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The Homecoming ’92 football game against New Mexico in late September is the scene for our cover shot by Andi Kesners, AOG data input specialist. Andi catches Capt. Dean Mills, ’82, Academy Parachute Flight commander, jumping the Class of 1982 flag into the stadium prior to the football game.

CHECKPOINTS (ISSN 0274-7391) (USPS 898-080) is published quarterly in February, May, August and November by the Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy. (Phone: 719-472-0300, DSN: 259-2067. FAX: 719-472-4194.) It is provided as part of a $30 subscription package of which the magazine accounts for $10. Single copies of CHECKPOINTS for members $2.50, for nonmembers $3.50. Second-class postage paid at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. POSTMASTER:

Send Form 3579 to CHECKPOINTS, Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, USAF Academy, Colo. 80840-4475.

Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policy or attitude of the Association of Graduates, its officers or the editorial staff. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Association of Graduates of the products or services advertised. Copyright, Association of Graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Fall 1992.

5 Association President & Chairman William E. Richardson, ’71 Executive VP/Treasurer Richard M. Coppock, ’61 Vice President, Services Jock C. H. Schwank, ’60 Vice President, Development James A. Shaw, ’67 Director of Publications Tom Kroboth AOG Staff Pat Buland Karen K Deyarmin Andi A Kesners Stephen H Knight Kathy A McCann Peg McClure Dave L Pfeil Catherine A Pillis Monica E Young BOARD OF DIRECTORS To Serve Until 30 June 1993 C H Meier Jr, ’59 J F Glaza, ’60 J P Ulm, ’61 B A Blackman, ’65 J E Spittler Jr, ’65 G P Milne, ’67 E M Thorson, ’67 W W Maywhort, ’68 R W Fisher, ’71 W E Richardson, ’71 (President & Chairman) J E Charlton ’75 A J Aretz, ’80 K J Greenhill, ’80 M S Novak, ’84 To serve Until 30 June 1995 E J Montgomery Jr, ’59 W F Kendall Jr, ’60 J L Smith, ’62 (Secretary) R B Giffen, ’65 M J Bettencourt, ’68 J A Blind, ‘71 L L Casada, ’71 K S Samelson, ’73 (VicePresident & Vice Chairman) R L Alcorn, ’74 J W Spencer,’75 G C Allen, ’82 T W Krise, ’83 A G Campbell, ’83 J B Lindsey, ’83 T J Deruyter,’85 CHECKPOINTS VOLUME 21, NUMBER 3 FALL 1992 ARTICLES PAGE AOG Begins Board Nomination Process 9 Annual Corporate Report and Audit 13 Falcon Foundation Sponsors “Hap” Arnold Statue 19 Graduate Legionnaire Takes Cap Into Space 23 Three New AOG Honorary Members Named 25 Doolittle Hall Grand Opening a Gala Event 29 AOG Members May Propose AFA Fund Projects 31 Readers Unhappy With “Vietnam Generation” Article 32 New AOG Staff Members Named, Wilhelm Retires 33 General McDermott’s Vision Enriches Graduates 34 Graduates Lead B-2 Aircraft Development 36 Dependent Scholarships Presented to Winners 38 ’63 Grad at Helm of U.S. Transportation Command 44 DEPARTMENTS PAGE View from the Top 7 Building Fund Donors 27 Letters to the Editor 37 Attention in the Area 39 AOG Member Benefits/Services 40 AOG Biographical Information Form 41 AOG Gift Merchandise Order Form 42 The AOG Boardroom 43 Gone But Not Forgotten 45 Chapter News 48 Class News 50
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Dear Fellow Graduates and Friends of USAFA, Greetings from beautiful Colorado! You may have heard that we received our first snowfall on the 7th of October, causing local ski fans to rejoice. Should your winter travels bring you our way, I sincerely hope you and your families will visit the Academy, and that you will make time to tour the magnificent new alumni headquarters, Doolittle Hall.

I would like to take this opportunity to share my thoughts with you on this year’s Defense Authorization legislation as well as some other important goings-on at the Academy.

Lt. Gen. Hosmer, ’59

The Association of Graduates recently mailed you some information regarding this year’s Defense Authorization legislation which will affect the Air Force Academy and, to some lesser extent, the other service academies. As you may recall, the principal issues involved the faculty, enlisted band, preparatory school, and noninstructional staff. To paraphrase the resultant language, we will experience the following activity: We will increase our civilian participation on the faculty. In fact, as the civilian representation increases, we will likely acquire a civilian dean. Our band will be moved to Space Command. As a result, our Drum and Bugle Corps will have to take a more active role in supporting Academy activities. We will also conduct studies to determine how we should run our prep school in the future. The DoD IG has already begun a review of staffs which support the Academy in noninstructional functions to determine if those positions are absolutely essential for the accomplishment of the mission and the maintenance of the quality of life at the Academy. We are also using the impetus of this congressional direction to examine all our operations and to search for ways in which we can achieve our mission more efficiently.

Additionally, several other good things are happening at the Air Force Academy, and we are continuing to take a proactive approach toward meeting tomorrow’s changing defense needs.

We have committed ourselves to the Quality Air Force effort and have redefined our mission statement. Our mission:

To develop and inspire air and space leaders with vision for tomorrow.

Based upon the core values of:

Integrityfirst Service before self Excellence in all we do.

I hope you feel as strongly as I do that this new mission statement and our core values accurately describe both the current and future role of this institution.

One of our most worthwhile semiannual programs, the Cadet Commanders’ Leadership Enrichment Seminar (CLES), which is

sponsored by the Association of Graduates, took place in late August. This two-day seminar is attended each semester by 45 newly-appointed cadet commanders. It takes a group of promising young leaders and gives them the tools and motivation to meet their upcoming challenges with confidence and vigor. We have found this is one of the most intensely focused and effective programs our cadet commanders experience in their four years at the Academy.

The Academy Athletic Department has received some positive attention lately. The National Defense Act for FY92/93 tasked the Secretary of Defense to appoint an annual board to review the administration of athletic programs at the service academies. This committee has also been charged with determining ways in which the academies can serve as role models for civilian institutions. The group held a preliminary meeting several weeks ago, and I will keep you abreast of their findings. This committee’s charter speaks to the determination of our athletic department to maintain high standards for our cadet athletes in academics and other areas. I applaud their continued commitment to excellence.

As I mentioned earlier, it is very likely that future defense resources will continue to dwindle. We can be sure the geopolitical nature of our world will evolve significantly, resulting in different defense needs for the nation. In order for the Academy to better prepare itself to meet the demands of the Air Force of the future, we are working to create a strategic master plan for the Academy. The purpose of this plan is to provide guidance to assist in making decisions and tailoring cadet programs to meet the needs of the foreseeable future (one to five years) while keeping an eye on future probabilities what “USAFA 2012” will need to look like. If any of you would like to contribute to our deliberations, please come up on the net. My Plans and Programs staff is always receptive to good ideas, and your concept for 20 years from now may be more clairvoyant than ours.

I am confident that USAFA and the other service academies will weather the storm of defense reductions well. In the end, we may appear different on the outside, but our primary mission and the quality of our product will be unchanged. Rest assured, the Academy has the full support of our top Air Force leadership. At our latest CORONA Conference, the senior Air Force leadership validated their appreciation of our product: We produce worldclass leaders, and these leaders go on to become not only the most highly-qualified Air Force officers but also leading citizens who do our nation service by leading our businesses, school boards, and communities with honor and integrity. This legacy is something we are all proud of and reaffirms my belief that the Air Force Academy will endure as a national asset.

You, the graduates and friends of the Academy, comprise the strongest, most viable, well-educated supporters of USAFA. I am interested in your concerns, your opinions, your questions, and I look forward to hearing from you. I will continue to use this quarterly publication to discuss those issues which are of importance to you and to the Air Force Academy.

Zita and I wish you and your families the very best during the upcoming holiday season.

Cheers,

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A OG Begins Board Nomination Process

QTRS 6550

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Dear Colonel Cubero

24 October 1990

Capt Robert A Steigerwald, ’81

225 Palm Springs Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Thank you for accepting the appointment to chair the nominating committee for the election of fifteen members of the Board of Directors of the Association of Graduates.

The nominating committee is as follows:

BGen Ruben A Cubero, ’61

QTRS 6550

USAFA Academy, CO 80840

Jerome V Bruni, ’70

1675 Summit Point Ct Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Col (Ret) Martin T Daack, ’66 885 Rangely Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Lt Col David A Wagie, ’72 19100 Rosewood Way Monument, CO 80132

Capt Kymbal K Roley, ’85 8093 Scarborough Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920

1972

Thomas

Felix Dupre

Patrick K. Garvey

Bernard E. Harvey Robin E. Schott

1973 1975

Richard L. Comer

John D.W. Corley

Jeffrey B. Kohler

John C. Mann

Donald J. Meister

Arthur F. Diehl III

Stanley Gorenc

Mark C. Masters

James L. Ruttler Jr.

Carl E. VanPelt

Steven M. Paladini 1976

Douglas J. Richardson

Randall L. Sage

Donald J. Wetekam

John J. Catton Jr.

William L. Shelton

Mark A. Welsh III

1974 1977

Richard J. Casey

Dan R. Goodrich

Raymond E. Johns Jr.

Timothy C. Jones

Daniel P. Griffin 1978

Mark C. Lee

Edward A. Rice Jr. Other Than Line Officers

Three members of the Class of 1972 were selected in the zone for the biomedical sciences category.

The chairman shall advise the general membership of the identity and address for the nominating committee so that individual members of the association may suggest candidates to the committee. Pursuant to Article VIII of the bylaws of the Association of Graduates, it is the duty of the nominating committee to submit to the board of directors, not later than 1 February 1993, a slate of candidates for the election of 15 directors. Said slate of candidates shall represent a cross section of the membership so as to insure that the following requirements as stated in the bylaws can be met:

1. All candidates for Directors will be able to attend at least half of the Board meetings;

2. At least three candidates will have graduated less then 10 years prior to taking office.

Board meetings will be normally held quarterly in February, May, September and November. Elected directors will be expected to attend regularly-scheduled meetings at their own expense. Unjustified absence from two consecutive quarterly Board meetings may be cause for removal from the Board.

In choosing nominees, the committee should carefully weigh the following: past service to the association, prestige, and potential influence on behalf of the association. It is absolutely necessary to nominate only those who are members of the association and who are willing to commit enough of their time, energy, and loyalty to serve in light of their respective duties, jobs, or professions during their tenure of office. Please note that the bylaws provide for nomination by petition.

With the outstanding pool of talent to choose from, I am confident that you and your committee will do a fine job of insuring that we have another excellent slate of candidates for the board of directors. On behalf of the current board of directors and the entire membership of the Association of Graduates, please accept my sincere thanks for your willingness to take on a difficult task.

Sincerely

(Signed)

ATTENTION ALL GRADUATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

The President of the Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy has appointed me chairman of the nominating committee for the upcoming election to the Board of Directors of the Association of Graduates. The election will be by letter proxy ballot. Each ballot must be signed by the graduate and received in the AOG office prior to 1200 Mountain Time, April 30, 1993. The four-year term of office for newly-elected Directors will commence on July 1, 1993.

Voting members are invited to submit recommendations for Director candidates to me or any member of the nominating committee not later than January 1, 1993. All candidates for election should ensure their biographical information as listed in the Register of Graduates is current and accurate, and must submit a statement (not to exceed 150 words in length) to acknowledge their candidacy. These statements will accompany the ballots sent to voting members. Candidates are advised that my committee will not nominate members who do not conform to the standards for members of the Board of Directors as outlined in the accompanying letter.

(Signed)

’61

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Air Force (Line Officers) Class In/Above the Zone Below the Zone Selected Not Selected Considered Selected 1965 0 5 1966 0 3 1967 0 4 1968 0 6 1969 0 23 1970 1 32 1971 47 48 9 0 1972 6 2 149 4 1973 15 1 256 9 1974 8 1 62 9 1975 2 0 33 5 1976 10 3 1977 3 2 1978 3 1 TOTALS 79 125 525 33 Below-the-Zone Selectees
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M. Crawford III Stephen P. Randolph
Melvin M. Reeves Jr.
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Annual Corporate Report: Alumni House Completion Takes Top Priority

GENERAL The Association of Graduates (AOG) of the United States Air Force Academy, Inc. reached a significant milestone during the past fiscal year (1 July 1991 - 30 June 1992) in its growth with completion of the initial stage of construction of its headquarters/alumni house, Doolittle Hall. Construction began on 2 July 1991, and the new facility was occupied by the AOG staff on 10 March 1992. The grand opening celebration, ineluding a ribbon-cutting ceremony and formal dinner for major donors, was held on 21 August 1992. The final phase of construetion, which includes tenant finish of the second floor, the addition of two monumental staircases and an outdoor patio, and office furnishings, awaits additional fund-raising. In the interim, the staff is occupying a temporary structure in the first-floor assembly/display area.

FINANCES The annual audit appears in this issue of Checkpoints. Total association assets increased some $3.25 million during FY92, reflecting primarily the additions to property, plant and equipment occasioned by the construction and furnishing of Doolittle Hall. To facilitate construction, the association borrowed some $890,000 internally and $448,000 from USAA Federal Savings Bank. Both loans are being paid off via continuing contributions to the Building Fund. Total Operating Fund assets increased by $100,000. Life Membership funds increased by $525,000, and endowment and similar funds rose by $394,000.

MEMBERSHIP

Total paying members numbered 12,404 at the end of the fiscal year. Included were 355 members from the

Class of 1992 and 21 corporate members. Graduate life members increased to 5,683, representing over 52 percent of the total graduate membership. The life membership at graduation program for cadets continues to enjoy high enrollment, and the Class of 1993 is expected to graduate with the highest percentage of life members yet seen in this program.

STAFF PERSONNEL

The staff increased to 13 in FY92, with Peg McClure coming on board to assume responsibilities as executive assistant. Irene Knight left the staff to move out of state and was replaced by Andi Kesners as a data input specialist. Dave Pfeil came aboard during the construction process and is ably carrying out his duties as the facility manager. Linda Glaza transitioned from duties as administrative assistant to merchandising coordinator and services specialist. In the latter part of the fiscal year, the AOG began using part-time employees to cope with increasing use of Doolittle Hall.

PUBLICATIONS Checkpoints continued to increase in size, as expected, as a result of an additional graduating class, more articles, news items, services, etc. Fortunately, advertising also increased, offsetting some of the costs associated with the larger issues. The editorial staff of one, Tom Kroboth, continues to encourage graduates to submit articles on personal experiences, etc. for possible publishing. The Register of Graduates was again produced in the abbreviated format with the next expanded version not due until 1994.

(Continued on Page 15.)

Association of Graduates Annual Audit Report

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We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy as of 30 June 1992, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year.

Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The additional information on pages 15 through 17 is presented for the purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

14 September 1992

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Moeller, Osborne & parsons CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Board of Directors
Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado
The
have audited the balance sheet of The Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy (a nonprofit corporation) as of 30 June 1992, and the related statements of activity and cash flows for the year then ended. These statements are the responsibility of the Association's
to
management. Our responsibility is
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
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MERCHANDISING The completion of Doolittle Hall provided the association with a much-needed outlet for over-thecounter sales. Early results indicate increasing sales, both during normal business hours and during special functions. Cadetdistinctive uniform items (T-shirts, running suits, bathrobes and sweat suits) are extremely popular, and new items such as plaques and coasters have also been added to the product line. Chairs and grandfather clocks may also be purchased over-thecounter in Doolittle Hall. The association plans to offer via mail in the fall a limited edition print and a new lamp.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY (AFA) FUND

Contributions to the 1991-92 AFA Fund failed to reach the goal of $200,000. Only $80,438 was donated to support Academy and AOG programs. This dropoff is attributed to both economic times as well as increased support to the AOG Building Fund. We sincerely hope, however, that it is not indicative of a lack of support for Academy programs which now, more than ever, will need outside support to provide the extra margin of excellence. Of the amount contributed in the 1991-92 AFA Fund year, we were pleased to see some $3,100 directed to the Cadet Leadership Enrichment Seminar (CLES) Endowment; $4,000 to the Graduate Dependent Scholarship Endowment; and some $12,000 to cadet clubs and extracurricular activities.

AOG BUILDING FUND Gifts to the fund totalled over $1,307,908 in FY92. Of this amount $884,812 was in the form of pledge payments. The latter, along with new pledges and one-time cash contributions expected from future fund-raising efforts, are particularly important as they are targeted to service the $1.3 million debt in curred during the construction of Doolittle Hall. The projected final phase of construetion, outlined in the General section of this report, will require approximately $1.0 million in new funds. While the development staff will continue to seek contributions from corporations, foundations and individuals outside the graduate community, graduates will have to increase their support of the capital campaign. Only 24 percent of graduates have supported the Building Fund to date.

RESTRICTED/ENDOWMENT FUNDS

The association received the second payment of $300,000 toward the $1.5 million pledged to the AOG Building Endowment Fund from the Ackerman Trust. The fund will endow maintenance, preservation and certain operating costs of Doolittle Hall. Contributions to the CLES and Graduate Dependent Scholarship funds increased the balances in these to nearly $88,000 and $86,000, respectively. The association continues to manage over 100 individual and grouped restricted and endowment funds.

(Continued on page 19.)

(Annual Audit: From page 13.)

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ASSOCIATION OP GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES Alii FORCE ACADEMY BALANCE SHEET 30 JUNE 1992 Building Endowment Total Life and and Total Operating Funds operating membership equipment similar all ASSETS: Unrestricted Restricted funds fund fund funds funds Cash and equivalents $237,125 $ 637,681 $ 874,806 $ 586,611 $ 172,493 $ 168,960 Notes receivable - building fund 890,173 Accounts receivable 3,647 575 4,222 103,081 175 Investments, less allowance for excess of cost market 102,502 143,407 245,909 1,627,159 1,410,036 Inventory 49,128 49,128 Prepaid expenses 3,803 7,357 11,160 234Property, plant and equipment at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $113,892 3,942,876 Leased furniture-- 65,468 - 65,468 Due from other funds 83,672 265,373 349,045 - 1,659 5,274 355,978 Total assets ^479,877 $1,054,393 $1,534,270 $3,207,024 $4,182,905 $1,584,270 $10,508,469 LIABILITIES: Taxes payable $ 2,537 $ 2,537 $ Accounts payable 41,040 4,472 45,512 53,578 Accrued salaries and vacation pay 40,305 40,305 40,305 Note payable 448,049 Note payable-life membership fund 890,173 Obligation under capitalized lease 73,015 Deferred Life memberships 2,437,138 135,679 135,679 1,040,767 1,040,767 705,235 Due to other funds 11,732 9,154 20,886 64,651 4,206 266,235 355,978 231,293 1,054,393 1,285,686 3,207,024 1,469,021 266,235 6,227,966 FUND BALANCES: Unrestricted 248,584 248,584 116,777 86,931 Restricted 1,231,104 1,231,104 Net investment in plant 2,597,107 2,597,107 Total fund balances 248,584 248,584 2,713,884 1,318,035 4,280,503 Total liabilities and fund balances S479,877 $1,054,393 $1,534,270 $3,207,024 $4,182,905 $1,584,270 $10,508,469 ASSOCIATION OF OF THE UNITED STATES STATEMENT OP YEAR ENDED 30 GRADUATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY ACTIVITY JUNE 1$92 Operating Unrestricted Restricted Total Life operating membership funds fund Building and equipment fund Endowment and similar funds Total all funds REVENUE: Membership dues $386,467 $ $ 386,467 $ $ $ $ 386,467 Contributions 11,525 121,732 133,257 218,583 351,840 Interest and dividends 54,896 95,984 150,880 150,880 Fund raising/merchandising 36,500 30,215 66,715 66,715 Publication advertising 52,189 52,189 52,189 Class activities 119,017 119,017 119,017 Homecoming 75,038 75,038 75,038 Other 51,908 51,908 51,908 Total revenue 668,523 366,948 1,035,471 218,583 1,254,054 EXPENSES: Member services 136,607 136,607 136,607 Gifts and grants 10,528 124,429 134,957 134,957 Cost of publications 181,243 181,243 181,243 108,385 108,385 108,385 Homecoming 51,736 51,736 51,736 Total program expense 380,114 232,814 612,923 612,928 Support services: 161,012 78,500 239,512 27,266 266,778 Fund raising/merchandising 45,929 34,031 79,960 218,583 298,543 Depreciation and amortization 64,883 64,883 Total support expense 206,941 112,531 319,472 310,732 630,204 Total expense 587,055 345,345 932,400 310,732 1,243,132 Revenue (under) expenses before capital additions 81,468 21,603 103,071 (92,149) - 10,922 Capital additions -- 2,509,919 311,401 2,821,320 Revenue over expenses after capital additions 81,468 21,603 103,071 2,417,770 311,401 2,832,242 Beginning fund balance 230,457 - 230,457 214,721 976,794 1,421,972 Transfers (59,790) (21,603) (81,393) 81,393 Change in market valuation allowance (3,551) (3,551) 29,840 26,289 Ending fund balance $248,584 $ $__ 248,584 $ $2,713,884 $1,318,035 $4,280,503 ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW& YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE I9§T CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Revenues over expenses after capital additions Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operations: Depreciation and amortization Due to/from other funds Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses Inventory Accounts payable and accrued expenses Taxes payable Life memberships Other Cash provided by operations CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Investments in marketable securities Building and equipment additions CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of debt Proceeds from capitalized lease obligation Retirement of debt Retirement of capitalized lease obligation Cash provided by financing activities Transfers Operating Funds Unrestricted Restricted $ 81,468 $ 21,603 (39,428) (55,124) (3,645) (575) (2,793) (7,357) (16,102) 35,141 4,472 1,729 150 42,700 56,520 5,719 17,678 (143,407) 74,198 (137,688) (59,790) (21,603) Total operating Life membership fund Building and equipment fund and similar funds Total all funds $ 103,071 $ $ 2,417,770 $ 311,401 $ 2,832,242 (94,552) (4,220) (10,150) (16,102) 39,613 1,729 29,501 (4,075) 64,883 17,939 (175) 244,982 53,477 47,112 64,883 (8,470) 234,832 (16,102) 93,090 1,729 150 42,700 399,993 94,999 (1,734,294) ; 399,993 150 (1,596,595) 62,239 520,418 1,064,582 358,513 2,005,752 (125,729) 91,001 (890,173) (4,053,435) (343,928) (378,656) (4,053,435) (890,173) (125,729) (799,172) (4,053,435) (343,928) (5,322,264) : ; 1,338,222 76,383 : 1,338,222 76,383- (3,369) - (3,369) 1,411,236 1,411,236 (63,490) (81,393) (278,754) (1,577,617) 81,393 14,585 (1,905,276) Beginning cash and equivalents Ending cash and equivalents Supplemental information; cash the year for: paid during $237,125 $ 637,681 1,019,689 874,806 172,493 $ 168,960 $ 1 (Continued on page 17.)

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To ensure observance of any limitations or restrictions placed on the use of resources available to the Association, the financial records of the Association are maintained in accordance with the principles of fund accounting. This is the procedure by which resources for various purposes are classified for accounting and reporting purposes into funds established according to their nature and purpose. Separate accounts are maintained for each fund; however, in the accompanying financial statements, funds that have similar characteristics have been combined into fund groups. Accordingly, all financial transactions are reported by fund group.

A. The assets, liabilities and fund balances are reported in the following fund groups:

1. Operating funds include unrestricted and restricted resources available for support of the organization's operations.

a. Unrestricted Fund - The Unrestricted Fund contains those accounts used in the current operations of the Association. Unrestricted revenue is available to meet any Association expenditures.

b. Restricted Fund - The Restricted Fund accounts for those contributions restricted by the donor, grantor, or other outside party for a particular current operating purpose. Revenue in these funds is deemed to be earned when the Association has incurred expenditures in compliance with specific restrictions. Amounts received but not yet earned are reported as additions to restricted deferred revenue. Included in this fund

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gift to the acquisition or construction of fixed assets are accounted for as additions to deferred revenue. When the restricted funds are expended, they are recognized as capital additions and as increases to the Association's net investment in plant.

4. Endowment and Similar Funds - Endowment Funds contain the principal amount of gifts accepted with the donor stipulation that the principal be maintained intact in perpetuity or until the occurrence of a specified event. Restricted income earned on these endowment funds is added to Current Restricted Funds or Building and Equipment Restricted Funds, as appropriate. Unrestricted earnings are recognized as current unrestricted revenue.

Funds transferred to the Endowment and Similar group of accounts by the Association's Board of Directors are classified as internally designated endowments. These latter funds are not subject to donor restrictions and may be expended at the Board's direction. Earnings on these funds are recognized as current unrestricted revenue.

B. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is recorded using straight-line and accelerated methods over estimated useful lives of five to thirty one and one-half years.

C. Inventory is valued at lower of cost (first in, first out) or market.

D. The costs of providing the various programs and other activities have been summarized on a functional basis in the Statement of Activity. Accordingly, certain operating expenses have been allocated based on management's estimation.

E. The Association is a nonprofit corporation and is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, from federal and state income tax on any net income earned in furtherance of its exempt purpose.

F. For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Association considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

NOTE 1 - CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK:

At June 30, 1992 the Association had cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $963,429 on deposit with one bank. This balance is $863,429 in excess of the insured limit of $100,000.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS:

Investments are presented on the financial statements in the aggregate at the lower of cost or fair market value in case of marketable equity securities and cost for marketable debt securities. Investments consist of the following:

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ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30 JUNE 92
From page 15.)
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
are restricted earnings on endowment funds.
Life Membership Funds - The Life Membership Fund contains the accounts used to invest, monitor and control fees received as a result of the Association's agreeing to provide lifetime services to members who have chosen this membership option. The Life Membership Fund and the current life membership fee are maintained and determined on an actuarial basis that is designed to ensure that the original fee and its accumulated earnings are adequate to fund the annual cost of membership over the average life of participants in the program. Current life membership fees and fund earnings are treated as additions to deferred revenue. The current cost of an annual membership for each life member is transferred from the Life Membership Fund to the Unrestricted Fund where it is recognized as current revenue. The life membership fund group is composed of the following: a. Original Life Membership Fund - Accounts for all monies received from life membership fees through 30 June 1984. The Board of Directors has directed that these funds be invested and that the income from such investments be available to pay current operating expenses. Through 30 June 1984, none of these life membership monies had been used to pay current operating expenses. Earnings after 30 June 1984 may be transferred to the General Fund as required to offset expenses.
Life Membership Fund #2 - Accounts for all monies received from life membership fees after 30 June 1984. Once each year this fund will transfer monies to the general fund. The amount of the transfer, which is included in dues revenue of the unrestricted fund, will equal the number of life membership #2 members times the annual dues during the preceding year.
Life Membership at Graduation Fund - Accounts for all monies received from cadet payroll deductions or one time life membership payments from cadets. Upon graduation of an individual class, $550 per graduating AOG life member is transferred from this fund and its accumulated earnings to Life Membership Fund #2. Monies received from cadet payroll deductions or one time payments may in some instances be partially refundable to the individuals.
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Corporate Membership Fund - Accounts for all monies received from corporate life membership fees. Once each year this fund will transfer monies to the General Fund equal to the number of corporate life members times the annual dues during the preceding year.
Building and Equipment Fund - The Building and Equipment Fund contains the Association's net investment in fixed assets. In addition, any gifts received with donor placed restrictions that limit the use of the
Current Current unre- re- Life Endowment stricted fund stricted fund membership fund and similar funds Total Common & preferred - market value $779,190 $ 8,070 $ - $ 265,952 $ 539,038 $ 813,060 Mutual funds - market value $486,336 Excess of cost over marketable 60,618 39,186 110,540 280,966 491,310 equity securities (2,720) - (21,546) (14,578) (38,844) 65,968 39,186 354,946 805,426 1,265,526 Corporate bonds - market value $1,575,259 11,345 55,886 1,179,989 336,853 1,584,073 Government bonds - market value $412,762 25,189 48,335 92,224 240,143 405,891 Mortgage and asset backed securities - market value $28,157 27,614 27,614 Carrying value $102,502 $143,407 $1,627,159 $1,410,036 $3,283,104 NOTE 3 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: A summary of property owned is as follows: Estimated useful lives Building and improvements 31-1/2 years Equipment 5- 7 years Less accumulated depreciation $3,,916,,022 140,,746 4,,056,,768 113,,892 S3,,942,,876 NOTE 4 - CAPITAL LEASE: The Association acquired furniture under the provisions of a long-term lease. For financial statement purposes, minimum lease rentals relating to the furniture of $76,383 have been capitalized. Accumulated amortization of the furniture at 30 June, 1992 is $10,915. (Continued on page 19.)

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As the senior U.S. airman in World War II, “Hap” Arnold not only commanded the Army Air Forces, he served as a member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the U.S. British Combined Chiefs of Staff. Thus, he was a major contributor to the formation and implementation of the grand strategy that led to allied victory in World War II. He is widely recognized as the “Architect of Global Air Power” and is largely responsible for creation of the Department of the Air Force in 1947. Henry Harlem

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SERVICES The services program, under the leadership of Col. (Ret) Jock Schwank, vice president, Services, continues to grow, reflecting both the desire of the association to make memberships more valued as well as the opportunities afforded by the facilities of Doolittle Hall.

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Arnold, born in Gladwyne, Pa., on June 25, 1886, died at his ranch home near Sonoma, Calif., in January, 1950.

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Glenna Goodacre, nationally-recognized sculptor from Santa Fe, N.M., has been selected to design and sculpt the statue. The statue will be dedicated in early November, 1993.

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following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of 30 June, 1992: Year ended 30 June 1993 $20,779 1994 20,779 1995 20,779 1996 20,779 1997 15,922 99,038 Less amount representing interest 26,023 Present value of minimum lease payments $73,015 NOTE 5 - NOTES PAYABLE/NOTE RECEIVABLE: Note payable consist of the following: Note payable to bank due in monthly installments of $7,467 principal plus interest at 2% above the prime commercial lending rate. Collateralized by all real, personal and intangible property of the Association. $448,049 Note payable to life membership fund, due in monthly installments of $4,136 principal and interest at 1% over the prime interest rate as published in the Wall Street Journal, Western Edition. Collateralized by all fixtures, equipment and other personal property. $348,414 Note payable to life membership fund, due in monthly installments of $6,431 principal and interest at 1* over the prime interest rate as published in the Wall Street Journal, Western Edition. Collateralized by all fixtures, equipment and other personal property. 541,759 $890,173 Maturities of the notes payable are as follows: Year ended 30 June, Notes payablelife membership funds Notes payableother Total 1993 $ 62,143 $ 89,610 5 151,753 1994 66,967 89,610 156,577 1995 72,166 89,610 161,776 1996 77,768 89,610 167,378 1997 83,805 89,609 173,414 Thereafter 527,324 527,324 $890,173 $448,049 $1 ,338,222 During the fiscal year ended 30 June 1992 the board of directors approved a resolution that authorized the borrowing of up to $950,000 from the life membership fund to effect construction of the Association's headquarters building. NOTE 6 - CHANGES IN DEFERRED REVENUE: Building Current and Deferred restricted revenue: restricted equipment Beginning balance $ 998,067 $1,734,294 Additions: Contributions 109,335 994,208 Revenue 300,3131,407,715 2,728,502 Deductions: Expenditures 345,345 2,728,502 Transfers 21,603366,948 2,728,502 Ending balance $1,040,767 $ Life memberships Life at Life membership funds: memberships graduation Beginning balance $2,037,145 $ 610,236 Additions: Fees 388,269 210,563 Earnings 185,174 52,004 2,610,588 872,863 Deductions: Transfers 172,335 149,650 Expenses 1,115 17,978 173,450 167,628 Ending balance $2,437,138 $ 705,235 NOTE 7 - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN: The Association has a defined contribution profit sharing retirement plan through Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. covering all employees who are 21 years of age, have completed one year of service, and are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. This plan provides for full vesting after six years of service. Employer contributions under the plan are made upon recommendation of the plan's trustees with final approval by the Board of Directors. The General Fund contains a $15,000 pension cost liability for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1992.
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Graduate Legionnaire Takes Cap Into Space

(Editor’s note: This article is reprinted by permission of The American Legion Magazine, Copyright 1992. It appeared in the September 1992 issue. We thank The American Legion and the magazine staff for their permission to use the piece. The photograph was provided by NASA.)

Astronaut. U.S. Air Force fighter pilot. Engineer. Lt. Col. Kevin P. Chilton (USAFA ’76) is all of these things. As the pilot of last May’s Space Shuttle Endeavour, this 37-year-old Legionnaire helped the U.S. space program succeed in what Time magazine call “a spectacular mission.”

Chilton piloted the 100-ton space shuttle into orbit, where the astronauts began a then-record 8-hour and 29-minute space walk to rescue Intelsat, a 4.5-ton, 17-ft.-long telecommunications satellite. Intelsat had been launched by an unmanned rocket into the wrong orbit and needed to be repositioned to a higher altitude.

“I was very pleased with the performance of the crew, who had to wrestle the satellite into the shuttle’s 60-foot cargo bay to make repairs,” says Chilton.

Astronauts fitted Intelsat with an 11.5-ton solid-fueled-booster engine, and deployed it from the shuttle. It was then boosted to a position 22,300 miles above the Atlantic.

From its new orbit, the satellite will simultaneously relay some 120,000 telephone calls and three television channels worldwide each day, according to The New York Times.

Kevin “Chili” Chilton took more than years of flying experience in F-4 Phantoms and F-15 Eagles with him into space.

“I also took my American Legion cap,” he says proudly. “About a year ago, I joined Onion Creek Post 326 in Austin, Texas, and I thought it would be great if I could show my commitment to the organization in some small way. I hope that’s what I accomplished.”

Chilton, a 1976 graduate of the Air Force Academy and the Air Force Test Pilot School, made history when he became the first pilot to take Endeavour into space. It was also Chilton’s first time in orbit.

“Chili was the first person to fly a space mission while an active member of the The American Legion,” says retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Alonzo (Lon) J. Walter Jr., commander of Post 326 at the time. “And when he asked me about taking a Legion cap on board the space shuttle, I thought it was a great idea.

“When he took that blue cap with ‘Onion Creek Post 326’ stitched on it, he made everyone at our Post feel proud.”

In fact, six other members of Post 326 were on hand to see Endeavour blast off into space, as Chilton and the crew fired up the shuttle’s five principal rocket engines, two huge solid-fuel

boosters and three liquid-fuel main engines at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

When Walter was Post 326 commander, he got Chilton to speak to post members about the space program and signed him up as a member. Walter’s son-in-law flew with Chilton as a test pilot before he was killed in a flying accident. Since that time, Chilton and Walter’s family have become close friends.

Says Walter: “If I had a son, I would want him to be a lot like Chili. Chili is family.”

Although it’s difficult for an astronaut to keep a low profile, Chilton plays down his voyage to the final frontier.

“Some people think that because I’ve flown in space, I’m not an ordinary Legionnaire,” Chilton says. “But I’m just a veteran who cares about his country and about other veterans. Right now, my priority is to help my Post with scholarship and education programs for children. I have two of my own.”

Chilton and his wife, Cathy, an Air Force Reserve major, have two daughters.

“My ultimate goal was never to fly in space,” Chilton says. “I wanted to find a way to do both engineering and flying, and for three years, being a test pilot satisfied me.

“But I realized that becoming an astronaut would be an even greater challenge for me. In 1987, I made the cut and entered the space program.

“Now my goals include being a good husband and father. That’s very important to me. I love being an astronaut and I would look forward to flying for the Air Force again, but, having a family puts things in a different perspective.”

Lt. Col. Kevin P. Chilton’s missions for the U.S. Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have taken him out of this world and made him famous. But now he says he is quite content to be back on Earth and quietly serving as a ground pounder for another great organization The American Legion.

Graduate Astronauts Listed

ASTRONAUT’S USAFA NASA NAME CLASS MISSIONS

Bobko, Karol J. ’59 STS-6; STS 51-D; STS 51-J

Gregory, Frederick D. ’64 STS 51-B; STS-33; STS-44

Blaha, John, E. ’65 STS-29; STS-33; STS-43

Bridges, Roy D., Jr. ’65 STS 51-F

Casper, John H. ’66 STS-36; STS-54; (SCH ’93)

Veach, Charles L. ’66 STS-39; STS-52; (SCH 10/’92)

Grabe, Ronald J. ’66 STS 51-J; STS-30; STS^2

Shriver, Loren J. ’67 STS 51-C; STS-31; STS-46

Covey, Richard O. ’68 STS 51-1; STS-26; STS-38

Gardner, Guy S. ’69 STS-27; STS-35

Payton, Gary E. ’71 STS 51-C

Hammond, L. Blaine ’73 STS-39

Gutierrez, Sid ’73 STS-40

Pailes, William A. ’74 STS 51-J

Lee, Mark C. ’74 STS-30; STS-47

McMonagle, Donald R. ’74 STS-39; STS-54; (SCH ’93)

Henricks, Terence T. ’74 STS-44

Sega, Ronald M. ’74

Duffy, Brian ’75 STS-45

Chilton, Kevin P. ’76 STS-49

Jones, Thomas D. ’77

Precourt, Charles J. ’77

Brown, Curtis L., Jr. ’78 STS-47

Searfoss, Richard A. ’78

Halsell, James D., Jr. ’78

Gregory, William G. ’79

Helms, Susan J. ’80 STS-54 (SCH ’93)

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Lt.Col. Kevin P. Chilton, ’76, third from right, took his American Legion cap with him when he piloted the Space Shuttle Endeavour. He stands here with his crew in front of the shuttle.
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Three New AOG Honorary Members Named

The AOG Board of Directors named three new honorary members at its meeting on Aug 22. Maj. Gen. (USAF, Ret) William Lyon, Brig. Gen. (USAF, Ret) Robert F. McDermott, and Mr. Harold U. Littrell were each selected by a unanimous vote of the board and take their places among the five living honorary members of the association.

General Lyon was honored for his long and continuing service to the Air Force and the Air Force Academy. A former commander of the Air Force Reserves, he has contributed significantly to the Academy through his membership in many of the foundations which support the institution. He is chairman of the board of the Academic Research and Development Institute and of the Falcon Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Committee for the AOG building fund campaign and was the largest single contributor (a $650,000 challenge gift) to the Doolittle Hall effort. He also sponsored in 1991 the Endowed Chair in Professional Ethics for the Department of Philosophy and Fine Arts. A life member of the Air Force Association and a board member of the Air Force Historical Society, General Lyon is also one of the largest home builders in Southern California and the nation. He is a member of the board of American Airlines and has been the recipient of numerous civic and business awards.

General McDermott, well-known to early graduates of the Academy, was the Dean of Faculty from Aug. 1, 1956 through July 31, 1968. McDermott, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy Class of January 1943, is credited with major improvements in the USAFA curriculum, including electives; majors for all; validation of courses; cooperative master’s degree programs with universities such as Purdue and UCLA; and prestigious graduate scholarship programs for outstanding graduates of the Academy. He revolutionized service academy education and made the young Air Force Academy an academic model for its sister service academies. Following retirement from the Air Force, General McDermott became president and later chairman of USAA, now the nation’s fifth largest private insurer. It was through his efforts that the Association of Graduates was granted the use of virtually free office space in the Colorado Springs USAA facility for some two and a half years during fund-raising for and construction of Doolittle Hall. He was also instrumental in line-of-credit financing from USAA Federal Savings Bank to meet construction costs; in providing a project manager, Project Control of Texas, to oversee construction; and in a significant USAA grant to the building fund campaign.

Harold U. Littrell, President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Air Academy National Bank (AANB), was recognized for his long and continuing contributions to the Colorado Springs military community, in general, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, in particular. A member of the boards of the Friends of the Library, the Falcon Foundation and the Air Force Academy Foundation, Mr. Littrell has been extremely supportive of the AOG as a member of the Building Fund Advisory Committee. It was primarily through his efforts that the association received a $1.5 million pledge from the Anna Keesling Ackerman Trust. This grant was directed to the creation of the Building Endowment Fund, with earnings to provide for the perpetual maintenance, preservation and certain operations of Doolittle Hall. AANB, upon Mr. Littrell’s recommendation, provided an

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additional $25,000 to sponsor the donor wall in the new alumni house. A veteran of the Air Force (1950-54), he has received numerous awards from community and national organizations. Both the Colorado and national Air Force Association (AFA) honored him in 1987 with the Medal of Merit Award, and the AFA in the same year named him “Colorado State AFAer of the Year.” Fort Carson honored him as “1987 Good Neighbor of the Year,” and Mr. Littrell received the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce “1989 Business Citizen of the Year” award.

Honorary memberships are restricted to 20 living individuals. All three of the newest honorary members are extremely deserving, and the Association of Graduates is indeed proud to add each to the role of honorary members, past and present:

James I. Conboy

Gen. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle

Senator Barry Goldwater

Gail McComas (Deceased)

Col. Joseph A. Moller

Joseph Reich, Sr. (Deceased)

Maj. Gen. Robert J. Smith (Deceased)

Russell T. Tutt (Deceased)

William Thayer Tutt (Deceased)

Freida Weber.

Warr, 1980 Grad, Awarded White House Fellowship

Dartanian “Doc” Warr, Class of 1980, has been awarded a 1992- 1993 White House Fellowship. Warr, of Cleveland, Ohio, is a major in the United States Air Force and was a student at the Defense Systems Management College at Fort Belvoir, Va. He was selected as one of 15 White House Fellows in recognition of his leadership, professional and intellectual achievements, and dedication to his community.

As a White House Fellow, Warr will serve a one-year assignment as a special assistant at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He will also participate in an education program which will include meetings with government officials, diplomats, journalists, and leaders of business and industry.

Major Warr started his career in 1973, with “A Better Chance” Scholarship to Culver Military Academy in Indiana, and later received his bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980. He was awarded a master’s degree from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio in 1986 and a master’s in business adminstration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif, in 1988.

Since entering the Air Force, he has served as a division chief, as a director at Air Force Systems Command and as lead human factors engineer on the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. He is the founder of support groups for the Special Olympics of Prince Georges County and the District of Columbia Veteran’s Administration Hospital. He is married to the former Denise Dorsey from Pittsburgh and they have two daughters, Alexandra and Ariana.

The White House Fellowships were established in 1964 to provide outstanding Americans with firsthand experience in the process of governing the nation and with a sense of personal involvement in the leadership of society. The President’s Commission on White House Fellowships is now accepting applications for 1993- 1994 Fellowships. Any U.S. citizen, with the exception of civilian federal government employees, may apply. Applications are available from the the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, 712 Jackson Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503. The application deadline is December 15, 1992.

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BUILDING FUND DONORS

The AOG Board of Directors acknowledges with sincere appreciation the following contributors who pledged and made cash contributions to the AOG Building Fund from July 1 to Sept. 30. We encourage others to join these dedicated graduates and friends in this most important project. Contributions and pledges made after Sept. 30 will be listed in the next publication of Checkpoints.

