C-130 Community Announcements & Promotions
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My son who is a combat medic in the Air Force just left Afghanistan headed home, but my other son who is in the 160th SOAR is going there in January.
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Guys, we had a major discussion on the subject of "reunions" at the TCTAA convention a couple of weeks ago and the general consensus is that there are too many and it costs too much to try to attend all of those a person is eligible for. It costs at least $1,000 just for transportation and lodging for each event. It makes a lot more sense to have one national event somewhere each year or so for anyone who was involved in the troop carrier/tactical airlift missions. Granted, those units that are already having them are going to continue but the numbers at the various events are dwindling. The Sewart Association isn't going to have any more and there are other groups that a…
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I wanted to let you guys know that "Biff" Barger, USCG C-130 FE and later a Lockheed C-130 Tech Rep crossed the bar this past Friday. He was 69. He spoke of flying "the old B models" and told many a tale of working for Lockheed as a C-130 rep in Peoria, Ill. Niagra Falls, NY, Tunisia, Niger and Egypt. He also flew for the Coastal Geodetic Survey in R5Ds. He will be missed. RIP Master Chief.
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A friend of mine wanted me to pass this on: http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/onlinejobs/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&jobid=303780&company_id=15638&source=ONLINE&JobOwner=961369&bycountry=0&bystate=1&bylocation=GA&keywords=&byCat=NULL&tosearch=yes
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Robins wins the Secretary of the Air Force Speical Achievement Activity Award for the fourth time since 2002;) ;)
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I just recieved the following Email from Ron's brother Charlie, who has been keeping Ron's friends up to date on his battle with cancer. The last one had been positive and it appeared he was going to be getting up and around. Ron was a loadmaster at Langley (316th) and Clark in the 1960s. He was in the 29th TAS at Clark when I knew him in 1969-70. He left Clark early because he was upset because a mod bird flight went to Bernie Fierstein (Ron told me this in 2006) and decided not to reenlist. He took the next mod bird home and was discharged. He went home to Denton, TX but later reenlisted and got an assignment to C-141s at Norton. He became involved in special operat…
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Two things - first, Tom Stalvey wants me too let everyone know that he has an extra bunk in his cabin on the Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift cruise next month. We're leaving out of Galveston on October 16 and coming back October 21, the day the TCTAA convention starts. If interested, Email Tom at [email protected]. Second, I've just learned that a new book was recently published on the life of Dieter Dengler, the US Navy pilot who escaped from a Pathet Lao POW camp just south of the Mu Gia Pass and was finally rescued when he was spotted waving a parachute from a flare that had been dropped over him after he set an abandoned village on fire by a Blind Bat C-130 cre…
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14 years ago today, S9-CAO was shot down by the UNITA rebels on departure from Huambo, Angola. RIP my friends. Don R.
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I am working on a new book which should be available soon. It's called HAULING TRASH and is my personal memoir of my 12 years hauling trash in C-130s at Pope, Naha and Clark, C-141s at Robins and C-5s at Charleston and Dover. Check my author page on Amazon.com and it'll show up as soon as it goes in print, which should be within the next few days. Also, I have now made my C-130 flareship novel The Cave available on Kindle. Here's the link - http://www.amazon.com/The-Cave-ebook/dp/B009F6YOQG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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Hey guys Got a list of positions open with SAEI (Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries). If anyone is interested send your Cv and certificates to my email: [email protected] I don't have salaries, they can be discussed during interview # Slot No. Job title 1 w-1 PMEL SPECIALIST 2 w-2 PMEL SPECIALIST 3 W-29 JET ENGINE & PROPELLER SUPERVISOR 4 w-31 QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR 5 w-33 Flight LINE Maintenance Supervisor 6 …
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Wanted for on-call support of DOD airdrop test programs, movie & TV commercials, and aircrew training programs. Requirements: 1. Currently performing as C-130 airdrop Loadmaster in ANG, Reserve, or recently retired from same or active duty. 2. Possess or can obtain either a current DOD flight physical or, for retirees, an FAA Class II Medical Certificate. 3. Ability to respond on short notice for jobs in the U.S. typically lasting less than one week. 4. Occasional opportunities for longer projects in the U.S. and overseas. If interested and for further details, please send your resume and contact information to: John Limbach, CMSgt USAF (Ret…
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Ssgt John Wallace I stationed at Sewart AFB assigned to the 61 squadron from March 1966 thru Nov 7 1969. I was cc on 64531 for over 2 years I also crewed 64529 for a while and another one but don’t remember the tail #. I took 64531 on two 90 day TDYs to Mildenhall England and from there all over Europe, parts of N Africa and Middle East. My final 8 months I was engine run certified and was on call 24 hrs a day 7 a week. I was assigned to the 61 squadron but also ran engines for the 62 squadron. That was when the AF offered everyone a 6 month early out. Most of the skilled airmen got out. Due family reasons I stayed in. Mistake mistake mistake!!! My other job besides being…
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Gomer Pyle (loadmaster) passed away earlier this month in Niceville, FL. He was 78 years old. I knew him from our days in the 463rd TCW in the mid-1960's at Clark AB. I flew with him again from the late 1990's to mid-2003 on the DC-10 at Gemini Air Cargo. RIP. my good friend. Don R.
