Mt.crewchief

Chris, Now that's a good one!!! That is the only bulkhead number I remember!!! Ken That's where I chained my tool box to keep it from getting misplaced!!! Of course when we were moving the Marines from Chu Lai to Iwakuni Jap. my tool box disappeared!!! --it was deemed a "combat loss"

Have you guys looked at his pictures in his users gallery? There are some old pics of Tachi,CCK, and NaTrang that were taken before my time over there! Silver birds and all!!! Great pics!!! Chris(Tinwhistle), these must have been taken while you were over there!!! Leland, Welcome to the forum Ken

ATTACHED??? Chris, if i can't see em here, bring them to Montana!!!! Ken

Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house --. Mowing the lawn, putting in a new fence, painting the living room or whatever. You are hot and sweaty, covered in dust, lawn clippings, dirt or paint. You have your old work clothes on. You know the outfit -- shorts with the hole in the crotch, old T-shirt with a stain from who-knows-what and an old pair of tennis shoes. Right in the middle of this great home improvement project you realize you need to run to Home Depot to get something to help complete the job. Depending on your age you might do the following: In your 20's: Stop what you are doing. Shave, take a shower, blow dry your hair, brush your teeth, floss and put on clean clothes. Check yourself in the mirror and flex. Add a dab of your favorite cologne because you never know, you just might meet some hot chick while standing in the checkout lane. And you went to school with the pretty girl running the register. In your 30's: Stop what you are doing, put on clean shorts and shirt. Change shoes. You married the hot chick so no need for much else. Wash your hands and comb your hair. Check yourself in the mirror. Still got it. Add a shot of your favorite cologne to cover the smell. The cute girl running the register is the kid sister to someone you went to school with. In your 40's: Stop what you are doing. Put on a sweatshirt that is long enough to cover the hole in the crotch of your shorts. Put on different shoes and a hat. Wash your hands. Your bottle of Brute Cologne is almost empty so you don't want to waste any of it on a trip to Home Depot. Check yourself in the mirror and do more sucking in than flexing. The hot young thing running the register is your daughter's age and you feel weird thinking she is spicy. In your 50's: Stop what you are doing. Put on a hat; wipe the dirt off your hands onto your shirt. Change shoes because you don't want to get dog crap in your new sports car. Check yourself in the mirror and you swear not to wear that shirt anymore because it makes you look fat. The Cutie running the register smiles when she sees you coming and you think you still have it. Then you remember the hat you have on is from Bubba's Bait & Beer Bar and it says, 'I Got Worms .' In your 60's: Stop what you are doing. No need for a hat anymore. Hose the dog crap off your shoes. The mirror was shattered when you were in your 50's. You hope you have underwear on so nothing hangs out the hole in your pants. The girl running the register may be cute, but you don't have your glasses on so you are not sure. In your 70's: Stop what you are doing. Wait to go to Home Depot until the drug store has your prescriptions ready, too. Don't even notice the dog crap on your shoes. The young thing at the register stares at you and you realize your balls are hanging out the hole in your crotch. In your 80's: Stop what you are doing. Start again. Then stop again. Now you remember you need to go to Home Depot. Go to Wal-Mart instead and wander around trying to think what it is you are looking for. Fart out loud and you think someone called out your name. You went to school with the old lady who greeted you at the front door. In your 90's & beyond: What's a home deep hoe? Something for my garden? Where am I? Who am I? Why am I reading this? Did I send it? Did you? Who farted? =

I hope I'm not too late!!!!! Ken Maybe this should be posted in the HUMOR section

Okay you Crew Chiefs/Maint. personnel here is a question that I need to have an answer for!! I might forget it by tomorrow!!! Do any of you old CRB input or TDY guys remember when Herky Hill was built and put into use?? The reason I am asking is that my first trip/input to Viet Nam--Cam Rahn Bay, was in December 1967. While I was there, I stayed in a quanset on the main base!! Not Herky Hill. Like I said, it was my first trip but I was with my crew chief (Willard) and assistant crew chief (Lafferty) so it wasn't their first! Every time I went to CRB for the next 3 years, I lived at Herky Hill. I know some of you guys here on the forum were on inputs to CRB before me so where did you stay??? I do remember that in 67 all of the planes were A's and B's . And no revetments that I can remember. At least where we were parked. Did any of you guys remember it as remember it or did we just stay in the wrong place? Thanks for looking, Ken

Jim, were you on board for that commercial? I think I'm jealous of you for being able to continue hanging around the Hercules!! Ken

Casey, I was able to log in this morning after several days of not being able to!!! Thanks for all your hard work! I know we all appreciate it!!! Ken

