ROLL CALL!

[Bridge End Farm]

U.S.A.F Airman First Class E4 1962-1966

Lackland AFB, Texas - Basic Training.

Reese AFB, Texas - Air Opns Specialist, 3501st P.T.S, Pilot Training Base

Wheelus AB, Libya - Air Opns Specialist, Base Operations and then Stationed 80 miles into the desert at El Uotia Bombing Range and worked as a Traffic Controler and Bomb Spotter.

McCoy AFB, Florida - Cross trained as Command Post Specialist, 966 AEW&C Squadron, AWACS squadron assigned to a SAC base, flyiing EC121 Connies between Key West and Cuba. Discharged at McCoy. (The 966th is now at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma and flying EC135s.

you flew on a conny?

 

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[SgtSki in MI]

SgtSki in MI here!

USMC Aviation 1983-1996: MOS 6073 Aviation Support Equipment Technician (Electrical)

SWING WITH THE WING!

1983: PLT 1091 D Co, MCRD San Diego, CA
1983-1984: Marine Aviation Training Support Group-90, NAS Millington, TN
1984-1985: Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-12 MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
1985-1990: Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-16 MCAS Tustin, CA
1990-1991: Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-16 (FORWARD), Al Jubayl, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1992-1993: Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-11, MCAS El Toro, CA
1993-1996: Department of Defense UAV Training Center, United States Army Intelligence Center and School, FT Huachuca, AZ

Michigan Army National Guard 1997-2008: (MOS 21N30- General Construction Equipment Supervisor)

ESSAYONS!

1997-2006: 1436th Engineer Company (CSE) Montague, MI
2004-2005: Logistics Support Area Anaconda, Balad, Iraq
2006-2009: 1433rd Engineer Company (SAPPER), FT Custer, Augusta MI
2007-2008: 177th Military Police Brigade, Camp Victory, Baghdad Iraq (as Brigade Engineer NCOIC in support of Detainee Operations)
2009- RETIRED w/ 24+ years combined Federal and Reserve Service

HH,
SgtSki

 

[MPFISH]

mike....Bamberg germany 1955-1958

 

[TerryC]

Sgt. Cieszki, T T
USMC 1967-70
Viet Vet... extended tour
CAP 113 and 116, Git'mo bay (Cuba)
Viet campain medal
Viet Service medal
Purple heart
Navy commendation w/device ( valor pin)
Presidential unit citation
Vietnamese Presidential unit citation
Vietnamese cross of valor.
And I'd do it all again if asked!
OORAHH. God Bless America! TTC

 

[NavMode]

U.S. Navy, IC1 (Ret) 1976-1999
U.S.S. Chicago CG-11 (1977-80) NAS N Island, CA
WESTPAC (Sep 77-May 78)
WESTPAC (Apr 79-Dec 79)
Reserves (1980-85) Potrland, OR
Canvasser Recruiter (1985-97) Aurora, CO
Canvasser Recruiter (1997-99) Cedar Rapids, IA

 

[Montana Jim]

Welcome to the Barracks fellas... glad you could make Roll Call.

 

[warsawdaddy]

U.S.A.F Airman First Class E4 1962-1966

Lackland AFB, Texas - Basic Training.

Reese AFB, Texas - Air Opns Specialist, 3501st P.T.S, Pilot Training Base

Wheelus AB, Libya - Air Opns Specialist, Base Operations and then Stationed 80 miles into the desert at El Uotia Bombing Range and worked as a Traffic Controler and Bomb Spotter.

McCoy AFB, Florida - Cross trained as Command Post Specialist, 966 AEW&C Squadron, AWACS squadron assigned to a SAC base, flyiing EC121 Connies between Key West and Cuba. Discharged at McCoy. (The 966th is now at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma and flying EC135s.

you flew on a conny?

The civilian model was the C-118 constellation flown by TWA Airlines.You mean Bobby that you weren't flying in the 50-60's?

 

[Bridge End Farm]

U.S.A.F Airman First Class E4 1962-1966

Lackland AFB, Texas - Basic Training.

Reese AFB, Texas - Air Opns Specialist, 3501st P.T.S, Pilot Training Base

Wheelus AB, Libya - Air Opns Specialist, Base Operations and then Stationed 80 miles into the desert at El Uotia Bombing Range and worked as a Traffic Controler and Bomb Spotter.

