Glasgow Air Force Base. Thanks McNamara, you worthless putz.
A shot of Glasgow AFB taken in 2007.
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| A 12/17/07 aerial view looking west along Glasgow's massive runway. Seems that Boeing has been using GSG for testing and flight research. There is nothing but wheat fields, safflower fields and cow pastures around. So if an airplane falls out of the sky, there is no chance of hitting anything on the ground. http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/index.htm |
Only three bases... Yokota, Keesler, and Tinker...remain open out of all the places I served in my 22 years. I spent an aggregate five and a half years in those three places.
ReplyDeleteIt's true when "they" say ya can never go home again.
Whidbey Island and Lemoore are still going strong. Chase Field is gone. Three ships, Independence, Ranger, Kitty Hawk are at the Inactive Ship Facility at PSNS Bremerton awaiting their fate.
ReplyDeleteVT-26,VA-145,VA-128 all gone. VA-147 has been VFA-147 since 1989. VAQ-140 and SeaOpDet Lemoore are the only stand alone units left for me.
Malmstrom AFB at Great Falls got the field closed when the ARW left for Florida in the mid 90s. The tower was knocked down! They had just poured almost $200 million into buildings, hangars and support for the KC-135s!
ReplyDeleteThe Retired RADM in charge of the BRAC went from the AFB to the Civic Center downtown GTF in an open car motorcade. The locals pelted him with garbage! The commission showed up just for window dressing.
The news that night had his interview. He was upset with his reception. The reporter informed the Rear Admiral that he was among Montana Vigilantes and could have had a really bad day!!!!
Heh. Your last is a damned cool story, Glenn!
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