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05-08-2007, 07:28 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fresno, CA
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1986 - 1991
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05-08-2007, 10:15 PM
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#17 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | You weren't ever stationed at Comiso, by chance, were you?
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05-09-2007, 06:08 AM
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#18 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Country: | I would guess in 1990, hence the comiso90...
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05-09-2007, 06:16 PM
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#19 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus  I would guess in 1990, hence the comiso90... |
Bingo,,, give that man some tortellini ala pana, octopus ceviche and a Peroni!
For 1 year 10 months,,, 1990 - 1991 BGM 109 rocks Moscow hit after hit!
other stations:
Biloxi, Mountain Home, Pope, Fort Benning
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05-27-2007, 11:36 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alexandria, MN. USA
Posts: 802
Country: | U.S.Navy 6/30/1969 - 12/31/1991 Senior Chief Aviation Electrician's mate
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07-18-2007, 02:00 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Country: | USAF from 85 to 89...crew cheif on kc 135's | |
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07-18-2007, 02:04 PM
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#22 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore
Posts: 1,776
Country: | Army National Guard 1971-1977. Armor Recon Specialist (Scout). Primarily a track driver (M113).
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08-19-2007, 01:10 PM
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#23 | | Member
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas
Posts: 66
Country: | USMC 1973-1979 0311 with a bubble and a pair of wings
3rd Batt 1st Marines FMF
Also served aboard the USS Coral Sea as a "Bellhop" (squid lingo
for Sea Marines)
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08-19-2007, 07:16 PM
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#24 | | Older Than Dirt
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Posts: 4,245
Country: | US Navy 1951 to 1971. General service Radioman, TTY and Crypto Repair.
Had one year 'exchange' duty with the USAF at Wheelis AFB in Tripoli,
Libya, and pulled a year of "exchange" duty with the USA (2nd Army) in NYC
as Armed Forces Police. Did 11 months in Nam attached to the ROK
Army (who called themselves marines). I've been retired 36 years and
I don't miss it !
Charles
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08-20-2007, 01:10 PM
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#25 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | Charles did you know that military cemetery in Tripoli is still there?
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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08-20-2007, 01:35 PM
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#26 | | Older Than Dirt
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Country: | Chris:
No I did not. I remember seeing it on the way to our Transmitter site, which
was about 30 K south of Tripoli, but I never visited it. I guess it's full of
Brits.... huh ?
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08-20-2007, 04:18 PM
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#27 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | actually the cemetary is now closed and the remains of 72 Americans and there families have been returned.
I thought it was still open but while doing a search I found that it was now closed.
Here is the article: Military returns remains buried in Libya - Yahoo! News
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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08-20-2007, 06:20 PM
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#28 | | Older Than Dirt
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Country: | Chris: That's quite a story. It states that Wheelus housed B-52's from
1958 to 1972. I was there Nov 1954 to Nov 1955 and we had B-36's.
If memory serves, it was a SAC base and Lemay was head of SAC at the
time. I was attached to the 1950th AACS (Aircraft & Airways
Communications System) and later to the 1603rd SAR (Search & Rescue)
which was later changed to Sea/Air Rescue. It was good duty but I
could never get use to the "base alerts". We didn't have them in the
Navy.
Charles
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08-21-2007, 01:17 PM
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#29 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Do you have any pics from your time at Tripoli?
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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08-21-2007, 02:52 PM
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#30 | | Older Than Dirt
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Country: | Chris: Probably..... I've got a box full that's never been sorted. See what
I can dig up. Do you remember reading about the "Lady Be Good " ? A B-24
that crashed in the desert coming back from a mission to Rome ? They
found it sometime after I left.... I think in the '60's. Quite a story in itself.
Charles
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