t h eir 2 gir l s.

Larry, and Dee BECK wrote from a “ rough” assignment at Andersen A FB, Guam (mild weather, beaches, fi estas, snorkeling, scuba divi ng, sunsets)....He has extended, returning to the F-4 in 2 more years. D ee i s a j unior high counselor and did her graduate thesi s on c r o s s cultural counseling problems involvi ng US military m e n married to foreign-born wi ves. Amber (7) and Derek (4) a r e act i ve but Larry manages to get his work done anyway, m an agi n g tr an sf er of f igh t er s t o an d f r om t he Paci fi c.

They report Woody WOODDELL j ust completing his tour

at PACAF HQ, Dave PRIZNER just arriving at Hickam,

an d Gr eg FREI X at Cl ar k i n F-4s. 42

f r om

the A OG:

C h a r l es

MAGEE to Travis; Gary GREEN to Bellevue, Washington (Regional Operations Coordinator , ENI Exploration); Matt SZCZEPA NEK to Eglin; Mi keThompson, MD, to the

clinic at Peterson Field; Jack ZAJAC, MD, from Academy

quarters to a new home in Woodland Park (quite a

com mut e?); and Eugen e SM I T H an d Bob M A SS t o t h e A -

10 in U.K.- Smitty at Woodbridge and Bob at Bentwaters. Hey, classmates, it ’s really heartwarming to suddenly be back in personal contact with so many of you. I ’m

looking forward to much more of the sameand reflecting i t

i n forthcoming col umns. I would appreci ate any ideas y o u might send my way, such as including a speci al focus e a c h

quar t er . Ex ampl es: 1) cl assm at es’ r eact i on s t o a cert ai n weapon sy st em . (For i n st ance, al m ost a dozen of us a r e assi gn ed t o t h e F-15), 2) a col lecti on of com m en t s by t h ose

of us who are/ have been squadron commanders, perhaps

regarding havi ng numerous seni or subordi nates; 3) constructi ve handli ng of remote or TDY fami ly separati on problems; 4) medical or legal j obs, i n/ outside USA F, i ncluding family impact : 5) update or i nput from the families of our four MIA classmates- if they thi nk it appropri ate. Please send your ideas and news. Any photos would also be a delight (though black-and-white prints reproduce better for the magazi ne). Oh, by tbe way, the AOG requests pl ease keep your address current with them. This helps: 1) cut their

ex pen ses, 2) g i v es m e a t l east m i n i m a l i n f or m a t i on o n y o u r

moves (someti mes I may surprise you with a personal c a l l for details), 3) ensures that you won’t miss an i ssue o f t h i s pri celess pr ose. Best r egar ds t o all .

M a r k T or r ea n o 8469 B r ai n er d C t .

2 boys, Tr avi s (7), an d J usti n (5).

Bruce MCDONALD still lives near L .A. Airport , though he left SA MSO and the blue suit about a year a g o . Based on hi s T-39 experience, he has several possibili ti es for corporation piloti ng, but the state of the economy h a s

ch a n g es

CRAWFORD to Lompoc, CA (Vandenberg?); Clay

Spri ngfi el d, V A 22153 Of f i ce: A V 225-6239/ 202-695-6239 H ome: (703) 455-4960

The Fourt h of July and a free Beach Boys Concert on

t h e M all i n Wash i ngt on D .C. A n unbeat able com bi n at i on ! 425,000 t ur ned out f or t h e Beach Boy s, wh o l ik ed it s o m u c h

they may come back next year. Hope your 4th was exciti ng and inspiring. We can use a good holiday now and then. Let’s hope we don’t have t o wait unti l next year to g et our

h ost ages back . Great news t h i s y ear f or sever al classm ates wh o wer e pi cked up on t h e r ecen t 0 -4/ M aj or sel ecti on li st . I ncl uded

are Bill BAZAR, Ray BROUSSARD, Dick FALL ON , Dan HITES, Bud LA MBERT, Larry MAA HS, Ed MERI DETH, Rich PATTERSON, Barry PRI NS, Bob REYLI NG, John RITTENHOUSE and Bill RUSSELL . Congrat ulations to all of y ou.

Locally, classmates are active and changi ng j obs. Charlie SEI FERT is now in J-4 (Logi sti cs) on the J CS Staff . Mike BOOTS has been selected as a military assistant to the SECDEF, to be involved in speech writi ng (wonder what his Doolie Engli sh instructor would thi nk?). Ed EBERHART is now aide to General Gabri el , n e w

CINCUSAFE, after a stint on the Air Staff. Wayne

SHATTUCK has departed for Army Comd and Gen Staff College, while Bill BOWMA N recently reported in from A CSC as a Western Europe/ NATO action offi cer i n AF

wor k s i n JA B . Di ck M OSBA CK i s t h ere som ewh ere, as ar e M i ke F I T ZGERA L D an d Bob J OH N SON . I f you ar e an out -of -wor k en gi neer , Eri c says t h at t h ey can use y ou . Em pl oy men t oppor t uni t i es ar e al so of f er ed by Ch uck ST OCK T ON . Ch uck i s look i n g f or i n dust ri al m et h ods en gi n eer s t o wor k i n t he i n sur an ce busi n ess. I f i n t er est ed, wri t e hi m at 406 Fal li ng L eaves, D un can v i l le, T X 75116. J oh n T E D O R h a s r ecen t l y b een assi g n ed t o t h e

“ Rar ry M eetchel V

Ch emi cal

M iddle K i ng dom

qui te upset about t h e r ecen t abol it i on of t he V et s Cor ps. H e al so i s con cer n ed about t h e i n abi li t y of of f i cer s t o c o u n t cadet t i me t ow ar d r eti r em ent , whi le en li st ed can , accor di n g t o a r ecent GA O r epor t . J oh n won der s i f an y on e r ecall s bei n g t ol d t h at cadet ti m e count ed t ow ar d r et ir em ent af t er 20 year s ser vi ce? Wr it e m e if y ou d o . Smi li n g L arr y M I T CH E L L , att ach e i n H on g K on g, r ecen t l y vi sit ed Ch i n a an d cut up on t h e Gr eat Wall , a s t h e pi ct ur e sh ow s. L ar r y cl aim s t o be t h e fi r st ’68 gr ad o n t h e Wall . A n y ch al l enger s? A n d i f y ou l ook cl osely , y ou mi gh t be abl e t o see t h e Ch i n ese gr af i t t i on t h e Wall . T hey r eally are li k e us! L arr y say s dut y i n H on g K on g i s r eall y g r eat , an d i s l ook i ng f or w ar d t o r et ur ni ng t o t h e cockpit . Recent l y , J i m RE E SE an d f ami l y st opped i n H on g K on g t o vi si t L arr y an d Sall y . J i m h as j ust fi n ish ed h i s at t ach e

Pl ans. Bi ll DREN N A N m oved f r om Col on el s Gr oup t o G en er al O f f i cer M at t er s . St ev e a n d C on n i e ST A L E Y w er e h er e f r o m

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post doct or al f el lowsh i p t aki n g a cour se i n th e “ H i st or y o f t h e Phy si cal Sci ences” at t h e U ni v er si t y of M ar y l an d. A n d I h av e moved ov er t o t h e Pen t agon t o becom e Ex ecut i v e A ssi st ant t o L t Gen Tigh e, Di r ect or of D I A . Ch ad SWE DBERG r ecen tl y depart ed t h e ar ea t o become t h e fi r st A i r A t t ach e i n Oman , a pi ece of deser t t h at h as becom e ver y i m por t ant as a l ocat i on f or M i deast bases. Ch ad bough t t wo year s’ w ort h of can ned goods ($1,400) t o t i d e h im ov er . M ust h ave been a h uge t i p t o t h e bagboy . T h e pri m ari es wi l l be ov er when y ou r ead t hi s, but t h e campaign in g wi ll j ust be un der way . T h i s wi l l be a wat er sh ed poli t i cal year , an d I t hi n k we all h av e t o par t ici pate. So send i n t h ose absent ee ball ot s, r egi st er , a n d vot e f or / agai nst somebody . L et ’s h ope t h e r ecen t publi ci t y about m i l i t ar y p ay def i ci en ci es r esul t s i n som e i m pr ovemen t i n t h e pay check . L et t er s: Eri c WEN T ZEL h as been pr om ot ed t o Pr oj ect M an ager f or t h e T EA L RU BY pr ogr am at SA M SO (now t h e Space Di vi si on ) i n L A . Eri c is t h e on ly ci vi li an t o ser ve as a pr oj ect m an ager ; qui t e a com pli ment t o h i m . B u t i n t o ea ch l i f e r a i n m u st f al l , an d E r i c a l so b r ok e h i s b a c k

t o u r i n I n d i a . J i m n o w f l i e s T -3 5 s w i t h t h e 8 4 F I S a t C a s t l e .

T h ank s f or t h e Cl ass plug an d t h e gr eat ph ot os, L arr y . O f cour se, at t ach es by n at ur e ar e good at t aki n g pi ct ur es. T r i p : I h ad a T DY i n M ay t o Wri gh t -Pat an d h ad a ch a n ce

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skii n g at Copper M t n . l ast spri ng. H e i s m en di n g wel l , a n d i nt en ds t o ski N ew Zeal an d n ex t y ear . Eri c says J ack ROBERT S w or k s n ear by , an d h e sees Bob H I L T ON , wh o

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col umn f or t h is i ssue of Ch eck p o i n t s, I r evi ewed t h e spr i n g i ssue t o r efr esh m y m em or y of t h e i nf or m at i on i n cluded t h er ei n . Whi l e l eafi n g t hr ough t h at i ssue, I n ot i ced w i t h m or e t h a n l i t t l e i n t er est , t h at ’69 i n f or m at i on

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n o lon ger appear s at t h e t ai l -en d of t h e Cl ass N ew s a r e a . A s a m at t er of f act , I beli ev e t h at t h e cur r en t i ssue w i l l fi n d m or e cl asses r eport i n g subsequent t o ’69 t h an pr i or t o ’6 9 . Bef or e I l ose m y audi ence, pl ease r efl ect a m om ent upon wh at t h i s m ay or m ay n ot m ean or i n di cat e. N ot on ly h as our cl ass r ecen t ly enj oy ed i t s 10t h r eunion , t h er eby com m em or at i n g t h e passage of a decade of ti me si n ce w e gr aduat ed , but i n f act , m or e cl asses h av e gr aduat ed subsequen t t o J un e 4, 1969 t h an gr aduat ed bef or e t h at 43

dat e. Please do n ot ex pect an yt hi n g pr of oun d t o f ol l ow t h ese ini t i al com m ent s. For som e r eason , I w as i nt r i gued by t h e f act t h at as wi t h m an y aspect s of lif e, t h e w a y w e t hin k of our sel ves m ay n ot be v er y r ef lecti v e of t h e li gh t i n whi ch ot h er s v i ew us. Wi t h r espect t o our Cl ass, I a m s u r e t h at t h e “ dooli es” of ’84 wi l l cer t ai nly t h i n k of us a s ol dti m er s. I h ope t h at each of us wi l l v i ew our posi ti on w i t h respect t o t h e A cademy i n li gh t of th e i n cr eased m at uri ty and lev els of r espon sibi li t y w e all sh oul d be ach i evi n g a t t hi s ti me i n our car eer s. En ough of t h i s un st r uct ur ed a n d undir ect ed t h ough t pat t er n . N ow f or t h e news: I w an t t o t h an k T err y BRA DY f or t h e v er y i n f or m at i v e l et t er h e f or w ar ded t o m e i n A pr i l . T err y i s cur r ent l y i n B el l ev i l l e, I l l i n oi s j u st acr oss t h e St a t e of M i ssour i f r o m

m e. T err y n ot es t h at h i s j ob wi t h U ni t ed A i r lin es “ dem at er i al i zed as q ui ck l y as i t m at er i al i zed .” A ppar en t ly , t h e dr am ati c i n cr eases i n f uel cost s h av e

i n f l u en ced sev er al a i r l i n es t o cut b ack on t h ei r t r ai n ee

pr ogr am s. I w oul d i m agi n e sev er al ot h er ’69er s m ay h a v e been caught i n t h i s same squeeze. I n an y ev ent , T er r y i s cur r ent l y at H eadquar t er s M A C and wi ll l eav e t h er e i n December f or si x (6) m ont h s at N orf ol k . H e i s t h en h opi n g f or an assi gn m en t w it h t h e U ni t ed N at i on s Peacek eepi n g F o r c e i n J er u s a l em .

I si n cer ely wi sh y ou luck T er r y and now on wi t h T err y ’s f i eld r eport on ’69er s acti vi t i es. T h e f oll owi ng ’69er s ar e n ow or were at Scot t : J ef f WI SE i s w or ki n g i n Oper at i on al Requi r emen t s; Cl ay BA I L EY i s i n Pr ogr am s and Poli cy ; T .J . DOH ERT Y i s i n A i r Rescue and Recov er y Ser v i ce; K en F R E SH WA T E R i s i n Com p u t er Pr ogr am mi ng ; Foot I N GERSOL L arr i v ed i n A pri l f r om N orf olk and i s wor k in g wit h Per son n el at M A C; Pet e T H ODE w as l eav i ng Scott f or Cl 41’s at Ch ar l est on ; an d J eff ST EPH E N SON w as w or k i n g wi t h t h e base soccer t eam (?). A w ay f r om Scot t , T err y r eport s t h at V i c TA M B ON E i s SA F E E xecuti v e Of f i cer i n D .C. L yn n DA E K E i s out of t h e A ir F or ce wor k in g wi t h M I T RE Cor por at i on i n H am pt on , V ir gi n i a. Don DESSERT i s f ly i ng C5’s at Dov er A ir For ce Base. J oe H A SEK i s doct ori ng i n D .C. Ch ick K A I SER i s appar ent l y sail in g t o t h e Sout h Seas wit h Pat t y on a 31 f oot sai lboat . T er r y s a w Ch i ck l ast y ear i n Ol y m pi a and r epor t s t h at Chi ck n ot ed a t th at ti m e i f h e di d n ot escape at age 32, h e n ev er w o u l d . Chi ck pl an s t o be back i n t h e i n sur ance busi n ess i n o n e t o on e an d on e-h alf y ear s. Bi l l K I E F FER i s out of t h e A i r For ce an d sel li n g st ock s an d bonds n ear H i lt on H ead, Sout h Car oli n a. H arr y L A WS cont i n ues t o be doct ori n g i n t h e A i r F or ce i n Eur ope an d i s st i l l r un ni n g t h e A l um n i Rugby Cl ub . L i n dsay PA RRI S i s w or k i n g at M PC i n San A nt on i o. Roy RE ED is i n t h e A F/ OSI i n D .C. J oh n

SKORUPA i s at Wri ght Patt as an aero engineer. Jeff

T RE N T ON wor k s f or t h e A ssi st ant Secr et ar y i n OSD i n D .C . C .J . W A X i s i n C l 4 1’s at T r av i s A i r F or ce B ase. J o h n

WA RNER is with W.R. Grace Company i n Boston. St eve SOT EROPOU L OS r ecen t ly ar ri v ed at Scot t an d w or k s i n

A i r F or ce C om m u n i cat i on s C om m a n d .

T er r y h ad on e f i n al com m en t con cer n i n g h i s an d T .J .

D O H E R T Y ’S i n v ol v em en t w i t h t h e Scot t A i r F or ce B a se

Rugby t eam . T err y r eport s t h at i t i s gr eat f un an d n o t e s t h at par t i ci pat in g i n r ugby carr i es t h e i n t er est i n g s i d e ef f ect of del ayi ng t h e n at ur al m at ur at i on pr ocess. D o e s

T .J . con cu r i n t h at sen t i m en t ?

