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Previous years updates to the Website and/or the Blog: FOR UPDATES FOR PRIOR YEARS CLICK ON YEAR ABOVE Go directly to changes by clicking on bold underlined words like - "Added" 31 DEC 2008 Added 4th Qtr 08 Newsletter to "Newsletter" page. Added Green Hornet article to "Historic Information" page. Added to "Our History" page. Added photo to "Dropped FSK" page. Added new members Michael Thomas, Norbert Beilman and Troy Knight updated member page and added bio. Added John Grove to "Final Flight" page.
17 DEC 2008 Added capability to go directly to change by clicking on bold underlined "Added" Added "Dropped FSK page. Added updated bio for Erik Fricsons. Added new member Thomas Murray,updated member page, added bio and added photo to "Unit/Group pictures page. Added three items to "Historic Information" page. Added picture to "Copter Humor" page. Added to "Unit Patches" page. Added rescue at sea to "Unit Archives" page. Added "Inadvertent Weapons Discharge" page . 7 DEC 2008 Added picture to "HH-43 FSK" page. Added Requiem for a Heavy Lift by Jim Henthorn to "Historic Information" page. Added new member Philip Sturges Jr, updated member page and added bio. Added Air Core Values to the "Military Codes" page. Added NKP in 1965, 1,000 hrs picture to "Achievement" page. Added James "Jim" Quick to "Final Flight" page. 1 DEC 2008 Added Marlon M. Coffee (2005) to "Final Flight" page. Added to "Bits and Pieces" section. Added to "Claim-to-Fame" page. Added 20th S0S (Ponies) 1968 Christmas Card to "Historic Information" page. Added two of Stan Nelson's patches to the "Misc" patch page. Added Robert Stone photo to "OFOTO" page. Added Det 15 1,000 hour flight to "Achievement page. Added new members Roy O. Adams and Robert Stone, updated member page and added bio. Added Charles Hubbard prints to "Copter Artwork" page. Added to "Personnel Firsts" page. Added Air Rescue and 1st Helicopter Squadron articles to "Sites of Interest" page. 19 NOV 2008 Added new member Terry "Doc" Pleasanton. added bio and updated member page. Added a "Photos of Interest" page. Added to "Unit Patches" page. Added Early Chopper to "Copter Humor" page. Added Joseph "Joe" Pinaud and Robert Schannep to "Final Flight" page. 11 NOV 2008 Added VNAF H-19 info to "Historic Information" page. Added new members Mike McKinney, Tim Hudson and Richard Ropski, added bio and updated member page. 1 NOV 2008 Updated the "Reunions/Special Events" page. Added new members Mike Chisholm and Fred Cook, added bio and updated member page. 26 OCT 2008 Added restored HH-3E story to "Historic Information" page. Added 26 of Larry Wielgosz's news articles to "Historic Information" page. Added Larry Wielgosz's photos to "OFOTO" page. 20 OCT 2008 Added US Air Force MH-53s fly final combat missions, The last MH-53s waiting to be shipped home from the AOR, Green Hornets swarm for last time and Bittersweet homecoming for 20th Special Operations Squadron to "Historic Information" page. Added new member Robert "Bob Johnson, added bio and updated member page. Added H-19A & B History after USAF Service to "Historic Information" page. Added a 41st Rescue Squadron patch to the "Unit Patches" page of the "Patches" section. Added tribute to Jerry Singleton on the "Remembrance" page. Added Charles Frost photo to "Ofoto" page. 1 OCT 2008
Added Lt Col Stanley Southworth (Commander of the 21st SOS for several months at NKP during 1969, later became 21st SOS Det Commander at Udorn after 20th and 21st combined) and Lt Col John Davis (CH-3E pilot at NKP in 1968- 69) to "Final Flight" page. 30 SEP 2008 Added 3rd Qtr 2008 Newsletter to "Newsletter" page. Added Dave Comstock's Apollo 11 pictures to "Ofoto" section. Added new members Don Couture, John Graham and Glenn Todd, added bio and updated member page. Added Neil McCutchan slide show to "Ofoto" page.
