Checkpoints March 1975

THE ASSOCIATION OF

MAGAZINE

•

WINTER 1975

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

from the SUPERINTENDENT’S DESK

You may be aware of the fact that in April of 1973, the GAO, at the request of several members of Congress, began an investigation of the service academies. I can now

Major General James R. Allen

Superintendent U. S. Air Force

ing, hold seminars for the faculty, contribute to research and the Academy at national meetings of academic societies.

The experience and expertise of these individuals will assist us in broadening our already excellent academic program and provide the cadets with an established expertise in specific areas of study. represent

Academy

progress in two areas of this three-phase study area addressed drug involvement by and attrition.

The GAO found no problem in the In focusing on attrition, a area of drug involvement. questionnaire was given to cadets and graduates in an attempt to analyze factors influencing losses.

The results of that questionnaire are not yet complete.

report

to you the

study. cadets,

The first

Phase II of the

of

In the three months since I last wrote to you, a number developments have occurred which directly affect the

Academy and which may be of interest to you.

One of the most significant of these is the impressive promotion record compiled by our graduates. The recent promotion list released in November identified eight individAs of this

uals to be advanced to the rank of colonel.

date,

total of 17 graduates are now serving as colonels or have been selected for that rank.

Significantly, 16 of this number were selected below the zone, and I believe we can

a

interpret these results as a validation of the type of training Academy is providing.

the

This

the

underscored

15

November

during point meeting of the USAF Academy Board of Visitors. A number of subjects were discussed with the Board, including Airstrip operations, a profile of the Class of 1978 and the Academy pre-medical program. During the course of their meeting. Board members met with cadet panels and attended The Board expressed their satisfaction academic classes. with the high state of morale of the Cadet Wing and noted with pleasure the progress made by the Commandant of Cadets in reducing attrition among the Fourth Class. was

As you may

remember, in my last letter to you I exwhich were implemented in this

plained various changes area.

These

included

leadership by the

an

increased

emphasis

First and Second Class

strong motivation for the basic cadet. continued

throughout

reflected

in

on

mature

cadets, and

on

a

This concept has been

the academic year, and its success is the Class of ’78 experienced an

the fact that

attrition of 12.5% for the Class of 'll

as

of 14

on

December, compared to 15.1% of

study noted that differences between the academies in tabulating costs per graduate were primarily in the support It was interesting to note in the final analysis of this area. report that each of the academies was comparable in the costs for academic, military and athletic programs.

The final

phase

of that

new

study

is

just getting underway

and will attempt to determine if the various academies are producing the type of officers needed by the services. Many of the issues in these investigations are intangible and do not easily lend themselves to study. They may, however, generate in establishing goals and procedures for some data useful

the institution.

Despite a less than stellar football season (with only two Navy), we are keeping our spirits up for In spite of our win/loss record, six losses were next fall. by four points or less and could well have gone either way.

I personally saw every game and virtually every practice,

wins—Idaho and

can assure you that our athletes made the maximum The Academy is especially proud effort at every contest. of Dave Lawson, who was named All-American and estab-

and I

19 field goals.

Dave and 32 players will return next year. Hopefully, that depth and experience will predict a winning season in '15.

In soccer, two members of the team, Captain Len Salvemini and Jack Shine, received national recognition by being named to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League

lished

of

a

our

national record with

44

and Far West Teams, while Salvemini also received second All-American honors.

The water polo team had its

team

best year ever, with a 20/6 record, and NCAA championships.

As the fall athletic

Equally significant development visiting As you may be aware, the professor program.

Academy for some time has had a visiting Foreign Service Officer from the State Department teaching in the Department of Political Science and Philosophy.

Plans are now being made to invite two distinguished civilian professors to teach in the Departments,of Aeronautics and Chemistry for the 1975-76 academic year.

An additional State Department officer will be identified to teach in the History Department, bringing the total of visiting professor^to four.

The two professors from civilian universities will be on one-year sabbaticals; the two Foreign Service Officers may well be assigned for a longer period.

As the concept is now developing, these instructors would, in addition to instruct a

study looked at the cost per graduate at academies, and has just been completed.

This

the same date last year. is the

civilian

each of the service

proached,

more

than

season

1500

passed

cadets

participated in the

and the

became

holidays

ap-

involved in the

annual “Operation Christmas” project. Cadets brought gifts, Christmas trees, refreshments and entertainment to children in hospitals, Head Start Centers and other locations.

Thirty-seven squadrons raised money through voluntary contributions to purchase gifts for the different seventh

institutions and selected Clatfs” at each location.

a

member to act

as

a

cadet “Santa

Cadet involvement in this program

reflected the concern of the Cadet Wing and the development of a sense of civic responsibility which will benefit our

young I

mas,

men

in their

careers

as

commissioned officers.

hope you and your families enjoyed a happy Christand the Staff and Cadet Wing join me in wishing you

the best in the

coming year.

ASSOCIATION OF

GRADUATES MAGAZINE

ABOUT

COVER

—

The Eagle

and

Fledg-

lings statue has traditionally symbolized academic excellence at the Air Force Academy.

For

an

up-to-date report on the academic state of the see the article by Brig. Gen. William T. Woodyard, Dean of Faculty, on page 4.

Wing,

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY Vol. 4

THE

No. 4

Editor Gares

Garber, Jr., ’59

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Freida Weber

IN THIS ISSUE OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

OF GRADUATES

From The

Superintendent’s Desk .Inside Front Cover

Gone

Not Forgotten

But

Charles F. Stebbins '61 President

2

Letters

3

Announcements

3

Academic State of the Wing

4

Richard G. Head ’60 Vice President

Gares Garber,

Jr., ’59

Executive Secretary Directors

Bird-Dogging:

Robert L. Browning, ’59 John S. Brush, ’60

Sports

Anthony J. Burshnick, ’60 James L. Cole, Jr., ’64 Jon M. Davis, ’69 Ronald Deep, ’60 Thomas A. Fryer, ’63 Terence J. Gruters, ’68 Gregory G. Hildebrandt, ’64 Carl A. Janssen, ’68 Arthur D. Kerr, ’61 William T. Manning, ’70 Grover E. Musselwhite, ’63 Terrence L. Petrzelka, ’70 David H. Roe, ’62 R. Nels Running, ’64 Brock T. Strom, ’59 Mack Thies, ’64 Paul R. Viotti, ’66 Austin C. Wedemeyer, ’62

Class

ASSOCIATION

MASTERS: Send Form 3579 to USAF Academy, Colo. 80840.

Association

9

suggestions from members correspondence to: OF

are

encour-

GRADUATES

USAF Academy, Colorado 80840

Telephone (Area Code 303) 472-2067

Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors.

They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, or attitude of the Association of Graduates, its policy

ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES MAGAZINE is published quarterly by the Association of Graduates, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840.

Annual subscription rate is $3.00, which is paid by members of the Association of Graduates as part of annual or life membership dues. Second-class postage paid at USAF Academy, Colorado.

POST

News

Address

officers

uates,

6

7

Comments and

aged.

Key To Success

A

of

Grad-

The

or

the editorial staff.

appearance

of

does not constitute of Graduates of the

advertisements an

in

this

publication

endorsement by the Association

products or services advertised.

Captain Stephen

R.

Class

of

R o s e m a n,

Lieutenant Michael L.

Sands, Class of

1968, lost his life in an accident

aircraft

ap-

25

proximately

was

miles

He

was

assigned to the 60th Squadron at

was

a

Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and, was on

Roseman

was

assigned

to

Williams AFB. Ariz. and later to Minot AFB, North Dakota.

Services for

Captain

Roseman

were

held

17

on

Janu-

He is survived by his ary 1975 at the Academy Cemetery. wife Stephanie and his children Melissa, Michael, and Ammie.

Captain

assigned

614

Tactical at

29 He

1974.

was

Edward

D.

the

on

dant’s

mem-

the Commandant's List.

Following graduation Capt.

Spain

to

the

Fighter Torrejon

As a cadet, Lt. Sands

List,

Comman-

active

was

in the Ski, Skeet, Photo and Math Clubs and

her of the football team, was active in the CAPT. STEPHEN R. ROSEMAN

on

was

cadet, Captain

Roseman

Madrid,

AB.

Andersen. a

autonear

Squadron

Bomb As

1971.

an

mobile accident November

southwest of Andersen AFB, Guam on 12 December 1974.

in

killed

served LT. MICHAEL L. SANDS

Class

1971

the

on

Committee.

He

majored in Economics.

Following graduation, Lt. Sands received his navigators training at Mather AFB, Calif. He was subsequently assigned to Luke AFB, Ariz., then to Torrejon.

Funeral services

were

held

for Lt. Sands at

the Cadet

Chapel on 5 December 1974. He was interred at the Academy Cemetery.

Lt. Sands is survived by his parents, Maj Gen. (ret.) and Mrs. Harry J. Sands, Jr., of Rt. 1, Box 706, Melbourne, Fla.

Solomon, Class of 1971, lost his life in an aircraft

accident

on

1974

near

Whittier,

Alaska.

He

was

an

HH3

Captain Mark A.

7

December

Class of 1969, lost his life in a private aircraft accident near Travis AFB, Calif, on He 27 October 1974.

Mraz,

helicopter

aircraft commander

as-

signed to the 5040th Helicopter Squadron at

assigned to the Military Airlift Squadron at Travis.

As a cadet, Capt. was

75th

Elmendorf, Alaska.

As

a

Solomon Dean’s

cadet, Captain was

List

on

the

and

was

Mraz

active in the Ski Club

the Model

and Saddle Club.

Gun,

CAPT. EDWARD D. SOLOMON

Following graduation Captain Solomon was assigned to Randolph AFB, Tx. for helicopter pilot training.

Services for Captain Solomon were held in the Cadet Chapel on 16 December 1974. He is survived by his wife, Catherine, and children, Jennifer and Zack, of 920 Arcturus Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80906.

2

was

team and

CAPT.

MARK

A.

MRAZ

on

the rifle

was

active in

Engineering, and Spe-

Math,

cial Warfare Clubs. He majored in Aeronau-

tical Engineering.

Following graduation, Capt. Mraz was assigned to Columbus AFB, Miss, for pilot training. He was subsequently

(Continued on

p.

20)

LETTERS Dear Association of Graduates Member: In accordance with Article VI A of the Association

By-

directly with members of the committee should you have any personal preferences regarding prospective candidates.

laws, I have appointed the following nominating committee to prepare

a

slate of candidates for the 30

tion of the Association President, Vice President, and half the members of the Association's Board of Directors:

Name, Address, Home Phone

Maj. George L.

Butler

(Chairman)

1961

Ekman Cambria Place

1963

Springs, Co. 80918 303/598-6819

Colorado

1966

Cpt. Stephen K. Conver 509 Birch St. 22180

Vienna, Va.

703/938-0239 1967

Cpt. Thomas F. Menza 4155 Hollow Rd.

Springs, Co. 303/597-6317

80917

Colorado

1968

lLt. Kevin W. Krail

1971

Del

Ray Colorado Springs, Co. 80918 303/599-8670 The slate of candidates will

we

afforded.

were

make

member

Association

be

the

published by

com-

Please

request.

upon

Members of the Classes of 1962

.

through 1969

next

a

award

such

school year

b. must be

a

must

a

fellowship

which

The every four years. on 10 May 1975 for the

will

made

The

1975.

recipient:

USAFA

pilot on flight status with at least five cockpit time

wish to pursue an advanced degree in a field of engineering pertinent to aeronautics or astronautics

must

d. must not The

already

winner of the

possess

cedures

outlined

in

a

fellowship

Air Force to allow him

AFR

us

only wanted to ski, drink, and have a good time, or the sharp, hard-working type who always demanded excellence from It seems to me it is imperative that all of you in all areas? us work together and make sure the present USAF Academy cadets become the finest officers the Air Force has ever seen.

LEROY W.

STUTZ, Captain, Commanding Second Cadet Squadron

to

Master’s will

degree

have

to

the

accept the award via the pro-

53-18; however,

AFIT

and

the

customarily schooling.

This

information

March 1975.

AUTOVON

balance due the

university

for

must

arrive

at

USAFA

prior

to

31

Should you wish additional information, the number of the DFSCS office is 259-2229 or

259-4095.

1975

Homecoming is scheduled for the weekend of 17-19 conjunction with the Notre Dame football game.

October in —

Results

of

the

AOG

warded to the USAFA and

MPC have stated that the winner should have

ruary

in this regard. The amount of the

Magazine.

no problem fellowship grant is $2,500;

pays any

The winner will be selected by the Graduate Scholarship Committee at the USAF Academy from among qualiIf you are interested in pursuing this fied applicants. fellowship, send a brief career resume along with a statement concerning your desired field of study and choice of graduate school to: USAFA (DFSCS/Lt Col Simmons) USAF Academy, CO 80840

—

petition

USAF

Air Officer

rated

years of

concerns

To do this we must all work together This is paramount no matter and support Academy policy. what department or section we happen to be assigned.

Remember back to your cadet days—which type officer did you respect, i.e., the friendly guy with a sloppy uniform who

the

graduate (Class of 1962 through 1969) on active duty in the U.S. Air Force a

c.

sponsors

graduate

beginning in the fall of be

a.

Foundation USAFA be

stationed at the

primarily

The mission is to produce the finest officers pos-

AFIT

FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP The Daedalian

those of

ond matter

Academy.

.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DAEDALIAN

is awarded to

capacity as AOC I often

complementary remarks about graduates—the kind of remarks we certainly do not need.

