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I was a member for a year, but I didn't get much out of it. There used to be a great forum online for missileers, but I don't think it operates any longer.
My team never RON'ed. Unless you were going to HOTEL flight or another southern flight on a big job like a motor generator swap, your chances of RONning were slim. At least in EMT. Not sure about the other shops.
Since Malmstrom was/is the most spread out of the MM bases, if you went 163 miles East to Oscar-3 at 55mph in a T-van, it could take four hours each way, plus whatever time it took on-site. With 16 hr. timelines, your chances of getting back to base were slim. Usually wound up at Oscar-1 or Mike-1.
Keep 'em green!
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Did they have places for you to stay at all over the base?
Each LCF had a topside building that housed the security controller, the elevator down to the LCC, a kitchen, day room, and individual rooms for airmen staying over night.
The only LCF located
on a base was Whiteman AFB. All other LCFs were remote locations. OSCAR-01 was the only site you knew you would
never have to RON from.
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14TH JULY
1798 US Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government
1933 All non-Nazi political parties are banned in Germany
July 14, 1789
Bastille Day -the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris, now celebrated as France's National Day.
July 15, 2015
The last day of work for Santafewillie, who retired after 43 years at the same company. Never looked back!
My Great Uncle did that much time at one business before retirement too. He worked at one of the only stencil manufacturers in the entire US. The other stencil business was about 3/4 of a mile away. Marsh Stencil & Machine Company. He was a master machinist. Had all sorts of lathes, mills, and other assorted power tools in his garage. The man could make nearly anything made out of metal.
Not many workers stay with the same company for a lifetime any longer.
July 19, 1969
Apollo 11 lifted off from NASA'S John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and four days later two of its astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin, became the first humans to set foot on the Moon
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I had thought the lift off on MTV's intro was from a movie, but it was actually real.
16TH JULY
1945
The leaders of the three Allied nations (Winston Churchill, Harry S Truman and Josef Stalin) gathered in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
July 17,1918
The Carpathia, the ocean liner that rescued the survivors of the Titanic in 1912, was sunk by a German U-boat during WWI
July 17, 1948
US Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen encounters children in at Templehof Airport in Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, giving him the idea to drop candy in 'Operation Little Vittles'
19TH JULY
1919
Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of World War I, ex-servicemen, unhappy with unemployment and other grievances, rioted and burn down Luton Town Hall. During the riot people broke into Farmers Music Shop and dragged pianos into the streets for dancing and singing, including, ironically 'Keep the home fires burning'. The mayor at the time, Henry Impey was smuggled out of Luton never to return.
A bit of ship history for
@NorthBrit
July 19, 1843
Steamship SS Great Britain is launched.
It is the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and the largest vessel afloat in the world at
the time.
July 20, 1969
NASA's Apollo 11 lunar module, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, lands on the surface of the Moon. Seven hours later, Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the moon at 10:56 pm EDT, and Aldrin joins him shortly after. Michael Collins remains in orbit in the command module.
21ST JULY
1545
The French invaded the Isle of Wight. However the French had little local knowledge and as the attacks were expected, local forces reached the high grounds of Bembridge Down to oppose them. The French had a long history of attacking the Island and this was their last attempt at capture.
July 21, 1873
Jesse James, and James Younger gang's 1st train robbery at Adair, Iowa.
JULY 22ND
1706
The 'Acts of Union' were agreed by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by the countries' Parliaments, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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July 22, 2025
Me thinks we're the only 3 that enjoy this haha. With you two doing the heavy lifting. Keep it up guys!
edit: had to put in the date for reference
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