OrientorDEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER

Vol. XlX, No. 13 July 8,1977

lVew ASP Officers,

GrIl lllamed President

Vern Cartwright, National President of the ASP, applauds asRonald Olsen, outgoing president of the St. Louis Region,welcomes Charleen Gill as the new president.

The Annual ASP Installation ofOfficers and Awards Dinner washeld on May 21. The highlight of theevening was the presence of theguest speaker, Vern Cartwright,National President of theAmeiican Society ofPhotogrammetry.

Ronald Olsen, outgoingPresident of the St. Louis Region,presented the Spirit of the RegionAward to the following committeechairmen; Michael Marks,Facilities Committee; MikelJackson, Awards Committee; JackRgbinson, Constitutional and By-Liaws Committee; Frank Roth,Nominating Committee; Paul

M.j CatesReports to PR

Major Robert L. Cates reportedin on June 24th from Air Commandand Staff College, Maxwell AFB,AL and has been assigned to Plans,Re-quirements and TechnologyDirectorate, Flight InformationRequirements Branch.

He received his Bachelor of Artsdegree in Economics from TexasA&M and was commissioned thruthe AFROTC in June 1965.

After completing pilot traininghe was assigned to Da Nang as anF-4 pilot with the 389th TacticalFighter Squadron for ten months.

His other assignments includeNorton AFB, CA, as a C-141 FlightExaminer and Randolph AFB, TXas an instrument instructor pilot atthe USAF Instrument FlightCenter.

Major Cates and his wife MaryJo. and daughter Betsy will maketheir home in Chesterfield.

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Beverly Barsh; and Dr. G.Elphingstone.

The National President thengave a brief speech outlining his19?7 Program. He made thefollowing proposals:

That a new non-profit cor-poration to be temporarily calledthe ASP Technical Institute beestablished to train personnel atthe technical level. It wouldinitially train stereo compilers,topographic scribers, and drafts-men.

A national speakers bureau toprovide regions, universities, tradeand civil associations with visitinglecturers on nubject,n deuling with

VADM Cramer Announces

Retirement PlansVice Admiral Shannon D. Cra-

mer, Jr., Defense Mapping AgencyDirector since September 1974,has announced his plans to retireon September 1.

In announcing his retirementplans, Admiral Cramer said, "Iregret leaving DMA. It has been afull and challenging three years.Associating with such an out-standing group of dedicated andcompetent professionals has beena most rewarding experience. Asof yet, my replacement has notbeen designated. I will let youknow as soon as the name of myreplacement is available to me."

He added, "My retirement atthis time may cause some ques-tions about what will happen tothe ongoing consolidation study. Itwill continue as scheduled. Irealize that many people areconcerned about whether theirlives will be affected, and if so,

VADM Crarnerhow. So I will press on with thestudy and with any actions that Ideem warranted by review ofboth the study and the recommen-dations submitted by concernedparties. It is reassuring to me toknow that during the transition ofcommand I can count on yourcontinued outstanding support ofour operating forces of which youare all a very vital part."

Goss, Program Committee; CurtisTriggs, Membership Committeeand Neil Van Dermeulen, ProtocolCommittee.

Cartwright presided over theInstallation of the new Officers.Charlene Gill became the firstwoman President of the five-StateSt. Louis Region. Other newlyelected officers are: First Vice-President, Penman Gilliam;Second Vice-President, JohnHassell; Secretary, Darryl Rue;Treasurer, Len Yarborough; andthe New Directors, Darrel Baker;

photogrammetry and remotesensing.

Establish an Archives Com-mittee to document and preserveearly artifacts of the history ofphotogrammetry.

Establish a CertificationProgram for Photogrammetrists.

In conclusior-r, Mr. Cartwrightexpressed his desire to see us againat the upcoming Little RockConvention on October 18-21.(Note: Deadline for AMTRAKTrain Reservations is July 15. SeeRay Meyer, Extension 4131).

Maj Cates

Bond, I)eduetions

Increase B7oAs the annual DMAAC Savings

Bonds Drive drew to a close 2s2additional DMAACeTs had joinedthe Payroll Savings Plan and 329participants increased theirallotments. The drive resulted in a6S% participation rate at theAerospace Center, up from the 61%participation recorded at the closeof last year's campaign. Leadingparticipation rates were attainedby the Office of the Director(100%), Public Affairs (100%),Counsel (100%), Equal Op-portunity Employment (100%),Directorate of Plans,Requirements and Technology(92%), Comptroller (75%),Aerospace Cartography Depart-ment (73%), GeopositionalDepartment Q2%), and ScientificData Department (71%) throughthe outstanding efforts of ProjectOfficers Marge Wisneski, D/PA;Irene Medlock, CO; Karen S.Dannenberg, EO; June A. Moran,PR; James Wissler, CM, HarryHolmes, AC; Charles Weiss, GD;and Darryl Crumpton, SD.

