Category: General Post

For those who don’t know, Manola Hackman is in the hospital after a bad fall on February 6th. She was moved out of ICU on Friday and is on her way to recovery. Ken sends his heartfelt thanks for all your prayers for Manola. For the next few weeks, he will be assisting her with Read More …

600th & 601st Photo Squadron veterans; here is your opportunity to tell your stories and have them published in the Smithsonian’s “Air & Space” magazine. David Freed contacted me through my friend Peter Seel. He has been contracted to write an article for “Air & Space” with the goal of chronicling the 600th Photo Squadron’s Read More …

A local High School ROTC unit picked up the Photo Display Rack as a donation. Yahooo! Tower to be rebuilt next year next to an electronic display. Donations The $4,000 surplus from our Bench donations to be distributed as follows: $1,000 to the Fisher House Foundation instead of Wounded Warrior. They report only about a Read More …

I recently received a letter from the U S office of Personnel Management, telling me information of my official records may have been compromised.  Just an FYI, if you did not get a letter you may want to check it out, anyway. When to the website listed in the letter, www.opm.gov/cybersecurity, it said about 2.5 Read More …

IMPORTANT REMINDER:  The deadline for 2015 Reunion financial submissions was 7 Oct 15 !  If you didn’t make that deadline, depending on what your requirements are, please coordinate alternatives with either Renée Tyron, Reunion Chairman (combat.camera2015@gmail.com), or Mike Daniels, USAFCCA Treasurer (usafcca.treasurer@gmail.com). NOTE:  Financial transactions carried out after the deadline (including on-site, during the reunion) will be conducted Read More …

We’re sorry to announce that the Sunset Food Cruise (@ $70) has been cancelled for lack of attendees. Refunds are on the way. Please do not send any more money in for this event.  The Booze Boat Cruise (@ $15) is still on, with room for more. We encourage everyone to get their reservations in Read More …

This is to update the status of items discussed at our Ontario Reunion meeting.  It is also to provide advance background on the issues that should be discussed and decided at our upcoming reunion in San Antonio. ELECTION OF GROUP OFFICERS: Using the draft Article of Association as a guide we conducted an election whereon Read More …

It is with sadness and regret to inform our Air Force Combat Camera friends of the passing of Mrs. Fran Masterson. Fran was the Guest of Honor at our reunion last September in Ontario, CA. She was married to Lt. Col. Michael “Bat” Masterson, an Air Force pilot, shot down during a reconnaissance mission in Read More …

    Bob Waston passed yesterday, June 16, 2015. He was a Still Photographic Specialist with AAVS. I met Bob, when I was assigned to the 1363rd AAVS at Hickam AFB, HI. He was flying the C-130 missions with the 6594th Test GP (Catch a Falling Star) at the time, 1979. We were recovering the Read More …

Many of you may already be aware that Mr. Al Hemphill, “The Godfather of Air Force Audiovisual/Visual Information” passed away on Sunday, 9 March in Northern Virginia. David Levy alerted me to this sad fact, after seeing a Facebook post from Ray Dabney.  By my calculations, Al would have turned 88 in May.  I last Read More …

The funeral for Col. Aaron Burgstein will be held at Platt Memorial Chapel (2001 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003) Monday, February 2nd at 2:00. You are welcome to arrive at 1:30 if you want to greet people before the ceremony. Afterwards, there will be what is called a Shiva call. It will be at Read More …

Sorry it’s been awhile, but I”ve had a lot of things going on these past few months since the reunion in Ontario, CA, Ken Hackman’s photos from the reunion have now been uploaded under the Gallery section of the website here on USAF Combat Camera. Just click on the menu that say Gallery and you’ll Read More …

Hi Folks, My first time on the website and I’d love to hear from all my old long lost friends, coworkers!  I’m spearheading a project to transfer Air Force Now films from 16mm to DVD disk.  Please let me know if you’d like to order a copy.  The more orders, the better the DVD price. Read More …

by Tom Dickinson Greetings, AAVS vets and former colleagues: Thanks to Frank Urben, who pointed out the existence of this on-line and real life community, and gave me instructions on how to join. I contacted Frank for some answers to AAVS questions that have arisen in my current activities. My son Will graduated from the Air Force Read More …

Make Your Escape to the Radisson Hotel Ontario Airport for our reunion Boasting an unbeatable location less than one mile from Ontario International Airport and directly across from the Ontario Convention Center, the Radisson Hotel Ontario Airport is perfectly suited for your business or leisure trip.Be sure to take advantage of easy access to premium Read More …

The online Combat Camera – AAVS – 600th PS – 601st PF Directory has been updated and the information is current as of June 30, 2013 and includes over 900 people. While we try to keep it as current as possible we know that things change. If you have information that needs to added or Read More …

Maggie J. Gilchrest, with the Vietnam Center & Archive at Texas Tech University, is trying to find combat photographers and correspondents from the Vietnam War for a special project she is doing and has asked us to help get the word out. She is working on a project that is primarily her thesis/dissertation and she Read More …

We received this email today and would like to put it out there for any of our members who would be willing to offer advice: Good evening, USAF Combat Camera group organizers, I’m a long-time photojournalist (with also a career in public relations) and am ready to join and build a long-term career with the USAF as Read More …