| Questions,
comments, suggestions should be directed to Hank Sauer, DirAACS@comcast.net If you want to send
Photos for the "Communicators", you can send JPEG photos to my email address or
mail them to Hank Sauer, 111 Carson Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7626. All original
photos that I receive by mail are returned to the sender after scanning unless there are
instructions otherwise. ***************************************************************************
PURPOSE OF THE AF Communicators & Air Traffic
Controllers Associations WEB SITE (Formerly called the AACS Alumni
Association) is to provide past and current
Air Corps and Air Force Communicators, Air Traffic Controllers, Maintenance,
Information/Cyber and other support skills with information to learn about the Association
and who and what we are. It also provides other useful information for our members
concerning our annual conventions and other important news and announcements about the
Association. Over 65% of our members have Internet access. Most
important, is the fact that we do not "sell
insurance", "barter for discounts" or "advertise any products".
We operate on annual dues ($10 per-year, which we like in two year increments to
keep the paper work down) and donations and we are in a great financial position. We
sell shirts, hats, patches, pins, etc at cost plus mailing and not at a profit and we run
our annual convention on a break-even basis, not as a fund raiser. All Board &
Committee Members are volunteers and there is no pay for anyone.

WHO TO CONTACT FOR
ASSOCIATION INFORMATION
Walt McLain:
For Information about the Association, conventions,
membership and reporting members and spouses for the"Missed Roll Call" Listing.. aacsmbrship@comcast.net
or call TOLL FREE 1-866-299-1045
Ray Sharpless: For Information about Donations, PX/BX Orders and Alumni Financial
status. rayshrplss@kc.rr.com
Hank Sauer: For Information about the WEB Site and "The Communicator", DirAACS@comcast.net
Stan Phillips: Current
Executive Director, sjpaacs@woh.rr.com
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Latest News
June 23, 2009: Congrats to BGen Ronnie Hawkins on his nomination to
the grade of Major General and to Lt. General William Lord who has been confirmed in that
rank. Good news cannot get any better than this.
June 13, 2009: See Conventions News below. We have a
signed contract with the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
(September 22-26, 2010).
UPDATED MAY 1, 2009. IMPORTANT: The Database for membership
has been purged for all members who were delinquent in payment of their dues.
December 31, 2008 was the expiration date for members who had an 08 in front of their
first name. We waited till April 30th as a grace period before removing names.
These individuals will not be on the mailing list for the June 2009 Communicator.
If you are in this category, contact Walt McLain at aacsmbrship@comcast.net or call him toll free at
1-866-299-1045 and get reinstated.
We have discontinued
sending post cards to notify members that their dues are expiring, as most are ignored or
the addresses are incorrect. We are now sending Notices for DUES RENEWALS VIA EMAIL
THEREFORE YOU MUST KEEP YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CURRENT. Approximately 35% of the emails
in our database are incorrect. MEMBERS CAN UPDATE THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS BY ADVISING THE DIRECTOR FOR MEMBERSHIP AT
aacsmbrship@comcast.net or you can
use this on-line link Mailing
& E-mail Address Changes for changes. Visit the membership roster Click here to see to see the year when your dues expire
(the number in front of your first name) and also see what email address we have listed
for you in our membership database.
UPDATED APRIL 16,
2009: The Air Force
Communicators & Air Traffic Controllers Associations Communications/Information
Professional of the year for 2009 is SrA Stephen T. Janson. He won the award while
stationed with the 31st Comm Sq, Aviano AB, Italy and is now stationed with the 87th Comm
Sq, McGuire AFB, NJ. I had the opportunity to see him receive the Air Force award,
by Lt. General William Shelton, SAF/XC at Andrews AFB, MD. I also had the
opportunity to meet his Commander. We expect to see him at the 2009
Convention/Reunion in Grand Island, NY in September, where we will also honor him.
The Air Traffic Controller of the year has not yet been selected.
FOR NON-MEMBERS: YOU CAN LOOK
UNDER FEATURES TO VIEW THE NOV 07 AND THE JUNE 08 ISSUES OF THE COMMUNICATOR (YOU do not need a user
name or password).
