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What's New at 6th Weather.....   Release!

  • Kris Hundshamer - Jun 8, 2008 - Kris Hundshamer died peacefully at home in Tucson, AZ. He was a member of the 6th Weather Squadron (Mobile). A Scripture service was held Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Bring's Broadway Chapel, in Tucson. Click here for Obituary

  • Charles Real - May 25, 2008 - Charlie Real died on May 23, 2008 in Del City, OK. He was a member of the 6th Weather Squadron (Mobile) for many years. A graveside service was held at 10 am on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Arlington Memory Gardens, Oklahoma City, OK. Click here for Obituary

  • BOD Meeting -  May 17, 2008 - A BOD meeting was held Friday, May 16, 2008 at 13:00hrs after an 11:30 lunch with spouses/significant others, at the Holiday Inn OKC Airport, 2101 S. Meridian Ave., OKC 73104.

  • Lee Simms Passed Away - May 4, 2008, Lee Simms, widow of 6WSAA member Harry Simms and Honorary member of 6WSAA passed away Saturday, May 3, 2008. Her funeral was Tuesday, May 6th at the Bill Eisenhower Funeral Home, 5005 SE 29th Street, Del City, OK, 73115. Click here for Obituary

  • Don & Erika Garbutt lost their son Robert - Mar 25, 2008, Ron & Erika Garbutt lost their son Robert on Sunday, March 23, 2008. Robert has been cremated and a Memorial Service was held Sunday, 3/30/08 in Oklahoma City.

  • Roger Heinen Passed Away in 2000 - Feb 22, 2008, I was notified by Mrs. Penny Heinen Braverman that her husband MSgt Roger Heinen, a member of 6th Weather Squadron at Hurlburt Field, FL from 1985 to 1988 died of cancer in February 2000.

  • Pete Brightwell Passed Away - Dec 12, 2007 - Millie, Pete's wife of 44 years notified us that Pete Brightwell, 70 has peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2007 in Virginia. He was a member of 6th Weather Squadron from 1956 to 1963 and was a long standing member of 6WSAA. The memorial service and "inurnment" was held at Arlington National Cemetery on 2 Jan 2008.

  • Ronald Manning Passed Away - Jun 10, 2007 - We were notified that Ron Manning has passed away Sunday, June 10, 2007 in Niceville, Florida. He was a member of 6th Weather Squadron from 1960 to 1968 and was a long standing member of 6WSAA which he was very fond of.
    • A graveside service was held July 14, 2007 at Rice Cemetery in Norris City, Illinois.  Click here for Obituary
  • Gerald Hatt Passed Away - Jun 2, 2007 - We received notification that Gerald Hatt has passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2007 after a long illness. He had a military funeral with an Honor Guard. He was a member of 6th Weather Squadron from 1949 to 1952 and was a long time member of 6WSAA.
  • Clifford T. Jones celebrated 90th Birthday - Apr 2007 - Cliff celebrated his 90th Birthday on Tuesday April 10th down in Apache Junction, Arizona. Wish we could have all be there to celebrate it with you. All the members of the 6WSAA wish you a very Happy Birthday Cliff !!
  • 2007 Reunion Held - The 2007 reunion was held at the Holiday Inn Airport, OKC  Thursday, June 7 thru Sunday, June 10, 2007. Pictures are posted on the Reunions page.
  • Polo Shirts with 6WSAA Logo - Polo shirts with6WSAA Logo above the left pocket are now available for purchase. Download the Purchase Order Form on the Memorabilia page and mail it in with your check payable to 6WSAA. Shirts are $12.00 to $16.00 each with $4.00 per shirt shipping.
  • 20 Anniversary Commemorative Coin - Coins are now available (while supply lasts) at $10.00 each plus $5.00 shipping & handling.
  • Billy R.Jones Passed Away - Mar 29, 2007 - We received news that Billy R. Jones passed away (cancer) at his home in South Anchorage, Alaska on March 2, 2007. There was no service as he had requested. He was a member of 6th Weather Squadron from 1953 to 1955 and was a member of 6WSAA.
  • Added more pictures - Oct 6, 2006 - Under the 6WS History page. These are from the Historical CDs. Go to Index of Years.
  • Carle "Hammer" Clarke Featured - Apr 30, 2006 - The Alamogordo Daily News featured a whole page article "Weather Man" about Carle "Hammer" Clarke's Palmyra Island stay and work during the JTF-8 Operation Dominic Nuclear Tests in 1962. A well written article by Staff Writer Michael Shinabery, it described Carle and the 6th Weather team's life, happenings and mission on this beautiful island just north of the equator. Good show Carle. This article is featured in the Good Ole Days area under Stories and Tales, the Carle Clarke page.
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  • Let's Talk Bulletin Board - Jan 12, 2006 - If you are a current member of 6WSAA, we are looking for your input on our Members Only site accessible with a login and password. If your membership is current, you should have received the access in an e-mail. If not e-mail me at Webmaster@6thWeatherMobile.org . We hope to hear from you, you can post a new subject area or reply to articles already posted.

  • Col (Ret) Elwyn Moseley Passed Away - Nov 28, 2005 - We just received word that our former 6th Weather Squadron (Mobile) Commander, Colonel (Ret) Elywn A. (Moe) Moseley passed away ( lung cancer) on Sunday, November 27, in Colorado Springs, Co.  He was a terrific Commander, mentor--very fatherly figure with a great sense of humor and history. He was a regular at all of our 6th Weather Squadron Association reunions. The service will be held November 29 at the Peterson AFB, CO Chapel at 1330 hours. Our member in the area, Ted Lungwitz has volunteered to represent our 6WSAA at the funeral.    

