Doolie Squadron 7 Breakfast - October 6, 2018

After I busted out at the end of our 3rd Class year the "Reader's Digest" version goes like this:

• AF Reserves as "2 striper" while attending Rockhurst College, KC Mo. Graduated in 1970 (I was "in-trail" with you all).
• Graduated OTS in 1971
• Graduated Nav school @ Mather AFB in 1972
• Graduated F-4 RTU, in 1973 (WSO)

For flying assignments, I spent most of my career flying F-4 Phantoms.

• Kunsan - ROK, RAF Bentwaters - England, Seymour - Johnson, SC, McConnell AFB, KS.
• Full timer IWSO, for last ½ of my career, AGR program, KANG - RTU). Wound up with 3000hrs + in the F-4.
• Also have a bit over 40hrs in back seat of family-model F-16B. We transitioned to the Viper after the Phantom at the KANG. I was a F-16 sim instructor the last year or so of my military career.
• NOTE: They kept a few of us old guy back seaters on to finish out our last year or two of our 20 years. It was good of them. Over all, I had a great time in the USAF/Guard. 'Flew through most of it and retired as a lieutenant colonel (I know…shocking, ain't it…I can understand why many of you would view this as rather along the lines of a blind squirrel finding an acorn.)

Civilian:

• Just retired from Bombardier-Learjet, Wichita, KS, in Aug 2018, after just under 24 years with them. I was a Flight Test Engineer in their Flight Test Center for most of that time.

Family:

• Married to my wife, Mary Ann, since 1971. Celebrated our 47th anniversary on 7 Aug 18 (yes…she is a saint).
• Son, Ryan, and Daughter, Megan. Both doing fine. Ryan has 3 college degrees, I believe, at last count, but really loves his job as one of the two aviation photographers with Cessna - Beechcraft here in Wichita ('loves flying formation….understandable…).
• Megs is a catalogue web designer with an outfit called 3L in Columbus, OH, (if I got their name right. They own other companies…one of them is Victoria's Secret. I off handedly brought up the subject of a free ticket to their annual runway show with the angel wings, etc., ….was laughed at and immediately told •NO• by both she and her mother….)

Military:
• Colonel, Command Pilot; 3,100+ flying hours, C-130/AC-130/MC-130/T-39
• 119 missions and 600+ AC-130 gunship combat flying hours in Southeast Asia
• Flying Assignments: Reese AFB, TX (UPT); Forbes AFB, KS; Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand; Eglin AFB, FL; Hurlburt Field, FL
• Staff Assignments: AFROTC Admissions Counselor for State of Florida, Florida State University; 4441st Tactical Training Group (Blue Flag)/Scenario Writer--Eglin AFB; 2d Air Division/Chief Contingency Plans-Hurlburt Field; Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense/International Security Affairs and Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC)/ Assistant for Special Planning (SOF Aviation Requirements) and Director, Drug Enforcement Policy and Support--Pentagon; AFSOC/Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policy, Programs, and Acquisition-Hurlburt Field
• Professional Military Education: Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College
Civilian:
• President, Davidson Consulting Services, LLC, Vienna, VA - September 1994-Present
• Consulting work for: Booz.Allen.Hamilton, SAIC, Burdeshaw Associates, Lockheed Martin, TranSecur, Inc., International Security Management, Inc., BAE Systems, Selex Galileo, GO Aircraft, Ltd, Seneca Corporation, ACENES Corporation, ACAGI, Inc.
Volunteer:
• Chairman Staff-Parish Relations Committee, Adult Class Sunday School Teacher, Chairman Church Missions Committee, Instructor Vacation Bible School-Wesley United Methodist Church, Vienna, VA
• Vienna Youth Soccer Coach - House League--for 9 years
• National Defense Industrial Association - Served as SO/LIC Division: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Professional Development Committee Chairman, and Member 1987-present
• USAFA Class of 1968 Scribe from 1988-present
Education After USAFA:
• MA International Relations, Florida State University -1975
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fellow in Foreign Policy (Seminar XXI) 1987-1988
Family:
• Children: Col Melissa (Davidson) Cunningham, USAF, USAFA '96; LTC Scott Davidson, USA, FSU '99; Joshua Trawick (Step-son), Auburn 2002; Alicia Davidson, U of Alabama 2012 + two daughters-in-law (Lynette Davidson and Olivia Trawick); one son-in-law, Col Fred Cunningham, USAFA '94; and nine grandchildren: Kate, Fred, and Timmy Cunningham; Christopher, Robert, and Emilia Davidson; and Aisly, Aidan, and Alena Trawick.