*****IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT *****
Our name has been
officially changed in the State of our Incorporation and with the IRS, please make
checks out for Membership Dues, PX/BX items or Donations to the "AF COMM & ATC ASSOC.
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INDEX
of Home Page Information
**Features**
"Members ONLY SECTION"
(For viewing and downloading the Membership "Roster" or
the Current "Communicator")
**Convention
News**
**Honors/Awards**
**Active Duty
News & Leadership Changes **
**Alphabetic
Listings of Locations/Comm Units**
**Missed Roll
Call**
**How to
Join**
**General
Information/News**
**Looking For Notices**
**Alumni
History/Information**
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FEATURES
FOR NON-MEMBERS: The June 2008 & the November 2007 Communicators are
on the web site. You are welcome to see what we publish twice a year. TO SEE THE JUNE 2008 COMMUNICATOR CLICK HERE . TO see the NOVEMBER 2007 COMMUNICATOR. CLICK HERE. YOU DO NOT NEED A
USER NAME OF PASSWORD TO VIEW THEM. They tell you lots more of who we are and its well
worth the visit.
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See "Berlin Airlift GCA"
under "other Links" below on the left hand side of this page. See the GCA
(MPN-1) Approach to Templehof over 60 years ago. or click here: Berlin Airlift GCA Run,
Please be patient, it may take a few seconds to load and requires a movie
viewer, such as Windows Media Player in order to play the movie
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AF
2008 Hall of Fame Program
Andrews AFB, MD, April 30, 2008
Click Here
Please be patient, this is an
extremely large file (84 Mb) and will require a movie viewer, such as Windows Media Player
in order to play the movie. In many cases, depending on the speed of your internet
connection, it may be easiest to download the movie (right click on the link to the movie,
click Save As and save it to your hard drive and then play the movie from your hard
drive).
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
See a Great old Air Force Tribute to the "Boy's in Blue"
Click here: USANewSongSalutesAFBlueL.wmv
Please be patient, it may take a few seconds to load
and requires a movie viewer such as Windows Media Player in order to play the movie.
The movie is old, but worth watching.
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The Pentagon
9/11/2001 Memorial Dedication.
Click Here
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MEMBERSHIP
SECTION
YOU MUST
BE A MEMBER TO ACCESS OUR MEMBERSHIP ROSTER OR THE
COMMUNICATOR.
THE ROSTER WAS UPDATED On MAY 28, 2009 (as of MAY 28, 2009) You can read The Roster in the PDF format or
in Microsoft WORD or it can be downloaded to your computer. If you view the ROSTER,
you can use View to enlarge the text to 100% - 150% to read the listings better. The
"COMMUNICATOR'S" ARE IN A PDF FORMAT ONLY.
If you do NOT have Adobe Reader loaded on your computer, there is a FREE link to
download Adobe Reader from our download page. The Roster will usually be updated AT LEAST
quarterly. Click here to go to the ENTER USER NAME AND PASSWORD PAGE. IF YOU
CANNOT REMEMBER IT, CONTACT HANK SAUER AT DIRAACS@COMCAST.NET
OR SEE A COPY OF A PAST ISSUE OF THE COMMUNICATOR.
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CONVENTION
NEWS
GRAND ISLAND, NY (near
Niagara Falls) IS THE SITE FOR THE
2009 ANNUAL CONVENTION, September 23-27, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Resort. Click here for: A snap shot of Grand Island,NY
There is a signed contract in place for 2009. We will be adding more photos and other
information to this link in the coming weeks and will have all the necessary forms and
other convention information uploaded no later than April 1, 2009.
The Convention committee has a signed contract
for the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC, The
dates are Wednesday September 22 to Sunday noon, September 26, 2010. Bill
& Pauline Bethea are the 2010 hosts. PLAN NOW ON COMING, THERE IS MORE TO DO,
THAN JUST GOLF. STAY TUNED FOR EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS AFTER THE 2009 CONVENTION.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE HOTELS AND
LOCATIONS OF PAST AND PLANNED CONVENTIONS CLICK HERE
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15th Biennial GEEIA-MDA-EI
WORLDWIDE REUNION
October 8-11, 2009
at the Oklahoma City, Biltmore Hotel.
