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FRO M Just a note to remind you that the initial offer on our "Thunderbirds” print expires December 31, 1978. You can still order in time for Christmas. If you wish, a gitt card signed by the Artist can be included. Additional informat io n a bo ut t his print can be found on the back cover of the summer issue of t he AOG MAGAZ IN E or by writing.

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R o n a l d J I v er so n P a u l R M a zu r o w sk i H o w a r d J M i t c h el l S h er m a n 1) N el s o n N ei l Ra s m u ssen R o b er t E Sc h i n el l er

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J oh n J D a v i s J r W i l l i a m T H el m i c h R on a l d S H er sh el

M ar vi n B H opki n s

T i mot hy P Bench J ohn E Boy d

Geor ge W Bonelli

Don ald G Cam pbel l

C h a r l es C l em m en sen K ev i n D o l a n J a m es A E b er h a r d t

Gar y D Gol df ai n

W i l l i a m R K i ef f er J a m es C L o b er g

St an l ey E M ar s

J oh n C M er r el l T h o m a s W M osl ey R o b er t K O g g J a m es N R o b i n son

J oseph K Sn ead Gr egor y F T ay l or C a r l O W a l i n sk i 19 7 0

J a m es R B el l

Geor ge E P’ar sch man Jr J ef f r ey R P'r y e Ri ch ar d H K el ley Way n e M K i n g

L l oy d W M an sf ield

D a v i d L M a r sh a l l Ri ch a r d M c D o n a l d T ed d i e M M c P' a r l a n d

I vor y J M or r i e Ral ph R Per son

R i ch a r d O R a n sb ot t o m J a m es A S m i t h 19 7 2

W i l l i a m H B r a n d on

19 7 5

Gar y E Bar r enti ne

Eugene T Copel an d L a r r y D C r en sh a w R o b er t H ea t h R o b er t W H er r i n g

J oh n H M a r l ow L u t h er S M a r t i n R i ch a r d A M c I n t o s h M i ch a el L M c K i m D en n i s E M el l en I V

M i ch ael E Per r y

St ev en C P o w er s St ev en J R ed m a n

Roy R Saw y er

J a m es S Sc h u m a n

M i chael A Si m pson

St eph an L Bur ley

T h om a s E S m u r a

St an l ey G Coker

Gary P T h al ler K enn et h L Whi t l ey

W i l l i a m C h a m b l ess R o b er t W D i et r i ch M i ch a el G D i ew a l d R o b er t D D o er r

H enr y R P'edder n N or man R Fi t zh ugh

C h a r l es L H or t on F r a n k A J a n s sen R ob er t E J o h n son D a l e K en t

Gar y J M ar kow ski H en r y M ason Wi l li am J M cL ough li n St ephen M Pet er son

M i ch a el W i s lo s k i 19 7 6

Er i c P Coppi n L awr en ce E Engleson G er a l d J G ei sel h a r t C u r t i s J G r o n ew a l d R o b er t W H u d s o n

J ay DD K leven

W i n f r ed H M a ck l i n J r

M a t t h ew F M a r t o r a n o

Ri ch ard L Pauly

M i ch a el R P i t zl er K l a u s O Sh a f er K en W Sex t on

St eph en E St ar k s

M i ch a el S W ei ss

19 7 7

Gar y W St er n 19 7 3

R i c h a r d A B a k er N or m a n F C o m t oi s J a m es W C r o p p er M i ch a el R P'or b es

R o b er t C P ot t er

L a u r en P T r o t t i er

Ger ald L A r m st r on g T h omas W H y de Roger S Paulson Rober t C Ry an J a cob V Si m on s

Bobby J Wi l k es

I f y ou can pr ovi de i n f or m ati on , pl ease con t act t h e A O G .

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t h e A r en J i m Wh eel er , ’64 E d i t or / E x ecu t i v e D i r ect or

M e r c h a n d i s e - T h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f G r a d u a t es c o n t i n u es

t o of f er a li m i t ed n um ber of quali t y i t em s t o t h e m em ber shi p. Ov er t h e l ast t w o y ear s, t h e it em s of f er ed h ave i n cluded f i n e art pr i n t s, a li mi t ed edi t i on si l ver pl at e by t h e Fr an k li n M i n t , a Reed and Bar t on Dam ascen e I n scul pt ur e, a qual it y Bul ov a wat ch wi t h t h e A cademy cr est on it s f ace. I n t h e near f ut ur e, a 25t h A n ni v er sar y Book an d a 25t h A n n i ver sar y Comm em or at i v e Pri n t ar e pl an n ed. I t i s n ot t h e i n t ent i on of t h e A OG Boar d t o c l u t t er t h e m em ber shi ps’ m ai l box es wi t h j un k m ai l , r at h er t h e goal i s t o of f er car ef ul ly select ed , quali t y it em s t h a t w i l l appeal t o di ff er en t t ast es an d di f f er ent budget s. T h e B o a r d h as deci ded t h at at t hi s poi n t i n t h e ev olut i on of t h e A ssoci at i on of Gr aduat es, t h e of f eri n g of quali t y i t em s whi ch r epr esen t r oy alt i es f or t h e A ssoci at i on of Gr aduat es i s pr ef er ab l e t o t h e i n st i t u t i on of a n a n n u a l f u n d d r i v e

wh er e don at i on s woul d be sol i ci t ed f r om t h e m em ber sh i p.

T h e cour se t h at t h e A ssoci at i on dir ect or s m ay ch oose i n t h e f ut ur e i s at t hi s ti me uncer t ai n ; h owev er , t o dat e, t h e b r o a d accept an ce of t h e li mi t ed quali t y mer ch an di se i t em s t h a t t h e A ssoci at i on h as of f er ed t o t h e m em ber sh i p h as been q ui t e su ccessf u l . I t i s t h e i n t en t i on of t h e B oar d t o p ur su e

t hi s poli cy f or t h e f or eseeabl e f ut ur e. I f t h er e ar e a n y speci fi c i t ems t h at t h e m em ber shi p would li ke t o see t h e A ssoci at i on of f er , suggest i on s sh oul d be f or w ar ded t o t h e

A O G B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s .

Ch r i st m a s G i f t s - For t h ose of y ou looki n g f or som et hi ng sm all t o add under t h e Ch r i st m as t r ee t h i s y e a r ,

t h e A ssoci at i on of f i ce h a s a l i m i t ed n u m b er of cer a m i c

cof f ee m ugs, pewt er en gr av ed m ugs, silver tie t ack s, ch ar m s, an d ski par k as, al l beari ng t h e cr est of t h e A ssoci at i on o f Gr aduat es. T h e cof f ee m ugs com e i n t wo si zes an d sell f o r $4.00 and $6.00. T h e pewt er m ug , wh i ch h as ei t h er a s o l i d o r gl ass bott om , sel ls f or $21.50; an d t h e li n ed par k as w h i c h ar e av ai labl e i n dar k , r oy al or li gh t bl ue an d i n si zes sm a l l , m edi um , l ar ge an d ext r a lar ge sel l f or $22.50. A n omi n al post age ch ar ge i s added t o t h e pri ce. I f y ou w oul d l i k e t o pl ace an or der or n eed addi t i on al i n f or m at i on , pl ease con t act t he A OG of fi ce at y our ear li est opport uni t y .

Go l f T o u r n am en t - A s par t of t h e U SA F A cademy 25t h y ear cel ebr at i on , t h e Depar t men t of A t h l et i cs wi l l s p o n s o r an 18 h ol e golf t our n am en t on Fr iday , 13 A pr i l 1979, f or a n y alumn us wh o ear n ed a v ar sit y l et t er wh i le com pet i n g i n in t er col legi at e spor t s at t h e A i r F’or ce A cademy .

C ost f or t h i s ev en t w i l l b e $ 15 .00 p er en t r a n t , w h i ch

i n cludes cart , gr een f ees, post t our n am en t cock t ai l p ar t y

an d p r i zes .

T h e t our n a m en t w i l l b e l i m i t ed t o t h e f i r st 144 en t r a n t s.

I n t er est ed per son n el sh oul d con t act M aj or Eugen e F .

M ir an da, A H PI , U SA F A cadem y , CO 80840.

U SA F A A T T R I T I O N (a / o 7 Oct . 78 )

C L A SS ’7 9 ’8 0 ’8 1 ’8 2

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WOM E N 53 52 12

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2 5 t h A n n i v er sa r y B o o k - A s an n oun ced elsew h er e i n th i s i ssue t h e A ssoci at i on of Gr aduat es h as deci ded t o

undertake the publi cati on of a 25 Year Pi ctori al History o f the United States Air Force Academy. The editor and t h e AOG offi ce would li ke to encourage contri buti ons of pi ctures, memorabili a, and anecdotes by all graduates a n d fri ends of the Academy. It i s i mport ant that anyone wi shing to contribute items forward the photographs, cartoons, and the li ke t o the A OG offi ce as soon as p ossi b l e.

It i s import ant that the photographs are of very high

r epr oduci bl e qualit y . I f y ou wi sh t o h av e t h e m at eri al s r et ur n ed, pl ease i n sur e t h at al l ar t i cl es ar e m ar k ed a n d in cl ude a com pl et e i n ven t or y of t h e it em s sent t o t h e A O G .

Every effort will be made to prot ect your memorabi lia a n d the A OG will insure that all i tems that are requested t o b e

r et ur n ed wi l l be r et ur n ed pr om pt ly .

M em ber sh i p - A n n ual m em ber sh i ps f or 1979 can n ow be r equest ed t h r ough t h e A OG of f i ce. T h e dues st r uct ur e w i l l r em ai n i nt act f or t h e upcomi n g y ear , an n ual dues ar e $ 15.

A l l gr aduat es wi shi n g t o r equest adv an ce m em ber shi p st at us m ay do so by f or war di n g t h ei r ch eck t o t h e A OG of f i ce. T h e A OG Boar d of Di r ect or s en cour ages each cur r en t m em ber t o n ot on ly r en ew h i s m em ber sh i p , but t o en cour age cl assm at es an d fr i en ds t o j oi n t h e A ssoci at ion .

I n addit i on , gr aduat es w h o m ay wi sh t o m ake a gi ft o f a n A ssoci at e M em ber sh i p t o t h ei r par en t s, i n -l aw s, br ot h er s, si st er s, or ot h er f r i en d s, sh ou l d con t a ct t h e A O G of f i ce. T h e

A ssoci at e M em ber sh i p dues scal e i s t h e sam e as f or r eg ul a r m em b er s

an d

th e

A OG

of f i ce

w ill

con t a ct

t h e n ew

A ssoci at e M em ber t o i nf or m t h em of y our gen er ous gi f t .

1978 Regi st er of Gr aduat es - The ’78 Regi st er was mailed from Dallas, Texas i n early November and all members in good standing should receive the Regi st er i n the near future. Constructive cri ti ci sms and suggestions f or i m pr ovi n g t h e R egi st er f or publi cat i on i n 1979 s h o u l d

be forwarded to the Editor. Additi onal copi es of the Regi st er may be purchased by members for $6 postpaid.

Nonmembers graduates may purchase the Regi st er for $7.50 i n cl udi n g post age.

Ci v i l i a n J o b s - Gar y Bon e, ’69, h as con t act ed t h e A OG t o i n f or m us t h at h e h as been associ at ed wit h M an agem en t Recr uit er s of Col or ado, I n c., f or t h e past t wo y ear s.

M an agem en t Recr uit er s h as r ecen t ly ex pan ded and ar e lookin g f or in di vi dual s w h o w ould be i n t er est ed i n a prof essi on al r ecr ui t i n g car eer . Gar y adv i ses i t i s a n e x tr em ely sat i sfy in g an d f i n an cially r ewar din g posit i on .

A n y on e i n t er est ed sh oul d con t act Gar y Bon e, M an age ment Recr uit er s of Col or ado, I n c., 90 M adi son St r eet , Den v er , CO 80206. Ph on e (303) 320-4221.

P o st O f f i ce T r o u b l e? - I f y ou h av e any pr oblem s i n r ecei v i n g A ssoci ati on of Gr aduat es m ai li n gs, y ou sh oul d

con t a ct y our l oca l p ost of f i ce a n d a sk t o f i l l ou t a p ost of f i ce

“ Con sum er Ser vi ce Car d ” , PS For m 4314-J ul y 1975. I t i s our un der st an di n g t h at t h i s f or m wi l l br i n g y ou a per son al an sw er f r om t h e l oca l p ost m a st er a n d w i l l d o a g r eat d ea l t o

st r ai gh t en out any post al pr obl em s y ou m ay be h avi n g i n r ecei vi n g A OG or ot h er per son al m ai l .

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A O G E L EC T IO N S 7 N o v e m b er 19 7 8

C olonel Er vi n J . R o k ke, C hai r man 1979 N om i nat i ng C om m it tee D ea r E r v

1. 1 have appointed the following AOG members, none of whom are currently on the Board of Directors, as the 1979 AOG Nominating

C o m m i t t ee :

C o lo nel Ervi n J . Ro k ke, C hair ma n

Lt. Colonel Joseph D . Morgan I I I, ’59 M aj or W i l l St ack ho use 111, '64

Mr . A lvin E. Blumberg, Jr, '68 Captain Ralph A . Froehlich, ’69 I L t . M ar k T . W halen , ’76

The Nominating Committee, in accordance with the bylaws o f t h e

A O G , shall submit t o t he President , cand idates f or t h e o f f i ces o f President , V ice- President , and ten D irect or s of t he A O G n o t l a t er t h a n 15 Febr uary 1979. T hese names w i ll be subm itted t o t h e v o t e o f t h e

membership in ballots to be distributed by 15 March 19 7 9 a n d r ec e i v ed

for co unt i ng by 30 A pr il 1979.

2. i n choosi ng a slat e of cand idates f or t he A ssociat ion of G rad uates, let t he f ollow i ng o bservat io ns guide t he C om m ittee’s p hiloso phy:

a. Now and for at least t he next ten years (until the A sso c i a t i o n o f Graduates has a strong enough financial base to have a large off ice staff ), t he members of t he Board of Directors, especially t h o se o n t h e Executive Committee, must be willing and able to serve m o r e i n a st a f f

The A OG p resen ted General Woody ard wi th a tok en of o u r e s t e e m up on th e occasion of h is reti r emen t on 31 A ug . 78.

2 5t h A n n i v er sa r y Com m em o r at i v e P r i n t - Th e Ex ecut i v e Com mit t ee of t he B oar d of Di r ect or s i s cur r ent ly n egot i ati n g wi t h M r . Ri ck Br oom e t o h av e h i m pai n t a 2 5 t h A n n i v er sar y Com m em or at i v e Pr i n t f or t h e U nit ed St at es A i r For ce A cademy . Pr eli m i n ar y pl an s ar e t o i ssue t h e pri nt i n t h e spr i n g of 1979 an d t o of f er i t as a li mi t ed ed i t i o n fi n e ar t pri n t t o t h e A OG m em ber sh i p an d f r i en ds.

Gr aduat es h avi ng suggest i on s f or t h e subj ect m at t er o f t h e C om m em or a t i v e Pr i n t sh ou l d f or w a r d t h ese i d ea s t o t h e

A ssoci at i on of fi ces as soon as possi ble.

Wi n t er M a g azi n e - T h e 19 79 Wi n t er M a g azi n e wi l l go t o pr ess i n ear ly Febr uar y 1979. Gr aduat es wi shi ng t o w r i t e ar ti cl es or t o con t r i but e m at er i al s f or publi cat i on i n t h e M a g a zi n e sh ould do so pr i or t o 15 J an uar y 1979.

Gr aduat es i nt er est ed i n cont r i buti n g t o f ut ur e publi cat i on s sh oul d cont act t h e Edit or so t h at appr opri at e pl an ni n g m ay be un der t aken .

A ct i v e D u t y O b l i g at i o n - On 19 Sept . 1978, t h e Super in t en den t r el eased t h e f ol l owin g poli cy st at em en t ; “ T he A ssi st an t Secr et ar y of Def en se (M an power , Reser ve A ff ai r s & L ogi st i cs) h as gi v en di scr et i on ar y a ut h or i t y t o t h e Ser v i ce Secr et ar i es t o d eci d e w h et h er t o

call t o act i v e dut y t h ose cadet s at t h e M i li t ar y A cademi es w h o a r e d i s en r o l l ed .

U n der t hi s aut h or i t y , t h e A i r For ce poli cy r egar di ng t h e act i v e duty obli gat i on f or cadet s wh o ar e separ at ed pr i or t o com m i ssi on i n g h a s b een ch a n g ed .

I n t he past , a secon d cl ass cadet wh o v olunt ari ly

r esi g n ed or w a s di sen r ol l ed b eca u se of a ca d em i c d ef i ci en cy , a p t i t u d e or con d u ct , cou l d b e ca l l ed t o a ct i v e duty as an en l i s t ed m em b er o f t h e A i r F o r c e f o r a m i n i m u m o f t w o

y ea r s.

U n d er t h e a n n ou n ced ch a n g e, w h i ch i s r et r oa ct i v e t o t h e

begi n ni ng of t h e academi c y ear , t h i s opt i on wi ll n o l on g er

b e ex er c i s ed .

T h e obli gat ion of t hr ee y ear s act i v e dut y i n en li st ed

st a t u s f or a f i r st cl a ssm a n a n d f our y ea r s f or g r a d u at es

wh o do not accept a commi ssi on wi ll be r et ai n ed.

T hese obligat i on s wi ll n or m ally be i m posed f or volun

t ar y r esi g n at i on or i n v ol u n t ar y d i sen r ol l m en t , a cad em i c

f ai l ure i ncl uded . Ex cept ion s wi l l be m ade f or h um ani t ar i an

r ea s o n s a n d t h o s e f e w c a s es i n w h i c h i t i s n o t i n t h e b es t i n t er est o f t h e A i r F o r c e t o c a l l a c a d et t o a c t i v e d u t y w h o i s

phy si cal ly di squali fi ed, un f i t or un sui t ed f or mi li t ar y

s er v i c e i n a n en l i s t ed s t a t u s .”

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r o le t h a n a s a t r a d i t i o n a l B o a r d M e m b e r , b . “ T h e st a f f r o le” m ea n s t h a t t h e B o a r d M em b e r m u st u n d er s

tand t hat he does not merely sit back at a distance and give i nf requent policy guidance on broad issues. This is done by Board M em be r s, b u t more often and more importantly, the Board Member must d o t he homework—t he staff work that inevitably precedes good policy

d ec i si o n s.

c .

Willing to serve” means that the Board Member must be willing to make the Association of Graduates a maj or par t of his l ife, and be willing to give it high priority among the demands o n h i s t i m e . d.

A ble to serve” means having a schedule that will permit regular, frequent, and sometimes lengt hy attendance at Board meetings.

It means eit her l ivi ng close t o t he A cademy or else having t he f u nds t o fl y

to Colorado on a regular basis. The above philosophy st e m s f r o m t h e

l o llow ing facts: A quor um of t he Board of D irect ors is o ne per son m ore t han half t he Boar d t hi rteen peo ple. T here has been a q uor um of t he Board of Directors present only once in the last ten years. A t all ot her t imes t he body convened has been t he Execut ive C o m m ittee, w h i c h co n si st s o f t h o se D i r ec t o r s st a t i o n ed a t t h e A i r F o r ce A cademy.

Although all the Directors elected are certainly capable peo ple, m ost of t hose D irect ors not st at ioned at t he A cademy make no input whatsoever not even a phone cal l. T hus, t o elect peo ple not st at ioned a t t h e A cademy is ef f ect ively t o elect a vacancy t o t he Board . F o r t h e 19 7 5 el ec t i o n t h e C o m m i t t ee n o m i n a t ed a sl a t e o f o f f i ce r s w h ic h c o n si st ed

solely of graduates stationed at the Academy, in the pipeline for t he Academy, or living in t he Colorado Springs area. A lthough t h i s approach did not give a broad geographical representation o n t h e B o a r d , t h e r esu l t w a s t h a t t h er e w er e 12 o r m o r e B o a r d M e m be r s

stationed at t he Academy for t he next two years. For t h e el ect i o n i n 1977, the Nominating Committee adopted a different philosophy and chose to achieve a broad geographical representation o n t he b a l l o t . D u e to t he normal rotation cycle of officers from the Academy and m oves by

civi l ians, by M ay 1978 t here were o nly 5 D irect o rs at t he A cademy includ i ng t he Execut ive D irect or and t he V ice- President . B eca u se o f t h i s small num ber , even a q uor um of t he Execut ive C omm ittee c o u ld n o t b e achieved unt il late A ugust 1978. T he cur rent Execut ive C o m m i t t ee includes t he five I nterim Directors who were appointed by t he Execut ive C om m it tee. O ur bylaw s req ui re t hat at least t e n D i r ec t o r s be st at io ned at t he A cademy at t he t ime of elect io n. Since t here are on ly f ive regular D i rect or s stat io ned at t he A cademy now , includi ng t h e V ice- f’ r esi d e n t a n d t h e E x ec u t i v e D i r ec t o r , a t lea st five and preferably

most of t hose elected in t he spr ing of 1979 should be at t he A cadem y.

3. I n subm itt ing nom inees f or President and V ice- President , t he N om inat ing C omm it tee should give d ue regard t o past se r v ic e t o t he A OG , t o w ill i ngness and capability t o cont i nue t o ser ve t h e A O G i n t hese im port ant posts, and t o f urt her i ng t he prest ige a n d i n fl u e n ce o f t h e

A sso c i a t i o n . E i t h er t h e P r esi d e n t o r V i c e- P r esi d e n t sh o u l d r esi d e a t o r near t he A ir F orce A cademy t o f acilitate t he cond uct o f A O G b u si n ess.

4. I n subm itt i ng nom i nees f or D irect o rs, t he N o m inat ing C o m m i t t ee sho uld seek i nterested and capable mem ber s w ho w i ll o f f er b r o a d represent at i on t o t he A O G mem bershi p. I encourage t he C o m m i t t ee t o

co nsider , subj ect t o limit at i ons pr ovided f or i n t he By law s A rt icle V I B, mem bers f r om all grad uat i ng classes i n bot h mi lit ar y a n d c i v i l i a n st a t u s.

By cust om, an i ndivid ual may be nom inated f or m o re t h a n o n e o f f ice .

For example, individuals nominated for President may a l so b e nominated for Director. Members of the Nominating Committee a r e

eligi ble t o r un f or of fice.

5. 1 hank you f or agreei ng t o serve t he A ssociat io n i n t h i s c r i t ic a l r o le .

May you have success in finding willing, capable volunteers.

Sincerely yo urs,

D A V I D M . G O O D R I C H , ’ 59 P r esi d e n t

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Sh ort ly af t er becom i n g Super in t en den t of t h e A ir For ce A cademy , Gen er al T al lm an dir ect ed an i n -dept h r ev i ew o f al l aspect s of cadet li f e. A lt h ough an ad h oc in v est igat i v e body , kn own as t h e H on or Revi ew Com mit t ee, con duct ed th i s compr eh en si v e st udy , t h e spect r um of r ev i ew w as m uch br oader t h an m at t er s dir ect ly r el at i n g t o t h e C a d et

L OSS O F P R I D E A N D M O R A L E I N WIN G

i nt er vi ews wit h n um er ous A cademy st aff per son n el and a lar ge cr oss-sect i on of t h e cadet s. Result s of t h i s r ev i ew w er e submi tt ed t o t h e Superi n t en den t on 31 Decem ber 1977.

A f t er ex ami n at i on of t h e f i n di n gs an d r ecom m en dati on s con t ai n ed i n t h e Com mi tt ee r eport . Gen er al T allm an est abli sh ed a small I m pl emen t at i on Com mitt ee t o f ur t h er

m or a l e w a s a n u n r ea l i st i c r est r i ct i on on i n d i v i d u a l c a d et

H on or C od e. T h e C om m i t t ee’s ex t en si v e r esea r ch i n cl u d ed

assess the impact of proposed actions and to develop

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coor di nat ed A cadem y Pl an f or i n it iat in g sev er al ch anges.

T h e r ecomm en dat i on s of t h e I m plem en t at i on Com mi t t ee wer e provided t o t h e Superi nt en den t on 30 J an uar y 1978.

T h ese wer e r evi ewed car ef ull y by Gen er al T al lm an and fi n al deci si on s f or t h e ch an ges t o be i mpl em ent ed wer e an n oun ced . Foll owi n g t hi s. I m plem en t at i on Gr oups wer e

formed to design specifi c plans to introduce the approved

ch anges. Th e ch an ges h av e been in t r oduced in a coor din at ed man n er dur i n g t h e i n t er v en in g m on th s. Si n ce t h e st at e of di sci pli n e an d m or al e of t h e cadet wi ng ar e i n ex t r icably wov en t h r ough out m any f acet s of cadet l i f e,

these changes are expected to produce, collectively,

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signi fi can t i m pr ov em en t i n cadet at t it udes an d sen se o f

r esp on si b i l i t y .

T h e f ull i mpact of t h e ch an ges wi ll n ot be k n ow n f or s o m e ti m e, but t h e A cadem y i s con st an t ly r ev i ewin g and r efi n

ing all aspects of the program to insure the high quality o f f ut ur e graduat es. T h e sol e obj ect i v e of t h e ch an ges d e s cr i b

ed i n t h i s a r t i cl e i s t o en h an ce t h e t ot a l ex cel l en ce w i t h i n

the Air Force Academy environment , thus contributing t o developing within each gr aduate a broad sense of duty , r espon sibi li ty , an d i nt egr i t y .

The following di scussion highlights maj or problem

a r ea s t h at w er e i d en t i f i ed a n d a d d r essed i n t h e t ot a l H o n o r

Revi ew pr ocess:

T H E CA D ET

T hi s con cer n w as closely associ at ed wi t h t h e cadet s e n s e ol com m uni t y i ssue, but w as caused by di f f er ent r eason s.

N um er ous A cademy pr ocedur es an d poli ci es col l ect i vely led t o t hi s loss of pri de. A speci f i c ex am pl e i s i n suf f i ci en t u s e o f t h e F i r s t C l a s s a s a r o l e m o d el . A n o t h er c a u s e of poor r oom arr angem ent s an d cadet t i m e. I n addi t i on , ex cessi v e gui dan ce an d di r ect i on wer e i m posed on cadet st udy t i m e t o th e poi n t t h at t h ese col lege-age st uden t s wer e n ot t r ea t ed wit h suf fi ci ent m at uri t y . Com peti t i on bet w een un it s a n d i n di vi dual s per si st ed t o t h e ext en t t h at an aver age c a d et t en ded t o beli eve h e or she w as st ri vi ng i n vai n , an d th er ef or e w ould r em ov e t h em sel ves f r om t h e com pet i t i on .

A CT ION S T A K E N ;

a. We h av e r eemph asi zed Fi r st Class r espon si bi lit i es f o r leader shi p an d t r ai n i n g , i n cludi n g t h e use of Fi r st C l a s s

o f f i c er s a s el em en t l ea d er s ,

b. T h e eli mi n ati on of peer r at i n gs as a di r ect i n put t o cadet mi lit ar y st an di n g. Such r at i n gs ar e n ow advi sor y on ly , c. Th e Gr aduati on Or der of M er i t wi l l n ot be of f i ci ally

publi shed. Di stingui shed gr aduates will receive ap

propri at e r ecogn it i on , wi t h all ot h er cadet s gr aduat i n g by squadr on in alph abet i cal or der , d. T h e opport uni t y f or cadet s t o l end m ax i m um suppor t t o at h l et ic t eams wi ll be en h an ced by ch an gi n g t h e sch edul e t o pr ovi de am ple opport un it y t o at t en d i n tr am ur al ch am pi on shi p gam es an d w eekni gh t h om e bask et ball an d h ockey gam es, e. Con ti n ui n g em ph asi s wi ll be placed on t h e di st i n ct iv e accom pli sh m ent s of A ir F or ce A cademy gr aduat es.

Gr aduat es h av e appear ed i n speak in g en gagem ent s at t h e A cademy and ar e con si der ed a sour ce of pr ide an d m ot iv a ti on t o cadet s. Ot h er di st i ngui sh ed A i r For ce speak er s w i l l be pr ov ided an opport un i t y t o addr ess t h e Cadet Win g o n a vari et y of subj ect s dir ect ed at m ot i vat in g t h e cadet s t o w a r d a n A i r F o r c e c a r eer ,

CA D ET WIN G M A N A GEM EN T

f . M or e l at i t ude i s n ow per m i tt ed i n i n di vi dual cadet r oom arr an gem en t s f or t he upper -cl asses.

D i sp ar i t y ex i st ed bet w een of f i cer a n d cad et ch ai n -of -

P H A SE D T R A I N I N G

com m and r espon si bili t i es. T h er e h ad al so been a pr oli f er a ti on of high cadet r an k wi t h out m ean i ngf ul r espon si bi lit y .

Con f usi on bet ween cadet li n e an d st af f f un ct i on s pl aced ca d et l ead er s i n a n u n t en a bl e si t u at i on .

A CT I ON S T A K E N : a . W e h a v e r eaf fi r m ed t h e r ol e of t h e A i r O f f i cer C om

m andi ng (A OC) as com m an der . Cadet s mor e cl ear ly un der st and t h ei r r ole as one of i m pl em en ti n g poli cy and tr ai n i ng r equi r ement s i n a leader shi p l abor at or y under gui deli n es set f or t h by t h e of f i cer st af f , b. Cadet ch ai n-of -com m an d r espon si bi li t i es h av e been mor e clear ly defi ned an d st af f f un cti on s h av e been p l a ced in advi sory capaci ti es t o t h e uni t com m ander , c. N umer ous cadet posi t i on s wh i ch h eld r an k wi t h out r espon si bi li ty h ave been eli mi n at ed, r educed i n gr ade o r com bi n ed w i t h ot h er f u n ct i on s.

Sh or t comin gs wer e i den t i f i ed i n t h e pr ogr am of leader sh i p development ex peri en ced by cadet s. Th e pr evi ous sy st em w as ch ar act eri zed by abr upt ph ase poi nt s, gen er al ly associ at ed wit h cl ass y ear ch an ges, i n wh i ch cadet s w er e t hr ust i n t o new posi t i on s of si gn i f i cant r e s p o n si bi li t y wi t h out t h e ben efi t of pr oper t r ain i n g . T hi s fr agm en t ed pr ogr am w as a di sser vi ce t o ail cadet s, b u t h a d a p a r t i cul ar l y h ar m f u l ef f ect on t h ose w h o l a ck ed sel f

conf i den ce, h ad h um an r el at i on s di f f i cult i es, or h ad n ot y et lear n ed t h e f un dam en t als of i n st r uct i n g or l eadi n g o t h er s .

A CT I ON S T A K E N :

a. A pr ogr am of ph ased t r ai ni n g h as been in sti t ut ed.

T h i s pl an r ecogni zed t h e n eed f or an or der ly sequen ce o f pr ogr essi on fr om a posi t i on of m ost ly f oll ow er sh i p a s a n e w cadet t o on e of leader shi p dur i n g f i r st cl ass y ear .

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b . A n ew an d m or e r eal i st i c f ou r t h cl a ss i n d oct r i n at i on

pamphlet has been developed with better defines obj ectives an d r equi r em ent s of t h e f our t h cl ass t r ai ni n g sy st em , c. Recogn i zi n g t h e pr i m ar y f un ct i on of t h e cadet di ni n g

hall , several procedures have been altered. After formal acceptance into the wing i n early August , fourth class cad et s si t a t ea se i n M i t ch el l H a l l . T o f u r t h er en su r e t h a t

only proper eti quette and t able decorum arestressed dur i n g meal s, f our t h cl ass cadet s n ow sit at f our t h cl ass t a b l es

within each squadron area (excepting fourth class cadet s on t h e t r ai ni n g t abl es pr evi ousl y m en t i oned). E ach f o u r t h

cl a ss t a bl e i n cl u d es on e f i r st cl a ss cad et of f i cer o r o n e f i r st cl a ss cad et of fi cer a n d on e secon d cl a ss n on com m i ssi on ed o f f i c er ,

d . A n n ual r ecognit i on of t h e f our t h cl ass h as been moved ear li er i n t h e year . Foll owi n g t h e t r adi t i on al r ecogni ti on t r ai ni n g per i od, t hi s cer em ony wi ll occur i n M ar ch i m m edi at el y pr ecedi n g Spri n g Br eak , e. N ew t h ir d cl ass cadet s w i l l m or e gr aduall y w or k i n t o t r ai ni ng r espon si bi li t i es as t h e y ear pr ogr esses. I n t h e f a l l

semester, third classmen will fulfi ll a mentor role, a ssi st i n g and guiding fourth class cadets. They will observe t h e tr ai n i ng pr ogr am an d act i n an on -t h e-j ob-tr ai ni n g capaci

ty. During the second semester, third class cadet s w i l l

assum e an ex panded r ole i n t r ai ni n g , f . Secon d cl ass cadet s wi l l h an dl e a lar ge sh ar e of

training requirements under the directi on and control o f

t h e fi r st cl ass ch ai n of com m an d. T h ey wi ll al so un derstudy the first class in preparati on for assuming k ey l eader sh i p r ol es as f i r st cl assm en ,

g. First class leadership and trai ning responsibilities

ar e st r essed t hr ough out t h e n ew r egul at i on s. N ear t h e en d

of each academi c year, about one month beforegraduation,

t h e f i r st cl a ss w i l l en t er a n ew of f i cer t r a n si t i on ph ase i n

whi ch t h ey wi l l assum e a dut y st at us si mi l ar t o t h at o f a n ewly com mi ssi on ed of fi cer . A t t h at t i m e, t h e l ow er t h r ee

classes, who are completing anot her phase of training, w i l l adv an ce accor di ngly t o i n cr eased posi t i on s of r espon si bi li

ty. Advancement at this ti me of the year retains the advantage of conti nued li aison with upperclassmen who

h eld.t h ese r espon si bi li t i es,

h ow ever , t o per mi t cadet s t o l eav e t h e A cademy dur i n g t h e week t o conduct per son al busi n ess of an ur gen t n at ur e t h a t can n ot be accom pli sh ed on w eek en ds. Of f base ch apel per mi t s an d academi c aut h or i zat i on s h av e been r et ai n ed.

A l l cadet s i n cludi n g t h e F our t h Cl ass h av e Sun day s o f f . b. Cadet s ar e n ow gr an t ed aut h ori zat i on s an d passes by Cl ass wi t h r eali st i c i n cr eases each y ear . On ly cadet s w h o excel i n all en deav or s as eviden ced by bei n g pl aced o n t h e Superi nt en den t ’s m er i t li st f or bot h academi c an d mi li t ar y ex cell en ce (appr oxi m at ely 8%) wi l l accr ue i n cr eased o f f b a se a u t h or i za t i on s ,

c. T h e n ew sy st em of aut h ori zat i on s an d passes i n cl udes pr ov i si on s f or t h e A OC t o sel ect i v ely wit h h ol d som e aut h ori zat i on s i f a cadet i s subst an dar d i n academi c, at h l et i c, or mi li t ar y per f or m an ce.

C A D E T D I SC I P L I N A R Y SY ST E M

T h e Cadet Di sci pli n ar y Sy st em h ad ev ol v ed i n t o a compl ex set of san ct i on s i m posed i n a som ew h at ir r egul ar m an n er . U n der a wi de v ar i et y of aut h ori zed pun i sh m en t s i t w as vi r t ually i m possibl e t o obj ecti v ely assess t h e r el a t i v e con duct r ecor ds of m an y cadet s. A ddi ti on al ly , t h er e w e r e l ew def i ni ti v e gui deli n es f or t h e pl acem ent of cadet s o n conduct pr obat i on of f or i n it i at i n g an or der ly sequen ce o f apt i t ude an d con duct r evi ew l eadi n g t o di sen r ollm en t o f cadet s n ot suit ed t o a mi lit ar y li f est y le.

A CT ION S T A K E N :

a. The cadet puni shment system has been depressed to give the AOG more flexibility within a general set o f gui delines. Prerogati ves i nclude the suspensi on of s o m e puni shments based on an assessment of a cadet ’s overall con duct an d per f or m an ce r ecor d,

b. All puni shments for i nfractions of cadet regulati ons

wi ll be i n t h e f or m of demer i t s or dem eri t s pl us a n u m b er o f

days restri cti on. Based on a movi ng six month standard o f

dem eri t all ow an ces, def i ci ent cadet s wi l l pass t h r ough

marginal and probati onary peri ods whi ch will clearly r efl ect i ndi vi dual con duct st at us. A m pl e oppor t un i ti es f o r

h. A s we began the fall semester, a coordi nated educa

counseling and improved performance will be available t o all cadet s prior to i niti ating any acti ons that would l ea d t o

changes. Bri efi ngs were gi ven to the staff s of the t h r ee maj or mi ssi on elements pri or to bri efing the cadets. O n 7 August the three upperclasses of cadets were bri efed a s a group. Duri ng the ti me that thi s bri efing was being gi v en ,

con fi n em ent i n t h eir r oom s h as been r epl aced by a sy st em of r estr i ct i on t o t h e A cadem y f or a defi n i t en umber of day s.

ti on ef f or t was un der t aken t o i n f or m all per son n el o f t h e s e

t h e n ew set of cadet r egul at i on s w as di st r i but ed t o c a d et

rooms. Thus far , feedback from the faculty and staff , a s

w el l as t h e cadet s, h as been ov er wh elmi n gly posi ti ve.

St udi es an d commi t t ee act i on s ar e con t i n ui n g i n sev er al ar eas i n cl udi n g an ex pan ded cadet ev aluat i on sy st em a n d a br oader cur r i culum f or cadet pr of essi on al devel opm ent .

CA D ET OF F D U T Y T I M E

The previ ous method of allotti ng and controlling cadet

of f dut y ti m e w as com plex an d awkw ar d. Cadet s look ed upon t h e pri vi l ege sy st em as guar ant eed “ r i gh t s” an d o f t en t en ded t o av oi d added r espon si bi li t y i n f av or of a m o r e self i sh desir e t o l eav e t h e A cadem y . M or eov er , cadet s c o u l d gai n extr a pr i vi l eges by ex cell i n g i n ei t h er t h e academi c ar en a or by st andi n g i n t h e t op t h i r d of t h ei r cl ass mili t ari ly . T hi s ent ir e syst em w as in con si st en t wi t h t h e con cept of dut y ex pect ed i n t h e A i r For ce an d clear ly f ost er ed un h eal t hy at t i t udes.

A CT ION S TA K EN :

a. Week day aut h or izat i on s t o l eav e t h e A cademy h av e been eli mi n at ed f or al l cadet s duri n g t h e f al l sem est er .

Dur i n g t h e f i n al sem est er of f ir st cl ass y ear , seni or c a d et s wi ll h ave i n cr eased aut h or it y t o l eav e t h e A cademy r e s e r v at i on duri n g t h e w eek . T h e A OC h as li ber al aut h or it y .

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di sen r ol l m en t f or con d u ct d ef i ci en ci es,

c. The previous system of assigni ng cadet s peri ods o f

C a d et s on r est r i ct i on w i l l h av e f u l l u se of t h e cad et d u t y

ar ea i n cl udi n g al l academ i c f aci lit i es, t h e li br ar y , t h e C a d et Ch apel , t h e gy m n asi um , an d t h e f i eld h ouse,

d. Di sci pli nary t ours (one hour marching with a rif le) will only be served by cadets exceeding 50% of their s i x m ont h dem eri t al low ance, an d t h en i n a r at i o of on e t o u r f o r ev er y

t w o a d di t i on al d em er i t s r ecei v ed . F or ca d et s i n

s er i o u s academi c di f f i cult y

or w h o m ust obser v e cer t ai n m edi cal r est ri cti on s, a con ver si on of t our s t o r est r i ct i on i s possi bl e.

CA D ET H ON OR COD E

T est im on y f r om m an y cadet s in di cat ed str on g suppor t f or t h e pr in ci ples em bodi ed i n t h e Cadet H on or Code. O n th e ot h er h an d , th er e wer e i n di cat i on s of w i despr ead c a d et apat h y wi t h r espect t o dai l y h on or code in v olv em en t . T h e man agem ent an d adm i ni str at i on of t h e Cadet H on or Code wer e gen er al ly l ef t i n t h e h ands of t h e f i r st an d secon d c l a s s h on or r epr esen t at i v es (80 cadet s) plus t h e Ch air m an o f t h e C ad et H on or C om m i t t ee. T h e r em a i n d er of t h e C a d et W i n g w a s sel d om i n v ol v ed i n h on or m a t t er s a n d w a s con t en t

wit h t h e occasi on al br i efi n gs r eceiv ed about cer t ai n h o n o r i n ci dent s. A n ot h er un h eal t h y at t i t ude pr ev alen t i n t h e Cadet Win g w as a per cept i on t h at h on or an d et h i cs w er e separ at e an d di st i n ct i ssues bot h at t h e A cademy an d i n t h e A i r F or ce.

A CT I O N S T A K E N : a . T h e C ad et H on or a n d E t h i cs C om m i t t ees h a v e b een

m er ged i nt o one body en t it led t h e Pr of essi on al Et h i cs

e. Som e hi gh i n t er est i n tr am ur al ch am pi on sh i p cont est s wi l l he sch eduled on ?> i day af t er n oon s or Sat ur day m o r ni n gs t o pr om ot e i n cr eased squadr on at t en dan ce.

C om m i t t ee. T h i s a ct i on r ei n f or ces t h e f a ct t h at h on or

should be viewed as a subset of a broader pattern of et h i c a l b eh a v i o r ,

b. A modi fi ed j ur y selecti on sy st em h as been i n st i t ut ed t o i nv ol ve a gr eat er n umber of cadet s i n t h e admi ni st r at i on ot t h e h on or cod e,

CA D ET T IM E

T h e subj ect of cadet t i m e an d t h e con t r ol t h er eof n eeded

examinati on from two poi nts of vi ew. First , litt le op p or t un i ty had been afforded cadets to manage any of their o w n

c. Et hi cs an d h on or i n st r uct i on ar e n ow pr esen t ed i n a n in t egr at ed pr ogr am of educat i on . Such i n st r uct i on h as been expan ded t o i ncl ude cont i n ui ng em ph asi s t o t h e

ti me. T h ey wer e t ol d w h at t o do an d wh en t o do it wi t h l i t t l e

i n st r uct i on h av e been m oved t o pri me t r ai ni ng t i m e o n Fr i day aft er n oon s.

so great that each i ndi vidual had only a few minutes ea c h duty day where i ndi vi dual prerogat ives could be exerci sed.

u pp er cl a sses a s w el l as n ew ca d et s . P er i od s of h on or

C A D E T A T H L E T E S V S. N O N -A T H L E T E S

T hi s i s a sen si t i v e, deli cat e, an d em ot i on al i ssue t h a t h a s plagued mi lit ar y academ ies f or som e t i m e. Due t o i m pr oper

p er cept i on s on t h e p ar t of som e ca d et s a n d b eca u se o f

uni que demands pl aced on man y at h l et es, a ri f t h ad dev eloped bet w een cadet at h let es and n on-at h let es. A s a n ex am pl e, t h e gr eat n um ber of at h l et es on t r ai ni n g t ables i n th e cadet di ni n g h al l h as been a sour ce of i r ri t at i on t o t h e ot h er m em ber s of t h e cadet wi n g. T h e ex cusal of som e o f f season at h let es f r om t r ai n i n g r equi r em en t s also pr ov ed t o be a d i v i si v e f a ct or . Som e c a det a t h l et es h a v e su st ai n ed a

r elati v e l oss i n mi lit ary st an di n g due t o f r equen t a b s en c es fr om t h e cadet squadr on t o meet dem andi n g t eam pr act i ce s c h ed u l e s .

