| Posted on 4/5/02 by: Chris Fritz
Hey Alo!
As you can see, my e-mail address has changed and I want to see if you will grant access to this lowly civilian. Things are going fine, another month left in school, I'm interviewing with Northrop-Grumman Ship Systems next week, wish me luck. Hopefully in a couple of months I'll have another home address to send you. The new site looks great! Take care.
Fritzie
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| Posted on 3/27/02 by: Sharif Abdrabbo
Alo,
Nice to see the class web site back in operation!!! Looks like
there have been quite a few changes. What's the deal? What happened to all
the other stuf that used to be on there (reading recomendaitons, class
roster, etc.)?? Will those items return?
How are things with you? Stil working on your JD? I'm planning on starting
on mine this fall. I'm getting out this summer (24 JUL). I've applied to a
dozen schools for the full-time program and am waiting to hear back.
Let me know how things are going.
Regards,
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| Posted on 3/23/02 by: Russ Bowen
Just another day at the office (if you're in the CG, you won't learn much by reading this) ...
One of our units, Station Destin (FL), has had the 47' Motor Lifeboat Standardization Team on board for the last couple days. The "Stan Team" is evaluating the station on their procedures, training, maintenance, etc. Since the team is a HQ unit, we from the Group always observe the drills. A night or two in Destin on the government during Spring Break -- it's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Let's see ... I could be doing this, or I could be in a foxhole in Afghanistan ...
The 47' MLB is the larger boat doing the towing. The boat being towed is the 41' Utility Boat, this particular one built in 1979. We just got the 47 last year--it's brand new and totally modern. It's a lot of boat, better than most of our coxswains. It'll roll over 360° and come back up. Not without problems, but it will keep the crew alive in heavy weather. "In the unlikely event the cabin were to [fill with water]," the windows would shoot off to give them an egress route. Actually I think it's because of the cabin's watertight integrity that the boat needs a system to blow the windows off against the force of the water pushing in, say if it were going down. Station Destin lost a 41' UTB with all hands in Destin Pass some years ago, which closes from time to time due to heavy surf. So they were an obvious choice to receive one of the new heavy weather boats.
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| Posted on 3/17/02 by: Russ Bowen
Hello everyone!
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| Posted on 3/13/02 by: Chris Fritz
Hey Alo
I wanted to send you my new e-mail address so that I can still be reached. I'm finishing up school in may, and on the lookout for employment in mechanical/project engineering--so if anyone has a good lead he/she is not following, would you please forward it my way.
thanks
Fritzie
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| Posted on 1/2/02 by: Brandon Stack
Hey Alo,
Thanks for keeping up this website and hope you had a great Holiday season.
Don't know if you got my previous e-mail before the holidays, but I was wondering if you have any contacts at GE Lighting in Cleveland through family or friends? I am trying to do the networking thing to get an Engineering type job out there to be co-located with my girlfriend. If not, that's cool.
Also, what do I use for the user name and password for the class roster now?
I just heard back from Jay Main and Suzanne who just got back from a Caribbean cruise.
Hope things are going well for you at Case Western.
Take care,
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| Posted on 12/2/01 by: Pattie (Tate) Kutch
Alo! Awesome job with the website. I have found a few of your MIAs (myself included.) I'm currently at Group Honolulu as Deputy; got married, no kids (I have to raise my husband first :) Christina Deleon is a D14 JRCC controller; married and due any day now. Lara Allison is at graduate school at Indiana University. She's married and just had a baby. Stephanie Pendergrass is married (now Santos) and living outside Seattle. She has 2 adorable little boys. Desi Atnip is the D14 Public Affairs officer. Brendon Ritz is a Reserve LT controller at D14 JRCC. He and Marine helicopter wife Erin just had a little girl (Grace Leilani). Big brother Gannon is very proud. I'll check in every once in a while. Great job!
Thanks for all your hard work,
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| Posted on 11/22/01 by: Chris Rotella
Alo,
Good day, I wanted to tell you the Dedication page you created for Bobby is very moving and appropriate. I was wondering if you posted the letter from Bobby's parents to our class?
Take care,
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| Posted on 11/10/01 by: Anna Zukas
Hi Alo,
I just finished my MBA at Tuck, and I'm working at Ford Motor Co. in one of the Leadership Programs. My boyfriend, puppy, and I now live in Michigan. Do you know how I can send my updated address to the Alumni Association? Thanks, and hope all is well .. Anna
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| Posted on 11/8/01 by: Pete Gassan (CGA '92)
To the Class of 94,
There are some great engineering positions available at the engineering firm I work for. The engineering firm is called Dewberry & Davis. The company's headquarters is in Northern Virginia and is involved with Architecture/Building Design, Building Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, Design-Build, Environmental, Geodigital, Geoenvironmental, Geotechnical, Interior Design, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Planning, Project Management, Solid Waste Management, Surveying, Water Resources Planning and Engineering, Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering and Wireless and Telecommunications Infrastructure.
The company is looking for ex-CGA officers for various engineering positions and they asked me to track down some other officers that are getting out or have been out.
I departed the Coast Guard as a LT last June and started work as a project manager in the environmental department. The department is expanding into the facilities engineering arena which is what they hired me for. The company is great and I enjoy the challenging projects.
If you are interested or know of anyone else that is interested from your class or another, then send me a resume. Take a look at the company's website www.dewberry.com and then give me a call. By the way....the pay and benefits aren't bad also.
Pete Gassan, P.E.
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| Posted on 11/6/01 by: Jason Swim
Hey Alo. Just wanted to see how things were going. I went to San Fran a couple weeks ago and saw Hursta and Slayton. Last week, I saw Todd Bardin, he lives in Louisville, about two hours from me. how are things going? How do I get into the site to see stuff?
