C-130 Community Announcements & Promotions
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901st TAG / 302nd AW (AFRES) from Peterson AFB, CO. will be holding a 25 year Reunion in Colorado Springs/USAFA on September 18, 19 & 20, 2009. I went to one 2 years ago and it was a great time to see old friends and military colleagues. This was held at the Air Force Academy and was greatly attended and was well put together by a large committee of old members of the unit. Lots of old photos and stories about the unit from day 1. And always time for a "Their I Was" stories. If you need info about this please PM me, I'll get you the info quickly as the RSVP deadline is 10 Sept 09. Hope to see you there! Rex
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For those of you looking to become flight engineers, the retraining advisory was just released. Keeping my fingers crossed. :D
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Passing of Pat Brainerd
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Sad news from the HB inbox via Maurice Alford. Our daughter Laura called him and talked to him a bit Saturday night...he was sitting up in bed...probably about 8 PM. One of the Brainerd cousins (Mike, Pat's nephew) was with him until 9 PM. Somewhere in this time period, he called son Andy and left him a message, "Hey, Meathead! I love you." He told his lady friend Kay to go on home and take care of Curly (his dog). Then sometime about 9:30 he had a relaspe/sinking spell. Things just stopped....they gave him 2 shocks and tried CPR, but he never came back. Laura and her brother Andy are just heartbroken because it was rather unexpected since he seemed to ha…
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I don't have all the details but Wayne Passed away Friday in a single car accident. He was an F.E. in the 774th and transferred to the 773rd in 1986. That is where I met him. he flew hercs at little rock after Desert Storm and retired in the mid-90's. He was a great engineer and friend http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=258400&fh_id=10484
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My daughter was promoted to Airman on 17 July. She's now at Sheppard for tech school, and no, it doesn't have anything to do with aircraft maintenance. I told her to do anything but, with the way they treat maintenance people these days, and it seems to keep going downhill. I remember when I was in, it wasn't so bad when we were knee deep in shit, until they told us to stand on our heads. BOHICA! A picture of us out at the break area by the Dorm.
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Walter Cronkite Died today at age 92,God Rest His Soul.
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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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www.moveteranaid.org works with any eligible veteran at absolutely no cost in their efforts to get up to $20,000 per year through the VA Aid and Attendance benefit. Even those who previously thought they were not qualified may be able to begin receiving payments. We work with families of vets (Veterans and their spouses, widows and kids) in order to help place seniors in assisted living communities where they can begin receiving aid. We're ddicated to providing this free service to over 1 million eligible veterans of WW II, Korea and the Vite Nam War.
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Cuz... I did!!!:)
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Sad news to pass along. Got a call from Jackie @ the 53rd AS this morning. Jerry passed away this last weekend, not an accident - apparently from kidney failure. Jerry was an FE in the 61st, 36th & 53rd and will be missed by all who knew him. Details for funeral services are pending. Russ
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Happy Birthday United States Army -- be all you can be -- an Army of One -- thanks to all of you who serve.
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This is an email from '7thSOS' Message: We are getting together again during the Air Commando Assocaition's annual Reunion and have joined forces with the Stray Goose Int'l (SGI) (1 SOS) from 9-11 Oct 2009. We are also planning the next Worldwide Combat Talon (WWCT) 2010 reunion from 21-23 May 2010. Here is the information on this year's get together. SGI/7th ACS/SOS Fall Reunion October 9, 10, 11, 2009 – Hurlburt Field Make plans now to attend the Stray Goose International/7th Air Commando Society/SOS fall reunion, to be held 9-11 October 2009 at the Hurlburt Field picnic grounds. Once again, this year’s event coincides with the Air Commando Association…
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A1C Joe Tidwell a C-130 crew chief at Sewart AFB Tn. in the mid 60's ,lost his long battle with cancer this past Wed. Joe worked for NASA at Coco Beach Fla. I went on Rote to Clark AB with Joe in 1965 and knew him well. A fine man...God rest his soul. Bill
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The WWCT Reunion is scheduled for 21-23 May 2010. Proceeds and donations to support the Combat Talon Memorial Fund. As a Tri-Chair of the Reunion with George Ferkes (7ACS) and Lee Hess (Stray Goose) I am trying to pin down a list of those former CT crewmembers who flew with the 8th SOS only. Most CT people flew in multiple units. Please help me in this endeavour and disseminate this e-mail to all on your mailing list who could assist. Thanks in advance. Regards, Bob Brenci [email protected]
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Greetings, this is more for the folks living in the Andrews area. Their annual open house is this weekend, Friday is more of a DOD family day and Sat-Sun for the general public. We are bringing a J from LR and I believe an AC-130H will be there as well along with numerous other static displays and the Thunderbirds. If you make it over there stop by the J and say hello. http://www.jsoh.org/