A CT ION S TA K E N :

a. A s pr ev i ously ci t ed, m ost at h leti c t r ai ni n g t abl es h a v e b een el i m i n a t ed , b . L i m i t ed o n -s ea s o n a t h l et es a n d o f f -s ea s o n a t h l et es

wi ll par t i ci pat e i n PT i day af t er noon an d Sat ur day m or n i ng t r ai n i n g w i t h t h e r est of t h e ca d et w i n g ,

c. Si nce cadet peer r at in gs wi l l only be advi sory i n

n at u r e, t h e A O C , i n m a k i n g ou t h i s sem i -a n n u a l ca d et per f or m a n ce ev a l u a t i on s , c a n ev a l ua t e a l l ca d et s b a sed o n

t ot al merit and i n v ol vement i n a v ari et y of cadet pr ogr am s, d . W h en c a d et a t h l et e s d e m o n s t r a t e o v er a l l e x c el l en c e i n

per f or m an ce, an d can h an dle addi t ion al r espon si bi lit y , t h ey wi ll be con si der ed f or key mi lit ar y l eader sh i p posi t i on s i n t h e Cadet Wi n g.

D E F I C I E N C Y I N T H E C A D E T SE N SE O F C O M M U N IT Y

T hi s w as mani f est ed i n sev er al w ay s: a pr evaili n g upper class desi r e t o leave t h e A cademy any t i me speci fi c dut ies wer e n ot bei ng per f or m ed; a l oss of espri t because o f self -servin g i n t er est , an d fr agm en t at ion of t h e Wi ng i n t o special i nt er est gr oups wi t h gr oup loy alt y r at h er t h an sq u a d r on or W i n g u n i t y .

A CT ION S TA K E N :

regard for indi vi dual i niti ati ve or the maturation p r o c e s s associ ated with personal decisi on making. Additi onally, deman ds on cadet t i me by all m i ssi on el em en t s h ad becom e

A CT I ON S T A K E N :

a. Cadet s i n good st an di n g w i l l h ave gr eat er f lex ibi li ty i n m an agi n g t h ei r ev eni n g academ i c st udy t i m e. T h e u p p e r

t h r ee c l a s s es a r e n o w f r ee t o u s e t h e a t h l et i c f a c i l i t i e s o f t h e

gy mn asi um or fi eld h ouse or m ay el ect t o br eak up t h e even i n g st udy r out i n e by spendi n g som e t i m e i n t h e A r n o l d H a l l s o c i a l c en t er ,

b. On t w o day s, M on day t hr ough T h ur sday , cadet s n ot in volved i n var si t y at h let i c pr act i ce or sch edul ed i n tr am ur al act i v i t y wi l l h av e di scr et i on ary t i m e fr om 15 3 0 t o th e begi nn i n g of t h e eveni n g m eal at 1840. K n ow n as “ un sch eduled ” t i m e, t h ese af t er n oon s may be used i n a n y man n er deem ed appr opri at e by t h e i n di vi dual cadet .

A lt h ough legi ti m at e i n di v i dual appoi nt m en t s such as den t al wor k or t ai l or sh op f i t t i n gs m ay be con duct ed, n o or gan i zed act i vi t y wi l l be aut h ori zed or sch eduled w i t h o u t speci ti c appr ov al of t h e Com m an dan t of Cadet s, Dean o f Facult y , an d Di r ect or of A t h let i cs.

R EGU L A T ION S

Cadet r egul at i on s h ad un der gon e un ch ecked ex pan si on sin ce t he f oun di ng of t h e A cadem y . T h e r esul t of t hi s pr olif er at ion was a com pli at ion of legali st i c an d com plex docum en t s i n wh i ch t h e spir i t an d i n t en t h ad becom e obscur bed i n admi nist r at i v e pr ocedur es an d ex cessi v e d et a i l .

A CT ION S TA K EN :

a. Cadet r egul at i on s h ave been r educed f r om a p pr ox i m at ely 90 separ at e r egul at i on s of som e 700 pages i n len gt h t o 26 r egul at i on s. N ow on ly t en di r ect i v e an d

absolutely essenti al regulations consisti ng of about 10 0

pages wi ll be k ept i n each cadet r oom . T h ose r egulat i on s w hi ch apply t o on ly som e cadet s an d on ly som e of t h e t i m e

wi ll be maintained in several locati ons in each squadron f or ea sy r ef er en ce,

b. T he n ew r egul at ion s ar e dev el oped wi t h t h e t h em e o f m ai nt ai ni ng “ spi ri t an d i n ten t ,” pl aci n g st r on g em ph asi s on cadet j udgment . L on g li st s of speci f i c aut h or i zat i on s and pr ohi bi t i on s h ave been eli m i n at ed.

a . T h e con cept of a d h er i n g t o a 5-d a y d u t y w eek sch ed u l e

h as been r ein f or ced. Wher e possi bl e, w eek en ds h av e b e en kept relat i vely fr ee of tr ai ni n g r equi r emen t s, but o p p o r t uni ti es t o leav e t h e A cademy dur i n g t h e w eek h av e b een r ed u c ed ,

b. Ex panded use of t he A r n ol d H al l Soci al Cent er and cadet at h let i c f aci lit i es f or t he upper t h r ee cl asses o f c a d et s

d u r i n g t h e w eek , c . E l i m i n a t i on of speci a l d i n i n g h a l l t a b l es f or sp eci a l

i nt er est gr oups. T hi s f all , only t h e f oot ball , basket ball a n d h ock ey t eams wi ll si t at t r ai n i n g t ables, d. A n umber of act i vi t i es, gr oups and t eam s pr evi ously ex cused f r om t r ai ni n g an d dr i l l wi l l n ow att en d t h ese f u n ct i on s on F r i d ay af t er n oon s .

A OG M E M B E R SH I P 19 79 • $ 15 — o n e y ea r • $ 4 2 - t h r ee y ea r s • $ 6 8 - f i v e y ea r s F or w ar d y our D u es t o t h e A O G , U SA F A , C O , 80840

T H E C A D ET P R O F E S S I O N A L ET H IC S S Y S T E M B y J oh n Per, ’62, Com mandan t ’s E x ecuti ve f or Prof essional E th i cs Duri n g t h e 22 y ear s si n ce t h e Cadet Win g vot ed ov er w h elmi n gly t o accept t h e H on or Code, t h e H on or Sy st em h a s un d er g on e f ew

m odi f i cat i on s.

T h ose f ew w er e m ade i n or der t o ali gn it wi t h m or e t em per ed, r espon si v e a d m i n i st r a t i o n . P r i o r

sem est er , t h e m ost

to

this

F all

si gn i f i ca n t

of

t h o se m od i f i ca t i on s w a s t h e a d d i t i on

of “ di scr et i on ” i n 1961, appli cabl e t o f our t h classm en duri n g t h eir Fal l semest er . Dur in g t h e peri od whi ch st r et ch ed bet ween 1956 an d 1978, A m er i can soci et y t r a n si t i on ed th r ough peri ods r an gi n g f r om “ i n n ocen ce” t o d i saf f i r m at i on , a t i m e i n w h i ch t h e C a d et H o n o r C o d e d eb u t ed a n d i t s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n m a t u r ed . I t

was a peri od wh en t h e pri n ci pl es of t h e Code w er e support ed i nt er n al ly as well as ext ern ally wi t h v er y li tt l e quest i on , but t h e admi ni st r at i on of wh i ch becam e pr ogr essi v ely mor e fl ex i b l e i n r esp on se t o ch a n g es i n

A m eri can soci et y . Soci et al pr essur es i n f luen ced t h e ex pan si on of “ di scr e t i on ”

t o i n c l u d e a l l f o u r c l a s s es i n

1965. Ref usal t o r esi gn wi t h t h e opt i on of appeari n g bef or e an A F R 11-31 B oar d (Of fi cer s ’ B oar d ) b eca m e an

alt er n at i v e ex er ci sed by cadet s f oun d i n v i ol a t i on of t h e C o d e. T h e i n t r od u c

t i on of l eg al i st i c at t i t u d es an d ou t si d e

pr essur es h ad becom e i m por t an t and ir r ev ocable f act s of li f e. T h r ough out t h e 1956-1978 er a t h e m ost j un i or of th e

F ed er a l

S er v i c e

A c a d em i es

sough t , as t h e Ser vi ce di d si n ce 1947, t o st eer a cl ear cour se f or t h e f ut ur e, a n t i ci p a t i n g q u est i on s an d ch all en ges an d seeki n g sol uti on s. T h e A cadem y ’s goal r em ai n ed as it w as in 1955: t o gr aduat e well -educat ed se con d li eut en ant s of t h e hi gh est in t eg r i t y . I n t h i s r eg ar d , t h e p ar a m ou n t

f ea t u r e o f C a d et l i f e h a s r em a i n ed t h e

C a d et H on or C od e. L on g t h e f oca l p oi n t of Ser v i ce A ca d em y l i f e. H on or

Sy st em s/ Con cept s r ecei v ed r en ewed at t ent i on f oll owi n g t h e West Point d eb a c l e i n 19 7 6 .

T h e Bor m an an d West Poi nt St udy Gr oup r epor t s, out gr owt h s of t h e 1976 West Poin t H on or scan dal , pr eceded t h e assum pt i on of com m an d by our pr esen t Superi n t en dent , L t Gen er al K . L . T al lm an . A f or mer A OC, t h e Superi nt en dent sough t i n si ght as t o t h e h ea l t h o f t h e C a d et H o n o r C o d e

an d con v en ed a speci al H on or Revi ew Com mi tt ee. T h e ei ght of f i cer s on t h e pan el h eaded by Col Er vi n Rok k e (’62) r epr esent ed t h e Com m an dan t , Dean 12

of Facult y , I nt er coll egi at e A t h l et i cs an d Com m an d Ch apl ai n . A ddi t i on al

p a ssi n g

st a n d ar d

b eh a v i o r .

of

et h i cal

m em b er s w er e t h e C om m an d an t ’s

T op pr i ori t y w as t h e est abli sh m en t of a pr of essi on al m i li t ar y et hi cs educa

t h e C ad et C l i n i c . T h e D i r ect or of

Superi nt en den t ch ose L t Col L . R. Ch ason as hi s Speci al A ssi st an t f or Pr of essi on al Et h i cs an d assi gn ed t o h im t h e t ask of devel opi n g a com pr eh en si v e f our y ear et hi cs educat i on

Ex ecuti ve t or Pr of essi on al Et h i cs, t h e St af f J udge A dvocat e, an d Ch i ef of Gr aduat e and Gif t Pr ogr am s ser v ed as m em ber -r ecor der . T h e ch ar ge g i v en t o t h e com m i t t ee w a s t o “ con

duct an i m m edi at e i n-dept h evalua ti on of all aspect s of t h e con cept an d

t i o n c u r r i c u l u m s ec o n d t o n o n e . T h e

cu r r i cu l u m . T o

f a ci l i t a t e

c a d et

in

appr opr i at e

v olv em en t an d i m pr ove et h i cs educa t i on , t h e H on or Revi ew I m pl em en t a

Comm an dant of Cadet s (CW) an d Superi n t en dent .” T h e f i n di n gs of t h e

th e in dependen t H on or an d Et h i cs Commi t t ees be com bi n ed i n t o a sin gl e

Superi nt en den t i n J an uar y 1978.

w h ose r esp on si b i l i t y

a d m i n i st r at i on of t h e C a d et H on or

Code

an d

to

m ak e

r ec o m m en d a t i o n s

t h er e o n

to

th e

C om m i t t ee w er e su b m i t t ed t o t h e T h e H o n o r R ev i ew C o m m i t t ee i d en

tif i ed a n um ber of weak an d pot en t i al ly dan ger ous ar eas of H on or Code admi n i st r at i on wi t h r espect t o cadet a t t i t u d e, i n v ol v em en t , a n d i n st it ut i on al support . T h e f i n di n gs r esult ed i n t h e Super i n t en den t ’s es t abli sh m ent of ei ght sub-com m i t t ees t o in vest i gat e t h e f oll owi n g ar eas: A ca d em i c P r o c ed u r es , C a d et Pri vi l eges, Cadet Sen se of Com m un i ty an d Spir it , H on or Code admi n i st r a t i on , H on or Code educati on . M an age m ent of t h e Cadet Wi n g, Cadet r egul at i on s. San ct i on s f or H on or Code v i ol at i on s, an d t h e n on t ol er at i on cl ause. A f t er r evi ewi n g t h e su b com m i t t ee r ep or t s. Gen er al T al l m an a sk ed h i s H on or R ev i ew I m p l em en t at i on C om m i t t ee t o r ecom

m en d, on a pr i ori t y basi s, t h ose ch an ges t o be en act ed.

I n k eepi n g wi t h it s beli ef t h at “ t h e H o n o r C o d e f o r m s t h e c o r n er st o n e o f

t h e et hi cal st r uct ur e of cadet li f e...,” t h e C o m m i t t ee u n a n i m o u s l y r ec o m m en d e d t h a t : a . t h e H o n o r C o d e i t s el f c o n t i n u e i n

i t s pr esent f or m ; b . s a n ct i o n s f o r

v i ol ati on

of

th e

t i on

C o m m i t t ee r ec o m m en d ed

th at

C a d et P r o f e s si o n a l E t h i c s C o m m i t t e e

w ou l d

be t o

t each an d admi n i st er pr of essi on al et h i cs, i n cl udi n g t h e H on or Code, w i t h i n t h e C a d et P r o f es si o n a l E t h i c s

P r og r a m . st em m ed

The

f r om

a

r ec o m m en d a t i o n con cl u si on

th at

wit hi n t h e Cadet Wi n g t h er e w as an

a t t i t u d e t h a t H o n o r a n d E t h i c s w er e

separ at e and on l y i n dir ect ly r el at ed phi l osoph i es. Part of t h e ex pl an at i on f or t h e di ch ot om y coul d be at t r i but ed, per h aps, t o t h e exi st en ce of a m or e s ev er e s a n c t i o n

f or a n H on or C od e

vi ol at i on t h an f or “ j ust an et h i cs” v i o l a t i o n . I t i s n o t d i f f i c u l t t o u n d er s

t an d h ow “ gam esm an shi p ” becom es a way of li f e i n t h i s r egar d. I n r ealit y , et h i c s i s a b r o a d c o n t i n u u m of b eh a v i o r o f w h i c h t h e H o n o r C o d e i s a

subset . T h e Speci al A ssi st an t w or k ed cl osely wi t h t h e Com m an dant ’s Ex ec u t i v e

f or

P r o f e s si o n a l

E t h i cs

to

dev el op l esson pl an s an d t r ai n Cadet Pr of essi on al Et hi cs Repr esent at i v es l or Basi c Cadet T r ai ni n g (B CT ) 1978.

H on or Sy st em educat i on begi n s, as

always, duri ng BCT and is presently in cluded as par t of 24 et h i cs lesson s. I t f ol l ow s i n st r u ct i on w h i ch i n cl u d es an

addr ess by t h e Super i n t en den t on “ T h e N at u r e of t h e M i l i t ar y Pr of es

Code be m odifi ed on ly sli gh t ly ; c. si gn i fi can t ch an ges be m ade i n

si on ,” l esson s on such t opi cs as “ Et hi cs an d t h e M i li t ar y Pr of essi on ,”

Code t o ef f ect m or e wi despr ead

“ A ut h or i t y an d L oy alt y .” T h e pur

t h e a d m i n i st r a t i on

of t h e H on or

c a d et i n v o l v em en t a n d u n d er s t a n

di n g as w ell as f ai r er j udgm ent ; an d d . t h e pr ocess of et h i cs educat i on be subst ant i ally ch an ged t o ef f ect n eeded i m pr ov em ent s i n cadet un der st an di ng an d accept an ce of h i gh st a n d a r d s of p er s o n a l an d p r of essi on a l b eh a v i or . T h e H on or C o d e i s t o b e v i ew e d a s a s t a t em en t

of mi ni m um accept abl e et hi cal con

d u ct

r a t h er

th an

as

an

en c o m

“ Duty

and

Responsibi lity,”

and

pose f or t eaching the concepts of

et h i cs i n t er m s of pr of essi on ali sm , l oy alt y , aut h or i t y , et c, f oll ow ed by t h e specif i cs of ly i n g , st eali n g , ch eat i n g , a n d n on -t ol er at i on i s t w o f ol d : f i r st , t o

gr oun d cadet s i n t h e ph i l osoph y of h i gh l y et h i cal beh avi or based upon

legitimat e insti tuti onal values and speci ali zed ex pert i se; an d secon d , t o t h en i ll ust r at e h ow t h e publi c t r ust can be un derm i n ed an d ul t i m at ely

d est r oy ed b y u n p r o f es si o n a l beh avi or . I n t h i s r egar d , et h i cs educa t i on i s an i nt egr at ed con cept w hi ch h as as it s goal t h e i nt er n ali zat i on of h i gh ly et h i cal beh avi or i n all aspect s ol h u m an r el at i on s r at h er t h a n a

t h at i n pur sui t of h i gh et hi cal st an dar ds t h e Wi n g h as est abli sh ed a v ery

s ev er e s a n c t i o n f o r v i o l a t i o n s o f i t s

H on or Code—a r equest v i olat or r esi gn .

t h at

the

“ i s t h i s an H on or C od e v i ol at i on ?” B y

W h en o n e o f t h e H o n o r R ev i ew S u b c o m m i t t ees ex a m i n e d s a n c t i o n s a n d t h e n o n -t o l er a t i o n c l a u s e o f t h e

w h o d ea l s w i t h i s s u es f r o m t h e v i ew

H on or C od e, t h e en v i r on m en t of t h e N a t i on w a s su ch a s t o su g g est

“ cook book ” solut i on t o a quest i on of

st r essing t h e over all et hi cal per son

poi nt ot “ h ow ought I t o act ?” or wh at i s t h e m or al ly r i ght t hi n g t o do, our g o a l i s t o em p h a si z e t h o s e pr of essi on al et hi cal v al ues so r ev er ed by t h e of f i cer cor ps.

T h e su ccess of t h e B CT 1978 et h i cs

pr ogr am w as en cour agi n g an d gav e support t o t h e beli ef t h at t h e m ost di f fi cult of t asks, a f our y ear et hi cs educat i on curr i cul um , coul d be dev eloped wit h t h e same h i gh r et ur n .

Dur i ng t r an si t i on y ear 1978-79 Wi n g T r aini n g, t h e upper t w o cl asses wi l l be gi ven ei ght 50-mi n ut e cl asses i n subj ect s such as a r eview of H on or cases. H on or Code admi ni st r at i on , “ P r o f e s si o n a l

E t h i cs

in

the

A ir

For ce,” t h e “ Pr of essi on al Of f i cer an d P er s o n a l I n t eg r i t y ” an d “ T r u st w o r t h i n es s

an d

Public

S er

v i ce.” T h e l ow er t w o cl a sses w i l l b e

exposed t o t en 50-mi n ut e cl asses deal i ng wit h such t opi cs as t he H on or Sy st em , “ I nt egri t y i n Repor t i n g ,” “ Respon si bi li t y ” an d “ Pl agi ari sm .”

A l l of t h e et h i cs cl a sses gi v en on W i n g

tr ai nin g day s (Fr i day aft er n oon s) ar e t aught by Cadet Pr of essi on al Et hi cs Rep r esen t a t i v es f r om p r ep a r ed l esson s a n d w i t h t h e a ssi st a n ce of a n

of fi cer assi gn ed t o t h e Squadr on A OC’s st a f f —t h e Sq u a d r o n

P r of essi on al E t h i cs A d v i sor (SP E A ).

Et h ics lesson s ar e n o lon ger of a per i odi c ad h oc n at ur e. T h e SPEA s

w er e s el ect ed f r o m t h e t h r ee m i s s i o n el em en t s i n o r d er t o b r o a d en i n

st i t ut i on al support an d pr ovi de t h e br idge bet ween cadet li f e an d t h e lif e ol

a com m i ssi on ed of fi cer , i n t h e

et h i cal sen se. T h e SPEA h el ps t o

f a ci l i t at e ca d et t h i n k i n g a b ou t t h e

m od i f i cat i on s of

t h e sa n ct i on

th at

v i olat or s r esi gn at t h e r equest of t h e Cadet Win g. T h e feasi bi li t y of v ar i able san ct i on s, i n cl udi n g suspen si on , wer e st udi ed. I n t h e f in al a n a l y si s , h o w ev er , n o s u c h m od i f i ca t i o n s w er e r ec o m m en d ed a n d t h e sa n ct i on f or v i o l a t i o n of t h e

Cadet H on or Code r em ai n s r esi gn a t i on f r om t h e A ca d em y . N o

st a t ed a b el i ef t h a t m o r e i n v o l v em en t

w ou ld

be

l ef t

to

a d m i n i st r a t i v e

pr ocedur es, w hi ch i n cl udes t h e r ev i ew of each f i n di n g by t h e Com m an dan t . ch anges i n H on or Code admi n i st r a ti on r est ed upon t est i mon y gi ven t o t h e H on or Revi ew Com m it t ee by a gr eat m any cadet s. T h ose i n t er vi ew ed by t h e Wi n g w ould be ben efi ci al f r om th e st an dpoi nt of par t i ci pati on an d guar di an shi p. T h e m aj or ch an ge r ecom m en d ed t o t h e W i n g f or i t s con

sider ati on w as adopt i on of a j ury sy st em . T h e Wi n g adopt ed such a con cept as wel l as r el at ed pr ocedur es ot closed j ur y deli ber at i on s an d a 9-3 mi n im um v ot e f or a f i n di n g t h at an

H o n o r C o d e v i o l a t i o n o c c u r r ed . A r ec o m m en d a t i o n f o r “ d i s c r et i o n ” a l s o

r eq u i r es a 9-3 v ot e.

T h e m em ber sh i p of each j ur y i n cl udes 12 cadet s, 2 Cadet Pr of essi on al Et h i cs Repr esen t at i ves an d 10 cadet s fr om t h e Wi n g at lar ge. A l l ar e s el e c t ed a t r a n d o m

a n d m u st b e i n

good st andi n g (i .e. n o academ i c, ap ti t ude or con duct pr obat i on ), n ot i n th e squadr on of t h e accused, n ot

F ou r t h cl a ssm en ar e n ot sel ect ed f or

attit ude

t o t h e A ca d em y on su bj ect s d ea l i n g

wi t h subj ect s whi ch cor r el at e wit h t opi cs t augh t t o each cadet cl ass.

T h ese l ect ur es ar e desi gn ed t o pr ovi de i n s t r u ct i o n

a n d a f or u m f or d i scu s

si on wi t h t h e goal of h elpi n g t h e

S P E A s t o f u l f i l l t h ei r

r ol e. A s a d

dit i on al dut y vol unt eer s t h ey br i n g wit h t h em dedi cat i on , m ot i v at i on , and t h e pr of essi on al ex per t i se so bad l y n eed ed t o di spel t h e b el i ef t h at

in v est i gat i n g t eam , an d n ot a f our t h cl assm an pri or t o r ecogni t i on . j ury dut y unt i l af t er r ecogni t i on f or good r eason . F or t h e m ost par t , t h ey do n ot h av e t h e exper i en ce of li vi n g u n d er t h e C od e w h en f i r st a ccep t ed

int o t h e Wi n g. N o i n f er en ce of a “ d ou b l e st a n d ar d ” i s i n t en d ed , on l y

t h e r equir em ent s li v e un der t h e Code in or der t o accum ul at e exper t i se an d to

b ecom e

d i f f er en t

a ccl i m at ed

et h i c a l

to

a

v er y

en v i r o n m en t .

Four t h cl assm en ar e r equir ed t o at t en d t wo H on or Code Boar ds per

st a t ed et h i c a l s t a n d a r d s o f t h e A i r F o r c e a r e l o w er t h a n t h o s e es t a b l i s h

s em e st er i n o r d er t o b ec o m e e d u c a t ed

p er son n el ar e w el l aw ar e, h ow ev er .

dit i on ally , cadet s wh o ar e ch all en ged

ed by t h e Cadet Wi n g . A ll A cadem y

di f f er en ces b et w een t h e f or m er H on or

T h e key t o a h i gh sen se of i n t egr i t y i n al l cadet s r em ai n s t h e abi lit y t o dev elop i n t h em a m at ur e at t i t ude wh i ch r ecogni zes t h at h i gh ly et h i cal

t o d e l et e t h e n o n

t oler at i on cl ause w as m ade. A n y f lex i bi lit y wi t h r espect t o t h e H on or Code

wh i ch i s n ot h i n g sh or t of t h e hi gh est in t egr it y . Duri ng t h e F al l sem est er si x lect ur es wi l l be gi v en t o t h e SPEA s by hi gh ly r espect ed of f i cer s assi gn ed

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in si t t i n g as a B oar d mem ber . On e coul d ar gue f or t h e n eed t o h ave accum ul at ed ex pert i se, but at t h i s poi nt t h er e ar e n o di scer n i bl e

T h e r ecom m en d at i on f or sp eci f i c

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Code Boar ds st af f ed by H on or Repr esen t at i ves an d t h e pr esen t j ury sy st em i n t h e m an n er by w h i ch t h e i ssues ar e pur sued so as t o ar ri ve at a v er di ct . A com pari son of H ear i n g st at i st i cs t o t hi s dat e wh en j ux t aposed wi t h a per i od of on e y ear ago i s f av or able so w e h av e good r eason t o be opt i mi st i c about t h e j ur y sy st em .

n ecessit y t o dev elop an d car r y f or t h t o c o m m i s si o n ed

l or good r eason by t h e accused or wh o di squalif y t h em selv es f or good cause ar e ex cused f r om j ur y dut y . T h e v acan ci es ar e f i l led by alt er n at es. I n t h e past , because H on or Code Boar ds w er e com pri sed of on ly H on or Repr esent at i v es dr aw n fr om a sm all (40 Commi t t ee m em ber s) pool , ex per ti se could be bui lt up by each Repr esent at i v e. J ur y pr oceedi n gs on t h e av er age, t ak e lon ger t o com pl et e

a n d f a m i l i ar w i t h t h ei r r esp on si bi l i t i es t ow ar d t h e H on or C od e. A d

b eh a v i o r i s a d es i r a b l e v i r t u e f o r i t s

own r ew ar d. T h e out come of m eet i ng

t h e b a si c d em a n d s o f t h e H o n o r C o d e

i s obvi ous, and h i gh ly desir abl e f or

a n y ca d et w h o w i sh es t o r em ai n a t t h e

A cadem y . On t h e ot h er h an d , t h e r ew ar ds f or m eet i n g t h e dem an ds of per son al i nt egr i t y , above an d bey on d th e pr i n cipl es of t h e H on or Code, ar e l es s o b v i o u s a n d l es s i m m ed i a t e i n t h e

cadet per cept i on of pri or i t i es. For t h i s r eason , cadet s of t en ex hi bi t quest i on in g at t i t udes t ow ar d an y at t em pt s t o t each , di scuss, or enf or ce t h e pr i n ci pl es of pr of essi on al et hi cs. H er ei n li es t h e ult im at e ch all en ge, t o pr esen t th e doct r i n e of pr of essi on al et hi cs i n an i nt er est i n g an d r elev an t m an n er , on e t h at i s cl ear ly vi ewed by cadet s as m eani n gf ul t o t h ei r li ves an d car eer s.

I t i s an ext r em ely dif f i cult , but t h or ough ly w or t h wh i le un der t aki n g.

I n t h e f i n al an aly si s, our goal of gr aduat i n g h i gh ly et h i cal secon d li eut en an t s can be r eali zed on ly wi t h t h e com pl et e support an d un der st an din g of every of f i cer i n v ol v ed i n cadet educat i on . On l y i n t h at m an n er can w e i n su r e t h a t

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cadet . But beyon d t h at , t o be a t r uly pr of essi on al com m i ssion ed of f i cer , th e con cept s of l oy alt y , dut y , an d ser v i ce t o cou n t r y m u st l i v e a s t h e

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The Crests oj the Classes of 1968, 1961, and 1979 were the f irst to he p laced on the CL A SS WA L L . The A cademy seal and the D edicatory

Plaque were sponsored by the A OG in behalf of all th e c l a sses. Th e

indi vidual crests ar e f inanced by each class.

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H O M EC O M IN G 7 8 A " G R EA T " S U C C E S S B ob Sh um way , ’68, Ch ai r m an ’68 REU N I ON : The Cl ass of 1968 proved that ten years has not dulled their ent husi asm or their spirit mi ssion abi lit i es...t h e t .p . i s st i ll dan gli n g f r om t h e t r ees i n t h e A i r

Gardens, the “ spirit rock” in the Vandenberg Hall

quadr angl e i s st i ll a b r i g h t bl ue, t h e X-4 h as been clean ed , and t h e t ruck gat es h ave been r eplaced . Th e Class Reun i on

was held on Thursday night at the Holiday I nn North, a n d

surpassed al l pr ev i ous Cl ass r ecor ds wit h 256 classm at es

and guests present . Between renewing old friendships, revi siting cadet days, and looking at memorabilia, t h er e was lit t l e t im e f or a f ew wi n k s bef or e goi ng on t o Fr iday ’s

a ct i v i t i e s .

F R I D A Y A C T I V I T I E S : W i t h t h e a r r i v a l of a d d i t i on a l

gr aduat es, in cludi n g ev en m or e ’68er s, w e t ur n ed our

attention t o the 1st Annual Homecoming Parade, complete wit h fl oat , decor at ed v ehi cles, an d queen can didat es. T h e 200 grads and wi v es j oi n ed t h e Cadet Win g f or lun ch a n d spent t h e af t ern oon t ouri n g t h e cadet ar ea .

The H omecoming l unch with the Wing on Friday w a s

p receded by an old-f ash ioned H om ecom i ng Par ade.

On Friday night we gathered at the Academy Offi cers

C l u b f or t h e A l l -C l a ss Soci al a n d D i n n er . A r ecor d c r o w d o f

well over 500 grads, guests, and guests of Air A cademy National Bank (co-sponsors of the event) enj oyed seeing old fri ends and former staff . A fantasti c (as usual ) ch o r a l e performance concluded wit h what seems to be becoming a n

A cademy t r adit ion , wh en f or m er m em ber s of t h e Ch or al e (l ed by St eve St al ey , ’68, as sol oi st ) j oi n ed t h e cadet s f o r “ Th e Bat t l e Hy m n of t h e Republi c.”

Over 100 of us went to the Cadets’ Bonfire Pep Rally a n d

j oi n ed in leadin g an d h oll eri n g ch eer s wit h t h e cadet s.

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Thep ret ty Cadet Wi ng H om ecom i ng Q u een w a s cr ow n ed d u r i ng

Wat ch y our 6 o ’clock !!!

half t im e of th e CS U g ame TH E R E I S N O WA Y T H A T I C A N P O S SI B L Y TH A N K A L L T H E P E O P L E WH O M A D E S I G N I F I C A N T C O N T R I B U T I O N S T O T H E ' 'G R E A T E S T ” H O M E C O M I N G E V E R ! B O T H L O C A L E Y A S SI G N E D A N D D I S TA N TL Y

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CA L L S A N D L E T TE R S. TH A N K T O Y O U A L L ... ’69,

B E T TE R TA K E N O TE A N D S T A R T P L A N N I N G N O W F O R N E X T YE A R !

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SA T U R D A Y A CT I V I T I E S: T h e t r adi t ion al M emor i al

Ceremony was as memorabl e and moving as ever . Thi s year ’s ceremony incl uded the dedi cation of the Class W a l l and the placement of the Cl ass Crests for the Classes o f 1961, 1968, and 1979. The memorial wreath laying was performed by Lt Col John Fer , ’62, with other graduate P O W s l ook i n g on .

Aft er a bri efing on the changes in the AFA Honor and Ethics programs, well over 400 of us gathered in Richt er Lounge of Arnold Hall for a pre-game deli catessen luncheon. We apologi ze to the few who did not get lunch...

We’l l plan f or m or e n ext y ear !

We h ad n o con tr ol ov er t h e play i ng of t h e f oot bal l g a m e , but w e di d h av e a l ot of spiri t ed f un wh en we w er en ’t glued t o t h e Den v er Br on cos’ Pon y Ex pr ess or t h e H om ecomi n g Queen and h er court .

I n t h e ev en in g t h e usually f i n e Recept i on an d Ban quet a t M it ch el l H al l an d t h e H om ecom i ng Bal l con cluded Sat ur

day’s activiti es. Lt Col Wayne Kendall , ’60, received t h e

Th e Cadet Sabre H on or Guar d j oi n ed t h e Vi ce Wing Com mander and J oh n F er, ’62, i n p laci ng a w reat h at t h e G r ad ua t e Wa r M em or i a l .

1978 J abar a A war d (see accom pany i n g ar t i cle). T h e Class

of 1968 presented Mitchell Hall with a large decorative f ount ai n , and f our cock t ai l f oun t ain s as a 10 Y ear R eu n i o n

gi ft . (Check the ’68 Cl ass News for additional Homecoming n ew s .)

SU N D A Y A CT I V I T I E S: T h ose of us wh o str uggled out of bed on Sun day m or n i n g w er e gr eat ly .r ewar ded w it h a beaut i ful Color ado day . Out st an din g speci al ser v i ces i n t h e

Cadet Chapel included Chaplain (A F Reserve) Manny Bettencourt , ’68, and Chapl ai n Candidate Gary Huckabay , ’71, as well as ot h er gr aduat e par t i ci pan t s.

T h e Col or ado Ch apt er h el d i t s 1st H om ecomi n g Golf

T ou r n a m en t on t h e E i sen h ow er B l u e C ou r se t h a t a f t er

n oon . Bil l Blum ber g , ’71, h ad t h e dubi ous di st i n ct i on o f bei ng bot h f i r st an d l ast . H e w on t h e h an di cap port i on w i t h a 56, wh il e pl aci n g l ast i n gr oss scor e wi t h a “ blazi n g” 1 19 .

T h ir t een cadet s part i ci pat ed w it h Cl C Scot t Gr un w al d’s 7 8 t aki n g low scr at ch h on or s. Ot h er scor es wi ll be k ept c o n f i d en t i a l !

If you didn’t stay for Sunday’s fun, we’re sorry you h a d t o

mi ss it ! But w e h ope t h e r est of y our w eek en d was wort h t h e ti m e an d m on ey spent . A ft er al l , i t ’s l ess t h a n a y ear

u n t i l H o m eco m i n g ’7 9 .

Wayne Kendall and his wif e, Barbara, came all the way f rom the U.K . to accep t th e J abara A ward.

Th e Graduate Squadron f or m ed i n f ron t of t he Class Wall dur i ng t he

a n n u a l G r ad u a t e-C a d et M em o r i a l C er em on y . Col . M on t a v on , ’59, ser v ed a s t h e G r ad ua t e Com m a n d er .

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Dr . (L t Col ) Way ne F . K endal l , J r . i s honored wi t h th i s a w a r d f o r hi s r esear ch i nvest i gat i on of t h e bi ody n ami c ef f ect s f ol lowi n g canopy loss i n t he F-16 an d T P’-I S ai r cr af t . A t t he r equest of t h e F16 Sy st em s Pr ogr am Of f i ce, Dr . K endal l r esear ch ed th e a v a i l a b l e l it er at ure and concl uded t h at an adequat e pr edi ct i on of pi lot perf orm ance i n t he F-16 aft er canopy l oss coul d not b e d e t er m i n e d .

H e subsequent ly proposed and desi gn ed w i nd t unnel ex peri m ent s t o det ermi ne t he h azar ds t o t h e pi lot . Because of t he u n k n o w n s i nv ol ved and t h e at t endant h azar ds. Dr . K endal l v olunt eer ed t o b e t h e f ir st human subj ect in t he t est s. H e m ade sev en r i d e s i n t h e t unn el at speeds up t o 187 knot s. H i s cont ri but i on s t o t h e F - 16 pr ogr am i n cl ude documen t at i on t h at t he pi lot can successf ul ly r ecov er t he ai r cr aft f ol l ow i ng canopy loss, r ecom m ended m aneuv er s f oll owi ng can opy loss, and t h e desi gn of p r ot ot y p e def l ect or s t o h el p shi eld th e pi lot .

Hi s success i n t h e F-16 pr ogr am r esul t ed i n Dr . K endal l bei ng ask ed t o det er mi ne t h e ef f ect s of l oss of t h e canopy o n t h e r e a r s e a t pi l ot i n t he T F-15. U si ng t h e kn ow ledge and ex per i ence h e gat h er ed i n t he F-16 t est pr ogr am . Dr . K en dal l desi gned i nf li ght t est s i nvolvi ng i nst r um ent ed dum m i es and human subj ect s. T h e fi nal t est i n t he ser i es r equi r ed f li gh t wi t h a hum an subj ect at maxi mum ex posur e li mi t s. Dr . K endal l f lew t hi s mi ssi on per sonally . T h e f light r each ed a m ax i m um air speed of 4 15 k n o t s a t 5,000 f eet . T he t ech ni ques he h ad developed wer e a com pl et e success and he suf f er ed on ly m i nor f aci al abr asion s caused by f l ai li ng oxy gen st r aps.

Through his dedication, knowledge, research, and personal

cour age. Dr . K endal l h as subst ant i al ly added t o t h e saf et y of F-16 and T F-15 cr ewm em ber s. H e also si gn i fi cant ly added t o t h e body of k now ledge on t h e bi ody n ami cs of canopy of f f li gh t i n a l l c u r r e n t a n d f u t u r e ai r cr a f t .

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M a r k To r r ea n o, ’68 E d i t o r ’s N o t e:

7 h e f ollowing ar ticle was p en n ed f or p ublication in the H om ecom i ng 1978 E di tion of t he F a l co n ew s.

T hi s week en d, m or e t h an 200 gr aduat es f r om th e Cl ass of 1968 wi l l cel ebr at e t h e 10t h an ni v er sar y of t h eir gr aduat i on fr om t h e A cademy .

Th e Cl ass, h owev er , was act ually bor n J un e 24, 1964, wh en 1,002 of us con ver ged on t h e r at h er sleepy t own of Col or ado Spr in gs (pop 75,000) an d b eca m e t h e 10t h cl a ss t o en t er t h e

f l edgli n g A i r For ce A cadem y . We w er e a bit li gh t h eaded f r om t h e ex ci t e m en t of bei n g sel ect ed fr om t h e pool of 5,532 can di dat es, as wel l as f r om t h e alt it ude, an d t h e on e-eigh t h i n ch len gt h of h ai r t h at w as st i l l on our h eads f ollowi n g our f ir st vi si t t o t h e cadet bar ber sh op.

M em ber s of t h e A cadem y Ban d s er v ed a s o u r s u b s t i t u t e f i r s t c l a s s m en

f or t h e fi r st t h r ee day s of our i n pr ocessi n g. T h ey t aught us t o m ar ch an d sal ut e; we l ear n ed m i lit ar y t i m e an d got fi t t ed i n our n ew w ar dr obe of f ati gues, com bat boot s, an d box er sh or t s. A f t er th ese ear ly f un -f i ll ed day s at “ Camp U SA FA ,” enj oy i n g t h e m oun t ai n scen er y an d eat i n g our fi l l at M it ch ’s, we wer e t ur n ed ov er t o t h e C l a s s o f ’6 5 B C T D et a i l a t t h e

ev en i n g m eal .

We wer e gr eet ed wi t h “ Gen t l emen ,

f a l l o u t a n d m a k e c o r r e c t i o n s !” W h a t

f oll owed w as t h e m ost ear -spli t t i n g y ell i n g w e w er e ever t o ex per i en ce. We qui ck ly lean r ed t o eat a squar e meal si t t i n g on t h e f i r st si x i n ch es of our s ea t . W e r et u r n ed t o o u r r o o m s t h a t

n i gh t a lot less pl eased w it h bei n g i n Col or ado an d wer e gr eet ed wi t h t h e son g , “ I d ay .” ...

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T h e f ol lowi n g seven w eeks of BCT wer e al l spent i n t h e cadet ar ea wi t h r un n i n g, m ar ch i ng , sm ashi n g our t h um bs wi t h M -l s, even in g sh ower f or m at i on s, gr ass dr il l s, sun bur n ed h eads an d looki n g f or w ar d t o m ai l an d “ boodl e” (f ood) box es fr om h ome.

Our un of fi ci al m ot t o, “ 68 we’r e gr eat !” ech oed t hr ough out t h e cadet ar ea. T h e mon ot ony w as br oken by Dooli e Di ni ng Out , a day t r i p t o Cri ppl e Cr eek (we cleaned out t h e t own ’s i ce cr eam supply i n t w o h our s), an d a st at i c sur v i v al en cam pmen t i n th e m ou n t ai n s.

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I n ear ly A ugust we h ear d of t h e Gul f of T on ki n an d ex per i en ced our fi r st t ouch of w ar f ever . But , m ost impor t an t ly , t h at sum mer we lear n ed a b o u t t h e H o n o r C o d e a n d t h e c en t r a l

r ole i t w ould pl ay i n our cadet l if e. A t t h e en d o f o u r f i r s t s u m m er w e h a d

ch an ged a l ot , lost som e weigh t , an d lost som e cl assm at es. A ccept an ce Par ade gav e us sh oul der boar ds. We st ar t ed academi cs. Som e par en t s cam e out t o vi si t dur i n g t h e n ew P a r en t s ’ W eek en d . G r e a t f u n !

T h e semest er slipped by sl owly an d we t ook dan ci n g lesson s w it h our r oom m at es i n A r n old H al l , at t en ded Sun day af t er n oon T ea Dan ces (t h an k s, M r s. M ac!) an d t ook t h e t w o GDPs w e h ad, i f we f oun d t h e t i m e an d t r an spor t at i on . We also ex per i en ced t h e r ealit y of w ar . V alm or e Bour que, Cl ass of ’60, becam e t h e f i r st gr ad ki l l ed i n act i on Oct . 24, 1964. T h e din i n g h all was qui et f or on ce.

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ador i n g m ot h er s, pr oud f at h er s, ex ci t ed br ot h er s an d si st er s, an d gi r l fr i en ds. U pon our r et ur n t o t h e A cademy , t h e f ir st h on or scan dal s h o c k ed a n d b ew i l d er ed u s . T h e D a r k

A ges dr agged by ; “ Dear J oh n ” l et t er s began arr i vi n g an d we wer e abl e t o pl ay musi c i n our r oom s. Foll owi n g a t hr ee-day “ H ell Week ,” we w er e r ecogni zed an d pi n n ed on our pr op an d w i n g s f u l l -f l edg ed u p per cl assm en , an xi ous t o begin ch ew i n g ou t t h e C l a ss of 1969 .

A f t er f i n a l s a n d t h e l o s s o f m o r e

cl assm at es t o academi cs an d “ ch an ge in car eer goals,” we spen t t hr ee day s o n a s u r v i v a l t r ek a n d t h e n t o r e o f f o n

a wh ir l wi n d t our of A ir F or ce m aj or com m an ds on t h e “ ZI Fi eld T ri p .”

Tr av eli n g i n st y l e on C-124s an d C123s, w e vi si t ed si x bases, sai l ed wi t h th e N av y , an d met t h e A r m y at Ft Ben ni n g. M or e t h an 300 of us gav e up thr ee w eeks of leav e t o st ay t h er e an d go t h r ough j ump sch ool .

W e w er e n ow “ su p er d ool s ,” of l ow

st at i on as upper classm en (we st i l l call ed Fi r st i es “ sir ” ), but an i n fi ni t e di st a n ce a b ov e t h e n ew d ool i es. W e

wer e aut h ori zed a w eeken d aw ay fr om t h e A cademy (on e per sem est er ), but f oun d t o our di sm ay , t h e academ i cs m or e ch al len gin g t h an l a st y ear . A f t er C h r i st m a s w e w er e

fi n ally per mit t ed t o w ear ci v i li an c l o t h e s o f f b a s e . M o r e o f u s fl o u n d er ed

an d l ost si gh t of t h e goal of gr adua-

ti on , but t h e Cl ass pr essed on .

