A website for those who served/are serving in Combat Camera, AAVS, 600th Photo Sq. and 601st Photo Flt.
by Steve Hock After finishing Jungle School it Clark AB, PI, I departed for Korat on about 4 May 1971. Departure was on a World Airways contract flight leaving around 0500 with a flight time of about 3+ hours, putting us into Don Muang Airport (Bangkok, Thailand) sometime around 0830. We were all told to Read More …
by Steve Hock Many of our friends and acquaintances think that being an Air Force photographer was a pretty “safe” job, and for the most part it was. “Grip and Grins”, newsy base newspaper shots, and creating slide briefings don’t sound particularly hazardous. However for some of us flying there were times of very real Read More …
In August of 1971, while assigned to the 601st Photo Flight, Det. 17 (Korat), I was fortunate to be selected to attend the very first Photojournalism Seminar held at Norton AFB, CA by none other than the big guy himself … Ken Hackman! This was truly and honor for me. EVERYONE in photo had heard Read More …
By Steve Hock Not every day was filled with fun and excitement for Combat Photographers assigned to Korat RTAFB in the early 1970s. In fact, most days were pretty routine. A typical day might begin with studio hours in the morning at the Base Photo Lab. Usually at least a few folks showed up for Read More …
Are there any plans for Combat Camera to create image galleries for users to contribute to? My guess is that there there are thousands of good (even great) images out there in in private hands. Once our generation is gone the identity and provenance of these photos will disappear and will probably be trashed by Read More …
The morning of 2 FEB 1972 dawned cool and bright in central Thailand. After a light breakfast at the chow hall I walked the five blocks to work at Detachment 17, 601st photo Flight at Korat RTAFB. I was more than a little excited this day as I was scheduled to fly on my first Read More …