Previously Held AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 230-Surveyor, Topographic
22250-Surveyor
22250-Geodetic Surveyor
22270-Surveyor Technician
55370-Site Development Technician
Service Years
1955 - 1983
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Cuban Missile Crisis
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Nothing but traveling around the good old USA. I'm currently retired and was certified, by NICET, with certification as a Senior Civil Engineering Technologist through the National Association of Professional Engineers.
Other Comments:
Civilian Work History (1984-2001):
2000-2001 Civil Engineering Design Team One, Base Civil Engineer, Randolph AFB, Texas (GS-12).
1999-2000 Director of Public Works for the Department of Defense Base Realignment And Closure Team, Fort McClellan, Alabama (GS-12).
1997-1999 Chief, Buildings and Grounds, 104th Area Support Group for six Public Works Offices, Hanau, Germany (GS-12). 1996-1997 Deputy for Public Works, Pusan Public Works, Busan, Korea (GS-12).
1995-1996 Chief of Facilities Maintenance, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC) Public Works Office, Corpus Christi, Texas.(GS-12) 1992-1995 Chief, Plans and Programs, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC) Public Works Office, Corpus Christi, Texas (GS-12).
1991-1992 Chief, Buildings and Grounds, 21st TACOM, Public Works Office, Kaiserslautern, Germany (GS-13). (On the NATO Inspection Team)
1990-1991 Chief, Roads and Grounds, 21st TACOM, Public Works Office, Kaiserslautern, Germany (GS-12). (On the NATO Inspection Team)
1988-1990 Chief, Facilities Management, Planning, and Programming Office, Mainz Area Public Works, Germany (GS-12).
1986-1988 Chief, Plans and Programs, NAS Corpus Christi Public Works Office, Corpus Christi, Texas (GS-11).
1984-1986 Public Works Contracting Officer Construction Representative, NASCC Naval Construction Corpus Christi Area Office, Corpus Christi, Texas (GS-09).
Military Service History (1955-1983): 1982 - 1983 Engineering Assistant Manager, 1st Base Civil Engineering Squadron, 1st Fighter Wing, Tactical Air Command (TAC), Langley AFB, Hampton, VA (E-9, CMSGT). Temporary Duty (TDY) Trip to: Willow Grove NAS, PA in support of the TAC Inspector General.
1980 - 1982 Chief, Contract Construction Management, 435th Civil Engineering Squadron, 435th Combat Support Group, 435th Airlift Wing, Rhein Main AB, Military Airlift Command (MAC), Frankfurt, Germany (E-9, CMSGT). TDY Trips to: Ramstein AB, Germany and Scott AFB, Illinois.
1978 - 1980 Chief of Facilities Maintenance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Post Engineering Office, NATO Headquarters, Allied Forces Southern Europe (AF-South), Naples, Italy (E-8, SMSGT).
1975 - 1978 Chief, Construction Training Branch, 3778th Instructor Squadron, 3770 Training Group, Civil Engineering Training Center, Air Training Command (ATC), Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX (E8, SMSGT). TDY Trips to: Lackland AFB, TX and Maxwell AFB, AL. 1973 - 1975 Chief, Construction Management, 96th Civil Engineering Squadron, 96th Bomb Wing, 15th Air Force, Strategic Air Command (SAC), Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX (E-7, MSGT).1972 - 1973 Chief, Engineering Design and Safety Branch, 306th Civil Engineering Squadron, 306th Bomb Wing, SAC, McCoy AFB, Orlando, FL (E-7, MSGT).
1971 - 1972 Chief, Engineering Assistant and Design Branch, 554th Red Horse Heavy Construction Squadron, Vietnam and Thailand, Pacific Air Command (PACAF) (E-6, TSGT). TDY Trips to: Phan Rang AB, Cam Ranh Bay AB, Da Nang AB (our permanent home station), Tuy Hoa AB, Bien Hoa AB, Tan Son Nhut AB, and Nha Trang AB, and Ubon, Udorn, and Tacklie AB, Thailand. In July 1972 the Squadron Headquarters was moved to Utapoa, Thailand.
