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Signat ure loans up to $5,000.00

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• T o p Ma rket Value • Fi na nc ing t he Sa le • Ma rket ing T ips • T a x B re a k s

• Q ua lif ied Buye rs • Rest o ring Yo ur VA Elig ib ility

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M em bershi p Eligibil ity— M em bers of the A ssoci at ion of G raduates except t hose eligible for member ship i n anot her

occupational-type credit union.

R E A LT Y INC .

4048 T EM PL ET O N GA P BL V D ., SU I T E #3

C O L O R A D O SP R I N G S, C O L O R A D O 80907

CH A PT ER CON TA CT S San A nt onio T X , C hapter J am es W . B r o w n ‘ 59

626 Candleglow D r .

San A nt onio , T X 78239 8/ 4 87- 2 197/ 5 10 3/ 264 7

Of f ut t C hapter

R i car d o C u ad r o s ‘ 73 2 56 1 E l l sw o r t h

O maha, N E 68123 8 / 2 7 1- 3 15 3

A l tus OK C hapter

N ort on A FB C hapter H erb Bevelhymer ‘64

A ltus A FB , OK 7352 1

Redlands, CA 92373

M i k e H o w e ‘ 69 18 E . R i v er

Bark sdale A FB C hapter H al H igley ‘68 27 Echo Ridge Cir .

H aught on , L A 7 1037 318-949-9144 (H ome) 8/ 781-3227/ 4379 (D ut y)

16 30 H en r i et t a St .

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N ort heast Regional C hapter Flash W iley ‘65

Southwest Ohio C hapter

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D av i d C h a f f ee ‘ 77 5 163 Scar sd al e D r .

FORM A N A OG C H A PT ER . . .

Rosbury , M A 02119

K ett ering, OH 45440

I t only takes some int er est t o get an A OG Chapt er organized .

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6 17/ 542- 1211 (O f f ice) Colorado C hapter R i ch C o t e ‘ 7 1

H Q SQ/ A H PA R U SA F A cademy , CO 80840

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N ort h T exas Chapter

M ik e G ibb o ns ‘63

c/ o A rchit ect ural Systems Su i t e 107

13 150 C o i t R d .

D allas, T X 75240

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C apit al C hapter

C anal Z one C hapter Roy Borland ‘63

T o m L ei b ‘ 66

6330 Josephine Rd W aldor f , M D 2060 1 8 / 2 2 5 - 4 8 17

P SC B o x 4226 A P O M i am i 3400 1 H o w ar d A F B 84- 53 13

T he A O G

o f f i c e c a n a ssi st a n d

t he f ir st st ep in t he process is t o co n t act

the

E x ec u t i v e

D i r ec t o r

f or a kit t hat m ay help you in your init ial ef f ort s.

Bear in mind t hat a Chapt er can f ill many di f f er ent r oles— social club , pro f essional f orum , recruit ing vehicle, et c.

W hy not give it a t ry?

CH ECK PO INTS VOLUM E 9

NU M BER 4

W I N T E R 19 8 1

A RT ICL ES PA GE

Edit or — Jim W heeler , ’64 A sst . Editor — M s. M arilyn M iller St af f —

M r s. F r ei d a W eb er

M r s. K at hy M cCann

M r s. D i an n P ar k er

P r o m o t i o n s/ T r an sf er s

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H onor Code Changes

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O r d er o f M er i t an d P r o m o t i o n

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T he Right Stuf f

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W aldo F . D umbsquat

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25th A nniversary Sur vey

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D i v o r ce an d t h e A F A G r ad . . .

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O FFIC ER S OF T H E

A SSO C I A T I O N O F G R A D U A T E S P r esi d en t

D EPA RT M E N T S

T h o m as J . E l l er , ’ 6 1 V i c e P r esi d e n t J o c k C . H . Sc h w a n k ’ 6 0 E x ec u t i v e D i r ec t o r

J am es F . W h eeler , ’ 64 D IRECT ORS

Chapter N ews

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T o Serve U ntil 1 M ay 1981 C ar es Gar ber , Jr . , ’ 59 H ect or A . N egr o ni , ’6 1 Freder ick L . M et cal f , ’63 Fletcher H . W iley , ’ 65 M ar k A . T or reano , ’ 68 Ronald E . Joy , ’ 7 1 M ichael J. M cC art hy , ’ 7 1 L eslie J . H aaf , ’ 72 Freder ick S. K now les, Jr ., ’ 73 D ouglas J . Ford , ’ 76 T o Serve U nt il 1 M ay 1983 Ruben A . C uber o , ’ 6 1 Rober t B . G i f fen , ’ 65 Raymond J . L eopold , ’ 67 A lvi n E . Blum berg, Jr ., ’ 68 Rober t A . Shumway, Jr . , ’ 68 Richard S. Rauschkolb , ’70 D avid E . Ster l ing, ’70 W illiam E . Richardson, ’ 7 1 Frank G . K lotz, ’ 73 M ar k T . W halen, ’ 76 T o Ser v e U n t i l 1 J u n e 19 8 1

K ory C or num , ’ 80

A BOU T OU R COVER

Winter at USA FA is cold wind, dark mornings, icy terrazzo a n d sometimes, snow. It is also ski trips, warm fires, o l d f r i en d s an d a hopef ul look t o spring.

A SSOCIAT ION OF GRA DUATES MA GAZI NE is published quarterly by t he A ssociat ion o f Graduates, USA F A cademy, Colorado 80840. Second-class post age paid at U SA F A cademy , Colorado. Opinions expressed in this magazine are those o f t he aut hors. T hey do not necessar ily

r ef lect t he o pinions, pol icy or att it ude o f t he A ssociat ion o f G rad uat es, its o f f icers or t he editor ial staf f . The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not co nst it ut e an endor sement by t he Association of Graduates of the products or services advert ised . (303/ 472-2067)

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POST MASr KR: I f this ni a)>azine is addressed l o a member of the Mililar) Service, no postaj>e is necessary f o r f o r w ard i ng (see Poslal Manual, Section 158.4). I f no forwarding address f o r t his m i l i tar y m em ber is avai lable, send Fo r m 3579 l o A sso c i a t i o n

o f G rad uates, U SA F A cadem y , C O 80840 .

C H A PT ER N EW S N ORT H TEX A S CH A PT ER M ik e Gibbons, ‘ 63, was recent ly elected

P r esi d en t at t h e 16 Jan B o ar d o f D i r ect o r s

A L A M O A REA CH A PT ER T he “ A lamo A rea Chapt er ” U SA FA A OG got of f t o a f lying st art wit h a cock tail party and general elect ion on 3 D ec 1980. T he cock tail part y was at t ended by a maj ority of the 65 charter member s and t heir wives. I t proved t o be an ex cellent opport unity f or many of us t o renew old acquaint ances and a good t ime was had by all .

A s a r esu l t o f o u r el ect i o n o n D ec 3 t h e

f ollowing of f icers will be serving t he Chapt er t hroughout 1981: P r esi d en t - J i m B r o w n ‘ 59 Sr . V i ce P r esi d en t - B o b L o w e ‘ 7 1 V i ce P r esi d en t - J o e T i em an n ‘ 7 1

meet ing. Ot her of f icers elect ed are: Charles D . T ice ‘ 62, V ice President ; Richard Bj or klund ‘70, T reasurer ; Robert L . St aib ‘62, Secret ary . M any t hank s are given t o Jerry Smit h and his Board of D i r ect o r s f o r t hei r l ead er shi p and guidance during t he f irst year .

T he Chapt er sett led upon 3 A pril f or t he St ate of t he W ing D inner . L t . Gen K ennet h T allman is t he scheduled guest speaker . M ore inf ormat ion will be out shortly . A ny input s or questions should be ad d r essed t o M i k e G i b b o n s.

A ny grads interest ed in t he N ort h T exas Chapt er should cont act :

N O R T H T E X A S A SSO C I A T I O N O F A I R FO RCE A CA D EM Y G RA D U A T E S

c/ o A rchit ect ural Syst ems, I nc.

Su i t e 107 13 150 C o i t R d .

Secret ary - Roy Par k s ‘78 T reasurer - L arry Freeman ‘6 1

D allas, T X 75240

G en er al D i r ect o r s: B r o o k s A F B - A 1 P ar m et ‘ 72 L ack l an d A F B / W H M C - Ji m O l so n ‘ 6 3

K elly A FB - R .D . Smit h ‘61

R an d o l f A F B - D i ck Z u ck er ‘ 6 5

T he Chapt er is current ly in t he t hroes of planning a f unct ion in early A pril t o coin cide wit h Founders D ay . D et ails have not been set as of t his writ ing.

W e encourage all graduates in and ar o u n d t h e San A n t o n i o ar ea t o co n t act

one of t he general direct ors f or member ship inf ormat ion or write direct ly t o t he Chapt er at t he f ollowing address; A L A M O A REA C H A PT E R U SA F A - A O G P .O . B o x 4 18

Randolph A FB , T X 78148

C OL ORA D O CH A PT ER

o f f i cer s ar e:

P r esi d en t

V .Pres.-C olor ado Spr i ngs V .P r es.- D en v er

R i ch C o t e ‘ 7 1

Secret ar y/ T r easur er

V i nce L andry ‘ 7 1-

I n f o r m a t i o n O f f i cer

Our big proj ect f or t his year , as in t he past , is 100t h N ight . T he gala event is scheduled f or February 21 and is sure t o be t he best ever . Rich Cote ‘71 is serving m any ot her grads.

A number of social f unct ions are being planned which include a Coors Brewery t our , a picnic at Farish , and a week end t rain t rip t o Glenwood Springs in M arch .

N oti fy the A OG . . .

U pdate your recor ds . . .

Join a Chapter at your new base . . .

U se your Register to locate f riends 6

planned activities. 1981 promises to be an even more successf ul year f or this Chapt er as we sponsor program act ivit ies t o pro vide service and promot e camaraderie f or

graduates and cadets within the Dayton, Cincinatt i , and Columbus area.

This year’s agenda will include the 3rd

A nnual St at e of t he W ing D inner (3 A pril) t o updat e us on A cademy af f air s. Once

again, we will host a gathering this sum m er t o h o n o r an d w el co m e t h e m o st r e

cent

graduates to Wright-Patterson.

Sev er al ad d i t i o n al act i v i t i es ar e i n

the

planning stages including USA FA foot

ball highlight s against our f oes U SM A and U SN A and luncheons wit h speakers f rom t he U SA FA leadership here at

L t D ave C haf f ee, ‘ 77 V ice Pr esident & P rogr am C o m m i t t ee C h a i r m a n L t E d H u nt , ‘ 78 - P r o f essi o n a l A f f a i r s ■M r Jer r y W est er beck - L t H ol ly E m r ick ,‘ 80 -A cademy A f f air s — - G r a d u a t e Ser v i ces— L t Ru st y St ew ar t , ‘ 79

P r esi d en t

W e have recent ly com plet ed our elections f or t he coming year . Our new

M O V I N G ??

T he Sout hwest Ohio Chapt er begins t he new year wit h a commit ment t o inf orm more local graduat es about our f unct ions and involve them in the broad spect rum of

T he annual elect ions were held recent ly t o select new of f icer s t o carry out t he 1981 Pr ogram . T hey are:

as ch ai r m an w i t h t h e ab l e assi st an ce o f

JI M B R O W N P r esi d en t

CH A PT ER

W PA FB .

H o m e : 2 14 / 66 1- 5027 O f f i ce: 2 14/ 669-9 520

B ill M ayw hor t ‘ 68 A 1 Blum berg ‘ 68— Gar y Bone ‘69 —

SO U T H W E ST O H I O

Secretary & Organization Committee

C hair m an L T C P aul Bel m ont , ‘ 64 -M em ber ship & Blue Flight C oor dinat or Maj Ken Madsen, ‘68 - N ew sl et t er C apt M ar k L acai llade, ‘ 70 -C o m m u n i cat i o n s M r D ave Br ow der , ‘ 7 1 L T C D ave L ee, ‘62 -C lass Rep C oor dinator T r ea su r er & R ed

Capt Pat L ynch , ‘ 74 F light C oor dinat or — G old Flight C o o r d i n at o r C apt R . (Sam) K aeser , ‘7 1

Congratulations to the new of ficers and

o u r t h an k s t o t h e m em b er s o f t h e 1980 B o ar d f o r t h ei r ser v i ce t o t h e l o cal

graduat e com munit y .

I f you are moving int o t he S.W . Ohio area or are not yet a member of t he Chapt er , please contact D avid Chaf f ee (25-52367;A V 78-52367) or K en M adsen (25-54307) .

FA L C O N SP O R T S H A RRI ERS, SOCCER T OP FA L L SPORT S

by C ol . J ohn Cl une A t h l et i c D i r ec t o r

H eaded by cross count ry A ll-A m erican Rit a Burr , 13 A cademy at hlet es have been select ed f or post-season honors f ollowing t he conclusion of our f all sport s schedule.

Rit a, a sophmore f rom Colorado Springs, was named t o t h e A I A W D ivision I I A ll-A merican t eam f or t he second-st raight y e a r and led t he women ’ s cross count ry team t o a t hird place f i n i sh i n t he national f inals t his year .

K en H at f ield ’s f oot ball t eam produced six post -season honorees wit h j unior linebacker M ik e France leading t he way .

M i ke, who hails f rom Glendale, A riz., was named t o t h e A l l - W ac second team along wit h senior guar d Bruce Brown , a Bakersf ield , Calif ., nat ive. France, t he leading t ack ier on t he squad wit h 157,

A very young Falcon f ootball t eam f inished it s inaugural s e a s o n

i n t h e W A C w i t h a 2-9- 1 r eco r d . O u r 19 80 f o o t b al l sch ed u l e w a s rated one of t he t oughest in nat ion by t he N CA A and i n cl u d ed

f our t eams t hat went on t o play in bowl games; W ashingt on (Rose) , N avy (Garden St at e) ; T ulane (H all of Fame) ; an d N o r t e D ame (Sugar) . W it h virtually all of our def ense back an d a so l i d nucleus of the of f ense ret ur ning. Coach H at f ield and h i s st af f can guarant ee plent y of excit ing f ootball in t he days ahead .

A lso during t he f all , t he women ’s volleyball team made t h e dist rict playof f s wit h a 17-0 record , the women ’s golf compiled a 7- 1 record and the wat er polo team f inished t he season at 6- 8 .

al so w as sel ect ed t o t h e A l l - W A C A cad em i c f i r st t eam an d t h e D i st r i ct 7 A l l -A cad em i c t eam o n t h e b asi s o f h i s 3 .67 average in

engineering sciences.

Joining M ike on t he W A C A cademic t eam were senior M ik e Bloom f ield , a linebacker f rom L inden , M ich ., who maint ained a 3.44 average in engineering sciences; def ensive end Bob Renaud , a Paducah , K y ., nat ive who also had a 3.44 grade point a v e r a g e a s a comput er sciences maj or ; and a sophmore K evin Ewing, a linebacker f rom L ompoc, Cali f . , averaged 3.93 as a m at h em at i cs m aj or .

D ave Schreck , a sophmore def ensive tack le f rom Coon Rapids, I owa, j oined France and Bloom f ield on t he D istrict 7 A l l A cademic team af t er post ing a 3.79 average in t he classr oom .

Coach L uis Sagast ume led Falcon soccer t o it s best r eco r d i n school hist ory t his season and six of his player s were sel ect ed f o r post-season honor s. Bob Singer , a senior f rom W oodbury , N .J . , was named t o t he A ll-M idwest and W est regional t eam s as w el l as t he Rock y M ount ain I nt ercollegiat e Soccer L eague f irst t e a m .

Bob was also named t he most valuable player in t he Brigham Y oung I nvit at ional T ournament and helped guide t he F al co n s t o a 15-5 season record and a f if t h-place rank ing in t he N C A A M i d W est Region .

Greg W alsh , a senior f rom Philadelphia, also made t he A l l M idwest and RM I SL f irst t eam s in addit ion t o being n am ed player of t he week by t he I nt ercollegiate Soccer Coaches A sso ci a t ion of A merica f or his per f orm ance against Colorado College.

I n t hat game, Greg, who was t he Falcons leading scorer w i t h 13 goals and f ive assist s f or t he year , helped t he A ir F o r ce cl i n ch t h e league t itle f or t he 10t h t ime in 13 years.

A lso named t o t he all-league f ir st t eam was midf ielder M i k e L ynch , a f reshm an f rom Fairborn , Ohio .

N amed t o t he RM I SL second-t eam were Paul Schat t le, a j unior f rom D allas, K iet h Beam , a senior f rom Palmer H igh Sch o o l i n Colorado Springs, and K yle H ick man anot her f reshman f r o m T orrance, Cali f .

Overall , our f all sport s t eam won 59 percent of t heir g a m e s , post ing a 57-39- 1 record . L eading t he way was t he soccer t e a m ’ s 15-5 record and t he women ’s cross count ry t eam wit h a perf ect 3-0 slat e. T he men’ s cross country t eam f inished at 7- 3 an d t h i r d i n t h e W A C w h i l e t h e w o m en ’ s t en n i s t eam co n cl u d ed i t s f al l

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GRA D T O BE C OM M A N D A N T

On 20 February 1981, BGen Robert D . Beck el , Class of 1959,

w i l l assu m e d u t i es as C o m m an d an t o f C ad et s. G en B eck el t h u s

becomes t he f irst U SA FA graduat e to serve at A FA as C o m m a n dant ; he is also t he f irst graduat e 0-7 t o be assigned t o U SA F A .

G Ben Beck el will come t o U SA FA f rom his current assignment a s Commander , 7t h A ir D ivision , St rategic A ir Command , Ramstein A B , Germany .

BGen T homas C . Richards, t he current Commandant of Cadet s, has been named Com mander , A ir Force Recruit ing Ser vice at Randolph A FB , T exas. Gen Richards will also s e r v e a s D eput y Chief of St af f f or Recruit ing, A ir T raining C o m m an d .

G en R i ch ar d s h as ser v ed a s C o m m an d an t si n ce 20 M ar ch 19 7 8 .

U SA F A G r ad u at es

0-6 Selectees - Secondary Zone C l ass 196 1 J .D . L ef t o n J .M . St o v er J .D . Su l l i v an

19 6 4

J .W . E v at t T .C . I saacso n R .J . L em o n P .M . M at t h ew ;

19 6 2

G .W . L ar so n

M .G . M aj or 196 3

J .G .C ab u k R .E . G u il d J .L . Jam er so n R .F . W et t er h ah n

196 5

D uring a previous U SA FA t our he served as a Squadron a n d G roup A OC . T hroughout his tenure he and M rs. Richards h av e

placed an active role in the USA FA community and have b e e n

act ive supporters of A OG program s. T heir cont ribut ions h a v e been numerous and they will be missed by t heir many f r i en d s an d asso ci at es.

Gen Beck el - f ormer Cadet W ing Commander , T hunderbird ,

A i d e t o t h e C h ai r m an o f t h e J C S - w i l l b e t h e 11t h o f f i cer t o ser v e as C o m m an d an t .

J .E . B l ah a

M .E . Ryan 1966

S .J . W i se

G R A D B G SE L E C T E E S T h e l at est B G sel ect ee l i st i n cl u d es t w o U SA F A G r ad u at es f r o m

t he Class of 1959. H .T . JOH N SON , currently serving a s C o m mander of t he 22nd Bomb W ing at M arch A FB , and M ik e CA RN S, Commandant of t he Fight er W eapons School at N el l i s A FB, will j oin three classmat es previously promoted t o 0-7. (Pet e T OD D , Bob BECK EL , and Bob OA K S) . A n expanded art icle o n t he new select ees will be f eat ured in t he Spring issue o f C H E C K PO IN T S.

8

B . G en . T h o m as C . R ich ar d s

H ON OR C OD E CH A N GES G ares G arb er ‘ 59

T wo maj or changes have recent ly been incorporat ed int o t h e administ rat ion o f t he Cadet H onor Code which are designed t o increase cadet support of t he Code and raise t he level o f et h i cal awareness and responsibilit y wit hin t he Cadet W ing. W h i l e t h e long-term ef f ect s of the changes remain t o be seen , w e a r e o p t imist ic about t heir success in t erm s of a posit ive impact on t he A cademy and it s f ut ure graduat es. T he t wo programs a r e a d minist rat ive suspension f or some violat or s of t he H onor C o d e an d a charact er development program f or cadet s who are r et ai n ed i n t he Cadet W ing, such as t hose grant ed discret ion , af t er having

H onor Code on t he same level wit h regulat ion inf ract ions. I n enhancing cadet support of t he H onor Code, it was believed a d minist rat ive suspension would narrow t he gap bet ween t h e al t er nat ives of discret ion or dismissal by providing an opt ion f or t hose cases which war rant ed neit her ret urn t o t he Cadet W ing in good st anding nor disenrollment f rom t he A cademy . A dm inist rat ive suspension also provides a much needed f lexibilit y i n t h e a d

L ast year , at the Superint endent ’ s direct ion , an ad h o c co m m i t t ee of cadet s was f ormed t o discuss wit h ot her W ing m em b er s cer t ain aspect s o f t he Cadet H onor Code administ rat ion . I t h ad become increasingly apparent over recent years t hat t he gap bet ween dismissal and discret ion applied t o H onor Code v i o l at i o n s was growing wider and wider . Som e cases were being o v er t u r n ed by of f icer boards and ot hers were being drawn out over i n o r dinat e periods of t ime. T here was growing dissat isf act ion a m o n g t he cadet s over t he t rivial nat ure of some of t he cases; cad et s w er e being separat ed f rom the W ing over seemingly insigni f icant ci r cumstances. H igh discret ion rat es and inconsistent cadet j uries and of f icer boards were causing addit ional concerns. M ost impor t antly , it was recognized t hat , lik e ot her aspect s of cadet lif e, liv ing under an H onor Code is a learning experience f or most cadet s, and some wit h pot ent ial t o become f ine of f icers were being separated f rom t he W ing f or o f f enses result ing f rom m i n o r ci r cumstances. Clearly , some t ype of correct ive act ion w a s

changed , nor has t he cadet administ rat ion of t he Code.

Prior t o t he f inding by t he cadet j ury t hat an H onor C o d e v i o l a t ion has been com mitt ed , no procedures have changed . I t is only af ter a f inding of violat ion has been rendered by a cadet j ury , and discret ion deemed inappropriate, t hat t he cadet is given con siderat ion f or t he alt ernat ive sanct ion of suspension . I t sh o u l d b e emphasized t hat suspension can only be of f ered on a volunt ary basis since under law a cadet cannot be involunt arily suspended wit hout pay .

U nder current policies, suspension may be grant ed t o H o n o r Code violat or s by t wo met hods. Following t he f inding by t he cadet j ury t hat an H onor Code violat ion has been commit t ed a n d discret ion is not recommended , t he Commandant mak es a r e c o m mendat ion on suspension t o t he Superint endent based o n ev al u a t ions f rom t he D epart ment s and agencies having f irst hand k nowledge of t he cadet in quest ion . A mong t he f act ors c o n sidered in grant ing suspension are the cadet ’ s per f orm ance record , dem onst rat ed of f icer pot ent ial , charact er assessment , a n d t he nat ure of t he H onor Code violat ion . T hrough t his co u r se o f act ion , t he ult imat e decision on whet her or not suspension sh o u l d be of f ered rest s wit h t he Superint endent .

T he second means by which suspension may be of f ered t o a n H onor Code violat or is t hrough t he A cadem y Board f ollow ing a f inding of misconduct by an O f f icer s Board under A FR 11- 3 1 an d t he Board’ s recommendat ion t hat suspension be of f ered . T h e crit eria f or of f ering suspension t hrough t his met hod a r e t h e sa m e as t hose considered by t he Superint endent .

I f a cadet accept s t he of f er o f suspension , out -processing begins im mediat ely . T he period of suspension will normally l a st o n e year . D uring the suspension per iod , t he desired growt h an d rehabilit at ion will be att ained i f t he cadet properly r ef l ect s o n t h e st at e o f his own int egr ity and t he benef it s of living u n d er t h e C ad et H o n o r C o d e . I f su ch r eh ab i l i t at i o n d o es i n f act t ak e place, t he suspension program will have achieved success.

T he second change recent ly inst it ut ed wit h regard t o t h e ad

b een f o u n d i n v i o l at i o n o f t h e H o n o r C o d e .

n e c e ssa r y .

T he as hoc cadet committ ee, w hich was appoint ed early i n t h e second semest er t o ident i f y and t o assess problems relating t o t he H onor Code, interviewed approximat ely 200 randomly-select ed cadet s. One suggest ion t hat resulted f rom t his cadet ex am i n at i o n was a select ively-used alt ernat ive t o the dismissal sanct ion applied t o H onor Code violat ors. T he speci f ic alternat ive sanct ion a d dressed was t hat of suspension f rom t he A cademy f or a speci f ied period of t ime.

A f ter t he report of t he ad hoc cadet commit t ee, t he P r o f es sional Et hics Review Commit t ee, composed of senior o f f i cer s f rom all of t he m ission element s, was ask ed t o make r e c o m m e n dat ions t o t he Superint endent concerning t he viabilit y o f i m plement ing an alt ernat ive sanct ion such as suspension . T h e P r o f essional Et hics Review Commit tee concluded t hat suspension was a viable opt ion ; however , t hey recommended t hat t h e v i ew s of t he ent ire Cadet W ing be obt ained prior t o any implement at ion of an alt ernat ive sanct ion . Brief ings were given t o t he Cadet W ing andaf ter t horough discussions of the issue, a vote w as t ak en which result ed in approval , by a narrow margin , of suspension as an alt er n at i v e san ct i o n .

T he primary purpose in im plement ing administ rat ive su sp e n sion was t o st rengt hen cadet support of the H onor Code.

W het her this change accomplishes it s goal must await t h e f u t u r e .

Cadet s voting in f avor of t he new sanct ion recognized t h at it would not cure all of t he concerns presently f acing t h e ad m i n i st r a t ion of the H onor Code. H owever , t hey believed it would a l l o w j ury members t o more f reely vot e t heir consciences an d w o u l d decrease the amount of t ime involved in complet ing t he process ing of H onor cases. T hey believed it necessary t hat t he change not be viewed as a relaxing of t he minimum st andards of int egrity ex pect ed of each cadet , or t hat it be equat ed wit h t he concept of graduat ed sanct ions, a syst em t hat would place violat ors o f t h e

m i n i st r at i o n o f t h e H o n o r C o d e an d sh o u l d el i m i n at e so m e o f t h e i n co n si st en ci es w h i ch h av e ar i sen as a r esu l t o f t h e v er d i ct s o f cadet j uries. I n viewing t he im plement at ion of t he al t er n at i v e sanct ion, it should be not ed t hat t he H onor Code it sel f h as n o t

m i n i st r at i o n

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charact er development program in conj unct ion wit h apt it ude p r o

b at i o n f o r t h o se cad et s f o u n d i n v i o l at i o n o f t h e H o n o r C o d e an d

subsequent ly reinst at ed or ret ained in t he Cadet W ing. T his pr o gram includes t hose cadet s w ho are granted administ rat ive suspension as well as t hose granted discret ion . A pt it ude proba t ion was deem ed appropriat e since et hical conduct and per sonal int egrit y are essent ial ingredient s of apt itude f or co m m i ssi o n ed se r v i c e .

Since 1961, w hen discret ion was f irst int roduced int o t h e ad minist rat ion of t he H onor Code, t hose cadet s who were grant ed di scret ion have been ret ained in t he Cadet W ing t ot ally w i t h o u t prej udice, yet wit hout benef it of any ret raining or r eh ab i l i t at i o n as well . Beginning t his academic year , t hose cadet s w h o ar e f o u n d in violat ion of t he H onor Code and subsequent ly ret ained o r (C ON T.P . 12) 9

ORD ER OF M ERI T A ND PROM OTI ON , A SE C O N D L O O K

by Ron L anman, ‘ 59 L ast year in Check point s I looked at t he Class of 1959 an d co r

related the order of merit on each cadet at graduat ion t o his pro motion success af ter t wenty years. T his year I can m a k e t h e sa m e correlat ion f or t he Class of 1960, compare the t wo cl asses t o each ot her , and combine t he result s int o a larger sample.

T he classes are nearly t he same size, but because ‘60 w as ab o u t ten percent larger , 227 t o 207, I will convert average o r d er s o f merit t o percent ile st andings t o compare and combine t h e d at a .

A s in last year ’ s comparison , t he numbers will not add up t o 207 or 227 because t hose graduat es in ot her services and t h o se d eceas

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ed ar e n o t co u n t ed .

A n o v er al l d i f f er en ce b et w een ‘ 59 an d ‘ 60 can b e o b ser v ed i n

bot h ret ent ion and promot ion rates. T he Class of ‘ 59 had higher ret ention and was promot ed at a higher rat e: t he retent ion r a t e s are 59 and 52 percent ; t he promot ion rat es are 33 and 23 percent of t hose comm issioned and 55 and 47 percent of t hose r et ai n ed through twenty years.

T he average orders of merit converted t o percent iles a r e sh o w n by rank in Figure 1. T he Classes are similar but not i d en t i cal . T h e Class of ‘ 59 show s greater ext remes wit h t hree generals an d t h i r t een maj ors, while ‘ 60 has no generals and f our maj ors o n act i v e duty at t wenty years. U ndoubledly , as wit h ‘ 59, several may have resigned or ret ired af ter being passed over t o maj or o r l i eu t en an t colonel . St at ist ically t hey will be lost in t he large group of civilians. T he t endency of order of merit t o predict promot ion

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^ Date for 1960 is as of December 1980 Figure 2, rank compared by quart er , shows t he f irst d i f f er en ce bet ween t he Classes. T he upper quart er of ‘ 59 had an 86 percent pr omot ion rate t o colonel ; t he same quart er of ‘60 had only 56 percent . T he ret ent ion rates are also di f f erent : ‘60 has t he highest ret ent ion in t he upper quart er decreasing t hrough t he seco n d quart er t o t he lowest retent ion in t he lower quart ers; ‘ 5 9 h a s a more bell-shaped dist ribut ion wit h t he highest retent ion i n t h e se cond and t hird quart ers. Finally , as show n in t he f oot not e, 20 o f t he 25 promot ed t o colonel in t he upper quarter of t h e C l ass o f ‘ 59 were promot ed early while only 11 of 19 promoted in ‘ 6 0 w e r e e a r ly .

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T he signi f icance of t hese di f f erences is doubt f ul because e a c h Class is such a small sample. I n f act , t he reason f or t h i s seco n d ar ticle is t o combine t he two Classes, increase the sample size, and average out anomalies. T he combinat ion of t he t wo classes i s shown in Figure 3. T he ret ent ion rat es are more nearly equal wit h only a t welve percent di f f erence bet ween t he upper an d t h e l o w er

halves. A nd even wit h higher ret ent ion, t he upper quart er p r o m o t ion rat e is signi f icant ly higher t han t he m iddle two quart ers, and t he middle t wo are signi f icant ly higher t han t he lower q u a r t er .

T he numbers of colonels, show n in t he f irst column , ar e near ly a 1:2:3:4 rat io f rom lower t o t he upper quart ers.

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only t wo groups are listed- colonels and above and lieut enant co l onels and below . T he nearly complet e reversal not ed last year bet ween t he upper and lower tent hs ( 12 promoted early and one pass ed over vs one promot ed on-t ime and 12 passed over) i s l ess dist inct t his year in t he Class of 1960. T he dif ference i s t h er e none-t he-less: f ive of t he seven promot ed in t he t op d eci l e o f ‘ 60 were promot ed early compared t o t welve f or ‘ 59; in t h e l ast d eci l e ‘60 had one early , one on-t ime, and nine passed over .

T he overall promot ion rate t o colonel f or t he two Classes, 5 4

percent , is approximately the A ir Force advertised 50 percent op

port unity , but t he 55 percent retent ion rat e is t hree an d o n e- h al f t imes t he A ir Force average. T heref ore, t he 28 percent promot ion rate of t he lower quart er , which appears t o be low , is act ually

quite high if the higher retention within that group i s co n si d er ed .

I n Figure 4 bot h Classes and t he t ot als of bot h Classes ar e l i st ed by deciles. T he f ormat is simpli f ied : civilians are disregarded and

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# A ll twelve promoted early . * Each * indicates one brigadier general .

1 D at a updated t o D ec 1980 t o include promot ions of one t o colonel and two t o brigadier general .

2 1959 - all 12 early ; 1960 - 5 of 7 early ; 1959 and 1960 - 17 of 19 early .

3 1959 - one on-t ime, 12 passed over ; 1960 - one early , one on-t ime, 9 passed over ; 1959 and 1960 - one early , t wo on-t ime, 2 1 passed o v er .

promot ion t o colonel . I f I assume t he A ssociat ion’ s Register of G raduat es is accurat e, which it isn ’t , and i f I assume t h er e w i l l b e no mass exodus f rom ‘6 1 in t he twent iet h year , t hen t h e d at a b ase can be increased . Because t he early promot ions f ollow t h e sa m e patterns as ‘ 59 and ‘60, such an addit ion appears valid . B o t h ‘ 5 9 and ‘60 had more early 0-6s t han on t ime 0-6s, so ‘6 1 probably already has most of it s colonels.

I n Figure 5 t he Class of 196 1 is shown by quart ers. I b el i ev e t h at

I n Figure 4, unli ke the ot her f igures, t he data f or t h e C l a ss o f ‘ 59 has been updated t o D ecember 1980; t he pr omot ions o f o n e colonel and two brigadier generals during 1980 are i n cl u d ed . I f you wish t o compare t he two Classes using t his f igure, ‘ 5 9 h a s a n advant age. I have concluded t hat t he comparison of t h e t w o an d t h ei r r el at i v e su ccess i s o f less i n t er est an d l ess import ance. T he success of the A cademy over-all is whai ’ s import ant , s o c o m parisons will be dropped .

I f t he Classes of 1959 and 1960 are represent at ive, and an early look at t he Class of 196 1 indicat es t hey are, t hen ‘ 6 1 can b e i n cluded in t he sample even bef ore reaching t he primary z o n e f o r

t h e co l o n el ’ s co l u m n i s accu r at e b ecau se i t i s b ased o n t h e A i r

Force Register and the last t wo promot ion list s t o 0 - 6 .

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1 D at a as of D ec 1980 bef ore the Class reaches the primary zone f or colonel .

2 L ieutenant colonels and maj ors are grouped because t he accuracy of t he source is uncert ain . T he colonels sh o u l d b e a c c u r a t e because t he source in t he A ir Force Regist er and act ual promot ion list s.

