38th TMW – NATO’s Front Line Defensive Unit
Courtesy of Jack Attebury – 822nd TMS Original publication and date unknown (circa 1962). Click on image to enlarge.
Category: The “News”
Pad Grads at Orlando
Courtesy of Jack Attebury – 822nd TMS Original publication unknown (August 1962). Click on images to enlarge.
USAF Training – Missile Guidance
Transcribed from an Internet sound file by Peter Bock – 823rd TMS / contributed by Nick Nicholson – 823rd TMS Fundamentals known by all Sembach Missileers… “The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn’t. By subtracting where it is from …
Capt. Wrenn’s Launch Crew (Long Count)
Capt. Eugene L. Wrenn’s Launch Crew Armed Forces Day – 1960 Click on photo to enlarge. Left to Right Capt. Eugene Wrenn TSgt. Earl Farnsworth A/1C Carl McCraw A/2C Glenn Chamblin A/1C Gerald Neeley SSgt. Kenneth Niblick SSgt. Elias Salas A/2C Leslie Downing
Site #2 Maintenance Crew – Circa 1961
Harold “Art” Jones’ Maintenance Crew – Site II – Circa 1961 (Click on photo to enlarge.) Left to Right A2C ? Ropka A2C Harold A. “Art” Jones Jr. A2C John F. Moran Jr. A2C Richard H. Schiller A1C Robert J. Grimm A2C ? Rotz SSgt. William W. Sherman Please …
“Stuff About Sembach” – Recollections by Earl Bennett
In an email from Earl Bennett (38th MMS – Site III), dated 16 Dec 2008, Earl writes: Russ, After 45 years, a lot of memories about my time at Sembach have faded as have many of the faces of the guys I worked and played with back then. The following …
823rd Tactical Missile Squadron
Contributed by Billy Morris – 823rd TMS (Click on images to enlarge.)
Missile Wing Maintains Lonely Vigil
Source Unknown (probably Semach Missileer circa 1964) Contributed by Billy Morris – 823rd TMS (Click on Image to enlarge.)
First Term Airman Council
Photo and minutes submitted by Lorenz “Larry” Lechner – 823rd TMS; newspaper clipping submitted by Bob Bolton – 887th TMS) (Click on images to enlarge.) Left to Right Gerald McCorkle – 38th CS Gp. Kenneth Gaddy – 38th Sup. Sq. Roy Howell – 38th CS Gp. Jerry McKibben – 38th …
Modern Europe Hasn’t Changed Centuries-old Fasching History
Sembach Missileer – 31 January 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
Rifle Team Trophy
Sembach Missileer – 31 January 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
Open Mess Events Highlight German, American Fasching
Sembach Missileer – 31 January 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
Sembach Air Base Welcomes You
Sembach Air Base Welcomes You (PDF – 8 MB) Sembach Air Base Guide August 1963 (Courtesy of Henry R. “Hank” Baltzersen – 38th MMS) (Click on pages to enlarge.) Purpose: This pamphlet was prepared to inform newly assigned personnel about Sembach Air Base and the surrounding community.
Wing Recieves ORI Satisfactory Rating
Sembach Missileer – 31 January 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
30 Graduate From Management Class
Publication unknown – probably the Sembach Missileer circa 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
Symbol Contest Winners Announced
Sembach Missileer – 31 January 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
Seen Any Grenades Lying About?
Sembach Missileer – 31 January 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
Wing Selects Martinez – Suarez
Sembach Missileer – 31 January 1964 (Courtesy of Hank Baltzersen – 38th MMS) Click on thumbnail to see larger image.
German workers upset / Pirmasen’s Closure?
German workers upset over potential post closure By Marcus Klöckner, Stars and Stripes European edition, Saturday, September 27, 2008 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — German workers employed by the Army in Pirmasens are shocked and upset over news that the Army is developing a plan that would close the post where …
Possible Army Relocation to Sembach
Army eyes relocation of several headquarters in Germany to Sembach By Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes European edition, Thursday, September 25, 2008 (Click on image to enlarge.) KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The Army is developing plans that would relocate several headquarters from around Germany and the military prison in Mannheim …
TM-61C Live Launch Certificate
Matador (TM-61C) Live Launch Observer Certificate – Cape Canaveral, Florida (Courtesy of Jim Holler – 38th MMS) Click on image to enlarge.
587th MM Sq Takes Sportsman’s Title
From the Sembach Missileer – circa 1961/2 (contributed by Jim Holler, 587th MMS, B-Flight) Click on images to enlarge. Front row; left to right: Loyal Weaver, Ronald Ray (Coach), Lt. Col. Donald Robert (unit commander), James Petit and Irvin Johnson. Back row; left to right: Dickee Epps, Jim Holler, …
The Original “A-Flight” – Sembach AB
This picture of the original “A-Flight” (587th Tactical Missile Group, 822nd Tactical Missile Squadron), was taken circa 1959, at the Sembach AB Flightline. If you can help identify the people, please send an email to Russ Reston. (Photo courtesy of Jim Crittendon) Click on picture to enlarge. Left …
1962 Sembach Tiger Fast Pitch Softball Team
Photo taken at the Germany Sports District (GSD) championships at Spang-Dahlem Air Base (1962). The team traveled throughout Germany and other countries, representing not only Sembach but USAFE. The 1960 team was the USAFE champion. Click on photo to see larger image. Left to right, front row: Dick …
38th TMW Receives Outstanding Unit Award
THE AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD (FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER) AWARDED TO 38TH TACTICAL MISSILE WING The 38th Tactical Missile Wing distinguished itself by exceptionally meritorious service from 1 April 1959 to 30 January 1961. During this period, the 38th Tactical Missile Wing greatly enhanced the day and night …
U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles 1949 – 1969 The Pioneers
George Mindling (71st TMS; Bitburg) and Bob Bolton (887th TMS; Grünstadt) have recently finished their book U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles 1949 – 1969 The Pioneers. Description: The U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949-1969, The Pioneers offers the rich, fascinating history of the first surface-to-surface tactical missiles of the U.S. Air …
Long Count Crew #4
Orlando AFB – 1960 Photo courtesy of Tom Davis Click on picture to see larger image. Missile Crew Commander Capt. Malcom McManus Crew Chief TSgt. Lynn Wheatcraft – Deceased Crew Members SSgt. Quentin Davis – Deceased A2C Tom Davis – Fountain Inn, South Carolina SSgt. Doug Johnson A2C Ken …
MARS Man
Probably from the Sembach Missileer – circa 1962/3 (contributed by Julian “Bud” Fellers, 587th MMS, B-Flight) Click on photo to see larger image
The Metropol is “Off Limits”
OK, “fess up”… How many people can remember this hotel/bar in downtown K-Town? (contributed by Julian “Bud” Fellers, 587th MMS, B-Flight) Click on document to see larger image.