POLARIS DONORS

($100,000 or more)

Sun Microsystems, Inc

CONTRAILS DONORS ($10,000-524,999)

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Richard & Trelma Coppock ’61 match of Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc

Seal Fumiture/Steelcase

US Naval Academy Alumni Association

FALCON DONORS

($5,000-$9,999)

Col & Mrs K B Clark ’62, in memory of

Maj Darrell L Fox, Jr ’62

Mr & Mrs Vernon E Floyd

Mr & Mrs Bradley W Wendt match of Goldman, Sachs & Co

TALON DONORS ($1,000-54,999)

The 57th Bomb Wing Association

Mr Gerald L Ahmann ’63 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Col Fred W Albertson, Jr Ret '66

Mr Logan H Babin, Jr ’62

MSgt(Ret) & Mrs Floyd T Bagby

Brig Gen Robert H Baxter Ret '62

Mr & Mrs Warren Beagle

Mr & Mrs Delmar L Beattie

Lt Col Robert A Bell, Jr USAFR ’72

Dr & Mrs Francis L Bertoglio

Mr & Mrs Lawrence J Blanchard

Mr & Mrs Frank P Brcazeale

Mr & Mrs Armando S Brizvela

Mr & Mrs James B Bronson match of Abbott Laboratories Fund

Mr Thomas A Brumlik '72 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Robert L Burg

Mr Thomas J Calvanelli ’67

Mr Craig A Cameron

Col James M Carson USAFR ’66

Mr J Richard "Duke" Carter ’60

Mr Laurence L Casada 71 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs John H Cestero

Mr James E Chapman ’59 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Lt Col Francis C Chuba ANG ’67

Mr Gerald L Cockrell '67

Lt Col Glenn H Coleman Ret ’64 match of Texas Instruments Foundation

Mr & Mrs Bernard W Cota, in honor of William Charles Cota ’85

Mr & Mrs Bernard W Cota match of The Chevron Companies

Mr & Mrs Robert Craig

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Felix A D Cruz

Dr & Mrs Victor I Culver, in honor of George Culver ’95

Maj Gen Gerald A Daniel ’62

Mr & Mrs William Delahanty match of

Allied-Signal Foundation, Inc

Mr & Mrs Ronald J Denham

Lt Col Charles A Denham Ret '67

Maj Russell Dennis USAFR '72

Mr & Mrs Raymond A Dobbins

Capt Herbert M Ehrmann ’84

Ms Elvira Elbon

Mr Stephen R Elm ’67

Lt Col & Mrs William J Emmer ANG 72

Lt Col Arthur D Farrington Ret ’62, in memory of Maj Darrell L Fox, Jr ’62

Dr & Mrs Lawrence W Finney

Mr James H Fleming ’64

Col Nicholas H Fritz Ret ’62

Col George V Frushour, Jr ’67

Mr & Mrs Michael C Hammond match of Bell Atlantic

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DON’T FORGET TO ASK YOUR EMPLOYER ABOUT YOUR FIRM’S MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM A COMPANY MATCHING GIFT CAN INCREASE YOUR DONATION TWO OR THREE TIMES. Association of Graduates Headquarters/Alumni House Doolittle Hall 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100 U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475 (719) 472-0300/DSN: 259-2067 In recognition of the needs of the Association of Graduates (AOG) of the United States Air Force Academy, it is my (our) intention to contribute the sum of $ to the AOG Capital Fund Campaign in support of the construction of a permanent headquarters/alumni house. DONATION SCHEDULE (^) USAFA CLASS EH Single Payment $ EH Annually Total Pledge: $ Paid Herewith: $ Pledge Balance: $ Date: Please make check payments to: AOG Building Fund CHAPTER EH Semi-Annually EH Quarterly EH Monthly Signature(s): Name(s): Address: City: State/Zip: Phone #:

Mrs Renee Baade

(Building Fund Donors: Continued from previous page.)

Mr Frederick L Hendryx '62

Lt Col Robert C Hilb USAFR 70 match of The UPS Foundation, Inc

Mr Dale V Hoekstra '67

Hal C Hudson ’67

Mr F Scott Jackson ’67

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs John W & Caroline A Jamba ’62

Mr Rudy M Jiricek ’80 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Dr & Mrs Jay T Johnson

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs James E Kennedy

Lee E Krauth MD ’72

Mr Edward E Legasey ’67, in memory of "Stubby* Carlson '67

Mr Edward E Legasey ’67, in memory of Hal Henderson ’67

Mr & Mrs Michael A LoGrande, in honor of Michael F LoGrande ’86 John B LoGrande ’89

Lt Col Anthony J Lolas ’67

MSgt(Ret) & Mrs Alvin J Lucas

Sandy & Sis MacElhaney match of Northwestern Mutual Life

James E McCleary ’67

Lt Col & Mrs Paul E McKay 71

Mrs Olivia M McKenna

Mr Robert J McNaughton ’62

MSgt & Mrs Glenn A Meyers

Col George P "Pete" Milne ’67

Mr Emil Monda ’67

Mr & Mrs Kenneth A Musselman

Col Jesse U Overall IV USAFR '65

Lt Col Harry G Paddon III Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs Ronald J Palmer

Mr Harry J Pearce ’64 match of General Motors Foundation

Mr & Mrs Thomas E Peterson match of Jack Eckerd Corporation Foundation

Mr & Mrs Kent Ramon

Mr John C Rector ’63 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs William L Reemtsma ’63

Mr & Mrs William L Reemtsma ’63

match of AMR/American Airlines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Robert F Reilman

Mr & Mrs William H Reinert

Maj(Ret) & Mrs Peter J Rhymer

Mr & Mrs Lawrence A Riley

Mr & Mrs Angel S Rivera

Mr & Mrs Hugo E Sanchez

Lt Col Karl W Schmidt Ret ’59

Col(Ret) & Mrs Jeffrey E Schofield ’67

Col(Ret) & Mrs Jock C H Schwank ’60

Dr & Mrs Edward J Sciantarelli

Mr & Mrs Douglas C Serage

Mr & Mrs Cecil B Shepard, Jr

DOOLITTLE HALL

Brig Gen & Mrs Donald W & Rose D Shepperd ANG ’62

Mr & Mrs John T Silance, Sr

Mr Arthur C Simms 71

Mrs Opal Thompson Skinner, in memory of Douglas L Thompson ’64

Lt Col Francis K Smith Ret '62

Mr & Mrs Arthur D Soto

Mr & Mrs Milton Spangler match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Kennard B Sprout MD ’67

Mr Edward C Stadjuhar ’67

Lt Col William P Stroud III ’67

Mr Mark T Stugart ’67

Mr & Mrs Alan J Varacins

Mr & Mrs Howard R Wilde

Col James E Wilhelm Ret '61

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Fred E Williams USAFR

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Fred E Williams USAFR match of The Allstate Foundation

CDR^Ret) & Mrs Kenneth Williamson match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation Dr Theodore L Willke ’67

TAKE OFF DONORS ($25-5999)

Mr William D Abraham '67

Coi(Ret) & Mrs Benjamin L Abramowitz

Capt Stephen D Abrams ’85

Lt Gen R Minter Alexander ’62

Mr & Mrs Rodger A Allcm

Mr & Mrs William D Allen match of Raytheon

Mr Steven S Allen ’86 and Mrs Shelly A Allen ’86

Mr & Mrs Eddie Allred

Mr & Mrs Jerry Alltop

Lt Col Herbert Altman Ret '62

Mr & Mrs Hear! M Anderson

Dr & Mrs R Gene Anderson

Mr & Mrs Stewart G Anderson, Jr

Mr & Mrs Leon H Andreshak

Capt Edward L Antoine, Jr ’82

Maj Ferde P Arbeit Ret '67

Col Alex M Archibald, Jr ’67

Mr Michael G Ard ’77 match of Texas Instruments Foundation

Mr & Mrs Kenneth A Arnold

Hendrick J Arnold MD ’67

Mr Obbie T Atkinson ’67

Mr & Mrs Joe S Austin

CMSgt(Ret) & Mrs Porter Babers, Jr

Col Gregory P Bailey ’67

Ms Jerrylean Baker

Mr Ted Banducci

Col Frederick M Banks ’62

Col James L Bannwart Ret ’67

Mr John H Barhaugh '67

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Beverly J Bamett

Ms Sandra M Bami

Mr & Mrs Robert L Barritt, Sr

MSgt & Mrs Larry F Barrows

Mr & Mrs Richard C Batten, Sr

Mr Gary L Baughman ’62

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs G Bauknight

Ms Catherine N Beale

Mr Kevin M Beatty '82

Mr Gregory A Bcaves ’81

Mr & Mrs Charles Becker

Capt Theresa A Bednarek ’82

Capt Jeffrey K Beene ’82

Lt Zac Belcher ’90

Mr & Mrs Bruce A Bell

Mr & Mrs Gary E Bell

Dr & Mrs Walter C Bell

Mr Terry Bench ’72 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Capt Ralph K Bender *81

Mr & Mrs Lawrence G Bennett

Mr & Mrs Richard P Berger

(Continued on next page.)

Harold U. Littrell, president, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer ofAir Academy National Bank (AANB), stands in front of the donor wall in the entryway of Doolittle Hall. The donor wall was endowed by AANB. Mr. Littrell has recently been named an honorary member of the AOG.

Peg McClure, AOG executive assistant, escorts Senator Barry Goldwater through the assembly/display area of Doolitte Hall after theformalgrand opening ceremonyfor the building. Guests were invited to tour the facility after the outdoor dedication speeches were completed. Donation and

Contributions of $1000 or more will be recognized on a permanently displayed plaque in the lobby of the Association of Graduates building. Other contributors’ names will be kept in a special leather-bound volume that will also be displayed in the lobby.

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Donations Still Needed: Doolittle Hall Grand Opening a Gala Event

The 21st of August, 1992 was a red-letter day for the Association of Graduates. That date marked the grand opening of Doolittle Hall, the association’s new headquarters/alumni house. The day began with a 10:30 a.m. outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the building, which still requires a considerable amount of funds to completely finish.

More than 200 graduates and friends were in attendance on a perfect day. Col. Bill Richardson, ’71, AOG president, presided over the activities. Special guest speakers included Senator Barry Goldwater, the building fund campaign honorary chairman; Lt. Gen. Bradley Hosmer, ’59, Academy superintendent; and Col. (Ret) Bill Bower, an original Doolittle Raider, representing General Jimmy Doolittle. Col. Chaplain (Ret) Bob Browning, ’59, first Academy graduate chaplain, was on hand to give the invocation.

Senator Goldwater’s comments on his early association with General Doolittle were especially appropriate for the occasion. The senator and Bill Richardson, assisted by General Hosmer and Lt. Col. (Ret) Dick Coppock, ’61, AOG executive vice president, cut the ribbon. All guests then had the opportunity to tour the new building and enjoy refreshments in the new assembly area.

A quick change was in order following the open-house reception. Preparation for a formal “black tie” dinner was already underway as the guests departed the building.

A few typical front-range rain showers fell as guests gathered for the formal dinner. But the rain did not dampen the enthusiasm for the evening activities. Arriving guests were met and escorted (some with umbrellas) by the Cadet Saber Drill Team. A saber arch at the entryway was especially impressive.

Following the cocktail hour held in the new Library Lounge, the 150 guests were treated to a sumptuous dinner catered by the Marriott Hotel. Colonel Richardson presented special awards to the major donors to the building fund campaign. Each guest also received a marble coaster memento depicting Doolittle Hall. General Hosmer announced that the building had won an Air Force architectural award and presented awards to the Academy Civil Engineers, the building architect Allred Seracuse Lawler &

(Building Fund Donors: From previous page.)

Mrs Irene O Bergsagel

Mrs Dorothy Bemas

Mrs James R Berry

Capt Michael R Berry *82

Mr & Mrs Joseph J Bessel

Ms Dorothy V Best

Mrs Maurine A Bettner

Mr & Mrs Marlyn V Bexley

Mr & Mrs Joseph Bialek

Roberta N Bingaman

Capt Eric B Bjorn *82

Mr Thomas B Blaikie 76 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Barry F Blake

Mr Ronald E Blum ’67

Mrs Virginia Bobinger

Lt Col Peter B Bobko Ret '62

Mr & Mrs Joseph O Bock match of

The Travelers Companies

Foundation, Inc

Mr Eugene A Booth

Mr & Mrs William R Borchelt

Mr & Mrs Thomas T Borowiec

Col Ronald G Boston ’67

Mr & Mrs Darrel G Boulware

Mr & Mrs Ralph O Bowling

Mr & Mrs Kerry D Bowman

Mr & Mrs Charles W Boyd

Mr & Mrs Jack D Braley

Mrs Robert L Brannan

Mr & Mrs Thomas B Brechin

Mr & Mrs James E Breck

Ms Maggie C Brcdcn

Mr & Mrs William R Breisch match of Provident National Bank

Mr & Mrs Gary M Brenner

Mr & Mrs Richard T Britton match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Ronald L Brondum

Dr & Mrs John W Brook

Ms Judiene E Brown

Rev & Mrs Philip Bryan

Mr & Mrs Ronald M Bryant

Mr & Mrs Dyne Buckley

Rev & Mrs James C Buckner

Mr & Mrs Fred W Budinger

Mr & Mrs Norman D Bunch match of US West Foundation

Maj(Ret) & Mrs James P Burke

Col P C Bumett ’67

Mr & Mrs Robert J Bums

Mr & Mrs Roger K Bush

Lt Col Daniel E Busse Ret ’64 match of Raytheon

Mr & Mrs Dean E Butler

Mr & Mrs Leon Butler, Sr

Mr & Mrs Roman Bystroff

Maj Ricardo S Caballero 76

Mr & Mrs Edward Cabrera

Mr & Mrs Robert L Callihan match of

The Hartford Insurance Group

Mr & Mrs C Eldon Camp

Mr & Mrs John H Campbell

Mr & Mrs George B Carlson

Col Adelbert W Carpenter ’67

Lt Col Richard T Carson 72

Partners, and the Association of Graduates. The evening was capped by an outstanding performance by members of the Academy Band.

It was truly a great day for the Academy and the Association of Graduates. The accompanying photographs can’t begin to tell the full story. After 16 years of planning and dreaming, after countless hours put in by many graduates who served as board members and volunteers, we finally have our own alumni house. Although donations are still urgently needed to finish numerous areas of the building (complete staff offices on second floor, landscaping, a patio, etc.) Doolittle Hall is a structure that we can all be proud of, one that is open to all graduates, parents and friends of the Academy. We welcome you to stop by and see your building at your earliest opportunity.

Guests listen intently at the grand opening ofDoolittle Hall as Senator Barry Goldwater remembers his early association with General “Jimmy” Doolittle. General Doolittle was represented at the ceremony by Col. (Ret) Bill Bower, an original Doolittle Raider.

Mr & Mrs Charles J Carter

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Robert W Carter, Jr

Mr & Mrs John E Casey, in honor of John D Casey Til

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Mr & Mrs Paul J Clowers

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Col & Mrs Steven L Dahlgren

Mr & Mrs Richard M Daldine

Mr & Mrs David Dalton

Mr & Mrs Philip Dater, Jr

Mr Robert F Davey ’62

Mr & Mrs Donald J Davis

Mr & Mrs William R Davis

Mr & Mrs Thomas A Dean

Mr & Mrs Fisher DeBerry

Mrs Virginia DeCeilio

Mr & Mrs Jay D Decker

Mr & Mrs Jaime Del Campo

Ms Alma R Demarest

Edward J Denholm DDS

Mrs Ruth Dennis

Mr & Mrs William J Dessert

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Robin A Deturk ’67

Mr & Mrs Paul E Deysher

Col James H Diffendorfer Ret ’63 match of The Boeing Company

Col John C Dinsmore Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs William DiPaolo

Capt Anthony R DiPietro ’82

Capt & Mrs Brad & Gail Dodd ’82

Mr & Mrs John Donnelly

Mr Brian J Donovan ’67

Mr & Mrs Anders J Doore

Maj Robert E Drabant Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs Benjamin A Drew

Mr & Mrs Richard M Duda

Capt Ross E Dueber '82

Mr Cornelius T Duggan, Jr ’67

Mr & Mrs Graham Duncan

Lt Col Lloyd F Duncan Ret ’67

Ms Peggy DuRante

Maj Christopher J Dysart Ret ’67

Col James R East Ret '67

Mr Brian J Eaton 72

Mr G Mitchell Eckel III ’62

Mr & Mrs George J Eherts

Capt David G Ehrhard *87

Mr & Mrs Howard Eissler

Maj William T Eliason ’80

Mr & Mrs Phillip E England

Mr & Mrs Gregorio Erazo

Claire & Evelyn Ewing

Mr & Mrs John D Faneuff

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& Mrs G James Cassidy
& Mrs Jerome H Cassidy
& Mrs Luis A Cataldo, Sr
Mr Richard J Cathcart '67
Joseph A Cavazzini ^
Lt Col Andrew J Ceroni, Jr 71
& Mrs George A Cespedes
Siemens
Ella S Chapital Mr & Mrs John W Chaplin match of
Energy & Automation, Inc
Grace
Mr & Mrs Dale Chapman match of
Foundation, Inc
Lt Col Linwood N Chayer ’72
& Mrs Carl D Cinnamon match of The Boeing Company
Col & Mrs Vincent J Coffey
& Mrs Edward J Cohrs
& Mrs Alan B Clune Lt
Mr
& Mrs Francis J Colby
Gen George P Cole, Jr ’67
R K Coleman
Timothy J Collins ’82
Ralph E Conlan Ret ’62
& Mrs J Patrick Conley Mr & Mrs Thurman Conley match of BP America, Inc
Brig
Mrs
Capt
Col
Mr
& Mrs James M Conmy Mr John E Connelly ’82 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation
Col Douglas F Cook Ret ’67
& Mrs Gene H Corbett
Gerrit C Cormany ’67
Lt
Mr
Mr
Robert B Cortez
Col Gerald W Corwin Ret ’67 Ms Kay L Costello Dr & Mrs Robert L Coutts Col Barry D Crane ’67 Mr & Mrs Stephen E Crane match of Rohm and Haas Company Mr Michael E Crider 75 CMSgt & Mrs William G Croxton Capt Alice L Cruz ’82 Mr & Mrs William R Cuel Mrs Maria E Cuervo Mr & Mrs Arthur J Cunningham Mr & Mrs Fred W Cunningham match of Southwestern Bell Foundation Ms Carol Currens Mr & Mrs Kenneth W Curtis Lt Col Michael J Cutter ’73 Col James A D’Entremont Ret ’62 Lt

(Building Fund Donors: Continued from previous page.)

Dr & Mrs Charles H Farr

Mr & Mrs Joseph P Faulise

Mr Mark L Fausett ’82

Mr Gary A Fcdel ’67

Mr Richard G Fedors ’74

Col(USAFR) & Mrs Jerry W Fee ’67

Col Ralph Femrite ’67

Capt Brian S Finn ’82

Mr & Mrs Lawrence M Finn

Lt Col Patrick W Finnegan ’67

Ms Myma Fisher

Brig Gen John F Flanagan, Jr USAFR '62

Col Kenneth H Fleming Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs James B Flint

Mr & Mrs James F Foley

Mr Wayne A Ford ’78 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Joseph A Forstner

Capt John K Forsythe, Jr ’84

Mr Robert F Fortin ’67

Col Raymond D Fowler ’66

Col Raymond E Franck, Jr ’67

Mr & Mrs Cecil Franklin

Mr & Mrs Gail O Frazier

Col Bruce M Freeman ’67

Col Gregory D Freix '67

Capt Jack J Friedman "82

Mr & Mrs Frederick G Funk

Mr John V Gallo

Ms Amy Garcia

Mr & Mrs John W Gardiner

Mr & Mrs Thomas R Gardner

Mr & Mrs Bonner F Geddie

Lt Col James G George Ret ’67

Capt Phillip G Gibbons '82

Lt Col Bill Gillis Ret ’60

Mr Richard T Gilmartin '62

Capt Donna M Glancey *82

Mr & Mrs Frederick S Glendenning

Dr & Mrs Philip R Glotfelty

Mr & Mrs Raymond S Glowacki

Mr & Mrs Thomas G Godelfer, Jr

Mrs Marcela M Gomez 752

Mr Hernando Gomez-Herrera ’82

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs B L Grayson

Mr & Mrs Leonard Green

Mr & Mrs Richard E Green

Col Robert D Green '62

Mr & Mrs Conrad W Gregory

Lt Col & Mrs Steve & Marietta

Gress ’74

Col Thomas W Griesser ’67

Mr & Mrs Thomas Griffin

Mr & Mrs Roger A Grundahl

Lt Col Frederick B Guerrina ANG ’67

Mr & Mrs Paul R Guthals

Lt Col Leslie J Llaaf, Jr 72

Mr & Mrs Johann G Hack

Col Charles E Hale, Jr Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs David E Hall match of

Amercan Cyanamid Company

Col Donald J Hallager Ret '62

Lt Col John M Halliday Ret '67

Mr & Mrs John S Halloran, Jr

Mr & Mrs Chris J Hamilton

Mr & Mrs Richard K Hamilton

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Terry & Patty Hammond ’69 match of

The Boeing Company

Mr & Mrs Daniel D Hancock ’80 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Matthew J Hanifen 112

Mr & Mrs John Ken Haralson

Col & Mrs K E Harbaugh

Mr Thomas P Harp '67

Lt Col Martin L Harper 74

Maj Gerald G Hartley Ret ’67

William T Harvey MD ’62

Dr Donald W Hassemer ’67

Mr & Mrs James W Hauck

Col Jack C Hauser Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs Paul A Hedblom

Dr & Mrs Charles & Sally Heffron ’67

Mr & Mrs Ignaz Heinrich

Mr & Mrs William H Heller

Mr & Mrs Jack Henderson

Col Lewis S Henderson III 72

Col Paul F Henry ’67

Mrs Nettye Heppner

Mr & Mrs Bruce R Herrick

Mr James A Herrmann 72

Mr & Mrs William C Herup

Mr & Mrs Billy T Hervey

Mr & Mrs Billy T Hervey match of Rockwell International

Mr & Mrs Wayne M Higa

Mr & Mrs Joe F Hildreth

Mr & Mrs Donald M Himes

Bruce J Hinds '61

Col Richard Hodgkinson Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs Terry D Hoefar

Lt Col Richard L Hoffert Ret ’62

Lt Col James P Hogarty ’67

Lt Col David L Hoglund 74

Mr Willmore F Holbrow, Jr ’62

Mr & Mrs Alan K Honma

Lt Col & Mrs Lawrence D Houser

Mr & Mrs Marvin L Howard match of ARCO Foundation

Col Richard L Hughes ’67

Mrs Pauline J Hunsberger

Mr & Mrs Harry D Hurry

Mr Jeffrey W Hurt ’67

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Donald & Joan Hutchinson ’62

Mr & Mrs Paul J Hutton

Mr & Mrs Paul E Hyde

Lt Col & Mrs Gary W Jackson

Lt Col Edgar A Jackson Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs Richard L Jacobson

Roy A Jared MD '67

Mrs Hermina Jeronimus

Mr & Mrs Donald B Johnson

Mr & Mrs John H Johnson

Mr & Mrs Larry A Johnson

Lt Col Noel G Johnson 73

Capt Troy A Johnson ’82

Mr C Harlan Johnston ’62

Lt Col Ronald A Johnston USAFR ’67

Mr & Mrs Danny L Jones

Capt Terry L Jordan *85 and

Lt Maria Martin Jordan 71

Mr David L Kapaska 72

Mr & Mrs Robert A Kaucic

Mr & Mrs Karl L Kaupa

Mr & Mrs Norman Y Kawamura

Lt Col Harold G Keck Jr Ret ’62

Col Robert P Keighery Ret '62

Mr William C Kellerman III 72

Mr & Mrs Peter F Kelly

Mr & Mrs Racel Kelly

Mr James R Kennedy ’80

Mrs Carol Kilbride ’82

Ms Joanne E Kilmurray-Bolding

Mr & Mrs Philip K Kiracofe, Sr

Capt Deborah A Mullen Kirkhuff '82

Mr Thomas J Kirwin III ’67

Col(Ret) & Mrs Frank J Kisner

Capt Eugene A & Jackie L Klein ’84

Lt Col Peter L Knepell Ret ’67

Capt Jan E Kolm USAFR ’81

Lt Col Oleg R Komamitsky Ret ’61 match of The Boeing Company

Mr & Mrs Wallace Kowalski

Mrs Barbara L Kramer

Capt Gail K Kramer “82

Mr & Mrs Joseph R Kroncwitter

Mr Joseph J Kruzel ’67

Robert J Kuchlewski MD Ret '62

Mr & Mrs Thomas L Kunkel

Mr & Mrs Joseph A LaMagna, Jr

Lt Paul C Lambertson TO

Lt Col Kenton E Lammers Ret ’62

Col Lanny T G Lancaster Ret ’62

THE AOG SINCERELY THANKS ALL DOOLITTLE HALL DONORS. New donations are needed to finish the new alumni house.

DONA TIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!

Mr & Mrs Richard B Lander match of General Dynamics

Capt Randel A Lane *82

Maj Robert G Lannon Ret ’62

Mrs Fran A Lantz

Maj Gen George W Larson, Jr Ret '62

Col Charles A Larson Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs Dale L LaRue

Mr & Mrs Dean A Latas '81

Lt Col Todd V LaVigne 73

Mr & Mrs James Lawrence

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs James C Lawson

Mr Martin F Lebouitz 71 match of The McGraw-Hill Foundation, Inc

Lt Col David B Leclaire USAFR '67

Mr & Mrs William N K Lee

Col Norman I Lee III Ret ’63 match of

The Boeing Company

Dr & Mrs W A Lcibbrand

Maj David A Lengyel USAFR ’78

Mr & Mrs William C Leonard, Jr

Col & Mrs Thomas C Lesan

Mr & Mrs Harmon S Lewis

Mrs JoAnn Lewis

Mr & Mrs Gerald P Lietzke

Col Robert H Lightsey Ret ’62

Capt Jerry C Lindh ’86

Mr James C Lipham, Jr ’65 match of

The Proctor & Gamble Fund

Capt Beth M Llewellyn *82

Mr & Mrs Donald D Logan

Mr & Mrs Londrigan

Col Stephen R Lorenz 73

Dr Dino A Lorenzini ’62

Mr & Mrs Howard Loveless

Mr William A Lovell 72 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Richard Lowe

Mr & Mrs Leon Lcrwman

MSgt & Mrs Ray Luevanos

Mr & Mrs John H Luhn

Ms Janet M Luiken

Lt Col John W Lundberg III USAFR

Ret 70 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Richard W Lynch '82

Mr David C Lyon ’62

Mr & Mrs Rolf C Lyons

Dr & Mrs Edward L Maceda

Mr James E Mack ’62

Maj Clayboume S Magee II Ret '67

Mr & Mrs James L Maher

Mr & Mrs Raymond L Maines

Col Michael G Major Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs John P Mall

Mr & Mrs Richard C Mallard

Maj(Ret) & Mrs Bennie D Manley

Mr & Mrs Douglas B Manning

Mr & Mrs Fermin F Manning

Mr & Mrs Roy Mansfield

Lt Col Jeffrey H Markey Ret '67

Lt Col Cary R Marsh Ret ’69 match of Whirlpool Foundation

Col Kenneth R Marshall USAFR ’67

Maj William C Marshall USAFR ’77

Lt Gen(Ret) & Mrs Glen W & Mary G Martin

Mr & Mrs James N Martin, Sr

Mr & Mrs Larry G Mason

Mr & Mrs John A Mason, Sr

Mr & Mrs Robert K Maturi

Capt Anthony M Mauer ’82

Mr Robert D McBeth ’63

Mr & Mrs Gerry McCallum match of

Springs Industries, Inc

John M McCrillis, DMD ’67

Mr & Mrs Lawrence C McCullion

Capt Dennis P McDevitt, Jr ’86

Mr R Bruce McDonald '67

Mr & Mrs M Eugene McDowell

Lt Col & Mrs Maxie L McFarland

Mr & Mrs C Edward McGinnis

Lt Col Eugene D McHugh Ret '62

MCI Telecommunications Corporation

Mr Edwin T McKibben ’81 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Col(Ret) & Mrs Charles E McWhorter

Mr & Mrs Shail V Mehta

Mr Gary R Meiser ’78 match of The Boeing Company

Mr John R Melloy

Mr & Mrs Rodger J Menozzi

Mr & Mrs John E Merrill

Mr Rick L Middleton ’78 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Robert J Mikkelson

Mr & Mrs Calvin E Miller

Mr Dennis A Miller '67

TSgt(Ret) & Mrs Junior Miller

Mr Philip W Miller 71

Mr Roy Miller ’67

Mr & Mrs William U Milliken

Mr & Mrs John Mitcha, Jr

Mr Robert S Mitcham ’67

Mr Kent E Mitchell

Mr Christopher J Montalto '77 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs William T Morgan ’65

Mr Guy R Morris '78 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Leonard P Morris ’67

Ms Christina E Morrow

Ms Linda C Morse

Mr Steven W Mungle 77 match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Lt Col Thomas A Murawski Ret ’65

Capt Mark D Murray ”81

Mr & Mrs Mark E Nedrow

Mr & Mrs Jerry Neil

Lt Col Bruce M Nelson 76

Mr & Mrs Neal I Nelson

Capt George J Nelson, Jr ’82

Col Edwin C Newman Ret '62

Mr & Mrs James E Newton

Mr & Mrs Tri Tam Nguyen

Mr & Mrs Karl A Northon

Col David V Nowlin '67

Mr Joe O’Gorman ’65

Mr & Mrs Brendan J O’Sullivan

Mr John F Olive ’67

Capt Craig S Olson 712 Col Don H Owen ’67

Mr Paolo Pappalardo 79 match of General Motors Foundation

Mr Benjamin S Park '67

Mr & Mrs Thomas R Parry

Col Robert R Pastusek ’67

Dr & Mrs David A Patriquin

Maj Gen(Ret) & Mrs Earl G Peck

Col Gaillard R Peck Jr Ret ’62

Col Richard E Perlotto Ret ’62

Mr Michael J Phelps 78

Mr & Mrs John J Phillips

Capt Daniel J Pike ’82

Lt Col & Mrs Gerald Y Pitts

Mr & Mrs G W Pleasants III

Dr & Mrs James J Podolak

Mr & Mrs Robert M Pohlman

Lt Alexander L Popowycz ’88

Lt Col Herbert W Powley Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs Erwin T Prassc, Jr

Lt Col Clinton R Price Ret ’67

(Continued on page 76.)

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Jerry Lefton, ’61, center, checks out the reading area of the library lounge in Doolittle Hall. The reading area was endowed by the Class of 1961 in memory of deceased members of their class. The dedicatory class plaque is just to the left of Jerry’s shoulder. A t left is A OG executive vice president Lt. Col. (Ret) Dick Coppock, ’61, and at right is former AOG vice president, Development, Col. (Ret) Jim Wilhelm, ’61.

AOG Members May Propose AFA Fund Projects

On an annual basis, your Association of Graduates (AOG) solicits donations to the Academy through the Air Force Academy (AFA) Fund. The primary purpose of this fund is to raise money which provides an “extra margin of excellence” to the cadet experience. Most of the projects supported by the fund have been recommended by either the superintendent or members of the association’s board of directors. However, the board of directors will also consider proposals recommended by AOG members which would benefit the AOG membership, cadets and/or the Academy.

All member-initated funding proposals must be received by the AOG vice president for Development not later than March 1 and competition for available funds is very intense. If you are interested in making a proposal for the board’s consideration, please follow the format at the end of this article.

This year’s fund drive has just kicked off. In the past, the fund has been used to purchase a Cessna 150 aircraft for the Competition Flying Team, to purchase three ASK-21 sailplanes, and to support the Cadet Commanders Leadership Enrichment Seminar. The fund was also used to create and support the Humanitarian Fund and the Graduate Dependent Scholarship Endowment, to purchase a new sound system for the Cadet Chorale and to support various cadet clubs and squadron projects. Other fund projects include continuing support of various academic conferences and symposia, purchase of the Lance P. Sijan biography for new cadets, and support of many other cadet academic projects.

In considering a proposal, the board uses a set of guidelines and criteria which are summarized below, not necessarily in order of priority

Fund money will be used for Academy and cadet support, programs for Academy graduates, appropriate projects that build linkages between cadets and graduates, and to enhance the attraction and retention of AOG members.

Fund money devoted to the Cadet Wing and/or the Academy will be used to help provide the “extra margin of excellence.” This term means any item which adds to the quality of education, training, and morale of cadets or the level of prestige for the Academy.

Funding for graduate programs will be directed to projects which provide for professional growth and development, promote a greater sense of community among graduates, produce direct graduate benefits, create or expand local/chapter programs and associations, and foster improved ties with the Academy and the AOG. Graduate-oriented programs will be given a high funding priority.

Funding emphasis may be given to equipment and facilities acquisition which bear a lasting value to the Academy and/or graduate community.

In most cases, the fund will be used in such a manner as to provide the broadest benefit to graduates and cadets.

The board will consider favorably the extent, method, and ease of recognition to be given to the AOG and fund donors.

There will be no quantitative limit on any project funded.

There will be no limit to the number of projects which can be

AOG Offers Apology

Focus Direct, a professional fund-raising company hired by your association, recently sent an Air Force Academy Fund mailing to all AOG members. Because of a computer programming error by Focus Direct, a number of letters were addressed in an inappropriate manner. Both organizations sincerely regret this error and are taking the necessary steps to preclude the reoccurrence of this problem. The AOG appreciates the feedback we have received from members on the erroneous addresses and ranks printed on our endorsement letter. Thank you for your continued generous support of the Air Force Academy Fund.

funded in a given fund cycle.

Fund monies may be set aside for future specified or unspecified purposes. Multi-year programming for single or continuous projects is allowable.

The total cost of fund administration will be borne by the fund.

Funds will be apportioned solely on the merits of the proposals presented to and as determined by the board.

Information for AFA Fund Proposal

Please be as brief as possible with each response.

1. Title. Descriptive title of the project.

2. Funding Requirement. List dollar amount. Indicate impact of nonfunding of requested program.

3. Point of Contact. Name, office symbol, phone number and address of person who may be contacted for additional information on project proposal.

4. Description. Narrative description of the proposed project and desired timing of project funding. Include opinion of overall benefits to be realized by cadets/graduates. Include your opinion of the lasting value and effect of proposal to the Academy, the Cadet Wing, and/or the graduate community.

5. Specifications. Describe components of the program and/or facilities and equipment included in your proposal.

6. Current Status. New initiative, enhancement of existing program, continuation of existing program, etc. Has there been a previous source of funding, and if so, what is current status of that funding? Is federal funding likely?

7. Other Costs. Are there recurring costs and/or maintenance costs involved in the proposed project that the AOG will be expected to fund? Does the proposal contain a multi-year funding schedule?

8. Recognition. How will AOG and AFA Fund donors be recognized if funding is granted?

9. Sponsor. Department or individual presenting project for consideration.

10. Other Donors. Are you aware of or have you contacted other funding sources for your proposal? If so, what is the status of those investigations?

11. Other Comments. Include other comments you deem appropriate. Include information regarding the effect of denial of funding or partial funding on your proposal.

AOG Accepting Contributions of Books and POW Memorabilia

The AOG is seeking contributions of hard-bound books and POW memorabilia to display in the new headquarters/alumni house, Doolittle Hall.

While any POW-related items are welcome, POW memorabilia relating directly to USAFA graduates and other Air Force prisoners of war are most directly sought. The items must be of relatively small size, as they will be displayed in a case 3 1/4” deep, 26” wide and 56” long. Hard-bound books for the library lounge area of the building are also needed. The association is seeking books primarily on the military and POW/MIA related themes. Books may be either fact or fiction and series are welcome.

Donations are tax-deductible and acknowledgements will be provided for all contributions. If an item has a higher than normal value (e.g., historical POW mementos or rare books), the donor should have in his/her possession an appraisal and provide same to the AOG. This will give the donor the necessary documentation for IRS purposes and will help the AOG in providing special care for the item as well as securing appropriate insurance coverage.

All gifts should be sent to: Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475.

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Readers Unhappy With “Vietnam Generation”Piece

AOG Answers Readers' Concerns

(Editor's note: We received a number of letters concerning the article in our last issue, “The Vietnam Generation: Still Prisoners?” by Dick Klass, ’62. Most ofthe letters (reprinted below) took us to taskfor printing the piece so close to the national presidential election due to its political overtones and use of Governor Bill Clinton’s views to support the author’s premise that we should put the Vietnam War behind us.

Unfortunately, the piece was submitted to us in early May of this year, long before the presidential primaries, and both the editor and the AOG staff worked with the article and the author throughout the spring and early summer. Overlooked by all of us was that thefinal version would appearjust a few months prior to the actual election in which Governor Clinton was a primary presidential candidate.

We regret this oversight and wish to emphasize that the AOG is not a political organization. As indicated in the disclaimer published in every issue of Checkpoints: “The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policy or attitude of the Association of Graduates, its officers, or the editorial staff. ”)

Dear Editor:

Dick Klass’ article (The Vietnam Generation: Still Prisoners?) was not so much about Vietnam as about Bill Clinton. I think it inappropriate of you to have printed it prior to the election.

Regardless of his views on the war or his passion for avoiding it, Bill Clinton’s 1969 actions (not his anguish) appear to have failed the standards of character and integrity expected of a Rhodes Scholar and future presidential candidate. Nor does his explanation of what happened between him, his draft board, and the ROTC pass muster today.

I believe Clinton is at the minimum a quibbler. When I was a cadet, quibbling was a dishonorable act and grounds for removal from the wing. I think it fatuous to imply we should overlook Clinton’s quibbling, or other questionable behaviors. On that point, John McCain agrees. (Editor’s note: Sen. John McCain [R. Ariz.J, former Navy pilot and PO W).

Dick mentioned McCain’s plea for us to leave Vietnam in the past and focus on the future. But McCain now argues that Bill Clinton owes a clear, forthright explanation of his actions 23 years ago. McCain reiterated that view on McNeill-Lehrer and on Larry King Live on Sept. 14th, the same night I read Dick’s article (and, in fairness to Dick, months after he wrote it).

Clinton has yet to persuade us he has the moral authority to serve as commander in

chief. What bothers me is the thought that this artful man may, in some future crisis, tell us that he has chosen to send our sons or daughters to war. Whether Vietnam is “behind” us or not, the specter of such a pronouncement by Bill Clinton should disturb us all. It disturbs me, and I think I am not alone.

Two months prior to the election was the wrong time to print this article, even given your note at the bottom. In effect, you politicized Checkpoints. You should have waited until the following issue.

Sincerely,

RICHARD O. TROY, ’63 Editor

I was disappointed (angered may be more correct) to see a partisan, political article in the Summer 1992, Checkpoints. Dick Klass’ pseudo intellectual article on Vietnam was a political piece, pure and simple. Your advising the readers at the end of the article that the author was a Clinton supporter/worker was gratuitous information. That was obvious from the start.

I could easily refute each paragraph written by Clinton campaign worker Dick Klass point by point, but that is not the issue. The issue is that your printing a blatantly political artice was wrong.

Having said that, I will add that there are SO MANY different stories, denials and revisions by Bill Clinton that we will never know what he really did to avoid the uniform and service to his country. There is one undeniable fact Bill Clinton would not even put a military uniform on.

Bill Clinton wanted a free ride while others served and sacrificed. If, as he wrote in a 1969 letter, Bill Clinton truly “opposed and despised” the war, why did he not have the courage of such convictions to investigate conscientious objector status? Because he was too slick and too politically ambitious as evidenced by his own words in the same letter.

Can you imagine Bill Clinton attempting to talk about “Duty, Honor, Country” in a graduation address at the Academy?

JON GALLO, ’59

P.S. “In the interest of full disclosure,” I am a Colorado state operations director (volunteer) for Bush-Quayle ’92.

To the Editor

Normally I would resist the temptation to run to the word processor every time I see another example of touchy-feely, psuedointellectual claptrap in the print media. I just look at the source and attribute the piece to media bias or ignorance or a combination of both. But when a person who should know better becomes an apologist for draft evaders (Checkpoints, Summer 1992, “The Vietnam Generation: Still

Prisoners?”, Col. Dick Klass, ’62), I find myself uncomfortably suspicious that political motives have clouded his judgement. Perhaps Col. Klass has been driving around the beltway too long. Whatever the reason, he most certainly has forgotten his roots. Although I do not disagree with everything he says, the following points need to be made.

First, Col. Klass’ premise that if one believes what Clinton and his ilk did to avoid serving in Vietnam was wrong, one is still a “prisoner” of that war and is guilty of fostering “division, distraction, and recrimination”, if he expresses those beliefs. This convoluted logic assumes that a person can and should change his basic values and beliefs like a chameleon changes his colors, and that he should keep his mouth shut when these beliefs are challenged, especially when they are challenged by someone’s favored public official. Col. Klass couldn’t be further off the mark. What he either fails to see or refuses to admit, is that Clinton is the prisoner. He is a prisoner of his own selfishness and poor judgement. The decision he made over 20 years ago was not based on high ideals like dedication to duty, honor, country, and loyalty. It was coldly and deliberately based on insuppresible ambition fed by egotism, elitism, and conceit. Setting yourself above your peers and conniving to maintain one’s “political viability” are hardly characteristic of a person with high ideals. And neither is conspiring to hide the truth through lies and obfuscation. When Clinton complains in his now-infamous letter, that “each made choices when there was no single right answer”, one has to keep in mind that there were several right answers and Clinton still managed to choose the wrong one. Yes, Col. Klass, character and judgement do count.

Secondly, Col. Klass seems to have discounted responsibility and accountability. What Clinton did was wrong then, and it is wrong now, and he and all of his co-evaders know it. That is precisely why they and their apologists are constantly tying to rewrite history in efforts to explain away their poor judgement and “cleanse” themselves. One would think that if draft evading were as courageous an act as some would have us believe, those who did it would not be afraid to publicly accept full responsibility for their actions and freely and openly reveal all of the details without quibbling (as Clinton has steadfastly avoided doing).

Lastly, a personal note. I have a brotherin-law who fled the draft much like Clinton did. Do I spend all of my waking moments agonizing over his actions? Of course not. We are both carrying on with our lives like (Continued on next page.)

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New AOG Staff Members

The Association of Graduates (AOG) is pleased to announce the addition of two new full-time staff members. Col. (Ret) James A. Shaw, ’67, assumed the title and responsibilities of vice presi-

dent, Development, from Col. (Ret) James E. Wilhelm, ’61, on Nov. 1. Wilhelm, who in only three years of fund-raising generated the necessary contributions to complete the initial construction phase of Doolittle Hall, will turn over the reins to Colonel Shaw for completion of the task. Shaw, who retired from his position as Academy deputy chief of staff, Plans and Programs, on Sept. 1, will also assume responsibilities for the annual AFA Fund and planned and deferred giving.

During his career, Colonel Shaw served in a wide variety of assignments, including piloting HC-130s in Air Rescue Service, commander of the Academy’s 94th Airmanship Training Squadron, deputy director of Plans and Programs/Anti-Drug Planning/NORAD, and visiting defense fellow at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario. Along with his Academy degree, he holds an MA in international relations and an MBA. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals and the Air Medal. Colonel Shaw and his wife, Cindy, have three daughters, Gennie (17), Kali (12), and Erin (9).

(Vietnam: From previous page.)

everyone else. But one thing is certain. My brother-in-law is not now and never will be qualified to lead or command military men and women, much less be commander-inchief, and he has demonstrated that fact clearly by choice. Col. Klass frets over how the “rest of us’’ can be free to take up the leadership of the nation. Guess what Col. Klass? We are doing just fine, thank you, and most of us do not want or need people like Clinton in positions of command over military units. And make no mistake, if he or any of his brethren try to take an active part in rewriting history to escape responsibility for their actions or to maintain their “political viability”, many will be there to tell the truth and set the record straight, and that is exactly as it should be.