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I am uncert ain about t he number of maj ors because t he i n f o r m a t ion is f rom t he Register of Graduates, which is only a s c u r r e n t a s each graduat e’ s latest input . Because t he inf ormat ion i s u n cer tain , and because it isn ’t essent ial , I have grouped l i eu t en an t co l onels and maj ors t ogether . (I f t he A OG Register is a c c u r a t e t h e maj ors conf irm t he t rend of ‘ 59 and ‘ 60: t he lowest t en percent of t he class has six of t he f ourt een list ed as maj ors, o n e l i eu t en an t colonel , and no colonels.)

I have added a “ Predict ed ” column t o Figure 5 which, b a se d on ‘ 59 and ‘ 60, shows a predicted number t hat will be promoted in t he primary zone and t he f inal predict ed promot ion p er cen t age .

Compare Figures 3 and 5. T he ret ent ion rates of ‘ 59-‘60 an d ‘ 6 1

are nearly equal. The promotion rate for ‘61 is appropriately lower because it has not entered the primary zone. T h e “ P r ed i ct ed ” co l u m n i s b ased o n t h e o b ser v at i o n t h at i n ‘ 59 a n d

‘60 a quart er was promoted on-t ime at t he sam e rat e it was pro moted early : if hal f of a quarter made colonel early , t h a n h a l f o f

t h e r em ai n d er w o u l d m ak e i t o n - t i m e. T h er e ar e f i f t een l i eu t en an t

colonels in the upper quarter; the early promotion rat e is 51 per cent ; the predicted promotions on t he next list is rounded up t o eight .

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Figure 5 shows t he t hree classes combined : of 649 commission ed and 594 st ill living, 332 served t wenty years, 152 are colonels, and 180 are lieutenant colonels and maj ors. T he already high pro m ot ion rate should increase during 1980, and t he very high ret en t ion rate t o twent y years should be st able.

L ast year I f acet iously ask ed , “ So what i f you were n u m b e r o n e in your class?” I should give credit t o t he number one grads who

quali f ied” . Based on it s f irst t hree classes, I conclude f r o m t h e

retention and promotion rates that the A cademy successfully a c

complished it s mission of “ providing inst ruct ion , experience, an d mot ivat ion . . . required of a j unior of f icer , and w i t h a b asi s f o r continued development t hroughout a li f et ime o f service . . . ”

w o r k ed so h ar d t o ear n t h at d i st i n ct i o n an d h av e co n t i n u ed t o d o so well ; t he number one graduat e f rom each of t he f irst f i v e

ED I TORS N O TE : Colonel L anman is a 1959 graduate of t h e A i r F orce A cademy . H e is a com mand p ilot. H e has a masters ’ degree in astr onautical engineer ing and is a graduate of the N a t i o n a l W ar

I co n cl u d e t h at t h er e i s a co r r el at i o n b et w een o r d er o f m er i t an d promot ion . T here is also a correlat ion bet ween order o f m er i t an d retent ion . But more import ant ly , even t he lower quart er o f each class has good ret ent ion and is compet it ive t o colonel i n a “ b est

requirements at H eadquar ters USA F, and has taught at t h e A rmed F orces Staf f College. Colonel L anman is p resently t h e A ssistant D ep uty Commander f or Op erations of the 5th B o m b Wing.

classes, ‘ 59 t hrough ‘63 , has been promot ed t o colonel early .

quali f ied” promot ion system . I assume t hat even more are “ f ully

College. H e has f lown tankers f or SA C, worked strategic R & D

H ON OR C OD E (C ON ’ T)

reinst at ed in t he W ing are now immediat ely placed on apt it ude probat ion f or a minimum of one semest er and ent ered int o a pro gram designed t o assist t he cadet in quest ion t o overcome t he par t icular character def iciencies demonst rated by t he n a t u r e o f t h e o f f en ce f o r w h i ch h e o r sh e w as f o u n d i n v i o l at i o n .

T he ret raining program is overseen by a commit tee f rom t h e cadet ’ s squadron which consist s of t he A ir O f f icer Commanding, Squadron Prof essional Et hics A dvisor , Squadron Commander , and First Class Et hics Representat ive. T he program i s t ai l o r ed t o t he cadet ’ s part icular case and consist s of counseling w i t h a n et hics inst ruct or , reading assignment s, occassional w r i t t en report s, verbal present at ion to t he squadron committ ee, an d ad dit ional consult ation as required .

A n o t h er m i n o r r ef i n em en t h as b een m ad e t o t h e ad m i n i st r at i o n

of t he H onor Code in t he area of f eedback provided t o t h e C ad et W ing f ollowing t he f inal disposit ion of cases. A paragraph c o n t aining “ Point s t o Remember ” is being insert ed int o t h e case summaries provided to t he cadet squadrons in an ef f ort t o f u r t h er educate t he W ing in the operat ion of t he Code. A lso , c a s e s u m maries are now being discussed in et hics classes and squadron 12

meetings by Ethics Represent at ives and other squadron m em b er s.

T hese sessions should provide t he cadet s wit h addit ional assistance in learning t he f undament als o f H onor Code a d m inist rat ion and avoiding pit f alls which could result i n su b se quent dismissal act ion .

I t should be recognized t hat t hroughout the process of develop ing these new procedures, t he Superint endent was insist ent t h at t he cadet s be f ully aware of t he current problems at tendant t o t h e H onor Code and t hat t hey should agree in principle w i t h t h e i m plementat ion of any changes.

Our percept ion of the result s of t he recent changes i n t h e

H o n o r C o d e ad m i n i st r at i o n t h u s f ar h as b een f av o r ab l e . W e h av e d i scer n ed an i n cr eased aw ar en ess o f t h e H o n o r C o d e on t he part

of the cadet s and believe t hat t his can only serve t o en h an ce cad et support of t he H onor Code and t o bolst er t he image of prof es sional et hics in t he A ir Force at large.

EDI TORS N OTE: L t. Col. Garber has recently been app ointed as D ep uty I nsp ector General f or the A cademy . H e f ormer ly s e r v ed as D irector of P rof essional E thics.

H O W T O G E T T H E R I G H T ST U F F OR

A L L A B O U T T H E U SA F T E ST P I L O T SC H O O L

by Stanley P . Sief k e, ‘75

Sure, everybody k nows t hat t he U SA F T est Pilot School t r ai n s t hose special , “ cream o f t he crop” of f icers in t he science of f light

testing research, experimintal and production-type a e r o sp a c e

vehicles and weapon systems. But not everybody t hink s h e o r sh e m ight have t he “ right st u f f ” t o become one of t hose specially t r ai n ed o f f i cer s. T h i s ar t i cl e i s i n t en d ed t o i n f o r m b o t h t h e r at ed

and non-rated of ficer of the application procedures, t raining received , and opport unit ies available at t he U SA F T est P i l o t School (T PS) located at Edwards A FB , Cali f ornia.

A PPL ICA T IO N

T hree courses of inst ruct ion are t aught at t he school , t h e E x perimental Test Pilot Course, the Flight Test Navigator Course, and the Flight Test Engineer Course. The application procedures f or t hese courses are t horoughly explained in A F R 53- 19. T h e basic applicat ion consist s o f a let t er discussing your ed u cat i o n al back ground and (rat ed) operat ional or (non-rat ed) technical e x perience wit h several att achment s. I n addit ion , a let ter o f ev al u a tion is submitted by your supervisor covering the pilot ’s f lying abilit y , t he navigat or ’ s crewmember per f ormance and t ech n i cal competence, or t he engineer ’ s t echnical abilit y and prof essional competence. Y our applicat ion is submit t ed t o M PC t hrough y o u r

co m m an d er an d l o cal C B P O an d r em ai n s act i v e u n t i l o n e o f f o u r things happens: ( 1) you are selected; (2) you voluntarily w i t h d r aw

your application; (3) you fail to update your application annually ;

or (4) you no longer meet t he requirement s f or t he sch o o l .

H owever , bef ore you can apply , you must f irst meet t h e

minimum requirements. Again, A FR 53- 19 explicitly describes t h e prerequisites for application. A s a minimum, the applicant m u st have a BS degree in engineering, physical sciences, o r

T RA IN ING

T he t hree courses taught at t he U SA F T est Pilot School ar e 46 week s long and run concurrent ly . T he academ ics f or t h e c o u r se s are ident ical , but pilot s get more f lying t ime t han navigat ors and engineers. T wo classes are t aught each year , one st art ing i n February and one in A ugust , and t ypically consist of 12 t o 16

pilots, 6 to 8 engineers, and 1 to 3 navigators per cl ass.

T he t raining is divided int o t hree phases: per f ormance, f lying qualit ies and systems test ing. A ll t hree phases have int egrat ed academic and flying courses and are taught using a rather unique

instructional method. First , the academic courses develop t h e

t heory and lay t he basic f oundat ion . T he f light test t echniques

associated with the basic theory are then taught in t h e cl assr o o m

and demonst rat ed in f light . N ext , t he st udent s per f orm t he f light

test techniques and gather data. The final step in t he process is t o reduce, analyze and report the data and compare it t o t h e

academic t heory . T he basic st able of aircraf t used at t h e sch o o l consist of t he RF-4C , T -38A , A -37B , A -7D and t he N K C- 135A .

A ll f lying is done in t he morning w hile academics are c o n d u c t e d i n t h e a f t er n o o n .

T he per f ormance phase is comparable t o a review

of

undergraduate senior level aeronautical engineering. I n t h i s phase, the theory and methods of evaluating aircraft ’s per f or mance capabilit ies in t he areas of t akeof f , climb , cruise, t urns,

descents, and landing are developed. A dditionally, emphasis is placed on sharpening the student ’s technical writing sk ills t hr ough writ ten report s.

mat hemat ics, a secret securit y clearance, and less t han 11 year s

The flying qualities phase is comparable to first year graduat e level courses in engineering. Students are taught to ev al u at e a i r craft flying qualities using military specifications as a guide.

Theories and methods taught examine aircraft stability a n d c o n

less than 8 years for engineers. I f you are a pilot , you must have more than 1000 hours total pilot time and one year as ai r cr a f t

phasis in this phase is placed on the student ’s ability t o c o m municate ef fectively in oral technical presentations.

t o t al act i v e f ed er al co m m i ssi o n ed ser v i ce f o r r at ed o f f i cer s an d

commander . I f you ’ re a navigat or , you must have more t h an 1000 h o u r s i n b o m b er o r ai r l i f t ai r cr a f t o r 500 h o u r s i n f ight er aircraf t .

Obviously , t here are “ several ” of f icers in t he A ir F o r ce t h at meet t hese requirement s, so what mak es a candidat e compet it ive?

From historical data, having a M S in an engineering o r sci en t i f i c field significantly improves your chances of being sel ect ed . O n t h e

average, a pilot select ee is 31 year s old with over 15(X) h o u r s f ight er time or 2500 hours m ult i-engine t ime and has f l o w n at least two di f f erent aircraf t . A navigat or select ee is generally 31

years old and has flown two aircraft and logged over 1400 h o u r s fighter time or 1700 multi-engine time. The average engineer selectee is 28 years old, currently working in a technical c a r e e r field, and has had some flying experience, military o r ci v i l i an .

T hose are j ust a f ew average st at ist ics, but there ar e sev er al

other things you can do to enhance your chances of sel ect i o n . T h e f irst is to apply as soon as you meet the minimum requirements and then update your application annually. Persistence i s o f t en the key to being selected. The second thing is to visit t h e T est P i l o t School and look the school over while the school looks y o u o v e r .

T he last t hing is t o get a let t er of recommendat ion f r o m a T P S gr aduate, primarily because he k nows w hat it t ak es t o m ak e i t

through the rather arduous academic and flying program.

t rol , linear cont rols, as well as stalls, depart ures and spins. Em

T he systems phase is com parable t o t he last year of t h e “ sch o o l

of hard knocks” with emphasis on practical applications. I t i s during t his phase t hat t he student s are t rained t o ev al u at e i n st al l ed

aircraft systems. A wide variety of aircraft ranging f r o m U H - 1 helicopters to the Navy’s F-14 are brought to the school allowing t he st udent s t o develop a com plet e t est program f rom i n i t i al t est

planning through test conduct to final reporting of t h e r esu l t s.

(C ON T P . 14)

b y D o n H al l ‘ 76

W ags burst int o t he room , “ I can’ t f ind a n y l au n d r y r ac k s ! I ’ v e l o o k ed everywhere. . . t he laundry room , mail room , t he f oosball room , and t he Supt ’ s

W aldo F . D umbsquat wasn’ t sure how he was going t o get along wit h his new roommates. M erci f ully , t he wint er mak e-

“ W e’ve got t o get t hat laundry out of here bef ore t he C .Q . wak es up or we’ll be in real t rouble,” said Regs in small print .

him sel f room ing wit h C/ 4C “ Regs” Buch , C/ 4C “ W ags” H isazov , and t he dormit ory mouse (af f ect ionat ely named M ick ey) who was not oriously k nown f or m essing up A M I rooms wit h his personal

t o t he laundry crisis. A n A ll-Right I nspec t ion f or laundry rack s was out of t he ques

T H E SE C R E T L I F E OF

W A L D O F . D U M BSQU A T

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d i st r i b u t i o n .

T h e t h r ee d o o l i es h ad t h ei r n ew r o o m i n

A M I order except f or t heir securit y boxes.

“ O u r b o x es w o n ’ t f i t t h e h o l es i n t h ese

drawers,” announced W ags, who was always quick wit h an obvious observat ion .

W al d o ex am i n ed t h e si t u at i o n . “ W e’ l l

j ust have t o get our old drawers. “ I t ’ s u n au t h o r i zed t o

> J

m o v e d r aw er s

f rom room t o room ,” st at ed Regs.

“ W e’ l l h av e t o f ast en t h em d o w n w i t h

m ask ing t ape,” decided W aldo , “ t hat ’ ll do t he j ob .”

L ater t hat night , under t he glow of lat e light s, W aldo munched on some cott on candy his girl f riend had sent him in the mail . H e was st udying H ist ory and , t ypically , he had k issed of f t he assignment unt il t he last night . N ow W aldo prepared h i m sel f t o r ead T h e R i se an d F al l o f t h e

Roman Empire, writ e a t wenty page book review , and prepare a t hirty minut e (plus or minus f ive minutes) oral brief ing com p l et e w i t h t w o f l i p char t s, t hr ee viewgraphs, slides, and a series of excerpt s f rom t he movie ‘Cleopat ra’ . I t look ed lik e it would be another all-nighter . W aldo w ished he had st art ed t his proj ect the day bef ore, when it was assigned .

H e f inally f ell asleep at his desk twent y m i n u t es b ef o r e r ev ei l l e.

T h e b l ar e o f

bugles aroused W aldo F . D um squat f rom h i s sl u m b e r .

“ Quick , get dressed , W aldo ,” urged Regs, “ we’ re on L aundry D et ail t oday .

W al d o r ack ed h i s b r ai n s f o r a so l u t i o n

t io n -

he d idn ’t k now h o w t o w r it e a

subj ect-t o let ter . T hen t he answer came t o h i m l i k e a f l ash . “ T h e an sw er h as co m e t o m e l i k e a

f lash , guys,” exclaimed W aldo . “ W e’ ll drop t he laundry bags down t he t rash chute and pick t hem up at t he bott om .

T hat way we won’t have t o lug all of t hem down t he st airs by hand .”

Regs and W ags praised him f or his brilliant idea and promised t o writ e opt i o n al s o n h i m t h e n ex t t i m e M O M s cam e

out . I t t ook only a f ew moment s of labor t o st uf f t he f ive t ons of laundry down t he t r a sh c h u t e .

U nf ort unately , W aldo had f orgot t en that t oday was t he day garbage was pick ed up . Regs ran t o t he window j ust in t ime t o see a beat -up t ruck loading aboard t he garbage, laundry bags and all .

For once. W ags was speechless. Regs managed t o chok e out : “ D est ruct ion of government propert y , especially laundry bags, is punishable by deat h by t ours! ” W aldo knew somet hing had t o be done A SA P i f n o t so o n er . H e d u ck ed i n t o a

nearby lat rine. T here was a loud explo sion and he emerged as Colonel W aldo F .

D umsquat , a man f or all reasons. H is massive f rame shook pieces of plast er f rom t he wall as he scraped t hrough t he d o o r o f t h e l at r i n e.

Regs called the squadron t o att ent ion . “ Carry on .” roared t he Colonel .

C o l o n el D u m b sq u at f o u n d t h e squadron commander ’ s room and banged on t he door , nearly ripping it f rom it s hinges.

T he squadron commander bolted f rom his bed and snapped int o a brace. T he col

o n el i n d i cat ed t h at h e w i sh ed t o see m o r e t h an sev en ch i n s. T h i r t een w as al l t h e cad et co u l d m u st er .

“ M ist er , I ’ ve j ust condem ned your laundry and had it t hrown away ,” Col onel D um bsquat inf ormed t he cadet l i eu t en a n t co l o n el .

“ A ll of it , sir?”

Every last bag. I inspect ed t he whole pile and f ound it t o be t ot ally gross.”

4 4

T h e co l o n el sal u t ed an d t u r n ed t o l eav e.

A s h e ex i t ed t h e r o o m h e sai d : “ A n d f ix

your

b ul l et i n

b o ar d ;

it ’ s

h an gi ng

cr o o k ed . ” H e st r o d e i n t o t h e l at r i n e a n d o n ce

again assumed t he def ormed shape of C/ 4C W aldo F . D umbsquat . H e f elt a sigh of relief well up w it hin his puny chest .

T he crisis was over . H e had saved t he day .

T hen he st art ed t o cry .

W al d o h ad sen t o u t al l o f h i s u n i f o r m s

t o t he laundry .

R I GH T ST UFF (C ON ’T) O P PO RT U N IT IES

Graduat es o f t he school incur a direct ed duty assignment , f o u r years f or pilot s and t hree f or navigat ors and engineers. T hey are generally assigned t o t hree locat ions within A ir Force Systems Command : t he Flight T est Cent er at Edwards A FB , t he 3 2 4 6 t h T est W ing at Eglin A FB , and t he 4950t h T est W ing at W rightPatt erson A FB . Job opportunit ies at Edwards range f rom e x perimental t est ing, such as N A SA ’ s K C- 135 winglet program , t o prot ot ype and f ull scale development t est ing of t he F- 16. Eglin is primarily concerned w it h armament development t est ing a n d c e r t i f icat ion , while W right-Paterson is involved wit h p r o t o t y p e syst ems development t est ing. Job opport unit ies also ex i st i n A FL C , PA CA F , and A D T A C .

Follow-on assignments are also quit e att ract ive. T he opport uni t y exist s t o assume responsible levels of command wit hin A F S C o r t o move on t o ot her areas such as t he space program . I n t h e hist ory of t he T est Pilot School , over 50 graduates have gone on t o become ast ronaut s and , current ly , it is almost a prerequisit e t o be T PS graduat e f or select ion int o t he Space Shutt le p r o g r a m .

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SU M M A R Y

Probably t he only people in aviat ion hist ory who really h ad t h e

“ right stuf f ” were the Wright Brothers. But , many unique o p p o r

t u n i t i es ar e av ai l ab l e f o r b o t h r at ed an d n o n - r at ed o f f i cer s at t h e U SA F T est Pilot School t o gain f light t est k nowledge an d ex

perience. The curriculum is demanding, the competition is k een , but t he rewards are many . I f you have any quest ions a b o u t t h e school , t heir A U T O V ON number is 350 - 4369. T hey will be hap py t o help .

TH E A U TH OR . . . Cap t Stanley P. Sief k e graduated f r om the USA F A in 19 75 with a degree in A er onautical E ngineer ing. H e obtained his M S degree in A er osp ace E ngineer ing at P u r d u e University . H e work ed in f light test at the 4950th Test Wing bef ore attending Test P ilot School in 19 79 and is currently o n t h e staf f there.

A T T EN T I O N I N T H E A R EA 1981 M EM BERSH I P - T he A OG membership year coincides w i t h t he calendar year . A OG publicat ions are delayed one q u ar t er t o ensure adequate t ime t o updat e annual member ship records. A l l current members are encouraged t o renew f or 1981 at t h ei r ear l i est co n v en i en ce.

CH RI ST M A S CA RD S - T he A OG Board has decided t o pursue t he development and sale of dist inct ive U SA FA Christ mas c a r d s f or 1981. I deas and suggest ions are solicited .

H O M E C O M I N G 198 1 - T h e A O G an d U SA F A h av e sel ect ed t h e CSU f oot ball game, 3 Oct 81, as t he homecoming date f o r t h i s year . T he Class o f 1971 will hold t heir 10 Y ear Reunion i n co n

j unct ion wit h H omecoming.

Jim W heeler , ‘64 E d i t o r / E x ecu t i v e D i r ect o r

t end navigat or t raining must serve f ive years af ter completion of navigat ion t raining. A cademy Graduates who do not ent er f lying t raining have an obligat ion t o serve as an of f icer i n t h e A i r F o r ce f or f ive years.

A L U M N I COL L EG E I - T he f irst U SA F A cademy A lumni College is scheduled f or 14-20 June 1981. A n inf ormat ion ar t i cl e appeared in t he f all CH ECK PO I N T S. W e will begin mailing a p plicat ion materials t o t hose who request ed t hem in lat e January .

I f you have not sent your request f or m and wish t o b e co n si d er ed f or t he A lum ni College, write t o A lumni College, D FSR , U S A F A cademy CO 80840, or call L t Col Earl Saunders at (303) 472-3068 (A v 259-3068) . Because of t he delays in putt ing regist ra t ion materials t oget her , t he cut of f dat e f or applicat ions h a s b e e n m o v ed t o 15 M ar ch 19 8 1.

C L A SS O F 196 1 R E U N I O N - T h e 20 Y ear R eu n i o n o f t h e C l a ss

of 1961 will be held in conj unct ion wit h t he W yoming f o o t b a l l game on 19 Sept 81. D et ails will be f orwarded t o all 19 6 1 graduat es by t he Reunion Planning Commit t ee.

M A I L I N G COST S - I n answer t o inquires about why the A O G of f ice does not provide prepaid post age ret urn envelopes, t h e f ollowing inf ormat ion is provided : ( 1) Post paid envelopes m u s t be inprocessed by hand at t he post of f ice; t his service co st s $ .2 5 per envelope. (2) T he envelopes are f requent ly hoarded a n d u se d f or ot her t han int ended purposes. W it h t his in mind , i t b eco m es o b v i o u s t h at i t i s so u n d er eco n o m i cs t o h o l d d u es t o an ab so l u t e

minimum and t o allow individual graduates t o assume t h e l e sse r postage f ees.

198 1 E L E C T I O N - A O G m em b er s o f r eco r d o n 1 M ar ch 19 8 1 w i l l

be mailed ballot s so t hat t hey may part icipate in t he 19 8 1 A O G

el ect i o n t o sel ect t en D i r ect o r s t o ser v e o n t h e A O G B o ar d . I n ac

cordance wit h t he ByL aws, all ballot s must be received N L T T hursday , 30 A pril 1981 t o be valid . N ew D irect ors assu m e t h ei r duties on 1 M ay 1981 and will serve f our-year term .

CA D ET SA BRES - A t press t ime, t he decision t o allow A OG t o sell Cadet Sabres t o t he A OG M embership is st ill unresolved . H Q A ir Force has f avorably endorsed t he Superint en dent ’ s request to O SD f or f inal approval , but transit ion complica t ions have delayed f ormal approval . W at ch f ut ure issues o f the

C H E C K P O I N T S f o r d et ai l s

A C T I V E D U T Y C O M M I T M E N T S - U SA F A C ad et s w h o v o l u n t arily resign af ter t he f irst day of academics of t heir seco n d cl ass year may incur an act ive duty service com mit ment . Since 197 8 t h e

commit ment was incurred af t er t he f irst day of t he f ir st class year .

T he Class of 1983 will be t he f irst af f ected , in A ugust o f 19 8 1.

T he active duty service com mit ment is considered by t h e A i r F o r ce t o b e a r et u r n o n t h e i n v est m en t f o r t h e C ad et ’ s e d u c a t i o n .

T he obligat ion f or Cadet s who resign af ter t he beginning o f t h ei r

j unior year , but bef ore t heir senior year , will be f or a period of two years in enlist ed st atus. T hose who resign during t h ei r sen i o r year will gain an obligat ion f or t hree years of act ive duty in en l i st ed st at u s.

A ir Force of f icials approved t he change upon t he recommenda t ion of A cademy of f icials.

Cadet s who graduate f rom t he A cademy normally receive a co m m i ssi o n as a seco n d l i eu t en an t an d i n cu r a ser v i ce co m m i t

ment . T hose who at t end pilot t raining must remain on act ive duty six years af t er complet ion of f light t raining. Graduates w h o a t -

A D M I SSI O N S L I A I SON OFFI CER (A L O) PROGRA M - T he A ir Force A cademy and A ir Force ROT C L iaison O f f icer p r o gram s have recent ly merged , creat ing a national syst em of 2,000 A L Os. T hese of f icers play an import ant part in t he m o t i v at i o n and select ion of out st anding young men and w omen f or t h e A i r Force A cademy and ROT C scholarship and nonscholarship p r o gram s. T here is a continuing need f or qualif ied A ir F o r ce act i v e dut y . Reserve and A ir N at ional Guard of f icers in t he A L O pro gram .

M any U SA FA grads are cont ribut ing t o t he A L O program .

Some are direct ly involved as A L Os and ot hers have i n v o l v ed t heir local A OG chapter in t he L iason O f f icer recruit ing a n d evaluat ion missions. Grads who k now of out st anding high school st udent s or at hlet es should give t hese “ leads” t o t he ar ea L i ai so n O f f icer Coordinat or (L OC) f or t heir region . T he L OC w i l l t h en insure t hat t he proper A L O get s in t ouch wit h t hese st u d en t s t o discuss A ir Force opport unit ies.

I f you are int erest ed in becoming an A L O , eit her as y o u r pr imary reserve dut y or as an addit ional duty t o your c u r r e n t a c t ive, reserve, or guard assignment , cont act t he L OC in your area o r w rite to :

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1981 REGI ST ER - T he 1981 Register of Graduat es will b e m ai l ed t o all A OG mem ber s on 30 Oct 81 f rom t he publisher ’ s f acilit y .

A ll biographical updat e in f ormat ion must reach t he A O G o f f i ce N L T 15 A ug 81 t o insure inclusion in t he ‘ 81 Regist er .

A Biographical Form will be mailed t o all Graduat es in M ay 1981.

A d d r esses o f r eco r d o n 15 O ct ‘ 8 1 w i l l b e u sed t o m ai l t h e

1981 Regist er ; duplicat e mailing necessitat ed by incorrect/ noncurrent addresses will be at the expense of t he individual , not

the A O G .

A nnual members w ho do not purchase t he ‘ 81 Regist er as part of t heir member ship may order a copy f or $8; nonmembers may purchase a copy f or $12.00 f or noncommercial p u r p o se s .

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A O G 2 5 T H A N N I V E R SA R Y SU R V E Y R E SU L T S PA RT II

by J ock Schwank ‘60 ED I TOR ’S N O TE : This is the second of a three p ar t series. T h e f irst ar ticle app eared in the F all 1980 issue of Checkp oints. I t is based up on an A p r il 1980 sur vey that was mailed to m o r e t h a n 12, 000 graduates, both acti ve duty and non-acti ve duty .

R esp onses were recei ved f r om 1380 non-active duty graduates a n d 4534 acti ve duty graduates.

The p rior ar ticle addressed at titudes to ward the A cademy & var ious USA FA p r ograms. This included questions on: r e c o m mending A FA to others; imp or tance of academ ic maj ors; v a l u e of “ grad ” label; comp arati ve value of A FA f or p rep aration f or of f icership ; adequacy of var ious academ ic p r ograms; the value of cadet comp eti tion; value of f our th class k no wledge; ho w regula tions were enf orced; where loy alities lay as a cadet; p r essu r e t o enter fl y ing training p r ograms; views on the Class system; and the H o n o r C o d e.

This second ar ticle addresses: general attitudes about t h e A i r F or ce; the A ir F orce way of lif e; A ir F orce versus ci vilian careers; the status and esteem of A ir F orce of f icers; views of A ir F orce m ission; the imp act of the A ir F orce on thef amily; A ir F orce p ay; at titudes about A ir F orce j obs; at ti tudes on interesting an d challenging j obs; and the use of abilities and training.

G E N ERA L A T T IT U D E S A B OU T T H E A I R FOR CE :

W hen graduates were ask ed about t heir career intent ions u p o n graduat ion, 50% of the act ive dut y graduates and 58% o f t h e nonact ive dut y graduates recalled t hat t hey want ed t o r em ai n i n the service f or at least 20 year s. I n general , t here w as a st r o n g t rend f or more recent graduates t o report a “ wait and se e ’ ’ a t t it ude and f or graduat es f rom early classes t o recall having a com mit ment f or at least 20 years. Only 3% of t he act ive an d 6 % o f the nonact ive recalled that upon graduat ion they wanted t o get out as soon as possible. T his was generally consist ent acr o ss al l classes. 48% of t he current act ive duty graduat es st ill w a n t t o r e main on act ive dut y f or at least 20 years (in part icular t h o se w h o graduat ed in t he 60’ s; however , now 9% want t o leave t h e ser v i ce as soon as possible. T his was most prevalent f or t hose reaching t he complet ion of t heir init ial commit ment . I n general , t h e loyalt ies and at t itudes developed at U SA FA have had a posit ive impact on career decisions; however , 16% of t he graduat es f el t t hat U SA FA negat ively inf luenced t heir career decisions. A gain , t he st rongest posit ive views were held by t he earliest graduat ing classes and t his has gradually decreased across t he years. T hose who are current ly company grade o f f icers or who lef t a s c o m p a n y grade of f icers held t he st rongest negative opinions on the impact of U SA FA on career decisi ons. T here were only 5% of t h e graduat es who lef t the service who expressed some regret a b o u t t heir decision t o leave. H owever , approximat ely 30% o f t h e cu r rent act ive dut y of f icer s who have gone past their i n i t i al co m m i t ment expressed some regret s t hat t hey didn’ t leave se r v i c e w h e n they completed t heir init ial commit ment . T his response w a s generally consist ent across all graduat e classes. Regardless o f rank , dut y st at us, or class approximately 70% of t he graduat es w o u l d r eco m m en d t h e A i r F o r ce t o a m an an d o v er 50 % w o u l d

recommend t he A ir Force t o a w oman . Only 16% would n o t recommend t he A ir Force t o a man and nearly 30% would n o t recommend it t o a woman . Quit e recent graduat es were so m e w h a t less li kely t o recommend t he A ir Force t o a woman t han w e r e ot her graduates. For 83% of t he graduat es who lef t service, in particular older graduat es, the opt ion of a Reserve or Guar d j ob h ad n o i n f l u en ce o n t h ei r d eci si o n t o l eav e act i v e dut y . For 9% , in part icular m ore r ecent graduat es, t he availability o f a Reserve/ Guard j ob had a slight inf l uence, and t he opport unit y was a moderat e t o st rong inf luence f or t he remaining 8 % .

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A IR FO RC E W A Y O F L IFE :

70% of t hose on act ive dut y see t he positive aspect s of t heir past service outweighing t he negative aspect s; however , 15 % se e t h e negat ive aspect s out weighing t he posit ive aspect s. 62 % o f t h o se out of t he service f elt t hat t he posit ive outweighed t he negat ive; however , 26% saw negat ive aspect s as greater . T hese r esu l t s w er e generally consist ent across classes and indicate t hat t he maj ority o f t h o se w h o l ef t t h e ser v i ce d i d n o t d o so b ecau se they saw t he negat ive aspect s of t he milit ary out weighing t he posit ive asp ect s.

T hat the A ir Force as a way of li f e has positive aspect s i s f u r t h er ref lect ed by t he f act t hat only 16% of act ive duty graduates and 18% of nonact ive dut y graduates viewed t heir A ir Force e x perience as “ j ust a j ob” and not as a ’ ’way of li f e.’ ’ T he longer it has been since graduat ion , t he more likely t he graduat e i s t o v i ew t he A ir Force as more t han j ust a j ob . T his is f urt her r ei n f o r ced by the f act t hat regardless of class about 15% of A ir F o r ce act i v e duty graduat es current ly ident if y m ore wit h civilians i n si m i l ar j obs than they identi f y wit h t he of f icer corps in general . F u r t h e r m ore, 56% of t he nonact ive duty graduat es f eel t hey h ad a st ronger ident ity wit h t he of f icer corps t han t hey n o w h av e w i t h t heir civilian count erpart s. I n addit ion, regardless of dut y st at us, about a t hird of t he graduates str ongly viewed t hemselves a s A i r Force of f icers instead of view ing t hemselves as specialist s work ing f or t he A ir Force. T his was part icularly t rue of older graduat es.

A bout a f ourt h of t he graduat es hold t he opposing view . C o m pared t o company grade of f icers, t hose graduates who h el d f i el d grade rank s were more lik ely t o view t hem selves primarily as A i r Force of f icers inst ead of specialist s. O f those graduates no longer on act ive dut y , 45% of t hem now see t heir current j ob as a “ way of li f e’ ’ and not simply as a place t o work . Only 18% o f t h em view t heir j ob as simply a place t o work . Furt hermore, 66 % o f t hose who now have civilians’ j obs f eel a st rong loyalty t o t h ei r current organizat ion and only 8% f eel lit tle or no loyalt y t o t heir civilian organization .

A I R F O R C E V E R SU S C I V I L I A N C A R E E R :

Gr aduates were ask ed i f t hey t hought civilian li f e would provide

t h em w i t h a m o r e ev en b r eak t h an t h e A i r F o r ce . O f t h o se o n ac t ive duty , 37% f elt t hey would not get a more even b r eak i n civilian li f e, while 2 1% f elt t hey w ould . Conver sely , 2 5 % o f t h e

nonact ive duty did not f eel civilian lif e of f ered a m ore even break , while 49% t hought t hey had a more even break as civilians.