• 1957 May Became a beekeeper
• 1963 April Private Pilot's license age 17
• 1964 June Entered USAFA Made dean's list both semesters- resigned as C3C and was placed in AF Reserve and rose to rank of E3- believe it or not that was the highest enlisted rank in my newly formed Reserve Unit.
• 1968 June Graduated from Gettysburg College with Chem major and minors in Math Biology and English
• 1966-1970 Unloaded VietNam casualties from KC-135's at Andrews while a reservist.
• 1968-1972 University of Maryland School of Medicine MD degree
• 1975-1995 ER Doctor including 16 years as Director of the only ER in the center of an area over 100,000 sq miles in eastern Oregon
• 1976-1983 Became a father x 3. All 3 have masters degrees. Two are teachers and one is an F-18 Pilot.
• 1986-2002 Oregon Air Guard rank of 04- big jump from E3. Accumulated 500+ hrs in backseats of Phantoms and Vipers (•lawn darts•) Numerous deployments in CONUS and Europe. Medical Group Commander. Retired O5.
• 1988 Founded the •Top Knife• advanced Flight Surgeon training program at Kingsley Field, OR.
• 1988 Named USAF Flight Surgeon of the Year- got a plaque, a book, a medal and a free drink. No T shirt.
• 1991 Got a Cessna 210- flew it for a couple years
• 1995 Got a Maule M5 210C. Now have 2500+ hours in it and still flying. Have flown it from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean several times and coast to coast several times, also.
• 2007 Retired from practicing medicine
• 2014 Finally figured out I was no good at retirement and unretired. Now work part time at a Rural Welfare Clinic
• 2018 Double Cancer survivor
• 2018 Still keeping bees

Military:
• Captain; 500+ flying hours, F-105
• 50+ combat missions - Viet Nam, Linebacker I & II, Wild Weasel, F-105G
• Flying Assignments: F-105 CCTS, McConnell AFB; 17th WW Squadron, Korat; F-105G Weasel Instructor, Nellis AFB
• Advanced Education: UCLA, MBA, 1969
• Resigned active duty 1974; Kansas ANG 1975 - '76, F-105 D instructor

Civilian industry:
• Semiconductor manufacturing equipment; engineering manager, various executive positions

Family:
• Son deceased
• Two grandchildren, ages 16 and 14

Military:

Got a masters at NC State through the co-op program immediately after graduation. Then pilot training at Webb. Flew C-7 Caribous at Cam Rahn Bay for a year. Fun airplane to fly. Assigned to a base flight job at Kelly when SAC pipeline overflowed. Involuntarily sent to an AFROTC job at Virginia Tech which turned out to be a great assignment. Then to C-130s at Dyess. Thoroughly enjoyed the flying and seeing the world. ACSC, with a follow on to MAC HQs, where I was the C-17 program manager. Then back to C-130s as an instructor at the school house at Little Rock, up to Squadron Commander. Then a year at AWC, followed by Command of the Basic Military Training School at Lackland, another great assignment. Finished with a couple of years on the AETC staff at Randolph, and retired when offered a Pentagon job.

Civilian:

Started with a private aviation training school and quit when I realized the for-profit education business was ethically challenged, to say the least. Became the Director of a program called DoD Starbase on Kelly Field on Lackland. National program, funded through DoD, doing STEM education for at-risk 5th graders from the area around Lackland. Loved teaching and working with kids, but decided I'd had enough at age 70.

