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[Steve600]

Nice. MCAS Tustin working in the blimp hangers?

Exactly! Most people never got close enough to actually see how huge the hangers are. I have a few pics of the Goodyear blimp being stored inside. Looks like a small toy compared to the hanger.

 

[NHKevin]

Exactly! Most people never got close enough to actually see how huge the hangers are. I have a few pics of the Goodyear blimp being stored inside. Looks like a small toy compared to the hanger.

They are huge. I wandered into a couple of them at Lakehurst a few years back.

 

[yanquidog]

Funny, your the 3rd guy I know from 1/8 in the area. I would have thought I’d have run into a few more being on the east coast and all.

 

[Andy in NH]

Funny, your the 3rd guy I know from 1/8 in the area. I would have thought I’d have run into a few more being on the east coast and all.

A buddy of mine from the same time period lives in North Attleboro.

 

[Steve600]

They are huge. I wandered into a couple of them at Lakehurst a few years back.

I was told they were/are the largest wooden structures in the US.

 

[usp45ct]

Exactly! Most people never got close enough to actually see how huge the hangers are. I have a few pics of the Goodyear blimp being stored inside. Looks like a small toy compared to the hanger.

lol.

I used to work across the street from them and looked out to see them from my office. i took some pics once and you right, tough to tell how large they are until you see a truck or something in front of them to give them scale.

 

[GunCat]

USMC - SGT
2001-2006.
Parris Island, then stationed in Pendleton.
2003 - Camp Commando, Kuwait, and Al Hillah, Iraq.
2004 - Pendleton Area 14 guard and machine gunner's course, which was a hoot.
2005 - Camp Fallujah with...I think it was 8th Marines. Brain is a mess these days, can't remember.
2006 - Camp Fallujah, detached to RCT 5.

16 years later, I'm still finding sand in my damn gear...

 

[Andy in NH]

USMC - SGT
2001-2006.
Parris Island, then stationed in Pendleton.
2003 - Camp Commando, Kuwait, and Al Hillah, Iraq.
2004 - Pendleton Area 14 guard and machine gunner's course, which was a hoot.
2005 - Camp Fallujah with...I think it was 8th Marines. Brain is a mess these days, can't remember.
2006 - Camp Fallujah, detached to RCT 5.

16 years later, I'm still finding sand in my damn gear...

What unit were you with at Pendleton?

 

[GunCat]

What unit were you with at Pendleton?

1st Topographic platoon, 1st Intel.

 

[cpttuna]

Infantry OSUT and 11B @ Ft Benning, 1981
OCS (Ft Benning) April July '82
Jump School August '82
Armor Officers' Basic Course (Cavalry) Sep 82-January '83
Ranger Class 5-83 February 83 - April 83
May 83 through 1985 - Platoon Leader, staff officer, A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division, FRG.

"Sir, we're the Cav - we're supposed to be surrounded!

My son's middle name is Gavin after General James Gavin.

Ledward Barracks?

 

[Picton]

Ledward Barracks?

Last seen in 2007.

I doubt you'll get a reply from @VG

 

[cpttuna]

US army 71-77
CPT IN
Ft Benning, Ft Knox, Schweinfurt FRG(3ID)

 

[11 ROBERT]

usaf 1962-1966 nam 1964-1965 ,1 st. air commando,loadmaster-flare kicker,puff wia 1965 soft job traning 1965-1966 discharged.e-3

 

[Andy in NH]

usaf 1962-1966 nam 1964-1965 ,1 st. air commando,loadmaster-flare kicker,puff wia 1965 soft job traning 1965-1966 discharged.e-3

Welcome!

We've got a military picture thread here if you have anything to share.

 

[11 ROBERT]

Welcome!

We've got a military picture thread here if you have anything to share.

thank you sir

 

[SushiGlock]

US Army Infantry, Recon 2009-2015, 1 12mo-CD 2010 Baglan Afghanistan w/ B Co. 1-87INF 10th MTN. 1SQD 2nd SCR 2013-2015. Medically retired.

 

[garandman]

Last seen in 2007.

I doubt you'll get a reply from @VG

He’s still here.

He just forgot his password….

 

[KBCraig]

Not much. Just a peacetime Cold Warrior.

 

[JuergenG]

Blackhorse!

 

[track65]

Not much. Just a peacetime Cold Warrior.

View attachment 847030

11th Cav Xuan Loc 66-67 Air Trp. HQ Track 65

 

[KBCraig]

11th Cav Xuan Loc 66-67 Air Trp. HQ Track 65

Allons!

 

[In God We Trust]

They are huge. I wandered into a couple of them at Lakehurst a few years back.

We used to do SWAT training at Lakehurst. The team used to rappel inside those hangers. Now it’s part of the joint base with Dix and McGuire.

 

[houdini]

Navy 83 to 89 USS Nimitz cvn 68 was a cook and police.
USS miller 1091 was a cook.

 

[Cap'n Mike]

US Army Infantry, Recon 2009-2015, 1 12mo-CD 2010 Baglan Afghanistan w/ B Co. 1-87INF 10th MTN. 1SQD 2nd SCR 2013-2015. Medically retired.

Climb to glory brother

 

[Picton]

Navy 83 to 89 USS Nimitz cvn 68 was a cook and police.
USS miller 1091 was a cook.

Uh huh. Right.

 

[rice paddy daddy]

US Army, 1968-1970.
2 years, 9 months, and 28 days.
One of those years in Vietnam in Quang Tri Province (DMZ), when the Marines needed help the Army sent the 1st Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
We came under Command and Control of the 3rd Marine Division.

Honorably discharged as a Spec-5, E-5,

 

[tuna]

1990 - 1994: US Army 98D - Morse Code Emitter / Identifier
1994 - 2016: Mass Air National Guard - 1N071 Operations Intelligence, 1C0X2 Aviation Resource Management, 1CCX1 Command Post


Faithful member of E4 Mafia: 1992 - 2016

 

[KMM696]

1990 - 1994: US Army 98D - Morse Code Emitter / Identifier
1994 - 2016: Mass Air National Guard - 1N071 Operations Intelligence, 1C0X2 Aviation Resource Management, 1CCX1 Command Post


Faithful member of E4 Mafia: 1992 - 2016

C'mon, tuna - you can't fool me. You're an E4 Mafia lifer.

 

[Rockrivr1]

1990 - 1994: US Army 98D - Morse Code Emitter / Identifier
1994 - 2016: Mass Air National Guard - 1N071 Operations Intelligence, 1C0X2 Aviation Resource Management, 1CCX1 Command Post


Faithful member of E4 Mafia: 1992 - 2016

I must be missing something. You were an E-4 in 1992 and left the Guard in 2016 as an E-4? How is that even possible? You should have been at least and E-6 or E-7 by that point.

 

[tuna]

I must be missing something. You were an E-4 in 1992 and left the Guard in 2016 as an E-4? How is that even possible? You should have been at least and E-6 or E-7 by that point.

I left the Guard as an E7, but I always considered myself an E4, good and bad. Even better, I was always accepted by the lower enlisted, especially when they needed someone to go to bat for them. Might be why my career sucked, but I've got good stories. lol