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Citizenship
= USA, Service = USN, Outfit = NMCB 40 and PWD QAE
My_Quest =
To Drink With CPT. Morgan
VT_of_a_Swallow
=
Asian or African ?
My_Warstory
= 1st trip was Project Supervisor over the TCN
Barracks. 2nd trip was QAE of
Builder/ Paint Shop and Janitorial services. Made
some good friends while
there. Never, ever treated the contractors any
different then service members
there. We were all there to Support One Mission,
One Goal. I don't remember
names very well but do remember the great workers
I had the pleasure of getting
to know. Funny story, I was placed in the same
barracks room in 2000, that I
shared with a fellow BU1 in 1992. Also had the
same barracks manager. I
remember walking around with my Planters Peanut
jar filled with Capt. Morgan
and Pepsi. Had one of the best Seabee Ballever
attended while there as well, it
was on the Deck at the Lagoon. Was an awesome
night. Also have found exorcise
of the Brit Club. Would love to go back some day.
Fun times, good people, and
good drinks.
92/94
Mike Hoffman =
mikehoff61@hotmail.com
Citizenship
= USA
Service =
USN
Outfit =
AIMD/MCC/ IMRL
My_Quest =
Getting rid of all the
crusty sea salt from every crack and crevice
VT_of_a_Swallow = Low and slow is my motto
My_Warstory = My War story:
I don't
have one. Stepping off the
plane and getting hit in the face by a furnace was my
welcome. I could never
say enough about the island, from the time of INDOC to
the last heartfelt tug
of saying goodbye. I Loved every minute spent on the
foot print of freedom.
Enjoyed the MWR fun runs and events, outdoor movies,
dinner theaters, fishing,
pizza at the EXPAT (AWESOME SUNSETS), dinners at the
Seaman's Club, nights at
the BRIT Club,beer
and pool at the
Enlisted Club, lazy days at the Yacht Club, bike rides
out to the donkey gate
and back into town at night, O-dark thirty morning PT
runs, morning breakfast
at the galley, the MRW bus runs out and back from the
airfield for work,
monsoon season, being invited to the Pilipino village
for a cookout, getting a
chance to grab lunch on one of the MSC prepositioned
supply ships, studying at
the MWR pool for the next advancement exam, The most
fun I had was shooting
skeet during my lunch hours and at MWR events. I only
have two gripe I guess I
could say I have. First I was told to take leave
because I had over a hundred
and twenty five days on the books. Second I so wanted
to join the Elephant
Club, which I wasn't able to do.The
only two people that mostly come to mind during my
stay are, John Gunther and
Heather Paul from Supply and AIMD. 24 years and
counting, what great fond
memories of paradise. Twenty years five months and
twenty eight day of Navel
service,five carriers, two squadrons,two overseas
tours. DG was by far the best
tour of all. I would like to know if the Elephant Club
is still in existence?
Non Sibi
Sed Patriae
1992-1993
CTR 2 Lewis Giammaria = lfgiamm@hotmail.com
Citizenship = USA; Service = USN; Outfit = NSGA AT C
SITE
My_Quest = DRANK BEER and PLAYED SOFTBALL
VT_of_a_Swallow = Hanover
My_Warstory = Loved the island, Played softball with
the CORAL REEFERS !! and
Player Coach of the Breaded CLAMS.
Loved the BRIT CLUB, Was in MR. DG Body Building
Contest, Loved working out ,
hang out at Yacht Club on my days off and riding the
Wave Runner. Was also
drunk and also in Trouble. Meet so many freakin
awesome people there. They
Played the HELL OUT OF PEARL JAM !! I still ALIVE that
freakin song was played
24 / 7 !! can I go back in the time machine and do it
one more time !!
1972, 1981/1982, 1987 to 1995
Dave Fisher, Capt, USMM (Ret.), CAPT (SWO) USN (Ret.)
= callsign.BULL@tni.net
Citizenship = USA; Service = Merchant Marine;
Other_Service = USNR; Outfit =
USS R. E. Kraus; USNS Sealift Antarctic; SS Green
Valley, G. Island, G Harbour;
MV Jeb Stuart
My_Quest = Here in 2014, would like to go back for one
last, short look-see.
My_Warstory = First went in '72 in USS Richard E.
Kraus (DD-849) to deliver
crypto gear. It looked like "McHale's Navy" then.
Returned in '81/'82
in USNS Sealift Antarctic (T-AO-176) with the MSC Near
Term Prepositioned
Force. Didn't look too much different. Returned again
in '87 to the four Afloat
Prepositioned Force LASH ammo ships - a couple of
years as Chief Mate, the
remainder as Master. Dodge now a little more
civilized. While there in 1994,
sortied the entire APF as Convoy Commodore and
CTG-159.1 for Operation Vigilant
Warrior up in the Gulf. Technically still a civilian,
but assigned under Allied
doctrine.
Left in late '95 to command the COMPSRON ONE flagship
in the Med. At the
time I left (9 yrs on), I was "The Mayor of DGAR," as
the longest
serving occupant.
Like to go back one last time before I pass, just to
see how "my"
island is doing. Have lumpia and a beer at the
"O."
1992-1994
Name = John McKinney = hiddencove7@yahoo.com
Citizenship = USA; Service = USN; Outfit = Quality
Assurance LPO
My_Quest = To find happiness; VT_of_a_Swallow = to
estimate that the airspeed
velocity of an unladen European Swallow is 10 meters
per second.
My_Warstory = One of my many jobs as the QA for
grounds maintenance was to
check DG for erosion control at set locations along
the outside of the island.
On one of these days I stopped for my usual fishing
time out before heading
back (it took about 10 hrs for the job) I was having
an excellent day catching
the 2-3 lb Rock Groupers and putting them on the
stringer I had tied to my belt
loop. As the tide started to come in I climbed on one
of the coral heads to
cast better and caught enough to make nice gift to my
counter parts (friends)
at the Filipino village. I had about 7 or 8 fish on
the stringer when they
started jerking around. I tugged on the line without
looking and got a very
firm tug back! Needless to say the 6ft shark that had
about 3 fish in its mouth
already was not amused, it started thrashing and
pulled me into the waste deep
water. I couldn't get that stringer untied from my
belt loop fast enough.
Finally I was free and I ran as fast as I could to
shore. (about 20m) The next
week I was back again with a new stringer and sharper
eye. That's my story.
