Brown shoes report!

vart · 02-15-2006, 11:52

Worked as an AMS3 on the Lincoln (CVN-72) in the AIMD shop during Desert Storm (last couple of months, actually)

Just wondering who else here is a fellow brownshoe...

skyboss_4evr · 02-15-2006, 14:27

AC1(AW) 1992-2000

NAS Agana, Guam
NAS Fallon, NV.

FlyinBrian · 02-15-2006, 15:55

AD2 VA-46,tad to AIMD U.S.S.America CV-66 83-86

SCPO · 02-15-2006, 19:19

sure are a lot of nose pickers on here. ams1 to amcs.

vart · 02-15-2006, 20:03

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Originally posted by skyboss_4evr
AC1(AW) 1992-2000

NAS Agana, Guam
NAS Fallon, NV.

How was Fallon? When I went to A school in Millington, I finished 3rd in my class and got to choose my duty station. the only two shore duty assignments were an F-18 squadron at Fallon, or a top secret missle test facility in Kauai, Hawaii.
I really liked the desert, and I was from Idaho, so Fallon almost got the nod, but I went with Hawaii since I figured I'd never get a chance to live in Hawaii for free;f .

I should have gone to Fallon:( . Hawaii was great for 6 months, then it became an island prison. Plus, Hawaii was considered isolated sea duty and the tour was only 18 months, so I was locked into a sea duty billet and was transfered to AIMD Nas Whidbey Island where I was assigned to the Lincoln.

I've always wondered what it would have been like to be at Fallon.

skyboss_4evr · 02-15-2006, 20:28

Quote:

Originally posted by vart
How was Fallon? When I went to A school in Millington, I finished 3rd in my class and got to choose my duty station. the only two shore duty assignments were an F-18 squadron at Fallon, or a top secret missle test facility in Kauai, Hawaii.
I really liked the desert, and I was from Idaho, so Fallon almost got the nod, but I went with Hawaii since I figured I'd never get a chance to live in Hawaii for free;f .

I should have gone to Fallon:( . Hawaii was great for 6 months, then it became an island prison. Plus, Hawaii was considered isolated sea duty and the tour was only 18 months, so I was locked into a sea duty billet and was transfered to AIMD Nas Whidbey Island where I was assigned to the Lincoln.

I've always wondered what it would have been like to be at Fallon.

LOL, I know what you mean about Hawaii being an island prison. I felt the same way about Guam; loved it for the first six months, then I couldn't stand the place. On the other hand, I really LOVED Fallon. With Reno only an hour, easy access to great camping (real camping in the middle of nowhere), Lake Lahontan just down the road, and of course the desert, there was plenty to keep you busy off duty. My buddies and I would take our rifles out into the desert and spend hours shooting jackrabbits and coyotes and just enjoying the outdoors. And being a controller only made it that much more fun for me. I've never had so much fun as I did working in the tower when an entire Air Wing would recover from the ranges. More F14's and F18's in the pattern than you could count! What a blast!

***F14Scott*** · 02-15-2006, 21:18

VF RIO, 1992-1998
Flew out of Miramar, Atsugi, WESTPAC, Fallon, NAS Fort Worth.
VF-1, 124, 154, 201
Independence, Ranger, Kitty Hawk, Kennedy
AOCS Honor Class 07-91, Ohh Rah.

Callsign WEIRD

Streck-Fu · 02-16-2006, 07:17

AT1 (AW)

VFA-15 1990-1993 (Cecil Field)
VFA-81 1996-2001 (Cecil to Oceana)
SFWSLANT 2001-2005 (Oceana)

I still shed a tear for NAS Cecil Field.....

Sam1380 · 02-16-2006, 10:09

USS Sellers DDG-11
USS Saratoga CV-60
USS Independence CV-62?
Rigger and A Shellback

cliffb · 02-16-2006, 19:29

1971-1975, Got out as an ADJ2. VAQ-131, deployed on Big E and the Connie.
1976-1983, TD-A school then stationed at NAS Fallon EWR.
1983-1984, TD-C School at NATTC Millington.
1984-1985, FASO Det. at Moffet Field.
1985-1988, Changed rate to AT. VAQ-132, Deployed on Forrestal.
1988-1992, VFA-125 at Lemoore. Retired as ATC(AW). Had several jobs but line division Chief was the best.
1992-Present. I liked Fallon so much I came back.

vart · 02-17-2006, 06:21

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Originally posted by cliffb
1988-1992, VFA-125 at Lemoore.

I was in Lemoore for a little bit in the spring of `90 attending the Advanced Aviation Composites Course learning to repair the graphite epoxy on the F-18s...

cliffb · 02-17-2006, 08:24

Quote:

Originally posted by vart
I was in Lemoore for a little bit in the spring of `90 attending the Advanced Aviation Composites Course learning to repair the graphite epoxy on the F-18s...

I think I was one of the Maintenance Control Chiefs about then. With 53 freaking planes there were a lot of us.

riquiscott · 02-19-2006, 22:40

Naval Flight Officer (E-2C "Hawkeye")

Winged in August 1998
Sea Tour with VAW-125 (1999-2002)
Shore Duty as Instructor at VAW-120 (2002-2005)
Currently doing my disassociated sea tour as the Air Defense Officer on USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73)

Scott Gardner

Gunmeister · 02-23-2006, 14:07

Proud Brownshoe here. 1954 to 1986 (AMAN to AMH2 to AFCM) Loved every minute of it and wish I was back.

varigger · 03-02-2006, 12:27

PR1 (AW)
Early 1995 PR 'A' School Millington
1995-1997 VA-34 NAS Oceana (A-6E)
1997-1999 VFA-34 NAS Cecil Field (FA-18)
Summer 1999 C&F School Pensacola
1999-2002 AIMD Paraloft NAS Oceana
2002-2005 USS Truman CVN-75 AIMD Paraloft and QA
2005-Present AIMD Paraloft NAS Lemoore

varigger · 03-02-2006, 12:35

PR1 (AW)
Early 1995 PR 'A' School Millington
1995-1997 VA-34 NAS Oceana (A-6E)
1997-1999 VFA-34 NAS Cecil Field (FA-18)
Summer 1999 C&F School Pensacola
1999-2002 AIMD Paraloft NAS Oceana
2002-2005 USS Truman CVN-75 AIMD Paraloft and QA
2005-Present AIMD Paraloft NAS Lemoore

varigger · 03-03-2006, 11:32

Sorry about the double post