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319th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron

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Squadron History
 


Time Line                 Factoid

Nov 1 1962            4133rd AMMS Activated

Feb 1 1963            4133rd Deactivated   

Feb 1 1963            319th AMMS Activated

1968                      SAC Outstanding AMMS Award

Jun 30 1974           319th AMMS Deactivated

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Those Who Lead

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Commanders Of The Past


Maj. Paul Forcey                 The 1st Commander

Col. Richard W Mallon                 1964

Maj. Clarence P Roberts               1966

Maj. Louis E Weeks                      1966

Maj. Lincoln L White                    1967

Col. Sam Baker                            1967-1973

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Lt Col Mallon
Commander 1964

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Col  Sam Baker
and Mahlon Martin

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Change of Command
Martin to Wade

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319th AMMS

The 319th AMMS
"Missiles and More"

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319th AMMS

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Quiet please! Download in Progress

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Joe Tipton on left,Need help with the other names

Photo courtesy of: Todd Laydon
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Hanging with "PRIDE"

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C.D. Clingman sitting. Who is the other guy ?

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Was this the 319th new
tow vehicle ?

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SMS Beauchamp
Planning the daily work

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Paul Montgomery living the retired life.

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but they are sitting down.
Front L-R Lt Col Mallon,
Jack Beauchamp
Howard Sunde and Jim Walsh

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The 1st Sgt
Howard Sunde

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L-RArthur Keller, Unk,
and William Johnson

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Todd Laydon, Stan Durie and Jim Ericson at play.

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Todd Laydon hard at work

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Remember the Trailers the single Airmen lived in ?

Courtesy of: Jerry Barker
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Avery T. (Tom) Mullings and Jerald D. (Jerry) Barker performing a "guidance system only" check at Combined Systems

Tom and Jerry at Work
As Related by: Jerry Barker


     When I got to the AMMS unit at G-F they were having problems getting missiles to pass the guidance system #2 output at combined systems. Most missiles #2 output was too high at completion of the check. They had discovered that missiles that failed the #2 output check usually flew reliable (within the CEP circle) and that missiles that passed the #2 output test more often than not flew unreliably OR had large CEP's.

      Tom and I and the rest of the crew, discovered, by using the geodetic survey point, that the Flight Attititude Positioner azimuth 'zero limit switch' was off in relationship to the survey point. So, after consultation with higher headquarters, tech reps, etc, the zero limit switch was repositioned on the FAP and the #2 outputs began to follow with the acceptable limits. Fewer missiles failed the #2 output check.  

       Naturally during this process, many, many missiles were ran thru combined systems for only the guidance system #2 output checks until confidence was installed among the non believers.  

 

 

More Accolades for the 319th AMMS

Col. Taylor, 319th BW Commander presenting the Wing Pride Award to the 319th AMMS.
Accepting the award are Lt.Col. Lincoln White, Squadron Commander and Tsgt Gerald Barker, Combined System Supervisor.

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