Air Force Association National Convention 2005

Delegates at the 2005 AFA National Convention gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to participate in a memorial service honoring AFA members who died during the previous year and to observe a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Below, AFA’s Chairman of the Board Stephen P. “Pat” Condon (left) and National President Robert E. “Bob” Largent salute as a bugler plays Taps. Photos by Guy Aceto and Joe Orlando

7676 AIR FORCE Magazine // NovemberNovember 20052005 Air Force Association National Convention 2005

By Tamar A. Mehuron, Associate Editor

HE entire Class of 2006 from USAF’s Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., attended the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, held in mid-September at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. It was the first-ever Tventure of its type for ACSC. The class of some 570 airmen, accompanied by faculty members, arrived Sunday, Sept. 11, and stayed through Wednesday, Sept. 14. The students’ attendance was made possible by a grant from Boeing Co. and AFA. Their presence meant these future Air Force leaders got to know AFA, meet and talk with current USAF leaders, and acquaint themselves with defense and aerospace industry representatives, including executives. The students also at- tended a wide variety of Air & Space Conference panels and seminars and

AIRAIR FORCEFORCE MagazineMagazine // NovemberNovember 20052005 7777 visited the Aerospace Technology Exposition’s samplings of advanced technology developments. The students were joined by more than 6,300 attendees registered for the Air & Space Conference, along with hundreds of AFA members and delegates who gathered Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11, to participate in the annual AFA National Convention preceding the Air & Space Conference. Many delegates traveled by chartered bus to Arlington National Cemetery for a memorial service held on Sunday. Don- ald J. Harlin, AFA National Chaplin, of- ficiated. He gave the invocation, offered a reflective message, and concluded with a closing prayer. The 2005 Memorial Tribute List was read by AFA Chairman of the Board Stephen P. “Pat” Condon and National President Robert E. “Bob” Largent. After the service, Condon and AFA Board Members Jim Finch (a retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force) Largent laid a wreath at the Tomb of the and Air National Guard C-130J pilot Julie Petrina review an agenda item coming up Unknowns on behalf of AFA. for discussion. Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Air Force Chief of Staff, welcomed delegates, Air commander of Air Force Materiel Com- the John R. Alison Award for industrial Force attendees, and members of indus- mand, with the H.H. Arnold Award in contributions to the nation’s security. try at the conference opening on Monday recognition of the year’s most signifi- AFA also presented Lifetime Achieve- morning, Sept. 12. Later that evening, cant military contribution to national ment Awards to Sen. Daniel K. Inouye AFA honored the 12 Outstanding Air- security. (D-Hawaii), World War II veteran and men of the Year, with an address by In that same evening, AFA named recipient of the Medal of Honor and Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, assistant vice Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) as the Bronze Star; William F. Perry, for- chief of staff of the Air Force. CMSAF 2005 recipient of the W. Stuart Sym- mer Secretary of Defense; and Patty Gerald R. Murray was toastmaster. The ington Award for outstanding civilian Wagstaff, aerobatic aviator. AFA paid next day, Sept. 13, the Outstanding contribution to national security. Hunter special tribute to the Air Force’s role Airmen met with their Congressional is the chairman of the House Armed in Hurricane Katrina relief operations representatives on Capitol Hill. Services Committee. and honored airmen, sailors, soldiers, At the Air Force Anniversary Dinner Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Vir- and marines wounded in Iraq and Af- that Tuesday evening, AFA honored gin Atlantic Airlines and Virgin Galac- ghanistan. retired Gen. Gregory S. Martin, former tic, London, England, was honored with Serving as master of ceremonies for these events was Tim White. Music by singer Andy Childs rounded out the evening’s festivities. On Sept. 14, Lt. Gen. Glen W. Moor- head III received the Sen. Ted Stevens Leadership Award as outstanding com- mander of a numbered Air Force. He is commander of Allied Air Component Command Izmir, Turkey; NATO’s Joint Force Command Naples, Italy; and 16th Air Force, Aviano AB, Italy. At the convention, there were 260 registered delegates representing 46 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to the more than 6,300 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition attendees, the expo drew 93 news media representatives. Holding meetings concurrently were trustees of AFA’s affiliate, the Aerospace Education Foundation, and trustees of the Air Force Memorial Foundation. Steven Lundgren (right), AFA’s newly elected National Treasurer, accepts congratu- Also meeting were the Air Force’s lations from Thomas McKee, a former Chairman of the Board. Air National Guard Council, Civilian

78 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 Advisory Council, Company Grade Officer Council, Enlisted Council, and Reserve Advisory Council.

Election of Officers Stephen P. “Pat” Condon, Ogden, Utah, was re-elected AFA Chairman of the Board for a second term. Robert E. “Bob” Largent, Perry, Ga., was re- elected National President for a second term. Thomas J. Kemp, Fort Worth, Tex., was re-elected National Secretary for a third term, and Steven R. Lundgren, Fairbanks, Alaska, was elected National Treasurer for a first term.