Regardless of dut y st at us, t he m ore t ime t he graduate sp en t o n ac t ive dut y , t he less lik ely he was t o believe civilians get a bet ter break . Regardless of graduat ing class, most act ive dut y graduat es (78% ) f eel that i f t hey lef t t he service t hey could get a j ob wit h t he pay , benef it s, dut ies and responsibilit ies of t heir cu r r en t A i r F o r ce j obs. Sevent y f ive percent of t hose who got out of t he service, in f act , f ound t his t o be t rue. Fi f t een percent of t hose on act ive duty doubt t hat they could get such a j ob , a f eeling t hat w as co n f i r m ed by 20% of t hose w ho lef t act ive dut y . Fort y nine percent o f t h e act ive dut y graduat es f eel t heir milit ary j ob sk ills w i l l t r an sf er direct ly t o t he civilian j ob mark et , and t his was conf irmed by 4 1% of t hose no longer on act ive dut y . O f t hose who lef t act ive dut y , 38% f ound t heir milit ary sk ills did not t ransf er direct ly t o t h e i r civilian j obs; however , only 20% of t hose on act ive duty expect t his t o be t he case. I n general , graduat es who have lef t act ive duty f ound a good j ob rapidly , wit h only 16% of t hem report ing a serious problem in quick ly gett ing a good j ob . Furt hermore, a p proximat ely 75% f ound t heir civilian j ob opport unit ies m e t o r e x ceeded t heir expectat ions and only 6% f ound t he opport unit ies f ell f ar short of t heir expect ations.

ST A T U S A N D E ST E E M O F A I R F O R C E O F F I C E R S :

Graduat es were ask ed i f t he civilians t hey k new recognized t h e i m port ance of t he graduat e’ s A ir Force j ob . Only 30% o f t h e respondent s, regardless of class, dut y status, or rank , f el t t h e civilians t hey k new really saw m uch import ance in t he graduate’ s A ir Force j ob . T his is f urt her reinf orced by t he f act t h a t l e ss t h a n 10% of the graduates f eel t hat of f icers are def initely held in very high est eem by t he A merican people. M ore t han half w e r e u n s u r e of how A mericans really viewed t he milit ary of f icer . T h o se o u t o f t he service see the milit ary held in slightly higher est eem t h an d o t heir act ive duty count erpart s. N evert heless, 90% of a l l respondent s st rongly f elt t hat t he milit ary serves an import ant f unct ion f or t he A merican people. I n addition graduates st rongly support ed t he posit ion t hat wit h t he right s of cit izenship t h er e i s an obligat ion t o serve one’ s count ry . Some 80% of t he graduat es st rongly support ed t his f eeling and only 3% st rongly disagreed .

Support was consist ent across dut y st at us and somewhat st r o n ger among older graduat es than newer graduat es.

V I E W S O N A I R F O R C E M I SSI O N :

Overall , respondent s st r ongly support ed t he f eeling t h a t t h e mission of an A ir Force of f icer is t o f ly and f ight or support t hose who do . H owever , about 10% st rongly disagreed wit h t his posi t ion . I n general , recent graduat es and graduat es who h el d co m pany grade rank , regardless of duty st atus, were less support ive of t his posit ion . Furt hermore, over a t hird of t he graduat es st rongly f elt t hat t he prest ige of t he f lying f unct ion has declined during t heir time in the service. T his view has most st rongly by t hose in f ield grade rank s, regardless of dut y st at us. T went y percent of t he graduat es f elt st rongly t hat A ir Force members were m o r e i n terested with personal concerns t han t hey should be an d t h at A i r F o r ce m em b er s sh o u l d t ak e m o r e i n t er est i n m i ssi o n accomplish ment . H igher rank ing graduat es were more lik ely t o h o l d t h i s v i ew t han were company grade graduat es. H owever , t he maj ority o f graduat es, regardless of rank or duty st at us, f elt t h at A i r F o r ce members held a proper balance of per sonal concerns an d m i ssi o n accomplishment . Overall , t here was a f eeling expressed t h at A i r F o r ce m em b er s n eed ed t o b e m o r e co n cer n ed ab o u t n at i o n al security in general , wit h some 23% f eeling st rongly t h at t h er e needed t o be more concer n w it h nat ional security expressed . T h i s did not vary greatly by rank , class, or duty st at us. W h en ask ed how much t he A ir Force should expect of it s of f icers, t w o t h i r d s

of t he graduat es, regardless of rank , class, or dut y status, f elt it was appropriate t o be expect ed t o do assigned maj or dut ies, addi t ional duties during duty hours, and work during of f -dut y h o u r s during a crisis. I n addit ion , 25% f elt t hey should also be expect ed t o rout inely wor k of f -duty hours t o accompli sh t he A i r F o r ce m i s sion. Only 8% of t he respondent s expressed a lack of willingness t o wor k ot her t han normal duty hours. Bot h act ive and n o n act i v e respondent s were split on whet her or not t he A ir Force required t oo many non-j ob relat ed act ivit ies. A pproxim ately 4 5 % o f each group t hought that t he A ir Force did require t oo much an d 4 5 % t hought t hey did not require t oo many non-j ob relat ed act i v i t i es.

Company grade of f icer s (except very recent graduat es) w e r e m o r e li kely t o f eel t here were t oo many act ivit ies, whereas f ield grade of f icers were more lik ely t o f eel t here were not t oo many non-j ob r el at ed act i v i t i es.

IM PA CT OF T H E A IR FO RCE O N T H E FA M IL Y :

Graduat es in and out of t he service see ext ended f amily separ at ion as very undesirable. A lt hough a maj ority of the respondent s s a w ext ended separat ions as an aspect of an A ir Force career , c o m pany grade of f icers who lef t t he service are most lik ely t o perceive the possiblity of extended separat ions as an aspect o f A i r F o r ce li f e. Conversely , alt hough all gr oups were lik ely t o see separat ion as less probable in a civilian j ob , com pany grade of f icers w h o l ef t t he service were least li kely t o see ext ended f amily separat ion as an outcome of a civilian j ob . A vast maj ority of t he graduates v i e w t heir wif e holding a f avorable att it ude t oward t heir c a r e e r a s desirable. 20% of those no longer on act ive duty and 10 % o f

t hose on act ive dut y had spouses who did not view an A i r F o r ce career f avorable, while 37% of t hose who lef t act ive dut y and 47% of t hose in t he service had spouses w ho viewed an A i r F o r ce career f avorably . A s a group , capt ains and below who l ef t t h e A i r F o r ce h ad w i v es w h o v i ew ed an A i r F o r ce car eer m o st negatively and a civilian career most posit ively . 72% of t hose n o t o n act i v e dut y f elt st rongly reinf orced by t heir spouses f or a ci v i l i an car eer while only 42% of t hose st ill on act ive dut y f elt t heir w i v es w o u l d be posit ive t owar ds t heir having a civilian career . W h en ask ed how sat isf ied t heir wives were wit h A ir Force li f e, 42 % o f t h e graduat es out of t he service report ed t heir wives had been highly sat isf ied , while 25% report ed high spouse dissat isf act ion w i t h A i r Force li f e. O f t hose graduates on act ive dut y , 54% report ed high spouse sat isf act ion and 14% report ed high spouse dissat isf act ion G raduat es f rom t he earlier classes and higher rank ing of f icer s, regardless of duty st at us, were m ore likely t o report sp o u se sat isf act ion, while company grade o f f icers out of t he ser v i ce w er e more lik ely t o report spouse dissat isf act ion . W hen ask ed i f t h ei r A ir Force j ob conf lict ed wit h meet ing t heir f amilies’ needs, 24% of those graduat es on act ive dut y f elt t hat it did , w h i l e 19 % d i d not f eel their j ob conf lict ed w it h meet ing f am ily needs. O f t h o se no longer on act ive duty , 33% did not f eel t here was st r o n g co n f lict bet ween A ir Force j ob and f amily needs, while 23% t hought t here was conf lict . A lt hough higher rank ing of f icers st i l l o n act i v e duty were more likely t o see a j ob/ f amily conf lict , t h er e w er e n o ot her di f f erences by rank groupings or by graduat ing cl ass. 50 % of t he graduat es, regardless of dut y st atus or rank , f el t t h at milit ary per sonnel policies creat ed hardships on spouses w i t h civilian careers, while 4% of t he graduat es st rongly disagreed .

Roughly , 25% of t he graduat es, in part icular more recent graduat es, f elt that personnel policies also created hardship on dual career milit ary f amilies, while less t han 10% t hought t hey created litt le hardship on dual m ilit ary f amilies. O f t h o se n o longer on act ive duty , 43% f elt t hat t heir A ir Force j ob creat ed considerably more conf lict wit h meet ing t heir f amily n eed s t h a n did their civilian j ob . H owever , 18% did not f eel t heir A i r F o r ce j ob caused more conf lict t han t heir civilian j ob when i t cam e t o meet ing t heir f amilies’ needs. .

A IR FORCE PA Y :

A lt hough a high percentage (77% ) of the graduat es st rongly v al u e receiving a high income, t hey also perceive t he civilian m ar k et as providing t he opport unity t o earn t his income. 70% o f t h o se o n active duty , regar dless of rank , st rongly f eel t he A i r F o r ce d o es not provide a high income. Signi f icant ly f ewer (47% ) o f t h e nonact ive dut y graduates st rongly disagree wit h t he st a t e m e n t t hat t he A ir Force pr ovides a high income. T his disparity may be part ly caused by t he f act t hat in their f irst year af t er separ at ion , 58% of t he ex-act ive dut y graduat es f ound t heir civilian i n co m e t o be lower t han t heir act ive duty income and only 26% r ecei v ed civilian pay higher than t heir milit ary pay . A lt hough t h o se w h o lef t act ive duty generally f elt t hat A ir Force pay was adequat e t o m aint ain a decent st andard of living, f ully one-t hird o f t h e act i v e duty f orce f eel t hat A ir Force does not provide a decent st an d ar d of living. T hese t rends appear t o be consist ent across cl asses w i t h some indicat ion t hat act ive dut y f ield grade of f icer s f eel somewhat more deprived of a decent st andard of living compared t o j unior of f icer s. A pproximately one-f ourt h of the graduat es w ould pref er t o be com pensated in cash only ; a li ke n u m b e r pref er compensat ion t o be part cash and part benef it s. 40% pref er part cash , part benef it s and part f unded gr owt h opport unit ies.

A ct ive duty f ield grade of f icer s are more likely t o pref er t he cash only alt ernat ive at t he expense of t he 3-way alt ernat ive, w h er eas act ive dut y com pany grade pref er t he 3-way alt ernat ive t o t h e cash alt ernat ive. Regar dless, as a minimum , gr aduat es f elt pay should be com parable t o civilian pay and t here was added support f or additional compensat ion f or t he uniqueness of t he ser v i ce an d it s added impact on t he f amily . Furtherm ore, ret ired p a y equivalent t o t he current milit ary r et irement pay plan is highly 17

desired by some 58*% of those on active duty and only 27 *% o f

t hose no longer on act ive duty . Over hal f of t hose st i l l o n act i v e dut y see t he A ir Force as providing this t ype of a ret irement plan f or t hem , while 66*7o of those who lef t act ive duty f elt t hey would have received t he current milit ary ret irement plan had t hey re mained in t he service. H owever , current act ive duty j unior of f icer s aren’t quit e so sure t hat this plan will be in ef f ect when t hey reach ret irement age. A lso , very f ew of f icers ( 10*7o) f eel t h at t h e m ilitary ret irement plan is available in t he civilian mar k et place.

I n f act , nearly 60*7o of t hose no longer in t he service st rongly ack nowledge t hat t his retirement plan is clearly not av ai l ab l e .

A T T I T U D E S A B O U T A I R F O R C E J O B S:

A number of quest ions were ask ed of graduat es concerning t h ei r general f eelings on t heir current A ir Force j ob , or , f o r t h o se n o longer on act ive dut y , t heir last A ir Force j ob . Regardless of rank , 80*7o of the of f icers on act ive duty f eel ent husiast ic about their j ob and only 13*% dislik e t heir current j ob . H owever , 28*7o o f t h o se out of t he service dislik ed t heir last A ir Force j ob . Company grade of f icers who lef t t he service most disliked t heir l ast A i r Force j ob . I n addit ion, recent graduates t ended t o l i k e t h ei r cu r rent A ir Force j obs more t han ear ly graduat es lik ed t h ei r cu r rent/ last A ir Force j obs. W hen ask ed how sat isf ied t hey were wit h t heir current j ob , M *% of t he act ive duty of f icers, in part icular very recent graduat es, answered “ most of the t ime’ ’ an d 18 *7o report ed “ seldom ” . T hese result s were consist ent across r an k s.

H owever , 38*7o of t hose who lef t t he service, in part icular j unior of f icers, report ed t hat t hey were seldom sat isf ied w i t h t h ei r l ast A ir Force j ob , while only 45*7o report ed “ most of t he t i m e” .

W hen asked about changing t heir current A ir Force j ob , m o st a c t ive duty of f icer s were ambivalent in t heir responses wit h only 21*7o def initely not want ing t o change j obs and 5*7o def init ely want ing t o change. H owever , 50*7o of t he nonact ive dut y of f icer s, in part icular t hose who lef t t he A ir Force as company grade of f icers, do not want t o change t heir current civilian j obs and only l *7o def initely want t o change. W hen ask ed t o compare h o w w el l t hey li ke t heir current j obs compared t o ot hers, 58*7o o f t h e act i v e duty of f icers, regardless of rank said t hey liked t heir j obs bet t er t han most while l l *7o dislik ed t heir j obs more t han m o st o t h e r s .

On t he ot her hand , f or nonact ive duty graduat es, only 2 *7o d i sl i k ed t heir current j obs more t han most and 81*7o lik ed their j obs more t han most . A gain result s were consist ent across r a n k s . O v e r hal f of the graduat es, regardless of duty stat us, f ound t h ei r f i r st A ir Force nonst udent j ob t o be very satisf ying. T his w a s p a r t icularly t rue of act ive duty f ield graders. H owever , 16 *7o o f t h o se out of t he service, in part icular t hose who lef t as j unior of f icers, f ound t heir f irst A ir Force j ob t o be very dissat isf ying. 10 *% o f t hose st ill on act ive duty also report that t heir f irst j ob was very dissat isf ying.

A T T I T U D E S O N I N T E R ST I N G A N D C H A L L E N G I N G J O B S :

V irt ually all of t he graduat es (93*7o) st rongly desired an int eresting and challenging j ob , regardless of rank or duty st at us. H owever , only 4 1*7o of t he act ive duty of f icers and 26*7o of those graduat es who left the A ir Force, st rongly f elt t hat t he A ir Force in general provided t his type of a j ob . T he maj ority of t he graduat es (55*7o act ive dut y , 62% nonact ive duty) were ambivalent in t heir f eelings on t he availabilit y of int erest ing and challenging A ir Force j obs.

Graduat es who were f ield grade of f icers, in part icular t h o se st i l l on act ive duty , most str ongly supported the not ion t hat t his type of j ob could be f ound in t he A ir Force. Junior of f icers, in par t icular t hose no longer on act ive duty , f elt st rongest t h at an i n t erest ing/ challenging j ob could not be f ound in t he A i r F o r ce . O n t he ot her hand, regardless of act ive duty rank , 60*7o o f t h o se n o longer on act ive duty and 31*7o of t he act ive duty graduat es f elt t hat the civilian world provided int erest ing and challenging j obs.

T he maj ority of t he act ive dut y graduates (67*7o) were am b i v al en t on the j ob challenges available in t he civilian mar ket w h i ch w as also ref lect ed by 38*7o of t he nonact ive dut y graduat es. W h e n a s k 18

ed specifically about the challenge in their current j ob , only 9*7o of

t hose on act ive duty f ound it lack ed challenge while 64 *% f o u n d i t had considerable challenge. On t he ot her hand , f or t h o se graduat es no longer on act ive dut y , 20*7o of t hem , in part icular j unior of f icers, f elt st rongly t hat t heir last A ir Force j ob lack ed challenge. A n addit ional 44*7o, in part icular senior of f icers, f elt t heir last j ob in t he A ir Force was challenging. W hen ask ed h o w t hey viewed t he challenge in t heir f irst nonst udent j ob in t he A ir Force, 51*7o of t hose st ill on act ive duty and 46*7o o f t h e n o n act i v e dut y graduat es f ound it very challenging. H owever , 7 *70 o f t h e ac t ive duty and 14*7o of t he nonactive dut y , in part icular t h o se w h o lef t as company grade of f icer s, saw their f irst j ob as lacking in challenge. T hese result s were consistent acr oss graduat ion cl ass.

U SE O F A B I L I T I E S A N D T R A I N I N G :

W hen ask ed how import ant it was t o t hem t hat t heir organizat ion make ef f ect ive use of their abilit ies and t raining, 86 *7o o f t h e graduates, regardless of rank or dut y st at us, f elt it was very highly desirable. H owever only 10*7o of t he act ive duty graduat es an d 7*7o of t hose who lef t act ive duty f elt st rongly t hat t h e A i r F o r ce m ade ef f ect ive use of t heir abilities and t raining. I n f act , 25*7o of t hose on act ive duty and 46*7o of t hose w ho lef t , st rongly f el t t h at in general t he A ir Force did not mak e use of t heir ab i l i t i es. F u r t herm ore, t he civilian world was seen as mak ing ef f ective u se o f abilit ies and t raining by 38*7o of t he act ive duty gr aduat es and 47*7o of t he nonact ive dut y graduat es. O nly 2*7o of t h e respondent s f elt t heir abilit ies and t rainings would n o t b e u sed ef f ect ively in t he civilian j ob mar k et . W hen ask ed about t h ei r cu r rent A ir Force j ob , 25*7o of t he act ive duty graduates expected t o have a bet ter j ob t han what t hey have, given t heir r an k an d ex perience. Older act ive duty graduat es were somewhat m o r e dissat isf ied wit h t he level of t heir j obs t han were m o r e r e c e n t graduates. H owever , 40*7o of t he act ive dut y graduat es, regardless of graduat ion class, f elt t heir j ob mat ched t heir rank an d ex perience. Sim ilar responses were given by t hose no longer on ac tive duty , alt hough a somewhat higher percent age (31*7o) f el t t h ei r last A ir Force j ob did not meet t heir expectancies, given t heir rank and experience.

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Divorce and the A cademy Grad

by Col . John Williams

(3) those of f icers graduat ed f rom t he A ir Force A cademy have lower rates t han f or t hose who ent er service t hrough

Over the past t wenty years t here has been a dramat ic i n cr ease i n t he divorce rat e in t he U nited St at es. I n f act , t he d i v o r ce r at e i n t his count ry exceeds t hat of any ot her in t he world . I n 1976, f or t he f irst t ime in A merican hist ory , m ore t han one million d i v o r ces were grant ed in a single year . I n 1977 t he divorce rat e was 5. 1 per 1000 populat ion , more t han double t he 2.5 rate in 1965. R e c e n t

o t h er so u r ces o f co m m i ssi o n .

(4) O f f icers who served in t he Southeast A sia conf lict h a v e higher rat es t han t hose who did not .

(5) Jewish and Cat holic of f icers have lower dissolut ion r a t e s t han f or t hose w ho are Prot est ant . O f f icers who express no religious af f iliat ion have t he highest divorce rat es.

government documents report that in the late seventies t h e r e w a s

a ratio of about one divorce f or every tw o weddings. T h i s i s n o t equivalent t o saying t hat one in t wo marriages ends in divorce, since t he divorces grant ed in any year , represent f or t he most part , marriages that began bef ore t hat year ; however , it .is probably saf e t o say t hat f or every wedding t hat occurs t his year f orty t o f i f ty percent will eventually end in divorce.

Bef ore discussing divorce and f amily dissolut ion among A i r Force of f icers, let me point up some salient point s concerning this

phenomenon that may be of interest to you. In general, t h e younger you are when you marry the higher your chances f o r

divorce. D ivorce rates f or t hose who marry while in t h ei r t een s ar e

exceptionally high. From the study of hundreds of research report s we have learned t hat t he best chance f or success o c c u r s when t he husband is about 26 year s old and t he wi f e ab o u t 22 . I n

co m e i s al so asso ci at ed w i t h d i v o r ce . T h o se w h o ar e m o st d i v o r ce prone are t hose in t he lower income brack et s. W e also k n o w t h at t here is a st rong relat ionship bet ween education and d i v o r ce. A s educat ion rat es go up , divorce rat es go dow n . Securit y i s al so relat ed t o divorce. T hose couples who have a good , st ab l e i n

(6) Rated of ficers had slightly higher rates than non-rated

of f icers but t he di f f erences were not signi f icant .

O ur lat est ef f ort t o bett er under st and t he phenomenon o f divorce among A ir Force of f icers has been direct ed at A i r F o r ce A cademy graduat es. W e are especially int erest ed in det erm ining i f divorce rat es among t hose w ho marry in “ June W eek ” ceremonies immediately af t er graduat ion are di f f erent f r o m t h o se who wait unit il lat er in t heir career t o marry . W e predict ed t hat t hose who marr ied immediately af t er graduat ion would h a v e higher divorce rat es t han t hose who mar ried lat er . T h e r esu l t s o f t his investigat ion are shown in T able 1. Classes compared w e r e f rom 1959 t hrough 1973. T he Class of 1959 was t he f ir st cl ass t o graduat e f rom t he A cademy . W e ended wit h t he Class of 1973, because reliable dat a are not yet available f or later Classes; however , t he data analyzed t o dat e support t he predict ion t h at t hose who mar ried during June week would have higher d i v o r ce

come, money in t he bank , lit t le or no indebt edness, j ob security and a good li f e insurance program are more lik ely t o h av e f ew er marit al problems. A f ourt h variable relat ed t o divorce h as t o d o wit h t he kinship group . M ost empirical studies point o u t t h at t h e f urt her the physical and psychological dist ance f rom k i n an d i n laws, t he great er chance f or a successf ul marriage. L iving wit h or close t o your mot her-in-law should probably be avoided . A n o t h e r variable is t hat of occupat ion . Prof essional and managerial o c cupat ions, gradually speak ing have higher marit al st ability t h an ot hers. M any researcher s point out t hat j obs which provide a high level of int ellect ual or creat ive sat isf act ion , good incom e, and some degree of prest ige create condit ions most f avorable t o marit al happiness. L ast ly , t he visibilit y of t he marriage is im por t ant t o cohesiveness. W hen bot h part ner s are well k nown a n d where the communit y can observe t heir behavior , t here a r e great er rest raint s against social t ransgressions t hat may lead t o divorce. T his is t ied in wit h community st igma. One o f t h e b a r riers against divorce is community disapproval ; villages an d sm al l t o w n s h av e m u ch l o w er d i v o r ce r at es t h an u r b an ar eas. A i r F o r ce bases are very sim ilar t o small t owns and marriages o f A i r F o r ce

people are subj ect t o rat her close scrut iny . W hen we apply t hese variables t o A ir Force of f icers we would predict t hey w o u l d h av e lower divorce rat es t han t hose in t he general populat ion .

A ir Force of f icer s have good incomes, high educat ion , a gr eat amount of security , live f ar away f rom in-laws, have highly visible marriages and hold prof essional st at us in t he occupat ion st r u c t ure. Research st udies of divorce am ong A ir Force of f icers sh o w t hat , indeed , t here is not near ly as much divorce among t his group as compared t o the overall populat ion (based on studies d o n e i n t he early sevent ies) . W it hin-group analysis pointed up t he f ollow ing int eresting f act s: ( 1) higher educated of f icer s have lower divorce rat es t h a n l o w ed u cat ed o n es.

(2) divorce rat es f or t hose who f ly are slight ly higher t h a n f o r t h o se w h o d o n o t .

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The Cadet Chap el is the scene f or many J une Week Weddings.

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rat es. T able 1 shows t he number and percent age of t he o f f i cer s i n every Class who have ever been divorced . W e have compared t h e d i v o r ce r at e f o r each C l ass w i t h t h e r at e f o r t h o se who graduat ed and were mar ried in June W eek . I n every case the rat e is higher f or June W eek group . T his is a conservat ive f inding si n ce t h e June W eek group is included in t he overall group . Once w e a r e able t o direct ly compare t he June W eek group wit h t he n o n - J u n e W eek group t he dif f erences will be even great er . I n t er m s o f t heory , t he June W eek group would be expected t o have higher divorce rates f or t he f ollowing reasons: ( 1) T hey are younger when t hey marry .

(2) T h ei r f i n an ci al si t u at i o n i s st i l l t en u o u s si n ce seco n d lieutenant s do not mak e a lot of money .

(3) M ost of them (approximat ely 75% ) go immediately int o 12 - 15 mont hs o f A ir Force f lying t raining where t hey are subj ected t o a rigorous demanding environment t hat leaves litt le t ime f or f amily act ivit ies and where t hey are physically and ment ally st ressed .

(4) M any of t hem are caught up in t he “ glamour ” of a cadet chapel wedding wit h arched swords, t he f ormal dress u n i f o r m an d al l t h e o t h er i l l u st r i o u s act i v i t i es asso ci at ed

wit h a f ormal military wedding.

(5) M any of t hem marry girls (and beginning last year- boys) whom they have k nown f or very short periods of t ime.

(6) Y oung of f icers are highly mobile, moving f rom t raining environment s t o schools t o f lying assignment s wit h v e r y lit tle opport unity t o put down any roots, or est ablish t hemselves in a communit y .

(7) The young wife has dif ficulty establishing herself in any k ind of career or work because of ext remely high mobility among young of f icer s. She must depend on t he husband f or almost all her emot ional needs and his priority is get t ing his own career est ablished . T his is a vulnerable period f or t he young of f icer and it is very import ant t hat h e d o

TA BL E 1

C O M P A R I SO N O F D I V O R C E S O F G R A D U A T E S M A R R I E D D U R I N G “ JU N E W E E K ” * W I T H D I V O R C E S A M O N G E N T I R E C L A SS ( (

Graduat ing Class

past t heir obligat ed t our of duty and those who ret urn t o ci v i l i an li f e at the f irst opport unity . W e ref er t o t he f irst g r o u p a s careerist s and t he second group as non-careerist s. Our predicti on was t hat t hose w ho leave t he service have higher divorce r a t e s t han t hose who st ay in . From a recent survey of A ir F o r c e A cademy graduates, we were able t o compare divorce r at es b et ween t he two groups. For every one of t he 15 observed y e a r groups, divorce rates for those who left service have been higher t han f or t hose who st ayed in (T able 2) . T his support s ear l i er research f indings t hat of f icer s who choose the milit ary a s a c a r e e r have relat ively low rat es of f amily dissolut ion . I t may be t hat dissatisf act ion w it h the milit ary carries over int o d i ssa t i s f a c t i o n with t he spouse or perhaps t hose who are dissat isf ied w i t h t h e A i r Force lif e leave service, hoping t hings will be bet t er i n t h e ci v i l i an w orld . Of t ent imes t hey are not , and divorce occurs. I n t er v i ew s are now being conducted wit h f ormer A ir Force of f icers w h o ar e d i v o r ced o r w er e d i v o r ced an d ar e r em ar r i ed i n o r d er t o gain bet

T o t al C l ass O v er al l D i v o r ce R at e

N umber Percent age

N um ber Percentage

Siz e

19 5 9

20 7

17

24

41

20

19 6 0

227

8

17

34

15

19 6 1

2 17

12

21

33

15

19 6 2

29 8

9

17

36

12

19 6 3

499

8

20

55

11

19 6 4

499

5

18

65

13

1965

5 17

10

24

57

11

19 6 6

4 70

7

17

42

9

19 6 7

524

8

18

52

10

19 6 8

6 13

9

20

74

12

19 6 9

683

12

21

96

14

19 7 0

74 5

11

16

67

9

19 7 1

692

5

10

55

8

19 7 2

7 54

9

16

75

10

19 7 3

84 4

5

10

51

6

* “ June W eek ” weddings were held f or t he f irst t ime i n t h e C ad et Chapel in 1964.

TA BL E 2

C O M P A R I SO N O F D I V O R C E R A T E S A M ON G A CT IV E D U T Y A N D N ON / A CT IVE D U T Y A CA D EM Y GRA DU A T ES

T h e cu r r en t r esear ch ef f o r t i s al so d i r ect ed t o w ar d d i v o r ce r at es

among those Academy graduates who remain in the A ir F o r c e

M arriages Ending in D ivorce

Y ea r

well; otW wise, the family’s future security is threatened.

T hese and ot her variables help us understand why June W eek weddings are more suscept ible t o divorce.

J u n e W eek ”

A CT IVE D U T Y

N ON / A CT IV E D UT Y

Percent age

Percentage

19 5 9

20

21

19 6 0

15

25

19 6 1

13

24

19 6 2

12

14

19 6 3

10

14

19 6 4

13

15

19 6 5

10

16

19 6 6

9

13

19 6 7

10

12

19 6 8

12

16

19 6 9

13

13

19 7 0

8

11

19 7 1

6

10

19 7 2

5

9

19 7 3

3

7

G r ad u at i o n Y ear

ter insight into this particular aspect of family dissolution i n t h e military .

I n closing I would lik e t o point out that D r . D ennis O r t h n e r ’ s recent research support s the author ’ s f indings t hat suggest s A ir Force couples are less divorce prone (Ort hner , 1980) . H e f o u n d

t h at 90 % o f A i r F o r ce h u sb an d s an d 9 5% o f A i r F o r ce w i v es f eel

very positive about the overall quality of their marriages a n d t h a t

t here appears t o be lit t le serious di f f iculty in most o f t h e m .

T he research on divorce and f amily dissolut ion is on-going.

D et ails will be provided as more data become available. T h e aut hor whold like t o hear f rom grads on t heir k nowledge o r percept ion of divorce in t he milit ary .

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A B O U T TH E A U TH OR : The author is a p ermanen t p r of essor and head of the D ep ar tmen t of B ehavioral Sciences and L e a d e r ship at the A cademy . H e has wr it ten several ar ticles a n d m a d e numer ous p resentations on di vorce and f amily dissolution. H e has been ask ed many times about “ J une weddings. ” The inf or mation p resented in this ar ticle is the result of p reliminary d a ta o n this p henomenon. A s more detailed inf or mation becomes available we will rep or t it to the graduates.

O N E PO I N T O F V I EW

T i m K l i n e ‘ 64

T H E P U R SU I T O F H A P P I N E S S

T he Question of D isci pline I n T h e U .S . A i r F o r ce

T he A ir Force is said t o be t he happiest of t he A merican ar m ed services. Recruit ment records indicat e t his pref erence. A t l east i n terms of li f estyle and personal com f ort U SA F leads t h e f i el d .

T here is, of cour se, a const it ut ional proviso t hat a government of the people should provide for “ life, liberty, and the pursuit of

happiness.” The U.S. Air Force has fulfilled the spirit o f t h at i n j unction. Nonetheless, one is constrained to ask to w h a t e x t e n t

t he A ir Force can be expected t o execut e complex missions, i n t ime of war , given t he nat ional predilect ion f or independent

thought and personal ease? Maj or General Sir John Winthrop H ack et t tells us t hat what a society get s in it s armed f o r ces i s a ref lect ion of it sel f . ' I f so , can t he U SA F overcome t he widespread ambivalence and wholesale egalit arianism which dist inguish so ci e

ty by degree in the West? Can there be a happy conj unction o f military dicipline and personal f reedom, yielding combat cohesiveness while preserving values of human dignit y an d sel f -

respect cherished by our citizenry, including airmen?

I t is not necessary t o est ablish t hat t he present st at e of discipline is unsat isf act ory . Few except ions t o t he cont rary (and t hey are most ly limited personal exam ples) can be cited . T o b r o ach t h e

issue with topics: saluting, haircuts, honesty in reporting, v i o l a

t ions of f lying regulat ions, or T OY vouchers, would only be a regurgitation of patently familar fare. The state of af f airs is a pro d u ct o f am b i v al en ce. A m b i v al en ce m ar k s A m er i can at t i t u d es i n

t he home, school , and mark et place. I t is not surprising t o f i n d t h e social disease rampant in m ilit ary service as well . A m b i v a l e n c e result s f rom t he collapse of cert it udes in a societ y , especially in t he moral realm . D iminished conf idence, wit h declining w i l l

ingness to submit to authority, means less adherence t o so ci et al

laws. M aj or General Richard C . Schultze (U SM C) recent ly n o t ed : ( (

T h er e i s n o cal l f o r o b ed i en ce b ecau se t h er e ar e n o cl ear cu t r u l es

or st andards t o be obeyed .

But are we t oo f ar behind t he power

cu r v e? I s t h e t r en d i r r ev er si b l e?

Finding a convenient hist orical example is one way a w r i t er t r i es t o of f er hope t hat a quandary can be resolved . I n t hat regard , t he example of Sparta is probably a prize winner (alt hough R o m e i s also wort h det ailed considerat ion) . T he f am ous Spart an G en er al Brasidas tied discipline t o readiness when addressing h i s i m pressive soldiery prior t o t he Bat t le of A mphipolis (422 B .C .) : “ Remember t hat what mak es a good soldier is his readiness t o

fight , his sense of honor, and his discipline.” ^ While t h ese w o r d s

are wholly ni f ty and virtually unchallengeable, can w e ex p ect t o conf or m A mericans t o a Spart an ideal ? Probably not . Spart a represent s an image more ak in t o t he r igor s of social ist dreamlands or f acist f antasies. N o encouragement f or o u r p u r pose can come f rom t hat quart er . St ill , it ’ s wise t o co n si d er t h at Spart a won t he Pelopennesian W ar against t he A t henian st a t e which resembles our own . I n t he w ords of t heir hero , Pericles, A t hens boasted (note t he parallels t o t he A merican experience) : 1. “ W arlik e deeds by which we acquired our power .”

2. A syst em of gover nment which served as “ a m odel t o o t h er s.”

3. A “ con st i t ut i o n ” w h i ch “ i s cal l ed a dem ocr acy because power is in the hands not of a minorit y but of t he whole people.”

4. “ Everyone is equal bef ore t he law .

5. “ W e are f ree and t olerant in our privat e lives” , an d 6. “ W hen our wor k is over , we are in a posit ion t o enj oy 4 all k inds of recreat ion f o r our spirit s.

T he concluding comment s of Pericles bring to mind t he bulging

parking lots around military dormitories, the mad pace o f

week end act ivit ies, and t he f renet ic impet us of t hose i n i t i al s T G I F ! Ot her A t henian spok esmen , including Socrat es, h a v e cataloged t he pervasive perversion , licent iousness, rapaciousness, class violence, and decadence of A t hens. A gain parallels ab o u n d .

So much f or hist orical exam ple.

Since A merica is not a Spart an st ate, t he f undamental co n f l i ct bet ween egalit arianism and aut horit arianism is probably p e r m a nent . W e cannot dismiss t he uneasy detent e. T he present so ci al at m osphere leaves litt le doubt about t he personal inclinat ions o f m odern m ilit ary inductees: “ T hey have been brought us in t heir homes and schools t o expect a say in decisions t hat af f ect them . T hey a r e downright suspicious of inst it ut ional m ot ives as a r esu l t of media muckrak ing int o t he sins of t he ‘ Est ablish ment ’ , some of it valid , some of it not . T hey are j ealous of t heir right s, real or perceived . T hey are f orward i n mak ing demands f or a f air share of rew ards and recogni t ion T hey demand t o be t reated as individuals. T hey a r e not easily scared of f ooled .

T here are several pr omising approaches f or st emm ing t h e dismaying t rend t oward erosion of discipline in t he r an k s.

A nswers are available in t he et herial realm of m orals, t he dynam ic realm of leadership , and t he pract ical realm of simply learning t o enj oy obedience.

T he realm of morality is a nat ural area f or bolst ering discipline in t he armed f orces. A mong f ight ing men , a general k i n d o f m oralit y has alw ays been a presumpt ion o f m ilit ary li f e, somewhat ak in t o courage. Occasional examples cont radict o u r highest expect at ions, of course, but we cannot f unct ion , m i l i t ar i ly , in an am oral envir onment wit hout disast er . On t he co n t r ar y , t he military has always been a t reasury of m oral st rengt h w i t h i n t he societ y . A ccording t o General H ack et t : “ A man can be sel f ish , cowardly , disloyal , f alse, f leet ing, perj ured , and m orally corrupt in a wide variet y of ot her ways and st ill be out st andingly good in pursuit s in which ot her imperat ives bear t han t hose upon t he f ight ing man . W hat t he bad man cannot be is a good sailor , or soldier , or airman . M ilit ary inst it ut ions t h u s f orm a reposit ory of m oral resource which should M 6 always be a source of st rengt h wit hin t he state.

T he A ir Force should not do anyt hing t o impede t he n at u r al i n clinat ion t o moral st rengt h which bot h mission and n at i o n d e mand . Every m oral st ance properly encouraged , wor k s i n co n so n nance wit h a spirit ual gravity o f sort s. T o abide agreeably w i t h t his normal st ate of accumulat ing moral st rengt h should be easy enough f or men and t heir com manders. W aves of disinclinat ion can st ill be shat t ered on the rock s of dut y , honor , co u n t r y .

T he leadership realm extends beyond example set t ing t o a c t i v e and posit ive intervent ion in t he daily business of enlivening discipline. T here is, again, a nat ural inclinat ion w h i ch ai r m en have in looking inst inct ively t oward t hose ordained as t h ei r 21

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leaders. A ll men look t o authority f or signals regulat ing co r p o r at e

and personal behavior . The edge is still with the leadership g r o u p .

N onet heless, t he di f f iculty of any single of f icer parading a s a o n e man disciplinarian borders on t he ridiculous. M ost o f u s h av e wit nessed (some f ew have even t ried t heir hand at) t h e f u t i l e business of li f t ing the banner single-handedly . Sooner o r l at er such one-man shows will come t o grief . L eadership in t h i s ar ea i s really responsible t o invigorat ing t he layers of command an d o f

ficership Energetic subalterns should not be bludgeoned i n t o su b

m ission , nor humiliat ed by high level non-support . I t seem s ab u n dantly clear that men may covet individual freedom, but t hey also

want tougher discipline.^ Malingerers make us all miserable.

T he most di f f icult task of our people under arm s, and yet t he m ost promising is t he sense of cohesive ef f ect and morale, is t he practice of learning to enj oy obedience. Those words imply a rigorous feat , but is it such an impossible task for t he soldiery of our great democracy? M y own unt oward conf idence rest s solely on the remaining rudiment s of t he Judeo-Christian t radit ion subscribed t o by t he maj ority of A mericans. D id our r eb el l i o n

against Great Britain spawn an irresistable urge to l aw l essn ess?

N ot exact ly , alt hough a prima f acie case f or such a hypot hesis

seems plausible. Every “ fuzz buster’ ’ device on a dashboard i s

m ut e t est imony against us.

T he religious angle w ar rant s caref ul t hought processing.

Enough saf e ground exist s t o proceed caut iously . Consider t h e i n

t he ack nowledged underpinning of any ef f ective oper at ional c o m bat f orce. I t also pr ovides im mediate security t o t hose w h o su b m i t t o it volunt arily ; and it inst ills conf idence up and d o w n t h e ch ai n of command . D iscipline, lik e most ot her pleasurable habit s, can be learned — even in an enlightened era. T he payof f is high enough t o warrant a t ry .

M uch can be done t o rej uvenate our prospect s. Given t h e nat ural tendency of a milit ary service t o ref lect t he bright end of a societ y ’ s moral spect rum , invest m ent o f concent rated energy by t hose pract icing of f icership can redound t o t he nations’ s good .

But more is required t han set t ing a good example. A ct ive su p p o r t and f requent posit ive int ervent ions ar e required on b eh al f o f t hose ardent spir it s who need t hat k ind of back ing. T he prize?

T he j oy of f unct ioning in an A ir Force wit h st eel in i t s b ac k b o n e !

1. H ack et t , G ener al Sir Jo h n W in t hr o p , P ro f essio n o f A r ms (T he L ees K no w les L ect ures f o r 1962) , L o nd o n ; T h e T i m es P ub lishi ng C o mp any , L td ., 1962 .

G eneral H ack et t ’ s wo rd s r ing wi t h a no te o f d isq u iet i ng percept i veness: “ W hat a societ y get s in it s ar med serv ices i s exact ly w hat it asks f o r , no mo re and no less.

W h a t i t a sk s f o r t en d s t o b e a r ef l ec t i o n o f w h a t i t is. W hen a co u nt ry lo o k s at it s f ight i ng f or ces it is loo k ing i n a m i r ro r . I f t he m i rr o r i s a t r u e o n e t h e f a c e t h a t i t sees t h er e w i l l b e i t s o w n . ”

2 . Shu lze, M aj Gen Richar d C . “ O bed ience, t he U npo p u lar M il it ar y V ir t ue” , M ar i ne Co r ps G azet te, June 1980 , p . 50 .

3. T h ucyd ides, T he Pel opo n nesian W ar (L o nd o n : P engui n Boo ks, 1972) , p . 353.

4. I b i d , 5. “ L eadersh ip at W o r k , ” Sep/ O ct 1980) , p .4 .

p p . 14 5 - 14 6 .

T he Royal Ban k L et ter ( Ro yal Ban k o f C anada ,

6. H ack et t , General Si r Jo h n W int hr op , T he M i lit ary i n t h e Ser v i c e o f t h e S t a t e

j unction by Prophet Samuel to King Saul : “ Obedience i s b et t er

(H arm o n M emo ri al L ect u res in M il itar y H isto ry , N o . 13) U SA F A cadem y ,

will do my commandments’’ ; or even Saint Paul’s directions t o Timothy to “ endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus C h r i st ’ ’ (I I Tim 2:3). These words ring with a special music t h at i s n o t so foreign to A merican ears albeit they may be uncomfortable in ap plication. Other reasons for obedience abound. Discipline f o r m s

7 . T hi s co n f lict is adm ir ably t reat ed in t he cogent and t im ely ar t icle “ Reali t y - Ri t ual

t han sacrif ice’ ’ , or t he L ord’ s inst ruct ions: “ I f you love me you

Co l orad o , 1970 . = Ret ent io n : T he E n list ed Eq uat i o n ” b y M aj o r T hom as J . P ick eri ng , U SA .

(M i lit ar y Review , D ec 80 , pp . 3-9) . H e rem ar k s: “ O n t h e o ne hand , t hey r esen t an y i nt er f erence w it h ind ividu al f r eed om w h ile, o n t he o t her hand t hey are ask ing

for higher standards and tougher discipline.”

VJ

Grads with L t. Gen. Tollman at 2nd B om b Wing D ining Out. 12 Oct 80 B ar ksdale A F B, L a.

L ef t to right: Bob DEM PSE Y ‘64, Gen. TA LLMA N, A l L OM BA RDI ‘76, H al H I GL E Y ‘68. John H A R R I S ‘77, War r en

D I X ON ‘66, M ar io GA R ZA ‘77, Chr is M OORE ‘71, R ick CA BE L L E R O ‘76, J im my SCR OGGS ‘75, Chip F RA Z I E R ‘73.

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K erry R . P ut t, ‘75

William L . L ewis, Jr .,

Capt ain K erry R . Put t , Class of 1975, was k illed in a T - 38 ai r cr af t acci d en t n ea r W i l l i am s A F B o n 8 O ct o b er 19 80 . H e i s su r v i v

On 28 N ovember 1980, 2L t . W illiam L . L ewis, Jr . , Class o f

ed by his wi f e. Celest e, 7505 Gillen Road , Colorado Springs Co 809 19; and by his parent s, L t . Col . (U SA F Ret) and M r s. C ar r o l l E . Put t , 1109 D appled Elm L ane, M ait land FL 32751.

K erry was a member of t he 1st Cadet Squadron while a t t h e A cademy and maj ored in Comput er Science.

Following pilot t raining at W illiam s A FB , K er ry was assigned t o t he 61st T act ical Fight er Squadron at M acD ill A FB an d t h e 480t h T act ical Fight er Squadron at Spangdahlem A B , Germany as a F-4 pilot . H e was assigned t o t he 97t h Fight er T raining Squadron at W illiam s A FB as a T -38 I nst ruct or Pilot at t h e t i m e o f h i s d eat h .

F u n er al ser v i ces w er e h el d at t h e P r o t est an t C ad et Chapel on 14

October 1980 with burial at the A ir Force A cademy Cemetery.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Kerry R . P u t t M emorial Fund , A ssociat ion of Graduat es, U SA F A cademy C O 80 840 .

‘79

1979, died of inj uries received in an automobile/ pedestrian acci

dent . H e is survived by his parent s, M r . and M rs. W illiam L .

L ewis, Sr ., 12214 Pert hshire, H oust on T X , 77024, and h i s si st er J a n et .

A s a mem ber of t he 30t h Cadet Squadron , Bill was act ive w i t h t he Cadet Ri f le T eam , Sk i Club , and Rally Committ ee, as w el l a s t he “ pilot ” of U SA FA ’ s scale m odel F- 15 at pep rallies an d f o o t ball games. He also participated in parachuting and parasailing program s and maj ored in mechanical engineering. Bill w a s a v e r y active private pilot and he enj oyed flying for recreation during his spare t ime.

A f t er receiving his pilot ’ s w ings at Colom bus A FB , h e w en t t o

Castle A FB for KC- 135 training. Perhaps Bill will be r em em b er ed most for his enthusiasm and caring attitude for other people.

Services were held at the Catholic Cadet Chapel on 2 D e c e m b e r 1980, with interment at the USA FA Cemetery. Donations t o t h e Lt . William L . Lewis, Jr . M emorial Fund may be sent t o t h e A ssociation of Graduates, USA F A cademy, CO 80840. (Keith K ries, ‘ 79)

Capt . Bradf ord B . H irschi , Class of 1973, was k illed i n a C - 14 1 aircraf t accident near Cairo , Egypt on 12 N ovember 19 80 . B r ad i s survived by his wi f e. Sherry , daught ers Shannon and A m berly , and a son , M at t hew , all of 15310 19t h A ve., CT . East , T acoma, W A 98445; and by his parent s, M r . &. M rs. Blaine H ir schi , 5 2 10 Eagle, L ong Beach , CA 90815.

While a Cadet , Brad was a member of the 8th Cadet Squadron and maj ored in Chemistry. A fter graduation, Brad successfully

B radf ord B . H irschi, ‘73

complet ed U PT at W illiam s A FB and served t here as an I P a f t er complet ing t he inst ruct or pilot course at Randolph A F B . H i s l ast assignment was a C- 14 1 Com mander at M cChord A FB , W A .

Funeral services were held in the Protestant Chapel o n 2 1

N ovem ber 1980 wit h burial at t he A ir Force A cademy Cemetery .

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D avid M . Unger

R i ch ar d L ee P a r k er

R ichard L ee Park er,

R ober t C. B roberg

‘8 0

2L t . Richard L ee Park er , Class of 1980, was k illed i n a T - 37 ai r craf t accident near A lva, OK on 3 N ovember 1980. Richard i s survived by his parent s, M r . 8l M r s. Clarence R . Park er , Rt .2, Box 42, Ponca City , O K 7460 1.

Richard w as a member of t he 35t h Cadet Squadr on while a t U SA F A cademy , and maj ored in Elect r ical Engineering. H e w a s complet ing pilot t raining at V ance A FB , OK at t he t ime o f h i s d eat h .

F u n er al Ser v i ces w er e h el d o n 6 N o v em b er 19 80 at V an ce A F B

and at t he First Baptist Chur ch , Ponca Cit y , OK . Burial w a s a t Rest H aven Sunset Cemet ery in Ponca City .

D avid M . Unger,

•78

On 22 Oct ober 1980, I L t D avid M . U nger , Class of 1978, d i e d of inj uries received in an aut om obile accident at L ubbock , T ex a s .

H e is survived by his mother , M rs. Beryll E . U nger , 17 0 9 W e st Balboa Blvd ., N ewport Beach CA 92663; and by his f at her , Robert H . U nger Sr .

W hile a Cadet , D avid was a member of t he 38t h Cadet Squadron and maj ored in Engineeri ng M echanics. A f t er receiving his pilot wings, D ave remained at Reese A FB as a T -37 I n st r u c t o r P ilot .

E d w ar d P . B r ad sh a w

E d ward P . Bradshaw,

W i l l ia m H . O lso n

’71

Capt ain Edwar d P . Bradshaw , Class o f 1971, died on September 29, 1980 f rom inj uries received in an aut omobile acci dent near Shaw A FB , SC . H e is survived by his wi f e L ynn , daught er A lisa, and his son Craig, all of 112 Covingt on D r ., Ben Brook , T X 76126; and by his m ot her , M rs. N ellie H . B r ad sh aw o f M at tydale, N Y , and his sist er M rs. L ynn Y oung of N ort h Syracuse, N Y .

Ed was a member of t he 11t h Cadet Squadron while at U SA FA . H e maj ored in L i f e Science and was on t he Superintendent s L ist .

A f t er graduati on , Ed at t ended pilot t raining at L aughlin A FB , T X . H e ser v ed as an I n st r u ct o r P i l o t i n t h e T - 37 at Sheppar d A FB , T X f rom 1973 t o M arch 1976. U pon receiving his M a st e r o f Science degree in L ogi st ics M anagem ent f rom t he A ir F o r c e I nst it ut e of T echnology i n June 1977, Ed served as M ai n t en an ce O f f icer in t he 7t h Bom b W ing at Car swell A FB , T X f rom July 1977 t o M ay 1980. A t t he t ime of his deat h , Ed w as assigned t o t he 16t h T act ical Reconnaissance T raining Squadron at Sh at A FB , SC , f lying t he RF-4.

Burial services were held f or Ed at t he A ir Force A cademy o n 10 Oct ober 1980. Ed ’ s deat h has deeply sor rowed t he h ear t s o f al l t hose who k new him . H is devotion t o hi s f am ily and to dut y w ill long serve as an inspir at ion t o all of us.

F u n er al ser v i ces w er e h el d i n t h e P r o t est an t C ad et Chapel on 27 Oct ober 1980 wit h burial at t he A ir Force A cademy Cemet ery .

Cont ributions in his memory may be made t o the D avid M . U nger M emorial Fund , A ssociat ion of Gr aduates U SA F A cademy C O 80 84 0 .

R ober t C. Br oberg,

William H . Olson, •78

I L t . Robert C . Broberg, Class of 1978 and his wif e. Ginger , were killed in an aut omobile accident in H onolulu , H awaii o n 2 9 Oct ober 1980. H e is survived by his mot her , M rs. H arriet S .

Broberg, 420 N . 750 E., Orem, Utah 84057 and his father, M r .

W allace S. Broberg, 6802 S. Enchant ed D r ., M idvale, U T 8404 7 .

W hile a Cadet , Bob was a member of t he 15t h Cadet Squadron and maj ored in hist ory . H e successf ully complet ed U PT a t L aughlin A FB in 1979 and was assigned to the 455th Flying T rain

ing Squadron at Mather A FB, CA . at the time of his d eat h .

F uner al ser v i ces f or B ob & G i nger w er e hel d i n Colorado Springs, CO on 7 N ovember 1980. Burial f ollowed a t t he U SA F A cademy Cemet ery . Cont ribut ions in Bob ’ s memory can be made t o t he Robert C . Broberg M emorial Fund , A sso ci a t ion of Graduat es, U SA F A cademy , CO 80840.

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•6 3

L t . Col . W illiam H . Olson , Class of 1963, was k illed i n a n A - 10 aircraf t accident near N or f olk , England on 18 N ovember 19 80 .

H e is survived by his wi f e, N annett e and a son and daught er , all of 47 Queens Rd. Heathersett , Norfolk, England; and by his parent s, M r . & M rs. W illiam H . Olson , 21 Est rella, D ebary , FL 3 2 7 13 .

Bill was a mem ber of t he 21st Cadet Squadron and maj ored i n I nt ernat ional Relat ions. H e was act ive in t he Sk i Club , H unt ing Club , Foreign L anguage Club & Rally Com mit t ee. Bill al so m ad e t he Superint endent ’ s, D ean ’ s, and Commandant ’ s L ist s. H e received his M .A . degree f rom Georget own U niver sit y i n W ashingt on , D C .

Bef ore Bill was assigned t o dut y at Bent wat er s RA F St at i o n i n

England, he served at Sembach A B in Germany as an air o p e r a t i o n s o f f i cer .

Funeral services and int erm ent were in England .

C L A SS N EW S W ayne Pit t man

B o x 54 4 2 A P O N Y 0 9 2 86

A s you w ill undoubtedly r ead elsew her e by now , w e ar e once again pleased t o be able t o congr at ulate new ly pr om ot ed classmat es. O n t h e most r ecent colonel ’ s list , I caught t he nam es o f M .I . M I L L E R , Jay M I T C H E L L , and D ave SH EA R I N . H ope I didn ’t m iss any . . . I alw ays seem t o w hen f aced w it h mor e t han one colum n of f ine pr int . A nd , o f cour se, w e have tw o new B .G .’ s: M ik e CA RN S and H .T . J O H N SO N . I expect t o be seeing a tw o st ar i n the class one o f t hese days.

H .T . has com plet ed t he E xecut ive M anagem ent C our se at D ar t m out h , a pr ogr am P m sure he’ ll be able t o put t o even bet t er u se w i t h h i s n ew r ank . O t her gener al o f f icer new s: t he A cadem y w i ll be gett ing it ’ s f i r st gr aduate C om m andant in Bob BE C K E L . I ’ m sur e he’ ll f ind t hat quite a di f f erent , but equally chal lengi ng, j ob af ter all t hose year s o f SA C com m an d .

Sever al new sy C hr ist m as car ds r eceived , f or w hich I t hank you . Jon GA L L O r epor t s t hat he survived t he great N aples eart hquak e. M o st o f t he f am ily wasn ’ t even t here, w it h Jacquie at hom e i n t h e C O N U S a n d t h e oldest t w o of t heir t hree aw ay at college. L ar ry T H O M SON i s n o w o u t i n C ali f or nia as C om mander o f t he N ort hr op A PP RO i n H aw t hor ne. H e poi nt s out t hat hi s br ings back t oget her t he C am br idge t r i o w h o st a r t ed out t here back in ‘ 59 - Br ock ST RO M havi ng r et ur ned t o SA M SO t o r u n t he C onsolidated Space O per at ions C ont r ol C enter and C h a r l i e Z A L E SK I sti ll in t he insur ance and f inancial planning b u si n ess t h er e .

D i c k G O E T Z E i s a l so o u t i n C a l i f o r n i a a s t h e C V o f t he Bomb W ing at M a t h er .

Steele H O L M E S r et ired on 1 Oct ober and is a syst em s engi neer w it h t he H ughes A i rcr af t C o . in Pl acent ia, C ali f or nia (loo k s l i k e t h e cl a ss cen t er o f gr avity is shi f t i ng t o t he W est C oast) . Em il CW A C H , al so r et ir ed , is a st af f engineer w it h M art i n M ar iet t a in D enver . Jer r y E L SB E R N D h a s a c quir ed sever al new patent s and is tr adi ng in one hom e com put er f or a big ger m odel . H e’ s r et ur ned t o t eachi ng, par t t im e, in com puter s. T he M U SM A K E R ’ s did som e t raveling t hi s past year - t o Y ugoslavia, G r eece, and I t aly , as di d t he O ’N E I L ’ s - t o L ondon , Salzbur g, a n d M u n i ch .

I r ecei v ed w o r k t h a t J i m a n d M i ssi e B L A C K W E L L h a v e h a d t h ei r f i r st

child , a son . A lso got a long C hr i st mas let t er f r om t h e M E I E R ’ s . F u l l o f new s o f hor ses, goat s, pigs, chick ens - t he w or ks. Somehow in t he pau ses in running w hat sounds li ke an agr i-business, C har lie st i l l t ea ch es chemist ry . For t hose w ho r ecal l C har lie’ s nat ur ally li ber al out look on li f e, it ’ ll com e as no sur pr ise t o hear t hat he’ s become somet hi ng o f a f at her image f or t he young ladies in t he W ing. A nd t he f inal acco l a d e : I n N ovem ber he w as elect ed pr esident o f t he local goat cl u b !

T hi s w ill be my last new slet ter - a f act t hat Jim W heeler w ill applaud .

M aybe now he w on ’t have so m uch t r ouble w it h deadlines. L ar ry COT T ON has o f f ered t o t ake over , w ak ing f r om t hat den of gr aduat es, San A nt oni o . Please pass on any new s (or even r um or s) t o h i m a t 5 10 2 L inda C oloni a, San A nt onia, T X 78233. I ’ ll be l ook ing f o r w a r d t o h i s ef f o rts in the f utu re.

C .T . D ouglass 3305 E dgem ere A ve., N E M inneapolis, M N 554 18 (6 12) 781-972 1

T ak ing over f r om (new C olonel selectee) John M A C A RT N E Y (A ssoci ate Pr o f , o f Pol i . Sci . at A FA ) is a big or der but , af ter 6 out st an di ng year s as our class secr et ary , he deserved a br eak . H e and (N ew C ol onel select ee) Jock SC H W A N K (A sst . Pr o f , o f Psychol ogy at A FA ) did a

J ohn M cCar tney , J im Waddle and J ock Sch wank

great j ob coordinating our 20th Reunion, with lots o f hel p f r om D uck WA DDLE and Dick SCHEH R (both at NORA D HQ). Nineteen classm at es were select ed t o Ful l Bull (no ne m ade BG t his t im e ar ound) .

T he ot her s w er e Ji m A L E X A N D E R ( L angley) , Phi l C OO K E (A M A C

Wing A DO at McGuire), Joe H IGGI NS, Sid NEWCOM B (Holloman), Ro n D EE P (A sst . D ean o f A F I T ) , G eor ge E L SEA , Ron PA T C H ET T

(with whom I drove top-down supersonic one summer leave a t A F A t o

N Y in his H ealey) , L es H O BGO O D (sqdn . cmdr . at Reese w h o f l ew l ea d i n t he T -37 M emo r ial Service r eunion f lyover - it w as beaut i f u l L es!) , St eve H O L T , Ron SA P P , Bil l Z E RSE N , C hr is W A RA C K (Scott -building a house i n I daho ?) V ic T H O M A S, D ick SE X T O N , F r ed W A L K E R , Russ M A C D O N A L D , and H oyt P R I N D L E (w ho i s w i ndi ng up a fantastic tour as Special A sst , to c/ s at A F South i n N aples. H is f am ily sur vived unscathed t he I t alian ear t hquake - sa i d t h e i n i t i a l sh o c k w as 3 mi nut es o f sever e t ur bulence!) V ic BO U Q U ET w ho w a s t u r n ed back t o ‘6 1 f r om a br ok en neck our dool ie year , al so m a d e F u l l B u l l .

R ET I R EE S; Jack BR U SH (w it h w hom Br enda and I st ayed dur i ng t he r eunion) ow ns a business w hich provi des i nterest -r ate f or ecast s t o lar ge f inancial inst it ut ions via com puter dat a-link . N eil D E L I SA N T I is a yacht dealer near Seat t le, Bil l H O D SON is a co nsult ant i n C-Spr i ngs, D .K .

JO H N SO N i s an aut o par t s dealer in Boi se, I daho , and F r a n k M A Y BE RRY , K er ry M I L L E R , and G ary C RE W ar e al l w it h M a r t i n M ar r iet a in D enver . Fr ed PO RT E R has a com put er busi ness i n C -Spr ings, Bil l D E L O N Y i s t he Senior L ogist ics E ngineer a t I n t er n a t i o n a l L aser Syst em s, I nc. i n Oviedo , F L and Gor don SA V A GE is w it h H ughes i n D enver , C r es SH I E L D S is a consult ant and r eal est at e b r o k er i n C -Spr ings, and H ar dy L E BE L , medicall y ret ir ed and st ill recover ing af t er a bad aut o acci dent , is now a w r i ter in D est in , F L .

O T H E R C I V I L I A N S ; D i c k K I N G M A N i s a sem i - r et i r ed sl u m - l a n d l o r d

in N Y C . T he quality black sombr er o he w ore t o t he r eunio n was typical o f D ick ’ s unique l i f estyle w hich I obser ved as his r oom mat e a t A F A . H e gave Jack BRU SH a gr eat t our o f N Y C , and prom ises t he same f or any o f us w ho vi sit t he Big A pple. D r . D ean B R I ST O W i s a ur ologist i n a sm a l l U t ah t own . D r . John D A Y is an opt ham ologi st i n a small Flor ida t ow n , a n d D a v e R E E D i s a n M . D . i n D en v er . B i l l C A R N E G I E i s a C P A i n a

sm all N ew Jer sey t ow n . Fuller A T K I N SO N is a D ivi sion P r esi d en t o f A llied C hemical in C hicago , and John PE BB L E S w il l be moving up N W of C hicago shor t ly , as he has given up on T W A (af ter 6 + year s o f f ur l ough) and becom e t he M idw est er n Regional M anager o f U n i v er sa l I n st r um ent s C or p . , a m anu f act urer o f com put er-cont rolled pr oduct ion equipment f or t he elect r onics indust r y . H e’ s the D O f or a T FG at T oledo , O hio f l ying t he A -7D , w i t h 2 year s t o go t il l ret i rement f r o m t h e G u a r d .

John is now t rying t o sell hi s big hom e in D elt a, O hio i n w h i c h h e a n d Bar b have r ai sed 1 gi r l and 3 boys, all i n t heir t eens now . C li f f L O V E L L , 25

m er . T w ent y year s r eally isn ’ t t hat very long i s it ?

T hank s Guys! W e r eceived over a hundr ed r esponses t o t he “ 6 1 Flyer ” a n d i t l o o k s l i k e t h er e i s a l o t o f en t h u si a sm o u t t h er e in ant i cipat io n o f our T w ent iet h . (W e r eceived only one . . st ick it in your ear l ” ) T he “ C om mit t ee” caref ul ly co nsi der ed all o f your input s, includi ng N egr oni ’ s o f f er t o plan t he w hole t hi ng hi m sel f . W e w ent w it h t he plur alt y vot e i n maki ng our select ions. T he Reuni on is scheduled f or t he 17t h t hr ough 20t h Sept em ber . T hat is a hom e f oot bal l w eek end , but not H omecom i ng w eek end , w hich is scheduled f or 3 O ct . O n our 20t h , U SA F A w i l l b e host ing (beat ing) W yom ing. T he t ent at ive schedule i s; T hur sday Fr iday

17 Sept 18 Sept

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Car oly n and J im Thomasson, B obbi and J er ry M ason. f at her of 5 k ids, i s a r esear ch scient i st at Ft . W alt on Beach , FL . and Jim G L A Z A , anot her f at her of 5 k ids, w il l soon be ret ir i ng a f t er h e sec u r es em ploym ent stateside in t he public r elat ions f ield . Jim i s now in t he pr o t ocol o f f ice at C I N PA C H Q , and pr om ises t he sam e gr eat hospit alit y t o you w hich he and L inda gave Br enda, C T I V , and me recent ly o n O a h u dur ing our vacat ion t o t he I slands. I t w as great gett i ng a n ea r o n o l d sca n dal s t oo r ibal d t o explain her e, hilar iously t old by Ji m . Roy JO L L Y , an F- 105 pilot i n t he reserves in O k lahom a, w as a super M C a t o u r r eu n i o n di nner , Brian K A L E Y is a 727 Fir st O f f icer w it h A mer ican , a n d a l so f l i es w it h t he Connect icut A N G . M iles K A SPA R i s f inally upgr ading t o F i r st O f f icer w it h Pan A m (he f l ies K C- 135’ s in t he N ew Jer sey A N G) . A t t he reunion . M iles out li ned t he pr oblem s o f integr at ing the Pan A m ( 14 yr . pilot s on f ur lough) and N at ional A ir li nes (2 Y r . Fir st O f f icer s) pilot senior it y l ist s. Bi ll M OSI E R is a T W A 727 Fir st O f f icer com m ut ing t o N Y C f r om K ansas C ity , and f lies in t he r eser ves t o b o o t . E d H A E R T E R i s a Fir st O f f icer w it h T W A in C hicago , and f l ies K C - 135’ s i n t h e I l l i n o i s G u ar d .

M I L I T A R Y ; Jer ry M A SO N and C huck W A T E RM A N have r et ur ned t o line f l yi ng at D over and T ravi s, r espect ively . Seal H U H N is a N avy C om m ander w or k ing w it h f leet combat dir ect or syst ems in V irginia. Jer ry D E L A C RU Z inst r uct s at t he A r med For ces St af f C ollege i n N or f ol k , A ndy B I A N C U R i s in J-5 at t he Pentagon , Ralph L A L I M E i s A sst . D C S, OP S, A A C near A nchor age, Roach L O H is D CO at E ngland A FB i n L A , and Phi l M E I N H A RD T and Ral ph M I L L E R are bot h at SA M SO , L o s A ngeles. W alt FU T C H has ret ur ned st at eside t o Scott , P a u l SU L L I V A N i s w it h Stan EV A L at C olum bus A F B , M iss, (rem em ber t h o se c h ec k r i d es i n Pilot T raining?) , D .L . W A L SH i s C hief of Plans at H Q SA C , and D on W O L FSW I N K E L i s a squadr on cm dr . at C har lest on A FB . G a r t h C OO K E is t he C hief o f E ngi neer i ng D ivision at H Q A F L C , w h er e C h a r l i e a n d L i n d a H A R T a l so a r e st a t i o n ed . B i l l G O O D Y E A R i s now D ep . D ir . o f For ce M anagement , D C S/ Pl ans, H Q SA C . D ean V I K A N h a s m o v ed t o R a m st ei n .

I t ’s great to have t aken t he opport unit y t o at tend a very meani ngf ul 20t h r eunion , t o be a mem ber o f ‘ 60, t o be a graduat e o f A lum inum U ., and t o l ook f or w ar d t o keepi ng t r ack o f you t ur k eys and w r it ing t his n ew sl et er . N ex t l et t er w e ’ l l d i scu ss a 2 5t h r eu n i o n er a super -r eunion , st at isti cs on our class, and m or e i n f o , on our recent r et ir ees. Please dr op m e a line or call me i f you pass t hru M i nneapolis - f r ee r o o m a n d b o a r d aw ait s you . W e have lost t r ack o f BA K E R , B I L E L L O , H I N E S, L . M .

JOH NSON, LENI NGER, O’KEEFE, UPTON , WEINAUG, WHA LEY,

and FO L K A RT (alt hough r umor has i t t hat C har lie is no longer w it h T W A but has m oved t o V i rginia Beach t o pur sue hi s r eligious i nter est s) .

A ny w or d on t hese w ould be especially hel pf ul .

T h o m a s L . Su t t o n P SC # 1 B o x 18 3 3

Scott A FB , I I 62225 A u t o v o n 6 3 8-2 0 4 7

G reet i ngs 6 1er s. W e appr eci at ed your cards and let ter s and ar e pleased t o k now t he class is alive and w el l as w e appr oach t h i s b en ch m a r k su m 26

Regi st r at ion/ I nf or m al E vening T oget her Br ief ings/ D or m T our/ W i ves C o f f ee L unch w it h C adet W ing Spor t s/ T our s/ Free T im e E vening Bu f f et / M em or abil ia D i splay T ailgat e Par ty Fl ag P r esent at i on/ Foot ball G am e F o r m a l D i n n er M em o r i a l Ser v i c e B r u n ch / F a r ew el l

We will be needing help in organizing and running various act ivit ies, anot her “ Flyer ” i n on t he w ay . I f you have slides, m ovies, o r ot her mem or abilia t hat you w ould l ik e i ncl uded i n t he “ N ost algia N ight ” : (F r iday) , please send t hem t o C ol John M ay , D FP , U SA FA . B e su r e t o m a r k t h em w i t h so m e i d en t i f i c a t i o n .

For t hose w ho not ed my unu sual r et ur n addr ess above, no , L ar aine and I aren ’ t per m anent ly separ at ed- only t em por ar i ly . I t seem s t hat m y t hi r d PC S i n t hr ee year s came at an i noppor t une t im e, so h er e I a m a t M A C headquart er s as a m ember o f t he I G black hat t eam t our ing t he w or ld get t i ng i nt o ot her people’ s busi ness. I t hink I have f ound m y place at last .

Bewar e, I may be by t o see you .

Si nce our space has been sever ly rest r ict ed and I can no longer r un o f f at t he m out h ad nauseum , I t hi nk I ’ ll shar e w it h you a f ew quot able quot es f r om sever al of our f el low cit izens.

L ar r y K A RN OW SK I - “ 1. W ho is ret i r ing af t er 22 year s o f m ilit ar y ser vice?” a. D w ight D . E isenhow er , b . G hanges K han , c. L ar r y K ar nowsk i .

2. W ho is havi ng a huge Poli sh r et i r ement par ty t o w hich you ar e i n vit ed ? a. Pope John , b . T he K ar now sk i ’ s, c. Polish m i n e w o r k er s, et c et c et c .

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homest eader s at E dw ar ds, not me. I w or k at A FFT C at W ichita.” (Sor r y A d f or t he m isr epr esent at ion i n t he last i ssue) John T . M A Y - “ Pr o f essor and H ead , D ept , o f Physics, U SA F A c a d .

