FRIDAY,MONDAY JULYS, f "THE MEAN SEASON" Starring Kurt Russell and Marlel Hemingway (Mystery-Orama, Rated R, 11\4 min.) SATURDAY JULYS "VISION QUEST" Starring Matthew Modlne and linda Florentino (Drama, Rated R, 107 min.) S~HD"'Y JULY7 " SHOW WHITE' THE SEVEN DWARFS" TUESDAY (Animalion, Rated G,83 min.) "THE KID NOT SO BIG" (Matinee) Slarrlng JULYi Vernoica Cartwright and Jennifer McAllister (Comedy·Western, Rated R, 104 min.) WEDNESDAY JULY 10 "THE BOSTONIANS" Starring, Christopher ReeYe and VafMIssa RedgraY9 (Historlcal·Orama, Rated PG, 122mln.) THURSDAY JULY 11 "THE NEVERENDING STORY" (Matinee) Starring Noah Hathaway and Barrel OtiYer (Fantasy, Rated PG, 94 min.) FRIDAY JULY 12 "THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN" Starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn (Suspense-Orama. Rated R. 131 min.) IGI ALL AGES ADMITTED Gene.~1 Aud,ences iPGI ALL AGES ADMITTED P...enl~1 Gu,dance S~S,~ IR I RESTFHCTEO Schedules altered for pools to accommodate swimmers, upkeep The Chief Petty Officers' Mess pool will be closed for emergency maintenance next Monday, and possibly Tuesday as well. It will reopen with its normal hours on Wed- nesday at the latest. Early morning lap swimmers will have the opportwlity to add a few more laps to their usual stint and still get to work on time. The hours at the NWC gym pool now are 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. instead of 6 to 7:30 a.m. Pool safeguards, maintenance keys to summer With temperatures in the Indian Wells Valley exceeding 110 degrees much of the time, water sports and actiVities are becoming increasingly popular. Unfortun· ately, unless individuals are aware of the dangers associated with these activities, fun can turn to sudden tragedy. In 1984, drownings in Kern County total- led fourteen. More than half of these drownings were related to recreational ac- tivities, and involved persons 20 to 24 years ofage. Swimming lessons are an extremely good preventative measure against drowning; children should be taught at an early age to swim well. As for adults, it is never too late to learn. In addition to swimming, persons can protect themselves and others by familiar- izing everyone with several swimming safety measures. These include staying in the part of a swimming pool that is safe for the skill level of the swimmer, never shoving or pushing an individual near or into the water, and not diving into water where the depth is unknown. Always swim with a buddy, and stay away from the water after eating or conswning alcoholic beverages Parents or guardians must provide cons- tant supervision for young children when in or even near a body of water. It only takes a few minutes of unsupervised play to slip or fall into water. Not only should swimmers and parents be safety conscious, but pool owners as well. Kern County does has ordinance requiring fences not less than four and one half feet tall around pools. Self closing and latching gates should be locked when the pools are not in use, and walkways around pools should be kept well-- vide communication and financial AMERICAN +ROSS assistance to military personnel and their families. The caseworker can be reached, when the office is closed by telephoning the NWC quarterdeck at ext. 2303. Also providing 24-hour Red Cross service are Mark Rosenthal, the community disaster chairman, and Mrs. Grattaroti for individual disasters for families left homeless through fire or flood. Disaster preparation is also a major Red Cross program. Local residents or organizations that would like to take the "Safety and Survival in an Earthquake" class should contact the Red Cross office. All local residents are also urged to take advantage of another set of Red Cross health and safety courses, ones that have GOOD NEIGHBOR - Diane Grattarotl, Administrative Assistant for the local American Red Cross, is at the office, 1811 Lauritsen Road, each weekday from 12:30 to 5 p.m. When the office Is closed, a Red Cross d!Jty worker can be reached through the quarterdeck, NWC ext. 2303. saved an uncounted nwnber of lives. Dave Jester beads the teachiug of first aid, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Swim- ming, life saving and water safety classes fall under the auspices of Bill Bersie and Ann Taylor. Amoug the longest in operation of all local Red Cross programs is production, headed by Eleanor French. She and