Colorado Pride II pgs 1-16 - Other Side Of The Mountain Gang

Photo by SMSgt John Rohrer
I am the Guard
Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War... of security and honor for three centuries I have been
the custodian, I am the Guard.
I was with Washington in the dim forests, fought the wily warrior, and watched the dark
night bow to the morning. At Concord’s bridge, I fired the fateful shot heard ‘round the
world. I bled on Bunker Hill. My footprints marked the snows at Valley Forge. I pulled a
muffled oar on the barge that bridged the icy Delaware. I stood with Washington on the
sun-drenched heights of Yorktown. I saw the sword surrendered... I am the Guard.
I pulled the trigger that loosed the long rifle’s havoc at New Orleans. These things I
knew—I was there! I saw both sides of the War Between the States—I was there! The hill
at San Juan felt the fury of my charge. The far plains and mountains of the Philippines
echoed to my shout... On the Mexican border I stood... I am the Guard.
The dark forest of the Argonne blazed with my barrage. Chateau Thierry crumbed to my
cannonade. Under the arches of victory I marched in legion—I was there… I am the
Guard.
I bowed briefly on the grim Corregidor, and then saw the light of liberation shine on the
faces of my comrades. Through the jungle and on the beaches, I fought the enemy, beat,
battered and broke him. I raised our banner to the serene air on Okinawa—I scrambled
over Normandy’s beaches—I was there! I am the Guard! Across the 38th Parallel I made
my stand. I flew MIG Alley—I was there... I am the Guard!
I was at Johnstown, where the raging waters boomed down the valley. I cradled the
crying child in my arms and saw the terror leave her eyes. I moved through smoke and
flame at Texas City. The stricken knew the comfort of my skill. I dropped the food that fed
the starving beast on the frozen fields of the west and through the towering drifts I
ploughed to rescue the marooned. I have faced forward to the tornado, the typhoon, and
the horror of the hurricane and flood – these things I know—I was there... I am the
Guard.
I have brought a more abundant, a fuller, a finer life to our youth. Wherever a strong arm
and valiant spirit must defend the Nation, in peace or war, wherever a child cries, or a
woman weeps in time of disaster, there I stand... I am the Guard.
For three centuries a soldier in war, a civilian in peace—of security and honor, I am the
custodian, now and forever... I am the Guard.
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This book is dedicated to the men and women of the Colorado Air National Guard and their families. Colorado Pride
Second Edition illustrates only a small portion of their commitment and dedication to this organization and to the
country. Citizen-airman represent all walks of life but come together in the Colorado Air National Guard to proudly
serve. Photographs and words can in no way capture the entire story, this book is a mere token to evoke memories of
good times, sacrifice and the people with whom you served.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forward .........................................................2
Governor of Colorado ..................................3
The Adjutant General ...................................4
Assistant AG and Chief of Staff....................5
Command Chief Master Sergeant ................6
Congratulatory Letters .................................9
Senior NCO, NCO and Airmen of the Year...12
The Minute Men Precision Demonstration Team ..15
Our Guard (color candids) .........................18
Unit Pride (unit/squadron patches) .........30
Deployments ...............................................33
Desert Shield & Desert Storm ............................34
Gunsmoke ..............................................................37
Team Spirit..............................................................38
Coronet Blade ........................................................41
Operation Provide Comfort................................42
Operation Down Under ......................................44
Operation Northern/Southern Watch..............46
Kobar Towers .........................................................49
Cope Thunder........................................................50
Red Flag...................................................................52
Maple Flag ..............................................................54
Slovenia “Partner for Peace”...............................55
Coronet Nighthawk ..............................................56
Sentry Aloha...........................................................58
Creek Corsair .........................................................60
Enduring Freedom.................................................61
Noble Eagle ............................................................64
Special Events ............................................65
F-16 Conversion ....................................................66
World Youth Day/Pope Visit ..............................68
Original COANG Art............................................70
Part of the Community ........................................72
Tiger Meet of the Americas.................................74
COANG Heritage Committee/Museum..........77
Aviation Hall of Fame ...........................................78
Buckley becomes an AFB....................................80
Hall of Heroes........................................................81
Vietnam Veterans Reunion..................................82
COANG Units................................................83
Headquarters COANG ........................................84
140th Wing.............................................................87
140th Operations Group .....................................91
120th Fighter Squadron .......................................91
140th Operations Support Flight .......................94
140th Wing Detachment 1 ................................96
200th Airlift Squadron..........................................98
120th Weather Flight/8th CST............................99
140th Logistics Group........................................100
140th Logistics Support Flight ..........................102
140th Aircraft Generation Squadron ..............103
140th Logistics Squadron ..................................106
140th Maintenance Squadron..........................109
137th Space Warning Squadron.......................113
140th Medical Squadron...................................120
240th Civil Engineer Flight ................................123
140th Support Group.........................................125
140th Civil Engineer Squadron.........................126
140th Services Flight ..........................................129
140th Communications Flight ..........................132
140th Security Forces Squadron ......................135
140th Mission Support Flight............................137
Buckley ANG/AFB Firefighters.........................140
Other Side of the Mountain Gang ..................142
Guard Families...........................................146
The Honor Guard.......................................149
In Remembrance ......................................150
Colorado Pride Staff.................................153
Index..........................................................155
1
Forward
by BG Wayne L. Schultz, 140th Wing Commander
Dear Air Guard Family,
It is appropriate and timely that we celebrate the accomplishments and significant events of the past 14 years and
document them in a second edition of Colorado Pride, for indeed much has occurred of which we should be proud.
The closing decade of the twentieth century brought incredible change that was reflected throughout the Colorado
Air National Guard. The fall of the Berlin Wall was the closing chapter of the Cold War. Desert Shield/Desert Storm
introduced warfare dominated by aerospace power and led to sustained contingency operations. The force
structure of the active Air Force was reduced significantly creating a requirement for reserve component
participation in a larger share of day-to-day business including combat. The Aerospace Expeditionary Force (AEF)
became the new construct for Air Force Operations, and space missions assumed a new and increasing role. A
terrorist threat surfaced and elevated force protection and homeland defense requirements to unanticipated levels.
At every turn the Colorado Air National Guard was engaged and out front. Two hundred twenty of our airmen were
mobilized for Desert Shield/Desert Storm and following a conversion of the 140th Wing from the A-7D to the F16C,
the 120th Squadron led the first rainbow of ANG units participating in contingency operations patrolling airspace
over Iraq. Four subsequent Operation Northern and Southern Watch deployments followed as the AEF evolved.
The 154th Air Control Group and the 138th Air Control Squadron transitioned to space and emerged as the 137th
Space Warning Squadron, the first ANG unit in space and the benchmark for a growing presence of the reserve
component in vital space missions. Over 300 guard members were mobilized for Operation Noble Eagle and many
deployed overseas in support of Enduring Freedom. The 120th Fighter Squadron rapidly adjusted to a new air
sovereignty mission while maintaining AEF readiness.
In spite of change that has been unprecedented and remarkably dynamic, two fundamental principals have
prevailed. The first is that the Colorado Air National Guard has remained constant as the recognized leader among
ANG units, setting the example in participation and performance. The second, a quality that has characterized the
Mile High Militia since the beginning, is that we are a special family, one that has a passion for service, demands
excellence, and cares deeply for one another.
I congratulate you and all members of our extended guard family for
the magnificent contributions of the past decade. I am proud and
grateful to have served with you all.
Wing Commanders
Brig Gen Wayne Schultz
140th Wing Commander
1998-2002
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Brig Gen Stanford W. Gregory
1946-1948
Brig Gen Joe C. Moffitt
1946-1960
Brig Gen Walter E. Williams
1960-1974
Brig Gen John L. France
1974-1981
Brig Gen George A. Franzen, Jr.
1981-1990
Brig Gen Mason C. Whitney
1990-1998
Brig Gen Wayne L. Schultz
1998-2002
Brig Gen H. Michael Edwards
2002-Present
Governor of Colorado
Governors of Colorado
William E. Sweet
Clarence J. Morley
William H. Adams
Edwin C. Johnson
Ray H. Talbot
Feller A. Ammons
Ralph L. Carr
John C. Vivian
W. Lee Knous
Walter W. Johnson
Daniel J. Thornton
Edwin C. Johnson
Stephen L.R. McNichols
John A. Love
John D. Vanderhoof
Richard D. Lamm
Roy R. Romer
Bill Owens
1923-1925
1925-1927
1927-1933
1933-1937
1937
1937-1939
1939-1943
1943-1947
1947-1950
1950-1951
1951-1955
1955-1957
1957-1962
1962-1973
1973-1975
1975-1987
1987-1999
1999-Present
Bill Owens
Governor of Colorado
1999-Present
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The Adjutant General
Adjutants General of Colorado
Col Paul P. Newlon
1923-1931
Brig Gen W.C. Danks
1931-1934
Brig Gen Neil W. Kimball
1934-1937
Brig Gen Alphonse P. Ardourel 1937-1939
Brig Gen Harold H. Richardson1939-1943
Brig Gen Frazier Arnold
1943-1946
Maj Gen Irving O. Schafer
1946-1959
Maj Gen Robert D. Charlton 1959-1960
Maj Gen Joe C. Moffitt
1960-1974
Maj Gen William D. Weller
1974-1979
Maj Gen John L. France
1979-1995
Maj Gen Westerdahl
1995-2000
Maj Gen Mason C. Whitney 2000-Present
Maj Gen Mason Whitney
The Adjutant General of Colorado
1998–Present
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Colorado AAG and Chief of Staff
Brig Gen Robert Harkins
Assistant Adjutant General
ASSISTANT AD
Brig Gen David Keith Harris
Chief of Staff
JUTANT GENE
RAL, AIR:
Brigadier Gen
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Bowling
1 Jul 1987 - 16
Mar 1992
Brigadier Gen
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organ
16 Mar 1992 23 Sep 1994
Brigadier Gen
eral Salvatore
Villano, Jr.
23 Sep 1994 3 Nov 1997
Brigadier Gen
eral John A . Lo
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3 Nov 1997 - 10
Sep 2000
Brigadier Gen
eral Robert H.I.
Harkins III
10 Sep 2000 Present
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11 Sep 1998 Keith Harris
Colonel David
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Command Chief Master Sergeant
CMSgt Glenna Shetter
COANG Command Chief Master Sergeant
2000–2002
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CMSgt Barbara Mandonado
COANG Command Chief Master Sergeant
2002–Present
Our Guard
The first time I came to interview for a clerk-typist job, GS03, in Supply, Colorado folks “thought” they were having a
snowstorm. (Being from North Dakota, I just thought it was
snowing!!) I couldn’t find anyone at Building 904 so I
thought maybe I was supposed to go somewhere else. At
any rate, CMS Chuck Lopez, one of our security policemen,
stopped and asked if he could help. That’s when I found out
they had closed the base! Needless to say, I came back
another time for the interview with Col Schreiber. I must
have passed the test because I began working at Buckley on
6 November 1966! The first week, there was a holiday
(cool!). The second week, the original Buckley Babes took
me to lunch for my 20th birthday. I had intended to work for
just a short time so that mom and dad would not have spent
their money in vain for my college. Guess
that didn’t exactly work out since I have
now been here for over 36 years!
At that time, BG Walt Williams was the
wing commander and MG Joe Moffitt
was The Adjutant General. My first job
was as the keypunch operator for supply
way back when they used requisition
cards to order
things. It just happened to be
something I was pretty good at
and they soon had to find
something more for me to do.
Then came the Pueblo Crisis—
they painted our beautiful silver
F-100’s a camouflage color, and
I tearfully helped send our guys
off to war dutifully working on a
scrapbook for the months they were gone which got my
boss in trouble with her boss! The welcome home parties
were awesome and I met every plane whether it was
10:00AM or 2:00AM. What a wonderful time!
Time marched on—and COL Schreiber and his secretary,
Juanita Thibault, moved up to the hangar to establish the
Base Commander’s office; a new position established after
the activation showed a great need for such. I was chosen
to replace Juanita as the Chief of Supply’s secretary (a big
promotion to GS-5!!) and then Col Harry Serra became my
boss. Following him came Col Bill
McGaffin and then it was 1976.
General France hired me for the
position of 140th Tactical Fighter
Wing secretary in January. We had
lots of foreign dignitaries visit us such
as the Malaysian delegation to which
I served “Oolong” tea (imagine trying
to find that in Colorado in the late ‘70’s).
In 1979, MG John France became both The Adjutant
General for Colorado and remained the 140th Wing
Commander. Col D.O. Neary was the interim Air
Commander to handle the everyday kinds of
Arliss Guerrero with WG Commanders
Schultz, France, Franzen and Whitney.
things. In 1981, BG George Franzen was
selected to become the new Wing/Air
Commander. Those were some good
years for the Guard and lots of future
plans were put in place and the face of
Buckley began to change. In 1991, I got
another new boss—MG Mason Whitney.
During this time, there was major new
construction going on and we moved into
the new 140th Wing Headquarters, Building 706.
The Wing converted from the A-7’s to the F-16’s and life
was good. Then it came time to change bosses again (Was it
is something I did?!) and BG Wayne Schultz became the
new Wing Commander. The rest isn’t yet old enough to be
“history”—another new boss! And this
one is younger than me so it truly must
be time to retire. BG Mike Edwards is a
superb new commander that I look
forward to working with for a few more
months before I leave Buckley.
Buckley has been my home for over 36
years. I was here when they went to Viet
Nam, I was here when the fuel farm blew up, I was here
when we converted from F-100s to A-7s and then to F-16s. I
have watched the base grow and change—I’ve even been
here so long the little blue spruces we planted in front of
hangar 801 are now about 25 feet tall! I have met and
worked with many wonderful people from the Buckley Air
Guard Family, including my marvelous husband Rich.
Buckley has been my home where I have lived and laughed,
cried and learned for a lifetime. I am so thankful I was here
to share the experiences with the 140th Wing.
Arliss F. Guerrero, 140th Wing Administrative Assistant—
formerly known as 140th Wing Secretary
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Congratulatory Letters
William Jefferson Clinton
42nd President of the United States
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Colin Powell
Secretary of State
Congratulatory Letters
F. Whitten Peters
Former SECAF
Dr. James G. Roche
Secretary of the Air Force
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Congratulatory Letters
General Ronald R. Fogleman
USAF, Retired
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General Norman Schwarzkopf
U.S. Army, Retired
Congratulatory Letters
General Donald W. Shepperd
Former Director, Air National Guard
General Russell C. Davis
Chief, National Guard Bureau
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The Minute Men
The Minute Men Precision Demonstration Team
The team was formed by Walter E. Williams in 1956 and flew its initial shows in the F-80
Shooting Star. Word of the team’s exploits reached Washington in April and the team,
still un-named, was asked to perform in Reno, Nevada. Their popularity soared and by
summer’s end requests for shows had to be turned down. The original members
consisted of Walt Williams-Leader, Ranger Curran-Right Wing, Dick Hueholt-Left Wing
and Bob Cherry-Slot. Very shortly, a solo performer, Wynn Coomer was added. In
1956, Hueholt left the team, Cherry moved to left wing and John Ferrier took the slot
position. It was Hueholt, who suggested the name “Minute Men” before his departure.
In April 1957 the team performed in Hawaii at Hickam Air Force Base, Waikiki Beach
and Dillingham Field. The schedule was demanding and a spare solo performer, Ron
Jankovsky, was added. The tight schedule included a show at Selfridge Field, Michigan
one morning, a show the next day in Washington D.C. and on the following day, a
show in San Diego. Every show was on time.
In 1957 the team converted to the F-86 Sabre. Curran did not convert to the F-86, as he
was a regular Air Force officer, he was replaced by Bo
Odle. That year, during an air show in Dayton, Ohio, a
severe malfunction occurred in the aileron system of
Ferrier’s F-86 and he went into an uncontrolled roll to the
right and was killed. Gobel James filled Ferrier’s position.
Requests were so numerous that the Air Force Special
Events section took over the scheduling of the team. That
helped considerably, since all team members had other
jobs that required their attention. James and Hueholt were
aeronautical engineering students at the University of
Colorado; Coomer, Ferrier and Jankovsky were airline
pilots. France was a law student at the University of Denver
and Odle was a radar controller. Williams and Cherry were
employees of the Colorado Air National Guard. All the
pilots and ground crews were highly experienced, there
was little or no time to practice and the crews had to do the
work of two just to keep up.
The support crew was transported in a C-47 by Bill Koger, a
WW II veteran, and anyone who was available as copilot.
Ralph Harp, Phil Gaudet and Ralph Easley flew as co-pilot
many times. The Thunderbirds had the support of fifty
individuals, the Minute Men had to make do with only
seven. Many times, the support crew only slept going to
and coming home from shows.
In early 1959 the team was scheduled by the State
Department for a goodwill tour of Central America. The
team flew to Jamaica, had three shows in Panama, then on
to Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico City and home. That was
the last series of shows led by Williams, he turned the team over to Cherry. Cherry
remained the leader until the team was disbanded.
Woods, Johnson, Beauals, Marshall, Smith
Etter, Lucero, Williams
During 1959, John France replaced
Jankovsky as the spare solo and when
Williams left the team, France took
over the left wing position. The team
celebrated Alaska Statehood in May
with a show in Anchorage. The entire
season was again booked but in June,
word came down that funding would
not be allowed for the team
subsequent to June 30th. A show had
been scheduled for July in Grand
Junction and, although not authorized,
that show was the finale for the Minute
Men.
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Minute Men Reunion
25th Reunion Top: Dick
Huehott, Kenard Johnson, Hank
Meis, Dick Beaufils, Vern
Marshall, Mo Etter, Fred
Thebado, Don Zdunzyck, Don
Smith, Ron Janokovsky.
Bottom: Wynn Coomer, Bob
Cherry, Walt Williams, John
France, Satch Harvey, Ralph
Easley.
Minutemen Hold 40th
Reunion
June 21, 1996
The Air National Guard’s Official aerial demonstration team - the Minute Men - took
to the skies nearly 40 years ago. Tales of flying feats and performances around the
country were bantered about by the now 60 and 70 year-old pilots, crew chiefs and
support personnel as the team held their second and perhaps last team reunion.
Captain Bob Cherry
From their official recognition in 1956, until disbanding in 1959, the Minute Men
achieved a formidable record. They performed before more than 3 million people in
47 states (including Hawaii and Alaska) and five foreign countries. In all, the team traveled an estimated 135,000
miles, which was quite an achievement for a team of part-time pilots.
For former Colorado Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. John L. France remembered
being a member of the Minute Men team was perhaps the “greatest time of my
life.” “We are as close a family today as we were when we were doing 600 miles
an hour during a show. Everyone -pilots, crew chiefs, support personnel — were
just one big family.” France’s F-86 was found for sale in a Seattle newspaper
advertisement by team member Leroy “Willie” Williams in the mid ‘70s. He
mailed copies of the ad to France. Members of the Colorado Air National Guard
then negotiated with the owner and personnel from Wright-Patterson AFB to
get the plane returned to Buckley, where it remains today.
Col. Robert “Bob” Cherry, who took over as
commander of the Minute Men from Gen.
Williams, perhaps paid the highest tribute
to the founder of the Minute Men. “He was
instrumental in getting this group off the
ground. He was a great commander, a leader
and ingenious when it came to the maneuvers
we performed.”
40th Reunion. Top:Dick Huehott, Wynn Coomer,Walt
Williams, Gobel James, Arch Curran, Bob Cherry,
John France, Bo Odle, Bill Koger, Ralph Harp.
Bottom: Don Zdunzyck, Tony Lucero, Hank Meis,
Don Smith, Leroy Williams, Mo Etter, Vern Marshall
John Spann, Public Affairs Officer, 140th Wing
1Lt John France
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Major Wynn Coomer
Our Guard...
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Colonel Emil Lassen
Preflighting
his aircraft
In Oct 1999 LTC John Mooney, LTC Andy
King, MAJ Brian Patterson and MAJ Tim
Conklin went up against their “adversaries” LTC John Buckingham and MAJ Mike
Loh. The “Good Guys” that day had a combined total of 10,000 hours in the F16.
LTC John Dronenberg
The Proud pilots of the 120th Fighter Squadron
Cougar Tail Flash
Hhmm, Let’s do a
quick fog check....
Tom May, Mary Lair, BG
Schultz, Ken Morales
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Too early.... This is barely my third cup of coffee
Flying High
Captain Scott VanBeek
in his desert duds.
Gov. Bill Owens with COL Edwards and COL Harris
The real Mile-Hi salute
Inspector Clouseau I presume....
Oops! Sorry BG Edwards.
COANG Redeyes Take Annual `Turkey Shoot’
Reminiscent of the Denver Bronco’s 55-10 loss to the San
Francisco Forty-niners in Super Bowl XXIV, the annual “Turkey
Shoot” between Buckley’s 120th TFS “Redeyes” and the New
Mexico Air National Guard’s 188th TFS “Tacos”, Feb. 3, 1990 at
Airburst Range, proved to be just as big an upset for the team
from Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Armed with a different weapon of choice, bomb dummy unit
33’s as opposed to the pigskin, LTC Charles “Charlie” C. Betts demonstrated that
his aerial prowess equaled that of Forty-niners quarterback Joe Montana, by
leading a strong Colorado team to a “Taco smashing” victory over the 188th
TFS, securing the coveted overall “Top Gun” award for himself in the process,
with a personal score of 892 points out of a possible 1,000.
Although the “Tacos” seemed to show Betts little in the way of competition,
fellow teammate, LTC Lawrence A. “Bud” Sittig, vied for the top honor right to
the end. Sittig missed tying Betts for the best out of a total field of 40 pilots by
one point. Betts, flying the A-7K, attributes his narrow margin win to trouble
keeping airspeed due to the additional weight of LTC Demerick C. “Space Doc”
Fradl, along for the ride. Betts, who retired April 14, then admitted he just
couldn’t resist hanging one on his old friend for posterity.
John
Elway on flightline filming a commercial
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Maj Thomas at Basic Cadet training 1996
Maj Gen Navas visits the 120 Weather Flight crew
A visit to the 137SWS with LTG Russell Davis
What?... Oh no, we’re not
repairing the door lock on
this rental. We’re simply two
guys enjoying the afternoon
with an ice cold brewski.
Hey... where did that
masking tape come from? Steve Flanagan & Jerry Smith ponder....
Col Kuchinsky signing the oath
Avionics crew
During my last AT in ’93 with the 163rd Separate Armored
Brigade at Gowen Field ID we underwent a PCI (Pre Combat
Inspection) just prior to convoying into the field. All the units
vehicles were lined up with the personnel in ranks in front of them.
Colonel Honor, the Brigade XO conducted the inspection and
held a critique afterwards.
He said, “Most of you don’t have water cans filled, but the Weather Flight does. Most of you don’t
have maps and don’t know coordinates of where we’re going, but the Weather Flight does. Most
of you don’t have your chem gear available and ready, but the Weather Flight does.”
That was a testament to the training LTC Brown insisted on and it led to at least one Air Force
victory over Army at their own game on their own turf.
Noel Sivertson, SMSgt (RET)
Former 120th Weather Flight Superintendent
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140 CES On the Road
Volk Field/ORI
Selfridge ANGB and Sembach AB Germany
Costa Rica/Nation Building
Scott AFB IL/Desert Storm Support BRAAT,
ORI SUPPORT FLORIDA/ LUKE AZ
1992 Honduras/Bolivia—Nation Building
1993 Alaska/Leadville 100 Construction projects
DOVER/PAPAL SUPPORT /DENVER
1994 Volk Field/ORI
1995 Tagu Korea/Construction Projects
SILVER FLAG/Air show/ TQM training
1996 Canada/Construction Projects
Chapel, Security Fence Firing Range/
SILVER FLAG /GERMANY
1997 McCord AFB and Silver Flag
1998 Home Station and Winter Survival/
Buffalo Creek Fire
1999 PSAB/Kuwait
2000 Pope AFB/Curacao/Cabizon South Fire
Activation Silver Flag
2001 Hick am HI/Al Jaber Kuwait/ORI
(Excellent Rating)
1988
1989
1990
1991
Commanders & First Sergeants
Lt Col Raymond Magee. . . SMSgt Dee Perrin . . . 1995
Lt Col Robert North . . . . . . MSgt Jeff Sanford . . . 1995—1999
Lt Col Thomas Stanley. . . . MSgt Joel Spears . . . . 1999—present
Chaz Whatley
Melko in Costa Rico with the children
You Talkin’ to me ?
The one and only John Sass, captured on film
Wayne
Marusin
Ouch! Observing a downed helicopter.
Skip Oliver
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TSgt Miguel Rodriquez
photo by MSgt Nimmo
Nice look Dwayne!
Good improvement.
Let’s see, this wire goes there....
Wires are cool!
photo by MSgt Nimmo
Photo by SSgt Clark
photo by MSgt Nimmo
SMSgt John Rohrer on
location
photo by MSgt Nimmo
VI Crew down with the situation...chillin’ are:
John on the HOT seat
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John Nimmo, Cheresa Clark, Rochell Smith,
and John Rohrer.
Our Guard...
Lockette and BG Whitney
Guttman workin’ with smile
Mike Melaragno and Rudy Lucero
Hmm, righty tighty or lefty lucy
Hopkins contemplates.........
Lt Col Gann prepares to recertify on
9mm. Cpt Schlaepfer looks worried…
Turnin’ Burnin’ and passing gas....
Tony
Barajas getting his hands greasy
140MDS in the days of old
Don’t worry you’ll just feel a little pinch.
Really!
YO! Vito you work too hard...
MAJ McDonald and COL Mooney
Of course the shades go with the hat!
MSgt Lane re-enlists—pictured with BG France
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Elison AFB 1995
CMS Kent
Curt Schmall
talking business
Denise Gilbert aka Sarah Connor
Sunrise on Air Force One–DIA
CMSgt Gil McKay Guarding F-117
Air Force one at sunset
during Clinton visit—DIA.
Transient Folks Keeps Them Flying
Buckley’s Transient Services was the Air National Guard unit to win the most prestigious
award in airfield management, the Rex Riley Award. The winner provides the most
outstanding service to transient aircrews in the United States, as judged by their peers and
customers. Transient Services greet all incoming aircraft and helicopters regardless of their
service branch, agency or country, according to Larry Sell, chief of transient alert services.
They park, service onboard aircraft systems of every variety and at every stage of the
aircraft’s flight and provide assistance to pilots and crewmen operating away from their
homes.
Aircraft traveling cross-country arrive at Buckley and become Transient Service’s responsibility during their stay. They
may be in for a fill-up and “turn-around” or they may operate for a period of time out of Buckley. Regardless, while
they’re here, their well-being is the job of transient ground crews. Transient Alert crews are recognized by the Air Force
as individuals to be tapped as a resource for special functions, such as community events around the state. “We
provide primary support to all air shows in our area that are featuring military aircraft,” said Sell. “Any logistical support
like special air and ground equipment and assisting maintenance personnel during operations are just some of the ways
we help out.”
Transient Alert crews include Sell, Work Leaders Roy Cox and James Freeland and Team Members David Hanson, Jon
Hanby, Pete Hill, Kent Kamla, John Bruetsch, James Hopkins, David Offen, David Wood and Jack Smith.
All Transient Services crewmen are F-16 and T-43 qualified to service the base’s primary aircraft. But, their individual
and group knowledge extends to every type of aircraft in the western hemisphere’s military arsenal. And what they
don’t know, “they’ll interrogate out of some poor unsuspecting pilot,” joked Sell.
Story by Chris Ball Airfield Management Office
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Bring It On.......
Arliss runs the wing
with a smile.
Barrel Guy,
BG Wayne Schultz and Bronco Elf....
John Glen
full native regalia
CMSgt Barb Mandonado hard at work
As the Sun Sets:
After spending the day in Tijuana
and an hour re-entering the U.S.A,
we were headed back to Miramar. I told Barb (now CMSgt Mandonado) and the
ladies that I would love to capture a California sunset. It was nearing the time for the
sun to go down, and Barb put the pedal to the medal. You would have thought we
were in a Hollywood movie being chased, jumping curbs, running lights. It was the
most exciting ride! We arrived at LaJolla beach safely and I captured the most
beautiful sunset….
Maj Paula Greene and Lt George Dorsey
at his going away party
Who needs a
Karaoke machine...
BG Schultz belts out
Happy Birthday.
SSgt Anita DeHerrera
Col Edwards and Ray Roman
Cpt Gann and MSgt Chuck Zart
Chapel Services with Chaplain D.L. Mitchell
200th AS Strikes a pose
Lt Col Karen Kyritz happy on the job
T43 Crew with Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher
Santiago Chile 1997
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MGs France and Moffitt agree she’s one of a
kind. CMSgt Gurney Ulrich called her a “soldier’s
soldier.” There’s no dispute that CMS Joyce Saitta
is an original. She was the first female enlisted
member of the COANG and became its first
female Chief Master Sergeant.
240CEF Annual photo 1999
Family Day 92
On April 11, 1967 Saitta entered the Women’s
Army Corps. Not one to follow convention, she volunteered for duty in
Vietnam with the Women’s Army Corps based in Saigon and Long Bien.
Saitta has had a remarkable career and now fills the dual roles of 240th CES
readiness technician and 140th Engineering Facility Manager. “We are all
given the same amount of hours in a day, week, month. It’s what
we do with our allotted time over the years that makes a
difference,” says Saitta.
Suwon AB 1994
Eden retirement hula
8th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team
The Mission of the 8th WMD Civil Support Team is to: Assess a suspected nuclear,
biological, chemical, or radiological (NBC/R) event in support of a local incident
commander; advise civilian responders regarding appropriate military support
operations; and facilitate requests for assistance to expedite arrival of additional
state and federal assets to help save lives, prevent human suffering and mitigate
great property damage.
The Civil Support Team (CST) is a joint army/air unit consisting of 22 soldiers and airman and is
currently commanded by Lt Col Frederick Hoon. The CST is organized into six functional areas:
Command, Operations, Medical, Survey, Communications, and Administration/Logistics. These
functional areas support the mission by enabling the CST commander to: deploy the survey
section to conduct reconnaissance and sampling missions, provide WMD expertise and medical
care for the team, create plume model and incident assessment and mitigation advice for the
commander.
Unit personnel have undergone hundreds of hours of instruction from various agencies including
the National Fire Academy, Department of the Army, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, and Dugway Proving Grounds. During the New Equipment Training in 1999 at Fort
Leonard Wood, the 8th WMD CST distinguished itself as one of the top teams among the Civil Support Teams. The unit
was invited to Sturgis, SD in 2000 to support the motorcycle rally and train the South Dakota CST
light. In June 2001 the 8th WMD CST was selected as the initial team to undergo the
certification process at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. The 8th WMD CST has developed close
working relationships with various local, state, and federal response and planning organizations
by providing WMD classes and participating in training exercises in the Denver metro area,
Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado Western Slope, Denver International Airport, and Dugway
Proving Grounds, UT.
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Joint Support Operations (JSO), also known as the counterdrug program is the primary
military support program for drug law enforcement agencies in Colorado. The program
operates in three functional areas: Drug Interdiction, Drug Demand Reduction and
Substance Abuse Prevention. JSO Drug Interdiction provides support in various
mission categories to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Drug Demand
Reduction (DDR) is our external substance abuse prevention education program
supporting community based organizations, and law enforcement agencies in
educating Colorado’s youth about the dangers of
using drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The Substance
Abuse Prevention program oversees urinalysis and
substance abuse prevention education for the
Colorado Army and Air National Guard.
Arlyn Wood with evidence from a
Drug Raid in Sterling, Colorado.
Over 2000 plants were seized.
JSO Group shot
BG Harris hard at work
A meeting of the minds
SITTIG’S RETIREMENT
The Colorado Air National Guard bid farewell to Brigadier General Bud Sittig,
Saturday, 11 Sep 99. A final retreat was held at the wing headquarters
flagpole, followed by a retirement celebration held later that evening at the
Inverness Hotel in Englewood, CO. The General and his wife were fondly
showered with accolades and gifts by over 100 family members and friends
they gained during a career that has spanned over 30 years.
BG and Mrs. Harkins
General Sittig has served as a principle advisor to The Adjutant
General for issues relating to command, control and combat
readiness of units within the State of Colorado.
In his civilian career, General Sittig is the System Manager-Flight
Operations for Delta Airlines sharing in the leadership
responsibilities for 9,000 Delta pilots.
The General is married to the former Frances M. Thoreson of
Brandon, SD. They have three daughters; Laurie, Sarah, and Katie.
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“Lucy” the Eagle
Kim O’Brien from the 140th CE, stands
in front of the display case he designed
and crafted for “Lucy” the Bald Eagle.
The 11-year-old female eagle had
roamed the skies and treetops of
Buckley ANG Base with her mate until
she hit a power line and died from the
resulting trauma. She has a 7-1/2 foot
wingspan and is displayed clutching a
20-inch rainbow trout in her talons.
“Lucy” is spectacular and is
on display in the main
lobby of building 706 at
Buckley ANG Base. She is
on display under an Eagle
Exhibition Permit from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service authorizing possession and exhibition of the
bird of prey.
Kim O’Brien and BG Mason Whitney
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Wing Leadership displaying the
Year of the Enlisted emblem.
CMSgt Mandonado, BG Schultz,
SRA Johnson, CMSgt Jordan, BG
Love, CMS Flanagan
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Unit Pride
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Unit Pride
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Unit Pride
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Deployments
Desert Shield & Desert Storm
August 1990 – April 1991
Operation Desert Shield
In 1990, fellow Arab Gulf states refused to endorse Iraqi leader Saddam
Hussein’s plan to cut production and raise the price of oil, leaving him
frustrated and paranoid. Iraq had incurred a mountain of debt during its
decade long war with Iran. After weeks of massing troops along the IraqKuwait border and accusing Kuwait of various crimes, Hussein sent
seven divisions of the Iraqi Army into Kuwait in the early morning hours
of 2 August 1990. The invasion force of 120,000 troops and 2,000 tanks
quickly overwhelmed Iraq’s neighbor to the south, allowing Hussein to
declare, in less than a week, that Kuwait was his nation’s nineteenth
province.
The United Nations responded quickly, passing a series of resolutions
that condemned the invasion, called for an immediate withdrawal of Iraqi
troops from Kuwait, imposed a financial and trade embargo on Iraq, and
declared the annexation void. Regarding Iraq’s actions as a threat to a
vital interest of the U.S., President George Bush ordered warplanes and
ground forces to Saudi Arabia after obtaining King Fahd’s approval. Iraqi
troops had begun to mass along the Saudi border, breaching it at some
points, indicating that Hussein’s forces may continue south into Saudi
Arabia’s oil fields. Operation DESERT SHIELD, the U.S. military
deployment to defend Saudi Arabia, grew rapidly to become the largest
American deployment since the Southeast Asia Conflict. Eventually, 30
nations joined the military coalition arrayed against Iraq, with 18
additional countries supplying economic and humanitarian aid.