The cadets know who the graduates are and when we have a subpar uniform or personal appearance, it spreads through We all know that we must conthe Wing like wildfire. stantly set the example for the Wing in all areas. When I see a grad with a sloppy uniform, long hair, unshined shoes, or running for his car during retreat, I wonder if we really These things are learned anything during our cadet days. important no matter where we are stationed because the cadets do see us; on Third Lt, Squadron sponsor visits, and The secSo set the example—a good example. on leave.

correspond

ANNOUNCEMENTS —

In my

than

less

A copy of mittee chairman not later than 15 March 1975. my instructions to the nominating committee will be sent to any

good fortune to return

the Academy and serve, owe the Air Force, the Academy, and the cadets on board a little extra because of the opporto

sible for the USAF.

Cpt. Richard D. Mugg 4300 Gramercy Cir. Alexandria, Va. 22309 703/780-1185 5915

Sir,

I feel that all of us who have the

hear cadets

Leonard C. 3811

Dear

tunities

Arlington, Va. 22205 703/536-4626

USAF

Major,

President

Class

5916 N. 9th St.

Maj.

CHARLES F. STEBBINS

1975 elec-

April

will

appear

20

YEAR

20 Year in

the

SURVEY will

be

for-

Study Group in mid-FebSpring issue of the AOG

3

ACADEMIC STATE OF THE WING By: Brig. Gen. William T. Woodyard

Brigadier General William T. Woodyard Dean of Faculty

I am delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the “Academic State of the Wing” with readers of the AOG Magazine. For the benefit particularly of the older grads who may not have recently visited the Academy, I will briefly trace some of the major changes in the curriculum since the early years. I'll then pass on to more current material in

perhaps should proud of the academic achievement of their institution and themselves. Lastly, which I think know

grads

will be interested and

about because

more

they

can

be

I will address some of the current issues of interest and conto

cern

us

Historical In the

here at USAFA.

Development

of

the

Curriculum

the

and

Academic

Progratns beginning, as the older graduates will recall, the The only curriculum was totally prescribed.

academic

enrichment

program

established.

was

purpose of the enrichment program was to provide cadets the opportunity to advance academically as far and as

The

fast

as

their time and talents

the

credit for three

or

All but a handful school under the terms of the program.

In 1970, the Curriculum earned a master's degree.

have

academic option available to cadets at that time was the selection of a foreign language.

With the arrival of the second class in

1956,

Coop Program agreed to accept transfer four graduate-level courses completed by graduates while at the Academy. The graduates who participated in the Coop Program were able to earn a master’s degree in six to eight months of residence following graduation from the Academy.

By 1972, the Coop Program had expanded to about 80 Since the beginning of the Coop to 120 graduates a year.

Program in 1963, 665 grads have gone directly to graduate in

Academy

permitted.

As

an

incentive to

began an evaluation of the program. The fact that Academy grads had been able to go directly to graduate school and compete favorably with their civilian contempo-

Committee

raries had “validated” in

a

practical way the quality of the

Retention and obligated service USAFA academic program. problems of those who had so participated, however, indicated that it would be in the best interests of the Air Force and of the individual to delay entry into graduate school a few years of service.

Attrition from the Air Force for those who had participated in the Coop Program

until after in

some

cases

amounted to 40 percent. It was the conclusion

encourage cadets to participate in the enrichment program, and thus fully develop their academic potential, in 1957, the

of the Curriculum Committee, and subsequently the Academy

Academy Board approved a plan whereby cadets who participated extensively in an enrichment program could earn an academic major.

Under the terms of the program, cadets who completed 17 selected courses beyond the prescribed curriculum would be awarded an academic major.

There were four majors offered—one sponsored by each of the four

the

academic divisions.

Under this program, cadets could

earn

academic

major only by extensive overloading. Transfer credit for courses completed by cadets at other institutions prior to coming to the Academy was accepted to meet majors requirements. For the next several years (1961 through 1965), approximately 10% of each graduating class earned academic majors through the enrichment program.

In 1965, under the leadership of General McDermott, the Academy Board approved a major curriculum revision requiring all future entering cadets to earn an academic major. The new required majors-for-all program called for a reduction in an

Board, that, while the Coop Program had achieved some of objectives for which it was established, the program did

not

the best interests of the Air Force.

serve

Program

was

therefore

the last to have A

new

gram

was

phased out. this opportunity.

the

remaining earn

in

17

courses

one

of 28 academic

selected

areas

majors.

a cadet who graduates in the top 15 percent of his class in general order of merit the opportunity

essentially guarantees

permitted all 1972, this

In

number was reduced to 21.

In 1963, under the terms of the Cooperative Program (Coop), the first graduates attended graduate school immediately following graduation. The Coop Program permitted selected graduates to attend certain graduate schools with which the Academy had established cooperative arrangements.

The graduate schools which participated with the 4

Coop

1975 is

program, the Honor Graduate (Blue Chip) Proestablished as a replacement.

This program

the core curriculum from 53 to 36 courses. Since 53 courses were and still are required for graduation, completion of

cadets to

The

The Class of

Boning Up In the Lihraary

returning to graduate school in any field for which the Force has a requirement and to which he can gain This option can be exercised sometime between admittance.

The Academy three and eight years commissioned service. feels that this Blue Chip Program retains the advantages of the Coop Program with the added advantage of investing in Academy graduates’ advanced education only for those who have made a long-term commitment to the Air Force. of

Air

Preniedical In

1962,

officers

who

Air

the

Program

established

Force

a policy whereby gain acceptance to accredited medical schools were permitted to attend on an excess The opportunity to attend medical school under leave basis. the provisions of this policy was made available to Academy graduates during the years 1962 through 1966. Eighteen Academy graduates matriculated directly to medical school following graduation. In 1966, the Air Force was able to secure from Congress the authority to send officers to med-

ical school not

on

an

the

At

allowances.

able

were

to

excess

leave basis but

full pay and

on

time, the Air Force authorized

same

the Academy to send up to 2 percent of each graduating class directly to medical school to assist in meeting the needs In 1971, at the request for career Air Force physicians. of the Air Force, up to 3 percent of each graduating class authorized for direct entry into medical school.

1973, during the hearings on the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, the House Appropriations Com-

ous scholarship for study at Oxford is extremely competitive —only 32 are given each year for the entire United States.

In science/engineering, Academy cadets have won 14 Guggenheim Fellowships for graduate study at ColumbiaUniversity or Cal Tech. Only nine are awarded per year. This year's recipients have not yet been announced. Last year, USAFA graduates received three of the nine fellowships In awarded. the competition for NCAA scholarships, Academy scholar-athletes have won 19 since this program started in 1964, putting us first in the nation, ahead of such outstanding schools as Notre Dame, Stanford, Cal Tech,

and Harvard.

result of the

challenges the demands of the acaAcademy graduates are able to compete graduates of the best universities for coveted scholarships.

However, the ultimate criterion by which the success of the Academy will be judged is not how many prestigious scholarships were won by graduates or their performance in graduate school, but rather, how well the graduates have performed in the Air Force. In this regard, I am pleased to note that there is a very strong positive relationship between academic order of merit and both the persistence of graduates in the Air Force and their performance as measured by Officer Effectiveness Reports and It would be tragic if that were below-the-zone promotions.

As

a

demic

program. successfully with

the

not

case.

In

mittee recommended that service academy graduates not be permitted to attend medical school under service sponsorship.

Members of the Appropriations Committee reasoned that the purpose of the service academies was to educate and train officers for positions of combat leadership and that the physicians for service in the armed forces could be proAs a consequence, the Academy’s cured from other sources. premedical program is being phased out. Graduates of the

Class of 1977 are the last to be permitted direct matriculaIn summary, 166 graduates have tion to medical schools. matriculated directly to medical schools; of these, 64 have

graduated; 97 are still attending medical schools; seven did complete the medical program; three have been separated from the Air Force following graduation.

not

Achievements

area,

there

achievements

in

the

very

briefly

are

number of indicators that show

Turning

a

to

academic we

can

As I all be justly proud of the Academy’s performance. have said in DOD-level briefings, “Where have we failed?”

When virtually all indicators at hand show outstanding

achievement,

we

must be

doing something right.

The report from our most recent accreditation visit by the North Central Association (our basic degree accrediting Reaccreditation by the Enagency) was quite laudatory.

gineers’ Council for Professional Development of our six engineering degree programs for a maximum time was a rare accomplishment and reflected a high degree of excelllence in this

Graduate

data is current

As another indicator, cadets have continued extermely well in national testing. Cadets taking

above the national

to

score

norm.

of USAFA

is

in

the

number

of

prestige

national

won by cadets and graduates over the years. cumulative sort of measure as opposed to the one-

scholarships time

The numbers

speak for them-

some pride and satisfaction in that the quality of the USAFA program is validated by the success of graduates in advanced schooling and their motivation in pursuing further

take

education.

DEGREES OF ACADEMY GRADUATES ON DUTY

ACTIVE % With Grad

Class

Total on Active Duty

Bach.

Masters

Doctorate

Degrees

1959

128

47

77

4

63.3

1960

126

47

74

5

62.7

1961

116

34

79

3

70.7

1962

161

78

73

10

51.6

1963

266

113

149

4

57.5

1964

288

141

138

9

51.0

1965

317

199

105

13

37.2

1966

312

214

85

13

31.4

1967

343

241

88

14

29.7

1968

423

319

89

15

24.6

1969

528

401

121

6

24.1

1970

677

543

133

1

19.8

1971

664

548

116

0

17.5

1972

730

642

88

0

12.1

1,415

97

29.8

All

testing score.

In this area, the

Clesses

5,079

3,567

Current Issues As most of you are aware, scrutiny (putting it nicely) at the or

A final and different sort of indication of the academic

a

of 1974.

the basic

GRE tests, the LSAT and Med Cat exams, and the professional engineer's exam have achieved scores significantly

This is

as

So, I will comment on only two things. First, you may be surprised at the percentages in those earlier classes which have by now had time to complete an operational commitment and return for schooling.

Second, we can all selves.

area.

^

quality

Schooling

The chart below indicates the extent of graduate schooling acquired by USAFA graduates still in the service. The

Academy has produced

17 Rhodes Scholars, putting us fifth in the nation behind Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford. This most prestigi

so.

engaged

we

have been under close

The

General

Academy for the past year Accounting Office (GAO) has been

in

study of

the cost,

a

effectiveness, and attrition

This was undertaken at the behest of year.

Senators Bayh and Proxmire and Representatives Aspin and for

over

a

Since its inception, other issues have been added Stratton.

—notably, the combat orientation of Academy training. This

(Continued p. 20) 5

BIRD DOGGING: A KEY TO SUCCESS

By Major Terry Isaacson ’64

straight-A student from Tampa who threw four noduring his junior year. With graduates stationed all over the country, our bird-dog system should be one of the that

hitters

best around.

Here are some guidelines and suggestions which should make it easier to take part in bird-dogging for USAFA. Follow a little more closely the high schools near you and watch The local press usually does a for standout performances.

good job forecasting those athletes with college potential.

Major Terry Isaacson Receivers Coach

you believe

someone

athletic teams, send

a

InUSAF Academy, CO 80840.

This the prospect that you have.

Followmost important action you can take.

Counseling,

Candidate

elude all information is the

single

up action and

Academy athletic teams have achieved an For example, in 18 different varsity sports, our teams have won nearly 70 percent of the Force

Air

enviable overall record. contests

over

the past six years.

We lead the nation in total

Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) post-graduate scholarships awarded with 19, including 10 We enjoyed six straight winning seasons in for football. number of National

football, but finished the 1974 season with a 2-9 record.

Even though there were a few missing ingredients for a winning formula, there was plenty of excitement during the Six of the losses were by four points or less; two season. were one-point losses. In seven of our defeats, we could have That’s in the final one-minute of play! exciting football for the fan who doesn’t care who wins, but unfortunately, most of us who are graduates of this school won

the

ballgame

DO CARE who wins when any of our teams are involved.

Ask any coach in the Nation, the real key to winning is sue-

cessful

recruiting.

Believe it or not, there is something positive that every graduate can do to help the Academy's recruiting. It may someday mean the difference between winning or losing an athletic contest or it may make the difference in continuing the winning tradition of all sports at the Air Force Academy.

It may also have and hopefully will have a long-range beneAir Force Academy ficial effect on the U. S. Air Force. graduates can help identify prospects for all sports from high In the recruiting game, this is schools across the country. commonly called “BIRD-DOGGING.” The Air Force Academy needs a more effective system of bird-dogging athThis is the best way for graduates to remain letic talent. active in the Academy's athletic scene and have construetive input into the performance of our teams.

Every major school, including the other service academies, has a well-developed system of bird-dogging. Our one huge disadvantage is that we're a young institution and Yet one our Association of Graduates is relatively small.

advantage we do have is wide geographical distribution. We should be able to identify that gifted quarterback in New England, or that hot-shot forward from South Dakota or 6

If

you is a prospect for one of our note or call Mr. Jim Bowman (AHD),

near

on

screening begins immediately.

First, members of our staff evaluate your prospect’s transcript to determine whether he has a strong enough academic record to meet the Academy’s entrance standards.

Such items as class rank, standard test scores, math background and other scholastic achievements are considered.

If the transcript does not meet our standards, we take no further action. When a transcript is approved, we then mail the prospect a letter explaining his status as a prospective cadet and ask him to return a questionnaire to the Athletic Department. When we receive his questionnaire, he becomes a potential cadet-athlete, subject to further screening and evaluation.

