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NEXT MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 5, 2017, SOCIALIZE AT 11 am,
MEETING STARTS AT 11:45 AM AT TREA 39, 15821 CENTRETECH
CIRCLE, AURORA, CO 80011. MEALS WILL BE CATERED BY GOLDEN
SHERMAN. SO COME AND ENJOY REMINISCING WITH YOUR
FRIENDS!! THE MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE ON THE FIRST TUES-
DAY OF THE MONTH FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. Important
Frequently Used
Phone Numbers
140th Phone #’s
Casualty Assist
720-847-6946
Family Support
720-847-9116
460th Phone #’s
RAO (Retired Activities
Office)
720-847-6693
Legal
720-847-6444
Other Phone #’s
CODMVA
303-343-1268
www.colorado.gov
Deputy Director
CODMVA
Mickey Hunt
720-250-1510
303-249-0146(c)
michael.hunt@
dmva.state.gov
TRICARE (UNITED
HEALTHCARE-WEST
1-877-988-9378
TRICARE for Life
1-866-773-0404
Social Security
1-800-772-1213
TREA 39
303-340-3939
COUGAR TALES;
www.140wg.ang.af.
mil/cougartales.asp
JUNE 2017—JULY 2017
O S O T M G N E W S
VOLUME 10 ISSUE 3
* *
JUNE 6, 2017 MINUTES
Paul Turner opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to
The Flag of The United States of America followed by Joe Broom
with the invocation.
Those in Sick call were Chief Welsh and Harold Brewer.
Our Taps loss was John Swenson.
Bonnie Rought briefed us about four retirements in the COANG
in June 2017.
Dewey informed us on the Veterans’ Salute at the Wings Over
The Rockies Air and Space Museum November 1st, 2017. Please
write checks for $20.00 a person to OSOTMG and mark it for the
Veteran’s salute. Give the checks to Dewey, Dan or Paul.
The birthdays present were Jerry Kelsey, Jan Love and Paul
Turner.
Our next meeting will be July 4, 2017.
*Contribution Checks should be made payable to “OSOTMG” can be mailed to
Paul Turner at 1945 Ensenada St., Aurora, CO 80011-5353.
Committee Members:
Jan Love Dan Gay [email protected], 303-693-7538 [email protected]
Paul and Linda Turner 303-755-7350
[email protected],303-366-6770 D.O. Neary
Dewey Hicks [email protected],303-695-8940
[email protected], 303-695-8423
JULY 4, 2017 MINUTES
Paul opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of The
United States of America followed by the invocation.
Joyce briefed us about the EANGUS National Conference in Reno Nevada
August 2017. This year’s NGACO State Conference in April at Beaver Creek
was a success with many retirees attending their free luncheon. Next years’
State NGACO conference is being projected to meet on the last weekend of
April 2018 in either Colorado Springs or Ft. Collins. It will be a joint con-
ference of NGACO with the Wyoming ANG/ARNG State organization. We
were reminded that the National NGAUS conference in the summer of 2019
will be held in downtown Denver with several thousand attendees. Another
area we were briefed on was the NGACO scholarship program for children
of Colorado Guardsmen. They need to apply each year for tuition assitance
to attend Colorado colleges. Also, we need more folks to join the NGACO,
NGAUS, AND EANGUS and consider becoming lifetime members of these
organizations. This will help lobby the State and National Congresses to
keep and enhance our benefits.
The TREA 39 LUAU will be on Saturday August 26 at 1700 with a cost of
$10 a person. OSOTMG is one of the sponsors of this function. Help is also
needed at 1600,also. See attached flyer.
Birthdays present were Larry Sell, Mike Schnurstein, and Judy Pock.
