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Briefs LOADMASTER, from 1 Aerial Recovery Program at Hickam AFB. During his time at Edwards he worked on
Disability awareness lun- “They said as a mechanic, the Air Force While there, he learned about parachutes the C-5, C-17, YC-14 and YC-15.
cheon will take you,” said Venturini. “The other
thing was, I said, ‘How can I get my U.S. and ballots that slow down satellites for at- “My whole life after I came to Edwards
The 412th Test Wing and NASA Arm- citizenship?’”
strong Flight Research Center invites ev- mospheric reentry. The program was code- has always been in test. We have to write
eryone to attend the National Disability He joined the Air Force in 1958 and just QDPHG³&RURQD´DQGPLVVLRQVZHUHÀRZQ
(PSOR\PHQW$ZDUHQHVV0RQWK/XQFKHRQ three years later he pledged his allegiance LQDPRGL¿HG-&DQG+&DLUFUDIW the instructions [procedures they tested] in
Oct. 28 at Club Muroc. The lunch begins to the United States and was sworn in as a WKHERRNEHFDXVH¿YH\HDUVGRZQWKHOLQH
at 11 a.m. Dress is uniform of the day for citizen in Sacramento, Calif. In 1968 he joined the Air Force Flight
military and business casual for civilians. the new loadmasters come ... he doesn’t
Guest speakers will be Andrew Skinner, Venturini’s first assignment in the Air Test Center at Edwards AFB where he be-
founder of the Triumph Foundation, and Force was to McClelland AFB, Calif., as go and test-load anything, he looks at the
Angela Rockwood, “Push Girls” actress. an aircraft engine mechanic on the B-50 came the project loadmaster for the C-5A
Chicken and beef fajitas, rice and beans, bomber. manual and says ‘this is how we’re sup-
and cake will be served. Cost is $12 per Galaxy Test Program.
person in advance. R.S.V.P. by Oct. 20 That assignment started his “dream.” posed to do it.’”
by calling Krishain VanZandt at 661-277- The bombers were converted into weath- According to Venturini, the most impor-
7731 or Joe Abner at 661-277-0749. er observing airplanes that carried “all the WDQWWKLQJZDVWROHDUQWKHV\VWHPV+H¿UVW In 1974 the Advanced Medium Short
weather tracking tools you could imag- 7DNH 2II DQG /DQGLQJ$LUFUDIW SURJUDP
Resilience Class ine.” This was before satellites, Venturini learned about the hydraulics, then the elec-
recalled. gave him the chance to be the project load-
The next Resilience class is 7:30 a.m.-3 The job was a learning experience for trical systems and structures, then anything
p.m., Oct. 21 Bldg. 2460, Room A. Those Venturini who had been taught to use the master on the McDonnell Douglas YC-15
interested in attending should contact European metric system. To help, he would else he could learn about how the aircraft DQG%RHLQJ<&%RWKDLUFUDIWZHUH³À\
Nancy Koch-Castillo (661) 277-6711, or sit with a tool box open and review each
email nancy.kochcastillo.1@us.af.mil. of the conversions to the U.S. customary operates. Anything he wanted to know, the before you buy” prototypes to determine
Through this course you will learn 11 system. /RFNKHHG 0DUWLQ HQJLQHHUV ZRXOG WHDFK
life skills through PowerPoint presenta- “Everything I knew was metric. I didn’t which contractor would receive the contract
tions addressing (Resilience: the ability know what an eighth-of-an-inch was. It was him.
to withstand, recover and/or grow in the a long learning curve for me to translate for the new C-17.
face of stressors and changing demands) everything in my mind that was the metric He had to learn how to load, restrain and
through the four Comprehensive Airman system that I learned to the U.S. system “The idea of having a loadmaster station
Fitness domains: mental, physical, social of measurements. It was an uphill battle,” unload items that could weigh more than
and spiritual. he said. started in both of the airplanes. The three-
+LVJRDOZDVWREHFRPHDÀLJKWHQJLQHHU 100,000 pounds. For example, Venturini
Rosburg Fitness Center ac- but his rank kept him from being selected man crew concept actually was born in
cess now 24/7 for the school. The engineers in his squad- says he was highly instrumental in devel-
ron would let him take the pilot’s seat and those two airplanes,” said Venturini.
Twenty-four/seven access to the main run the control panel while they supervised. oping specialized loading procedures for /RRNLQJEDFNRQKLVFDUHHU9HQWXULQLEH-
¿WQHVVDUHDDQGWKHIUHHZHLJKWWHQWRIWKH At McClellan, Venturini was working
Rosburg Fitness Center began Sept. 19. two jobs. His wife took a job at the Base the M-60A Patton Main Battle Tank, which lieves it was having good mentors and sup-
Access is available to active duty person- Exchange and the base was also where
nel, their dependents who are 18 and over, his daughter was born. After clocking out weighed in at 110,000 pounds. Perhaps port; especially from his family, which he
retirees and DOD civilians. Be advised, for the Air Force he would put on civilian
personnel under the age of 18 are not au- clothes and go to work as a mechanic for his most notable achievement at that time says is what allowed him to be successful
thorized access after hours with the excep- the commercial airline next door, which
tion of active duty Airmen who must be hauled cargo between bases. was his direction and oversight of the test in his career. He encourages young load-
17 years or older. “I was making $57 a month, I had my ORDGLQJRSHUDWLRQDODLUGURSDQGLQÀLJKW PDVWHUVWROHDUQWKHV\VWHPVWKH\À\RQVR
wife and my daughter,” he said. “In the Air
(OLJLEOHSHUVRQQHOPD\VWRSE\WKH¿W- Force, I had some good commanders and I launch of a 90,000 pound Minute Man Mis- they are always able to back up any request
ness center to complete orientation, review learned a lot about airplanes. I learned a lot
and sign the statement of understanding, on those airplanes from the civilians. My sile during the Cuban Missile Crisis. they make to an engineer.
and get their access cards issued/registered education was growing leaps and bounds.”
for 24/7 access. For active duty and DOD In 1961, the Air Force sent the Venturinis Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber
Civilians, access will be coded on their to Travis AFB, Calif., where he learned to
government-issued IDs. be a loadmaster on a Douglas C-133. Un- 7KHRGRUH9HQWXULQLULJKWLVVKRZQZLWKWKHUHVWRIWKHFUHZRQWKH&¿UVWÀLJKW6HSW
like many other loadmasters, he learned 1991, out of Long Beach, Calif.
See BRIEFS, Page 4 from experience instead of attending load-
master’s school.
Just a few years later, he went to Ha-
waii where he was assigned to the Satellite
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