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2 President’s Message 2020 Chapter Message from Ed Logan Spring is here and it is time again to submit our

Council Frank Luke Chapter Aerospace STEM Teacher of the Year. Your Chapter has a high batting President - Ed Logan average in this regard, having four AFA National 623-937-6633 (H) award winners in the past six years. Read Page [email protected] 1 to see who our 2021 Chapter Teacher of the Year is this time. I think we have another National winner! Spring is also AFA Annual Vice Pres. - Stephanie Klingener Award season, and we will be giving AFA awards to the outstanding cadet at Arizona University’s Sec.-Treasurer - Judy Logan AFROTC Detachment 25, and to Junior Air Force ROTC cadets at the following 18 local high VP/Aerospace Education & schools: VP/Membership - Harry Bailey Agua Fria, in Avondale, Sunnyslope, in Phoenix, Peoria, in Peoria, VP/Community Partners, Chandler, in Chandler, Desert Ridge, in Mesa, Basha, in Chandler, Luisa Bailey Buckeye, In Buckeye, Higley, in Chandler, Sandra Day O’Connor, in

Phoenix, Cactus, in Glendale, Westwood, in Mesa, Deer Valley, in VP Communications - Dave Swock Phoenix, Dobson, in Mesa, Hamilton, in Chandler, Shadow Mountain, in Phoenix, Mesa, in Mesa, Gilbert, in Gilbert, Campo Verde, in Gilbert. Frank Luke Chapter Website And speaking of awards, we put the Frank Luke Chapter in for the AFA’s Outstanding Extra-Large Chapter for the period March 2020-March 2021. www.afaluke.org This period of course was entirely during the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic. The Chapter not only survived, but we also thrived and picked up 201 new members in AFA’s “12 Days of AFA” membership drive in Dec -January. AFA’s annual awards are given out every year at the Association’s convention in Washington DC in September. I am told that we came close to winning the last time in 2019. Currently in our American history, the US Air Force faces many challenges. If you have not already read the April 2021 issue of Air Force Magazine, please do so to see how you can support a stronger Air Force, Frank Luke’s SPAD XIII (S7984) especially against our declared enemies China, Russia, Iran, and finally, North Korea. The Forgotten War on Page 3 describes our Air Force history Join the Frank Luke with South Korea, a robust democratic nation and ally we Americans, Chapter discussions along with other allies, can be proud of saving and continuing to support. I through social media! am proud to say I served in South Korea 1977-79, as Deputy Commander for Operations, of what was then the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) District 45 in Seoul. The Civil Air Patrol and the Frank Luke Chapter lost a true hero this period. Lt Col Peter Feltz was an honored and much-loved member of our Air Force Association Chapter. Please see his fabulous career on Page 4. Fly on Peter. We’ll see Luke Chapter you again someday. Finally, watch for Chapter updates that we will send you during April- June 2021 before our next newsletter. Our April Chapter meeting had to be

canceled but we should be back on the beam with our May Zoom meeting. Meanwhile stay well and stay safe. LukeAFA

