Bio: Hoeft, Howard A. – S. Sgt. (Promoted - 1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Hoeft

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 08 Jul 1971

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Howard A. Hoeft, formerly of Chippewa Falls, recently was appointed a Federal Aviation Agency air traffic control certification examiner at Vandenberg, AFB, California.

Sergeant Hoeft, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hoeft, Abbotsford, is responsible for administering basic certification and rating tests and for proper conduct and development of the tests. He is authorized to issue temporary certification to applicants examined for a rating who also meet standards of safety and proficiency.

The sergeant, who has served 18 years in Air Force air traffic control, is assigned as chief controller in the Vandenberg tower. He previously served 18 months at the air route traffic control center in Bangkok, Thailand.