| 1980's Bios |
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| Trish Ingle: | ||
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Missing |
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89 or 90? |
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Produced videos at TASC and then got a job with SCN in 1989 or 1990. She worked at SCN for two years. She was seen on SCN in a commercial for ID card security. |
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Her husband was a pilot out of Howard. |
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| Ken James: | ||
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Current Status: |
Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
19 80's |
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Production & Master Control |
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Possibly a DJ for AFN Germany |
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| SGM Jimmy Jeffries: | ||
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Current Status: |
Deceased |
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Tour of Duty: |
???? - 1991 |
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NCOIC |
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Was the SCN SGM until retiring in 1988 and going to work as the assistant chief of engineering. |
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He left SCN in 1991 and went to AFKN in Korea where he became the Chief engineer. |
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He passed away TDY at an AFRTS conference in LA Feb 10th, 1996 at the age of 56. |
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| SFC Richard W. Jenkins: | ||
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Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
1980's |
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| SGT Larry Jones: | ||
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Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
1980's |
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| Brenda (Flores Pena) Kendrick: | ||
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| Chip Kilgore: | ||
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Current Status: |
Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
1980's |
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| Kirk S. Kinley: | ||
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Current Status: |
FOUND |
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Tour of Duty: |
May 78 - May 81 |
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Designation: |
Army SSG. Engineering |
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Worked in the Engineering dept during his tour at SCN. Involved in building first 11 meter TVRO on Gunn Hill to bring in the real time network news from the states. Participated in coverage of the Canal Treaty Implementation Ceremonies in October 1979 Spent many hours shooting ENG footage around the CZ & Panama Covered military exercises at Rio Hato from a helicopter Shot tour of the USS Nautilus while in port at Rodman Naval Station |
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Was also a member of the Road Knights Motorcycle Club from Albrook Air Force Station |
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After SCN, was assigned to TASA until his retirement in 86 He left Panama to work for John O'Connor in the TAMFO program supporting the Navy on the west coast. |
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Currently living in El Cajon, CA. |
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| Bettina Kluever Knaack | ||
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Current Status: |
FOUND |
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Tour of Duty: |
Early 80s. |
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Designation: |
USAF Broadcast Journalist |
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Stationed in Panama during Operation Just Cause as an AF Broadcast Journalist at SCN. Worked in many areas of specialties including news reports, radio (80's show) and helped Dave Hanson's kiddie show. Also updated the community bulletin every morning and was stage manager for anchor Dan Holmes. |
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After SCN went to the AFNEWS RPC (Regional Production Center) at Ramstein AB, Germany. Went to Saudi Arabia for Desert Storm. Got out of the AF in '95. She married her husband, whom she met at Ramstein and moved to Oklahoma with him. Joined the Kansas Air National Guard in '97, retrained into photography and transferred to the Washington (state) ANG in Aug of '98. Got out the following year after she had her daughter. Had a son in 2001 and rejoined the Guard after her husband retired in '04. |
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Currently a TSgt at the 194th Regional Support Wing as the Visual Information manager. |
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| Bill Knowles: | ||
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Current Status: |
Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
Early 80s. |
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Designation: |
SCN Chief Engineer |
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Not certain if this is the same Bill Knowles that was at SCN in the 60's & 70's |
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| John C. Knowles: | ||
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Current Status: |
Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
1980's |
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| SGT James C. Kresge Jr: | ||
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Current Status: |
FOUND |
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Tour of Duty: |
June 1985 to Jan 1989 and Oct 1991 to Jan 1998 |
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Engineer, NCOIC |