1987 thru to 1993
Walter Johnson = Waltsrentals@gmail.com
Citizenship = USA; Service = Merchant Marine; Outfit =
Man the ship
of Alex Bonneyman
My_Warstory = I
served under the direction of Mearsk
Line Captain
of the alex bonneyman
when Ronald Reagan
president promissed vetran rights
for merchant marines spending over 9
month active time there
during the Irac and Iran
WAR how do i get Vetren
rights now that im
older i Have no DD214 ?
I
was educated in asian orang gas in 30 minutes handed a certificate and later spent two month wondering if i was
going to die cause all the tales of this virus was regular to the
heat.
But Funny stuf : We did an aft ship
refuel with the destroyer and
every one walked away while the hose
was re
coiled from my galley window i
notice the the destroyer getting closer ,,
the hose had hooked under the destroyer and
was towing the cannon
into the back of our ship.
It was a pleasure to serve
with every i
loved when the "Tender"
ships came into the dock
and i
never seen a cocnut crab.
August 1992
- August 1993; also
2000.
Jeff Rumbold = styleman27@yahoo.com
Citizenship = USA; Service = USN; Outfit = NCTS "R"
Site/Section 1
My_Warstory = Charter member of "Team Tusker" and "Sex
One/SEAL
Team One". Known to not-so-clandestinely insert
on the shoreline of
the CPO Club to replenish the beer supply for my
buddies out on the Dynaglass
boats. Drank many a case of Tusker beer and as yet
have suffered no ill-affects
from the sediment in the bottom of the bottles. Also
known to polish off a
bottle of Southern Comfort, get on my bike and try to
make it all the way out
to Donkey Gate. Had my boat license endorsed three
times for unsafe handling,
put out make-believe fires in the barracks and ate my
fair share of fish, Diego
Burger grilled cheese sandwiches and, believe me, you
don't want to know what
went into a Hitler's Nuclear Bet or a Keil Shake ;)
Good times - and guess what? I have orders in
hand that will return me to
the rock one final time (I was also an inmate with
COMPSRON 2 in 2000) in
February 2013 for my Twilight Tour :)
Sep 92- Sep
93
Mike Ott = omott2@yahoo.com
Citizenship = USA; Service = USN; Outfit = PATWING ONE
DET DGAR
My_Warstory = I reported to DGAR as the first
qualified NEC 7827 in the entire
Navy. Took two years for the next AW to even
pass the course.
Probably not important to most folks but means alot to
me. Met a good
buddy there, John Bisesto who worked as a RM1 at
the TSC. Still in
touch with him even though he's an EXPAT. Spent
my tour in Masirah Oman
which I would say was one of the best times I
had. Seemed like you were
contributing to the cause up there. I was a
volunteer but was disappointed
with most of my shipmates who seemed to be the misfits
of the fleet and wound
up being non-vols. {IT REALLY SHOWED}
Overall was a disappointing
tour after coming off of a great recruitng tour.
Did meet one really cool
AWC who proved that there not all bad. Retired
in 2000 as AWC
1986-87
George Marshall = gmarshlv@yahoo.com
Citizenship = USA
Service = Contractor
Outfit = New Car Sales
My_Warstory = I was the Chrysler/Jeep rep first time (
'86-'87) out, and same
plus Ford last time (91-94); since I am a retired CPO
and a GS I hung out at
any club that would have me (and a charter/honorary
member of the
no-longer-there E6 Club). I volunteer announced
softball games &
SpecServ events, and even bowled. My war stories
would have to include,
but not be limited to the many friends from COs to
Seamen that I made on The
Footprint. Stories to come!
92,93
Name = Michael Wheeler = michaelewheeler@yahoo.com
Citizenship = USA
Service = U.S. Navy Deep Sea Diver
Outfit = Divelocker
My_Quest = Find old friends
VT_of_a_Swallow = Depends on her mood
My_Warstory = I had the best time of my life on DG. I
remember the endless
parties , friends ,laughs, and Good Times. To my close
friend Jenn- if you are
reading this you know that you created memories in my
head that will last my
lifetime. I remember when I first met you and thought
WOW! I remember riding in
the 35k bike ride with you and crossing the finish
line together(Boy what a
blast). I remember going out on the Dive Boat, the
parties at the Brit club,
and just hanging out playing Gin Rummy. I remember
every morning seeing you at
the gym before we would start aerobics,I remember our
long games of raquetball,
and I remember being trapped in our room while
everyone in the Divelocker was
trying to get me to come out and help build a deck in
front of the dorm.I want
to take this time to say Thanks Jenn for being such a
wonderful friend. Also it
was great to finally get back in touch with you. Peace
out Girl!
1992-1993
Name = Bill Bailey
submit_by = baileyman123@hotmail.com
Citizenship = USA
Service = USN
Outfit = AIMD
My_Quest = Looking for AMS2 Richard Whitmoore
VT_of_a_Swallow = In Apex or Nadir?
My_Warstory = First off I kinda B.S.'d about my
getting beat up and flown off
D.G. in my last post... I DID get jumped but only a
lil' roughed up, no broken
bones, no flight off the Island, I was just goofin'
but Roger Mata e-mailed me
and called me on it so I'm comin' clean... Any way, I
been trying to find a
buddy Rich Whitmoore, I think he was from Chicago... I
know when he was on the
Island, he was told not to wear his daisey dukes
anymore, the Brits were
getting worked up I guess! :) Any way, I miss that
damn atoll and want to go
back! any one know how to get back there in a civilian
capacity?
Feb 1992 to
Mar 1993 NAME = Mary
Ann Apinado-Junecko E-MAIL =
annjunecko@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
Filipino SERVICE =
Civilian UNIT = Ships
Store Procurement office MY WARSTORY =
My husband and i met on
the island. He was with a squadron from Hawaii. The
U.S. Navy base in Subic Bay
Philippines was closing down so i applied to work in
DG. It was incredible!
Very few women on the island back then. The
attention was overwhelming. Anyway, we had
the time of our lives
there! Enjoyed make your own pizza night at Expat
Club. Loved the fishing! I went home to
P.I. in March 1993. He
quit the Navy in 1995, came to see me and sent for
me in 1996. We got married
and now live in Florida with 2 lovely children!
1992 Jeff Sharp
<jeff.sharp@yahoo.com> Dear Sir,
I was
stationed on Diego Garcia from 1992-1993 with Patrol
Wing one. I was wondering
if you would post my contact info in your war
stories section. I am looking for
AW2 Steven Gessner. He has my dam shark teeth :D
While there I enjopyed deep
sea fishing. My last day on the island I caught an
8' black tip shark. Steve
was going to get it's teeth mounted and forwarded on
to me at my next duty
station. Anyway, I'm sure it's mounted over his
mantel somewhere. LMAO! Anyway,
I love your site, has been great to walk down memory
lane. Thanks, and
fair seas!
