Johnson, Charles, SSgt

Communications Systems
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
29370-Ground Radio Operations Supervisor
Current/Last AFSC Group
Communications Systems
Primary Unit
1977-1981, 29370, 2049th Communications Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
29333-Radio Operator
29350-Ground Radio Operator
29350E-Ground Radio Operator
Service Years
1966 - 1981
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Staff Sergeant

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)Dept of North CarolinaDisabled American Veterans (DAV)
American Legion
  1973, Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) - Assoc. Page
  1985, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) - Assoc. Page
  1995, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Dept of North Carolina (Raleigh, North Carolina) - Chap. Page
  2002, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Assoc. Page
  2003, American Legion - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Traveling when we can, mainly to Tampa to spend some time at Coons Creek Campground

   
Other Comments:

My wife is fighting cancer of the colon so things are up in the air for now, 12/26/2011

   

 1973-1981, C-141 Starlifter
From Year
1973
To Year
1981
   
Personal Memories
Worked providing radio support from Elmendorf and McClellan Airways
   
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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: Jul 4, 2010
   
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