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Time Line                 Factoid

Nov  1960          Assigned 4137th A&E as GAM Branch

Feb  1961          1st AGM Received

Nov 1 1962         4137th AMMS Activated

May 1962           1st Gam-72 Launch 

Feb 1 1963         4137th AMMS deactivated

Feb 1 1963         465th AMMS activated

Jul 25 1968         465th AMMS Deactivated

Jul 25 1968          19th AMMS Activated

1968-1970            Commander: LTC Juell McDaniel

Sep 30 1974        19th AMMS deactivated

465th AMMS Squadron

Receiving 1st AGM-28 Hound Dog MissileA
Maj. McKinley and Larry Williams

Missile Control
Maxcy Lewis giving instructions
to Ron Kopp

Unloading 1st AGM S/N 60-2127
Mike Miller, Larry Williams
Robert Owen and Lee Dunkin

Arra Fiquette

Patrick Benton,  David Crafton,  Ollie Spires, 
Colen McDonald and  Arra Fiquette

1961 Best in SAC
4137th A&E

Mr. Bassett - Lee Dunkin - Maj. Tollman
Maj. McKinley - Roland Ducharme

Courtesy of: George Rozier

The 465th AMMS had the honor of winning the SAC Outstanding AMMS  in 1962 and 1964

19th AMMS Golf Champs 1969
1st Row: William Lloyd, Vern Hedlund, Curtis Lamson, Stephen Kinnaman, Charles Despain, LTC R.C. Riecks, 2nd Row: Hartley Hermansen, Betram Trafford, Jerome Barrette, Ronald Kaleta

Base Golf Champs 1968
Co-Captains Vern Hedlund and Curtis Lamson

Another Award for Robins Personnel
Presenter to Mahlon Martin, Puccino and Thomas by: Col Wesley Pendergraft

Outstanding AMMS Award 1962
465th AMMS---Received at SAC Headquarters
Msgt Bernie Mullany-----Msgt James Nicols
Gen Hunter Harris------Maj James McKindley

Bernie Mullany
at Rest

Lee Dunkin with his 1955 Pontiac Starchief (He said it "ONLY" took 3 years to restore)

Otis Brown with a   21 in Redfish