1992 NAME = Ryan
Gullett MY QUEST =
Find some old Classic Wizard
Buddies VT of a
SWALLOW = All you can drink in
one gulp E-MAIL =
chvyfn69@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
USA SERVICE = USN UNIT = Classic
Wizard RANK/RATE/JOB
= CTT3/civilian now MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = There I Was,
Passed Out in the Club MY WARSTORY =
Seriously, there were
alot of nights in the club passed out. I will
never forget the many
nights of drinking on the beach and the clear blue
water. Oh yeah, the
rainbow colored fish who were supposed to be very
poisionous. All the
philippinos and the delicious fried lumpia.
Miss this place, miss the fun
but I will Never Voulunteer Myself Again!!!!
CT's rule!!!!!!
Ed Coolidge
[Administrator@transamericausa.com] I am looking
for ET1 Angel Garcia
(Ret), used to be stationed in Diego Garcia.
Wondering if you have any
information on him. Trying to let him know of
a fallen comrad. Thanks Ed Coolidge ET1 USN RET
Dec 1992 to
Dec 1993 NAME = Rick
Clawson E-MAIL =
EnRickue@AOL.Com NATIONALITY =
American SERVICE = USMC UNIT = MCSFCO RANK/RATE/JOB
= SSgt MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = This is a
No-Shit Fishing Story MY WARSTORY =
Several squids rented a
small boat to fish in the lagoon and didn't return
when they were supposed to.
Search parties were sent out that evening but didn't
locate them. Three
days later a plane
arriving from Thialand at 3:00 a.m spotted a fire or
something in the ocean
several miles out to sea and reported it to the
terminal. Rescuers headed
out in the direction where the fire was spotted, and
15 miles out they found
the 3 missing sailors.
What transpired the
saliors said was that the motor on the boat wouldn't
start when they attempted
to return to the shore. The flares in the
emergency kit were wet and
wouldn't work. The outgoing tide pulled them
out to sea. While out
in the ocean several sharks approached the boat and
attempted to turn the boat
over, fortunately without success. One of the
sharks was bigger than the
boat.
What the airplane saw when
it flew over the stranded sailors was one salior had
soaked his arm in gasoline
from the motor and lit his arm on fire to signal the
plane.
These three guys were
missing for better part of three days and had no
food or water. They were
fortunate to be able to talk about it today.
October 92-
October 93 NAME = Darren
Reason MY QUEST = To
find the Holy Grail VT of a
SWALLOW = Laden or unladen? E-MAIL =
Indyroth@gmail.com NATIONALITY =
USA SERVICE = NAVY UNIT = NSTC:
R-site (SATCOM) RANK/RATE/JOB
= E4 MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY STORY: = I'd Like to Share
Precious Memories of
Drinking/Fishing/Snorkeling/Sailing on Diego Garcia
MY WARSTORY = My first beer
on the island may have been a Tusker from "Team
Tusker." There
were too many beers to count which was first.
Toward the end of my tour,
Tusker was selling a dollar less than what you could
return the case for.
Now that is a good deal. I remember a night at
the Brit club when flares
lit the sky and we were invaded by some royal
marines and friends by boat to
the music of Flight of the Valkeries. Fond
memories of S.O.D. flag
football team. "The Clowns" softball
team. Had i known
then what i know now, i would have probably extended
my stay there. Was
the funnest time i had in the service.
January
1988 To 1999 NAME = Jean
Pierre Ramen
"ROBIN" MY QUEST =
keeping in touch with people
who mean a great deal to me, DG Familly VT of a
SWALLOW =
jeanpierre.ramen@parabolemaurice.com E-MAIL =
jpr1369@yahoo.com.au NATIONALITY =
Mauritian SERVICE =
civillian UNIT = Annex
20 Ac/r department
bos contractor RANK/RATE/JOB
= Senior Sales Executive MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Actually, I Have
a Real Story To Tell MY WARSTORY =
1988, there i was landing
on Dg 20 00 pm, still young 18 years old going on a
journey looking for
adventure, first night pax terminal to the barracks 09
sea breeze village, still
cool first time abroad meeting new people had couple
of beers and got to sleep
for my first day tomorrow, 05.30 am my nightmare
began, walk out to the shower
room, man what a shock, surrounded with coconuts
trees with white sands
you could barely looked at i say to myself 'where
the hell i am ? second
day visit to ADMIN, Downtown, Shipstore, Community
bank, and back to Admin,
telling my story seems like it was like yesterday,
one thing ive learn on DG is
to be patience and very understanding, and my
patience made me stay 10 long years
there, I dont believe it myself, if i have to be
grateful its because of people
like MR Bob Streegan, where i started to work at
tyhe TCN Galley, Mr Faye Parks
he was like a dad to me and if im where i am
today its many thanks to
Faye Parks, Mr James Billman transportation
Director, and volley ball coach
even his team always loses to our mauritian team,
just kidding, Mr Harry
Johnson, Mr Bruce Norris, Jim Pfiefer, William
Marioka, BOB Butt,and so many
more to all those people i say thanks to all of
them, unfortunately we've all
gone our seperate ways but i hope that one day if we
could all be in an island
wide picnic it will be a dream come true, sometimes
we do speak about paradise,
but dg is paradise for people who know they will
tell that hell yes paradise of
footprint of freedom white beaches, deep sea fishing
like nowhwre else, my
biggest catch a yellow fin 95 lbs, almost 35 mins
fight with a damn shark
tailling, party at the BRIT Club, SOUL Night at the
61 Club, Country night at
the turner club, mojo at the beach house and not
forgetting those mongolian
bbqs at the peace keeper Inn, and last but not least
those delicious Pizza at
sea breeze village, i would like
to say a few words for
CHARLY of the seamens club, we cant go to the
seamens club without saying hi to
charly. To all the
people ive met on DG, NAVY,
MARINES, AIR FORCES, EXPAT, BRITS, PHILIPINOS, Hats
off, those were the time
now im back home and would like very much to keep in
touch with people
who was there and who remember me, my name is
Robin Mauritian
volley ball team captain AC / R
Dept Annex 20 my email
is jpr1369@yahoo.com.au
June
1992-Sept 1992 NAME = Greg
Villanueva MY QUEST =
best fishing in the world VT of a
SWALLOW = Slow compared to an
extict VS-21 S-3 Viking E-MAIL =
calambeno@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
Flipino back then, Now,
red.whit and blue AMERICAN SERVICE = US
Navy UNIT = AMS
Troubleshooter for VS-21
back then RANK/RATE/JOB
= I was an AMS3 back then MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Professional
Adventurer Looking For The Ultimate Get Away SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = This is a
No-Shit Fishing Story MY WARSTORY =
Up at 0600, swimming at
Chiefs Beach at 0700, at work at 0900. Got off at
around 1500. Fishing at
Simpsons Point at 1600, catch a free movie at the
open air cinema. Fishing
again from 1900 to 2100. Weekends would head up to
the plantatation, do some
fishing there. Got kicked by a wild donkey, swam
with turtles and dolphins.
