Encinas, Ruben L., SSgt

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Service Status
USAF Veteran
Final Rank
Staff Sergeant
Last AFSC
25251-Weather Observer
Last AFSC Group
Meteorological Services
Primary Unit
1967-1973, Air Weather Service
Previously Held AFSC's
25210-Weather Observer Trainee
25231A-Apprentice Weather Observer
25271A-Weather Observer Technician
Service Years
1967 - 1973
Voice Edition
Staff Sergeant

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Rifle Association (NRA)Thailand-Laos-Cambodia BrotherhoodAir Weather AssociationPost 10
Air Commando AssociationAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  1969, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  2001, Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood - Assoc. Page
  2005, Air Weather Association
  2012, American Legion, Post 10 (Member At Large) (Las Cruces, New Mexico) - Chap. Page
  2013, American Legion - Assoc. Page
  2014, Air Commando Association - Assoc. Page
  2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Retired from Federal Civil Service with 40 years.  Most memorable:  QA Specialist Ammunition Surveillance (Dept of the Army Civilian) and National Weather Service at Stephenville, TX (Weather Radar/Upper Air Specialist)

I travel to places of my choice in my Lance trailer, do a lot of reloading and shooting, reading, genealogy, photography and whatever else I fancy.

Serve as a Campground Host Volunteer at Chaco Culture National Historic Park, NM and have also campground hosted at Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, NM.

Have worked on three Archeaological Surveys in New Mexico as a metal detector specialist and cartridge identifier.

 

   

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 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
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  1967, Basic Military Training (Lackland AFB, TX), 3703/168
  1967, Basic Technical Training (Chanute, AFB, IL), 57
 Unit Assignments
Technical Training Center - Chanute (Staff)Weather UnitsAir Weather ServiceWeather Units
56th Special Operations WingTask Force Alpha, 56th Special Operations Wing6th Weather Wing5th Weather Wing
16th Weather SquadronAir Force Reserve Command
  1967-1967, 25210, 3345th Technical School, Technical Training Center - Chanute (Staff)
  1967-1968, 25231A, 24th Weather Squadron
  1967-1973, Air Weather Service
  1969-1969, 25251, 10th Weather Squadron
  1969-1969, 25251, 56th Special Operations Wing
  1969-1969, 25251, Task Force Alpha, 56th Special Operations Wing
  1969-1971, 25251, 6th Weather Wing
  1970-1971, 25251, 5th Weather Wing
  1971-1973, 25271A, Detachment 2, 16th Weather Squadron
  1974-1977, 25271A, Air Force Reserve Command
 Colleges Attended 
El Paso Community CollegeTarleton State University
  1974-1979, El Paso Community College
  1982-1985, Tarleton State University
 My Aircraft/Missiles
A-1 Skyraider (Sandy, Spad)  A-26 (B-26) Invader  OV-10 Bronco  O-2 Skymaster  
  1969-1969, A-1 Skyraider (Sandy, Spad)
  1969-1969, A-26 (B-26) Invader
  1969-1969, OV-10 Bronco
  1969-1969, O-2 Skymaster
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