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CHECKPOINTS VOLUME 16, NUMBER 2 A R T I C L E S

SUMMER

1987

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Wilhelm, ’61, Elected AOG Presiden

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AFA Fund Donations Increase 23 Percent

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1986-1987 Air Force Academy Fund Donors

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Maine Adjutant General, ’60, Retire

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Blaisdell, ’62, Named USAFA Chief of Staf

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Commandant Selects Top CW Of ce

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Ft. Gen. Hamm Takes Superintendent Rein

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Fife Membership at Graduatio

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Nine Graduates Earn Four-Year M.D. Degrees ...

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Top Graduates Honored/SecAF Addresses Seniors

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Executive Director/Treasurer

Two Scholarship Firsts Establishe

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Richard M. Coppock, ’61

Trinka, ’78, Earns 1987 Jabara Awar

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Academy Sets Graduate Reunion Polic

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Major Academy Benefactor Die

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Association President

James E. Wilhelm, ’61

Associate Director/Editor To m K r o b o t h

Director of Development Charles F. Gaasch, Jr.

D E P A R T M E N T S

AOG Staff Mrs. Finda Glaza

Mrs. Kathy McCann Ms. Karen Kipp Stephen H. Knight Irene Knight BOARD OF DIRECTORS To S e r v e U n t i l 3 0 J u n e 1 9 8 9 JFGlaza

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Gone But Not Forgotte

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Superintendent Bids Farewell of Fame and Bluebonnet Bowls plus extending the string of wins over Notre Dame to four were great accomplishments. Super in¬

Lt. Gen. Win eld W. Scott, Jr. Former Superintendent

dividual efforts like those of Alonzo Babers in the 1984 Olympics

and of the All-Americans we have had in sports like swimming, volleyball, gymnastics, track, boxing, skiing, rugby and powerlifting will always be prominent in my mind. All of our athletes so ably demonstrate the quest for excellence for which we strive at t h e A c a d e m y.

We’ve also added to the stature of an already superb academic program. The modi cation of the curriculum to allow greater exibility for cadets to choose more elective courses while still maintaining the essential aspect of the core curriculum is amajor incentive for greater learning. Also, with the initiation of the nationally-prominent MIDLAN computer network, cadets have increased information available to them and have easier access to

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As Iend 37 years of service to our country and four years in the best and most important job in the Air Force, Icannot help but have agreat feeling of satisfaction, happiness and, to some degree, sadness. Itake with me friendships which Itreasure and the experience as the Superintendent of guiding this great and remarkable institution as we developed and trained young men and women to become the future leaders of our Air Force.

The opportunities 1have enjoyed over these four years have been unparalleled; To associate with top-caliber people, to live in the beautiful Pikes Peak region and to work toward the essential mission of preparing young men and women to become our Air Force’s leaders of the future. We have been very successful in do¬

ing what Ibelieve is important—that is, demonstrating the signi cance of service to our country and to our fellow man. This has been achieved by the emphasis on the four pillars of excellence.

If there is asingle area Iwould like to have remembered most about me, it is strengthening and, to some degree, institutionaliz¬

ing the fourth pillar of excellence, the spiritual side of cadet development. The nation expects amilitary of cer to be acaring professional whose every action is based on deep moral and spiritual values. The nation wants an of cer who will use his or her God-given judgment to make the right decision using moral and ethical criteria.

Included within the fourth pillar is the concept of honor. After the honor incident of 1984, we didn’t change the code. What we

did was to strengthen the administration of the code to turn an already good system into an excellent one. But the essential element of integrity in an of cer ’s background is more than adherence to acode. It is having aset of values upon which one

can rely when making tough decisions. By building up inner strength that’s critical to an of cer’s development, our grads will have something to fall back on during the hardest of times. That’s why Istressed the fourth pillar.

Ihad alot of fun as Superintendent. One of many areas that provided me great enjoyment was athletics. The overall success of all Academy sports teams continues to be impressive. Attendance

is up in all sports—with the revenue producers, football, basketb a l l a n d h o c k e y, u p m a r k e d l y o v e r t h e l a s t f o u r y e a r s . M a n y moments stand out: In football the excitement of the 12-1 season

in 1985 was unsurpassed. The victories in the Independence, Hall

that information. Further, the number of graduates selected for graduate scholarships and other honors continues to grow.

Perhaps the most important pillar of excellence is military training and leadership. The Academy’s overall purpose is to produce leaders and the leadership training we now provide is the type of leadership cadets can take with them after commissioning.

By demonstrating leadership by example and using positive motivational techniques, our cadets now have arealistic model to follow.

One of our most important achievements is the expansion of the airmanship program to allow every cadet to participate in ying programs. In particular, making the soaring program available to every cadet, not just those with aparticular grade point average, is atremendous motivational tool that has enabled the Academy to become areal “ ying school.” 1might add that it is one in which Ihave taken great personal satisfaction by ying as an instructor pilot—not to mention the fun I’ve had.

The excellence of Academy programs is authentic. We are helping cadets be the best possible of cers they can be by providing them appropriate leadership programs and an environment in which they can excel.

In addition to possessing many already fantastic facilities for learning, living and growing, improvements are being made. We are modernizing Mitchell Hall, renovating the dormitories and moving all cadets to two-person rooms, expanding the gymnasium and improving the aeronautics laboratory. Moreover, the establishment of the new Visitor Center provides away to exhibit to the public what the Academy experience is.

As the Academy is becoming abetter place, the quality of cadets also continues to improve. Improvements have been made in the academic, leadership and athletic potential of each succeeding class during the 1980s. Moreover, our attrition is at its lowest rate in almost 20 years. The addition of women into the Academy has had asigni cant and positive impact on the overall quality of our programs. I’m very pleased with the progress achieved with the integration of women into the cadet wing and their academic, military and athletic accomplishments.

The Air Force Academy with its growing tradition of excellence can look to the future with great optimism. Iam honored to have contributed to that excellence and intend never to curtail my

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Wilhelm, ’61, Elected AOG President ing. During this tour he also served as executive to the commandant for Honor and Ethics.

Following completion of Air Command and Staff College in 1972, Colonel Wilhelm was assigned to Germany as apersonnel of cer. While assigned to USAFE Headquarters, he served as chief of Rated Assignments and chief of Airman Assignments. He was transferred back to the Air Force Academy in 1976 and

assumed command of the 557th Flying Training Squadron in June 1977.

From July 1980 to August 1981 he attended the Naval War College at Newport, R.I. and he was then assigned to the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard AFB, Texas where he served as director of Operations for the wing’s T-37 and T-38 aircraft. From this assignment, he assumed command of the Basic Military Training School at Lackland AFB.

James E. Wilhelm, 61 Col. James E. Wilhelm, USAF (Ret), Class of 1961, was elected the eighth president of the Association of Graduates of the United

States Air Force Academy in balloting earlier this year. He assumed his position on July 1of this year and succeeds Col. Jock C. H. Schwank, USAF (Ret), Class of 1960.

Presently serving as director of the Colorado Springs Campus of Denver Technical College, Colonel Wilhelm returned to the

Pike’s Peak area last year after two years in Abilene, Texas where he was vice president of Caprock, Inc., an oil company.

He retired from the Air Force on July 1, 1984 while serving as the commander of the Basic Military Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas, aduty he assumed in June 1982.

Colonel Wilhelm is acommand pilot with more than 4,500 hours of ying time. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal with 16 oak leaf

clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal. He is married to the former Nancy Hedberg, also from Davenport, Iowa, and they have two children, Thomas (22) and Kelly (20).

New President Outlines Association Goals

navigator wings upon graduation in 1961. Following pilot training at Williams AFB, Ariz., he served as an instructor pilot and stan¬

The Association of Graduates (AOG) has come along way since the days Iserved as aboard member in 1968. Not only has the graduate membership grown from afew thousand to over 8,000, but our responsibilities have grown at an equal rate. The same board that used to agonize over adonation of $100 is now

dardization and evaluation pilot in the T-37 and T-38 aircraft at Va n c e A F B , O k l a .

about without alot of hard work and dedication by of cers,

Born in Davenport, Iowa, Colonel Wilhelm graduated from Davenport High School and entered military service as an Air Force Academy cadet in 1957. He received his commission and

In August 1966 he entered F-lOO training at Luke AFB, Ariz. in preparation for service as aforward air controller in Southeast Asia. During his tour he ew the F-lOO, 0-1, 0-2 and A-37 aircraft and accumulated more than 800 hours of combat time. The

majority of his tour was spent at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai

AFB, Thailand. Upon his return to the United States he was assigned to the Air Force Academy as an Air Of cer Command-

Board Election Results In the AOG board member election held earlier this year, 2,278 valid ballots were returned by the association’s

graduate membership. The following board member candidates were elected for afour-year term to serve from 1July 1987 to June 30, 1991.

Col. (Ret) Andrew W. Biancur, ’60, Littleton, Colo.

Col (Ret) Wayne F. Kendall, Jr., ’60, Monument, Colo.

Mr. William E. Aylsworth, ’61, McLean, Va.

Col. (Ret) Michael J. Quinlan, ’61, Monument, Colo.

Lt. Col. (Ret) James F. Wheeler, ’64, San Antonio, Texas Col. S. Scott Duncan, ’65, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Lt. Col. Mark A. Torreano, ’68, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Lt. Col. Robert A. Lowe, ’71, Monument, Colo.

Maj. George D. Pollard, ’72, USAF Academy, Colo.

Maj. Alison L. Piotter, ’75, Montgomery, Ala. Maj. J. Bryan Echols, ’76, USAF Academy, Colo.

Capt. David M. Snyder, ’78, Monument, Colo.

Capt, Kenneth W. Barker, ’79, USAF Academy, Colo.

Capt, Kirk A. Yost, ’80, Monument, Colo.

1st Lt. Marc P. Powell, ’85, Monument, Colo.

making million-dollar decisions. These changes didn’t come board members and association members. Ihave been impressed with the work done by our past presidents and board members and with the amount of time they have devoted to the work of the AOG. Ifeel honored to have been elected president of the association and thank you for your support. The challenges are certainly there, and Ilook forward to working these challenges with the AOG board members.

Our priorities for the coming year remain the same: to support the Academy and to serve the membership. Our most immediate challenge, the construction of our association building on the Academy grounds, will serve both these objectives. Over the past three years agreat deal of effort has gone into laying the groundwork for the construction of this building. Our effort over the next two to three years will be to raise the money to fund the building. The construction of our own building opens agreat

many possibilities and opportunities for our membership. You’ll be hearing more on this project in the near future.

Another top priority for the board is to increase the membership in the AOG. Iam frankly surprised and somewhat disappointed that our membership is only 41 percent of those eligible.

We provide avaluable service to all our graduates and friends of the Academy, and we need your help in supporting this membership effort. Increased membership leads to increased services.

Iam also interested in streamlining our operations in the AOG staff. As we grow, our need for administrative support increases.

Just hiring another person is not always the best or most costeffective way to solve the problem. If we can give Dick Coppock and his staff the ability to operate more ef ciently, they will be better able to serve the membership.

These three areas are my top priorities for the coming year. We have an outstanding board with the talent and drive to meet these challenges. I’m looking forward to serving as your president.

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AFA Fund Donations Increase 23 Percent

By R. Allan Jensen, ’74 Member, AOG Board of Directors Finance Division Chief

The Air Force Academy (AFA) Fund is experiencing its most impressive year in its

ve-year history. Of cials at the Association of

Graduate expect that by the end of the 1986-’87 campaign year on Sept. 30, donations will exceed goals by ve to seven percent.

Statistically, at the end of June, the current compaign had accumulated more than $147,000 in donations from nearly 1,900 contributors —an increase in funds of more than 23 percent from the same period last year! The number of benefactors has increased similarly, by 25 percent, while the average donation has increased three percent. In terms of the goals of the AOG Board of Directors, all objectives seem sure to be surpassed. No small measure for the success of this year’s campaign goes to you —the members and

friends of the association. Credit also should be given to Chuck Gaasch, AOG director of development, whose revision of the cam¬

paign organization has aided the annual capital campaign in total terms and results in amarked reduction in administrative outlays as apercentage of the total campaign.

One remarkable feature of the 1986-’87 campaign will be the newfound capacity of the AFA Fund to underwrite larger projects

than had been possible in the past. As reported in February, the 1985-’86 Fund took the courageous step, enabled by anew policy established in 1985, to back multi-year funding projects. The AOG

Board of Directors voted to purchase, using the multi-year approach, three AS-K21 high-performance sailplanes for the Cadet Airmanship Program. All of the aircraft have now been delivered to the Academy and are in use at the air eld. Lt. Col. Bob Lowe, ’71, commander of the 94th Airmanship Training Squadron, reports that more than 200 cadets each year will bene t from upgraded instructor and aerobatic training in these sailplanes.

Moreover, the AS-K21 aircraft will enable the “Soar for All’ pro-

Co/ (Ret) James E. Wilhelm, ’61, newly-elected president of the Association of Graduates, at left, and Brig. Gen. Sam W. Westbrook III, ’63, commandant of cadets, pose by the AOG logo af xed to the tail of one of the AS-K21 sailplanes.

The AOG has received profuse thanks from the superintendent for purchase of the sailplanes, the of cer in charge of the Cadet Ski Team for bene ts derived from donations to Ski Broadmoor, the commandant for continuing to underwrite the Cadet Leadership Enrichment Seminars, and the Engineering Department for funding handicapped design projects.

Even though the decision on expenditures from remaining 1986-’87 funds will not be nalized by the AOG until December, the Academy staff, the AOG, and others are currently examining proposals for support from the fund. Even after the reduction in

the 1986-’87 totals due to campaign expenses and the forward commitments described above, it is estimated that nearly 40 percent of the overall fund will still be available for allocation.

Statistics indicate that donations have been received this year from approximately eight percent of the membershhip, or only three percent of total graduates. While the AOG has succeeded in raising the percentage of participation among all members, the proportion of graduates’ involvement remains unchanged. Obviously, we are aspiring to the examples of our sister academies, where, for

One of the AS-K21 high performance sailplanes purchased through donations to the Air Force Academy Fund. gram to be extended to those athletes who can’t be accommodated in the basic glider.

In other programs requiring multi-year commitments, the board

of directors also voted to acquire aspecial edition of the Sijan biography, “Into the Mouth of the Cat,” complete with aspecial AOG cover and message, to be provided at no cost to the entering classes over the next decade. These books will be delivered to the

AOG in July, ready for the Class of 1991. The seed monies for the

Graduate Dependent Scholarship Program have been established into an endowment, which will receive additional inputs from the next two annual funds, on the way toward an endowment goal of $100,000. Initial funds for scholarships, at rst modest in scope, should be available for the 1988-’89 school year to children of graduates attending college.

example. West Point’s 1986 annual report proclaims 28 percent graduate participation. The AFA Fund is young and our results are really quite impressive nonetheless. As our participation and our campaign totals grow, we will be able to increasingly bene t the Academy and its graduates. Your help and faith in our efforts is very, very much appreciated.

Your Academy Needs Your Help!

The annual Air Force Academy Fund supports many worthwhile cadet and Academy projects for which

federal funds are unavailable.

Please send your tax-deductible gift now!

Air Force Academy Fund Association of Graduates

U,S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-5000

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C l a s s / D o n o r s To t a l D o l l a r s 59 -15: $1,955.00 60- 15 $1,030.00

Percent of Class

Average Amount

7.85%

$10.23 $5.02 $4.74 $46.94 $7.65 $18.33 $31.53 $7.83 $6.64 $3.64 $3.69 $2.45 $4.48 $3.41

7.31%

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*$12,814.00 $3,495.00 $8,285.00 $14,942.91 $3,469.00 $3,235.00

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$2,125.00

5.99%

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$2,399.00 $1,755.00 $3,000.00 $2,535.00

6.15%

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8.10% 6.86% 14.77% 9.48% 7.19%

5.58% 6.58% 4.31%

C l a s s / D o n o r s To t a l D o l l a r s 73 -42 $2,519.73 74 -44 $2,025.00 75 -27 $1,204.50 76 -43 $1,840.00 77 -37 $1,520.00 7 8 - 3 7 $1,530.00 7 9 - 2 8 $1,105.00 80-35 $1,420.00 81 -45 $1,725.00 82 -43 $1,725.00 83 -41

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Percent of Class 5.12% 5.52% 3.64% 4.75% 4.35% 3.84% 3.16% 3.94% 5.17%

Average Amount $3.07 $2.54 $1.63 $2.03 $1.79 $1.59 $1.25 $1.60 $1.98

5.16%

$2.07 $1.63 $1.01 84 . $ . 6 6

4.30%

$1,555.00 $1,030.00 4550 .0 6400 .0 500 .

3.24% 1.90% 2.60%

The Top Five Classes TO TA L D O L L A R S

PERCENT OF LIVING GRADS

65-$14,942.91

62-30.76%

62-$12,814.00

65-14.77%

64-$ 8,285.00

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9.48%

63-$ 3,495.00 66-$ 3,469.00

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AV E R A G E $ P E R L I V I N G G R A D 62-$46.94 65-$31.53 64-$18.33 59-$10.23 66-$ 7.83

(Note: The percent of donors is calculated by dividing the number of gifts by the number of living alumni. Totals include gifts received between Oct. 1 1986 and June 30, 1987. Gifts received after this date will be listed in afuture magazine.)

AFA Fund Donors Jan. 1to June 30, 1987 GIFT

Mr John AGeiger

SYMBOLS

Col Lawrence LGooch

Mr Russell EGoodenough Col Willie WGray, Jr

(D) Donor —$50 to $99

Col Robert DGreen

(S) Sponsor —$100 to $499

Col William JHaugen Capt Michael BHughes, U S N

$930.00

(S) Maj (Ret) Donald T. Chase (S) BGen John M. Davey LTC (Ret) William L. McLain, Jr

(S)

Hutchinson

(S) (D) Mr Richard LKlass (S) Mr Richard GKrebs (D) BGen George WLarson, Jr (S) Col (Ret) Robert HLightsey (S) Col (Ret) Dino ALorenzini (D) Mr George HLyddane (D) Mr James EMack (S) Col (Ret) Michael GMajor (S) Mr Richard TMangol i(D) LTC (Ret) Thomas P Mr Larry OJensen

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LTC (Ret) Donald L

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Class of 1959

(S) (S) (S) (S) (S)

Col Charles EHale, Jr

(P) Patron —$500 to $999 (L) Leader —$1,000 to $2,499 (F) Fellow —$2,500 to $4,999

LT C Wa y n e A H a r i n g Col Arthur DKerr

(S) (S)

Mr Thomas NPattie

Col Michael JQuinlan Mr

Robert ESmith (S) Col (Ret) Edward AZompa (S)

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(P)

(S)

Class of 1960

$390.00

Mr William ACarnegie LTC (Ret) Gordon R. Flygare LTC (Ret) &Mrs James F Glaza (S) BGen (Ret) Wilfred LGoodson Col John DMacartney Mr Bruce MMosier (S) BGen Dale WThompson Class of 1961

$569.00

Col (Ret) Victor H Bouquet, Jr Col Douglas BCairns

(D) (D)

Mr Paul ADean

Class of 1962

$8,320.50

RTB Anonymous

(L) (S) Col (Ret) Charles WAllport (S) Mr Logan HBabin (S) Col David CBockelman (D) Col Michael JButchko, Jr (D) Mr Kirk BClark (S) LTC (Ret) Edwin B Connerat, Jr (D) BGen Gerald ADaniel (S) Col (Ret) John CDinsmore (D) Col Daniel JDonovan II (S) Mr Donald JEgan (S) Mr John REllsworth (D) Lt Col DFarrington LTC (Ret) Robert LFelts (D) Col Kenneth SFisher (S) Mr James PGallagher (D) BGen Robert Alexander

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LTC (Ret) Eugene D McHugh Mr Robert JMcNaughton Mr Roger TMeyers LTC Don LNetzinger Col Edwin CNewman

(D)

(S) (S)

BGen David JPederson

(D) (S) (D) (D)

LTC (Ret) Harry G Paddon III

(S)

Col Gaillard RPeck, Jr Mr Michael EQuinton

(S)

Col Peter DRobinson

(S)

LTC (Ret) Francis KSmith (D) (S) LTC (Ret) Ronnie GTaylor (D) Mr Michael RWilliams (S) Mr Vern MWood (S) Mr Edward JStanton

$1,625.00

Mr Gerald LAhmann Col Frederick CBauer Col Joe LBurns

Class of 1965

$8,187.91

(S) In Memory of Stanley LAdams Col Stuart LAlton (D) (S) Mr Raymond CBevivino, Jr (S)

Col Joe GCabuk, Jr

Col Fred CBoll

Col (Ret) Michael TChristy (S) Col Raymond Chojnack (S) Mr Daniel RDietz (S Mr Gary AClose (L) Col Merrill Eastcott (D Mr John ECoblent ( S ) Mr John MFox (S) Maj (Ret) William L Mr Klem FKalberer, Jr (S) (S) Coleman Mr Ronald MMcCollum (S Mr Charles TCompto S () LTC Jon EMedina (Ret) (S) Mr Fred JCox III (D) Col Grover EMusselwhite (D) Mr Terrence MDraban (S) Col Richard JO’Lear (S Col Robert YFoerste S () Mr John RPhillips (D Col (Ret) Victor LGene S () Col William RPovilus (D LTC (Ret) Timothy JGrave S () Col (Ret) Richard FRader Mr ABart Holaday (p) Dr Steven JSavonen Col Bruce VHuneke (S) Col Jimmie DSchuman (D) Mr EPaul Johnson (P) Mr William HSimpson (S Mr Mark AJohnso ( S ) BGen Sam WWestbrook HI

Mr Wesley EWhit

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Col Eric LLindemann Class of 1964

$1,510.00

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Col Joseph ABavaria Mr Darryl MBloodworth Col Robert DClark

Col Nils BOhman Mr David GOlson

Class of 1963

Mr Michael JGalbreath

(S)

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Hackford, Jr LTC William DJones, Jr Col Jay WKelley Col James WMcIntyre Col John WMcKenney Col Philip ARoberts BGen Alan VRogers Mr Edmund Rossnagel Dr Robert LSansom

(S) (D) (S)

(D)

(S) LTC (Ret) William KSkaer, Jr Mr Dennis JSultany (S) LT C T h o m a s H Wa l s h , J r Horace TWhitman II

Mr Michael PManle ( Col Kenneth EMcAlea Col Peter SMiner

Col Dennis PMurph ( Mr John TMurphy, J ( Col James DMynar C o l Ta d J O e l s t r o m

Dr James LOugh Col Thomas AOwens

Dr James MPerry LTC Thomas HPlan ( LTC (Ret) Phillip A Richardson

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LTC (Ret) Marc LSabi (S) Col Harvey WCShelton III (S) Mr Terry LSchilling LT C R i c h a r d E S i n e r (S) Mr Michael DSmith (S) LT C J e ff r e y H Va l e n t i n e ( S )

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Donors to the 1986-87 Air Force Academy Fund (Continued from page 11.)

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LT C R o b e r t T W i l l i a m s

Waterstraat

(S)

C o l J o h n A W a r d e n 111

LTC Jerome SWilkowski (S)

Class of 1966

$1,970,00

Col Larry MAlmand LT C G e r a l d E B e c k e r

Col George ECannon, Jr Mr James MCarson Col Martin TDaack

(S) LTC (Ret) Ben GDunn (S) LTC Raymond DFowler Mr William RGodfrey (S) Col Jamie Gough 111 (S) Col James LHigham Mr David LHoogerland (S) Mr Michael AHoughtaling Col Harold JIcke (D) Eric KLindberg (D) Dr Howard WMorgan, Jr (P) (D) LTC James MMurphy Col Joseph MNarsavage, Jr (S) M r Te r r e n c e O ’ D o n n e l l (S) Maj James Patterson 111 LT C C h a r l e s R S c r i b n e r

Mr David AWillett

LT C J o h n RWo r m i n g t o n ( S ) $1,685.00

Mr William DAbraham

(S) Mr Thomas LCunningham (D) Mr Brian JDonovan

Mr James AErickson

(S) (D) (D) (D) (S)

LT C Te r r y A H a m m o n d Mr Robin HHanson

LTC Randy PHerbert LtCol Jimmy DHogan Mr Allan RHunt

Mr Joseph MKilleen

(D) (D) (S) (S) (S)

Mr Michael JKlindt

Dr Gregory MKronberg Mr Joseph PMaher Mr Thomas RMcGrain

(S) (S) (S)

Mr Christopher Paulson LTC Robert DPhillips LT C J o h n A R i c h a r d s

LTC Stanley GRosen

(S)

Mr Lee Sicilio

Mr Jeffrey LSmiley

Class of 1970

(D)

$1,130.00

LTC Carl JBang, Jr LT C P a u l A B a u e r

(D)

Mr Michael NGiles

(S)

LTC David JBoyles Maj Larry FBush Mr Robert TChadwick

(D)

(S) Col Charles RHe ebower (D) LTC Glenn FHowerton, Jr (S) LTC Peter OHugdahl Dr Henry SJordan, Jr (S) Lt Col Peter LKnepell (S) Lt Col John SLanders (S) Mr David BLeclaire

LTC James HKMcDermott (S) LTC George PMilne (S) Mr Emil Monda Mr Michael HMoore

Col Jeffrey ESchoe eld Col Loren JShriver

(S) (S) (S)

Mr Gregory FSmith Mr Bentley PStansbury, Jr Col Thomas ATwomey (D)

(D)

Mr Roger LHill

$1,275.00

M r E d w a r d TA b r a m e k

(S)

Dr David MBarrs

LTC Ray MCole Jr Mr James MCryer Maj William RFinlinson, USAFR Col Basil DFossum

(S) (D) (D) (S)

Mr Larry JFunk Mr William EGregory Maj William MHembrough Mr William WMaywhort Mr Vernon SMcGraw, Jr (D) Mr David PMoore LT C D a l e B O d e r m a n

LTC Richard LPerry LT C S t e v e n R P o l k

Maj John VSullivan LTC Chad LSwedberg LT C M a r k ATo r r e a n o LT C R u s s e l l C Wa l k e r

LT C H M i c h a e l L a m b e r t

Maj George MMonroe Mr Daniel JMurphy LT C C r a i g M N o r t h r u p Maj William H Oldenburg 11 Maj Michael KPomphrey Maj Jeffery AQuirk LTC Stephen MRoberts Mr Don CRushing

(S) (S) (D)

(D) (D)

Mr Frederick WWeber

$1,700.00

Mr Glenn EAnderson Jr (D) Mr David MBlair (S) Mr Peter ABlake

Maj Rodney LBoatright (D) GScott

Bowen

Maj Henry ABryant Mr

Laurence

$1,575.00

Anonymous

(D)

LCasada

Mr Philip HFarrar Maj Schuyler Foerster Maj Richard EGausmann

(S) (S) (D)

Mr Paul RGrimes

(D) Maj Michael DHampshire (D) Maj Jacob MHuffman 11 (S) Mr Allan RIrwin (S) Maj Albert TJewell 111 (S) Maj Christopher PMoore Mr. James EO’Day (D) Maj Robert NPeterman (D) Mr Karl WPoulsen (S) Mr William EPurcell (S) Maj Larry ARandlett Mr John WReho (S)

Capt Lee JColburn Capt Michael VOoyden Mr Richard JGrasso, Jr Maj Robert WHerring 111 Maj John THuffman, Jr Maj Eric CLewallen Capt Randolph JMason (D) Maj James WSpencer (D)

Mr Frank BBerlin

Mr David AChampa Maj Linwood NChayer Maj Neal DCoyle Maj Robert DHindelang Maj HMartin Jayne Dr Lee EKrauth

(D) (S)

(S) (L)

Mr William ALovell

Mr Philip MPacini

(D)

Mr Alexander WFPandolfo

Class of 1976

Anonymous (P) Maj Roy HBass, Jr Maj John MBruckner Maj Kenneth HCharfauros Maj Gregory WCummins Maj Douglas RDick Maj Philip AFaye Mr Mark EFerris

Maj Robert SFraser (S) Maj Richard AHayes Mr Robert PHaylock 11 Maj Douglas MHulsey, Jr (D) Maj Robert CKnarr (S) Mr David AMuckley Maj William FRitter Maj Richard Schaller Mr Patrick LSheppard Mr Thomas PSporte

(S)

M r R a n d a l l AVe e n s t r a

Maj James RWelteroth Maj William MWilson, Jr $990.00

Maj Lance WBachran (S) Maj Franklin FBallinger Maj Merrill LBeyer 111 Mr Samuel ABiondo, Jr Maj Steven CBoyce Maj David KDaley Dr Howard WFrank, Jr Maj Kenneth FGlifort MD Maj Thomas KGreen Maj Raymond FHaile Maj Michael KHathaway Maj Steven LHeil Maj David LHouglund Maj Marc CJohansen Maj James HKeaton (S) Mr Stuart PLindner

Mr Arthur GRatkewicz

(D)

Maj JMichael Rollins Maj Richard LSandwick Maj Clarence DSmith Jr

(D)

Mr Charles GStewart

(S)

Mr

Dan

(S) (D)

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Maj Kenneth WTupper Maj Laurence CVliet Class of 1975

$459.75

Maj John DBarrowclough (D) Maj William DBaxter Maj Richard KBowers, Jr Dr William GBuchta (S) Maj Daniel LBurkett 11 Capt William TCarrothers

Thomas FTwohig (S) Paul Valovcin Peter EWheble Marshall LWong MD (D) Robert MWorley 11

M r T h o m a s B B l a i k i e 111

Mr Martin HBreidenstein

Mr WDrew Boyd Capt Jeffrey SBrown Capt David TCrouser Maj Richard BGosen

Mr Steven DHeinz

(D) (D) (S) (S) (D) (S)

Capt Peter EKluck Capt William RKnellingher 11 Capt Charles LLindsay Capt Allen CPatriquin Mr Fred TPhilpot Capt Joseph PRacher Jr Mr William CRaedy Capt Randy LReynolds Capt Steven AStout (D) Capt Harry WStowers, Jr (D) Capt Richard TWaldbusser Maj Joseph Wysocki Class of 1977

$1,000.00

Capt Robert ABatchelor Capt Ronnie MAClodfelter Capt Victor LEvans Capt Gregory LGross Capt Cyril KHaines, Jr Capt Robert SHutt Capt Sterling AJohnson Capt Jay KJoiner Maj David PKissinger (S) Capt Dennis MKliza Capt Raymond RLunger, Jr Capt Clarence TMarsh 11 (S) Capt Kenneth PMenzie Capt Stephen JMiller Mr Terence WPosluszny Mr Joseph SRayzak Capt William ERhoden Jr (S) Capt James SSampson (D) Capt Jacob VSimons Capt Gregory FSmith Capt Jeffrey PSmith Mr Richard MSowers (S) Capt Robert TVeale M r E d w a r d K Vo r n b r o c k (S) Class of 1978

Capt James EArnold

$1,070.00 (S)

Mr Paul CBeck

Mr Edward AMclihenny Maj Scott BMcLauthlin

Capt Capt Capt Capt Capt

Capt William PBarry Capt Paul HBimmerman 111

Mr Bruce Belser

(D)

M r F r a n c i s c o A To r r e s

Class of 1979

Capt Bruce DGuindon

$1,309.73

Mr Ernest St Gelais

Capt John AAusink Capt David HBerg

Mr Franklin FGreen

(D)

(S)

Capt Gary WStephens

$890.00

M r F a r r i s F Ya t e s MrKarlFZickrick

Mr Paul MSkolaut

Mr Robert MArnett

Maj Duwayne DStachelski (D)

LT C A n d r e w M a t a r e s e

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Class of 1972

Class of 1974

(D)

LT C D a l e O S m i t h (S) LTC Carl MUpson M a j R o b e r t LVa u g h n ( D )

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Class of 1971

Maj Jonathan LStevens Maj Jon NTorblaa Maj Reavis WTurk

Mr Donald OPettit

Dr James KDeorio Mr Patrick LEdsell

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Mr Richard fJ Shannon

Mr William CMacDonald

Mr Gary ACorbett Maj Joseph ACorsetti

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Mr Frederick Guerrina

Mr George CSchultz

Class of 1973

Mr Mark PHale

Col Ralph BFemrite

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Maj James EAnderson Dr Michael JBeezley LTC Terrence JBrady Mr Richard KBusching Mr Marty JCavato

Nicolas EWalsh MD

(D) Mr Donald ESteward (D) LTC Frederick WStrong 111 LTC Edward STooley Col Gary AVanValin

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(S) (S)

$1,545.00

LT C R o n a l d J S u l l i v a n

LTC Thomas RShepler LTC Harvey MSmith

Class

Class of 1969

Mr Michael DDewitte

(S)

Col John HCasper

Class of 1967

Mr Thomas CZyroll

Capt Richard DBeery Capt Michael DDavis Capt Jay SEllis, Jr Capt Thomas AFarrier (D) Capt LStephen Fikar Capt George PFlink Capt Bruce JGasper (S) Capt Kurt AGearhart Capt Craig NGourley Capt Robert AHerris Capt Kevin RKregel Capt Robert CLittle Capt Joseph CMattuski Jr Capt James LPennskamp Capt &Mrs Patrick C Quigley (S) Capt Rande SRead Capt Richard LReaser Jr

$755.00

Capt Philip NDavis Capt Scott TDennis Capt Michael PGee In Memory of Bobby DHenry Mr John BHolbrook (D) Capt Frederick ALankford Capt Erwin FLessel 111 Capt Dennis RMaust (S) Capt Randell SMeyer (D) Capt Marc JMillican Capt Michael JNowak (D) Capt Scott AReynolds Capt Kerry DSchmidt Capt Dennis LSchoch Capt Tom MSchossau Mr Patrick DTisdale (D) Capt Guy JWills 111 (S) Class of 1980

$945.00

Capt Mark ABobinger Capt James BButler Mr Randolph EClapp (D) Capt Kathleen MConley Capt David SGlowacki (D) Capt William FGoodwin 11 (D) Capt Derek SHess Capt Russell DHodgkins, Jr Capt Marcel EKerdavid Jr Capt Teresa KHornbruch Capt Kevin LKimsey (D) Capt Laurel DLangmade Capt Theodore WLauer (D) Capt Darell JLawver Capt Bret CLuedke Capt GThomas Mitchell, Jr Capt Timothy POlwell Capt Mark FReidinger (S) Capt Albert EReville, Jr (D) Capt Alexander MRupp Capt Michael BSmith (D) Capt James MSmothermon Capt David DStein eld Capt Steven CStreiffert (D) Capt Kirk AYost (S) Class of 1981

$875.00

Capt Terry RAdler Capt Ricardo Aguilar Capt Kurt LBaum Capt Robert GBonn Capt John EBrence Capt Maura EBurke Capt Lee RCarson Capt John WFagnant

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(D)

Mr Mark EFisk

Capt Martin EBFrance Capt Francis RGabreski Capt John FGrif n Capt Steven EHartman Capt Steven JHerrick Capt John CJackson 111 Capt Paul McAnulty Capt Darren SMcKnight Capt Gregg Montijo Capt Thomas GO’Neil Charles EPhillips Jr

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Col (Ret) &Mrs EBMiller Mrs Orville EMiller

Col (Ret) &Mrs John D Monahan

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Mrs Portia MMorris

Mrs Jutta EFitz

Mr &Mrs Herbert RJones

Mr &Mrs Richard JMorris

Mr &Mrs Werner ABlome

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Maine Adjutant General, ’60, Retires The Maine Air National Guard’s assistant adjutant general, a class of 1960 Academy graduate, has retired after 31 years of military service.

At his retirement. Brig. Gen. William R. Ouellette was presented the Legion of Merit, one of this nation’s most prestigious peacetime military honors, by Brig. Gen. Donald H. Marden, Maine’s deputy adjutant general.

General Ouellette, amember of the second class to graduate from the Air Force Academy, has been Maine’s assistant adjutant general for Air since 1984 and abrigadier general since 1985.

General Ouellette holds amaster’s degree from Syracuse University and adoctorate from the Massachusetts College of Optometry and is in private practice in Brunswick, Maine.

General Ouellette, his wife Marilyn and their three children reside i n C u n d y ’ s H a r b o r.

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Donors to the 1986-87 Air Force Academy Fund (Continued from page 15.)

Mr &Mrs Francis RRussell

Mrs Carolyn YMyers LTC (Ret) &Mrs Claus K

Mr &Mrs Eugene MSakae Mr &Mrs John Sakulich (S)

Nacke Mr &Mrs Sid Naik

Mr &Mrs Victor Salava

Mr Arthur ENeubauer

MSgt (Ret) &Mrs Joe Salazar In Memory of Jess SHolman Mr &Mrs Thomas Sanning CMSgt cSt Mrs William BSawyer Maj &Mrs Michael Say Col (Ret) Charles ASchaefer Mr &Mrs Otto FSchick (S) Mr &Mrs Rudolph Schiller In Memory of Jess SHolman

Mr &Mrs Glen Neustedter

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Col &Mrs John WPatchin

Mr William VSchmidt

Mr &Mrs James Payne, Jr In Memory of Jess SHolman

Mr &Mrs Earl CScho

Mr &Mrs Andrew BPerona

Col &Mrs James WPerry LT C ( R e t ) & M r s B W Peters, Jr Mr &Mrs Charles FPeters

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Mrs Elsie HSellers Mr

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Blaisdell, '62, Named Chief of Staff Col. Michael P. Blaisdell, ’62, assumed the duties as chief of

staff of the U.S. Air Force Academy June 10. He replaced Col. Robert Y. Foerster, ’65, who served in the position since June 1985.

Colonel Blaisdell has been assigned here since July 1984 as the deputy director of athletics for physical education and facilities.

He is acommand pilot with more than 4,300 ying hours in a variety of ghter aircraft, including 1,000 combat hours during two tours in Vietnam, where he ew F-lOOs, F-105s and O-ls.