On 17 January 1991, when it became clear that Saddam would not
withd r aw, D e s e r t S h i e l d became Deser t Storm.
“He surfs, he wins safety awards. What an amazing dude!”
While accomplishing the post load arming procedures on an antitank cluster bomb, SSgt Arlyn E. Wood deployed with the 138th
Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing Provisional,
stopped the potential arming sequence on an installed MK-339
bomb fuse. The fuse arming wire appeared to be installed in the
impeller, but instead a cotter pin, which closely resembled the
arming wire, was installed. The cotter pin had a red arming flag that
apparently was wrapped inside the fuse safety pin arming flag.
When the load crew removed the fuse safety pin, the cotter pin was
removed also. The impeller released and, due to high winds, started
to rotate freely. SSgt Wood noticed the start of the fuse arming
sequence and manually held the impeller in place. His quick action
prevented arming of the fuse. SSgt Wood’s action prevented any
possibility of an explosive mishap on an extremely crowded and
busy combat aircraft parking ramp. His individual act has earned
him the TAC Outstanding Individual Safety Achievement Award,
which contributed to his receiving the Air Force Special
Recognition Ribbon. With that, he dances foot loose and fancy
free.
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SMSgt Darell Doane with Ohio Air Guard brethren
Operation
Desert Storm
Saddam Hussein’s rejection of diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis led to
the decision to restore Kuwait’s sovereignty by military force. On 17
January 1991 the air offensive against Iraqi forces began. The ensuing air
war and the economic embargo decimated Iraq’s military infrastructure,
severed communication and supply lines, smashed weapons arsenals,
and destroyed Iraqi morale. Overall, the coalition air campaign
accumulated a total of 109,876 sorties over the 43-day war, an average of
2,555 sorties per day.
After a 38-day air campaign, the DESERT SABRE ground offensive began
with allied forces sweeping through Iraqi defenses on 24 February 1991.
The Iraqi army was crushed after a mere 100 hours. Iraqi troops—tired,
hungry and war-weary from six months of economic blockade and more
than a month of relentless allied bombing—surrendered by the
thousands. Four days later the coalition offensive ceased at 0800 local
time. The UN Security Council declared a formal cease-fire on 11 April
1991 ending the Gulf War.
Desert Shield & Desert Storm
MSgt Doug Knox, SMSgt John Criswell, Mike
Cronin, and MSgt Phil Mabie pose for the camera
wearing their war faces.
DOONESBURY © G.B. Trudeau.
Reprinted with permission of UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE.
All rights Reserved
“Hey guys, the shade is on the other side of the tree.”
Leaflets dropped during Desert Storm
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Desert Shield & Desert Storm
140th MDS at Hollaman A.F.B. Desert Storm
Top: COL Roger Santala, SSG Eric Madden, SSG Chris
Sweeney, SRA Paula Anderson, SMS Frank Carroll, LTC
Shirley Pfister, CPT Lance Martinez, CPT Gregory
Martinez, TSG Robert Woodward, LTC Jon Cram, CMS
James Wilhoit, TSG Colleen Cunning, SMS Henry
Swanson
Middle: MAJ Cheryl Lassen, TSG Bonita Eisel, LTC Donald
Hudson, TSG Leona Meis, SMS Robin Foss, MSG Ron Lane,
SSG Andrea Lindsey, SSG Karen Savarese, TSG Mona
Brandt, LTC Judy Cummings, MSG Alta Mercer, SSG Sandra
Kiefer, SSG Donald Smith, MAJ Sue Boyd
Bottom: MAJ James Sandman, MSG Robert Sisneros, SSG
Donna Lucero, TSG Orbel Benavidez, SSG Rebecka Price,
MSG Doc Miller, MSG Charles Baum, MAJ Sheldon Omi,
SMS Paul Ludwig
MSgt Bruce Able and the boys from Syracuse
140SFS Returning Home
Top: SGT Pete Hornung, SSG Steve McGlaughlin, SSG Tim Foote, SSG Dave
Ahern, AMN Chris Nay, A1C Mark "Rip" Louden, AIC Mike Kimbley, SGT Bruce
Swope, MSG Patrick Novak, SRA John Labato, Middle: SSG John Loyoza, SSG
John "Jack" Criswell, SMS Brian Jordan, MSG Gil Mckay, TSG Hank Fountain, SSG
William "Bill" Wagner, TSG Phil Mabie, A1C Kevin Fair, AIC Lane Chamberlain.
Bottom: TSG John "Doy"Doyle, SSG Kevin "The Sergeant" Trimbath, SSG Denise
Cordova, AMN Morgan Sellman, SSG Roger Black.
Welcome Home Parade
Tens of thousands of people from across the state turned out July 4th
for one of the largest Independence Day parades in Denver history. “Operation Welcome Home, A Grateful State Remembers” was Colorado’s
way of thanking all of the military personnel in the state - from World War I to Operation Desert Storm.
More than 3,000 military personnel from bases and armories along the front range marched a 1.3 mile course through downtown
Denver amid joyous clapping, whistling, cheering and shouting. Of those, some 700 were Colorado Air Guardsmen. The A-7 being
towed (above), munitions carts loaded with inert bombs, the 227th ATCF portable control tower and the ever present Jennie’s to Jets
Float also made an appearance in the parade.
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Gunsmoke
Nellis A.F.B. Nevada, October 1993
GUNSMOKE
Nellis A.F.B. Nevada
October 1993
Major Greg Brewer finished at the top of the leader board earning Top Gun honors.
Terry Hatchett, Steve Flanagan, Elton Klusman and
the gang ride in comfort.
Rough Riders: Pilots from the Colorado Air
National Guard’s 140th Fighter Wing’s
Gunsmoke ’93 Team are wanted for tank
busting, target killing and high tailin’ their F-16Cs
on Nevada’s ranges.
From left to right: MAJ Gregory Brewer, MAJ
John “Buck” Buckingham, MAJ Emil Lassen, CPT
Dean McDavid, and LTC Dana Alexander.
(photo courtesy of Evans Photography/Pro Labs Inc.)
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Team Spirit
Osan A.B., Korea: March 1993
The annual Team Spirit exercise began in 1976. It was a
joint exercise between the U.S. and South Korea focusing
on defending against a North Korean attack. North Korea
consistently denounced the exercise as preparation for war.
Team Spirit, typically held in late March, was designed to
For Team Spirit ’93, Ops deployed a larger
than usual number of senior pilots and they
ALL thought they should be giving direction.
At one point, Logistics was taking
instructions from MG France, COL Whitney,
COL Schultz, COL Love, LTC Edwards, LTC
Robbins, LTC Lassen, LTC Tucker, LTC
Buckingham, and LTC Meyer.
When
conflicting information was given by LTCs
Tucker and Meyer, I had just had enough (I
know it is hard to believe) and I turned to
Mark Meyer and asked “don’t you people
ever talk to each other?” His answer was a
classic that I have used many times since:
“Karen we talk all the time, we just don’t
communicate!”
LTC Karen Kyritz
140th Wing Executive Officer
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evaluate and improve the interoperability of the ROK and
U.S. forces. In-country forces were augmented for training
purposes with Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force units from
outside the ROK. The COANG went to Osan A.B. Korea to
participate in Team Spirit in March 1993.
Team Spirit
“We’re going until we’re not.”
2d Lt Tammy Dudley, Logistics Goddess
I learned my single greatest lesson in airlift and military transportation during our redeployment from South
Korea. It was late March 1993 and our first overseas deployment in the F-16. We participated in the last held
Team Spirit exercise of the 20th century. A green lieutenant, it was my first TDY as a loggie. It was also the first
time we’d used KC-10 aircraft utilizing the dual role concept: airlift for passengers and cargo, and tanker for
refueling the F-16s.
Due to the time differences, we had to schedule a departure in the very wee and frigid hours of the morning from
Osan AB, ROK. Immense planning takes place: how to configure the aircraft for maximum utilization, how to
time the airlift to arrive during appropriate hours at the en route base, contingency planning in the event of an
aircraft divert should it not be able to refuel, making “air reservations” to conduct air refueling for the F16s. It’s a
command and control puzzle of exact proportions.
As the person in charge of redeployment activities for personnel and cargo, I needed a team of volunteers to
assist the host base with loading the two KC-10 aircraft. Monty Faber, Dave Bell, and Glen Strein were among
those volunteers. It’s freezing. It’s midnight. We’re on the ramp ready to load the aircraft. Earlier in the day, Dave
Borges, the maintenance loggie, and I spent hours getting the cargo checked in and inspected. Our part was
done. All the base transportation folks had to do was put the rolling stock on pallets since you can’t load wheeled
equipment on a KC-10. We were well on target for making the KC-10 take-off scheduled for something like 0200.
Pilots were briefing and F-16s were prepping for a perfectly timed launch. Airspace was coordinated and
planned. Then it hit the fan.
Boom operator and Load Master: “Did your guys prepare that equipment?” he says pointing to a MJ-1 “Jammer”
bomb loader vehicle strapped to a pallet.
“No.”
“Good.”
He then proceeds to yell at the top of his lungs from the aircraft to the crews down below. I won’t say what he
said, but basically he questioned their expertise. The bomb loaders, and the rest of the vehicles, were loaded on
the pallets in the wrong direction! Our team took over. With no fuel to maneuver the Jammer, the guys got
creative. At breakneck speed, they reconfigured 6 pallets.
I knew we were running up against our time slot. Are we going to make it? We’re doing fine, was the reply from
the Load Master.
Then the brass started to show. First a LTC pilot type showed up. What’s going on? We explained. Then it was
a full bird, asking the same thing. When Andy Love came to the KC-10, it was apparent things were getting a little
anxious. I didn’t realize how anxious until later. How are we doing? Are we going to make it, I asked? “We’re
going until we’re not,” replied the Load Master.
We got the aircraft loaded, were in our seats and taxiing. The boom operator sat down next to me and
congratulated me and my team for a job well done. I told him I was a little worried about making our window.
“We didn’t,” was the reply. See, we had a one-half hour window to make the first air refueling reservation with
the F-16s. And we took off 33 minutes late. Missed our
window by three minutes. But they made it up in the air.
Since that day my loggie motto has been “We’re going until
we’re not.” It’s proven to be true more times than I can
count. I hate to think what would have happened if that
Master Sergeant had let us know how close we came to
slipping 24 hours. Just knowing we could make it was all it
took. Had we known we were going to miss the window, we
never would have pulled it off. What a lesson!
Keeping those shiny new airplanes out of the Korean cold.
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Team Spirit
TSgt Aaron Wolak gets a view of a 2000 lb. MK84 General Purpose bomb.
photo by MSgt Kenderes
Cab fare to downtown Osan: $2.00
Bottle of OB beer: $1.00
Platter of Kaygogi for dinner: $5.00
Hanging out, and having a good time with friends: PRICELESS
FR:Doug Miller, Richard Wood, Annadele Kenderes, Jerry
Proffit, Danny Thomas BR: Gregory Davisson, Kevin
Davisson, Curt Gress
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At the conclusion of Team Spirit ’93, CMS Jim
Sanford offered to stay behind with me to turn
in all the equipment and sign us off the base.
The day after the F-16s departed we spent hours
ferrying all the vehicles back to transportation.
Naturally, we came up one short. We knew it
was a sedan and we had the license plate
number and the search was on. We drove from
one end of Osan Air Base to the other checking
every parking lot, and every street and couldn’t
find it. Just as we admitted defeat and headed to
tell the dispatcher, here it came, right at us! We
made a U-Turn right on main street and chased
it down. When the driver stopped, CMS
Sanford jumped out with fire in his eyes and
demanded to know who the person was and
why did he have “our” vehicle. It turns out that
the driver was a general officer from Hawaii and
that Transportation had told him to take it when
we were done, they just neglected to tell us. We
claimed we were Kansas Guard and sort of
slunked away.
LTC Karen Kyritz
140th Wing Executive Officer
Coronet Blade
Karup A.B., Denmark: August–September 1997
CMSgt Goldie Sherman,
MSgt Sue Albanese,
MAJ Brian Patterson,
MAJ Tammy Dudley,
LTC Al Buck, and MAJ
Jerome Dyck had just a
horrible time in
Denmark.
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Operation Provide Comfort
Incerlick, Turkey: Nov 1993 – Sep 1994 & April 1995
Operation Provide Comfort
The massive defeat of the Iraqi military machine during the Gulf War tempted the Iraqi Kurds to revolt against a
nominally defeated Saddam Hussein in March of 1991. Shortly after the war ended, Kurdish rebels attacked and
seized control of several towns in northern Iraq. Within days Iraqi forces recovered and launched a ruthless
counteroffensive using napalm and chemical attacks on the civilian population. The Iraqi Army quickly reclaimed lost
territory and crushed the rebellion.
More than one million refugees headed toward the mountains of Iran and Turkey; there was no food, shelter, or water.
It was still winter in the mountains and temperatures plunged far below freezing each night. Press reports indicated
as many as 3 million people were fleeing, with the Iraqi Army still in pursuit. By April 2nd over a million Kurds had fled
Iraq (approx. 800,000 Kurds in Iran, 300,000 in southeastern Turkey and another 100,000 along the Turkish/Iraq
border). By the first week of April, 800 to 1,000 people, mostly the very young and the very old, were dying each day.
In April of 1991, President George Bush, Sr. made the decision to provide relief and protection for these beleaguered
people. The task was to rapidly establish and deploy a Joint Force whose mission was to “stop the dying”. Literally
overnight Operation “Provide Comfort” was born. In less than 48 hours from receiving the order to “do something”,
cargo and fighter aircraft were re-deployed to bases in southern Turkey where they began delivering humanitarian
supplies. Over a period of a few weeks a U.S. led coalition force deployed into northern Iraq, constructed
resettlement areas and established a de-militarized zone for the protection of the Kurds.
Operation PROVIDE COMFORT ended on 24 July 1991, and
PROVIDE COMFORT II began. The task force had
airdropped 6,154 tons of supplies, flown in another 6,251 by
helicopter, and delivered a further 4,416 tons by truck.
Eleven years later U.S. Forces are still deployed protecting
the Kurds from Saddam.
Cathy Husome displays door #1.
Pilots Providing Comfort
Back: Pete Bryne, Keith Harris, Andy King, Mike Edwards
Front: John Mooney & Mike Loh
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Operation Provide Comfort
Colorado Pilots Felt Tension of Flying in the ‘Zone’
A United Nations mandate instituted in 1991 prohibited Iraqi military action against the
Kurds. The ‘no-fly zone’ provides a safe-haven for the Kurds above the 36th parallel in Iraq.
Several COANG pilots have a clear picture of what can go wrong in ‘the zone’... because
they’ve been there. LTC H. Michael Edwards, MAJ Andrew King, MAJ John Mooney, MAJ
Keith Harris, MAJ Michael Loh, and CPT Peter Byrne are a few that deployed to Provide
Comfort.
LTC Edwards described the reality of being in a combat zone, “After all the training, it’s like
getting ready for the big game. You’re apprehensive, knowing that the threats down below
are real and that it could happen at any moment”.
Mission planning takes place a day ahead of time. “It starts with an order that specifies the
type of flight to occur that day and the types of weapons load to carry,” said Edwards. Missions included defensive counter air- to- air, escort missions for other aircraft and
reconnaissance. “The F-16 is kind of a jack-of-all-trades plane and we carried bombs as well
as air-to-air missiles,” he said. When COANG pilots were in areas not occupied by Kurds,
they flew high enough to stay out small arms range but, over the Kurdish areas they flew
low enough so the Kurds could see them and know that they were still there.
“It’s just genocide and it’s no different than what is happening in Bosnia right now,” said
CPT Mike Loh describing the plight of the refugees. “Flying low over the camps you
would look out one side and you could see the campfires and tents of the Kurds. When
Hey look, we built it ourselves!
you looked out of the other side you could see the Iraqi Army with their tanks and
Sue Albanese & Caroline McGregor
heavy artillery pointed towards the mountains,” he said.
One day the COANG pilots had to engaged. “Iraqi troops began firing on a United Nations vehicle
at a checkpoint,” Edwards recalled. “Two F-16s made a low, high speed pass over them, but they
continued to shoot at the vehicle. The second pass was to include a strafing run on
the troops with the planes’ 20 Millimeter cannon. The F-16s were within 10 seconds
of firing on the target when the Iraqis ceased their attack on the vehicle and the
planes pulled off the target,” said Edwards. American and allied forces operate
under restrictions as to what they can and cannot do but, “if we had to engage
targets ... All bets were off.”
Excerpts from article by Chris Ball, Asst. Editor
Mile High Guardian
The 192nd VA, 140th CO, 185th IA and 114th SD
joined forces in the first F-16 GP Combat Deployment
- the forerunner to the current AEF Construct.
“I let her do all the talking.”
CMSgt Steve Flanagan and MSgt Sue Albanese
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Operation Down Under
RAAF Amberly, Brisbane Australia: March 1995
Recruiting for the Colorado Air Nat’l Guard
Real pilots body surf!
The big surf is the other way fly boys!
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Operation Down Under
CMS John Paul enjoying a bit of down under hospitality.
MSgt Kelly on suspension bridge
Brisbane, Australia at night.
Work? We didn’t travel halfway around the world to work!
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Northern & Southern Watch
Al Jaber AB, Kuwait: June 1996 & January 1998
Incerlick, Turkey: October–December 2001
TSgt Riser is Totally Prepared!
In April 1991 the U.N. demanded
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein end
the repression of the Iraqi civilian
population. Hussein chose not to
comply with the U.N. resolution and
continued bombing and strafing the
Shi'ite Muslims in Southern Iraq.
On Aug. 26, 1992 President George
Bush announced a U.N. decision to
begin surveillance operations in Iraq
below the 32nd parallel. To facilitate
the monitoring, all Iraqi aircraft were
barred from flying over the
surveillance area. The mission was
dubbed "Operation Southern
Watch". The first Southern Watch
sortie was flown Aug. 27, 1992 - less
than
24
hours
after
the
announcement.
Operation Northern Watch is the
successor to Operation Provide
Comfort, which officially ended in
December 1996. The U.S. European
Command Combined Task Force
(CTF) is charged with enforcing the
United Nations mandated no-fly
zone above the 36th parallel in Iraq.
The United States, United Kingdom,
and Turkey provide approximately
45 aircraft and more than 1,400
personnel to support Operation
Northern Watch.
The COANG has deployed three
times in support of these operations
providing protection to the Iraqi
people. In June 1996 and January
1998 the COANG deployed to Al
Jaber Air Base in Kuwait for
Southern Watch and in October of
2000 to Incirlick Turkey for
Northern Watch.
Sorry, no watches.
As the hanger collapse behind them, Dudley, Johnson
and Flanagan pose for a quick snapshot.
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Northern & Southern Watch
"Do you think
bombs fall in the same
place twice?"
Hmmm...
Slow traffic keep right
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Northern & Southern Watch
Super Bowl Foes Team Up In Southwest Asia
Though the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers opposed each other in Super Bowl XXXII, Sunday 25, January 1998, F16s from Colorado and Wisconsin Air National Guard units were deployed to Southwest Asia and flew together over
southern Iraq.
The two units team up to enforce the U.N. sanctioned no-fly zone in southern Iraq but on the ground they broke formation
to support the Super Bowl teams from their home states. The two wings shared aircraft and support but would not share
the Super Bowl Championship.
Members from both units kept one eye on rising tensions over U.N. inspection teams in Iraq and one eye on NFL games.
Predictions and boasts began flying in earnest when it was determined that the Broncos and Packers had advanced to the
Super Bowl.
LTC Bob Fritsch, 115th FW detachment
commander predicted a Packers win 3524. The 140th Wing acting detachment
commander, LTC Andy King, predicted
the Packers’ Super Bowl record would be
3-1 when they left San Diego. One thing
the two commanders agreed on was the
performance of their units as control of
the six F-16s passed from the Badgers to
the Cougars. “We’re handing off to an
absolutely first-class organization with
some of the finest professionals in the
business,” said Fritsch. Little did he know
he was handing off the Super Bowl win as
well; the Broncos defeated the Packers in
Super Bowl XXXII 31-24. Go Broncos!
Wisconsin F-16 after the Bronco’s Win Super Bowl XXXII
Sure Mom, I'm fine.
Love,
Jim
P.S. The crow flies South at dusk.
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Kobar Towers
Saudi Arabia: 25 June 1996
Colonel Recounts Blast that Killed 19 in Saudi Arabia
Colonel Wayne L. Schultz knew immediately that it was a
terrorist attack when a tremendous blast awoke him
June 25, 1996. Col Schultz was the vice commander of
the 140th Wing at the time and was on temporary
assignment in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, when a bomb
went off in front of a large military housing complex,
killing 19 airmen and injuring hundreds of others.
Col Schultz recalled that night.
“It happened about 10 p.m.,” said Schultz. “I had to get
up early the next morning, so I had gone to bed early.
My apartment was about 800 feet from where the
bomb went off, but it was close enough to break all the
windows and blow the glass across the room and
knock door frames out. Fortunately, I wasn’t injured,
but it certainly got my attention.”
He knew instinctively that it was a terrorist bombing.
“There had been a concern about that kind of activity,
and we had been on increased security, so there was
no question about what was going on,” he said.
Immediately after the explosion, confusion reigned
momentarily. All electrical power and telephone
communication were out.
“The first thing I did was check on the people that shared my
apartment,” Schultz said. “I had a hand-held radio, and in short
order we were able to assemble the senior staff and organize
the recovery.” Schultz said he was impressed with the
response of the 4404th Wing. “The training of our people immediately came to the surface,” he said. “There was virtually
no panic. The people were orderly, and they responded in a
professional manner. There was immediate attention to
injuries in terms of buddy care. They were very methodical.”
There was no time for fear or anger. That came later.
“People had jobs to do, and they immediately
went about doing them,” Schultz said. “It was
only in the aftermath, the weeks that followed,
that people began having emotional responses
and some struggled with sleeping. And we all
responded to loud noises for a while.”
The terrorist attack on Kobar Towers killed
nineteen and injured over 450 others.
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Cope Thunder
Fairbanks, Alaska: July 1989 and July 1995
Recollections of Cope Thunder July 1989
Good trip, Red Air and no weapons except Missiles. Good time off. Combat salmon fishing
and the Great Alaskan Bush Company II. Outstanding Flight Doc, Jim Christensen. The Base
made the mistake of telling us that we would be the last to stay in our assigned barracks before
they demolished it. We helped them get started in the process. Pop bottle rocket (pilots) and
water balloon launcher (maintenance) wars in the hallway. Vile smells from Rich Bruening and
Al Headley’s room. Golf practice in the hallway. (Fore!) Coed floor as the women didn’t want
to be all by themselves on the first floor. Then Colonel Whitney trying to control all of this
mayhem. Then there was the radio controlled street sign theft.
Perpetrators to remain anonymous. One sign resides in current TAG office. (Whitney Rd.) Of
course who could forget the display aircraft disappearance, however, it was returned before
we were allowed to leave Alaska. Vile smells and noises from a Suburban rental. Fish all night,
no rest for the salmon. A six foot red haired female ex-marine dancer.
CMSgt Lewis Kent
Cheers!
Jeremy Baumgardner, Patty Kurz,
and Tammy Dudley toast the
never-ending daylight.
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Cope Thunder
Tammy Dudley sings Patsy Cline!
John Criswell is just happy to be here.
Dan Gilbert and the salmon he never caught.
Catherine Rice- what a smile!
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Red Flag
Nellis A.F.B. Nevada: October 1996, November 1997 and April 2000
The Air Force created the Red Flag exercise
following Vietnam to give pilots and aircrews an
opportunity to train as they would be employed in
war. It provides an opportunity to put large numbers
of airplanes together in strike packages, to simulate
wartime tactics and to have fighters, tankers and
bombers all working together as in wartime
conditions. Even simulated threats and air refueling
are practiced at Red Flag. It is a perfect opportunity
for the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) partners to
come together, practice and become familiar with
each other so that when they are deployed in their
AEF packages they will have first practiced those
tactics in a friendly, yet realistic, environment.
Colorado's F-16s at the starting line. Revved and raring to go.
Oh, Colorado Man! He grabbed my
line badge and ran that way!
AKA, TSgt Jose Griggs
TSgtChristianCanadaandTSgt DavidLawerence loading the jets
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Red Flag
Interviews from Red Flag
April 2000
MAJ Kevin Lash
Hi, I’m Major Kevin Lash, Maintenance OIC and
today is day 3 of Red Flag and our job down here of
course is to make airplanes fly and we’re getting
some great training just like the pilots are. This is
quite an environment. There’s 27 units represented
from seven different countries, a lot of NATO folks
down here and it’s a great environment to interact
with folks and learn the way that other people do
business. So far things have gone real well for us and
the airplanes are flying very, very well. We haven’t
had too many maintenance breakdowns just the
small stuff but we’re all learning and really enjoying
ourselves.
The difference between working here and Buckley is
that you’re in more of a competitive environment;
you’re not the focus of attention. Here we’re not the
only airplanes on base obviously. There’s hundreds
and hundreds of airplanes here from all over the
world so it becomes a real cooperative effort
between us and other units. All the other units have
been very helpful as far as parts availability and
sharing equipment. It’s a big job for those people
servicing the airplanes. The refueling folks, the folks
bringing us AGE equipment. It’s a real effort to make
sure everybody gets what they need on time so the
planes can fly like they’re supposed to.
TSG Patty Kurtz
I’m Patty Kurtz. I’m here at Red Flag from Buckley.
I’m doing the Electrician job and the logistics job so
trying to get the airplanes fixed while we’re here then
get everybody on an airplane and all the equipment
to go home. It’s nice being in the TDY environment;
you get to see and work with a lot of people that you
don’t normally get to see at home. Nice place to
meet new people and get to know what other people
do for a living. This is my first Red Flag. It’s pretty
exciting.
SSgt Chris Hughes preping Maj Craig "Lobo" Wolf for the
competition at Red Flag.
CMSgt Wayne Kent
MSgt Larry Johnson coordinates a photo shoot.
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Maple Flag
Cold Lake, Canada: May 1993 & May 1996
Maple Flag is a combined US/Canadian Flag
exercise held at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta,
Canada. It is a realistic large force exercise
involving the air forces of the US, Canada and
foreign allies. Units fly as a combined air strike
package through the Primrose Lake range. This
exercise provides a chance for units to exercise
with a full mix of allied participants in a NATO
atmosphere. It provides some of the most
realistic training available for combat aircrews.
The second Dissimilar Combat Training (DACT) deployment in the F16 was to Maple Flag in
May of 1993. We left a nice spring day in Denver and arrived to snow at Cold Lake Canada.
We all had a great time! Col John Mooney
LTC Dick Tucker, LTC Mark Meyer, LTC Dana Alexander, CPT Sean Pavlich, LTC Bob Robbins,
CPT John Mooney, LT Bill Orton, MAJ Mike Edwards, MAJ Trulan Eyre, MAJ PJ Ashura
Something missing?
The aircraft pictured was used for the photo because it
was missing the entire left hand leading edge flap and
was not flyable. (70-0248). The flap departed the aircraft
the day prior during the exercise and the pilot (Boomer
Hoffman) was not aware of it until he was in the chocks,
shut down and the crew chief pointed it out.
Camel crossing??? Hummmmm.
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The Canadians still flew the T-33's as well as the F-18.
The only other place I ever saw a T-33 was in an air
museum. Their T-33's were painted in a few select places,
but the rest was polished aluminum. All of their aircraft
were well maintained and reflected their pride in
workmanship.
TSgt Joel Malchuk
Slovenia “Partner in Peace”
Buckley A.F.B., Colorado: 1992
Partnership in Peace
With the collapse of the Soviet
Bloc, Central and Eastern European
countries faced the tremendous
challenge of establishing political,
economic and social order. In their
search for a peaceful transition to
democracy, some of these
countries approached the West for
guidance and assistance.
LTC Jay Gates hard
at work in Slovenia.
In 1992 the Partnership in Peace
program began to assist the armed
forces
of
these
emerging
democracies become protectors of
democracy, human rights and the
rule of law. The Republic of
Slovenia, which had broken from
Yugoslavia just the year before after
a short but effective war, was
paired with Colorado. Slovenia
faced significant challenges after
winning its independence including
abandoning
communism,
establishing security and creating
the political and economic
infrastructure necessary to build a
new nation. The Colorado Air
National Guard was there to help.
Three Do Whirlwind Tour
It was a whirlwind tour for BG
Mason C. Whitney, 140th Wing
commander, LTC Dick Tucker,
140th
Operations
Group
commander and LTC Jay Gates. In
five days they visited Ramstein and
Stuttgart Germany, Aviano Italy and eventually Ljublijana Slovenia.
Licar and Zavasnik, from
Slovenia, visit with BG Schultz.
The stop in Slovenia was the idea of LTC Jim Hermanson, Airfield
Manager while he was part of the U.S. European Command’s Joint
Contact Team Program (JCTP) in Slovenia. Hermanson believed
that having the key leadership in the 140th Wing, under the State
Partnership Program, observe first hand how the Slovenian Air
Force operates and how NATO participates in the program would
help the Colorado Air National Guard be a true “Partner in Peace”.
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Coronet Nighthawk
Curacao: August 1999 & November 1999–January 2000
In support of Operation Coronet Nighthawk, the
140th WG rainbowed with the Alabama Air National
Guard from 5 August to 2 September 1999 in
Curacao. The 140th returned again that year in
November and stayed through January 2000. The
COANG aircraft provide the U.S. counter-drug
authorities with additional eyes over the Caribbean finding, identifying and tracking suspected traffickers,
but leaving law enforcement to others. The effort has
been based on Curacao, a 171 square-mile sliver of
coral less than 50 miles off the northern coast of
Venezuela. Many deployed members took
advantage of some of the best scuba diving in the
world. Unfortunately along with its natural beauty,
Curacao has a significant problem with the illegal
drug trade in the region. Five or six-plane
detachments from 16 Air Guard jet fighter wings
rotate to Curacao to help deny drug smugglers direct
access across the Caribbean from Colombia and
Venezuela to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The
unarmed fighters, primarily F-16s, are on alert 24
hours per day, seven days per week, to identify and
track aircraft and boats suspected of carrying cocaine
and heroin, and then to report them to U.S. Customs
and other law-enforcement agencies. As the photos
will indicate, it is tough duty but someone has to do it.
Sarah Schnell, Jen
Moore, tourist,
Sue Albanese,
Stephanie Patrick,
Mary & Scott Lair
just hanging out.
Colorful Dutch influence on the Island
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Coronet Nighthawk
“Lobo” Wolf, “Whacker” Reeman and “Sumo”
Dunstan Bustin’ Drug Runners
Drug Runners Beware!
Stephanie Patrick
collecting intel on
the beach.
Really!
The lagoon at Holiday Beach Hotel
Mary Lair on the trip home. She
worked hard and played hard.
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Sentry Aloha
Hickam A.F.B. Hawaii: April 2001
Sentry Aloha provided the COANG an opportunity to do a complete mobility dry run exercise
prior to the ORI and Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) for the 120FS. There were many high
points and lessons learned during the mobility exercise. There was only one significant problem
however - once folks got to Hawaii, they didn't want to come home. Short of that, it was great
practice for the ORI.
MSgt Larry Johnson calling for a cold
one during a tour of the island.
Lia Hudson, Colette Schenzel, and Theresa Glick learning the hula
MSgt Don Hesse pouring concrete for Sentry Aloha Training site.
(He thinks he lost his spare change around there somewhere.)
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Sentry Aloha
TSgt Patrick Barnett, SSgt
B.L. Blain and SSgt Dean
Loux supplied enough
fish for the entire
Squadron to have lunch.
COL Buckingham is so happy he must be getting ready to fly.
140th CES - Now that's working!
Bill Worrell on the USS Bowfin in Pearl Harbor
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Creek Corsair
Spangdhlem, Germany: July 1990
Double Nickel and the whole gang!
Front: Chuck Hoffman, Luis Lowe, Greg Alder,
Kathy Mannion, Brad Peterreins
Back: Doug Grahm, Lou Goutermout, Dan
Krupa, Eldon Klusman, Cliff Norman, Joe
Manzanares
Love the Local Customs
When we took the A-7s to Spangdahlem for
Creek Corsair, it was as part of a rainbow
deployment along with Pittsburgh and
Richmond. To make the Colorado portion
especially memorable, we took “Colorado
Pride” baskets made up of over sixty “Made
in Colorado” items including a live miniature
Blue Spruce from Longmont and a miniature
cactus from Cortez. We planned to present
them to the mayors “burgermeisters” of all
the small towns surrounding the base. The
protocol officer thought it was a great idea but said we needed to have an NCO serve as the driver and the “basket
bearer” while an officer did the presenting. Since I was the presenter, I talked SMS Jack Darveau into driving. He almost
backed out when he learned it meant being in blues every day but a commitment was a commitment. All his doubts
disappeared after the first stop when he learned that it was customary to taste the local Snapps each visit. No matter
what time of day (including early morning) we would both be poured a glass of the stuff. I really didn’t like it so, after
downing his, Jack would subtlety switch glasses with me a down mine. Usually the host would notice the empties and
refill them both and Jack would start over. He swore it was in the interest of politeness and international relations.
Considering we gave away over forty baskets, Jack had to be VERY polite. All that and driving too!
Lt Col Karen Kyritz
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Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan: 7 October 2001–Present
Operation Enduring Freedom began on 7 October 2001, four weeks after
the September 11th attacks on America. Early combat operations included a
mix of air strikes from land-based B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers, carrier-based F14 and F/A-18 fighters and Tomahawk cruise missiles. The Special Forces were
the first US troops on the ground in Afghanistan operating alongside the antiTaliban forces. The world saw dramatic images of American Soldiers riding
horseback alongside Northern Alliance troops using laser technology to guide
bombs on target.
On Nov. 9 Mazar-e-sharif was liberated from the Taliban’s grip. In succeeding
days, Taloqan, Herat and Shindand were also liberated, followed by Kabul—
Afghanistan’s capital city on Nov. 13—and Jalalabad on Nov 14. Contributing
to the victories was the coordination among Northern Alliance commanders
and Special Forces, Coalition air attacks, and the rejection by Afghan citizens
of Taliban control.
On Nov. 25 U.S. Marines seized Objective Rhino, a desert airstrip south of
Kandahar, and established a forward operating base. During the remaining
days of November, Konduz, the last Taliban stronghold in northern
Afghanistan fell to opposition forces. On Dec. 4 the first U.S. Army units
deployed to Mazar-e-sharif, and on Dec. 7, Kandahar, the last major Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan surrendered to forces under the command of Hamid Karzai. By mid-month, many of the enemy had been
reduced to “pockets” and “pools” of resistance hiding in caves, others on the run. Areas of strong enemy
resistance in eastern Afghanistan, most notably Tora Bora and Zawar Kili, kept Coalition and opposition
forces busy for the remainder of the month. In one bombing raid at Tora Bora, a plume of smoke was reported to have covered an area of two kilometers after a cave complex filled with enemy munitions was struck.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in as the prime minister of the Afghan interim government on Dec. 22, and the
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was established to assist with security in Kabul. By Jan. 3, the
ISAF consisted of 4,500 international troops. On Feb. 28, a United Nations’ C-130 loaded 16 metric tons of
humanitarian assistance marked the first UN humanitarian assistance cargo flights into Afghanistan. The
tremendous challenge of rebuilding of a Nation had begun.
