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Great Lakes is where I pushed them and the women too for 3 years. Great Lakes is the only boot camp now.
San Diego and Orlando are history. I went to San Diego in 1974.
Damon(The Rocker):hehe::wave:
Probably Naval Air Station Norfolk and the main Norfolk Shipyards are still there, but there has never been a Navy bootcamp in Virginia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Station_Great_Lakes
The ASW helicopter squadron I was in has been decomissioned, also two of the four ships I served on, along with assorted places I went to training schools like Memphis Naval Air Station. Lot of cutbacks since the cold war ended.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Station_Great_Lakes
The ASW helicopter squadron I was in has been decomissioned, also two of the four ships I served on, along with assorted places I went to training schools like Memphis Naval Air Station. Lot of cutbacks since the cold war ended.
I think ALL of the units I served in have been decomm'ed, and most of the bases (with the exception of Ft. Jackson, SC - Basic, and Ft. Eustis, VA - AIT).
Schwabischalle-Hessental (Dolan Barracks) is now condos and a Sportsplatz.
Ft Ord is... a ghost base. I think Camp Roberts is still in use occasionally, and I saw something somewhere that said Ft. Ord was occasionally used to train troops in urban warfare (can't swear to that). The last time I was by it the base looked like the movie set for Zombieland.
I think Hunter-Ligget was returned to the state and made into a state park; not sure about that. But I don't think the Army uses it any longer.
Gah! Thinking about all this makes me feel old....
Regards,
MSP
What year were you at NAS Memphis? I was there in MAD in 64 going to ASM school.
John
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The Rocker Trainz Veteran
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The Rocker Trainz Veteran
"What year were you at NAS Memphis?" March-August 78, AFUNP and AVA schools. Was supposed to go to BEEP there in January-February 78, but apparently that school was overcrowded at the time so they sent a bunch of us to SSC-NTC San Diego to go to BEEP school with the blackshoes. No complaints, again San Diego is much nicer in the winter. Airfield in Flightsim 2004 is listed as a civilian airport, "Millington Municipal" or something, so it must have closed down quite a while back.
My squadron also deployed ashore at NAS Willow Grove for a while, 80 or 81 I think. That started as a civilian airfield, Pitcairn, where the famous autogyro was invented. Now it's a civilian airfield again. Interesting find, NAS Memphis had a flying club on base, where I learned to fly in Cessna 150s. To keep the flying club aircraft out of the military pattern we used a different runway, and reported inbound over the "wagon wheel" - which was an abandoned WWII training field.
Dunno what it's used for now, but the shape is still visible in Bing maps. Any WWII pilots here that used that airfield?
Dunno what it's used for now, but the shape is still visible in Bing maps. Any WWII pilots here that used that airfield?
Unfortunately, Willow Grove is also closed. Fairly recently. I have no idea what they're doing with it. Had a buddy who was stationed there as a Marine guarding the ASW squadron.
Ironically, I'm going to right next door in a few hours at a Rocky Horror Picture Show performance at the former Warminster base. They turned the centrifuge into a theater.
Ironically, I'm going to right next door in a few hours at a Rocky Horror Picture Show performance at the former Warminster base. They turned the centrifuge into a theater.
Wow! That's kind of sad, but I guess that's progress, anybody know what happen to the reserve units?
John
"Had a buddy who was stationed there as a Marine guarding the ASW squadron" IIRC when I was there it was home to an Air Force reserve and Army reserve unit, VP64 and VP66 which were both ASW patrol squadrons operating P3 Orions, and some Marine reserve air groups with A4 Skyhawks and them monster CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters. Inside Hangar 80;
We shared one end of the hangar with the VR squadron, Marines were at the other end, as I recall the VP squadrons had their own hangars. NADC Warminster had one hangar with a big hole cut in the doors since it was too short for the one P3 Orion they kept there, I'll see if I can find a pic of that hangar with the P3 tail and MAD boom sticking out, it was funny.
We shared one end of the hangar with the VR squadron, Marines were at the other end, as I recall the VP squadrons had their own hangars. NADC Warminster had one hangar with a big hole cut in the doors since it was too short for the one P3 Orion they kept there, I'll see if I can find a pic of that hangar with the P3 tail and MAD boom sticking out, it was funny.
William0d0
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I guess he should be having fun right about now.
Basic training was so much fun I did it twice, Army in 1982 and Air Force in 1984. Air Force basic training is much easier, LOL.
Basic training was so much fun I did it twice, Army in 1982 and Air Force in 1984. Air Force basic training is much easier, LOL.
My squadron also deployed ashore at NAS Willow Grove for a while, 80 or 81 I think. That started as a civilian airfield, Pitcairn, where the famous autogyro was invented. Now it's a civilian airfield again. Interesting find, NAS Memphis had a flying club on base, where I learned to fly in Cessna 150s. To keep the flying club aircraft out of the military pattern we used a different runway, and reported inbound over the "wagon wheel" - which was an abandoned WWII training field.
Dunno what it's used for now, but the shape is still visible in Bing maps. Any WWII pilots here that used that airfield?
Crop Circle
Jamie :hehe:
William0d0
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Sniper
I found it ! http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TN/Airfields_TN_W.htm#wilkinsville scoll down to find on Naval Outlying Landing Field 15305, Ellendale, TN ,Enjoy
John
I found it ! http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TN/Airfields_TN_W.htm#wilkinsville scoll down to find on Naval Outlying Landing Field 15305, Ellendale, TN ,Enjoy
John
Going on Holiday Block Leave. Waiting at the airport in Norfolk, Virginia. Another 14 hours until I'm back to where I came from. And it won't be long until get on back home. This time when arrive in California, I won't be in civilian clothing. I'm gonna be in uniform. There's strong, and then there's Army Strong. HOOAAH!!!!