USAFA Class Heritage Class of 1963

Retired Col Air Force 97: SN: 

92-12: Directorf PastorfCounselor TransformationsCounseling Ministry OceansideCA;

88-92: Pastor First Christian Church Vista CA (California);

79-88: Pastor Gateway Christian Church Los Angeles CA (California);

78-79: Youth Minister First Christian Church Santa Ana CA (California);

97-99: ART Individual Mobilization Augmentee to Senior Staff Chaplain 1st Force Service Support Group Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton;

94:-97: ART Individual Mobilization Augmentee to Senior Staff Chaplain HQ AFR Robbins AFB (Air Force Base);

94: ART Senior Chaplain 452th Military Airlift Wing March AFB (Air Force Base);

80-94: ART Champlain/ Senior Chaplain 445th Military Airlift Wing Norton AFB (Air Force Base);

75-80: Weapons Systems Officer 366 Tactical Fighter Wing Mountain Home AFB (Air Force Base);

71-75: Weapons Systems Officer 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron Royal Air Force Upper Heyford UK;

70-71: Air Operations Officer 834th Air Division Tan Son Nhut AB (AirBase) Republic of Vietnam;

69-70: FUR (Forward Looking Infrared Radar) Operator 18th Special Operations Squadron DaNang AB (AirBase) Republic of Vietnam;

69: Forward Looking Infrared (FUR (Forward Looking Infrared Radar)) Operator 18th Special Operations Squadron Lockbourne AFB (Air Force Base);

67-69: Navigator 17th Military Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB (Air Force Base);

66-67: Navigator 441st Bombardment Squadron Mather AFB (Air Force Base); 

1 BSM5AM (Air Medal)-1AFCM (Air Force Commendation Medal)-1AFAM (Air Force Achievement Medal); 

1007 Bridle Path Way Oceanside CA (California) 92057-5508: Jo Ann

35th Reunion (1998): Allen began life in 1940 in Colfax, WA while his dad was attending Washington State. He grew up in Bend, OR and Friant, CA (outside Fresno). During his senior year, Allen’s family moved to Sacramento, where he graduated and met his future bride, JoAnn. They attended the same church and were part of the church youth group. Allen was an alternate to the Academy, and attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School at Bainbridge, MD. There he studied with several fellows who would become classmates at USAFA. Then the Academy! Doolie Christmas, Allen’s parents brought JoAnn out to visit. Then there were lots of football games and swim meets and water polo games that JoAnn managed to attend. She arranged dates for some classmates at the third-class summer tour of the US. JoAnn came out to visit during the First Class summer. They sold her return ticket, got her an apartment in C. Springs with three other girls and a job at the Athletic Office. The wedding was in Sacramento, CA ten days after graduation. The fourteen years of active duty seem short. Allen washed out of UPT and graduated from Nav and Bomb/Nav schools. Nav on B-52s and C-124s. SEA tour—flew AC-119K gunships in Vietnam. Weapons Systems Officer on F-111’s at Upper Heyford, UK. He was passed over to Major and returned to Mountain Home AFB, ID. There he and JoAnn both encountered the Lord in a new way. Classmate Dave Jackson was at Melodyland Theo. Seminary and sent a 23-page letter about it. Allen resigned from the Air Force to attend seminary, so off they went. Allen completed a Master of Divinity, pastored two churches and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree. Paralleling this he volunteered as a chaplain to the Reserve Wing at Norton AFB, CA. He went on to be Senior Chaplain there and at March AFB. In 1994 he was promoted to Colonel and is completing three years as the IMA to the Command Chaplain at HQ Air Force Reserve Command. The Gulf War brought several changes: called almost full time as chaplain to his reserve wing, changing denominations and changing work emphasis. He became a Pastoral Counselor in a growing Assemblies of God church. A third master’s degree and second in Counseling. Now he is a registered intern with the State of California and working toward licensing as a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor while counseling in a church setting. He and JoAnn have been married 35 years in 1998. That super relationship is a story all of its own. Three years ago she quit her job to be a full time Daycare Provider. She enjoys children and teaches children in the church Sunday school as well. Their three sons are raising families and loving the Lord as well. James and wife, Debbie, live in Castic, CA. He is an Animator on interactive computer games. Paul and Shannon live in Sacramento, where he is an architect. Andrew is attending school in San Luis Obispo, CA. Two grandchildren and a third on the way bring them joy and blessing too. Today Allen is Director of Transformations COUNSELING MINISTRY, providing professional counseling to a wide variety of persons including single parents, unemployed, low income persons and children in the Temcula and Oceanside areas Your tax deductible donations to Transformations would be accepted gladly.