In closing, Col. Klass wonders, “who benefits from preventing the healing?” I would ask who benfits from distorting the truth for personal gain? And do we want such a person as our President? No Col. Klass. We are not the prisoners. Those who selfishly put their own personal welfare above that of their peers by taking steps to

Named, Wilhelm Retires

Mrs. Pat Buland has also joined the AOG in the newly-created position of director of Special Programs. The attractiveness of Doolittle Hall has generated an extremely high demand for scheduling and coordination of services (caterers, florists, audiovisual, etc.) for special functions. Luncheons, dinners, seminars, department retreats, wedding receptions, retirements, etc. have all been scheduled into the alumni house, and the demand is increasing.

Mrs. Buland, wife of SMSgt (Ret) Mike Buland, has a wide and varied background in services and customer relations, including banking and Federal Civil Service employment, which will serve the association well in days ahead. Having recently returned from their last Air Force assignment in Alaska, she welcomes a return to the Academy for the third time and the opportunity to work once again with cadets and the Academy community. Their travels have also taken them to Turkey, Ohio, Illinois, and Arizona. Pat and Mike have two daughters, Misty (23) and Amanda (17), and reside in the Rockrimmon area immediately south of the Academy.

The AOG welcomes these new members of the AOG staff family. We invite cadets, graduates, associate members and friends to also welcome them aboard, get acquainted and avail themselves of the services of these new staffers.

avoid their duty are the true prisoners and they always will be. And those who heeded the call to serve their country with their comrades, despite misgivings and fears, are truly free.

Respectfully, P.C. Burnett, ’67 Dear Editor,

I was appalled to pick up the Summer ’92 issue and read “The Vietnam Generation: Still Prisoners?” by Richard Klass. How the Vietnam generation deals with that conflict is a legitimate issue but that is not what Klass’ article was all about. His was a political endorsement not appropriate for a graduate magazine. Not only was it a political endorsement, but it missed the key issue in the fray over Bill Clinton’s lack of service for his country. The issue was not Clinton’s opposition to the war, as many of us had a variety of opinions about what the U.S. was doing in that part of the world. The issue is that Bill Clinton was not honest in his efforts to avoid the draft. He said he would do one thing, but would then back out of it when he got too close to the fire. He wanted to

shirk his country’s call, using an ROTC scam game, while fellow countrymen many just as ideologically opposed to the war went, and died, for our country.

In other words, Bill Clinton would stop at nothing for his own personal gain, for his own advancement. He did not care who he used or who he deceived as long as it served his own cause (much like many politicians and even a breed of military careerist that has crept into our service). His character is what is questionable, not his political affiliations. Character and here I must take exception to Sen. McCain’s political comment is very relevant to Bill Clinton’s qualifications to be commander-in-chief.

I have made peace within concerning Vietnam. It took a while, and I still remember my friends who did not make it back. But I did learn a lesson about character from Vietnam about politicians who lie, about military commanders who lie to make themselves look good. That is what the Bill Clinton issue is all about.

Sincerely,

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Gen. McDermott's Vision Enriches Academy Graduates

The year 1993 will mark the 25th anniversary of Robert F. McDermott’s retirement from the Air Force as a brigadier general and as dean of the Faculty for the first 10 graduating classes at the Air Force Academy. During his tenure as dean, his leadership and innovations were to have a positive and permanent influence on the Academy and on all of us. Because of this, the Association of Graduates has selected General McDermott to be an Honorary Member of the Association of Graduates.

In a 1989 address, Under Secretary of the Air Force Anne H. Foreman pointed out that McDermott was the “right man at the right place at the right time” at the Air Force Academy in 1956. His new ideas “shook the very foundation of the military education establishment.” What follows is the story of “the right man” who was “at the right place at the right time.”

In 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that tradition grows more venerable as time passes. “The reverence due to it,” he said, “increases from generation to generation. The tradition finally becomes holy and inspires awe.” As World War II ended, this was certainly true of the traditions of America’s premiere Service Academies. These traditions had provided the foundation for hundreds of graduates whose names became headlines heralding our nation’s military victories around the world. Service Academy graduates held positions of power and leadership throughout the military services, government and industry and most were very comfortable with the established orthodoxy.

Against such a background, it might have appeared that changes to the Service Academies’ traditions were not only unnecessary, but also that they might be harmful. Certainly, change would be opposed. Overlooked was that the world was changing rapidly and that military officers were being called upon to react to those changes. Changing the education of such officers might help. Sylvanus Thayer found a need to change education and training at West Point early in the 19th Century. His changes in educating West Pointers earned him the accolade of “Father of the Military Academy.” The conditions were again ripe for a challenge to tradition. It was to come, however, from an unlikely source.

On paper, Robert F. McDermott was raised in and was part of traditional custom and conventions. He was born in 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, to a family dedicted to nation and God. He began his education in a two-room schoolhouse in Readville, Mass, where two teacher-mentors instilled in him a lifelong love of education and learning. Thoroughly schooled in the three “Rs” there, his family arranged for him to commute to Boston Latin School for his high school years. Then, as now, this oldest magnet school in the country fed its graduates to distinguished universitites throughout America. Upon graduation, McDermott’s outstanding trombone playing won him his school’s prestigious music prize which had been awarded to Leonard Bernstein for the piano two years earlier. He chose not to pursue a career in music, however. Encouraged by his father who was a professional musician, McDermott applied to West Point, but was unable to get an appointment. He went instead to Norwich University for two years and secured an appointment to West Point in 1939.

McDermott’s formal career in flying began at West Point. His father had taken him to see Charles Lindbergh when he was a youngster and his

new hero ignited a love of flying in him. In 1942, “Hap” Arnold came to West Point to seek volunteers to enter flying training. McDermott eagerly volunteered, earned his wings in November 1942 and returned to West Point to graduate January 19, 1943. On the following day, he married Alice Patricia McDermott (she had the same last name), the one-and-only love of his life whom he always refers to as “The Wind Beneath My Wings.” After graduation, he took advanced flying training in the P-38 Lockheed Lighting. He then flew 61 combat missions with the 474th Fighter Group in the European Theater. After the war, he served for 18 months at Eisenhower’s headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. After a follow-on tour in the Pentagon, he earned his MBA at Harvard in 1950, and then reported to West Point as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences. There he caught the eye of his department head, Col. Herman Beukema, who felt that McDermott had a “brilliant” future. As a forerunner to his later business career, he wrote textbooks on insurance and personal finance that were used at all of the service academies.

Although very successful at West Point, McDermott declined a tenured appointment and elected to return to flying. As a junior colonel in the Air Force, he had difficulty in finding an operational assignment because of his years away from full-time flying. Thus, he sought and received orders to fly as the Air Force liaison officer with the U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet. As this was an unaccompanied tour, McDermott moved his family into a house in Highland Falls and waited for his reporting date. In the meantime, President Eisenhower gave a small dinner party at the White House for his 1915 USMA classmates Lt. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon, superintendent of the new U.S. Air Force Academy, General Omar Bradley, and Colonel Beukema. Harmon was looking to strengthen the academic staff and asked Beukema for a recommendation. Beukema strongly recommended McDermott.

The following day, Harmon flew to West Point to interview McDermott and offered him the position of vice dean. McDermott declined because he had already been away from flying too long and he had already moved his family. Besides, McDermott pointed out that by regulation his orders couldn’t be changed anyway within 30 days of port call. McDermott underestimated Harmon, because the following day his orders to the Sixth Fleet were canceled and he was assigned to the Academy as head of the Economics Department with additional duties as vice dean.

The traditions of West Point were visible everywhere when the Class of 1959 arrived in Colorado. A reveille cannon awoke the cadets and they spent the summer firing the carbine, the 50-caliber machine gun, the 60-mm mortar, and the bazooka. They dressed in Army field uniforms and developed their fighting spirit in bayonet drills. In the classroom, the curriculum was leaning towards a lock-step curriculum taught by a mixed military and civilian faculty being advocated by Col. Arthur E. Boudreau, assistant dean.

The proposal to have a mixed faculty particularly troubled McDermott. In his view, the mission of the Academy was much broader than that of a civilian undergraduate college. The high quality of the academic program and teaching faculty were given requirements. In addition, however, the faculty had to motivate cadets to want to spend a lifetime of service to their nation. Since the cadets spent 78 percent of their time under the jurisdiction of the faculty, the faculty had the major responsibility for passing on the traditions and culture of the military profession. McDermott believed that it was crucial to develop in each cadet the character and qualities of leadership essential to career growth. “Duty, honor, and country” were not just words, but principles that had to be taught by precept and example by an all-military faculty in the classroom, every day.

Another strong argument for an all-military faculty was that the officers brought into the classroom professional experiences rarely found in civilian instructors. Many who taught foreign languages, history or international relations had served with diplomatic missions or intelligence on foreign soil. Most others had served in overseas assignments giving them a broader perspective on the world. Many of the faculty in the science and engineering departments were aviators and/or had worked in the development of advanced aircraft, missiles, and nuclear weapons.

McDermott’s proposal met stiff resistance from within the Air Force because many felt that sufficient numbers of officers with advanced degrees were not available. His proposal to send otherwise qualified officers to graduate school was finally accepted after initial rejection.

One of McDermott’s first assignments at the Academy was to develop an admissions policy for the first class. He designed what was then known as the “whole man” system of screening and selection. He weighted col-

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The early years as an aviator.

The curriculum for the first classes.

lege board scores, participation in extra curricular activites, elective offices held, class standing and other factors.

A major problem surfaced soon after the Class of 1959 was admitted that led to fortuitous results. In its first catalog, the Academy had translated a legal authorization to a faculty commitment that cadets would be awarded accredited baccalaureate degrees upon graduation. What was overlooked in making that commitment was the process of academic accreditation itself. The normal procedure for a new institution was to graduate three classes before applying for examination to the appropriate regional accreditation agency. The Academy had unwittingly positioned itself in a classic “mission impossible” position.

The resolution of this problem involved intense discussions between the accrediting agency which was the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the very top level of the Air Force staff, the Academy staff and faculty, and a general officer advisory board to the chief of staff. This board included two future superintendents of the Academy, Maj. Gen. James E. Briggs and Maj. Gen. William S. Stone. For the Air Force personnel involved, these discussions and interviews amounted to a tutorial on educational philosophy, academic freedom and faculty governance in higher education. By the end of the first academic year, the Academy was ready for fast-track development with a goal of achieving accreditation before graduation of the first class.

In June of 1956, General Briggs called McDermott into his office. Briggs told McDermott that on August 1, he would become superintendent and McDermott would become dean of the Faculty. McDermott had three objections which Briggs met. First, McDermott believed the North Central Association would not accept him because he had no Ph.D. (The North Central had told the Air Force that McDermott was the only department head it had interviewed.) Second, he was the youngest colonel on the faculty. (Briggs told him not to worry, that he would get a day older every day.) Third, McDermott pointed out that he was junior in rank to all the other colonels. (The Air Force backdated his rank as colonel to August 15, 1943, making him the senior colonel on the faculty.) And so a new era began when McDermott became dean of the Faculty on August 1, 1956.

With a virtually free hand and the superintendent’s promise to back him fully, McDermott launched his campaign to develop the Academy into a first-rate institution. He began to build an outstanding team of officers to help him to achieve this goal. Included in these were many new department heads who were academically qualified to lead specific disciplines.

His first major step was to put in motion a revolution against the established academic traditions at the sister service academies. At these academies, all cadets took the same courses except for a choice in foreign languages. For cadets who had taken classes elsewhere, this often meant repeating courses they already had mastered. This had happened to McDermott when he went to West Point after two years at Norwich University. One day he interviewed two students who were planning on leaving the Academy for this very reason. He talked them into staying by telling them that he would begin a program they would find challenging

the next semester spring of 1957, and he did. It was called the enrichment program.

The enrichment program was an immediate success. Cadets were able to participate in the program by validating courses through award of credit for previous courses or examination, thereby freeing time for elective courses. They could also participate by acceleration, that is, by covering material faster than normally allowed. Many cadets completed the two-year math sequence in one year, for example. The third way was by carrying overloads. In the first year, 56 percent of the cadets participated in the enrichment program, many of them on an overload basis. The program continued to evolve and cadets were given an opportunity to major in one of four areas: basic sciences, engineering sciences, military affairs, and international affairs. Following this, McDermott advocated the addition of disciplinary majors, interdisciplinary majors, and divisional majors. “Majors for all” became the new tradition for the Air Force Academy. By the time McDermott left the Academy, the cadets could choose from over 20 different majors.

Equally important was the structure of the core curriculum. The sister service academies had heavily weighted their core curriculums in favor of science and engineering at the expense of social sciences and the humanities. The Service Academy Board and civilian scholars such as Professor Samuel P. Huntington of Harvard advocated the desirability for a broad general education. Modern officers needed education to cope not formalized structured training. In his The Soldier and the State, Huntington pointed out that at the border of military skill merged history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, and the natural sciences. Without an understanding of these interactions and how they motivated people, the military officer would not succeed in the modern changing world. The Air Force Academy offered a curriculum balanced betweem science and the humanities. By 1959, Time reported that West Point and Annapolis were following the lead in Colorado Springs and were moving in this direction also.

A recent photo of General McDermott.

In 1963, McDermott began the first cooperative master’s degree programs at Purdue University in astronautics. Cadets would take the equivalent of one semester of graduate work at the Academy. They would then proceed to the selected university and complete the master’s degree within seven to eight months. Eventually six different universities ran cooperative graduate programs with the Air Force Academy.

All the changes in curriculum, faculty, and even in admission of cadets were not made just to get accreditation for the Air Force Academy. Rather, they were made to create an environment in which cadets could develop intellectually as far and fast as they could. This is not to say that McDermott was not concerned about accreditation because he was. Besides his professional desire to get the accreditation for the Academy, he had a personal incentive as well. When he took over in 1956, he was told that he would be promoted to brigadier general and become permanent dean of the Faculty if he succeeded in the pursuit in accreditation in time for the Class of 1959.

While all this was going on, McDermott worked closely with the North Central Association on the accreditation issue. He selected Col. George Fagan, a historian, to get a master’s degree in library science and to build a library to support the curriculum. Fagan did this admirably.

While the North Central Association was very pleased with the progess made by McDermott, it wanted some statistical proof he was succeeding. It recommended a national testing program. The final test was to be the Graduate Record Examination to be administered in December of 1958 to

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Academy Graduates Lead B-2 Aircraft Development

According to Col. Frank T. Birk, ’68, director of the B-2 Combined Test Force (CTF) at Edwards AFB, Calif., the 6510th Test Group at Edwards is unique for a number of reasons: it is the only Air Force Unit to fly the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber (ATB), its crewmembers routinely fly four varied aircraft types (B-2, F-16, T-38, and C-135), each crewmember of the 12-man development test team is a graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School.

All-Graduate Test Crew

Most unique, however, is the fact that every crewmember is also a graduate of the Air Force Academy spanning 16 graduating classes from 1968 to 1984. The team includes nine ex-

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Mystery Radio Club Cadets

Dear Grads,

I want to thank everyone who responded to my request to identify the two cadets operating the cadet amateur radio station (KOMIC) in the photo on page 43 of the last issue. I was shocked by how quickly the responses came. My phone started ringing before I received my issue of Checkpoints!

The two mystery cadets in the picture are Jim Vance, Class of 1959 (standing), and Tom Schlechte, Class of 1960 (wearing the headset). The phot was taken up at Lowry, either in the fall of 1955 or during 1956. (Special thanks to Tom Schlechte for his letter on some of the initial history of the Cadet Radio Club.)

As a final note, in addition to being one of the oldest clubs at the Academy, KOMIC passed a new milestone this fall. During different portions of STS-47, three cadets and myself were able to make amateur radio contacts with the Space Shuttle Endeavor (with a little help from equipment borrowed from the Astro Department).

Thanks again, Chris McCormack, ’84 (Gen. McDermott: From previous page.)

the prospective Class of 1959. Out of 187 institutions, the Academy ranked second. The association was very pleased as it was with the selection of Cadet Bradley C. Hosmer (current Academy superintendent) as the Academy’s first Rhodes Scholar. When the association came for its accreditation visit it brought five examiners instead of the normal two. Although they were initially suspicious, they left convinced, and the Academy was notified it had received accreditation. McDermott became permanent dean Sept. 15, 1959, and at 39, the youngest flag-rank officer in the military services at that time.

In addition to the programs spelled out above, McDermott made many other contributions that made the Air Force Academy the unique institution it is today. These include the first Department of Astronautics in the country, the Tenure Associate Professor Program to keep experience and doctoral levels high, sabbatical leaves for tenured faculty, and summer

perimental test pilots, two test weapon system officers (WSOs), and one test electronic warfare officer (EWO). They are responsible for developmental ground and flight test of the B-2A Bomber, including low observable envelope expansion, flutter, advanced avionics, and weapons testing.

The 6510th Test Group is part of the larger B-2 Combined Test Force which includes personnel from Northrop Corporation and its subcontractors, Air Combat Command, and Air Force Material Command. Since its first flight in July 1989, the B-2 Test Force has flown 144 missions, totaling 637.2 hours. Over twothirds of these missions have had at least one Academy graduate at the controls of the B-2A Bomber.

The all-graduate cast of test group in the photo includes, from left in the back row, Maj. (lieutenant colonel selectee) Steve Cameron, ’77, 6520th Test Squadron operations officer and test pilot; Capt. Arnie Bunch, ’84, test pilot; Col. Frank Birk, ’68, 6510th Test Group commander, B-2 CTF director and test pilot; Capt. (major selectee) Joe Zeis, ’81, test WSO; Capt. Chris Bogdan, ’83, test pilot; and Capt. Rex Bailey, ’83, test pilot.

In the front row are Maj. Mark Garlow, ’80, test EWO; Lt. Col. Perry Lamy, ’75, 6520th Test Squadron commander and test pilot; Maj. Mark Mitchell, ’80, test pilot; Maj. Keith Otzuka, ’80, assistant operations officer and test pilot; and Capt. Jeff Smith, ’82, test pilot. Not available for the photo was Capt. Chris Cook, ’81, test WSO.

Falcons Liberty Bowl Bound for Fourth Consecutive Year

In a season of surprising upsets over favored teams and disappointing losses to underdogs, the Football Falcons at press time had won the Commander in Chief’s Trophy by defeating Army 7-3 and also had a won-loss record of 7-3. The win against Army set up the Falcon’s fourth trip to the Liberty Bowl which will be televised by ESPN at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Dec. 31.

The football team’s most noteable success through the Army game was its defeat of San Diego with the defense holding Marshall Faulk, San Diego State’s Heisman Trophy candidate, to 129 yards on 29 carries at Jack Murphy Stadium. Faulk had come into the game averaging 198.6 yards per game and 7.1 yards per carry. Air Force held him to 4.4 yards per carry.

The season results at press time were.

DATE PLACE WINNER LOSER

Sept. 5 Home USAFA 30 Rice 21

Sept. 12 Home Hawaii 6 USAFA 3

Sept. 19 Laramie WY USAFA 42 Wyoming 28

Sept. 26 Home USAFA 33 New Mexico 32

Oct. 3 El Paso TX USAFA 28 El Paso 22

Oct. 10 Home USAFA 18 Navy 16

Oct. 17 Home Colorado State 32 USAFA 28

Oct. 24 San Diego CA USAFA 20 San Diego 71

Oct. 30 Home Utah 20 USAFA 13

Nov. 7 West Point NY USAFA 7 Army 3

Nov. 14 Home against Brigham Young

consultant programs for cadets and faculty for experience and motivation. He began faculty and cadet research programs in support of USAF requirements, obtained professional accreditation for five undergraduate engineering majors, designed the permanent professors badge, and established faculty representatives for athletic teams.

Currently, General McDermott is chairman and CEO of USAA. Since he assumed leadership of that organization in 1969, he has built it into a national leader in property and casualty insurance, life insurance, banking, and financial services. USAA’s owned and managed assets have grown from $200 million when he arrived to over $26 billion today. The company is a nationally-recognized leader in quality service, corporate good citizenship, productivity, technical innovation, volunteerism, and ethical behavior. Personally, General McDermott has been the recipient of many honors including installation in the Texas Business Hall of Fame and the American National Business Hall of Fame.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

OPPOSES “CIVILIANIZATION”

President

Sir, I read your letter concerning the “Civilianization” of the Academy with much regret. It seems that all our “leaders” are concerned with is money. There is no room for Honor, or Tradition, it seems, in our Armed Forces, or our highest levels of government anymore.

I know I can speak only for myself, but I felt that the MILITARY INSTRUCTORS at the Academy were outstanding role models. I had, by far, much more exposure to the Academic officers than the AOCs. The instructors were able to bring “The Real Air Force” vision to us as cadets. The pilots motivated us with stories of heroism and adventure. The R&D officers gave us insight as to what other exciting fields were available to us after graduation. They were showing us the light at the end of the tunnel!

The Bottom Line? My Academy experience would have been much lacking without the firsthand exposure to the fine officers in the Academic branch. They were the ones who taught me the most about officership, leadership, honor, and duty. THEY stressed the importance of diligence, perseverance, character and camaraderie by demonstrating it. Their position as officers gave them credibility. Can we really afford to sever our roots?

The Academy is in the business of training Military leaders let’s keep sight of that mission!

Sincerely yours,

PILOT CUTS CHALLENGED

To the Editor:

The Honor Code that governs the lives of Air Force Academy cadets must also govern the actions of the Air Force. Yet, the Air Force Academy recently announced its intention to breach its pilot training guarantee to cadets in the Classes of 1993 and 1994. These cadets entered the Academy in 1989 and 1990, relying on the 1988-90 Air Force Academy Catalog, which included a “guarantee of pilot training after graduation if you’re medically qualified.” Nevertheless, an estimated two-thirds of qualified graduates are to be denied pilot training. Paradoxically, the Air Force is taking this action despite its prediction of a major pilot shortage in 1997.

The Air Force can alleviate the potential pilot shortage and honor its pilot training guarantee to the Academy Classes of 1993 and 1994 by providing delayed entry com

mitments to all cadets not receiving such training immediately after graduation.

The cadets at the Air Force Academy were selected from over ten times as many applicants. They chose the Academy instead of other promising opportunities. They upheld their obligations to the Academy and met its rigorous challenges. They have every reason to expect the Academy to live by its own Honor Code.

The attached petition signed by hundreds of Citizens for Air Force Integrity urges the Air Force Academy to honor its guarantee and thereby restore its integrity and its position as the moral compass for its Cadet Wing and the Air Force.

Sincerely yours,

CITIZENS FOR AIR FORCE INTEGRITY

(Editor’s note: This letter was in response to the announcement by the Academy in July that UPT slots for the Classes of 1993 and 1994 would be limited to 225 per year. The petition, with over 200 signatures, was sent to President Bush, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the secretary of the Air Force, and the U.S. Air Force chief of staff.)

SERB PROCESS FAULTED

Dear Sir:

The spring issue of Checkpoints magazine included an article on the FY92 Selective Early Retirement Board (SERB) process apparently based on an official Air Force source. That article failed to say that in executing the SERB, Air Force leadership deliberately ignored an option provided by Congress which would have eased the transition of many of those selected for early retirement. The saddest part is that this could have been done without undermining AF FY93 end-strength goals.

In a nutshell, the FY92 National Defense Authorization Act (FY92 NDAA) directed that officers would be exempted from SERB if they had an approved retirement date, either mandatory or voluntary, anytime in FY92 or FY93. Under these provisions, colonels and lieutenant colonels could have agreed in December 1991 to voluntarily retire as late as 1 Sept 93, allowing more time for a job search in the present very-difficult job market and more equitable retirement pay. The Secretary of the Air Force response to the FY92 NDAA was to limit voluntary retirement to a date no later 1 Feb 93, seven months less than authorized in the legislation.

This decision was explained by a pur

ported need to “avoid granting an exception to the policy” that voluntary retirements not be approved more than 12 months in advance in order to maintain flexibility in force planning. The retirement of over 2,000 colonels and lieutenant colonels between Feb 92 and Feb 93, as detailed in the Checkpoints article, will ease the task of creating the New Air Force but is is hard to imagine that delaying some of those retirements one to six months in the same fiscal year would be a significant hindranee. In fact, as already mentioned, 0-5 and 0-6 SERB-eligible officers were allowed to pick voluntary retirement dates 14 months in advance.

Also, in April 92 (after the SERB) the voluntary retirement window was extended to 16 months to (surprise!) Sept 93. As a result of Air Force leadership’s apparent insensitivity to any goal but strength reduction, a number of officers who had served long and honorably in difficult and oftendangerous assignments were removed from active duty in circumstances which cast aspersions on their ability to perform in the New Air Force. These actions significantly affected their ability to begin a second career, and dramatically reduced their retirement pay.

In contrast, the U.S. Navy held its 1992 SERB, notified selectees, and then offered to recall to active duty officers who needed additional service time to reach the 26-year service point, allowing more time for transition planning and a more equitable retirement settlement.

While not questioning the need to reduce the number of field grade officers, as well as Air Force members in other grades, several Air Force officers, including myself, challenged the decision in our case. During the appeal, we discovered the language of the FY92 NDAA, which at a minimum, granted the Secretary the prerogative and, we argue, directed him to allow officers to select a voluntary retirement date as late as Sept 93 rather than face the SERB. Although past SERB retirement dates have been modified by the Air Force Board for the Correction of Military Records, our appeals were denied. We are now considering additional steps to press our claims.

I strongly urge any reader who was affected by the FY92 SERB or knows an affected officer, grad or non-grad, to contact me in Annandale, Va. at (703) 323-7309 or Terry Fenstad, (North Dakota State University, Class of 1966) in Colorado Springs at (719) 527-0639.

Sincerely,

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Graduate Scholarships

Presented to 1992-93 Winners

Dependent

Scholarship Criteria Outlined for 1993-94 Year

Graduate Dependent Scholarships are being offered for the upcoming 1993-1994 academic year. Recipients for these annual awards will be selected by the AOG Board of Directors Selection Committee. This AOG scholarship program is intended to directly support post-secondary education for the children of AOG graduate members.

To be eligible to apply:

A. The applicant must be the child of either a graduate life member of the AOG or a graduate who has maintained annual membership for at least the five consecutive years immediately preceding the submission of the application package. AOG membership requirements for applicants who are children of deceased graduates will be evaluated on an individual basis by the selection committee.

B. The applicant must either be the graduate’s natural child or legally adopted child, but need not be financially dependent upon the graduate or his/her surviving spouse.

C. The applicant must agree to enroll as a full-time student, as defined by the institution, at a college or university accredited by an appropriate regional or national accrediting body. The applicant’s program of study may be in any field at either the graduate or undergraduate level.

D. The applicant must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the six most recent semesters as a full-time student.

The scholarship amount can be as high as $2,000 for the academic year and is paid in one lump sum directly to the student upon his/her demostrated acceptance into the accredited institution. An individual may receive a total of four of these annual scholarships, but they do not have to be applied for, or awarded, in consecutive years.

Scholarship award winners, as well as those applicants not selected to receive a scholarship in a given year, are encouraged to reapply for scholarships in subsequent years. These applicants compete with all new applicants for subsequent-year scholarship monies.

The number of scholarships to be awarded each year and the dollar amount of each scholarship is determined annually by the board of directors. The scholarship winners will be determined based on overall demonstrated merit. The deadline for receiving application packages is March 1 for both initial applications and reapplications.

Send requests for application forms and direct questions on this scholarship program to Col. (Ret) Jock Schwank, AOG vice president, Services, Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475 or call (719) 472-0300.

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Clair Grazier, daughter of Victor Grazier, ’65, receives her second $900 award from Maj. Gen. R.D. Smith, ’61, Air Force Material Command DCS Logistics, and Mr. Ed Mechenhier, ’64, of General Electric. Clair is a sophomore at Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio, majoring in math and biology. Eric Thorson, ’67, at left, AOG board member, former AOG president and former chairman of the AOG Board of Directors, presents a $500 scholarship check to Christopher Baer, son of Howard Baer, ’69. Chris will study at the American University, Washington, D.C. Two scholarship winners this year were from Arizona. From left are Arizona AOG Chapter president Jim Sienicki, ’74, Michelle Perron, Rebecca Sienicki (Jim’s daughter), and Ron Marusiak, ’71, who made the scholarship presentations at a Arizona AOG Chapter awards dinner. Michelle won a $900 award and will be attending the University of Virginia, while Rebecca won a $750 scholarship and will be attending the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Pete Hugdahl, ’67, USAA Director of Security and Alamo Area AOG Chapter president, presents a $900 scholarship check to Gina Finan, daughter of George Finan, II, ’66. Gina will be attending Columbia University.

ATTENTION IN THE AREA

AOG Has New Address/Phone Numbers

With the move of association personnel to our new Doolittle Hall alumni house in March, the AOG has a slightly-changed mailing address and a new telephone number. The address is: Association of Graduates, 3116 Academy Drive, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475. The new commercial telephone number is (719) 472-0300. Our DSN numbers remain the same. They are 259-2067/2073. Also, for those who have visited our offices before, we no longer have offices in Sijan Hall. All association personnel and offices are now in Doolittle Hall which is just west of the Academy’s Officer’s Club. Visitors are welcome to the new facility anytime during duty hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

Register Mailed

A major AOG service is one of providing up-to-date information on graduates through the annual Register of Graduates. The 1992 issue was mailed to members of record in late October of 1992. Please note that biographical data forms were NOT mailed to individual graduates this year. The biographical information form printed at the center of each magazine should be used to update graduate data. Since the individual graduate is the critical source of Register information, it is vital that you keep the AOG informed of address changes, promotions, new jobs, etc. If the AOG had your correct address on Oct. 15, 1992 you should have your Register.

First Class Mailing Offered

The association offers a first class publication mailing program which greatly speeds publications to U.S. and APO addresses. This service costs $12 (increased from the previous $10 fee due to the February postal rate hike) annually in addition to regular membership fees, and provides for the mailing of Checkpoints magazine and the Register of Graduates at first class rates.

Women Veteran’s Sought

The Women in Military Service Memorial was authorized by Congress in 1986 to be built at the main gate to Arlington National Cemetery. It will honor the more than 1.8 million women who have served or are serving in our nation’s armed forces.

One of the key features of the memorial is a computerized data base, to contain a record of women who have served in the military from the American Revolution through Operation Desert Storm, and beyond. Each servicewoman, or her friends or descendants, is asked to provide the women’s name, branch of service, information about her service, a photograph in uniform if available, and a short narrative of her most memorable military experiences. A registeration donation of $25 will also help build the memorial. To date, spproximately 100,000 women veterans have contacted the committee to register.

If you have served in the military or know a woman who has served, please call 1-800-1 SALUTE (1-800-472-5883).

REUNION CONTACTS

’63 (30th) 4-7 Nov 93

Ph.: 719-472-3190 (W)

Col (Ret) Jimmie Butler 719-598-0997 (H)

7635 Delmonico Drive DSN: 259-3190

Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Hotel: Marriott

Ph: 719-528-5978

Hotel: Antlers Doubletree

’83 (10th) 30 Sept - 3 Oct

Capt Virginia Brown

’68 (25th) 21-24 Oct 93 4113 Charleston Drive

Lt Col (Ret) Manuel Bettencourt Colorado Springs, CO 80916

1825 Summit Drive Ph.: 719-392-6626 (H)

Colorado Springs, CO 80921 and

Ph: 719-495-0225 (H)

Capt Dennis Moore

Hotel: Embassy Suites Quarters 4207-E

’73 (20th) 30 Sept - 3 Oct USAFA, CO 80840

Lt Col Bill Stanton Ph.: 719-472-0905

3435 Windjammer Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Hotel: Embassy Suites

Outdated Adresses Cost AOG $$$

The AOG needs your help. Those members who fail to notify the AOG when they move cost their fellow members hundreds of dollars annually. For instance, for each Checkpoints that is not deliverable to the address we have on file, we are billed 30 cents by the post office. Every time we have to remail a first-class letter to a new address it costs the AOG 33 cents plus labor. It may not seem like much (and it isn’t) when only one or two graduates are tardy with address changes. However, when it is several hundred graduates each quarter, it adds up in a hurry. Please help the AOG, yourself, and all members by dropping us a note or giving us a call when you move. Not only will it keep our records current, but it will delay significantly your future dues increases.

Your association has no choice but to reiterate and enforce our policy of charging those members who request a back issue(s) of Checkpoints or The Register that they did not receive because they failed to provide the AOG their new address. Cost will be the printing cost of the publication plus mailing costs. (Currently the price is $2.50 for Checkpoints and $8.50 for the Register.)

Few Cadets Take Advantage of Pilot-Cut Exit Option

The announcement by the Academy in July that undergraduate pilot training slots for the Classes of 1993 and 1994 would be limited to 225 prompted speculation that there would be a mass exodus of cadets in those classes due to the pilot slot limitation. However, at press time (early November) only a total of 18 cadets had taken advantage of the various exit options offered by the Academy. The total included five seniors, seven juniors, and six freshmen.

Cadets in the Classes of 1993 and 1994 physically qualified for pilot training were given various options to leave the Academy in a letter to cadet and parents from the commandant of cadets. Seniors had to pay back $11,250 for one semester, or serve two years enlisted duty or four years with the reserves. Juniors had no payback obligation if they quit prior to Sept. 15.

According to one academy official, “What could have been a tidal wave turned out to be a mere ripple. We’re relieved.”

According to Col. Bud Stokes, deputy commandant for operations, the cadets “obviously looked at their options and decided the Academy is a pretty good place to be whether they become a pilot or simply an officer.

The new pressure of competition is felt most keenly at the 557th Flying Training Squadron, where senior cadets learn basic flying maneuvers and are rated as to their pilot potential. This year only one out of three will be selected next January to attend undergraduate pilot training. “Cadets realize their individual performance here can give them control over what they do in the Air Force,” Stokes said. “While the pilot cuts are painful, it may be positive for the Academy in the long run because it makes the cadets work harder for what they want.”

A survey of this year’s graduating class taken when they first came to the Academy showed 68 percent wanted to become pilots. More than 12 percent also said they would leave the Academy if they couldn’t fly.

The cut in pilot slots means the Academy will shift its traditional emphasis on flying careers. Recruiting and advertising will reflect the school’s primary goal of producing officers, not pilots. Until last year, the Air Force required at least 60 percent of the incoming freshman class to meet medical standards for potential pilots. There is no quota now, and that allows the Academy to select even more highly-qualified candidates without regard to all those criteria, admission officials said.

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Association of Graduates Available Member Benefits/Services

AOG offices are open Monday through Friday, 0730-1630 Mountain Time. For all offices, telephone: (719) 472-0300 (DSN: 259-2067/2073).

CHECKPOINTS MAGAZINE— your quarterly link to friends, classmates and the Academy.

REGISTER OF GRADEA TES— annual presentation of biographical information on all Academy graduates.

CHAPTERS—

support for some 25 chapters throughout the world

AOG MASTERCARD—

favorable terms and credit limits from Air Academy National Bank. (800) 365-5890

LINE OF CREDIT

unsecured line of credit at 6.4 percent over prime rate from Security Pacific Executive/Professional Services. For information call (800) 274-6711.

SCHOLARSHIPS—

a preparatory school scholarship via the Falcon Foundation.

post secondary scholarships to graduates’ children

SABER RENTAL—

sets of six for the military wedding.

LONG DISTANCE CALLING DISCOUNT—

sign up for USAFA AOG long distance program with MCI and get a special 5% AOG discount over and above MCl’s regular long distance rates at home and on the road. This discount can also be combined with MCI’s Friends and Family discount program for a total savings of 25%. You’ll receive a personalized USAFA AOG long distance calling card, absolutely free. To enroll call 1-800-SKY-USAF (1-800-759-8723).

TRAVEL SERVICE—

year-round member rebate travel program for vacation, business and reunions. Call Camelot Classic World Travel at 1-800-877-5444 and reference the AOG Travel Number T-8106.

REUNION/HOMECOMINGS— coordination and planning by your AOG.

MERCHANDISE/MEMORABILIA—

Academy/AOG-unique items created especially for members.

LOCATOR SERVICE—

need to find a fellow graduate? We help!

Travel Company Provides Service to AOG Members

Because of the upheaval in the airline business, nearly all major airlines have eliminated discounts for meeting-related travel. Because of this ongoing problem, the AOG has joined with Camelot Classic World Travel, Inc. (CCWT) to provide graduates, their families, associate members, and friends of the AOG with the best service possible on all travel. The benefits of this arrangement to you include:

3% CASH Rebates paid to AOG members and their families for meeting and leisure travel (just send CCWT the yellow copy of your invoice after you return).

Guaranteed lowest available Air Fares at time of ticketing. NO membership fees or annual dues charged by Camelot Classic World Travel.

Discounted pricing and rebates paid for cruise bookings. $150,000 of free flight insurance on all airline tickets.

Call toll-free 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday Friday, U.S. and Canada MDT.

Hotel and car accommodations can also be made at time of booking.

Boarding passes and seat assignments in advance whenever possible.

All major credit cards accepted.

CCWT pays a royalty to your AOG based on your patronage of this program.

To save money when you book your reunion, vacation or business travel, call Camelot Classic World Travel at 1-800-877-5444 and reference the AOG Travel Number: T-8106

Upcoming Graduate Events

CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS—

special rate from Budget - (800) 772-3773 (AOG ID tt 876-00-09402/Rate Code: VM 14). You must present your AOG-provided Budget card when picking up your car.

HOTEL DISCOUNTS—

save 10% at participating Clarion, Comfort, Econo Lodge, Rodeway, Friendship, Quality and Sleep Inns, Hotels, Resorts-(800) 4-CHOICE. (Ask for the travelers discount for AFA AOG members, ID # C00041511).

15% savings at Woodfin Suites-(800) 237-8811.

an approximate 20% saving at the Embassy Suites Hotel of Colorado Springs. Call (719) 599-9100 and ask for the AOG RSVIP Rate (excludes special and group events). You must present your AOG membership card on check-in.

save 10-25% at the Radisson Inn North (formerly Sheraton Inn North) just outside the USAFA South Gate. Call (719) 598-5770 and ask for the Association of Graduates rate (excludes special or group events... discount depends on time of year and room availability). Must present AOG membership card on check-in.

Corporate Life Members

Air Academy National Bank

Air Force Association

Ampex Corporation

Betac Corporation

Boeing Aerospace Company

Budget Rent a Car Corporation

Continental Electronics (Division of Varian Associates,Inc.)

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

Embassy Suites Hotel of Colorado Springs

General Dynamics Corporation

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

The MITRE Corporation

Motorola, Inc.

Government Electronics Group PRC,Inc.

Rockwell International

TRW, Inc., Electronics & Defense Sector

United Services Automobile Association

United Technologies Corporation

USAF Academy Athletic Association

Walsworth Publishing of Colorado

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Defense & Electronic Center

Corporate life memberships are being offered for $2,000. With the exception of voting and holding office, members enjoy all privileges of regular members. For more information on corporate life memberships write to Col.(Ret) Jock Schwank, vice president, Services, Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-6600. Phone (719) 472-0300.

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AOG Gift Merchandise

BOOKS: The Iskra Incident by Col. (Ret) Jimmie H. Butler, ’63; 366 pages, hardbound, signed by author.

Vietnam Above the Treetops by John F. Flanagan, ’62; 300 pages, hardbound, signed by author.

Into the Mouth of the Cat about Lance Sijan, ’65; by Malcolm McConnell, 253 pages, hardbound.

Academy 25th Anniversary Book, a pictorial history of the Academy, 260 pages, 9x12”, hardbound.

WILD BLUE U. Video (45-minute VHS tape of Academy life produced by KUSA Channel 9 Denver)

Academy Sport Cap With class year: Without numerals

License Plate Frames (Imprinted either “Alumnus” or “Falcons” at top & “U.S. Air Force Academy” at bottom)

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Coffee Cups (white)

Doolittle Hall Marble Coaster

Falcon Etched on Marble Plaque

Laser-Engraved Walnut Plaque (of Cadet Area)

Cadet Saber (Sold to graduate AOG members only)

FINE ART PRINTS: “Here’s a Toast” Limited edition of 850 signed and numbered by the artist Keith Ferris. 24x30” print of F-16 missing man formation flown during the 1983 Homecoming Memorial Ceremony.

“Gyrfalcon:” Limited AOG commemorative issue signed by artist, Charles Frace. 20x26” print.

’82 “Thunderbirds Over Academy:” Limited edition of 750 signed by artist, Rick Broome, 20x28” print.

USAFA Silk Tie blue or garnet (circle choice)

AOG Charm (%” sterling silver by Jostens)

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THE AOG BOARDROOM

Drastic Academy Changes/Restrictions Mandated

What follows is the presentation I gave to the Jabara Banquet guests at the 1992 Homecoming festivities. Although the final form of the legislation (mailed to each Association member in mid-October) differs slightly from the initial language noted here, the impact on the Academy is potentially just as dire, hence this call to action is just as relevant now as it was then...

Welcome home graduates of the Air Force Academy, especially graduates of the Classes of 1972 and 1982, past members of the baseball team and past members of the Drum and Bugle Corps. This is a homecoming a time when we joyously revisit our roots, rekindle old friendships, and renew our pride in our alma mater and ourselves.

Last year at this meeting, I said we were seeing the United States Air Force Academy and the Association of Graduates pass from their adolescence into their maturity. I gave as evidence of this growth and metamorphosis that for the first time in the history of the institution we now have graduates as superintendent, commandant, and dean. And as additional evidence I pointed to the tremendous accomplishment of the AOG and the graduates in building Doolittle Hall a very significant and visible statement of our arrival. As happy as I was then to note our progress and status, I am equally distressed tonight to note that we may not have long to enjoy our successes.

The Academy that we have known and are coming home to today is in peril. Forces that we are just beginning to recognize and understand are at work to change our Academy. Perhaps if we allow ourselves to be slightly more paranoid and cynical, we would suspect they are out to destroy our Academy. I emphasize it is our Academy. The Academy belongs to the taxpaying public yes, to the nation as a whole and most importantly it belongs to us, the graduates, who are at one time its products and its protectors, the recipients of its values and the rear guard that maintains the organism that provides those values. No one is going to have the vision of what is accomplished at an Academy, the understanding of worth of the Academy experience to the nation, or the interest in preserving the institution that projects those values like a graduate.

Col. (Ret) Jim Wilhelm, ’61, former AOG vice president, Development, isflanked by his staff on the occasion of his retirement on Nov. 1 of this year after three years on the staff. At left is Monica Young, AOG management information specialist/systems analyst, and at right is Kathy McCann, AFA Fund monitor.

On the other hand, the graduate must never be complacent, self-serving, or self-perpetuating. The Academy and the Academy experience are not perfect and we must continually reassess our goals and our mission. But again, it is incumbent on the graduates to be part of that assessment it should not be done solely by outside forces as it is being done today.

The forces that I mentioned a minute ago are not just a passing fancy which will go away if we ignore them. First we had increased graduate commitments, then reserve commissions for graduates, and now, as I am sure you are all aware, Secretary Rice has mandated a goal of 50 percent civilian faculty, a civilian dean, and movement of the band to Space Command. Additionally, pending legislation may reduce the rank of the superintendent, eliminate the prep school and place the Academy under Air Training Command. I am not here to suggest that these changes are appropriate or inappropriate, I only suggest that they have been done without the insight of the group that can best determine the impact, the graduates!