Good to see you back Trev, Ken

Read the comments about it if you already haven't!! Especially the one about the tank!! Ken

tusker, Nice hearing from you again!!! It's been awhile. Ken

Well----I guess my memory is better than I thought it was. Now I wish I hadn't brought it up!!! I guess we would have done them if somebody had forced us to do it! I do remember the requirements like davis describes and I guess since most of the BPO's were done in Viet Nam we were excused from doing them there due to the mission requirements. I do see the importance of them and probably did then too but you know how we were!!! My guess is that when we started doing them in 69 there was no solid oil testing program set up so it was excused if we didn't do them. I know I had never heard of that program at Naha when I was there earlier!! Larry, the place that I work does the oil samples on the trucks there! Thanks for the replies guys , I guess something that we thought was a pain in the but was important after all. Ken

I suppose this question should be in the historical section, but---- While I was at CCK 69 & 70, they found a new job for us crew chiefs (as if we needed any more!!) We were given a kit? which contained a bunch of little vials and some other paraphernalia to take oil samples from each engine and record the dates etc. I can't remember exactly what the schedule of sample taking was, but it was quite often and everywhere you went. I remember taking a few and don't remember how we obtained the samples, but it was a pain in the ass! Anyway, I don't think that program ever was successful as it seemed that those little bottles (unfilled or turned in) were laying around forever until they and the testing disappeared. Do any of you guys remember doing that and what exactly was intended purpose of that program? I'm sure it was of the utmost importance!!! It seemed that those planes/engines were/are still being used 40+ years later. If any of you guys can explain this test please do. Maybe I can get it right this time!!!!!!! Ken

snowyday, Nice to see that you're still here!!!!! Ken

Dale, I was at CCK from Mar. 69--June 70 and your name sounds real familiar. I have 3 buddies that I am in touch with that were there two two tours (one during your time). I will check with them tonight and see if they can help. They are Steve Mudge, Dennis Guinane, and Dave Glanville. Giz, My 214 is like yours--33 months overseas duty only. Also the VSM. So far I haven't have had to prove I was in Viet Nam if that isn't enough but I do have some other stuff that would put me there. I suppose I should keep digging for more proof if I ever want to make a claim. Ken

Vince, Good post!! Awhile back there was some discussion about when we started using CCK. This answers those questions! Thanks, Ken

Jim, Yeh, I think that is the one in my memory. We had to go up the steps to get to the control room to sign in and to find out our planes status wherever it was at and what time it would be in. Thanks for the nice pics and memories. Now if somebody would come up with a picture of the Herky Hootch (drinking establishment) up on Herky Hill!!! Thanks, Ken By the way Jim I don't recognize any of the fine looking gentlemen in the picture! I assume you are one of them!!!!!

Casey, Thanks for all of the hard work you have done. I for one regard regard all of the guys and gal as old C-130 buddies. I consider this place as my second home! Well done, Ken

Bring it on!!!!!!

You might try Sam McGowans website or books. There is quite a bit about that raid in his book Trash Haulers. Ken

Chris, Looking at the sand, the first thing I would say is Cam Rahn Bay. But after a closer look, the barracks look a lot nicer than the ones on Herky Hill. Wrong color also. Also, I see a tree----one with leaves at that!! Also, the mountains look to be in the wrong place and closer than CRB. I was never at Tuy Hoa. Could that be it? I knew some guys at CCK that had been there on TDY's!!! Is that young kid in the pic the younger version of that "old fart" on your avatar?????? I still look the same as my avatar!! Ken well, maybe nearly 100lbs. and 44yrs. ago.

Dallas, you might have never actually checked in yourself. The way we did it when I was going on inputs regularly, was that if there were no tire or brake changes etc. that took two guys, one of the guys (either crew chief or assistant) would check us in and go to Herky Hill and get us a room complete with a fart-sack,blanket and sheets. The other guy would stay with the plane until it launched again. Of course, everybody probably had their own routine! By the way, your movie theater pic brings back a lot of memories!! I see Luther's projection booth!! Ken

Bill, another thing I remember seeing at that old building was the small red boxes with a hole in one end painted red. They had Chat Duc stenciled on them. After asking around I found out that Chat Duc meant rat poison!! Of course those little boxes were in the revetments and scattered all around the base, but my first sighting was at the ALCE building. Ken I seem to be having a "flash-back day"

Ah ha, now I know what you are talking about!! At CCK, we called it the package store but I kind of think it had a number designation also! Ken

Bill, Okay, that is the same place I call the ALCE building. I forgot what that stands for but it is like job control. That is also where we signed in when we first arrived on an input. I do remember going there and waiting for my plane to come in also. Yes it was upstairs also! My first view of a Vietnamese person was that of a female worker sitting on those stairs in their usual silk garb. She was quite unattractive and was picking at something on her belly! (a bad first impression) Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember that is where the bus stop was to go on to the 22nd. Replacement Battalion with stops on the way like the air terminal and Herky Hill! There was also a bunker right next to that building or partially underneath it. Bill, I think we are both talking about the same place!!! Ken By the way, ALCE was the abbreviation for Airlift Control Element