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SHEMYA AFB... Anybody been there before? If so, when? | |
| PNW2010 Offer Upgrade  User ID: 897111  United States03/06/2010 11:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 907997 United States03/06/2010 11:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just looking to see if others here on GLP have been to Shemya Island. And was wondering what they did there and when? Quoting: PNW2010Not to many knew about that place, and less have ever been there. I was there in the early 90's as a contractor. Man that place was cool in its own right. I did, but everything I saw is confidential. Big flat treeless rock with fun caves, and Cobra Ball & Cobra Dane. Huge f'ing radar array, and poor guys that hadn't seen a female in a year. |
| PNW2010 (OP) User ID: 897111 United States03/06/2010 11:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just looking to see if others here on GLP have been to Shemya Island. And was wondering what they did there and when? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 907997Not to many knew about that place, and less have ever been there. I was there in the early 90's as a contractor. Man that place was cool in its own right. I did, but everything I saw is confidential. Big flat treeless rock with fun caves, and Cobra Ball & Cobra Dane. Huge f'ing radar array, and poor guys that hadn't seen a female in a year. Yes indeed. They said there was a female behind every tree! If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 907997 United States03/06/2010 11:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just looking to see if others here on GLP have been to Shemya Island. And was wondering what they did there and when? Quoting: PNW2010Not to many knew about that place, and less have ever been there. I was there in the early 90's as a contractor. Man that place was cool in its own right. I did, but everything I saw is confidential. Big flat treeless rock with fun caves, and Cobra Ball & Cobra Dane. Huge f'ing radar array, and poor guys that hadn't seen a female in a year. Yes indeed. They said there was a female behind every tree! Wasn't there one pathetic little Charlie Brown tree still trying? I got snowed in there so many times it was ridiculous. Do you know the story of the Ether Bunny? |
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| PNW2010 (OP) User ID: 897111 United States03/07/2010 01:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just looking to see if others here on GLP have been to Shemya Island. And was wondering what they did there and when? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 907997Not to many knew about that place, and less have ever been there. I was there in the early 90's as a contractor. Man that place was cool in its own right. I did, but everything I saw is confidential. Big flat treeless rock with fun caves, and Cobra Ball & Cobra Dane. Huge f'ing radar array, and poor guys that hadn't seen a female in a year. Yes indeed. They said there was a female behind every tree! Wasn't there one pathetic little Charlie Brown tree still trying? I got snowed in there so many times it was ridiculous. Do you know the story of the Ether Bunny? Hahhaha...Yeah.Only one little tree. I wonder if its still there? If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. |
| PNW2010 (OP) User ID: 897111 United States03/07/2010 01:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1980 - 84. Stationed at Eielson AFB, TDY'd there several times a year as a Cobra Ball crew member. LOVED IT THERE! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 851621That must have been sweet! I was fascinated with Cobra Ball and Cobra Dane. I was never went near the hanger for fear of being shot on the spot. lol If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 909010  Israel03/07/2010 03:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | interesting the Island is home of One of the most recognizable features of the island is the COBRA DANE radar system. This radar was built in 1976 and brought on-line in 1977 for the primary mission of intelligence gathering in support of verification of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II agreement. in Hebrew " SHEMYA " means Name of God |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2090832 United States09/26/2011 07:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | > Not to many knew about that place, and less have ever been there. Huh? There were over a thousand guys there when I was there in 1969-1970. Considering how long it was open, and that a tour was only a year, you gotta figure there were THOUSANDS of guys (and later, gals, I guess) stationed on Shemya. If you had to do a remote tour, this was the place to do it. Big, lots of activities, mail twice a week! Wow. Everybody says the same thing - they hated it when they were there but all look back fondly on the experience. Besides, it beat Nam. Geo. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 24258358  Puerto Rico09/23/2012 12:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just looking to see if others here on GLP have been to Shemya Island. And was wondering what they did there and when? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 907997Not to many knew about that place, and less have ever been there. I was there in the early 90's as a contractor. Man that place was cool in its own right. I did, but everything I saw is confidential. Big flat treeless rock with fun caves, and Cobra Ball & Cobra Dane. Huge f'ing radar array, and poor guys that hadn't seen a female in a year. Yes indeed. They said there was a female behind every tree! Wasn't there one pathetic little Charlie Brown tree still trying? I got snowed in there so many times it was ridiculous. Do you know the story of the Ether Bunny? Hahhaha...Yeah.Only one little tree. I wonder if its still there? |
| ov10guy@yahoo.com User ID: 25058676 United States10/26/2012 05:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Was there on and off from 1981 to 1992. Worked snow removal in the winter and for 5099th civil engineering sq. doing hazardous material disposal. Actually, I worked all the remote sites, King Salmon, Galena, and, most all of the old White Alice sites located in Alaska. Believe it or not I had some really good times on the Rock. Partying at Rosies, the Ebony Cliff, NCO club. We had a great crew of guys and we probably would have had fun at a Russian Gulag, but I have a lot of fond memories of the time I spent there.[youtube] |
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| john and connie User ID: 32694308 United States01/20/2013 11:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | john and connie in july 1978. I was a heavy equipment buck sergeant. I met a great girl named connie, she was a plumber. We hit it off and made shemya fun. There were women there but no ugly ones. Lol. Pops ran the garbage truck. We slept out in a tent on seal beach with the blue foxes.ssgt bunt ran the ro 8 off the road and we had to flip it back with 2 dozers. I loved shemya at 23years old. |
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