He spent two years, 1972-1973, with the Air Force’s aerial

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Tactical Fighter Weapon School, Nellis AFB, Nevada, from 1 9 8 1 - 1 9 8 2 ; v i c e c o m m a n d e r o f t h e 8 t h Ta c t i c a l F i g h t e r W i n g (F-16), Kunsan Air Base, Korea, 1982-1983; and director of in¬

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Colonel BlaisdelTs decoratons include four Distinguished Flying Crosses, 27 Air Medals, and four Meritorious Service Medals.

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Commandant Selects Top CW Of cer

By Maj. Kathy Rafferty

Cadet Wing Plans and Policy Maj. Mark A. Hyatt, ’74, was selected as the 1986 Command a n t o f C a d e t s O f c e r o f t h e Ye a r .

Major Hyatt, director of honor and ethics, received the award

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“I was shocked,” said Major Hyatt of his selection. “With

such sharp competition within the cadet wing, Ifeel honored to be selected from such adistinguished select group.

Major Hyatt’s selection was based on outstanding performance in his primary duties, as well as contributions he made as of cerin-charge of the Colorado State Special Olympics; OIC, cadet ski club; OIC, Protestant cadet choir; and T-41 instructor pilot.

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commanding of Cadet Squadron 6.

As director of honor and ethics, the major is charged with the administration of the cadet honor code system. He briefs and counsels of cers and cadets in matters pertaining to the honor code. He is the academy’s point of contact for any media questions dealing with honor issues and he keeps academy faculty and staff aware of the trends and direction of the honor system.

Following graduation from the Academy in 1974, he was assigned to Williams AFB, Ariz., rst for undergraduate pilot training, then as aT-37 instructor pilot. He also had two tours in the RF-4, two years at Shaw AFB, S.C., then fours years at RAF Alconbury, England. While at Alconbury, he served as an instructor pilot and as the wing executive of cer.

Cadet Wing Of cer of the Year, Maj. Mark A. Hyatt, wing honor committee chairman, discusses the honor code with then-

C2C John Cage McCurdy, Cadet Squadron 29. (Air Force photo) Major Hyatt and his wife Debbie have three children, Ryan, Sara and Jeff. They depart this summer to attend the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Ala. (The Falcon Flyer)

Corporate Life Members of the

Association of Graduates USAFA Air Academy National Bank Ampex Corporation

Boeing Aerospace Company Continental Electronics

Fond Farewell:

(Division of Varian Associates, Inc.) Electronic Data Systems Corp.

McDonnell Douglas Corporation The MITRE Corporation

Two members of the Class of 1988 present Col. John T. May, 61, former acting dean of faculty, with the Cadet Wing Plaque and Sabre Award at his retirement ceremony in early June. The award is the highest honor the cadet wing can bestow. (Air Force photo

by AlC Scott Cook)

Rockwell International Corporation T RW, I n c . , E l e c t r o n i c s & D e f e n s e S e c t o r United Services Automobile Association

United Technologies Corporation

CORRECTIONS On page ve of the Spring 1987 issue, the photograph at the lower right of the page identi ed the of cer in charge of the Cadet Ski Club as Maj. Tony L. Mitchell. The major’s name

USAF Academy Athletic Association Wa l s w o r t h P u b l i s h i n g o f C o l o r a d o

should have read Joseph R. Mitchell, Jr., Class of 1973.

We also received anote concerning the fact that we did not

Westinghouse Electric Corporation Defense &Electronic Center

Corporate life memberships are being initially offered for $2,000. With the exception of voting and holding of ce, members enjoy all privileges of regular members. For more information on corporate life memberships write to Charles F. Gaasch, director of development, Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-5000. Phone: (303) 472-4513

list Steven J. Lepper, ’79, in our major promotion statistics in the Winter 1986-87 magazine. We are only provided promotion lists of line of cers from the Military Personnel Center.

Unfortunately, we do not receive lists for special promotion categories such as chaplains, medical personnel, and judge advocates. Our apologies to graduates in these categories.

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posite manner and tone of voice cannot fail to excite strong resentment and adesire to disobey. The one mode or the other of dealing with subordinates springs from acorresponding spirit in the breast of the commander. He who feels the respect which is due to others cannot fail to inspire in them respect for himself while he who feels, and hence manifests disrespect toward others, especially his subordinates, cannot fail to inspire hatred against himself.

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“The Impact of the ABC Mini-series on the Cadet Wing.”

“I’ve got all the research done,” noted the doolie.

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Candidates Sought for USAFA Director of Development The position of director of Development and Alumni Programs at the Air Force Academy will be open as of 1December 1987.

This is currently an 0-5 slot, reporting to the DCS, Plans and Programs. The director acts as the superintendent’s principal advisor for all matters relating to development, gifts to the

Academy, and alumni matters. The director is the USAFA liaison with the Association of Graduates, the Falcon Foundation and

numerous private support organizations, as well as major individual donors to the Academy.

Responsibilities include identifying unfunded programs from Academy agencies that are approprate for private gift support,

and managing amulti-million dollar program of private gifts to the Air Force Academy. Past projects directed by this position h a v e i n c l u d e d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e n e w U S A FA Vi s i t o r C e n t e r

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and endowing the rst faculty chair in the Academy’s history.

Please direct all inquiries to Lt. Col. Richard M. Coppock,

Gen. Andrew P. losue, USAF, Ret., at left, former commander.

Air Training Command, and Gen. Robert J. Dixon, USAF, Ret., former commander. Tactical Air Command, af x rst lieutenant insignia on Dennis J. Simpson during arecent Project Warrior dining-in at the Air Force Military Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas. “Being promoted by two Air Force legends is something I’ll remember all my life, ”said Lieutenant Simpson, Mr. Vice for the dining-in. Lieutenant Simpson is a1985 graduate of the Air Force Academy and asenior programmer analyst at AFMPC. (U.S. Air Force Photo by George Harlan)

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The following remarks were made by Lt. Gen. Charles R. Hamm shortly after assuming command as the 11th Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy on June 26, 1987.

tion to mold cadets to meet the mountainous challenges of a future of uncertainty and opportunity represented by the boundless sky.

S e n a t o r G o l d w a t e r, G e n e r a l W e l c h , G e n e r a l P i o t r o w s k i ,

As you might imagine, Jane and 1are very excited and happy

General Scott, other distinguished ladies and gentlemen.

This is an inspiring sight. Men and women of the Academy arrayed before us in splendor. The stunning buildings, the magni cent mountains, the Air Force blue sky. Iam moved to quote

about being here. Let me come back to earth and thank General

from the poet, Walt Whitman: “Behind the terraced sides of the

Let me salute General and Mrs. Scott for the outstanding contributions they have made to the Air Force and to the Academy.

General Skip Scott has long been ahero of mine. It is with great humility, but not without the inspiration of his leadership, that 1 succeed him. Jane joins me in wishing the Scotts every happiness.

mountain, abrupt in places rising high, broken with rocks, with clinging cedars, with tall shapes, and over all, the sky, the sky.”

The mountains, the sky, the buildings and the people are juxtaposed to remind us of what we are about here; using this institu-

Welch and Secretary Aldridge for the con dence they have shown in me by appointing me to this important position. Ipromise to do my very best.

Of the many friends and supporters of the Academy gathered

from near and far, let me ask your continued generous support.

We look forward to getting to know you and becoming your new friends.

Finally, to the men and women before me of the staff and

faculty, and the cadets, let me tell you that today the sign at the g a t e — W e l c o m e t o Yo u r A c a d e m y takes on anew meaning for me. Iapproach this new position with the spirit of teamwork, the hallmark of our great Air Force. For it is not my Academy, or your Academy, it is our Academy. Our Academy team will be a

winning team. It will continue its commitment to excellence in all things because we are looked to, to set the standards for the Air Force.

We will strive for balance as we train tomorrow’s leaders and

warriors. Balancing academic, military, athletic and moral and Three Stars:

Gen. Larry D. Welch, chief of staff of the Air Force, at left, and Jane Hamm, attach the new shoulder boards to Lt. Gen. Charles

R. Hamm, new Air Force Academy superintendent. General Hamm was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general shortly before the change-of-command ceremonies on June 26. (Air Force photo by SSgt Renee Tyron)

ethical education and training in ademanding and disciplined program in order to prepare our graduates for future leadership positions. We will do this in the best tradition of leadership by example.

And in keeping with that principle, let me close and join you in spirit by borrowing your cadet oath and saying simply; Iresolve to do my duty and live honorably, so help me God. Thank you.

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Outstanding Unit Award Brig. Gen. Sam W. Westbrook III, commandant of cadets, recently presented the 50th Airmanship Training Squadron with the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.

The 50th ATS distinguished itself by exceptionally meritorious service from Oct. 1, 1984 to Sept. 30, 1986. The citation lauded the squadron for excelling in its mission of cadet training and motivation by providing academic and ight instruction of the

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Flags Presented:

In early May, Brig. Gen. Sam W. Westbrook III, commandant of cadets, presented American ags to the Cadet Wing Honor Committee. The ags were donated by the Association of Graduates and have been own over the Academy. From left in the photograph are then-ClC Tom Deale, CIC Steve Mans, CIC Keith Groen; CIC Scot Lecy, Col. Joe Coates, ’63, vice commandant; Maj. Major Hyatt, ’74, director of Honor and Ethics; Lt. Col. (USAF, Ret) Dick Coppock, ’61, executive director of the AOG; Brig. Gen. Sam Westbrook, ’63, commandant of cadets; CIC Ed Conroy, CIC Rob Fiddler, CIC Don Hickman, CIC West Marchesseault, CIC Pete D’Amico, and 2nd Lt. Rich McBee, ’86, assistant director of Honors and Ethics.

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The dedication and professionalism demonstrated by squadron personnel resulted in numerous innovative and dynamic programs that dramatically enhanced cadet aviation training, according to the citation.

During the period of the award, members of the 50th ATS ex¬

panded and updated course offerings, which made for an unprecedented increase in elective-course enrollment.

The squadron’s ight training program compiled more than 2,000 aecident-free ying hours, using only two T-43A aircraft, and included training missions to more than 80 bases worldwide.

Both Lt. Col. Cecil L. Eason Jr., and Col. James Pinkerton

Jr., the current and former 50th ATS commanders, respectively, were on hand to accept the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.

(The Falcon Flyer)

Life Membership at Graduation:

65 From Class of '87 Make AOG First Sixty- ve members of the Class of 1987 became the

rst Air

Force Academy graduates to become life members of the Associa¬

tion of Graduates through the Life Membership at Graduation Program. Another eight class members became life members by paying the entire life membership fee at graduation.

The Life Membership at Graduation Program, inaugurated by the AOG in 1985, is similar to aprogram launched by the Naval Academy many years ago. It allows cadets, beginning in their third class year, to assign asmall portion of their pay each month to the AOG, resulting in apaid-up life membership when they LIFE

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graduate. The cost is discounted from the regular $550 life membership fee due to interest earned on the cadets’ payments over the years.

In addition to the reduced total life membership cost and the convenience of small monthly payments instead of one large lump-sum fee, the Life Membership at Graduation Progam also locks in the cost of the membership even if the life membership fee is raised during the cadets’ years at the Academy.

Our congratulations to the Class of 1987 AOG life members l i s t e d b e l o w.

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Billy BBrown Jr

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Steven PSnyder

Brian PChristensen

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Dennis MHowry

Douglas TMichel

Cynthia LStaples

Eric

Lisa RMiller

Denis FSteele

E d w a r d P. C o n r o y Miles DDahlby

Kenneth AArcoleo Daniel JBirrenkott

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Gregory ACampbell

Kristin LJohnson

Craig SMittelstadt

Michael TSymock

William EGillis

James PCashin

Michael LKasumovic

Kevin JMueller

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Kurt HMallery

Wallace JCassady

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James RNelson

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Robert VClewis

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Michael JWalker

Stephen MCook

Daniel AKosin

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Marion Lipinski

Stephan KOtto William EPage 111 John MPegg

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Nathan GLyden Michael PMaag

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’64 Grad Con rmed for Top Administration Post T. Allan McArtor, Class of 1964, senior vice president of the

McArtor takes over at atime when airline passengers are ex¬

Federal Express Corporation, has been selected by the Reagan

periencing widespread delays and cancellations, major airlines are pressing the government to spend more on airport improvements and air traf c controllers are attempting to organize anew union.

Administration to serve as the new administrator of the Federal

Aviation Administration. Con rmed by the Senate, McArtor succeeded Donald D. Engen, 62, aretired vice admiral of the Navy who announced his resignation in March.

In astatement released by his Memphis-based company, McArter, 44, said, “I am honored to be considered for ad¬

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ministrator of the F.A.A. The issues currently before the agency

are signi cant and will affect the airline industry and the traveling public for many years. Ilook forward to assuming this challenge upon approval of my nomination.”

Representative Don Sundquist, aTenneseee Republican, said McArtor was chosen for the post after impressing Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole, with whom he served on a space travel panel. “He’s very bright and agood manager, Sundquist said of McArter. “Having been in air transportation J

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McArtor was born in St. Louis, graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1964, and received amaster of science degree from Arizona State University in 1971. For his service in Vietnam he earned the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He also served for two years as amember of the Air Force precision ying team, the Thunderbirds.

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r Guard or Reserve Challenge:

John F. Disosway, ’70, issues achallenge to any Guard or Reserve unit to beat the number of graduates ying the F-15 at the 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard at Dobbins AFB, Ga. From left in front are George Graves, ’63; Bill

Joining Federal Express in 1970, he has held executive positions in the company’s aviation and advanced technology division. He is currently senior vice president for telecommunications, responsible for the operations of its domestic and international com¬

Bader, ’70; John; and William McConnell, ’68. In the back row

munications networks.

overall.

are Rocky Barton, ’72; Jack Baker, ’64; Dick Flail, ’68; Jess Chalk, ’71; and Steve Beck, ’76. Not pictured are Scott Hamm o n d , ’ 7 5 , a n d J e s s H a m i l t o n , ’ 7 8 . T h a t ’s 11 g r a d u a t e p i l o t s

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82 Graduates’ Performance Assessed

By Lt. Col. Jerry M. Barucky

Director of Graduate Evaluation, USAFA As part of acomprehensive graduate evaluation effort, the USAF Academy solicited feedback from graduates of the Class of 1982 and from their supervisors about the graduates’ level of competence in anumber of areas pertinent to USAFA of cer professional development programs. To gather this feedback, the Directorate of Graduate Evaluation developed and administered aProfessional Of cer Competency Survey to graduates of the USAFA Class of 1982 and to the graduates’ supervisors. The purpose of gathering these data is to allow USAFA personnel to identify speci c traits or skill areas where alarge percentage of graduates and supervisors perceive high levels of competence and also to identify those areas where competence levels are not as consistently high. The following paragraphs summarize some of the key points concerning the survey and the ndings that may be of interest to graduates.

Survey Development: The surveys were developed by an Academy-wide Professional Of cer Competency Working group, composed of representatives from the Dean of Faculty, the Commandant of Cadets, and the Athletic Department. This group assembled atentative list of competencies which re ected the professional of cer traits and skills the institution hopes to develop in its graduates. The rst 32 items on the list were traits or characteristics, such as punctuality or integrity, that are deemed to be anecessary aspect of ayoung of cer ’s professional behavior. Survey respondents were asked to rate the degree to which they—or, for the supervisors, their graduate subordinate —demonstrated each of these traits. The respondents were to use a ve-point scale, going from “a very small degree,” in which the graduate hardly ever displayed this trait, to a“very large degree,” in which the graduate always displayed the trait. The last 36 items on the list were skills or competencies, such as providing feedback or preparing correspondence, that are thought to be anecessary part of ayoung of cer’s professional abilities. Once again the raters were to use a ve-point scale going from “a very small degree” to “a very large degree.”

Survey Administration: Following eld testing and extensive interview sessions at ve bases across the United States, the graduate surveys were mailed to 766 of the 830 Air Force commissionees from the Class of 1982. Supervisor surveys were sent to 725 reporting of cials of these graduates. Usable responses were obtained from 607 graduates and 569 supervisors. The 79 percent return rates are considered exceptionally high for avoluntery s u r v e y.

General Conclusions:

a. Overall, Graduates Seem To Be Performing Very Well: At least 90 percent of them are rated as moderately competent or better in 67 of 68 competency areas. And in all 68 competency areas, at least 50 percent of the graduates and supervisors indicate the graduate is “highly” competent (rated as competent to alarge or very large degree). In terms of the graduates’ general performance, nearly 50 percent of the supervisors ranked their graduate as being in the top 10 percent of all the young lieutenants they’ve supervised or known.

Although it is hard to estimate the degree to which these ratings may be in ated, alarge number of extremely complimentary write-in comments suggest that many of the graduates are performing at exceptional levels, b. Speci c Areas of Relative Strength and Weakness Are Not Surprising:

As expected, USAFA graduates are rated most consistently high in areas of followership and have the lowest percentage of high ratings in areas involving supervision of others. Like most young and inexperienced of cers, they work hard, take direction, comply with customs, standards and regulations, and

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generally have very few problems in overt, “support the system” behaviors. Although the lowest rated areas are centered around supervisory skills such as reading others, motivating them and, especially, correcting their performance, it could be hypothesized that these are among the most difcult tasks for anyone to master, regardless of rank or experience, c. Survey Experience Indicates aNeed For More Interaction With the Enlisted Force:

Several indicators from the survey project suggested the graduates desired more experience with enlisted personnel.

This was the 17th lowest rated competency on the supervisors’ survey and was the graduates’ most common negative response in both the write-in comments and during the interviews conducted while eld testing the surveys. This recommendation has been made anecdotally by graduates for several years, and thus it may be an area that USAFA policymakers want to investigate further.

d. USAFA Performance Is Positively Related To Early Active Duty Performance: As has been suggested in other studies, cadets who are

ranked high in the Academy’s competitive environment tend to continue that pattern on active duty. The survey results show that those who were rated highest by their supervisors —in terms either of individual competency areas or of the general comparison ranking —had also been ranked signi cantly higher in the Academic and Military Orders of Merit at USAFA than those graduates who had received lower supervisory ratings (Tables 1and 2). Although there are certainly individual exceptions, the common contention among lower achieving cadets that they’ll be able to “turn it on” on active duty is not borne out by the survey data, e. No Signi cant Differences In Supervisor Ratings Based On Sex of the Graduate Or on Commissioning Source of the Supervisor:

Comparisons of the supervisors’ ratings received by male and female graduates show no signi cant difference between the sexes either on the overall mean rating for all 68 competency areas or on the rankings among general performance categories. In addition, comparisons of ratings given by supervisors commissioned through AFROTC, OTS, or the Air Force Academy show no signi cant differences. This nding tends to refute anecdotal assumptions that USAFA graduates judge their fellow graduates either more critically or more leniently than do non-graduates.

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Nine Graduates Earn Four-Year M.D. Degrees Nine Air Force Academy graduates were among 155 individuals recognized on May 16 for completing four years of intense study and training which led to their being granted M.D. degrees. The new doctors were graduated from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS), aDefense Department school at Bethesda, Md., that provides the Army, Navy, Air Force and

America that trains physicians to be ready for duty on the bottom

Public Health Service with medical of cers.

anywhere in the world, under any circumstance.”

USUHS was established by the Congress under the Department of Defense in 1972 to educate young men and women for careers

The graduation ceremony took place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The President of the United States, Ronald W. Reagan, who was the commencement speaker for the university’s eighth graduation exercises, was introduced at the ceremony by the Secretary of Defense, Caspar W. Weinberger.

Reagan told the graduates, “Yours is the only medical school in

of the ocean or on the surface of the moon and any place in between.” “As students,” the president continued, “you went

through one of the most rigorous programs in the country. You took 640 hours of training in military medicine on top of your standard curriculum. You prepared yourself to treat patients

as medical of cers and graduated its

rst class of 29 students in

1980. In addition to the standard medical school curriculum,

students at the University’s F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine receive special training in military medical subjects such as applied military physiology, diagnostic parasitology, and operational and emergency medicine. This special training has the goal of preparing students for the global medical practice they will encounter upon graduation.

The new doctors, who are commissioned of cers on active duty

Reserve status while pursuing their degrees, incur an obligation of seven years of service, exclusive of any graduate medical education, in exchange for their tuition-free education. During commencement, each graduate receives the M.D. degree and apromotion from the 0-1 of cer rank to the 0-3 level.

The Air Force Academy graduates and their internship assignments are;

Byron Hepburn, ’76, (Debby), family practice, Malcolm Grow USAFMC, Andrews AFB, Md.

Dan Garner, ’78, (Tami), surgery, USAF Medical Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

Mark Miller, ’79, (Brenda), surgery, Wilford Hall USAFMC, L a c k l a n d A F B , Te x a s .

To m N e a l , ’ 8 0 , ( P a t t y ) , t r a n s i t i o n a l , M a l c o l m G r o w USAFMC.

Chris Lisanti, ’83, transitional, Malcolm Grow USAFMC.

Loretta O’Brien, ’83, transitional, Malcolm Grow USAFMC. Augie Pasquale, ’83, internal medicine, Wilford Hall

Air Force Academy graduates who recently received their M.D. degrees from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences are, from left in the front row, Byron Hepburn, Dan

USAFMC.

Garner, Mark Miller, and Tom Neal. In the back row are Wayne

Medical Center, Scott AFB, 111.

Sumpter, Chris Lisanti, Lisa Somerson, Augie Pasquale, and Loretta O’Brien.

Wayne Sumpter, ’83, (Karen), family practice, David Grant USAFMC, Travis AFB, Calif.

Performance: (Continued from previous page.)

graduates in over 20 years, it is hard to generalize from percep¬

ANote of Thanks and aRequest for Further Feedback: As this survey project was the rst comprehensive attempt to gather supervisors’ feedback on the professional competence of USAFA Ta b l e 2

Av e r a g e U S A FA M i l i t a r y O r d e r o f M e r i t P o s i t i o n C o m p a r e d

Lisa Somerson, ’83, (Kurt McCartney), family practice, USAF

tions about one class to USAFA programs as awhole. However, the entire data gathering process, including eld interviews and write-in comments as well as survey ratings, has proved to be a rich source of information for curriculum and program planners.

Asincere thank you is extended to all those who took 20 minutes of their time to ll out and return the survey.

In fact, this information was thought to be promising enough

Among Graduates Grouped According To Supervisors’ General Performance Ranking

that representatives of all Air Force commissioning education programs plan to seek similar feedback via asingle, joint survey

project. This survey will be administered within the next few months to astrati ed “norm" sample of Air Force rst

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Graduates’ Average Academic

Performance Ranking Groups

Order of Merit Ranking

Best Of cer of All Compared

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In Top 10 Percent

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lieutenants. The results from this project should prove even more meaningful since it will allow curriculum planners from each commissioning source to analyze their own results and interpret those

Between Top 10 and

results in relation to an Air Force norm. So along with this report 398

of

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graduates of the Class of 1984, to their supervisors, and to those graduates who may be supervisors of lieutenants from another commissioning program. If you are selected as one of those to be

Top 60 Percent

553

surveyed, please assist us by responding to the questionnaire as quickly and as candidly as possible. Your help in this study really

Bottom 40 Percent

587*

Top 20 Percent Between Top 20 and Top 40 Percent Between Top 40 and

ndings and with our thanks comes another appeal to

can make adifference in our ability to improve our of cer preparation progams.

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Class of 1987 Top Graduates Honored With an overall 3.945 performance grade average, Jeffrey M. Rhodes was the top graduate of the Class of 1987 receiving the Outstanding Cadet in Order of Graduation Award from the Daedalian Foundation. He also won the Top Military Perfor-

Hoang Nhu Tran, with a4.009 academic performance average, earned the American Legion award for Top Academic Performer.

He is also the recipient of this year’s Loyalty, Integrity and Courage Award, and will study at Oxford University next year under aRhodes scholarship. Tran’s achievements are underscored by his long struggle to succeed since he left his native Vietnam in 1975. Tran is the son of aformer major in the army of the Republie of Vietnam. Afer Oxford, he plans to attend Harvard Medical School and become an Air Force physician. Ultimately, he said he hopes to become an astronaut. Tran’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tran of Rhonert Park, Calif.

Terry Maki, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Maki of Libby, Mont., received the Most Valuable Athlete Award. He was a rst-

team All-Western Althetic Conference linebacker for his junior and senior years. His playing won him places on three AllAmerica team lists.

Terrance A. Brown and Dale A. Holland were recognized as Outstanding Wing Commanders. Brown, fall semester wing com¬

Jeffrey M. Rhodes, ’87

mander, is the son of Ms. Geneva Hendricks Brown of Marlboro,

mance Award, aMarshall Scholarship to study at the London School of Economics, the Outstanding Group Commander Award, the Electrical Engineering Award, and the Engineering Award. Rhodes is the son of Brig. Gen. James Rhodes, Jr., ’59, of Tyndall AFB, Fla., and Kay Rhodes of Denver. After his studies in England next year, Rhodes plans to pursue either a y¬

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ing or engineering career.

Civil Air Patrol Honor Roll Award.

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Mark R. Arlinghaus, son of Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Arlinghaus of San Diego, Calif., was named the outstanding Cadet Squadron Commander and Eric A. Boe, son of retired Air Force Maj. and Mrs. Gerald Boe of Doraville, Ga., was named recipient of the

SecAF Addresses Graduating Seniors Following are excerpts from remarks made by Secretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldridge Jr. to the 29th graduating class at the Air Foree Academy: H

There is not likely to be any greater challenge in your career than leading the people who constitute this, the greatest Air Force in the world. As agroup, they are the best our society has to offer. ..

“People don’t want to serve where they don’t think they are

appreciated, or when they are not receiving adequate, comparable compensation. Our people, men and women, make personal sacri ces to defend the national interest; it is part of my role, through the DoD and the president, to see that our people receive afair compensation for these sacri ces.

“However, recent studies have shown Ihalyour role as of cers —as commanders, leaders and supervisors —can be erucial in morale and productivity, and in decisions to separate or

action, your every decision. Choose now to make every decision ahead in such away that you will feel good about it afterward.

“The secret to that is maintaining your personal sense of right and wrong —your integrity. If you take nothing else from your four years here, let it be your keen sense of honor. Iexpect that

sense of honor and integrity from every of cer in the Air Force today. Your eountry deserves nothing less. ..

“This is an important year as we mark the Air Force’s 40th anniversary, and the 80th anniversary of the birth of military aviation. ..Your country has given you the oportunity and freedom to pursue your dreams. Now it needs you to protect the dreams of all our citizens and our nation.

Good luck. Godspeed and welcome to the Air Force team.

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“Given adequate compensation, our people look to you for informed, professional —even inspirational —leadership, with concern for their welfare. Your role is to develop the environment for your people to perform their mission with the skill, dedication and professionalism we know they have.

“So get involved in the lives of your people. You ean be the example, the motivator, the key factor in their deeisions to stay Air Force blue. From your

rst day of commissioned service you have

arole in leading and in uencing people in the Air Force. (

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Iencourage you to look for the factors that are irritating your

people —the rules, regulations and procedures that are getting in the way of performing their mission. Challenge the old ways of doing things. Watch out for the explanation that says, ‘We’ve always done it that way.’ And if aregulation or policy doesn’t make sense, get involved; propose arevision that does contribute

to your mission. .. (

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From your personal code of the last four years, you have developed aheightened sense of right and wrong in many dif¬

Secretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldridge Jr. addresses the

ferent situations. Ichallenge you to let that sense guide your every

class of 1987. (Air Force photo by AIC Scott Cook)

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2nd Lt Jeffery M. Rhodes, ’87, and CIC John T. Budd, have won scholarships which have never been won by cadets at the Academy before. Lieutenant Rhodes was named the Academy’s rst recipient of aMarshall Scholarship and will study overseas beginning in the fall. Cadet Budd was named by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as one of their Younger Scholars for 1987, another Academy rst.

Lieutenant Rhodes was one of 30 Americans across the country selected for the Marshall Scholarship. He will study economics and political science beginning in September at the London School of Economics. The scholarship was established by the British government in honor of Gen. George C. Marshall, World War II general and secretary of state who created the Marshall Plan for economic relief to many European countries following World War II.

While at the Academy, Lieutenant Rhodes has made the Superintendent’s, Dean’s and Commandant’s Lists seven times.

He was the cadet commander of the 1st group and graduated at the top of his class this past May with abachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. He is the son of Brig. Gen. James M. Rhodes Jr., a1959 graduate of the Air Force Academy and commander of the 23rd Air Division and 23rd North American

CIC Budd, amilitary history major, is one of 88 full-time college students to win the NEH Younger Scholar awards this year.

Grant winners were selected from approximately 650 eligible applicants in anationwide competition.

The NEH Younger Scholars award, which carries astipend of $2,200, supports astudent’s independent, noncredit research and writing projects conducted during the summer in such disciplines as history, literature or philosophy.

Under the guidance of Dr. Alex Roland, professor of history at Duke University, Cadet Budd will work on aproject titled.

Perceptions of Technology; The History of Nuclear-propelled n

Aircraft.”

“ T h e N E H Yo u n g e r S c h o l a r s p r o g r a m o ff e r s a u n i q u e challenge to high school and undergraduate college students early in their academic careers,” said Lynne V. Cheyney, chairman of NEH. “We in the endowment take pride in cultivating the seeds of their intellectual curiosity on topics of their own choosing within the disciplines of the humanities.”

Each NEH Younger Scholar’s project is expected to result in a substantial research paper, with bibliography, that must be submitted to NEH with a nal narrative report on the student’s nineweek project. (The Falcon Flyer)

Aerospace Defense Command Region.

’87 Increases Alumni

To More Than 21,300 The ranks of Air Force Academy alumni increased to more than 21,300 with the graduation of 968 members of the Class of 1987.

This year’s class was the 29th group of new of cers commissioned here since the Class of 1959, and is one the largest in Air

Force Academy history.

The new second lieutenants will report to avariety of

Five Grads Return as “Thunderbirds Five of six pilots with the Air Force’s aerial demonstratin team, the “Thunderbirds,” returned to their alma mater when they performed after graduation ceremonies May 27 at the academy.

The “Thunderbird” leader, Lt. Col. Roger Riggs, was a member of the Class of 1970. Capt. Dave Robinson, ying the left wing, graduated from the academy in 1976. The right wing pilot, Capt. Joe Bulmer, was amember of the class of 1977. Capt.

assignments, including 615 to pilot training, 41 to navigator training and four to helicopter training.

Twenty eight members of this year’s graduating class were of¬

Lance Undhjem,

fered scholarships and fellowships for graduate studies. That

The team’s lead solo pilot, Capt. Tom Weiler, was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Of cer Training Corps program at Oregon State University.

The Thunderbirds arrived at noon May 25 at Peterson AFB. Shortly after their arrival, the team enlisted 10 Colorado Springs

gure includes three who will complete Air Force Institute of Technology in residence and four others expect to go to medical school.

Another 224 graduates will go to various nonrated assignments

ying the slot, graduated from the academy in

1978, while the team’s opposing solo pilot, Capt. K.C. Schow, also was amember of the Class of 1978.

within the Air Force immediately following graduation.

residents in the Air Force and re-enlisted 10 noncommissioned of¬

Nine graduates will be commissioned into the other services.

One will enter the U.S. Army, one will enter the U.S. Navy and seven will enter the U.S. Marine Corps.

cers from the academy and Peterson AFB. (The Falcon Flyer)

Since 1959, nearly 530 graduates have been recipients of

scholarships and fellowships, including 27 Rhodes, 77 Guggenheim, 58 National Science Foundation, 25 Fulbright-Hays, 29 Hertz Foundation, 10 National Football Hall of Fame scholar¬

ships and 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association scholarships.

Through the Class of 1986, 12,578 graduates commissioned in the Air Force entered pilot training; 1,257 entered navigator training and 414 entered helicopter training.

Of the more than 19,400 graduates from previous classes, almost 13,000 are still on active duty in the Air Force.

Five-hundred and sixty graduate are listed as deceased, and of that number, 151 were killed in southeast Asia.

Other losses between the rst graduation and present activeduty totals are attributed to retirements, medical separations, voluntary resignations, graduates who selected commissioning in other services and those foreign graduates returning to their

respective countries. (The Falcon Flyer)

The Thunderbirds roar over Falcon stadium as 1987 graduates’ hats y. (Air Force photo by AlC Scott Cook)

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Two Firsts Established in Earning Scholarships

Trinka, ’78, Earns 1987 Jabara Award The superintendent has announced that the winner of the 1987

student pilots, expertly scheduling the unit’s 5,700 sorties, $12

Jabara Award for Airmanship is Capt. James A. Trinka, Class of 1978. Captain Trinka won the award for his heroic actions in sav¬

million annual program to ensure 100 percent accomplishment of all training requirements. He conceived, designed and wrote comprehensive computer programs and operating instructions that have become the wing Air Force Operational Resource Management System standard. He was also nominated by the local community and selected as one of 1986’s Outstanding Young Men of

ing his amed-out F-16 aircraft, and for his continuing professionalism in all aspects of his military endeavors. He was n o m i n a t e d b y Ta c t i c a l A i r C o m m a n d .

America.

The 1987 Jabara Award for Airmanship will be presented to

Captain Trinka during Homecoming ’87, at the Jabara Award

James A. Trinka, ’78 Presently serving as ight commander and F-16 instructor pilot with the 311th Tactical Training Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB, Ariz., Captain Trinka’s act of heroism occurred on April 17, 1986 as he was leading a ight of three F-16 aircraft on astudent air combat training mission at Luke AFB. Just after the formation takeoff. Captain Trinka’s aircraft engine ingested abird 750 feet above the ground at 250 knots of airspeed. The bird strike caused

an immediate violent compressor stall and instantaneous engine ameout. Using split-second judgement, he zoomed away from his wingman to provide aircraft separation and amore favorable ejection altitude.

During the zoom he switched on his jet fuel starter for apossible airstart, switched his radio to the emergency frequency, and initiated aturn back toward the departure end of the same runway he had just departed. Having attained asafe ejeetion altitude, he quickly determined that a ameout landing was feasible. Aware that numerous other ghter aireraft were involved in ground and takeoff operations, he promptly declared his intentions to the control tower on the emergency radio frequency.

Due to his extremely slow airspeed and low altitude, he delayed lowering the landing gear until the aircraft was on short nal and aligned with the runway. Touching down halfway down the run¬

Reception and Banquet on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 19.

The other distinguished Jabara Award nominees for 1987 are: Lt. Col. FRANK T. BIRK, ’68, of Strategic Air Command (SAC), who distinguished himself as the director of Flight Test for the B-IB aircraft and later as chief of the B-IB Division at Hq. SAC. Colonel Birk in uenced B-IB design, testing and production and was responsible for major safety and capability improvements. He developed the test plans for the terrain-following system as well as directed the successful redesign of the aircraft’s fuel management, wing sweep, and crew warning system.

Maj. DONALD S. ELLIS, ’75, of Air Force Logistics Command, who demonstrated superior performance in his role as deputy team ehief for the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System.

He developed the team’s complex cost estimating strategy, designed and organized the integration and installation cost element strueture, and created eoncise, standardized documentation formats for presenting lifetime ownership costs.

Maj. CHARLES L. HORTON, ’72, of the Air Force Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC), for his work as the test manager for the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system. He was solely responsible for the design, negotiation, implementation and conduct of the targeting pod survivability evaluation for the system. The testing techniques that he designed have been used as amodel in an AFOTEC report to top Air Force leadership.

Maj. JOHN D. HOWARD, ’75, of Air Force Systems Command, who developed and implemented the rst automatic recovery Ground Collision Avoidance System (GCAS) for the F-16. Major Howard recognized that afairly simple system could be installed on the aircraft which could eliminate almost all

ground collision accidents. Although engineers were initially unwilling to develop his concept because of budget and manpower limitations. Major Howard’s personal perserverance resulted in a commitment on the part of the Air Force to begin installing the CGAS system on production F-16s.

Capt. JAN-MARC JOUAS, ’79, of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, for superior performance resulting in signi cant improvements in the ability of his unit to conduct Wild Weasel missions in the European Theater. He developed training scenarios to integrate

way, he lowered the aircraft’s arresting hook and instructed tower

the F-16C into the Wild Weasel mission. He was also “Top Gun”

personnel to raise the arresting cable near the end of the runway.

He successfully engaged the cable and the aircraft stopped just 5(X) feet from the end of the runway.

The fateful ight lasted just over one minute, and less than 30

at the F-4 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course.

Capt. JAMES E. MANLEY, ’78 of Military Airlift Command, who landed aC-23A aircraft with acompletely frozen elevator.

He improvised anonstandard approach con guration that enabled him to suceessfully recover the aircraft. His airmanship resulted in new adverse weather procedures for the C-23A. Capt. JOHN D. REED, ’77, of the Air Force District of Washington, whose work as an exchange of cer with the Canadian Forces helped activate the rst operational CF-18 squadron.

His superior performance resulted in improvements in Canada’s ability to conduct Dissimilar Air Combat Training. He also won “Top Gun” honors at William Tell ’86.

seconds from the aetual birdstrike to the cable arrestment. Post¬

ight investigation revealed that the birdstrike has caused massive internal damage to the engine and an airstart, even if suf cient altitude and airspeed had been available, would have been impossible.

In addition to saving avaluable aircraft, Capt. Trinka’s excellence in his squadron duties also helped to earn him the Jabara Award. Among many other outstanding accomplishments, he superbly managed all aspects of squadron programming for a multi-role tactical ghter training squadron of 60 instructor and

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Academy Sets Graduate Reunion Policy

By Capt. Tom Arata, ’80 Chief, Alumni Programs Division Graduate reunions are important to the Air Force Academy!

The Academy commits the resources of many agencies, with the

Weekend served adequately for years, providing agreat opportunity for strong ties to develop between the Academy and the alumni community. However, many things have happened since the rst Homecomings that have in uenced achange in the way the Academy manages reunions.

—The size of returning classes has grown.

