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Home My WebLink About1974-07-31-JSBCC-min.pdf A meeting of the Joint Services Bicentennial Coordinating Committee was held at the Hanscom Air Force Base Officers Club on Wednesday, Jul 31, 1974 Colonel Sigurd L Jensen, Jr presided The meeting was called to order at 8 p m. Attending, in addition to Colonel Jensen, were Lt Colonel Thomas N Kane, 804th Hospital Center John Damon, Concord Laurence A Murray, Concord Robert Parks, Concord General Otis M. Whitney, Concord Arthur Flynn, Congressional Aide Robert Tarlin, Lexington Nathaniel Brown, Bedford Lt John McElwain, Coast Guard Major William Flaherty, National Guard Ensign Susan Marrett, Navy Captain Gerald Ogden, Hanscom AFB Major Donald Rhoads, Hanscom AFB John F Coughlin, Hanscom AFB Colonel Jensen asked for sub-committee reports Robert Parks, reporting for the Food Committee, said that a meeting would be held within the next couple of weeks and a substantial report would be available at the next general meeting John Damon noted that Security was progressing well There are no insurmountable problems surfacing Laurence Murray noted that members of the 357th Civil Affairs Company (USARes) would meet with Concord officials on Saturday to start down the road on review of Public Health and Welfare procedures The unit will come in with substantial help Major Rhoads suggested that Mr Blown look into the possibility of attending planning sessions of the 357th for possible inclusion of Bedford The purpose of Saturday's meeting is for department heads to get acquainted with their opposite members so that future liaison will be academic 0 Robert Tarlin said that he would like to see the National Guard include Red Cross volunteer assistance To a question on housing, Colonel Jensen replied that the Air Force would attempt to house Air Force Academy Cadets in private homes, on the Base probably, and that the Drum and Bugle Corps would be placed in dormitories The musical unit must be kept together to facilitate rehearsal, roll calls, etc He said that housing of VIP 's was not an immediate concern Leo Talbot said that Colonel Harrington of Fort Devens had confirmed all of the Army participation he had requested except the Cadet contingent from West Point He will stay on top of this until a firm reading is secured He noted that Fort Devens had 2 refrigerated vans on inventory, one on loan to Pease AFB and the other being used by an Army unit Mr Parks noted that one van would be sufficient for 19 April 1975, and Mr Talbot was of the opinion that the unit now at Pease AFB would be available Lt McElwain noted that the Coast Guard was setting up an ad hoc committee in Washington to review the Bicentennial needs He will keep this Committee apprized of the ad hoc group's progress The Coast Guard Academy contingent had not yet been committed positively, but the general opinion is that it will be available Ensign Marrett noted that with installation phase outs, Navy participation was in a state of limbo At the moment nothing is firm, but Public Affairs will monitor progress closely Nathaniel Brown wondered how Bedford could coordinate medical communications, especially with the urbane elements, so that advisories could be received on traffic problems, emergency avenues, and the area situation generally He was especially concerned about communications with medical assistance teams Major Flaherty offered to meet with Mr Brown to discuss inclusion of Bedford in the medical communications plan /J Robert Tarlin said that the State was involved in pulli g together airplanes, but their focus was a little different from that of<this Committee Colonel Jensen noted that with proper frequencies Bedford could be tied into the communications net. Mr Brown and Major Flaherty promised to discuss this Mr Tarlin threw out for consideration the concept of a Hanscom AFB, Concord, Lexington, Bedford, Lincoln community 4th of July get together Colonel Jensen noted that the problems would be tremendous, citing his experience with logistics involved with the Base picnic The suggestion was not pursued, it being appreciated that the task would be difficult to pull off successfully 2 Mr Parks reminded the group that there would be informal ground-breaking ceremonies for the Fiske Hill Visitors Center at Minute Man National Historical Park on Friday at 2 p in The site is at the junction of Route 2A (Marrett Road) and Mass Avenue Congressman Paul Cronin will be the keynote speaker Colonel Jensen reminded Mr Brown that the Committee met on the last Wednesday of every month and invited him to attend the sessions so that Bedford would be on top of plans There , = , _;' o urther business, the meeting was adjourned at • .m. 1.rr_ �_!r • /rib L. J ' , r. C• on 1, US• Mt. ' .-n 3