Checkpoints March 1982

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buyer w ho qualifies to purchase your present

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ho m e .

A s an A i t Fo r ce w i f e , I u n d e r st an d y o u r

special needs and concerns, ancj w ill do all I can to make your home buying an ef ficient , prof it ab le an d enjo y ab le exp eri ence .

Si n cer el y,

Sa n d i P o o l e

Of f ice (703) 549 -8700 H ome (70 3) 768-194 3

Y E S ! I would like to be Washington Posted by receiv i ng m y free cop ies of the Post , p l us informati on on the area.

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se rv ic es by m a il , by p ho ne , by w ire , in pe rso n a nd f a m i ly -t y pe pe rs o na l ized se rv ic e d es ig ned f o r g rad uat es a ro u nd t he w o rld . Yo u r c o nt in u ing s u p po rt pe rm it s us t o m eet yo u r req u ire m e nt s f o r ha s s lef re e s e rv ic e .

Signat ure loans up t o $5,000.00

a re ava i la b le at c o m pet it ive rat es t o g rad uat es o n a c t ive d ut y w ho m a int a in a n ac t ive A ir A c ad e m y Nat io na l Ba n k c hec k ing a c c o u nt a nd w ho a re o n t he S ure Pay Direc t De po s it Pro g ra m . Ho m e Ba nk rat es a re bet t e r t ha n eve r. Get t he f ac t s , c o m pa re a nd s ave .

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Graduates except those eligible for membership in another occupat ional-t ype credit union.

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R J L eopold ’ 67 A E Bl um berg ’ 68 R A Shumw ay ’ 68

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R S R a u sc h k o l b ’ 70

D E Ster li ng ’ 70

W E R i ch a r d so n ’ 7 1

L N C hayer ’ 72 R L W a l l er ’ 7 2

A W H ow ey ’ 73

F G K l o t z ’ 73 M T W h a l en ’ 7 6

A BOUT OU R COV ER

Special thank s t o Senior A irman Br yan D anger f ield o f Cadet W ing M edia f or shar ing his excellent phot ographic wor k wit h t h e A O G .

I n his cover phot o , wint er f rost f lock s t he pines at U S A F A .

T o Ser v e U n t i l 30 J u n e 19 8 5

E A Z om pa ’ 6 1

L C H ar m o n ’ 63

L R K r uczynsk i ’ 65 G T M at suyama ’ 65 J E Spit t ler ’ 65 (C hair man) W J W ei d a ’ 6 5

J E Scho f ield ’67 (V ice C hair man)

C J Y o o s ’68 T J Sa l m o n ’ 6 9 M G So r en so n ’ 7 0 W P W i t t ’ 70 R A M cF ar land ’7 1 R S F r a ser ’ 7 3 K S Sa m el so n ’ 7 3

J W Spencer ’75 T o Ser v e U n t i l 1 J u n e 19 8 2 G C G u n t er ’ 8 1

C H EC K PO I N T S is publi shed q uar ter ly by t he A ssociat ion o f G raduates, U SA F A cademy , C olo rado 80840 . I t is pr ovided as par t o f an annual mem ber ship package w hich cost s $20 . Second-class post age paid at U SA F A cademy , C olor ado . O pinions expr essed in t his m agazi ne ar e t hose o f t he aut hor s.

T hey do not necessar ily ref l ect t he opi nio ns, policy or at t it ude of t he A ssociat ion o f G rad uat es, its o f f icer s or t he edit or ial staf f . T he appearance o f advert isement s i n t his publicat ion does not const it ute an endor sement by t he A ssociat ion of G r ad uat es o f t he pr od uct s or ser vices adver t ised .

(303/ 472-2067) I SSN 0 2 74 - 7 39 1

PO ST M A ST K R : I f (hi s m aj>azi ne is add r essed l (» a m em ber o f I he M l l i l ar s Ser siee, no po sl at>e is necessar y f o r f o r w ard i n(>(see Postal M anual , Sect i o n 158 .4). I f no f o rw ard i nt; ad d ress f or t h is m i l i t ary m em ber is avai lable, send Ko r m 3579 t o A sso c i a t i o n o f G rad uat es, U SA F A cadem y , t O 80840 .

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L ET T ER S T O T H E ED I T O R D ear Grad , T he new year has j ust begun and I have some new years wishes t o share wit h you .

Perhaps Chr ist mas or a birt hday would have been a bett er t ime f or wishes, but I don ’t believe Sant a or my f amily could have helped me wit h t hese. M aybe you

^ Ippow^ ^ W Research y] Institute

can .

I wish an of f icer ’s word was believed by our own organizat ion . W e used t o say .

T his is my wi f e.’ ’ at t he per sonnel of f ice and they would issue an ident i f icat ion card . N ow we have t o present a raised seal marriage cert i f icate t o accomplish t he same goal .

I wish an of f icer ’s check was accept ed on signature alone. I nst ead t he BX check s our Social Security numbers t hrough a central comput er as i f our signat ures don’t mean anyt hing at all .

I wish an of f icer received respect . O f course I ’ d lik e t o see t he President , gover nors, policemen , diplomat s, preachers, and ordinary cit izens receive respect too .

Perhaps i f we always acted with dignit y and integrity . ..

I

H ave you ever wished you could clear your in-bask et long enough t o t hink ? D o you f eel t hat t here is a proj ect in your command t hat should have an in-depth st udy done bef ore t he f inal decision is m ade? I f so , t he A irpower Research I nst it ut e may be able t o provide you t he opport unit y t o do it .

On 1 Oct ober 1981 the A ir U niversit y A irpower Research I nstitute (A U / A RI )

of f icially began operat ion wit h it s primary purpose being t o provide a set t ing in which detailed background st udies can be conduct ed t o provide a sounder basis f or high-level , long-range decision mak ing.

T he A RI is a separ ate organizat ion wit hin the A ir W ar College (A W C) and is locat ed at M axwell A FB t o gain t he benef it s of j oint part icipat ion wit h t he A ir W ar College and the A ir Command and Staf f College (A CSC) . A predominant ly “ blue su i t ’ ’ organizat ion , t he institut e brings t oget her of f icer s who possess current operat ional experience in a variet y of A F specialit ies. T he ability t o t ap t he resource and experience pool associat ed w it h t he PM E schools, combined wit h f reedom (L ett ers Cont inued on Pg. 7)

w i sh w e co u l d st an d f o r ex cel l en t

t hink ing, purity bef ore marriage, f idelity in marriage, and reasonable public mod est y without being accused of legislating morals. T he pornographers have been legislat ing im morality f or year s behind t he smoke screen called f reedom of speech .

T oo many of us have discovered the permissive philosophy only produces scars i n o u r l i v es.

I w i sh i t w as f ash i o n ab l e t o b e h ar d

work ing, honest , diligent , and conscien t ious in our daily lives. I nst ead we seem t o encourage one another t o slough of f our j obs, “ T hat ’s above my pay grade,’ ’ et c.

I wish more senior rank ing of f icers would complain about f orced retirement at 28, 30 or 35 year s. W e seem t o talk more t oday about great business deals we’re going t o mak e af ter we ret ire.

I wish we more openly believed in God so o u r n at i o n st i l l f i t t h e st at em en t o f o u r

coins, “ I n God W e T rust ’ ’ . T hen we would have good reason t o act respon sibly . W e could t rust one anot her again with our propert y and in our agreement s.

I wish f or ot her t hings t oo , of cour se, but t hese are at t he top of my list . T hey aren ’t really in order eit her ; perhaps t he last wish should be f irst . W hat do you

t h in k ?

Sincer ely , D an Cecil , ’66

4

The F ar E ast Chap ter (Pr ovisional) of the A OG enj oys the F alcon ’s M irage B o wl victory .

L ocal grads organized several act ivit ies in conj unct ion wit h t he U SA FA -San D iego Stat e M irage Bowl f oot ball game in T okyo on 29 N ovember . U nder t he plan ning direct ion of Fust y Schaef er (’71) , and D ave H olt (’62) , buses, seat ing, and a pre game part y were arranged f or grads f rom Y ok ot a A B and throughout t he Far East .

Representat ion f rom K orea and t he Philippines was excellent , t he out come of t he game super , and t he weather good .

Several phot os of some of t he at tendees were t aken and i f t hey f ind t heir way t o t he edit or , will be published later .

M ar k T orreano , ’68

A s you can see f rom t he enclosed phot o t he Far East Chapter of t he A O G (Provi sional) showed up in good num bers f or the M irage Bowl at T okyo . Grads and w ives t raveled f rom Clar k , Y ongson, K unson , O san and I don ’t k now where else. T he underground chapt er at Y ok ot a arranged everyt hing and t reat ed us well .

N eedless t o say everyone enj oyed t he U SA FA win (21- 16) except T om Brandon (’66) who lef t at hal f t ime f or Osan (0- 16) .

Sincerely , John H alliday ’67

. .F R O M T H E A O G B O A R D R O O M T h e b u si n ess o f t h e A sso ci at i o n o f G r ad u at es i s d i r ect ed by t he elected represent at ives of t he membership who serve o n t h e b o ar d of direct ors and carried out by t he execut ive direct or an d t h e A OG st af f . I n 1981 t he board undert ook a maj or revision o f t h e A OG bylaws. T he bylaws, originally writt en and approved w h e n the chart er f or t he A OG was grant ed by t he St ate of C o l o r ad o i n 1968, have undergone many increment al changes in t he i n t e r vening years. H owever , in 1980, it was det ermined t hat a maj or r ev i si o n w as b o t h d esi r ab l e an d essen t i al i f t h e A O G w a s t o c o n tinue to grow and t o expand in an orderly manner . T hus, a f t er a lengt hy review and rewrit ing process, an ad hoc bylaws r ev i si o n s

committ ee, chaired by t hen-A O G V ice President Jock Schwank , ’60, and assist ed by A 1 Blum berg, ’68, and George A sh , ’72, presented t he board an ext ensively revised set of A OG bylaws.

A f t er several board sessions spent reviewing t he bylaws an d r e f ining t heir elements, a f inal vot e was conducted in l at e D ecem b er 1981. T he revisions passed unanimously . T he ef f ect ive d at e f o r t he new bylaws was 1 January 1982 and t he approved changes in A OG management have been implement ed since t hat dat e T he revised bylaws, which will be printed in t he 1982 Register f or all graduat es, encompass several new concept s. A long wit h some mechanical changes and ref inement s, t he board o f d i r ect o r s was expanded in membership f rom 20 t o 30. I n addition , t h e o f

t unit y t o be exposed in dept h t o t he cur rent issues and problem s conf ront ing t he A ssociat ion of Graduates. T he ret reat pr oved t o b e b o t h i n t en si v e an d v al u ab l e f o r al l w h o w er e ab l e t o p ar

t icipat e. W it h an elaborat e agenda t hat called f or guest speak ers and comm itt ee wor k f or t he af ternoon o f Friday t he 15t h an d o n into t hat evening and all day Sat ur day , t he board was ab l e t o ex plore several maj or areas of cur rent int erest t o t he asso ci at i o n .

T hese included t he est ablishment of an A OG L ong Range Plan , t he creat ion of an A OG A nnual Fund , expansion of A OG ser v i ces t o mem bers, A OG f acilit ies at U SA FA , and A OG membership issues. A s t he result of ef f ort s init iat ed at t he ret reat , t h e ch ai r man est ablished six ad hoc com mit t ees com posed o f t he A O G Board of D irect ors mem bers in t he Colorado Springs a r e a . T h e se committees are charged wit h report ing back t o the f ull b o ar d n o t l at er t h a n 1 M ar ch 1982 w i t h t h ei r r eco m m en d at i o n s w h i ch ar e i n

t ended f or incorporat ion in t he f irst draf t of an A OG L ong Range P l an . T h e co m m i t t ees ar e as f o l l o w s:

L ong Range Plan

A n n u al F u n d

M embership

Ser v i ces A O G F aci l i t i es

f i ce o f ch ai r m an o f t h e b o ar d an d v i ce ch ai r m an o f t h e b o ar d

t er m s i n d i cat ed t o

ser v e o n t h e A O G

B o ar d

of

D i r ect o r s:

Jef f Sch o f i el d

A 1 Blumberg Garey M at suyama G u s So r en so n

Jim Spit t ler Capit al Cam paign/ Finance T om Salm on

were created t o supplement t he exist ing of f ice of president . T h e

of f ice of vice president was elim inat ed f rom t he A OG st r u c t u r e .

T he role of t he execut ive direct or was redef ined ; and , in f act , t he execut ive direct or no longer is a vot ing member of t h e b o ar d o f direct ors. H e is, in accordance w it h Colorado law , now of f icially designated an “ agent ” of t he A OG and charged wit h conduct ing t he day-t o-day af f airs of t he associat ion in accordance w i t h guidance provided by t he board . T o implement t he provisions o f t he new bylaws, t he f ollowing individuals were appoint ed t o t h e

C h ai r m an

C o m m i t t ee

A t an A OG board meet ing subsequent t o t he disast rous T hunderbird accident in late January , the board considered t h e issue of f ormal A OG support f or t he retent ion of t he T h u n d e r birds as a symbol of t he U nit ed St at es A ir Force. T he ch ai r m a n and vice chairman , along w it h t he executive direct or , h ad d i s cussed t he t opic with the Superintendent and had his su p p o r t t o seek a way t o mobilize t he A OG membership in support o f t h e T hunderbird t eam . Subsequent ly t he board passed the f ollowing

T o Ser v e U n t i l

r eso l u t i o n :

J C H Sch w an k ’ 60 T L W eb st er ’ 64 W J W ei d a ’ 65 C J Y oo s ’68 W P W i t t ’ 70

30 Ju n e 1983 30 J u n e 1983 30 J u n e 1985 30 J u n e 19 85 30 J u n e 19 85

T h e B o ar d o f D i r ect o r s o f t h e A sso ci at i o n o f

L N Chayer ’72

3 0 J u n e 19 8 3

1.

R L W a l l er ’ 7 2

3 0 J u n e 19 8 3

R S F r a se r ’ 7 3

3 0 J u n e 19 8 5

A W H owey ’73 J W Spencer ’75

3 0 J u n e 19 8 3

D emonst rat ion T eam , t he T hunderbir ds, has been , and is, an int ernat ional symbol of

N am e

3 0 J u n e 19 8 5

T he new board convened t heir f ir st f ull meet ing on 7 January 1982 to consider t he matt er of elect ing t he chairman an d v i ce chairman to carry out speci f ied dut ies as out lined i n t h e r e v i se d bylaws. A f t er a great deal of debat e and discussion , n o m i n at i o n s were made and t he f ollowing elected : chairman , Jim Spit t ler , ’65 and vice chairman , Jef f Schof ield , ’67. Jim Spit tler w as el ect ed t o t he board of directors in 1981 and currently resides i n C o l o r a d o Springs where he is act ively engaged in commercial r eal est at e .

Jef f Schof ield also j oined t he board in 1981 and is current ly assigned at t he A ir Force A cademy in the D epart ment o f M at h em at i cs.

A f t er t h e el ect i o n o f t h e n ew o f f i cer s an d t h e f o r m al expansion of t he A OG board , t he f irst it em of business was an A O G B o ar d

of D irectors Ret reat on 15- 16 January 1982 in M onument , C O .

T he purpose of t he ret reat , planned f or many mont hs by t he A OG of f icers, was to give t he A OG board members an o p p o r -

Graduat es, U nited St at es A ir Force A cademy , act ing in behal f of t he A ssociat ion of Graduat es member ship , resolves the f ollowing: T h e U n i t ed St at es A i r F o r ce A er i al

t h e U n i t ed St at es A i r F o r ce t h at ser v es t h e b est i n t er est s o f o u r ser v i ce a n d n at i o n . I t

is, t heref ore, in t he best interest s o f all

c o n cer n ed

t h at

the

T h u n d er b i r d s

be

cont inued in t heir t radit ional role repre sent ing t he U nit ed St ates A ir Force.

2. T he A OG Board o f D irect ors encourage all graduat es, act ing i ndividually and in conj unct ion wit h t he members of t he A ir Force A cademy Cadet W ing, t o cont act t heir elected government represent at ives t o voice t heir support f or t he cont inuat ion of t h e T h u n d er b i r d s .

T he board now calls upon t he member ship t o support i t s ef f o r t s t o insure t hat grass root s support f or ret ent ion of t h e T h u n d e r birds is f ort hcoming. T he board of direct ors will also approach t he Cadet W ing and ask t heir assist ance in t his endeavor .

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A T T EN T I O N I N T H E A R EA ’81 REG I ST ER - T he 1981 Regist er of Graduates was mailed t o all members of t he A OG f rom t he publisher on 1 N ovember 19 8 1, All members of the AOG should have received their Register by n o w . T h o se w h o h av e n o t sh o u l d co n t act t h e A sso ci at i o n o f

Graduates O f f ice. M embers wishing to have an additional copy of t he ’ 81 Register may purchase it f or $8. N on-members o f t h e A OG wishing to have a copy f or non-commercial purposes m a y purchase a Register f or $12, which includes post age. O r d er s sh o u l d b e f o r w ar d ed t o t h e A O G O f f i ce .

A OG M EM BERSH I P — M embership applications f or t he 1982 membership year have been mailed t o all graduates. T h o se wishing to j oin f or 1982 should f orward their applicat ion an d dues check t o t he A OG of f ice as soon as possible. T he A O G membership year , while running on a calendar basis, i n cl u d es publications t hat are delayed one quarter . T hat is, publications being with t he spring issue of Check points and extend t hrough t he wint er issue which is published in February of t he n ex t cal en d ar year . T his one quart er delay allows administ rative t i m e t o i n su r e t hat membership rolls are up t o date when t he spring i ssu e i s m ai l ed .

GRA D U A T E RET EN T I O N - T hrough t he Class of 1981, 14,575 graduates of t he U nit ed States A ir Force A cademy have b een commissioned in the U .S. A ir Force. O f t hat number , 4,355 are no longer serving in t he U .S. A ir Force as of 31 D ecember 19 8 1 .

T his represent s a composit e loss rate of 29.9% . O f the losses, 3,449 have voluntarily resigned . One hundred ninteen h a v e v o l u n t ar ily retired and 155 have been medically separated o r r e t i r e d .

T he total also includes 372 graduates who have died an d 260 graduat es who f all in t he general cat egory of involunt ary resigna t ion , ret irement , or separat ion . O f t he t otal losses f r o m act i v e d u t y , 2,566 were pilot s, 395 served as navigators, and 1,394 were in non-rat ed career f ields. O f t he classes that have complet ed t h ei r period of obligat ed service, t he t ot als ref lect a slight ly d i f f er en t pict ure. I n the classes of 1959 t hrough 1975 t here were 9,204 graduates commissioned in t he U .S. A ir Force. O f t hat number , 4,228 have lef t act ive duty . T his represent s 46% of t h e t o t al .

T hree thousand f our hundred and f our were volunt ary resigna t ions. T hree hundred f ort y of t he t ot al 372 f at alities co m e f r o m t his grouping, including 119 SEA combat deat hs and 3 1 c o m b a t r el at ed d eat h s.

FA L CO N FL I ES COOP - “ Jock ,” t he errant mascot Falcon f rom t he A cademy who became lost while on a t rip t o Japan in conj unct ion wit h t he M irage Bowl , has been locat ed , r e t u r n e d t o healt h , and now is residing in t he T ama Z oological G ar d en s i n T okyo . Jock made his escape on N ovember 28, t he day b ef o r e t h e M irage Bowl . H e was assumed lost but later t urned up ab o ar d a Japanese t anker about 1(X) miles of f t he coast of Japan . A f t er being ret urned t o Japan , it was det ermined t hat Jock w o u l d b e an appropriat e gi f t t o t he host s of t he M irage Bowl .

L I A I SON OFFI CER PROGRA M - A s of mid-January 1982 t here were 1,830 of f icer s participating in the A ir F o r c e A cademy/ ROT C L iaison O f f icer Program . I n t he last year t h i s program has added a signi f icant number of graduat es t o i t s r o l l s.

I n 1980, 125 graduates were in t he program . I n 1981 t h i s n u m b er grew to 150 and early in 1982 t he number has expanded t o 2 0 5 . A l l graduat es int erested in part icipat ing as liaison of f icers a r e e n couraged t o contact t he Regist rar ’s O f f ice at t he A cademy f or ap propriate inf ormat ion and applicat ion f orms.

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

D EA D L I N E - A ll input s f or publicat ion in t he spring i ssu e o f Check points are due t o t he A OG of f ice not later t han 15 A pril 1982. Individual graduates wishing to submit letters, art icles, or ot her it ems f or publicat ions should cont act t he edit or w el l i n ad vance of submission dat es. Ordinarily t he A OG of f ice w i l l b e ab l e t o process submissions in a t imely manner if t hey are su b m i t t e d i n

a double-spaced typed format . Questions should be directed t o t h e ed i t o r .

GRA D U A T I O N -- On 18 D ecember 1981, nine mem ber s of t he Class of 1981 received t heir Bachelor of Science D egree a n d t h ei r commission in t he U nit ed Stat es A ir Force during a c e r e m o n y held in A rnold H all . T he speak er f or t he occasion was M aj or

General Titus C. Hall, commander , Lowry Technical Training

Center . T he ceremony was att ended by parent s and members o f t he A cademy community . I t was a memorable and t ruly f est i v e occasion amidst t he color f ul holiday decorat ions in A r n o l d H al l .

H I ST ORY SY M POSI U M — T he D epart ment of H ist ory and t he A ssociation of Graduat es will cosponsor t he U SA F A cademy ’s T ent h M ilitary H ist ory Symposium on 20-22 Oct ober 1982. T h e t heme of t he symposium will be “ T he H ome Front and W ar i n t h e T went iet h Cent ury .’ ’ T he choice of t his t opic was based o n t h r ee considerations: f irst- t hat the impact of armed f orce i s n o t co n f ined to t he bat tlef ield ; second- t hat f ew government s can hope t o wage prot ract ed war successf ully wit hout st rong domest ic su p port ; and t hird- since the import ance of t he home f ront o f t en i s overlooked , t his t opic will provide an opport unity t o st udy war and milit ary af f airs f rom a f resh perspective. Over t he year s t he symposium series has acquired a reputat ion as t he nat ion ’s f oremost meeting f or specialist s in military hist ory . A pproximat e ly 300 people f rom t he U nit ed St ates and abroad are expect ed t o at tend t he 1982 meet ing. T he symposium series serves as a bridge between the milit ary and civilian academic world by f ost ering interact ion , a mut ual exchange of ideas, and a bet t er u n d er st anding of milit ary hist ory and milit ary af f airs. I n addit ion , t he symposia provide a special opport unit y f or cadet s t o i n t er act w i t h t he nat ion ’s t op scholars in t he f ield of milit ary hist ory . Cadet in volvement t his year should be heavy . A pproximat ely 800 cad et s will be enrolled in military hist ory courses during t h e f al l sem est er a n d m o st o f t h em w i l l at t en d at l east o n e sessi o n . B esi d es t h o se enrolled in milit ary hist ory courses, member s of t he C ad et

H ist ory Club will help wit h ar rangement s, at t end sessions, a n d take part in social event s. A s in previous years, some 5 0 c a d e t s will att ent t he symposium banquet courtesy of t he A ssociat ion o f Graduat es. Sessions will , of course, be open t o all c a d e t s . T h e program will begin on the evening of 20 Oct ober with t h e H a r m o n M emorial L ect ure delivered by Prof essor John M orton B l u m o f Y ale U niver sity . Prof essor Blum is one of t his nat ion ’s leading hist orians and is t he aut hor of a recent and highly regarded st udy on t he A merican home f r ont during t he Second W orld W a r .

Prof essor Blum ’ s lect ure will deal wit h t he im pact o f W o r l d W ar I I on A merican society . Sessions on 2 1 and 22 Oct ober w i l l t r eat such topics as: “ T he Quest f or N at ional U nity in t he Great W ar , “ T h e Si n ew s o f W ar : E co n o m i c M o b i l i zat i o n i n W o r l d W ar I I ,” “ Social Ef f ect s of W ar , ” and “ L imit ed W ar and t he Problem o f H ear t s an d M i n d s o n t h e H o m e F r o n t , ” F o r f u r t h er i n f o r m at i o n

cont act M aj or James R , W . T it us, execut ive direct or . T e n t h M ilitary H ist ory Symposium , D epart ment of H ist ory , U S A F A cademy , CO 80840 (A U T O V ON 259-3230 or commercial (303) 472-3230) .

2N D

U SA F A

A LUM NI

COL L EGE

T he

CA N C EL L ED

Summer A lumni College scheduled f or 6- 12 June 1982 h as b een cancelled . T he space problem addressed in t he Fall 198 1 C h eck point s art icle has suddenly become more serious than originally anticipat ed . W e had hoped t o receive an allocat ion o f 50- 7 5 rooms, but dormit ory renovation caused the demand f or r o o m s t o exceed the available space. Since t he dormitory environment is, in our opinion (and that of last year ’s att endees) , a maj or part of reliving t he cadet experience, we f elt t hat cancelling t h e A l u m n i College f or t his year was bet t er than of f ering a second-best p r o gram . Our sincere regret s and apologies t o t hose of you who have already made plans t o att end t his A lumni College. K eep t h at i n t erest alive and let ’ s shoot f or next year . I f you have any ques t ions, please cont act M aj or H ans J . M uch , T eam Chief , E x t 2 9 6 0 .

W I N G ST A FF -- On 11 January 1981, t he spring Cadet W ing St af f took command of t he Cadet W ing. Outgoing W ing C o m mander C I C T im Collins, CS-25, t urned over command t o spring W ing Commander C I C Bob Ott o , CS-27. T he vice wing commander will be C I C H eat her W ilson , CS-37. N amed t o c o m mand t he f our gr oups f or t he spring semest er are C I C A r d e n D ahl , CS-09; C I C M i ke Geczy , C S- 14; C I C Bob Ranck , CS-27; and C I C T ed Parsons, CS-37.

R H O D E S SC H O L A R SH I P S -- T w o cad et s f r o m t h e C l ass o f

1982 have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships and will b e a t tending t he U niversit y of Ox f ord next year . C I C H eat her A .

W ilson , cadet wing vice commander f or t he spring semest er , a n d C I C D avid S. Fadok , Cadet Squadron 10, have won scholarships on t he basis of scholastic achievement s, st rengt h of charact er , and physical vigor . T he t wo cadet s are among 32 winners nat ionally and will j oin an inter nat ional group of Rhodes Scholars f r o m 17 count ries. Each will undertake a line of study which w i l l l ead t o a degree in two year s. W it h t he latest select ions, t he t o t al n u m b er o f A cademy cadet s select ed t o be Rhodes Scholars is now 2 5 . T h i s i s an impressive record which compares f avorably wit h al l u n i v er sit ies and colleges in t he U nit ed St ates in the period si n ce 19 59 .

M A J OR GEN ERA L S -- 1959 grads Pete T odd and Bob Beck el have been named f or prom ot ions t o maj or general . T odd w a s t h e f irst U SA FA grad t o be promot ed t o 0-7. Beck el is t he f i r st graduat e t o serve as Commandant of Cadet s.

H O M E C O M I N G ’ 82 R i c k St o r er ’ 7 2

Homecoming ’82 will be held at USA FA 30 September - 3

O ct o b er

1982 . T h e C l ass o f

1972

an d

t h e A sso ci at i o n

of

Graduat es invit e all graduates and t heir f amilies t o enj oy t he f estivit ies of H omecoming W eek end and t o j oin t he Class o f ’ 72 in celebrating t heir 10-year reunion . T his is also a great chance t o see t he Falcons bat t le W A C opponent N ew M exico .

T he tentat ive schedule f or H omecom ing ’ 82 is as f ollows: T hur sday , 30 Septem ber ’ 7 2 C l a ss D i n n er

1800 -

L ocat ion Pending

Friday , 1 Oct ober 0 9 30 - 1 130 1200 - 124 5 1300 - 15 50 100 0 - 1700 1300 - 1700 16 20 - 1820 200 0 -

C a d et D o r m s M i t ch el l H a l l L u n c h w i t h C a d et s A f t er n o o n C l a sses w i t h C a d et s F a i r c h i l d H a l l E i sen h o w er G o l f C o u r se G o l f T o u r n a m en t

Open H ouse

V o l k sm a r ch

I nt r amur als/ V ar sity Spor t s I n f or mal Get -T oget her s

A cademy G r ounds A t h l et i c F i el d s

Satur day , 2 Oct ober 0 8 30 -0 9 30 0 94 5- 10 30 1 100 - 12 30 13 30 - 16 30 18 30 - 2 130 2 2 00 - 24 00

C o f f ee

A r n old H all

M emor ial C erem ony

T er r a zz o A r n o ld H al l F a l co n St a d i u m

L unch F o o t b al l G am e

Jabar a Banquet / C lass P ict ur es M i t ch el l H a l l A r no ld H all H omecom i ng Ball

Sunday , 3 Oct ober C hapel Services

0 9 00 -

C adet C hapel

T his schedule of events of f ers somet hing f or everyone. Y o u may part icipate in as much or as lit tle as you desire.

Regist rat ion f orms will be provided in t he Summer ’ 82 i ssu e o f Checkpoint s. M embers of t he Class of 1972 will receive sep ar at e regist rat ion packet s in early summer .

Questions regarding Homecoming ’82 should be addressed t o

t he A ssociat ion of Graduat es of f ice or t o Capt Rick St orer , U SA FA / D FM S, or Capt M i k e Pet erson , U SA FA / D PY C .

H O M E C O M I N G I S FO R E V E R Y O N E . P L A N N O W T O A TT EN D .

L et ters (Cont inued f rom Pg. 4) f rom t he imperatives of day-t o-day st af f wor k , provide a unique environment f or developing new concept s and long-range st r at egy .

A R I r esear ch ef f o r t s ar e f o cu sed i n t h r ee m ai n ar eas:

a. past , present , and f ut ure airpower em pl oym ent concept s i n t er m s o f doct rine, st rat egy , and t echnology ; b . technical , polit ico-economic, and military trends t hat can cont ribut e t o the long-range planning ef f ort s of the U SA F and it s component element s; c. military prof essionalism and the challenges of milit ary of f icership in a changing environment .

T he unif ying t heme is t he search f or more ef f ec t i v e A i r F o r c e w ar f i g h t i n g capabilit ies acr oss t he spect rum o f co n f l i ct .

T h e A R I i s u n d er t h e co m m an d o f C o l

K en A lnwick (’60) and t he Research D irect or is L t Col D on Baucom (’62) .

W it h it s edit orial staf f , t he I nst it ut e can

support research act ivit ies f or up t o 18 civilian and military Research A ssociat es (RA s) . Current ly on board are f our permanent RA s, including L t Col Sam Finch (’64) , seven command RA s, one of whom is L t . Col (Col select ee) D ick T hompson (’66) and t wo civilian RA s, including D r K en W er rell ( ’60) .

T he f our permanent RA positions are f illed f rom t he A ir Force at large, and the t our is f or t hree year s. T o quali f y f or one of t hese posit ions, you must be a volunt eer in t he grade of maj or t hrough co l o n el

an d

h av e at

l east

a

m ast er ’ s

degree. Select ion is then based on an out st andi ng A i r F or ce r eco r d an d d em o nst r at ed r esear ch an d w r i t i ng co m p et en ce .

T he comm and-sponsored RA s are select ed by t heir parent com mands. T heir research topics are proposed t o and appr oved by t he comm ands prior t o t he r esear cher s’ r epor t i ng t o t he A R I .

N ormally , as a command RA you will be assigned t o an operat ing locat ion at

M axwell A FB f or one year and will ret urn t o your parent command at t he end of t he year . W hile at M axwell , you will have t he opport unity t o part icipat e in a specially t ailored PM E course at t he appropriat e level (A CSC or A W C) , leading t o an A RI designat ed diploma.

M A JCOM s and SO A s have been very recept ive to t his program . W e current ly h av e t w o R A s f r o m A T C an d o n e R A

each f rom N O RA D / A D C , SA C , t he A ir St af f , A FSC , and A FL C . Some o f our current research t opics include L ong Range D ecision M ak ing, Space D oct rine, Cruise M issiles, A T C in W ar , and A nt iballistic M issile D ef ense System s.

I f you are interested in part icipat ing in t he A RI program or w ould lik e m ore det ails, cont act your command personnel of f ice or one of t he f ollowing individuals: C o l K en A l nw i ck , A U / A R I , A V 875-5202; M aj or W ayne Currie, H Q A FM PC/ M PC RPC 2, A V 487-4053; L t Col Richard Z ucker , H Q A T C / X PX , A V 4 87 - 344 3/ 300 4 .

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SI X G R A D U A T E S N A M E D

I COL . H . D . CA N T ERBU RY

C O L . B . C . H O SM E R

COL . W . O . JEFFERSON , JR .

Colonel H enry D . Canterbury (’ 59) , is present ly commander of t he 56t h T act ical Fighter W ing at M acD ill A FB , FL . A f t er complet ing f light t raining in July , 1960, he served three years at Spangdahlem A ir Base, Germany as an F- l OO and F- 105 pilot .

A f t er a short t our at Eglin A FB , FL , he was selected in lat e 1964 f or t he slot posi t ion with t he U SA F T hunderbirds, t hen f lying t he F- 1(X)D . H e f lew in more t han 200 airshows. H e t hen complet ed t he Fighter W eapons School at N ellis A FB , N V , f ollowed by a one-year V iet nam tour wit h t he 3rd T actical Fighter W ing at Bien H oa A ir Base, where he f lew 286 combat

Colonel Bradley C . H osmer (’59) com mands t he 831st A ir D ivision , George A FB, CA . A f t er a brief t our as a navigat or af t er graduat ion f rom t he A cademy , he earned a mast er of art s degree in international relat ions f rom Ox f ord U niver sity , England , in 1962. H e received his pilot s wings in 1963.

H is early assignment s were as an in st ruct or pilot at Randolph A FB , T X , and

Colonel Wayne O. Jef ferson, Jr . (’59) is assistant for plans and policy, DCS

f r o m 196 1 t o 196 3 . H e w a s t h en sel ect ed as a n O l m st ed Sch o l ar an d st u d i ed el ec t r o n i cs u n t i l 196 5 at t h e I n st i t u t e o f

L aughlin A FB, T X . H e t hen completed F- KX) t raining and quali f ied as a f orward

T echnology at M unich , W est Germany .

D uring this period . Colonel Jef f erson , f luent in German , f lew T -33 aircraf t wit h

m i ssi o n s i n t h e T - K X).

From 1968 t o 1972 Colonel Canterbury served in various st af f positions at H q U SA F , H Q U SA FE , and A ir T raining Command . H e t hen j oined t he 31st T ac t ical Fight er W ing at H omestead A FB , FL , where he served successively as a f light commander , operat ions of f icer , and as

co m m an d er

of

the

30 8t h

T act i cal

Fighter Squadron . D uring a six-mont h squadron T D Y , he f lew 90 combat mis sions in F-4Es out of U bon , T hailand .

