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^Change of command scheduled for 57th FIS
Lt. Col. Kenneth V. Funkhouser
is scheduled to assume command of
the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squad-
ron from Lt. Col. Charles R. Mordan
during a ceremony today at Andrews
Theater.
Lt. Col. Mordan is scheduled to
report as the Director of Operations
and Vice Commander for Air Forces
Iceland as his next assignment.
Lt. Col. Funkhouser, who holds a
Master's degree in Systems Analysis
from the Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base in Ohio, was-commissioned in
June 1966.
He entered pilot training at Craig
Air Force Base, Alabama in July 1966
and became a pilot systems operator
at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida
in August 1967. In June 1968, he
was with the 13th Tactical Fighter
Squadron at Udorn, Thailand where he
flew 222 combat missions, including
93 over North Vietnam.
He transferred to Wurtsmith Air
Force Base, Michigan in June 1969,
where he flew the F-106 and T-33 in
the 94th and 2nd Fighter Interceptor
Squadrons. He also served as the
^Madron Chief of Safety.
Library notes
The Station Library has a wealth
of information of interest to the
serious military professional.
One recent acquisition is Tact-
tical Genius in Battle, by Simon
Goodenough and Len Deighton, the
author of many suspense novels.
This beautifully illustrated volume
describes and analyzes twenty-seven
important battles in which the
character, courage and brilliance
of the commander decided the issue.
The Atlas of Military Strategy by
David G. Chandler also provides a
visual history of classic battles
using illustrations and diagrams.
Another source book is A Guide to
the Study and Use of Military His-
tory, by John Jessup and Robert
Coakley.
An analysis of the problems of
logistics, with examples taken from
the very beginnings of warfare up
until WWII, is found in Supplying
War, by Martin Van Crevell.
Some other new books of interest
are Strategic Implications of the
All-Volunteer Force, The War Game;
A Critique of Military Problem Sol-
ing. and The Great Admirals.
■Since the Library has several
Tuindred books, located in the 350's
about all segments of the armed
forces, there is something for
everyone.
Weigh th
What do you do when one cookie
becomes five, a slice of pie turns
into a half a pie, and last month's
clothes just don't fit anymore?
Well, you can hide in the apartment,
put tinfoil on the windows and send
your husband out for chocolate ec-
lairs and pizza. Or you can get
with the program, the TOPS program
that is.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
is a club for people who are try-
ing to lose weight and like to have
moral support while doing it. TOPS
meets Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m.
in the elementary school. Sheila
Orvis, the leader of this club that
battles the bulge, says, "Our group
is 'rah rah', we support each other
a lot."
Mrs. Orvis, a native of Seattle,
Washington, says the main object of
the club is to change bad eating
habits. "We want to be able to
make a diet we can live with the
rest of our lives," she said.
"Each person needs their own per-
sonal diet that is sensible and
In January 1975, Lt. Col. Funk-
houser served in the Pentagon in the
Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel,
Directorate of Personnel Plans, and
Analysis Division.
Lt. Col. Funkhouser transferred
to Air Forces Iceland in June 1980
after completing F-4E Combat Crew
training and served as the Assistant
Director of Operations.
He is a senior pilot with over
2000 flying hours. His military
decorations include the Distinguished
Flying Cross, Meritorious Service
Medal, Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf
Clusters, Air Force Commendation
Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Air
Force Presidential Unit Citation,
and Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Ribbons.
Lt. Col. Funkhouser is married to
the former Chris Anne McGrew of New
Castle, Pennsylvania and they have
two children, Todd and Lauren.
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safe, not one of those fad diets,"
ohe added.
There are 12,400 chapters of
TOPS across the world and over
340,000 members. TOPS is a non-
profit organization and the foun-
ders of TOPS have, in the past,
donated over 2 million dollars to-
wards obesity research.
The club here costs $9 per year
to join. Mrs. Orvis says this goes
towards keeping the organization
going on base. "It pays for the
meeting places and things like
that," she said.
Mrs. Orvis, a three year mem-
ber, says the club is fun to be in
and she "couldn't lose weight with-
out it." The club has lots of con-
tests to help its members. One on-
going activity now is the Ladder
Contest. As you lose weight, you
advance up the ladder and the first
one to reach the top wins. Mrs.
Orvis says the club is successful
and has helped a lot of people. She
should know—she's lost over forty
pounds.
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