1/8/2024 0 Comments Usafss russian linguist esThe Crows and Ravens may have met in Omaha, but the Eagles gathered on the decks of the Alsatian. New friends were made, old acquaintances renewed and bonds formed through the years solidified. I was proud to know a few of them.įrom: The cultural center of the southwestįTVA/SOB/PWG 2000 is over and we are back where we came from, doing whatever we do. These were gallant warriors, answering their nations call. They suffered losses when 2 of the Connies went down in less than a year. Their days were long and tiring but they provided invaluable intelligence. We had the Batcat and College Eye Squadrons flying over the Ho Chi Minh trail and other important missions. Flew M's, Blk 1/3 V's, W's and Combat Sent. I was an AMT from 79-91 at Kadena, Mildenhall, and of course Offutt. Having been in the 1-K zone wasĪ piece of cake compared to flying into enemy airspace in order to gather emission or other data. Those people who came before and after me who have done the intel collection job, I salute them. Putting oneself in harm's way is never an easy thing. Greetings from a former Army 98J (Noncommunications Interceptor Analyst). *Form 5 (flt record) indicates 8763.3 total flying hours, but checking it mission by mission I can only find 8653.3 hours. Flew RC-135's with the 6990th Scty Sq/Gp, logging 5200.1 hours. Also flew three missions logging 30 hours on the EC-121's of VQ-1 from Atsugi while in the 88th. I was a Chinese linguist from 1960-64, and a Vietnamese linguist from 1964-81.Īirborne background: On flight status for 11 yrs 6 mos between March, 1962 and July, 1977.įlew RC-130's with Det 1 6927th RSM, 6988th RSM, 6924th RSM/Scty Sq, and 6990th Scty Sq/Gp, logging 3423.5 hours. Larry: I would like to be put on the Propwash Gang list so that I can receive old/new/updates/info on activities, etc. It's great to see a website dedicated to those who work behind the scenes. I was in the 6990th ESC at Kadena AB Okinawa from 1979-1981. Thanks for recogizeing us silent warriors. I will never forget the Cuban Missile Exercise and we had did everything ,but fire the gun during that exercise. All of us worked hard and knew how important the work we were performing was. I am a former 202 who worked in the air movements branch at AFSCC in San Antonio. Read about the C-130 going down many years ago. It is great that our story is finally being told. I just became a member of the computer world within the past 6 months (it took me long enough) and have enjoyed finding the different USAFSS web sites. Thank God for coffee and cigarettes to keep you awake if not to calm your nerves. With the AAA, SAM's, Migs and flying over Laos, Cambodia and the Gulf of Tonkin in such close proximity to the borders of North Vietnam and China it was not advisable to fall asleep at your radio console. You never knew if your next mission might be your last. For almost 29 years I have had no contact with any of my old comrades who flew on those perilous missions. Flew as backender on RC135's from Kadena AB, Okinawa and RC130's from Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. I was an 203MD North Vietnamese linguist assigned to the 6990th Security Group from Oct. Welcome to the Brotherhood of USAF Aerial Reconnaissance! Silent Warriors Guestbook Guestbook: silentwarriors
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