Comments on: Morse Intercept Operator Course, Class 10128 – Keesler AFB, MississippiNov 1958 to Jun 1959

By: Red Barthel

Red Barthel — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:44:12 +0000

If any of you has a class graduation picture from MIO school, please contact me or email a copy to me. I am collecting these pictures to donate to the Keesler Heritage Museum.

By: Dan Royal

Dan Royal — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:18:13 +0000

Went to Keesler in July, 1966. I had it made, because I was already proficient at morse code, having been a ham radio op in high school. From there went to beautiful Peshawar, and later to Shu Lin Kou.

By: Gary Morgan

Gary Morgan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:16:04 +0000

Braunschweiger, I remember you in Karamursel. You may remember me by Ed or Eddie. I was on A Flight and you were also. I was there from 4/68 to 8/69/ I was at Keesler from 9/67 to 4/68. I am from Mississippi but have lived in San Antonio, Tx for 41 years now.

By: Doyle S Cope

Doyle S Cope — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:51:30 +0000

Reading you guys remarks sure brings back old memories!!! I was at Keesler from Nov 52 until July 53. Remember the hot barracks with no screens on window and LOTS OF BIG MOSQUITOS. Of course we had a few pigeons bombing us in the class rooms!!

By: Brad Perkinson

Brad Perkinson — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:25:27 +0000

I was at Keesler for Morse Intercept Operator training from 2-64 to 8-64. I had a lady instructor for code named Mrs. Hallowry (sp). After training I was sent to Det 2 PacSctyRgn at Hickam AFB in Hawaii. I didn’t need code there because it was a Transec unit. Transferred to the 6924th Security Squadron at DaNang, Vietnam in late 1966 and got to use that code again. Discharged at Norton AFB 11-67.

By: Bill Braunschweiger

Bill Braunschweiger — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:04:02 +0000

Hey, anybody out there from KAFB during the period of 12/67 to 6/68. After I phased ahead copying 40 wpm, the class I left went to Germany,the class I phased into went to the Phillipines and I went to Karamursel AFB in Turkey. Those were the best days of my life. I was a spy in the house of love when I went to Istanbul. Ned Bandy from Springfield, Ill., Charley Garner from Giles County, Tenn and myself were noted as being notorious Bull-Runners. Hey Jim Birge from Jasper,Indiana, are you still around. You did Steve Martin before there was a Steve Martin. I’m still living in the Baltimore area, if anyone cares.

By: Jim Heckathorn

Jim Heckathorn — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:51:16 +0000

I was at Keesler from October 1966 to April 1967. My training was a bit longer than most due to the fact my clearance got hung up somewhere so I experienced a delay of several weeks before starting the second half of school. Wikipedia and other sources said we were the creme de la creme of the Air Force. I laugh at that and shake my head. The concept is a little surreal. However, I do know I worked with a lot of special and talented people who were/are honored to have served our country in this unique way. I don’t know about most of the others, but I always have felt more connected with people associated with communication intelligence from the other branches (Army, Navy) than with the regular Air Force. My favorite assignment was Misawa, Japan. Tech School was something you had to tolerate before experiencing the real Air Force. But, I never did experience the real Air Force because we were always separated from main base.

By: ken ellison

ken ellison — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:18:10 +0000

My father was Frederick (Fred) Ellison, TSG USAF. He was stationed at KAFB during 1966 as an instructor. Does anyone here remember him? I have no idea what he taught.

By: John Dellinger

John Dellinger — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:52:43 +0000

Lackland to Keesler in ’60 then to Clark, 6925th RSM. Anyone who has photos from that time, especially of bldg 850 or barracks, appreciate a shout. We were there and did stuff we really didn’t understand the importance of. One thing we DID understand, the meaning of secrecy.

By: Jim O'Hern

Jim O'Hern — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:02:18 +0000

Got to KAFB in late 1979…much later than many of you did. All I can say was I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. Ditty bop class was only six hours of the day (any more would have driven us crazy)and spent the rest of the time partying. I came back as in instructor after a tour in Crete and Kelly, and boy had things changed. Those guys had it a lot worse than I ever had. In fact, it was OUR good times that may have caused them to lose theirs! Being a ditty bop was the best job I ever had. One odd memory I do have is that at some point in my training I began hearing morse code whenever a door squeeked, a pinball machine rang, or just about any other high-pitch noise happened. I was so grateful when that phase passed because there was no way I would have been able to go through that for the rest of my life.