Although this is no great surprise, events that were designed for 300 people can’t always be modi ed to accommodate 700. Over 1,200 people attended the 1986 Jabara Award Banquet, an in¬

ing in the fall and Reunion Weekend in the spring (the AOG and the Academy will decide on the best date for the spring weekend each year). For example, ’63 has tentatively chosen the weekend of the Blue-Silver Game for their 25-year reunion in 1988. In this way, the Academy can concentrate its efforts to provide maximum support for returning graduates. Homecoming will recognize the 10 and 20-year classes, and Reunion Weekend will highlight the 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50-year (before you know it!) groups. If aclass chooses to hold its reunion in the Colorado Springs area at times other than these two weekends, they should not expect of cial support or participation by the Academy and only limited support from the AOG. All graduates are welcome to attend both weekends, but the emphasis will be on the designated

crease of almost 200 from 1985. If other classes besides the 10-and

classes.

20-year groups held their reunions during Homecoming Weekend, we would have to turn people away from events simply

There will certainly be start-up pains for the rst few spring reunions, as there were when Homecoming began. However, there are unlimited opportunities to create top-notch events for the spring. Some of the ideas under consideration are the establishment of alifetime graduate Distinguished Service award (and accompanying banquet), renewal of wedding vows in the cadet chapel (thanks to ’60), an address by aprominent national leader, and presentations of class gifts the Academy. We will

help of the Association of Graduates, to make sure that returning classes are treated to aclassy, memorable event. Homecoming

because of size limitations.

—The Academy can’t always support reunions when classes want to hold them.

There is atremendous amount of behind-the-scenes work that

goes into agraduate reunion. The AOG, with astaff of eight and alimited operating budget (we need more members!), conducts most of the mailings, registration packet preparation, and actual registration. This is the same staff that prepares this magazine, runs the Annual Fund, maintains the graduate database, and performs other wondrous feats. It is easy to see how quickly things would get out of hand if Homecoming, a25-year reunion, and a 30-year reunion were all held on different fall weekends.

The Academy has obligations of its own that often will con ict with potential reunions. In the fall, for example, besides the Homecoming game, most other home games are designated for some major event, such as the Corona Conference or the Board of Visitors. There simply are not enough resources to go around to be able to support multiple major events on the same weekend.

To address these problems, the superintendent recently signed a policy that should improve the Academy’s ability to give graduates asuper reunion experience. USAFA will now provide of cial support for alumni reunions only twice ayear. HomecomJabara: (Continued from previous page.)

Capt. JEFFERSON D. SEAL, ’81, Air Training Command, who encountered complete aileron failure while on the wing during aT-38 night student formation approach. Since he did not have the fuel for acontrollability check, he elected to y the aircraft using only rudder for roll and directional control rather than

eject. He safely landed the aircraft from the back seat. Captain Seal is the only individual to ever successfully recover aT-38 with total loss of aileron control.

Jabara Award winners are selected annually by the Academy

gladly consider any ideas from the graduate community for (

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premier” events.

The goal of the reunion policy is to support the alumni community to the best of the Academy’s ability. The result should be two weekends when we are proud to come home to USAFA and even prouder when we leave.

Professor Earns Honor

By Capt. Ivette Falto

Department of Physics Dr. Robert G. Fuller, distinguished visiting professor in the Department of Physics, has been named one of America’s 10 best college professors in the May 11 issue of Insight magazine.

Dr. Fuller is widely known as the creator of the ADAPT program in Nebraska. This is aspecial program offered to freshmen each fall, with courses in English, physics and anthropology. It uses modern teaching techniques to “get students to learn how to reason, not just memorize facts,” he explained. The program has been copied nationwide and has resulted in adramatic improvement in critical thinking test scores before and after the students e n r o l l i n A D A P T.

Anative of Crawfordsville, Ind. Dr. Fuller has spent more than

20 years as aphysics teacher. He came to the academy from the University of Nebraska, where he has been aprofessor of physics

and the Association of Graduates on behalf of the Jabara family.

and astronomy since 1975.

The award honors a“USAFA graduate whose contributions are of such signi cance as to set them apart from their contemporaries.” Nominees’ actions must be directly associated with an

He has been working in several innovative teaching techniques since arriving at the academy ayear ago. One technique uses spreadsheets to teach students dif cult technical courses, such as physics, by giving them an active constructive view of the pro¬

aerospace vehicle or component.

The award is named for Colonel James Jabara, America’s

rst

jet ace and second leading ace in the Korean War. The nominees are screened by aJabara Award Selection Committee comprised of graduate members of the Association of Graduates. Their nal recommendation is forwarded to the superintendent for approval.

The members of the selection committee for the 1987 Jabara

Award for Airmanship were Col. Ruben A. Cubero, ’61, chairman; Lt. Col. Thomas R. Baumgardner, ’69, Lt. Col. Loren C. Ainsworth, ’70; Capt. Jeffrey V. Kouri, ’78; Capt. Thomas C. Arata, ’80; and Capt. John T. Farquhar, ’80.

blem.

Spreadsheets are used to represent and analyze laboratory data, perform repeated analytical computations, use numerical approximations and display solar elds. For example, one can use spreadsheets to compute the velocity of aparachutist as the distance below the jump airplane increases.

Because of his many contributions to education. Dr. Fuller has received numerous awards. In 1985, he was honored with the Distinguished Service Citation from the AAPT for “sel ess service to the profession.” (The Falcon Flyer)

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FA L C O N S P O RT S

Falcon Teams Post 64 %Winning Average

By George N. Fox Asst. Sports Information Director Air Force Academy athletes continued to compete against some of the nest competition in the nation during the past school year.

Approximately 800 athletes on 41 intercollegiate teams competed in 487 contests and had a64 percent winning average, again one of the best marks in the nation.

Although the ri e team ended the season with the most wins at 30, other teams showed great talent and placed high on the national scene. The women’s indoor track team placed fth at the NCAA Division II nationals while the women’s cross country team was ninth in the nation. Both teams were anchored by

WOMEN’S

BASKETBALL

—The

women’s

basketball

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nished the season with a14-12 overall record, taking second place in the Continental Divide Conference with a10-4 record.

Juniors Raegan Roach and Amanda Williams were named to the all-league team while senior Amy Hart eld was selected to the All-CDC academic team. During the season, both Roach and Williams were selected as “Players of the Week.”

f r e s h m a n J i l l Wo o d , w h o r e c e i v e d A l l - A m e r i c a h o n o r s i n b o t h sports.

Women’s gynmastics, garnering one All-America, nished 12th in the nation, while men’s fencing, which had an outstanding season, nished with a17-1 record and a17th place nish at the nationals.

The women’s swimming team won the Continental Divide Conference and placed 14th at the Division II nationals. Water Polo advanced to the NCAA Division Iplayoffs and nished 15th in the nation. The women’s golf team had another ne year, placing sixth at the Small College National Tournament.

Football again was the most visible sport for the academy. With awinning season, the Falcons fell one game short of going to

Amy Hart eld Women’s Basketball

another bowl game.

Regional or league titles were won by ri e, lacrosse, soccer, and women’s swimming.

The boxing team, although not an intercollegiate sport, nished second in the national championships. The team, under head coach Ed Weichers, has won six national championships in the last eight years.

Another sport, rugby, had an outstanding year compiling a 24-3-3 record. Rugby, like boxing, is not avarsity sport, but still

deserves recognition. They won the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union and Western Regional Collegiate Championships.

They advanced to the national championship nals before falling to San Diego State 10-9.

Arundown of each sport follows: BASEBALL —In what could be regarded as abuilding year, the Falcons

nished with an overall 13-28 record and a4-17 mark

in the Western Athletic Conference. Junior Mike White, an allWAC selectee at rst base, led the team in home runs with 19, one shy of the record set in 1980 by Deacon Winters. He also led the team in RBIs with 49. Joe Saleck was the top bat for the Falcons with a.362 average, collecting 54 hits while Bob Johnson led the team in doubles with 12. Senior Dave Krause led on the mound

with a5.72 earned run average followed by Scott Oss with 8.02.

John Mosier led in the win department with four while all three hurlers had 41 strikeouts each.

MEN’S BASKETBALL —The men’s basketball team ended

its regular season with a12-15 record and a5-11 mark in the WAC and nished in seventh place during the regular season. The Falcons went against second-place Brigham Young in the WAC

31:57.

WOMEN’S

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COUNTRY

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eled to Riverside, Calif., where they placed ninth in the NCAA Division II championships. Freshman Jill Wood earned AllAmerica status with aseventh-place nish for Air Force with a 17:23 time over the 3.1 mile course. This year’s team won four invitationals with victories in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Florida. This year’s team defeated 78 out of 89 opponents.

MEN’S FENCING —The men’s fencing team ended the season with a17th-place nish in the NCAA Fencing Championships at Notre Dame, Ind. Scott Shinberg, Thomas Guerra and Andrew Gallup quali ed for the nationals at the Western Intercollegiate Fencing championships. Shinberg had the best nish with an 11th place nish in epee. The Falcons nished with a17-1 season record.

WOMEN’S FENCING —The women’s fencing team ended its season with a10-3-3 overall record and placed third at the Women’s Western Inercollegiate Fencing Championships. In the championships, Sueling Cho had a15-5 record in team competition while Mary Lee Hyndman posted a13-7 mark.

MEN’S GOLF —Playing in invitational tournaments this

season, the Falcons

was voted the outstanding newcomer in the WAC and was voted

Invitational and sixth in the Falcon and Fort Lewis Invitationals.

to the regional team.

The Falcons

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY —Highlighting the season was the winning of the team championship at the Cal. State-Northridge Invitational, beating UCLA, Southern California and Cal. StateIrvine. The Falcons were led during the season by two-time MVP Micky Testa and newcomer Mike Fox. The men’s team nished seventh at the WAC champinships at Salt Lake City. Testa was the top runner for the Falcons, nishing 24th with atime of

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nished fourth in the Western State College

nished second in the RMIGA with Glen Wiggy

200-breaststroke while Jeff Faley quali ed for the NCAA Div I

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS —The womens’ gymnastics team, 3-2 on the season, took sixth place in the Falcon Invitational. In

Division I nals. The Falcons, who lost all three games in the playoffs, ended the season ranked 15th nationally. Sophomore

the Central Regional championships, the team placed fourth with

Steve Spanovich placed third in the tournament in scoring with eight goals.

a 1 6 4 . 1 5 s c o r e . F r e s h m a n M a r l e n a Ve n t r e s c a q u a l i e d f o r t h e

championships on the three-meter board.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING —The women’s swimming team, 4-6

on the season, ended its year with a14th place nish in the NCAA Division II Championships at Long Beach, Calif. Freshman Kim Dornburg received All-America status for her second place nish in the three meter diving competition and her third-place nish on the one-meter board. Dornburg was also named Diver of the Year in Division II while diving coach Micki King Hogue was named C o a c h o f t h e Ye a r i n D i v i s i o n I I .

WAT E R P O L O — F i n i s h i n g w i t h a n 8 - 1 9 r e c o r d , t h e m e n ’ s

water polo team placed eighth against eight teams in the NCAA

Division II championships in all-around and balance beam, earning All-America status at the nationals with asixth-place nish in the

oor exercise.

ICE

HOCKEY After losing four of its rst six games, the ice hockey team rebounded to win 11 of its last 12 games to nish the season with a19-10 mark. Leading the scoring for the Falcons was John Klimek with 19 goals and ateam-high 29 assists for 48 points followed by John Manney with ateam-high 21 goals and 25 assists

for 46 points. John Moes turned in a14-6 won-lost record in the net and had agoals-against average of 3.4 in goal.

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK —The men’s track season was an

outstanding one, compiling an impressive 14-1 record. The highlight of the season was winning the Intermountain Championships held at Idaho State University. Again, top perfor¬

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mances came from Mike Pro t in the hurdles, Mark Hughes in

the shot put and improvement in the distance runners with the addition of freshmen Dave Fresella and Tom Knolmayer.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK —The women’s indoor season

ended with a7-6 record, but the Falcons’ highlight of the season was a fth place nish at the NCAA Division II championships at North Dakota State, collecting four All-America certi cates.

Freshman Jill Wood placed second in the 1,500-meter run and Pat Goodall placed sixth in the triple jump. Shannon Averill tied for second in the high jump while Barb Fogel nished sixth in the 400-meter dash.

LACROSSE —The lacrosse team ended its season with a12-4

record and won its 21st league title in arow with a10-0 record. In

the nal game of the season the Falcons broke some Academy records. Senior Mike Blouin scored 11 goals in asingle game topping the record of 10. The 10 league victories top the old mark of nine. Ken Wessels single season saves of 269 broke the 1979 record of 259.

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MEN’S TENNIS —The men’s tennis team ended its regular season with a27-8 record and went on to place fourth in the Western Athletic Conference championships —its highest nish in academy history. Senior John Steimle earned all-WAC honors in singles and paired with Don Kaliski for all-WAC in doubles.

WOMEN’S TENNIS —Women’s tennis had an outstanding

year, nishing the season with a12-5 record and placed third in the Continental Divide Conference championships. Senior Tricia Heller and Layla DeStaffaney earned all-CDC honors in singles and teamed together for doubles honors.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL —Sporting a31-21 overall record, the women’s volleyball team nished fourth in the Continental Divide Conference with an 8-6 record. Senior Lisa Gar-

raway was named to the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches All-Region 7team and, along with Linda Ollig, was selected to the CDC rst team. In its rst year in the CDC, Dawn Dunlop, Pam Haug and Garraway were named to the 1986 Academic team.

schedule

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nished the

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Pro t took second place in the 110-meter hurdles, Tracey Golden nished second in the triple jump and Robert Gibson

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ond in the javelin.

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK —Non-scoring Invitational meets were scheduled throughout the outdoor season. Individual¬

ly, Barb Fogel and Jill Wood quali ed for the NCAA Division II nationals.

RIFLE —The Falcon team ended its season with a30-3 record, again with the most wins in the winter season. Even with the tremendous win record, it was adisappointment to head coach Gary Smith that the team was unable to qualify for the nationals.

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Wrestling

Top shooter for the team was team captain Tommy Arthur.

SOCCER —The men’s soccer team ended the season with an

WRESTLING —The wrestling team

nished the season with a

Faber and Mike Nutter were selected to the all-league team.

MEN’S SWIMMING —The men’s swimming team ended the

10-2 dual meet record. Season highlights included the Falcons 4th victory over Notre Dame. Also, the Falcons participated in six tournaments, winning six rst places, 10 seconds and 12 thirds.

The season ended on apositive note when senior J.B. Waltermire

season with a4-5 record and asixth place

won aberth at the NCAA nationals and senior Steve Turner was

overall 12-5-2 record. They nished rst place in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League with an 8-0 record. Chris

n i s h i n t h e WA C

championships. Eric Johnson set aschool record in the

selected as an alternate.

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making the RMIGA team. The golf team nished out the season with an eighth-place showing in the WAC championships.

WOMEN’S GOLF —The women’s golf team played mostly in invitationals this season. The Lady Falcons were invited to the National Small College Championships, nishing sixth. Junior Sally Doherty nished 19th individually in the tournament.

MEN’S GYMNASTICS —Hampered by key injuries early in the season, the men’s gymnastics team nished with a4-5 overall record. Highlights of the season included third place nishes in both the BYU Invitational and the WAC championships while placing fourth in the Rocky Mountain Open. The four losses for the season were against top 20 teams.

10 Athletes Named All-America

By George N. Fox Asst. Sports Information Director During the 1986-87 sports year, the Air Force Academy received atotal of 10 All-America selections.

Football received three while women’s indoor track accounted

for the most with four. Women’s gymnastics, women’s swimming and women’s cross country each had one.

Football’s linebacker Terry Maki led the way, garnering three

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DeStaffany were selected in tennis. Rounding out the all-league teams were Lisa Garraway, Pam Hogue and Dawn Dunlop in volleyball.

Since the

rst class of 1956, All-America rankings have been

achieved by 243 cadets for atotal of 541 times.

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Hennings each earned one. Maki, from Libby, Mont., was named

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to the Kodak Division I-A All-America team; selected third team Associated Press All-America and second-team Football News

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Maki, with 191 tackles, nished the season as the all-time leading tackier for Air Force with 470 tackles. He was chosen WAC Defensive Player of the week twice his sophomore year, once in 1985 and once last year. He was also chosen Sports Illustrated Player of the Week on defense in 1985.

Rotello, from Denver, Colo., nished his regular season as the AFA career interception leader with 17 and leads in total interception yards with 296. Rotello has averaged 25.3 yards per kickoff return for his career and had the longest punt return last year with a57-yarder against Hawaii.

Hennings, from Elberon, Iowa, was aRegion 7 nalist, based on his 3.25 cumulative average in management. Hennings nished the season as the fourth leading tackier with 101 tackles, 20 of which were for losses of minus 88 yards.

Freshman Kim Dornburg, from Green Bay, Wis., placed second in the three-meter and third in the one-meter diving competition at the NCAA Division II championships, earning her AllAmerica honors on both boards. For her ne showing, she was

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Freshman Jill Wood of Ulysses, Kan., has the distinction of winning All-America in two sports. Her rst honor was received in cross country, nishing seventh overall in the NCAA Division II championships in atime of 17:27 over the 5,000-meter course.

At the NCAA Indoor Track Championships, she had her best showing with asecond-place nish in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:30.62. Also in the same championships. Shannon Averill tied for second in the high jump with aleap of ve feet 6.25 inches. Pat Goodall of Commerce, Texas, turned in her best performance of the year in the triple jump with amark of 37 feet 8inches, giving her asixth place nish in that event. Barb Fogel,

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were Terry Maki, Chad Hennings, Tom Rotello, Chris Findall and Mark Simon. Steve Spewock and Pat Evans were selected to

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the second team.

The academy also had many lady athletes receive honors in their conference. Making All-Continental Divide Conference were Heather Jansen, Cammie Butter eld, Cheryl McCue, Kim Dornburg, Hillary White, Blair Cribbs and Marci Cantu —all in swimming.

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Hennings Bright Spot in Falcon Football

By Maj. Greg Dzuiban Assistant for Sports Information Any time afootball team loses nine defensive starters to graduation, acoach can be expected to worry. But when one of the top defensive linemen in the country is areturning starter, the anxieties can be reduced considerably.

There is little doubt that Chad Hennings will have amajor impact on his team’s fortunes this fall. The 6-foot-5, 260-pound junior is athree-year letterman and bona de All-America can¬

245 pounds last season, he played spring football at 260 pounds, a weight he intends to carry into the fall.

didate.

been hurt. He still runs a4.65-second 40-yard dash and has a

Last fall, the defensive tackle was selected to the Western Athletic Conference all-conference rst team. During the season,

33-inch vertical jump.

Academically, Hennings was selected as an All-American in

the Elberon, Iowa, native averaged 9.18 tackles per game, including stopping oppponents behind the line of scrimmage 20

1986. He maintains a3.25 grade point average as amanagement

Not only has Cadet Hennings gained weight, he has also added strength. Considered the strongest man in Academy history, Hennings has improved his personal high in the power lift by more than 10 percent.

Although he has added muscle, his speed and agility have not

major.

When Hennings positions himself on the defensive line this fall,

times.

“There isn’t abetter player in the country,’’ said head coach Fisher De Berry. “Chad has that unique blend of strength, speed, quickness, agility, intelligence and determination you nd only in the very best athletes.’’

Hennings is not new to Falcon football or to winning. After celebrated high school football and wrestling careers, he enrolled at the academy and lettered as a215-pound freshman tight end.

As asophomore, he switched to defensive tackle and was named

he knows he will not see many familiar faces from last year. But

rather than worry about familiar faces, what he wants to see is a string of victories that will continue the Falcons’ winning ways.

(The Falcon Flyer)

1986-87 Athletic Records FALL

second-team All WAC. Both seasons ended with academy bowl victories.

The team’s biggest question mark this year is defense. The only other starting defensive players to return is junior John Steed, a 225-pound nose tackle from Little Rock, Ark., from whom the coaches also anticipate aproductive season.

While we lack experience, I’m not concerned about the ability level of the team,” Cadet Hennings said. “Our players have the potential and our coaches can get the maximum out of anybody <

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Cadet Hennings credits academy coaches with enabling him to improve his playing skills, focus his energies and increase his strength and weight.

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AT L A N TA

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The Atlanta chapter of the AOG is alive, strong, and growing. The chapter has aunique makeup of over 80 members.

By far most of our members are civilians.

Reservists and National Guardsmen to be

sure, but astable community of civilians.

Our largest active-duty member contingent is astrong following from Warner Robins near Macon, Ga. We welcome new members, active duty and civilian, with avaried and enjoyable program of AOG fellowship.

At our spring meeting we held our annual election of of cers. Reelected to

serve another year were Cass Casada, president; David Champa, secretary; Greg Schwartz, treasurer; Gary Fausti and Norm Schulze, directors. John Caughman, ’61, will be the new vice president and Dave Holt, ’62, will be anew director. Special thanks to Joe DeSantis and

Pat Jordan for serving as of cers this past year. The annual meeting was highlighted by abarbeque dinner and apresentation b y L t . B e t s y K a l m e y e r ’ 8 3 , U S A FA

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one of the most exciting and unusual

manager for the 6912th ESG; her husband

events you can legally watch outdoors.

The lazer light show at Stone Mountain is

1st Lt. Ed Phillips, ’83, chief of the Joint All Source Analysis Center (6912th ESG);

an evening not to be missed by anyone when you visit the Atlanta area. It’s a great family evening or agreat cheap date.

(Spoken like atrue grad!)

The fall schedule is planned to be very busy and full of fun. Fall is Falcon football time and that means get-togethers with the West Point and Annapolis alums

Capt. Don Turos, ’77, chief of Tempelhof Operations Automated Resource Section (6912th ESG); and 1st Lt. Deanna Reeves, ’83, chief. Computer Communications Engineering Branch for the 6912th ESG. Ed and Deanna both pinned on captain photo was taken.

Graduates who were in Berlin at the

softball tournament scheduled with our

time but did not make the photo session

sister associations. Atlanta area grads, this is aplea for help. Ihave seen our guys

were Capt. Ken Mellott, ’77, and his wife.

play. We don’t want to be embarassed. To

volunteer to play any position including DH or just to join the Atlanta Chapter write; Atlanta Chapter, USAFA AOG, P. O . B o x 7 2 4 4 3 2 , A t l a n t a , G A 3 0 3 3 9 o r

Laurel, who PCSd in early April and are now at Offutt AFB, Neb. where Ken is ying RC-135s; 1st Lt. Carl “Ted” Sund-

quist, ’84; and 2nd Lt. Bill Hindes, ’86, and his wife, Trava. Bill and Ted are also assigned to the 6912th ESG.

call David Champa at (404) 843-2170.

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Golly, after reading how the new

physical education instructor and coach.

Betsy

lled us in and answered many

taken in March at West Point’s Founder’s

questions about women at the Academy.

Day celebration. The Military Academy

Our spring picnic was held at Dobbins AFB. This was an enjoyable family event in conjunction with the Thunderbirds

g r a d u a t e s i n v i t e d t h e i r U S A FA c o u n t e r ¬

house. Hamburger, hot dogs and hot sun provided the background for an enjoyable

bars and Mic donned asilver bar since the

for the inter-service games. We also have a

While abit small to of cially organize as achartered chapter, Mic Phillips (Rendine), ’85, sent in the photo below of grads stationed in Berlin. The photo was

ight demonstration at the Dobbins open

parts to join in the festivities. In the front row from left are Maj. Leslie Haaf, ’72, who is the director of Operations and Training for the 7350th Air Base Group,

chapters have started up, and the formali¬

ty of bylaws and so forth, we got to feeling really guilty about our chapter’s ofcer selection process. You see, we get a bunch of guys together for beer at someone’s of ce. Then, the rst grad that gets up to go the bathroom gets elected to whatever of ce is open —for life! That’s how A1 Blumberg, ’68, became CCAOG

president, oh about eight years ago; and no one else has left the room since.

and his wife, Donna. Next to her is Susan

Anyway congratulations to the new

Our next event was a2nd annual hap¬

Wigington and Maj. (Lt. Col. selectee) John Wigington, ’73, who is director of

pening for the chapter. Several chapter

Operations for one of the sites of the

families met on the lawn at Stone Moun¬

California chapters —best of luck, and let us know if the CCAOG can be of help.

By the way —the Colorado Chapter

6912th Electronic Security Group (ESG).

has already contributed to the AOG

In the back row from left are 2nd Lt.

Building Fund. How about all other chapters joining the campaign to begin to

afternoon.

tain Park. The evening began with fellowship and apicnic and ended with

Phillips, communication system program

Chef John Disosway, ’70, cooks up abatch of gourmet hamburgers at the Atlanta Chapter’s family picnic for grads, LOs, and cadet appointees following the Dobbins AFB Air Show.

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The Berlin Contingent

raise the money needed for our new building. This is achallenge!

As this update is being penned, the Colorado grads of the three major service academies are preparing to do battle once

and improved CCAOG newsletter. Hope to hear from you soon! (Allan Jensen)

a g a i n i n t h e f o u r t h a n n u a l Tr i - S e r v i c e A c a d e m y A l u m n i G o l f To u r n a m e n t . T h e

After arriving at Hanscom AFB in October 1984 and noting that there was not

event will be at Eisenhower on July 14th, and agood time should be had by all —

a n “ a c t i v e ” c h a p t e r, I f o u n d o u t t h a t

after all we found out that there is to be

two beer carts this year, how bad can it get! The West Point Society is hosting the tourney this year, and agood turnout is expected.

The CCAOG is going to lay back this s u m m e r. O u r n e x t e v e n t w i l l b e t h e G r e a t

Late Summer Getaway, seheduled for the

weekend of Aug. 29th at Winter Park.

The outing, in the “rugged” con nes of one

of

Colorado’s

ner

condominium

complexes, will feature golf, tennis, hiking, riding, etc. and achapter banquet on Saturday night. Be sure to give us acall if you’re interested in participating.

On October 10th we will break party bread with our Navy brethren for a satellite TV transmission of the Air Force-

Navy game. Again, contact us for details.

Some tidbits on fellow graduates: Former CCAOG member Jill Sterling, ’82, has completed her internship at Travis AFB and has started her stint as a resident in internal medicine. She was

back in Colorado recently for afamily get-together following her folks’ return

from China. Jill’s father, Gen. Sterling (USMA ’46) will be representing the long gray line at the golf tournament.

Jim Boma ’76, is off to the Naval War College, Command and Staff school in

Newport on July 15th. Jim will be reentering active duty, and may stay in as a dual designated of cer. Can’t you just picture this —adestroyer jockey with a law degree. We can see him out there in

the world’s ocean somewhere litigating a whiplash suit after two ships ram each other. The chapter has already contracted with Jim to be our East Coast correspon¬

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Flash Wiley, ’65, alawyer practicing in Boston, would be the best person to contact regarding the existence of alocal

chapter. Flash quickly responded to my letter in late 1986 and in January of this year. Flash, my husband Ray Cannon, ’81, and Imet and decided to revitalize the chapter. Having organized the 1983 State

of the Wing (SOW) dinner for the Southwest Ohio Chapter in 1983, Ifelt this might be agreat way to see if there was interest in alocal chapter.

We found out that Brig. Gen. Sam W.

the Academy as the course director for third class Professional Military Training.

1st Lt. Shelly Edwards, ’84, will be taking over the chapter activities and she coincidentally replaced me as ESD’s Acquisition Personnel Resource manager. She needs help and anyone interested in helpi n g o u t c a n c o n t a c t h e r a t AV 478-3355/2410 or commercial (617) 377-3355/2410.

Many thanks to the many folks who helped make the chapter active again, to include Brig. Gen. Pete Winters, ’59; Col. Bill Flanagan, ’63; Flash Wiley; Lt. Brian Basik, ’83; and Lt. Roger Thrasher, ’86.

Roger Thrasher has kindly allowed us to use his address as the chapter address. For more information write to New England Chapter, USAFA AOG, c/o Lt. Roger Thrasher, 35 Hickam Lane, Bedford, MA 01130. (Leona Flores, ’81)

Westbrook III, commandant of cadets,

would be speaking at Harvard in February

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and would be able to attend the SOW dinner on the 24th. We scurried around mak¬

ing

yers and other arrangements con ¬

dent that we could pull this off in three

weeks. It turned out that everything was in place for the rst of hopefully many annual SOW dinners.

We tried to contact as many people as possible and apologize to those we were unable to contact. Grads, parents clubs and friends of the Academy were invited to the Hanscom Of cers Club to hear the

general talk on his experienees as the “ d o o l e y c o m m a n d a n t ” a t t h e A c a d e m y.

In addition, we were able to have amini ’6 3 reun i o n as th e aceo mpa nyi ng photo attests.

Three of six New England states (Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts) were represented. It was delightful to see so many people interested in participating and even in becoming class representatives and board members. By the time you read this, Iwill be in place at

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GOLF

TOURNAMENT!

Remember when aeatchy title like that was used to attraet the reader to an article.

Not in this case. This spring all three Service Academy Graduate Associations participated in the Bi-annual Florida Scramble

Golf

To u r n a m e n t .

The

event

took

place at the Grapevine Country Club and as far as anyone knows. Army won the honors this year. NTAAFAG was well represented by three foresomes, but as

Dave Brigman, ’71, puts it, “well, this year we had akeg set out by the 18th hole, and by the time everyone nished, no one was able to add up the scores. Soooo, Army won, and we still don’t know who came in second. Iguess we placed in the tournament.”

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bad

for

a

eld

of

three. Next tourney will be in the fall.

Contact Dave Brigman for details, if you can get him away from the keg.

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dent.

Jim Glaza, ’60, an investment advisor

at E. F. Hutton, has graduated the youngest of his children from Air Academy High School. Matt will be at¬

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tending Fort Lewis College in Durango this fall. Jim also recently completed testing for his certi ed nancial planner rating.

As reported in the last issue, Don

Halley, ’74, has opened his own computer consulting business. Computer Enhancements Inc. in Colorado Springs. Don’s wife, Diane, is adoctor stationed at the Academy hospital. Don and Diane have two children.

Yo u s u r e l y w i l l n o t w a n t t o m i s s t h e Chapter goings-on for 1987, so contact us by calling Allan Jensen, ’74, at 599-5203

(h) or 599-0663 (o) for information on joining the chapter and receiving the new

i Ameeting of the New England Chapter of the AOG produced this “Mini ’63 Reunion. ’’ From left are Bill Flanagen, William Dee, Dave Davoren, Jim Thyng, Sam Westbrook ( U S A FA c o m m a n d a n t ) , To m F o x a n d A l F u l l e r t o n .

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Major Academy Benefactor Dies at 76 Frank E. Hedrick, retired vice chairman of the board and president of Beech Aircraft Corporation, and past member of the Raytheon Company Board of Directors, died on June 4, 1987. He was 76.

steadfast desire to “do any job assigned to you better than the job has ever been done before.”

Hedrick began his association with Beech Aircraft in 1940 after working 12 years as service and sales manager for Cowie Electric Company in Wichita. Through WW-Il, Hedrick was instrumental in guiding the company to manufacturing records. Walter H. Beecher, cofounder of the company with his wife, Olive Ann, commended Hedrick for his invaluable service and promoted him

to vice president in recognition of outstanding performance of his duties.

Hedrick was elected president of Beech Aircraft in 1968 and for the next 13 years led the company through the greatest growth it had experiened. With the merger of the Raytheon Company and Beech Aircraft in 1980, Hedrick was elected to the board of direc¬

tors of Raytheon Company and to its

nance committee. He

retired from Beech Aircraft in 1982.

In 1970, Hedrick helped establish the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), for which he had served as chairman and was commended as alifetime member in 1981.

Mr.

Frank

E.

Hedrick

Hedrick and his wife, Harriet E. Hedrick, are major contributors to the Association of Graduates and the Air Force

Academy. The Frank E. and Harriet E. Hedrick Fund, endowed

by Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick, was established in 1981 and 1982 to be used for Academy projects designed to enhance the educational experience of cadets. $70,000 was donated to the fund by the Hedricks with another $25,000 from the Beech Aircraft Foundation. Among many projects supported by the fund thus far are the Cadet Commanders Leadership Enrichment Seminars, the Annual Academy Assembly, and aportion of the recent cost of purchasing three AS-K21 high-performance sailplanes for the Academy’s Airmanship Program.

Hedrick made his climb to head the Fortune 500 company, one of Wichita’s largest, as well as numerous civic groups on his Chapters: (Continued) As the picture shows quite clearly, the b o y s i n b l u e f r o m N o r t h Te x a s w a l k e d

off, or crawled off, with the Tri-Service Academy’s Softball Tournament again this year. The event was staged at the Dallas Naval Air Station, Texas. According to Ron Schillereff, ’66, this year’s president, the game got alittle lopsided this year, with Air Force running away with the score. They also ran away with

An honorary doctor of business administration degree was awarded to Hedrick in 1974 by the board of trustees and faculty of Southwestern College at Win eld, Kansas. The degree was in recognition of his leadership in business and continued efforts to promote the American Free Enterprise System.

As an articulate spokesman for general aviation and the free enterprise system, Hedrick was chosen as “General Aviation Man of the Year” by the Ziff-Davis Publishing Company in 1976.

That same year Hedrick was honored twice more. In San Diego, he was awarded the “Golden Plate Award” by the American Academy of Achievement as one of its top 40 business personalities. For his capabilities and record as abusiness executive, Hedrick was appointed to the Kansas Governor’s Task Force on Effective Management.

He is survived by his wife and his aunt, Mrs. Walter H. Beech.

Amemorial in his name has been established at the East Heights United Methodist Church, 4407 E. Douglas in Wichita.

the post game party. Participating in the victory, or at least in front in the post game picture are. Dale Williams, ’73; Manny Cardenas, ’64; Steve Sacone, ’76

’63; Bill Reemtsma, ’63; and B.J. Bjorklund ’70. Anew record was set this year when Dale Williams hit ahome run, actually over the fence. In eight years of

(this years coach and organizer); Mike

softball, no one from Air Force has ever

Gibbons, ’63; Tom Stites, ’72; and Rick

done that. Ah, the thrill of victory.

Barton, ’71. Amazingly still standing are John Makuta, ’77; Rick Wright, ’74; Dave Stonehouse, ’73; Denny King, ’63; Ron Schillereff; Dave Brigman, ’71; Paul

F i n a l n o t e ; N TA A FA G h a s a f a l l B a r

B.Q. planned and another year of Academy Football watching, so if you’re in the area, come join us. (Ron Hale, ’71}

Dean, ’61; Rich Cree, ’66; Jerry Ahmann, OREGON CHAPTER The Oregon Chapter held an organiza¬

tional meeting in April. Interested participants included John Houston, ’59; Michael Reaves, ’68; Dick Swanson, ’69; To m S t e i n , ’ 7 0 ; H e n r y J o h n s o n , ’ 7 9 ; M i k e Va n H o o m i s s e n , ’ 7 9 ; a n d J a n ( K n o c k e ) Va n H o o m i s s e n , ’ 8 0 . W e a r e working on aproposed constitution and

bylaws for the new chapter. We encourage all graduates in Oregon and Southwest Washington to get involved with this new

chapter. For more information and to get on our mailing list contact Dick Swanson at (503) 774-5626 or Henry Johnson at (503) 225-9285.

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Arnold D. Patchin, ’63

A r m a n d o P. C a s t r o , ’ 6 8

William W. Vincent, Jr., ’63

Arnold D. Patchin, ’63

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William W. Vincent, Jr., ’63

Lieutenant Colonel Arnold Dixon Patchin, USAF (Ret), Class

of 1963, died unexpectedly in Dayton, Ohio on Oct. 4, 1986.

Arnie completed pilot training at Reese AFB, Texas. His assignments took him to Hill AFB, Utah; Dover AFB, Del.; RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom; Robins AFB, Ga.; Osan AB, Korea; and nally Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio where he retired in 1983. He was agraduate of Squadron Of cers School, Command and Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. His military decorations included the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Commendation

Medal. Arnie’s outstanding performance was also recognized by the Republic of Vietnam, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

The Arnie we remember is much more than adistinguished Air Force of cer. His quick wit and wry humor were always evident.

As “Fondle” at the Academy and later as “Zap” in his rst squadron, Arnie was atough competitor. While most of us thought a“B” was above average, to Arnie it was almost unking. His desire to learn and his commitment to excellence carried with him to Boston where in 1972, he earned his M.S. with honors

at MIT. After retirement, Arnie earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton, also with honors. Throughout his Air Force career, Arnie approached each new challenge with the same intensity and self-discipline as he had as astudent.

Major William W. Vincent, Jr., (Ret), class of 1963, died in September, 1985 of aheart attack. Bill’s sudden death came less than one year after his retirement from 21 years of distinguished service to the Air Force.

During his career Bill had served two tours of duty in Thailand as apilot in B-52 aircraft and as chief of Command Post at Robbins AFB, Ga. His last duty assignment was as chief of Command Post for Headquarters, 14th Air Force (Reserve) at Dobbins AFB in Marietta, Ga.

Bill was an aviator. He graduated from pilot training at Laredo AFB, Texas. He did enjoy ying but he loved working with peo¬

ple more than machines. Bill is remembered by those who worked

for him and with him as afriend and aleader. He had the ability

to make challenging and everyday work seem easy and enjoyable.

It was apleasure to work along side of Bill knowing he cared for the careers and the lives of those he worked with.

Bill is survived by his wife, Marie, of Marietta and his two children. Bob, 22, is agraduate of the University of Georgia and Elizabeth, 20, is astudent at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Bill is missed by his family at home and his friends and family throughout the Air Force. Many times Iwas invited to spend aweekend with Bill and Marie at their beach retreat. I never made it. Inever thought he would be taken from us so soon.

(David Champa ’72)

At home Arnie was amaster woodworker and built most of his

family’s furniture. He loved to garden and plant trees and he “relaxed” by running several miles aday. Elected to the Northeast Dayton Planning and Priorities Board, his outstanding service was recognized by Mayor Leonard. He served as president of his church congregation and was strongly committed to the service of God, his country and his family. At the time of his death, Arnie was employed by the Dayton law rm of Millonig, Bart and Brunner.

