Recently Submitted Photos
Photos submitted since December 1st, 2010 Photos courtesy of: John Mulac – 587th MMS / 38th MMS – 12/19/2010 Robert W. “O’B” O’Brien – 587th MMS / 38th MMS – 3/25/2011 Click on Thumbnail for larger image.
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TM-76A Nuclear Safety Checklist
Contributed by Joe Molinaro (822nd TMS & 38th MMS – Site II Maintenance NCOIC) Click on images to enlarge.
Emergency Destruct Procedure
Contributed by Joe Molinaro (822nd TMS & 38th MMS – Site II Maintenance NCOIC) Click on images to enlarge.
Mace A Maintenance Procedure – Film Installation
Contributed by Joe Molinaro (822nd TMS & 38th MMS – Site II Maintenance NCOIC) Click on image to enlarge.
Mace A Maintenance Procedure – Program Unit Control
Contributed by Joe Molinaro (822nd TMS & 38th MMS – Site II Maintenance NCOIC) Click on image to enlarge.
Mace A Maintenance Procedure – Engine Start
Contributed by Joe Molinaro (822nd TMS & 38th MMS – Site II Maintenance NCOIC) Click on image to enlarge.
Crew Stein
How many of y’all still have a crew stein? Jim Mulligan (822nd TMS) still has his crew stein and coffee cup… (Russ still has his stein too!) Click on images to enlarge.
Mace Model
Jim Mulligan (822nd TMS) assembled this Mace model back in the 1960s and has been ‘carrying’ it around ever since… Click on images to enlarge.
Grünstadt Brewana Memorabilia Pictures
Courtesy of Bob Bolton – 887th TMS Bob reports… “Jost Bräu was the Grünstadt village brewery until the-mid 1970s, when it was closed down. We tapped many-a-keg and snapped open uncountable bottles.”
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 …
823rd Tactical Missile Squadron
Contributed by Billy Morris – 823rd TMS (Click on images 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 …
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 …
2007 TAC Missileers Reunion Pictures
Here are a couple pictures from the 2007 TAC Missileers Reunion in Tucson. (Let’s see how many people we can get to attend the 2009 Reunion in Dayton…) 823rd TMS Click on photo for larger image. Left to Right Nick Nicholson Michael Hamerski Ken Haehnel 887th TMS …
Orlando Class – May 1962
Many thanks to Andy Holcombe (822nd TMS) for his Orlando Class photo. Can you help us identify the people? If so, please send an email to Russ Reston. Click on thumbnail to see larger image. Standing – Left to Right: 1. Anderson M. “Andy” Holcombe (Rome, Georgia) 2. Samuel F. …
Missile Squadrons Move Up In Sembach Sports Program
Original publication and date unknown (probably the Sembach Missileer – circa Fall 1965). (Courtesy of Richard Ertz – 823rd TMS) Missile Squadrons Move Up In Sembach Sports Program The tactical missile squadrons are moving ahead in base-wide competition. The 822nd TM Sq. is pacing the base’s intermural Basketball League and …
Guys And Their Cars
In a March 7, 2008 email from Jim Plowden (822nd TMS; Crew #1-9) to Russ Reston et al, Jim in part states: “Funny how we remember the cars in our lives more than the women in our lives!” With that in mind, I thought it might be interesting to show …
Large Pizza Pie – 75¢ (Nino’s Resturant – Sembach)
Yes, that is how much a large plain pizza pie cost at Nino’s Italian Restaurant, in Sembach village, back in the early 1960s. Menu courtesy of Jim Plowden. “When Nino opened, he knew Americans loved pizza, but he was concerned that no one was buying his pizza, even though …
Can You Identify These Photos?
Subject: Can you identify these photos? 07 February 2008 From: Russ Reston To: Frederick P. Horky Hi Fred, Any idea where this photo may have been taken? The guy that sent it to me thought it was Site #2 Enkenbach (823rd TMS), but it sure doesn?t look like the Site …
Electrocution in the Blockhouse
In an email from Lee Kyser (887th TMS): Russ, there was a crew chief at B Flight, SSgt William Rowe, who was “electrocuted” in the blockhouse, but revived by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by the launch officer. The LOs name might have been “Thoeni” (pronounced “Thaney”), or something like that. Do …
The Real First “C” Flight Commander – Capt. Richard S. Becker
In an old email (date unknown) from Fred Horky (one of the first LOs to take the Mace to Sembach AB) to Bob Bolton (887th TMS) Fred Stated…”the original “C” flight commander was Captain Richard S Becker; who organized and trained the flight at Orlando, took it through Holloman for …
Special Order P-13 (38th TMW / HQ)
Department of the Air Force Headquarters 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) APO New York 01930 Special Order P-13 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Nick Nicholson – 823rd TMS)
Special Order P-298 (38th TMW / HQ)
Department of the Air Force Headquarters 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) APO New York 01930 Special Order P-298 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Russ Reston – 823rd TMS)
Special Order 21 (38th TMW / 823rd TMS)
Department of the Air Force 823rd Tactical Missile Squadron (USAFE) APO New York 01930 Special Order 21 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Paul Monahan – 823rd TMS)
Special Order 6 (38th TMW / 823rd TMS)
823rd Tactical Missile Squadron 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) United States Air Force APO New York 01930 Special Order 6 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Billy Morris – 823rd TMS)
Special Order P-52 (38th TMW / HQ)
Headquarters 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) United States Air Force APO 130, New York, New York Special Order P-52 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Lee Kyser – 887th TMS)
Special Order M-392 (38th TMW / HQ)
Headquarters 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) United States Air Force APO 130, New York, New York Special Order M-392 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Werner Laag – 823rd TMS)
Special Order A-1136 (38th TMW / HQ)
Headquarters 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) United States Air Force APO 130, New York, New York Special Order A-1136/ Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Werner Laag – 823rd TMS)
Special Order M-258 (38th TMW / HQ)
Headquarters 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) United States Air Force APO New York 01930 Special Order M-258 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Raymond Moore – 887th TMS)
Special Order A-535 (38th TMW / HQ)
Headquarters 38th Tactical Missile Wing (USAFE) United States Air Force APO New York 01930 Special Order A-535 Click on thumbnail to see larger image. (Courtesy of Lee Kyser – 887th TMS)