After the prospect clears the first hurdle (can he meet requirements?), we ask a very simple ques-

all the entrance

college level of athletic coaching staffs take a We evaluate close look at the prospect’s qualifications. measurable parameters such as height, weight, strength and speed. We also evaluate the intangible—desire, leadership, effort and how he gets the job done. We visit the prospect’s high school and talk with his guidance counselors, teachers Can he compete at a major competition? Here the individual tion:

and coaches. him and his

We visit the young man’s home and talk with Our evaluation continues as we start

family.

motivating the prospect toward being a member of a Cadet Wing and eventually the USAF. Extensive screening and personal contact with candidates, school officials and families constitutes a major portion of the candidate counseling role of USAFA athletic coaches. team, the

As

a

bird-dog

for

that all of the above is

the Academy, you can be assured triggered by your recommendation of

You should, however, limit your role as a birdprospect. dog to identifying prospects to the Academy. Athletic reThere are cruiting is tightly controlled by the NCAA. restrictions concerning when a high school athlete can be contacted by an interested institution.

There is legislation pending which will limit the total number of contacts a school can make with a prospect.

It is impossible for grada

uates to be current on all

of the NCAA restrictions on recruit-

ing high school athletes, and as members of the Association

(Continued

on

back

cover)

AIR FORCE GRIDDERS

LOOK TO FUTURE With one of the most frustrating seasons in school history a thing of the past, Air Force football starts looking

now

forward to the 1975

season

and the prospect of once again Next season will be head

moving into the winners’ circle. coach

Martin’s

Ben

18th

as

the Falcon’s mentor.

Coach Ben Martin

The Falcons wound up with a 2-9 record after falling to Notre Dame, 38-0, on Nov. 23 but the record was far

17 Years at the Helm

deceptive than indiciated. Air Force lost seven games by margins of a touchdown or less and most of the games went into the final minute of play.

more

Oregon game was decided with 1:27 to the Colorado loss went to the final 13 seconds, the

For example, the

play,

setback at Army

was

decided

by a

play and Arizona scored play to wrap up the victory.

onds to

field

with

goal with 17 seconly 11 seconds to

It

was

a

season

of continual frustration but

on

the other

Here are just a few:

The kicking of Dave Lawson will long be remembered. strong-legged junior from Shawnee-Mission, Kan., set a national collegiate record with 19 field goals and later was He also led the team in scoring with named All-American.

70 points and as a starting linebacker was the fifth leading a.

The

tackier with

87.

b. The running of tailback Ken Wood made him

one

of

The spohomore from top rushers in school history.

Schofield, Wis., led all rushers with 708 yards on 203. carries,

the

gained by sophomore running back in was the second-leading scorer with history. nine touchdowns for 54 points. c. Of the 44 players on the top two units, a total of 33 will return next season, giving coach Ben Martin a solid

the most yardage

the

ever

for the

1975

campaign. d. Defensively, junior rover Ray Wild and senior tackle Terry Young tied for the most number of tackles with 123 apiece but there also was the emergence of some new faces Two of the most notable were sophamong the defenders. omores Mark Kenney, a middle guard and Brian Carney, a

Both moved into starting berths by the middle with impressive results.

Kenney wound up

season

third-leading tackier with

103 while

Carney had 68.

Last but certainly not least, the Falcons wound up with

a share of the Commander in Chief’s Trophy as Air Force, Army and Navy each finished with 1-1 marks in trophy competition. Air Force edged Navy, 19-16, on Lawson’s field goal with eight seconds to play, Army nipped Air Force, 17-16, then Navy blanked Army, 19-0. The trophy, however, will remain in Navy's possession since they won it in

1973.

major offensive dejunior quarterback Mike Worden, who led in both total offense and passing.

He had 849 yards in total offense and 798 passing, completing 61 of 128 passes.

Worden’s favorite target was senior split end Bob Farr, who led all receivers with 32 catches for 467 yards and four and Wood

Lawson

but

partments

other

led two of the

leaders

included

touchdowns.

Senior

He also

school

nucleus

as

e.

Of the nine losses, one was by seven points, two by four point margins, one by three points, one by two points and a pair of games, Colorado and Army, were one-point losses. hand there were also some bright spots.

linebacker. of the

safety Mike Mark led three departments although a broken leg early in the Army game and missed

he suffered

the rest of the

season.

Mark

was

straight year in punt returns with

the top man for the third 18 for 86 yards and also

12 for 267 yards, an exFinally, he also was tops in pass interceptions with four for 60 yards.

Graduation will take its toll of top players, including co-captain and guard Larry Fariss, Young, flanker A1 Bready, was

first in kickoff returns with

cellent 22.3

yard average.

(Continued

on

p.

8) 7

(Continued from preceeding page) offensive tackle Joe Debes, Farr, center Wayne Willis, offensive tackle Tom Peterson, linebacker Ralph Buron, Mark, defensive end Bill Murray and cornerback Rod Hennek, all

SPORTS

The Falcons’ indoor track schedule is

—

starters.

However, there are a number of key players returning.

Offensively, these include Wood, fullback Chris Miladrogovich, Worden, quarterback Rob Shaw, tight end John Covington, guards John Hazen and Craig Puz and offensive tackle Gary Mittelstadt.

Defensively, key returnees include Lawson, Carney, Kenends Randy Spetman and Gary Potter, tackles Phil Richmond and Doug Kupersmith, Wild, safety T. G. Parker and cornerback Ken Vaughn.

ney,

SEPTEMBER

13—Arkansas at Little Rock

USAFA

STATE

ADAMS

10—7:00 p.m.

17—7:00 p.m.

WYOMING

USAFA

24—7:00 p.m.

SOUTHERN COLORADO

USAFA

FEBRUARY

USAFA

1—7:00 p.m.

DRAKE

8—

Michigan State Relays

15—

Purdue, Indiana State

21—7:00 p.m.

28—

COLORADO STATE

E.

Lansing, MI Lafayette, IN USAFA

Midwest Championships

Columbus, O

Midwest

Columbus, O

MARCH 1

—

Championships

USAFA ADAMS STATE, N. COLO. N.C.A.A. Indoor Champs Detroit, MI

7—7:00 p.m.

14-15—

Awaiting these athletes, however, will be one of the most formidable schedules in Air Force football history, one that features five games at home and six on the road. The schedule is as follows:

follows:

as

JANUARY

WATER POLO TEAM CLOSES SEASON a team captain from Hawaii who has an excellent scoring touch, mix well with some talented, unselfish athletes from other states and you come up with a recipe for a winning water polo team.

Those ingredients helped spell a 20-6 season record this which includes three tournament titles, winning season,

—Take

20—at Iowa State

27—U.C.L.A. OCTOBER A—at

Navy Brigham Young 18—NOTRE Dame (HOMECOMING)

streaks of 12 and 7 games, a 19-4 win over inter service rival Army and competition in the National Collegiate Champ-

11—at

ionships held Nov. 22 and 23 in Long Beach, Calif.

In that competition, won by the University of California at Berkeley for the second straight season. Air Force team captain Ben Phillips, from Honolulu, completed four highly successful seasons which saw him reign as the top point He also led the team in goals scored scorer in each season. for three seasons and led the squad in assists for two seasons including this year. In four seasons Phillips collected 441 points, 338 goals and 103 assists, all of which are school

25—at Colorado State NOVEMBER

1—ARMY 8—at Tulane

15—CALIFORNIA 22—WYOMING

records.

The

FALCON TRACKMEN OPEN SEASON Coach Arne Arnesen has 28 that

squad

posted

hurdles should will be most

9-3

a

once

seeking

more

coach

indoors last

During to

season.

The

again be a team strength but Arnesen strength in the middle distances and

of the field events.

Three

school

by senior

team

school

record holders head the returnees, paced captain Dick McIntosh, who holds four

the hurdles—the 50 high hurdles at 6.3, high hurdles at 7.1, the 70 high hurdles at 8.6 and a share of the 120 high hurdles at 14.1.

McIntosh has competed in the national collegiate indoor championships the last three seasons and should again be one of the nation’s the 60

best.

campaign by

strong were

37-12

for the

296

goals

foes, and held their opponents scoreless in 27

The Falcons’ All-America goalie candidate Walt quarters.

Heidmous, from Lompoc, Calif., swatted away 238 shots for a .653 percentage, a school record, including 43 saves in

the NCAA

Championships.

Academy junior has had the

in the cage, for another school record. his three

seasons

In the NCAA

most saves in each of

collecting a total of 610 in all

Force drew reigning play, fell behind 9-0 at the half and then with Berkeley shuttling in fresh players finally fell 12-3. The loss dropped the Falcons into the consolation bracket where they lost to California-Davis 9-2 and

champ Berkeley

Championships

Air

in the first round of

UC Santa Barbara 11-7.

Other

returning sprinter Joe Shirey,

school who

record

holders

has several

include

times tied

the

senior school

mark of 6.2 in the

60-yard dash while senior hurdler Joe Kahiapo holds a share of the 60 low hurdles record at 6.8. pair of sophomores, quartermiler Mike Ryan and T. Parker, also are top prospects and competed in the national collegiate indoor championships last March although only freshmen at the time. Ryan has a best of 48.8 in the indoor 440 while Parker has run 7.2 in the 60 high hurdles, A

G.

8

another

whose teams

1974 season, the Falcons scored

the

157 for the

The

marks in

fastest time

marked

past two seasons.

returning lettermen from the

record

also

season

Reggie Pasieceny,

ever

run

by a freshman at the Academy.

leading Air Force scorer in the Championships was Stockton, Calif., with five goals.

Other players who had fine seasons were juniors Roger Rechsteiner, Novato, Calif., with 31 goals and Don Gresham, Placentia, Calif., with 24. Sophomore Jeff Heidmous, Walt’s brother, was third in assists with 25 and added 12 goals. One of the best shooting percentages by a reserve was Tom Auberry with a .600 percentage. Tom also doubles as the team Team captain Phillips led all players scoring the manager.

The

Bill Monroe, from

(Continued

on

back cover)

He

Major Arthur G. Elser 7835 Rectory Lane Annandale, VA 22003 Once again I am absolutely overwhelmed with noteworthy correspondence from my classmates. I have a total of five change of address cards, two of which I have already reported on, and one hometown news release, all sent to I am only allowed 750 me by the Association of Grads. words but I’ll try to get everything in so you will know what is happening to the class.

Oh yes, I also got a form letter from Jerry GARBER reminding me to get my stuff together, submit it in typewritten form, and to proofread it.

even

wants

to

me

return

the hometown

news

release.

Thanks, Jerry!!!!

Bob DELLIGATTI is the release.

Del

received

the

subject of the hometown news

Meritorious

Service

Medal

for

“his

professional skill, knowledge and leadership as an FB111A instructor pilot.”

Bob is chief of current ops at the U.S. Support Activities Group at Naked Fanny, Thailand.

Nice going Bob! Sounds like Bob has been busy because he also earned

an

MPA from Auburn this year.

glad to know that Lorin recovering nicely from his surgery and is Lorin is still undergoing physical therapy back on the job.

I really think that the PT is an excuse to but looks good. visit a local massage parlor.

Joanie and I enjoyed ourselves at an open house at I

am

sure

KRUEGER

that you will all be

is

Jack HOWELL’s.

He and his bride Karen have spent many

fixing up a very nice place in Alexandria. According to the latest Register of Graduates (Thanks Jerry!) Jack is a PgmMonitor Exploratory AdvEngDevDirSci&Tech HqAFSC which means that he is the Systems Command AstrolSaw Brad HOSMER, Jack HUNoger and Almanac writer.

DEMER, Jimmy JAY, C.V. MILLER, and Eddie ROSANE

hours

at

the Howells.

from

Jack Hundemer moved to DC

last

year

Big D and is flying 727s out of National for American

Airlines.

Karl SCHMIDT

is

in

Weisbaden, Germany—Oh,

one

learn to accept the rough assignments too Karl! Phil Ken Hahn A.B. also to SMOTHERMAN Germany must

—

THOMPSON leaves Boulder, Colo, to go to the F-15 SPO at Wright-Pat. Thumper, I didn’t know that the F-15 was a

helicopter.

Jim

REED

called

the

other

day

to

let

me

know that he is over at McNair in the National War College.

The 75-B 0-6 list had some pleasant surprises in it. to Bob BLAKE, Hank CANTERBURY, CARNS, H.T. JOHNSON, Pete TODD, and Dean WOOD. Some of you 0-6s get on the next LtCol board, huh?

Congratulations Mike

At this

point I feel it appropriate to ask Chaplain Bob to do his thing with the Man upstairs and

BROWNING

Sue and Max

27 November 1974

help get those of us who have set the Air Force standards promoted to LtCol. After all, without our rigid standards of correct and decorous behavior, the aberrant behavior of the HOSMERs, OAKS, GOODRICHes, BECKELSs, MA9

SONs, the new batch of Colonels, and all those early LtCols

flagrantly.

You too Jerry!!!

would not stand out

achievers!!!!

so

Good luck to

us

under

0-6 to make up for it.

Last but not least,

Jerry GARBER reports that Max Veges tied the knot on the night before Congratulations, Max! But where did you

MILLER and Sue

Thanksgiving.

Charlie MEIER, Curt get that crack sabre drill team?

COOK, Joe MORGAN, Wayne JEFFERSON, Jim WELCH,

(See picture below.

