Webpage updated to add Reunion cancelation notice – June 18, 2022 Embassy Suites by Hilton – Nashville AirportSeptember 20th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2022 March 24, 2022 We have finalized the Reunion data for September. Tuesday, Sept. 20th – Registration and Welcome Wednesday, Sept. 21st – Sightsee and check out Nashville …
Note: This web page is out of date and has been superseded. Please see the latest 2022 Reunion web page. >>> 2022 Reunion Update <<< From: Max Butler <maxandlois05@gmail.com>Date: January 21, 2022 at 8:49:25 AM ESTTo: TAC Missileers Website Russ, Please put something on our website asking our members if they are planning …
From: Max Butler <maxandlois05@gmail.com>Subject: Reunion and TAC Missileers Annual DuesDate: January 6, 2022 Well everyone its that time again as we are starting a new year which of course means some members dues are due. The membership dues are staying the same of $15.00 annually or 3 years for $30.00 which is the …
By Dave Dennis / Kadena – 498th TMG (1968/69) This is the time of year when we get to thinking back on old memories and “the good times” of our stint in the USAF and our Christmas’ past. I was at Kadena AB in ’68 and ’69. Christmas time had come …
The Veteran’s Day Presentation at Cape Canaveral will take place at 7:00PM on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Please contact Max Butler <maxandlois05@gmail.com> / phone: (812) 307-0187 with any questions that may arise. From: Max Butler Subject: Re: Veterans Day PresentationDate: October 19, 2021 To: Russ Reston Hello Russ, Please advise everyone that the Cape Canaveral …
TAC Missileers has been tentatively invited to take part in in the 2021 Veteran’s Day program at Cape Canaveral. The suggested program theme is a tie-in of TAC missiles, Veterans Day and some actual TAC missile veterans. Max Butler would like to know if there is any interest, so that further …
From: Max ButlerSubject: Reunion Cancellation for 2021Date: January 31, 2021 After much discussion, the TAC Missileers Board has determined that the reunion for this year 2021 unfortunately needs to be postponed until Sept. of 2022. It is felt the danger to our members is too great to safely allow the reunion to move …
After a bout with COVID-19, Marty Martin will be released from the hospital today. From: Max ButlerSubject: Marty MartinDate: January 11, 2021To: Russ Reston Hi Russ, I just talked to Marty Martin whom really made my day. He just told me he has been released from the hospital to go home today. He said …
From: Max ButlerSubject: Annual DuesDate: November 20, 2020 Hello Everyone, As we are nearing the end of another year I would very much like to start the new year with a clean slate when it comes to members annual dues being caught up. Unfortunately there are quite a few that have allowed their …
Based on the COVID-19 pandemic, Max Butler is asking TAC Missileers members for their thoughts regarding moving forward with planning for the 2021 TAC Missileers Reunion in Nashville, TN. Max has advised: “I do want to go ahead and lock in the reunion dates at this point. They are Sept. …
by George Mindling (U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles 1949 – 1969 The Pioneers) I pulled into the parking lot of Jittery Joe’s coffee shop in Watkinsville, Georgia, and looked around the almost empty parking lot. I was meeting Bob Bolton at the iconic coffee shop to review and select photographs …
Joe Perkins is recovering from recent bypass surgery. If you’d like to send him a card, his address is: Joe Perkins3133 Ravines Rd.Middleburg, FL 32068 From: Max ButlerSubject: Joe PerkinsDate: September 6, 2020To: Russ Reston Hi Russ, Joe informed me this past Tue. that he underwent a triple heart bypass. He is doing well. …
The patches listed below are available for purchase. 3″ Patches are $8.00 4″ Patches are $12.00 Missile badge patches are $5.00 If interested, please contact Max Butler – maxandlois05@gmail.com / (812) 307-0187. 36th TACTICAL FIGHTER WING – 4″ 58th TACTICAL MISSILE GROUP – 3 1/2” 71st TACTICAL MISSILE SQUADRON – …
Max Butler is trying to determine if there is enough interest in 58th TAC Missile Group patches to have some made. He also has 498th TAC Missile Group patches available. Please contact Max (maxandlois05@gmail.com) if you are interested in purchasing a 58th or 498th TMG unit patch. From: Max ButlerSubject: 58th TMG …
Patrick AFB opens Commissary, Exchange, and MWR services to select Veterans and family caregivers effective January 1, 2020. From: Max Butler Subject: Access to Patrick AFB for veteransDate: December 4, 2019To: Russ Reston Russ, Just received a notice from the VA that Patrick AFB will allow access to the base commissary, base exchange and …
Guy Vanderman was elected TAC Missileers President in September, at the the 2019 TAC Missileers Reunion in Newport News, VA. Guy served as a Mace B Guidance Tech with the 498th TMG at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan. He has kindly shared the following memoir. Memoirs of MACE B Missile Guidance …
Photo of interest taken by Guy Vanderman (TAC Missileers President) during a recent visit to Robins AFB in Warner Robins, GA. From: Guy VandermanSubject: Re: tacmissileers.org websiteDate: November 20, 2019To: webmaster@TacMissileers.org Russ, can you post this for me? Went to a promotion ceremony for a friend of mine at Warner Robins AFB, GA. …
TAC Missileers have been invited to join the Barksdale AFB Missileers at their 2020 Wright Patterson Reunion – September 14th – 18th. This is a great opportunity to visit the National Museum of the US Air Force. Correction: The 2020 Reunion at Wright Patterson is being held by the Airborne …