Operation Enduring Freedom and the War on
Terrorism will be long and demand the highest degree of service and professionalism
from all members of the Armed Services. The
COANG is no exception and it has risen to
the challenge. Because this mission continues today, we can only say that our pilots are
keeping they skies safe and members of the
COANG are deployed to forward locations
around the world. We know who they are,
and we are proud.
CH-53Es refueling above the USS Wasp
Photo by SSgt Cheresa Clark
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Enduring Freedom
Let’s camp here.
Boot warmer
Photo by MSgt John Nimmo
Buckley Crew in the Sandbox
SSgt Will Turner, TSgt Rochell
Smith, SSgt Cheresa Clark
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Enduring Freedom
MSgt Nimmo videotaping an H-53E
gasing up at around 12,000 ft.
Photo by SMSgt John Rohrer
Now That’s Camouflage!
Photo by SMSgt John Rohrer
SMSgt Rohrer armed and ready to go
I think it’s time for a break.
Photo by MSgt John Nimmo
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Noble Eagle
United States of America: 15 September 2001–Present
On 15 September 2001 President George W. Bush
authorized a partial mobilization of the Reserves for
homeland defense in response to the September 11th
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon, setting in motion “Operation Noble Eagle”. All
Services responded to the President’s challenge including
10,000 soldiers from the Army Reserve and National Guard
and over 12,500 Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard
reservists. The Air National Guard kept two fighters flying
over New York and four over Washington 24 hours a day,
while also flying patrols over other major cities. As of midJanuary 2002 more than 13,000 homeland defense flights
had been flown since 11 September 2001. Approximately
26 bases around the country have fighters armed and ready
to scramble on 10 minutes notice. Between 11 September
and 10 December 2001, Air National Guard fighters had
scrambled or diverted from regular patrol missions a total of
207 times to investigate suspicious aircraft.
“Colorado’s Air Force” responded in heroic fashion in the
hours after the attack and demonstrated to our community,
state, and nation the finest of our militia heritage. The men
and women of the 140th launched the first defensive
aircraft over the city of Denver within minutes of the
attacks. Within hours, aircraft were reconfigured and the
citizen-airmen of the 140th responded to the call to duty
and left their families, homes, and places of business to
provide air defense for our community - something few had
ever imagined. During the ensuing 48 hours, the 140th
Wing provided continuous defensive air patrols over the
Front Range of Colorado and was responsible for flying
more sorties and hours of combat patrol than any other unit
in the US military. In the quiet of the first few nights after 11
September, many of Colorado’s citizens wrote notes of
thanks and praise to the Governor. In particular, many
young children that were frightened by the quiet of the
night skies were calmed by the glimpses of contrails and the
sound of the Mile High Militia overhead. “Governor
Owens, thank you for your Air Force tonight”, wrote one
young girl, profoundly describing why we serve. In the year
following the attacks, the COANG mobilized hundreds
personnel, flew 425 CAP Sorties for a total of 1397 flight
hours and undertook massive construction projects to
ensure our alert aircraft could launch on a moments notice.
“As threats to America change…the
National Guard and reservists will be
more involved in homeland security,
confronting acts of terror (that) our
enemies may try to create.”
President George W. Bush
February 14, 2001
Rapid Response is the COANG Way
The 140th CES constructed Aircraft shelters and alert living
quarters in record time. Keeping the F-16s out of the snow
allows for the rapid launch times needed for Noble Eagle.
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Special Events
A-7 to F-16 Conversion
In September of 1990 the 140th WG was selected for
conversion to the F-16 A/B aircraft, come December the
conversion was to be to the F-16 C/D. The conversion and
subsequent organizational realignment significantly change
the entire 140th WG; the aircraft maintenance community
and the Fighter Squadron changed in ways they never
dreamed. The 140th WG had been flying the A7D since 1974.
“We have a tremendous amount of work ahead of us. But
there is a great deal of excitement here too. Of course our
pilots get to fly the aircraft, but believe me, the support
community is really getting into this too,” stated LTC Al Box,
the F-16 Conversion Project Officer.
Generally units have 18 months to train and plan for
conversion, the 140th took on an aggressive, compressed
schedule. “We are rushing to put our first maintenance folks
in school as quickly as possible,” stated Box. “We are already
behind in some school quotas, but we feel we can get
everyone scheduled in when we need them to be there. In
fact we have about 500 pilots and maintenance people that
we’ve got to send to school. Some pilots will start attending
three months of pilot training as early as June 1991.”
It is difficult to imagine the enormity of the task until you
consider that the WG had to remain operational during the
conversion. “Just because we’re
converting to the F-16 doesn’t
mean we stop flying the A-7,”
stated Box. In fact, during the
conversion you’ll have people
still working and flying the A-7,
then you’ll start getting people
coming back from training and
working and flying the F-16.”
The
conversion
affected
everything. Maintainers and
Pilots
needed
conversion
training, facilities had to be upgraded, and the entire
COANG workforce had to be restructured to fit the new
mission.
New facilities changed the landscape of Buckley.
Communications and Finance needed a new home, as did
Weapons and Avionics. A “hush house” for engine runs and a
hydrazine facility were constructed to support the new
airframe. Operations got a new Tactical Operations building;
the transformation was amazing.
The winds of change didn’t end with the facilities. The
majority of the maintenance community required cross
training. The engines and airframe of the F-16 were worlds
apart from the A-7. The conversion training for CAMS
personnel, at various Air Force training bases was intense and
for some it took up to 10 months! To help the unit better
prepare for both acceptance, and later on, maintenance of
the new weapon system; F-16 “Hot” training was
accomplished in the spring of 1991 by almost all the skill sets
found in the LG. Furthermore, all new tools had to be
identified and purchased.
The A-7 specific equipment, as well as the airframes
themselves, also had to be disposed of. Most of the A-7s were
transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ariz., for
mothballing. Aircraft 996, the first
factory direct A-7D to be received
at Buckley in 1794, is on display at
the Wings Over the Rockies
Museum as part of the COANG
Heritage Room. (cont. page 67)
Tom Goyette, Mark Meyer, Russ Oakes
and Keith Colmer
Fred Buhl, Alex Strickland, Dick Tucker,
Bud Sittig, Larry Sadler, and Tru Eyre
Dave Bell and Christine Mason
checking out the systems.
A7D on display at Montrose Airport
SMSgt Jim Williams and CMS Wayne Kent
accepting the first F16 in Torrejon Spain.
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A-7 to F-16 Conversion
Celebrating the last A7D Flight.
Gary Armentrout, John Pratt, John
France and Tom Goyette
Reed Lutz checking out the new gear.
F16 conversion emblem
LTC Box receiving
award for the
conversion.
On stage are BG
Whitney, LTC Box, BG
John France, Carole
France, BG Moffitt and
Marian Moffitt.
The 120FS was anxious to get its hands on the new
airframes. “There is a lot of enthusiasm,” stated LTC Bud
Sittig, former 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron
commander. “Every pilot has volunteered to go to F-16
school because they want to become part of the leading
edge of the fighter community. While our basic mission
of providing close air support for the ground forces hasn’t
changed, we’ll have to get up to speed on the air-to-air
tactics that will come with the F-16,” he said. Keith
“Rooster” Rimer claimed, “It’s like flying on the tip of a
needle. It’s a great airplane. These guys are going to
enjoy it.” “The A-7 is a great plane,” Rimer said, “but
there’s 20 years difference between its technology and
that of the F-16. It’s like a 1960s Ford Mustang - it was a
pretty hot car in its day. The F-16 is like driving a Ferrari.”
Aircraft acceptance operations took CAMS personnel to
McDill AFB, Florida and Torrejon Air Base, Spain in the
summer of 1991. A compilation of Crew Chiefs, Quality
Maintenance Chiefs made
the conversion happen.
Chiefs Jim Sanford, Danny
Fouts, Chuck Hoffman,
Wayne Kent, Jim Ortiz.
Assurance, Weapons, Accessories, Avionics, Structural,
EGRESS, and Plans and Scheduling specialists made the
trek to examine and accept the unit’s new airframes. The
first two F-16s landed at Buckley Air National Guard Base
and were officially gained by the 140th Tactical Fighter
Wing at 1600 hours on the 28 August 1991. “It’s almost
the start of a new era for the unit,” said CMS Danny
Fouts, 140th CAMS Organizational Maintenance
Superintendent, as his eyes danced over the sleek frames
of two F-16 Fighting Falcons. “Their capability is amazing;
it’s really hard to fathom the difference,” said Fouts.
After much work and sacrifice, the official activation
ceremony took place on 4 April 1992. The conversion
from the A-7 to a war ready, deployable unit was
completed at a near record setting pace compared to
standard conversions. The 140th WG became an F-16
unit, the A-7 was relegated to being part of our
prestigious past and the future began.
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World Youth Day
Pope visits for World Youth Day
August 1993
The Colorado Air National Guard provided support for one of the largest
gatherings of people for a single event in Colorado history. The World Youth
Day Celebration was co-sponsored by the Vatican Council for the Laity and
the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and, hosted by the City of
Denver and the State. The Celebration drew several hundred thousand
people representing 71 countries into the Denver metropolitan area. From 11
August, when Pope John Paul II was greeted by J. Francis Stafford the Archbishop of Denver
and President William J. Clinton, to the Pontiff’s departure on 15 August, the intensity of effort
from the Command Post at Colorado National Guard Headquarters down to the supporting
units and members was phenomenal.
Organizations supporting the celebration included the 140th Security Police Flight, 140th
Tactical Hospital, 140th Communications Flight, 140th Resources Management Squadron,
227th Air Traffic Control Flight, Colorado Air National Guard Headquarters and 140th Wing. It
was estimated that over 250,000 people attended the mass at the park. The flow of people
began at 0600 and the last people left at 1800; the logistics of such and event is fraught with
challenges. Over 14,000 people were overcome by heat, fatigue or dehydration. By noon, the
medical staff from the 140th Tactical Hospital, along with the other 700 military and civilian
medical service providers, saw 779 patients in the field hospitals. Another 6,000 were treated
for ankle injuries, bee stings, and dehydration before the end of the day.
Crowd control during entry and exit was critical. The 35 members of the Security Police Flight,
under the leadership of SMS Gilbert McKay, worked with Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat
Sullivan’s forces and other security agencies to insure everyone’s safety. 154th Air Control
Group personnel provided additional security support for the event and operated a moneychanging tent. The accolades for the COANG were many, including the two letters of thanks
pictured below.
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World Youth Day
An A er ial view of t he
Wor ld Yout h Day Gat her ing
Pope John Paul II
delivers his message
Pope John Paul II at Mile High Stadium
140CES Firefighters Les Watkins, Brian Williams & David
Flanagan with Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Stafford
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COANG Original Art
We waved bye to my Dad as he boarded an airplane headed for Kuwait. This wasn’t
the first time he had boarded a plane to go overseas. But this time, there was a little bit
of tension. U.S. relations with Iraq were not very good and if anything were to happen,
my dad would be right in the middle of it. For the first time in eighteen years of sending
my Dad off I was actually a little worried. The following nights were spent watching the
evening news, making sure nothing had happened. Tensions grew steadily with Iraq
until war seemed imminent until finally my family and I accepted the fact that my dad
may be involved in a war. But just when it seemed all out war would begin, Dad came
home. When he got back my whole family let out a sigh of relief.
Artwork and article submitted by Chris Brennan
BG Harkins
Courtesy of JAHRAUS
Mile High Militia
Courtesy of C. Watson
Famous COANG Minute Men
Painting by Aviation Artist Wilson Hurley
Courtesy Of Mrs. Ellen Willams, wife of late
140th Wing Commander BG Walt Williams
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COANG Murals
In 1994 MSG Larry Asher took over
as Superintendent of the Engine
Shop. Sensing a moral problem in the shop, MSG Asher let
shop members paint pictures of aircraft they had worked on
through their respective careers and vintage aircraft on the
walls of the shop. Some people painted pictures just to show
pride and demonstrate their aircraft interests. Also during this
time TSG Joel Malchuck and TSG Mark Covalt rescued a
venerable piece of nostalgia, the model of the F-100D that
had been mounted on the Recruiter’s parade float, from
“Jennies to Jets” from the trash bin. They cleaned it up,
repaired the markings and installed it in the Engine Shop.
They fabricated a mount that would allow for positioning the
model in different attitudes. MSG Asher’s efforts raised moral
quickly and established a positive relationship between him
and his personnel. He proved himself an
outstanding supervisor, showed pride in his
people, raised moral, and certainly helped with retention of
quality guardsmen and women.
TSG Mark Covalt Jet Engine Shop
Bill “the Cat” Riding Engine: Baumgardner, Keller, Lowery,
Girton
A-6 Intruder: Manuel Samora
200AS: Jose Griggs
F-16: Greg Davisson, Danny Thomas
Blackhawk Helicopter: Greg Davisson
F-117 Stealth Fighter: Jim Spaeth
P-51, A-7D, Curtiss Jenny,: Mark Covalt, Joel Malchuk
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Part of the Community
140th Maintenance Squadron has Long History of Giving
August marks the annual Habitat for Humanity’s summer blitz of home building and in 1997 they built four new
homes in a vacant lot at 12th and Akron Streets in Aurora. Members of the 140th Maintenance Squadron’s
Component Repair Flight , civic organizations, church groups, major local companies and people of all ages
and walks of life picked up hammers and went to work building these homes in just sixteen days. Unit members
that participated in the summer build included CPT Tom Book, CMS Steve Flanagan, MSGs Ken Love, Reed
Lutz and his son Jeff, his son’s friend Josh Gates, MSG Doug Graham, TSGs Dave Bell, Mark Covalt, Joel
Malchuk and his wife Michelle, SSGs Kurz and Palmer Turner. Turner served as the unit’s project coordinator.
CPT Tammy Dudley from the 140th Wing and TSG Ann Bell from the 140th Logistics Support Flight, also
participated in the effort.
On Dec. 17, 1997 Santa’s helpers resembled members of the 140th Maintenance Squadron’s Component
Repair Flight as they hosted a spaghetti luncheon. The proceeds from the event went to The Children’s Hospital
in Denver. The Elves, SSG Kurz, TSG Greg Davison, and SSG Bang Hutton, planned all the details and obtained
the sponsorship necessary for the event. They served more than 175 meals and raised more than $900, which
was turned into toys for the hospital.
During the year 2000, the Colorado Air National Guard took on Ronald McDonald House as a project.
Members of our community as well as the Guard provided much needed assistance. Donations at the Family
Day/Car Show started the ball rolling. A bank account was established and the 140th Maintenance Squadron,
Accessories Element put on a steak fry to whip up support. The Element provided the “complete meal deal”
burning ribeye steaks and serving them with baked potatoes, salad … the works for the most reasonable cost of
$10 per person. The Accessories Element presented the director of the local Ronald McDonald House with a
check for more than $750. The Chief’s Counsel
deposited over $250 towards the project as
well as donations from the Maintenance
Squadron “sewing fund”. The total annual
donation of the Colorado Air National Guard
to Ronald McDonald House was $1,500.
In the past, members of the 140th
Maintenance Squadron have also supported
the Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter. They
have big hearts and an incredible record of
contributing to the community.
Ronald McDonald pays a visit to Buckley
CMS Goldie Sherman hard at work
with D.A.R.E program graduates
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Part of the Community
Remembering My Daughter Irene
First, we the Sandovals will never be able to thank the people of Buckley Air
National Guard Base enough for all of the support and assistance provided to us
and Irene during her illness.
When the Lord gave us our daughter, Irene, I knew right away that she was so
very special and beautiful. It has been ten long years now since Irene went to
heaven and I know that when I leave here I will be with Irene forever. Irene was
so grateful for everything and every day that she had to live. When she lost her
left eye, as soon as she woke up, she got on a bicycle and rode around the
hallways of Children’s Hospital. Her mother and I were worried about her
hurting herself; but she proved to us that she really didn’t need both eyes to live.
This was just one of the amazing things Irene did to show her zest for life.
On the day that she was to come home from the hospital, she dressed for the
occasion and danced for us while I videotaped her. Now whenever I want to see
Irene, I get out the videotape and watch her dance. Oh how I miss my baby!
I want to thank everybody, especially Lynette Meis, Andy Lentini, Gilbert McKay, General Whitney, the
People of the Aerospace data Facility and all of the other people of Buckley who organized and participated
in the first Irene Sandoval Run and memorial.
I would like to thank CMS Joyce Saitta, CMS Gurney Ulrich and his wife, Mr. Bob Paige, LTC Rowan and the
rest of the Air Guard family for the follow-on runs over the years.
Pedro Sandoval
Irene Sandoval Fund Run
In the early 90’s, Buckley Air National
Guard Base sponsored a “Walk-Run” for Irene Sandoval, the daughter of one of the Weapons
Systems Security Flight members, MSG Peter Sandoval. Irene was suffering from a childhood
cancer. The run was designed to help the family out with medical expenses. On the day of the
run, I was stationed at the old trim pad (just east of William’s Lake) handing out water to the
participants. Nearly everyone turned around at that point and went back to the starting point to
complete the 5-kilometer run and because the heat was unbearable. Six men ran the complete
10-kilometer distance for the young girl. I remember being very proud of everyone who
participated and especially for the six long-distance runners: BG Mason Whitney, COL Larry
Peters, MAJ Michael Rowan, MSG Jeff Abrams and Mr. Pete Hill.
TSG Joel Malchuck, 140 AGS
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Tiger Meet of the Americas
Excerpts from ‘Tiger Meet of the Americas’ by Kevin
Jackson, USAF YEARBOOK 2002
In July 1961 the 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron was a
component of US Air Forces Europe (USAFE) flying the F100 Super Sabre based at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk . The
Tiger Squadron had recently been re-equipped with the
English Electric Lightning and was eager to test it out. At the
same time, the French Defense Ministry was hoping for
closer Franco-American military co-operation. The 79th TFS
commander realized that if a French Tiger Squadron could
be found and invited to a friendly competition, it would be a
‘purrfect’ way of promoting professional and social
relationships between the two countries. The EC 1/12 at
Cambrai shared a Tiger emblem and they accepted the 79th
TFS invitation to attend the very first Tiger Meet at
Woodbridge on 19 July 1961.
Any squadron with a ‘big cat’ emblem is eligible for
membership in the NATO Tiger Association (NTA). In 2001
the Cougars from the 120th FS made a bid for membership.
Because attending a European Tiger Meet is prohibitively
expensive and operationally not feasible, the leadership of
the 120th FS took on the challenge of organizing a US Tiger
Meet. The purpose was two-fold, to host a Large Force
Employment (LFE) exercise and to support their application
for Honorary Tiger Squadron membership.
The ideals set forth in the initial gathering of Tigers in the
summer of 1961 remain the foundation for today’s Tiger
Meets; to promote solidarity between members, to work
together in support of NATO’s military goals, to improve
tactical awareness and operational understanding between
participating units and to create and maintain strong ties,
professional and personal, between participating units.
Adhering to these principals, Maj Mitch Neff and Capt Craig
Wolf took on the monumental task of organizing the first
Tiger Meet of the Americas (TMOTA). The five-day TMOTA
began on 8 August 2001, with the eight Tiger Teams arriving
at Buckley AFB. All eight had a ‘big cat’ emblem or
connection although only two units had NTA membership
credentials at the time, the 79th FS and the 391st FS Bold
Tigers. The first of three LFE missions was held on 9 August,
all three flying days of the exercise were planned for a high
degree of realism, with the scenarios similar to Red Flag. The
assignment of dedicated tankers enabled missions in excess
of four hours duration.
The Intel scenario had the ‘Red-Air’ fighters playing the roll of
MiG-21 and MiG-29 fighters flying CAP over the targets the
‘Blue-Air’ force had to hit. On day one, ‘Red-Air’ was
assigned to the four CF-188Bs of the 410th TFS Cougars,
Canadian Forces and the Tornado from the German Air
Force Tactical Training Centre (GAFTTC), Holloman AFB,
NM. ‘Blue-Air’ consisted of four F-16s each from the 120th
FS, the 63rd FS Panthers from Luke AFB and the ANG/AFRC
Test Center (AATC) Los Tigres, part of the Arizona ANG at
Tucson International Airport.
Refueling support was provided courtesy of two KC-135Rs
from the 916th ARW/77th AIRS Totin Tigers at Seymour
Johnson AFB, NC and the 173rd ARS Nebraska ANG.
Eighteen sorties were launched on day three and on Saturday
11 August there was a mass launch of all 34 aircraft.
The Tiger spirit was also encouraged through softball,
golf, skeet, and highly competitive “crud” and
“tug-of-war”contests—the “Tiger games”—with both air and
ground crews taking part. Maj Neff stressed that events were
designed to enable all the support personnel to feel part of
theMeet; “We didn’t wantit to look like it was just a pilot thing.”
The winner of TMOTA takes home the trophy and also hosts
the next TMOTA. MAJ Neff said it was about participation;
Tiger markings on a flight-suit; an aircraft paint job; the ‘Tiger
Spirit’ which is about attitude and teamwork, and not leaving
anyone out that you brought with you. After considering all
the criteria, the Canadian Cougars of the 410th TFS from
Cold Lake, Alberta, were unanimously voted the ‘Tiger Meet
of The Americas 2001’ winners. The Tiger spirit is very much
alive in North America!
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Tiger Meet of the Americas
Cooool Canadians
The Winners! 410 TFS Canadian Cougars
F-16 Paint Job Courtesy of:
TSgt Ronnie Curtis
TSgt Jose Griggs
SSgt James Ledford
SSgt John Mullen
SSgt Jerry Pickett
MSgt Lora Rauls
TSgt James Riser
SSgt Tom Rodriquez
Photo Courtesy of Ken Love
MAJ Julian ‘Juice’ Clay
concentrating on crud.
B.C. sportin’ a Tiger Growl in his 2001 Versace
flight suit —Gucci hand bag not shown.
Good Game!
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Tiger Meet of the Americas
The 79th FS from Shaw hosted
inaugural Tiger Meet in 1961
Group shot Photo Op....
DEAD BUG!!!
'Stacey T' Sailer and 'Homey' Fogle cheer on
'Whacker' Reeman, 'Scrounger' Hanlon, 'B.C.' Neff
and 'Sumo' Dunstan.
All that working out and we still lost.
Capt 'Whacker' Reeman
Skeet Shooting: COL 'Buck'
making sure they shoot straight.
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COANG Heritage Committee
Jay Gates, Bob Huffman, Mike
Popovich, Doug Teasdale, Don Neary
COANG Heritage Committee:
Teasdale, Burch, Huffman, Suprenant,
Hoffman, Emily, Klusman, Neary,
Broom.
Dear Members, Families and Friends of the COANG,
Something exciting has taken off at Old Lowry Field in Denver! The Air National Guard Heritage Committee has launched a remarkable
exhibit at the Wings Over the Rockies Museum. The interactive history celebrates the unique past of the Air National Guard and
demonstrates how new discoveries in air and space power are shaping the future. By sharing our story with the communities in and
around Denver, they will become a part of the COANG.
The Air Heritage Committee has worked for several years gathering, sorting and cataloging artifacts, memorabilia, photographs, and oral
histories dating back to the 1920s. In collaboration with a professional exhibit designer, we are creating permanent and rotating exhibits
to highlight this extensive growing collection. This is your museum, come visit and learn of the unique and exciting heritage of the
Colorado Air National Guard. Our Goals are to:
• Preserve the proud history of the Colorado Air National Guard
• Educate the public regarding the Guards tremendous contributions to the country and the community
• Collect and archive your photographs, memorabilia and stories for future generations
• Inspire young audiences to discover the adventure of serving in the Air National Guard
• Honor and thank you
The Committee looks forward to receiving your artifacts, your assistance and your suggestions as we join together to make this exhibit
the very best. To date the Heritage Committee has raised 50% of its $32,000 goal. I encourage you to visit and support the preservation
of your colorful and proud history. We hope to have formal dedication in June 2003 our 80th Anniversary!
Sincerely,
D. O. Neary, Col. (Ret.) COANG
SRA Justin Klassen and SRA Paul Allen
volunteered time and effort to make the display.
120FS display
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Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame
The Colorado Aviation Historical Society established the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame on November 11, 1969
with the induction of ten Colorado aviation pioneers. To be considered for the honor, initial inductees had to have
contributed to aviation history prior to November 11, 1918. Eventually the date was changed to 1935 and finally was
lifted all together. Now to be considered for induction, individuals must have made a significant contribution to some
aspect of aviation, which was of great benefit to the State of Colorado. Inductees include:
John L. France, 1991
John France entered the USAF as an airman, in 1952, and received his wings and commission in
March 1955. He served in Japan, Taiwan and Korea, flying the F-86 jet. He joined the 120th Fighter
Squadron of the Colorado Air National Guard in October 1958, and flew as solo pilot for the
“Minute Men.” In May of 1968, during the Pueblo crisis, he led the flight of COANG F-100s on
deployment to Phan Rang Air Base in South Vietnam. During this one year tour, France flew 239
missions and 337 combat hours, and on return, was assigned as Commander of the 120th TFS, later
the Commander of the 140th TFG, and Commander of the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing. On August
1, 1979 John France was named The Adjutant General of Colorado.
Louis L. Clinton, 1991
Lou Clinton’s aviation education began at Mountain States Aviation at Combs Field in Denver,
during the early training days of the Colorado National Guard and in the Civil Air Patrol. In 1944, he
worked with Ray Melberg to start Clinton & Held Aviation. One of the secrets of Lou Clinton’s
successes in sales was his innovative method of promoting of the Cessna line. He often exhibited an
airplane at the annual stock show, hanging it from the ceiling. Lou also built the first indoor
showroom, dedicated solely to aircraft . From the earliest days of Stapleton to later days at
Centennial; Louis Clinton was a major name in Colorado aviation.
Ralph Latimer, 1993
Ralph Latimer soloed at Luscombe in 1946 at Sky Ranch Airport. During WW II he served in the U.S.
Navy as a Petty Officer. He participated in seven combat landings on the Pacific Islands. Ralph was
associated with the Colorado Air National Guard and the United States Air Force during the years of
1950-53. Ralph Latimer is best known for his work as President of the Jeppesen Aviation Foundation.
R. Stephen Ritchie, 1997
Upon graduation from the Air Force Academy in 1964, Ritchie entered pilot training at Laredo,
Texas and graduated first in his class. In 1968, General Ritchie served as an F-4 pilot at DaNang Air
Base and flew the first F-4 Fast FAC (Forward Air Controller) mission in Southeast Asia. In 1969, he
completed the USAF “Top Gun” school and became one of the youngest instructors ever. He is the
only Air Force pilot in history to down five MiG 21s. Awards for Ritchie include the Mackay Trophy
for the most significant Air Force mission of the year, the VFW Armed Forces Award for outstanding contributions to U.S. national security, the Colonel James Jabara Award presented by the Air
Force Academy and the Eugene Zuckert Award presented by the Arnold Air Society. In 1973 he was named to
Outstanding Young Men of America. His decorations include the Air Force Cross, Four Silver Stars, ten
Distinguished Flying Crosses and twenty five Air Medals.
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Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame
James W. Potter, Jr., 1998
James Potter graduated from East Denver High School and joined the 120th Observation Squadron of the
Colorado National Guard. He served on active duty and in the reserves until 1958. Jim worked as aviation
artist/illustrator for the Boeing Airplane Company in Seattle for thirty-three years. His participation in the
design of future aircraft through his art was a tremendous contribution to aviation. His work has appeared in
Aviation Week, Air Force Magazine as well as other trade journals and aviation books. Jim returned to
Colorado from Washington in 1990 and lived in Evergreen until his death on March 19, 1998. His works will be
a continual reminder of James W. Potter, visionary, aviation artist and gentleman.
Thomas W. Linam, 1999
CMSgt Tom Linam enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. His entire service life was dedicated to saving
pilots’ lives. His chosen field was simulator training and life support. He served during four conflicts:
World War II, Korea, the Berlin Crisis 1961-1962, and Vietnam. The updating of equipment and the
training he implemented was instrumental in bringing the Colorado Air National Guard Air Force wide
recognition for being the best trained and safest fighter squadron in the entire Air Force. Tom developed
and built ground egress and hanging harness trainers, water and wilderness survival equipment. He was
named Airman Of The Year for the entire U.S. Air Force and awarded the State of Colorado Meritorious
Service Medal in 1962.
Robert C. Cherry, 2000
Immediately after high school, Robert Cherry enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was sent to Texas for flight
training. Cherry went to England in January 1944 to fly the first of his 83 combat missions in the P-47. He was
credited with 4 1/2 victories while a part of “Hub” Zemke’s famed 56th fighter group. Bob joined the Colorado
Air National Guard in 1957. When the 120th Squadron converted to F-80 jets in 1953, they formed the “Minute
Men”, with Bob flying slot and left wing. In May of 1968, 20 F-100 Super Sabres arrived in Phan Rang Vietnam
after a 10,000 mile successful flight led by Col. Cherry. His leadership resulted in the unit being named the
outstanding fighter squadron in Vietnam for the entire year. “R.C.” cared for all of his men, both commissioned
and enlisted and is fondly remembered by all. COL Cherry died in November 2002.
Mr. Harry Combs, 1973
BG Winett Coomer, 2002
CPT Charles France, 1979
MG Stanford Gregory, 1972
COL James Hall, 1985
Ralph Hall, 1974
LTC Daniel Kearns, 1970
Aubrey Keif, 1974
Noel “Red” King, 1980
COL John Lowell, 1978
CPT Neil McMillan, 1972
Ed “Mack “Miller, 1979
MG Joe Moffitt, 1974
Dr. Nolie Mumey, M.D., 1970
COL Carlos Reavis, 1970
CPT Virgil Vaughn, 1971
BG Walter Williams, 1978
Ray Wilson, 1970
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Buckley Becomes an AFB
October 1, 2000, the US Air Force Space Command’s 821st Space Group took over base and host
responsibilities from the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard, ending the Guard’s 40-year
command. The transition was made final with the unveiling of the new name at the front gate — Buckley Air
Force Base.
The base was named after 1Lt. John Harold Buckley, a World War I flier from Longmont, Colorado. Buckley
lost his life in France when his aircraft was shot down on a strafing mission behind German lines on Sep. 17,
1918 during the third day of the Argonne offensive.
The base started as an extension of Lowry Army Air Field to allow for additional training of World War II
troops. In 1947, the Navy took over command and renamed it Naval Air Station Denver. When the Colorado
Air National Guard became host in 1960, the installation changed to Buckley Air National Guard Base,
making Buckley the first Air National Guard base in the nation.
140LS’s Last photo taken as ANG Base
30 Sep 2000 Changing of the Guards: Mr. Robert Hall turns over front Gate and renders final salute to MAJ Alcorn
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Hall of Heroes
Master Sergeant James R. "JR" Huber
On January 19, 1999 MSG. James R. "JR"
Huber, a member of the 137th Space Warning
Squadron in Greeley, Colorado saved his
friend's life by putting out his flame engulfed
body, while risking his own life in the process.
Major James D. West
On May 18, 1998, Maj. James D. West, a
member of the 240th Civil Engineering
Squadron, pulled a woman from her vehicle
and saved her from drowning after it had gone
into a canal.
Technical Sergeant Orbel L. Benavidez
On December 20 1990, Sergeant Benavidez
gave two individuals medical assistance who
were involved in an automobile accident along
the Poudre River.
Lietenant Colonel John Unwin Jr.
On July 10 1995, Colonel Unwin attended to
two gunshot victims near his home of
residence quite possibly saving the young lives
of two teenagers.
THE MERITORIOUS CONDUCT MEDAL
Description: A cross of bronze with an
eagle surmounting a shield in the center.
Above the eagle is a scroll bearing the
words, “Colorado National Guard” and
to either side of the shield and below the
eagle is another scroll inscribed “For
Valor.” The shield is decorated with the
faces crest of the Colorado National
Guard. On the reverse, in the center of
the cross is a circle with the inscription,
“Awarded to (awardee) for Meritorious
Conduct.” The cross is suspended by a
ring from a silk ribbon, composed of a
band of blue on each side and a stripe of
white separated by a band of red through
the center.
Conditions of the Award:
The
Meritorious Conduct Medal is awarded
to any member of the Colorado National
Guard who, when in any duty status not
in federal service, distinguished oneself
by extraordinary heroism or endangered
one’s life in saving the lives of others. The
recommendation for the award is based
upon the statement of a person who has
personal knowledge of the act or who
was an eyewitness. Written testimony
affidavits, certificates or news articles can
document the act. The Adjutant General
approves the award.
The Airman’s Medal
Their citations speak of voluntary risk of
life, exemplary courage, heroic action,
and personal sacrifice. The very best
found in the human spirit: exceptional
bravery, astonishing unselfish actions, a
complete disregard for one's own safety,
and outstanding leadership under less
than favorable conditions. These are the
words that best describe the actions of
three Colorado ANG members who were
recently awarded the Air Force Airmans
Medal for their heroic actions. The
Aimans Medal is a heroism medal that
falls between the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Bronze Star Medal. As a
direct result of their decisions to act
swiftly and selflessly, three lives were
spared from circumstances that would
have spelled certain death.
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Vietnam Veterans Reunion
Heinrich Wycoff
MG Moffitt with
SSgt Moffitt
General and Mrs. Williams
COL Cherry
Mr. Jim Potter
BG Mathias
120th Fighter Squadron Marks 20th Anniversary
Guard Unit Was Called Up For Duty In Vietnam War
Men from the Colorado Air National Guard’s famed 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron, who
were called to duty for the USS Pueblo Crisis, gathered at a local Denver hotel to celebrate
the 20th anniversary of their return from active duty during Memorial Day weekend 1989.
The 376 “weekend warriors” were called to duty and sent to Southeast Asia by President
Lyndon Johnson in response to the growing crisis involving the USS Pueblo’s capture by
North Korea in January 1968. They were the first Air National Guard unit to be assigned to
Vietnam.
In Vietnam, the unit outperformed some regular Air Force units and returned home with a
list of firsts. The 120th carried out 5,536 combat sorties in its 12-month Vietnam tour of duty.
The Coloradans and their F-100C Supersabres flew 1,000 missions within 44 days of their
arrival in April 1968, more missions in a shorter time than any other unit in Vietnam. The
120th was named the Air Force Outstanding Unit with “V” for Valor.
