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Wing Leader:
Col Stan Peterson
Graduated magna cum laude from Metropolitan State
College, Denver, as Outstanding Student at Large – Aviation
management 4 yrs. Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Division
4 yrs. Fixed Wing Pilot, Army Aviation – one tour Viet Nam
33 yrs.
Commercial Airline Pilot, Continental Airlines.
3 yrs.
Management Pilot Instructor, Continental Airlines 3 yrs. Aircrew
Program Designee, Continental Airlines; Retired 3/03 CAF member
since 6/00; ATP in Lear, B727, B757, B767 and B777, and L-18
EAA member since 3/95 |
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Executive Officer:
Col Paul LaPrad
Masters in Social Work, Indiana University BA Psychology,
Manchester College 3 yrs. Regional Director, Ohio Youth
Commission- supervised regional parole staff 6 1/2 yrs. Exec
Director, Community Mental Health Center West- responsible to
Board of Directors for planning, fiscal, personnel and treatment
operations 10 yrs. airline experience in operations, customer
service and airfreight
13 1/2 yrs. as Parole Officer supervise inmates/parolees to help insure
public safety CAF member since 7/99; Lifelong interest in
airplanes - currently student pilot |
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Adjutant Officer: Col Stan Hanson
BS Mathematics, Metropolitan State College Denver
4 yrs. Second Class Petty Officer, US Navy 2 yrs. Auto Parts
Clerk, Bob Bundy Motors Worked as a parts clerk maintaining auto
parts inventory and customer service 2 yrs. Surveyor, American
Consulting Engineers
27 yrs. Computer Scientist, US Geological Survey Developed new
computer programs; work included producing various graphs, maps
and tables to display the results of the analysis for
presentation to national and inter-national members of the
scientific community.
CAF member since 7/99; Life member of the American Legion –
currently private pilot |
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Safety Officer /
Finance Officer / PX Officer: Col Mike Kalinowski
Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M
University.
6 yrs working on Space Station mission planning at NASA.
2 yrs doing Project Management consulting to various nuclear
power plants in the southeast.
12 yrs doing high end software development for oil and gas and
other government agencies.
Microsoft certified application developer in .NET web
development.
2003 to present doing web development for Visa debit processing
in Denver.
Member of C.A.F. since 2003 enjoying many hours polishing the
wing’s aircraft.
“My passion for all kinds of aircraft began with seeing the Blue
Angels perform in Galveston TX in 1972 at the age of 7. This
love for aircraft and the desire to understand them drove me to
acquire my degree. While I have never used the degree to
actually design aircraft professionally, I still study and
appreciate the knowledge I learned in pursuit of my degree. My
hope is to some day actually get my pilot’s license so that I
can fly some of these magnificent machine and ‘Slip the surly
bonds of Earth, and touch the face of God.’” |
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Operation’s Officer:
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Maintenance Officer:
Col Mark Weigand
Mark Weigand was born in Wichita,
Kansas. His father was a World War II US Army veteran and Mark
had an uncle who worked for Boeing Aircraft Company. His
father's stories and uncle's tours of the Boeing aircraft
manufacturing plant kindled his interest in aviation at an early
age, which has continued to be a lifelong pursuit. He enjoys
riding in vintage aircraft and has flown in a DC-3, two
different B-17s, and the C-45 among other civilian aircraft.
Mark has degrees from Colorado State University and the
University of Utah and has taught at Metropolitan State College
of Denver since moving to Denver in 1981. He joined the Mile
High Wing CAF in 2006. |
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Recruiting
Officer: Col Jeff McCown
Col Jeff McCown
BS Production Management from University of Southwestern
Louisiana (now University of Louisiana) in Lafayette, LA., MS
Systems Management from University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, CA.
27+ yrs at Martin Marietta/Lockheed Martin as a Sr. Manager
integrating cost and schedule aspects of large aircraft and
spacecraft programs. Always interested in history - especially
WWII aircraft. Extensive WWII DVD collection. CAF Life Member
since 2001. |
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Public
Information Officer / Newsletter Editor: Col Bob Elsloo
Bob attended Fort Lewis College,
Metropolitan State College, and Colorado School of Mines
retiring from the USGS, Rocky Mountain Mapping Center in 2004
serving as the senior cartographer of two final editors, tasked
with reviewing all maps produced covering the western US,
Alaska, Hawaii and Pacific Islands. Bob is a life member of the
National Eagle Scouts Association, a Vigil OA member; is an
active 33º Scottish Rite Mason and Past Grand Master of the
Grand York Rite of Colorado. Bob and wife Debbie enjoy visiting
historical parks and museums, participating in living history
events, and have played roles in documentary movies. Bob has had
a lifelong interest in military aviation history, holds a Gold
Life CAF membership, and has visited CAF air shows annually
since 1993. |
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