A r m a n d o P. C a s t r o , ’ 6 8

We remember sitting in Mitchell Hall more than 20 years ago

listening to astatic- lled recording of General MacArthur’s address on “Duty, Honor, Country.” We remember how utterly quiet it was except for the sound of his voice inspiring us to seek a higher calling in service to our country and maintaining allegiance

Memorial services with full military honors were held Oct. 8, 1986 at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Dayton. Interment was in Felton, Calif, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Arnie is survived by his parents, Robert and Marjorie Patchin of Garberville, Calif.

His wife, Patty, and sons Christian, Peter and Charles, would like us to remember Arnie as aloving father who lived by his Christian principles. We can all take pride in having known Arnie. Quoting

to those who shared our common bond as graduates of the

the sentiments of his law school classmates, “He was truly

where he was supervising agraduation rehearsal.

In the years since our graduation, our classmates have been to

dedicated —he was one of us.” (Joseph J. Dale and Jerry Westerbeck, Class of 1963)

A c a d e m y.

This higher calling was answered by many of our comrades in Vietnam and has once again exacted the ultimate sacri ce half a world away in the Republic of the Philippines. Lt. Col. Armando P. Castro was tragically killed at the Philippine Military Academy in March when bombs exploded on the roof of the grandstand

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William C. Martin, ’72

Michael J. Keane, ’76

virtually every corner of the earth. Arman, our only foreign classmate, returned to his country and dedicated himself to building the military of cer corps as an instructor, staff of cer, and nally one of the rst permanent professors at the Philippine Military Academy.

As we watched apeoples’ democracy being born in the Philippines from the safety of our armchairs and televisions sets, Arman was in the midst of the action and courageously supported

Craig is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Martin; three sisters and two brothers; his wife, Laurie; and their three children, who reside at Route 21, Box 521, Tyler, Texas 75709. (Maj. George Pollard, ’72; Dr. Ken Rugh, ’72; and Laurie

the cause of freedom. In his Christmas letter to aclassmate he

wrote, “We’re still intact as anation. We’re hoping and praying that it would remain that way. Ihave high hopes and belief in the sincerity of our President—Cory. Ivoted for her last time.” The qualities embodied in these few lines: hope for the very existence

of one’s country, courage to take dif cult steps necessary to realize that hope, and willingness to place duty before self—these are the qualities that Arman displayed as acadet, of cer, and patriot.

We grieve with his wife Cecille and children Charmagne, Cathy, Joel, Ferdinand Joseph, and Cheryl Ann in the loss of a

Martin) Michael J. Keane, ’76 B R I N G M E M E N , T O M AT C H M Y M O U N TA I N S B R I N G M E M E N , T O M AT C H M Y P L A I N S MEN

WITH

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IN

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THEIR

THEIR

PURPOSE

BRAINS

Major Michael J. Keane, Class of 1976, was just one of these men. Mike was aman determined to forge new eras in the empire of space. He was in quest of that dream when he was involved in a mid-air collision while ying aT-38 at Edwards Air Force Base on May 22, 1987. Mike was returning to Edwards after completing radar tests for the F-15.

All of us who knew Mike were impressed by his purpose: to

husband and father. We mourn with his fellow countrymen in the

become ashuttle pilot. His life was the epitomy of what aman

sacri ce of ateacher, leader, and patriot. We muster our ranks to honor our classmate and friend. Good-bye, Arman, and God¬

will do to reach his dream, adream Mike had since childhood. He set his sights early and only this seemingly untimely accident prevented its realization. Mike was aman who achieved excellence. He waged all his wars, be they spiritual or natural, with

speed; we will miss you. (Jim Reese and Tim Davidson, Class of 1968)

tenacity and conviction. He feared no challenge, and only sought William C. Martin, ’72

to run well whatever race was before him —and run well he did:

Mr. William C. (Craig) Martin, passed away in San Diego on Jan. 9, 1987 following aprolonged illness.

In 1968, Craig came to Colorado for his second year of military harassment. Having spent the previous year at Texas A&M, he soon discovered that doolie year was survivable. Little seemed to bother him, but through conscientious effort, he graduated with a double major in math and mech.

Atireless and proud Roadrunner, he was never arrogant, yet seemed to be on the Superintendent’s List consistently. After Undergraduate Helicopter Training, he spent his rst tour at Nakhon Phanom, followed by tours at Bergstrom AFB, Texas, and Sembach AB, West Germany. After xed-wing transition in 1980, Craig attended T-37 Pilot Instructor Training at Randolph AFB, and became an IP at Laughlin AFB. In 1983, he resigned his commission to pursue graduate studies in electrical engineering at Texas A&M. Over aperiod of eight years, Craig and Laurie were loving foster parents to 15 children, of whom three became permanent family members: Tabetha Cassandra, Michael Craig, and Sean Paul.

Although his remains were buried at the Academy Cemetery,

math and astronautics. Outstanding Cadet in astronautics.

the memory of his integrity and Godly life with remain for years to come. On Jan. 16, 1987, we said farewell temporarily to Craig, but we share the hope that we will meet him again in Eternity.

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Cadet squadron commander, Ali Baba. Double majors in Number two of 920 in the Class of ’76. Gugenheim F e l l o w s h i p a t P r i n c e t o n U n i v e r s i t y, m a s t e r ’ s o f s c i e n c e

degree in control theory, 1977. Master’s of business association from Golden Gate University, 4.00 gradepoint. Outstanding Of cer award from pilot training at Williams AFB,

1978. Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Of cers School.

0-2 aircraft commander, Patrick and Shaw AFBs, 1979-82.

F - 1 6 a i r c r a f t c o m m a n d e r. H i l l , K u n s a n , a n d S h a w A F B s , 1982-1985. Promotion to major two years below the zone.

Selected to attend Empire Test Pilot School, RAF Bascombe Down, England, January through December 1986. Recipient of the McKeena Trophy given to the top graduate of his class. This was the

rst time that an American received this

award in 21 years. Pilot, F-16 Combined Test Force, Performance and Handling section.

Mike was also astandout in the community. He helped to organize ayouth camp when he was in high school. The camp is still going strong. He was active in the church wherever he went.

He taught Sunday school while in South Carolina and at Ed¬

wards. Mike was always willing to lend ahelping hand for any c a u s e .

Yes, Mike was avery gifted man, but he openly shared his gifts

William T. Rogers, ’84

with anyone who needed him. He motivated others to use their talents by his example. He left the world better than he found it.

Roscoe enriched so many lives, and sometimes one wonders why it seems that the best of us die so unnecessarily. We should always treasure those times we spent with Ross, and try to recall

Mike left his

ngerprint of life behind for all of us to see. He was

loved by his family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keane, brothers Mark

and Paul, and respected by his friends.

Although Mike never reached the empire of space, he has reached the empire of the heavens. His memory is ashining star

him just as he was: full of life, love, and passionate intensity.

With his passing the world has become amuch less colorful place.

Rest well my brother. 1know we will meet again. (Jeff Wilson, ’80)

for all of us to share. When we look to the heavens, we won’t nd Mike traveling around the earth in ashuttle, rather we know he is

traveling in chariots of

re throughout the universe to places we

have never dreamed of.

R o s s A . L a To r r a , ’ 8 0 Captain Ross A. LaTorra, Class of 1980, died on April 22, 1987

while performing duties as an instructor pilot in an AT-38 aircraft near Holloman AFB, N.M. Contained in this dry, detached statement is the fact that avery

good man has left us. Ross (or “Roscoe” as his fellow hogdrivers knew him) was avery highly talented, aggressive and professional ghter pilot. He had been Wing Top Gun and was also amember of the 1985 Alaskan Air Command Gunsmoke team, an honor

very few ghter pilots receive.

Ross worked very hard, but he also knew the value of having fun. He always viewed life as something to be fully enjoyed.

Whether he was playing rugby, climbing glaciers in Alaska, shooting skeet, skiing the deep powder, liberating the bell from the Pearl Harbor Of cers Club, or leading one of the innumerable crud and song fests in the bar, Ross could be counted on to squeeze every possible second of enjoyment out of it.

Always afull partner in his life was Janet, his wife: lover, best friend, and most ardent supporter. The love they shared was oftimes startling in its purity and intensity; something each of us could learn from.

Ross loved songs and poetry, especially when they dealt with ying. Some lines from W. B. Yeats “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” sum up some of the ideas Roscoe shared with us in all-night “philosophy sessions.”

Iknow that Ishall meet my fate

Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I ght 1do not hate.

Those that 1guard Ido not love.

Nor law, nor duty bade me

William T. Rogers, ’84

First Lieutenant William T. Rogers, Class of 1984, lost his life on May 20, 1987 in an F-4 accident while returning to Zaragoza Air Base in Spain. Bill is survived by his wife, Becky; his parents, Brig. Gen. (USAF, Ret) and Mrs. Bealer T. Rogers; two brothers a n d a s i s t e r.

Bill graduated from the Academy with aB.S. in mechanical engineering. He was amember of the 21st and 3rd Cadet Squadrons. Bill was aleader both in the squadron and on the athletic elds. He was astar swimmer at the Academy. During his junior and senior years he led his squadron to championships in swimming and water polo.

After graduation Bill entered undergraduate pilot training (UPT) at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. There he ful lled a life-long dream of becoming an Air Force pilot. Bill worked hard at pilot training and was always someone you could turn to for help. At graduation from pilot training he was named the Outstanding Of cer in UPT. Bill went on to F-4 training at Homestead Air Force Base which eventually led to an assignment with the Fighting Hawks of the 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany. He hit the ground running over there and was asolid citizen in the ghter business.

Bill’s hard work and dedication made him one of the best.

Amemorial fund has been established in Bill’s name. Dona¬

tions may be sent to the William T. Rogers Memorial Fund, Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

80840-5000.

Bill will be missed by all of us. He was one of those rare people you could call atrue friend. Bill was hard driving and always knew what he wanted. He put all his energy into everything and always did it right. Bill was also caring and thoughtful and always there when you needed someone to lean on. 1am proud to be his friend. Bill was one of the best. We’ll miss you Bill. (1st Lt. John Quinn, ’84)

ght.

Nor public men, nor cheering crowds.

Alonely impulse of delight

At presstime we learned of the deaths of two more graduates. Captain Paul A. Dolan, Class of 1982, died in

Drive to this tumult in the clouds.

A l e x a n d r i a , Va . o n M a r c h 1 2 , 1 9 8 7 . 1 s t L t . S t u a r t K .

Harley, Class of 1984, died in Ome, Japan on March 27,

Ibalanced all, brought all to mind.

1987. Our sincere condolences to the families and friends of these graduates.

The years to come seemed waste of breath.

Awaste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death.

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Mike CARNS is in Hawaii now as aThree Star and Deputy CINC

PACOM. Seems he rather liked being 13AF Commander. Word is that Mike leads the Air Force with civil suits pending ($170 million) —he musta made afew of the troops uncomfortable! Bob BECKEL is in Brussels as anew Lieutenant General and deputy chairman of the NATO

Military Committee. Way to go, Bobby! That must be ajob for areal diplomat. GAGLIARDI, HOUSE, JEFFERSON, OAKS, PITTMAN

and STARRETT will also be in Europe for awhile yet, Jim REED is in T h a i l a n d f o r h i s n a l t o u r a s a t t a c h e . AT O n e w s : J a c k D O R A N i s i n N o r f o l k a s V i c e C I N C L A N T.

Admittedly, it’s not big news when someone has acouple of wisdom t e e t h p u l l e d , b u t w h e n i t ’ s J o w l s M AY, t h e n i t ’ s m o r e t h a n n o t a b l e !

Cyrano should be here to help me: does this solve amystery? put anew face on matters? or offer new opportunities? If it were to do over again, could Charlie wear an ordinary, large-size oxygen mask?

At least four of the classmate and wives —CARR, JOSEPHSON, MONTAVON, and WELCH —attended the Paris Air Show. Apparently the burdensome schedule required participants to bring help along to wash shirts, or something.

Got acall from big-time test pilot, Leo PRESCOTT. While out peddling airplanes, he visited Ted JOHNSON in Silsbee. (Say where? Oh, that’s near Beaumont. Yes, of course, that’s where.) Ted’s the engineering admin chief for Texas Power. That two semesters of EE musta looked

your mind. Well, in early May, Cres and Mary SHIELDS invited the ’60 grads from the area to their home to refresh our memories. Paul entered AFA with us in 1956 and, as some of you so correctly remember, in 1957 was involved in an aircraft accident which left him somewhat de cient in

the mobility department. That did not slow Paul down much at all. As you can see from the picture, Paul stands as tall as any of us. It took almost eight hours to catch up on the 30 years of life since Paul left us to o u r o w n d e v i c e s . T h e g r o u p o f a t t e n d e e s i n c l u d e d : F r e d P O RT E R , J i m

GLAZA, Frank MAYBERRY, Paul, Roy JOLLY, Bill HODSON, Cres, and myself. We would have invited the wives to join the picture but they had been designated duty-drivers and were running around the block to sober up. Paul and his wife Sheila now reside at 48 Pheasant Hill Lane, Carlisle, MA 01741 where he is deep into engineering magic.

good on his resume. C.V. is retired, retired. He has lots of things that need doing, so he had to make more time. Good idea. He was recently seen at aDaedaleans meeting in St. Louis. He’s also playing more golf, but still not playing so well as Honeydew. Bob and Marie JENNINGS have forsaken the heavenly climate of Dayton for Los Angeles. Bob joins the infamous Craig O. SCHAUM group at Northrop.

Make plans for the Navy game, Oct. 10th. Fred and Brenda WYNN will be putting on atailgate brunch in the parking lot. Out-of-towners should plan to make aweekend of it. Bring yer sleeping bags and stay at Fred’s.

It’s still not too late to sign on for the cruise next April! See the Second to None column for more details.

Andi Biancur 2Sycamore Lane Littleton, CO 80127 (303) 979-2228

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This is one of those occasions when this column should be referred to as

having alittle bit of alot of things, or something for everyone.

To start with the future, let me comment about athought that R.L. PENN (’59) raised in his last column and wrote to me about. Ron

LANHAM (also ’59) is contemplating action to have the eld house named for the rst graduate killed in combat. We all know that person to be Val BOURQUE. Iagree that such an honor is well deserved, however, for several years now there has been amoratorium on naming academy real estate. There is, Ibelieve, an alternative suggestion which should be considered. The AOG house building plan has recently been approved and the fund-raising effort is underway. Since that building will forever belong to the grads and represent much of what we stand for, it may be very appropriate that it carry Val’s name. Something to consider.

Now, from the past. How many of you would remember the name Paul Sones? If you were like me, avague image from way back stirs within

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That leaves the present. For that, Igot some help from Deke JOHNSON who sent me ashort note and apicture extolling the virtues of aski week in Jackson Hole, WY. Since aphoto is worth athousand words Iwill let it speak. It shows Deke, Howie BRONSON, Judy BRONSON, Cherie THOMPSON, Sally JOHNSON, Dale THOMPSON, Dianna COSTELLO (friend of) and George PUPICH. Deke is still in the auto parts business in Boise, ID. Howie is CV of the TAC Air Div at March

AFB, CA. Dale is CV of the ALC at Hill AFB, UT. And George is dabbling in the metal plating business to supplement his work as apilot with Delta/Western. Anoteworthy bunch to say the least.

Miles KASPAR paused long enough from his travels as aUnited Airlines pilot to inform me that he. Bob RAGER, and Don LIVINGSTON (’59) did in fact transfer from Pan Am to United Airlines

when they picked up Pan Am’s Paci c routes and now inhabit “the friendly skies” on aregular basis. 1wonder if that makes them less friendly? Miles and Charlotte are in the throes of house buying in Fullerton, CA so out of fairness to them Iguess we should all give them awhole two weeks before avisit. According to Miles, Charlie and Sandy GEORGI live under the same smog cloud in the LA basin in Villa Park —another garden spot often missed by the casual traveller.

Analysis, in an Advanced Design and Business Group in Connecticut.

Phil MEINHARDT left the Air Force with 30 years credit (due to some previous Navy time) and is fully enjoying retirement in La Jolla, CA. Phil’s Air Force career was built on management skills learned at UCLA in 1975. He exercised those skills as acost analysis of cer in the Space Shuttle program, then for Systems Command in the LONGBOW program and the creation of the Space Defense Program Of ce of USAF Space Division. He initiated, then worked joint efforts in space research with NASA, the California Institute of Technology, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and was coordinator for mission-oriented investigation and experimentation programs. In his few breaks from the space business, Phil has performed duty in various ying assignments, a tour working the reorganization of 7th and 13th Air Forces, liaisoning with the Louisiana CAP, and in command and control in Europe, where he did travel extensively. Now, Phil is leading the relaxed life, maintaining ayear-round tan and “advising” his two sons: one working for Kodak and the youngest, arecent graduate of USC, apilot in the aviation

The WHITFIELDS now reside at 46 Country Club Place, Shelton, CT

insurance business.

somewhat.

Howie WHITFIELD, after 25 years left the Marine Corps as acolonel in July 1985. He followed Navy ight training with helicopter quali cation which landed him two tours in Vietnam. He progressed through tours as aT-28 ight instructor, various operational duties to include command of two different squadrons and agroup, totalled over 5,500 ight hours, served at Hq Marine Corps and nished as G-3 (Ops Off) of 3rd Marine Air Wing. Howie attended Naval P.G. School, Naval Command and Staff College, and Air War College (DG and MA in public admin).

Somewhere along the line, he and Linda have somehow found the time to

play Mom and Dad to their two daughters Dawn and Lynn. Since July 1985, Howie worked for Rockwell on the small ICBM, then accepted a position with Sikorsky as chief, Navy/Marine Corps Requirements

06484.

Some of you expressed interest in knowing who from the class are

Sign Up Now for the ’88 Joint Reunion Cruise

Holland America Line’s ms Noordam at San Juan, Puerto Rico.

ATTENTION!!!!!

Classes ’59, ’60, ’61, ’62, and early Academy Staff

All hands on deck! As you know, the joint reunion is now real. Would you like to know to which “deck” you should report? Read o ms

NEWS!!! Here’s another registration form! Do consider joining us for this fun- lled week.

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April 23, 1988 Persons @$25.00 each =$

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Class/Staff

Ports-Of-Call: San Juan-St. Thomas-Nassau

For those of you who have registered, expect adetailed letter with categories and prices for your selection process. We are pleased to tell you that we were able to secure a25% discount on outside space and a20% discount on inside space. Complete instructions will be in the letter, so be watching for it!

Now. ..we know some of you probably “lost” your registration form in apile of mail or maybe you thought it was too late because you missed the cut-off date. GOOD

Make your check payable to: R.E. Stephens &Associates Mail To: R.E. Stephens &Associates, Inc. 11 4 1 5 W e s t R o a d

Roswell, Georgia 30075 404-993-0077

P L E A S E W R I T E T H E N A M E S O F A D D I T I O N A L AT TENDEES ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS FORM. FORM M AY B E R E P R O D U C E D I F Y O U D O N O T W A N T T O CLIP

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The replies to my request for short personal histories have started to ow in so, as promised, Iwon’t have to lie but only enhance them

pointing toward the reunion cruise. As of 15 June the following class members are among the 106 couples plus who are signed up: (ALEXANDER (N), BIANCUR, DOUGLASS, GEORGl, GLAZA, GURLEY, H A E R T E R , J O H N S O N ( D K ) , J O L LY, L A L I M E , M I L L E R ( K D ) ,

stitution of higher learning because great things will begin to happen there

NOGAR,

c l u d e ; B E S T, B L A I S D E L L , B R I C K E Y, C O P P O C K , E L L E R , H A I N E S , H A R D A G E , H A R I N G , K E L L E R M A N , L E F TO N , M AY O , S K I L L ¬

O’ROURKE,

PRINDLE,

PUPICH,

REKENTHALER,

SHIRA, WADDLE, and YATES. It looks like it is shaping up to be a ne trip and one that shouldn’t be missed.

Paul VALLERIE writes from Bellevue, WA that Boeing Electronics Company will not comply with his wishes to move him (and his job) to Colorado so he must be content to live and raise his family in the wastelands of the Northwest. Paul and Kay are nding to their delight what we are alt anticipating. As their children mature and strike out on their own, an increasing degree of freedom allows them to go and do.

They invite anyone heading their way to get in touch (206) 657-7405.

Well, don’t feel hurt if your name didn’t make this issue, 1assure you that it is only amatter of time before it does.

w i t h t h e M AY S o n b o a r d .

Joe DeSantis, ’59, called to let me know that they are into the nal countdown for the four rst classes cruise. As of this writing ’61ers in¬

ING, WOLCOTT and WOODS. It sounds like great fun, asort of derelicts and winos weekend over water. Don’t forget to take plenty of photos.

Randy Cubero 7163 Wintery Loop

Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Home: (303) 598-7155 AV:

259-3820

Percent members: 75

Well good people another year has simply blown by. We here at the Academy look forward to graduation and the summer because it begins a delightful period of reduced activities (no classes) and restful recuperation (golf and tennis). During the class of 1987 launch into of cerhood, 1did get to see many of our classmates. As Imentioned in last quarter’s article,

the STEBBINs, the WILLIS, and the O’REARs were all here delighted that their sons graduated from USAFA. Speaking of graduates, 1failed to mention that my son David nally received his bachelor’s degree from CSU after seven long years of study and that’s no re ection on his academic ability. Jan and 1are delighted and so very proud because he’s had to work a40-hour week to support awife and two children. Now, if he can only nd ajob.

During graduation week 1also saw BG Dale TABOR who is currently the ADO, HQ USAFE and was here to make an awards presentation to one of our graduates. Dale looked great and like most 0-7s doesn’t have a clue as to when he’ll be leaving or where he’ll be going. The other individual who Isaw during the awards parade was BG selectee Jim ULM. Jim is down in Randolph and even though he graduated in the top 95 percent of the Class of 1961, he was at the Academy to give one of our cadet squadrons the academic excellence award. We almost stood up and said “now hold on here!” but it was too late, he made the presentation and was back in his seat before we realized what had happened. 1also found out that our other BG selectee, Hanson SCOTT, is going to be the vice commander of 23rd AF, MAC, when they move from Scott AFB, to Hurlburt Field, FL. Congratulations!

“This stuff tickles my nose!”

During this quarter Ididn’t get too much mail so I’m forced into telling you about our annual D&Wski trip. The derelicts and winos all

gathered once again in Snowmass, CO much to the chagrin of the local populace. Thanks to George BUCHNER we have these two very interesting snapshots. The rst one is of our most photogenic classmate Bob BRICKEY after he learned the ner points of inhaling wine as a substitute to tasting it. This shot was taken right after he removed his honker from the glass loaded with about 20cc of Jones’ Chardonnay. The lady in the back with her mouth open was heard to say, “Oh my God! That man is trying to drown himself in his glass of wine!”

The second shot was taken at the Snowmass Country Club after ahard

day of skiing. Since this is aperennial group shot, by now you all should be able to identify the participating members of the class.

The weekend before the graduation Bobby GRACE and Hector NEGRONI came in from McDonald Din St. Louis and they invited the CUBEROs and the QUINLANs to the Outstanding Squadron Banquet at t h e B r o a d m o o r ’ s I n t e r n a t i o n a l C e n t e r. W e h a d a w o n d e r f u l t i m e a n d

amazingly the squadron honored this year was the 15th, the same squadron that Bobby and Iwere in during our last year at the Academy. I was so proud Itold everyone until Mike QUINLAN quipped that it was the rst time 15th had ever won that award and it probably took 26 years to purge the squadron from the effects of having CUBERO and GRACE in the same organization. Needless to say, Ikept my mouth shut from that point on.

There was also some sadness to this year’s graduation and that was associated with the retirement of our acting dean of the faculty and classmate John MAY. Iwould like to have all of you know what a magni cent job John and Sheila did on the faculty. I’m sure it was a disappointment not being selected as dean. It certainly was ashock to many of us on the faculty, but the MAYs are aclass act and if ever there was an example of how to behave and act in the face of adversity and disappointment it was John and Sheila all the way. They were gracious in their acceptance of the decision and never once betrayed atrace of bitterness or regret. It’s funny that Ididn’t know John very well at the academy or during my operational days and only after Icame to the academy did I nally realize what wonderful people they were. My only regret is that it took that long to enjoy them as true friends. They will be sorely missed and Iknow you all join me in wishing them very best in Raleigh, NC, where John and Sheila both will be gainfully employed on the faculty of North Carolina State University. Keep your eyes on that in-

"Anyone seen the brick?”

From left there’s Rich MAY, me, Mike QUINLAN, Brice JONES, Sam HARDAGE, George BUCHNER and Bob BEST. By this time Brickey had inhaled so much wine he slid under the table between Sam

and Brice. It was agreat weekend and we did meet some very interesting people. One person, in particular, you won’t believe. This last individual just happened to be riding up on the chairlift with George BUCHNER and they casually struck up aconversation. When the Air Force was men¬

tioned this fellow told George that he went to the Air Force Academy for acouple of years. George then admitted that he graduated from the Academy and asked this guy when he entered. When he said 1957 George almost fell off the chair. It turned out to be Bill Lane] Now, Iask you what are the chances of that ever happening again? Bill left our class in

’58 or ’59 and went on with his life and now is doing quite well in Ripley, T N .

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was agreat party and demonstrated once again the strong friendships that

exist in the class. Of special interest, Charlie and Linda’s daughter Chrissy is marrying Kevin TIBBS, an ’86 grad, on 25 July. Charlie said he delayed the ceremony one year until it looked for sure like the groom was going to graduate from pilot training. Another wedding on the horizon is for the daughter of Dean and Jo JONES. Elizabeth Patricia will be marrying 2/Lt Scott Michael Turner. One last bit of news Idid get anice letter from Jim CASSIDY. He sent me his $13.50 for aclass hat and votes

yes for our Mississippi cruise for ’91. Jim’s areal estate insurance broker i n A m b l e r , PA .

Afew months ago the Association of Graduates presented the Academy with three high performance gliders, the AS-K21s, which will be used by the commandant in his ying instructor enhancement programs.

The gliders were purchased for the cadet soaring program from the Air Force Academy Fund and the Frank and Marion Hedrick Endowment Fund.

three months, this column should be relatively easy to write. First off I got aletter from Dick HOFFERT in March. To wit: “Yes Jack, our mail¬

ing address was correct. We get our mail forwarded to us as required (about once amonth). Ipresumed that the idyllic life would provide time

for more substantive reading and writing but so far it hasn’t. We moved along steadily until arriving at St. Pete. We were invited for Thanksgiving dinner by new-found boating friends and stayed at their dock for two months. It provided an opportunity for deferred maintenance and some modi cations —thanks to anearby marine salvage yard. We worked our way down Florida’s west coast and arrived in the Keys amonth ago. We are currently at anchor at Key West NAS waiting for our accountant to

nish our taxes and mail them to someplace where we have amailing address. After that we will begin our trek toward Maine. We hope to see you on the way. There has been little boredom. We continue to meet helpful people wherever we stop. Usually they are 10-15 years older but very freespirited. 1had my nephew and four other spring-breakers onboard last week. It was sardine city since we haven’t tried to equip the boat like a

Winnebago. They exhibited a60 percent barf rate on the not-too-high seas. We still do not have enough time to linger at all of the places one would like to linger. Idon’t know how we managed to eke out enough time while working to enjoy ourselves since full time isn’t enough. That’s it for now. Hope to see you in awhile. P.S. Joanne enjoyed being complimented on her letter.” And Dick did come through and called me. But because of my work schedule and his sailing schedule, we couldn’t get together. After spending the summer in New England, Dick and Joanne will be passing through here again on their way to the Caribbean. Dick has promised me aride. If Iget aride Ihope Ido better than his nephew did.

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Agift to the Academy —the AS-K21.

The presentation was made at the air eld and from left are General Scott, superintendent; Jock SCHWANK, ’60, outgoing president of the AOG; Dick COPPOCK, ’61, AOG executive director; Randy CUBERO,

’61, AOG vice chairman; Jim WILHELM, ’61, newly-elected AOG president; and Sam WESTBROOK, ’63, commandant of cadets. The Academy was overjoyed at the gift as it will make asigni cant contribution to the ying training of our glider instructors. (If only the staff will allow the cadets to y them.)

As we come to the close of another article let me brie y put in aplug

for the AOG. Ihave just nished up eight years as adirector of the board and have seen the AOG mature into aservice-oriented organization. I’m very proud that our class, along with ’59 and ’60, have the largest percentage of members. The next decade will be one of great expansion in services provided and hopefully in the continued growth of our membership.

Unfortunately, there are anumber of projects which will require substantial capitalization. It always hurts to dip into our pockets but Ican only tell you that the decisions to solicit funds are made after athorough review of the issues and always with the academy’s or the graduates’ best interests in mind. Our classmate, Dick COPPOCK, is doing asuperb job

as exec director and the tiger he has by the tail now is the construction project for amuch-needed AOG building. You can imagine the awesome responsibilities that project entails. We have been trying for years to see if we could get the building started and now nally we just might see it come to fruition. So please continue your membership in the AOG and help out as best you can when your nancial assistance is requested. God bless and

Next is aletter from Jack SWONSON. “Thought I’d drop you aline and let you know how the reunion planning is going. We had another meeting in mid-March at Bob and Gretchen MCNAUGHTON’s home in Perry Park. Attendees included the STAPLES, EATONS, GILMARTINS, HOPKINS, URBANS, MCNAUGHTONS, Betty FLEMING (Ken was TDY), BAUGHMAN, and SWONSONS. Things are coming together nicely. Urban and Gilmartin previewed atape of the old Lowry site that they made with the help of Murle WILSON, the wing commander there. Murle is also going to host atour of the area and the museum there for those who want to see it on Sunday, 18 Oct. Urban and Gilmartin have great plans for Nostalgia Night —Iwon’t spoil the surprises here, but Iguarantee folks will be surprised and will thoroughly enjoy it. The Eatons are planning the banquet, and it’s really going to be a rst-class affair. Gary Baughman has the tailgate on schedule, with catering by County Line Restaurant. He’s going to have ahuge red tent in the stadium parking lot, to accommodate the whole class and guests, just in case of bad weather. Ken Fleming’s taking care of all the activities at the Academy itself, including the guided tour of the Academy Friday morning and the cadet guided tour of the cadet area that afternoon, plus the lunch and State of the Wing brie ngs at Arnold Hall. McNaughton has the golf tournament all set for Friday morning at Gleneagle Country Club Gust outside the north gate). The order of play is designed for everyone to have agood time, no matter their gol ng ability. All in all, it’s going to be aterri c reunion.

“The class gift project, spearheaded by Ken Fleming, is really gathering momentum. It’s been very gratifying to see how many RTBs have already pledged support and sent money. Now’s the time for the rest of the class to jump aboard and send apledge and/or acheck. I’m sure Ken will be sending out an update on this project soon; probably with our reunion registration mailout. Bob Hopkins is putting together the bio book for the class reunion. He’s gotten quite afew inputs so far, but there are many more classmates yet to be heard from. We’d really like to see something from every single Redtag. The more we can include, the better and more enjoyable the book will be. All for now. I’ll write again this summer with another update. P.S. Thought you’d like to see the enclosed snapshot.

The old retired colonel put on his uniform last Christmas to get apicture with his kids. Jack and Heidi. She’s a2/Lt nurse at Travis, he’s a2/Lt navigator in F-llls, headed for Lakenheath.”

I ’ l l t a l k t o y o u n e x t q u a r t e r.

Class of 1962

J o h n W. ( J a c k ) J a m b a 4Judy Court Satellite Beach, FL 32937 Home: (305) 777-5520 Of ce: (305) 867-7761 Percent

members:

25th Reunion 15-18 October 1987

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Fightin’ Falcons vs. Notre Dame

Hi Redtags!

Because of some good help Igot from some of you during the past

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This spring the locals got together at Charlie and Linda NEEL’s house.

They recently built amagni cent home on the front range just south of the Academy. We combined ahouse warming with afarewell to John and Sheila. 1took acouple of pictures but unfortunately they came out too blurry to print or maybe Iwas too blurry to take apicture. At any rate it

daughter, Kara, asophomore at Rhodes College, Memphis, was Queen Houmas XLI. Also in the picture is my son. Hank, who will be ahigh school senior next year. Hope to see you all at the 25th reunion.”

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The Swonsons in uniform: 2nd Li. Heidi, Col. (Ret) Jack, and 2nd Lt. Jack.

1am enclosing the picture for all to see. By the way Murle WILSON dropped me aline to let me know he was coming to Patrick to open up a new Field Training Detachment from his tech training wing at Lowry. He and Iand my wife, Caroline, went out for dinner and reminisced about the good old days. And he told how he helped the RTBs with the videotaping of the old site at Lowry. Evidently many of the old buildings have been torn down, but afew remain. The remaining ones house memorabilia donated by people connected with the original Academy site. It was good to see Murle again; it had been eight or nine years since w e h a d s o l v e d t h e w o r l d ’ s p r o b l e m s a t F E Wa r r e n .

1got ashort note from Fred and Arlene HENDRYX. They have anew home in Loveland, OH. The message; “See you all at the reunion. We’re bringing Tom and Vickie YOUNG and Dave and Fran LEE. Hopefully we’re going to all y out together. Have agood summer. P.S. We’re now grandparents. Christopher Ryan Hendryx —1/17/87.” Congratulations to you both. See you in October.

Got aletter from George HARRISON with some updates from Europe. “I’ve been meaning to write but in true term-paper fashion, just didn’t get around to it. But since you prompted me in the last Checkpoints column —here goes. I’m in Europe (HQ USAFE) at Ramstein as the DCS/Plans &Programs. Lots of stuff to learn about the job, but many smart folks supporting so Iexpect it will work out. On the personal side —Pennie and the two youngest kids are here with me (Todd, 14 and Tracy, 13). Our oldest daughter, Taylor, 18, is nishing her sophomore year at Pitt and will be here in afew weeks to spend the summer. Several guys are in the area: Bo OHMAN is vice commander of the 66th Wing at Sembach; Pete Robinson (B/G sel) is CC of the 36 TFW at Bitburg, and Gail PECK is CC of the 26 TRW at Zweibruchen. Jerry DANIEL is

The Babin family at Mardi Gras: Logan, son Hank, daughter Kara, who was Queen Houmas XLI, and wife Anne.

Thanks for the ne update from Bayou and Cajun country. Ialso have another item for the reunion —Dave ROE will address the banquet. But he needs our help. Please write down any good anecdotes about our classmates at any time in our careers and send them to Dave. He is the ex¬

ecutive vice president and chief of staff of USAA. And now for some change-of-address cards. Fred FIELDER has left Minot for the slightly warmer climes of Offutt. Minter ALEXANDER has departed the Washington area for anew assignment in Ft. Worth, most probably at Carswell. You know Minter, you haven’t written me in afew years. Also got anotice that Mike HUGHES is now aretired Navy captain and is in a new residence in Davidsville, MD. And Bill HOWELL has moved to

Dallas. Bill, Ihaven’t heard from you in ageneration, so how about a short note. That’s it for now. Ireally appreciate the help 1got this time.

Keep up the good work. Jack.

Skip Lee 8 11 R e i s s R o a d

O’Fallon, IL 62269-1225 Home: (618) 632-8599 AV:

638-4886

Percent members: 71

USAFE/IG and on the road all the time. His three sons are all in the

states (young Jerry is in the WC-130 business at Keesler) but Jackie is in place keeping Jerry organized. Gordy BILLINGTON left Spang afew months ago and is now at Hq TAC in the DO shop. While going through the National Defense University last fall, Igot achance to see Roy STAFFORD brie y. He’s asenior member of the faculty there. My current job involves lots of traveling so Iget to see lots of folks. It’s been aparticular pleasure to renew acquaintenances with classmates along the line. Hope to see you at the reunion. Take care.”

Thanks for the good news from USAFE. And now for aletter from

Logan BABIN. “Following up on your Christmas card and the plea for news in the spring issue, Ireport on Mardi Gras 1987 and other recent happenings. Inow very much appreciate your dedication and effort in writing the RTB class news. In November Ihad alapse of good sense and accepted the editor-in-chief job of The Counselor, aquarterly news publication of the American Society of Real Estate Counselors. Ienclose the January 1987 issue so you’ll know I’m not lying. The pressure of deadlines and distance from the editorial staff (Chicago, IL) present constant problems. Anne and Iare required to report on the ASREC meetings which so far have been held in New York, Colorado Springs (had dinner with Bob and Rhonda HOPKINS), and Boston. In November, the meetings are in Hawaii with afollow-up tour of China and the Far East (my old Pan Am stomping grounds). Speaking of Pan Am, I got recalled (after 17 years on furlough) in September to y the New York-Washington shuttle but declined the invitation. Ialso enclose a family picture taken during Mardi Gras 1987 in Houma, LA. My

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The big item of discussion whenever “Yellow Tags” meet is Sam WESTBROOK’S letter announcing aprospective date for the 25th rendezvouz: 14-17 April 1988. Their rationale sold me and Iam already working on reservations. Ialso think the idea of agift contributing to afund to get an AOG building under construction is exceptional. Never would have thought of it myself. For those of you who did not get the letter —there will be some —the following is asynopsis of Sam’s proposal. The Class of ’63 25th reunion dates (proposed) will be 14-17 Apr 87. Selection of that time coincides with the Blue-Silver football game and decon icts with all the other major events affecting facilities/ billeting/transporation/golf course, etc. Who knows, might be able to get in acouple days of skiing before the festivities get underway. Aclass gift was also discussed and boils down to the Class of 1963 putting up $63,000 to help the association get started on construction of its own building.

That works out to $263 each. My non-scienti c, unof cial survey concurs wholeheartedly with the proposal. Remember —Rendezvous ’88!

Found acouple of nice letters in my mailbox this time. John HEIDE is p a v i n g n e w f r o n t i e r s i n B a v a r i a . H e w r i t e s “ . . . H e r e i s ATO C M e s s s t e t -

ten ...The place is about 40 kilometers due south of Stuttgart or 59 road miles from EUCOM headquarters ...The Germans call it the sticks. It’s the rst station I’ve been on without any other zooms on board. The main reason for that is there are only ve Americans on board and one of them is aGLO and wears green camou age all the time.