  • Web Site Moved - Nov 24, 2005 - We moved our site to our permanent home to http://6thWeatherMobile.org  This will be our new URL and will give us a lot more room to expand in the following months. To e-mail me about this site, please use my new e-mail address: Webmaster@6thWeatherMobile.org  and a Happy Thanksgiving to all. We have our first snow cover of the winter this Thanksgiving morning here in Connecticut.
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  • Ron Manning Donated Coins In Memory of Judy - Nov 15, 2005 - In the 6WSAA Newsletter, Aug 2005 just released, I have found out that the anonymous donor is no longer anonymous. In the Newsletter it is written:
    • On July 8, 2005, Bill Callicutt and Joe Kerwin presented a revised Certificate of Appreciation which read "Presented to Ron and Judy Manning"  from the 6th WS Alumni Association. Ron stated "Judy and I had always planned to do something nice for the association and I thought the coin would be an appropriate gift to the membership and would serve a s a memorable tribute to Judy and the Association she so dearly loved. Thanks Ron!!!

                      

Member News of 6th Weather Squadron Alumni Association

Have something important to convey to other members? E-mail it to me at Webmaster@6thWeatherMobile.org and I will post it here.

 

Reading our own member & author's books - Feb 18 - Stephen Gladish is our own 6th Weather Squadron writer, author who has published his first novel Moonlight, Missiles, & Moana and is preparing to release his second and third soon. Lets support him as he writes about the adventures of a couple 6th Weather troops in the Pacific, and the Nevada test site. Thank You,  6WSAA Webmaster. Go to Stephen Gladish page.

 

 

Mustang Fever, Run Free With Wild Mustangs, second novel of adventure and romance in the trilogy. This time the heroine is not a Polynesian princess, who sings and dances and wishes she could have been a Christian disciple, but a brave and brilliant Southern Paiute Indian woman, a mustanger who rides and rescues, and wishes she could have been Sarah Winnemucca.

Following our Prison Anthology, Freedom of Vision (which went to press April 18th), Mustang Fever is available for purchase at the new Aisling Press Website  officially launched at: www.AislingPress.com .

A note from Steven Gladish:

Dear Family and Friends—

Here’s the new website. Everybody who’s read Mustang Fever is excited about the newest adventure in the trilogy. Order a book; enjoy; write a review. And if you are not satisfied, send me the copy and I will personally send you a refund. Native American culture is on the top of many agents’ and publishers’ lists. Wild Mustangs always captivate American audiences. And we dedicate this novel of adventure and romance to all American warriors--Native American warriors, and all us transplanted European warriors—when wounded, we all bleed American.

 You will enjoy this story!

Stephen B. Gladish , Author - Educator, www.stephenbgladish.com

 follow your heart... live your adventure.

 CONSIDERING THE TRILOGY NAME FOR THE THREE NOVELS:

 MOBILE MISSIONS--HEADWINDS AND HEARTBEATS

 And then each novel has its own name:       

**FIRST NOVEL SUMMER OF 2005:

ISLAND FEVER: STRANDED IN THE PACIFIC

SECOND NOVEL FALL OF 2007:

MUSTANG FEVER: RUN FREE WITH WILD MUSTANGS

THIRD NOVEL SPRING OF 2009:

TORNADO FEVER: LIFT-OFF AND AIRBORNE

***************************

 **(formerly under different name in 2005)

Other News of Interest 

Reading about Meteorology - All 6th Mobbers...If you like to read and enjoy reading books about meteorology...this might be of interest.  .Ted Lungwitz

The late Col Jack Sharp's book, "Cold Fronts," with a preface by Brig Gen Al Kaehn, tells the story of Jack's life in AWS during the Cold War, retiring in 1974. It is on the web at the Air Weather Reconnaissance Association website at http://www.awra.us/coldfronts/cf_toc.html .

Note from Webmaster: Ted tells me that the book was never published but I have downloaded and printed 2 copies of it, 156 pages of 8.5 X 11", and placed it in a 3 ring binder for reading by our members. Just let me know if you're interested in reading it and I will ship you a copy. All you have to do is return it when you're done. Questions? E-mail me at Webmaster@6thWeatherMobile.org.

Air Force BMT Flight Photo Project - The Air Force is trying to capture BMT Flight Photos over the past 60 years, and members of the 6th WX might be a good source for some of these, and would like to participate.  I went to the website and they have a pretty good start, but a long ways to go.  It's an interesting site to browse.  I think this is one of the 60th anniversary projects. Can you pass the information along please?  And if you have photos, send them in.  It really is quite an undertaking, but they are sure giving it a try!  Gordon & Barb
 
The info piece I was given says:  ATTENTION ALL CURRENT AND FORMER ENLISTED AIR FORCE MEMBERS! The USAF BMT Flight Photo project is back online at
 www.bmtflightphotos.af.mil
 
In order for this project to be a success we need your help obtaining BMT flight photos.  If you do not see your flight photo on the website that means we probably have not received it so if you have it PLEASE get it to us.  All BMT Flight Photo Project inquiries can be sent to:
    Info Message Line:  210-671-2248
    Email:  Lacklandbmt.photo@lackland.af.mil
    POC: 37th TRW/HO
             1650 Carswell Ave.
             Lackland AFB, TX  78236-5155

Recent Website Changes

This website is always undergoing some changes and additions.  Our  web address is 6thWeatherMobile.org. Hope you enjoy the changes, Gerry Guay, Webmaster.

  • May 25 - Added Obituary for Charlie Real on Obituary page.
  • May 15 - Added Obituary for Lee Simms on Obituary Page.
  • Dec 17 - Added pictures and comments from Dave Weiner about his first days and project at 6th Weather Squadron in 1960 at the Tinker AFB page of the Photo Gallery.
  • Dec 8 - Added a "Hey, It's Me" page for Dave Weiner.

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