I also h ear d fr om Ch ar li e WEI N ERT subsequen t t o t h e

l a st n ew s l et t er . C h a r l i e c a l l ed f r o m b a c k E a s t t o t a l k a b o u t

hi s act i vi t i es and som e of t h e people h e h ad seen i n t h e l a s t

few months. Charli e says Stan MARS is li vi ng in Con nect i cut . H e also report s t h at Cr ai g U PT ON w as wi t h

Charlie at Branif f DCS school . Charlie is currentl y a W i n g Plans Officer for a Reserve TA C C123 group. It sounds l i k e Ch ar li e i s get t i ng quit e a bit of f ly i ng ex peri en ce w i t h

B r a n i f f an d C l 23’s b r a ck et ed ar ou n d h i s f r ee t i m e. T h a n k s

f or gi vi ng me a cal l , Ch ar l ie. I r eceiv ed some ver y i nt er esti ng i n f or m at ion f r om t h e A OG of fi ce. Fi r st , I sh oul d n ot e t h at Bob H A RT i s n ow r epr esen t i n g our cl ass at F or t Sum t er N at i on al

Monument, Charleston, South Carolina. Bob reports that

on h i s own li t t l e i sl an d t h er e i s n o ph on e an d on l y r a d i o com mun i cat i on . H e i s a Par k Ran ger an d i s i n v ol ved w i t h 100,000 vi si t or s an n uall y . Be sur e t o look Bob up i f y o u e v e r m ake it t o t h e i sl an d. I al so r ecei ved a pi ct ur e of L arr y

LOUDEN studiously examining a checkli st prior to a f light in T-41 at the Acadmy. Larry is obviously involved

i n escor ti n g Cadet s ar ound t h e f ri en dly sk i es of Col or ado.

Rober t H ar t in of f ici al Rang er un if orm .

J i m GON ZA L ES i s an at t or n ey f or t h e F eder al L abor Relati ons A ut h ori t y i n Den v er , Col or ado. Ray H ON A K E R i s a t H u r l b ur t F i el d as a B C / E W O on a n A C -13 1H . Scot t

SON N EN BERG i s at L angley A i r F or ce Base. J i m WA L T I i s an at t or n ey f or A T & T i n A l ex andr i a, V i r gi ni a. Ross

WI ERI NGA i s an Applicati ons Engi neer for Corning Gl ass Works i n Br adford, Pennsyl vani a. Denni s SH ORT RI DGE h as m oved t o A ur or a, Color ado.

Robin HANSON reports that he i s in I BM Marketi ng

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i n L ak ew ood, Col or ado. K en L I T T L E n ot es t h at h e i s i n Washi n gt on , D .C. Ri ch BA SSI i s a Speci al Pr oj ect s Of fi cer at H Q U SA F / RDPJ i n L as V egas. El t on H U M PH RE YS i s a F am i ly Coun selor f or t h e M ari copa Count y Court i n T empe, A r i zon a. A l so, t h e m at eri al s r ecei ved f r om t h e

Academy indicate that Joe HA SEK is no l onger doctori ng in Washi n gt on , D .C., but i s i n M emph i s, T N .

I w an t t o t h a n k t h ose w h o h a v e con t act ed m e w i t h

i nformati on concerning our Classmates. I strongly en cour age t h e r est of y ou t o do t h e sam e. A s a f in al n o t e t o

Bi ll McNA UGHT, “ your response i s on the way.” See you n ext i ssue!

t h i n k m ost of t h e n am es h av e b een m en t i on ed b ef or e. Jim

L arr y V augh n , ’70

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A s cl ass r eun i on t im e appr oaches, w e h av e been get ti n g a n um ber of cal l s an d l et t er s f r om peopl e w ant i n g to kn ow wh at ’s h appeni n g an d con cer n ed t h at t h ey h adn ’t r ecei ved th e l ett er I sai d would be out i n M ay . T h e l et t e r d i d go out t h e fi r st of J un e, so if y ou h av e n ot got ten t h a t l et t er , or t h e adv an ced r egi st r at i on pack age by n ow , t h en gi v e m e or B i l l O L D E N B U R G a ca l l . B i l l can b e r ea ch ed a t A V 2 5 9 32 47/ 3 28 0 .

B i l l ST E A DY cal l ed w i t h a sug g est i on f or h omecomi ng week end f or t h ose of y ou i n t h e busi n ess wor ld . H e f elt h om ecom i n g woul d be a good ch ance t o h a v e an i nf or m al get -t oget h er or semi n ar t o di scuss m ut ual pr obl em s an d oppor t unit i es y ou h av e i n applyi n g your mi lit ary backgr oun d t o y our ci vi li an busi ness. I f an y on e i s i nt er ested, t h ey sh oul d con t act Bi ll at 201-821-7061. Ran dy H OL DM A N cal l ed f r om M acDi ll . H e moved down th er e a li t t le wh i le ago as an F -4 I P. Car olyn M I L L ER wr ot e. M ar k i s n ow out of t h e A i r Force an d i s wor ki n g f or Gen er al El ectr i c’s air cr af t en gi n e gr oup i n Oh i o. H e i s al so i n t h e Reserv es and w or k s a t Wri gh t -Pat i n pr ocur ement . Debi F OX wr ote t o say t h at Pet e fi ni sh ed A r m ed Forces St af f Coll ege, and t h ey ar e m ovi n g ov er t o L an gley w h er e P et e w i l l b e i n t h e T A C st af f . G eof f KA M M E R E R w r ot e ab ou t t h e con t i n ui n g sa g a

of t h e n umber of ’70 gr ads fl yi n g f or E ast er n A i r li n es. O f t h e 27 secon d of fi cer posi ti on s out of H oust on , 3 ar e fi l l ed by ’70 gr ad s: Geof f , Bi l l L U N D B E RG an d B ob RI ET D ORF . Bi ll and T omm y T H OM PSON bot h li v e i n A ust i n ev en t h ough T om my f li es out of Ph i l adel ph i a. T a l k about com m uti n g t o wor k ! T omm y t ol d Geof f t h at Gar y F I N L Y an d Dan a DE M A N D are fl yi n g wi t h E aster n out of N ew Y or k . Geof f guesses t h at as m an y as 20-30 ’70 gr ads

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H aw aii f or a 10-year w eddi n g r euni on wi t h Ski p PEN N Y an d Dav e H I GGI N S. T h ey are all i n one anot her ’s weddi n gs. H e pr om i sed pi ct ur es l at er . A l l t h e let t er s an d call s wer e r eall y appr eci ated t hi s ti m e ar oun d . For some r eason t h er e wer e n ot v ery m any ch an ge-of -addr ess car ds. I t ’s al w ay s bet t er t o get l et t e r s si nce t h ey con t ai n mor e i nf or m at ion . George CROW i s past or at th e N ort h east Pr esbyt er i an Ch ur ch i n Col umbi a, SC. St eve BA RN E S h as m oved t o A l buquer que f r om Wri gh t -Pat . Rodger RA DCL I F F h as m ov ed f r om M on t gom er y t o Bur ke, V A . Bi ll BA DER fl y s wi t h East er n A i r li n es an d li v es i n N or cr oss, GA . M i ke BROWN i s wit h A meri can out of Ch i cago. Duk e an d B on n ie

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KA RN OWSK I i s a m ain t en an ce supervi sor t h er e. H ow ar d

R O B S O N i s n o w a t H u r l b u r t F i el d . J o h n H A T L E L I D h a s

r et ur ned t o U SA F A f r om H awt h or ne, CA . Bi ll BU RK E i s wi t h N ort h west A i r li n es an d li v es i n M an il a, Phi li ppi n es. Bi ll RA T H BU N i s n ow li vi ng i n En gl ewood, CO an d i s o n K ir by ’s l i st of Con t i n ent al pi l ot s. A nd fi n ally , J oh n M I T CH EL mov ed f r om K . 1. Sawyer t o Beaver Cr eek , OH . Soun ds li k e a v er y good m ove t o me. H ear d f r om T om D I ST E L H O R ST at t h e l a st m i n u t e.

H e wi ll be r et ur ni n g t o t h e C-141 cock pit i n Sept em ber . Con t ri buti on s t o t h e Cl ass Fun d, as of J un e 30t h , t ot al $1420. K i r by V A N H ORN i s t h e on l y one so f ar t h at h as sen t i n $ 100 or m or e. Sev er a l h a v e con t r i b u t ed $50 o r m o r e .

We ar e looki n g f or w ar d t o a good t ur n out f or t h e r eun i on an d h omecomi n g. See y ou i n Sept ember ! D a v e F r ost m a n

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Ji m BU RGESS report ed t he fi r st m eeti ng of t h e N or t h T exas A ssoci ati on of A i r For ce A cademy Gr aduat es. T h e Cl ass of ’70 w as r epr esent ed by BJ an d Cat h y BJ ORK L U N D , J i m an d Gl en ni e BU RGE SS, J oh n an d M ari lyn DE F I L I PPO, an d J err y WEYA N D . J i m h ad al so

sh ould j oi n t h e r ooki e squad of t h e Dean ’s t eam t hi s sum m er an d even m anaged t o get M PC t o al low me t o h ave t wo con secut i v e r at ed suppl emen t t our s. So h er e I am , a m ember of t h e A st r o depart ment (me, t h e cadet wh o sl ept t h r ough th e only t wo A st r o cour ses I ever h ad) an d t r y i n g t o adj ust t o t h e ch anges i n t h e Zoo. A ct uall y , th ough , cadet s h aven ’t ch anged much si n ce we were h er e, except t h ey ’ve got ten a lot y oun ger an d some of t h em ar e m uch bet t er looki n g. On a m or e seri ous v ane, con gr at ul at i on s t o our bel ow t he zon e M aj or s: Dan n y A L L E N , Rod J ON E S, Bob L OWE , T om M A H R, Pat M cCU L L OU GH , Ry an PA RA DI S, Di ck REYN OL DS, J i m SA N DST ROM , an d

Woodbri dge i n Englan d. Phil was v acati oni ng af t er a T D Y t o Fl or i da. Phil passed on th at Ch ri s CA RA V EL L O was wi t h th e T est Wi ng at Egli n . J i m h ad r ecei ved a n ote f r o m Sh err y H ORN OR say i ng t h at Rod i s i n J apan wi th t h e SA C comm and post and f lyi n g K C-135’s. J i m fl ies f or Br ani ff and w ant s t o pass on t h at t h ey ar e n ot h ir i n g n o w but expect t o r esume h iri ng i n about 2 y ear s. H e h ad h e a r d t h at Delt a an d Republi c are st i ll h ir i ng . Ki r by V A N H ORN cal led an d f oll ow ed t h at wi t h a l et t er . H e li st ed 11 cl assm ates (i ncl udi ng h i m self) t h a t a r e fl yi n g Con ti n ent al out of Den ver , El Paso or H oust on . I

A voice out of t h e past came t o m e a f ew w eek s ago i n t h e f or m of a let t er f r om m y old r oom i e, M i ke “ Gr og” GROM A N . Gr og i s at Sembach A B , Ger m any wh er e h e’s st i l l fl yi ng H -53s. H e sai d h e decli ned fi xed wi ng t r ain i ng t o st ay i n h eli copt er s. Oh Gr og ! Gr og i s f i n all y marr i ed t o h om et own gi rl , J udy . A belat ed (4 year s) con gr at ul at i on s. Gr og i s a St an / Ev al “ weeni e” an d repor ts t h at Geor ge a n d J oan ST OK ES ar e al so at Sembach , wh er e Geor ge i s an I P an d tr ai ni n g of fi cer , al so i n H -53s. Paul K N OTT wr ot e fr om Spangdah lem wh ere h e i s an F -4 back seat er . Paul r eport s t h at Ch ar li e L U CY i s en r out e

a r e w i t h E a st er n .

Dav e L OV E wr ot e t h at wh il e w ai ti n g f or h i s U ni ted

A i r l i n es cl a ss d a t e (som et i m e i n 8 1), P aci fi c Sou t h w est

call ed out of t h e blue (di d h e m ean t h at as a pun ?), a n d h e wen t t o w ork wi t h t hem i n J an uary . Geor ge RA YL w as i n t h e cl a ss b eh i n d h i m . B ot h h a v e fi n i sh ed a n d ar e n ow b o n a fi d e 7 2 7 s ec o n d o f f i c er s .

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to Wash i ngt on D .C., t o t h e local J A G of fi ce. J oh n BU GN ER i s m ovi n g f r om Spangdah l em t o be an A ir L i ason Of f i cer at B aum h ol der A r m y Post . St ev e DeH A V EN i s also at Spangdah lem i n Wi ng St an/ Ev al . J oh n ST U B BL E F I E L D i s at Bi t bur g i n F-15s and spen ds a lot of ti me T DY ar oun d th e Cont i nen t . J oh n evi den t l y r a n i nt o t h r ee of our classm ates i n t h e bar at A lcon bur y U .K . on e nigh t l ast December , but h e doesn ’t r emember a t h i n g. I f an y of your guy s r an i n t o J oh n at t h at bar , m aybe y o u remember . A l so, T om an d A lex PERROT are m ovi ng t o U SA FA f r om H oll om an , an d ar e ex pect i n g t h ei r f i rst

ch i ld .

I al so h ad a l et ter f r om Dave SCH U T T , wh o i s st i ll a n A ssi st an t Pr of essor of F ami l y Pr act ice at t h e U SU H S a n d w as r ecen tl y appoi n ted A cti ng Depart men t Ch air m an . Dave r epor t s t h at But ch L E ROY, wh o i s i n t h e J A G of fi ce at Can n on , was at A n dr ew s i n M ay at ten di ng a J A G cour se, an d t h at Pat O’H A GA N i s at t h e Pent agon . M i ke H A N SEN i s at Scot t A F B , wh ere he i s t h e A ssi st an t Ch ief of t he Sy st em s & Suppor t Br anch at H q. M A C. J i m DOWN S i s th e Sof t war e T est M an ager f or A FT EC/ JT I DS at Egli n . H owar d L A V A L L E Y got out i n J an uar y and i s n ow a st af f m em ber at t h e B DM Cor por at i on i n A lbuquerque, wor k i ng on t h e M X pr ogr am . Ri ch ar d M CN EI L L Y moved f r om N elli s t o T orr ej on , Spai n wher e h e i s an I n st r uct or WSO. Geor ge PEPE i s a Pr oj ect A n a l y st , Sy n f uel s D i v i si on , f or T ex a s E a st er n Cor por ati on i n H oust on . Di ck PREWI TT i s a pi l ot f or East ern , based i n Bost on . J am es SK EEN i s i n Over l and Par k , K an sas. Bob SL U SA RZ mov ed f r om Sacr amen t o, Calif , t o M ar quett e, M i ch . I assum e Bob i s st ati on ed a t K I Sawyer , m y old st om pi ng gr oun ds. J i m ST OBI E i s an A F I T st uden t at Geor gi a T ech , wor ki n g on hi s PH D . St eve WA I SS i s a 135 I P wi th t h e 4950t h T est Wi n g at Wri gh t Patt .

