Eglin’s Capsule being refurbished - need help

Mr. John (Chuck) Yeager, Air Force Armament Museum Specialist, at Eglin AFB is in the process of refurbishing portions of the ABCCC capsule they have on display there.

He would like to be contacted by anyone who may have knowledge of the capsule and how it’s all put together. 

You don’t need to be Capsule Maintenance to help… he would like to hear from anyone who might have an interest in helping him understand what he’s dealing with.

Currently, he’s coordinated full refurbishment of the upholstery by an Eglin AFB contractor - at no cost to the museum.  This is a significant undertaking… all seats and headrests will be refinished.

He has also obtained a Moonbeam Party Suit from the late 1960’s/early 1970’s that is being prepared for mannequin display later on this year.

I visited the museum yesterday on a trip through Ft. Walton.  I recommend it to anyone near or passing by Eglin AFB.  It’s about 35 miles off of I-10 for those of you moving through the panhandle of Florida on the Interstate.  It’s a quick down and back from I-10 and well worth the side trip.  There is much more at the museum than just one of our capsules.  Many aircraft on display as well as a large and interesting collection of indoor displays of USAF weaponry. 

Here is Chuck’s contact info:

John “Chuck” Yeager
Museum Specialist
(850) 882-4062
DSN 872-4062
100 Museum Drive
Eglin AFB, FL 32542

http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com

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Expeditionary Airborne Battlespace Command and Control Center (EABCCC)

Hind Sight is nearly always 20-20…

“In the two most recent operations involving U.S. forces, the EC-130E ABCCC platform was not available. The Air Force had retired it in 2002 on the premise that the CAOC would have sufficient communications resources to exercise command and control over vast distances in a widely distributed battlespace. In the absence of an ABCCC, the airborne warning and control system (AWACS) and joint surveillance and target attack radar system (JSTARS) had to fulfill the battlefield management role. This led to problems, both real and perceived, in providing air support to ground forces in a widely distributed battlespace.”

Read the whole Report

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Biloxi Newspaper Article - 7ACCS

We got this from the Clarks.



That’s Tony Youngblood in the foreground…

Click Here for the large version...

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New Aircraft Pics

A dozen or so new images of ABCCC aircraft have been added to the site - thanks to Don Jay’s and Scott Doremus’ eagle eyes.  All found on the web here and there…

http://www.abtriplec.com/index.php/jun07/subindex2/C15/

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YouTube Videos

Here is some youtube.com video I’ve found - pokin around when I should have been working… I’ll post more as I find them and re-date this entry to get it back to the top of the “Recent Entries” list when I do… If you come up with any youtube videos that you think should be here - email the URL to me -

History Channel:


Thailand/Laos - What wonders 30+ years can bring...

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Project Credible Sport - Operation Eagle Claw Followup

We all know that several of the 7ACCS birds were used in the ill-fated attempt to rescue American hostages from Teheran in May of 1980… and one was lost, along with its crew.  But some of may be surprised to learn that preparation for a second rescue attempt had been initiated.

Dubbed Project Credible Sport, it was aimed at heavily modifying three C-130H aircraft so they would be able to land and take off from the Amjadien soccer stadium across the street from the U. S. Embassy in Teheran.  You can read all about it here: http://www.crediblesport.com/.

Here is a youtube.com video that shows some of the testing - including a test that went bad-wrong at the end of this video.



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Truck Count

Spectre Operations at or near their initial operations over the Ho Chi Minh trail.  Very interesting reading.
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1983/jan-feb/zeybel.html

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Good Reading - Air Operations Vietnam

Tecnically not Laos Related but the tactics and overall operations were the same.  There’s some good reading here:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/AirOps/index.html

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Lam Son 719

For you old dogs from Udorn - this is a great video site that recounts the Lam Son 719 operation where MACV and SVN invaded Laos in an attempt to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail. 

ABCCC isn’t mentioned but I recall many nights of providing support to these guys.  It looked like it might work at the get-go… but it was not to be.  http://military.discovery.com/convergence/lamson/videogallery/videogallery.html

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The Guns of Tchepone

Moonbeam is mentioned in this SAR report:
http://users.acninc.net/padipaul/pnl016_10_06/SEA.htm

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Ken Mulkey album added

I added a few pics that Ken Mulkey got to us through Ken Witkin.  I don’t show Ken Mulkey as a member - so if anyone out there knows a good email address for him, please have him visit the site and see if he’d want to send us contact info.  His gallery can be accessed thru the photos section.

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Recovered Memorabilia

Diane Calmes sent us some pictures she got from Barry Watson - of 7th and 42nd ACCS memorabilia that was recovered from Keesler AFB after Hurricane Katrina ripped it up in August, 2005.  None of the recoveries are in very good shape… it looks like they went through a hurricane or something…

We have those photos posted in Calmoose’s gallery which can be reached through our Gallery page - Click Here.