1968 - 1971 Survey Team Chief, Quality Control and Scheduling, 7454th RADAR Evaluation Squadron, 78th Fighter Wing, ADC, Hill AFB, Ogden, UT (E-6, TSGT). TDY Trips to: Aiken AFS, SC; Empire AFS, MI; Indian Mountain AFS, AL; Havre AFS, MT; Limestone AFS, ME, Houma AFS, LA, and Sheppard AFB, TX for cross training into the Engineering Assistant career field. 1967 - 1968 Survey Team Chief, Off Base Facilities Branch, 325th Civil Engineering Squadron, 325th Airlift Wing, Design Section, MAC, McCord AFB, Tacoma, WA (E-5, SSGT). TDY Trips to: Walla Walla AFS, and Makah AFS, WA. 1965 - 1967 Survey Team Chief, Off Base Facilities, 21st Civil Engineering Squadron, 5040th Civil Engineering Group, Survey/Design Section, Alaskan Air Command, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AL (E-5, SSGT). TDY Trips to: Kotzebue AFS, Alaska; Indian Mountain AFS, Campion AFS, King Salmon AFS, Galena AFS, Cold Bay AFS, Hopper Bay AFS, Unalakleet AFS, Eileson AFB, Seward Recreational Area, Port Moller, Alaskan Air to Ground Bowing Range, and Port Heiden AFS, all located in Alaska.
1964 - 1965 Survey Team Chief, 2868th Ground Engineering and Electrical Installation Agency (GEEIA) Squadron, Western GEEIA Region, Air Force Logistics Command, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AL (E-5, SSGT). TDY Trips to: Indian Mountain AFS, Wildwood AFS, Kotzebue AFS, Cape Newenham AFS, and Galena AFS, all located in Alaska.
1962 - 1964 Survey Team Instrument Man, Design Section, 4756th Civil Engineering Squadron, 4756th Fighter Wing, ADC Training Center, Tyndall AFB, Panama City, FL (E-4, A1C). TDY Trips to: Apalachicola LORN Station, and Cross City AFS, FL.
1960 - 1962 Recorder and Computation Crewman, Survey Team Six, 7420th RADAR Sitting and Evaluation Squadron, Geodetic Survey Flight, Ramstein AB, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Ramstein/Landsthul, Germany (E-4, A1C). TDY Trips to the following AFS RADAR/Missile Sites: Langerkopf AFS, Pirmasens, Baumholder, Finthen Army Airfield, Westhing, Grass, Sachsenheim, Spangdahlem AB, Erbeskopf AFS, Wiesbaden AB, Wasserkoppe AFS, Turkheim, Freising AFS, Giebelstadt AB, Emskirchen AFS, Schwarzenborn, Feldberg, Loffingen, Hamm, Linderhopfe, Wunsdorf, Celle AFS, Koterberg, Schonfeld, Teuelskopf AFS, Regensburg, Schmarnzell, Birkenfeld AFS, in Germany; Metz AFS in France; Madrid Civilian RACON, Torrejon AB, and Zaragoza AB in Spain; South Ruisuip AB, Upper Heyford AB, High Wycombe AB in the United Kingdom; Tripoli AB and Bengasi AFS in Libya; and Aviano AB in Italy. 1959 - 1960 Survey Team Instrument Man, Survey Team 3-0 Party, 1381st Geodetic Survey Squadron (Missile) and 1373 Mapping and Charting Squadron, 1360th Air Base Group, 1360th Photo Mapping Wing, Air Photographic and Charting Service, MAC, Orlando AFB, Orlando, FL (E-4, A1C).
1958 - 1959 General Surveyor, 1st Air Installations Squadron, 1st Fighter Wing, Eastern Air Defense Sector, ADC, Selfridge AFB, Mount Clements, MI (E-4, A1C).
1957 - 1958 Combat Topographer and Surveyor, 66th Topographic Combat Engineering Company, 1st Armored Division, Headquarters 3rd Army, North Fort Polk, Leesville, LA (E-4, SPC).
1956 - 1957 General Draftsman and Combat Topographer, 66th Topographic Combat Engineering Company, VII Corps, United States Army Europe (USAEUR), Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Germany (E-3, PFC). 1956 - 1956 United States Army follow-on Technical Training in Topographic Drafting and Surveying at the Combat Engineering Training Battalion, Fort Belvoir, United States Army Training Command, Alexandria, VA (E-2, PVT). 1955 - 1955 Basic Military Training, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, United States Army Training Command, Colorado Springs, CO (E-1, RCT).