A memorial service at Buckley Air National Guard Base and a family picnic, closed out the
reunion. The memorial service was to pay homage to the two Colorado guardsmen killed in
Vietnam and others who have since passed away. Killed in action were MAJ Clyde Seiler, a
pilot downed by ground fire a month before he would have returned home, and CPT Perry
Jefferson, who was killed while flying reconnaissance with an Army pilot not attached to
the 120th. To all of these Guardsmen, we owe a debt of gratitude. Thank you.
Phan Rang Welcome sign
Memorial Wall Committee
LTC Rowan chats
with Mr. Summey
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COANG Units
Headquarters COANG
The State Air National Guard Headquarters is comprised of
the Adjutant General’s senior staff and provides information and
evaluation, issue resolution and action recommendations
regarding the Air National Guard. Specifically, the State ANG
Headquarters provides TAG with a personal staff; commands,
controls and supervises ANG units within the state; directs
employment of ANG resources during state emergencies as part
of an emergency operations center; interprets Air Force and
National Guard Bureau policies and coordinates implementation
and compliance within the state. HQ COANG also develops air
positions on major issues, including mission requirements and
placement of units, and coordinates with other state and federal
agencies. Additionally, HQ provides technical assistance and
policy guidance to field units including necessary pre/post
mobilization oversight to ensure continuity of ANG operations.
HQ COANG develops long range plans for the state to include
guidance/standardization of each unit’s strategic plans or
annexes developed to support long range planning.
BG Robert Harkins
HQ COANG Commander
MSgt Deborah Borges
MSgt Danielle Brines
LTC Gregory Cadice
MAJ Daniel Candelaria
SSgt Malona Cavanaugh
SMSgt Michael Cowan
CPT Renee Cunningham
CMSgt Richard Deaver
MAJ Andrew Donnelly
MAJ Erica Druke
CMSgt Steven Flanagan
COL Jay Gates
LTC Gregory "Ghost" Graff
BG Keith "SH" Harris
LTC Darrell "Orca" Hejde
BG John Hoffman
SrA Karin Hopper
CMSgt Sally Ann Howard
David Jones
CMSgt Neil Jordan
SSgt Teresa Larson
COL Emil "Emu" Lassen
SMSgt Verlene Lee
CMSgt Leo Lesh Jr
COL Connie Lintz
MG Andy Love
CMSgt Terri McDermott
BG Gary Morgan
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HQ COANG
LTC Gunar Neumann
CMSgt Edward O'Connor
SMSgt Kelan Pape
2LT Michelle Parker
COL Thomas "TP" Peraro
MSgt Kenneth Rogers Jr
LTC Chris Ryan
MAJ Wayne Scheller
CMSgt Glenna Shetter
LTC Stephen Sutherland
MAJ Dale Varner
MSgt Deborah White
CMSgt Deborah Wray
Guard Donates 450 Coats To Local Drive
“The Guard is a community based organization, we have a
responsibility to help the community in need,” said Maj. Gen. John
L. France, the AG for Colorado. `There are homeless
people out there that need our help, and, in a small way,
I think we did our part.” Guardsmen collected coats
from around the state. France personally delivered more
than 450 coats as part of the Coats 4 Colorado coat
drive sponsored by Dependable Cleaners and KCNCTV. “Dependable and KCNC have been at this for
several years now; this is our first year and I hope it will
be a long relationship,” France concluded.
Barbara Atwell, Editor, Buckley Express
A candid moment with BG Mason Whitney,
Mrs. Whitney and Governor Bill Owens
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HQ COANG
Two Air Guard Units Receive Top AF Honors
The 1997 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (AFOEA) was
awarded to the Headquarters, Colorado Air National Guard staff
and to the members of the former Space Transition Team (STT),
before an audience of more than 65 Colorado National Guard
VIPs, foreign dignitaries, unit members and their families during the
March 1997 drill.
The AFOEA is awarded to the top 10 percent of the Air National
Guard headquarters units throughout the nation each year for
exceptionally meritorious service.
COL Lawrence “Bud” Sittig, Chief of Staff, said that the award,
“serves as a lasting tribute to the members of Headquarters
Colorado ANG, past and present, and all the former members of
the transition team, whose contributions have vital played a role in
achieving this pinnacle of success.” The award was particularly
special because it was the first time the headquarters or the team
had received the honor.
The headquarters’ selection for this prestigious award, in the words
of Gen. Donald Sheppard, former Director of the Air National
Guard, displays its “enthusiasm, concern for mission
accomplishment and dedication.” He went on to say, “the award
also attests to the fact that the
Headquarters Colorado Air National Guard is one of the best!”
Special guests at the event included Brig. Gen. Andy Love,
Assistant Adjutant General for Air; Brig. Gen. Mason Whitney,
140th Wing Commander; and Col Lawrence Sittig, Chief of Staff
for Air. Also in attendance were four Slovenian officers, Col.
Vidmar Ljubo, Deputy Chief of Aviation; LTC Andrej Princic,
Deputy Chief of Maintenance and Logistics; MAJ Cvetko Dancic,
Head of the Technical Department and MAJ Janez Stros, Head of
the Logistical Department. The Slovenian officers were in
attendance as part of the State-to-State Partnership Program, one
of the initiatives for which the headquarters staff was recognized.
The award period covered March 1995 through February 1997 for
the headquarters and March 1995 through December 1996 for the
transition team. While a multitude of activities were covered in the
award, several were exceptionally noteworthy.
One was the “Excellent” rating the headquarters staff received
during the 12th Air Force Inspector General Quality Air Force
Assessment in February 1997. After the inspection, the Inspector
General noted the headquarters’ commitment toward internal
quality training.
Also recognized were COL Sittig’s launching of several Force
Management and Leadership Development initiatives. The
Leadership 2000 initiative focused on value centered transitions for
the Colorado ANG. This initiative fostered the annual Air Guard
Senior Commander’s Leadership Conference, emphasizing
command accountability and mentoring programs for the future of
the Air Guard and the first
Senior
NCO
Leadership
Workshop.
The headquarters was jointly responsible for the State Partnership
Program for Air issues with the Colorado sister country, the
Republic of Slovenia through the Headquarters, US European
Command Joint Contact Team Program (JCTP).
The headquarters was also instrumental in coordinating the
detailed planning for the transfer of the space mission at the 137th
Space Warning Squadron in Greeley, Colorado. The Headquarters
presented analyses to Air Force, Air National Guard and Space
Command that detailed the cost savings of $16 million in personnel costs and $6 million in savings to taxpayers. The coordinated
efforts of the headquarters directly led to the stand-up of the 137th.
Recruiting and Retention efforts were also recognized for this
period because of an increase in the physician membership in the
Colorado Air Guard. Recruiting and Retention was also crucial in
assisting with various personnel placement issues.
This included actively recruiting critical personnel shortages in the
137th and implementing a relocation program for over 300 Air
Guard members directly linked to the deactivation of the 154th Air
Control Group and 227th Air Traffic Control Flight and the
downsizing and conversion of the 200th Airlift Squadron.
Headquarters personnel were also recognized for their extensive
participation in the Colorado National Guard Emergency
Operations Center by supporting state disasters with around-theclock manning for contingency operations. Key staff members
served as shift coordinators throughout the firefighting activities in
1995 and they supported Army National Guard efforts, resulting in
the receipt of the State Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding
emergency response.
The Counter Drug Program was recognized for being responsible
for developing two nationally adopted database programs. It
hosted two key conferences, the Southwest Regional Counter
Drug Conference and the Demand Reduction Conference. The
program was awarded the Minute
Man Mike national award for the best community drug awareness
program in 1996 and has been rated among the top ten states by
the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for its marijuana eradication
program.
The headquarters was also recognized for the efforts in supporting
the statewide joint Army/Air Guard healthcare program,
GUARDCARE, and the Colorado Youth Conservation Corps’
Youth at Risk program. During GUARDCARE, members assisted in
providing support and assistance to needy communities
throughout the state. They helped to provide non-emergency
medical care to over 1,600 needy individuals. The Youth at Risk
Program is designed to benefit young men and women, ages 16 to
18 in the State of Colorado. The Youth at Risk Program is a
demanding six-week course that has resulted in a 70 percent
graduation rate.
2LT R. Cunningham
Headquarters, Colorado Air National Guard Public Affairs
COANG Headquarters
Then & Now
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140th Wing
The 140th Wing Headquarters provides support to
all units within the 140th Wing. The Wing is comprised
of Finance, Judge Advocate, Wing Plans, Inspector
General, Command Post, Chaplains, Social Actions,
Public Affairs, Historian, Human Resource Advisor, and
Safety. Wing headquarters participates in many of the
deployments of the 140th Wing. Wing plans is
responsible for arranging transportation and ensuring
people arrive and leave their destinations. The JAG
gives legal guidance to all members of the wing,
providing wills, power of attorneys and other
documentation that personnel need for deploying. The
Chaplains provide spiritual guidance and personal
guidance to members. Finance ensures funds are
available for everything from purchasing aircraft parts
to payroll. Although Wing Headquarters is a supportive
unit, it is instrumental in the success of the 140th Wing
and the Colorado Air National Guard.
BG Wayne Schultz
140WG Commander
LTC William Allshouse (Chaplain)
TSgt Anna Atencio
SMSgt Joyce Balding
MAJ Aaron Barrick
SRA Robert Bielanski
SRA Benjamin Blake
TSgt Daniel Bruno
COL John "Buck" Buckingham
SSgt Gloria Burleson
TSgt Mark Cancel
MAJ Thomas Carroll
SSgt Anita DeHerrera
MSgt Thomas DiBernardo
1LT George Dorsey
MAJ Tammy Dudley
BG H. Michael "Farmer" Edwards
SSgt Argelia Gabbard
MSgt Tamara Gaffney
TSgt Sylvia Gallegos
LTC Rebecca Gann
SSgt Sean Gelsey
MSG Walter Giebler
SMSgt Raymond Gilmore
MSgt John Glen
SSgt Theresa Glick
MAJ Paula Greene
Mrs. Arliss Guerrero
TSgt Ruben Hernandez
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140WG
SSgt Lia Hudson
CMSgt Gerald James
MSgt Gwendolyn Jones
SrA Keli Jones
1LT Randy Kehn
SMSgt Annadele Kenderes
TSgt Sterling Keys
MAJ Thomas Kirles (Chaplain)
LTC Karen Kyritz
MSgt Mary Lair
MSgt Jerry Limburg
SMSgt Richard Luster
CMSgt Barbara Mandonado
TSgt Traci Mays
SSgt Justin Misuraca
LTC Dwight "D.L." Mitchell (Chaplain)
LTC Becky Paradise, Ret.
LTC Gregory Parker
MSgt Thomas Paulus
SSgt Wendy Petronella
SSgt Cynthia Rosenberg
LTC Michael Rowan
MSgt Gilberto Salazar
1LT Robert Seybert
MSgt Kevin Sullivan
SMSgt David Thornburg
LTC John Unwin
TSgt Melia Walton
TSgt Chad Weigelt
1LT Pamela Worrell
MSgt John Zosh
140WG Building 706—AKA “ The Crystal Palace”
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140WG
Colonels Peters and Schultz working Battle Staff
Franzen Retires - Whitney takes Over As Commander
On October 31, 1990, Brig. Gen George A. Franzen retired, turning over the responsibilities
of the wing to his vice-commander, COL Mason C. Whitney. The general’s tenure spanned
eight years and ten months, under which the 140th continued to live up to its reputation as
one of the finest tactical fighter wings in the nation.
At the time of his departure, retention was at 90%; the highest it’s been in 10 years. Overall
strength stood at 102.7%, surpassing all previous records. Two of Buckley’s largest and most
successful air shows came and went during his tour as wing commander. The June 24, 1990
show boasted an attendance in excess of 300,000 spectators. A dream of the general’s was
fulfilled when “Colorado Pride”, a 352page, 65-year commemorative history book about the
Colorado Air National Guard was published in 1989.
Thanks in part to the general’s vision of a better wing, base and Colorado Air National Guard,
the conversion to 24 supersonic F-16 Fighting Falcon took place in July 1992. Five new
buildings were constructed in 1991 and 1992, with some $60 million allocated for a major
reconstruction of the airfield and facilities in the 1990’s.
“You will be working for me” was the statement made to
me by Chaplain Allshouse at the Chaplains Conference in
Dallas in 1995. I was a chaplain assistant representing the
DC ANG and he was representing the COANG. In passing I
had shared with him that I was from Colorado and was
living in Virginia. We chatted. By the time the conversation
was over, Chaplain Allshouse made the statement, “you will
be working for me”. I laughed and didn’t think anymore
about it. Well, less than two years later, I came home to Colorado
and guess who I had to contact about serving in the Guard,
Chaplain Allshouse. We laugh about it now, how he spoke the
words and they came to pass. So our friendship has been spiritual
since that first moment. It is a pleasure serving at the 140th Wing.
TSgt Tamara Gaffney
The Chapel of the past
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140WG
Gen Walt Williams was the first commander that I worked for and I remember vividly
his encouragement to me to make the 140th my home. As a new traditional pilot, I
was late for a briefing one day and in an attempt to get to ops as soon as possible, I
parked in a visitor spot and ran up the hill in front of 801. At the top of the hill I heard
a voice of authority say “Capt Schultz, are you a visitor?” I answered “No sir!” He
replied, “If you don’t want to be one, you will move your car!” I have not considered
myself a visitor since.
BG WAYNE SCHULTZ, 140th Wing Commander as the new guy many years ago.
Combat Comptrollers
While serving as Comptroller, I became a victim of SSG Bob Swisher’s (140 SFS)
sense of humor. After a busy Saturday of the UTA, I was asked by fellow Financial
Management Office employees to go to the Camana Club for a few beers. Little
did I know the pranksters were hard at work. SSG Swisher’s willing accomplices
included TSG Walt Giebler, SSG John Zosh and SSG Chad Weigelt. They
transformed my office into a restroom, complete with a running faucet. On this
particular Sunday, General Whitney was coming for one of his famous walking
tours of the units. I didn’t have a clue how to clean up the scene before his 0900
arrival. I asked SMS Judy Loescher to welcome him and to have him come to my
office to visit. He knocked on the door and I asked him to come in. As pictured, I
was sitting on the “throne” and as he entered I blurted out, “Can’t a guy get any
peace around here”. It took quite a while for everyone to quit laughing. The video
camera running in the background caught all of the action from my first sight of my
remodeled office to General Whitney’s shocked face. As it turned out I was but
one of “Swish’s” victims, others victimized included SMS Larry Cavener, CPT Tom
Shetter, COL Roy Chase, and General Whitney upon his return as the Adjutant
General. Major Becky Gann actually caught him in the act and thwarted his effort.
Lt Col Michael Rowan
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140th Operations Group and 120th Fighter Squadron
COL John “Moon-Dog”
Mooney
LTC Keith “Rooster”
Rimer
140OG Commander
120FS Commander
The 140th Operations Group is comprised of the 120th Fighter
Squadron, 200th Airlift Squadron, 140th Operations Support Flight,
Detachment 1 of the Wing (Airburst Range), and Detachment 2 of the
Wing (Operation Noble Eagle). In addition, the Operations Group
operates the airfield, transient alert aircraft operations, and the
Buckley air traffic control tower with Title V Federal and State
employees. The Operations Group is an outgrowth of the DO
directorate of the early 90’s and has evolved into a multi-faceted
organization with many challenges. The 200th Airlift Squadron joined
the group forming one of a handful of groups in the Air National
Guard with both fighter and airlift assets. The 200th Airlift Squadron
is a 15th Air Force unit and the most experienced C-21 squadron in the
US Air Force. The 120th Fighter Squadron is a 12th Air Force unit that
has led the Air National Guard conversion to the F-16C aircraft and
subsequent evolutionary improvements in the past 10 years. In 2001,
the 140th Operations Group was awarded one of only 4 Outstanding
ratings in the 25-year history of 12th Air Force. The varied
organizations and functions of the Ops Group are a proud and closely
knit team, as described by the 12th Air Force Inspector General: “The
teamwork and commitment to excellence evident in the 140th Wing,
establish this unit as one of the best – a benchmark for others”.
The 120th FS originated in June of 1923 as the 120th Observation
Squadron. It took delivery of its first aircraft, the Curtis JNSE “Jenny” in
1924 and began operations from Lowry Field. Flying Operations moved
to Buckley Field in Nov of 1950 and the 120th changed missions and
designations many times with the arrival of jet aircraft. The 120th has
been an achiever of many “Firsts” during its 79 year history, they
include: The first unit in the ANG to achieve Federal recognition in
1946; The first Aerial Demonstration team in the early 1950’s known as
the “Minute Men”, predecessors of the Thunder Birds; Arriving in Phan
Rang AB, Vietnam in May of 1968, the 120th FS became the first ANG
unit sent to a combat zone since World War II; Later in 1975 becoming
the first ANG unit in the nation to achieve C-1 status in the A-7D Corsair
and then, winners of the 1981 Inaugural Gunsmoke Competition. In
2001, the 120th FS was recognized by the AFA as the top ANG unit in
the nation, and by the NGB as the Outstanding ANG Fighter unit in the
country. From winning Gunsmoke in 1981 as top team to patrolling the
skies of Colorado and the rest of the U.S. as a result of the attacks on
Sept. 11, the 120th FS stands trained and ready defend the nation. This
unit looks forward to many more “Firsts” and a continued tradition of
excellence. The motto of the 120th FS remains unchanged from its early
origins “Militat Quasi Tigres Quisque” - “Each Fights Like a Tiger”
LTC Ken "Kubla" Kobs, 140 OG
LTC Dana "Lucky" Alexander
CPT Tom " Nutts" Alnatt
SSgt Erik Anderson
CPT William "Meatloaf" Anderson
LTC Ted " Ank" Ankenbauer
LTC PJ "Joe Isuzu" Ashura
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120FS
TSgt Jamie Beavers
1LT Brett " Ringer" Berringer
LTC Pete Borgos
COL John “Buck” Buckingham
LTC Fred "Pyro" Buhl
LTC Peter "Smokey" Byrne
MAJ Charles "Beef" Caldwell
CPT Pat "Wretch" Christopherson
MAJ Julian "Juice" Clay
MAJ Keith "Coma" Colmer
MAJ Timothy "Conk" Conklin
LTC Jack "Jack-Cas" Coulter
LTC John Dronenberg
MAJ Floyd "Sumo" Dunstan
MAJ Jerome "Needle" Dyck
BG H. Michael "Farmer" Edwards
MSgt Denise Gilbert
MAJ Chris "Puke" Greene
TSgt David Hagen
MAJ Patrick "Scrounger" Hanlon
BG Keith “SH" Harris
SRA Seesaw Heirich
LTC Rock "Rafsob" Hobbs
CPT Scott "Buckeye" Hufford
LTC Curtis "Custis" Hughes
LTC John "Jonesy" Jones
LTC Christopher "2 Beers" Kelley
LTC Andy "Dude" King (Cmdr 98-99)
COL Emil "Emu" Lassen
MAJ Kevin "K-Lite" Light
LTC Michael "Fur" Loh
MAJ Jeffrey "Mc Do" MacDonald
SMSgt Adam Matteson
LTC Mark Meyer
LTC Cliff "Monty" Montgomery
MAJ Mitch "BC" Neff
CPT Russ "The Muscle" Oakes
MAJ William "Willy O" Orton
LTC John "Paint" Painter
MAJ Brian "TA" Patterson
LTC Tom "TP" Peraro
MSgt Joseph Perez
CPT Doug "Oyster" Price
CPT James "Whacker" Reeman
SRA Nicholas Reigel
TSgt Gregory Roark
LTC Bob "Dobby" Robbins
LTC Larry " Snake " Sadler
CPT Tracy "Stacy" Sailer
LTC Tom "Claw" Sanne
TSgt Pamela Schnell
MAJ Mark "Ferris" Schuler
LTC Greg " Shorty" Short
COL Bud Sittig (Cmdr 88-91)
MSgt A. Rochell Smith
1LT John " Stoner" Stone
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120FS
COL Richard "Mother" Tucker
CPT Scott "Beeker" Van Beek
SRA Juan Vizcarra
MAJ Tom " Buggs" Warner
LTC Scott "Stealth" Williams
MAJ Craig " Lobo" Wolf
WYOMING TEACHER FLIES HIGH ... AND FAST
Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado — “What an experience! It was terrific!” remarked Toni
Brown after her recent flight aboard a Colorado Air National Guard F-16, Fighting Falcon. “I’ve been
a pilot for a long time, but I have never experienced anything quite like it.”
Brown teaches the gifted and talented program at both Twin Spruce and Sage Valley Junior High
Schools in Gillette, Wyoming. She is also a nominee for the A. Scott Crossfield Award which
recognizes aerospace educators for their outstanding accomplishments. Brown was also recently
named as Educator of the Year by the General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association.
“This flight has given me the experience to speak knowledgeably to my Young Astronauts, my Civil Air
Patrol cadets and to teachers I reach through workshops where I present information about using
aviation in the classroom. Thank you. “ Brown concluded. Brown is pictured with Colorado Air
National Guard pilot, LTC Mark Meyer. -30
photo by MSgt. Don Stephenson, Colorado Air National Guard
F16 and A7 Refueling
General’s Sittig and Franzen
General Whitney with Mrs. Whitney
Lt Col Trulan Eyre prepares to
take flight
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140th Operations Support Flight
The 140th Operational Support Flight (140OSF) is comprised of the
operations support and intelligence sections, both provide operational
support functions critical for combat training and employment. The
140th Intel section has a reputation across the Air Force for being the
best. They provide threat assessment, targeting and weaponeering,
and evasion and recovery support to the 120th Fighter Squadron
pilots. Additionally they provide current intelligence, force protection,
and other assessments to the 140th Wing commander, the COANG
Guard Commander, and TAG. In 2000, the intelligence section
provided threat assessment and targeting data to 120th FS pilots in
Operation Northern Watch. Taking live fire, the120th FS pilots counted
on accurate threat assessments. Intel targeting support to120th FS
pilots led directly to the successful destruction of two key Iraqi air
defense sites during this period.
140OSF Operations Desk personnel are the backbone of daily flight
operations, performing critical flight record and airfield management
functions. The “Ops Desk” personnel file flight plans, gathering all
necessary pre-flight information for pilots, and performing liaison
duties with maintenance and command and control
functions within, and outside of the wing. Planes just
wouldn’t get off the ground without the efforts of these
dedicated professionals.
LTC Gregory “Brew”
Brewer
140OSF Commander
Mr. Jeff Abram
SMSgt Petra Abram
MSgt Susan Albanese
MAJ Andrew "Dweeb" Donnelly
MAJ Matthew Eager
LTC Trulan "Tru" Eyre
MAJ James "Homey" Fogle
SSgt Robert Henderson
CMS Michael "Mickey" Hunt
MSgt Thomas May
LTC Dean "Hollywood" McDavid
SMSgt Dennis Overman
SRA Paul Podany
TSgt Jennifer Toal
MSgt Henry Trich
SSgt William Turner
MAJ Gregory White
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OPS
OPS, I mean OOPS!
During the 1994 Miramar deployment, a group of Ops folks set out to visit Tijuana Mexico.
The group decided not to drive across the border but MSgt Joe Perez missed the turn off and
before we knew it, we were in Mexico. We immediately turned back to the United States.
What had taken two minutes to get into, took an hour and a half to get out of. While we were
in line waiting, a young child came up to the car seeking donations. This young Mexican girl
was working the crowd along with her young brothers and sisters. What a way to
survive. Once we had crossed back into the States with our vehicles, we set out
on foot to see Tijuana. You can see from the pictures, a great time had by all.
Members of the group were: SMSgt Barbara Mandonado, MSgt Joe Perez Jr.,
TSgt Herman Perez, MSgt MaryAnn Fisher (aka Elastica), TSgt Zonya Minor, SrA
Anita DeHerrera, SSgt Heather Kehn, SSgt Stephanie Stine.
Story by CMSgt Barbara Mandonado
1993 ORI Winners
The Ops Girls on LaJolla
Beach
Stephanie
Stine,
Anita
DeHerrera, MaryAnn Fisher,
Barbara Mandonado
MSgt Tom May working
on the task at hand, look at the
concentration, the form, the intensity....
Shorty’s Final Flight.....
Lobo, Custis, MacDo, Dude
Brian Patterson and Jennifer Toal
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140th Wing Detachment 1
The 140th Wing Detachment 1 provides a “realistic
training environment for weapons delivery and
employment to the best aircrews in the world”. Det 1
provides a variety of training scenarios in identification
of ground targets and the reaction to and the evasion of
various ground based threats. The treats include SA3,
SA6, SA8 and ZSU23/4. In addition to training the
COANG’s pilots, Det 1 provides training to active duty
and Guard Army assets such as helicopters and troop
ground firing. In 2000, the unit hosted its first Airburst
Range Open House to demonstrate their prowess at
providing threats, over 600 people attended and it is
now a bi-annual event. Det 1 reports to the 140th
Operations Group for daily coordination of events and
missions.
LTC Jeffrey Moore
140WG Det. 1 Commander
TSgt Joseph Collins
MSgt Steven Cox
TSgt Lorene Daniele
TSgt Manuel Gomez
MAJ Richard Haines
TSgt Matthew Jiron
CMS Gary McClendon
TSgt Larry Percival
MSgt Deborah Shipley
MSgt Donald Smith
SSgt Kym Velasquez
TSgt Michael Wilson
Airburst Range Hones Pilot Skills
It’s 7 a.m. at Airburst Range on the southern tip of Fort Carson, and LTC John Dronenburg with his range crew begin their rounds
and preparation for the day’s bombing missions. “We provide the facility to exercise the aircraft in the delivery of the various
munitions, provide feedback on how well the pilots did and most importantly check to make sure they are doing it in a safe
manner,” stated Dronenburg, who has served as the range officer for sixteen years.
The range encompasses some 3,000 acres of land, an administrative building, a vehicle maintenance facility, an electronics
maintenance building, two spotting towers and the main control tower, 21 bombing targets, several strafe targets and various
pieces of equipment to install and maintain the numerous targets at the range. “We try to provide as
realistic a situation as possible for our pilots and what they might encounter on any given battlefield.”
The Airburst range also has an electronic warfare capability including Smoky SAM missiles, anti-aircraft
artillery (AAA). “We get sorties from Kirtland, Holloman and Cannon AFBs, New Mexico; Reese AFB, Texas;
Kansas; Oklahoma; Hill AFB, Utah and many other bases in the western U.S. at one time or another,” stated Dronenburg.
“We try to have a good time enjoy our jobs and have a low key work area in order to try to hold down the pressure....”
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Candids
There was a time when Chief Larry Asher was the Propulsion
Branch Supervisor. One morning we received a phone call saying
that he would not be in. It seemed that his car had been stolen from
his driveway during the night. Around lunchtime Larry returned to
work in his car…
Now here is the rest of the story:
After Chief Asher left work the previous day he met his wife
at the soccer fields where one of his daughters was playing a game.
After the game they decided to get a bite to eat and go look at some
houses. They returned home that evening and hence the incident
the next morning. Larry had left his car at the soccer field when
they went to eat and look at houses. When we found out the
“TRUTH” of the stolen car an individual from the shop had a great
idea to help out the boss.
The individual went to Home Depot and bought a rather
long roll of twine. One end of the twine was tied to Larry’s car and
unrolled all the way into the shop from the parking lot. Along with
the remaining roll of twine a sign was left that said “Follow this to
help you find your car.”
Hard At work preparing the weather report
Dave Shanteau exhausted after One Long Day!!
SSgt Jeff Stack qualifying on a M-249 at Airburst Range
Weapons of Mass Destruction 101 – You guys better get it right,
we are counting on you! SFC Jeff Polliard and LTC Fred Hoon get
instruction in CB-Countermeasures Class at Ft McClellan.
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200th Airlift Squadron
The 200th Airlift Squadron has a rich heritage
beginning with the C-47 Gooneybird in 1946
followed by the C-54 in 1966, the C-131, the T-43
in 1979 and the eventual conversion to the C-21
completed in 1999. The 200th is geographically
separated operating out of Peterson AFB.
Although the 200th is a small unit, it meets
challenges head-on and has a stellar reputation
throughout the ANG and the USAF.
Colonel Scott Schofield
200AS Commander
MSgt Tony Andersen
COL Mark Boots
MAJ Steven Campbell
TSgt Phillip Clemens
TSgt David Duhe
MAJ Paul Follett
CMSgt Daniel Gay
MAJ Jay Kelso
MAJ James Lawrence
MAJ Albert Leachman
LTC Richard Martin
MAJ Charles McDowell
MAJ Bernard Obluda
MAJ David Rodriquez
COL Ron Rossen
MAJ Shawn Ryan
MAJ David Smallidge
MAJ Joseph Smith
MAJ Matjeu Stapleton
MSgt Arigesta Tucker
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120th Weather Flight & 8th CST
LTC William Thomas
120WF Commander
The 120th Weather Flight supports the 120th Fighter
Squadron, Ft. Carson, and the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
Every individual in the 120th WF is required to be self-sufficient
and able to conduct sustained weather operations with little or
no assistance in remote locations.
LTC Frederick Hoon
8th CST commander
The 8th WMD Civil Support Team provides early assessment,
detection and technical advice in the event of actual or
suspected nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological events.
The 8th CST is a joint army/air unit consisting of 22 soldiers and
airman and is organized into six functional areas: Command,
Operations, Medical, Survey, Communications, and
Administration/Logistics.
SSgt Jennifer Archuletta
LTC Doug Brown
SSgt Byron Coulter
TSgt Gary Eshelbrenner
SSgt Benjamin Hendrickson
MAJ Steven Higley
SRA Michael Lazare
SMSgt Scott McMillin
SSgt Monica Preble
MSgt David Shanteau
SSgt Jeffrey Stack
SSgt Carlos Tucker
TSgt Kevin Walters
MSgt Karen West
8th CST
TSgt Robert Kenworthy
SSgt Teresa Larson
SRA Cherilyn Ortiz-Neal
MSgt Kenneth Rogers
MSgt Arlyn Wood
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140th Logistics Group
The 140th Logistics Group is comprised of the Aircraft
Generation Squadron, Logistics Squadron, Maintenance
Squadron and the Logistics Support Flight. In 1988 the
“maintenance portion” of the Logistics Group was known
as the 140th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron, or “CAMS” for short. The mission of the
CAMS unit was very similar to that of the Logistics Group
with the exception of the supply, transportation and
contracting functions incorporated into the current 140th
LG mission.
In 1990 the 140th LG was selected for conversion to the F16 C/D. This conversion and subsequent organizational
realignment would significantly change and challenge the
aircraft maintenance community; the conversion took
almost two years. The professionalism and dedication of
the members of the140th LG has helped them attain and
sustain their organizational vision, “To be the best in the
Air National Guard”.
COL George Clark
140LG Commander
TSgt Erik Anderson
SSgt Jeffrey Bond
TSgt Sherrie Brenden
MSgt Michael Brennan
MAJ Brian Callahan
SSgt Michelle Charrey
SSgt Vernon Clark
MSgt Daniel Currier
MSgt Kevin Davisson
MAJ Paul Deadrick
SRA Tyler Falduto
TSgt Richard Farrell
TSgt Gary Fiihr
TSgt Stephen Flanagan
MSgt Anna Gallegos
TSgt Orlando Garcia
SMSgt John Hadley
CMSgt Robert Hales
TSgt Benjamin Irvin
MSgt Mark Jones
CMSgt Darrell Koenig
SRA Jess Loban
MSgt Joseph Manzanares
MSgt Larry Mayo
SMSgt Russell McFarland
SSgt Gregory Noah
TSgt Jeffrey Peoples
SSgt James Powers
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140LG
SRA Steven Richardson
TSgt Isabel Saunders
MSgt Delles Schneider
MSgt David Schnoor
SSgt Mark Tillman
MSgt John Velasquez
SMSgt James Williams
Vito Capone hard at work
F-16 Model Conversion
“Hey Sir, those little red sauce
sleds work much better.” LtCol
Hoon on an improvised sled at unit
training in Breckenridge.
Marquez issuing B bag to Mayo
8th CST in the B63 lab
working with live agents! Left
to right: SSG Michael
Spencer, SGT Tor Andrews,
MSgt Arlyn Wood, SSG John
Laughlin, MAJ Hamburg,
unidentifiable masked
individual at the Dugway
Proving Ground.
Bubba Watts worked hard throughout his
years at Buckley. This award says it all.....
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140th Logistics Support Flight
The 140th Logistics Support Flight provides
Programs & Mobility, Training, Plans & Scheduling and
Documentation, Maintenance Operations, Engine
Management and Maintenance Analysis functions for
the entire Logistics Group. The 140th LSF is the
coordination center for LG mobility, contingency and
exercise, facilities maintenance and maintenance
manning and serves as the deployment work center for
aircraft and personnel. The members of the 140th LSF
implement an exacting maintenance plan and liaison
with operations to ensure sorties are well supported.
The training program ensures all members are not
merely current but highly skilled to meet the
challenges of keeping the F16s flying in defense of our
country.
1LT Michael Brinkman
140LSF Commander
TSgt Timothy Barrineau
SSgt Bryan Bisel
MSgt David Borges
SRA Erin Doty
TSgt Angela Eberhart
TSgt Patrick Hines
MSgt Scott Howard
CMSgt Reed Lutz
MSgt SallyJo McFarland
MSgt Nevin Mills
MSgt Rogelio Neblett
MSgt Michael Popovich
MSgt Jeffrey Pronto
MSgt Keith Ricketts
SSgt William Roche
SSgt Frank Schillaci
SRA Austin Slayton
SRA Jessica Smith
TSgt James Spaeth
MSgt Virgina Stephens
CMSgt Lawrence Weir
TSgt Gina Zangari
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140th Aircraft Generation Squadron
The 140th Aircraft Generation Squadron
has the aircraft sortie producing function
within the 140th Logistics Group. The
140AGS provides organizational and
intermediate level maintenance on assigned
aerospace vehicles and trains maintenance
personnel to ensure proficiency in repair of
avionics, weapons systems, and support
equipment. The 175 personnel of the 140th
AGS are proud of their record for keeping
the F-16C flying.
