More SAD NEWS: 

Esic (Dusty) Rhodes Retired Spectre Gunner, passed on Monday, December 5, 2011 in Pensacola Florida.

Reverend Esic Rhodes Jr., quietly departed this life on Monday, December 5, 2011, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born, 14 March, 1937, to the late Rev. Esic Sr. & Lavern Rhodes, he was the second of six children.

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608 Liberator Ave
 
Cannon AFB, NM 88101  ATTN:  Patch Wall

Cool Patch sent from our active duty heroes from Spectre Afghanistan!

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Commander Admiral Eric Olson inducted Air Commando       Chief Master Sergeant Bill Walter (SPECTRE GUNNER) into the USSOCOM Commando Hall of Honor, Monday, 16 May at MacDill, AFB, FL. Click to visit page

A/C:  Chuck Mays has passed on.  His funeral will be held at the Bethel Batptish Chuch in Tuskegee AL, at 11:00 AM on Friday the 12th of August.  Flowers or cards can be sent to Faye Mays, 814 27th Street, Niceville, FL  32578.  Arrangements are being handled by the McKinzie Funeral Home, Tuskegee AL.  May He Rest in Peace.

Life member Mark (Marty) Martinez of Riverview FL was killed 30 June 2011 in a motorcycle accident. 

Ret CMSgt Anthony (Tony) Denoi was honored this year at the Mercer Memorial Day 500 on Memorial Day May 30, 2011.  Please congratulate Tony if you know him!

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NEW BOOK!!!     
Callsign: Spectre

By Jeff Noecker

Callsign: Spectre is the true story of a young man from a small town in Pennsylvania who grows up and enlists in the United States Air Force at nineteen. Nearly forty years after the fact, Jeff Noecker recounts his combat flight experiences from the Vietnam War flying in an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The story follows him from his initial air force training to being accepted into an unusual Special Operations unit.

SPIRIT 03 REMEMBRANCE DINNER

Mar 14 is 17Yrs since the Loss of "Jockey 14"
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16 SOS NEWS:  HISTORY IS MADE

The 16th Special Operations Squadron has it's FIRST Female Commander! 

Congratulations to Lt. Col Tracy Onufer who took Command of the
16 SOS on 22 Feb 2011

January 2012 IS THE 21th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOSS OF
"Spirit 03" Gulf War, Jan 31, 1991 (Aircraft 69-6567)

Shot down near the Kuwaiti border while supporting the Marines during the first Iraq offensive on January 31, 1991. The Air Force's biggest single lost of the Gulf War (14 out of 20 Air Force Personnel killed in the Gulf War were from Spirit 03).  See more info on Spirit 03 Page

Both the Litho and Poster above are awesome "MUST HAVE" remembrance of the loss of these brave heroes ALL proceeds (100%) go to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation
for the families of fallen Special Operators (Click on their logo at left to see the wonderful things they do).  See Litho and Poster order info on our online store page

Dave Burns Account of his "Trip to Tchepone"
(with photos Dec 2010)

NEW!!!  Retired Spectre Pilot Mike Couvillon has a new book he wrote on sale centered on Spectre and the Liberation of Grenada!  The book is available through a link on his website:  http://www.grenadagrinder.com/
 

Need Help with Names on all Photos for accuracy.  Please send me your inputs.  Start with brand new crew photo on lower Vietnam Pg 14.  Thanks!  ALSO, check out the funny stories under Spectre History, Hootch Stories.  -PJ Cook

NEW:  AWESOME PHOTOS OF UBON 70-71
Compliments of AG Dale Compton

FE D.C. Ford's Vietnam (Ubon and Korat) Albums and Full NEW Pages of Vietnam Ubon Pics on Vietnam 15, 16 & 17

Check out our  first hand account Combat Story in "Hootch Stories" under "Spectre History"

16 SOS Has Moved to NM!

Click on Hurlburt Warrior Pic to read more.  We will miss you guys & gals and of course, the
H-Models!

Now you can get all the Spectre Merchandise Goodies, we are now set up on PayPal to take your major credit cards and PayPal payments directly.  You DO NOT have to have a PayPal account to use your credit cards to make payments on this site.   We also now have the capability to take in your donations via PayPal as well.   Please contribute to help out the Spectre Association today!.  You can even click here  to make a direct donation to the association!  

SPECTRE PRIDE
Send in your Photos wearing Spectre Items all over the world.  We have a page dedicated to you showing your Spectre Pride.  Got the idea from the Steeler's Terrible Towel photos across world shown all over the Internet so send in those Pics!

WAR STORIES! (or even Hootch Stories)...send them in and we will make up a special page for them to share the memories!

Welcome to our new Website look and feel!

As Always PLEASE Keep checking the "What's New" on the menu for new additions to the site!  We have worked hard to develop a new menu system located on the left of each page to assist you finding your way around the website.  It is clean and mean like a brand new airframe  (we hear even a Navigator can't get lost using it)!  If you want to return to the main page at any time, click the large banner on top of all pages...How easy is that?  Try it out and let us know what you think!

You asked, we deliver...On Time, On Target!

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