CONGRATULATIONS THOMAS JENKINS! AAFEP is delighted to announce that Thomas Jenkins’ application for the AAFEP Warrior Family Student Grant has been selected as the winning submission for 2016. We are grateful to Thomas for his prior service to our nation while serving in the Army and his continuing support to his spouse, MSgt (select) Melissa Jenkins; whom… Read More
Category: Interesting Stuff
TV Coverage of the Khobar Towers Terrorist Attack 20 Years Ago
Here is news coverage of the June 25, 1996 bombing of the eight-story Khobar Towers apartment complex that took the lives of 19 U.S. Air Force personnel in Saudi Arabia. More than 300 others were wounded in the attack and one of them was Aircrew Life Support MSgt (Ret) Andre Stanton. Click on the link below… Read More
Khobar Towers Terrorist Attack 20 Years Ago
A terrorist attack of Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996, killed 19 Airmen and left more than 350 injured. Although he is not in this video, one of the injured was the Life Support troop Andre Stanton. Now 20 years later, three victims tell their stories and what they witnessed. I will… Read More
The Chemical We Were Around
I, Bruce Stapleton was in Life Support from 1972 – 1978 and was part of TAC, 366 TFW, 389 TFS. Have any of you experienced problems smelling things which could be linked back to working with the glues and chemicals we were surrounded by back then? During my time I spent considerable hours exposed to strong… Read More
Reunion Welcome Letter from General Norton A. Schwartz
The 19th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, General (Ret) Norton A. Schwartz has sent a welcome letter to our reunion host sponsor for the attendees of this year’s reunion. Gen Schwartz Welcome Ltr.
Space-A Travel
Have you ever traveled Space-A on a military aircraft? Many of us have wondered what it’s like to travel across the country or overseas, on Space-A, but have never looked into it. If you have experience traveling Space-A, tell us about it. Was it good, bad and would you do it again? Let’s get some… Read More
What was and is the worst air force base to be stationed at?
Minot? Grand Forks? Indian Springs? Others? Although I’ve only spent time on two of the bases listed above, I’ve heard horror stories about several others in the CONUS that I’m glad I never set foot on. Grand Forks was the pits back in the ‘60s, terrible blizzards and nothing to do after duty hours but play… Read More
Hollywood and Life Support
Hollywood and Life Support Many of us have experienced movie making when Hollywood comes calling to use our equipment or facility to be in a movie. Here is a story about just that. FIREFOX and the HOLLYWOOD GUARD