Family:

Married to wife Mary before pilot training. Have three children: daughter Sarah Brown who lives with husband and two granddaughters in the Dallas area, daughter Lisa Reumping who has some high tech consulting job that has taken her all over the world and currently lives in Munich with husband and two grandkids, and son Scott who lives with us. We are permanent residents of the San Antonio area. I think we would freeze if we ever ventured north of Austin.

Personal:

After a lifetime of good health, I lost my right leg to a severe infection (necrotizing fasciitis). Doctors have no idea how I got it. Went to the emergency room at BAMC with what I thought might be an infected bite, and woke up three weeks later with no leg. Very lucky to be alive, not many survive that infection, and I probably wouldn't have if I hadn't been treated at BAMC. I've adapted to using my prosthetic leg and get around pretty good.

Military:
• Major, Senior Navigator; 2000+ flying hours, B-52G
• Selected for participation in joint operations exercises for Red Flag and Global Shield
• Group Leader at Air Force Avionics Laboratory's Electro Optics Branch and Advanced Software Development Group and Electronic Warfare Testing Group.
• Stationed at Robbins AFB, GA, Loring AFB, ME, and Wright Patterson AFB, OH
• Professional Military Education: Squadron Officer School; Air Command and Staff; Operation Bootstrap at Texas A&M University; Tropical Meteorology Chanute AFB, IL; Systems Analysis Sheppard AFB, TX; Radar Navigation School, Castle AFB, CA
• Commander's staff assistant for Artificial Intelligence, Air Force Avionics Laboratory, AFWAL, WPAFB
Civilian:
• Midwestern Regional Vice President, Netrologic Inc., an artificial development company
• Freelance Software Consultant for numerous companies including: General Dynamics, BDM International, B-1 SPO, FTD FMS, SERCO, EC FLEX, Spherion/Mergis Group, Accenture, Convergys, Innovative Technologies Corp, Analysts International, ESAB Welding, Attachmate, Reynolds & Reynolds, Mercury Instruments, Koch Industries, GE Aircraft Engines, Ford Motor Company, Turbotext, AAA, Chase Bank, Proctor & Gamble, Mitsubishi Electric, IsqFt, CashLand, Technicote, CTI Products (Motorola subcontractor), The Berry Company (Yellow Pages), Paramount Health Care, Standard Register, Taylor Communications, Ventech Solutions, PNC Mortgage Services, Computers Plus Repair and others.
Volunteer:
• Sunday School Teacher, Knollwood Church of Christ, Beavercreek, OH
• Preacher, North Dayton Church of Christ, Dayton, OH
• Preacher, The Church on Wayne Ave, Dayton, OH
• President, Greene County Right to Life
• Missionary to Nigeria, Ukraine, Philippines, India
• Den Leader, Boy Scouts of America
• President of SIGART, Special Interest Group for Artificial Intelligence
• Board Member, ARKY Foundation (creation research interest group)
Publications:
• All Power to the Lamb, commentary on Revelation (2 vols)
• Tales from the Coop (children's book)
• Editor and contributor to six proceedings of SIGART conferences, Dayton, OH, Proceedings of the Annual Aerospace Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference (1987-1991)
• Contributor to Global Satellite Cloud Climatology for 1968-1972, Joint Air Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Case Studies of Return Flow and Air Mass Modification Over the Gulf of Mexico, Texas A&M University
• Test Report on ALR-56 Conducted on Dynamic Electromagnetic Environment Simulator
Education after USAFA:
• MS Meteorology, Texas A&M University
• Course work toward PhD, Meteorology, Texas A&M University
• AFIT, Computer Logic and Design, Expert Systems, Neural Networks
• UC Berkeley, Software Engineering with Ada
• Wright Action Management
Family:
• Wife: Diane Johnson. Married since 9 Feb 1974.
• Children: Lori Johnson, Middle School Student, deceased (car wreck); David Johnson, Sinclair Community College, Occupational Therapy Assistant; Daniel Johnson, MBA Texas A&M University, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Computer/Phone Technician; Michael Johnson, Sinclair Community College, Owner and Manager, Computers Plus Repair; two daughters-in-law (Jennifer Johnson and Rachel Johnson); and six grandchildren.

