about our members Air Force commendation medals were awarded last summer included visits to 13 installations in six cities of the Soviet to the following: Col. Arthur W. Anderson, 2d Wea. Wing, Union and to the oceanographic vessel MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV. July 1961-May 1964; Col. Hazen H. Bedke, 1st Wea. Wing, Before the tour, the group was briefed by Wiliam L. Molo, July 1961-June 1964; Col. Arnold R. Hull, 9th Wea. Sq., associate director of World Data Center-A, Oceanography, Dec. 1959-June 1964; Col. Arnold E. Zimmerman, 53d Wea. on the WDC system and data exchange. Rec. Sq., Jan. 1962-June 1964; Lt. Col. Harold L. Banks, Prof. Douglas B. Carter has transferred from the Geog- Det. 14, 21st Wea. Sq., Oct. 1962-Aug. 1964; Lt. Col. James raphy Department, Syracuse University, to the Geography B. Jones, Nat'l Wea. Satellite Center, Aug. 1960-June 1964; Department of Southern Illinois University. Lt. Col. Horace M. King, 9th Wea. Sq., June 1960-Aug. 1964; Lt. Col. George W. Kronebach, Det. 51, 1210th Wea. Ceward Lebron Chandler, supervisor of weather analysis, Sq., Sep. 1961-June 1964; Lt. Col. Joseph F. Leszcz, Det. 55, Delta Air Lines, has been elected chairman of the Air 16th Wea. Sq., July 1959-June 1964; Lt. Col. William Lewis, Transport Association's (ATA) Meteorological Committee. Hq, 3d Wea. Wing, Oct. 1960-Mar. 1964; Lt. Col. Roger H. The group, composed of meteorologists and chief dispatchers OlsonHq. AWS, Aug. 1961-July 1964; Lt. Col. Ralph K. of the airlines, coordinates exchange of weather information Steely, Det. 4, 8th Wea. Sq., Aug. 1962-June 1964; Lt. Col. pertinent to flight operations. Mr. Chandler has been with Roy A. Wegener, 2d Wea. Wing, Oct. 1961-July 1964; Lt. Col. Delta Air Lines in his present capacity since May 1959. Robert E. Wegner, Hq. AWS, July 1963-June 1964; Maj. Stanley A. Changnon, Jr., climatologist of the Illinois State Earl J. Barrows, 4081st Strategic Wing, Feb. 1962-June 1963, Water Survey, was one of the speakers at a meeting of the and Det. 13, 8th Wea. Sq., June 1963-May 1964; Maj. Wil- Building Research Institute held in Washington, D. C., liam E. Harrell, Det. 2, 29th Wea. Sq., July 1961-June 1964; on 10 November. Mr. Changnon's talk on "Climatic and Maj. John C. Hostetler, Hq. 8th Wea. Group, June 1963- Geographic Factors" was presented at the session on Weather- June 1964; Maj. Welton R. King, 4th Wea. Wing, July 1961- proofing the Building. Mar. 1964; Maj. Wilson V. Palmore, Hq. AWS, May 1962- Richard B. Clark, formerly with American Bosch Arma July 1964; Capt. William O. Breedlove, Hq. AWS, June Corp., is now associated with the Sales Dept., Spitz Labora- 1963-July 1964; Capt. Robert W. Fett, Det. 52, 1210th Wea. tories, Inc., Yorklyn, Del. Sq., Aug. 1963-June 1964; Capt. Leon R. Tucker, Det. 11, Randy J. Coleman from Texas A&M University and Robert 4th Wea. Group, July 1962-June 1964; Lt. Thomas L. Rish, G. Quayle from Florida State University were selected by the Det. 10, 16th Wea. Sq., June 1962-May 1964 (Army com- Naval Weather Service for training at the Officer Candidate mendation medal); CWO William H. Garrison, Det. 7, 9th School at Newport, R. I., last year. Mr. Quayle was com- Wea. Sq., July 1961-Nov. 1963; CWO William N. Hinds, missioned as Ensign USNR in November. 30th Wea. Sq., Feb. 1963-Sep. 1963; SMSgt. Edward C. Robert F. Dale, Weather Bureau state climatologist for Bouchard, Det. 17, 21st Wea. Sq., Jan. 1962-May 1964; SMSgt. Iowa, Prof. Wayne L. Decker, University of Missouri, James Jesse D. Hickson, Jr., Det. 31, 26th Wea. Sq., Apr. 1963-May D. McQuigg, state climatologist for Missouri, and Prof. 1964; SMSgt. James Holcomb, South Ruislip Forecast Center, Robert H. Shaw, Iowa State University, presented papers at July 1962-Aug. 1963. the climatology session of the annual joint meeting of the Milton L. Blanc, Weather Bureau research climatologist, American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of Arizona State University, Tempe, traveled to Italy and America, and Crop Science Society of America, held in Israel during September. In Rome he visited the FAO head- Kansas City on 15-19 November. quarters to discuss problems in arid-zone climatology. In John O. F. Dor sett, Cdr. USN (Ret.), has left Booz-Allen Israel he conferred with representatives of the Israel Mete- Research Corp., Bethesda, Md., and is now at Stanford orological Service and the National and University Institutes Research Institute, Menlo Park, Calf. of Agriculture in connection with establishment of a soil Troy Dungan, formerly with WDBO-TV, Orlando, Fla., moisture study at the desert experimental station near Gilat. has gone to Houston, Tex., on the staff of KTRK-TV. Visits were made to Gilat, Avdat, Eilat, and other points Maj. Harold S. Heppler of 8th Weather Sq., Westover of interest in arid-zone