her volunteers meet twice monthly (as well as working at horne in their own leisure time) to knit and sew items for hospital and rest horne patients. Indian Wells Valley Red Cross chairman Rowland McNeill and vice chairman ruee Peters point out that the American Na- tional Red Cross is the largest volunteer organization in the world, with more than two and a half million volunteers each year conbibuting their time to provide the ser- vices that make the organization "The Good Neighbor." Although the Red Cross comes under the regulation of Congress and its books are audited by the govenunent each year, all services are paid for by monies donated through annual drives such as the Combin- ed Federal Campaign. The large nwnber of volunteers keeps overhead costs low, en- suring monies donated by the American people will go far in providing direct ser- vices. Social Security hours The offices of the Social Security Ad- ministration, 337 W. Ridgecrest Blvd., Ridgecrest, will be open each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during July, August and September. The offices are open from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30p.m. Prudential-Bache speakers will ·include Elaine KJain, Assistant Vice President of Personal Financial Planning. She is an at- torney licensed to practice in the State of California, and spent four years specializ· ing in practice in the field of estate plann· ing. Also speaking will be Ray Cox, Assistant Regional Coordinator for Direct Invest- ments in the Pacific South Region. He specializes in tax advantaged investment. This week's weather Peak Max Min wind Fri. 105 65 29 knots Sat. 97 72 30 Sun. 1M 54 14 Mon. 107 62 'n Tues. 95 60 'n Wed. 114 62 17 Thurs. 114 68 Temperature and wind recorded at Armitage Airfield. ..": u.s.Goyernment Printing Otfice : 1985 _ No. 20012 FROM: TO, PLACE STAMP HERE Naval W~aponJ: C~nt~f. China Lilk~. CalifornIa 93555·6001 Vol. Xl. No. 27 / July 5. 1985 Col. Tyler closes distinguished USMC career On Monday morning Col. John T. Tyler, Deputy Labora- pleasure to consider the Colonel and his wife, Alice, as tory Director and Marine Corps Liaison Officer at NWC, friends. gave his final military salute and closed a career span- In addition, Capt. Dickerson expressed his apprecia- ning more than three decades of service to his country. tion for the stabilizing influence and the help that Col. Joining him at the ceremony were three other Tyler had been to him in dealing with the magnitude of distinguished graduates of the class of 1955 at the U.S. problems faced by the Naval Weapons Center. Naval Academy. Maj. Gen. Peter Odgers, USAF, Com- His outstanding service to the Marine Corps and to the mander, Edwards Air Force Base; Commodore John Center also earned Col. Tyler his second Legion of Merit, Wilson, Jr., USN, Commander, Pacific Missile Test which was presented by Brig. Gen. Monahan. Center, Point Mugu; and Brig. Gen. J. P. Mohahan, The citation, signed by Secretary of the Navy John USMC, Commanding General of Marine Corps Air Lehmann for the President, commends Col. Tyler's ef- Ground Comhat Center at Twentynine Palms and COm- fectiveness in improving the visibility of Marine Corps manding General of the Seventh Marine Amphibious requirements and programs at the Center, especially his Battalion. dedication to the development of the AV-8B software In addition, several hundred NWC military and civilian support program and the "Cheap Night" low-light optical friends and coworkers watched the traditional ceremony system. on the lawn of the Headquarters Building The citation continues that he was responsible for more than $5 million in discretionary funding and served as a All three speakers of the morniug - Father A. J. key member and frequenUy as Chairman of the Center's Smith, who gave the benediction and invocation; Capt. Corporate Planning Board. K. A. Dickerson, NWC Commander; and Brig. Gen. It adds that "His versatility, energy, commitment, and Monahan - noted that serving with Col. Tyler had been pride in the Marine Corps and the Navy were unsur· a privilege, and that it was equally a privilege and a passed. Colonel Tyler can be justifiably proud of his ac- ,.......