Jerry GARBER. Charlie!) ponderous gut,

and

Suck

in

must

is now with the 3613th CCTS at Homestead, Reb GUILLOT is with the 355th TFW at Davis-Monthan, Charley WATERMAN is in the 443rd OMS at Altus, and Howie WHITFIELD is ops officer of the HMM-163, MCAS (H) (I don't know what it is, either) at Santa Ana, California. wish that each of you has a good year your Class News Secretary a letter something worthwhile occurs (or whenever it

I’ll close with

resolves

and

whenever

to

a

write

doesn't).

that

Major Thomas L. Sutton 123 Mississippi Dyess AFB, TX 79607 Yes

members

Qtrs 4301 C USAFA, CO 80840

centers.

They years gathered into a few military population still iive even though they have lost the use of their writing I know because I have seen them.

Funny, they still hand. have use of their elbows which are becoming calloused from

Greetings from Colorado ski country. I hope that you Jerry Garber appreciate the sacrifice required to meet a I suppose 1 January deadline in the middle of a ski holiday. that if the Commander in Chief can work during his ski holiday, I can at least crank out a column. I wonder if it’s possible to wangle an assignment as Air Force Ski Aide to That yields an acronym of AFSAP, which the President. somehow seems appropriate. are Bill HODSON, who is math, and John MACARTNEY, who returns to Poli. Sci. Bill claims to be the only military member to have

Recent arrivals at USAFA

in

superintendent here. This is his third graduation. John is struggling with his doctoral dissertation, a position which evokes a great deal of empathy served

under every

tour, since from

some

of

us.

surprise letter reveals that Dave REED is practicing He finished med medicine in Auckland, New Zealand. school in 1971 and is currently doing his residency in anesthesiology. Dave extends an open invitation to any grads He can be who happen to be down New Zealand way. contacted through the Auckland Hospital Board.

He received It has been a busy year for Bob FISCHER. He lost elevator cona DFC for saving a disabled C-141. trol on takeoff, but was able to overcome the resulting pitch up with the help of his crew, and eventually landed successfully. As a result of coping with that hairy caper and some other good work, he was awarded the Air Force Association President's Trophy for heading the outstanding Air Reserve Crew for 1974.

He apparently completed an MBA in there somewhere as well.

Congratulations, Bob. A

Clark

and Dick HEAD are both based at Clark is with the 7th Airbourne Command and Control Squadron and reported from the University of Ten-

Clark

WALKER

now.

nessee where he finished his master’s.

Dick is flying F-4’s following a remote tour at Udorn.

Speaking of remote tours at Udorn, Russ MacDONALD is currently on one.

He’s also in F-4’s with the 13th TFS.

SWEIGART is also remote, but at NKP as air ops staff officer (does that translate as Command Post?) with the USAF Support Activities Group.

Dave left the Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver.

Dave

Perhaps we can complete a cycle by reporting that Howie BRONSON is no longer on a remote tour flying F-4's at Udorn. He moved to Hq TAC at Langley last fall.

AFIT news has Derry ADAMSON entering San Diego State last fall

10

and

Phil

friends, the Class of "61” still lives even though its are becoming scattered after having spent several

Maj. Bill Taylor

and

back

living in Roman

tough, huh?

Pat SMITH

The very best of everything to all of you for the New Year—even if you don’t write.

'60

be

good old change of address cards also show that

Those

Speaking of aberrant behavior—I really put the hex on Dean WOOD. Right after I wrote that Dean had a B-52 squadron at Wurtsmith, he got tapped to come back to the I guess they promoted you to Pentagon. Sorry Woody.

Phil and Ann have been

UCLA in March.

Gabriel’s old house;

MEINHARDT slated

to

finish

at

learning on certain types of furniture. to Twick WILSON, I do have a few information gleaned from those classmates who pieces As you were able to make it to the homecoming this fall. the of Commandant’s member a is TWC probably know, At staff and has a hand on the pulse of the Academy.

Twick.

Thanks hand. the other write with to is able least he

However, thanks of

presently serving CINCSAC in his understand that the snow is deep plans there this year Alan.

Randy CUBERO is concluding a pleasant tour in the Foreign Language Department at the Academy this winter and is looking forward to a move to There Randy will represent the U. S. Air sunny Panama.

Alan BLAISDELL is shop at Offutt. I

Force

as

an

instructor in the School of the Americas.

Tom and Ann ELLER have returned to the Academy faculty. Tom is returning with a Ph.D. and a new son. Of course neither feat could have been achieved without the help and cooperation of his wife Ann. If I may express an

opinion, a good wife is a great blessing, and I think that the 61er's have the greatest!

John and Sheila MAY have returned to the Academy as John says that like many of the class, he hopes to well. get back into an air machine in the near future. to be the move of the present anyway.

I understand that Earl SAUNDERS is

That

seems

planning on stay-

ing around the Zoo for a while as he will be pursuing his doctorate this coming year.

Speaking of schooling, I learned that Rich MAYO is walking barefoot

in the sand at Galveston

between classes

I have it from a rehe prepares for a career in medicine. liable source that he is as handsome and youthful as ever. as

Perhaps as a result of my wondering how the GRACE'S faring in the Louisiana swamps, Twick WILSON, Randy CUBERO, and Jim HINKLE decided to call and find

were

Bobbie was not too quick to accept the collect call, but

out.

after a few choice words rendered the way only Bobbie can render them, he advised us that he is no longer a maintenHe is actually a full time A-7 pilot in a real squadron and is very happy. Ah happiness.

There were several notable visitors during Homecoming

ance

officer.

Air Force

.

.

.

we have not heard for lo these many years. Leo RIESELMAN is a healthy and well paid American Airlines pilot who lives in one of those windswept Chicago suburbs.

from whom

Phil WOODS is a Dallas resident who sells windswept Texas

real estate to other Dallas residents like Frank KISZELY who pushes the green bananas of Braniff through the airways.

Joe MAN DEL with his wife Karen of the

are

happy residents

defunct Woodmoor (the houses and the lake

now

are

still there, only the salesmen are gone).

Joe flys for United Airlines in his spare time, but gets his kicks from the ANGA-7.

The

proud bird with the golden tail delivered Chin CROLL to the Zoo for homecoming.

He and Brigit are still contentedly residing in Thousand Oaks, Cal. and are always happy to hear from a travel-weary classmate.

Jim HOURIN is still roaming the misty alleys of Bourbon Street between trips on Delta Airlines.

I guess it is obvious who has the time and the money for trips to the Academy for homecoming.

Although I did not make it for Homecoming I was guest of TAC airlines for a stop over during a weekend more recently. I was pleased to have been a guest at one of our class parties held at the Eller’s prior to one of the usual Saturday afternoon sports debacles. Jim AHMANN told me

over

that

he

one

is

in ATC

of

soon

Ann

(probably

forward to it!

a

scrumptuous bowls of chili

Eller's

leave

to

ADC

T-37 to

for

a

Moody).

flight He is

instructor slot even

looking

Clair CARLING will be leaving the Academy

in

January for Armed Forces Staff College. He is not looking forward to the probability of a remote tour subsequent to his schooling.

Cheer up Clair, if it isn’t Korea, there is always Thule.

I learned that Art KERR is living in Seattle and working I was not told what he is doing there, but I at Boeing. certainly hope that you are doing something more aeronauttically oriented than building boats like Ron FULLERTON is doing up there, Art. TWC WILSON asked me to make special mention of Brice JONES who stopped by the Academy recently with his bare feet still stained from stomping grapes among his We were wondering if you had conCalifornia vineyards. sidered inviting Sam HARDAGE out for a stomp recently, Brice.

You could

sure

get a lot of work done fast with the

I do wish to thank Twick for his of you stomping. help in providing us with many of these sparkling and bubbly two

vignettes.

Our old friend HOSS, that is HO, Steve, sends word that he is among the back to the cockpit group and has joined In truth though, Steve is an old us very new MAC guys.

MAC guy just reinstated.

We tactical airlift types have just changed bastard positions, but at least we have Hector NEGRONI with us in the change.

Steve HO is now flying the line out at Norton, while I still have no word possibly be doing at Pope.

on

what

Hector could

I want to

warn

over

there after

eyes

peeled.

new

If you

you guys in Europe that I am coming years for a few months, so keep your see

hollar, and we can work up a

me,

few lines for the spring edition of this epistle while

checking

out your elbow callouses.

Our Alumni

Secretary

has

to contain

a

correctly observed that the laundry lists with little worthwhile news. He requests that we remedy that situation.

I have tried to adhere to that principle all along, but it is always difficult to fabricate pieces of interesting news from change-of-address cards. I extend my appreciation to those who do frequently help me and I encourage you to rememWives ber that the news can only be what you make it. have mentioned that I do not include enough news of interest to them since they claim to read the magazine more religiously than their husbands. But again, if I don’t hear And my wife from you, I can’t talk about you accurately. newsletters

seem

lot of

does not mind if I receive letters from any of you so at least a hello around the edge of your change of address

write

card.

'62

Maj. F. K. Smith Qtrs. 4312 B USAFA, CO 80840

Well, fellow RTB’S, here we go again. Hope this column finds you all well and happy.

We had a white Christmas here at USAFA for the second year in a row and most of it is still on the ground. Holiday festivities were reported in the D.C. a

of

area by Dave HOLT, who says that our class has and active group around the Pentagon.

Dave told great gathering at P. K. ROBlNSON’s and of a New

large a

Year's party at Jack and Polly SWANSON’s.

Thanks very much for your card, Dave, and especially for the offer to

take over this column, which I hereby accept.

direct your to

act

as

In the future, items to Dave, although I will be happy intermediary. I would like to expand briefly

news

an

idea of Dave's, which is to have a class “sub-secretary” in places where we have several members of the class close an

together.

Such efforts would add

of the column,

so

greatly to the news value please let Dave know if you are interested.

Now for the rest of the

news.

Mike TIETGE has checked into the Navy Command and Staff School (which, I am sure, will never be the same after-

wards); Willie GRAY just left there for Wright-Patt as a Procurement Officer; “Reb” DANIELS has left Udorn to fly a desk at HQ USAF as an Air Staff Officer. (I frequently mention the nickname of people, at least as I recall them.

Does this bother anyone? If so, please advise.) Dick SMULL has left NKP to become a Trajectory Engineer at Offutt; he was replaced at NKP, in a manner of speaking, by Cliff FALLON, fresh out of ACSC; Cliff is a SAC ADVON Dave WHITMAN is at HQ SAC in JSTPS, Officer there.

Bob ANDERSON, the latter coming from AFSC at as is Norfolk; no one is quite sure where Dave is from. John LUBBERMAN is still at SAC HQ in personnel, and Don NETZINGER is badgering him for a good SAC assignment, if there is such a thing, out of here; Don will be leaving I'm only kidding, John: I hope that you here this summer.

The “gate” are still there when I come up for reassignment. legislation caught me (and many more) right where it hurts, and I am sure that I will go to a flying assignment out of here.

Speaking of flying, rumor is rampant here that our beloved T-29's are going to the boneyard before long; their replacement for the NAV training courses might be T-43’s from Mather, TDY (For those of you out of touch, the T-43 Mike BANKS is the military version of the Boeing 737 jet). is flying again-B-52’s at Barksdale; Bob PARKER is also, but for Pan Am out of Miami; he was recalled recently.

Howie NICHOLS has evidently gotten out his flying togs again; he is at Richenbacker AFB, OH., probably doing something with or to the KC-135. Paul LANDERS is at the Pentagon, job unknown; D. P. WOOD is back at MeClellen after a tour at Korat; Woody and Judy are parents once

again,

this time

a

Vern BACKMAN is at

baby girl.

is doing I say (need something more?.) John RAUSCH has moved around Germany a bit —he is now Chief of Wing Intell at Ramstein. I hear through George THOMPSON that Paul PIRTLE has moved from Norton all the way to Los Angeles and SAMSO. RAF

Mildenhall with

after

Naval

something

War

called

College;

Silk

he

Purse

glean a bit of news on my own since Homecoming weekend was thin as far as RTB’s were concerned, but I did see Danny PEMBERTON—he is I not on Guam any more, having returned to California. caught a glimpse of Bill KNIPP at the football game (One of the two that we won this year) and chatted briefly with Bob BAXTER, resplendent in his L/C leaves, etc., as he escorted I did manage to

last time.

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the boss.

While on

PECK at Kirtland;

a

cross-country in Sept., I ran into Gail had

we

a

nice confab and I’ll say hello

Nancy OHMAN came up holidays. Bo is through with his PhD. course work and hopes to finish his dissertation

by Sept., ’75. (Tom KEANY is still working on the dedicaeveryone for for a visit with

to

him.

us

Bo

over

and

the

tion of his dissertation.) I have an unconfirmed report that Jerry SINGLETON is in theological seminary in Dallas, preparing for Air Force Chaplaincy. Correct me if I’m wrong,

Jerry.

Around here, I still see Roy STAFFORD occasionally (trying to find the library), as well as Bob SCHAUMBERG, J. D. EATON, Bob SCAUZILLO, Norm RODRICK, D. K. VAUGHN (also trying to find the library), Bob SCHALLER

(hollering at people), and George THOMPSON (trying to Realtor Jon STAPLES and Carolyn have find his office.)

I saw Kent moved into a new home close to the Academy.

We got a nice LAMMERS during the football season.

Christmas card from Dave and Martha FIELDS. Barring My thanks to all any last minute items, that’s all for now.

His who corresponded and please support Dave HOLT.

McClellan

Outstanding Air Force Academy

Maj. Skip Lee, III 3254 Nottingham Rd. Ocean Springs, Miss. 39564

W.

Capt. Jerry

address is 6636 Gordon Ave., Falls Church, Va. 22046.