F o l l o w i ng gr ad u at i o n f r o m t h e N at ional W ar College in 1976, Colonel Cant erbury was assigned t o t he Pent agon an d i n 197 8 b ecam e v i ce co m m an d er o f

t he 4th T act ical Fighter W ing. H e was ap point ed commander of the 56th T act ical Fighter W ing in 1979. Colonel Cant erbury possesses a mast er of science degree in systems management . H is ’59 Polaris vignett e point s out “ his af f inity f or sport s car s . . . ability t o t hink immediately . . . an d sen se o f h u m o r . ”

C o l o n el C an t er

bury is married t o t he f ormer L yn K erten .

T hey have one son , T odd D avid .

with the 3646th Pilot Training Wing at

air controller in the Cessna 0- 1 Bird Dog a f t er w h i ch h e w as t r an sf er r ed t o V i et n am i n 1967 . H e ser v ed i n V i et n am as an ai r l i ai so n o f f i cer w i t h m o r e t h an 160 co m b at

missions and was t hen t ransf erred t o H q ,

7t h A i r F o r ce .

Colonel H osmer was then assigned t o

Sch o o l o f

N av al C o m m an d an d

St a f f

af ter which he served in various st af f posi t ions at H q U SA F unt il 1974. H e t hen complet ed N ational W ar College and was assigned to t he 474t h T act ical Fighter W ing at N ellis A FB , N V , as assistant and act ing deput y commander f or operat ions.

I n 1977, Colonel H osmer was t rans f erred to H olloman A FB , N M , where he

ser v ed

as v i ce

co m m an d er

an d

co m

mander of t he 479t h T act ical T raining W ing. H e t hen was assigned as com mander of the 347th T act ical Fighter W ing at M oody A FB, GA , unt il last year when he assumed his present dut ies.

C ad et ” H o sm er i s d escr i b ed i n t h e ’ 59 P o l ar i s as: “ A n o t ab l e f i n e sch o l ar . . .

Plans, H q SA C , O f f ut t A FB , N B . H e graduat ed f rom t he A cademy as a

navigator and following pilot training and

combat crew t raining, served as a copilot in SA C B-52D S at Fairchild A FB , W N ,

t h e G er m an A i r F o r ce .

I n 1965, he was assigned t o t he Bomber T est Branch , A ir Force Special W eapons Cent er , K ir k land A FB , N M . D uring his V iet nam t our beginning in 1968 wit h t he 12t h Special Operat ions Squadron , he f l ew 32 8 co m b at h o u r s i n t h e U C - 12 3 .

C o l o n el J ef f er so n t h en at t en d ed A i r

Com mand and Staf f College, t aught on t he A ir Force A cademy f acult y , and at t ended graduate school at St anf ord U niver sit y . H e ret urned t o t he A cademy as chairman f or economics and manage ment inst ruct ion . I n 1975 he was assigned t o t he N at ional W ar College.

From 1976 t o 1979, he held various st af f posit ions in the D irect orate of Plans, H q U SA F . I n A pril of 1979, he was assigned as vice com mander of t he 319t h Bombardment W ing, Grand For k s A FB , N D , f rom which he assum ed his present position in A ugust of last year . T he ’ 59 P o l ar i s d escr i b es “ C ad et ” J ef f er so n t h u s:

“ Jef f ’s maturit y , cheer f ul att itude and leader ship abilit ies will tak e him f ar as an

won a Rhodes scholarship f or him sel f . . . always in t he upper brack et of our chain

A i r F o r ce O f f i cer . ” C o l o n el Jef f er so n i s

ried t o t he f ormer Z ita V lavianos. T hey have t hree children : Basil , Cait lin and

married to t he f or mer Bonnie Fay W assell . T hey have t hree children : Jill , Ellen , and Randy .

o f co m m an d . ”

A n d r ew .

C o l o n el H o sm er i s m ar

(Edit or ’s N ot e: Colonel W il f red L . Goodson (’60) was also promot ed t o 0-7.

Colonel Goodson’ s current biography and phot ograph was not received by press t ime, and will be published in t he next issue of CH ECK PO I N T S.)

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BRIGA D IER GENERA L

Cadet Can ter bury

C O L . A . J . B U R SH N I C K

COL . T . A . L A PL A NT E

Colonel A nthony J . Burshnick (’60) , is commander , 60t h M ilit ary A irli f t W ing, T ravis A FB, CA . H e was enlisted f or tw o years prior t o entering t he A cademy and upon graduat ion earned his pilot wings and was assigned t o M cGuire A FB , N J , as a C- 135 pilot . I n early 1965 he served a t our in V iet nam as a C- 123 pilot in t he 19t h A ir Commando Squadron .

A f ter Viet nam , he f lew as a C- 135 in st ruct or pilot , again wit h t he 40t h M ilit ary A irli f t Squadron at M cGuire A FB . I n 1967 he returned t o t he A cademy as an air of f icer commanding and chief . Cadet Scheduling D ivision . A f t er t he A cademy he complet ed A r med Fo rces St af f College, served as t he war plans of f icer at H q M A C , and t hen became an A ir Force

Colonel T homas A . L aPlante (’6 1) is direct or of materiel management of t he W arner Robins A ir L ogist ics Center , Robins A FB , G A . H e came t o t he A cademy af t er a year at t he U niversity of M assachuset t s. A f ter two year s as a navigat or , he complet ed pilot t raining in 1964 and was assigned t o L aughlin A FB as an inst ruct or pilot in T -37s unt il 1967.

From L aughlin , Colonel L aPlant e moved to Bergst rom A FB, T X , as aircraf t

l i ai so n

o f f i cer

to

t h e U .S .

H o u se o f

Represent at ives. H e was selected t o at tend t he A ir W ar College in 1975, earned a mast er of science degree in public ad minist ration f rom A uburn U niversity , and has graduated f rom t he Cornell U niversity Execut ive D evelopment Program .

I n mid- 1976, Colonel Burshnick was assigned as t he assistant and t hen deput y co m m an der f o r o per at i o n s, 443r d M ilitary A irli f t W ing at A lt us A FB , O K , and was in 1978 appoint ed vice com mander of t he 63rd M ilitary A irlif t W ing at N ort on A FB, CA . I n ear ly 1979 he assu m ed co m m an d o f t h e 4 75t h A i r B ase

W ing at Y ok ot a A ir Base, Japan , unt il mid 1980 when he was assigned t o his present posit ion .

T he ’60 Polaris list s Cadet “ T ony ” B u r sh n i c k ’ s ex t r acu r r i cu l ar act i v i t i es as

basket ball , class committ ee, and Cat holic Religious Council . T he colonel is married t o t he f ormer K aren M aynard . T hey have a daught er , K rist ine, and a son , Joseph .

C a d e t H o s m er

co m m an d er o f R F -4C s. H e t h en ser v ed a

t our at U dorn Royal T hai A ir Base in

T h ai l an d i n t h e R F -4 C w h er e h e co m

pleted 167 combat missions, 100 of which

w er e f l o w n o v er N o r t h V i et n am . H e w as

then assigned t o T ink er A FB , OK , as t he liaison engineering of f icer f or develop ment of the B- 1 bomber , af ter which he

Cadet Jef f erson

ser v ed as an A i r St a f f act i o n o f f i cer i n t h e

Pent agon unt il mid- 1975.

Colonel L aPlante then spent t wo years f lying the 0-2 at Fort H ood , T X . I n mid- 1978, he moved t o K elly A FB , T X , where he was responsible f or t he logist ics support of 23,000 aircraf t engines. H is cont ribut ions in t he support of F l OO engine inst allat ion in t he F- 15 and F- 16 ai r cr a f t

ear n ed

him

the

1980

Jab ar a

A ward f rom t he A cademy .

Colonel L aPlant e possesses a mast er ’s degree in physics and met allurgy f rom O hio St at e and is a graduat e o f t he A rmed Forces Staf f College and t he I ndust rial College of t he A rmed Forces. T he ’6 1 Polaris explains his Cadet nick name: “ H is f ire on t he int ramural f ields, f rom which he also became k nown as “ G imp ,” and h i s e f f o r t s i n t h e c l a ssr o o m

C ad et B u r sh n ick

a t t e st t o h i s

ability .” Colonel L aPlante is married t o t he f ormer June D orot hy H art mann .

T hey have t hree children : T homas, L aura, an d D av i d .

J C ad et L aP la n te

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T H E C A D E T D O R M S: I M P R O V I N G F O R T H E F U T U R E Capt T homas H . U dal l (’ 75) U SA FA Civil Engi neeri ng Proj ect Of f icer

QU EST I ON :

W hat has more fl oor area t han all the buildings at V ance A FB combined , has been designat ed as part of A merica’ s architect ural heritage, and is deteriorating f aster t han can be dealt wit h?

A N SW E R :

T he Cadet D ormitories ( 1.4 million square f eet versus 1.3 f or V ance) .

Currently , a program is under development to improve t h e

o v er al l co n d it i o n o f t h e d o r m s. I t i s an i n n o v at i v e a n d f a r -

reaching ef f ort which should go a long way toward improving morale and product ivity wit hin t he W ing. H owever , bef ore get t ing int o speci f ic provisions of t he program , it w o u l d b e benef icial t o look at some background on t hese buildings.

V andenberg H all was part of t he init ial A cademy const ruct ion .

I t was begun in 1957 and f inal acceptance was in N ovember 19 5 9 .

I t is an immense st ructure, wit h a f loor area of 832,923 sq u a r e f eet . (T he only larger building at t he A cademy is Fairchild H al l wit h about 1.2 million square feet .) Several changes h a v e b e e n made to t he building since const ruction , most notably t h e r o o m light ing system change which took place in 1975-76.

Sij an H all , perhaps bet ter k nown t o some of you as t h e N e w D orm , was actually const ructed in t wo part s. T he f irst w as st ar t ed in January 1966 and t he second in M ay 1967. Cadet s occupied rooms in the f irst increment on 3 January 1968 and t he building was completed in M ay 1969. T ot al square f oot age is 562,402. T he vast maj ority of t he f urnit ure in the dormit ories is t he original t hat was placed t here. I t has been ref inished and rewor ked numerous t ime^ eit her by t he A cademy f ur nit ure shop or by out side agencies.

T h e A i r F o r ce h as est ab l i sh ed st an d ar d s f o r t h e co n d i t i o n an d livability of dormit ories. T hese standards are divided i n t o t h r ee l ev el s. L ev el o n e i d en t i f i es t h e l o w est st an d ar d s f o r habitabilit y of buildings. L evel t hree denotes t he more or less ideal si t u at i o n t h at

t he A ir Force hopes t o achieve. W hile t he cadet dormit ories m e e t several of t he level t hree st andards (such as lavat ories i n each room) t here are many level t wo and even some level o n e st an d ar d s which aren’t being met by t he current sit uat ion . I t i s u n r eal i st i c t o expect f uture of f icers to wor k at max imum ef f iciency under living conditions below t hose at which a j unior airman lives.

L ate in 1979, a program was init iated by Colonel Ralph H odge, A cademy D C S f or Engineering, under the t it le “ M U ST ” - a n acronym f or M aintenance and U pgrade of St ruct ures f or T o m o r row . T he program sought increased f unding t o correct t h e problems caused by st ruct ural and mechanical det eriorat ion sp a n ning t he 25 years since A cademy const ruct ion . D ue t o m a n p o w e r reduct ions and f unding cut back s, maint enance of t he buildings and support ing systems had f allen f ar behind the capability o f available personnel t o deal wit h it . Congress appropriated t h e r e quired monies, t o be used over a span of six years, t o c o r r e c t t h e def iciencies and bring support systems (such as heating and wat er) more on line with current technology . I ncluded in this p r o g r a m was a great deal of maint enance and repair in t he cadet d o r

were so many more basic problems wit h the dormit ories a s n o t ed ab o v e . T h e r esu l t w as a d eci si o n t o accel er at e t h e dormit ory port ion of M U ST and give it a program t it le of it s o w n . I t h as co m e u n d er t h e t i t l e G U I D E w h i ch st an d s f o r G en er al U pgrade I n D ormit ory Environment . Some of t he k ey f act ors cont ribut ing t o t he program were: 1. St ructural det erioration . M any items such as hinges, t rack s, har dware, et c., were manuf act ured especially f or t he A cademy when it was built and are no longer available. Furt her , paint and wood ref inishing requirement s are beyond t he manpower capabilit ies of in-house personnel .

2. Furnit ure det eriorat ion . T he exist ing f urnit ure h as b een ref inished and rebuilt t o t he maximum extent possible. T h e expected li f e of f urnit ure of t his nat ure is 15 years. T h e b u l k o f t h i s f u r n i t u r e i s o v er 20 .

3. Overcrowding. Current ly about one-f ourt h of t he C ad et W ing lives in t hree-person rooms. T his is, t o a great ext ent , t he result of rooms originally int ended as cadet rooms being used f or ot her purposes (st orage, A OC of f ices. Chaplain of f ices, et c.) .

H owever , i f every room available was t o be convert ed b a c k t o a cadet room t here would still be a short age.

4. St erile environment . A s anyone who has lived t here k now s, t he int erior decor of t he cadet dormit ories is ext remely i n st i t u t ional and sterile. Furt her , it is not conducive t o product ive st udy due t o t he sound propagat ion qualit ies of t he room s and long co r r i d o r s.

T he GU I D E program includes element s aimed at dealing w i t h t hese problems: 1. St ruct ural deteriorat ion . I n-house personnel have m ad e sweeps t hrough bot h dorm it ories t o repair items ident i f ied i n a comprehensive inspect ion in A ugust of 1981. Cont ract s w i l l b e awarded f or general paint ing, wood ref inishing and aco u st i c ceiling replacement in V andenberg H all corridors. Furt her , t h e war drobe doors in V andenberg H all will be changed f rom t r ack ed t o hinged operat ion . T he overhead door s in bot h dorms w i l l b e alt ered t o use but t hinges instead of f lat or bi-f old t ype, and all

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m i t o r i es.

I n mid 1981, a st udy was begun t o det ermine the f easibilit y o f inst alling carpet in t he dorms. T he result s showed t h at i n st al l at i o n o f high-grade, durable carpet was economically advantageous t o replacing t he exist ing t ile wit h more of t he same. H owever , it also rai sed a quest ion as t o the wisdom of installing carpet w h e n t h e r e 10

TRA D I TI ON A L CA D E T R OOM . F ur nishings and f ix tures are more than 20 y ears old. F loors, hinges and tracks are wear ing out, and o vercr o wding is a p r oblem.

laundry bins will have hinged doors instead of operating o n

t r ack s.

2. Furniture deteriorat ion . Equipment f unds obt ained by t he Commandant ’s st af f will be used t o purchase new f urnit ure. A

concept currently under study involves the use of a m o d u l ar l o f t

bed syst em which incorporat es a desk , bed and dresser in a single unit . Furt her , A OC of f ices will be ref urnished and t he many di f f erent cadet -designed CQ desk s will be replaced wit h a single uni f orm design .

3. Overcrowding. Sevent y-eight rooms have been ident i f ied f o r reclamat ion and many are already back in use. Ot hers a r e await ing more extensive work . M any A OCs will be moved t o t h e smaller rooms at t he ends of t he corridors, which will b e r e modeled t o accommodat e this f unct ion . Ot her proj ect s a r e i d e n t i f i ed an d w i l l b e d i scu ssed l at er .

4. St erile environment . Carpet ing will be inst alled i n a l l r o o m s and corridors in t he f or m of ext remely durable, high density carpet t iles. T he exact color scheme is being designed by a civilian archit ect ural f irm . T he alcove walls perpendicular t o t h e co r r i d o r will be painted in an accent color which compliment s t he carpet .

T he rooms will be painted in of f -white or cream . T he c u r r e n t light ing syst em in V andenberg H all , wit h it s ceiling m o u n t ed light s and exposed elect rical conduit , will be changed t o improve ef f iciency and appearance. T he exist ing sign syst em w i l l b e r e placed wit h a newer , more contemporary syst em . T he t i l e w a l l s a t t he corridor j unctions (t he mirror walls) will be recovered w i t h t i l e i n an accen t co l o r . T h e m i r r o r s w i l l r em ai n . T h e co l o r ed l a m i n a t e panels in t he alcoves of Sij an H all will be recovered w i t h w o o d grain laminate. T here are many smaller it em s included i n t h e

overall program which are too numerous t o mention . H owever , it ’s obvious t hat this is an ambit ious undert ak ing.

A s ment ioned previously , in-house personnel have complet ed a

sweep through t he dor ms repairing minor st ruct ural def iciencies,

an d so m e r o o m s i d en t i f i ed t o r ev er t b ack t o cad et r o o m s h av e been complet ed . T he f irst port ion of t he cont ract wor k i s d u e t o start in A pril 1982 and will cover the f i f t h and sixt h f l o o r s i n

V andenberg H all . T he second increment will st art about o n e y e a r later , A pril 1983, and complet e V andenberg H all . T he f i n al i n cr e ment w ill st art around A pril 1984 and do t he ent iret y of Sij an H all .

Several ot her proj ect s are planned f or t he f ut ure which , w h i l e not included direct ly in GU I D E , do impact on dormit ories. T h e f irst would per f orm extensive wor k on t he lat rines, replacing wat er barriers in t he f loors and changing f ixt ures as w el l as improving vent ilat ion . A program has also been ident i f ied t o i n

st al l sm o k e an d h eat d et ect o r s i n al l t h e cad et r o o m s. T h e t h i r d i s a large proj ect wit h several f acet s. First , a st orage ar ea w o u l d b e const ruct ed in t he undeveloped areas in t he f ir st and seco n d f l o o r s at t he west end o f Sij an H all . T his would f ree rooms n o w u sed f o r

st orage in Sij an H all f or conver sion t o about 30 cadet r o o m s .

Second , t he t errazzo area of t he west quadrangle o f Sij an H all which f aces t he chapel would be enclosed and used f or o f f i ce space f or t he chaplains. T his would f ree t he 22 cadet rooms they n o w o ccu p y .

T he total cost f or t he GU I D E Program , not including t h e f ollow-on proj ect s discussed , will be $15- 17 m illion , including f urnit ure. T he f ollow -on proj ect s would probably add ab o u t $7

m illio n .

Obviously , this program is receiving a lot of att ent ion t hroughout t he A ir Force, and t he Superint endent , M aj or General K elley , has given it his highest priorit y . H opef ully , when all t he const it uent part s have been drawn t oget her , t h e cad et dormitories will provide a more enj oyable and product ive a t mosphere in which t o live and wor k .

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PR OP OSED SOL U TI ON . I n addition to comp rehensi ve str uct ural rep air and rep lacement and mak ing m ore r ooms available f or Cadet li ving areas, this is one m od ular sy stem under study to be used in the G UI D E p r ogram .

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QU A L I T Y C OU N T S! T R I M E ST E R F E A SI B I L I T Y ST U D Y . . . .a quest f or a better way t o schedule our pr ograms t hr ough t he year t o per mit every cadet a bet ter opportunity t o achieve quality per f ormance in every n

a r ea .

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by Colonel John P . W itt ry (Edit or ’s note: Colonel W itt ry is a Permanent Prof essor w h o h a s served at t he A cademy f or almost nineteen years, including s e v e n as H ead of t he D epart ment of A st ronaut ics and Comput er Science. H e has been V ice D ean of t he Faculty since 1979. I n early N ovember 1981, he was named by t he Superint endent to d i r ect an int ensive. A cademy-wide st udy aimed at exploring the possibility of an improved scheduling st ruct ure f or A cademy program s. I n t his art icle, he explains t he “ W hy ” of t hat st udy as w el l as i t s obj ect ives. T he st udy report and recommendations are expected t o be complet e soon af ter t his art icle goes t o press.)

D uring t he past t wo mont hs or so , many of you have h e a r d rumor s concerning a possible change f rom t he present t w o semest er-plus-summer annual calendar st ruct ure at t he A cademy t o a t rimest er syst em . A st udy of such a change is, in f act , in progress. Recognizing your interest and concern regarding A cademy programs. I ’d lik e t o give you a brief overview of why such a change is under considerat ion , and what sort of change we’re really look ing at .

L et ’ s ack nowledge, f irst of all , that t he A cademy is a unique inst it ut ion- bot h in terms of mission and programs. I t s requirement s and programs must be designed and coordinated t o serve it s single, common purpose- simply stated , t o produce t op quality prof essional of f icers. T hose programs are diverse: a t o p not ch undergraduate education; a wide spect rum of milit ary t raining, including pract ical leadership experience; ex t en si v e ai r manship experience; and comprehensive involvement in at h l et i cs and physical education . Because t he quality of our product - our new prof essional of f icers- is crit ically import ant , each o f t h ese programs must be of high quality . M ore t o t he point , i t i s essen t i al t hat t he lear ning experience (not j ust what t he programs of f er , but rat her what t he cadet s experience) is of high quality . W e ask f o r “ co m m i t m en t t o ex cel l en ce” i n al l ar eas.

T he question t hat we at t he A cademy cont inually ask o u r sel v es is t wof old . First , are our programs as good as they can an d sh o u l d be? Secondly , and of crucial import ance, is the cadet experience in t hose programs as good as it can and should be?

I t is concern wit h t he latt er quest ion which leads t o o u r i n t er est in an alternat ive calendar st ruct ure. I nitially , the A cademy program was st ruct ured t o provide a summer period wit h maj or emphasis on military training, and other periods wit h maj or em phasis on t he academic educat ion . But programs have changed and grown . T he original common academic curriculum e v o l v e d quickly t o a diverse core-plus-m aj or s program . M ilit ary t raining also has gr own continually in response t o evolving j udgment of what our j unior of f icer graduates need t o k now . T he airmanship program has evolved t o include a f light core requirement i n t h e T -4 1 or T -43, extensive soaring experience f or all cadets, and many other aviation programs designed t o enhance bot h cad et int erest and experience. T he leadership laborat ory h as ev o l v ed such t hat current ly many of t he leadership positions i n t h e C ad et W ing organization place very heavy t ime demands on t h e c a d e t s .

A nd , M ilit ary St udies courses have evolved so t hat they demand as much t ime and ef f ort as equivalent academic courses.

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I n our present st ruct ure, all of t hese program s are simply superimposed on each ot her throughout t he year . T here w e r e never any unused week s in t he schedule. A s new programs h av e been added and exist ing ones strengt hened , t he result h as b een a steady growt h of simultaneous demands on t he cadet f rom many directions. W e are ask ing our cadet s t o do t oo many t hings at once, spreading t hemselves t oo t hin t o produce a quality p e r f ormance across t he whole spect rum of act ivies. O nly a f ew very gi f t ed cadets can handle t his sit uation well . M ost , simply cannot .

W it h t he present level and diversit y of demands on t he cadet , many of us ser iously quest ion whet her we can reasonably d e m a n d or expect qualit y per f ormance in each area, even f rom t h e m o st “ co m m i t t ed ” cad et s. E v en so m e o f o u r m o st d ed i cat ed an d ab l e

cadet s must compromise qualit y per f ormance in some ar eas t o d o w el l i n o t h er s.

M any people have of f ered a simple “ solut ion ” to t his problem : simply cut back on our requirements. M ost of t en, t his suggest ion is made wit h respect t o t he academ ic program , which obviously account s f or a very large part of t he t ime demand on cad et s. J u st a f ew years ago , f ollowing t he 20t h A nniversary Review , t h e academic program was in f act reduced , by 9 t o 13% (depending on maj or) , in hope of providing t he cadet more time f or quality in

al l ar eas. T h er e h as b een n o ev i d en ce t h at t h i s r ed u ct i o n h a s cont ributed t o t he desired result . Similarly , a more r ecen t r ed u c tion in Physical Educat ion requirement s has produced n o v i si b l e

relief or improvement . I n light of t hat experience, many of us question how we could reasonably expect f ur ther reduct ion t o b e usef ul . M ore t o t he point , perhaps, might be t he quest ion : i s i t really necessary t o reduce t he quality of any program t o ach i ev e t he desired result of improvement in t he qualit y of t h e cad et exper ience?

I of f er a di f f erent premise: t he problem is not so m u c h a m a t t e r of t ot al quant ity of program requirement s, but rat her o f d i st r i b u t ion , scheduling, and time management . Cadet s have m a n y dut ies, all t o be accomplished sim ult aneously , in a t i m e f r am e which makes it very di f f icult indeed t o f ocus really ef f ect i v e ef f o r t on all of t hem . T oo many cadet s are virt ually f orced t o c o m promise some areas, t o give a minimal per f or mance in ot hers, in order t o survive. I t is interest ing (and suggest ive) t h at cad et s seem t o achieve their highest qualit y experience and per f ormance i n program s when t hey can devote f ull t ime, energy , and f o cu s during t hat program , such as during t he summer schedule.

T he t rimester is a concept of redist ribut ing program s so t h e cadet can concentrate on f ewer dut ies at any given t i m e . I n o n e term , t he cadet would f ocus on military dut ies and airmanship , w i t h o u t t h e si m u l t an eo u s d em an d s o f a f u l l acad em i c l o a d . I n another t erm , he or she would concent rate on academic d u t i es

wit hout maj or wing organizat ion responsibilit ies or airmanship r equirement s. Physical educat ion and i nt ramurals would b e phased t o complement t he ot her programs in a way which w o u l d k eep t he diversity of demands at a given t ime t o a r e a so n a b l e

(Cont inued on page 15.)

1i FA L C O N SP O R T S

St " ? ®.

By C ol . J ohn Clune A t h l et i c D i r ec t o r

T he f oot ball season ended on a super high not e in T okyo , Japan , wit h a come-f rom-behind win over San D iego St at e b ef o r e 80,000 “ fans,” including some graduates. It was a great t r ip , a good win -- and t he money wasn ’t bad eit her . W e t ook t h e en t i r e D rum and Bugle Corps, cheerleaders, f alcon handler s a s w e l l a s over 60 players - six days, all expenses paid plus an ex cel l en t gu ar an t ee.

A s f ar as f oot ball is concer ned , it s t hat time of year - recruiting.

W e’ve already cam pus-visit ed over 40 excellent candidat es, an d expect t o have anot her 45 visit in t he coming week s. A gain , a short but impassioned and sincere request f or H EL P . I f you

know of any interested “ maj or college” prospect , we’d l o v e t o

hear f rom you ~ especially high school j uniors as it s n e v e r t o o early .

T he f ollowing art icle by Scott Smith f rom t he Colorado Springs Gazett e T elegraph prett y well sum s up w here we are.

RECRU I T I N G , A CA D EM Y -ST Y L E B Y SC O T T SM I T H

Reprinted with the permission of the Gazette Telegraph.

T he list goes on and on . T he f reshman class includes f ew er start ers (hal f back K arl Grant , receiver T om Coleman an d d ef en sive end Chris Funk were t he only ones t o see much act ion) , wit h most of t he f irst -year cadet s relegat ed t o t he j unior var sit y f or seasoning. But t hat f reshman-laden JV team had a successf ul season , f inishing 4-2, it s only losses t o M exico Cit y U niversit y and Brigham Y oung.

A pparently , t he f oundat ion is st urdy . Oh , t here is st i l l t h e perpet ual pr oblem of at tr it ion t o worry about , but f o r t h e m o st part , t hings are look ing up at A ir Force.

But t he Falcons st ill need t he basics: Speed and size. Speed enough t o keep up wit h t he W estern A t hlet ic Conf erence’ s sprint ers in f oot ball gear ; size enough to compete wit h t he beef y denizens of college f ootball , t he N ot re D ames and N avys.

T hey ’ve got t he int angibles — desire, grit , det er minat ion , e t c .

— but t hat isn ’t enough . A nd t hat ’ s w hy t he Falcons’ recruit ing pack age has t o be bett er than ever — now .

I t ’s not as i f A ir Force can ’t of f er an att ract ive package to t he average high school recruit . “ T here are f ive or six t hings we t ell t he k ids we’ re recruit ing,

five or six reasons to come to the A ir Force A cademy,’ ’ sai d

H at f i el d .

One, we can o f f er a quality educat ion . T wo , t here’s t h e

’T is t he season t o be selli ng, T ra, la, la, la.

Please come t o my school .

T heoret ically , it ’s now t he of f -season f or A ir Force’s h a r d

opportunity to fly. Three, we play good Division 1 f o o t b al l — w e always play Notre Dame, A rmy and Navy, plus we’re in a

game plans, no more screaming f rom t he sidelines, no m o r e mundane daily pract ices.

f ir st st ring or nint h st ring.

working football staf f . No more brainstorming to create v i ab l e H m m m . So u n d s al m o st l i k e n o m o r e w o r k .

N o t so .

I t ’s actually t he ot her ext reme. N ow , From D ecember t o A pril , is t he most import ant t ime of t he year f or A ir Force’s c o a c h e s — t he recruit ing season . T he wins and losses aren ’t covered o n a daily basis t here are no blaring headlines proclaiming. ( (

conf erence wit h a chance t o go t o a bow l . Four — and t h i s i s t h e one t he parent s lik e — t here’s no cost t o come t o school h er e —

and you’re guaranteed a j ob when you get out , whether y o u w e r e

“ A n d f i f t h — t h i s i s t h e o n e I l i k e — i t ’ s a ch a n ce f or you t o do

something good for your country. You’re not doing it j ust f or yoursel f , you ’ re doing it f or A merica.

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Obviously, if the coaches lose the recruiting game, t h e f o o t b al l

t eam is li kely t o do t he same next f all — lose. T his i s t h e t i m e o f year which mak es or break s a f ootball program , especially a st i l l st ruggling program lik e A ir Force’s.

T he Falcons have made progress during t he past t wo recruit ing seaso n s — h ead co ach K en H at f i el d ’ s f i r st t w o at t h e h e l m — a n d t h e t eam h as m ad e sm al l b u t d ef i n i t e st r i d es o n t h e f ield , due in

part t o the except ionally talent ed sophomore class.

T hose out st anding j uniors-t o-be, most of t hem st art ers,

include: fullbacks John Kershner and Ted Sundquist , h al f b ack s Charlie H eat h and D erek Fost er , k ick er s Sean Pavlich an d Jef f

Kubiak, receivers Mike Kirby and Jimmy A dams, quarterbacks

M arty L out han , Pat Bendrick and Jim M iller , def ensive l i n em en Bob A vila and George M anley , lineback ers T om St anbury , C a r l D ieudonne and Jef f Rouser , and of f ensive linemen Scot t W achenheim , John W eigand and V ic Bort k a.

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J A C K SO N R E C E I V E S A L L -A M E R I C A H O N O R S : A i r F o r ce A cademy senior saf et y Johnny Jack son was select ed by t h e F o o t b al l W r i t er s A sso ci at i o n o f A m er i ca al l - A m er i ca f o o t b al l

team . Jack son a 6-4, 185-pounder f rom Paramount , CA , w a s o n e o f 24 players select ed t o t he elit e squad . Jack son is t he f irst player selected to an all-A merica team since placek icker D ave L a w so n w as ch o sen t o t h e F o o t b al l N ew s an d U P I t eam s i n 1975 . Jack so n

was t he Falcons’ leading t ack ier wit h 123 and had nine p a ss break ups and t wo intercept ions. D uring his f our-year career , he has 340 t ack les, 37 pass break ups and seven intercept ions. O t h er honors received by Jack son t his season include A P A ll-A merica sec o n d t ea m ; A l l - W A C f i r st t ea m ; N ew sp a p er Execut ives A ssociat ion second team ; t he Big Five H uddle D ef en sive Player of the Year ; and he was select ed t o play i n t h e H u l a B o w l i n H aw ai i .

carries. A not her sophomore, wide receiver M i ke K irby of M iami , FL , led t he t eam in a pair of areas, f inishing as t he t o p p ass cat cher wit h 35 f or 4 15 yards besides also handling all t he punt ret urns wit h 19 f or 205 yards and a 10.8 average, a f igure t hat rank ed him nat ionally during t he season . T wo ot her sophomores paced t he k ick ing depart ment . Jef f K ubiak of Green Bay , W I , was t he t op punt er wit h 6 1 f or a 38.9-yar ds per k ick average while Sean Pavlich of Prescot t , A Z , was again t he t op placek ick er by mak ing 21 of 22 ext ra point att empt s besides hit t ing o n six o f a dozen f ield goal t ries. T hat k ick ing also made him the leading scorer wit h 39 point s.

Several ot her seniors also were individual leaders. Quart erback Ed A nt oine of Beeville, T X , was t he leading passer w i t h 4 2 co m plet ions in 92 att empt s f or 455 yards while George Jam es o f L ancaster , CA , led the kick of f ret urn depart ment wit h 10 f o r 189 yards. Cornerback D ave Carraway of A lt us, O K , again paced t he pass intercept ion area wit h f our , raising his career t ot al t o nine, a f igure t hat equals t he school career record .

H at f ield is hoping t he momentum gained during t he lat t er p ar t o f t he 1981 season will carry over int o next f all , w h en t h e F al co n s will play a complet e W est er n A t hlet ic Conf erence schedule f o r t h e f irst time, a schedule t hat will once again include 12 games, six at h o m e an d a l i k e am o u n t o n t h e r o ad .

FRA N CE RECEI V ES A CA D EM I C H ON ORS; SCH RECK ,

E W I N G A L SO H O N O R E D : Sen i o r l i n eb ack er M i k e F r an ce w as awarded a $1,500 graduate f ellow ship by t he N at ional F o o t b al l F o u n d at i o n H al l o f F am e an d w as sel ect ed t o t h e A cad em i c A l l -

A merica team . France, a 6-0, 204-pounder f rom Glendale, A Z , w as h o n o r ed at t h e f o u n d at i o n ’ s H al l o f F am e A w ar d s D i n n er i n

N ew Y ork on D ec. 8. France is t he sevent h A cademy f ootball player t o receive t he award and the f ir st t o receive i t si n ce 1979 .

France, who maint ains a cumulat ive 3.67 grade point average in engineering sciences, was also select ed t o t he nat ional A cad em i c A ll-A merica t eam by t he Sport s I nf ormation D irect ors o f A m er i ca .

Johnny Jackson FA L CON GRI D D ERS FI N I SH W I T H RU SH : One of t he t op running team s in A ir Force A cademy f oot ball hist ory literally

I n addition t o France, of f ensive guard D ave Schreck an d d ef en sive back Kevin Ewing were named t o the D ist rict 7 A l l -A cad em i c t eam . T he Falcon t rio was part of a 24-man team select ed by t he sport s inf ormat ion direct ors of 11 Rocky M ount ain area an d colleges. Schreck , a j unior f rom Coon Rapids, l A , has a 3 . 7 1 mar k in elect rical engineering, and Ewing, f rom L ompoc, CA , carries a 3.86 average in mat hem at ics.

cl o sed t h e 198 1 seaso n w i t h a r u sh . T h e F al co n s o f h ead co ach K en H at fi eld ended the season wit h a 4-7-0 record , t h e b est m ar k in f ive years, and used a st rong rushing at t ack to w i n t h r ee o f t h e

last f ive games, including a come-f rom-behind 2 1- 16 t riumph over San D iego St at e in t he M irage Bowl in T okyo , Japan , o n N o v . 29 .

D uring t he season , t he Falcons ran f or 2,036 yards, t h e six t h highest t ot al in school hist ory , and wit h eight st art ers returning f r om t he of f ense, the ground at t ack should again be st rong in 19 8 2 .

A f t er winning but one of the f irst hal f dozen games, t h e Falcons def eat ed Oregon and A rmy bef ore losing t ough gam es t o N ot re D ame and N evada-L as V egas. T hen came t he t rip t o Japan

w h en A i r F o r ce f el l b eh i n d 16-0 at h al f t i m e b ef o r e t h e w i sh b o n e

at tack t ook hold t o give t he Falcons t hree t ouchdowns f o r o n e o f t he biggest comeback s in school history . I ndividually , t he t op player was senior saf ety Johnny Jack son of Paramount , CA , who was the Falcons’ f irst A ll-A merica player in six years. T h e seco n d leading tack ier was senior lineback er M ik e France of Glendale, A Z , who had 118 t ack les, raising his career t ot al t o 381, t he second-highest f igure in school history .

O f f ensively , sophomore f ullback John K ershner of W oodland , CA , led t he team in t hree categories -- rushing, t ot al o f f e n se a n d al l-purpose running. H e ran f or 685 yards on 120 carries f o r a 5.7-yards per carry average, a f igure t hat also was t he t op t otal of f ense yardage amount . H e also had 712 yards in all-purpose running t o pace t hat depart ment . K ershner ’ s biggest g a m e c a m e against San D iego Stat e when he pick ed up 170 yards o n 24 14

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C U N L I F F E T O C O A C H N A T I O N A L T E A M : L t . C o l . E r n ie Cunlif f e, t he A ir Force A cademy ’s highly-successf ul w o m en ’ s cross count ry and men ’s t rack coach , was recent ly select ed as t h e

coach of t he 1982 U .S. nat ional women ’s cross count ry t e a m .

Select ion was based upon a nat ionwide nominat ion and el ect i o n process by t he women ’s t rack and f ield commit tee of T h e A t h l et i c Congress. T he 1982 U .S. t eam was select ed at t he T A C n at i o n al championships in N ovem ber . T he t eam will go t o W ar saw , Poland in M arch f or t he W orld Championships, where t h e U .S .

T eam will be one of t he t op ent ries. Cunlif f e, a member o f t h e 1960 U .S. Olympic t rack t eam , is now st art ing his t hird y e a r a s Falcons’ women ’s cross count ry coach . H e is a member o f t h e A I A W nat ional cross count ry comm itt ee.

SOCCER FI V E RECEI V E H O N ORS: Five A ir Force A cademy soccer players received post season honors. Falcons M ike L ynch and L arry Friend were select ed t o the A ll-Rocky M ountain I n t e r collegiate Soccer league t eam f or t he 1981 season . L ynch , a sophomore f rom Fairborn , O H , and Friend , a sophomore f r o m Columbia, M D , were st rik ers on the Falcon t eam . T his w as t h e second-straight year L ynch has received t his honor . N am ed t o t h e second t eam was sophomore goalie Ralph Cyr of Pit tsf ord , N Y , while sophomores Kyle H ick man and T odd W oodhouse made h o n o r ab l e m en t i o n .

H ick man , f rom T orrance, CA , was second high scorer f o r t h e Falcons wit h 12 point s while W oodhouse, f rom L os A ngeles, CA , was sevent h in scoring wit h six point s.

M EN ’S CROSS COU N T RY : W ith a 3- 1 dual record , t he A ir Force men ’s cross count ry team complet ed it s season w i t h a t e a m score of 457 in t he N CA A championships in W ichit a, K S., good f or 22nd place. T he Falcons qualif ied f or t he nat ionals a f t er placing second in t he W est er n A t hlet ic Conf erence champion ships t o T exas-El Paso . T he Falcons were paced by a 13t h-place f inish by A ndy Ferguson (31:32) and in 14t h place, D an Rooney (31.4 1) over the 10,000-meter course. H ighlight ing t h e seaso n were a f irst -place f inish in t he Sout hern Colorado I n v i t at i o n al an d a f i f t h-place f inish in t he Paul Short M emorial at L ehigh U niver sity .

W OM EN ’S CROSS COU NT RY : W it h a second-place f inish in t he A I A W D ivision I I nat ional cham pionships at Pocat ello , I D , t he A ir Force women ’s cross count ry team complet ed i t s seaso n wit h a 3- 1 record . I n t he championships, f our L ady F al co n s ea r n ed A l l -A m er i ca st at u s. F r esh m an K i m Sh er i d an f i n i sh ed n i n t h overall wit h a t ime of 18:48 over t he 5,0(X)-met er co u r se. J u n i o r

Rita Burr earned A ll-A merica f or t he t hird st raight year wit h a 13t h-place f inish in 19:03. Freshman L isa Y oha ( 19:07) an d sen i o r A nnett a W eber ( 19:23) earned A ll-A merica recognit ion w i t h a 17th and 22nd place f inish , respect ively .

SOCCER : A f t er garnering f irst place in the Rocky M ountain I ntercollegiate Soccer L eague by def eat ing Colorado College 2- 1 in overt ime, t he A ir Force soccer t eam ended it s season w i t h an 8- 10- 1 r eco r d . T h e F al co n s st ar t ed t h e seaso n w i t h six st raight l o sses b u t f i n i sh ed t h e l ast m o n t h o f t h e seaso n w i t h a 6- 1- 1 r eco r d which included a league t it le and vict ories over nat ionally-rank ed A vila, M et ro St at e, Colorado College and N ort heastern U n i v er si t y . T he one loss was t o Souther n I llinois-Carbondale i n o v er t i m e .

T he Falcons f inished t he league wit h a 4-0- 1 record .

W OM EN ’S V OL L EY BA L L : W it h a second-place f inish in t he A I A W D ivision I I regional championships in Greeley , CO , t he A ir Force women ’s volleyball t eam ended the season w i t h a 44 - 13 overall record . I n t he t ournament , t he Falcons split m at ch es winning two and losing two cont est s downing M et ro Stat e 15- 11, 15- 13 and 17-5 and Colorado College 15-6, 15- 10 and 15 - 4 . T h e spiker s lost out t o N ort hern Colorado 15-7, 15-6, 13- 15, 16 - 14 a n d 15-8, 15- 10, 7- 15 and 15-5 in t he f inals f or second place, rounding out t he season wit h a 3-3 league record . Falcon sophomore Cheryl D evit a was named to t he all-region team .

M EN ’S G OL F : W it h a split season , the A ir Force men ’ s gol f t eam f inished t he f all season with a 7-0 record , with t h e f i n al d u al meet a 16-5 win over A rmy . H ighlight ing t he f all were f o u r w i n s out of f ive out ings in t he Rocky M ount ain Golf A ssociat ion league tour nament s. St eve K ir kpat r ick led t he Falcons o v er t h e f all season wit h a 74.6 st rok e average in 15 rounds of play . Craig H all was second wit h an average of 75.73, also playing 15 r o u n d s.

W OM EN ’S GOL F : W it h a short ened f all season , t he A ir F o r c e women’ s gol f team complet ed t he season wit h a 2- 1 record , split t ing wit h Colorado St ate in t wo mat ches. L eading t he F a l c o n s were K im Corcoran and Sally D uggan .

W OM EN ’S T EN N I S: Finishing the season wit h f our st raight shut out s of 9-0, t he A ir Force women ’s tennis t eam f i n i sh ed t h e f all season wit h an 11-3 m ar k , the best record est ablished o v e r t h e last six year s. T he most previous wins were eight , being estab lished in t he f all of 1977 and t he spring of 1981. W it h a split season , t he L ady Falcons will again ent er compet ition i n M ar ch w it h a spring t rip t o Cali f ornia. Junior Chris D u f f y l ed t h e Falcons in singles wit h a 12- 1 record while D uf f y combined w i t h f reshman Sherry Currin f or a 7-2 doubles record .

W A T ER POL O : W it h a f inal 13- 10 record , t he A ir Force w a t e r polo t eam ended it s season wit h an eight h-place showing t h e 198 1 N at ional Collegiat e A t hlet ic A ssociation Cham pionships at L ong Beach , CA . T he Falcons f inished eight h out of eight t e a m s select ed f or t he t ournament af t er losing t hree games. K ei t h L imbird and Gerry V eldhuizen received honorable mention f o r t he A ll-T ournament t eam . D uring t he year , t he Falcons w o n t h e I n d i an a I n v i t at i o n al an d f o r t h e f i r st t i m e ev er w o n t h e F al co n I n v i t at i o n al .

QU A L I T Y COU NT S (Cont inued f r om page 12.) level . T he “ t rimester ” st udy , t hen , is really a quest f o r a b et t er way t o schedule our programs t hrough t he year to permit e v e r y cadet a bet ter opportunity t o achieve quality per f ormance in every a r e a .

“ T rimester ” is act ually a misnomer in this context . W e h a v e looked at t rimest er systems, quart er syst ems, revised s e m e s t e r systems, and numerous hybrids. Over one hundred A cademy o f f icers have been involved in various phases or f acet s of t his st udy ; t hey have of f ered many innovat ive ideas, ranging f rom m i l d t o radical . N or are we blind t o t he A cademy ’s own experience i n ot her t han the current system . W e have in the past operated on a quart er system ; tw o semest er s, plus a one-mont h short t er m ; unequal semest ers; and now equal semesters. W e are not looking simply at anot her calendar system patt er ned af t er civilian u n i v er sit ies (whose program s j ust are not lik e ours) . Rat her , w e a r e look ing f or a syst em which best accommodates the unique pr ograms of t he U SA F A cademy .

I t is t oo soon t o say exact ly where we will sett le. By t he next issue o f Check point s, t he st udy should be complet ed a n d a c l e a r decision made. W e are zer oing in on a syst em which is a hybrid of both t he t rimest er and quarter plans, a f our-t erm syst em w h ich does seem t o mak e possible: 1) a schedule wit h t he “ co n cen t r at i o n of purpose” we seek ; and 2) a schedule which minimizes su b st ant ive changes in each of t he programs.

I n closing. I ’d lik e t o use a statement I used t o open a r e c e n t br ief ing on t his issue to t he A OG Board . I t hink it says well what is really behind t his study : T he reason f or t hese magni f icient f acilit ies and programs and except ional educat ional and t raining staf f is t hat QU A L I T Y COU N T S! 15

PICKIN G T H E L EA D ERS OF T OM O RR O W ’S A I R F O R CE C o l . W a r r en Si m m o n s

Registrar Many graduates have expressed an interest in learning m o r e about the A ir Force Academy cadet selection process. W h e n

should an individual apply ? W hat are the minimum criteria?

W h at SA T

or A CT

sco r es ar e n eed ed f o r a st u d en t t o b e

competitive? Should military children seek Congressional N ominat ions? W hen are appoint ment of f ers made? H ow ar e i n

dividuals selected? These are all good questions -

the k ind o f

questions I ’d lik e t o answer in t his art icle.

T he best way t o understand t he select ion syst em is t o chronologically f ollow a typical admissions cycle, b u t f i r st l et m e st art by t al k ing about basic eligibility requirement s, t h e si ze o f an entering class, and some of t he rest rict ions on t he mak eup of t hat class. T o be eligible f or appoint ment , individuals m u st b e U n i t ed States citizens, unmarried without dependents, have good moral charact er , and be at least 17 but not yet 22 years of age on 1 July

of the year they would like to enter . They must also h av e a

nominat ion f rom an aut horized source, and must meet cer t ai n academic, medical , and physical standards - all of w h i ch ar e d i scu ssed b el o w .

Because t he maximum size of t he Cadet W ing is limited by law to t he sum of t he various appoint ment quot as in each nominat ing cat egory accumulated over a per iod of f our years - a t o t al o f 4 54 6 individuals - the entering class strength depends on how many upperclassmen t here are when t he “ doolies” arrive t o st a r t B C T .

One of t he Regist rar ’s j obs, t hen , is to predict each f all (and revise that prediction throughout the spring) how many third, second , and first class cadets will still be in the Wing in late June. By subtracting that, total from 4546, we know how many appoint ment s we have to of f er . But it ’s not quit e t hat simple: e v e r y y e a r some signi f icant percent age of t hose appoint ed decline o u r o f f er s

(most of them to go to West Point or A nnapolis...). Si n ce w e can n o t a f f o r d t o w ai t f o r each d ecl i n at i o n b ef o r e w e o f f er t h e ad

dit ional appoint ment (t hat ’ s normally t oo late in t he cycle) , we in

tentionally oversubscribe the class and hope our proj ections (upperclass strength and appointee declinations) are reasonably accurate. For t he past f ew entering classes, proj ect ions h av e b een w i t h i n ab o u t 25 cad et s.

I n each entering class we try to have roughly 65 percent o f t h e cadets medically qualified for pilot training and another 10 percent quali f ied f or navigat or t raining. T he remaining 25 percent

are qualified for commissioning only. We also try to m e et t h e minority recruiting goals established by the A cademy B o ar d t o serve t he needs of t he A ir Force: 8.5 percent Black s, 5.5 percent

Hispanos, 3.0 percent • A sian A mericans, and 1.0 percent A merican Indians. In addition, the A thletic Department w a n t s t o

at tract and admit highly qualif ied at hlet es who can compete and win for the A cademy in intercollegiate competition. W e also hope t o enroll about 12 percent women in each ent ering class, again t rying t o meet t he needs of t he A ir Force. Only in t h i s l ast category does st udent int erest match our ent ry goals: w o m e n comprise about 12 percent of the inquiries we receive regarding admission ; about 12 percent of t hose who f ill out and r e t u r n t h e initial f orms we send are women ; and women receive ab o u t 12 percent of all t he nominat ions that are made. I n t he case of pilot s, minorit ies, and athlet es we have t o t ak e int o account t heir special status or sk ill and give them ext ra credit in t he comput at ion o f t heir whole per son scores t o assure their success in t h e sel ect i o n process. M ore on t hat lat er .

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Each admissions cycle starts early in the spring when high school j uniors write for information and a precandidate quest ion naire (PCQ). The cycle continues through the following y e a r , u p

u n t i l t h e cl ass en t er s i n l at e J u n e . T h u s w e ar e n o w wor k ing bot h wit h candidates who want t o enter t his summer , and with precan didat es who hope t o ent er next summer ; there is about a f iv e month overlap. Submission of a PCQ is the first step in t he pro cess and t riggers us t o init iat e an admissions f ile on t he applicant .

About 35,000 young people ask for PCQs; some 12,000 r e t u r n

t hem . A pparent ly many individuals who inquire are not v e r y serious, or t hey are t urned o f f by the inf orm at ion we provide about applicat ion requirem ent s, admissions st andar ds, an d cad et commit ment s. Precandidat e f orms are opt ically scanned an d aut omat ically scored . T he inf ormat ion provided is t abulat ed , weighted , and converted t o a whole-person score, in a m a n n e r much like we evaluate o f f icial , school-veri f ied inf ormat ion w e receive on nominated candidat es (discussed later) . T he precan didates are sort ed by congressional dist rict and stat e, an d each individual ’s name, address, and scores are f orwarded t o M em b er s o f Congress t o help t hem in t he select ion of t heir n o m i n ees. A

report is sent each month (September through January) t o ev er y

Senat or and Represent at ive wit h t he names o f all t heir co n st i t uent s who have ret urned a PCQ t o t he A cademy .

A bout hal f of t he precandidat es are encouraged t o cont inue i n

the admissions process. A n evaluation of the self-reported i n f o r

mat ion t hey provide on t he PCQ indicat es t hey have t he pot ent ial

to meet or exceed USA FA minimums. Those who don’t appear t o

be qualif ied are encouraged t o provide addit ional inf ormat ion , t o ret ake st andardized t est s, or ot herwi se improve t heir r eco r d so that they might quali f y . I f t hey f ail t o do so , t hey r ecei v e n o f urt her considerat ion , even i f t hey lat er obt ain a n o m i n at i o n f r o m

a Member of Congress or some other source. By leveling w i t h t hem early in t he cycle, we hope to avoid raising expect at ions t h at D E F I N I T I O N S O F A D M I SSI O N S T E R M S

Prospect ive Candidate— A n individual expressing an interest in at tending t he A ir Force A cademy .

Precandidat e— A n individual who submits a precandidat e quest ionnaire t o t he A cademy .

A pplicant — A n individual who applies t o a M ember of Congress or anot her nom inat ing authority request ing a n o m i n at i o n .

N ominat ion— T he result of nam ing an applicant as an A cademy candidat e by a nominat ing aut hority .

N ominee— A n applicant who has obt ained a nominat ion i n a cat egory aut horized by law .

Candidate— A legally nom inat ed individual whose name h as been recorded by t he D irect or of Cadet A dmissions.

A ppoint ment —A n of f er of admission t o a f ully quali f ied can d i d at e

A ppoint ee— A quali f ied candidat e who has been select ed f o r a d m i ssi o n .

Cadet—A n appointee who has been admitted to the A cademy and has taken the oat h of allegiance.

cannot be fulfilled. They also have time to improve t h ei r st at u s o r to pursue an alternate avenue to a college education.

A precandidat e who is recommended f or f urt her adm issions

processing is scheduled for a medical examination by t he D epart ment

of

D ef ense

M edi cal

Exam i nat i on

Review

Boar d

(DODMERB). DODMERB notifies the student by letter as t o t h e date, time, and place of the examination. Normally i t i s conducted at a government medical facility near the i n d i v i d u al ’ s home, although we have recently started to use civilian c o n t r a c t examining centers in areas where government hospitals ar e f ew and far between. One exam serves the needs of all academies, a s well as each service’s ROTC scholarship program.

Some precandidates who appear exceptionally well qualified are designat ed “ t ent at ive candidates’ ’ and are t reat ed as t hough

they had already received a nomination. They are sent a can d i d at e kit containing all the necessary admissions forms, and t hey are scheduled for the Physical A ptitude Exam (PAE) and a L i ai so n Of ficer evaluation. By expediting their processing prior t o t heir actually receiving a nomination, we hope to be able t o m a k e t h em an of ficial of fer of appointment as soon as they are n o m i n at ed .

To be competitive with civilian colleges and universities an d w i t h the other service academies, we have to of fer appointments t o highly qualified individuals as soon as we possibly can each year , before they decide to accept an of fer elsewhere. Individuals w h o obt ain of f icial nominat ions are ref erred to as candidat es. Only

candidates can be appointed to the Cadet Wing. No nomination?

- - no chance f or an appoint ment .

Nomination sources fall into two general categories: C o n gressional, and what we call military-af filiated. Each Sen at o r an d Representative, as well as the Vice-President , is authorized t o have a maximum of five “ charged’’ cadets attending t h e A cademy at one time. For each cadet vacancy that occurs the —through graduation, disenrollment , or resignation Congr essman may nominate a maximum of ten candidat es t o b e

considered for the appointment . Nominees must be legal r esi d en t s of the Congressman ’s dist rict or state. I n t he case of milit ary

families who maintain a legal residence separate from t h ei r cu r rent place of duty, dependents may apply to either t h e “ h o m e” Congressman or the “ duty” Congressman, but if we receive

nominat ions f rom bot h st at es or district s we have t o ask t h e can didat e t o choose one residence or t he other . T he V ice P r esi d en t nominates from the United States at large, so it ’s a good idea f or military children to write him also —although he will not nor mally nominate an individual who already has a Senator ’ s or Represen

tative’s nomination. It is not necessary to personally k n o w t h e Members of Congress, since they want to nominate outstanding individuals who have a chance to qualify for A cademy appoint ments. On the other hand they may ask the applicant t o ap p ear for an interview - with a selection panel or the Congressman personally - to add a subj ective touch to the nomination p r o c e ss .

T he Congressmen indicat e which met hod we must use in s e

lecting the qualified candidates to be appointed to fill their respec tive vacancies. Some choose to nominate a principal can d i d at e with numbered alternates: in this case we must appoint t he pr in cipal nominee if that person qualifies; otherwise we go down t he Congressman’s list in designated order until we find t h e f i r st nominee who qualifies. Only about 15 percent of the M em b er s o f Congress use this method. A nother 15 percent choose t o nominate a principal candidate and nine competitive al t er n at es: again, if the principal nominee is qualified, that per son is appointed; if not , we at the A cademy select the best (f ullyqualified) candidate provide us with up to ten competitive nominees f or each of t heir vacancies: here we choose t h e b est f rom among t hose who quali f y and of f er t hat individual t he ap

pointment . When a Congressional nominee doesn’t win a n a p pointment to fill the vacancy against which he or she i s nominated , t hat doesn ’t mean t here is no chance f or sel ect i o n .

A fter each vacancy has been filled, all qualified candidates n o t y et appointed are rank-ordered and placed in a nationwide quali f ied alternate (Q.A .) pool . It is from this pool that we pick additional

cadet s t o fi ll up t he class, and at t he same t ime meet our minorit y ,

athlete, pilot and navigator goals. Qualified alternate w i n n er s ar e

not “ charged ” t o t he Congressman . T hus some M embers o f C o n gress have many more t han f ive of t heir const it uent s att ending t he

A cademy. More on Q.A . selection in a moment .

There are seven military-af filiated nomination categories t h at provide additional opportunities for young people to com pet e f or

A cademy appoint ment s.

President ial : V acancies allocat ed t o t he President o f t h e U nit ed St at es have been reserved f or children of career m ilit ary

personnel which includes enlisted, warrant , and commissioned personnel of the A ir Force, A rmy, Navy, M arine Corps a n d Coast Guard (active, retired, or deceased). The term c a r e e r applies to members of Regular and Reserve components w h o h av e served continuously on active duty for at least eight years; and t o ( <

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ret irees whet her living or deceased who have received r et i r ed o r retainer pay . Children of Reservist s who ret ired while n o t o n act ive dut y are not eligible.

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Children of D eceased or D isabled V et erans: Considered i n t h i s

category are children of deceased or 100% disabled ar m ed f o r ces vet erans whose death or disabilit y was det ermined t o b e ser v i ce-

connected; or children of military personnel or federally employed civilian personnel who are in a missing or capt ured status. Individuals eligible in this category will n o t b e co n si d er ed in t he President ial category .

Children of M edal of H onor Recipient s: T he children o f M ed al

of Honor recipients who served in any branch of the ar m ed services may apply for a nomination in this category. I f applicant s meet the eligibility criteria and qualify on the entrance ex am i n a tions, they will be appointed to the A cademy.

A ir Force Regular and Reserve Components: Vacancies a r e available f or enlisted members of Regular and Reserve c o m

ponents of the A ir Force. A FR 53-10 gives complete i n st r u ct i o n s for applying. A n applicant in this category must submit A F F o r m 1786 through is or her unit commander who will forward i t t o t h e A dmissions Of f ice at t he A cademy .

Honor Military Schools: Certain Honor Military Schools a r e designated by the Departments of the A ir Force, A rmy and N avy to nominate A cademy candidates from among their honor students. Each school may annually nominate five candidates t o compete for the vacancies. Students should apply to t h ei r sch o o l .

A ir Force ROT C : M embers of college and high school A i r

Force Reserve Of ficer Training Corps (A FROTC) units m a y apply in this category. Five students from each unit may be nominated to compete for the authorized vacancies. St u d en t s should apply to their Professor of A erospace Studies o r A erospace Education Instructor who will recommend nominees t o t h e h ead o f t h e i n st i t u t i o n .

Superintendent : Individuals qualified through the precandidate program will be automatically considered for one of t he f i f ty nominations allocat ed t o t he A cademy Superintendent .

N o

special application is required; all recommended precandidates are aut omat ically considered .

Since most of these categories are nationwide competitive, w e encourage those eligible to also write their two U .S. Senat or s, and the Representative of their congressional district i n o r d er t o i m prove their chances for selection. A fter all, it ’s generally easier t o compete against only nine other individuals, compared t o t h e hundreds who apply in each of these non-Congressional categories. We also encourage young people to apply early during the summer or early fall —especially to their M em b er s o f Congress. Many Congressmen have application deadlines i n

Oct ober or N ovember ; in any case t hey must submit t he n am es o f t heir nominees t o the A cademy by t he end of January . I n f o r m a tion on deadlines and application formats is routinely provided by t he A dmissions O f f ice at t he A cademy - it ’ s sent along w i t h t h e

precandidate questionnaire to each individual who inquires.

A s soon as we receive a nominat ion f or a recommended p r e c a n

didate, we acknowledge that nomination and send the i n d i v i d u al

a candidate k it . I n t he k it are all t he admissions f o r m s w h er e w e obtain personal data and information on activities (t o be veri f ied by school of ficials), a request for a high school transcript , a drug abuse statement , and a number of other items. At this point we

schedule the candidate for a Physical A ptitude Examination (PAE) conducted at an A ir Force Base or by A dmissions L i a i so n Officers at a school gym or armory near the candidate’s h o m e .

The PAE is a test consisting of four exercises designed t o m e a su r e coordination, strength, endurance, speed and agility. T h e exercises are (1) horizontal bar pull-ups for men or f l ex ed ar m hang for women, (2) standing long-j ump, (3) basketball t hrow , and (4) 300-yard shuttle run. Here is the only place i n t h e en t i r e admissions system where we dif ferentiate between male an d female performance. In scoring the PA E (on a 200 to 800 scale,

lik e t he one used f or t he Scholast ic A pt it ude T est) , we give t he average women’s performance the same point value as t he average

men’s performance. Failure to score 400 points on this t est i s d i s qualifying, but nearly any young person who has been reasonably active in high school athletics or works out regularly an d i s i n good physical condition can score that high. We typically 18

eliminate about 15 percent of the otherwise qualified can d i d at es

f or f ailure t o pass t he PA E .

A dmissions L iaison O f f icer s (L O s) are al so mat ched w i t h t h e candidates at this point , based on an assignment system using zip codes nat ionwide and overseas. L Os are primarily A ir F o r c e Reserve of f icers (alt hough some are on act ive duty , ret ired , or in t he A ir N at ional Guard) who serve as counselor s and ev al u at o r s f or young people seek ing admission t o t he A cademy . T h e L O i s sent an opt ically scanable f orm , preprint ed wit h t he can d i d at e’ s

name, address, and telephone number , that must be filled o u t an d returned within 45 days. The LOs are expected to evaluate an d

report on t he candidat e’s m ot ivat ion , ability t o get along wit h ot hers, sel f conf idence, communicat ive skills, and physical and mental prepar ation f or cadet lif e. W e expect the L O t o “ t el l i t l i k e it is,’ ’ because t hese f act or s are num erically rat ed o n a scal e o f 1

to 5, weighted, and summed to yield an overall LO evaluation t hat in most cases becomes a part of t he candidat e’s whole person scor e. Research on recent classes has shown st at ist ically t h at o f al l t he inf ormat ion we collect in t he admissions process, t h e seco n d b est i n d i cat o r o f r et en t i o n an d su ccess o f cad et s i s t h e L O ev al u a

t ion . T he best indicat or is t he A cadem ic Composit e.

A cademic potential is measured by standardized college e n trance test scores and an evaluation of prior academic p e r

f o r m an ce . C an d i d at es m u st t ak e ei t h er t h e Sch o l ast i c A pt it ude T est (SA T ) of t he College Board A dmissions T est ing Program (A T P) , or t he A merican College T est (A CT ) bat t ery . M i n i m u m SA T and A CT scores have been est ablished through research o n

previous classes at levels below which candidates would h a v e a n extremely dif ficult time handling the A cademy’s demanding academic program and would more than likely flunk out i n t h e f ourth class year . M inimum scores (shown in t able 1) ar e at ab o u t

the 60th percentile of all high school seniors planning t o at t en d

college. Candidat es wit h low or disquali f ying scores o n t h ese t est s are encouraged to retake them in order to qualify or improve t heir

competitive standing. We use the highest individual t e st sc o r e s a candidate provides, regardless of when or how often t h e t est s w er e t a k en .

Prior academic per f ormance is measured primarily by r an k i n

high school class. When this information is not available w e c o n

sider courses t ak en and grades earned . W e also adj ust f o r sch o o l s k nown t o have high st andards, f or special program s t h e st u d en t may have com plet ed (honor s, advanced placement , et c.) , o r f o r

post high school education (preparatory school or college). T h e

Prior A cademic Record (PA R) score is based on a 200-800 scale, lik e the SA T . T he minimum acceptable score of 400 ref lect s a class rank at about t he 60t h percent ile.

But meet ing minimum s in math , English , and PA R does n o t necessarily mean a candidat e quali f ies academically , b eca u se w e use a composite of t hese scores which al so has a minimum v a l u e .

W e expect t he candidat e t o show st rengt h in one or m o r e ar eas i n or der t o quali f y . A st udent relat ively weak in mat h must be st rong

in English, and vice-versa. A student whose high school r eco r d i s

relat ively weak must score high on t he SA T or A CT . I n o t h e r words t he minim um accept able A cademic Composite is higher t han t he composite of t he minim ums. I n the A cademic C o m posite, mat h and science are weight ed more heavily t han English an d so ci al st u d i es b ecau se o f t h e t ech n i cal n at u r e of t he A cademy curriculum . PA R is weight ed heavily , t oo , because it i s o n e o f t h e best single predict ors of academic succes at t he A cademy . T o o b t ain a quali f ying A cademic Composit e score, candidat es m u st , o n t he average, be at about t he 75t h percent ile in class r an k as w el l as t he st andardized test s. Scores about half way between t h e A cademy SA T or A CT test m inimums and t he class averages shown in T able 1 would produce a minimum quali f ying 2 6 5 0 A cademic Composit e score f or a st udent in t he t op 25% o f h i s o r her high school class.

A cademic Composit e comprises 70 percent of t he whole p e r so n

Weighted Composite. The other 30 percent , which we so m ew h at erroneously call “ Leadership Composite,” is the equally weighted sum of three inputs: Physical A ptitude Exam (PA E)

score, an at hlet ic act ivit ies score, and a non-at hlet ic act i v i t i es

score. Each of these is also normalized to the 200-800 point scale.

tive input . It ’s time to have people - of ficers from admissions,

ment . More points are awarded for lettering in a sport t h an f o r j ust being on the team; the team captain gets additional point s; A ll-Conference or All-State recognition is worth still m o r e. O n

- review the admissions folder for accuracy, unusual c o n t e n t o r circumstances, and consistency. In most cases this r ev iew d et er mines that the Weighted Composite and the L O evaluation a r e

I n at hlet ics we’re look ing f or excellence rat her t han m er e i n v o l v e

t he f acult y , t he Commandant ’s st af f , and t he athlet ic depart ment

the non-athlet ic side we rat e club and class leaders higher than

r easo n ab l e m easu r es o f t h e can d i d at e’ s st at u s r el at i v e t o h i s o r h er

those who merely j oin; we award extra points for achievements (such as Eagle Scout) and for recognition (such as sel ect i o n f o r

peers. I f the Weight Composite fairly and accurately depict s the candidat e’ s compet it ive posit ion , and i f t he L O evaluat ion i s deemed t o be t hor ough and well support ed , t hen t he sel ect i o n

Boys or Girls St at e) . W ork experience, ROT C , Civil A ir Pat rol ,

and a myriad of other activities are given appropriate v al u e . T h er e are no minimum scores in either of the activity indices, b u t at l ea st 1200 points are required on the Leadership Composite. L ac k o f participation in sports can be of fset by a strong PAE per f or mance. A low PA E score can be of fset by involvement i n ac tivities, etc. Unfortunately we find very little correlation b et w een these measures of “ leadership” and cadet performance. A t h l et i c

panel assigns a panel rating numerically equal to the v al u e o f t h e LO rating. I f not , the panel can recommend a higher o r l o w er rating, in ef fect moving the candidate up or down the qualit y index scale to a more appropriate position. LO evaluations c a n

have any numer ic value divisible by 10 bet ween 0 and 600; panel

ratings are limited to 100 (disqualifying), 300 (marginal), 500 (average; also the approximate average of all LO evaluations), 700 (outstanding), and 900 (truly exceptional). We t a k e t h r ee-

prowess and involvement in high school act ivit ies do not very well

predict leadership ability, military performance or r et en t i o n o f cadets. But until we find something better , we plan t o r et ai n t h em as a part of our whole person evaluation system.

Having determined a rather obj ective Weighted Composite - i t

t enths of t he L O evaluat ion/ panel rat ing and add it t o t h e

Weighted Composite to get the Selection Composite. T h e l at t er i s t h e sco r e w e u se t o r an k -o r d er can d i d at es f o r co n si d er at i o n i n t h e

various competitive nominating categories and in the quali f ied

t oo is a value bet ween 200 and 800 - it ’s t ime t o include a subj ec

al t er n at e sel ect i o n t o f i l l t h e cl a ss.

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Having covered the selection measures, let me return t o t h e selection cycle. In November we start to assemble completed c a n

d i d at e f i l es - i n d i v i d u al s h av e r ecei v ed t h ei r n o m i n at i o n s an d al l their paperwork is in. In many cases their DODMERB m ed i cal

evaluat ion is also complet ed (t his is not a requirement early in t he cycle, since we can of f er condit ional appoint ment s, an d w e can subsequent ly adj ust t o meet our medical mix goals) . Early selec t ion panels are designat ed and begin t heir work of reviewing records. W e send t o t he panels f iles of f ully quali f ied principal nominees and f iles of t hose whose Select ion Composit e is so high (assuming an appropriat e panel r at ing is assigned by the panel) t hat t he individual is certain t o win in t he long run o n a n at i o n wide basis (even if some ot her more highly qualif ied can d i d at e i s w i n n er i n t h at subsequent ly designat ed t he “ charged individual ’s compet it ion) . T he panels review these f iles, assign t heir rat ings, and i f the principal nominee is f ully quali f ied or i f t he Select ion Composit e exceeds our early select ion cut of f , t he record goes t o t he A cademy Board f or approval of appointment . > 9

A computer roster , with recommended candidates rank-ordered

according to t heir Select ion Composit e, is reviewed by the A cademy Board . T he select ion panel chairman present s an d discusses each case, and t he boar d vot es t o accept or adj ust the panel rat ing, and approve or rej ect t he of f er of appoint ment . T h i s early select ion sequence of event s is repeat ed week af t er w eek

throughout December , January, February, and March until w e

have approved about 1000 appoint ment of f ers. M ost of o u r at hlet es, minorit ies, and t op qualit y scholars are selected t hrough t h i s p r o cess.

N ow , in early A pril , it ’s t ime f or regular select ion . A l l t h e completed f iles not yet considered by t he A cademy Board in early select ion are sorted alphabet ically . Segm ent s of t he alphabet are assigned t o each of eight panels. L ik e t he early select ion panels, t hese regular select ion panels are chaired by a f ull co l o n el an d have representat ives f rom D F , CW , A H and RR . Over t he c o u r s e of a day t hey review about 200 records each , or a t ot al o f o v er 1500 f iles all t old . T hey approve t he L O rating or assign t heir own panel rating, as was done in early select ion . T wo addit ional st andardizat ion panels review any 100, 300, 700, or 900 rat ings t he regular panels assign , overriding any rating t hat i s i n co n si st en t or unwarrant ed , and changing it back t o t he L O rat ing o r 500 (whichever is appr opriat e) . A gain , comput er rosters are generat ed f or t he A cademy Board t o review ; and again the board a p p r o v e s , or rej ect s and adj ust s, t he wor k of t he panels. Once al l t h e sco r es are in the comput er , with the help of a rather complex co m p u t er algorit hm , t he A dmissions O f f icer ident i f ies Congressional vacancies not yet f illed by early select ees and assigns a w i n n er t o

each . W e also ident i f y how many more appoint ment s m ust b e made t o reach t he aut horized annual quot a in each milit aryaf f iliat ed nominat ion cat egory ( 100 President ial , 85 Regular airmen , 85 Reserve airmen , 20 A FROT C and/ or H onor M ilit ary

School, up to 65 Children of Deceased or Disabled Veterans i n t h e Wing, and unlimited numbers of Children of M edal of H o n o r Winners) and designate those winners. This process ad d s ab o u t

400 new appoint ees. T hen a f ew days lat er we ret urn t o t h e A cademy Boar d wit h separat e rank -ordered (by Selection C o m

posite) listings of candidates in the pilot-qualified

m ed i cal

cat egory , t he navigator-quali f ied cat egory , and t he co m m i ssi o n -

only category. Depending on how the 1400 or so already a p pointed break out medically, we come down each list an d o f f er suf f icient appoint ment s f r om each group t o bot h f ill t h e cl ass an d

o b t ai n t h e d esi r ed m ed i cal m i x - b u t w e al so h av e t o assu r e t h at

t he f ir st 150 Q .A . winners and t hree of each f our t hereaf t er a r e Congressional nominees (t hat ’s t he f ederal law) . T he Superint en dent ’ s nom inees can only f ill t he one out of f our nonCongressional Q .A . vacancies. I n t his process we leave ab o u t 200 spaces f or lat e quali f ier s and t he inevit able appoint ment s w e m u st make t o replace an appoint ee who declines our of f er .

W hen all t he smoke clears, wit h a bit of luck , we end up having of f ered about 1900 appoint ment s t o some o f t he best y o u n g people t his nation has t o of f er . A verage test scores of the ap point ees, shown in T able 1, are at about t he 88th t o 92nd percen t ile of all high school seniors planning t o att end college. T able 2 shows some of t he typical achievement s of our recent ent ering classes, percent ages t hat change very lit t le f rom class t o cl a ss.

A bout 20 t o 25 percent of t he appointees deli ne t he opport unity , leaving about 1450 who actually arrive f or BCT in lat e J u n e . A l l along we will have let t he Congressmen not i f y t he winners b ef o r e we f ollowed up wit h the of f icial paperwork f rom t he A cademy .

From January t hrough June we also provided each M ember o f Congress wit h a st at us report on all of his or her n o m i n ees.

T o a f ew of t hose who f ell j ust short of making t he ent er ing cl ass w e o f f er a n u m b er o f al t er n at i v es; so m e A F R O T C f our-year scholarships, some appoint ment s t o at t end the A cademy Prep School , and some Falcon or Sk elly Foundat ion scholar ships t o a t tend civilian prep schools. T o t he rest we of f er our congrat ula tions on their f ine past record - you have t o be aw f ully good t o even qualif y f or appoint ment considerat ion - and we w i sh t h em success in what ever the f ut ure holds f or t hem . M any will reapply f or t he f ollow ing year ’s ent ering class and st art t he w h o l e ad m i s sions process over again . I n t he A dmissions O f f ice we hardly have t ime t o relax - anot her group o f precandidat es is already f i v e m ont hs int o their admissions cycle.

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It ’s a complex, involved process that ’s constantly being re viewed and modi f ied . W e’ ve t ried a number of innovat ions recently - like selecting an additional group of appointees, o v e r and above the number authorized, using non-traditional cr i t er i a that we thought would relate to higher motivation and proj ect

bet t er ret ent ion - t he experiment has not been very su ccessf u l .

The use of LO evaluations as subj ective panel ratings i s n ew t h i s

year, as are the Superintendent ’s nominations. We’re t rying t o improve LO interview evaluation techniques. We have s o m e n e w publications at the printers and a new movie in production. W e’ r e always open to suggestions for improvements, and we’re always looking for graduate involvement . I guess the bottom l i n e i s t h at the select ion of t he leaders of t he U nit ed St ates A ir F o r ce f o r t h e early 21st century is a responsibility not to be taken light ly . Y ou

may rest assured we recognize and accept that responsibility.

A dm issions O f f ice sent more t han 1700

letters to grads who had indicated an in terest in the L O program on the annual A OG biographical form. A fter being con tacted by local area coordinators only about 30 grads were truly interested in becoming LOs. We think the reason for the low response was a lack of knowledge A

Involvement in activities and recognition earned throughout high school by cadets in a recent entering class (percent):

C l a ss P r esi d en t

Of ficers (LOs) in the Denver metropolitan area which gives us the opportunity to visit the A cademy A dmissions Of fice on a regular basis, and keep up with hap penings at the A cademy. In October , the

of t he L O program .

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counselor and recruit er f or t he A cademy and A FROT C scholarship programs. H e

will be assigned to four or five high schools and t he same number of j unior

high schools. To develop a good working relationship with guidance counselors and students, the LO must visit the high

C l a ss V i ce- P r esi d en t

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7

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11

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5

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20

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11

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h o u r s.

Y ear book / N ew spaper Edit or or Busi ness M anager

6

13

7

will be asked by the A cademy A dmissions

B a n d o r O r c h est r a

22

33

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D eb at e T ea m

9

11

9

D r a m at i c P r o d u ct i o n s

25

36

27

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11

28

13

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31

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27

B a sk et b a l l

15

23

16

B a seb a l l

12

12

12

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30

35

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9

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81

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33

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t h i s w o r k s o u t t o ar o u n d 20 w o r k h o u r s

BoysV Gir ls’ St ate or BoysV Gir l s’ N at ion C it izenship A w ar d N at ional H onor Societ y

A t h l et i c L et t er A w a r d s

Sw im m ing A ny one or mor e spor t s T eam Capt ai n (one or mor e spor t s) Boy/ Gir l Scout s

38

25

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Eagle/ First Class Scout

10

5

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C i v i l A i r P at r o l

7

4

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3

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JR O T C

8

6

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P r i v a t e P i l o t L i c en se

4

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T A BL E 2

Un ited St ates A ir F orce A cademy M ission : T o

provide instruction and experience to all Cadets so that they graduate with the knowledge and character

essential to leadership and the m otivati on t o become

schools at least t hree t imes a year and t he

j unior high schools once a year . A non active duty L O must have an occupation t hat will also allow t ime f rom his or her

j ob to make these visits during school A r ound January of each year the L O

O f f ice t o int erview and evaluate ap

pointees to the A cademy. By this time, the L O is pretty well familiar with the can d i d at e’ s m o t i v at i o n an d d esi r es. T h e L O i s

expected to make a candid recommenda

t ion t o t he A cademy as t o t he candidat e’ s

suitability to become a cadet and stick it out to graduation. This is a dif ficult , but rewar ding j ob .

I n ad d i t i o n t o t h ese d u t i es t h e L O al so

ordinator outlining his activities. A ll of

each mont h , which f or Reservist s count f o r r et i r em en t .

T here are now more than 200 grads in

the LO program and they play an impor

t an t r o l e i n t h e sel ect i o n o f f u t u r e A i r

Force O f f icers. W e thoroughly enj oy our associat ion wit h t he L O program and en

courage other grads to become involved.

A nyone int erest ed in t he program can cont act L t Col D ick Brown or M aj Jim Pet er schmidt at : U SA F A cademy (RRV) , CO 80840. T elephones are: A ut ovon 259-2640 and commercial (303) 472-2640.

I t ’ s our A lm a M ater . L et ’ s help select t hose who f ollow in our pat h !

Capt ain M ilt on P . K udlac, ’ 69

Captain William A . Blumberg, ’71

car eer o f f i cer s i n t h e U n i t ed St at es A i r F o r ce.

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G O N E B U T N O T FO R G O T T EN R ichard J. Wendin, ‘80 2L t Richard J . W endin , Class of 1980, was k illed in a n H H - 5 3 helicopter accident near Kirtland A FB, NM on September 29, 1981. H e is survived by his wi f e, Bet h , of L ak ewood , OH and by his parent s, M r . and M rs. Robert G . W endin , and brothers R o b and Randy , of Fair f ield , CT .

Rick was a member of the 33rd Cadet Squadron at the A cademy. He maj ored in civil engineering and graduated f r o m U ndergraduate Pilot T raining at Fort Rucker , A L . Rick w a s a t Kirtland A FB transitioning into the HH-53 prior to his assign ment t o M cClellan A FB , CA . A t the time of his deat h , h e w as

assigned to the 1550th A ircrew Training and Test Wing a t

K i r t l an d .

T o t hose who k new him , Rick will be remem bered most f o r h i s ever-present smile and cheer f ul att it ude.

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 6

October with burial at the A cademy Cemetery. Contributions i n

his memory may be made t o t he Richard J . W endin M em orial Fund, A ssociation of Graduates, USA F A cademy, CO 80840. (L t Col Curt is H . Y arwood , U SA F , Ret .)

M ark C. Tunis, ‘77 Capt ain M ark C . T unis, Class of 1977, died on 13 N ovember

1981 at the Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, P A .

A fter graduation from the A cademy, he completed pilot t raining

at W illiam s A FB , A Z , and was t hen t ransf er red t o L itt le R o ck A FB , A R , where he served wit h t he 61st T A S f lying C- 130s. H e w as buried in t he A cademy Cemet ery on 17 N ovember . Capt ain

Tunis is survived by his wife, Shelley; his parents, M r . an d M r s.

W illiam C . T uni s; and a brot her , H ampt on .

M ichael D . L auder dale, ‘71

Michael D. Lauderdale, Class of 1971, died on 13 January

1982, when t he A ir Florida j et liner on which he was a p a sse n g e r

cr ash ed

into

the

P o t o m ac

R i v er

a f t er

t ak eo f f

from

the

W ashingt on D C N at ional A irport . M r . L auderdale was employed

as a pilot for A ir Florida and is survived by his parents. M aj or

(Ret) and M rs. W illiam R . L auderdale, and a brot her . Capt ain Earle C . L auderdale, Class of 1973. Cont ribut ions in his memory may be made t o t he M ichael D . L auderdale M emorial Fund , A ssociation of Graduat es, U SA F A cademy CO 80840.

R ichard J. Wendin, ‘80 22

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B arry S. R eusche, ‘78 Captain Barry Scot t Reusche, Class of 1978, died on N o v e m b e r 2, 1981, of a viral blood inf ect ion at Reese A FB , T X . H e i s su r

vived by his wife, Denise, and son, Brion Scott , of 57 3 1 D u k e Street , Lubbock , TX 79416; his stepfather and mother , C D R an d M rs. Ralph Jenkins (USN, Ret .) of 8247 East Long Place, Englewood, CO 80112; his father and stepmother , Lt C o l an d M rs. Robert Reusche (USA F Ret .) of 557 Scenic Drive, S a n t a Barbara, CA 93103; his brother M aj . Robert Reusche o f P SC B o x 1046, A PO NY 09179; another brother M r . Gary Reusche o f Rout e 1, Box 300A , St ark ville, M S 39759; and his sister , M r s.

Sandra W eich of 520 Janetwood D rive, Oxnard , CA 93030.

Barry was a member of the 32nd Cadet Squadron and maj ored in civil engineering. He was on the Superintendent ’s L i st f o r t w o sem est er s an d t h e D ean ’ s L i st f o r sev en sem est er s. A s a Seco n d

Classman, Barry was an exchange student at the U .S. N a v a l

A cademy . H e graduat ed f rom U PT at Reese A FB and cont inued

there as an instructor pilot in T-37s. Barry was promoted t o

capt ain and awarded t he A ir Force Com mendat ion M edal post humously .

A m em o r i al ser v i ce w as h el d at R eese A F B o n N o v em b er 4 a n d

he was buried in the A cademy Cemetery on November 6. W e w i l l miss him very much. (I Lt Dana L . Briggs, USA F, Class of 1978) Thomas W. B r undige I V, ‘75 Captain T homas W . Brundige I V , Class of 1975, died a s a

r esu l t o f an F - 15 ai r cr a f t acci d en t o n 15 D ecem b er 198 1. A t t h e time of the accident , he was temporarily assigned to t h e 46 1st T act ical Fighter T raining Squadron at L uk e A FB , A Z . H i s

regular assignment was at L angley A FB , V A . H e is survived by his wi f e, Rhonda, and his parent s, M r . and M r s. T homas W .

Brundige 111.

M ichael A . M at tson, ‘79 I L t M ichael A . M at t son , Class of 1979, di ed as a r esult o f a F -4E ai r cr a f t acci d en t o n 18 D ecem b er 19 8 1. H e w as assigned t o

the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson A FB, N C .

L ieut enant M att son is survived by his m ot her , M r s. Joyce E .

M att son . Contr ibut ions in his memory may be m ade t o t h e

M ichael A . Mattson Memorial Fund, A ssociatioin of Graduates, U SA F A cademy CO 80840.

M ar k C. Tunis, ‘77

M ichael D . L auder dale, ‘71

Barry S. Reusche, ‘78

Thomas W. B r undige I V, ‘75

J ohn D . Sny der, ‘78 I L t John D . Snyder , Class o f 1978, died on 26 D ecember 19 8 1

in A ngeles City, Philippines, as a result of a home f i r e . H e w a s

buried in t he A cademy cemetery on 4 January . L ieut enant Snyder is survived by his f at her , L t Col John A . Snyder , U SA F (Ret ) , and his mother , M rs. Suzanne L . L ayman . Cont ribut ions i n h i s

memory may be made to the John D. Snyder Memorial Fund,

A ssociat ion of Graduates, U SA F A cademy CO 80840.

J ohn J. L equar, ‘81

2Lt John J. Lequar, Class of 1981, died as a result o f a T - 37 ai r

cr a f t acci d en t o n 20 N o v em b er 19 8 1 n ear F l o r en ce A Z . H e w a s

buried in t he A cademy cemetery on 27 N ov 1981. L ieut enant L equar is survived by his parent s, M r . and M rs. John J . L equar and a brother , James. Cont ribut ions in his memory may b e m ad e to t he John J . L equar M emorial Fund , A ssociat ion of Graduates, U SA F A cademy CO 80840.

John H . H uhn, ‘60 Commander John H . H uhn , Class of i 960, died in M onterey ,

CA , on 18 October 1981. A fter graduation from the A cademy, h e was commissioned in tji e U.S. Navy and completed basic f light

t raining. D uring his career , he served in numerous N aval Fighter Squadrons flying F-4s. He is survived by his wife, Judy , t wo sons and a daughter .

D avid Costeira, ‘78 I L t D avid Costeira, Class of 1978, died on D ecember 26, 1981, in a home f ire while visiting his classmat e, I L t John D . Snyder , over t he Christ mas holidays in A ngeles Cit y , Philippines. H e i s survived by his parents, M r . and Mrs. John Costeira. (Phot o unavailable.)

J ohn D . Sny der, ‘78

M ichael A . M at tson, ‘79

O B I T U A R I E S P U B L I SH E D I N C H E C K P O I N T S The “ Gone But Not Forgotten” portion of Checkpoints i s o n e

t hat all readers review wit h int erest and respect . B eca u se

obituaries require of ficial inf ormation concerning t h e

f act s

related t o deat h , t he Checkpoints staf f has encountered incr easing dif f icult ies in it s service of preparing obit uaries. Examples include t he use o f out dated phot ographs, t he inabilit y t o get accu r at e i n

formation on graduates who have left the military service o r a r e serving in another branch, and the lack of background i n f o r m a

t ion and photographs o f t he more recent classes. T he r esu l t h as been t hat some obit uaries, wr it t en by relatives or f riends, contain much more inf ormat ion t han t he Check poi nt s st af f can gat her on

a deceased graduate. A nother complicating factor is t h e d i f

f erence in t he amount of magazine space available in a given issue and the increasing num bers of gr aduates who will be l i st ed i n t h i s sect ion in t he f ut ure. Consequently , our policy f or t h e f u t u r e w i l l

be to publish only obituaries written by a friend or r el at iv e w i t h

t he name of the author f ollowing t he obit uary . W e request c u r

rent photographs be included with these obituaries. F o r d eceased graduates for whom we receive no obituary by press t ime, we wi ll continue to publish a photograph from the graduate’s f i les, i f available and if space permits, along with whatever f act u al material is provided to us by the Casualty Division of t he Depart

ment of the A ir Force. For in f ormation on writing obit uaries, please contact the edit or .

J ohn J . L equar, ‘81

J o h n H . H u h n, ‘60

C H A PT ER N EW S SO U T H W E ST O H I O CH A PT ER

Special active members recognized for their contributions included: Denny King

The Southwest Ohio Chapter has a big year ahead. A s always, the big event of the year will be the State of the Wing Dinner on A pril 23. This year’s speaker will be Maj or General Kelley. A ll grads in t he area should make plans t o at tend t his inf ormative and enj oyable event .

T he chapt er held elect ions f or new m em b er s t o t h e b o ar d o f d i r ect o r s an d o f

f icers f or t his year . T he new board

m em b er s t o ser v e u n t i l O ct o b er 19 83 ar e :

M r . By Theurer ’61, Lt Col Harry Allen ’63, Maj Homer Lichtenwalter ’66, Maj Bob M cN amara ’66, Capt L ar ry Carr ’70

and Lt Bryan Waechter ’80. The chapter of f icers to serve unt il Oct ober 1982 are:

president , Capt Pat Lynch ’74; vice presi dent , Maj Ken Madsen ’^ ; secretary, Mr .

Jerry Westerbeck ’63; and treasurer , Capt Bob Welbaum ’70. The remaining board

(’63) who hosted our second consecut ive successf ul barbecue in t he f all and George

Kuzmiak (’66) who continued to manage

our dat a base and provide us wit h t he essent ial inf ormat ion to k eep our program

growing. Ron Hale (’71), newly-elected

member of the board , was recognized f or his organizat ional cont ribut ions as well as his t imely hit ting in t he f ir st annual in t erservice sof t ball mat ch (in which A ir

Force destroyed A rmy and Navy). Jerry

Smit h (’62), f irst president of t he associa t ion , was also recognized f or hi s continu ing cont ributions.

Special guest s at t he meet ing were T om M cN eil (’45 - W est Point) and Gen . Ed

Rafalko, his classmate. Tom, as our only

honorary member of t he N ort h T exas A ssociation , cont inued in his multiple role of guru , ment or , and lexicologist . Present

estimate is that by the 10th anniversary of

member s whose terms expire t his Oct ober are Capt Sam K aeser ’71, and L t H olly

our f irst business meet ing in 1980 T om will st op ref erring t o us as “ t he k ids. ” T he f inancial report made by B . J .

In addition to our State of the Wing Dinner this year we hope to include j oint luncheons with USMA and USNA grads

W e’ re managing t o remain solvent while

E m r i c k ’ 80 .

Bj orklund (’70) continued optimistic.

keeping our goals of

spending our

in the area, a gol f t ournament in the

revenues clearly in mind .

of ’ 82 in July . I f you live in the southwest

dicated a subst ant ial impr ovement in t he

and would li ke' t o j oin our chapter , con tact our membership chairperson . H olly Emrick , at A FW A L / FI GC , extension 54597. W e look f orward t o having you j oin us.

January 1981 membership had a t otal of 40; January 1982 67 paid mem ber s. T he 68 percent improvement in one year was

spring, and a welcome party for the Class

Ohio area or if you are coming here PCS

N ORT H T EX A S CH A PT ER P .O . B o x 14 18

Plano, T exas 75074 A s h i s l ast co m m an d d eci si o n i n an

ot herwi se successf ul year as president of t he N ort h T exas A ssociat ion , M ik e Gibbons (’63) wrest led order out of chaos by t hreatening t o recommend t o t he new

president that he not tap the keg at next

year ’s annual business meet ing unt il af t er

all the presentations. The 25 plus of us in

at tendance rapidly ident i f ied wit h t he ser i o u sn ess o f

t h e i ssu e b ased

on

the

threatened results and the meeting came

t o order at 8: 14 p .m .

M i ke recognized t he board and several act ive members f or t heir special contr ibu

tions during the year . Mike was the only

out -going member of t he board , since H .

Ownby (’69) who had been serving an abbreviated ter m , was nom inated f or a

full three-year term starting this year .

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Mike Gibbons’ president ’s report in

12-month period as far as membership.

noticeable in our activities during the

year . M ik e set high goals f or us, however , by reminding us of t he more t han 250 graduat es present ly based in t he N ort h T exas area. I n his remar k s, M ik e made a special note of t he cont ribut ions of board mem ber D orian Smit h (’78) in a recent u n i member ship drive am ong the f ormed ” contingent at Carswell . A suc i i

cessful meeting was held January 8 to stimulate that segment of our primarily civilian organization .

T he nominat ing com mitt ee

recom

fered a four-part program regarding

recruit ing: ( 1) Join t he A FA A t hlet ic A ssociation ; (2) Join t he Blue Silver Club ;

(3) Participate in Falcon Hunt ; (4) Write l et t er s

to

C o ach

K en

H at f i el d

re

garding what “ A FA did f or m e” that he can use in helping recruit scholar at hlet es.

Chuck also discussed t he k ey role of t he graduate as being identi f icat ion of scholar at hletes and t he primary role of t he

A t h l et i c A sso ci at i o n an d l i ai so n o f f i cer as

being quali f icat ion and communication

with those individuals. Gen. Rafalko,

now a planning execut ive wit h E-Syst ems

in Dallas, spoke very knowledgeably on

t he subj ect of his ext ended t our as direct or

of athletics for the A cademy. The general added comments regarding our ability to t al k about t he A cademy and it s contribu t ions with pot ent ial candidates without

j eopardizing our NCCA relationships providing we do not talk specifically about the athletic programs.

A fter group photos were taken by our outgoing president , the business meeting was adj ourned. A s is customary f ollowing the business metting, the newly-elected b o ar d

m et

to

el ect

o f f i cer s.

B.

J.

Bj orklund was elected president ; H .

Ownby, vice president , and Ron Hale, treasurer . Other members remaining on the board were Doug Tice (’62), Bill Reemtsma (’63), Dorian Smith (’78), and Bob St aib (’62) .

C O L O RA D O C H A PT ER T he Colorado Chapter (CCA OG) had an out st anding 1981. A mong our act ivit ies were co-sponsorship of l (X)t h N ight and our annual Spring D inner . L t . Col . D ick Covey ’68, a Space Shutt le ast ronaut , was

our speaker at the dinner, and he gave an out st anding presentation .

I n addit ion , t he chapt er sponsored a

picnic at Farrish Memorial and a raft trip

d o w n t h e A r k an sas R i v er . B o t h ev en t s

were well at tended and quit e enj oyable.

Finally, a 10,000 Meter Run (co-hosted by the West Point Chapter) and a tailgate

mended adding Ron Hale and H . Ownby to the board and this was unanimously ap

part y were done f or t he A F-A rmy game.

T ex as

highly successf ul t rain t rip t o Glenwood Springs was held on January 30-31 as our f irst event of 1982. Fut ure event s, in addi tion t o 100t h N ight , include our annual Spring D inner wit h K en Stevenson ’69 as guest speak er , anot her picnic at Farrish , and anot her raf t t rip down t he A r k ansas.

proved by the members in at t endance.

Chuck Richardson (’68), t he N ort h co o r d i n at o r

for

the

A t h l et i c

A ssociat ion as well as liaison o f f icer , in

troduced a program on how we as a group of interested graduates could support the recruiting ef forts of the A cademy, primarily in the area of bringing in the scholar athletes that we need to upgrade our athletic program. In addition to open

ing lines of communicat ion . Chuck of

A t this time, planning is well underway for 100th Night , 1982, with Col . Joe Engel anticipated to be the guest speaker . A

We look forward to seeing you when

you ’re in t he area.

C L A SS N EW S L ar ry C ot t on

5 10 2 L i n d a C o l o n i a

San A nt onio , T X 78233 (5 12) 653-9869

A s t his is w r itt en , San A nto nio f ol k s are convinced t h a t t h e Su n B el t i s sever al hundred m iles f ur t her sout h . T he tem perat ur e out side my k itchen w indow was 10° t his mor ning , and t he w i nd w as out o f t h e n o r t h a t a b o u t For ce Five. Rem inded me o f m y good ’ ole days w al k ing t o u r s .

Fir st , t he good new : t here are some b r ight , shiny st ar s glit ter ing am ong our r anks t hese days. A dd ing second ones were new M aj or G en er a l s P et e T O D D and Bob BEC K E L . Pi nning on t heir f ir st w ere new Br igadier Gener als H an k C A N T E R BU R Y , Br ad H O SM E R , and W ay ne JE FFE RSO N . I n addit io n t o m y congr at ulat ions, I w ant to say t hat I ’ m pr oud and happy about these w el l-deser ved pr omot ions t o f i n e m en . N ex t year I expect to f ill t hi s w ho le let ter tal k i ng about star s, because t here ar e many more out t her e t hat ar e deserving. For our new generals: Gent lemen , we pr oudly sal ut e.

A n ext ra salute m ay be in o rder f o r Pet e T O D D , w hose l et t er a r r i v ed j ust in t ime to m iss my deadli ne f or t he last new slet ter . P et e h a s a n ew br ide - W endy - and is now t he pr oud f at her o f a baseball t ea m . W i t h t h ei r combined ni ne chi ldren . I suspect that Pet e w il l manage, and W endy w i ll coach f ir st base. Pete also sent a C hr ist mas car d st at i ng t hat “ t he pro mot ion syst em has endeavored to f ind a new level o f i ncom pet ence f or me.” T hey may have a f ew mo re levels to go .

A hi nt t o all : Pet e has w r it ten t o me tw ice, and has t w o st a r s . N o w , I can ’ t guarantee anyt hing, but i f you want t o get ahead i n t h i s m a n ’ s A i r F o r ce - i t co u l d n ’ t h u r t !

Received a nice note f ro m K aren and W ayne P I T T M A N . W ayne, w ho is f ully awar e o f t he t r oubles I have i n w r it i ng t his new slet ter , is st ill Base C om manding at Z ar agosa, and t hey love Spai n . T hey ’ ve enj oyed so me drop-i n visi ts f r om sever al classmat es. W ayne and K aren (w ho should have been a D al las C ow boy C heer leader ) have been host s t o L o r i n K RU EGE R , D ave GO O D R I C H , L eigh H U N T , and Bob OA K S. N o ot her i nf orm at ion about t hose f our except t hat t hey ’ ve been in Spai n r ecent ly .

I tal ked t o K en SM I T H , w ho ret ur ned f r om K orea last sum mer , and is now in W ar Plans f or 12t h A i r For ce, r ight up t he r oad i n A u st i n . K en repor t s t hat t here ar e no other ’ 59er s t here at Bergst r om w it h hi m , but that he did hear f rom Jay M I T C H E L L . Seems t hat Jay , t h e o l d - h ea d f ighter j ock , is doing somet hing w it h bom ber s f or System s C o m m a n d a t W right-Pat . I ’ ll bet Jay has a pret t y gr it t y sm ile on his f ace i n t hat j ob , but K en is happy . K en may be able to make it dow n here t o o u r A l a m o A r ea C hapter o f t he A O G get -t oget her in late Januar y .

Speak ing of t he A OG get -toget her , Jim B RO W N is r unni ng f or chapt er pr esident , and I ’ ve been nom inated f or secr et ary . I plan t o vote f or Jim f or T he Prez and anyone else f or Sec. H ad a nice conver sat ion w it h J .J . G A U N T , w ho is on t h e D O St a f f o f t he 14t h A D at Beale. J .J . says his j ob i nvolves a lit t le bit o f j ust about ever yt hing, but t hat he’ s enj oying it . H e tal k s occasionally w it h L ar ry FO RT N E R , w ho is t he V ice W ing C om mander at C ast le, a n d w i t h D i c k GO ET Z E , W i ng CO o f t he 320t h Bom b W ing at M at her . D ick ’ s W ing has recent ly w on compet it ions in about ever yt hing t hat SA C W ings compete in , incl uding best t ank er , B-52, EW , and SRA M . C o u l d b e t h a t D ick w i ll be one o f t he st ar s I ’ ll be f i ll ing t his let ter w it h next year .

A f inal note: t he i nf or m at ion and lengt h o f t his let ter i s i n d i r ec t pr opor t ion t o the amount o f mail I get . Please drop me a card , note o r even a phone call .

Fly saf e.

H O M E C O M I N G 19 8 2 : 2 O c t o b er .

C .T . D ougl ass 3305 Edgemer e A ve., N E M inneapolis, M N 554 18 (6 12) 781-972 1

A not her o f our classmates has f al len . Seal H U H N , o ne o f the t r uly nicest guys I ’ve ever k now n , died o f a hear t at t ack o n O c t o b er 18 t h i n M onterey , C A . I t seem s l ik e yester day w hen w e w ho at tended t h e 2 0 t h reunion wer e j o ki ng w it h Seal abo ut our memo ries o f dool ie t rai ni ng and his ult im ate decision t o j oin t he N avy . A lt hough he h a d l o st a l i t t l e m o r e hai r , he w as his t r ue j ovial sel f , very pr oud o f his a f f i l i a t i o n w i t h A F A and t he N avy , and loaded w it h st or ies and good humor . Sea l i s su r v i v ed by his w i f e, Judy , tw o sons and daughter . H is last st at ion was V i rginia Beach (do you r emem ber our C lass vi sit to V ir ginia Beach dur ing a sum mer or ientat ion t r ip ?) . C ondolences can be sent to Judy at 104 1 Y ard ley L anding, V irgi nia Beach , V A 23462. W or d o f his passi ng came t o me t hr ough BG T ony BU RSH N I C K , C om m ander o f t he 60t h M A W g at T r avi s. T hank s, T ony , and congrat ulat ions f or becomi ng o n e o f o u r f i r st t wo C lass o f ’ 60 generals! L est w e f orget , ot hers o f o u r cl a ss w h o a r e n o longer w it h us ar e Reed W A U G H , Sam W A T E RS, D on W A RE , D o n T H U RM A N , Bob SA P P , Eddie M O RT O N , J .D . M I L L S, Jabo M C CA I N , D ick M A T T H E W S, M ike L O V E , D ave L A C H E L T , Johnny JA N SE N , M i ke H Y D E , Ji m FE Y , Br ian D EE M , Bob D A V I S, D a v e BU RN S, Fr ed BO U T Z , V al BO RQ U E and Ji m A N D E RSO N .

By ear lier cor r espondence, T ony w r ote t hat he had recent ly r u n i n t o D ave SW E I GA RT at Scot t , w ho is w ait ing to see w hat assignm ent t he C olonel ’ s Gr oup has i n st or e f or hi m . A lso at Scot t is C hr is W A RRA C K , w h o h a s m o v ed f r o m C o m m a n d a n d C o n t r o l t o t h e M A C I G . Pappy BO Y I N GT O N w ent up t o T ravi s f r om his business around O a k l a n d t o at tend t he init ial meet i ng o f t he N or t hern C al i f or nia C hapt er o f t he A OG . Seems he had so me t ho ught -pr ovo k ing quest ions f or t he guest speaker . Bob Beckel . “ I t w as obvious t hat G reg hadn ’t lost any o f his t alent f or keeping t he adm i nist rat ion honest .

L ew P r ice, H al lo ween, 1981.

T ed H OP K I N S in C leveland w as recent ly pr omoted t o gr oup vice presi dent f or t he Sher w i n-W i l l iam s C o nsum er , C hem ical C o at i ngs, A utom ot ive A f ter m ar ket , and C ont ai ner D ivisions af t er j oini ng t he com pany in ear ly 1980 as pr esident and gener al manager o f t h e C o n su m er D ivision , t he com pany ’ s largest m anu f actu r ing ent it y . N ow a young gr and f at her (t hr ee t imes) , T ed spent seven year s in t he A F , got an M BA f r om u s e and has held sever al i m po rt ant manager ial posit ions in i ndust ry f o r com panies such as G E , Rochester I nst r ument Syst em s, and G ould , I nc.

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Willie GOODSON is our other new BG. Congratulations, W i l l C h a r l i e HA RT bought a farm near Columbus, OH--next assignment w i l l b e K o r ea f r o m W P A F B . M i k e C L A R K E h a s m o v ed t o F o r t W a l t o n Beach ,

FL (you Vietnam Vets remember that place); Clarke WA LKER t o Tullahoma, TN as DO of A rnold Engineering Development Cent er ; Paul SULL I VAN from Boston to E. Pepperell , MA (what ’s there, Paul ?) ;

M ar ty RI C H E RT f r om A nd rews t o G reenville, SC ; Reb G U I L L OT f r o m Davis-Monthan to Tucson, AZ ; Ralph LA L IME to Holloman as D C O , 479t h T T W g .; H oyt P RI N D L E w as aw ar ded t he D ef ense M er itor ious Ser vice M edal at M cGuire; H al B RO ST f ro m Cent er vil le t o W hitehouse,

OH (what ’s there, Hal?); and Bill ZERSEN moved to Springfield, V A and is now Director of Space Systems at HQ, A FSC. A note from Jim A LEXA NDER says that he’s really enj oying h i s assignment as Deputy Director for A dvanced Proj ects f o r t h e T A F I G near T A C H Q- and bought a new house in Y or k tow n , V A . D o n W O L FSW I N K E L has moved f r om D eput y Base C ommander at C har lest on t o t he same j ob at T r avis, t he “ land of f r u i t s a n d n u t s. ’ ’ H e plays gol f now instead o f basket bal l . D ave W I E ST is a cust om j eweler , si lver and scr im shaw - busi ness name T he Fine L ine- mar r ied , no k ids, and very happy dow n in L aL uz, N M .

P hilatelic exp er t B ob Oden wel ler .

Bob O D EN W E L L E R , a JFK -based F/ O w it h T W A , has become a

recognized authority in the world of stamp collecting a n d i s w el l k n o w n a s

a collector , exhibit or , researcher and o f f icial . Bob repr esent ed t he U SA as

j udge of Philatokyo ’81, one of the maj or international philatelic

co mpet it ions. I n 1980 , his gold-medal N ew Z ealand collect ion w o n t h e gr and prize in t he int er nat ional honor s class. Bob special izes i n st am ps o f t h e B r i t i sh C o m m o n w ea l t h a n d t h e U SA . H e i s fl u en t in 14 languages now, including Japanese (self-taught), and used English dur i ng a visit t o Buckingham Palace recently where he had the rare privilege o f view i ng t he Royal Fam ily ’s st amp collect ion- t he m ost val uable su c h co l l ect i o n i n

the world. Bob, himself , has a private stamp collection so v a l u a b l e i t m u st b e secu r ed i n a b a n k v a u l t .

Keep those letters and photos coming. Happy New Year !

T h o m a s L . Su t t o n R . R . # 1 B o x 10 2 R D a ve W i est

Ji m G L A Z A came f r om H onol ulu to his f ant ast ic r et ir ement c e r e m o n y at A FA , af t er w hich A F beat A r my at home- w hat a week end ! B o b Beckel pr esided over t he cer emony , w hich w as att ended by Jack B RU SH , G ar y C RE W , Jock SC H W A N K , D ick SC H E H R , C res SH I E L D S, D av e

REED and Kerry M I LLER. Jim is firmly ensconced in C-Springs a s a financial services rep. for E.F. Hutton- total financial planning w it h

emphasi s on t ax shelt er s.

