Ben Torres
ben.torres@andersen.af.mil
U.S. Army
6 Years active Army
U.S. Air Force Reserve
4 Years reservist Air Force
Date of Service:
June 1973-June 1979, US Army
1981 - 1985 Air Force Reserve
Unit:
Army-- 1/10 Cav, 4th Division Infantry, Fort Carson Colorado (4-1/2 years)
44th Field Artilary, 101 Airborne Division
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (1-1/2 years)
Air Force Reserve-44th APS Andersen Air Force Base Guam (4 years)
Enlisted for a 3yr contract in 1973 then re-enlisted in 1976 for another 3 years, separated in June 1979 from active duty. (crew chief on helicopter AH-1G an assault helicopter). In 1981 the Air Force Reserve was being advertised for activation so I enlisted to joint did 4yrs terminated in 1985. (processed cargo and load on Air Force aircrafts, later became the NCOIC for special handling section.