C o . 472-6366.” (N OT E ; O ne can ’ t say much on a change o f a d d r ess car d .)

C har lie N E E L - “ H eidelburg i s beaut i f ul . Ser ving so cl ose t o t h e c o m bat zone is r ough ! Sk ii ng in t he A l ps, A pr il i n Par is. . .” (N OT E : Som e people can say a lot mor e on a change o f addr ess car d .)

Bob W A G N E R- “ Since June I ’ve been w or k ing in t he Pent agon a s D ir ect or o f O per at ions f or t he A ir N at ional G uar d (N o , I ’ m st i l l o n a c t i v e duty) .

L ee BU T L E R- “ I car pool t o t he Pent agon each m or ning w it h m y neighbor s H ect or N E G RO N I (one block aw ay) and C har lie ST E B B I N S (2 m iles aw ay) . W e spend t he 25 m i nut e t r i p t elli ng and r et ell ing “ 6 1” w ar st or ies. A ll o f us ar e w eak w it h laught er by t he t i me w e a r r i v e at w o r k . ” I t hi nk that w or ki ng at t he Pentagon w ould be quit e enj oyable i f one could spend an hour a d ay w it h t hat gr oup . Y ou must agr ee t hat w e have a pr et t y special gr oup of f ellow s and gals.

M y w i f e t old me t hat C har lie ST E B B I N S w r ote anot her ster l ing let t er w hich w ould be appr opr iat ely used i n t his colum n , but un f or t unat ely , t he let t er i s i n T exas w it h my w i f e and I am her e i n I l linois wr it ing t hi s piece on t he day af t er t he deadli ne. Sor r y C har lie. Y ou ’ l l m ake t he next i ssue ( I hope) .

L o w el l J O N E S a n d J o h n M O O R E a r e h er e a t Sco t t a s w el l . L o w el l i s i n

t he st udies and analysis busi ness in big plans. T hey do t hose high t hi nk ing t hi ngs li ke st udying w hat our f utur e in air li f t w i ll be. L ow ell ant icipat es having t o move agai n t his sum mer t o a senior ser vice sc h o o l so m ew h er e .

John M OO RE is in t he civi l engineer i ng business i n t he headquart er s and enj oys w hat he’ s doing. H e says he t al k ed t o Bob D I N G L E recent ly w ho is st at ioned at H i ll A F B , U t ah . Bob enj oys the st ate and it s many op por t unit ies. H e w or k s in t he manpow er busi ness t her e.

I quot ed L ar r y K A RN OW SK I ’ s C hr ist mas car d ear l ier . I t m ay be ap pr opr iat e t o say t hat he is t he f ir st 6 1 ret ir ee as o f 3 1 D ecem b er . I u n d er st and t hat t her e really w as a gr eat P olish r et ir em ent par t y as w ell as a r oast at t he o f f icer s club . C har l ie C O N O V E R , St u BO Y D , By T H E U RE R , and Jim D A RN A U R at t ended . I suspect t hat t his June m ay see a f ew m or e o f us collect i ng t hat w ell ear ned r et ir em ent p a y .

T he U .S. N avy announced on ver y o f f icial stat i onar y t h a t L t C o l

K ennet h W . M A C A U L A Y i s cur r ent ly at tending t he N aval W ar C ollege, t he oldest educat ional inst it uti on of it s t ype in t he w o r l d . K en w i l l h a v e t he pr ivilege o f st udyi ng t he ef f ect ive em ployment o f n a v a l f o r ces. H o w ’ s an old air ref ueler going t o use t hat k now ledge i n his ever yday li f e K en? I guess I don ’ t use m ost o f w hat I ’ve lear ned eit her , so a l l t h e ef f o r t seem s somew hat quest ionable.

I wi sh each o f you t he biggest i ncom e t ax r ef und ever a n d l o o k f o r w a r d t o June Sevent h , 198 1, as a day f or a pause t hat ref reshes. H o w a b o u t a wor d f r om som e of you w hose hist ories have not been assaulted by t hi s colum n r ecent ly . W e’ d li k e t o hear f r om you .

some o f t he act ivit ies, somet im es. G ot mar r ied f or t h e seco n d a n d l a st t i m e on Oct . 24 . Found someone t hat could put up w it h h i s c o m m a n d voice on sai ling out ings on t he “ D i rt y D elew ar e” . K ar en ca m e w i t h t w o little people, giving Bob four lovely little tax deductions. St ill f lyi ng f or U A L . F r o m R eb D A N I E L : “ T h i s i s t h e seco n d t i m e I ’ v e o f f ered a check .

Jack , and I ’ m sure t her e ar e ot her s i n t he class w ho h a v en ’ t sen t t h e f i r st yet . Can ’ t believe t he or igi nal Red tags can ’ t come up w it h t he buck s t o get a cr est on t he w all - w e have t oo m uch pr ide and spir it t o let it get aw ay

from us.’ ’ Serving as Dir Social A ctions for TA C. A d i f f er en t a n d

challengi ng excur sion f or an aviat or int o t he per sonnel w or ld . Expect s t o m o v e t h i s su m m er . F r o m J o h n B R O T H E R S : Sen t 20 b u c k s b u t f el t a r ed

plastic crest would be more appropriate and save $2500. Four Redtags to John W . (Jack) Jam ba C hief , M issile Syst em s Saf et y D iv . (E SM C/ SEM ) Pat r ick A F B , FL 32925 A V : 8 54 -4 34 0

H ome: (305) 777-3552

H i Redt ags! I ’ ve got lot s of new s t hi s t i me. Fir st congrat ulat ions t o t he 13 w ho made C O L O N E L . See li st elsew her e in C heckpoint s. Seco n d t h e r espo nse t o t he C lass C r est Fund D r ive has been ver y good . W e cur r ent ly

have $2445, leaving us with a balance of $225. Keep t h e d o n a t i o n s co m ing. Third, many donations were accompanied by letter w hich 1 am happy

t o pass al ong, af ter some edit i ng.

Fr om C har lie H A L E : “ I t ’ s - 13‘’ F . L ast night t he chi ll f a ct o r w a s -4 0 ° F . L or ing grow s on you . A good gr oup o f people. O ne o f t h e b est b a ses I ’ ve been t o . T r yi ng t o st ar t an A OG C hapt er . A s oldest gr aduate. I ’ l l ser ve as senior gr aduate advisor . A bout 50 -1- gr ads h er e . F i v e o f u s couples made t he 600 -l- mi le t r ip t o t he A r my-A i r Force game; 13 hour s dr ivi ng each w ay ; had a super t ime. T hank s t o Pent agon A OG f or f i nding r oom s and having a get -t oget her .’ ’ Fr om L ogan BA B I N ; “ I enclose m y seco n d c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e a m o u n t o f $2 5 .(X) ’ ’ F r o m D uke G RE E N ; “ W endy and I ’ ll be leaving Spangdahlem ar ound 1 Feb f o r t h e N A T O D ef ense C ollege in Rome. N o f ollow -on assignm ent yet , but I ’ ll be st ay ing on this si de o f t he A t lant ic.’ ’ Fr om Scot t F I SH E R ; K eep t he good w or d com ing i n t he N ew Y ear . Spent a super evening in Z eppelinhei m , FRG , w it h H uck and K ar en SPO R Y , cat chi ng up on t hi ngs.” F r o m J i m D ’ EN T RE M O N T : “ L ef t A W C last M ay f or H anscom . I n last f our year s I ’ ve been in M A C , SA C , A T C , and A FSC . W e’ re enj oying ever yt hing but t he hor r endous cost of living. I ’ m C hief o f D at a A ut om ati on D i v i n E - 3a (A W A C S) SPO . T he w or k is int er est ing and I am amazed at t he qual it y o f w or k by lieutenant s and capt ains. A t t i mes I f eel rat her inconsequent ial w hen I see some o f t he t hi ngs we have t hese k ids doing. I s t his a sign o f old age. Jack ? A good cr op o f young o f f icer s; our chal lenge is t o k eep t hem on boar d . A lw ays need E E s or cpm put er analyst s. N o longer only D ’ E nt remont in t he phone book , but only one w it h L T C b ef o r e n a m e .

L iving i n W est f or d , 30 mi les nor t h o f Bost on , alm ost o n N H b o r d er . ” Fr om Bob K E I G H E RY : “ A m f inally havi ng t o do m y penance o n t h e staf f , at C I N C PA C A ir Ops Br anch . A good j ob but hope f or f ight er ops again bef ore I ’ m t oo old . H aw ai i is gr eat . M i ke BA N K S i s i n t h e sa m e div . in C ur rent Ops. Good luck and G od Bless.” Fr om K en F L E M I N G : an O V - I O sq cm dr in Ger many . O n PC S move he had hi s class r ing st olen .

W anted in f o on r eplaci ng it , w hich I sent hi m . Fr om D i c k SM U L L : W or k ing budget and t r ansit ion i n A F/ RD . C het G R I FF I N i s d o w n t h e hall w or k ing sam e problem as C hief of A F/ PA X RA . Fr om Ral ph C O N L A N : R et u r n s t o So u t h ea st C o n u s a f t er N ew Y ea r a s a n A F R O T C

PA S, place unk now n . V er y happy t o r et ur n t o t he w or ld and get his f ir st choice. T he old f ighter pilot hasn ’ t f l ipped or headed out t o pastu re. H e’ s alr eady got t w o m ast er s degrees - t hree mor e and he m a k es A ce . F r o m M int er A L E X A N D E R : H e’ s t he D O o f t he 11t h St r at egic G roup at RA F Fair f or d . W il l send m or e m oney i f needed . From D ick K L A SS: T he eye pr oblem t hat grounded hi m seven year s ago r esult ed i n h i s m ed i c a l r et i r e m ent i n July . H e has a t ot al loss of cent r al vi si on , a d i st a n ce v i si o n o f 20/ 200 , cor r ect ed ; but since hi s per ipher al vision i s f ine, his r eading is 20/ 30 t o 20/ 40. So w hi le he is legally bli nd , it doesn ’ t i n t er f er e w i t h h i s day t o day li f e. W or k ing f or a D C -based consult i ng f i r m w hich r epr esent s high technology Eur opean f ir m s in t he U S, most ly T r ansport at ion , aerospace, and def ense. F rom Gai l PE C K : L i f e i s tough i n t h e d eser t .

H e’ s f ini shed 5 Vi mont hs o f a tw o year accom panied r em o t e t o u r i n Sa u d i A r abia. Planni ng and Readiness advi sor t o RSA F . Flies t he F- 15 r egular

ly. He helped set up the AWACS and C^ systems. Participated i n R ed Flag 81-1 at Nellis. Stationed at Riyadh; lots of bennies, w o r t h w h i l e a n d

chal lengi ng. Peggy is f ine and w as due t o have t heir seco n d ch i l d i n Januar y . Jenny is 2 3/ 4 and i s a t r ue Redt ag . Fr om B o b T A Y L O R : G r eeti ngs f r om Sout h Jer sey . G et s hi s C heck point s t oo late t o t ak e part in

keep r est o f t hem st raight at K i rt land : A 1 H A RW I C K , N o r m RO D E R I C K , C huck T U RN E R , and John . “ Y ou k now , it ’ s am azing t o m e how old-loo k ing t he ot her t hr ee have got t en in t he last I 8 V2 year s.’ ’ Fr om L ew SV I T E N K O : C ongr at ul at ions t o t he people o n t h e 0 - 6 l i st . H e al so expressed great f eeli ngs about his j ob and his o u t f i t . F r o m K en SM I T H : Say C huck A L L PO RT r ecent l y at O f f ut t on a T R- 1 co n f er en ce .

K en and Br ian C O N N E RA T seem t o be only Redt ags at O f f ut t but only see each ot her occasionally , he r an int o G eorge T H O M PSO N w h i l e t h er e f or a Sq C mdr s W or k shop . H e got a car d f r om D on N ET Z I N GE R w h o i s an O ps O f cr i n a Bom ber Sq at G r i f f is. K en also m ade a t r ip back t o U SA FA last sum mer w it h K ent L A M M E R S and f am il y and B o a n d N a n cy O H M A N . Fr om Jon ST A P L E S: Business i s good ; opened sec o n d o f f ice in M onum ent ; m ovi ng C olor ado Spr ings o f f ice t o new building . Jon is now in house const r uct ion , general r eal est at e, a n d i n v est m en t s . O f f er ed t o help w it h t he class r eunion i n ‘ 82. Jon , I t hi nk you are t he ony one lef t in t he C olor ado Spr ings ar ea. I ’ ve been i n c o n t a ct w i t h t h e A O G and t hey recom m end an ear ly st ar t f or planning . I ’ l l dr op you a line soon .

Fr om E r v RO K K E : “ W e’ r e busy (but enj oyi ng it) o n a 2 year sabbat ical t o L o n d o n a s A i r A t t a ch e . W i l l r et u r n t o U SA F A N L T A ug. ‘ 82.’ ’ Fr om A rt FA R RI N GT O N : H e’ s st af f puk e agai n ; H q T A C/ X PFA , F o r ce A nalysi s D iv ; doesn ’ t enj oy it anym or e t he second t i me ar ound . People are great ; hours are fine; but he prefers working in t he f ield w it h t he O ps and M aim people. I w as r et ur ni ng t o m y of f ice last m ont h , goi ng by t he BX , w hen I r an int o W ar r en SN Y D E R . H e w as on a short st op , headi ng back t o H om est ead . H e w as r ecent ly assigned t o t he 30 1A R R S a s C o m mander . H e has t w o daught er s and a good j ob . T al ked t o Rip B L A I SD E L L w h o i s i n t h e 56 T F W / D O a t M a c D i l l . H i s t h r ee daughter s (A ll ison , 15; L iz, 13; and L or i , 11) play soccer and sw im . W i f e, Jeanie, coaches soccer . Ri p and Jeanie t ook a 99 m ile, 7 day t r i p t hru t he E ver glades in D ec.

C hange of addr ess car ds: T im T RA V I S is at M acD ill ; D a v e F I E L D S changed addr esses i n Rochest er , N Y ; Br ad V A N SA N T t r ansf er r ed t o L angley ; Jack H A U SE R is a FB- 111 pi lot in t he 528 BM S at P latt sburgh .

F rom T ed D Y K E S: T w o k ids alm ost gr ow n . D irect or of M ar k et ing f or t he G ould Co r p ., C I D D iv , dealing w it h N aval submar i ne a n d so n a r syst em s. A f t er 14 m ilit ary and civil ian m oves, hopes t o b e n ea r C hesapeak e Bay f or a long t im e. I nt o t he sail ing bit . M ar cy has a glass engravi ng business t hat f i lls or der s ar ound t he w or ld ; Saudi A r abia, Sout h A f rica, A ust r al ia, Japan . Son C hr is, goes t o col lege in Sep . D oes ar t w or k f or a new spaper . W il l do ar t w or k f or t he Redtag r eu n i o n .

D aughter , T am my , hopes t o f ollow in her f at her ’ s f oot st eps a t t h e A cademy . A bout t w o w eek s af t er I got t he let t er , I got a call f r om T ed .

H e w as visit i ng Pat r ick t o coord inat e on a cont r act w i t h a u n i t o n P a t r i c k .

So we got t oget her f or lunch and solved t he A ir For ce’ s pr oblem s . . .

T hat ’ s it f or now . Send m oney f or t he crest . Start planning f or r euni on 1982. T hank s very much f or all t hose w onder f ul lett er s. I t w as gr eat hear i ng f rom so many o f you .

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T o begi n , I w ould li k e t o repr int a part o f a let ter r ecei v ed f r o m B o b

DONOVA N :

“ D ear Sk i p , Been meani ng t o w rit e ever si nce our clax on sounded t o sc r a m b l e o u r a l er t c r ew a f t er B i l l O L SO N ’ s A - 10 . A n d t h a t w a s a r o u n d T hank sgiving t i m e [ 18 N ov] . I t w as a gr im t i me ar ound t he squadr on a s w el l a r o u n d t h e Bentw at er s/ W oodbr idge bases. E verybody k new Bil l f r om h i s w o r k i n base plans and t he var ious exer cises he r an . . .”

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“ The funeral was beautifully done. Bob HA LL (’63) organized a l m o st

everything. C ol . & M r s. I r v RO K K E ( ‘62) and Col . K ent H A R B A U G H ( ‘ 63) bot h t r aveled f or t he f uner al- l rv f r om L ondon , K en t f r o m B r u ssel s.

Bot h had been i n sq 2 1 w it h Bi ll and me. C ol Bob H EA V N E R d el i v er ed t he eulogy dur ing t he service (he’ s at Bent wat er s now ) . R u f e H A R R I S (‘63) is at Bentwaters too. Rufe, Kent , and I were pall bearer s and af ter t he m ilit ar y f uner al , w e all f ollow ed t o a small t ow n near N or w ich (Bill ’ s home) w her e Bil l is bur ied f or gr aveside services.” “ T he st rangest t hing happened t hat day- a cold , sunny aut um n day : as w e li f t ed t he co f f in at t he alt ar t o car r y o ut side f or t he f lyby and t aps, it clouded over suddenly and st ar t ed t o snow . Exact ly a s w e r ea ch ed t h e chur ch door , t he snow st opped . A s t aps ended , t he clouds began break ing up and , right on cue, t he m issing man f or mat i on of A - l Os appear ed . T al k about dr amat ic! Folk s her e are st il l t al k i ng about t he t i mi ng o f t hat snow

calling the house. Jack was here for the MA C Squadron C o m m a n d er ’ s Orientation. Oh yes, I almost forgot- I have changed j obs leaving Rescue C ur rent O ps t o becom e t he C hief o f t he I ndependent W ings and Ser vices

Management Division for DCS/ Ops HQ MA C. M y new autovon i s

638-4484. Ever yt hi ng else- home addr ess, hom e phone et c .- r em a i n t h e sa m e . Y ’ a l l c o m e !

shower . A nd the rest of the day was sunny again! !”

“ H ope you have a nice N ew Y ear . K eep those f ol k s at H Q honest .

Regar ds, Bob

I don ’t have m uch else t o add except to ext end our deepest sym pat hies t o Bill ’ s f amily . I have som e f ond mem or ies o f t he t i m es B i l l a n d I w o u l d spend plot t ing our career s- especially w hat w e w ant ed t o d o w h en w e f inished our t our as For w ard A ir C o nt r oller s f lying t h e f ea r ed “ B i r d D ogs” f rom P lei k u back i n 1967.

T he A ir For ce and t his gr eat nat ion have lost a good m a n .

Ot her car ds and let ters r eceived by Y ellow T ags i n t h e f i el d i n c l u d ed not es f rom John SH M O L D A S, T om D U RH A M , Rob PO L L O C K , a n d Su e M E R K L E . J o h n d ec i d ed t h a t h e w a n t ed t o see h i s n a m e i n t h e n ew s-

hadn’t been thery in some time. So, to catch up: he lef t t he Pent agon i n

‘ 77 t o at tend D ef ense Syst em M anagement C ollege--a school f or pr ogram m anager s run by t he D O D . Ret ur ning t o t he f ive sided building af t er com p let i ng his cour se o f st udies, John went to w or k in t h e R eco n D i v i si o n f o r t h e D i r ect o r a t e o f R eco n n a i ssa n ce a n d E l ect r o n i c W a r f a r e a n d co n d u ct ed

t he f ir st ever M issi on A rea A nalysi s w it h r econ as t he subj ect . H e al so per f or med dut ies as PE M f or RF4C A R N 10 1 and PA V E T A CK . L eaving

the Pentagon in ‘78 he was transferred to A lconbury as Oper at ions O f

f icer f o r the 1 T R S f ollow ed by j obs as C hief , W ing T actics and T r aini ng and , in M ay ‘ 80, as A D O f or t he 10t h T RW . U nt il his n ew b o ss W .T .

W I L L I A M S (‘ 6 1) showed up , John w as i n char ge and t ook t he w ing through their NATO TAC EVA L with flying colors. He now get s t o f l y t he F5E w it h t he 527t h A gr essor s.

Rob POLLOCK is the Commander of the 22 TFS at Bitburg a n d o b out of the j ob. A s he puts it : “ I withdrew my Form 90 leaving the following- no further assignment act i on r equir ed .”

The squadron’s name is the A lders (German for Eagle) w hich is f it t ing as they fly the F-15. He promises to tell me the story o f h i s a d v en t u r es t o a c quire a live mascot for the unit . Rob also passed that F r ed viously enj oyi ng t he h.

BE A U C H E M I N is t he # 1 Engineer at B-burg and M i ke FO L E Y i s t h e

n ew A D O .

Tad DURHA N related his experiences during a mini-reunion o f 15t h

C adet Squadr on f ol k s w hile endur ing a T D Y t o Sacr am ent o . Seems T ad , Ralph “ L ight ni n” L EE , Bar ney BA RT L ET T , and W ar r en “ N o G o ”

NOGA Kl got together for dinner, old times and guided t o u r

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Sacramento ’ s mor e not or ious night spots. Bar ney led t h e t o u r a n d a l l t h e girls in town recognized Barney’s car. Ralph is a Civil E ngineer at M ar e I sland Shipyar d , Bar ney devel ops i ndust r ial par k s and N o G o a n d T a d were both TDY to Aeroj et working on Inertial Upper St age (l U S) and M X respect ively . I w as never mad at T ad ; how ever , I w a s f at .

Sue M E RK L E w r ote a short not e advi sing us t hat she a n d G i l m o v ed t o

Randolph where Gil is working on the HQ ATC/ IGIO. Gil w a s a l so

aw ar ded t he M er itor ious Service M edal- super !- and t hey live in Segui n .

O t her moves include: G len SH A FFE R to Plano , T exas w her e h e l i st s hi s pr esent j ob as C ommander , D C A SP RO T exas I nst r um ents and dut y st at ion as T exas I nst r um ent s i nc. , R ichar dson , T exas. Barr y M E U SE f r om V aldost a t o A lexandr ia, V A and I C A F ; Bill PO V I L U S t o t h e P en

Ji m G r ah am 12 2 18 O a k w o o d D r i v e

W oodbr idge, V A 22 192 H ome: (703) 494- 1848 O f f ice: (202) 755-3743

Hello from the land of I naugural galas. Senate hearings, a n d c o l d weather. (I was going to say “ Reagan country” - but t he whole count r y i s Reagan count r y . . .) Fi r st let m e t hank D ave M U E H f or t hi s let ter , w hich

provided much of the information you’ll read here. D av e a n d Su e l i v e right here in the Washington area (M ount Vernon, VA). D a v e ca m e h er e from Charleston A FB (437 MA W) several months back, a n d h e ’ s n o w working as a mobility program analyst in OSD (PA&E). I n h i s o f f h o u r s he seems fully occupied in coaching soccer and basketball , and k eepi ng his smooth tennis serve - (works hard, plays hard). T hank s D ave, f or al l the good poop, some of which I will proceed to quote: Terry DI L LON, now with SA C Plans, visited the Pentagon sev er a l times this past fall and Dave says he saw Terry give a great br ief ing on t he importance of tankers in the SIOP, so good in fact t h a t i t co u l d h a v e a real impact on the KC-135 re-engining program. Terry said t hat he, K ar en and the family are fine, and he enj oys his work . Tom E G G E R S i s w i t h t h e Joint Staf f (J-5/ Plans), and should be pinning on the eagles very soo n .

Dave reported that he was with three other ‘64 types a t t h e M A C A i r l i f t

O per at i ons School back i n t he f al l o f ‘ 79. Four of o u r n u m b er i s a l m o st a critical mass at such a relatively small school. A nyway, H ar vey M A N EK O FSK Y , T om RA U K , and Bruce F I ST E R w ere t her e too . B r u ce is st il l an O ps O f f icer f or t he 16t h T A T S at L it t le Rock , f lying C- 130’ s.

D ave says t hat he shar ed a T -39 r ide w i th John G RA V E S b a c k i n N o v em b er . J o h n i s t h e C o m m a n d er o f t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s G r oup at A ndrew s A F B , and by all r epor t s has t hat out f it w ell-t uned and r unning a s sm o o t h a s si l k .

Bob and Sandy H O V D E also l ive i n M ount V er non . Bob i s t h e P r o gr am M onit or f or t he Joint T act ical I n f or m at ion D ist r ibut ion Syst em , or

JT I DS. Pete MORRI SON also works in the great puzzle-palace, i n A F Studies and A nalysis. Pete has had a role in the Congressionally- d i r ect ed

M obilit y St udy w hich is li k ely t o af f ect t he f ut ure o f t h e C - X . P h i l RO BE RT S is t he asst Execut ive Secr et ary t o t he A F Scient i f ic A dvi sor y Boar d , and is ver y act ive i n com m unit y af f air s around h o m e i n Spr ingf ield , V A . D ave M U E H al so r an int o St eve R I T C H I E r ecent ly , as he w as f ini shi ng up some A ir Guar d business in t he Pent agon . St eve is st il l f lyi ng - at Buck ley - and i s an assist ant t o Joseph C oor s i n Golden , C O .

H e’ s al so ser vi ng as a nat i onal dir ect o r o f t he A i r F o r ce A sso c i a t i o n .

Some address changes: Bill FLOOD is still in Las Vegas (w it h the F- 16) , but is now at 2539 A ngl ia St . , 89 122. John W I L L I A M S i s st i l l a t t h e

USA F Electronic Security Command HQ at Kelly A FB, TX , a n d i s n o w

tagon and Director of M anpower Programs, HQ USA F; Jim DIFFENDORFER and Don CA REY to Kirtland- Jim as a Proj ect

at 5242 T im ber T race, San A nt onia 78250 . John received t h e P r o f essi o n a l

Lab. Jim “ Boing Boing” WEA VER left Del Rio and Laughlin t o b eco m e a student at the A ir War College and Chuck BUSH was pr om oted t o V ice

A OG R EC O RD S - Fi les m ai nt ai ned by t he A OG ar e based on input s f r o m i n d i v i d u a l G r a d u a t es. T h e A O G r ec o r d s a r e n o t open t o t he public and ar e not subj ect t o t he “ P r ivacy A ct ” . T hus, all gr aduat es ar e encouraged t o i nsur e t hat t hei r A O G f i les ar e cur r ent . T h i s

Engineer w it h A FT E C and D on as a Br anch C hief w it h t he A F W eapons P resident and C or por ate Cont r oller f or t he C or por at e F i n a n ce D i v i si o n

o f M a x F a ct o r & C o .

T hat ’ s about it f or t his t ime except Jack M A RT I N E S st opped by t he o f f ice t he ot her day and I w as out . L inda w as a lit t le angry at Jack f or not 28

includes photographs and current mailing addresses.

Excellence Award in May ‘80 for the outstanding functional m a n a g em en t engineeri ng team f or 1979. G r eat wor k John ! D an T R I A L h a s m o v ed

from Cannon A FB to Lakenheath, where he can be reached a t P O B o x 6073, APO NY 09179. Bill A H ERN has had a change of address also , but

has apparent ly stayed w it h t he C ali f or nia C ost al C om mission . B i l l ca n now be reached at 2475 25th A ve., San Francisco 94116. L ar ry ROBINSON is now located at 64 Easton Rd in Westport , CT 06880, and M ike HOLCOM B has also moved to Connecticut , as the O per at ions M anager f or K i mber ly-C lar k C or p . M i k e’ s addr ess i s W ew ak a Br ook Rd , Br idgew at er , Ct 06752.

Matt FEIERTA G has a new mailing address at PO Box 1061, Reno ,

NV 89504. Matt is still combining lawyering with flying f o r t h e N ev a d a A NG. Gerry FELI X has a new address in Wexford, PA (2524 A lydar D r , 15090). Chuck HA NDLEY is still at Grif fiss A FB, NY, b u t n o w i s a t B o x 2745. Parke H INMA N is at A ir War College, at 3049 Lansdowne D r ive, Montgomery, A L 36111. John SULL I VA N reports he is still a n I n st r u c tor in KC-135’s (911 A RS) at Seymour Johnson AFB. Tim K L I N E h a s made a small move at Hurlburt Field, from 11 Cypress t o 1 1 L ew i s. E v en a small move can be a big hassle, right Tim? I saw Jay K E L L E Y sever al weeks back when we happened to run into each other at t he Pent agon bakery counter (! !??) (such a likely spot to meet). Jay is enj oying his t our at National War College and is expecting (?) to hear a ca l l f r o m SA C assignments in the next couple of months.

T hr ough t he good of f ices o f Jim W H E E L E R , our ow n A OG E x ecu t i v e

Director, I was given a copy of the Tiger Ten Class o f 64 C h r i st m a s Newsletter. This is really a nice idea, which has apparently b een su st a i n ed through the years since we left USA FA with a rotating edit orship . T here is so m uch new s in t he all t he let ter s t hat it w ould be impossible to recap it all . However, the following will hit some of the high point s: Jack PA T E RN O has j ust f inished a st int at t he A r med Forces Staf f C ollege.

He’ll be going back to New Jersey and will be flying 10 6 ’ s a n d T - 3 3 ’ s f o r the NJ A NG. He says he, unfortunately, will not be going back t o T W A , at least not right away, because of a rather large-scale f ur lough induced by f uel cost s and t he vagar ies of 707 econom ics. H e has several ot her op

tions open though, all of which involve flying. Good l u c k J a c k ! ! J o h n

L U K A SI K wr ites f r om Y ok ota t hat , af t er week s o f i ntensive t r ai ni ng, he

has become a “ fully-qualified telephone operator’ ’ f o r t h e Y o k o t a C o m

mand Cent er . H e also says he has made a concession t o t h e n a t i v es a n d h a s d ec i d ed t o d r i v e o n t h e sa m e si d e o f t h e r o a d t h a t t hey do . . . John says t hat w hen he lef t San Ber nardi no Jack CO L E and B o b W O O D S w er e squadr on com mander s. Jim V E RST REA T E w r it es t hat he a n d Su e a r e still on “ the Rock’’ (Okinawa), and he’s busy with deployment s t o K or ea, exercises, and all the other things associated with being an F- 15 Sqdn A sst

Ops Of ficer (12TFS). Gabe FA IM ON, Nancy and family a r e st i l l i n A uburn, KS, but now at PO 218. Gabe was appointed Commissioner o f Rehabilitation Services (Kansas Dept of Labor) this past July . H e has ex tensive responsibilities throughout the State serving appr ox imat ely 12,000 individuals with a substantial budget and staf f . Never a d u l l m o m en t !

Keep up the good work Gabe! Nick LA CEY is a farming f ight er pilot i n the south of Georgia (347TFW,F4s). Nick stays busy with the corn crop, flying safety, calves, airplane driving, and pecan t r ees. N o t a b a d c o m bination, Nick. Steve CROKER mentioned how great his t o u r w i t h t h e Stat e D ept was - (t he Execut ive Sem inar in N at ional a n d I n t er n a i t o n a l A f

fairs). He said it was an emotional , visceral experience, a n d r eco m m en d ed it highly. Steve has been in JCS/ J-5 since midyear, i n v o l v ed i n SA L T .

That WOLFE has been Exec to M GEN Chain, Director of O ps and Readiness since March 80. Terry I SAA CSON will be moving t his spr ing to San A ntonio, where he’ll be Chief of the Training M anagement D ivi sion at M PC, as an 06/ selectee. Ginger CA PPUCCIO wrote t hat they have returned to the US, and are in San Mateo, CA . A ng w as o f f t o t he Far East to view his “ new responsibilities.’’ Sounds great ! L et s hear some

m or e about t he new j ob . Roger H E A D is w ell est abli shed n o w a s t h e A F

Liaison Ofcr at Pt Mugu and reports that he and Jane h a v e t h ei r h a n d f u l l

on t hei r second anniver sar y , w it h six k ids betw een t h e t w o o f t h em . K r i s M I NEAU is the Ops Of f icer of a new F-15 squadron at L uk e, and w it h

ops beginning in December, he has been busy! Jim FLEM ING w r i t es t h a t

he’ s st ill pr act icing law in nor t her n C ali f or nia, and loving i t , w it h a m indboggling variety of cases confronting his firm. Finally D enny M O N TGOMERY, this year’s Tiger Ten editor, is flying a gray st eel m onst er in

I ’d like to hear from each and every one of you sometime so o n . I t ’ l l b e easier than sitting down and writing to 500 classmates. A s a m a t t er o f fact , why don’t you all consider the note you write t o me as t he pr ice you pay for all the Christmas cards you intended to write but j ust never got around to! That about does it for this time. So long, have a great Spring, and w r ite to m e! JG

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3 1 C ar r iage L ane W al pole, M A 0208 1 H ome: (6 17) 668- 1566

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Hello from chilly New England! When you f olks read t his issue, t he warmth of Spring will be approaching, however, right now it is January and cold. Christmas day here it got up to minus 5 F. Despite the weather, the news goes on. Received a letter f r o m W es DIXON this past October j ust missing the Fall edition. W es is pr esentl y at SAC H Q working in the computer/ intelligence business (SA C / A D and JSTPS). He left TA C HQ in M ay of 1978 and spent 16 m o n t h s i n A F I T a t

W r ight-Pat pr ior t o O f f utt . H e ment i oned t hat Bil l SW I C K i s a l so a t

Of futt and doing quite well in the A LCM program. John J U ST I C E h a d recently left SA C/ A D and went back to the cockpit at M inot . I guess John knows all about being cold. Tim GA RNER on the o t h er h a n d c h o se a warmer climate and is commanding a maintenance squadron a t C har lest on A FB , SC .

A t Christmas, we received a nice news letter from Shirley a n d J o h n SI DOR. They have spent the last few years in Germany a n d a r e n o w o n their way to Torrej on in Spain on a consecutive overseas t our . T hey seem to be enj oying themselves with skiing trips planned t h i s w i n t er t o V a l d’Isere, France and possibly A ustria. Pete M I NER stopped by my of f ice a few months back to say hello. Pete is in DLA H Q at C a m er o n St a t i o n . A t the time he was holding two j obs, one on the DLA Command Br ief ing

T eam and t he ot her i n M anpow er . T al k ed t o M i ke M U L D OO N w h i l e I was visiting in the DC area recently. Mike was busy br ief ing C on gr essman/ w omen on t he needs o f our A i r D ef ense f or ces and w as pr epar

ing for an upcoming trip along the Dew Lind with the Vice CSA F. M ight

as wel l go f ir st class. Received a w elcom e call f r om L ee A L T O N . L ee a n d T er ry ar e bask ing in t he w ar m t h of t he N evada desert and doing a lit t le work out at Nellis. Flying F-15’s and commanding the 433r d Fight er

Weapons Squadron can’t be too tough.

