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Sgt Tom Brown USMC helicopter support team leader this was Oct 5 1966 Operation Prairie on Mutter Ridge South of the DMZ
Sgt Tom Brown USMC helicopter support team leader this was Oct 5 1966 Operation Prairie on Mutter Ridge South of the DMZ
Combat Apple was a top-secret mission of the United States Air Force from August 17, 1967 until the fall of Saigon in 1975. The mission was conducted by the 6990th Security Squadron based at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa and the 6924th Security Squadron based at Da Nang Air Force Base, Viet Nam. Airmen from the 6990th flew in RC-135s (pictured above) and gathered intelligence while circling in the Gulf of Tonkin. The port of Hai Phong could be seen on these flights. Airmen from the 6924th flew in RC-130s in pattern in the gulf closer to the DMZ. Prior to the August 1967 date both these airborne missions and ground interceptions were conducted by the 6924th.
I consider myself the first Airman of the 6990th SS. There were NCOs and Officers present at Kadena before August 17, 1967, but by some stroke of luck I was the first airman to be there. I was only on the ground at Da Nang for about five weeks; three weeks in July and two weeks in November of 1967. Both times TDY to the 6924th. I believe the top photo was taken after the 100th mission out of Kadena. The gentleman second from the left in the back row is Frank Yuhas, a member of the Vietnamese language class. The RC-135s are still flown and can be routinely seen taking off and landing at Offutt Air Force Base. ~anonymous
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Photograph by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Postcard from Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - March 11, 1971
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown - RWQC Flt. Line - OH-13E in front
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown - Font to rear: CH-34, H-19, Ruski Hound
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown - Take-off lane 2
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - January 1967
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown - TH-13T instrument trainers at SHELL AHP
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown - OH-13G at Tabernacle Stagefield
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - January 1967
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - January 1967 - Men's dining hall during basic
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown - OH-13G in front and OH-13E in rear
Postcard by Martin (Marty) Gronborg - date unknown - Closeup of OH-13E
Photograph provided by Dr. Craft for Ralph Church - EMW Donor Wall
Photograph provided by Dr. Craft for Ralph Church - Ralph Church VN Clinic

NVVM is a federal IRS 501(c)3 organization incorporated in Nebraska seeking to memorialize, educate, commemorate the Vietnam War and highlight veterans and their sacrifices; so that future generations can better understand this period as a touchstone in our history.

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