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Any Veterans here?
Hello to all Veterans! I was wondering how many Vets we have here on F150Online.com Also, if you want, please state the years and duty stations you served at and which Military branch.
I served in the US Navy from 1988-1992 aboard the USS Vincennes. Her Homeport was San Diego, CA. I was a Boatswains Mate, 3rd class.
I served in the US Navy from 1988-1992 aboard the USS Vincennes. Her Homeport was San Diego, CA. I was a Boatswains Mate, 3rd class.
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I was in the Louisiana Air National Guard from 1969 to 1975 in the 159th Civil Engineers. Never got deployed but came close in the early 70's. Staff Sgt. when I got out. Have been to Elmendorf AFB Alaska..Hickam AFB Hawaii and Otis AFB in Mass. twice. Eglin AFB in Florida also. Went to basic at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. I was a Protective Coating Technician and Truck Operator.
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US Army - 76-83. Ft Jackson, SC (Basic); Ft Campbell, KY; Wiesbaden, (W) Germany; Redstone Arsenal, AL. 27B20 (Land Combat Missile Systems Tech), SP5.
to all my fellow vets!US Army - 76-83. Ft Jackson, SC (Basic); Ft Campbell, KY; Wiesbaden, (W) Germany; Redstone Arsenal, AL. 27B20 (Land Combat Missile Systems Tech), SP5.
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Thank you for your service, ProjectSHO89!
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Obviously my username gives it away, but US Air Force, currently on active duty stationed at Creech AFB, NV. First and probably only duty station. Been in for a little over 4 years now, done a month long TDY, and 2 tours in Afghanistan. Thank you all for your service!
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US Army 1967 to 1970, Basic Training at Ft. Bragg, NC, 40 weeks of school at Ft. Bliss, Texas to learn how to repair the radars and computer for the Nike Hercules Missile System, and then a tour in South Korea on a missile site way out in the rice paddies close the the Yellow Sea. I got out early because they were pulling the GIs out of Viet Nam and had too many. So they decided anybody who came back from a hardship tour, VN & SK, with less than 3 months left in service could get out early. Made Spec 5 with 14 months in service. Everybody above class average at Ft Bliss got promoted 2 pay grades.
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Active Army '74-'77, Active Reserve '79-'85 MOS 71N
My job sent me all over CONUS, 47 installations, arsenals & depots.
Went to the Pentagon a few times and West Point once.
You name it, I've probably been there.
Roadie, computer training? In '67 the computers were made out of wood.
My job sent me all over CONUS, 47 installations, arsenals & depots.
Went to the Pentagon a few times and West Point once.
You name it, I've probably been there.
Roadie, computer training? In '67 the computers were made out of wood.
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[QUOTE=Roadie, computer training? In '67 the computers were made out of wood. [/QUOTE]
Just about true! The Nike Hercules Missile Fire Control Systems were almost exclusively tube type electronics. The computer used 105 amplifiers. Each amplifier utilized 5 vacuum tubes. The radars and fire control systems were tube type too. The radars used resistors to pick off a voltage that corresponded to the range of the target or missile. It was in a can larger than a 5 gallon bucket. It was indeed a relic even in 1967. The operators had to perform checks every 6 hours to keep everything dialed in. Every day I or we replaced vacuum tubes, 1 or 18 or so. The good news was that it worked and could hit targets on the ground or in the air with conventional warheads or atomic bombs. Missile sites were in the USA, Germany, Okinawa, and South Korea. I was one of the unlucky ones who was sent to SK, about a year after the North Koreans seized the Pueblo ship and kept the crew prisoners for about a year. However, since we had 500k GIs in Viet Nam at the time, I felt extremely lucky. The North Koreans were constantly causing trouble but it never affected me.
[/QUOTE]Just about true! The Nike Hercules Missile Fire Control Systems were almost exclusively tube type electronics. The computer used 105 amplifiers. Each amplifier utilized 5 vacuum tubes. The radars and fire control systems were tube type too. The radars used resistors to pick off a voltage that corresponded to the range of the target or missile. It was in a can larger than a 5 gallon bucket. It was indeed a relic even in 1967. The operators had to perform checks every 6 hours to keep everything dialed in. Every day I or we replaced vacuum tubes, 1 or 18 or so. The good news was that it worked and could hit targets on the ground or in the air with conventional warheads or atomic bombs. Missile sites were in the USA, Germany, Okinawa, and South Korea. I was one of the unlucky ones who was sent to SK, about a year after the North Koreans seized the Pueblo ship and kept the crew prisoners for about a year. However, since we had 500k GIs in Viet Nam at the time, I felt extremely lucky. The North Koreans were constantly causing trouble but it never affected me.