Liaison

Officer

Other Guard units in the 25th and 26th Air Divisions. notes received include Bud and Joyce GILLIGAN—Yakota, Ray and Ann FULLER—Tempe, Arizona and Corwin and Josette KIPPENHAN—Danville, Ind. Kip is an FAA in-

spector and in the Air Guard at Grissom AFB. MERRY

CHRISTMAS

AND

HAPPY

NEW

YEAR!

Linda and I really enjoyed hearing from so many of you all this Christmas season; however, I regret to say that old inflation got to us again and we did not send out any I would like to start this little affair out cards of our own. by doing a little bit of front work for Randy REYNOLDS. Randy informs me he has been appointed to a service academy candidate selection board which selects appointees for He also stated local congressmen (Dallas-Ft. Worth area).

man

correct description of “Cadet Life” is not getting potential USAFA candidates who then arrrive at the gross misconceptions of what is exAcademy with “. pected of them.” I will personally vouch for the general validity of Randy’s statement as will, I’m sure, many of those grads who have served or are presently serving as AOCs. This, of course, is an item of increasing concern to One way we can be of the Academy and the Air Force. significant assistance to the candidate selection process is to offer our services to the Air Force Academy Liaison Officer

that the out to

.

(LO) program. needed

even

.

There

many different levels of assistance Yellow Tag Jerry MCan LO.

recently awarded the outstanding achieveAssistant Professor of Aerospace ment while serving as Studies with AFROTC at the Citadel.

Super! Bob is attending Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell.

Awards and Decs: Bob HAYES

Air

Force

Medal

Commendation

was

for

Assignments: The following are at the Armed College, Norfolk, Va.: Ev VAUGHN, Richard (Skip) VARA, (Nasty) Niel SORENSEN, Willie RUDD, Ken School

Forces Staff

At Air Command and WEBB and Rod H1MELBERGER. Staff College, besides Bob HAYES, is Bill HELKER. Others attending one school or another are: Pete HAMMERTON—

Defense

Intelligence

School

HOFFMAN at IPIS. Hank is stationed at

(living

Hank

says

at

Andrews)

Dick

TROY

and

is

Hank

his

IP.

Wright-Patterson flying C-135s and I ran into Dick T-37s and has taken up soaring as a hobby.

Dick was doing a little TROY last October in New Orleans. instructing—maybe soaring—on Burbon St. in the French Quarter.

are

becoming

CLELLAN has just recently been honored as the outstanding Liaison Officer in the Northeast United States for 1974.

BGen WOODYARD presented the award at the annual LO Coordinator Conference and General David C. Jones, USAF Chief of Staff, was the speaker at the awards banquet. Jerry 50 high schools in the southern West Virginia area counseling students applying for the Academy. Congratulations Jerry! (See picture below) Any grad interested in an LO assignment should contact LCol Richard F. Abel, at the Academy.

covers

Cards and Letters: Merrill EASCOTT replied to my query in October's column that he is Chief, Operations and Training for the 4683 ABG at Thule. Merrill will be spending Christmas on leave with the family at Montgomery, Ala.

length of this column, all moves combined in this paragraph: Henry KRAMER—Norfolk, Va., LANTCOM as as Det OLAU Hqs. TAC; Kent HARBAUGH—Austin, Tex.(?); Jim JOHNSTON—Hickam 6594th Test Gp. in C-130s; and Jeff KOEHLER—Hq TAC Langley.

PCS Moves: Due to the

overseas

and

conus—will

be

MUFTI Brigade: Momentous events have recently taken place in the civilian world: Louis MATJASKO has announced his separation from the US Navy and plans to join Bethleham Steel Shipbuilding as a Project Manager—Louis is setting up residence in Beaumont, Texas. John BENDER has also recently changed his status: from single to married.

John and Pamela live in Downers Grove, Ill., where John is an Applications Analyst for United Computing Systems.

Welcome aboard,

He also says an F-106 assignment is in the offing upon completion of his remote. Dave NUSS is back in the AF! Dave

Other civilian changes include: Pamela.

Byron (NMI) BARTLETT to Reno, Nev. from Mountain View, Calif.; Wayne WARNER from Jeffersonville, Ind. to

writes he is OIC Environmental Health, USAF Clinic, PeterHe is also the BEE for all ADC sites and Air son Field.

Fairborn, Ohio; and Robert J. ZAMBOLDI from Lower Burrel, Pa. to Wheaton, Ill. as Regional Manager of (?).

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To close, I would like to point out that Les DENED and John BORLING have been selected

as White House Fellows, extremely high honor—congratulations fellows! (ouch!)

Everything points to 1974 as having been a great year for '63.

Here's hoping 1975 will be even better.

Capt. Joseph A. Koenig

an

Capt. Glen Coleman Qtrs. 6401E USAF Academy, CO 80840

Harshmanville Rd.

7801

Dayton, Ohio 45424 I realize that any new year’s greetings I include will be stale; but, from the responses I received since the last news column both on just general information and impressions of the reunion I really look forward to a fine year for the news column and wish all of you and yours a very happy new year!

Bob GOLLING after reading the last edition of the news

lengthening shadows of Mt. Herman, the doldrums begin to set in, replacing the shock of Falcon football, Christmas bills and the Major’s list.

Hope the list brought good news to the 3 or 4 remaining Captains in the class. As a whole the class has done quite well concerning promotions, I do as well as almost every other category imaginable.

From the

recall that

not

class

our

was

so

Sierra Hotel while

we

were

cadets, but since then, fate has been very good (or very bad, Let's see what news there is. in some cases) to us.

smiling

Rod WELLS to USAFA and the

And

bid

We welcome

English Dept.

we

Ed

HARVEY

adios,

as

he

heads for OV-lO’s in Korea via Armed Forces Staff College.

Rog NEELAND is on his way back as Mayor of NKP via Helicopter School.

Leroy STUTZ was honored here at USAFA the other day with a parade and several more adornments to a chest full of medals. Congratulations, Leroy!

And

fail to mention how TAC F-l 11

column asked

“why the hell didn’t I write” and sat down and penned a fine letter. He lives with his family on the economy (which he says isn't very economical) near Rhein Main. He is USAFE’s liaison to MAC for all passenger/cargo moveHe invites anyone passing thru RM to ment out of RM. stop by his office for a cup of coffee.

Recently Ken and Lois CLARK were thru there while touring Europe.

I received word from Ken that he recently completed a Systerns Management masters at USC and is now assigned to the National Hurricane Center.

Bob also saw John GRITSAVAGE and Steve TALLEY on their way back to SpangJohn was complaining about the dahlem from Aviano.

Tom range umpires and Steve was talking about women.

MESCHKO went through RM on a TDY from Edwards.

Bob also reports he saw John KELLY at Ramstein a few The Register says John is in Saudi Arabia ago. training 118 pilots. Bob closed his letter by asking for calls monts

pilot Hal boys a few tricks in the Bomb

from anyone in the area with news to pass along or anyone interested in starting an AOG chapter over there.

Returning from Europe are Doug CATCHCompetition.

And returning INGS to Eglin, and John BROWN to Luke.

From Thule from NKP is John MIKELS to Wright-Pat.

Dan FETZER wrote saying he is just finishing an MBA Washington St. and will be making a cost effective move to Hanscom to apply his new learned knowledge to the SPO

We

cannot

WATSON showed the SAC

to

And if your

Tinker is J. D. SMITH.

are

Albuquerque, watch out for John DENKO, pilot for the NM State Patrol.

Now for the folks

ever

now

going back to school: Jeff

a

around

chopper

BAKER to

UNC at Durham, Vince HURLEY to FSU at Tallahassee, Wright-Pat., Phil ROBERTS

at

Neil STONE is up there in the same business— he should be able to indoctrinate you well to the job and area.

business.

Denny SCARBOROUGH wrote a long letter from Hollobut mostly about SEA. He just returned from officially closing Ubon and putting the “Wolfpack” into the archives man

Jim RICHMOND at AFIT at

here at W-P.

Purdue, Gary SMITH to Whittier College, Will STACKHOUSE to Oxford, Tom EGGERS to Naval Command and Staff at Newport, and Denny STILES and Mike PAVICH Our class must be pretty to Armed Forces Staff College. smart (or pretty dumb).

bert

to

Others on the move include John GRAVES to the Pentagon, Bill W1TTRESS to Boeing at Seattle, Gary RYSER to HQ SAC, Jeff LEVY to Germany, Mack THIES to Home-

stead, Don SMITH to Luke, and J. D. MANNING to Vance and T38’s.

A few notes from the civilian world: I enjoyed talking with Jim ERICKSON at the reunion concerning life with Ben COLLINS is enjoying life just FAA at Ft. Worth. north of here as a broker in real estate.

Doug ROTMAN has moved to Clearemore, Okla. as Division Manager of the Hesston Corp and Gary DICKINSON has moved with Exxon to

ager.

Corpus Christi as their District Engineering Man-

Jim YOUNG is in Sumter, SC.

Other than Leroy,

we

have received word

on

a

few

more

been

presented medals: Ralph GRAHAM (Eglin), the having AF commendation Medal; Tom MAHAN (Homestead), the Air Medal (10th thru 12th OLC); and John BREEDING (Mildenhall), the Meritorious Service Medal. I know there be others, but you guys won't toot your own horns and the Pony Express is slow out here in the Rockies.

there.

us

a

line and

’Til then

.

.

.

let

us

know

what's

happening

out

MINOR

is

a

commander

flight

at

Udorn.

Dave BENNETT and Bruce HUNEKE should be at Holloman now after leaving Udorn.

Denny reports that Steve

CALDWELL is in Taos, N.M.—a probably a skier.

building

contractor

and

Bill GROSVENOR writes from Ft. Leavenworth that he doesn't expect to be at the reunion this coming year since He says that Barry he expects to be in Germany next year.

WATTS and Jim THOMAS recently arrived at USAFA as

did Hank BONDARUK who

came

in from SEA.

From all the letters I’ve received and from people I’ve talked to there is a lot of interest in “our” reunion this next It seems like we already have quite a few people year.

planning

to

be there.

I've

received

you have some please write—me our classmates at USAFA):

a few suggestions (if Jerry Garber or one of

or

(1) get better located seats for the football game—closer field, (2) if we must have the Airmen of Note for the dance request them to practice (and play) some more contemporary music, (3) perhaps not have a slogan to be put on buttons and flashed all around—rather than that I would suggest just to the

our

must

Drop

Pete SUPP has left Udorn for 0-2s at Hurl-

Jim

and

class number

(4) I had those last

or

one

non-graduate

one

I’ll

personally

even

better

suggestion

to

our

classmates that

take the

class motto, and our reunion all

include in are

interested.

On this

add my opinion. like the idea but think it could only work on

liberty again

to

I an

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individual

individual basis.

to

do not think the Associa-

I

Academy can officially back such a program for both "political" and realistic reasons.

Realistically they do not know where these people are now to invite them.

Perhaps the best we can hope for is for the Association to let these persons attend as a guest of a graduate. tion

the

or

In addition to the letters I did

checking with local

some

the Christmas mail had for class news. see what BLACKMAR (A-10 SPO) brought me up to date on recent AF1T grads: Bill CATHEY (Aerospace Engr) has

65ers to

John on

gone to the San Antonio ALA; Bob TINDALL Engr) to Eglin; Gene PUHL and Lyn LUEBKE

ROSE

Howard

Engr),

(System Analysis),

Leroy SCHROEDER

has moved

said

ROBBINS

Jeanette

on

and

John

(DG in Astro) destination unkonwn. to

(Aerospace (Aerospace Jim

also

VICK

says

the

that she and Jeff heard

AF into another student tour at U. of Ariz.

Mary McGORRY had quite a bit of news. First off she said Jim would be assigned to FTD here later this year after he graduates from AFIT. Charley THOMAS arrived AFIT this summer to pursue a Systems Analysis degree.

Mary said that Steve and Mary DINGMAN (who Bob Golling says need to answer their mail) will be going from Others also at USAFA

summer.

—Bruce and Gail GROSSETTA and Mike and Linda MA-

Bill and

SON. he

and

Terry

MALERBA have left Ft. Carson for

Chris NIED and

George. is

working

as

an

family

are

industrial

living

in

Englewood engineer. from Bethal, Conn,

construction

She also said that Ed WEBBER wrote that he was furloughed for six months from the airlines he is

flying

learned

London.

Jim

HIGH,

a

recent

AFIT

Systems Analysis

has gone to the TWAC at Eglin and invites anyin the area to stop in for a visit.

Jeff says that Orv

graduate, one

RAMLO and

Bill

MORGAN

are

in

Florida also.

Orv is

Tyndall and Bill an environmental engineer in Jacksonville.

Brent BOWEN is working for the government and lives in Fairfax, VA. a

test officer at

From Reel TALBOTT who is also working in the drone/ area I got that Jack THOMPSON is studying business

RPV at

CU.

Mike TEDESCO says that he got info that John is planning on getting out.

Steve HEN-

GRITSAVAGE

DERSON who is teaching in the School of Logistics heard that Rick HANUSHEK is out and going to teach at Yale.

He said Dennis VALENTINE wrote that he is now a

“Struggling rookie lawyer" in Denver while Cindy is still in school—going for her PhD. Steve said he doesn’t know if John COBLENTZ is in Ireland permanently but he received word from him over there.

Dick HUSEMANN who graduated AFIT (Nuc Engr) this past summer and now works at FTD passed on that Bruce WOOD, currently head T29 jock at

Charleston, is

F4 IP at in

on his way to AFIT; Ed FARRELL is an Homestead; and Steve SHEEHAN is an F4 pilot

AFSWC

in NYC;

Ken

Coast.