Other Elections Elected to the Board of Directors for three-year terms were Robert C. Bienvenue, East Amherst, N.Y.;

Pictured at top is the 95th Airlift Squadron’s “Crome 32,” the recipient of the Outstanding Reserve Aircrew Award. Members (l-r): Maj. Rolf Breen, Maj. Jason Schroeder, Lt. Col. John Loranger, SSgt. Daniel Hayes, MSgt. James Grigsby, and TSgt. Robert Sczesny. Each was awarded a Distin- guished Flying Cross for a 2004 coun- terinsurgency mission in Iraq.

At left, Gen. Ronald Keys, commander of Air Combat Command chats with Air Force Undersecretary Ronald Sega, and Acting Secretary of the Air Force Pete Geren.

Below, CMSAF Gerald Murray (right) and CMSgt. Ronald Kriete, the com- mand chief of Air Force Space Com- mand, meet at a Command Chief’s conference.

Michael J. Bolton, Savannah, Ga.; O. Thomas Hansen, Steilacoom, Wash.; J. Ray Lesniok, Concord Township, Ohio; and Charles Thomas, Albu- querque, N.M. James R. Lauducci, of Alexandria, Va., was elected National Director At-Large. Three new Leadership Development Directors joined the AFA Board. They are Elizabeth Burris, Bonaire, Ga.; Angela Dupont, Billerica, Mass.; and Michelle Ryan, Alexandria, Va. Eleven new Region Presidents were elected, and three Region Presidents were re-elected. Newly elected are Joseph P. Bisognano Jr. (New England Region), Amos Chalif (Northeast Re- gion), William Williams (Central East Region), David T. Hanson, (Southeast Region), Emil Friedauer (Florida Re-

AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 79 gion), William A. Howard (Great Lakes Region), James W. Simons (North Central Region), Ted Helsten (Rocky Mountain Region), Robert J. Herculson Jr. (Southwest Region), Gary A. Hoff, (Northwest Region), and Dennis Davo- ren (Far West Region). For a complete list of AFA Region Presidents and Directors, including those re-elected, see “This Is AFA” on p. 60. AFA’s Aerospace Education Foun- dation re-elected L. Boyd Anderson, Ogden, Utah, as Chairman of the Board. David R. Cummock, Port Orange, Fla., was re-elected Secre- tary-Treasurer. AEF trustees newly elected to two- year terms are: Jodi H. Lunt, Layton, Utah; Joseph Price, Newport News, Va.; and Sanford Schlitt, Sarasota, Fla.

Top (l-r), Coleman Rader Jr., then Region President for North Central Region, speaks with David Cummock, AEF Secretary-Treasurer and Victor Seavers, a member of AFA’s Board of Directors.

At right, National President Bob Lar- gent (l) and Chairman Pat Condon (r) are pictured with philanthropist Steven Udvar-Hazy, recipient of the Hoyt Vandenberg Award for contribution to aerospace education.

Below (l-r), AEF Trustee Joseph Price deals a hand to Dennis Davoren, Far West Region President, and other guests at AEF’s Casino Night festivi- ties.

Other AFA Business Delegates approved the AFA State- ment of Policy and Top Issues for 2006. In addition, the delegates approved two recommendations that will advance the progress of “afa21,” a strategic roadmap that aims to set a new course for the association’s future organization and structure. (For more on this key initiative, see “The ‘afa21’ Roadmap,” p. 82.)

Congressional Activity AFA state delegations sponsored 15 Congressional breakfasts on Tuesday, with 23 members of Congress partici- pating. Among them were Sens. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), James M. Inhofe (R- Okla.), and John R. Thune, (R-S.D.), all