Contact Jim Street
(streetjames@att.net) or Drrell Getchell (304teamchief@geeia.net)
or visit www.geeia-mda-ei.org for more information
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HONORS/AWARDS
The following individals have been
selected for induction into the Air Force Communications/Information Hall of Fame, Class
of 2009. All eight (8) of these outstanding leaders will be inducted into the Hall
of Fame at Hilton Mark Center, Alexandria, VA on December 11, 2009.
Lt Gen (Ret) William J. Donahue
(LM AF Comm & ATC Assoc)
Lt Gen (Ret) John L. Woodward (LM
AF Comm & ATC Assoc)
Maj Gen (Ret) George P. Lampe
(Member AF Comm & ATC Assoc)
Maj Gen Gerald L. Prather (Ret)
(LM AF Comm & ATC Assoc)
Maj Gen John T. Stihl (Ret) (LM
AF Comm & ATC Assoc)
Brig Gen Duncan W. Campbell (Ret)
(Member AF Comm & ATC Assoc)
Brig Gen Charles B. Jiggetts
(Ret) (AFC4A)
Colonel Gil Sentimore (Ret)
(AFC4A)
Click here AF Hall of Fame
to see the
Founders listing and all those inducted from 1999 to date. NOTE: The current
selectees may not yet be posted. To see an individual's career summary, click on the year
of induction.
Since the Hall of fame
was created in 1999, 65% or 26 of the 40 Inductees have been or are Association Members.
Some incumbents passed away before 1977 when the Association was formed.
Association members
wishing to nominate other members for this high honor (AF Comm/Info Hall of Fame) should
click on the Hall of Fame Policy link on the left hand side of this home page. The
criteria for selection is Air Force Policy. The Association policy is how we review
and approve any nominations to forward to the Air Force. This is an Air Force Program that
we have been invited to participate in. The Association can nominate no more than
one person each year. See the inside front cover of the Communicator for the
name and addresss of the Hall of Fame Committee chairman.
ALSO SEE THE POLICIES
FOR NOMINATING MEMBERS FOR THE HALL OF HONOR AND FOR THE LIFE ACHIVEMENT AWARD.
"IF YOU DON'T DO IT !! IT WON'T HAPPEN !!
The Board of
Directors do not have the authoriy to approve any award that is NOT submitted by a member
and processed through the Hall of Fame and Hall of Honor Committee.
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The Associations 2009 Nominee for the
Air Force Communications/Information Hall of Fame was CMSgt Willian
Mosley (USAF-Ret). In addition to Chief Mosley, we have several Association
nominees that remain on the Candidates list but not yet selected. The Association
nominees still on the list are: MSgt Joseph Duffy and (USAF--Ret),
Col Garland Hilton (USAF-Ret). There is one other Association Member that is
on the list, who was nominated thru other USAF channels; Mr. Robert
Feik (Deceased).
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ACTIVE
DUTY HONORS PROGRAM
The Association has instituted an
honors program for our active duty air traffic controllers and our
communications/information professionals. The Hq Air Force Air Traffic Control
Function and a Air Force Communications Function (not known what role the new AF
Center for Network Integration will have after the current reorganization) select from the
major air commands and/or joint commands, an outstanding enlisted airman to be honored by
our Association. The two selected airman the "Enlisted ATC Manager of the
Year" and the "Communications/Information Professional of the Year" will be
presented with a trophy (an engraved Eagle), a two (2) year membership in the Association
and a certificate. Presentations will be made at our annual convention banquet each
year. This program is keeping with our mission statement and core values to honor
those outstanding airman serving in today's Air Force.
