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 47
Chapter 146
  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, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 47 (Life Member) (Bellevue, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
  2022, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 146 (Life member) (Omaha, Nebraska) - Chap. Page



 1973-1976, B-52 Stratofortress (Buff)
From Year
1973		 To Year
1976
   
Personal Memories
320th Bomb Wing - Mather AFB, CA
   
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 B-52 Stratofortress (Buff) Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
Length 160.89 ft | 49.04 m
Width 185.10 ft | 56.42 m
Height 40.68 ft | 12.40 m
Engine(s) 8 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofan engines generating 17,000lbs of standard thrust each.
Empty Weight 172,743 lbs | 78,355 kg
MTOW 487,993 lbs | 221,350 kg
Max Speed 595 mph | 958 km/h | 517 kts
Max Range 10,000 miles | 16,093 km
Ceiling 54,954 ft | 16,750 m | 10.4 miles
Climb Rate Not Available
Hardpoints 2
Armament Mission-specific armament can include any of the following:

20 x AGM-86B ALCM cruise missiles (internal)
20 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (internal)
2 x AGM-86B ALCMs cruise missile (external)
2 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (external)
Free Fall Nuclear Bombs
12 x AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles
12 x AGM-142A air-to-surface missiles
AGM-86C CALCM cruise missiles
JDAMs

Up to 51,570lbs (340kg) class bombs or mines
Accommodations 6
Operators United States of America
   
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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2008
   
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