I think that because some of these changes come from within the Air Force, the graduates still in the blue suit may be illsituated to make the graduate voice heard. Therefore, I call on all graduates (but particularly those outside the chain of command) to ask the questions that beg to be asked so that the decisions that will be made are both well-reasoned and in concert with the Academy’s and the nation’s agenda. It is up to us we are the last line of defense.

Response to AOG Mailing Strong

The response to the recent AOG mailing about the issues facing the academies has been amazing. The vast majority of the responses have been outcries of concern or even indignation. Perhaps some of the strongest responses have been from the parents of current cadets. Two questions were often asked in your letters, and I would like to briefly answer those questions here.

Why didn’t the AOG do anything? The AOG is prohibited from lobbying because of the nature of it’s incorporation as a nonprofit association. Consequently, the AOG must walk a fine line between being considered nonresponsive to issues and running afoul of our limits of incorporation. Certainly, one of the most important things the association can do is communicate the issues and present alternatives for the individual members and the chapters to pursue. That, of course, was precisely the reason for the recent mailing. Our ability to provide timely and factual information on issues is a direct function of how well the graduate community and the Academy keeps us informed on these topics of interest.

What can we do now? This can only be answered in light of the current political climate. The vast majority of states are having to cut education or increase taxes to support the current level of educational services. The accessions into the Air Force have been trimmed significantly and the ROTC programs, and hence the universities that have these programs, have been impacted substantially as a result. As always after a long period of conflict followed by a drawdown, the armed forces are not popular. The congressmen from states without academies have no vested interest in the academies except for the appointments they make annually. Particularly if the climate within the DoD is one of disinterest, there is little underlying support for the academies.

Therefore, what we must do is elicit broader national support.

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’63 Grad at Helm of U.S.

Air Force Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, a 1963 USAFA graduate and former Academy associate professor of history, assumed command of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and the Air Forces’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) in ceremonies at Scott AFB, Ill. on Aug. 25. He succeeds Air Force Gen. Hansford T. Johnson, a 1959 USAFA graduate and assistant professor of aeronautics from 1968-1971, who retired on Sept. 1. Gen. Merrill McPeak, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, was a reviewing official at the ceremonies, as was Admiral David E. Jeremiah, vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Transportation Command

Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster and the Purpie Heart.

General Johnson retired as a command pilot with more than 7,800 flying hours, of which an excess of 1,000 were in combat. Among his awards and decorations are the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters.

Grads Help Retire Dragonfly

This past May, the A-37 Dragonfly made its last flight in the Air Force inventory. The 182nd Tactical Air Support Group (TASGp), Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill. was the last unit in the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard to fly the aircraft.

On May 20, 1992, seven members of the 182nd TASGp made the final flight in the A-37 with a formation fly-by over the Air Force Academy. Of the seven flight crew members, five were Air Force Academy graduates. The photo shows the unit member at Peterson AFB, Colo, just prior to takeoff for the Academy flyover and the aircraft’s final flight. (A-37s have either gone to foreign military sales or to the “boneyard”.)

Flight members in the photo, from left are Capt. Brian Tighe, ’80; Maj. Tom Grayson, ’73; Maj. Mike McGinnis, ’79; Lt. Col. Lawson “Butch” Barclay, ’68; Lt. Col. Loren Madison (unit members), and Lt. Col. James Harrod (unit member). Also in the flight but behind the camera was Maj. Jeff Mayer, ’79.

Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, ’63, accepts command of U.S. Transportation Command from Admiral David E. Jeremiah, vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

USTRANSCOM is one of nine unified commands and is responsible for the strategic mobility of all U.S. armed forces. Its air component, AMC, encompasses 180,000 personnel and 1,700 of the Air Force’s 6,200 aircraft.

General Fogleman came to Scott from Osan AB, Korea, where he was assigned as commander, 7th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; deputy commander, U.S. Forces, Korea; and commander, Republic of Korea and U.S. Component Command, Combined Forces Command.

The Pennsylvania native is a command pilot with over 5,300 flying hours, completing 315 combat missions in Southeast Asia. He holds, among other awards and decorations, the Defense

(Boardroom: From the previous page.)

One way to do that is to keep the issues in front of your local congressional delegation. This can be done with letters of support from individuals as well as from groups like AOG chapters and parents’ clubs. Additionally, your interest in the academies can be further expressed by inviting your local senator and representatives to speak at meetings where the agenda is the Academy issue. This is particularly effective if joint meetings of chapters/societies and parents’ clubs of all three academies can be organized.

Here is a brief status update on the issues:

1) The Defense Appropriations Bill was signed by the President in October, therefore the legislation presented in my recent letter is now law.

2) The faculty is making plans to bring on civilian professors for the Fall ’93 semester. Perhaps as much as 10 percent of the

The 182nd TASGp has converted to the F-16 and has been redesignated as the 182nd Fighter Group. (Editors note: Our thanks to Colonel Barclay for the story and photo.)

faculty will be civilian by Fall ’93, including both permanent hires and a possible expansion of the visiting professor program. It has been decided that a five-year (or shorter) appointment system rather than a tenure system will be put in place for the permanent civilian faculty. The plan is to be at approximately 25 percent civilian faculty by the year 2000, with further increases to follow based on experience to that point.

3) There is a persistent rumor, recently published in the Nov. 9 Air Force Times, that a new command will be formed early next year to combine Air Training Command, Air University, and the Air Force Academy. The approved public affairs response to this article was: “No decisions have been made concerning any possible consolidation of these commands. Various options are being reviewed under the Air Force’s ‘Year of Training’ initiative. If, and when, changes are approved appropriate announcements will be made.”

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

The Class of 1960 and the entire aerospace community lost a wonderful friend when Col. (Ret) Willard R. MacFarlane died of heart failure on Aug. 3, 1992.

Mac was born Sept. 1, 1938 in Ogden, Utah. His distinguished 30-year Air Force career begain in 1956 with his appointment to the Academy. Throughout his life, Mac always set the standards, not only with his own accomplishments, but more importantly by providing the example so necessary of true leadership. He was first, foremost, and always a fighter pilot, and was recognized as one of the best everywhere in the fighter community.

Among his many accomplishments: distinguished graduate from USAF pilot training, outstanding graduate and top gun of his F-100 weaspons school class, selection as an RAF exchange officer, selection as the first USAF YF-15 test pilot in 1972, setting three world time-to-climb records in the F-15 “Streak Eagle’’, awarded the MacKay trophy in 1974, induction into the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame, and finally, after retirement from the Air Force in 1986, Mac was selected as program director of Hypersonic Applications at McDonnel Douglas.

He flew 3,800 hours during his career. Among the aircraft he flew were the F-100, F-104, 0-1, British Lightning, F-15 and finally, as the wing commander of the 3rd TFW, the F-4. Mac flew the F-104 and the 0-1 in Vietnam, amassing 165 combat missions. His decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters and literally hundreds of other U.S. military, civilian, and foreign awards. He was a member of the Order of the Daedalians and the River Rats.

Mac was a lifelong member of the LDS Church, serving as an elder and at the family history center at the time of his death.

Shortly after graduation from the Academy, Mac married Rita Nelson in Logan, Utah. Together they raised five children; Lori (Mrs. Robert Davies), Steele (USAFA ’87), Stanton, Stuart, and Stirling. Another son, Steven, died in 1965. Mac is also survived by his mother, five brothers and five grandchildren.

Mac was laid to rest on Aug. 8, 1992 at Lindquists Washington Heights Memorial Park in Centerville, Utah.

One of the true aviation pioneers of our time, Mac was an immensly-gifted individual who will be terribly missed by everyone he touched, both in his personal and professional life. His wit, sense of humor, enthusiasm for life, and above all his friendship, will all live on through his memory. Hopefully, the faith which guided him throughout his life will help sustain those he left behind.

“Those who wait upon the Lord Shall renew their strength;

William R. Knellinger, ’76 and family

They shall mount up with Wings like Eagles”. (EdHaerter, ’60)

William R. Knellinger, ’76

Lt. Col. William R. (Hank) Knellinger, Class of 1976, left this world on Sept. 4, 1992 after a year-long battle. He died just as he lived with class, courage, and character.

Hank graduated from CS-16, the “Chicken Hawks”, and was proud to be a part of his country’s armed forces. That pride was reflected in the way he wore the uniform. Hank’s appearance and job performance were always impeccable.

His initial assignment was to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. as a missile combat crew member in the Titan II system. He quickly became deputy commander of the wing’s Senior Standardization/Evaluation Crew. He returned to the Standardization Division after upgrading to crew commander where he played a key role in setting the tone for the alert force.

He remained in Tucson for graduate study in economics at the University of Arizona. After completing his studies, Hank returned to the Academy assigned to the Military Studies Department. He eventually became an air officer commanding for CS-17. He set a great example for those young men and women!

His greatest example was in truly living the Honor Code. Hank’s biggest challenge while on staff was preaching what he practiced. He was tasked with completely reworking the Honor Education Program. Hank was in touch with the cadets’ feelings and concerns regarding the Honor Code and is considered a pioneer in this arena.

After this work at the Academy, Hank returned to Tucson for training in the Ground Launch Cruise Missile system. Hank did a one-year remote in Italy, where he found his niche: “being in the field with the troops”. Hank was truly a soldier and a warrior.

At the completion of the remote assignment he returned to Colorado Springs and U.S. Space Command which is where he was at the time of his retirement as a lieutenant colonel. The real story is not so much what he did but how he did it. An unknown author shared some characteristics of class that fit Hank perfectly:

Hank never ran scared. He was confident in his ability to meet life head-on and handle whatever came along.

He never made excuses. He took his lumps but learned from past mistakes.

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James L. Klas, ’87

He was always considerate of others.

He never built himself up by tearing others down.

Everybody was comfortable with Hank because he was comfortable with himself.

His character stemmed from the solid values that he learned from his parents in Marietta, Ohio; fine-tuned as a cadet; and put into practice as an Air Force officer. Hank and his lovely wife, Jenny, shared those values and passed them along to their sons, Ben and Nick. We can already see Hank’s work ethic in Ben and his competitive spirit in Nick.

The Air Force Academy was a very special place for Hank, so it is only fitting that it would become his final resting place. Hank was buried there on Sept. 7, 1992. We miss him terribly but we are so much richer for having known him.

Hank was a special man for a special time. We can all learn some very important lessons from the way he lived his life. As for us, a recent Michael Jordan ad says it all... “We want to be like Hank!” (Russ Laney, ’76, and Jack Jackson, ’76)

James L. Klas, ’87

James L. Klas, Class of 1987, took his life on May 27, 1992 in Redondo Beach, Calif. By this action, Jim deprived the world of a great patriot and family man. We may never understand Jim’s decision, nor, perhaps, should we want to. We must, however, understand that Jim’s life was filled with accomplishment, friends, family and love.

Jim grew up in Plainfield, Ind., and, not unlike many young children, he dreamed of someday serving his country and “dancing the skies on laughter silvered wings” as an Air Force officer and jet pilot. Jim applied for and received an appointment as a cadet to the Air Force Academy Class of 1987. Jim loved the Academy. He excelled as a basic cadet and as a fourthclassman. While many of us struggled to survive and constantly yearned for the end of basic cadet training and our fourth-class year, Jim seemed to thrive on the pressure and set standards for himself and his classmates that impressed even the most “hard-nosed” upperclassmen. Jim had no difficulty internalizing the “Academy Experience”. As an upperclassman in CS-06, this was reflected in his relationship with the fourthclassmen who were in his charge. The fourthclassmen who were lucky enough to be under Jim’s watchful eye excelled by his example and loved him for it.

It was a cruel twist of fate, then, that Jim, so dedicated to the ideals of the Academy and officership in general, should become inflicted with a physical ailment which prevented his commission in the United States Air Force. During our second-class year Jim developed ulcerative colitis. Jim’s ulcer, although under the control of medication, disqualified him from receiving a commission in the Air Force. Generously, the Academy made the final physical determination during our first-class year and allowed Jim to graduate as a member of the Class of 1987. Jim accepted this news without the tears, grief or bitterness which might be expected of a person whose boyhood dreams have just been shat

tered. Jim was, as in the institution of marriage, committed to the Academy and the Air Force in sickness and in health.

As we neared graduation, Jim’s future brightened when he met his wife, Melissa, and secured post-graduation civilian employment with the TRW company in Redondo Beach. Jim was happily married and truly delighted to be working as a production supervisor for TRW. He felt he had not left the defense establishment altogether and could still participate and contribute by working for a defense company. Jim excelled at civilian life just as he did at the Academy. Never one to be caught behind the “power curve” he quickly saved enough to buy a new home in Palmdale, Calif. Jim led a busy life and spent his days working, being with Melissa, playing with his two dogs and playing on the company softball team. Yet, he was never too busy to stay in touch with the Academy or his classmates. Jim’s life membership in the AOG attests to this.

If how we lived and not how long we lived is the measure of successful life, then Jim’s life becomes an example for us all. Patriotism, family values, friendship Jim embodied these concepts and exploited them to the limit in his daily life. The Academy is said to be a tumbler in which uncut gems are polished and made to shine none shone more brightly than Jim.

Jim is survived by his parents, James and Sharon Klas; his brother, Jeff and his grandparents, Lester and Evelyn Klas and Ernest Skaggs. A memorial fund in Jim’s memory has been established by the Association of Graduates. Contributions to the fund will go toward the dedication of a memorial item which will be in the new AOG Alumni Building. Contributions may be sent to the James L. Klas Memorial Fund, Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, USAFA, Colo. 80840-4475. Please specify that your contribution is for the James Klas Memorial Fund.

At press time we had learned of the deaths of the following graduates:

Mr. Craig C. Squier, Class of 1968, who died on Aug. 29, 1992 of a heart attack in Binghamton, N.Y.

Mr. Thomas S. Summers, Class of 1975, who died on Oct. 8, 1992 in San Clemente, Calif.

Maj. David M. McGuire, Class of 1977, who died on Sept. 17, 1992 in an F-111E aircraft crash in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Jon S. Mounts, Class of 1984, who died on Aug. 18, 1992, in South Glastonbury, Conn.

Capt. Jerry C. Lindh, Class of 1986, who died in the same F-111E crash as Major McGuire above on Sept. 17, 1992 in the United Kingdom.

Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of these graduates.

Russell Thayer Tutt II, AOG Honorary Member Dies

Russell Thayer Tutt II, 79, of Colorado Springs died Oct. 21, 1992, at his home. He was an honorary member of the Association of Graduates.

Mr. Tutt was born July 27, 1913, in Coronado, Calif., to Charles Learning Jr. and Eleanor Dexter (Armit) Tutt. He received his bachelor of science degree in engineering from Princeton University in 1935, and was in the Army from 1940-1945, attaining the rank of major. He received the Bronze Star.

Mr. Tutt was a trustee of the Cheyenne Mountain Museum and Zoological Society from 1956-1980, and its president from 1963-1974. He also was chairman of the board from 1974-1980 and honorary chairman since 1980.

He was vice president and trustee of the El Pomar Foundation

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from 1956-1977, president and trustee from 1977-1982, chairman and CEO from 1982-1989 and had been chairman of the executive committee since 1989. He was a Colorado College trustee since 1957, chairman from 1966-1984 and chairman emeritus since 1989. Mr. Tutt was a Life Trustee for Fountain Valley School. He was named Colorado Springs Business Citizen of the Year in 1977 and American Lung Association of Colorado Humanitarian of the Year in 1984.

He was a member and director, past president and treasurer of the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club. He was president and director of the Broadmoor Golf Club, a member of the El Paso Club and the Country Club of Colorado. He also was on the board of governors and president of the Cooking Club.

Mr. Tutt was chairman of the executive committee and director of the Holly Sugar Corp. from 1957-1981 and sometimes chairman from 1966-1981. He also was the director of First National Bank Corp. from 1967-1970, director and chairman of the executive committee of Affiliated Bankshares Colorado from 1970-1984, and chairman of the board of First National Bank of Colorado Springs from 1977-1984.

He was vice president of The Broadmoor Hotel from 1956-1977, president from 1977-1982, and chairman and CEO from 1982-1988. He also had been the president of the Garden City Co., Garden City, Kans., and the director emeritus of CENTEL Corp., Chicago.

Mr. Tutt was married Aug. 12, 1950, in Colorado Springs to Margaret Louise Honnen, who is deceased. He is survived by a daughter, Marne of Englewood; a son, R. Thayer Jr. of Colorado Springs; two brothers, Charles Learning III of Colorado Springs and John Wood of Telluride; and three grandchildren.

Death Claims General Allen, Seventh Academy Superintendent

General James R. Allen, superintendent of the Air Force Academy from 1974 to 1978, died of cancer at Malcom Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base on Aug. 11, 1992.

General Allen, a native of Louisville, Ky., began his career in 1943 as a private in the Army. In 1944, he was appointed a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated in the Class of 1948 with a bachelor of science degree in military engineering and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force. General Allen attended the Army command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Ks. in 1959 and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. in 1964. He received a master of science degree in business administration from The George Washington University in 1965.

After pilot training, he was stationed with a fighter group in the Philippines. When the Korean War broke out in June 1950, he

A Very Special Class Ring

Those who wear the ring of the United States Air Force Academy have a unique, common bond which no other college graduate shares. They deservedly take pride in their accomplishments, and know that it is “a great place to be from.” Yet, I wear the ring of the Class of 1988, and cannot possibly know what they have been through.

I wear the ring of Sandra Ann Rhodes, Class of 1988, who received her diploma posthumously. Sandra wore her ring with great pride. It was to be her passport to the future a career as a pilot, with hopes of joining the astronaut corps. Those dreams were shattered in a car accident 66 days before her graduation. According to her wishes, her organs were donated to give hope and life to five individuals. Even in death she exemplified the true spirit of the corps of cadets. Today, I correspond with the woman who was the recipient of Sandra’s heart.

I hope someday to leave Sandra’s ring to a niece or nephew of hers, yet unborn. You see, I am the proud mother of Cadet Sandra Ann Rhodes.

joined a volunteer squadron serving with the South Korean Air Force and flew P-51 fighter planes in combat. He later was an aide to the commanding general of the 5th Air Force in Korea. From 1951 to 1965, General Allen had various assignments in the United States and Germany, including a tour as a company tactical officer at West Point. From 1965 to 1967, he was deputy commander for operations of the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing at Cam Rahn Bay, Republic of Vietnam, where he flew F-4C fighterbombers.

General Allen spent the next three years in plans and operations posts at Air Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was the principal planner of a combined Air Force-Army raid on a prisoner-of-war camp at Son Tay, North Vietnam, where it was believed Americans were being held. The operation, which involved landing Army troops from helicopters, went off without a hitch, but no prisioners were found.

On Aug. 1, 1974, General Allen became the seventh superintendent of the Air Force Academy. During his tenure, his chief task was the integration of women cadets into the Cadet Wing. He fully understood the historical significance of the undertaking not only for the Academy but also for the Air Force and the nation as a whole. His outstanding leadership ensured a smooth transition to a coeducational institution.

Promoted to general in 1977, he was named chief of staff at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. In 1979, he became the deputy commander of the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. He then returned to Scott AFB, Ill. to become the commander of the Military Airlift Command until he retired in 1983.

General Allen’s military decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, three awards of the Legion of Merit, two awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star and 12 awards of the Air Medal. While at the Air Force Academy, he received an honorary doctorate of law from the University of Denver.

After retiring from the Air Force, General Allen settled in the Washington, D.C. area and was named president of the International Planning and Analysis Center, a consulting company in the field of international trade. He was vice chairman of the firm at the time of his death.

General Allen was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and National Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Kathryn A. “Kitty” Allen of Alexandria; a daughter, Kathryn Lewis Allen of Alexandria; a son, Jeffrey Rodgers Allen of Richmond, who is a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia Air National Guard; a sister, Susan Frantz of Pittsburgh; and three granchildren.

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CHAPTER NEWS

ALAMO CHAPTER

The Alamo Area Chapter started out the year with our kick-off meeting at Kelly AFB and election of the new board. The meeting set the tone for the year as we had a great turnout and a great time was had by all.

The chapter’s annual Founder’s Day Dinner was held at Sontera and featured Brig. Gen. John McBroom as the speaker. John gave an outstanding talk and slide presentation about his experiences during Desert Shield. The group was also treated to some impromptu and enlightening comments from General McDermott about the beginning days at the Academy. Thanks much to John and McD for making this year’s Founder’s Day Dinner a special evening.

October will bring our annual Tri-Service Academy Alumni Golf Scramble and we’re looking for a big Falcon victory in that one. All grads in the South Texas area are encouraged to get on our mailing list and join us at our upcoming functions. Contact Larry Freeman at (512) 494-7803 (Pete Hugdahl, ’67).

ARIZONA CHAPTER

The Arizona Chapter of the Association of Graduates was honored that two of the recipients of Air Force Academy AOG Graduate Dependent Scholarships were from Arizona (out of the eight scholarships awarded). Ron Marusiak, ’71, presented the scholarship award to Michelle Perron, daughter of David, ’70, and Patty Perron; and to Rebecca Sienicki, daughter of Jim, ’74, and Chirl Sienicki; at an awards dinner ceremony at the The Arizona Club on Aug. 17. The Arizona Chapter was proud of Michelle and Rebecca, especially since over 70 applicants competed, and since Arizona was the only state that had more than one scholarship winner. The photograph shows

the winning recipients and tne awards ceremony.

Many Chapter graduates and their spouses recently participated in a coordinated joint function in San Diego with the Thunderbird Chapter from Nellis Air Force Base and the Southern California Chapter in attending the AFA/San Diego State football game on Oct. 24. Tim Furst, ’78, and Doug Frost, ’74, were the chairpersons for the football game outing and weekend in San Diego. Tim and Doug put in a lot of hard work and planning time to make the weekend enjoyable for all. Their efforts are appreciated by the entire Arizona Chapter.

The second annual social function and organizational meeting will again be graciously hosted by Ron, ’71, and Barb Marusiak in late January/early February of 1993. Last year, approximately 90 graduates and spouses attended this event. We are hoping for even more participation this coming year. We will need at least four people to help with this function. If anyone is interested, please contact Ron or Barb Marusiak at 5742 East Orange Blossom Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85018-6729, (602) 949-5957.

A joint Air Force/Army/Navy graduates’ golf match will occur next year on May 15. Mike Cryer, ’68, 6515 South Alder Drive, Tempe AZ 85283-3907; Mike Lynch ’65, 1715 East Palmaire Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020-5532; and Pat Hurley ’68, 4501 East Palo Verde Drive, Phoenix 85018-1256, are the chairpersons for the event.

If you have not paid your Arizona Chapter dues this year, please send a check for $20 payable to Arizona Chapter AFA AOG to John Mahoney, ’81, 5326 East Kathleen Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254-1757.

If you have recently moved to Arizona or have not received our mailings, please contact Jim Sienicki, ’74, at Snell & Wilmer,

One Arizona Center, Phoenix AZ 85004-0001, (602) 382-6351, to be added to the master mailing list. (Jim Sienicki ’74)

COLORADO CHAPTER

The “Rampart” chapter has been keeping busy with several activities in the past few months (the new name was approved by the membership in September). This past summer, several chapter members and their spouses (about 50 individuals in all) enjoyed an excellent meal at Arnie’s Cafeteria and then watched the Class of 1996 undergo some serious character building in Jack’s Valley. We received a first-rate tour from the cadet deputy group commander through the Confidence, Assault, NBC, and Leadership Reaction Courses. For several, it was the first time they had seen BCT activities since graduation (some of our more senior members had not seen Jack’s Valley before).

In addition, the board is working to network with other groups in the area. During the Sept. 24 board meeting, Russ Carparelli and John Rivera of the AFA Society of Colorado shared with us some of their very worthwhile activities (Russ is also a chapter member).

In accordance with the chapter charter, elections were held in September with the following results: president, Pete Todd, ’59; vice president, Bernie Amels, ’66; secretary, Bob Kay, ’78; treasurer, Ev Vaughn, ’63; board members, Marty Daack, ’66; Steve Edelman, ’69; and Larry Fortner, ’59.

Future plans (or past plans by the time this is published) call for a “Rampart Weekend” in mid-October with a reception at the AOG building on Friday, Oct. 16 and a tailgate with ’67 on Oct. 17 before the CSU game.

If you are in the Colorado Springs area

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These two ladies from Arizona were awarded AOG Graduate Dependent Scholarships. From left are Jim Sienicki, Arizona Chapter president, Michelle Perron, Rebecca Sienicki (Jim’s daughter), and Ron Marusiak, who presented the scholarships to the winners. Puget Sound AOG Chapter Kickoff Meeting

and wish to join, please write to the board at P.O. Box 316, USAF Academy, Colo. 80840-0316. (Bob Kay, ’78)

NEW YORK CHAPTER

We’re getting ready for our biennial big event, the reason our chapter was formed the Army game at West Point. A luncheon is again planned for the Friday before the game to host the Academy staff and to hear what’s new at USAFA. We expect the superintendent, commandant, dean, and/ or the director of Athletics. The luncheon will be held behind enemy lines at the Army National Guard Armory at Park Avenue and 67th St. but the food is good, the ambiance is historic, and John Flanagan, ’62, is a retired New York Air National Guard brigadier general and he got us a good deal.

Then, along with the Washington and Boston Chapters and with help from the AOG, there will be a pre-game tailgate party in parking area H. Enter through the Stony Lonesome Gate off Highway 9W. By the time this is published it may be time for the after-action report, but we hope to see plenty of old (and young) faces at these events. Mike Greece, ’64, is taking reservations and checks at his office (212) 696-4744.

As an after-action report, the Greater New York Chapter is happy to report, belatedly, that in Apirl we hosted the former commandant, Maj. Gen. Joe Red

den, ’64, now reassigned to Hawaii and the dean, Brig. Gen. Randy Cubero, ’61. A cocktail party was held at the Wings Club (our unofficial chapter HQ). We followed with dinner at the Harvard Club and a late-night walking tour of midtown Manhattan.

New York is a big city, but we’re still only a small chapter. We need some young blood to take over for many of us old timers from the ’60s. If you live or work in the NYC area, contact chapter president Mike Galbreath, ’64, at work at (212) 449-1553 and let him know you want to take on a project. Leave a message with his assistant. (She does all the work anyway.) (Ron Wishart, ’64)

PUGET SOUND CHAPTER

The Puget Sound Chapter (that’s Seattle for the geography disadvantaged) is in the process of forming. On Sept. 27 approximately 50 grads and their spouses gathered at the house of Richard Belden, ’69, on Mercer Island for a rain-or-shine picnic and kickoff meeting. Apparently the rain Gods had been appeased as the day was beautiful in the way it can be only in the Pacific Northwest.

After a couple of hours of getting to know one another we gathered together and talked about what our objectives are, what kinds of activites we want, and asked

ourselves how we can help one another and encourage the common bond.

To the most casual observer (and several there were casual) everyone might seem to be either a Boeing engineer or an airline pilot from the Classes of ’67 through ’70. Tom Mosley, ’69, came the longest way for the event still in his United Airlines uniform having flown all night from Tokyo (presumably the scheduled destination was Sea-Tac, although no one asked). The earliest class in attendance was Phil Meinhardt, ’60, and the latest was Chris Carlson, ’89. The mid-point was probably the Class of ’68, so let’s just say that anyone from ’68 and earlier is an older guy.

An organizing committee of dedicated members was scheduled to meet on Oct. 18 and set things in motion by creating a board of directors, setting up roles, arranging ativities for 1992 and 1993, planning a membership drive, and doing whatever else is needed to start a chapter. So far we have around 110 grads indicating interest from an initial mailing.

If you haven’t yet heard about us or didn’t send in the Declaration of Interest form and would like to be involved in the interim, please call either John Banbury, ’69, at (206) 236-1906 or Richard Belden, ’69, at (206) 236-7621, or call or write Steve Flewelling, ’87, at (206) 644-7864, 1340 165th Ave NE, Bellevue, Wash. 98008. (Richard Belden, ’69)

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One, two, three say “Cheese”! On a rather blusteryfall day, the AOG staffposedfor thisphoto in front ofDoolittle Hall. From left in thefront row are Peg McClure, executive assistant; Agnes Jones, receptionist; Karen Deyarmin, secretary; Dick Coppock, ’61, executive vice president; Pat Buland, specialfunctions coordinator; Cathy Pillis, accountant; and Janine Gibson, receptionist. In the back row are Jim Shaw, ’67, vice presi- dent, Development; Tom Kroboth, director of publications and editor; Kathy McCann, fund monitor; Andi Kesners, data input specialist; Monica Young, management information specialist and systems analyst; Jock Schwank, ’60, vice president, Services; Cheryl Brower, receptionist; Steve Knight, services specialist; and Dave Pfeil, facility manager. (Photo by Stegner Portraits, Inc.)

CLASS NEWS

Pete Todd

1250 Big Valley Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1015

Home: (719) 531-5874 i

FAX: (719) 531-6697

Percent members: 81

For those who just tuned in, we left our intrepid vagabonds Jim and Rose BROWN, stranded hub-deep in snow and mud last year on a lonely New Mexico highway in their Enterprise-sized RV. Magically, a friendly motorist appeared on the horizon whom Jim smooth-talked into calling a wrecker. In a surprisingly short time, they were extricated from the muck with only minor damage to the RV and continued on their way to San Antonio for a Thanksgiving with their kids.

They roamed the Rio Grande Valley between Thanksgiving and Christmas, including some time with fellow-RVers Pat and Marlene MUSMAKER. Then it was back to S.A. for a family Christmas, followed by a trip to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl, WHICH THEY ACTUALLY ATTENDED, IN PERSON!

After the victory celebration, they meandered southeast, arriving in early January in Atlanta where they visited Joe and Jo DESANTIS and Gary KARSCHNIK (USAFA ’60, who started out with ’59). They also dropped in on Roscoe and Jeanne ROBERTS at Warner-Robins. It is reported that (a) Roscoe’s new, fuller figure no longer permits him to wear a fishing rod cover for a raincoat as in the days of yore and (b) he spends a fair amount of time harassing the local politicians.

Jim and Rose continued their flight from frost by heading south through Florida. One of their stops was with Ed and Pat LANKENAU. Ed still flies large airplanes for TWA and a while back they moved from Connecticut to Melbourne, FL, for obvious reasons. Jim says Ed has several old cars and he used the term “venerable.” (It is unclear whether this term referred to the cars or their owner and I didn’t press it.)

Midwinter found Jim and Rose in Ft. Lauderdale visiting Don and Jin Hee BROOKS, about whom more later. The Browns then explored the south peninsula, mainly to get some photos of Homestead before Hurrican Andrew moved the base to Key West. They then rendezvoused with Leigh and Cealie HUNT in Fort Myers. The Hunts buy and outfit yachts, sail them around all sorts of fun places and try to sell them for huge profits. This sequence has been somewhat hampered of late due to the wonderfulness of the luxury tax that was levied by our visionary Congress. When Jim and Rose found them, they were making their way to Tampa from Miami via the Florida canal system and their vessel was ternporarily broken.

While they were getting it fixed, the Browns spent two weeks in Orlando, including the full Disney World and Epcot Center scenes. They then pressed on to Tampa to see the Hunts again, who by this time had reached their home in Apollo Beach. When they weren’t riding the waves in Tampa Bay, Jim and Rose took time to attend the annual convention of the Family Motor Coach Association in late March.

As they passed through Tallahassee, they tried to get hold of Lorin KRUEGER, but never managed to track him down. They had better luck in Ft. Walton Beach with C.V. and Sandie MILLER, who have decided to cut down on the commuting time to the golf course. They were selling their house and moving to a lot on the Country Club course in Niceville.

By April, our wanderers were back in San Antonio for the AOG Founders’ Day dinner and Easter with the family. They saw, among others, Jerry and Joan GARBER (who has just retired from USAA and writes that he’s enjoying his new status immensely!) and Ed and Sharon ROSANE (who has definitely not retired from USAA). Ed has bought a Bonanza and Hank CANTERBURY came in from Arizona to check him out in it.

Homebound now, the Browns swung by Bryan, TX, to see Brian and Fran PARKER. Brian wrote me with independent confirmation of the trip, including the admission that he was glad he’d had his RV in the shop so he didn’t have to be publicly humbled by the Brown Behemoth. The enclosed picture shows Jim and Brian impersonating cowboys astride two horses who probably deserve something better out of life.

After returning to Colorado Springs, Jim and Rose took another side trip to Vail to see Karl and Gailen SCHMIDT, whom they’d missed on an earlier excursion. They returned home, thinking their adventures were over for a while, but in late June, one of the Colorado Springs’ legendary wind storms speared a tree limb through the roof of the RV. Wendy and I were about to leave on a motor trip of our own through the southwest with some friends from England, so the Browns house-sat for us while their RV was being repaired. Good deal for everybody.

As you read these words, they’re off again for Texas, but they’ve bought a lot and are having a house built, so they’ll have a house without wheels in 1993.

Another wheeled rover, Jack HUNDEMER, called me this summer from Seven Falls as he was passing through the Springs. He and his daughter were getting some togetherness on an RV trip and he sounded like he was on a real high. Said his goal was to get as far north as possible before returning to the rigors of the American Airlines DC-10 in Texas.

I got a great letter from Don BROOKS mentioning the Brown’s visit and also updating me on his career status. After 14 months as an involuntary retiree from Eastern Airlines, Don has gone to work for Northwest Airlines as an aircrew instructor on the new Airbus A340. He’s ecstatic about the job and about being in on something new (again), though less than thrilled about moving from south Florida to Minneapolis.

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Eating our way to Independence at the Fortners, from left are Jim Brown, Rose Brown (hidden), Jim Fletcher, Curt Cook, Margaret Tilley, Max Miller, Pete Todd, and John Tilley (Todd house guests). In local news, Larry and Maria FORTNER threw a super ’59ers Fourth of July bash for the usual suspects, including Jim and Rose BROWN, Curt and Avis COOK, Chuck and Linda FERRARI, Jim FLETCHER and Max MILLER. They also graciously extended the invitation to our house guests from England, John and Margaret Tilley, who greatly enjoyed our quaint colonial customs. Also, Larry retired effective the first of September and plans to stay in the area if job prospects hold up. Unfortunately, we missed the late August retirement ceremony, since I was

in Stockholm doing some consulting work for the Swedish Air Force and Wendy was flitting about England, Sweden, Finland and Russia. I even got to the Farnborough Air Show, something I was never able to swing while I was on active duty.

Other Fourth of July news wasn’t so cheery. Charlie MEIER and Jim FLETCHER had dinner with Jim VANCE recently. Jim lives in Castle Rock, is heavily involved with the community (including serving as a firefighter) and has been working for Gates Rubber Co. for the last 37 years. During this time he’s amassed some 37 patents and has four more pending. Jim and Jan were the proud parents of four children and 13 grandchildren. Sadly, on 4 July, their eldest son, Jim Jr., died in a freak accident. He slipped while getting into a car and hit his head on the curb. Anyone wishing to express condolences to the family can reach them at (303) 688-4214.

Letters, tips and other clandestine research confirms that:

H.T. JOHNSON has retired as CINC TRANSCOM and he and Linda have relocated to San Antonio.

Dean WOOD is about to take some time off to do some traveling back East, hoping to finish up around his old stomping grounds. (I still remember Dean as the purveyor of the most withering put-down I heard as a cadet. The Aged One whimsically said to one of our classmates who had challenged him on some issue of pride, “Don’t hand me that; I was flying combat while you were sweatin’ out the senior prom!”)

R.L. PENN has left his Connecticut schoolhouse and moved to New Jersey. As soon as I can find out what mischief he’s up to, I will duly report same to the class.

Wendy and I send to all of you and your families the warmest holiday greetings and best wishes for a healthy and happy new year. Thanks for your encouragement and support and I hope to hear from many more of you in 1993.

Chris Warack

690 Winding Hills Road Monument, CO 80132

Home: (719) 488-2504

Percent members: 79

There hasn’t been much mail this go-around so I am afraid this is going to be rather short. I’ve had a very busy summer at work and also the misfortune of three funerals to attend so I didn’t get in touch with but a few of you to pry out a few bits of news. Unfortunely, I also must report the death of Willard (Mac) MACFARLANE. He passed away on 3 Aug 92. Ed HAERTER has more details elsewhere in this edition.

At the end of July I received a call from Norm HALLER. He and Liz were in town visiting her sister here in the Springs. They had been to Liz’s high school reunion in Aurora, CO and also visited her brother in Boulder. Norm had been the study director for a project for the National Academy of Science which was funded by the Department of Energy. He participated in publishing a book on nuclear power in the future. Apparently the Congress was after information on that subject and Norm and his “beltway bandit” friends were deemed the experts. The Hallers are the proud parents of an ’88 grad who is a C-21 pilot stationed at Randolph AFB. A second son is a recent college grad looking for work. And to balance the family there are two daughters, one of whom is living in the D.C, area and is the parent of the seven grandchildren I mentioned in the last issue. Norm also mentioned that George PUPICH called Jock SCHWANK at the AOG office while Norm was visiting. George was in town but alas didn’t update us on happenings in California.

Jim GLAZA provided the following input from his travels. Jim and Bev OROURKE have gone to Ireland on a temporary basis (I believe). Jim has been teaching ground school in Seattle for Boeing. He has been detailed to do the same for the Irish (what kind of luck?). Bob ODENWELLER still slips the surly bonds of earth and plans to see many of you at the Army game. Dick SHEPARD is doing well with no recurrence of cancer but is undergoing chemotherapy. Perhaps some of you could drop him a line or call to lend him some moral support.

Andi and Joan BIANCUR were at the Rice game and are still planning to make their break from the Denver area to Salt Lake City. The house is almost ready and the pool is almost dug so sometime late Sept or early Oct will find them both tucked away for the winter in Utah. Andi wanted me to mention the third annual mini-class gathering in Salt Lake. It will commence on 3 March and continue thru 7 March. Last year’s gettogether was deemed a booming success by those 12 classmates who attended and the arrangements for ’93 are similar. He feels prices will not

change much with hotel accomodations running approximately $60 per night and lift tickets should cost around $21-$23 per day at the four slopes; Brighten, Snowbird, Alta and Solitude. There may also be an opportunity to spend a weekend some 50 miles north in a facility operated by Hill AFB MWR, Snow Basin. Info will be sent in letters which Andi expects to go out mid-October. If you didn’t get a letter or would like to hear it from someone other than Andi, call any of the following: Jim Glaza, Bill Gillis, Jim O’Rourke, Dale Thompson, George Pupich or Dick Shepard. Andi also saw Tom and Carole SEEBODE at the Rice game, apparently visiting their daughter Elizabeth who is stationed at Pete Field. They also have a son who recently graduated from college with a commission and is presently taking on the challenge of flying the T-38 in the pilot training program.

And from an update of our Bio Info from the AOG; Charlie THOMPSON has changed jobs. He bailed out of the C-17 business with McDonnell Douglas and is the business operations manager for the MD-12 Propulsion Products Center.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS; J.R. CARTER, 5417 S. Oneida Way, Englewood, CO 80111-1606. Harrison KING, 112 Huntington PI, Bonaire, GA 31005. Sid NEWCOMB, 1804 18th Lane, Lake Worth, FL 33463.

My thanks to you who contributed to our column. Those of you who can’t, won’t, or refuse to write, notice I now have an ad in Checkpoints and it includes an 800 number. Please call and if I am not available, leave word on my voice mail. This column is only as good as the information you provide me. Let’s make it better!

Hanson Scott

1300 Onava Court, NE Albuquerque, NM 87112

Phone: (505) 293-4486

Percent members: 81

wGreetings from the Land of Enchantment! As most of you know, following retirement in August ’91, we returned to New Mexico and are well into the "transition.” Craig (22) and Randy (20) are attending UNM, I’m busy finding out what civilian life is all about, and Laraine is keeping us organized. As Bob BRICKEY mentioned, he is currently attending a long course of instruction with Japan Air Lines prior to moving to Anchorage, and I have taken over as class scribe. If I am able to do as well as Tom ELLER, Tom SUTTON, Randy CUBERO, and Bob BRICKEY did all these years, I need your notes, letters, and calls.

By the way, Bob Brickey, help us track down Larry SHEWMAKER. During my last-ever TDY, I met him passing through the Narita airport he gave me his card, but I couldn’t read the Japanese! Let us hear from you, Shew!

I recently received some news from the AHMANNs. Jim and Mary Jane are leading an extremely active life of service. Jim is in his 10th year of teaching; Mary Jane is in her eighth year as a teacher of the learningdisabled. Here’s a rundown on the remainder of the family: Kelly (29) Capt, USAF graduated from UT Austin as a mechanical engineer and is upgrading to B-52 aircraft commander at Castle; Patrick (27), lLt, USAF also graduated from UT Austin and is in EWO school at Mather. Pat had an earlier tour as an F-15 maintenance officer. Dianna (24) graduated

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from UT with a degree in Russian and works for the government in Washington. Polly (22) attended San Antonio College and is busy working the job market.

Jim is teaching half-time so that he and Mary Jane have more time to work in a ministry International Students, Inc. According to Jim, more than 70 percent of international students in the U.S. never see the inside of an American home. The ministry’s goal is to have an American host family for every international student wanting one.

Jim, Mary Jane, and Dianna just returned from a crusade to Usman, Russia. They were invited by a group of churches from the area of Nishnii Novogrod and Voronezh. The Ahmanns were accompanied by a pastor from Arkansas they lived in a prison athletic complex and talked to hundreds of factory and office workers. They also spent six nights talking to teenagers in prison for serious crimes. Jim said that it was very interesting meeting the military people that ran the prison and some of the retired officers holding key local government positions. Must have been a great experience, Jim thanks for the report!

From Mays Landin, NJ, John MAY reports that he has had an interesting five years since retirement. He initially had an appointment in the North Carolina State University Physics Department with both administrative and teaching responsibilities. Almost immediately after closing on his home, he received an “offer he couldn’t refuse” from Brig Gen (Ret) Bill Orth (former USAFA dean). John became academic administrator at Atlantic Community College. He found the school in tough financial straits with a faculty that was “unhappy.” In fact, John said the problems substantially exceeded anything he had seen before. However, undoubtedly due in large measure to John’s strong leadership and management, the school is now emerging from difficulty and has made great progress introducing instructional technology. His most successful program is in English (Col Moody would be proud!) where the role of the computer has emerged as a facilitator of networked cooperative learning groups. Sheila is also in academia as a biology faculty member at a nearby community college. Good report, Johnny. Just think your sterling academic career got off to a healthy start with our EE project!

From Miami, Bill AYLSWORTH reports that he has survived Hurrican Andrew and is a busy first-year law student at the U of Miami Law School. Lil is working hard to support his academic life style. Hey, Aylsvalor, bring your Spanish and law degree to New Mexico!

Terry STORM’s boss, a year from now, will be Dean JONES, president-elect of the Pikes Peak Association of Realtors. Good show, Hones!

From Hennepin, IL, Don GRANT reports that Pat has the family well under control Tara has a new convertible, and Heather is in eighth grade. I asked Don how his business was going, and he mentioned something about money and “snowballing.”