Military:
• Colonel, Command Pilot; 3500+ hours, F-4C/D/E, F-16
• 188 missions Southeast Asia, Stormy Fast FAC, River Rat
• Active Duty (1968-1979):
     o Staff Engineer AFSC, Hanscom Field, Ma; UPT Reese AFB, TX; F-4 RTU George AFB, CA; Combat Pilot 390/421 TFS Danang AB, RSVN; Tahkli RTAFB; 44 TFS Kadena AB, Okinawa; Instructor, 414 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
• AF Reserves (1979-1998):
     o F-4 Instructor, 704 TFS; Chief, Standardization and Evaluation; Chief, Weapons and Tactics; Deputy Commander for Operations; Vice Group Commander, 924 Tactical Fighter Group, Bergstrom AFB, TX.
     o IMA, Special Assistant to Director of Fighter Acquisitions, SAF/AQ; IMA, Reserve Operations and Requirements, HQ USAF, Pentagon.
     o Vice Wing Commander, 482 Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, FL.
• Professional Military Education
     o Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff, F-4 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Air War College
Civilian:
• Flight Engineer, First Officer, Captain, Line Check Airman/Instructor B-727, DC-9, MD-80, B-777, Continental Airlines (1979-2007)
Education after USAFA:
• Master of Science, Aerospace Systems Management, University of Southern California
Family:
• Married to Vera; son David Dellwardt (teacher) married to Amy Dietz (teacher), two granddaughters, Victoria and Jamie; daughter Darci Dellwardt (Physician's Assistant)
Retired Activities:
• Volunteer: Chair of Properties Committee, member of Vestry, St Paul's Cathedral; Habitat for Humanity; South Buffalo Gardens; Hybrid Ninja Academy
• Spartan Race Obstacle Course; American Ninja Warrior competitor

Military:
• HC-130 Copilot McCoy AFB FL
• Forward Air Controller, O-2, Pleiku, VN
• T-38 Instructor Pilot, Reese AFB, TX
• Squadron Officers' School Instructor
• AF Reserve Intelligence Officer, Nellis AFB, NV
Civilian:
• Contract Administrator, Nevada Test Site
• Pilot B-737, EG&G Inc. Las Vegas, NV
• Pilot B-737, Southwest Airlines, Dallas, TX
• Owned and operated The Black Rooster Bakery with my wife, Fort Worth, TX
• Realtor, Keller Williams Realty, Fort Worth, TX
Volunteer:
• United States Golf Association Rules Official
• Meals on Wheels
Education After USAFA:
• MS Counseling and Human Development, Troy State University, Montgomery AL
Family:
• Wife: Marche Ann Mann
• Children: Son: David Mann, Jr. Daughter-in law: Stephanie Paubert Mann.
• Grandchildren: Alycia, Gabriel, Gauthier & Gregorie Mann. All grandchildren were born in France but now live with their parents in Carlsbad, CA.