2006
2007
2008
SrA Joshua A. Matias (ATC)
SrA Sara O'Brian (ATC)
SSgt
Kevin M. Killoren (ATC)
SSgt Jacob Flores (Comm/Info) SSgt Jaclyn Rutan
(Comm/Info) SrA James R. Pettet (Comm/Info)
2009
(Not yet selected (ATC)
SrA Stephen T. Janson (Comm/Info)
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Lt. General William Lord
has been selected to replace Lt. General Shelton as the SAF/XC. General Lord is a Life Member and a strong supporter of the Association. We
wish General Lord much success in his new position as the Air Force continues to
"reinvent" itself.
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Membership Report
Current Active Members: 2270 (as of Feb 20, 2009)
Dues renewals due by Dec 31, 2008: 445
Members whose
dues are due by December 31. 2008 must renew in order to receive the June 2009
"Communicator".
Members with just 08 in
front of your first name on the November 2008 Communicator address label, your dues will
expire on Dec 31, 2008. New members and renewing members will have dates like 0310 in
front of their first name, which in this case indicates that dues expire on March 31,
2010. We have changed the system to help prevent all dues expiring on December 31 of
each year. It also insures a full year of credit for each $10 paid for each new/renewing
member.
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ALPHABETIC
LISTINGS OF LOCATIONS/COMM UNITS
Updated
February 26, 2008
Alphabetic
listings of LOCATIONS where Communication Unit
designators were assigned has been posted. Members are
requested to review this listing and submit to Hank Sauer at DirAACS@comcast.net any additions or changes. This is an
imperfect listing and your HELP is solicited. As an example, many Vietnam
and Thailand locations and units (Groups, Squadrons, Detachment and/or Operating
Locations) are missing. Locations are listed under categories:
Africa, Alaska, Canada, Caribbean, CBI, Europe, Mexico, No. Atlantic, Pacific, So.
America, UK and US. Many of the locations MAYBE listed in the wrong
category. It was very hard to tell what country or area a lot of the WWII locations
were in. Your HELP is again needed to make this an accurate
listing. "CLICK HERE" for accessing the
microsoft word listing. IF YOU RECEIVE A MENU SCREEN ASKING FOR A USER NAME AND
PASSWORD, CLICK ON CANCEL.
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MISSED
ROLL CALL
The
following members/spouses have Missed Roll Call since the November 2008 Communicator.
Notify
Walt McLain at aacsmbrship@comcast.net of
those who have missed roll call.
NOTE: All
names that have an ++ in front of their name, were not listed in the
November 2008 Communicator
(this listing
will be used to prepare the Memorial Service of individuals who have MRC since the last
Convention)
AIREY, PAUL (1ST CMSAF)
** Bauman, A. W.
** Cassity, James S.
** De Bord, Mrs Wallace (Anna)
** Gallant, Norman
** Geffen, Howard
** Goggins, William F.
** Green,
Sam, BGen
** Haley, Wendell P.
** Moffat, David L.
** Mosley, Rev. Cyrus P.
** Payne, (Brown) Doris
** Pugh, Robert L.
** Schuman Mrs. Maury (Joan)
HOW
TO JOIN
If you hold or held an Air Corps or Air Force Specialty code as a communicator, information
(networks, programmer, systems, visual, multimedia, combat camera, etc), cyber, air
traffic controller or assigned to a communications and/or air traffic control unit in any
skill (commander, administrative, crypto, teletype, radio, radar, nav-aids electronic
maintenance, etc), you are eligible to become a member of this great Association. We
would love to hear from you. You can click on MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION on the upper left hand side of this home page for
an application, either to download or to join On-Line. Membership dues are currently
$10 per-year, payable in two year increments. Dues are planned to remain stable for
the next few years. If you need more information, you can contact Walt McLain, our
Director for Membership at aacsmbrship@comcast.net or if you want
to talk to Walt, call 1-866-299-1045 Toll Free
The Association publishes two issues of
its official Publication, the "Communicator" a
year, one in June (which includes convention information, forms, etc) and one in November
(with photos of the convention). "The Communicators"
contain Association reports, news and lots of personal stories and
photos from our members. Members
and Non-Members are welcomed to see what
we publish twice a year. CLICK HERE to see the June 2008
Communicator. CLICK HERE to see the November 2007
Communicator. Other than the PX/BX items we sell at cost
plus shipping, we do not advertise, barter for discounts or endorse any products. The
"Communicator's" have become the "glue" that holds our
Association together. Each issue runs around 72 pages, with 24 pages in
color.
