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Briefs DRIVE, from 1 2I¿FHDW:ULJKW3DWWHUVRQ$)%2KLRRQO\WR Bob White Drive’s cross street, Wolfe Ave.,
is named after Capt. Joseph Wolfe, who died
Resilience class found themselves members of a much bigger go back into combat two years later. in 1951 testing the B-47 at Edwards when he
family—their Air Force family. and his team crashed on take-off.
The next Resilience class is 7:30 a.m.- He completed 70 combat missions in the
3:30 p.m., Aug. 19 in Bldg. 2460, Room “These people have been in combat to- According to Dennis, the last plane White
A. Those interested in attending should gether, they’ve tested together, they’ve risked F-105 with the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing HYHUÀHZZDVDW(GZDUGVDQGDIWHUWKDWKH
contact Nancy Koch-Castillo 661-277- their lives together, there’s a bond there and QHYHUKDGDQLQWHUHVWLQÀ\LQJDJDLQ
6711 or email nancy.kochcastillo.1@ LWH[WHQGVWRWKHIDPLOLHV\RXMXVWIHHOLW´UH- in Vietnam and was awarded the Air Force
us.af.mil. Through this course you will membered Greg. “Right now I feel that sense “Some would say it’s because Cessna’s
learn eleven life skills through Pow- of ‘this is my family, these people care about Cross for leading a mission to destroy the Paul GRQ¶WKDYHDIWHUEXUQHUV´'HQQLVMRNHGDGG-
erPoint presentations addressing resil- \RX¶´ ing that he has a very different theory on the
ience, which is the ability to withstand, Doumer Bridge in Hanoi. matter.
recover and grow in the face of stressors White served in the U.S. Air Force from
and changing demands through the four WR'XULQJWKDWWLPHKHÀHZWKH “So what do you do with a combat-deco- “[After leaving the Air Force] there wasn’t a
Comprehensive Airman Fitness domains. F-86, F-89, F-102, F-105, X-15 and more. mission, there wasn’t a squadron. He wouldn’t
The four domains are mental, physical, rated, national asset test pilot? You make him have been a member of the U.S. Air Force
social and spiritual. Resilience informa- Then Second Lieutenant Lt. White was GLUHFWRURIWKH)3URJUDP2I¿FHEDFNDW and that to him was everything. That was his
tion and videos are posted on the front commissioned as a World War II P-51 pilot :ULJKW3DWWHUVRQ´VDLG6FKDHIHU LGHQWLW\+HFDOOHGLWKLVVHFRQGIDPLO\´
page of the Edwards Portal page. in 1942. He was shot down following his 52nd
combat mission in February of 1945 and was He went on to say that White was the per- At the end of the ceremony, Dennis shared
National American Indian held as a prisoner of war until his release that IHFW¿WIRUWKHMREDQGWKHUHDVRQWKDWWKH) a special memory of his father, which gave
Heritage Month April. him insight into what made him who he was.
is still dominating the skies today.
The first planning meeting for the Six years later he was recalled as a troop ³,ZDVTXL]]LQJKLPRQHDIWHUQRRQOLNH,
month-long observation of the National carrier pilot at Mitchell Air Force Base, N.Y., In 1970, White assumed command of the had done a hundred times, trying to get out
American Indian Heritage Month in No- during the Korean War. From 1952 to 1953, of him what it was like for him to have made
vember is 2 p.m., Aug. 20 in Bldg. 3735, he served in the 40th Interceptor Squadron at then AFFTC where he was responsible for his way to Edwards AFB and be a part of the
Room 133. Planning for the NAIHM’s Johnson Air Force Base, Japan. From there he JROGHQDJHRIÀLJKW$VXVXDOKH¶VJLYLQJPH
activities in November will take place. went to work at the Rome Air Development testing the F-15, the A-10 and the Airbore nothing. Zero inspiration—just-matter-of-fact
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participating and/or assisting behind the to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here Warning and Control System, better known
scenes with the NAIHM observance. For in 1954. Dennis would ask things like “Why did
more information, call 661-277-1413 or as AWACS. All of which are still performing \RXZDQWWRFRPHWR(GZDUGV"´$QG³+RZ
HPDLOURVFRHORHW]HULFK#XVDIPLO One year later he graduated and went on to GLG\RXJHWLQWRWKHWHVWSLORWVFKRRO"´:KLWH
test the F-86, F-89, F-102, F-105 and in 1958 combat operations today. ZRXOGUHSO\³,¿OOHGRXWDQDSSOLFDWLRQFRP-
Women’s Equality Lun- he was designated an X-15 test pilot. PDQGDFFHSWHGLW´
cheon In 1971 he completed the Naval Test Para-
The X-15 was tested jointly by NASA and “After some back and forth, he looks at me
Aug. 26 has been designated as Wom- the Air Force. Each entity assigned one pi- chutist Course and was awarded his jump and says, ‘You want to know why? Because I
en’s Equality Day, which commemo- ORWDQGRQHÀLJKWSODQQHU+RH\ZRUNHGZLWK ZDQWHGWRÀ\DOORIWKHP$QG,GLG¶´
rates American women achieving full :KLWHDVWKH$LU)RUFHÀLJKWSODQQHUIRUWKH wings. After his command tour he served nine
voting rights under the U.S. Constitution X-15 project, as well as on many other test From
with passage of the 19th Amendment in projects. As a stability and control engineer, more years training new officers and went left: Brig.
,QKRQRURIWKLVVLJQL¿FDQWHYHQW Hoey had a unique opportunity to see how Gen. Carl
a Women’s Equality Day Observance SLORWVÀ\WKHLUDLUSODQHV back to operations until he retired as a major Schaefer,
Luncheon has been scheduled for 11:30 412th
p.m., Aug. 26 at Club Muroc. The event $FFRUGLQJWRKLPPRVW¿JKWHUSLORWVDUH general in 1981. Test Wing
includes motivational guest speaker Ju- ³TXLWHDJJUHVVLYH´LQWKHZD\WKH\À\ commander,
liana de Beers. Menu items include chef “Dennis and Greg, your dad is my hero ... along with
salad, grilled chicken or lasagna twist. “Bob was not like that, he was very smooth, ,ZDVSUHSDUHGWRKRQRUDÀLJKWWHVWKHURWR- Dennis
Cost is $17 per person. To R.S.V.P., call he could nudge the airplane and very carefully and Greg
661-277-9706 or 661-277-5672. put it exactly where he wanted it to be. He day and I was blown away by the entirety of White, unveil
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Lunch, learn mentorship recalled Hoey. named Bob
connected me to him in a way that’s hard to White Drive
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and Learn Mentorship Session noon, WRÀ\0DFK0DFKDQG0DFK+HUH- describe. Although he didn’t know it, General
Aug. 27 in Bldg. 2460, Room A. The FHLYHGKLVDVWURQDXWZLQJVLQDIWHUÀ\LQJ :KLWHKHOSHGPHIXO¿OOP\GUHDPRIEHFRP- Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber
at an altitude of 314,750 feet (59 miles) above
See BRIEFS, Page 4 the Earth. ing an F-15 pilot and his efforts kept me and
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