Introductions

[Elessar]

Already seeing a few names I know. Yup, you all can't get rid of me that easily.
To those I haven't met already somewhere on this great web, Hi!

Hera, have you put the coffee on yet?

Hi Gotta! How are You, Sweet lady?

Welcome aboard! BilgeRat and Hera are here, too

[Elessar]

Oh my, that could be so badly misconstrued

Shush your dirty mind,,,,<grins>

[Abbey Marie]

Already seeing a few names I know. Yup, you all can't get rid of me that easily.
To those I haven't met already somewhere on this great web, Hi!

Hera, have you put the coffee on yet?

Welcome! Jump right in.

[Max R.]

Hi, all! @jimnyc referred me to this thread along with a warm welcome and both Marine and Navy logos since I'm retired Navy but still a Marine.

I was in the Marine Corps for 10 years then RIF'd and went Navy for another 6 before the Soviets turned into a bunch of wimps and I was RIF'd again. I immediately switched to the Naval Reserve and retired in 1997. My first beer check will arrive next year when I turn 60....along with TriCare which will save my wife and I over $300/month.

My Marine MOS was 7562, Phrog Phlyer:

[jimnyc]

Welcome, Max! and thanks for the pictures!

[Gunny]

Hi, all! @jimnyc referred me to this thread along with a warm welcome and both Marine and Navy logos since I'm retired Navy but still a Marine.

I was in the Marine Corps for 10 years then RIF'd and went Navy for another 6 before the Soviets turned into a bunch of wimps and I was RIF'd again. I immediately switched to the Naval Reserve and retired in 1997. My first beer check will arrive next year when I turn 60....along with TriCare which will save my wife and I over $300/month.

My Marine MOS was 7562, Phrog Phlyer:

I HATE frogs. I got a nice dip in the Pacific because one decided it didn't want to cooperate with landing on the Tarawa. I'll give you creds though ... the captain was the last man off the bird.

That looks like the 22 area at Pendleton.

Oh, and welcome aboard. I'm the a$$hole Gunny.

[Bilgerat]

I HATE frogs. I got a nice dip in the Pacific because one decided it didn't want to cooperate with landing on the Tarawa. I'll give you creds though ... the captain was the last man off the bird.

That looks like the 22 area at Pendleton.

Oh, and welcome aboard. I'm the a$$hole Gunny.

Gunny, my Da was on this one during WWII

Only Seabee on her, he worked on the arresting cables

[LongTermGuy]

`Well.....Hello Max and Welcome aboard...Enjoy the site! Any questions...were all here to help.





...​I`M the easy going nice guy here...

[Gunny]

Gunny, my Da was on this one during WWII

Only Seabee on her, he worked on the arresting cables

Looks like an old jeep carrier. Seabees got my respect. People that don't know what's going on, don't know what's going on. One of my best friends was a seabee. I'll take them ANY day.

[Drummond]

Welcome to the forum. I'm the site's Conservative Brit.

No forum should be without one ....

[Bilgerat]

Looks like an old jeep carrier. Seabees got my respect. People that don't know what's going on, don't know what's going on. One of my best friends was a seabee. I'll take them ANY day.

That's a picture of the old Tarawa, an Essex class Aircraft carrier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tarawa_%28CV-40%29



And Welcome Max, sorry for stepping on your entry

[Max R.]

I HATE frogs. I got a nice dip in the Pacific because one decided it didn't want to cooperate with landing on the Tarawa. I'll give you creds though ... the captain was the last man off the bird.

That looks like the 22 area at Pendleton.

Oh, and welcome aboard. I'm the a$$hole Gunny.

It's MCAS Tustin near El Toro circa early 1980s. Those hangars (there are two) are about a 1000 feet long, 200 feet high and 279 feet wide, if I recall correctly. They were built to house blimps in the 30s.

Sorry about the "dip". I've had a few friends make water landings, but was lucky enough to never experience that pleasure myself.

I did spend a night freezing my ass off on a frozen Korean rice paddy once when caught in a blizzard. Fortunately we always carried cold weather sleeping bags, a jerry can of water and a case of C-rats.

[Max R.]

That's a picture of the old Tarawa, an Essex class Aircraft carrier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tarawa_%28CV-40%29



And Welcome Max, sorry for stepping on your entry

No apologies necessary, sir. I enjoy swapping sea stories.

[aboutime]

Semper Fi Max. USN Ret here. 1964-1995. Enjoy!

[Gunny]

It's MCAS Tustin near El Toro circa early 1980s. Those hangars (there are two) are about a 1000 feet long, 200 feet high and 279 feet wide, if I recall correctly. They were built to house blimps in the 30s.

Sorry about the "dip". I've had a few friends make water landings, but was lucky enough to never experience that pleasure myself.

I did spend a night freezing my ass off on a frozen Korean rice paddy once when caught in a blizzard. Fortunately we always carried cold weather sleeping bags, a jerry can of water and a case of C-rats.

MCAS Tustin is no longer in Tustin. It now resides on CamPen. It"s now between Camp Del Mar and Edson Range. That is unless they moved it again.