McCoy AFB, Florida - Cross trained as Command Post Specialist, 966 AEW&C Squadron, AWACS squadron assigned to a SAC base, flyiing EC121 Connies between Key West and Cuba. Discharged at McCoy. (The 966th is now at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma and flying EC135s.

you flew on a conny?

The civilian model was the C-118 constellation flown by TWA Airlines.You mean Bobby that you weren't flying in the 50-60's?

No sir I do have some time in them while part of a VAQ Squadron in the 70s
Also have some time in P-2 Neptunes too. Loved being in the nose cone cruising

Saw a lot of South America in the bubble


McCoy has an active commissary on it hard to believe that property didn't get sucked up in the Orlando building boom

 

[birdman]

My father was a VP sailor and had many hours in the P-2vs. He talks of many hours looking out of the noise bubble.

 

[pegleglooker]

" That would be interesting. We could even design a patch "


Hows this for a design....

PLL

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[Bridge End Farm]

" That would be interesting. We could even design a patch "


Hows this for a design....

PLL

​

pretty cool

 

[dooley01]

1980-1984 US ARMY 2 years Baumholder Germany 1st bn 39 th inf.
2 years Ft. Stewart Georga. SP/4

 

[Arizona Bob]

Wow, being a missileer must explain why you were in only 10. Maybe things were better back then than they are now for missileers.

Heh! Being a Facility Manager must explain why you are almost a missileer! I remember when Glenburn ND was just a trailer park...

 

[Retired Sarge]

Mike, TSgt UASF Retired, Aircrew Life Support (122X0, 1T1X1, 1P0X1), Medically Retired Sept 2008. Seen more countries than I can remember, loved every minute of it, TDY's to dang many to list. Started as an AF Dependent, Dad did 26 years, I followed Dad into the AF, so did my Brother (Still in), my Son went into the Marines.

Bases I've lived at

As a AF dependent

Tyndall AFB FL 1966-1969
Shepard AFB TX 1969-1971
Erding AB Germany 1971-1972
Zaragoza AB Spain 1972-1975
Mountain Home AFB ID 1975-1977
Kadena AB Okinawa 1977-1980
Homestead AFB FL 1980-1982
Bitburg AB Germany 1982-1985
George AFB CA 1985-1986

As Active Duty AF

Lackland AFB TX 1986-1986 Basic
Chanute AFB IL 1986-1986 Tech School Aircrew Life Support
George AFB CA 27th TASS 1986-1988
Rhein Main AB Germany 7th SOS 1988-1992
Columbus AFB MS 14th FTW 1992-1992
Tyndall AFB FL 1st FS 1992-1996

As Air Reserve Technician

Duke Field FL 711th SOS 1996-2000
Kessler AFB MS 815th AS 2000-2001
Duke Field FL 711th SOS 2001-2008

Deployments
1991 Desert Shield/Storm Incirlik Turkey
1996 Joint Endeavor Bosnia
1998 Joint Guard Bosnia
1999 Southern Watch Ali Al Salem Kuwait
2001 Enduring Freedom Marisah Oman
2002 Enduring Freedom Karshi Khanabad Uzbekistan

 

[swampfox]

swampfox here air nat. guard 169th fighter squadron mcentire joint guard base 20. years desert storm vet and also spent 6 years in the army guard orangeburg sc. home of the orangeburg masacre of which im not very proud. all in all had a great career. but i miss all my friends i made all over the world . to the guys serving i thank you and i hope u get back safely. i pray for our troop everyday. thanks for letting post this here. swampfox

 

[LX Kid]

Ron H.
TSGT. USAF, Ret.
1968-1980 and 1984-1992

604th MASS, Clark AB, PI 68-70
60th Mil Airlift Wing, Travis AFB, CA 70-71
604th MASS, Clark AB, PI 72-73
Keesler AFB, 73-74
21st TASS, Shaw AFB, SC 74-76
22nd TASS, Osan AB, ROK 76-78
21st TASS, Shaw AFB, SC 78-80
Gone Somewhere 80-84
? Comm Group, Bergstrom AFB, TX 84-86
4th Combat Comm Group, Yakota AB, Japan 86-90
1928th Comm Group, MacDill AFB, FL 90-92
Done

 

[ammo_u]

USAF E-4
Missiles
95-98 med retired, wrong end of an expossure.