MAJ Lawrence Subervi
140AGS Commander
SRA Ashkan Abbasi
MSgt Walter Adams
TSgt Gregory Albert
SSgt Robert Algeo
SSgt Gary Anderson
TSgt Daniel Avalos
TSgt Kenneth Bailey
MAJ Tom Book
TSgt Michael Brosh
TSgt Myron Bucy
MSgt Thomas Burch
SRA Joshua Burger
MSgt Stephan Burtt
SRA Joseph Byrd
SRA Christopher Basford
SSgt Rickey Bennett
SSgt James Berger
A1C Justin Bieri
SSgt Shannon Blasus
TSgt Patrick Blum
SSgt Jeff Bond
TSgt Gregory Campbell
TSgt Sharon Campbell
TSgt Christian Canada
SRA Joseph Carter
SSgt Vernon Clark
SSgt Kendrick Conner
MSgt William Craig
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140AGS
SSgt Roy Cronsell
SSgt William Crowley
SSgt Douglas Crowther
TSgt Ronnie Curtis
SSgt Shastin Davis
MSgt Darrell Doane
TSgt John Donahoe
SMSgt Kevin Dorsey
TSgt Dennis Driver
TSgt Francis Eveleigh
MSgt James Fernandez
TSgt Timothy Flageolle
SSgt Erich Freymann
TSgt Dean Gacita
SSgt Brandon Gardiner
MSgt Michael Gerber
SSgt Richard Giniewski
MSgt Curtis Gress
TSgt Jose Griggs
SSgt Martin Harders
SSgt John Hickey
TSgt William Hoffman
SRA Andrew Hopkins
SRA James Hull
SSgt Shaun Hummel
MSgt Dennis Johnson
TSgt Larry Johnson
SRA Justin Jones
TSgt Rewin Kalcsits
TSgt Brian Keeley
TSgt Brett Kitzman
TSgt James Lashbrook
TSgt David Lawrence
SSgt James Ledford
SRA Jonathan Lemley
MSgt Steven Lind
SSgt Roy Lippelt
SSgt Mark Loos
SSgt Len Lucero
SSgt Charles Manspeaker
SRA Richard Martinez
SSgt Joshua Matthews
TSgt Troy McDermott
TSgt Scott McLaughlin
TSgt Jerry Mears
MSgt David Micklewright
TSgt Douglas Miller
TSgt William Millis, Jr.
MSgt Nevin Mills
SMSgt Gordon Mitchell
TSgt Thomas Modrick
TSgt Robert Moffitt
SRA Gregory Moore
SSgt Tina Moore
SSgt Todd Morgan
SRA Patrick Newton
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140AGS
SSgt Lucas Olson
SMSgt Kevin Pawuk
SMSgt Christopher Perkins
TSgt Christopher Pine
SRA David Poulos
SSgt Charles Powell
TSgt John Ralph
SSgt Adam Reed
MSgtJohn Robinson
SMSgt Thomas Rochford
SRA Aaron Rognstad
SSgt Jenny Romero
SSgt Angel Santiago
TSgt Michael Sawyer
TSgt Jeffrey Schara
SRA Michael Schutte
TSgt Stephen Schweighofer
SRA Timothy Sharkey
SRA William Sharp
TSgt Michael Shumaker
TSgt Dennis Simpson
TSgt John Singer
MSgt Jerry Smith
SRA David Soto
MSgt John St. George
TSgt Rene St. Onge
SSgt Trey Stinson
SSgt John Swanigan
SSgt Scott Tallman
TSgt David Thacker
SRA Jason Turner
MSgt Eugene Vigil
SMSgt John Walker
SMSgt Thomas Walther
SSgt Ryan Webster
SRA Michelle Welsh
SSgt David Whitney
SRA Christopher Wilson
140AGS Crew
Taking a breather after a hard day
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140th Logistics Squadron
The 140th Logistics Squadron provides procurement,
issue, and transportation services. The major elements of the
140th LS include Vehicle Maintenance/Operations, Traffic
Management, Supply, Fuels and Contracting. The 140LS
manages an $80 million dollar supply account, with over
26,000 item records, and 19,000 monthly transactions.
Additionally, we maintain a remote Combat Supply Support
for Maintenance contingent at the Greeley Air National
Guard Station, sustain and deploy Readiness Spares
Packages to support Wing assets anywhere in the world,
dispense clean, dry, serviceable petroleum products, and
contract for any equipment required for mission
accomplishment.
Our commitment to our customers is rooted in our
Squadron motto: “Nothing without Providence”. Our team
uses foresight to meet the needs of our customers before
they know what they need! With a force of 109 individuals,
we are building a results oriented organization of committed
and empowered professionals. We recognize the power for
positive change ultimately resides with our
members.
MAJ Thomas Shetter
140LS Commander
TSgt Jason Abiva
SRA Franco Aguilar
TSgt Velton Allgood
MSgt Paul Anderson
TSgt Freelin Barajas
SSgt Scott Bares
SSgt Ronald Barnett
SSgt Tai Beldock
TSgt Jeanna Benish
MSgt Jerry Blackwell
SSgt Alvin Boston
TSgt Brian Brandfas
SRA Gregory Castleberry
MSgt Tony Chan
TSgt Jorge Charry
SSgt Dean Christensen
TSgt Gerald Corsi
TSgt Versey Crawford
TSgt David Crinklaw
SRA Tyrone Cunningham
SRA Richard Devito
TSgt Terry Fields
SSgt Aaron Gardner
TSgt Charles Glick
SMSgt Jared Graham
TSgt Lisa Green
SMSgt Eugene Gunther
TSgt Lisa Heistermann
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140LS
SSgt Phil Herrera
CPT Shane Holmberg
TSgt Curtis Huntsman
TSgt Benjamin Irvin
SSgt Lisa Jobes
SSgt David Kauble
SRA Wilsonia King
MSgt Shelley Krecek
SRA Erick Ladegard
SRA Royal Lancaster
SSgt Mark Lawton
SMSgt Christy Lee
MSgt Mark Lee
SSgt Philip Mahady
MSgt Douglas Malcolm
MSgt Thomas Markus
SRA George Mattorano
TSgt Keith McNail
CMSgt Michael Melaragno
TSgt Joseph Mihelich
TSgt William Moeller
SRA Jamey Moore
TSgt Scott Morben
Mr. James Morgan
TSgt Kent Morgan
SMSgt Kalyn Nelson
TSgt Kathleen Osness
TSgt Jose Pachon
SSgt Liza Paiz
MSgt Raymond Panaguiton
MSgt William Pelletier
TSgt Albert Phillips
TSgt Kevin Phillips
TSgt Steven Pollard
SSgt Brian Prince
SRA Gene Roberts
TSgt Mary Robinson
SSgt Mark Rolfe
SMSgt Scott Rollison
SRA Kyle Seike
SSgt Mark Shafer
SSgt Melanie Shaw
TSgt Earl Shope
TSgt Brandon Shulman
TSgt Darren Smith
MSgt Larry Spahr
TSgt John Sterling
CPT George Sypher
MSgt James Tipton
SRA Deborah Turner
TSgt Aaron Umbaugh
TSgt Ann Urich
SSgt Cruz Velez
MSgt Tammy Weber
SMSgt Philip Welsh
SRA Derek Williams
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140LS
SSgt Stephen Williams
MSgt Kathleen Woodward
SMSgt John Zenyuch
Surprise Visit for the 120WF
The Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Sheila E. Widnall
stopped in for a visit with the deployed 120th Weather Flight. First
row: SSG Thiesen, TSG McMillin, and SSG Eshelbrenner. Second row:
MAJ Thomas, CPT Sutherland, and the Honorable Sheila E. Widnall.
200th AS 1990
Ladder: Charlie Heinle, Trent Bateman, Sy Harjes, Jim
Greco, Sal Martinez, Dan Gay, Bob Anderson, Larry Sell
Ground: Crystal Scovell, Eric Cook, Bob Enderson and
Charlie Heinle
200th AS Playing Ball!
Guard members are: Jose Griggs, Buck
Bucy, Ben Irvin, Steve Olgin, we can’t figure
out who the gals are that risked their
reputation to hang out with these guys!
T-43’s Last Flight to Randolph AFB
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140th Maintenance Squadron
As the largest squadron in the 140th Wing, the
140th Maintenance Squadron provides the
specialized “back shop” support needed to
maintain the F-16 fighter aircraft fleet stationed at
Buckley AFB. Maintenance Squadron is assigned
200 specialized technicians and breaks out into
two flights – Equipment Maintenance Flight and
Component Repair Flight. These flights break out
into six primary elements. These elements are
Fabrication Element, Munitions Element,
Accessories Element, Propulsion Element,
Avionics Element, and Aerospace Ground
Equipment (AGE). Additionally, each element
breaks out into specialized work centers. The
work center assigned technicians inspect,
troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all of the sub
functions of the F-16 Fighter Aircraft.
MAJ Kevin Lash
140MXS Commander
MSgt Gregg Adler
SSgt Sandra Aldrich
SRA Matthew Applehans
SSgt Lloyd Archuleta
SRA Arthofer Travis
CMSgt Larry Asher
SRA Tamaljai Bailey
TSgt Patrick Barnett
TSgt Johan Been
MSgt David Bell
MSgt James Bettger
SSgt Brennon Blain
SRA Joseph Bocci
SSgt Sean Borchers
MSgt Arthur Botello
TSgt Kenneth Bristol
1LT Sheldon Brown
TSgt Roger Brownfield
TSgt Tim Bruch
MAJ Tom Buck
TSgt Bryon Burgess
TSgt Ernest Burgess
SRA Henry Bushey
SSgt Scott Butler
TSgt Frank Campos
SSgt Raymond Carter
TSgt Thomas Chapin
SSgt Hugh Clark
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140MXS
A1C Christopher Colley
MSgt Marc Connolly
TSgt Mark Covalt
TSgt Richard Darter
TSgt Brian Darveau
SSgt David Davis
TSgt Gregory Davisson
SRA Douglas Day
MSgt Richard Day
SSgt Eric DeLange
SSgt Jeremy Donnellan
TSgt Anthony Eimen
SSgt Marcus Emilyon
TSgt Monty Faber
SSgt Elizabeth Finney-McCane
MSgt Michael Flanagan
TSgt Halbert Frank
SSgt Cassandra Freer
2Lt Matthew Gallegos
TSgt Gregory Galvez
TSgt Cecilia Gilbert
SRA Michael Giles
SSgt James Gilmore
SSgt Timothy Girton
SSgt Lorenzo Gomezlbuado
SSgt Wayne Gortmaker
TSgt Lee Graf
MSgt Gary Greenwood
SRA Michael Grunwald
SSgt Annamarie Hajdu
TSgt Edward Hauschild
SMSgt Ronald Holliday
SSgt Daniel Hubert
SSgt Nicolas Inay
MSgt Donald Johnson
TSgt Travis Johnson
Mr. D. Jones
TSgt Rick Keller
CMSgt Lewis Kent
SRA Justin Klassen
SRA Christopher Komsa
MSgt Patricia Kurz
TSgt Gerald Kusmider
SSgt Tammy Larsen
MSgt Wilson Lawrence
SSgt Donald Lear
MSgt Roger Lefant
SSgt David Ligon
SSgt Mark Lillie
SRA Garity Ann Line
SSgt Dean Loux
SMSgt Kenneth Love
TSgt Joel Malchuk
TSgt Martin McCarty
SSgt Floyd McEwan
TSgt Todd McLeod
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140MXS
TSgt Dewey Meehl
SSgt Peter Mendoza
MSgt Cantalicio Mestas
SSgt Robert Miller
SSgt Clint Mills
MSgt Stanley Minarsky
SSgt Suzanne Mirts
MSgt Thomas Mitchell
SSgt James Morgan
SSgt Clifton Moy
SSgt John Mullin
SSgt Brian Nelson
TSgt James Nelson
MSgt Michael Nevergall
MSgt Glenn Nishiki
TSgt Daniel Nylander
SSgt Christopher O'Brien
SSgt Courtney Ostrander
MSgt Bradley Peterreins
MSgt Gary Philips
SSgt Jerrald Pickett
MSgt Suriyon Poonpiset
SSgt James Powers
SSgt Juan Rangel
MSgt Lora Rauls
SSgt David Raymond
TSgt James Riser
SSgt Carlos Robles-Diaz
TSgt Tomas Rodriquez
SSgt Charla Rosenberry
MSgt Manuel Samora
SRA Terry Schermerhorn
MSgt Michael Schnurstein
SSgt Sean Seeley
TSgt Walter Seymour
SRA Nathan Shafer
TSgt Michael Shean
SSgt Steven Sherks
SSgt Ty Shrader
MSgt Joseph Skokowski
TSgt Brad Smedshammer
SMSgt Daniel Sportsman
MSgt James Squire
SMSgt Glen Strein
SSgt Raymond Surprenant
SRA Willard Sweet
SSgt Patrick Tackitt
TSgt Michael Theisen
SSgt Tamsen ThistlehawkRanck
TSgt Danny Thomas
SSgt Benjamin Trujillo
TSgt Palmer Turner
SSgt Kim Velez
SSgt Randall Waibel
TSgt Ralph Washington
SMSgt James Weickum
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140MXS
SSgt Noel Wichmann
SSgt Kenneth Wilcox
MSgt Lawrence Wilson
SSgt Mark Williams
MSgt Jeffrey Wolfram
BABY SERGEANT
Dave Bell, Louie Lowe, Billy
Gallimore and a few others were in
Turkey. We all had gone down town
and were returning to the base, and
we had to go through the main gate.
The guard in charge that day wanted
us to stop and talk with him for a
while, so we did. Then one of
conversations brought up rank, well
everyone was Staff Sergeant or
better except for me, I was a buck
Sergeant. So, the guard looked at
me and said, oh you’re the “BABY
SEARGENT.” So guess what I was
nicknamed for the longest time.
Engine Crew at Trim pad
Monty Faber
Keller Truck Tow: Lots of Miles and Memories
This truck was one of a kind. If you saw it driving around, you knew Rick Keller was
behind the wheel. The Truck became somewhat of a mascot for the Maintenance Crew.
The truck was utilized on a daily basis for just about ANYTHING. Rick finally decided to
let it go a few years back and the crew was not too happy about his decision. The truck
served several years in Family Support. It will be fondly remembered.
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137th Space Warning Squadron
On January 20, 1996 the 137th Space Warning
Squadron became the first National Guard unit
assigned to support Air Force Space Command
providing the only survivable, mobile satellite
communications system. The 137th provides missile
warning and space launch information to both
NORAD and NCA. The unit consists of approximately
123 traditional Guard positions and 168 full-time
personnel encompassing more than 17 Air Force
specialties with experience ranging from logistics and
supply to security police, vehicle maintenance, space
systems maintenance and space operations. At full
operational capability, the unit supports the wartime
and peacetime missions of the Air National Guard and
Air Force Space Command with 24 hour a day, 365
days a year operation, truly a “Total Force in Space”.
COL William Hudson
137SWS Commander
SSgt Javier Abarca
MSgt David Ackerson
TSgt Michael Adams
SRA Samuel Alexander
MAJ Robert Alexander
MSgt Alfonso Alvarado
CPT Ronald Anderson
SSgt Christopher Aragon
SMSgt Christopher Archie
SMSgt Andy Archuletta
MAJ David Arnett
MSgt Craig Aughe
MAJ David Baak
TSgt Darryl Baptiste
SSgt Brian Baron
MSgt John Barrett
SSgt Ramon Barrios
MSgt Mark Bashaw
MAJ Christopher Bean
SSgt Allen Belion
SSgt Mike Bernal
MSgt Michael Best
SSgt Duane Blackmon
SSgt Bradley Boltz
TSgt Scott Bomar
TSgt Benjamin Bowden
SMSgt Thurman Bradley
SSgt Robert Breeden
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137SWS
TSgt Ronald Breeden
SSgt Darin Brooks
SSgt Steven Brown
SSgt Victor Brown
SSgt Michael Browning
MSgt Ed Broyles
1LT Michael Bruno
MSgt Nelson Bryan
TSgt Joseph Bubnich
SSgt Brad Bunch
TSgt Gabriel Burkhardt
SRA Matthew Canty
MSgt Denise Carlton
TSgt Roger Carstensen
LTC Mark Christensen
MSgt David Clarke
MSgt Bonnie Clausen
MSgt Dana Cosner
SSgt Erik Courtois
MSgt Steven Craghead
TSgt Daniel Crego
SSgt David Cusack
MSgt Pamela Dacus
TSgt Edward Daniel
SSgt Hubert Daniel
TSgt Rachelle Daniel
TSgt Kevin Darnell
MSgt Anna Davis
MSgt Isidro De La Rosa
TSgt Kenneth Defeo
SSgt Lorendo Delfin
MAJ Mark Donahue
SSgt Albert Doughty
MSgt Jay Downer
CPT Thomas Doyle
TSgt Jason Ervin
SSgt Richard Estreich
TSgt Jesse Farley
SSgt Michael Fleenor
MAJ John Franken
SSgt Randolph Frisch
SSgt Samuel Garbiso
LTC James Gianos
TSgt Daniel Gibson
MAJ Catherine Gordon
SMSgt Michael Greenhagen
TSgt Randy Greise
CMSgt Teddy Grosskopf
TSgt Joseph Grossman
SMSgt John Haffner
COL James Hagenson
A1C Michael Haines
MSgt Arden Hasemann
MSgt Mark Hauschild
SRA Chad Hayes
TSgt Daniel Hearn
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137SWS
SRA Shannon Heimbach
SMSgt Michael Herin
MSgt Donald Hesse
SSgt Trevor Hettinger
SRA Nathan Hinkle
TSgt James Hoefs
MSgt Richard Hofius
MSgt Gregory Holm
SRA Phillip Horner
MSgt Michael Houser
SMSgt James Huber
SSgt Daniel Hubert
TSgt Scott Humphries
TSgt Peter Hunziker
SSgt Roger Hutchinson
MSgt Victor Janeway
SSgt Michael Jaquet
MSgt Terri Jeffryes
TSgt Robert Jensen
SSgt James Johnson
SMSgt Marvin Johnson
SRA Jason Johnston
SRA Robert Jones
SSgt Todd Jones
MSgt Anne-Marie Joseph
TSgt Mark Keiser
SSgt John Kelleher
TSgt Kenneth Kemplin
MAJ Kathleen Keough
MSgt Ronald Kerr
SSgt Adam Ketteridge
SSgt Amy Kilbarger
MAJ Thomas Kirles
MSgt Darren Koretko
SSgt Kent Kramer
SSgt Robert Kurg
TSgt Steven Laflam
MSgt Robert Langhoff
LTC Larry Lantz
SSgt Roy Lantzy
TSgt Mark Latchaw
TSgt Rodney Lavelle
SRA Audry Lemke
Mr. Timothy Leo
CPT Rhonda Leslie
SSgt Heidi Lewis
SRA Aaron Leyba
SMSgt James Lockard
2LT Michael Lockette
TSgt Don Lowstetter
TSgt Deborah Macritchie
Mr. Randy Mandell
SSgt James Mann
SSgt Wendy Markwardt
MSgt Joycelynn Marquez
CPT Daniel Marshall
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137SWS
MSgt Daniel Martinez
SSgt Shawn Mason
1LT William McCafferty
SSgt James McGill
MAJ Thomas McKenna
SSgt Nathan McKenzie
SMSgt Bruce Mey
SSgt Christopher Miller
LTC Mark Miller
SSgt Kristine Mills
TSgt Thomas Montoya
TSgt David Mort
TSgt Audrey Myers
TSgt Christopher Nay
SRA Christopher Neri
TSgt James Nester
2LT Jill Nester
SRA Christopher Netzel
MAJ Frederick Neufeld
MSgt John Neuroth
CPT Chester Norris
SSgt William Nyquist
MSgt Thomas Oak
TSgt David Oenes
MAJ Ronald Oestreich
MSgt Steve Olguin
SSgt Michael Olson
SSgt Tracy O'Shaughnessy
MAJ Jerry Partin
MSgt Richard Patrick
1LT Stephanie Patrick
Mr. Dennis Pena
MSgt David Perez
SSgt Charles Perry
SSgt Manuel Perry
SMSgt James Petersen
SSgt Robin Phillips
TSgt Stacy Potter
MSgt Lisa Puscian
SSgt Monica Ramirez
SSgt Paul Ramirez
TSgt Kevin Randolph
MAJ Michael Reese
TSgt Paul Renno
MSgt Marvin Richardson
MSgt James Robbins
SRA Aaron Roberts
SSgt Justin Rogers
TSgt David Romano
MSgt Ann Rozum
MSgt John Rulla
MSgt Mark Rupert
SRA Carrie Russell
TSgt Mike Ruybal
Mr. Pete Sandoval
SSgt Robert Schuler
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SSgt Wiliam Semler
MSgt Travis Sensintaffar
SSgt Yossarian Silano
SSgt Travis Silvers
MAJ David Simmons
SSgt Aaron Siefken
MSgt Dennis Singleton
SRA Ryan Sleight
SSgt Harry Smith
TSgt Michael Smith
SSgt Roy Smith
SSgt Stephen Smith
SSgt Eric Smithgal
SRA Mark Sokol
SSgt Jeremy Sommer
SRA Marty Sommer
TSgt Michael South
CMSgt Allen Spall
TSgt George Stagakes
MSgt David Standifer
SMSgt Harley Sullivan
SMSgt David Swavely
SSgt Jason Swiers
SSgt Matt Telljohn
MSgt Wayne Terry
MAJ Steven Thaxton
SSgt David Thompson
TSgt Jonathan Torrey
TSgt Brian Treadway
SRA Travis Trein
SSgt Dana Tschirley
SSgt Matthew Tussey
SSgt David Vann
MSgt Franklin Vaughn
TSgt Edward Vigil
TSgt Loren Von Ahn
SSgt Phillip Wagner
A1C David Waldo
SSgt William Waldo
SSgt Christopher Walker
SRA Joshua Walker
MSgt Ruth Walter
TSgt Gregory Westlake
MSgt Donald Weyant
SSgt Robert White
MSgt Philip Whitley
TSgt Eli Willcox
2LT Brian Williams
MSgt Vernon Winder
SSgt Derrick Young
Mr. Jim Zepeda
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MG Sheppard speaks at the 137th
SWS’s Activation Ceremony.
1st Sgt Lockard, Denver Bronco QB Brian Griese,
Mr. Fred Flemming, and COL Hudson
Prepared and ready with a smile
First For The Colorado Air National Guard
On April 17, 1996 twelve members of the Colorado Air National Guard graduated from the first Space Staff Officers course conducted
for the Air National Guard. This is the first time any member of the Air National Guard has been awarded the AFSC 13S4X.
The Colorado Air National Guard is the first ANG organization to assume a space mission. Last year the 154th Air Control Group
Headquarters, located at Buckley Air National Guard Base, and the 138th Air Control Squadron, located in Greeley, Colorado, received
mission changes to a Space Transition Team (STT) and the 137th Space Warning Squadron (SWS). The graduating class contained
members from both organizations and represents the initial cadre of staff officers who will lead the Colorado Air National Guard’s new
space efforts.
The mission of the 137th is to provide immediate, worldwide missile warning, space launch, and detection in the event of an attack
against the United States to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), unified commanders, in-theater commanders,
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Command Authorities. The men and women of this unit will employ the Air Force’s only
survivable, mobile satellite communications ground system to pull early warning data from Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites,
which orbit the earth at approximately 22,000 miles. The effectiveness of the DSP was highlighted during the Persian Gulf conflict. DSP
satellites detected the launch of Iraqi Scud missiles and provided timely warning data to civilian populations and allied forces.
The Space Staff Officer course is taught by the 392nd Training Squadron at Vandenburg AFB. The five week curriculum includes classes
in orbital mechanics, satellite subsystems, space policy doctrine and law, satellite mission operations, space warning operations, space
control, command center, operations, ICBM systems and
launch operations, Air Force Satellite Control network
(AFSCN), and satellite launch operations.
First Space School Graduates with BG Bud Sittig(Ret):
Front: COL Mac Sneddon, LTC Connie Lintz, BG Bud Sittig,
MAJ Larry Lantz, LTC Mike Schmidt
Second: MAJ Greg Cadice, COL Jim Maginnis, COL Warren
Krise, MAJ Hal Mansfield
Back: MAJ Frank Turek, COL Jim Hagenson, COL Rob Harkins,
MAJ Ron Magnus
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Decisions, decisions—”Aahh, what the heck. Just try
‘em all”, exclaims the newly pinned 1st Sgt Lockard.
BG Wayne Schultz presenting Oath of Office to LTC Gerald Kuchinsky
Load ‘em up...Move ‘em out....
Deployment Aircraft being loaded
137th SWS Deployment Aircraft with truck loaded
Deployment aircraft loaded and ready to go.
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140th Medical Squadron
The mission of the 140th Medical Squadron has seen two
major changes over the past twelve years. The Squadron was
tasked as a 2nd echelon medical unit in 1988, requiring
deployment to any theater of operation to provide emergency
care and stabilization of casualties. After Desert Storm the
organization received new tasking to provide a Stay at Home
Medical Support package and a 10-bed Air Transportable
Hospital. The 140th MDS fulfilled that mission until Nov 2001
when the units tasking changed to align to the USAF
Expeditionary Medical Support Concept. Currently the welltrained and highly qualified personnel of the 140th MDS staff
and train a Critical Care Team, Mobile Field Surgical Team, Bio
Medical Equipment Repair Team, 2 Medical Decontamination
Teams, and the Stay at Home Medical Support Team. With
the exception of the latter, all teams are deployable to any
theater of operation to backfill USAF Medical Facilities. The
Medical Squadron is the only unit of the COANG dedicated
entirely to the health and wellness of all COANG members.
COL Jon Cram
140MDS Commander
A1C Ashley Arnold
MAJ Dennis Awe
MSgt Linda Baden
TSgt Kymberly Bali
MAJ Sharon Bamberg
SSgt Cassaundra Barnes
SRA Juliana Barron
MSgt Orbel Benavidez
TSgt Aleashea Bess
CPT Jeffery Bruce
MSgt Nelson Bryan
SSgt Tanya Campbell
MAJ Bruce Cowan
MAJ Mark Cucuzzella
SRA Danyelle Dinges
MAJ Gregory Dominguez
SRA June Dungca
SRA Joseph Duran
MSgt Bonita Eisel
SRA Denise Fergus
TSgt Whitman Fields
MSgt Dennis Fitzgerald
1LT Matthew Fowler
LTC Demerick Fradl
MAJ Catherine Gaines
CPT Frannie Goffinett
SRA Kevin Gutsche
MSgt Anita Hines
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MAJ Donald Hobbs
LTC Larry Housley
TSgt Baird Ihme
TSgt Sabrina Johnson
SMSgt Sandra Kiefer
SRA James King
SSgt Trevor Klein
A1C Joelle Krause
Mr. John Kurth
SSgt Teresa Larson
CPT Anita Liebsch
MSgt Jerry Limburg
TSgt Joy Lucas
TSgt Heather MacDonald
LTC Frank Matarazzo
SSgt Katheryn McNail
LTC Thomas Moore
CPT Jerome Morin
SSgt Patricia O'Lane
LTC Sheldon Omi
SRA Patricia Overdier
CMSgt David Pendley
SRA Shannon Piersall
SSgt Kerri Pierson
MSgt Rebecka Price
SSgt Robert (Shane) Quinlan
TSgt Robert Record
SSgt Salvatore Rinaldi
SSgt Tracy Roach
LTC James Roukema
MSgt Karen Savarese
MSgt Leona Schmitt
1LT Maryann Schmitt
SRA Jami Smith
1LT Donald Smith
SRA Robert Stalter
SRA Jennifer Swazey
SSgt Claire Tatum
MAJ Pamela Tittes
TSgt Heather Tolliver
LTC John Torres
SSgt Brandon Turner
MSgt James Wilhoit
MSgt Robert Woodward
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140th Medical Squadron Personnel 1992
In This Corner 4’10”, 90 Pounds; In That Corner 6’, 1800 Pounds
It all started when I was a kid, growing up in Nyssa, Oregon…RODEO. My
parents took me to see the “Nyssa Nite Rodeo” each summer. I spent
most of the night playing with my friends, ignoring the bulk of the rodeo.
When it came time for the bull riding I was back in the stands, as intent in
that event as if it were a triple chocolate banana split.
For weeks after the rodeo was over, I would pretend to be a bull rider,
constructing a makeshift arena in our back yard. I rigged an old inner
tube over the swing set and would bounce and twist in it as if I was
really riding a mean, nasty old bull. There was a time or two I really
racked my head on the top bar of the swing set.
After college I entered the Air Force, managing to catch a rodeo here
and there. While I was stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base
in Idaho, I heard of a bull-riding clinic. On a whim, I went. The
clinic coaches took one look at my strapping height and nearly
laughed me all the way home. They let me play along, but made a
point in telling me that I was too small and women can’t ride bulls.
I never let that stop me.
By 1986, I was riding bulls in amateur rodeos. I was actually
keeping up with the guys. When I came to Colorado in 1989, I
One Tough Medic NOT taking any Bull....
found a Pro-Am circuit and competed on a regular basis. There were
MSgt Rebecka Price, strapped in tightly.
only a couple of women riding bulls on the circuit then. I was one of the
women who laid the groundwork for more women to take up bull riding.
Many a Tuesday morning I managed to drag my bruised, beat up body into work after
a weekend of competing.
England’s BBC sent a crew to America to document the “All American Cowboy”. My
short stature and being a female bull rider landed me an interview. When asked why I
rode bulls, I answered with this, “For me, it’s the rush, knowing I’m riding 1800 pounds
of nasty beef. Why do people bungee jump? Why do people sky dive? The rush.”
In 1993, my bull-riding career ended. I got hung up in my rigging and destroyed my
shoulder, got gored in the back and had the back of my head split open. I suppose I
could have continued bull riding after that, but that was a pretty scary ordeal and it
was taking longer for me to recover after rodeos.
My days of riding bulls may be over, but the memory is as precious as gold.
MSG Becky Price, NCOIC, Flight Medicine, 140MDS
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240th Civil Engineer Flight
The 240th Civil Engineer Flight (240th CEF) provides
the best Air National Guard worldwide deployable
special engineer teams (S-teams) to augment Air Force
commands and battle staffs. The personnel of the
240th CEF provide professional expertise in
contingency resource management of engineering
assets, environmental assessments, and augmentation
support deployments. Additionally, the unit provides
peacetime engineering and facilities design support
and assists installations with internal and external
environmental compliance assessments.
BG David Sprenkle
240CEF Commander
CMSgt Christopher Barnes
MAJ Timothy Bouwkamp
MAJ Robert Brown
MAJ Steven Chan
MAJ Anthony Chin
LTC Michael Crader
MSgt Dwight Cunningham
MSgt David Flanagan
COL Michael Flood
LTC Sharon Gann
1LT Ronald Geurts
2LT Mark Goodwin
CPT Darren Guttman
CPT Anne Haverhals
LTC Jeanne Kerney
SMSgt Herman Klapp
TSgt Anna Kobashigawa
SSgt Clint Krajnik
LTC Robert Linn
COL Robert North
MAJ John Odum
SMSgt Wayne Ryan
CMSgt Joyce Saitta
CPT Joseph Schlaepfer
MAJ Leroy Schmidt
2LT Debra Sherrill
MAJ Gregory Staut
SSgt Teresa Sullivan
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LTC Robert Vineski
MSgt Leslie Watkins
MSgt Verdeda Watt-Hazen
SMSgt Donald Worthington
240th CEF Annual Photo 1999
Front Row: LTC Sharon Gann, 2 Lt Debra Sherrill, CMS Joyce Saitta, CPT Anthont Chin,
MAJ Robert Vineski, MSG Dee Watt-Hazen, MAJ Michael Crader, MSG Lisa Puscian
Back Row: COL Greg Cunningham, COL Dave Sprenkle, LTC Flood, CPT Steven
Chan(Very Back), CPT Joseph Schlaepher, MAJ John Odum, MAJ Leroy Schmidt, LTC
James West, LTC Andrew Freeman, SSG Mark Goodwin, MSG Don Worthington, MAJ
Linn, 1LT Anne Haverhals, CPT Timothy Bouwkamp
Mort hard at work with a smile, of course.
MSgt Dee Watt-Hazen takes weapons
training very seriously....
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140th Support Group
The mission of the 140th Support Group (140th SG)
provides mission ready facilities, personnel and
services to support the 140th Wing and other units as
tasked by National Command Authorities in peace and
at war. The 140th Support Group consists of a
command element, a security forces squadron, a civil
engineering squadron, a services flight, a
communications flight, and a military personnel flight.
Over 220 Guardsmen are assigned to the 140th
Support Group.
COL Teresa Blumberg
140SG Commander
SRA Christine Dorris
1LT Hope Griggs
SSgt Latasha Johnson
COL Larry Peters, CMDR 1990-95
SSgt Tammy Pilapil
Almost 7 years after retiring it’s sometimes difficult to remember what
happened yesterday or last week, but I will always remember the days I had
the privilege to be the Base Commander of Buckley ANGB from 1990 to
1995. I doubt if there are any memories more etched in a persons memory
than getting married, birthin’ babies, that first solo flight, completing a
combat tour, or being in a critical command position. When I assumed
command of Buckley I had been in the Air Force and Air National Guard for
about 25 years and my primary duties up to that time were all associated with
flying airplanes. I remember the excitement and trepidation of assuming the
command and moving into my old but very nice office. I remember the days
in 1991 when our Security Police Squadron was called to active duty to serve
in Operation Desert Storm. I remember the emotions when they came home after serving with
distinction and making us all very proud of them. I remember the winter of ‘91 and ‘92 when our
old steam heating plant went down. Did we get cold? However, the most rewarding aspect of my
years of service was the association and relationships with absolutely dedicated and professional
people. The memories that cross my mind today are always of the people.
COL Larry Peters, Base Commander/Support Group Commander 1990–1995
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140th Civil Engineer Squadron
The 140th Civil Engineering Squadron (140th CES) has
two distinct missions. The first and foremost is to provide
a highly mobile Base Engineering Emergency Force more
commonly known as a “Prime Beef Team”. The Prime
Beef Team provides highly skilled specialists able to
deploy as a unit or with the Wing to satisfy USAF Civil
Engineering requirements worldwide. The second
mission is to provide construction, rehabilitation, repair
and maintenance of installed property, fire protection and
aircraft crash/rescue. The unit has grown considerably
over the last 10 years and currently has approximately
120 personnel.
Short-notice worldwide mobility coupled with a
capability to accomplish almost any mission associated
with construction has been fundamental to the prime
beef concept. Training has consisted of various out-ofstate and out of country active duty deployments during
which construction projects were completed within tight
schedules. The number of plaques hanging
on the squadron walls is testimony to the
professionalism and skill of the140th Civil
Engineering Squadron.
