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



 1966-1966, T-29 Flying Classroom
From Year
1966		 To Year
1966
   
Personal Memories
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Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics

* Length: 74 ft 8 in (22.8 m)
* Wingspan: 91 ft 9 in (28 m)
* Height: 26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)
* Wing area: 817 ft� (75.9 m�)
* Empty weight: 25,445 lb (11,540 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 42,500 lb (19,280 kg)
* Powerplant: 2� Pratt & Whitney R-2800 "Double Wasp" 18 cylinder air cooled radial engines, 2,100 hp (1,567 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 315 mph (507 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 280 mph (451 km/h)
* Range: 1,200 mi (1,930 km)
* Service ceiling 16,000 ft (4,880 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,520 ft/min (463 m/min)
   
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Last Updated: Sep 5, 2008
   
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