[2009RavenR1]

USAF 2004-2012 (im done)

Boot Camp- Lackland AFB, TX
Tech School- Keesler AFB, MS
First Base- Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
Combat Skills Training (the real one) Fort Hauchuca, AZ
Jump School Camp Benning, GA
Air Assault School Fort Bliss, TX
Military Free Fall School Yuma, AZ
SERE School, Tacoma, WA (forget the damn name of the base, the survival inn)
Water Survival School Pensacola, FL (herbie field)
Baghdad Iraq
Mosul Iraq
Al Asad Iraq
Basrah Iraq
Bagram AB Afghan
Fire Base Phoenix Afgan (last deployment)


I think I am missing like 9 training TDY's but oh well, you get the point.
Long story short, been deployed 3 times already I roam around the damn countries doing stuff. Iraq twice and Afghan once.

 

[2009RavenR1]

what does that mean? I can't figure it out and i've tried lol

If You Aint Ordnance You Aint Shit

Or as we say...
If Your An Ordie, Your Asvab Sucks

 

[av8or]

USAF Jan 95 - Present

2A671 Jet Engine Mech. F110-GE-100, 100B & 100C

Wisconsin ANG

Incirlic AB, Turkey April - May 97 Operation Northern Watch, Changed from Operation Provide Comfort while there.
Aviano AB, Italy May - July 99 Operation: Allied Force
Aviano AB, Italy 2 Aug 99 - 11 Sep 99 Operation: Desert Storm/ Northern & Sothern Comfort
Spanghdalem AB, Germany June 2001 - Sep 2001 Operation: Desert Storm/ Northern & Sothern Comfort Returned Just before 9/11, like two days.
Langley AFB, VA Feb 2002- May 2002 Operation: Northern Eagle (I think)
AL-Udeid AB, Qatar Aug 2004 - Sep/ early Oct 2004 (with the "BAMA" air guard) OEF/ OIF
AL-Udeid AB, Qatar Dec 2004 - Feb 2005 With my unit this time OEF/ OIF
Said Good Bye to the AOR and have not been back since.
TOOOO Mant TDY's stateside to list, and I forgot many of them.

av8or
p.s. how do I get one of those cool Nat D-Fence things on my profile?

 

[ob_1jr]

Got you guys added w/ the medal.

Av8or, were you up at eielson this last summer for red flag? I work in red flag so I might have seen you if you did.

 

[av8or]

No, I put my name in but my supervisors went instead... go figure.

av8or

 

[av8or]

USAF nov 95 - present

F-16 Avionics Technician

1st base was Shaw AFB SC Sept 96 - Sept 00
Kunsan AB South Korea Oct 00 - Oct 01
Eielson AFB AK. Oct 01 - Sept 07
Osan AB South Korea Sept 07 - Sept 08
Eielson AFB AK. Sept 08 - present (until Sept 11)

Been deployed 2 Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Aviano Italy (allied force), and Kuwait. Been quite the journey, but wouldn't trade any of my experiences. It will be tough 2 leave active duty.

Allied Force Huh, Good Times

av8or

 

[btilghman]

United States Navy, boot in Great Lakes, OCS in Newport RI, then a DE in the Pacific.
Been to Midway, Eniwitok, Samoa, Japan, Guam, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya (Mombassa and Nairobi), Australia (Fremantle and Melbourne), TAD on P3's and conventional submarines. All before age 30.

 

[ob_1jr]

Allied Force Huh, Good Times

av8or

I loved it & had a great time but missed getting the NATO ribbon by a couple of days. Right now I am hoping for a good assignment list in feb. I would love 2 go back 2 europe.

 

[av8or]

I loved it & had a great time but missed getting the NATO ribbon by a couple of days. Right now I am hoping for a good assignment list in feb. I would love 2 go back 2 europe.

You too? I missed my Kosovo Campaign ribbion by 12 days.

 

[rmeav8er]

US Army 2001-present

NC National Guard 2001-2002
Korea 2002-2004
Rucker Flight School 2004-2005
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Pilot
Fort Drum 2005-2009
Savannah 2009-Current
Iraq 2008+
Afghanistan 2010

 

[ob_1jr]

You too? I missed my Kosovo Campaign ribbion by 12 days.

I got the kosovo medal...I think you only needed to be there for 60 days for it. I was at aviano from april-july.

 

[AL/TN Duramax]

US Navy June 1994 - December 2005

Submarine Nuclear Reactor Operator - CPO

boot camp - Orlando, FL 1994
A school - Orlando, FL 1994-1995
prototype training - Charleston, SC 1996
USS Maine SSBN-741 - Kings Bay, GA 1996-2000
instructor - Charleston, SC 2000-2003
USS Hampton - Norfolk, VA 2003-2005

 

[duckfan]

How is everyone adding the National Defense ribbon to their avatar/username?

Wow, I don't remember adding that. Man I'm getting old. LOL

 

[TxFireRescue77]

US Navy 1998-2003
Strike Fighter Squadron 22...CVN 70 USS Carl Vinson
AT2 (E-5)
Avionics Tech F/A-18C Hornet

Chicago-Boot
Pensacola, FL-A School
Lemoore CA-Home Base
2- Six Month Overseas deployments- Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore and the world famous Sh#t hole the Persian Gulf.

Pulled into gulf September 9th 2001. First to put warheads of foreheads. Over 500K lbs of love dropped on Afghanistan.