Tom SUTTON reports he is busy in Utah. From Santa Maria, CA, Vic and Diane BOUQUET spent the week before Labor Day on a houseboat on Lake Powell. Vic is busy with Brown and Root hopefully he will have business reasons to visit New Mexico in the near future.

Steve HO is working for ATR Corporation in Laurel, MD, but spending a lot of time in Huntsville, AL managing an engineering support contract for the Army.

Jerry LEFTON was in Albuquerque for a friend’s retirement recently and located Bob BOEDECKER for a round of golf. Bob tells me Jerry was upset with an 82! Bob and I are usually in Mark ANDERSON’s fairway. Jerry adds that Lee MCCLESKEY has departed Tucson for Texas send us a note when you’re settled, Lee.

Bob BOEDECKER’s outfit recently became part of Waste Management, International. In addition to his Rocky Mountain trips, he has made several visits to Hong Kong.

I “needed” some Texas legal advice recently and called Phil LANE in San Angelo Phil reports that his practice is as busy as ever. His oldest is now in junior high. Just think Phil, only 247 more soccer games!

John and Joan KOHOUT were in Anchorage recently visiting daughter Jennifer who is a lawyer. Twins Rick and Carrie are on their own Rick is an analyst for the Center for Naval Analysis, and Carrie is headed for California to work in photography. John has been working on a special

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ops project in support of ASD SO-LIC. Now there’s a subject of interest! The Kohouts were out for a early morning walk during their visit and ran into Tom and Sue CONLEY. The Conley’s were visiting their son Andrew who is a C-130 pilot in the 17 TAS at Elmendorf. Seems like I remember Tom SUTTON being an alumnus of the “Firebirds.”

From the Tidewater, VA area, Ron FULLERTON reports that he is “retired/active duty.” Ron is a GS-15 working for Gen Mike LOH (’60)

Ron’s title must be something like “Special Assistant for Total Quality Management.” Ron is extremely enthused about his responsibilities, but adds there are a lot of complicating factors: organizational changes, force reductions, Hurricane Andrew, etc. Daughter Robyn is a senior at EasternMichigan University, and Aaron is a junior at Ohio State. Ron and Jeri see Tom and Sharon SCHUTT frequently Tom is principal of Hampton Christian High School. Mike RAWLINS is now flying out of Florida.

Jim WILHELM reports another successful tailgate party prior to the USAFA win over Rice: In attendance were Jim and Nancy, Charlie and Gina THOMAS, Mark and Ginger ANDERSON, Jim and Jeanne ULM, Dean and Jo JONES, Wayne and Erna HARING, Terry and Carleen STORM, and Peggy HINKLE (Jim was out doing his thing with Continental). One of the pilots in the T-38 fly-by was Dean and Jo’s son-in-law.

Bruce HINDS (B-2) and Ad THOMPSON (B-l) maintain their “lock” on the bomber-testing business. Bruce adds that they will be attending a meeting of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and will have an update on Dick COOPER. Let us hear from you, Dick!

Our telephone man, Dick FAIRLAMB, is busy helping control costs for Sprint. Sylvia recently visited Australia for a month. Dick adds that Moody 63-B is planning a 30-year reunion (Jim HOURIN in charge). Also, Willy 63-B is having one in Germany. I expect some comprehensive after-action reports troops!

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Well, we got the shuttle Endeavour off the pad last Saturday. That event caused T K MOORE to be in Cocoa Beach to meet, greet and escort some of his customers around the area. T K is still with Vitro, but is now the prog mgr for International Space Systems, Safety and Quality. His customers from Japan were at Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch of Japanese payloads on the shuttle. He and I got together after the launch for a couple of hours. His wife, Virginia, still teaches piano and has gone back to school to get a master’s in music. His older daughter, Elizabeth, is with the Foreign Service and just finished a twoyear tour in Curacao as the vice consul. T K said she was in the only allfemale U.S. Consular office in the world: three females total. She is now studying Italian for an assignment in Italy. His son James is a lieutenant in the Marines in pilot training at Corpus Christi. Next stop is helo training in North Florida. His younger daughter, Kate, is a college student studying music at Catholic University in Washington. She’s getting married in October. He estimates that the wedding costs will prevent a trip to the reunion. Well, hope to see you again soon, T K. And thanks for calling me.

Got a letter in July from George HARRISON. He’s back in USAFE as the DO and flying F-16s as part of his job. It’s fun and has allowed him a few trips over Iraq as part of our PROVIDE COMFORT Combined Task Force based at Incirlik, Turkey. Older daughter, Taylor (23), will finish her PhD at Iowa next June. Todd, 20, is a junior at UCF in Orlando. Tracey, 18, is starting her second year at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He’s looking forward to getting them all off the GBH payroll. Gerry DANIEL is still at Torrejon as the 18th Air Force cmdr. The “Reb” is planning to retire soon; he and Jackie will return to South Carolina. (I got a change-of-address card from Gerry showing a new address in Columbia, SC.) The Daniel sons are scattered through the Air Force, medical residency and the working world. George said that he and Fred FIEDLER were on a board together at MPC recently. Shortly after that he saw Fred’s retirement announcement.

Speaking about Fred’s retirement leads me into my next blurb. But first I want to thank George for the letter and news. Now on with the story. Duke GREEN retired at Wright-Pat at the end of June with Fred FIEDLER officiating. Also in attendance were fellow Redtag, Kirk VAUGHAN, and ’63’s Dave MILAM. (See accompanying photo.) Duke

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On the occasion of Duke Green’s retirement, from left are Kirk Vaughan, Dave Milam (’63), Fred Fiedler and Duke Green. felt that Fred’s presence added to the special nature of the occasion they both referenced their beginnings 34 years ago. Duke said that... “the whole thing was handled so well that I left on a higher note than I began and higher than some of the tough times in between. It was 30 years worth doing and I realized that I would have done it again if again offered. Although everyone present was pleasant, I’m not sure how many were there to make sure I was leaving. Pass the word another has-been fighter pilot, WILD WEASEL, is looking for a position.’’ Thanks for the letter and photo, Duke. Come on down to Florida again.

Got a letter from A1 JACKSON in July. He won’t be able to make it to the reunion and sends his regrets to all of you. His contract in Saudi expires on Sept 30. His company is waiting for the Saudi government to sign a renewal contract. Until they do, his company won’t sign a renewal contract with A1 and his wife, Alfie. So if the contract is signed, A1 and Alfie could be moving to a new compound. If the contract is not signed, they could be moving back to the States. And all of that occurs at reunion time. Don’t worry Al, we forgive you. A1 also will be heading to the Farnborough Air Show in England in September for his company. He’s looking forward to it. Al recently corresponded with Don BAUCOM. In case you haven’t heard, Don is the civilian historian for the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization at the Pentagon. Al promised to stop by and tip one with me the next time he’s in Cocoa Beach on an R&R.

Got a retirement notice in the mail from Scott FISHER. He also retired on June 30th. The party was at his house in McLean, VA. He actually called it a promotion to the rank of Disordered Civilian. He had a checklist which included: 1. First I let my hair grow. 2. Then I walk around with my hands in my pockets. 3. Then I...???? Have a happy second career.

I was browsing through a Directory of Wing Commanders that appeared in the Air Force Magazine last month. In the Air Force Reserve, Col Warren D SNYDER is the 445th Airlift Wing Cmdr at Norton. Col Daniel H PEMBERTON is the 146th Airlift Wing Cmdr at Channel Islands, CA. Also saw that George LARSON retired during the summer. I got some change-of-address cards from the AOG. Fred and Mary BANKS have moved from Oklahoma City to Arlington, TX. John T HIGH moved from Shaw AFB to Central, SC. Looks like a retirement move. Hal KECK changed street addresses in Goldsboro, NC. Nick FRITZ retired and moved from West Newbury, MA to Arlington, VA. Bob HOPKINS moved from Englewood to Littleton, CO.

Got a letter thru the AOG from a lost soul, Ed SPICER. Ed is interested in coming to the reunion. He resides in Poway, CA, near San Diego. Got a call from Gary BAUGHMAN yesterday. I just took out some time to call Gary and get the updates from him. His son Kit is in Corvalis, OR, working as an engineer. He has a chemical engineering degree with a master’s in mechanical engineering. Daughter Juliana got a journalism degree from CU and is working for BBDO in Los Angeles. Gary is pursuing some new-found talent as a painter and is painting animal still-lifes as a hobby. I promised to see Gary next time I’m in Atlanta. John NEHRING, ’63, sent me a clipping from the August issue of Alaska Magazine highlighting our own Nels NIEMI in a story about white-water rafting on the Tatshenshini River in British Columbia and the Yukon. The “Tat’’ is ranked as the wildest river in North America and Nels was one of the guides for the group mentioned in the story. It looked like a hell of a run, Nels. Hope you come to the reunion so that you can tell us about it. Well, that wraps it up for now. I appreciate the letters

that I got during the last three months. They sure made writing this column much easier. By the time you read this, the reunion will be over and Christmas should be right around the corner. My deadline for the next column will be in late December or very early in January. So please send me your letters as soon as you read this column. Be good. Go Redtags!

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Ron FOGLEMAN has received his fourth star and assumed command of the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and the Air Mobility Command (AMC). For those of us who left the Air Force before 1991, the AMC incorporates the Military Airlift Command (MAC) less some overseas airlift units and a goodly portion of the tanker force from the former Strategic Air Command. Can you believe it? The quintessential fighter pilot is in command of the airlift forces. All of us old airlifters will be watching very closely. I love it and I am convinced Ron will too. A big CONGRATULATIONS to both Ron and Miss Jane from the rest of the class.

Speaking of Airlift and I’m talking Herks here the June 29 edition of A viation Week & Space Technology (A WST) carried a story entitled “Snow Aviation Leads Effort to Upgrade C-130 Cockpit.” Of course, we all know Snow Aviation is our own Harry T. SNOW. To quote from the article: “Plans call for reconfiguring the cockpit with six 6 x 8-in. and two 4 x 4-in. flat panel display units integrated with a ‘modern avionic suite designed by the team members and other contributing companies,’ Harry T. Snow, Jr., president of Snow Aviation International, said. With the avionic upgrades, the aircraft will be rated for two crew members, and the flight engineer will be eliminated.” The other team members mentioned by Harry include Bendix-King, Systems Research Laboratories and Universal Navigation. Another added feature will be flight controls that include a Hands-on-Throttle-and-Yokes (HOTAY). Harry also said the cockpit will be compatible with helmet-mounted night-vision goggles that display essential aircraft flight information on the goggles. To me a paravisual device (HUD in other terms), rather than the reliance on night vision goggles, would be preferable. That may be asking for too much. Over the past year or so I have seen conceptual drav/ings and articles about Herks with glass cockpits. Obviously, reality may not be that far off. It would be a real treat to see such a “beast” up close and personal. Harry said his group is also studying a similar cockpit upgrade for the P-3. Hey Harry! Will the engine instruments in the P-3 cockpit be inverted? The only problem I really had with the whole thing was the old “A” Model Herk being used as a test bed.

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Gene Musslewhite sent a package of information about the 22nd Cadet Squadron get-together in Raleigh, NC at Jim MCDONALD’S and Ken HAR’s homes back in July. The photo will let you see who all attended. The group (front row from left) included Lee LILLY, Jim KUHN, Cal NAY, Dave BOECK, (back row) Jim, Ken, Bud WEST, Jerry MCCLELLAN, and Gene. Out of 18 guys who made it all the way through in the same squadron (13th, 27th and finally 22nd), nine made this event. This the fifth time they have gotten together; the previous four events

were hosted by Lee and Leslie LILLY at their home just outside Chicago. Besides being healthy and enjoying life, Gene said he couldn’t remember what everyone in the group was doing as civilians. Gene is commandant of an Air Force Junior ROTC unit at Rock Hill, SC and an admissions liaison officer for the Academy. He says the best part of his job are the Christmas, spring and summer vacations.

The weekend’s activities began Friday at Jim’s house, socializing, and taking advantage of Jim’s largesse which translates as “big feed.” Gene swears by Jim’s superb culinary skills although the USAFA Form 0-96 I found in the letter rated the meal and service as fast, neat, average, friendly, good, good. Saturday included a tour of Raleigh and dinner at Ken’s place a catered North Carolina-style barbecue plus all the trimmings. Ken’s idea of entertainment between all the eating was jogging, bike riding, boating, fishing, horseshoes, and volleyball, but according to Gene the only serious activity besides eating was reminiscing.

Gene included some notes in his letter from squadron members who could not make this year’s event. Ike PAYNE wrote from Albuquerque, Rog KORENBERG from Sacremento, Bud WEST North Little Rock (wait a minute! Bud was in the picture?) and Glen ROWELL. Bud’s son Brian graduated from West Point this year and is headed for Hawaii. Son Craig is at MIT. Glen and Pamela continue living in Arvada and Glen works for the Bureau of Mines. Only Margaret (17), of their four children, remains at home. Timothy (25), married with one son of his own, recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines and lives in Lakewood. Cindy (23) got her degree from Regis College and is a teacher in Bryan, Texas. Nancy (18) is also married and lives with her husband at Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Glen says Margaret plans to be a “policeperson.” She is a member of the “Varsity Big Red” of Westernaires, famous for precision drill at speed on horseback. They put on shows this year in Trinidad and Estes Park, CO; Clay Center, NE; and back east in Lexington, VA. Glen works as an instructor with one of the junior teams.

The reunion: Received another Reunion update from Jimmie BUTLER last week. Jimmie and the AOG specifically Jock SCHWANK, ’60 have been busy firming up many of the arrangements. A mailing to the entire class will be made in January with all the particulars but I will preview a few here. The Antlers has been selected as our Reunion Site

Antlers Doubletree Hotel to be precise. Plenty of rooms have been blocked out for the weekend beginning Wednesday for early arrivals. Rates will be S59 a night (single or double) and are good for three days before and three days after the Reunion days. Parking will be complimentary. We have been hearing from classmates from all over the country and Jimmie believes we are developing a ground-swell of interest that will make this our best get-together yet. A proposal is in the works to develop a structure of squadron reps so that the entire class will be personally contacted encouraging attendance at the reunion. If you want to take the lead for your squadron, give Jimmie or the AOG a call. I will say one thing, Jimmie is doing a fantastic job keeping me coordinated.

That’s it. I owe the editors some space from last time so must get off the computer and put this thing to bed. More next time take care.

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iffCHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS: Kris MINEAU is back from Europe. His address is now North Reading, MA (just up the road from where my daughters live, in Woburn). Bob CLEMENTS has moved from California to Henderson, NV. Bret DULA got out of Louisiana before the hurricane, and is now commander, 2nd Air Force, at Beal AFB, CA. (It is possible to write something on those small cards!)

Stu MCCURDY has left Bergstrom AFB for Round Rock, TX. Jim HINKEL moved from Hawaii to Andrews AFB, MD. (Tough, but someone has to do it!) Bill FLOOD changed addresses in Arlington, VA. Judy MCGEHEE sent word that they are now living in Kettering, OH. Finally, Nels RUNNING gets two awards one for writing the most on the card, and one for having the oldest type of card (that is big enough to write a lot). Nels is now chief of staff, United Nations Command and chief of staff, Combined Forces Command at Youngsan Compound, Seoul, Korea. He writes, “The Army has provided me a three-bedroom home in the heart of downtown Seoul, so I have lots of room for shoppers who want to drop a few dollars in Itaewon!”

I also got a message that Donald Bruce SMITH (sounds formal) has

been promoted to major general and will be deputy commander of 6ATAF in Izmir, Turkey. (I haven’t been to Izmir for 25 years, but I’ll bet it still looks about like it did when the Crusaders marched through!)

LETTERS: Both Rob TORNOW and Leroy STUTZ wrote to tell about the dedication ceremony of the Karl Richter Memorial at Maxwell AFB on June 13th. Leroy reports that he and Karen were very moved by the ceremony and the plans General Boyd has for a Vietnam War Memorial on the circle at Maxwell. It will someday have five Vietnam era aircraft with Karl’s statue as the centerpiece. The base of the statue says, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Here am I... send me! Isaiah 6:8” and “Here dead lie we because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose: but young men think it is, and we were young. A.E. Housman” Karl’s mother was also at the ceremony.

MG (Ret) Tankersley, chairman of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Emory Folmar; and Ms Glenna Goodacre, the sculptress, at the unveiling of the memorial to Karl Richter at Maxwell AFB.

On a personal note, Leroy is now the 3360 Technical Training Group commander, but will “probably disappear into the sunset with the base in July ’93.”

Rob continues that the statue was an idea that grew from a discussion between General Boyd (the Air University commander and former POW) and Mayor Emory Folmar of Montgomery. The introduction in the memorial ceremony program says it all.

There may be no one in the audience today unfamiliar with the story of First Lieutenant Karl Richter, but it is a story worth telling and retelling.

Educated at the Air Force Academy and trained to fly his first love, the F-105 Thunderchief, Lieutenant Richter was in his element in the combat arena. Within months of his arrival in Thailand in 1966, he was leading more experienced pilots over targets in North Vietnam: the flying was tough; targets were heavily defended; many F-105s did not return.

After Karl’s first 100 missions, he could have returned home with honor, but Karl requested a second 100 missions, and then a third 100, but his last request was denied. As Karl approached number 200, he slowed the count by not logging his missions and was killed on his 198th “official” combat mission.

Lieutenant Richter would never have expected anyone to erect a monument to his memory that certainly wasn’t his style. But we need to memorialize our Richters, our heroes those who have demonstrated through their lives that “there is a way.” We must never forget what they have done for us, how their lives have touched so many in the past, and how their spirit will influence so many in the future.

This memorial is not for him alone. It represents the legions of American warriors who have been willing and will always be willing to do more than their fair share. It is about the American fighting spirit past, present, and future.

This memorial is presented on behalf of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, the City of Montgomery, and the Air University. The sculptor is Glenna Goodacre from Santa Fe, NM. Her works are well known, and will include General Hap Arnold at USAFA and the Women’s Memorial in Washington, DC. Rob (commander of Air Force ROTC) put out the word the ROTC cadets should consider donating not more than one dollar each, and collected more than $5,000 for the memorial. Leroy talked to some Montgomery Chamber folks who said

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that it was the easiest fund-raiser they had ever worked.

Rob continued that Fred GREGORY came sailing through Maxwell on his way up to Washington, DC to a new job. Fred’s son was going through Squadron Officers School, and Fred was spending the night there.

Rob also sees Hap BURNHAM frequently, as Hap is Rob’s Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee (that means that Hap is a civilian who comes on duty once a month or so and helps Rob with the ROTC business). Rob also offers to take calls from anyone who has questions on the ROTC program, or who has kids in the program and needs some answers.

That’s all for now. Thanks for the letters. It makes it easy.

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Season Greetings and Best Wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year from your San Antonio scribes. Dick ZUCKER begged off from writing this column, but we can look forward to his debut in the next issue.

We received two unsolicited letters from Harry RODMAN. In his first letter, Harry reported he and Judi had moved to Pownal, VT from Florida and he was seeking gainful employment. By the second letter, Harry had started working for Common Ground Adventures, a Troy, NY company, which is a management consulting company using outdoor adventure-based learning (i.e., survival training) as a primary tool for their consulting efforts. Harry reported that Tim and Judy MCCONNELL are now living in Anchorage, AK; Bill and Marjorie NIELSEN are living in San Bernardino, CA; while John KELLY is living in Acton, MA and working for Boeing.

Bob and Sharon DAVIES and children (Sarah, John and Alan) are living in Kent, WA, where Bob is an engineering manager for Boeing. Bob reported that John JUSTICE has also been working for Boeing since the fall of 1991 at their Oklahoma location. Obviously Boeing has discovered a source for premium employees.

Dave CONNAUGHTON and wife, Marilyn, are living in Katonah, NY. Dave is a manager with Gemini Consulting and spends his time restructuring and revitalizing major businesses.

Ren and Marianne CROWELL and children (Anna, Ruth, Larry and Jimmy) live in Starkville, MS. Ren is an associate professor of history at Mississippi State University. Ren needs a copy of the old Vietnam Era tape “What the Captain Means”. Call him at (601) 324-5016, if you can help.

Joe and Marsha BLEYMAIER are at Sembach AB, Germany, after a three-year tour in Naples. Joe is the air base group commander.

Greg CANAVAN and wife, Barbara, are living in Los Alamos, NM. Greg is a senior scientific advisor and Barbara is the technical editor of the Los Alamos Technology Newsletter. Greg spent most of the last decade working on the S.D.I. Program. Greg’s current project involves a system of satellites designed to control defenses and look for warnings of aggression. Greg reported that Ed DUFF.retired, but will remain at the Phillips Lab at Kirtland AFB as a civilian senior scientist.

Jim ROBISON has become a man of leisure having sold a financial planning firm which he developed and managed. He and wife, Sally, stay busy managing their own investments and enjoying their two daughters. In addition, Sally continues her career as a kindergarten and first grade teacher.

Rick HANUSHEK and wife, Nancy, are living in Pittsford, NY. Rick is professor of economics and political science at the University of Rochester. Rick reported proudly that daughter Megan was the Division III Soccer Player of the Year and graduated from the University of Rochester in May, 1992.

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John BLAHA has been selected to command a shuttle flight in late 1993. Our corporate memory (or lack thereof) leads us to conclude this is his fourth shuttle flight and second as the mission commander.

Jude and Georgie TERHALL and two of their children are living in Dallas, TX. Jude is the director of Engineering for Banctec. Jude serves in the Air Force Reserve at Tinker AFB, and plans to retire this month (December). Jude reports Pete FAZIO is alive and well in Louisiana (Pete, how about a more detailed update).

Jeff and Grace SILLIMAN are living in Sylvania, OH where Jeff is the director of Corporate Planning and Administrative Services for Master Chemical Corp in Toledo. Jeff and son Gregg completed a backpacking trip through the Rockies in late July. We hope it was more enjoyable than a similar outing during Doolie Summer. Jeff reported that Brent BOWEN is serving as an inspector general for the Federal Reserve.

Marc SABIN and wife, Helen, are living in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA with children Shanan and Ethan. Marc has been the manager of Special Programs for Hughes Aircraft Company in El Segundo since April, after spending the previous seven years on the East Coast.

Larry and Janice SANBORN are living in Torrance, CA; where he is a senior electrical engineer with TRW in Redondo Beach.

Jesse OVERALL and wife, Kate, live in Cypress, CA; where Jesse is an associate professor in the School of Business at the University of Laverne in Laverne, CA. He is also an academy admissions liaison officer and had the sobering experience of working with a Class of 1985 graudate who probably was born about the time we graduated. Yes Jess, we have been around that long.

Jeff VALENTINE and wife, Kathy, turned up down the road in Beeville, TX where Jeff is a high school math teacher.

John and Sharon SELLERS and son Jason live in Brandon, FL. John is a certified financial planner and operates Sellers Financial Services.

Errol REINER and wife, Donna, live in Monument, CO. Errol is the manager of Advanced Programs for GTE in Colorado Springs. Errol has offered to help classmates and graduates with job searches in the Colorado Springs area. He reported that Tom GEORGES is the command civil engineer for AFSPACECOM.

Phil PARKER and wife, Cindy, checked in from Johnson City, NY. Phil is a program manager for CAE-Link Corporation in Binghamton.

Terry SCHILLING and wife, Liz, live in Bethesda, MD. Terry is the senior director Business Development for Fairchild Space and Defense Corporation, handling military space systems marketing.

Finally, we received a letter from Dave and Jan RAWLINS who live in Erwin, PA. Dave has worked for Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh since leaving the Air Force in 1974, and is the manager of Protection Systems Engineering for Westinghouse’s Process Control Division. Dave reports the birth of their first grandchild (a boy) on January 30, 1992, and the pending arrival of grandchild number two in October.

ADDRESS CHANGES: Jim VICK, Washington, DC to Barksdale AFB; Bruce LEONARD, to Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England; Joe KOENIG, Norton AFB to Dayton, OH; Van SANDERS, Lisbon, Portugal to Colorado Springs, CO; Joe BRITAN, Maxwell AFB to Norcross, GA; Rick LINDEMANN, Fallon, to Batesville, IN; Roland PAGE, Arlington, VA to Norton AFB; George DUNKELBERG, to Prague, Czechoslovakia; and Harvey SHELTON, to State College, PA.

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DSN: 576-5007

Percent members: 71 W

SEASONS GREETINGS REDTAGS! This counts as a Christmas card from me for anyone who reads it, so you all owe me a card. You can even send me one of those form letters that say what a wonderful year your entire family had we’ll print anything.

While returning from a trip to Alaska (yes, I was flying my trusty C-130), I stopped at Travis AFB and ran into a few classmates. I was wandering into the O Club bar (imagine that!) and saw BG Jim HIGHAM, Col Ed TOOLEY, and Col Bill WACKER. They were all attending a conference on environmental hazards the biggest one being the possibility of going to jail if they ignored the current laws. Jim is the wing commander at Kirtland and Ed is his base commander. (We call

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them “support group commanders” now, but he still does the same stuff.) Bill is the chief of Safety for 22 AF and was there because there was free food. Bill is planning on retiring in February and is sorting out his options for his second career.

Dennie WATSON just retired and was nice enough (or crazy enough) to allow me to be the master of ceremonies for his retirement party. Dennie jumped over to the Reserves at about the 10-year point, but he spent so much time as a “265” officer on active duty with the Reserves that he was able to retire as a colonel with over 20 years. He is still living in the Scott AFB area until he gets his retirement plans figured out and then would like to move to Colorado. His retirement party was an event to remember (and I wish I could).

While we’re talking about retirements, BG Ed SHIRLEY retired in September from his job as vice commander of the AF Intel Command. I haven’t heard his second career plans yet; but then, I’m not sure that retired generals need to work.

Larry Bagley commissions his daughter, Dawn, with the help of his father-in-law Col (Ret) Warren Best.

Larry BAGLEY sent me a great letter with the picture you see here. Larry has been in the NAVSTAR GPS Joint Program Office for the last few years at Los Angeles and is about to retire. But, before he hung up his blue suit, he kept the Bagley name in the Air Force by commissioning his daughter, Dawn. The new Lt. Bagley got her father’s original 2LT gold bars and is off to Willford Hall in the Medical Service Corps.

Bill HUDSPETH was in town for some briefings at Headquarters AMC (used to be MAC). He is still running the Washington Liaison Office for the Special Ops Command. Bill’s plans for the future are also unsure. His joint assignment is over next summer and he’s not sure what the Air Force has in store for him or what he has in store for himself. Those of us (the very few) who are still on active duty are all in about the same shape. (No not physically I’m talking about career-wise.) With the annual SERB, we are working on a one-year-at-a-time contract. None of us are worried, of course, but it does make you think twice before you invest in a new pair of black shoes.

John WORMINGTON just pinned on his first star and took over as the J-6 for TRANSCOM here at Scott AFB. MG Nick KEHOE has moved from the Pentagon to Europe where he is in SHAPE. (That’s a place, not a condition.) Joe NARSAVAGE finished his tour chasing druggies in Puerto Rico and has moved to Washington, DC. I’m guessing that Joe has not retired because his change-of-address card still said “COL”. BG Jerry ALLEN is the 96 Wing Commander at Dyess and he put a note on his change-of-address card (I can always count on Jerry to do the right thing) that claims I owe him a drink. I disagree. If you leave the door to your BOQ room open, you deserve whoever stumbles in. Tom KINCAID has returned to the States from HQ USEUCOM and is living in Falls Church, VA. Manen CLEMENTS is retired and has moved from Tacoma, WA to Dunnellon, FL. That’s in the north central part of the state, so he missed the hurricane.

Mike MARCUCCI is living in San Gabrial, CA but spent the summer at Cape Canaveral working on the Mars Observer launch team for JPL and NASA. That sounds like a fun job do you need any help, Mike? Bill RANKIN is retiring from ms job in the Pentagon and moving to Sheppard AFB to join his 0-6 wife who has been there for two years already. I guess Bill will get to head up the officers’ spouses club at Sheppard. They have two boys ages seven and nine who will now get to have a full-time dad.

That’s all the news for this time. Don’t forget about those Christmas cards Mike GAFFNEY sent me his in July. He was either six months late or early I can’t teU. You can send them whenever you want, but send them. Until then HAPPY LANDINGS!

Larry Wilson Box 6001

APO AE 09132

Percent members: 65

It’s been a pretty bleak quarter, class news-wise... in fact, other than the several Reunion Committee missives which I believe all who receive Checkpoints must receive, and the changes-of-address from the AOG, there was zero. Zip. Nada. C’mon, guys... I cannot believe that absolutely nothing is going on.

One clarification, and an apology: Bill HALL did send me a Seagrams Seven newsletter. That was from June, I believe, and somewhat dated by now. And I lost it during a summer move. The apology is to Bill, who has faithfully kept me in the Seven’s loop. Please keep me there.

In the absence of class input (address change info to follow) here are a few notes about Europe. I don’t think that anyone here, or perhaps anywhere, knows what is in store for USAFE, and probably there will not be more info forthcoming until after the elections. So we each have our own sources of info and rumors, and try to maximize our time here, however long or short that might be.

Bitburg and Spangdahlem are still alive and well, though the rumor constantly bubbles up that all or part of the bases will close, and/or be consolidated. Hahn is pretty much a ghost town now. Wiesbaden Medical Center continues to close down by increments, with final closure date projected for late ’93, with other medical facilities picking up the Air Force patient population Wiesbaden used to absorb. We at Bitburg are projected to have the only inpatient USAF hospital in central Europe, with Incirlik and Lakenheath rounding out the others. The large clinic at Ramstein is still alive and well.

Later this year there is to begin a large-scale USAF medical staffing in the Army Medical Center at Landstuhl, which will remain under Army control. That is damn near a revolutionary concept among the blue suit medical community... whoever heard of such a thing? Well, for those of you who are TQM oriented, you might say that it involved a paradigm shift. And that may be merely the start.

Bitburg will soon have a new commander one of our own, BGEN Roger CARLETON assumes command of the 36th Fighter Wing on 7 October, after completing general officer “charm school” and F-15 upgrade training. The entire Bitburg community looks forward to having him and his family join us here.

From the AOG: John PLETCHR moved from one Niceville, FL location to another; Ken PIGG from one Columbia, MO address to another; Ed GUNTER from Biloxi, MS to Prattville, AL; Gary SCHEIMER from one place in C-Springs to another; George FRUSHOUR to the American Embassy at APO AE 09707, wherever in Europe that is; my old roomo Ron BRADLEY to a different Satellite Beach, FL address; Ray WATTS from Tucson, AZ to Lebanon, OR; BGEN Monroe SAMS to Norfolk, VA; Les GABRIEL to Omaha, NE; Joe RYAN to Fairfax, VA; and John LANDERS to Centralia, MO. Lots of moves. There must be a story that could go into this column associated with at least some of them.

I am writing this after having just departed our base’s POW/MIA remembrance breakfast. The speaker was an Army senior NCO who had spent five years as a POW in Vietnam. I found his comments, and his presence, and the entire remembrance ceremony to be profoundly moving. The symbolic table set for the missing man reminded me again of comrades and classmates and friends who are not yet accounted for, and whose families still wait, and who may themselves still wait. May we all remember them in our thoughts and prayers.

Tim Davidson

12 Lake Lorraine Circle r * &Jr Shalimar, FL 32579-1618

Home: (904) 651-1372 MMV

Office: (904) 884-2273

DSN: 579-2273

Percent members: 67

Attention in area! Attention in the area! Class of 1968’s 25th Reunion is scheduled for 21-24 October 1993! Be there! Two!

HELLO ’68! Yes gang it’s almost time to get together again to swap tales of more youthful days, esprit de corps, and “Whatever happened to what’s his name?” Manny BETTENCOURT and the Colorado WAGs have been putting in overtime to give us some special good deals and de-

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cent hotel rates for our 25th Reunion. A separate flyer will be distributed with complete details, but for starters we know that the football game on 23 October will be against The Citadel (known in 1992 for their vicious sacking of Arkansas and subsequently Arkansas’ coach). Our hotel will be the Embassy Suites, just south of the Academy on 1-25

The Reunion committee is recommending that we purchase some display cases as our class gift. They cost approximately $3-4K and would probably be used for rotating/changing displays and be maintained by the AOG staff. The cases would be on rollers and could be transported to primary cadet areas for appropriate functions. The display cases would be another first for the Class of ’68. We initiated the Class Wall in front of the Chapel for our 10th Reunion and were the first to contribute to the AOG for our 20th Reunion. The number of display cases purchased will vary with the amount of money we raise for our class gift. This seems to meet Mark TORREANO’s concern to have something for the cadets; Mike CRYER’s concern to help the AOG in their new environs; and a general concern to purchase something meaningful even if we do not receive a huge outpouring of recession-affected contributions.

The rumor that classmates who have dropped from all known address books will be tracked down by our two FBI sleuths Jim PARKER and Jim DEFAZIO is not true. The committee will hire a service from a company such as TRW to help us in this effort as long as the fee is reasonable.

On a more sensitive subject concerning inviting wives of deceased classmates and classmates who did not graduate, it was decided that the committee would not include these individuals in the reunion mailouts. However, if anyone was still in contact with widows or nongraduates and wanted to invite them to participate, then that would be OK. It is important to note though, if an individual does the inviting, the individual will be responsible for escorting the widows and nongraduates to the reunion functions.

FROM THE MAILBOX: I received some good info from a bunch of you out in Checkpoints Land over the past quarter. First, Dick ELLIS wrote that after he was our SPOTLIGHT person in the spring column, he ended up getting a new job and transferred from Clemson to Baylor University. He said that after all the years at the Academy on active duty, he was getting his paybacks as a civilian and just completed his third move in four years! Congrats on the new job with the Baylor Bears, Dick!

Butch BARCLAY wrote that he participated in an A-37 swan song flyby over USAFA on 20 May. His Illinois ANG unit (182 Tac Air Spt Gp) was the last to fly the Dragonfly in the Air Force. In addition, he will be getting a full-time three-year USAFA/AFROTC liaison officer job in AFRES. He also wrote that Academy grads from Randolph UPT Class 70-02 who were planning to have a reunion in the summer of 1993 will have to reschedule. To get further info on this event please contact: Steve MCPHAIL, 2411 Prairie Creek Drive West, Richardson, TX 75080.

Dean KOCIAN sent a note via AOG update that his wife’s name is Gloria and they have a daughter Sara, born 9 Aug 91. Dean is currently the chief engineer for Helmet Manned System Techology at the Armstrong Labs at Wright-Pat AFB, OH.

A1 BLUMBERG sold his insurance business and now works for Bank One (formerly 1st National Bank of Colo Spgs) as the Trust Division’s employer benefits manager. Daughter Beth is off to CSU; son Jacob begins 1st grade in the fall; and wife, Sue, is working for a local video production company. His tour as South Colorado’s LO commander ended in July and he passed the baton to a ’70 grad, Rick HUMKE. He sent an article from the Gazette Telegraph which highlighted Bob SHUMWAY’s son Bryan who is a member of the Class of 1996.

Jim REESE sent me a copy of some correspondence received from an Army Colonel Tod Starbuck, who is the Defense and Army Attache in Manila. A portion of the letter reads: “I received your letter of 12 July 1992, and am pleased to report that Cecilia V. Castro’s immigration petition appears to be on-track... On the ‘bad news’ side of the ledger though, the Pl-1 preference category has not moved for two months. I realize that as time passes her children are getting older (some may already have turned 21), and the wait may seem interminable. Nonetheless, Mrs. Castro is very fortunate to be on the list where she is thanks to the very commendable efforts of you and your classmates.” Thank you Jim for your outstanding work in this endeavor!

Finally, another first-time writer to your class scribe came up on the net Mike “Tex” BURGAMY. Tex wrote that his silence was broken because, while dropping his son off at Bucknell University, he stopped at a building supply store where a “’stranger” walked up and said, ‘‘Don’t I know you?” The stranger turned out to be Paul LUTTON, whose son is a senior at Bucknell. He said he believes that Paul is in the Chicago area right now. ’68 is EVERYWHERE!

BUMPED INTO DEPT. The Air Force’s newest BGs toured our base at Hurlburt last month as part of their ‘’orientation course.” It was one of many stops that they took around the country to see what the Air Force looks like in ‘‘general.” (It sounded somewhat like our ZI field trip, but

with VIP quarters and no dance reps.) It was great to see Bill BEGERT and Bobby FLOYD as they embarked on an exciting new phase of their careers. While in the Pentagon, 1 saw Bob DURHAM who just returned from Japan. Bob now holds the title of Deputy XOO at Air Staff. Bob informed me that Mike MOFF1TT was reassigned from Dover to a joint billet at FORCES Command in Atlanta. Also saw Monty LAMONT briefly while touring the halls of the building. He is staying busy as one of Ed EBERHART’s gang in PE.

The Johnsons of Maxwell AFB: Thuy, Bob, Carolyn and Michael. I had a surprise visit with Bob and Thuy JOHNSTON while I was TDY to Gunter AFB. Bob just arrived at Maxwell as the new director of the Air Power Research Institute and we all managed to “do lunch” between our official business activities. It was also a special treat to see Jody and Susie SMITH during Parents’ Weekend at the Academy. Both of them have done a super job taking care of my daughter Melissa whenever she is able to get away from the Fourth Class system for a little while. Lisa and I also were able to get in some quality time and a delicious meal while visiting with Steve and Connie STALEY amidst the hustle and bustle of both their schedules as professors at CU in Colo Spgs. Connie is now the department chair for English and makes a great manicotti casserole. Steve, no slacker in the culinary arts, has mastered the blackberry cobbler. A good time was had by all!

CLASS CHALLENGE: One of our classmates, who wishes to remain anonymous, has issued a challenge to the class to raise the additional dollars necessary to assist Cecille Castro and her family in their emigration to the United States. He said that he will match $5,000 if the remainder of the class can raise that amount in new funding. He is concerned that the Castro family will require more than just airfare to get resettled in this country and believes that now is the time to prepare for the future. If anyone would care to assist, contributions may be sent to the Armando P. Castro Fund, c/o Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, USAF Academy, CO 80840-4475.

’68 SPOTLIGHT

The ’68 Spotlight for fall 1992 focuses on Col. John “Mitch” DORGER, the new chief of staff at the USAF Academy. A DG from USAFA and the number one graduate from his navigator class, Mitch’s Air Force career has had a rich blend of operational and staff experience. A combat veteran with 150 missions in the AC-119 gunship, he also served on the initial cadre and crew that flew the first T-43 into Mather. Add C-141 and F-l 1 ID to the background and you begin to get a picture of a well-rounded aviator. His staff credentials are no less impressive with time as the exec for the AF/IG commander at Norton, chief of the Northeast Asia Division and chief of the Policy and Country Programs Division in PACAF, on the Air Staff at the Pentagon, and later the principal assistant for Program Plans and Policy for the Secretary of the Air Force. Prior to his latest assignment, Mitch became the commander of the 3380th Support Group at Keesler AFB following a one-year national security fellowship at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1990.

When asked what the Academy meant to him, Mitch said, “The thing the Acadmey showed me, as an institution, was that we had a superb quality of people literally the finest I have ever met in my life. I learned that teamwork is the name of the game. When you put the right team together you can accomplish anything. Trying to continue to build that teamwork has been the focus of every assignment that I’ve had.”

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New USAFA chief ofstaff Mitch Dorger and wife, Barbara.

In some lessons learned across his career, Mitch stated, “There is no limit to what your people will do for you if you will just take the time to support them and encourage them. The other thing is to keep the big picture in mind and don’t get overwhelmed by the details that can sidetrack you and eat you up.”

Mitch, it is great to have you back where you can do our alma mater some good. Congratulations!

68ers ON THE MOVE: Tim AYRES to Conroe, TX; Jim BETTCHER to Colleyville, TX; Sam BOLE to Enid, OK; Charlie COOLIDGE to O’Fallon, IL; Bob JOHNSTON to Maxwell AFB, AL; Barney MILLS to San Pedro, CA; Rich MOSBACH to Colorado Springs, CO; and Scott PILKINGTON to HQ USAFE/ADO, PSC 2, Box 8903, APO AE 09012.

In closing, I received a call from J.B. SCHROEDER notifying me of the death of Craig SQUIER on 26 August. The class extends our most sincere condolences to his family, J.B. will draft the input for the Gone But Not Forgotten Column in the winter Checkpoints.

Until the next time, mind the flak, keep’em flying, and keep those cards, letters, and photos coming in!

HOWE on the front row, with Steve EELMAN, Glenn SCHLABS, and Chris CHISHOLM on the second. Tom BAUMGARDNER and Buddy HERRINGTON are not pictured. And, for those of you who are wondering, Kathy really is a classmate (and the story can be told if the right amounts of money in small denominations are placed in the appropriate hands!).

’69 Reunion Committee

Bob TROY called to pass along his thoughts on Cripple Creek (yes!), and with news that he is now serving as president of the San Jacinto (Houston) Chapter of the Association of Graduates. Bob continues his consulting practice in the oil and gas area, and motivates regularly around the New Orleans and Houston areas.

Art POLNISCH has relocated to Grayslake, IL; Bob ARN has moved from Valrico, FL to Cheyenne, WY; Craig FRENCH from Saint Paul to Woodburn, OR; and John SHINOSKIE sports a new address in Gahanna, OH. Harry LAWS is now living in Alexandria, VA, having relocated from Nellis to Bolling AFB. Also in northern Virginia is John SKORUPA, who moved within the commonwealth from Chantilly to Clifton. Tom CASE is with PACAF in Hawaii; John GALLAGHER is at MacDill (having relocated from Myrtle Beach); and Denny MCGUIRK is living in Gainesville, FL, having finished his most recent tour at Offutt AFB. Terry SCHWALIER slipped out of D.C. and is now overseas. Art WEYERMULLER finished his year at the Army War College and is now at Holloman AFB. Brad DEAUSTIN is now living in Monument, CO.

The next photograph was provided by the Public Affairs Office of Charleston AFB, S.C., and shows Tom MIKOLAJCIK receiving his new brigader general rank. Tom is the commander of the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston. Helping with the one-star shoulder boards are from left, wife Carmen, daughter Christina, son John Paul, and daughter Julie.

Greetings to all here on the first day of fall. Please note that two years from now, in 1994, our 25th Reunion and none with whom I’ve spoken can believe that the time could have passed so quickly will be smack dab upon us. Start thinking about your plans now, especially those of you who missed the rousing 20th.

Out in C-Springs there is a dedicated group of ’69ers consisting largely of the good folks who did such a bang-up job on our 20th who have been doing some thinking about the event. Mike GUYOTE sent along a short letter outlining an interesting idea. Seems that the venerable town of Cripple Creek (recall that adage: “It’s never too far to the Cripple Creek Bar”) has recently become a gambling town and is growing by leaps and bounds. Positioning itself as a family entertainment town, Cripple Creek is, according to Mike, still much the town we remember, though many new buildings dot the skyline. How does one evening of serious partying in Cripple Creek, before returning to the Springs for the rest of the festivities, sound to you? Mike notes that our 25th will not occur during Homecoming Week, so we will have more flexibility than we otherwise would.

Another idea that has been proposed, for those who could spare the time before or after, is to engage one of the cruise ships for a week or so. (Yes, we do have classmates who can arrange such things at a significant discount!) At any rate, please forward any ideas you may have to Mike and company in the Springs (1250 Deer Creek Circle, Monument, CO 80132; Tele: 719-481-4673) or send them to me in one of your many card and letter updates on activities of you and other ’69ers in your sphere.