We’re the

rst permanent Americans stationed here in answer to CIN-

CUSAFE’s agreement with the 1st GAF Division commander’s desire to NATOize this last of the ATOCs. I’ve been on station since the end of Oc¬

Mickey is back in school working on ateaching certi cate for the state of Texas. Son Chris is at Southwest Texas State University (San Marcos,

tober ...The area is beautiful, but spring is quite late (written 31 March)

TX) studying criminal justice. He is also in the AFROTC unit there. The

in coming since we’re at 1,000 meters. It’ll be even better when my family

youngest. Matt, is ahigh school senior. One of Matt’s interests is playing the drums. Jerry still looks as though he is in good enough shape to play a

gets over here at the end of the school year. Krista, my eldest, graduates this year from high school in Austin, TX and Kala will be ajunior next year. She will live with aNavy (heaven forbid) captain and his wife at Patch so that she can attend the high school there. Betts will nish up this year teaching kindergarten in Austin and all will be here in June. This being a46-year-old Class Bbachelor is not my cup of tea.” John welcomes all golden types visiting or living in the Stuttgart area to come up and

little defensive back. Great weekend!

Bob

Hovde

3Freedom

Circle

Bedford, MA 01730

visit.

Home: (617) 274-7759 Of ce: (617) 377-8319 AV:

478-8319

Percent members: 70

The Hoffmans from left are Lori (19), Larry, Mike (13), Cheryl, and Matt (14).

Larry HOFFMAN (attorney at law) sent an update —and super family photo: Lori, Mike, Matt and Cheryl are headed for England in August for three weeks to take part in asoccer exchange program with English

kids. He says the exchange takes place every other year. Lori is a sophomore at the University of South Florida and aphotography major.

Matt is ahigh school freshman and goal keeper for the school soccer team. According to Larry, Matt plays several other positions and is really into the sport. Mike is aseventh grader and still running road races. Mike also plays soccer and will play in the AAU Junior Olympics soccer tourney for kids under 14 in Alabama. Larry also reports running into Hank KRAMER in aSt. Pete movie theatre at ashowing of “Top Gun.” 1like that movie! 1have Hank ying F-16s at MacDill.

Gay HARRIS’S card was unique: the front was apen and ink drawing of their home in Belvedere, CA. Wyman, according to Gay, is still C.O.Q. and ExVP of Wyndham Foods. The company’s new of ces are at 801 Montgomery, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA (Ph (415) 982-2911).

They, Wyman and Gay, have a38-1- foot sailboat in Sausalito. The best part of the note was Wyman’s 15 minute walk to the ferry (hydrofoil) and 10 minute walk to the of ce. 1love San Francisco! Their address is 306 Bella Vista Ave., Belvedere, CA 94920. Home phone (415) 435-0245.

The nal note was from BGen John “Viking” BORLING who

graciously updated the last issue with his new assignment: Commanding General, 57 Air Division, Minot AFB. Now 1need the address. The new job is effective 15 June —tomorrow.

S h o r t N o t e s F r o m H e r e a n d T h e r e : J i m FA I N i s t h e d i r e c t o r f o r t h e

Advanced Tactical Fighter Program (ATF) at Wright Patterson. Jim’s son, James III, is amember of USAFA 1990. Neil SORENSEN will retire

in October (terminal leave in August) and pursue aPh.D. in geography.

George PASQUET also retires in August and will return to Virginia.

George says he is already shopping for agricultural machinery —he’s planning to be aserious farmer. John HALUSKA is director. Of ce of Aeronautical Requirements, HQ/SAC. Pat CARUANA also has along job title as special assistant to the director of Advanced Programs, assistant for Acquisitons, Of ce of the Secretary of the Air Force. Joe CABUK’s new address is Air South, Box 111, FPO NY 09524. Other ad¬

dress changes include: Don TROUTMAN, Akron, PA; Dean HESS, Alexandria; Ted SCHROEDER, Maxwell; Danny ECKLES, Sherwood, OR; Roy MARSHALL, Keet Seel Trace, Tuscon; and Dave NUSS, Calimesa, CA.

This past weekend 1had the opportunity to attend the Daedalian National Convention in St. Louis and for you Daedalians who haven’t made one of these parties 1recommend you make an effort and get there. Next year’s convention is at Charleston, SC. 1bring this subject up because one of the events that made this weekend so pleasant was running into Jerry

THIES. Jerry is ight captain of the Sheppard AFB ight. His military duty at Whiskey Falls is vice commander of the Tech Training Wing.

MOVING: After 20 years of living off base, Ihave nally become part of the on-base community again. Since you will read this about three months after it was written, Iwill stick my neck out abit and say that it has been an enjoyable three months. It will, at least, have been amuch cheaper three months. (If you plan to move to Massachusetts, bring gold!) Since my of ce has also moved onto Hanscom AFB into anew building, Inow have avery short commute (walking, since Kristin is driving now).

Mail Bag: After 23 years of never hearing from Ed MECHENBIER except when 1run into him at AFA conventions, he nally called me ... at my old of ce number! So instead, 1got atwo-page letter asking, “where are you and your entire staff goo ng off at 1:30PM, 1330 HRS, 1730 GMT, this Friday, 12 June afternoon?” 1was busy moving from MITRE to the base, Ed. What were you doing for GE? (Ed now works for General Electric in Fairborn, OH.) Ed also indulges himself as apart-time A-7 driver when not typing letters to the class scribe when the golf course is too wet and he is recovering from a“bit of red” from asailing adventure off Los Angeles. As for news, Ed and Jerri still live in the same house in Spring eld, OH (“with a1973-style house payment, one van, one fourdoor sedan, and agolf handicap that will never change —bland oldfashioned suburbia”). Mahli (12) is up to 52 pounds with contact lenses in, Kari (10) has expanded her vocabulary beyond “I don’t know,” Tai (almost 8) has decided she is bored with summer vacation after ve days, and Bozo (aka Bernhard) have proven that even though your parents were into their forties when you arrived, you can still drive them nuts.

Also from Ed: Ralph GRAHAM has anew job at Wright-Pat as deputy for Reconn/Strike and EW Systems, having left the F-16 SPO #2 slot.

Herb BEVELHYMER is Chief Guru Air Launched Strategic Missile SPO. Mike PAVICH is recently on board as commander of the Logistics

Operations Center. Kevin McMANUS is alive. He is living in Herndon (still), working for Robins and Joya (still), and smoking (still). “He is my mission,” sayd Ed. Cliff KRIEGER writes that after 21 months as a“Lieutenant,” ying t h e F - 1 6 C a s t h e 8 6 T F W c o m m a n d e r, h e i s h e a d e d f o r t h e P e n t a g o n

(JCS: J-5, Strategy Division). After two and ahalf years in Germany —in the F-16C, yet —Ihate to say someone deserves the Pentagon, but. ..

Bill SIEG writes from Virginia that he will host aClass of ’64 BEAT

ARMY party at his home in Burke the night of the game (Nov 7), He will be sending invitations to those in the AOG Register, but fears it may not be up to date. (I can guarantee it isn’t up to date!) Actually, Bill can get a more up-to-date roster from Steve CROKER (OJCS, 697-1480). (Steve told me that he was going to call everyone and update the Washingtonarea roster.) Just in case November comes around and you haven’t heard from Bill, his address is 5950 Oakland Park Drive, Burke, VA (703) 250-3645. Bill closes with congratulations for all of our newly promoted BGs.

Carver SEARS writes from Vacaville, CA. He retired in November 1984, took adegree in EE at Sac State, and went to work in Vallejo for Eldyne, Inc., providing engineering and technical support for the Navy.

He is involved in ber optic communications projects at Mare Island.

Vacaville, for you non-MAC people, is near Travis AFB, in north-central California. Carver, his wife, Nuria, and son, Alex (17), recently moved there. Carver would like to

nd someone interested in bike hikes in the

a r e a .

The Sears have frequent contact with Sandy PURCELL, wife Rita and their two kids. Sandy is aprofessor of entymology at UC Berkeley, researching insect-borne diseases of California fruit crops. Carver also sees Chris Koster and Dave Walmsley, both of whom are classmates, but not alumni. (They work together at XKSS, acompany in Camarillo, CA, started and owned by Dave, which produces seat covers for restored vintage automobiles. Have you ever noticed that when old cars get even older, they become “vintage automobiles”?) Anyway, Chris lives in Ven-

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CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS

Bob LAMBERT, who is soon to be replaced in his job as chief, AFA

Activities Group in the Pentagon by Frank McCANN, provided the

live in the hills above Malibu.

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place in St. Petersburg, FL. He is the owner of “The Chandlery” marine supply store. Bill SAKAHARA has also moved in the same town. Mission Viejo, CA. Joe RODWELL doesn’t want to be different, so he moved his of ce (Northwestern Mutual Life) to anew address in St. Paul, MN. Jim HINKEL has moved from California to Charleston AFB, SC.

NEWSPAPERS: The Washington Post reported that A1 McARTOR w i l l b e t h e n e w a d m i n i s t r a t o r o f t h e F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . A 1

will move to Washington from Memphis, where he was with Federal Express.

C R O K E R - C R U M B S : W h e n 1 w a s i n t h e P e n t a g o n t h e o t h e r d a y, 1

dropped in on Steve. Besides telling me that he would get the roster up to date “soon,” he passed on the followng: Bob DEMPSEY was frocked

when he moved into his new job as deputy SAC/XP, working for Maj Gen Dick Goetze (’59). A1 ROGERS is now SAC/XO. Jack COLE will be the special assistant for Joint Matters in the JCS. Finally, Jim LEMON is retiring to work for Hughes Aircraft Co. 1remember reading somewhere (AF Times?) that Bill WITTRESS retired also. Soon it will be easier to list just the people on active duty.

You will notice that the last Checkpoints had achange-of-address card in it. There is even aplace on it to write ashort note to me. We try to make it easy on you. Keep those cards and letters coming.

foregoing information. Bob is being assigned as the assistant to the director for Programming and will serve as the DP’s chair in the Air Forces’

Program Review Committee process. Frank is returning from aremote tour in Turkey which had been described in aprevious column as being beyond the reach of Zip Codes. Please note that ’65 will continue to have an excellent source for information regarding the Academy appointment process for those classmates whose offspring are interested.

As aresult of severe weather warnings, to include tornadoes at Washington National AP one evening in early June, the utter chaos that wrought on every airlines’ schedule, Iwas rescheduled on the only ight that had any hope of getting me to my ultimate destination. Sound like a familiar plight to many of you more seasoned travelers? Well, this experience turned out to be very fortuitous in that as Iwas struggling to my seat, Iwas greeted with aloud “Ski” shouted by my rst semester roomie Marv ALME. Who, prepared as he always was and is, proceeded to share apicnic dinner he had purchased in anticipation of such dif culties. (The TWA ight attendents, to their credit, provided some gratuitous libations to help clear our palates and ease the pain of a2Yi hour delay.) Anyway, the ground and ight time provided ample opportunity to swap lies and for Marv to

ll me in on the latest news from the Albuquerque area. Marv

is working for R&D Associates and is doing computer moduling for the Air Force Weapons Lab (AFWL) pulse power program and for D A R PA’ s ( D e f e n s e A d v a n c e d R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t s A g e n c y ) a r m o r p r o gram. Charlie ALLEN, who is also employed by R&D, is working on the

Jerry “Ski” Wilkowski

laser program at AFWL along with Ed DUFF, the latter, however, as a

1415 Desale St.

“ b l u e s u i t e r. ” M a r v a l s o n o t e d t h a t P a t M c D A N I E L i s a t S a n d i a L a b s

V i e n n a , VA 2 2 1 8 0 Home: (703) 573-6965 AV: (703) 698-1768

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Percent members: 66

Avery productive period for gathering news so I’ll get right into it.

Received aletter in April from Jess OVERALL. Jess, who is the dean of Academic Affairs for National University, writes from Irvine, CA that he spent aweek in early April at Maxwell AFB sitting on one of the AFROTC scholarship boards as the admissions liaison of cer representative. Jess “reviewed over 3,000 les and it was really heart-warming to see that the caliber of young person applying for the four-year scholarship is stil exceptional. During that week, had the opportunity to visit with Don GIGLIO, who is the head of public affairs with Civil Air Patrol.

Don is doing quite well, and makes sure the Academy and AFROTC program story gets told in the monthly CAP news.”

Don continues: “A note from John BLACKMAR indicated he had

nally nished Air War College, while simultaneously working for Kodak, holding aprimary Reserve job, and additionally running the most effective academy/AFROTC admissions liaison out t in the Northeast.

John, his wife Betsy, and two kids stayed with my family last April and were introduced to Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and quiche. .. daughter Mimi and son Jeff are both outstanding athletes.

“Ross ROBERTS and family are well settled in Seattle, where Ross seems to be enjoying his work with Boeing, training people to use

microcomputers. We have avery active AOG chapter here in Orange County, so thoughts of USAFA are ever present. Son Kevin is already looking at the USAFA catalog, so who knows?”

Thanks muchly for the news, Jess, and for your encouraging words. As far as grads’ children and the Academy goes, I’m sure you and many others will be pleased to learn that four new members of the Class of ’91 are sons of ’65ers: Joe BLEYMEIER’s son Steven J., Hank HAMBY’s son Henry G. IV, Ron MURRAY’S son Daniel P., and my son Christopher S. “Kip.” That gives me a“Gold Tag” to go with my Class of ’89 “Gray Tag” and asecond aspiring ghter jock. Congrats to all!

Members of Classes other than

1967 and 1977 planning to attend Homecoming ’87 (17-20 Sep. 87), please write to the AOG now for registration forms.

(USAFA vs. San Diego State)

is tackling problems associated with SDI for the Los Alamos National Lab, and that John JUSTICE was arecent arrival from SAC HQ to head up the NCGS (Nuclear Criteria Group Secretariat). Finally, after his return to Albuquerque, Marv forwarded two clippings, one announcing Jim page’s assumption of command of the 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing at Kirtland AFB and the other announcing Jim ALSOBROOK’s move from vice commander of the 1606th Air Base Wing to enter training for assignment as the US Defense Attache, Argentina. Marv, it was great seeing you and thanks again for all the skinny.

One classmate in Albuquerque that Marv was not aware of is Steve AMDOR. Steve is doing theater level and training analysis for SAIC and was in Washington, DC visiting Mike LYNCH when 1ran into him in Mike’s of ce in the Pentagon. Steve mentioned that Bart RASPOTNIK is working for Logicon, Inc., and is involved in an Aircrew Crew Performance Study at Luke AFB; that Roy KILGORE is in Mesa, AZ, working for McDonald/Douglas Helicopters doing operations analysis since leaving his position in the Human Resources Lab/Operations and Training Division at Williams last year; that Gene KOROTKY is the A-7 System P r o g r a m M a n a g e r a t Ti n k e r A F B , O K ; a n d t h a t D i c k C z a r n o t a i s t h e

operations of cer for the ANG A-7 unit at Selfridge ANGB, ML Mike Lynch, at the time the three of us were visiting, had probably the most enviable job in the “ ve-sided puzzle palace,” ANG deputy for Operations and Training. It is the only colonel’s position at the Pentagon that requires currency in a ghter aircraft; the sheer joy of not being totally earthbound while assigned to Washington. Mike subsequently called to inform that he had received orders to Luke AFB as the F-16 vice com¬

mander replacing Brian WAGES who is being reassigned as the deputy for Current Operations at HQ PACAF. Mike, despite 24-hours notice to report to MacDill AFB for checkout training, was understandably elated at the opportunity. (But not because it meant leaving the Pentagon early, he was quick to add —sure, Mike.)

Mike SHORT found some time in between his duty requirements as the new commander of the 4450th Tactical Group at Nellis (warmest and sincerest congratulations, Mike), to assure me that, when he was an AOC, Playboy Bunny attire was not considered appropo for a“hairy chested man.” Mike also had been to Langley recently, to attend the Senior Leaders Maintenance Course and while there had run into John JUDD, Pete SUPP, and Bob PRICE, also in attendance. He subsequently visited with Tad OELSTROM, Bill HARWOOD, and Joe HENDERSON, all stationed at Langley. Amini-reunion, in Mike’s words, “with everybody looking good —maybe alittle less hair and that we have left is turning grey.” Ifear that more than afew of us resemble that remark, Mike. By the way, one of Mike’s predecessors in his current assignment, Howie ESTES, has moved to Beale AFB to assume the reins as the 14th Air Divi-

sion/CC. Sounds like agolden opportunity for anew BG to cut his teeth running the SAC Airborne Command Post. I’ll sleep better at night now, Howie. Best of luck.

Chatted with Fred BOLI recently. Fred heads up the Strategic Concepts Development Center at the National War College where he is doing long-

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tura with his wife, Sandy and four-year-old daughter. Dave and Susan

’66ers who have nally nished the course in advanced golf at Air University. If Iread the rules right, that should be the last class at AU that will have anyone from ’66 in it. I’ll bet you never thought that you would be too old for the War College. Ron is holding down the MAC chair at

done, Fred.

wing, and Joe HURST, who will be the Corps ALO with the US Army at

Before 1close, Iwant to put in aplug for Scott SCFIAFER, who answered the plea of aclassmate for assistance in providing the most important (notice 1did not say ultimate) goal of every USAFA cadet —his own set of wheels! Scotty runs Schafer Motor Company in Orange, VA (about 75 miles southwest of Washington). When my “Gray Tag” said he wanted to purchase his own car (2nd Classmen can now do that legally),

Frankfurt.

Scotty pulsed his sources and identi ed several attractive and affordable

models for amuch better price than would be available at your neighborhood used car dealer. He has expressed awillingness to help any o t h e r c l a s s m a t e i n t h e m a r k e t f o r a u s e d c a r. G i v e h i m a c a l l a t ( 7 0 3 )

672-5555 if you need some assistance or just to say hello.

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F I N A L N O T E : D u r i n g m y m e e t i n g w i t h M i k e Ly n c h h e s h o w e d m e a listing that Bill BOWERS had compiled of 1st Squadron grads which includes address, current employment, wife and children’s names. Just the type of information which would help renew acquaintances at the 25th

Reunion. Marv Alme volunteered to produce asimilar listing for 15th. If you are interested in doing the same for your squadron, please contact me

for additonal details and assistance. And keep the letters coming!

Ryan Denny 7107 Kesley Court S p r i n g e l d , VA 2 2 1 5 3 Home: (703) 440-9727 AV:

AW C a n d e x p e c t s t o b e t h e r e f o r a n o t h e r y e a r. C h u c k F U L L E R i s t h e

chairperson for the Systems Command chair and should also be there for a n o t h e r y e a r. O u r c l a s s m a t e s w h o w e r e s t u d e n t s i n c l u d e d S t a n B O Y D , who is going to Wright-Patterson as deputy director of the F-16 SPO, and

Norm RATHJE, who is going to Seymour Johnson as the vice. Also in the class were Marty DAAK, who is going to Guam as DO of the B-52

THE PENTAGON:Now the news you’ve all been waiting for —what’s h a p p e n i n g i n Wa s h i n g t o n , t h a t c i t y s u r r o u n d e d o n a l l s i d e s b y r e a l i t y.

First the goodbyes. Carl BAKER is leaving his job as chief of the ghter shop in XOO to go to Clark AB as the 13th AF/ADO. Kevin MCELVAIN is heading for Luke to be ADO of the 58TTW. Bill HUDSPETH nished his school assignment here in D.C. and is going to MAC headquarters as the director of Tactics and Special Operations.

John GROZIER is the chief of anew division in AF/XOX that tracks

the operational requirements for almost everything. His wife, Fran, says she reads every word in this column, so 1promised her 1wouldn’t mention John’s sex-change operation. Mike PARMENTIER has nished his tour as asenior research fellow at National Defense University and will return to OSD PA&E. He tells me that his research topic was “Is There Life Outside the Beltway?” Ed TOOLEY is also nishing up at NDU (ICAF 1think) and is moving to ajob in OSD. I’ve managed to escape the basement of the Pentagon and am running the Airlift/Special Ops/Rescue Forces Division in AF/XOX. I’m in room 4AI084, so if you come to the Pentagon stop on by and see me.

OTHER NEWS (also known as pits and stems): John MCBROOME is nally leaving Hawaii and going to Ft. Collins. Phil GARDNER is on his way to Hawaii to be tbe Asst. DCS Intel for PACAF. Duane TWAY is moving from an ALO job in Europe to Round Rock, TX. Clay OLSCHNER has moved to the SHAPE Ops Division in Exercise Evaluation. Andy FORNAL is living in Hampton, VA —probably stationed at Langley AFB, right?

That’s all the news for now folks. So keep them cards and letters cornin’ and come on down and see me sometime.

225-6668

(Editor’s note. Maj. Lloyd Patterson at George AFB called the AOG

Percent members: 69

and informed us that he has found aClass of 1966 miniature ring with a Greetings, Redtags! Have you given much thought to retirement lately?

1haven’t; but I’ve been talking to several of our classmates who have.

I’ve been thinking about retirement in terms of if\ was going to retire or not. One of our smarter classmates pointed out to me that retirement was not amatter of if, but only amatter of when. Another classmate strongly recommends that you go to aretirement brie ng now, even if you know that you are not going to retire for several years. There is alot of good information that you can use now to help you plan for the future. Well, after that commercial, 1guess 1should tell you if anyone you know is retiring.

Bill DUNNE tells me he is going to try adifferent line of work starting this summer. He’s not exactly sure what yet, but not many of us know

what we want to be when we grow up, do we? Bill has been working here in the Pentagon as the chief of the division that handles arms control and international negotiations issues for the Air Force XO. Don SHULTIS, who has been working in the Guard Bureau, is also going to hang up his G-suit this summer. Art SURO got an offer he couldn’t refuse from Pan Am to y for them, so he is going to retire this summer.

He and Pat are going to continue to live in the D.C. area and Art will commute to work in New York —or somewhere. Art is living proof that the airlines are willing to hire pilots that are alittle older (notice Ididn’t say more mature). Mason BOTTS has also retired. Igleaned that bit of information from the AF Times, so 1don’t know where he is or what he is

doing, but I’m sure he’ll drop me aline and let us all know —right Mase?

WING KINGS AND OTHER THINGS: Nick KEHOE has taken com¬

wedding band fused to it. If you have lost aring tting this description and can identify the inscription on the inside of the ring, please call Major Patterson at AV: 353-2800 or commercial (619) 269-2800.)

Dan Morgan

Department of Psychiatry (116) VA Hospital 3350 La Jolla Village Dr.

San Diego, CA 92161 (619) 453-7500, ext. 3944/3010 Percent members: 59

Hope to see you at our 20th reunion next month, Sep 17-20! As of June well over 50 percent of us were planning to come. Although we hope we didn’t fail to contact anyone, it’s not too late to call someone for information even now. See the end of this article for more.

Also be advised that atribute for Jim Conboy, that dean of athletic trainers, is being planned 16-17 Oct 87. Events include aFriday golf tournament, and the Saturday USAFA vs. Notre Dame football game followed by abanquet. Space is limited; call or send $10.00 per person to Capt. Mason Goodhand, USAFA/AHPAR, USAFA, CO 80840.

P.C. and Shari BURNETT’S daughter Kristine just entered the USAFA Class of 1991. Their son Paul is in the Class of 1990, you may remember.

Congratulations! I’m really delighted to publish accomplishments by family members in this column, so please notify me about such.

mand of the 12FTW at Randolph. John MARSHALL has moved from the vice of the 18TFW at Kadena to the 51TFW at Osan as the com¬

mander. Rusty GIDEON sent me anice invitation to his change of command at Wright-Patterson. Rusty just took command of the 4950th Test Wing. Dave MARCRANDER has moved from his job as J-5 for JSOC at Ft. Bragg to the vice job of the C-141 wing at Charleston. Sid WISE may have set anew “ rst” for our class by completing his tour as the wing commander at Kunsan. Sid is moving to Maxwell to take over (I’m guessing) CADRE.

HOMECOMING 1987

17-20 September Falcons vs. San Diego State

HELP FROM THE FIELD: Speaking of Maxwell AFB, abig thanks to Ron MOREY for calling me from sunny Alabama to update us on all the

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range planning and policy review for the chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of defense. In between his meetings with and brie ngs to the movers and shakers within the Capitol Beltway, Fred participates in the Edinburgh Conversations, ongoing meeting with senior Soviet ofcials held alternatively in Scotland and the Soviet Union, twice yearly.

Fred’s background as aSovietologist and his study under John Erickson at the University of Edinburgh as an AF Research Associate have established his credentials for his singularly distinctive selection as Participant in these prestigious Conversations. There are no other military of cials involved from either side nor are there any other U.S. types. Well

I h e a r d f r o m “ D o c ” H A L L I D AY w h e n h e c a l l e d t o v o l u n t e e r t o b e t h e

ATT in Denver. Not pictured is Walt CURTIS, who is also with ATT and

18th Sq. contact person for the reunion next month. Doc is the Department Head, School of Systems and Logistics, at HQ AFIT, WPAFB. His PhD in policy analysis is from the Rand Graduate School. Getting his degree was asecond three-year tour at the Rand Corp., with aremote year in Korea in between. Doc consults to the Air Staff on present and future needs in logistics command, control, and information transfers. He also

in the process of transferring to North Carolina.

Mike MOSS was recently in town for avisit. He has closed up his legal

has consulted on AFCAP (large scale simulation of sortie generation capability) and on air base survivability at Eglin, Misawa, and in Ger¬

many. His wife, Pat, took her CPA exam in May, and teaches accounting and nance part time. Their daughters, Cate (11), and Brenna (7) both play soccer and basketball, and run track. Doc and Pat also are tennis enthusiasts.

A O G U P D AT E S : J o h n B A R T L E T T ( R e t ) t o J a c k s o n v i l l e , F L ; C h r i s

DYSART to Ft. Lewis, WA; Steve SAFFORD to Papillion, NE; Dale S T O V A L L t o H u r l b u r t F i e l d , F L ; To m T W O M E Y t o E l l s w o r t h A F B , S D ; W a l t V I S I N S K Y t o B e d f o r d , M A ; a n d S t u W O O D t o B u r k e , VA .

Donna, Jesse (12), Wendy (10), and 1are moving to San Diego in August for one year. “Uncle" is sponsoring me for apostdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology, which is quantifying brain injuries for duty limitations or disability. This year at U.C., San Diego will be lighter responsibilities and fewer deadlines than I’ve had in 13 years. Ilook forward to communicating with more of you, and please come to visit us in beautiful San Diego. I’ll have ahome address and phone by September 8.

Note that the phone number listed above is commercial —the V.A. operator —with x3944 being my of ce and x3010 being the psychology secretary. In Sep 88 I’ll PCS to an AF medical center, probably overseas.

Minot is really adelightful community, and this assignment has been incredibly rewarding and satisfying. Yet, somehow, we are even more excited about this coming year. ..See you at the reunion!

Again, here is alist of classmates who have volunteered to help with your arrangements for coming to the reunion: Gary (USAF, Ret) &Jan SCHEIMER, (303) 548-0253; Jack &Molly FRY, AV 259-2220; Rich & Georgeann HUGHES, AV 259-3860; Pete &Roz KNEPPELL, AV 259-4470; John &Phyllis PLETCHER, AV 259-3120; Doug &Sally BEATTY, (303) 636-0071; Harry &Nancy WETZLER, AV 259-3560; Gary &Sandee LORENZ, AV 259-2953 or (303) 495-0611.

practice in the Sacramento area and is thinking of relocating to Colorado.

Larry MITCHELL was here in April with the Chinese Air Force chief of staff. Larry has been tapped to be the air attache in Beijing next year, after he attends the State Department’s Senior Seminar.

Had avery good TDY to D.C. recently and picked up lots of class news. Tim DAVIDSON found an extra bed to put me up in and was busy calling everyone to sell them tickets to the Navy game. Give Tim acall (AV 223-2896/7/8) if you are going to be in D.C. 10 Oct, he may have a few extra seats. Tim is now in the special ops div of the new asst secy of defense for Special Ops and LIC ( gure that one out!).

As of this summer we will have three vice wing cdrs in the class, an awesome thought. Brooke BAILEY is already at Lajes AB, the Azores, as the vice of the 1605 Military Airlift Support Wing; Tony ROBERTSON will be the vice for the 2Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA; and Ed EBERHART will be vice of the 363 Tac Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB, SC. That’s one of our guys in each of the major ying commands, apretty good mixture of talent. Congrats to all.

Benny VETETO is off to Rhein-Main AB, Frankfurt, GE to command aC-130 sqdn. Dave MULKEY nished ICAF and is now at CENTCOM at MacDill, AFB. Jim NEU left his job in SAF Legislative Liaison to go to Tyndall, and Joe HOERTER moved from Air Staff to SAF/LL. Dick FAST and Jim SEEVERS are both leaving the CSAF’s of ce to attend school —Dick to NWC and Jim to ICAF. Charlie COOLIDGE will join D i c k a t N W C , w h i l e B o b D E N N Y a n d To m M C D A N I E L w i l l a t t e n d ICAF

with

Jim.

M i k e N AVA R R O c a m e u p f r o m AW C t o X O O T T ( r e m i n d s m e o f t h e

anteater in BC) where he will be joined by Dick COE, who just

nished

NWC. Mitch DORGER moved from the Air Staff to anew of ce under the undersecy of the AF to work on budget issues. Jim REESE is now

working joint matters in XOXXJ, while Bob DURHAM shifted from Air Staff to be exec to the JCS/J3. Paul GOSNELL is working manpower issues in PRMX, and Jack WEBB is in XOXXM.

Finally, Denny and Sandra MCLAIN are the proud parents of Devon James, an 8pound, 13 ounce bundle who arrived 14 June.

Letters: Bob REYLING and recent bride Maureen sent an understand¬

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

ably late Xmas card, updating me on their recent move from Maryland to the Boston area and their 27 June wedding in Bedford, MA. Rob is at ESD/ICR, while Maureen left her job as director of nursing in Richmond, VA and is now apart time psychiatric nurse in the Boston area.

Home: (303) 593-1215

Best wishes to you both.

M a r k To r r e a n o 8335 Tiller Court

Of ce: (303) 554-5850; AV: 692-5850 Percent members: 50

The Class of ’91 has landed and 1got acloseup look while 1pulled duty in the in-processing line, signing up those young hopefuls for the AOG Life Membership program. They don’t arrive in coat and tie like we did, but the haircuts haven’t changed. (Nor have some of the barbers!)

The weather here is normal —14" of snow on Pike’s Peak 1July!

Made agood photo for the scrap book. I’ve spent alovely spring up Mimi’s yard, sprinkler system, fence, etc.

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From left are Lin and Joel Gardes and Paula and Tony Eden.

From left are Pasko, Starkey, Wilson, Worrell, Sasz, Torreano, Ruslnak, Lang, Thompson, Baer, Rosaluk, Busch, Maywhort, Towt, Schmidt, Barrs, and Burgamy.

We had agreat practice reunion on 6Jun at anew country club in Castle Rock (yes, the country club set has arrived in Castle Rock from Denver). Bill WOOD made the arrangements and then was unable to attend, but as you can see from the photo, many from the Springs and Denver did nd the place. Among the more interesting news —Dave BARRS is now an Army doctor (ENT) at Fitzsimmons, Don and Hally PASKO are moving back to the Boulder area, and Howie TOWT is with

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In other “New England” related news, Tony EDEN sent this photo of him and Joel GORDES and wives taken in April in NYC. Joel, according to Tony, is the oldest classmate to marry for the

rst time. True? Joel and

Lin were married May 23 and live in the Connecticut mountains. Joel is also perhaps the holder of another notable title, that of the only politician in the class, since he won aspecial election this spring for representative to the state legislature. Do we have any other pols out there? Meanwhile, Tony claims he is the oldest classmate to get agraduate degree, an MBA from DU this June.

Ialso heard from Cecille CASTRO, who wrote to say she appreciated the support she received from several classmates following Armando’s death in March. The family is going through some dif cult days, and 1

hope all of you will support our fundraising effort to provide some assistance to Cedlle and her ve children. Send donations to the “Class of 1968 Armando Castro Fund” Association of Graduates, USAF Academy, CO 80840-5000.

Movers: Bill CRAIG has gone to Dublin, OF! from Texas. And Dave STROBEL is now in San Diego.

Joke? Akindergarten teacher overheard one of her students tell another than he had found acondom on the patio, which prompted the other young child to inquire, “What’s a...patio?”

Brad DEAUSTIN is the JAG at Davis-Monthan. Denny McGUIRK recently left the air staff to be vice wing commander at Castle.

Lindsey PARRIS is the chief of the Commander’s Staff Group at AFSC, Andrews. Tom FLEMING is an F-16 squadron commander at Ramstein. Fie and Karen have been out of the CONUS since 1980.

Both Tom KECK and Bill DALECKY are working on the Air Staff. Ed ALLEN is squadron commander at Clark. Don RAKESTRAW is en route to the Pentagon after spending the last year as aresearch associate a t M . I . T. i n B o s t o n . C h a r l e s F I A M M O N D a n d J e f f C A M P B E L L a r e

working at FIQ USAFE. Malcom WARD is at 12th Air Force FIQ, Bergstrom. Chris CURTIS has just moved to Illinois from West Virginia where he is coal brokering.

Rich has done yeoman duty providing us with all of this information.

Fie invites anyone who wants to visit the Flagelin Flotel which will open in Ramstein in September 1987.

Michael R. Thiessen

B r o w n & T h i e s s e n , P. C .

2405 Grand, Suite 300 K a n s a s C i t y, M O 6 4 1 0 8 - 2 5 1 0 Home: (913) 384-4779

Mic JACKSON reports that Adam JACKSON entered the real world

Percent members: 58

on 5-20-87. He and Sandy are doing well as is Adam’s sister Emily. Mic continues to teach mathematics at Earlham College.

My thanks to Marilyn, Dick, Rich and Mic for your news.

Marilyn ROSS con rms that hubby Bill is in commercial real estate specializing in retail centers and of ce space. He is also involved in development having just completed a25-acre shopping center, the largest retail center built in Orange County in the past 20 years. Marily notes that Tom WILLETT, an attorney in Rochester, NY and Tom’s wife, Marilyn, along with their two boys, are joining the Ross family in New York for a

Jerry Bruni 6325 Snowbird Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80918 Home: (303) 528-8736

sightseeing vacation this month. Bill and Marilyn would love to hear from any ’69ers vacationing in Southern California.

Of ce: (303) 633-1793 (in Colorado)

Dick DOWNES writes that during arecent tour of several MAC bases with some civic leaders from Portugal, he uncovered the following news.

Percent members: 55

( 8 0 0 ) 2 2 5 - 11 6 3 ( o u t s i d e C o l o r a d o )

John HOPPER is now commander of one of the maintenance squadrons

at McGuire. Jeff STEPHENSON commands one of the

ying squadrons

at Scott. John REDDY is asquadron operations of cer with Jeff. According to Dick, all agree (including Dick) that they have not changed a

bit since graduation!

Dick is now the liaison of cer with the Portuguese for U.S. Forces, Azores, Lajes. Dick would love to have anyone stop by if they are in the neighborhood.

The grapevine informs us that Jeff TOBOLSKi is aprincipal in Jeffrey

&Associates in Lake Oswego, OR. They are economic and planning consultants.

Rich HAGELIN has been most kind in providing me with three pages of information regarding our classmates. Rich is on his way to Ramstein to be the director of Programs for USAFE. He has been married to Terry

since December of ’69. Their three children are looking forward to living in Europe.

Rich notes that Jeff GRIME is amilitary assistant to the undersecretary

of the Air Force, his third Pentagon tour. Like Rich, Jeff remains marr i e d t o h i s U S A FA s w e e t h e a r t J u l i e ( L o H i ) .

Jack OVERSTREET is the military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force and will attend the senior service school this summer at the Na¬

tional War College.

Bill McGILL is the assistant D.O. for the 49th TFW (F-15) at

Holloman. Tip OSTERTHALER is the assistant D.O. for the 479th TFW (AT-38) at Holloman. Iagree with Rich that it appears we have the Secretariat and Holloman under control.

Crit CRITTENDEN is the 474th TFW Squadron commander at Nellis (F-16s). Craig COLLINS ies F-4s at Bergstrom in the Reserves and ies for Continental on the side.

Butch HENKLEMAN also

ies F-4s at Bergstrom but does his side

work with Southwest.

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The annual Air Force Academy

Fund supports many worthwhile cadet and Academy programs

for which federal funds are unavailable.

Before 1get into the news for this quarter, let me try yet another idea or two to stimulate letters and calls to your class scribe. My rst idea is to ask for photos from our cadet years. That’s right—back when we were all young and handsome (or at least we were young) and we participated in such interesting and stimulating activities as BCT, mixers, pep rallies and 100th Night. Surely you’ve got some of these relics hanging around.

Before we start to forget that special time in the late 1960s when men were men and zoomies were zoomies, why not send apicture to help us all remember. As I’ve mentioned before, the alternative is another picture from my family album.

My second idea to encourage letters (actally, this is Jim BARRALL’s idea) is to run aClass of ’70 “most” contest like xhe Air Force Times used to. Speci cally, you’ll be allowed to name your own category and stake out your claim to fame. For example, most kids, most PCSs, most years in Washington DC (or wherever), most aircraft own, most wives, most years stationed above 5,000 feet or whatever “most” claims you care to make. You mail in your claim. I’ll print it, and if nobody can top you, you win! (I’m still working on what you’ll win.)

Now on to the news. Pat SULLIVAN called me shortly after Imailed in the last class news installment. He lives about 100 miles south of Atlanta

(I’ve forgotten the name of the town) where he’s aplant controller for Applied Technology, which is adivision of Litton. Actually, it was Pat’s wife who persuaded him to give me acall. Way to go, Wanda! Pat and I reminisced about USAFA and grad school, where we spent agood deal of time together, and we talked about some of our later similar experiences (that’s not too clear, but we don’t want it to be). Pat mentioned he’s been in touch with Steve BRAUD, who’s alawyer outside New Orleans (is there really any law in Louisiana?), and Dave HIGGINS, who lives in Marietta, GA and ies for Eastern. (Did you ever wonder how much of our class works for Frank Lorenzo?)