T h er e’s a r um or goi ng ar oun d t h at ’71 member s ar e appr oach i ng cr i t ical m ass h er e at U SA FA . I ’ve r un i nt o B ob C U L B E R T SO N , T om C A L L E N , a n d B i l l RI CH A RDSON i n t h e A st r o/ Comp Sci Depar t ment . Bi ll i s leavi n g sh or t ly f or Oxf or d t o get hi s PH D . J on ST EV EN S i s i n t h e Com put er Cent er h er e. Y es, w e st i ll h ave B i l l y Burr ough s t o r un our pr ogr ams on . M ar k SU CH ER li v es down t h e st r eet f r om us, an d i s i n t he L aw Depar t m ent . V ern FRA N CI S i s l eav i ng t h e M an agem ent Dept , t o get hi s PH D at U CL A , i f h e can aff ord t o li ve t h er e. A 1 M CL EL L A N i s i n t he M at h Depar tm ent , I t hi n k . V i n ce L A N DRY an d Paul M A F FEY ar e i n M T , but Paul i s leavi ng t h e A i r For ce and m ovi ng t o L as V egas. Ry an PA RA DI S i s i n t h e Soari n g Br anch . I f I mi ssed you, g i v e m e a call i n t h e A str o Dept , or com e up and say h el lo. Con tr i but i on s t o t h e Cl ass Cr est f und are comi n g al on g gr eat an d we sh ould h ave no t r oubl e m eeti ng our goal . I f y ou h av en ’t sen t y our cont r i but i on y et , please d o s o n ow , an d l et me h ear f r om y ou at t he same t ime. Fi n al ly , Pat t y an d I bough t a bi g house j ust of f A cadem y Boul ev ar d, so i f y ou’r e comi n g t o vi si t or p a ssi n g t h r ough , gi ve us a call or st op by . ’T i l n ex t t i me. L E A D E R SH I P

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t rain not on ly f or leadersh ip i n ba ttle, but also to p rovide leadership f or the nat ion in adap ti ng the resources of science and education to our

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H er e i t i s alr eady t h e 4t h of J uly an d as usual dur i n g J apan ’s mon soon season , t h e weat h er l ooks dul l an d g r a y . A t least we ar en ’t bei ng r ai n ed on y et . T h i s col um n i s sh or t er t h an m ost , basi cal ly because I ’v e r ecei ved l i t t l e t o r ep or t .

Of r ecen t si gn i f icance, h owev er , i s t h e f act t h at f i v e

72’ers were on the Maj or’s list below the zone. Congrats t o

M ar k COSBY (Sh er r y ), J er r y D REN N A N (B obbi e), M ik e D U N N (Pam ), Bob D I ERK ER (M ar y ) an d Bi ll L OON EY (M ari lyn ). I apologi ze n ow i f an y on e el se on t h at l i st i s n o t

m en t i o n ed h er e .

F ew addr ess ch an ges t h i s t i m e, so h er e t h ey ar e. Don ny J ON E S (Ch ri st i n a) h as begun h i s r em ot e t o

Keflavik as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer , leavi ng behind K. I . Sawyer. Kevi n MORGAN (Kaylene) i s a Flight Test Engineer for McDonnell Douglas, and is presently i n Hazelwood, MO. John THURMAN (Raylene) has departed Geor ge A F B , CA f or H i ll A F B , U T . Dav e PRA H L E R (M ar y ) n ow com pl et e i n h i s M ast er ’s Degr ee at Wri gh t -Pat h as a n ew addr ess i n N i cevil le, FL . J oh n WI L K E R (Bet h ) now f li es f or Republi c A i r li n es based i n A t l an t a, GA . R i c k

BORENSTEIN (Virginia) is theA dvertisi ng and Publi ci ty Officer for A F Recruiti ng Service at New Cumberl and, P A . Marshall MOORMAN (Kathleen) is a programmer,

Engin eer i ng Di vi sion of Sout h er n St eel i n San A n t oni o, T X. T ed T H OM PSON (N an cy ) h as l ef t El men dor f wh er e he

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Bi ll LEECH (Candi ) f lies for Eastern based in Mi ami ,

an d addi t i on al ly f li es i n t h e Reser v es at M cGui r e, I J l ’ s . M i ke L YN CH (Pat ) li v es i n El Paso an d i s a Con t i n en t al pi lot . T h e let t er par t of t h i s ef f ort i s li mi t ed t o on e f r om P a u l N I EL SEN (Dot t y ). Paul i s a M i li t ar y Resear ch A ssoci at e at t h e L i ver m or e N at ion al L abor ator y wh er e h e i s i n v olved i n r esear ch of pl asm a ph y sics an d l aser f usi on t ech n ology . H e’s al so w ork i ng on a Ph .D . t h esi s i n h i s spar e (?) t i me. H e r epor t s t h at Dave K A PA SK A

(MaryAnn) i s also in Livermore, but working for Mobil

Ch emi cal i n sal es. T h ey wer e vi si t ed l ast Ch ri st m as by Bri an BREA M , wh ose n ew li f e i s a bi t di f f er en t fr om w h a t h e l eft . Bri an i s i n Bi ble Col lege i n t h e Ph i li ppi nes w i t h m ost of t h e st udies done in t h e T agalog l an guage. I n M ay , L ew ROM ETT (J olen e) w as i n Sacr amen to f or a sh or t cour se i n EN T Tr aum a, as part of h i s r esi den cy i n Ot ol ary n gol ogy at Wi l f or d H all . Paul v i sit ed K ev i n PROBST (Peggy ) wh il e i n Bost on . K ev i n i s “ ci v i l i an i zed ” a n d n ow w or k s at t h e C . St ar k

Dr aper L abor at or y i n Cam br i dge, M A . M i k e M U SSON

(Mary) is studyi ng Operati ons Research in AFIT. Greg RI GGS (Jan) i s studyi ng for a Ph.D. in Civi l Engi neeri ng at Okl ah om a St at e, t h en wi ll be back U SA FA . A n d t o c l o s e

out the news, Paul reports that Gary PAYTON along wi th

A ndy GE SSN ER (J oy ), J ef f CA M ERON (L i sa), an d

Lonnie PARKER are fi nishing up SOS. Gary’s wi fe Nancy i s TDY at Ramstei n and all over Europe, and Gary has an ot h er ar t i cle t o be publi sh ed soon , t o add t o h i s e v e r -

growing list . Thanks, Paul , for a nice informati ve l et t er . I was away f or a mon t h T DY t o M cClell an aft er i sl an d

hoppi ng a T-39 from here to there for exchange at theA L C ,

ai d e t o t h e G en er al of A F L C . R i ch SH U R T L E F F sh ou l d b e

at hi s n ew j ob i n t h e U N peace keepi n g f or ce i n I sr ael . T i m BE A L L Y i s a Ci vi l En gi neer i n H aw ai i ; sounds l i k e a r ea l h ar dshi p t our . T h an ks, J oe! H ow ar d E DWA RD S i s out an d pr esent ly a f ar mer i n

nor m ally a week t o t en day t ri p. H owever , as f at e woul d h ave it , t h e r epl acem en t w asn ’t r eady yet , so t h er e w e s a t and w ait ed unt i l bei n g r eleased t o go h ome w i t h o u t o u r bi r d. Wh en we st opped on Guam , I saw Bob BROWN (K ar en ) wh er e h e’s a N av i n B -52’s. A l so h ear d t h at J er r y H EL M EN (T on i ) h ad lef t t h er e (an d t h e A F ) f or a semi n ary

Guar d (r ough !). A n d A 1PH I L L I PS i s al so out and sel li ng com put er serv ices t o bank s an d a mem ber of t h e B alti m or e A N G, f l yi n g t h e Wart h og .

On ce we got t o Sacr am en t o, I h ad t h e pl easur e of som e ver y f i n e h ospi t alit y pr ov i ded by Ber n ie an d Rosali n d BA RRI S, r ecent ly m oved t o M cClell an f rom Guam . Ber n i e i s an in st r uct or n av i n WC-135’s, and “ Roz” st i l l pl an s t o com plet e t h e n urse’s t r ai n in g she w as in at Guam . A l so r esi di ng i n Sacr am ent o i s Ross WI L H I T E (K at h l een ) wh o by t he w ay f li es f or U ni t ed, an d does h i s r eserv e f lyi n g w i t h

dow n at T y ndal l w hi le I w as t h er e. T hey w er e bot h out a n d goi n g t h r ough F-101 upgr ade t o go fl y w it h t h e guar d. T om and J an e K ROESSI G ar e out of t he A ir F or ce, al on g wi t h Rod and A m y T H I EL . T om i s wor kin g f or t h e N .J . guar d an d Rod an d A m y wi l l bot h be w or ki n g f or Ph i l li ps 66 i n Okl ah om a.

i n D al l a s , T X .

t h e 135’s a t M cC l el l an .

T h at does i t f or th is go ar oun d. Be sur e t o keep t h e A OG updat ed on y our ch anges of address. U nti l n ext t i m e, F PA .

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

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T he h ar dest par t of t h i s t ask i s get ti n g st ar t ed, especi al ly wi t h t h e n ew s I h ave t o pass. I r ecei ved t h e n ot i ce of B arr y BA RR’s deat h t oo l at e t o i ncl ude i t i n m y l ast col um n , an d si nce t h en t wo mor e of our cl assm at es h ave passed on . Ch ar li e M cM I L L A N i n I r an , an d A 1 ST REI B on a mot or cy cle i n Columbus, M i ssi ssi ppi . I d o not h ave t he li t er ary abi li ty t o begi n t o descri be t h e l o s s w e al l f eel . T h e l oss of l i f e i s a f a ct w e a l l l i v e w i t h i n t h e

mi li t ary pr of essi on , but t h e r eal it y pl ay s on t h e em ot i on s whet her it is t he si m ple won deri ng sadness of a m ot or cy cl e acci dent , or t h e pr oud , alm ost en vi ous sadness of on e o f o u r cl assm at es act uall y doi n g wh at we al l t r ai n f or . Our t r u e sy m pat hi es t o t h e f ami li es of our f r i ends. I f oun d a let t er I h ad st uck aw ay so I woul dn ’t f or get i t ; t he dat e on i t i s 1 J an 80. A n y w ay , i t ’s f r om Ch ar li e CL A TT ERBA U GH . H e h as been busy t h e l ast couple of y ear s: gr aduat ed Geor ge Washi n gt on U . i n M ay 78, h ad a son on 10 J un 78, wen t t o T ur k ey i n J ul 78 w h er e he w o r k ed as a si t e L i ai son O f f i cer f or a l l t h e out l y i n g com m un icat i on s det ach m ent s i n t h e Republi c of T ur key , and sh oul d be back in t h e st at es by now . Sor r y t h i s i s s o l a t e C h a r l i e.

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t h e 313t h T F S alon g wi t h A n dy PERON A an d Ch uck BRA M M EI ER. T odd w as at SOS last y ear and say s J oh n P E M B E R T O N w a s # 1 i n h i s cl a ss .

Steve M cDA V I D wr ot e a ni ce let t er (n o apol ogi es t hi s ti m e St eve). H e i s get t i ng out on 1 J ul 80 t o at t en d t h e Chi cago Coll ege of Ost eopat hi s M edi ci ne. Good L uck , Steve. J oe M I T CH EL L sh ould be h om e f r om K or ea by now ; h e was h eaded t o Sheppar d f or cr oss t r ai ni ng i n fi x wi ngs. J ack M cCA L M ON T was goi ng t o K or ea f r om Y ok ot a t o t ake over J oe’s j ob as A ide-de-Cam p t o t h e C om m a n d er U S F or ces K or ea . St ev e L O R E N Z i s a l so a n

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t he Cl ass Wall at U SA FA bef or e. I am again aski n g f or i n put s. U nl ess I get an over w elmi ngly n egati ve r eact i on , I am goi n g t o t r y t o get i n t ouch wi t h Fr an k SA N CH EZ agai n t o get t h e cl ass m oney . Fr an k , i f y ou’r e r eadi ng t h i s , gi ve m e a si gn . I am back at L an gl ey pul li n g al er t i n t he F-106. T h e f ami ly i s wel l an d enj oy s h ear i n g f r om all of y ou and seei n g y ou if y ou sh ould get t h r ough t hi s par t of t h e cou n t r y .

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Wel l , ’74, D an F EL I X h as depart ed an d t h e t or ch h as been passed on . I w oul d li ke t o i m pr ove our Cl ass colum n an d let ev ery on e k n ow j ust w h at ’s goi ng on wi t h our C l a s s . T h e on ly w ay t o do t h at i s f or y ou t o k eep me and t h e A O G i n f or m ed of an yt h in g t h at i s i m por t ant t o y ou an d wh i ch y our Cl assm at es w oul d li k e t o h ear about . So, k eep t h e car ds an d l et t er s comi n g, an d t h en I w on ’t h av e t o m a k e any t h i n g up t o fi ll t h e column . M y fi r st d u t y i s a sad on e. T h e cl ass of 1974 h a s l ost

anot h er br ot h er i n t h e li n e of dut y , D on COOK w as k i l led i n an air cr af t acci dent i n Sout h Car oli n a on A pri l 1 4 , I w ant t o ex pr ess my deepest sy m pat h y t o h i s wi f e an d f ami ly . T h eir l oss i s sh ar ed by h i s Cl assm at es an d f r i en d s f r om U SA F A .

I r ecei v ed a l et t er f r om P et e B E C H T E L w h o h as l ef t

t he A F an d is h eadi n g f or a car eer i n m edi ci n e. T h er e w a s n o i nf or m at i on on wh er e h e is goi n g t o sch ool . Good L u ck , Pet e, i n y our n ew f i el d. Pet e al so sen t som e n ew s about ot h er ’74 m ember s at Pope. Di ck A L CORN i s w or k i n g i n t h e Com m an d P ost w hi l e w aiti n g for an assi gn m ent . G ar y H OROWI T Z wi ll be l eav i n g t h e A F i n J uly t o go i nt o m edici n e. H i s w if e, K ari , h as r ecei ved h er RN an d i s wor k in g i n a l ocal h ospi t al . M ar k H A L SOR w i l l be get t i ng ou t i n t h e f al l , b ut I h av e n o i n f o on h i s n ew car eer . R i c h

PET ERS is an I P at Pope. A l so f r om Pet e: N i ck T H OM A S i s curr en t ly f lyi ng RC-135s at Of f ut t but w il l be get t i n g o u t t o get an M BA at B er k eley ; L es KA TA H A RA i s i n l aw school at Geor get own an d D oug DI L D Y i s i n A ST RA i n Wash in gt on . H er e at Wri ght -Pat t a n ew cl ass h as st ar t ed at t h e 47

A F I T Sch ool of Sy st ems an d L ogi st i cs w h er e I ’m an i n st r u ct or . T h er e ar e si x ’74 m em b er s i n t h e n ew cl a ss. T o m

RI CH A RDSON , Ri ck ST EA RM A N , J im M CBRI D E , an d Paul SPEN DL E Y wi ll get degr ees i n Con tr acti n g an d A cqui sit i on M an agem en t . A ll f our of t h em h av e lef t t h e r anks of t h e n avi gat or s. T om , J i m , an d P aul cam e f r om L it t le Rock , w h il e Ri ck w as h er e at Wr igh t -Pat t . Ri ch ar d F EDORS wi ll get h i s degr ee i n L ogi sti cs M an agem ent a n d Ph il ROWEL L wi l l get a degr ee i n Sy st em s M an agem ent . Sh or t ly aft er t h eir arr i v al , J i m M CBRI D E an d hi s wi f e, Cin dy , becam e t h e pr oud par ent s of a baby gi r l w h om t h ey n amed L i sa. Con gr at ul at i on s! Con gr at ul at i on s al so t o T om an d V aleri e H A L SET H wh ose son , K y l e J oseph , w as bor n on M ay 10. H e must b e a f oot ball pl ay er (Cl ass of 2002) because h e w ei gh ed i n o v er 8 lbs. T om h as l eft Whi t em an wh er e h e j ock ey ed h elicopt er s. H e i s n ow i n F i x ed Wi ng Con ver si on t r ai n i n g at Sh eppar d. Bob M OORE FI EL D i s on hi s w ay t o M at h er t o be an I n st r uct or N avi gat or . On t h e w ay h e det our ed t o M axw el l f or SOS. A l so i n h is cl ass ar e Br ad H U F FM A N , D an GOODRI CH , T ony ZDA N U K , St ev e BOZA RT H , an d G al l on G E N T R Y .