I attempted to call Jim PERRY up at Dartmout U . recently b u t w a s

t old he had f i ni shed hi s w or k t her e and had moved on t o Pennsylvani a.

Jim with the rest of the family has moved to Guysinger, PA (I ’ d check

that spelling) and is working in the Guysinger clinic.

CHA NGE OF A DDRESS: Jim CODLI NG moved to Hawaii in M ay o f 80 and i s st at i oned at C am p H .M . Sm it h as t he C I N PA C E mergency A c

tions Of ficer . Roger MORTENSEN is at OSA N A B, Korea a n d i s C h i ef of the Operations Plans Division f or the 51st Composite W ing. Br uce H U N E K E is in t he 6 1st T FT Sq at M cD il l and is an inst r uct or i n t h e F - 16 .

Seem s t o be t her e is anot her 65er in t hat out f it . H ow ie R O SE i s a t

OFFUTT in H Q SA C/ DOTT as the A ircrew Training Of ficer . G o r d o n BOOZER is attending ICA F at Ft . M cNair and is living i n A lexandr ia, VA . Charlie HAA S has moved to Dayton, Ohio. I suspect he is at W r ight Pat working in A SD . Davy BA SS has moved to Vandenberg A FB , CA and is Chief of the Shuttle Crew Branch. Tony SA LETTA recent ly ac

cept ed a posit ion as an ar chit ect w i t h t he f ir m of D r over , W elch and L i ndlan in Phoenix , A Z . H e has m ai nt ained a r eser ve c o m m i ssi o n a n d

trains with the Civil Engineers at Luke. Dick SCHLOSBERG h a s m o v ed from Corpus Christy to San A ntonio, TX .

T hat sum s up t he new s f or t his issue, how ever , bef or e I c l o se o n e w o r d

on letters and pictures. HELP ! Boston is not exactly t h e c r o ssr o a d s o f A i r F o r ce l i f e.

the Pentagon, as a tactical fighter requirements of ficer i n t h e D C S / RD&A . Thanks Denny for a fine j ob pulling together t his year ’ s let t er s.

A s I br ing t his edit ion t o a close. I ’ ll m ent ion t hat R i ch B E D A R F i s d o

ing well at HQ TA C. Heard from Les and Linda BA ER at C h r i st m a s. L es is still in simulator Test Programs at A SD (WPA FB). A nd on my ow n behalf . I ’d like to say that this entire literary gem was pr oduced on an A P PLE I I personal computer with a word processor. I ’ve got ten very much into the world of microcomputers over the last year a n d a h a l f - a n d would like to trade stories or whatever with any of you w ho ar e o f a l i k e m ind .

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C O N G RA T U L A T I O N S t o Sid W I SE w ho has been pr omot ed t o F u l l C olonel . N ot bad f or an old 22nd Squadr on T r oop . Y our “ r ew a r d ” f o r all your ef fort will probably be an assignment to the Pentagon . W it h t he

L/ C board in February and the 0-6 board in June, we ca n l o o k f o r w a r d t o the Red Tags moving into the “ Colonel” category. I d o n ’ t k n o w a b o u t you guys, but it makes me feel old!

R ED T A G N EW S: Rick N I C H O L S i s t he C om m ander of an F-4E Squadron at M oody. His Squadron deployed to Cairo, Egypt . A f t er

wards, Rick came to the Pentagon to brief the Chief o f St a f f . D o c

N E W T O N and his K C - 135 cr ew f r om M cC onnell w on t he Saunder s Trophy as the best tanker crew in SA C. Jerry A LLEN has escaped t he

Pentagon to be the Commander of an FB-l l l Squadron at P ea se A F B .

Good luck Jerry. Brad A SHTON has moved to Richland, W ashingt on ,

w her e he w or k s f or Batt el le N or t hw est L abs. Joe JA RV I S l e f t T r a v i s

A FB for Yokota A B, Japan. A re you still in MAC, Joe? E d T O O L E Y i s flying C-14r s at Norton A FB. Kurt KRUG has given up t h e c o l d M i nnesota w int er s t o live i n H oust on , T exas. Pr ice B I N GH A M has j oi n

ed the Red Tag M af ia in the Pentagon. Mike KENNEDY h a s t r a d ed a s F-4 at H omestead f or an F- 15 t o K adena. N ot a bad sw ap , M i k e . B o b

GRA VELLE will be there to greet M ike when he arrives. D ick M cCO O N , Lyn DUDLY, George BERLS, and I went up to the West P o i n t - U SA F A game on a chartered bus. Except for the fi nal score, it w as a good t r ip .

W hile at W est Point , w e saw t hree Red T ags - Jim SI M P SO N , J o b

RHA M E, and Ross GUBSER - all of whom are employed by t h e U SA F A Commandant . Rusty GIDEON is at A WC and expects to come t o t h e Pentagon in the summer . Dan CECI L has left Holloman t o f ly t he F- 111 and j oin John GROZIER, Sam PESHUT and Colin A RNOLD a t L akenheat h . I had dinner w it h D uane and C onni T W A Y , dur ing a r ecent

visit to London. Duane flys the A -10 and works in maintenance a t

Bent w ater s. Ron D A V I S m oves f rom K ansas Cit y t o D enver a s t h e A F

Rep to the FAA . Kevin McELVA IN is working on the development o f t h e F-16 Fighter Weapons School at Nellis. Also at Nellis ar e D on SH U L T I S,

in Plans at t he W eapons C ent er , and Bil l H E I T M A N as a f l ight surgeon .

The Red Tag colony at Luke is growing. J.O. McFA L LS in t he ops of f icer o f t he 46 1st T FT S, and D ick BET H U RE M is t he ops o f f i c er o f t h e “ Triple Nickle” . Those are pretty fancy j obs for a couple of ex-pr ep schooler s. “ W heel s” FO RN A L i s t he A ssi st ant O ps O f f icer o f t h e 4 2 6 T FT S. J.O . check ed out Pat O ’ B R I EN in t he F- 15 so t hat O bie can go t o

Kadena as an Assistant Ops Of ficer. Steve CROSS has b een n a m ed a n Outstanding Young Man of America for 1980. Good show, St eve! D ur ing

a r ecent visit t o U SA FA , I had lunch w it h several Red T ags w ho are st a t ioned at t he zoo - - H ans M U E H (C hem i st r y) , D enny F I N K (Chem ist ry) ,

Ross GUBSER (AOC), Bob RHA M E (AOC), Tom BRA NDON (AOC), Rocky RESTON (Economics), and Paul VIOTTI (Political Science) .

I ’m soliciting a volunteer to replace me in writing t h i s co l u m n . I t i s a n enj oyable experience, but after four years, perhaps so m e f r esh t a l en t i s i n order . I f you’re interested, please give me a call a n d I ’ l l m a k e a r r angement s to pass the bat on .

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I appr eciat e so m uch t hose o f you w ho w r it e or call . Because o f space, I

do omit data already included in the current A OG Register .

Kay BOSI LJEVA C shared with me at length the staggering a m o u n t o f reports she has collected about possible KIA repositories a n d r ecen t l i v e POW sightings in Southeast A sia. She strongly disagrees w i t h M i k e’ s status change, and I felt frustrated at not being able t o o f f er any ef f ect ive reply. Many of us have this horrible incompleteness in our f eeli ngs- j ust renewed in me- yet so mild compared to the M IA families’ . T he only helpful think I have imagined we might so is share any det ai ls about com rades’ (not j ust classmates’) shootdowns with the appropriate f am ily , i f 30

we haven’t aleady done so. I had not spoken with Dennis PU G H ’ s f am ily and was very glad in January when Kay directed to me D ennis’ br ot her , st i l l d i ssa t i sf i ed w i t h t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e t o h i m a b o u t t h e SA R

ef f ort f or D ennis. W hi le I doubt I ad ded new data, my memo ry is st i ll vivid , and it did me good to shar e, at last .

Like many of you, Henry JORDA N sent some kind words a n d n ew s. “ A fter 14 years of 100-hr . weeks, Pat and I are hanging up t he blue suit in June and going home to Anderson, S.C. to live and practice . . . I t w a s a tough decision to make.’ ’ He probably will stay in t h e U SA F R a s a A F A

L iaison O f f icer . E nr out e, t hey and t heir t w o gir l s pl us a new bor n w i ll t ak e an extended vacat ion at a near by G eorgia beach . H ank h a d o t h er n ew s: George and Ev STEEL ING plus two girls and a boy have j ust ex it ed t he A F, also. A fter 8 years as a flight surgeon, George has gone back t o school t o specialize in O B/ G Y N . T hey k eep a C essna 2 0 6 i n t h ei r b a c k

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Carter country. Eddie is a JA G in the Reserves at Robbins, a s w el l a s being A ssist ant U S A t t or ney i n M acon .

Bob G RO W w r ot e f ro m T or rej on about t ak ing his par ent s cam pi ng all

over Europe, and they hope to treat Sharon’s parents l i k ew i se n ex t f a l l .

He generously volunteered to research past Checkpoints t o l i st o u r

classm ates w ho have never been ment ioned , so t hat I can at t em pt f ut ur e contact s w it h t hem , in par t icular . T hank s, Bob ; loo k f or a package!

Jack F RY (new BT Z L / C ! !) m ent io ned t hese w it h him at A C SC : Roy W OO D D E L L , W alt V I SI N SK Y , Paul H E N RY , Robin D ET U R K , P a u l T A C K A BU RY , and L en D A M RO N . Jack and M ol ly had H eat her ( “ 8 going on 13’ ’) in Texas, Holly (5) in England, and D aniel (3) in G er m any .

They are hoping for an F-15 to Bitburg next- but with n o a d d i t i o n a l passengers. Bill and Nancy LOWE will come to ACSC next year , but t hey

al ready dr op by t he Fr y ’ s enr oute to A ubur n games. A lso , Jack repor t s t hat Paul BU R N ET T w i ll be leavi ng U t ah in M arch f or a rem ot e year in K o r ea .

On a trip to D.C. months ago, I made some calls. I caught D oug and Nancy HAWKINS exhausted, j ust home from the airport af ter D oug’ s first real struggle with a space-A since we went around t he w or d t oget her immediately after graduation. Now he remembers why h e h a d n ’ t t r i ed t hat r oute i n so m any year s! H e w or k s in f ight er analysi s, c o m p u t er sim ilat ion of t heater demands i n case o f a w ar (suppor t needed , f or ce-

type balance, technology needed to support), and comments t h a t t h e problems are good, except for the red tape.

D ale ST O V A L L is r esearchi ng t he C X helivopter (c. 1990) , ai m ing f or hal f t he size o f t he Jolly G r een , but out size cargo , st r at egic r ange, short field usage, and perhaps a tilt-rotor . A nd always, t he # 1 challenge i s sell ing Congress on funding. Dale describes himself as an A i r Staf f gopher ,

typical of any maj or or L/ C there- and fairly appropriate, si n c e i t t a k es a year to learn the ropes that harness the 5-sided building. C a r o l h a s b een working part-time as a temporary secretary for half a year , but Just i n , born in August , has thoroughly preoccipied her and K ri st in (5) .

L en V E RN A M O N T I i s is D C S Plans and Program s, designing a n d

following A F annual and 5-year plans. While at NWC, L en (w it h Sam Westbrook, ‘63) taught a class on the JCS’ role in m ili tar y decision making. Political interaction with the services is t he m aj or N W C f ocus;

over 2/ 3 of t he st udy is on civi lian leader ship ’ s i mpact . Cl asses are 40 A F , 40 Army, and 40 civilians from almost every Federal agency . Bot h D ale and L en li ked t he good f am ily sched ule and t he f act t h a t t h er e w a s n o “ school solut i on ,” no sacr ed cow s, and an oppo rt uni ty t o i n t er a c t w i t h

top leaders, such as M r . Kissinger, who were open to i n c i si v e d i sc u ssi o n .

L en i s a m i n i st er o f m u si c f o r a 6 50 - m em b er c h u r ch , and Bet ty secret ar ies f or a const r uct ion com pany . L eigh (9) and L eonar d (5) r o u n d o u t t h ei r

busy schedule.

Bob M U L D RO W ’ s j ob i s look ing up ; dur i ng t he elect ion y e a r .

C ongress vot ed money f or a f ol low -on bom ber . Stum p SO W A D A ’ s J C S

j ob is supporting a 3-star’s liason between the JCS a n d t h e A i r St a f f . I n

X O X ar e Geor ge FR U SH O U R (c- 130 f ollow -up) and Paul SE L L E R S (E ur ope/ N ato) .

Bob PA ST U SE K , having t ot ally enj oyed his tw o year s in Fight er For ce Plans, has changed to JCS (J-5), which works up general pur pose f or ce

plans, mostly deployments and placements of non-strategic a i r c r a f t a n d

ot her har dw are. Judy w or k s in t he Pent agon in civil ian per sonnel- quit e a change from excelling as an A ir Traf fic Controller i n A nchor age. T hey ’ ve

enj oyed lots of company through their A rlington quarters a n d ex t en d a n invit at ion t o any ‘67er s passing t h rough .

A1PICHON is really delighted with his j ob as the Vice-Chief ’s a i d e . H e

evident ly made a good im pr ession on t he gener al w hen h e w a s a n F - 15 SPO , F- 16 cont r act or , and t hen pr i ncipal cont ract or (2.2 bill ion $) f or t he

F-l OO engines f or both planes. When General M athis b ec a m e t h e V i c eChief , he pulled A 1 from his return to the cockpit as a C - 14 1 f l ight

exami ner at N or t on . Gale, C hr ist i ne ( 10) and A lan I I I (6) real ly keep busy w it h all t he event s around t he nat ion ’ s capital . A 1 says he has never w or ked f or a f iner per son , and it ’ s r eal ly a pleasur e busily ar rangi ng t r ips, social calendar , pr ot ocol , and cor respo ndence, as w ell as f ill ing in as Exec w h en t h e c o l o n el i sn ’ t i n t h e o f f i c e . W h en A 1 a n d h i s b o ss w er e a t t h e

W est T exas Rehabil itat ion Proj ect w it h Bob H ope, a rough-loo k ing, bearded character came up t o A l , loo k ed at all his aide-braid and said , “ Y ou look li k e a Z oom ie,” A l caut iously said , “ Y eah?” A nd t he guy said , “ W hat class?” A l : “ 67.” A nd t he guy ’ s w i f e said , “ Oh , you tw o graduated toget her .” W ell , it w as none ot her t han Susan and Ger r y C OC K RE L L , loo k ing ver y T exan as an A bi lene oil magnate. A mo ng m any ot her ‘67er s A l has seen , t his is new s: W i nk EA ST at M A C H Q and st ill act ive in T hesbians; Jack M cC O M B , as F- 111 I P and f it . C O ; Jim D A V I E S, and F- I 6 I P w it h tw o daught er s; and John T RA PU Z Z A N O

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A nd f r om t he A O G change-o f -addr ess cards: N ew civi lian “ B ea u ” C RO SBY , w it h hi s t w o sons, is O per at ions M anager f or A l t er n a t i v e Energy Resources, E l Paso . Jud BA RN E S has bought a h o u se n ea r M ount ain H ome; M ar t in C H A M B L E SS, sim ilar ly , in L it t let on , C O .

John BL Y ST O N E has moved t o A ur or a, C O ; Eddie FO L Z to Sem b a c h (D ir . Spec. O ps., H Q 17 A F) , John L EW I S t o G lendale, A Z ; D on O W EN t o K i rt land ; T om T W O M E Y t o Pentagon ( Rated M gt .) .

Fi nally , let me cor r ect t he last sentence in t he last art icle: Please D O put notes on t he A O G addr ess change cards, as I D O r eceive t h em a l l .

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Januar y 20t h had t o be one o f t he best days in my li f e. T h e w ea t h er i n D .C . was spr i ng li ke, the color s and sounds w ere vi brant , and t he people w ere exuber ant . M y son and I spent t he day at t he f est ivi ties. W e at e a bag lunch on t he i naugur al plat f or m over loo k i ng t he M al l i n w ar m sun , shoo k hands w it h U ncle Sam , and saw President Reagan dr ive by . W e t hen wal k ed along t he par ade r oute and as t he last f loat (M or mon T aber nacle C hoir) went by we w ent out and f o llow ed along unt il t he gendar m es st op ped us near the White house. Boy, a lot of horses had pr oceeded us! T hen we w ent over t o view t he new ly-l it N at i onal C hri st mas t r ee (and sai d a shor t pr ayer of thank s) . T he capst one o f t he day w as t he i ndescri bably in t en se a n d b ea u t i f u l f i r ew o r k s sh o w t h a t c o n t r a st ed so appr opriately w it h the peace and contentm ent I f elt in my hear t . I t was a day I ’ l l never f or get and I w ish you all could have shared it w it h us. L et ’ s hope t he spi r it o f t hat day can st ay w it h t hi s nat ion in t he 80’ s.

Back t o m undane, ever yday st u f f . T he new adm inist r at ion is set t li ng in wi th C adillacs and f ur coat s abundant . P olicy posit ions ar e slow ly bei ng filled. Here in the Pentagon I detect a distinct Navy “ f l avor ” t o m any ap pointments and foresee a challenging period for A ir Force pr ogram s. T hi s pay raise sure didn’t hurt at all . Here in D.C. we pull dow n a 50% V H A , w hich now mak es it econom ically viable f or us. T he only negat ive aspect of the inaguration for me was that my boss cancelled a t r i p t o t he M editerranean to remain in town. Maybe later? However on m y t r ip t o Per u last Oct ober , I di d have a chance t o see For rest a n d I sa b el l e H U M B L E .

B r uce Ger r i ty (1) and D ick C oe (r) in f r on t of J im my ’s p lane in R om e.

For r est is assigned t o t he M A A G in L im a. K en BO W E R S w a s i n t o w n r ecent ly f r om Ft . W or t h , w here he is m ar ket i ng rep f or Gen D ym anics F- 16. W e had a pleasant vi sit and t al k ed about hi s f or t h co m ing t r ip t o T aiw an and t he Phili ppi nes. H e w ill be able t o give us a report f r om A r m a n d o C a st r o w h en h e r et u r n s .

J i ngles: C u f f y K E L SO cal led f r o m C olumbus A F B (T -38 I P) t o discuss his i nter est i n att ache dut y in Sout h A mer ica. I war ned him o f t he pot en t ial “ host ile f ir e” w it hout t he pay and w ished him w ell in hi s q uest . St eve M A C P H A I L r ang me t o say he w as r ecent ly hir ed by D al las-based Sout hwest A ir l ines and w il l leave his j ob w it h Gener al E l ect r i c i n C incinnat i , O hio . H e m ust be one o f t he f ew hir ed by t h e a i r l i n es i n t h i s per iod o f f ur loughs.

A phone cal l f rom H enry JO H N SO N (Eco n D pt , U SA FA ) br ought t h e unpleasant new s o f A r t M O X O N ’ s deat h in an A - 10 cr ash o f f t he E ngli sh C oast in Januar y . A r t w as a good f r iend , a f i ne of f icer , and m ost im por t ant a com passionat e hum an bei ng. W e all f eel his l oss a n d h a v e C o l l een and t he boys in our pr ayer s. A memor ial f und has been est a b l i sh ed a t t h e A OG . I nt er ment t oo k place at U SA FA on 11 Feb .

T he new Regist er is out and has some int erest i ng it em s. T h er e w er e divorces, marriages, returns to active duty, resignations, j ob changes, m oves, m edal s aw ar ded and degr ees ear ned . Go t ak e a l ook at w her e your old roomie is now. A nd remember to use the geographic locator w hen you t r avel and give a f ew classm at es a cal l .

L et ters: J .B . SC H RO E D E R did j ust t hat o n a recent visit t o Sa n F r a n c i sc o . J . B . i s a G E A v i o n i c s sa l esm a n b a sed i n N Y , and he got

together with Tom VA I L and Cary HUNTER recently. They ea c h sen t a

let t er , appar ent ly w r it ten w hi le st il l under t he in f l uence o f t h ei r r ev el r i es .

Parts, however, were lucid and indicated the three pict ured classm at es en

j oyed their reunion. J.B. says you can always tell a Z o o m i e - b u t n o t

m uch . T om suggest ed I organize a C lass o f ‘ 68 4t h C lass C r oss C ount r y T eam A lumni A ssociat ion (buzz o f f , T om) , and C ar y has appar ent ly developed and marketed a game called “ Cross Country.” A ct ually , t he game is t o r un ar ound t ow n t o see i f you can f ind one. L et ’ s see so m e mo re new s of t hese im pr om t u , small r eunions.

Bobby BEA NBLOSSOM was the only one to respond to my D W O (direct written order) for a letter in the last mag. Sh o w s h o w m u c h h e st i l l thinks like a doolie. You know I ’m j ust fooling, Bobby, si n c e n o o n e ev er accused many of us ‘68ers of thinking or acting like doolies at all . Bobby w as f ur loughed af t er f lying 13 m ont hs f or U nited A ir L ines, and is now w or k ing as a T r af f ic Engi neer (planni ng) f or C ont inent al P h o n e o f

California. He lives in A pple Valley, flys F-4s (soon) f o r t h e C A N G o u t

o f Ont ar io , st udies f or an M BA in t elecom m unicat ions, and hopes t o r et ur n t o t he f r iendly sk ies. I f not , he w il l become president of A T & T .

Fairly straightforward in his goals, Bobby is. He says B i l l S H E P P A R D i s

doing w ell in A ust in as an archit ect and i nvit es t r avelers t o SCA t o d rop in f o r a v i si t .

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Cary H unter (1) and Tom Vail (r) enj oy J.B. Schroeder ’s " em b r a ce ” .

Ramstein. Dan is a “ leading czar” at HQ SA FE civil engi neer i ng , handling leased housing functions at a variety of European b a ses. W a n t a sm al l count ry estate? C al l D an bef or e he leaves t he hem isphere. W it h

teaching Lamaze classes, five kids, and the 12th anniversary r olli ng around, Dan and Kathy report they went on a M arriage E n c o u n t er

w eek end and gai ned a new per spect i ve on t hei r busy li f e. M im i and I hope you st ay w it h your 10 and 10 . T hank s f or t he lett er .

Fi nal ly , D ick C OE sent t his phot o o f B ruce and hi msel f at t he air port i n Rome last June dur i ng C ar ter s’ s visit . D ick is A ssi st ant A i r A t t a c h e i n

Rome and Bruce is with the Presidential flight support o f f i c e a t t h e

Pent agon . So t he ar r ival and depar t ure at Rome w as a U SA FA -planned event (Pat M cC U L L O U G H , ‘ 7 1, w as also involved) . L ook s l i k e D i c k a n d

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Br uce w er e having a “ mean ” cont est . D ick , hope t o reschedule t hat t r ip soon and visit w it h you and Susie bef or e you depar t t h i s su m m er .

X m a s C a r d s: C a r d s a n d so m e n ew s w er e r ec ei v ed f o r m Sk ip BA L A Z S, Gar y D U D L E Y , Bob D U RH A M , Ed E BE R H A RT , D on GE N N A , D on M OT Z , T ony RO BE RT SO N , and Bi ll W OO D S. A ct ually , m ost w e r e f r om w ives, and I t hank you . D U R H A M S added a t hi rd child (boy) i n O ct ober . Bob says w e should all give it a t r y . D on G E N N A i s n o w m anager o f H uman Resources f or C at hodic Pr otect ion Ser v i c es i n D a l l a s.

Bev M OT Z t eaches pr eschool at Gr i ssom . A nd t he W OO D s ar e expect ing t heir f ourt h in M ar ch . C ongr at ulat ions new par ent s!

N ew A ddresses: Bil l D A V I T T t o Ft . Sam H oust on ; Gar y D I K K E R S t o Spangdahlem , Ger m any ; C ar l JA N N SE N t o D enver w it h A nconda C or p ; Rober t E . JO H N SO N , Jr . to A lexandr i a, V A ; C har les JO N E S t o T r a v i s A FB ; M ik e M O SS t o A rcota, CA ; M ik e O ’ B R I E N t o H anscom A FB ; John RI T T EN H O U SE , to Black H aw k , C O on a m edical r et ir ement ; G r eg SH U E Y t o M yrt le Beach A F B t o fl y A - 10s; John R . SU L L I V A N t o Scott A FB to fl y C -9s; P .K . W A L D RO N to Cast le A F B ; a n d R o b WILSON is pow a Tenure Professor of Law at USA FA (first in t he class, I believe) and has m oved of f base i nt o per m anent quar t er s i n C o l o r a d o Spr i ngs.

T his w ill be m y last colum n as a member o f t he A OG B o a r d o f D i r ec t or s. I ’ ve enj oyed w or k ing dur ing the past f our year s f or t he gr ads and look f or w ar d t o conti nuing t his w or k in t he f ut ure. I encour age each o f you t o give some t hought t o w hat it means t o be a U SA FA gr ad and w hat you can do t o suppor t t he A cadem y and t he A OG in it s w o r k t o st rengt hen our nat i onsl secur ity . T hank s f or your support .

Sign of the times - remember when $35 fed a family o f f our , not a chil d o f f our ? See you in t he spr ing.

gr am at t he Balli st ic M i ssile O f f ice at N or t on A ir F o r ce B a se . J o h n R I C H A RD S has a new addr ess, havi ng moved all t he w ay f r om T am pa, Flor i da t o 167 1- 1 C ape A nn A venue, N .E ., St . Pet er sbur g, F l o r i d a .

D ar r el W H I T C OM B is w it h D elt a fl ying L - l Ol l s. M i k e B E C K E R i s a t r ansport at ion st af f o f f icer at C am p Smit h , H aw aii . T o m F L E M I N G i s chief pl ans dir ect or i n A nkar a, T ur k ey . Bob H A RT is no longer guar di ng Fort SU M T E R , but rat her i s at H ovenw eed N at ional M onum ent , C or t ez, C o l o r ad o .

I ent husiast ically solicit new sy let t er s f r om any ‘ 69er s. H opef ully , t he next colum n w il l be m ore f ully docum ent ed w it h int i mat e t i d b i t s a b o u t t h e l i v es o f o u r c l a ssm a t es.

M i c h a el R . T h i essen

80 16 E nsley L ane L eaw ood , K ansas 66202 H ome: (9 13) 649-7692 W or k : (816) 474-6677

'G l a c i er ”

L ar ry V aughn

2 84 0 D o w n h i l l D r i v e

I hope everyone had a rewarding and enj oyable holiday sea so n . I f eel c o n

f ident t hat I had a t r uly unique ex per ience t hi s past C hr ist mas, cer t ai nly one t hat w as not r epeat ed anyw her e i n t he w or ld .

Before anyone accuses me on one-upsmanship, please l et m e st a t e em phatically that the experience to which I refer was by no means an instance of supreme accomplishment or reward for performance o r s e r vice of any kind. What did occure was the delivery t o me, t hr ough t he U nited St at es M ail s, of an it em t hat f or f our year s w as a const ant par t of

my life. Similar obj ects were equally a part of the l i v es o f ea ch m em b er o f ‘69 .

Very simply put , on the opening of a Christmas card received f rom my Vandenburg Hall roomate of four semesters’ standing, I f ound a gr ay plastic nameplate with “ TH IESSEN , M . R.” emblazoned t h er eo n . I a sk you all if anyone else received their room nameplate a s a C h r i st m a s present this past year?

A ssi de f r om t he r eceipt o f my old namepl at e, Chr i st m as w a s a r o u t i n e

af fair this year in Kansas City. Several ‘69ers did sen d C h r i st m a s c a r d s with brief reports on their activities. Randy and Judy P E R C Y a r e i n Seattle. They have two little girls and a new dog. Judy r uns 25 m iles a

w eek and Randy has done his ow n r unni ng, i ncluding so m e m a r at h o n s .

Randy is in his fourth of five years of orthodontic surger y r esidency . Judy is teaching again, this time fifth-graders, and enj oying it very m uch .

Randy reports that Dave HENRY is in Denver and that t hey ar e plan ning t o per haps sk i t oget her t his Januar y i n T aos. I hope t hat t here ar e m or e t han rock s in T aos by t he t ime t hey ar r ive. M y last t r ip t hr ough t he R ock ies r evealed very lit t le, i f any , snow even at t he higher elevat i ons.

C huck H O SM E R dr opped a not e f r om A ndover . C huch r epor t s t h a t h e

married Peggy in A ugust of last year . Peggy is in pre-med st u d i es a t

Far leigh-D ick inson U niver sit y . C huck is st ill fl ying f o r A m er i c a n A i r l i n es and plans t o t r ansf er to D al las soon . H e indicat es t he w at er sk ii ng and ice boat i ng ar e great in N ew Jer sey .

Jim and Jer ie M C B R I D E ar e in A nnandale, V ir gi nia w her e J i m i s a JA G .

Fr om t he homet ow n new s r elease and t he change of address c a r d s I have culled t he f ollow ing in f or m at ion . Bob H E RK L OT Z is an A - 10 pil ot at RA F Bent w ater s. D ick W H I T E has j ust t r ansf er r ed f r om V i rgini a t o U t ah . C ar y M A R SH has new ly locat ed in Goldsbor o , N ort h C a r o l i n a .

Ron M A RCOT T has j ust m oved t o A t w ater , C ali f or ni a. J i m CA M P BE L L i s at t he A i r C om m and and St af College at M ax w el l A i r For ce Base. Bi ll M OO RE is a pr oj ect o f f icer w it h t he M X L a u n c h er P r o -

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C ol or ado Spr i ngs, C O 809 18 H ome: (303) 599-7764 A V : 2 59 - 26 5 5

I hope that all of you had a very good holiday season. I was ho pi ng t hat , w it h t he holidays and hom ecom ing st ill i n the not t oo dist ant past , we would get lots of cards and letters to share with you . U n f ort unat ely , w e didn ’ t . W e even f ailed t o get a C hr ist m as car d f r om one par t y t hat had w r itt en f ait h f ully f or t he past t en year s. Y ou k now w ho you ar e. T his m ust be a bad year f or w r it i ng .

We did get one letter . Bruce HA RMON wrote to say that h e a n d Su sa n still enj oy the civilian life. Bruce works in the Springs as a senior syst em s

engineer f or SY SC O N .

Since t here w er e so f ew let t er s, I could mak e t hi s lett er really short , or I could tak e t he chance t o pass on a f ew r andom r emar k s. M aybe i f I do t he latt er t here m ay be some incentive f or m ore o f you t o w r ite so you w on ’ t have t o endur e my r um blings next t im e.

T here ar e about 20 o f us ‘ 70 grads assigned t o t he A cademy now i ncl udi ng 4 A O C ’ S: R i ch B U T L E R , B ob M cK I N N E Y , T er r y SI L V E ST E R , and D on W E ST B ROO K .

W e’ r e in t he m iddle o f t he “ D ar k A ges” here, but it d o esn ’ t seem a s bleak as it did 11 year s ago . I guess being at w or k at 7 : 30 r a t h er t h a n marching to breakfast at 6 (or getting up at 4:30 for “ daw n pat r ol ” ) m akes a di f f er ence. A lso , w e ar e havi ng a m ild w i nt er . T em per at ures have been i n t he 60’ s and even 70’ s. D o you rem em ber w i nt er s l i k e t h a t h er e?

I t ’ s very nice unless you ar e a sk ier .

I f you have not had your class r ing appr ai sed r ecent ly , or at all , I st r ongly suggest you do it . I had m ine appr ai sed f or t h e f i r st t i m e a n d w a s m or e t han a litt le sur pr ised . Believe me, you w il l w ant adequat e i nsur ance i f you should ever have t o r eplace i t .

W e enj oy living in t he Spr i ngs, and it appear s we’ l l b e h er e a t l ea st u n t i l M ar ch o f ‘ 82. I t may be a lit t le ear ly t o st ar t look ing f o r so m eo n e el se t o w rit e t he class new s (alt hough some m ay thin k it s not soon enough) , but w e’ ll be here only f or 4 m or e C heck poi nt s at t he m ost . So , i f t her e’ s som ebody out t her e w ho w il l be com i ng t o t he ar ea and w o u l d l i k e t o volunteer, drop me a line. Or if you are already in t he ar ea, t hat ’ s o k ay t oo . I t ’ s not an absolut e r equir ement t hat you be in the area, but it r eal ly hel ps w hen it comes t o deadli nes.

T here w er e a f ew change-o f -addr ess car ds. T ony D E SA N T I S i s n o w based in San D iego w i th A m er ican A i r li nes and is l iving in M ission V iej o .

Pam and Byr on M A RSH r epor t ed t he birt h o f t hei r t hi r d i n M a r ch - a

boy. Byron is an orthopedic surgeon at Travis. John and M argar et

M A RT I N SO N lef t Flor ida i n Oct ober f or Fr ank lin L ak es, N ew Jer sey .

D en n i s F U N N E M A R K l ef t h i s “ R ea l A i r F o r ce” i n C a n a d a a n d a r r i v ed

at Langely in January. Rick BEREIT arrived at LfSA FA last A ugust --he’ s in t he A t hlet ic D epart ment . A lso , t here w as a change f or T ony M A R I E T T A . H e is in M onument , C olor ado , and i s w it h M o o r e a n d

Company, Realtors. Jack SHA W moved to Glendale, A rizona, i n

Septem ber . Since Oct ober , Bill SC H E P E N S has been at R ei n M a i n . J a k e D U ST I N has ueen i n t he C E D epart ment at U SA FA si nce Sept em ber .

D ana A R BA U G H is now in San Fr ansisco . Final ly , C urt E M E R Y i s a t

A C SC .

T hat ’ s t he lat est f r om sunny C olor ado . I sur ely w ould appreciat e a f ew lett er s next t ime. I k now you ar e out t here somew here. T ake car e, and may t he pr om ot ion board be k i nd t o all o f us.

C apt . D ave Fr ost man 2425 Roundtop D r .

C olor ado Spr i ngs, C O 809 18 P h . 30 3- 59 3-0 87 5 A v . 2 59 - 3 86 9

Fi nd t he nearest calendar and put a big cir cle ar ound 1-4 O ct 19 8 1.