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Started out as Radio Engineer, then became Shift Engineer. Upon return to SCN in 1991 became Shift Supervisor, then NCOIC Maintenance (1994) and NCOIC, Engineering (1996). Hosted "Transcontinental Rock" on SCN FM from October 1985 to October 1988 as a volunteer. The success of the program (which was pre-recorded and played on the Control 16 Automation System) led to the switch of live radio programming from AM to FM in October 1988. Selected as ABS Engineering Supervisor of the Year in 1994. Provided engineering support to SCN Honduras since SCN assumed operational control in 1987, including designing, along with SFC Josh Hart & SPC Marcy Bahls the SCN facility in Honduras. Other projects he was involved with during his tours were 24 Hour TV operations, AFRTS BMAC encryption, MMDS System, Digital Radio Studios, Post Production facility reconstruction, Live remote TV broadcasting from the Atlantic Side, Numerous Radio & TV remote broadcasts, Control 16, Audio Vault/CORE 2000 Radio Automation systems. |
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After second tour at SCN, followed on Television-Audio Support Activity in Sacramento, CA as a Project Engineer, traveling around the world installing English Language training systems and supporting AFRTS until November 1, 2002. |
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Retired as an SFC from the Army on Jan 31, 2003 and accepted a civilian Staff Engineer position with HQ Army Broadcasting Service in Alexandria, VA where he is currently residing. |
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Alexandria, VA |
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{jckresge |
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| SP4 David LaCroix: | ||
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Current Status: |
FOUND |
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Tour of Duty: |
Late 70s to early 80s. |
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Designation: |
TV, "About Town" |
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Dave worked primarily for the TV side of the house. Produced segments of "About Town," that highlighted restaurants and hotels throughout Panama. Dave was the only person to interview an iguana for SCN-TV. |
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Currently in Texas |
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{DLacr99245 |
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| Randy Lawson: | ||
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Current Status: |
FOUND |
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Tour of Duty: |
1985 - apx 1988? |
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USAF. DJ |
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Before SCN, Randy worked for WBST in Muncie IN 1982 WERK in Muncie 1983 WNDE Indianapolis IN 1984 WZZY Muncie IN 1984 After SCN, Randy worked for EBS Radio & TV USAF in Turkey 1991 WMDH in Muncie IN 1993 WSHW/WILO in Frankfort IN 1998 |
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Randy is currently Mornings and Operatons Director at Adult Contemporary WSHW-FM and Ops Dir at Talk WILO, Frankfort, Indiana. Randy says (Aug 2002), "I'm also running Lawson Productions, producing sweepers, liners, ID's & commercials for small & medium market stations." |
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Frankfort, Indiana. |
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| Jim Lee: | ||
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Current Status: |
Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
1980's |
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Designation: |
Editor Newspaper |
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| Steven Lee: | ||
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Current Status: |
Missing |
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Tour of Duty: |
1980's |
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Engineering |
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| Harvey Lemuel: | ||
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Current Status: |
Missing |
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1980's |
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Engineering |
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| SSG George O. Lewallen III: | ||
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Missing |
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1980's |
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| Gary Little: | ||
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Current Status: |
FOUND |
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Tour of Duty: |
1977 - 1984 |
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Designation: |
SCN Newspaper |
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Traveled with the 79th Army Band and Jumping Ambassadors throughout Panama on several trips. |
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Had the distinction of processing the last car through the old Canal Zone system. |
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Assigned to Grissom AFB , IN for 11 months and chosen to return as NCOIC of Howard PA shop, later moving up to the Com. Rel. position South Com Hdqtrs. until his retirement August of 89. Gary was the escort with the CNN news team that got the footage showing Noriega's henchmen switching clothes and attacking Ford and others. Gary took him from the US embassy where he had been hiding to Quarry Heights where he was debriefed and then to Howard where a C-141 was waiting to take him to Andrews. Gary is still waiting for his promised breakfast at the O'club. Went to St. Louis , MO for a few years and worked in the golf business. Offered a Job in Austin, Tex, with a communications
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Still living in Austin, TX working for AT&T with wife, Odilia, two daughters, Nancy 26 (and married) and Lindsey 16. |
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Austin, TX |
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| Jerome Lyons: | ||
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1980's |
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