I've seen a smaller version of the legendery
Hector(hammerhead). Some weekend
would go out on the Amphib boats and would catch a
ton of fish. Would
hangout sometime at the
FilMau club. Hanging out one time hanging out at the
tiki lounge got a message
from the waiter that 2 of our S-3's were coming in
from the USS Independence
while at Operation Southern Watch. Actualy taxied
those birds in drunk. Back
then it was a different Navy, worked hard and had
lots of fun. Before I forget
a plug for the Firedepartment, never had to do a
wash and lube job, they did it
for us all in accordance with applicable MRC's. All
for a couple of packs of
smokes. Yeah,
the British Invincible
battle group pulled in. Said that theire Harriers
could kick a Tomcat out of
the sky and their ship and escorts could take at the
whole Indy battlegroup, so
our pilots went up for the challenge. 2 S-3's
against the so called Invicible
Battle Group on a long distance strike. Took out the
Invincible with a couple
of Harppons and our pilots did 5 passes before they
could launch the great
alert Harriers. Hahahaha.
June
1992-Sept 1992 NAME = Greg
Villanueva MY QUEST =
best fishing in the world VT of a
SWALLOW = Slow compared to an
extict VS-21 S-3 Viking E-MAIL =
calambeno@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
Flipino back then, Now,
red.whit and blue AMERICAN SERVICE = US
Navy UNIT = AMS
Troubleshooter for VS-21
back then RANK/RATE/JOB
= I was an AMS3 back then MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Professional
Adventurer Looking For The Ultimate Get Away SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = This is a
No-Shit Fishing Story MY WARSTORY =
Up at 0600, swimming at
Chiefs Beach at 0700, at work at 0900. Got off
at around 1500. Fishing at
Simpsons Point at 1600, catch a free movie at the
open air cinema. Fishing
again from 1900 to 2100. Weekends would head up to
the plantatation, do some
fishing there. Got kicked by a wild donkey, swam
with turtles and dolphins.
I've seen a smaller version of the legendery
Hector(hammerhead). Some weekend
would go out on the Amphib boats and would catch a
ton of fish.
Would
hangout sometime at the FilMau club. Hanging out one
time hanging out at the
tiki lounge got a message from the waiter that 2 of
our S-3's were coming in
from the USS Independence while at Operation
Southern Watch. Actualy taxied
those birds in drunk. Back then it was a different
Navy, worked hard and had lots
of fun. Before I forget a plug for the
Firedepartment, never had to do a wash
and lube job, they did it for us all in accordance
with applicable MRC's. All
for a couple of packs of smokes. Yeah,
the British Invincible
battle group pulled in. Said that theire Harriers
could kick a Tomcat out of
the sky and their ship and escorts could take at the
whole Indy battlegroup, so
our pilots went up for the challenge. 2 S-3's
against the so called Invicible
Battle Group on a long distance strike. Took out the
Invincible with a couple
of Harppons and our pilots did 5 passes before they
could launch the great
alert Harriers. Hahahaha.
June '92 -
August '93 NAME = David
Dial MY QUEST =
Eternal Vacation VT of a
SWALLOW = Hoo Yah E-MAIL =
dial135@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
United States SERVICE = U.S.
Navy UNIT = Dive
Locker RANK/RATE/JOB
= CWO2 - Diving Officer;
now retired MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Want to Return
When the First REAL Club Med Opens SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Actually, I Have
a Real Story To Tell MY WARSTORY =
The real story of Diego
Garcia is the people you serve with and how you
spend your time. I
remember the dives on the wall, snorkeling in the
lagoon, softball, jogging in
the jungle, and socializing with some great
friends. I didn't want to
leave, but had the pleasure of returning in 1994 for
a couple of weeks to break
down and ship out the recompression chamber at the
Dive Locker (no more divers
on DG). Even though nothing had changed, nothing was
the same. Without
the crew, friends and shipmates, and that special
someone, DGAR felt spiritless
and lonely; like that place at the end of the Earth
we spoke of. The
memories will live forever and I'd love to go back
again...but, you can never
go back!
1991 to
1994 NAME = Robert
Bloomer MY QUEST = To
find a way to back onto
paradise Island a.k.a. Diego Garcia VT of a
SWALLOW = Terminal as in
positive or negative or Terminal as in Diego
International? E-MAIL =
bobbloomer@hotmail.com NATIONALITY =
American SERVICE = U.S.
Navy UNIT =
COMPSRON 2 - The Ships out in
the lagoon RANK/RATE/JOB
= RM2 then - Grocery
Store manager now. MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Actually, I Have
a Real Story To Tell MY WARSTORY =
I was stationed on Diego
for three years in a two year billet for COMPSRON2.
We had some exceptional
officers and enlisted. Capt Robert Alee and Capt.
Schuknecht (sp?). The
enlisted guys were pretty awesome too. Most of our
time was spent in support of
Desert Storm and then Somalia.. and then going back
to Kuwait to pick up the
equip. and then back to Somalia.. then back to the
island.. I'd give my left
nut to get back over there and enjoy fishing and
lazing about on the nice
tropical days.. I miss it so much.. It's heaven.
Michael
"Norman" Bates,
Michael Ocarz, College Boy, Half Rack.. if any of you
see this, get in touch..
1990-1995
and 1999-2000 NAME = Allen
Willey MY QUEST =
Spread the Truth VT of a
SWALLOW = African or European? E-MAIL =
aswilley@aol.com NATIONALITY =
U.S. of Hey SERVICE = USAF UNIT = Det 8
AFSPC RANK/RATE/JOB
= Defense Contractor for
Ford and Loral Aerospace, Crypto Manager for all
three Air Force tracking
stations on the island from 1993 to 1995. MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Actually, I Have
a Real Story To Tell MY WARSTORY =
In 1973 I was an E-5 at
RAF Chicksands. I was going through a divorce
and was living in the NCO
barracks. One night a little two -striper who
had been on station only a
few months came to my room and said the first shirt
had just raped her.
