USAFA Class of 1982

17 Oct 2021 Mark Volcheff '75 is an AOG Board Director and Chair of the Nominations Committee. He has asked that I send this to my...

This update is from Deb & Miles Kirkhuff: USAFA Class 1982 - 40th Class Reunion UPDATE #2 (as of 11/1000 Oct 21) CURRENT STATUS. I’m...

10 Oct 2021 I received an e-mail from Lt Col David Huston, Chief of the Integration Division at USAFA's Center for Character and...

23 Sep 2021 Got some news and pictures from my Doolie squadron mate Bill Harding. Here's what he had to say: Jim, As an update from me,...

16 Sep 2021 I received an e-mail from Jim Dineen today telling me about his successful summit of Mt Rainier back in June. Here's what he...

8 Aug 2021 I got an e-mail from Peter Bryant in July with some cool news. He had the honor of pinning wings on his niece at her...

Awhile back I created a blog post with some news from Cliff Hindman. Subsequently he contacted me with a couple of wonderful family...

24 Jun 2021 Last night Jim Demarest hosted a Zoom call for anyone interested in helping with the MoH project. He gave some additional...

16 Jun 2021 ​ Today Jim Demarest, President of the USAFA Class of 1982, issued this news release to the class: ​ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...

08 Jun 2021 ​ Today Lt Col Rob Sweet, USAFA Class of 1988, and Steve Phillis' wingman the day they were both shot down during Desert...

23 May 2021 I received a request to help publicize a celebration by the USAFA Cadet Drum & Bugle Corps to mark the 50th anniversary of...

23 May 2021 At the request of Jim Demarest, I sent out a survey today regarding efforts to upgrade Capt. Steve Phillis' Silver Star to...

7 May 2021 I'm saddened to report that Mary K. (McConnon) Perez's husband Emilio passed away on Wed 5 May 2021 due to complications from...

6 May 2021 On 1 May I sent out an e-mail to our class mailing list announcing the passing of Kenneth (Ken) Coon. He died on 22 April...

18 April 2021 I should have posted this a month ago when I received it, but somehow I lost it in my inbox - Sorry Mike! Mike and Gloria...

4 Mar 2021 I got a nice photo and an update from Debbie Bartz this past week. She's now retired from United Airlines and is fully engaged...

28 Mar 2021 Jim Demarest wrote to let me know about a new article in Air Force Magazine about our GBNF classmate Steve Phillis. Steve was...

25 Mar 2021 Updated 26 Mar 2021 Yesterday the Association of Graduates released the results of the 2021 election. You can read all the...

17 Mar 2021 Maj Gen (Ret) Brian Neal sent me a quick note to pass on the news of his daughter's graduation from UPT on 12 Mar 2021....

08 Mar 2021 As I think most of you know, the cadet chapel is in the midst of a five-year total renovation. The contract cost is $158M and...