Summ er pr ogr am s an d leav e fl ew by (t h e over seas f i eld t r i p h ad been can cel l ed t h e y ear bef or e due t o “ gol d fl ow ” pr oblem s). We f oun d secon d class y ear easi er as w e r ose t o posi ti on s of aut h or i t y i n t h e Cadet Wi n g an d pri vi l eges i m pr oved . I n ear ly 1967, w e w er e agai n f aced wi t h t h e gr eat di sappoi n t m ent of an h on or scan dal , but t h e Code r em ai n ed st r on g i n t h ose w h o r em a i n ed .

I n A pri l 1967 a h uge bli zzar d cut elect r i cal power an d par aly zed t h e A cademy . For t w o day s cl asses w er e ca n cel l ed . W e a t e col d cu t s i n M i t ch ’s

by can dl eli gh t an d j um ped of f t h e t er r a z z o w a l l s i n t o t h e s n o w d r i f t s .

J un e Week fi n al ly ar r i v ed . We ch ri st en ed our r i n gs i n ch am pagn e (Cl ass m ot t o — Wi t h Wi n gs an d Cour age) an d pi cked up our car s. “ F r ee a t l a s t !”

A s Fir st i es w e gui ded t he Cl ass of ’71 t h r ough BCT , becom i n g leader s of

m en w i t h a n ea s e t h a t s h o c k ed o u r

A OC’s. We w or ked h ar d en ough on academi cs t o st ay of f t h e Dean ’s ot h er li st , w en t on dat es wh en ever possi bl e, an d slowly t h e day s got f ew er i n n um ber . T h e Wi n g expan ded t o 30 squadr on s an d m oved i n t o t h e n ew dor m an d r equi r ed ex pan si on of M i t ch el l H al l , F ai r ch i ld H al l , an d A r n ol d H a l l .

We ent er ed 1968 i n an ex pect an t m ood...gr aduati on a m er e fi v e m on t h s aw ay . B u t i t w a s a h ect i c

spr i ng : t h e Pueblo capt ur e, t h e T et Of f en si v e, and t h e assassi n at i on s of K i ng an d K en n edy sober ed us. But , J un e Week ’68 ar r i ved w i t h a ban g — duri n g t h e dedi cat i on cer em on y f or t h e F-105 on t h e Ch apel M all , f our F10 5 s fl ew

o v er

t h e C a d et

A r ea

at

“ M a ch 1” a n d b r ok e a l l t h e w i n d ow s

o n t h e s o u t h s i d es o f M i t c h ’s a n d t h e

gy m , as wel l as m any i n V an den ber g H all.

A fl y ov er of m ost of t h e air cr af t i n t h e A i r For ce i n v en t or y h i gh li gh t ed t h e G r a d u a t i on P ar a de. T h en i t w a s

sw ear i ng-i n cer em on ies t h e m or n i n g

of J u n e 5t h an d of f t o t h e st a di u m .

T ossi n g our h at s hi gh i n t o t h e cl ear Col or ado air t h at day w as t h e j oy f ul culmi n at i on of f our y ear s of st r uggle an d h appy , sh ar ed exper i en ces f or al l of us. T h e 613 w h o com plet ed t h e j our n ey h ad h opef ully ach i ev ed t h e pur pose of t h e A cademy as i t i s si m ply but com pl et ely ex pr essed i n t h e

phr ase, “ Br i n g M e M en .”

Si n ce gr aduati on , t h e Cl ass h as con t i n u ed t o sh r i n k — cl a ssm a t es

h ave passed aw ay , died i n ai r cr af t acci dent s, an d m ade t h e ul ti m at e sacri f i ce i n ser vi ce t o t h ei r count r y .

M any h ave left t h e A ir For ce t o pur sue car eer s i n busi n ess, gover n m en t , an d ot h er pr of essi on s. Our wi v es h ave t r aveled t h r oughout t h e wor l d wit h us, pr ovi di n g us w i t h str en gt h and en cour agem en t an d t h e war m t h of a h om e bri gh t en ed by our ch i ldr en an d our f ami ly ’s love.

M em b er s of t h e C l ass of 1968 h a v e

been t est ed i n bat t le an d POW cam ps,

r ecei v ed m ed a l s a n d d ecor a t i on s t h at

att est t o t hei r br av er y an d sacr i f i ces, an d achi ev ed a wi de r ange of h on or s, in cludi n g “ A i r A ce.” We h ave don e t h ese t hi n gs wi t h t h e deep sen se of i nt egri t y i n sti lled i n us by t h e H on or Code and a str en gt h of pur pose m old ed by our A cademy exper i en ces.

W e r et u r n t b i s w eek en d t o r efl ect on

t h ese speci al exper i en ces we sh ar ed

a n d t o r en ew t h e sen se of com ar d er i e

w e f elt as we sh out ed “ ’68, We’r e Gr eat !” t or f our y ear s.

I C E H O C K E Y / B A S K ET B A L L P R EV I EW Ret ur ni ng f r om t h e A ir For ce’s 9-17 season l ast y ear ar e 13 let t er m an and f our of t he t op si x scor er s. H ow ev er , gr aduat ed def en sem an St ev e A sbel l an d second-leadi ng scor er Gary Bat i n i ch wi ll be h ar d t o r epl ace. “ We sh ould h av e mor e dept h on t h e t eam t hi s y ear ,” sai d coach J oh n M at ch ef s, wh o en t er s h i s f i f t h season as F alcon h ead coach . “ Our bi ggest pr oblem wi ll be f i n di n g people t o pl ay def en se. I t is t h e t ough est an d m ost r espon si ble posit i on to f i l l .”

A br i ght spot f or M at ch eft s t h i s

com i n g y ear i s t h e r et ur n i n g at cen t er

of leadi n g scor er Bob Saj ev ic, wh o scor ed 25 g oa l s a n d h ad 34 a ssi st s f or a t ot a l of 59 p oi n t s .

T h e f or w ar ds wi ll be led by sen i or co-capt ai n Robi n Robi deaux an d j uni or M i ke Sm el li e. L ast season , Robideaux r ecor ded 13 goal s and 19 assi st s f or 32 poi n t s wh i l e Sm elli e h ad 11 goals an d 14 assi st s f or 25 poi n t s, p oi n t s.

T eam co-capt ai n Bi l l L uukk on en an d sen i or J ef f M cCh esn ey r et ur n as

D e c . 12

D ec . 29-30

J an . 6

Jan. 9 J a n . 11

J a n . 13 J a n . 15 J a n . 18

J a n . 25 J an . 27

P O RT L A N D

H A H

g am es t h i s season .

A i r F or ce con t i n u es i t s l oca l r i v a l r y

D O A N E (N eb .)

H

J a n . 29 F eb . 3 F eb . 6

Chapm an (Cal .)

F eb . 22 F eb . 24

A l a.-Bi r m i ngh am

M ar . 3

X a v i er (O h i o )

F e b . 10 F e b . 17

M ar. 1

Cr ea of n ear by Color ado Spr i n gs.

Ot h er t op con t en der s ar e Pat Con li n , f or war d; J er on Dr ew , goali e; Dan E r i ck son f or w ar d; Ri ch L un d, def en sem an ; M ar k Ot t oson , f or w ar d; Dary l Ran dal , f or w ar d ; an d T om

y ear . Bost on Col lege, w h i ch f i ni sh ed

D en v er

A H

P a n A m er i c a n

A

N O . CO L O RA D O St et so n PA N A M E RI CA N

H

D EN V E R

M A RQU ET T E

A H H H H A

leadi n g scor er of all t i m e w hi le Dj ok ov i ch fi n i sh ed f our t h on t h e al lt i m e l i st .

“ We lost fi ve good pl ay er s, f our of w hom w on 15 v ar si t y l et t er s,” sai d Egan , “ an d i t wi l l be t ough t o r epl ace t h em . We’ll h ave a v er y y oun g bal l club wi t h i n ex per i en ced guar ds. T h e fr on t li n e wi l l be our st r en gt h an d we On e of t h e t op r et ur n ees i s Gr i ci us, a f or w ar d -cen t er

who

w as

R i ch ar d s , f or w ar d .

A ir For ce open s at h om e on N ov . 1718 agai n st St . L oui s, wh i ch pl aced secon d i n t h e Cen t r al Coll egi at e H ock ey A ssoci at i on (C .C .H .A .) l a st

s ec o n d i n t h e N .C .A .A . t o u r n a m en t i n

1978, also i s sch eduled f or t wo h ome

wi t h Col or ado Coll ege in a h ome and h o m e s er i es . T h e F a l c o n s a l s o c o n

t in ue i n t er n at i on al compet i t ion wit h t h e Roy al M i li t ar y Col lege an d Wi n n i p eg , b ot h of C a n a d a .

the

leadi ng r eboun der last season wi t h

f in i shi n g as t h e t h i r d-leadi n g scor er wit h 285 f or an 11.9 av er age.

A n ot h er r et ur n i n g st ar t er i s T i m H arr i s, a 6-6 f or w ar d w h o w as on e of

r eb ou n d s f or a 4 .7 a v er a g e.

A A H H

M on ta n a

p osi t i on s.

Th e F al con s h ave sever al good fr esh m en t r y i n g t o gai n a ber t h on t h e

F or ce) W y om i n g D eP a u l V A L PA R A I SO SO . C O L O R A D O O K L A H O M A CIT Y

V er m ont , Cor n el l , A i r

J an . 3

g u ar d

t h e b e s t s h o o t er s o n t h e t e a m

Bur l i ng ton , V T

H

the

Sch n eeb er g er w a s t h e F a l con s ’ t h i r d -

n i ngs r et ur n i n goal . T al bot pl ay ed i n 23 gam es l ast season , av er agi n g 31.2

V er m o n t C l a ss i c T ex a s A & M ,

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r eb ui l d

234 f or a 9.3 a v er ag e i n ad d i t i on t o

A H H

Regi s

t h r ou g h gr a d u at i on a n d w i l l h a v e t o

f our t h -l eadi n g scor er last season wi t h ni n e goals an d 17 assi st s f or 26 poi nt s whi le M cCh esn ey play ed i n al l 26

C o l or a d o C O L O R A D O ST .

W A S H B U R N (K a n .)

M A RY LA N D N . E . L O U I SI A N A

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st ar t i n g f or w ar ds i n sen i or Ran dy Gr i cius an d soph om or e T i m H arr i s.

H owever , he l ost f or w ar d T om Sch n eeber ger , t h e leadi n g scor er t h e l ast t w o season s, an d guar d Bob Dj okovi ch , t h e t eam quar t er back ,

6-7

v ar si t y , i n cl u d i n g f or w ar d St ev e M c-

D ec . 2 D ec . 4

l et t er m a n r et u r n i n g , i n cl u d i n g t w o

o f t h e b u r d en . L u u k k o n e n w a s t h e

sa v es a n d r ecor d i n g a n .847 sa v es p er cen t a g e.

N o v . 29

H an k Egan , st ar t i n g h i s ei gh t h y ear as Falcon h ead coach , h as f i ve

sh ou l d b e a b l e t o h o l d ou r o w n o f f t h e b o a r d s .”

g am es l ast sea son .

Sen i or s T om T a l b ot a n d G ar y H en

N ov . 25 N ov . 27

m a r k l a s t w i n t er .

l ead i n g def en sem en . T h e d ef en si v e

lin es wi l l be i n ex per i en ced an d bot h pl ay er s wi l l be ex pect ed t o carr y m ost

A I R F OR CE B A SK E T BA L L 19 7 8 - 7 9 S C H E D U L E

Good dept h at t h e f or w ar ds wi l l pace t h e 1978-79 A i r For ce basket ball t eam , w h ich w i ll be seeki n g a secon dst r ai gh t wi n n i n g season aft er a 15-10

l a st

season wi t h a ,502 aver age. H e w as t h e f our t h -leadi n g scor er wi t h a 9.9. a v er ag e b esi d es g r a b b i n g 118 A lt h ough n ot a r egul ar st ar t er l ast y ear , an ot h er soph om or e f or war d , 6-7 Reggi e J on es, av er aged si x poin t s a game i n addi t i on t o bei n g t he f our t h leadin g r eboun der wi t h a 5.4 av er age.

H e a l so set a sch ool r ecor d w i t h 28

b l o c k ed s h o t s .

T h e sch edul e i s an ot h er st r on g on e alt h ough such t op t eam s as M ar y l an d an d M ar quet t e wi l l be at h om e t h i s

y ea r .

“ O u r sch ed u l e i s a s g ood a s l a st

y ear ,” sai d Egan , “ wh i ch I con si der ed t h e best i n t h e h i st or y of t h e sch ool .”

Egan ’s t eam usual ly r an k s am ong t h e n at i on ’s b est d ef en si v e u n i t s , i n

cludi n g l ast wi n t er wh en t h e Falcon s placed f our t h i n f i eld goal per cen t age d ef en se an d 15t h i n t ot a l d ef en se b y

all owi n g on ly 64.4 poi n t s per gam e.

Def en se sh oul d on ce agai n be a t eam

t r a d em a r k f o r t h e 19 7 8 -7 9 s e a s o n .

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I N S U R A N C E P R O G R A M M I N G , I N C L U D I N G S O C IA L S E C U R IT Y & M I L IT A R Y S U R V IV O R S H I P B E N E F IT S J oe R od w el l ’64 a n d A l B l u m berg ’68

I n di scussi ng i n sur an ce, t h e quest i on i s of t en ask ed,

A SSE T T R A N SF E R V E H I C L E S

n ecessari ly a sim ple on e. On e rul e of t h umb t h at h as f loat ed ar ound t h e i n sur an ce i n dust r y f or many y ear s i s t o acqui r e i n sur an ce as a m ulti pl e of gr oss ear n i ngs, f r o m f o u r t o ei ght ti m es gr oss ear ni n gs, dependi ng on t h e exact

A n i m port an t st ep t h at i s of t en ov er l ook ed i n th e progr am min g pr ocess i s an ev aluat i on of t h e asset t r an sf er v eh i cles such as i n sur an ce ben ef i ci ar y desi gn at i on s, w i ll s, tr ust s an d ot h er l egal docum en t s t h at h av e a r ol e i n t h e

Th e Wall Str eet J ourn al wr i t t en by Fir st N at i on al Ci t y Ban k v ol un t eer ed a new an d f ai r ly “ si m pl e” f or m ul a f o r arr i vi n g at an appr oxi m at e an sw er t o t h i s com pli cat ed quest i on . T h e f or m ul a w as based on m ulti ples of sal ar y , per cen t age of gr oss i n com e desi r ed , and pr esen t age o f spouse. H ow ev er , t h e m ost ex act an sw er t o t h e quest i on c a n be obt ai n ed t hr ough a con cept r ef err ed t o as i n sur an ce pr ogr am min g. T h i s concept i s al so cal led est at e plann i n g, est at e an aly si s, pl an n ed i n com es, and a n umber of ot h er “ cat ch ” n am es, but t h e basi c con cept i s t h e sam e i n ea c h o f

Exi st in g i n sur an ce poli ci es sh ould be ch eck ed t o d et er min e t h at t h ey ar e pr oper ly ar r an ged . Fr an k ly , in 8 o u t o f 10 cases t h at w e see, t h e exi st i n g i n sur an ce pr oceeds w o u l d n ot pass i n t h e m an ner t h at t h e I n sur ed w an t ed . A per son or ent i t y design ed t o r ecei ve i n sur an ce pr oceed s i s a ben ef i ci ar y an d t h at t er m wi l l be used h en cef ort h .

L if e i n sur an ce con t r act s or ben ef i ciary an d set t lem ent f orm s of t en pr ovi de t h at f i n al pay m ent of an y r em ai n i ng i n sur an ce pr oceeds be m ade t o t h e est at e of t h e last n a m ed ben ef i ci ary t o di e. T hi s could m ean , f or ex am ple, t h at i f a m an , h i s wi f e an d chi ldr en w er e in v olv ed i n a com m on di sast er r esulti n g i n t h e deat h of t h e h usban d and c h i l d r en but wi t h t he wif e sur vi vi n g f or a f ew day s or m on t h s, t h e i n sur an ce pr oceeds wh i ch sh e di d n ot liv e t o r eceiv e c o u l d pass t o h er est at e an d t h us t o h er h eir s. Pot en ti al ly , t h i s

“ H o w m u c h l i f e i n s u r a n c e d o I n eed ? ” T h e a n s w er i s n o t

f am i l y si t u at i on of t h at i n di v i d u a l . A 1976 ar t i cl e i n

t h e ca ses.

Basi cally , pr ogr amm i n g i s a pl an n ed det er mi n at i on of th e f i n an ci al r equir em ent s an i n di v i dual w an t s t o pr ovide f or a spouse an d sur v i v i n g ch i ldr en in t h e ev en t of a n unt i m ely , im m edi at e deat h . T h e most i m por t ant st ep t o pr ogr am mi n g i s t o set obj ect i v es. T h i s sh ould en t ai l det ail ed self -an aly si s or di scu ssi on w it h a compet en t , pr of essi on al advi sor i n t h e ar ea of cash an d i n come g oa l s on deat h . Wh en t h e obj ect i v es ar e det erm i n ed , it i s t h en n ecessar y t o i nt egr at e t h em wi t h Soci al Secur i ty , mi li t ary sur vi v or sh i p ben efi t s, pr esent lif e i n sur an ce savi ngs, a n d o t h er a s s et s t h a t w o u l d b e c o n v er t ed t o c a s h o r t h a t w o u l d

pr oduce i n com e. A t hi r d st ep i s t o m ak e cert ain t h at t h e asset t r an sf er v ehi cles, such as i n sur an ce ben ef ici ary design ati on s, wi l l s, an d t r ust agr eem ent s, coor din at e t h e asset s i n t h e pr oper m an n er . T h e f in al r esult wi l l b e a n

a c cu r a t e d et er m i n a t i o n o f t h e ex a c t a m o u n t o f i n s u r a n c e

r eq u i r ed t o f u l fi l l t h ese est at e obj ect i v es.

A s w it h any pl an ni n g at t em pt , t h e st art in g poi nt i s est abli sh i ng def i ni t e f ami ly obj ect i v es. T h ese w ould i n cl u d e ca sh n eed s a n d i n com e n eed s. A s w e d i scu ssed i n t h e

fi r st art i cl e, t h e cash n eeds ar e f our f ol d : 1) l ast expen ses, 2)

mortgage cancellation fund, 3) emergency fund, and 4)

chi ldr en ’s educat i on al f un d. Th e i n com e n eeds ar e t wof ol d:

1) survi ving spouse with dependent children, 2) survivi ng spouse without dependent chi ldren for the duration o f h er l i f et i m e .

Our an aly si s i s based on t h e f ol lowi n g set of assum p

t i on s:

a r at ed Capt ai n , age 30,

at t r a ct i v e w i f e, a g e 28,

t w o ch i ldr en , ages 4 an d 2, gr oss ear n i n gs r oun ded t o $24,000, and $2 ,000 $40 ,000 $ 10,000 $30 ,000

Wi f e an d depen dent chi l dr en 75% of gr oss i n com e.

Wif e f or h er lif et i m e, 62.5% of gr oss in com e.

1. L i f e i n sur an ce, $20,000 of S.G.L .I . i n c o m

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e .

wif e. M ost peopl e sh oul d t h er ef or e, pr ovi d e f or a t h ir d ben ef i ci ary or gr oup of ben ef i ci ari es t h us design at i n g w h o w ou l d sh a r e i n t h a t fi n a l d i st r i b u t i on .

A n ot h er i m por t ant ar ea of con cer n i s wi ll plan n i n g . I t i s i mport ant f or an y m ar ri ed per son t o h av e a wi ll , reg ard less of t h at i n di v idual ’s asset pi ct ur e. U n l ess t h at wi l l i s d r a f t ed and si gn ed i n accor dan ce wit h t h e st at e law of y our dom icil e, y our pr opert y w i ll be di st r i but ed accor di n g t o t h e i n f lex i ble i n t est acy l aw s of t h at st at e.

Color ado’s i nt est acy l aw s ar e som e of t h e m ost ri gi d i n th e n at i on . For ex am ple, i f y ou di e wi t h out a wi l l , y ou r w i f e wi l l r ecei v e on ly $25,000 pl us on e-h alf of t h e r emai n in g

a s s et s t h a t c o u l d b e u s ed f o r c a sh

wil e w ould h ave t o post a per f or m an ce bon d and t h e ch i ldr en could dem an d a compl et e accoun t i ng of all t r an sact i on s wit h t h ei r m on ey pr i or t o t h ei r r each i n g a g e eigh t een . T h er e ar e addi ti on al r est ri ct i on s i n t h e a r ea s o f r em ar ri age, guar di an shi p an d t h e r i gh t s of t h e ch i ldr en af t er age 18, but space pr ecl udes di scussin g t h em h er e.

A l so bear i n g on t h e subj ect of wi l l plan n in g i s t h e T a x Ref or m A ct of 1976, passed i n Oct ober of t h at y ear . I t complet ely r evi sed t h e Feder al est at e law s, par t i cular ly t o th ose est at es under $500,000. I n addit i on , t h e est at e t a x r at es, w hi ch ori gi n al ly w en t f r om 3-77%, w er e ch an ged t o 18-70%. A sy st em of unif i ed cr edit s was i m pl em en t ed t o m ake gif t t ax l aw cor r espon d t o est at e t ax l aw .

I n M ay , 1977, Color ado i n h er i t an ce t ax r at es w er e i n cr eased. A t t h e same ti m e qualif i ed pen si on «& pr ofi t sh ari ng pl an s w er e ex cluded f r om an i n di vi dual ’s est at e.

T h i s i n cl uded mi li t ar y sur vi v or sh i p pl an s. Pr oper ben ef i ci ar y desi gn at i on of t h ese plan s i s im por t an t t o k eep t h em ex cl u d ed f r om a n i n di v i d u a l ’s est a t e.

T h us, t h e i m port ance of a l egal ly dr af t ed w i ll by a com pet ent at t or n ey can n ot be ov er em ph asi zed . T h e cost o f n ot h avi ng a wi l l f ar out w ei gh s any l egal cost s i n v olv ed i n t h e pr oper i m pl em ent at i on of a wi ll .

A t r u st i s a d ev i ce f or t h e a d m i n i st r a t i on a n d d i sp osi t i on

C u r r en t i n s u r a n c e & a s s et s : 2 . N o o t h er

cou l d b e i n con si st en t w i t h t h e i n t en t of b ot h h u sb a n d a n d

est at e. T h e ch i l d r en r ecei v e w h at i s l ef t . A d d i t i on a l l y , t h e

OBJ ECT IV ES

l i v i n g of f b a se.

C a sh f u n d g oal : L a st ex p en ses M or t g a g e E m er g en cy f u n d C h i l dr en ’s ed u cat i on al f u n d I n com e f u n d g oal s :

t r a n sf er o f a s s et s .

or

of pr opert y . I t al so r equir es t h e ser v i ces of an at t or n ey i n pr epar at i on . A cr eat or of a t r ust (gr ant or ) t r an sf er s l eg al t it l e i n speci fi c i t em s of pr opert y t o a t r ust ee w h o h o l d s t h e t r ust pr opert y i n a f i duci ar y capacit y f or t h e ben ef it o f a t r u st b en efi ci ar y .

T h er e ar e basi cally t wo ki n ds of t r ust s, a liv i ng tr ust a n d a t est ament ar y t r ust . A t est amen t ar y t r ust i s t h e m ost com mon and pr obably h as appli cat i on f or t h e gr eat est n umber of est at e sit uat i on s. I t i s cr eat ed by wi ll , t o b ec o m e el t ecti ve f ol lowi n g deat h of t h e t est at or and can be ch an ged

d u r i n g h i s l i f et i m e. A t r ust i s of t en u sed t od ay (on t h e d ea t h of both par ent s) f or mi n or ben ef i ci ar i es t o av oi d t h e cost s,

and oft en t r oublesom e guar di an sh i p pr oceedi n gs t h at a r i s e wh en pr opert y i s lef t di r ect l y t o a m in or ben ef i ci ar y . A t r u st can al so be eff ect i v ely used t o mi n i m i ze est at e an d i n

h er i t a n c e t a x e s .

A n ot h er i mport ant i dea w oul d be t o gat h er t h e f ollowi n g documen t s an d put t h em i n a saf e an d r ecorded place. A n est at e ex ecut or or admi ni st r at or m ay n eed t h em i n or der t o s et t l e a n est a t e :

1. Birt h cert i fi cat e f or ev er y mem ber of t h e f am i ly .

2. M ar r i ag e l i cen se.

3. Ser v i ce d i sch a r g e p a p er s (D D 2 14).

4. W ill.

5 . D eed s t o r ea l es t a t e .

6. T it les t o i n vest ment s an d ot h er per son al pr opert y .

7. L if e i n sur an ce polici es.

8 . B a n k r ec o r d s .

9 . T a x r ec o r d s .

10. Ot h er i m por t an t paper s.

SO C I A L SE C U R IT Y B E N E F IT S

T he Feder al Soci al Secur i t y A ct h as un der gon e n um er ous ch anges over t h e y ear s and pr obably wi l l con t i nue t o ch an ge i n t h e f ut ur e. T h e pr ov i si on of t h e a c t t h at h as t h e most si gn if i can ce t o i n sur an ce pr ogr amm i ng r elat es t o sur vi vor shi p ben ef i t s. T h e ben ef it s ar e f i n a n c ed fr om t ax es pai d by em pl oy er s, employ ees and self em ploy ed per son s. A m axi m um ear n i ng s base det er m i n es t h e amoun t of an n ual ear ni n gs subj ect t o t ax .

I n gen er al , mont h l y i n com e ben ef it s ar e pr ov ided f or : 1.) I n di vi duals an d t h ei r spouses w h o r each r et ir em ent a g e.

2.) D ep en d en t sp ou ses a n d ch i l d r en of d ecea sed w or k er s .

3.) Ch i l dr en bet w een t h e ages of 18 an d 22, w h o ar e f u l l t i m e st u d en t s .

4.) Di sabl ed wor k er s an d t h ei r depen dent s.

I n addi ti on , a lum p sum deat h ben ef it of $255 i s pr ovi ded f or each wor k er . T her e ar e m any r ul es, con di t i on s an d except ion s i n det er m i ni n g eli gi bi lit y f or Soci al Secur i ty ben ef i t s. H ow ev er , m ost r eader s of t h i s ar t i cle wi ll b e con si der ed “ f ully i n sur ed” by Soci al Securi t y an d en t i t l ed t o maxi m um ben efi t s based on t h e y ear of t h ei r bi r t h . T h e accompanin g t abl e i s an i ll ust r at i on of ex i st in g m ax im um Soci al Secur i ty ben ef i t s un der curr en t l aw .

I n our ex am ple, t h e Soci al Secur i t y ben efi t s f or t h e w i f e an d 2 chi ldr en wi l l be $1,180 per mon t h ; f or t h e wi f e a n d o n e ch i ld $1,011 per m on t h ; and f or t h e wi dow at age 60, $482 per m ont h . A l so, t h e Soci al Secur i ty educat i on al f i gur e f o r th e t w o chi ldr en w ould be $15,777 in pr esent doll ar s.

TA B L E 1

M ax i m um Social Securi ty B enef i ts (B a sed on B en ef i t s a s of 7-1-78)

F' a t h e r ’ s Y ea r o f B ir t h

Mont hly Benef it Mont hly Benef i t Spo u se & 2

o r M o r e C h i ld r en

B ef or e 1930

$ 858

s er v i c e w h o l o s es h i s l i f e a s a d i r ec t o r i n d i r ect r es u l t o f

servi ce, eit h er duri n g peacet i m e or w ar t i m e, h av e alw ay s h ad hi gh pr i or i t y . T h e Ser v i cem en ’s an d V et er an s’ Sur v i v o r B e n ef i t s A c t o f 19 5 6 h a s d et er m i n ed t h e b en ef i t l ev el s

an d r ules r egar di n g sur v i v or ben ef i t s. Sur vi v or s’ ben ef i t s con si st of some or all of t h e f oll owi n g : Depen dent ’s I n demnit y Com pen sat i on (DI C), a deat h gr at uity , bur i al ex pen ses. Ser vi cemen ’s Gr oup L i f e I n sur an ce (SCI L I ) a n d in some cases War Or ph an ’s Educat i on al A ssi st an ce B en ef i t s .

Depen den t ’s I n demni t y Compen sat i on i s av ai l abl e w h en

a s er v i c e m em b er d i es f r o m :

1. Di sease or i nj ur y i n cur r ed w hi l e on act i v e dut y o r act i v e dut y f or t r ai ni n g

744 754 76 2 77 1 78 1 79 1 802 8 15 83 1 845 86 1 8 73 888 90 7 932 956 979 995 10 1 1 10 2 7

Mont h ly B en ef it

Wi d o w , a ge 60

$35 1 355 360 363 368 3 72 377 382 389 397 40 3 409 4 16 424

432 444 45 7 46 7 4 74 482 490

2. I nj ur y i n cur r ed wh i l e per f or mi ng i n act i v e dut y t r ai n ing

3. A di sabi li t y , com pen sabl e un der law s adm i ni st er ed by t h e V et er an ’s A dm i ni st r at i on T h er e ar e a n um ber of quali f i cat i on s f or a spouse t o b e eli gi bl e f or ben ef i t s, but n ear ly al l t h e spouses of a c t i v edut y mi li t ar y (r eader s of t h i s art i cle) w ould qualif y f o r D I C ben efi t s. T he wi dow ’s m on t h ly DI C depen ds on t h e pay gr ade of t h e ser vi ce m em ber at t h e t i m e of deat h .

T h e spouse’s ben ef i t con t i n ues un t i l r em ar r i age or deat h , r eg ar d l ess of ot h er i n com e.

A ddi t i on al DI C ben ef i t s wi ll be paid t o t h e wi dow as

f ol l ow s :

1. Sh e i s car i n g f or on e or m or e of t h e d ecea sed ’s

un m arr i ed ch i ldr en un der age 18; t h e ben efi t i s i n cr eased by $3 1 f or each ch i l d .

2. I f t h e decen dent w as n ot “ cur r en t ly and f ully i n sur ed f or Soci al Securi t y , t h e V et er an ’s A dmi n i st r at i on wi ll p a y t h e wi dow an d ch i l dr en t h e sam e Soci al Secur i ty ben efi t a s t h ough h e di ed “ f ul ly an d cur r en t ly i n sur ed ” 3. A ch il d bet w een ages 18 and 23, i n pur sui t of a c o u r s e o f in st r uct i on at an appr ov ed educat i on al i n sti t ut i on , w i l l b e eli gi ble f or an educat i on al ben ef i t of $67 per mont h c o n c u r r en t w i t h t h e w i d o w ’s D I C b en ef i t .

M I L IT A R Y SU R V IV O R S’ B E N E F IT S

B en ef i t s t o t h e su r v i v or s of a m em b er of a u n i f or m ed

C h ild

$736

868 879 88 9 90 0 9 11 923 93 6 95 2 970 988 10 0 6 19 4 1 10 19 10 3 6 19 4 2 10 5 8 19 4 3 19 4 4 10 8 7 1 1 16 19 4 5 19 4 6 1 14 2 1 16 0 19 4 7 19 4 8 1 18 0 19 4 9 a n d L a t er 1 19 8

19 3 0 19 3 1 19 3 2 19 3 3 19 3 4 19 3 5 19 3 6 19 3 7 19 3 8 19 3 9 19 4 0

Spo u se & 1

TA B L E 2

M on t h ly A moun t of Comp ensa tion f or Widows or W i d o w er s

P ay G r a d e 0 -1

0 -2 0 -3 0 -4 0 -5 0 -6 0 -7 0 -8 0 -9 0 - 10

M onth ly A m oun t $350 362 388 409 45 1 50 7 550 602 647 708

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Fr om T abl e 2 an d t h e abov e par agr aph s, t h e DI G i n our set of assum pt i on s w oul d be as f ol l ow s: W i d o w a n d 2 C h i l d r en $450 per m on t h W i d ow a n d 1 C h i l d $419 per mon t h Wi dow alon e (unt i l r em ar ri age) $388 per mon t h Di e Educati on al Ben ef i t s $4,824 t ot al ov er ei gh t y ear s A l um p sum deat h gr at uit y i s pay abl e t o sur v i v or s i n a set or der of pr i or i t y wh en a ser v i ce m em ber di es un der cert ai n speci fi ed con di t i on s. T hi s gr at ui t y i s equal t o si x mont h ’s base an d l on gevi t y pay at t h e r at e t h e m em ber w a s ent i t l ed on t h e dat e of hi s deat h . H ow ev er , t hi s pay m en t wi l l n ot be l ess t h an $800 n or m or e t h an $3,000. I n o u r ex am pl e, i t wi ll be $3,000.

T h e n ex t st ep i s t o i n t egr at e t h e av ai l abl e Soci al Securi t y ben efi t s an d M i li t ar y Sur v i vor Ben ef i t s.

So ci a l Secu r i t y $1,180

W i d ow a n d 2 C h i l d r en W i d ow a n d 1 C h i l d W i d o w f o r e v er

D i e

$450

1,0 11

Wi dow age 60 f or ever

4 19 388

482

Educati onal benefi ts $15,777 $4,824 Al so, there would be $20,000 of S.G.L .I . and $3,000 o f

lump sum deat h gr at ui t y .

T h e gr aph n ow l ook s li k e t h i s:

Buri al expenses for servi cemen or veterans may include

pay m en t of t h e n ecessar y bur i al cost s or a cash sum n o t t o

exceed $250. We will assumepayment of the expenses i n o u r

I

exam pl e.

All servi cemen are now automatically covered by a $20,000 lifei nsurancepolicy as of September 1, 1974. T h i s i s the only i nsurance we are assuming in our example.

War Or ph an s’ Educat i on al A ssi st an ce Ben ef i t s ar e r at h er com pli cat ed educat i on al ben ef it s av ail abl e t o a ch i l d w h ose par en t di es f r om a ser v i ce-con n ect ed cause

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$ 2 , 000 Fi nal Expenses 40 , 000 Mor t gage

$10 , 000 Requi r ed

2000

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affi l i at es i n Ph oeni x , A r i zon a w i l l be h eld at th e H y att Regen cy on 29 Decem ber 78.

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T h er e ar e t hr ee peri ods of i n com e sh or t age. Peri od 1 i s wh en Ch i l d i s age 18. A t t h at poi n t t h e i n com e sh or t age i s $70 per m on t h f or 2 y ear s.

Per i od 2 i s w h en t h e y oun gest ch i l d i s age 18, t h e w i f e ’s age i s 44, an d con t i n ues un t i l sh e i s age 60, at wh i ch poi nt Soci al Secur i t y agai n con t i n ues. T h i s i n com e sh or t age i s $482 per m on t h an d l ast s f or 16 y ear s. Th e $482 added t o t h e D i e f i gur e of 388 equal s $870.

Peri od 3 l ast s f r om t h e wi f e’s age 44 t o h er li f e ex pect an cy . T hi s sh or t age i s $380 per mon t h an d l ast s n ear l y 3 8 y ear s (1955 A m er i can A n n ui t y T abl e).

A ppl yi n g Pr esen t V al ue T abl es, assumi n g a 5% di scount r at e. Per i od 1 r equi r es capi t al of $810; Per i od 2 r equi r es $29,489; an d Per i od 3 r equi r es $28,093. T h us t h e i n com e r equir em en t s ar e $58,392. T h e t ot al cash an d i n com e n eeds, t h en ar e $96 ,536. T h i s w ou l d b e t h e ex a ct a m ou n t of

in sur an ce r equir ed t o f ul f i l l t h e st at ed est at e obj ect i ves, a ssu m i n g n o i n f l a t i on .

A l l A cademy H ol i day Bal l The 6th A nnual Holiday Ball for A cademy

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$15 , 777 Soc . Sec ur i t y

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2240

ca l cu l a t i on s .

Y

ED UC A T I O N A L F U N D S

$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 Re q u i r e d

S2400

v et er an . T h i s b en ef i t i s n ot a ssu m ed t o ex i st i n ou r

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3 , 000 Lump Sum Gr a t ui t y 255 Soc . Sec ur i t y

$ 1 8 , 7 4 5 S H OR TA GE

either while in servi ce or after honorable di scharge. A l s o eligible i s the child of a survice-connected totally d i sab l ed

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$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 S GL I

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FU N D S

A di scussi on of r equi r em en t s assum i n g i n f lat i on i s bey on d t h e scope of t hi s ar t i cle, ex cept t h at an y appli cat i on of i nf l at i on woul d y i eld si gn if i can t addi t i on al i n sur an ce r equi r em en t s. I n addi ti on , any i n di vi dual n o t eli gi bl e f o r t h e M i li t ar y Ben ef i t s descri bed abov e w oul d h av e a l ar ger i n sur an ce r equir em en t .

T h i s ar ti cle addr esses a m ost com plex subj ect , but o n e ever y h ead of a h ouseh ol d must f ace. N o si n gl e sol ut i on appli es i n all si t uat i on s, but i n sur an ce pr ogr am m i n g i s a t ech n i que t h at cov er s m ost est at e si t uat i on s. T h e am ount of i n sur an ce r equi r ed un der t h i s appr oach w i l l be based o n l ogi c, n ot t h e em ot i on al appeal of a sal esm an . I t wi ll a l s o b e t ai l or -m ade t o f it y our own un i que set of ci r cum st an ces.

T H E RISN ER T RO PH Y

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22 Sep tember 1978, B/ G Robbie Risner, USA F, Retired, visited USA FA to of f icially dedicate the Risner Trophy. Thef estivities were highlighted by a Wing Parade reviewed by General Risner, af ly-by of aircraf tfl o wn by Gen er al R isn er , an d a l un ch eo n in M i t ch el l H a l l in honor of General Risner. I t was a memorable and meaningf ul

day f or all that were able to attend.

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Gen Risner and Gen Talltnan are f lank ed by Color ado Sp r ings M ay or Larry Ochs (1) and M r . Ross Perot (r), sp onsor of the Risner Tr op hy .

Gen Risner shar ed a f ew rem ar ks with the Cadet

Wing. His moving and thoughtf ul words will long be remembered by those privileged to be in

a t t en d a n ce.

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B R I G A D IER G E N ER A L R O B IN SO N R ISN ER

( U SA F - R et ired) Brigadier General Robinson Risner enlisted in the U.S. A r my A i r Corps in 1943, attended flight training at Williams Field , A riz., and was

com missioned in M ay 1944. H e w as relieved f r om act ive d ut y af ter

WWI I and was recalled in February 1951for the Korean co n f l ict w h er e he flew more than 100 combat missions in F-86s against M ig- 15s. He is credited wit h eight enemy aircraft destroyed and became t he 20t h j et ace d ur i ng t he K orean W ar .

General Risner was assigned to the 50th Fighter Bomber Wing at Clovis Bomber Squadron, Hahn A FB, Germany, in November 19 54 . H e was reassigned to George A FB, California, in July 1956. D ur ing t his

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t our General Risner was selected t o f ly t he C har les A . L ind bergh

Commemoration Flight from New York to Paris. Flying t h e F - l OO, h e set a t ransatlantic speed record, covering the distance i n 6 h o u r s a n d 3 8 m i n u t es.

After Air War College and a tour on the Joint Staff o f t h e Commander in Chief, Pacific, General Risner was assigned a s C o m

mander of t he 67t h T act ical Fight er Sq uad r on, K adena A F B, O k inawa,

in September 1964. Flying an F- 105 Thunderchief, he w a s sh o t d o w n

over N o rt h V iet nam in A pr il 1965 and was rescued . General R i sn er w a s ret urned to duty and in September 1965 was shot down again over nort h V iet nam and captu red .

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While held prisoner in Hanoi, General Risner served f i r st a s t h e

Seni or Rank ing Of f icer and later as V ice C om mander o f t h e 4 t h A l l ied Pr iso ner-of -W ar W i ng. He was repat r iated in Febr uary 1973. I n J uly 1973 he was assigned to t he 1st T act ical F ighter W i ng, M a c D i l l A F B , Fla., w here he became com bat ready in t he F-4.

General R isner was t ransfer red t o Canno n A F B, N . M ex ., a s Com mander of t he 832d A ir D ivision i n February 1974, a n d f l ew t h e

F- 111. He was assigned as the Vice Commander of the U S A F T a c t ica l Fighter Weapons Center, Nellis A FB, Nev., on A ugust 1, 19 75 . H e

ret ired o n I A ugust 1976.

He is a command pilot. His military docorations and a w a r d s i n c l u d e

t he A i r Fo rce C ross w it h one oak leaf cluster . D ist inguished Ser v i ce M edal, Silver Star w it h one oak leaf cluster . D ist i nguished Flying Cross

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Gen Risner f lew many airp lanes, p rom inent am ong them were the F-86. the F- l OO, and F- 105 which are p ictured here o ver the Cadet Chap el.

w i t h t w o o a k lea f c l u st e r s. B r o n ze S t a r M ed a l w i t h V d ev i ce a n d o n e o a k lea f c l u st er . A i r M ed a l w i t h seve n o a k lea f c l u st e r s. J o i n t Ser v i ce

Commendation Medal. Purple Heart with three oak leaf clusters.

President ial Unit C itat ion Em blem , A ir Fo rce O ut st and ing U n i t A w a r d

Ribbon with two combat V devices, the Republic of Korea P r esid e n t ia l

U nit C itat ion Ri bbo n, and t he Republic of V iet nam Gallant ry C r o ss

w i t h V d ev ice .

General R isner is t he aut ho r of T he Passin g of the N i ght , an account ol his PO W exper iences.

R I SN E R T R O P H Y The Risner Trophy, named af ter Brigadier

General Robinson Risner , is p resented annually to the outstand ing graduate of the A ir For ce

Tactical Fighter Weapons School. The seven and one-half f oot, 8000 pound, granite based trophy, topped with a bronze sculp ted f igure of its namesak e, was donated to the A ir Force by

f riends of General Risner who ser ved with him as prisoners of war in Hanoi. It will he inscribed w i t h ea ch an n u a l w i n n er ’s n a m e a n d r em a in o n

permanent display at the United States A ir For ce A cademy . The f irst winner was Cap t Tim K i n n an , C lass of 19 70 .

Th e n ew a w a r d co m m em o r a t es

Gen er a l

Risner 's accomplishments in aviation and recognizes the example of excellence and

dedication , and the sp ir it of sacr if ice which he

symbolizes. The challenges accep ted and con quered so many times by General Risner ref lect the f ighting .spirit he ep itomized throughout his A p laque of Squadron patches was presented to Gen Risner dur ing the Risner Dedication Cerem onies by the Cadet Wing

m a n d er , C I C S t eve D i ck so n .

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M IA / P O W / K IA

... and t heir r ig ht t o be acco unt ed f o r Ceci l L . Woodg ate

War pri son er s, mem ber s of ar m ed f or ces en gaged i n com bat w h o h av e been capt ur ed, h av e alw ay s been a by product of w ar . Di sposit i on of p r i son er s

of

w ar

w a s t h e t h em e

behi n d t h e pl ot of a pl ay t it led “ T h e Capti ves,” aut h or ed by t h e Rom an playwri gh t T i t us M acci us Pl aut us as f a r b a c k a s 2 10 B .C .

I nh um an e t r eat m en t of pr i son er s of war w as com m on dur i n g an ci ent t i m es, w h en t h ey w er e of t en k i l l ed or

r et ai n ed onl y as sacr if i ci al off er i n gs.

Capt or s who wer e m ot i v at ed by

econ om i c sel f -i n t er est f r eq u en t l y sol d p r i son er s of w ar i n t o sl a v er y or h el d

t h em f or r ansom . Wh ile i n cust ody , war pri son er s wer e f or ced t o li ve un

d er t h e m o s t b a r b a r o u s c o n d i t i o n s .