He was married, but his wife had gone back to the
states. She was
hysterical, laughing and crying at the same
time. They had been taking a
class together and he had suggested a study period
in his room, just two floors
above my room. I took her to the clinic and
they did the rape protocol on
her. The guy got 6 months at Leavenworth,
busted to staff and a bad
discharge.
But for my
troubles, I lost my security clearance and was
shunned by the whole base for
the rest of my tour. My supervisor said "RHIP,
old boy", and
his friends were shocked that I would ruin his
career for such a little
thing. So I wasn't suprised at the latest rape
scandal at the academy
last year, and I won't be suprised at the next one.
June 92 -
Jan 93 NAME = Alan
Haraburda MY QUEST = To
rediscover paradise VT of a
SWALLOW = Laden or Unladen? E-MAIL =
alhsimoneco@hotmail.com NATIONALITY =
US SERVICE = Navy UNIT =
NMCB-133 Seabee Detachment RANK/RATE/JOB
= BU2 MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Want to Drink A
Lot, Cheap SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = This is a
No-Shit Drinking Story MY WARSTORY =
The best memories for me
were of the Brit Club, because... well that is where
it was happening back
then!
Myself and the
rest of the guys from my unit volunteered to help
fix up the club and paint the
giant British flag on the dancefloor (is it still
there?)
I wish I could
remember her name, but there was a blonde beauty
stationed there that decided
to help paint the floor, all I can say is THANK YOU
THANK YOU THANK YOU! Hey! Got
crabs?
Oct. 92 -
Oct 93 NAME = Keith
Boblet MY QUEST = to
say "hey, I'm still
alive" (and didn't end up in re-hab either!!) VT of a
SWALLOW = Who cares? but I do
know the "Swallow" is the bird of "true" love! E-MAIL =
kndceltik@aol.com NATIONALITY =
American SERVICE = Navy UNIT =
NAVCOMTELSTA, "R" site RANK/RATE/JOB
= Big joke of the
time...couldn't make E-4 (kept PNA'ing) until I took
the test then opted for
the early out in Oct. When the results came out in
Dec. found out I made 1st
increment, poetic justice eh?! MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = My Time There is
Lost in an Alcoholic Haze, Help Me Remember! SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Actually, I Have
a Real Story To Tell MY WARSTORY =
had a blast. another
alcoholic "team Tusker" member. I got a stack of old
photos, they all
tend to look the same; a pack of drunken, overly
tanned, way too obnoxious cats
penned up in somebody's room playing quarters, 3-man
or any number of various drinking
games. I can't fathom exactly how many quarts of
alcohol I consumed, or how
many packs of cigarettes I smoked, but I do remember
one strawberry dacqueri
party in TJ's room, where when all was said and done
we consumed 5 gallons of
strawberries and 15 fith's of Bacardi rum. Remember
that one?? Me either!! if any of
you's wanna say hi, hit me on
the e-mail and put Something reconizable in the
subject line. Remember Barney? Go get em'
boyz.....ROOT!!
way back in
92'-93' NAME = beetle
bailey MY QUEST = i
seek a chick i was
stationed there with. VT of a
SWALLOW = ladened or unladened? E-MAIL =
bill_bailey21@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
W.A.S.P. SERVICE =
gravy navy baby UNIT =
AIMD-DRUNKEN B'STARD'S RANK/RATE/JOB
= I was a lowly e-3 for
my entire tour... I came back to the states and
ended up in JAX, Fl. Just
couldnt deal man!I had flash backs man!! D.G.
changed me man!!! MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = My Time There is
Lost in an Alcoholic Haze, Help Me Remember! SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Actually, I Have
a Real Story To Tell MY WARSTORY =
It was yet another
moonlit night spent drinking at the Gayest bar on
Dodge, "The Brit
Club". I remember drinking with some Royal Marines
and getting into a
discussion of Brittish rule/tyranny/oppressing other
nations and so forth...
Little did I know how seriously they were taking my
comments! So after a few
drinks..(18?-24?)I decided to stumble back to the
room (I had missed the last
shuttle bus). Well apparently a couple of the LIMEY
FRUITS had taken some
offense to my drunken political blather and decided
to let me know of their
displeasure by yanking me off the bike trail, into
the scavy and then beat the
living sheet out o'me. There were 3 of them and one
of me (1/2 really, I was
pretty wasted!) Anyway, I got the snot beat
out of me that nite. They
broke my nose, cheekbone, and eyesocket, I lost 4
teeth and had 6 cracked ribs.
I was found the next morning by some expat workers
heading to work. I had to be
evac'ed to the U.S.S. Mercy which was close by the
Island. I spent a week on
board and was flown back to D.G to pack my shit.
Altough the Brits were never
found out I know their command had to know who it
was. As for me, I learned a
valuable lesson. Royal Marines have no sense of
humor and The Queens a man
baby! yeah ! baby yeah!
got here in
92 and left in 93 NAME = Jamie
Reifert MY QUEST = To
find the holy grail VT of a
SWALLOW = african or samoan E-MAIL =
jreifert@wideopenwest.com NATIONALITY =
white, haha SERVICE = US
Marines UNIT = MCSF co
NSF Diego Garcia RANK/RATE/JOB
= Lcpl at the time.
Presently working on getting back into the corps. MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = There I Was,
Passed Out on The Beach MY WARSTORY =
Well since i was passed
out i dont remember what happened.
May 92 -
Aug 94
NAME = Jim
Thompson
MY QUEST = To
win the Texas State Lottery
VT of a
SWALLOW = When it's falling, as fast as anything
else.
E-MAIL =
mudshark@alltel.net
NATIONALITY =
American
SERVICE = Navy
UNIT = METOC
(Weather Office)
RANK/RATE/JOB
= AG2 then Civ1 now
MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down Memory Lane
SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = This is a No-Shit Drinking Story
MY WARSTORY
= When I drink (and like
most everyone else, I did my
share on DG), I always drink Jack Daniels and
7-Up. Been to many bars, in
many places, always ordered "Jack 'n Seven" and
always got what I
asked for. The same was true on DG, well
sorta. I had no problem at every
club on the island, except the Brit Club.