T hen st art mak i ng plans t o att end H om ecom ing ‘ 8 1, guar ant eed t o b e a celebr at i on unsur passed in t he annal s o f 10 year r eunions. A f t er all , t here’ s never been a class li ke ‘7 1, Second T o N one. A n a d h o c co m m i t t ee is in being, composed o f sever al o f us stat ioned at t he A cademy , and w e’ ve st art ed t he ball r olli ng. I n f act , you should h a v e r ecei v ed a n i n f o r mat ion let ter and int erest count and i f you have not al ready done so , please take t he t i me to let us k now w hat you w ant at H omecom ing . M or e det ails w ill be f ort hcom ing, but f or now mar k your ca l en d a r s a n d st a r t w or ki ng on t he scheduler , your boss, and your budget .

T he hol idays br ought gr eet i ng f r om Bo b and Peggy F RET Z S a t A F PRO Boeing, in Seat t le; G lenn and L or ie G RA BE R at Cor ing; W ayne and A nn T U RK , new ly ar r ived at H anscom ; G r og and Judy G R O M A N in Ger many ; M ik e and Jo H I T E at W r ight-Pat t , and movi ng t o U SA F A t his sum mer ; and Bi ll and Sundae BRA D FO R D and new baby , V anessa, i n San D iego .

D oug ST O L L E cal led f r om Edw ar ds w here he’ s been w or k i ng o n t h e A L C M pr ogr am t o t ell me he’ s get t ing out in Febr uary and going to w o r k f o r T R W i n L .A .

O n a sad note, Ed B RA D SH A W w as ki lled in an aut o accident i n Sept em ber . H e was bur ied her e at t he A cademy . Our sincer e co n d o l en ces t o Ed ’ s w i f e, L inda .

I al so had a very nice not e f r om M ar k PET E RSO N ’ S parent s along w i t h a c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e C l a ss F u n d o n M a r k ’ s b eh a l f . W e t hank you very much f or your t hought f ulness.

Stan ST A C H A K w r ot e f r om T oledo , O hio , w her e he’ s a T V w ea t h er man . St an sent a Fight i n ’ Fourt h updat e. T om M I RC Z A K got his l aw degree and is w or k ing f or T exas I nst r ument s i n H oust on . M i k e M cC a r t h y is w or k ing f or Boei ng and living in T acoma. R i c k R O SSA is fl ying f or A mer ican , based i n D al las. T hank s f or t he new s update, St a n .

T he f ol lowi ng C hange o f A ddr ess C ar ds ar r ived . St uar t B I G G A R i s a t W r ight -Pat t . M i ke G E BH A R D T is at W oodbridge, V a. Ber nie G L A Z E i s at T in ker f l ying t he E-3A , af ter r eceiving t he M SM a t Sc o t t . R o n H I L L i s a research physiologist at Br oo k s. G ary H U C K A BA Y m oved f r o m L it t let on , C olo , t o Ft . W ort h , T exas. Bill K I R BY is new ly ar r ived at L andst uhl A r my Regional M edical C ent er i n Germ any , as t he only U .S. M ilitary pediat r ic car diologist i n Eur ope. Randal L EA V I T T m o v ed f r o m T u scal o o sa , A l ab am a t o R i o P i ed r as, P u er t o R i co . M ar k L EW ON O W SK I went f r o O f f ut t t o H ick am . Jer ry L U N D Q U I ST i s i n h i s second year o f a P H D pr ogr am in Public Policy at H ar var d . Jer r y spent t his sum mer w or k ing in W ashi ngt on f or t he U nder secr et ary o f t h e A i r Force and f or Senat or N unn . Joe QU I G L E Y is a char ter pilot f or Sout hw est A ir Ranger s i n El Paso . G reg ROC C O i s a T -37 I P a t V a n c e .

James SA N D ST RO M moved f r om G lendale, A r izona t o Ogden , U t a h .

Fi nal ly , D an W A C K E R m oved f r om E lm G r ove, W i se, to Som er vi lle, M a ss .

T hat ’ s all t he new s f or now . St ay t uned t o t his colum n f o r m o r e o n H omecomi ng ‘ 8 1.

H omecom ing 1981 • 1 -3 O c t o b e r

• C S V G am e

B o b B el l P SC B o x 17 1 1

A PO San Fr ancisco , CA 96328 A V : 2 2 5- 82 2 2 / 60 0 7

A s I sit here ponder ing t he cosm os at O san Base O ps in K orea, t he f ield being W O X O F all day , Y ok ot a beck ons me home t o r eacquai nt m ysel f w it h “ M om and the k ids” - but not bef or e I get t his co l u m n o u t ev en i f i t is a bit late - so once again , her e goes! N ot m uch t o r epor t besides addr ess changes and a f ew C hr ist m as car ds. A ppar ent ly no new s is good new s, and so f ort h . A bout t hose changes . . .

Steve A L D E RM A N (Joan)- now in A - l O’ s at RA F Bent w at er s Bill BU SS (Pam)- m oved f r om Seguin t o M cQ ueeney , T X i n 0 - 2 ’ s Steve C L A RK (K r is)- at Fixed-w i ng C onver sion at Sheppar d G ar y C O N N E R (Shir ley)- now at C ast le A F B as I P in B-52G/ H K en E N GE BRET SO N (Jer i)- G rad St udent at Johns H opk i ns Sc h o o l o f M ed i ci n e

M ar k E W I N G (JoA nne)- in A FI T at O hio St ate G ar y G RA P PO- G r ad St udent at Stan f or d School of Business C huck H O RT O N - now at H ahn A B i n F-4E , C hief o f W eapons & T a c t i c s H ar old JE N SEN (Bev)- Sect ion C om mander at M axw ell (SO S) Br ian PEC K H A M (M ar t i)- C - 130s at Pope A F B (not F4s as r epor t ed ear lier) Ron R I FE N BE RG (Juanit a)- L ef t Fai r child f or T -43s at M a t h er R o l a n d SC H A N K - L a w Sc h o o l a t U . o f K a n sa s

T er r y SC H E I SSL E R (K at hy)- G r ad St udent in E ngr M gt at St a n f o r d M ar k SC H M I D T - F- 15s at K adena A B , JA Ed SEA R L E S (D iane)~ lef t St r at f or d , C T f or D ayt on , O H Pet e SU T T O N (D iane)- A F ROT C D et at U ni v . o f C olor ado Br ian V OO R H E ES (K arenn)- lef t M cGui re f or Scot t in H Q M A C / DOOM S

T he U SG G repor t s t hat E mer son D Y E R (C ar ol) is now assigned t o t h e C GA S, Elizabet h C it y , N C . T w o r ecent addit ions t o t he D el t a A i r l i n es f l ight o f f icer f o rce ar e Ji m T O M PK I N S (Peggy) and Far r is “ B u d d ” Y A T E S (C l air e) , bot h based in A t lant a. C hr i st mas gr eet i ngs c a m e f r o m Bee C A N N I ST RA C I at C har lest on , G r eg JO N E S (Pat) at A F D C S i n D .C ., and C at her ine and Scot t L E E f r om M i not . T hey pass on t hat St eve B E R E N D T ( B et t y) ar e no w at N at i ck M A , w h i l e Ri char d PA RM E N T I E R (Shar on) i s st il l at M inot in t he C odes shop . Scot t is Senior Eval uat or , soon t o m ove on t he A F I T at W r ight -Pat ter son .

So t hat t hi s may have a chance of get t ing i nt o U SA FA i n t i m e f o r t h e next edit i on , I need t o get it out t he door . M ay you a l l h a v e a co n t i n u ed pr osper ous year , and let us hear f r om you t o f il l up t he space w it h good n ew s. F P A .

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airlines. Bob STRA TTON is going to Germany on an Omstead sc h o l a r ship. A nd, lastly, Jim wants to know where is Wayne O D E L L ?

F r ed K n o w l es 9 64 L a co n D r .

N . N . V A . 2 360 2

T om K E N N E D Y cal led t o say he is enr out e t o M A C C om m and C en t er at Scot t w here he w il l j oi n Jim SO L I GA and Rich RO BB I N S. A n d C har lie ST EW A RT is studying t o be a t oot h doct or at t he U niver si ty o f

48FI S (A D T A C) L angley A F B , V A

T ex a s .

O n N ovem ber 12, Br ad H I RSC H I died i n an air cr af t accident n e a r

Cairo West in Egypt . Our sympathies go out to his family. T o m H A M I L T ON

w r ot e to

say

L eah is st ill

in cont act

w it h Peggy

CA RDENA S and she and Ricky Jr. are doing fine and wishes w e w o u l d

al l r emem ber t hem and all t he ot her young w idow s f r om o u r c l a ss i n o u r pr ayer s. I can add not hi ng t o t hat , t hank you T om .

T om has t aken over t he Busi ness O f f ice Operat ions f or T ex a s I n st r ument s N avigat i on Syst em s in D all as. K eit h K I RC H N E R a n d D a v e H A R M A N a l so w o r k f o r T . I . a s w el l a s J o h n F O R E M A N . A n d P a t

SHA FFER is in Idaho working for Westinghouse.

I got not ice t hat Jim C A SE Y f inally saw at least par t o f t he light and t r ansf er r ed f r om t he M ar i nes t o t he A i r For ce t his past July . A nd C r aig C L E V E L A N D saw anot her par t of t he light and i s f lyi ng o u t o f D a l l a s/ F t W ort h wit h D elt a. M ik e T RU A X is att ending t he U niver sity o f T ex a s f o r his M .A . in computer science through A FIT . Bill RA KE got mar r ied t o Gw yn l ast A pr il and is pr esent ly att endi ng t he Fighter W eapons I nst r uc t o r C o u r se a t N el l i s.

T im L O N G called t o say he w ould be going t o t he F .T .D . at W r ight-Pat in Januar y and that M i ke BL O H M and M ar ie added one t o the t r oupe.

Jim BOE H M w ill no l onger be m y neighbor , he is goi ng t o Sembach to f ly O V - l O’ s and w il l be passing Fi l T H O RN w ho is leavi ng Sem b a c h f o r F- 16’ s at H ill . Jim says M i k e H U B is st i ll i n E ngland f l yi ng F- 111’ s and he and Caley had a baby boy (let m e hear f r om you M i ke) and big Geor ge RA M PU L L A is going t o T yndal l t o t each people about t h e F - 10 6 . B i l l

PATTERSON and Buddy GA MM ON are both out and going to t h e

Tom and Jane KROESSIG are j oining Pat JORDON and Rick J O N E S in the M iami area. ‘73 is taking over Delta! Phil YA VORSKY w r o t e t o g et his name in print and let us know he graduated from N aval Postgr aduat e School w it h a M ast er s i n M et eor ology and is now stat ioned a t T r a v i s .

M y good buddy (?) C ar l “ Sl ugger ” D O FE L M I E R w r ote f r om B ed f o r d

Texas where he is still flying for Delta and now peddling h o u ses f o r a h o b by. He and Barb also had a baby girl, any name Carl or w hat ? A nyw ay

C ar l did hal f m y w or k f or m e w it h his let ter , so 1 am j ust goi ng t o copy it here. Living in the Dallas Ft Worth area (and working f or D elt a) ar e T ony D E RO SA , D ale W I L L I A M S, Bryan “ Smo ke” C L A RK , and Joe W A L K E R . R ec en t

n ew

h i r es i n cl u d e W i l l i e T H O M P SO N

and

P at

SHEPPA RD . A lso living in Ft Worth is M ike “ Hockey Puck” HENEHA N working for General Dynamics as an Engineer. Roy H A RT

i s o u t o f t h e A i r F o r ce a n d i s t h e D i r ec t o r o f C A R E F L I G H T (ai r land

am bulance service) at M et hodi st H ospit al i n D allas. M a r k H A M A N i s working as a Flight Instructor in Dallas and was planning t o get m ar r ied .

Living else where is Bernie SUL LENBERGER in San Diego and f lying

with PSA . Pete UNDERWOOD is with Eastern. Gary NICHOLS i s o u t of the A ir Force back in Goldsboro, N .C. and looking f or a f ull t im e f ly ing j ob. Duncan KIERNES is in New M exico flying with a c o m m u t e r airline. Pat ROONEY is at Barksdale as a BUFF pilot . B i l l R O T H W E L L is an I WSO at the Fighter Leadin program at Holloman. D o n

FO R REST E R i s w it h U nit ed . A ct ual ly t hat w as not an exact copy , 1 cleaned up t he language and added t he lit t le w or ds li k e: t he, and , o f ; you k now , t he sm al l st u f f . Really , t hank you C ar l !

We’ll that ’s all there is f rom the A lert Barn at Langley, so sleep t ight t onight , et c. , et c., et c.

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R andy Sage ’73 and f r iends at 2nd Sq. A l um ni gather ing in the 16 TF TS. (F R OM L EF T TO R I GH T) M aj . J im D avies ’67; M aj . Tom M eschk o ’65; R andy; Cap t. D ick A llain ’70; Cap t. D an C onr oy ’ 74; Cap t. Tom Py r ch ’74; Cap t. Way ne H ol um ’73.

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Rick L ayman Q uar t er s 14A F E W ar ren A FB , W Y 8200 1 P hone: D ut y 48 1-389 1 H o m e : 30 7 - 7 7 8- 2 84 5

Pat L ynch 4049 Forest Ri dge Blvd .

D ayt on , O H 45424 A V : 7 8 5-6 2 89

H ome: (513) 233-5426

H appy N ew Y ear t o t he class o f ‘ 74 . 1 ho pe t hat 1981 is as good t o our

c l a ss a s 19 80 w a s. Si n c e t h e l a st co l u m n I h a v e r ecei v ed 3 lett er s, tw o o f t h em f r o m f o r m er P - sc h o o l er s. T h e f i r st w a s f r o m M i k e O ’ C O N N E L L .

M ike is out o f t he A F now and is wor k ing f or t he FA A . H e a n d L o r et t a have t w o sons now and have j ust m oved t o a t ow n out side o f H o u st o n .

M i k e says t hat anyone f l ying bet w een San A nt onio and B ea u m o n t sh o u l d say hello t o t he cont roller as it j ust might be hi m . M i k e a l so sa w C h u c k JO N E S w ho w as i n H oust on t o br ief N A SA . C huck i s w or k ing f or Space D i v i si o n i n L A n o w .

M y second let ter w as f rom Bob “ M ouse” N E W M A N . Bob has l ef t t h e cock pit and is w or k ing on his m ast er s i n Bio E ngineer i ng a t J o h n s H opk ins in Balt i mo re. H e says t hat anyone in t he ar ea should st op by and

give him some chest measurements (female, of course) f o r u se i n h i s t h esi s

on br east i mplant s. Bob al so i ncluded some in f o on o t h er 74 er s. D u n ca n M cN A BB is a 14 1 pilot at River side. Bill SI M S is leaving Ram stein , Ger many f or an assignment at O f f ut t . R ick C L I N E is an F-5 agr essor at C l a r k . S . P . L A N E i s a 14 1 n a v a t T r a v i s. M i k e ST E A D M A N is f l yi ng t he

A T - 3 8 at H o l l o m a n .

M y last let t er came f r om H ow ar d D E U N K . H ow ie has lef t O k i n a w a .

H e and L i nda and t heir tw o chil dren spent some t i me at Randol ph and

t h en w en t t o V a n c e w h er e h e i s a T - 3 7 I P . H o w i e i n c l u d ed so m e n ew s i n hi s let ter also . D oug A RE N D SE E is an I P i n 37s at D el R i o . B o b B A Y N E has mar r ied D onna Reder and is f lying an F-4 in Ger m any . M i k e C H A SE

has lef t M PC and is i n B-52 t raining at C ast le. Rich H A Y N I E and Gar y A L L A R D ar e at Randolph . T om BA U G H has lef t Randolph t o f ly C-5s at D over . H ar ry D U RG I N i s out o f t he A F on disabilit y . St a n F U L L E R and Ralph T A T E are her e at A F I T get t ing m ast er s. M ar k H A R L A N i s

going to the Dallas Theological Seminary. Denny HEI NLE i s o u t o f t h e M ar ine C or ps. D ave H OG L U N D is in E ur ope af t er being a D G a t SO S .

Sc o t t H U D D L E SO N i s a n i n st r u ct o r a t t h e M i ssi l e T est Range at V andenberg . D oug RA M BECK has r et r ained i nt o 14 1s and i s a t

C h a r l est o n . M a r c W O O T E N i s a t V a n ce .

N o w f o r n ew s f r o m t h e A O G f i l es . A l o t o f o u r cl a ssm a t es h a v e r ecen t

ly j oined Delta A irlines. Gary GA DDY, Bruce A L LEY and T r acy

C H EA T H A M ar e f lying out o f A t lant a. D o n K E R L E Y and M a r k H A L SO R ar e f lying out o f Bost on . L ar ry BA K E R is at C hicago and Bob W A Y N E i s in N ew O r leans. C huck H A N D and hi s w i f e, V elvie, h a v e a new son , Jer ad M ichael , bor n Oct 17. C huck i s now at M oody as a w eapons o f f icer . T er ry H E N R I C K S i s now at N elli s. Bob C R I P E i s n o w st at i o n ed a t E l m en d o r f . D a v e H O V R U D i s o u t o f t h e A F and li ving in Sout h D ak ot a. L ow ell BOY D is a w eapons system o f f icer at K ef l avi k , I celand . E r nest H I G G I N S is now in C al i f or nia. Rocky C A P O Z Z I w a s a D G at SO S and i s now an 0-2 pi lot at Shaw . W il lis ST U RD I V A N T i s o u t o f t he A F and li ves in Sher m an , T exas. St eve L U N SFO RD i s i n A ST R A assignm ent i n D C . Scott SM I T H f i ni shed hi s m ast er s a t T ex a s A & M a n d

F r om t he D esk o f Jef f H A C K ET T (G uest W r it er ) I n t he gr eatest t r ad it ions o f E ngli sh 430 I have put t hi s w r it ing endeavo r o f f to t he last possi ble m oment and now sit her e f r ant ically com pil i ng, composing and typi ng all at o nce.

T he pr ocr ast inat ion w as i n par t f or sel f i sh r easons; it allow ed me to put o f f t he sad t ask o f passing on t he new s o f K er ry PU T T ’ s deat h t his past Oct ober dur ing a T -38 t r ai ning m i ssi on at W i lli am s A F B . I ’ m c er t a i n t h e w hole class j oins me in w ishi ng C elest e and t he rest o f K er ry ’ s f am ily our collect ive condolences. Fr om t he C om p Sci lab t o U PT a n d o n t o M a c D i l l and Spain , ever yone w ho got t o k now K er ry f elt t he i mpact o f his very special abilit ies as an of f icer and a m an . T he C lass o f ‘ 7 5 d o es i n d eed f eel pr oud t hat he w as . . . and is . . . a part o f us.

U N F I N I SH E D BU SI N E SS: ( I t em 1) A s i ncome t ax t im e appr oaches surely everyone in t he class can par t w it h a f ew dollar s f o r t h e cl a ss cr est . I u nder st and w e’ re f ai r ly close to “ m eet ing t he m issio n ’ ’ on t hi s one, so give your sel f t he sat i sf act i on o f k now ing you put us over t he t op . By t he way , as one w ho get s t o see t he cr est o f t en , it ’ s r eal ly “ Si er r a H o t el ’ ’ .

Check s or M oney O r der s t o Steve P I T OT T I or Rick L A Y M A N please. ( I t em 2) T his class col um n w il l never be adm issable i n a c o u r t o f l a w u n t i l some people get o f f t heir kei st er s and w r it e; as o f now it ’ s most ly based on her esay and r um or s (see last part o f colum n) . D ef end your sel f f r om slander ! D r op Rick a post car d and let him k now w hat you ’ re really doing.

H E Y Y O U , M I ST E R ! W e’ ve f inal ly r eached t he point w her e so m e o f o ur classm ates have opt ed f o r char coal gr ey r at her t h a n b l u e su i t s.

M ickey C L EM O N S i s w it h M ar t i n M ar r iet t a up in D enver , T o m P A G E i s givi ng aw ay m oney at a bank in E m por ia, K ansas, and L enny SA L V E M I N I is playing pr o f essi onal soccer w i t h t he San F r a n c i sc o t ea m o f t he indoor leagur . Part -t im e ci vil ians ( f ull-t im e st udent s) incl ude John T U RN E R w ho f inal ly got t hat sl ot at St anf or d (f ollow-on to U SA FA ) , B ill BU C H T A is in hi s f ir st year o f M ed School at t he U niver sit y o f W isconsin and doing gr eat , t he A OG al so got a change-o f -addr ess c a r d f r om K im SC H W A RZ t o Palo A lt o , C A . W e’ ll j ust assum e t h a t m ea n s higher educat ion f o r him t oo .

P R O F E SS I O N A L S A N D F A ST B U R N E R S . B i l l L Y E R L Y f i t s i n t h i s

cat egory and t he last one too . Bill and hi s w i f e are in K enya w her e he’ s an A r m y doct or doing r esear ch on t r opical di seases. Bill C A SK EY i s helping people get t o sleep at W il f or d H all w her e he’ s a resident i n A nest hesiology , j ust out o f law school and i nt o t he J A G o f f i ce a r e R i c h BO W E RS ( H ur lbur t A F B) and D oug W I L L I A M S (G eo rge A FB) . Y o u

ca n a d d B r a d M c A L L I ST E R a n d D a v e C O M M O N S t o t h e l i st o f 7 5er s

w it h st ar s i n t heir eyes, bot h on t heir w ay t o A ScRA assignment s.

F A ST M O V E R S . N ew o r m o v ed z o o m er s a n d b o o m er s i n cl u d e Bobby T H O M PSO N (F4G , George) , T om C A L H O U N (RF-4 I P , Shaw A F B) and Buck RO GE RS (D RC P B F-5 A gr essor , C lar k A B) .

F-4s. L ance G RA C E , Jam ie BL I SSI T and M ar inus BO SM A ( H om est ead A F B) , T odd Z E D JL I K (C lar k A B , N O T E : G lad t o see t here’ s a y o u n g e r and l ar ger Z edj li k playi ng def ense f o r U SA FA hock ey t hese days) , and Juli us H A RG RO V E (?) .

F- 106s. Br uce FR I T Z SC H E ( f r om C ast le A F B t o G r i f f is A F B so m et i m e t his sum mer , N OT E : Bruce li k es t o m ak e “ big moves” in t he sum mer , he got m ar ried last M ay) , and Jim M I C H E L I N I ( f r om C ast le A F B t o K . I .

Sawyer A FB) .

F- 11I s. D ave F L E M I N G (C anno n , N OT E : U PT m ade a pil ot a n d a n ex pect ant f at her out o f D ave) , M ar io M E L L U M (U pper H ey f ord) , a n d J e f f P RA T E R (?) .

i s i n A r i zo n a . T o m H A Y D E N i s a t K i r t l a n d . B i l l M A C E L H A N E Y i s h er e at A F I T get t ing a degr ee in St r ategic & T act ical Sciences. J i m N E M E T Z i s f lying t he F-4d at T aegu , K orea. Sam Shutt i s a T -38 I P a t W i l l i a m s. B o b W H I T T ON is in N ew M exico . M er k G E H R I is get t ing his m a st er s i n

C hicago and then w ill j oin t he Econ D ept at U SA FA .

W ell , t hat i s all t he new s f or t his issue. A nyone w ho is in t he D ayt on ar ea be sur e t o give me a call . I f you ar e com i ng her e PC S I w il l help you get sett led i f you need som e assi st ance. D on ’t f orget t o k eep me in f or med o f w hat i s goi ng on out t here. Rem em ber , t his colum n is only as good as your input . I can alw ays use som e pict ur es.

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F- 15S. K ent T RA Y L O R (K adena) , D oug FRA SE R and M ar k B E E SL E Y (I Ps at L uke A FB) , Jed V A N D E N D RI E S (H ollom an A FB) , J o h n D A I L E Y (?) , Rick PY A T T (L angley A FB) , John O L E K SE Y (Bit bur g A B) and C ary N I E H A N S (?) .

A - l Os. D ave SC M I T Z (I P at D avis-M ont han A FB) , T om PO PP (M yrt le Beach A FB) D ick PA RK , Randy C H A PM A N and O lli e L O RE N Z (Bentw at er s A B) .

F- 16s. C har lie SI M M ON S (M acD ill A F B) and Jim C O R R I GA N (?) .

T -33s. Bob T ur ner (M cC hor d A FB) , H oss E RV I N G and W ayne W I L L I S (her e at Pet er son) and Br ent H A L L (K ef l ivic A B , N OT E : I f you ’ r e t hi nk ing of “ seven-day opt ions” t al k t o B rent .

B I G M O V E R S . N o t m u ch n ew s f r o m t h e t r a sh h a u l er s. I sa w M a r k

D O N N E L L Y at N or t on A FB . H e’ d j ust r et ur ned f r om A ust r alia a n d sa i d somet hi ng about nir vana. L ar r y FA R R I S, Jef f G RA V E S a n d St a n C O L L I N S ar e f l ying C - 130s at D yess A FB t hese days and J o e M A RK ST E I N E R is on his w ay to t he st udent squadr on at L i t t l e R o c k A FB.

PEA CE K EE PE R S. H ad a super t im e last weekend when Chuck

H O L L A N D c a m e t o v i si t f r o m E l l sw o r t h A F B . C h u c k i s t h e f ea r l ess l ea d er o f a B - 52 G c r ew t h a t i n cl u d es M a r k P O ST H U M U S . L et t h er e b e

no con f usi on , M i k e A N D E RSO N is really st at ioned at C a st l e A F B a s a C CT S inst r uct or ; he j ust spends a lot o f t im e i n H aw aii . M i k e R E E SE (B-52) has lef t Fair child A FB f or balmy days on Guam and T er r y Y O U N G i s i n m i ssi l es n o w at F .E . W a r r en A F B .

FEA R , R I D I C U L E A N D I N SU L T . A T C ’ s f inest include Bob A L L E N and M ar k I SA BE L L E w ho ar e back at W illy i n T -38s and (good deal o f t he year ) Br ian GO M E S, w ho ’ s lef t t he al ert and snow of L or ing A F B behind on his w ay t o T -43s at M at her A FB . Four o f our cl a ssm a t es a r e smashing bugs here i n Color ado (T -4 1s, U SA FA ) ; K en SM I T H , D ave BA RN T H OU SE , Scot t SK I N N E R and G reg D U N BA R . On t he ot her side o f t he coin , Pet e L O SSI and Rich W I L SO N have j ust st a r t ed U P T (C ol umbus A F B and L aughl in A FB) .

D I FFE RE N T ST ROK E S. Paul N A RZ I N SK I is w or k ing in t he M X pr ogr am out at N or t on A F B . W il ly C O SBY is O ps O f f icer f o r t h e Recr uit i ng Squadr on in N ew Y or k C it y (no he hasn ’ t got a Br onx accent yet) . D an K RA FT is A ssi st ant Bask et ball C oach here at U SA FA and got a nice w rit e-up in t he paper f or t he hand he gave in U SA FA ’ s vi ct ory over U N L V . J .P . W A L L E R , D anny BU RK ET T , D ick ie D Y E , M i ke H E I L and Ralph RY E ar e all on t he D ean ’ s T eam here. M i ke is on a j oint spouse t our , his new w i f e is at t he C hidlaw Bui ldi ng d o w n t o w n . I ’ v e f ound w hat I hope is the real A i r Force as t he A ssi st ant Chief o f Soar ing her e; it i s a gr eat j ob ! (A nd t he cadet labor comes in handy f or big pr o j ect s ar ound t he house.) T he j ob i s so “ laid back ” t hat Randy RO BE RT S w ill j oin t he o f f ice here in A pr i l af t er SO S. RU M O RS. D anny BU RK ET T suggest ed t hi s sect ion . T he f ol low ing i n f o i s based ent i r ely on t he gr apevi ne. K evi n D O N O V A N i s a st u d en t at C .U . and w or k ing f or M ount ain Bel l . Gr eg SH E R I D A N is f lyi ng C-5s at D over A F B , D ave W I L L I A M SO N may go back t o T -33s at C ast le A FB , K urt O ST E RH E L D and A ndy D I C H T E R ar e goi ng A ST RA . Finally , Rich C H A N I C K r eceived an “ i m aginati ve gi f t-giving aw ar d ” f o r h i s w i f e’ s bir t hday cak e (act ually t hat last one isn ’ t a r um or but you ’ ll have t o ask hi m about it) .

W ell , t hat ’ s it . T he best ef f ort s o f t his quart er ’ s guest w rit er . O h , by t he w ay , send your com plaint s/ suggest ions t o F .E . W ar r en , n o t U SA F A . . . I ai n ’t t he r egular cr ew chief .

Mickey says.

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884 Ridgeview D r i ve P inevi lle, L ouisiana 7 1360 / 3 18-640-6959 7 5t h T F S

E ngland A FB , L ouisiana 7 130 1 / 683-5779

I ’ d li k e to star t t his colum n w it h an alar m ing development w h i c h ev en now occurs in t he w i ldlands of L ouisiana. Y es, C lassm ates, I speak o f t he ex t i n c t i o n o f t h e n o b l e c r ea t u r e k n o w n a s SL U F . E v en a s I w r i t e t h e SL U F cont i nues t o m igr at e t o a new habit at k now n as “ G u a r d B a se ” .

Replacing the SL U F i n it s nat ur al habit at (t he sw am p) is anot her f ear f ul , t hough ugly (She may be ugly , but She sur e is sl ow !) beast , t he over w helm ing W A RT H OG . T her e ar e so many o f t hese cr eat ur es moving int o t he cult ural center o f the Sout h (C ent ral L oui siana) t h a t t h e a r ea i s n o w r ef er ed t o as “ H og H eaven ” .

W ell , see w hat happens w hen you don ’ t w r it e t o me? W i ll it happen again? W ell , ok ay , I did get som e mail .

Bill CL IFFORD wrote. He’s an F-15 pilot at Bitburg A B , Ger m any , H e’ s anxi ous f or a ‘ 76 gr ad t o j oi n him t her e- says he has enj oyed his t our so much t hat he ext ended f or anot her year . Bill has a pr oposal f or w hat t o do i f you w ish t o m ake a w or t hw hi le cont r ibut ion : “ I honest ly f eel t hat our C lass has enough good causes t o give t o , w it hout suppor t ing someone else’ s idea o f a good cause. G uys lik e D ave M A Y E R have f u n d s n a m ed i n

their honor which, unless they are remembered by friends a n d

C lassmat es, w i ll be lef t t o st agnat e w it h onl y t heir or igi nal cont r ibut i ons.

It is the duty of “ organizations” like ours that “ they shal l not be f or got t en ! ” So l et u s b e t h e l a st C l a ss w i t h o u t a C r est o n t he wall- we’ l l be pr e sent by our absence! T he cont r i but ions by ‘ 76 t o t he U SA F a n d U SA F A ar e on-goi ng—let ’ s r emem ber t he cont r ibut ions o f t hose w ho have given everyt hi ng.” I n light o f Bi ll ’ s suggest ion , i f you c a r e t o c o n t r i b u t e t o o n e o f t h e sev er a l m em o r i a l f u n d s t o t h o se o f u s w h o h a v e “ gi ven everyt hi ng,” you can f ind addr esses in old copies o f Check poi nt s i f you can f ind them, or possible try through the A OG. I f you have t r ouble, let m e k now .

Kurt (FB-111) and Karen (KC- 135) KL INGENBERGER wrote. T hey say t hat M arc SO U T I E RE and D ave T U T T L E have depar t ed Platt sburgh for Of futt and RC- 135’s. Brad MOFFETT has been teaching K u r t

ever yt hi ng t her e i s t o k now about the F B- 111. K urt says t hat K ar en w as T D Y t o Eur ope f or a w hi le bef or e C hr ist m as.

T al ked t o Buddy L OT T on t he phone. H e and K at hy w i ll l ea v e L aughli n and t he T w eet soon f or Z w ei brucken and RF-4s. H e also r epor t s t hat P hil JU L I E N is goi ng t o RF-4s at K adena; Joe and Becky M A RC H I N O ar e at T ink er in t he E-3A ; and Jack C A T T O N ’ S pict ur e

was in the AF Times as Junior Of ficer of the Quarter i n t h e 1 T F W a t

L angley .

A nd speak ing o f Jack and Jan CA T T O N , t hey ar e now at L uk e, w her e Jack is an IP in F- 15s. They are expecting their first baby t his spr ing .

A nd speak ing of babies, your f i nancial t ip f or t hi s quar t er (and at no charge!) is t hi s: I nvest in Pr oct or and G amble- t hey make Pam per s. H er e i s a laundr y (as it w er e) list o f ar r ivals t o t he C lass: Sue and I w er e pleased t o w el come L aur a K im ber ly M cRO BE RT S t o our house on 13 N o v em b er -she’ s our second . E mi ly L A N N I N G is the new er baby o f B i l l a n d E leanor- t hey ar e in F- l l l s i n E ngland . A ndr ea M ichel le D E A U X w a s bor n on 9 O ct ober- Ji m and Beck y ar e t he pr oud par ent s, F - 4 s a t T o r r ej on . On 14 N ovem ber L indsey N icole M I L L E R w as bor n t o D a l e a n d Jayne (O V - l Os at Osan) . C ongr at ulat i ons t o all !

C ongrat ulat i ons also t o new lyw eds M ar c and Pat t y M OO RE (F- 16s,

Nellis) and Jon and Ruby TREE (F-16s, Hill). Both couples w er e m a r r i ed

on t he same day l ast f all .

T he cr ow d at N ellis is undergoing a t r ansact ion f r om F -4 t o F - 16 .

A m ong t he new V iper pi lot s ar e D enni s RE A , M or k , K evin and Beck y

HENA BRA Y, Tony YOUNT , Larry and Martha SM ITH , Benny

BA RT L ET T , and Rust y and Bar bar a L A T E N SE R . K evi n also t o l d m e t hat M ar c FR I T H w as at N ell is f or A - 10 Fight er W eapons School ; G r ady BA RN ET T is now in F-4G s at C lar k ; and Rick M A N T E I i s a l so i n F - 4 G s .

D ave and Gai l A N D E RSO N ar e back at M yr t le Beach i n t h e A - 10 . J i m CA RT E R w as her e at E ngland recent ly f r om t he Beach f o r t h e A - 10 A r r ival Cerem ony- he nar r ated f or a dem onst r at ion . H e’ ll be goi ng t o Sem b a ch so o n f o r O V - l Os. W e a r e i n t r a n si t i o n a t t h i s t i m e f r o m t h e A - 7 t o t h e A - 10 . J i m P H I L L I P S w il l be an I P . I st ar t my t r ai ni ng at D -M i n M a r c h . A r t

G EO RGE w il l go i n July- he and K at hy expect t heir f i r st baby next su m m er . Steve ST A RK S w il l depar t t o become a FA C I P at Pat r ick . Jay ST RA U C H w i ll f ly 0 -2s/ A -37s at D avis-M ont han .

