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The Men Behind The Guns: The History of Enlisted Aerial Gunnery 1917-1991 Air Force Gunners

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PAVE LOW Retirement Coin

2" coin, epoxy on both sides. Cost is $10 each.

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Hey guys,
I'm TDY to Little Rock for the next few months, but I brought the coins with me to ship out. I will be home for two weeks during the Christmas holiday. I hate to see people in the local (panhandle) area pay for shipping for just one or two coins when I live nearby. So if you can wait, I can arrange a day that I will be on base (or at home) for you to buy your coins. Or, if you just can't wait, I'll keep on shipping them from here.
--- Vince

PAVE LOW Lithos
There are still lithos left from the reunion. These are from Paul Treleven's painting. Use this link to pay, the POC for all of this is Capt Scott Dunning.

10/19/08
It's all said and done. The last PAVE LOW squadron has deactivated, the last PAVE LOWs are awaiting their final resting place, the last warriors are moving on, and while the reunion is over, it will not be the last.. Some have said that this ends another chapter in the book and a new chapter begins. In my opinion, this ended the book and a new book will have to be written.

Witnessing the massive amount of people that showed up was awe inspiring. Meeting people you only heard about, seeing old friends and mentors again, and even making some new friends, all sharing a very common bond is what filled the air.
We paid tribute to our mighty machine and we will miss her very much. But, the brotherhood that was formed throughout the years will be our everlasting memory that we will never forget.

As everyone heads home, the history we made is being documented. In two or three years, the PAVE LOW book will be released for us to remember how the best capability the United States ever had was formed. That capability was not just the aircraft, but more so the people who's primary goal was to accomplish the mission in any way possible, as safe as possible, and to exacting standards.

For me personally, this has been the best experience of my life and has shaped me into the man that I am. Many others have stated the exact same message. And as I have said before, this website is not mine, it is ours, I can only encourage everyone to realize that you all have the pieces of history that need to be shared. We can share them here, but only with your donation of pictures, videos, documents and stories. This site is for the community and will be here for us to share our memories and stay connected with friends, for years to come.

Lastly, a thank you is not nearly enough to say to those who made these past events possible. To name a few, Lt Col Hoyer, Maj Stamos, Capt Johnson, MSgt Hughes, Amn Whall, and many others who worked their butt off and to who we owe a debt of gratitude.

PAVE LOW Retirement video tribute (190MB!!). However, this is not the final version.
Technical difficulties prohibited from having it, but it will still be available soon.
Update: Still having problems rendering, but we hope to have it soon.

Very nice wood model from:
http://www.benchmarkreplicasltd.co.uk

New Material Added
- PAVE LOW Merchandise from outside vendors
- Acft 5785 arrives at Maxwell AFB
- Acft 8284 arrived in England, on its way to Cosford
- Final H-53 Flight (AF Times)
- 369 Arrival at Hill AFB (AF News)
- Just saw this article on Rick Simmon. Nice article, but still does not do justice to him.
- Hurlburt Warrior (base paper) - 20th SOS (.pdf)
- Famous PAVE LOW Lasts!
- 5794 Executive Summary (.pdf)
- PAVE LOW movie in 3g2 format for Cell phones.
- Click here to read about last of the PAVE Flights
- More on Acft 357 at the AF Museum

New Videos uploaded
(Trouble viewing? download VLC Media Player)
- 369 Final Bow then off to Hill (4.26MB) (.avi)
- 20th SOS Deactivation (34.5MB) (.avi)
- 20th SOS Deactivation - Flag Roll (148MB) (.avi)
- 357's Last Mission (34.2MB) (.wmv)

Current Projects
- Improved Video page (Embedded video players)

Future Projects
- Membership list (login will be required)
- Interactive database for Tail Numbers & Lineages
- Improved History / Media / Memorial sections
- PAVE Cave store on-line (Merchandise sales)
- Private Job Networking strictly for our community

Community Announcements
- Geoff Moore passed away on Friday, August 22nd, at the age of 57.  He was one of the original PAVE F.E.s. More info to follow as people send it to me.

Interesting Websites
- Oliver's Art Gallery (H-53 Combat Rescue)
- V.A. Fact Sheets
- DoD website for finding e-mail addresses (Usable to anyone with a CAC card). H/T to Chief Hux
- PJ's in Nam
- Dialahuman.com

Glass PAVE LOW Mugs are available for purchase from meLasers. Cost is $20.
Contact Phil "Squirrel" Carroll.
You can bring it to his shop for free name etching!