[Federal Register: January 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 10)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

 
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; Acceptance of Group 
Application Under Pub. L. 95-202 and Department of Defense Directive 
(DODD) 1000.20

    ``The U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of CAT, Inc., Who Were 
Flight Crew Personnel (U.S. Pilots, Co-Pilots, Navigators Flight 
Mechanics, and Air Freight Specialists) and Aviation Ground Support 
Personnel (U.S. Maintenance Supervisors, Operations Managers, and 
Flight Information Center Personnel), and Conducted Paramilitary 
Operations in Korea, French Indochina, Tibet and Indonesia From 1950 
Through 1959; and U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of Air America 
Flight Who Were Crew Personnel and Ground Support Personnel, as 
Described, Who Conducted Paramilitary Operations in Laos From 1961 
Through 1974, When the War in Laos Ended; and U.S. and Foreign 
Civilian Employees of Air America Who Were Flight Crew Personnel and 
Ground Support Personnel, as Described, and Conducted Paramilitary 
Operations in Vietnam From 1964 Through 1975, When Saigon Was 
Evacuated and Air America Flight Operations Ceased''

    At the request of the application's author, the Department of 
Defense Civilian/Military Service Review Board (C/MSRB) has amended the 
nature of an application and accepted it under the provisions of 
Section 401, Public Law 95-202 and DoD Directive 1000.20. The 
application now includes ``foreign'' employees and, as amended, the C/
MSRB has accepted an application on behalf of a group known as: ``The 
U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of CAT, Inc., Who Were Flight Crew 
Personnel (U.S. Pilots, Co-Pilots, Navigators, Flight Mechanics, and 
Air Freight Specialists) and Aviation Ground Support Personnel (U.S. 
Maintenance Supervisors, Operations Managers, and Flight Information 
Center Personnel) and Conducted Paramilitary Operations in Korea, 
French Indochina, Tibet and Indonesia From 1950 Through 1959; and U.S. 
and Foreign Civilian Employees of Air America Who Were Flight Crew 
Personnel and Ground Support Personnel, as Described, and Conducted 
Paramilitary Operations in Laos from 1961 Through 1974, When the War in 
Laos Ended; and U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of Air America Who 
Were Flight Crew Personnel and Ground Support Personnel, as Described, 
and Conducted Paramilitary Operations in Vietnam From 1964 Through 
1975, When Saigon Was Evacuated and Air America Flight Operations 
Ceased.''
    Persons with information or documentation pertinent to the 
determination of whether the service of this group should be considered 
active military service to the Armed Forces of the United States are 
encouraged to submit such information or documentation within 60 days 
to the DoD Civilian/Military Service Review Board, 1535 Command Drive, 
EE-Wing, 3rd Floor, Andrews AFB, MD 20762-7002. Copies of documents or 
other materials submitted cannot be returned.

Pamela D. Fitzgerald,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-861 Filed 1-14-04; 8:45 am]

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