Pr i son er s of war fi n ally becam e r ecogni zed by ci vi li zed n at i on s as unf or t un at e vi ct i ms, an d, alt h ough member s of opposin g bell iger ent ar m ed f or ces, ent it l ed t o r espect an d h um an it arian

t r ea t m en t

an d

th e

r i g h t t o b e a ccou n t ed f or .

A body of i nt er n at ion al l aw gr adual ly developed wh en pr ovi si on s for t h e t r eat m en t of pr i son er s of w ar wer e i n cl uded i n t h e 1775 T r eat y of A m i t y an d C om m er ce b et w een t h e

Un it ed St at es an d Pr ussi a. L at er , ar ti cles pr ovi di n g f or exch an ge of

p r i son er s of w a r w er e i n cl ud ed i n

U n it ed St at es t r eati es wi t h Tr i pol i

(1805), B r i t ai n

( 18 14) a n d

M ex i co

(1848). Pr i n ci ples gov er n in g h um an e tr eat ment of Ci vi l War pr i son er s wer e i n cl ud ed i n W ar D ep a r t m en t Regul ati on s. Pri n ci ples an d st an dards pr escri bi n g h um an e t r eat men t of p r i son er s of w a r w er e con si d er ed

but n ot adopt ed by fi f t een E ur opean

n at i on s con v en ed a t B r u ssel s i n 1874,

lat er appr oached codi fi cat i on f ol low

i n g con f er en ces a t t h e H a g ue i n 1899

an d

19 0 7

and

w er e

fi n all y

p r om ul g at ed a t G en ev a , Sw i t zer l a n d i n 1929 (D esi g n at ed t h e G en ev a C on v en t i on ) f ol l ow i n g W or l d W ar I .

T r eat m en t of p r i son er s of w ar h a s n ot si n ce b een u n i v er sa l l y c on si st en t w i t h t h e r eq u i r em en t s of t h e G en ev a

ci p l es of t h e G en ev a C on v en t i on t h at

th ese count ri es h ad publical ly agr eed t o h on or , wi t h cer t ai n r eser v at i on s, upon t h e openi n g of h ost i li t i es i n 1950, b ut w h en h ost i l i t i es cea sed t h e m aj or i t y of ca pt u r ed per son n el w er e a ccou n t ed f or , i n cl u di n g 38% w h o d i ed i n ca p t i v i t y .

W h en t h e U n i t ed S t a t e s e n t er ed t h e

V i et n a m ese con f l i ct , t h e N or t h V i et

n am ese an d V i et Con g den i ed t h at t h e Gen ev a Con v en t i on w as appli cable, b ut a f f i r m ed t h at h u m a n i t a r i a n t r eat

In

ex c es s

of

13 0 0

m em b er s

of

A m er i can A r m ed For ces di spat ch ed t o Sout h east A si a w er e st i ll cat egori z ed as M i ssi n g i n A ct i on i n t h at ar ea af t er t h e Pari s A gr eem en t on En di n g th e War an d Rest ori n g Peace i n V i et n a m ( d esi g n a t ed t h e P a r i s A gr eem en t ) w as sign ed on J an uar y 27, 1973. Of t h at n um ber , 57 U .S. S er v i c em en w er e k n o w n t o b e a l i v e i n

en emy h an ds, y et un accoun t ed f or , wh o w er e at on e t im e cat egori zed P r i s o n er s

of

W ar

A l g er i a n s

who

as

m a n i f e st ed

m en t w ould be ext ended t o pr i son er s of war . Poli cy f or t r eat m ent of cap t ur ed per son n el i n L aos an d, unt i l t h e r ecen t bor der di sput e, Cam bodi a, w as in f luen ced by t h ei r N or t h V iet n amese C om m u n i st

m a s t er s .

th r ough en emy pr opagan da br oad ca st s, f or ei g n m ed i a r epor t s, ph ot ogr aph s an d ot her sour ces. I f h i st or y r epeat s it self , at t ent i on sh oul d be di r ect ed t o t h e m an y

p r i son er s

w ar

Fr en ch duri ng t h e 1946-1954 I n do-

of

w er e

A m er i c a n

u sed

as

h ost ages and pr opaganda t ools, wer e ost en si b l y “ t r i ed ” a s w ar cr i m i n a l s

f ou g h t

with

the

C h i n a W a r t h at w er e h el d a s pr i son er s b y t h e v i ct or i ou s V i et

and wer e par aded bef or e t h e h ost i l e populat i on w h en capt ur ed. Bam boo cages wer e subst i t ut ed f or pr i son cell s and t h e alt er n at i v e of soli t ar y con

n am ese f or l ong y ear s aft er h ost i li t i es

was com mon . T or t ur e, debasem en t , h um i li at i on , an d deni al of adequat e medi cal car e, f ood , wat er an d sleep was t h e r ule r at h er t h an t h e excep t i on . N ei t h er N ort h V iet n am , Cam bodi a or L aos, wh er e an A m er i can Em bassy h as been m ai n t ai n ed th r ough out t h e en t i re conf li ct , h as ev er accoun t ed f or al l pri son er s of w ar t h at wer e i n t h ei r cust ody .

or L a os.

f i n em en t u n d er t h e w or st con di t i on s

c ea s ed .

N o r el i a b l e

M IA / POW / K IA

ac

cou n t i n g , p r op er l y v er i f i ed , h a s ev er

been r en der ed by V i et n am , Cam bodi a I t C om m u n i st V i et n a m , C a m b od i a

an d L aos wi l l agr ee, i n di v i dually or col lect i v ely , t o adopt an d h on or ap p r op r i at e

t er m s

an d

con d i t i on s

spelled out i n t h e Gen eva Con v en t i on

an d

m ak e

r ecor d s

a v ai l a b l e

to

r esear ch er s, a pr oper account i n g f or A m eri can Ser vi cem en cat egor i zed as M i ssi n g i n A ct i on , P r i son er s of W a r or K i l l ed i n A ct i on coul d be a t l ea st p a r t i a l l y ef f ect ed .

T I T L E t V , Sect i o n I I , A r t i cl e 75 of th e Con v en t i on r equir es: Wh en belli ger ent s concl ude a con v en t i on of ar mi st i ce, t h ey m ust , i n pri n ci pl e, h ave appear t h er ei n sti pul at i on s r egar di n g t h e r epat r i a t i on of p r i son er s of w ar . I f i t h a s n ot

been possi ble t o i n ser t st i pul at i on s i n t hi s r egard i n such con vent i on , b el l i g er en t s sh a l l n ev er t h el ess com e t o an a gr eem en t i n t h i s r eg ar d

as soon as possi ble. I n an y case, r ep at r i at i on of p r i son er s sh a l l b e

pr ov en

ef f ect ed wi t h t h e least possi bl e delay aft er t b e con cl usi on of peace.

On ag r eem en t b et w een t h e belli ger en t s, com m i ssi on s m ay be est abli sh ed f or t h e pur pose of

son n el w er e ul t i m a t el y a ccou n t ed f or .

an d assur i n g t h eir r epat ri at i on .

T h e Par i s A gr eement on Endin g th e War an d Rest or i n g Peace i n V i et

Con v en t i on . I m pri son m en t of Wor ld War I I pri son er s i n slav e-labor camps

by N azi Ger m any an d Sovi et Russi a, a

n on si g n at or y , r epr esen t

v i ol at i on s of t h e Con ven t ion by t h ose t ot al i t ar i an r eg i m es , b u t , n ev er t h eless m an y capt ur ed per N o r t h K o r ea a n d C o m m u n i s t C h i n a

alm ost t ot ally di sr egar ded basi c pri n

sea r ch i n g f or d i sper sed pr i son er s

n a m , si g n ed J a n u a r y 27, 19 73, con

t ai n s l an guage t h at i s st r on ger , an d 25

wh i ch br oaden s an d ex pan ds r e qui r em ent s of t h e r epat r i at i on st i pul at i on set out i n t h e Genev a Con v en t i on . A r t i cl e 8(b) of t h e Par i s A gr eem en t pr ovi des: “ T h e par t i es sh al l h elp each ot h er t o get i n f or m at i on about t h ose mi lit ar y per son n el an d f or ei gn ci vi li an s of t h e part i es mi ssi ng i n act i on , t o det er mi ne th e l ocat i on an d t ak e car e of t h e gr aves of t h e d ead so a s t o f a ci l i t at e t h e ex h um a

t i on an d r epat r i at i on of t h e r em ain s, an d t o t ak e an y such ot h er m easur es as m ay be r equir ed t o get

i n f or m at i on ab out t h o s e st i l l c o n

si d er ed m i ssi n g i n a ct i o n , (emph asi s suppli ed) T h i s A r ti cl e est abli shes an obli gat i on un der I n t er n at i on al L aw upon t h e par t i es t o t h e A gr eement i n f av or of 9 9

m em b er s of t h e U n i t ed St a t es A r m ed

F or ces wh o ar e cat egori zed as M i ss i ng in A ct i on an d a f ur t h er obli gat i on t o, i f possi ble, exh um e an d r epat r i at e t h e r em ai n s of t h ose cat egori zed as K i l l ed i n A ct i on . T h i s obli gat i on i n cl udes t h e U nit ed St at es as a par t y t o t h e A gr eem ent but h as n ev er been en f o r c ed .

On Sept em ber 11, 1975, t h e U .S. H ouse of Repr esent at i v es f or m ed a Sel ect Com mit t ee on M i ssi n g Per son s in Sout h east A si a, t o r epor t wi t h i n on e y ear on t h e st at us of per son s h eld as pr i son er s or mi ssi n g i n act i on an d u n a c c o u n t ed f o r i n N o r t h a n d S o u t h

V i et n am , Cam bodi a an d L aos. T h e lif e of t h e Com mit t ee w as ext en ded by th r ee m ont h s, f or a t ot al of f i f t een mon t h s, but was fi n all y r espon si bl e f or i den ti f yi n g or accoun t i n g f or l ess t h a n o n e t e n t h o f o n e p e r c en t of

A m er i c a n s u n a c c o u n t ed f o r i n t h o s e a r ea s .

Dur i n g M ar ch of 1977, a Pr esi den ti al Commi ssi on on M I A s w as ap

poi nt ed

by

Pr esi dent

Cart er

(desi gn at ed t h e Woodcock Com m i ssi on ). Dur i n g t h e Com mi ssi on s b r i ef t en u r e l i t t l e t i m e w a s d ev o t ed t o

Publ i c

opi ni on

g en er at e ev en

h as

a t a ci t

f ai l ed

i n t er est

to

in

successf ully r esol vi n g t h e con t i n ui ng M I A / POW/ K I A pr oblem . Si n ce t h e li v es of A m eri can Ser vicemen wer e, an d could y et be, i n v olved, let h ar gi c publi c apat h y can possi bly on ly be ex pl ain ed by r ef er en ce t o ci r cum st an ces r espon si ble f or t h at pr obl em . T h e V i et n amese con fl i ct may be t h e m ost un popul ar an d con t r o v er si a l w a r i n w h i c h t h e U n i t ed

St at es

h as

ev er

en g a g ed .

P ub l i c

pr ot est at i on s dimi sh ed wi t h t h e sign i ng of t h e Pari s A gr eemen t , but t h e m or al sti gm a gen er at ed by our i n v ol v em ent i n V i et n am lin ger s. Sub con sci ous gui lt , an ext en si on of wh at N ew sw eek M agazi n e’s colum ni st , M eg Gr eenf i eld , h as l abeled “ post V i et n am sy n dr ome” appear s t o be i nf l uen ci ng an d suppr essi n g con cer t ed publ i c acti on t o successf ul ly con clud e t h e c o m p l ex M IA / POW / K IA en i g m a . A n y r emi n der , h owev er r em ot e, of V i et n am h as become a public an at h ema .

T h e only si mi l ari t y bet w een t h e ch ar act er s of Rom an pl ay wri ght Pl aut us’ f ar ce “ Th e Capti v es” an d t h ose ori gi n al ly cat egor i zed as M i ss

i n g i n A ct i on i n Sout h east A si a i s

r ecogn it i on t h at i n bot h i n st an ces som e of t h e act or s became pri son er s of war . T h er e t h e si m i l ar i t y en ds because t he pl ot of “ T h e Capt i v es” con cl udes wi t h t h e pr i son er s of war bei n g accoun t ed f or .

Rober t F . K en nedy , i n h i s f or w ar d t o Gr an t Wolf ki ll ’s book “ Repor t ed t o be A li ve,” quot es f or mer Pr esi dent J oh n F . K enn edy ’s obser vat i on as t o t h e ease wi t h whi ch we can li gh t ly di smi ss a r eport t h at “ on e A m er i can ” w as sh ot down an d capt ur ed i n V i et n am or L aos. Gr ant Wolf ki ll , wh o sur v i v ed 15 m on t h s as a pri son er of w ar i n L aos, con cl udes t h e account of h i s ex peri en ce i n t h e l ast sent en ce of t h a t v o l u m e i n t h i s m a n n er :

deali n g dir ect ly wi t h t h e Comm uni st

“ M y h ear t goes out t o t h ose m en an d t o all capt i ves, an y wh er e, an d

L aos an d f ew , if an y , t an gi bl e ac

ci f u l .”

A d m i n i st r a t i o n s

in

V i et n a m

an d

com p l i sh m en t s r esu l t i n g f r om su ch con t a ct s h av e b een a p p ar en t .

E f f ect i v en es s

of

the

U .S .

J oi n t

C a su a l t y R eso l u t i o n C en t er , pr evi ously l ocat ed i n T h ai l an d, an d ot h er gover n m ent al agen ci es r espon si bl e f or successf ully con cl udi n g t h e M IA / POW / K IA

m a t t er

h a v e b een

t ot ally i m pair ed by poli ci es di ct at ed by t h e Comm uni st gover n men t s i n

v ol v ed . Pr ot est s t o su ch p ol i ci es t h at

may h av e been m ade by t h e U n i t ed St at es h av e pr oduced on ly t ok en

r esp on se or l ess.

A f ai r an d obj ect i ve appr ai sal of

o f f i c i a l U n i t ed S t a t es ’ ef f o r t s t o r es o l v e t h e M I A / P O W / K I A m a t t er r ev ea l s t h e r es u l t s t o b e m o r e c o s m et i c t h a n ef f ec t i v e .

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an y t i m e, a t t h e m er cv of t h e un m er

I t h as been n ear ly si x year s si n ce t h e Par i s A ccor d w as si gn ed. Wi ll A m eri can s r espon si bly meet t h eir obli gat i on t o t h ose M I A / POW/ K I A Serv i cemen wh o r espon ded t o t h e call of d u t y an d d em an d a n i m m ed i at e a ccou n t i n g — or m er el y sal v e t h ei r

coll ecti ve con sci en ce by passi v ely adopt i n g t h e sym pat het i c phi losophy expr essed by Gr an t Wolf ki ll an d h umbly accept an occasi on al ''or pse f r o m t h e C o m m u n i st ?

T h e r e 16 U S A F A a r e G r a d u a t es st i l l ca r r i ed i n t h e

M I A cat ego r y a s o f 1 N ov em b er 19 78 .

C H A PT E R N EW S

N E B R A SK A -

T h e N ebr ask a Ch apt er h ad a Ser vi ce A cademy Di n i n g-I n on Oct ober 28, 1978. We ori gi n al ly cal l ed i t a T r i Ser v i ce Bl ast , but t h e pr esi dent of t h e M er ch an t M ari n e A cadem y al um ni h ear d of our bl ast an d i n quir ed about “ equal ti m e” . We deci ded t o m ake i t a b l a st f or al l l ocal m em b er s of t h e

f edr eall y f un ded academ i es. I f t h er e i s en ough i n t er est w e h ope t o m ak e i t an an n ual affair .

T h e N ebr ask a Ch apt er h as f or m ed

an Of f i cer R et en t i on C om m i t t ee t o

pr ovi de posi ti ve r eali st i c sol uti on s t o i mpr ove our A ir F or ce an d at t h e sam e t i m e m ake t h e A i r For ce r espon si v e t o t h e n eeds of i t s peopl e. Our fi r st st ep i n accompli shi n g t h i s goal i s t o i den ti f y t h e pr oblem s. We ar e w ell aw ar e of m an y i ndi vi dual com pl ai n t s, but we h ave r equest ed f r om A F M PC/ M PCY PS, t h e r esult s of t h eir of fi cer r et ent i on sur vey s f or t h e past y ear .

O n ce w e h a v e t h e r esu l t s of t h ese su r v ey s w e w i l l m a k e r ecom m en

dat i on s whi ch w e beli eve wi l l i m pr ov e b ot h A i r F or ce ef f ect i v en ess a n d of f i cer sat i sf a ct i on / r et en t i on . W e h a v e g at h er ed ar t i cl es a n d l et t er s f r om t h e

A i r F o r ce M a g azi n e, A i r F o r ce T i m es, A i r U n i v er si t y R ev i ew , and ot h er publi cat i on s t h at h av e good i d ea s f or bet t er of f i cer r et en t i on . I f

an yon e h as an y good i deas or ar ti cl es t h at w oul d h elp us, please sen d t h em t o m e; Capt ai n T om H akem an , H Q SA C/ A DOI , Of f ut t A F B , N E , 68113 or call ; (A U T OV ON : 271-5056). We h ope t o publi sh an d t o br i ef t h e r esul t s of ou r ef f or t s t o sel ect ed i n t er est ed ag en ci es a n d i n di v i d u al s .

W R I G H T -P A T T E R SO N -

Wi t h ov er 500 gr aduat es assi gn ed t o Wr i gh t Patt er son A F B , t h er e ar e many wh o ar e i nt er est ed i n get t i n g t oget h er peri odi cal ly f or soci al f un c t i on s an d A cademy -or i ent ed ac ti vi t i es. T h e local ch apt er i s bei n g r e i nsti t ut ed af t er a t wo y ear “ h i at us” .

M ost of f i cer s assi gn ed t o t he base h ave been n ot i fi ed ; h ow ever , i f y ou ar e in t er est ed i n j oi ni n g an d h av en ’t r ecei ved any i n f or m ati on , please cal l (or w r i t e) C ol . B i l l T el f or d a t 4 29-3682

(h ome) or 257-6322 (off i ce). H om e ad dr ess i s 2451 Gl en bor o Dr ., Day t on Ohi o, 45431. Of fi ce sy m bol i s A F L C/ X RPM .

I f al l goes w ell , t h e Ch apt er h opes t o h ost a guest speaker f r om U SA FA at a cockt ai l par t y -di n n er i n ear l y 1979.

V ol un t eer s an d i d ea s ar e sol i ci t ed .

M A YD A Y, M A YD A Y, M A YD A Y I

R ay m on d D . F ow l er , ’66 had t h e gr eat est j ob i n t h e

w or l d . W i t h on e m or e r i d e I w ou l d b e

an A ggr essor wi t h t h e 64 F WS at N elli s. 1 h ad w ant ed t hi s assi gn m en t ev er

si n c e

I

f i r st

h ear d

of

th e

A ggr essor s bei n g f or med. A ft er com ing out of a st af f t our at H Q T A G, I h ad been h um bl ed m an y t i m es wh i le try i ng t o r each up t o t h e st an dar ds of thi s super b organi zat i on . Fi n al ly , t h e day ar ri ved f or my gr aduati on f li gh t , and a “ r eal ” A ggr essor sor t i e w as sch ed ul ed f or t h e af t er n oon . I w a s

looki n g f orw ar d t o a good day .

A bout a week bef or e, m y cl ass pl us sever al i n str uct or s h ad deploy ed t o Elgi n A F B t o com plet e our t r ai n i n g

ag ai n st 33 T F W F -4s a n d F -15s f r om

th e 1 T FW at L an gley . We h ad been enj oy i n g some ex cell en t fl y i n g; i n our spar e t i me, we h ad eat en a r aw oy st er or t w o — i t h ad been a g ood T D Y .

T h e m orn i n g of M ar ch 28, 1978, dawn ed bri ght an d beauti f ul . I m et Capt Dav e M cCloud f or br eakf ast at th e cl ub. Dave w as m y I P f or t h e f ligh t . We h ad f l own t oget h er num er ous ti m es, an d we alw ay s did w el l .

A t 0925, ei ght of us met t o bri ef t h e

m i s si o n w h i c h i n c l u d ed f o u r F -5 s a n d f o u r F - 15 s . S i n c e t h e F - 15 s h a d m o r e

endur an ce t h an t he F-5s, we w er e sen di ng j ust t wo F-5s i n at a t i m e.

D av e a n d I w er e t o be t h e secon d sh i f t .

Sui t-up an d pr efl i gh t wer e n or m al .

A s usual , t h e crew chi ef s last wor ds to me wer e, “ H av e a saf e f l ight .” Dave and I t axi ed, m ade a f or m at i on takeof f , and cli m bed t o 35,000 f eet t o a w a i t our t u r n .

A lt h ough we h ad i nt en ded t o en t er t h e f li ght at 36,000 f eet , ci rr us cl ouds at th at al ti t ude ch an ged our pl an s.

We w ould h ave t o go i n at our l ow block — 16,000 f eet . Wh en t h e fi r st f light of F-5s clear ed out of t h e ar ea, we ch anged t o t h e f i gh t fr equen cy and st art ed a descen di n g lef t t ur n f r o m w es t t o s o u t h . W e w er e i n f u l l A B

wit h about 30 degr ees n ose-l ow so t h e ai r speed bui lt up r api dly . I was about 6,000 f eet behi n d Dav e con cen tr at i ng on keepi n g hi m i n si ght w hi le l ooki ng l or F-15s. I h ad my cock pi t t ape on , a n d 1 m a d e sev er al com m en t s t o u se i n t h e d ebr i ef i n or d er t o r econ st r u ct th e ti gh t .

“ Comi ng t h rough 240, descen di ng

t h r oug h 27,000.” “ Si x m i n ut es a f t er .” W e w er e d o i n g a b out M ach 1.2 a n d st i l l i n cr ea si n g . “ Rol l i n g out 180 .”

B L A M !!!

1 f el t l i k e I h a d b een s h o t i n t h e f a c e

wi t h a 105 m m sh ot gun . T h er e w as pai n i n my ri ght ey e, bl ood w as spl att eri n g on t h e i n st r um ent pan el , and t h e w or l d w as sudden t ly v ery brigh t . T h e n oi se w as an un bel i ev abl e s c r e a m

.

“ M ay day , M ay day , M ay day , ...

M ay day .”

A t f i r st I d i d n ot k n ow w h at h i t m e,

but som et hi n g sur e as h eck w as wr ong . I ducked l ow beh i n d t h e i n st r um en t pan el . N ow I coul d t ell t h at th e pl ex i gl ass of t h e can opy w as gon e a s w a s m y h el m et v i sor . I h a d t h i s

dul l pai n i n my r i gh t ey e, an d I could

in a couple of pl aces. Wh en I t r an sm it t ed , t h e mi k e picked up a lot of w i n d n oi se.

“ Dal e, can y ou see?” “ Yeah , I can see out of on e ey e.”

T h e f ir st t hi ng Dave di d w as en sur e

I could see. The wi nd was blurri ng my

vi si on i n m y l ef t ey e so I posi t i on ed my h ead ri ght beh i n d t h e i n st r um ent

p a n el so I coul d see t h e at t i t u d e i n

di cator and HSI and could protect the

ey e f r om t h e wi n d. T h e lef t len s of my glasses w as spl at t er ed wi t h bl ood w h i ch l i m i t ed v i si on a l i t t l e m or e.

1 h ad been fl y i n g back at 15,000 f eet . Begi n ni ng t o f eel dizzy , I decen d-

n o t s ee o n t h a t si d e . I H A D T O G E T T H E P L A N E SL O W E D D O W N ! I

ed to about 10,000 feet to help ensure

d i v e. A b ou t 30 secon d s h a d p assed .

st r u m en t s .

chopped t h e t hr ot t l es t o i dl e, dr opped t h e speed br akes, an d pul led out of t h e “ M ay day , M ay day , M ay day , M ay day . Dal e h as l ost part of h i s can opy , h e’s a t 19 ,000 i n a r i g h t h a n d t u r n ,

and I ’v e got som e dam age t o my r i gh t ey e.”

I n r et r ospect , t h at pr obably w as n ot

t h e m ost i n f or m at i v e ca l l t o m a k e, b ut

i t w as t r uly t h e on ly t h i n g I could t hi n k of t o say . I h ad t h e pl an e sl ow ed d ow n t o a b o u t 40 0 k n ot s a n d w a s i n a

righ t t ur n t o El gi n wh i ch w as about 55 mi l es aw ay . T h e fi gh t h ad been kn ock ed off ; an d Dave an d a coupl e of

t h e F -15s w er e g et t i n g sn ap v ect or s f r om G C I t o m e. H ow ev er , b eca u se of

th e wi n d n oi se, I coul d n ot h ear t h em .

I sw i t ch ed t o E g l i n T ow er .

“ Egli n T ow er , t hi s i s B ar on 24.” “ Bar on 24, Egli n T ower .” “ Bar on 24 h as l ost hi s can opy ; I ’v e got som e dam age t o m y r i gh t ey e; I ’m 45 mi l es sout h ri gh t n ow decl ari n g an em er gen cy , an d I ’m headi n g n or t h as

t h at I w oul d n ot get h y poxi c. I w as al so cold. I r emem ber seei n g t h e bl ood “ sm ok e”

w h en i t

h i t t h e col d i n

“ Dal e, y ou goi ng t o be abl e t o see t o

l a n d ?”

“ Yeah, I ’m protecti ng my left eye right now because the wind gets in it a n d t ea r s i t .” “ O K ?” “ O K .”

“ I ’ve got blood all over everythi ng

t h ough .”

“ If it gets too bad when we drop the gear and get on fi nal , I m goi ng to have you clean it up and we’re goi ng t o h av e y ou j um p out .” “ I ’m goi n g t o m ake i t .” “ O K .”

Th e act i ve r un way at Egli n w as 19, but w e wer e li n ed up f or 01 an d got it upon r equest . I set up a n or m al

l a st a s I c a n .”

A t t h i s poi nt , m y bi ggest con cer n

w a s g et t i n g b a ck t o E g l i n b ef or e I

bl ed t o deat h . I w an t ed t o go f ast but t h e wi n dbl ast caused pr obl em s. I com p r om i sed a r ou n d 300 k n ot s.

A bout t hi s t i m e, an F-15 j oi n ed up on my l ef t si de f ol l owed sh ort ly by Dav e on t h e ri ght . T h ei r pr esen ce did a l ot t o h el p my m or al e w h i ch cert ai n ly n eeded a boost ri gh t t h en . M y bi ggest pr oblem com m uni cati n g wi t h t h em w a s t h e n o i s e o f t h e w i n d . I h a d

been f l yi n g wi t h a h ot mi ke bef or e t h e can opy bl ew . Fi n al l y I r eal i zed t h at by goi n g col d mi ke an d t ur n i n g t h e r adi o up t o f ull v ol um e, I coul d h ear tr an smi ssi on s m uch bet t er . M y t r a n sm i ssi on s g oi n g out w er e st i l l a

bi t gar bl ed because my m ask w as cut 27

st r aight -i n wi t h Dav e cr oss-ch ecki ng my r at e of descent an d ai r speed. A s I sl ow ed down , t h er e w as less n oi se; an d t h e wi n d di d n ot m ake t ear s i n my lef t ey e as m uch . I t w as pai nf ul t o r ot at e m y h ead, an d i t w as al so pai n f ul t o m ov e my ey es ar oun d. I n ot h er wor ds, m y cr oss-ch eck w as l ousy . I expect ed t o h av e som e pr obl em s wi t h dept h per cept i on , so I asked Dav e t o call my alt i t ude abov e t he r un w ay t h e l a s t 2 0 0 f eet .

D a v e g a v e m e a l t i t u d e cal l s d ow n t o

50 f eet . I got i n t o a li t t le bi t of a PI O t r y i n g t o f i n d t h e r u n w ay .

T ouch down was about 1,500 f eet down t h e r un way . I deploy ed t h e dr ag ch ut e t o ex pedi t e st oppi n g, but i t f ai l ed . T h er e I w a s i n a 130-k n ot r ol l er

sk at e. A lt h ough y ou sh ould n ot get on t h e br ak es at t h at speed, I di d; an d t h e F-5 st opped beautif ul ly . Si n ce I w as i n a h urry t o m eet t h e Fli gh t Sur geon , I r oll ed t o t h e en d, t ur ned of f , t axi ed past a coupl e of pl anes, an d sh ut d ow n .

“ Egli n Gr ound, 24 i s clear i n g t h e end , an d I n eed assi st an ce. “ Roger , cr ash v ehi cles ar e r espon di n g; on ce off t h e en d, h ol d y our posit i on , an d t hey ’ll t ak e good car e of y ou .”

T hi rt een mi n ut es h ad passed si n ce th e can opy h ad gon e.

Wh i l e t h e fi r em en wer e posi t i oni ng th eir l adder s, I put my seat pi n s i n .

T h ey di d n ot w ant t o bel i ev e I h ad don e t h at , but I f i n ally con vi n ced th em , got un st r apped, an d out i n t o t h e a m b u l a n ce.

I sp en t 5 h ou r s i n sur g er y . U n f or

t un at ely , I di d n ot bri n g back en ough of t h e ri gh t eye t o fi x , alt h ough I k n ow t h e doc di d hi s best . I got t h e bad n ews as soon as I w ok e up. Enough of t h at .

L et ’s t al k about some of t h e t hi n gs we f ound f r om l ooki n g at t h e pi eces.

T h e can opy pl exi gl ass di si n t egr at ed f or r eason s n ot y et conf ir med. I di d n ot hi t a bi r d or an y t hi n g el se. Pi eces of t h e can opy hi t m e, br eaki n g my vi sor an d t h e ri ght len s of m y gl asses, and dri vi n g t h e l ower fr am e of my g l a sses i n t o m y r i g h t ey e. T h e h ar d

sh el l of my m ask w as br ok en on t h e ri gh t si de. T h e vi sor cover on t h e l ef t si de of my h elm et w as br oken . T h e vi sor w as pit t ed i n f r ont of m y l ef t ey e.

I cam e t oo cl ose t o l osi n g b ot h ey es.

T o t a l k a b o u t h o w I f eel a b o u t n o t

bei n g abl e t o be a pr acti ci n g f i gh t er pil ot w oul d t ake sev er al m or e pages.

I t i s en ough t o say t h at w h at h as h appen ed h as h appen ed. I enj oy ed wh at I got t o do, an d n ot hi n g can t ake aw ay my f i ght er pi l ot at t i t ude. You n ev er k n ow , m ay be somebody wi ll in v ent a bi oni c ey e an d I ’ll be r i ght b a c k i n t h er e .

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J u n e 19 7 8 .

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TA G

A TT A CK ,

L ET T E R S TO THE E D IT O R

t h e A i r F or ce.

M y basi c r eason f or leavi n g i s t h at I ’m j ust pl ain t i r ed — t ir ed of i t al l .

U n f or t un at ely , I am n ot al on e, f or t h e A ir F or ce i s n ow f aci n g a v er y r eal an d ver y seri ous pi l ot r et en t i on pr obl em — a pr obl em t h at can n ot be b l a m ed o n t h e a i r l i n es . T h e c u r r en t

ai r li n e h i ri n g spr ee i s n ot t h e cause of pi lot s’ l eav i n g i n m an y cases; i t i s m er ely an out st an di n g oppor t uni t y

CA D ET WI N G H E R I T A GE

Dear Fell ow Gr aduat e,

f or l ea v i n g .

T h e Cadet Wi n g H er i t age Com mit t ee h as been ch ar ged wi t h pr oduc i ng a det ai led h i st or y of each squadr on pat ch . A sear ch of all i n for mat i on av ai l able on t he A cadem y h as pr oduced li t t le usef ul i n f or m at i on . I must , t h er ef or e, appeal t o t h e m em or y an d good wi l l of t h e gr aduat e com

w i t h out an d w i t h i n .

m un i t y .

I n t h e ar t i cl e a b ou t t h e R i sn er

T r oph y , t h er e i s a ph ot ogr aph of cur r en t squadr on pat ch es. I f y ou h av e in f orm at i on about t h ese pat ch es or an y t h at pr eceded t h em , t h e H er i t age Com mi t t ee n eeds y our h elp . I am lookin g f or specif i c i n f or mat i on such as: wh en t h e pat ch w as design ed , wh o desi gn ed i t , w h y i t w as design ed or ch an ged, wh at each color r epr esent s, an d wh at i s t he si gn i f i can ce of each it em on t h e pat ch . T h e in f or m ati on wi l l be used t o pr oduce a hi st or y of each pat ch f or t h e T wen ty -Fi f t h A n n i v er sar y Celebr at i on an d wil l becom e a par t of t h e of f i ci al A cademy r ec o r d s . P l e a s e s en d w h a t ev er i n f o r

m at i on y ou m i g h t h av e t o: T H E CA D E T W IN G H E RIT A G E

CO M M I T T E E

M i li t ar y people, specif i call y , t h ose of us ch ar ged wi t h doi n g t h e act ual fi gh t i n g i n ev ent of w ar , ar e bei n g in cr easi n gly at t acked — bot h f r om Con gr ess begr udges us our pay , ben ef i t s ar e bei n g con t i n uously scr uti ni zed an d er oded, an d i t ’s i m possi bl e t o pr edi ct wi t h an y cert ai n t y t h e f ar , or ev en n ear , t er m quali t y of mi li t ar y li f e. A n ewspaper car ri es t h e st or y of h ow l egi sl at i on i s bei n g i n t r oduced t o pr ev en t mi li t ar y r et ir ees f r om “ double-di ppi n g,” wh i le t h e h eadli n e i n t h e sam e paper t ell s us h ow ef f ect i v ely t h e l at est Con gr essi on al scan dal i s bei n g cov er ed up. I am bei n g used as a w hi ppi n g boy an d I ’m bei n g sol d a bi ll of goods, an d I ’m j ust pl ai n t i r ed of i t .

F or a ser v i ce w h ose su p posed m ot t o

i s “ T o Fly and Figh t ,” i t i s pat h et i c t o see h ow m uch em ph asi s i s pl aced on ad di ti on al

d u t i es

an d

m a s t er s ’

degr ees, an d h ow li tt le at t en t i on i s gi v en t o h ow wel l a m an can fl y an d u se h i s m a ch i n e. (M ay be, w h en t h e

Russi an s fi n al ly con f r on t us, t h e pl an

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of

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an d

ch al lenge t h em t o a “ G. E . Coll ege B ow l ” i n st ea d .)

C / 0 C W D S 24

U ni t ed St at es A i r For ce A cademy ,

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I k n ow I can coun t on y ou t o r es pon d t o m y appeal . T hi s m ay be t h e last oppor t uni t y t o col lect t h i s v al u a bl e i n f or m at i on b ef or e m u ch of

i t i s l o st f o r ev er .

DA V I D ST A N I CA R, Capt , U SA F OI C, Cadet Wi n g H er i t age Com mi t t ee

I ’m a par t of an or gani zat i on t h at h as l ost al l per spect i v e of wh y it ’s i n exi st en ce, an d I ’m j ust pl ain t i r ed of i t .

M an y f ly i n g uni t com m an der s ar e “ mi ck ey mousi n g” t h ei r peopl e t o deat h . I ni t i at i ve i s squelch ed and ov er -su per v i si on pr ev ai l s. I t ’s fr ust r at i n g t o see of f i cer s r i se t o posi ti on s of comm an d w h o speci ali ze i n leadi ng by f ear , or wh o ar e solel y i n t er est ed i n “ n ot m a k i n g w av es” a n d p r eser v i n g t h ei r ow n car eer s . I n t h i s k i n d o f en v i r o n m e n t o n e ’s s en s e o f

pat ri ot i sm i s over ri dden by a gen ui n e sur vi v al i n st i n ct — bot h f or phy si cal an d em ot i on a l su r v i v al . I ’m a 3 1-y ear ol d m an an d I r esen t b ei n g t r eat ed

“ I ’ m T i r e d o f i t ...9 9

li ke a 5-y ear-ol d chi ld ; f act of t h e

E d i t o r ’s N o t e :

T h i s l et t er appear ed i n t h e 28 A ug 78

i ssu e

of

A v ia tion

Sp ace Tech nolog y .

W eek

and

I am an A ir For ce A cademy gr aduat e, a pi lot ; I h av e an excel len t car eer r ecor d, an d by all account s “ I ’v e got i t m ade,” but af t er 10 y ear s of act i v e dut y , I am separ at i n g fr om

m at t er i s. I ’m j u st p l ai n t i r ed of i t .

T h o se of u s w h o k n ow w e a r e w or t h

m or e t h an wh at we ar e bei n g gi v en cr edi t f or ar e sh ed d i n g t h e m i l i t ar y

securi ty bl an ket an d h eadi n g f or t h e ci vi li an j ob m ar k et . Because of our ex odus, a l ot of pi l ot s w h o coul d, an d sh ould, be Rl Fed wi l l be able t o h an g on f or “ 20 ” (or h ow ev er l on g i t w i l l t a k e t h em t o r et i r e).

1 w r i t e t h i s n ot t o g r i n d a n a x e, or

t hr ow st on es, but i n st ead t o cast som e li ght on a si t uat i on t h at con cer n s, m e a s an A m er i can ci t i zen . A s on e f el l ow

pi lot so apt ly put i t , “ A speci es t h at f eeds on i t s own y oun g does n ot l ast l on g.” I t ’s about t i me f or Congr ess an d mili t ar y l eader s t o w ake up t o t h e r eal r eason why so m any of us wh o ar e r espon si ble f or def en di n g t h i s count ry ar e sayi n g, “ I ’m j ust pl ai n t i r ed o f i t .”

M i ch a el J . K a r a f f a

Capt ., U SA F Pan am a Ci t y , Fl a.

A FA R E WE L L T O A R M S

I h ave submi t t ed my r esi gn at i on fr om t h e A ir For ce. T h i s let t er i s, I h ope, self -expl an at or y . I n it I h av e att em pt ed t o expr ess m y v i ews on t h e OER sy st em — t he pri m ar y r eason f or my

r esi g n at i on . Sen i or

A ir

F or ce

leader shi p appear s un wi l li n g t o cor

rect thi s mistake, which in my vi ew, r epr esen t s a b r each of h on or a n d an

i nsult t o t h e of fi cer cor ps.

I r espect f ully r equest y our con sider at i on of pri n t in g t h i s let t er i n a f ut ur e copy of t h e gr aduat e m agazi n e.

I f eel it ech oes t h e f eeli n gs of

t h ou san d s of ou r com r a des .

RICHA RD D. TEBA Y

Capt , U SA F H Q U SA F Pen t agon C l a s s o f 19 6 7

A ft er 3 1/ 2 y ear s on t h e A i r St af f

an d 11 successf u l y ear s i n t h e A i r F or ce, I bi d f a r ew el l . I h a v e n ot di sl i k

ed t h e mili t ar y . Qui t e t o t h e con t r ar y , I con si der i t a pri vi lege t o h ave ser v ed.

T h e pr of essi on of ar m s i s a n obl e on e and uni que i n t h i s gr eat coun t r y of our s, f or t h e mi li t ar y m an pr ovi des th e soli d f oun dat i on f or t h e m any fr eedom s we all enj oy . T h e pr i ce i s n ot ch eap. Our ci vi li an f r i en ds ar e well aw ar e of t h e monet ar y pr ice t ag , but many do n ot f ully appr eci at e t h e hidden cost s pai d by t h e pr of essi on al m i l i t ar y m an . T o n am e on l y a f ew ,

th er e i s t h e f ami ly i n st abi li t y an d h ar dshi p associ at ed wi t h t h e scor es of PCS and T DY separ at i on s, t h e probabl e an d accept ed r i skin g of li f e som e

t h ou sa n d s

ti m e

of

in

h ou r s

our

of

ed i n em ot i on because t h e v er y basi s f or t h e exi st en ce of a pr of essi on al mili t ar y m an i s em ot i on al — h i s sen se of dut y an d h on or . I am l eavi n g f or a pr i n ci pl e — wh at I per cei v e as a br each of h on or — self -i nf li ct ed by t h e A i r For ce an d t he par ent of an i n si di ous si ckn ess wi t hi n t h e cor ps. I am speaki n g of t h e cur r en t OE R sy st em . T o me an d t h ousan ds of f el l ow U SA F of f i cer s, i t h a s r epr esent ed an i n sult t o t h e ver y i deal s whi ch separ at e our pr of essi on f r om an y ot h er . sy st em w as good. We at t em pt ed t o desi gn a sy st em wh i ch pi n poi n t ed t h e ex cept i on al of fi cer an d pr ovi ded a f i r m er b a si s f o r t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f

ex cell en ce. By and l ar ge, t h e sy st em h as accom pli sh ed t h i s. T h e pr obl em i s t h at t h e sy st em h as al so pr oduced a m o n s t er .

T h e pr of essi on al mi l it ar y m an t ak es pri de i n hi s w or k an d h as r em a i n ed i n t h e a r m ed f o r c es b e c a u s e

h e v i ew s h i m sel f a s f u l f i l l i n g a ser v i ce

t o hi s coun t r y . A ver y l ar ge por t i on of h i s com pen sat i on i s em bedded i n t h at v er y pri nci ple.

T o t el l t h i s m a n t h a t h e d o es n o t

m ea sur e u p t o h i s con t em p or ar i es a n d

by def i nit i on i s on ly as good as 50% of hi s f el l ows, t ear s down t h e v er y self est eem an d di gni t y upon w hi ch hi s car eer deci si on i s bui lt . T h e quot as ar e

Si n cer ely ,

at

i ssu e i s an em ot i on a l on e. I t i s f ou n d

T h e m ot i v at i on b eh i n d t h e O E R

J ul y 26, 1978

D ea r S i r s :

t est ed vi r t ues of dut y , h on or , an d coun t r y ar e n ot dead.

So wh y t h en am I leavi n g? T h e

car eer s,

“ o v er t i m e ”

wi t h n o mon et ar y com pen sat i on , an d

t r a n sf er t o j ob s an d l ocat i on s w h i ch q ui t e of t en f u l fi l l t h e n eed s of t h e ser v i ce - n ot n ecessar i l y ou r ow n .

a ssi g n m en t s a n d P C S m ov es t o b est

coi n ci de wi t h OER cy cles) di r ect ly in f l uen ce hi s r at i n gs.

T h e mi li t ar y h as an d al w ay s wi l l be un d er ci v i l i a n con t r ol . Som et i m es our

ci vi l l eader s do n ot per cei ve t h e t h r eat as we do or f ully com pr eh en d our m oti ves i n bui l di ng a bet t er lif e f or our peopl e. Poli t i cal an d n ot r at i on al con

si d er a t i on s of t en col or t h ei r d eci si on s .

M on et ar y con st r ai n t s pr ev ent us fr om r eali zi n g our st at ed obj ect i ves.

Wi t h t h ese m an y con st r ai n t s un der mi ni n g t h e abi li t y t o accom pli sh our mi ssi on , it i s al m ost i ncom pr eh en si b l e t h a t t h e A i r F or ce w ou l d n ot m en d t h i s s el f -i n f l i c t ed w o u n d .

I h ave h ad t h e pr i vi lege of speaki ng

w i t h sev er al G en er a l O f f i cer s w h o

agr ee i n pri n ci pl e wi t h m y view s, but admi t i t i s “ above t h eir pay gr ade” t o ch an ge t h e sy st em . I do n ot feel t h i s i s t r ue. I h av e subm it t ed a copy of t h i s let t er t o m an y seni or A ir For ce leader s an d r espect f ully h ope t h at on e or m or e mi gh t ch am pi on a r ev er sal of t h e curr en t OE R quot a poli cy .

