US Air Force Military Training - Yearbook (Lackland, TX)

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-, D j' E22 A S55 '-7-'HS5' 5 'Q Illllis' U 33:.:f63f ql- -Jem- Colonel Roy D. Sheetz Commander Basic Military Training School Colonel Roy D. Sheetz is the commander of the Air Force Basic Military Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. More than 70,000 young men and women receive their initial Air Force training in this school each year. Colonel Sheetz was born Sept. 9, 1941, in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Va., in June 1960 and in 1965 earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Texas ASM University. He received his masters degree in public administration from Auburn University in 1974. He is a 1974 distinguished gradu- ate of Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., and a 1985 graduate of the National War College, Washington, D.C. Colonel Sheetz earned his commission through the AFROTC program at Texas ASM University in May 1965. He completed undergraduate navigator training in May 1966 at Mather AFB, Ca., and C-130 aircrew training in Septem- ber 1966 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. He was assigned to the 772nd Tactical Airlift Squadron, Mactan lsle Air Field, Philippines, in October 1966, as a C-130 navigator. ln De- cember 1967 he was reassigned to the 8th Military Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., as a C-141 instructor navigator. Upon graduation from Squadron Offi- cer School, at Maxwell Air Force Base, in April 1969, he was assigned to the 62nd Military Airlift Wing as aide-de-camp and executive officer. ln 1969 he was selected for training under the Air Staff Training Program, and assigned to the Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. From September 1970 through February 1971 he was an exchange officer and attended VC-10 conversion training at Royal Air Force Brize Norton, United Kingdom. He remained as a VC-10 instructorfVlP navigator until July 1973. ln July 1974 Colonel Sheetz was assigned to the Pentagon as chief of the joint actions branch and later as the executive officer for the personnel plans directorate. From July through December 1978 he attended T-43 instructor training at Mather Air Force Base, Calif., and in December 1978 was reassigned to the 450th Flying Training Squadron, Mather Air Force Base, as an instructor navigator and operations officer. ln May 1980, Colonel Sheetz assumed command of the 450th Flying Training Squadron. ln January 1982, Colonel Sheetz was assigned to Head- quarters Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, as director of navigatorfsurvival and life support. Following graduation from the National War College, in June 1985, he was assigned to Lackland Air Force Base as the deputy commander of the Air Force Basic Military Training School, a position he held until assuming command of the school Sept. 6, 1985. Colonel Sheetz is a master navigator with approximately 5000 hours of flying time and 952 combat sorties to his credit. His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters and Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He was promoted to the rank of colonel Sept. 1, 1983. He is married to the former Sherry Seibert of Silver Spring, Md. They have two children, Roy Jr. and Sandra Kaye.

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,S ' 06 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR Ponce N Q6 fm HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE MILITARY TRAINING CENTER IATCI LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE TX 78236 5000 X P Dear Graduate Congratulatlons You have completed Baslc Tralnlng and you re now a full fledged member of our proud A1r Force team Durlng these relatlvely few weeks, we ve glVeD you a foundatlon of m1l1tary tralnlng and self d1sc1pl1ne to bulld upon durlng the years ahead From here on, 1t's really up to you We ve taught you the mllltary standards, customs, and COUft6S16S, as well as the lmportance of teamwork and a pOS1C1Ve mental attltude The opportunltles are there waltlng for you to take the 1n1t1at1ve and make them come true You ve shown that you have what lt takes to become a productlve member of our A1r Force You have the qualltles needed to f1nd both personal and professlonal satlsfactlon throughout the rest of your servlce to our country I w1sh you all the success ln the world Never forget that ln thls A1r Force of ours, you are an lmportant person who wlll I know, do your share to make a great A1r Force even better Slncerely CHRIS 0. DIVICH Major General, USAF Commander AIR FORCE A GREAT WAY OF LIFE ,.Y XX ihff XX M770 A If-MJ , 3 ,, 7. f-2. , V ,532 V, - DK JMR? m 7 XX Tb Elvhvxl- 'Y' LX xg cu 49' VAHKIIL, . y , . . ' . - . . . . y . . ' I . . I . . . s

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Colonel Joseph G. Schad is the deputy commander of the Air Force Basic Military Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The Basic Military Training School is the only school in the Air Force that provides initial Air Force training to the enlisted men and women entering the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. Colonel Schad was born Sept. 24, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated from Evans City High School, Evans City, Pa., in June 1960. He obtained a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa., in February 1964. He also holds a masters degree in business administration from Golden Gate University in San Francis- co, Calif. 119773. He is a graduate of the Squadron Officer School fcorrespondence, 19721, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces fcorrespondence, 19761, and completed the Air Command and Staff College Cseminar 1979j. Colonel Schad was commissioned through the Officer Training School at Lackland, Air Force Base in August 1964. Following a year of studies at Texas ASM, he was assigned as a weather officer at Loring Air Force, Maine. ln May 1967 he attended undergraduate pilot training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. Following graduation he remained at Reese as a T-38 instructor pilot until May 1972. After completing survival school and O-2 training, Colonel Schad was assigned to the 19th Tactical Air Support Squad- ron, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, where he flew 40 ga uh ' el' 2.4. F? -4 Hlllll S' I Q0 3-fggqlzfutlif. -J2?l',.v Colonel Joseph G. Schad Deputy Commander Basic Military Training School missions as a forward air controller. ln February 1973 he was reassigned to Osan Air Base, Korea, where he served until September 1973 as an emergency action element com- mand post controller. He returned to the states in Septem- ber 1973 as a computer programmer and analyst at Langley Air Force Base, Va. He also served as a Headquarters, Tactical Air Command action officer for data automation requirements, tactical communications systems until Au- gust 1977. ln September 1977 he moved to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, as a section commander and later opera- tions officer in the 560th Flying Training Squadron, in Feb- ruary 1982, he was named to command the 8th Flying Training Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. ln February 1984 he was reassigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, where he served as the director of bilateral plans, and later as assistant deputy commander for operations, Headquarters Fifth Air Force. He held that position until February 1986 when he assumed his current position. A command pilot with more than 4100 flying hours, Colo- nel Schad's awards and decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal, with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and the Air Force Commenda- tion Medal. Colonel Schad was promoted to colonel May 1, 1985. He is married to the former Margaret Lynne Yohe of Beaver, Pa. They have two children: Brenda and Gail.