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AFTN Personnel/Duty Roster

 


     Roster - By Last Name
 
                             A thru L                          M thru Z
 
          

                                             Roster - By Base     1966 thru l976

                                                                                                             Korat RTAFB
 
                                                                                                                                        --  Local Station
 
                                                                                                                                         --  News Operations
 
                                                                                                                                          --  Engineering/Support
 
                                                                                                                                          --  Network Brass
 
                                                                                                                       Udorn RTAFB
 
                                                                                                        Ubon RAFB
 
                                                                                                        U-Tapao RTNB
 
                                                                                                        Nakhon Phanom RTAFB
 
                                                                                                       Takhli RTAFB
 

 
AFTN Network Commanders  1966 thru l976
 

Name

Date from

Date to

Lt. Col. Jack R Olsen  1966 July 3, l967
Major Thomas G. Martin July 3, l967 June 4, l968
Capt.  Michael J. Hall June 15, l968 May, 1969
Lt. Col. Shale L. Tulin October, l968 May, l969
Capt. Michael J. Hall May, l969 June, l969
Capt. Horace R. "Dick" Hiner, Jr. June. 1969 August, l969
Lt. Col. David T. LaFollette September , 1969 1970
Major James R. Lapp  1970 May, l971
Capt. Richard Risk May, 1971 August, l971
Lt. Col. Jane Donovan September 3, l971 August  21, l972
Major John W. Volpel August 21, l972 July 29, l973
Major Melvin A. Bailey July 29, l973 July, l974
Capt. Joseph C. Winsett July 23, l974 August 14, l974
Major John M. Lewis, Jr. August 12, l974 April 24, l975
Major John W. Volpel April 24, l975 June 1, 1976            
 

Jim Lapp & Dick Risk - AFTN Chiefs               Jim Lapp & Dick Risk  

Jim Lapp & Dick Risk (l to r- in both pics)


AFTN Chief - Melvin Bailey
Net Chief - Major Melvin Bailey
AFTN Chief - Major John Volpel

updated  1 /7 /2024