With all best regards,

Air Force Association Frank Luke Chapter Ed Logan, President Historical Brief 3 The Forgotten War Seventy years ago the , weakened by demobilization and preoccupied with the threat of the Soviet Union, was thrust into its first war as a separate service when North Korea invaded South Korea. The date was June 25, 1950. USAF opened the war with F-82 Twin Mustang machine guns hammering enemy aircraft into the ground. The war ended on July 27, 1953, on a similar note, this time with a famed F-86 Sabre scoring the final air-to-air victory. In the intervening 37 months of bitter combat, the newly established Air Force proved to one and all that it was ready to fight and to win, regardless of politics, rules of engagement, gaps in procurement budgets, or the prowess of the enemy. The Korean War marked the creation of a professional Air Force that would grow in size and strength for decades to come. When the North Korean People’s Army swept across the 38th parallel into South Korea that day in 1950, its troops were well-trained and well-equipped by the Soviet Union. Using Soviet doctrine and equipped with T-34 tanks, heavy artillery pieces, and a small but effective air force, North Korea anticipated an easy victory that would unify the divided nation under the rule of “The Great Leader,” Communist dictator Kim Il Sung. At the time of the North Korean invasion, South Korea had only a constabulary force to defend itself, as the United States had provided it with a minimum of military equipment and training. The North Korean leadership enjoyed another advantage–the tacit, if somewhat reserved, approval of both Moscow and Beijing. Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in a January 12th appearance at the National Press Club in Washington, said South Korea was not within the US sphere of influence in Asia and therefore would have to defend itself. The Communist leaders well noted the US official’s words. At the time, Acheson’s statement reflected a realistic assessment of the state of the US military services, which had suffered a headlong demobilization after World War II and were not adequate to defend US world interests. With the expectation that the US monopoly on atomic weapons would guarantee peace, President Harry Truman had insisted on reducing the annual defense budget to a less-than-bare-bones level of about $13 billion, hardly sufficient for any serious operations. Despite these military realities, Truman surprised the world when he decided to defend South Korea after all. Terming the conflict a “police action” to ease his way around the power of Con- gress to declare war, Truman got the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution accusing North Korea of unprovoked aggression against the South. This move laid the foundation for the establishment of the United Nations Command that would fight the war. Gen. of the Army Omar N. Bradley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, advised sending troops to oppose North Korea’s invasion. However, he felt the greatest threat was the Soviet Union and favored confining the Ko- rean War after China entered. A war with China, he said, would be the wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong enemy. The USAF Chief of Staff, Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, concurred with Bradley, for he knew that the first priority of his “shoestring Air Force” was deterring the increasingly bellicose and nuclear- capable Soviet Union. The difficult task of assisting retreating South Korean forces fell upon USAF’s Far East Air Forces, commanded by Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer. FEAF’s principal component, the famous Fifth Air Force, called upon assets stationed in Japan, Okinawa, Guam, and the Philippines. All told, 365 F-80 fighters, 32 F-82 fighters, 26 B-26 bombers, and 22 B-29 bombers were mustered for action on the Korean peninsula. As events unfolded, many F- 51s were also called into service to serve as fighter-bombers, the first 145 coming from Air National Guard stocks. Despite its old equipment, FEAF readied itself for battle and soon established air superiority over Korea- superiority that it maintained, with few exceptions, until war’s end. Constant air superiority allowed the tactical and strategic bombing force to operate with near impunity behind the Communist lines, destroying enemy supplies while decimating reinforcements. The intensive, continuous bombing enabled UNC forces twice to stave off disas- ter and twice launch successful offensive drives, the second of which compelled the Communist forces to negoti- ate an armistice. As FEAF went into action, the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet, commanded by Vice Adm. Arthur D. Struble, began to assemble Task Force 77. Unfortunately, FEAF and Task Force 77 never managed to carry out truly joint opera- tions. Instead, presaging the war in Vietnam that was to come, the two commands carved out independent geo- graphic territories within which to operate. USAF drew first blood, on June 27, when five F-82s engaged five North Korean Yak-11 fighters. Lt. William G. Hudson and radar operator Lt. Carl Fraser shot down a Yak-11, the first of 976 UN victories over the Communist air force. The following day, Yak fighters strafed the Suwon airport near Seoul, damaging a B-26 and an F-82 and destroying a C-54. On June 29, 18 B-26s responded by dropping frag- mentation bombs that destroyed 25 aircraft at Pyongyang airfield. These and other losses virtually eliminated the North Korean air force. To continue reading use this link - https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0600korea/ (Written by Walter J. Boyne) 4 Chapter News Frank Luke Chapter Member Pete Feltz AFA Frank Luke Chapter member A. Peter Feltz passed away Sunday January 3rd at Thunderbird hospital in Phoenix surrounded by family and loved ones. He was 91 years old. Lt. Col. A. Peter Feltz joined Civil Air Patrol in 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona. His current positions were Director of Aerospace Education, Chairman of the Cadet Foundation and member of the Arizona Finance Committee. He has held a variety of positions during his years of service in CAP including: Deer Valley Squadron 302 Communications Officer and Squadron Com- mander, Group III Commander, Arizona Wing Chief of Staff, Arizona Wing Vice Commander and Director of Operations. He had a Private Pilot’s license with over 1,384 hours and CAP Senior Pilot rating. He served as a CAP Mis- sion Pilot and Cadet Orientation Pilot for many years. Pete was a Staff member for National Conference on Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) in positions of Audio Videographer and as the Living His- Lt. Col. A. Peter “Pete” Feltz, Civil tory Video Interviewer. During his 12 years in this position he interviewed a Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary and AFA number of astronauts, all the Crown Circle award winning Teachers of the Frank Luke Chapter member Year and other distinguished guests and outstanding CAP members. A total of 144 interviews were recorded. He transferred these recordings to DVD a number of years ago and are now stored in the archives at Maxwell AFB. Some of the astronauts and test pilots that Pete interviewed were Buzz Alden, John Glenn, Scott Crossfield and Chuck Yeager. They all knew Pete per- sonally and attended functions with them. He also was the videographer at the last NCASE meeting in 2008. He has also been a Staff Member in various positions over the past several years, at Southwest Region Staff College at Kirkland AFB. His main commitment was to Aerospace Education. He was the Deputy Director of Aerospace Education (DDAE) at the Arizona Wing since 1995 and assumed the Directorship (DAE) in June 2007. He and Lt. Col. Wil- liam H. Turner were the Aerospace Education team for the Arizona Wing and as a team developed an Aerospace Education Museum stored in a 24’ X 8’. trailer. A distinguishing part of the Exhibit are 27 mannequins dressed in military uniforms of our country’s various branches. There are many other military, aviation, and aerospace arti- facts in the exhibit. This exhibit has been presented at many air shows, conferences, schools, libraries and avia- tion functions throughout Arizona and the Southwest Region. When completely displayed it covers an area of ap- proximately 40’ X 40’. Photos of the exhibit and trailer are included with this report. During his directorship, he was awarded an “Outstanding” rating during the last two Wing Compliance Inspec- tions. This was mostly as a result of his unprecedented dedication to Aerospace Education and the dozens of functions he directed in Arizona. Several AE Teachers of the Year were National winners and Anthem Elemen- tary School was the AEX National School of the Year in 2011. There currently are 47 AEMs in that school and they have developed an aeronautical academy utilizing CAP AE curriculum. CAP National has published a num- ber of articles of the many AE functions presented in Arizona. The annual AE reports sent to National each year are evidence of his outstanding AE programs. He continued as the Arizona Wing DAE at the time of his passing. Lt. Col. Feltz was born in Chicago in 1929 and lived there until he moved to Arizona in 1957. He married Jac- queline in 1966 and has two children, a son and daughter and four grand children. He was employed in advertis- ing and sales department of the Chicago Sun Times newspaper for 11 years. He was a licensed Insurance Agent for over 50 years until his retirement. Pete served two years in the US Army from 1951 to 1953. He was as- signed to Korea for 18 months in an active combat zone. Pete had an Amateur Radio License since 1962 and had a General Class rating. His call sign was K7YDJ. Pete’s legacy will continue to inspire us.

