WA4JCK
Dale
Jones (Raleigh, NC)
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Proud to be
a United States Air Force
Veteran.
Special note of thanks: Ace Hardware, THANK YOU for honoring
Veterans with a Veterans Discount. Thank
you for accepting State of NC issued ID’s as proof of service. Total savings in 2024: $ 80.58.
Total savings in 2025: $ 70.49.
Special note of thanks: Advance Auto Parts, THANK YOU for
honoring Veterans with a Veterans Discount.
Thank you for accepting State of NC issued ID’s as proof of
service. Total Savings in 2024: $ 12.00.
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ID as proof of service. Total savings in
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Special Note of Thanks: Smithfield’s
Chicken ’N Bar-B-Q, THANK YOU for honoring Veterans with a Veterans
Discount. It means a lot when you
recognize the sacrifice that Veterans have made for everyone’s freedom.
Enlisted in
USAF while a senior in HS under the Delayed Enlistment Program.
Enlisted
in February 1975
Started
Active-duty August 1975
Basic
Training: Lackland AFB, San Antonio TX
3702 Squadron – Flight 887
Technical
School: Keesler AFB MS
Promoted to Airman Second Class November 1975
Basic Electronics: February 1976
Orders to Mody AFB, GA upon completion of training
Electronic Warfare System Specialist: July 1976
Permanent
Duty Station: Moody AFB, Valdosta, GA
Arrived July 1976
347 TAC (Tactical Fighter Wing); 347 AMS (Avionics
Maintenance Squadron); ECM (Electronic Countermeasures) Shop.
Promoted to Airman First Class August 1976
· McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
(one beautiful aircraft)
· AN/APR 36/37 RHAW (Radar Homing and
Warning) System
Base Pay March 1977: $ 457.20 / month. This included the following:
· Housing – I lived in the dorm
· Medical care
· Dental care
· Three GOOD Meals a day. They really were good
· Someone to tell me what to do without
having a wife
Training exercise to Savanah GA (Simulated Europe) April 1977
Participated in Red Flag (Nellis AFB, NV) September 1977
Additional Training
· Westinghouse AN/ALQ 119 Pod: February
1978 (Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC)
Promoted to Senior Airman June 1978
Base Pay August 1978: $ 534.90 / month
Ended
Active-duty September 1978
· Transfer from Active Duty to Active
Reserves authorized in June 1978 under the Palace Chase program. This was a Two for One swap. Two months of Active Reserve duty for each
One month left on my original 4-year enlistment.
Active
Reserve: 79 MAPS Dobbins AFB, GA
· Transferred to 53 MAPS in November
1978
Active
Reserve: 53 MAPS, Pope AFB, NC
Honorable
Discharge: February 1981
I
remember the following people I served with at Moody AFB. I cannot remember all their ranks and full
names, but here is the list.
A1C John Zelesny SRA
David Burgess
SEA Timothy Fisher SRA
Kelly Jackson
SRA Gary Kwaak Sgt
Glen Hunter
SSgt Jackie Feasby SSgt
John Snell
SRA Lisa Snell SSgt
Vernon McGee
TSgt Wilson Sgt
Kelly Jones
SRA Demeo TSgt
Nabors
MSgt Nathaniel Daniel A1C
William Jones
Figure 1 MD F4 Phantom II (USAF Museum)
Figure 2 F-4C Phantom II w/WA4JCK
About the
F-4 Phantom II
The F-4
Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range
supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell
Aircraft for the United States Navy. It
entered into service with the Navy in 1961 and later with the United States
Marines and United States Air Force.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
Figure 1
above was taken at the National
Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio on November 12, 2019.
Figure 2
above was taken at the National Museum
of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler GA.
Figure 3 ALQ-119 ECM Pod (USAF
Museum)
About the
ALQ-119 ECM Pod
The
Westinghouse ALQ-119 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pod was developed in 1971
to defend against the growing threat of advanced Soviet anti-aircraft systems
in Southeast Asia. The pod was equipped
with dual-mode countermeasures and could operate as either a radar repeater or
noise jammer. In service with the USAF
for more than three decades, the ALQ-119 received several upgrades to remain
effective in a m modern high-threat environment. Modified versions of the ALQ-119 were capable
of advanced power management control and could automatically initiate radar
countermeasure responses to defeat simultaneous threats. The ALQ-119 protected several USAF aircraft,
including the A-10, F-4, F-15, and F-16.
Source: USAF Museum display.
Uniform
Patches & Insignia
Figure 4 U.S. Air Force - Blue
Figure 5 U.S. Air Force Camy
Figure 6 Name - Camy
Figure 7 MAC (Military Airlift
Command – 53 MAPS)
Figure 8 MAC (Military Airlift
Command – 53 MAPS) Camy
Figure 9 347th AMS
(Avionics Maintenance Squadron) Patch
Figure 10 TAC (Tactical Air Command)
Patch
Figure 11 Rank Insignia From My
Uniforms
Figure 12 Flightline Hearing
Protection (I still Have Them)
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2024
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Update: Sunday May 18, 2025
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