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Larry
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Barrett
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Woodworking, aircraft
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I joined AF in Oct 1972 as a 1 and 2 engine jet aircraft crew chief, left active duty Oct 1980.
My first assignment I worked Transient Alert at Patrick AFB Florida form 1973 - 1974. It was the best assignment of my career. I met my wife there and we married in December 1973. In TA I had the fortune of taking care of the all the Apollo astronauts T-38's as the runway was not yet built at the cape. I met most of the old timers, all of them seemed down to earth.
I spent 1974 - 1977 as crew chief on a T-39 at Ramstein Germany. Another great assignment. I was the crew chief on the CINC-USAFE's plane for General Ellis. I also flew as part of the crew.
Next I was Dock Chief then training instructor on the F-4E at Seymour Johnson NC for three years.
I left active duty in 1980, moved to Hickory NC, pursuing a degree in engineering and started work at Corning in RD&E. I have been with them 35 years.
I asked a recruiter at Seymour Johnson about Air Guard or Reserves in the area I was moving and he said there was nothing.
I found out 10 yrs later there was a C130 unit in Charlotte NC (30 minutes from home). I went to Charlotte talked to the local recruiter and was in the guard three days later. I joined the NCANG as C130 crew chief 1990. Over the next 18 years I traveled to 54 countries and went on four deployments totaling 18 months.
I left the Air Guard as a MSgt May 2008. I than had four years in the reserves, retiring in September 2012.
I would not trade my time in the service for anything, I had one three year overseas tour and my short tours added up to another four years. It was a lot of time being away from family but hey have all survived. -
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Sorry Ken, I read the thread to fast thought it was your birthday, but Happy Birthday anyway.
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Happy birthday Ken! Sorry I missed it. Congrats on your retirement Casey and good luck. I finally get to retire a second time (first time military) then this Friday from my civilian job.
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Kind of reminds me of spring in Kuwait. We had a contest to see who could kill the most flies in one shot. The record was 28. Nasty things.
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Sorry Ken I missed your birthday, anyway happy Valentines Day, oops missed that one too.
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Thanks Ken and all, love the humor Sonny.....
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Amen brother, Not much coming out on this yet. Fox news doesn't even know what branch of service it was from. From AF Times: http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/10/01/c-130-crashes-afghanistan/73173916/From
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Good to here you are doing well Chris. A trip will do you good also.
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This is a funny Blond Star call on YouTube
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Must have been a Yankee that wrote this. "You only own five spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco and ketchup". We never use Tabasco sauce it's Texas Pete or nothing, y'all
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Does this mean the looters will get one day or two for a pair of shoes?
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Link did not work but the whole article was there: New Link: http://myfox8.com/2014/12/02/2-planes-make-contact-during-flight-training-near-fort-bragg-land-safely/
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I saw this a few weeks ago printed on the back of a new septic tank pump truck. "On weekends we deliver milk"
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I was in transient alert at Patrick AFB in 73-74 (before the Cape had a runway). We would close the east-west runway and I would get to park the Guppy. It was usually there to unloaded components for the the Apollo launch assemblies. It was always amazing watching it get unloaded.
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I "resemble" that remark!!!