List of Pete Feltz’s Major Awards and Decorations US Army Korean Service Medal w/3 Campaign Stars CAP Hall of Honor United Nations Service Medal CAP Arizona Wing ACE Award ROK Presidential Unit Citation CAP 2005 Southwest Region Brewer Award CAP Yeager, Loening, Garber and Wilson Awards CAP Senior Member of the Year Award CAP Ten Commanders Commendations CAP A. Scott Crossfield Award CAP Three Exceptional Service Awards CAP Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award CAP Group Commander of the Year Award 2015 Lifetime Achievement Category Chapter News 5 Credit Union West & Glendale Community College Announce Winners of 2021 Innovation Challenge Student entrepreneurs win $5,000 thanks to CUW sponsorship Credit Union West and Glendale Community College are proud to announce the winners of 2021 Innova- tion Challenge, an annual competition open to GCC students, where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their busi- ness or product idea. “Credit Union West is proud to support this event and provide prize funds to competition winners,” said Karen Roch, President and CEO of Credit Union West. “While every participant worked diligently to present thoughtful and strategic business plans, this year’s winners presented innovative business concepts that demonstrated clear results.” For the second consecutive year Credit Union West has sponsored the event, providing $5,000 worth of cash prizes to budding entrepreneurs. The GCC 2021 Innovation Challenge winners are:

● Erik Lujan , the first-place winner, received $2,500 ● Preston Miller , the second-place winner, received $1,500 ● Pedro Perez , the third-place winner, received $1,000

Lujan, the first-place winner, will represent GCC at The Big Pitch competition on March 24, 2021. The Big Pitch competition winner will receive up to $20,000 in cash and prizes from the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation. “Our ongoing partnership with Glendale Community College is a point of pride for us,” said Roch. “Helping schools create real-life learning opportunities for students is critical to supporting our community and the next generation of business owners.” Congratulations to the GCC 2021 Innovation Challenge winners! To learn more about how Credit Union West gives back to local communities at www.cuwest.org/givingback .

Ed Logan Is Greeted By Famous Major League Baseball Player Vida Blue Chapter President Ed Logan is greeted by famous Major League Baseball player Vida Blue, former Oakland Athlet- ics and San Francisco Giants pitcher, at the Annual Cactus League ( 15 Arizona Spring Training teams) Hall of Fame ceremony in Phoenix February 19, 2020. Vida was in- ducted into the League Hall of Fame that day.The framed photo they are holding was taken in the summer of 1978. It shows Vida pitching a game in the old Candlestick park in San Francisco. The scoreboard in the photo reads:"The Giants welcome Lt Col Edward Logan , on leave from duty in Korea, son of Giant's Equipment Manager Eddie Logan." It was signed by Vida in 1978 and again at the 2020 event.

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8 Meet Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder The New Commander 56th Fighter Wing Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder is the Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, , Arizona. The wing's mission is to train the world’s greatest fighter pi- lots and combat-ready Airmen. As part of Air Education and Training Command, and home to 28 squadrons with both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, the 56th FW is the largest fighter wing in the Air Force and graduates more than 105 F-35 pilots, 188 F-16 pilots and 300 air control professionals annually. Additionally, the 56th FW oversees the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field and is steward of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, a military training range spanning more than 1.7 million acres of Sonoran Desert.

Brig. Gen. Kreuder commissioned in 1995 as a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School. His fighter assignments include duties as an instructor pilot, flight examiner, weapons officer, operations officer, squadron commander, vice wing commander, and air operations center commander. He is a command pilot with more than 2,700 hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, including 350 combat hours. Prior to Brig. Gen. Kreuder’s current assignment, he served as the Senior Defense Official, Defense Attaché ‒Iraq, Baghdad.

FLIGHT INFORMATION: Rating: command Pilot Flight hours: 3,000 Aircraft flown: F-35, T-37, T-38, F-16 Blocks 25-52

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense, Meritorious Ser- vice Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters, Aerial Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster