Military roll call

Today is my Special Day.

I left Los Angeles, CA on this date in 1986.

My effective retirement date: 1APR2011.

Although I retired under High Year of Tenure, it came very sudden and soon I had to relinquish my responsibilities.

It's been 13 years and 9 jobs later...I find myself accomplished doing the same type of Logistics in supporting the USAF C17 Flying Wing on Dover AFB.

I've owned my TRD Sport for nearly 3 years and I still look back at her when I walk away. lol

 

U.S. Army 1985-2015
First enlistment 31K/31D
HHB 6/29 FA GERMANY
101ST AIRBORNE 501ST SIGNAL 187INF RAKKASANS (AIR ASSAULT)
Second enlistment 91B/68W30F
1/18TH CAV (CALIFORNIA)
NM MED DET (NEW MEXICO)
OIF/OEF 2003-04
CUBA/GTMO 2005-06
AFGHANISTAN 2011-12
2015 HONORABLE DISCHARGE

 

Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (ret)
1980-2000

 

I'm just seeing this thread.

U.S. Army
1986-1993
52D10 Generator Mechanic
Basic training on Ft. Dix
AIT on Ft. Belvoir
Ft. Hood, Tx.
Cp. Hovey, Korea
Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Desert Storm Vet)
Honorable Discharge

 

The Finest Thread on this Site! I Salute you all. I, as my wife are Retired Senior Chief’s. Our Second youngest of three Daughters is Married to a H-60 Pilot out of Sandie Eggo. Our third youngest Daughter is a H-60 Pilot in Jacksonville. We are all in for this Beautiful Country we swore to Support and Defend. Proudly, would do it again...

 

US Army Aviator CH47D driver
1983-1991
Still flying the friendly skies....

 

Hi USN 1975-1980

$8 AMS-2 Dual Rated Splicer/Reducer, AWG 2 - AWG 14 Wire Range, 2 Screws, S Hex, 3/8" Diameter, 9/16" Width, 1-19/32" Length, 0.79" Height

AMS-2…VA- 196 Uss Enterprise

 

USAF 1984-1995
10 years, 6 months, and 3 days
Got out under the Clinton RIF plan than got me an annuity for twice my time in service, so that 3 days got me an extra payment.
I was an E5 when I signed up for the early release program, then got a line number for E6 and had to decline the promotion since E6's weren't eligible.
47271C which became 2T371, Special Purpose Vehicle Mechanic, Material Handling Equipment
When I was at Basic in January of 1985, San Antonio had the highest ever recorded snowfall, 16 inches. Talk about total chaos...
Chanute AFB for tech school
RAF Mildenhall 1985-89
Vandenberg AFB 1989-1992
Diego Garcia August 1990-April 1991 for Desert Shield/Desert Storm
RAF Alconbury 1992-95

I worked on virtually every vehicle in the AF inventory from staff cars to cargo loaders to fire trucks to refuelers to bulldozers to missile transporters. Cross-trained in aerial port ops and fleet management (the joys of being in Transportation). When we were in Diego Garcia, we usually ran 100% in-commission in vehicle maintenance, so I ran a cargo loader during the initial deployment, then once the bombing started, ran a forklift in the bomb dump a lot of days (B52s haul a LOT of bombs on each mission).

 

Good morning Staff Sergeant!

You joined the USAF the year I graduated HS.

You've also been assigned to a base I PSC'd to but not until 1990. (RAF Mildenhall)

RAF Alconbury was the support base at my first overseas assignment to RAF Wethersfield/1989...so we had to drive up there for daily distro/pick-ups.

At RAF Wethersfield, we had Triple R vehicles which were RED HORSE...runways aren't needing that kind of repair so USAF deactivated the base--how I got to Mildenhall.

I wasn't affected by the RIF (Reduction In Force) so I'm sorry you had to go through that.

Thanks for your service and also putting memories back in my cabeza. lol

 

US Army 83-87
Ft. Benning School for wayward boys E-1-1, Sand Hill (don't hate)
Ft. Myer, VA Charlie Co 83-85 TOG
Mainz, W Germany Charlie Co 8th ID 85-87

 

2T371 gang! 22-13!!!

 

I just cross trained to 2t3x1 lol. Still waiting for a tech school slot

 

Good times at Port Hueneme. I was an instructor there for 4 years on the unique side of the mission.

 

Only thing I'm looking foward to about being at Port Hueneme is looking for a truck to ship back to Hawaii. I'll save money even with the shipping costs

 

Indeed, plan everything accordingly so the vehicle makes it to the dock in time. Btw, I noticed you used to be stationed at DAFB I was too. Good times

 

Yep spent 2 years at Dover on heavies, 7 at MacDill before that working refuelers. Now I'm back in paradise working on vehicles

 

My roommate in tech was from lana’i

 

Checking in. Retired Army. SFC. Desert Shield/Storm (Artillery) and Iraqi Freedom (convoy escort). Retired and about a year from retirement from a big government agency. Go Rubio!

 

11B
Little over 24 yrs 83 - 08
19 of them as a line dog from Rifleman to PSG.
11 Duty stations...
Been in all 4 Infantry Regiments as a super dooper air assualt Trooper ( LOL!) in the 101st.
4 overseas tours Germany and 3 fuuugging times in Korea.
Desert Storm
OIF1

Not much thrills me anymore...

Deer hunt and turkey hunt.
3 daughters 25 to 33 yrs old all on their life paths.
Me and the Ole lady.
2 dogs.
2 cats.

Bout it.....

 

US Army Reserve 2010-2020
25A - Signal Officer
OEF 2013-14
OES (Kw) 2014-15