I was in the USAF Feb 1969- Feb-1973. Worked in munitions maintainance, (bomb dump.) My overseas assignment was Kadena AB, Okinawa, PACAF, 18 months. Everything the USAF TAC used in 'Nam went thru us, both in and out. I spent my first 12 months in the 20MM shed, inspecting and relinking the 20MM rounds that had been fed thru the M61A1 guns, but not fired, had to be inspected, sorted by lot#s, then relinked for the slower firing guns, usually on the Spads and Navy A-4s. My last six months were spent working with EOD section destroying out of date/damaged munitions. We had a big, very thick heater drum, like asphalt plants use, to blow smaller stuff, up to anti-tank mines.
the bigger stuff we would take out to a large area on the Marine base where we would bury it and blow with DET cord and squibs. (Blasting caps.)
The only pics I can find were from when I came home on leave after initial training at Lowery AFB in Denver, Colo., and a pic taken for our squadron yearbook at George AFB, 479th FMS, TAC. just before I went overseas. Don't have any in my fatigues, as we did not wear them when off duty, and cameras were not allowed in our work areas. That good looking woman in the second pic is my proud mom. I was 19 at the time.