Added Edwin W. Lewis, Jr. (November 8, 2007) to "Final Flight" page. Added ARRS Memorial article to the "Historic Information". 22 SEP 2008 Added last H-53 to depart from Hurlburt to "Historic Information" page. Added last HH-53C at Sikorsky to the "Historic Information" page. Added to Dave Comstock pictures in "Ofoto" section. Added three hurricane rescue stories to "Unit Archives" section. Added new members Hugh Montgomery and Charles Frost, added bio and updated member page. Added to the Joe Ballinger section of the "Non AF Helo Experiences" page. Added Stan Menze (May 18, 1981) to "Final Flight" page. 11 SEP 2008 Added news articles of Perrin AFB rescues to "Unit Archivess" page. Added CH-3E 65-15690 to the "Preserved Aircraft" section. (Link at bottom of "Our Helicopters" page. Added 1st H-43B Factory School to "Firsts and Records" section. Added Tom Howard and Tom Brumfield pictures to "OFOTO" Page. Updated Tom Howard's bio. Added to "Bits and Pieces" page. Added Tom Howard to "Sikorsky Winged-S" page. Added last flight of MH-53J tail #73-1652 to "Historic Information" page. Added new member Russ Hauser, updated member page and added bio. 1 SEP 2008 Updated "Events of Interest" page. Added new members Hector Herrera, Bill Patterson and Thomas Howard, updated member page and added bio. Added to "Bits and Pieces" section. Added to "Claim-to-Fame" section. 22 AUG 2008 Added new member Steve McKone, updated member page and added bio. Added "French Captain joins 41st RQS" to to "Historic Information" page. 10 AUG 2008 Added a Veteran Tribute for Oliver O'Mara to the "Remembrance" page. Added new members Bevon R. Dowell, Robert Arnau and Roger Netz updated member page and added bio. 1 AUG 2008 Added Perrin AFB picture to "Unit/Group Photo" section. Added "Kaman Rotor Tips" page. Added new member Dennis Richardson, updated member page and added bio. Added Kolligian Award winner to"Special Recognition" page. Added "Air National Guard members save lives" to "Historic Information" page. 21 JUL 2008 Added a Veteran Tribute for William H. Pitsenbarger to the "Remembrance" page. Added Harry C. Toy to "Final Flight" page. 13 JUL 2008 Moved "Veteran Tributes" from "Links" page to "Remembrance" page. Added a Veteran Tribute for Gerald O. Young to the "Remembrance" page. Added patch "Misc." patch page. Added link to "Our Helicopters" page on MH-53M Pave Low IV 68-10357 on display at Air Force museum. Added only Air Rescue helicopter unit qualified to fight fires to "Historic Information page. Added Tom Brumfield's bio. Added to "Bits and Pieces" page. Added to "Claim-to-Fame" page. Added Oliver Edward O’Mara and Stetson R. Cowan to "Final Flight" page. Added new members Chuck Hemphill, Angelo Bianco,Mark Kinsey and Glenn Hunter, added bio and updated member page. 6 JUL 2008 Added to "Bits and Pieces" page. Added new member Clifton Davis, updated member age, added bio. 2 JUL 2008 Made some changes on the 20th SOS Reunion/Deactivation at Hurlbert and the 20th SOS Reunion at Kokomo IN on the "Reunion" page (Correct errors in the Newsletter). Added new members Ronald York and Tom Brumfield, updated member age, added bio. 30 JUN 2008 Added 2nd Qtr 08 Newsletter to "Newsletter" page. Updated Frank Gambale's bio. Added Julius Webb and Carl Metzger to "Locater" page. Added new members Larry Wielgosz and Bart Anderson, added bio and updated member page. Added 2008 Pitsenbarger award recipient to "Special Recognition" page. Added HH-43 question to the "Did You Know?" page. 21 JUN 2008 Added picture of 676-Black Maria- to "Nose Art" section. Added Freedom Rock Decade Dedication pictures to "Freedom Rock" page of "Patriotsm" section. Added fellow Rotorhead Kelly Day to the "Final Flight" page. Added to "Our History" page. Added 1949 H-5 school graduation to "Unit/Group Pictures" section. Added 1st female AF helicopter person to retire "Personnel Firsts" page. Added new members Mike Stoyle and Frank Chase, updated member page and added bio and photo. 13 JUN 2008 Added new member Ruth Emanuel, updated member page and added bio. 11 JUN 2008 Added a picture to the "Remember When" section of the Scrap Book. Added Fairchild rescue to "Unit Archives" page. Added Kolligian Award recipient to "Special Recognition" page. Added to the "Events of Interest" page. Added new members Bill Denehan and Robert Robinson, updated member page and add bio. Added Det. 4, 36th ARS Dec 1962 Crew Alert Schedule to the "Unit/Group Photo" section. 7 JUN 2008 Added to the "Whats New" page. Added Jim Burns comments on the 2008 Pedro and Jolly Green reunions to the "Special Events" page. Added Harold "Hal" Moody to "Final Flight" page. Added new members Armand Fiola and Ronald Wojack, updated member page and added bio info.
