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Submitted by James Powell – Sembach AB, 587th MMS – 1959/61 Original publication date –  circa 1959 (Click on images to enlarge.)

January 30, 2010 George Mindling has recently updated the Kadena and Wheelus sections of the US Air Force Tactical Missile website. Be sure to check them out… Kadena Wheelus

Just received the following query (via George Mindling) asking for information on assembly and painting of a TM-61C model made by Hawk? Can anyone help? If you can, please send an email to Russ Reston.  Thanks! Subject: Martin Matador TM-61C Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 To whom it may concern, …

Art Gust, our TAC Missileers Historian needs help identifying the photos shown below, so that they can be sent to the Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, OH  for preservation. Can you help?  Do they look familiar? As much information as possible about the photos (who, what, when, where, etc.) is needed …

Joe Traina sent me the following information in an email dated January 17, 2010.  I thought it might be of interest to other TAC Missileers…  Russ __________________________________________________________ Recently, I visited the new National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I had been a docent at the museum for …

Do you have any old 38th TAC Missile Wing Special Orders that you have saved over the years? If so, would you send me copies? I’m trying to collect as many as I can, for posting on the Sembach Missileers website. Dave Maas (586th MMS; Hahn) still had a copy …

Can you help? Can you identify any details about the following photos? Capt. Park E. Johnson’s daughter, Stephanie, is donating the original photos to the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB and would like to provide as much information as possible about the photos. Capt. Johnson served at Sembach …

The Ten Tenors

(submitted by Julian Esposito) Release No. 12-05-09 Dec. 9, 2009 Officials launch new Air Force community Web site by Master Sgt. Stan Parker Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFRNS) — Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to meet social and informational needs of Airmen, …

November 11, 2009 I (Joel Fanelli) received this newsletter from my local congressman regarding Cold War Vets and thought it might be worthwhile in passing along. (Congressman Israel was the keynote speaker at the October 03, 2009 salute to the Cold War Vets at the Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, NY) …

September 12th, 2009 Bob Bolton A TAC Missileers Newsletter milestone has been reached! All past TAC Missileers Newsletters, from the very first issue in 1999, Volume 1 Number 1, to the latest edition are now online and available for you to read or download and print. The newsletters were converted …

August 31, 2009 Please help!  Do you know the Email address for any of the people listed below?  If so, would you send it to Russ Reston? We are currently trying to verify the contact information that we have on file for our active members (e.g., address, telephone, email, etc.). …

National Museum of the United States Air Force Dayton, Ohio July 17, 2009 (24 minute video courtesy of Bill Rinker – Hahn AB – 586th MMS -1962/65)

George Mindling (71st TMS; Bitburg) and Bob Bolton (887th TMS; Grünstadt) have recently finished their book U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles 1949 – 1969 The Pioneers.  Description: The U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949-1969, The Pioneers offers the rich, fascinating history of the first surface-to-surface tactical missiles of the U.S. Air Force, …

The “Missileer” poem was first read to the TAC Missileers by Lois Butler at the 2007 Tucson reunion.  At the 2009 Dayton reunion, Ray Lischka presented Lois with a framed copy of the poem, autographed by its author.   Once again, Lois with much feeling, read the poem to the TAC Missileers. Bravo Lois!  …

Martin Mace Test Firing at Holloman AFB, September 2, 1959. (White Sands Missile Range Museum Archival Holdings – courtesy of Mike Alexander)

Vectren Dayton Ohio – July 18, 2009 Some of the sights we saw at the 2009 Reunion in Dayton, Ohio — the Vectren Dayton Air Show on Saturday, July 18th, 2009.    

August 6, 2009 Thanks for keeping your dues ‘up to date!’ TAC Missileer Corp. relies on them to meet ongoing expenses (e.g., newsletters, website costs, applicable charities, etc.), as well as any expenses that are incurred while planning and organizing our biennial reunion activities. Per the vote taken at the …

August 2, 2009 “California” here we come in 2011. I want to see all you guys out West get ready to come to San Diego in Octuber 2011 for the 6th reunion. I fought hard to get it out to the West coast, so don’t disappoint me with a low …

We had a great time.  Lots of fun renewing old friendships and making new ones. Many thanks to Joe & Sarah (Perkins), Max & Lois (Butler) and Zito (Esposito) for all their efforts towards making the reunion such a success.  Bravo! August 1, 2009  — Reunion photos continue to be added to …