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Aircrew Life Support Personnel Employment History Data File.

This file is assembled from information provided from members of the USAF Life Support Retirees Group. The life support assignment history listed here is that of retired, reserve, national guard, and prior service military members; and that of our civilian counterparts. If your assignment history is listed here and is not correct, please contact Bob McElwain at bob.mcelwain@charter.net or Robert (Tommy) Tompkins at tombob@shawneelink.com. If your assignment history is not listed here please go to our registration page and enter it. Your input will be forwarded to me and I will post it here during the next revision to this file.

MSGT LES ABBOT

APR 71 - JUN 71 TECH SCHOOL/ CHANUTE AFB, IL

JUN 71 - JUN 75 436 MAW/DOVER AFB, DE

JUL 75 - JUN 79 58 TFW/LUKE AFB, AZ

JUN 79 - JUN 85 131 TFS/ANG/ST LOUIS, MO

JUN 85 - JUN 89 USAFTAWC/EGLIN AFB, FL

JUN 89 - JUN 93 HQ PACAF/HICKAM AFB, HI

JUN 93 - JUN 95 27 OSS/CANNON AFB, NM

MSGT HENRY ABRAHAM

MAR 62 - JUL 62 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

AUG 62 - DEC 66 1370 PMW/TURNER AFB, GA

DEC 66 - DEC 68 523 TFS/CLARK AB, PI

JAN 69 - NOV 70 4 TFW/SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC

NOV 70 - DEC 72 1 SOW/HURLBURT FIELD, FL

DEC 72 - DEC 73 19 TASS/OSAN AB, KOREA

JAN 73 - AUG 75 552 AWAC/TINKER AFB, OK

AUG 75 - AUG 76 LAJES FIELD, AZORES

AUG 76 - AUG 78 527 TFTAS/ALCONBURY, UK

AUG 78 - NOV 83 62 MAW/MCCHORD AFB, WA

NOV 83 - JUL 85 405 TFW/LUKE AFB, AZ

MSGT JOSEPH ADAMS

NOV 66 - JAN 67 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JAN 67 - JUL 70 BARKSDALE AFB, LA

