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  MSgt. Steven Vay (Ret.)

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 Name MSgt. Steven Vay (Ret.)
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Unit 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron "The Gunners"
Crewing F-16s from 1986 until 2005
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My first assignment was Homestead AFB (great first assignment) with a handfull of brand new F-16s. 4 hours a night then drinking beer on the back porch at work. Then off to the ROK for a year then back to Homestead untill it blew away. Then I ended up at Moody. I couldn't wait to get out of there and I didn't want to go back to the ROK so a volunteered for Alaska (Alaska Air Comand is still alive and well regardless of what PACAF says). From there I went Aviano and then they sent me to Eglin AFB to retire (on F-15s). Now I have a contractor job at Moody crewing the T-6A TexanII. UPDATE: I just got a contractor job crewin the Ground Training Aircraft at Sheppard AFB.

Current or Favourite assignment

The 306th was my first unit, then when they deactivated we became the 308th which was the best squadron I've been in... Untill we got blown out of Homestead and went to Moody. There we started out as the best AMU on base untill we desolved into the 68th, the worst AMU I have ever been in. The worst AMU in ACC acording to an ACC survey.

Deployments

I've been on probably hundreds of TDY's, which we considered deployments if they were overseas back in the day. Some of the countries I've been to include Norway, Canada, Germany, Italy, England, Guam, PI, and Singapore. Of course that was before the war. After that I have been to sandy locations 11 times. And I aint goin back.

My Jets & Assignments

 		82003 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron "The Gunners" [Unit History]
Period 1986 - 1987
Current: 82003   USAF 194 FIS F-16A Block 15 ADF [ w/o]
"The Gray Ghost"
83111 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 308th Fighter Squadron "Emerald Knights" [Unit History]
Period 1987 - 1989
Current: 83111   F-16A Block 15 [ sto]
"Aces High"
83077 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 308th Fighter Squadron "Emerald Knights" [Unit History]
Period 1989 - 1990
Current: 1615   FAR Esc 53 F-16A Block 20 MLU [ act]
"Leave it to Beaver"
86290 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" [Unit History]
Period 1990 - 1991
Current: 86290   USAF AMARC F-16C Block 30 [ sto]
89111 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 68th Fighter Squadron "Lightning Lancers" [Unit History]
Period 1991 - 1998
Current: 89111   USAF 4 FS F-16C Block 40 [ w/o]
Crewed "Night Stalker" for seven years as ADCC and DCC
Unit 18th Aggressor Squadron "Blue Foxes" [History]
Period 1998 - 2002
Expediter
Unit 555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" [History]
Period 2002 - 2004
Crew Chief Section Chief
Visitor Comments
Shane Morris, Jan 13, 2007 - 02:51 AM

glad to see you got the "shortcut" job!!! Just to let you know, the Nickel crew chief office is still graced with the hulk hands!!!!!!!!!!!

Dirty Steve
passmorejl, Jan 21, 2008 - 09:16 PM

Hey, just wanted to say hi. Miss the good times in AK at the Refinery.. Later

How ya doin?
Samuel Strawbridge, May 05, 2008 - 08:14 PM

Steve ! What is up? Still working on de planes? Still got your Jeep? How about hooking me up with a job? I graduate college in 6 days! Then who knows what . Good to see ya on here later, Straw







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