The Fort Warren Express
The Fort Warren Express The Newsletter of Ft. Warren Flight No. 54 Order of Daedalians P.O. Box 9647 F.E. Warren AFB, WY 82003 Volume XXXVI, Issue 1
January 2018
Flight Captain – Jerry Champlin, Vice Flight Captain – Dick Morrison, Adjutant – Rich Burger, Vice Adjutant – Steve Foster Treasurer – Kent Nelson, Vice Treasurer – Steve Anderson, Chaplain – Tom Logan, Provost Marshall – Derek Fisbeck This is a private organization. It is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and it has no governmental status.
2018 Officers
Flight Captain’s Corner Happy February 2018. For those of you that missed the January Flight Meeting missed a small presentation from the 153rd Wing Commander. Col Walrath has been a friend of mine for many years and we worked together on several of the challenges facing the Air Force and National Guard. I think everybody would agree the demands of the Military have grown exponentially since 9/11. The continuous deployment schedules followed by other requirements has not helped our Military Members of all services. I am excited again for my guest speaker for February meeting will be LtCol Todd Davis from the 187th Airlift Squadron. LTC Davis has just returned from the AEF Deployment to the Middle East where he served as the Director of Operations for a combined C-130 Airlift Squadron. I know LTC Davis has deployed several times in his career not only in support AEF requirements but as a member of the National Guard. He has deployed in support of fighting Wild Fires, Hurricane relief for several years, floods throughout the United States, and many more natural Disasters. The Guard is always ready! The manning of the entire Air National Guard can fill an NFL Stadium for one game. Roughly around 104,000 strong with the most dedicated members. Can you tell my back ground?? I know there has been a ton of work done of the Flight’s roster in the past couple of weeks and I just wanted to say thank you to everybody that helped with the roster. Please don’t forget to call Steve if you are planning or not planning to attend the February Meeting. Almost forgot the most important part of February is Valentine Day!! Hope to see you at the Meeting!!
Jerry Champlin
Next Meeting Tuesday, February 13, 2018 @1130 Location: ANG Dining Facility Light Meal $13.00 RSVP NLT February 9 to: Steve Foster 307-638-2120 or [email protected] SPECIAL NOTE: Please let Steve know if you are coming OR NOT. This will keep him from trying to call you for your status. February Program: 187th AEF Deployment Notes from January’s meeting Our guest speaker was the Wing Commander for the 153rd Airlift Wing, Col. Justin Walrath. He started by introducing himself; he was on active duty for ten years as a KC-135 pilot at Grand Forks, ND. After that, he was hired by American Airlines, where he is a First Officer, and he joined the Air National Guard as a traditional Guardsman. He worked his way up becoming the Operations Group Commander and then into his current position. Talking about the Wing, he said someone in it is always deployed and the member with the greatest number of deployments is 15. Aircrews, who are currently deployed, will come back to Cheyenne on Saturday the 13th. The modified C-130 that was in town recently, Left on the Thursday the 11th on its way to Eglin AFB, FL. It has four new Rolls Royce T56-3.5 engines, NP 2000 eight blade props, and an electronic propeller controlled system. These upgrades will result in
increased performance, fuel efficiency and reliability. While at Eglin, the aircraft will undergo further testing with the new engines and props, which Col. Walrath said has already happened. He will be going there to find out why the aircraft performance charts won’t be redone to reflect the increased performance the engines and props produce. A point was made that if the charts aren’t going to be changed, then why go to the time and money to reengine the aircraft? He said he flew this bird during the firefighting season and with the better performance, it felt like the aircraft weighed 20 to 25, 000 pounds lighter. He added that by the year 2020, all aircraft should have the capability to talk to one another electronically and there will be a diminished need for Air Traffic Control. Col. Walrath then talked about the Wing personnel. He said that they are increasing the number of recruiters from five to 11. He added that the young millennial recruits are outstanding. As expected, the aircrew members are good in every category and I suspect they are very motivated. The air traffic control personnel are good as they can get six figure salaries on the outside. Additionally, the nurses and med techs are good as well. Switching to the requirements that the Guard personnel have to complete, it is the same as the active duty force. Col. Walrath pointed out that the traditional Guard person spends 24 days plus their two-week stint per year as compared to their active counterpart who is on duty 24/7/365. He said there is not no doubt who has more time to complete all the requirements. Some of the requirements will be reviewed and reduced to those that are required by regulation or instruction. He wrapped up by saying the number one priority for the Wing is the mission. He compared the data on the laptop of an Army Cobra Helicopter, which contains mission related items to what is on a C-130 laptop, which is regulations. So which laptop is more mission essential?
