USAFA Way of Life Alumni Group - Empowering (our) Grads

Please Use New Site

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:52:34 -0700

Hello Everyone- Glad you stopped by... Please visit our official site, www.usafaway.org, which has recently been upgraded the site. You can use it just like this one. If you have trouble logging in, you can create a new account or contact me at 301-448-8645 and wiggins_j@comcast.net.

- Janine

WOL at Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum 10 AM - 3 PM on 9 FEB 08

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:58:51 -0700

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Each year the Air and Space Museum hosts a "Family Day" event in February - Black History Month. Way of Life Alumni AF Academy grads will man an informational table and speak with museum visitors about the :Academy Experience. Tuskegee Airmen Inc members are scheduled special Family Day guests (original Tuskegee Airmen are featured speakers for a Q&A session). It will be a fun event and WOL participation last year put our Way of Life Alumni Group on the list of potential invitees for Air and Space Museum events. You do not have to spend the entire day! Some grads spent a couple of hours last year. We just ensured we had at least 5-6 grads throughout the event.

WOL will host a Super Reunion of all Black Service Academy Graduates in Feb 2009

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:41:24 -0700

WOL will lead in planning a "SUPER REUNION" of AF, Navy, West Point, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine Academy graduates. Initial plans are for Feb 2009 in Miami, FL. This is a first ever such reunion and sure to be "INCREDIBLE."

Join the team and make history! We need grads willing to step away from the usual convention routine. If you are interested and want more information keep watch for a Jan 2008 conference call. WOL will post a call in number on this cite and blast email to all members.

This is a wonderful reason to connect with old buddies. Start planning to make this reunion. Let's show the others a real LONG BLUE LINE!

Black Military World website

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:28:47 -0700

The developer of this website, Gregory Black, was featured on CBS' Sunday Morning today. Pretty good content...well worth your time to browse.

http://www.blackmilitaryworld.com/

New Academy Director of Admissions - Col Cleaves

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:19:29 -0600

All,

Just a quick note to spead the word that Col Chevalier P. “Chevy” Cleaves, '85 is the new Academy Director of Admissions. Blue skies.

https://admissions.usafa.edu/RR/Cleaves%20Bio1.pdf

- Capt Kenyatta Ruffin, '03

Website Upgrade In Progress

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:32:01 -0600

I know those of you who saw the new website were excited about the new look... but it's going to take a little longer than expected to port over all of the posts. In the interest of progress, I've decided to keep this one alive until that is complete. Get a sneak peak of the new look and feel by clicking here.

- Janine

WOL Air Force Pilot Development Committee

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:05:19 -0600

Welcome to the WOL Air Force Pilot Development Committee website. The AFPD committee serves as WOL’s focal point for issues relating to and development as an Air Force pilot. We invite you to join the committee as we have “open membership” – meaning that you don’t need to be an USAF Academy graduate, on active duty, or even a pilot for that matter to be on the committee. If you are interested in taking an active part in promoting minority pilot issues, we ask you to join this committee. The success of this committee is fully dependent upon your involvement as we share our knowledge, experience, successes and failures to help each of us become better skilled aviators and officers; the committee primarily functions through the network and mentoring that takes place through its members. Please see below for more detailed information about the Air Force Pilot Development Committee and how you can get involved.

Changes in Website Content Organization

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:39:05 -0600

Hi Everyone,

We've made some changes: Most notably, your posts will no longer show up by default on the front page. Also, we've established helpful new forum catagories. Please place your post in the best one, thanks!

Please re-publish your existing articles as forum posts in the new catagories, thanks

- Janine

The State of Black America 2007 Executive Summary

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:24:38 -0600

http://www.nul.org/publications/SOBA/Executive%20Summary/2007SOBAEXCSUMMARY.pdf

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Colonel Gregory L. Brundidge, USAFA Class of 1979, Promoted to the Rank of Brigadier General, USAF

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:26:33 -0600

The Commander of Air Combat Command, General Ronald E. Keys, will preside at the Promotion Ceremony in honor of Colonel Gregory L. Brundidge, USAFA Class of 1979, on the occasion of his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General, United States Air Force on Friday, July 20, 2007 at 3:00 p.m., Bayside Enlisted Club, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Please join us in congratulating Greg on this momentous occasion. Greg was promoted to Brigadier General, July 3, 2007.
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JAMES T. COLVIN, JR.
Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)
Class of 1979

Col Robert F. Wright, Jr., 1981 USAFA Graduate, named SIDC Commander

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:26:21 -0600

Col Robert F. Wright, Jr., vice commander of 14th Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA and a 1981 United States Air Force Academy graduate, will become the commander of the Space Innovation and Development Center in a ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. July 18 at the Peterson Air Force Base Consolidated Club. Col Wright's bio at: http://www.schriever.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123060470

We Need a Secretary.........Please Consider Volunteering

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:17:09 -0600

When I speak to most new WOL members or those considering joining I get this reply: "Just let me know what you need and I am ready to help out! WELL .... WE NEED A SECRETARY. We are ready to ramp things up but we need a few dedicated grads. Even if you have never been a secretary, please consider voulnteering your time. It is not rocket science or even SOS. Most of us are new at our positions though we are certainly capable folk(debatable). We can make this happen but having so few grads do so much of the work keeps us in neutral. Here are the basic responsibilities:

The Secretary shall:

Looking for Web-Intelligent Volunteers

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:57:03 -0600

I'm looking to expand our little website committee. If you are interested in taking our website to the next level and are familiar with either html, Drupal, or CivicSpace CRM please contact me with an example of your work.

Thanks!

Janine
(your friendly webmaster)

Colonel Michael Wayne Butler, Class of 1976, Gone But Not Forgotten

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:56:06 -0600

Michael Wayne Butler, Class of 1976, served for 30 years and retired as a colonel. Last December he went to work for DynCorp in Iraq. On 12 Jun 2007 his Humvee was hit by an RPG while he was in a Tikrit firefight. He did not survive. His family has set up a website:

http://web.mac.com/flyingboat/iWeb/Michael%20W.%20Butler/Home.html

DynCorp International Manager Killed in Iraq
FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Michael W. Butler, senior deputy program manager for DynCorp International’s CIVPOL program in Iraq, was killed today near Tikrit when the vehicle in which he was traveling was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Mr. Butler was traveling in a five-vehicle military convoy that came under small-arms and IED attack at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time.