Category: General Post

The USN Fleet Combat Camera Pacific is about to suffer the fate of USAF HQ AAVS, becoming history. Due to a serendipitous alignment of the stars it will occur at the same time as our Reunion in San Diego. We are invited to attend.  We would love to have the USAF Combat Camera Association attend Read More …

2018 Reunion Banquet Dinner Entrée The following are the two dinner entrées available for selection: Chicken Cordon Bleu Chicken breast stuffed with smoked ham, Swiss cheese, Chardonnay butter. Or Herb Grilled Salmon. Flame grilled Atlantic salmon, Dijon and dill cream sauce. Both entrées come with a choice of salad, vegetables, potatoes, rolls, dessert, coffee and iced tea Read More …

By Ken Hackman I am trying to find out how many Lookout Mountain AFS alumni/veterans are still around…nice way of saying still alive. I would like to have them contact me at kenhackman@att.net People at the Smithsonian Channel are considering doing a piece on Lookout as part of a three part series.  I don’t have Read More …

During our reunion at Colorado Springs, Maj. Tim Oliver, who was based at Qatar during Desert Storm with the 614th TFS flying F-16 Falcons, asked if was possible to connect with a photographer who was there documenting his unit. He was there between November – December 1990 and February – March 1991. He recalls being Read More …

We are down to the last two weeks until our get together. It’s not too late to get your reservation, but if we miss you this year, hope you can make San Diego next year. To all who are coming, a reminder that we will have a general membership meeting on Saturday 9am.  All who Read More …

Carl Steven “Steve” McGill Multimedia Management Specialist, Riverside Retired U.S. Air Force Photojournalist Carl Steven McGill will make a dynamic in depth presentation for “Project Outreach” at this years Combat Camera Reunion. Project Outreach initiated by the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center (DIMOC) to recover media from individuals and organizations throughout the Department of Defense Read More …

The Board of Officers had a teleconference on 08/15.  Topics discussed were all related to our Springs reunion. Registration numbers have not moved since our last conference.  There are still around 20 registered and paid with 6 others indicating intent to attend.  I encourage all who plan on coming to register as soon as possible Read More …

Another of our comrades has moved on.  Ralph Shealy passed Sept 2, 2017.  We tried to obtain an obit but I’m not sure where he was living when he passed.  Ralph was a long time member of APCS/AAVS as a motion picture cameraman. We’ll post more information if we find it.

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We’re trying to identify the motion picture cameraman in this photo for our of our museum projects. We know the project officer to the left is 1st. Lt. Jerry Raybeck and that the photo was shot in the summer of 1968 in Vietnam. Other than that we don’t know. We’d love to know more details Read More …

by Jose Lopez Still need images of “Old Timers” in action!  We are very under represented. “Old Timers,” in this case, is anyone who shot Film; film and video tape for you mopicers. Looking for images of Air Force photographers using your cameras from the Korean War till AAVS was disbanded. Any images of before Read More …

By Joe Coleman, Location Coordinator for Colorado Springs, CO The 2017 reunion dates are 12-15 Oct 2017. It will be at the Hotel Elegante Conference and Event Center in Colorado Springs. The room rates are $149 a night for both a king size bed and 2 queen double beds. Breakfast will be included in the room Read More …

Combat Camera Association Officers had our quarterly conference call on Saturday 4 February.   Officers in attendance, Pat Knowles, Pat Nugent, Barb Zimmerman, Renee Tyron, Mario Candia and Jim Pearson.  A quorum of officers participated and a vote to approve the Articles of Association was unanimous.  Final issue of the Articles will be published in this Read More …

We’re looking for the name of the still photographer in the far right on this photo for one of our museum displays. What we have is, SSgt. Darrell Burns (left) Amn Armando Salinas (center) and the guy on the right we know part of the name which is listed as SSgt. Dennis. He was a Read More …

President’s comments Thanks to all who planned, organized and executed another very enjoyable reunion in Charleston. The support from the squadron personnel and the active duty shooters was a refreshing bonus that definitely added to the experience. As the new president, I am thankful for the returning board members and the new volunteers who are highly Read More …

I am looking for a photo or a copy of an article relating to my nephew, Timothy Koehler, 42nd Field Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic, that was part of an article titled ‘Restructure leaves 1 to do mission’ written by Amn A.C. Libarger, Limelite editor. The photos were taken by Scott Seyer and SrA. Greg Read More …

Raymond Paul Santini, August 7, 1933 – September 10, 2016 Raymond (Ray) Paul Santini, 83, passed away on September 10, 2016 at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was born August 7, 1933 in Ludlow, Massachusetts to Alfred and Gina (Rosetti) Santini and has lived in Riverside, California for the past 46 years. Raymond Read More …

Bill Stephenson, age 63 passed away March 26, 2016 in San Antonio, TX following his courageous battle with Neuroendocrine Cancer. He was born on November 11, 1952 in Rochester, PA to Earle & Margaret Stephenson. He was a loving husband and father who will be dearly missed. Bill was preceded in death by his parents. Read More …