80 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Members of the Senate Appropria- tions Committee attending the breakfasts included Sens. Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.), and (R-Tex.). Also participating in the AFA break- fast meetings were Reps. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), Jim Marshall (D-Ga.), and Michael Turner (R-Ohio), all members of the House Armed Services Com- mittee. Members of the House Appropria- tions Committee attending the break- fasts included: Reps. David Hobson (R-Ohio), Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.), and Tom Latham (R-Iowa). Other Senators attending the break- fasts included: Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Orrin Hatch Gen. T. Michael Moseley (left), the Air Force’s new Chief of Staff, confers with Gen. (R-Utah), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Craig William Looney III, commander of Air Education and Training Command, before Thomas (R-Wyo.), and Michael B. Enzi AFA’s Four-Star Forum. (R-Wyo.), who is also co-chairman of the Air Force Caucus. Chief of Staff visited breakfasts hosted or pressure,” but also cautioned that Other Congressmen attending the by North and South Dakota, Okla- the world “has not allowed freedom to breakfasts were Reps. Rob Bishop homa, Southeast Region, , and come without a cost.” (R-Utah), Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.), Wyoming. Air Force Undersecretary The video cited the “extraordinary Stephanie Herseth (D-S.D.), Frank Ronald M. Sega visited breakfasts acts of courage, sacrifice, and loss” D. Lucas (R-Okla.), and Jeff Miller hosted by Colorado, Florida, Minne- shown in the Revolutionary War, (R-Fla.). sota, Virginia, and Wyoming. the two world wars, 9/11, and most Meeting separately with their Con- recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. The gressional representatives were mem- Aerospace Education Foundation cadets singled out the sacrifice of Army bers of the Nebraska, Oregon, and A video on the theme “Why Freedom National Guardsman Sgt. Nicholas J. Washington AFA delegations. Is Not Free” won AEF’s annual Jimmy Olivier, a graduate of Destrehan High Pete Geren, Acting Secretary of the Stewart Aerospace Education Award. School, who was killed when a roadside Air Force, visited breakfasts hosted The winning entry, from AFJROTC bomb exploded in Baghdad. by Arizona, Massachusetts, Midwest Unit LA-932 at Destrehan High School, “If freedom were indeed free, there Region (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mis- Destrehan, La., noted that “freedom is would be no reason for the deaths of souri), Texas, and Utah. The Air Force the ability to enjoy choice without force Sergeant Olivier and his fellow service- men. ... If it were not for these sacrifices, we would not enjoy the freedoms pre- vailing in our lives today,” concluded the video. Patrick A. Welsh, from Central, S.C., won the Christa McAuliffe Memorial Award as the year’s outstanding aero- space science teacher.

Acknowledgments Parliamentarian for the AFA National Convention was Joan L. Blankenship. Inspectors of Elections were Mark Di- erlam (Chairman), Craig E. Allen, and Buster Horlen. Raymond Turczynski Jr. chaired the Credentials Committee, serving with Sheila K. Jones and Eric P. Taylor. The association is grateful to volun- teers who assisted the staff in convention support: TSgt. Shawn Baldy, Cecil G. Brendle, Maj. Jimmy R. Canlas, Capt. AEF President Mary Anne Thompson and Chairman L. Boyd Anderson (far right) present the Christa McAuliffe Memorial Teacher of the Year Award to Patrick Welsh, Francisco Flores, Debbie Snyder, Char- a physics teacher at D.W. Daniel High School in Central, S.C. lie Tippett, and Leola Wall. ■

AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 81 Air Force Association National Awards 2005

National Aerospace Awards Lifetime Achievement Awards

Award Recipients Sen. Daniel K. Inouye World War II combat veteran; H.H. Arnold Award Gen. Gregory S. Martin, Commander, Medal of Honor recipient; AFA’s highest honor in national security Air Force Materiel Command third most senior member of to a member of the armed forces the Senate; co-chairman of Senate Commerce Commit- W. Award Rep. Duncan Hunter, Chairman, tee; ranking Democrat on the AFA’s highest honor in national security House Armed Services Committee Senate Defense Appropriations to a civilian Subcommittee. John R. Alison Award Sir Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin AFA’s highest honor for industrial Atlantic Airlines & Virgin Galactic, Lon- William J. Perry leadership don, England Former Secretary of Defense; Stanford University professor; David C. Schilling Award 99th Reconnaissance Sq., Beale Army veteran; Medal of Free- Outstanding contribution in flight AFB, Calif. dom and DOD Distinguished Service Medal recipient. Team of Maj. Michael D. Eliason and Theodore von Karman Award Patty Wagstaff Outstanding contribution in science Maj. Eric J. Trychon, Hq., Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii Directs Patty Wagstaff Air and engineering Shows; US national aerobatic champion; flight and instrument Gill Robb Wilson Award Maj. Todd A. Ernst, 560th Flying Train- instructor, rated to fly aircraft Outstanding contribution in arts and ing Sq., Randolph AFB, Tex. from World War II to modern letters airplanes.

Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award Steven Udvar-Hazy, Chairman and Outstanding contribution in aerospace CEO, International Lease & Finance education Corp., Los Angeles

Thomas P. Gerrity Award Maj. Daniel A. Pacheco, Hq., PACAF, Outstanding contribution in logistics Hickam AFB, Hawaii

Department of Veterans Affairs Michael Waters, VA Regional Office, Employee of the Year Columbia, S.C.

Sen. Ted Stevens Leadership Award Lt. Gen. Glen W. Moorhead III, Com- mander, 16th AF, USAFE, Aviano AB, Italy

Patty Wagstaff, a 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, pauses

Photos by Guy Aceto and Joe Orlando for a snapshot with Flying Tiger legend John Alison, who was recognized with the award at the 2003 convention.

USAFA Outstanding Squadron Cadet Squadron 33 “The Ratz” Fall Cadet Commander Gen. Gregory Martin, who recently retired as commander of Air Force Materiel Com- Cadet 1st Class Zachary B. Walter mand, received the 2005 H.H. Arnold Award, the Air Force Association’s highest Spring Cadet Commander honor in national security. The award is given annually to a member of the armed Cadet 1st Class Nicholas Jurewicz forces.

AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 93 Crew Awards Award Recipients Achievement Airborne Battle Management Crew Crew Three, 128th Airborne Command & Control Best ABM crew Sq., 116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.

CMSAF Thomas N. Barnes Award SSgt. Poun T. Thies, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Crew chief of the year Sq., 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Spangdah- lem AB, Germany

Lt. Gen. Claire L. Chennault Award Capt. Matthew J. McGarry, 355th Fighter Sq., Best aerial warfare tactician 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska

Brig. Gen. Ross G. Hoyt Award Crew of Fever 11, 79th Rescue Sq., Davis-Mon- Best air refueling crew than AFB, Ariz.

Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Award Crew of Dark 11, 9th Bomb Sq., Dyess AFB, Tex. Best bomber aircrew

Gen. Jerome F. O’Malley Award Crew of Senior Scout, Mission 1CY040605, 55th Best reconnaissance crew Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.

Gen. Thomas S. Power Award Crew S-60, Capt. Jimmy R. Soles Jr. and 1st Lt. Best missile combat crew Jeffrey A. Mueller, 12th Missile Sq., Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

Space Operations Award Charlie Flight Crew, 2nd Space Warning Sq., Best space operations crew Buckley AFB, Colo.

Lt. Gen. William H. Tunner Award Crew of aircraft 50010, 22nd Airlift Sq., Travis Best airlift aircrew AFB, Calif.

USAF Test & Evaluation Team F/A-22 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation Best test team of the Year Center Test Team, Det. 6, Air Force Operational T&E Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M. Professional, Civilian, and Educational Awards

Award Recipient Gen. Billy Mitchell Award for C4 Excellence MSgt. Robert T. Marquez, Scott AFB, Ill. Paul W. Myers Award for Physicians Lt. Col. Donald H. Jenkins, Lackland AFB, Tex. Award for Human Resources NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force E-3A, Component Training Wing, Geilenkirchen, Germany Juanita Redmond Award for Nursing Capt. Ryan P. Thornton, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Stuart R. Reichart Award for Lawyers Col. Edward J. Monahan, 9th Air Force, Shaw AFB, S.C. Personnel Manager of the Year SSgt. Shawndra Singleton, Keesler AFB, Miss. Civilian Wage Employee of the Year Timothy M. Sparks, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Civilian Program Specialist of the Year Sharon L. Williams, Dyess AFB, Tex. Civilian Program Manager of the Year George T. Denslow, Dyess AFB, Tex. Civilian Senior Manager of the Year James C. Patterson, Tinker AFB, Okla. AFROTC Cadet of the Year Natalie E. Schick, University of Kentucky CAP Aerospace Education Cadet of the Year Dana A. Keller, Maramec, Okla. Joan Orr Award for Air Force Spouse of the Year Cynthia A. Roberts, Ramstein AB, Germany Christa McAuliffe Memorial Award for Teachers Patrick A. Welsh, Central, S.C. Jimmy Stewart Aerospace Education Award LA-932 Unit, Destrehan High School, Destrehan, La.

USAF Team of the Year Recipient Unit SrA. John N. Chege 1st Logistics Readiness Sq., Langley AFB, Va. TSgt. Jason D. Hohenstreiter 5th LRS, Minot AFB, N.D. SrA. Joshua Powell 354th LRS, Eielson AFB, Alaska MSgt. Dennis A. Ross 11th LRS, Bolling AFB, D.C. SSgt. Amelia C. Solomon 100th LRS, RAF Mildenhall, UK

94 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 Citations of Honor Recipients Achievement Air Force Command & Control Battle- Harnessed emerging military/commercial technologies for application in the lab, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (AFC2ISRC) field, including a satellite communications fighter pod and a system to directly transfer ground close air support data to B-52s.

Vincent C. Fonner, chief, Readiness Overhauled Air Force personnel readiness program to better track service per- Systems Branch, Hq., AFPC, Randolph sonnel. Ensured smooth computer system operability for deploying personnel. AFB, Tex. (AFPC) Reconnaissance Systems Wing, Managed the development, acquisition, integration, and sustainment of U-2, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (AFMC) RC-135, Compass Call, Global Hawk, Predator, and ISR sensors.

Lt. Col. Michael F. Welch, chief, Logis- Spearheaded the integration of logistics policies and plans into exercises and tics Plans and Force Assessment, Re- force structure assessment for 26 NATO nations. Served as airfield operations action Force Air Staff, Germany (ACO) and logistics leader on NATO teams deployed to assess bases in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

3rd Air Support Operations Gp., Ft. Prepared terminal attack controllers. Instructed artillery officers in emergency Hood, Tex. (ACC) close air support. Deployed air support operations center for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Advised AC-130s to target improvised explosive devices.