Jason
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| Posted on 10/20/01 by: John Quach
Hey Alo,
Hope law school is going well. I just wanted to update my closs roster information. I am still going to the Univeristy of Houston and trying to finish my MBA in MIS by late next year and now working at ABB which is an engineering company for oil, gas, and energy.
Johnathan
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| Posted on 10/16/01 by: Brian & Laura
Hello Everyone,
Since Megan and Ken Backes just had a brand new baby girl (name Madison for those that didn't know...more to follow) and have their hands a little full, I finally broke down and decided to help with the class notes. Hopefully Laura will help as well. I have to send them in to the editor by Oct 20th, so if you have any info you would like to share please send it in.
Thanks. We look forward to your replies.
Brian and Laura
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| Posted on 10/13/01 by: Toby Olsen
I just "pulled" my letter for separation in light of the recent attacks...my conscience weighed heavily.
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| Posted on 10/7/01 by: Marc Thibault What ups everyone? I hope this email finds every one in good health. I imagine everyone that is still in will be really busy for awhile. I was driving by the Pentagon last week and I saw the "crash site". TV does not do justice to the size of the gash in the side of the Pentagon. Thank goodness the hijackers hit the bomb hardened side of the Pentagon. Marc
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| Posted on 9/25/01 by: Dan Pickles Hey Alo, how's it going? I haven't been too social lately, but great job on trying to keep the class together and informed. I just switched jobs, as you can see, and am now in sunny (not!) Astoria, OR. A couple of observations from your roster. I didn't see John Pruitt's name on there. He is now OPS on the BOUTWELL. I saw him at P-OPS school, and actually talked to him on the radio a couple of times while we were both bobbing out in the middle of the Pacific. Also, I noticed you have Cathy Gross as MIA and a civilian. The last I heard, she was a BM1. Pretty weird, huh? Anyway, I hope all is going well for you. Keep up the good work!
Peace,
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| Posted on 9/21/01 by: Sharif
ALCOAST 394/01
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| Posted on 9/20/01 by: Russ Bowen
Congrats to my fellow Coasties on your new home!!!
In case you missed it (?!), the President tonight created the Office of Homeland Security, an idea many years old and long overdue.
The Coast Guard will step out from the "M" umbrella and get back to its core missions of guarding the coast, securing the ports, saving lives, and enforcing the law. For the non-coasties receiving this, "M" is the USCG abbreviation for the marine safety component of our service. Marine Safety deals primarily with the maritime transportation system, which was likely the prime mover that landed us in the Transportation Dept in the 60s. One famous M-derived commandant asked why our boarding teams fighting the drug smugglers needed to carry weapons. He was successful in disarming the marine safety inspectors and investigators -- until just this week, when the amnesia was cured and their port security functions came back to the forefront.
To everyone I've addressed who does not wear the Coast Guard uniform, support this change at every opportunity -- in your place of business, at the dinner table, and at church. This change will restructure the government to more effectively respond to today's threats.
Congress opens hearings tomorrow, and Senator Lieberman says this will go forward (I knew there was a good reason to keep him in the Senate) -- it's only a matter of working out the details. Personally, I wouldn't mind if some functions (aids to navigation, marine inspection) were civilianized. The rest of the service will sharpen their focus on the task of defending our homeland. This is a good day. The first day on the road to Victory.
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| Posted on 9/15/01 by: Alo
Proud To Be Americans: Coast Guard cadets organize a moving salute to patriotism
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| Posted on 9/14/01 by: Todd Bardin
God Bless America.
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| Posted on 9/13/01 by: Sharif Abdrabbo
Alo, in light of recent events, I think our class should endeavor to account for all our members. I have info from Chase Landon that Rick Baumgartner was in the Pentagon at the time and made it out okay. Darren Eicken was at work in Lower Manhattan and saw everything. Work and life have been adversely affected but he is alive and well.
I know we have many classmates that have since moved on and am concerned that some of them may have been on the planes hijacked or inside the buildings hit by them.
Let us pray that all of our friends and classmates emerge from this unhurt.
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| Posted on 9/10/01 by: Scott Smithers
Alo,
Update on the Campus Pizza fire for the class notes. Here's a link to the New London Day's article on the recent events:
Scott
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| Posted on 8/31/01 by: Chris Thorpe
Alo, we have a recent addition to the Thorpe clan:
Alessandra Sophia Thorpe
Mom and daughter doing great. Dad too proud to go to work...for at least 3
weeks...
If there is any room in the class baby album - throw us in there. Hope all is
going well. Later - Chris, Vallisa, & Alex
[Alo's note: Done. Congratulations, Mom & Dad!]
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| Posted on 8/27/01 by: Scott Smithers New London landmark Campus Pizza burned down on Wednesday. Details are sketchy, but the fire apparently started in the liquor store and spread to the pizzeria. It is unknown whether Campus will be resurected or not. Will keep you updated.
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| Posted on 8/24/01 by: Alo
News you can use:
"Academy Welcomes 125th Class"
"Aiming high; Summer AIM program gives students taste of life in Coast Guard Academy"
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| Posted on 8/17/01 by: Josh Wittman Hey Alo and all Brenda, JT (Joshua Thomas) and I are out in San Diego, I'm CO, CGC LONG ISLAND. JT turns four next week. We love it here...San Diego rules. Mark Macanga marries Bobette Burdick on 01 Sep, which will be a gathering of '94 fools in Rice Lake, WI for what will be a memorable weekend. Chris Thorpe and his lovely wife Vallissa are here in San Diego as Activities SD Surface Ops. They are expecting a little one in a couple weeks. Josh
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| Posted on 6/13/01 by: John Pruitt I just graduated from Old Dominion University with a Master's in Engineering Management, and I am on my way back to Alameda to be OPS on BOUTWELL. Ahh 378!! See you guys on the West Coast. |
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| Posted on 5/14/01 by: Paul Hennelly
Alo,
I just finished my MBA at Univ of Miami and am heading to a job with a Private Equity/Leveraged Buyout Group in Naples, FL. I will be in New York most of the summer working at my new firm's LI office before heading back down to Naples in August.
Steve Burdian is heading to Key West this summer to take command of Padre.
Sauce got married to Patty last month in Boca Grande (aka "Bubba Land") and will take command of Matagorda next month.
Knots and Frances are doing well and working on becoming real estate moguls of South Florida. Knots is taking command of Maui this summer.
Hope everyone is doing well. |
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| Posted on 3/11/01 by: Sharif Abdrabbo
Survived another Mardi Gras! It was the first one for my wife Jennifer. She was amazed at the masses of people and how nutty they get for cheap beads!! We rode on the CG float in Bacchus this year! It was awesome!
We also saw some classmates who passed through for Mardi Gras. I saw Jason Swim, who is now a financial planner for Fidelity in Ohio. His wife is finishing up med school and they are both doing well! Jason has a big beard and looks a lot like Ted Kazcynski (Unabomber). I also saw Kirk & Michelle Kinder. Kirk works for the Motley Fool and is loving it.
I also saw Darren Eicken (blast from the past!). Darren is now a tax attorney with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in NYC. He got his master's in tax law a year ago from NYU (No.1 in the U.S. for tax law according to U.S. News & World Reports). He bills out at $500 an hour and is making apprx $120K a year! How's that for a comeback story!?! He is really doing well for himself and has come a long way since leaving the Factory.
Hope the rest of '94 is doing well and encourage you all to visit and post on the class website and let your classmates know what you are up to!
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| Posted on 2/24/01 by:
John Kennedy
Married to Bobbie, two daughters; Oliva and Marissa. Going CO Afloat on CGC Drummond. |
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| Posted on 2/9/01 by:
John Dettleff
I'm in my first year of a 2-yr Masters in Public Policy program at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Upon graduation, I report to the Academy in the Fall of '02 as an instructor in the Government major. |
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| Posted on 2/3/01 by:
Russ Bowen
Hey Alo! Great website. Here's a photo of me and my dog, Bismarck. We were at Lake Tahoe about Jan 3, 2001. I was visiting my family in the Bay Area. Russ |
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| Posted on 1/25/01 by:
Scott Smithers
Alo, |
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| Posted on 1/23/01 by:
Chris Fritz
Hello Alo Sorry to be terse (I know you lawyer types like words that noone else in this world uses everyday) yesterday, but I had drill down flash-backs when I tried to remember the commandant's name. Anyway, I'm alive and well living in Memphis, TN. I'm married, have a house and four dogs--no kids yet. (Tina and I are that weird demographic that have dogs first so we don't screw up our first child too badly) I've gone back to school seeking a mechanical engineering degree--my first degree was in human resources, business is evil--and should graduate in the spring of '02. Our address is ...
All is well and we should be in Memphis until '04, then we're headed for the coast (Gulf) to collect more degrees and build our home. Later [Alo's note: You think I use incomprehensible jargon??? Check out Kurt Virkaitis' research interests and then see what you think! Yikes!] |
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Posted on 1/17/01 by: Sharif Adrabbo It's kind of long-winded but there is some really good stuff in here! Speech by Admiral James M. Loy |
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Posted on 1/10/01 by: Sharif Adrabbo "The Salute" |
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| Posted on 1/5/01 by:
Jeff Whealton
Alo, I hope all is well and that you had an excellent holiday season. [Alo's note: All's well, and Christmas was great! Thanks for asking.] Anyway, I just wanted to give you a couple of updates on your roster. Brent Durbin is actually IN the Coast Guard. He is a LTJG who works at Atlantic Area (Aow). James Houck is the XO on the USCGC ELM in North Carolina. Kevin Chandler is out. Last I heard, he was getting his MBA at Columbia. Strphen Van Essendelft is also out and is a civilian working for an engineering firm at Virginia Beach. And Dan Ostergaard works at COMDT (G-IPA) but will probably be getting out in September. Take Care! |
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| Posted on 1/1/01 by:
Alo
Folks, has anybody seen Bob Beers' memorial fountain at the Fisher House in Bethesda? Let us know how it looks. Send pictures if you've got any. If you're looking for a charity to support, here's a great one:
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| Posted on 1/1/01 by:
Anthony Davis
Hey, Alo! Hope all is going well for you - the site looks great. I was just scanning through your M.I.A.'s, and I don't have much, but: Not listed MIA, but Mike Barner JUST moved to CEU Providence, RI (he might not have even reported in yet). The e-mail address probably will not change. Matt Smith got out right at the 5-year point. I'm not sure where he went (maybe back to South Dakota), but he called me on his last day to say hi, or perhaps goodbye. I'm pretty certain that George Grills went off to grad school for marine engineering. I talked with him at Hampton Roads, and later I saw he was selected. No idea where he went though...maybe Michigan like some others did. Rob Keister went to UConn to be a CGA Chemistry Instructor and should be finishing this summer. I don't know what Beth is doing. Anyway, I don't hear much, but I thought maybe this little bit might help. Happy New Year! -Anthony |
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| Posted on 12/30/00 by:
Alo
OK, folks, here are a few odds and ends for your consideration. First up is "The Curse of Can-Do " by Anne Laurent of GovExec.com, who says "... the Coast Guard has been compared to a Swiss Army knife. But after decades of accepting new missions without receiving requested resources, the Coast Guard is losing its edge." Next, an item about protecting yourself from e-commerce fraud entitled "Credit card fraud - it was easy " by Bob Sullivan at MSNBC (who says not to use a debit card online, for example). Last, I've decided to make free cga94.com e-mail addresses available to you. Just go to the roster page to sign up. |
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| Posted on 12/20/00 by:
Terry Vogler
Alo, I can solve some of the MIA's. Mark Golden is in Denver, CO and out. His email is [see roster page] . Dan Ostergaard is at HQ. His email is [see roster page] . Stacey P. is OPS on Northland. I don't have an email for her. Mike Hursta is getting his MBA at Cal Berkeley. He is out and his email is [see roster page] . Shawn Slayton is getting his MBA at UC Irvine and of course is out. His email is [see roster page] . Chris Carter is at HQ. His email though is [see roster page] . Clive Duesbury is in the British Royal Navy on the HMS Illustrious (ac carrier). His email is [see roster page] . He plans on getting out in the next year and is engaged to a Mexican girl. Their wedding will be in Jul 01. Hope all is well. Terry [Alo's note: All's well, Terry. Thanks for asking.] |