research. AFB, Mass., last fall lectured at the Aerospace Educational CWO-3 Leslie L. Britten, USAF, graduated "with distinc- Workshop conducted by the University of Hartford, Conn. tion" from the Naval Postgraduate School last summer with During the workshop he also showed the film "Aerospace: an M.S. in meteorology. Meteorological Challenge." Dr. Kirk Bryan of the Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C., G. Dale Hess and John E. Oliphant received master's was among six American oceanographers who toured the degrees in meteorology at Pennsylvania State University last USSR last fall as part of an exchange program. The four- June. Mr. Oliphant is Captain in the Air Force, Mr. Hess week tour, sponsored by the Coast and Geodetic Survey, is continuing his studies at the University of Washington. 34 Vol. 46, No. 1, January 1965 Bulletin American Meteorological Society Brig. Gen. Benjamin G. Holzman retired from the Air National Hurricane Research Laboratory on problems of Force on 27 October closing out a career of more than 22 tropical meteorology. years. He had held his last command, the Air Force Cam- MSgt. Richard H. Langill, Det. 11, 12th Weather Sq., bridge Research Laboratories, Bedford, Mass., since Septem- Stewart AFB, N. Y., graduated in the top ten per cent of ber 1960. On 28 October, Gen. Holzman was sworn in as a the 5-week class at the MATS NCO Academy, Orlando, Fla., consultant to the National Aeronautics and Space Admin- last September. istration to assist in the planning and administration of Lawrence H. Larsen was awarded a 12-month postdoctoral NASA's expanding research and technology program. He fellowship for study in the atmospheric sciences at the Uni- is presently detailed to the Electronics Research Center, versity of Oslo, Norway. Cambridge, Mass., where he is working on staff organization Air Force retirees of last summer not previously reported and formation of a program for the center. include: Lt. Col. Roger H. Olson and Lt. Col. Robert E. Wegner of Hq. AWS: Lt. Col. Joseph E. French, Maj. Robert A. Dittmar, Maj. Alfred S. Kolmos, Maj. William R. Larue, and Capt. Irving Newton, all of 2d Weather Wing; Lt. Col. Robert J. Calvesbert, Lt. Col. Raymond O. Delahoussaye, Lt. Col. William J. Gise, Jr., Lt. Col. Horace M. King, Lt. Col. Jarrold D. Lilliedoll, Lt. Col. Robert J. McCauley, Lt. Col. Ralph K. Steely, Lt. Col. Marion Towns, Maj. Glenn A. Groves, Maj. George D. Lehmann, Jr., Maj. William E. Woodside, Capt. Morgan V. Jones, 3d Weather Wing; Lt. Col. Allen R. Davis, Maj. William E. Harrell, Capt. Omer C. Thompson, Jr., 4th Weather Wing; Lt. Col. Norman C. Cox, Lt. Col. Evan J. Deemer, Lt. Col. Herbert Kaye, Lt. Col. Lawrence T. Keohane, Lt. Col. Aldon J. LoCelso, Lt. Col. John M. Steigner, 2d Weather Group; Lt. Col. Robert L. Miller, 4th WTeather Group; Maj. John C. Hostetler, Maj. Arlo R. Koontz, Maj. Robert L. Lulofs, Maj. Glee G. Smyth, 8th Weather Group. Lt. Col. Bernard Pusin, USAF, has left the 433L System (Left to right) Brig. Gen. B. G. Holzman (USAF, Ret.), Program Office, Waltham, Mass., and is now at Air Weather Maj. Gen. Don R. Ostrander, Commander of the Office of Service Hq., Scott AFB, 111. Aerospace Research, Washington, D. C., Col. Leo A. Kiley, Richard J. Roth, formerly with Travelers Service Corp., Commander of the Air Force Cambridge Research Labora- tories, Bedford, Mass., and Capt. William Hodge, Aide-de- Hartford, Conn., has joined the staff of the American Inter- Camp to Gen. Ostrander. Capt. Hodge is shown reading the national Underwriters Corp., New York, as an actuary. citation that accompanied the Legion of Merit awarded to Prof. Walter J. Saucier of the Department of Meteorology, Gen. Holzman during the Change of Command Ceremonies. University of Oklahoma, represented the AMS at the inauguration of John Frederick Olson as president of Ok- MSgt. Shepard M. Humston, Det. 1, 3d Weather Wing, lahoma City University on 2 December. Offutt AFB, Nebr., captured four cash awards and one honorable mention in the 1964 AWS Flying Safety Poster contest. This is his fourth successive year to take top prizes in the contest. David S. Johnson, director of the National Weather Satel- lite Center, is representing the Commerce Department on a six-agency ad hoc Joint Navigation Satellite Committee to determine whether a non-military satellite system is needed. Such a system would be used for air-sea navigation, traffic control, and air-sea search and rescue operations. Other members of the committee represent the the Departments of Defense, Interior, and Treasury, and the FAA and NASA. Cdr. John W. Kidd, USN, meteorological officer of the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla., was the Society's dele- gate at the inauguration of Robert Harry Spiro as the fourth president of Jacksonville University on 20 November.