MacDill Crewchiefs from the 72nd 1983-1988

So far, it's just you and I Randy, I've been looking for a long time. Lots of MacDill CC's, but no one from the 72nd except you and I.

I was in the 72nd In "A" shop 82-84

I was in the sheet metal shop for my first three years then I moved to the 72d in my last year. I was hoping to find Rick Lastra.

sorry forgot the year 81-85

Bubba, do you still check this site? Long time, no hear. I started my career there, in the 72nd AMU, and racked up nearly five years before PCS'ing to Hahn. Thanks for teaching me so much about crewing so long ago. I'm Mark Shirah, from Alabama...now in Texas, still on F-16s.

Still no word on where ol' Fred Meyers wound up? How about any of the other names on the list earlier in the thread?

Norm Steinruck here shift manager at Airtran in Orlando.
Saw Steve Z at Eglin recently. He had lunch with my daughter (reservist) and me. He at least still looks the same except all grown up!

Then SRA Jeff Bivins, Swing Shift (with Freddy) at 72nd, Macdill 83-84.
An Endless Day-time Launch and Night-time Recovery service.

I was In the 72nd then but I wasn't a crew chief!!

Good to see some old friends on here. Bob Earing, Curt Page, and I are still in the Tampa area. Anyone else still around? Ken

Glad to hear from some of the MacDill people. I was there from 74 to 80, went to the kun to help set up the F-16s there, back to MacDill in 82, the 63rd, then went to CAMT as an instructior, then to FTD 311 at MacDill as an Armament Systems Instructur till 1990 when I had to go to selfridge to set up the FTD there. I saw a name earlier, Norm Steinruck, the Studebaker truck guy?
I am still here in Tampa, helpinjg to collect personal storys and images from MacDill. If anyone would like to help out, please contact me. Any era at macDill would be great. Even chock kickers are welcome
Denny Cole

Glad to hear from some of the MacDill people. I was there from 74 to 80, went to the kun to help set up the F-16s there, back to MacDill in 82, the 63rd, then went to CAMT as an instructior, then to FTD 311 at MacDill as an Armament Systems Instructur till 1990 when I had to go to selfridge to set up the FTD there. I saw a name earlier, Norm Steinruck, the Studebaker truck guy?
I am still here in Tampa, helpinjg to collect personal storys and images from MacDill. If anyone would like to help out, please contact me. Any era at macDill would be great. Even chock kickers are welcome
Denny Cole

Denny I remeber you think I met you @ kunsan !!I was on the first f16 cadre to Kunsan too from 421st at hill then the 35th and then the 72nd !

I havent been on this site in ages, insomnia brought me back here this morning.
singe, where did you work at the Kun? real name? No sharing any A-town stories here....

Norm Steinruc? You still around? I still have my Studebaker truck, do you have yours? Mine is usually parked on the flightline during MacDill Airfests. Oh, and by the way, the tail lights of my truck, made from F-16 Nav light housings from the F-16 intake.
Denny

Doug Mutz here..
F-16 chief on 80-0623 from 86-89.
I went on to C-141B Flight Engineer at McGuire, NJ.
Went into the Reserves in '95, retired in '07

I've been an airline pilot since 2002, first with ATA Airlines, then flying a Hawker 1000 Bizet.

Now I'm in Dubai, UAE, flying as captain on Boeing 737-800 for flydubai. Been here 2+ years..

Barfield, Steve (just saw this post in forum also)
Hamburg, Germany

Was Production super and NCOIC in the 62nd from 1985 to 1989 a lot of names sound familiar

I havent been on this site in ages, insomnia brought me back here this morning.
singe, where did you work at the Kun? real name? No sharing any A-town stories here....

Shawn Ceanga was in the 35th A shop radar/ins/hud/video Nov 81...... no worries about stories I could fill a book