Som e ‘ 76er s i n P hi ladelphia now incl ude Julius E RV I N G , Bobby JO N E S, D oug C O L L I N S, . . . W ell , t hat ’ s about it f or now . H ope everyone is doi ng w ell .

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John “ L ou “ M ichel s, Jr .

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Greetings from pleasantly warm and unpleasantly rainy K a d en a A B . I t

seem s t hat I ’ m alw ays w r it i ng t hese colum ns w hen I ’ m T D Y . H ope t he holidays went well f or all of you , t hey cer t ainly did f o r m e . L o t s o f mat er ial t hi s t ime ar ound , so let ’ s get int o it .

O N W A T C H : I ’ ve been f ai r ly busy lat ely w it h t he T D Y business, t hi s is my t hir d t r i p in less than t w o m ont hs. W it h t hose k i nd o f h o u r s bachel or hood is a requir em ent r at her t han a luxury .

Seasoned G reet ings - 1 got a t on o f m ai l over t he holidays, my t hank s t o all o f you w ho w rote. Rick and K ar ou T U RN E R ar e get t i ng along f i ne i n G u a m w h er e R i c k i s n o w a n i n st r u ct o r E W i n t h e 52 D . C u r t Y O U N G i s

t her e w it h hi m and is now back on f lying st at us af ter being grounded for a f ew mont hs. Rick has seen Ron SW EA T (C - 130 at D yess) , R i c k PE RRA U L T (52’ s at C ar sw el l) , Bill H E RZ O G (E C- 135’ s a t E l l sw o r t h f ollow ing his scholar ship at Pr incet on) , K evin C H R I ST I A N ( H i ’ s at M cC hor d) , and T im H O O PE R and C har lie N I C H O L S (bot h i n 52 ’ s a t M at her) . Sounds li k e t he w or ld comes t hr ough A nder sen . B o b a n d B r i t G U I L L O R Y send t heir r egar ds f r om E ngland , Br it said she w as bar ely

D octo r O ps- D ave K I SSI N G E R pr ovided m e w it h t he i nf o o n t h e m ed school guys w ho ar e bei ng unleashed on an unsuspect ing A F ev en a s w e speak , uh , read . D ave is f i ni shing up at Geor ge W ashi ngt on a n d w i l l st a r t in gener al sur gery at W il f or d H all at L ack land . I t w il l be a long t im e bef or e any o f us f all under his m ini st r at i ons, w e’ r e not even captai ns yet .

K en H A N N I N GT O N w il l be at K eesler in general sur ger y , P et e N I G R O and C raig PL A T T E N BU R G w il l be i n f am ily pr act ice at A ndr ew s, M ar k E L L I S is goi ng t o K eesler in pediat r ics along w it h Bil l W I L Z w ho is goi ng i nt o surgery .

A l most , But N ot Q uite- I j ust mi ssed Rock y V I L L E FA N E (Janet) on h is w ay t o K ef lavi k and an assignm ent i n H H -3’ s. Rocky st ayed at m y place w hile visit ing anot her local ‘ 77 st ar . Rod G RE SS. Sor ry , Rock , I w as headed f or A lask a w hen you got i n .

Run- I ns- O ld C hick enhaw k s never die, t hey j ust end up i n Foodland .

W hich is w her e I r an int o Roger PA U L SO N , lat e o f my old squadr on and now f lying 135’ s here at K adena. Roger and his w i f e K at hy ar e doi ng r eal w ell her e, and Roger has become M r . P hot ogr aphy . H e al so has a dog t he

size of a Volkswagen, but with a “ pleasant disposition” .

O FF W A T C H : T i me t o close out anot her epi st le. D oug R E A SO N a sk ed m e t o remi nd you all of t he memor ial f und f or H ar ley ST O N E , w hich is bei ng handled t hr ough t he A O G . A nd any o f you w it h so m e t i m e o n

your hands, I recommend going to the library and checking o u t The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy, and reading it . K eep on ri di ng t hose w int er st or m s out and agai n t hank s f or all t he i nput . T alk at you l a t er .

ready for the holidays. Doug REA SON (Cindy) has completed h i s

M aster s’ in Physics and i s now going f or his PhD f ull-t i me a t t h e U o f N ew M exico t hrough A F I T . D oug r epor t s t hat T er ry T RE I BE R i s n o w f l ying T -39’ s f or M A C , Brent W I L SO N is i n C E at K ir t land , D a l e O L I N GE R i s in gr ad school at A r izona st udyi ng O pt ics and G reg B RA D B U RN has gone t o H anscom and t he A F Geophysics L ab . D oug i s going t o need his ow n acr onym f or a j ob t it le pret ty soon , I can tell . D on

MOORE wrote me a book, hope I get all this right . Don i s m a r r i ed

(Shar on) and has t w o k ids. O n t op o f t hat he is a T -38 I P at W illy . A t Willy with him - Joe BULMER (T-38 Stan/ Eval), Jim STA VA (H olly) (T -38 academ ics) , D ew ey N O V O T N Y (Char delle) (T -37 check sect ion) , Joe Z A H RO BSK Y (T -37 I P and t he “ w ing com puter expert ” ) , Ray

JOHNS (T-38 academics), Jef f REM INGTON (Marla) (T-38 ch ec k sec tion), Lance BUCKI NGHA M (Sandra) M ike EBERLE (Karen), C h r i s SEAT (Debbie and finished with his Guggenheim study) (all 38 I P ’ s) , M ark MEA KI NS (Gail), Ray BA RTLETT (post-Cal Tech), H o w i e DONA HOE and Joe SM UTKO (Carolyn) (all 37 I P’s). Duf f M U I R

(M ary) and St eve CA RE Y ar e 38 I P ’ s at Reese. M i ke CA L I G U I RE ( Raynel l) is at N ort on in H i ’ s, L ee G U ST I N (K at hy) i s a 37 I P a t C olum bus, John RE E D is an I P at f ight er lead-in at H o l l o m a n a n d D a v e ST E P H A N i s a t E l m en d o r f i n F -4 G s. R o b Sh a w i s a P I T at Randol ph now , M it ch D O D D is pushi ng 0-2’ s at D avis-M ont han , J o h n B U R K E h a s upgr aded t o A - 10 I P at D M and St u A L E X A N D E R is at C ast le i n K C - 13 5 ’ s.

That ’s a mouthful Don, are you sure you aren’t handling t h e A O G ’ s

mailing list s par t-t im e? Bob SO U C Y w r ot e t o tell m e t h a t h e h a s ex t en d ed for a third time at Yakota, where he is flying 130’s. M aybe he j ust hasn ’ t developed t he yen t o go home yet .

M ar k W E BST E R (K at hy) f i lled me in on t he Sunnyvale A S cont i ngent -Mike DEVL IN and Paul LEVY are working in Plans and Pr ogr am s at the Satellite Control Facility. Bryan SM ITH (Kathy), St u A D D I N GT O N , and Mark are in satelitte operations. M ark will start gr ad school at T exas

in January of 1982 in A erospace Engineering, and then r o t a t e t o t h e M ech

D epart ment at t he Z oo . T w o q uest ions, M ar k : W hen do you get issued

your brown shoes and why don’t I know my assignments t h a t f a r d o w n the road? Mark and Patty LI NDSLEY will be returning t o t h e St a t es i n February as Mark has been of fered a slot at the Fighter W eapons School .

M ark also adds that Patty is expecting. Congrats on b o t h co u n t s M a r k .

A lso ant ici pat ing a blessed event i s Cyndee M C V A Y . I suppose Pat is an

ticipating it as well, but the women get top billing o n t h i s h a n d s d o w n .

Spot Changes- The address cards provided the following i n f o : J o h n

K A T O N A (Car ol) i s at W r ight -Pat ter son as a CT -39 and C - H l t est pil ot ,

Jim MCCA RTHY is at Weasel School at George A FB, Jake S I M O N S i s

now at N ellis, M i ke ROGE RS and Ron A L FO RD ar e bot h a t H i ck a m i n

their j obs with Electronic Security Command, Randy L I E F E R i s a t M I T

as a gr ad st udent , Joe FU RY has m oved f rom H oust on w h er e h e w a s a n engineer on t he space shut t le t o C ocoa Beach , Jef f B R O W N i s a t C a l Ber k ley as a st udent , and A ndy SZ K OT A K has lef t H anscom f o r t h e Pentagon and a seven letter acronym. Sorry A ndy, we f ly boys do n ’ t w o r k i n a b b r ev i at i o n s o f m o r e t h a n t h r ee l et t er s.

Phone Patch- Walt HERN, lately of England, is now working i n maintenance at Carswell . Walt gave me a call the other day t o say hi and that things seem to. be going okay. Keep ‘em flying W a l t .

D o n A very

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My greetings to everyone f rom my rather mild winter h a v en h er e i n Florida. At times like this, I am grateful for not being assigned up nort h !

I would like to begin with an apology on behalf of t h e A O G st a f f . D u e t o

a m ist ake at t he pr int er s, w e t he C lass o f ‘78 lost a b o u t h a l f o f o u r a r t i c l e

last issue. That ’s why it was so short and ended abruptly. T h e n ew s t h a t w a s cu t w i l l b e i n c l u d ed i n t h i s i ssu e ev en i f i t i s a lit t le old . I t hank you all

f or understanding and hopefully it won’t happen again. A lso , k eep t he calls and mail coming. I f you’ve been meaning to write about you , your f am ily , or ot her classm at es you ’ ve been in t ouch w it h , w hy not do it to day? T hank s!

I hope the holidays were as much of a blessing to you a l l a s i t w a s t o m e .

The newness and opportunities af forded us by Christ ’s b i r t h a n d a n ew

year ar e ref r eshi ng and excit i ng. M y pr ayer i s t hat w e can al l exper ience a r en ew a l i n so m e a r ea o f o u r l i v es .

Since I am still awaiting flying orders at this writing, I w i l l st a r t w i t h non-flying news. I hope I don’t ever overlook the accomplishment s o f t h e non-rated guys because they are every bit as important t o t h e A i r F o r ce

and t his gr eat nat ion as t he r ated o f f icer s. Jim A R N O L D c a l l ed f r o m

George AFB with some news. George KA I LWA I is working o n t h e B - 1 program; Bob BERG and Dave BL I SK are still trying to get i nt o taw school full time; Jef f WA L DO, working for the Security A gency i n D .C . is go ing t o law school at night ; Rick L I N A RE S, a f or mer F a l c o n t r a c k st ar , has star ted m ed school at U C L A . Ot her m ed st udent s, Jan E L L I S,

M arshall Wong, and Ken KA H LER, are all in their third y ea r

at

BET H E SD A . Jay called last f al l and I had a nice tal k w i t h h i m a n d h i s wife, Cathy. Despite the hardships of mixing marriage and med school ,

they are doing quite well . Jef f KINDSCHUH left Trydall a n d i s n o w a student at Univ. of M ich, working on his masters degree i n C o n st r u c t i o n

E ngineer ing.

T .J . K O P F , one o f the in f am ous BA RO N S f r om C 5-26, w r ote f r o m RA F C hick sands, E ngland . W her e? H e says it ’ s sm all and ver y nice. T .J . is i n int elligence but t hat ’ s al l he could t ell m e - real intel ligent ! Ji m BA U M A N w r ot e about a w hole gr oup o f guys at H anscom A FB , M A and also included a picture. Jim is working on a shipborne r adar syst em and j ust last f all zer oed i n on a pr ize cat ch . Ji m mar r ied t h e f o r m er C h r i s

Hall . Dennis M I LLER, who no longer answers to M oose, w o r k s i n i n t er

f ace management and o f t en w or k s w it h N A T O w hich means har dship T D Y ’ s t o places lik e t he N et her lands. Bob C H I M I E L E W SK I w a s a t H anscom f or a w hi le but has since m ar r ied Jean , m oved t o C a l i f o r n i a a n d st ar t ed his m ast er s degr ee at St an f ord . I ’ m t old Bob has become q uite a r espect able m ar at hon r unner . Randy H A U PT w or k s in E .E . a n d P a t

“ Lou” DA LY works in C.E. Steve HOCKING is an E-4 engineer w h i c h takes him to the Boeing plant in Seattle quite often. Rob H A R R I SO N , another engineer at Hanscom is the proud parent of Rob Jr . , bor n t o hi m 37

and M ar y Ellen near ly a year ago .

Fr iends, as always in li f e t her e i s a m ix of t he good w i t h t h e b a d . I t i s w it h heavy hear t I pass on to you t he new s of t he loss o f t w o o f o u r classm at es, D ave U N GE R and Bob B RO BE RG . D ave was k i lled i n a n

some. I t w il l make you m or e pleasant and t hose ar ound y o u , happier , plus you ’ ll f eel bet t er ! Please t r y it !

God Bless you al l unt il next issue and m y pr ayer s ar e w it h you and your f a m i l i es.

a u t o m o b i l e a c ci d en t i n T ex a s w h i l e B o b a n d h i s w i f e w er e v i ct i m s o f a si m i l a r a cci d en t i n H a w a i i . L et u s a l l r em em b er t h em a n d t h ei r f a m i l i es i n

our pr ayer s and let ’ s be ext ra car ef ul t o prevent such a t r aj edy f r om hap pening again . I t hur t s so m uch t o l ose our f r iends so needlessly , w hile t hey ar e so young and vit al . T he mem or ies o f t hese f i ne young men will live on i n o u r h ea r t s.

Flyi ng new s, as alw ays is abundant . I t i s so good t o hear f r om so many

o f o u r cl a ssm a t es w h o ser v e i n su ch cr i t i ca l r o l es i n o u r n a t i o n ’ s d ef en se .

W e have made a posit ive im pact on t he A ir For ce beginning w i t h U P 7 i n st r uct or pi lot s here at home st ret ching ar ound t he w o r l d t o o u r f r o n t l i n e

suppor t o f N A T O . T he names f r om all t he U PT bases ar e t o o n u m e r o u s t o include in every issue, but w e have li ter ally hundr eds o f 78’ er s t eaching m en and women to f ly . Special t hank s t o K evi n K E N N E D Y a n d St ev e and Pam BA K E R f r om Reese, and Steve “ G oldy ” GO L D FE I N a n d h i s w i f e Jeannie f r om W i lly . Goldy t el ls me John K I N K O PP f i nally t ied t he k not - anot her one bites t he dust ! Pam sends along t he good new s t hat T i m and Penny W A L T E R S (F- 15 Bit bur g, Germ .) had a baby boy , Shelby L ee.

Steve and K ar en BA R RET T sent me a lovely let ter f r om Gr issom A F B , I N w her e Steve is a K c- 135 pilot . Steve, li ke some o f us ot her guys, is w ading t hr ough SO S cor respondence. A l so at G r issom a r e B o b C A ST I G L I O N E , Jay K E N D A L L , and t he ever popular “ C owboy ” , J i m RU BA L CA BA . Jay is anot her “ f or m er bachelor ” w ho r ecent ly r eci t ed t he nupt ial vow s. A ll t he ot her guys and t heir f amil ies a t G r i sso m sen d

F r om lef t to r igh t: 78 ’ers at H anscom A F B - D ennis M iller; B ob Chmielewski; Randy H aup t and wif e. Sue; Pat (L ou) Daly and wif e, D ebbie; Steve H ock ing and wif e, E lise; R ob H ar r ison, wif e, M ary E llen, and son R ob Jr .; J im B aumann and wif e, Chr is.

t h ei r b est .

C r aig A D L E R f inished t ops in hi s F- 15 class and is n o w i n O k l a h o m a .

R o b a n d D eb b i e H A L L l o v e C a l i f o r n i a w h er e R o b i s a C -5 pilot at T r a v i s. B o b a n d L i n d a Z I E L I N SK I a r e i n A l a sk a a t E r el so n w h er e B o b f l ies 0-2’ s; and G reg and M ar y I N T O C C I A ar e in W ichit a (M cC onnell) w here Greg is a mi ssle man .

G reg “ Br uggs” BRU GG EM E Y E R sent along some encouraging w o r d s f r om t he Or ient . T hanks Gr eg ! Br uggsy is an F-4 j ock at T eagu , K or ea and says it ’ s even bet t er t han he expect ed . V innie W I L C O X i s a l so i n h i s squadr on . Ot her people in t he Sout h Paci f ic are: Bi ll B RE SE L Y , Gr eg’ s f or mer part ner in cr i me, i s f lying F-4’ s at K unsan w it h M i ke “ M ongo ” M A N GO L D . M ongo , a f orm er N C A A par achut ing cham p w hile a t t h e zoo , recent ly placed f ort h i n t he N at ional Par a-Ski C ham pionships w hich com bines skydiving w it h sk ii ng . C ont r at ’ s M i k e! U p at Osan A B f lyi ng F-4E ’ s ar e Sal SPE Z I A L E and John SV I BA . I n t he Phill ipines f l ying C - 130’ s ar e T er ry M E I SE L W I T Z , Frank SPEN D L EY , and J .R . I N G L I S (t hat ’ s not Ew ing !) T hank s f or your addit ion t o t he “ gossi p colum n ” Br uggs and I ’ m glad I could help you out buddy !

Jim H O PE dr opped al ong a card f rom beaut i f ul Z ar agoza, Spai n w her e he f lies U H - I N chopper s in a com bat r escue r ole. Ot her chopper pi lots ar e D ave W ET L E SE N (U N - I F , F .E . W ar r en) ; L ance SM I T H (U H I F inst ruct or , E llsw ort h) ; and Char lie SH A W (U N - I N , H owar d A B , C anal Z one) . . . and t hey ’ re all bachelor s st i ll ! A not her helicopt er pilot is T i m D OT Y . H e and his w i f e are her e at T yndal l .

T im PA R K E R , anot her BA RO N , w r ot e f r om Bent wat er s, E ngland w her e he f l ies A - l O’ s. H e i s a bachelor and says t he Engli sh women ar e w onder f ul . H e t oo k his T rans-A m along and alt hough gas i s expensive t her e, he is a hit w it h t he l ocals! A lso at Bent wat er s i s M a r k SC H A R RE N BE RT . C ar l GEO RGE is a rescue C - 130 pilot at W o o d br idge and says t he house (mansion) he lives in is supposed to be haunt ed .

Sounds i nt riguing . T im ’ s r oom mat e f r om t he zoo , Billy N I C H O L S, i s f l y ing C- 130’ s i n t he Phillipines w it h D ave SN EA D S and A ndy C U E L L A R .

T hey all live t oget her and have a m aid and a gar dner . U N B E L I E V A B L E !

Relat ions w it h t he P hillipi nes w il l never be t he same again . I t seem s as i f T im and some o f t he boys l ik e T er r y BA RRET T , Jay E L L I S a n d so m e ot her s, got t oget her in N ew Or leans f or Jim K E A T O N ’ s wedding. I hear d i t w a s so m e k i n d o f a n a f f a i r !

M y very good f r iend M ack M cC O L L U M w r ote f r om Bit burg w h er e h e is f lying t he F- 15. T hey appar ent ly k eep quite act ive over t here, w it h f r e quent T D Y ’ s f or t raini ng and exer cises. St at ioned t here w i t h h i m a t B i t burg and f lying F- 15’ s are: Gr en C L A SE N , T im W O L T E RS, K ei t h M O N T E I T H , Ed H A Z L ET T , H er b C A RL I SL E , and Bob W A G N E R .

I n cl osing, as usual , a bit of D on ’ s phil osophy based o n m y o w n e x per iences. T hr oughout li f e w e ar e const antly tested a n d st r et ch ed -som et i mes r ight to t he li mit . A t t he A cademy they t o l d u s i t b u i l d s character - t he Bible t ells us it pr oduces endur ance. H ow ever you handle t est ing and t rials, t r y above all el se t o develop pat ience. P a t i en ce i s so i m port ant i n li f e, yet so f ew o f us have mast er ed t he ar t . I n all w e do our pa t ience is tested - dr iving to w or k , a demanding boss, a m i n o r i r r i t a t i o n a t home, or any num ber o f ot her sit uat ions. I encour age a l l o f u s t o ex a m i n e our ow n level o f pat ience. M or e t han li kely w e could a l l st a n d t o r a i se i t 38

M i k e V a n H o o m i ssen 34 7 5 G r a n a d a A v e .

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Gr eet i ngs t o al l o f you f r om us at Sunnyvale and best w i sh es f o r co n t inued success in t he new year . T hank s t o all f or your suppor t o f t his a r t i cle. K eep t he let ter s com ing and send som e snapshot s. H er e a r e so m e m ore assignm ent s: A - 37 Bill “ T rav ” T RA V N I C K (A N G D es M oines) A - 10 Ron H O RT O N , Phil and Susan E L L I O T , K yle PE R D U E , St eve D EA U X (E ngland A F B) , Scott RE Y N O L D S, Geor ge D U D A (M yrt le Beach) B - 52 M i k e M cE L W E E (E l sw or t h) , D ave G I B BS (K I Saw yer) , John M cC O RM A C K (C ar sw ell) , Rich A H L QU I ST (Blyt hevi lle) , C - 14 1

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B rad SC H M I D T (T r avi s) , R andy FU L L H A RT , Pet e “ Jack ” H A Y E S (M cGui r e) , D ave M cK I N N E Y (M cC hor d) , T ony H A N E Y , K ei th K R I E S (N or t on) Rex “ K ase” K EE SE (G abe) , Jef f RO D SET H (R hei n M ain) , T er r y T U L L I A (P ope) , Pat D A V I S (L itt le Rock) , G r eg SV E SK A (L ak enheat h) , M ar k D ON A H U E (D yess) G r eg N E M ET H (Rhein M ain) T om K I SS, Jef f SH I E L D S (M ac D i ll) , G uy W A L SH (A l conbur y) C al K E M P (B it ber g) , John O ’ N E I L , Paul BO R D E N A V E (E l gi n) , D ale “ B ot a- Bat ” BU R T O N (K adena) , L ar r y L A T H RO P

M ar k H I L BU RN , H igh H U T C H I SO N (M ac D il l) , G ary H A RRIS

K ur t and K at e T O D O RO FF , M i k e M O RR I SSET T E (C anon) , Rick BA RT E L L , W SO (L ak enheat h) , T im D I G N A Z I O (U p per H ey f or d) Bob “ Fem e” and D ebbie M cG REA L (L or i ng) , M ilt “ M i lt o nian ” K OC H A N I U K (G r and For k s) , M it ch D I V I T ( Robi ns) , D ut ch D U N K E L SBE RGE R (El sw or t h) , I r v BE N N E T T (C ast ie) Ron M A C H A D O (Shaw) Geor ge PA ST E RA K (Sem bach) Sal C O L L U RA (Shaw) Paul B I M M E RM A N (K adena) Jim A RM I N GT O N , Gr ant B RU C K M E I E R (T yndal) Pet e and Paulett e BU N C E (Reese) , John P I R I BE K , Gene ST O N E (C olum bu s) , Rob D U N P H Y , A lex W A T K I N S (M at her) , Jim “ W int res” W I N T E R S (V ance) Ji m “ G anr e” and T ay na R E G A N (Sheppar d) , Jef f L I E D E R BA C H , K enny GOO D W I N , D ave JO W E RS (Colum bu s) , John M A T Z Steve and Pam H A L V O R SE N (A ndr ew s)

N ew A d d i t i o n s:

K urt & K at e T O D O ROFF (E r i ck ) Steve & Beck y D EA U X (T .J .)

Expect i ng: K enny & T er r i GOC D W I N George & Joyce PA ST E RA K C ongr at ulat ions t o Br uce W I L L A R D f or w i nni ng f or System s C o m m and t ennis cham pionshi p i n recent com pet it i on at Pat r ick A F B . A l so a t t he t our nament w er e K en BA RK E R and Bruce’ s sw eet hear t , t he lovely M A R I A SA N RO GU E f r om M exico . Bruce is leavi ng H anscom A F B f o r pilot t r aining 7 January at Colum bus. Good luck to B r u ce a n d M a r i a a n d dr op me a not e w it h an updat e.

C ongr atulat ions t o Rich RY A N (Peggy) , honor gr aduate o f b a si c t r a i n ing at M ar ine C or ps, C am p Pendlet on and w inner of t he t r ophy f or super lat ive mar k sm anship i n bot h r i f l e and pist ol . R i c h i s n o w a t Pensacola w it h H al M OO RE (Pat ty) in f light t raini ng . W r i t e m e a l et t er H al !

Bi f f GE N D A and his w i f e Brenda ar e bot h w or k ing on mast er s degrees at W r ight Pat t . Bi f f is a f l ight t est engineer in t he T est D i r ect o r E l ec t r onics o f f ice. Bi f f is consider ing a m ast er s in E .E . or a law degr ee af t er hi s M BA soon t o be com plet ed .

Pat P H I L L I PS is at A FB and Steve N E W BO L D is at Seym ore J o h n so n . B o t h a r e m a i n t en a n ce o f f i cer s.

Recent mar r iages include Jim REGA N , or V ice-Pr esident and T anya

SE N Z . M a r k P I M E N T E L a n d I w i t n essed t h e w h o l e a f f a i r a n d w e b o t h

agree t hat Jim is a creep buy T anya i s prett y nice. A ct ual ly Jim is m y best f r iend . Pete BU N C E is a cr eep but hi s wi f e, Paulett e, doesn ’ t k now it yet .

T hey w er e m ar r ied at t he A i r Force A cadem y 17 Jan . P a u l a n d B o n n i e D I A M O N D w ere m ar r ied t his last f all . Paul is at H eadquart er s Syst em C o m m a n d a t A n d r ew s. B o b “ F em e ” M c G R E A L a n d D eb b i e “ A d o b e ” were mar ried i n T aos, N M D ecem ber 20t h . Bot h are headed o u t h er e f o r tank er upgrade at Cast le in Febr uar y . D ave BU RT O N w i ll a l so b e i n t o w n

on his way to K A D E N A and his F- 15.

I t is wit h great sadness t hat I announce t he deat h o f o n e o f o u r

c l a ssm a t es. B i l l L E W I S d i ed 2 8 N o v em b er i n a n a u t o a cci d en t a t M a t h er A FB . Bi ll had been recent ly assigned to Beale. Ser vices w er e h el d a t t h e

A cademy on 2 D ecember . Our class pr ovided f l ower s. Bil l ’ s par ent s have established a f und in his mem ory . C ont r ibut ions to t h e W I L L I A M L .

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U SA F A cadem y , C O 80840 Our pr ayer s and condolences ar e w it h t he f am ily and c l o se f r i en d s o f B i l l .

O n t hat sad not e I want to w i sh all o f you cont inued happiness and Godspeed in your car eer s. Jim RE GA N w ill w r it e t he n ex t a r t i c l e . P l ea se t ake t ime to dr op hi m and updat e at : PSC 2, Box 1038 Sheppar d A FB , T X 763 11

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A s T -38’ s ratt le t he w indow s t o my apar t ment , I w r it e t o my classmates f r om beaut i f ul Enid by t he sea (V ance) . I t is Sat urday her e, but t he 38’ s ar e f lying any w ay in hopes t hat ever yone can get ahead o f sch ed u l e bef or e t he w eat her goes bad (please pr ay f or r ain) . N o w t h a t w e i n t h e Burger K ing C lass have been out o f U SA FA f or alm ost a hal f a year (did w e ever have it our way?) w hat do you t hink ? I t is d i f f er en t i n t h e r ea l A F isn ’ t it ? M aybe, but somehow U PT is r em iniscent of our dool ie year , w hat w it h standup r eplacing oncall , bold f ace tak i ng o v er f o r t h e di scipli ne quot e, and o f cour se w e have t he O ’ club t o st a n d i n f o r A r n o l d H all on Fr iday night s. I n t hi s A F , a C olonel can m out h t h e w o r d L t . i n such a manner and such a t one o f voice t hat t he cor r esponding spir it in t he br east o f t he subor di nat e i s m uch low er t han t he gr ound he w al k s on .

M uch li ke t he ter m gr oss w ad .

On t he br ight er side, my r oo mm at e (Chr ys L emo n) and I are enj oyi ng U PT her e at V ance. W e ar e sur r ounded by f ellow Z oom ies (w e are gonna have t o w or k on t hat nick name) and t her e is a gir l behind every t r ee her e (t her e are no t rees) . W e ar e lear ni ng a gr eat deal and have j ust f i nished T -37’ s. W e lear ned t hat good j udgement is a r esult o f exper ience w hich is a r esult o f bad j udgement (w hich w e cer t ai nly exhi bit ed enough o O- I ’ ve come t o be quit e a hot st ick , and my I P ’ s k eep ask i ng to see my lar ge

hands and m umbli ng t hi ngs about B-52’ s and t an ker s and places w her e it i s so c o l d Sa n t a d o esn ’ t v i si t . B u t a l a s t h i s b l i ss cannot last and som e day I wi ll f i nally gr aduate and leave E nid (don ’ t t hr ow me in t he br iar pat ch) .

Si nce t his lett er is supposed t o be in f or mat ive I should begi n t o dispense some o f t he new s I have lear ned o f our class. H ow ever , as I loo k at my not es, I pr obably should be w r it i ng a sequel t o D al las. A s none of you w r ote me w it h any in f or m at ion , I decided t o collect i t on my ow n . I cal led your mot her s, hi red pr ivat e eyes, and t he f act s t hat I couldn’ t quite f it t oget her , I f i lled up w it h lies. Scar ed? M aybe next t i me you w ill w r ite and 1 w o n ’ t h a v e t o st a l l f o r h a l f o f t h e c o l u m n b ef o r e I begin t he new s.

H opef ully , 1 w i ll at least get a f ew let t er s com plai ni ng about m y lit er ary sk i l l s.

I N T H E D A R K : B r a d D U T Y a n d P et e M I C A L E a r e b o t h l a u n c h

o f f i c er s a t M a l st r o m . J ef f M I E L K E a n d Sc o t t P A P P a r e i n T i t a n I P s a t L i t t l e R o c k . J .O . M I L L E R i s i n M i n u t em en a t W h i t em a n A F B . I f eel

saf e, I don ’ t know about you .

R2D 2: M ar io RO D R I Q U E Z , K ar en BA R L A N D , K eylor E N G , and M ar ge G L A Z I E R al l com pleted t he 13 w eek com put er pr ogr am mer cour se at K eesler and w ill now depar t f or par t s unk now n .

L OW F L I G H T : T r avis BEE SO N , G r eg B RO W N , Steve L A U SH I N E , and Br ian M cN A B B ar e doing f i ne in U H T . St ay aw ay f r om f a st t r ees a n d sl o w b i r d s !

H OG T I E D : T he f ollow ing people f r om our class were m a r r i ed i n t h e last sever al mont hs. Paul SE L V A and Rick i SM I T H , St eve L A U SH I N E and Sue H E N K E , Rich M cFA R L A N D and D ar a SN Y D E R , M o T R I T T L E and Pet e V A C C A RO . A nyone el se, I ’ m sor r y .

A N I M A L H O U SE : Jan K N O C K E , M ichelle PO M P I L I , M ar ianne O W E N S, Jeanna C U M N OC K , and Sandy D A RU L A have rent ed a huge house and ar e havi ng a blast . T heir paj am a par t ies a r e t h e b est o n t h e ea st coast and we’ r e al l i nvit ed . I f you ar e ever in Bost on or H anscom b A F B , st op in .

QU EST I O N S: C ar l A P E L , have you and Julie set a w eddi ng date yet or are you st r inging her along? A ndy U N G A SC H I C K , do you act ually let your pet Boa cr aw l under your r obe t o k eep w ar m ? K ir k Y O ST , w hat does ‘ bet ter you t han m e’ mean ? A nd f i nally , John FA R RE L L , i f you w reck your can one m ore t im e, w on ’ t you be an ace?

C O N F U SED & ; T im G U L L I V E R , you are alr eady a m em ber o f t h e A OG so you don ’ t have t o j oin agai n .

C H EC K ER ED F L A G : A ll on you new lyw eds (and some o f you si ngle guys) w ho ar e i n t he race t o be t he f ir st parents i n o u r c l a ss ca n k i ss i t o f f .

U nless I ’ m mist ak en , and some o f our class k ids w atched gr aduat ion , Br uce T H O M A S and his w i f e (her e at V ance) had a char m ing baby gi r l l a st su m m er . C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S f r o m a l l o f u s.

Z I T OF T H E Q U A RT E R : T he Z it o f the Q uart er aw ard is a n e w o n e I j ust t hought I w ould w ar n you al l about . I t goes t o t he snak e i n t he gr ass t hat I hear about w ho com mit s t he m ost dast ard ly deed . T h i s t i m e t h e w inner i s Paul G . SM I T H i n D el R io . Sor r y Sm it ty , but t h e f a ct t h a t w e w ere i n t he same squadr on can ’ t save you w hen you char ge y o u r o w n squadr on m at es exor bitant am ount s o f m oney t o live i n t h a t h o u se w i t h no f urnit ure. T ak e car e o f him , w i ll you Pete, Johnny C . and H utch (o f cour se you t oo M ick ey) .

W ell t hat about does it f or t hi s colu m n . I w ould r eally appr eciat e any cor r espondence f r om any o f you . I f you w r it e you be ment ioned (big deal , r ight ?) , but i f you don ’ t you m ight anyw ay . T ake ca r e a n d G o d Bless you all .

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G yRFALCONS are the most magnificent of all falcons.

T hese handsom e ci rcumpolar bir ds of prey may be any c o l o r f r o m cl ea r w h i t e w i t h a f ew d a r k m a r k s t o a l m o st

co mplet ely black . U sual ly t he light est bi r ds occur i n t h e f a r nor t h and t he dar kest f ur t her sout h . T hey can be seen i n t h e w ild , i solated part s o f t he w or ld , o f ten am ong dr amatic scener y , such as I have show n in my paint i ng.

T hey are t he largest o f t he Falconidae, big and power f ul and ver y f ast .

T heir range is N ort h A mer ica, A r ct ic E ur ope, A sia, I cel a n d and G reenl and . Residi ng, mai nly in t he arct ic, some d o m igrate, but not sout h of t he nor t her n part o f t he U n i t ed Stat es. T hey are capable o f per f or m ing marvelous st oops and i n a f ull stoop , may w ell be t he f astest o f all t h e f a l co n s.

W e k now t hat a per egr ine can r each over 80 mph , so i t i s possible that a Gyr , because of it s great size and w eight — C h a r l es F r a ce m ight reach 100 m ph .

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