Besser, Jakob, SMSgt

Command and Control
 
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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
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Senior Master Sergeant

 Official Badges 

Air Force Retired 3 Strategic Air Command US Air Force Honorable Discharge US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)

Joint Chiefs of Staff


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration Vietnam 50th Anniversary


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Air Force Memorial (AFM)Post 2503, Benson PostPost 266Chapter 146
Chapter 47
  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



 1970-1972, C-141 Starlifter
From Year
1970		 To Year
1972
   
Personal Memories
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 C-141 Starlifter Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
Length 168.27 ft | 51.29 m
Width 159.91 ft | 48.74 m
Height 39.24 ft | 11.96 m
Engine(s) 4 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engines generating 21,000lbs of thrust each.
Empty Weight 148,118 lbs | 67,185 kg
MTOW 342,995 lbs | 155,580 kg
Max Speed 565 mph | 910 km/h | 491 kts
Max Range 6,388 miles | 10,280 km
Ceiling 41,598 ft | 12,679 m | 7.9 miles
Climb Rate 2,920 ft/min
Hardpoints 0
Armament None.
Accommodations 5 or 6
Operators the United States of America
   
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Last Updated: Aug 19, 2008
   
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