Military:
- Colonel, Command Pilot, 3,650 flying hours, T-33, T-38, F-4, CF-104, F-16
- 248 combat missions Southeast Asia; 48 combat missions 1st Gulf War, Middle East
- Flying Assignments: Student Pilot, Laredo AFB, TX; T-33 Instructor, Ent AFB, CO; F-4 Student Pilot, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; F-4 Pilot, DaNang AB, South Vietnam; T-38 Pilot, Nellis AFB, NV; F-4 Instructor, Luke AFB, AZ; F-4 Operations Officer, Squadron Commander, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC; F-16 Vice Wing Commander, Luke AFB, AZ; F-16 Wing Commander, Hill AFB, UT; Al Minhad, Dubai, UAE.
- Staff Assignments: Aide de Camp, AF Test & Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB, NM; Chief of Tactical Weapons & Fighter Operations, Canadian National Defense Headquarters, Ottawa, CA; Chief of Tactical Division, Executive Officer to AF Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters USAF, Washington DC
- Professional Military Education: Squadron Officers School; Canadian Forces Command & Staff College; Air War College
Civilian:
- Pilot, 12,500 flying hours, B-727, B-777, United Airlines, Chicago, IL
Volunteer:
- Florida Elections, Fort Myers, FL
- Co-Chairman, Men's Gospel Forum; Chairman, Respect for Life Ministry; Member of Parish Advisory Council and Strategic Planning Committee, St John XXIII Catholic Church, Fort Myers, FL
- Vice President, Faith & Ale Inc., Fort Myers, FL
- Director, Two Eagles Foundation Inc., Punta Gorda, FL
Education after AF Academy:
- MPA, University of Northern Colorado, 1977
Family:
- Wife: Debby
- Children: Michael, University of Southern California (BS), University of Michigan (MBA); Susan, University of Colorado (BS); Matt (stepson), University of North Dakota (BA); Mandy (stepdaughter), Minnesota State University (BA); Scotty (stepson), Florida Gulf Coast University (BA); Justin (son-in-law), Minnesota State University (BA); and Angeline (daughter-in-law) Metropolitan State University (BSN), MN
- Grandchildren: Lawson (5), Ashlyn (4), Ellie (3), and Austin (1 ½)

Civilian:

• After leaving the Air Force I worked in West Palm Beach FL as a design Engineer on the F15 Aircraft.
• After a few years of this, I enrolled in Dental School and we moved to Kansas City where we had our two great kids.
• I practiced Dentistry in Kansas for a few years and Patty got her degree at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.
• •WE• decided to move back to Colorado, where I practiced until the early 2000's. During this time we sponsored 4 Cadets from the Class of 1992.
• We also own a small home-based business where we sell artificial turf and putting greens.

Family:

• Our son and his family live in Florida and we travel there to visit them as often as we can.
• Our daughter lives in Denver with her family and it is great to have two of our grandkids close by.
• When we're not visiting family we travel around Colorado and points beyond with our sweet pup, Sophie.
• We just celebrated our 50th Anniversary this past March

Military:
• Lt Col, Command Pilot; 3,400+ flying hours, OV-10, T-38, T-33, F-106
• 280 missions and 780+ OV-10 FAC combat flying hours in Southeast Asia
• Flying Assignments: Webb AFB, TX (UPT); DaNang Air Base RVN; Bien Ho Air Base, RVN; Webb AFB, TX; Castle AFB, CA; Minot AFB, ND
• Staff Assignments: Assistant Air Attache, US Embassy, New Delhi, India; OJCS, J-5 Pentagon; Air Staff Plans, Joint and NSC Matters, Pentagon
• Professional Military Education: Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff College, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and Air War College

Civilian:
• Pilot and Fleet Captain, MD88/90, Delta Air Lines
• General Manager, Pilot Training Services, Delta Global Services
• Flight Operations Director, Somon Air, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Volunteer:
• Maintaining a lifestyle that is acceptable to Marcia
Education After USAFA:
• MA National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA 1975-1977

Family:
• Wife Marcia (married 50 years a/o 15 Jun 2018)
• Children: Matthew Reese, Guidance Counsellor and Dean of Students, Kalskag Schools, Kalskag AK; Mary Katherine Reese Mazza, Office Manager, Innovative Solutions (husband Joe is owner); Rebekah Lignugaris, small business owner (house organizing) and volunteer
• Grandchildren: Alex, Kyle and Naomi Reese; Nick and Tony Mazza; Gage, Griffin and Sawyer Lignugaris

Military:
• Lt Colonel USAFR, Pocket Rocket Badge, Retired 1994
• 11 years active duty
o 1968-1972 Office of Special Projects SP-10, LAAFS, CA. Technical development and operational support of CORONA, GAMBIT, HEXAGON recon satellite systems
o 1972-1973 16th Surveillance Sq, Shemya AFB, AK Operational control of FPS-17 and FPS-80 space surveillance radars and transition to COBRA DANE radar
o 1973-1975 F-111 SPO, WPAFB, OH Supported F-111D Mark II avionics upgrades, F-111F engine challenges, and the fleetwide landing gear pin fiasco
o 1976-1979 PRAM SPO, ASD, WPAFB,OH Applied innovative RIVET GYRO reliability improvement methodology to several weapon systems and developed/implemented reduced thrust takeoff procedures for many aircraft
• 15 years AF Reserves, Aeronautical Systems Division WPAFB, OH
o 1979-1988 Phoenix Detachment supporting F-16, C-17 and Joint Engine Project Office
o 1988-1994 Seattle Detachment Commander
• Professional Military Education: Squadron Officers School Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College Correspondence School Non-Distinguished Graduate