LTC Thomas Stanley
140CES Commander
TSgt Robert Abeyta
SSgt Holly Allen
Ms. Michelle Archuletta
SSgt Clint Atkins
SRA Donny Baca
MSgt Richard Beauchesne
SSgt Mike Bernal
MSgt Kevin Bernhardt
CPT Mary Borquez
Mr. Mike Brenzzikofer
SSgt Kenneth Broadway
SRA Chad Brewer
MSgt Bernardino Charo
MSgt Deanne Criswell
MSgt Richard Daniels
TSgt Martin Davis
TSgt Edmund Deering
SRA Stacie Dosmann
SSgt Edward Dunn
Mr. Randy Fagley
SSgt Bill Fickes
SSgt John Fitzpatrick
MSgt Earl Foutz
Mr. Pat Fowler
TSgt Galen Frahm
SRA Ryan Gephart
Mr. Arthur Gibson
MSgt Timothy Hallmark
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Mr. Dave Harris
Mr. Brent Heinz
Mr. Aaron Henkes
Mr. Carol "Booner" Henkes
MSgt Donald Hesse
SRA Martin Jaramillo
Ms. Roxanne Kean
SMSgt John Kelley
TSgt Warren Kerls
SRA Bridger Kucinski
SSgt Scott Lair
MSgt John Lauder
SSgt John Lewis
SRA John Liveris
SSgt Troy Low
Mr. Rudy Lucero
SSgt Kevin Lundy
SRA Richard Mackanos
Ms. Denise “Mac” McMilllan
MSgt James Martin
MSgt Scott Martin
Mr. Wayne Marusin
SRA Bryan Mayhew
SSgt Jake Mayhew
SRA Christopher Medina
CMSgt Stephen Melko
MSgt Stephen Mills
Mr. Mike Moore
SMSgt Patrick Mulligan
SSgt Terrill Musselman
MAJ Thomas Nefe
SSgt Ronald Nelson
MSgt Mark Newbauer
Mr. Charles “Skip” Oliver
Mr. Charles Osmen
MSgt Norman Pechacek
Mr. Lyle Penner
SRA Thomas Perry
2LT Holger Peters
Mr. Dwight Peterson
SSgt Gregory Phillips
SRA Jerry Phillips
SSgt Erik Pingel
Mr. Justin Pleinis
Mr. Greg Quintana
TSgt Michael Retland
SSgt Julie Rodick
SRA Paul Ross
TSgt Edward Salazar
CMSgt Jeffrey Sanford
Mr. Leo Seeba
TSgt David Senko
SMSgt Ellen Serdock-Fiickes
Mr. Kelly Shyrock
Mr. Thomas Slattery
MSgt Ralph Smith
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A1C Josh Smith
SSgt Christopher Soliz
MSgt Joel Spears
SRA Andreas Spiegel
Mr. Bill Stepanpoulis
Mr. Dave Struwe
TSgt Chad Sutherland
SMSgt McKinley Thompson
SRA Brandon Thornton
SRA Jacob Thrash
Ms. Brenda Tipton
SRA Daniel Tucker
SSgt Nancy Wegerle
SRA Craig Weimer
Mr. Clinton Wells
Mr. Walter Williams
MSgt Jeffrey Wilt
TSgt Donald Winans
MS. Edrie Womack
My most memorable deployment was to Costa Rica in April 1990. It was a nation
building deployment and our job was to build several small schoolhouses across the river
from the main town. The river had no bridge and the daily trek across was very
dangerous because of the current and the depth of the water. We took daily bets on who
would get stuck trying to make the crossing. On several occasions we did get stuck and
the water would come up to the bottom of the windows in the trucks and some times
flood out the engines.
Across the river on the site I worked we were building a small schoolhouse for one of the
villages. The local kids were very curious when we would arrive on site everyday. They
would watch and some times get in the way of the construction. We would always break
out our rations and divide them up for the kids. They would sit on the outskirts of the
project and trade the MRE’s amongst themselves. After several days I noticed one
1Lt. Gwen Hooten Recieves NGAUS
small girl that had ragtag clothes and no shoes. She would hang around me more
award
for Meritorious service
than the others; her name was Hazen.
I made the mistake of taking off my hat one day to wipe my forehead and she noticed my
blonde hair. She was interested in my hair and wanted to touch it all the time. My guess
was that she had never really seen anyone with blonde hair. After several more days on
site she became my little friend and would try to
follow me every place I went. I would save my
MRE’s and give her the full packs not broken open.
After about a week she started to bring sweet bread
and coffee from her home to the site. She would
only give me the bread and coffee, no one else. This
continued for the entire time I was on the site. It
touched me so much that she brought me
Water for life: Kerls, Chavez and Castellano,
food from home when it was obvious she
install a water system in Costa Rica.
and her family had very little.
Towards the end of the project the town’s people told us the y would like to give us a
going away party to show their appreciation for the work we had done. When we went
back to the states I sent a care package to Hazen and her family. I don’t know if they ever
received it, but it was the least thing I could do for my little friend. Hopefully one of these
years I will make it back to Costa Rica. And I guarantee that I will try to find Hazen and
her family to talk about the days we were together.
CMSgt Stephen R. Melko
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BG Bowling and Leo Seeba looking quite dapper...
140th Services Flight
The 140th Services Flight has a long, colorful
history. Most people think of the 130th SVF solely
in terms of food service, although that is a very
important part of our mission, it is not the only
part. We are also responsible for Mortuary Affairs,
Force Bed down, Tactical Field Exchange, Laundry,
and Fitness and Recreation. Whenever there is a
deployment, Services is there! The 140th SVF is
one of only five services flights in the Air National
Guard tasked as a lead unit in support of
worldwide deployments. “Services” is comprised
of 36 dedicated individuals who take pride in their
work, men and women who strive to be the best
in the Air National Guard. They epitomize the Air
Force core values of “Service before self” and
“Excellence in all you do”.
LTC Johnnie Bejarano
140SVF Commander
SSgt Charlotte Butler
SSgt Augustine Carreras
SRA Scott Chambers
TSgt Richard Clifford
MSgt Brian Danielson
SSgt Nemesio Decastro
MSgt Frank Fredericks
MAJ Rebecca Gervasi
SSgt David Glaser
SSgt Tanya Greene
SSgt Patrick Harlan
MSgt Dino Iannucci
A1C Nephatearia Jenkins
SMSgt Hosea Johnson
MSgt Sherylene Kegler
1LT Elizabeth Kelpis
CMSgt Leo Lesh
A1C Christine Montez
TSgt James Neubert
PO1 Jean Peurta
CMSgt John Prewitt
TSgt Howard Redden
SSgt Amy Rocheleau
MSgt Annette Saiz
SRA Colette Schnezel
CMSgt Golden Sherman
SRA Beverly Smith
SSgt Craig Smith
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TSgt David Smith
A1C Denver Stack
SSgt Wolfram Stumpf
TSgt Harold Taylor
SSgt Felipe Toro-Loaiza
SSgt Rudolph Valdez
SRA Jennifer Viegut
1 40 t h SVF Scooter Pa t r ol
Re n d e r i n g by Ru d y Va l d e z
140th SVF Riding in formation:
SRA Denver Stack, TSgt Agustin Carreras, SSgt Tanya
Greene, SSgt David Smith
The 140th SVF Scooter Patrol hard is at work:
SRA Joe Todaro, SRA Jennifer Viegut
140th SVF “Ninja Cooks”
The logo says it all, the140th SVF is ‘The Elite’ among
the elite. Skilled personnel who meet and exceed
your needs makes them the best of the best.
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The “Crying Room”
Chief Sherman has a place in Services known as
the “Crying Room”; it is where she takes you when
she wants to “talk” to you. Before the new facilities
were built Chief Sherman took you out to her
Nissan Sentra. All the windows to the old dining
hall had to remain shut during these discussions. In
general, we all try to avoid the “Crying Room”.
1996 Dakota Challenge Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
The 4 Amigos from 140th Services Flight
celebrating MSgt Tim Snyder’s retirement at the
Camana Club in Dec 2000.
Left to Right: SMSgt Leo Lesh, MSgt Dale Lirette,
TSgt Sherrie Brenden, MSgt Tim Snyder.
The 140th SVF provided support services including
the including the flight kitchen for Operation Dakota
Challenge. The deployed personnel were Bill Holen,
Alfreda Darden, Hosea Johnson, Charles Garrett, Jim
Pomeroy, Dave Drake, Charlotte Butler, David Smith,
Annette Saiz, Jeff Weber, Joe Sadowski, Dino
Iannucci, Mario Lujan, Brian Danielson. The 140th
SVF never misses an opportunity to train its troops
and several valuable lessons were learned: Dino
learned not put egg shade food coloring in the gravy - it will turn orange.
Mario learned you could not shop in the flight
kitchen.
Jeff learned he could not take pictures on a flight line.
David Smith learned the true meaning of not leaving
home with out our American Express.
David S, Annette, Charlotte learned not to go to the
local pub during a snowstorm in South Dakota.
The 140th SVF “NInja Cooks” display a warm welcome in Honduras 1992.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Bragg.
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140th Communications Flight
The 140th Communications Flight (140th CF)
has undergone several mergers and reorganizations
since 1989 but has always maintained its tradition of
excellence. The 140th CF falls under the 140th
Support Group and is comprised of four dependent
branches; SCX is responsible for all resource
management within the unit, SCB provides helpdesk support and Information Management
Assurance, SCM is responsible for maintenance and
repair of radios, telephones and computers and
tracks emerging technologies and VI provides all
multimedia support involving computer generated
graphics, photographs and video. The members of
the 140th CF, under the leadership of 1LT William
Worrell, have kept the COANG on the cutting edge
of technology in a time when technology is rapidly
changing.
1LT William Worrell
140CF Commander
2LT Elizabeth Agresti
TSgt Bradley Ahrens
TSgt Brian Aldridge
CMSgt David Allen
TSgt Bonnie Atkinson
TSgt Polly Bennett
TSgt Roy Buckner
TSgt Timothy Carson
SSgt Cheresa Clark
SSgt Travis Clifton
SSgt Ricardo Coronado
TSgt Michael Dodd
CPT Sean Dolan
Mr. Norris Ellis
MSgt Robert Fickes
CMSgt Robert Goode
TSgt Coleman Harrison
MSgt Wade Herzog
MSgt Dewey Hicks, Ret.
TSgt Kenneth Holubeck
MSgt Larry Johnson
SSgt Chad Jones
MSgt Rodney Kappert
MSgt Brian Keller
TSgt Deborah LaGrand Quintana
TSgt Mary Lammens
SRA Jeremy Lammon
MSgt Janice Love
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MAJ Jeffrey Mague
SSgt Gregory Morgan
MSgt John Nimmo
SSgt Valerie Operle
SSgt Darin Overstreet
TSgt Kevin Parker
Mr. Bill Pickens
CMSgt Robert Quinn
SMSgt John Rohrer
TSgt Christopher Roybal
TSgt Stephen Sattler
TSgt A. Rochell Smith
MSgtDeborah Smith
MSgtSusan Smith
SSgt Kenneth Sprinkle
SRA William Stinnett
SRA Ted Swanson
SSgt Jeff Theiral
TSgt Dwayne Trebold
SMSgt May Trumble
MSgt Mark Waibel
TSgt William Whitenton
SSgt Cary Widauf
MSgt Jerry Witt
Chuck Maestas Photographer extraordinaire
Hugh Letterly: Artistic Genius Painting
A&D mural in Hangar 801
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140CF
“YOU CAN TALK ABOUT US, BUT YOU CAN’T TALK
WITHOUT US”
Dave Allen at his best
The 140th CF has a long tradition of adapting to
change and excelling at every challenge and has
proved it over and over again. Numerous instances
could be sited but the 140th CF will let the memories
of our members speak to the pride and
professionalism of the unit. From Those Who Served:
“My finest memories of the years with the 140th
Comm Flight are the people. We were always able to
attract and retain exceptionally professional military
personnel. Extreme dedication to mission and
Colorado pride was a Comm Flight norm. We only
rode the high waves.” — LTC Elwood P. Glaser, Ret.
“I have always felt that it was an honor and a privilege
to work with the fine individuals of the 140th Communications Flight. Deployments were relatively easy with so
many highly motivated people. Thank you for so many wonderful years.” — MAJ Evan Mitchell, Ret.
“The hard work and dedication to duty of the 140th Comm Flight is second to none. I am glad to have been
instrumental in the transition of Mission Support and the Comm Flight. The spirit of hard work was usually followed
by a string of pranks especially on deployments. However, mutual respect was always the rule. We were truly a
family.” — MAJ Jim Jesser, Ret.
140CF Old School
Front: JoAnn Kilgore, Jeff Mague, Susan Smith, Phyllis
Black, John Finske, Linda Momme
Middle: John Waterman, Bob Berx, Steve Upton, Carol
Edwards, Pablo Loria, Robert Goode, Don Dube
Back: Derrick Walker, Dewey Hicks, Wade Herzog, Carol
Richards, Don Moeller, Bill Cardinal, Thomas Johnson,
Frank Vaughn
140th CF now-a-days
Photo
Photo by
by SSgt
SSgt Darin
Darin Overstreet
Overstreet
LTC Elwood “Woody” Glaser’s retirement shadow box. He
shared credit for his accomplishments with the entire 140th CF.
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140th Security Forces Squadron
The 140th Security Forces Squadron (140th
SFS) has two distinct missions, the security of
the 140th Wing assets and wartime Air Base
Defense posturing. We are capable of
deploying to any given location and becoming
part of the Base Defense Operations Center.
The Squadron consists of 70 Enlisted Security
Forces positions, 1 Officer Security Forces
Commander position, 1 First Sergeant position,
and 1 Administrative Specialist Position. The
140th SFS strives and trains to be the premier
Air Force Defenders, unified by loyalty,
commitment and respect, exemplifying the
highest standards of professionalism through
honor and pride.
LTC Robert McCloy
140SFS Commander
MSgt David Ahern
TSgt Stoney Allen
SSgt Michael Barton
SMSgt Lawrence Cavener
SRA Nick Chase
TSgt Denise Cordova
SMSgt John Criswell
SRA Maryanne Dickerson
SRA Michael Duren
TSgt Kevin Edling
SSgt Eric Ewing
TSgt Colleen Gillen
SSgt Daniel Gummin
SRA Heather Hall
TSgt Keith Hall
SSgt Bradley Harmon
TSgt Keith Jeralds
SSgt Benson Juarez
SSgt Gerald Juarez
MSgt Thomas Kadrmas
SSgt Brian Kelly
SSgt Lynn Kilian
MSgt Ronald Kless
SRA Desiree Losey
MSgt Philip Mabie
SSgt Cristian Maes
CMSgt Gilbert McKay
SSgt Marjorie McKeal
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MSgt Lynnette Meis
SSgt David Mesarich
SSgt Shawn Moncalieri
MSgt Steven Neisen
TSgt Douglas Nicholson
TSgt Angela Perry
TSgt Garrett Reeves
TSgt Eugene Scohy
TSgt Morgan Sellman
SSgt Andres Solis
CMSgt Allen Spall
TSgt Robert Swisher
MSgt Scott Tuttle
Members of the 140 SFS returning from
Desert Storm in 1991
The 140th Security Police Flight was the first Guard
SFS activated for Operation Desert Storm in
December 1990. They were deployed to King
Khalid Air Base, Kahmis Mushait, Saudi Arabia to
provide force protection for the F-117A Stealth
Fighters and crews. The unit deployed its full
contingent, 44 personnel and was assigned to the
137th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional). The 140th
SFF served throughout the conflict and was
awarded the Southwest Asia Campaign Medal(s)
for Desert Shield, Storm and Calm. The 140th SFS was
also awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
with "V" for Valor as well as numerous individual
awards for professionalism.
Wonderful Winterland — 140th SFS training in winter elements
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140th Mission Support Flight
The 140th Mission Support Flight
(140MSF) provides all military personnel
support to ensure readiness for immediate
deployment in support of worldwide
tasking. Additionally, the 140MSF recruits,
sustains, trains and in/out processes
personnel for accessions, separations or
retirements. They are a primary force for the
mobilization of COANG personnel.
MAJ Rona Pierce
140MSF Commander
TSgt Mary Ashton
MSgt Joyce Bell
MSgt Bettina Bledsoe
CMSgt Eric Cobb
SMSgt Dawn Conroy
MSgt Joyce Copeland
MSgt Cindy Cramer
1LT Alicia Forde
TSgt Jason Gabrelcik
SMSgt Doug Graham
SSgt Jon Hart
CMSgt Anita Johnson
TSgt Heather Kehn
SSgt Clint Krajnik
MSgt Roger Lefant
MSgt Denise Linn
SRA Eric Lipsey
MSgt Cody Maki
TSgt Regina Manes
MSgt Dendria McLaughlin
SRA Dwight Moir
SSgt Sara Newton
SSgt Suzan Perkins
MSgt Donald Pipkin
TSgt Miguel Rodriguez
LTC Michael Rowan(Cmdr 1999-2001)
MSgt Lori Scarlett
MSgt Gary Schuler
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MSgt Lloyd Sparks
MSgt JoAnn Sutton
MSgt Jan Tucker
SSgt Elizabeth Twigg
SRA Gail Washington
SMSgt John Wicklund
TSgt Sharon Willis
“No more paperwork or
I’m gonna tell my mommy!”
MAJ Marc Guttman
We wish you a very Merry Holiday!
Sherylene Kegler, Sharon Willis, Bettina Bledsoe, Jo Ann Sutton
Jim Jesser, Tom Otrtega and Jay Gates
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140MSF
“Yes, that’s correct. Basic training is like going to an all inclusive
resort.... Tech School is even better! You’ll love it. Really!”
SMSgt Denise Linn, Recruiter
Tom Ortega’s Retirement
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Buckley ANG/AFB Firefighters
Buckley’s Fire Department consists of 37 fulltime and traditional guardsmen. Its primary
mission consists of fire prevention and rescue
services associated with structures and aircraft.
The admirable goals of the Firefighters are to
prevent injury, loss of life and destruction of
property for all organizations and personnel
residing, working or visiting on Buckley Air Force
Base. In addition, the Fire Department provides
initial response to hazardous material incidents,
advanced life support in medical emergencies,
extrication of victims from aircraft and automobile
accidents and confined space and high angle
rescue.
Mr. David Morrison
Fire Chief
Mr. Tim Alexander
Mr. Mike Anderson
Mr. Daniel Arellano
Mr. Pat Baumgard
Mr. Jollie Britt
Mr. Thomas Bryant
Mr. Chad Camps
Mr. Robert Choate
Mr. Doug Collins
Mr. James Daniels
Mr. Wayne Davis
Mr. Chris De Baca
Mr. David Flanagan
Mr. Chris Frederick
Mr. John Gichert
Mr. John Glassburner
Mr. Daniel Gordon
Mr. Dewayne Gragert
Mr. Dean Greb
Mr. Jason Kunkel
Mr. Frank Kush
Mr. Will La Rosa
Mr. Kory Macklin
Mr. Dean Morris
Mr. Donald Mulhall
Mr. Zach Musselman
Mr. Ralph Olson
Mr. Eric Pingel
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Buckley ANG/AFB Firefighters
Mr. Brian Poe
Mr. D. Randquist
Mr. Walter Roche
Mr. Jeff Santomango
Mr. Scott Schmidtline
Mr. Phillip Timberman
Mr. Donald Winans
Mr. Willie Winfield
Mr. Steven Zigan
Buckley’s new home for Fire Protection
Fire House Members back in the day....
Ode to a Firehouse: Firehouse, Sweet Firehouse
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Other Side of the Mountain Gang
Jeff Abrahm
Elaine Adair
John Adams
Joe Aguinega
Jim Alford
JoAnn Alford
Argiz Armando
Joe Ashby
Clifford Baker
Lorraine Baker
Dan Banach
Alvin Bargmann
Lola Bargmann
Robert Barker
Chris Barnes
Alfred Barnes
W. Beacham
Ted Beauchamp
Michael Bertz
James Bonato
Artemis Bowens
Harold Brewer
Jerry Brooks
Joseph Broom
Sonja Broom
Walter Buck
Richard Burch
James Burghardt
W.R. Burnham
Bob Cardenas
Felipe Carrasco
John Charles
Robert Cherry
Janet Clark
Bryon Coe
Pat Colalillo
Robert Colhour
John Conroy
Jack Darveau
Anne Deaderick
Paul Deaderick
James Deyo
A. Dickerson
Larry Dobbs
Randy Dolan
David Donnelly
Clarence Douglas
Marcel Dube
Francis Emily
Harry Emily
Jim Evans
Ralph Evans
P. Faciszewski
MaryAnn Fischer
Robert Flick
Kenneth Forrest
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Other Side of the Mountain Gang
Danny Fouts
George Franzen
Steven Frisch
Billy Gallimore
Lou Gerwick
Douglas Gill
Jeanne Gill
Woody Glaser
Bill Glenn
Ramon Guerra Jr.
Carol Gunning
Robert Hall
Dan Harnke
Joe Harnke
Michael Harris
John Hartman
Terry Hatchett
LeRoy Haynes
Robert Herbst
MyrtleMae Herbst
Jane Herrick (Camana Club Mgr.)
Dewey Hicks
William”Rock” Hobbs
Chuck Hoffman
Clem Hoffmann
Dorothy Hoffmann
Victor Hoops
Lois Hoops
Robert Huffman
Jim Jesser
Robert Kelley
John Kirkpatrick
Herman Klap
Marie Knuter
Anna Kobashigawa
Warren Krise
Ken Krumpelmann
Greg Krzyzak
Cynthia Lazzara
Armin Lichtfuss
Tom Linam
Judith Loescher
Louie Lowe
Ray Magee
Remedios Martin
Helen McCabe
Pat McCabe
Marvin McCash
Furman McClain
Ed McClanahan
Theresa McDermott
Ken McGill
M. McGraw
Charley McNelly
Larry Meis
Maxine Merten
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Other Side of the Mountain Gang
George Miller
Dave Moos
Martha Mueller
Robert Mueller
Frank Mullins
Joe Muzy
B.J. Nanney
Don Neary
Neysa Neary
Ernest Nold
Helen Nold
Gene Norris
Ted Ochs
Steve Pahs
Becky Paradise
Michael Paradise
John Paul
Geraldine Pawley
Billy Peeples
D. Pena
Joe Perez
Bill Pickens
Robert Polski
Jeff Reibolt
Vee Reid
Lorene Reposa
Robert Reposa
Leon Rittenhouse
Amado “Sandy” Sanchez
Lawrence Schlager
Jane Schomber
Larry Sell
Robert Simpson
Thomas Slattery
Ken Smith
William Smutz Jr.
Bob Snyder
Barbra Solberg
Ralph Solberg
John Spann
William Spesshardt
Robert Stack
Alice Stephenson
Mike Sullivan
Thomas Suprenant
Roy Sutton
Henry Swanson
Bill Swedell
David Syko
Robert Talbot
Douglas Teasdale
Gordon Terroux
Diana Thebado
Pedro Tobias
Richard “Mother” Tucker
Mr. Tucker
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Other Side of the Mountain Gang
Earl Bastian
K. Flochinger
L. Matheson
A. Meny
Billy Peebles
John Sass
Paul Turner
Larry Vail
Orlando Valdez
Morris Vigil
Ed Villano
Jim Vitale
George Walker
Theodore Watson
F.D. “Bubba” Watts
W. Westfall
Wayne Weyerman
Donald White
Yoland White
Chuck Whitley
Florence Wilhelm
Bud Wingert
Matthew Wray
Mary Kay Wray
Dannie Yancey
Brett Younger
Ray Zorens
OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN GANG
Since the early 1980’s this unique group of Buckley retirees have kept alive the camaraderie, friendships, and
memories with their former coworkers with whom they served and worked. They have continually met once a month
at the old watering hole in the CAMANA Club on Buckley AFB, Colorado since the early nineteen eighties.
It all started out small when, as the story goes, Clem Hoffman got about a half dozen Colorado Air National Guard
Retirees together at the club for lunch and a few beers. They sat down and decided to invite other retirees and meet
once a month for lunch. They also decided any Buckley retiree, military or civilian, Air and Army Guard, Navy, and
Marine Reserves who were the primary groups on base at that time were welcome to join their group.
Diana Thebado got the spouses interested and they started attending meetings. The group grew and eventually a
short meeting was started to remember birthdays, who’s ill, or those who may have passed away. Best of anybody’s
recollection early attendees were Clem Hoffman, Don Bahr, Les Waggoner, Bud DePry, Irving (Pappy) Hughes, and
Tom Linam. Past leaders of the group were Don Bahr, Neil Burke, Tom Linam, Wayland (Spike) Boyle, and currently
Joseph Broom.
A monthly newsletter is sent to over 400 retirees. The membership is primarily Colorado Air Guardsmen; however,
they still have a good compliment of other military and civilian retirees. Through Sonja Broom’s guidance they have
donated numerous lap quilts, afghans, walkers and medical supplies to Veterans in the VA Hospital. While the
members may not always be able to share in each others daily activities, they maintain a special bond through
personal contact, meetings, and the newsletter and we have been told we are a unique and special group of retirees.
The current members hope that future guard retirees will keep the old guard traditions alive.
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A Family Affair
Brennan
Woodward
Love
Patrick
Kyritz & Hatchett
Charry
Worrell
Conroy
Deaderick
Guerrero
146
Glick
A Family Affair
Ramirez & Olguin
Nester
Paradise
Daniel
Suprenant
Frisch
Meise
Reuth
Breeden
Darveau
Trebold
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A Family Affair
Sullivan
Tatum & Benavidez
MacDonald
Flanagan & Dudley
Harnke
Waldo & Phillips
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Greene
COANG Honor Guard
Handpicked to serve as a member of the Base Honor Guard, my standards of conduct and level of
professionalism must be above reproach, for I represent all others in my service.
Others earned the right for me to wear the ceremonial uniform, one that is honored in a rich tradition and
history. I honor their memory by wearing it properly and proudly.
Never will I allow my performance to be dictated by the type of ceremony, severity of the temperature, or
size of the crowd. I will remain superbly conditioned to perfect all movements throughout every drill and
ceremony.
Obligated by my oath I am constantly driven to excel by a deep devotion to duty and a strong sense of
dedication.
Representing every member, past and present, of the United States Air Force, I vow to stand sharp, crisp, and
motionless, for I am a Ceremonial Guardsmen.
Colorado Air National Guard
Honor Guard
Buckley AFB, Colorado
Colorado Air National Guard
Honor Guard
Greeley, Colorado
SRA Abbasi Ashkan
MSgt Craig Aughe
MSgt Mark Bashaw
TSgt Ronald Breeden
TSgt Kenneth Defeo
TSgt Jason Ervin
SMSgt Douglas Graham
TSgt Jose Griggs
SSgt Shastin Hagans
SMSgt Annadele Kenderes
SRA Wilsonia King
CPT Daniel Marshall
SSgt James McGill III
TSgt Deborah Macritchie
A1C Christine Montez
SSgt William Nyquist
SSgt Jerry Pickett
A1C Denver Stack
SSgt Joseph Todaro
SSgt Felipe Toro
TSgt Palmer Turner
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In Remembrance
Curt Schmall
Bill Fields
Day is Done
In 1862, Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army
had engaged them from the other side of the narrow, damp strip of land. It was not a large battle, but it was intense. As night
fell, the firing lines, close together, grew silent. The dying men in between lie moaning and gasping for air. During the night,
Captain Ellicombe heard the cries of a soldier who lay near him on the wet, muddy field.
Not knowing if he was Union or Confederate, the Captain risked his life to bring the stricken man back for medical attention.
Crawling on his stomach through sporadic gunfire, the Captain reached him. As he grabbed the soldier by the collar to drag
him to safety, he could feel the uniform was that of a Confederate enlisted man. Captain Ellicombe didn’t care. He began
dragging him toward the Union encampment, slowly, inch by inch, through the wet Virginia mud.
Sometime during the night, the gasping ceased. In the early morning twilight, Captain Ellicombe began to shake
uncontrollably it could have been the cold, damp morning. But it was not, for, in the dim light of morning, he looked down
and saw the face of his son. The boy had been studying music in the South when war broke out. Without telling his father, he
had enlisted in the Confederate Army.
The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked for his son to have a full military burial. His Commander refused. The
young man had died in service to the enemy. But, out of pity or respect for the father, he relented and the request was partially
granted. They allowed him but one musician. The Captain chose a bugler.
In the chest pocket of his son’s uniform Captain Ellicombe had found, scribbled on a piece of paper, 24 notes, the beginning
of a song his son had been writing. At Captain Ellicombe’s request, the bugler played the haunting melody slowly and
solemnly. Its lyrics are unforgettable:
Day is done, Gone the sun…. From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well; safely rest…. God is nigh.
Today, “Taps” is played at all military funerals.
I have told you this story to remind you of two things.
That, very little of the enduring beauty in our American military heritage has come about without some pain or hardship.
And…
That, today, you—as military leaders, are the stewards of that heritage.
Mary Ashton
James Potter
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In Remembrance
Farewell General Joe
His official title may have been Maj Gen Joe C. Moffitt, but those thousands of men and
women who served under him; they simply called him “General Joe.”
General Joe’s name has been synonymous with the Colorado Air National Guard. He, more
than anyone else, brought the Colorado Air National Guard from the “prop age” to the “jet
age.” His visionary insights (as former 140th Wing Commander and Adjutant General of
Colorado) will still guide the guard into the new millennium.
Over the 40 plus years of military service and into retirement in 1974, Gen. Joe has continually
shown a great deal of concern for his fellow man and the military of this state and nation.
He worked unceasingly to advance community relations in all facets of the military and civilian
arena. He has carried the message of the military, especially the role of the National Guard,
from every village in this state to the very halls of Congress. He personally delivered hundreds
of speeches in support of the military policies of this nation throughout his career.
It was through his leadership, wisdom, influence and sincere personality that have been the key
ingredients in guiding the National Guard where it is today.
Even before the Air Force announced its Core Values of the 1990’s: “Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in
all We Do,” Gen. Joe was emulating those values with the members of the Colorado National Guard.
Former Gov. John D. Vanderhoof once wrote in a letter of recommendation for an award for Gen. Joe. “By his high moral
leadership, his honest and sincere compassion for the welfare of his subordinates has earned him the respect and
admiration which comes to few men. His loyalty, honesty and integrity characterize the outstanding leadership of this
man. He is - undoubtedly the most respected and admired officer in this state.” He still is the most admired officer in this
state.
It is with great deal of sadness and a sense of loss that we note Gen. Joe’s passing.
May we all — enlisted, officer, civilians and retirees try to emulate the ideals and principles that Gen. Joe lived in his daily
life -Integrity, Service and Excellence.
Good-bye Gen. Joe. You’re one of a kind!
Construction Starts On Memorial Garden
Faced with the challenge of filling the empty space left when the old “Trading Post” was demolished,
the 140th Component Repair Flight thought about turning it into a break area for the employees of
Hangar 801.
“After talking to the people who work in 801, we decided to create the Buckley ANG Base Memorial
Garden,” said Master Sgt. Doug Graham of the repair flight.
This past drill weekend they received some extra help when members of the Army
Reserve’s Charlie Company, 244th Engineer Company spent their training period laying
bricks in chemical warfare gear.
The unit needed a class on disaster preparedness training so we decided to work in our
chemical gear, said Sgt. 1st Class Frich of the 244th.
“Funding for this project is another issue,” said Graham. “We can’t use any federal
money.” The materials were paid for by members of the Logistic Group, Maintenance
Squadron, Military Personnel Flight, and the Aircraft Generation Squadron. “The NonFederal Welfare Fund is paying for the plaque for the Memorial Garden wall,” added
Graham.
“The memorial garden will honor those individuals in the Air National Guard who have
gone before us,” said Graham.
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In Remembrance
Naomi LaVon Thomas
Col Robert Cherry
MSgt Marvin Ross
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TSgt Donald Wunderland
TSgt Mary Ashton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
MSgt John Bagwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995
LTC Alan Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
COL Robert Cherry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
TSgt Gordon Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Capt Harold Cochran. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979
BG Donald David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996
MSgt William Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Sgt David Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976
CWD 04 Gordon Frey . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972
1LT Paul Grant Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996
TSgt Donna Klahn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996
MSgt Ronald Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
TSgt Joe Lozano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
MSgt Joseph Mandel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978
Mr.Gabriel Marcheil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
Maj Gen Joe “General Joe” Moffitt . . 1999
TSgt Paul Newbanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977
Mr. James Potter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
SSgt Shane Quinlan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
TSgt Joseph Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986
COL Jack Rosamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
MSgt Marvin Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
Capt Albert Sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974
SMSgt Curtis Schmahl . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Maj Clyde Seiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969
SMSgt Ken Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
MSgt Frederick Thebado . . . . . . . . . . 1983
Mrs. Naomi “LaVon” Thomas . . . . . . 1999
Capt Brian Tremont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
TSgt David Valdez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
MSgt Elizabeth VanHorn . . . . . . . . . . 1996
TSgt Donald White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Brig Gen Walt Williams . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
TSgt Alonzo Witherspoon . . . . . . . . 2002
TSgt Donald Wunderland . . . . . . . . . 1997
SSgt Shane Quinlan
LTC Alan Box
MSgt Ronald Lane
Many Thanks
Dear Colorado Pride staff and supporters:
I cannot thank my staff enough for the tremendous effort put forth to get
this book published. To keep costs low we signed an aggressive contract
and they put in nights and weekends to meet deadlines without
complaint. SSgt Anita DeHerrera is the only person who has been with
this project from beginning to end. She archived, organized and did the
initial layout of the entire book. That is no small task given the amount of
material. Anita, it is over! Preach it sister. SSgt Darin Overstreet designed
every page and was the QuarkXPress guru on the project. His tremendous
talent gave the book its look and feel. Without him this project would
never have been finished and we certainly would never have made
deadlines. Darin, You truly are “The Man”. SMSgt John Rohrer turned his
camera on the people and places associated with the COANG and
provided spectacular photos. (Anita says thanks for all the training!) SRA
Aaron Rognstad joined us for a few weeks and I gave him every crummy
little job you can imagine. Aaron, you were a big help and gave me more
time to concentrate on production. Thanks! I am tremendously proud of
my staff. They created a great book and put up with me – two
monumental tasks to juggle at the same time.
My staff received tremendous support from SMSgt Annadele Kenderes.
Thank goodness she is so well liked and knows everyone in the unit! She
never turned down a request for help. CMSgt Barb Mandonado kept the
web site going and was our number one sales person. Thanks Chief!
Thank you to all those guard members who took time to submit stories
and photos. This is your history; these are your memories.
Finally, I would like to say thank you to LTC Mike Rowan whose vision and
inspiration got the project going. LTC Rowan’s optimism kept the project
going through some rough times. Sir, You were gracious and supportive
when you turned over the project to me after your retirement. I hope you
like what we have done.
Sincerely,
MAJ Paula Greene
aka “The Axe”
Editor
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Colorado Pride Staff
Staff for the second edition of the Colorado Pride book.
Maj Paula Greene, SMSgt John Rohrer, SSgt Darin Overstreet, SSgt Anita DeHerrera
Famous 120th Mascot Jeff (Sarge) the parachuter circa 1938
Recounted by Harry Emily, Sarge’s original owner:
A family was traveling one summer; they arrived at a filling
station on Speer Blvd.
It was an extremely hot summer, while they were getting
their tank filled, they asked the attendant (Harry Emily) if he
would kindly take Skipper, they said he would not survive
the heat on their journey home. Harry gladly accepted
Skipper, and the following year Harry and Skipper joined
the COANG and the rest is history. Skipper’s name was
changed several times, known as Jeff and Sarge he flew
many missions as a parachuter. On one flying mission the
chute failed to open and the 120th lost their beloved
mascot.
The Staff of CO Pride II decided to make “Sarge” our
mascot because some days we felt like we jumped without
a good chute.