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N av i gat or at L i t t le Rock ; h e al so m arr i ed Debor ah i n A pri l . M er ri ll BEY ER i s f lyi n g t h e F -15 at L uke; P at CORRI GA N i s i n F -16 t r aini n g at H i ll ; Scott H OK E i s a n A ir Oper ati on s St af f Off icer at M cGui r e; J i m SM I T H i s fly in g t h e F -15 at Camp N ew A mst er dam i n t h e N et h er l ands; K urt ST EE BY i s a Weapon s Dir ect or on A WA CS at T y n dall ; M i k e M A QU ET i s fl yi ng t h e F-111 at M oun t ai n H ome; Fr ank BA L L I N GER is at L uk e an d J i m N E M E T Z i s at K u n sa n A B .

T h a t i s a l l t h e n ew s f o r t h i s i s s u e . R em em b er t h a t i f

t h er e i s an y t h in g you w an t t o sh ar e wi t h y our f ri en ds b e sur e t o dr op m e a li n e an d l et me kn ow . T h er e h av e b een a lot of good t h in gs t o h appen t o m em ber s of our cl ass i n t h e 10 y ear s si nce w e st ar t ed BCT , so l et ’s l et ev ery on e k n o w about t h em . Rem ember , ph ot os ar e alw ay s w elcom e f or t h i s col u m n .

T om K O C I A N h a s r ecei v ed t h e M er i t or i ou s Ser v i ce

M edal f or wor k at H i ll , U t ah , an d i s pr esent l y at CSU wh er e h e i s w or k i n g on hi s gr aduat e degr ee. B en PH I L L I PS w as m arr i ed t o N an cy O’Bri en i n H on ol ul u i n t h e Ch apel at L ol ani Sch ool , B en ’s A l m a M at er . Ri ck ODEGA RD w as B est M an , an d J oe D OWDY w as an ush er at t h e f or m al doubl e-r i n g cer em on y . A l l t h r ee of t h e 7 5 gr aduat es wer e f ly i n g t r aini n g i n st r uct or s at Reese A F B i n T ex as. B en i s now f ly i n g F-15s at H oll om an . I n N ov em ber h e wi l l be of f f or a t h r ee-y ear t our i n Oki n aw a. N an cy gr aduat ed f r om Pun an ou H i gh Sch ool an d U n iv er sit y of H aw aii an d h as been t each in g E n gli sh an d coachi n g Dr am a an d D ebat e at A scen si on A cadem y i n A l ex an dr i a, V ir gin i a. J oe BRYA N T an d hi s wi f e, B ar bar a, h ad a lit t l e gi r l on F ebr uary 12, six w eek s ear ly . J oe sen t i n a l en gt h y l et t er w h i c h w i l l s er v e a s t h e m e a t o f t h i s a r t i c l e . J i m

DEA RI EN f l ew i n t o Pope A F B t o do some H A L O dr ops. H e obvi ously get s ar oun d an d h as seen cl assm at es all o v e r t h e w or l d . J i m

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a n d h i s w i f e S h a r o n w en t

f r o m C l a r k t o H a h n i n t h e F -4 a n d S a m H O L L I N S i s a t

H ol lom an as an F -4 I P. M i ck CL E M ON S, J ean i n e, an d son ar e at V an den ber g. (T h ey pr obably got en ough of t h e wi nt er w eat h er l ast y ear i n Ch ey en n e an d deci ded t o h e a d f or w ar m er sh or es.) E d M CCOL L U M , as y ou m i gh t r em em ber , t ook h i s commi ssi on i n t h e N avy upon gr aduat i on . H e spent 22 of t h e fi r st 40 m ont h s at sea a n d deci ded t o cal l it qui t s. Due t o cir cum st an ces t h at a r e n o t en t i r ely ex pl ai n ed, h e cam e back on dut y an d i s n ow a t t h e N a v a l A i r S t a t i o n a t J a c k s o n v i l l e o n ex t en d ed a c t i v e dut y as a r eser v i st . K ur t (Car ol) BU CK r ecent l y com pl et ed S O S w h er e h e en cou n t er ed C h ar l i e B E A D L I N G . C h ar l i e h a s

fi n ally r eali zed hi s goal of goi ng t o m edi cal sch ool . H e h a s al so br oken a lon g t i m e con v ict i on of h i s...h e h as g ot t en

m a r r i ed . S t ev e W A T S O N i s a N a v o n R C - 13 5 s a t O f f u t t .

Bud CRI ST S’s wi f e, V al w r ot e t h at t h ey h ad m ov ed i n t o

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M cCh or d. H e h ad ex pr essed som e con cer n t h at if M ount St . H el ens er upt ed, it w oul d rui n t h e fi sh i n g. A s I un der st an d i t , it r ui n ed m or e t h an t h e fi sh i n g up t h er e. M ar k RI SI w as f ly i n g a C-130 back fr om E ur ope about t h e ti m e of t h e er upt i on an d h ad t o spen d sev er al day s a t El men dor f A i r F or ce B ase w ait i n g f or t h e dust t o set t l e. J i m an d J udy GRI DL EY ar e ex pect i n g t h eir fi r st chi l d sh ort l y . J i m h ad been on r ot at i on t o M i l den h all f ly i n g C 130s. Gary ORE SH OSK I is at El l swor t h w her e h e fl ies B 52 s a n d r u n s m ar a t h on s. J oh n C H A R L T O N a n d h i s w i f e

J i l l h av e t h r ee boy s an d ar e at B en t w at er s. Gr eg COL L I E R h as t w o of t he li t t l e r ats an d i s at Seym our J oh n son .

Ri ck L ay m an Quart er s 14A F E Warr en A F B , WY 82001 P h o n e: 3 0 7 -7 7 8 -2 8 4 5

Dut y : A V 481-3891 I t seem s I h av e bad n ew s t o r eport about ev er y secon d col um n or so. T h i s t im e, I ’m sorr y t o ann oun ce t h at B r a d L OGA N w as k i ll ed i n an air cr af t acci dent n ear Zar agosa, Spain on 13 M ar ch of t hi s y ear . I do n ot k now any of t h e part i cul ar s about t h e acci dent . 48

D an M CCORRY an d Don SN EL GROV E got t i r ed of t h e w eat h er at T orr ej on an d deci ded t o go t o K efl avi k f o r som e f un i n t h e col d. Bot h t r ansit i on ed t o F -4Es. H e, D a n t h at i s, ask ed about B ob F ORB E S. I n case an y of y ou d o n ’t kn ow . Bob was our cl assm ate un ti l about mi d-w ay i n t o o u r second cl ass y ear . H e got out , di d hi s en li st ed ti m e, a n d t h en w ent t o ROT C at Pur due. H e i s n ow i n m y squadr on wh er e h e h as j ust r et ur n ed f r om SOS an d h as upgr aded t o

a c r ew c o m m a n d er . T h a t d o es i t f o r t h e n e w s t h i s t i m e

ar oun d. I ’m h opi n g t o see som e of y ou at t h e H om ecomi n g game and f esti vi t i es. R i ck

Cor y T A RPEN N I N G, F-4 i n K orea; an d h e t h i n ks t h at

Brent GLINES i s i n F-4s in Okinawa. Steve has a message

B en Ph il lip s a n d B r i d e.

f or Ed M ORL E Y . A ppar en t ly wh en we wer e T hi r d Cl assm en Ed pr edicted t h at by n ow St eve woul d h ave f i v e ki ds, dri ve a st ati on wagon , an d f ly C-141s: “ Close, b u t n o par sl ey . I h ave t wo ki ds, dr i ve a T oy ot a, and a van , an d fl y F-4s.” K RI K ORI A N 1, M ORL EY 0.

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75t h T FS, E n gl an d A F B/ 683-5779 Our Cl assm at e J ef f H A RRI SON , a C-130 pi lot of t h e 8t h Speci al Oper at i on s Squadr on , H ur lbur t Fiel d, Fl ori da, was i nj ur ed duri n g t h e abor t ed r escue at t em pt of t he

hostages being held i n the United States Embassy i n

T eh r an , I r an i n l ate A pr i l . H e r ecover ed f r om t h e bur n s h e receiv ed, and I ’m sure I can speak f or ev er y on e when I say t h a t w e ar e f or t un a t e t o h a v e h i m b ack . I t a l k ed t o J eff by A U T OV ON i n J une, an d I k n ow t h at ev er y body wil l be gl ad t o k n ow t h at J ef f i s wel l an d back on f lyi n g st at us! H e h as com pl et ed A i r cr af t Com m an der upgr ade t r ai ni n g , a n d sh ould be on h i s way PCS t o Rhei n M ai n , al so i n t h e C-130, by t h e ti m e y ou r ead t h i s. We’r e gl ad y ou’r e back an d O K , J ef f .

Well , we ar e n ow Capt ai n s! Gosh ! I ’ve r ecei ved m an y

letters since the last i ssue of Ch eck poi nt s, many of t h em

f r om n ew Capt ai n s, so let ’s see wh at ’s goi n g on . T om H OL T Z wr i t es fr om th e “ T ex as A rm adi l lo A i r Patch (t h at r emi n ds me of t h e one th at ask s, “ H ow m any A ggi es does i t t ake t o eat an ar m adi ll o?” )” at L augh li n . T om sh ar es a house i n Del Ri o wi t h Don BROCK an d T er r y B ORSA RE . T om r eport s t h at T om SA WN ER i s f lyi n g F -4s ar oun d Spai n an d T ur key . M i ke and K ar en COK ER ar e i n Ger many wher e M i k e i s now C-9 A / C. By r on H E PBU RN i s al so i n C-9s t her e. D ave T ERN ES, U SM C, F-4 at K an eoh e i n H aw ai i , part i ci pat ed i n Red Fl ag l ast f all . Bri an an d A li M EEN A N ar e “ expect i ng (get t hi s) a li t t l e M E A N ’U N som et i m e.” T i m an d A n i t a B A L L a n d t h ei r

new baby ar e PCS f r om V an ce t o Randol ph wh er e h e i s n ow a T -38 PI T I P. L eo and B eck y RI CH A RDSON ar e i n T 37s at Col umbus. M i k e an d San dy SE M E N U K ar e at

Spangdahlem in Weasels (F-4G). Tom al so says that the

76er s at L aughli n ar e busy updati n g t h ei r For m s 90, a s new assi gn ment s are due soon . N ew par en t s at Del Ri o t h i s sum m er wi ll i n cl ude H owi e an d Pat t y T H OM PSON , Cli f f and Pat sy SM I T H , an d J oe and J oh an n a SH I REY . I don ’t t h i nk T om l ef t an y body out !

an A / C i n C-130Es. H e r epor ts t he f oll owi n g: Doug WA D DEL OW w as i n Dat a A ut om ati on at I n cir li k , T ur k ey un ti l t h i s past J une, t h en h opef ull y t o T i n ker wi t h h i s n ew wi f e, wh o i s a 2L t ; Doug t ol d M ik e t h at Dan ny M OORE was an SP on r emot e f or one y ear i n T ur key . Ri ck PERRY m arr i ed Suzet t e Colli n s i n Sacr am en t o on 8 M ar ch --t hey are n ow at L ori n g A F B . M i ke met Dan KA I SE R at Zar agosa, Spai n wh i le Dan was on r ot ati on f r om D yess (C -

130). M ar k H U G H E S i s a T -38 TP at V a n ce. C h r i s C U R R Y a n d St ev e W I L SO N ar e h ea ded f or T -37s at V a n ce f r om

McChord. Joe GALAV OTTI i s at Sheppard. The followi ng

ar e i n C-130s at L it t le Rock : Fr ed D EA RM ON D, wh o i s a n avi gat or ; Pat H A N L EY , wh o wi l l PCS t o t he Paci fi c, Steve M A H ON EY , Dave CORE, Gr eg BRI CK E R, Ch ar li e I SA A CS, M i k e BA N A SZA K , Dan CU DA , an d T on y GA J E SK I (en gaged t o M el an i e) are all A / Cs. T h e f oll owi n g are sti ll at M cCh or d : i n C-141s ar e J i m CA DY , Par ker WRI GH T , Dan N ORM A N , Dan WOODBU RY ,

Mark ROBA I DEK; C-130 A/ Cs include Bruce WI THERS,

Eri c WI GA N D , M i ke L EE , an d N ol an BE RG, an d K evi n KA N E SH I RO is t h ei r “ Sam ur ai N av .” M ar k say s t h at “ A 1 GRI J A L BA look s cut e i n h i s ‘Bun n y Boots’ at Elm en dor f .” I apologi ze f or n ot usi n g t h ese l et ter s i n t h e last i ssue, guy s-t h an k s f or wri t i ng ! I r ecei ved a l et t er f r om M ar k M U H L EN BERG, ’79,

who i s Barry’s li ttle brother . Mark i s at UPT at Columbus, and h e wri tes t h at i n addi ti on t o h i s F-14 assi gn ment , “ T h e Rock ,” as M ar k cal ls h i m , wi ll be m ar r y i ng h i s h i gh s ch o o l

sweetheart back in Pottstown, Pa. Thanks for wri ti ng Mark- I remember being in the cadre of hi s BCT squadron.

A s f or Barr y , I r emember si t ti n g at t h e t able wi t h h i m duri n g our Dooli e year . Wh en we wer e t ol d t o n am e

somethi ng for whi ch our hometowns were well known,

Barr y r epli ed t h at Pot t st own i s wh ere K i wi Sh oe Poli sh i s m ade. I h ad t o sett l e f or ' r eveali n g t h at Clevel an d h a s a ri ver t h at cat ch es fi r e spont aneously on a r egul ar a n d fr equent basi s. M em ori es...