'66 As

you

may

Capt. J. O. McFalls 1 10 Chandler Road

Goldsboro, NC 27530

have

noticed,

the

“Earl

Wilson"

of

the

Class of ’66 has relocated his brood in eastern North Carolina.

Yes, I was fortunate to land an assignment to SeyJohnson

mour

NC

AFB,

in

the

F-4E.

As

most

of

you

these

operationally-oriented jobs are fewer and farther between for our experience levels in the present day Air Force. So keep that Christmas spirit flowing that found some 20 cards and letters from “red-tags” in Added to various calls and visits during our new mailbox. cross our country drive in December, this could be the “gossipiest" column of all. Yes, even you may appear in capitals this issue. flying-types

can

attest,

Some new assignments of note: I guess my status symbol receiving letters from the White House has ended, because Randy JAYNE has been assigned to Udorn after

at

Kirtland.

His tour

RTU at Homestead.

at

John

VAN

the

C.

D.

DUYN area.

and

Barb

CANAVAN expect to go to D.C. when he is finished ACSC; Mike WHITEHORN will be commuting to D.U. from the

“really is that bad” in Pentagon in the OSD Man-

reports housing

He's

at

the

Eddie SHIRLEY was transferred to Elmpower business. endorf with his three-star boss, General Hill.

Ed’s title is Executive Officer to CINCAL! Some of that “field grade"

thinking was starting to appear as he left his wife Faye in Mississippi to have their second child, Caryn. By the time they're together in February, those early morning feedings should have ceased.

(By the way, congrats, Ed and Faye!)

I could be wrong, but D. Y. THOMPSON changed his address to just outside Selma, Alabama.

Could he be becoming a fixed winger? Speaking of turbulent assignments, Rehn MONCRIEF, I’m sure had a boring year as civil engineer for the Comm Group at Athens, Greece.

I see where Bob DUNSHEE made it to Test Pilot School.

That’s been for many years.

Glenn PERRY is flying U-2’s at Don WALKER is a satellite engineer at Davis-Monthan.

his

Kirtland/AFWL; Greg

as

business.

Also there, is 66’s only green-suiter, Fred HAWTHORNE, who is a general’s aide in our sister service.

goal

is

back

White House Fellow

letter from Jeff JARVIS who is at Fort Belvoir still in the

Marv

is

a

intell

Sunnyvale. California. with the B-l Program

ALME

as

Flanagan had to rank as most interesting of ’74, especially during the turbulent past year.

Anyone hear what Terry O’DONNELL is now doing? He was a staff assistant to President Nixon, after working on the re-election campaign.

Wouldn't you love to sit down with those two guys for an evening discussion?

Got a great Assistant to Mr. Peter

From our Christmas cards I found out that: J. C. EDWARDS and A1 NATELLA are swapping bulldoozers, etc. from different sides of the test track down at Holloman;

14

KRAUSE has gone from Okinawa

George as an F4 IP; John LOVE left DIA/Pentagon for SAC at Offutt; Ross ROBERTS is TDY once again to Europe; and Tom THOMPSON is in the System Management AFIT program here.

Jim LOTTER’s change of address card stated he's working as a carpenter in Gualala, Calif, but must be working in real estate somehow cause he mentioned something about resort rentals on Mendocino to

of

for.

Jeff SILLIMAN is in the Drone SPO here and from him that Vic GRAZIER has adjusted well to LA and SAMSO and has had to go on some long TDYs—to I

firm

ing

news releases—Roger founding partner in a management consult-

a

from

He is

UC-Davis to USAFA this

The following I extracted from PIO

MCANIFF is

Edwards.

flying for Eastern out of Atlanta and weathered a four month cut back in flying earlier this Tom KOSS, I believe, she said was coming here later year. this year and that Myron DONALD was trying to talk the Doug McGRATH.

Springs in pursuit of his PhD.; Chuck DAHLBERG is back in school in Conn.—studying accounting; Armond TURNER is at Eglin; and that Jim SPITTLER is in Denver.

Ed

BIELO is also

engineer, but

an

Wright-Patterson.

Dale

ELLIOT instructor in T-38's in the TAC “lead-in” program at Holloman.

His fellow Olmstead “scholarshipee," Gary VAN at

an

VALIN is also home,

completing his studies

in

Arlington,

Mass.

Just yesterday I saw Jamie GOUGH, who has been assigned to a sister squadron here at Seymour. Now if I can only get him to smooth out my golf swing! Received a letter from Harry ICKE, who's playing Ray MILBERG’s game as an ROTC professor, but at good ol’ “Hook ’em He's (Harry's) interested in Horns”, University of Texas. hearing from you other ROTC types. Finally, it gives me great pleasure to report that Pete NASH is back in the Air Force!

He'll be an AF doctor serving his residency at the Keesler hospital.

Welcome back, Pete and congrats to you and Peggy on the arrival of that new baby boy.

I

on leave. Greg and Doris SWANpointers to Fynn and my tennis games, as well as our bridge playing.

We had a great time while they were at Luke prior to their George assignment. Sid

some

WISE was also there on a short TDY from Nellis.

He’ll be off to Command and Staff shortly. Tim BROWN and Bob HOH are setting the F-4 students straight in the RTU proDick WATSON is dazzling his professors gram at Luke. at the University of South Carolina Law School in between

his Air Guard

I’ll

flying.

bet

ol’

“Sleeping

Lizard”

isn’t

“Z-ing” out in many of those classes.

Class

keeps

getting

smarter:

Bill

BLITT

have

ROBERTS, and

have set

record for

new

a

in health

grads

Clete SIMMONS is out of the USAF and in law school Nashville, the home of the Grand 01’ Opry, which lets you know where Clete’s head is culturally.

He at

Vanderbilt in

reports that law school is hard work,

quite different from single again, plans to stay that way for a while, and hopes to eventually settle back in Rapid City, Dakota Territory. His only AFA contacts have been Mike RYAN and Bob DRAB ANT, both of whom fly desks at Eglin AFB. the AFs

loads of 66-ers

saw

SON offered

The

Squadron must professions.

Bill

he recalls it.

as

HURLEY

He is

from

wrote

Atlanta, where he and his

family now live. He has been in touch with Chuck BEATTIE who he said is in the “Air Reserve Tech at Andrews AFB C-130 Reserve Unit”—whatever all that means.

Garry RAFFERTY is now

a

pistol-packing pig with the FBI. This Rafferty has never even read the

greatly disturbs Bill,

as

James

And

Bond

ever, is

a

books.

Jim

WHITE, slim and trim

as

C-5 commander in Northern California.

From Dick LA MOTHE—he is in a missile silo in South

Dakota, hoping he will be let

out one

He

day.

figures he

has a chance to go with the 349th SRS—whatever that is—at

Joe

checked

HURST, into

Jim

AFIT

at

Wright-Patt. Ed PETERSON is studying for his Master’s in Public Relations at the University of Oklahoma.

And old “Hippy Freak” Paul VIOTTI is at Cal., Berkeley.

I

Davis Monthan, as he went for Don HECKERT is the outfits

an

interview and found that

manning officer. And the AOG reports that Dan OWEN is now working in an AFIT in systems management, while Tom MEN-

masters program

ZA recently received his MA in history from CU in Boulder,

after his hair has grown down to his

and has moved down the pike to join the AFA faculty in, of

That should do it for this time.

I’ll close with just one question for Flash WILEY of '65: How’d you like to have been cheerleading for the Falcons in ’74?

And we thought

things, history. That seems somewhat unlike the Real AF. While visiting in Denver over the holidays, I ran into A1 CHASE and Ralph BOSTON who apparently have the Both of them recently comsame taste in dives as I do. pleted AFIT grad programs and A1 was headed for the Academy to join the history faculty. Incidentally, those first

can

see

Paul

now,

all

shoulders!

we

had it bad. —J.O.

may not be correct,

names

our

as

encounter was late in the

evening.

Larry Wilson 1110 Stanford #206

Grand

Forks, ND 58201

For those of you who may recall my battles with the during those wonderful cadet years, I am happy to re-

Dean

port that I have survived my I

freshman.

Lots of

news

this time,

as

I received several notes. Most

that from Dan ROPER, who reported on Other contributors were his cronies from 17th Squadron.

Bill HURLEY, Clete SIMMONS, Gary PETERSON, Dick LA MOTHE and —of course— the Association of Grads. informative

a

ROPER is

older house into gram in

a

now

in Galveston, Texas,

home and

settling into

a

Best

wishes

to Galveston.

I wonder if his travel pay

was

calculated via

highway miles, or direct distance. Larry THAL is living in California where he is finishing up optometry school and working as a part-time cop in Berkeley. After his graduation this summer he and his wife are planning a long vacation in Europe with Cheryl and Jerry LEE, who is now a financial Bill and Sandy LEXSON analyst for Exxon in Houston. are keeping busy: both are MDs, he in pediatrics and she Their young child, born this past year, will in psychiatry. probably be quite well cared for, both mentally and physically. Others from 17th who are now in medicine include Gary PETERSON, who graduated in December from the U. of South Florida College of Medicine; Obbie ATKINSON, who—after spending a year working as a carpenter—is in Illinois’ three-year medical school; and Tod L'HOMMEDIEAN, who separated from the Air Force as a C.O. and 17th is presently a pediatrician somewhere in Appalachia.

as

a

for

the

new

year

and

friends, keep those

coming in.

cards and letters

Capt. Dick Fast Quarters 4511 D USAF Academy, Colo. 80840

converting an residency pro-

opthamology. He sailed, in his sailboat, from Florida

semester

still there.

was

change.

Dr.

recent

setting any academic records, but I am

I very much appreciate the information, and I’m certain that all of you will appreciate B.S. from sources other than me

for

most

not

am

Reializing that this issue of the magazine will arrrive well a Happy New Year and best

into 1975, I’ll still wish you all of luck5 in all your endeavors.

We deceived so

to

on

a

few cards and letters since the last

issue,

them.

are returning to the states They're heading for Edwards AFB attending test flight school for training as a test flight engineer. They now have two sons, Billy and Bret.

Got a card and letter from Mitch and Barb DORGER, Mitch is Wing Executive Officer and sounds still at Mather.

Mitch and Barb had a like he is really enjoying his work. son last May—Scot Mitchell.

Bill

after

and

Bea

CRIMMEL

years in England. where Grim will be

4

Bob DENNY is

“Spotlight Officer”. to ASTRA.

now

at

Sounds

March AFB for

something

He writes that the beaches

one

year

like SAC’s are

as

a

answer

great, expecially

after Omaha!

15

and

Glenn

Dallas,

where

Rita GILLETTE Glenn

is

working

Texas, near writer for

are

in

Plano.

as

a

technical

He’s also an aspiring sciGeneral Computer Systems, Inc. ence fiction writer and has had several stories published in national magazines (see Analog, Feb. 1974 for one). They also have a new daughter, born the same day as ours (7 July). also passes along that Tony BARIBEAU is living comfortably as a civilian in Lexington, Kentucky, with wife Glenn

and

son.

Eric and Pam WENTZEL are now in Reseda, California where Eric works for American Nucleonics Corp., I believe a as comptroller. They had their first child, Kevin, this last

summer.

long letter here from Mike LANGLEY. Mike is currently flying for Braniff Airlines and was just moved to Minneapolis from Kansas City. Mike separated in August After graduat1973 at Pope where he was flying C-130's. ing from Braniff’s Flight Engineer school last Feb., he worked at being a ski bum for a few months until a job opened with Saturn Airways in Oakland, where he flew the L382 (stretch C-130) for several months.

Dewey MROSLA was also with Mike in Oakland and, Mike writes, is still flying for Saturn. Incidentally, word has it that Dewey met a sweet young thing in Sacramento and has joined the married ranks.

Congratulations, Dewey!

Mike was with Saturn only a month when Braniff started rehiring and he landed in Kansas City. And in October, Mike can be reached through his it was on to Minneapolis. folks at 6608 Chadwell Road, Huntsville, Ala. 35802.

Appreciate the letter Mike!

Also with Braniff in Kansas City is Jim HAZEN. Jim is married and he and wife Boo have one daughter.

We heard from Bob DURHAM, who is presently at Hickam AFB, enjoying 80-85 degree weather.

(Who does he know?)

Bob says all is fine with him, wife Cathy and almost-four-year-old Jason. Bob is just about through with a USC Systems Management M. S. degree program and Cathy plans to begin work on a Masters in education this She is also working as a teacher at the Kiddie Kollege year.

The Durhams recently returned (cute name) at Hickam. from a 15 day odyssey to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo. ‘Way to help the good old USA economy, Bob! As a final note, Bob mentions that they live only five Have

a

minutes from the Hickam club and asks all ’68ers who find themselves “on the rock” to give him a call.

Pat RUSSELL called the

area on

leave.

a

Pat’s at

few months back.

He

was

in

Wright-Pat as a maintenance IG

and travels to the various Air Material Areas. have two sons.

Pat and Nita

Bill TURCHICK is at Holloman AFB

commander of

as

Bill finished his law degree while in Angeles and is now debating the “attractions” of JAG. Bill and Ann have a boy and girl.

Saw a few (very few) classmates at Homecoming.

Greg SHUEY was here—he’s currently at Willy as a Flight Test pilot. Bob McGUIRE it at Kirtland in a rated supplement job with Headquarters, Systems Command. Pat HURLEY is an IP at Willy.

Mike NASH is at Randolph where he develops software (tests) for UPT. Tony MARSHALL made it back again; he’s due to finish UPT at Willy in February.

