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Military Service |
U.S. Air Force - 11 Years
Location |
Dates | Notes | |
Lackland AFB | Jan 1968 - Mar 1968 | Basic Training | |
Keesler AFB | Mar 1968 - Dec 1968 | Electronics School
(Burroughs Computer -BUIC) Back Up Intercept Control. This unit presented Radar targets on screen for Fighter intercepts. |
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Baudette AFS | Dec 1968 - May 1970 | First Assignment,
692nd Radar Sq. BUIC was a backup site for Duluth AFB, Air Defence Command weapons controller. Sister site was Calumet AFS. |
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Tyndall AFB | May 1970 - Apr 1971 | Second Assignment,
BUIC site covering the southern border of the U.S. |
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Baudette AFS | Apr 1971 - Oct 1973 | Third Assignment requested after re-enlistment. | |
FAA Facility Will Rogers Airport | Feb 1973 - Jul 1973 | TDY 6 Months
FAA school for the Q47 Radar computer processing unit. This unit processed several Radar sites and fed all information to the BUIC computer. Located in Oklahoma next to Tinker AFB. |
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NATO (SHAPE) | Oct 1973 - Nov 1976 | Fourth Assignment
at a communications squadron US attachment. 14 member nations at the time. Worked for Gen. Alexander Haig and provided support for secure communications in the WAR room. Targets, Telephone, and Teletype. Awarded the "Joint Service Commendation Medal" by Gen. Haig Supreme Allied Commander |
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Rickenbacker AFB | Nov 1976 - Jan 1979 | Fifth Assignment,
Communications squadron providing support for the SAC base commander in scrambling KC-135 aircraft for refueling duties. |
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