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Dead EMail Accounts - Nov07

I sent out a mass mailing and these email accounts came back as undeliverable:

Berry, Jon -
Bower, Rich -
Bruggemeyer, Eric -
Buffo, Mike -
Comstock, Harold -
Cox, Sam -
Crawford, David - Updated
Creamer, Bill -
Edwards, Jody -
Elledge, Shawn -
Fisher, Carroll -
Frederickson, Sonata -
Hall, Frank -
Honda, Kevin -
Johnson, Harlen G. -
Latham, Steve -
Lester, David R. -
Levy, Robert (Bob) -
Liermann, Andrew - Updated
Lilly, Steve -
Lopez, Charles -
McNabb, Mike -
Moninard, John (Jack) P. -
Morris, Dewitt (Bill) -
Muehlenweg, Tom (Mule) - Updated
Orths, Russ -
Ouimette, Bernie -
Peterson, Charles P. (Pete) -
Plapp, Douglas -
Pounder, Gary -
Prater, Don -
Rogers, Paul A. -
Smelley, Jim -
Smith, Edward W. - Updated
Smith, Paul -
Stoneback, Jay -
Twomey, Thomas A. -
Williams, Bob -
Winder, Bobby G. -
Wresneski, Rich (Ski) - Updated
Wright, Robert (Bob) -

These - combined with the dead emails from the Dec06 verification are significant at 139 total…

We have a complete listing of our dead email addresses here:  http://www.abtriplec.com/index.php/jun07/dead_emails/

Please check for your name or the names of people that you know and help us regain the proper information.

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1791 Crash

Bill Gould sent us a couple of old pictures from his early days at the ABCCC get-go. One I've never seen before. It is of 1791's crash landing. I've put them in a Bill Gould photo gallery.



Bill has recounted his crash landing story in the "My Memories" section - Click Here to read his account of this exciting landing.

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ABCCC Association Web Site

The newly formed ABCCC Association (Oct 07) has an operational web site.  http://members.aol.com/abcccassociation/abcccaindex.html

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Col Mann has passed

We have received word from Col Frank Mann’s wife, Mary Lou Mann, that the previous Squadron Commander passed away on September 11th, 2007.  They were married some 60 years and he is sorely missed by all.  Col Mann’s Record - Click Here.

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Found on YouTube - for you old dogs…

Just remember - most of the gals in this compilation are somewhere over 60 now...

Do you remember the mamasan who you paid the rent to way back then??? Well, I'm guessing most of these gals are collecting the rent nowadays...

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Carrier Landing - C-130

We've all probably seen this but it's always cool to witness again. I found this 30 second clip on youtube...

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New Photos Added to Gallery

Don McKeen, a Moonbeam Controller from the early 70’s has found us… and has sent a few pictures of him and his Moonbeam crew… Check the Photo Gallery page for a link to his gallery.

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The Capsule Says Hey…

I drove from Panama City to Pensacola this morning, to drop the wife off at the Pensacola airport.  On the way back home, I swung by the Armament Museum at Eglin AFB and spent about 5 minutes in the ABCCC Capsule they have on display.  She’s well looked after, clean and in as good a shape as she can be.  Missing a few switchs and bulbs here and there but all-in-all, she doing well.  It was a nice five minutes and I’m lucky to live near enough to her to visit now and then.

She says hi…

I also stopped at a little Thai restaurant on Mountain Ave in Destin for lunch… It was a good day…

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Col Wood - Hillsboro 70/71 - Status Changed to Departed

We have received word from LtCol Albert Davies, through Ron Keplinger, that Col Brandson Wood - Hillsboro DABS and 7ACCS DO in the early 1970’s, has passed away.
Col Wood’s ABTripleC record has been updated.

http://www.abtriplec.com/index.php/apr07/comments/wood_branson_l_jr/

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Latest Dead Emails

Our latest mass-mailing to our members list resulted in the following email’s being kicked back as undeliverable.

If you recognize anyone on this, you might want to try to get in touch with them and have them update their ABTripleC record.



















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New Aircrew Pic from Bill Giles

Bill Giles sent us a picture he got from Ed Smith - the last Battlestaff out of Vietnam - Visit the Gallery - Click Here

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Steve Littlefield’s 72/73 Pictures

So you youngsters think YOU invented the Jet Ski - Check Steve’s pictures from 1972 and you’ll see those darn Thai’s were way ahead of their times.  Steve sent us 97 photographs and they’ll all bring back fond memories… Go to the Gallery Page and see for yourselves…

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New Scott Doremus Pic

What is it?OK… before you go look and find out - what do you think this is?  Click Here to find out…


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Circles in the Sky

Ray Roddy has completed his masterpiece.

Circles in the Sky - The Secret War in Southeast Asia - A Command and Control Perspective

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Thanks,
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ABCCC Reunion 2010


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Dayton, Ohio
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