Civilian:
• Talley Defense Systems, Mesa, AZ 1979-1988
o Program Manager for Solid Propellant Ejection Seat Components and Military Applications of Automotive Air Bag Technologies
o Director of Strategic Planning and IRAD
o Director of Material Management
• The Boeing Company, Greater Seattle Area 1988-2012
o Integration and launch support of IUS and satellites
o Data base development
o Proposal manager for major integrated systems
o Advanced ISR program development
o Air Traffic Management international marketing and satellite system development
o Commercial Airplane digital aviation services
Volunteer:
• US Figure Skating Safe Sport Official
• US Figure Skating Club Vice President and Secretary
• Youth sports coaching and officiating
Education After USAFA:
• MS Systems Management, AFIT, WPAFB 1975

Family:
• Wife Sandy, married in 1995 Attended Indiana University, Retired from The Boeing Company
• Four children ages 46-49, eight grandchildren ages 6-23 from previous marriages

Hobbies:
• Continual home •refreshing•, ie, putting contractors' children through college
• Competitive ballroom dancing
• Non-competitive golf and travel for golf
• Roadie for international adult figure skating competitor

Military:
• Lieutenant Colonel, Command Pilot; 2,700+ flying hours, T-37/T-33/T-39/F-111
• Flying Assignments: Webb AFB, TX (UPT); Reese AFB; Cannon AFB; RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom,
• Staff Assignments: Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB; USAFE IG, Ramstein AB, Germany; AF/XO, Pentagon
• Professional Military Education: Squadron Officers School, Air Command and Staff College
Civilian:
• Department Manager, ARINC, Annapolis, MD
• Program Manager, Preferred Systems Solutions, Lexington Park, MD
Education After USAFA:
• MBA, Texas Tech University -1974
Family:
• Children: Son Shayne, Daughter Renee, Step Daughters Tracey, and Jamie. Ten grandchildren, two boys and eight girls. Children and grandchildren located in Maryland, North Carolina, Illinois, and Kansas.

Retirement:
• After 42 years, with over 13,000 hours of flying, I retired on 10 October 2010 and now live at Smith Mountain Lake, VA
• With a fast pontoon boat, 2 jet skis, two kayaks, and a paddle boat I manage to stay active and play tennis 2-3 times/week
• Chairman of several organizations and active in preserving the arts by attending numerous events in our area

Family:
• Married 50 years to Cinda (Monroe) Sorensen
• We have one daughter, Heather, who lives in the Towson area north of Baltimore, MD. She is director of the Fine Arts building on the campus of Towson University

Military:

• 64 to 66 USAFA

Civilian:

• 66 to 68 Eastern Washington State University, BA in Political Science

• 68 forward a variety of things. I managed a ski shop for a few years along with working as a ski instructor.

• Then moved back to Sandpoint and selling real estate.

• I eventually went to work for a tire company and retired from same in 2,000.

• Along the way, we've built and sold 4 houses and are currently in the process of building our 5th.

Family:

• I've had 2 seminal times in my life: First I married Corinne (Corky) Smith in l970. 48 wonderful years. Secondly, and of principal import, we both became Christians in 1975. Since then, we have been active in our faith in our little country church serving in teaching Sunday School and whatever else needs to be done.

• We've not had children of our own, so have had foster children on numerous occasions. Lots of nieces and nephews to spoil.

Volunteer:

• Our principal focus is on Pro-Life ministry starting and helping to maintain a local Crisis Pregnancy Center.