Treasurers Report November 2017 Balance Forward 10587.36 Income Lunch 273.00 Dues(20x2) 60.00 Postage 34.00 367.00 Adjustment 51.63 Expense Lunch 264.00 (264.00) Net Change 154.63 End Balance 10741.99
Of Interest Events from 100 Years ago: 08FEB1918 – The Stars and Stripes is published for the first time 15FEB1918 – German submarine sinks first American troop ship off Ireland 18FEB1918 – Esscadrille Lafayette disbands with pilots going to 103rd Aero Squadron. 03FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores sixth victory 04FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores seventh victory 05FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores eighth and ninth victories 12FEB1918 David Putnam has an unconfirmed claim 16FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores tenth victory 16FEB1918 Jens Larson scores third victory 19FEB1918 Frank Baylies scores first victory 19FEB1918 Jens Larson scores fourth victory 28FEB1918 Francis Magoun scores first victory
And a little bit of humor… Here's another one from the wacky minds of our Military controllers at Namao. A bit of Background is in order: CFB Edmonton (Namao) is a military field just outside of Edmonton. All aircraft touching down at Namao require a PPR (Prior Permission Request) number, and have to recite it to the controller at first contact. One day, we were sitting around listening to the scanner, when a Tomahawk from a local flight school announced inbound for circuits. The controllers asked for the PPR #, and the pilot said they didn't know about one. We expected the aircraft to turn away, but the controller cleared them right-base for 29. We now pick up the audio from this momentous day: Tomahawk: "F-XAA is final 29, touch and go." Tower: "XAA is cleared touch and go, 29". <Several more circuits later...> Tomahawk: "F-XAA is final 29, touch and go" Tower: "F-XAA is cleared touch and go, 29. How many more circuits were you planning on making?" Tomahawk: "We though we'd make one or two more." Tower: "Roger. I just wondered because we were calculating your landing fees, and you're up to $13,000 now." Tomahawk: "THAT WAS OUR LAST ONE!!!!!" Tower: "Just kidding. Next time, read your flight supplement."
January 2018
Flight Captain – Jerry Champlin, Vice Flight Captain – Dick Morrison, Adjutant – Rich Burger, Vice Adjutant – Steve Foster Treasurer – Kent Nelson, Vice Treasurer – Steve Anderson, Chaplain – Tom Logan, Provost Marshall – Derek Fisbeck This is a private organization. It is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and it has no governmental status.
2018 Officers
Flight Captain’s Corner Happy February 2018. For those of you that missed the January Flight Meeting missed a small presentation from the 153rd Wing Commander. Col Walrath has been a friend of mine for many years and we worked together on several of the challenges facing the Air Force and National Guard. I think everybody would agree the demands of the Military have grown exponentially since 9/11. The continuous deployment schedules followed by other requirements has not helped our Military Members of all services. I am excited again for my guest speaker for February meeting will be LtCol Todd Davis from the 187th Airlift Squadron. LTC Davis has just returned from the AEF Deployment to the Middle East where he served as the Director of Operations for a combined C-130 Airlift Squadron. I know LTC Davis has deployed several times in his career not only in support AEF requirements but as a member of the National Guard. He has deployed in support of fighting Wild Fires, Hurricane relief for several years, floods throughout the United States, and many more natural Disasters. The Guard is always ready! The manning of the entire Air National Guard can fill an NFL Stadium for one game. Roughly around 104,000 strong with the most dedicated members. Can you tell my back ground?? I know there has been a ton of work done of the Flight’s roster in the past couple of weeks and I just wanted to say thank you to everybody that helped with the roster. Please don’t forget to call Steve if you are planning or not planning to attend the February Meeting. Almost forgot the most important part of February is Valentine Day!! Hope to see you at the Meeting!!
Jerry Champlin
Next Meeting Tuesday, February 13, 2018 @1130 Location: ANG Dining Facility Light Meal $13.00 RSVP NLT February 9 to: Steve Foster 307-638-2120 or [email protected] SPECIAL NOTE: Please let Steve know if you are coming OR NOT. This will keep him from trying to call you for your status. February Program: 187th AEF Deployment Notes from January’s meeting Our guest speaker was the Wing Commander for the 153rd Airlift Wing, Col. Justin Walrath. He started by introducing himself; he was on active duty for ten years as a KC-135 pilot at Grand Forks, ND. After that, he was hired by American Airlines, where he is a First Officer, and he joined the Air National Guard as a traditional Guardsman. He worked his way up becoming the Operations Group Commander and then into his current position. Talking about the Wing, he said someone in it is always deployed and the member with the greatest number of deployments is 15. Aircrews, who are currently deployed, will come back to Cheyenne on Saturday the 13th. The modified C-130 that was in town recently, Left on the Thursday the 11th on its way to Eglin AFB, FL. It has four new Rolls Royce T56-3.5 engines, NP 2000 eight blade props, and an electronic propeller controlled system. These upgrades will result in
increased performance, fuel efficiency and reliability. While at Eglin, the aircraft will undergo further testing with the new engines and props, which Col. Walrath said has already happened. He will be going there to find out why the aircraft performance charts won’t be redone to reflect the increased performance the engines and props produce. A point was made that if the charts aren’t going to be changed, then why go to the time and money to reengine the aircraft? He said he flew this bird during the firefighting season and with the better performance, it felt like the aircraft weighed 20 to 25, 000 pounds lighter. He added that by the year 2020, all aircraft should have the capability to talk to one another electronically and there will be a diminished need for Air Traffic Control. Col. Walrath then talked about the Wing personnel. He said that they are increasing the number of recruiters from five to 11. He added that the young millennial recruits are outstanding. As expected, the aircrew members are good in every category and I suspect they are very motivated. The air traffic control personnel are good as they can get six figure salaries on the outside. Additionally, the nurses and med techs are good as well. Switching to the requirements that the Guard personnel have to complete, it is the same as the active duty force. Col. Walrath pointed out that the traditional Guard person spends 24 days plus their two-week stint per year as compared to their active counterpart who is on duty 24/7/365. He said there is not no doubt who has more time to complete all the requirements. Some of the requirements will be reviewed and reduced to those that are required by regulation or instruction. He wrapped up by saying the number one priority for the Wing is the mission. He compared the data on the laptop of an Army Cobra Helicopter, which contains mission related items to what is on a C-130 laptop, which is regulations. So which laptop is more mission essential?
Treasurers Report November 2017 Balance Forward 10587.36 Income Lunch 273.00 Dues(20x2) 60.00 Postage 34.00 367.00 Adjustment 51.63 Expense Lunch 264.00 (264.00) Net Change 154.63 End Balance 10741.99
Of Interest Events from 100 Years ago: 08FEB1918 – The Stars and Stripes is published for the first time 15FEB1918 – German submarine sinks first American troop ship off Ireland 18FEB1918 – Esscadrille Lafayette disbands with pilots going to 103rd Aero Squadron. 03FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores sixth victory 04FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores seventh victory 05FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores eighth and ninth victories 12FEB1918 David Putnam has an unconfirmed claim 16FEB1918 Wilfred Beaver scores tenth victory 16FEB1918 Jens Larson scores third victory 19FEB1918 Frank Baylies scores first victory 19FEB1918 Jens Larson scores fourth victory 28FEB1918 Francis Magoun scores first victory
And a little bit of humor… Here's another one from the wacky minds of our Military controllers at Namao. A bit of Background is in order: CFB Edmonton (Namao) is a military field just outside of Edmonton. All aircraft touching down at Namao require a PPR (Prior Permission Request) number, and have to recite it to the controller at first contact. One day, we were sitting around listening to the scanner, when a Tomahawk from a local flight school announced inbound for circuits. The controllers asked for the PPR #, and the pilot said they didn't know about one. We expected the aircraft to turn away, but the controller cleared them right-base for 29. We now pick up the audio from this momentous day: Tomahawk: "F-XAA is final 29, touch and go." Tower: "XAA is cleared touch and go, 29". <Several more circuits later...> Tomahawk: "F-XAA is final 29, touch and go" Tower: "F-XAA is cleared touch and go, 29. How many more circuits were you planning on making?" Tomahawk: "We though we'd make one or two more." Tower: "Roger. I just wondered because we were calculating your landing fees, and you're up to $13,000 now." Tomahawk: "THAT WAS OUR LAST ONE!!!!!" Tower: "Just kidding. Next time, read your flight supplement."