Newly elected officers of the St. Louis Section of the Institute ofNavigation were installed at the May 19th meeting. Shown here from leftto right are: Frank Halleman, treasurer; Horace Jackson, executivesecretary : Ruth Lockridge, vice chairman; John Schweitzer, chairman ;and Frank Finklang, outgoing chairman, who congratulates the group.

New ACSM officers were in-stalled at a Bar-B-Que held on June7th. Pictured above are, from leftto right, Jeff Ingram, director;David Caverly, lst vice chairman;June Moran, chairman; RalphImhof, 2nd vice chairman andSharon Sigler, director. Otherdirectors include: LawrenceAyers, Walter Kowalski, FrankMirkay ad Virgil Osborne. JohnHayden is to serve as a director forone year.

The following members wereappointed to chair the variouscommittees: Shirley Long,secretary; Melvin Nelson,treasurer; Fred Hodes, historian,Clay Ancell, publicity; ElaineStephenson, membership, BernalPowers, education; Judy Beber-meyer, editor; Al West, program;Eleanor Mandel, awards; RodStecher, constitution & byJawsand Willard Tucker, nominations.

FEW lnstallation

Arsenal '76 FEw, Inc., Awards Banquet and lhlt i,:,".1"w-mem-b9r o-f the Aerospace Team,Installationof Officers will be held on "luty zf, at ttre He's Walter Fox of the Kansas Office and he'sDMAAC Dining Hall. Tickets are 96.00. A cash bar using a mono-zoom scope in his work. To findwill be gpel.a_t 6:00 p.m., dinner at ?:00 p.m. See out more about the Kansas City Office turn toposters for tickets. page Z.

Things in and around KansasCity are identified as the Heart-land of the USA, and if the newlYacquired Kansas CitY Office andits people are any indication,"Heart" is the ProPer word.

There are 1?1 emPloYees in theKansas City Office, which justrecently was transferred from theTopographic Center control tothat of the AerosPace Center, andeach one of those 1?1 has PlentY of"Heart" towards their job, theirorganization, and now the Aero-space Center.

Located on the FederalBuilding grounds at 609 Har-desty, the Kansas CitY Officeoccupies part of the first floorand basement of Building r1'which is the long buildingparallel to the road. The arrowon the roof indicates the en-trance to KCO.

It is a proud organization, steeP-ed in a rich heritage, that becamea part of this Center on JulY 1st.It all started back in 1951 when acadre of seven Army May Serviceemployees from Washington, D.C.activated the Kansas CitY FieldOffice to meet the exPandingrequirements of military mapping.

Their first office was located inleased space on five floors of theSouthwest News Building in down-town Kansas City. Functionsassigned at that time includedcartographic compilation anddrafting. As mapping demandsgrew, two large production divi-sions were added to meet theaerotriangulation and stereocom-pilation requirements.

The year 1955 saw the largestwork force in Kansas CitY whenthe field office reached the 242manning figure.

Just before bursting at its

seams with increased manning,the unit moved in SePtember 1954to its present location in what wasthen known as the U.S. ArmYRecords Center on HardestY Ave-nue.

The Records Center comPlexwas renamed the Federal Build-ing, 609 Hardesty Avenue, in 1960and turned over to GSA formanaging. The Kansas City Officeoccupies the first floor and base-ment areas of Building 11 on thecomplex.

In 1969, the Army MaP Servicewas redesignated as the U.S.Army Engineer TopograPhic Pro-duction Center and the KansasCity Field Office becarne theKansas City Office. In 1972 thename changed again as the ArmYTopographic Command becamethe Defense Mapping AgencYTopographic Center.

This July lst the Kansas CitY

l{ew Addition to Aerospace Center Team.-Kansas I

In the Cartography Division these employees accomplish some oftha nooqtlvi nnornvlnq work. Thev nro: (ltft to rlqht) llnrrv

the negative engraving work. They are: (left to right) HarryBates, branch chief, Laura Dillard, cartographic technician; IdaMae Cooper, cartographic technician; Elnora Newton, car-tographic technician and Robert Pulley, senior cartographer.

