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The mission of this site is to expand upon and complement the content of our Official Class Site. Suggestions and contributions are encouraged.
For guidance on this site, click Site Info, accessible via the footer of most pages.
10 September 2013
September Checkpoints Column, all new First Class galleries with nearly 200 new photos, new Falconews content, new Class Legacy Project content, new News links, numerous minor format updates
12 June 2013
June Checkpoints Column, redesign of the GBNF Home Page and the addition of a chronological listing, a nascent Class History timeline, and a Class Pinterest page (linked below)
4 May 2013
Minor format refresh, consolidation of Class Business and News sections into Class News
21 March 2013
March Checkpoints Column, Checkpoints archives for 1989-1999, completing the archiving of ALL Checkpoints columns from 1975-2013, updated format and expanded content in the Nostalgia and Class Business sections, the Exemplar Dinner from the 40-Year Class Legacy Project, eight new photo galleries covering the Second and Third Class years, and a gallery of old USAFA postcards
7 February 2013
Streamlined Checkpoints column format to better accommodate more photos, commencing with the 2012 column
8 December 2012
December Checkpoints Column, Checkpoints archives for 1987, 1988 and 2000-2004, new photo galleries, new content in Memories of... and History, new Facebook Page, general ongoing content update
25 October 2012
Checkpoints archives for 1986 and 2005-2009, general ongoing content and format update
12 September 2012
September Checkpoints Column, Checkpoints archives for 1985
23 August 2012
Refreshed 'look' of all icon directory pages, transition of all completed galleries to new format with many new photos and content, improved navigation features throughout
21 July 2012
Completion of new and expanded gallery format for fourth class photo gallery, Checkpoints archives for 1984
18 June 2012
June 2012 Checkpoints column, Checkpoints archives for 1983
19 May 2012
General site tune-up, minor design and layout changes, additional navigation bars, additional and enlarged photos in recent Checkpoints columns, miscellaneous additional content, additional history timeline content, new photo gallery, initial transition to a new photo gallery format, Checkpoints archives for 1980-1982
26 April 2012
Redesigned Home Page, Checkpoints Extra
21 April 2012
Checkpoints archives for 1978 & 1979
15 April 2012
A site-linked Twitter account. Read about it HERE. Checkpoints archives for 1976-1977, additional Falconews articles, including some for the Prep Schoolers, reorganized Nostalgia directory page, with a separate directory for the Dodo and Talon magazines, several new issues of Dodo and the first Talon, links (below) to neighboring class web sites
27 March 2012
March 2012 Checkpoints column
12 February 2012
Graduation photo gallery
19 January 2012
December 2011 Checkpoints column
16 January 2012
Graduation parade video
15 January 2012
Falconews articles from the Graduation edition
7 January 2012
Checkpoints archives, commencing with 1975
22 December 2011
Alan Krukowski on Medal of Honor Recipient William Crawford
4 December 2011
Site Debuts
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September 2013
The Lost Files: A huge apology to Mike McClendon, as I somehow overlooked this war story several months ago: I haven't contributed to any of our checkpoints news, basically because I never thought I had anything worth sharing. Well, now I do.
After 42 years of flying and over 11,000 hours in everything from general aviation to gliders to helicopters to transports and fighters, including experimental test on active duty, I nearly met my Maker on 21 Aug 2012. Brian Jones ('73) and I were taking off when our Thorp T-18 experienced an engine rollback at 100' over the end of a short east Texas runway with nothing but trees in front of us. We did as we had been taught: maintained aircraft control, ran the emergency checklist and prayed.
Read the Full Column HERE
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