 

[ALLY Cat]

Last MILITARY job, keepin' these Bad Boys flyin'..........:rockin
Last civ job, worked in an autobody collision shop doing restoration work. Before that, worked for Hewlett-Packard for 14 years, prior to that, did the Silicon Valley thing, working as an engineer (no, not the train driver job). Now my job is dog sitting.

 

[45Colt45]

USMC
Sept 2001 - June 2009: SSgt "Combat Engineer"
June 2009 - next 20 yrs: currently 2nd Lt "Aviation Maintenance Officer"

Boot Camp-MCRD San Diego CA
Engineer School- Courthouse Bay Camp Lejuene NC
1st Combat Engineer Batallion- Camp Pendleton CA
-OIF1 Jan-Sept 2003 Iraq: Safwan, Nasyria, Anymaniah, Baghdad, Karbala, Muhamadiah
-OIF2 Feb-Oct 2004 Iraq: Al Qiam, Husaybiah, Syria
MECEP- Oregon State University
TBS- Quantico VA
AMO School- NAS Whiting Field "Pensacola FL"
future duty station...... MALS 11 Miramar CA

For those of you who are wondering, how the transition from combat arms to aviation happened, don't ask me, ask the Marine Corps, needs of the Marine Corps outweigh the desires of individual Marines. :drink

Thanks to all of you guys for serving, it is awesome to be inthe company of individuals who are willing to make the sacrifices for their country!

 

[EricJ]

Hi All, please count me in….

USAF 1982 – 2003, MSgt (ret), Avionics tech

Jan – Jun 82: BMT & Tech school, Lackland AFB, TX (where else?) and Chanute AFB, IL

Jun 82 – Oct 86: Tinker AFB, OK; E-3A AWACS, 552 AGS/964 AMU; 5 trips to ELF-1 Riyadh, SA

Oct 86 – May 91: Spangdahlem AB, FRG; F-4E/G Wild Weasels, 52 AGS/81 AMU (Panthers). Sep 90 – Mar 91, Shield/Storm on the largest “aircraft carrier” (at the time) in the Persian Gulf….Bahrain….specifically Sheikh Isa AB.

May 91 – Aug 94: Keesler AFB, MS; EC-130E ABCCC, 7 ACCS

Aug 94 – Oct 03: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ…….
Aug 94 – Jan 96: EC-130E ABCCC, 42 ACCS. Operations: Uphold Democracy (Haiti…based at Rosy Roads, PR); Vigilant Warrior (Dhahran, SA); Deny Flight x2,(Aviano AB, Italy).
Jan 96 – Jul 99: Staff job at 355WG/OSS
Jul 99 – Jan 03: A-10A; 357FS AMU (Dragons)
Jan-Oct 03: 355 OG/QA

Currently a contractor working with rescue HC-130P aircraft; deployed with them to Djibouti, Africa 4xs in last 5 yrs.

Cheers!

 

[2009RavenR1]

Hi All, please count me in….

USAF 1982 – 2003, MSgt (ret), Avionics tech

Jan – Jun 82: BMT & Tech school, Lackland AFB, TX (where else?) and Chanute AFB, IL

Jun 82 – Oct 86: Tinker AFB, OK; E-3A AWACS, 552 AGS/964 AMU; 5 trips to ELF-1 Riyadh, SA

Oct 86 – May 91: Spangdahlem AB, FRG; F-4E/G Wild Weasels, 52 AGS/81 AMU (Panthers). Sep 90 – Mar 91, Shield/Storm on the largest “aircraft carrier” (at the time) in the Persian Gulf….Bahrain….specifically Sheikh Isa AB.

May 91 – Aug 94: Keesler AFB, MS; EC-130E ABCCC, 7 ACCS

Aug 94 – Oct 03: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ…….
Aug 94 – Jan 96: EC-130E ABCCC, 42 ACCS. Operations: Uphold Democracy (Haiti…based at Rosy Roads, PR); Vigilant Warrior (Dhahran, SA); Deny Flight x2,(Aviano AB, Italy).
Jan 96 – Jul 99: Staff job at 355WG/OSS
Jul 99 – Jan 03: A-10A; 357FS AMU (Dragons)
Jan-Oct 03: 355 OG/QA

Currently a contractor working with rescue HC-130P aircraft; deployed with them to Djibouti, Africa 4xs in last 5 yrs.

Cheers!

Are you a 1W0X1?

 

[EricJ]

Are you a 1W0X1?

No, isn't that an operator/flight crew AFSC? I was a 2Axxx..acft mx, I can't really remember the exact AFSC, and the last few years it changed a few times anyway. Basically I started out as an Autopilot tech (Maytag repairman on AWACS) :rof. Then we merged into Flight Instruments/Autopilot; then they added INS, but while in AWACS I also CUT into radio nav...anyway by the time I retired I was Integrated Conventional Avionics maintenance i.e. everything except F-15s & F-16s...except that by the time I retired I was really a MX Pro Sup in a fighter (A-10) sqdn...best job in the USAF, if you're not a pilot imho.

But my all-time fav aircraft/mission was the F-4G Phantom Wild Weasel...awesome aircraft....awesome capes....awesome people!

Cave Putorium!!!
YGBSM!!!!

P.S. That is not to say that the rescue folks aren't great...I was never in the rescue "world" on active duty, so this is a new experience, they are a really tight knit group and I enjoy working with them.

 

[Nklpltd]

SGT- Utah National Guard... 03-Current (Until Med discharge is complete)

45k Armament and small arms repair

Worked on Abrams, Bradleys, Paladins, and everything from 9mm to 50 cal, including mark 19 and AK-47.

OIF III Iraq 05-06

Medical discharge in the works...