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Where Are They Now?
Jeff Greene-- Det 18-- 1975-1976
I retired from the Air Force in 1991 and currently work at Cannon AFB, MN. Yep I'm a double-dipper. Much too many people's surprise, I made Msgt and was a 1st Sergeant when I retired.
Brent L. Rudin-- Det18-- 1976- 1979
After three years at Det 18 I spent a few months at Norton AFB and then departed from the Air Force. After a few detours along the way I ended up back to work for the government in the air pollution field. For the last decade I have worked as an air pollution law enforcement official for an agency based in San Francisco. In addition to my enforcement duties I help oversee the agencies field computer program. I dabble in web sites and computer art when time permits. My wife Donna and I are raising four children with the oldest in collage and the youngest in third grade. We have a number of web sites covering a variety of topics in addition to this site. The "home" index is at http://novasonoma.itgo.com/
Dave Seibert: 3 tours at Det 18, 30 WS. 1978-79, 1982-85 and 1987-1990
Has anyone else done 3 tours at Det 18 30 WS? I think I am the only one, anyway I would be interested to know if anyone else was there 3 times. I am now a long range forecaster with Strategic Weather Services
Dave_Seibert@StrategicWeather.Com
I live in Palm Springs CA< and in Phoenix AZ, hopefully it will be totally in Palm Springs in a few months. I have a small web site at
http://www.ionet.net/~soju/ It is slow in the process and even slower since I can't work on it while in Palm Springs. Well most of my stories are not the kind I really want to have for public viewing. If you don't know me lets me in Korea for a beer and make some new stories that I won't want to put on the web!Tupshida!
Soju
John Hahn: Det 18 1978-79,
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I arrived at Camp Casey in May of 1978 directly from AF Global Weather
Center. It was quite a culture shock for a young SSgt!! In fact when I was
notified of the assignment, the clerk at CBPO told me it must be a mistake
because it said "something goofy about a CP Casey".
I thought we were filming an episode of MASH when I got there. Army SSgt
Hugh Lidell picked me up in an open jeep in the pouring rain. I was further
amused by processing into the HHC (Headquarters, Headquarters Company) and
being issued my roll of toilet paper and told to bring back the empty tube
when I needed a replacement. I was then scheduled for my details of: Bus
Patrol, Town Patrol, and Music Patrol where you went from club to club in
the ville to ensure the clubs were not catering to one type of person by the
music played (i.e. blacks with soul, rednecks with country etc.) I then was
shown to my room in the "super hooch". I had 2,and at times 3, Army SSgt
roomates in a small room with no A/C. gang latrines, and the only lock a
padlock on the outside of the door.
After my year there with many memorable events, I went to the Base Weather
Station at Offutt. I stayed there until August of 1983 and left as a MSgt
to be the Station Chief at Columbus AFB MS. I remained there for about 2
years with a line number for SMSgt before being picked to go on the MAC IG
team at Scott AFB IL.
I spent 2 years on the IG team inspecting many weather units around the
world. After leaving the IG team I moved to Air Weather Service HQ to work
in the Acquistion Directorate where I worked on programs such as HFRB, QRCT,
TMQ-34, GNQ-33, FMQ8, FMQ-13, and others.
After being selected for CMSgt, I was chosen to be the Detachment Chief at
Det 17, 20WS at Yokota AB, Japan. After the major changes brought on by the
"divestiture", I moved to 5th Weather Sq (which later became 1st Wea Group)
at Ft Mcpherson GA.
I was at Ft McPherson from Oct 1991 until June 1994 when I returned to Korea
to be the Assistant Director of Operations for the 5th Weather Squadron at
Yongsan. The Sq was later renamed the 607th Weather Squadron.
I arrived at Yongsan on a Wednesday and 3 days later the death of Kim Il
Sung was announced.
After my year at Yongsan I went to Hq Air Education and Training Command at
Randolph AFB, TX. I retired effective 1 April 1998 and now work with
Strategic Weather Services in Wayne PA.
CMSgt John M. Hahn
Det 18 Alumni, let us know what your up to these days.
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