The Kansas City Office peopleare a dedicated and con-scientious group, proud of theirpast record and ac-complishments. They are eagerto undertake their newassignments in this same spiritand with confidence in thefuture.

Keeping the equipment operational is the job of Bernie Hansel,the office equipment technician, shown working here on a powersupply unit.

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Claude Acosta, senior cartographer looksover the shoulder of Martha Waite, car-tographic technician, as she works on anOperational Navigation Chart.

Jesse N. Berry an offset photographer in Ralph Bunnell'sPhotographic Division pulls a color check print for the colorprocessor in the modern photo lab.

The OR IENTOR is an of {icial news'paper, putrlished bi-weekly on Fri-dav by and for the personnel of theDefense Mapping Agency AerosPaceCenter, at St. Louis. Missouri. Opin-ions expressed herein do not neces-sarily represent those of the DOD.

Col. James H. St. ClairDirector

David L. BlackChief , Public Aff airs Off ice

Editor

John Terryberry, a cartogrcoodinate-a-graph for precisior

In the Security Office Maj. C.W. Robinsran alarm device with Ed Whitcomb and

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ce added to their changingrnizational lineage when theYame a part of the AerosPaceter serving as the Kansas CitYce under the Aerospace Cart-aphy Department.he Office has had only threelctors in its 26 years, the mostrnt being Jack Harris. who< over from the retiring Leo-d Granger in May of this year.roduction wise the Office hasn involved with the productiontopographic charts which in-le such series as 1:50,000 toPoets, city plans, air crash andcue areas around airfields,Gs, and other ground maPsich support the nation's landnbat forces.Vith the transfer to the Aero-rce Center the production tech-lues of the Office will changerm maps to charts as theY:ome involved in the productionthe navigation and planning

ty Office

A planning group session to determine the best selection ofcharting data is held by Jim Currens (left), PhotogrammetricDivision chief, with Neal Higinbotham, Cliff Austin, JackJohnson and Dean Buford.charts, feature analysis support ofthe simulator program, Produc-tion of the Series 200 chart for theStrategic Air Command, and theproduction of products in suPPortof the NASA programs. They willfind themselves involved in nearlyall of the production programscurrently being accomplished bythe Aerospace Center in supportof the aerospace requirements ofthe nation.

Based on past record there is nodoubt that the men and women ofthe Kansas City Office can makethe transition without difficulty,for they have continually been oneof the highest producers of theTopographic Center Field Officesand have always exceeded theirEffectiveness/Productivity goal,by considerable amount over theIast few years. They have one ofthe highest rates of suggestionadoption of any of the offices andtheir low sick leave use Percen-tage of 53.6% is one of envy to allCentdrs.

Their interest in meeting thechallenges of the new programs isevident by the rapid developmentrnirrlu in t.hc lraining r:ott

: technician, adjusts thersuration.

iice chief, discusses)avid Manspeaker.

this Center in Kansas City duringMay and June and in the numberof KCO employees who visited theAerospace Center in June, at theirown expense, to learn moreabout the products and productionmethods.

As DMAAC Director, Col. JamesSt. Clair, said during the changeof command ceremonies in Kan-sas City June 30, "The people ofthe Kansas City Office are awelcome addition to the Aero-space team. The professionalismand dedication displayed by theKansas City Office during itsgreat history matches well thatshown by the Aerospace Centerand the blending of two suchorganizations can result in onlythe best for the Defense MappingAgency. "

At the K-200 plotter, Bill Wilke,a cartographic technician,makes adjustments to thesophisticated mensurationequipment.

Leo Tucker, a carto technicianin Ken Knowles, CartographyDivision, tries his hand at workon a navigation and planningchart during the trainingprogram for the change over inproduction to AerospaceCenter products.

John Christopher, offsetphotographer, places a piece offilm on the camera back priorto exposure of a cartographicitem.

In Duke Sumonia's Operations Division project officers work attheir desk to develop the necessary product requirements. shownhere are left to right, Don Dixon, Hubert Chaitrand, Al Hansenand Ann Wolfrum.

Jack Harris, KCO director, and his secretary, Janie powelt, lookover the day's production graphics.

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THOMAS W. TYNDALL, LO-SAM, reached the 30 year markon June 4th. He served in theArmy from October 1941 untilJanuary 1946 with the 1694thEngineer Battalion. He was as-signed to the supply section andalso drove a light truck. Hisoverseas tour was in the PhiliP-pines and Leyte.