1received anice letter from Fred JONAS. Fred’s stationed at the

Weapons Lab at Kirtland, where he “blows things up” alot. Nice job!

Fred, his wife Jan, and sons Freddy (13) and Daniel (8) seem to be enjoying Albuquerque quite well. According to big Fred, the beginnings of a local AOG chapter attended arecent USAFA/UNM basketball game. It was agood chance to resurrect the old cheers and just have agood old time, even though the Falcons lost.

George JOHNSON called me awhile ago. He’s moving from Lackland to Randolph, where he’s to become the chief of Air eld Managment.

George and wife, Jeanne, have afour-year-old daughter, Kimi, and they plan to retire in the San Antonio area. George mentioned that Tom PRATT is commander of the 559th squadron (T-37) at Randolph, Bill OLDENBURG runs the curriculum branch at OTS (sounds similar to his

prior job at USAFA), and Lloyd HARVESON

Please send your tax-deductible

of

ies for Continental out

Denver.

Steve MARTIN sent in his rst newsy letter to the AOG in 17 years earlier this month. He works as amarketing engineer for HewlettPackard in Fort Collins, CO. A10-year H-P veteran, Steve enjoys his work, his family (wife Carol, sons Aaron (13) and Jared (9), and

donation now!

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daughters Niki (8) and Amy (5)), and he likes to coach competitive soccer in the Fort Collins area. Atypical ex-zoomie, he can’t stand not to be b u s y.

Tony MARIETTA also was kind enough to write. He mentioned his plans to become the biggest real estate baron in Colorado by using an expensive media campaign. However, as part of my class scribe investigative reporting, I’ve uncovered acandid picture of Tony which reveals his true nature. Actually, Tony supplied the photo and he didn’t say anything about media campaigns. He did, however, mention that his niece recently received an appointment to the Academy. Another piece of news to make

craft Generation Squadron and Bob BROWN, who won’t go under¬

ground, is ying F-4s in the 561st squadron. As areminder, the indefatigable T-Gib, Steve DEHAVEN, is working at the 35th Wing Weapons Shop. Also, Jack REHO is helping recruit the next generation of zoomies as aliaison of cer in Pasadena, CA.

1was also glad to hear from Sandy EVANS, Bill’s wife, who wanted us to know that life at Guam isn’t all that bad. Bill has been commander of

the 60th Bomb Squadron since last November and is busy propping for an IG inspection. Hang in there. Bill.

FROM THE MAILBOX: This issue, there were hardly enough change-

of-address cards to disturb the spider, but here goes. Joel HOFFMAN is still traipsing around Europe, but is now based out of Kaiserslautern. Jim KOTORA has moved from Kirtland to aSystems Command job at Andrews AFB. Jon STEVENS has left the computer business at USAFA for achange of pace with USEURCOM. Bob BRODY has moved from PACAF to Langley AFB, and Steve GREENWELL has returned stateside from Gorgas Hospital to the Shaw AFB area.

SAWADEE: In response to my plea last column, Andy ANDERSON has agreed to take over this column. 1know we all appreciate his willingness to keep spreading the word. Andy’s address and phone numbers are: 7851 Epsilon Dr., Rockville, MD 20855. Home: (301) 330-9447. Duty: (202) 862-7404. For my part, it’s been aterri c four years. Thanks for

us feel older!

all your support. Let’s stay in touch.

T. J .

Mancuso

480 South Kingston Circle Aurora, CO 80012 Home: (303) 343-4231 Wo r k : ( 3 0 3 ) 8 6 1 - 7 0 0 0 Percent members: 41

Would you buy ahouse from this man?

That’s it for this quarter. I’ve noticed aslowdown in the rate news has been arriving, so November’s column’s going to be short UNLESS you’re willing to share your news with your classmates. So please don’t delay—I usually have barely two weeks from the time you get your Checkpoints until my input for the next column is due. I’ll look forward to hearing from you all, and I’ll particularly be looking for cadet photos and “most”

to other classes, it has been concluded that the Notre Dame game would be the best bet for a15th year reunion. Since this column had to be written in the early summer, there is no set agenda, but somehow that usually

Ralph Getchell

w o r k s b e t t e r a n y w a y. C a l l m e i n S e p t e m b e r.

5840 Auckland Drive

Why South Bend? (The obvious question from anative Hoosier.) Bob is with American Airlines out of Chicago, and held the distinction of being, at one time, the least senior pilot in that organization in the world — aride at the top of the bubble.

AV:

682-4719

Percent members: 45

Other air-head news comes from Dan VICIAN. Dan is the No. 2

NEWS FLASH: PHONE RINGS OFF HOOK! 1was beginning to wonder if my phone was out order, but the class really came through this month with some humdingers. First on the line was Steve MARTIN. Steve works for Martin-Marietta out of Denver, but is also part-timing with the 71st SOS at Davis-Monthan AFB. He reports that Bob BLOUGH and John SHRAMM (two of my UHT classmates) are ying Reserve H-3s with the 305th at Selfridge.

Over the years, Paul MACKAY has been afaithful correspondent and it was nice to hear from him again. Paul is again moving up in the airline business (at least in terms of feet above the ramp), having just checked out in the right seat of a767. Ken LYKKEN is making alateral shift —to captain! —and should be completed with training by publication time.

Meanwhile, back in the RAF, Tony NARDECCHIA is at Holloman ying F-lOO drones. ..I’ll have to ask him myself about that one.

S O I E X A G G E R AT E . . . O K ! S o t w o c a l l s d o e s n o t a t e l e t h o n m a k e ,

but the letters weren’t bad either. For example, Dan DEVINE wrote me a note from March AFB, where he is wing chief of Safety and still ying the KC-135. Afew months ago, his family spent the day in Los Alamitos with John and Janie BLIND. John has one more year in his job at LA Air Station before he returns to the mech department and tenureship. We must be getting older, John has asixth and an eight grader, but nds enough time off to get his golf game down to arespectable, and quite appropriate 71. That’s the old class spirit. Also at March, Rick SHUMICK is ying the KC-10 with the local Reserve unit and terrorizing TDY locations under the nom de guerre of “Leiksbehr.” Rick, Ichallenge you to explain t h a t o n e . A l s o a t M a r c h a r e C h r i s a n d P a t t i M O O R E . C h r i s w a s a b u ff

ops of cer at Ellsworth and now works in 15AF scheduling.

Another faithful correspondent, Paul KNOTT, took time out from a night shift at the George AFB Command Post. Derek DAWSON, who’s been an AOG MIA for almost 10 years, has surfaced in the 35TTW Air-

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from Bobby SORENSEN in South Bend (the only suggestion on the matter) and the determination that the regular homecoming stuff is best left

claims!

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It has been proposed that the 15th anniversary of our timely departure from the Alumnium U. be commemorated in some fashion. After acall

elected of cer in the Eastern Airlines Union structure, and is making an effort to contact comrade brothers in the Texas Air Corp. prolitariat structure to unite in the struggle against the bourgeois management and their repressive regime. Dan hints that some Continental Airline pilots are shy about organizing in fear that such rascals might be exorcised from CAL. Personally, Ithought all our Continental classmates were furloughed (read: red) so long ago that there’s no one to recruit.

When he’s not rousing the rabble, Dan is trying to maintain currency in the C-141 at McGuire, and he passes on aspecial greeting to former Double Deuce and Seagram’s Seven classmates.

Anyone (well, maybe not Frank Lorenzo) wanting to contact Dan should call or write: 201 Maderia, Coral Gables, FL 33134. Tele: (305) 446-8750.

(On aside note, in the recent election in Denver, one of my law partners was running for mayor. He was severely chastized by the incumbent because our rm has represented Continental Airlines. He also called us “polluters’ lawyers.” The incumbent was re-elected. 1had no idea that so many voters had own Continental).

In response to arecent suggestion that this column be written with some

new blood (my blood no longer produces an acceptable carbon), Ed M A R S H A L L h a s s u g g e s t e d Va n S H I E L D S , D a v e B U L L o r D o n P E P ¬

PERS. (Don is in advertising, which shows he has no respect for the truth.

Dave still checks the sur ng report every morning to decide whether to go to work, and Winder lives in Humbolt County, CA, so you know where his brain is. So those three would each be emminently quali ed to continue this drivel.)

Phil NORTH wrote anote, saying he’s chief of General Surgery (i.e., he’s in charge of the other guy) at Langley AFB, VA. Of course, he was TDY to Nellis, which he admits was awaste of our taxpayers’ money. By now he has another child, ultrasound indicating it’s another Phillip. (Being an MD would take all the fun out of begetting.) Phil ran into Tom SULLIVAN in Myrtle Beach, where Tom is in the JAG of ce. Recently

seen limping around the Langley hospital was desk-pilot Skip VAN ORNE.

What scares the bejeezus out of every second lieutenant near F.E. Warren AFB? Why, it’s the name Scott LEE. That, at least, is what Ihear

from Catherine Lee. It was because of either (a) his being in charge of the Queen’s Coronation Ball for Cheyenne Frontier Days or (b) his being Chief of DOV. Either way, it’s nice to get respect. Enclosed was aphoto.

Also, Mary and Bob DIERKER are now in Carlisle, PA. Doug BROWER is at USAFA/XPPX (I don’t know either) and living in Monument, CO. And Ed BISFIOP is living in Stafford, VA and working at Bolling AFB, DC. 1can tell by the crossed-out ranks on all these change cards that congrats are in order for abunch of new lieutenant colonels. To anyone not on the list, if Ican paraphrase, “Sierra Happens.”

See you in October.

Rick Karvosky 413 LaSalle Drive Clovis, NM 88101 Home: 762-2530 AV: 6 8 1 - 2 3 8 1 Percent members: 38

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! Forgive me! Ireceived a short-notice ( ve days!) TDY for 40 days to Honduras starting 6March.

It’s unbelievable the work one needs to do to be gone that long —prepay

rent, phone, electric. Master Card, VISA, etc. The trip was quite interesting. We lived and ate in tents, just like in Jack’s Valley. Of course, with some of my imagination and Red HORSE ingenuity, we added afew comforts of life. As you can see from the picture, we really had it rough.

Honestly, we did! The pool had leak in it! Got to see alot of the countryside. Even drove close to the Nicaraguan border —Itold you all before 1didn’t have much smarts. If anyone is going TDY to Honduras, call me if you want some information. Please note my address change —it’s 413

LaSalle, not 417. Ididn’t even know my own address.

The Lee family of Wyoming and points west. Clockwise from left are Terri, Brandon, Mac and Kaylan.

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The only other news comes from the slips and scraps the AOG sends.

Sam THOMASSON sent aletter whining about not getting his Register of Graduates. Believe me, Sam, Iread the book and it’s the same old stuff

and same old people. Sam lives in aPost vf ce Box in Beverly Hills, so his letter was one of the famous “California whines.”

Mr. and Mrs. William HAAN have anew address at the Calvary Bible Church in Ketchikan, AK, which sounds like the biggest “change of address” of the quarter. Jim WOESSNER is at the Global Weather Center

at Offutt. John TYRRELL is in Spring eld, VA. Tom CRAWFORD is in Abilene, TX and Neal and Kathleen COYLE are in Merced, CA. Mike

and Carol VERZOLA are in Green Bay, WI where he’s organizational development manager in the Green Bay Division of Proctor and Gamble.

(Really, Mike, is there some secret meaning to that moon and star logo.)

Rick Karvosky is in the pool on the air mattress at left.

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This photo, taken in Saudi Arabia, was sent to us by the Association of Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy. Helping celebrate West Point’s Founder’s Day are Maj. Jeff Brown, ’73; Miss Vivian Rak, and Maj. and Mrs. Rick Jackson, ’72.

Got anote from Dean HAYLETT (Pat) who took over command of the 63rd Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Norton AFB on 27 May 87.

Dean said “. ..Not bad for aguy once on aptitude probation who never made it above Cadet 1st Lieutenant.” Iagree. Some of us apt pro guys (me too) didn’t waste our talents at USAFA. We had the ability to foresee our futures and (to take aline from Orsen Wells) we will not serve until our time! Ah, come on guys, it sounded logical to my pet rock. Anyway —congratulations to Dean and Pat. Becoming asquadron commander is atremendous step in one’s career. It’s overwhelming to suddenly become responsible for the careers and lives of so many men and women. The job carries its joys and sorrows. But Dean, one thing Ican promise you, once it’s all balanced out —it’s worth it. We wish you and Pat the best of luck.

Looking through the AF Times proved fruitful. The May 18 edition listed medical promotions to Lt. Col. Included were: Don BERDEAUX, D a v e B R O W N , D a n C O N N E L LY, B o b C O O P E R , M a r c F R I T Z , C h a r l e s H A R R I S O N , B o b H AW K I N S , J i m H E I R O N I M U S , R i c k HOUK, Kirby KNOX, Ed PARRY, Arnie PENIX, Gary PRECHTER, Dave SCHENK, Fran SHAGETS, and Charles STEWART. Just think, one of these guys could be working on you —NOT ME —but maybe you! Only kidding. Congratulations to all of you. If Imissed anyone, please forgive me. Call and I’ll give you top billing next issue. The Jan 19 issue showed Bob MIZE going from Osan AB to McGuire AFB, while the May 11 edition listed Scott MILLS going to Maxwell from Wash DC. Looks as though one of our classmates. Dr. Gary PRECHTOR, might make the record book. He’s getting married —that in itself is no record —but his marriage to Margo Mueller is. You see, Margo is the fourth (of four) sisters to marry aUSAFA grad. 1wonder if they went to LoHigh?

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be taking over 26 June. With all the changes, however things still seem to remain pretty close the same. Enough of the prelims, 1received acouple of good pictures and alittle Intel about classmates so let’s get on with it.

T h e M u e l l e r ’s h a v e t w o u n m a r r i e d s o n s !

now the world is starting to recognize it as well. One of our classmates, Pete BECHTEL, was recognized this past spring as the 1987 Arriving Entrepreneur for North Carolina. It seems that Pete started acomputer software business, CACTUS Medical Group Ltd., and it has taken off. Pete and Annette reside in Raleigh, NC, are doing well and are immersed in this endeavor. Thanks to Pete’s brother Jim, USAFA ’70, for passing along this interesting piece of information.

CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS: The rst card is from Ray HAILE. He has recently moved from Dayton to Centreville, VA. Scott

Phil YAVORSKY sent aletter and gave me some good info. He’s the NATO Plans Of cer for the 2nd Weather Wing at Kapaun AB, Germany. He got there Sep 86. Phil ran into afellow CWDS-31 buddy Tom KENNEDY who was leaving Ramstein AB for Washington to be the a s s i s t a n t e x e c u t i v e o f c e r t o t h e c h i e f o f A F R e s e r v e . To m

ew C-12s

while at Ramstein. Phil saw another CWDS-31 mate. Bill THORN who works for Exercise Plans at HQ USAFE.

S P E C I A L C O M M E N D AT I O N : I k n e w o u r c l a s s w a s t o p n o t c h b u t

S M I T H h a s m a d e a l a t e r a l i n Te x a s a n d i s n o w i n L a G r a n g e . C o l i n

SCHEDIT has checked in and is still using an address in Columbus, IN. He is aDC-9

rst of cer for Delta Airlines. Another crosstown move

comes from Tom WATSON. He and Kay are now residing in Fairfax, VA having come all the way from Norfolk.

Make sure that you send in the change-of-address cards so we can pass along your moves to others in the class. If you want to put aline or two on the card about what you’re doing, feel free. The AOG of ce sends them to me after they record the changes.

FROM THE MAIL BAG: The mail was good this month with three letters coming in. The rst is from Rob and Jan WAYNE. He ies for Delta while Jan enjoys Whitney at home. Rob reports that Doug and Val FROST have moved to Scottsdale, AZ. He

Phil Yavorsky at left, and Tom Kennedy.

Change of address cards: Ed PREBLE to Kirtland, John BARRON to McGuire, Doug RICHTER to the Netherlands, Dennis RENSEL to Colorado Springs, Rich ANSELM to Lakeview Terrace, CA; Bart DANNELS to Okla City, OK; and Pete GIMBORYS to Henderson, NV. Also, Andy PERONA to Colorado Springs, Bloise ZEIGLER to East Amherst, N Y; K e l l y A L E X A N D E R t o B e a v e r c r e e k , O H ; R o n M O R A N t o Mans eld, TX; Mike WENGER to Davis-Monthan, and John

les for Southwest Airlines

and has recently changed his base to Scottsdale. They are expecting their rst child in September. A1 STOCKSTAD is another classmate who ies for the airlines. He also keeps his hand in the AFRES ying C-130s here in Colorado Springs.

Rob also brings news that Jim STRUBLE will be starting law school this fall at SMU. He currently is ying for Delta and also the AFRES in KC-lOs at Barksdale. And speaking of Barksdale, Duke RAMEY is another Delta employee who ies the KC-10. He recently received special recognition for action involved in saving an SR-71.

FOREMAN to Pittsburgh. John BARRY where are you? AOG got a return notice saying you moved from Virginia with no forwarding add r e s s . L e t A O G k n o w.

Thanks for the letters and cards. Please keep them coming. Sure makes writing this article easier. Let me put it another way —no letters mean I’ll

have to write about my social life. The problem is, that will only take

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(assuming Iget lucky) sentence! Please send those letters so Idon’t have

to embarrass myself! Hope your summer was fun, even though at writing it’s only mid-June. It’s not too early to be thinking of a15-year reunion next fall. Iplan on going and would like to get something setup. Any int e r e s t — l e t m e k n o w ! Ta k e c a r e .

Mike

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STARTERS: Summer again! Here at the Uof SAFA things are going well. The Class of ’91 is just weeks away and summer school is winding up rst period. Notice that we don’t call it R- ight anymore and there are three periods instead of one. We’ve recently added anew dean, BGen

Erlind Royer, and anew superintendent, Maj Gen Hamm from ATC, will

class, as far as news goes anyway, Dave HOGLUND. Dave sends along this picture of four ’74ers in arow. It seems that these folks live in the

same cluster in USAFA housing, make up 50 percent of its occupancy, and provide 70 percent of the kids. If you don’t recongize them, they are,

from left, Jim ORR, Mac MACINTIRE, Dave HOGLUND, and Ralph TATE. Jim is the AOC for CS-38 and has just arrived from MAC staff at

Scott. Mac teaches in the department of behavioral science and leadership

Members of Classes other than

1967 and 1977 planning to attend Homecoming ’87 (17-20 Sep. 87), please write to the AOG now for registration forms.

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and also works in the Cadet Counseling Center. Dave teaches in electrical engineering. Ralph has been in the astro department for afull tour and is headed off to Special Projects at LAAFS, CA. The nal letter comes from Mark HYATT. Mark has been an AOC and the director of Honor and Ethics for the past couple of years. He Is

leaving for ACSC and will be in residence on Gunter AFS for the year.

Mark reports, and Ican back him up on this one, that the honor system is healthier than it has ever been and if you want to know why, just write and he’ll be glad to let you know. This photo of Mark and his family shows why he has been so happy these past few years. Accompanying him to ACSC are his wife, Debbie, and in chronological order, Ryan 7, Sarah 5, and Jeff 3.

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The classes include ’67, ’70, ’73, and ’77. Ithink Margo is the smart one —wait until Gary gets selected for Lt Col, then marry him! The family also invented anew word —grad-in-laws! Wonder if Webster’s will accept it. Anyway, for the female graduates out there —WATCH OUT!

JCICKI has moved to Merritt Island, FL; Mike GILL to San Antonio,

TX; and Bill CARROTHERS to Tucson, AZ. Out West, Mark SCHONI N G i s n o w a t G r e a t F a l l s , M T; J o h n FA R N F I A M i s i n A p p l e Va l l e y,

CA; and Don BYERS (PSA pilot) is in Fresno. The good news is that Bill LADD is still in Flawaii, and (for you high rollers) Paul BUTALLA and Chris SOTO are still in Las Vegas. They only made local moves. The bad n e w s i s t h a t D o n L A N G F O R D a n d J o h n C A R AWAY b o t h g o t n e w a d ¬

dresses but are still stuck in Vacaville, CA and Bedford, TX, respectively.

G O O D C L E A N L I V I N G PAY S O F F. Yo u c a n l o o k a t t h a t a s a p r o ¬

mise or athreat; the article went long enough. 1got tired enough that I won’t submit Mr. Carlson’s March musings. Be warned however that this good deal cannot last unless Y-O-U write. For now, I’ve moved through a time zone in the last 12 hours and it really is later than you think.

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half as interesting as Ido. The next article should be lled with news of this summer’s PCSs. So, if you are one of those on the move, let the AOG know so Ican spread the word. Remember that photos make the column, so send me your latest family, individual, or group picture and I’ll print it. That’s it. May God bless each of you and your family. If you’re ever in Colorado Springs, especially if you’re at USAFA, please give me acall.

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Aduty of class scribe that 1was hoping would be along time off is Jeff

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here. Mike KEANE was killed in an aircraft accident on May 22. Our

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LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE MINI-ARTICLE. As an ex-cadet and a

man currently employed in the engineering profession Ihave, for some time, been sworn to be extremely conscious of what’s fashionable (not that 1actually look fashionable, just that Iknow what it means). At any rate, this article will be patterned after the latest in women’s hemlines. .. noticeably shorter. What’s more, it’s all because of you (and Ido mean Y-O-U, not the guys over in the new dorm nor the stud with the P.E. locker next to you). Ya’ see, YOU didn’t write or call me and that means I’ve got next to nothing to say.

ROAD SHOW. In an act of desperation Itravelled to Albuquerque, NM in search of aclassmate willing to share atidbit or two. Alright, maybe it did have something to do with my new Reserve assignment to the Weapons Lab, but Idid look through the Register before 1left. For all the good it did! Mark NELSON (Weapons Lab), Joe DOWDY and Chuck SCHMELLING (AFOTEC) were away from their phones for three days.

Mark NELSON may or may not live in the New Mexico “Highlands”. .. he’s unlisted. 1did talk with Mark HOWES; he’s been in Albuquerque

for 18 months with Sperry. The move (from Phoenix) has resulted in a promotion to director of Operations for Mark and he confesses to really liking his job. Linda is contributing to the education of minors in the school system there and their son, Adam, is also doing well.

T H E S C R I B E I S A LW AY S T H E L A S T T O K N O W. I n t h e o n l y o t h e r

piece of news that Ihad adirect hand in obtaining Ican tell you that Brian DUFFY is in his second year with NASA. Doing well, waiting to “ y”

and doing adamn

ne job (along with Jan, Sean and Shanon) of

representing the Irish community in Houston.

SON OF ROAD SHOW. This article is actually being put together/ written/regurgitated back at the scene of the crimes; we’re in Colorado Springs for an overdue vacation. Unfortunately the only ’75 “Hot Leads” Ihave are change-of-address cards for Dick DYE and Rick DOUGLAS. We came up so that Tiffany could attend the Academy’s Summer Gymnastics Camp (that’s the good-parent reason; of equal im¬

port is adesire to spend time with our old beer-drinking neighbors). I’ll do some snooping around but, due to deadlines you’ll have to wait (with baited breath no doubt) until the next issue to see what we nd out.

ANY PORT IN ASTORM. Iregret to say that the highlight of this edition of Class News will be arun-off between the change-of-address cards

Before 1go further, Ineed to point out that the spring issue of Checkpoints had my address wrong. The correct street number is 1801 (eighteen-oh-one). And my of ce phone has changed; the extension is now 2270. I’m sure that with these corrections Iwill get many mote letters and phone calls. Don’t worry about overwhelming me with your inputs, I can handle it.

Idid get aletter from Syd McPHERSON who has decided “to do 11 years of catching up” in contributing to the class news. Syd and Janet

(and their two year old) have been at Shaw AFB for 3Vi years while Syd ew as aFAC in the 0-2 and OT-37. However, Syd is soon going back to the A-10 at Bentwaters. Syd says Bob SANDS is at Shaw as a ight commander (in the F-16, Ipresume). During Syd’s A-10 requal he saw Dave ANDERSON who is an IP at Davis-Monthan. Thanks, Syd. As Iwrite this, Iam in my BOQ room at Bolling AFB on asummer

boondoggle to the Pentagon. The rst person Isaw when Imoved into the “Q” acouple weeks ago was Terry PETRIE. Terry is in the JAG business and travels the Paci c circuit. He was in Washington getting

briefed on an upcoming case and has now departed for the trial. It was great to see Terry. The only drawback was being reminded —since Terry was in my doolie squadron —that it’s been 15 years since we went through BCT. (Sir the century series aircraft are ...)

Undoubtedly there are many other ’76ers in the Washington area, but

I’ve not run into any yet. Did talk to Ben THORNSON on the phone the other day. Ben is still in the Pentagon basement but hopes to move on in a

year or so. He says that Dan CUDA is also still on the Air Staff working in Studies and Analysis. Before Ireturn to Colorado, I’ll try to track down classmates at Andrews.

Though I’ve not seen him yet, Iknow that Jeff MAIN is here in Washington. Jeff is going to the Defense Attache School; this will be followed by atour at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. When

uent (or at least adequate) in Spanish, he will go to Honduras as

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Staff College. Bill did note that Bob AKERS and Mark JEFFERSON are also there getting smarter in the Joint-Services sense. Tom POPP, Marvin COX, and Allen GREEN have also moved to Virginia (Tom from Europe, Marvin from Mather AFB and Allen from God-knows-where).

Closing out the East Coast update we have John WOODWARD leaving Williams AFB for Vestal, NY (don’t ask me) and Rich FINKE moving to Belmont, NC. The Southern border is covered East to West as Steve WO-

Had agood talk with Joe MARCHING by phone last week. Joe has been in rated assignments at HQ TAC since November. He expects to be there awhile so Iimagine many of you over the next few years.

While

ghter types will be talking to Joe

ying through Dallas-Ft. Worth acouple weeks ago Itried call¬

ing all the ’76ers Icould think of in that area. Most were not home; the

only answer Igot was from asix year old named Jordan STEINBAUGH. Jordan then put his Dad, K.C., on the phone and we talked for an hour.

K.C., Liz, and family are still happy in the DFW area but may be ready to move on in acouple years. They will be happier still in acouple weeks when K.C. nishes his night-school MBA and rejoins his family for evenings and weekends.

Some news picked up around the Academy; the Academy newspaper pointed out that this year’s Thunderbird team scheduled for the graduation y-by included Dave ROBINSON (as well as zoomies from various other classes). Iwas already TDY during Graduation Week, Dave, so I missed the performance. Hope to see it in the future.

Every year each Academy faculty department recognizes its instructor who best “characterizes excellence in education through personal example and performance.” The Mathmatical Sciences Department winner was Jim KOGLER. And the winner in the History Department was Larry WEAVER. Congratulations, gentlemen.

And in the past-repeats-itself category: eleven years ago Tom MALLARY and Iwere roommates at Mather when we went through UNT. Last month, Tom and Ichecked out together in the T-43; we will join Kent ESBENSHADE and Gary LORENZEN as part-time instructors in the various Academy nav programs. Full-time instructors are Kevin MARTIN (chief of the 50 ATS Operation Branch) and Glenn VERA, who is taking over the squadron operations of cer job. Based on absolutely no factual evidence, Iwill suggest that Glenn is this class’ rst ying squadron operations of cer. Hopefully my mailbox will be lled with protests and examples proving me wrong. At least that way I’ll get some mail. But if I’m right, congratulations to Glenn. Even if Iam

weekend. Events include aClass of ’77 party on Thursday night; agolf tournament, open house, lunch with cadets (300 grads), meeting with cadets, USAFA brie ngs, next-of-kin coffee, and memorial ceremoney on Friday. Saturday includes aparade, tailgate party, football game against last year’s WAC champs San Diego State, the Jabara Banquet, and Homecoming Ball. Bring your walking shoes, your Class As (Active, Guard, Reserves) and abusiness suit for you, and acocktail dress and comfortable (but tasteful) suit or dress for the memorial ceremony and Jabara Banquet for the wife. The child care centers at Pete and USAFA will be open only during their normal hours, and you must have the child’s shot records. Randy ROTHE (Pam) is putting together alist of YMCA or Red Cross-trained sitters which should be included with one of

the mailings you’ve received.

Jay’s work address is USAFA/DFM, USAF Academy, CO 80840. AV 259-4130 or 303-472-4130. It sounds like agreat time, hope to see you all there.

One of the last “rocks” in our class is

nally taking the plunge. Don

COFFEY will marry the lovely Janet Halbert on July 18 here at the A c a d e m y.

Gary FAZIO was here at the end of April for liaison of cer training.

He’s ying for American Airlines out of New York City and had dinner with Jay FAWCETT, Jay JOINER (Patsy), Norm THOMPSON (Mary), and Mark BARNETT (Karen) while he was here.

Leaving the local USAFA area is John BUCKLEY (Sandy), on his way to Harvard Law School and the Marine Reserves as an A-4M pilot. Give him acall if you’re in Boston. John says that John REED won the Top Gun Trophy at William Tell and is now on his way to an F-15 assignment at Bitburg. John also says that Daryl JONES is out of the service and is nishing up law school this year and heading “somewhere down south.”

wrong, congratulations to Glenn.

Last issue Inoted that Bob JOHNSON had changed addresses within Massachusetts. Ann Livingston wrote anote elaborating abit. The

Johnson’s (including three-year-old Robert II and less-than-one-year old Andrew) are now stationed at Pease AFB. Bob is an orthopaedic surgeon there.

That is all 1have except for the following changes of address; Bill RAEDY from Fair eld to Davis, CA; Brad MOFFETT from Morrison-

ville, NY to Bellevue, NE; Bill VISNOVSKY to Murray, UT; Allen PATRIQUIN to Valdosta, GA; Scott GOUGH from Homestead AFB, FL to Shaw AFB, SC; Charles McHENRY from Eielson AFB, to North Pole, AK; Gerald HAAT to Suisan City, CA; Richard WALDBUSSER from Hershey, PA to Mt. Laurel, NJ; Mike ELY from somewhere in the

Paci c (sorry, Idon’t have my directory with me) to Hickam AFB, HI; and Paul DUCLAIR from Woodbridge, VA to Marietta, GA. Mike WALSH from somewhere else in the Paci c to Ft. Walton Beach, FL;

Bill LANNING from Federal Way, WA to Vergennes, VT; Greg LEWIS from Middletown, RI to Sumter, SC; and Jon TENSFELDT from O’Fallon, IL to Houston, TX.

Thanks to all that passed info along. Keep it coming.

John Buckley, Sandy and the boys “reaping the fruits of unemployment. ” The last of the local news is that Dave CHAFFEE (Ann) won the award

for the outstanding AOC this year and it was presented to him at aparade in his honor. He will be rotating to Wright-Patterson this summer. Joe

SMUTKO (Carolyn) will be replacing him as the CS-02 AOC. Seventy-

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Tony ZYCH (Laura) left the Pentagon staff of the Secretary of the Air

Force in February for ahardship tour on Maui, stargazing at satellites. By the time you’re reading this Tony should be aproud papa for the second time. He wrote areal nice letter and invited anyone who happens to be on the island to look him up.

Tom JONES (Liz) found time to write while nishing up his Ph.D. at

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the University of Arizona. I’m sure school and his new nine-month-old

You may notice adifferent writing style this month, since INTERIM

baby, Ann, are keeping him busy, but he manages to keep up with alot of

scribe Chuck SPITLER (Terry) is writing this article. Jim DART (Susan) left mysteriously (shades of the Midnight May ower) on his way to the land of the grunt, (AKA West Point) to be aTAC of cer. Seriously, it’s a

Ellsworth and heading for Keesler AFB this summer. He’ll be amedical

real good move for Jim and we all wish him the best of luck, and we do

need avolunteer to be the scribe. If you’re interested, just drop aline to the address above or give me acall.

They say time ies when you’re having fun and it seems 10 years have own since we graduated. You should all have received another mailing from Jay FAWCETT by the time you see this, and all the information concerning room reservations and other details should be included there

but I’ll include Jay’s address for anyone who might be TDY, etc. The reunion starts at 1600 Thursday, 17 Sep 1987, and runs through the

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an assistant air attache. Good choice, Jeff —picking aquiet, small, outof-the-way country, in aregion of the world where little is happening.

’77. He says Paul PIROG (Mary) and their three girls will be leaving legal consultant (JAG) at the base hospital. Ty ROBBINS (Carolyn) is a civilian optical engineer/research scientist in the Boston area. Tim HAGAN (Mary) is aGLCM ight commander in Germany, but may be

headed for Alaska soon. Lary LUCKETT (Hope) is asquadron weapons of cer in the A-10.

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Great ’78 effort. Much information came my way. Y’all are waking up.

Let’s hear what everyone has to say. Thanks for the support.

PHONE CALLS. Tanker SNYDER called to answer all my queries last time about our reunion. Believe it or not, Tanker, who teaches manage¬

ment at USAFA, Tim MINER, teaching econ, and Dana BRIGGS, Space Command, are starting the ball rolling. As the details come together, the committee will mail information yers. Tanker also said Tom and Carol SCHNEEBERGER live in Colorado Springs. Tom works for TRW. Arnie DOUVILLE called from Chicago, (or is it Air Jordanville now?) to say he and Debbie and youngsters Ryan and Lauren are enjoying the Windy City. Arnie went to the Univ of Chicago business school and is an associate with the rm of Drexel, Burnam, Funk, Wagnalls, Abbott and Costello. For those of you who live paycheck to credit card, that’s investment banking/ nance; the same business Ivan Boesky is/was in. Arnie enjoys the business and is getting four months of exposure on Wall Street over the summer. Arnie had some news about classmates. Jack KUCERA

has paid his dues quickly and is acompany president in Arizona. Nice advancement Jack. Jim WEIDMANN is an IBM rep in Denver. That’s a long way from smashing helmets on the ightline. Jim, is that atrue story about you and the helmet after you solo landed a“tweet” gear-up? Nah, not Jim Weidmann. Arnie also said Mark and Cindy BUSHELL are living in the Boston area. Mark works as an engineer for Raychem. Joe

Ryan, Linda, Byron and Rex Williams.

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nished amaster ’s at Northeastern and is headed to the

Chuck CURRAN (Claudia) is also at UA nishing his master’s in management information systems and taking care of his brand new third child, Caitlin Therese. They are headed for ESD at Hanscom AFB. Chuck managed to nd time to play rugby for the Davis-Monthan Mandrills and they placed second in the National Armed Forces Rugby Championship at Wright-Pat. Chuck was named to the Air Force Tournament

USAFA behavioral science dept. J.D. PAULY is at HQ MAC. And K.C. SCHOW is ying with the Thunderbirds. Thanks for the call Arnie.

Francisco TORRES called from Miami to say hi and to offer help with the reunion. If you can send some oranges and sunshine to Colorado around Sep 88, that would be abig help Francisco.

Select Side as afullback. He’ll also be the new assistant director of Air

where he is the chief of Civil Law. He and Julie enjoy the assignment and

Force Rugby. Working with Chuck will be Denny MERIDETH (’73) (Paula), Randy MEYER (’79) and Barney BALLINGER (Gay). Chuck saw Joel HORIE recently at the D-M Club. He and Pete BONANNl were going through A-7 training for the Guard and Rick MOISIO (Mary) was

they’re involved in everything. Jim is aliaison of cer to motivate young

one of their IPs.

CORRESPONDENCE. Jim ARNOLD wrote from Chanute AFB, IL

Americans to be AF of cers and to take boondoggles to see what the

Academy is all about. Jim sees Charlie SMITH frequently. Charlie is a PhD EE student at the Univ of Illinois. Sounds tough, but, Jim says Charlie is dating every eligible female captain on base, so he must have

Major Jim PAGE (Joni) is nishing up ACSC in June and will be staying on as afaculty member after graduation. The “Last” Page of ve was

some free time. Jim “thinks” Paul GILBERT is “somewhere” getting a

born in March and is named Kristin. All of us on-timers who are lucky

KNOTT had their rst child in Dec 86. Steve is at HQ MAC. Mike SKOLAUT lives and works in Hutchinson, KS. He’s joined the old man’s Pizza Hut venture, has afancy title and, of course, is making loads of

enough to get on the school’s list will be looking forward to seeing Jim there.

master’s. Maybe someone has better info. Weak Jim. Steve and Julie

The only news from the change-of-address cards is that Kevin KENKEL (Julie) is headed to Incirlik, Turkey on atwo-year accompanied remote as aweapons liaison of cer. If you drop ashort note when you send achange of address as Julie did, it sure makes keeping up with your guys alot more enjoyable.

Now aword of thanks and congratulations. The response to Randy VIERA’S (Jane) letter concerning Rick SPOTT’s (Debbie) trip to the reunion has been very commendable. Thanks not only to the graduates who contributed, but also the large number of parents and other family

dough (I couldn’t resist the pun). Guy MARTELLE is at Space Com¬

members who also made contributions.

ing to be selected for astronaut training. Good luck, Dave. That’s the

That’s all Ihave this month. Ihope to see you all at the reunion. BEAT

mand.

Dave MAHER wrote from AF Plant 42 in Palmdale, CA. He says

that’s alittle out of the mainstream; Idon’t think you can even see it from there. Dave and Sheila announced the arrival, in Jan, of Matthew. Con¬

gratulations. Dave saw Russ GLOVER who was upgrading to RC-135 IP. He and Sally are at Offutt. Dan PLAVNEY, Jane and their son Eli, are in Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh U?) to earn credentials to be ahigh school science teacher. Dave EIDSAUNE, one of our fast-trackers, is at Edwards looknews from Dave Maher and the great Mohave Desert outpost.

Bob HERRIS sent an update from his desert outpost in Torrejon,

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(Editor’s note. Aletter to Jim DART was sent directly to the AOG from Howard MEYER, Jr. for inclusion in the column.)