9th Special Ops Sq., Eglin AFB, Fla. Achieved 98 percent mission success rate with two highly specialized MC- (AFSOC) 130P Combat Shadows. Executed hundreds of infiltration and exfiltration missions using night vision goggles.

24th Special Tactics Sq., Pope AFB, Established a new strategic airfield. Developed close air support procedures N.C. (AFSOC) for CENTCOM. Devised classified rescue procedures. Provided security during Afghan elections. Prepared combat weather forecasts.

48th Explosive Ordnance Flight, 48th Provided counterterrorism support for President and foreign leaders. Led de- FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK (USAFE) struction of enemy munitions. Coordinated joint minefield clearance in Iraq.

62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash. Removed Libya’s weapons-grade uranium and components, eliminating (AMC) weapons of mass destruction capability; key player in largest troop rotation in CENTCOM area of responsibility.

301st FW Installation Honor Guard, Trained hundreds of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen 301st Mission Support Gp., NAS JRB for the Joint Service Honor Guard to perform in military funerals. Developed Fort Worth, Tex. (AFRC) lesson plans for honor guard duties.

325th Operations Support Sq., Training Launched F/A-22 instruction for ACC/AETC students, including night vision Flight, Tyndall AFB, Fla. (AETC) goggle training and JDAM instruction. Provided F-15C instruction. Wrote new F-15C courses.

341st Maintenance Gp., Malmstrom Achieved highest alert rate in AFSPC. Changed launch codes. Hosted first AFB, Mont. (AFSPC) responders nuclear accident response exercise. Prepared weapons systems for treaty inspections.

374th Operations Gp., Yokota AB, Led first US flight into Iran since 1984, for post-earthquake relief. Provided air- Japan (PACAF) lift support to Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. Trained Japanese service personnel in night vision goggles.

756th Aircraft Maintenance Sq., Luke Bested Air Force and AETC mission capable rates for F-16s. Trained pilots in AFB, Ariz. night vision goggles. Deployed for Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev.

Management and Environmental Achievement Awards

Award Recipient AFMC Executive Management Award Col. Scott W. Jansson, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio AFMC Middle Management Award Lt. Col. David L. O’Nan, White Sands Missile Range, N.M. AFMC Junior Management Award 1st Lt. Sophie E. Parker, Hill AFB, Utah Gen. Edwin W. Rawlings Award for Environmental Excel- Eric S. Andrews, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio lence (Management) Gen. Edwin W. Rawlings Award for Environmental Excel- TSgt. John S. Rogers Jr., Misawa AB, Japan lence (Technical)

AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 95 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Awards

Award Recipient Achievement CMSgt. Dick Red Award MSgt. Steven L. Auman, 122nd Maintenance Best ANG aerospace maintenance Sq., Fort Wayne Arpt., Fort Wayne, Ind.

Best Air National Guard Unit 107th Fighter Sq., Selfridge ANGB, Top ANG Unit Mich. Best Air Force Reserve Unit 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C. Top AFRC unit

President’s Award Crew of Crome 32, 386th Expeditionary Airlift Best Reserve aircrew Sq., Ali al Salem, Kuwait

2005 AFA Membership and Activity Awards

D.W. Steele Sr. Memorial Award AFA Member of the Year (AFA Unit of the Year) Charles A. Nelson Central Florida

AFA Member of the Year Charles Nelson (right), the outgoing Chairman of the Board Condon (left) and National President National Treasurer, is pictured (l-r) with National Secretary Bob Largent (right) congratulate John Timothy Brock, presi- Tom Kemp and Chairman of the Board Pat Condon. dent of the Central Florida Chapter, which received the AFA Unit of the Year award.

Arthur C. Storz Sr. Membership Awards Chapter Award Individual Award Charlemagne, Germany Capt. John S. Nolan Jr., Carl Vinson Memorial, Ga.

Jack Gross Award Small Chapter Extra Large Chapter Charlemagne, Gen. E.W. Rawlings, Germany Minn. Medium Chapter Chapter Larger Than 1,500 Fairbanks Midnight Sun, Carl Vinson Memorial, Alaska Ga.

National President Largent (left) and Board Chairman Con- Large Chapter don (right) flank Bethann Fleming, the president of the Char- lemagne Chapter, Germany, which won this year’s Arthur C. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Storz Sr. Award for membership recruiting. Calif.

96 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 2005 AFA Membership and Activity Awards (cont.)