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Vietnam War/Cease-Fire Campaign (1972-73)
From Month/Year
March / 1972
To Month/Year
January / 1973
Description
0n March 30, 1972, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong opened a 3-pronged offensive, with the intention of defeating the Republic of Vietnam and reuniting Vietnam under a Communist regime, in a conventional attack supported with artillery and tarnks, the North Vietnamese crossed the DMZ into Quang Tri Province, occupying Quang Tri, the provincial capital, on May 1 and attacking Hue. In a second thrust, the Communists invaded the Central Highlands from Laos, isolating Kontum and cutting the highway between Pleiku and Qui Nhon. On April 5 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces crossed the border from Cambodia in the third phase of the offensive, capturing Loc Ninh on April 6 and besieging An Loc. By May 8, however, the enemy offensive had stalled; on June 10 the Communists withdrew from Kontum and on the 26th from An Loc. Two days later the Nonh Vietnamese retreated from Quang Tri, and on June 30 the South Vietnamese reopened the road to Pleiku.
U.S. air power contributed significantly to the battle. Although the USAF had reduced its forces in Southeast Asia to half of those present in mid-1968, it moved quickly to augment them. U.S. Navy. Marine. and Army aviation elements joined the USAF to provide airlift. interdiction. tactical reconnaissance, and close air support for the South Vietnamese. A week after the Communist offensive began. on April 6. the United States resumed systematic, sustained bombing of military and industrial targets in North Vietnam as far north as the 20th parallel. The next day Gen. John W. Vogt. Jr., USAF, became the Seventh Air Force Commander. On May 4 South Vietnamese and U.S. leaders suspended peace negotiations in Paris, and 4 days later, the United States imposed a naval blockade of North Vietnam, mining harbors at Haiphong, Vinh, and elsewhere along the coast. The United States also initiated LINEBACKER on May 8 - 1 of the largest air campaigns of the war. Targets included the rebuilt Paul Dourner Bridge in Hanoi, the Thanh Hoa Bridge, rail lines, a petroleum pipeline from China to Hanoi. power plants. marshaling yards, and other strategic and tactical objectives throughout North Vietnam. During Linebacker, on June 28. Gen. Frederick C. Weyand. USA, became the Commander of MACV.
Peace negotiations, suspended for two weeks, resurned in Paris on July 13, Anticipating a successful conclusion to the renewed peace talks. the United States halted the bombing of North Vietnsn above the 20th parallel as of October 23. But when negotiations stalled, the United States conducted an intensive aerial offensive, LINEBACKER ll, from December 18 to 30, against North Vietnam. B-52s and USAF and Navy tactical aircraft bombed Hanoi and Haiphong and their environs around the clock, concentrating on such targets as railyards, power plants, communication facilities, air defense radars, SAM and antiaircraft gun sites, petroleum tank farms, shipping facilities, ammunition dumps, and
MiG bases. On December 30, after peace talks resumed, the United States again ceased bombing north of the 20th parallel.
On January 23, 1973, North Vietnam and the United States agreed to a cease-fire, effective within 5 days. Part of the agreement called for the
North Vietnamese to release prisoners of war while the United States withdrew completely from South Vietnam. From February 12 to March 29, following the Vietnam Ceasefire, North Vietnam released 565 American POWs. ln OPERATION HOMECOMING, the 9th Aeromedical
Evacuation Group flew the POWs from Hanoi to Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
After the Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign, the Royal Laotian government signed a cease-fire agreement with the Pathet Lao on February 21, 1973.
USAF B-52s. nevertheless, flew missions against Communist forces in Cambodia until August 15, 1973, when the U.S. Congress mandated an
end to U.S. bombing in Southeast Asia.
The fighting had ended for American forces, but the Communists, resupplied and reequipped, soon escalated the ground war throughout
Southeast Asia. Within 2 years, on April 17. 1975. the Khmer Rougeoccupied all of Cambodia. On April 30 North Vietnam conquered South
Vietnam and unified the country. And on December 3, 1975, the Pathet Lao seized power in Laos, marking an end to an era of U.S. influence
in Southeast Asia.