I joined the U.S. Air Force in 1965. I retired in 1987 as a Sr. Master Sergeant. I have been stationed at Dyess AFB in Abiliene, Tx., Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, AK., Little Rock AFB in Jacksonville, Ar., Eglin AFB in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl., and had remote tours to England and Korea.
My career began as a crew chief on C-130's, then went to survival school in Spokane, Wa., where I injured my knee 3 days before graduation. Because of the injury, I then went into regular maintenance on C-130's.
In Korea I was an inspector of OV-10's and F-4's. This only lasted 1 year.
I did flightline maintenance and job control at Dyess, where I spent most of my career, and also where I retired.
I miss the Air Force a lot, and think of C-130's as "my airplanes".
