Besser, Jakob, SMSgt

Command and Control

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Service Photo

Service Details

Current Service Status
USAF Retired

Current/Last Rank
Senior Master Sergeant

Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
27490A-Command and Control Superintendent.

Current/Last AFSC Group
Command and Control

Primary Unit
1985-1989, 27490A, National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP)

Previously Held AFSC/MOS
42350-Aircraft Electrical Repairman
42370-Aircraft Electrical Repair Technician
27470-Command Post Technician
27490-Command and Control Superintendent

Service Years
1965 - 1991

Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Official Badges

US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1995, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page
	2015, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 2503, Benson Post (Member) (Omaha, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
	2017, American Legion, Post 266 (Member) (Bennington, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
	2022, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 146 (Life member) (Omaha, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
	2022, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 47 (Life Member) (Bellevue, Nebraska) - Chap. Page

(FOB) Nha Trang Air Base
From Month/Year January / 1966	To Month/Year July / 1971
Description Nha Trang Air Base (IATA: NHA, ICAO: VVNT) (also known as Camp McDermott Airfield and Long Van Airfield) was a French Air Force, Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF), United States Air Force (USAF) and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield used during the Vietnam War. It is located on the southern edge of Nha Trang in Khánh Hòa Province.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year January / 1966	To Month/Year December / 1967

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

My Photos From This Battle or Operation

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