Retired: United States Air Force

[hemi68charger]

Well,,,,,,,,,, The time finally came and went. I have ended my long and very fullfilling career as an uniformed member of the United States Air Force. It all started in '87 as a punk kid who's only concern was taking my, then, '68 and '70 Chargers out to car shows. It slowly showed I wasn't going to accomplish things I wanted to at that rate. So, I joined the Air Force to straighten my butt up. Well, after 4+ years in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) loading nuc's and conventional munitions on the B-52, my attitude was "focused".. I got out after Desert Storm and started college. After a break in service, I joined the 147th FW out of Ellington Field, Houston Texas where I worked on F-16's. I thought they were boring compared to the mighty B-52, but that soon changed. After 9/11, I was activated in support of Operation Noble Eagle ( the time when the US was flying Combat Air Patrol sorties around the country protecting bigger cities. During that time, I learned A LOT and pretty much ran the day-to-day flightline operations in regards to the weapon systems. I worked with a lot of good Airman..... During this time, I was able to go on some pretty cool TDY's; Hawaii, Denmark, Spain and Florida. Later on, in '05 and '07, I volunteered to go to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. That was a time of MANY memories, especially the time when we were no more than an hour on base and the mortars started raining on us !!!! This time, it wasn't some simulated exercise back in the States    HIT THE DECK !!!!!

Well, I finished my career working on Predators and going to the QA Inspectors office ( on the flightline, it was "Ah Oh, here comes QA" )

There are so many other events here and there I could talk about, but it would be a book... Pictured with me is Scott, a member here with a R6 '69 Hemi Charger R/T


Cheers,
Troy - USAF MSgt - retired

[72Charger-SE]

Thank You for Your Dedicated Service to Our Great Country!!   May GOD Bless America!!

I served in the US Air Force at Luke AFB in Phoenix, AZ from '92 to '96.  Just a lowly Senior Airman... 

[chargerboy69]

Troy. . Thank you for your service.  May God bless you on the next chapter of your life.

[Ghoste]

Congratulations and thank you. (and you were never just serving the United States)

[Dans 68]

Ditto to the replies above. Thank you, and best wishes with the rest of your life. 

Dan

[ITSA426]

Thanks for your service Troy.  Enjoy retirement!

[twodko]

I'll overlook your choice to serve in the Air Farce but........Congratulations Master Sargent, well done sir. 

US NAVY VT-86
70-76

[charge69]

Congratulations on a nice career with the Air Force and enjoy the retirement. You earned it!

[41husk]

Congratulations and thanks for your service.

[nvrbdn]

what a great achievement. thanks to you and your family that had to keep it together while you were away. good luck with your next endevour.

[68X426]

Troy 

[tan top]

Congratulations on a nice career with the Air Force and enjoy the retirement. You earned it!

congratulations 

[burnout.dawg]

Congratulations on your retirement! Thank you for your service to our country and the citizens therein 

[shorty442]

  Thanks Troy and enjoy retirement - I am!

was in the USAF '67-'71 doing cold war stuff; operating electr equipt airborne and at a foreign ground station.

got to see first hand what one of those mushroom clouds looks like coming up thru the clouds!  still glow in the dark!!

[69_500]

Congrats Troy. Thank you for your service. Now keep looking at rocks and enjoy you Daytona

[NHCharger]

Congrats.  And Thank You for your service.

[hemi68charger]

Thanks everyone........ Just going through some old photos of those '05 Balad AB, Iraq days........... Army guys called in LSA Anaconda

[BIGBLCK11]

  Congrats and Thanks!

[Cooter]

Congrats and thanks.....

[69rtse4spd]

Congrats and thanks.....

May all your roads be straight & level, & the cops be slow. Your gas tank never run empty & the breaks never fail. Enjoy retirement, burnouts & all. .

[AKcharger]

Thank you for you're service!

But I heard you Air Force guys had it easy

Hope to visit in a few weeks!

[TruckDriver]

Congratulations Troy! Thank you for serving   

[hemi68charger]

Thank you for you're service!

But I heard you Air Force guys had it easy

Hope to visit in a few weeks!

Yeap, E-9's the easiest................     Sir.............

[General_01]

Congrats Troy. Enjoy your retirement. 

[Paul G]

Enjoy your retirement. Any plans for civilian life? 

[b5blue]

Congats Sgt! 

[Chryco Psycho]

 

[hemi68charger]

Enjoy your retirement. Any plans for civilian life?  

My Air Force career involves both Active Duty and Guard/Reserve time. I retire as a Traditional Guardsman, granted I have a boat load of "points" to go towards my retirement pay ( points= percentage ). Because I can use my active duty days post-9/11, I can start drawing my pay benefits earlier than age 60. The other benefits will be able to go to the base, on drill weekend, and visit friends, BX or whatever without the anxiety of having to donne another gas-mask...  

I still have a civilian career as a Geophysicist with Chevron and will be working, probably and with God's patience for me, for at least another 15 years ( having a 7 year old daughter at age 49 dictates this   ). But it is all good. I love my civilian career and looking forward in spending more time with that. The military retirment will allow me, at the minimum, another weekend per month with the family and church ( shhhhhhh,,,, and,,,,,,,,,, garage time with Mopars/NFL/NASCAR; both mine and friends)...

[69_500]

So in other words retirement is to enjoy the Dolphins more as well as the Daytona. Sounds good to me.

[AKcharger]

Go Troy!

[hemi68charger]

So in other words retirement is to enjoy the Dolphins more as well as the Daytona. Sounds good to me.

No doubt !! And to think the 'Fins are 3-0 !!!! Never would have thought the season would have started on this note.......

[Charger-Bodie]

Thanks for the many years of service Troy. We all owe you big time.