snmjim Report post Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 1978-1984: USN Aviation 2nd Flt Eng for VQ-4 out of NAS Pax River MD supporting the bubble heads with nuclear war standby alert initiation using a Cobalt security level C-130H. At the same duty station transferred to a VP Squadron chasing Typhoon class Russian boomers using P-3C. My career was over when I was deemed not fit for reenlistment after a motorcycle accident which severed my leg more than 75%. 1984-1986: I continued my service to the greatest Nation on the globe by transferring at the same duty station to the USN Test Pilot School as a flight status contractor where I performed flight status duties by performing in flight troubleshooting. 1986-1991: Supported NAVAIR & the Pentagon as a DoD contractor. Highlights: Deployments ranged from 1-9 months Supported the Faulkand Island war (INCIDENT) during night sorties Test Pilot school R&D 1 ejection 2 crashes Shadowed by Russian Bears constantly Did the first C-130 carrier emergency carrier landing 1991-to Present: Federal employee supporting DHS as a logistics Eng. Sorry to bore...lol Edited November 21, 2019 by snmjim 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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enigma-2 Report post Posted June 30, 2020 On 11/21/2019 at 10:57 AM, snmjim said: 1978-1984: USN Aviation 2nd Flt Eng for VQ-4 out of NAS Pax River MD supporting the bubble heads with nuclear war standby alert initiation using a Cobalt security level C-130H. Is that just another way of saying you sat around getting drunk eating pretzels and watching Gilligan's Island? (It was Mary Ann wasn't it)? lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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JMLegs Report post Posted January 7 USMC Vietnam 67/68, 2 Purple Hearts, glad I made it back but very sad for so many that didn't. Semper Fi 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites