A website for those who served/are serving in Combat Camera, AAVS, 600th Photo Sq. and 601st Photo Flt.
Michael Gerald Fleck went to be with our Lord on May 31, 2014. He was born on January 20, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA, to Pauline and Gerald Fleck. Mike is survived by his loving wife, Suzi of Crestview, FL; children, Lerena Fleck, Tallahassee, FL, Scot Fleck of Atlanta, GA, Kelli (Mike) Mayo of Moline, IL, 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 …
The ceremony will be on August 22, 2014 @ 09:30 hrs at the US Air Force Museum, Dayton Ohio. A reception will follow at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, O’Club. You can make reservations at the Hope Hotel – Book Now by calling: 937-879-2696 or visiting their website at: http://www.hopehotel.com/ Our event is listed as USAF Combat Camera Bench Dedication. Reservations must be received Read More …
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!To you, the veterans and families of AAVS/Combat Camera, we thank you. The donations have been very generous and will assure that we have a memorable “memorial” bench. Twelve squadron and three command patches, a stunning photograph and words memorializing USAF Combat Camera will adorn our bench. Donations are still being accepted. Just click on the DONATE button under Read More …
Global Executive Management (GEM) www.gemcorp.us is looking for Combat Camera crew for quick deployment to Afghanistan. Looking for the following candidates: • 3 – Cameraman (Outside the wire travel) • 3 – Cameraman (Mostly staying on operating bases) • 3-4 Video Editors (1 will be a senior/lead) • 2 – Story boarders (Journalist types) Competitive Read More …
Donating to the USAF Combat Camera Memorial Bench Fund and paying your Registration Fees for the USAF Combat Camera Reunion/Rendezvous has just gotten a whole lot easier! We’ve now added the ability to do both using PayPal and you can use the service even if you don’t have your own PayPal account. Payments may be 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 …
by Ken Hackman Thank you; thank you to everyone who has already donated to our Memorial Bench project. We are definitely going to have a bench at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH. Since AAVS and Combat Camera people have never been shy or reticent about our professionalism in documenting the Read More …
Past, Present and Future The men and women of AAVS & Combat Camera, many times serving in harms way, provided an audio & visual record of Air Force history since its designation as a separate service to the present time. At the Air Force Museum, Air Force units that want to highlight their contribution to Read More …
by Larry Waddy 601st Combat Photo Flight at Tan Son Nhut, AB, Saigon, Republic of Viet Nam When stories are told of heroes brave and true, Who answered the call, we must stand tall and salute James Howard Alley, the man, the son, the brother Lost in battle, risked his life trying to save another. Read More …
Tom Harmon, 87, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday morning, Feb. 22, 2014. He was a long time member of the AAVS community and retired out of Norton many years ago. After that he did some free lance work in aerial camera work for “Top Gun” and also “Flight of the Intruder”. For the Read More …
We are sad to report that one of our members, Ray Borders, a who flew 67 combat missions in Vietnam, passed on January 27th 2014 in Las Vegas, NV after a brief illness. We are attempting to get more biographical information from his family and will post it when we receive it.
An interview with Pat Knowles, SMSgt, USAF Retired, on his career with Aerospace Audiovisual Service/Combat Camera, during the 2013 Combat Camera reunion in Dayton, Ohio.
William Joseph Baker, age 80, of Arcadia, died Thursday evening December 26, 2013 at West Shore Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1933 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of the late John Roscoe and Edith Minnie (McCabe) Baker. He graduated from Bear Lake High School in the Class of 1951. On January 21, 1954, Read More …
Alan Dennis Curtis was born on July 13, 1948 and joined the Armed Forces while in Woonsocket, RI. He served in the Air Force. In 1 year of service he attained the rank of A1C/E3. On December 6, 1969, at the age of 21, he perished in the service of our country in Phu Cat, Binh Read More …
by Armando Salinas It was the summer of 1966. Along with dozens of other eager, fresh-faced 3rd Class Airmen right out of basic training at Lackland AFB, TX, we were attending Basic Motion Picture School at Orlando AFB, FL. As a Mexican-American growing up in the west side of San Antonio, I had very limited Read More …
Past, Present and Future The men and women of AAVS & Combat Camera, many times serving in harms way, provided an audio & visual record of Air Force history since its designation as a separate service to the present time. At the Air Force Museum, Air Force units that want to highlight their contribution 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 …
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Dear friends, Thanks to all of you for making the Dayton reunion special. Although our numbers were down, I can’t remember a more convivial group. For that reason alone it was memorable get-together. As I mentioned I would share what I remembered we discussed at our meeting. Please feel free to come back to me Read More …