Special Recognition—Sustained New Member Recruitment

Brig. Gen. Bill Spruance, Del. Gen. B.A. Schriever Los Angeles, Calif. Montgomery, Ala. Carl Vinson Memorial, Ga. Gen. David C. Jones, N.D. Mount Clemens, Mich. Central Florida, Fla. Gen. E. W. Rawlings, Minn. Newport Blue & Gold, R.I. Charlemagne, Europe Brig. Gen. James R. McCarthy, Fla. Ouachita, Ark. Charles Hudson, Calif. Gen. Robert E. Huyser, Colo. Paul Revere, Mass. Cochise, Ariz. Golden Triangle, Miss. Pioneer Valley, Mass. Col. H.M. “Bud” West, Fla. Grissom Memorial, Ind. Red River Valley, N.D. Columbus-Bakalar, Ind. Happy Hooligan, N.D. Richard D. Kisling, Iowa Contrails, Kan. Harry S. Truman, Mo. Richard S. Reid, Ariz. David D. Terry Jr., Ark. Hurlburt, Fla. Roanoke, Va. Delaware Galaxy, Del. John C. Meyer, Fla. Savannah, Ga. Eagle, Pa. John W. DeMilly Jr., Fla. Steel Valley, Ohio Edward J. Monaghan, Alaska Lance P. Sijan, Colo. Swamp Fox, S.C. Enid, Okla. Langley, Va. Taunton, Mass. Fairbanks Midnight Sun, Alaska Leigh Wade, Va. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Calif. Flying Yankees/Gen. George C. Kenney, Conn. Mel Harmon, Colo. William A. Jones III, Va. Fort Dodge, Iowa Miami, Fla. Frank Luke, Ariz. Monterey Bay Area, Calif. Unit Activity Awards Outstanding State Organization Outstanding Large Chapter Exceptional Service—Community Partners Florida Hurlburt, Fla. Enid, Okla. Outstanding Small Chapter Outstanding Extra Large Chapter Exceptional Service—Community Relations Mel Harmon, Colo. Carl Vinson Memorial, Ga. Altus, Okla. Outstanding Medium Chapter Exceptional Service—Best Single Program Exceptional Service—Overall Programming Roanoke, Va. Gen. E.W. Rawlings, Minn. Langley, Va. Exceptional Service—Communications Exceptional Service—Veterans’ Affairs Claude Farinha Gold Rush, Calif. Paul Revere, Mass. Community Partner Membership Awards Named in Memorial Tribute

Gold Award Achievement Award Deaths during the past year that were formally recognized by the association Altus, Okla. Ark-La-Tex, La. Col. M.F. Caruthers, USAF (Ret.) Brig. Gen. Bill Spruance, Del. Bill Harris, Ore. Carl Vinson Memorial, Ga. Cape Canaveral, Fla. William E. Charles Col H.M. “Bud” West, Fla. Central Oklahoma (Gerrity), Okla. Raymond Choquette Contrails, Kan. Charles Hudson, Calif. Lt. Col. Thomas D. Combs, USAF (Ret.) Eagle, Pa. Chautauqua, N.Y. Col. Marc Drinkhahn, USAF (Ret.) Enid, Okla. Cheyenne Cowboy, Wyo. Col. Adolph Eckhardt, USAFR (Ret.) Fairbanks Midnight Sun, Alaska Cochise, Ariz. Col. Edward Elbert, USAF (Ret.) Fort Wayne, Ind. David D. Terry Jr., Ark. Col. Joseph Falvey, USAF (Ret.) Gen. B.A. Schriever Los Angeles, Calif. Delaware Galaxy, Del. Col. William E. Freeman, USAF (Ret.) Gen. Charles L. Donnelly Jr., Tex. Del Rio, Tex. Col. Robert R. French, USAF (Ret.) Gen. David C. Jones, N.D. Earl D. Clark Jr., Mo. Golden Triangle, Miss. Edward J. Monaghan, Alaska Maj. Gen. Richard A. Freytag, USAF (Ret.) Happy Hooligan, N.D. Flying Yankees/Gen. Geo. C. Kenney Roland E. Fry High Desert, Calif. Fort Dodge, Iowa Col. Lindy Gunderson, USAF (Ret.) Hurlburt, Fla. Frank Luke, Ariz. 1st Lt. Tom Hissem Lance P. Sijan, Colo. Joe Walker-Mon Valley, Pa. Lt. Col. Robert Iarussi, USAF (Ret.) Leigh Wade, Va. John W. DeMilly Jr., Fla. Anthony Laporte Llano Estacado, N.M. Langley, Va. Virginia Leitch Lloyd R. Leavitt Jr., Mich. Lt. Col. B.D. “Buzz” Wagner, Pa. Col. Ralph L. Michaelis, USAF (Ret.) McChord, Wash. Mel Harmon, Colo. Maj. Bennett Moyle, USAF (Ret.) Mercer County, N.J. Monterey Bay Area, Cailf. Mount Clemens, Mich. Montgomery, Ala. Col. Lloyd Pickering, USAF (Ret.) Richard D. Kisling, Iowa Northeast Texas, Tex. CMSgt. Gordon Reuter, USAF (Ret.) Richard S. Reid, Ariz. Palm Springs, Calif. Gen. B.A. Schriever, USAF (Ret.) Steel Valley, Ohio Panhandle AFA, Tex. Col. Richard E. Siner, USAF (Ret.) Swamp Fox, S.C. Pope, N.C. Lt. Col. Robert W. Sweginnis, USAF (Ret.) Ute-Rocky Mountain, Utah Robert H. Goddard, Calif. Capt. Frank Swords, USAF (Ret.) Wright Memorial, Ohio Rushmore, S.D. Lt. Col. Glen Thompson, USAF (Ret.) South , Ga. Brig. Gen. Anthony Tolin, USAF (Ret.) Tennessee Valley, Tenn. Col. Jack Ventling, USAF (Ret.) Tidewater, Va. Total Force, Pa. Col. Charles Waterman, USAF (Ret.) William A. Jones III, Va. Capt. Charles J. Widmar, USAF (Ret.) William J. “Pete” Knight, Calif. Col. Sherman Wilkins, USAF (Ret.)