Jim, Ijust read your writeup in Checkpoints. Thanks for the ne work you’re doing for our class. Ihaven’t written any inputs before, but thought I’d answer your request for news.

I’ve been at the Academy for four years in the Chemistry Department teaching the doolies. It has been fun but lots of work. I’m currently in the process of moving to Laramie, WY, returning there for athree-year quasi-AFIT program. Iwas offered ascholarship by the Chemistry Department to return for my Ph.D. and the Air Force thought that this was too good of an offer to refuse. Anyway, it’s been fun here, and now it’s back to Wyoming (I went there for Minutemen after graduation for ve years, then to Laramie to nish my MS before returning to teach at the Academy. Join the Air Force and see Wyoming and Colorado and

Spain. Bob and Ron MITTENZWEI are IPs and ight commanders in F-16s. Ron is also

Again, thanks for the ne job you’ve done with the magazine articles.

By the way, Dennis KLIZA and A1 CARNEY are in the Chem Dept teaching doolies as of January of this year.

nishing his MBA between check rides. Good time

management. Both Ron and Bob should now be at Spangdahlem as cadre for the F-16 conversion there. My old 23rd SQ roommate. Chuck “I can’t

gain enough weight for football but I’ve got to lose weight for Wing Open Boxing” GREENWOOD is at Torrejon with wife Pat and son John-Eric after astint at Kunsan, Korea. Chuck was also an ASTRA type. Seems

like three foreign lands for Chuck; Korea, Spain, and Wash D.C. Bob also said that Jay LINDELL, Jack SWARSBROOK and Mark RENELT

are

ying F-ltls at Lakenheath. And “Maj” Pat QUIGLEY is a

maintenance of cer there. That was agood European update.

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Rex WILLIAMS (Linda) sent the picture below of himself and his clan.

Rex left the AF in ’82 and is about halfway through a93(!) semester-hour Master of Divinity program at Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, NY. He’s applying to be aUSAF chaplain after he has the required ex¬

From the aide-de-camp to CINCSAC (great note pad) Roger BURG writes HQ SAC is the place. Dan SIMMONS is the rubber chicken circuit seating chart of cer (protocol) at HQ SAC. He’s the father of anew baby girl. Joe MUDD is taking abreak from U-2 high ying to work in

looking for an ANG job there. Old barnstormer, Ken BAIER, is now married and works for Martin-Marrietta in Denver. Doug says he saw

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John WELLSFRY wrote his rst message to Checkpoints. It was short

RC-135 requirements. Roger knows there are other ’78ers at HQ SAC but he doesn’t get to roam the halls. However, he does roam through Europe and other SAC units. In England, he saw Ken SCHOPPER who is aTR-1 tour guide at Alconbury. At Plattsburg, he saw Taco GILBERT on the alert pad and Andy COX as astudent in CCTS. In Michigan, Glenn SPEARS is bomber scheduling at K1 Sawyer and Glenn says Bob MCADAMS was sent to Dyess to nd something new to y. Great tour, Roger. Also, Glenn and Sheila FRICK have anew baby girl. Glenn is a

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and home is where Heidi is, Seattle. Finally, athird former 23rd ’78er,

but informative. John left the AF in March and now works in his family’s oil business in Wichita Falls, TX. He’s married (Andrea) and has agirl and aboy. John was an A-10 driver at Bentwaters. He says Jerry SINK was also there.

Start thinking about Sep ’88 for our reunion. See you there.

high school teacher and spends mucho time at the golf course. How’s that

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handicap —single digits? Steve ANDERSON is jumping out of perfectly good airplanes with the Army at Ft. Benning. Joe REHEISER is ying

Portland, OR 97219 Home: (503) 244-5916

C-141s out of Charleston, SC. Brad CARLSON is aNellis desert rat.

Roger says he likes working for General Chain, but since he’s on the road alot, Roger’s wife Chris just had to go to work. Roger and Chris have a three-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. Burg! The CINC wants to see you!

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Dean HABRUM is too busy in production management at Michelin

Tire Co in S. Carolina, so his wife Kathy wrote anice letter. Dean and Kathy had their third child in April. They are Sarah (7), Jake (5), and Betsy Marie. They like the stability of civilian life and he’s proud of his product. Ican see why he’s busy. Kathy says he’s aCivil Air Patrol advisor and aliaison of cer. On top of that he gives ying lessons to civilians, young and old. But, his goal is to buy afarm to raise buffalo. Even Kathy doesn’t know what he’ll do with them, but everyone must dream. She says

Hello from Portland, Oregon, my hometown. In December Ileft active duty at the Pentagon and White House. 1married Jan KNOCKE, Class of 1980, in March and have since been practicing law in Oregon and Washington from my Portland of ce and serving Air Force Reserve duty with the 939th Civil Engineering Squadron at the Portland International Airport and the Air Force Academy liaison of cer program. If you have occasion to visit Portland, please call on Jan or me. We would like to see

Greg CARSON

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nished atour as an AOC and he and Sherri are headed

to St. Louis for ajob with McDonnell Douglas. Hey Greg, Ithought AOCs were career of cers. What’s the deal? Harry and Gretchen LADE recently had ababy boy and are moving to Germany. That’s where he was born, so he’ll be close to his family. Paul PATRIDGE has anew little girl and is acerti ed genealogist in Okinawa. Are genealogy and Okinawa related or coincidence? Larry and Linda MORTON have another baby boy. Larry travels to Russia but I’m afraid to ask why. Brad and Terri DUNTON y for Northwest. Wayne BUCHOLZ surprised Dean by moving into the neighborhood. Dean and Wayne were in 6th SQ as smacks.

Wayne completed mech eng work at Clemson and is an engineering supervisor at aplant in S. Carolina. Finally, P.J. and Joan VERGARO are in Alexandria, LA.

Rick REASER is closing out aPentagon tour so he had some time to write. He’s giving up his exec position to attend the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterrey, CA. He recently saw Jim PUHEK who is still working at Onizuka AFS, CA. Rick talks to Rick MIDDLETON often.

Rick was ying AC-130Hs at Hurlburt, but, more recently ies for Delta.

He’s also now in AFRES ying AC-130As. Rich and Donna have alittle boy. Rich REASER told me about classmates in the Pentagon area. Rob (Lori) WORLEY is in AF/XOO working on the Navstar Global Positioning System Operational Phase-In. Scotty (Maureen) RICHARDSON is an intel analyst. Jim (Kirsten) GARN is doing rated force management.

Dave (Ruth) WININGER went from the NPS to do tactical communica¬

Also living in Portland is Henry JOHNSON (Barbara). Henry is a stockbroker for Kidder, Peabody &Co. and executive of cer for the 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group of the Oregon Air National Guard at Portland International Airport. Henry taught political science at the Academy before leaving active duty. He is starting achapter of the Association of Graduates in the Portland area and also assisting in the Academy liaison of cer program.

Jim REGAN (Tanya) is also out. He is aself-employed investment manager located in Colorado Springs. Also in the Springs are Tom ENGLISH (Terri), Pete HAYES and Bill BARRY (Monica). Tom is head coach of the USAFA golf team. Pete and Bill recently nished their sponsored master’s degrees at USC and Stanford, respectively, and are teaching in the Academy political science department.

Paul DIAMOND (Bonnie) is in Denver estimating the costs of solid rocket boosters and similar products for Martin Marietta when he is not buying stock in the Coors brewery abeer at atime. Also in the Denver

area is Hal MOORE (Patty). Hal is out of the Marine Corps and ying helicopters full-time for the Colorado Air National Guard while working on adouble-major master’s program in the evening.

Mark PIMENTEL (Betsy) is recently out and working as asenior engineer in the Washington DC of ce of ESL, asubsidiary of TRW. He

also runs Channel One Enterprises, his computer consulting company.

Mark gave me the following information on other bulldogs. MPC nally reversed their earlier decision and granted Guy WALSH (Miriam) his re¬

tions analysis. Mike MITCHELL is at the NPS preparing to be adefense attache. Kevin (Klytia) ROPER is acivilian defense staffer for Congressman McDade from Pennsylvania. Jeff (Marlene) BRAKE is ying dignitaries around Wash DC in his helicopter. Jess (Debbie) SPONABLE

Olympic games. Mike RHODES (Sarah) recently

is in the National Aerospace Plan Program of ce at Wright-Pat. Larry

Tony HANEY and wife Cheryl are proud parents of ababy girl, Natasha.

(Sue) JAMES is still at LA AFS CA. T h e l a s t l e t t e r c o m e s f r o m B i l l S I LV E S T R I . H e s c r i b b l e d o u t

Offutt AFB and Jim MCINTEE is out and working for Rockwell Interna¬

something about ashift in career goals. He left the real AF for full-time ANG duty protecting Atlantic City decadence in his alert F-106. He loves

quest for remote assignment to Korea. Guy will be there through the nished Defense

Systems Management College and is bound for SAFSP in Los Angeles.

Bill LUUKKONEN (Cindy) is managing acommunication program at tional out of Anaheim, CA. Anne gave her husband Doug NEWLIN a baby boy on his birthday this January. Rusty STEWART married Sharon

the ANG. Not only is it “decent working hours, alot of ying and a much more relaxed working environment,” but they’re converting to F-16s to boot. Bill has been married seven years and has three children.

He writes that Nick LYNN is there ying ANG part time and ying for AA. He’s upgrading to rst of cer and moving to Dallas. Nick and Angela have adaughter and ason. Bill validated aprevious rumor in this column that K.C. SCHOW is aThunderbird. He saw him at the

Barksdale Air Show. Jack PARKER is part of the F-111 weapons school at Mt Home. He and Diana have two children.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Larry KUDELKA from Utah to WrightPat; Gary MARTIN from Dyess to Rapid City, SD; Joe PHIPPS from North Carolina to Homestead, FL; John SCHAFER APO NY (Spain); Bill SENN from Myrtle Beach to Valdosta, GA; Dan ST CLAIR from Tr a v i s t o K e n t , WA .

LAST MINUTE COMMINUQUES: Doug HAGEDORN called o n a layover in Baton Rouge. Doug ies for Delta out of Cincinnati, but he lives in Washington, MO with his wife and two sons. He had some news about afew classmates. Don AVERY is well in Jacksonville, FL and is

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and is assigned to the Johnson Space Center. Kurt TODOROFF (Katie) is out working as an engineer for Lear Siegler in Grand Rapids, MI. Mike G E E ( L e s l i e ) i s a T- 3 8 a i r s p a c e o f c e r a t W i l l i a m s A F B . M a r k

PIMENTEL periodically prints anewsletter called the Dawg Poop for the 13th Squardon Bulldog classmates and Ithank him for the information he provided and for including me on his mailing list.

Mark CEBUHAR (Cynthia) wrote me from Minnesota to say he has a new baby boy, Zachary. Mark is a727 Airlines and Cynthia is ateacher.

ight engineer for Northwest

P a u l S C H U B E R T, w h o g r a d u a t e d f r o m S a n t a C l a r a l a w s c h o o l w h i l e

on active duty, is out recently and has passed the New York bar exam. He is attending business school at Wharton and working this summer in New York. Sincere congratulations to Paul and all of you on your successes and new assignments.

T h e c l a s s o f c e r s : m y s e l f , J i m R E G A N , M i k e D O N AT E L L l , a n d

John COURTNEY are starting to focus on our class reunion in September, 1989. John reports that we have $12,571.22 in our treasury as of April 30th. Ihave formed areunion committee chaired by myself and consisting of our other past class presidents. Bob MCGREAL and Paul SCHUBERT. The committee will advise the permanent class of cers in the planning of the reunion. Your suggestions are needed and welcome.

Please keep the Association of Graduates updated with your current mailing address so that you can receive noti cation of the class reunion

transition to another ghter soon. Steve is ying OV-lOs at George AFB, and he is also transitioning to the F-16 soon. Chuck MILLIGAN wrote from USAFA where he is presently teaching CE. Chuck brought up a good point in that the AOG is out of the decals of our class crest. I ordered about 1,500 more of them, and if any of you ’80 grads want one just write the AOG, USAFA, CO 80840 and send one dollar per decal.

Any extra money will go towards our 10-year reunion.

Jeff SHIVNEN wrote from Monterey, CA where he is attending the Defense Language Inst. Jeff ew F-4Gs at Spangdahlem and received an Olmsted Scholarship to the University of Grenoble in France. Henri BIGO is nishing atwo-year tour as an ALPHA jet instructor pilot in Tours, France. John CHRISTOPHER is replacing Henri. John and his wife Carol just had ababy and barely escaped the Pebble Beach re while going to school out in Monterey. Meanwhile, back in Spangdahlem, Rick LEHLE and his wife Jackie will be staying there to transition to the F-16.

Also staying at Spang to y the electric jet is Harry EDWARDS. Mike McKENNA is at Spang ying the F-4G. Mike STEFANIAK went from the F-4G to aT-37 at Columbus, and he is atweet ight commander.

Kevin NAGIE is now ying T-38s at Willy. Joe STRABALA is still ying F-4Gs at Spang.

Bob MASEK’s wife, Charlotte, wrote me anice letter with lots of news.

Bob and Charlote are at Seymour-Johnson for ayear and Bob is ying the F-4. They have two kids, Steven and Laura. Bob WILSON is also at

and any other class mailings. Please also pass this word to all classmates

S-J where he is a ight surgeon. Randy and Cheri CHOW are at Clark

you see as they may not be AOG members and not receive this article.

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Bud VAZQUEZ will write our next article. Please send your cards, letters and pictures to him at 47 Lawrence St., Wilmington, MA 01887 or

named Kayla. That makes two for the Chows as they have athree-yearold boy named Adam. Toby DEHNERT is at McConnell ying the

call ATVN 478-5980 and ask for MITRE ext 6118, Best wishes to you and

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your family for asafe and enjoyable summer.

Rich all just went to SOS together. Mitch and Terri HAILSTONE recently had another son (May 3rd). Their oldest son is named Will and new brother’s name is Bryan. Mitch and Terrie are moving from Little Rock to Dobbins AFB, GA. Mitch is changing from missiles to contracting.

ying the F-4G and they just had ababy girl they

y i n g R F - 4 s . B o b , To b y a n d

Joe and Babette CORSO are stationed at RAF Lakenheath and they

just had their third daughter. Joe is the squadron scheduler for his F-111 Sq. and also

ies the Aardvark. Bob SCHLEY is aMr. now and living in

Ft. Walton Beach. Mike FLOYD is going remote to Korea in the F-16, and his wife Karen and daughters Erin and Jamie will stay with relatives in San Antonio.

Peggy DENNIS again wrote with lots of news. Jack and Myda

BARKER just had ababy boy, John Michael. Jack is

ying C-141s at

Tr a v i s . M a r k A U D I S S w a s r e c e n t l y a t t h e Va n c e A F B o p e n h o u s e w i t h

his C-130. Jim STURCH gave the MAC career brief. Jim is now at Scott AFB in astaff job. Jim’s wife is Christy and they have two kids. Greg HARSTAD is aC-130 IP at McChord and will soon be doing an ALO job

remote to Korea. 1may see you there Greg. Deron BROWN, also at McChord, is PCSing to USAFA this fall as aT-41 driver. Doug OWENS who is at USAFA now in T-41s got an A-10 in the ATC exchange. 1congratulate your taste Doug. Doug and his wife Theresa have two kids.

Brian TIGHE is marrying Chris in July, and Pat YOUNGS is marrying Eileen Collins 1Aug. Pat is agolf coach at USAFA and T-41 IP. Bud Vazquez, at left, sent in this photo of Mike and Pam Pokes. The picture was taken in Boston in April as Mike and Pam were heading to Spangdahlem AB where Mike will continue to y F-I6s.

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Rick SHUFF and Neil CATONE are both ying F-15s at Langley. Jan KNOCKE married Mike Van Hoomissen and Ididn’t get awedding invitation. Ihope he reads this article and asks about all the cats you have run over with your car Jan. CONGRATS. Thanks loads for all the news

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Sue HELMS was selected for test pilot school as an engineer. Marianne

(OWENS) LARIVEE has left for Great Britain ahead of her husband, Dave, Dave will be getting his doctorate at Oxford this fall. Steve “Muddy” WATERS was at USAFA recently on ajob hunt. Steve is currently in ATC Stan Eval at Randolph. Steve and wife are expecting their rst cild in the fall. Tony ARETZ and wife Terri are currently at the U. of Illinois where Tony is getting his doctorate. And to think that he once was my

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What can 1say? Igot back from Honduras two weeks before this article was due, and was pleased to see that my falcon buddies had responded to last article’s whining with lots of cards and letters. It’s great! Without a

lengthy opening Iwill commence with the news.

While 1was in Honduras for amonth, Iran into several classmates. Eddie FOLSOM was there in my tent and it seems he will always haunt me

on these deployments. We have what is called a“Hog Log” while deployed and it is asquadron diary of the events while away from home.

Eddie placed the envelope of one of my letters from my wife, Marcia, in the log with several low-rent comments and Ideclared global thermal

P e g g y.

Ed HERLIK wrote from A-10 RTU where he and wife Cindy will soon b e e n r o u t e t o R A F B e n t w a t e r s . E d e w O V- l O s a t G e o r g e f o r q u i t e a while. Ed said that Jim BALAZS and wife Jolene and kids are packing up at Vance and moving to Canada. Not to evade the draft but to be aTudor

instructor pilot. Randy NELSON married avery nice ight nurse at Clark and they have extended there. Ken and Libba McMILLAN and their schnauzers are leaving Sheppard AFB for F-16s at Spangdahlem. Thanks for the news Ed. I’ll drop in if we get to Bentwaters.

nuclear war on him. In the end Istapled all of his underwear in the same book. Iguess we will never grow up.

Also in Honduras were Danny GILL, Judd KELLY, and Steve S WA U G E R . D a n n y i s

ying OA-37s at Davis-Monthan and he and his

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wife just had ababy boy. Danny will be transitioning to the F-16 in the next several months. Judd is ying OA-37s in Panama, and hoping to

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dear friend and is survived by his wife, Janet. We will all miss Roscoe. He was atrue friend.

Last but not least, Dave and Laura VALLADO had anew baby girl on May 20. Welcome Simone Michelle.

WEISHOFF (Lisa) is at HQ Systems Command and Brett WILSON is in charge of the IBM comm shop at the Pentagon. Thanks for the holler, Carol, keep in touch!

Mike JAKOBI called from Dayton awhile back with more news about himself and some of us. He reports that Larry GALLOGLY (Elizabeth) is out of active duty and now ies for the Rhode Island National Guard w

hile holding down aGS-13 position. Jim KILTY ies the WC-135 out of

Sacramento, CA, and will have married Grace by this time —congrats!

Ev WALLACE (Lisa) is in nancial management at Wright-Pat and is still playing lacrosse. The previously reported Kelly OBERBILLIG and

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rm in California, Support Systems. And nally, two of our erstwhile ghter jocks, Chet NOWAK (Kathy) and “Nooch” NUCCIO are attending Fighter Weapons and Test Pilot Schools, respectively. Keep up the ne stick work, guys! As for Jake, he says he’s hanging in there, buoyed by hopes of rejoining us as he continues to battle his epilepsy.

Talked to Bill BRIDGES (Tina) recently, who claims to have the distinction of being our “professional athlete” by virtue of his intramural responsibilities as an SOS instructor type at Maxwell AFB. He and Tina now have two little ones: Tisha, four years, and Andrew, one. Bill is trying to obtain an Academy slot as one of the Corn’s ne mil stu instructors. Bill says he sees lots of ’Slers passing through his hallowed halls.

Ispent apleasant evening recently at the home (gorgeous, Imight add!) of Mike NOEL and his wife Betsy, as they celebrated her moving up to captain and his moving out to law school at Denver University. He adds that he’ll miss Air Force blue but is looking forward to achallenging law c a r e e r. G o o d l u c k , M i k e .

Ensign Don Myers, U.S. Coast Guard.

1was going to close, but Igot one last letter today that has to take the cake. Don MYERS got out after ve years and Iguess ew enough civilian that he got ajob with acommuter airline. Don didn’t like that much and still wanted to y in the military soooo, he joined the Coast Guard. Unfortunately he had to go through OCS again. Here’s to Coast Guard Ensign Don Myers who in his own words is our lowest ranking classmate. Don and wife Kathy are at Pensacola, FL where Don is going through basic Naval Flight School.

Well folks, that’s about all 1have. God bless, and until next issue keep those cards and letters coming or call me at AV 683-5591. Matt.

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later; yes, Tim HARRIS and his lovely wife, Michelle, have moved on from the Academy! Tim is now at Scott AFB working as an acquisitions manager —he’ll be sorely missed in the Academy’s basketball program. But more of us are beginning to grace the halls of USAFA: Scott HALLAM, wife Sharon, and son Chris are now in the History Dept and also in my neighborhood as new residents of Colorado Springs. Scott has been adedicated missileer prior to his AFIT assignment at the Univ of Virginia. Welcome! Another new face Iswear I’ve seen around is Craig KITCHENS (Adare) who is ying motorgliders for the 94th here. Ialso ran into Mary Pat EHRHARD at 1987’s graduation. She nished SOS and was able to witness little brother Dave’s graduation before heading back to Germany, where she is acommunications type.

Other hot poop nds that irrepressible funny man Ed KNOX is again a member of the ne Tops in Blue tour group, having won aspot during the Larry Ruggiero 5930

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world-wide Air Force talent show in June. In case you aren’t areligious Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80918 Home: (303) 598-6051 AV:

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Greetings from the land of SR-71 y-bys and never-ending construction. Not too much spectacular to report this time around. Ithink all my regular correspondents must be resting their pens for aburst of rapid- re fall correspondence. (At least 1hope that’s the case!) Ihope that by the time this issue hits the streets all of us will have been enjoying a ne summ e r .

Moving right into the change-of-address cards, yours truly received a bunch —must be summer PCS time! Jim DREW (Joy) has moved from Naranja, FL, to Apple Valley, CA; Dave STONER (Mary) is holding down new digs at Pope AFB, NC; Larry WEISENBERGER (Leslie) is now at Chandler, AZ, from Europe; Dave HOMBURGER (Michele) has changed residences in Abilene, TX. As previously reported, T.J. HASTY

reader of Airman magazine you might not have noticed that two of us are ne trap and skeet marksmen: Bill ROY and Scott SCHROEDER. Both were featured afew issues ago in the sports shorts section.

On atragic note. Bill BRIDGES reported that Mike PARKER suffered the loss of his wife Cindy in an auto accident while stationed at Luke AFB. Mike was in F-16 upgrade training at the time, and has now moved on to Hahn AB, Germany. Our sincerest condolences Mike. We’ll keep you in our thoughts.

One nal note: if any of you plan on attending the Notre Dame foot¬

ball weekend festivities here this fall, make note of acelebration planned in honor of AFA’s long-time trainer, Jim Conboy. Persons interested in more details can write to the project of cer, Capt Mason Goodhand, ’78, H Q U S A FA / A H PA R , U S A FA , C O 8 0 8 4 0 . T h a t ’ s a b o u t a l l I ’ v e g o t f o r this summer edition. Please send much news and photos for the fall issue

by mid September. Take care and be safe!

Jim Ratti

is at Langley AFB; Randy BENTLEY is an AFROTC instructor at the

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g o m e r y, A L ; J e f f T H O M P S O N ( C h r i s t i n a ) f r o m A P O N e w Yo r k t o APO San Francisco; Joe AIMO from Lewisville, TX to Peoria, AZ. Rob

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ZYRIEK has moved from Europe to Williams AFB; Joe CLEM (Lisa) from Sacramento, CA, all the way to Hurlburt Field, FL. Mike LEPPER’s wife, Moine, (please forgive the spelling—couldn’t read your note!) writes that Mike is over in Europe with the 612 TFS of the Air Force Reserve while she resides in Victorville, CA. Paul OTT (Karen) has moved on to Offutt AFB from Wright-Pat and John MOONEY is in Europe following an assignment at Hill AFB. On the newsy side, Igot acall from Carol (HODGE) WEAVER (Dale) who reports that she has decided to stay Air Force and accept an AFIT

Percent Members: 32

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As Isit here and swelter in the Hootervillian heat, 1am faced with a

slot at Wright-Patterson AFB. She married Dale and his two children,

most formidable task. Imust remove my OER writer’s hat and replace it with my creative writing one. I’ll have to be very creative to talk my way out of my latest Checkpoints blunder. If you read closely last time, you’ll probably remember that 1said “Also at Blytheville are Ray and Peggy TUREK.” Well, that probably came as asurprise to Peggy, Ray’s sister.

Last time she checked, she was stationed in Tucson and married to Steve

Amy and D.R., during her prior Pentagon assignment. Carol reports that Allison (LINDER) HURLBUTT (Tom) should be enjoying motherhood by now while assigned as aKC-135 nav at Grissom AFB. Fred

T O L D Y, n o t R a y. To s e t t h e r e c o r d s t r a i g h t , R a y T U R E K a n d h i s w i f e Joan are now residents of Blytheville, as are their two gems of children, Robert and Rachel. Not only that, but they arrived here from Grand

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For those of you who don’t know it we lost another member of our c l a s s w h e n R o s s L AT O R R A w e n t d o w n a t H o l l o m a n A F B . R o s s w a s a

hour in the morning. Ithink it got me out of the shower or something.

Anyway, it was one of you calling me with lots of names and news. I’ve got all that, but nowhere did Iwrite the name of the mystery caller. If any o f t h i s l o o k s f a m i l i a r, s o u n d o ff .

Art CRAIN —T-38 Stan/Eval at Vance, married Sally JACKSON, ’83. Sally is in T-37 Stan/Eval at Vance. Dennis PEREZ —was a maintenance of cer at Tyndall, but now has acommand-level job at Langley. Ed and Jennifer (LAVERTY) KHOURI —married, at WrightPatterson, and planning on aDOS soon. Jim TUITT —T-38 FAIP at Willy, on his way to aKC-135 at Grissom. Married to Karen. Scott ENGEN —got an RF-4. Roy SCHULTZ —got aC-9 to Scott. John KOLZOW —an academics instructor in UPT at Laughlin, married to M a r y K O B E R S T E I N , ’ 8 4 . K e n W U T T K E — l e f t t h e T- 4 3 a t M a t h e r t o

Redtags in SOS class 87B.

Forks, not Minot. Oh well. Iwrite these columns late at night and make them up as 1go along.

Now, to increase the confusion level just abit, here is apicture sent to me by John TURACK (note the spelling —not to be confused with the object of my previous obfuscation). The picture is small, but you may recognize (back row, from left) Ed WILLIAMS (AWACS instructor.

Tinker), Julie (ROSBURG) KECK (KC-135 nav, Wurtsmith), Phil BOSSERT (C-141 pilot, McGuire), Marianne (CAFIERO) YOUNG

(computers at Hanscom), Manny GUERRERO (C-130 pilot, Howard), A1 LOWRY (C-130 pilot, Rhein Main), Don SCHILPP (T-37 IP, Columbus, with an assignment pending to F-15s), Mike EAYRS (command post. Grand Forks), Frank GEBERT (T-38 IP, Williams, going to T-39s in about nine months). Jack MOHNEY (acquisition, Wright-Patterson),

Kurt STONEROCK (contracting, Wright-Patterson), J.K. MCKAY (director of budget, Barksdale), Bob SNEATH (T-38 IP, Williams, with an assignment to F-15s), Tim PARSONS (ops research analyst, the Pent a g o n ) , W a l t e r J A C K S O N ( p r o g r a m m a n a g e r, W r i g h t - P a t t e r s o n ) , M a r k

LORENZ (communication, March), Mark CREWS (electrical engineering instructor, USAFA), Steve KELLY (H-3 pilot, Osan), Powell WILSON (AF Audit Agency, Eglin) and Mike BERRY (EWO training o f c e r. G r a n d F o r k s ) .

approach to combat crew certi cation. He brought the following assignment news with him from Willy: Scott LUCARELLI —C-141 somewhere. Don LUCARELLI —no words on an assignment, but engaged to apilot at Willy. Frank HERMAN KC-10, March. John LARSON —C-130, Dyess. Rich SCHNEIDER —C-130, Little Rock.

Rob SANFORD —B-52. Dan HARGROVE —T-38 IP, homesteading, r u m o r e d t o b e c o m e t h e r s t FA I P s q u a d r o n c o m m a n d e r. M a t t HANIFEN —going to C-14Is in about nine months. Bill WATKINS — g o t a n F - 111 . B r i a n C A N I N O — C - 1 3 0 , L i t t l e R o c k . G o r d o n G A R L O C K

—F-16 somewhere. Greg Lewis —F-16, Camp New Amsterdam. Marty WOJTYSIAK —KC-10 to March. Troy MILLER —T-37 to Randolph.

C h r i s C O N W AY — C - 1 4 1 t o M c G u i r e .

In the front row, from left, are Dave RICKARD (T-38 IP, Randolph), A l l e n J A R R E L L ( a e r o e n g i n e e r, D I A , B o l l i n g ) , C a r l a G A M M O N ( w e a t h e r r e c o n n a v, K e e s l e r ) , J o e K I M ( T- 3 8 I P, R a n d o l p h ) , F a i t h ( I N T E R R A N T E ) FA D O K ( c h i e f o f P l a n s , R A D C O M , D a v i s - M o n t h a n ) ,

Mike SINISI (chief of Network Operations, Sembach), Debra ( B U R D E N ) Z E L E N A K ( s p a c e s h u t t l e p l a n n i n g o f c e r, J o h n s o n S p a c e C e n t e r ) , Ti m C O L L I N S ( A - I O i g h t e x a m i n e r, R A F B e n t w a t e r s , w i t h a n

assignment to ASTRA), Gary PACKARD (T-37 IP, Vance, with an assignment to KC-lOs, Seymour Johnson) and John TURACK (GLCM project manager, Wright-Patterson). Not pictured are Joel ZEJDLIK ( p r o g r a m m a n a g e r, W r i g h t - P a t t e r s o n ) a n d A n d y F E R G U S O N ( C - 1 3 0 n a v, E l m e n d o r f ) .

T h i s c r e w g r a c e d M o n t g o m e r y f r o m J a n u a r y t o M a r c h o f t h i s y e a r.

While there, Andy FERGUSON narrowly missed breaking the SOS record of 6:35 in the 1.5 mile run. Also, those of you connected with the chorale will remember Col. Thacker. He’s now the director of curriculum

at Maxwell, and he had former students and chorale members over for dinner and memories. Thanks for the letter and all the work putting together the picture, John.

My next letter is from my old EE bud Dean VOGEL. He succumbed to one of my gut-wrenching pleas for letters, and reports all is well at Eglin.

Dean, his wife Kathleen and son (whose name he didn’t mention) just moved there from Elmendorf. Dean had been ying the T-Bird in Alaska, b u t n o w i s a n E a g l e d r i v e r. H e s e n d s w o r d t h a t M i t c h M I L L E R i s a

general’s aide at Kelly and has two children with athird on the way. Kash JOHNSON has been selected for an F-16, but no words on where or

when. T.K. MOORE

go y C-141S at Norton. Tom PFEIFFER —went from T-37 IP to an F-4. Jim BALDWIN —on an exchange tour ying T-37s in Jordan.

H . M . H E P P E R L E N — FA I P a t L a u g h l i n , h o p i n g f o r a n F - 1 5 i n September. Currently in T-37 Stan/Eval. Note: This could he the mystery caller. My notes don’t so indicate, but my (fading) memory says this may be true. Harry is rooming with Nick SANDWICK who is the wing commander’s exec at Laughlin. Bill Murphy —T-38 Stan/Eval, going to an F-15, got married. Steve KIEFFER —squadron commander’s exec, on his way to an A-10. Pete McCAFFREY (’83) —T-37 Stan/Eval, got married in May at USAFA. Roger SHARADIN —T-38 at Willy to KC-135S. Paul TAYLOR —same thing. H.M., if you called with this info, thanks.

If you didn’t, you should have!

Iwrote last time that Bryon HINES was due here at Blytheville. Well, he rolled in right on schedule and is currently undergoing the re hydrant

nished his A-10 tour and is now an IP at Fighter

Lead-In Training. Dean also tells me that Greg LEWIS and Lee ANDERSON are going through LIFT (which Itake to be an acronym for Lead-In F i g h t e r T r a i n i n g , a s o m e w h a t t r a n s p a r e n t TA C - l e v e l e f f o r t t o k e e p

Fighter Lead-In Training from becoming known as FLIT). (As in “Quick

My last letter this quarter comes from Gary PLUMB. Gary and wife Robin now have two children (Jackie and Danny). He is undergoing F-16 RT U a t M a c D i l l a n d w i l l P C S t o H a h n A F B i n G e r m a n y s o m e t i m e t h i s

fall. Gary tells the following: Rick WHITE will soon be

ying the F-16 at Homestead. Mike

H E P L E R , w i f e R o s e a n d d a u g h t e r A m b e r a r e c u r r e n t l y a t Ty n d a l l . M i k e will leave there for an F-15 to Kadena this winter. Dan SANDKAMP and

wife Diane are at Davis-Monthan where Dan ies the OA-37. Randy LANE is an F-4 pilot at George and is still single. Scott SWANSON is a newlywed stationed at Vandenberg. Todd HARRISON and his wife are expecting their rst as Iwrite and are stationed at Yokota where he is a C - 1 3 0 d r i v e r. S t e v e AT K I N S ( w i f e L e i g h A n n a n d b a b y J o h n ) i s a B - 5 2

type in the Great White North of Michigan. Also in the BUFF, but stationed at Fairchild, is Mike SCHARDT and his wife Christine and

children Bryon and Joshua. Mark JURKOWSKI is aT-37 IP at Reese.

Bob WATERS (wife Darlene and son Bobby) is going through C-130 RTU at Little Rock. Paul and Dianna (ANGELINE) ACKERLY are still at Reese, but looking forward to an ASTRA tour for Paul.

O f c o u r s e , I c a n ’ t l e a v e o u t t h e n e w s f r o m S t e v e V O G T. H e s a y s m y

wedding invitation to him and his wife should include an extra “half” since Gina is pregnant with their rst. He gures it will be agirl, since pulling G’s is supposed to do that to you.

As for me, my wedding plans are now reaching the stage of being in high gear. 1didn’t realize how involved this all was! Good news is on the horizon too. Ilearned afew weeks ago that my bid for ajob at WrightPat has been accepted. Ellen and Iwill move there in January of next year, and 1will take an assignment as aNKC-135 pilot. We’re very much looking forward to the move, and I’m also anxious to see the hoards of ’82 grads homesteading there.

U n t i l n e x t t i m e . B e S a f e . R AT M A N .

H e n r y ! T h e F L I T ! ” ) G u e s s y o u h a d t o b e t h e r e . . . A n y w a y, G r e g a n d

Lee are both on their way to Eagle jets, but Dean’s not sure where. Dean’s n o t s u r e a b o u t K e n t B R A N N U M e i t h e r, a n d s a y s I s h o u l d n ’ t q u o t e h i m

when he says Kent is aT-38 IP at Vance. Okay Dan. It’s not in quotes.

Andy PARRISH and T.L. Johnson are bound for the F-16 (at least that’s what Ithink Dean meant by Lawn Darts).

Dean wondered “Whatever Happened to. ..” Atwell WILLIAMS. By G o d , h e ’s g o t m y c u r i o s i t y a r o u s e d t o o . H o w ’ b o u t i t . A t ?

Members of Classes other than 1967 and 1977

planning to attend Homecoming ’87 (17-20 Sep. 87), please write to the AOG now for registration forms.

(USAFA vs. San Diego State)

Along time ago when Iwas on alert, 1got aphone call at some ungodly

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’Tsup? Stu-man here, and thanks to the PCS freeze, “here” is still Eglin, though there are worse places to be stuck, Fm sure. And since Fort Walton Beach seems to be some sort of giant clearing house for grads passing through on TDYs and vacations, Ihave plenty of news to relate.

The primary local bars are Chan’s and the Ffog’s Breath, as you, the r e a d e r, m a y w e l l k n o w, a n d i t ’ s i n t h e s e l e g e n d a r y d r i n k i n g establishments Fve encountered the likes of Landis COOK, Dan

FLANAGAN, Steve KNOBLOCK, Chris HAERTER, and others.

Chris claims he was here to pick up an F-15 to take back to Elmendorf, having won this privilege in acoin toss with Rob “Flyoogs” HUGULEY. Rob remained in Alaska with his pet lemmings, but sent telepathic greetings to anyone who could receive them.

Literally bumped into Jeff “Ken Doll” KENDALL and Ron “Quiet” KLAITT at Chan’s as well. They were TDY from Germany, where they’re ying F-15s and are rumored to be linked to arash of dachshund disappearances. The Ken Doll reports he married an Air Force of cer. Fie didn’t say if her name is Barbie, but he did mention she’s anon-academy type, so they can’t swap SERE stories or reminisce about T.D. White parades.

Isaw aweird movie afew weeks ago: “Return of the Slemp Monster.”

Yep, Terry SLEMP was back in town for aTDY from his current digs in D.C. (Andrews), where he’s asystems acquisition of cer. Barely coherent, Terry was babbling about rising interest rates or something.

You never know who you’ll nd in the Hog’s Breath Saloon, where faces appear out of the smoke and disappear again as if in adream.

Mickey MELLERSKI was one such shadowy gure; Dave PHILLIPS was another. Mickey’s in F-4s; Dave’s currently ying MC-130s at Hurlburt after atour in the P.L, where he managed to get his paws on a pair of combat boots formerly owned by Imelda Marcos! I’m jealous, m

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Dennis “Beav” DINGLEY (new nickname —take note) also recently returned to Conusland and is now ying F-15s at Eglin after astint in Okinawa. Dennis and Iwere boppin’ along in his new ’vette, and 1swear on astack of Contrails he called the interior of his car a“cockpit.”

Well, I nally heard from Mike RAMPINO, in the form of awedding announcement. I’d’ve thought Mike, of all people, was immune to the marriage syndrome, but alas (cool word, huh?), Iwas once again mistaken. Anyway, his wife, an Air Force captain, seems really bonus, to borrow an adjective from Norbert (ex-’83) Schmeidler, though I’ve only met her via the postal service.

