Encinas, Ruben L., SSgt

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Current Service Status
USAF Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
25251-Weather Observer
Current/Last AFSC Group
Meteorological Services
Primary Unit
1967-1973, Air Weather Service
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
25210-Weather Observer Trainee
25231A-Apprentice Weather Observer
25271A-Weather Observer Technician
Service Years
1967 - 1973
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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.

 

   

 1969-1969, OV-10 Bronco
From Year
1969
To Year
1969
   
Personal Memories
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Aircraft/Missile Information
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Model Rockwell OV-10A Bronco
Length 41.67 ft | 12.70 m
Width 39.70 ft | 12.10 m
Height 15.29 ft | 4.66 m
Engine(s) 2 x Garrett T76-G-416/417 turboprop engines driving three-blade propellers.
Empty Weight 6,969 lbs | 3,161 kg
MTOW 14,442 lbs | 6,551 kg
Max Speed 281 mph | 452 km/h | 244 kts
Max Range 228 miles | 367 km
Ceiling 23,999 ft | 7,315 m | 4.5 miles
Climb Rate 2,650 ft/min (807.7 m/min)
Hardpoints 7
Armament 4 x 7.62mm machine guns OR
1 x 20mm three-barrel gattling gun

Mission-specific armament may include:

Light-weight Dumb Bombs
Rocket Pods
Machine Gun Pods

   
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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2009
   
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