Have you heard of the Aerial Port Mobility Operations "The 8th MOB" aka Aerial Port Mobility Team (AMT)?

2015-11-25T13:44:45-05:00

Have you heard of the Aerial Port Mobility Operations "The 8th MOB" aka Aerial Port Mobility Team (AMT)?

We, the men of 8th MOB salute you who carry on the tradition of the original 8th Aerial Port MOB in the Mobility Airlift Command Units of today's United States Air Force.

Check out their site and awesome history - one of very own is part of that group TSgt Christopher K. Hartley

http://songbe.8thmob.org/NEW/Index.html

HOME OF "THE FLYING FORKLIFTS"

an integral part of Tactical Airlift in Vietnam, 1965-1975
(III Corps & IV Corps)

This site is also just as much about all those of the 8th, 14th, and 15th Aerial Port Squadrons and their Dets and OLs. Because, called out from those very units, was a very unique group, all volunteers (and since not all volunteers were accepted), many times these individuals were chosen to join by other MOB Team Members themselves. They, those selected volunteers, came to be known as...

"The Chosen Few"

"These guys were airmen living a soldier's life at remote air strips deep in the VC-infested jungle... " "Some of us saw more than the average Air Force guy" - Mike Warren '68-70

SFC Mark Merino SGM Steve Wettstein CH (MAJ) William Beaver PVT James Strait CSM Michael J. Uhlig MAJ Ken Landgren CPT Jack Durish PO1 John Miller SN Greg Wright Sgt Kelli Mays TSgt Julia Faulks] SSgt Private RallyPoint Member TSgt Hunter Logan SGT Sara Hodgkiss CPT Private RallyPoint Member MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SGT Ben Keen

8th Aerial Port Mobility (8th MOB)

Our equipment included just about everything required to create an 'instant cargo center' in the jungle - 10-thousand-pound-capacity Adverse Terrain Forklifts - the famous "10k AT", designed specifically for missions such as ours, the smaller "6k RT" Rough Terrain forklift, the PRC-25 "portable" radios and our personal gear - M16's for the team members, plus revolvers for the team chiefs, as well as other weapons collected in our travels......

Response by LTC Chris Norton made Nov 25 at 2015 1:47 PM

2015-11-25T13:47:45-05:00

As a former Army A/DACGer, I approve of this post.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 25 at 2015 1:49 PM

2015-11-25T13:49:08-05:00

COL Mikel J. Burroughs I have not but I'm going to.

Response by MAJ David Vermillion made Nov 25 at 2015 1:57 PM

2015-11-25T13:57:20-05:00

I salute you all!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 25 at 2015 2:12 PM

2015-11-25T14:12:03-05:00

I worked directly with Port Mobility Airmen on my last deployment to Afghanistan. Talk about the few doing the work of many...day & night!

Response by MAJ Alvin B. made Nov 25 at 2015 9:32 PM

2015-11-25T21:32:51-05:00

Yes. Amazing work and a great legacy.

Response by SSgt Ed Lewandowski made Nov 26 at 2015 10:04 PM

2015-11-26T22:04:30-05:00

it also called Mobile Ariel Port Squadron (MAPS)

Response by Sgt Steve Carlson made Jul 20 at 2019 6:59 PM

2019-07-20T18:59:41-04:00

I was part of the 8th Aerial Port Mobility from 4/69 thru 4/70