Mt.crewchief

My roommate at Naha , Gary Levesque (Gorf), getting the Airman's Medal for saving the day!

One of the barracks on Herky Hill

Road going to and from Herky Hill to the flightline.

Same gal bringing in the laundry!  The AF trucked in the workers (all female) to and from the village nearby.

Hootch maid, at Herky Hill CRB Viet Nam.

Could have bee taken in 1968, 69, ot 1970.  

Kind of my home away from home for 33 months.

CCK Blanket Orders 314 OMS July 1969

This was the first aircraft I was assigned to at Naha. Taken at CRB fuel cell after being  shot 13 times through the wings and belly and forced to land at Katum RSVN in Jan 1968 (Tet).

I was flying my first mission "in country" quite exciting.

Seldom seen C-130 H  at Naha

Found this is a newspaper at home when on leave in 1969 from CCK.

Picture taken of the flightline before most of the revetments were built. 67 or 68?

A nice report by the AC . As good as a medal to me, and might serve as boots on the ground if needed.  

Thanks Mike

My Tech School at Shepard AFB Texas  1967

Construction Naha Okinawa   67-69?

Street in Ubon Thailand    1968

Collection of business cards from Taiwan and Thailand.

Cam Rahn Bay  just waiting for another mission.

Large Squadron patch at Naha.  Just  joke, but was actually pretty accurate.

Ubon Thailand  Moon River     1968

Navy whatever --air show at Naha!

Silver E-flight (21st. TAS) bird at Naha.

Most of these guys on this blanket order were friends of mine at CCK.  I am the 7th. from the top! 

 Let me know if you see your name there!

All good guys and I would love to see them all again!

My Tech. School class on the hor. stabilizer of the oldest C-130 I ever saw. Also the first!! 

Wichita Falls 1967 

Cargo Compartment 62-1804 (CCK) ready to go! CRB

Note picture is turned around or it is a rare bird with the entry on the wrong side!

Tech School again---1967

62-1804 (my bird at CCK) puking on the ramp at CRB 1970