Every time I hit the Brit Club,
I'd get very trashed, very quick. It took me
six months to figure out
why. One night I ordered my usual Jack 'n
Seven, but this time I saw one
of the Brit Marines pour it. A shot of Jack
Daniels and a shot of
Seagram's Seven. Whew! I always thought
the drinks at the Brit Club
were a little stout, but damn! It was exactly what I
asked for, but not quite
what I expected. I was one of many that walked
one mile to the Brit Club
and three miles back.
If
anyone remembers running out of ice cream for a
month and wondered why, I
can tell you. Somebody on the supply ship set
the refer to 0 deg C
instead of 0 deg F. I would have loved to see all
those colors blended together
when they opened the door. I heard it looked
rather interesting. I pity
the person that had to clean that mess up!
To
all that have read Dale Bailey's account of Norman
J. Davis's fishing trip,
it's all true. The Chaplain held prayer in our
office twice and we all
thought ol' Norm was a goner. It was a very sad
affair with an equally happy
ending. Good job, Dale!
May 1989
thru Sep 1999, 2001, thru
2003 NAME = George
M. Laughlin (YA-HOO) MY QUEST =
Citizenship from some place VT of a
SWALLOW = Below sea level or
above?? E-MAIL =
bubblincrude@hotmail.com NATIONALITY =
USA SERVICE = USN
RET UNIT = IPAC
and BJS until 1999, NFCU fm
2001 to 2003 MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Actually, I Have
a Real Story To Tell MY WARSTORY
= One of my fondest
years on Dg was back when Capt. Check (CO) and CDR
Bob Collard(SUPO), would
call me and my buddy, Flightline Freddie to the O
Club so we could drink for
free all night coz the O's could not play Hosre
Collar. That was fun, even when
the Marine XO would climb into the rafters and pour
beer on us. Another grand
time was getting with Jack and the gang and building
the Golf Course, then
playng it. There was the two years that BJS golfers
would play the Brit Party
every Tuesday. It started out being a fun once a
month deal, for beer and build
your own at the Expac afterward, but with the
wipping that we (BJS) gave the
Brits the first time. The Brit Rep. CDR Gram Niven
changed the program to
weekly. We even had a trophy at the Club House with
the weekly score posted.
I'd have to say the we (BJS) won 98% of the time.
Grand times at the course. If
anyone wants to complain at not having a good time
on the island for several
years I was the one who brought the EAP Charter to
the island and you missed
out. Even though the EAP turned into the Dave Burges
Fan Club. More stories to
come. YA-HOO
1988 May to
Jan 17 2000 NAME = Harry
Johnson MY QUEST = To
say Hi to all my old
friends still there VT of a
SWALLOW = Who cares E-MAIL =
fuelman808@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
American UNIT = Fuels
Manager for Febroe, IPAC,
BJS, DG21LLC RANK/RATE/JOB
= I'm Ret. Navy E-8
Aviation Boatswan Mate. Worked with a lot of good
people on DG both Military
and Civilian. MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Other MY WARSTORY =
All the years I was there
I was happy and content. I met and fell in love with
a very lovely lady I hired
in 1989 and married her in 2000 Feb. 14. We both
worked for the Contractors and
she left in 2001 May. I had a heart attack there in
DG. But the great folks at
the NSF Clinic put me on a plane to Singapore and
while in route after take off
I Died but the Flight Nurse and Flight Sergeon
brought me back so after three
months of extensive care at Singapore I was allowed
to travel to my home in PI
and from there to the US to continue my care at NNMC
Bethesda Hosp. My wife and
I are living in the States now and hope All is well
in DG. Other than Bob Butts
I was the second Old timer still on the Island from
the Febroe Days. That's my
story gang and believe me if I could return to DG
doing the same job as I was
doing I would No question about it. Good Luck to all
of you over there. We
still have relatives working on the Island so we are
still in contact.
March 92 -
March 93 NAME =
Stephanie Robertson E-MAIL =
scrdoherty@yahoo.com NATIONALITY =
American SERVICE = US
Navy UNIT =
Personnel Support Detachment RANK/RATE/JOB
= PNSN MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Other MY WARSTORY =
Ah... DG. I really
miss the island and wish I could find a way to get
back there! The 1992
Ms. DG contest and the parade that followed the next
day.. the four dinner
theatre plays that were put on stage (I personally
appeared in the "Breakfast
Club" and "The Good Doctor"). I especially
loved how it
seemed EVERYBODY had a picture of me...especially
the little guy working in the
officer barracks. The Brit Club, the Tiki
Lounge, the pizza nights and
the karaoke that you could sing every night but
Wednesday.. The Aussie battle
group that came, got totally plastered and nearly
destroyed the island.
There are so many memories that I could not list
them all. I wish I could
find Jane & Kathy. There were many nights
we stayed up all night with
Jane and her 12 string and Kathy and her six string
and the three of us singing
and drinking coffee til about 6 am then going to the
PK Inn for
breakfast. Of course, the best partiers on the
island were the HM's
They all could drink you under the table! I
miss the "Tigger
Tang" and the PSD parties. My year on the
island was the best year
of my life!!
I arrived
in 1992 and stayed
through 1994
NAME = Scott
Livers-Walton
MY QUEST = To
find old friends from the Island, and say hello.
E-MAIL =
ptlomascot@aol.com
SERVICE = US
Navy
UNIT = PSD
Diego Garcia
RANK/RATE/JOB
= I was a PN2 and worked at PSD Diego Garcia
MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = My Time There is Lost in an Alcoholic Haze,
Help Me Remember!
SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = This is a No-Shit 'How I Put One Over On My
Senior Chief' Story
MY WARSTORY =
DKCS Deleon was the Senior Chief at PSD DIego
Garcia. He was very flamboyant
and well connected on the Island. I was usually
involved in putting on the
command parties etc. If ever I had trouble obtaining
things like
"ICE" etc. all I ever had to do was tell DKCS
Deleon, he would get on
the phone and yell at someone in Tagalog, and I
immediately had whatever I
needed for the party. We once threw a party for a
PN1 Velasquez who was
retiring down in the village by the Expat Club. It
was the best party I have
ever attended a "luau".
I also
remember the Yacht Club socials (held monthly) and
all the FUN! (I LOVED the
MOJO) ha ha..... I can now admit that I am the one
who glued DKCS Deleon's
phone so that he couldn't answer it when it
rang..... He was not amused and
took away everybody's phone privilages, (we didn't
all have phones in our rooms
back then) He really didn't have a very good sense
fo HUMOR ha ha sorry guys....
about the phone that is... I really couldn't tell
him it was me... he was evil
if you were on his bad side! I have 2 THANK YOUS one
to DS2 Jennifer Melamede
and the other to PN2 Rodolfo Ignacio you both really
saved my ASS when I was
there and I am forever grateful! I have never
forgotten :) Scotty P.S.
