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HMLA-169
ANA stopped by to say hi to
"The Vipers" on August 4, 2008.
HSL-45
Nancy and John visited "The Wolfpack"
at North Island on May 20, 2008
HMH-465
A nice crowd assembled before the April 16th
luncheon to get a tour of the "Warhorse"
HMLA-367
On Tuesday, March 18, John and Nancy motored north to Camp Pendleton to visit HMLA-367. You gotta love a squadron named after a crazed gangster. Click on the above link to see the pictures Nancy took.
On Tuesday, March 4, John and Nancy stopped by the iconic Hangar 340 on North Island to visit "The Eightballers" of HSC-8 and check out their new MH-60S "Knight Hawk" helicopters.
Prior to the January 16th luncheon we visited the Death Rattlers in Hangar 2. Some of us were actually picked up at the O' Club an chauffered to the squadron by bus -- not the Death Rattler party bus.
HMLA-369
On December 21st we traveled up to Camp Pendleton to say hello to the Gunfighters of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369.
On November 20, 2007 we visited the Navy's newest helicopter squadron and checked out the Navy's newest helicopter --
the MH-60R
It was gray and drizzly when Nancy and John visited the "White Knights" on the Miramar flight line on October 17th before the quarterly luncheon. 1stLT Preston Stephens, later joined by 1stLT Matt Rogers, were our gracious hosts.
ACU-5
Their vehicles have propellers, they park on a flight line, and they use a wind sock. Sounds like an aviation squadron to me. Plus, I just wanted to see what goes on in that hangar across the freeway from Camp Pendleton. Joe Brecka, Sheryl and Snuffy Smith, Nancy Wingo and I visited the "Swift Intruders" on September 18th
Desert Storm Squadron members Peter Richardson and Steve Stewart, joined John and Nancy and the Bushongs in a visit to the VMFA(AW)-225 on August 15, 2007. The squadron left for Iraq shortly thereafter.
VRC-30
Following lunch at the Coronado Brewing Company on July 18, 2007, John and Nancy, Jack and John Bushong, and Dick Martin headed for the North Island flight--line where we got the run-down on VRC-30 from LT Ryan King.
LCOL Joe Ruthenberg chauffered his neighbor Roy Ford, WWII PBY pilot John Geddes, John Fry and Nancy Wingo into the wilds of Camp Pendleton. Joe was stationed here and knows his way around
1stLT Nick Molder and Capt Chad hunt were our hosts at HMLA-267. Capt Erin Benjamin was gracious enough to stop for photos.
After learning all about the AH-1W and UH-1N we motored down the flight line to visit HMH-364 where Capt Jeff McCarthy gave us a tour of the CH-46E "Phrog". Joe Ruthenberg has time in all three of the helicopters, but seemed to especially enjoy swapping stories with Capt McCarthy.
Ken Baldry, John Fry, Jack Koshear, Robert Mijatovich and Nancy Wingo took a pre-luncheon tour of one of the Flying Tigers' Sikorsky CH-53E "Super Stallions"
A lively group lunched at Coronado Brewing Company then got the Cook's Tour of the Conquistadores' snazzy new digs
VMGR-352
John Fry, Dwight Cardwell and Kari Watchorn
check out the Raiders' KC-130J
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