5th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron
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Squadron History
Time Line Factoid
Sep 1961 Assigned as 5th A&E GAM Branch
1 Nov 1962 Relieved from 5th A&E- GAM Branch
1 Nov 1962 5th AMMS Activated
1962 Commander: Lt Col J.J. Machosek
1967 Commander: Lt Col Cocherell
25 Jul 1968 5th Bomb Wing Relocated to Minot AFB
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Travis AFB - Main Gate |
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The Leadership
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Maintenance Supv
Major C.E. Martin |
5th AMMS Commander
Lt Col J.J. Machosek |
Asst Maint Supv
Lt F.D. Hotter |
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Our First Missile Sept 21, 1961
The Gam Troops from the 5th A&E unloading its first GAM-77 S/N 60-5581 from a C-124 |
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The Troops that Did the Work
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L-R: H Anthony, Frank Graham, T Pitts and R Emerick |
L-R: Jose Brown, Jack Todd, Paul Herndon, Frank Bushinski and A Ward |
L-R: J Barney and D Atherton |
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D Key |
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Doug Yates and Jack Todd
Performing an Upload |
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Unknowns |
A1/C Gear performing a D9A Computer test in May 1967. Courtesy of: Earl Houser |
L-R: H Wilson, T Pitts,
R Gabriel, H Anthony,
Frank Graham and
Charles Eaton |
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L-R: Charles Lightfoot and Unk |
L-R: Frank Lozito and J Kelly |
L-R: L Cox, W.B Smith, James Gifford and Unk |
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H Wilson and Donald Hewitt |
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L-R: Ed Roloff, Unk and up on missile Doug Yates. |
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Hey ! Somebody get this Dog ready to fly
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Photo courtesy of: Leonard Granger
 Tail # 60-5581
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