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Show Summer courses Coursin retires at end of month Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Raymond E. Counin, Chief of Staff, 'DTC, will retire from the Army effective July 31. Lt. Col. Coursin was born in Glassport, Fa. on June 5, 1929. He attended various public schools in the Pittsburgh area and graduated from high school in Cincinnati in 1946. WORKING fulltime as. a printer to finance his concurrent attendance at the University of Cincinnati Teachers College, he accumulated three yean of college credit. He completed requirements under Operation BOOTSTRAP in 1959 at Little Rock and was awarded the degree of Master of Science in business administration from George Washington University in 1964. In 1965 he completed requirements for the Bachelor of Laws degree by extension from the Blackstone School of Law. LT COL Coursin completed the Chemical Officers Basic Course in 1953 and the Advanced Course in 1960 at Fort McClellan, Ala., and by extension. AKIH the Company Officers Courses of the Chemical Corps, Armor and Adjutant General Schools, as well as the Air Command and Staff College in residence at Maxwell Air Force Base and, both the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Army War College extension courses. In 1949, Lt. Col. Coursin joined the U.S. Navy Reserve as a seaman recruit. In 1950 he entered the US Army voluntarily as a basic trainee with the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Brecken ridge, Ky. Upon deactivation of these units, he was assigned as Depot Property Officer, Pusan Chemical Base Depot until April Ark. as Adjutant and Midwest Chemical Depot Storage Officer. In 1960 he was reassigned as Personnel Staff Officer to the Office of the Chief Chemical Officer, Washington. In 1962, he was a member of the Planning Croup for the establishment of the Office of Personnel Operations and thereafter served as Chief, Statistics office in that organization after its activation. Beginning the week of August 7 and continuing through September 28 Brigham Young University intends to conduct six evening college level courses at Dugway. Registration for the following courses has begun: Operations Combat Service Support. In 1967 he was assigned to Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, initially as coordinator of labor disturbance information affecting government production contracts, and then as Chief, Production Base Unit of the PEMA Execution Division. on the established days of die - wnekliV.:.- These cburses can be taken by military or civilian personnel. For the military, the Army will of the tuition pay cost or all( pf.the cost with the use ' ajjHrtentns - Administration HISTORY 120 - U. S. His- funds. Civil Service workers can tory to 1865" (3 cr. hrs.) Tuesdays and Thursdays. Instructor get half of their tuition financKeith Smith. ed by the government if the Psychology 330 - "Personnel course is job- - related. Psychology" (2 cr. hre.) Mondays. A FALL session of BYU Instructor - Dr. Keith Taylor. courses offered at Dugway is CDFR 360 Child Develop- scheduled for October 2 through ment and Family Relationships" November 24. (3 cr. hrs.) schedule not estabCourses being considered for lished. Instructor - 'Dr. Bruce this Fall by the Education OfLake. ECONOMICS 361 - Labor fice and BYU include the folRelations (3 cr. hrs.) schedule lowing: Accounting 201, Econonot established. Instructor - Rul-lo- n mics 252, English III, Geology Ellet. 103, History 121, Law EnforceRocks and ment 502, Math 105 and PsyGeology 501 Minerals (2 cr. hrs.) schedule chology 111. and instructor not established. To register for the summer Law Enforcement 501 Spe- courses and to obtain additional cial Problems in Criminal Law information call Paul B. Rahen-kam- p or Maxine Grace 7 (2 cr. hrs.) schedule and instructor not established. Or stop by the or THE COURSES are tentative- Education Center located across ly scheduled for 6:00 - 9:15 p.m. the street from the bowling alley three-quarte- rs -- IN 1969, he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant of the Army (Financial he was assign- Secretary In 1964-6as Staff Officer Management) ed to the US Army, Europe to monitor the OMA and MCA as Assistant G3, CBRE, V Corps appropriations. serving in additional duties as Combat Developments Officer In 1970, he was assigned to 1955. and Chief Coordinator for a map U.S. Army Vietnam as Chief of Upon return to CONUS he exercise involving nearly all se- the C4 Plans Branch and then was assigned to the Chemical nior Army and Allied officers as Commanding Officer, 92nd Corps Materiel Command suc- in Cennany. Composite Service Battalion. cessively as Adjutant; Chief On January 20, 1971, he arAdmin Division; and, upon reHIS OVERSEAS tour was rived at Deseret. Test Center was curtailed and he location of that headquarters assigned to Edgewood, Md., from Balti- to Ft. Lee, Va. to assist in and assumed his duties as Chief more, as Command Administra- establishing the Quartermaster of Staff. Lt. Col. Coursin holds tive Officer. Corps Officer Candidate School. the Meritorious Service Medal, FROM 1956-5he was asThereafter, he served as Se- the Army Commendation Medal Instructor in Theater of and various campaign medals. nior Bluff Pine to Arsenal, signed 6, & 522-288- 522-286- 1. 