Accompanying this article is a picture of the team that orchestrated the 20-year reunion: Ron LISOWSKI, Mike, Kathy Nelson, and Gary

Charlie WEINART was in D.C. recently and won a nice contract with the AF that will keep him in town a bit over the next months. During his stay, he lunched with Gerry BROWN, who is with the FAA.

Received a nice note from guitar-picking, German-speaking, Texasaccented all-around scientist Stan ROSEN. He retired in Jan. ’91 (missing the Mideast conflict, but being well represented by his many children in orbit over the Gulf), and went to work for Hughes Aircraft in L.A. as the manager of Systems Planning for the Corporate Aerospace Defense Office. Stan was recently elected to the board of directors of the National Space Society and was formerly the vice president for Public Policy of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics after six years on its board of directors. Stan invites any and all greytags who land at LAX to

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drop by for a brewski or to practice carrier landings in his crash pad (in Westchester, CA, right near LAX).

Had an opportunity to visit with Bart TUCKER, who as most know retired and formed a company that works in the international acquisition arena (Holmes-Tucker International). He is spending a good deal of time in Sweden, helping the Swedish AF make better buys and learning to speak the native tongue. He is not, as some have rumored, living in the back seat of Bjorn Borg’s Volvo.

Roy COPPINGER and Les DYER spent a few days rafting on the Rogue River in Oregon, which was named by one of the adventure magazines (Outdoors, Backpacker, Canoe or some such) as one of America’s ten most scenic rivers. I had some action shots of Roy and Les jumping off a 30-foot cliff, an act they undertook only to remind them of all the good fun the class had during survival jumps off the 10-meter platform in USAFA’s natatorium, but thought this more sedate shot with sons Lyle and Todd, respectively might be more appropriate: at least you recognize the usual suspects!

A1 MCCREE kicked off the National Association of Life Underwriters convention in Atlanta yesterday, and tomorrow will be featured at the Georgia Speakers Association Showcase. In Al’s words, “He’s not balding, he’s just clearing ground for a new face!”

Mike ROSE is running for reelection as senator in the South Carolina legislature, Terry BRADY is enjoying flying with United (so much so that he hasn’t had time for tennis), Chip WOOD is prospering in his consulting business; Dave SPENCER and Bill MAGILL will be ensuring the suecess and on-time, under-cost delivery of the ATF while at LockheedGeorgia, and Darryl WHITCOMB liked the D.C. area so much he decided to stay, though he resumed flying with Delta after attending National War College.

Do think about the 25th. Cards and letters appreciated. Cheers, Lindsey.

Tony Marietta

1070 Knollwood Circle Monument, CO 80132

Home: (719) 488-3201

Work: (719) 593-8888

(800) 451-7217 (outside of Colo. Spgs.)

Percent members: 58 fT

You guys must have been lounging around the pool all summer long and forgot one of your most important priorities sending CARDS, LETTERS, and PICTURES to your old class scribe. I must admit a few of you did perform that new cardiovascular exercise for guys over 40. You picked up the phone and actually called me.

I talked with Chuck and Barbara WEIR in Mesa, AZ. They are both doing great. They have an 18-year-old son and twin nine-year-old boys. Chuck owns a consulting firm and works with various law firms. Chuck recently saw Skip PENNY and Bill BENEDICT who are both in Arizona and doing great.

Mark EWIG, wife Kristie, and family moved to Colorado Springs in August. COLONEL Mark will be commanding officer for INTEL at Space Command. I am not sure if that is the exact title, but it sure sounded impressive, so I thought I would use it. He is in charge of many, many, many people; almost as many people as there are currently living in Colorado Springs (well, at least four to five people anyway). It would be great to be writing “General EWIG” in this column in a few years.

SUPER JOB MARK!

Got a great call from Jeff HUMPTON. He is in the computer data field at Tinker AFB. Spent most of our time kicking around personal stuff that would probably bore the rest of you to tears, but it was a great call. It

really is fun being the class scribe!

Dave STERLING called, and for the third time we have not been able to meet for lunch or dinner on one of his trips out to Colorado Springs. WE WILL EVENTUALLY EAT I have been snacking in the meantime. Dave is a systems engineer for Motorola and involved with some really interesting work with satellites and spacecraft payloads. Dave says his wife, Donna, and the rest of his family are doing great. Don’t forget, Dave, you are supposed to send me a picture, preferably of your family taken from one of your satellites. We need some unique photos for this column.

Larry VAUGHN and wife, Jo Anne, hosted a ’70 class gathering after the Hawaii game on Sept 12th. Unfortunately, we were out of the state at the time. Sooooooo, Larry, it is up to you to call and fill me in. I hope you took some pictures.

Got a note from COLONEL Brian SPITZER who, along with wife, Olinda, and daughters Oly and Ninaq, was on his way to the Netherlands in July were he will be in charge of defense cooperation at the American Embassy. His exact title is chief, Office Defense Cooperation. Good luck! Brian stated that Eric STICE is a GE Contractor in Alaska and Steve SHARKEY was to retire in August. I just recently heard that Steve is now in Colorado Springs. Steve, give me a call. Inquiring minds want to know where you really are.

HELP ME OUT TIME! I want to see if you guys are really reading these articles. I got a call from a Lt Colonel, hopefully soon to be Colonel, at the Defense Institute in California. His wife’s name is Marie and he has two daughters, Minette and Monique. The first person to call me with the correct name will receive a free lunch from me at Senor Manuels here in Colorado Springs (airfare and travel expenses not included). I talked with Dick RAUSCHKOLB in August and he is doing great. The first person to call me with info on where Dick is currently stationed and what he is doing will receive a free lunch at Sheldon’s in Colorado Springs (airfare and travel expenses not included).

As promised in a previous article, since you guys did not in fact send one picture, you will now have the opportunity to see all of the pictures of my daughter Sarah beginning with the ultrasound. However, because of space limitations, I am not allowed to print the 535 pictures I had ready to go. So, I have tried to pick the best one.

Sarah Marietta’s Best Picture

’70 GRADS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN MOVING VANS: Mark BEAN from somewhere other than the USA (APO) to Logan, UT. John HORNOR from Maxwell AFB to O’Fallon, IL. Ralph SAUNDERS from Tyndall AFB to somewhere other than the USA. Mike LAMBERT from Atlanta to Houston. Rick BEREIT from somewhere other than USA to another somewhere else other than the USA (APO). Tim KINNAN from an APO to another APO. (You guys are going to be hard to find.) Gene QUIST from Colorado Springs to Pensacola. Bob CHAMBERS from Mary Esther, FL to Bonaire, GA. Robert SUANDERS from Altus AFB, OK to O’Fallon, IL. John LAUGERMAN from APO to Oklahoma City. Bill RATHBUN from Memphis to Highlands Ranch, CO. James FERGUSON from Shaw AFB to Randolph AFB. Bob WELBAUM from Dayton, OH to Centerville, OH. (I got two change-of-address cards from Bob. Must have had trouble with the first moving van.) Richard DOWNING from an APO to San Antonio.

Thanks for all of your calls. But don’t forget to keep calling, mailing, and snapping pictures. TAKE CARE!

SEND US YOUR NEW ADDRESS NOW.

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Paul D. Knott

8941 Bellcove Circle

Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 282-1402

Percent members: 50

After one of the coolest summers in recent memory, fall has come to Colorado, and the football team is in bloom again. Offense has been a little shaky, with a new front line, but defense should keep us in the game until the wishbone gets some playing time together. Ask Rice.

The only classmate I’ve actually seen this quarter is Vern FRANCIS, coaching one of his last USAFA rugby games before retirement. By the time you read this column, Vern and Laura will be living in the Dallas area where he will be working in Operations Analysis for American Airlines.

Tomorrow’s leaders today: from left are Davis, Morgan and Scylling.

Harry DAVIS sent a nice photo of our three classmates at the Naval War College. Since grads from other classes might read this column, let me include Harry’s comments about the place so that you will be prepared if you have a chance to attend: “They made us take tests and write papers and they didn’t even have a golf course there! Charlie SCYLLING made honor graduate, so he went to the Pentagon to the Joint Staff (J-7). Frank MORGAN also went to the Pentagon, XOFE, and is living in his old house again. I’m at San Antonio, in the Joint Electronic Warfare Center at Kelly, as the director, Study and Analysis. I got to attend the changeof-command ceremony for Paul DORDAL, who is the new ops group commander (what we retirees remember as the DO-PK) at Moody.” Harry’s child bride, Cindy, and their two sons all attend the same high school. Cindy is a teacher, of course.

Mark SUCHER sent a note from Wright-Pat where he is the chief, Contract Law for HQ AFMC. He also let us know that Sam KAESER is counsel to the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab after his retirement. The work mustn’t be too demanding; Mark writes that he’s just finished building a new house. Vern KING, who’s still in the D.C. area, Butch LEROY, and Charlie LUCY all made 0-6.

Remember when I asked about Russ HAMMERUD? Randy LEAVITT provided the answer. Russ, Barnie, and children are working with a Christian missionary organization, International Teams, which is caring for the refugees in Vienna. Many are from the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans. Thanks, Randy. By the way Randy, what are you guys doing? (Maybe Russ will return the favor.)

George SCHULTZ was nice enough to let me know about seeing Rusty LANG. I don’t know if “seeing” is quite the right word, since Rusty and George flew a two-day trip together in March. He also saw Greg ROCCO, who claims to live here in the Springs. By the way, George’s old house is still available. Maybe you could make it into a “TDY home-away-fromhome” for RON American crews, George. If nothing else, it might be a business tax deduction.

Change-of-address cards include Nate BARD, from Army school to Hawaii with CINCPAC staff; Steve BRODEL, from Randolph to Montgomery, AL; Jim DOWNS and Ken GINGRICH, to the Springs; Bernie GLAZE, to Hawthorne, CA; Dr. Tom JOHNSON, to San Antonio; Dolan MCKELVY, to O’Fallon, IL’; Ken MORRIS, around Miami; Ed NOLTE, around Papillion, NE; Bob PETERMAN, around Burke, VA; Dennis ROBINSON, around Albuquerque (lots of stories here, I think); and Bob RYALS, from Springfield, VA to Middletown, RI.

That’s about it for this time. Happy Thanksgiving/Hanukkah/New Year/Valentine’s Day, Merry Christmas, and WRITE!

Harvey Le Cato 7460 Taos Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 599-8604/7070

Percent members: 50

WOW! I can’t believe it’s that time again. The last two months have been quite hectic between moving, getting settled in our house, dealing with tenant and mover damage, and starting a new business from scratch. But, the saving grace is being able to walk out the back door and see the great expanse of the Rampart Range. It’s great to be back in Colorado Springs! Well, enough about me. On to the rest of you. As promised, here’s the picture of Dave NEWILL out on the town with a beautiful lady. Her name is “Sylvia”, and she’s SAAB 2000, It 001, at her debut (rollout ceremony).

Well, it’s time for another “ring story.” While in Waco, TX, evaluating the purchase of a franchise, I started up a conversation with this guy. As we chatted, he remarked how familiar I looked, whereas I didn’t recognize him at all. Then as I glanced down at his hand, there it was, the old “’72” staring me in the face. Galen MCPHERSON is out in Wichita, KS as an entrepreneur extraordinaire, marketing Leadership Development Programs. Looks like 1st BCT finally came in handy!

Received a nice letter from Lin CHAYER with a picture of the prereunion bash in St. Joseph, MO. Pictured from left are Steve MACHACEK, Wib ELLIOT, Rob RAKITIS (remember the C-141 Rob?), and Lin. Steve is working for HP, Wib does private consulting in South Bend, and Rob works for the FBI in Detroit. Lin is a group commander at Willie, and is getting ready to close down the base.

Now on to the last of my sightings at the Puzzle Palace prior to heading west. Ben HARVEY was a frequently-seen face at the POAC (athletic club), and reported many long hours in support of Desert Storm. Bill LOONEY was two locker rows over, and was heading for Iceland as Vice Wing King (F-15s). Was privileged to attend Bob WALLER’S retirement, and send him off to his professorship in Indiana. Met Jack HUMPHRIES at the Capital Chapter of the AOG. He was leaving the JAG office at the Pentagon for 90 days in Turkey, and then two years in Korea. Paul NIELSEN was selected out of OSD to the prestigious position of commander of the Rome Air Development Center. Good job Paul! Spoke to

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Dean FOX down at Langley where he is the director for Resources and Requirements. Also at TAC, oops... ACC (Air Combat Command), is Rich BORENSTEIN who has written two excellent articles for Signal magazine, official publication of the Armed Forces CommunicationsElectronics Association (aka AFCEA).

Got a letter from Bill RATHERT. While in Albuquerque (hot air balloon capital of the world) he had Bruce HOSEA sit down next to him in church on Sunday. Seems they had been going to the same church for over a year, and never seen one another ’til that day. He relates that Bruce had his orders for the Pentagon cancelled the day AFTER selling his house! OUCH! Bill has since moved to Raleigh, NC and started his own company, chartering jets to the Rich and Famous, although he says they really don’t have to be famous. He volunteers to help any ’72ers making the transition to civilian life in the next year or so. He has many contacts in the aviation network. Call him if you’d like. His phone number is (919) 846-7210.

Other movement as reported via PS Form 3576: Gary PAYTON to Maxwell AFB; Steve ALDERMAN to Universal City, TX; Eric WINBORN to the D.C. area (poor guy!); Jerry MARTIN to USAFA (where?); Chris RUBACHA to Glendale, AZ; Brian BINN to Montgomery, AL; Roger NASH to some embassy in Europe; Gary HOOKER to Hawaii; and Em DYER to Washougal (?), WA.

Finally, a news flash: The Washington office of KPMG Peat Marwick, the international accounting and consulting firm, has announced that Lawrence D. HUFF of Annandale, VA, has been admitted to the partnership. Good going, Larry!

Wishing each of you and your families all the best of the coming Holiday Season. (Gee, I never thought I could send out 800 Holiday Greetings in a snap, and have someone else foot the bill!) All the hot news from the reunion in the next issue! See you then. Cheers, Harvey.

FROM THE AOG: For all who missed the opportunity at the reunion, we still have Class of 1972 notebooks and coasters available for $10 plus $3.25 shipping and handling. USAFA T-shirts with class member names on the right side are still being offered at a low price of $5 plus $3.25 shipping and handling (contact us for names still available). All these items would make great Christmas gifts so get your order in the mail now and send it to Doug Brower, 19770 Top O’ The Moor, Monument, CO 80132. Please make your checks out to “AOG Class of 1972’’.

Thomas D. Bailey, M.D.

1221 New Crest Lane

Shelby, NC 28150-9782

Home: (704) 482-3110

1-800-776-1054

Percent members: 44

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As I write this, it is just a little more than a year until our 20th Class Reunion. Mark your calendars for the weekend of October 2, 1993. Bill STANTON will be coordinating class activities at the Academy. His number is (719) 472-3190 (office) and (719) 598-0997 (home). We will do most of our gathering at the Marriott Hotel starting Wednesday to help you plan. The tentative plan for now is an informal meeting in the evening on Wednesday, September 29th, a possible trip to Cripple Creek on Thursday, a dinner on Friday and a tailgate party prior to the game on Saturday, which is not a mandatory formation (that’s my idea). The Jabara Award Banquet will be held Saturday night and we’ll possibly have a brunch Sunday in conjunction with chapel activities. Individual squadron functions can, of course, be planned there.

1 received an interesting letter and photo from Dave GESSERT. He is presently involved in taking teams into the former Warsaw Pact. Dave is on the left, the person in the center is Sgt Ambrorgey, interpreter, and on the right is Ron TAIT (’78). They are in front of a MIG-23 at Sodova, Bulgaria. He reports their children are doing well at Rhein-Main AB, Germany. He’s also running into Larry RADOV who is the 37 TAS commander (good job, Larry). He is very busy flying in a tense environment. Dave is also looking forward to our 20th and seeing the rest of the Dirty Dozen!

I spoke to Jim MATEOS who reported trouble reaching me at our 800 number. I had it checked out and it seems to be in order. If that fails, call me at home or the office collect! Jim is an MD-80 captain with American, and is enjoying life with his wife, Natalie, and children Jaclyn and Theresa. He’s heard that Dave BROWN is at USAFA. Mike YOUNG is flying for American and Kirk LILLY is flying, he thinks, for Southwest.

In case I missed it in our earlier issue, Doug RICHTER wrote to let us know he is/was (?) at Bergstrom AFB as of January ’92. This was after three years in Holland and 18 months in England which included four and

Here’s Dave Gessert and friends in front of a MIG-23 on what so recently was the “other side”.

one half months in Saudi Arabia flying the A-10. He reported Otto P. “Rusty” LEGG to be there also.

There were no changes of addresses this time. Remember, as you read this we’re only a week or so from submitting the next class news, so call or write now. See you in ’93.

Joe Brezovic

112 Simmons Drive

Huntsville, AL 35763

Home: (205) 882-6916

Office: (205) 726-1974

Percent members: 38

I hope all is well with you and yours! Twenty-three of the ’74 family have written, and one call. The picture was snapped in Kadena AB and from Dave HOGLUND, who sends this paragraph of news. From left, Norm MICHEL was there from a 141 Sq out of Norton (does it still exist?). Dewayne TAYLOR is still an Army vet, but recently moved back to Wilford Hall in San Antonio. Dave, who hosted several 3rd Lts in Eagle rides. They were the Class of ’94 “Red Hot” as they said. They claim to have red quilts now. Dave feels (like some of us?) that we’re seeing our replacements before we’re ready to be replaced! Denny HEINLEE flies C-12s and T-39s for the Marines at MCAS Futema. Mike REICH should be in Des Moines, Iowa, to do CAP liaison work. A1 GUARDINO is an inhabitant there. Tom YASUHARA runs flight medicine for the base.

(Jim sent in a change-of-address [COA] from Mililani, HI.) Torb

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with IG-type questions which Dave felt were easily answered. Torb may be on his way to Kirtland, the reported new home for Norton-ese. B.G. SMITH, out of Hickam, showed up to brief Dave’s flight prior to a deployment to Alaska. B.G. claims that he hones his briefing skills by excessive bar talk the night before. (First principle of Toastmasters Practice.) Thanks Dave for the news.

Rick “Shoe” PILING sent a note I was happy to get. Last I heard Shoe was at Moody in ’75. Shoe has been working with the C-17 air crew training system since ’87. He hoped to bring it on-line at Charleston by the time you read this. Shoe states that “if the New World Order Air Force stays on track, ASD & DAC (and) flight test stays on track, then I’ll start training in the electrolifter by late summer/fall as one of the early AMC crews.” I’m sure we all wish you best of luck, Shoe! ’Bout time we had a new plane, and are proud one of our own has a special part in it.

Rus and Paula PATTERSON sent a short note from Mildenhall, England. Rus is still working with 3rd AF Plans and Negotiations, which involves a lot with the British, and recently moved across base to work reinforcement issues. Rus added that he saw Spike MURPHREE at the Royal Air Force Staff College, where he teaches joint warfare. During England’s North American Week, Rus listened to Spike give “an excellent and moving talk on the human side of flying an F-lll over Iraq during Desert Storm.” Rus and Paula also sent a picture from Cambridge, England: pretty flower beds, vine-covered buildings, green grass, kept yards, Inn with sign hanging out, cloudy sky.

The longest letter comes from J.J. ROMANO, Cynthia and a note from (?) three-year-old Joey. Those who yearn to see other places will relish JJ’s rendition of traveling through the British Isle and castles to inelude the town with the longest name:“Llanfairpwllyngyllgogerychwrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.” One classmate and family who visited with the Romanos is Jim, Ellen, and daughter Ali NEMETZ. By now, JJ and Cynthia are in Ft. George Meade in Maryland.

James FITZGERALD heralds in from Mather AFB, CA. David NEUMANN moves to Colorado Springs! Andrew GALIK dragged his stuff from Corpus Christi to The Woodlands, TX. Doesn’t it sound like Andrew has gone recluse? Doctor Kenneth HANCOCK has set up practice in Ft. Worth, TX. Steve THURGOOD moved from Travis AFB to Jacksonville, AR. As a note of interest, Steve had to pay 35 cents to get his Checkpoints because it was first sent to Travis! Short moral, please update when you move in! Michael AUGUSTYN and Joyce must have gotten a better deal on a house! They’ve won this issue’s shortest move award: from N. 36th St Court to N. Noyes Blvd, St. Joseph, MO. Thanks for the note, Joyce. Tom HOLKEBOER now is at heartland, USA, Bellevue, NE. Doctor Paul GILLIAM and Marlene moved from Fort Walton to Dayton, OH. That must be a story of its own! Robert MORROW left the pines of Monument to Centerville, IN. John C. “Jack” SMITH (Navy commission) moved with Catherine from L.A. waterworld to Ranger Court, Halsey Village, Great Lakes, IL. Must be an area flooded with tradition! Ed and Marianne WHALEN have returned to USA, down to Montgomery, AL. David FUNDAREK asked Kathryn to send in their card showing a move from Rome, NY to Montgomery also. Ron WALKER left Ft. Walton to reside in Crestview, FL. (Is there something wrong with Ft. Walton? Tourist season off?) Greg STEINHILPERT moved from Homestead to Miami. Oh Greg! What a blessing to move out before Andrew moved in! Did your household items make it OK? Michael DUNN gave up the California lifestyle for Clifton, VA. Duncan MCNABB moved north from South Carolina to Alexandria, VA. Pattie sent in the card that she and Steve BOYCE moved south! From North Pole, Alaska, to Eilson AFB. I think it is a move south. My road atlas doesn’t show North Pole in Alaska.

Overseas data. Steve WALLINGFORD stays in Europe, at Ramstein, deputy chief Programs Division. Don HOFFMAN left Virginia (state) for APO 09839. I sure wish I could find zips in AFR 4-16!

The one call came from long-time friend Joe TRAFICANTI. Joe is still working well in SECAF offices in D.C. as a military assistant. To set the records right, Joe was happy to work with the honor code. ’Twas I who was anxious as to how it would be received and worked with the wing and graduates. I should have remembered the quote “Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war...’’and applied it to this battlefield of teaching responsibility. We also talked about the 20th Reunion. Hope you are planning to be there. More data to follow: any helpers? In the meantime, update your Christmas list. May you live long and prosper.

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1825 E. Jeanine Drive

Tempe, AZ 85284

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2 In the Air Force Reserve one must complete an Annual Tour before the end of each fiscal year; I’m at Hill AFB now and will get mine finished on the 25th of September. As a class scribe, the Checkpoints editor sets an “Article Due Date” and, if you snivel enough, he’ll extend it to a “Drop Dead Date” (which is this morning at 1000)... I’m typing fast and counting on the FAX machine being available at 0958! Must be something that happened to me in my formative years (1971-1975).

AT THIS RATE WE’LL BE UP TO ONE LETTER FROM EVERYBODY BY FALL 1994! I got twice as many letters this time as I did last time; unfortunately, you may recall that last time I only got one letter. But as the paragraph header suggests, I’ll be an optimist and expect the “doubling” trend to continue each quarter for the next several years or until my mailman gets a hernia (right now he’s spending a lot of time with the Maytag repairman). First letter came from... uh, well... I guess that’d be Mrs. or Ms. Molzon (don’t have my Register of Grads with me, can’t look up spouse’s names and she ended simply with “Molzons”). Anyway, this very nice lady wrote to say that Chuck MOLZON is doing the same old thing, running the B-2 Training Requirements Office, in a brand new place, Langley AFB. Nebraska to Virginia sounds like a good deal to me but, for now it’s actually both places as Mrs./Ms. Molzon and sibling Molzons, ages eight and two with another on the way in March, (all nameless!) are hanging back to see if the house sells. The welcome mat was declared out especially for swimmers (their new home has a pool) and golfers (their “passion”).

Second letter was a regular update from a dependable correspondent, Dennis BROOKS. The medical front remains unfortunately, essentially unchanged; latest trip to Wilford Hall for “further evaluation” was a bit of a marathon with a “nothing new” conclusion. Denny is nonetheless staying “involved” (you know, one of those admirable qualities like writing to the class scribe). For our benefit he is finishing up several pieces of (aircraft) art that will be on permanent display in the new AOG building. And for the benefit of his community, he’s teaching a model rocketry class at the local elementary school.

CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS WITH AN “ATTITUDE”. Once again the package I received from the AOG had a little something extra in it (don’t, for one instant, think I’m talking $)! A News Release!... and not just any news release... a news release with a picture! Doctor Jim HERIOT completed his internship and residency in internal medicine this summer at Texas A&M University College of Medicine. (I hope Jim got smart enough to be able to explain to us commoners why it’s a “University” and a “College” at the same time.) And here’s a threat for you, if I don’t get more letters next time we’ll publish Jim’s paper on “Effect of Patient Self-determination Act and Advance Directive to Physicians, Medical Ethics” instead of my class news!

A copy of David DYCHE’s biograpical update was also in the envelope. He’s now down at Maxwell attending Air War College and acting as a AMC command-sponsored research fellow.

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Mark WELLS CoA card gets special mention here; knowing how much I love seeing the damn things, he sent his directly to my house! But I’ll let him out of the penalty box because he added so many notes in the margins. Mark, wife, son (12), and daughter (5) (who all have names Donna, Nathan, and Emily, respectively!) are on their way to the USAFA Department of History after Mark finished his PhD at Kings College (London) and U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA. Rambling through the rest of the (dreaded) CoA cards: Mark LENCI’s back on the West Coast (San Diego), Dr. Mike LISCHAK is back in the states (9 Med Group/SGP, Beale AFB), Dan MCCORRY from Dayton to Edwards AFB, John FARNHAM from Holloman to Nellis, John HOWARD from Princeton to Pittsburgh (that just doesn’t sound right), Brad MCALLISTER from Eglin to Langley, Jon NOETZEL from Maxwell to Colorado Springs, David DEFOLIART from Goldsboro, NC to Montgomery, AL; Ron BEAN from Trenton, IL to somewhere in Europe; Larry FARISS from Abilene, TX to Jacksonville, AR; and last (and possibly one of the worst images I can conjure up in my head!) Bill BUCHTA from Wahiawa, HI to Onalaska, WI.

AS THEY SAY ON THE BEER COMMERCIALS, “IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!” Right! And the Swedish Bikini Team’s going to be here any minute to help me put this on the FAX machine! Hope there’s more to tell next time around. Debby, Tiffany, and I are off to a 15TRS (Kadena AB) reunion in Austin, TX next month. It’ll be nice to see old classmates as well as old recce-pukes. On a related subject, I found out that the RF-16 Program will officially kick off next month... Hell has frozen over! And it is, therefore, later than you think!

Bill Brundage

20 East Washington St.

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Home: (719) 634-7040

Work: (719) 472-2270

DSN: 259-2270

Percent members: 36

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wIt’s fall in the Rockies again... the Aspen on the mountains here will be beautiful this year. Hope it’s scenic where you are and that you can go to work late enough to see it tell ’em I authorized it!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but ’76 lost somebody really special in early September. Hank KNELLINGER passed away on 3 September. Please keep Hank, Jenny and their family in your prayers. After a really wonderful service, Hank was buried at the Academy Cemetery on Labor Day.

A really special part of the service were the eulogies given by Russ LANEY and Jack JACKSON. Russ in now working with the Academy Athletic Office and looks wonderful in a suit, while Jack is tearing apart a Colorado School of Mines PhD program. Got to see a lot of familiar faces including Miles GAUGHN who now calls Littleton, CO home.

My world-wide roving correspondent once again tracked some of you down. Kurt KLINGENBERGER reports that Tony and Priscilla PRZYBYSLAWSKI are headed up to Loring to take over the B-52 Squadron best of luck to you both and here’s hoping the base closers give you enough time to enjoy the North Woods. Kurt also saw Jim BUCK at the Andrews O’Club they have this five-year meeting thing. It seems that Jim is still aging at a truly repugnantly slow pace and probably still gets carded at 21 bars! Doug (Letha) KNOX popped up at a liaison officer’s meeting and seems to call Denver home these days. Kurt and Karen have some great news Justin Klingenberger recently arrived and is spoiling mom and dad absolutely rotten with all his sleeping and general good behavior... obviously takes after Karen!

Got a quick note from Mike (Jacqueline) WALSH... it was a note in a bottle requesting immediate rescue from the USS Coronado, 3rd Fleet Flagship. Seems Mike is doing “joint time” as part of USCINCPAC’s Deployable Joint Task Force Augmentation Cell DIGITFAC for those of you who don’t speak jointeese. Hey Mike, hope your sea legs hold up and that you get back home soon!

For those inquiring minds who really want to know, let me just pass on that, yes, it is official, Greg (Sally) SEELY did make 0-5 on the last board and has now matched his silver hair with his rank. Greg is in one of those odd groups that is always confusing readers of the AF Times with out-ofcycle promotion boards. Congratulations Greg and Sally.

Ben (Sharon) DILLA has been booted upstairs and is now the director of Research and Technical Support in the Office of Admissions. With all the big changes in the wind his office will be a very busy place. Ben’s responsible for Institutional Research on selections, attrition, cadet performance, and (horrors) graduate performance or, as in some cases such as mine, “lack of”... As you may have heard, the academies are getting a

very hard look from the Armed Services Committees and guess who gets to crank out all the numbers for the “huge” amount of research... Good luck Ben!

Lots of address changes... guess most of us still move in the summer. Nolan (Kara) BERG has moved from Bedford to Southlake, TX; Bill (Lori) CARROLL has shifted from Charlotte, NC to Norfolk, VA; Rory (Cindy) CHILDRESS is headed south to Carrollton, TX and is very happy to be leaving Chicago winters behind. Rob and new wife, Diane CROMBIE, now call Wright-Patterson home. Andrew (Billie) DUNN has left McGuire for Andrews AFB, Leslie (Ann) GARRISON is now at Fleet Marine Force, Europe (where that is or where he was will have to wait on Les’s long overdue letter). Tom (Rhonda) HOLTZ has moved to new digs in Charlotte, NC. Doug (Pam) JAMES has relocated in Colorado Springs. Frank (Karen) LASSUS has joined the Springs crew from an APO AP. Mike (Khris) LEE changed (this is a first folks) ZIP CODES and nothing Else! (Hey, it’s a slow month.) Terry (Karen) NEWTON left Mather and is now back at USAFA, Kevin (Marne) PETERSON has left Columbus for Fort Washington, MD; Jim (Sandra) PHILLIPS moved from Las Vegas to Alamogordo, NM; Mark (Donna) SCHWING left Illinois and now calls Aurora, CO home; Steve (Beth) STOUT left Elmore for Prattville, AL; Joe and Nancy WYSOCKI are now officially members of the East Coast establishment calling Newport, RI home; and John (Jewell) YOUNG shifted to a new place in Fairfax, VA.

We have some hard-charging classmates who are definately headed for bigger and better things. A loud and rousing cheer please for our new 0-6s: Jack (Janet) CATTON, William (Linda) SHELTON, Mark (Betty) WELSH... and for those of you out of the loop (like me) Kevin (Cathy) CHILTON made colonel on the last board. If I missed anyone I apologize profusely... I’m just not used to looking at the colonel board results guys... I guess I had better start!

Hope the changing seasons find you all safe, happy, and enjoying nature’s splendor. Here’s hoping the winter is mild, that MPC is kind, and that all the good dreams come true. Drop me a line folks... remember! I can’t say anything nice about you if you don’t write.

John J. Michels, Jr.

9513 Pine Shadow Drive Richmond, VA 23233

Home: (804) 527-1873

Work: (804) 775-1137

Percent members: 35

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As I gaze out my office window, a thick blanket of fog is covering the downtown streets of Richmond, Virginia. Although it appears meteorological in origin, I can never be sure in a place where five percent of the population are practicing attorneys. Sort of like autumn at USAFA, when a haze hangs over the ground.

SLIM PICKING, PART II: Very little in the mail bag this time around.

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I suspect that’s due to the fact that the magazine for the summer was only out one week before a due date on this column. Stan HILL (Cindy) wrote me a note from the U.S. Marine Corp Command and Staff College at scenic Quantico, VA. Stan also enclosed the preceding scenic shot showing Bernie PETERS (Jeanne), Stan, Dave WRIGHT (Lynn), and Ken HASENBEIN (June) without teeshirts, but with sideburns, down at Quantico. Bernie is headed to a KC-135; Stan remains at Quantico at the School of Advanced Warfighting. I was unaware that we engaged in “unadvanced” war fighting but I guess that is why you have schools like this. Dave will be going back to flying in the U-2/TR-1. Ken is being reassigned to Wright-Patterson to work at one of the SPOs.

Stan reports that Mike WEINSTEIN (Bonnie) has opened a new company called FIND DAD AMERICA which locates parents who fail to pay child support. Mike has made the Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal and USA Today. Give’em hell Mike. Bob (Rudi) RUDOLPH (Jan) just completed F-15 requal training and is at Langley. He and Jan had a baby girl on 9 April. Tom DOLLAHITE (Holly) just finished up a tour at Headquarters TAC/ACC and is headed to Sheppard as an IP for U.S. and allied flyers. Dave PODOLNY (Cec) is still working his way through Turkey and apparently is doing a lot of sightseeing along the way. Jeff SMITH (Teri) is finishing up a remote tour in Korea. Stan noted that life at the Pentagon these days is such that Jeff volunteered to go remote from his Pentagon assignment. Thanks for the updates Stan and the photo. Stop down this way some time.

Steve SCHWALBE (Ingrid) dropped me a quick note from Korea where he’s working as the J2 Air Section chief. He has been going nonstop since his arrival in July. He notes “the job is challenging in that everything worth analyzing has been analyzed to death over the past 40 years or so.” As one of the few remaining bastions of the worldwide communist conspiracy, North Korea can’t come under too much analysis, I suppose. Steve also reports he has become fond of kimchee which provides us with the reason why he hasn’t been placed on the USFK Command Briefing team. Steve enclosed a photo of himself, Ingrid, Paul DETTMER and his finance, Kathy. Paul is still down at Langley commanding the 27 AIS.

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In response to complaints that I was not putting enough pictures in these columns I enclosed a third photo of your humble narrator standing in front of an SU-27. My wife, upon seeing this shot, said, “What a great picture you’re in your normal pose with your mouth open and the wind makes it look like you’ve got hair.” And people ask me why I put in those 15-hour days at the office.

CLOSEOUT: Chuck PRECOURT (Lynne) called me from Houston to talk about a banner for the shuttle mission in January. As indicated earlier, if I don’t have any designs, I’ll have one made in November. Look for Chuck live sometime after the New Year. Hope this finds all of you well. Get me some mail. Be seeing you.

Bob Kay fei.

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Office: (719) 472-4537

DSN: 259-4537

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First of all, my thanks to Sig for two years of being the scribemeister for this article. I’ll try to keep things interesting and do as good a job as he did keeping the class informed on what we are collectively doing. Sig sent me some news when we transferred the pen which I’ll talk about later on. The big news of course is Ed RICE (Teresa) making 0-6 (not bad considering that ’71 was primary for the board). Ed is currently the commander of the 34th Bomb Squadron (B-52s) at Castle congratulations Ed!

I’ve been the Deuce AOC for about a year and a half since closing down the last Double Ugly schoolhouse at George Air Patch (Phantoms Phorever!). I have to admit that I wasn’t real sure about AOCs when I was a cadet and now I are one. It’s a fairly intense job but there’s much to be said about having the privilege of helping to mold a quality product for you guys in the “Real Air Force.” The changes that have taken place here since we graduated are eye-watering but most seem to be for the better. One of many changes that happened this year was the addition of “Deputy AOCs” to most of the squadrons. Tod many pilots and too few airplanes were said to be the reasons (all are pilots and junior to mid-level captains). The cadets immediately feared more adult supervision during the day but their fears proved to be unfounded. It gives me more time to fly and play racquetball so I’m not complaining. I’ve been impressed with the way cadets conduct themselves (a lot better than I remember doing) even though there are a few who press to test once in a while. Equally impressive is the way in which they are handling the bad news about UPT only a handful have resigned from here due to the cutbacks.

Speaking of the Zoo, there are mass quantities of ’78ers running around this place or who have recently left. Aaron BYERLY (Sue) is an aero instructor and is planning to separate to teach in the civilian world. T.J. BRONDER (Nan) is the AOC for CS-05 after flying RF-4s in Germany; Bill CHAMBERS (Bonnie) was the comm’s exec until a couple of months ago when he went off to a staff job in Europe. His replacement is Jim PENNEKAMP (Beth) who had CS-39 before General Redden tapped him. Steve “Shifty” CLARK (Shirley) has CS-19 and keeps the wing honest about parking their cars. Bob CHMIELEWSKI (Jean) recently arrived to teach management. We ran into each other in the BX last week and recognized each other immediately after 14 years (I’m not sure if that’s good or bad). Besides teaching, he’s trying to finish his PhD dissertation.

Gordy CURPHY (Dianne) teaches in the Psych Department; Moose EVERS (Stephenia) had CS-12 for two years and is now the second group deputy AOC. Ron FURSTENAU (Julie) teaches chemistry as does Ken RACHOCKI (Debra); Bryan KNOLL (Linda) works for CWO (the Comm’s DO) and did a lot of work on the T-41 replacement. Dale NAGY (Jan) was teaching aero until he got a WC-130 to the Pacific (big change for an old Weasel driver but he said flying is flying). Dave SCOTT (Lisa) was named the AOC of the Year for ’92 last spring for his outstanding leadership in CS-29 and recently left for ACSC.

Don SEWELL (Judy) teaches in the English Department; Johnny WEIDA (Bonnie) arrived here after his Thunderbird tour to be the AOC of CS-27 (the Thunderbirds of course). He pinned on L/C in the spring and left for Naval War College in May after being here for only a year.

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Dave WETLESEN (Eloise) was the dean’s exec and also went to ACSC. Mike WHYTE (Robin) is the Military Studies chief and could be sticking around here for a long time if he gets tenured. Keith WOODFORK (Martha) was the 1991 AOC of the Year (not a bad record for ’78) and also recently left for ACSC. Mark RODRIGUEZ is a civilian working in the comm’s “discipline” shop and also drills with the Reserves out at Pete Field.

Dave SANDLIN sent in a letter just before my deadline. He is currently working on an exchange tour with the Canadian Air Force in North Bay. He works on Flag exercises and flies T-33s, among other things. Before that, he went through ACSC with about 28 classmates. Most of them pictured below are: Mike AUSSERER, Taco GILBERT, Rick DRAKE, Ted OTERO, Brent FALKENBERG, Chuck STILES, Jim SHEEDY, Mark MCGEEHAN, Don BLACKWELDER, Keith MONTEITH, G.T. TOVREA, Tim TAYLOR, Keye SABOL, Randie STROM, Mark RICHARDSON, Jess SPONABLE, Jim PUHEK (said that he was going to replace Larry JAMES as SAF/AQSS, Larry is going to be the exec for SAF/AQS), Mike COUILLARD, Jim WH1DDEN, Duane CARLTON (U.S. Army), Buzz KLEEMANN, Ed BRUCE, Moses STEWART, Dave HALBERT, Dick NEWTON, and Gene BOWMAN. They graduated in the summer of ’91 and are scattered all over the world (lack of space prevented me from listing all of the follow-on assignments). Dave coneluded his letter with his phone number: DSN 628-6605 call him for some good CF-18 DACT. Thanks for all the info Dave.

Why are so few of these guys smiling?

This past summer, I was TDY out ot Nellis and spent some time with Scott ANDERSON (Theresa) who is in his second show season as THUNDERBIRD 7. He has enjoyed the tour but is ready for something a little more stable (1 can understand that). I also talked recently to Steve SLICK (Merri) who lives out in Phoenix. Slicker was flying F-16s for the Reserves until he was grounded for a medical problem and now passes the time as the squadron computer wizard. He hopes to get back on flying status soon. I also got noticed last month by Kip WARTON (Donna) who was traveling through the area with his new bride. Kip is working requirements at HQ ACC and meets the return-to-fly board in May of ’93.

A couple of weeks ago I was in Doolittle Hall doing some AOG biz when I ran into Doug LEJA (Jan) who was in town to receive his LO of the Year Award (mentioned by Sig in a past article). He flies for American out of Ontario, CA and is counting down the days until he makes captain and starts making the big bucks. Sig told me that a couple of other American pilots include Tim MINER (Ann) who is an FE check airman at LaGuardia, and Mark KARGUL who is based out of Ontario as well (also flies KC-lOs in the Reserves). Speaking of Doolittle Hall, I’m here to tell you that it is an impressive building. The AOG staff and board of directors have been excellent stewards of the money donated by the membership everything is truly a class act. If you are ever in the area, I HIGHLY recommend that you take some time and stop by for a tour.

Another day while I was at Doolittle Hall, I ran into Brig Gen (Ret) Bud Breckner who was the vice comm while we were cadets. He mentioned that he had ran into Glenn SPEARS (Kimberly) at a commander’s conference in the spring, and that Glenn had the 345 Bomb Squadron at Barksdale (BUFFs again). So I gave Glenn a call to see how it was going. Seems things are busy (he owns over 400 people with maintenance being part of his organization) but he still gets to fly once in a while.

Last week I talked to a buddy who was my backseater when I flew in the California ANG at March AFB during my civilian stint (that’s another story itself) and he confirmed that Lyman LEE (Joyce) got hired by the unit. As of press time Lyman was at Boise going through an RF-4 short course (flies for United for his civilian job). I’m not sure where he is domiciled but I think it’s somewhere in the local area. Not long after he

gets back from RTU, the unit converts to KC-135s (now that’s a change).

Sig sent along a nice card and picture that he received from Ron and Cele EIFERT (Cele did the writing). They had Carl on 11 June of this year and Ron even got time off from Delta to be there. Life in Tampa, FL is going well and she enclosed the following picture of the smiling Eifert family.

Ron, Cele, and Carl Eifert

Lots of our class on the move: John WINKOPP to Ft. Lauderdale; Jim BAUMANN from Edwards to Olney, MD. Alan EKREM from Ft. Leavenworth to Alexandris, VA (another staff victim?). Wayne KELLENBENCE from Homestead AFB to Gunter (one thankful person I’m sure). Craig BENDORF from Edwards to Hampton, VA; Tom LASH from Montgomery to Redondo Beach, CA (nice beach town in L.A.); Larry WELLS from Montgomery to Aurora, CO. Marke GIBSON also from Montgomery to Vienna, VA; Dave GALLAGHER from Kirtland to Chanute; Darrell HERRIGES from San Pedro, CA to Maxwell; Dennis JEANES from Omaha to Prattville, AL. Gary STEPHENS from Rapid City, SD (great place to spend some summer vacation time) to Ft. Leavenworth. Bob HEIM from Omaha to Ft. Leavenworth; Don BLACKWELDER from Montgomery to Springfield, VA; Jim SCHLICHTING and Mike MANCUSI both changed their Springs address. Mike PADGETT from Haughton, LA to Belleville, IL; Mike MITCHELL from Buenos Aires to APO AE. Lynn HOLLERBACH from Spokane, WA to APO AE; Bill HAMMOND from APO AE to Brandon, FL; John MACLELLAN from Santa Clara, CA to Pete Field; and Mack MCCOLLUM changed houses in Tyler, TX.

Please don’t hesitate to drop a line or use the Autovon system (old names die hard) to let me know what’s going on. May the Lord bless and I’ll see you next issue.

