Previously Held AFSC/MOS 43131F-Apprentice Aircraft Mechanic
43151F-Aircraft Mechanic
Service Years
1969 - 1972
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Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Retired
Other Comments:
Jan 22, 1969 - Enlisted in U.S. Air Force at Coral Gables, Fl. Basic Training and Aircraft Maintenance schools at Lackland and Sheppard AFB, TX.
Jul 1969 to Jan 1971 assigned to the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, Naha, AB Okinawa. Duty, served as a Crew Chief for aircraft maintenance on C-130A aircraft.
Dec 1969 to Nov 1970 Pacific Air Forces, 7th Air Force, Detached to the 834th Air Division, DET 1 and 2, Tan So Nhut AB and Cam Ranh Bay AB, Republic of Vietnam. Duty, served as a Crew Chief for aircraft maintenance on C-130A aircraft (Tactical Airlift) Combat Support.
Jan 1971 to Dec 1972 assigned to 316th Tactical Airlift Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia. Duty, served as a Crew Chief for aircraft maintenance on C-130E aircraft with world wide deployment to Europe, South and Central America, and Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand and Korea).
Sep 1975 to Sep 1978 Air Reserve civilian technician with the 920th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, at Kessler AFB, Ms. Duty, served as a Crew Chief for aircraft maintenance on WC-130H aircraft with deployments to Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Alaska (Storm tracking and Hurricane Reconnaissance).
1975-1978, 43171F, 920th Weather Reconnaissance Group