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Index
A
Abarca, SSgt Javier . . . . . . 113
Abbasi, SRA Ashkan . . . . . 103
Abeyta, TSgt Robert . . . . . 126
Abiva, TSgt Jason . . . . . . . 106
Abrahm, Jeff. . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Abram, Mr. Jeff . . . . . . . . . . 94
Abram, SMSgt Petra . . . . . . 94
Ackerson, MSgt David . . . 113
Adair, Elaine . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Adams, John . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Adams, MSgt Walter . . . . 103
Adams, TSgt Michael . . . . 113
Adler, MSgt Gregg . . . . . . 109
Agresti, 2LT Elizabeth . . . . 132
Aguilar, SRA Franco . . . . . 106
Aguinega, Joe . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ahern, MSgtDavid . . . . . . 135
Ahrens, TSgt Bradley . . . . 132
Albanese, MSgt Susan . . . . 94
Albert, TSgt Gregory . . . . 103
Aldrich, SSgt Sandra . . . . . 109
Aldridge, TSgt Brian . . . . . 132
Alexander, LTC Dana . . . . . 91
Alexander, MAJ Robert. . . 113
Alexander, Mr. Tim . . . . . . 140
Alexander, SRA Samuel . . 113
Alford, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Alford, JoAnn. . . . . . . . . . . 142
Algeo, SSgt Robert . . . . . . 103
Allen, CMSgt David . . . . . 132
Allen, SSgt Holly . . . . . . . 126
Allen, TSgt Stoney. . . . . . . 135
Allgood, TSgt Velton. . . . . 106
Allshouse, LTC William . . . 87
Alnatt, CPT Tom . . . . . . . . . 91
Alvarado, MSgt Alfonso . . 113
Anderson, CPT Ronald . . . 113
Anderson, Mr. Mike . . . . . 140
Anderson, MSgt Paul . . . . 106
Anderson, SSgt Erik. . . . . . . 91
Anderson, SSgt Gary . . . . 103
Anderson, CPT William . . . 91
Ankenbauer, LTC Ted . . . . . 91
Ann Line, SRA Garity . . . . 110
Applehans, SRA Matthew 109
Aragon, SSgt Christopher. 113
Archie,SMSgt Christopher. . 113
Archuleta, SSgt Lloyd . . . . 109
Archuletta, SMSgt Andy . . 113
Archuletta, SSG Jennifer . . 99
Arellano, Mr. Daniel . . . . . 140
Armando, Argiz. . . . . . . . . 142
Arnett, MAJ David. . . . . . . 113
Arnold, A1C Ashley . . . . . 120
Ashby, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Asher, CMSgt Larry . . . . . 109
Ashton, TSgt Mary . . . . . . 137
Ashura, LTC P.J. . . . . . . . . . . 91
Atencio, TSgt Anna . . . . . . . 87
Atkins, SSgt Clint. . . . . . . . 126
Atkinson, TSgtBonnie . . . . 132
Aughe, MSgt Craig . . . . . . 113
Avalos, TSgt Daniel. . . . . . 103
Awe, MAJ Dennis . . . . . . . 120
B
Baak, MAJ David . . . . . . . . 113
Baca, SRA Donny . . . . . . . 126
Baden, MSgt Linda . . . . . . 120
Bailey, SRA Tamaljai . . . . . 109
Bailey, TSgt Kenneth. . . . . 103
Baker, Clifford . . . . . . . . . . 142
Baker, Lorraine . . . . . . . . . 142
Balding, SMSgt Joyce . . . . . 87
Bali, TSgt Kymberly . . . . . . 120
Balsus, SSgt Shannon . . . . 103
Bamberg, MAJ Sharon . . . 120
Banach, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Baptiste, TSgt Darryl . . . . . 113
Barajas, TSgt Freelin . . . . . 106
Bares, SSgt Scott . . . . . . . . 106
Bargemann, Alvin . . . . . . . 142
Bargemann, Lola . . . . . . . . 142
Barker, Robert . . . . . . . . . . 142
Barnes, Alfred . . . . . . . . . . 142
Barnes, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Barnes,CMSgt Christopher. . 123
Barnes, SSgt Cassaundra . 120
Barnett, SSgt Ronald. . . . . 106
Barnett, TSgt Patrick . . . . . 109
Baron, SSgt Brian. . . . . . . . 113
Barrett, MSgt John. . . . . . . 113
Barrick, MAJ Aaron. . . . . . . 87
Barrineau, TSG Timothy. . 102
Barrios, SSgt Ramon . . . . . 113
Barron, SRA Juliana. . . . . . 120
Barton, SSgt Michael . . . . 135
Basford, SRA Christopher 103
Bashaw, MSgt Mark . . . . . 113
Bastian, Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Baumgard, Mr. Pat . . . . . . 140
Beacham, W. . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Bean, MAJ Christopher. . . 113
Beauchamp, Ted . . . . . . . . 142
Beauchesne, Mr. Rick. . . . 126
Beavers, TSgt Jaime . . . . . . 92
Been, TSgt Johan. . . . . . . . 109
Bejarano, LTC Johnnie . . . 129
Beldock, SSgt Tai. . . . . . . . 106
Belion, SSgt Allen . . . . . . . 113
Bell, MSgt David . . . . . . . . 109
Bell, MSgt Joyce . . . . . . . . 137
Bemal, SSgt Mike . . . . . . . 126
Benavidez, MSgt Orbel . . 120
Benish, TSgt Jeanna . . . . . 106
Bennet, SSgt Rickey . . . . . 103
Bennett, TSgt Polly . . . . . . 132
Berger, SSgt James . . . . . . 103
Bernal, SSgt Mike . . . . . . . 113
Bernhardt, MSgt Kevin . . . 126
Berringer, 1LT Brett . . . . . . . 92
Bertz, Michael . . . . . . . . . . 142
Bess, TSgt Aleashea . . . . . 120
Best, MSgt Michael . . . . . . 113
Bettger, MSgt James . . . . . 109
Bielanski, SrA Robert . . . . . 87
Bieri, A1C Justin . . . . . . . . 103
Bisel, SSG Bryan . . . . . . . . 102
Blackmon, SSgt Duane . . . 113
Blackwell, MSgt Jerry . . . . 106
Blain, SSgt Brennon . . . . . 109
Blake, SrA Benjamin . . . . . . 87
Bledsoe, MSgt Bettina . . . 137
Blum, TSgt Patrick. . . . . . . 103
Blumberg, COL Teresa . . . 125
Bocci, SRA Joseph . . . . . . 109
Boltz, SSgt Bradley . . . . . . 113
Bomar, TSgt Scott . . . . . . . 113
Bonato, James . . . . . . . . . . 142
Bond, SSG Jeffrey . . . . . . . 100
Borchers, SSgt Sean . . . . . 109
Borges, MSG David . . . . . 102
Borges, MSgt Deborah . . . 84
Borgos, LTC Pete. . . . . . . . . 92
Borquez, CPT Mary . . . . . 126
Boston, SSgt Alvin. . . . . . . 106
Botello, MSgt Arthur . . . . 109
Bouwkam,Timothy . . . . . . 123
Bowden, TSgt Benjamin . . 113
Bowens, Artemis . . . . . . . . 142
Bradley, SMSgt Thurman . 113
Brandfas, TSgt Brian . . . . . 106
Breeden, SSgt Robert . . . . 113
Breeden, TSgt Ronald . . . . 114
Brenden, TSG Sherrie. . . . 100
Brennan, MSG Michael . . 100
Brenzikofer, OSMG . . . . . . . . ?
Brenzzikofer, Mr. Mike. . . 126
Brewer, Harold . . . . . . . . . 142
Brewer, LTC Gregory . . . . . 94
Brewer, SRA Chad . . . . . . 126
Brines, MSgt Danielle. . . . . 84
Brinkman, 1LT Michael . . 102
Bristol, TSgt Kenneth . . . . 109
Britt, Mr. Jollie . . . . . . . . . . 140
Broadway, SSgt Kenneth . 126
Brooks, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brooks,SSgt Darin . . . . . . 114
Broom, Joseph. . . . . . . . . . 142
Broom, Sonja. . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brosh, TSgt Michael . . . . . 103
Brown, 1LT Sheldon . . . . . 109
Brown, LTC Doug . . . . . . 99
Brown, MAJ Robert . . . . . 123
Brown, SSgt Steven . . . . . . 114
Brown, SSgt Victor . . . . . . 114
Brownfield, TSgt Roger . . 109
Browning, SSgt Michael . . 114
Broyles, MSgt Ed . . . . . . . . 114
Bruce, CPT Jeffery . . . . . . 120
Bruch, TSgt Tim. . . . . . . . . 109
Bruno, 1LT Michael . . . . . . 114
Bruno, TSgt Daniel . . . . . . . 87
Bryan, MSgt Nelson . . . . . . 92
Bryan, MSgt Nelson . . . . . 120
Bryant, Mr. Thomas . . . . . 140
Bubnich, TSgt Joseph . . . . 114
Buck, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Buckingham, COL John . . 87
Buckner, TSgt Roy. . . . . . . 132
Bucy, TSgt Myron . . . . . . . 103
Buhl, LTC Fred . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Bunch, SGT Brad . . . . . . . . 114
Burch, MSgt Thomas . . . . 103
Burch, Richard. . . . . . . . . . 142
Burger, SRA Joshua. . . . . . 103
Burgess, TSgt Bryon . . . . . 109
Burgess, TSgt Ernest . . . . . 109
Burghardt, James. . . . . . . . 142
Burkhardt, TSgt Gabriel . . 114
Burleson, SSgt Gloria . . . . . 87
Burnham, W.R. . . . . . . . . . 142
Burtt, MSgt Stephan . . . . . 103
Bushey, SRA Henry . . . . . 109
Butler, SSgt Charlotte . . . . 129
Butler, SSgt Scott. . . . . . . . 109
Byrd, SRA Joseph . . . . . . . 103
Byrne, LTC Peter . . . . . . . . . 92
C
Cadice, LTC Gregory . . . . . 84
Caldwell, MAJ Charles . . . . 92
Callahan, MAJ Brian . . . . . 100
Campbell, SSgt Tanya. . . . 120
Campbell, TSgt Gregory . 103
Campbell, TSgt Sharon . . 103
Campos, TSgt Frank . . . . . 109
Camps, Mr. Chad . . . . . . . 140
Canada, TSgt Christian. . . 103
Cancel, TSgt Mark. . . . . . . . 87
Candalaria, MAJ Daniel . . . 85
Canty, SRA Matthew. . . . . 114
Cardenas, Bob. . . . . . . . . . 142
Carlton, MSgt Denise . . . . 114
Carrasco, Felipe . . . . . . . . 142
Carreras, SSgt Augustine . 129
Carroll, MAJ Thomas . . . . . 87
Carson, TSgt Timothy. . . . 132
Carstensen, TSgt Roger . . 114
Carter, SRA Joseph . . . . . . 103
Carter, SSgt Raymond . . . 109
Castleberry, SRA Gregory 106
Cavanaugh, SSgt Malona. . 84
Cavener, SMSgt Lawrence135
Chambers, SRA Scott . . . . 129
Chan, MAJ Steven. . . . . . . 123
Chan, MSgt Tony . . . . . . . 106
Chapin, TSgt Thomas . . . . 109
Charles, John . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Charo, MSgt Bernardino . 126
Charrey, SSG Michelle . . . 100
Charry, TSgt Jorge. . . . . . . 106
Cherry, Robert. . . . . . . . . . 142
Chin, MAJ Anthony . . . . . 123
Choate, Mr. Robert. . . . . . 140
Christensen, LTC Mark . . . 114
Christensen, SSgt Dean . . 106
Christoferson, CPT Pat . . . . 92
Clark, COL George. . . . . . 100
Clark, Janet . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Clark, SSgt Darrell. . . . . . . 100
Clark, SSgt Cheresa . . . . . 132
Clark, SSgt Hugh. . . . . . . . 109
Clark, SSgt Vernon . . . . . . 103
Clarke, MSgt David . . . . . . 114
Clausen, MSgt Bonnie . . . 114
Clay, MAJ Julian . . . . . . . . . 92
Clifford, TSgt Richard . . . . 129
Clifton, SSgt Travis . . . . . . 132
Cobb, CMSgt Eric . . . . . . . 137
Coe, Bryon. . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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Colalillo, Pat. . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Colhour, Robert . . . . . . . . 142
Colley, A1C Christopher . 110
Collins, Mr. Doug . . . . . . . 140
Collins, TSgt Joseph . . . . . . 96
Colmer, MAJ Keith . . . . . . . 92
Conkin, MAJ Timothy. . . . . 92
Conner, SSgt Kendrick . . . 103
Connolly, MSgt Mark . . . . 110
Conroy, John . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Conroy, SMSgt Dawn. . . . 137
Copeland, MSgt Joyce . . . 137
Cordova, TSgt,Denise . . . 135
Coronado, SSgt Ricardo . 132
Corsi, TSgt Gerald. . . . . . . 106
Cosner, MSgt Dana. . . . . . 114
Coulter, LTC Jack. . . . . . . . . 92
Coulter, SSG Byron. . . . . . . 99
Courtois, SSgt Erik. . . . . . . 114
Covalt, TSgt Mark . . . . . . . 110
Cowan, MAJ Bruce. . . . . . 120
Cowan, SMSgt Michael . . . 84
Cox, MSgt Steven . . . . . . . . 96
Crader, LTC Michael. . . . . 123
Craghead, MSgt Steven . . 114
Craig, MSgt William . . . . . 103
Cram, COL Jon . . . . . . . . . 120
Cramer, MSgt Cindy . . . . . 137
Crawford, TSgt Versey . . . 106
Crego, TSgt Daniel . . . . . . 114
Crinklaw, TSgt David . . . . 106
Criswell, MSgt Deanne . . 126
Criswell, SMSgt John . . . . 135
Cronsell, SSgt Roy. . . . . . . 103
Crowley, SSgt William . . . 103
Crowther, SSgt Douglas. . 104
Cucuzzella, MAJ Mark . . . 120
Cunningham, CPT Renee . 84
Cunningham, MSgt Dwight . . 123
Cunningham, SRA Tyrone . 94
Cunningham, SRA Tyrone 106
Currier, MSG Daniel. . . . . 100
Curtis, TSgt Ronnie. . . . . . 104
Cusack, SSgt David . . . . . . 114
D
Dacus, MSgt Pamela. . . . . 114
Daniel, SSgt Hubert . . . . . 114
Daniel, TSgt Edward . . . . . 114
Daniel, TSgt Rachelle . . . . 114
Daniele, TSgt Lorene . . . . . 96
Daniels, Mr. James . . . . . . 140
Daniels, MSgt Richard . . . 126
Danielson, MSgt Brian . . . 129
Darnell, TSgt Kevin . . . . . . 114
Darter, TSgt Richard . . . . . 110
Darveau, Jack . . . . . . . . . . 142
Darveau, TSgt Brian . . . . . 110
Davis, Mr. Wayne . . . . . . . 140
Davis, MSgt Anna . . . . . . . 114
Davis, SSgt David . . . . . . . 110
Davis, SSgt Shastin . . . . . . 104
Davis, TSgt Martin . . . . . . 126
Davisson, MSG Kevin. . . . 100
Davisson, TSgt Gregory . . 110
Day, MSgt Richard . . . . . . 110
156
Day, SRA Douglas. . . . . . . 110
De Baca, Mr. Chris . . . . . . 140
De La Rosa, MSgt Isidro . . 114
Deaderick, Ann . . . . . . . . . 142
Deaderick, Paul. . . . . . . . . 142
Deadrick, MAJ Paul . . . . . 100
Deaver, CMSgt Richard . . . 84
Decastro, SSgt Nemesio . 129
Deering, TSgt Edmund . . . 126
Defeo, TSgt Kenneth. . . . . 114
DeHerrera, SSgt Anita . . . . 87
DeLange, SSgt Eric . . . . . . 110
Delfin, SSgt Lorendo. . . . . 114
Devito, SRA Richard. . . . . 106
Deyo, James . . . . . . . . . . . 142
DiBernardo, MSgt Thomas 87
Dickerson, A.. . . . . . . . . . . 142
Dickerson, SRA Maryanne . 135
Dinges, SRA Danyelle . . . 120
Doane, MSgt Darrell . . . . 104
Dobbs, Lawrence . . . . . . . 142
Dodd, TSgt Michael . . . . . 132
Dolan, CPT Sean. . . . . . . . 132
Dolan, Randy. . . . . . . . . . . 142
Dominguez, MAJ Gregory. . 120
Donahoe, TSgt John . . . . . 104
Donahue, MAJ Mark . . . . 114
Donnellan, SSgt Jeremy . . 110
Donnelly, David . . . . . . . . 142
Donnelly, MAJ Andrew . . . 84
Donnelly, MAJ Andrew . . . 94
Dorris, SRA Christine . . . . 125
Dorsey, 1LT George . . . . . . 87
Dorsey, SMSgt Kevin . . . . 104
Dosmann, SRA Stacie . . . 126
Doty, SSG Erin. . . . . . . . . . 102
Doughty, SSgt Albert . . . . 114
Douglas, Clarence . . . . . . 142
Downer, MSgt Jay . . . . . . . 114
Doyle, CPT Thomas . . . . . 114
Driver, TSgt Dennis. . . . . . 104
Dronenberg, LTC John . . . . 92
Druke, MAJ Erica . . . . . . . . 84
Dube, Marcel . . . . . . . . . . 142
Dudley, MAJ Tammy. . . . . . 87
Dungca, SRA June . . . . . . 120
Dunn, SSgt Edward. . . . . . 126
Dunstan, MAJ Floyd . . . . . . 92
Duran, SRA Joseph . . . . . . 120
Duren, SRA Michael. . . . . 135
Dyck, MAJ Jerome . . . . . . . 92
E
Eager, MAJ Matthew . . . . . 94
Eberhart, TSG Angela. . . . 102
Edling, TSgt Kevin . . . . . . . 135
Edwards, BG H. Michael . . 87
Eimen, TSgt Anthony . . . . 110
Eisel, MSgt Bonita . . . . . . . 120
Ellis, Norris . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Emily, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Emily, Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Emilyon, SSgt Marcus . . . . 110
Ervin, TSgt Jason . . . . . . . . 114
Eshelbrenne, TSG Gary . . . 99
Estreich, SSgt Richard . . . . 114
Evans, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Evans, Ralph. . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Eveleigh, TSgt Francis . . . . 104
Ewing, SSgt Eric . . . . . . . . . 135
Eyre, LTC Trulan. . . . . . . . . . 94
F
Faber, TSgt Monty. . . . . . . 110
Faciszewski, P. . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fagley, Mr. Randy . . . . . . . 126
Falduto, SRA Tyler. . . . . . . 100
Farley, TSgt Jesse . . . . . . . . 114
Farrell, TSG Richard . . . . . 100
Fergus, SRA Denise . . . . . 120
Fernandez, MSgt James . . 104
Fickes, MSgt Robert . . . . . 132
Fickes, SSgt Bill . . . . . . . . . 126
Fields, TSgt Terry. . . . . . . . 106
Fields, TSgt Whitman . . . . 120
Fiihr, TSG Gary . . . . . . . . . 100
Finney-McCane, SSgt E. . . 110
Fischer, MaryAnn . . . . . . . 142
Fitzgerald, MSgt Dennis. . 120
Fitzpatrick, SSgt John . . . . 126
Flageolle, TSgt Timothy . . 104
Flanagan, CMSgt Steven . . 84
Flanagan, Mr. David . . . . . 140
Flanagan, MSgt David . . . 123
Flanagan, MSgt Michael. . 110
Flanagan, MSgt Stephen . 100
Fleenor, SSgt Michael . . . . 114
Flick, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Flochinger, K . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Flood, COL Michael . . . . . 123
Fogle, MAJ James . . . . . . . . 94
Forde, 1LT Alicia . . . . . . . . 137
Forrest, Kenneth . . . . . . . . 142
Fouts, Danny . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Foutz, MSgt Earl . . . . . . . . 126
Fowler, 1LT Matthew . . . . 120
Fowler, Mr. Pat . . . . . . . . . 126
Fradl, LTC Demerick . . . . 120
Frahm, TSgt Galen . . . . . . 126
Frank, TSgt Halbert . . . . . . 110
Franken, MAJ John . . . . . . 114
Franzen, George . . . . . . . . 143
Frederick, Mr. Chris . . . . . 140
Fredericks, MSgt Frank. . . 129
Freer, SSgt Cassandra . . . . 110
Freymann, SSgt Erich . . . . 104
Frisch, SSgt Randolph . . . . 114
Frisch, Steven. . . . . . . . . . . 143
G
Gabbard, SSgt Argelia . . . . 87
Gabrelcik, TSgt Jason . . . . 137
Gacita, TSgt Dean . . . . . . 104
Gaffney, MSgt Tamara . . . . 87
Gaines, MAJ Catherine . . 120
Gallegos, 2Lt Matthew . . 110
Gallegos, MSG Anna . . . . 100
Gallegos, TSgt Sylvia. . . . . . 87
Gallimore, Billy . . . . . . . . . 143
Galvez, TSgt Gregory . . . . 110
Gann, LTC Rebecca . . . . . . 87
Gann, LTC Sharon. . . . . . . 123
Garbiso, SSgt Samuel . . . . 114
Garcia, TSG Orlando . . . . 100
Gardiner, SSgt Brandon . . 104
Gardner, SSgt Aaron . . . . 106
Gelsey, SSgt Sean . . . . . . . . 87
Gephart, SRA Ryan. . . . . . 126
Gerber, MSgt Michael . . . 104
Gervasi, MAJ Rebecca . . . 129
Gerwick, Lou. . . . . . . . . . . 143
Geurts, 1LT Ronald . . . . . . 123
Gianos, LTC James . . . . . . 114
Gibson, Mr. Arthur . . . . . . 126
Gibson, TSgt Daniel . . . . . 114
Gichert, Mr. John . . . . . . . 140
Giebler, MSgt Walter . . . . . 87
Gilbert, MSgt Denise . . . . . 92
Gilbert, TSgt Cecilia . . . . . 110
Giles, SRA Michael . . . . . . 110
Gill, Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Gill, Jeanne . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Gillen, TSgt Colleen . . . . . 135
Gilmore, SMSgt Raymond . 87
Gilmore, SSgt James . . . . . 110
Giniewski, SSgt Richard . . 104
Girton, SSgt Timothy . . . . 110
Glaser, SSgt David . . . . . . 129
Glaser, Woody . . . . . . . . . 143
Glassburner, Mr. John . . . 140
Glen, MSgt John . . . . . . . . . 87
Glenn, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Glick, SSgt Theresa . . . . . . . 87
Glick, TSgt Charles . . . . . . 106
Goffinett, CPT Frannie . . . 120
Gomez, TSgt Manuel . . . . . 96
Gomezlbuado, SSgt Lorenzo . 110
Goode, CMSgt Robert . . . 132
Goodwin, 2LT Mark . . . . . 123
Gordon, MAJ Catherine . . 114
Gordon, Mr. Daniel . . . . . 140
Gortmaker, SSgt Wayne. . 110
Graf, TSgt Lee . . . . . . . . . . 110
Graff, LTC Gregory . . . . . . 84
Gragert, Mr. Dewayne . . 140
Graham, SMSgt Doug . . . 137
Graham, SMSgt Jared. . . . 106
Greb, Mr. Dean. . . . . . . . . 140
Green, TSgt Lisa . . . . . . . . 106
Greene, MAJ Chris . . . . . . . 92
Greene, MAJ Paula . . . . . . . 87
Greene, SSgt Tanya. . . . . . 129
Greenhagen, SMSgt Michael . 114
Greenwood, MSgt Gary. . 110
Greise, TSgt Randy . . . . . . 114
Gress, MSgt Curtis . . . . . . 104
Griggs, 1LT Hope . . . . . . . 125
Griggs, TSgt Jose. . . . . . . . 104
Grosskopf, CMSgt Teddy . 114
Grossman, TSgt Joseph . . 114
Grunwald, SRA Michael. . 110
Guerra, Ramon Jr. . . . . . . . 143
Guerrero, Mrs. Arliss . . . . . 87
Gummin, SSgt Daniel. . . . 135
Gunning, Carol . . . . . . . . . 143
Gunther, SMSgt Eugene . 106
Gutsche, SRA Kevin . . . . . 120
Guttman, CPT Darren . . . 123
Index
H
Hadley, SMS John. . . . . . . 100
Haffner, SMSgt John . . . . . 114
Hagan, TSgt David . . . . . . . 92
Hagenson, COL James . . . 114
Haines, MAJ Richard . . . . . 96
Haines, MAJ Richard. . . . . 114
Hajdu, SSgt Annamarie . . 110
Hales, CMS Robert. . . . . . 100
Hall, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Hall, SRA Heather. . . . . . . 135
Hall, TSgt Keith . . . . . . . . . 135
Hallmark, MSgt Timothy . 126
Hanlon, MAJ Patrick. . . . . . 92
Harders, SSgt Martin . . . . 104
Harkins, BG Robert . . . . . . 84
Harlan, SSgt Patrick . . . . . 129
Harmon, SSgt Bradley . . . 135
Harnke, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Harnke, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Harris, BG Keith . . . . . . . . . 84
Harris, Michael . . . . . . . . . 143
Harris, Mr. D . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Harrison, Tsgt Coleman . . 132
Hart, SSgt Jon . . . . . . . . . . 137
Hartman, John. . . . . . . . . . 143
Hasemann, MSgt Arden. . 114
Hatchett, Terry . . . . . . . . . 143
Hauschild, MSgt Mark . . . 114
Hauschild, TSgt Edward . . 110
Haverhals, CPT Anne . . . . 123
Hayes, SRA Chad . . . . . . . 114
Haynes, LeRoy. . . . . . . . . . 143
Hearn, TSgt Daniel . . . . . . 114
Heimbach, SRA Shannon. 114
Heinz, Mr. Brent . . . . . . . . 127
Heirich, SRA Seesaw . . . . . 92
Heistermann, TSgt Lisa. . . 106
Hejde, LTC Darrell . . . . . . . 84
Henderson, SSgt Robert . . 94
Hendrickson, SSG Benjamin . 99
Henkes, Mr. A . . . . . . . . . . 127
Henkes, Mr. C . . . . . . . . . . 127
Herbst, MyrtleMae . . . . . . 143
Herbst, Robert. . . . . . . . . . 143
Herin, SMSgt Michael. . . . 115
Hernandez, TSgt Ruben. . . 87
Herrera, SSgt Phil . . . . . . . 107
Herrick, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Herzog, MSgt Wade. . . . . 132
Hesse, MSgt Donald 115, 127
Hettinger, SSgt Trevor . . . . 115
Hickey, SSgt John . . . . . . . 104
Hicks, MSgt Dewey . 132, 143
Higley, MAJ Steven. . . . . . . 99
Hines, MSgt Anita. . . . . . . 120
Hines, TSG Patrick . . . . . . 102
Hinkle, SRA Nathan . . . . . 115
Hobbs, LTC Rock . . . . . . . . 92
Hobbs, William . . . . . . . . . 143
Hoefs, TSgt James . . . . . . . 115
Hoffman, BG John . . . . . . . 84
Hoffman, Chuck . . . . . . . . 143
Hoffman, TSgt William. . . 104
Hoffmann, Clem . . . . . . . . 143
Hoffmann, Dorothy . . . . . 143
Hofius, MSgt Richard . . . . 115
Holliday, SMSgt Ronald . . 110
Holm, MSgt Gregory . . . . 115
Holmberg, CPT Shane . . . 107
Holubeck, TSgt Kenneth . 132
Hoon, LTC Fredrick. . . . . . . 99
Hoops, Lois . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Hoops, Victor . . . . . . . . . . 143
Hopkins, SRA Andrew . . . 104
Horn, LTC Frederick . . . . . . 99
Horner, SRA Phillip . . . . . . 115
Houser, MSgt Michael . . . 115
Housley, LTC Larry . . . . . . 121
Howard, CMSgt Sally Ann. 84
Howard, MSG Scott . . . . . 102
Huber, SMSgt James. . . . . 115
Hubert, SSgt Daniel . . . . . 110
Hubert, SSgt Daniel . . . . . 115
Hudson, COL William . . . 113
Hudson, SSgt Lia. . . . . . . . . 88
Huffman, Robert . . . . . . . . 143
Hufford, CPT Scott . . . . . . . 92
Hughes, LTC Curtis. . . . . . . 92
Hull, SRA James . . . . . . . . 104
Hummel, SSgt Shaun . . . . 104
Humphries, TSgt Scott . . . 115
Hunt, CMS Michael . . . . . . 94
Huntsman, TSgt Curtis . . . 107
Hunziker, TSgt Peter . . . . . 115
Hutchinson, SSgt Roger . . 115
I
Iannucci, MSgt Dino. . . . . 129
Ihme, TSgt Baird . . . . . . . . 120
Inay, SSgt Nicolas . . . . . . . 110
Irvin, TSG Benjamin . 100, 107
J
James, CMSgt Gerald. . . . . 88
Janeway, MSgt Victor . . . . 115
Jaquet, SSgt Michael . . . . . 115
Jaramillo, SRA Martin . . . . 127
Jeffryes, MSgt Terri . . . . . . 115
Jenkins, A1C Nephatearia . 129
Jensen, TSgt Robert. . . . . . 115
Jeralds, TSgt Keith . . . . . . . 135
Jesser, Jim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Jiron, TSgt Matthew . . . . . . 96
Jobes, SSgt Lisa . . . . . . . . . 107
Johnson, CMSgt Anita . . . 137
Johnson, MSgt Dennis . . . 104
Johnson, MSgt Donald . . . 110
Johnson, MSgt Larry . . . . . 132
Johnson, SMSgt Hosea . . 129
Johnson, SMSgt Marvin . . 115
Johnson, SSgt James . . . . . 115
Johnson, SSgt Latasha . . . 125
Johnson, TSgt Larry . . . . . 104
Johnson, TSgt Sabrina . . . 120
Johnson, TSgt Travis . . . . . 110
Johnston, SRA Jason . . . . . 115
Jones, David . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Jones, LTC John . . . . . . . . . . 92
Jones, MSG Mark . . . . . . . 100
Jones, MSgt Gwendolyn . . 88
Jones, SSgt Todd . . . . . . . . 115
Jones, SRA Justin. . . . . . . . 104
Jones, SrA Keli . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Jones, SRA Robert. . . . . . . 115
Jones, SSgt Chad. . . . . . . . 132
Jones, SSgt Todd . . . . . . . . 137
Jordan, CMSgt Neil. . . . . . . 84
Joseph, MSgt Anne-Marie 115
Juarez, SSgt Benson . . . . . 135
Juarez, SSgt Gerald. . . . . . 135
Krzyzak, Greg . . . . . . . . . . 143
Kucinski, SRA Bridger . . . 127
Kunkel, Mr. Jason . . . . . . . 140
Kurg, SSgt Robert . . . . . . . 115
Kurth, Mr. John . . . . . . . . . 121
Kurz, MSgt Patricia . . . . . . 110
Kush, Mr. Frank . . . . . . . . . 140
Kusmider, TSgt Gerald . . . 110
Kyritz, LTC Karen. . . . . . . . . 88
K
L
Kadrmas, MSgt Thomas . . 135
Kalcsits, TSgt Erwin. . . . . . 104
Kappert, MSgt Rodney. . . 132
Kauble, SSgt David . . . . . . 107
Kean, Miss Roxanne . . . . . 127
Keeley, TSgt Brian . . . . . . . 104
Kegler, MSgt Sherylene . . 129
Kehn, 1LT Randy . . . . . . . . . 88
Kehn, TSgt Heather. . . . . . 137
Keiser, TSgt Mark. . . . . . . . 115
Kelleher, SSgt John . . . . . . 115
Keller, MSgt Brian . . . . . . . 132
Keller, TSgt Rick. . . . . . . . . 110
Kelley, LTC Chris . . . . . . . . . 92
Kelley, Robert . . . . . . . . . . 143
Kelley, SMSgt John . . . . . . 127
Kelly, SSgt Brian. . . . . . . . . 135
Kelpis, 1LT Elizabeth . . . . . 129
Kemplin, TSgt Kenneth . . . 115
Kenderes, SMSgt Annadele88
Kent, CMSgt Lewis . . . . . . 110
Kenworthy, TSG Robert . . . 99
Keough, MAJ Kathleen . . . 115
Kerls, TSgt Warren . . . . . . 127
Kerney, LTC Jeanne. . . . . . 123
Kerr, MSgt Ronald . . . . . . . 115
Ketteridge, SSgt Adam . . . 115
Keys, TSgt Sterling. . . . . . . . 88
Kiefer, SMSgt Sandra . . . . 120
Kilbarger, SSgt Amy. . . . . . 115
Kilian, SSgt Lynn . . . . . . . 135
King, LTC Andy . . . . . . . . . . 92
King, SRA James . . . . . . . . 120
King, SRA Wilsonia . . . . . . 107
Kirkpatrick, John . . . . . . . . 143
Kirles, MAJ Thomas . . . . . . 88
Kitzman, TSgt Brett. . . . . . 104
Klap, Herman . . . . . . . . . . 143
Klapp, SMSgt Herman . . . 123
Klassen, SRA Justin . . . . . . 110
Klein, SSgt Trevor . . . . . . . 121
Kless, MSgt Ronald . . . . . . 135
Knuter, Marie. . . . . . . . . . . 143
Kobashigawa, Anna . . . . . 143
Kobashigawa, TSgt Anna . 123
Koenig, CMS Darrell . . . . 100
Komsa, SRA Christopher . 110
Koretko, MSgt Darren. . . . 115
Krajnik, SSgt Clint . . . . . . . 123
Krajnik, SSgt Clint . . . . . . . 137
Kramer, SSgt Kent . . . . . . . 115
Krause, A1C Joelle . . . . . . 121
Krecek, MSgt Shelley . . . . 107
Krise, Warren. . . . . . . . . . . 143
Krumpelmann, Ken. . . . . . 143
La Rosa, Mr. Will . . . . . . . . 140
Ladegard, SRA Erick . . . . . 107
Laflam, TSgt Steven . . . . . . 115
Lair, MSgt Mary. . . . . . . . . . 88
Lair, SSgt Scott. . . . . . . . . . 127
Lammens, TSgt Mary . . . . 132
Lammon, SRA Jeremy . . . 132
Lancaster, SRA Royal . . . . 107
Langhoff, MSgt Robert . . . 115
Lantz, LTC Larry . . . . . . . . . 115
Lantzy, SSgt Roy . . . . . . . . 115
Larsen, SSgt Tammy . . . . . 110
Larson, SSG Teresa . . . . . . . 99
Larson, SSgt Teresa . . . . . . . 84
Larson, SSgt Teresa . . . . . . 121
Lash, MAJ Kevin . . . . . . . . 109
Lashbrook, TSgt James. . . 104
Lassen, COL Emil. . . . . . 84,92
Latchaw, TSgt Mark. . . . . . 115
Lauder, MSgt John . . . . . . 127
Lavelle, TSgt Rodney. . . . . 115
Lawrence, TSgt David . . . 104
Lawton, SSgt Mark . . . . . . 107
Lazare, SRA Michael . . . . . 99
Lazzara, Cynthia . . . . . . . . 143
Lear, SSgt Donald . . . . . . . 110
Ledford, SSgt James . . . . . 104
Lee, MSgt Mark. . . . . . . . . 107
Lee, SMSgt Christy . . . . . . 107
Lee, SMSgt Verlene . . . . . . 85
Lefant, MSgt Roger . . . . . . 110