D ale M A Y O l ives out in t he count ry near O tt sville, P A a n d fl i es a s a senior L- 1011 fl ight engineer for Pan A m (15 years) out o f K ennedy . H e

j ust retired from USA FR as an Academy LO. He and Russ C U R R E Y attended Bob SA PP’s memorial at Myrtle Beach. Says t hat George LESTER, M iles KA SPA R, Bob RA GER, and Gary GULBRA NSEN a r e a l l w i t h P a n A m b u t n ev er sees t h em . D a l e a n d E d i e h a v e t h r ee k i d s a n d a

foster child, fl ies his Stearman (NEVER FOR SA LE), tw o 150’ s, a 1962 Navion and part of a Cherokee 180. “ I did regret leaving U SA F f or a l ong time, but if the new pay keeps generals from making over $50,000 , guess I won’t complain too much. I can’t imagine the frustration t he act ive duty guys endure these days.” Well , folks, I was getting r eady to mak e capt ain with Western only to learn that I might be on furlough as you r ead t hisj ust got to get that business started! A nybody else?

This photo of Ron YATES was accompanied by a note saying t h a t h e expects to taxi the Wright-B Flyer soon- loves his j ob a s C o m m a n d er o f the Test Wing fl ying nine dif ferent types of aircraft .

C oll insvil le, 111 62234 H ome Phone: (6 18) 632-6635

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There is only one fitting way to begin my remarks: T hank you E ar l SA UNDERS both for the superlative j ob in organizing and dir ect ing t he greatest ever 20-year reunion, and also, thank you f or report ing it so expertly in the last issue of this illustrious magazine. I m u st a l so t h a n k t h e other “ townies” back in Colorado who put together such a f i r st c l a ss weekend. I only regret that I didn’t get to stay for t he w hole t ime. L ar ry KA RNOWSKI regrets that the whole time was only three days. H e t hought it should have last ed at least a w eek .

E a r l t o o k t h e w i sest r o u t e i n h i s a r t i c l es a n d ch o se n o t t o m en t i o n a l l o f

those who attended the reunion. I must digress slightly f r om E ar l ’ s prece dent and mention a few 61ers who attended j ust because m o st o f u s hadn ’t hear d f r om t hem si nce w ay back i n t he 60’ s.

Corky COCH RA NE was down from Bellingham, WN where he w o r k s

as a FB I agent and t eaches pist ol shoot i ng as an expert m a r k sm a n . K a r l

WH ITA KER is a manager of production analysis for General E l ec t r i c o f Erie, PA where he watches over the production of some 1,500 r ail r oad locomotives a year . Karl KEL LERMA N is a marketing engineer w i t h t h e

Boeing Company in W ichit a, K S. W hen I asked w hat a mar ket i ng

engineer was, he replied that that is what they call you when t hey can ’t

t hink o f anyt hing else t o cal l you . For m ost of us, t hat w ould be a com pli m ent . I k now most o f my bosses can t hink o f a lot o f less com pli ment ar y t hings t o cal l me.

A lso among those who have remained rather silent these past f ew year s were L ee V I Q U E SN E Y and D ave H M I E L . L ee dr ove up f r om P h o en i x w her e he is an engi neer w it h Bendix A i r esear ch . D ave w o r k s f o r t h e F A A as a type certification test pilot and test fl ies everything f r om heli copt er s to seaplanes. Sounds li k e a great j ob . A nd t hen t her e w a s B i l l M O U L T O N w ho has spent 20 year s i n avionics m aint enance a n d i s n o w

stationed at Luke A FB. I guess of all the long lost c l a ssm a t es I w a s privileged to visit , Teney TA KA HA SH I was the most special . H e h a d t r aveled al l t he w ay f r om H onolulu t o be w it h us. I w as im pr essed . 1 di d hear t hat T eney ow ns most o f t hat ci ty , but I don ’ t k n o w h o w v a l i d t h a t r u m o r i s.

T h er e w a s o n e f a c e I d i d n o t see a t t h e r eu n i o n n o r h a v e I h ea r d

R on Yates and Way ne K endall in Wr igh t-B F ly er .

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anything about for lo these many years; however, his phot ograph gr aces t his page. D o any o f you remem ber D ick CO O PE R ? W hen w e f i r st st o o d

in shuddering rows on that hot Lowry quadrangle and I h a d a r r i v ed

st raight f r om H oosier f ar m land k now ing zip about t he mi lit ar y , D ick COO PE R w as my i dol . H e k new everyt hi ng . . .a classmat e, f o r m er l i eu t enant and T -33 pilot . W ould you believe that D ick is at t his very m oment a st udent at t he A i r W ar C ol lege at M axwell A FB , A L ? Y o u a l l k n o w w her e t hat is. Jer r y G I L L ow ns it . W ell , D ick C OO PE R (the guy t hat t he 198 1 Regi ster o f G r aduates says resides at t he base l o ca t o r a t E d w a r d s A F B) , our f r iend o f yester year , adm it s only t o havi ng b een so m eh o w associat ed w it h H eadquar t er s EU CO M w or k ing on some k i n d o f m i d E ast pr oblems f or t he past sever al year s. I don ’ t f eel badly about his not f illing out a biographical sket ch f or t he Regist er ; h e d i d n ’ t ev en f i l l o n e out f or the A ir W ar College. I n spit e o f al l t hat , his pr esence at t he A ir W ar College must mean t hat t he A ir For ce w ants him to k now somet hi ng about war , so he must have a f ut ur e even i f he has no past . H ow abo ut t h at D i ck ?

tal k ing o f other t hings, we f inall y did addr ess t he O R I i ssu e a n d I a ssu r ed Pat t hat all w ould go wel l i f ever ybody did t hi ngs r ight . I sn ’t t hat an appr opr iat e I G response? Pat has been at C har lest on si n ce 19 7 7 a n d doesn ’t plan t o leave soon . H e has been inst r ument al in developing successf ul C - 14 1 t act ics i n t he Red Flag scener io and in air dr opping f r om t he clouds (i n I M C condit ions f or you non-w ives) . W e d o h a v e a f ew t hings t o w or k on in t hose ar eas, but w e’ r e a lot bet ter o f f t h a n w e w er e a f ew year s ago .

W hile t he act ive dut y t ypes k eep plugging al ong and som e ar e chart ing cour ses t ow ar d ret i rement , ot her 6 1er s ar e m oving r ight along t oo . Y ou w i l l r eca l l J a m es J . H O U R I N o f N ew O r l ea n s . I n a d d i t i o n to accr ui ng som e 8,000 hour s i n t he D C -9 and L - 10 1I s of D elt a A ir li nes t hese past 12 year s, Jim has cont i nued t o r epresent hi s A i r For ce f el l o w s i n a super lat ive f ashion . A f ter depar t i ng t he act ive f orce i n 1969, Jim j oi ned the T exas A N G and f lew t he F-84 and F- 100 . I n 197 1, h e m o v ed t o N ew O r leans and becam e a m em ber o f t he 159t h T act ical Fight er G r oup f lyi ng

t h e F -4 C o f t h e L o u i si a n a A i r N a t i o n a l G u a r d . H e d i d so w el l o n h i s w eek en d s t h a t i n 19 74 h e b eca m e t h e co m m a n d er o f t h e 12 2 n d T F S a n d i n 1978 became t he D i rect or o f O perat ions f or t he L ouisiana A N G . A t t h e

same ti me, he became a l ieut enant colonel . I n A ugust o f t his past year , Jim was pr om ot ed t o t he C hief o f St af f , A i r , and Com m ander o f t h e L ouisiana A ir N at ional Guar d . A s soon as t he r ed tape i s sor t ed out , he w i ll become a f ul l colonel and w il l be f il ling a br igadier gener al posit ion .

I n addit ion t o all t hat , Ji m has a son f oll ow i ng hi s f oot st eps as a cadet at t he A ir For ce A cadem y .

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D ick Coop er and gang.

T he phot ogr aph t hat includes D ick also show s t he sm ili ng f aces o f f i v e ot her s, all now residi ng at M axw ell . T hey are f r om bot tom lef t to right , Jer ry and D or ot hy G I L L , D ick C OO PE R , Ron FU L L E RT ON , J ea n n e and Jim U L M , Joyce and D on BO X , Sue and Smo key ST O V E R . Jer r y assured me t hat t he gr oup plans t o keep up t he t r adit ion o f cl a ss congeniality w hi le t hey assi m ulat e k now ledge at A W C . A ppreciate t he news and phot os Jer r y .

W hile speak ing o f schools, I m ust also t hank Jer r y L E F T O N f o r a n in f or mat ive note. Jerr y is at t endi ng I CA F along w it h K en ST A T E N , M i ke Q U I N L A N , and H anson SC OT T . H e says t hat L owel l J O N E S a n d John SU L L I V A N ar e enj oyi ng N at ional W ar College, especial ly w i t h L ou H A BL A S on t he staf f . H e also ment ioned a big part y a t C h a r l i e ST E BB I N S’ home w her e quite a congregat i on of 6 1er s j oined t o bid f arewell t o W ayne and M ar y JO N E S. W ayne has m oved to SA M SO .

Speaki ng o f t he Jonses, t he JO N E S t w i ns att ended t he r eu n i o n a n d d o you believe t hat t hey st ill look so much ali k e t hat D ue to my t ight inspect ion schedule w or k ing f or C I N C M A C , I w a s onl y able t o st op at t he r eunio n T hur sday night on m y w ay f r om M cC hor d to D over , but it w as a gr eat evening . Soon a f t er D o v er I w en t t o M cGui re and w as sur pr ised t o be met at t he ai r plane by t he new A ssist ant D eputy Com mander f or O per at io ns, K en M A C A U L A Y . Y ou ’ ll n o t e i n the Register o f G raduat es t hat K en l ives at t he base l o ca t o r a t M a c D i l l A F B . U nl ik e D ick C OO PE R , K en has no excuse f or not having a past . H e j ust hasn ’ t kept us up t o dat e. I n spite o f t hat he has done ok ay . A f t er some SA C t ime i n t anker s and a f ew ot her odds and ends, K en spent seven years i n Eur ope wor k ing i n one headquart er s or anot her . T h en a f t er a t our at RE D CO M dow n i n t he gol f land of Flor ida (and t h a t ’ s n o t a misspelli ng. Y ou should see t he hour s t hose RE D C O M guys keep) , K en att ended T he N aval W ar C ollege. H e ar r ived at M cGui re i n July and look s f or w ar d t o great er t hings. I f t he A ir For ce doesn ’ t co n t i n u e challenging hi m , he has some business oppor t unit ies w i t h f r i en d s i n B o st o n .

A t t he ot her end o f t he f l ight line at M cG uir e, I f ound Roger W OO D BU RY w ho is t he chief pi lot i n t he 30t h M il it ary A ir l i f t Squadr on .

H e is enj oyi ng his j ob t here t oo and plans to st ay on unt il somet hi ng better present s it sel f . I enj oyed my vi sit wi t h t hese t w o o l d f r i en d s .

W hi le I ’ m t al k i ng about M A C , I m ust ment ion t hat I was sitt ing at m y desk at Scot t (a rare occur rence) w hen i nt o my o f f ice w a l k ed a h a n d so m e young o f f icer w ho i s mist er tact ics at C har lest on A F B . H e w a s c o n c er n ed about an im pendi ng O RI and w ant ed to discuss a f ew f ine point s. H is name, i f you haven ’t guessed , w as Pat B U C K L E Y . A f ter a n h o u r o r so o f

J a m es J . H o u r i n

A s a f i nal note, Ron W E E D E N lef t M cC lellan A F B and t h e C T - 39 b u si n ess a w eek b e f o r e t h e r eu n i o n a n d w a s u n a b l e t o a t t en d . H e m o v ed t o M cC hor d A FB w here he is now f ixi ng pipes and sew er s a s t h e B a se C ivil E ngineer . I w as di sappoint ed t hat I didn ’t get t o v i si t w i t h R o n w h en I w as conduct ing an inspect ion at M cC hor d t he same w eek h e m o v ed i n .

A s a mat ter o f f act , he w as l iving in t he V I P quar t er s j ust adj acent t o my hum ble abode, but he w as never t her e. I k nock ed on h i s d o o r a t a l l h o u r s.

M ade me w onder . . .but next t ime I ’ ll f ind you Ron .

St op t he presses! ! ! ! L at e new s item ; D o nohue, W isconsi n ’ s largest engineer i ng and architect ural f ir m , pr ovid ing a f ull r ange o f engineer ing and archit ect ural ser vices f r om conceptio n t hr ough const r uct ion t o oper a t ion and management , w ishes to announce t hat Rober t B O E D E K E R h a s j oined t he mar ket ing st af f as gover nment business development m a n a g e r .

Rober t r ecently ret i red f r om t he A ir For ce w here he m ost r ecent ly ser ved as t he w ing execut ive o f f icer at K i r t land A F B , N M . M r . B O E D E K E R i s a public admi nist rat io n gr aduate o f t he U .S. A ir Force A cademy and has a master s degree i n indust r ial engi neer ing f r om t he U niver sit y o f P it t sburgh . T hat ’ s w hat t he com pany says Bob . W hat ’ s t his publ ic adm inist ratio n st u f f ? W ell anyw ay , w e’ re glad t o hear about you . I w onder i f t hey ’ ll cal l you a m ar ket i ng engi neer t oo .

Ser iously , it ’ s gr eat t o be able t o r epor t on t he goings o n o f t h e cl a ss and I appr eciat e the w or ds 1 hear f r om you . Remem ber as you ’ re r eadi ng t his t hat my dead line f or t he next issue is pr obabl y t omor row , o r at least next w eek , so get on t he phone and call me. O r you could pick up t he pen and w r ite. L et m e k now w hat ’ s goi ng on w it h you . A f ter 2300 hour s, M a Bel l ’s r at es ar en’ t t oo bad . I look f or w ard t o hear ing f r om each o f you , and especial ly t hose o f you w ho have not seen your n a m es i n t h i s c o l u m n in t he past f i f teen year s or so .

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T a l k ed t o D o n N E T Z I N G E R a t W a r n er - R o b i n s. H e i s t h e C o m m a n d er

John W . (Jack) Jam ba C hief , M issi le Syst em s Saf et y D iv . (E SM C / SEM ) P atr ick A F B , FL 32925 H ome: (305) 777-3552

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H I RE D T A G S! H ey , guess w hat ? I ’m not t he only Redt ag a t P a t r i c k .

T h i s su m m er I w a s at t h e O ’ C l u b a n d r a n i n t o C o l i n R I C H A R D SO N a n d hi s w i f e, M ar garet . Colin is now assigned to t he OSI r egional of f ice her e at Pat r ick . H e cover s eight det achment s in Geor gia a n d F l o r i d a a n d h a s had m or e T D Y i n t he last six m ont hs t han in the previous eight year s.

Son , K evi n ( 17) i s a senior in high school and pur sues f o o t b a l l a n d bow ling . Son , D ar rell ( 15) al so enj oys f oot ball and bowl ing. But , daughter , V aler ie (9) pur sues ever y lit t le t hing she ca n . W h en C o l i n a n d I bum ped int o each other , he had j ust f inished an endur ance t r ip o f 28 hour s ret ur ning t o t he Stat es f r om Japan and had got ten t o P a t r i c k t h a t day . W e vowed t o get t oget her f or di nner soon . H ere it is, six m onths later , and we haven ’ t done it yet . W e have vowed agai n , a n d I t h i n k w e ’ l l m ak e it this tim e.

T he day af t er I subm itt ed t he last col um n t o t he G rad ’ s magazi ne, I st opped by t he BX , af t er j ogging, t o get a cold dr ink and w ho do I spy sit t ing under t he shade o f an um brel la but Ralph C O N L A N and f am ily .

H e is not at L akeland , F L , as I had pr eviously r eport ed . T h a t w a s h i s w i f e’ s parent s’ addr ess. Ralph i s t he PA S at Embr y-Riddle A er o n a u t i ca l U niver sity in D ayt ona Beach , about one and a hal f hour s’ dr ive up t he beach f r om m e. T hey w er e on a shoppi ng spree at t he B X a n d w er e a l so get t ing some physical s f inished . W i f e Pat w as st ill busy unpack i ng and get t ing t he homest ead in shape. T he t hr ee sons, Steve ( 14) , T im ( 12) , and M at ( 10) , w er e busi ly engaged in being spor t smen , f i sher men , a n d h i k er s .

Ralph has got ten t oget her f or l unch a couple o f t imes w i t h C h u c k C H EE SE M A N w ho i s t he #1 m an at GE ’ s D ayt ona Beach O f f ice. W h en I can get a chance t o visit E m br y-Riddle, Ralph , C huck and I w i ll get t ogether f or lunch . Right now I ’ m tr ying t o ar r ange a t r ip up t her e t o give a present at ion t o t he ROT C sophom or es. H ope it w or k s o u t f o r m e .

o f t he 19t h Secur ity Police Squadr on (SA C) . H e and f am ily ar e ver y happy w it h t he assignm ent . H is son , Jef f ( 17) is a senior in high school and cur r ent ly com pet i ng f or a ROT C col lege schol ar ship . Jef f i s the only per son I ’ve hear d o f w ho w as happy about a m ove as a senior . Paula ( 13) is a typical t eenager . (C ongr atulat i ons) . W i f e, M onelle, (no age given) is a housew i f e, look ing f or t he r ight j ob . D on has been a secur ity policeman bef or e and volunt eer ed t o go back i nt o t he car eer f ield . H i s r ew a r d w a s a C omm ander ’ s slot and a t our in t he sout h . H e belongs t o a sm a l l a i r c r a f t w ing and r epor t s dir ect ly to t he W i ng C omm ander . I passed on t o him t he names o f t w o ot her Redtags i n t he ar ea. H e said t hat H o w a r d “ F i sh ” N I C H O L S was t he assist ant D C M in his w ing. D on had recent ly seen K en SM I T H and George L A RSO N at O i'f ut t .

I got a Christmas card and a phone call from George H A R R I SO N . H e is the Vice Commander of the 37th TFW at George, flying F - 4 G W i l d

W easel s. H e had never spent any t im e t her e bef or e but i s r elying on sk in cr eam and chapst ick t o help w it h t he acclimat ization . T he f am ily is doing ver y w ell . Son , T odd , ( 10) is developing his soccer a n d b a sk et b a l l t a l en t s.

D aught er , T r acy , (9) i s pr obably lear ning deser t sur vival i n h er B r o w n i e Scout Troop. And daughter, Taylor (14) is in the ninth gr ade, but is acceler at i ng int o t he 10t h ahead o f her classm ates. I n high school t hat ’s cal led a bel ow -t he-zo ne p r o m ot io n . G eor ge said t hat G o r d i e BI L L I N GT O N is t he 563r d T FS C om mander there. Geor ge r a n i n t o B r a d BEC K w hile t hey w er e bot h T D Y t o N or t on . Br ad is st at ioned a t T r a v i s as a SA C A ir Ref uel ing L iaison O f f icer . D ur ing our tal k , George recounted a hum or ous event . L ast June, w hile st ill st at i oned i n W ashingt on , he and 14 ot her Redtags and t heir w ives w ent over t o t he Sunday m or ni ng P r ot es tant ser vices at t he A ndr ew s C hapel . T hey sat in t he f r ont pew s o f t he chapel . Not only was the Good Lord surprised, but so was t he chapl ai n , Jer ry SI N G L ET O N , w hen he w al ked out t o st ar t t he service. T hey al l agr eed af ter w ar ds that he had given an out st andi ng ser m on and so t hey t r eated him t o a picnic. Geor ge also not ed t hat Bob B A X T E R h a s b eco m e t h e 3 1st T F W C o m m a n d er a t H o m est ea d w h i l e B u t c h V I C C E L L I O h a s b eco m e t h e 56 t h T F W V i c e C o m m a n d er a t M a c D i l l . R eb D A N I E L i s t h e D O f o r t h e 36 3 r d T F W a t Sh a w . P .K . R O B I N SO N i s t h e V i c e

C omm ander o f t he 602nd T ac A ir C ont W g at Ber gst r om . T h a n k s f o r t h e updat es, George. H ope t o see you at t he r eunion on 2 O ct o b er .

C al led C het G R I FF I N at L aughli n . H e i s t he new 37t h A BG / C C , o t h er w i se k n o w n a s B a se C o m m a n d er . I t ’ s o n e o f t h e busiest j obs he’ s ever had . W her eas his pr evious j ob at t he Pent agon w as one st eady gr ind , t his is an endless li st o f new exper iences ever y day . H e says it ’ s f un . T his is hi s t hi r d t our at L aughli n ; it was hi s f ir st base af t er U SA F A a n d b o t h h i s gir l s w ere bor n ther e. W i f e, L ee, st ays busy w it h t he ch i l d r en a n d t h e pr ot ocol f unct i ons o f a Base C om mander ’ s w i f e. D aught er , L ayna ( 17) i s a seni or in high school w it h her eyes set on T exas T ech . L ayna w as bor n on t he same day o f t he year as her M om . D aught er , H olly ( 16) , was bor n on C het ’s bir t hday . She’s a j uni or i n high school w ho l o v es a r t a n d m u si c .

So n , Brett ( 12) , loves f i shing and baseball . C het didn ’ t w a n t t o l et t h e c a t

out of the bag, but Laughlin is the best kept secret i n t h e A i r F o r ce w i t h

near by L ake A r m istad having t he best f ishing in T exas. By t he w ay , t he l a k e h a s m o r e co a st l i n e t h a n t h e T ex a s G u l f C o a st . C het w as wit h Geor ge on t he day t hey sur pr ised Jer ry . H e chuck led in r ecal li ng t hat Jer r y “ al most dr opped hi s t eet h ” . C het i s “ def i nit ely ” book ed f o r t h e r eu n i o n

a n d ev en m en t i o n ed i t i n h i s C h r i st m a s ca r d s .

F r ed H endryx and wif e, A r lene (standing) ; Jack Jam ba and wif e, Car ol ine, at a l ocal r estaur an t in Cocoa Beach, F L .

Got a card f r om Fred H E N D RY X i n N ovember , saying he w o u l d b e vi sit ing his par ent s on near by M er r it t I sland . H e wanted t o h a v e d i n n er w it h us. So he and A r lene, his par ent s, and Car oli ne and I spent an enj oyable eveni ng t oget her . Fred is head o f pr oduct ion of the Bar Soap D i v i si o n a t P r o c t o r a n d G a m b l e i n C i n c i n n a t i . H i s t w o sons are pur suing car eer s i n chem ical engi neer i ng and law at Case W estern R eser v e a n d U niver sit y o f M iam i (O hio) . A r lene w or k s in anot her d i v i si o n o f P r o c t o r & Gamble, across t ow n . (Be w ar ned t hat I didn ’ t t ak e n o t es , so m y r ecollect ions o f our conver sat ion may be in er r or . I f so . I ’ ll pr int a re t r act ion next t ime) . I was ver y im pr essed by Fred ’ s a n d A r l en e’ s en t husiasm and support f or t he A cademy . Fr ed has been a n ac t i v e l i a i so n o f f icer f or sever al year s and has tak en leave t o go o u t t o U SA F A f o r liaison t r ai ni ng . T heir f ami ly has hosted visit ing ca d et s a n d b een a ct i v e i n suppor ti ng t he near by gr ad ’ s associat ion chapter . A nd t hey are def i nitely planni ng t o be at t he r eunion . D ur ing t he C hr i st m as holidays I t oo k up Fr ed ’s par ent s’ i nvit at ion t o vi sit and br ought my t w o l i t t l e o n es o v er f o r an af t er noon o f f i shi ng in t he I ndian River . T he t em perat ure so a r ed i n t o t he low 80’ s, w hile we got a lit t le sunbur n and a lit t le f i sh o r t w o . W e ’ l l b e back f or t he one t hat got aw ay .

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I n t he T I G Br ief , dated 18 D ec 81, page 3, t he result s o f t h e f i r st I r a C .

A ek er Essay C ompet it ion w er e announced . D i st ingui shed H o n o r a b l e M ent i on w as given t o D on BA U C O M , A W C , M axw el l A FB , f o r “ T h e ‘ P r o f essi o n a l So l d i er ’ i n t h e 80 s: H er o i c L ea d er s a n d t he W ar r ior Spir it i n a C hanging M ilit ar y E stablishment .”

T hat ’ s it f or now . See you at Reunion ’ 82 .

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O ’ Fallon , I L 62269 H ome: (6 18) 632- 1399 A V : 6 3 8- 2 2 8 6

W ell f olk s, her e w e are again . A not her chance t o at one f or m y past m ist akes and pass on mor e “ t hat ’ s a f act ” gossip . U nli ke t he last issue, I a m f ac ed w i t h t h e f ea st si d e o f “ f ea st o r f a m i n e . ” T her ef or e, w it hout f urt her delay- long not e received f r om Joe CO A T ES, t he f or mer D eputy C om mandant o f C adet s f or O per at ions. Joe w as replaced by Bob RO H A T SC H t his past sum mer and has sinced m oved on t o SH A P E near Br ussels- as execut ive o f f icer f or t he SH A PE D C S/ O per at ions a n d Plans, L t Gener al M ack (Ger m an A r my) .

Test for this issue: When was Joe Coates’ name last pri nted in the 1963 C lass N ew s? L ook closely , t he answer is in this mess so m ew h er e . J o e d i d add some news w ort h pr int i ng : O w en and K athy L E N T Z a r e a t O m a h a (O f f utt) w here Ow en is “ spi lli ng hi s gut s” as D i rect or o f I nt elligence.

H ar r y W I L SO N is at SH A PE as M il it ary A ssist ant t o the M i n i st er o f Political A f fairs. Mary and Harry are expecting a baby (N umber f our) o n 10 J a n . Sa m W E ST B R O O K i s t h e D O f o r t h e 2 0 t h T F W i n mer ry olde E ngland f lyi ng F- 11I s. A lso ment ioned w as K ent H A R BA U G H a n d f l ea mar ket s, but mor e on t hat later . A s a f inal note, Joe w a s a w a r d ed t h e Legion of Merit for his tour of duty at USA FA . 1 think t hat is absol utely outstanding! 1 also know he is extremely proud of the cadet soar ing pr ogr am and especially his cont r i but ions to t he “ Fly f or A ll ” par t o f t he pr ogr am . Joe’ s goal w as to get 1,200 T hi rd C lassmen air bor ne. 1 only w ish we had oppor t unit ies l ik e t hat back in t he “ br ow n shoe days.”

N o w K en t H A R B A U G H : T u r n s o u t J o e r a n i n t o K en t i n a B r u ssel s f l ea

mar ket . K ent , K at hy and f am ily ar e l ivi ng in Brussels w h er e K en t i s t h e

Chief of the Of fice of Defense Cooperation for Belgium a n d Luxembourg. Last known location for Kent was Vailhingen, W est

Ger many , but now he can be f ound w or ki ng out o f the A m er i ca n E m bassy i n Br ussels. A bout t he j ob , K ent says it “ is a f asci nat ing m ixtu re o f polit ics, economics and tangent ial ly-m ilit ar y i nt erest s b et w een o u r t h r ee count r ies. T he o f f ice is responsible f or U .S. m il itary equipment given t hese count r ies f ollowi ng W W I I , negot iat ing copr oduct ion o f such t hi ngs as t he F- 16 f ighter , and at t endi ng t he Grand D uk e o f L uxembour g’s

three-day-long birthday party.”

Sounds tough.

Bob and

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D O N O V A N ’ S C hr ist mas lett er contained t he good news o f Bob get ti ng

back on flying status. Merry CH RI STM A S! The best part o f t h ei r a n n u a l holidaygram is watching young Megan change and grow. Sh e i s a n

cor ding t o in f l at ion ; how ever , t he adj ust ment is applied t o w a r d t h e pr i nciple r at her t han i nterest . N eat , huh ? W il liam H op ki ns o f M er r i ll L ynch w as quoted in t he ar t icle as saying, “ H ell , i t could even br ing back t he old cust om o f m ort gage bur ning .”

Please change my autovon num ber in your phone di rect or ies t o 6 3 8- 2 2 86 . A s o f 8 J a n I a ssu m ed t h e d u t i es o f E x ec u t i v e O f f icer t o t he H Q M A C D eput y C hief o f Staf f f or O perat ions. Please f eel f r ee t o ca l l a n d updat e your act ivit ies or t o j ust chat . I w il l be around m ost anyt i me. For sure, m y dut y hour s have increased , al most exponent ially . U n t i l N ex t tim e.

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

W oodb r idge, V A 22 192 H om e: (703) 494- 1848 O f f ice: (202) 755-3743

Right of f , ’64 has good new s in t he recent announcement t hat H ugh W I L L I A M SO N has been elect ed Pr esident o f E dgcom b M et als C om pany . O nly six m ont hs ago or so w e hear d t hat H ugh h a d b een elect ed a dir ect or and execut ive vice pr esident , and now on t o t he top . A s r epor t ed her e ear l ier , E dgcom b i s a m aj or dist r ibut or and pr ocessor o f m et al pr oduct s, ser ving 37 St ates w it h ninet een ser vice cent er s in t he east , m idwest , and sout h . C ongr at ulat i ons again , H ugh ! !

absolut e doll ! T he w or st par t I suppose, is k now i ng t hat daughter s gr ow up and leave home. O ur Susan ( 17) received her accept ance t o t h e U n i v er sity o f Col or ado last m ont h and she can ’t wait t o head w e s t c o m e Septem ber .

Gene D O W N I N G may have spent t he shor test PC S t our on r ec o r d a t G uam . A s repo rted last issue. Gene w as a f ul l-f ledged T yphoon C haser

w i t h t h e 54 t h W R S a t A n d er sen . N o w I f i n d o u t h e i s w i t h t h e 3 3r d A R R S

at K adena as t he Squadr on O perat ions O f f icer . I al so f i n d o u t h e i s remar r ied and the new lady i n his and his sons’ li f e is L i C hi ng. T heir new

address is PSC Box 27991, A PO SF 96230. Congratulations t o G en e a n d

w elcome t o L i C hing !

T he ot her day a f amil iar f ace w as seen in t he O ’ C lub lunch li ne, and t hrough br i lliant ded uct ive power s, I im mediately put t w o u n r el a t ed f a c t s toget her (a great sun tan and M A C) and came up w it h D a n R I N G L E R .

D anny i s t he 834t h A L D O perat ions and Plans C hief at H i c k a m . F o r a guy w ho underw ent an operat ion f or cancer last sum mer , D a n i s t h e pict ure o f heal t h .

So m e o t h er m o v es i n c l u d e : M i k e B R A D SH A W f r o m D a l l a s t o D ent on , T X - sounds l ik e f r om M emphis t o M obile; Jack Z Y N GE R f r o m F r esn o to C lovis, CA ; A ndy C H U BA T Y f r om T ulsa, O K t o Sacr ament o , C A , and mor e st udy o f t he law (got your car d and t hank s) ; D anny E C K L E S f r om K aneohe, H I to A lamogordo , N M (H ol lom an?) ; M el B O R L A N D f r om H ow ard t o H oll om an ; and Bill A RD E RN to H olloman a s t h e 83 3 r d Combat Suppor t G r oup C omm ander and den mot her . A lso , a d d J i m JO H N ST O N as C om mander o f t he 1st M A S at A ndr ew s (W e ar e w or k i ng on a new plane) , w here Jack Z I M M E RM A N is t he oper at ions o f f i c er i n Ji m ’s squadr on . A nd as previously adver t ised , Bob M A Z ET t o T em pe, A Z i n f a l l 19 80 .

I m ust apologize to Bill FL Y N N f or not being ver y help f ul in resolving a pr oblem he has cont act ing gr ads in Eur ope. C atch 22 real ly comes int o play here. Bil l and Pam l ive i n Ger many w here Bill is “ house husband , ” and w i f e, Pam L U T T RE L , is a geologist f or t he Ger m an o f f i ce o f M o b i l O il . Bil l plans t o do some teaching at t he U niversity o f H a n o v er i f t h e school get s t he money t o pay hi m and i f his G er man get s bet ter or bot h .

Back t o t he pr oblem : I f Bil l w ants t o w r ite one o f t he grads stat ioned i n Eur ope, t he only addr ess he has is i n t he Register o f G r a d u a t es a n d t h a t ’ s an A PO add ress. T heref ore, (t he C at ch 22) he is f orced t o m a i l a l et t er f r om Ger many t o N ew Y or k t o go back t o Ger many . A f t er s o m e a d d i t i o n a l r esea r c h I f i n d t h e U . S . P o st O f f i c e d o es h a v e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t o c o r r el a t e A P O a d d r esses a n d l o ca l a d d r esses. Y o u f o l k s o u t t h er e i n

E ur ope could help also by d roppi ng Bill a card wit h your local addr ess.

Bill and Pam ’ s address f ol low s: 8 1 Br emer W E6, 3 100 Celle, W est Ger many .

Fi nally , t he N ovember 22, 198 1 K ansas C it y Star car r ied a n a r t i c l e o n f i nancing home loans t hat discusses a new concept “ C onceived ea r l i er t h i s year by a San A nt onio , T X insur ance com pany execut ive, M i c h a el ROT H . “ I n shor t , M ick ’s idea is t o resolve t he pr oblems f aced by bor row ers and lender s o f home mor tgages caused by unstable i n t er est rates and high inf l at ion . T he concept involves r i sk shar ing and r eem phasis on paying o f f t he mor tgage as quick ly as possibl e. E ssent ially , a new loan under his concept is guaranteed f or 30 years. Payment s are adj usted ac

H ugh Williamson W e’ r e st il l pick ing up som e o f t he P C S m oves m ade ear lier th is year , and maybe t he f oll ow i ng w i ll hel p you k eep in t ouch w i t h so m eo n e : J i m H I N K E L is now located at 43 13 K i ndley Place, M cG uir e A F B , N J 0864 1.

C huck N O Y E S is at 2945 D el Rey P laza, C olor ado Spr i ngs, C O 80 9 18 .

John JA C O BS has become t he V .P . Engi neer ing f or W eid ner C omm unicat ions, and his new addr ess is 10 16 N ort h 1020 E ast , Pleasant Gr ove, U tah (John , t hat st r eet address loo k s li k e a sa f e co m b i n a t i o n o r som e m ap coor dinates - hope I got it r ight . ..) . Jef f L E V Y i s t h e D C O a t I ncir l i k A B , T ur k ey (PSC Box 2 14, A PO N Y 09289) . Jack a n d C a r i e C O L E have m oved t o t he W ashi ngt on area, and l ive in Bur k e, V A at 9704 W oodcar ver C our t (220 15) . A s m ent ioned l ast i ssue. H er b a n d A n n e BE V E L H Y M E R ar e also i n t he ar ea, and have f ound a gr eat place t o live at 9 107 W ex f or d D r ive, V ienna, V A 22 180 .

W hich br i ngs m e t o at least one o f t he m aj or f all social ev en t s f o r ’ 64 .