JUL 70 - JUN 71 PHAM RANG TONSON NUTT, RV

AUG 71 - AUG 78 526TFS/RAMSTEIN AFB, GE

SEP 78 - AUG 83 550 TFTS/LUKE AFB, AZ

AUG 83 - SEP 85 DYESS AFB, TX

CMSGT RALPH WESLEY AGAR

OCT 70 - DEC 70 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JAN 71 - APR 72 50 TAS/CHING CHAUN KANG AB, TAWAIN

MAY 72 - SEP 72 351 SUPPLY SQ/WHITEMAN AFB, MO

SEP 72 - MAR 73 376 SW/KADENA AB, JAPAN

MAR 73 - JUN 74 351 CSG/WHITMAN AFB, MO

JUN 74 - DEC 76 28 BMW/ELLSWORTH AFB, SD

DEC 76 - DEC 77 57 FIS/KEFLAVIK NAS, ICELAND

DEC 77 - JUN 80 91 TFS/RAF BENTWATERS, ENGLAND

JUN 80 - JUN 81 511 TFS/RAF BENTWATERS, ENGLAND

JUN 81 ASSIGNED SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT

MSGT MANUEL AGUIAR

AUG 82 - NOV 82 TECH SCHOOL/ CHANUTE AFB, IL

NOV 82 - JUL 84 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, IL

JUL 84 - DEC 87 TORREJON AB, SPAIN

DEC 87 - SEP 92 HOMESTEAD AFB, FL

SEP 92 - AUG 95 MOODY AFB, GA

AUG 95 - AUG 99 EIELSON AFB, AK

AUG 99 - AUG 92 EGLIN AFB, FL

AUG 92 - AUG 94 GEILENKIRCHEN AB, GE

AUG 94 - SEP 95 GRAND FORKE AFB, ND

TSGT PHILLIP R. ALLEN

MAY 80 - SEP 85 430 TFS/NELLIS AFB, NV

TSGT CLIVE ANDERSON

82 -83 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

83 - 89 CHARLESTON AFB, SC

89 - 90 OSAN AB, JAPAN

90 - 92 CHARLESTON AFB, SC

92 - 95 EIELSON AFB, AK

95 - 02 BARKSDALE AFB, LA

02 - 06 EGLIN AFB, FL

MARK ANDERSON

APR 71 - JUL 71 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

AUG 71 - JUL 73 93 BW/CASTLE AFB, CA

AUG 73 - AUG 74 38 TFW/KORAT RTAB, THAILAND

SEP 74 - MAR 75 93 BW/CASTLE AFB, CA

MAR 75 - DEC 76 IN ACTIVE RESERVE ARPC

DEC 76 - JUL 77 452 ARW/MARCH AFB, CA

AUG 77 - FEB 07 466 FS/HILL AFB, UT

SMSGT ROY ARTERBURY JR

AUG 76 - SEP 76 CHANUTE AFB, IL

SEP 76 - SEP 79 9 TFS/HOLLOMAN AFB, NM

SEP 79 - JUN 82 2BMW/BARKSDALE AFB, LA

JUN 82 - JUN 84 4235 STS/CARSWELL AFB, TX

JUN 84 - JUL 85 7 BMW/CARSWELL AFB, TX

JUL 85 - JUL 88 81 TFS/SPANGDAHLEM AB, GE

JUL 88 - JUL 92 2 BMW & HQ 8 AF/BARKSDALE AFB, LA

JUL 92 - AUG 96 366 WING/MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, ID

MSGT WILLIE AYALA

OCT 76 - OCT 83 32 TFS/CAMP NEW AMSTERDAM

OCT 83 - MAR 87 463 TAW/DYESS AFB, TX

MAR 87 - MAR 89 35TFS/KUNSAN AB, ROK

MAR 89 - OCT 93 58 FS/EGLIN AFB, FL

OCT 93 - MAY 00 9 PSPTS/BEAL AFB, CA

MSGT ROBERT BAILEY

SEP 81 - NOV 81 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

NOV 81 - MAR 85 92 BMW/FAIRCHILD AFB, WA

MAR 85 - NOV 91 94 TFS/LANGLEY AFB, VA

NOV 91 - NOV 93 56ARRS/RQS/KEFLAVIK NAS, ICELAND

NOV 93 - AUG 95 22 ARW/MARCH AFB, CA

AUG 95 - OCT 00 9 ARS/60 OSS/TRAVIS AFB, CA

OCT 00 - JUL 05 3 OSS/ELMENDORF AFB, AK

JUL 05 - AUG 07 911 ARS/GRAND FORKS AFB, ND

LT COL JIMMY BAINTER

JAN 74 - JUL 75 35 TWF/LSO/GEORGE AFB, CA

JUL 76 - OCT 78 12 AF/LSO/BERGSTROM AFB , TX

OCT 80 - MAR 83 LIFE SUPPORT SPO/ WRIGHT-PATT AFB, OH

MAR 83 - JUN 84 AIR STAFF/LSO/HQ USAF/WASH, DC

SMSGT WILLIAM BALDWIN

OCT 64 - JAN 65 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JAN 65 - AUG 68 2 FIS/SUFFOLK AFB, NY

AUG 68 - FEB 70 USAF RES (INACTIVE)

