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Slusser, John (WD7F), SMSgt USAF(Ret)
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Senior Master Sergeant-E8
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
32090-Avionic Systems Superintendent
Current/Last Unit
1978-1980, 32090, 354th Component Repair Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
99000-Basic Airman
32231F-Apprentice Weapon Control Systems Mechanic
32251F-Weapon Control Systems Mechanic
32251P-Weapon Control Systems Mechanic
32271P-Weapon Control Systems Technician
32291-Fire and Weapon Control Systems Superintendent
Service Years
1958 - 1980
Senior Master Sergeant-E8

 Official Badges 

Air Training Command Instructor (pre-1966) Air Training Command Master Instructor (post-1967) Air Force Retired Air Training Command Instructor (post-1966)




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 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I'm retired with the exception of being a partner in a small R&D company, FSNC, LLC.  www.fsnc.com . I retired from Hughes Aircraft/Raytheon in 1998 as Engineering Specialist and Member of the Technical Staff, primarily working for the old Division 28 (Field Support) supporting Radar Systems Group and later CX (Field Support) supporting the Maverick Missile.  I was a Tech Rep for Hughes with US Customs Air Operations from 1980 until 1987. I supported the drug interdiction program Cessna Citation-I radar and later, flew with the P-3 Orion, supporing the Hughes F-15 Radar which had been modified for drug traffic interception.  The remainder of my time with Hughes, I was a "MavericK", supporting the AGM-65 Air to Ground Missile at the Ogden Depot and at Chambersburgh, PA depot.  The highlight of my Maverick tour was a two year technical support contract with the Spanish Air Force at Zaragoza from 92 until 94.


   
Other Comments:
My Amateur Radio call is WD7F. Whisky Delta Seven Foxtrot  Check it out on www.wd7f.com

I'm a member of the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Association http://www.12tfw.org/ and I have posted many pictures on my RVN-66 Website  www.wd7f.com/rvn66.htm . You can find a few "war stories" that I provided to this group as well.

To download a 479th Field Maintenance Squadron yearbook from 1969, provided to me by CMSgt Bob Ross, click here: http://www.wd7f.com/479thFMS.htm

You can see some Hughes/Raytheon Mavericks here: http://www.wd7f.com/Mavericks.htm

Here are a few of the Tucson US Customs Air Ops old timers:  http://www.wd7f.com/customslunch.htm
   

 Remembrance Profiles -  9 Airmen Remembered
Arch, Stephen, TSgt -Deceased  Collymore, Leonard, CMSgt -Deceased 
Coulon, Rodney A., SSgt -Sought  Coulon, Rodney, SSgt -Sought 
Ferguson, William (Bill), A1C -Sought  Hewett, Philip, MSgt -Deceased 
Kamaras, John, SSgt -Deceased  McCormack, Joe, SMSgt -Deceased 
Stanley, Cary, SSgt -Deceased 

 Tributes from Members  
sgt Richard G King posted by King, Richard G. (B-17/B-29 WWII), Sgt 4
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 Unit Assignments
Training Units/3711th Basic Military Training SquadronTraining UnitsTraining Units/3424th Instructor SquadronArmament Units/51st Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron
Armament Units/366th Armament and Electronics Maintenance SquadronTactical Fighter Units/391st Tactical Fighter Squadron - Bold TigersUS AIR FORCEField Maintenance Units/479th Field Maintenance Squadron
Formal Schools/Air Training CommandFormal Schools/NCO Academy -  TACUS AIR FORCEAvionics Units/8th Avionics Maintenance Squadron
Aircraft Generation Units/8th Aircraft Generation SquadronThomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education/Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA)354th Component Repair Squadron
  1958-1959, 99000, Training Units/3711th Basic Military Training Squadron
  1959-1960, 32231F, Training Units/3430th Student Squadron
  1960-1961, 32251F, Training Units/3420th Training Squadron
  1962-1963, 32251F, Training Units/3424th Instructor Squadron
  1963-1964, 32251F, Armament Units/51st Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron67
  1965-1966, 32251P, Armament Units/366th Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron
  1966-1966, 32251P, Tactical Fighter Units/391st Tactical Fighter Squadron - Bold Tigers32
  1966-1966, 32251P, Avionics Units/12th Avionics Maintenance Squadron
  1966-1967, 32251P, Armament Units/479th Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron
  1967-1968, 32271P, Field Maintenance Units/479th Field Maintenance Squadron1
  1968-1971, 32271P, Air Training Command/Field Training Detachment 516S (FTD 516S)
  1971-1973, 32271P, Air Training Command/Field Training Detachment 912 (FTD 912)
  1973-1974, 32271P, Air Training Command/Field Training Detachment 908 (FTD 908)
  1975-1975, 32291, Formal Schools/NCO Academy - TAC4
  1975-1977, 32291, Avionics Units/58th Avionics Maintenance Squadron
  1977-1977, 32090, Avionics Units/8th Avionics Maintenance Squadron
  1977-1977, 32090, Aircraft Generation Units/8th Aircraft Generation Squadron
  1978-1978, 32090, Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education/Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA)1
  1978-1980, 32090, 354th Component Repair Squadron
 Reflections on Service - View as a Reflections Shadow Box
  What influenced your decision to join the military?
  What was your service career path?
  Did you participate in combat operations? If so, could you describe those which were significant to you?
  From your entire service career what particular memory stands out?
  Of the medals, awards and qualification badges or devices you received, what is the most meaningful to you and why?
  Which individual person from your service stands out as the one who had the biggest impact on you and why?
  Can you recount a particular incident from your service that was funny at the time and still makes you laugh?
  What profession did you follow after the service and what are you doing now? If currently serving, what is your current job?
  What military associations are you a member of, if any? What specific benefits do you derive from your memberships?
  How has military service influenced the way you have approached your life and career?
  What advice would you have for those that are still serving?
  In what ways has Togetherweserved.com helped you maintain a bond with your service and those you served with?
 Colleges Attended 
  1968-1980, Community College of the Air Force
 Recruit Training - Trainee/Instructor
  1958, Basic Military Training (BMT) Lackland AFB, 3711/9293
 My Aircraft/Missiles
F-102 Delta Dagger  F-4 Phantom  A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)  
  1959-1964, F-102 Delta Dagger
  1965-1978, F-4 Phantom
  1978-1980, A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
 Combat and Operations History
  1964-1966 Vietnam War/Multiple Operations 1961-1965 (1961 - 1975)
 Military Association Memberships
12th Tactical Fighter Wing AssociationAF105National Rifle Association (NRA)AFTWS Living History Team
TWS Volunteer Profile Assistance Team (VPA)AFTWS Vietnam Fallen Remembrance Project
  2005, 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Association [Verified]
  2009, Air Force Association (AFA), AF105 (Member) (Tucson, Arizona) [Verified] - Chap. Page
  2009, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  2010, AFTWS Living History Team [Verified]43
  2011, TWS Volunteer Profile Assistance Team (VPA) [Verified]
  2012, AFTWS Vietnam Fallen Remembrance Project [Verified]
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