9, LT COL RAYMOND E. COURSIN, former Chief of Staff uHgCMT "Published in the interest of the personnel of the Deseret Test Center Published by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with die Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. n VoL 4 No. Ft. Douglas, Utah 84113 (p Friday, July 21, 1972 Dugway, Utah 84022 Captain Alt na acting CO of BTC LT COL PAUL E. ROSS, Chief of Staff, DTC Captain Walter L. Alt, the recently arrived senior U.S. Naval Officer at Deseret Test Center, assumed duties as the Center's Commanding Officer on July IT) 1972. He will serve as the interim Commanding Officer until die arrival in September of Colonel Robert Shade, who has been designated by die U.S. Army to replace Brigadier General Max Etxin as the Commander of the Deseret Test Center. CAPTAIN ALT began his Naval career in 1944 when he entered the United States Naval Academy. Graduating from the Academy in June 1948, he was commissioned as an Ensign and assigned as Deck Officer on the USS Wright. In 1949-195- 0 he was trained as a Naval Aviator and served , as a combat pilot during the Korean Conflict with Light Attack Squadron, VA-7After the Korean War, the veteran flyer served in a variety of ground, sea, and avia-do- n assignments. Among these assignments. Captain Alt managed to continue his education. He completed the Command and Staff Course at the U.S. Navy War College, the Ordnance Engineering Curriculum at the U.S. Naval School, and the Craduate Program at George Washington University, where be was awarded the Masters Degree in Financial Management. DURING HIS career in the . valor and one star, the Navy Unit Citation, and various campaign and service medals. ( . Captain Walter L. Alt, USN 5. Ross named DTC Chief Post-gradua-te Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Paul E. Ross has assumed the duties of Chief of Staff of the Deseret Test Center pending die retirement of former Child Lt Col. Raymond E. Coursin. LT COL ROSS was bom in Rochester, Pa., on June 14, 1920. After entering the service in January 1941, he attended Officer Candidate School at Edge-woo- d Arsenal, Md., and was commissioned in the chemical corps as a second lieutenant September 5, 1942. He served as Assistant Secretary - Administrative Officer, and instructor at the Chemical Warfare School at Edgewood until his release from active duty on February 24, 1946. He was later recalled to active duty twice, from September 1946 to May 1947, and from February 1952 until, the present. - Lt. Col. Ross served as Assistant Inspector General at tha Army Chemical Center until January 1954, at which time he attended the Senior ChemiCourse cal Officers at Ft. McClellan, Ala.' From April 1954 until May 1956 he served in various capacities in the Inof spector General Division die Armed Forces Far East Command. UPON RETURNING to the United States, Lt. Col. Ross served as Assistant Inspector General at the Army Chemical Center at Edgewood until Aug. 1959. He then attended the As sociate Chemical Officer Advanced Course at Ft McClellan, Ala. 1 Following graduation from this course, he was assigned as Commanding Officer of the 218th Chemical Battalion at Ft. McClellan until May 1961. He next served as Chief, General Subjects Branch, Military Arts Division of the Chemical School until June 1962. He served as Deputy Commander and Commander of the U.S. Army Chemical Procurement District, N.Y., until May 1963. He was director of procurement at Edgewood Arsenal until May 1965. THE FOLLOWING two yean Lt. Col. Ross was the senior chemical advisor at Headquarters, Korean Military Advisory Group. He returned to the U.S. in June 1967 and was assigned as Chief of Staff of DTC. He was assigned as Chief, Stock Fund, Secondary Item Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Togfstics (SM), Department of the Army on June Navy, the DTC Commander served as the Executive Officer and, subsequently, as Commanding Officer of Fleet Composite He Aviation Squadron, VC-also served two torn on die 60,000 ton aircraft carrier, USS