FEB 70 - MAY 98 107 FIG/ARW NIAGARA FALLS ANG, NY

MSGT PINK BARNETT

MAY 65 - AUG 65 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

AUG 65 - NOV 69 7 SUPPLY SQ/CARSWELL AFB, TX

NOV 69 - MAR 71 95 SUPPLY SQ/GOOSE BAY AB, CANADA

MAR 71 - JUL 75 36 TAS/LANGLEY AFB, VA

JUL 75 - NOV 79 62 MAW/McCHORD AFB, WA

NOV 79 - JUN 82 7 BW/CARSWELL AFB, TX

JUN 82 - JUN 85 36 TFW/BITBURG AB, GERMANY

JUN 85 - OCT 86 314 TAW/LITTLE ROCK AFB, AR

MSGT ROGER BARNETT

JUL 86 - FEB 89 612 TFS/TORREJON AB, SPAIN

MAR 89 - OCT 93 2853 ABG/WARNER ROBINS AFB, GA

NOV 93 - NOV 94 80 TFS/KUNSAN AB, KOREA

DEC 94 - OCT 97 71 TFS/LANGLEY AFB, VA

NOV 97 - NOV 98 35 TFS/KUNSAN AB, KOREA

DEC 98 - DEC 00 37 ALS/RAMSTEIN AB, GERMANY

DEC 00 - FEB 05 71 FS/LANGLEY AFB, VA

MAR 05 - JAN 07 9 PSPTS/BEAL AFB, CA

TSGT THOMAS BEACH

JUN 73 - SEP 73 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

AUG 73 - OCT 75 319 BW/GRAND FORKS AFB, ND

OCT 75 - OCT 78 345 TAS/YAKOTA AB, JAPAN

OCT 78 - AUG 80 75 TFS/74 TFS/ENGLAND AFB, LA

AUG 80 - AUG 81 BREAK IN SERVICE

AUG 81 - MAY 89 384 ARW MCCONNELL AFB, KS

MAY 89 - JAN 94 18 TFS/18 FS/11 TASS/355 FS/EIELSON AFB, AL

MSGT ROBIN BEAL

MAR 58 - JUN 58 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JUL 58 - NOV 63 397 BW/DOW AFB, MA

NOV 63 - DEC 64 22 SUPPLY SQ/MARCH AFB, CA

JAN 65 - JUN 66 4081 SUPPLY SQ/ERNEST HARMON AB, N. FLD, CANADA

JUL 66 - SEP 67 70 SUPPLY SQ/CLINTON SHERMAN AFB, OK

SEP 67 - APR 68 DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE/WASH, DC

MAY 68 - NOV 70 24 SUPPLY SQ/HOWARD AB, PANAMA

NOV 70 - DEC 71 431 TFS/ENGLAND AFB, LA

JAN 72 - NOV 72 77 ABW/TAN SON NHUT AB, RVN

DEC 72 - FEB 75 552 AEW&C WING/MCCLELLAN AFB, CA

FEB 75 - FEB 76 51 CW/OSAN AB, KOREA

35 TFS/KUNSAN AB, KOREA

FEB 76 - AUG 78 323FTW/MATHER AFB, CA

MSGT BILL BECKETT

OCT 81 – NOV 84 438 MAW/MCGUIRE AFB, NJ

DEC 84 – FEB 91 9 SRW/BEAL AFB, CA

MAR 91 – OCT 94 3706 BMTS/LACKLAND AFB, TX

NOV 94 – JUL 02 305 AMW/MCGUIRE AFB, NJ

MSGT THOMAS BENKNER

OCT 62 - JAN 63 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

MAR 63 - MAR 64 6143 ABG/ITAZUKE AB, JAPAN

MAR 64 - MAR 65 441 CSG/YAKOTA AB

APR 65 - FEB 66 82 FIS/TRAVIS AFB, CA

FEB 66 - SEP 66 NAHA AB/OKINAWA, JP

MAR 68 - DEC 69 944 MIG/NORTON AFB, CA

JUN 72 - NOV 78 196 FIS/ONTARIO IAP, CA

NOV 78 - DEC 92 163 TFW/MARCH AFB, CA

SMSGT GARY BENTON

1972 - 1974 100 SRW/DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, AZ

1974 - 1975 307 BW/U-TAPAO, THAILAND

1975 - 1979 27 TFW/CANNON AFB, NM

1979 - 1983 317 TAW/POPE AFB, NC

TSGT MICHAEL BERNHARDT

FEB 86 - APR 86        	TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, ILL