J on T R E E ca l l ed f r om H i l l on 2 1 J u n e. H e a n d t h e

f ol l owi n g are n ow ch ecked out i n t h e F-16, an d ar e a l m o s t M R: Ti m BROWN , L ar r y L E E, Ch ar li e M ORA N , A 1 D I CK I N SON , an d Ji m PORT ER. J on h ad som e addi ti on al good n ew s: i n Sept ember h e wi ll m ar r y Ruby , wh o i s a f or m er Pan -A m f li gh t at t endan t . D oy l e F R E E M A N w r i t es f r om t h e ot h er ai r f or ce b a se

i n A r k ansas. Doy le, Ri t a , an d t h ei r t hr ee-y ear -old s o n a r e

I received a l etter from SteveKRI KORIAN . He, K athy, little J ennifer, and big Michael are by now at Cl ark, w i t h

Steve f ly i ng t h e F-4G- St ev e cl ai ms t o be t h e “ wi l dest o f a l l weasel s...al l I do i s dr i v e an ai r bor n e Pon g gam e.” A n d m ost peopl e h ave t o pay a quar t er t o pl ay ! St eve passes i n f o on guy s h e f lew wi t h previ ously at M oody : D av e DI EN E R

is now at AFI T at Wright-Patterson; Roger TURCOTTE, F-4E at Clark; Karl DITTMER still at Moody i n the F-4; Rory CHI LDRESS and Monty LEE i n Panama i n 0 -2s; 49

at Bly t h evi l l e A F B , wher e he i s an i n st r uct or n av i n B 52Gs, an d i n h i s spar e ti m e, a CFI . H e wi ll be goi n g t o U P T at Wi l li am s n ex t A pri l . Doy l e ear n ed an A FCM l ast Decem ber wh en hi s B U FF w as f or ced t o di v er t t o Roger s Dr y L ak ebed near Edw ar ds A F B wi t h l an di n g gear pr obl em s. Ot h er 76er s at Bl yt hevi lle i ncl ude Br uce a n d Ch er y l N EL SON an d Dean K ay L A RSON , 340t h Bom b Squadr on ; Br uce i s i n St an -E v al , an d bot h ar e i n st r uct or co-pi lot s, soon t o upgr ade t o A / C. Ri ch an d Di an e M I N T Z, Glen n and Den i se V E RA , an d Randy ROT H ar e i n t h e 97t h A RS. Ran dy and Ri ch are i n st r uct or co-pi l ot s an d Gl en n i n an i n st r uct or n av i n K C-135s. We all appr eci at e t he i n f or m at i on , Doyl e! D an BE A TT Y wr i t es f r om El m endor f ’w ay up n or t h . Dan i s an H H -3E A / C. H e an d Ch er y l (a f orm er A rm y SP5) ar e t he pr oud par ent s of H eat h er , 2, an d A m an da, 1- as D an say s, “ t h ese l ong col d A l ask an n igh t s h av e t ak en t h ei r t ol l .” N um ber t h r ee i s d u e som et i m e t h i s f al l . D a n

says t h e f oll owin g ar e i n A l ask a: D av ePY SH ORA , al so a n H -3 A / C; A 1 GRI J A L BA (agai n ), L an ce CH RI ST I A N , Roger K ON T A K , an d J oh n H A ZEN , C-130s i n t he 17t h T A S ; L a r r y E R I K SO N a n d M a r k SL O W N i n M ain t en an ce; Roger BRA DL EY i n CE ; Ri ch K I N G i s a

WSO, and Paul PRANGE and Bruce DEANE pilots in F-4s i n t h e 43r d T F S ; an d B ob R Y K A C Z E W SK I i s w i t h t h e SP

squadr on at E i elson A F B . D an ex pect s t o go r em ot e t o Osan soon - h e w as t h er e r ecent ly on an ex cer ci se an d s a w t h e f ol l owi n g dur i n g hi s tr av el s: J i m BA U E R, C-141 a t T r avi s, w h o h elped f ly h i m ov er ; St an CORRE I A , C-141 a t M cGuir e; L ee an d A n gi e CU EV A S an d t h eir daugh t er , C130 at Y ak ot a; D av e DI N GL E Y , H -3 wi t h D et 13 at Osan ; t h e f oll owi n g ar e in F-4s at Osan : M i k e SA CK L EY , Ch ase J OH N SON , and Don GE RSH WI N ; OV -l Os ar e D al e M I L L ER an d D an J ORDA N ; K evi n CH I L T ON fl ies F-4s f r om K aden a; Ri ch GU ST A V SON , F-4, M oody ; Pet e BA I L EY , C-130 at Cl ar k ; J oh n BU DEL I ER, a K aden a i n T -39s; St eve BOY D i s i n Com m at Osan ; Ray T Y C i s r em ot e ov er t h er e wi t h hi s wi f e, wh o i s a n ur se an d a Capt ai n . D a n say s t h e f ol lowi n g h av e come t h r ough A l ask a: Ch ri s CU RRY and Ran dy SPET M A N , C-141 and K C-135 r espect i vely , at F ai r chi ld. D an r epor t s t h at J oh n FROZEN A i s a U H -1 pil ot at F ai r ch i ld; J oe DRE W i s i n K C-135s at Pl at t sbur gh ; Ch r i s M I L ODRA GOV I CH i s i n K C-135s at F ai rch i ld; L ee L E BER i s i n H ueys at M cCon nell ; Doug ST EWA RT i n th e Can al Zon e i n U H I N S; W al t H ei d m ou s i s n ow i n P A V E -L O W . D an i n v i t es

ever y on e passi n g t h r ough A l ask a t o l ook h im up. H e a l s o say s t h at Ben T H ORN SON i s doi n g a good j ob at Palgon gSan , K or ea . B en a l so w r ot e a l et t er .

N or m a an d son Er i c are li vi ng i n M adi son , Wi scon si n whi le Ben v eget at es i n a moun t ai n as a GCI cont r oll er o v e r t h er e. I t h i nk h e’s goi ng cr azy : “ H ave been h ere f i ve m o n t h s n o w a n d s t i l l d o n ’t l i k e i t . B u t I h a t e i t !” A s K u r t

K L I N GEN BERGER w oul d say , h e’s bei n g r edundan t an d r epet i t i v e. A n y w ay , Ben m ent i on s t h e same guy s t h at D a n did , pl us Ed PE RM E an d Dav e YA U CH i n F-4s. Bi l l M ON ROE i s an A ggressor GCI con tr oll er at Cl ar k wh o st ops by t o ch eer Ben up occasi on all y . K ur t K L I N GEN BE RGER wr i t es f r om Pl at t sbur gh A F B wh er e h e i s con v ert i ng t o t h e F B-111 an d K ar en i s fl y in g K C-135s. K urt w ent t h rough SOS awhi le back and saw St eve E D DY , Ch uck , PEN N E Y , and A h art POWE RS.

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The followi ng are also at Pl attsburgh: Brad MOFFETT,

also i n FB -l l l s; J oh n J A SK E Y , M ar k SOU T I E RE , Dav e T U T T L E , L i n RI L EY , N orm SPE N D L EY , J on SU B I K , and Dav e JA CK SON i n t ank er s; an d J oh n A N D RI CH A K sh owed up f r om V an ce T DY as an A CE I P i n T -37s.

Rob CROM BI E wr ot e wi t h a l ist of 76er s at Wri gh t Pat t er son A F B . I n t h e Fl i gh t Dy n ami cs L ab ar e Rob , R i c k H OL DRI D GE (J uni or En gi neer of t h e Year f or t h e L ab), Ri ch L U H RS, an d Wayne PERRON . A t A SD ; A -10 SPO i s M ar k E V A N S, wh o wi ll PCS t o Sun nyv al e, Cali f or ni a i n A ugust . A 1H EB B i s i n F or ei gn T ech n ol ogy Di vi si on , P C S t o Ch ey en n e M ount ai n soon . T h er e ar e a bun ch of guy s a t A F I T . I n t h e Sch ool of Sy st em s an d L ogi st i cs, w h i ch gr aduat ed 9 J un e, wer e Bob WA L L ET T , T odd GA RL A N D (PCS t o H Q L ogi st i cs Com m an d at W-P), Ri ch M cN A L L Y , an d D ave DI E N ER (PCS t o Ram st ei n i n J uly ). A t t h e Sch ool of En gi neer i n g M ar k ROGE RS i s w or k i ng on h i s Ph D i n Ph y si cs (L A SER); M ast er s st udent s wh o wi ll fi ni sh i n Decem ber are Ri ch BROZOV I C, Bil l H OBA RT , A 1 J A N I SZEWSK I , Greg SCH N E I DER, Wi ll i e SH EL T ON , Bi l l SU L L I V A N , J ef f WA L T E RS, an d J oh n Y OU N G. Rob say s t h at t h e pr omoti on part y t h er e wen t w el l , an d h e en cl osed a ph ot o. I r ecei v ed a n ot e f r om M r s. E ar l REI CH ERT , w h o i s T ed’s m ot her . Sh e say s t h at T ed m arri ed I L t M ar y Di eh l on 11 A pri l at t h e Robi n s A F B Ch apel . She i s a n ur se, a n d he a K C-135 n avi gat or i n t h e 912t h A RS, bot h at Robi n s. K er r y K E I T H CA RT dr ove down f r om M cGui re f or t h e cer em o n y .

Dav e SRU L OWI T Z wr ot e f r om SA C H eadquar t ers at Of f ut t wh er e he i s a com put er pr ogr amm er , i s doi ng w el l a t hi s j ob, an d r eal ly enj oy s i t t her e. H e say s t h at i f h e c a n hel p any on e fi n d a j ob i n com put er s j ust l et h i m k n ow . Dave an d Sue h ave t w o boy s, M i ch ael , alm ost 2, an d M at t hew , bor n i n A pr i l . Ot h er s at Of f ut t i n cl ude M i ke RE I N ERT , Ch ri s H OFF M A N , Bi l l T ROE GN ER, K evi n PEDE RSON , Gr egg SE E L Y , St eve BERGE R, Den ny DA M I E N S, an d Gary L OREN ZEN . D av e i s al so w or ki ng as an A cademy L O. PCS: T h e A OG of fi ce h as r ecei ved sever al ch ange of addr ess car ds. Ji m ROSE , w h o w as f l yi n g F -4s, i s t r an si t i oni ng t o A -l Os, and wi l l be at Ben t w at ers, U .K . J oh n A U SI N K i s n ow a T -37 I P at V an ce. M ar k W H A L E N

i s at H oll om an f or Fi gh t er L ead-i n T r ai ni n g. St eve E D D Y

i s n ow a t V a n ce- U P T ? T om G R E E N E i s n ow C h i ef of

Con tr act M ai n t en an ce i n CE at T y n dall - say s h e’l l t ell w a r st ori es f r om Osan t o an yon e wh o look s h i m up. Phi l J U L I EN i s n ow a T -38 I P at Wi lli e- he m arri ed K ay l ast

D ecem b er . P au l a n d N i n a SU T L I F F a r e b ack a t V a n ce a s a T -37 I P a f t er F -4s at K u n sa n . D a v e N A K A Y A M A i s n ow

at T r av i s.

Back her e at t h e h om e f r on t t h er e i s n ot m uch goi ng

on . J i m P H I L L I P S an d A r t G E O R G E f l ew A -7s f or t h e

flyi ng T i ger s at t h e bi g RDF Red Fl ag . A r t got out o f h i s y ear -lon g t our at t h e Engl and Comm and Post at th e end o f J uly . M y t our ended t h e mi ddle of J un e- I ’m sli gh t l y h appy , as n ow m aybe I can do som e f ly i ng . I wen t cr oss count r y t he l ast week en d of A pr i l . Spen t Fr i day n i gh t a t

D av i s-M on t h a n , at J oe W Y SO C K I ’S h ou se i n T u cson . B u d d y L OT T an d D a n F O ST E R w er e t h er e on a cr oss count ry f r om L augh li n i n t h ei r T -37, so we all h ad a g ood

ti m e. T h e n ext m or ni ng B udd J ON E S was at B ase Ops f ligh t pl an ni ng wi t h hi s st uden t . H e’s a T -37 I P at R ee s e . Sunday m or n i ng at Ti nk er I saw Stev e WE A V E R wi t h hi s T -37 st ud en t f r om L aug h l i n . On 5 M ay G ar y T U RN I PSE E D came t o Engl and i n hi s T -37 on h i s w ay t o Egli n . H e i s n ow i n St an -Ev al at V an ce. A n d speaki ng o f V an ce I r ead i n th e A F T i m es t h at K i rk Bel l i s t h i s y ear ’s si n gles ten ni s ch am p t h er e. Cl a ss o f ’02 : Ry an N elson A N DERSON was bor n 14 M ay . Par ent s Dave an d Gai l r esi de at K aden a wh er e Daddy f li es F-4s. Sean A lex an der H A L L w as bor n 11 J un e in Col or ado Spr i ngs. Don an d Pat ar e t h e pr oud par en t s, a n d l i v e a t V a n c e w h er e D o n t e a c h es T -3 7 s t u d en t s . S u e

M cROBERT S i s ex pect i n g, wi t h D ec em b er .

deli v ery

ear l y

Well , I h ope ev er y on e i s well . L et ’s all be saf e i n everyt hi ng we do. I appr eci at e all wh o wr ot e- keep i t g oi n g ! H ope I men ti oned ev er y on e- but if I di dn ’t men ti on y ou, t h en w r i t e !

Don ’t spen d y our pay i n cr ease all i n on e pl ace!

On e t ouri st on t h e w al l w as h ear d t o say t o an ot h er : “ Wh at ’s a ‘r i n g-dan g-do’?” “ I d o n ’t k n o w . W h o ’s L u L u ?”

Wh en t h e Cadet s h ad f i n al ly f i l ed int o place, t h e CI C of H er it age st epped t o t h e podi um . “ Gent lem en , be seat ed. T h er e wi ll be n o eat i n g i n A r n ol d H all duri n g t h e m ovi e.” H e w as n ear l y dr ow n ed out by t h e soun d of t hirt een h un dr ed can dy bar wr apper s h it t i n g t h e fl oor . A s t h e l i g h t s w en t ou t , so d i d h a l f t h e f r esh m en . W al d o w as o n e o f

t he f i r st asleep. H i s dr eam began ... * * * * * * * * *

T H E W I N G ST R I K E S B A C K

St ar r i n g Wal do F . D um bsquat Wal do awok e a lon g t i m e ago in an academy f ar , f ar

aw ay . H e w on d er ed w h er e h e w a s.

“ I w o n d er w h er e I a m ? ” m u s ed t h e d o o l i e .

“ Y ou’r e aboar d t h e M i l l en n i u m G y r f a l co n - f ast est st ar sh i p in t h e wi n g. I beat a T r an s A m an d t w o ’v et t es t o Den v er y est er day .” T h e br aggi n g v oi ce bel on ged t o H an s D ual , m er cen ar y pi l ot . T h e gr ey cr eat ur e besi de h i m gr ow l ed. “ Oh , t h i s i s m y co-pi l ot , T obacca. Be car ef ul , h e’s a Wh oopi e an d v er y un st abl e,” added H an s. “ I ’v e h ear d of West Poi nt ex ch an ge st udent s, but h e’s t h e f i r st I ’v e m et ,” n ot ed W al do.

T H E SE C R E T L I F E OF

WA L DO F . DU M BSQU A T by Don H al l , ’76 B a si c

C a d et

W aldo

F .

Dum bsquat , pr et endi n g t o st udy h i s k n o w l ed g e , s t o o d i n f or m a t i on

o n t h e t er r a z z o . T h e

f r esh m an w a s w ear i n g h i s f a v or i t e u n i f or m : sn ea k er s , f at igue t r ou, baseball cup, an d a whi t e t -sh ir t wit h a pl ast i c n ame t ag pi n n ed t o it . U n f ort un at el y ,

W a l d o h a d l o st o n e o f t h e sm a l l

m et al cl am ps and t he n am e t ag w as dr awi ng bl ood wi t h ev ery breat h . Waldo h oped h e di dn ’t b l eed t oo m uch ; h e d i d n ’t w a n t t o

be ch ewed out f or weari n g dy ed un der w ear agai n . “ I really li k e th ese h er it age lect ur es,” whi sper ed Basi c Cadet

W a r r en H eel s t o W a l d o .

“ Y ea, but i f I see t h at bi -pl an e push ed out of t h e h an gar on e m or e t i m e. I ’l l cry ,” r epli ed t h e dooli e. “ Qui et !” war n ed Regs B uch , “ H er e comes t h e squadr on comm ander .” A s t h e f ir st i e m ar ch ed t h e squadr on t o A r n old H al l , t he fr esh m en sang m any popular Ch r i st m as son gs an d assort ed m ar ch i ng t unes.

