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UPDATED 3/16/10 ________________________________ The Chief of Staff of the USAF has announced a new
Cyber Policy, one with "teeth" in it. Click here
to _____________________________________ The AF Communications & Information
Hall of Fame Evaluation Committee for the Class of 2010 will meet in the Pentagon on
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2010. Inductions will take place at the SAF/XC "Spring
Update" Banquet on May 13, 2010 at Andrews AFB, MD. MGen Paul Capasso (SAF/XCI) ____________________________________
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Force Communicators & Air Traffic Controllers Association Formerly
called Comprised of over 2,200 members (Communicators, Information/Cyber, Air Traffic Controllers, Air Field Managers, Maintenance, E&I & other Related Support personnel ) who have served or are serving in any communications or air traffic control unit. (This includes those who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps) Or hold or held a
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Association Links Links to News, Events, and Membership Information Click on: See snow in Myrtle Beach in February CLICK TO SEE 2010
SEE WHAT YOU MISSED IN NEW YORK In 2009 Membership Application Mailing & E-mail Address Changes On-Line New Current list of General Officer members
New
Members Report Name Change Rationale (From AACS to AF Comm & ATC Assoc, Approved September 27, 2008) PX/BX Order Form
& Contributions
AFC4A--Air Force Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Association
POLICIES: Constitution & byLaws Convention Host Guide (contact the Executive Dir or the Exec Secretary for a copy) Position Descriptions
Board of Directors Term of Office for Board Members Other Links ALL MEMBERS SHOULD SEE AF Generals & CMSAF BIOS (active & retired)
Links for finding answers to Veterans Questions
Air Force Network Integration Center- (fomerally AFCA) -Current News A Vietnam Virtual Wall. Look up names on the wall by state/city CLICK HERE Links
to Other Military Associations-Courtesy of wiredawg.net
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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 Area" for 2011. The "Manske's and Sonnenberg's" will be the hosts in 2011. UPDATED MARCH 13, 2010: The Executive Director announced today, that the Board of Directors have voted to rename our annual active duty awards for the Air Traffic Controller and the Communications/Information Professional of the Year to the "Major General Van C. Doubleday Award" for the ATC award and the Communications/Information award to the "Major General Gerald L. Prather Award". These changes not only honor General's Doubleday & Prather, but make the awards more meaningful. UPDATED March 6,
2010: To view the 2010 AF Posture
Statement, visit www.afc4a.org and click on the Posture LINK. ********************************************************************* INDEX
of Home Page Information "Members ONLY SECTION" **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** ******************************************************* 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.
********************************************************************** ********************************************************************************** AF 2008 Hall of Fame Program Andrews AFB, MD, April 30, 2008 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). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
************************************************************************************************************************ MEMBERSHIP SECTION YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO ACCESS OUR MEMBERSHIP ROSTER OR THE COMMUNICATOR. THE ROSTER WAS UPDATED On January 21, 2010 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. CONVENTION NEWS The 34TH ANNUAL Convention will be at 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. to be published soon. Click on 2010 Convention and Myrtle Beach Attreactions to see what is being planned for 2010. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE HOTELS AND LOCATIONS OF PAST AND PLANNED CONVENTIONS CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE PAST "GENERAL
FARMAN" GOLF WINNERS CLICK HERE HONORS/AWARDS The following individals have been selected for induction into the Air Force Communications/Information Hall of Fame, Class of 2010. All five (5) will be identified when officially announced by General Lord (SAF/XC) and these outstanding leaders will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at Andrews AFB, Maryland on May 13, 2010. ***** INDIVIDUALS WILL BE NAMED SOON ***** 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, 69% or 32 of the 45 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. ******************************************************** The Associations 2010 Nominee for the Air Force Communications/Information Hall of Fame is CMSgt James Sutton (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) and CMSgt William Mosley (USAF-RET). There is one other Association Member that is on the list, who was nominated thru other USAF channels; Mr. Robert Feik (Deceased). ************************************************************************************************ 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. ************************************************************************************************
Membership Report Dues renewals due by Dec 31, 2009: 251 Members whose dues are due by December 31. 2009 must renew in order to receive the June 2010 "Communicator". We have a grace period up to April 1, 2010 for dues to be paid.
Members with just 10 in front of your first name on the June 2010 or November 2010 Communicator address label, your dues will expire on Dec 31, 2010. 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. ******************************************************************************* 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. ******************************************************************************* MISSED ROLL CALL The following members/spouses have Missed Roll Call since the November 2009 Communicator and 2009 Convention/Reunion. 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
++ Burch, James O.
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. ************************************************************************** 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! ********************************************************************************************************************** **Looking For Notices** We will post appropriate type "looking for" articles for approximately 45 days after the publication of each issue of the "Communicator". ********************************************************************* AFCS &
AFCC NCO ACADEMY COMMANDANTS ******************************************************************** 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 Camp’s and the LeDoux’s 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 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 Camp’s and LeDoux’s, 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 (NOTE: ALL NAMES IN RED ARE THE CURRENT OFFICERS) 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 (AFCOMMATC) 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), Bill Mosley Air Force Liason: Gerald Prather (no longer a position) Sgt-At-Arms: Hank Sauer, Bob Rimmer, Bill Bethea, Gerald Prather (AFCOMMATC) Judge Advocate: John Milano (AFCOMMATC) Chaplain: P. C. Brown, Jim Burch (AFCOMMATC), Fr. Donald Seeks Director at Large (no longer a Board position): Vic Doyle NOTE: The AFCOMMATC Web Site Manager is Hank Sauer. This is not a Board of Director's Position. It is a appointed position by the Executive Director For more information about the Association, please Click on More Association Info
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