A f t er mont hs o f discussion and good intent ions by many i n t he D C ar ea, (planning f or some k ind o f a ’64 bash) . H er b and A nne ar r ived and j ust d eci d ed t h a t t h en w a s t h e t i m e a n d t h e a b o v e m en t i o n ed W ex f o r d D r i v e

w as t he place! ! T hey t hr ew an out st anding par t y w it h m any , m any old f r iends, classm ates, and t hei r w ives enj oying ever y m i n u t e . I t ’ s t r u e t h a t t he w ar st or ies now tend t ow ar d real estate pr ices, t eenage t r ials and t r ibulat ions, and advent ur es in t he f ive-sided building, but never t heless, w e shared t hem all . Besides Sandy and I , some o f t hose w h o c a m e t hr ough t he doo r t hat night incl uded Bob and Sandy H O V D E , Joe and Sally G R I FF I T H , Fred W A L K E R , John and E m ma C U N N I N G H A M , Jack and C ar i e C O L E , C laude and Sar ah B I L L I N G S, W i l l M C K E N N E Y , D enni s and M ary Jo M O N T GO M E R Y , and Rich and Sher r y PO RT E R . A lso D ick and C ar olyn SL Y E , T om T I L L , J i m a n d 29

Susan V E RST RE A T E , Bill and Sher ry SI E G , T i m and T eggie W E ST O V E R , Pet e and Peggie M O RR I SO N , T om and L i nda EG GE R S, Ji m and K aren M C I N T Y RE , and C urt and N onah BA Y E R . A nd y e s , w it h t hat guest li st , it is a B I G house! ! T hank s much . H er b and A nne, f or having t hat cr ow d in f or such a gr eat t ime.

I m ust also say t hat I have j ust r eceived t his year ’ s copy o f t he T iger T en C hr ist mas “ car d , ” w it h it s heavy load of new s. Can ’ t get it all in t his t ime, so w at ch t his space t hr ee mont hs hence f or t hat new s, along wit h all t he l at est m oves, r umor s, and w hatever else you guys f eed i n t o m e . Y o u r help i n sending car ds, not es, or w hat ever i s gr eat ly appr eci at ed , not only by me, but by ever yone w ho reads t hese w or ds and f eels a l i t t l e cl o ser t o some good f r iends w ho o f t en seem j ust a li tt le t oo f ar away . So long unt i l n ex t t i m e .

D enny Scar bor ough 54 14 I nver chapel Rd Spr ingf ield , V A 22 15 1 H ome: (703) 32 1-7065

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Wash, D . C. ’64 p ar ty .

I ’ m very over due i n mentioning a let ter f r om H al W A T SO N w h i c h w a s somehow (?) over loo ked in the last col umn (and I really n eed ed t h e new s! !) . H al repor ted t hat Par k e H I N M A N r eceived special recognit ion f or his at hlet ic abil ity and cont r i but i ons f or A W C su ccess a t t h e J i m T hor pe A thlet ic D ay at Car li sle Bar r ack s. H e also passed o n t h a t P a r k e and C oo kie are at L ackland , w here he’ s OT S Gr oup C omm ander . A t A i r W ar C ollege last ti me ar ound , H al W A T SO N and Johnnie G O L D E N wer e dist inguished gr aduat es. (Johnnie and Joanne ar e at M oody , w her e he’ s f lyi ng F4’ s) . H al and BJ ar e at M yr t le Beach A F B as of now , and H al has t he double duty of A D O and f lyi ng t he A l O. N ot b a d . . .

H al also ment ioned havi ng seen Bob L E V I N S, w ho w as t h en en r o u t e t o t he U K , as w ell as Pet e C A L D E RE L L I and Ed U N D E RW OO D a t H olloman . H e said t hat he saw Ron O L SE N at K ir t land (A FT E C) , A 1 Z A I SE R and L er oy ST U T Z at M acD i ll , Roger N EE L A N D in D C , and Joe RE D D E N at E ngland A FB . T hank s f or t he not e H al . . . I d o appreciate gett i ng t he new s report s.

10t h o f N ovember , t he A i r For ce C hief of Staf f , Gener al L ew A l len , par t icipat ed in t he f i r st pr esent at ion o f t he L ance P . S I J A N U SA F L eader ship A w ar d t o L T C Fr edr ick H addad , M aj Gerald U t t ar o , C hief M ast er Ser geant C har les Pet t it and T Sgt D onald V . Gr een . L a n ce ’ s parent s, M r . and M r s. Sylvest er Sij an , and hi s si st er , Jani ne, att ended t he cer emony . T he aw ards w er e pr esent ed in t he spi ri t and mem ory o f L ance f or pat r iot ic values, leader ship at t r ibut es and f ight ing spi r it displayed t he six w eek s he evaded capt ur e and as a PO W bef ore hi s unt i mely deat h .

T his awar d becomes one o f t he most pr est igious special t r ophies spon sor ed by t he U SA F and recognizes out st anding leader s i n t hr ee cat egor ies f r om all rank s: Pr of essi onal leader ship- m ission accom pl ishment u n d er adver se cir cum stances/ emer gencies; leader ship i mage- char acter , int egr i ty and i nspir at ion t o ot her s; and com m unit y i nvolvement .

I t is part icular ly f it t ing t hat t he mem or y and spir it o f o u r f r i en d a n d classm ate L ance SI JA N occupy a per m anent place i n A i r For ce heri tage.

I n these t imes w hen w e get our selves t ied up w it h t he hol idays, f am ily , and t he hust le o f everyday l ivi ng , we tend t o over look t h o se w h o sa cr i f i c ed it all i n or der t hat we can be her e t oday . M aybe a f ew m i n u t es f o r u s t o really put our pr ior it ies t oget her is in or der .

N ow , on t he lighter side, w hile som e class ar t icles ar e f ull o f new f am i ly addit ions and w e ar e r eal ly par t o f t he “ older set ” , w e a r e n o t t o b e o u t done. Rich and K at hleen SI N E R have a new baby gir l , a n d St ev e a n d L ynn C A L D W E L L , al ong w it h their t hr ee daughter s and son , wel com ed a new baby daught er . St eve is i n t he const ruct ion business i n Sa n t a F e .

Gr egg C A N A V A N is a neighbor in L os A lam os.

I had a sur pr ise call dur i ng t he hol idays f r om a Bost on lawyer , movie pr oducer and r eal estat e devel oper , Flet cher “ Flash ” W I L E Y . O v er l u n c h w it h T ac H A M BY , H er b BE V E L H E Y M E R (64) , he explained t h e sec r et t o his success: his lovely w i f e Benaree and t heir tw o ci hldr en . Flash says “ hel lo ” t o all . H e w il l def end you , m ak e you a star , or house you - your choice. H e has seen Jim P I PE R , com m odit ies br o ker in C hicago ; John C O BL EN T Z , C hicago bank er ; and Boyd M O SSM A N w it h t he D i st r i c t A t t or ney ’ s O f f i ce in H aw ai i . Boyd and M aile now have sev en c h i l d r en .

T om OW E N S is now assist ant execut ive of f i cer t o D C S/ Oper at ions, Plans and Readi ness, and over t he holidays Jer r y K E I SE R st opped by T om ’ s house enrout e t o Edw ar ds f r om his N A SA exchange j ob . N ancy and I w er e successf ul in f ur t her ing t he new slet t er col um n by locat ing Pet e and Sondr a SU PP at H omest ead w here he i s now Ops O f f icer o f o n e o f t he F-4 t r aining squadr ons, and had w or k ed f or T im M C C O N N E L L , bef or e T i m becam e a Pent agon em ployee w it h t he D C S/ Pr ogr am s a n d E v a l u a t i o n s. T i m ’ s w i f e a n d ch i l d r en a r e st i l l i n F l o r i d a unti l t hey can f i n d a h o u se i n t h e a r ea .

C huck CO L EM A N is a Squadr on C om m ander w it h t he 40 1st W ing, T or r ej on , Spai n , and has been j oi ned by John SI D O R w h o a r r i v ed i n t h e W i ng and is now “ L T C in charge o f Bl ue Four .” Br uce H U N EK E is O ps

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O f f i c er w i t h t h e 6 2 n d T F T S a t M ac D i l l A F B a n d B i l l K E N N E D Y a t M oody w as pr om ot ed out o f a Squadr on C O j ob (t ough) . L et u s k n o w

w hat you w i ll be doing Bil l .

S H O R T N O T E S : V i c G E N E Z m o v ed a b o u t 15 m i l es f u r t h er w e st t o

B onnie, R ip , J on and Scot Thomas.

Rip and Bonnie T H O M A S sent a car d at C hr i st m as. Ri p has begun a r esidency i n r adiol ogy in San D iego this past A ugust , so t hey w il l rem ain in the area f or anot her t hree year s. H e m ent ioned having seen B o b W OO D S occasionally , as Bob is A D O of t he C 14 1 w ing a t N o r t o n .

Sever al week s ago , I happened t o r un int o W i ll ST A C K H OU SE a t a shopping mall . W ill i s assigned t o t he A ir Force Space D i v i si o n i n L o s A ngeles, but begi nning in Januar y he is in W ashingt on D C a t F t B el v o i r and t he Pr ogr am M anager s’ C our se at t he D ef ense Syst ems M anagem ent C ollege, f or a f our mont h T D Y school .

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H elot es f r om San A nt onio ; Bob FO E RST E R t o Pope A F B ; T o m P I L SC H f r om Scot t A FB t o Redlands and i s now t he C om maner , 6 3r d A vionics M aintenance Squadro n at N ort on . N ei l ST O N E f r o m O klahoma C it y t o San A nt oni o ; G or don BO O Z E R , C om mander , 2 0 t h M A S at C har lest on A FB , SC ; Jack T H O M P SO N f r om N ew H am pshi r e t o A PO N Y 0902 1. Or v RA M L O says he is back in school again at M axw ell , w here he i s j oi ned by Gene K O ROT K Y and Jack ST E P H E N SO N . A ddit ionally a car d f r om Jim W I L SO N w it h Flying T iger ; T om and Jeanne K O SS st ill in E ur ope and enj oying it . D o n (Fuzzy) RO GE R S w onder s i f he w ill ever leave t he Pent agon , w hile T i m G R A V E S a n d J o h n A N GE L L ar e alw ays loo k ing f or a r eplacem ent . A ny vol unteer s? D a v e

C OO PE R , F-4 O ps of f icer at Clar k , P I and Joe H E N D E R SO N , Squadron CO o f t he Black Sheep “ 8T FS” at H olloman . C ongr at ulat ions t o a l l w h o w er e o n t h e Sen i o r Ser v i ce Sch o o l l i st a n d w it h t he f ort hcomi ng summer moves pending, keep t he cards and let t er s comi ng .

H opef ully , t his spr ing, 1 t oo will k now my f at e.

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ai r cr af t f r om t he T -28 t o t he P-3. H is gr and t ot al i s t h er ef o r e 4 6 d i f f er en t air planes w it hout count i ng separ ate ser ies. For exam ple, no F-4B , C , D , or E k i nd of count ing . H e r epor t s li f e t o be busy but quit e enj oyab le wor k ing f or G ener al D ynam ics i n St . L oui s. H e sees many RE D T A G S w hile doing business i ncluding H ugh GO M M E L , Jamie G OU G H a n d St an BO Y D at the Pentagon ; Bob D U N SH E E i n t he A FP RO a t F t .

W ort h ; and Bob H O H at T A C . Sal ly V A N V A L I N ment ioned t hey have had f ive add resses i n t he past t w o year s. D oes t hat m a k e t h em t h e c l a ss n o m a d s?

N ext quar t er , I w ant to w r it e som et hing about t he class w idow s. M aybe t his idea w i ll not be pr act ical but let ’ s give it a t r y . I f you ar e or k now a w idow o f a classm ate, please w r it e t o me. I ’ ll bet so m e f r i en d s h a v e l o st t ouch and w oul d li k e t o k now o f m ar r iage, j ob , childr en o r w h a t ev er .

U n t i l t h en .

A h , w intert i me, don ’t you love it all t o crazy? E ngland j ust had it s w or st D ecem ber f or cold and snow in 103 year s and we w er e t h er e !

Gar y and Sal ly V A N V A L I N w rote f r om “ C old ” K orea. Gary is ops of f icer o f t he 497t h “ H oot er s” at T aegu . Sally , Jason , K a t i e a n d Sa r a h have j oined him at quart er s in near by Cam p W al ker . Sounds li k e a good assignment i s br ew ing f or t hem as t hey adj ust t o A r my living and lear n o f t he K or eans. T om , Gail , H eidi , H eat her and K at ie B RA N D O N h a v e set t led i n f or a t w o-year t our at Osan , K or ea. T hey ’ r e r eally glad t o spend t his assignment t oget her rat her t han be separ at ed f or a year . Believe it o r not , t hat ’s al l t he f r esh new s I ’ve hear d f r om RE D T A G S i n t h e F a r E a st .

A l , L inda, A l f ie and M i ke N A D E R have been enj oyi ng li f e in Puyill up , W A f or t he past tw o and a hal f year s. A l i s f lying C - 130s and r ecent ly lef t his post as chief o f t he w ing combat t actics division t o b eco m e com mander o f t he 62nd M A W O rganizat ional M aintenance Squadr on at M cC hord . T obe, Sandi , Jenny , L aur a and H ol ly GO O D E N a r e st i l l a t D avis M ont han , A Z , but not f or long . T obe i s att ached to t he 33r d T FT S, “ Fi rst A - 10 Squadr on ,” and t hey ar e look ing f or w ard t o a j ob at H Q 5t h A T A F , V icenza, I t aly , beginning t his July . H e w rote t h a t G o d h a s b l essed him gener ously t his past year , an exper ience I shar e, a n d w e a r e b o t h t h an k f u l .

P et e N A SH a n d J i m T H A M E S a r e a t t a ch ed t o t h e 3 57 t h T F T S a l so a t D avis M ont han . I saw Pet e several year s ago w hen he t o o k L ea d - I n

Fighter T rai ni ng at H olloman as one o f t he A i r For ce’ s f ew pilot -rated f light surgeons. Good show , Pete. “ K ar los” W OM A C K is ch i ef St a n Eval division f lying F- 105B ai rcr af t w it h t he 466t h T F S “ D i a m o n d -b a c k ” squadr on at H i ll . T hei r C hr ist m as car d was a r iot : com manded by C ol “ B ea r ” . . .w i t h a D O n a m ed L t C o l “ B eer C a n ” . . . . I t so u n d s l i k e a f u n o u t f it C ar l .

K en BOE H R I N G E R has m oved f r om D yess t o T in ker . W hat ’ s y o u r new j ob , K en? A lbee RI C H A R D SO N is a cert i f i ed publ ic a cco u n t a n t i n H ur st , T X . Bill D U N N E lef t hi s W ur t sm it h squad ron com mander j ob t o be C hief , A dvanced C oncept s D ivision , H Q SA C . D . Y . T H O M P SO N i s H -X T est M anager at t he H el i-SPO A er onaut ical Systems D ivi sion , W r ight -Patt er son , O H . W ayne M Y E R S moved f r om his E-3A pilot j ob at T ink er t o L ori ng, M E . I hope W ayne, f or mer Pr of essor o f E ngli sh , U SM A , U SA FA , f eels f ree t o mar k t hese lett er s w ith r ed pencil and send t hem back . I never have under st ood a dangl ing par t ici ple.

A f ew classmat es ar e at H Q U SA F . Ron A N T H O N Y i s an A i r Oper at ions St af f O f f icer , St r ategic D ivisi on . H e and V ick i ar e livi ng i n A lexandr ia, V A . Sid W I SE and G regg SW A N SO N ar e i n t he same o f f ice, cal led “ H ome o f t he Fighter M af ia .” John C A SPE R is i n T actics, T r aini ng and For ces Branch , t he T act ical D ivision . P a u l ST E I N i s i n t h e A i r-to-A ir Fl ight , D ir ect or ate o f Operat ional Requi rement s. C a r l BA K E R is f lying F- 15s w it h “ T he L ast o f t he Red H ot Fighter Squadro ns” at L angley V A . John M C B ROO M E i s at tached t o t h e 3 3 5t h T FS, Seymour Johnson , N C . But ch Z E N T and A r t SU RO ar e bot h f lyi ng F- 16s at M cD ill , FL . K en FU N K H O U SE R is com mander of t h e 5 7 t h F I S f lyi ng F-4s at K ef lavi k , I celand . Ross G U BSE R has j oined t h e “ B l a c k K nights” at Ram st ein . H e, Sue, Jenni f er , Peter , and A lison have kept per sonally i n t ouch w it h my f am ily over t he year s as I hope many m ore o f you w il l i n t he f ut ur e.

Randy CA R L SO N has pack ed up all his W ild W easel exper ience a n d moved t o Z ar agoza, Spai n . Paul Z O M N I R w r ot e about hi s m o v e a s Pr oduct Suppor t Pr oj ect M anager w it h t he F- 16 pr ogr am . H e, w i f e D ett a and k ids W ende, N ik k i and K alin headed f or Br ussel s, Belgium in January . I have t hei r new addr ess i f anyone w ould l ik e t o w r i t e f o r i t .

Paul o f f er ed a good old get -toget her i f you ’ r e passi ng thr ough his ar ea.

Sounds good to me. I ’ ll be by f or a vi sit soon , Paul . H e h a s seen M o n t SU T H E RL A N D at t he F- 16 SPO in t he D eployment Sect ion at W r ight Pat ter son and report s Ed FI G U E RO A i s o f f to H ollom an t o f l y t he F- 15.

C L A SS C O N T EST : Randy JA Y N E w rote and gave an im pressi ve l i st of f ighter / at tack ai rcraf t he’s f l ow n f ro m t he A - 1 t o t h e F - 18 . H e ’ s t o tal led 17 ai rcr af t o f t hi s type. I n t he “ unique” cat egory , h e ’ s f l o w n t h e Y F- 17. H as anyone else f l own t hat one? Randy al so has f l o w n 2 9 o t h er

D an M or gan

90 9 F i o r en za D r .

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Please not e my new zi p code.

W ould you believe t hat t her e ar e over 50 o f us stat ioned i n t h e W a sh .

D .C . ar ea? C all L en V E R N A M O N T I , 695-6767 (note t hose l a st 4 num ber s!) , i f you w ant a phone r ost er . A f am ily picnic is being planned f or all ’ 67er s w ho can reach t hi s ar ea on a yet unspeci f ied Sat urday in A pr i l or M ay . W e w i ll assist w i t h housi ng f or t hose com ing a distance. I f i nt er est ed , pl ease co nt act Buzz C A R P E N T E R , 697-69 19, B o b M U L D ROW at 694-38 16, or Ray L E O PO L D at 697-2255 t o i n su r e t h a t w e k now an accur ate w ay to cont act you as det ail s develop . T h e c l a ss o f ’ 67 15-year r eunion w i ll be on t he 5t h and 6t h of June i n W ashi ngt on D .C . D et ai ls w i ll be f or t hcom ing in a separ at e m ai li ng . K eep t hose dat es open !

Ray , w ho w or k s in t he o f f ice o f t he Secret ary o f D ef ense, Pr ogr am E val and A nalysis (A vionics Sys i n T A C f ight er s) , has j ust been pr omot ed t o f ull pr o f essor at George W ashi ngt on U niver sity as a par t t ime i n st r uctor in Elect r ical E ngi neeri ng . Racquet ball and sk iing r ound out his schedule. L en ’s j ob is C hief o f t he Special A ct ivit ies D ivision , N at ional C apit ol Region . T hat ’ s a catch-all of seven d i f f er ent f unct ions invo lvi ng anyt hing t o do w it h m ilit ary-C ongressional coor dinat ion . A bout t he only descr ipt ion succinct enough t o f it int o t hi s col um n w o u l d b e t h a t i t sounded t o me l ik e j uggli ng hot pot at oes.

I f i nal ly f ound t he lett er C on H O U SE R w r ot e t o me last A ugust (sor r y f or the delay) . H e and G lor ia “ have a super st ar t on a f amily ” (eight children) . I s t hat a r ecor d f or our class? N ow w e k now w h a t t h er e i s t o d o i n Z am bia ! H e al so clai m s to put i n som e ti me o n w or k f o r M o b i l O i l a n d on civic responsibilit ies. H e adds, “ Seldom do any grads cr oss my pat h . . . but , i f any are out this w ay , t hey ’ r e cert ai nly w elcome.” F a r o u t !

A OG U PD A T E S: Royce W OO D D E L L has moved f r om H ick am t o M axwell t o M cD i ll . Bob BA RN E S’ m edical o f f ice is cor rectl y l i st ed a s bei ng in Boise, but his hom e addr ess should be l isted as M er idian , I D 83642. T om BA RN ET T is look i ng f or invest or s in a li mit ed par t ner ship , expanding hi s Bu rger K ing f ranchises. H i s posit ive exper ience w i th his f i r st rest aur ant , his f our year s r ecr uit ing, t rai ning, and supervisi ng m iddl e manager s, pl us his const r uct ion back gr ound cer t ainly so u n d l i k e a f i r m f oundat ion f or hi m t o cont inue t o do w ell . H is headquart er s a r e n o w i n Phoenix . P .C . BU RN ET T is now hal f w ay t hr ough his remote year as t he

first F-16 squadron commander outside of CONUS. Shari v i si t ed h i m a t

K unsan in O ctober . Pauli I I ( 13) digs clar inet , K r ist i ne ( 12) is in t umbl ing cl ub , D aniel (5) loves soccer , and t hey all l i ke school . T h e G R O W s a r e t our i ng Eur ope agai n , both by cam per and on local t r anspor t , show ing Shar on ’ s parent s ar ound f or a holiday visit . Bob has a l so w r i t t en a n ew r egulat ion def i ni ng some oper at ional pr oblem s and solut ions. C o mi ng up w it h soluti ons is def i nitely w hat t he w or ld need s, but how m any o f us in our U SA FA days visualized our selves addi ng t o t he r egs?

G ot a great let t er f rom L ar ry W I L SO N at N ell is. A h , t he l oyalty o f t hose w ho have, somet i mes pain f ull y , penned t his col um n b e f o r e . H e out lasted m e as the m ost ancient 2nd L t . i n our class, b u t ev en m ed i c a l residencies event uall y end . H is July 81 reor ient at i on t o t h e A i r F o r ce a t M I M SO did as much f or him as it did f or me, no doubt . .. a n d “ i t d i d br ing t o mi nd a f ew vivid mem or ies. ..” . H e is som ew hat c o n so l ed a b o u t his loss o f stat us (br ow n bar s) by bei ng back on f ull salary and regular hour s. A lso consoli ng him on occasions is A bner H A Y N E S, st i l l a l o c a l t r easury agent m onitor i ng t he local alcohol , t obacco a n d f i r ea r m s t r a f f i c . “ W e have spent many an hour com m isser at ing about t he st a t e o f t h e w or ld , our w ast ed yout h ( “ T he O SI year s” ?) , t he f or t unes o f W a r a n d 31

Peace, t he l uck of t he dr aw at the car d t ables, and t he di f f iculty of f i ndi ng

a good 25* cigar .” His Family Practice residency must h a v e b een c o n

vi ncing; he not only i nvit ed Pat t o j oin hi s li f e, but t hey ’ve added a stat ion

wagon, house and baby girl (4 Nov 81), “ my first (known) ch i l d . ” Irrepressible! Larry bumped into Paul TA CKA BURY once si n ce h i s a r

r i v al a t N el l i s. H e c l a i m s t h a t P a u l ’ s w o r k i s so secr et t hat he has disap

peared since their meeting!

L ar ry has of f er ed t o t ak e t his colum n again i f I ever get t i red of t he j ob .

T he t r ouble is, I only get t i red dur ing the t w o week s bef ore deadli ne, w hich is t oo short notice to dump it on someone else. T hank s anyw ay , f or now . Best regar ds, f ol ks. L et me hear f rom you , and c o m e v i si t .

M a r k T o r r ea n o P SC B o x 24 5 A P O Sa n F r a n ci sco 9 6 32 8 A V : 2 2 5 -4 2 8 1/ 2 / 3

t hr ough t hose shops li k e a hot k ni f e t hr ough butt er , am assing gr eat quant it ies o f br ass, chest s, em br oi der y , lacquerw ar e, a n d c l o t h es . I ev en li ked some o f it , so w ho can com plain?

A last com ment on Japan : t hey celebr at e C hr ist mas! A s you m ight expect , t he celebr at ion is com pletely secular and decidedly c o m m er c i a l i n t one. But decor at ions ador n stor es, seasonal m usic is played on t he radi o ,

a n d so m e f a m i l i es ev en h a v e C h r i st m a s t r ees . So i t w a s a b i t l i k e h o m e a f t er a l l .

L E T T E R S/ C H R I ST M A S C A R D S : C h a d a n d L i n d a SW E D B E R G spent a w ar m C hr ist mas in O m an , w her e C had is t he air a t t a ch e . B esi d es

t r avel s in t his st rategically-placed A r ab k ingdom , t hey have t aken a t hr eew eek t our o f K enyan game par k s and a tour o f t he M ombassa c o a s t .

W hen you see C had , ask t o see his 250 slides. L i nda’ s j ob also t oo k her t o K arachi , Pak ist an , and C had m ade his f ir st car r ier landi ng and t akeo f f (w hite k nuck les) w hen he visit ed t he I ndian Ocean f leet r ecent ly . T he SW E D BE RG S w ill r ot ate i n July and hope f or a f lying j ob in T exas. Bill and K at ie W OO D ’S car d tel ls o f t heir very busy li f e i n L it t let on , C O w i t h 4 k ids and a dog, doing all t he usual subur ban act ivi ties. A n d B i l l a n d Su e E C K E RT send w or d o f ar r ival o f daught er , K at ie, in O c t o b er . B i l l a l so sent al ong a snap of hi m and M r . V P . T hat ’ s quit e a u n i f o r m co m b i n a t i on , Bill .

K onnichiw a, classmates and spice (plur al o f “ spouse” ?) ! W e a r r i v ed saf ely i n Japan in m id-October and have been on t he r u n ev er si n ce . I n f act , since 1 Oct w hen we lef t D C on our j our ney w est t o t he East . Stops in Flor ida and C-Spr i ngs to visit relat ives wer e capped by a short but pleasant stay i n the “ cit y by t he Bay .” W e st ayed at t he Presidio , enj oyed r ides on cable car s and visit s t o Fisher m ans’ W har f , L o m b a r d St r eet a n d C hinatow n . N ot ed t hat Car ol D oda is st ill big st uf f a t t h e C o n d o r C l u b .

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f or an evening. M ar ion ret ur ned t o her nor m al dr ess size t w o days lat er , t he handsome r esult s pict ur ed her e al ong w ith an appar ent ly happy br ot her . I told you t hat t aco sauce w ould do it , M ar ion .

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Jim and C ar olyn T E R RY ar e pr epar ing to leave his high ener gy laser pr ogr am j ob at K ir t land f or an A - 10 slot at E ielson A F B . C ar olyn has f inished her mast er s in ear ly childhood ed ucat ion and teaches m or ni ng pr eschool . She also i nsures daught er s M andy and Jenny get t o Br ow nies, dance lessons, et c. Jim , t hi ngs have changed since you w er e a Jr H i st udent here, but w e’ d love t o have you come visit us and see f or your sel f .

D enny and Bar b FL Y N N ar e st r uggli ng t o adj ust t o t he cold count r y living near Ft M eade, M D af t er spendi ng ages in H aw aii . T h e M O T Z a r e happy in M ont erey , as t his beach shot show s.

Jef f rey and wee P atr ick Vail (5 day s old) .

A dj ust ing to a Japanese home has been a very interest ing exper ience, one t hat wi lt ter m inate i n Febr uar y w hen a new t hr ee-bedr oom a p a r t m en t becomes available f or t he T -t ri be. Our use o f ker osene, pr opane and elect r ic energy souces creates quite a dent in t he pocket book , but get t i ng a t ast e o f li f e in a Japanese neighbor hood mak es it w ort hw hile. O n e o f t h e m ost pleasant sur pr ises i s how saf e t his societ y is t o l i v e i n . T h er e i s vi rt ually no pr oblem w it h physical danger and very l itt le t hef t . I n f act , I am amazed t o see all t he unlock ed bicycles at t he t r ai n st a t i o n s a n d st o r es .

A nd w it h t he absence o f t he bom bings and k idnappings t h a t o ccu r i n E ur ope, Japan loo ks even bet t er . A sk Ed E BE R H A RT , w ho I h ea r w a s k nock ed out o f his chair and show ered w it h glass by t he r ecent explosi on out side U SA FE H Q S at Ramst ein . Glad you ar e st ill w it h us, Ed .

W e took advant age of t he appear ance of t he Falcon ’ s f oot ball game w it h San D iego Stat e i n T ok yo in N ovember t o see old f r i en d s f r o m t h e Z oo , includi ng D ick and C ecelia E L L I S. I f you didn ’ t h ea r a b o u t t h e gam e, it was a doozy . A ct ual ly it w as t w o games in one, w it h a f i r st hal f scor e o f SD S- 16, U SA FA -0, and a f inal scor e of U SA FA -2 1, SD S- 16 . A n absolutely unbelievable comeback ! T here w ere m any gr ads a n d A i r F o r ce people f rom t hr oughout t he Far East in att endance and a large U SA FA cont ingent , m ak i ng it a gr eat N C A A f oot ball day in T okyo .

A not her i m port ant aspect o f a Far East assignment is shopping, o f cour se. N ow , pr ices are r at her high in Japan as w e all k now , so many w ives t ake advantage of t he envir onm ent al mor ale leave (EM L ) pr ogr am t o t r avel via M A C w it hout sponsor s t o K or ea and t he Philippines (up t o t w o E M L t r ips a year) . M im i wast ed no t ime and hopped o f f t o K o r ea i n N ovember , inf l ict i ng signi f icant damage on our bank a cc o u n t . Sh e w en t 32

D on, Ty ler, B ev, Camer on and Steven M otz.

M i ke and Sue N A SH are i n D enver , w her e M i k e f lys f or A R C O (Sabr eli ner and C it at ion out o f Staplet on) . M i ke lef t M o t h er A F i n 19 7 9 a n d w o r k ed a t M a r t i n M a r i et t a a s a c o n t r a ct a d m i n i st r a t o r bef or e t ak i ng t o t he skys agai n l ast Oct ober . A t M ar t i n M ar iett a, h e sa w B l a i r ST E W A RT , Rock y BU RA G L I O , and Ron ST U B BS, and has al so r u n into P hil P I GN A T A RO w ho f lys f or anot her com pany out o f D en v er .

M i ke is also a w eapo ns cont r oller w it h t he C ol or ado A N G , wait ing f or a

C - 13 1 slot t o open up . Sue is t he busiest mem ber o f t he f am i ly , k eepi ng M i ke and f our k ids (gi r l- 11, boys-seven , f our and one) happy .

M ik e ST E V E N SO N has ar r ived at Ft M onmout h , N J as C hief Sof t ware D evelopment and I ntegr at ion , f or t he Joint T a ct i ca l C o m m unicat ion O f f ice. M i ke w as especial ly pr oud t o be manager -player f or a M ontgomer y , A L sem ipr o baseball team t hat , w it h t he hel p o f a ' l l grad pitcher , had a 23-8 season . M i ke, m aybe George St einbrenner co u l d u se your ser vices.

N EW D OM I C I L ES: Steve BA I L E Y is in V acavi lle, C A ; M i ke BE D N A RZ has ar r i ved at A F Plans (X O X I M ) at t he Pent agon ; D i c k COE says T om O ’ BE I RN E , Russ W A L K E R , and John G ON D A a r e w i t h him at A FSC , N or f ol k ; Bob D EN N Y is in Bossier C it y , L A ; W ar r en EV E RET T says G lendale, A Z is home; L ee G RA N T has gone f r o m T ravi s t o Ft Colli ns; H enry H U N GE R BE E L E R crack s t he book s at A r my C GS, Ft L eavenw or t h ; Frank M A RT I N i s on t he A FSC I G t ea m , A ndr ew s A FB ; L ar r y M E R I D ET H is “ next doo r ” at Osan ; L ar ry M I T C H E L L fl ys B-52s at E llsw or t h ; John SW A N SO N is at M i n o t w i t h t he 57 A ir D iv ; and Benny V ET ET O i s at K ir t land .

H ope to hear f r om many more o f you i n t he near f ut ure. I f you put out a C hr ist mas let t er , dr op a copy i n t he mai l t o me. F i l l o u t H o m et o w n N ew s Releases, change o f add ress car ds, send smo ke signal s or hop over and give me t he w or d over a beer or some sak i . A nd let s begin planni ng f or a 15-year reuni on in 1983 at U SA FA , possibly in t h e su m m er o r f a l l .

W e need a honcho . A ny volunt eer s?

T ake t ime in t he new year t o enj oy your sel f and your f ami ly and f r iends. D on ’t w or k lat e every night , lose leave, or f orget t o say an encour aging w or d now and t hen t o t hose close t o you .

w i t h N A SA a t H o u st o n a n d t h a t D a v e f l ew w ea t h er c h ec k o n t h e sh u t t l e l a u n ch .

T he change o f addr ess f r om t he A O G has yi elded some i n f o r m a t i o n about ’69’ er s: Bob N EU M A N N gr aduated f r om A r med For ces St a f f

College on Januar y 15; Fr ank C RO FT is i n M ount ai n V iew , CA ; L ynn D A E K E is in N ew port N ew s, V A ; D ick R I V E RS is i n M ur rysville, PA ; T om SH U M W A Y is repor tedly at K adena; Steve H A M M O N D i s i n T ucson ; T er r y SC H W A L I E R is i n Pr at t vil le, A L ; and T om ST E P H E N SO N and Jim K U L A ar e at M o ntgomery . C hr is JO H N SO N is in L aguna N iguel , CA ; John W O O D is i n E agle River , A K ; Rod W O O D is report ed ly a budget o f f icer somew her e in E ur ope; and T r acy R H O D E S i s a C - 5A pilot at T ravis w here Bar r y C L I N E is al so a pilot . B o b P A I N E i s a st u d en t at A C SC at M axw el l ; K ir by K I L L I A N is i n Plano , T X ; Gary H O E is a st udent A FSC at N or f olk , V A , and Joe H A SE K is in W ashi ngt on , D .C .

T he Ban k o f A merica has published a new s r elease i ndicat i ng E d SE Z N A w as appointed vice president and manager o f t he L os A ngeles o f f ice o f Execut ive Financial C ounseling . T he r elease f ur t her r epor t s t hat Ed is livi ng in Bever ly H il ls.

K eep t hose car ds and let t er s r oll ing in ! ! I ’ d love t o hear f r om as many classm ates as possible in t he next f ew w eek s. M y sincer e t hank s t o D on , Sw anie and L es f or tak i ng t he t i me t o cor r espond .