I appl aud t h e moti v es of our A ir For ce l eader shi p i n dev elopi n g t h e cur r ent sy st em , but i t s i m pl em en t a ti on h as n ot on ly bor n e t h e or i gi n al ly en v i si o n ed

fr uit

b u t a l s o cr e a t ed a

di sease i n t h e of f i cer cor ps — f ear . T h e old sy st em , f or al l i t s f ault s, di d n ot st ri p a m an of h i s di gn it y an d pr oduce a sen se of h avi n g n ot cont r ol over h i s dest i n y . T h e w or k of t h e pr om ot i on b oar d

w

m o r e

a s

dif f icult .

En-

ar t i f i ci a l . T o u se t h e ar g u m en t t h at

dor sem en t s an d level of assi gn m en t s play ed a st r on ger r ol e i n t h e pr om o

s a m e c r i t er i a . T h e A i r

I carr y a si m ple pr ay er t h at h as br ough t me t h r ough m an y sit uat i on s i n lif e — “ God , gr an t m e t h e ser en i t y t o accept t h e t hi n gs I can n ot ch ange, t h e cour age t o ch an ge t h e t hi n gs I

ev er y on e n ow k n ow s j ust w h er e h e st an ds i s f all aci ous i n i t s l ogi c because such an ar gum en t w oul d on ly be t r ue an d v ali d i n a cont r ol led gr oup wh er e ev er y on e w as j udged by t h e

t i on d eci si on . I t w or k ed . ...

popul at i on

can , an d t h e w i sd om t o k n ow t h e

sk i l l s.

E a ch

of

t ot all y

r a t er

F or ce i s a

an d

di v er si f i ed r e v i ew er

ev al uat es hi s own sm al l por t i on of t h e t o t a l i n i s o l a t i o n f r o m t h e r em a i n d er .

Each r at er an d r evi ewer ev aluat es,

r at es, a n d r a n k s i n a n at t em p t t o b e f a i r t o h i s m en a n d u s es h i s i n t er

pr et at i on of t h e cri t er i a an d h i s kn ow ledge of t h ei r j obs i n m akin g t h ese j udgemen t s. By def i ni t i on , sel ect i v el y m an n ed u n i t s an d or gani zat i on s h ave t h e sam e “ quot a” of superi or of fi cer s as an y ot h er pop ul at i on bei ng r at ed. I n t r ut h , t h e

su p er i or of fi cer i n on e p op u l at i on m ay h a v e n o cor r el at i on i n ab i l i t y a n d p er f or m a n ce t o t h e su p er i or of f i cer i n an ot h er g r ou p . E v en w i t h i n h i s ow n

popul at i on , t h e of fi cer does n ot h ave

t o t a l c o n t r o l o v er h i s e v a l u a t i o n . S u c h

ci r cu m st an ces a s t i m e on st at i on , p er

Th ese h ar dsh i ps ar e en dur ed because th e pr of essi on al m i li t ar y m an

son al cont act wit h all r evi ewi n g of f i ci al s, spon sor sh i p by a sen i or of

ci vi li an coun t er par t . L oy alt y t o t h e

abi li t y t o game an d m an age t h e

r ea l i zes a h i g h er c al l i n g t h a n h i s

sy st em i n h i s ow n f av or (so as t o t i m e

f i cer , an d l a st b ut n ot l ea st , on e’s

di f f er en ce.” M y par t i n g pr ay er f or m y f ell ow com r ades i s t h at en ough sen i or

of f i cer s w i l l r ea l i ze t h a t t h i s i ssu e i s

n ot above t h ei r pay gr ade, t h at t h e OE R sy st em can an d m ust be br ough t out of t h e ar ea of “ t hi n gs w e can n ot ch an ge,” an d t h at w e m ust be r eady t o admit mi st akes an d displ ay t h e cou r a g e t o cor r ect t h em .

RECOM M EN DA TION :

R em o v e

quot as f r om t h e cur r en t OE R sy st em .

E d i t o r s N o t e:

I n m id-October 1978, OE R r at ing s were un con t rol led by or der of Gen .

L ew A ll en, USA FA Ch ief of Staf f . I t is sad th at of f i cers l ik e R ich ar d Tebay no long er wil l ser ve because of a sy stem t h ey could n ot accep t, but i t is r ea ssu r i ng

th at

cu r r en t

U SA F

leadersh ip is wil li ng to tak e step s to

cor r ect p er cei v ed i n eq u i t i es.

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M M Ti i

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i

T

f

Gone But N ot Forgotten 2L t

■ iB

M ar k

Sh adbegi an , Cl ass of it 1977, w as ki l led i n a C- ' 13 0 E

n ear

a i r c r a f t a c ci d en t

L ak e

A r k a n sa s

2L t St ev en J . M or r i s, Cl ass of 1977, w as

Con w ay , o n

8

k i l l ed i n a T -38 ai r cr af t

Sept em ber 1978. H e i s sur vi v ed by bi s par en t s,

acciden t on 2 A ugust 1978, n or t h w est of Del

M r . a n d M r s. Si m on G .

79 Sb a d b eg i a n ,

R i o, T ex a s. H e i s su r

v i v ed by h i s par en t s, CM Sgt an d M r s. E ar l J .

M orr i s, J r ., 110 L aur el L an e, U n i v er sal Ci t y

D r i v e, F en w a y Spri n gf i el d M A 01119. of

■e

,

M a r k w a s a m em b er tbe 26t b C a d et

Squadr on an d m aj or ed i n M an agem ent .

M ar k gr aduat ed f r om pi l ot t r ai n i n g at V an ce

A F B . A t t b e t i m e of t b e acci d en t b e w a s T D Y t o

t b e 62n d T act i cal A ir lif t Squadr on at L it t l e

Rock, AFB, enroute to bis first flyi ng assi gn

m en t wi t h t b e 317t b T act i cal A ir li f t Wi n g , Pope AFB.

T X 7 8 14 8 .

Pr i or t o gr aduat i on ,

St ev en w a s a m em b er of

t h e

10t h

C a d et

&

Squadr on an d m aj or ed in Basi c Sci en ce. H e w as assign ed t o t h e 47t h St uden t Squadr on at t h e

t i m e of h i s d ea t h .

A m em o r i a l f u n d b a s b een es t a b l i s h ed a t t b e

Tri n it y U n i t ed M et h odi st Ch ur ch , 361 Sumn er A v e., Spr i n gf i el d, M ass.

k i l l ed i n a A -10 ai r cr a f t a c ci d en t n ea r G i l a

Capt ai n L an n y L .

Ew ert , Cl ass of 1973,

w a s

k i l l ed

on

Ben d, A r i zon a on 15 A ugust 1978. H e i s sur vi v ed by hi s wi f e, Sar a, 9998 T i m b er l a n e, H esper i a CA 92345; an d

8

Sept em ber 1978 w h i le pi l ot in g a C-130E air cr a f t n ea r

L i t t l e R o ck

A F B . H e i s sur v i v ed by hi s wif e, M ar y , an d daugh t er . Ch ai se, an d by hi s par ent s, M r . an d M r s. L aver n e A . Ewert , G en er a l D el i v er y ,

by

m ot h er ,

5708

M r s.

Si l v a ,

L a k ew o o d C A 9 0 7 13 .

W h i l e a t t h e A i r F or ce

m

m

of t h e 17t h Cadet Squadr on an d w as capt ai n of

t h e Sk eet C l u b a n d a m em b er of t h e Sk i C l u b .

After graduation from pilot training at Vance

A F B , L ann y w as assi gn ed t o t h e 21st T act i cal

Airlift Squadron, Clark A B as a C-130 pilot . At

t h e t i m e of hi s deat h , h e was T DY t o t h e 62n d T act i cal A i r li f t Squadr on at L i t t le Rock A F B , en r out e t o hi s n ew assi gn m en t wi t h t h e 17t h T act i cal A ir li ft Squadr on , El m endor f A F B .

30

his

Ri ch e,

W a l d or f M N 5 50 9 1.

L an n y w a s a m em b er

I L t Ri ch ar d J . Ri ch e, Cl ass of 1976, w a s

A cademy , Ri ch w as a m ember of t h e 14t h Cadet Squadr on an d m a j or ed i n E lect r i cal E n gin eer i n g.

Ri ch graduated from pilot traini ng at Reese AFB and at the ti me of his death was assigned to the 355th Tacti cal Fi ghter Wing, Davi s M on t h a n A F B .

F u n er al ser v i ces w er e h el d f or R i ch at t h e

Cadet Ch apel on 23 A ugust 1978. A m em or i al

fund has been established at hi s high school ;

don at i on s m ay be sen t t o t h e L t Ri ch ar d J .

Ri ch e M em ori al Fun d, 1638 Sout h K en t on A v en ue, A ur or a CO 80012.

m

On 16 J uly 1978, Cap

t ai n

G er a l d

M r . Gar y D . Com bs, M Cl ass of 1969, r ecen t ly ■

D avid

died in the Minneapolis H VA Hospital after a E prolonged illness. He is H survived by his wife, E Linda, 10371 Inver t

L ualli n , Cl ass of 1969,

d r ow n ed

a

i n

r ecr eati on al boat i n g accid en t

on

L a k e

Ch am pl ai n . A t t h e t i m e of

■

■

I

his

d ea t h

he

w as

assi gn ed t o t h e 4007t h Combat Cr ew T r ai n i n g Sq, Pl at t sbur gh A F B , N Y , f or u p gr adi n g tr ai ni ng i n t h e F B-111.

H e i s sur vi v ed by h i s wif e Ch ar l ott e, 10745 Becl an Dr i v e, Ran ch o Cor dov a, CA 95670; an d by h i s m ot h er , M r s, I r en e R. L ualli n , 2918 Sh or t St r eet , Oakl an d, C A 9 4 6 19 .

Bor n i n San J ose, L oui e gr ew up i n Oakl an d an d at t en ded Oak l an d Ci t y Coll ege. I n J un e 1965, af t er a y ear at t h e U SA F A Pr ep Sch ool , h e ent er ed t h e A cademy . L oui e w as acti v e i n t h e in t r am ur al box i n g pr ogr am an d i n 1968 won t h e Wi n g Open Ch am pi on sh i p i n t h e 145 l b cl ass. A ft er gr aduat i on h e at t en ded n avi gat or t r ai n i n g an d w a s a ssi g n ed t o t h e 7 1st A i r

Ref ueli n g Sq at Bar k sdale A F B . A s a m em ber of t h e 16t h Speci al Oper ati on s Sq , U bon A B , h e l a t er f l ew 4 0 m i s si o n s o v er N o r t h V i et n a m i n

A C-130 gun shi ps. H e w as assign ed as an i n st r uct or n av i gat or at M at h er A F B i n 1973.

Begi n ni n g wit h t h e f al l 1974 i ssue of t h e A OG M ag azi ne h e wr ot e t h e 1969 cl ass n ew s an d, i n hi s uni que st y le, em bel li sh ed t h e h appeni n gs wi t h hi s per son al t h ough t s an d hi s h um or .

Hi s deat h i s f elt as a deep per son al l oss by h i s m any f ri en ds. (J ef f Cam pbel l , ’69)

On 9 Sept em ber 1978, Ri ch ar d E . K an e, Cl ass M ?

Grove Trail, Inver ^ Gr ov e

H ei g h t s

MN

55As 075.a member of theH i| 14t h Cadet Squadr on , ■

Gary served as a Flight ^ ] C om m a n d er ,

H e

let t er ed i n f en ci n g an d w as Pr esi den t of t h e F ell ow sh i p of Ch r i st i an A t h l et es, as w el l as bei n g a m ember of t h e Cadet Ch or al e, t h e Pr ot est an t Ch oir , t h e DeM ol ay Cl ub , t h e A er o Cl ub, an d t h e A vi at i on Cl ub . Gar y m aj or ed i n En gi n eeri n g Sci en ces an d w as n am ed t o t h e Dean ’s L i st t h r ee sem est er s, t h e Com m an dant ’s L i st t h r ee sem est er s, an d t h e Superi n t en den t ’s L i s t o n e s em es t er .

Gary r ecei v ed h i s pi l ot ’s wi n gs at L ar edo A F B i n J uly 1973; h e w as m edi cal ly r et i r ed on 5 M a r c h 19 7 4 .

Capt ai n Wi l li am T .

J en ki n s, Cl ass of 1969, w as ki ll ed i n a mi li t ar y a i r cr a f t

a c c i d en t

n ea r

A al bor g A ir St at i on , .

Den m ar k , on 21 A ugust 1978. H e i s sur vi v ed by t w o daught er s an d by h i s par en t s, M r . an d M r s. Dan i el R. J en ki n s, East 1407 Cour t l an d , Spok an e WA 99207.

Pr i or t o gr aduat i on .

I

B i l l w a s a m em b er o f

of 1971, died in a crash |^%'

of a li ght pl an e h e w as pi lot i n g n ear Ch am pai gn , I l li noi s. H i s wi f e, B ar b ar a , di ed t h e f oll owi n g day of i n j ur i es r ecei v ed i n t h e cr ash . H e i s sur vi v ed by h i s m ot h er , M r s. N om a K an e, 2414 N or t h Ri v er

S

t h e 7t h Cadet Squadr on . H e let t er ed i n h ockey ; w as act i v e in t h e m odel en gi n eeri n g , ski , an d ph ot o clubs; w as Edi t or -i n -Ch i ef of Con tr ai l s; and w as an Et h i cs Repr esen t ati v e. H e m aj or ed i n I n t er n a t i o n a l A f f a i r s a n d w a s o n t h e D e a n ’ s

L i st fi v e sem est er s, t h e Com m an dant ’s L i st t h r ee sem est er s, an d t h e Super i n t en den t ’s L i st t h r ee s em e st er s .

C a d et

Bi ll possessed an i n n er st r en gt h an d det er mi n at i on t h at w as on ly par t i ally m ask ed by h i s easy -goi n g ex t eri or . N ever on e t o sh ir k a ch all en ge, h e began h i s A ir For ce car eer by com pl et i n g a M ast er s degr ee i n I n t er n at i on al

sem est er . H e w a s a m em b er of t h e Sk i C l u b a n d

Di pl om acy , T uf t s U ni v er si t y , pri or t o ent eri n g un der gr aduat e pi l ot t r ai n in g at M oody A F B .

A f t er ear n i n g h i s wi n gs, h e t r ai n ed i n t h e F -4E

D ri v e, M oor h ea d

56560 .

R i ck

w as

a

MN

m em b er

R . E . K a ne

of

the

10 t h

Squadr on an d w as on t h e Dean ’s L i st t w o sem est er s, t h e Comm an dan t ’s L i st f our sem est er s, an d t h e Super i n t en den t ’s L i st on e m aj or ed i n Ci vi l En gi n eer i n g.

A f t er gr aduat i on fr om pi l ot tr ai n i n g at Cr ai g A F B , Ri ck ser v ed as a K C-135 pi l ot wi t h t h e 909t h A i r Ref ueli n g Squadr on at K aden a A B .

W h i l e t h er e h e a t t en d ed c l a s s e s a n d r ec ei v ed a

M BA f r om t h e U n i v er si t y of H aw ai i . A f t er leavi n g t h e A i r For ce i n 1976, Ri ck becam e a fi el d r epr esen t at i v e f or A L COA . A t t h e t i m e of hi s deat h h e w as li vi n g i n L ak ewood , Ohi o.

R el at i on s f r om t h e F l et ch er Sch ool of L aw an d

a n d f l ew a c o m b a t t o u r w i t h t h e 3 4 t h T a c t i c a l

Fi gh t er Squadr on , K or at A B . H e t h en ser v ed wi t h t h e 36t h T act i cal Fi gh t er Wi n g at Bi t bur g A B an d w as an F-5E aggr essor pi lot wi t h t h e 527t h T act i cal Fi gh t er T r ai n i n g Squadr on , A l con bur y A i r St at i on . H i s decor at i on s i n cl ude th e Si lv er St ar an d t w o Di st i n gui sh ed Fl yi n g Cr osses. Bi ll ’s t en aci t y an d t al ent ser v ed h i m w ell t h r ough t h e t oi l of t r ai n i n g, t h e t err or of 31

combat , an d t h e ex hi li r at i on of super son i c

Squadr on an d w as on t h e Dean ’s L i st sev en

ex em pl ar y spir i t . (Ral ph Fr oeh li ch , ’69)

er i n t en den t ’s L i st on e semest er . H e m aj or ed i n Basi c Sci en ce an d par t i ci pat ed i n t h e Ski Cl ub , t h e A er o Cl ub, an d t h e Pr of essi on al St udi es Gr oup.

A f t er r ecei vi ng hi s pi lot wi n gs at V an ce A F B , Pet er w as assi gn ed t o t h e 390t h T act i cal Fi ght er Squadr on at DaN an g A B . I n 1968 h e w as n am ed by t h e 366t h T act i cal Fi gh t er Wi n g

flight . Hi s fri ends will not soon forget hi s

I L t M ar k A . Fel low s,

C l a ss

of

1976 ,

w as

ki ll ed on 28 A ugust 1978, wh en t h e F-4D air cr af t h e was pi l ot i n g c r a sh ed

n ea r

P ar k

sem est er s an d t h e C om m a n d a n t ’s an d Su p

1

a s i t s n om i n ee f or t h e PA C A F J u n i or O f fi cer of

V al l ey , U t ah . H e i s sur vi v ed by hi s wi f e, M ar y , an d daugh t er , K el ly , 26 M ap l e, A r ca de N Y 14009; an d b y h i s par ent s, M r . an d M r s.

t h e Y ea r .

Ei l een Dri v e, Roch est er

sad d en ed t o h ear of t h e l oss of on e of t h ei r

On 9 Jul y 1978, t h e m em b er s of t h e C l a ss of

W i l l i a m D . F el l ow s , 169

19 78

N Y 14 6 16 .

Pri or t o commi ssi on i n g , M ar k w as a m em ber of t h e 23r d Cadet Squadr on an d m aj or ed i n Com put er Sci en ce.

M ar k gr aduat ed f r om Pi l ot t r ai n i n g at Reese A F B an d cont i n ued adv an ced t r ai n in g at H ol l om an A F B an d Geor ge A F B . A t t h e t i m e of h i s deat h , h e was assi gn ed t o t h e 34t h T acti cal Fi gh t er Squadr on at H i l l A F B .

F u n er a l s er v i c e s w er e h el d f o r M a r k a t t h e

Cadet Ch apel on 5 Sept em ber 1978. A m emor i al f un d h as been est ablish ed i n hi s m em or y ; con tr i but i on s m ay be m ade t o t h e A ssoci ati on o f G r a d u a t es .

d eep l y

w er e

cl a ssm a t es .

T er r a n c e

Carri gan ,

m em b er

2L t

P a t r i ck

a

of

■

■" 1

f or m er Fifth

Squadr on , was en r out e fr om gr aduat i on leav e t o K eesl er A F B t o at t en d C om m u n i ca t i on s M a i n t en a n c e

Sch ool

O f f i c er

w h en

I

■

■

h e w as i n v ol v ed i n

■

a f at al

aut om obi l e acci den t n ear Wi n slow , A r i zon a. H e i s sur vi v ed by hi s par en t s, M r . an d M r s. Wi ll i am J . Car r i gan , 9847 Br ock w ay St r eet , El M ont e, C A 9 173 3 .

Whi l e at t h e A cademy , T er r y w as i n v olv ed i n n um er ous act i vi t i es i n cludi n g J uni or V ar si t y Foot bal l an d t h e Fell ow shi p of Ch r i st i an A t h l et es. H e w as a gi f t ed at h l et e, a soli d st u den t , an d a deepl y r eli gi ous per son . But per h aps m or e i m por t ant t h an al l of t h ese quali t i es w as T err y ’s ch ari sm at i c per son ali t y . H i s easy goi n g an d fr i en dly n at ur e ser v ed h i m w ell as h i s out l ook on li f e w as an i n spi r at i on t o t h ose of us

On 8 J un e 1978, M a j or Pet er D . H esf or d, Cl a ss

of

1965 ,

w as

d ec l a r ed K I A a f t er h a v

i n g been li st ed as M I A si n c e 2 1

M a r ch

19 6 8 .

Pet er was t h e pi l ot of an F-4D ai r cr af t st r uck by h ost i l e fir e dur i n g a n i g h t m i ssi on ov er L aos. H e i s sur v i v ed by h i s f at h er , Capt . A rt h ur J . H a sf or d (U SCG ,

lucky enough to know him. Terry truly cared for

ot h er s an d coul d alw ay s be count ed on f or a l augh t o bri gh t en up a day . H e could r el at e equal ly w el l wi t h super i or s, peer s, an d subor di n at es. T h ough h i s lif e w as t r agi cal ly cut sh or t , T err y ’s m em or y wi ll li v e on i n t h e h ear t s of so m any wh o lov ed h im . (Don A v er y , ’78)

R et .), 7 14 E n g er D r i v e,

Pascagoul a M S 39567.

P et er

w as a

m em b er

of

t h e 8t h

C a d et

COM M ITT ED T O

EX CEL L EN CE

J oin T h e •

B eco m e I n v o l v ed

• •

K eep I n f o r m ed Su p p or t A OG / U SA F A P r o gr am s . . .

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CLASS NEW S Way n e P i t t m an 2 0 00 S E ad s, #92 7

A r li n gt o n , V A 222 02 A V : 2 2 5 -6 7 70

I t ’s al w ay s a pl easur e t o st ar t a col umn of f wi t h good

n ew s . T h i s t i m e i t ’ s t h e i n c l u s i o n o f T o m S T A C K o n t h e 0 -5

li st r el eased i n Oct ober . Con gr at ul at i on s!

H ear d f r om f our of y ou t hi s t i me—an d I r eal l y appr eci at e it . Got a l et t er f r om J on GA L L O i n N aples. H e m ak es i t soun d so good t h at y ou’d t h i n k i t w as wort h l eavin g t h e Pent agon f or . H e m ent i on ed t h at L ei gh H U N T w oul d be som et hi n g of a n ei gh bor soon w h en h e ar ri v es i n Rom e t o go t o t h e N A T O War Col lege. A l so got ph on e cal l s, fr om Br ock ST ROM , J i m GU N T E R, an d Ger r y GA RB ER. Br ock t ol d m e h e w oul dn ’t be comi n g t o I CA F as w e t h ough t f r o m t h e publi sh ed sel ect i on li st —t oo i n v ol v ed i n hi s wor k o n

N av St ar at SA M SO, I assum e. H e r eal ly w an t ed t o poi n t out wi t h f at h er ly pri de t h at Fd f ai l ed t o m en ti on t h at Br ock , J r i s a Four t hcl ass-per son at U SA FA . Sor r y , Br ock —an un i nt en t i on al ov er si gh t . Ji m di scussed som e o f hi s j ob i n pr om ot i n g avi at i on i n t h e st at e of V i r gi n i a. A n d Ger r y fi ll ed m e i n on t h e l aun ch i n g of t h e m em ori al pl aque pr oj ect i n conj un ct i on wi t h t h e T w ent i et h A n ni v er sar y cel ebr ati on . M ost of you wi ll h av e r ecei v ed by n ow a quest i on n ai r e on t h e f est i vi t i es—i n cludi n g a ch an ce t o ex pr ess y our i n t er est i n t h e pl aque.

J i m al so sen t m e a copy of an ar t i cl e fr om t h e July ’ 7 8 i ssue of Sp o r t A er o b at i cs cover i n g Casey K A Y as Per son ali t y of t h e M ont h . (N ot t o wor r y —h e w as f ul ly clot h ed i n ev er y pi ct ur e.) A v er y i m pr essi v e r evi ew o f Casey ’s eigh t t o t en y ear act i v e i n v ol v em ent i n aer obat i cs.

Hi s r ole as a j udge at t h e Ei gh t h Wor ld Ch am pi on sh i ps i n R u s si a i n 1 9 7 6 w a s r ec o u n t e d i n a n e a r l i er c o l u m n . T h e

n ext y ear h e w as Ch i ef J udge i n t h e A dv an ced/ U n l i m it ed com pet it i on at t h e N at i on al Ch am pi on sh i ps. A f t er bei n g i n adm i ni st r at i on (so t o speak ) of com pet i t i on f or sev er al y ear s, Casey i s r et ur n i n g t o com pet i n g h i m self , i n a d d i t i o n t o f ly i n g i n an d an n oun ci n g ai r sh ow s. I t ’s an i nt er est i n g pr of i l e of a cl assm at e w h o’s obv i ously enj oyi n g h i m self .

Ger r y CA RE R l et m e k n ow about a par t y h ost essed (i s th er e such a wor d?) by M r s M CCOM A S t o say f ar ew ell t o t h e Woody ar ds wh en t h e Gen er al r et i r ed t h i s F al l . A m on g t h e at t en dees: Ch ar ley M E I E R, Curt COOK , K en t M ON T A V ON , M i ke REA RD ON , St ev e H A M E R, A r t E L SER, an d Ger r y GA RBE R—an d t h e bri des i n m ost cases.

D o n M A D O N N A a n d C h u c k F E R R A R I h a v e a r r i v ed i n

t h e ar ea, bot h r epor t i n g i n t o Sy st em s Com m an d at A n dr ew s. Fr om t h e sam e com m an d, L ar r y F ORT N E R i s l eavi n g t o becom e t h e A D O of t h e Bom b Wi n g at A bi len e. I f eel li ke I ough t t o an n oun ce J i m RE E D as a n ew com er , t h ough h e n ev er r eall y l eft . I h ad hi m of f t o H on g K on g sev er al i ssues ago, but h e st ay ed i n D C f or l an guage t r ai ni n g. N ow h e’s t al ki n g about a secon d y ear h er e st udy i n g Ch i n ese. Don ’t y ou k n ow t h e Br i t s speak a f o r m o f E n g l i sh , J i m ?

J i m al so ask ed m e t o pass on w or d of a par t y pl an n ed f o r F ebr uar y —t h e 16t h , t o be ex act . T o be h eld at t h e Bol li n g O Cl ub, t h e pl an i s t o h av e t h e A ir For ce B an d Com bo a n d t h e St r olli n g St r i n gs. A n y on e f r om out si de t h e Wash i n gt on 33

ar ea who t h i n k s t h ey m i gh t m ak e i t , cont act J i m at h i s addr ess i n t h e Regi st er .

I n Oct ober , K ar en an d I h ad t h e pl easur e of sh ar i n g w i t h a n um ber of cl assm at es i n t h e ar ea a pr i v at e gui ded t o u r o f t h e A ir an d Space M useum ’s Rest or at i on Faci li t y an d Over f l ow Di spl ay Bui ldi n gs, f ol lowed by a chi li supper .

B eca u se of h er con n ect i on w i t h t h e m u seum , K a r en ca n

usual ly arr an ge on sh or t n ot i ce t o sh ow peopl e t h r ough t h i s int er est i n g col l ect i on of m or e t h an f or t y ai r cr af t , m an y of t h em mi li t ar y . I f y ou ar e com i n g t o t own an d ar e i nt er est ed, gi ve m e a cal l as ear ly as possi ble an d w e’ll see w h at c a n b e ar r an ged.

Wel l—see y ou all i n t h e n ex t i ssue. H appy H oli day s!!

J o h n M acar t n ey 3800 F ai r f ax D r ., # 111 A r l i n gt on , V A 22 2 03 A V 2 2 3 -8 3 8 3

H om e (70 3) 2 43 -5 622

Th e h ot , st eamy sum m er h er e in Wash i ngt on h as gi v en

way to clear , cri sp fall weather, and I havea special r e a s o n to appreci ate it . It seems I had spent two consecutive September weekends vi siting my family in Colorado, w h en we cam e t o t h e con clusi on , r ath er sudden ly , t h at v olun t ar y

family separati ons are the pits. Nine days later , our h o u s e in Color ado h ad been leased , our car sold , our cat f a r m ed out an d A nn e an d I an d our 16-y ear old son , St eph en , w e r e

in a high-ri se i n Arlington. It was the quickest , most painless move ever . And living in a small apartment a f t er years of looking after large houses has turned out t o b e a very pl easant experience. We may never live in a house ag a i n .

Fr an k M A Y BE RRY cal led a f ew day s ago t o let me kn ow t h at h e h ad av er aged six an d a quar t er m in ut es per m i l e r at h er t h an sev en i n t h e “ Gr ea t R a ce” m ar a t h on h el d a t

I ncirlik, Turkey last May. (My error was due to faulty reporting in the A F Ti mes.) Frank has j ust PCS’d to Langley after spending seven years overseas in Germany

an d T ur key . H e an d h i s f am i ly ar e liv in g i n base quar t er s, an d Fr an k i s t h e Ch i ef , Gr oun d Sy st em s Di v i si on , DRCG, at H q T A G. I beli ev e t h at m ean s h e i s in t h e com m u n i ca t i on s b u si n ess. F r a n k m en t i on ed t h a t h e h ad r u n i n t o T om SE E B O D E a t R a m st ei n A B l a st w i n t er an d J er r y

CA SK E Y at I ncir li k in t h e spr i ng . T om was f ly in g C-5’s and J er r y w as w it h an F-4 squadr on (t h e comm an der , Fr ank beli ev es) on r otat i on fr om T orr ej on A B , Spai n t o

Turkey. Although Frank had only been at hi s station f o r

si x day s w h en I spok e t o h im , h e h ad alr eady r un i n t h e T i dewat er M en ’s 10,000 m et er Ch ampi on sh i ps at V i r gin i a Beach — an d pl aced secon d .

R u ss M a cD O N A L D i s h er e a t N a t i on a l W ar C ol l eg e. H e

an d Bar bar a an d A n n e an d I h ad lun ch t oget h er y est er day .

Russ i s goi ng out f or t h e N WC soccer t eam at t h e m om en t , an d t h ey are about t o m ov e i n t o a beaut i ful n ew h ouse i n Woodbr i dge. M i k e CL A RK E i s acr oss t h e str eet at I CA F ,

’60 + f r iends ...

A n d n o AV a co u p l e o f co m m er ci a l m essa g es. Fi r st , about our t wen t y y ear r eun i on com in g up in 1980. T h e 5 9 ’r s ar e get t i n g t h eir act t oget h er , an d t h ey w i l l h old t h ei r r eu n i on at a t i m e ot h er t h a n t h e r eg u l ar a l u m n i h om ecom

i n g w eeken d — t h eir s w i l l be n ex t Jun e 28 t h r u J uly 1s t .

Th ey ch ose t h at dat e af t er sur v ey in g t h eir en t ir e class a n d al so r un ni n g i nt o som e pr obl em s w it h Col or ado Spr i n gs m ot els an d m eet i n g f aci lit i es being alr eady book ed a y e a r i n adv an ce. So it i s t i m e f or us t o get st ar t ed on our pl an s an d ar r an gemen t s. Wh o w an t s t o car r y t h e ball on t h i s? J o e DeSA N T I S, w h o i s st at i on ed at Boll in g A F B (aut ov on 2 9 7 4344), i s h eadi n g up th e 59’r r euni on ef f or t s an d coul d pr obably t ell us m uch on t h e subj ect .

Seco n d co m m er ci al . I con t i n ue t o n eed im put s f r om y ou guy s i n or der t o h av e m at er i al f or th i s gossi p column . T h e n ex t on e w i l l b e w r i t t en t h r ee or f ou r w eek s a f t er y ou r ecei v e t h i s. Pl ease cal l or dr op a n ot e. A ny on e f or a guest c o l u m n ?

M y n um ber one f av or it e classm at e at t h e m om en t i s Bi l l ZERSE N , w h o sen t t h e colum n below f rom L os A n geles.

Th an k s, Bi ll .

Gr eeti n gs f r om y our poor West ern r el at iv es! We k eep h ear in g about t h e exploi t s of our n ot or i ous East er n f o l k m ost of t h e ti m e an d we f igur ed a n ot e fr om “ us” out h er e a t S A M S O w a s i n o r d er .

On Sept em ber 9t h , sev er al of us en ded up at t h e sam e par t y so w e deci ded t o sh oot th e pi ct ur e y ou see h er e.

K n eeli n g i s T on y L ON G. M i ddl e r ow : V i c YOA K U M , T ai L ON G, Pat ty Y OA K U M and M er cedes T H OM PSON . T on

row: Phil MEI N HARDT, Bill ZERSEN , Judie ZERSEN

an d Ch ar li e T H OM PSON . L et ’s see, h opi ng n ot t o f or get an y body , ot h er s h er e at SA M SO in clude H er b E CK WEI L E R, M i k e B U CH EN an d Ralph M I L L E R.

playing catcher on their softball team, and living i n

Fair f ax . H e an d I h ad a beer at t h e club a coupl e of w eek s ago. H e w as m ost r ecen t ly wor k in g th e F-16 pr ogr am f r o m Wr i gh t -Pat t . Speak i n g of t h e F-16, 1 r an in t o t h e PEM , R o n YA T ES, on on e of my pl an e t r i ps t o Color ado. H e h ad a b a d case of Pen t agon it i s an d w as escapin g t o T en n essee f o r a w eek en d of bir d sh oot i ng . Wh i le El ain e H EA D w as in Col or ado w or ki n g on t h eir Br eck enr i dge cabin last m on t h , I used h er t i cket t o accom pany Ri ch ar d an d t h e k ids t o

pi cnic and see Tony Randall in “ Music Man” at Wolf T r a p .

T h an k s agai n , E l ain e. Ri ch ar d , wh o r eally lik es h i s n e w

j ob as mi litary assi stant to Under secretary Resor , h a s b een ov er h er e at N WC as a guest lect ur er a coupl e t i m es.

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T h e Cl ass of 1960 gr aduat ed on 8 J un e 1960. 218 gr aduat es w er e com m i ssi on ed i n t h e U SA F . A s of 1 N ov . ’78, 122 m ember s of 1960 ar e st i l l on act i v e dut y .

Th e 96 l osses in cl ude 14 deceased; 69 h av e r esi gn ed

vol unt ar i l y

and

r et i r ed/ separ at ed .

6

h av e

been

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ext r acur r i cul ar par t i ci pat i on . We ev en t ake t est s ... s h a d es of SOS. I t i sn ’t a v acat i on , but i t i s a m ost w el com e ch ange.

T om CON L EY i s h er e t oo. H e lef t h i s f am i ly in Col or ado Spr i n gs so t h e ch i l dr en could get an educat i on . A lot o f f o l k s di d t h at . M y son s ar e on a Sabbat i cal ... sor t of li k e P ea c e Cor ps. A ny w ay , T om cl ai m s t o be abl e t o compl et e alm ost all of t h e assi gn m en t s on t i m e an d h av e a f ew m in ut es l ef t over f or w at ch i n g Sat ur day , Sun day , an d M on day n i gh t f oot b a l l .

i I f I r emem ber corr ect ly , t h e h om est eader i n th e gr oup i s M ik e — h e’s on h i s t h ir d t our h er e. L uck y , or un lucky a s t h e case m ay be, Ch ar li e (Con f i gur at i on M an agem en t ), V i c (T & E ) an d m y sel f (Pr ogr am Con t r ol ) al l en ded up i n t h e s a m e SA M SO Deput at e — Space L aun ch Sy st em s (old n am e L aun ch V eh i cles). Oh y es. I ’v e t alk ed t o Chr i s WA RA CK wh o i s f ly i n g C-141s out of N or t on a couple of t i m es. C h r i s t ell s m e t h at T on y B U RSH I N I CK r ecen t ly sh owed up at

Norton as the Vi ce Wing Commander .

I ’ve been at SA M SO t h r ee an d a h alf y ear s n ow an d Ran dolph k eeps t ell in g m e I ’ll h av e t o go back t o th e cock pi t n ex t summ er . A n y body h av e any good j obs — th at can k eep m e out of t he cockpit ? I can ’t h ar dly im agin e wh at a cockpi t assign m ent wi l l do f or my car eer as a 19-y ear li eut en an t colon el n avi gat or wh o h as alr eady m et al l of h i s gat es! H a !

L ook i n g at t h e br i gh t side, an y body wan t t o buy a h ouse th at ’s appr eci at ed 200-225 per cen t in less th an f our y ear s?

A t t h e r at e t hi n gs ar e goi ng , I w on ’t be able t o f i n d a quali fi ed buy er wi t h en ough loan pow er wh o wi ll w an t t o buy my 1600 squar e f eet gem ! A n d I t h ough t I w as r obbed wh en I got h er e.

M ust be t i me t o qui t . Th i s colum n i s begi n n in g t o soun d li k e on e of m y br i ef i n gs — long , dr y an d m ean i ngless!

A ny on e comi n g out t o sout h er n Calif or n i a be sur e t o st op by an d say h ell o t o on e or al l of us at SA M SO. B i l l Z er s en

T h o m a s L . Su t t o n

34 4 3 F er n w ay D r .

M o n t go m er y , A L 3 6 111 H om e : (2 05 ) 28 8 - 752 2

I h av e a l et t er i n my possessi on t h at was wr it t en by L ar r y K A RN OW SK I on T r i b e o f t h e B i g Ch i ef paper . I t i s dat ed 5, 8, 10, an d 30 M ay . E v en t h ough som e t i m e h as el apsed si n ce t h e epi st le w as scr i bed , t h e n ew s i s fr esh as i s ev er y t h i n g r el at ed t o t h e K A RN OWSK I n am e. L ar r y i s h appy t o be back i n sout h er n Oh i o af t er an ev en t f ul t o u r o n t h e back st eps of h i s Fat h er land ; Poland .

T h e Wr i gh t -Pat t er son con t i n gen t enj oy ed a m in i Pot -ot h e-Par t y af f air at t h e K A RN OWSK I ’s ear li er t h i s y ear . I un der st an d t h at t h er e would h av e been ph ot ogr aph s but t h at af t er on e dr i n k f r om t h e pot n o on e could fi n d t h e t r igger on hi s Pol an d Roi d cam er a . Som e of t h e n ot ewor t h y at t en dees wer e L ar r y F REE M A N , Ch ar l ie CON OV E R, Ji m DA RN A U E R, Way n e J ON ES, Ron F U L L ERT ON , By T H E U R E R , a n d C l a i r C A R L I N G . N o m en t i on w a s m a d e of

t h e wi v es i n L ar r y ’s l et t er , but I can ’t i m agin e a K A R N OWSK I part y wi t h out t h em . Th ey ’r e wh at m ak es t h e w or l d g o r ou n d .

I t sh ould be m en t i on ed t h at L ar ry (t o my kn owl edge) i s t h e fi r st 61’er w h o h as h i t t h at m agi c r et ir em en t age. Yes, h e’s over t wen t y . H e cl ai m s t h at th e com ptr ol ler busi n ess m ay j u st

con v i n ce h i m

t h at

a l i f e of l ei su r e i n t h e

“ K ar n obago” (hi s con v er t ed blue sch ool bus camper ) i s becomi n g an at tr act i v e alt ern at i v e.

I n passi n g, I n ot i ce t h at J oh n M OORE h as m ov ed fr om Dov er A F B t o H q M A C, Scott A F B , wh er e h e i s Ch i ef of t h e M ain t en an ce M an agem en t Di v i si on .

J i m U L M h as cer t ain ly been car eer br oaden in g t h ese past f ew y ear s. H avi n g lef t t h e M A C f ly i n g busin ess w a y back in 1969, J i m spen t som e t i m e at H q M A C in t h e

T r a i n i n g D i v i si on w h i l e I w a s a cr oss t h e r i v er a t t h e A er on a ut i cal C h ar t a n d I n f or m a t i on C en t er . T h en J i m a n d I bot h left t h e St . L oui s ar ea f or t h e alum i n um an d g l a ss of

t h e A cademy wh er e J i m ser v ed as a v er y ef f ect i v e A OC. H e was n ot t oo well li k ed by m any cadet s, but l ook wh at h appen ed t o BJ E l li s. A f t er h i s A cademy t our , J i m spen t a y ear at t h e N av al Com m an d an d St af f Col l ege lear n in g about M ah an so t h at h e could apply t h ose str at egi c n a v a l

n m nm

M y t h an ks t o J i m WI L H EL M f or h i s ex cellen t ar t i cl e i n t h e last i ssue. A t t h e con clusi on of my plea t h at h e p er f or m th e t ask , h e acqui esced but wit h t h e clear st ipulat i on t h a t i t w as on ly on a on e t i m e basi s. T h an k y ou J i m f or y our o n e t i me. I t w as gr eat . We sh ould apologi ze t o Wor th M cCU E f or wh at m ust h av e been a pr i n t er s er r or i n th e spelli n g o f h i s n am e. Or per h aps i t was in t en ti on al as an y on e wh o i s w or t h an y t h i n g must h av e m ccr ued som eth i n g i n t h e p r o cess .

I n an y ca se, t h e S U T T O N s h av e m ov ed b a ck t o t h e

t ur bi d str eet s of elect i on con sci ous M on t gom ery . Do t h ey alw ay s h av e elect i on s h er e? I h ad look ed f or w ar d t o a o n e y ear v acat i on fr om t h e 12 t o 14 h our w or k day r out i n e, b u t I didn ’t count on t h e “ N ew L ook ” War Col lege. T h e “ N ew L ook ” (m y appel ati on ) i s a con v i n cin g at t em pt t o m ak e t h e curr i cul um appear t o f ulfi ll t h r ee M ast er s Degr ee r e quir em ent s si m ul t an eously wh i l e dem andin g an ex t en si v e

A D i s t i ng u i sh ed G r oup ...

principles in the Director of Personnel Division at t h e

Pent agon. After three years in the Puzzle Palace Ji m m u s t have pulled some strings for a command opportuni ty . H e recently received an MSM for gallantry in servi ce as com m an der

of

t h e r ecr uit i n g

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balmy

Milwaukee. An opportunity no one should pass up. (Right, Jim) Now Jim is back in theflying game as commander o f

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l ear n t h at Sam H A RDA GE and h i s f ami ly w er e in v olv ed i n

f rom

the 8th Flyi ng Training Squadron at Vance A FB. I suppose that one can see the HA RDA GE home in Wi chita, KS from Vance on a clear day. We were sorry t o a private aircraft accident in Aspen, Co. while on v a c a t i o n

af t er Sam ’s br i lli ant but un successf ul bi d f or a U .S. S en a t e seat . Sam t ell s me t h at if i t h ad n ot been f or t h e d i r ec t

i nt er v en t i on of t h e L or d and t h e br av er y of t w o passer s-by , n o n e of t hem would h av e sur v i v ed th e or deal . Th e air cr af t

COL

(COL

SE L .)

M i n t er A l ex a n d er sh ow s

ov er w h el m i ng ex ci t e m en t up on lear n i ng t hat his recen t g r ad uation

N at i onal

War

Coll eg e en ti t les h i m to an accomp an ied tour to t h e P en t ag on .

was broken up and scattered. Most of it was ablaze i mmedi ately after the crash. Sam was knocked un con sci ous. H e sai d h e sh ould h av e been t h e m eat i n a n alumi n um san dwi ch as t h e cabi n h ad col lapsed . T w o

passers-by in separate automobiles saw the accident,

climbed the hi gh airport peri meter fence, sprinted a hundred yards through relatively thick brush to the burning wreckage, ran through the flames and pulled everyone in the aircraft to safety. Although there w e r e several serious inj uri es, Sam assures methat thebandages and plaster have now been removed and that everyone i s returning to the normal fast pace of dai ly life. He i s a v er y t h an k f ul D ad an d w e ar e t h an k f ul wit h y ou Sam .

We kn ow of cour se t h at m any of our cl osest fr i en ds h a v e

been called to greater work by our Maker and that those o f us left for a little l onger in this mortal sphere arefr equen t ly

r em in ded t h at w e h av e on ly a t empor ar y lease on t h i s

mortal body. I pray that we can each use that time w e a r e given to its very best advantage in improving our own t alen t s i n t he ser vi ce of our f ellow m an . Th er ei n li es r ea l h ap pi n ess.

I hope that each of you include the SUTTONs on your

Chr i st m as car d li st t h i s y ear . We r eceiv e m or e class n e w s

during the month of December each year than we do the rest of the year combined. It ’s great to hear from ea c h o f you. Pl ease keep us all informed as to your activiti es, a n d t h a t i n cl u d es t h e w i v es a n d ch i l d r en .

