I have that old promotional video from the 80s got it from a NASA ERC love it its amazing to see how much stuff has changed over the years i believe the video is from 85 or 86 because you see some campers wearing shirts from space camp the movie and Ed Buckbee is showing some campers around Atlanti...

Back in the day (I went to Space Camp Level 1 in 1985, shortly before the movie was filmed), There was no Hab I. Things were quite a bit different then, as you can imagine, so bear with me. What we now know as Hab II (where sickbay, etc, is) was only as tall as ground level -- the bays were all und...

The Air Force looks down and sees the tactical advantage of the high ground and goes home to their air conditioned billets, but the Army takes that high ground, secures the tactical advantage and takes the fight to the enemy with direct fire. And the Army gets "ragged on" for that. I love...

I AM NOT A F-4 "NUT".....I'm a connoisseur!!! The fact that I am well versed in the care and feeding of McAir's greates fighter of all times is of no major concern to Sandrat.....he thinks the M1A1 is the greatest thing since soap on a rope. Typical army tread head!! I'm PROUD to say I'm ...

When I dig out my old photos, I'll dig out my binders, wings, and hats/visors too and take photos of them. I know I still have them all in a box. Sadly, I wore each of my flight suits so much that I *think* that I wore them all out. Either way, none of them would fit me today. I do still have a dark...

I'd be glad to dig out the pics....but it will be a few months. They're in my folks' house in N.H. and I'm stationed in N.M. Don't worry...I won't forget. Thanks for the interest.

it's amazing that such an old platform can be upgraded to serve over what...half a century now...and still remain effective and with yet another upgrade will extend it's service life once again. i don't know if the original engineers planned that their plane would last this long...but boy no bet th...

Hey all. Anybody else out there a first-year ('90) AC alumni? I went in mid-late June, I think it was the 3d-ever session, but not positive. Some memories (Callsign: "Striker") 1) The base around the F-4 hadn't been finished yet--so we all got quite muddy for our squadron photo. (I was in ...

Here's a (somewhat funny) story concerning Lt Col Pardo. In the late '90s, he was invited to our Air Force Association annual banquet @ Minot. Being the good lieutenant I used to be, I always took my wife along for military functions. Now, by this time, she was already getting tired of formal AF fun...

When I was working (Maintenance Officer) the BUFF @ Minot AFB ND, in the late '90s we had a saying--"When the last B-1B and B-2 fly to the boneyard, the crew will be picked up in a B-52!" Long live the BUFF! BTW...then-Col Curtis Bedke had just given up command of the 5th Ops Group when I ...

My first memory from Space Camp is 20-25 April 1986 (can't believe I remember the dates off the top of my head!) My parents and I stayed at the "Brand New" Marriott (I don't think it was even finished yet) the night before camp started, then dropped me off the next day. I was assigned to t...

This is my first post--great site--and a total blast from the past!

Is anybody taking their kids to the Alumni Parent/Child weekend? My boys will be 8 and 10 and I'm thinking about the August P/C weekend.