Independence, as Aircraft Handling Officer and Weapons Officer. Prior to his arrival this month at DTC, Captain Alt served with the Atomic Energy Commission at Germantown, Maryland. His awards and decorations include the Airmedal with star, a commendation with V for 1. Governor visits NG in training Nevada Governor Mike O' Callaghan was one of many visitors to Dugway Proving Ground this week to observe the National Guard training being conducted. The Governor, accompanied by the Adjutant General for the State of Nevada, Major General Floyd L. Edsall watched the Nevada Guardsmen fire artillery rounds. He was then given the Deseret Test Center Command briefing. Wednesday, Major General Charles A Ott, Jr., assistant adjutant general for the State of California visited Dugway accompanied by Colonel Arthur J. Spring, commanding officer iff the 143rd Field Artillery Group. Also visiting Dugway to observe the Guard training this week were Major General Maurice Watts, Utahs adjutant general and BG Van Hixon, assistant adjutant general for Utah. The 1,100 approximately Guardsmen will complete their k training exercise this weekend. W. Koster, deputy commanding general TECOM, visited DTC this week and BG is shown being briefed on cameras and equipment in the Photographic Branch by Mr. William E. Peterson, chief of die branch. Dr. Mortimer Rothenberg, DTC scientific director and Lt. Col. Harold B. Hodge, acting commander, DPG accompanied General Koster on his tour. BG Koster tours DPG this week General Samuel Brigadier W, Koster. deputy commanding general, TECOM, visited DTC Headquarters and Dugway Proving Ground this week. Upon his arrival at Fort Douglas Monday, General Koster was given the DTC command briefing which was followed by a discussion period. He then flew to Dugway Monday two-wee- evening. After receiving a briefing on Deputy for Support activities Tuesday morning die General made a inspection tour. Tuesday afternoon Central Koster toured the Meteorological Division, Photographic laboratory, Fries Trailer Park, the Heavy Equipment Maintenance pool and the U.S. Army pre-sure- ty Sp4 Harrison Hauge receives his Soldier of the Month from acting DPG Commander Lt. Col. Vitte V. Yusas. fl1 ?- - - wr-- : .i 27, 1969. He assumed the duties of Project Manager Staff Officer, DTC, on January 20, 1971. He returned to Ft. Douglas on Sept. 23, 1971. Prior to his assignment as DTC Chief of Staff on July 10 of this year, he served as Chief, Program Control Office, and as Special Assistant to the Scientific Director. BG Koster visits Colonel Edwin M. Rudzis USMC, DTC acting commander signs the formal agreement reached between negotiating teams of management and Local 1239 of the National Federation of Federal Employees representing all guards of DTC. Shown above are Lt. Col. Robert Wheeler, Rose Castagno, Capt. Robert Tait, llal Stew) art, Colonel Rudzis, Darrel Coffman, president of the Local and guard representatives l.cs Nelson, Vernon Stellings and Ted Van Ausdul. (L-H- Sp4 Hauge selected Soldier of the month Specialist 4 Harrison Hauge, of Headquarters 25, formerly Co. and now a senior military policeman, has been named the Soldier of the Month of June for Dugway Proving Cround. A $25 savings bond and a three-da- y pass has been awarded to him. COMPETING with Specialist Hauge were representatives from the Hospital, the MP platoon and the MET team. Each man was judged by X three-ma- n board on their appearance, knowledge of military subjects and knowledge of current events. Harrison is now expected to compete for the Soldier of the Quarter award which is present- ed at Fort Douglas. THE LOS ANGELES native and son of Richard E. and Ther- esa G. Hauge of Pasadena, Calif. is a graduate of Whittier College, Whittier, Calif. He received a of Arts degree in Economics. After going on active duty on July 28, 1971 Harrison receiv- ed his basic training at Ft. Jackson, S.C. graduating in Oc- of that year. After being stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga. he arrived at Dugway mi March 6, 1972. Specialist Hauge now resides 71C East 2nd with his wife Barbara and his daughter Heather, Hospital. He departed nesday afternoon over-flig- of ht Dugway following Wed- an the installation Wednesday morning. - GOl COUTSG SGtS tOliniGY The Frank Skul Memorial Golf Course offers a 3 dub touma-Bachelment for all Dugway residents Sunday lie ginning at 8 a.m. As a special addition to the activity, food and drink will be served beginning at 4 p.m. ENTRY FEES for the tour-tobnainent are: Couples: $6 ($4 tournament foes ami $2 food and beverage) plus one pot luck dish. Bachelors: $3.50 ($2 touma-a- t ment fees and $1.50 food and or er beverage) only. |