Lefant, MSgt Roger . . . . . . 137
Lemke, SRA Audry . . . . . . 115
Lemley, SRA Jonathan . . . 104
Leo, Mr. Timothy . . . . . . . . 115
Lesh, CMSgt Leo . . . . 84, 129
Leslie, CPT Rhonda . . . . . . 115
Lewis, SSgt Heidi . . . . . . . . 115
Lewis, SSgt John . . . . . . . . 127
Leyba, SRA Aaron . . . . . . . 115
Lichtfuss, Armin. . . . . . . . . 143
Liebsch, CPT Anita . . . . . . 121
Light, MAJ Kevin . . . . . . . . . 92
Ligon, SSgt David . . . . . . . 110
Lillie, SSgt Mark . . . . . . . . . 110
Limburg, MSgt Jerry . . . . . . 88
Limburg, MSgt Jerry . . . . . 121
Linam, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Lind, MSgt Steven. . . . . . . 104
Linn, LTC Robert . . . . . . . . 123
Linn, MSgt Denise. . . . . . . 137
Lintz, COL Connie . . . . . . . 84
Lippelt, SSgt Roy . . . . . . . . 104
Lipsey, SRA Eric . . . . . . . . . 137
Liveris, SRA John . . . . . . . . 127
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Index
Loban, SRA Jess . . . . . . . . 100
Lockard, SMSgt James . . . 115
Lockette, 2LT Michael. . . . 115
Loescher, Judith. . . . . . . . . 143
Loh, LTC Michael . . . . . . . . 92
Loos, SSgt Mark . . . . . . . . 104
Losey, SRA Desiree. . . . . . 135
Loux, SSgt Dean . . . . . . . . 110
Love, GEN Andy . . . . . . . . . 92
Love, MSgt Janice . . . . . . . 132
Love, SMSgt Kenneth . . . . 110
Low, SSgt Troy . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lowe, Louie . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Lowstetter, TSgt Don . . . . 115
Lucas, TSgt Joy. . . . . . . . . . 121
Lucero, Mr. Rudy. . . . . . . . 127
Lucero, SSgt Len . . . . . . . 104
Lundy, SSgt Kevin . . . . . . . 127
Luster, SMSgt Richard . . . . 88
Lutz, CMS Reed . . . . . . . . 102
M
Mabie, MSgt Philip . . . . . . 135
MacDonald, MAJ Jeffrey . . 92
MacDonald, TSgt Heather . 121
Mackanos, SRA Richard. . 127
Macklin, Mr. Kory . . . . . . . 140
Macritchie, TSgt Deborah . 115
Maes, SSgt Cristian . . . . . . 135
Magee, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Mague, MAJ Jeffrey . . . . . 133
Mahady, SSgt Philip . . . . . 107
Maki, MSgt Cody . . . . . . . 137
Malchuk, TSgt Joel . . . . . . 110
Malcolm, MSgt Douglas . 107
Mandell, Randy . . . . . . . . . 115
Mandonado, CMSgt Barbara . 88
Manes, TSgt Regina . . . . . 137
Mann, SSgt James . . . . . . . 115
Manspeaker, SSgt Charles 104
Manzanares, MSG Joseph100
Markus,MSgt Thomas . . . 107
Markwardt, SSgt Wendy . 115
Marquez, MSgt Joycelynn 115
Marshall, CPT Daniel . . . . 115
Martin, MSgt James . . . . . 127
Martin, MSgt Scott . . . . . . 127
Martin, Remedios . . . . . . . 143
Martinez, MSgt Daniel . . . 116
Martinez, SRA Richard. . . 104
Marusin, Mr. Wayne . . . . 127
Mason, SSgt Shawn . . . . . 116
Matarazzo, LTC Frank. . . . 121
Matterson, SMSgt Adam . . 92
Matthews, SSgt Joshua . . 104
Mattorano, SRA George . 107
May, MSgt Thomas. . . . . . . 94
Mayhew, SRA Bryan . . . . . 127
Mayhew, SSgt Jake . . . . . . 127
Mayo, MSG Larry . . . . . . . 100
Mays, TSgt Traci . . . . . . . . . 88
McCabe, Helen. . . . . . . . . 143
McCabe, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . 143
McCafferty, 1LT William. . 116
McCarty, TSgt Martin . . . . 110
McCash, Marvin . . . . . . . . 143
158
McClain, Furman . . . . . . . 143
McClanahan, Ed . . . . . . . . 143
McClenndon, CMS Gary. . 96
McCloy, LTC Robert . . . . 135
McDavid, LTC Dean . . . . . . 94
McDermott, CMSgt Terri. . 84
McDermott, Theresa . . . . 143
McDermott, TSgt Troy . . . 104
McEwan, SSgt Floyd . . . . . 110
McFarland, MSG SallyJo . 102
McFarland, SMS Russell. . 100
McGill, Ken . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
McGill, SSgt James . . . . . . 116
McGraw, M. . . . . . . . . . . . 143
McKay, CMSgt Gilbert . . . 135
McKeal, SSgt Marjorie . . . 135
McKenna, MAJ Thomas . . 116
McKenzie, SSgt Nathan . . 116
McLaughlin, MSgt Dendria . 137
McLaughlin, TSgt Scott . . 104
McLeod, TSgt Todd. . . . . . 110
McMillin, SMS Scott. . . . . . 99
McMilllan, Ms. D . . . . . . . 127
McNail, SSgt Katheryn . . . 121
McNail, TSgt Keith . . . . . . 107
McNelly, Charley . . . . . . . 143
Mears, TSgt Jerry . . . . . . . 104
Medina, SRA Christopher 127
Meehl, TSgt Dewey . . . . . 110
Meis, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Meis, MSgt Lynnette. . . . . 135
Melaragno, CMSgt Michael . 107
Melko, CMSgt Stephen . . 127
Mendoza, SSgt Peter . . . . 111
Merten, Maxine . . . . . . . . 143
Mesarich, SSgt David . . . . 136
Mestas, MSgt Cantalicio. . 111
Mey, SMSgt Bruce . . . . . . 116
Meyer, LTC Mark. . . . . . . . . 92
Micklewright, MSgt David. 104
Mihelich, TSgt Joseph. . . . 107
Miller, George . . . . . . . . . . 144
Miller, LTC Mark . . . . . . . . 116
Miller, SSgt Christopher . . 116
Miller, SSgt Robert. . . . . . . 111
Miller, TSgt Douglas . . . . . 104
Millis, SSG William . . . . . . 102
Millis, TSG William Jr.. . . . 104
Mills, MSgt Stephen . . . . . 127
Mills, SSgt Clint . . . . . . . . . 111
Mills, SSgt Kristine . . . . . . . 116
Minarsky, MSgt Stanley . . 111
Mirts, SSgt Suzanne . . . . . 111
Misuraca, SSgt Justin . . . . . 88
Mitchell, LTC Dwight . . . . 88
Mitchell, MSgt Thomas. . . 111
Mitchell, SMSgt Gordon . 104
Modrick, TSgt Thomas. . . 104
Moeller, TSgt William . . . . 107
Moffitt, TSgt Robert . . . . . 104
Moir, SRA Dwight . . . . . . . 137
Moncalieri, SSgt Shawn . . 136
Montez, A1C Christine . . 129
Montgomery, LTC Cliff. . . . 92
Montoya, TSgt Thomas . . 116
Mooney, COL John. . . . . . . 91
Moore, SRA Gregory . . . 104
Moore, LTC Jeffrey . . . . . . . 96
Moore, LTC Thomas . . . . . 121
Moore, Mr. Mike. . . . . . . . 127
Moore, SRA Jamey . . . . . . 107
Moore, SSgt Tina . . . . . . . 104
Moos, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Morben, TSgt Scott. . . . . . 107
Morgan, BG Gary . . . . . . . . 84
Morgan, Mr. J . . . . . . . . . . 107
Morgan, SSgt Gregory . . . 133
Morgan, SSgt Todd . . . . . 104
Morgan, SSgt James . . . . . 111
Morgan, TSgt Kent . . . . . . 107
Morin, CPT Jerome. . . . . . 121
Morris, Mr. Dean . . . . . . . 140
Morrison, Mr. David . . . . . 140
Mort, TSgt David. . . . . . . . 116
Moy, SSgt Clifton. . . . . . . . 111
Mueller, Martha . . . . . . . . 144
Mueller, Robert . . . . . . . . . 144
Mulhall, Mr. Donald . . . . 140
Mulligan, SMSgt Patrick . 127
Mullin, SSgt John . . . . . . . . 111
Mullins, Frank . . . . . . . . . . 144
Musselman, Mr. Zach . . . 140
Musselman, SSgt Terrill . . 127
Muzy, Joe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Myers, TSgt Audrey. . . . . . 116
N
Nanney, B.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Nay, TSgt Christopher. . . . 116
Neary, Don . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Neary, Neysa. . . . . . . . . . . 144
Neblett, MSG Rogelio . . . 102
Nefe, MAJ Thomas . . . . . . 127
Neff, MAJ Mitch . . . . . . . . . 92
Neisen, MSgt Steven . . . . 136
Nelson, MSgt Bryan . . . . . 137
Nelson, SMSgt Kalyn . . . . 107
Nelson, SSgt Brian. . . . . . . 111
Nelson, SSgt Ronald . . . . . 127
Nelson, TSgt James . . . . . . 111
Neri, SRA Christopher . . . 116
Nester, 2LT Jill . . . . . . . . . . 116
Nester, TSgt James . . . . . . 116
Netzel, SRA Christopher . 116
Neubert, TSgt James. . . . . 129
Neufeld, MAJ Frederick . . 116
Neumann, LTC Gunar . . . . 85
Neuroth, MSG John . . . . . 116
Nevergall, MSgt Michael . 111
Newbauer, MSgt Mark. . . 127
Newton, SRA Patrick . . . . 104
Newton, SRA Sara. . . . . . . 137
Nicholson, TSgt Douglas . 136
Nimmo, MSgt John. . . . . . 133
Nishiki, MSgt Glenn . . . . . 111
Noah, SSG Gregory . . . . . 100
Nold, Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Nold, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Norris, CPT Chester . . . . . 116
Norris, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Norris, Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
North, COL Robert. . . . . . 123
Nylander, TSgt Daniel. . . . 111
Nyquist, SSgt William . . . . 116
O
O’Brien, SSgt Christopher 111
O’Connor, CMSgt Edward 85
O’Shaughnessy, SSgt Tracy. 116
Oak, MSgt Thomas . . . . . . 116
Oakes, CPT Russ . . . . . . . . . 92
Ochs, Ted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Odum, MAJ John . . . . . . . 123
Oenes, TSgt David . . . . . . 116
Oestreich, MAJ Ronald. . . 116
Olguin, MSgt Steve . . . . . . 116
Oliver, Mr. Charles . . . . . . 127
Olson, Mr. Ralph. . . . . . . . 140
Olson, SSgt Lucas . . . . . . 105
Olson, SSgt Michael . . . . . 116
Omi, LTC Sheldon. . . . . . . 121
Operle, SSgt Valerie . . . . . 133
Ortiz-Neal, SRA Cherilyn . . 99
Orton, MAJ William . . . . . . 92
Osmen, Mr Charles . . . . . 127
Osness, TSgt Kathleen . . . 107
Ostrander, SSgt Courtney 111
Overdier, SRA Patricia . . . 121
Overman, SMSgt Dennis . . 94
Overstreet, SSgt Darin . . . 133
P
Pachon, TSgt Jose . . . . . . . 107
Pahs, Steve. . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Painter, LTC John. . . . . . . . . 92
Paiz, SSgt Liza . . . . . . . . . . 107
Panaguiton, MSgt Raymond . 107
Pape, SMSgt Kelan . . . . . . . 85
Paradise, Becky . . . . . . . . 144
Paradise, LTC Becky . . . . . . 88
Paradise, Michael . . . . . . . 144
Parker, 2LT Michelle . . . . . . 85
Parker, LTC Gregory . . . . . . 88
Parker, TSgt Kevin . . . . . . . 133
Partin, MAJ Jerry . . . . . . . . 116
Patrick, 1LT Stephanie . . . 116
Patrick, MSgt Richard . . . . 116
Patterson, MAJ Brian . . . . . 92
Paul, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Paulus, MSgt Thomas . . . . . 88
Pawley, Geraldine. . . . . . . 144
Pawuk, SMSgt Kevin. . . . . 105
Pechacek, MSgt Norman. 127
Peebles, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pelletier, MSgt William . . . 107
Pena, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pena, Mr. Dennis. . . . . . . . 116
Pendley, CMSgt David . . . 121
Penner, Mr. Lyle. . . . . . . . . 127
Peoples, TSG Jeffrey. . . . . 100
Peraro, COL Thomas . . 85,92
Percival, TSgt Larry . . . . . . . 96
Perez, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . 144,92
Perez, MSgt David . . . . . . 116
Perez, MSgt Joseph . . . . . . 92
Perkins, SMSgt Christopher 105
Perkins, SSgt Suzan. . . . . . 137
Perry, SRA Thomas . . . . . . 127
Index
Perry, SSgt Charles . . . . . . 116
Perry, SSgt Manuel . . . . . . 116
Perry, TSgt Angela . . . . . . 136
Peterreins, MSgt Bradley . 111
Peters, 2LT Holger. . . . . . . 127
Peters, COL Larry . . . . . . . 125
Petersen, SMSgt James. . . 116
Peterson, Mr. D . . . . . . . . . 127
Petronella, SSgt Wendy . . . 88
Peurta, PO1 Jean . . . . . . . 129
Philips, MSgt Gary. . . . . . . 111
Phillips, SRA Jerry . . . . . . . 127
Phillips, SSgt Gregory . . . . 127
Phillips, SSgt Robin . . . . . . 116
Phillips, TSgt Albert. . . . . . 107
Phillips, TSgt Kevin . . . . . . 107
Pickens, Mr. Bill . . . . 133, 144
Pickett, SSgt Jerrald . . . . . . 111
Pierce, MAJ Rona . . . . . . . 137
Piersall, SRA Shannon . . . 121
Pierson, SSgt Kerri. . . . . . . 121
Pilapil, SSgt Tammy. . . . . . 125
Pine, TSgt Christopher . . . 105
Pingel, Mr. Eric . . . . . . . . . 140
Pingel, SSgt Erik . . . . . . . . . 127
Pipkin, MSgt Donald. . . . . 137
Pleinis, Mr. Justin . . . . . . . 127
Podany, SRA Paul . . . . . . . . 94
Poe, Mr. Brian . . . . . . . . . . 141
Pollard, TSgt Steven . . . . . 107
Polski, Robert . . . . . . . . . . 144
Poonpiset, MSgt Suriyon . 111
Popovich, MSG Michael . 102
Potter, TSgt Stacy . . . . . . . 116
Poulos, SRA David . . . . . . 105
Powell, SSgt Charles . . . . . 105
Powers, SSgt James . . . . . . 111
Preble, SSG Monica . . . . . . 99
Prewitt, CMSgt John. . . . . 129
Price, CPT Doug . . . . . . . . . 92
Price, MSgt Rebecka . . . . 121
Prince, SSgt Brian . . . . . . . 107
Pronto, MSG Jeffrey . . . . . 102
Puscian, MSgt Lisa . . . . . . 116
Q
Quinlan, SSgt Robert (Shane). 121
Quinn, CMSgt Robert . . . 133
Quintana, Mr. Greg . . . . . 127
Quintana, TSgt Deborah . 132
R
Ralph, TSgt John . . . . . . . . 105
Ramirez,SSgtMonica . . . . 116
Ramirez, SSgt Paul . . . . . . 116
Randolph, TSgt Kevin . . . . 116
Randquist, D. . . . . . . . . . . 141
Rangel, SSgt Juan. . . . . . . . 111
Rauls, MSgt Lora . . . . . . . . 111
Raymond, SSgt David . . . . 111
Record, TSgtRobert. . . . . . 121
Redden, TSgt Howard . . . 129
Reed, SSgt Adam . . . . . . . 105
Reeman, CPT James . . . . . . 92
Reeman, CPT James . . . . . . 92
Reese, MAJ Michael . . . . . 116
Reeves, TSgt Garrett. . . . . 136
Reibolt, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reid, Vee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reigal, SRA Nicholas . . . . . 92
Renno, TSgt, Paul . . . . . . . 116
Reposa, Lorene . . . . . . . . . 144
Reposa, Robert . . . . . . . . . 144
Retland, TSgt Michael . . . 127
Richardson, MSgt Marvin . 116
Richardson, SRA Steven. . 101
Ricketts, MSG Keith . . . . . 102
Rimer, LTC Keith . . . . . . . . . 91
Rinaldi, SSgt Salvatore . . . 121
Riser, STgt James . . . . . . . . 111
Rittenhouse, Leon. . . . . . . 144
Roach, SSgt Tracy . . . . . . . 121
Roark, TSgt Gregory. . . . . . 92
Robbins, LTC Bob . . . . . . . . 92
Robbins, MSgt James . . . . 116
Roberts, SRA Aaron . . . . . 116
Roberts, SRA Gene. . . . . . 107
Robinson, MSgt John . . . . 105
Robinson, TSgt Mary . . . . 107
Robles-Diaz, SSgt Carlos . 111
Roche, Mr. Walter . . . . . . . 141
Roche, SSG William . . . . . 102
Rocheleau, SSgt Amy . . . . 129
Rochford, SMSgt Thomas 105
Rodick, SSgt Julie . . . . . . . 127
Rodriguez, TSgt Miguel . . 137
Rodriquez, TSgt Tomas. . . 111
Rogers, MSG Kenneth . . . . 99
Rogers, MSgt Kenneth Jr. . 85
Rogers, SSgt Justin. . . . . . . 116
Rognstad, SRA Aaron. . . . 105
Rohrer, SMSgt John . . . . . 133
Rolfe, SSgt Mark . . . . . . . . 107
Rollison, SMSgt Scott . . . . 107
Romano, TSgt David. . . . . 116
Romero, SSgt Jenny . . . . . 105
Rosenberg, SSgt Cynthia . . 88
Rosenberry, SSgt Charla . . 111
Ross, SRA Paul . . . . . . . . . 127
Roukema, LTC James . . . . 121
Rowan, LTC Michael. . . . . . 88
Rowan, LTC Michael . . . . . 137
Roybal, TSgt Christopher . 133
Rozum, MSgt Ann. . . . . . . 116
Rulla, MSgt John . . . . . . . . 116
Rupert, MSgt Mark . . . . . . 116
Russell, SRA Carrie . . . . . . 116
Ruybal, TSgt Mike . . . . . . . 116
Ryan, LTC Chris . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ryan, SMSgt Wayne . . . . . 123
S
Sadler, LTC Larry . . . . . . . . . 92
Sailer, CPT Tracy . . . . . . . . . 92
Saitta, CMSgt Joyce . . . . . 123
Saiz, MSgt Annette . . . . . . 129
Salazar, MSgt Gilberto . . . . 88
Salazar, TSgt Edward . . . . 127
Samora, MSgt Manuel . . . 111
Sanchez, Moses . . . . . . . . 144
Sanford, CMSgt Jeffrey. . . 127
Sanne, LTC Tom . . . . . . . . . 92
Santiago, SSgt Angel . . . . 105
Santomango, Mr. Jeff . . . . 141
Sass, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sattler, TSgt Stephen. . . . . 133
Saunders, TSG Isabel . . . . 101
Savarese, MSgt Karen. . . . 121
Sawyer, TSgt Michael . . . . 105
Scarlett, MSgt Lori. . . . . . . 137
Schara, TSgt Jeffrey. . . . . . 105
Scheller, MAJ Wayne . . . . . 85
Schenzel, SRA Colette . . . 129
Schermerhorn, SRA Terry. 111
Schillaci, SSG Frank . . . . . 102
Schlaepfer, CPT Joseph . . 123
Schlager, Lawrence. . . . . . 144
Schmidt, MAJ Leroy . . . . . 123
Schmidtline, Mr. Scott . . . 141
Schmitt, 1LT Maryann. . . . 121
Schmitt, MSgt Leona . . . . 121
Schneider, MSG Delles . . 101
Schnell, TSgt Pamela . . . . . 92
Schnoor, MSG David . . . . 101
Schnurstein, MSgt Michael . 111
Schomber, Jane. . . . . . . . . 144
Schular, MAJ Mark . . . . . . . 92
Schuler, MSgt Gary. . . . . . 137
Schuler, SSgt Robert . . . . . 116
Schultz, BG Wayne. . . . . . . 87
Schutte, SRA Michael. . . . 105
Schweighofer, TSgt Stephen. 105
Scohy, TSgt Eugene . . . . . 136
Seeba, Mr. Leo . . . . . . . . . 127
Seeley, SSgt Sean. . . . . . . . 111
Seike, SRA Kyle . . . . . . . . . 107
Sell, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seller, CPT Tracy . . . . . . . . . 93
Sellman, TSgt Morgan . . . 136
Semler, TSgt William . . . . . 117
Senko, TSgt David. . . . . . . 127
Sensistaffer, MSgt Travis . . 117
Serdock-Fiickes, SMSgt Ellen . 127
Seybert, 1LT Robert . . . . . . 88
Seymour, TSgt Walter . . . . 111
Shafer, SRA Nathan. . . . . . 111
Shafer, SSgt Mark . . . . . . . 107
Shanteau, MSG David . . . . 99
Sharkey, SRA Timothy . . . 105
Sharp, SRA William. . . . . . 105
Shaw, SSgt Melanie . . . . . 107
Shean, TSgt Michael . . . . . 111
Sherks, SSgt Steven . . . . . . 111
Sherman, CMSgt Golden . 129
Sherrill, 2LT Debra . . . . . . 123
Shetter, CMSgt Glenna . . . 85
Shetter, MAJ Thomas . . . . 106
Shipley, MSgt Deborah . . . 96
Shope, TSgt Earl . . . . . . . . 107
Short, LTC Greg. . . . . . . . . . 92
Shrader, SSgt Ty . . . . . . . . . 111
Shulman, TSgt Brandon . . 107
Shumaker, TSgt Michael . 105
Shyrock, Mr. Kelly . . . . . . . 127
Siefken, SSgt Aaron. . . . . . 117
Silano, SSgt Yossarian . . . . 117
Silvers, SSgt Travis . . . . . . . 117
Simmons, MAJ David . . . . 117
Simpson, Robert . . . . . . . . 144
Simpson, TSgt Dennis . . . 105
Singer, TSgt John. . . . . . . . 105
Singleton, MSgt Dennis . . 117
Sittig, COL Bud . . . . . . . . . . 92
Skokowski, MSgt Joseph. . 111
Slattery, Mr. Thomas. . . . . 127
Slattery, Thomas . . . . . . . . 144
Slayton, SRA Austin . . . . . 102
Sleight, SRA Ryan . . . . . . . 117
Smedshammer, TSgt Brad . 111
Smith, 1LT Donald . . . . . . 121
Smith, A1C Josh . . . . . . . . 128
Smith, Ken . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Smith, MSgt Deborah . . . 133
Smith, MSgt Donald . . . . . . 96
Smith, MSgt Jerry . . . . . . . 105
Smith, MSgt Ralph . . . . . . 127
Smith, MSgt Susan . . . . . . 133
Smith, SRA Beverly . . . . . . 129
Smith, SRA Jami. . . . . . . . . 121
Smith, SRA Jessica . . . . . . 102
Smith, SSgt Craig. . . . . . . . 129
Smith, SSgt Harry . . . . . . . 117
Smith, SSgt Stephen . . . . . 117
Smith, TSgt Darren . . . . . . 107
Smith, TSgt David . . . . . . . 130
Smith, TSgt Michael . . . . . 117
Smith, TSgt Rochelle . . 92,133
Smith, Tsgt Roy . . . . . . . . . 117
Smutz, William Jr.. . . . . . . 144
Snyder, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sokol, SRA Marc . . . . . . . . 117
Solberg, Barbra . . . . . . . . . 144
Solberg, Ralph . . . . . . . . . . 144
Solis, SSgt Andres . . . . . . . 136
Soliz, SSgt Christopher . . 128
Sommer, SRA Marty . . . . . 117
Sommer, SSgt Jeremy . . . . 117
Soto, SRA David . . . . . . . . 105
South, TSgt Michael . . . . . 117
Spaeth, TSG James . . . . . . 102
Spahr, MSgt Larry . . . . . . . 107
Spall, CMSgt Allen . . . . . 136
Spann, John . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sparks, MSgt Lloyd . . . . . . 138
Spears, MSgt Joel . . . . . . . 128
Spiegel, SRA Andreas. . . . 128
Sportsman, SMSgt Daniel 111
Sprenkle,BGDavid . . . . . . 123
Spresshardt, William. . . . . 144
Sprinkle, SSgt Kenneth . . . 133
Squire, MSgt James . . . . . . 111
St. George, MSgt John . . . 105
St. Onge, TSgt Rene . . . . . 105
Stack, A1C Denver . . . . . . 130
Stack, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Stack, SSG Jeffrey . . . . . . . . 99
Stalter, SRA Robert . . . . . . 121
Standifer, MSgt David . . . . 117
Stanley, LTC Thomas. . . . . 126
Staut, MAJ Gregory . . . . . 123
Stepanpoulis, Mr. B. . . . . . 128
Stephens, MSG Virgina . . 102
Stephenson, Alice . . . . . . . 144
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Sterling, TSgt John. . . . . . . 107
Stinnett, SRA William . . . . 133
Stinson, SSgt Trey . . . . . . . 105
Stone, LT John . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Strein, SMSgt Glen . . . . . . 111
Struwe, Mr. D . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stumpf, SSgt Wolfram . . . 130
Subervi, MAJ Lawrence . . 103
Sullivan, Mike . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sullivan, MSgt Kevin . . . . . . 88
Sullivan, SMSgt Harley . . . 117
Sullivan, SSgt Teresa . . . . . 123
Suprenant, Thomas. . . . . . 144
Surprenant, SSgt R. . . . . . . 111
Sutherland, LTC Stephen . . 85
Sutherland, TSgt Chad . . . 128
Sutton, MSgt JoAnn . . . . . . ???
Sutton, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Swanigan, SSgt John . . . . 105
Swanson, Henry . . . . . . . . 144
Swanson, SRA Ted . . . . . . 133
Swavely, SMSgt David . . . 117
Swazey, SRA Jennifer . . . . 121
Swedell, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sweet, SRA Willard . . . . . . 111
Swiers, SSgt Jason . . . . . . . 117
Swisher, TSgt Robert . . . . 136
Syko, David . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sypher, CPT George. . . . . 107
T
Tackitt, SSgt Patrick . . . . . . 111
Talbot, Robert . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tallman, SSgt Scott . . . . . . 105
Tatum, SSgt Claire . . . . . . . 121
Taylor, TSgt Harold . . . . . . 130
Teasdale, Douglas. . . . . . . 144
Telljohn, SSgt Matt . . . . . . 117
Terroux, Gordon . . . . . . . . 144
Terry, MSgt Wayne . . . . . . 117
Thacker, TSgt David . . . . . 105
Thaxton, MAJ Steven . . . . 117
Thebado, Diana . . . . . . . . 144
Theiral, SSgt Jeff . . . . . . . . 133
Theisen, TSgt Michael . . . 111
ThistlehawkRanck, SSgt Tamsen . 111
Thomas, LTC William . . . . . 99
Thomas, TSgt Danny. . . . . 111
Thompson, SMSgt McKinley. 128
Thompson, SSgt David . . . 117
Thornburg, SMSgt David . . 88
Thornton, SRA Brandon . 128
Thrash, SRA Jacob . . . . . . 128
Tillman, SSgt Mark . . . . . . 101
Timberman, Mr. Phillip . . . 141
Tipton, Ms. Brenda . . . . . . 128
Tipton, MSgt James . . . . . 107
Tittes, MAJ Pamela . . . . . . 121
Toal, TSgt Jennifer . . . . . . . . 94
Tobias, Pedro. . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tolliver, TSgt Heather . . . . 121
Toroloaiza,SSgt Felipe . . . 130
Torres, LTC John . . . . . . . . 121
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Torrey, TSgt Jonathan . . . . 117
Travis, SRA Arthofer . . . . . 109
Treadway, TSgt Brian. . . . . 117
Trebold, TSgt Dwayne . . . 133
Trein, SRA Travis . . . . . . . . 117
Trich,MSgt Henry . . . . . . . . 94
Trujillo, SSgt Benjamin . . . 111
Trumble, SMSgt May . . . . 133
Tschirley, SSgt Dana . . . . . 117
Tucker, COL Richard . . . . . 93
Tucker, Mr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tucker, MSgt Jan . . . . . . . . 117
Tucker, Richard . . . . . . . . . 144
Tucker, SRA Daniel . . . . . . 128
Tucker, SSG Carlos . . . . . . . 99
Turner, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Turner, SRA Deborah . . . . 107
Turner, SRA Jason . . . . . . . 105
Turner, SSgt Brandon . . . . 121
Turner, SSgt William . . . . . . 94
Turner, TSgt Palmer . . . . . . 111
Tussey, SSgt Matthew . . . . 117
Tuttle, MSgt Scott . . . . . . . 136
Twigg, SSgt Elizabeth . . . . . ???
U
Ulrich, Gurney. . . . . . . . . . 145
Umbaugh, TSgt Aaron . . . 107
Unwin, LTC John . . . . . . . . . 88
Urich, TSgt Ann. . . . . . . . . 107
V
Vail, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Valdez, Orlando . . . . . . . . 145
Valdez, SSgt Rudolph . . . . 130
Van Beek, CPT Scott. . . . . . 93
Vann, SSgt David . . . . . . . . 117
Varner, MAJ Dale . . . . . . . . 85
Vaughn, MSgt Franklin . . . 117
Velasquez, MSG John . . . 101
Velasquez, SSgt Kym . . . . . 96
Velez, SSgt Cruz . . . . . . . . 107
Velez, SSgt Kim . . . . . . . . . 111
Viegut, SRA Jennifer . . . . . 130
Vigil, Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vigil, MSgt Eugene . . . . . . 105
Vigil, TSgt Edward . . . . . . . 117
Villano, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vineski, LTC Robert . . . . . 124
Vitale, Jim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vizcarra, SRA Juan . . . . . . . 93
Von Ahn, TSgt Loren. . . . . 117
W
Wagner, SSgt Phillip . . . . . 117
Waibel, MSgt Mark. . . . . . 133
Waibel, SSgt Randall . . . . . 111
Waldo, A1C David . . . . . . 117
Waldo, SSgt William . . . . . 117
Walker, George . . . . . . . . . 145
Walker, SMSgt John . . . . . 105
Walker, SRA Joshua. . . . . . 117
Walker, SSgt Christopher . 117
Walter, MSgt Ruth . . . . . . . 117
Walters, TSG Kevin . . . . . . . 99
Walther, SMSgt Thomas . 105
Walton, TSgt Melia . . . . . . . 88
Warner, MAJ Tony . . . . . . . 93
Washington, SRA Gail . . . 138
Washington, TSgt Ralph . . 111
Waters, Ms. . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Watkins, MSgt Leslie. . . . . 124
Watson, Theodore . . . . . . 145
Watt-Hazen, MSgt Verdeda . 124
Watts, F.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Weber, MSgt Tammy . . . . 107
Webster, SSgt Ryan . . . . . 105
Wegerle, SSgt Nancy . . . . 128
Weickum, SMSgt James . . 111
Weigelt, TSgt Chad. . . . . . . 88
Weimer, SRA Craig . . . . . . 128
Weir, CMS Lawrence . . . . 102
Wells, Mr. Clinton . . . . . . . 128
Welsh, SMSgt Philip . . . . . 107
Welsh, SRA Michelle . . . . 105
West, MSG Karen . . . . . . . . 99
Westlake, TSgt Gregory . . 117
Weyant, MSgt Donald . . . 117
Weyerman, Wayne . . . . . . 145
White, Donald. . . . . . . . . . 145
White, MAJ Gregory . . . . . 94
White, MSgt Deborah . . . . 85
White, SSgt Robert . . . . . . 117
White, Yolanda . . . . . . . . . 145
Whitenton, TSgt William . 133
Whitley, Chuck . . . . . . . . . 145
Whitley, MSgt Philip . . . . . 117
Whitney, SSgt David . . . . 105
Wichmann, SSgt Noel. . . . 111
Wicklund, SMSgt John . . . 138
Widauf, SSgt Cary. . . . . . . 133
Wilcox, SSgt Kenneth . . . . 112
Wilhelm, Florence. . . . . . . 145
Wilhoit, MSgt James . . . . . 121
Willcox, TSgt Eli . . . . . . . . . 117
Williams, 2LT Brian . . . . . . 117
Williams, LTC Scott. . . . . . . 93
Williams, Mr. W . . . . . . . . 128
Williams, SMS James . . . . 101
Williams, SRA Derek . . . . 107
Williams, SSgt Mark . . . . . 112
Williams, SSgt Stephen . . 108
Willis, TSgt Sharon . . . . . . 138
Wilson, MSgt Lawrence . . 112
Wilson, SRA Christopher . 105
Wilson, TSgt Michael . . . . . 96
Wilt, MSgt Jeffrey . . . . . . . 128
Winans, Mr. Donald . . . . . 141
Winans, TSgt Donald . . . . 128
Winder, MSgt Vernon. . . . 117
Winfield, Mr. Willie. . . . . . 141
Wingert, Bud . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Witt, MSgt Jerry . . . . . . . . 133
Wolf, MAJ Craig . . . . . . . . . 93
Wolfram, MSgt Jeffrey . . . 112
Womack, Ms. Edrie . . . . . 128
Wood, MSG Arlyn . . . . . . . 99
Woodward, MSgt Kathleen . 108
Woodward, MSgt Robert. 121
Worrell, 1LT Pamela . . . . . . 88
Worrell, 1LT William . . . . . 132
Worthington, SMSgt Donald . 124
Wray, CMSgt Deborah. . . . 85
Wray, Matthew . . . . . . . . . 145
Y
Yancey, Dannie . . . . . . . . . 145
Young, SSgt Derrick . . . . . 117
Younger, Mr. Brett. . . . . . . 136
Z
Zangari, TSG Gina . . . . . . 102
Zenyuch, SMSgt John . . . 108
Zepeda, Mr. Jim. . . . . . . . . 117
Zigan, Mr. Steven . . . . . . . 141
Zorens, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Zosh, MSgt John . . . . . . . . . 88
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