--~----... complishments during his assignment to the Naval Weapons Center." In his response following the reading of his retirement orders, Col. Tyler thanked the Marine Corps for the privilege of having been able to serve. "The name Marine after all this time still makes my heart beat . faster. The flying has been a wonderful extra - a feeling that most Marine aviators prohably have," he said. He discussed his career, adding that "I will cherish greaUy those wonderful things that I have seen and ex- perienced and those strong and wonderful friendships that have developed." He continued that "The time has come to change - our friendships will last and that is important, but change must happen and with it, change brings new adventures and things to see and do and new goals to set and to meet. So today is a day to relect on the rewarding past and look forward to the sun-bright future." He especially recognized his wife, Alice, and, calling her his best friend, concluded "Let's go open a new chapter." Col. and Mrs. Tyler will move to Arizona in August where he will be employed by Hughes Helicopter Com- pany. Hot weather will continue says forecast "This year's weather pattern looks very much like last year's," says JOM Gibson, forecaster for the Naval Oceanography Detachment China Lake, "but I'm not g<>- ing for floods this August." He does add that it's nearly impossible to predict long in advance when the peculiar pattern of rainfall that has brought the waters gushing through the Indian Wells Valley will occur. "But we prohably will get at least a couple of good rains," he I says. According to Gibson, the same pattern of weather is building that occurred last year, with lots of heat in the sununer, and a wet fall and winter. Late August and early September is the time tropical storms are apt to build off the coast of Baja California and California; Ihese tend to bring heavy rain to the local area. PROUD MOMENT - Capt. K. A. Dickerson pins the medal representing the Legion of Merit on Col. John Tyler during ceremonies held Monday morning on the lawn at the Naval Weapons Center's Headquarters Building. Chaplain A. J. Smith watches. (See photo on Page 3). - Photo byPH2 Rick Moore "Right now there's a massive low off the coast," Gibson says, "that's causing the heat buildup. As soon as that low starts breaking up or moving, we should get some cooler weather once more. And that'll real- ly be welcome." Security consciousness still vital for all personnel The rash of spy cases recenUy reported IS good reason to remind all civilian and military personnel and contractor employees that they must be aware of at- tempts to recruit them for espionage. Places where agents of foreign powers try to meet DOD personnel include trade shows. conventions, symposiums, meetings and technical conferences as well as in bars and other gathering spots in communities near military establishments. John Hopeck, the resident Naval In· vestigative Service agent at China Lake, points out that just because NWC is in a remote area doesn't mean foreign agents will not make the trip out here. "If you were a foreign agent looking for intelligence data, wouldn't you consider NWC's research and development activities an ideal source for sensitive infonnation?" he asks. An agent of a foreign power is most apt to look like everyone else, rather than like someone from another nation, Hopeck says. A good spy does nothing to call attention to himself or berself, and the majority of agents are apt to speak totally unaccented English and to appear American. This person will try to foster a relation· ship with the American who works for the government or a contractor doing gov· ernment work. One way, after an initial acquaintanceship begins. is to show inter- est in what the American does. This can begin smoothly with questions such as "What do you do? I'll bet it's really inter· esting and important!" IT a relationship proceeds well, the foreign agent will try to find out if the American can be tempted with money, if he or she resents his or her employer. or if he or she is looking for sexual companionship, or has any exploitable weaknesses. This stage may take weeks or months of patient effort on the part of the agent. (Continued on Page 3) FELLOW ALUMNI - Brig. Gen. J. P. Monahan, USMC, recalls days at the Naval Academy when he, Col. John Tyler, and (In the background) Maj. Gen. Peter Odgers, USAF, and Commodore John Wilson, Jr., USN, were members of the Class of 1955. - Photo by Steve Boster , OCR Text: FRIDAY,MONDAY JULYS, f "THE MEAN SEASON" Starring Kurt Russell