APR 86 - JUL 88        	27 TASS/GEROGE AFB, CA

JUL 88 - JUL 92        	435 TAW/RHEIM MAIN AB, GERMANY

JUL 92 - DEC 92        	14 FTW/COLUMBUS AFB, MS

DEC 92 - JAN 96        	1 FS/TYNDALL AFB, FL

JAN 92 - MAY 00        	711 SOS/DUKE FIELD, FL

MAY 00 - FEB 01       	 815 AS/KEESLER AFB, MS

FEB 01 - 2008  	      	711 SOS/DUKE FIELD, FL

SGT RAND BERRY

1984 - 1986 77 TFS/UPPER HEYFORD, UK

1986 - 1992 20 TFTS/GEORGE AFB, CA

TGST ROGER BEZIO

JAN 55 - APR 58 366 FMS PARACHUTE RIGGER, 391 TFS/ENGLAND AFB, LA

MAY 58 - APR 59 480 TFS, CROSS TRAINED TO 92250/ENGLAND AFB LA

MAY 59 - DEC 60 522 TFS/CANNON AFB, NM

AUG 59 - SEP 59 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JAN 61 - DEC 64 516 TCW, 64 TCW, 517 TCW/DYESS AFB, TX

JAN 65 - JUN 65 832 SUPPLY SQ/CANNON AFB, NM

JUL 65 - SEP 66 4510 SUPPLY SQ/LUKE AFB, AZ

OCT 66 - DEC 67 309 TFS/HOMESTEAD AFB, FL & TUY HOA AB, RVN

JAN 68 - DEC 71 4531 CMBT/HOMESTEAD AFB, FL

JAN 72 - JUL 74 67TRW/BERGSTROM AFB, TX

AUG 74 - FEB 76 909 ARS/KADENA AB, OKINAWA, JAPAN

MAR 76 - MAR 76 701 TASS/BERGSTROM AFB, TX

BOB BILLINGS

NOV 74 - FEB 04         	USAF 1LT/CAPT AND THEN USAF CIVILIAN AT WPAFB.    LEAD GOVERNMENT ENGINEER FOR ACES II

			EJECTION SEAT. CHIEF ENGINEER OF LIFE SUPPORT SPO AT WPAFB. CREW SYSTEMS ENGINEER IN F-16, B-1,

			AND F-22 SPO'S.  TECHNICAL ADVISOR IN CREW SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BRANCH AT WPAFB.

JUNE 04 - PRESENT CONSULTANT GOODRICH CORP, GENTEX CORP, AND CONAX CORP

MSGT FRANK BIRKENSEHER

1958 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

1958 - 1960 40 FIS/YAKOTA AB, JAPAN

SEP 60 - DEC 64 BOLING AFB & ANDREWS AFB, MD

DEC 64 - DEC 67 81 TFS/HAHN AB, GERMANY

DEC 67 - SEP 71 BARKSDALE AFB, LA

SEP 71 - SEP 72 PHU CAT AB

SEP 72 - NOV 78 49 TFW, 417 TFS, & 479 TTW/HOLLOMAN AFB, NM

MSGT IRVIN BLANKENBAKER

DEC 53 - APR 54 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JUN 54 - OCT 54 35 FBS/KOREA

OCT 54 - DEC 55 35 FBS/JAPAN

JAN 56 - AUG 59 15 FIS/DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, AZ

AUG 59 - MAY 60 93 FIS/KIRTLAND AFB, NM

JUL 60 - SEP 64 5 FIS/MINOT AFB, ND

SEP 64 - DEC 69 SUPPLY SQ/TYNDAL AFB, FL

DEC 69 - JUN 72 57 FIS/KEFLICK NAS, ICELAND

JUL 72 - SEP 73 430 FBS/NELLIS AFB, NV

SMSGT JOHN BLANKINSHIP

DEC 71 - JAN 72 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JAN 72 - JUL 73 64 FTS/REESE AFB, TX