H ans m an euver ed h i s cr af t t h r ough J ack ’s V al ley an d t o t h e l ow er -l ower lot . L ocki n g up t h e st ar sh i p, H an s apologi zed f or par ki n g so f ar aw ay . “ I ’v e on ly got a ‘B ’ st i ck er .” T h e Wh oopi e, pi l ot , an d dooli e w er e m et at t h e base o f t he r am p by dashi n g D uke Sky wri t er . H e w as f l an k ed by h i s f ai t h f ul r obot s, CB PO an d J P4. “ Gl ad t o see y ou, H an s.” “ We bar ely m ade it past t h e i m peri al Dorm -t r ooper s. Y ou look li k e y ou’v e seen a fi gh t y our sel f .” “ Wh il e w e w er e t r aveli n g t h r ough t h e ECON r egi on , a Z mon st er j um ped m e. CBPO sav ed m y li f e.” “ Wh y di d y ou w ant t o m eet h er e?” ask ed H an s. D ar t h V ader ber g pl an s t o bri n g h i s n ew w eapon , t h e br i g ad i er st a r , h er e t o n eut r ali ze our squadr on s. H e’s alr eady used i t on t h i s academ y . Rem em ber t h e n at i ves I bought J P4 fr om ?” “ T h e People-of -t h e-Poi nt ed Par k as? 99

“ T h at ’s r i ght . T h ey ’ve been wi ped out . On ly a f ew

m u t a n t s ex i st n o w .”

“ Soun ds l i ke t h e sam e fi en d w h o deci m at ed t h e Quasi of f i ci al U ni cor n s of Di gel 12.” “ M ast er Duk e, w e m ust be on our guar d,” st at ed CBPO. J P4 wh i st l ed, an d ch ir ped h i s agr eem en t . “ Wh o’s t h e gn om e y ou br ough t wi t h y ou?” D uk e a s k ed .

“ Sir , I ’m B asic Cadet Dum bsquat , Waldo F .” “ Well , w h en t h e f i gh t i n g st art s,” advi sed Duk e, “ st ay

out of r an g e of t h i s sabr e.” H e dr ew h i s ca det i ssu e s w o r d a n d f lex ed i t s b l a d e.

Wal do w as puzzl ed. Si r , i s t h at a li ght sabr e?” h e quer i ed. N o, Dum bsquat . I t get s r at h er h eavy , especi ally in t h e mi ddle of a par ade.” 66

“ I wonder what’s keeping Princess LuL u?” thought

H an s alou d .

J P4 i ssued a low w ar n i ng wh i st l e. But i t w as t oo l at e. “ Sh e’s i n m y cl ut ch es, zoomi e r ebel ,” h i ssed t h e dar k

if gure of Darth V aderberg as he emerged from the Air Gardens. The dark lord led his force of dancing bear creatures and Dorm-troopers toward Dumbsquat and hi s f r i en d s .

“ Wh o’s t h e gn om e?” “ Sir , I ’m B asi c Cadet D um bsquat , Waldo F . I ’m a

d o o l i e .”

“ Be gone, vermin. Prepare your weapon, Skywriter,” commanded V aderberg as he slashed some grey hair off

T ob a cca w i t h h i s sab r e.

T h e Wh oopi e r oar ed an d bow led ov er sev er al h el met ed Dorm -t r ooper s w it h hi s paw .

“ Stand back, Tobacca,” ordered Duke. “ This is my

f li ght .

The duel began and the air was fi lled with f lashi ng steel . A s the struggle progressed, it was apparent t h a t Duke’s fencing class had been pass/ fail. Victory stepped t o the side of Darth as he began to overpower his opponent . Amid the confusi on, the doolie disappeared into a

st air w ell an d ut t er ed t h e m agi c wor ds, “ A t t ent i on i n t h e A r ea.” T h e t r ansf or m ed fr esh m an st r ut t ed back t o t h e b a t t l e.

“ Obe-w aldo-k anobe!” gasped D uk e.

“ Funny, he doesn’t look like A lec Guinness,” frowned

H an s.

Waldo had become a Red-ey e K ni ght , master

di r ect or of t h e Cour se. H e t ouch ed Duk e’s swor d an d s a i d :

“ Now hear this. The Philosophy Course is with you, y o u n g

D u k e .”

A n i n spir ed Duk e r epulsed D art h ’s n ex t t hr ust an d pr essed h i s ow n at t ack .

J oh n “ L ou” M ich els, J r . 3508 M on tr ovi a Bl v d., #117 Om ah a, N E 68123 A V 271-4369/ 3034

ON WA T CH : By n ow y ou sh ould al l h av e r ecei ved

several letters from the A OG concerning the Cl ass pl aque and the GI Bill . I want to address each of these topi cs, br i efl y . T h e Cl ass pl aque i s a pr oj ect t h at I t hi n k m eri t s at

least your consideration. Many people in the Cl ass h a v e expressed t o me their dislike of somethi ng li ke this t h a t smacks of “ instant” tradition. I agreeup to a point, b u t f eel that the pl aque represents a tradition that will not go t h e way of so many other “ traditions” that are now gone. I n addition, the pl aque i s a t angi ble, visible symbol o f o u r time and effort at the “ Zoo” . I encourage everyone t o c o n t r i b u t e.

No such encouragement should be needed for any and all help that we can gi ve to those working for the G I B i l l benefi ts we were denied at graduation. A lthough thi s w i l l be printed well after theJ uly 15 deadline, I urge all of y ou t o

wr it e y our

Con gr essm en

an d

t o l ook

f or

f ur t h er

developments in the case. I will do my part in passing al on g any i n f o I can get a h ol d of .

FA CE TO FACE: A ll roads may have led to Rome back in the “ brown” brown-shoe days but for us it seems li ke t h ey l ead t o A t h en s. I w as back i n t h e l an d of sun an d souvf lak i

in M ay and ran i nto a bunch of steely-eyed MAC types w h o

j ust h appen ed t o h av e t h e r i ght num ber s on t h ei r Cl ass ri n gs.

be f ull of i t !” puf f ed V ader ber g i n am azem ent . H e qui ck ly br ok e off t h e com bat an d wi t h dr ew hi s

My first cont act was with no other than the “ great Tunak” , M ark TUNI S. M ark is at Little Rock flying C130’s, and j ust happened to drop by while on TDY to Mildenhall . He had stopped dropping when I talked to hi m , but pi cked up again next evening on his inspection o f t h e

ac ad em i c en v i r on m en t of t h e C our se.

Mark had a fair amount of news on people, and I was off the beach long enough to copy down some of it . A l s o working out of Little Rock with M ark are Randy

“ The Course is strong within you. Skywriter. You must

band into thetunnel s. I n their haste, theguards l ef t b eh i n d the captive. Duke and Hans rushed to the pri ncess’ si d e . Obe-waldo-kanobe, his work done, vanished into the * * * * * * * *

Wal do wok e up in t h e A r n ol d H al l t h eat er . Wh at a

dream! Hehoped hehadn’t missed too much of theheritage

movi e. As he looked at the screen, the bi-pl ane was bei ng wh eel ed out of t h e h angar .

Gr eek gutt er sy st em i n down t ow n A t h en s.

M A RT I N EZ, V i c N U TT , K en L A N DRE E , an d A 1 BE K E RI S, A 1 M EZA , J ay FA WCETT , K ev i n K E N K E L , an d I b el i ev e, C h r i s C A M P B E L L

ar e al l i n F -4’s a t

T or r ej on , but at t h i s t im e sh oul d be i n T ur k ey on depl oy m ent .

W a l d o c r i ed .

J oin T h e

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Su p po r t A OG / U SA F A P r o gr am s

Ri ck ZA T ORSK I an d Den ni s V EA RA ar e pushi n g OV -l O’s out of Sembach an d som ew h er e up t h er e wi t h

them, Dan SCHMI DT is riding an F-4 from Spangdahlem.

J oh n M A Z U R O W SK I i s w i t h a C -130 out f i t at R h ei n -M ei n

along with John BLOOM. Finally, Mark CASTELLANI (Susan) is at the heart of the heat wave in A ltus,

F RON T T O BA CK : A qui ck r un dow n on t h e ubi qui t ous ch an ge of addr ess car ds r ev eal s t h e f oll ow i ng: Ch ar li e SPI T L E R i s al so at Columbus as an A 37 I P; J oh n SH A ST EEN i s i n F -4’s at Osan ; Fr ant z “ D ” DE WI L L I S i s an

i n st r u ct or

n av

COST A L E S i s at

M ar ch

B -52’s;

C h i ef

F t . K obbe i n

Okl ahom a, f ly i n g K C-135’s. I left M ar k t o t h e dev i ces of t h i s cr ew , on ly t o r un i n t o anot h er f am il i ar f ace (and t h e secon d Ch i ck en h aw k fr om 16 I ’v e r un acr oss in Gr eece) Ron L A DN I ER. Ron w as

P O SL U SZ N Y

out of Ch ar lest on . H e passed alon g t h e n am es of St ev e H A N L ON , wh o j ust upgr aded t o A / C; P aul SCH U TT , D ave H OBBS, an d T er r y T RE I B ER as som e of t h e guy s h e’s been r un ni n g ar oun d t h e w orl d wi t h . D av e an d T err y , by t h e w ay , ar e bot h f ly i n g t h e T -39 n ow . Ron also r an i n to Fr ank A N DERSON an d Geor ge DREW wh o ar e f lyi n g OV -l O’s i n Germ any , at Sembach , I t hi nk , an d Ran dy FRA N T Z, n ow a pr oud f at h er at L or i n g.

G r an d F or k s as a n av i n K C -135’s.

nation-hopping across Europe but flies C-141’s for a l i v i n g

Ron personally looks good and stays in shape by running on the beach in front of his house i n Charleston. I c a n ’t t a k e i t .

The strangest things seem to happen in bars, so I wasn’t too surpri sed to see my roommate f rom BCT , Toby

N I CH OL S i n t h e club at A t h en s. T oby i s wi t h M ar k at L it t le Rock , but in J uly wi ll be goi n g t o Guam t o f ly t h e W C -

130’s. His primary duty is going to be chasing hurri canes (I guess they’re typhoons out there) for the hail of it. T oby i s

m arr i ed an d h as a l it t le gir l , an d seem s t o be doi n g w el l . H i s r un ni n g cer t ai nly h asn ’t suf f er ed; h e ki ck s out ei gh t t o t en mi les a day , r ai n or sh i n e.

My last run-i n with the Little Rock bunch was wi th

T om M A RI N EL L O, w h o t ri ed t o k i ll m e wit h a r un on t h e beach . I k n ow i t w as pr em edi t at ed, T om saw me eat i n g t h ose cooki es an d m il k j ust bef or e h e ask ed m e t o r un . I t ook som e leav e dow n in San A nt on io af t er get t i n g back f rom Gr eece, j ust i n t i m e f or t h e “ Wh i ch T ex as Cit y i s t he M ost L ik e an Ov en T oday ?” cont est . Wh i l e sw el t er i n g,

I spent some time with Lynn SCOTT at the Human

Resour ces L ab at Br ook s. L y n n i s i nvolv ed i n a n umber o f f ascin at i n g pr oj ect s, m any of t h e deali n g wi t h r et enti on

and promotion board results! He’s also a test subj ect i n a n

ev al uat i on of t h e ef f ect of G’s on peopl e r i di n g a cent r i f uge on ce a w eek . L y n n also h as en ough t i m e t o w or k on h i s

squash and racquetball game, a fact I learned to my c o s t .

A r m an d o

P an am a: T er r y

M ai n t en an ce

Pr ogr am s; Ron M ORGA N i s at H ess-Ol den dor f w it h a T act i cal Con t r ol Squadr on ; Fr ank CA SSERI N O is wor k i ng out of t h e Sat el li t e Pr ogr am Of fi ce at t h e Space Div i si on L A A F S i n Cali f or ni a: Gar y E L L SWORT H is at H A N D T O M OU T H : A .J . GI PSON gav e me a call t h e ot h er day . A .J . i s bor i n g h oles i n t he sky an d smog i n a B u f f out of M ar ch . Wit h hi m at Ri v er si de ar e M ar k DE L M A S, M ar k K I N N EY , D oug BA N K ER, Cur t BEDK E an d B ob BEALE.

A .J ., w h o i s m arr i ed now (Car ol) r eport s t h at Cr ai g A DA M S i s on h i s w ay fr om Dy ess t o J apan . Cr ai g i s a C 130 n avi gat or . T . PA RK E R i s at M i n ot as a 135 co-pil ot , al on g wit h Dw i gh t H A RT M A N . M i k e CROSS (J acki e) i s an F -4 WSO at Osan an d Ri ck SOWERS i s f ly i ng 37’s at M at h er . I w i sh som e of y ou guy s woul d f ol low A .J .’s l e a d an d gi ve m e a call . E speci ally if y ou’r e t oo l azy t o w r i t e . PEN T O PA PER: T he m ai l bag t hi s t i m e ar oun d w as only part i al ly f ull . J i m M OSCH GA T wr it es t o say t h at h e wi ll be l eav i n g T aegu at t h e en d of J uly t o go t o L augh li n as a 38 I P. H e i s al so get ti ng m arr i ed at t h e begi n ni n g o f A ugust , so it appear s t h at ev er yt h i n g i s ch an gi ng at o n c e f or h i m . J i m al so say s t h at J oh n RE ED , wh o I r an i nt o a t K aden a l ast wi nt er , w i ll n ow be goi n g t o H oll om an as a fi gh t er lead-i n i n st r uct or . So wi l l Gl en K EL L EY f r om K u n sa n .

Bi l l ZI N K h as t h e pl easur e of becom i n g t h e f ir st (t h at I kn ow of) of t h e Cl ass t o go t o F -16 RT U at H i ll . J i m a n d about 500 ot h er guy s w ant i n on y our secr et , Bi ll . Con gr at s. J i m an d J oh n appar ent ly r an i n t o m ost of t h e Paci fi c si d e of t h e cl ass i n a n ex er ci se at C l ar k . B i l l W E L D E w a s

f ly i n g F -4’s as a w easel , T om CA RPEN T ER w as i n an OV 10 an d St an H I N OK I an d C.J . J ON E S w er e m ak i n g t act i cal dr ops f rom t h eir C-130’s. T h an k s f or t h e com pl et e in fo J im .

A l so f rom K or ea, (t i m e i s appar en t ly h eavy on t h eir h an ds out t h er e), M ar k “ Bl ue” WA RD ch ecked in wi t h som e mor e F-4 updat es, n am ely t h at h e i s goi n g t o H omest ead i n st ead of A T C, w h er e most ev ery on e i s h ea ded . M ar k r a n i n t o “ A n t i ” A N T I SD E L on a 130 t o

Osan , an d al on g wi t h D av e BROWN , t h ey w ent out an d k n ock ed b ack a f ew . I assu m e M ar k m ean t d r i n k s, b ut I a m

sur e t h at a good ti m e w as h ad by all , r egar dless. M i k e OEL RI CH dr opped a sh or t n ot e fr om A l ask a, w h er e h e i s w or k i n g f or t h e 53 1 A i r cr a f t C on t r ol an d

War n in g Gr oup, checki n g on t h e r adar si t es up t h er e. M i k e an d hi s wi f e G ai l ar e r eall y enj oy i n g t h e cam pi n g an d can oei n g scen e w hi ch i s good because t h at ’s A l ask a’s st r on g poi nt as f ar as I ’m con cer n ed. M i ke sees B ob DON ZE , wh o i s at E l m on dor f i n F -4’s an d D av e ST E P H A N , w h o i s al so i n P h a n t om s, an d on occa si on

D av e BOYA RSK I , wh o ri des t h e 141 out of N or t on f or

M A C.

Fr om E n gl an d, Bob GU I L L ORY dr opped a li n e t o say h e is n ow an I WSO (i n st r uct or WSO for us n on-T A C t y pes) i n t h e F-l l l ’s at L ak en h eat h , an d i s f ly i n g h i s t ai l o f f . I sh oul d be seei n g B ob f air ly soon , as w e ar e leavi n g f o r 53

E n g l an d t h i s m on t h .

Randy V I EI RA (J an e) wh o is f lyi n g K C’s out of M cConn ell , gav e me a r un dow n on t h e “ SA C pack” out t her e; Ron SM A L L (Rach el), K ir k ST EPH A N S (Gl or i a), Bi ll E L L I OT , Don J ON ES, Ri ck SPOT T (Debbi e), an d Sammy H E RCH A K . Ri ck an d Sam my ar e bot h on St an/ Ev al , but appar ent ly n o on e h olds it agai nst t hem . Bob H OOV ER (Ci n dy ) i s an I P at Del Ri o, T ed L I N H OF (St eph an i e) i s wi t h t h e A -10 at M y rt l e Beach , an d D an

V A N A L ST I N E (P au l a ) i s at E l l sw or t h i n t h e B u f f .

T h an k s f or t h e i n put , Ran dy . OF F WA T CH : T i m e t o close out anot h er col umn . H ope t h e sum m er goes (or w ent ) well f or y ou al l . A gai n , I en cour age y our suppor t of t h e Cl ass pl aque an d GI B il l pr oj ect s. M y t h an ks t o al l t h ose wh o wr ot e an d called. I f any on e h as any pi ct ur es out t h er e, dr op ’em al on g. See y ou in th e fall.

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Can y ou bel iev e it h as alr eady been t wo y ear s si n ce gr aduat i on? I t seem s li k e only y est er day when we t h r ew our h at s i nt o t h e l ow h angi n g cl ouds on t h at col d M ay mor n in g. T h ese past t w o y ear s h ave f lown by and now w e ar e fi n all y “ r eal of f i cer s” - n o m or e but t er bar s! T h e r a i s e i n pay w as ni ce t oo! A s T an k er SN Y D ER say s, “ M on ey m ay n ot be able t o buy h appi n ess, but i t sur e m ak es a ni ce d o w n pay m ent .” D oesn ’t i t t hough . I ’m n ot t oo i nt o r an k a n d a l l t h at , but it sur e f eel s ni ce - con gr at ul at ion s t o al l y o u n e w fi r s t l i eu t en a n t s .

S o f a r i t h a s b een a b ea u t i f u l s u m m er f o r m e a n d

appar en t ly f or m any of y ou t oo. T h e l arge n um ber of l et t er s and ph on e call s w as gr eat an d it w as especi ally n ice t o r u n

i n t o a f ew c l a s s m a t es .

Sam T H ERRI EN w as at T yn dall T DY an d h e cam e over f or di n n er on e n ight . We h ad a super t i m e t al ki n g o v e r ol d t i mes an d n ew . H e an d hi s gor geous wif e, J oan i e a n d t h eir son ar e on t h eir w ay t o A l ask a w h er e Sam wi l l b e f lyi n g F -4s. A l so i n Sam ’s F -4 RT U cl ass wer e B ob ST EEL , V i n ce BON A SSO, an d Gr eg ROGGE . Don L A U M A N N

w as at T y n d a l l an d w e r an i n t o each ot h er at t h e

com m issary . H e w as T DY t her e f or a w eek (T y n dal l , n ot t h e comm i ssary ) befor e leav i n g f or A l ask a as an F-4 backseat er . H e sen ds h i s best t o all h is ol d 23r d Squadr on buddi es. Speak i n g of wh om ; word h as i t t h at Doug “ H ai r s B A T O N i s r eal l y en j oy i n g t h e g ood l i f e i n H aw a i i . I n h i s

spar e t i m e he f li es t h e 0 -2 at Wh eel er . M or e on assi gn m en t s l at er ; n ow f or t h i s quar t er ’s n upt i al s. I t seem s as i f l ove w as i n t he air t h i s spr i ng. Glen n GRU N ER m ar ri ed Pam ; an d M ar k GA L L A GH E R m ar r i ed G ai l , t h e si st er of M ar k ’s ex -r oom m at e M ar k

AP F EL . Gl en n , M ar k and M ar k ar e all I P’s at Wi ll y . P i t t

M E R R Y M A N m ar r i ed L i z; R od F I T Z P A T R I C K m ar r i ed E di e; M ar k H E F F E R L Y fi n al l y cr u m b l ed an d t i ed t h e k n ot w i t h T er r y ; an d T ed A N K E N B A U E R set t l ed d ow n w i t h

t he f or m er K at h y Gadd. Br i an SCOT T an d Pet e WH EBL E al so sai d v ow s - n ot wi t h each ot h er , I j ust don ’t h a v e t h ei r wi ve’s n ames. I saw Pet e at Randol ph r ecent ly . H e w as t h er e on a cr oss-cou n t r y a n d i s a T -37 I P a t V an ce. Gr eg BRE L A N D , a 141 pi l ot at M cGuir e, m arr i ed an A r k an sas

bel le t hi s past A pri l . Fi n ally , I got a l et t er fr om L ar r y ROM O wh o i s at Gr eat F al ls, M ont an a al on g wi t h T i m A N T OZZI an d Guy M ART EL L E . L ar r y ’s n ot m ar ri ed - y et - but h e won der ed w h at ever h appen ed t o D av e “ L on e St ar J OH N SON . Well , I ’m pleased t o an noun ce, Dave em er ged f r o m U P T a t R ees e a n d m a r r i e d a T ex a s s w e et h ea r t n a m e d

B et h A n n . Con gr at ul at i on s t o y ou all an d best wi sh es f o r t he f ut ur e. By t h e way , I am st i ll ver y , v er y si ngl e a n d en j oy i n g ev er y m i n ut e of i t !

I t i s wit h deep sorr ow t h at I m ust i n f or m y ou t h at whi le on h i s w ay t o a T DY assi gn m en t at Ran dol ph A F B , Gar y V A N D ERPOOL died i n an aut om obi le acci dent . T hi s sudden an d unt i mely deat h com es as a gr eat sh ock an d deep loss t o al l of us i n ’78. We sh ar e i n t h e s o r r o w f el t by h i s f am il y and our pr ay er s an d t h ough t s ar e wit h t h e m . A n old buddy of mi n e fr om h ome, an d our cl assm at e fr om 36t h Squadr on , St eve A SBE L L wr ot e fr om M cCh or d wh er e i s f ly i ng C-141s. H e an d an ot her ex -F alcon sk at er , Gor dy ST RON G, got t oget her r ecent ly an d besi des bei n g ex ci t ed over t h e U .S. h ockey t eam , t h ey wer e ar gui n g a b o u t wh o h ad t h e best assi gn m en t . Gor dy i s a T -33 pi l ot a t El m en dor f an d in h i s spar e t i m e f li es h i s own f loat pl an e. I ’d say t h ey bot h m ade out pr et t y well . St eve al so s e n t al on g a li st of assi gn m ent s: F -4: St ev e A N D E RSON , Scot t B E RG , D av e

B U SH E M E , D av e L E N G Y E L (M acD i l l )

T -38: K y l e B A RT E L S, M ar k F O L K S, D en n y DA N SER, E d K I RK H A M , Pun ch M OU L T ON , Sh awn SL OA N (V an ce): RI CH DA V I DA GE (Sh eppar d) T -37: D ean H A B RU N , D av e M I N T Z , M ar k RI CH A RDSON , M i k e WI SE , Dav e RA DE R (V an ce) C-130: Gr eg “ L i t t l e” BA L T M I SK I S, M ar k E L L I OT (Pope) K C -135 : E d B R U C E (M cC on n el l ), B r a d D U N T O N

(K .I . Sawyer ), Pet e L I OT T A (M i n ot ), D ave PH I L L I PS (Pl at t sbur gh ) F -111: Rick GL I T Z (M t . H ome), K i p WA RT ON , M ar k SWI GON SK I (U pper H ey f or d) T h e M o r a l i t y o f War “ War k i lls men, and men dep lore the loss; but war also cr ushes bad p ri ncip les and ty ran ts, and so s a v es s o c i e t i es . ”

C .C . C o l ton

C-141: Don H A RPER (M cGui r e), Gar y WH I T E (N or t on ) 0 -2: D av e J ON ES (H ow ar d), P.J . V ERGAR O (D avi sM on t h an ), B ob Z I E L I N SK I (E i el son ) A -10: St ev e L E G G (B en t w at er s)

A -7: K evi n H A Y ES (E ngl and)

B -52: L ee W I L L I A M S (F ai r ch i l d ), B ob W H E E L O C K (W ur t sm i t h ) I r ecei v ed a n ot e f r om T od d A L M A N D w h o w a s on e of

t h ree at Reese t o get an F -15. T odd w i ll be goi n g t o K aden a; Ed H A ZL ET T got hi s F -15 t o Bi t bur g an d Cr ai g L OV EL A DY got one t o H oll om an . Ot h er s i n t h at gr oup wer e Glen SCH L OT T ERBECK , F-111 t o U pper H eyf or d; Gar y DEA N , T -38 t o Reese; an d Gr eg “ Ski ” SA RT OR, B-52 t o B ar ksdal e. A lso, T om A V ERY an d T er r y K EL L Y wi ll b e goin g t o Pl at tsbur g t o f ly K C-135s. Bi ll BRESL EY dr opped me a li n e fr om M acDi l l an d it seem s h e an d hi s l on g-t i m e r oom m at e and part n er in cr i me, M ar k BRU GGEM EY ER, h ave fi ni sh ed F -4 RT U and wi l l be headi ng t o K unsan A B i n K or ea wh er e Bi ll s a y s t h e f ly i ng is on e bi g fr ee-f or -al l . M ik e M A N GOL D wi ll a l s o be goi n g t o K unsan . Ot h er F-4 j ocks i n t h at class wer e J i m H A L SEL L and N ick F U ERST (N el li s); Gary FRI T H (M oody ); Bi l l CH A M BL E E an d Bl ak e EL L I N GSON (T orr ej on ); and St ev e PU L S (H ah n). I recei v ed a lov ely let t er f r om Scot t BA K E R’S beaut if ul wi f e, Pam . N o, t h er e’s not hi n g goi n g on ; S c o t t ’s j ust t oo busy t o wr i t e, or t oo l azy . A n y w ay , Scot t i s a n I P a t Reese al on g wi th T ed A N K EN BA U ER, Br et t V A N CE an d J i m GA RN . T hough t h e ot h er s ar e mar r ied, Pam t el ls m e t h at r um or s h av e J i m bei n g qui t e t h e l adi es’ m an . Same ol d J i m I see. A n ot h er on e of t h e wi ves, M y r n a SWA RSBROOK , wi f e of J ack , wr ot e m e a ni ce let t er fr om V an ce wh er e J ack i s a T -37 I P. T h ey ar e bot h h appy w i t h t he assi gn men t , ev en t h ough M y r n a say s J ack get s a l i t t l e fr ustr at ed som et i mes; t hen h e r emem ber s wh at i t was l i k e as a st udent . H ang i n t her e buddy ! M i ke A CK L EY f elt -t h e n on -r at ed guy s deser ved equal t i m e. I f ul ly agr ee - as lon g as t h ey ’l l wr i t e me, e v e r y o n e

g et s eq u a l t i m e. M i k e i s a m ai n t en an ce of fi cer a t T i n k er . A l so a t T i n k er ar e T ed R O U SH a n d M ar k B U SH E L L .

Bot h ar e wor k i ng in t h e A W A CS pr ogr am . M i k e al so saw

m a n y cl a ssm at es w h i l e T D Y . J i m M C G I N L E Y i s a 135 n av at K a den a . M i k e M I T C H E L L an d J oh n SN Y D E R

wer e bot h i n t he Ph ili ppi n es wh en M i k e w as t h er e. M i k e f li es 130 s out of Y a k ot a an d J oh n i s a n F -4 n a v at C l a r k .

Doug RODGERS i s a B-52 n av at M at h er . Doug RODGERS is a B-52 n av at M at h er . A n ot h er n av , K ev i n RA N K , j ust ar ri v ed at Dy ess i n 130s. A n d, J oh n GRI M ES i s at H i ll , f lyi n g r escue ch opper s. H ow about t h e l atest baby boom? D an ST CL A I R and h is w if e, M addy , h ad t wi ns, Or v i ll e an d Wi lbur . Ri ch SH OOK , an I P at Wi lly , and h is wi f e M ar ge ar e ex pect i ng t wi n s. Ot h er expect an t par ent s are T i m and Pen ny WA L T ERS (T i m f li es F-15s at Bi t bur g), and D ave and T ammy M CL E RA N . Dave i s also an I P at Wil ly . M i k e an d J oy WRI GHT j ust h ad a baby gi r l , K ar en . M i k e i s i n t h e Secur it y Comm and at K el ly and wi l l be movi ng t o H aw ai i i n Sept ember . A l so at K el ly an d st i ll tr y i ng t o get i n t o U P T i s N eal “ Rat ” K A L FA S. T .J . BRON DER, an I P at V ance, an d N an h ad a baby t h i s past wi nt er . Con gr at ’s t o y ou a l l ! A n d , a b i t of n ew s f r om J i m A R N O L D . J ef f C U K R a n d

Greg MAN DT have begun classes at AFIT at Wri ght-Patt.

Jef f WA L DO wi ll be st ar t i n g law sch ool t h i s f all . A lso, P et e

MAPLE i s flying 141s at the McGuire and Danny H A L P E R N i s i n B -52s at W ur t sm i t h .

Finally, a few words from and about me. I was goi ng t o

avoid wr it i n g about t h i s, but aft er so m any l et t er s a n d ph on e cal ls, I f elt t h e best way t o ex pl ain was i n t h i s col umn . T h i s past Ch ri st m as I w as h ome on leave an d t h e doct or s di scover ed I h ad H odgki n ’s Di sease, a f or m o f can cer . T h ey put m e i n t he h ospit al an d r an sever al t e s t s i n cludin g t wo biopsi es. T hi s w as f oll owed by f air ly m aj or sur ger y . T h ey f oun d t h at t h e di sease w as caught ear ly a n d w oul d be n ot on ly t r eat able but pr obably cur abl e al so. I

thank God for that. After I recovered from surgery, t h e

doct or s st ar ted me on a r adi at i on t r eat men t pr ogr am t h a t w as t o l ast f i v e mont h s. So f ar I h av e spen t all of t h is y ear i n t h e h ospit al an d on conv al escent leav e and by t h e t i m e t h i s i s pri n t ed, al l t r eat m ent s wi ll be fi nished. T h e d o c t o r s a r e opt i m i st i c an d f eel t h a t I h av e b een cur ed an d s h o u l d

r et ur n t o f ly i n g t h ough it m ay t ake a f ew m ore mon t h s. I woul d r eal ly li ke t o t h an k y ou f or y our concer n . T h e ca l l s , let t er s, vi si t s, and especi ally y our pr ay er s h av e m eant mor e t h an an y one can k now . Wi t h out f ri en ds wh o car e, w e h av e not h i n g; but I f elt li k e I h ad ever y t h in g goi n g f o r m e . T h an ks! God Bl ess y ou all an d h ave a gr eat sum m er .