Mary Beth fix a luscious strawberry shortcake. Our families managed to get together a few more times at t h e O Club swi mming pool . We were forced to seek relief at t h e pool as much as possible since our travel trailer did n o t have air conditi oning and day time temperatures in i t reached 105 degrees. On oneof thosetimes at thepool , T om , m ar i n er ext r a-or di n air e t h at h e i s h ad j ust com e f r om t h e lake where he couldn’t put the mast on his sailboat . H e k ept

mumbling something about dropping a bolt into the water .

Anyway, it was good seeing the Keaney fami ly again.

On the way home, we stopped in Denver to visit Don EGAN and fami ly . We spent the afternoon at a nearby swimming pool with Mary Kay and thethreeyoung Egans, Todd (9) i s growing like a tree and looking more like D o n every day. The two girls are Erin (8) and Becky (4). T h a t evening, after dinner , we di scussed the merit s of military versus civi li an lif e. By the way , Don has a new hob by ...cars. He recently collected a new Alfa-Romeo that looks li ke it i s doing 50 mph while it i s sitting i n t h e driveway . Since we only live 100 miles apart we plan t o g et t oget h er m or e oft en .

I t alk ed t o Reb DA N I EL at L an gley . H e i s at H q

TAC/ XPP. He j ust fini shed four year s in Washington, three at the Pentagon and one at I CA F. Hi s j ob now i s a br an ch ch i ef i n Pl an s an d Pr ogr am s, speci f i cally Con v er

sion Management and Control . During the current peri od of f or ce m oder n i zat i on h i s br an ch wr i t es t h e pr ogr am mi n g

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plan for transiti on from one aircraft to another . For o f f duty acti vi ty , Reb, i s having a new housebui lt in H a m p t on n ea r

Eli zabet h L ak es, ri gh t on a can al . (I f y ou buy a

sailboat , call Tom KEANEY for some lessons learned.) H i s wi fe, Jacki e, uses her spare time for tole painti ng, c a k e decorating, and other home decorating crafts. Gerry , J r ( 15 ,

Hi Redtags!! Autumn i s fi nally in the air . The days a r e cool and sunny while the nights are cool and nippy . T h e

f oot bal l season i s i n f ul l swi ng and cl ass r eun i on s ar e j u st ar oun d t h e cor n er . Because of my sch edul e I pr obably w o n ’t be able t o m ak e t h e r eun i on t h i s y ear . A n d because o f t h e

hectic pacethat can befall a Safety Officer at times, I w o n ’t

have a long column thi s issue. Hope to make it up next i s su e .

I h ad a t w o w eek T DY t o Car sw el l in A ugust f or t h e

Safety Officer School. While there, I looked up Tom

KEANEY who had recently become the Chief of the Standardi zation Evaluation Divi sion for the 7th Bomb

Wing. Our families got together for a very enjoyable evening at Tom’s house. I had run intoTom at USAFA l a s t year at a football gamebut hadn’t seen Mary Beth in y e a r s .

I met Tom, Jr . (14), Katy (10), and the little girl , M oi r a (6).

My two kids and their two youngest ones played then i gh t away and gave us a chanceto reminisceabout someof t h e ridiculously funny things we did at Alcoa U. Katy helped 36

Tay L en ox, class of ’62, shows sati sf act ion at be ing a m em ber of t h e 23rd TA C F TR Wi ng ’s t ea m t h a t w on t h e R oy a l A i r F or ce bom bi ng com p et i t i on i n Scot l a n d r ecen t l y .

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i s a wr est l er an d golf er , Ch r i s (10) play s soccer , a n d S c o t t (14) l oves f oot ball . Reb i s m ain t ain i ng h i s st an di ng a s a n am at eur golf er wi t h a 9 h andi cap

T ay L E N O X r ecei v ed t h e secon d a w ar d of t h e A i r F or ce

Comm en dat i on M edal f or bein g a m ember of th e t eam th at w on t h e Roy al A ir F or ce bombi ng compet it i on r ecen t ly i n S c o t l a n d . H e f l ew t h e A -7 D C o r s a i r I I w i t h t h e 2 3 r d T a c E t r

Wg f r om En gl an d A F B. H i s wi n g (T h e Fly in g T I GERS) was def en di n g t h e t eam t r oph y wh i ch i t w on last y ear . T h e a ccom p an y i n g ph ot o sh ow s h i s sat i sf a ct i on a t h a v i n g

compet ed an d w on .

I h ave an ot h er n ews r el ease t h at say s M in t er A L E X A N DER di d gr aduat e f r om N at ion al War Col lege and di d get an assi gn men t t o t h e Pen t agon . T h e accom pany i n g pi ct ur e sh ow s M in t er ’s ov er w h elm in g ex ci t em en t af t er lear n in g t h at h e w as in deed bein g assign ed t o t h e Pen t a g on .

G ot a m essa g e f r om t h e Gr a d ’s A ssoci a t i on t h a t J a ck

H om ecomi n g! Wi sh I could h av e h ad th e oppor t un i t y t o br eat h e t h at cool , f r esh m oun t ain air , par t ak e of t h e f est i vit i es an d v i sit wi t h old f r i en ds an d acquain t en an ces.

H ow ever , som eon e m ust pr ot ect our w est er n f lan k out h er e on sun n y , r ai n y Guam . M ay be n ex t year ? Fi f t een y ear s does n ot seem li ke a v er y lon g t i m e ago un t i l y ou pul l o u t t h e y ear book an d ch eck t h e h air cut s. Ev en J oh n n i e H A L L , o n e of t h e l ast t o gi ve up h i s cr ew cut an d G.I . im age h as l et h i s h air gr ow lon ger . N ot v ery m uch lon ger but t h e tr en d h a s been est abl i sh ed. T h i s past t w o m on t h s h av e been good f o r t h e Y ell owt ags st oppi n g of f at our li t t le i slan d par adi se.

J oh n n i e w as out fr om Wi ng at M cClel lan t aki ng a l ook a t t h i ngs i n t h e WE ST PA C t h eat er of oper at i on s an d at t en di n g t h e Cope T h un der conf er en ce at Cl ar k .

E ar ly on e m or n i n g—v er y ear ly in t h e m or n in g—about f our w eek s ago, m y ph on e di d it s t h ing an d l o’ an d b eh o l d i t w as A li ce M A RT I N E S. A li ce, J ack an d chi ldr en w er e ops st oppi n g at A n der son en r out e t o t h eir n ew assi gn m en t a t Clar k . J ack gav e up h i s assign m en t at m ar v el ous M alm st r om f or t r ash h auli n g i n C-130’s f r om Clar k . I n bet w een w as a sh or t li v ed go at Br azi l , or som ewh er e ar oun d t h er e, t h at di d n ot pan out .

T h e t hi r d vi si t or al so ar r i v ed un ann oun ced . Tr av eli ng i n t h e par t y of t h e Ch i ef of St af f , Gen er al A l l en , w as o u r o w n repr esent at i v e at t h e h igh est h eadquar t er s Sam WEST BROOK . Sam sai d h e was supposed t o be “ t ak i ng a y ear o f f t o go t o t he N at i on al War Col lege.” Som eh ow wh i le h e w a s on leav e f or a f ew w eek s h i s assign m en t was ch an ged t o a on e y ear speci al t our i n t h e Ch i ef s of f i ce t o do a st u dy on r et ent i on i n t h e A ir For ce. So, w h i le h e w as h er e, w e g a v e h i m a f ew i d e a s o n r et en t i o n .

T w o of our cl assm at es h av e j ust com plet ed Sen i or

Ser v i ce Sch ool . B ob M U R P H Y d i d t h e cou r se a t N ew p or t —

t h e N av al War Col lege. I got l ot s of poop on wh at on e d o es wi t h t h e N av y , B ob, but n ot a wor d as t o y our n ew assign m en t . H ow about a n ot e on wh er e y ou ar e h angi n g y our n ew n aut i cal diplom a?

SWA N SON i s t h e com m an der of a C-5 squadr on at T r av i s.

I ’ll be t alki n g t o J ack soon t o f i n d out if h e i s t h e f i r st gr ad t o com m an d a C-5 squadr on . J ust r em em ber ed t h at wh i le I

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t h at h e h ad r ecei v ed f or Ow en H A WK I N S’ weddi n g . Som e m or e on t h i s n ex t t i m e. Som e r ecen t ch anges of addr ess sh ow Di ck M I CK E L m ov i ng f rom Fay et t ev i ll e, N C t o N ewpor t N ew s, V A ; Gar y BA U GH M A N fr om L ar k spur , CO t o Pueblo, CO; an d Dav e L E E fr o Osan , K or ea t o Wr i gh t -Pat as a (?iv i l Engi n eer (I t h ough t al l of us

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L arr y EA ST M A N com plet ed N at i on al War Col lege last

m on t h a n d m ov ed on t o O f f ut f or a st i n t a t SA C h ea d

quar t er s. A ccor di n g t o my sour ces—lim it ed as th ey m ay be—L ar r y wi l l be f un ct ioni ng as an A ir Oper at i on s St af f O f f i cer (d on ’t w e a l l ?). O t h er m ov es i n cl u d e E v V A U G H N

back t o A lcon bur y , RA F as an oper at i on s of f i cer ; N or m WE L L S assumi n g com m and of th e 4t h A ir cr af t Gen er at i on Squadr on at Sey m our -J oh n son ; and J er r y DRI SCOL L f r om A r m y (gr un t !) Com m an d an d Gen er al St af f Col lege t o Cali m esa, Cali f . I do n ot k n ow w h at J err y i s doi n g i n Cali m esa or wh er e Cali mesa can be f ound in th e h uge s t a t e of Cali f or ni a. I gn or an ce i s t h e on ly plea.

I di d get a car d f r om on e of m y mor e r egular cor r espon dan t s K ay E K M A N . Wr it i ng on beh alf of L uck y , sh e i n f or m s me t h at Gr ov er M U SSEL WH I T E i s ch ecki ng out in t h e F-4G an d wi ll j oi n L ucky and t h e t hr ee ot h er Y el l ow t ag s (f i v e i n a l l ) a s m em b er s of t h e 563 T F S . P u t o u t

N OTA M S! T h at i s r emar k able; L ucky m ust be r ecr ui t ing . I h av e ei ght gr ads in my squadr on an d ex cept f or I sh , t h e o l d es t i s a m e m b er o f t h e C l a s s o f ’7 2 . T h er e i s a n o t h er “ o l d ”

gr ad on base an d h e i s f r om ’64.

Th at ’s it ! We do n ot appear t o h av e m any f olk s on t h e m ov e, n o on e i s t al kin g . H ow about dr oppin g a lin e a n d t el l

me what you are up to these days? A P(j S move is not t h e on ly r equir emen t f or m akin g th i s colum n . U n t i l n ex t t i m e L i n da an d I wi sh ev er y on e cur r ent ly sweat in g out t h e 0 -5

USA F A , ’64 ... USM A , ’46

b o a r d r es u l t s t h e b es t o f l u c k !

L ee d o w n e r ’s cry pti c n ot e on my desk ) T odd J A GE RSON ’s N ew Yor k epi st l e, an i n coh er en t m or ass of j ar gon a sam ple: “ A s f or t h e n ews, t h i s sum m er ’s n or m al spat e o f CS’s (Cr i ppli n g St r i k es), RP’s (Ri sin g Pr i ces), GL P’s (G a y L i b Pr ot est s) an d BA R’s (Bur glar i es, A r son s an d Rapes) h av e k ept t he BA A (Bi g A i li n g A ppl e) as f un -f i l l ed a s e v e r .

N ow I k n ow h e’s gon e ov er t h e edge. H e does, h owev er , in v i t e al l ’64 WCG’s (Wi ld an d Cr azy Guy s) t o st op i n —

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Wel l , t i m e f or an ot h er i n st allm ent fr om h er e, h igh a t op F ort Fl at us, pr om ulgat i n g pr olix poop . Fal l i s i n t h e a i r , t h e bri sk sn ap w hi ch t el l s y ou t h at ski season i s j ust a r o u n d t h e corn er an d t h at t h e h oliday s (an d t h e at t en dan t f i n al ex a m s) ar e t oo. Y ou w ou l d n ’t b el i ev e t h e A i r G ar d en s n o w ;

it h as r eal tr ees bigger t h an y ou, wit h l eav es t h at t u r n col or s and ever yt hi n g — t h e sam e t r ees whi ch w er e st r un g wi t h t oi l et paper by ’68 dur in g th e r ecen t H om ecomi n g f est i v it i es (t h ei r v ar i ous f est ooni ng an t i cs r an up a n i c e b i l l f or th em by t h e w ay ).

Speaki n g of H om ecomi n g, t h i s was pr obably t h e best ev er — n ow t h at we’v e mov ed t h e Sunday br un ch t o a Fr i day di n ner t hi n gs h ave r eally got t en n i ce an d r owdy . A s y ou can t ell f r om t h e adj oi n i n g class pi ct ur e, w e i n ’64 ag ai n t r i ed t o get i n Ri pley ’s B eliev e I t of N ot by h av i n g a p i ct u r e sm all en ough t o put in a sm all or i f i ce. Th at str an ge m a n n ex t t o m e f elt so sorr y f or us h e came ov er wi t h h i s w i f e t o fi l l out t h e sh ot a bi t — seemed like a n i ce en ough s o r t — v er y k n ow l ed g ea b l e a b ou t t h e sch ool an d a l l ...

En ough h ot bl at h er ! Wh o’s wh er e t h ese day s, y ou ask ?

Wel l , let ’s see. Rob T ORN OW wr i t es t h at all i s w ell a t t h e 336t h at Sey m our -J oh n son ; h e’s sti ll h angin g ar ound F -4 ops an d lovi n ’ it . M at t F EI E RTA G say s h e h as f in ally l ef t t h e N ev ada A t t orn ey Gen er al ’s Of f i ce in Ren o and j oin i ng a pr iv at e l aw fi r m ; h e’l l st i ll be able t o f ly wit h t h e N A G (n o —

r el a t i on t o m y w i f e) a s a n R F -4 W SO an d t a k e l ow l ev el

sh ot s of U SA FA (wh i ch h e en cl osed) an d th e A spen Sweet bun s N udi st Colon ey (wh i ch h e sen t i n a separ at e pl ai n br ow n en vel ope). Speak i ng of st r an ge. Bi l l WH I T E , h i s wi f e an d hi s n ew baby st opped by f or an enj oy abl e ev en in g ; Bi l l i s st i l l at St an f or d and in t o Cali f or n i a polit i cs — I t h in k h e sai d h i s coalit ion was goin g t o back a t ur n i p n ex t t im e — wh o k n ows, it m igh t beat a pean ut . Ph i l ROBERT S ch eck ed i n fr om t h e H ead Sh ed t o say h e h as m ov ed f r om Sh aw as an ops of f i cer FA C t o t h e J oin t C r u i s e M i ssi le Of f i ce (alt h ough t h e N av y r un s i t , h e seem s h appy ).

Perh aps t h e zan i est h oldi ng in my m ai lbag w as (besi des 38

som et i m e f or a T C O (T a l l C ool On e.)

On t h e M o v e D ep t : Fr ed M CCL I N T OCK h as l ef t A CSC f or Redon do Beach , CA (I h ad t o t h i n k of y ou, Fr ed , w h en t h e f al con er l ost t h e f al con at last w eek ’s gam e — h i gh poi nt of t h e af t ern oon , act ual ly ). Gr eg M I H EV E h as r ea l l y t ak en a t ur n fr om El m en dorf t o Ft Walt on B each ; St ev e M U L L E R h as r ev er sed t h at by goin g f r om San A n t on i o t o A n ch or age; T on y COV A I S h as m ov ed fr om Day t on t o M i ddl et own , RI ; J ack COL E h as gon e fr om M axw ell t o Sacr am en t o; T om H I L L h as gon e fr om T in k er t o L angl ey ; J ohn GRA V E S h as l ef t Wash i n gt on f or a Com m Gr oup at A lbr ook A B , Can al Zon e, Barr y F L A N A RY i s at Edwar ds, li vin g i n Pr at t vi ll e, A L (don ’t ask m e); an d f i n ally R o n H A L L ORA N h as f i n agled a j ob at H i ck m an .

P at a b a ck D ep t : “ J i mbo” FRA N CE h as r eceiv ed t h e M SM f or w or k at A SD on t h e F -15 ; h e’s n ow a n F -111 d r i v er

at Can n on . Ri ch BE DA RF h as gr aduat ed f r om t h e N at i on al War Col l ege an d Ri ch PORT E R got t h e A F O u t st an di n g U n i t A w a r d a t H u r l b u r t (w h at t h e h el l . R i ch , i t f i l l s out a r ow ).

By t h e way , dur i n g H om ecomin g t h e Class Wall was dedi cat ed, a ver y w ort h wh i le ef f or t t o t an gibly r ecogn i ze our cl ass f or post eri t y . Wh at w e n eed t o do n ow i s r a i s e

$2,300 for a 30” x32” pl aque of our cl ass crest . So s en d i n t h o s e t a x -d e d u c t i b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e A O G o r m e . W e ’v e alr eady got t h e ball r ol li n g; l et ’s pr esen t our cr est a t t h e

'next Homecoming, OK?

En ough alr eady , adi os.

I t h as been suggest ed t h at t h e Cl ass of 1964 sh ould i n augur at e a 15 Year Reun i on t r adi t i on duri ng H om ecomi n g 1979. I f y ou ar e i nt er est ed, cont act t h e A OG Of fi ce / Cl ass Secr et ar y .

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I w ait ed l at e t o wr i t e t h i s quar t er ’s n ew s let t er f or a couple of r eason s. Th e f i r st i s t h at I sub scr i be t o t h e t en et t h at pr ocr ast i n ati on i s t h e k ey t o in deci si on , an d t h u s f lexi bi lit y . T h e secon d i s t h at Ch uck COL EM A N w en t b er ser k an d i n v i t ed a l l t h e 65 ’er s i n t h e T i d ew a t er a r e a t o

h i s h ouse f or a par t y . I t ook t h e opport un it y t o cor n er a s many guy s (an d gi r l s) as I could . U n der t hr eat of v er bal an d ph y sical abuse, I k i n dly r equest ed t h at t h ey pen t h ei r own colum n t hi s m on t h . I al so t ook pi ct ur es wh i ch I t h r eat en ed t o sen d if I got less t h an tw ent y -fi v e wor ds. T h e t i me of t he ev en i n g i s l ef t t o t h e r eader ’s i m agi n ati on a n d min e. U n abri dged t ex t f ol low s: J oh n S. T A L L EY wr ot e: Wel l , h er e I sit , pen in h an d h av i n g been t ask ed by M i k e t o wr it e 25 wor ds or m or e.

Fr om t h e pi ct ur e y ou sh ould guess we’r e h av in g a L an gl ey ’65 part y . T h e old w ar st or i es ar e f ly in g an d t h e at t r act i v e ladi es ar e li st eni n g . T h e f un n i est st ory I ’v e h ear d c o n c e r n s B ob C O L L I N G an d M i k e R Y A N ’s ad v en t u r es i n N ew Y or k

on a ch oi r t r i p. We h av en ’t r eal ly t ak en a coun t but 2 n d Gr oup i s pr obabl y best r epr esen t ed . Th e COL EM A N S sur e put out a gr eat f east — w e n eeded som et h in g t o di lut e t h e booze. I ’m sur e t h e r est h er e wi ll br ing y ou up t o d a t e o n t h ei r a c t i v i t i e s . A t l a s t c h e ck B i l l W A L L w a s a l i v e a n d w el l as a coun tr y l aw yer i n N ort h er n V ir gi n i a . Ger r y L I N N i s doin g w ell at N elli s. I ’v e got about an ot h er y ear in t h e

mush r oom f act or y h er e — bef or e, h opef ully , a good f i gh t er un i t j ob.

F . X . M cCA N N wr ot e: Wh en som eth in g get s in t o t h e “ t oo h ar d t o do” cat egory , l ook f or a f r i end wi t h Scot ch i n h a n d and h e wi l l clear i t all up . I m et J oe B RI T A N at a m eet i n g in Wash i n gt on ear li er t h i s y ear an d w e lat er t h r ew o u r f u l l support behi n d a pr ogr am cr it i cal t o t h e r eadin ess o f o u r f or ces. T h e pr ogr am was zer oed i n F Y 79. H av en ’t seen J o e i n a w h i l e.

H arr y RODM A N not ed : I n case n o on e guessed y et , t hi s i s a con glom er ati on as wr it t en by a bun ch of dr un k s a t Ch uck COL E M A N ’S bar (h ouse). I ’ve been on a boon doggl e (T DY) wi t h J udi an d t h i s i s t h e l ast l eg back t o Bost on . W e 10t h Squadr on t r oops gen er ally pl an a cal m , sedat e g et

together when one of us are in town but it always turns i n t o

a ri p r oari n g par t y (as i s t h i s on e). I t ’s n i ce t o see t h e guy s an d i f M I K E w asn ’t so l azy I ’d n ot h ave t o con t ri but e m y

t w o c en t s w o r t h t o t h i s .

Tom PLANK reported: Just FA C’n around TA C HQ in

t h e A L O sh op w h en I got a call f r om Ch uck COL EM A N . I t

seems Harry RODMAN was to pass through Langley as

on e st ep on a w h i r l w i n d T D Y t ou r v i a a n A er o C l u b 172 .

Some of us not having seen “ ROD” f or some years were an x i ou s f or t h e r eun i on . T h e occa si on soon b l ossom ed i n t o a “ m i n i ” ’65 r eu n i on a t C h u ck ’s — h en ce t h e ca l l . I t o f f er ed

an ex cel l ent opport un i t y t o put our suspen ses on i ce i n

exchange for other iced items conducive to good times a n d

f on d m em ori es — n ev er en ough of th i s.

Bi ll HARWOOD wrot e: Then there was Tom OWENS, who chose not t o attend this class reuni on — perhaps a sk el et on st epped out of t h e closet ! T h er e w er e t oo m a n y cam er as t o docum en t our adv an ci ng ag e. I t was bad

enough t o have our Polaroids handy, although it ’s nice t o remember a macho look somewhere in our past . Hope Tim McCo n n e l l enj oyed his happy birthday chorus.

K en K RA U SE adds: A n d at m i dn igh t w e st ar t ed r ecoun

ting the “ Do you remembers?” Here we go — see if you d o .

Do y ou r emem ber wh at Dav e COOPE R used t o w ash h i s

face in Hong Kong? Buddy WRI GHT i s ineligible t o an sw er . Do y ou r em em ber wh o t h e gir ls w er e wh o i n v aded

(vi a the tunnels) 7th and 8th squadrons looking for B o b GOLLI NG and, when they couldn’t find him, removed ev er y on e’s n am e t ags? Do y ou r em em ber h ow y our dat es’

face cracked at t he football games when the chill factor g ot

down t o -30° F ? D o y ou r em ember t h e scor e of t h e ’63 G a t o r Bowl ? Do y ou r em em ber h ow m any t ables t h er e wer e i n t h e K ach i n a L oun ge? T h e H ogan ? Do y ou r em em ber ....?

Chuck COLEMA N summed up with: Well , here we are,

all of us 65’er s; n ot m uch t o say f or war st ori es — t oo l on g gon e or n ever ex per i en ced , but lot s of en t h usi asm , s i n c e w e

like fri ends and maybe our count r y (?). How about my brother-i n-law being assigned to C-130s at Pope?! A fter four years of duty in Venezuela (still keeps a 2 handi cap?

M ik e RI CH E Y r et ur n s t o t h e M A C cock pi t (used t o be T A C

C-130s). Note: I can’t remember everything right now

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ca l l m e t o m or r ow .

I a g r ee w i t h C h u ck .

H O M E CO M I N G 19 79 : 2 9 Sep t ., K a n sa s St at e G am e

Sm i le ... H om ecom i ng is F UN !!

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E ddy Sh i r l ey B ox 1704

T y n d al l A F B , F l o r i d a 32 4 03 A V 9 7 0 -2 9 5 1

As you can tell by the address change, we have moved again. A phone call from Air Defense Command asked i f I would be i n t er est ed i n an F-106 assi gn m en t . Wh i l e I enj oy ed SA C an d t h e F B-111, 1h av e h ad a sev er e case o f t h e

Single Seat Fi ghter Syndrome (SSFS) since I was a 4th

classm an ; I eager ly accept ed A D COM ’s k i n d of f er . A t t h e

present time I ’m at Tyndall A FB checking out in the air plan e so t h at I can go t o Cast le A F B , Cali f or n i a, t o b e H ar ry I CK E ’s w i n gm an . Wh en A r n i e WEI N M A N goes t o ar m ed F or ces St af f Coll ege i n December , Bob H A U GE wi l l be t h e sole ’66 r epr esen t at iv e at Pease.

Ron M orey, '66 —

P en t ag on E scap ee!

A M EL S i s i n Pl an s an d Pr ogr am s at SA C H Q. M i k e

W H E E L E R h a s b een ch osen a s a W h i t e H ou se F el l ow . W e

RED TA G WA N DE RIN GS: A 1 M E Y E R h a s m o v ed f r o m t h e C -5 a i r l i f t b u si n e s s a t

Dov er t o t he J CS i n t h e Pen t agon . H e t r av el ed v i a N or f ol k an d t h e A r m ed F or ces St af f Coll ege. T on y BA RN A RD h as m ov ed f r om I n di an apoli s t o Car m el , I n di an a (wh er e i s Car m el , T on y ?) Wes DA RN EL L h as ch an ged h i s st r eet addr ess, but h e st i ll liv es i n Spr in gf i eld , Oh i o. M i k e K E L L Y h as gon e upt ow n t o San Di ego f r om A gour a, Cali f or n i a.

J oh n

GRA H A M

w as

r ew a r d ed

f or

h i s ef f o r t s i n

In

t el li gen ce at H Q U SA F wi t h a M er i t or i ous Ser v i ce M edal an d an assi gn m en t t o PA CA F at H i ck m am . Ber n i e

ar e all ver y pr oud of y ou , M i k e. ’66 i s on e of t h e t en c l a s s e s t o h av e t w o Wh i t e H ouse F ellow s. Dur in g my dr i v e f r om Pease t o T yn dall , I st opped by t h e Pen t agon an d saw V i c A N DRE WS an d J er r y A L L EN in t h e h al l s. Ran dy J A Y N E h as been aw ar ded t h e Def en se Super i or Ser v i ce M edal f o r h i s ef f or t s bef or e h i s ear ly “ r et ir em en t ” fr om t h e A i r F o r c e .

D. Y . T H OM PSON h as t r aded h i s h eli copt er f ly in g j ob f o r a h ouse i n Pr at t v i l l e, A labam a an d a studen t slot at C o m man d an d St af f . Ron B ROOK S h as j oin ed t h e “ A l ask a Gang .” H e’ll be i n H C-140’s at El m en dor f . U n less t h i n gs h av e ch an ged l at ely , t h e r escue busin ess wi ll be boom i n g .

J ohn M A RSH A L L was at t h e Wi lli am T el l Weapon s M eet w i t h G en er a l C r eec h . J o h n a n d I s eem t o r u n i n t o e a ch o t h er a l l o v er t h e w o r l d . A 1S T R Z E M I E C Z M Y h a s l ef t S A C

H Q t o j oi n D .Y . at Com m an d and St af f . Bob EST U S r e c ei v ed t h e C o m m en d a t i o n M ed a l f o r h i s ef f o r t s i n t h e B -

52 at C ar sw el l . H e i s n ow a n A O C a t U SA F A . B ob E V A N S

h as ar r i v ed i n Sh i er st ein , Ger many in t h e Recon T ech n i cal Squadr on . Bi l l L EY DORF i s an ROT C in str uct or at t h e U n i ver sit y of Sout h Car ol i n a. Br uce SH A RE R h as l ef t t h e A r m ed For ces St aff Col lege t o be an i n st r uct or n avi gat or at M at h er . Fr an k 'A N DREWS h as lef t Col or ado Spr in gs t o assum e comm an d of Cambr ia A FS, Cali f or n i a.

H i s squadr on at Pet er son A F B w as aw ar ded th e A i r F or ce O u t st a n di n g U n i t A w a r d . R on M O R E Y i s a t M cC h or d

f ly i n g t h e C-141. H ow does i t f eel t o be out of th e b u i l d i n g , R on ? A r t SU R O i s b a ck i n t h e F -4 b u si n ess a t O sa n , a f t er

gr aduat i on fr om A r m ed For ces St af f Col lege. Dan L A R

S O N r ec ei v e d h i s s ec o n d M er i t o r i o u s S er v i c e M ed a l f o r h i s

w or k on t h e m edi um ST OL Tr an sport at Ew ar ds. Dan i s n ow at A FT E C at K i r t l an d . Bob and Son i a RH A M E j oi n ed Fay e an d I f or l un ch at Pease. Bob i s at Com m an d St af f af t er a t our at M PC. Bi l l ST U A RT escaped t h e r at ed suppl em ent at Ch ar lest on t o f ly h eli copt er s at Ty n dal l .

Duan e T WA Y h as con t in ued h i s un br ok en st r in g of w ar m w eat h er assi gn m en t s. H e’s goi n g f r om 0-2 m ai n t en an ce a t Ber gst r om t o f ly t h e A -10 at M y r t l e Beach . T ough br eak , D u a n e!

I w oul d agai n li k e t o m ak e a pl ea f or i n put s t o t h i s column . I f n ot h in g else, wr it e m e a n ast y n ot e on t h e ch an ge of addr ess car ds. Rem em ber — a n asty n ot e i s T h a t T i c k l es ! !

b et t er t h a n n o n o t e a t a l l !

See y ou next t i m e!

V

l eav e an d st art (con t i n ue?) wr i t i n g t h ei r t h esi s. Wh i le t h ey w er e dow n h er e, w e did t ak e i n a St . L oui s Car di n al basebal l gam e an d all I h ear d t h e en t i r e way h om e w as wh y I ent i ced t h em t o w ast e t h eir m on ey wh en t h ey can go t o Ci n ci n n at i t o see t h e Reds pl ay . (T h ey w er en ’t ex act ly t h e

T o m G r i e sser

13 2 St acy D r i v e F ai r v i ew H ei gh t s, I L 62 2 08

A V : 6 3 8 -5 0 0 9

H o m e : (6 18 ) 632 -4 7 18

b est t h i s y ea r ei t h er !)

Gr eet i n gs classm at es an d wi v es! Wh at ’s been goin g on

out si d e t h e St . L ou i s ar ea ? I ’v e st ar t ed t h i s col u m n t h r e e

dif f er en t t i mes an d fi gur e t h i s on e h as got t o go f or I ’v e mi ssed m y deadli n e badly . I ’m f i lled wit h m i x ed em ot i on s as I w ri t e t hi s on e — som e h appy t h ough t s an d som e s a d on es. We’r e al l gr i eved by t h e loss of our classmat e L ar r y SH OW A L T ER an d ex t en d our deepest sy m pat hy t o h i s wi f e an d t h e r est of h i s f am i ly . On a h appi er n ot e congr at ul at i on s t o al l t h e 0 -4 an d i nt er m ediat e ser v i ce sch ool select ees, al t h ough our r espect able 85% sel ect i on r at e as a cl ass sh ould h av e been h i gh er .

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P h o n e c a l l s / v i s i t s : M y m a i n i n f or m a t i on m a n t h i s

t i me w as L en V E RN A M ON T I wh o i s st i ll ki ck i ng ar oun d on t h e Pr esi den t ’s Reorgan i zat i on St af f . L en y ou m ust r eally enj oy t h e w or k set t i n g an d t h e r ecr eat i on act i vi ti es — (h e pl ay ed sof t bal l on t h e sam e t eam as Ran dy J A YN E , ’66 of t he 0 M B ). L en r eport s ch at t i ng wit h Bi ll K O RN E M A N N

w h o con t i n u es t o h om est ea d

in

the

Washi n gt on , DC ar ea an d al so Br uce FREE M A N wh o i s assi gn ed t o t he J-3 st af f . A ccor din g t o L en , som e of t h e g u y s wh o h ave h un g up t h e blue sui t f or civ i li an coat an d t i e a r e Ralph L E SL I E , T om CU N N I N GH A M , Don H I CK M A N , and Di ck T E BA Y — h ope t h i s i s al l good i n f o but pl ease ov er look any er r or s, y ou k n ow h ow t h ose Wash in gt on bur eaucr at s can get / pass t h e wr on g in f o. (T h at ’s a p u n L en , I r eal ly ch er i sh t h e i n f o.) A s a sideli gh t , a lon g t i m e ago, I r eport ed t o t h e 6 M A S at M cGuir e as a br an d n e w copi l ot an d r an i n t o Di ck T ., wh o at t h e ti m e was a v e r y experi en ced C-141 guy . Good luck Di ck and t o y ou al l ! T o m M EN ZA h as fi n al ly l ef t Col or ado f or t h e wi n dy surr oun di n gs of T r avi s w h ere h e’s assign ed t o K C-135’s. Ron BOST ON i s i n Yok ot a f ly in g C-130’s an d i s ex per i en ci n g

L et t er —!!: On e alm ost sur e way t o r eceiv e a r espon se i s t o m ak e a m i st ake. I goof ed an d Ch uck DE N H A M w as qui ck t o l et m e kn ow h i s n i ckn am e i sn ’t Ch ar li e an d h i s M A i s f r om t h e U ni v er sit y of N ebr ask a - L in coln , n ot Om ah a.

H i s uni t , t he 4000t h A er ospace A ppl i cati on s Gr oup , w a s a w ar d ed t h e A F O U A f or i t s “ a ch i ev em en t i n r est or i n g t w o $20 m i l l i on sat el l i t es of t h e D ef en se M et er ol og i ca l S a t e l l i t e

Pr ogr am t o f ull oper at i on s af t er n on -n or m al l aun ch es.”

C h u ck w a s a l so a w ar d ed t h e C er t i f i cat e i n D a t a Pr ocessi n g f r om t h e I n st i t ut e f or C er t i f i ca t i on of C om p u t er

Pr of essi on al s f or successf ul ly com pl et in g t h e 1978 f i v epar t ex am . H e w as on e of t h e 918 successf ul can di dat es o u t of 2835 w h o t ook t hi s y ear ’s t est . Con gr at ul at i on s t o y ou Ch uck an d t h an ks f or t aki n g t h e ti m e an d dr oppi n g m e a l in e.

H o m et ow n N ew s R el ea ses/ Ch a n g e o f A d d r esses: J oh n GN A L L (M al st r om ) w as pr esen t ed t h e Fi f t een t h A ir

F or ce C r ew M em b er E x cel l en ce A w a r d a s a n ai r i n

t el li gen ce of f i cer wi t h SA C’s 341 St r at egi c M i ssi l e W i n g .

Woody WOOD DE L L ear n ed t h e A F CM f or h i s m er i t ori ous ser v i ce a s a n I P an d St a n / E v a l F E at H ol l om a n . H e a n d

V i cki ar e n ow at H i ck olulu wh er e h e’s an A ir Ops Of f i cer

f or PA C A F .

t h e M A C a n d P A C E li f e.

Pet e M I L N E an d Roger COF FEY fr om A FI T / WPA F B (St r at egi c an d T act i cal St udi es) f i n ally m ade i t down t o Scot t t o i n vest i gat e th e possibi lit y of im pr ov i n g CT -39 sch eduli n g pr ocedur es. T h ose guy s m ust r eal ly kn ow h o w t o gat h er i nf o because in a h alf a day t h ey w er e r eady t o

11

m

I

U If 111

mm

u Woody (RG WWl l l ) recei ves t he A F Com m endat ion M edal a t H i ck am f rom B rig adi er Gen eral D on H . Pay ne, D O of PA CA F .

L an ey CORM N E Y , an ot h er m em ber of 8t h squadr on r ecei v ed t h e M SM f or out st an din g per f or m an ce whi l e assi gn ed t o t h e 47t h FT W at L augh li n . Bi ll SA U N DERS, an F-l l l F pi lot , w as pr esen t ed t h e A F CM at L ak en h eat h f or h i s m er i t or i ou s ser v i ce a t K eesl er . P et e B E T T I N G E R

S m a l l e r t u r n o u t t h a n ’ 7 7 ...

depl oy ed wi t h m em ber s of h i s RF-4C uni t (67 T RW, Ber gst r om ) f or a T DY in Ger m any dur i n g t h e r ecen t “ Salt y Bee” exer ci se. T h e depl oy men t em ph asi zed l ow-lev el t r a i n i ng an d r econ n ai ssan ce pr ocedur es un i que t o t h e Eur opean en vi r onm ent an d t o N A T O oper at i on s. Fi n al ly , t h e H om et own N ew s Cen t er r epor t s t h at Ron K RA M E R ar r i v ed f or dut y at B olli n g A F B , alt h ough I ’m un sur e of w h a t h e’l l be doi n g — som et h in g about ser vi n g as an ops o f f i c er wi t h an A T C un it . On ly on e ch an ge of addr ess car d an d t h at ’s f r om St um p SOWA DA wh o wr i t es t h at h i s pr esen t j ob i s ex ec of f i cer at H Q U SA F X OXJ A , wh i ch i s a li t t l e di f f er ent f r om w h at I t h ought h e’d be doin g .

T w o qui ck closi n g n ot es — H at s of f t o t h e A OG f or a super l at i v e j ob wi t h t h e m agazin e. Wasn ’t t h at cover pi ct ur e f or t h e sum m er i ssue a beauty ?

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A l so, i t l ook s as t h ough ’68 i s plan n i n g (pl an n ed) a r ea l extr av agan za f or t h i s y ear ’s H omecomi n g. I h ope we h a v e good r epr esen t at i on so I ’l l get wi n d of t h e l at est g ossi p , PCS’s, f ami ly n ew s, et c. A n y in f o wh et h er sent by let t er , wor d of m out h , or ev en by carri er pi geon wi ll be gr eat ly appr eci at ed by m e and by al l our classmat es. T ake car e!

M ar k T or r ean o

84 6 9 B r a i n er d Co u r t

Spr i n g f i el d , V A 22 153

n ow on B oot st r ap , T D Y f r om h i s C -5 u n i t at D ov er t o fi n i i^h

H o m e : (3 0 3 ) 4 5 5 - 4 9 6 0

hi s M BA at t h e Wh ar t on Sch ool of Busi n ess i n Phi ly . H e

A V : 2 2 2 -5 0 1 1

at

w i l l f i n i sh i n D ecem b er a n d t h en r et u r n t o D ov er t o m eet h i s

“ Good m or ni n g, M r . an d M r s. A m eri ca and al l t h e shi ps s ea !”

Si n ce t h e b u l k

of t h i s col u m n

local ch apt er an d I saw A r len E N T SM I N GE R, E d A BRA M E K , Fr an k M OORE , an d Ralph SA N A N T ON I O at t h ei r fi r st m eet i n g .

L et t er s : Pat RU SSEL L an d Don SU T T ON put ni ce sh or t n ot es on t h ei r ch an ge of addr ess car ds. Pat h as moved fr om Bi t bur g t o an F-15 m ai n t en an ce st af f of f i cer j ob at H Q U SA F E at Ram st ei n . T h i s i s hi s si xt h PCS—as a Capt ai n . F ar out ! Pat ’s par t n er , N i t a, gav e bi r t h t o a daugh t er , K at h y , i n J an uar y . Pat al so r an i n t o U pper H ey for d F-111 dr i v er Gar y N ORDY K E wh i l e bot h par ti ci pat ed i n Daw n Pat r ol ’78 i n I t aly . M ean wh i le, Don i s

w i l l b e a b ou t

H om ecom i n g an d t h e 10 Y ear R eu n i on , I w i l l m ak e a f ew

shor t comm ent s, gi v e y ou n ew s r ecei v ed si n ce we l ast gat h er ed her e, an d pr ess on wi t h t h e good st uf f .

Congr at ul at i on s t o al l wh o m ade i t bel ow t h e zon e t o M aj or . We n ow h av e about 50 classm at es so blessed. D o n ’t f or get us t r ol l s w h en you r evi ew our f ol der s f or pr om ot i on up t he li n e. A n d di d y ou r eali ze t h at t h e 11 cl assm at es w h o m ade i t t hr ee y ear s ear ly t o m aj or wer e eli gi bl e f or L C bel ow t h e zone at t h e last boar d? U nf or t un at ely , n on e w e r e select ed, but keep y our ey es peeled n ex t y ear . T he V i et n a m War i s fi n all y ov er f or our cl ass wi t h J oh n Duf fy ’s r e c e n t st at us ch ange t o K I A . T h ose of y ou cl ose t o J oh n would pr obably be doi ng a good deed by dr oppi n g a car d or l et t er

9 y ear gat e. Good l uck , Don .

B u t c h B A R C L A Y w r o t e f r o m D en v er t o t el l u s h e w a s

adv an ced aft er on l y 8 mon t h s wi t h Fr on t i er t o Capt ai n a n d n ow f li es t h e T w i n Ot t er . H e ex pect s t o m ov e t o a copi l ot s l o t in t h e Con v ai r 580 or Boei n g 737 soon . But ch al so fl i es 0 -2 ’s w i t h t h e I l l i n o i s A N G a t P eo r i a .

N ew s R el ea ses: Rem em ber t o see y our f r i en dly i n f or

m a t i o n o f f i c er t o f i l l o n e o u t a n d t el l u s a n d t h e f o l k s a t

h om e h ow y ou ar e. Dav e A L L A RD an d Bi ll BE E K M A N ar e n ow A FI T st uden t s, st udy i n g logi st i cs m gt an d ast r o e n g r espect i v el y . Bobby FL OY D h as gr aduat ed f r om A r m ed For ces St af f Col lege an d i s n ow assign ed t o DCS/ Pr ogr am s an d A n aly si s i n t h e Cost A n aly si s Di vi si o n . H a l

H IGL EY

r ec ei v ed

an

M SM

f or h i s w or k a t

should put m e on y our Xm as car d li st an d com muni cat e.

Ph ot os ar e especi al ly welcom e.

Bar ksdal e as a B-52 A / C an d H q Sqdn Cm dr . Bi l l M A RK H A M h as PCS’d f r om Wur t sm i t h t o M cCh or d, w h er e h e w i l l f ly C -14 1 ’s. E d T H O M A S, w el l dr essed f i gh t er j ock , h as r ecen t l y r epr esen t ed t h e 23T FW, based at Englan d A F B , i n t h e RA F T act i cal Bom bi ng Com pet it i on ,

Fal con s w hi p Bost on Col lege i n Sept em ber . I t w as a g r ea t game, but af t er wat chi ng t he N av y game l ast week (w e r et ur n ed t o Col or ado a week ear ly t o be t h er e-si l ly u s!) a n d t h e CSU gam e t h e f ol lowi ng w eek . I ’m n ot sur e it won ’t b e our last wi n t h i s season . A ny w ay , t h e t r ai n t r i p w as v e r y n i ce - ch eap, t oo. Fl ash WI L EY , ’65, i s t r y i ng t o or gan i ze a

A d d r ess Ch an g es: Bob J OH N SON i s n ow f lyi n g OV l O’s i n Ger m an y ; Bob M I RA BE L L O i s assign ed t o T A C/ DOOO at L an gl ey (soun ds li k e h e wi ll DOOO a lot i n t h at j ob); and P.K . WA L D RON i s i n Zar agoza, Spai n .

R eu n i o n : M i m i an d I ar e sit t i n g , ex h aust edly , at St aplet on w ai t i n g f or our l at e ni gh t “ Ch i ck en f eed ” f li gh t

t o h i s f ol k s (ad dr ess i n t h e l a st M ag az i n e). A n d al l of y ou

M i m i , I , an d t h e k i d s t ook A m t r a k t o B ost on t o see t h e

w h er e h e f l ew t h e A -7 D .