He worked at the Army RecordsCenter as a truck driver carryingmail to the various buildings for ayear. He came to DMAAC onSeptember 15, 1952 and has beenin Supply Division since then as awarehouseman.

MORRIS W.J. GRATTENDICK,ACNCC, reached the 30 Yearmark on June 10.

He was in the Army fromDecember 1943 to June 1945 as-signed to the 94th Infantry Divi-sion, Medical Detachment, as acompany aidman with duty in theEuropean Theatre of Operations.

He returned to Federal servicein January 1949 at the Aeronauti-cal Chart Plant at 12th & Delmarand was assigned to the Carto-graphy Division. He is presentlyassigned to the Aerospace Carto-graphy Department as an en-graver.

REUBEN BANKS, FEMPB,reached the 30 year mark on June25th. He served in the Navy fromJanuary 1944 until April 1946 withduty in the Philippines, Guam andOkinawa.

He returned to Federal servicein Scptcmbt:r l94t| at the llecords

Research Department, and inOctober 1972 was assigned to hispresent assignment of ProgramManager in the Directorate ofPrograms, Production andOperations, Program IntegrationBranch.

Zschiegner added: "I was bornand reared in China, where I livedfor L4 years with missionaryparents, before I took residence inthe United States. You can imaginethe problems to get my securityclearance! I had to obtain a cer-tificate of citizenship, at whichtime I had to swear that I wouldfight for my country, which I hadalready done."

ARVIN W. MUELLER, ACCP,was drafted in the Army in June1943. He served in North Africa asa military policeman and with the20th Bomber Command in thePacific as an instrument specialistand aircraft engine mechanic. Mytour of duty was indeed a tour ofthe world," he said. "I departedthe U.S. f rom Virginia inDecember 1943, went to NorthAfrica and subsequently to India,Burma, China, Australia, MarianaIslands and back to California anddischarged in December 1945."

He returned to Federal Servicein Decbmber 1949 at DMAAC as acartographic draftsman in thePhotogrammetry Division. Sincethat time he has served as a car-tographer, supervisory car-tographer, physical scientist and'supervisory physical scientist inmost element.s of the Cent.er. In-illrrdarl wnro lhn ph.rl.rdrornlnalrv

Scholar Athlete

HonorTom Janicik, son of Al Janicik,

ACIAC, was recently honored asone of the top six scholar athletesat the Annual Post-Dispatchbanquet.

Tom is a graduate of BellevilleWest High School attaining thehonor of class valedictorian.During his school years he has heldthe Illinois State WrestlerChampionship in his class in 1976and was runner-up in 1977. TheNational HonorSociety student hasreceived a number of awardsduring his career, among them thetitle of Illinois OutstandingWrestler of the Year as selected bythe state wrestling coaches.

He has accepted a wrestlingscholarship and will attend Nor-thwestern University to major inelectrical engineering.

Helen A. Kersey, PO, died onJune 23, 1977. Her disabilityretirement was effected on May1lth after I years Federal serviceat DMAAC as a clerk-typist.

Services were held on Monday,June 27th"

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Word has been received by theOrientor of the accidenbal drown-ing of DMAAC retiree, Roy Cun-ningham, on June 1 at Lake of theOzarks near Hurricane DeckBridge, where he, had been livingfor the past four years.

Cunningham was assigned toPDMRA when he retired in June1970. He was a map and chartphotographer and had been at theCenter for 21 years.

He is survived by his wifeGeorgia, a stepson, mother, sisterand lwin brother.

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Daughter Honored

During her Senior year she waselected President of the South Techchapter of the Future BusinessLeaders of America (FBLA), wonfirst place in the FBLA District 9Job Interview contest andrepresented District 9 at the Statecompetition in Jefferson City. Shewas also selected by the St.Louis--St. Charles Association ofEducational Secrelaries as theircandidate for the Marion T. Woodscholarship. Lori was also namedOutstanding Senior student of theBusiness and Office Educationprogram.

Hve Mark Thirty Years

A sure sign that summer is here is the annual training sessionsfor Aerospace Center Fire Marshals and Fire Wardens in the useof hand extinguishers. This group is learning the technique ofusing a water extinguisher on a wood fire. "Different types offires require different types of extinguishers," says Fire ChiefJoe Leahy, "and using the wrong one could prove disastrous. Besure you know what extinguisher to use and how to use it."