Commentary:

• Life has been very good to me. I live where I love to live, walk out the door to go deer hunting, I have always had great access to our lake here to use our sailboat. Too many blessings to recount. My only regret is not being able to graduate with all of you. Looking forward to catching up in October,

USAFA TRANSITION to Cadet & 2nd Lt: Nebraska farm boy with no military background; led to a lot of tours, push-ups and the loss of 26 lbs during basic. CS-07 for first two years; Roommate Armando Castro (Philippines) basic training; Ron Jackson and Mike Thompson as 4th classmen. Firsties Fazio and Navarra recruited me for the squadron boxing team, got a •B• in boxing class, and the rest is history. Believe those first year's experiences gave me the confidence that I could survive and even succeed at USAFA. Marty Cole and Dave Mann roommates 3rd class year. Learned how to study from Marty and that young ladies might be interested in cadets from Dave. Moved on to CS-16 and roommates Entsminger and Edlund and then on to CS-26 for the last year. Got a second opportunity to experience the ZI field trip as the cadet commander; fortunate to serve as Flight commander with Bill Gaunt as roomy and 2nd semester Squadron Commander with Jack Cummings as exec. Many good memories with classmates, roommates, squadron activities.

MILITARY:
• My USAFA Major International Relations led into Intel field. Surgeon general stamped my records as •not qualified to fly• (eyesight). Air/Photo Intel School Lowry AFB, Denver ('68-'69)
• Assigned as Air Intel Officer, 355th TFW (F-105s & EB-66s), Takhli RTAFB, Thailand - Supported EB-66 Squadrons; jungle survival school-Clark AB, Philippines; five combat missions as Intel observer. ('69-'70)
• 5th AF/HQ US Forces Japan, Fuchu AS - Intel Plans and Programs; Ass't Special Activities Officer; Japan and Rep. of Korea Intel Liaison Officer; 79+ days TDY to Korea, exercise spt TAC Air Ops Ctr ('70-'72)
• M.A.S Computer Science, Southern Meth. Univ. ('72-'73); -> Intelligence Data Handling Systems (IDHS)
• HQ SAC/Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS), Offutt AFB, NE - programmer/analyst responsible for blast damage assessment computer program supporting strategic war planners. ('74-'77)
• HQ Aerospace Defense Command (ADC)/Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)/NORAD DCS/Intelligence computer system support for strategic warning and space defense missions. ('77-'79)
• Separated from Active duty Nov '79;
• AF Intelligence Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) assignments. Weekend training with Intelligence Reserve Detachment (IRD) 43; served as Operations Officer, Commander, assigned as IMA to AFSPC/IN, to USSPACECOM/J2Y, Acting MA to USSPACECOM/J2. Recalled to active duty at AFSPC/IN for Desert Storm Jan -Sep '92.
• Retired as O-6, 4 Jul 1998.

CIVILIAN: Systems Analyst/Engineer/Project Manager and Computer Information System Security Professional (CISSP) for defense contractors PAR Government Systems, Computer Technology Associates, and Jacobs Engineering: system engineering and computer system security accreditations and certifications for IDHS, early warning, space defense, and strategic command and control systems. Included systems in Cheyenne Mountain, Peterson AFB, Early Warning radar sites, Space Defense Operations Center, and CINC Mobile Alternate HQs / Mobile Consolidated Command Centers. Retired in Sep 2015.

INTERESTS and ACTIVITIES: Reaffirmed my commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ at a seminar/conference in 1973; active participation in various evangelical Christian oriented Bible studies, prayer groups, home fellowships over the years; volunteer precinct chairman for CO GOP; big game (elk, deer, antelope) hunter and fisherman; backyard farmer (vegetables and fruit).

FAMILY: Married Silverton Oregon native, Nancy Jane Grodrian, Feb 5th, 1972 in Japan. Three sons, six grandchildren: Joel and Sarah - Woodland Park, CO: Mae (7) and Evan (4)
Michael and Felicity - Bowie, MD: Levi (10) and Lucas (6)
Jonathan and Arielle - Colorado Springs, CO: Liam (2) and Olive (8 months)