M i c h ael L . R o se 10 1 1 V en u s D r i v e

C olor ado Spr ings, C O 80906 H ome: (303) 634-3050 O f f ice: (303) 576-6314

M i c h a el R . T h i essen

80 16 Ensley L ane L eawood , K ansas 66206 H ome: (9 13) 649-7692 O f f ice: (816) 474-6677

M any t hank s t o each member o f t he C lass o f 1970 w ho co n t r i b u t ed t o t his column last year and best w ishes t o al l f or a pr osper ous and happy 1982. M ar ce and I enj oyed hear ing f r om m any o f you a t C h r i st m a s t i m e . I especially li ke sendi ng C hr ist mas car ds m ysel f because all you have t o do is sign t hem .

T h e F a l l i ssu e o f C H E C K P O I N T S w a s a b i t l a t e b eca u se o f a m i ssed

T he - 17° w e are experienci ng in K ansas C it y t oday , January 10, i s 10 ° colder t han it has ever been on t his date. I t i s o nly 5 ° f r o m t h e co l d est d a t e on recor d in K ansas C it y . I am sur e, how ever , m any o f o u r cl a ssm a t es w ould consider our weat her bal my given some o f t he r eadi ngs I have seen f or M i not , D ul ut h , and sim ilar “ gar den spot s” . I hope al l you nor t her n t ier people ar e enj oying t hi s w i nt er t o t he f ullest .

I n a let ter I received j ust bef ore C hr ist mas, D on C A M P BE L L m e n t ioned t hat t he w i nters at L or ing A F B are long and severe, but he and his f am ily have become used t o t hem . I w ould im agi ne w it h t h ei r f i v e childr en , t he Campbells may not have any t ime t o not ice a l l t h e sn o w a n d cold . D on repor t s t hat Peter L A K E is also at L or i ng . D on is a f l ight com mander w it h t he 42nd A ir Ref ueling Squad ron and Pete is a f light commander i n 407t h A i r Ref ueling Sq uadr on .

A long w it h a happy new year message D ick SW A N SO N pr ovided s o m e new s about ’69er s. L ast f all , M i ke and K aren K L I N D T a n d t h ei r daughter , Elizabet h A nn , visit ed t he Sw ansons in Port land . T h e K l i n d t s live i n M ar iett a, G A , w here M i ke is based as an engi neer w i t h D el t a . J ef f T O BO L SK I has been a f r equent visit or t o Por t land . A ppar ent ly t h e v i si t s have become f requent due t o Jef f ’ s desi re t o see someone h e m et w h i l e visit ing D ick . I n any event , Swanie enj oys t he visit s f r om T obo as it gives our Po rt lander a chance to beat so meone in racquet ball o n ce i n a w h i l e .

T o m B I T T E R M A N v i si t ed Su e a n d Sw a n i e f o r d i n n er i n Januar y . T om and hi s w i f e, Elaine, live in Bloom f ield , M I , w it h t heir tw o boys, D avid and Joshua. T om is vice pr esident of sales f or V lassic P i c k l es. Sw a n i e r eport s T om K E N D A L L i s at W i lliams f lyi ng F-5’s w hile mai nt aining a

deadl ine by t he new f eatur e w r it er . M aybe t hat is w hy I d i d n ’ t r ecei v e anyt hing except a bunch o f change-o f -addr ess car ds i n t h i s i ssu e ’ s package. A nyw ay , here’ s w here some o f our classm at es ar e i n case you w ant t o get i n touch w it h t hem . John V A N D E RPO E L moved f r o m L ansing t o G rand Rapids, M I , pr esumably st il l in t he ban ki ng busi ness.

L ouis PA PE relocated t o St . C har les, M O f r om C al i f or nia w h er e h e w a s w i t h T R W . St a n P A R K S i s n o w a n F - 4 I P a t H o m est ea d A F B . L o o k s l i k e

Fr ed W E BE R moved across t he hall t o a new apar t ment i n T u l sa b u t i s st i l l w i t h G r ea t W est er n A i r l i n es .

John BA L L A R D f ini shed w or k at Pur due U niver sity and l i v es i n U niver sit y C it y , T X . Buck C O L Y E R is now in Raleigh N C , w it h t he N or t h Caroli na Supr eme C our t . (Please loo k up my br ot her , T om , at N C St at e. T hank s, Buck .) M i ke H A R PE R w as r eassigned to Scott A F B , I L .

Bill JE N N E Y moved to M esa, A Z f r om D enver . M aj or D ale SM I T H i s a t A C SC at M ax w el l A F B . Sh aw n R A I N T R E E ( A K A G ar y W O N N E BE RG) moved f rom T ampa t o N or t h K ansas C it y , M O . T o m BU T T lives i n Bet hany , O K and has a busi ness in O k lahoma C it y . T i m K A RN O W SK I is i n Eagle River , A K t rying to keep war m . B r en d a n O ’ SU L L I V A N moved f r om L it ch f ield Par k t o G lendale, A Z . J o h n GA N N O N w or k s f or H ew lett -Pack ard and l ives in C or vallis, O R . A n d last but not least , D on SE E SE is w it h P r udent ial in St . L o u i s. T h a n k s f o r t he space shut t le st am p , D on , it w ill look gr eat i n m y collect ion .

I j ust r an out o f change-o f -addr ess cards, so f arew ell u n t i l t h e spr i ngt ime. H opef ully all o f our w r i ti ng hands w ill be t hawed out by t hen .

fleet of three cars. Tobo and Swanie ran across Greg W R I G H T w h o w a s

in 14t h Squad ron f or our f i r st tw o year s. G r eg is in P o r t l a n d . A f t er leavi ng the A cademy he went t o medical school in M innesot a. G reg is now an M .D . at Good Samari tan H ospit al in Port land , is mar r ied t o M ick ie, and has one daughter .

A lt hough he w r ot e t o me i n M ay o f ’ 8 1, a let ter f r om L es D Y E R w a s not r eceived unt il m uch lat er . M y apologies, L es, f or not incl uding your in f or mat ion in t he ear lier magazines. L es w r ote he w a s t o l ea v e t h e R A F and the Hawk in June of 1981, and he was going to Beale A FB t o f l y

SR-7r s in July. Les reported Harry LA WS was departing W i esb a d en f o r

Egli n l ast June. M i ke BEE Z L E Y is st il l T r avi s A F B ’s best neurol ogi st .

T er ry B RA D Y (L / C ol BT Z ) j ust com plet ed staf f college and is goi ng t o I srael as an U N observer . Roy CO PP I N GE R is i n Port land w or k ing w it h comput er so f t w are. Scot t BE N C H is believed t o be at N el lis, but as L es says, “ si nce he never w r it es t his is a best r um or ” . D rop me a li ne, Scot t , and w hile your at it , dr op a not e t o L es! L es repor t s D a v e M U M M E i s

D a v e F r o st m a n

2425 Roundtop D r ive Color ado Spr i ngs, CO 809 18 H ome: (303) 472-3869 A V : 2 59 - 38 6 9

H i Gang ! T he gent lemen w ho pr ovided t he special “ ent er tainment ” f o r t he noon meal on Fr iday of H omecom ing W eek ask ed me t o pass on t he f ollow ing message: D ea r ’ 7 1:

T hank s ver y m uch f or your uni f i ed and con vincing support f or t he st r eaker s. W e ran acr oss t he t er r azzo w it hout any mal ice or int ent ion to o f f end o r

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discredit anyone. The act was entirely spirit-minded.

I t w as meant t o liven , not t ar nish your homecomi ng . .. .Recent ly we had our C D B ; instead o f a show cause boar d (t hanks t o you) . . .w e pr obably w on ’t be goi ng very f ar f or a while and may w ear out a couple of pair s o f shoes, but wil l st ill t hr ow up our hat s i n June. T hat is most i mpor t ant . Obviously , w e’r e anxiously awai t ing gr aduat ion , but ar e even more i mpat ient t o ser ve w it h all o f you in t he A ir For ce.

W e w ill m ak e you pr oud .

Sincer ely , T h e St r ea k er s

T he above descr ibed event , w hile not appr opr iat e, w as n o n et h el ess w or t hy o f a ’ 71 r eunion .

T his issue mar k s t he end o f my t hi r d year as t he class gossip colum nist .

W hile I have t hor oughly enj oyed bei ng your cor respondent , I f eel i t ’ s t i m e t o t u r n o v er t h e r ei n s. N o w a l l I h a v e t o d o i s f ind someone t o r epl ace m e. D on ’ t all call at once. Remem ber , t he pay ’ s not much , but you don ’t have t o w or k very har d ei ther . Ser iously , I w ould li ke t o give someone else a chance, so i f you ’ r e i nterest ed , please let me k now . Y o u d o n ’ t h a v e t o b e at t he A cademy or on act ive duty .

A n updat e on t he D odo r epr int : A s o f 15 January w e h a d a b o u t 150 or der s. T he quot ed pr ice o f $20 w as f or a mi nim um o f 300 o r d er s. B o b T RA C E Y is negot iat i ng w it h t he publisher t o see i f we can get about the same pr ice f or a lesser number of or der s. I f w e can ’t get cl ose, you ’l l be receivi ng your ref und in t he mai l .

I had a let t er f rom Joyce BO R K O W SK I telling me t hat sh e a n d B o r k had a H omecomi ng celebr at ion at t hei r home at Gr and F o r k s w h er e B o r k is a B-52 st an/ eval pilot . D uane T E H EE and M ik e U EC K E R , a l so B - 5 2 crew dogs, and t heir wives, also at t ended . Sor ry Joyce, but t hey w on ’ t pr int color pict ures. A nyw ay , we hope your celebr at ion w a s a s n i ce a s o u r s .

I also had a. letter from Dave MCLURE who, with his f ather , runs M cL ur e’ s H oney and M aple P r oduct s, I nc. i n L itt let on , N H . G o o d t o hear f r om you , D ave.

I want t o pass on t o all o f you t he note I r eceived f r o m L i n d a H A U C K : D ea r C l a ss o f ’ 7 1:

M y chi ldr en and I deeply t hank you f or al l your t hought f ulness dur i ng t his t r agedy . Y our t r ibut e t o N ick and t he sympat hy conveyed w il l alw ays be r em em b er d .

Sincer ely , L inda, H eat her and Br andy H auck God bless, L inda. N ick w ill long be remem ber ed by all o f u s a s a m a n w e could look up t o .

C H A N G E O F A D D R E SS C A R D S : T o m C U R R Y i s b a c k a t U SA F A

as a m ath inst r uct or . D oug M I L L E R is now at W i lly . L ar r y RA N D L ET T is at N ellis. Geor ge ST O K E S is at K i r t land . Randy L E A V I T T i s i n P u er t o Rico . Br uce SC H EE R is complet i ng his m aster ’ s t hesis i n Comp Sci at

BY U .

T h a t ’ s a l l t h e n ew s f o r n o w . T i l l n ex t t i m e .

T . J . M a n cu so

11697 E . K ent ucky A ve.

A ur or a, C O 800 12 H ome: (303) 343-4231 W or k : (303) 629- 1800

M uch t hank s goes out t o our K orean cor r espondent . Bob BE L L , w ho has act ed as scr ivener f or t his colum n and has passed t h e co n c h t o m e .

H opef ully , by bri ngi ng t hi s colum n back f rom “ t he f orw ar d edge of t he f r ont ier f or f r eedom ,” we can get a f ew m or e input s w it hout abusing t he A U T O V ON syst em . T o begi n , I lef t t he big blue f rat about t he t im e t hey st ar t ed maki ng Cl ass-A uni f or m s out of polyester double knit , so t he sl ant may have a f ew less mil it ary acr onym s (unless w e ca n st a n d a r d i z e a t er m f or “ f urloughed ai rl ine pilot ,” si nce t hat seems t o b e a c o m m o n vocat ion among our classmates) .

C OR R ECT I O N : T o clear up an er ror in Bob ’ s last column- I d o n ’ t k now about any Bob and Susan , but C huck and Shel ley W I N T E R d o l i v e her e i n D enver , w her e C huck is w it h A ut o-T r ol af ter a C o n t i n en t a l A i r lines f ur lough . H e sell s com puter systems along t he lines o f i ndust ryt ype space i nvader s.

R OC K Y M OU N T A I N N EW S: T he social event o f last quart er w a s t h e D oug and Robin H I L L w edding her e in Septem ber . T he u su a l r i b a l d

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gr oup o f D enver it es appear ed , incl uding M ar k and K at hy O I N E SS (w ho j ust added t hei r t hi rd l it t le O iness) , Ron GO L L E H O N , and Jay and T amm y CA M A L I C K . A l so enj oyi ng t he mat r imo nial s w as a n e w c o m e r t o t he M ile H igh , Br ian M C GA R RY (T er ry) . I n a move t o preserve t he har mony of t he M cGar r y f am il y . U nit ed A ir lines w as good enough t o f ur lough bot h Bri an and T er r y . Br ian i s absol utely glow ing about his new j ob in f issile mater ials at Rocky Fl at s N uclear W eapons Plant , w her e he’ ll be exposed t o t he indust r y side o f nuk es. O ut -o f -tow ner s a t t h e H i l l nupt ial s i ncl uded Ben T A T E (w ho w or k s f or M ot or ola in A ust i n) ; Roger and C laudia M I L L E R (Roger has eluded f ur lough at Republic A i r l i n es i n t he T w in C it ies, but t he cor por at e pr oblem s of t hat l i n e m u st b e h a i r cur ling) ; and St eve and Jim i BA R R Y (he f lies a K i ng A i r f or a ut i lit y co m pany on t he W est C oast ) . T he r um or cir culat i ng at t he H il l wedding w as t hat pilot s can get a j ob f l yi ng f or A ir Flor ida (w her e J i m P E T E R SO N can al so be f ound) assum ing, o f cour se, t hey ar e bald .

Ot her D enver it es ar ound i nclude at t or neys Par k and M ar y H A N E Y .

Par k is cleaning up w it h t he EPA . Rich PE N N I N GT ON (Bunnie) i s a def ense counsel at L ow r y and Rick A RT I M (M ar y L ou) i s i n t h e O ncology D epar t ment at Fit zsi mons A r my M edical Center . (H e clai m s O ncology gr ow s on you .) D r . Rick says he get s dow n t o t he A cadem y occasional ly f or a “ t um or boar d .’ ’ Boy , som e guys r eally k n o w h o w t o have a good t ime. I al so r an int o f or mer classmate B i l l D E E L E Y i n t h e show er s at t he gym r ecent ly . Bill t oo k t he O . U . T . opt ion af ter t hir d class year and is in t he m unicipal bond busi ness her e.

CA L L S A N D C A RD S: D an SK OT T E (N ancy) w il l leave Chicago t h i s sum mer as a br and new ost eopat h and w i ll i nt er n i n Port and , O R , bef or e set t i ng up pract ice somew here in t he N ort hw est . Bob and K at hy JO H N SON sent us a C hri st mas car d f r om A nt ioch , T N , w here Bobby ’ s Br onx-bor n w i f e i s t ryi ng t o lear n t o speak t he K ing’ s Engl ish i n t i me f or t h e ’ 7 2 c l a ss r eu n i o n . A ca l l t o V a n SH I E L D S f i n d s hi m i n Eur eka, C A , t r ying t o cor ner t he concessions at t he air por t in M cK inleyvi lle. H e ow ns an A vis f ranchise and operates t he restaur ant t here. I w o u l d n ’ t b e su r pr ised to f ind him selli ng f l ight i nsurance, or st and ing i n t he lobby ask ing f or cont r ibut i ons f or a copy o f Bhagavad-Git a.

T hose w ho can- do ; t hose w ho can ’ t- t each ; and t hose w h o ca n ’ t t ea c h -t each navigat or s. A nd t hat w ould i nclude Bil l K A SSO N , at M at her , recent ly at U SA FA f or a squadr on t r i p .

Roger PA RSO N S (L aur ie) called C hr ist mas w eek end f r om Buck ley A N G Base her e i n A ur or a. H e w as haul ing t r ash i n a R eser v e C - 14 1 f r o m M cChord . Roger f lies w it h PSA af t er a U nit ed f ur l ough , and says he loves it , but f or t he com m ut e f r om Por t land t o San D iego . A nd I t hought t he bus f r om A ur ora t o D enver w as t ough . Roger passes w o r d o n t h e f ollow i ng: Bill M C L A U G H L I N is a st ockbr ok er i n San Francisco ; C huck JO H N SO N (M ar ilee) fl ies 14 1’ s out o f T ravis; K en RU G H (V ick i) i s a r adiol ogist at W il f or d H all ; Boo ker H A R R I SO N (Shei la) w as f ur loughed f r om U nit ed and oper ates a f am ily-ow ned roo f ing business i n P o r t l a n d w hen not fl ying Reserves out of M cC hor d ; T er ry BE N C H i s w i t h D el t a (don ’ t a lot o f people w i sh t hey w ere) in A t lant a; Ji m REE D is fl ying F- 15’ s somew her e in A ri zona; H ank M U L L E N is “ som ew her e” w i t h East er n ; and M i ke M A SO N fl ies t he pr oud duck (Republic) o u t o f L a s V egas via D enver .

L E F T O V E R : A f ew l et t er s a r r i v ed v i a K o r ea . P et e V O O R H E E S i s a

D elt a pi lot in Bost on , as ar e Pat BU RK E (V ick y) , E d P A I N T E R a n d A r c h i e SM I L E S . P et e fl i es A - l O’ s w i t h t h e C o n n ect i c u t A N G , as does E d W A I T T E , w ho in t he real w or ld sell s insur ance. O t her D elta pi lot s w ho Pete says he “ r uns i nt o ” (must have somet hi ng t o do w i t h t h e c o n t r o l l er s st r i ke) include D ave C H A M PA (727’ s i n A t lanta) and Bi ngo E A T O N (L - l Ol l ’ s out o f D allas via Phoenix) . Pete cr ossed pat hs w it h t he usual gaggle o f bluesuit er s at a N el lis “ Red Flag” : St eve JA C K SO N is an E agle dr iver at H oll om an ; Ralph A L L E N fl ies the F-4 out of M oody ; Rick ST O RE R is an inst r uct or at our f avor ite under gr aduat e cam pus; Joe GE L I N GE R lives in L as V egas w her e he has a D O D fl ying j ob w hi le aw ait ing (w it h hal f t he class) t o be r ecalled by t he air l ines. H e al so pushes F- 105’ s ar ound t he sk y w it h t he Reserves.

D ave N EW I L L (Shar on) dr opped a lett er t o K or ea f r om Bow li ng G r een , K Y . H e w or k s in a Gener al M ot or s plant i n Bow ling G reen , w here t hey mak e (ar e you r eady f or t his) C hevr olet C or vet tes. M aybe t hey m ak e f iberglass f r om recycled r acehor ses. D ave adds t hat M i k e a n d K et h i a B RA N N I C K have added anot her son t o t he f am i ly . T he b a d n ew s f r o m t he Br annick s w as t hat M ik e w as goi ng t o have t o leave lovely Gr and For k s, alt hough t he A ir For ce w as going t o let hi m stay i n Bu f f s. Bob B RO W N and his w i f e K aren ar e now in C al i f or nia, w her e he i s pick ing up a m a st er s i n C h i n a A r ea St u d i es .

C H A N G E O F A T T I T U D E CA R D S: Pat M O O N , t o A PO N Y 09662 (isn ’t t hat K inshasa?) ; C hr is BU K A L A , t o Sur f side Beach , SC ; D enny G REE N , t o M anhat t an Beach , C A ; C ar l FO ST E R t o San A nt oni o , T X ; Rober t H I N D E L A N G , t o W il f ord H al l (w her e he is part icipat ing i n a post -doct or ate f ellow ship in behavior al medicine) ; A lan Scot t L E E , t o

L ubbock , T X ; and Bill H EM P H I L L , t o Glendale, A Z (w here h e h a s b een pr omot ed to mar ket i ng represent at ive w it h Sper ry Flight Syst em s) .

T OG ET H ER A GA I N : Start planni ng now f or H omecom i ng ’ 82, w hich , as I count , should be t his f all . T en year s sur e goes by quickly and it w ould be nice t o see you all t her e. Rick ST O RE R (A V 259-289 1) is t he pr oj ect o f f icer f or H omecom ing ’ 82 and his assistant i s M i k e PET E R SO N (A V 259-318 1) . I f you have any ideas and or quest ions please give t hem a ri ng . Ot her classmat es w ho w ill b e st a t i o n ed a t U SA F A dur i ng H omecom ing are Br ian B I N N , L inw ood C H A Y E R , John D U K E , Robert GOC K E , Ber nar d H A R V E Y , L ar r y H E L GE SON , M ar t in JA Y N E , Jerome M A RT I N , M ar k M A Y E R , D avid M O R R I SO N , and

George NIEL D. A lso, Robert REI LMA N , John SHA FER, Barry

SM I T H , John T Y R RE L L , Jon V ET T E R L E I N , Rober t W A L L E R , T homas W E BB , and M ar k W I L L I A M S. W e can only hope t he f o o t b a l l part o f homecomi ng i s a plus t o t he weekend . O ne suggest ed T - sh i r t f o r t he past couple o f seasons reads: “ Falco n Fever : C atch I t - a n d D i e . ’ ’

Sa m G r i er

QT RS 4207 D U SA FA , C O 80840 H O M E : (303) 472-0987

Final ly , Phil M A RO Z I C K st opped in f or t he A r m y game on hi s w ay back t o C al i f or nia, w here he is applyi ng t o sem i nary f or a D o ct o r a t e i n Psychology .

M y f am ily visited D on and Rachel W I L C O X and t heir t hr ee k i d s t h i s past sum mer . T hey l ive i n Benson , M N , w her e D on is a par t ner in a law f i r m , t he count y pr osecut or , and a host o f ot her t hings. H e t el l s m e P a t M A SSE Y has com pleted law school and w ill be pr act ici ng i n A lbuquer que.

Steve G U L A SE Y called me a f ew night s ago . H e’ s movi ng t o Sa n t a M ar ia, CA ., t o w or k w it h M ar t in M ar iet ta. H aven ’ t tal ked t o Gu in eight year s, but I recognized hi s voice i m mediately . A m azi ng.

Bob FRA SE R hel ped me get t he colum n ready t his t ime. T hank s, Bob !

I ’ m look i ng f or w ar d to hear ing f r om anyone w it h some new s- any new s!

H ope you had a Blessed C hr i st m as and w i ll have a super ’ 8 2 !

Pat L ynch 4049 Forest Ridge Blvd .

D ayt on , O H 45424 A V : 7 8 5- 6 2 89

H ome: (5 13) 233-5426

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Believe it or not , it ’s f inal ly happened . T he C lass o f ’ 7 3 h a s m o r e people st ationed at U SA FA t han any ot her class. T he L aw D epart ment alone has six ’ 73 gr ads i f w e i nclude L ee Z I M M E RM A N a t t h e J A G o f f ice at H ar m on H all . Y ou can see t he extent o f our presence her e! I n f act , I saw Roy PE N C E dow n at t he T -4 1 f l ight li ne t he ot her day , t oo ! Seei ng so many o f our classmates lately con f ir m s w hat I have always suspect edcadets don ’t gr ow up , t hey j ust gr ow older .

T h e r ea so n I v o l u n t eer ed t o w r i t e o u r cl a ss n ew s i s b eca u se I a m a t

U SA FA . W e al l seem to get ar ound t o visi ti ng C olorado ever y so o f t en , and I thought it would be nice to have a place to call here and pass on inf or mat ion about your selves and f r iends. Even bet ter , of cour se, st op by my house in per son .

T he 19t h Squadr on Reunion w as a blast ! W e did everyt hing f r o m t our ing 19t h Squadr on to eat i ng dinner at G uiseppe’ s D epot Rest aurant .

Somet hing not in t he last C H EC K PO I N T S is that T om BL A SE a n d w i f e Bet h are expect ing child number t wo .

I att ended the homecom ing f est ivi t ies t his past f al l , t oo , and t hose i n at tendance i ncluded t he li kes o f Bob F RA SE R , G regg RE I N EC K E , Bob SU M M E RS, Bar ry SC H E I N O ST , John BRU C K N E R , and of cour se, t h i s year ’s Jabar a A war d wi nner . Bill G I L L I N . Bill gave a movi ng and memor able tal k . John BRU C K N E R (D EA SO N ) changed his l a st n a m e t o his given name. H e has an int er est ing st ory t o tel l i f you run int o hi m .

I received t he f ollow ing inf or mat ion f r om the A O G . U nf ort unat ely , I have no idea what some o f you are doing at your new l o ca t i o n s. I co u l d speculat e by loo k ing at t he register , but I would pr ef er t o pr i nt f act s. So , I w ill pr i nt w hat I r eally k now : St eve C RI ST I A N I w il l be com ing t o U SA FA this summer t o teach Comput er Science. Bob H A M A N h a s entered t he T exas C ollege of O st eopat hic M edici ne i n F o r t W o r t h . D o n RA M M is in D enver wor k ing f or I BM . Sk ip SA N D E RS has m o v ed t o

T he days o f t he D ar k A ges w er e upo n us and t here w as not hi ng t o do but wait f or t he Super Bow l . T hat event had everyone here in Ohio talk ing and the orange and black of the Bengals was everywhere. U nf ort unately , 1 cannot say t he sam e f or new s f r om t he class o f ’ 74 . I ’ v e h a d n o l et t er s si nce t he last colum n , so t his one w i ll be sho rt and sw eet . I k n o w t h a t t here must be some new s to r epor t out t her e so j ust a sh o r t n o t e f r o m some o f you w il l hel p me o ut next t i me.

I did get a phone call f rom John B ROC K M A N a f ew mo nt hs back . H e, K ar la, A ngela and Jeremy are st at i oned at Scot t . John is w o r k i ng at M A C D C S/ O ps and he is pret ty busy w it h t hat and t he f ar m t hey bought . John says t hat there ar e several ot her s f r om t he class at Scott : T o m W A T SO N , Jo hn V E RL I N G , Rich M E N T EM E Y E R and D ick CA SE Y . I also t a l k ed t o Rick ST EA RM A N t he ot her day . Rick is here at W r ight -Patt w or k ing f or t he St rat System s SPO . H e f i nished his mast er s a t A F I T i n J u n e . R i c k gave m e t he good new s t hat he and T er esa have j ust had t heir t hir d child , T imot hy A nd rew , w ho weighed i n at 10 l bs 9 oz. C ongrat ulat ions! R i c k repor t s t hat John and Shar on BA K E R ar e at K ef lavi k w h er e J o h n f l i es t h e F -4 . J i m N E M E T Z i s a t K u n sa n i n t h e F - 16 a n d m o v es so o n t o N el l i s .

Ro n F L Y is at M cC oy .

W ell , I said t hat t his w i ll be sho rt so t hat is t he end o f my news f or now .

K eep me i nf or med o f w hat is happeni ng out t here so I ’ l l h a v e m o r e t o report next t ime. I n t he meanti me I ’l l be hopi ng to w atch t he Bengals w hi p San Francisco in t he Super Bow l .

Richar d L . L ayman Quar ter s 14A F E W ar ren A FB , W Y 8200 1 H om e: (307) 778-2845 D uty : A ut ovon 48 1-389 1

Panama City, FL . Chris TA RA VELLA has moved to Springfield, V A .

M ar k BA L L A RD has ret ur ned t o t he states to George A FB . B a r t D A N N E L S is a W eapons D ir ect or at T inker A F B . Philip F A Y E n o w l i v es at C lar k A B . Gene FRO D SH A M is at B Y U completi ng an M S i n C i v i l Engineer ing. W ol f gang GE SC H is a Sect ion C ommander a t SO S a t M a x w el l A F B . R i c h a r d H I L L h a s m o v ed f r o m M i n n eso t a to Pasadena, C A . Bob M U N SO N now l ives i n For est Par k , I L . B .J . ST A N T O N i s a st udent at M I T . Er nest BU T L E R now r esides i n A bilene, T X . A nd , last but not least , Ricar do C U A D RO S has moved to Fai r bor n , O H .

B o b F R A SE R t ea c h es A st r o h er e a t U SA F A a n d w r o t e a C h r i st m a s

new slet ter f or 29t h Squadr on . H e gave me t he f ollow ing i n f o r m a t i o n : Robin C OO PE R is i n his last year o f residency t r ai ni ng in general surger y at T ravis A FB . M i ke W I L K I N is f l ying F-4D ’ s at T or rej on A F B . W i l l i e T H O M PSO N is f l ying f or D elt a out o f Bost on and has j ust completed law school . K en W A SSE N A R is w or k i ng f o r E lect r onic D at a Syst em s i n D allas. A 1 G RA Y SO N is a com m and operat ions brief er a t H i c k a m A F B .

M ike ST A M PL E Y is f lyi ng f or Easter n out o f A t lant a; he is sti ll f lying C - M l ’s out of C har lest on w it h t he r eser ves. C raig BE D O RE i s a N u c l ea r

Plant Engineer with Westinghouse; he trains Navy personnel f o r t h e nuclear N avy in Pocatello , I D . Bob O L L I S j ust lef t t h e A i r F o r ce a n d

E d i tors N o te: Fo r reasons unk now n t o t he C heck point s st af f , t he 1975 C lass N ew s did not make it s w ay t o C olor ado f or inclusion i n t h i s i ssu e .

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H anscom A F B f or a posit ion as an adm inist rati ve assistant w i t h C a n n o n M ills in K annapol is, N C . D ick SH A M RE L L has ret ur ned f r o m F - 1 1 1’ s a t RA F U pper H ey f ord t o go back t o T -37’ s at L aughli n A FB . D ick recent ly mar r ied Ellen Si mm ons, an A ir For ce dent ist st at ioned a t L a c k l a n d A F B .

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I hope t his quar ter ’ s issue o f C H EC K PO I N T S f i nds t hat ever yone has

had an enj oyable and safe holiday season (I am writing t h i s o n t h e 12t h o f

January) , t he M cRobert s f am ily is now moved int o T ucson , a n d I ’ m st i l l lear ni ng how t o teach guys how t o care f or and f eed a W art hog. N ot m uch cor respondence t his t i me, so I ’ m goi ng t o make it easy f or ever yone. I f you move, or i f you haven ’ t seen your name in pr int f or aw hile, simply cl ip t hi s handy f or m and send it t o m e : D ear W ade, I j ust f inished reading your latest art icle in t he C H EC K PO I N T S. I had t o tel l you it was gr eat , as usual - in f act , t he ’ 76 N ew s is t he f ir st t hing I tur n t o w hen I get my magazi ne. A nyw ay , I am w r it ing t o tell you t hat (check t he appro pr iat e box) : ( ) I have relocat ed f r om my j ob o f

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is t he best -k ept secr et i n the ( ) U SA F ( ) U SN ( ) U SM C ( ) U SA ( ) w or ld , and I don ’ t w ant anyone t o f i nd out about it . O ops!

A nyw ay , keep up t he good gr eat w or k . Y our buddy ,of ’ 76,

I n October and N ovem ber I par ti cipated in Red Flag 82- 1. A m ong t he other par t icipant s w ere Fr ank “ Far no ” G RE E N E , F-4E out o f M oody , and a new lyw ed , and M ik e K EA N E , 0 -2 f r om Shaw . M i ke c o n t r o l l ed a CA S m ission I f l ew , and sit t i ng next t o him w as D ale M I L L E R , w ho wor ks at t he Fighter W eapons C enter . O t her 76er s I sa w a t N el l i s w er e D enni s RE A , K evi n (Beck y) H E N A B RA Y , and C hase (P am ) JO H N SO N , all F- 16 pilot s t her e. C hase t ol d me t hat John and Sandy A N D RE W are at H ar var d w here John is w or k ing on his Ph D ; M i ke K I D D is st udying f or hi s M S at Pur due; L ucky D U N N m ar r ied W endy M eyer s, a f ellow doct or , and I t hi nk he is pr act ici ng m ed i ci n e a t A n d r ew s .

A not her F- 16 pilot at N el lis I saw w as Jo n T REE . H e i s t here w it h Ruby a s a F W S i n st r u ct o r .

I t r i ed l a st w ee k t o c a l l J o h n C R O W L E Y a t W i l l i e- h e w asn ’ t t here, but

I t al ked w it h a st udent o f his: D oyle F REE M A N . D oyle is ant icipat ing hi s f ir st pil ot assignment mom ent ar i ly . John and Bobbie ar e doing well at

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K L I N G E N BE RG E R , w ho ar e at Platt sbur gh . She is in K C- 135 St an/ E val , he is in I N av in t he FB- 111. K ur t tells me t hat Br ad (Bet h) M O FFET T is in St an/ Eval (B-52) , and is gett i ng r eady t o go t o A ST RA i n D C . John A N D R I C H A K is on hi s w ay t o M cG uire in C - 14 1s. M i k e BEA U C H A M P ar r ived at Plat t sburgh (via SO S, w her e he w a s a di st i nguished gr ad) t o become t he f i r st 76er t o lear n t o pi lot t he FB- 111.

T hank s f or t he poop , K ur t and K aren . Ot her car ds came f r o m B i l l a n d Elbe FA NNING, who are exji ecting their third child at L ak enheat h ; Ji m (Becky) D EA U X , w ho w il l be goi ng t o L akenheat h al so , as F-5 A ggressor pi lot s; Pat and D ebbie BU R BA N K , D on “ W aldo ” and Pat H A L L , Joe a n d N a n ci e W Y SO C K I , t h e T U R N I P SE E D S, C A T T O N S , H E N A BRA Y S, C RO W L E Y S, L OT T S, and SM I T H S (L ar r y) .

T here are sever al classmat es her e at D -M . C ar l (M ar y) R E B A R C H A K is a new A - 10 inst r uctor ; Br uce FRE U N D has been here f o r a w h i l ebesides i nst r uct i ng in t he H og he is a w eapons and t ac t i c s i n st r u ct o r . I ’ m to ld t hat C raig M A N SO N is her e as an assi stant JA G . T he ot her day at t he Seven-D ay st or e I r an int o Ron SU M M E R S, w ho w as her e vi si t ing hi s i n-law s f or C hr ist m as. Ron is at Sheppar d goi ng t hr ough f ixed-w i ng con ver sion , but is gr ounded w it h a back pr oblem . H e told m e t h a t B r a d G E R D E S has graduated and w il l stay t her e as an I P .

I f you happen t o pass t hr ough T ucson , gi ve a cal l . Be saf e, and w r i te.

John “ L ou ” M ichels, Jr .

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(name) (C adet num ber ) H ere are some changes of addr ess f r om t he A O G : Rob C R O M B I E i s a t Edw ar ds at t he N A SA / D r yden Flight Resear ch Cent er , helpi ng to f l ight t est t h e A F T I / F - 16 a n d A F T I / F - 1 1 1 r esea r c h a i r cr a f t t hr ough com puter analysis and coor dinat ion . H e repor t s t hat Rich L U H RS w a s t h e C ompany G rade O f f icer o f t he Quart er aw hile back at W r ight -Patt , and w as t o PC S t o U SA FA i n t he EE D epart ment . Good-on-ya, R i c h . M r .

