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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

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5th AMMS Commander
Lt Col J.J. Machosek

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Asst Maint Supv
Lt F.D. Hotter

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Our First Missile Sept 21, 1961

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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

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L-R: Jose Brown, Jack Todd, Paul Herndon, Frank Bushinski and A Ward

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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

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A1/C Gear performing a D9A Computer test in May 1967. Courtesy of: Earl Houser

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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

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L-R: Frank Lozito and J Kelly

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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.

Hey ! Somebody get this Dog ready to fly
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Photo courtesy of: Leonard Granger

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