When you join, and
our Director for Membership receives your dues payment, we will mail you a copy of
the Membership Roster and a copy of the latest Communicator. More often than
not, you will receive two copies of the AACS Communicator if we still have copies on hand
from the previous issue. REMEMBER ONCE YOU JOIN
------"YOU ARE THE AFCOMMATC ASSOCIATION"
"TYPICAL
COMMUNICATOR COVERS"
 
GENERAL
INFORMATION/NEWS
New Snow-Bird Policy for mailing Communicators. If you are a SNOW-BIRD, PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW POLICY.
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NOTICE: IMPORTANT: When using the "CLICK ON"
to go to an INTERNAL web site page from this Home page, you
may receive a menu screen asking for a "User Name and/or Password"... if so,
just click on CANCEL.......(Except for
the membership roster, where you do need a user name and a password. See our old
newsletters or the new AACS Communicator for the current user name and password).
John Watson, Chair of the BOD Nominating
Committee has a new email address: jdcfwat@comcast.net.
Nominations for the Board should be sent to John.
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: We want
your stories and photo's FOR THE AACS COMMUNICATORS. Try to keep stories to one
page. Send to Hank Sauer, at 111 Carson Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7626 or email stories
with JPEG attachments to DirAACS@comcast.net
Submit early as first in first published is the process due to the many stories and
photos we receive. Photos that are mailed will be returned if requested.
View The Online
Scrapbook to see pictures from past events and activities. The scrapbook also contains
information on how to submit pictures for display.
From the Air Force Communications Community
Archives you can view the outstanding leadership that we have had over the years for AACS,
ACS, AFCS, AFCC, AFC4A, AFCA & AFFSA. Visit the
Leadership List page now!
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**Looking For Notices**
We will post
appropriate type "looking for" articles for approximately 45 days after the
publication of each issue of the "Communicator".
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AFCS &
AFCC NCO ACADEMY COMMANDANTS
Click here: NCOA
Commandants.doc
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ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION HISTORY/INFO
Based on the offical
change of our Association name, effective on September 28, 2008. we will add all
historical facts and other information after this date as the: "Air Force
Communicators & Air Traffic Controllers Association"
The AACS Alumni Association was
formed on September 30, 1977. Larry and Doris Camp were visiting Dux and Pearl LeDoux in Eunice, LA in the fall of 1976 when the subject of old WWII friends
came up. Larry and Dux were assigned to the 5th AACS Wing in Europe . What began as an
invite to a "Poker Weekend" in Columbus, Ohio, (Larry and Dux were part of a
London, England Poker group for AACS Det Commanders) to be hosted by Larry and Doris
Camp, resulted in what turned out to be the "first AACS Annual Reunion".
The Camps and the LeDouxs contacted as many old friends as they
could, who in turn contacted others, who in turn made more contacts. A large number of ex
"AACS Troops" and their spouses made their way to Columbus and the result was
the formation of what is now one of the strongest Air Force Alumni Associations going. The
name "AACS Alumni Association" was adopted as the official title and was of
course derived from the Army Airways Communications System (AACS) and the Airways and Air
Communications Service (AACS) organizational titles. Individuals who were part of the
first "Convention/Reunion" had been assigned to AACS units before, during and
after WWII, the Korean War and up to 1961 when AACS became a Major Air Command and was
renamed the "Air Force Communications Service (AFCS). Over the years, because the
missions were basically the same, the AACS Alumni Association, expanded membership to include AFCS, AFCC,
AFC4A, AFCA, AFFSA, other Major Commands up to and including
today's Air Force Organizational structure. Over the
years, the Association was incorported in the state of Michigan and obtained 501 (c) (19)
IRS approved status. There is an annual convention held in different cities each
year. Our conventions usually begin on the last Thursday of September (taking into
consideration the Jewish High Holidays) and end on the following Sunday after a
Get-Away-Breakfast and short briefing on the next years convention. We do not
advertise, barter for discounts or endorse any products. We manage the Association
on membership dues and member donations.