D el CO RN A L I now r esides i n N ew ingt on , CT . D ave K R I ST E N SEN i s now at V acavi lle, C A (T r avi s?) . C huck L I N D SA Y has moved t o D over , D E . Bob L I V I N G ST ON is in D elm ar , N Y . D ave M C E L W EE PC Sed f r om T or rej on t o O san last year . A llen PA T R I Q U I N is now in A t hens, O H . Jay K E N N O N is at Y ongsan as t he aide-de-camp to C I N C U N C / C FC . Bob and Sandra GO L D ar e at H olloman . L ar ry (M ar t ha) SM I T H is at U SA FA in T -4 1s. T er ry T A U BE RT is in San A n t o n i o .

D uncan SH I E L D S has relocat ed t o Rose H ill , K S. Gr eg SE E L Y i s a l so a t San A nt onio . John “ D ust y ” R H O A D E S is now in A - l Os at E ngland A F B . Buddy (K at hy) L OT T is at Z w eibr uken A B , Ger many , fl yi ng RF-4s. Rick H O L D R I D GE lives i n Palo A lto . Bob J O H N SO N i s a t T r avi s. D ave C L A RY dr ives H ogs at Bentw at er s. St an K A SP R Z Y K i s PC S t o Egli n (st ill F- 15s?) . M i ke and George K E L L Y a r e a t A F I T st udying st rat egic and t act ical science. W illie ST RE L L i s n o w a n A T - 3 8 B I P i n FL I T at H olloman . I f you send a change o f addr ess ca r d t o t h e A O G , include t he base you are at , and your new j ob , so I can let ever yone k now . A lso , black and w hite phot os can be put in t his a r t i cl e .

N EW S FR OM L U K E : Jack (Jan) CA T T O N is spending t he f ir st quar ter of t he year at F- 15 Fighter W eapons School . M i k e a n d C h er i e B Y RO N are also at L uke, w her e M i ke al so teaches F- 15 a ca d em i c s. F - 15 st udent s i nclude Jef f (C oo k ie, C ar l RE BA RC H A K ’s sister) FO RD , w ho have a new baby gir l named K at ie. Gar y and D ebbie T U RN I PSEE D a r e a l so t h er e .

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E di tors N o te: Fr om all indicat i ons, L ou ’s w or ld t r avel s pr ecluded a t i mely subm ission o f the ’ 77 C lass N ew s f or t he W int er i ssu e . . . R eco m mend lot s o f let t er s and car ds to encou rage L ou f or t he Spr i ng issue. . . deadli ne f or subm i ssion is 10 A pr il 1982.

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W ell , anot her new year is upon us. I n a f ew mont hs, one com plete cycle will have occur red si nce we lef t t he A cademy . N ot only t hat , w e’ re about t o become capt ains! Rem ember when w e were but young a n d n a i v e cadet s, and capt ai ns seemed so .. . so . . . old ? W here has t im.e gone?

G o o d n ew s o n t h e h o m e f r o n t . F o r t h e f i r st t i m e i n t w o y ea r s , o n e

m ont h , one w eek , and t hr ee days (give or t ake a f ew hour s) , I L t D on A V E RY (your s t r uly) logged f lying t im e in an A i r For ce jfet . Yes, gang, believe it or not . I ’ m f inally back on f lyi ng st at us. I want all o f you t o k now how much I appreciat e t he suppor t , concer n , and especially t he pr ayer s you ’ve given me over t he past t w o year s.

O ne of t he di f f icul t aspect s o f w r it ing t hi s ar t icle i s t h e n o t i f i ca t i o n o f a death o f one of our classm ates. O ur heart s go out t o t he f am ily o f Bar ry RE U SC H E (32d Sq) w ho w as a T -37 I P at Reese w hen he d i ed o f a r a r e blood di sease. H i s w i f e D eni se and son Br ian w ill need pr ayer s and suppor t f r om all o f us. D ana BR I G G S called me wi t h t he new s o f Bar ry ’ s d ea t h a n d i n cl u d ed n ew s o n sev er a l o t h er m em b er s o f t heir squadr on .

Dana is a communications of ficer recently assigned t o H elli ni k on , G reece. H e and hi s w i f e Bar bar a had t heir second son , M att hew , in N ovem ber . D ana - t hank s f or ever yt hing !

Bob JA N G RA W (Suzanne) is at Scot t i n com m unicat ions a s a n I G team member ; C huck V A L L E (M ar y Bet h) is r et ur ning t o L i t t l e R o c k f r om t he Philippi nes as a C- 130 pi lot ; T om H U L L is st ill f lyi ng chopper s at H ur lburt ; D ave JO N E S (M aggie) i s f lying 0 -2s i n t he C anal Z one;

Vince WISNIEWSKI and Greg MCGRA W are FACs flying the O U - 10 i n

Sem bach , G er m an y ; G r eg “ T h e R og ” R O G G E and W ay n e K E L L E N BE N C E (M ary Jane) ar e f l ying F-4s in Ger many ; T ony GA Z O is an engineer working as a simulator SPO at Wright Patt er son ; and Bob RE H W A L T is f lying t he BU FF at D yess w her e he and his w i f e P a u l a a r e

enj oying the newest member of the family, their son T r a v i s. Sev er a l o f t h e

guys ar e I Ps: Rick D E V E RE A U X , Reese; D ave D EA T O N , Colum bus; K yle BA RT E L L S (D r ane) , M att L A C O U RSE (T ina) , W ayne F O R D (Sher ry) , and M i k e W I SE , all at V ance. Jim my “ Ruby ” R U B A L C A B A (Cat hryn) is f l ying tanker s at Gr i ssom ; D ave M EE H A N is f lying t an ker s at Fai rchild ; and M ar k E L L I OT is a C - 130 j ock at Pope. Finally , N eil K A L FA S is an engi neer at K elly w or k i ng on t he air cr af t mi shap invest iga

t i o n t ea m .

Bit s and pieces f r om t he A OG : Scott C O L L I N S is at W hitem an A F B

M O a s a m i ssi l e c o m b a t c r ew c o m m a n d er . M i k e C L A R K i s at G eor ge

W ashingt on U ni ver sit y , D C , on an A F I T scholar ship , wor ki ng on his M S

in ops research. Rick “ Dude” SEA RFOSS is an F-111 pilot a t R A F

L ak enheath . St an C RI SP i s a N avy A -7 pi lot at N A S L em oore C A . M a r k H EFFE R L Y and hi s w i f e T er r y had a son named M ichael last year and

are enj oying parenthood. M ark’s a T-38 I P at Sheppard. B o t h o f t h em are sponsoring a local high school Fellowship of Christian A t h l et es

gr oup . T hat ’ s a blessi ng I can ident i f y w it h si nce I , t oo , sponsor an FC A gr oup . D ur ing homecomi ng at t he A cadem y , M ar k t eamed up w it h L on L OW E , D oug H A GE D O RN , M i ke C A T L I N , K en BA I E R , and Bi ll

SI LVESTRI for the annual alumni-cadet rugby game. Naturally, t h e ’ 78-led alumni squad t r ou nced t he cadet s 24-0 !

O ur class M D s, Jay E lli s (C at hy) , K en K A H E R , and M ar shall W O N G , are due t o gr aduate f r om Bet hesda i n M ay and t hen w ill begin i nter ning at var ious medical cent er s. C ongr at ulat i ons t o all o f t hem f or f our long year s o f har d w or k ! D or ian SM I T H cal led f r om C ar swell w h er e h e f l i es t he K C- 135. H e l oves t he f l yi ng, hat es aler t . (So w hat el se is new !) A l so at

Carswell are John H I NES (B-52 nav); Chip BRUMGA RD (KC-135

pilot) , and Ji m RO W L A N D (B-52 pilot) . Ron M A G N U S and Ray H A T C H E L L ar e i n RF-4s at K adina . A n old 30t h Sq “ bud ,” J o h n M or gan “ D ust in ” H O FFM A N , called . H e is i n R& D at H oll om an a n d may be going over seas soon . I n his f r ee ti me, D ust in i s a m em b er o f t h e ski patrol at some of the local slopes. He also kept up w it h a f ew ot her guys. D an “ C r azy ” SC H W A RZ E N BA C H and his w i f e Sandy a r e t h e pr oud parent s o f a baby gir l . C r azy is w or k i ng w it h comput er s, R«& D , a n d so m e o t h er sec r et st u f f a t M c C l el l a n . J i m W H I D D E N is i n pr opul sion t est ing at Egli n ; D ave “ R .D .” JO H N SO N , RF-4s, Bergst r om ; D ough “ H ai r s” PA T O N is st il l “ su f f er ing” i n H aw aii f l yi ng t he 0 -2.

Rumor has i t that D oug is get t ing mar r ied in June. A n o t h er r o c k crumbles! You all remember basketball and team handball player ext r aor di nair e, Bob D JO K O V I C H ? W ell , Bobby has t ur ned up on W a l l St r eet a s a st ock br ok er . H is advice t o us al l is buy low and sell high . Gee t hank s!

I ’ ll bet he look s dapper in his t hree-piece suit and sn ea k er s.

Gar y and K elly F R I T H had a so n , K en , dur ing T hank sgiving . Gary , a f or mer F-4 pilot , recent ly t r ansit ioned t o t he A - 10, and t hey ar e now stat ioned at E ngland A F B , L A . A not her T hank sgiving baby was bor n t o Bill and Bonny C H A M BE RS: a gi r l , A nna L ynn . Bil l is a K C - 13 5 i n st r u c t or navigat or at Bar ksdale w her e bot h he and his w i f e ar e ver y involved w it h t he chapel pr ogr am . Bonny incl uded som e ot her updat es. St eve and C onnie A N D E RSO N r et ur ned to t he St at es f r om Ger m any f o r A - 10 upgr ade t r ai ning, t hen t hey r et ur n t o E ngland PC S. St ev e ’ s b r o t h er Sco t t (T ere) also r et ur ned t o t he St at es, and are at V ance w her e Bar r y is an I P .

A l so a t V a n ce a s a n I P i s Sa m K E N D R I C K . P et e S H O C K E Y i s a t

Blyt heville A R f lying t he K C - 135. I n his f r ee t ime, he is w or k ing on his

M BA .

Jaym ie K E L L Y (M ar k ’ s w i f e) w r ote and i ncluded sever al t i d b i t s. M a r k

is a C-141 driver at Charleston. Here’s the list : Gregg D A V I S, T -38,

Reese; Ji mm y K EA T O N (M aur a) , T -38, Reese; D ave D E RA S, T -37, Reese; John “ H aw k ” H A W K I N S, F-4 , M oody ; Joe M U D D , T -38, Reese; and Gr eg “ Sk i ” SA RT O R is f i nal ly going t o m ar r y h i s U P T h ea r t t hr ob , L eigh A nn , on L abo r D ay ’ 82. K .C . SC H O W (A - 10, M yr t le

Beach) and his wife M ary had a son in September . A nd,

Bill

SC H A U FFE RT (L iz) is f lying F-4s in Ger many . M i ke JA BL O N O V SK Y dr opped me a l ine f r om Rhein-M ain and loves f l ying ar ound Eur ope i n his “ H er e.” A l so f lyi ng C - 130s at Rhei n-M ain is St eve D A L B Y . M i k e saw Eddie “ P ” PET RE L L A in A thens, G reece. Eddie w as honey m ooning w it h his br ide Suzanne bef ore r et ur ning t o his j ob as a K C - 135 pi lot at Plat t sburg . A not her C - 130 dr iver at Rhein-M ain i s a U P T classm ate o f mi ne, M i k e CO U I L L A R D . H e w r ot e t o tell u s t h a t h e a n d

his wife Mary had their first child, M ark . They toured A m st er d a m a n d

G reece, and t hen ret ur ned t o t he St at es w hile M ik e upgr aded t o ai rcr af t commander . While at Little Rock, M ike saw Todd CI ENSKI (C - 130 , Pope) w ho recent ly got mar r ied . K eye and C ar ol SA BO L a r e a t D o v er .

Burt CONVOY is in Germany flying RF-4s. M ike and Cheryl N O R R I S are at Lakenheath and have a newborn son. A nd a couple m o r e g u y s

M i k e’s k ept up w it h are D ale PA N G M A N and John “ J .B .” B A R R Y w h o bot h are C - 130 com mander s at Pope.

T han ks to al l o f you f or al l your w onder f ul lett er s. N ot j ust f or t he information, but especially for your encouragement . I t real ly hel ps! I n cl osing , I am f or ced t o consider t he new year si nce I am w r it i ng t his in

January. A s happens once a year , we have an opportunity f o r a n ew beginning of sorts. We all make resolutions, but unfortunately f ew o f these resolutions become a reality. I challenge each o f you to m ak e c o m m i t m en t s a n d n o t r eso l u t i o n s. W h et h er i t b e a c o m m i t m en t t o wor k ,

f amily , or sel f - mak e a r eal C O M M I T M E N T and st ick w it h i t .

M OV ING ?

’78 r ugby p lay ers at H omecom ing: D oug H agedor n, L on L o we, M ik e Cat l in, K en Baier, M ar k H ef f er ly , and B ill Sil vestr i.

T o insur e t hat all A OG publicat ions and cor respondence arr ive wit hout inter rupt ion , be sur e t o send a t imely not if icat ion of your f orwarding address t o t he A O G O f f ice. U nit addresses are not adequat e. Four t o six week s advance not ice is pref er red i f possible.

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C H EC K PO I N T S ar t icle w as accompli shed . I was task ed t o d o i t b u t . . . I w as t rounci ng t hr ough the Black Forest in Ger many on a N A T O Escape & Evasion cour se- SE RE I I - Ger man style. Funny , I wasn ’t t he only 79er i nvolved in t he f un and games. L ar r y L A T H RO P came out o f h i s F - 15 cock pit f r om C am p N ew A mst er dam and Guy W A L SH w iggled o u t o f his RE -4 f r om A lconbur y t o r elive SE RE 11.. . Good ti me!

A nyhow , I ’ve been on t he move t he past year . Fr om W illy t o H o l l o m a n t o D avis-M ont han to f inally RA F Bent wat er s, E ngland . M y w i f e, Jul ie, loves me f or it . H ow can she complai n? Fr om sunny A r izona t o Sunny E ngl and ??? A - 10 t r avels has tak en us t hr oughout Europe. I ’ v e seen a l o t o f 79er s her e! I ’ ll t r y to updat e you w it h some o f t hese lost f ol k s. I n f act , St ev e W E A R T f l ew m e o v er t o SE R E I I o n h i s C - 130 f r o m L i t t l e R o c k .

T o top t his o f f Rod M C N E I L L r escued me f r om t his exercise i n h i s U H - 1 f r om Platt sburg. . . smal l wor ld ! W hen I f ound out w ho w as dr ivi ng t hat machine I w as r eady t o j um p !

H er e at RA F Bent wat er s/ W oodbr idge are numerous 79 H OG d r i v er s.

Fr ank SN Y D E R , new lywed Bob SW A I N (L iz) , new f at her J i m B A R R O N (K it and K at ie) , T ed D U D L E Y , and Ji m O ’ N E I L . A lso here fl ying C - 130 ’ s ar e Br uce M A C P H E R SO N , nav Ji m L E W I S, W al t H E R RE RA , and Br ock ESH E L M A N . O t her classm ates st ati oned h er e i n t he U K t hat I ’ ve bumped i nt o ar e: Ed Z A N O W I C Z , F- 111 d r i v er a t R A F L akenheath along w it h M ar k CU T K O M P (N ancy had twi ns) ! Jay SN Y D E R and A ve Y A T A ar e al so i n t he F- 111 at RA F U pper H eyf or d .

M y t r avels have t ak en me t o Ger many numer ous t i mes. I r a n i n t o new lywed L ed L ON G (L yn) and T rever A L B RO at Spangdahlem A B . I j ust m issed M i ke RO L L E R , and M ik e “ O mar ” BRA D L E Y (Pat t i) b u t t hey w er e in Spai n pr obably vi sit ing T om W I N GO at T or rej on A B . A t Ramstei n A B I r an int o K evi n K I R K w ho ’ s fl ying F-4s and T ony BO N U T T I w ho w as passing t hr u in hi s C - 14 1. I ’ve been k now n t o pound em back w i th t he O V - 10 dr iver s at Sembach A B incl udi ng D ave C U L P , Bill SA W Y E R , Jim F L I C K I N G E R , D ave SM I T H , George PA ST E RA K (Joyce) , St eve N EW BO L D , Jef f K O H L H O FE R , and even M i ke D A W SO N a n d R i ch ST A P L E S w h o w er e t h er e T D Y f r o m D M A F B .

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DM , my travels this past

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m ent ioned put m§ on it s gol f cour se num er ous ti mes along w it h new lyw ed Scott JE N SE N (D ebbie) w ho ar e now enj oyi ng A lex , L A . A l so , t her e are Jim POO L , Ron H O RT ON (A ll ison) , Steve D EA U X (Becky and T J) Phil E L L I OT T , soon t o be mar r ied (don ’ t cry ladies) D on BA H R , L ance BEA M , Pet e BA U M , and L agr ande B L O U N T (M elanie) . Scot ty R EY N O L D S and George D U D A (Sandy) wer e al so enj oyi ng t h e T u c so n sun w it h us and ar e now doing t he sam e at M yr t le Beach .

A s most o f you k now , most f ighter squadr ons send out C h r i st m a s c a r d s every year and t his year w as no except ion . Glancing o v er o n e o f t h em m ade m y eyeballs pop out . I n one F- 16 squadr on alone a t N el l i s w a s B u r t F I E L D , R uss L A R N E D , St eve H OO G , Gar y E R K E S, M i k e PE P L I N SK I , M i k e BR I L L , Gar y N I C H O L S, and Bill REW . I bet t hey have done some Bat H anging at N el lis. Speak ing of Bat H angi ng, t he cham p Fred L A N K FO RD (L aur a) is now zipping al ong t he Si er r a N ev a d a s a t C a st l e A F B i n h i s T - 3 3 . B o b “ F em e”

M C G R E A L fl ew h i s

t ank er i nt o beaut i f ul Bentw ater s f r om Cor ing A F B over t he H olidays. H e f illed me i n on t he happenings back i n t he Stat es. Jim and T anya RE GA N had James I V . Pete BU N C E (Paulet te) ej ect ed one of h i s R O T C ca d et s out of his T -37 w hile givi ng an or ient at ion r ide at R eese . W h a t w a s i t P et e ? B a d B r ea t h ? ?

T hanks t o all f or the car ds and let t er s- don ’t w or ry I ’ ll never r eply .

M ac M CC A U SL A N D is zipping al ong the plain in Spain i n h i s C hopper . Frank W A L K E R and K nox T H O M A SSON ar e no l onger bachel or s: they mar r ied each ot her ! N o , ser iously Fr ank is at W r ight Patt er son i n FT D and mar r ied t o C indy , and K nox i s m a r r i ed a n d d o w n in D el Rio . M ik e H A Y E S also took t he plunge w it h A nne a n d a r e a t K eesler . Rich A H L Q U I ST has also tak en t he plunge but despit e r umor s i s not mar r ied . Speak i ng o f pl unges, how ar e t hose K or ean bat hs, Burt C OON S, and w hat was it t hat only cost $ 1. Bud V A Z QU EZ i s coachi ng t he N avy L acrosse team - t r ait or ! ! H e ran i nto Fr ank D E F A L C O o r should I say Fran k r an him dow n f or speedi ng . Frank is now a cop . H e always wanted a uniform. Bud has also kept up with L ar ry B R I T T E N H A M (M ar gar et) w ho ’s at U . of T exas, and Car l B Y E R S (C onnie) are expect i ng num er o uno shor t ly . Bi f f GE N D A is a pr oj ect o f f icer f or SEE K T A L K at W right -Pat al ong w it h Scott V A N V A L K E N 38

BU RG w ho is at tending M ed School ther e. Bobby E D M O N D S a n d J e f f M C C H E SN EY f ound t here w ay int o t he cock pit o f an F- 15 at Bit bur g and C amp N ew A m st erdam r espect ively . Br uce W I L L A RD teamed up w it h D ean Paul M A RT I N to com pete in t he A T C tenni s C l a ssi c . A l l Br uce came aw ay w it h w as a br ide (T oni) . John GO L D E N and D oug RO BB ar e long-hai red r adical s at t endi ng t he U niver sity o f C hicago M edical School . W hat a gr eat place- r oot f or those W hit e Sox ! L ar r y BU T L E R (C her yl) , T om Q U A SN E Y (Judy) , St eve H A L V O RSE N (Pam and M unchk in) and Ji mm y SC H N E L L E R are al l enj oying t h e T - 39 ci r cuit .

L ong but not f orgot ten ar e t he 79er s in t he A ir N at i onal G u a r d . Sco t t SM ET A N A , T om T A K A I , Regi H A N C OC K , Bill T RA V N I C K , and R o n PE R RY ar e l iving i t up . I n f act , T RA V l i kes his A -7 j ob so m uch he

l a n d ed o n e 200 0 f eet sh o r t o f t h e o v er r u n a t D es M o i n es I n t er n a t i o n a l . H e

j um ped out o f his bur ni ng j et , shugged his shoulder s a n d a sk ed w h en t h e G uard w as going t o buy hi m a new one. T rav , j ust because you ’ r e in t he guar d doesn ’ t mean you ’ ll sl ip t hese t hings by me. I have m y w ays o f f inding out ! T r av is w illi ng t o t each us all about w i n d sh ea r s.

Final ly , al l of our pr ayer s ar e ext ended t o t he M A T T SO N f am ily . M i k e ej ected out o f his cr i ppled F-4 dur i ng a night int er cept m i ssi o n o n 18 D ec 8 1 a n d h a s n o t b een f o u n d . H i s b a c k sea t er w a s r esc u ed six days later o f f t h e C a r o l i n a C o a st .

Because I am t he w orst guy o f t he bunch f or k eepi ng in contact , I ’ m not sure w ho is w r it ing t he next C H E C K PO I N T S ar t icle. I f you have any new s f or t he next ar t icle or you j ust w ant to get back at me f or slander ing most everyone i n t his ar t icle, send it to t he above addr ess. I ’ ll be w ait ing f or it . I f you ever you f ind your sel f at RA F Bent water s, Sem bach A B , or Ram st ein A B on a Fri day night look m e up , m aybe I ’l l buy you a beer , I pr obably ow e you one. T ake it sl ow . Good L uck , God B l ess

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A nt ar t ica ! 1 am reminded of o ne o f my f avor it e movies (I ce Stat ion Z ebra) . T he w ind occasionally dies dow n t o 50 k not s a n d w h en t h e blow ing snow set t les. I can enj oy t he r aw beauty o f a m i d w est er n b l i z zard . Being snowed i n i s, how ever , t he saf est place t o w a i t o u t a st o r m i n E nid f or dr iving on t he same r oads w it h t he local populace i s si m i l a r t o rent i ng your car out f or a car bash . A ll is not bleak t hough , f or w hen Fr ank BU N T I N G (ow ns hal f o f our new house) and I look o u t o u r w i n dow s at t he f our -f oot snow dr i f t s, w e can ’ t t ell t he d i f f er en ce b et w een o u r yar d t he one acr oss t he st r eet t hat has gr ass. M ost o f t he guys and gal s w ho I t old yo u were at P I T last issue ar e now o f f icial FA I Ps (mysel f i n cluded) . T he j ob is ver y rew ar di ng but somet i mes fl yi ng w i t h a st u d en t i s li k e kni f e- f ight i ng a m idget in a phone boot h . I f you don ’ t st ay on t op o f hi m he’ ll bite you in t he tail .

I w il l begin dispensi ng new s f r om here at V ance. Chrys L E M O N (f ut ure M S inst r uct or) , Fr ank BU N T I N G , Jim F I RT H , M ar k F A I R BA I RN , Russ H O D G K I N S, Br ian G R I G G S, M i ke G L E I C H M A N , K elley H U M P H RE Y , and Bob H O L M E S ar e all int r epid T -38 I P s h er e .

Bob H O L M E S met a gi r l t hree mont hs ago i n a local r estaurant a n d l i k ed h er so m u c h h e sen t h er o n e- h a l f o f a set o f $ 150 d i a m o n d ear r ings w it h a n o t e t h a t sh e co u l d h a v e t h e o t h er w h en sh e c o n sen t ed t o go out wit h hi m .

T he gi r l eit her isn ’ t int erest ed or only has one ear f o r B o b h a sn ’ t h ea r d anyt hing yet . C urt L A N Z E L and M i ke M I L L S, maybe you could pick up t he ot her one cheap . Greg H A RST A D , T om SP I C E R , Jim M A L E A R E and mysel f ar e fl yi ng T W EET S. C ar l G REE N H I L L (Jul ie) w r ote f r om M alm st r om and says h el l o a n d t hat it is cold . Jef f C RO Y (D enise) got mar r ied 29 D ec em b er . H e i s a t K eesler fl ying A BC C - 130’s. Fred C H E N E Y (Sher i) got m a r r i ed 2 4 Oct ober in Sacr am ent o and he is E ngland now as an F- 111 navigat or .

M i ke H I L L i s at Pease fl yi ng t hat sel f -ser vice stat ion o f t he sk ies, t he K C - 135. N ew lyw eds T om N EA L (Pat t y) is in L A at t he Space D ivi sion .

J i m D U N N i s i n F - 15 l ea d - i n a t H o l l o m a n a n d B r i a n M A R SH A L L a n d

Rich H E RN A N D E S ar e doing somet hing w it h t heir degrees at W r ight Pat terson . Bob H E N D R I C K S and hi s w i f e Pat j ust had a lit t le gi r l named E r in . C ongrat ulat ions. Steve and A l lene (D ow den) SA L E C K j ust had a baby boy named T im ot hy . L or r ie M O R SE got a mast er slot t o A F I T f o r M ay ’ 82. T er ry A RM BR U ST E R , K at hy JO H N SO N , Sue D ESJA R D I N N and D iane M O Y E R are all in t ank s at C ast le. Rudy BL A Z I C K O i s n o w a mem ber o f t he D oD M ens V olleyball T eam . H e is st ationed at Egl in w it h Steve M O O RE , Sue H E L M S, John G RE EN , Pam SI M O N I T SC H , a n d M ar y L A D E M A N . M ary D A L E Y is at W r ight -Pat i n A SD and s e n t m o s t

o f t he i nf or mat ion above. T han k you .

P a t C A M P B E L L w r o t e f r o m M a t h er a n d t o l d m e t h a t J o h n F R I T Z got

an RF-4 nav j ob , K en V O N B U ET T N E R a B-52 E W O j ob ; M art y M EY E R , F- 111 E W O ; D an W A L K E R , B-52 nav ; and George M A D SO N , K C - 135 nav . T hank s, Pat . D an B L O E M E R is f lyi ng T - 3 3s a t T yndall and Chuck M I L L I G A N and his w i f e A nnette, ar e t h e n ew parent s of a baby gir l bor n at T yndall on 18 D ecember .

I w r ite w it h regret o f Rick W E N D I N ’ s deat h in H H -53 t r ai ni ng at K irt land A F B . T hough sever ely belated , our t hought s and pr ayer s are w it h his f am ily . H is death is a great loss to our class.

D aryll K E E L I N G w r ote t o cor rect last issue’ s mist akes. L o u BO R RE L L I is a T -33 j ock at Egl in . M ar t y M E Y E R is an F - 1 1 1 E W O a n d D a n B U SH i s a n R G - 13 5 E W O .

H ere are some U PT , nav , U H T assignment s t hat did n’ t m a k e l a st i ssu e .

T -37: D ave JO N E S, Jer r y CO RBET T , D ave ST E I N BEC K , Rich H A R W OO D , D on SA D L O W SK I , Steve P R I L ESZ K Y , G reg A U GST , M at t SC H U L T E R, and N eal C A T O N E . T -38: Ray L I ST A , D ion T H O R PE , Jon D E M E RS, M ar k FA RO N E , C r aig SC H L A T T M A N , and Jef f W I L SO N . T -33: Scot t SOT O , and M i ke SM E L L I E . F-4: Pat D A I L Y , John C O R RE I A (RF) , G lenn RO SE N BE RG E R (RF) , and John ST RA BA L A . F- 111: Bill C O L T M A N and Rich C RA N D A L L . 0-2: D o ug D I C K I N SO N . A - 10: A ndy CO M T O I S, Rich GOO D W I N , M arcel K E R D A V I D , George ST A C K M A N , and Jo hn D O BB I N S. F- 16: Er ic P E L L , John T O V A N N I , and John E R I C K SEN . F- 15: A 1 SC H I L L I N G E R , M ar k C U M M I N GS, and Steve SM I T H . B-52: D ave BL A K EM A N a n d John SC H O L T Z . O V - 10: W alt C A RL SO N . K C - 135: Jef f H I G H T A I A N , Ben M U ET Z E L , and Bi ll L E N H A R D T . C - 141: Bob A L L A RD I C E .

C - 130: M ar k W A R D , Paul FE L I Z (A BC C - 130) , Jim BEST (EC ) , J o h n FA R RE L L , M ik e N E I L SO N (H C) , Rich T RA ST E R , and Scot t C A R R O T H E R S.

H el icopter assignment s: H -3: Bill C A M P BE L L , Gr eg PA RK E R , T ravis BEESO N , Br ian M C N A BB , and T om U N A N G ST . H -I F : D ea n E I SBE RT . H - I H : Gr eg B RO W N . H - I N : Steve L A U SH I N E , V ince N U L K , John M C K O Y , and D o n M C C O RM A C K . H -53: C or by M A R T IN .

L ast but not least , I ’ m get t ing mar r ied July 10t h here i n E n i d t o a l o c a l gir l and you ar e all invited - BO Y B .

T a k e c a r e a n d G o d B l ess.

2d L t T ony L or usso 6 9 13t h E SS P .O . B o x 17 19 A P O N Y 0 9 17 8

G reeti ngs f rom t he best beer dr i nk ing regi on o f t he w or ld ! I f inally made m y f i rst PC S, and I ’ ve landed in t he hear t o f Bavaria, at a cit y named A ugsburg (approxim ately 35 m i les nor t hwest o f M unich) . O ut o f ten of f icers i n t he unit , t hree o f us are grads (M i ke Ryan ’77, T er r y V endl insk i ’79) . I f you ’ re ever over here and need a place to st ay , you can contact me t hr ough t he 69 13t h E lect ronic Securit y Squadr on .

I t seems li ke bei ng single is becom ing a t hing o f t he past f or t he C lass o f 81. T he big news in t he wedding depar t ment is that M a r k B R E N N A N a n d Sue M A L I C K f inal ly made t he big step- M r . and M r s. C hief o f St a f f .

Freddie ST E W A RT mar r ied a gir l f r om E nid . (W ho said O k l a h o m a wasn’ t good f or anyt hing.) N eal BA U M GA RT N E R and M ar yo n W H I T E N E R t i ed t h e k n o t o n 13 F eb 82 a t t h e K i r t l a n d A F B chapel . Since I ’ m tal ki ng about f ami lies. I ’ d li k e t o announce t hat J i m a n d D i a n e FO R D are expect i ng a child i n July . A nyone having C alvi n K lei n j eans in a t oddler size, please cont act Ji m . C ongr at ulat ions t o all you new lyw eds and par ents-t o-be. W e si ngle f olk s w ill t hi nk about you as w e cont inue t o have f un shopping around .

A IR FO R C E A CA D EM Y C o m m it m e n t T o E x c e l l e n c e

W it h ni ne mont hs i n t he A i r Force, I guess even t hose of you wit h lat e st ar t i ng dat es should be f inished w it h t weet s and pr ogressi ng f i n e i n t h e w hi te r ocket . D onna C L I FF i s t he except ion because she j ust star t ed U PT at Reese in Januar y . Bef ore you k now it , w e’ r e going t o h a v e ’ 8 1er s sl ipping the sur ly bo nds in ever yt hi ng f rom F- 15’ s to B-52’ s. A mong t hose doi ng a super j ob i n t he cock pit ar e C har l ie RA PP , D ale L I N D , and E r ic O ’CO N N E L L .

M ar t y F RA N C E t ell s me t hat t he C lass o f 8 1 has t aken o v er K i r t l a n d A F B . N eal B A U M G A R T N E R , M ar yo n W H I T E N E R , D ar r en M C K N I G H T , M ar k A C K E RM A N N , John P L A N C H O N (I m et you r f at her at L ow ry this sum m er .) , and M ar k O ' H A I R ar e st a t i o n ed t h er e w it h M ar t y . K ir t land w as al so t he sit e o f a St alag 17 r eu n i o n o f so r t s a s F rank C H E E SE M A N , C hr is L A M PE , G regg M O N T I JO , and M i k e L E I G H show ed up f or t he U SA FA vs U N M game.

For t hose o f you w ho t hought E E2 10 w as a total w ast e o f t ime, A my M A RK E RT and Randy CO L E M A N w ould vent ure t o di sagr ee b eca u se t hey ’ ve f ound “ ohm j ok es” t o be quite handy in t heir co u r se a t K eesl er .

I heard t hat W al ter W A N N E R is f ollow ing Falcon f oot ball t r adit ion by leadi ng his f lag f oot ball team at V ance t o a st unni ng 1- 6 sea so n . H e ’ s going to need mo re t han j ust a t wel f t h m an . A ct ual ly , F a l co n f o o t b a l l d idn ’ t do too bad t his year . I believe t heir r ecor d w as 4-7 (t he best si nce ’ 76) , and t hey staged a st unni ng upset over San D iego at t he M ir age Bow l i n T ok yo .

I n my last art icle, I said t hat I w as going t o assign c l a ssm a t es a t di f f erent bases t o be m y point s o f cont act f or C lass N ews. U nf or t unately , I haven ’ t received too m any respo nses f r om people I asked . So f or now , her e is a list of new s reps: V a n ce : St ev e R U E H L

K irt land : M art y F RA N C E Sheppar d : Jef f H A R RE L L W illiams: M aur a BU RK E (Sur pr i se! I j ust appoi nt ed you .)

L aughl in : Randy W O R RA L L and D ennis PO L U M BO ( I j u st appoi nted you guys, t oo .)

Sor ry I don ’ t have any more reps yet . I ’ ll keep w or k ing a t i t .

Bef or e closi ng, I have an im port ant subj ect I need t o a d d r ess. I w a s pr aying t hat I w ould never have t o do t hi s, but I have t he unpleasant task o f i nf or m ing you o f t he death o f a f ellow classmat e. I t sa d d en s m e t o announce t hat Jay L EQ U A R (C S- 15) died in N ovember as t h e r esu l t o f a T - 37 a cc i d en t a t W i l l i a m s A F B . F o r t h o se o f u s w h o k new Jay , w e remem ber hi m as a man w it h t he “ right st u f f .” W e’ ll also alw ays remem ber hi m f o r his love o f the A i r For ce, his talent ed m ast er y o f French , and hi s w ar m and sincer e f r iendliness. H is d ea t h sh o u l d r em i n d each o f us t o be hum ble and saf e as we pur sue our car eer s. H ow easy w e f or get t hat our pro f ession can result in havi ng t o m a k e t h e u l t i m a t e sacr i f ice. A t t his t ime, I hope ever yone t akes t he t i me to remem ber Jay and also t o ref lect on t hei r ow n li f e. Jay , your death h a s b een a l esso n f o r us. W e all love you and mi ss you . W e w ant you to k now t hat you may be “ gone, but not f o rgot ten . ” ’ 8 1 Second T o N one.

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