Forum: Buddy Finder

Back when I showed up at Hill in March, 82, I was among the first 3-levels sent directly to the brand-new Viper. Before that, it was maintained by mostly prior F-4 guys.

I didn't think much of it over the years, until I noticed most of my contemporaries getting out either by separation or retirement.

I've been on the F-16 continually since I came in, stationed at:

Hill
Torrejon
Nellis
Luke
Kunsan
Spangdahlem
Hill
Gianaclis (Egypt F-16s)
and Luke

Any old-time Viper guys still on active duty?

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Im not old time yet, I worked 4 yrs supporting the F-16 in engine back shop and 4yrs on the flight line working on them. So if my back shop time counts than Im slowly getting there.

Mt Home
Nellis

I'm at Hill now with a guy named Kelley who worked the F-16 here when in first came out, he was (is) a crew chief- sound familiar? He retires in six months...

15 years continious F-16 Crew Chief.

Luke 90-92
Kunsan 92-93
Hill 93-95
Turkey 95-97
Moody 97-01
Mt Home 01-03
Spangdahlem 03-present

Hell 19 strait years on the 16.

Macdill 86-89
TJ 89-92
Homestead 92
Moody 92-95
Osan 95-96
Spangdahlem 96-99
Cannon 99-02
Kunsan 02-03
Cannon (again) 03-05

And the streak ends there now Kadena old a$$ F-15's

ouch..... Cannon-Kun-Cannon. Did you date the commanders' daughter or something?

We call it the Can-Kun-Can connection it happens alot for some reason or another. When I got there I did not believe it but I will be dammed if its not true. Now that I am at a 15 base a whole new set of rules. They come in 3 hours before launch not 2 and the FMC rate is like 84 which is good for these jets. I am thinking this might be a painful 3 years but damn it is beautiful.

14 years on the Viper:

89-91 Misawa (Block 30's-NSI & MCID, Also AlDafra Block 25's.17th FS Augmentee)
91-94 Nellis (Block 32 & 42's)
94-95 Kunsan (Block 30 MCID)
95-02 Edwards (FSD, Blocks 5 -60, XL, VISTA, and all kinds of miss-match)

Even though I’m off the airframe, I still get to pull some special duties down the way. In a few years after retirement, I may be back to crewing them again full time, but as a Civilian.

Mike Valdez

20 years and still counting.

From the Block 10 all the way to the Block 60.

MacDill 85-87
Kunsan 87-88
MacDill 88-91
Kunsan 91-92
Luke 93-96
Nellis 96-99
Tyndall 99-04
Tucson ANG 2004-Present

I know a guy who has crewed 16's since 91, But has been in the military since 1966. He has crewed f-84f, f-100's,f-4c and e, And block 25 and 30 16's. He has damn near see it all lol

T-birds, the block 60 is a hole on my F-16 resume' I'll probably never fill. I've worked Block 1s, 5s, 10s, 15s, 25s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. Also the Taiwan Block 20s.

If I drive down to Tucson, maybe you guys will let me swap out a box or something to fill a square. Of course all I'm really qualified to do any more is catch an ER.

Began F-16's in FTD at Nellis Oct 1983 then:

TJ 84-87
SW 87-98
OS 98-99
SW 99-02
OS 02-04
21 yrs
(the SW/ROK/SW/ROK tour)

then some wise guy decided I needed to "pay my dues" and sent me to SJ where I am suffering with the Strike Eagle - what a Piece o' junk. When they gave me ER orders the paperwork looked really funny:

Time on current MDS = 4 mos Other MDS = F-16 240mos

Hey Pointy

Quote:

Of course all I'm really qualified to do any more is catch an ER.

You have done them with the best, haven't you...........LOL

Purple

Yeah. OAF was one of the highlights of my career. ERs and Copo Grosso...memories

PointyHead wrote:

Back when I showed up at Hill in March, 82, I was among the first 3-levels sent directly to the brand-new Viper. Before that, it was maintained by mostly prior F-4 guys.

I didn't think much of it over the years, until I noticed most of my contemporaries getting out either by separation or retirement.

I've been on the F-16 continually since I came in, stationed at:

Hill
Torrejon
Nellis
Luke
Kunsan
Spangdahlem
Hill
Gianaclis (Egypt F-16s)
and Luke

Any old-time Viper guys still on active duty?

Wow!

Forum: Buddy Finder

Longest continuously serving F-16 troop?