Miss Lori Brueggeman,daughter of Jack Brueggeman,SDCDA, recently graduatedValedictorian from South CountyTechnical High School.

Lori, a straight A graduate fromthe Business and Office EducationProgram, plans to attendMeramec Community College andreceive a degree in Court andConference Reporting.

Toastmrcterc Clab Beceives Charter

Virgil Green, ToastmastersDistrict 8 Governor (left ),presents the offlclal charter tothe Presldent of the Aerospace'Ionstmnrter'r ('lub, .Ierrylloekr,r. The nrerentatlon wnr

Grattendick Zschieqner MuellerTyndall

Center as a cook helper. In May cluded were the Photogrammetry, Interment was at National1953 he transferred tothe Medical Cartography and Research Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks.Depot and three years later, in Divisions, the Production andOciober 19b6, he came to DMAAC. Distribution Plant Staff Office, theHe has been assigned as a custo- Directorate of Operations and thedian. Directorate of Plans,

MARTTN G. zscHlEGNER, Requirements and Technology.PPIP, reached the 30 year mark H9 is presently Chief of theon June 26. He served in the Navy Production Management Office,from June 1943 to March 1946. He Cartographic Data Division,was assigned to a Communica- Aerospace Cartography Depart-tions Flag Ship for 20 months in ment.the South pacitic, including the Muellersaid: "IfindmypresentGuam and Leyte Gulf Operatlons. position one of, if not the most

He came to DMAAC in epril 1956 demanding and interesting jobsand was assigned to [hs l'v€ nao"

Yottth Program

DMAAC SofthallAction

By John Lefman

Midway into the DMAAC softballseason the Nads remain unbeaten.The Nads (B{) under manager RonHarrison have outclassed theseven minor league clubs and willbe a shoe-in to capture one of thetwo city tournament berths. Theother berth is up for grabs. TheChargers (6-1) have brought NobleLadd and Don White out ofretirement to fill positions vacatedby the Chargers youth movementwhich went sour. The Chargers willfind it difficult to win with the oldhorses.

The tale of the Mustangs (5-3) isnot much better. Last year'swinners have continued with overthe hill players one year too longand cannot turn the combination inkey game situations.

Two Center employees,Lawrence Carroll, GDGP, andVincent Saunders, SOSM, haveworked with a youth program inthe form of a Drum & Bugle Corpssince 1947. The present corps,sponsored by the St. Louis PoliceDept., and known as the "P.Y.C.Lawmen" consists of 105 boys andgirls age 11 to 21.

The corps is sponsoring a Drumand Bugle Corps competition onJuly 23, 1977 at the NormandySenior High School. Tickets may beobtained by contacting LawrenceCarroll, 4550, or Vincent Saunders,4285.

The Zymurgies (5-3) after losingthe first three games have comeback under top drawermanagement to win five in a row.Herb Allison has predicted that histeam has just begun to play ball.

The Panthers (3-5), Gorillas (2-5), Twins II (2-5) and Cougars (0-7)can kiss the baby good-by.

StandingsTeams Won LostSAFETY TIP:

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Aeronautical InformationDepartment until FebruarY 1958.He was reassigned to the Chart

Scholarship

WinnerGwendolyn Wilson, daughter of

James G. Larry (SOSM) has beenawarded honor scholarships toboth St. Louis University andWashington University, St. Louis,MO.

A recent graduate of LaboureHigh School, she plans to attendWashington University this fall.

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Becker. The presentation wasmade during a charter nightparty held May 26 in theDMAAC dining hall formembers of the newly formedAerospace Center club.

Retirements Mry Policeman

April-June lg77Alpert, Fred L.Anderssen, Karen J.

Barlar, William L.Behrens, Oberl C.

Consolino, Sam C.

Devine, John A.Dugger, George W.

O'Brien, Mabel J.

Palm, Richard C.

Schaefer, Ernest M.Springli, William J.St. Vrain, Maurice A.

Wren, John R., Jr.

Hunter, Clarence W., Jr. ACIBB

Johnson, Gerald H. PPC

Kersey, Helen A. PO

Munder, Frederick A. ADDN

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Loren D. Hicks, SO, continues toper{orm his duties in a highlyprofessional manner, earning himrecognition as DMAAC SecurityPoliceman for the month of May,according to security officials.

He served in the Air Force forthree years with rank of sergeant.He came to the Center on Sep-tember 30, 1968.

Married and the father of twochildren he resides in Granite City,IL.Page 4 Orientor July 8, 1977