19 6 8 : T h e H o n o r ed C l a s s

becom es t h e f ir st Cl ass t o of f i ci ally place i t s Cl ass Cr est ... I t i s appr opri at e t h at t h e Cl ass of 1968 b e t h e fi r st Class ... T h ey h av e spon sor ed t he Class Wal l a n d 200 m em ber s of t h ei r Cl ass ar e h er e t oday as par t of H om ecomi n g 1978. ... t h ey h av e set an ex am ple f or al l o t h er C l a s s e s t o f o l l o w .

Out cr est i s n ow up , al on g wi t h ’61, ’79 and t h e U SA FA seal . Ot h er Cl ass cr est s wi ll go up as each Cl ass r ai ses t h e n ecessar y m on ey . Y ou al l d eser v e a p a t on t h e b a ck f o r t h e g r eat r esp on se t o ou r f u n d d r i v e w h i ch h a d t ot a l con

A -7D p i l o t E d T h om a s

tr i but i on s of m or e t h an $6,200 by 182 of y ou an d 8 f a m i l i e s of deceased classm at es. Si n ce som e m on ey w as lef t over af t er pay i n g f or t h e cr est an d t h e f un d dr i v e ex pen ses, w e bough t an d pr esen t ed t o t h e A cadem y a decor at i v e w at er f ount ai n an d f our ch am pagn e ser ver s f or t he Cadet Di n in g H al l . (I f y ou h ave n ot y et sen t i n y our cont ri but i on , w e s t i l l w el come i t , especi all y i n li gh t of some ex pen ses we i n c u r r ed f or min or dam age caused by some of our pr oj ect s. But w e g ot sp i r i t !)

ti me i n Color ado a n d

back t o D .C. af t er h avi ng a gr eat anxious t o see t h e k ids. M or e t h an 250 of us m an aged t o m ake i t back f or t b e Reun i on ; m or e t h an at any pr evi ous r euni on . A f ew ot h er s al so cam e back a week ear ly f or t b e N avy game and suf f er ed t hr ough t h e agon y of def eat . O n T h ur sd ay t h e C l a ss h ad a soci a l h ou r a n d di n n er a t t h e

H olidy I n n N or t h , t h e ’68 H Q. Th e wi v es look ed as lov ely a s t h ey h ad at t h e Gr aduat ion Ball an d t h e guy s m oved ar oun d t h e r oom gr eet i n g old r oomi es an d fr i en ds.

Dr awi n gs f or t h e f und dr i v e pr i zes w er e h eld , and M i ke B U RGA M Y w on t h e gr an d pri ze, a set of golf clubs. (Som e ’68

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pur ch ase...cont act Bob SH U M WA Y , c/ o A OG.) Den ny M CL A I N an d H en r y J OH N SON di d a gr eat j ob of or gani z i ng t h e even i ng . A f t er cock t ai l s and di n ner , a f ew “ sp i r i t ” mi ssi on s w er e or gani zed an d bef or e t h e ni gh t w as ov er , t h e A i r Gar den s h ad been T P’d, t h e X-4 was mov ed t o t he gr assy k n oll on t h e t er r azzo, a lar ge “ 68” was pai n t ed o n t h e “ Br i n g M e M en ” r am p, an d “ T each M e T i ger ” w as pl ay ed ov er t h e PA f or t aps.

Fr i day act i vi t i es f or al l Cl asses began wi t h a H omecom in g Par ade on t h e t er r azzo dur i n g t h e N oon M eal For m a t i on . A con v oy of g r ad a n d cad et v eh i cl es d ecor a t ed w i t h

si gn s t our ed t he ar ea and t h en 200 gr ads an d wi ves a t e lun ch wit h t h e Wi ng i n M i t ch ell H al l . Dur i ng t h e af t er n oon , som e w er e escor t ed ar ou n d t h e d or m an d t o cl ass by cadet s, wh i le a f ew wander ed down t o t h e gy m t o see t h ei r f or mer at h l et ic t eams wor k out . I n t h e eveni n g, ev er y on e w en t t o a s o c i a l h o u r a n d d i n n er a t t h e O f f i c er s ’ C l u b . B y

t h is t i me m or e guy s h ad m ade it i n an d t h e new f aces w e r e gr eet ed en t h usi ast i cal ly . A f t er di n n er t h e Cadet Ch or ale gav e a f i n e per f or m an ce, an d at t h e en d M r . Boy d i n vi t ed all form er Ch or ale mem ber s t o com e up and j oi n t h e c a d et s i n si ngi ng t h e “ Bat t le H y m n of t h e Republi c,” dur i ng wh i ch St eve ST A L EY sang a sh or t solo. L at er , som e wen t t o t h e Cadet A r ea f or a bon f ir e pep r al ly an d a cadet s o c k bop i n t h e gy m . Ot h er s dan ced at t h e cl ub and h ad l on g t al ks wit h ot h er gr ads.

Sat ur day st ar t ed wit h t h e ann ual M emor i al Cer em ony on t h e t er r azzo , a n d w e a l l ch ok ed u p a bi t a s t b e n a m es o f

all gr ads w ho di ed dur i n g t h e l ast y ear wer e r ead of f a n d a cadet f r om t h ei r gr aduat ion squadr on r espon ded “ A bsent , Si r .” J i m PU EPPK E , St ev e RE I D, an d Dale ST EPH EN S wer e our absen t cl assmat es t b i s y ear . W’e wer e h appy t o h av e J im

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H A L L E N B E C K ’s paren t s wi t h us at t h e cer em ony . Duri n g t h e cer emony , t h e Class Wall , wh i ch wi ll event ual ly di spl ay a l ar ge pl aque o f each cl ass cr est , was dedi cat ed . T h i s i s a pr oj ect c a r r i ed f ort h un der t he leader shi p of our cl ass and we al l s t o o d a li tt le t al ler as J i m Wh eeler , ’64, dedi cat ed t h e wall w i t h t h es e w o r d s ;

A ft er t h e cer em ony , a pan el di scussi on and l un ch w as pr ovi ded i n A r n old H al l . T h en of f t o F alcon St adi um f o r an ot her di sappoi n t i n g game, losi ng t o CSU 31-13. Ev en t h e f al con w as upset , h e fl ew of f at h alf t i m e. I n t h e ev en i n g , M it ch el l H al l was t h e scen e of t h e an n ual H om ecomi n g Ban quet . Bi l l WOOD r ecoun t ed som e of t h e h umor ous ev en t s w h i ch bef el l t h e Class dur i n g our st ay at U SA FA an d gr ads f r om “ n ei gh bor ” cl asses “ r oast ed ” us wi t h a f ew t oast s. T h e J abar a A w ar d w as pr esen t ed t o L t Col K E N DA L L , ’60 an d we t h en adj our n ed t o A r n old H al l f or d a n ci n g t o t h e m el l ow m u si c of t h e F al con ai r es. “ T i r ed ”

w as t he apt descr i pt i on f or us as w e dr i f t ed away .

T h ey w er e t hr ee busy day s, day s n on e of us want ed t o en d. We m i ssed t h ose of y ou wh o couldn ’t m ak e i t (but pr obably t alk ed about y ou). We m ust h ave r epeat ed wh er e w e li v ed, wh at w e di d , how w e li ked i t 200 t i m es; but w e n ev er f ai led t o ask ot h er s t h e sam e questi on s. Th e r e a l f eeli ng of Cl ass cam ar deri e w as per v asi ve, an d r ekin dled; deep fr i en dshi ps wer e evi den t ever y wh er e. We pr esen t ed B ob SH U M W A Y w i t h a cer a m i c st a t u e of a f a l con a s a v e r y

sm a l l t o k en o f o u r t h a n k s f or a l l t h e w or k h e d i d i n m ak i n g

t h i s gr eat ex per i en ce possi ble. We l ef t aski n g wh y w e h adn ’t don e t h i s soon er an d h opi n g we w on ’t w ai t t en y e a r s t o do it agai n . So st ar t sav i n g an d pl ann i n g f or Oct ober 1983 an d let ’s h av e 300-400 show up.

Edi tor ’s N ote: B ob Sh um way is p lan n i ng a 10 y ear Class B ook . Sen d m a t er i a l s a n d i d ea s t o h i m c/ o A O G, U SA F A , C O, 80840.

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Gr eet i n gs fr om y our old alm a mat er . I am t h e i n t er i m corr espon dent f or our class un t i l an able-bodi ed v ol un t eer f r om t h ose of y ou wh o ar e r eadi n g t h i s column i s f ound . A s most of y ou ar e alr eady aw ar e, L oui e L U A L L I N dr ow n ed in a t r agi c boat i n g acci dent i n J uly . Our m ost h ear t f elt sy m pat h ies go out t o Ch ar lot t e and f am i ly f rom all t h e

members of ’69. For those who wish to contact Charlott e,

y ou m ay wr i t e t o h er at 10745 Beclan Dr ., Ran ch o Cor dov a,

CA 94619. Additional ly, I regret to inform you of the d ea t h

of Bi ll J E N K I N S, wh o w as k i ll ed in an air cr af t acci den t o n 21 A ugust near A al bor g A S, Den m ar k . We wi sh t o ext en d

our deepest sympathi es to the members of Bill ’s family.

Before I forget it , congratulati ons to Ed A LLEN , Bill DALECKY, Jim DOWNEY, Tom FLEMING, Ri ch HA GELI N, Ron MA RCOTTE, Larry PAVEL , Jerry RI FENBURG, Di ck RI VERS, Terry SCHWA LTER, Ski p

SK I N N ER, an d Di ck WH I T E . Th ese t w elv e n ew f ast bur n er s bri n g t o t w en t y -si x th e t ot al n um ber of li n e f i el d

grade within our class. By the way , the original fourteen recen t ly pi n n ed on t h e leav es in Sept em ber .

Since the A OG j ust recently asked meto fi ll in temporari

ly , I don ’t h ave an abun dan ce of n ew s about mem ber s o f t h e cl ass. H ow ev er , I can suppl em en t wh at I do h av e wi t h a n

update on some of us stationed here at good ol ’ USAFA . I

guess I can begi n wi t h my self . I ’v e been h er e in t h e Depar tm ent of F or ei gn L anguages t each in g Ger m an si n ce J un e of ’77. T h i s i s cert ain ly a ch ange fr om f ly in g 13 5 ’ s i n SA C. I t t ook me ei gh t y ear s t o di scov er t h at t h er e ar e j obs i n t h e A i r F or ce w i t h h ou r s t h a t d on ’t i n cl u d e t h ose b et w een

mi dn i gh t an d si x i n t h e m or n in g . Th at , un f or tun at ely , w i l l ch an ge n ext Febr uary , wh en I begi n T -41 tr ain in g . I s a w Bi ll GRI F FI T H a coupl e of week s ago down at t h e gy m . A t t h at t i m e he h ad on ly a f ew w eek s un t i l ci vi lian li f e. H e i s h opi n g t o be hi r ed by on e of t h e air li n es. Fr om wh at h e t o l d m e about h i s quali f i cat i on s, h e sh ouldn ’t h av e t o w ait l on g .

T h an k s t o t h e good ol ’ V A , h e w as able t o get a Fli gh t Engi n eer ’s r ati n g i n t h e DC-10. Th e r an k s of 69’er s a t U SA FA i n cr eased t h i s sum m er wit h t h e addit i on of T er r y H A M M ON D an d Di ck DOWN ES. T er ry i s t each in g i n t h e A er o Depart m ent , an d Di ck i s t each i ng h i st or y . M A J O R Den n y M cGU I RK h as t ak en ov er t h e r ei n s of Fi gh ti n ’ Four t h Squadr on . J i m DOWN E Y m igh t be leavi n g t h e Depar t m en t of E con om i cs, Geogr aph y , an d M an agem en t f or aw h i l e t o w or k on h i s P h .D . J i m t el l s m e t h at Ri ck O L A F SO N h a s t r a d ed t h e b l u e su i t f or ci v i l i an l i f e. H e i s

wor ki n g on t h e sam e pr oj ect h e h ad pr i or t o depar t i n g t h e A i r F or ce, b ut n ow on t h e ci v i l i a n si d e. I t a l k ed w i t h M a r k

F I SCH ER r ecent l y . H e w as h er e at U SA FA f or “ Car eer Day .” H e’s f ly i n g t h e U -2 at Beale. H e and N an cy ar e ex p ect i n g “ N u m b er T w o ” i n t h e n ear f u t u r e. M ar k a l so t o l d

m e t h at K it B U SCH I N G, wh o w as al so at Beale i n U -2’s, i s n ow f l y i n g f or t h e ai r l i n es. D on M cSW A I N w a s sel ect ed

r ecen t ly as t h e Out st an din g Jun i or Of fi cer of t h e M on t h a t Scot t A F B . Bur t M cK E N ZI E h as m ov ed t o Wr i gh t -Pat , wh er e h e i s ser vi n g as an ex ecut i v e off i cer wi t h in L og i st i cs Com m an d. J ohn N A DOL SK I spen t a sh or t v acat i on t hi s past sum mer i n Englan d , w h er e h e par t i ci pat ed i n “ Cor on et H er on .” John i s an RF-4C j ock pr esen t ly assi gn ed t o t h e 363r d T act i cal Recon n ai ssan ce Win g at Sh aw A F B . B a c k h er e a t U S A F A J ef f C A M P B E L L w a s a w a r d ed

t h e M eri t or i ous Ser vi ce M edal f or h i s out st an ding per f or m an ce as t he chi ef pil ot i n st ruct or tr ain in g of f i cer f o r t h e 557t h FT S. He’s n ow w or k i ng as Curr en t Pl an s Off i cer i n t h e Di r ect or at e of Pl an s an d Pr ogr am s.

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H om ecomi n g 1979 i s on ly on e y ear aw ay . F or t h ose wh ose ar i t hm et i c i s n ot so good , n ex t y ear wi l l be t h e t en y ear r euni on f or t h e Old Gr ay L i n e. I woul d lik e t o s t a r t t h e ball r ol li n g r i gh t n ow , so t h at ’69 h as t h e best or gani zed an d t h e most par t i ci pat ed i n H om ecomin g ev er . A s som e o f y ou m i gh t kn ow , at t h i s y ear ’s H om ecom in g t h e “ Cl ass Wal l ” wi l l be dedi cat ed . T h e Classes of ’61, ’68, an d ’ 7 9 h a v e alr eady col lect ed m on ey an d pur ch ased t h eir r espect i v e cl ass cr est s f or di spl ay on t h e “ Class Wal l .” T h e cost t oday of t h e cr est i s appr oxi m at ely $2100. Of cour se, in f lat i on w i l l h av e some ef f ect upon t h e pr i ce by n ex t y ear . A t any r a t e, i t seem s a p pr opr i at e t h a t ou r cl a ss sh ou l d d ed i ca t e ou r c r e s t

n ext y ear at our t en -y ear r eun i on . We n eed t h e suppor t o f a l l of our cl assm at es. I f t h er e ar e ideas t h at som e of y ou m i gh t h av e about h ow w e mi gh t go about r ai si n g t h e m on ey f o r th e cr est , please l et y our v oi ces be h ear d . I t ’s been a l m o s t a decade si n ce w e’ve been abl e t o sh ow t h e t r ue spir it o f t h e Cl ass of 1969. T h i s i s a ch an ce t o r ekin dl e t h at spir i t .

Fi n all y , I h ope t o see a good n umber of y ou al l n ex t w eek at H om ecomi n g ’78. But , abov e all , st ar t m ak in g pl an s n o w f or n ex t y ear .

A u f W i ed er s eh en !

Sk i p P en n y

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Co l or ad o Spr i n gs, C O 809 0 3 A V : 692-3355

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H el lo E ver yon e; T h i s i s bei n g wr it t en t h e Sunday bef or e H om ecomi n g , s o t h ose of y ou w h o get i n t ouch wi ll be n ot ed in t h e W i n t e r M a g a zi n e, w hi ch , by t h e way , sh ould be m y last ar t i cl e. I f oun d out t h i s week t h at I w i l l be mov in g t o a r em ot e i s l a n d in t h e Paci f i c: M aui . I ’ll be goin g i n M ay or J un e. I r ea l l y t h in k t h at t h e per son wr i t i n g f or our cl ass sh ould b e i n t h e Spr i n gs ar ea. So, I soli cit volun t eer s t o t ak e ov er .

H ad a good l et t er f r om Robby ROBI SON , n ow at El lsw or t h . H e, L esli e an d t wo son s, Bobby (7) an d Ran dy (5) ar e busy get t i n g t h eir h ouse t oget h er in Rapi d C i t y . H e got an I n dust r i al Sy st em s En gin eer i n g degr ee f r om t h e U ni v er si t y of Fl ori da. H e said Br ad BA RN ES an d L ar r y V A U GH N w er e t h er e (U F) t oo. Robhi e i s t h e Ch i ef of Securi t y Br an ch of t h e A F Secur it y Poli ce M an agem en t En gin eeri n g T eam . H e say s M ik e FA I R i s t h er e as a Fli gh t Com m an der i n t h e mi ssi l e wi n g .

Th e ot h er con t r i but i on th i s t i m e com es f r om Cr ai g J OH N SON i n T ucson . H e say s h e, K at h y an d daugh t er wi ll be movi n g t o I r v i n e, wh er e Cr ai g wi ll be i n oper at i on s resear ch wi t h Gen er al Dy n ami cs. Cr aig sai d h e h ad seen Pet e F OX , Debbi e an d daught er sev er al t im es up at

D a v e F r o st m a n

2 0 0 7 -A M er cu r y D r i v e K i r t l an d A F B , N M 8 7 1 18 A V : 9 6 4 -5 8 0 7

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W i l l i a m s . P et e h a s f i n i s h ed h i s c h ec k o u t i n t h e F - 15 a n d i s

busy r est or i n g a 65 M ust ang . Cr aig al so sai d J ack N OR M A N h ad got t en out an d was in class wi t h Con t i n en t al .

Cr ai g also r epor t ed t h at H ar r y ST RI TT M A T T E R, Sue an d t hei r t w o son s st opped by . H ar ry was on h i s w ay t o I r an i n F-5’s. H ar r y w as h opi ng t o com e back t o Gen er al Dy n ami cs, Ft . Wor t h as an accept an ce pi lot . Cr ai g h ad r u n i n t o W i n G R U E N I N G a n d J . B . G A N N O N a t M cC h or d .

T h ey ar e bot h out an d bi cy cli n g ar oun d t h e N W. Cr ai g h a d seen L ew WEI L A N D in A -l O’s on h i s w ay t o M y r t le Beach .

T om WA SK OW w as at D-M t r ain i n g i n F-15’s also. Bi l l H A RRE L L h ad been t h r ough a couple of t im es on t h e T A G I G t eam . Ski p B E N N ETT was t hr ough goi n g back t o Bi t bur g i n F-15’s. T h an k s t o Cr aig and Robbi e f or t h eir l et t er s .

C H A N G E O F A D D R E SS CA R D S:

Rex J ON ES t o t h e U of K ent ucky as an Olm st ed Sch ol ar ; M i cky H A RPER t o a Com m Sq ch i ef of m ain t en an ce at George; Car l BA N K t o A FI T / WPA FB ; T om RA Y L t o Pur due

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N EWH OU SE t o Color ado Spr i n gs; Duan e SCH U L K E t o Decat ur , GA ; L l oyd PA TT ERSON t o Sacr am en t o, CA ; Gary OT A t o M i l i l an i T own , H awaii ; Glen n V I CK E RY t o Day t on , OH : Bi ll J EN N Y t o Gl en dale, A Z ; Scot t H OV ERST E N t o Col or ado Spr in gs.

H OM ET OWN N E WS R E L EA SES:

V i c H OOPER com plet ed t rain i ng w it h Delt a an d on h i s way t o H oust on ; J oh n T H OM PSON was appoin t ed assi s t an t pr of essor at West er n N ew Englan d College Sch ool o f L aw ; J ef f A L V ES appoi n t ed t o t h e f aculty at Babson Coll ege, asst pr of of f i n an ce depar t m en t ; St ev e BA N G en t er ed A F I T ; Ran dy ROYCE part i ci pat ed in “ T act i cal A i r M eet 78” i n Germ an y ; M ik e L Y ON S a com m en dat i on m edal ; M ar k M I L L E R assi gn ed t o A n dr ew s; T i l HA RP t o A FI T ; Cur t EM ERY a com m endat i on m edal ; T er r y SYL V E ST E R t o t h e A FA ; Gordy M I DDL ET ON t o H an scom ; Bob M CK I N N EY t o t h e A FA ; Di ck RA U SCH K OL B t o t h e A FA ; H ar old ST E CK t o t h e A FA ; Dav e RE DM A N t o t h e A FA ; J oh n BA L L A RD t o Pur due; B i l l K I R K M A N t o P ea s e .

Sh oul d h ave a l ot t o r eport on H om ecomin g i n t h e n ex t an d f i n al ar t i cl e. H av e a n i ce f all and h oliday season .

Sum m er h as t ur n ed t o aut um n an d t h ough t s t o f oot bal l an d t o H om ecomi n g . F or t h ose wh o m ak e it t o H om ecom i ng t h i s y ear , let ’s h av e som e r epor t s f or t h e n ex t i s s u e . I n t h e n ew s f r om ’71, Way n e an d A n n T U RK wr ot e f r om Dy ess w h er e Wayn e i s a C-130 n av . Debr a GA U SM A N N call ed f r om h er e i n A lbuquer que wh er e sh e and t h e ki ds a r e w ai t i n g w h i le Ri ck i s f ly in g F-4s in I celand . N at e B A R D wr ot e fr om M yr t l e Beach , wh er e h e i s f ly i n g A -l Os, t o r ep or t t h at h e r ecen t l y becam e a n ewly w ed . N at e’s br i de. M on t een , i s an A ir F or ce L i eut en an t assign ed t o Sh aw A F B .

Best wi shes, N at e an d M on t een , f rom t h e Class of ’71.

Sue K OSSL E R wr ot e t o say t h at sh e an d Fr an k ar e out an d Fr an k i s f lyi n g f or A m er i can A i r li n es, based in N ew Y or k Ci t y . T h ey ex pect t o m ov e t o Dal las-Ft . Wor t h w i t h i n a y ear . Sue al so r epor t ed t h at Ben ny K OL L M A R i s n ow i n F-15 t r ai ni n g at L uk e an d ex pect s t o be st at i on ed at H ol l om a n .

I n ot h er n ew s, Dav e B RI GM A N h as m ov ed fr om Can n on

t o M t . P r osp ect , I l l i n oi s. B r u ce F I SH E R h a s m ov ed f r om

t h e A cadem y t o Ogden , U t ah . T om J OH N SON i s an M .D . a t W i l f or d H a l l . B i l l M A G G I O h a s ar r i v ed a t t h e A cad em y

f r om N ort on . Roger M CFA RL A N D i s f ly in g f or U n i t ed out of San Fr anci sco. M ar k SI L V ERS i s at t h e Pen t agon f or a n A ST RA assi gn men t . Bi ll ST OOK E was r ecen t ly n am ed an alt er n at e f or an Ol m st ed Sch olar shi p .

Bob B L OU GH i s f ly in g CH -3Es at H ur lbur t Fi eld. J ay an d L e A n n CA RROL L h ave m ov ed t o I n cir li k , T ur key w h er e J a y i s a m un i t i on s m a i n t en a n ce of f i cer . J oe C H A SE

recen t l y com plet ed an Educat i on -Wi t h -I n dust ry pr ogr am at West i n gh ouse E lect r i c Com pany in Balt im or e an d i s n ow assi gn ed as an acqui sit i on pr oj ect of fi cer at Wr i gh t Pat t er son . Ral ph an d M ar y GET CH EL L ar e at En glan d A F B w h er e R a l p h i s w or k i n g a s a p l a n s of f i cer . K en a n d

E mi ly GI N GRI CH ar e n ow at Wur t smi t h wh er e K en i s an in st r uct i on al syst em s m an ager . K en r ecen t ly r eceiv ed t h e

A F C M f or w or k w h i l e a t S h a w A F B .

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Ran dolph an d is n ow f ly i n g F-4s at H om est ead .

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O f fi cer f or t h e O v er sea s A r ea . D en n y S H I E L D S i s ou t a n d f l y i n g f or D el t a out of M i a m i .

I n a fi n a l n ot e, I w a s i n f or m ed t h a t R eed SH A F E R , w h o i s ou t , b ut ser v i n g a s a n A ca d em y L i a i son O f f i cer f r om t h e St . L oui s ar ea , w a s t ak en ser i ou sl y i l l t h i s su m m er w h i l e a t

t h e A cadem y f or t w o week s of act iv e dut y . H e was i n Fi t zsi mm on s A r m y H ospit al i n Den v er in lat e J uly f or m aj or t est s t o d et er m i n e t h e ca u se of h i s i l l n ess . I h a v e n o

f urt h er i nf or m at i on on Reed ’s con di ti on , but h opef ully h e h as m ade a com plet e r ecov ery . Best wi sh es t o Reed an d h i s wi f e, M ar y , f r om all i n t h e Class of ’71.

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sci en ce i nst r uct or . A l so bot h T om CRA WF ORD (K en dr a) an d Bob WA L L ER (Susan ) r eceiv ed an A F CM , T om f or h i s C130 dut y at L an gl ey , an d Bob (h i s t h ir d ) af t er r et ur n in g f r om Ram st ei n . A n d con cludin g t h e i ndivi dual aw ar ds a r e K en t BA YS (V i r gi n ia) an d M ar k M A Y ER (Rebecca) at G r i ssom w h o ar e m em b er s of t h e u n i t w h i ch r ecei v ed t h e

Gen er al Br uce K . H ol l ow ay H um ani t ar i an A w ar d f or t h eir part i n r escue oper ati on s dur in g t w o bli zzar ds in 1977, a n d f or spon sori n g a y out h en campm en t dur i n g th e sum m er .

N ow on dut y at U SA FA as i n st r uct or s in v ar i ous depar t men t s ar e 21 m em ber s of 72. Som e of t h em ar e M a r k COSBY (Sh ar on ), Pet e H A RRY (M ary ), Dav e M ORRI SON (Di an n e), Fr ed H A RB U RG (Sue), an d Bar r y SM I T H (Ch er y l ). Ot h er PCS m ov es h av e occur r ed f or som e of o u r gr oup as r epor t ed by n ew s r elease an d addr ess ch an ge car ds. T om F I SCU S (L i n da) i s at Ram st ein , Ger r y V E N T E I CH ER (Pat r i ci a) at M in ot af t er Cast le, Ger al d ROBI N SON (k at hy ) at RA F L akenh eat h an d A n dy CA L TA GI RON E (Ch ar ) at M ar ch f r om Gr i f f i ss. Dan N A RZI N SK I (M ar sh a) i s at Pat r i ck , Dav e B U RT ON (Sh err y ) i s at H an scom , Ri ch V A N DA M E (Paul a) i s at A n dr ew s fr om F ai r ch i ld , Dean FOX i s n ow at Egli n an d Doug BROWE R (Ch er y l ) i s at Elm en dor f . Car l FOST E R h a s a ssum ed t h e d u t i es of a d en t i st at R A F L a k en h eat h

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again i s t h at t i m e f or n ew s of class h appen in gs. H om ecom in g ev en t s an d t h ough t s of t h e w in t er ah ead wi t h i t s h oliday f est i v i ti es.... T h e column t h i s quar t er wi l l b e a l i t t l e sh ort er t h an i n past t i m es, m ai n ly due t o t h e f ew sh or t n o t es a n d l et t er s t h a t h a v e c o m e i n . T h es e s eem t o b e s t a b l e

ti m es f or most of t h e cr owd , i n th at w e h av e much f ew er

ad d r ess ch a n g es an d r ea ssi g n m en t s t h a n u su a l . B u t d on ’t let t h at st op an yon e f r om wr i t i ng wi t h w or ds on y our b a se,

car eer , f ami ly or co-w or k er s — all wi l l be gr at ef ul ly accept ed as i n put f or t h i s n ewsl et t er .

A s A F con t i n ues t h e “ Red F lag ” ex er ci se, our fl i gh t cr ew mem ber s also k eep on par t icipat ing , th i s t i me in cl udin g L ar ry J A COBS (V i ck i ), Er i c N E DERGA A RD (J en n ess) and Roy H E N DRI CK SON . T ak in g par t in “ Br av e Sh i eld 17” w er e cr ew s f r om T i n k er i n t h e E 3A i n cl ud i n g B ob b i e L O N G (B r en d a ) an d D r ew R I O L O . Som e ot h er ex er ci ses

an d t h ei r ’72 par t i ci pan t s w er e Ed WA I T T E (K at e) in “ T act i cal A i r M eet ’78” in Ger m any , Dar r y l M A RSH A L L

(K a t h l een ) i n “ D aw n P a t r ol ’78 ” f r om R A F L a k en h ea t h ,

an d Paul DE E H A N (m ar gar et ) in “ M aple Flag ” f rom

W u r t sm i t h .

R ec en t u n i t a n d i n d i v i d u a l a w a r d s h a v e b een b es t o w ed on sev er al 72er s t o in clude t h e f ollowi n g : t h e A ir F o r c e

O u t st an di n g U n i t A w ar d t o T om C A S D O R P H (L i n d a ), J ef f SI L L S, B i l l K A R ST E N SE N (C h ar l ot t e), F r an k CA R R O L L , St ev e N I E L SE N (Su sa n ), H a n k J E N SE N (B ev er l y ) a n d B ob Y O U N G Q U I ST (M ar y J o). P a u l D E E H A N com m an d s a cr ew w h i ch w a s t h e O u t st a n d i n g

Cr ew of t he Quar t er at Wur t smit h . Up at M in ot , A 1L E E i s a

M C C C i n t h e u n i t w h i c h r ec ei v ed t h e J o h n W . C a r r o l l A w a r d f o r 15 t h A F i n 19 7 7 . E d W A I T T E i s a m em b er o f t h e

sq u ad r on t h at r ecen t ly w on t h e U SA F E C om m a n d er i n

Ch i ef Tr oph y dur i n g 1977. Bi ll K A RST EN SEN as t h e comm an der of 4400t h M anagem en t Engin eer in g Squadr on , Det 2, w as ch osen t h e EEO Super vi sor of t h e Y ea r a s w el l a s b ei n g i n com m a n d of t b e u n i t n a m ed b es t i n U SA F f or 1977. F i n a l l y , w e h a v e a M er i t or i ou s Ser v i ce

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L i t t l et on , CO t o T r av i s. J oi ni n g t h e ci vi li an r an k s a r e Rolan d SCH A N K as a U of K an sas law st udent , an d J oh n CI GN A T T A , w h er eabout s unk n own .

L et t er s whi ch t ot alled t h r ee ar e br i efl y sum m ar i zed h er e .

We can alw ay s use t h ose t idbi t s of i nf o ev er y on e h as b u t j ust doesn ’t seem t o get i n t h e m ai l . A n dy GESSN ER (J oy ) j ust t h i s m on t h st ar t ed at Pope af t er h i s A ST RA t our a t t h e Pen t agon . H e r epor t s on som e r ecen t A ST RA r eassi gn men t s: M i k e DREN N A N (Bobbi ) goes t o Davi sM on t h a n on t h e 4444 O T & D T ea m f or t h e G r oun d L a u n ch ed Cr ui se M i ssi l e. Doug For k er (J an et ) t o 106’s at G r i f f i ss ,

m ar r i ed i n Oct ober 77. Pet e M c(JA RT H Y (Susan ) t o T -38’s at V an ce, r ecei v ed A F CM i n December 77. Bi l l L OON E Y (M ari ly n ) at D P i n t h e Pen t agon un t i l ear ly 79, an A F C M i n 1978. Gr eg SM I T H (Pam ) t o Bow li ng Gr een , OH f or A F I T i n in dust r i al psy ch ol ogy . M i k e DU N N (Pam ) sh ould be j u st st art i n g h i s A ST RA t our n ow . Bi ll L OON E Y an d A n dy h ad a get -t oget h er i n J un e at wh i ch th e f ol lowi n g w er e p r esen t .

Gr egg A . SM I T H (Can dy ), an A ct i on Of f i cer i n St udi es & A n aly si s, Gar y PA YT ON (N an cy ) con t in uin g st udi es at Geor get ow n U w h i l e N an cy pr act i ces as an M D i n D .C. St ev e O ’N E I L L i s n ow a ssoci a t ed w i t h M ar t i n M ar i et t a a s

a ci vi li an , Ji m H E RRM A N N (Cat h y ) al so l ocat ed i n t h e D .C. ar ea wi t h a ci vi li an f i r m . J i m DI X ON (L i n da) in aer ospace m edi ci n e, J ef f DEV ORE (M arj or i e) an ai de a t A n dr ew s, Ch uck J OH N SON f ly in g h eli copt er s at A n dr ew s and Bi ll V I N A L al so at A n dr ew s in ch opper s. K en E N G E L B R E T SO N (J er i ) a n d P a t M O O N a n d T i m SU L

L I V A N al so at t en ded , along wit h t h e A ST RA of f i cer s h e m ent i on ed at t h e st art . Soun ds li k e t h ose par t i es at t h e n ati on ’s capit al ar e get t i ng t o be a r egular t h in g .... O t h er bit s an d pi eces — Dan SI E B E RS got m arr i ed i n M ay i n M i ssouri . J i m JA EGE R i s at Ft . M eade, M D an d Geor ge K RA SOV EC (Peggy ) i s at t h e Pen t agon f ull-t im e. Well , A n dy h as a n ew (Oct ober 77) ar r i v al at h om e k eepi n g J oy busy , an d i s pr obably alr eady fl y in g 130’s at Pope —

t h a n k s f o r t h e n i c e l et t er .

T h e n ex t l et t er r ecei v ed w a s f r om T ed T H O M P SO N (N an cy ) u p at E l m en d or f . T ed i s i n t h e C -12 a n d an a i d e t o t h e A A C com m a n d er . H e sees D an P F L U E G E R an d B i l l

F OU L OI S ar oun d t h e base wh i le George WA RGO i s a T -33 j ock an d ex ec of fi cer . Bi ll FA U CH ER al so fl i es T -33s a s does Ch ar lie H A RRI N GT ON (Sh ei la) expect i n g t h eir se-

con d baby . J ef f CON K L I N i s st i l l at Pet e Fi eld i n T -33s/ F106s. Dav e K A PA SK A st opped by i n h i s 141, an d T om ST I T ES (V i vi an ) at Dy ess h ad a baby gir l r ecen t ly . M u ch i n t h e w ay of t h an k-y ous t o y ou , T ed , f or t h e w or ds. A n d a s I

type thi s, (^eorge NEI LD’S quick note comes to the o l d

M edal s wer e aw ar ded r ecen t ly t o: M ar k BA L DWI N , Er n i e B U T L E R, an d M i ch ael SCH L A BS. T h at does i t f or n ow , k eep t h ose car ds an d l et t er s comi n g , I r eal ly n eed t h em . T h an k s.

post al box . H avi n g l eft Edw ar ds, Geor ge an d K elly ar e n o w at St anf or d U w or k in g on an A F I T assi gn m en t . H e h ad been an en gi n eer on t h e Space Sh ut t le pr ogr am , an d w a s n amed t h e A F Fli gh t T est Cen t er Out st an di n g Of f i cer o f t h e Year . H ope t h at Ph D i n A st r on aut i cs y ou ’r e w or ki n g t owar d st an ds y ou in good st ead at y our n ex t base, G eor g e.

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A n d t h a n k s f o r t h e b r i ef n o t e .

Wel l , cl ass, t h at j ust about wr aps i t up f or an ot h er quart er . See t h at y ou al l h av e a saf e f al l an d w in t er , a n d i f I don ’t see y ou at t h e H om ecomi n g , t h en m ay be n ex t y ear .

U n t i l t he n ext ti m e, F PA .

For ev er m or e does m or e t h an r hy m e wi th ’74, i t al so descri bes h ow of t en y ou guy s m ov e. Th e t w o ph ot os f or t h i s colum n com e fr om t h e opposi t e en ds of t h e ear t h . T h e ph ot o of t h e l ar ger gr oup i s f r om Doug F ROST . T h e capt i on i d en t i f i es s o m e o f t h e r i v er -r a t s b u t t h e r em a i n d er

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Remember them on Saturday nights i n C-Spgs? Well , now

t h ey ar e our f ir st li n e of def en se in Eur ope. Th i n k a b o u t i t .

T h an k y ou f or t h e pi ct ur e Ed I ’l l r et urn t h e n egat i v e t o y ou .

L E T T E R S: M ike M A U GH A N

Once again I am running late on thi s article, so it m a y b e

a l it t l e sh ort t hi s quar t er . I r eceiv ed a good n um ber o f l et t er s

this time and found some that I had “ lost ” on my PCS m ove, so I wi l l be sur e t o get all t h ose i n t h i s t i m e.

Gen e F RODSH A M r esign ed t h i s past J un e at N elli s an d i s t r y i n g t o get i n t ouch wi t h N ei l RA SM U SSE N (N ei l

where are you?) I have to apologi ze to Scott WI LSON , h e called and asked if I could put noticein this spacef o r a 3 8 t h

A l l-St ar s “ Doll B aby Ral ly .” I t old h i m I w ould but n o w i t i s

too late for the 13-15 October time he had set . Sorry Scot t , but I do appreci ate the letter . Ken HENRY, Jim VI TELL I , and Steve POPPER are all up at Wright-Pat . Mark ROM A I N i s goi n g t o V et sch ool an d l eav in g t h e A F . A 1a n d

Laurie HOOVER had another baby and A 1is f lying 106’s at Castle. Mickey TRA MONTANA i s going to Wright-Pat

in t h e 135 t est wi n g. Scot t t h i n k s Bob K N A RR i s t h er e a l s o .

(I s t h at tr ue Bob?) J i m A M OS i s in T -39’s at K ir t l an d (upgr adi n g t o I P), V i c SI N GL ET ON h as h eaded f or Gr i ssom (V i c j ust f i n i sh ed SOS). J i m PA RK ER an d L arr y FA B ER j ust upgr aded t o A C i n 135’s at M ath er . L ar r y h a d t h e fi r st f em al e co-pi l ot t o go t h r ough Cast l e as h i s co-pi l ot duri n g upgr ade. Di ck U L M E R i s out and goi n g t h r ough B r a n i f f ’s sch ool . K en t B U C H A N A N w r i t es f r om C a l i f or

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h a s b een t h r o w n t o t h e

wol v es wi t h hi s assi gn m en t t o t h e U n iv er si t y of Sout h er n Cali f or ni a. T h e A F I T assign m en t i s f or r esear ch (?) o n h i s Ph D i n E lect r i cal En gi n eer i ng . A l an Y OU N G (K at h leen ) i s a n a i r c r a f t c o m m a n d er i n C - 14 1s a t N o r t o n C A . I r ec ei v ed a

let t er f r om Chr i st i n e GU ZOWSK I , wif e t o Paul . T h ey a r e i n Ger m an y w h er e Paul f li es F-4s f or t h e 23r d T FS. A l so f ly i n g F-4s f r om t h e 23r d ar e Robi n SCOT T (L y n n ) an d Bar n ey K N A U SS. T h e assi gn m ent s f or t h e r iv er -r at s ar e as f ol l ow s: Ji m K E L L Y , C-141 N av , N or t on CA ; A 1 ST OCK ST A D , C-130 A / C, L it t l e Rock A R; M i k e FI N DL E Y , En gi n eer , M cClel lan CA ; Doug FROST , H C130 A / C, M cClel l an CA ; Bob A RN OL D , C-130 N av , L i t t l e Rock A R; J oe B U CK WA L T ER, C-141 N av , T r avi s CA ; J i m ST RU BL E , C-141 N av , T r av i s CA ; Fr ed F E DE WA , I n st r uct or , Ch an ut e I L ; an d J . Paul L A N E , C-141 N av , T r a v i s CA .

N E WS R E L E A SE S: J ohn BA K ER (Sh ar on ), F-4E Pit , Egli n F L ; A l an BA RK E R (L y n n ), Pit , H ah n Ger m an y ; M ar k BE L L (L i da), M i ssle Cm bt Cr ew I n st r uct or , M al m st r om M T ; David BOSSERM A N , K C-135 I P, B a r k sd al e L A ; R i ch a r d B O W M A N , M i ssl e C m b t C r ew

I n st r uct or , F r anci s E . Warr en WY ; St eph en BOZA RT H . F -

4D P i t , N el l i s N V ; J osep h B R E Z O V I C (D a r l en a ), M i ssl e

n i a t h at he i s get t i n g out t o go t o H ar v ar d . J oh n M U SE g ot out an d wi l l be a securi t i es an aly st wi t h a f ir m out t h er e .

A lan ROT A CH an d Car y CL OV I CK O ar e in Calif or n i a al so at SA M SO. K en t say s A lan i s h ear in g bell s (w eddi n g) an d Car y i s seei n g bar s (law ex am t y pe), l et us k n ow h o w i t a l l com es o u t . J a ck

a r e

un i den t i f i ed. T h e assign m en t s f or t h ese gen t l em en ar e li st ed i n t h e L ET T E RS par agr aph . T h an k s f or t h e ph ot o, Doug . T h e ot h er ph ot o com es f r om Ed WH A L E N .

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i s h ea d ed f o r A - l O’ s i n

B en t w at er E n g l a n d . H e i s i n T -38 l ead i n n ow a n d h a s s e e n

Don GROSS (an I P t h er e), J oh n M A N N , an d Bi l l FOX .

Sa m B L A N C H A R D l ef t m e a n ot e t h a t h e an d L i n d a h a d

t h ei r fi r st baby (a gir l) i n M ay at Reese, Con gr at ulat i on s!

Sam say s St eve H E SSN E Y i s goin g som eplace in 135’s, w h er e St ev e? I f i n a l l y f ou n d F r a n k C H I L D E R S l et t er t h a t I

l ost an d it say s basi cally wh at I w r ot e l ast t i m e, t h a t F r a n k i s, by n ow , i n Om ab a. Ri ck KA RV OSK Y wr ot e a gr eat l et t er sayi n g h e i s at gr ad sch ool at Sy r acuse U n iv er si t y an d l ovi n ’ ev ery m i n ut e of i t . H e i s gl ad t o be gon e f r o m A l ask a but di d pi ck up a couple of A F CM ’s wh i l e t h er e (good wor k). Ri ck ask ed m e t o h av e al l t h e old Di r t y D o z en wr i t e hi m an d gi v e i n f o an d addr esses so h e can k eep i n t ouch an d t r y , agai n , t o st ar t up a n ew s l et t er . Rober t M I T CH E L L says h e’s st i ll si n gle.

D a v e S C H R U P P w a s c h o s en a s 19 7 7 ’s O l m s t ed S ch o l a r .

A n d Br adley Y OU N G r ecei v ed t h e Br uce K . H ol low ay H u m a n i t a r i a n a w a r d f o r 19 7 7 . S ev er a l A F C o m m en d a t i o n

F our th of J uly p ar ty on th e wa terf ron t at L ak e E ng lebr ig h t. B a c k row ; J im K el ly , A l Stock stad, M ik e F indley , Rob and J a n Wa y n e and D oug F rost. F ron t row; B ob A rnold, J oe B uck wal t er , J i m S t r u b l e, F r ed F ed ew a , J . P a u l L a n e.