Another one who will soon be biting the dust is Pete “Eddie Haskell” BARTOS. Iwas over at his place near Tyndall afew weeks ago when he casually mentioned he was engaged to an aerobics instructor named Brandy. Eddie also announced he’s been selected to attend S.O.S. in residence, arare honor he’s dreamed of since his cadet days, or so he says. After S.O.S., he’ll be PCSing to Bitburg following F-15 RTU. On the subject of S.O.S., Quinn NEWHALL and Jay MOODY were both D.G.s from their respective classes. Brian “The Death” HARRIETT drove down from S.O.S. afew weeks ago to grok the scene, and reports he’ll be switching from C-12s to C-130s this summer, after which he’ll PCS to Clark AB. He’s enticed by rumors, no doubt started by Dave P H I L L I P S , o f h i d d e n c a c h e s o f I m e l d a ’ s f o o t w e a r.

When you live in this corner of the world. South America is as convenient atravel destination as anyplace, so in February Ionce again headed down to Panama via Belize and Costa Rica to visit our compatriots of Southern Command. Mark “Hage” HAGEMAN and Charlie “Carlos” GARCIA are currently roommates, or, more accurately, “Penthousemates,” in agroovy if garish ve-level pad overlooking the heart of Panama City. Charlie’s now acerti ed realtor and is planning on becoming alawyer, unsurprisingly enough. Maybe he and Kevin “The Shyster” CARRENO can set up apractice together or do guest spots on “L.A. Law.” Anyway, after acouple days of excruciating luxury, Ibid the boys and their servants adios and headed over to Colin “Luna Mof” MOF¬

FAT’S place, where we stayed up all night drinking and missed our hop to Peru. Bummer, you say, and yes, it was, but afew hours and many pesos later aBolivian airliner was whisking us to La Paz. And thus began “The Lost Inca Tour,” atwisted journey I’d recommend to anyone with athirst for exotic travel and amasochistic streak.

After living it up in Bolivia, we cruised over legendary Lake Titicaca by

Stu Pope and Colin Moffatt at Machu Picchu.

After sighting agiant condor soaring over the Incan ruins, we felt our lives were effectively complete and headed back to Bolivia, where we caught aC-141 to Uruguay. Strangely enough, the plane was being

went unnoticed on Bourbon Street.

Well, believe it or rot, Ireturned to the Academy for the rst time since graduation last month, and interviewed for aposition as an academic instructor. Oddly enough, this was about the only place I’ve been where I haven’t run into any ’83 grads. Idid talk to some of the Class of ’90, however, who smirked as they told me cadets now get 60 days of leave after graduation, and everyone gets issued apersonal computer.

I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but for some sort of strange nostalgic reason, Icruised down to CS-40 to see the former abode of

myself and Rob HUGULEY. Ishould’ve left well enough alone; our magni cent phosphorescent murals were painted over and the Who decal

inside the medicine cabinet had been defaced, probably by some pup who’s never heard “Baba O’Reilly.” On top of it all, they completely changed 40th Squadron’s patch, and now call it “War Birds,” or some such generic squadron moniker. Ah, well, imagine an appropriate cliche and we’ll leave it at that. At least Murph’s hasn’t changed.

Tim “Doc” JACOBS stopped by for afew days of beach life before PCSing to Ramstein AB, land of eternal cold coverage and real beer. Doc has one of those obscure, but apparently bonus, jobs you never realized existed. He was recently TDY to Boston, according to Steve “Lundo” L U N D Y .

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by none other than “Brother” Jack FUSSELL, now stationed at Charleston AFB. Jack showed us agreat view of the Amazon on the ight back to Panama and reported Mark VAHALA and Terry SULLIVAN were both alive and well. He also said Jeff STANFIELD married atangaclad Brazilian beauty he met while TDY in Rio. Isalute his taste.

Crossed paths with “Rockin’ ”Robby COONEY at apromotion party last week. He’s being groomed to be an of cial Air Force recruiter, and will soon PCS for parts unknown. Also saw A1 GRACIA, Tony TALIANCICH, and Mitch DELAROSA at an Armament Lab picnic in April. Mitch was belting out the blues as guest vocalist for alocal band, and if you’ve ever heard him sing, you know just how good he is.

If you were in 3rd Squardon as afreshman, you might remember Bob (ex-’83) Potzer (sorry. Bob, no capital letters for you). He and Iwere in Steve (ex-’83) Benz’s wedding in Vermont afew months back. Bob, still a student at some obscure college in Iowa, brought along several cases of “Dubuque Star,” something lowans apparently pass off as beer, though it tastes more like carbonated Mississippi River water and leaves you feeling vaguely malarial.

Now that he’s married, Steve says he might settle down and spend a year or two in Togo, West Africa, where his wife, Lynne, is considering a job. Togo? Togo? Like, why not Siera Leone or Equatorial Guinea? Oh, Tom “Magnum” EVANS also attended the wedding. He claims to be loving it at Wright-Pat, and Icouldn’t tell if he was being serious or cynical.

Another weird twist: On the ight back from the wedding, Idecided not to hijack the plane when 1found out T.G. KYRAZIS’ dad was the copilot! Does this mean T.G. is genetically wired to y for Delta?

Speaking of deltas, Isaw Ron GRAVES in New Orleans awhile back.

He apparently coerces all his students into going there on their T-37 crosscountries. We screamed and threw mint juleps at each other, then ailed passers-by with Mardis Gras beads. Of course, such reserved behavior

had agreat time wandering the streets of inner-city Boston at three in the m o r n i n g , s e a r c h i n g f o r m y r e n t a l c a r, w h i c h h a d b e e n t o w e d t o a l o t

about 13 miles away. Could’ve been worse, actually —Jim’s car had been stolen acouple of months earlier.

1hear Tom KING’S family has increased exponentially after the addition of twins (one boy, one girl). Guess that means he’s three- fths of the w a y t o w a r d s f o r m i n g h i s o w n b a s k e t b a l l ( u h , s o r r y, To m , m a k e t h a t “hoops”) team.

months before returning to Pease. Chris also got married in April to a pretty nurse whose name happens to be April. Good luck Chris. Chris also gave me an update on some east coast grads. Wade WHEELER who was also a135 copilot at Pease is now going through PIT and makes his home at Reese ying aT-38. Kathy (MOYER) DOBY was also a135 copilot at Pease who fell into the ATC syndrome. Kathy and her husband Dave (’82) are at Reese where she’s ying the T-38 and Dave’s in the T-37.

Chris also wrote to say that John CROW is an aircraft commander as well as executive of cer in his C-141 squardon at McGuire. Thanks for the letters and keep ’em coming.

Irecently talked to Leslee (FORSBERG) WASHER and found her to be anxiously awaiting her new assignment back to our alma mater —the Prep School. Hopefully she’ll be arriving there in June ’88. Les also informed me that Amy HERMES and Pat SMELLIE (’82) were married in North Dakota in late June. Good luck guys. Leslee also ran into an old prepster, Wanda McCOY, who was recently married —to whom, we’re not sure, but good luck anyway Wanda. Nice talking to you Les, keep in touch.

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R i c k S C H O L Z d r o p p e d m e a l i n e f r o m Yo k o t a , w h e r e h e a n d J a c k POLO are ying C-130s, but are soon due to PCS. Jack’s married to

John STlZZA’s sister, and has been for quite awhile, actually, though I’m not sure it was ever reported in Checkpoints. Rick’s not married to anyone’s sister, as of yet.

And nally, Ijust received apostcard from Bolivia, sent jointly by L u n a M o f a n d To n y “ C h i n o ” F R A N C I N O . S e e m s t h e y ’ r e b o t h T D Y

down there and they knew how much I’d love areminder from the land of women in bowler hats.

Ray has afew words to add, but as apostscript, let me extend con¬

gratulations to everyone who recently pinned on captain. Remember what a“captain” seemed like when you were acadet? Isn’t it weird to be one now?

Now you may notice ade nite change in writing styles in this part of the article as 1, Ray BLUST, have to get my two cents in. Ialong with a handful of other ’83ers are still at beautiful Laughlin, but we can see the

light at the end of the tunnel. Some of us are anxiously awaiting our new assignments. 1plan on calling Kro, the AOG editor, with the results. This is the way they turned out, at least from Laughlin: Ray BLUST, RF-4; B i l l C H E S T N U T, F - 4 ; R o b E N G L E H A R T, A - 1 0 ; J e r i N E L S O N , KC-135; and Kevin McMILLlN, KC-135. The local news here in Del Rio nds everyone in good spirits. Tom and Laura Lee KING recently had somewhat of alarge addition to their family as they had twins. Now they’re got three kids, one of each. Just kidding. Tom is currently the T-37 squadron scheduler and is awaiting the September board. Good luck guys!! On arecent cross-country, all the way to Randolph, Iran into Chris AUSTIN who

ew aC-12 in from Norton. Chris recently received a

new assignment —C-141 to Norton —life’s tough Chris. Actually Chris ew in to see another Preppie, R.E. Smith. R.E. seems to have found a comfortable home in San Antonio. My old squadron mate, Mike “BRRRRR” PADILLA came by and we spent the evening reminiscing about the old 24-Phantom days. Mike nished his tour in 130s at Pope afew months ago and as usual ATC snagged him up —T-37 IP to Vance. Mike is currently engaged to apretty gal he met at Pope. That’s about the extent of my cross-country encounters for now.

Now I’d like to thank afew people who wrote some letters. Believe me, it helps. Gayle (YAMAZAKl) FAIRCLOTH wrote from Carswell with some heartbreaking news from the Tonia FLORES Fan Club. Tonia recently married Steve MANN and they are both stationed at Clarke AB, P L G o o d l u c k S t e v e a n d To n i a . L a u r i e S H R O D E R s t o p p e d b y G a y l e ’ s

house on her way to SOS. Laurie is currently assigned to Space Command in C. Springs.

Ialso received aletter from ahappy camper from Pease AFB, NH. Chris BOGDAN is currently aKC-135 copilot but is anxiously awaiting his FB-111 training start date. Chris will be going to Plattsburg for six

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The McCaffrey wedding: Ray and Julie Blast, Pete and Jeri McCaffrey, and Mike Edwards.

Julie and Irecently took aroad trip to C. Springs for Pete MCCAF¬

FREY’S wedding. Yes we did go watch the noon-meal formation, but it’s just not the same —we’re getting old. If anyone does go back make sure you stop at the new visitors center —it’s well worth it. I’ve enclosed apicture of some of the ’83ers who made the trip. Pictured are me, my wife Julie, Pete, his lovely bride Jeri and Mike EDWARDS. Mike made the

trip from Sheppard where he rooms with Rich “The Gambler” DEPALO and enjoys the life of acheck pilot in the T-37. Pete is still in Stan/Eval and is looking for an assignment in March or so.

Bob KELLIHER is now at Laughlin in UPT class 88-05. Bob was an F-4 nav in Korea for afew years and was one of those unfortunate ones w ho was told after graduation he couldn’t go to UPT. We’re glad to see they got it straightened out. Good luck Bob. Ijust received another letter the other day from Tracy SMITH who writes from Fort Ritchie, MD. Yes, she’s still in the AF and is assigned to the Air Force Manpower and Personnel Readiness Team. Tracy reluctantly left her job at Edwards where she worked with the B-IB Navigation Performance. As she was moving out, Devin CATE was moving in and entered the January Test Pilot School class as a ight test engineer. Tracy also ran into afew folks at the base ops snack bar including Bebe CRONIN (Bebe runs into alot of people). Grant HUDSON and Keith MAINES. Bebe is still at Willie and was in this last board also. Grant left

Laughlin to y ACE at Offutt where Iassume Keith is also.

Before Isign off for now 1have to mention some of the other guys still here. Andy “MOFITW” LAGRONE and John “Pooh Bear” HESTERMAN are hoping for ASTRA slots here in the near future. Actually I think they’re attempting an overthrow of the Pentagon. John and Jim POST are enroute to Luke for F-16 training and then its back to Ger¬

many. Poor Andy has girls strung out from here to Boston and most cities in between. Mark MELVILLE recently moved to the learning center, D a v e L E I B B R A N D i s i n t h e T- 3 7 C h e c k S e c t i o n , R o b E N G L E H A R T a n d B i l l C H E S T N U T m o v e d o u t o f T- 3 7 C h e c k S e c t i o n b a c k i n t o i g h t s

as assistant ight commanders. Bill’s wife Lori (PLOSA) is expecting their rst child shortly. By the way Ijust found out 1have to leave the safe con nes of T-38 Check Section to work for aliving as an assistant ight commander also. Kevin MCMILLIN is the T-38 squadron scheduler and like me is awaiting his Laughlin departure. Jeri NELSON,

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Scott D. Dickmeyer Access Highway Apt. #4 Limestone, ME 04750 Home: (207) 328-9044 AV: 9 2 0 - 2 2 6 1 Percent members: 28

“Jon WIKSTROM and his Wisconsin-bred wife Jeanie are expecting a child this spring. By the time you read this, Jon’s wife should have given birth, and I’ll be PCSing to Ramstein (no connection, 1assure you). In the whatever happend to so-and-so department, the unending search for Marty LOUTH AN continues. Steve and Ihave been trying to get in touch with him for weeks. He’s assigned to McChord AFB as aC-I41 pilot. His ying buddies, wringing their hands and shuf ing their feet, nally acknowledgd Marty’s existence, but confessed that none of them have seen the traditionally truant, rocket-armed back elder engineer in weeks.

Marty’s ex-roommate, Steve SMOLEN, was no help in locating him. He ies KC-135S (along with his wife) at scenic, romantic KI Sawyer AFB.” I n a P. S . t o M a t t ’s l e t t e r h e m e n t i o n e d t h a t B G e n We s t b r o o k w a s o u t

Here it is Memorial Day weekend again. Iam sure everyone is planning abig barbecue to celebrate the coming of summer. Looks like the Maine weather might not cooperate though. The forecast calls for some rain showers and cooler temperatures.

Ijust returned from athree-week TDY to RAF Fairford in the United

Kingdom. My squadron, the 69th Bombardment Squadron, deployed three B-52s, eight ight crews and support staff there for “Busy Brewer”.

The main objective of the deployment is to practice conventional tactics in the European theater concentrating on the use of the Harpoon antiship missile. Along with the ying duties we did manage to do sightseeing to include such places as Stonehenge, Oxford University and the sights of London. Oh yes, almost forgot the daily trips to the various pubs in the area to enjoy the ne English ales. Had agreat time.

While Iwas in England, the squadron was tasked to do a yby at the Academy enroute to low-level training in the Midwest. How well I remember the excitement ybys would generate in the cadet area. They are agreat motivating factor to those interested in going to pilot or navigator training.

Shortly after the Winter 1986-87 Checkpoints was mailed out 1received four letters for this issue and one-long distance phone call. The rst letter came from Matt JOHNSON. He has been at Hanscom AFB, MA since graduation working in the International Programs Of ce. His job has taken him to Sudan, Egypt and in July he will PCS to Germany. His letter is a“labor of love”, as he put it, and requested that Iinclude it as written.

From Matt: “Success stories from Happy Hanscom: Steve WACKER, Scott ‘Raising’ CAIN, Warren CLARKE, and Dave WHOLEY are all

working on the Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN) program out here. They appear to be tackling the mammoth task with the same aplomb as their ENG 430 projects, right down to af xing drool cups to the antennas. Steve has traded in his cavalier, Lothario (look it up) image for a more Reaganesque look: He’s president of the Hanscom CGOC, and

at Hanscom in February and briefed the new chapter of the AOG, the Northeast USAFA AOG Chapter.

The second letter arrived from Doug WREATH who is currently working Space Surveillance in Turkey (Pirinclik Installation). His squadron is evidently saturated with USAFA grads. Glen ANDERSON left in Oct o b e r 1 9 8 6 a n d i s n o w a C o m b a t C o n t r o l Te a m c o m m a n d e r a t M c C h o r d .

Currently, Wes CHEE, Holly FRANZ (’83), Randy PAGAN (’85), and Doug make up about half of the of cers in the squadron (19th SURS).

Wes is going AFIT in May (space ops) and Doug is going to the 1st Space Wing at Petersen Field in July. During aTDY to the Springs in D e c e m b e r , D o u g r a n i n t o K a t h y B E N N E T T. S h e ’ s a “ d y n a m o ” a n d

wore him out during his reintroduction to American night life. Doug also saw Rory MAYNARD who’s NORAD’s deep space satellite pro.

Another classmate of ours who recently returned from TDY to England besides myself was Carol HALL COLEMAN. She had been TDY to RAF Mildenhall. Carol married Capt. Keith Coleman last October. Both of them y and are getting ajoint-spouse assignment from Beale AFB, CA to Eielson AFB this October. While in England Carol saw Kathy GOTCH and Andrea CLARKE. Kathy ies C-23s out of Germany and is just starting an upgrade program. Andrea and Carol spent some time touring Cambridge buying wools and souvenirs. Through Andrea we learn that Andrea HESLIN has been moved to RAF Lakenheath. Other Beale

a s s i g n e d g r a d s i n c l u d i n g Vi n c e M A R R E R O , D o u g H I L L , S c o t t WILHELM, Carol MILLER and Mary Beth PETERSON say hello.

The fourth letter arrived here from Alec ROBINSON. He and wife Lori

moved from Malmstrom AFB, MT where Alec was working as an engineer in Minuteman Maintenance to Ann Arbor, MI where he is studying to complete his master’s in electrical engineering. Soon, if he is not already, Alec will be involved with an Education With Industry assignment with alocal company. Alec writes, “It’s quite achange! The Academy was conservative city. Ann Arbor is the bastion of liberals against the conservative ood, but we’re adapting.”

works with alocal youth group. Scott is shooting for an Econ Deptsponsored MBA, with afollow-on assignment as aUSAFA instructor.

The budding Milton FRIEDMAN is married to athin 24-year-old named

Kelly, and is the father of afat two-year-old named Ryan.

“Remember ‘Basic Cadet’ BASIK? He’s plugging away here as acontracting of cer. He and ex-hockey great Paul BYRNES are both about a year away from their MBAs. Paul is dating a32-year-old, which makes him almost eligible to be the stepfather for another one of our confused

classmate’s girlfriends. Scott STENGEL, taking an approach counter to Paul’s, is trying to relive his youth by coaching some Pop Warner-type soccer team, playing in another ‘adult’ league (I know, that’s what I

said!), and ‘going steady’ with agirl who looks like she’s about ready for the Air Academy High School junior prom.

“Dave WHOLEY lives in what appears to be acommune on the Marblehead coast, where he moors his eet of wind surfers. Steve

WACKER and Ilooked over Dave’s wardrobe one day when he was scuba diving and counted 47 Polo shirts. Fresh off aPaci c TDY junket, class cynic Tarek ABBOUSHI spent acouple days TDY here. With the

glee of Alladin he recounted his recent exploits in Saipan and Hawaii (for details, consult the June issue of Penthouse, pages 17-67). He ‘works’ (I

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know, that’s what 1said!) at LA AFS. New from others areas: ExLoosehogs Troy DIXON (Reese T-38 IP), Ralph PHILLIPS (Vance T-38

IP), Jim LESSEL (Shaw intel of cer), John SIEVERLING (Shaw F-16 pilot), Craig HUGHES (Reese T-37 IP), Mark NOVAK (Offutt C-21 pilot), Mike KUCEJ (WRABF acquisitions czar), Greg ‘Waddahhead’ EHRHARD (WPAFB acquisitons czarina and reigning raquetball champ), Joe MORTATI (Moody F-4 WSO), Randy FOPIANO (Columbus T-38 IP), me, et al are having an informal Wubbah Reunion Bash in

the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee this June. Contests are planned including: who’s gained the most weight (EHRHARD is the odds-on favorite), who’s had the least number of dates (EHRHARD is the odds-

on favorite), and who’s most likely to fall in love with and marry ahillbilly Tennessee chick over the weekend (EHRHARD —hands down).

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Tom BENSON and Ron GRAVES are in STURON and doing ne. Also Tony CILEA and Rod SPAWN are doing great as ATC supervisors.

Believe it or not Ithink that’s about all 1can think of to say, so until next time y safe and good luck. Keep in touch!

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Mark and Sonia Knofczynski with their new family member.

Some Malmstrom news: Mark KNOFCZYNSKI is ying helicopters up there in the great white north. His wife Sonia had adarling baby boy on the 5th of June last year. Another ’84 graduate there is C.J. SUBER, who is working as amissile crew member. He recently married awonderful girl named Shellee. While Ellsworth AFB’s runway was being modi ed for the coming of the B-1, their tanker operations were TDY to Malmstrom.

Alec got an opportunity to see Bill NEVEU, Eden ALT, and Glenn R I C H A R D .

A F B y i n g t h e F - 4 . We h a d a n i c e l o n g t a l k .

With the end of this article and its letters comes the end of my term as

Class Scribe for the Class of 1984. 1have had agreat time compiling all the information everyone sent for each issue and really enjoyed all of the correspondence. The new Scribe is Mike GOLDFEIN starting with the Fall 1987 Checkpoints. The deadline for that issue is 15 Sept 87, so have your letters and calls to him before that day to give him time to compose his article. His address is 126 Garden Crest Circle, Del Rio, TX 78840.

His home phone is (512) 774-3959 and his autovon is 732-5509.

In the future, should anyone send aphoto to include in Checkpoints, please do not write anything on the back of the photo itself. This sometimes makes the photo hard to reproduce. All photos sent can be returned —just tell Mike that is what you desire.

Have awarm and sunny summer!

What ever happened to: Samuel ARROYO, Jerry CUMMIN Jr, Robert DECKER, James GODWIN, Joel HENNESS, David LOWELL, Kevin McLAUGHLIN, Bradley ROBERT, Russell SOJOURNER, and Dave

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HEDGEPETH is an Eagle-driver in Alaska.

There are evidently quite afew of our classmates up the road from Laughlin in San Antonio. Steve GABRYS allegedly is buying ahouse in San Antonio, though he’s presently away more often than he’s home, due to frequent TDYs. Steve is an intel of cer and says he loves it. He recently spent afew weeks as a“rent-a-squid” aboard COBRA JUDY in the Bering Sea. (Thanks, Steve, but Ithink I’ll stick to Cape Cod.) Others in the San Antonio area include “Chilly Joe” WIGGINS, Kevin FLEMING, George WEATHERSBY, Matt COOPER, Bill HOEPFL, and John HILBING, all of whom are in the intel business. John HILBING is also the president of the Kelly AFB Joint Junior Of cers Council, so congrats to him.

The word is that there are also quite afew ’85ers back in the Springs.

Joe GORNEY was in that neck of the woods in the past month or so to get married. Best of luck to Joe and his new wife, Ann (LEY, ’86). Wedding bells are also in the plans for Debbie INGS, aC-21 pilot at Peterson.

She’s reportedly marrying an F-4 jock. Bruce GIBSON, also aC-21 pilot at Peterson, is not marrying an F-4 jock. Neither is Jim COOPER, last seen working feverishly at the Space Surveillance Center in Cheyenne Mountain.

John OGLE at Tinker sends news from that area, where quite afew of the “Best Alive” are working in E-3s, either as pilots, navs, or weapons controllers onboard. John’s roomie Andy MUELLER, and Joe SCHMIDT are controllers, as are Ed BYRD, Steve EDGAR, Dave

ALEXANDER, and Duane MOSHER. Pete LEWIS and Glenn ULLMANN are keeping busy ying the AWACS birds, and Sue KRAMER is anavigator on the E-3As. Those who know say that Sue ROSENTHAL is also anav, ying on KC-lOAs up at K.I. Sawyer.

Jeff SIEGEL, long known as an a cianado of the Japanese culture, got his wish with an assignment to Misawa. After ayear or so there he’s got a follow-on assignment to Yokota. What adeal. Jeff is looking foward to getting back to the states for leave.

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Greetings from Cape Cod in the summertime! The beer is cold, the beaches are hot and life is good. Actually Ido have ajob out here, as does A1 FRAGALA. I’m working in the Stan/Eval shop here at PAVE PAWS East, and A1 is in the Training shop. Matt LYONS is taking abreak from the column for abit while awaiting orders. Matt has been doing his best to beat the Idaho air into submission with his trusty UH-IN, along with Eric TRUMBLE and various others of the rotor-head persuasion. They’ve been keeping busy with the rescue work lately, and Matt had his rst save not too long ago. Congratulations to Matt and all those who were involved.

Bob POST writes from Minot with more news of the Northern Tier. He

and his wife are expecting their rst baby in August. Bob and Keith MORGAN are just about the only ’85ers up there ying without bene t of xed wing. Paul MATHIS is driving aB-52 up there, while Gene McGRATH and Jeff LAMERS are ying 135s. Sarah (HELLWIG) BAKER is busy trying to keep all those planes apart.

Dan MARTINEZ is at Ellsworth ying UH-ls, Matt VALLE is at Indian Springs, and Dick FISH is at Tyndall. Others ying H-3s include Phil CURL at Ke avik, Larry FRIEND at Kadena, and Tommy HERNDON at Osan, Korea.

Italked to Kelly KIERNAN up at Ellsworth. She, Lynn STEER, and Brad BINGAMAN are ying KC-135Rs and are looking foward to playi n g w i t h a f e w l e s s e n g i n e s i n t h e T- 3 8 A C E p r o g r a m . L u k e DiSILVESTRO is ying EC-135s and Ron McLAUGHLIN is reportedly ying aMinuteman in the area. Another dedicated SAC missile troop is Dave NISSEN, who just PCSed to Minot from Sicily, with astopover at Vandenburg. His wife Maria (SHELLABARGER) is joining him at Minot where she will be (is?) assigned to an ESC unit.

Back on the East Coast, there is avery large ’85 contingent up at Hanscom. Paris DURANTE was on the beverage committee for amass promotion party which was the event of the season. Among those celebrating were Dave BURNS, Deborah CHARRON (at Haaavard), Tim DERUYTER, Ian DICKINSON, Dave DEMARTINIS, Rich

DOORE, and Terry GOOLEY. Raymond HARRIS, Garland HENDERSON, Brian HYDE, Dan JORDAN, and Rich KLUMPP are there. Jim LOVELL, Mike and Therese (FOLEY) MARTIN, Charles G. MORR I S O N , M i c h a e l O T T, M a r k R Y D E L L , B o b S E D E R M A N , P a t STONEHAM and Burke WILSON

ll out the list. Sorry Idon’t have a

listing of just what all those folks are doing at the present time.

Mark “Scourge of the Rio Grande” DeLUCA is busy intimidating poor defenseless student pilots as aT-38 IP at Laughlin. Tim BREININGER, Costa TZAVARES and Pam (HENRY) HRNCIR are also in 38s, while Pam’s hubby Brent is at the other end of the ight line in the T-37 squadron. Bill COTA is down there too, making the most of Del Rio nightlife. Guy NEDDO (who provided much of the info on Laughlinites) a n d Ti m G A I T H E R a r e T- 3 7 I P s a n d s o i s V i c H E D G E P E T H . R i c h

Other ’85 grads, in no particular order, include John ELEKES and Steve SPILLANE, both last seen at Little Rock; Randy “Stormin’ Norman” ORNE, ying Bufs at Mather; and Lisa STINE at Warner-Robins, GA. Price OSTEEN is an F-llI WSO at Upper Heyford, the UK. Tim CORNELL is at Bergstrom, George DAY (and wife Mary Ann) at Homestead, Dan BRIDGES at Altus, OK; and Darrel SLACK at Doess AFB, TX. Chris FERRY is now married to Christina (DICKERSON, ’86) and both are stationed in the wilds of New Mexico at Holloman. Clive

PAIGE is working with Chris, and recently ran into Irv SCHEETS, who is in OV-10 training there. (Chris and Chrissy, Clive, Irv, and Iare USAFA Fencing Team alumni.)

Ihave several change-of-address cards with no base or assignments

listed. Any info on these folks would be appreciated. Juvenal SALOMON is in Albuquerque, Bill HAMPTON is at Fairbanks, AK; Mary PETERSON in Palo Alto, CA; and Jeff JACOBS is living in Gilbert, AZ. Roderick CREGIER is at St. Charles, IL, and Patrick MARSHALL is in Sumter, SC. Robert D’ANTONIO is making his home in Rome, NY, w h i l e J a m e s TAY L O R a n d M i l e s L A N S I N G a r e b o t h i n t h e P a c i c , w i t h

only aSan Francisco APO box listed.

That’s all the news for now. If you do have any updates on ’85ers or

other info you would like included in the column, please let me know at the address listed above. The address published in the last issue had the wrong zip code listed. Be safe and SEND MAIL! Scott SCHAEFFLER sent an input directly to the AOG. His letter follows: Ed TANNER and Iare here at Warren keeping America and its missiles safe from all enemies —foreign and domestic. On June 5th, Ed earned his rst SAVE as an aircraft commander on amission that took him from the radar-free skies of Cheyenne to the jet-infested airspace over Denver. Congrats, Ed, on areal job well done! As for myself. I’ll

soon be slipping the surlies (or beating them into submission) as amarried man. I nally slipped the question to (or was beaten into submission by)

Sue, the girl Imet one month before graduation. Iwas almost afree man!

The date is set for October 11th under the spires, of course. Stop by if your are in town!

Irecently talked to some of my ing-wing friends from UHT 86-05.

Steve SPILLANE is at Little Rock looking for ajob. Now that all of the Titans have been dismantled and his unit’s funds scheduled to be cut off

after Aug 18, he’d like to hear from anyone with an opening for aUH-IH aircraft commander. He is also still unmarried and has no children. Tom

CURRY is at Hill with wife Dawn. As askier, Tom loves the place. In October, his unit’s choppers (UH-lNs) will be sent to destinations across the

nation and replaced by Steve’s UH-lHs. Well, Steve, there’s agood deal —Air Force style! Dave KYGER, Holloman, is in the same boat with Steve —except that he has until October to nd work. But Dave, being the well-rounded of cer that we all hope to become, has areserve job to get him through these hards times —coaching little league soccer. Matt LYONS came through Cheyenne on his way to the Zoo’s 1987 Gradua-

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News from other grads: Marty ELLINGSWORTH is at Brooks, TX. Jeff ABBOTT is back in Colorado Springs waiting for Falcon AFS to become fully operational. Satellite ops is going pretty slow for them right now. Doug FULLER is at Carswell AFB, TX as aB-52 copilot. The phone call Imentioned 1got was from Merrick KRAUSE. Fie is at Moody

tion Ceremonies where he swore in his family’s newest addition to the long Blue Line. He took aweek of leave for aone-day event. Anyone who knows Matt realizes that adouble-digit leave balance makes him uneasy!

Matt ies twin Hueys at Mountain Home with Eric TRUMBLE. Eric has been credited with two amazing feats since arriving there: 1) He met agirl (they’re as rare as trees around there!) and 2) logged his rst SAVE after rescuing athyroid gland and transporting it to ahospital in Boise. (What about the rest of the victim?)

Gil COWELL and Don COMI are still rackin’ up the hours at Malmstrom. Both Gil and Don are planning their own TDY to Colorado Springs where they’ll act as the airborne participants in SERE vector training. Authenticate 8! Keith MORGAN is still at Minot looking “behind every tree.’’ All rumors of his getting married are grossly exaggerated. And Tim HEALY is at Homestead soaking up the Caribbean sun on exotic TDYs to “only he knows where.” Last 1heard, his promotion to First Lt caused his skin to turn a“seadye marker” orange!

From the world of heavy-lift comes aletter (or should Isay “newsletter”) generated by Kyle CUNNINGHAM at Osan. To all his fellow “Copilots Seeking Gainful Employment,” Kyle states with academic perfection, “Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.” Gee Kyle, thanks! Tim and Denise (SENN) O’BRIEN are at Myrtle Beach where Tim has found himself giving rides to ’89ers on Ops Air Force. So far the cadets are 0and 2against seeing their breakfast twice!

Denise is on TDY to Keesler until August. Frank RUSSELL is at Clark

where Ihear he’s been involved in at least one rescue operation. Congrats! Drop us aline if you’re still out there, Frank!

just graduated from Undergraduate Space Training (UST) and is continuing to train for his upcoming job at Falcon AES. Iam stationed at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex (HQ AFSPACECOM/DON) where my job title is Space Defense Test Manager.

“Byron CLAY is agraduate of the rst UST class last Feb. and is an Orbital Analyst at Falcon AES. Other classmates in “Space” include Pat and Austin JAMESON, Bart GRAY, and Jeff HARTLEY. Jennifer GRAHAM is at Peterson and she is now married to Mark POWELL (’85).”

Mike RARICK provides the most amusing anecdote for this column from Wright-Patterson. “Those of us who have been out here working for ayear now are still hanging in there and tired of hearing about all those knuckleheads at UPT, SUNT, (I take this personally), UHT, etc.

“To give some background,” Mike writes, “I’m at the 4950 Test Wing /Flight Test Engineering. Istarted ying almost immediately on the ARIA (Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft EC-135 and EC-10).

This aircraft was featured in aMay Air Force Times article. It’s alot of fun and travel (60 days TDY by May ’87). My rst trip was around the world in 10 days. I’ve also been to Barbados twice, Hawaii afew times, Guam, and all over the CONUS, and having agreat time!

“One story to relate when things didn’t turn out so rosy. On one of my trips to Barbados, Itook an empty cardboad box on the plane to see if this guy would catch it on his walk-around inspection of the aircraft. It said on the outside ‘Fake Bomb.’ (The plot thickens.) Weil, the box was inadvertently left on the plane and the SPs, OSI, and Bomb Squad didn’t

think it was too funny. Before we knew what was going on, they shut down all

ying in the wing for half aday, surrounded the plane, and were

getting ready to ‘defuse’ the cardboard box! We explained what happenJim

ed, Igot chewed out, and it was ail over —but what away to get to know the wing, vice wing, and base commanders and the DO. “That’s all from here. I’ll let you know in afew years if there’s life

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after OHIO.”

Percent members: 18

Hello ’86! With summer on the wane, the autumn months will see many of us making PCS moves. Keep in touch so we can publish all these m o v e s .

Beginning with some nav assignments from Mather: Yolanda WOOD will be cavorting about the friendly skies with the SAC brass on an EC-135 at Grissom, IN. Mark TRUDEAU —KC-135, ALTUS, OK; Clay TRIGO —C-130, Little Rock, AR; Steve McTIER —KC-135, Kadena; and Chris ORTIZ —KC-135, Dyess. Scott CILLEY and Carol PTASZNIK are Omaha bound on RC-135s. Congrats to Carol as she was aDG. Rob FRANKLIN is returning to Texas (he calls it “God’s

Country”) and his girlfriend to

y an RF-4C at Bergstrom. Rick

“Buzzy” BASAK is off to RAF Upper Heyford in an F-111; Chandler W H I T E KC-135, Minot, ND; Mitch HANSCOM —F-4G Wild Weasel EWO, George, CA; and Bridget (BURTON) MALFER, KC-135, March CA. This is ajoin spouse assignment with husband Dennis MALFER, who will be at George on F-4s. Jim BONN, MC-130 EWO, Hulburt Field, FL. 1received aletter from Gary BURG at Reese AFB which Iam more

than happy to pass on. He writes: Class 87-08 is 3/4 of the way through UPT with six grads. Reese has been agood base for UPT except for the weather which, at times, has left alot to be desired. Texas Tech has provided many women to choose from —one might say this is atarget-rich environment. I’m rooming with Todd WESTHAUSER in anice apartment in Lubbock. Our off-duty hours are full of weight lifting, tennis, and sunning by the pool —atough life! News of others —Rich LECLAIRE and Fred BACON are at Tinker doing some AWACS work.

Kirtland, NM is now home for Igor BEAUFILS (contracting) and Bob FERRARO (computers). Dean NIFAKOS is at Hanscom where he is in

acquisiton and John ORTEGA is at Falcon AFS, CO with the Space Command.

Gary also sent me alist of Reese UPT Class 87-06 assignments: Alan

Panama. Also, Larry LITTRELL, B-52, Loring, ME; Eric WICKSON, OT-37 Shaw, SC; Al WILLIAMS, EC-135, Ellsworth, SD; Darren CHAMPLIN, F-15, Elmendorf, AK; Trevor HARDING, F-16, MacDill; Keith ROSS, KC-135, Loring; and Magel VELAZQUEZ, KC-135, Dyess, TX. Other FAIP slots went to Rich KNAPP and George QUIRK (T-37s) and Chris KENHANS, Kevin PALKO, Adrian BELINNE, Craig CADY, Steve COOK, and J.R. McDOALD (T-38s).

Shelly (GWILLIM) ALLEN also wrote with an update from Colorado Springs. “I recently married Steve ALLEN (also ’86) on 16 May 87. Steve

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ington, and John Oscarzuck. In the front row are John Augustine, John Lopes, Tish Mooney, Mike Finnicum, Dave Morgan, and Chuck Burnett.

(Photo courtesy of Tish Mooney) 1also received aphoto of UHT class 87-05 from Tish MOONEY. Those wings are lookin’ good!

1recently read in Air Force Times that Barb MARTIN was selected to the all tournament team and the interservice team at the Interservice Volleyball Tournament. Renea TOLIVER also won the 200m dash at the A i r F o r c e Tr a c k M e e t .

Before this issue hits the streets. I’ll be moving to Hurlburt Field, FL, the 8th Special Operations Squadron, and the MC-130 Combat Talon.

ZWICK, KC-135, Altus, OK; Mike BRYANT, B-52H, Carswell, TX; Jim GOOD, C-130, Little Rock, AR; Ken BARTCZAK, T-38, Reese; Don HUDSON, T-37, Reese; and Tim INGLE, OA-37B, Howard AFS,

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Send your inputs for the next column (by 15 Sep please) to my parents’ address, above, and they will forward it to me. My thanks to Tish, Mike, Gary, and Shelby for providing me with the bulk of news and info. Until next time, work hard, play hard, and remember —somewhere in the world, the lounge is always open. ’86 —Pride That Sticks!

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