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WAYS TO MAKE YOUR EYES GO BAD CATEGORY: Well, when I said “greetings from the halls of academe” last year, I hardly expected to be saying it again at least not from Maxwell. But... here I am, still in the state where football is everything, and the cockroach is the state bird. At least I have company. I am joined by Tom GRIFFITH (Liz) and Mike LONGORIA (Judy) at the new School of Advanced Airpower Studies (SAAS). Among some 20 books since July, we’ve read Clausewitz cover to cover that’s right, we have! I promised Tom’s wife, Liz, I wouldn’t say anything bad about the Griff-meister’s second love, the FB-15E “Mud Eagle,” especially since the President’s keeping the line open and Rand Corp is advocating buying 144 more. Mike has finally told this old lacrosse player the rest of the Mitchell Hall brawl story, and he vehemently denies rumors that he and Frank DEFALCO are scheduled for 10 rounds at Caeser’s Palace!

MAXWELL MINIONS; Bill MURPHY, lovely wife Deanna, and “Michelin-tire girl” daughter Regan, lead a robust pack of Niners in the ACSC Class of ’93. The following picture was sent, courtesy of Bill, showing 14 of the 20 some-odd ’79ers sweating when the Dirty Purples will be out. Chuck O’DONNELL (Mary Ann) and family are my next-

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door neighbors. If you want to know what Chuckles is like after all these years, look on page 383 of our yearbook. Missing from the photo are Jim RODGERS, Steve NEWBOLD, Steve DICKMAN (Anita), Vance SKARSTEDT, Lenue GILCHRIST, and Gary BURG. Best of luck fellas, and make sure you set the pace for enjoying yourselves!

BULLDOG BS: I have had the pleasure of running into “Mr Mom,” Mark PIMENTEL, who as a civilian, is taking care of kids and house while wife, Betsy, does the ACSC-route. I’ll be seeing Mark and family and, hopefully, Brian “Snooks” KELLY (up from some school at Keesler), on Monday night. Mark still stays in touch with many of his “Bulldog 13” squadron-mates and assorted second groupies (in stark contrast to my sophisticated 4th group informants) reporting: Bill BARRY (Monica) is over at Oxford going for the “Pile It Higher” degree, Pete HAYS stayed stateside for his PhD (Tufts, in Boston), and Dale BRADLEY (Sunni) is on the Air Staff in AF/LEE. Joining Dale at the five-side is Tony HANEY (Cheryl) in XOX. Delta Airlines has swept up Mike GEE (Leslie), who reports the real Delta theme song is “The pay’s real good and it shows.” American has gotten Jim-Bob REGAN (Tanya). Bob (FM) MCGREAL has a toughie at Camp Smith, Hawaii working for CINCPAC. Hope you weather the hurricane FM (I’m writing this 11 Sept)! Bill LUUKONEN (Cindy) is at Offutt trying to hoop up comm between the Navy and the USAF sides of Stratcom (I think).

LOOK OUT BELOW! Congratulations are in order for Garth ANDERSON, who’s bride, Janet, had a baby girl named April some months ago (OK you junior rocket scientists, guess which month she was born in!). Garth’s flying Delta 767s outta’ Hotlanta with many of our classmates.

INCOMING AT 165 MPH! Randy MEYER (Barbara Ann) satisfied my need for mail when he sent a much-appreciated update back in June. Randy has had a lot going on, to say the least. His twins, Steve and Scott, are about three and a half now, and are glad to have dad back from the Gulf (where dad was MGen McCaffery’s ALO). Since Randy was at the now famous Homestead AFB, (can you say Hurricane Andrew?) drop him an encouraging line at: 1579 Flamingo Ct, Homestead, FL 33035-1024, assuming it’s still there.

CHANGES OF ADDRESS: Jack HUMPHREY must be an ALO ’cuz he has an armor battalion and APO for an address; Jim WINTERS is in Fayetteville, TX; Jim & Pam FLICKINGER are in Indy; Bob GAYLORD is now in Plantation, FL; Bob CUSANELLI must be in F-llls because he’s in Clovis, NM; Sam JOHNSON is off to Lubbock, TX; LtCol Neil MCCASLAND has gone from Redondo Beach to Aurora, CO; Fred GARCIA joins the APO crowd; while Glen HANBY must be in a Pentagon vanpool out of Woodbridge, VA. Glenn WEAVER is at Langley; Richard & Lydia BERKEBILE are in Henderson, NV (Dreamland kinda’ guy?), and Larry SANDOVAL is off Barksdale and into Bossier City. Last, but certainly not least, is that famous author (see the Army War College’s Parameters mag) Erv LESSEL (Cathy), who’s now working for General Delivery at Scott AFB, IL.

STILL GOING STRONG AFTER ALL THOSE PROMOTIONS...

Good on Bob EDMONDS (Ann), who wrote the sterling fall article. Man, Gen Loh sure has a bunch of Niners at Langley working on what to do with former SAC employees!

NEXT EPISODE... The next article will be written by Mike “Mayor Daly” DONATELLI, who is now the union representative for Delta out of Chicago. Sounds boon-doggleish to me. Mike reports that the class is

slowly taking over Chicago, since Dan REPASKY is the k 2 union guy there! Donzo says he, Russ LARNED, John “Nips” NICHOLS, and Scott JENSEN will fly one of the last A-10 sorties out of the Wisconsin ANG before they give the A-lOs back to the Actives and get new F-16s (you figure it...). Mike said it’s a buck a bomb and five bucks for the first guy to get the tethered Jeep! (They tether it because a Jeep can outrun a ’Hog straight and level!) After that they strafe nonunion member houses for fun. Russ flies for Alaska Air, living in Spokane. Mike reports Tom FOERTSCH is flying Vipers with the Wright-Pat reserve and 727s in Cincy (Delta, of course). Chris KING is still in the “I can’t tell you or...” world at Wright-Pat and A1 SHROPSHIRE is still Delta in Cincy, too. Since Mike gets numerous layovers in Portland, he gets to stop in on our illustrious class president, Mike VANHOOMISSEN (Jan). Union rep Donatelli has been home enough to tell me that lovely wife, Julie, is due to pickle k 3 on Dec 14th, (one day after my better 9/10ths “will” drop k 2). By the way, since he writes the next article, Mikey D’s address is: 1149 South Stone Ave, La Grange, IL 60525. As his deadline will be around December 20th, get those cards, letters, and address changes to him by say, the 19th!

This is also a good place for a TOFC (Time Out For Commercial). By having four class scribes, we complicate your target finding process in order to have a wider variety of Niners reported upon. So, in case you haven’t broken the code, the following is our class scribe set-up:

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Bob Edmonds Fall 20 June 104 Wicomico Turn Yorktown, VA 23693

Bud Vazquez Winter 20 September 1206 Upper Kingston Rd Prattville, AL 36067

So guys, keep them cards and letters flowing. That’s all from the deep south for now. Have a blessed Christmas and Holiday Season and an absolutely stupendous 1993!

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NEW NUMBERS. Yep, I figure if I give you new numbers to call I’ll hear from more of you more often. I changed ground jobs, the gov’t changed our DSN number, and we got a new 800 number for the unit 1-800-338-6215 (which, I’m sure, won’t be tied up so much that folks will get upset). I’m expecting great things from you.

GOT A POSTCARD from Keylor ENG. Says he’s married to a wonderful gal named Stephenie. He’s assigned to the Pentagon (Joint Staff). “Seen: Mario RODRIGUEZ, Peggy (DENNIS) (Bob) CARNAHAN, Paco BURRELL, Nancy (BERGER) SYNDER, Doug OWENS, Dave FRANCIS. Heard: Doug HAGER, Debbie DUBBE, Mitch HAILSTONE.” He wants you to call at DSN 224-9235, especially if you’re interested in helping the active AOG Chapter.

ESCAPE FROM THE SUMMER. Not only did Kathy and I take 32 days worth of leave and TDY and go north and west this summer, but I got to do a neat mission in the Arctic Circle as well. I staged out of Thule AB, Greenland and went up and over to make an equipment drop to an ice breaker. It would have been a piece of cake except the breaker was parked in a solid fog bank and we had to drop at 200 feet in the goo. Besides being chilly, the scenery up there was truly spectacular and a picture here wouldn’t do it justice.

OUR COLORADO ARMY NG BUDDY Tom (Ann) WILLIAMS, who works full-time in Christian ministry with USAFA cadets, penned a note to his informational letter. (By the way, I haven’t figured it out: He leaves dry, cool Colorado to come down to this part of the world during his summer active-duty tour.) Anyway: “I’m suddenly finding myself to be the oldest person in our couples bible study. We have grads from ’82, ’83, up to ’88, but none before ’80. We are quickly becoming ancient history nobody there even knows that we were the ‘Burger King Class.’ They never heard of it. While we move on, some things never change like the word ‘Mom’ replacing the word ‘Men’ on the ‘Bring me Men’ ramp during Parents’ Weekend.”

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SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. It’s not something I came up with to fill the page. TJ Johnson is ADO at the 41st ALS at Pope and has been busy as mission commander on several occasions. His last was PROVIDE PROMISE out of Rhein-Main AB, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia to resupply Sarajevo. They flew over the same place the day before the Italians were shot down. Last word was since they weren’t flying there anymore, assets have been shifted to Kenya to fly into Somalia.

T.J. Johnson ready for “incoming” on the ramp at Sarajevo.

PHONE CALLS. (Not yours, mine.) I pulled several change-ofaddress cards and decided to call the ones that seemed a little different. I connected on only three. Jay (Jennifer) COOK is back at the Zoo to teach physics after an AFIT master’s. He was approached to be OIC of the new Tactical Paintball Club. This is no low-tech deal. These cadets have the paintgun equivalent of Uzis they even have to test their equipment for maximum velocity to insure they’re safe. Sounds like a blast! Jay also mentioned: Ross (Kym) ROLEY is at Space Command. Kym teaches in the Mech Dept and they are expecting in Dec. Mike SKINNER is getting out at the Pentagon and interviewing with some Beltway Bandits.

Next was John (Babbette) HAUSER. John wasn’t home, but his CINCHOUSE filled me in. Babbette said they moved from USC Berkley, where John had been teaching EE, to CU Boulder, CO. John’s instructing but he’s under a grant called the Presidential Young Investigators Award. Evidently it’s quite an honor to win such an award. It also keeps him on the road to NATO and other European countries for EE conferences. Babbette gets to stay home with their three children. John was on “Unsolved Mysteries” a while back after he opened a bomb at USC where he was getting his master’s. The police have yet to catch the serial bomber.

My last success was Rick (Carol) WRIGHT. They are at Holloman where Rick is chief of the Ops Group (old wing) S/E. He’s flying both F-117s and T-38s. He uses the T-38 as a chase plane during instructional sorties and checkrides. They’re expecting child - 2 any day. They were at Tonopah for one and a half years and hope to be at Holloman for a year before getting a school, with Newport, RI being first choice. He mentioned John PETERSON is an F-117 RTU instructor and also flies the T-38 like Rick. Other folks mentioned were Joe LANNI at Nellis in a “black” flying job; Mike CARLSON and Pat DAILY getting out after Test Pilot School; and he saw Matt NEUENSWANDER as Matt was going through the centrifuge before finding his way back to a fighter

MAKING IT EASY FOR ME. Maureen (TRITLE) and Peter VACCARO used the AOG Bio Info form in their Checkpoints to update the AOG (and me). They are at Hill with their three children (ages three nine). She is a reservist with Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Pat. Peter is in charge of the Software Branch at Hill. They have a new house and invite everyone to enjoy the skiing with them in Utah.

Other changes of address: Bill ELIASON and Sue (Rich) SLAVECEASTERLY to ACSC; Mark GRAPER to Montgomery, AL (what might that mean?); Russ HODKINS to Mt. Home, ID; Rich (Catherine) GOODWIN to Tully, NY; Curt ELKIN to Niceville, FL; Joe FERNANDES to Woodinville, WA; Brian WAECHTER to Alexandria, VA; Dan ADAMS to Newport News, VA; Tim GULLIVER to Diamond Bar, CA; and Henry WILEY to another address in Miami. On Peggy (DENNIS) (Bob) CARNAHAN’S COA from the Pentagon she efficiently scrunched in a note telling her new job is in Manpower Requirements and that Bob is retired and “unemployed.” I don’t know what the quotes around the word meant, but I know I could easily fill my days being retired and “unemployed” anybody else?

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After reading in the last issue that he was “unreachable” because of his answering machine, Randy WORRAL called to explain how to interact with such a device. (Listen to the insipid recorded message, wait for the tone, etc.) He’s right, I usually don’t leave messages on those things for two reasons. First, I feel compelled to say something really clever a rather tall order for me, as many of you will agree. Second, I know that as soon as you hear my name you’ll call customer service to change to an unlisted number. Despite these counterincentives, Randy has shamed me into leaving messages on your machines from now on. Anyway, Randy and his wife, D’Andrea, live in Delta base housing in Peachtree City, GA. (They call this place a Planned Urban Development PUD for short. There’s a pleasant acronym probably the brainchild of the same guy who, several years ago, changed the name of the military classes cadets take to Professional Military Studies. Get it?). Randy came to Delta in Atlanta by way of T-37s in Del Rio and C-130s in Japan. He enjoys the laid-back schedule of an airline pilot, but he is trying to wean himself of daytime soap operas by watching Donahue and Oprah instead. Randy tells us that Carl JAGSTADT and Dee HORNBOSTEL are married (to each other) with two kids and living outside of Atlanta where Carl flies for Delta as well. Dee commutes to Memphis where she flies 727s for Federal Express. Other Atlanta-based Delta pilots include Ron STOCKMAN, Tom MALOOF, and Charlie CALAMONERI who also flies F-16s in the Montgomery Guard.

Pam (MCGINTY) SANDERS (Tom ’80) is public relations director for Hospice of Central Florida, Inc., in Orlando. Pam was an Air Force cost analyst in Los Angeles and at Eglin for several years, getting a master’s degree in that discipline at AFIT along the way. Then she was chosen for a research fellowship at the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica. After an unsuccessful attempt to cross-train into public affairs, Pam left the Air Force and worked as a sales representative for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Although it’s relatively unknown to the general public, this company dominates much of the world market in liquid gases (isn’t that an oxymoron?) including fuel for the space shuttle program. Pam left Air Products after three years and has been working in her current job since 1990 where she gets the satisfaction of helping terminal patients and their families cope with their illnesses while maintaining their dignity. Pam and Tom, a senior economioc analyst for SAIC Corp., have a 16-month-old girl named Shannon.

Bill MCLENDON is vice president for Operations of ATS Aerospace in Montreal, a small company specializing in air traffic control simulation using leading-edge virtual reality technology. He has already coaxed the Austrians, Indians, and Chinese, among others, to buy their systems. Bill met his wife, Danielle, on the QE-II ocean liner in 1981 when they were both on their way to start Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford. Theirs was the first completely Rhodes nuptials in history. (I would tell you the average IQ of their four children, but I’ve completely forgotten how to use scientific notation.) After Oxford, Bill went to pilot training, flew F-15s at Langley, and served as a liaison officer with the Army in both Germany and Desert Storm. For those of you who were wondering how our ground-pounding brethren managed to be so organized and effective during the war, I offer Bill’s presence as a partial explanation.

Perhaps you saw Jeff FAUST’s picture in Parade magazine several months ago I think it was the article wedged in between advertisements for the vacuum cleaner/hair trimmer and the Elvis plate from the Bradford Exchange. The bad news is Jeff was laid off, but the good news is that his successful strategy for finding another job made him the star of this article. Jeff finished an MBA while a missile launch officer at Ellsworth before becoming a financial systems analyst for Valvoline in Minnesota. He then moved on to FMC Corp when Valvoline moved its headquarters to Kentucky. It was the bums (my sentiments, not Jeff’s) at FMC who laid him off. (B-52 pilots in need of live training sorties take note.) Now he works for Northwest Airlines. Jeff and his wife, Mary, have two children.

I tracked down Heyward DERRY to his hometown of Darlington, SC where he is helping a plastics company set up operations. After graduation, Heyward worked project acquisition and supply at both WrightPatterson and Kelly. After separating in 1987, he worked for Eastern Airlines before moving on to his current job.

After a long assignment as a T-38 IP at Williams, Kathy DURST now has a dual rating as a copilot in both 757s and 767s for American. Most of

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her flying is between her home base, Los Angeles, and London. Nevertheless, since she is so junior and only flies on-call several days a month, she is able to spend the rest of her time as an apprentice for a general contractor specializing in home renovation. Kathy does it all framing, plumbing, electrical work, cabinet making everything except roofing because she wants to avoid third degree burns. She still keeps track of Mary ORN who has a procurement job with a civilian company in Washington, DC; Julie KAY who is a KC-135 IP at Castle; and Kelly TIMMONS who is a KC-135 aircraft commander at Fairchild.

I found Dave HUNTER at Edwards. Dave flew F-15s at Langley and Luke before a year at the British test pilot school. Now, after three years as an instructor at our own school at Edwards, Dave, Pam, and their two girls are moving to the test squadron at Eglin. These assignments have allowed Dave to fly more than 50 different aircraft including fighters in the British, French, Australian, and Japanese Air Forces. He frequently sees Mike BLOOMFIELD and Don CHAPMAN who are both class commanders in test pilot school, and he tells us that Bob ARBACH was a hero in the tradition of the Right Stuff not too long ago. Bob maintained control of a test F-16 after catastrophic engine failure and survived a gearup lake bed landing to save the plane. Way to go Bob! After several years as a flight test engineer at Edwards, Brian YOUNG has separated to go to medical school. Finally, Russ SELLERS and Pat DUFFY are also test pilots, and Dave says to watch for Pat’s name on one of NASA’s future astronaut lists.

After flying B-52s at Carswell and Castle, Kurt LAFRANCE now works B-52 assignments at the new ACC headquarters at Langley a job where he tries to make more friends than enemies. Kurt works two desks away from John USTICK who handles F-15E assignments, and he frequently talks to Lenny JANKOWSKI who works B-52 assignments at MPC. Finally, thanks to Kurt, we know that John REIDY is a B-52 instructor at Castle, and Rich VANDERBURGH has moved from a B-52 IP job at Castle to be part of the initial B-2 cadre at Edwards.

Well, all of the scribes are under intense pressure from the AOG to (1) reduce the length of our columns and (2) cut down on our lame attempts at nonessential humor, so I’ll cut this short now so they can at least be 50 percent satisfied.

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Hello from Wright-Patterson! Ellen and I have more or less settled in here, living in a furnished apartment until our house is finished. I still don’t know which SPO I’ll be assigned to, but in the meantime, I’ll interview around, attend some classes and try to get my EE back up to speed.

Shortly after I got here, I got a Prodigy message from Bob WELLER. He is working here at the F-16 SPO and wanted to welcome me to the area. Bob had been a WSO in the F-lll at Upper Heyford, and got to Wright-Pat in July. He and his wife, Tess, have two daughters (Martha and Maria) and another child on the way. Bob told me that Dave SCHAPIRO (expectant father) and Tony KLUCKING are still at the “haystack.”

I was buying (and singing the) blues at the BX at Andrews just before I left (can’t wear a flight suit every day anymore...) and ran into Vic LOFTON. He had just reported to the Pentagon after a tour in KC-135s at Loring. My memory, like my hair, is leaving rapidly, and I don’t recall which office he said he was going to be working in. XR I think. Maybe he’ll refresh my memory at the reunion, if I can remember to ask him.

Tim COLLINS checked in via CompuServe to let me know that he and fellow below-the-zoners Bob OTTO, Mitch MILLER and Dave ABRAMOWITZ have all checked into Fort Leavenworth to begin the Army’s version of ACSC. Dave cross-commissioned to the Army, but it sounds like they are treating him okay.

John TURACK sent this picture of his rapidly-growing crop of young ’uns. The twins (Daniel on the left and Caleb on the right) are the latest additions to the brood. In between, from left, are John Jr., Angela, and Bethany. John moved from Wright-Pat during the summer, and is now the payload integration division chief for the ATLAS program at L.A. AFB. He says L.A. is pretty nice now that the drought is over, the flooding has stopped, the earthquakes have subsided, and the riots have been brought under control. At least the children enjoyed the excitement!

I have no other news, but Ellen and I look forward to seeing many of

you at the reunion. I had hoped to be writing this after that momentous gathering, but the timing didn’t work out that way. Stay tuned for ALL THE GOSSIP. Drop me a Christmas card with your latest info, but send it early. I’ll include all the news in the next column. Don’t forget you can whip out a quick E-Mail message to 72477,1255 (CompuServe) or FFKX27A (Prodigy). Until next time, be safe. RATMAN.

Ray Blust

149 South Park St.

Wheeling, WV 26003-5924

Home: (304) 242-7182

Percent members: 41

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’Tis the season to be jolly. It’s not easy saying that in the middle of September while we’re still in shorts and using the AC. If you read the last article by Stu, you were probably anxiously awaiting a great article from Leslee. Sorry to let you down, but Leslee gave up the quill last fall and we have yet to find someone at the Academy to replace her, so here I am. If you’re at the Academy and would like to write one, uno article a year, let me know. By the way, Cecil GRANT will be writing the winter article so you can either write to me or to Cecil. His address will be at the end. Speaking of the little man with a lot of children, Cecil has since exited the AF about a year ago and is currently a Pizza Hut district manager, overseeing 10 different huts. Cecil did his apprenticeship in Georgia and should be there ’till early next year. Cecil was talking about having a quick “Prep School” reunion during our 10-year, so if anyone is interested in helping out, give him a call. We haven’t told them yet but it’ll probably be at Denny MOORE or Chris CISERE’s house Surprise! Just kidding.

What a great lead-in for some reunion info. If you’re reading this and are not an AOG member, please join or you’ll miss out. Simply send in a current bio form (found in the center of the mag) and $30 (annual membership) to the AOG. Currently our 10-year reunion will be from 30 Sept to 3 Oct. We will play Wyoming that weekend. Our headquarter’s hotel will send out to every “known” AFA-’83 grad a reservation card in April. Everyone will be accommodated in that hotel or one next door. I will continue to give you all updates in every article.

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The Turack children from left: Daniel (newborn), John Jr. (8), Angela (2), Bethany (4), and Caleb (newborn). Matthew Blust

Now for the little bit of class news I have. I didn’t receive any new or different photos, so I have to keep my word that I would put in at least one photo per article. Here’s an updated one of, yes you guessed it, Matthew, our soon to be one-year-old boy. His mom says he was quite the hellion when he got these taken. Julie and I are first-home buyers, finally! We bought a 75-year-old home which needs a little work. I’ve learned a lot so far. If anyone is traveling on 1-70 through Wheeling, WV, that small 13-mile stretch of West Virginia, please stop or at least drop us a line. If you need a place to stay we’ve got the room. The only bit of AF news I have is Pete MCMAFFREY is the first ’83er on the Thunderbirds. Pete and Gerry recently moved from Phoenix to Las Vegas where Pete will be flying on the team next year. Congrats Pete, and we all want a picture for the next article.

The rest of my news is from those of us who chose the friendly skies. I had a long layover in Atlanta and A1 “Sheefus” GAILEY came by and treated me to a day in Peach Tree, GA. i.e. Delta housing area. They have since moved into their new home and are finally unpacking boxes which haven’t seen light since Bangor, ME. A1 is an L-1011 FE in Atlanta and Kathy is a full-time mother to Brittany.

I ran into Dan FRANK at Chicago (ORD) ops where I caught him hanging out at the bulletin board. Dan flew A-10s and finished his AF career in Del Rio flying the T-37. Dan is currently a DC-10 FE flying out of New York. I also saw Mike OLIVER in Chicago. He was at a computer looking up the next AF day. He was quick to inform me it was Sept 18, 1947, the initiation of Executive Order 9877, which defined the roles and mission of the AF. He really didn’t say that. Mike has been with American for two-plus years and is currently a DC-10 FE flying out of L.A. He lives in Bakersfield and, is soon or may have already, married a gal named Jean Anne. He said, and I quote “She’s taller than I am, that’s so I’ll always look up to her”. That was not a tough task to find a gal taller than you Mike. Good luck to the both of you.

On my last trip I ran into Dave “Oppie’ LIEBRAND, Frank CURRY and Ken SHRINER. Oppie’s a new F-100 first officer, he lives in Chicago and if given the chance would love to show you his church. Thanks for the tour, Oppie. Frank is still a 727 FE, just like me, but Frank’s been around a while longer. Frank’s wife, Candice, aka AC, gave birth to James Patrick last Apr 7. Frank commutes from Minneapolis where they, like Texas, only get two seasons. The only difference is in Minneapolis the two seasons are winter and winter. Ken was doing a quick touch-and-go as he was on his initial checkout as 727 first officer.

Well, that’s it for me. For the next article please write to me or Cecil GRANT at 156 Moss Creek Drive, Martinez, GA 30907 or give him a call at (706) 650-0747. Again, if you haven’t joined the AOG, do it soon, and if you’d like to help with the reunion, let me know. See ya’ll in ’93. “’83 Best To Be”.

Carlton P. Wickliffe

2801-B Quay Loop

Holloman AFB, NM 88330-8108

Home: (505) 479-2937

DSN: 867-5224

Percent members: 27

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ipfAsk, and you shall receive! I thought I would have to go out and shake the mail tree to get at least a tidbit of info to fall out, but I just had to stand under it and get inundated.

First up is Mark “Mav” MAVITY (wife, Chris, two kids, Aileen and Ryan), who’s the flight surgeon for the Fighter Weapons School (FWS) at “The Home of the Fighter Pilot” (Nellis). Seems a number of folks took the Hippocratic Oath with Mav and are now practicing: Betsy VANDERBURGH is the new OB/GYN doc at Nellis, John LANCASTER’S a family practitioner somewhere in Japan; Kevan WONG’s a flight surgeon at Dover; Bill BENINATI’s in internal medicine, last seen at Wilford Hall (present location unknown); Scott WEGNER was doing a hematology/oncology (cancer) fellowship at Boston; and Tom ERCHINGER should be finished with his general surgery residency at Keesler.

Mark had a lot of names to pass on via the FWS alumni... Eric “Turf” OVERTURF (wife, Carla) and John “Old Man” SIEVERLING IPs, FWS F-16 Division; Chris BOWMAN IP, FWS F-lll Division. Dillon “McFly” MCFARLAND (wife, Sandy, two kids); Rob “Mumbles” POLUMBO (wife, Claudia); and Dave “Jigs” TEAL are all flying F-16s for the 422d T&E Squadron (also flying for the 422d are Dean “Dino” GILBERT and Jeff EGGERS in A-lOs, and Merrick “Genghis” KRAUSE in F-15Es); Kyle “Skitch” SKALISKY went from F-15s to F-16s and now flies at Red Flag; Tom “Sam” MCDONALD had been a gomer but recently separated for an “A-Word” job; Kent YOHE is flying A-lOs out

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of England; “Spider” WEBB flies F-16s at Moody; Jeff “JC” CONNERS is in F-16s at Shaw; Jeff “Lurch” LOFGREN is at the F-16 weapons shop at Mt Home; and Mike “Crab” MANNING is flying F-16s somewhere; as is Tom HAMPTON with F-15s.

Reminiscing about his Starship compadres, Mav related Bill RANDALL is a rotorhead flying Blackhawks out of Nellis; Chuck SMITH is flying F-15s at Elmendorf; Marty SCHANS was last seen flying F-15s at Kadena; Tim SHIELDS was flying F-15s here at Holloman (don’t know where he is now); Dave KEDDINGTON occupies F-15s at Keflavik; Vinny COOPER takes F-4s through the air in Germany; Keith MCCREADY was last seen in UH-60s at Kirtland; and Mark SILVANIC just converted from the A-10 to the F-15E, present locale unkown.

Rich COREDLL, at Randolph teaching pilots how to be T-38 instructors, had a lot of news; but before I relay same, let me give a hearty

THANK YOU to Rich’s better half, Kelley, for if it weren’t for her, we probably wouldn’t have heard from him (to all you other wives, parents, and friends of grads take heed!). Also at Randolph, Keith “Animal”

SANDERS (wife, Karrie) are expecting their first tax exemption in December; Brian “10-2” BARTELS (wife, Angie, daughter Joy) is telling Rich were to go as the unit flight scheduler; Kevin “Zeecker” ZEECK (wife, Kathy, daughter Eighmey, son Sean) was with the Wild Weasels at George, but was transferred when George shut down; and Ed BACA’s out, situation unknown. Mark and Leslie (CHRISTENSEN)

BAUKNIGHT are back at the Zoo, where Mark flies F-41s and Leslie got out to share dependency status with daughter Erin. Carol WARD is at Vance, teaching students how to cheat death. Flying for American Airlines, we have Kyle GARDNER (currently on leave getting qualified in the C-5 for the Reserves), Mike BURNS, Jim KELLY, Thom STANBURY, Jimmy MACKEY, Sean PAVLICH, Gary SEIFRIED, Jay CHARAMELLA, and Jim GENSHEIMER (wife, Timba). Luke HAGLER was flying for Delta, and Brad DUFAUD (wife, Lori, three kids) was last seen at Carswell in the BUFF nav seat.

Rich related a story about Thom BROOK that I just couldn’t edit, it was soooo cute! It seems Thom and his CINCHOUSE (Nancy), after experiencing Rich’s young ones for a week, made a blood pact that if either one of them even joked about having kids, the other one is cleared in hot to beat the other about the head and shoulders with a rolled up newspaper. Isn’t that a riot! Hey Thom, I’ve got four better make that a baseball bat.

Continuing on with Rich’s missive... Last Seen: Bob AVILA at Laughlin in T-38s, Kara HAYES flying for some unnamed airline, Doug FOGLE (wife, Paulette) in charge of T-38 Check Section at Reese; Stan “Steamer” BATES (wife, Susie) in F-16s in Japan; Dave LOWELL (wife, Stacy, daughter Whitney) working for UPS in the Springs; and Louis LAPORTE (wife, Barbara, sons Stephen and Samuel) flying KC-lOs in defense of democracy somewhere (shh). Thanks for the info, Rich. Hey folks, if you’re ever in the San Antonio area, Rich has the welcome mat out stop by and get a cold one.

Last but not least, Clay “Wiz” WISNIEWSKI, still flying the blue Smurf jet here at Holloman, has a few tidbits of information. Ken “Mountain” GURLEY (wife, Jennifer), who used to live around the corner from me, went from T-38s to Albuquerque where he’s attending UNM full-time, mastering laser physics, with a follow-on to the “Aluminum Monastery” to fill young minds... Scott REED’s flying Eagles at Elmendorf, and wife, Lisa’s a super startup with Century 21... Gary “Fabs” FABRICIUS and wife, Lorna, are enjoying life at Langley with twins plus one (all boys)... Wyatt HAMPTON is at Eglin after graduating from F-15 FWS... Mark “Red” WARD (wife, Donna) is learning how to defy gravity as a test pilot at Edwards. In his “Living Life on the Flip Side” portion, Wiz relates you can find Tom “Spam” MCDONALD (wife, Debi) and Rudy TESSNOW (wife, Cathy) decked out in Delta colors (when was the last time either of you two did an aileron roll?).

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It is ture that: Terry FEEHAN is an honest used car salesman? Kenn WHITE is now living in Scandinavia and selling straw hats to tourists?

Sam WERCINSKI is in charge of the ASU cheerleader uniform fittings? Chuck LOCASCIO is starring in his favorite remake of “The Guns of Navarone?” Bob and Kathy SCHAEFFER are painting Snoopy sketch nose-art on AMC’s ’141s? (Wiz’s words folks, to elicit some sort of response from those of you who need additional prodding to fill in this so-often barren column. Care to challenge?)

HITHER AND YON: Max BATSON, who left Uncle Sam’s Airlines after Desert Storm to fly for Delta, hails out of Arlington, TX, with children Christopher (4) and Meghan, born last Christmas. In addition: Mike BENEVENTO from RAF Lakenheath to another base in England; Tim BROWN (wife, Penny) to RAF Alconbury; Jeremy CUMMIN from Wayne, PA to Spangdahlem, Germany (81 TFS); Kevin FOWLER from George to Holloman; Joe LEAVENGOOD’s at Kirtland; Eric OVERTURF to the USAF FWS F-16 Division at Nellis (new assignment); John SIEVERLING from Glendale, AZ (Luke ?) to Nellis; Carol (TIKIJIAN) THELENS (husband, Christopher) from Clinton, MD (Andrews) to Scott; Bob THOMAS (wife, Pamela) from Redlands, CA (George ?) to Altus.

Christina Harding (about 18 months).

too may TDYs kept her away from her two little girls. She decided to take the VSI option and left the AF in November ’91, hoping to start a new career in hospital administration.

Sara (HELLWIG) sent me a letter in June ’92 announcing she “hung up her guns” in Del Rio, TX and married Dan Ellert-Beck, a man she met while stationed on Guam. Congratulations! Sara and Dan are now at Homestead, where Sara teaches for the Miami Valley Literacy Council, works part time in a gallery and serves in the reserves weekly. Here’s a beautiful picture to share with all of you. Her island sweetheart was recently assigned to AFIT, living in Beavercreek, OH coincidently right across the street from Kevin and Wendy (LINK) ROUTHIER. It’s a small world! Wendy should have had their third child in Sept ’92.

Carlton and Carlton

Since no one deemed it necessary to send pictures, I’m including this one of me and the family’s most recent additon, my namesake...

LESS THAN TWO YEARS TO REUNION Oust thought I’d remind you). That’s all for now, folks. Take care, and God Bless.

Jacqueline N. Charsagua

PSC 76, Box 7049

APO AP, 96319-7049

Percent members: 27

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wHey, everyone! How’s it going? This go-around I’m writing from El Paso, TX as I wrap up 30 days of leave in the states. I’ll be back in Japan when you read this. Before I get into the news, I NEED YOUR HELP! Right now, Mike OTT and I are writing most of the articles, but I’ve found that sharing the wealth adds variety to our column (and gives the primary scribes a break or two during the year). Bottom line is this: I’m looking for volunteers to write for a quarter else we may go an issue or two with no Class of ’85 entry. I’d hate for that to happen, so if you are able, consider lending me a hand. Thanks!

Let’s kick it off with my favorite, baby pictures. Above is the Charlene (JARDINE) spitting image. Look closely, she has mom and pop’s car keys in hand already and looks ready to roll! The Hardings are stationed in COS and doing great.

I heard from Dave and Maria (SHELLABARGER) NISSEN, who had a second daughter, Rebecca Nichelle, on 26 May ’92. Dave left missiles for intel and is a section chief in a Tinker AWACS squadron. He deploys monthly to Turkey and Saudi Arabia and recently witnessed two F-16s intercept an Iraqi aircraft that crossed the 36th parallel and “made the news.” Maria had been working plans and programs with HQ AFCC, but

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Mr. and Mrs. Ellert-Beck, March ’92.

Sara reports Lynn STEER and Pam GOODEN are flying for the commercial carriers these days; United and American Airlines, respectively. Lynn will be stationed out of San Francisco and making many flights to Korea (where her Army husband is stationed). Pam is engaged to a man in Michigan, but no date is set for the wedding. While vacationing in New York, Sara bumped into Matt TIERNEY in Niagara. Matt is out of the Air Force and pursuing an accounting degree in Philly. Todd WYNN and his wife are now in COS and have two children.

Mother of three, Shelly (GINDER) GRADY, lives in COS where the latest edition, Elizabeth Hannah, was born on 29 July ’92. Her husband, Rod, is a weather officer out at Ft. Carson. Shelly runs into ’85ers here, there, and everywhere, so here’s her latest news. John and Kim MARSELUS are in Anchorage, AK after John spent five months training in Arizona. Ivan MCKNIGHT’S widow and son, Joshua, reecently visited from Australia, and Joshua is growing up as a real cutie. Del CHRISTMAN is “drilling holes in the sky” flying the AWACS out of Tinker. His little boy, also a Joshua, is a spitting image of dad. August HEIN is still roaming the world completing his medical training for USHUS and dating a ’91 grad stationed at Scott.

George WEATHERSBY returned from his stint in Central America (and I saw something about him being in Saudia Arabia at this writing). Steve LAVELL is now an assoicate AOC at the zoo. Clive PAIGE is rumored to be in COS somewhere, and Geoff SEWELL is supposed to be in Boulder coaching a girl’s field hockey team. Bill CASTILLO just finished a master’s in EE at Virginia Tech, and Matt MORGAN is com-

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pleting a master’s in chemistry at Oklahoma U with a follow-on to the Academy. Jean (GARVINE) STEPPE is at Wright-Pat getting her PhD in OR (she was one of two selected to continue with PhD work). Fantastic!

Marine Mike PIIRTO is stationed in Beaufort, SC. He made it home from the Gulf for the birth of Hope Elizabeth last spring. Amy MUELLER completed her master’s degree in Laramie, WY and will be traveling to South America as a missionary teacher with the Christian Missionary Alliance. John WRIGHT’s wife, Kathy, had a son, Eric Thomas, right around Christmas time, so he’s about a year old by now. Mark HATFIELD is an Academy geography teacher, and Steve SUTHERLAND came from Korea to USAFA and is second in command at the weather squadron. Steve has a boy and a girl. Bob CUMMINGS is a history instructor and had the chore of attending a history symposium in Aspen. Finally, Eric DEARDORF is finishing his tour at the Academy and with the Air Force and will be taking his wife and two children home to Indiana to seek fortune and fame.

Last but not least, who’s been moving around the world? Erik YOUNGREN to Walligford, CT; Steve GABRYS to Huntsville, AL; Yvette (PEREZ) HIRD to Swansea, IL; G.D. CHESLEY to Iowa City, IA; Bill HAMPTON to Omaha, NE; John FITTER to North Augusta, SC; Steve GAUTHIER to Biloxi, MS; Steve LAVELL to COS, CO; Scott SCHAEFFLER to Unit 22452, APO AE 09069; Gerald BURNS to Fairfield, OH; Brian LESHKO to Baltimore, MD; and Earl NASON to East Lansing, MI.

As always, it has been fun. Keep in touch and send your news to either myself or Mike OTT, 719 N. 4th St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. We will make sure it gets published. See ya, Jackie C.

Gary L. Burg

2013 Timberline Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Home: (719) 548-8126

Percent members: 28

I received four letters with a good amount of information that made it in time for the fall column. Don RAINES writes, “I have been at Los Angles AFB for two and a half years now seems like an eternity. I’m the director of Security for the base, running a 150-man civilian security police force. After 2Vi years of playing Top Cop, I’m ready to move on. I actually tried to volunteer to go overseas, but because of the huge mess with separations, VSI, SSB, etc., the quickest I could get a job back overseas is the summer of ’93. So, I’m looking around here at some other options. Hopefully by the time this gets in print I’ll be working elsewhere, maybe still in blue, maybe not.

“Just finished a leadership course here at the base sponsored by Space System’s Division. It was a four-month course that rehashed all of our old PME from the Academy, including using most of the same readings. There were about 15 people in the class, selected from various program offices and support units. There were several zoomies in the class, two others from ours besides me John TAYLOR and Denise WATERS. I ran into another ’86er, Steve POTTER. I don’t know exactly what he does, but I do see him at a lot of the finance meetings I attend.

“Bruce RADEMACHER, my old roomy from BCT and 36 SQ, got married on the 27th of June. He married the daughter of his sponsor from Academy days. Bruce finished up a tour at Peterson AFB as a C-21 driver and headed off to Ramstein in August.

“Speaking of weddings, I received a notice from Jon PUTNEY, my other BCT roomy, several months ago. He’s stationed at Osan AB, Korea and got married to a really nice local lady.

“Brad PRICE and Andy SEGLINS are both around the campus here. They work in the Aerospace Corporation building, although they are still in the Air Force. Andy PCS’d here from Edwards and works in acquisition. He married last year and has bought a condo in Manhattan Beach real Yuppie heaven! I’m not sure what Brad is up to, and in the place he works I’m not sure it’s too smart to ask many questions. Hope some of the limited info I was able to get on a few people is helpful.”

While I was down in Turkey for my four-month TDY I ran into Jerry LINDH. He gave me an update of everyone he has heard about. “Paul BIANCHI is back from a one-year assignment in an unspecified location near Britian. Now he is at Tinker AFB, OK and still quite the smooth talker he’s always been. Bryan DOMENICK is flying C-141s down in Charleston now after his first tour in Little MAC. His wedding with Cara was the reason we all got together in Fargo, ND. Rob KAUFMAN brought us together last year for his wedding in Florida. His wife, Melanie, seems to enjoy Rob’s aquarium addiction. It’s super watching

Rob being a parent with Ashley. Reggie GOLDSMITH works for a big petrochemical firm in Atlanta. He told us to boycott McDonalds because they no longer buy his company’s styrofoam burger boxes. He displayed his usual skill in the traditional pre-wedding basketball game. Bill IBINSON is still with Roxanne and their baby near Wright-Pat. Bill’s at AFIT full-time, so he probably doesn’t have much free time to spend with his airplanes. Bob SCHAAB racked up a boatload of flying qualifications at Upper Heyford in the F-lll. Word is he may be at Cannon AFB, NM now. Frank ROSSI is in the same squadron and doing well as usual. He still runs all the time. Eric BEENE came to Heyford from FB-llls. He was on the wing gunsmoke team that went to Nellis last fall. Rich BASAK left Heyford late last year to go to Fighter Weapons School in F-llls. You can see his stern face in Fighter Weapons Review. He should be staying on at Cannon AFB in one of the F-lll squadrons there. James WERTZ has been deployed all over Southwest Asia practically nonstop for two years. He flies EF-llls but since the EFs at Heyford are deactivated, his status is unknown. Jan TAVRYTZKY is a lawn dart driver down at Shaw AFB. I saw his picture in Code 1 Magazine, (propaganda from General Dynamics), pumping iron an article on weightlifting. As far as myself, Jerry Lindh, I got to do the ops AF stuff for my squadron. I got a bad rap in the squadron because I actually put the ‘kids’ to work, instead of giving them milk, cookies, and the keys to a new car. I also spent some nonflying time deployed at Incirlik AB in support of Operation Provide Comfort. I worked in the mission planning cell really fun time!” (Editor’s note: We are sorry to report that Jerry Lindh was killed in an F-111E aircraft accident near Upper Heyford, England, on 17 Sept ’92.)

Matt RATHSACK dropped me a line, “Theresa, Zachary, Jessica, and I are now living in the Detroit metroplex area. We are in the northwest surburbs. We have settled into a two-bedroom apartment that is quite accommodating and expensive. I am working as a staff engineer for an environmental consulting firm. I am enjoying the challenges of learning engineering. The company is international and quite young. They offer a great challenge and opportunity. I feel extrememly fortunate to be working during these times of economic strife. I’m still seeking pilot employment, however reality isn’t allowing for that opportunity at this time. I manage to keep currency by flying a C-172 out of Willow Run Airport.

“Living in the metropolitan area has afforded Theresa the opportunity to return to school. She will be attending Oakland Community College this fall and is quite excited. Jessica and Zachary, who will be three in October, are the most wonderful aspects of our lives. Their ability to communicate and ask questions is surprisingly entertaining. The experience of parenthood has brought more joy to our lives than anything we have done. I’m truly grateful to all those who have contributed to that opportunity, especially Theresa, who is the foundation of my happiness.”

