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MSgt.
Rich
"
Hoppy"
Hopkin
(Ret.)
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Name | MSgt. Rich Hopkin (Ret.) |
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| Unit | 388th Fighter Wing | |
| Crewing F-16s | from 1980 until 1995 | |
| Contact rrh1344 | Send me a private message | |
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| Was at Hill most of my Air Force carrier. Works in the 4th FS, Phase, and 34th. Loved the area and the skiing. | ||
My Jets & Assignments
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Unit | 366th Fighter Wing | [History] | |||
| Period | 1974 - 1976 | |||||
| Don't know what I did to deserve this assignment when I was 19, single. Met some great guys while work imaging in R&R crash recovery. | ||||||
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F-4 Phantom II | |||||
| Unit | 8th FMS R&R Crash Recovery | |||||
| Period | 1976 - 1978 | |||||
| Worked hard and played hard. The F4 was a lot of work but loved every minute of it. Kunsan was so friggn cold working the night shift. | ||||||
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79298 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
| Unit | 4th Fighter Squadron "Fightin' Fuujins" | [Unit History] | ||||
| Period | 1978 - 1983 | |||||
| Current: | 79298 | 
USAF 63 TFTS
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F-16A Block 10 | [ w/o] | ||
| Worked in R&R on the F4 and then made the transition to the F16. I went to the 4th FS in 1980 and was the crew chief on 79-0289 and expedited until 1983. | ||||||
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Unit | 35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" | [History] | |||
| Period | 1982 - 1983 | |||||
| Transitioned from F4D to the F16 working as dock chief for the 35th FS. This was the first time I went TDY to the PI. One great year. | ||||||
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Unit | 388th Fighter Wing | [History] | |||
| Period | 1983 - 1985 | |||||
| Was dock chief for the 34th and the 4th while stationed at hill. Loved it here we would do military ski nights and all would leave work and go skiing. | ||||||
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Unit | 13th Fighter Squadron "Panthers" | [History] | |||
| Period | 1985 - 1986 | |||||
| This was awesome. We had no jets yet so I set up the phase docks and facilities. So much snow there and a great bunch to work with. Loved Misawa. | ||||||
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Unit | 36th Fighter Squadron "Flying Fiends" | [History] | |||
| Period | 1986 - 1988 | |||||
| This was the home of the gutter maintenance crew. The hardest working fun loving group aand best mechanics i ever worked with. Went TDY to the PI way to much and this is when I got the cope T maintenance award for best crewchief means a lot to me. To Rudy, Ferch, Velvan, walker, Radar, Singer, Ramon, Sharp, Opie, Tim Burley and so many others hope your all doing fine and god bless it was the best of times. Brothers always! | ||||||
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Unit | 34th Fighter Squadron "Rams" | [History] | |||
| Period | 1988 - 1990 | |||||
| We were the best thank you Capt. Ken Stoudt for asking me to be in your squadron. To Dan Durante, where are you? | ||||||
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Unit | 13th Fighter Squadron "Panthers" | [History] | |||
| Period | 1990 - 1991 | |||||
| Great year here great to be back at Misawa. Great camping and great family times. | ||||||
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Unit | 56th Fighter Wing | [History] | |||
| Period | 1991 - 1997 | |||||
| This is where I grew the most and became a First Sergeant a job I loved until I retired in 1997. Worked with some great commanders and others while in the EMS, 311, 308th and Comm squadrons. To all I served with thanks for your service and great times. | ||||||
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