and Marlel Hemingway (Mystery-Orama, Rated R, 11\4 min.) SATURDAY JULYS "VISION QUEST" Starring Matthew Modlne and linda Florentino (Drama, Rated R, 107 min.) S~HD"'Y JULY7 " SHOW WHITE' THE SEVEN DWARFS" TUESDAY (Animalion, Rated G,83 min.) "THE KID NOT SO BIG" (Matinee) Slarrlng JULYi Vernoica Cartwright and Jennifer McAllister (Comedy·Western, Rated R, 104 min.) WEDNESDAY JULY 10 "THE BOSTONIANS" Starring, Christopher ReeYe and VafMIssa RedgraY9 (Historlcal·Orama, Rated PG, 122mln.) THURSDAY JULY 11 "THE NEVERENDING STORY" (Matinee) Starring Noah Hathaway and Barrel OtiYer (Fantasy, Rated PG, 94 min.) FRIDAY JULY 12 "THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN" Starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn (Suspense-Orama. Rated R. 131 min.) IGI ALL AGES ADMITTED Gene.~1 Aud,ences iPGI ALL AGES ADMITTED P...enl~1 Gu,dance S~S,~ IR I RESTFHCTEO Schedules altered for pools to accommodate swimmers, upkeep The Chief Petty Officers' Mess pool will be closed for emergency maintenance next Monday, and possibly Tuesday as well. It will reopen with its normal hours on Wed- nesday at the latest. Early morning lap swimmers will have the opportwlity to add a few more laps to their usual stint and still get to work on time. The hours at the NWC gym pool now are 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. instead of 6 to 7:30 a.m. Pool safeguards, maintenance keys to summer With temperatures in the Indian Wells Valley exceeding 110 degrees much of the time, water sports and actiVities are becoming increasingly popular. Unfortun· ately, unless individuals are aware of the dangers associated with these activities, fun can turn to sudden tragedy. In 1984, drownings in Kern County total- led fourteen. More than half of these drownings were related to recreational ac- tivities, and involved persons 20 to 24 years ofage. Swimming lessons are an extremely good preventative measure against drowning; children should be taught at an early age to swim well. As for adults, it is never too late to learn. In addition to swimming, persons can protect themselves and others by familiar- izing everyone with several swimming safety measures. These include staying in the part of a swimming pool that is safe for the skill level of the swimmer, never shoving or pushing an individual near or into the water, and not diving into water where the depth is unknown. Always swim with a buddy, and stay away from the water after eating or conswning alcoholic beverages Parents or guardians must provide cons- tant supervision for young children when in or even near a body of water. It only takes a few minutes of unsupervised play to slip or fall into water. Not only should swimmers and parents be safety conscious, but pool owners as well. Kern County does has ordinance requiring fences not less than four and one half feet tall around pools. Self closing and latching gates should be locked when the pools are not in use, and walkways around pools should be kept well-- vide communication and financial AMERICAN ROSS assistance to military personnel and their families. The caseworker can be reached, when the office is closed by telephoning the NWC quarterdeck at ext. 2303. Also providing 24-hour Red Cross service are Mark Rosenthal, the community disaster chairman, and Mrs. Grattaroti for individual disasters for families left homeless through fire or flood. Disaster preparation is also a major Red Cross program. Local residents or organizations that would like to take the "Safety and Survival in an Earthquake" class should contact the Red Cross office. All local residents are also urged to take advantage of another set of Red Cross health and safety courses, ones that have GOOD NEIGHBOR - Diane Grattarotl, Administrative Assistant for the local American Red Cross, is at the office, 1811 Lauritsen Road, each weekday from 12:30 to 5 p.m. When the office Is closed, a Red Cross d!Jty worker can be reached through the quarterdeck, NWC ext. 2303. saved an uncounted nwnber of lives. Dave Jester beads the teachiug of first aid, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Swim- ming, life saving and water safety classes fall under the auspices of Bill Bersie and Ann Taylor. Amoug the longest in operation of all local Red Cross programs is production, headed by Eleanor French. She and her volunteers meet twice monthly (as well as working at horne