Some of the links below are under construction and can not be accessed. If you have information on the origin of any of these subjects please e-mail it to me and I will post it here.
Personal Equipment's Beginning
Minutes of the March 1966 Personal Equipment Advisory Group Meeting
March 1979 Interceptor News Article, "Does Anybody Out There Care About Life Support?"
The First Life Support Patch (and a lesson on survival kit drop lanyards)
The History of The Survival Schools
The Life Support/Personal Equipment Chief Master Sergeants
Chronology of the USAF Enlisted Rank Chevron
Take a look at this pocket guide. Makes you wonder how they made it back then!
Is your life support assignment history listed here? Click on the link above to see where everyone has been assigned.
MAJCOM Staff
Listed here are the people who
served as staff members of the Air Staff and the Major Air Commands. Life Support Officers (LSOs) are included, but if you feel that a listed LSO (or anyone else) did not contribute
to the USAF Life Support program, let me know and I'll consider removing
his/her name. Please send additions, corrections, and updates to me. Tracking
our history is important and I'd like to be as accurate as possible. Active
duty Life Supporters can help out by starting a list of their own. The
list should include current and past life support personnel (as
far back as records have been kept). So
far the only unit I know of that is keeping a list is the Thunderbird squadron at Nellis AFB (If I'm wrong please let me
know). The unit has its list
proudly displayed on the wall in their shop. Keep
it going, but don’t forget about the Life Support Officers!
IMPORTANT: Please click here to review the updated Headquarters Assignment History files submitted by Mike Freebury. Submit any corrections, additions and other info as necessary to us.
HQ AAC
HQ AFSC/AFMC
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