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Garry King lost his short battle with cancer last week, he was a friend and a mentor and a very important part of the AFSOC family. There will be a Memorial on the 3rd of March followed by a reception at the Soundside on Hurlburt , directions below. Ron Garry's Memorial; Service will be Monday, March 3rd @ 1900. It will be held at the Hollywood Boulevard Baptist Church, 204 Hollywood Boulevard Northeast Fort Walton Bch, FL 32548. It is located 1 block east of the Hollywood and Eglin Parkway intersection. There will not be a viewing or burial ceremony. There may be a reception following the service at the Soundside, arrangements are being made, more to follow. …
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Those that are in the Atlanta area may be interested in the opportunity to hear one of our own, @Muff Millen speak about his accomplishments in Vietnam. --Casey From the Smyrna-Vinings Patch.com On Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at 11:00 am, Smyrna, Georgia’s Veterans Day ceremony stars Smyrna’s Frank Millen. Millen, a now retired 26-year USAF veteran who was a Chief Master Sergeant, earned a Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and flew over 800 hours of combat missions in Southeast Asia from 1970 to 1973. He is also a husband, father, grandfather and community leader and held in the highest esteem by all. Millen has been in one plane crash and in four planes …
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About frigging time. Got this from the American Legion site.
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Tonight if the first time I've been on here in a long time. I wanted to mention the passing of my good buddy Roy Michael "Stony" Burk back in early December. Stoney died is injuries from a motorcycle accident in late November. I first met him when he was with 5th Aerial Port in France and caught a ride with me from Pope when my crew was going on rotation. We literally met each other at the door to our new squadron at Robins AFB, GA a few years later and became fast friends. After a year on C-141s at Robins, we got orders to Clark and went over on the same plane after driving across the country together and both went to F Troop. I went to C-5s at Charleston and Stoney went…
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I posted this in the historical section last night but it probably should have gone here. The officers and board members of the Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association proposed and designed a memorial to the troop carrier/tactical airlift mission at our 2014 meeting in Tucson. The funds were raised (some $37,000) and the memorial has been placed at the USAF Museum. The attached special newsletter includes photographs and information about the upcoming dedication at the 2018 TC/TAA reunion in Dayton this October. USAF veteran and historian Dr. Alan Gropman will be speaking on the Battle of Kham Duc.. Memorial Special.pdf
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Joint 7th ACS & SGI 2009 Reunion Put it on your calander now! 7 ACS and SGI Combined Reunion When: 9 – 11 Oct Where: Ft. Walton Beach FL Location: Hurlburt Fld Picnic Grounds OK "Commandos," we have combined forces with the Stray Goose Int'l (SGI)(1 SOS) guys to have a reunion in conjunction with the Air Commando Association (ACA) Reunion 9-11 Oct 2009. We are also planning for the next Worldwide Combat Talon (WWCT) Reunion from 21-23 May 2010. Below is the infomation for the 2009 Get together. October 9, 10, 11, 2009 - Hurlburt Field Make plans now to attend the Stray Goose International/7th Air Commando Society/SOS fall reunion,…
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I wanted to let everyone know that the Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association reunion/members meeting will be in Little Rock May 4-7, 2016. We had a good turnout in Tucson a year ago and are expecting a larger one in Little Rock. Check the web site for details - www.troopcarrier.org. We'll be in Dayton in 2018 and will be placing a memorial to troop carriers/tactical airlifters who gave their lives in WW II, Korea, SE Asia and the Cold War. If anyone would like to contribute, drop me a note at [email protected] and I'll tell you where to send it. We've got over $6,000 raised already. TCTAA Membership Application.pdf
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To all Navigators, Observers of any service. You are invited to join our group and attend our reunion. It will be held Sept 7-9, 2011 at the Tuscany Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. For more information, contact me at [email protected] Ritchey Lyman, Ret Maj life member AFNOA
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The Berlin For Lunch Bunch (7405th & 7580th Ops Sq, Rhein Main AB, GE, 1975 - 1991) will be having its second reunion in Dayton, Ohio, 2 - 4 October 2009. We will be hosting the 7499th Group which was our predecessor organization who flew C-97, C-29, etc, out of Wiesbaden before switching to the C-130 in 1975 and moving to Rhein-Main. The reunion also coincides with the 60th anniversary of the completion of the Berlin Airlift (additional information of those activites can be obtained from the National Museum of the United States Air Force web site: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/) For additional information contact Mike Hushion at: [email protected]
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I am fortunate enough to have been given a ticket to attend the Masters golf tournament practice round on Monday. I have officially scratched it off of my bucket list! I am stoked.
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