JUL 73 - DEC 74 21 TASS/CLARK AB, RP

DEC 74 - JUL 76 4427 TFTS/CANNON AFB

JUL 76 - JAN 78 53 TFS/BITBURG AB, GE

JAN 78 - JAN 82 1550 ATTW/KIRTLAND AFB

JAN 82 - JAN 84 64 TFS/KADENA AB, JP

JAN 84 - JUL 88 2851 ABG/KELLY AFB, TX

JUL 88 - DEC 92 HQ USAFE/RAMSTEIN AB

MSGT STEVE BOYD

FEB 84 - MAR 84 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

MAR 84 - JAN 86 94 TFS/LANGLEY AFB, VA

JAN 86 - FEB 89 53 TFS AND 525 TFS/BITBURG AB, GE

FEB 89 - JAN 00 89 AW/ANDREWS AFB, MD

JAN 00 - JUL 02 436 OSS/DOVER AFB, DE

AUG 02 - AUG 03 8 FW/KUNSAN AB, ROK

AUG 03 - Jul 04 DOVER AFB, DE

CMSGT GALE N. BRADISH

JUL 65 - OCT 65 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

OCT 65 – OCT 67 67 379 BMW/WURTSMITH AFB

OCT 67 – JUN 69 69 6486 ABW/HICKAM AFB, HI

JUN 69 - JUL 70 552 AEWW/MCCLELLAN, CA

JUN 70 - JUN 71 62 FIS/K.I. SAWYER AFB, MI

JUN 71 - JUL 72 94 FIS/WURTSMITH AFB

JUL 72 - FEB 73 366 CSG/DANANG AFB, RVN

FEB 73 - APR 73 374 TAW/CCK AB,TIAWAN

APR 73 - JAN 74 379 BMW/WURTSMITH AFB, MI

JAN 74 - OCT 74 BILOXI AFB, MS

OCT 74 - NOV 75 DET 1, CEVG LA JUNTA RBS, CO

NOV 75 - NOV 77 9 CSG/BEALE AFB, CA

NOV 77 - NOV 82 410 BMW/K.I. SAWYER AFB

NOV 82 - FEB 85 317TFW/LITTLE ROCK AFB

FEB 85 - FEB 86 50 TFW/HAHN AB, GE

FEB 86 - FEB 88 81 TFW/RAF BENTWATERS, ENGLAND

FEB 88 - AUG 89 HQ MAC/SCOTT AFB, IL

MSGT BERT BRADLEY

MAR 74 - JUN 74 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JUL 74 - JUL 76 525 TFS/BITBURG AB, GERMANY