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| Posted on 12/12/00 by:
Sharif Adrabbo
Alo, here's some excellent work by Russ Bowen. This article appears in the current issue of the Naval Institute "Proceedings" magazine and won 1st Prize for the CG essay contest. Please post this! [Alo's note: This one's worth reading, folks.] Here's yet another interesting article for you to post. Thanks! Keep up the good work and the studying! |
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| Posted on 12/8/00 by:
Alo
Coast Guard Reservists May Deploy To Gulf By Stephen Trimble WASHINGTON (Nov. 29, 2000) -- A Coast Guard Reserve unit is preparing to deploy to the Persian Gulf to guard U.S. Navy vessels moored inside Persian Gulf harbors, a senior Coast Guard official said today. |
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| Posted on 12/5/00 by:Todd Eichberg Alo, hey this is Todd. How are you doing? I'm working at Merrill Lynch now as a financial consultant. I got out of headwuarters this past summer and relocated to Charlotte, NC.
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| Posted on 12/5/00 by:
Alo
Remember last year's fuss over Article 88 of the UCMJ? Looks like Algore & Wilhelm von der Shlickmeister do, and the press is noticing how we military types don't like our Perpetrator-in-Chief's truth-challenged sidekick. Boy am I glad I'm retired.
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| Posted on 12/3/00 by:
Alo
Greg Magee was quoted in a recent Military.com article about Coast Guard SWAT-type training.
Fighting Violent Migrants WASHINGTON (Nov. 21, 2000) -- Facing a rising threat of machete-wielding, spear-throwing migrants floating towards U.S. shores, some Coast Guard crews soon may be equipped like SWAT teams and trained like Marines. Adapting new forms of self-protection gear, non-lethal weapons and crowd control tactics to the Coast Guard's watery needs is the focus of a new task force known as Project Ericson, said Lt. Greg Magee, a migrant interdiction specialist at the agency's headquarters here. The project's staff is canvassing military units, including Marine Corps non-lethal weapons experts, and police SWAT teams for tips, he said, and ultimately hopes to open an internal think tank on such topics. Project Ericson's staff also is working with the Pentagon's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, he said. Crowd Control on the Water "There is a lot of equipment out there," Magee said, but the Coast Guard's challenge is to learn how it can be adapted for use on the ocean. Some conventional forms of crowd control are useless on boats, he said. Firing sticky foam onboard a vessel, for example, might paralyze a violent crowd, but also would render them unable to swim if they fell overboard. The aim of the project, named after a Coast Guard aviation pioneer, is to counter a spiraling trend of violence toward the agency's boarding teams patrolling for illegal migrants off Florida and California. In early June, one Coast Guard interdiction team was doused with gasoline as it boarded a homemade raft off the Florida coast. Others have faced migrants flailing spear-tipped bamboo poles, oars, rocks and machetes. The New Professional Smuggler Agency leaders suspect the escalating violence is due to the emergence in Cuba and China of a new industry of professional smugglers who would rather risk their living cargoes' lives than face arrest, Magee said. Against such new threats, he said, Coast Guard crews are woefully ill equipped. A typical boarding team wears only bulletproof vests, exposing their arms, legs and head, he said. And a team is armed only with short-range pepper spray, handguns and rifles, which can be used only in extreme situations. What Project Ericson seeks is body-length protective gear and non-lethal weapons that can be used at between 10 and 20 feet, he said. "Smugglers are very adaptive to our tactics,"
Magee said, "so we have to be adaptive as well." |
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| Posted on 11/15/00 by:
Vernon Kipp
Hello to everybody. I am working in San Jose for a Semi-conductor Equipment Company. For anyone interested on life in San Jose drop me a line. I hope everyone is doing well. |
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| Posted on 10/30/00 by:
Johnathan & Teresa Quach
My wife and I just moved into our new house in Friendswood, TX in the Clear Lake area near NASA. A very nice, quiet area except for the heat, humidity, and mosquitos, but that's life in Texas. I hope everybody is doing well in the class. Good to hear that our foreign exchange students are doing well overseas. Hi, Kasem and Azhar. Whatever happened to Roberto Mendoza? Norman Chang-Diaz? Anybody know because I was curious how those fellas are doing too. Johnathan |
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| Posted on 10/19/00 by:
Ric Boston
Alo, I have never submitted any input to your page except to update my roster information. This should probably go under the forum section, but I am unable to currently access that section for whatever reason. The current way the passover system for the DOD and CG has made me mad enough to write letters to my state senators and congressmen. I encourage you to also write your congressmen and senators, if you do not like the system. We continue to kick out people that want to stay in the service when normal attrition (8%) would take care of the problem. The federal mandates require us to kick out people based on a percentage. I believe this should be changed that allows the selection board the ability to pick out members that are not fit for service. Selections boards kick out people that may have had one minor mistake/comment on an OER or may even have a spotless record. Taxpayers spend thousands on recruiting to entice people to join the service only to have them leave because they do not like it. Why not keep the people that do a good job and are dedicated to the service. When I was stationed in Norfolk, I served with Navy O-3 pilots that had been passed over for O-4 and were going to school at night to get their MBAs. They were due to graduate in June and had commercial jobs lined up. Then Kosovo happened and they were not allowed to leave the service until after the conflict. They were sent overseas, not promoted, they had to drop their classes and forego their civilian jobs until after the conflict. Basically the service is saying we need you to fight for your country but we do not think you are good enough to be promoted. We all probably have similar stories and situations, about friends and classmates that have been passed over. Not sure if we can change the system but I think it is worth my effort. Thanks |
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| Posted on 9/12/00 by:
Matt "Flapper" Fay