What "AACS"
stands for: In 1938 the
Army Airways Communications System (AACS) was formed. During WWII, for a short time
it was renamed as the Army Airways Communications Wing and then the Air Communications
Service, but that only lasted 9 months, when the clamor reached the halls of the Pentagon
to retain the AACS designation and it was renamed as the Airways and Air Communications
Service (AACS) in 1946. This new designation was also a better fit due to the high volume
of airplanes now flying thru US and US controlled airspace and the need to control
"airways". In 1961 AACS was elevated to Major Air Command status and it
was renamed the Air Force Communications Service (AFCS). This designation remained
until 1979 when it was again renamed as the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC). AACS basically stands for both the Army Airways Communications System and the Airways and
Air Communications Service. The old blue original AACS Logo is our official
Association logo.
The Mission of the AACS
Alumni Association is to foster continued awareness of the Air Force
Communications & Air Traffic Control missions previously accomplished by AACS, ACS,
AFCS, AFCC, AFC4A, AFCA, AFFSA , other Major Air Commands and todays Air Force
organizational structure. To provide a forum for educational and humanitarian
services, to renew & make new friendships and to exchange ideas of common interest
concerning people and activities associated with Communications and Air Traffic
Control. To fully support the goals and missions of the United States Air Force and
to honor each year at our annual banquet, the Air Traffic Controller of the Year and the
Communications/Information Professional of the year (selected by the Air Force in grades
of E-1 - E-5). Of significant importance is to ensure that a viable Alumni
Association is in place for those serving today.
The AACS Alumni Association is an IRS approved 501 (c)
(19) Tax-Exempt Organization. We DO NOT sell insurance or barter for discounts. The
PX/BX items (hats, shirts, jackets, patches, etc) we stock are sold to members at cost
plus shipping and our volunteer host manages the annual convention on a "break
even" basis. Our Dues are minimal, currently $10 per-year, payable in two year
increments. The membership dues are planned to remain as is for at least the next 4
to 5 years. The IRS
approved 501 (c) (19) Authorization has been transferred to the AF Comm & ATC
Association and the name change has been registered with the State of Michigan where we
are Incorporated.
From the Air Force Communications
Community Archives you can view the outstanding leadership that we have had over the years
for AACS, AFCS, AFCC, AFC4A, AFCA & AFFSA. Visit the Leadership List page now!
HOW WE BEGAN
The AACS Alumni Association
was formed on September 30, 1977. Larry and Doris Camp were visiting Dux and Pearl LeDoux in Eunice, LA in the fall of 1976 when the subject of
old WWII friends came up. Larry and Dux were assigned to the 5th AACS Wing in Europe .
What began as an invite to a "Poker Weekend" in Columbus, Ohio, (Larry and Dux
were part of a London, England Poker group for AACS Det Commanders) to be hosted by
Larry and Doris Camp, resulted in what turned out to be the "first AACS Annual
Reunion". The Camps and the LeDouxs contacted as many old friends
as they could, who in turn contacted others, who in turn made more contacts. A large
number of ex "AACS Troops" and their spouses made their way to Columbus and the
result was the formation of what is now one of the strongest Air Force Alumni Associations
going. The name "AACS Alumni Association" was adopted as the official title and
was of course derived from the Army Airways Communications System (AACS) and the Airways
and Air Communications Service (AACS) organizational titles. Individuals who were part of
the first "Reunion" had been assigned to AACS units before, during and after
WWII, the Korean War and up to 1961 when AACS became a Major Air Command and was renamed
the "Air Force Communications Service (AFCS).