JUL 76 - SEP 80 CHARLESTON AFB, SC

SEP 80 - 1984 USAF ACADEMY, CO

1984 - 1990 PEASE AFB, NH

1990- FEB 97 MOODY AFB, GA

MSGT CLAY BRASE

JAN 85 - MAR 85 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

APR 85 - OCT 93 347 TFW/MOODY AFB, GA

OCT 93 - OCT 99 388 FW/HILL AFB, UT

OCT 89 - JUL 01 1 FW/LANGLEY AFB, VA

JUL 01 - JUL 02 HQ ACC/DO/LANGLEY AFB, VA

JUL 02 - DEC 04 HQ ACC/IG/LANGLEY AFB, VA

LT COL GEORGE BRAUE

1953-1956 SQD PERSONAL EQUIPMENT OFFICER/HAHN AB, GE

1957 PHYSIOLOGICAL TNG OFFICER SCHOOL/MONTGOMERY, AL

1957 PERSONAL EQUIPMENT OFFICER'S COURSE/CHANUTE AFB, IL

1957-1959 WING PERSONAL EQUIPMENT & PHYSIOLOGICAL OFFICER/PERRIN AFB, TX

1958-1959 ATC P.E. MOBILE TEAM CHIEF/CENTRAL/WEST USA

1958-1959 ATC DELEGATED MBR TO PEAG/PERRIN AFB, TX

1959-1962 P.T.O. CHAMBER CHIEF & USAF PEAG MBR & SAFE REP/ANDREWS AFB, MD

1962-1964 PTO & ATC PEAG MBR/WILLIAMS AFB, AZ

1964-1967 IG LIFE SCIENCES LS & PHYSIOLOGICAL TNG OFFICER,PEAG REP/NORTON

AFB, CA

1967-1969 7 AF/LSO/TAN SON NHUT AB, VIETNAM

1969-1971 5 AF/LSO/FUCHU AS, JAPAN

1971-1975 HQ PACAF/LSO/HICKAM AFB, HI

1976-1978 AMERICAN SAFETY AREA MARKETING REP/SAN ANTONIO, TX

1978-1992 REGIONAL MARKETING REP FOR H. KOCH & SONS/SAN ANTONIO, TX

1992 - GEORGE C. BRAUE & ASSOCIATES CONSULTANT TO H.KOCH & SONS

TSGT JASON BREMER

AUG 99 - NOV 99 TECH SCHOOL/SHEPPARD AFB, TX

DEC 99 - MAR 03 99 ARS/ROBINS AFB, GA

MAR 03 - MAR 04 35FS/KUNSAN AB, KOREA

MAR 04 - MAR 07 36 AS/YOKOTA AB, JAPAN

MAR 07 47 OSS/LAUGHLIN AFB, TX

MSGT ED BRICKLEY

APR 81 -MAY 81 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

JUN 81 - AUG 83 380 BW/PLATTSBURG AFB, NY

OCT 83 - FEB 86 18 FW/KADENA AB, OKINAWA JAPAN

MAR 86 - AUG 88 96 BW/DYESS AFB, TX

SEP 88 - SEP 90 NATO AWACS/GEILENKRCHEN, GE

OCT 90 - AUG 93 380 BW & MAW/PLATTSBURG AFB, NY

SEP 93 - AUG 97 344 RECRUITING SQ/ABILENE, TX

OCT 97 - OCT 99 2 BW/BARKSDALE AFB, LA

OCT97 - OCT 02 96 BW/436 TS/DYESS AFB TX

OCT 02 - JUN 05 AF JROTC INSTRUCTOR/BRYAN, TX

TSGT NATHAN BRISBOIS

JAN 95 - JUN 99 50 FTS/49 FTS/ 48 FTS COLUMBUS AFB, MS

JUN 99 - JAN 04 18 FS/355 FS EIELSON AFB, AK

FEB 04 - 911 ARS/912 ARS/319 OSS GRAND FORKS, ND

CMSGT ALTON J. BRISCOE

MAY 61 - JUL 61 TECH SCHOOL/CHANUTE AFB, IL

AUG 61 - JUL 66 67 SUPPLY SQ MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, ID

AUG 66 - AUG 67 308 TFS/BIEN HOA AFB, RVN

SEP 67 - OCT 71 513 CSG/MILDENHALL AB, EN

NOV 71 - DEC 74 97 BW/BLYTHEVILLE AFB, AR

JAN 73 - JUL 73 TDY TO: 43 SW/ANDERSON AFB, GUAM

JAN 75 - DEC 75 36 TFW/OSAN AB, KOREA

JAN 76 - FEB 78 16 SO/EGLIN AFB, FL

MAR 78 - MAY 81 HQ 9 AF/IG/SHAW AFB, SC

JUN 81 - MAY 84 401 TFW/TORREJON AB, SPAIN

JUN 84 - MAY 86 323 FTW/MATHER AFB, CA

JUN 86 - AUG 89 HQ 15AF/MARCH AFB, CA