2025 Obituaries

Here’s a list of those who have paid for this years mini-reunion September 19-21st, 2025 at Ken Hackman’s Home in Studio City, CA.

AS of 9/03/25

Rosie Reynolds
Michael Johnson
Jose Lopez Jr.
Kent Pearson
April Alexander
Ken Wright
David Gebhardt
Mary Jane Abare
Rick and Mariana Diaz
Judy and Janet Leach
Ken Schaub
Janel Norton
Scott Christ
Georgia and Craig Marchbanks
Mike and Judy Daniels
Ken Hackman
Dave & Linda Long
Zimm (Barb Egan)
Rene Tyron
Jerry Sexton

Below is a list of folks who have donated to the pavers fund as of 02/09/25!

David Young
Thomas Branscomb
April Alexander
Mary Jane Abare
Chris McGill
Michael Schlatter
Clarence Brown
Patrick Nugent
Dave Chip
Rosie Reynolds
Don Sutherland
Ross Simon
Scott & Evelyn Stewart
Stephen Krant
Jim Pearson
Steve McGill
Jim Shaw
Zimm Egan
Jose Lopez Jr.
Herb Centron
Judy Daniels
Ted Koniares
Ken Hackman
Susan Diomedes
Ken Hamond
Robert Brooks
Kenneth Schaub
Paul Tubridy
Lance Cheung
James Gosney
Robert Smith
Kenneth A Marifke
Georgia Marchbanks

Welcome to our newest Registered users!

Michael Johnson

I was in the Air Force for 22 years and all of them in AAVS units.

Oct. 70 to April 73 at Det. 10, 1361st. Photo Sq. Langley AFB Va. : TDY to Thailand and Vietnam from Dec 72 to March 73 for Linebacker 2 and Operation Homecoming.

May 73 to May 74 at Det. 12, 601st Photo Sq, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand : July 74 to April 77 at Headquarters AAVS, Norton AFB Ca. : Apr 77 to Feb. 83 at Hq. 1369th AVSq. Vandenberg AFB, Ca., May 83 to August 87 at Det. 13, 1369th AvSq. Los Angeles AFStation Ca. : Sept. 87 to Dec 89 at OL-S Det 5, 1367th AVSq. Incirlik AB Turkey : Jan. 90 to Oct 92 at Det 2, 1360th AVSq. March AFB Ca.

Kent Pearson

Photo Detachment Commander, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 1971-72; Unit Historian, HQ 601st Photo Sq, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, 1972; Producer/Director, AAVS HQ, Norton AFB, 1972-77.

Donald Miles

Parks Photo Lab, Armament Development and Test Center, Eglin AFB, FL (1973 – 1974)
Det 1, HQ AAVS, Carswell AFB, TX (1974 -1977)
Det 11, 1361 AVS, Andrews AFB, MD (1977-1978)
AFIT Masters Degree Program, Newhouse School of Public Communication, Syracuse University (1978 – 1979)
5049th Broadcasting Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, AK (1979 -1982)
Det 5, 1369 AVS, Elmendorf AFB, AK (1982-1985)
Det 8, 1365 AVS, Hill AFB, UT (1985-1987)
1361 Audiovisual Squadron, Arlington, VA (1987-1989)
Defense Audiovisual Policy Office, American Forces Information Service, Alexandria, VA (1989 – 1992)
HQ Air Combat Camera Service (1992 -1994)
HQ Air Force Space Command (1994 – 2001)

Tony Portello

I was a member of the 1367th Operating Location N at Hahn AB, GE from 1982 to 1986 My name (nick) Tony Portello, and I was the Graphics Technician there.