Where is Robert Moulthrop???
1992-1993
NAME = Phillip
Couch
E-MAIL =
pmc31709@hotmail.com
SERVICE = U.S.
Navy
UNIT =
Personnel Support Detachment
RANK/RATE/JOB
= Veteran, got out in 1993
MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down Memory Lane
SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = I'd Like to Share Precious Memories of
Drinking/Fishing/Snorkeling/Sailing on Diego Garcia
MY WARSTORY =
Can't forget having the "hookup" at the at the pier
and taking off in
one of the SAR boats for a day of fishing, swimming
and general
debauchery! Had to be the best year of my
life!! I'd like to hear
from anyone stationed there at the same time,
particulary a Disbursing Clerk
from the VP squadron by the name of Julie.
1983, 1984,
1986, 1987, 1991,
1992, 1993
NAME = Dave
(K9) Hardy (nice picture of me!) ed note: on http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/brits.html
MY QUEST = For
you to contact me
VT of a
SWALLOW = |African or European?
E-MAIL =
Linda.Hardy@amserve.net
NATIONALITY =
Brit
SERVICE = ROPO
UNIT = K9
RANK/RATE/JOB
= Ex-ROPO ex-RN (Royal Navy) now merchant
navy. Yes I have just returned
from the Gulf as well.
MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Decided to Join A Monastery, But Couldn't
Find One Stateside
SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = I'd Like to Share Precious Memories of
Drinking/Fishing/Snorkeling/Sailing on Diego Garcia
MY WARSTORY =
Been there, seen it, done it, couldn't get a t-shirt
'cos you had already
bombed the placed out.
\regards \\k9
\\dave hardy
1992,
1999-2000 (and others?) Robert E.
Guttman"
<robertguttman@juno.com>
I happened to run
across your web sight. As a former crew member
of the Ghost Fleet, I can
positively identify two of the vessels
illistrated. The
"hermaphrodyte" is the M/V American Cormorant.
So far as I am
aware, she is still on station at Fantasy
Island. In any case, she was
still at Diego when I
was there as Third Mate of
the SS Green Harbour in 1999-2000.
The LASH ship
in the photo between the group of sailboats and the
Union Jack is
unquestionably the SS Austral Rainbow. She
carried barges loaded with
ammunition for the Air Force, as
well as a pair of tug boats to help maneuvver
them. They were
loaded and discharged from the stern by means of an enormous
gantry crane, which
could hoist 480 tons. I spent four months as
her third mate in 1992.
Actually, I
joined the Austral Rainbow in Thailand, where we
spent the following two months
loading ammo before sailing to Diego via Singapore. The military
were in charge of loading
the cargo into our barges, and it took a rediculous
amount of time for them to
do it. Of course, we merchant seamen weren't
exactly complaining, because
we were having a ball in Thailand. When they
finally finished loading the
barges, Swabbies and Air Farce actually had the
nerve to present each other
with commendations for doing such an efficient
job! For our part, we
seamen could only laugh at them behind their backs,
because we all know that,
in commercial service, LASH ships like the Austral
Rainbow seldom even spend
more than a single day in port.
By the by, I
was aboard the SS Green Harbour at Diego Garcia for
New Year's Eve 2000, when
everybody was so concerned about all "Millenium
Bug". We were
required to notify the Navy and the steamship
company at midnight, both local
and Greenwich Mean Time, that the ship was
"experiencing no Y2-related
problems". As far as I know, none of the ships
ever did have
trouble. However, the entire island blacked
out 15 minutes before
midnight on New Year's Eve, causing a panic amongst
the drunken revellers ashore.
To the best of my knowledge, Fantasy Island was the
only place on the face of
the earth where any such thing occured.
5/92-11/92
and 11/90-5/91 NAME = Muriel
D. Land, YNC, USN, RET E-MAIL = n/a
2569 Fox Run Rd #5,
Wyoming, MI 49509 NATIONALITY =
U.S.; SERVICE = U.S.
Navy; UNIT = Patrol Squadron 4 (during Desert Storm
and next deployemnt);
RANK/RATE/JOB = Retired Chief Yeoman MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = Stroll Down
Memory Lane SUBJECT OF MY
STORY: = Please Select a
Title For Your Story, or Select 'Other' MY WARSTORY =
While deployed during
Desert Storm, my office window in the hangar looked
over the flight line and I
used to watch the B52's take off serveral times a
day on their way to bomb
Iraq. It really was an awesome sight to
see! I loved those B52's! DG was a
unique experience for two
deployments. Very peaceful island with
beautiful sunrises and
sunsets. Would like to visit it again but know
that won't happen.
All the civilians on the island bent over backward
to accomodate us during our
deployments. Is "Eddie" still working at the
Chief's
barracks? I remember "Carmen" at the beauty
shop. Can't
beat those free services!!!December 15 1992 to April
1 1993 NAME = Bill
Martel; E-MAIL =
bubba121565@mediaone.net SERVICE = USN;
UNIT = NMCB 7;
RANK/RATE/JOB = BU1 ( SCW ) Martel, what a place to
visit. The deployment was just to short.
Met so many good people
and friends I have for a life time. MY INTEREST IN
DG IS = My Time There is
Lost in an Alcoholic Haze, Help Me Remember! MY WARSTORY =
Every Friday and Saturday
was the same. Get loaded, go over to the EM Club and
try my best to two step.
EM Club would close and off we went to the Brit
Club, They had a name for it
but I can't remember it. One other thing sticks
in my mind. UT2 Wolcot and
myself driving around in the Blazer " Looking for a
few Good Hammers
".
1991-1993 CARL TEMPLETON
<TemplatC@nima.mil> See his 1991 entry.
December
1992 - October 1993 JON HOEHN
<hoehnjb@aol.com> MY QUEST = My
quest is to find the
golden monkey with green eyes. VT of a
SWALLOW = What! NATIONALITY =
USA; SERVICE = U.S. Navy;
UNIT = NSF Admin; RANK/RATE/JOB = Rank/Rate
then: YN2 Rank/Rate
now: YN1 Active Duty MY WARSTORY =
Is boozing it up the only
thing people remember about DGAR? At least
that is what most of the
people did while I was there. I remember going
to the Expat Club on
"make your own pizza night." We also played
bingo. How
about "Donkey Burger?" We went looking for
shells at all hours
of the night. Went snorkeling in the lagoon
with the divers. The
plantation and island clean-ups were a thrill.