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Presidential Citation Exceptional Service Award Leo Wittenberg, Minn. Southeast Region Marion Caruthers, Fla. Kenneth Wofford, Minn. Medal of Merit Arthur D. Bosshart, Ga. Max Friedauer, Fla. Sara Bishop, N.C. Robert F. Cutler, Fla. Theresa Kemp, Fla. Elizabeth C. Burris, Ga. Irene Johnigan, Wyo. Dennis Moran, Fla. Northeast Region William D. McGuth, D.C. Latasha Dunn, Ga. Richard Schaller, Fla. Medal of Merit Lynn Morley, Ga. Lewis Feuerstein, N.C. Cathy Ward, N.Y. Julie Petrina, Md. Edward C. Greene, N.C. Robert Wiggins, N.J. Eric Taylor, N.H. Great Lakes Region Deborah L. Marshall, S.C. Ray Turczynski, Fla. John “Bones” Marshall, S.C. Medal of Merit Exceptional Service Award Tillman Meetze, S.C. Lani Duquette, Mich. Linda Fairlie, N.J. Central East Region James Jenkins, Ky. Susan Griffith, N.Y. Exceptional Service Award Leland Nellist, Mich. Edward Keil, N.Y. Medal of Merit Don Adee, S.C. Robert Vick, Mich. Mary Traver, N.J. Bush Hanson, S.C. James M. Barker Jr., Va. Daniel Wells, Ky. Allan Berg, Va. Keith Ebert, Va. Exceptional Service Award Northwest Region Southwest Region Kip Hansen, D.C. Robert Brewster, Ohio Medal of Merit Gerald Hovatter, Va. Medal of Merit Thomas Craft, Mich. Rob Coe, Wash. Jerry King, Va. Marianne Catterton, Ariz. Carlene Joseph, Wash. James H. McGuire, Va. Herbert Egender, Ariz. Jon Powell, Alaska John K. Murphy, Del. Midwest Region Hal Jewell, Ariz. Stan “Steamer” Stevens, Va. Jeffrey A. Laforcarde, Ariz. Medal of Merit Exceptional Service Award Scott P. Van Cleef, Va. Kelley Roberts-Cooper, Ariz. John Campo, Kan. Gary A. Hoff, Alaska Robert Sullivan, Nev. Justin Faiferlick, Iowa Richard A. Seiber, Wash. Exceptional Service Award Peter Glenboski, Neb. Joseph E. Tucker, Wash. Richard Bundy, Del. Exceptional Service Award Todd Hunter, Kan. Tom Coney, D.C. Kathleen Clemence, Nev. Jack Kuykendall, Mo. Matthew E. Monczewski, Va. Robert Herculson, Nev. Glenn Scott, Ill. Rocky Mountain Region Jeffrey Platte, Va. James I. Wheeler, Ariz. Marvin Tooman, Iowa Jake Tweedy, Va. Medal of Merit Daniel Beatty, Colo. Exceptional Service Award Lamberth Blalock, Colo. Texoma Region Robert D. Lewallen, Neb. Far West Region Dennis Guymon, Utah Medal of Merit Petrina Merritt, Iowa Jim Hall, Colo. Medal of Merit Joan Blankenship, Okla. Loran Schnaidt, Mo. Teresa Tafoya, Colo. Tom Dwelle, Calif. Ralph Chalfant, Tex. James Snyder, Mo. Kit Workman, Utah Scott Edrington, Calif. Jerry Christopher, Okla. Jack Gruber, Calif. Bob Gehbauer, Tex. New England Region Exceptional Service Award Nelson E. Howlett, Calif. Sean Habina, Tex. Medal of Merit Tom Cavalli, Colo. Dick Jeffreys, Calif. Robert Pavelko, Tex. Craig Hancock, Conn. Rick Hartle, Utah Mary J. Nishiyama, Calif. Bill Lawson, Tex. John W. Hasson, Mass. Joan Sell, Colo. Robert I. Recker Jr., Calif. James C. McLeroy, Tex. David Houde, N.H. Gayle White, Colo. Tony Rollis, Calif. Joe Wiser, Tex. Thomas Huizenga, R.I. Steve Scott, Calif. Donald G. Jones, Vt. John Simpson, Hawaii Exceptional Service Award Robert Lachapelle, R.I. South Central Region Don Tomajan, Calif. Gary Beach, Okla. Medal of Merit John W. Blumentritt, Tex. Exceptional Service Award Exceptional Service Award Mike Clowers, Ala. Mary Feightner, Okla. Angela Dupont, Mass. Paul Bell, Calif. Jaimee Cruz-Montanez, Ala. Marsha D. Krotky, Tex. Edward H. Josephson, N.H. Don Eby, Calif. Paul Dietke, Miss. Terry Thomas, Tex. Steven Negron, Mass. James H. Gates, Calif. Roy A. Gibbens, Miss. Joseph N. Waller, R.I. Lee Greer, Calif. James C. Kasperbauer, Tenn. Chris Harlambakis, Calif. Paul LaFlame, La. John Rosso, Calif. George Livers, Tenn. North Central Region Judy Rice, Ala. Medal of Merit Jonathan P. Shockey, Ark. Florida Region Julie Eszlinger, Minn. James Van Eynde, Tenn. Tim Jensen, Wis. Medal of Merit Bob McGonigal, Minn. Exceptional Service Award E.J. “Bud” Albers, Fla. Glenn Shull, Minn. Wes Padgett, Ala. James J. Burns, Fla. James W. Simons, N.D. Joe Panza, Ala. James B. Connors, Fla. Johnnie Sowell Jr., N.D. Jerry Reichenbach, Ark. Dennis E. Foley, Fla. Ronald J. Vaughan, Miss. Robert W. Marinan, Fla. Exceptional Service Award Candace Robey, Fla. Juanita Giesler, Minn. Kevin Vislocky, Fla. Curtis Halverson, N.D. Robert Walker, Fla. Robert P. Talley, N.D.