PAGE 2 OSOTMG NEWS VOLUME 10 ISSUE 3
DATE BOOK 2017
September 2017
4th– Labor Day
5th– OSOTMG MEETING AND LUNCHEON 1130
October 2017
3rd-OSOTMG MEETING AND LUNCHEON 1130
9th– Columbus Day
November 2017
1st– VETERANS’ SALUTE WINGS MUSEUM
7th– OSOTMG MEETING AND LUNCHEON
11th– Veterans’ Day
23rd– Thanksgiving
December 2017
5th– OSOTMG MEETING AND LUNCHEON
25TH– Christmas Day
January 2018
1st– New Year’s Day
2nd– OSOTMG MEETING AND LUNCHEON
JUNE 6, 2017 ATTENDANCE *1ST TIMER
Larry Sell Jeannie Etter
Bill Frazier Mo Etter
Paul Turner Jack Darveau
Linda Turner Arlo Sorheim
Jerry Smith Dale Bristol
Reed Lutz Randy Rought
Andy Andrews Bonnie Rought
Sue Andrews Dewey Hicks
Sy Harjes Golden Sherman
Dan Heinz
Jerry Kelsey
Joe Broom
Sonja Broom
Herman Klap
Harold Brewer
Elly Huffman (Bob Huffman’s wife)
Tom Surprenant
None reported
Taps
PAGE 3 OSOTMG NEWS VOLUME 10 ISSUE 3 PAGE 3
Sick Call
Birthdays JAN ALLEN
MIKE BERTZ
JODIE BRICE
JEANNE BROWN
PAT BROWN
CHRIS CHANEY
DAVE CHATMAN
VERNON CLARK
BEN FAGEN
DONALD FORD
ROBIN FOSS
CAROLE FRANCE
JOHN FRARY
CURTIS GRESS
JERRY KELSEY
JAN LOVE
VIRGINIA LOVE
THOMAS B MARKUS
JOYCE MASON
ANN MCCAULEY
PAT MCHENRY
STANLEY MINARSKY
JUNE 2017 JULY 2017
RUSS MCFARLAND
GARY MEIS
LYNETTE MEIS
CAROL MIELKE
BILL MILLER
MARY LOU MISKEN
THOMAS MOERMOND
DON PIPKIN
JOHN PITTMAN
BECKY PRICE
MICHAEL ROWAN
MIKE SCHUNERSTEIN
JANE SCHOMBER
VIVIAN SCHULTZ
LARRY SELL
TONY SKARIE
BOBBIE TERROUX
GILL THOMPSON
EILEEN TRIOLO
STEPHEN UPTON
LARRY WEIR
HAROLD ZIMMERMAN
SHIRLEY ZIMMERMAN
LARRY ASHER
ELTON BAGGETT
GEORGE BLACKWELL
BUCK BUCKINGHAM
DEB BURLACE
TERRY BURNS
RONALD CAMPBELL
PAT CHRISTOPHER
ANN DARVEAU
RANDY DOLAN
CHRIS FABER
DICK FARMER
DENNIS FITZGERALD
CATHY FORREST
KENNETH FORREST
MARILYN FOUTS
GEORGE FRANZEN
THOMAS GUNNING
JOHN HADLEY
JOE HARNKE
TRISH HOUSLEY
DAVID KNIPPRATH
DARRELL KOENIG
LARRY LANTZ
SAM LOVELL
MARVIN MCCASH
RICHARD OELKERS
STEVE PAHS
RAY PANAGUITON
JOAN PICKENS
WILLIAM PICKENS
JUDY POCK
KATHY SANDER
DALE SEILER
TOM SHULTZ
ALLAN SKARIE
WILLIAM
SPESSHARDT
BOB STACK
BEN STEFFEY
BILL SWEDELL
DAVID THISTLE-
HAWK
JIM THURMOND
PAUL TURNER
ALMA VALDEZ
BILL VANDEEST
JULY 4, 2017 ATTENDANCE *1ST TIMER
Dan Gay Dale Bristol
Larry Sell Joyce Saitta
Andy Andrews Jay Gates
Sue Andrews Connie Weibel
Bill Frazier
Dan Heinz
Marvin Etter
Jeannie Etter
Dewey Hicks
Mike Schnurstein
Susan Schnurstein
Judy Pock
Paul Turner
Linda Turner
Arlo Sorheim
The September 2017 meeting
will be catered by Golden
Sherman. The lunch will be
$12 per person. Please let Paul
Turner know if you are coming
so we can have an accurate
count at 303-910-3276 or
Howdy Duty – Lee Kipp
A proud tradition of the Kipp family is our military service.
All genealogical history starts with a central figure and the tree branches out from him.
To keep us on point, I will be the central figure. My name is Lee Kipp. I served in the United
States Navy from 1951, through 1953. My service was aboard the USS Fletcher DDE 445.
During my time in service, she was commanded by Captain Forest. He was stern but fair. I re-
member standing tall in front of him on more than one occasion.
The USS Fletcher had a 27 year career. During that time she earned 15 Battle Stars in
WWII and 5 for her service during the Korean War. She was alternately known as “The
Fighting Fletcher”, “Lucky 13”, and affectionately “Mother Fletcher”. She was the first in her
class known as the Fletcher class of Navy destroyers. She proved herself during the Battle of
Guadalcanal and in Korea. She could inflict more damage than she sustained during combat. The
Fletcher was laid down in 1941 and launched in 1942 as DD 445. In 1949 she was recommis-
sioned as a specialist ship in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). After her conversion to an Es-
cort Destroyer (DDE 445), she was assigned to Far East Duty with the 7th Fleet. My time was
spent on exercises which involved tracking submarines and in a few cases, “this is not an exer-
cise”, chasing a few submarines.
My first cousin, Daniel Andrew Philput was born in Denver, Colorado on 11Feb1940.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Philput, he attended the local schools in Denver prior to enter-
ing the Navy on 15Jan1959. During his school years, he was active as a hunter and was quite
proficient in reloading his own ammunition. He was serving aboard the USS Thresher SSN 593
when she went down in 1953. 129 Navy crewmen and civilian technicians lost their live on that
faithful morning of 10April1963. She was 220 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. At the time
she was the 1st nuclear submarine to be lost at sea. She was fastest submarine anywhere and
the best at running silent and running deep. Thresher had undergone many evaluations to test
her new technology and new weapons. The Navy had become so confident in the success of her
trial runs that it ordered several more submarines to be built. The Thresher was to be the
lead in a new class of submarines. All of that changed when she was on a routine dive test. At
9:18 a.m., the USS Skylark, a U.S. submarine rescue ship that was participating in the same
drill received a communication from the Thresher that the sub was experiencing minor prob-
lems. Five minutes later, sonar showed the she had imploded and was sinking to the bottom of
the ocean in pieces stern first. A Navy investigation determined that a brazed weld in the en-
gine room failed allowing sea water to spray into the sub. This caused a short circuit in the
electrical system which in turn caused an emergency shutdown of the nuclear reactor. She
could not achieve the angle of attack which is the method submarines use to reach the sur-
face. The ballast system which could have been used also failed preventing the Thresher from
reaching the surface. As a result of the accident, the Navy instituted new rules and regula-
tions for the construction of new submarines and their operation. It still exists today under
the heading of SUBSAFE. The souls that were lost that day are remembered by markers and
ceremonies at various naval installations. My heart breaks for all of them, but especially my
cousin Dan.
PAGE 4 OSOTMG NEWS VOLUME 10 ISSUE 3
My son Randy Kipp served aboard the USS Guam LPH-9 from 1973 to 1979. He en-
listed in the United States Navy after graduating from high school in 1973. That same year
he attended basic training in San Diego, CA. In 1974 he went to basic electricity school and
“A” school at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He became a Missile Fire Control Techni-
cian. From there he went to “C” school in Vallejo, CA and trained on the BPDMS (Basic Point
Defense Surface Missile System) a short range ship’s defense system that fired the AIM-7E
Sea Sparrow missile. He was later trained on the AN/SPS-58 search radar system which was
directly linked to the ship’s missile and gun fire control system. During his military career,
Randy was awarded the National Defense ribbon, Good Conduct Award, Meritorious Unit Com-
mendation, and the Navy Battle Efficiency ribbon, also known as the Battle “E” Ribbon. He had
3 ½ deployments to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Few The Proud The Marines. Simper Fi. All of this applies to my Granddaughter
Cheryl Reneé Kipp. Cheryl enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after graduation from
high school in 2005. She went to boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina. Her first MOS
was 5811 – Military Police. She volunteered and was accepted for Working Dog Handler (MOS
5812). This is a secondary MOS to 5811 Military Police. There is a strict process for getting
in and positions are highly sought after. Through hard work and determination, Cheryl Kipp was
able to advance to SSD (Specialized Search Dog) handler. She was a Corporal at that time and
only the third female to complete SSD training. Specialized Search Dogs are a relatively new
weapon in the Marine Corps arsenal. They are able to go off leash from their handlers and
sniff out IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device).
Consideration for SSD is very difficult and involves: shooting qualification scores,
physical fitness, test scores, and conduct prior to joining the Marines. Corporal Kipp served
from 2005 – 2009. Her heart is still with the Marines.
My Grandson, Master Sergeant Jonathan Kipp is a member of the United States Army.
Being a part of the Airborne Rangers, some of his information is sensitive. I will honor my
word to him and leave it at that.
My son Rick Kipp enlisted into the United States Air Force after graduation from
high school in 1976. He took his Basic Training at Lackland AFB and Technical Training at
Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi. His first assignment was Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City, Okla-
homa. Rick’s journey took him to Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska. While there, his mission
was communications for Air Force One. His AFSC (Air Force Specialty Code) was in the area of
communications. Rick was proficient on the Collins KWM-2A Transceiver, and the Air Force An-
tenna Systems including the logarithmic antenna known as the log-periodic. He had to a working
knowledge of calculations under his belt to use the proper bandwidth, frequency, and the abil-
ity to tune the radio to the antenna. All in all, Rick served 4 years 11 months.
Fair Wind and Following Seas, Lee Kipp
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