I remember picking up lots
of flip-flops and plastic bottles on the ocean side
of the island. The
entire time I was stationed on the island I did not
take one day of
leave. Anybody who was stationed on the rock
during this time period
remember YN1 Carol Hughes? Where is she?
1990-1993 TODD FERGUSON
<stfergus@gdats.com> See his 1990 entry
1991-1994 Robin Francis
<robin.f@xtra.co.nz> See his 1991
entry
1992-1993 KEITH BOBLET
<kndkeltic@aol.com> hi my name is
Keith Boblet i did my
sentence on D.G. at the NCTS C site from oct of 92
-oct 93, and had the time of
my life! no web back in those days and not many
women either (straight ones
that is)...
Anyhow the
reason i write is that there is a link saying that
San Miguel is the offical
beer, how times change! in 92 we didn't have P.I's
best we had Tusker "the
offical beer of Nairobe" remember that lovely
stuff?? (we even had
Softball shirts made up from the lables) if u want
more info on the"real
offical beer of D.G. give me a shout.
1988-1989,
!992-1994 NAME = Joe
Ross
<JoeKelRoss@aol.com> SEE HIS 1988
ENTRY
1992-1997 ANTHONY D.
MEDLICOTT
<admed@batelco.com.bh>
What a great
page. I was stationed in DG in 92-97 working
for Cable and
Wireless. What a great place I loved every
minute. George the Pineapple
was and still is a great friend and we communicate
not as much as we should....
I miss the
cycling and was known to do a bit in my time on the
island. (I was the idiot
who came up with the Cable and wireless Challenge)
I miss Bobby
singing at the socials just before I passed out
after drinking the MOJO!!!
The sailing
was great and the water-skiing was even better.
I was there
when the Old O club was knocked down. Sunday brunch
was never the same!
Mango Mel I
miss him and his cooking. The only guy I know who
could make a delicious meal
out of a bit of old scavy and some rice.
As you can
tell I loved DG and If I could take my family there
I would be there in a
heartbeat.
Those of you
who are out there my only advice is to drink loads
and keep up the traditions.
Remember DG .
Once its in your blood its hard to forget. Cheers Anthony
Medlicott Earth Station
Engineer and
Cyclist!!!!
1989-1993 NAME = Rod
Hobbs
<rodhobbs@hotmail.com> NATIONALITY =
U.S.; UNIT = Fire Chief
& Director of Operations (see his 1989
entry)
Feb 1992 -
Apr 1993 KIEL SHARP
<kiel_sharp@hotmail.com> What is Your
Quest? To find that
cute Dental girl I was stationed with. What is the
Terminal Velocity of a
Swallow? I'd like to ask the dental girl. How did you
find my page? Looking
for home Former ET was
part of the infamous
"Team Tusker" organized famed GROG party which I was
unable to attend
because nobody wanted to miss it and I had to work. Comments:
I did NOT kill rusty
the rooster!
Sept
1992-Sept 1993 ED SCHAEFER
<flyngdoc@pyramid3.net http://users2.50megs.com/flyingdoc/ What is the
Terminal Velocity of a
Swallow? Really really fast Tell Me All
About Yourself: I was
an IDC at the clinic and ran Club ED Fubar.
1992-1993 JENNIFER
MELAMEDE
<willy@gateway.net> The year I
spent on DG was one of the
best years of my life. I made many friends who I am
still in close contact
with. I was a DS2, now I am a civilian Dental
Hygienist. It saddens me to know
that I can never go back to DG.
1992-1993
(also 1978 & 1983) JEFF SCHWEIGER
<jschweig@ix.netcom.com> Were you ever
on Diego Garcia?
Yep. 2 weeks in 1976, 3 days in'83, 14 months in
'92-'93 (including Masirah
time)
Retired USN
LCDR. P3C Tacco/Mission Commander. Was Patrol Wing
One Detachment Diego Garcia
Operations Officer 1992-93 (including stint as
PATWING 1 Det Masirah Oman OINC
Jul-Sep '92. Now a Defense contractor in Northern
Virginia.
Somewhere
I have a video tape from circa 1991 (I'm fairly sure
it was after the
war) that was filmed by the AFRTS folks that might
give you some insight into
how the island has both transformed and stayed the
same. If I can find and
duplicate it, I'd be glad to send you a copy. ……It just
dawned on me that I was a bit
too early on my initial trip to DG. Now that I
think about it, my first
visit was January 1978 and not '76 - though '78 was
rustic enough - We stayed
in plywood 'hooches' and the Patwing OPCON was two
conex vans.
One
institution did come down while I was on DG in
1993. The O'Club that
dated from before my 1978 trip was torn down.
A new one was to have been
built close to the same location (but a few feet
further inland, they were
having an erosion problem on the Point there).
They allowed the Marines
to use the building for urban assault practice
before they tore it down!!
1992-1993 JAMES "J.C"
HONEYCUTT
<jahnycut@bellsouth.net> Were you ever
on Diego Garcia?
yes June 92- June 93 NAVET
PC2. loved the place wish I
could go back. I was one of the first couples
to be involved in a double
wedding. needless to say it didn't work out. I
was stationed with NSF
post office but was cross training with security.
also worked with Jos at power
99.
1992-1993 JONATHAN B.
HOEHN
<Hoehn.Jonathan@HQ.NAVY.MIL>
I was
stationed on DGAR from December 1992 until October
1993. What a great
experience. Would go back in a heartbeat. I am
presently stationed in the
Pentagon (May 1999). While on DGAR I worked in
the NSF Admin Office.
1992-1994 LUIGI "Team
Tusker" CUNEO
<Luigiforu@aol.com> What is Your
Quest? To see if anyone
has heard of the Legendary "Team Tusker" that
terrorized the Rock
from 1992-1994. We only drank the Tusker "expired
with floatees at the
bottom" Beer. $5.00 a case! Team Tusker ran
the place!! We had
shirts made with the labels to warn of our presence.
I was a ET
stationed at both Transmit and Receive sides of the
Island. I did 1-1/2 years
on the Rock.... Got drunk, fought, fished, football,
screwed all women,
fraternized, played Volleyball on the Traveling
Team, went to Japan for
Tourneys. Dad was in for 21 years Diesel submariner.
MEAN bastard tooo!! ha
ha...Had several Merchant marine freinds as well as
Brits.,.,..Only hung around
with select group of Navy Seals and other equally
crazy US NAVY folks. Hung out
with the infamous Derrick. GO YOU GOT THE ROOT!!!
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