Several pics, images of the past Air Force adventure

[Gilligan]

While in the Air Force I was able to detect some interesting places, such as Sicily and Guam as well as numerous places stateside. Unfortunately, when deployed for Desert Shield/Storm, I could not fit the detector in my duffle bag! Bummer

 

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[wesfrye53]

Wow! Ol' Stormin Norman himself!

 

[SC_hunter]

Great pics and Thanks for your service....btw..those 4 stars do stand out, don't they.

 

[Gilligan]

Those 4 stars sure do stand out. Here is the story behind the picture: I was at Thumrait AB, Oman during a portion of Desert Shield, on standby on a fire truck. We saw this convoy of vehicles, a nice black car surrounded by jeeps with machine guns on them. I said must be someone important, let's go see who it is. The vehicles stopped at a small hangar, so we drove there. I asked a military policeman, "who was in the car", as it must be someone important. He told me his name, which at that time around Oct 90, was not well known like it is now, and that he was the Commander of all ground troops in theater. I said is there any chance I could take a picture with him. He said to ask that full bird colonel over there. I asked the colonel who told me to go ahead and ask the General when he comes out of the hangar. He came out and I saluted him and asked if I could have my picture taken with him, he said sure, "as long as you don't put it in Time Magazine!". He handed my camera to a full bird and told him to take the picture. I will never forget those words. Then of course, he became history. I was in the right place at the right time and thankfully had the balls to ask him. Bryan

 

[vegasmtl]

Cool Pics!

I am in Okinawa now, and may get the chance in January to hunt the Guam beaches. Any favorite place? What kind of stuff did you pull?

Thanks again for your service, I hope you have a peaceful Holiday

 

[fossis]

Thanks for sharing, & thanks for your service.
My nephew was in 'Desert Storm', Engineers.

Fossis..............

 

[Gilligan]

Cool Pics!

I am in Okinawa now, and may get the chance in January to hunt the Guam beaches. Any favorite place? What kind of stuff did you pull?

Thanks again for your service, I hope you have a peaceful Holiday

I actually did not do much beach hunting. I would go in the woods with a Lt friend and we would find remnants from the war, munitions and such. I wish I could give you more leads. Tumon bay has grown alot from what I understand, aka Hotel Row. I was there in 1983-1985, a long time ago. I would guess that the beaches would be a great place to hunt. Good luck. Bryan

 

[Gilligan]

By the way, I am not a pilot. I am a fire fighter for the Air Force. In 1992 I won NCIO of the Year for the Civil Engineering Squadron, and received an incentive flight in an F-15E, which was incredible and one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Bryan

 

[swampfox]

hi swampfox here, that is the logo for the 169th fighter wing at mcentire . i made 14 yrs in the air guard that was all i needed to complete my 20 . i thank u also for ur service . i still work on the base as a civilian. in grounds maintenance. i just wanted to say hello to a fellow air force person. hh and merry christmas, swampfox

 

[River Rat]

Thanks for sharing your pics with us, Bryan. Best years of my life were the military ones, I hope you feel the same way.

RR

 

[Gilligan]

hi swampfox here, that is the logo for the 169th fighter wing at mcentire . i made 14 yrs in the air guard that was all i needed to complete my 20 . i thank u also for ur service . i still work on the base as a civilian. in grounds maintenance. i just wanted to say hello to a fellow air force person. hh and merry christmas, swampfox

Thanks for the thanks. I remember that we had some F-16's stationed with us during Desert Storm, if I am not mistaken, they had the fox face painted on them, for the swampfox logo. I know we had SC F-16's with us, I think they were the ones. Nice to hear from another Federal Civilian! Take care, Bryan

 

[Gilligan]

Thanks for sharing your pics with us, Bryan. Best years of my life were the military ones, I hope you feel the same way.

RR

Oh I do feel the same way for sure. They were adventurous days. Life has slowed down now since I became married and now have 4 small boys, 8,7,4 and 4 months. They were good years, but the years now are sweet too, though much more stressfull!!! (at times, ha). What branch of the service were you in and when did you serve? Bryan