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M ain t ., Gr an d F or k s, N D ; T on y BROZEN A (Ch ery l ), F-4 WSO, H ah n Ger m an y ; Robert B U RN SI D E (Patr i ci a), Pit , Reese T X , Rocky CA POZZI , A -7 Pit , Dav i s-M on t h an A Z; M i k e CH A SE (kay ), T-38 I P, Reese T X , Boy d CH RI ST E N SE N , E -3A CPlt , T i n k er OK ; Rober t CL A D U E (Di an a), RF-4C Pit , Sh aw SC; Gr eg DA N K OWSK I , C-130 N av , L i tt le Rock , A R; M ik e D EL OREN ZO (Cat h er i n e), I n st r uct or , U SA FA CO; Dav id E I BA N D, B-52 Pit , Gr i f f i s N Y ; By r on EV A N S (Fr an ces), A FI T , Wr igh t -Pat OH ; Fr an ci s EY DE N B ERG (K at h ly n ), F-4 Pit , Elm endor f A K ; Den n y FA Y (N an cy ), K C-135 CPlt , M in ot N D ; Edw ar d F EEN EY (J an e), C-130 Pit , Y ok ot a J apan ; Gr eg FI N DL A Y (M on i ca), OV -l OA Pit , Sembach Ger m an y , Ron F L Y , F-4 Pit , H oloman N M ; Ger ald FL YN N , M i ssi l e Cm bt Cr ew Com m , El lsw ort h SD; Wi l liam F RU L A N D , Space A n aly si s Of f . A i r Def , Comm an d (L ocat i on n ot li st ed); Dav id F U N DA RE K (K at hr yn ), K C-135 CPlt , K I Sawy er M I ; Gar y GA RN ER (A udr ey ), Randolph T X ; Rod GI BSON , B-52 CPlt , Gr i ff i s N Y ; M i k e GI ERSCH (San dr a), K C-135 Pit , Beal e CA (h i M i k e!); Wi l liam GRI F FI T H (T er r i ), M i ssi le Cmbt Cr ew Com m , Wh it eman M O; T h om as H A L L (J an a), EWO I P, L or i n g M E ; Doug H A RN L Y , A FI T , Wr igh t -Pat OH ; Wi l li am H A Y ES, K C-135 CPlt , Beale CA ; Davi d H E GL A N D (Pat ti ), H eli copt er Pit , H ol l om an N M ; Er i c H OL CK , K C-135 CPl t , M ar ch CA ; J ack L E ON A RD , M ain t .

Of f , F ai r chi l d WA ; Eldon L I N DST ROM (A li ce), RC-135 CPlt , Of f ut t N E ; M i k e L U CCA (M ar cia), M edi cal Doct or , L ack l an d T X ; J am es M A PL ES (Patr i ci a), Fit . T ng I P, Reese T X ; J am es M A SSA RO, EWO, Gr i f fi s N Y ; T h om as M CCA N CE (Ci n dy ), K C-135 CPlt , Sey m our -J oh n son N C; M i k e M cGi n n i s (Sh ar on ), WSO, M oody GA ; Ri ch ar d M ORRI S (B ar bar a), C-130 CPlt , Yok ot a J apan ; Dean M E Y E R S , A F I T , W r i g h t -P a t O H ; D o m i n i c k PA PA REL L A , Space Sy s. Of f , Buckl ey CO; Russ PA T T E RSON (Paula) K C-135 N av , Seym our -J oh n son N C; T r avi s PET H E (L i n da), A cqui si ti on Of f , Pet er son CO; K ent RA M E Y , K C-135 CPlt , Bar k sdale L A ; Ch ar l es RA T H BU RN , K C-135 CPlt , Car sw el l T X ; J oh n RE I N SCH M I DT (Debbi e), B-52 N av , El l sw or t h SD ; M i ke RE ST E Y , Developm en t Eng ., Gr i f f i s N Y ; Ron SA RN O, F ami ly Ph ysi ci an , A n dr ew s M D ; Robert SCH RA E DE R, F15 Pit , H ollom an N M ; Bi l l SE XT ON , E WO, Gr and For k s, N D ; Sam SH U T T , B-52 CPlt , Car sw ell T X ; M ar k SM I T H , F-4D Pi t , N el li s N V ; K i rk STA N T , WSO/ N av , Osan K or ea; Ri cky ST EA RM A N (T h er esa), N av , Wri gh t -Pat OH ; Den n i s ST OK E RT (Sh ar on ), M i ssi l e Cm bt Cr ew Com m , Fr an ci s E . Warr en WY ; Ed T EI GEL ER (J oan n e), M i ssi le Cm bt Cr ew Comm , M i n t o N D ; A ndr ew T I CE (Dor n er ), M edi cal Doct or , A n dr ew s M D ; Ph i l WA L K ER, K C-135 CPlt , Gr i ssom I N ; Ron WA L K ER, comm Sy st Of f . I n cir li k T ur key ; A l an WI L L I A M S (M ar i lee), N av , E ll sw or t h SD ; Davi d WI L SON (Ch r i st y ), F-4 Pit , Osan K or ea; Wi l li am Y U CU I S (Rebecca), F-4 Pit , Woodbr idge En glan d .

Well , t h at j ust about does i t . I f t h er e ar e any of y ou t h at

d on ’t m ak e i t i n t h i s col u m n , t h en h a v e y ou r U n i t I n f or m at i on O f f i cer f i l l ou t a H om et ow n N ew s R el ea se, A F For m 175. T h at i s m y pr i m ary sour ce of i n f or m at i on . A l so,

h av e y our wi f e wr it e a let t er i f y ou can ’t . Please c o n t i n u e t h e f l ow of l et t er s an d w e w i l l a l l st ay i n t ou ch . T h a n k y ou

an d beat A r my !

F ly ing F 4E s f or the 496 TF S, The Wor ld ’s F i nest , at H a h n A B , Germany are Cap ts M ik e GI E SE , Tony BR OZEN A , Randy VA N SCO YK , and A l B A RK ER (not in p hoto).

R i ck L ay m an 2 3 M ap l ew ood T er r ace P ea se A F B , N H 0 380 1 A V : 8 5 2 -2 12 1 / 2 12 2

H o m e : (6 0 3 ) 4 3 1 - 7 7 9 3

Ri gh t af t er t h e l ast i ssue of t h e A OG m agazi n e cam e o u t I got a cal l fr om T om M CCL A I N . H e w as a t ad upset t h at I h ad m en t i on ed a m ess of SA C t y pes an d h ad n eglect ed t o say an y t hi n g about al l of t h e f i gh t er -gat or s out at N el l i s an d such . I t hi n k t h e pr oblem i s t h at y ou f i gh t er ty pes m o v e ar oun d so f ast t h at n obody k n ow s wh er e y ou ar e f or l on g .

A ny w ay , T om sai d t h at ev ery on e at N elli s eit h er j ust g ot t h er e or i s about t o l eav e. H e, J ohn FOUT S, an d J i m RU T T L E R wi ll al l be leavi n g f or K un san sh or t ly . A l BRE A DY h as j ust l ef t f or M at h er wh er e h e h as f i n all y st art ed U N T . Br ad L OGA N , K evin SM I T H , M i k e COX , T om M CK E E , M i k e ROSE BU SH , Gary CRA I G, an d Ri ck T A K A C S ar e a l l a t N el l i s w i t h T om a n d a l l ar e i n F -4s . A l G R E E N E an d M i k e L I T T L E w i l l b e l ea v i n g f or O sa n soon .

B r a n M C A L L I ST E R sen t a l et t er t o t el l m e t h e p ar

t icul ar s on M i ke M A RK ’S acciden t . H e, Ch r i s GOET SCH , an d M ar k H OL M ES ar e all f ly in g F-15s at Bit bur g . Bob K N A U F F an d St ev e BROWN al so f ly F-15s, but at L angley . Ran dy BA RRET T and h i s wi f e, Debby , ar e al so a t L an gley . Ran dy cal l ed last w eek t o say t h at h e i s t r an si t i on i n g i nt o F-106s. H e’s T DY at Tyn dal l f or awh i l e.

Rod an d T h er esa REA Y ar e t h e par en t s of t wi n s, Pet e an d K at i e ST RU N K h av e a daugh t er , an d T om and Sh er y l M CCL A I N h av e a son . I got a r epor t t h at Pet e w as out a t Fort Car son pl ayi n g soldi er ear li er t h i s sum m er .

M i k e “ t h e Fl ash ” DE H A RT sen t i n a lin e t o say th at h e ’s st i ll a bach elor an d i s a com mun icat i on s plan n er at Sembach . Dav e T I L L OT SON i s a w eapon s con t r ol ler at Br em er h aven , an d Dal e M EY ERROSE i s at Ram st ei n , al so i n com m uni cati on s. Bar r y A B BOTT f l i es C-130s out o f R h ei n

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M ERA V I GL I A fl y F-4s som ew h er e in Ger m any . M i ke ask ed t h at I put i n a “ H OWGOZI T ” t o t h e cr owd f r om 3 1 .

Fr ed WH I T I CA N st opped in a f ew w eek s ago. H e w as ov er h er e f r om Gr i f f i ss f or a r i d e i n t h e a l t i t u d e c h a m b er .

H e ’s a n a v o n t h e B U F F .

J i m D I L L w a s a w ar d ed t h e A F C M f or h i s w or k a t

M OV IN G? Pl ease f or w ar d y our n ew addr ess, dut y assi gn m ent , an d oth er n ew s t o th e A OG Of fi ce ... A OG Recor ds ar e on ly as curr ent as y our l at est su b m i s s i o n ...

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H an scom , an d Dav e H E RL ON G an d M i k e RU T H w on on e each f or t h eir par t s in win n i n g t h e RA F Bom bin g Com pet i t i on . By t h e w ay , M i k e i s t h e h er o of t h e quar t er . I r ec ei v ed t h r ee n ew s r el ea ses on M i k e...H e’s b een i n R ed F l a g , t h e

RA F Bom b Com p, an d h as w on th e A F CM . I w ouldn ’t be surpri sed i f h i s n am e was on t h e capt ain ’s li st t oo. I s a w t h e st a t s on t h at l i st . A l l b u t 26 m a d e i t f r om 75. 1 g u ess t h a t ’ s

about 97% success r at e. H ope y ou all enj oy t h e pay r a i s e .

K ip F ON G call ed f r om L uk e t o see h ow t h in gs w er e

going, and I r an into Paul WI LLIAMS up at Plattsburgh... I guess one of the better things about this j ob i s that I k eep

runn i n g i nt o cl assm at es.

Bi ll A SH CRA FT h as r ecen t ly com pl et ed h i s M BA an d St ev e M ORRI S h as j ust en t er ed A F I T at Wr igh t -Pat .

T h e appr oach i n g wi n t er f in ds A .T . ST ODDA RD an d Susan i n t h e CE Squadr on at E lm en base A ir For ce Dor f .

St ev e an d N an cy Rut h ST I CH ar e up th er e t o sh ar e t h e N ort h er n L i ght s wi t h t h em . St ev e i s a pi lot in t h e r e s c u e ou t f i t t h er e (H H -3s).

St an SI E F K E an d Suzi e wi l l be goin g t o Edw ar ds i n Decem ber . St an ’s been h opi n g t o go t o T est pi lot t r ain i n g .

L ook s li ke h e’s get t i n g closer . Speak i n g of t h e old c r o w d f r om 30, Ch um ley COL L I N S w as up wi th h i s par en t s awh i l e back . We h ad a super t i m e...h oldin g out f or a c h a n c e t o get some h un t i n g in , but t h e t i m es j ust don ’t seem t o m at ch up. Ch um ’s down at Del Ri o, n ow t h at Cr aig h as b een c l o s e d .

Con gr at ul at i on s t o St ev e RE DM A N f or bei ng n am ed J un i or -Of fi cer-of-t h e-Quar t er at B ly t h ev i lle. I h ear S t ev e i s r eal ly bur ni n g up t h e cour se out th er e. K eep up t h e good w or k , St ev e.

K eep t h ose car ds and l et t er s comin g ...

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Qt r s 44 02 D U SA F A , Co l or ado 80840

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H om e: (30 3 ) 4 72 -62 6 3

C/ 4C Wal do F . D U M BSQU A T walk ed in t o h i s dor m r oom , t ossed h i s purple at h let i c j ack et on t h e bed , a n d si gh ed h eavi ly . Waldo’s r oom m at e, Regs BU CH , l ook ed u p f r o m 3 5 - 10 .

I n ot i ced y ou si gh ed h eav i ly ,” Regs said .

Y ea, I di d,” r epli ed Waldo. “ T oday j ust h asn ’t been m y day .” “ Wh at h appen ed?” ask ed Regs as h e fl i pped t hr ough an a n c i en t v o l u m e o f t h e G o l d B o o k .

“ Wel l ,” Wal do began i nt el ligen t ly , “ War r en H EE L S an d I wer e ch ecki n g m ai l , wh en al l of a sudden we got i n t r ouble f or n ot gr eet i n g t h r ee f em ale upper classm en .” “ Why di dn ’t y ou gr eet t h em ?” “ I t h ough t t hey wer e t h e gi r l s wor k in g in t h e sh oe sh op .” “ T i m es h ave ch an ged , Waldo,” Regs in f or m ed h i m sag el y .

A s Regs sai d, t i m es h av e ch anged f or al l of us i n t h e Spi ri t of 76 cl ass. I ’m glad t o get t h i s ch an ce t o d o s o m e wr i ti n g agai n . I t ’s m y f i r st sh ot i n a lon g t im e so b ea r w i t h Waldo an d I . Si n ce I ’m wri t in g t h i s colum n , I get t o h ea r about wh at I ’m doi n g . (I t ’s called lit er ar y li cen se).

Don H A L L , fl y i n g t h e T -41C wit h t h e 557FT S, i s par t o f t h e .18 m ach -b ust er cl u b a t U SA F A . Som e of t h e ot h er g u y s

h elpin g h i m wr est le wi t h gr adebook s an d air si ck bags a r e

T i m H A SS, F r ed K N I E B , D a v e T E R I F A Y , M a r k M U E H L , M ark W H A L E N an d Pat B U R BA N K .

WE DDI N GS: L ar r y DOWEL L (F-4 at Ram st ei n ) m ar r i ed Sue at U SA FA . Wen dell L loy d N I SSI N G t i ed t h e k n ot wi t h K at h l een an d h eaded t o La s V egas f or a h on ey m oon . M uf f i s f l y i n g a C -14 1 out of N or t on , b y t h e w ay . J ef f F O R D (T -33 at M cC h or d ) m a r r i ed “ Cook i e” R eb a r ch ek b a ck i n P en n

sy lv ani a. T h er e w as a un ique all 2n d li eut en an t weddin g a t

Y ok ot a A F B , w h en 2L T M i k e B Y E R S g ot h i t ch ed t o 2L T

Cele H of f m an . J ay K E N N ON , as th e best man , escor t ed t h e m a i d o f h o n o r w h o w a s a l s o s ec o n d l i eu t en a n t . M i k e

and J ay ar e bot h C-130 dr i v er s. Ray T YC m arr i ed Capt ai n L en i ce W i l cox . R ay w r ot e: “ U n t i l y ou ’v e m ar r i ed a g i r l w h o

m akes m or e t h an y ou do, y ou h av en ’t been m arr i ed .” R ay i s a r a d a r -r a d i o -v eh i c l e m a i n t en a n c e o f f i c er w i t h t h e 7 3 T C F

at M y r t le Beach . H e m en t i on ed t h at Gr eg L EWI S, M ar c FRI T H , an d Car l RE B A RCH A K ar e al l m ar r i ed an d fl y i n g t h e A -10 “ War t h og” T h un der bi r d H . Gr eg B OOM GA A RD i s v er y car ef ull y h an dlin g m un i ti on s m ai n t en an ce at M acDi l l . L i n RI L E Y i s fl y in g a K C-135 out of Plat t sbur gh .

Geof f r ey “ L eon ” L A WRE N CE i s l ear n in g t o fl y wh i r ly bir ds. Ron BA RA N , H al GET ZE L M A N , an d Bi ll WI L E Y ar e all fl yi n g T y n dall ’s T -33s. J i m M I L ST EA D i s w or ki n g w i t h on e of Bi lly Bour r ough ’s cousin s at M ax well .

I N T E RSE RV I CE : Bar r y M U H L EN BE RG l et m e kn ow about t h ose 76 gr ads i n t h e N avy an d M ar i n es. Bar r y i s fl yi n g t h e F-4J at Ocean a. A sk h i m if h e li k es carr i er t ak eof f s! Don F RA SI E R i s in Puert o Ri co pil ot in g t h e A -4 .

M i k e H A U G an d h i s A -7E a r e on t h e car r i er M I D W A Y .

Gen e M U RPH Y i s get t i n g a A -4 wh i le Dav e T ERN ES fl i es t h e F -4 J .

H er e’s a l aun dr y li st of som e F-4 f ol low -on assign m en t s: Gar y BA RB E R an d Wi l l ST RE L L ; H ah n A F B ; Br uce an d J ean DEA N E : E lm en dor f A F B ; J i m an d Sh ar on H U N T wi l l t ak e t h ei r n ew daugh t er , J en n i f er , t o Elm en dor f ; R i c h an d Car leen H A N L E Y , L ar r y SM I T H , M i k e CL EM OV I T Z, M ar c M OORE , Sh aun SI M PSON , M ik e WOODM A N , an d T ony Y OU N T : N elli s A F B , L ar ry L E E , J on T RE E , Er i c COPPI N , T i m BROWN , J i m PORT ER, and Ch ar li e M ORA N : Hi l l A F B , Dav e A N D ERSON , Ralph GA R DN E R, an d Gr eg M I L L E R: K aden a; T om SA WN ER, Dav e M cE L E V E E , an d Bob SWA N SON : T or r ej on ; T i m CA N T WE L L , A 1 GRA N GE R, and M i ke WORDEN : Span gdah l em .

C l y d e a n d B u r n i A Y E R (K C -135) w r ot e f r om R i ck en -

back er A F B . T h ey ar e pr oud par en t s of H eat h er A n n e.

Cly de m en t i on ed a f ew 76 n am es al so. J oh n an d Susan ST E V E N S (K C -135) a r e st a t i on ed a t R i ck , t oo. G ar y

B U T DORF an d M i k e DE L V E N T H A L ar e n avigat i n g

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m ai n t en an ce chi ef . K y WE B B an d Pat O’BRI EN ar e enj oy i n g t h e bach elor li f e at T r av i s (K C-135s). Cly de a l s o t alk ed t o T . L . WI L L I A M S, wh o i s a T i t an m i ssi l e laun ch of f i cer at D .M . Di ck DA V I L A , ar e y ou st i ll at D .M .? M i k e an d M aur een SCOT T ar e r um or ed t o be ex pect in g t h ei r fi r st ch i l d at Seym our -J oh n son . Di sgui sed as a beach bum at H ur lbur t Fi el d, M i k e WI L DE RM U T H i s assi gn ed t o A C130s. J oh n an d M el an i e WA I T ES ar e enj oy ing t h e sun a t Ty n dal l (T -33s). Flyi ng C-130s out of L it t l e Rock ar e Ran dy CH A N G, Bob A RN ET T , Gary H U FF M A N N , J i m BU CK , Dav e ROOT , Scot t T H U RN ER, an d Dan CU DA .

A n ot h er l aun dr y li st : J ami e B OSWORT H , M cGuir e C141; J i m an d Casey SH A N L E Y , M cCh or d B-52; St ev e M U RD OCK , M cCh or d K C-135; Doug GA RI T O, Ch ar lest on C-141; T om an d Deb T RA I N OR, L or i n g K C-135; Don BROCK , L augh li n T -38; M ar k an d Cin dy PEN L EY , Reese mai n t en an ce; Roger an d T am y CL E M EN T S, Pease K C135; Don an d Coll een OL YN I CK , M in ot B-52; Den n y M U L L I N S, Gr i ff i ss K C-135 n av .

J ay J OH N ST ON (K C-135 at Ri ck en back er ) wr ot e an d added h i s f i v e cen t s w or t h . St ef an an d K at h y EI SEN a r e t each i n g ch opper pi l ot s t o fl y at Sh eppar d . “ Bo” M I L L ER an d t h e head of h i s h ouseh old h ad a ch i ld at Wi l ly i n bet w een T -37 fl i gh t s. Wi l li e an d Sue PA L M S ar e at Cast le (K C -135S).

Poet r y Cor n er : T om YE RK E of f er s t h i s ode t o SA C: I r on cl ad f ir st r each i n g h igh Gr aspi n g li gh t en in g f r om th e sky Rei gn i n g Peace t h r ough out t h e lan d God Bl ess St r at egi c A i r Com m and .

A ppar en t l y , t h e guy s on al er t h av e di f f er en t r en di t i on s o f t h i s p oem .

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M em o r i a l R O T C

Sch ol ar sh i p i s bei n g cr eat ed at Ri ch ’s h igh sch ool . I f y ou

w ou l d l i k e t o d on at e t o t h e f u n d , p l ea se sen d y ou r c h e c k s t o M i k e W O R D E N at 1638 S . K en t on A v en u e A u r or a ,

Col or ado 80012. M i ke wil l put t h e m on ey t oget h er an d s en d 49

it t o t h e hi gh sch ool . Your gen er osi t y wi l l be appr eci at ed.

Dan BEA T T Y call ed m e t h e ot h er day and r epor t ed t h at h e an d DavePYSH ORA ar e doin g som e H H -3E r escue w or k out of El men dorf . Doug ST EWA RT i s doin g aut o-r ot at i on s in t h e U H -I N w hi l e Ri ch K I N G i s n av igat in g hi s Fox -4. A 1 G R I J A L B A i s an ot h er on e of t h ose C -130 d r i v er s w e l i k e t o

h ear about . A t E n gl and A F B , Wade an d Sue M CROBE RT S ar e ex pect i n g a n ew A -7 pi lot in N ov ember . A r t an d K a t h y GEORGE ar e also doin g t h e A -7 air -t o-m ud t h i n g at Englan d. Ch ri s SU L L I V A N an d M ar v V A N E V ERY ar e in m ed sch ool at U CL A . Th e L angley F-15s ar e bein g pi l ot ed

by Bi ll ROEGE , Dav e M CCA L I ST E R, an d J ack CA T T ON .

Th e ol d w at ch dog hi m self , Cr ai g M A N SON , wr ot e fr om law sch ool i n Sacr am en t o. H e w as call ed by M i ke PON ZA N I , w h o i s a WC-130 pi lot at M cCl ell an . M ik e an d h i s w i f e n o w h a v e a s o n n a m ed M i c h a el .

Tom are working for SA C, trying to keep local reporters from what they (the reporters) think are nuclear weapons ar oun d t he alert ar ea . K eep it up , guy s.

WI N GS, A SSI G N M E N T S, L E T D O WN S, L U C K O U T S: Cal li n g up an old r oomm at e, Pat M cV A Y , gave m e som e of t he assi gn m en t i n f o f or t h i s i ssue, an d T i m

OLI VER and an unknown benefact or at Columbus provi d

ed t h e r est . Pat wi l l be depar t i n g t h e r an k s of t h e u n b o n d ed

and getting marri ed on or about 10 February t o a remarkable lady who st ood by him throughout the Zoo

y ear s, n ot t o m ent i on sev er al k n ee oper at i on s. Som e g u y s h a v e a l l t h e l u ck .

But now, the l atest from the MPC wheel of f ortune, a l s o

kn own as t he assi gn m en t com put er (m ay be we coul d sell t h i s on e t o t h e Sovi et s, t oo).

K C-135 — J oh n M E YE RS (L or i n g), Roger PA U L SON (K aden a), T om SCH I PPE R (Gr i ssom ), St uar t A L E X

Peopl e oft en com e up t o me and ask : “ Don , wh at do y ou h ear f r om L ori n g A F B?” Well , I guess m an y pr ay er s wer e an sw er ed w h en t h e A CE pr ogr am got t h er e. J ef f L A RSE N i s t h e l ocal r epor t er f or t h e class on t h at base an d h e s a i d h i s f ell ow K C-135 pi l ot s ar e: K evi n ST EPK O, J ef f an d U t e WHA T L EY , M el an d L i n di PRI V ET T , A ar on an d San dr a GOL D . E ver y body i s in v i t ed up t o L or i n g f or a M ai n e lobst er an d Can adi an ale. M ar k SH A N K S (B-52), Gr eg a n d Bon n i e WH A L E Y (B-52), and Dav e an d Rosem ar y GROU SE R (K C-135 n av ) wi ll al l be at t h e par t y .

T .C. J ON E S (L or i n g), Geor ge M A N DI S (Wur t smi t h ), M i k e SA SSE (Gr an d F or k s).

C -13 0 J oh n B L O O M (Rh ei n -M ei n ), J oh n

i m pr oved ball cl ub t h i s season . N ot on ly do t h e Falcon s h av e a r unn i n g gam e t h i s y ear , t h ey al so h av e speci al t eam s t h at r eally do t h e j ob . Th e UT EP an d B ost on Col l ege

B EK ERI S (L i t t l e Rock ), J ay QU I N T ON (Pope), M ar k T U N I S (L i t t le Rock), Dar r an GOOL SB Y (Dy ess).

T -37 - A 1 BRU CE (Reese), K en K N A PP (Reese), J on

Sp or t s N ot e: T h e F a l con F oot b a l l T ea m i s a m u ch

g a m es w er e su per con t est s . H ol y C r oss w a s a b i t of

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letdow n , but t h e K an sas St at e gam e w as a cl ose, wel l pl ay ed game. I t h i n k we can ex pect a Falcon t eam t o g o t o a bowl game i n t h e n ex t f ew season s. I ’m glad t o h av e m y s ea s o n t i c k et s .

Wel l , Wal do an d I h av e got t o go. M y t h an k s go t o ev ery on e w h o wr ot e an d called . I f y ou h av en ’t seen y o u r n ame i n pr i nt f or t w o y ear s, t h en l et m e kn ow an d I ’l l g et

y ou i n t h e n ex t i ssu e.

ANDER (Castle), George EARN HA RT (Sawyer), “ Bert ” HA LBERT (Fairchild), Pat BURKE (Dyess), Mark RUT A N (Gr i ssom ), Ri ch H A RT (Beal e), J oh n H U RDL E (B l y t h ev i l l e).

B-52 — Steve BASE (Sawyer), Wally ZANE (Blythevi lle),

MAZUROWSKI (Rhein-Mein), Doyle WALKER (Pope), A1

REILMAN (Reese), Frank SZAL EJKO (Reese), Davd MURRA Y (Reese), Don MA GEE (Laughlin), Steve WITT-

M A N (Wi l li ams), M ik e B U SCH K O (Colum bus), Gr eg PF E I F F E R (Col um bus), K ei t h WI L SON (Columbus), A 1 B ECK E R, Dewey N OV OT N Y .

T -3 8 Ran dy A B EL E (L augh lin ), L or i n L ON G (L augh li n ), B ar t H I BBA RD (L augh lin ), Duf f M U I R (Reese), Russ F I N N E Y (Wi l li am s), Ri ch L Y ON S (Col um

bus), Jeff MAYER (Columbus), Nei l YOUTSLER (Colum

bus), T on y B EN E V EN T O, Dav e SH A W .

F-4 — J oh n REE D (L uk e), M ar k WA RD (L uk e), J oh n

HASLETT (Homestead), Mark SIZEMORE (Luke), Ski p

J o h n “ L ou ” M i ch el s, J r .

3 508 M o n t r ov i a B l v d ., # 117 Om ah a , N ebr a sk a 6 8 12 3 A V : 2 7 1-3 2 9 8

H om e: (4 02 ) 292 -202 6

I am sorr y t o begi n my f ir st colum n wit h t r agi c n ew s, b u t t w o of our cl assmat es h av e been k i lled in separ at e a i r cr a f t

a cci d en t s. St ev en J . M O R R I S d i ed i n a T -38 cr a sh on 2

A ugust about 50 mi l es n or t h w est of Del Ri o, T ex as. M a r k D .

S H A D B E G I A N w a s k i l l ed i n t h e cr a sh of a C -130E n ear

L ak e Conw ay , A r kan sas on 8 Sept ember . T h e t h ough t s an d sy m pat h y of t h e class ar e wi th t h e f ami ly and fr i en ds o f t h e se t w o f i n e o f f i c er s .

I wi sh t o ext en d t h e apol ogi es of L y n n SCOT T t o

ev er y on e w h o m i ssed t h e col u m n i n t h e su m m er i ssu e.

L yn n w as caugh t bet w een m ov es at t h e t im e of publi cat i on .

H e i s n ow at Br ook s, w or k i n g in t h e H um an Resour ces L a b .

A ny of y ou w h o f eel l ik e a r esour ce t h ese day s, giv e h i m a call . I un der st an d t h er e i s a sh or t age.

C O R R E C T I O N S E T C . R on A L F O R D a n d E d T H O M A S

ar e n ot , as pr evi ously r epor t ed , i n t h e secur i ty poli ce o u t f i t at M i saw a, J apan . Bot h ar e in t h e Secur i t y Ser v i ce t h er e .

Sorr y Ron , but at l east t h e base w as r igh t . I n ciden t al ly , bot h Ron (J an an ) an d Ed (Glen n a) got m ar r i ed t h i s spr i n g , an d h av e n ot hi n g but good wor ds f or J apan . I t h in k R o n ’s l et t er w a s w r i t t en b ef or e t h e d ol l ar t ook i t s cou r se i n

k ami k aze t act i cs. I f y ou can af f or d t h e post age, Ron , l et u s kn ow h ow t h i n gs ar e goi ng .

T w o gen t s w h o a r e in t h e Secur it y Poli ce ar e Er wi n R U P E R T an d T om H A R T M A N N , ou t a t M a t h er . E r v an d 50

K A M PS (Geor ge), Doug M A RL OWE (Geor ge), M ar k SHA CK E L F ORD (H om est ead), Paul M A DSON , K ar l SCH RI CK E R, E d M I L L E R, M ar k H A N SON .

F-15 - St eve M I L L ER (L uk e), J ack CA SEY .

A -10 — J oel H O R I E .

RF-4 - Geor ge PA T T E RSON (Sh aw ).

OV -10 — J .J . GL E N N ON (Sem bach ).

0 -2 — T i m OL I V ER (Dav i s-M on t h an ), T om H Y D E (Sh aw), St eve F OST E R (Pan am a).

C-141 — M ar k H ORK U L I C (M cGuir e), L ee SHA W ( C h a r l est o n ) , Sc o t t B E N SO N ( N o r t o n ) , T ed

SHROPSHI RE (McChord), Mike KRESBA CH (Travi s),

Paul SCH U T T (Ch ar l est on ), Doug M OWE RY (N or t on ), J ack SH E E HA N (M cGui r e).

CH A N G E O F A D D R E SS D E P T . Th e f ol l owin g ch an ges h av e t r i ckled i nt o t h e A OG v i a our ov er ly ef f i ci en t post al serv i ce: Ri ck T U RN E R (Car ew ) w i ll be goin g t o Guam a f t er h e f i ni sh es E WO upgr ade at Car sw ell . A l so in EWO upgr ade at Cast l e: J i m M E YE R (N i n a) wh o h eads up t o M in ot ; Ch ar li e N I CH OL L S, goin g t o M ath er ; an d Ch uck “ B-52G St r at of or t r ess” GI L L , t o Ell sw or t h . J oe F ERRA RA an d J i m M CCA RT H Y ar e goin g t o F -4’s out of EWO, an d J i m SK Y i s goi n g t o Dav i s-M ont h an i n D C-130’s. D ave SCH M I T Z i s n ow a pr oj ect engi n eer at K el ly , an d M i k e RYA N h as been t r an sf er r ed t o A ust in , T exas f r om sch ool 3.t I^^l SSl SSi p pl

F I R ST H A N D R E P O R T S Wh i le st r ollin g down t h e placi d st r eet s of M cCl el lan A F B t h i s sum m er , I r an i n t o M i k e W E I N S T E I N a n d J ef f H E I D M O U S . B o t h a r e e a r

n in g t h eir pay at t h e com m un i cat i on s squadr on at M cCl el l an . M i ke i s at t en din g ev en in g classes at M cGeor ge

L aw Sch ool , an d i s h opi n g t o get accept ed i n t o t h e f u n d ed A F pr ogr am i n J an uar y .

R U M O R S, M A L I C I O U S D I ST O RT I O N S, A N D O U T R I G H T L I E S D E P T . N ot t oo much t o r epor t h er e at t h i s t i me. I un der st an d t h at A n dy SZK OT A K i s up at H an scom b n ow , assi gn m en t un k n own . I f I don ’t h ear fr om y ou A n dy , I ’l l m ak e som et h in g up .

M ar i o GA RZA , Rod ST A PON SK I , A .J . GI PSON , an d M i k e C R O SS sh oul d b e a b ou t t w o-t h i r d s f i n i sh ed w i t h

U N T by n ow . St i l l sh oot i n g f or a B-52 A .J .?

A r m an do COST A L ES i s en t eri n g t h e secon d y ear of h i s f ell owsh i p at Pr i n cet on , and spent h i s sum m er w or k in g a t N A T O h eadquar t er s i n Belgi um . I guess bein g in t h e A r m y h as some adv an t ages af t er all .

I am r eli ably in f or m ed t h at my old boss f r om t h e T A L O N . Walt H E RN , i s som ewh er e in f ogboun d En glan d.

(Or i s t h at “ f ogboun d somewh er e in En glan d ” ?) Dr op m e a l i n e W a l t , so I k n ow f or su r e.

Bob SOU CY i s upgr adin g i nt o C-130’s out at Clar k r i gh t n ow , n avi gat i n g t hr ough t h e f r i en dly ski es of t h e Far E a s t .

J ef f P E R K I N S (L esl i e) i s d u e a t G r an d F or k s i n N ov em b er , a s o n e o f t h e d o w n s t a i r s c r ew o n a B -5 2 .

Fi n al ly , Pat B U RK E (see abov e), upon bein g i n f or m ed t h at Dyess A F B i s l ocat ed i n a dr y coun t y , appar en t ly h a s d eci d ed t o w eat h er t h e t ou r on i n t er n a l st or es a l on e, a n d i s

dev oti n g hi s ef f ort s t o t h at en d . Good L uck , Bur k i e.

O F F WA T CH Y our s t r uly i s cur r en t ly assign ed as an EWO i n RC-135’s out h er e on t h e Gr eat Plain s. K eepi ng t h e “ h og n oses” f lyi n g i s Bob DE H N E RT , wh o i s w or k in g i n

m a i n t en a n c e h er e .

S i n c e t h er e i s a d ef i n i t e d ea r t h o f i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e column i n t he f i les ri gh t n ow , I soli ci t f rom al l wh o r ea d t h i s

y our let t er s, n ot es, t el egr am s, an d poli ce r eport s. A n y an d al l en ti r es ar e appr eci at ed and wi ll be j udg ed sol el y accor di n g t o cont en t , n ot n eatn ess. I n t h e m ean t im e, h an g in t h er e, an d don ’t spen d t h at 5.5% all in on e pl ace.

M a r k Z a m zo w

6 0 55 L i t t l e J o h n n y D r .

Co l o r ad o Sp r i n g s, CO 8 09 18 A V : 2 5 9 -3 2 2 8

H o m e : (3 0 3 ) 5 9 8 - 5 3 9 4

H el l o ’78 ! I sn ’t t h e r ea l A i r F or ce a p l ea san t ch a n g e f r o m

our last f our y ear s? U n f or t un at ely , w e’r e on t h e bot t om o f th e pi le agai n , but on ly a y ear an d a h alf un t i l w e’r e o n e st ep hi gh er .

N A M E D R O P P I N G : A ccor di ng t o t h e A OG’s best es t i m at es, t h er e ar e 61 of our cl assm at es ar oun d h er e a t t h e A cademy on T DY st at us. I n case y ou ’r e cur i ous about whi ch people ar e h er e r aht er t h an out t h er e , h er e t h ey a r e : Eri c K I RCH N E R, Ron T A I T , T err y K E L L Y , Geor ge FL I N K , Dave M CL ERA N , J oe REY N ES, St ev e A N DER SON , J oh n M OORE , Dav e BOS, J oe B U N ECK E , Paul B E C K , M i k e A CK L E Y , Ri ck WA L L A C E , B ob W H E E L O C K , M ar k W I L K I N SO N , L ee W I L L I A M S , D ou g

BEN N ETT , Del os CA RRI ER, St ev e T H OM PSON , J ef f FE L M ET H , Dave E ST E P, Way n e SCH E L L ER, Ri ck B ERRY , J oe M A T T U SK I , Paul SA V A GE , Guy M ORRI S, D a n P L A V N E Y , St ev e H A M PT O N , M i k e A U SSE R E R ,

M ar k M i k e P A D G E T T , D a v e C O ST E T R A SCHA RRE N BERG, Dori an SM I T H , St ev e CL A RK , Ji m ROL A N D, Phi l FA RRE L L , M i k e QU I N N , H er b WA TT , Rob V A N HA A ST E RT , St ev e L I SI , K i p SE L F , Bi ll SI L V E ST RI , J oh n BA RRY , Buddy L EA CH , T i m BRA Y , Pet er M A RPL E , H arr y L A DE , Don DI L L M A N , N or m N U CK OL L S, Si g N E L SON , Chr i s K RI SI N GER, Cur t QU I M BY , Deon GI EG, Bob H A L L , T i m M I N ER, M ar k H E FFE RL Y , St eve A SB E L L , A n dy F RE M EN T O.

D I S C O J o e ...

T h en t h er e’s 17 of us wh o ar e act ual ly “ w or ki n g ” h er e f r om si x m ont h s t o a y ear . M ar k BU SH EL L , Gor dy

CURPHY, Arnie DOUVI L LE, Mi ke EVERS, Mason

GOOD H A N D , K i m K E L L Y , T om SCH N E E B ERGE R, Dav e SCOT T , Ji m WEI DM A N N , an d my self ar e w or ki n g f or t h e A t h let i c Depar t m ent . M in or it y A f f air s i s bl essed wi t h t h e pr esen ce of A r t CORON A , Sam GI L M ORE , Ron M A GN U S, L i n M A SON , J im PU H EK , an d L ar r y ROM O. I N M E M O R I A M : I t i s w i t h deep r egr et t h at I m ust i n f or m al l of y ou t h at ’78 h as l ost on e of our classm at es.

T err y CA RRI GA N di ed on J uly 9t h in an aut o acciden t i n Win slow , A ri zon a. Our sy m pat hy goes out t o T err y ’s f ami ly an d f r i en ds.

U P O N T H E H I L L : A s ex pect ed , t h e A cademy i s st i ll f un ct i oni n g even wi t h out t h e cl ass of ’78. I ’l l f i l l y ou i n on som e of t h e ch an ges. Cadet s ar e n o lon ger com mi t t ed o n t h e fi r st day of cl asses of t h eir j un i or y ear . I n st ead, t h ey can n ow qui t wi t h n o commi t t m ent up t o t h e f i r st day of c l a s s e s i n t h eir seni or y ear . Fi r st cl assm en can h av e an yt hi n g t h ey w ant i n t h eir r oom s (i n cl udi n g T V s) as l on g as t h ey k eep i t n eat an d or der ly . T h ose r oom s r eally look pr et t y good a s t h er e ar e a lot of r ugs, ch ai r s an d post er s. N o, r ef ri ger at or s ar en ’t l egal y et ! Som eof t h e Sat ur day m or n i n g t r ai n i n g i s n ow don e on PYi day af t er n oon s. Fi n ally , al l cadet s a r e aut h ori zed a fr ee ODP on Sun day s. Don ’t y ou wi sh y ou wer e a cadet agai n ?!!! M ay be n ot .

Som e li t t le br ot h er s of our classm at es ar e pi cki n g u p w h er e t h ei r b r ot h er s l ef t of f . I h a d t w o su ch d ool i es i n o n e o f

t h e gy m n ast i cs cl asses I ’m t each i n g . I di dn ’t ev en h a v e t o l ook at t heir n am et ags as I r ecogn i zed t h e f aces of a n o t h er G O L D F E I N a n d an ot h er H O L L I ST E R !

L E T T E R S A N D N E W S R E L E A S E S : T h i s sect i on

sh oul d be t h e l on gest . But t h i s t i m e i t i sn ’t because n o n e o f y ou ar e wr i t i n g m e or t h e A OG t o t el l m e wh at ’s n ew . A n y lit t l e bit of i n t o wi l l h el p. So i f y ou h av e som et h in g h a p p en t o y ou li k e m ar ri age, cr ash i n g y our T -37, or h av in g a d a t e f or t h e f i r st t i m e i n f our y ear s, pl ease let m e kn ow .

T h e on ly n ews r el ease I h av e in v olv es my h ousem at e, T om SCH N E E BE RGE R. H e’s been out play in g bask et bal l w i t h A t h l et es I n A ct i on f or si x w eek s. O f cour se w h i l e h e

w as out i n Calif or n i a , A ust r ali a , an d t h e Ph i li ppi n es pl ay i n g ball , h e st i l l pay ed h i s par t of t h e r en t ! H e g ot a br eak on t h e f ood b i l l s t h oug h .

A WA R D S A N D D E C O R A T I O N S: Congr at ulat i on s!

A ll of us ear ned our l on gevi t y r i bbon s. Wear it pr oudly ’ 7 8 .

P O ST SC R I P T : Well , t h at ’s i t f or my wr i t in g pr ow ess.

Sor r y I di dn ’t h av e any n ew s about al l of y ou away f r o m t h e A cadem y . B ut I h ave n o l et t er s. So please wr i t e an d h elp f i l l us al l i n on w h at ’s h appen i n g wi t h ’78.

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To many thosands of USAFpilots, the Cessna T-37 holds the special significance of being the first jet aircraft they soloed. Artist Rick Broome has captured in this painting the beauty and freedom of flight experienced in a “Tweety-Bird Solo, Each of the prints are personally inspected and then signed and numbered by the artist. The plates from which the prints are made are destroyed, forever protecting the collector’s invest ment. There are two series available, each numbered separately; t he Blacklite Original Prints are hand finished by the artist.

A complete set of instructions on the care and handling of your print, together with a certificate of authenticity and recommended framing instructions will be included. Purchasers of t he unique " Blacklite Original Print” may also order a blacklite unit for viewing their print; a complete set of instructions t o opt imize viewing will be included.

CESSNA T- 37 B DESCRI PTI ON: ■T WEETY-BIRD SOLO”

by Richard R. Broome EDITION:

Regular Series

400 Signed and numbered Exc lusive Blac klit e

200 signed and numbered SIZE: 2 0 X 24 inc hes

A BOUT TH E A RTI ST

Rick has been painting aviation subjects for 17 years and has almost 1000 private collectors of his art. He is recognized as the most unique artist in his

f ield because of his wo r k w it h u lt rav iolet sensit ive colo rs. His c haract erist ic att ent ion to d et ail and superb technical accuracy are apparent in this limited

edition collector print.

EXCLUSIVE BLACKLITE SERI ES

NIGHTSTAR PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce the first in a series of limited edition Blacklite Original Prints. This initial offering is limited to 200 prints. Rick has been acclaimed a " master” of ultraviolet creations and his technique may revolutionize the fine art print industry. These prints are being ottered following a four year research and development period. The hand finishing of the prints makes each one an investment in an “original print” at a.price less then 5% of the cost of an origial painting.

TWO PRINTS IN ONE...AS DIFFERENT AS DAY AND NIGHT! Turn down the lights and turn on your special print wit h a blacklite and see a new scene emerge. The colors are so vibrant that they respond as far as 12 feet away fromthe light source. The nav-lights and rotating beacon of the T-37 glow softly while oft in the distance the energy of the illumination of a city can be seen shimmering under the hand finished night stars. The entire scene appears three dimensional under reduced room lighting and a fluorescent blacklite....Commission your own Blacklite Original Print; and if you like, the artist will also caption It wit h a designated name in a special " created for ” endorsement in the clouds on the left of the print. A gift card signed by the artist will be included at no extra charge upon request.

Start a Trophy Wall with "Tweety-Bird Solo.” Each collector will become a member of the NIGHTSTAR Collector Program and will receive not ification of all prints offered, not just the AOGofferings. Telephone orders can be accepted Monday through Friday from8 - 5. You can call the artist Saturdays from 10 until 4 to order and make recommendations on future aircraft prints you would like NIGHTSTAR to produce for your Trophy Wall.

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