31 MAY 2008 Added five pictures to "Stephan Brodsky" page of "OFOTO" section.
Added new members Meredith Freedle and Frank Gambale, updated member page and added bio info.
Added additional pictures to the "H-43 crash at Sheppard" page in the "Helicopter Accidents" section. 19 MAY 2008 Added a copy of the USAF accident report to the "H-43 crash at Sheppard" page in the "Helicopter Accidents" section. Added new member Robert Deets and updated "Members" page. 13 MAY 2008 Added HH-43 Ditching" pictures to "Helicopter Accident" section. Added pictures to "Nuclear Test" page of "Significant Operations" section. Added group photo on "Pedro Reunion" page of "Special Events" section. Added new member Neil McCutchan, updated "Member" page and added to "Bits and Pieces" section. 10 MAY 2008 Added new member Becky Hassler and updated "Members" page. Added John Holt pictures to "OFOTO Site Picture" section. Added "Knife 51" to "Crew Save Photo" section. Added new member Steven Myers, bio and update "Members" page. Added a "Member Recognition" page. Added to "Bits and Pieces" page. Added new member John Holt, bio, member and spouse photo and updated "Members" page. 3 MAY 2008 Added photo of swearing in of Regular Officer to "Unit/Group" photo section. Reworked Home page, created "Our Helicopters" page and reorganized several pages within the website. Added 304th ARRS disaster stories to "Unit Archives". Added Ed Gilliam to "Final Flight" page. Added new member Jerold Clausius, bio and updated member page. Added Moody rescue to "Unit Archives". Added two of Bill Lyster's HH-1H pictures to "Ofoto" section and one to the "Home" page. Linked individual members on the Member page to their respective biographies and member/spouse photo. Added capability for on-line registration. Added new member Louis Evans, bio and updated member page. 23 APR 2008 Added new member Walt Turk, updated member page and add bio. 20 APR 2008 Add a page containing a superb collection of Diane Revolinski's H-3 & H-53 pictures. Added 304th ARRS Mount St. Helens rescue awards to "Unit Archives" page. Added to "Locater" page. Added 37th Helicopter Squadron story to "Unit Archives". Added a "Medical Technician" page to the "Tribute" section . Added new members Sam Groce, Jim Pratz and Dave Ruel, updated member page and add bio. Added to the "Bits and Pieces" section. 11 APR 2008 Added MH-53 Pave Low helicopter tail number 68-10357 last flight to "Unit Archives". Added Ron Loftis pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added Anthony L. Markham, Sr and Raymond Key to "Final Flight" page. Added 304th ARRS Mount St. Helens rescue work to "Unit Archives" page. Added to the "Bits and Pieces" section. Added additional pictures to Bill Lyster section of OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added new members Norm Paul and Bill Dean, updated member page, added member & spouse pictures. 8 APR 2008 Added Air Force Cross page for Dennis Richardson. Added two HH-34J pictures to "AFRES HH-34J" page (hard landing). Added Dave Comstock pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added to the "Bits & Pieces" page. Added Bill Lyster & Bert Berthold picture "Reminiscing" section of Scrap Book. Added new member Dick Bourne. 1 APR 2008 Added 1st Qtr 08 Newsletter to "Newsletter" page. Added new member Oral Carper, added bio and updated members page. Added two awards to the Awards page. Added Jackson Kilgore obituary to "Final Flight" page. Added Ron Loftis picture to "Misc" section of Scrap Book. 26 MAR 2008 Added UH-1P after restoration pictures to the "Hurlbert Memorial Air Park" section. Added Balad Air Base HH-60 maintenance pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. 21 MAR 2008 Added new member Howard Frazee, added bio and updated members page . Added H-3 school pictures to "Unit/Group" section. Added to the "Bits & Pieces" page. Added to the "Awards" page. 16 MAR 2008 Added two HH-34J pictures to "AFRES HH-34J" page. Added "Hurlbert Memorial Air Park" link near the bottom of the Home page. Added new member Doug Stimpson added bio and updated members page. Added Jackson Kilgore to the "Final Flight" page. Added BRIGADIER GENERAL MARK E. STEARNS to "General Officer" page. 14 MAR 2008 Add link to Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) to "Links" page. Added new member Ron Loftis and updated members page. Added a Balad rescue story to the "Unit Archives" section. Added to the "Bits & Pieces" section. Added Apollo 10, 11 recovery team, H-3 68 & 69 School pictures to "Unit/Group Pictures". Added Dave Comstock's pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. 