98 AIR FORCE Magazine / November 2005 Air Force Councils

Air National Guard Council Civilian Advisory Council Company Grade Officers Council

Maj. Gen. David B. Poythress (Chair) James H. Carlock Jr. (Chair/Advisor) Capt. Charles Parada (Acting Chair/ Liaison) CMSgt. Lori Ashness Jeffrey C. Allen CMSgt. Robert J. Baggstrom (Ret.) Jay Aragon Capt. Catherine Barrington Capt. Robert T. Botkin Laura L. Loflin Capt. Jason Calhoun CMSgt. Deritha M. Ceaser Michael W. Meyer Capt. Eric W. Crowell CMSgt. Kevin M. Gadd Anthony R. Munson Capt. Tammy Haley Lt. Col. Randy D. Johnson Sharon B. Seymour 1st Lt. Manny Hauck Lt. Col. Craig A. Noll Jeffrey D. Specht Capt. Robert Jackson Brig. Gen. Charles V. Ickes II (Advisor) Karen Thomas Capt. Marc Meyer Paul K. Tierney Capt. Christopher Raines Daniel F. Wenker 1st Lt. Kathryn Reigleman 1st Lt. Megan Schafer Capt. Rebecca Weyant Capt. Joshua Zaker Brig. Gen. Glenn F. Spears (Advisor)

Enlisted Council Reserve Advisory Council AFA

Veterans/Retiree Council CMSgt. Trenda L. Voegtle (Chair) Brig. Gen. Jack W. Ramsaur II (Chair)

SSgt. Sean D. Belding CMSgt. Valerie Barnes (Liaison) SMSgt. James E. Davis SrA. Sandra M. Bueno MSgt. Michael E. Harris Maj. Michael A. Cooper MSgt. Douglas C. Isaacks SrA. Julianne M. Hancock MSgt. Robert N. Liles MSgt. David R. Henry SrA. John A. Lockheed Lt. Col. Connie C. Hutchinson Walter S. Hogle Jr. (Chair) TSgt. Amber B. Mitchell SMSgt. Christopher Janik Gloria J. Crawford SSgt. Terrence A. Raybon MSgt. Vicki Knox SMSgt. Anthony J. Rittwager Richard E. Fitzhugh Col. Sheryl M. May TSgt. Paul J. Schaaf II David A. Guzman Maj. Robert Palmer SSgt. Scott V. Tamayo Charles E. Lucas Col. John C. Silvia III SrA. Amber J. Turek Jimmy L. Miller Lt. Col. Raymond Stuermer SMSgt. Jonathan G. Rosa (Liaison) John T. Park Lt. Col. Meleah Whetstone Robert E. Patterson Lt. Col. Roxane M. Williams James S. Seevers Lt. Col. Michael Logrande (Advisor) Elia T. Vasilopoulos

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