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H i , I ’m y our Cl ass T r easurer , st at i on ed at RA F A l con bur y , U K , an d h ere goes my sh ot at a Puli t zer . Put y our f ear s t o rest , t he Cl ass F un d i s com pl et el y saf e i n my ... er , t he Cl ass’ n um bered Swi ss account (p ut i t t h er e my self af t er t h e l ast t r i p t o M ont e Car l o). England i s i nt er esti n g, but t h en agai n , so ar e M ex i can j ail s an d F ir e ant s. Because i t r ai n s 23 h our s a day h er e, legends about sunsh i n e an d bl ue ski es, ar e passed down f r om gen er at ion t o gen er at i on . On e good poin t , h owev er , i s

that I can sell a ’78 Trans Am on the Bri tish economy f o r

$ 15,000 .00. R ai n on ...

T o dat e h ere is wh at I ’v e r ecei ved on assi gn m en t s. I n or der t o be obj ect i v e about wb icb air cr aft t o pl ace at th e t op of t he l ist , an d w hi ch t o pl ace on t h e bot t om , I li st ed t h e A / C al ph abet i cal ly . F -4 :

M ike

ROL L ER

(L u k e) ,

T r ev or

A L BRO

(H om est ead), Scot t A H M I E (L uk e), T ad E L L I S, J uan P ET E R SO N .

0 -2 : J i m C A L L A H A N .

A -10 : L an ce B E A M (E n g l a n d A F B ). R F -4: W al t W R I G H T (K ad en a , O k i n a w a).

F-111: M ar k CU T K OM P (L aken b eat h , Eng) A vy n

YA TA .

C-130: St ev e M ERRI A M (Cl ar k , Ph i l li pin es), Gr eg

SV E SK A (L i t t l e R ock ).

T -37: Gr eg SM I T H (L augh li n ), M ar k GI GL I O (Shepar d), M i k e BODN E R (L augh li n .) OV -10: Dave SM I T H (Sembach , Ger ). C-141: T ony H A N EY (N ort on ), Randy FU L L H A RT

(M cG ui r e), R ob M O H A R (N or t on ).

F-16: Gr eg BRE WER, M i k e B RI L L . 55

K C-135: J ef f GL A SS (Gri f fi t h ), K el l y CA GL I A (Gr an d For k s), br r ..., Ti m SCH M I DT (T r avi s), J on FA GOT . T -38: Rock y E L L I SON , J oh n DA L L A S, M i k e OT OM O (all at Wi lli am ), St ev e D I CK SON .

Ch ri s BROWN is h eadi n g t o K eesler A F B , af t er coachi n g t h e U SA F A wr est li n g t eam t o t h e m ost wi n s i n academ y h i st or y . Gr eg B L A K E wi ll at t en d mi ssi l e tr ai n in g at V an den bur g an d t hen PCS t o Whi tem an A F B .

Th e l ong Bl ue L i n e begi n s. Con gr at ul at i on s t o T i m and Dodi SCH M I DT , t h e pr oun d par en t s of 81b & 6oz T i m Jr . T i m was i n t h e fi r st bat ch of 79er s t o gr aduat e f r o m Wi lli e. J ef f an d K i m GL A SS ar e ex pect i n g i n A ugust . J ef f i s also a Wi ll ie al umni an d al l t he bach elor s m ooch i n g o n Ki m ’s cooki ng wi l l sur e be sorr y t o see h er go. T h ei r t h an k s, h owever , w as h ear d all t h e w ay i n En gl an d. H al an d Pat ty M OORE ar e t h e par en t s of J ust i n T h om as. H al , U SM C, h as j ust r ecei v ed or der s f or M ari n e Cor ps Fli gh t tr ai ni n g

Robi n RO BI D EA U X , T om T A L B OT an d J i m PLA YE R r epor t all i s well at F . E . Warr en . Rust y ST EWA RT is ali ve an d w ell at Wri gh t Pat t . Cl ass Pr esiden t , M i ke V A N H OOM I SSEN , w h o j ust caugh t t he J un e Week even t s at U SA FA , h as com pleted h i s f i r st year of l aw sch ool , wh i le assi gn ed at Sun ny v al e

at P en sa col a , F L .

D an K RI ER, wh o h as been wor kin g Ops an d Pl an s at USAFA , while trying to get back his pilot quals, did j ust t h at . A s capt ai n of our Rodeo T eam , Dan suf f er ed an e y e

inj ury during a bad ri de. Now, back up specs, Dan and h i s wi f e Peggy ar e get ti ng ready f or a 19 J une st ar t dat e a t V a n c e . B es t o f l u c k .

Guess wh o got m ar ri ed? Ok , I ’l l tell y a. M i ke OT OM O and Cat h y Et o ti ed t he kn ot t h i s past M ay . T h ey wer e m ar r i ed over looki n g t h e beach i n sun ny L os A n gel es. M i k e FREY and hi s love, Sam , wer e m ar ri ed l ast Ch ri st mas. I ncident ly , both M i ke OT OM O and M ik e FREY h ave been ter r ori zi ng t h e A ri zon a ski es at Wi lli e. Ron POI N T ER m arr i ed Bever ly Pl osa. Ron i s i n a Secur i t y Poli ce Squadr on at M cClell an A F B , CA . M ar k PI M EN T E L m arr i ed Bet sy J ovi ak un der t he auspi ces of t h e f oll owi n g well-t r av elled, well -wi sh er s: J i m RE GA N , Bob M cGREA L , Gr eg SM I T H , T on y HA N EY , Pet e H A Y S, an d our Pr esi dent , M i ke V A N H OOM I SSEN . M ar k and Bet sy ar e assign ed t o Sun ny v ale A F S, CA . Ri ck PEA RSON m et h i s m at ch wi t h wif e, L aur ell e. Ri ck is r ecei v i ng mi ssi l e t r ai n i ng at V anden bur g, t h en h e’s of f t o Wh it m an A F B . Bob V OGT and Bet h wer e r ecen t ly m ar ri ed i n t h e A ndr ews A F B ch apel . Bob i s st at ion ed at Sun ny v ale A FS, CA . P a u l SCH U B ERT an d h i s speci al l ady , T ony K i ely wer e m arr i ed i n a J une weddi n g i n San Fr an ci sco. Paul i s st at i on ed at H an scom A F B , M A . ’79 ex t en d s i t s w ar m est b e s t w i sh es t o a l l t h es e f o l k s .

Speci al t h ank s goes t o M i ke GEE wh o ser v ed as our Cl ass Repr esent ati v e t o t h e A OG unt i l J un e. M i ke i s get t i ng r eady t o st art at Reese. H er e’s t h e l at est on en gagemen t s. J oh n DA L L A S i s goi n g t o t ak e t h e plunge w it h Sue T udor , f r om M onum ent , CO. T h ey ar e pl an nin g a M ay weddi n g at ol e U SA FA . M ar k CU T K OM P, ... y ep, M ar k CU T K OM P, i s pl an ni n g a N ovem ber weddi n g wit h hi s l ov e, N an cy . Bot h J oh n an d M ar k r ecen t l y gr aduat ed f r om pi l ot t r ai ni n g at Wi l lie. J e f f JA CK SON wi ll wed Cy n t hi a Carm ar k on 27 J une at t h e A cadem y . I ’m h appy t o h ear th at J ef f , w h o i s 79’s am bassador i n bl ue, at Ox f or d U ni v er si ty , Engl an d (on a

Rhodes Scholarship) i s adj usti ng well to civili an college

li fe. H e goes t o sch ool 24 week s and t hen gets 12 week s o f f . J ef f wil l n ot h ave t o t ake an ex am unti l h i s t w o year s o f educat i on ar e over . T ough li f e! J ef f sti ll pl an s on at t en di n g U PT , pr obably Sept ember ’81. E d L E M E L I N , K ev i n M O R G A N an d C h as R U T H ar e

doing well i n 38’s at Reese. Scott VanVA LKENBURG,

wh ose si st er j ust gr aduat ed w it h ’80, w il l begi n M edi cal Sch ool at Wri gh t U n i ver sit y t h i s f all . 56

A F S.

Eur opean Cor n er : J im M A N DZI A RA , t h e F uel s

Offi cer at Spangdahlem AFB, Germany, has posted 7623

lett er s t o fr ien ds st at eside an d al l he h as got t en i s a sti ck y

tongue. Write him! Mark MI LLER is i n Civi l Engi neeri ng

at Ram st ei n , Ger m an y . Dave K I N G, w h o i s t h e F uel s

Officer at RAF Upper Heyford, i s really enj oyi ng hi s U .K .

ex per i ence.

R u m or h a s i t t h a t C h ar l es D E A U X a n d h i s w i f e

r ecen t ly becam e par en t s - wr i t e us Ch ar li e. Speaki n g of wri t i n g us, t h e Cl ass Secr et ar y , M i k e D O N A T E L L I , w i l l w r i t e t h e F a l l ar t i cl e. H i s a d d r ess i s : M i k e D o n a t el l i 9 6 15 I n d i a n a P l a c e W illiam s A F B

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Please dr op h i m a not e an d l et us k now w h at y ou’r e u p t o. I f your addr ess ch an ges, be sure an d n ot i f y t h e A ssoci at i on of Gr aduat es so t h ey can k eep t h e Cl ass f i l e s cur r ent an d i n sur e y ou r ecei ve t he m agazi n e. G ood -l uck a l l a n d G od B l ess!

SP A C E SH U T T L E T R A I N E E S N A M E D

F our academ y gr aduat es h av e been sel ect ed as space sh ut tl e pi l ot tr ai n ees by of fi ci al s at t h e N ati on al A er on aut i cs an d Space A dm i ni str ati on , H o u st o n .

Pi cked t o pi l ot th e sh ut t l e ar e: L i eut en an t Col on el J oh n E . Bl ah a, cl ass of 1965; L i eut en ant Col on el Roy D . Bri dges J r ., cl ass of 1965; M aj or Guy S. Gar dn er , cl ass of 1969, an d M aj or Ron al d J . Gr abe, cl ass of 1966. B l a h a i s d i r ect or of ai r com b at ef f ect i v en ess at

H eadquart er s A i r F or ce; Br i dges i s a speci al pr oj ect of fi cer at N el l i s A i r For ce B ase, N ev .; Gardn er i s a n oper at i on s off i cer w i t h t h e 1st T est Squadr on at Cl ar k A i r B ase, Ph i l i ppi n es, and Gr abe i s an i n str uct or pi l ot at t h e A ir F or ce T est Pi l ot Sch ool , . E dw ar ds A i r F or ce B ase, Cal i f . T h e four academy al um ni w er e sel ected al on g w i t h 15 ot h er a st r on au t can d i d at es. T h i r t een ar e

mi li t ary- fi v e A i r F or ce, f our M ari n es, t h r ee N avy an d one A r m y . Secr et ary of t he A i r F or ce Dr . H an s M . M ar k congr at ul ated t h e ast r on aut can di dat es say i n g t h ey r epr esent t h e v ery best th at A m eri ca h as t o of fer . H e sai d t h e use of t h e space sh utt l e w oul d “ be an enor m ous adv an ce i n space oper ati on s. T h e f our academ y gr aduat es w i l l under go t r ai ni n g an d t h en assum e duti es as pi l ot s f or t h e space sh ut t l e orbi t er , m aneuv eri ng i t i n t h e ear t h ’s H

orbit and returning it to earth for a runway l anding.

We are p r oud to say . . .

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 IO 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

Founded in 1947, t he A rmed F orces R el ief and B enefi t A sso

ciation has continuously provided low-cost group term l i f e in sur ance and r el at ed b en efi t s f or t h e w el f ar e and fi n a n c i a l

security of its M embers and their famil ies. M ore t han $ 5 B il l io n

of insurance protection is in force on these M embers a n d more than $90 M illion has been paid out in benefi ts during the A ssociation’s history.

NET

C O ST P R O T E C T I O N

The low-cost insurance plans available with A FRBA are a n even better value because of the A ssociation’s history o f cash refunds. A lthough refunds cannot be guaranteed, the A r m ed Forces Rel ief and Benefi t A ssociation has paid, refunds e v e r y year since its founding in 1947 . . . 33 consecutive year s!

P E R SO N A L PR O M PT SE R V I C E

O V E R 105 ,000 M E M B ER S

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

T he more than 105,000 M embers of A F R B A 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

sonal ized and prompt service provided by the dedicated S t a f

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

our strongest “ boosters” and have introduced a l arge nu m b er

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

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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 Duty Off icers and Senior Enlisted Personnel ( E7-E9) . Depending upon your age, these programs include up to $200,000 of B asic 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

available today!

W O R L D -W I D E L I F E T I M E PR O T E CT I O N With AFRB A , your insurance protects you anywhere in t h e world. A nd, there is no war clause. I n addition, you c a n c o n tinue your M embership and insurance protection under a special program after you retire or separate from the Service.

FIN A N CIA L

D I SC L O SU R E

E ach year , t he A rmed Forces Rel ief and B enefi t A ssociation publishes an A nnual R eport for its M embers which refl ects t h e audited income, expenses and retained 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 en t of t h e A sso ci at io n ar e i n t h e b est i n t er ests of t h e M em b er s.

Co m pa r e o ur cov e r a g e s a n d low net cost w it h ot her g r o up t e r m lif e insur a nce pla ns ava i la b le t o d a y a nd y o u w il l see how m em be r sh ip w it h o ur A ssocia t io n of m o r e t ha n 1 0 5 ,0 0 0 M e m be r s ca n be r ig ht f or y o u t o o . To r ece iv e co m p let e inf o r m a t io n, sim p ly ca ll us t o ll f r ee . Yo u w i ll r ece iv e co m p let e d et a ils pr o m pt ly a bo ut o ur A ssocia t io n . . . t he la r g e st

a n d o l d e st A s s o c i a t i o n o f i t s k i n d a n d t h e c h o i c e

since 19 4 7 . Of co ur se , t he r e is no o b lig at io n a nd

REL IA BIL IT Y

n o sa l e sm a n w i l l ca l l .

A ll insur ance programs provided by the A rmed F orces R e l i ef and Benefi t A ssociation are underw ritten by the John H a n c o c k

M utual L ife I nsurance Company and the State M utual L i f e

A ssurance Company . B oth are among A merica’s oldest

day the notice of Death is received by the A ssociation.

and

strongest Companies, with combined insurance in force i n e x c e ss

of $ 100 B i l l io n .

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19 5 4 -19 79 Fro m Low ry A FB to the Ra m p a rts

fro m 19 5 4 to 19 7 9

. . . this p ic to ria l

re c o rd w ill b e a

uniq ue ke e p sa ke a nd a p e rfe c t g ift fo r C a d ets G ra d ua te s, Pa re nts Fa c ulty , Sta ff

C iv il Se rv ic e A c t iv e a n d Re t ire d

M ilita ry . . . a nyo ne w ho ha s b e e n a p a rt of

t h e f irst

Sinc e 195 4 , t he Un ite d Sta te s' A ir

25 ye a rs of

Fo rc e Ac a d e my ha s g row n a nd

USA FA .

c ha nged in a n unend ing q uest for

e xc e lle n c e . . . Exc e lle n c e in it s

p rog ra ms, Excellenc e in its Ca d ets,

a nd Exc e lle nc e in its p rod uc t —the G ra d ua te s of USA FA . The q ue st ha s

la rgely been suc cessful a nd the

sh o rt b u t e v e ntf u l re c o rd o f t h e A ir

Fo rc e Ac a d e my d e se rve s to b e c a ptured in a sing le p la c e fo r the e njoyme nt a nd d e lig ht of a ll of the p eo p le tha t ha ve c o ntrib ute d to the first 25 yea rs of USA FA .

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