in their own leisure time) to knit and sew items for hospital and rest horne patients. Indian Wells Valley Red Cross chairman Rowland McNeill and vice chairman ruee Peters point out that the American Na- tional Red Cross is the largest volunteer organization in the world, with more than two and a half million volunteers each year conbibuting their time to provide the ser- vices that make the organization "The Good Neighbor." Although the Red Cross comes under the regulation of Congress and its books are audited by the govenunent each year, all services are paid for by monies donated through annual drives such as the Combin- ed Federal Campaign. The large nwnber of volunteers keeps overhead costs low, en- suring monies donated by the American people will go far in providing direct ser- vices. Social Security hours The offices of the Social Security Ad- ministration, 337 W. Ridgecrest Blvd., Ridgecrest, will be open each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during July, August and September. The offices are open from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30p.m. Prudential-Bache speakers will ·include Elaine KJain, Assistant Vice President of Personal Financial Planning. She is an at- torney licensed to practice in the State of California, and spent four years specializ· ing in practice in the field of estate plann· ing. Also speaking will be Ray Cox, Assistant Regional Coordinator for Direct Invest- ments in the Pacific South Region. He specializes in tax advantaged investment. This week's weather Peak Max Min wind Fri. 105 65 29 knots Sat. 97 72 30 Sun. 1M 54 14 Mon. 107 62 'n Tues. 95 60 'n Wed. 114 62 17 Thurs. 114 68 Temperature and wind recorded at Armitage Airfield. ..": u.s.Goyernment Printing Otfice : 1985 _ No. 20012 FROM: TO, PLACE STAMP HERE Naval W~aponJ: C~nt~f. China Lilk~. CalifornIa 93555·6001 Vol. Xl. No. 27 / July 5. 1985 Col. Tyler closes distinguished USMC career On Monday morning Col. John T. Tyler, Deputy Labora- pleasure to consider the Colonel and his wife, Alice, as tory Director and Marine Corps Liaison Officer at NWC, friends. gave his final military salute and closed a career span- In addition, Capt. Dickerson expressed his apprecia- ning more than three decades of service to his country. tion for the stabilizing influence and the help that Col. Joining him at the ceremony were three other Tyler had been to him in dealing with the magnitude of distinguished graduates of the class of 1955 at the U.S. problems faced by the Naval Weapons Center. Naval Academy. Maj. Gen. Peter Odgers, USAF, Com- His outstanding service to the Marine Corps and to the mander, Edwards Air Force Base; Commodore John Center also earned Col. Tyler his second Legion of Merit, Wilson, Jr., USN, Commander, Pacific Missile Test which was presented by Brig. Gen. Monahan. Center, Point Mugu; and Brig. Gen. J. P. Mohahan, The citation, signed by Secretary of the Navy John USMC, Commanding General of Marine Corps Air Lehmann for the President, commends Col. Tyler's ef- Ground Comhat Center at Twentynine Palms and COm- fectiveness in improving the visibility of Marine Corps manding General of the Seventh Marine Amphibious requirements and programs at the Center, especially his Battalion. dedication to the development of the AV-8B software In addition, several hundred NWC military and civilian support program and the "Cheap Night" low-light optical friends and coworkers watched the traditional ceremony system. on the lawn of the Headquarters Building The citation continues that he was responsible for more than $5 million in discretionary funding and served as a All three speakers of the morniug - Father A. J. key member and frequenUy as Chairman of the Center's Smith, who gave the benediction and invocation; Capt. Corporate Planning Board. K. A. Dickerson, NWC Commander; and Brig. Gen. It adds that "His versatility, energy, commitment, and Monahan - noted that serving with Col. Tyler had been pride in the Marine Corps and the Navy were unsur· a privilege, and that it was equally a privilege and a passed. Colonel Tyler can be justifiably proud of his ac- ,.......