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Title: A little more info?
Post by: ventura on 09-23-2008 -- 19:18:50
So where were yall stationed or where are you stationed?

I was at Charleston, AFB for 4 years.
I now work for the Department of the Army,
in the Patriot and Hawk Missile Program.
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: dminesinger on 09-25-2008 -- 03:15:01
School at Lowry in 75, 76-78 in Korea with the Army, working on Hawk missle batteries.

then a couple of years of college. Then Texas and Kellie AFB lab, then Dallas for 20 yrs working in private labs.

Took a position with KRS Cal Lab in Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the Army Cal lab here.

Running SureCal, MetCal and the Army ICE program.

David
[email protected]
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: clacoste on 09-25-2008 -- 08:22:00
Kwajalein still single status?  Ran into a guy working there about twenty years ago and he couldn't stop raving about the diving, which is my favorite hobby....Nice place...but me missus might complain if I didn't bring her...

Anyway, I did Lowry in '71 with the Marine detachment...then Cherry Point briefly, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand (still gouge marks on Nam Phong tarmac where they dragged me onto the plane LOL...), then Santa Ana LTA in California.  Got out and went straight to Saudi Arabian Airlines for a few years, then came down to Australia to work for an engineering company in Perth for a few years more, then back to Saudi airlines for six years, and came back to Perth in '91....been here since...mostly working at the universities...calibration officer at one, and currently technical coordinator for another.  Mostly IT, and some general repair and calibration of scientific equipment.  Great place.....
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: ventura on 09-25-2008 -- 17:05:33
Wow you guys sure have done some traveling.
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: dminesinger on 09-26-2008 -- 04:38:00
Yes, Kwaj is still single status.

Diving and fishing is great. 

Plus the fact I get to play with antiques and state of the art at the same time.

And because we're a GOCO ( Government Owned, Contractor Operated) we can go buy commerical software like MetCal and SureCal to support those items the Army says we don't have on an Army post. But, because we support so much commerical stuff. We get some nice ttoys.

David

Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: ventura on 09-29-2008 -- 21:47:35
Quote from: dminesinger on 09-26-2008 -- 04:38:00
Yes, Kwaj is still single status.

Diving and fishing is great. 

Plus the fact I get to play with antiques and state of the art at the same time.

And because we're a GOCO ( Government Owned, Contractor Operated) we can go buy commerical software like MetCal and SureCal to support those items the Army says we don't have on an Army post. But, because we support so much commerical stuff. We get some nice ttoys.

David



Freaking sweet dude.  To bad East Texas doesn't offer scuba diving...lol  :-( :cry:
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: LMitchell on 11-11-2008 -- 11:25:53
Lowery 85-86
Redstone Arsenal, AL 86-87
Camp Humphries, Korea 87-88
Fort Riley, KS (Asshole of the world) Nov 88-Dec 90
Op Desert Shield/Storm Dec 90-May 91
Fort Riley, May - Sep 91
Currently unemployed in Western NC.

Yeah, join the Army, be all you can be. 
This is it???
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: old_24t_patriot on 12-04-2008 -- 19:02:54
I was a systems tech in the army (MOS 24T).  How would one get on out there where you are?
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: dminesinger on 12-04-2008 -- 23:00:23
Quote from: old_24t_patriot on 12-04-2008 -- 19:02:54
I was a systems tech in the army (MOS 24T).  How would one get on out there where you are?

website for jobs is www.krsjv.com

All positions are unaccompaned.

PapaBear
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: MFrisz on 12-05-2008 -- 07:29:05
PMEL school in Keesler MS, then Travis AFB CA 1994 till 1998.   
Simco Electronics in San diego 98 til 01, then Guildline Instruments til 05.   Gulf Calibration Services til jun 08. . . .

Currently at Measurements International.
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: mdbuike on 12-05-2008 -- 15:46:45
SATCOM Ranger  :-D from '73 to '78, where I cross trained to PMEL.  Then Hill AFB from '78 to '83.  Then off to Wurtsmith from '83 to '85, when I was rudely snatched back into SATCOM, where I spent my time until retirement in '94.  Now, Offutt Pmel for the last 15 years as a contractor.

Three sons and a daughter, 7 grandkids, with 1 on the way.

Grandpa's Motto:

"Sugar them up, then send them home"

Mike
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: esware on 12-26-2008 -- 07:46:18
Lowry '84 Navy Class.  NAS Pensacola, FL '84-87, USS Guadalcanel '87.  American Airlines since '89. 

Great to find this forum.   Hope to find some former shipmates from the past.

Pat
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: Mike on 12-29-2008 -- 08:57:10
Lowry Class of '84
Grand Forks 84-86
Clark 86-90
Fairchild 90-92
Albrook (Panama) 92-95
McGuire 95-98
Heath 98-01
Osan 01-02
Edwards 02-06
Ramstein 06-09
Langley (coming soon)
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: swampgator on 01-08-2009 -- 13:58:30
Lowry Class of '84
Clark AB 85-88
Homestead AFB 88-91
Kunson AB 91-92
Altus AFB 92-96
FT. Worth, Tx 96-97
Illinois 97-04
CT, NY 04- ?
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: HalAC on 01-11-2009 -- 20:46:07
USAF 1975-79
         Keesler AFB Ground Radio Repairman school class of 03-76
         RAF Barford St. John OL/A 76-79.

Employed at E-Systems, ECI Div from 1984 until bought out by Raytheon Systems in 1995. Work there as a calibration tech until 2003.

Worked for a couple of small mobile calibration labs until 2006 when we moved to Tennessee.

Now employed at Arnold AFB in their PMEL. Best place I ever worked for so far. My starting pay here is about $4.50/hr higher than my pay at Raytheon after 19 years there.
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: pmel68 on 01-12-2009 -- 07:24:29
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Now employed at Arnold AFB in their PMEL.  Best place I ever worked for so far.  My starting pay here is about $4. 50/hr higher than my pay at Raytheon after 19 years there.

Is Jerry E.  still at Arnold? I traveled with him out of Newark back in the stone age. 
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: HalAC on 01-19-2009 -- 17:28:41
Quote from: pmel68 on 01-12-2009 -- 07:24:29
Quote from: HalAC link=topic=1121. msg12060#msg12060 date=1231728367


Now employed at Arnold AFB in their PMEL.  Best place I ever worked for so far.  My starting pay here is about $4. 50/hr higher than my pay at Raytheon after 19 years there.

Is Jerry E.  still at Arnold? I traveled with him out of Newark back in the stone age. 

Yeah he's still here. He's our TODO.
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: pmel68 on 01-20-2009 -- 07:08:13
Have Jerry give me a call, I haven't talked to him in a couple of years.
Title: Re: A little more info?
Post by: Guppy on 07-17-2009 -- 21:49:01
Wow,  I feel ancient:
Lowry 62 as Bomb Nav
Lowry 68 PMEL cross train.
Osan 68 - 69
Sewart Tennasee 36 - 70 (Closed)
Little Rock 70 - 72
Thailand 72  Korat and NKP
Hamaliton  72 73 (Cloed)
Travis 73 - 75
Osan 75 - 76
Travis 76 - 77
Missawa 77 - 78
Aviano 79 - 82
Malmstrom 82 - 83
Osan 84 - 86
Randolph 86 - 88
Retired active and joined the contract world.   Now at Beale, and will probably retire next year.  I am tired but have seen the TMDE world go from valves (tubes to you young people) to microprocessors.   What a change in fourty years.
So is any one been around longer?
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