Eligibility to be a member was for an individual to
have served in any capacity in an AACS or ACS organization. In 1995 and again in 2002,
eligibility was expanded to include any service as a communicator, air traffic controller,
maintenance or other support skills in the Air Force Communications Service (AFCS), Air
Force Communications Command (AFCC), Air Force Command, Control, Communications &
Computer Agency (AFC4A), Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA), the Air Force Flight
Standards Agency (AFFSA) and any Major Air Command, past or current, including the AF
Reserve and Air National Guard units.
In addition to the Camps
and LeDouxs, some other notables who were key players in the formation of the Alumni
Association were: Eugene
"Flash" Gordon, Haskell "Hack" Neal, Ken Klise, Paul Haas, Dick
Dickerson, John Hoff, Glenn Turner, Don Donnell,Ted Carlson and George Yunker. This group, along with many others not mentioned here, set the standards
that are sill in place today. Each member wishes to thank each and every individual who
took part in the early days of our Alumni Association and helped to make it what it is
today.
The first Board of Directors were:
Executive Director: Haskell "Hack"
Neal
Executive Secretary: Mary Louise Gordon
Treasurer: Paul Haas
Publicity: Jean Winbigler
Newsletter Editor: Ted Carlson
Ham Radio Coordinator: George Walborn
Nominating Chairman: Larry Camp
In addition to the first Board
of Directors, Regional Representatives were also created to coordinate and recruit ex-AACS
members in the different parts of the country (Regional Representative positions have been
eliminated):
Initial Regional Representatives:
Ken Klise and Glen Turner (Northwest)
John Hoff (Rocky Mountains)
Gene and M.L. Gordon (So. California)
John Stevenson (Southwest)
Larry Camp (Midwest)
Dick Dickerson (Greater Washington D.C. area)
Max Mankofsky (New York
Over the years, the composition of the Board has
changed and the following individuals have served on the Board of Directors: Current Incumbents are listed in RED
Executive Directors:
1977-1978 Haskell "Hack" Neal
1979-1980 Bob "Dick" Dickerson
1981-1982 Joe Beler
1983-1984 Don Donnell
1985-1986 Wally Bailey
1987-1991 Bob Brewer
1992-1993 Cal Venable
1994-1997 Jasper Vaughn
1998-2001 Richard "Hank" Sauer
2002 - 2005 Dick Frye
2006 - 2007 Richard "Hank"
Sauer
2008
- Stan Phillips (AFCOMMATC)
Vice Directors:
Randy Randall, Bob Leske, Maurice Schuman, Gil Kania, Stan
Phillips & Bill Bethea (AFCOMMATC)
Treasurer:
Paul Haas, Bob Brewer, Barney Glettler and Ray
Sharpless (AFCOMMATC)
Executive Secretary:
Jean Beler, E.O. Wogstad, B. Clair Lofchie, Ed Evans, Mary Lou Fitzpatrick and Bob Akard (AFCOMMATC)
Publicity:
Maxine Porter, Nancy Donnell, Shorty Bailey, Vietta "Offie" Dowd, Chester
Hankins, Ed Hooker, Wilbur McCracken, Rich Kao and Dan Morabito (no
longer a position)
Newsletter Editor:
Betty Doyle, Wally Bailey, Vietta "Offie" Dowd, "Smitty"
McClellan, Mary Venable, Dewey McClellan, Ted Carlson and Hank Sauer
(
Communicator
Editor/Publisher: Ted Carlson and Hank Sauer
(AFCOMMATC) NOTE: Editor/Publisher is now one
Position.
Historian: E.O.
Wogstad, Dewey McClellan, Hank Sauer, and Gene Sheridan (AFCOMMATC)
Ham Coordinator:
George Walborn, Dewey McClellan, Ed Evans and George Reeves
(AFCOMMATC)
Membership (was
initially performed as an extra duty in the Executive Secretary position):
Ted Carlson, C.B.
"Mac" Maginnis and Walt McLain (AFCOMMATC)
Director of Information:
David Moore (AFCOMMATC)
Air Force Liason: Gerald Prather (no longer a position)
Sgt-At-Arms: Hank
Sauer, Bob Rimmer, Bill Bethea, &
Gerald Prather (AFCOMMATC)
Judge Advocate:
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