--~----... complishments during his assignment to the Naval Weapons Center." In his response following the reading of his retirement orders, Col. Tyler thanked the Marine Corps for the privilege of having been able to serve. "The name Marine after all this time still makes my heart beat . faster. The flying has been a wonderful extra - a feeling that most Marine aviators prohably have," he said. He discussed his career, adding that "I will cherish greaUy those wonderful things that I have seen and ex- perienced and those strong and wonderful friendships that have developed." He continued that "The time has come to change - our friendships will last and that is important, but change must happen and with it, change brings new adventures and things to see and do and new goals to set and to meet. So today is a day to relect on the rewarding past and look forward to the sun-bright future." He especially recognized his wife, Alice, and, calling her his best friend, concluded "Let's go open a new chapter." Col. and Mrs. Tyler will move to Arizona in August where he will be employed by Hughes Helicopter Com- pany. Hot weather will continue says forecast "This year's weather pattern looks very much like last year's," says JOM Gibson, forecaster for the Naval Oceanography Detachment China Lake, "but I'm not g<>- ing for floods this August." He does add that it's nearly impossible to predict long in advance when the peculiar pattern of rainfall that has brought the waters gushing through the Indian Wells Valley will occur. "But we prohably will get at least a couple of good rains," he I says. According to Gibson, the same pattern of weather is building that occurred last year, with lots of heat in the sununer, and a wet fall and winter. Late August and early September is the time tropical storms are apt to build off the coast of Baja California and California; Ihese tend to bring heavy rain to the local area. PROUD MOMENT - Capt. K. A. Dickerson pins the medal representing the Legion of Merit on Col. John Tyler during ceremonies held Monday morning on the lawn at the Naval Weapons Center's Headquarters Building. Chaplain A. J. Smith watches. (See photo on Page 3). - Photo byPH2 Rick Moore "Right now there's a massive low off the coast," Gibson says, "that's causing the heat buildup. As soon as that low starts breaking up or moving, we should get some cooler weather once more. And that'll real- ly be welcome." Security consciousness still vital for all personnel The rash of spy cases recenUy reported IS good reason to remind all civilian and military personnel and contractor employees that they must be aware of at- tempts to recruit them for espionage. Places where agents of foreign powers try to meet DOD personnel include trade shows. conventions, symposiums, meetings and technical conferences as well as in bars and other gathering spots in communities near military establishments. John Hopeck, the resident Naval In· vestigative Service agent at China Lake, points out that just because NWC is in a remote area doesn't mean foreign agents will not make the trip out here. "If you were a foreign agent looking for intelligence data, wouldn't you consider NWC's research and development activities an ideal source for sensitive infonnation?" he asks. An agent of a foreign power is most apt to look like everyone else, rather than like someone from another nation, Hopeck says. A good spy does nothing to call attention to himself or berself, and the majority of agents are apt to speak totally unaccented English and to appear American. This person will try to foster a relation· ship with the American who works for the government or a contractor doing gov· ernment work. One way, after an initial acquaintanceship begins. is to show inter- est in what the American does. This can begin smoothly with questions such as "What do you do? I'll bet it's really inter· esting and important!" IT a relationship proceeds well, the foreign agent will try to find out if the American can be tempted with money, if he or she resents his or her employer. or if he or she is looking for sexual companionship, or has any exploitable weaknesses. This stage may take weeks or months of patient effort on the part of the agent. (Continued on Page 3) FELLOW ALUMNI - Brig. Gen. J. P. Monahan, USMC, recalls days at the Naval Academy when he, Col. John Tyler, and (In the background) Maj. Gen. Peter Odgers, USAF, and Commodore John Wilson, Jr., USN, were members of the Class of 1955. - Photo by Steve Boster , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1980s,Rocketeer 1985,Rktr7.5.1985.pdf,Rktr7.5.1985.pdf Page 1, Rktr7.5.1985.pdf Page 1