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[J.F.]

[Mitchell Holman[_2_]]

(J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:

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[CWO4 Dave Mann]

Mitchell Holman wrote:
> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
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Ah! Good old French Frigate Shoals. Back in the old days of chasing
Soviet missile launch telemetry boats around the Pacific, FFS was "The"
place to be. Can you say crowded with three (count 'em) Three C130's
packed with "stuff" sitting there at one time just like an aircraft
carrier early morning launch of the dawn patrol.

Cheers,

Dave

PS: Fishing was great....

[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

That shot is as old as the hills...

JT

[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

That one in your proof sheet is reversed.

JT



Mitchell Holman wrote:

> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
> @nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:
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[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:

> Mitchell Holman wrote:
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>> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
>> @nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:
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>>> begin 644 Diego Garcia.jpg
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>>> Attachment decoded: Diego Garcia.jpg
>>> `
>>> end
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>
> Ah! Good old French Frigate Shoals. Back in the old days of chasing
> Soviet missile launch telemetry boats around the Pacific, FFS was "The"
> place to be. Can you say crowded with three (count 'em) Three C130's
> packed with "stuff" sitting there at one time just like an aircraft
> carrier early morning launch of the dawn patrol.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
> PS: Fishing was great....


You musta bin thar' during the "monkey" dayz.

By the mid 1980's, most buildings were prestressed concrete, paved roads
and even a sizable operational terminal building.

JT

(Two contracts: 1989-90 and 1992-93)

[Wayne Paul]

"Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote in message
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> CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:
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>> Mitchell Holman wrote:
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>>> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
>>> @nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:
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[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

Wayne Paul wrote:

> "Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote in message
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>>CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:
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>>
>>>Mitchell Holman wrote:
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>>>
(J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
:
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>>>>
>>>>>begin 644 Diego Garcia.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>Attachment decoded: Diego Garcia.jpg
>>>>>`
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>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ah! Good old French Frigate Shoals. Back in the old days of chasing
>>>Soviet missile launch telemetry boats around the Pacific, FFS was "The"
>>>place to be. Can you say crowded with three (count 'em) Three C130's
>>>packed with "stuff" sitting there at one time just like an aircraft
>>>carrier early morning launch of the dawn patrol.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>PS: Fishing was great....
>>
>>
>>You musta bin thar' during the "monkey" dayz.
>>
>>By the mid 1980's, most buildings were prestressed concrete, paved roads
>>and even a sizable operational terminal building.
>>
>>JT
>>
>>(Two contracts: 1989-90 and 1992-93)
>>
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>
> It seems we have two places being mentioned here. Diego Garcia and French
> Frigate Shoals. I am sure JT's above comments refer to Diego Garcia. I
> personally don't remember anything I would call roads on the French Frigate
> Shoals airfield which measures only 3,000' by 500'. (See attached Google
> Earth file.)
>
> Wayne
> HP-14 "6F"
> http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder
>
>


Ye'r exactly correct.

I gotta blame ol' Dave fer cluttering up my mind...

<G>

JT

[CWO4 Dave Mann]

Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>
> CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:
>
>> Mitchell Holman wrote:
>>
>>> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
>>> @nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:
>>>
>>>> of the long runway), and quonset huts which looked inside as if the
folks had simply stood up from their desks in 1945 and walked away. It
was a historical treasure trove and all got bulldozed into the water,
including the Vargas Calendars, USAAF control tower and an old WW2 radar
system in a box.

[CWO4 Dave Mann]

Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
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> Wayne Paul wrote:
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>> "Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>
>>> CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Mitchell Holman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
>>>>> @nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> begin 644 Diego Garcia.jpg
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>>>>>> Attachment decoded: Diego Garcia.jpg
>>>>>> `
>>>>>> end
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ah! Good old French Frigate Shoals. Back in the old days of chasing
>>>> Soviet missile launch telemetry boats around the Pacific, FFS was "The"
>>>> place to be. Can you say crowded with three (count 'em) Three C130's
>>>> packed with "stuff" sitting there at one time just like an aircraft
>>>> carrier early morning launch of the dawn patrol.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> PS: Fishing was great....
>>>
>>>
>>> You musta bin thar' during the "monkey" dayz.
>>>
>>> By the mid 1980's, most buildings were prestressed concrete, paved roads
>>> and even a sizable operational terminal building.
>>>
>>> JT
>>>
>>> (Two contracts: 1989-90 and 1992-93)
>>>
>>
>>
>> It seems we have two places being mentioned here. Diego Garcia and
>> French Frigate Shoals. I am sure JT's above comments refer to Diego
>> Garcia. I personally don't remember anything I would call roads on
>> the French Frigate Shoals airfield which measures only 3,000' by
>> 500'. (See attached Google Earth file.)
>>
>> Wayne
>> HP-14 "6F"
>> http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder
>>
>>
>
>
> Ye'r exactly correct.
>
> I gotta blame ol' Dave fer cluttering up my mind...
>
> <G>
>
> JT
>

