Veteran Owners

Cheshire cat said:

Welcome Tomdoc
Are you not the member who is interested in all the radio communications equipment for the Grenadier?

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Yes that is me! Ham radio and RF comms is one of my hobbies.

1/508 Airborne 82nd late 80’s

Retired USAF 1986 to 2010.

Flew AC-130H Gunships and MC-130s for 20 years. Love the Grenadier and love to see fellow vets from all over the globe here!

Jumped C130s, Chinook, Huey, and C141.

Jax Fl Dave said:

Jumped C130s, Chinook, Huey, and C141.

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Were you stationed in Vicenza, Italy?

ColoradoMike said:

Retired USAF 1986 to 2010.

Flew AC-130H Gunships and MC-130s for 20 years. Love the Grenadier and love to see fellow vets from all over the globe here!

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Cool! I grew up in Shalimar, FL (N of Hurlburt) and have fond memories of hearing the Spectre's miniguns, bofors and 105's off in the distance when I was a kid, playing outside (do kids do that anymore?) Don't know what range was within earshot, but I heard it. Maybe over the Choctawhatchee Bay?

IG_in_AZ said:

Cool! I grew up in Shalimar, FL (N of Hurlburt) and have fond memories of hearing the Spectre's miniguns, bofors and 105's off in the distance when I was a kid, playing outside (do kids do that anymore?) Don't know what range was within earshot, but I heard it. Maybe over the Choctawhatchee Bay?

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Ahhh Shalimar! Brings up memories! We get back to FWB/Navarre/Defuniak Springs about once or twice a year. All my inlaws live there. Miss living there for years but for us we do not miss the traffic and the humidity!

Hello fellow veterans,

Located here in Helotes TX,....right outside San Antonio. 7 Years enlisted Army Combat Medic....23 Years Air Force Senior Chief Flight Nurse. Glad to be part of this group.

Pilot, USAF
2007-Present

Former: C-130, KC-10
Current: KC-46

3 more years to retirement! (AFRC)

Fly commercially at my “real” job

Former
Tank Driver,
Tank Loader and
Tank Commander,
At 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR), Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC).
1971 to 1993 Australian Regular Army.

Gooday All - another Brit with different military history - originally Royal Navy Medical Assistant, onboard D18 Antrim during Grenada conflict as a Junior 1983. Spent all my time with UK Commando Forces as Company LMA and then commonwealth transfer to Australian Army in 1990 - sadly 5 weeks in and broke ankle in wombat hole which ended career and took own discharge. Worked with V Corp in Northern Iraq during 2003 as a fat civvy setting up clinics to support US Military. Trying to track Andy B - EX RAAMC - we were in training together at SOAH Portsea , before I returned back to 1st Field Hospital. Based in Scotland, retired and now a "trainee responsible dog owner". During CP career spent a lot of time with several well known guys who wear former trident wearers all good people.

Hello all, glad to have you all in the group! Just got back from a fantastic trip around the UK. We stopped in for lunch at the Grenadier Pub while we were in London and on the last day got to visit Omaha Beach and remember thier sacrifice.

Dopplemax said:

Prayers for all our EOD brothers out on point tonight.

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Nice to see EOD here! I too am EOD, retired, active duty and civilian, over 20 years, 18 months in Iraq, 03-04. Have also ordered my Trialmaster! Don’t have it yet!

USA veteran, And thankyou brits for your service! Have attended your IED training, and loved it! Shhh.... was back in the 80s. All the robots had to stay on a long lead.

Early 80’s was my era of EOD & IED’s too.

Spent 18 months in Iraq, 03-04, pretty wild! APC blown out from under us. Don’t recommend that ride! Be well!