USAF

[Bud Helms]

Okay, that's it! Zoomies, sound off!

26 years active and Reserve here (not Guard).

'Started out in '65 as an EW equip maint troop on F-105Gs and F-4E Wild Weasels. Went to EW and Fire Control equip maint on AC-130A Spectre Gunships. Last twelve years flew as Sensor Operator on Spectre. Retired in '97.

Gunship aircrew duty was the best duty this NCO ever had. Worked with endgamers from altitude and on the ground: Army, Navy, and Marines. Really enjoyed Ironman duty (CCT) and opportunities to train ground troops on the peculiarities, capabilities and limitations of airborne point/perimeter defense, armed escort/interdiction and SAR.

Sensop

[This message has been edited by sensop (edited March 10, 2000).]

 

[Coinneach]

USAF, Sept '87 - Feb '92. Primary AFSC 462X0 (bombs and bullets).

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"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."
-- Samuel Johnson

 

[jeffer]

Not in the USAF but I just have to tell you. Not 30 minutes ago 1:30 eastern time, a B-1 buzzed the trees here in southwest Virginia. Awesome, what a bird!

 

[mcshot]

8/68 - 7-72 Whiteman AFB, Minot AFB and Fairchild AFB. No fame and glory just a survivor.

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"Keep shootin till they quit floppin"
The Wife 2/2000

 

[sundog]

USAF 68 to 76, nothin' fancy. Then went Army and retired in 94. sundog

 

[glockguy45]

94 to present. Elmendorf, Ft Meade AFSC 3C0X1 computer communication ops..

 

[Rob96]

USAF 88 thru 92 Security Forces , Clark AB Republic of the Phillippines and Minot AFB, ND.

 

[Dennis]

USAF Security Service (later became Electronic Security Command, then merged into some intelligence command - I don't "keep up".)

AFSC 203x1, which became 208x1 (5 languages). Several "detached" tours and TDYs (mostly voco). Seems like every bunch I worked for was some kind of "Agency". Never got into the "real" Air Force.

Served f/May, 1959 to June, 1979. Hard to believe I've been out longer than I was in! (sigh) Got to see some interesting places. Like being out more than being in.

 

[Ken51]

1969 - 1979. 4 fun-filled years at the Academy followed by 6 in Montgomery, AL playing with computers.

To all of you, especially those who served where there was hostile fire, Thank You!

 

[tankertom]

Does AF brat count.

Graduated from Wagner High School, Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines.

 

[Dr. J]

Security Service 63-66, also a 203, but not nearly as many languages as Dennis

 

[Razor]

'91-'95 as a 902x0 (forgot what the new designation is) Medical Service Specialist. All my time at Andrews AFB, although I did do a TDY to Dover. I might go back in after I finish my degree.

 

[Bud Helms]

tankertom,

I was a brat too. Born at Tyndall AFB, FL. Graduated Narimasu HS at Grant Heights (Camp Drake), Tokyo, Japan.

Go Dragons!

 

[Dave McC]

66-70, 57150, Fire Protection Specialist. PH in SEA, 1970.

 

[larry408]

68-72 47350 England AFB

 

[Fusternc]

November 93- present; SSgt
AFSC: 4T0X1 (Medical Laboratory Journeyman)
Currently stationed at the USAF Academy, Colorado

 

[MissileCop]

Security Specialist (like the name wasn't a clue! ) at Minot AFB, ND, from 85-89. Worked Mobile Fire Teams in the Missile Complex, and spent many a day cleaning M-60's in the armory. Damn, I actually miss those days!

"Yes, Airman, there really IS a Coke machine down in the Launch Facility. Now go get me a soda!" Bwa-hahahahaaaaa! Newbies were always so much fun!

R.I.P., Sgt. Kile, you have not been forgotten.

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Times have changed, but the nature of man hasn't. That's why I always go to AA, "Alert and Armed".

 

[Gale McMillan]

Mid 40s to 68. Top turret & Flight engineer B25s till Korea then it was Crew Chief and Flight engineer B29s.out of Yokota Japan. French Indo War with the 581st out of Clark. In a CIA support roll., AF Academy 61 to 64 flying T29s in Academy Nav training Last tour Alaska Air command at Elmendorf FF102s. fun and games from day one till the end

 

[Rob96]

Hey airman, the pilot can't quite see the blue runway marker lights, the control tower would like you to take a bottle of windex and a rag out and clean them off. God I loved when we would get new "jeeps" at Clark. Or Hey airman the pilot of that C-5 you are huping dropped the keys for the plane, walk around and see if you could fing them.

 

[Kernel]

Another Air Force brat:

'62 - Lockbourne AFB hospital, Ohio, baby Kernel wakes up crying when a Stratojet buzzes the building. Pop is a RB-47 "Stratojet" Navigator.

'64 - Offut AFB, Ne. That man mommy shows me pictures of is my Dad, he's over in England fly'n RB-47 (B-47: the B-52's good-looking older brother).

'67 - Offut. Kindergarten. 55 SRW boneyards the last RB-47. Dad sent to MACV in Saigon.

'68 - Colorado Springs. 1st & 2nd Grades. Cheyenne Mountain.

'70 - Prattville, Al. 3rd Grade. "War College".

'71 - Bitburg, Germany. 4th & 5th Grades. The Old Man's a Navigator for RB-66s flying out of Spangdalem.

'73 - Wiesbaden, Germany. 6th & 7th Grades. "Crow" stuff.

'75 - Blythville AFB, AR. 8th & 9th Grades. B-52 Targeting.

'77 - We, er, I mean, Dad retires.