GaryRobinson

I don\'t know Bob but if you google the site below it looks like there are at least 2 C-130\'s on the ramps. One on this ramp and then one on a second ramp a little south of this one.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=44.515604,-108.082627&spn=0.003251,0.007253&t=h&z=17

I hope this comes through. This is the patch I always saw. [img size=250]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/111_eflt_E_Flight.jpg

I never saw that patch before. The E-Flight patcvhes had the Cobra on a Green Background.

I think I have sent you the very few that I had Bob. When I joined E-Flight in 1969 we were told absolutely no picture taking was allowed and everyone I knew obeyed that rule. I don\'t think there will be many, if any at all. Sorry.

Gary

Yes, Tom Warhya, Randy Odette, Fred Peffer were all in E-Flt at Naha from 69-71 when I was in E-Flt. I\'m not sure about the A Flight part.

I sure do Vince. I was good friends with all of those guys especially Fred Peffer. I returned to Clark in 1975 and Fred and I both moved to Yokota when they moved the 345th from Kadena to Yokota. Later when I went back to Kadena in 1984 Fred was there on KC-135\'s and I saw Tom Wayhya in the club one day. He was TDY from Clark.

Gary Robinson

Vince,

I was with E-Flight 1971-1972. Worked Radar and Nav Equipment. I\'m trying to place the name. Where did you work?

Gary Robinson

Talon1TF did you ever fly with Dave Chesser? Is he still in the FWB area?

Whitherspoon was the correct name. Did he get hurt when the helicopter crashed into the aircraft. I know there were some deaths and several burned pretty bad.

Does anyone know the names of the individuals in the picture of the Desert One Crew Republic in front of 62-1809? I would like to know the name of the black guy in the first row, third from the left. I believe he was a loadmaster we flew with out of CCK in 1971-72. Thanks.

The care I have received from the VA has also been very good. However, most people are not covered for dental care from the VA. There are very specific requirements. You need to check the VA web site below.

http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/

Eligibility for VA dental benefits is based on very specific guidelines and differs significantly from eligibility requirements for medical care.

You are eligible for outpatient dental treatment if you meet one of the following criteria:

If you: You are eligible for:

Have a service-connected compensable dental disability or condition Any needed dental care

Are a former prisoner of war Any needed dental care

Have service-connected disabilities rated 100% disabling or are unemployable due to service-connected conditions Any needed dental care

Are participating in a VA vocational rehabilitation program Dental care needed to complete the program

Have a service connected and/or noncompensable dental condition or disability that existed at the time of discharge or release from active duty of at least 90 days during the Gulf War Era One-time dental care if you apply for dental care within 90 days of separation from active duty and the certificate of discharge does not include certification that all appropriate dental treatment had been rendered prior to discharge.

Have a service-connected noncompensable dental condition or disability resulting from combat wounds or service trauma You are eligible for needed care for the service-connected condition(s).

You have a dental condition clinically determined by VA to be currently aggravating a service-connected medical condition. You are eligible for dental care to resolve the problem.

You are receiving outpatient care or scheduled for inpatient care and require dental care for a condition complicating a medical condition currently under treatment. You are eligible for dental care to resolve the problem.

Certain veterans enrolled in a VA Homeless Program for 60 consecutive days or more May receive certain medically necessary outpatient dental services.

Ken,

When you left Naha in \"69 did you go to the ABCCC birds at Udorn? Was just wondering. I was at Naha from 68-71, worked Radar / Nav and was trying to place you.

Gary Robinson

Last C-130s leave Oklahoma

By Sean Murphy - The Associated Press

Posted : Friday Sep 21, 2007 6:16:12 EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY — The last three C-130 Hercules military cargo planes flew out of Will Rogers Air National Guard Base on Thursday en route to their new home in Pennsylvania.

The planes, which have conducted hundreds of missions since arriving at Will Rogers directly from the factory in 1979, now will become part of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 911 Airlift Wing in Pittsburgh.

The Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 137th Airlift Wing now will change its mission and begin flying KC-135 Stratotanker refueling planes. Their mission will become a joint operation with the Air Force Reserve’s 507th Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base.

“I have mixed emotions about it,†said Capt. Tony Lackman, a C-130 pilot who has flown dozens of missions with the massive cargo planes. “One side of it is sad to see them go, but the other side is that I’m excited about the new mission and the KC-135.â€

Pilots and mechanics with the 137th Airlift Wing will train at Altus Air Force Base for their new mission with the KC-135, which are used to refuel other planes midflight.

Outfitted with a rear loading ramp and door, the C-130 can carry everything from a utility helicopter and six-wheeled armored vehicles to pallets of cargo or about 100 troops.

The C-130s have been used for hundreds of military and humanitarian missions, including relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina, dropping hay to starving cattle in New Mexico and the Oklahoma Panhandle and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The planes also have been used in conjunction with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs to help spot and destroy outdoor marijuana operations.

“The most unique thing about it is its ability to take off and land on short, unimproved runways, like dirt fields,†Lackman said. “It has very short takeoff and landing capabilities, and it can handle a very rugged environment.â€

The site is looking good Casey. Lots of work going into it. Thanks.