 

[Mentalfloss]

Waylon Westby (1996-Present)
SGT/E-5(P) just waiting for points to drop
11B/Infantry
Basic at Fort Benning Ga
1996-1999
25th Infantry Division 1-21 Infantry Battalion Schofiled Bks HI (training JRTC NTC Japan Thailand)
2000-2003
Break in service for colloge
2001-2008
Army Reserves
Fort McCoy WI 1-338th
2003-2008
Mobilized with the 1-338th teaching units deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan on BRM Basic rifle marksmanship and Advance rifle marksmanship
2008-present
Fort Hood TX
January 2009 deployed to Iraq till present
Next duty station I will be going back to Schofield Bks HI

 

[davebien]

Long, ramabling post to follow:

SSgt USAF 69-73 (active) as a Nuke, 463XX. ( Really BIG bombs). Lots of places, all over. Even spent some time defending the UP of MI from being attacked by Canada across frozen Lake Superior! I did see someone mention KIS AFB. WAY too much snow!!

Spent the next ten yrs as an SP (USAFR). After all, Chicago did declare itself a nuclear free zone, LOL. They did forget to tell that to the USSR however. Was in the first Reserve unit to go thru Airbase Ground Defense course. (WSSF, Wpn System Security Flight). Was assigned several times to guard AF One when it was in Chicago a couple of times.

Spent 28+ yrs as a civilian cop/det near Chicago. Than became the federal guy in a suit who did background checks of recruits at Naval Station Great Lakes. Scared the hell out of the recruits, who feared first the the guys in A school, then the Petty Officers. Next came the BIG fear of the Chiefs and the Officers. They just didn't know what to do with a guy in a suit who had a badge and "funny" creds and showed up unannounced. Great fun, but I never figured out the Navy rank thing.

My late father went thru Omaha Beach just after D-Day. Fought thru France, Belgium, and Germany. Helped build the first bridge over the Rhine, helped liberate a concentration camp (don't tell me they didn't exist). My late Father-in-Law was with an Operational Group in the OSS (forerunner to the US Army Special Forces and the CIA. A TSgt grunt not a spy type. lol) He parachuted into Greece, but was worried about climbing ladders. Was awarded a Bronze Star, etc. Has his name on a statue in Athens at the Army HQ as one of only 120 some Greek Americans who fought in Greece. He never said anything except he served in Greece until he passed, No ref to OSS etc. I was honored to have been invited to the Greek Embassy for a medal ceramony and there met the 12 surviving menbers of those OGs. My Father never really spoke of the war either.

Makes my time in the AF (69-73 active, 10 yrs active Reserve) a walk in the park. Even my Grandfather served in the Austrian army in WWI.

Thank a combat vet next time you see one. Its been a great ride. I miss it. OK, some of it !!!!!

 

[boredgunny]

Joe Marty (1957)
Born & Bred in St. Louis, MO
Entered MCRD San Diego...Feb '76
2nd Bn. 4th Mar. 81's (Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan)...Jul '76-Mar '78
1st MarDiv Joint Reception Center-Troop Handler, (Camp Pendleton, CA)...Mar'78-Dec '79
1st Bn. 1st Mar. 81's., (Camp Horno, Camp Pendleton, CA)...Dec '79-Dec '81
I&I Staff, Echo Co. 2nd Bn. 24th Mar., (Des Moines, IA)...Dec '81-Dec '84
1st Bn. 1st Mar. Charlie Co., Wpns and 3rd Plt (Camp Horno, Camp Pendleton, CA)...Dec '84-Aug '88
FAST Co. 1st and 6th Plt (Norfolk, VA)...Aug '88-Dec '91
3rd LAI Bn., 3rd Plt, Wpns Plt. & Company Gunny (29 Palms, CA)...Dec '91-Apr '94
HqBn. MCAGCC, 29 Palms...S-3 Officer...Apr '94-Dec '96
Retired as a GySgt in Dec '96.