Been to the Philippine Islands? My old stomping ground, Clark AFB was destroyed by a volcano..

Haha...naw 716th MP BN then 5-0-(worst...just kidding, 1st) STB. I was on Division Staff.

During OIF I we were attached to 1MAR DIV. :tup:

Oh yeah I have! Angeles City, Cebu, Manila, and Zambowanga. Have been to the PI between 20-30 times on missions. Stayed on Clark a few times, but most of the time we stayed in Angeles City.

Vietnam Vet.

Hoorah!
I'm a Major US Army Military Police with 14 yrs in.
Only 2 combat tours. Had to balance tactical and garrison ops.
Yeah uniforms and awards do get pricey.
Bringing them all home safely has always been my goal but sadly I lost two in a fierce firefight.

Sincere Thanks to you all!!! :tiphat:

U.S. Army Aviation

SFC/Retired 15K40

Desert Storm and more...

US Navy 04- Present

Sonar Technician SUBMARINES
USS Alexandria SSN-757
USS Jefferson City SSN-759
SUB SCHOOL

US Navy 07-Present (just re-enlisted for another 6 actually)

OEF aboard USS Enterprise 2010,11,12.

Aviation Electrician.

Was mere inches away from becoming a USAF Combat Rescue Officer... Unfortunately becoming one (or just being admitted into training) is harder than getting into Stanford. No I'm not being sarcastic!
But I digress, Thank you all for your service. One of the hardest jobs in the world, and for many many reasons. I hope you all come home safe and sound in all regards after each deployment. If I see any of you in uniform, you better believe I'm buying you a meal!

US Navy Submarines 1996-Present
USS Michigan SSBN 727
USS Pennsylvania SSBN 735
USS HMJ SSBN 730
USS Nevada SSBN 733
My kind of combat is the last kind you'd want to see

U.S. Army Vietnam vet 1965-67

US Army 2005-Present

Afghanistan 2007-2008 (15mo) 19D Cav Scout
Iraq 2010-2011(12mo) 15R Apache Mechanic
Afghanistan 2012-2013(10mo) 15R Apache Mechanic

At least they are getting shorter?

:tup::usa::usa:

Super grateful to all you guys and gals who served. For those who are active, stay safe so you can enjoy your ride and be here with us in the forum.:usa:

USAF E-5
99-03 Active
03-07 Reserve

Joint Force/Search-recovery/Field Mortuary
Afghanistan
Iraq
Oman
Pakistan
North India
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan

Bro, you are not kidding one bit about how hard it is to get into USAF Combat Control or Pararescue. Not to mention Airfield Controller or Forward Air Controllers.....

Your Middle East tour looks about like mine:tup:

Thank you, and all service members (current and former) for their services.

:tup:

My wife the sailor, who actually owns the Z, spent six months in RC South in Kandahar, 2009. Now she's back to sea.

USAF Security Forces 3PO51 2000-2006
Ganci AB (Manas) Bishkek Krygyzstan 2004
Rhein Main AB Frankfurt Germany 2005
Vandenberg AFB Lompoc CA 30th SFS

Wasnt expecting to see any other SFS guys on here let alone many AF.. lol
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Are u still at BAFB? Im originally from Shreveport

12 years NV Army Guard.
OEF 11 RC-S

25N Nodal Network Systems Operator
25B Information Technology Specialist

Civilian Contractor
OEF 12-13 RC-SW

Network Administrator

I swear this is the last time I'll come to this arm pit. I go back to the Guard after I'm done with this contract.

Ya!.. i bet you enjoyed Angeles city..:tup: Maboohai!

When was the last time at Clark? Completely gone isnt it? Was so beautiful then but reduced to ashes a few years after I left..

Nice to meet another... GI in the PI..

Yup, there is always fun to be had in Angeles City! Lol
We stayed at a hotel called the Oasis a lot.
Last time I did a mission there, was in 2003. Clark is nothing but bldgs over run with vegetation. There are a lot of people that live there, and still is a PI base with a airfield. There is also a Holiday Inn on Clark that is pretty cool.

Yeah, us SP/SF members are few and far between to find!

US Army, 8th Field Hospital, '67-'68, Vietnam.
Not everyone who drives a Z Car is a young dude!!!
It's an amazing car!

I would love to see pics of that base...used to be so beautiful with so much green grass and flowers of all sort.. I cant imagine what it must be like..like someone in the year 800 living among the Roman ruins.

If you know of someone who can get me some pics I would be very grateful..
Meantime I will open a few San Miguels and have some lumpia

Maybe I am imagining things but I seem to remember that hotel ..not sure ..that is on base right? Name sounds familiar..

One thing I do remember is standing in the Philippine American WW2 cemetery in Manila and seeing row after row of white crosses neatly laid out over the green grass, shade trees and rolling hills. Each cross had a name and age. These were the combat deaths of WW2 and most that i recalled were in their twenties. It was a very moving scene that you absolutely cannot describe..Its something that I will never forget...

US ARMY 05-2011 got medically discharged against my will lol.
Iraq 06/08. Heres a pic of me and John Cena back in 06 when they did the christmas show, I'm the little guy

http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/i...caa6a996/l.jpg


That was 8 yrs ago, aboard USS Princeton. Gas Turbine Mechanic 3rd class. Good Times!

I used to live in Riverside, near Norton AFB

Ah, I see you're part of the SGM (Scissor Gang Mafia) too. :ugh: :icon17:

:usa: Thanks for your service! :tup:

I will have to see if I can dig up some photos for ya. I don't think I have any from the base itself, but do have some from the AC parking ramp of Mt Pinatubo.
There were always little old ladies selling lumpia in the hangar.
Yes, the hotel is on Clark, just through the second checkpoint. It is all white with brown roof. All the windows are covered with the plantation style white shutters.

USMC
AV-8B pilot
OEF in 2012

11 years USAF here
F-16 crew chief and first jet was 86-0333 thus the screen name
Been all over the world but had the pleasure of setting up BIAP in 2003 for transient aircraft.

BlackHawk crew chief.
This was from my last deployment for OIF 07-09!:happydance:

Damn, how did I miss this thread

US Navy 2003-2011

Hospital Corpsman - FMF

2nd MARDIV 1st BN 6th MAR

Awards:
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...psdf06f1cc.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...pscfd156e4.jpg
Me (right) and my fire team loked out
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...psf14bb170.jpg

I've been out for 2 years now and already put on 20 lbs. I guess morning PT was important

US Army 19k
Kosovo 01-02
Iraq Sept 08-Sept 09

Was an E-5/SGT when I got out.

251A - Army

Active

Bosnia 1998
Iraq/Kuwait 2007/2008

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Ever have dog-on-a-stick? One of the PI favorites..that and balut..the chicken embryo eaten right out of the egg shell..