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SCEP 13 March 1969 

AFA Scbilltn1 Award to Capt.a.in Kah.er 

SAMSO (SME) 

1, Rele; ence telaphone con•eraation between 

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office. The followhla inlormation action• are propoeed regarding 

Capt Ka.her•• rilceipt of the AFA David C. SchillinJ Trophy for Flight, 

a. Rolea•• of th4J attached story (atch 1). FUty copies of a releaH 

basad on the citation approv•d by General Ma rtiA will b4I provided the 

SAMSO information officer ac:compaa.yina Capt l(aher .for dietdbotion 

a1:; neee$eary. 

b. 

film II 

fihn eeulOtl will but approxlm.ately 45 .ecoa.d!s and will cover •ucb 

genttral subject&•• who the capt&ln le, wher• he b from. with •hom 

heh talking (Oen Ferguson), the Air Fore• Aa ociatloa. and why he &Ot 

the award. A ttac:bmei:at 2 h a eopy of the HTNC prepared 111tory .from 

which the :fihn script on the award and Capt Kaber will be prepared • 

It b based on th• citation approvo41 by General Martin. 

c. Radio hlterview at AFA to be condacted 

The n.dio tapiAJ will be cOlldu.ct.ed by & senior member 

r~dio staff who will abo cond\t.et a pr•-n~uion interYlew wlth Ca.pt 

Kaber. The SAM50 informat.ion officer accompanying him hi 

invited t.o 1:1lt in on this. ~-----~ HTNC hae been informed 

that any dhcussion of Capt Kaiser'a actual work. is not to be attempted. 

She baa been informed that the Captain will be brl•fed at SAMSO prior 

to hie arrival at the convention and that h• will be accompanied by a. 

SAMSO information officer. For the radio tape the HTNC lntez•viewer 

plan.r. to llpend th• built of the time talldng abo11t the Auociatlon and 

the honor butowed on the Captain rather than on detail!\ of his work. 

Only t.he material !rom the citation &15 u11ed in t.be HTNC releaee a1'.d 

film script will ~ uaed in the la.terview with Capt Ka.teer in dhcue,ging 

the awa.rd and b{,=; work. 

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). The AFA release concerning award whulere bas been amended 

and the !lnt sentence ol. the approved citati011 has been eubatitut:ed 

/or that information. pre'fioaely u11ed. 

'II, The ffTNC bas informed ut<i that the only areas they collld 

poulbly release their story to would b• Imperial, Calif .• .and 

Hcmol~lu, Hawaii. 

FOR THE COMMANDER 

Cblef, Public loformad.eia Divhlon 

Offl.c• ef t.formad.on 

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1. New'll Releau 

2. HTNC News 

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Office of Information, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews AFB, Md., 20331, Tel. (301) 981-4137/8 

NO. 35. 69 

March 12, 1969 

FOR RELEASE: Upon presentation 

of award expected at Air Force Chief 

of Staff Luncheon, Thursday, March 20., 

1969, 12:00 - 2:30 PM CST 

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND 

OFFICER RECEIVES AFA TROPHY 

ANDREWS AFB, Md. --Captain Albert R. Kaiser, an Air Force Systems Command 

C-130 pilot with the 6594th Test S~l'lla.8 ~~-located at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, 

received the Air Force Association's David C. Schilling Trophy for Flight. 

It was presented during the Association's convention at Houston, Tex., March ZO. 

He was cited for "meritorious airmanship in the aerial recovery of 

parachu.te -suspended capsules of Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration research and development space programs." In addition, he 

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>!<The lines of the AFSC shield stand for various R &D resources from which the 

command draws. The converging of the lines indicates the systems management 

procedures uni.ting the resources toward operational weapon systems symbolized 

by the arrow point. 

FORGING MILITARY SPACEPOWER I 

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helped in adding two "firsts II in the field of aerial recovery: the first operational recovery of the Case Institute parachute and airborne stellar observatory; 

and the first aerial recovery of the NASA biosatellite project. 

An Imperial, Calif. native, Capt.a.in Kaiser was graduated from El 

Centro Union High School, El Centro, Calif. , in 1951. He attended Imperial 

Valley Junior College in 1952. 

Captain Kaiser entered the Air Force in 1954 and was commissioned 

following graduation from aviation cadets in 1955. 

Prior to his present assignment in Hawaii, Captain Kaiser was 

stationed at Norton AFB, Calif. 

He is married to the former 

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HOME TOWN NEWS CENTER STORY TO BE 

RELEASED ON CAPTAIN KAISER 

.AFA CONVENTION, HEADQUARTERS HOUSTON: Captain Albert R. 

Kaber o! lm.perial, Cali:£.• has received national acclaim for his 

contribution to the U. S. Spac:e Reeearch a.nd Development Progra.me, 

Capt•in Kaber was presented the David C. Schilling Trophy 

durine the March 18~Zl Air Force Association convention here. 

Honored by civilian and military dignitaries atten.ing tha 23rd 

AFA national convention, the captain was cited for dhtina;ubhin& himeelf by exceptionally meritorious airm.anship in the aerial recovery 

of parachute•euspended cap6ules of Air .Force and NASA research 

and dev•lopment space proa:rams :for the past three y•are, 

He was im1tr'IJ.ftlental in addina; two sia;ni!tcant li reh in the 

field 0£ aerial recovery: the first operational recovery of the CaH 

Institute parachute and airborne stellar obeervatory and the first 

aerial recovery o/. the NASA b:lo-satellite project. 

