Thomas Krause

John N. Scott Jr.

The web site looks GREAT! Thanks!!

Cecil Daniel

Everyone called me Dan when i was at 610 MASS from 1966-1968. I worked on the flight line on C-141's I  was A Sgt.

James M. "Mike" Dixon (Rdr)

Don't see many messages on the Message Forum, I'm guessing that most everyone uses social media nowadays. Anyway, for those of you who, like me, are repulsed by all the crazy stuff and the lack of civility on social media, I will use this old fashioned forum to send my wishes that you had a wonderful Christmas. While the visiting was severely limited by the pandemic, we did have a white Christmas for the first time in a decade here in my part of east Kentucky and it was pretty.

Also, I hope you have a wonderful New Year. This year has certainly had its challenges and I hope 2021 is a better year for all of us. Here's looking to the future!

My best to all,

Mike

James Campanella (Traffic Control, Dispatch)

Vernon Habeck

Hi. I'm currently trying to get the reunion set up for Branson, Mo. If we can get it done without covid then the reunion is for Sept 13 thru the 16. Information to follow hopefully within 2 weeks. Vern Habeck

James M. "Mike" Dixon (Rdr)

To: James Campanella, and all,

I certainly agree that for whatever reason--young or dumb--many of us did not realize what a wonderful opportunity it was to serve in a country like Japan with a unit like 610 MASS. Joni Mitchell said it in a song that was popular about the time I was at Yokota. She said, "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone..." I am trying not to make that error in the upcoming year! Happy New Year!!!

Roy Lee

Happy New Year to all,

Here's praying that the good Lord will allow us to get this covid under control and be able to get together this year and renew friendships

Robert Bates

Enjoyed my two years in the 610th, 69-71 APG 141's, C5's even a little bit on 124's and 133's, got another assignment to Yokota 84-89, started out in enroute then over to the 130 branch.  Still have lots of good memmories of Yokota and the 610th.

Vernon Habeck

We finally have the web site for 2021 reunion in Branson,Mo the Sept 13 thru the 15. Hope to see you there

Thomas W. Langdale (Langdale)

Is there anyone on the site that was a member of the Kanto Planes Consolidated Model Railroad club ?  I was a charter member in 1978 

John Ermlich

Does any have a map of Yokoto  dated 1969 you are willing to share? Another question: do you remember the number of  "Burn Pits" on base?

William (Bud) Bruner (Passenger Service)

Sorry the reunion had to be cancelled.  Just too far for most of us.  I would suggest looking at Branson for next year.  Pretty centrally located.  Also like the idea of the river cruise.

Thanks.  Bud Bruner

Jerry Davis

That's me on the left, my first trip to Yokota in 1966.  I was on R&R.  Do you know the other 2?  I'm looking for their names.  I worked with them and they were showing me around.

Here's another guy that was driving us.  I don't know their names, but if you do let me know.

Jerry Davis

I'm looking for this old friend - Gordon Brown.  Message me if you know him or where he is.  We worked together at 610 MASS and after the AF we both worked at Lockheed on the C-5 program at Marietta, GA during 1969.  We shared an apartment in Atlanta.

Jerry Davis

Who remembers this?  It was full of Army 2nd LT's headed to Vietnam as I remember who were in the terminal when this B707 caught fire.  It was totally gutted.

Jerry Davis

Anybody remeber the names of these 2 guys?  That's my Nissan Cedric.  We used to drive in a different direction almost every weekend.  Saw a lot of the area!

Raymond Lehr

Alton W. Stilley

Art Cross

Alton, Agent Orange was shipped to Vietnam on C-141's and occasoinally those barrels were punctured enroute and leaked onto the aircraft. I saw a pallet offloaded  and brought into the air freight warehouse at Yokota because of a leaking barrel. It was sometime in 1969. If you worked on 141's during the time frame that agent orange was being tranported to Vietnam, you could have been exposed.

Jerry Davis

C-124 coming in to Tachi circa 1967.  Notice the tea farmerin the bottom of the pic.

Jerry Davis

Any cold memories of the flightline you want to share?

Bob Garcia

Jerry,great picture of that Shakey comming into Tachi,I flew as a flight engineer on 124s in the reserves out of Hamilton AFB Ca. from 70 to 72.Our normal SEA mission was Hamilton,Travis ,Hickam ,Wake Is.,Guam,Saigon or CamRah Bay then go back in reverse order.If everything went right which it usually didn't ,the entire trip was 14 to 17 days.Jerry,just keep the photos comming and happy holidays to you and yours,Bob Garcia.

James M. "Mike" Dixon (Rdr)

Bob and Jerry (and all), 

I arrived in Japan at the end of '69 or start of '70 after the flightline at Tachi was closed. But I remember that just outside the fence at the end of the runway, there were flags, etc. at the top of tall bamboo poles. I was told that it was a group that was protesting the base. Anyone remember anything about that? 

Anyway, the Air Force still had the hospital there at Tachikawa. I lived in Sayama City near Johnson AB, but that was the hospital where I had to take my wife when our daughter was born. That was a fun drive! 

The picture of the C-124 that was posted got to me to thinking about it. As I said, Tachi was closed, but a few of the 124's came into Yokota. I hadn't been there very long until one came in and I was assigned to switch out the IFF transponder. I was told that it still had detonators that would go off if it was tampered with. I couldn't find a manual or anything else, but my supervisor said, "Just go yank the damn thing out!" I stood back as far as I could, covered my eyes with one hand and yanked with the other. When I looked around several of the guys were standing behind me laughing. That equipment had been declassified way earlier, I was told, and the detonators were deactivated. But it still had the three places on the front were they were screwed in! 

My best to all, and early wishes for a good Thanksgiving!

Mike

Bob Garcia

Nice post ,couldn't tell you much about the IFF,but the detanators story sound a little odd.That last post of mine about our flight itinerary left out Clark AB.That was always a crew rest before Vietnam.Anyway now that I got my story straight ,hope we can all hook up for a few drinks at the next reunion.Good thing you were in radar and not a engine or prop guy because that was pain in the ass work.Best wishes to you and yours for these upcomming holidays,Bob Garcia.