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Hello Everyone! I would like to inform you that a DVD of the program you watched on "Destroyed in Seconds" is available. (As an aside, it was also used on the program "Shockwave".) This DVD is soon to be available on eBay, however for now, it is available only directly from me - please see info below. Thanks, Tim FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Credible Sport Productions announces the release of the Project Credible Sport DVD. Watch this recently declassified test footage at home! Have you ever seen a C-130 take off like a Harrier VTOL? Now you can watch a C 130 take off in less than 50 feet of runway and attain an altitude of 100 feet in the process. "Iran Ho…
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Listed below are the current job openings for Mercer University and the Mercer Engineering Research Center as of Monday, March 23, 2009. (NEW) – means new to the current job opening list for this week. For more details on the positions listed and to apply online, please visit the employment application web site at www.mercerjobs.com. Applicants for ALL openings must apply online. Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC) Openings: Warner Robins SENIOR ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL – Applied Mechanics (09-AMD-06) PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL – Applied Mechanics (09-AMD-07) SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL – Appl…
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Jobs
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Bob DeHass sent me this might be of interest to some on this board. Muff NC-based Air Force wing is seeking technicians, other specialties By Associated Press 3:03 AM EDT, March 21, 2009 POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina-based Air Force unit is seeking people willing to join the service to fill dozens of jobs. The 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base says it needs 44 full-time technicians and dozens of part-time workers. Interested applicants must join the Air Force Reserve. The wing has vacancies for workers in aircrew life support, flight operations, computers and information technology, personnel and human resources and aero…
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Disney has been gracious as to provide our active duty and retirees wonderful opportunities to visit their parks. Below are the rules and Special provisions for utilizing these opportunities. Some of them will be repetitive but are necessary to ensure their rules are understood. Should you have any other questions, after you've read these, don't hesitate to give us a call at 652-5640 or 652- 3698, or email me directly and I will get an answer for you. One thing to remember, Do Not attempt to get more than is authorized as you will not be able to utilize them. All members must be present to use the tickets and they all have to be activated at the same ti…
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Opportunity: Creating your own future. Listed below are the current job openings for MERC and Mercer University as of Monday, January 12, 2009. (NEW) – means new to the current job opening list for this week. For more details on the positions listed and to apply online, please visit the employment application web site at www.mercerjobs.com. Applicants for ALL openings must apply online. Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC) Openings: Warner Robins SENIOR ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL - Applied Mechanics (09-AMD-03) ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL - Applied Mechanics (09-AMD-04) JUNIOR ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL - Applied Mechanics…
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I just got the sad news that Bob Wyatt passed away earlier today. Bob was a navigator at Charleston and went to Naha sometime in 1968 and was assigned to the 35th TAS. He was injured in a motorcycle incident and medically retired. He lived in western South Carolina and was active in Christian ministries, particularly with prisoners. Bob was admitted to the VA hospital in Augusta, GA about a month ago. No one knew he was sick until Joe Tucker finally reached him on his cell phone on Christmas Day. It turned out that he had lymphoma and it was in an advanced stage. Bob started flying out of Charleston in the early-mid sixties, at least by 1964 because he flew with Ed Ki…
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For those that knew Henry Lupo. I just got a card from Emilie today and she told me that Henry Passed in March of 2007. I was with him at Mactan/Clark in 68-69. I think he went to Langley after that. He, Ray Satterfild and I hung out prettty much. I don\'t think anyone ever knew nicer people than he and Emilie. Jim
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Robins A.F.B. has set May2&3 as thier air show dates they have one of the best air shows in the southeast. The Thunderbirds,Golden Knights will be there. They also have avery good Air Musem. It will be a great show have been there maney times:) :)
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I just received a phone call this morning regarding the job announcement below at Robins AFB, Warner Robins GA…complete details are on the webpage below. This job announcement open today and closes on 12 Dec 08. They have 24 vacancies to fill. Resumes must be created and submitted via USA Jobs (see link below). These positions start out as WG-07s and transition to a WG-09 within 90 days. They will be primarily assigned to C-130, C5 and C-17 airframes. Vacancy Ann.#: WR215948 Who May Apply: Public Pay Plan: WG-4102-07 Appointment Term: Permanent Job Status: Full-Time Opening Date: 12/11/2008 Salary: 18.30 USD per hour See www.usajobs.com
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:) We justed opened today 21 slots for C-130 General Mechanics (Crew Chief) at Warner Robins (WR), GA for Lear Siegler Inc (Parent Company is URS & EG&G). Currently, we can only take people that can start on December 17/18th. We are looking for people with at least 5 years (more is better). A&P is always a value. All of our MX jobs pay $26.03 hour; you might also qualify for 58.5 cents a mile for over 50 mile travel to get to location and $76.30 a day for the first 30 days per diem. If you are interested please go to apply at www.urs.apply2jobs.com Requisition Number: 34148 v/r sentrymike
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