Doug WILSON was at the Academy interviewing for an assignment a few weeks back. Doug’s at Kirtland now. Art MILLER is due in here shortly—to teach EE I believe. He’s currently at MIT. Dick ENGEL is also at the Academy working in Operations. And Jack HANNIG just showed a

and wife Ann John

up to teach Behavioral Sciences.

To wrap us this issue, a few quickies

courtesy of address

changes and your Home Town News Center.

16

Bob PULVER

Bob is A/C

AFB where

on

a

EDEN

are

engineering, Al in systems manageTony in civil engineering. John LAMBERT has been appointed bursar at Western New England College in Springfield, Mass.

Doug BARNARD is with the ACS/Intel at the PentaPK WALDRON is flying gon in an ASTRA assignment.

Masters in astronautical

ment, and

.

C-135’s

from

Kadena

AB,

Chuck

Okinawa.

LYNCH

is

LeRoy BARCO is a B-52 navigator at Anderson AB, Guam.

Roger MOSELEY is also on an ASTRA assignment to HQ USAF with the Deputy for R&D. Mike NAVARRO is aide to the Com-

with Frontier Airlines in Great Falls, Mont.

mander, AFTEC,

Kirtland.

at

letters

month.

Keep the Again, our wishes for a great new year.

That’s

it

this

for

coming.

Capt. Gerald D. Luallin 10745 Beclan Drive Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Ph. 916-635-7719 BAM! POW! STRUGGLE! STRUGGLE! Nineteen seventy four wants more and Nineteen seventy five wants to be alive.

There always seems to be something significant in death and birth. Years seem to have in them a special quality for fight. Oh, I admit some years appear to fizzle out and to slide in unnoticed, but there’s always that New some Year’s transition—STRUGGLE! STRUGGLE! POW! BAM! This seemed Year's

transition as

if the

(1974-1975) crept up only results were going

and

it

so

nicely

to

be those New

Day hang overs and football games. year’s end, UH beginning, was far from easy. How-

This

ever, there was great gnashing of teeth, conflict of emotion.

The two times met and a battle ensued that caused the San Andreas Fault to shift to the Sacramento Valley. Being there, in that earthquake, I cowered as they threw back and forth was throwing all his good times, experience,' his laughs, his needs to stay. ’75 was counteracting with your violence, your crime, your hate, his changes for the New Year and his needs to be PAM! POW LOVE! Hate! Happiness, Sadness! Give! Take! Violence! Peace! Heal! Hurt! Struggle! Struggle! Struggle! On and on they went until the dawn, and we had a winner! Oh,

those volatile weapons: ’74

his loves, his

my head!

I’d like to say I hope we all had Year’s holiday period that produced

for

procurement outfit.

Los

Dyess

at

are

CHAPMAN, A1 DUNKERLEY, and Tony John is working on his at AFIT, Wright-Pat.

B-52.

our

a

Christmas and New

some

refreshing

Charlotte and

I

had

a

most

memorable

holiday break.

We heard from many classmates and wives.

We short visit from Chip and Laurie SUMMERS.

the low down

me

ideas

New Year.

misconceptions I received

on

SOS and

even

had

Chip

gave a few

straightened me out on

a

I had.

some interesting mail since the last newsletter. interesting facet was that I heard mostly from civilians. Three-fifths of my mail was from graduates working in civilian jobs.

Ken NUSS who went to Laredo for pilot training and Grissom as a tanker driver, is now working for General He’s working for the Convair Division and is Dynamics.

“Man In Charge” for space shuttle “flight operations”— Sounds as if Ken found something he really enjoys doing.

His wife, Kit, and their twin boys, Jason and Jamey, live in San Diego, which they also really enjoy.

Marily Ross, Bill ROSS’ wife, gave birth to Billy Ross, 111 on May 26, 1974. Bill Ross, II is out of the Air Force

One

very

and to

Cypress, Calif.

in

working

Southern

California

and many

are not satisfied with the present. Remember your friends—in the Air Force or out, their thoughts are with you.

seems

have special attraction. it

Well,

has

attraction

some

is

YOST

Dave

in

the

and

then

Ohio

also

has

Here at Grissom,

wholesale

our small contingent of tanker pilots upgraded to aircraft commander and currently are anyone's "bad guy” list. Dave HIGGINS and Ray

drug distribution business in Columbus.

Dave now has the responsibility of designing, marketing and implementing retail systems to aid independent pharmacists. Wow! Well, Dave can handle it.

In July, Dave's wife Jean, gave birth to their first child,

OAKSHOTT are in the 70th ARS.

Jean Leckie.

not

some.

and Steve's

in

Dave contacted Steve STURM

not

in the

while back

a

Columbus, Ohio 43209 which is very close

to

Airport and not far from Rickenbacker AFB.

Stop by and

card

and

Ted

things straight, After

note.

a

LYNCH

sent

me

his

shifting through

Garrett, live very close to a beach in Maine, southern

proves

Especially

not

California

doesn't

have

everything.

all the super cardboard executives.

Marla Hewitt, Jim HEWLITT’s very interesting wife has good comments about Jim's new job as aide to Gen-

The job has taken them to some interesting places and they have met exciting people. Jim was an IP at Laughlin prior to this assignment.

They and their two children, Courtney and Brittney are enjoying the new job

eral Carlton.

and different life at Scott in Illinois.

expertise.

Frank

CROFT,

I’m

Jim also

at

Grand

Academy; and

Forks

has

BRIDE.

Carole,

kept

HUBER

with Tom

contact

and

Jim

have

two

children,

Patrick

Brian

Over the

For you ished school

Roy

REED

fans, all

Kevin.

Kincheloe, working with the supply squadron there.

This

quarterly is slim. The letters were few, (those that truly appreciated) and the Association and I didn't get together on the news letters.

A very good friend sent a card with a poem by Karen Ravn, that spoke of seasons—“for beginnings maturing for the harvesting.” were

.

.

.

When

Roy

doing embassy

work.

schooling he’ll end up charming wife, Sharon wants

his fans to know he is smiling.

Speaking of smiling, Ray HONAKER

smiling

since he

came

back

from

Ubon

has

not

stopped

(AC-130),

I

met

why when Ray first arrived at Mather as an His wife, Kit, and their daughter, Leah.

George DEFILLIPPI is enjoying teaching the finer arts His wife. Penny and their two children of T-38 piloting.

Jocelyn and Gwendolyn live in Enid, Oklahoma.

Charlotte, my wife, sends her love and holiday greetings, me too.

She also says the garbage has to be put out. OH. the

reasons

EWO instructor.

Pow!

Bam!

“And each successive

season

grows still richer than the last as treasurers of the present add to memories of the

Lt.

R.

1305

B.

Manning

Books

Enid, OK 73701

again from Oklahoma. I must begin this issue with apology for missing the deadline on the last issue. If you will remember, I told you in the spring and summer issues that I would have a new bride in May. Well, it happened

Bill

Manning

307

Rue

De

an

the time seems to pass a lot have the opportunity and the privilege to announce the upcoming birth of our first child.

We are praying for a son and as God has been our everas

advertised and somehow

faster

now.

present help

In

so

I

fact,

far,

blue announcements

now

are looking forward to sending out following the second week in June.

we

big news from Vance AFB is the recent arrival We are happy to welcome him and his wife Cheryl following their tour at With that I am going to go right the Academy in the T-41. into the latest list of change of addresses.

The other

of

Danny ALLEN coming into the T-38.

Congratulations are in order for Don BACKLUND who Air Medal while working as a pilot in the Jolly Green

won an

Maison

He

is

a

recent

The

Medal.

significant year for many in our class. As this year begins, everyone should realize that you are not alone in your search for direction.

Many lead happy lives

Turkey.

San

CHARD

while

named

the

recipient of

Commendation

Bob BOREN who is 1975—A

past”

people, thinking of you, hope that this year will be filled with joys you will never forget.

Other

Dick BALLAS Giant stationed at NKP RTAFB, Thailand. is telling the pilots where to go from the back seat of a KC135 stationed at K.I. Sawyer AFB, Mi. Bob BLOLlGH is also winning medals from a helicopter seat assigned at NKP.

Kokomo, Indiana 46901

new

.

Hello

of you, he has finnow headed for Lan-

finishes all his

Roy’s

.

.

Jim’s

Roy was in the OSI at Travis guage school in Monterey. for awhile, he went to Ohio for his Masters in political science.

Joyce and Paul HORMichigan where Paul is flying

I also heard from H. P. “Mich” MITCHELL at

KC-135’s.

Me-

two

Youngstown and is

at

son,

procurement officer.

a

I heard from

holidays

TON from Kincheloe AFB in

Tom and his wife, and Christopher. Jim a

as

a

office at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.

Tom is in AC-130s at Korat.

MCBRIDE and his wife, Jerry, have going to law school in Oregon.

Tim

chemistry instructor at the KESSLER is in the Judge Advocate’s

(Linda) is

Civil Service he would like to pass on to everyone. You can contact him at 3813 Dilliard St., Power Springs, Georgia.

Frank

locations:

Dakota

sure.

is

their

North

after

tours

overseas

and

liams

flys the T-39

spending two non-volunteer conflying FCFs at Lockheed Co., in Marietta.

He'll be retiring in May of the New Year.

He has some poignant information about the AF Reserves and secutive

few classmates

a

(Lynda) is flying B-52's at Dyess AFB in Texas; ROSENBLATT (Nancy) is a T-38 instructor at Wilin Arizona; John VANDERPOEL (Mary Jo) is in

came

some

and with

still

me.

mention

Frank HEMMING

explicitives

designing something new, like a cardboard “purple passion" mixing bowl, reusable of course. Ted's wife, Linny

which

include

Mick

Xmas

an

doubt

son

am

HUBLEIN

Columbus

about my inability to get things straight, I figured out he's living in Maine and working for a fibers material co. No

and their

Robbie ROBINSON and

in the 305 ARS. I

are

right seat and the above reference to the “lists” does

To

say Hello.

To set

MATSUNAGA

•

Washington, D.C., after a year and Jean live at 158 N. Remington,

Dave

on

Arlon 'Mat'

in

pulling duty

Thailand.

have all

Diego Bill

Air

Medal

Force Commendation was

also

awarded

to

space systems controller at Princilik, Law School is the home for Dan BOUa

BRADFORD

Rickenbacker AFB,

Oh.

is flying out of newly Wayne BROTHERS and

17

smog-filled L.A.

his wife Chris have finally moved out of the

Mexico

Kirtland AFB.

Flying in one of the few planes that can tell the C-141 over, is Chris MOORE, piloting the “Buff” from Wright-Patterson AFB, Oh.

Wa.

living Finishing out this part of the alphabet is John BUGNER who is navigating an AC 130 out of Hurlburt Field, FI.

to

recently completed the first rung on the professional military education ladder completing SOS in He is working as a physicist at Eglin AFB, FI. residence.

The cockpit of the C-140 is temporary home for Tom CHRISTENSEN who is a flight inspection pilot flying out Dan DEVINE has recently given of Clark AB. Philippines.

where he is a pilot in the KC-135 out of Barksdale

basin and

are

in New

now

at

Joe CHASE has

up his "rock” status and his new wife’s name is Christina.

They are stationed at Minot AFB, N.D. where Dan is flying Bob DROWLEY is flying the 0-2A out of the KC-135.

AFB, S.C. Aerospace engineer is the job title for Bill DUDLEY who is stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB. Steve DZIUBAN is flying the front seat of the RF-4 from Bergstrom AFB. and he recently returned from a short TDY A view to Alabama where he completed SOS in residence.

Shaw

of Canada is the lot for Dave FROSTMAN (Patricia) who is flying the KC-135 from K.I. Sawyer AFB. Trying for the award for

having gotten the farthest from the Academy

in the shortest time, we have Mike FARAONE (Susan) who is stationed with the 13th Missile Warning Sq. at Clear AFS, Mike was married only recently, getting hitched in Alaska.

May of this past year. His is not the most recent marriage of the class, however, as Mike FOUTS was married just last September. Mike and his wife Rosemary are at McGuire AFB, New Jersey where Mike is flying the C-141. Working

half-way around the world is Mike FRATZKE, who maintenance supervisor at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand.

It is hard to believe, but

we

still have

a

few in

our

is

a

class

who did not get enough education while attending our fine boy’s college in the Rockies. One of these is Mike GEB-

HARDT, who is presently attending Iowa St. Univ. under Honi GARVIN has also been getting the AFIT program.

He is not too an education, but of a little different kind.

long from the war in Southeast Asia where he received the DFC and is presently flying the AC 130 out of Elmendorf AFB, AL. Laurals have

the class on the support side also as George HOFFMAN has recently picked up a commendation medal for his job as Information Officer at come

to

Al JEWELL has gone south for the Andrews AFB, Md. winter as he is TDY to Howard AFB, Canal Zone with his C-130 from Little Rock AFB, Ark. Ron JOY and his wife

Patricia

are

of

members

the

NORAD

family

as

Ron

is

working as a defense specialist. Langley AFB, Va. is the landing pad for Russ KELSO who is flying a helicopter.

There

are

very few people who can claim to be a Chief first lieutenant but, Charlie LANGFORD

of

anything as a

is

one

of those.

He is presently Chief of Admin, at SparRandy LAUTERBACH (Mardee) is piloting the flying gas station stationed out of Blytheville AFB, Ark., while Randy LEAVITT it at Webb AFB, Tx., teaching the basics from the right seat of the hummer.

Last year Randy was overseas in the OV-10.