11 MAR 2008 Added Air Rescue Association 2007 Richard T. Kight award to "Special Recognition" page. Added John Slattery obituary. Added new member Tom Heitz, added bio and updated members page. Add a picture to the "Firsts & Records HH-3E" page. Added John Flournoy's pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added patches to "Unit & Misc Patches" page. 9 MAR 2008 Added Buck Watson's pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added new members Jeff Hartman and Carlos de Mattos, bio and updated member page, added member photo. Added 304th patch history to the "Patch History" page. Added 943rd RQG deploys in support of War on Terror to "Unit Archives" page. Added brief 304th ARRS history to "Unit History" page. Added Herbert R. Zehnder and John Slattery to the "Final Flight" page. Added to the "Bits & Pieces" section. Added new patches. Added "Associate" member Felix McLarney. Added new page "Lima Site 20A". Reworked the "SEA KIA/MIA" page. 3 MAR 2008 Added new member Bill Kaseman, bio and updated member page. Revised text and added pictures to the "AFRES HH-34J" page. Added Don Hale to "Final Flight" page. Added Getting settled: 56th RQS ready for action to "Unit Archives" page. 26 FEB 2008 Added to the "AFRES HH-34J" page. Added to "Unit Patches" section. Added to "Claim-to-Fame" page. Added new member Greg Etzel, updated member page and added bio. Added new member #100, Dave Comstock, updated member page, added bio and added to "Our History" page. Added Carlos Halcomb's rescue certificate to "Sikorsky Winged S" page. 23 FEB 2008 Added a "AFRES HH-34J" page. Added to the "Did You Know" page. Added to the "Bits & Pieces" section. Added new member Carlos Halcomb, added bio, updated member page and added picture to the "Active Duty" section of the scrapbook. Added to the "Unit Patches" page. Updated "Our History" page and added to "Claim-to-Fame" and "Personnel Firsts" pages. Added Rick Estep's pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added new members Bob Young and Diane Revolinski, updated member page and added bio. Diane is the first woman to join our group. 14 FEB 2008 Added new member Bob Abernathy, updated member page and added bio. 12 FEB 2008 Added Expeditionary rescue helps save Afghan boy article to "Unit Archives" page. Added 20th Helicopter Squadron (HS) Reunion website link to the "Links" page. Added two website awards to the "Awards" page. Added 20th HS, VHPA and VHCMA reunion information to "Reunions/Events of Interest" page. Add new member Mike Rodericks,updated member page and added bio. Added to "Quotes" section. Added MAJ Marvin A. Cleveland to "Final Flight" section. Added K V Hall pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added Harvey Meltzer picture to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added to the "Bits & Pieces" section. Added pictures of CH-3E 63-09676, Black Maria, to "Unusual Configurations" section. 3 FEB 2008 Added new member Buck Watson, updated member page, added bio, member photo and remember when photo. 1 FEB 2008 Added Robert E. “Bob” Mayo to "Final Flight" page. Added to the "Sought After Info" page. Added a search for Dennis W. Palmer to the "Locater" page. Added to our "History" page. Added Stephan Brodsky pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added Joseph Rowland Edward Gagnon to "Final Flight" page. 27 JAN 2008 Adjusted clarity of Joe Ballinger's pictures ln the "Non Air Force Helo Experiences" section. Added a Det 2, 54th ARS picture to the "Unit/Group" pictures. Added John Kriletich's bio to "Bio Section" and decorations to "Member Page". Added 58th ARRS history report to "Unit History" section. Info on 1969 Tunisia flood relief effort. Added new member Stephan Brodsky, updated member page and add bio. Added information on the Lima Site 85 KIA Memorial to be dedicated at Barkesdale , LA to the "Events of Interest page". Added Gerald O. Young to "Final Flight" page. Added Gary AFB History to "Historic Information" page. Added a HH-43 FSK page. 12 JAN 2008 Added 38th ARRS save news article to "Unit Archives" page. Added 20th HS pictures and news article to "Unit History" section. Added two Jim Kinter pictures to OFOTO/SITE Pictures section. Added 38th ARRS picture to "Unit/Group Pictures". Added a link on the Home page to a "Reunions/Events" page. Added to the "H-43 MARS Test" page in the "Helicopter Testing" section. Added to "Bits & Pieces" page. Added new member Dennis McLaughlin , updated member page and added bio. |