Mind, Mind? now where did I put that? Must have been those Military
Intelligence "HemiSynch" and Remote Viewing (GRILL PLATE) experiences.

Cheers,

Dave

[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:
> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:
>>
>>> Mitchell Holman wrote:
>>>
>>>> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
>>>> @nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:
>>>>
>>>>> begin 644 Diego Garcia.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> Attachment decoded: Diego Garcia.jpg
>>>>> `
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ah! Good old French Frigate Shoals. Back in the old days of chasing
>>> Soviet missile launch telemetry boats around the Pacific, FFS was
>>> "The" place to be. Can you say crowded with three (count 'em) Three
>>> C130's packed with "stuff" sitting there at one time just like an
>>> aircraft carrier early morning launch of the dawn patrol.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> PS: Fishing was great....
>>
>>
>>
>> You musta bin thar' during the "monkey" dayz.
>>
>> By the mid 1980's, most buildings were prestressed concrete, paved
>> roads and even a sizable operational terminal building.
>>
>> JT
>>
>> (Two contracts: 1989-90 and 1992-93)
>>
>
> How does 1969 and early 1970 sound? Flying in from Okinawa with the
> "security folks". Like they needed security there. When we dropped in
> on Johnson Island prior to Operation RED HAT, the atoll still had
> Japanese aircraft wreckage, a couple of B24's (or pieces of them at the
> end of the long runway), and quonset huts which looked inside as if the
> folks had simply stood up from their desks in 1945 and walked away. It
> was a historical treasure trove and all got bulldozed into the water,
> including the Vargas Calendars, USAAF control tower and an old WW2 radar
> system in a box.
>


When waste is considered... The navy wins hands down.

During the time that I was there, a half billion dollars of pure waste
was pointed out and the navy hardly winced.

The others aren't far behind though. From what I understand, Johnston
Island has now been scraped clean of everything. I don't think that the
runway is usable anymore.

At least the Brits did mount a program to preserve the eastern side of
Diego where the main copra plantation existed. Much of the work was done
by navy "volunteers."

JT

[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:

> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Wayne Paul wrote:
>>
>>> "Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Mitchell Holman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> (J.F.) wrote in news:EvcSi.8861$sm6.7965
>>>>>> @nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> begin 644 Diego Garcia.jpg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Attachment decoded: Diego Garcia.jpg
>>>>>>> `
>>>>>>> end
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah! Good old French Frigate Shoals. Back in the old days of chasing
>>>>> Soviet missile launch telemetry boats around the Pacific, FFS was
>>>>> "The"
>>>>> place to be. Can you say crowded with three (count 'em) Three C130's
>>>>> packed with "stuff" sitting there at one time just like an aircraft
>>>>> carrier early morning launch of the dawn patrol.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>> PS: Fishing was great....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You musta bin thar' during the "monkey" dayz.
>>>>
>>>> By the mid 1980's, most buildings were prestressed concrete, paved
>>>> roads
>>>> and even a sizable operational terminal building.
>>>>
>>>> JT
>>>>
>>>> (Two contracts: 1989-90 and 1992-93)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It seems we have two places being mentioned here. Diego Garcia and
>>> French Frigate Shoals. I am sure JT's above comments refer to Diego
>>> Garcia. I personally don't remember anything I would call roads on
>>> the French Frigate Shoals airfield which measures only 3,000' by
>>> 500'. (See attached Google Earth file.)
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>> HP-14 "6F"
>>> http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Ye'r exactly correct.
>>
>> I gotta blame ol' Dave fer cluttering up my mind...
>>
>> <G>
>>
>> JT
>>
>
> Mind, Mind? now where did I put that? Must have been those Military
> Intelligence "HemiSynch" and Remote Viewing (GRILL PLATE) experiences.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>


Whar's me tinfoil hat?

JT