I also received a line from Igor BEAUFILS. While at SOS he ran into the following: Don CARTER (visiting Vanessa), Vanessa CARTER, Dennis and Brigette MALFER, Dave ARVIN (#1 student in 92-D), Nancy GALLEY (she is married, but Beau forgot her married name), Stephanie HOLT, John ZEIGLER, and more he couldn’t remember. Beau also mentioned that Dean NIFAKOS got married on the 27th of September in Boston, MA. His wife’s name is Joanna. Dean also resigned from the Air Force on the 30th of September and has a job lined up so is in good shape.

I did get my dream assignment to the Air Force Academy but am currently TDY enroute at Mather AFB going through CORE navigation refresher training. I should be settled into my new job by the end of November and teaching by January. My family is settling into Colorado Springs now so please note my new address and phone number for future correspondence. I hope to hear from everyone soon.

Glenn L. Strebe

5935 Del Paz Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Home: (719) 531-0122

DSN: 259-3229

Percent members: 35

Once again, I find myself in wonderful places writing this article from an ad hoc system based on info my wife has sent me. I have had the great opportunity to spend 11 weeks at Wichita Falls, TX (aka Sheppard AFB) going to financial analyst school. Will I be glad to get back to Colorado. Traveling around the globe, we find Blake PIERSON and wife, Patty (KNEPPER, ’88), at Laughlin; Greg SURVIL is flying F-15s at Langley; Eileen (MCKEON) HALVERSON separated under the early-out program due to the birth of her and Steve’s daughter. Eileen is finishing her master’s program in justice and peace just in time for their PCS to

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Elemendorf where Steve will be flying C-130s. Steve COOPER has joined us here at the Zoo. He left Ellsworth flying EC-135s and will be flying T-41s as well as working with the Fightin’ Fourth. Chris NUSSER finished med school in May of 1991 and is in his second year of residency in diagnostic radiology. Chris got married to Annette BROOKS in October, is still playing a lot of rugby with the Oklahoma City Rugby Club.

I got a letter from Jeff CLIATT who is stationed at McChord. Jeff is flying ’141s along with Colin CARR, Reggie NELSON, Brad JOHNS, Bob LYTWYNIUK, Dan HANCOCK, Reid BRISTOW, Jimmy Lee JENKINS, Rex HEIBY, Shawn SULLIVAN, Ed CONROY, Nicole BERRY, Scott ATCHISON, and Jim “Chico” BRUNKOW. Jeff was recently in Colorado attending his 10-year (we’re getting old) high school reunion. He says Jamie WHITLEY (advanced systems reprogramming engineer) and Steve TORNER (C-21), both stationed at Offutt, also showed up. Kirk BROUSSARD is stationed at the P-school as a counselor and is married with two kids. Ezra VANCE and his wife, Kristen (MORTON), are both here in the Springs. Ezra is at Falcon AFB and Kristen is a behavioral science instructor at the Zoo. A couple more people also at the Zoo are Tom DUGGAN and Craig WARD in AH, Chris WOODHEAD in PA, Sam PAYAN in CW, and I’m sure numerous others. It’s amazing how many people come back after seeing this place in the rear view mirror!

Compared to the last article, this is very short. However, I am sure the next will be longer because I have a lot of outstanding promises. So until next time, that’s all I’ve got.

Mark Peters

22779 Mesa Springs Way

Moreno Valley, CA 92557-2628

Home: (714) 242-3442

DSN: 947-5604

Percent members: 37

where he’s in the F-15E along with Jeff MASE. “Alex DEFAZIO is a WSO and Matt DICKERSON called this week to say he goes to F-15E RTU next summer after leaving Bergstrom. Robert RENNER went to Elmendorf after Holloman closed (for the F-15). He and Conny had a baby girl June 19th. In my home, we had our most recent girl, Eleanor, on April 13th. We have three girls now: Nathalie (3), Marijean (2), and Eleanor. Ralph VEVE just moved down the street and they had a baby boy this May. He’s flying KC-lOs here as is Doug HILL. Saw Tyce LaQuey (former ’88) at Red Flag. He’s flying A-lOs with the Winconsin Guard. Tim and Jennifer WOODS had a baby girl in April (Morgan) and Kevin and Collen BERKOMPAS had a boy (2nd) on July 1st.”

Got a late night call from Ralph GALETTI in mid July. It’s odd how you can instantly remember someone even though you haven’t spoken since graduation. When his band isn’t busy recording for their album (they’re getting local airplay) he’s busy designing, building and programming satellite tracking systems at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque. He’s still good friends with Sue LOBMEYER (’87) who’s stationed at Offutt (Logistics for the Looking Glass) but moving soon to Korea or Italy. Also at Kirtland are Jeff BLACK, Anne NEUBAUER (working almost all the time), Joe LOPERENA (married with three children), Allen SCHMELZEL (married recently; Joan), and Mike SLOJKOWKI (flying helos). Also, Sue (STALLMAN) RHODES and family (husband Jeff [’87], son Derek) are living in Colorado Springs where Sue works at the Academy and Jeff is a civilian working with Titan Corporation.

wGreetings from sunny SoCal where life is good and the state finally has a budget. We’ve got to keep our input under five double-spaced pages and I’m right at the limit so here goes...

John HARDY (CS-32) just finished medical school in Portland, OR and is now returning to active duty at Wright-Patterson Medical Center as an internal medicine intern/resident. His new orders state that he’ll be on active duty a minimum of 144 months. “I’m also writing for Billianna (OWENS) HARDY (CS-18) who is getting out (early out) and will be starting physicians assistant school in Dayton, OH. She and I were married on the 20th of June.”

Jim and Christine Lee

Jim and Christine LEE are shown here suffering through an assignment on Maui where he’s assigned to the AF Maui Optical Site (AMOS) along with Didi KUO. “The AMOS is operated by the Lasers and Imaging Division of Phillips Laboratory (Kirtland AFB). I’m the lead sensors engineer for the site and focusing on applied research. The AMOS observatory is situated at 10,000 feet atop Mount Haleakala. Didi and I divide our time between the research center at sea level and the observatory; however, the hours are sometimes long and odd. But anyway, we’re living on Maui. Christie and I are expecting our first child in February. We’re really excited about starting a family.”

Sarah and Rich Gannon

Sarah and Rich GANNON wrote from the great Northwest in mid July. “I’m a B-52 EW and I’ve been here at Fairchild for almost three years. The above picture of my wife and I was taken at our wedding last November in Houston. I read a few issues ago about some ’88ers at Fairchild. Here are a few more names: Tom GOODNOUGH is a UH-1 pilot still single. Scott STORY is an SP here. John WELCH is a Buff copilot, married (Raelene) with a daughter (Taylor). Kevin WARD is a stan-eval copilot, married (Lani). Rick JACOBSON is also a stan-eval copilot. I was TDY to Castle for a WST and ran into Parker NORTHRUP who is upgrading to aircraft commander at Minot. His wife, Carol (STUART), is in Intel. A month ago I got a graduation invitation from Heather VIESSELMAN at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. She’s a D.O., physician and surgeon.”

Houston and Tami WARING sent a note from Seymour-Johnson

Lee and Dorothea ROSEN should be here in California by the time this is published. His letter follows. “I was married to the former Dorothea Leppi of Duluth, MN, on 6 June 1992 at her parent’s home in Weatherford, TX. In the picture from left are me, Dorothea, Steve COOK and Pete UCHMANOWICZ (all except Dorothea are ’88ers and all of us

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from Ratz 33 Squadron as is obvious as we are all holding beers). Steve, who is a FAIP at Reese, is at Little Rock transitioning into the ’130. He and his wife, Cheryl, will be off to Yokota, Japan in the fall. Pete is Flying ’135s as an AF liaison to the Guard at Pease AFB, NH. He will be married to Karen KRUKONIS (’85) in mid August.

“I’m at AFIT and will graduate in late September and then we’ll be heading to sunny Los Angeles AFB to work as a 27XX acquisition dude at the Space Systems Center. Other ’88ers graduating from the School of Logistics and Acquisition Management at AFIT are Ken LEESON (going to work AF contracting at the GE engine plant in Cincinnati), Mario CAMACHO (staying at Wright-Pat), Jo Anne PINNEY (off to Hanscom), and Tom PREBULA (Tinker).”

Met up with Peter CHING at the Pax Terminal at Travis in early August. Peter is flying C-141s out of Norton. Also at Norton, at least for a few more months until the base closes, are Mark BATES, Wayne CHRISTENSEN, Darren COLE, James KELLEY, Hiro WAJIMA, and Brian WASHINGTON.

Surprisingly few address changes this time: Jon and Deborah (EDWARDS) EVANS are finally stationed together as AFIT students at Wright-Pat. They’re studying aero and computer systems, respectively. Neil HUBER has also moved to Wright-Pat from Offutt. Robert MAY is finishing his last year at Pepperdine University Law School. He and Deanna just had a boy, Joshua, last year. Virginia (THOMPSON) SWENTKOFSKE married Mark SWENTKOFSKE (’89) and is chief of Mission Management for the 7451 TIS at Hahn AB, Germany. Troy TRUJILLO is a support engineer at Onizuka AFB, CA (near San Francisco).

Thanks to all who wrote and called. Take a few minutes to tell me what’s new and improved in your life!

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Welcome again everyone! By now ya’ll are pretty much settled in for the winter. I heard from a few folks these past few months, with summer weddings topping the news. Even with the winter upon us, keep those letters coming. I hate it when my snow-covered mailbox is empty all season! My first news comes from a phone call I received from Jeff RICH. Jeff is stationed at Altus AFB as a copilot in tankers. On 15 August he married the former Laura Disteldorf, who is a section commander in the supply squadron at Altus. At the wedding were quite a few of our classmates. These include Bob JORDAN, Marty MCDONOUGH, Steve RHODES, and Mark HEFFERNAN, all who were saber bearers. Bob was a maintenance officer at George, but with George closing, he moved to Tyndall AFB back in August. Marty, Steve, and Mark are all FAIPs at Columbus AFB. Barry ROMITTI was also at the wedding, and he called me recently. I’ll pass along his info next. Mark MCWILLIAMS and Chris PADBURY, who are both Class of ’90, served as groomsmen. Mark is an adjutant in ’130s at Hurlburt, and Chris is in pilot training at Columbus.

Stationed at Altus with Jeff as copilots are Lev PRICHARD, Ted MATHEWS, Erich NOVAK, and Mary BODNAR. Other people Jeff has heard from include Chris KINYON and Jenny LANK, who are copilots in ECs at Grissom. Julie BARTLETT is a copilot in tankers at Loring. Jeff met up with Paul WEISS, who is flying A-lOs at Myrtle Beach, when he diverted into Dhahran AB. Yvonne BENNETT is in Intel at Cannon, and recently got married. Michael SHEEHAN is at Brooks doing that biology thing. And Phil MAYFIELD is flying the MH-60 Pave Hawk, the special ops version of the Black Hawk, at Osan AB, Korea. Jeff closes by saying he saw Cade BLACK and Trent BAINES recently at Altus, where they are upgrading to C-141 AC. Thanks for calling, Jeff!

My next call came from Barry ROMITTI, who is now flying E-3s at Tinker AFB. Barry was stationed here at Ellsworth flying EC-135s, and with the closure of the squadron, moved to Tinker. Barry also recently tied the knot, on 24 July, to the former Yvonne Ratzburg. They met here in Rapid City at church, and a month later (yes, ONE month) were engaged. Barry says it all was a result of Yvonne trying to get leave to meet Barry’s parents during Memorial Day weekend, figuring her boss would let her go if they were engaged. And they say love makes you do strange things!

At the wedding were numerous grads, including P.J. DEPALMA and Ted “Bubba” SATCHER, who were groomsmen, and Bob MOZELESK1, who played the trumpet and French horn. P.J. is at Offutt

At Barry and Yvonne’s wedding, front row from left are Dave and Tamara Boots, Margot (Falcon) and Steve Gates. In the second row are Bob Mozeleski, Bubba Satcher, Joe Oder, Yvonne and Barry Romitti, Melissa and P.J. DePalma. In the back row are Liz Sliwinski, Bill Sydow, Andy and Nancy (Ravensbergen) Dennis. Not pictured is Jeff Rich. flying C-21s, Ted is flying F-16s out of Moody AFB, and Bob is at Shaw flying OA-lOs. For saber bearers, Barry had Bill SYDOW, Steve GATES, Dave BOOTS, Joe ODER, and Andy DENNIS. Bill and Joe are missile dudes here at Ellsworth. Bill sang at the wedding, and has one of his own coming up 16 Jul 93 in Bloomington, MN, to Liz Sliwinski. Liz is stationed here as a CE officer. Steve is an ’88 grad and stationed at Ellsworth as a security cop, and Dave is an ’87 grad in ECs at Offutt. Andy is a ’90 grad and also stationed at Offutt.

Both Barry and Jeff RICH shared an interesting story with me about Jeff’s trip to Barry’s wedding. Jeff was flying an ACE trip in the T-37 to Des Moines, IA, which was very close to the city where Barry and Yvonne got married. Jeff was with Blaine Kilper, and ROTC guy from 90-14 at Vance with Barry. They landed at Topeka, KS for gas and found a wall of thunderstorms completely covering their path to Des Moines. To make a long story short, they had to rent a car and drive, missing the wedding and catching the reception. Talk about dedication! Thanks for the info, Barry.

I received a letter from Tony POLLIZZI, who is stationed at Pope AFB, NC, flying C-130s. Tony has been on a few TDYs since the beginning of the year, including Honduras, Incirlik, and Mildenhall. His squadron, the only C-130 squadron in ACC, is tasked mainly with dropping troops. Tony saw Ken THIELE over the summer, who is flying KC-135s at Beale AFB, and is doing well. In September Tony attended Chris DEVAUGHN’s (Class of ’90) wedding in Minnesota. Chris is flying B-52s at Barksdale AFB, LA. Thanks for writing, Tony!

I saw and heard from a few people this summer. While down at Dyess TDY, I ran into Mary (OBRIEN) HOWRY, who is in Intel at Carswell AFB. She is finishing up her master’s, and enjoys the Ft. Worth area. Bruce BEYERLY called me recently. He is stationed at Loring as a nav in B-52s, and with Loring closing, looking for a job. Bruce says it is very frustrating trying to find a job, especially with today’s cutbacks and reductions in force. I flew ACE to Navy Dallas and met up with Ken THIELE. As Tony already said, Ken is doing well at Beale. He is moving up in the world, going to Stan-Eval as a copilot. Ken also told me he and his wife, Michelle, just bought a new car to play with. Their new toy is a Mazda MX-3 one of those bennies of being married with no children. Lastly, Geoff NORTON’S father, Jerry, called me the other day. Jerry worked at PA here, and said Geoff is a FAIP flying T-37s at Vance, where he has been since October 1990. Geoff got married on 24 Nov 90 to Melissa Bolton, and they are doing well.

I thought I would close each article, space permitting, with the info from the change-of-address cards I get from the AOG office every deadline. Remember, when you send these cards in they eventually come to me, so if you have anything to pass on the card would be a good way to do it. So here we go: Randy BRISTOL and Dave BULLOCK moved to Enid, OK; Beth (WHITMAN) BOYUM and her husband, Kevin, as well as Anthony NASH, are now living in Beavercreek, OH; Mark CONRAD is now at Langley AFB, and he and his wife had a son Nicholas, born 18 Jan 92; Ted CORALLO moved to Pope AFB; Joseph GLEBOCKI now lives in Englishtown, NJ; Steven PARKER is stationed at Plattsburg AFB; Kurt VOGEL moved to Kettering, OH; and Richard WYNN is in Miami, FL.

Thanks to Jeff and Barry for their calls, to Tony for writing, and to Jerry Norton and Bruce for their updates. Please keep those letters and phone calls coming. I love to hear from you! Take care and God bless.

73

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Greetings Oh Most Glorious and Might Class of ’90!

Once again I trust that my greetings find everyone in the best of health and spirits. Things out here at Offutt are going well. I’m still flying quite a bit so that keeps things interesting. In October I’ll be starting my master’s at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. I’ll be looking for a master’s of aeronautical science in about 18 months or so. Wish me well. Other than that, nothing else is new out here for me.

Unfortunately, this input for Checkpoints is due to the AOG about a week after the summer issue reached everyone. So, for those of you who wrote me after 15 Sept ’92, you’ll see your info printed next issue. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

I got a call from Kyle CONWAY a couple of days ago. He has completed his master’s degree at Harvard and is currently stationed at Goodfellow AFB, TX. He’s going through intel school there and says that Harvard was the best two years of his life. Congratulations to you Kyle and to the others who went through Harvard from Mighty ’90. The only other person 1 remember was Jim DRAPE. Kyle reports Jim to be going through UPT now.

I also heard from Dave BARNA as well. Actually, Dave left a message on my answering machine and I have not talked to him personally. So Dave, if we still have not talked as of this printing, please try me again.

Now back to the news... I also talked to Oliver WASHINGTON a coupie of weeks back. He is on his way to Panama for a year or so. He appears to be looking forward to it so we wish you the best Ollie.

Ginger WALLACE sent me a post card from Saudi. She will be there until the middle of October. She says that she can’t wait to get back to the states. I had the fortune of passing through Ginger’s hometown of Cadiz, KY during a recent road trip while on leave. I waved to your family Ginger but didn’t stop since it was about two in the morning. Besides, I blinked three times and all the Cadiz exits were behind me before I knew it (smile). I also got word from Anthony KRAWIETZ. He is at Dover AFB, DE flying C-5s. Tony says that flying C-5s is great and he’s still very single. He bought a house and says he spends most of his spare time in his rose garden (15 bushes) or with his tomatoes. I’m eagerly awaiting the C-5 pictures of Tony. It was great hearing from you.

Marc ROBINSON also sent his greetings to the Most Glorious Class. He is at Carswell AFB, TX serving as the chief of Target Intelligence. Marc recently deployed to Roswell, NM for intel support for exercise MIGHTY FORCE ’92. He also recently won the SAC Operations Security (OPSEC) award for 1991. He and his wife, Christy, still have no kids but are proud owners of a Papillion named Radar and a Sheltie named Shiloh. Marc also reports that Nathan ROUGHT and his wife, Sherene, just PCSed to Barksdale, LA where Nathan serves as a B-52 pilot. Also Danny (“Bama”) MANUEL just moved to Barksdale as well amid rumors that he may be getting married... Charles LEE is at Fairchild AFB, WA as asst chief, Combat Intellignece for the 92nd Wing. He just bought a new pickup truck and reports that all is going well.

Marc also says that Jon COOPER is doing the banked tanker thing at Dyess AFB, TX while serving as a SP. He says that they let him carry a gun and pull people over for speeding. He says that he is really happy there, especially with his girlfriend attending Abilene Christian University, but hopes to fly soon. Kraig HANSEN is here at Offutt with me doing computer stuff. Marc also reports the Dianne FERRE is at Offutt as well as an accounting and finance officer. Rumor has it she’s under a new last name though. Lastly, Marc writes that Greg GORDY is at Bergstrom AFB, TX with his wife, Cheryl. He is working as an imagery intelligence officer but is looking to move to Davis-Monthan when his squadron

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moves sometime next year. Thanks for such an extensive update Marc. James LAW checked in from Edwards AFB, CA. By now he is in Crete at Iraklion Air Station with his wife, Cheryl, and their two Rotts. He will be serving as the chief of Public Affairs. James has a little brother, Charlie, going through the Zoo now as a wad. He sends us reports on Laura CHAMPION and Russ HART. They are still out there at Edwards along with Jordan THOMAS. He also says that he ran into Vince BECKLUND down at Vandenberg where Vince flies helos. Thanks for the letter James and take care out there on the island of Crete.

Finally, my last letter comes from Karen BROWN. Thanks for the encouragement about my efforts on this article Karen. I really do try hard to keep it interesting. Karen is an instructor pilot for the T-38 at Laughlin AFB, TX. She says that although Del Rio leaves a lot to be desired, she loves flying the T-38. Karen reports the following findings: Greg KASTMAN, C-21 to Langley; Dayl RAGON, KC-135 to K.I. Sawyer; Shane SMITH, T-38 to Vance; and Jim LAWRENCE, EC-130 to Keesler. She also reports that Kyle VOIGT is still undergoing UPT at Reese. She says that she ran into Curtis STAUFFER while at PIT and that he was about to graduate and become a daddy all at once. Kathy COMBS is also a T-38 IP at Columbus. Jim LOBASH is currently at Castle attending B-52 training enroute to K.I. Sawyer. Troy FULLER has completed his master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Purdue and is in T-38s at Willy and doing well. Karen says that she was in south Florida not too long ago and ran into three of our classmates who were stationed there before the hurricane. Carla JONES was working in Public Affairs, Blake WALLER was there for a banked fighter, and Bill TRACY was there on a banked fighter assignment as well. Jim NORMAN is also at FAIP for the T-37, he’s stationed at Laughlin as well. Karen also reports that Jeff SAMMUEL and Brian VANDERVIERE are both at Laughlin awaiting fighter assignments. Apparently they both had A-lOs but had them taken back. What a bummer guys... hang in there. Karen further reports that Carl SCHAEFFER was married to Pauline on Aug 24 1991. Rob WALDMAN is an IP at Vance. Diane (FERRE) O’CONNELL (thanks for the new last name Karen) and her husband, Ken, are doing well out here at Offutt. Lastly, Karen reports running into Ken KEMPER, who is in T-38s at Reese and Bob BRANKLEY, who is also there as a FAIP in T-38s. Thanks for all the news Karen. I really appreciate it.

In closing, let me mention that I have talked with Layla DESTAFFANY, who is flying KC-135s at K.I. Sawyer and I’ve talked with Dana WHITE who is doing the same thing at Warner-Robins, GA. Chuck BOYD sends word out to all the regulators: “Regulators Ride!” As far as hearing from people on the “Ten Most Wanted” is concerned, I want to narrow it down to just three people. Those are the three that I know of who were stationed in south Florida at the time Andrew came through. We all just want to know that you’re fine and okay. So, for Carla Jones, Blake Waller, and Bill Tracy, when you find time, please drop me a line. This also goes for anyone else who was stationed there that I did not mention as well. All of us are concerned to hear that all is well and want to let you know that our prayers and thoughts are with you all.

That’s it for now most glorious and majestic class. Until next time, Peace and Pals!

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Happy Holidays once again to all you Bold Golders. I’m going to keep my introduction short since there a lot of assignments coming out of UPT to update everyone on, and I am limited in space. So here we go...

The Class of 92-13 here at Vance had the following assignments. Scott BANKS: C-141 McGuire, NJ; Kenneth BIBB: C-12 Elmendorf, AK; Matt

ESPER: C-21 Wright-Patterson, OH; Dennis GARRETT: KC-135 Minot, ND; Kevin HARMON: C-141 McGuire, NJ; Todd HEGY: C-9to Yokota, Japan; Mike JOHNSON: KC-135 to Fairchild, WA; John OURADA: KC-135 Loring, ME; Joseph REED: C-130 Dyess, TX; Jim ROBINSON: MC-130 Hurlburt, FL; Harold TREFFEISEN: C-130 Dyess, TX; Paul WATSON: C-130 Little Rock, AR; Charles WEBB: T-37 Laughlin, TX; Doug ENGELKE from ’89 picked a C-21 to Andrews, MD. Banked transport went to Chris BOW, Chris HEMMER, Francisco JONES, Rodney LEWIS, Raymond ROBINSON, Charles TOMKO (who will be with the security police at Seymour Johnson, NC in the meantime), John VAUGHN and Don YU. Banked tankers went to Dan CLARK (missile ops at Minot, ND while he’s waiting); Brad HAM-

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BY and finally Mark MALDONADO (personnel officer at McGuire, NJ).

Assignments for the Class of 92-15 here at Vance are as follows; Kevin ANDERSON: C-21 Peterson, CO; Mark BURNETTE: KC-135 Mountain Home, ID; Joe CRAMPTON: EC-135 Offutt, NE; Lane HASTINGS: C-5 Dover, DE; Sean MCFARLAND: C-141 McGuire, NJ; Rob SANDS: KC-135 Dyess, TX; Dan SCHEUERMANN: C-130 Little Rock, AR; Don STRICKLAND (’90): KC-135 McConnell, KS; and Terry WALKER: T-37 Vance, OK. Banked fighters went to Ralph BEAM and Kelly BUCK. The banked transports went to Harry CLAWSON, Tony DAVIS, Chris DECOLLI, Kave KNOLMAYER, Rob KUBESH, John MCNULTY, Daryl SASSAMAN, and Frank THEER. The banked tankers went to Russ SAKATI and Aaron TROXELL.

Karen STOFF is currently the exec in the 99th at Willy. She is kept busy with all the business of closing down the base I’m sure. Here is the list of assignments from Willy that she sent... Class of 92-13, Steve CARNEY: KC-135 Malmstrom, MT; Christopher CRAIGE: C-21 Offutt, NE; Michael HINSCH: C-21 Randolph, TX (distinguished grad); Jeff LAMPE: KC-135 Minot, ND; Joseph LINDEN: C-130 Little Rock, AR; Corey MARTIN: C-141 McChord, WA; Pat RATIGAN: C-12 Kadena, Japan; Jeff RITCHIE: KC-135 Altus, OK and Jim SEARS: C-130 Pope, NC. Those receiving banked transport include Julie SLAWSON, Tracy SZCZEPANIAK, Mike ANDREWS, Mike DOYLE, Noel FULTON, Brian HENLEY, Andy HIRD, John KARA, Tony LORENZ and John RIORDAN. Banked tankers went to Mike WOOD, Todd DALTON and Jason LIEF.

For the Class of 92-15 at Willy, assignments are as follows. Diego WENDT: C-141 Charleston, SC; William GRACE: C-5 Dover, MD; Mark BERES: C-5 Travis; Brian JOHNSON: C-5 Travis; David JONES: C-130 Little Rock, AR; Lance DEVIN: C-141 McGuire, NJ; John JOST: C-141 McGuire, NJ; Cherianne CARLISLE: C-21 Howard; Jeff BENDER: C-130 Little Rock, AR; William LIESS: KC-135 Griffiss, NY. Banked fighters go to Jim BISHOP, Robert HAUG, Erik PETERSON and Jim SEVICK. Banked tankers belong to Andy LESHIKAR, Thomas JENSEN, Forrest BROWN, Mark KRUSE, Mark MOELLER and Rob MELTON. The one and only banked tanker out of this class goes to Robby STRASSER.

Karen STOFF also sent word on Angie PURICHEA who’s in the 93-02 class at Laughlin and doing well. Gena GERVAE is at Davis-Monthan and really enjoys Tucson. Maria (MARTIN) JORDAN married Terry JORDAN ’85 earlier this year. He’s flying ’130s at Hurlburt Field and she’s a maintenance officer there. They’re anxiously awaiting the completion of their new house. After April of ’93, Karen STOFF will be in Osan, South Korea, on a one-year remote as an adjutant in the Air Rescue Squadron.

Steve ASTOR sent a letter with information regarding the Class of 92-13 down at Reese. Steve took a C-130 to Little Rock; Paul VILLEM: C-141 Travis; Mike BECK: C-12 Kadena; Mark SKIBINSKI: T-43 Randolph; Mike LAROCCO: KC-135 Mountain Home; Chris SPEGELMIRE: C-130 Pope. Dave COOPER got a banked transport and banked tankers went to Mike HOHUE, Blake TIBBETTS, George GRITTS, Don EDWARDS, and Rod COUSINS. They all would like to thank the Williams guys for taking all those banked fighters and leaving them more assignments to choose from.

Chuck RANDALL is back from Lackland and up and walking. If you didn’t know, he had a herniated disk and had surgery. He’s currently back in Lubbock on convalescent leave and will soon be starting the process of getting a waiver to complete UPT.

Paul VILLEM made a valiant, yet unsuccessful attempt to get into the Guiness Book of World Records by watching 19 straight hours of TV. He started at 11 on Sat and didn’t stop until 0550 Sunday morning. This is NO Joke. That’s all that Steve sends us from the “House of Shame.” Next time send us the reasoning behind the name (Steve ASTOR, Mike VENERDI, Paul VILLEM and Jeff BOWLING, ’90).

Jason BUNCH sent a letter from Ellsworth, SD where he is currently an SP. Jason must really enjoy the cold weather climate since the first two choices for his next assignment are in Keflavik, Iceland and Clear, Alaska. Jason went to graduation this year and swore in Jennifer STREBECH, ’92. Jamie DUNN swore in Terry “Gooof” GOSTOMSKY, ’92. They ran into Marta BERTOGLIO who was also visiting the

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Zoo. Marta is working space ops in Boston. Other ’91ers Jason has run into at Ellwsorth are Paul GRIMM-SP, Linda LINGG-food service, and Andy WILSON (with wife Jennifer)-base budget officer. More news from Jason: Dave GUILLEN and Jed BINDER are currently finishing up with Euro-NATO, Jamie DUNN is being a slug in Med School at LSU, and Craig ALLTON and Brian BRINDLE are both cops at F.E. Warren. Jason is going to be in Craig’s wedding on the 25th of Sept ’92 at the Academy. I hope to get a picture!

Vince BARRETT sends a letter updating the class on the post-USAFA graduate students attending the University of Maryland-College Park. Liane BREWER, Andy FOLTZ, Brian NEWBERRY and Vince are beginning their second year of a two-year public policy program, officially titled a “master’s in public management.” Andy and Liane live (not together) in Laurel, MD. Liane went to Rhein-Main AB, Germany for the summer to work in an intellignece office. She plans to attend intel school next summer. Andy worked at the State Department this summer in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). He also plans on intel school. Brian, a prospective “banker” (he’s going to UPT), lives close to Annapolis in Bowie, MD with his wife, Jill, and their cat and dog. No kids yeti He worked this summer in the Pentagon/Air Staff office that handles military-to-military contacts with Russia. Vince lives in College Park and, during the summer, worked at the General Accounting Office, the U.S. Congress’ investigative, “watchdog” agency. He helped investigate defense trade policy. Brian GRUBER, who goes to the Kennedy School, also worked at GAO on environmental issues. Steve MACLEOD, also at JFK, worked on Capitol Hill in the Air Force’s Congressional Liaison Office. Thanks for all the news from D.C., Vince. It’s nice to hear about assignments other than “banked assignments.”

My counterpart down in Columbus failed to give me all the “hot poop” on the assignments down there, but here are a few off the top of my head; Rick STOFFEL got a KC-135. Keith GREEN got a banked transport. Ron RAE and Toby SERNEL both picked banked fighters along with Mark LINDOW, and finally John BARNES picked a banked tanker. Here’s some more news through the grapevine. “Cheech” MARIEN and Julie RICKERT were married over Labor Day Weekend, so congratulations to the two of you. More congrats go out to Scottie and Kim MCLEAN who just had a baby girl on 9 Sept 92. Here name is Erica Marie.

It seems we’re always running into other bold golders wherever we go. I ran into Beth HOPPEY and Jen MILLER (visiting Dawn DISHNER and Jason and Mitch MCDONALD) on my way down to Columbus. They are roommates in San Antonio. Jen is in physical therapy school and Beth is working at Randolph. Thanks for all the help on the assignments and the other letters also.

James S. Mehta

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Percent members: 33

Hello ’92, I hope you’re having fun out in the “real” Air Force. Unfortunately, our graduation leave has come to an end and now we’re supposed to get to work. I have run into a few classmates since I last wrote and have received some of the cards that you sent to the AOG office. I’m working casual status here at Lawrence Livermore National Labs along with seven other zoomies: Joe DELAPP, Brian DELAMATER, Rob ZERBE, Mary MAY, Mike VETTER, Andy FREEBORN and my roommate, James JAMIR. Hopefully, UPT awaits us all in the near future. I stopped by Vandenberg on my way home for a weekend last month and saw Steve BURNS, Joe SAPPERE, Scott PERKINS, Clarence JOHNSON and Matt TERPSTRA. Needless to say, they were all excited about missile school. Tony VALERIO is also down there working in the satellite program. The parking lots are full of USAFA ’92 stickers.

From my old roommate Don UNWIN, I hear that Columbus has its Sept class well under way. Mark STEGER, Sam WHITE, Werner GARNER, John COSGROVE, Greg LEWIS, Michael CLARK, Jeff GARTMAN, Gantry GRIFFIN, Ben SAMUELS, Dan DEWENTER, Paul MULLIS, Joe HALL, William PLEASANTS, Neal BEGALMAN and Jeff WHITEMAN are all down there as well. As for Mississippi, Jeff says, “It’s hot down here!”

John HICKS got married in Ohio this summer and Ted WIEBEL, Todd CRAIGIE and Steve BURNS were there, but couldn’t talk him out of it. Some other ’92ers who got married are Jon THOMPSON, Joel MILLER, Barb CAMERON, Kelly KIRKPATRICK, Andy FREEBORN

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and Phil “Slim” THOMPSON. There were also two all True Blue marriages, Amanda KATO to William RICE and Mary Jo DROZDOWSKI to Terry DUNCAN. And Jacob MILLER is planning his for Dec.

Tess MCCULLOUGH is down at Goodfellow for Intel School and says it “looks like a mini-AFA here with all the students from USAFA.” In school with her are Chris COLCLASURE, Stan COLE, Tom DOBBS, Elizabeth KUREY, Jon THOMPSON, Donna WARD and many others.

Texas seems to have gotten more than it’s share of USAFA grads with Dave KUMASHIRO, Todd CRAIGIE, Mike FREIMUTH, Matt HARPER, Brian MCLAUGHLIN, Johann VERRET, Jeff WARMKA and Kevin WILSON down at Laughlin with dozens more. At Reese: Ted ANDERSON, Lance BUNCH, Scott CARDOZO, Rob FAIRBANKS, Chris HAYS, John BAUGHMAN, Jim PUTLOCK, Pete OHOTNICKY and John WILSON are all getting into UPT.

If you’re like me, going back to school doesn’t sound appealing, but some of us are probably having a blast going back to school, like Steve WHYTE at the U of Washington, John OLSON at the U of Illinois, Scott NOWLIN at U of Texas in Austin, Mary Jo DROZSOWSKI-DUNCAN at George Washington U, Jeff HASSANNIA and Anne CLARKE at M.I.T. and finally, Rich FLAKE at good ol’ (we know it too well) CU Boulder. We know he’s there for an education NOT! Probably not like life on the hill.

Wright-Pat is full of the blue class as well. There we have James BUCK, George HINMAN, Kendall LEMLEY, Holly MANNING, and Jim Bob SHELL.

(Building Fund Donors:

Mr & Mre James R Priest

Lt Col David J Prizner Ret '67

Mr Stephen J Pruss ’76, in honor of Capt Glen Marumoto ’83

Lt Col Frank D Pulis 72

Lt Col Marion A Pumfrey Ret ’67

Mr William E Quinn, Jr '67

Maj Kent M Ramey USAFR ’74

Mr & Mrs Alex P Ramos

Mr & Mis Frank R Rankin

Mr & Mrs Wesley D Ratcliff

Lt Col Frederick A Rathke, Jr USAR ’67

Maj J Michael Reames USAFR ’76

match of New York Telephone Co

Lt Col Richard M Reitan ANG ’67

Col(Ret) & Mrs Robert A Remey

Lt Col John P Retelle, Jr Ret '67

Ms Marta G Revilla

Larry W Reynolds 72

Mr Harold W Rhodes ’62

Mr & Mrs Norman E Rhodes, Sr

CMSgt(Ret) James & Lt Col(Ret) Judith Rhone

Mr & Mrs Alexander Ricca

Mr Mark A Richards 78 match of The Boeing Company

Mr & Mrs Robert J Richie

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Ruben R Rivera

Mr & Mrs Daniel P Robert

Mr & Mrs William B Robertson

Mr & Mrs William L Robertson

Mr & Mis Jerry D Robinson

Maj Gen Peter D Robinson ’62

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Satvadoro Rodriguez

Maj Gen Ervin J Rokke ’62

Daniel L Roper MD ’67

Mr Timothy L Rorick "82

Mr Erik K Roseen -82

Mr & Mis Joel A Rosenbaum

Mr Alan B Ross '67

Mr Greene D Royster III match of Hewlett Packard

Capt Paul Ruda USAFR 79 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Don G Rushing 70

Mr Dennis B Ryan ’86 match of Pfizer, Inc

Mr Wayne D Rydberg match of AAL

Dr & Mrs Fernando E Salvador

Maj Gen(Ret) & Mis John S Samuel

SMSgt(Rct) & Mrs William R Saunders

Mr & Mis John M Schafer match of AT&T Foundation

Lt Col Randall L Schamberger Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs C R Schar match of

The Proctor & Gamble Fund

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Mr Warren W Scheid 72

Lt Col Gary L Scheimer Ret ’67

Capt Donald J Schilpp *82

Mr & Mrs H Dick Schlaefer

Mr Alan E Schmidt ’67

Mr & Mis Jom & Patti Schuler

Capt Paul F Schunemann USAFR ’72

Col Michael T Scott ’67

Lt Col & Mrs Ted & Diane Searles ’72

William R Sexson MD '67

Mr Roger J Sharadin ’82

Mr Frank A Shaw ’67

Mr & Mrs Jan W Shedd

Mr & Mrs John Sheedy

Mr & Mrs Francis T Sberedy

Mr Jerry Shoup

Col Loren J Shriver ’67

Lt Col Jerry A Singleton Ret ’62

Capt Etva D Smith ’82

Mr Gregory F Smith ’67

Capt Jeffrey B Smith 'SI

Mr Jerry L Smith ’62

Mr & Mrs Joseph J Smith

Mr & Mis Samuel Smith

Mr Stephen J Smith ’82

Mr & Mis Wallace Smith

Capt Stephen E Smith ANG ’80 match

of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Capt Gerald E Sohan ’82

Mr & Mrs David L Sorenson match of Northwestern Mutual Life

Capt Lyn D South "82

Col Daniel E Sowada ’67

Mr Edward L Spicer ’62

Lt Col George C Stagno USAFR '67

Mr & Mrs Donald J Stenersen

MSgt(Ret) & Mis L C Stewart

Mr & Mrs David L Stone match of

C&P Telephone

Mr Thomas J Stone 72

Mr Thomas J Stone 72 match of

AMR/American Airlines Foundation

Lt James G Sturgeon "89

Mr & Mis Ronald P Sunseri

Col Lewis C Svitenko Ret ’62, in

memory of Capt Leonard Svitenko ’62

Maj Harold W Swanson Ret

Mr & Mis David J Swatski

Mr & Mrs Jack F Swayze

Lt Col Keith K Swcatland Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs William W Syila

Lt Col Matthew J Szczepanek, Jr Ret ’67

Mr & Mis David Tate

Capt Gregory L Tate "82

Mr Robert L Taylor ’62

Lt Col Ronnie G Taylor Ret '62

Col & Mrs Richard D Tebay '67

Mr & Mrs George E Tenney HI

Other assignments include Bruce DUNN Eglin, Rob TOBLER

Hurlburt Field, Bob SEIFERT Shaw, Dave BOND Nellis, Mark SLOCUM AMES Research Lab (San Jose), Steve BRODERICK

Sheppard, Jerry DEMAIO Charleston, Dan GARBER Phillips Labs (New Mexico), Pat MCCULLOUGH Hanscom, Mark GRABAU

Scott, Suzy STREETER U.S. Embassy Paris, Kim WERTHMAN

Barksdale, Pete WILEY Inter-American Defense Board (Wash DC), and Steve WOLF and the other USAFA-Marines at The Basic School In Quantico, VA.

We cannot fail to mention the group who could not escape the Zoo and Colorado Springs. The way things have been changing there I’m sure they’re glad that they’re no longer cadets (as all of us are): Brandon BAKER, Steve HARMON, Jacob MILLER, Steve SMITH, Tim SUNDVALL, Matt SNYDER and Mark MATTICOLA.

I almost forgot to mention the people at my next destination Vance. Starting UPT are Craig WENZ, Nate ALLERHEILIGEN, John DEYARMON, Leonard HAYNES and Ross SAUTER.

I try to remember everyone’s name and location when I hear about them, but it doesn’t always happen. Right now, everyone is moving around so much. Once we start getting settled, everyone should be easier to track. I know that we’re having a great time here in California visiting San Francisco, Napa, San Jose, Berkeley and everything in between and I’m sure that everyone is exploring their new part of the country. So remember to send me a note to let me know what you’re doing and I will pass the information along. ’Till next time, GO FALCONS! James.

Col Victor L Thacker Ret ’63

Mr & Mis Edward K Thode

Mr & Mrs Thomas C Thomsen

Lt Col Michael R Tietge Ret ’62

Lt Col Thomas V Tilden Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs Russell K Tippett

Mr & Mrs William F Toepfer

Mr Troy N Tomlin ’62

Mr Troy N Tomlin ’62 match of Varian

Mr & Mrs George T Tomonaga

Mr & Mis James A Trahan

Mr & Mrs Nahm C Tran

Lt Col Michael P Trapuzzano Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs Robert H Travis

Lt Col John M Traxlcr 75

Mrs Hungshia M Tullia

Mr & Mrs William H Turner

Lt Col Charles L Turner Ret '62

Lt Col Roger F Tyler 72

UPT Class 92-13 "Hard Rock"

USAFA Colorado Parents Club

Lt Col(Ret) & Mrs Paul & Kay Vallerie ’60 match of The Boeing Company

Rev Bradley VanSant

Major USAF Ret ’62

Mr & Mrs Gary Verboncoeur

Lt Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr ’62

Col Walter L Visinsky, Jr ’67

Mr Steven Vogt ’82

Mr & Mrs Don C Walker match of The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Sidney R Wall

Maj Arthur A Wallace Ret ’63

Mr & Mrs Clarence R Walton match of AT&T Foundation

Mrs Joan Ward

Mr & Mrs Adrian Weaver

Mr & Mrs William C Webster match of General Motors Foundation

Col Austin C Wedemeyer Ret ’62

Lt Col Richard E Weizenegger ANG ’67

Mr William J Welsh

Capt Floyd R Wendlberger 153

Lt Col Gerald M Wenner, Jr Ret ’67

Capt David C West ’82

Mr Larry Westhoff

Col Harry P Wetzler Ret ’67

Mr & Mrs Gerald Wharton match of General Dynamics

Col Richard C Wheeler Ret '62

Lt Col Darrel D Whitcomb USAFR ’69

Dr & Mis Samuel G White Jr

Col David S Whitman Ret ’62

Mr & Mis John J Wieland match of Occidental Petroleum Charitable Foundation, Inc

Col Ronald T Wilbanks ’67

Mr & Mis William J Wilcox

Mr & Mrs Charles T Williams match of Vulcan Materials Company

Mr Richard A Williams '62

Lt Col Frederick M Williams Ret ’67

Mr Gary N Willis ’67

Col John R Wingfield ID ’67

Capt Gregory P Womack ’82

Lt Col Daryl P Wood Ret '62

Col Royce G W Wooddell ’67

Mr & Mis Gary & Susan Wyckoff

Mr Farris F Yates ’72

Mr & Mis Louis E Yeager

Dr & Mrs Carl H Yung

Mr & Mrs Arturo R Zamora match of Philip Morris Companies, Inc

Mr Richard F Zejdik

Capt Albert P Zelenak, Jr ’82 and Mrs Debra S Zelenak ’82

Mr & Mis Ronald L Zobrist

Numerous animals at the Academy have adopted the underside of the AOG building as their home. Here, two deer graze under the facility. Some 14 wild turkeys have also found out that the area provides good shelter from rain or snow.

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