It is hard for me to imagine getting paid extra for going straight up and down, but that is the deal for Tom MILLER, who is a Tyndall AFB, FI., where he is piloting a helicopter.

Cyd MAATTALA is working as an Equal Opportunity Officer at U-Tapao RTAFB, Th., while Paul MAFFEY is not too far away at Korat RTAFB piloting a helicopter.

A second “Chief” in our revohn

AFS.

class is Tom MAHR, who is the Chief of the Information Division for 13th AF Office of Information at Clark AB, Pi. Fred MAI THEWS is claiming the class record for the most

with The

aircraft takeoffs and the least landings.

He is working Combat Control Team assigned at Pope AFB, N.C.

a

great

northwest

is

the

traffic

CARTHY who is flying in the C-141 18

Mike

Northern Paul

NIPKO

snow

is

a

Louisiana is

home port

the

for Dick

NASH

AFB, La.

meanwhile, has decided forecasting continual

soft life and

so

he is “in the weather” at

Shemya

John O'CONNELL has become onother of the

AFB, Al.

class of ’71 features here at Vance AFB and is working hard

instructing in the T-37. Instructing seems to be a big part our class as Moody AFB is the home for Mike OONK

of

and his wife Patti.

Dave PATTON

can

tell

us

that it is not

restricted to

pilots either, as he is instructing navs at Mather AFB, Ca. If instructing has the majority of our class, then Thailand has most of the rest.

Mike QUIRK (Roxann) is flying for the 23rd TAS at NKP RTAFB.

Coming into the final stretch of the class for this issue, George SCHULTZ is flying the C-130 out of Langley AFB, Va. with the 36 TAS. The civilian-type of life fills the workplace for Chris SCOTT, who is working with the Boeing AFPRO in Seattle as a contract specialist.

Almost directly across the country from Chris is John SEVERSKI (Barbara), who is watching the northern lights from the cockpit of an F-106 based out of Griffiss AFB, NY. Continuing across the world to the east, Jim SKEEN is presently reporting weather to a good many F-4 pilots from his station at Lakenheath RAFB, United Kingdom. Bob SLUSARZ is working as an EWO in the basement of a B-52 assigned out of Barksdale Mountain Home AFB’s AFB, La. hospital is under control by our class as the Medical Squadron Commander is Don SOLTMAN. Still trying to get a college education is Jim STOBIE. He is working on his MS degree at C.S.U. Jon TIMMER and his wife Gloria are residing on the east coast at Langley AFB from where Jon is moving men and equipment with his C-130.

Not far from Jon at Seymour-Johnson

AFB

is

Pete

TULLY

who

is

in

the

back

seat of the F-4E.

The T-38 back seat is a little crowded for but not for Kirk TYREE, who is flying out

people, Laughlin AFB, Tx. Ron VICKORY is still working hard at NKP in his helicopter and has recently moved up to Carswell AFB is the home station for flight examiner.

Gary WILSON who is telling the bomber pilots where to One of these pilots who is being told, but at Griffiss go. some

of

AFB, N.Y., is Ken YANNI.

Ken is also the final representative of the class for this issue.

Somehow these articles

too long at the beginning apologize again for my missing last issue and I hope you all have enjoyed hearing about our class spread around the world.

It is enjoyable for me to write the news as it happens.

My prayer for the start of

and all too short by the end.

this

seem

I

year is that we all are able to be where we are and that promotions after this next one will be as

new

happy

easy for

all.

us

Thank you for your continuing support and God bless you, everyone.

please keep sending in the news.

1 Lt. Bill Beck

3271

47th Street Kirtland AFB, NM 87116 Dear 72’ers: I hope you are all enjoying this new year and will find it prosperous in every way.

I’m sure a number of us will be transferring to new jobs this year and I hope the news can

be

passed along.

Me-

I must

of McChord AFB,

last issue.

pattern out

for

move

begin by apologizing for an editorial error of the I understood from Mike McNABB, who is at

Robbins AFB in the intelligence business, that Ron GOLLEHON was still in the Air Force and residing in Denver.

1 misunderstood Mike; Ron is in Denver but out in the civilian world as an entrepeneur in private business. Sorry, Ron, and continued good luck.

SCHMIDT wrote

Paul

me

from Korea

enroute

to

passed along word that Truman HALL was at MPC Randolph—anybody need a job?

Finally, I've had this job for a year and I’m ready retire.

Anyone willing to take it drop me a line.

Hope to see some of you soon.

one

Don GILLMORE wrote from Germany (a rural town Neubrucke) where he is in the GCI/Air Defense He has offered a room to any passers-by Radar business. in his area; all he asks is some advanced notice to insure he will be home. named

I

saw

John DUKE and his recent bride Susan in Cali-

He and Lou BUTTINO

will be finishing Medical School at Baylor University in June, probably the first physicians from our class, and be John and Susan off to do their internship and residency. will head for Wilford Hall in San Antonio where John will specialize in obstetrics and gynecology. Good luck to both

of them

Lt. Lester K. Katahara

place for a while.

fornia over the December holidays.

as

to

his

seventh PCS (must be a record for our class so far) to Beale AFB in California.

Perhaps the Air Force will let him stay in

at

they finish the first hurdle of their long academic

grind.

Season’s

4424 N.

Chestnut, Apt. 201

Colorado

Springs, CO 80907

Greetings!

It's that time of year when wedding bells start ringing again, and the USAFA Chapel wasn't left out. J. J. ROMANO (Jackie) bit the dust as did Tom COUDEN (Debbie). more guys out there just as whipped, only two I know of. Out here for J.J.’s wedding were Craig ANDERSON from law school at Indiana University at Bloomington and Ted MACEY from I.U. at Indianapolis. Tough life, fellas! Frank BREWER (Steph)

There must be but these

are

few

a

the

from Williams; Kevin COURT and Steve STERNE Moody, Riley STEVENS from Craig, and Nick PUZAK from Columbus.

According to my roommate, Mike CRANFORD, a good time was had by all. Mike, incidentally, recently was released from the hospital where he was He was riding his motorcycle in traction for five weeks.

Now the lucky devil will get when a drunk driver hit him. to stay in the MT department as long as it takes his leg to get strong enough for UPT. (Some people will do anything to stay here!)

A letter from Gary PEN NETT says he’ll be done with out

was

from

Electronics

Communications

school

Keesler

at

in

March.

then give him a “hardship” tour at Allan JENSEN (Kimberly) and Wheeler AFB, Hawaii.

William FRULAND are through with school at Keesler and The

Force

Air

will

assigned to ENT as Space Systems Analysts. Also completing schools at Keesler are Paul HANKINS (Shelia), who will be assigned to Hurlburt Field, Florida, as a Personnel Officer; Billy DILLARD (Connie) to Tinker also in have been

Personnel, and John SOLAN to Castle.

Some of our classmates who have graduated from SAC’s

Bill

McLoughlin

Crew Operational Readiness Training Vandenberg are Ron CRENSHAW, Sherman McALPIN, Dennis STOCKERT, John WEAVER, and Joseph DORRIS. Joseph will be at Malmstrom and everyone

Receives

Resource Conservation

Certificate

“Missile

Combat

Course”

at

else goes to Francis E. Warren AFB. One last note: Ensign Nate ROSENBERG is now what to fly at Pensacola with the Navy .

call from George ASH who is in the process of finishing law school at Denver University.

George and his wife Angel are living in Denver while he completes I received

school

a

and works

part-time

with JAG

at

.

.

learning was

the

Navy game? ! ?

Please keep those cards and letters coming!

score

of the

Buckley.

very nice letter from Jim ROBERTSON's She had lots of news to pass along—most wife Kathe. importantly that she and Jim are proud parents of a Sep-

I received

a

tember born son Brett Taylor; congratulations to you both.

She said additionally that Bill HEMPHILL, Gary WINTERBERGER, Harry CALCUTT, and Jim are assigned to-

gether flying the B-52 at Blytheville. Harry is an EW while Jim and Harry are crew memthe other three are co-pilots. bers on the same aircraft and currently flying Arc Light missions out of Utapo. They should return in mid-February.

Thanks so much for the letter Kathe; again congratulations on your new family addition.

Nate Rosenberg

Solo at Pensacola

While sitting with a broken T-39 at Tinker AFB, I bumped into Terry O'DAY who was out of Reese in a T-38 instructing a student on a low-level navigation mission. He

19

(Continued from p. 5) latter is aimed at the Congressional pressure to open the mili-

ACADEMIC STATE

—

Needless to say, a great deal of into “cooperating” with these the GAO inquiry will last that We anticipate investigators.

The first GAO report probably will at least another year.

tary academies time

and

have

emerge within

a

gone

month or two. I

might add, in a congratula-

tory footnote, that the overall performance of cadets and

graduates has helped to place us in a particularly strong position in defense of our programs.

The other major issues of academic relevance have arisen from visits by the DOD Committee on Excellence in Created in 1973, this committee consists of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the secretaries of the three services, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Primary issues of interest to this

Education.

group in the academic area have been the all-military faculty, curriculum development, and majors.

Again, performance

of cadets and

graduates has placed us in

a

very favorable

position.

the faculty.

on

presently have

We

to women.

effort

maintaining a representative number of rated offi-

assist in cers

I believe

faculty.

a

some

152

USAFA

grads

the

on

mix should be maintained in the order

of not less than 40 percent of the faculty being graduates.

This, for our present manning, would come to approximately 220 officers.

Let me take this opportunity to encourage graduates to apply through normal channels and to contact the academic departments directly to express interest in one of the most rewarding tours the Air Force offers.

GONE

—

assigned

(Continued from p. 2) to

CCK, Taiwan, followed by his assignment

to

Travis.

Funeral services for Capt. Mraz were held on 31 October 1974 at the Cadet Chapel followed by interment at the Acad-

Cemetery.

Capt. Mraz is survived by his wife, Catherine, and his sons Christopher and Michael. emy

Concluding Thoughts Much of this article has been concerned with the curtailment of academic options that have been available to cadets

Captain William H. Bussey, Jr., Class of 1965, lost his life in

Does this mean that the Academy has gone in the past. soft and that there has been an effort to degrade the acaI think not.

Grades have not escalated, demic program? as has been the case in many institutions of higher education.

0-2 aircraft accident near Ft. Greeley, Colorado on 9 Decern-

an

optional, as cadets from time to time suggest Fifty-three courses are still required for they ought graduation. And, a grade-point average of 2.0 overall and 2.0 in the majors courses also remains a firm graduation requirement. Finally, scores by cadets on the Graduate Record Examination clearly suggest that levels of achievement are equal to those of the past.

Curriculum changes have been made so that the Academy’s total program clearly Classes

are

not

aer

to be.

signed

was

It now seems clear that the effect of the Gate legislation

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supports the needs and the interests of the Air Force. will preclude assignment to the faculty of significant numbers of rated officers holding a Ph.D. As a matter of fact, we forsee some difficulty in achieveing our objective of having 50 percent of the faculty members holding aeronautical ratings.

We are currently seeking authority from the Air Force to give Gate credit to those rated officers who are assigned to the faculty and who fly in support of the cadet flying programs. If we are successful in this effort, it will

1974.

BIRD-DOGGING of Graduates,

—

(Continued from

become

p.

6)

SPORTS

of the

representatives subject to the recruiting rules of the NCAA. we

Academy,

most

—

(Continued from p. 8)

goals in a game with 12, and marked the fourth straight doing so.

season

Additionally, bird-dogs must not conflict with the USAF Academy Liaison Officer program or the Candidate Counseling officers at USAFA. Liaison Officers and USAF Acad-

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—Second Lieutenant Kevin Bench, who was last year’s leading Air Force Academy golfer, was recently named All-

requirements, current trends at USAFA and other significant data.

They are specifically trained and periodically briefed

by Academy officials for the role of advising and assisting We cannot afford to lose a highlyofficial candidates. or incur a NCAA violation because of qualified prospect the actions of a well-meaning graduate.

America

really need top-rated high school athletes here at In order to continue competing successfully the Academy. against first-rate competition (Arkansas, Iowa State, UCLA, We

Tulane and Notre Dame

are

all

the 1975 football sched-

on

ule), we need genuine major college talent on our rosters. We need young

devote much time and energy to competition, yet do a good job in the class-

men

intercollegiate

who

can

We need young men who will be sharp Cadets, who will graduate and move on toward a career in the USAF. room.

We as Academy graduates, can take an active part in identfying prospects that may turn out to be a real credit Let's improve our bird-dogging. to our institution.

Perhaps you will one day watch one of your “recruits” dive into the

end zone to upset the number one team in America. WE’RE ALL FALCONS!

by a selection committee composed of national collegiate golf coaches.

Bench

was

among 62 selected out of He was a consistent

more

than

10,000

collegiate golfers.

golfer throughout his years at the Academy, having twice equaled the 67stroke collegiate record on the Academy’s Eisenhower Golf course.

The

highlight

of his

collegiate golfing career came last

year when he won medalist honors at the Pacific Coast Invitational.

He fired scores of 78, 70 and 73 in chilly and

rainy weather to claim the title. He defeated 90 of the outstanding golfers in the nation including the former National Amateur Champion Craig Stadler of Southern California and Oly Trompas, the former national junior amateur champion who was Stanford’s number one player.

The left-handed swinging Bench also captured medalist honors in three other tournaments—the Denver, Falcon and Colorado Mines Invitationals.

He finished fifth out of 42

golfers in the tough Brigham Young Cougar Classic. The Falcon golf captain also had the lowest stroke average for the season with 74.7 for 20 competitive rounds.

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