Should be departing scene w/in the next 18 months... |
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| Posted on 9/3/00 by:
Azhar Jumaat
Hi again, I'm in Perak, Malaysia. Still with the Royal Malaysian Navy, serving as chief engineer onboard a missile corvette. I have some contact info for Kasem Niamchay. He is in Thailand. I think he is commanding a patrol ship. Hoping I've made things clearer for everybody especially Alo. [Alo's note: Mission accomplished, Azhar!] Ciao. |
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| Posted on 9/3/00 by:
Azhar Jumaat
Hi everyone, I really don't know how to start. Just glad to know that most of us are doing fine. Things are not easy over here. [Alo's note: Where's "over here"?] Anyhow, I'm surviving. Got married already. About 2 yrs ago. Congrats to those who already did. Pls send some news to my e-mail add. Go Bears! |
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| Posted on 8/21/00 by:
Bill Dinkelmann
Lori and I were released from HQ in June... Promptly grew a beard as a rookie civilian. We spent some time with family in the Midwest this past summer and I also took a backpacking and rock climbing course for outdoor educators with the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming. Currently living in Holland, MI: I'm teaching high school zoology, botony, and personal computing classes as a first year teacher, while Lori is working as a project manager at a local environmental consulting firm. Drop us an e-mail if you need more info. We hope to close on our house on August 31, 2000. Adios, |
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| Posted on 8/21/00 by:
Jon Ballweber
Sacramento is great. Stop by and say hi sometime, we'll leave the light on for ya. I'm only going to be here for 2 more years, then off to Kodiak! [Alo's note: Jon's got a home page.] |
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| Posted on 8/6/00 by:
Mark Moland
Hey Alo, Glad to hear that the page is up again. FYI Nate Himes left the CG and is now in med school in Florida. I will get you his e-mail. Mark |
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| Posted on 1/4/00 by: Alo Hey, folks ... help me finish the Bob Beers Memorial page, please.
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| Posted on 1/3/00 by: Sharif Abdrabbo Read the attachment and see a fine American, LT Carl Messalle, quoted by CNN.com
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| Posted on 12/7/99 by: John Pruitt
Hey what's up?
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| Posted on 12/6/99 by: Jeff Whealton
Hello Alo, [Alo's note: Fixed it. Thanks!]
Keep up the good work!
LTJG W. Jeff Whealton
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| Posted on 11/28/99 by: Scott Smithers
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| Posted on 10/20/99 by: Sharif Abdrabbo Alo, please post this msg and a congratulations to our classmates that were selected for command.
LT Sharif Abdrabbo |
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| Posted on 10/20/99 by: Ryan Cook If you're ever in the San Jose, CA region, drop me a line. Anybody is welcome.
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| Posted on 10/20/99 by: Alo Want a good book to read, but sick of Oprah's list? Try ours.
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| Posted on 10/15/99 by: Alo Our Alma Mater is listed in the Princeton Review .
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| Posted on 6/22/99 by: Alo Konsen The forum page is up and running, as is a new feature I call "Sound Off!" Chris Fetters also sent me pictures from Bomber's party.
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| Posted on 6/20/99 by: Alo On May 3rd, Sharif Abdrabbo sent me a message about who's getting out , but I forgot to post it until now. The formatting was goofed up, so if anybody sees errors please tell me.
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| Posted on 6/18/99 by: Brian Norberg I will become a long-haired freak as of August 25th when I report to my next duty station: University of Maryland at College Park!
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| Posted on 6/14/99 by: Alo Konsen I thought you might find "A Stupid Person's Guide To Life " and a list of oxymorons funny.
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| Posted on 6/10/99 by: Lee Rosenbaum Stopped working mid June ... out in August ... moving to Boston. Start grad school at MIT for 2 year MBA program. Fair winds & Following Seas, '94.
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| Posted on 6/4/99 by: Ryan Cook OK....I have a friend looking for a Director of Marine Operations for a harbor cruise company in Chicago. I told him I'd post the note to the class web page rather than spamming a bunch of people. I know nothing about the company, nothing about the owner other than he's a pretty hard-driving 40 year old, and I get absolutely nothing from this besides my friend's thanks. I do know that my friend Laury is a good guy and has helped me out in the past. If you're interested, give Laury a call or send him an e-mail. Thanks for your time.
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| Posted on 5/28/99 by: Alo They say we're not sending ground troops into Kosovo. If that's so, why did the Defense Logistics Agency just put in an order for 9,000 purple hearts ?
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| Posted on 5/27/99 by: Chris Fetters Alo, I just got a promotion. Could you please update my job title at Medical Automation Systems to: Senior Systems Engineer. I am serving as an internal consultant to the company working with both the sales divisions and the development team on the mission of the company. We bring new data management tools to market for Point of Care Testing within hospitals all over the country. The job includes a lot of travel but I am having a great time. I was in San Francisco earlier this week, Phoenix now; next week, Jackson, MI, Charlottesville, VA, and Boston. After that, New Orleans for a week. I am working on a bunch of cool projects including a new consulting division within the company. Anyway, that's the quick news from here... oh, yeah settlement on a house at the end of June. Hope this message finds you well. Let me know how you are doing. We missed you at Rick's party. Regards, Chris
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| Posted on 5/7/99 by: Alo I've been collecting some interesting stuff for awhile, and I've added a link to it from our links page. Just thought y'all might be interested. I also found an article about attrition on the Parents' Association site (written by the CGA Supe), and some service academy rankings according to U.S. News & World Report. |
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| Posted on 5/5/99 by: Alo Here are some banner ads I found on the World Wrestling Federation web site (I went digging after reading this at Fred's Place). I'm reminded of a jingle I heard long ago on Sesame Street: "One of these things is not like the other ..."
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| Posted on 5/3/99 by: Susan (Croke) Morgan Hey Folks! Landed on my feet. Always do. Contact me and tell me how it is in the Real Guard. |
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| Posted on 4/27/99 by: Rick Baumgartner Here is a quick reminder about the party. Please get your RSVPs in to me by this Friday. I need to get an accurate head count for planning purposes so tell me how many people you will be bringing. You don't necessarily have to respond to the negative but If you are planning on coming, I need to know. I will send out a personalized e-mail next week to the people that are coming to give directions, what to bring/wear, etc. If you verbally told me you were coming, please respond to this e-mail, in case I forgot. |
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| Posted on 4/20/99 by: Anthony Davis Alo- The web site is still looking great! I met up with George Grills - he's not MIA... Still at MSO Hampton Roads in CVS - I bet ggrills@msohamptonroads.uscg.mil would work. Also, I know someone who ran into Arex Signey at Port Ops School in Yorktown - he changed his name to Arex Avanni when he got married...apparently 1/2 his name, 1/2 her name. I think this person told me he was at MSO Morgan City now. I saw James Houck very briefly at Yorktown the other week - tried to catch up with him later but kept missing him. He was apparently pipelining into a 180' XO job, and I think he told me it was the COWSLIP... Oh, George told me John Mickett is also at MSO Hampton Roads, but he is getting out of the CG very soon to go to some RA position at the U of Washington (State) for Marine Science... I also know Rich Sundland is at D8 in the planning section - haven't actually spoken with him, but he has been POC on a few things. Oh yeah - I also just met a pilot at AIRSTA Clearwater that said Sean Cross, Chris Conley, and I think Mark Vislay are all H-60 pilots there! I had no idea how much I knew! Just trying to help - guess I should have been paying more attention when all of these people were telling me things!!. Later! -Anthony :-) |
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| Posted on 4/19/99 by: Alo I did a quick count a few days ago, and it looks like a lot of us are unsure about our Coast Guard careers. Based on responses from the roster page , I created a pie chart that you might find interesting. I also found some stuff worth knowing about retired military pay on the TROA web site. Last item ... passed over? On Ready Reserve status? Read ALDIST 274/98 if you want to use your "get out of jail free" card. |
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| Posted on 3/29/99 by: Rick Baumgartner I am planning a party for our Class that is located in the DC area on the weekend before Memorial Day Weekend. If you are not local, you are still invited. The invite is to anyone who was either present for the group picture on July 9th, 1990 or who walked across the graduation stage on May 18th, 1994 or anybody in between that was ever a member of the Class of '94. You may bring a date/spouse and/or your children (if applicable). I want to limit it to these parameters because there are plenty of boneheads in other classes that many of us don't like. If, however, your date/spouse falls into this category, they are exempt from the last rule and are still invited. The tenative date for this party is May 22, 1999 from noon-????. It will be at Lake Montclair in my development about 30 minutes south of DC in Virginia. This party/get-together/cookout/drink-up/wrestling match/whatever is to commemorate our end of commitment time/5 yr reunion/getting out/wetting down/drying up/whatever. The lake is very clean and pretty big (i.e. 2 square miles). Swimming, Beach Volleyball, Basketball, Fishing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Rowing (BYOB...Bring your own Boat) No motorized vessels except pontoon boats with trolling motors. There is also a nice little playground for the youngsters or the really, really drunk folk. There is a Holiday Inn Express and an Econolodge 2 miles down the road if you're interested in staying overnight. If you are interested in attending, RSVP ASAP or else I'll have 3 and 30s for all No-Fo Rangers on the floating diving platform. Ah yes, I remember it fondly...Pat Smith during swab summer..."If you're early, You're on time. If you're on time, You're late. If you're late, You're screwed!". Well same applies here. RSVP by April 30th. I would prefer responses sooner but I know our classmates..."If you wait till the last minute, it only takes a minute" Bomber P.S. I'm sure I missed plenty of people. Sorry! Please forward to any classmates I missed. |
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| Posted on 3/29/99 by: Joe DuFresne We've put together a team here at HQ to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Alexandria, VA in June. We will be raising money for the ACS and walking/running in Bob Beers' name. If anybody would like to sponsor one of the team members please contact them or me. Here's who's on the team:
Joe DuFresne All the money raised by our team goes to the ACS in Bob's name and we will send a note to his parents informing them of what we're doing. If you would like info on the Relay for Life, the ACS homepage is http://www.cancer.org
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Posted on 3/17/99 by: Cale SmithI did the www.bigriders.com site for Kirk Kinder and Mark Golden a few days ago...they're trying to raise money for the Lung Association to cycle across country this summer, and they need some serious exposure. Could you add a link somewhere to the '94 homepage for 'em? [Alo's Note: Click on the two bicycling nuts at right.]
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| Posted on 3/12/99 by: Scott Smithers If anyone is interested in making a contribution to the American Cancer Society in memory of Bob Beers, send your contributions to:
American Cancer Society Write "In Memory of Bob Beers" in the comment section. The ACS will then send a note to Bob's parents letting them know that a donation was made in his honor. |
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| Posted on 3/8/99 by: John Walthall Alo, please post [this message about a Social Security-related pay error] to the class web site. I thought I'd better let you guys know about this, you might want to check it out. Please pass it on to the military folks who you know were on active duty in 1994. Wally |
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| Posted on 3/8/99 by: Darren Eicken Does anyone need a roommate for the DC / MD / VA area beginning the end of May or early June?
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| Posted on 3/7/99 by: Alo Here's some info on the Anthrax vaccine you'll be getting soon. |
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| Posted on 3/5/99 by: Alo More news about your pay (including how much you get when you retire) and possible tax relief if you own a home ... check it out . |
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| Posted on 3/2/99 by: Leslie Ryan CGA Class Webpage contacts, About two weeks ago, I sent you all an e-mail recommending that your respective websites establish a section for "Job Opportunities" that would allow CGA grads to "post" contacts at civilian companies who could help other CGA grads find positions. I hope you are interested in the concept. The forwarded e-mail is another Company interested in CGA grads. Please post the information provided if you do establish the "Job Opportunities" section. The author of the e-mail, Melissa Howard, is my sister, and has an integral role in hiring for Radiant Systems. This is a technology based company with TONS of opportunity. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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| Posted on 2/27/99 by: Bill Dinkelmann Here is the follow-up on last week's TROA Legislative Update. Things look good so far.
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| Posted on 2/26/99 by: Joe DuFresne Just wondering if Bob wouldn't have preferred a memorial donation to cancer research instead of a fountain or wall with his name on it? I'm going to make a donation to the Cancer Research Society in Bob's name. It won't be much in the grand scheme, but I just feel like it's more worthwhile. If anybody would like to make a joint donation, just let me know. --Joe DuFresne [Alo's Note: Joe, do you mean the American Cancer Society?]
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| Posted on 2/25/99 by: Alo This is a thank-you note to you, my classmates. Since I broke my neck in August, I've been overwhelmed by the kindness and support you folks have shown me and my family. You've offered prayers, sent cards and pictures, called to wish me well, flooded my inbox with "get well" e-mail messages, and you've even come to visit me in the hospital and at home. One of the most wonderful and uplifting things to happen since my accident was a visit from a singing quartet of USCGA Idlers. They performed for me, my family, and the patients in the Spinal Cord Injury unit (which, until recently, was my "home"). Their visit brought me great joy, and I'm sure it brightened the lives of the patients. Now, I'm not sure whether y'all know it or not, but that visit was entirely paid for by our Class of '94 fund ... paid for by you. So please accept my heartfelt thanks for your kindness. It was truly touching. Any time you folks happen to find yourselves passing through the Cleveland area, please consider dropping in for a meal, a free bed to sleep in, or just a short visit to pass the time. I'm reminded of something Jesus once said about showing kindness to others:
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'God bless you.
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| Posted on 2/22/99 by: Bill Dinkelmann Here is some time critical stuff on recent initiatives on the hill affecting Military members. [Alo's Note: There's some more info about this on the TROA web site, but it may not be there for long]
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| Posted on 2/22/99 by: Jeff Whealton As you may already know, Dan Ostergaard married Sarah on Jan 02, up at the Conn College Chapel. His brother was the best man, and Howard Wright and myself were groomsmen. We were also swordbearers, along with Rick Tipton, Pat Knowles (91) Sam Stevens (96?), and one of Dan's Army buddies from Hawaii whose name escapes me (Shelly something or other). Eric "Darth" Bader was also able to make it. The reception afterwards was held at the Officer's Club over at USCGA. All in all, it was a first class shindig. After the reception, the young couple went off to the Caribbean for a week or two of island hopping in a sailboat. On a side note, while I was up there, I stayed at the officer's Quarters in Chase Hall. I was the only person in the whole building, so it got kind of spooky from time to time (Ever see "The Shining?") [Alo's Note: All work and no play makes Jeff a dull boy ...] About a week after I returned from New London, I headed off to Tampa to play with the Coast Guard Rugby Team in the Interservice Championships. We came in fourth place this year, ahead of the Navy. Our biggest problem was lack of players (again), but it was really fun. I returned from the tournament scarred for life. I spit my forehead open in our game against the Marine Corps, that took 13 stitches to close. Once again, quite a few familiar faces were in attendance. From here in Norfolk, Ric Boston and Ann Zearfoss were in attendance. Mike Brandhuber came over from Hawaii, Richard Fraterelli came over from New Orleans. From Miami we had Tory Cobb, Rick Horner (91) and Jerry Saddler (96). Mark Vislay made an appearance on the sidelines. I tried to talk him in to playing, but he declined (Maybe it was the scar that scared him off). Anyway, that is about all from the greater Hampton Roads area.
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| Posted on 2/10/99 by: Alo As most of you have probably heard by now, Bob Beers recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. Tom Hubble tells me that Kenny Backes and Tanya Schneider are looking for ideas for a memorial dedication to the Academy in Bobby's name. I'm also putting together a Dedication Page, so send me your ideas & pictures, please. The Fisher House (where Bob's parents stayed at in Bethesda) is going to erect and dedicate a fountain in his memory. Donations can be sent to:
Fisher House Foundation Ensure that "In Memory of Bob Beers" is put on the check so that the money isn't put into the general pot and is used for Bob's fountain. On to a different topic. If you're still in the Coast Guard, read this article before you sound off on politics. Boy, am I glad I'm retiring soon ... this Article 88 muzzle is beginning to chafe.
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| Posted on 2/3/99 by: Alo Got this e-mail message from an '83 grad offering help selling or buying homes. If you're movin' this summer, it might be worth a look. [Alo's note: message deleted]
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| Posted on 1/27/99 by: Sharif Abdrabbo
Alo,
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| Posted on 1/26/99 by: Alo Hiya, folks. Found a Naval Institute article by ADM Loy that might interest you.
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| Posted on 1/23/99 by: Christine Curtis
Hey Anthony, [Alo's Note: COMDT(G-W) Flag Voice 18-98 responded to this article]
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| Posted on 10/5/98 by: Chris Thorpe
Greetings from the Tidewater Area. Definitely won't catch everyone in
this area and apologize if I
- Mark Moland - ATON with LANTAREA - What's up Mark?
- Pati Tate (now Pati Kutch) - very recently married and just
arrived to the LANTArea Command Center - Welcome Aboard!
- Ric Boston and wife doing fine. Ric is working on his MBA while
balancing MLC's books.
- George Grills at the mighty MSO Hampton Roads also busy crewing during his free time During the last pow wow at Dan's, ran into the following classmates: - Tim Haws - Tim is crawling around down in the weeds of Peru
with the IMLET program
Megan Backes made a surprise visit during Hurricane George's wrath of fury - came up to LANTAREA Opcen to run the D7 CAC in the event that George decided to take out Miami. Megan is doing great and passed that Ken is also working on finishing his MBA and doing a little consulting work on the side (probably makin' a lot more money than some of us!!) Speaking of George's, Jorge Garrido recently took on the duties and responsibilities of Executive Officer Regional TACLET South (Miami, FL). Eric Finger is wrapping up his last year as XO Regional TACLET Gulf in New Orleans, LA. Jim Sutton is enjoying new tour up at G-OPL (CGHQ) after completing his LEDET OIC tour. As for myself - finishing year #3 with LANTAREA and will pass the Port Security Unit torch to anyone who wants it next summer. Lots of fun but time to hit the road. - Later ~Chris
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| Posted on 10/1/98 by: Darren Eicken
Just a comment about civilian life and the transition from the Military.... Despite the fact that many job applications inquire about whether you deserve verteran preferences, I have found through my experiences as well as some empiracle data that I reviewed, that veteran preference status has little or no effect as to getting a job in corporate America. Please keep that in mind, as you prepare to leave the CG. Darren How is Alo?
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| Posted on 9/13/98 by: James Espino
I reported to Naval Postgraduate School last June. I'm majoring
in Information Technology Management. Other than that nothing really
interesting going on. It's pretty cool that you were able to make
a web site for the class I'm sure everyone appreciates it.
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| Posted on 9/3/98 by: Sharif Abdrabbo
Thanks Anthony for your efforts in keeping our class "connected"!! All is well in Baltimore. I was at Marc Thibault's wedding last month. It was a regular class reunion!! A good time was had by all! For those who are separating form service (or are even only considering it as an option), I recommend the following books: 1) The 1998 What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles. This is an excellent text with lots of good strategies for career transitioners. Since it's updated every year, the 1998 version is a must have. 2) How to Find Your Mission In Life by Richard Nelson Bolles. This is for those who are really lost as to what they might want to do next. Also, the Defense Manpower Data Center publishes the Military Occupation
Training Data Series, the Master Crosswalk File, and the Crosscode File.
These documents correlate most major military specialties/occupations with
their civilian counterparts for both OFFICER and ENLISTED occupations,
for those who might want to know what (if any) the civilian counterpart
to their "specialty' is. I' m trying to obtain copies of these documents.
If I am successful, I plan on somehow making them available for further
distribution to anyone in the class who wants them.
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| Posted on 9/3/98 by: John Pruitt
Greg Magee was married to Christy Gronlund (Captain Gronlund- Science Dept, daughter) on Saturday 29 August at the Academy Chapel. It was a blast. Myself and Troy Berry were members of the wedding party. Congratulations!! I recently PCSd to C2CEN in Portsmouth, VA, on the ISC. Right
now I am residing in the bigger trailer park in the engineering training
division. Ah a desk...
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| Posted on 9/3/98 by: Anthony Davis
I have received several updates on Alo's condition, and they change too much to post them all here. From what I understand, he is doing very well considering, he did very well in surgery, and he has shown strong signs that he has the potential for a good recovery to his accident (see below). Most of my updates came from Jim Sutton, and he has received them from Brian Norberg and John Walthall, both of whom have been able to visit with Alo. I recommend that you e-mail one of these gentlemen, and I am certain they would be happy to send the updates your way as well. Please keep Alo in your thoughts...
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| Posted on 8/26/98 by: Mark Vlaun
I finally found this page again. I'm at a new unit
now. I'm at D13, as the Aide. Also Jadon Klopson is the
MLCPAC aide, Trevor George is at MSO Puget Sound, and Lisa Shultz is at
ISC Seattle, just to add a few more.
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| Posted on 8/17/98 by: Jim Sutton
FYI for anyone that has not heard... Hope everyone is well. Please keep Alo in your prayers. Thanks
I know that I talked to a
lot of you already, and that this list does not even begin to touch the
people who need to know what is going on, but there is something that you
need to be aware of. Please pass this on to anyone you think of that
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| Posted on 8/13/98 by: Christine Curtis (Balkon)
Hi! I put my resignation letter in already. Has anyone else
put their letter in yet? Thought I'd beat the rush since I hear that
many of our class want out.
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| Posted on 8/9/98 by: Anthony Davis
Congratulations to Greg Magee on his upcoming marriage to Christy on August 29th!!! And congratulations to Mike Barner on his selection to PG school in
Civil Engineering!!!
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| Posted on 8/9/98 by: Ken Backes
Hello all! Send me some news for the bulletin...it does not have to be long....if you want to make a significant entry send it as an attachment. Howling - how the hell are you. Are you hungry?
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| Posted on 8/9/98 by: Mike Frender
Got engaged to the love of my life on 12/25/97. Her name is Linda.
Plan on getting married on 5/30/99 in this area. I'm out next year
and planning on running away for 12-18 months to travel around the world
(prolonged honeymoon).
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