Captain Kaber. a 1951 El Centro {Cali!) Union High School 

graduate and former student at Imperial Va.lley Junior Colle1e, 

fliu modified C-130 Hercules transports for the 6594th Test Group, 

an Air Force Syaterna Coinmand organir;atioo at Hickam AFB. Hawaii. 

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The AFA, a private organization of more than 98,000 civilian 

and military members dedicated to .furthering the role of &$ro•pt.ce 

power in the maintenance of peace, pr•sent. the award each year for 

dhtinguiehed service in flight. Last year the trophy• named in memory 

of the late Air Forcei Colonel David C. Schilling. waa awarded to Brt1 

Gen Robin Olds, top MiG killer in the Vietnam war and now U. s. Ab 

Force Academy Commandant of Cadets. 

(Addition.al ma.tedal wbfoh the HTNC will add a.t the end of this release 

will concern Captain Kaiser's wife and the number and names of hie 

children.) 

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REPLY TO 

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SUBJECT, 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS SPACE AND MISSIL!!: SYSTl!MS ORGANIZATION (AFSC) 

AF UNIT POST OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90045 

28 Feb 1969 

l:'ossibl..e .Press Queries .Cor· Schilling Trophy Award t;o Ga.pt;a.in Kaiser 

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1. In r·esponse to your verbal reg_ue8t i'or possible press queries 

which could confront Captain Kaiser when preoented with Schilling 

Trophy, the following items are submitted: 

Q. Where is the 659L1,th located? 

A. Hickam AFB, Honolulu, Hawaii 

Q. The 6594th is listed as a Test Group. To whom axe they assigned? 

A. Deputy for Satellite Control Facility located in Los Angeles, 

California. 

Q. What is the mission of the 6594th? 

A. Support research and development test operations for the United 

states in the Pacific. 

Q. What type of aircraft do you fly? 

A. C-130s and helicopters. 

Q. How ma.rlJ' people are invoJ_ved :i.n the aer:tal recovery of these 

capsules? 

A. ? ? 

Q. You :::rt;ated that your group was stationed. at Hickatr:. J\FB. How 

far from Hickam do you fly to recover these capsules? 

A. Three or four miles - up to 300 or 400 miles, 

Q. Your citation talks about two significant first in the field 

of recovery. Have there been other recoveries as ixiportant 

as your two? 

A, I don't know, 

Q.. Do you know what ls in these capsules? 

A. No 

Q. De you recover capsules other than those mentioned in the citation? 

A. ? ? 

Q. If so, tell us a.bout these other capsules. A:re they similar to 

those used in the Discoverer or SAMOS Programs, for example? 

A, ? ? 

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Q. I recall an article that mentioned that the Air Force has 

recovered around 4o or 50 capsules during the past year. Is 

this true? If so, how nan;y of these forty or fifty did you 

recover'/' 

Q. Since Jll£1.cy of these capsules h1;1,vc been launched into a polar 

orbit from Vandenberg AFB, can't we assume that they are 

passing over the Eastern liemisphere -- Russia -- China? 

A. I don1 t know where they are launched from or where they pass over. 

Q. If you recall President Johnson's statement made to the press 

last year that our satellites are worth every penny we spent on 

them because they provide information on missile sites and 

submarine activities -- then -- can we not in fact say that 

the United States is or1:iiting sa·!;ellit;es over USSR and China. 

with some regularity in an effort to obtain certain information? 

A. ? ? 

Q. And, since you go through so much effort to snag these capsules 

in midair rather than let them hit the water for ship pick-up 

can1 t we say that the capsules might contain delicate instrrunerrl;s 

.like cam.eras, sensors, computers, telescopes, etc?? 

A. ? ? 

2. In view of the above, recomm.cnd that: 

a. Citation be revised. 

b. SAFOI be advised ·l;o direct AB'SC and AF personnel who will 

man the press desk at AFA that publicity will not be generated and 

that Captain Kl,dser will not be exposed to the news rredia. 

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Proposed citation for the Schilling Trophy Award to Captain Kaiser, 

This proposal has been approved by Gen Marlin and~----~ 

"CAPTAIN ALBERT R. KAISER DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY 

EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS AIR MANSHIP IN THE AERIAL 

RECOVERY OF PARACHUTE-SUSPENDED CAPSULES OF AIR 

FORCE AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SPACE PROGRAMS 

WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE 6594 TEST GROUP FROM 20 JANUARY 

1966 TO 10 JANUARY 1969. DURING THIS PERIOD, CAPTAIN 

KAISER COMPILED A RECORD UNEQUALED IN THE HISTORY 

OF THIS UNIQ Ul!.: AND COMPLEX FORM OF PRECISION FLYING. 

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I\HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ADDING TWO SIGNIFICANT AEROSPACE 11 FIRSTS 11 IN THE FIELD OF' AERIAL RECOVERY: THE 

FIRST OPERATIONAL RECOVERY OF THE CASE INSTITUTE 

PARACHUTE AND AIRBORNE STELLAR OBSERVATORY; AND 

THE FIRST AERIAL RECOVERY OF THE NASA BIOSATELLITE 

PROJECT, HIS OUT ST ANDING PROFESSIONAL SKILL, KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP AIDED IMMEASURABLY IN IDENTIFYING 

PROBLEM AREAS AND IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SAFE 

AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS. THE 

SINGULARLY DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CAPTAIN 

KAISER REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HI!vJSELF AND THE 

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