TSgt Dave Beem

TSgt Dave Beem

Dates of Service: Jun 1980 - Oct 2007
RETIRED
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Bio 

May 1980-Nov 1983-507th Pathfinders (Airborne), Sniper qual Dec 1983-1 Oct 2007-USAF. Pubs distro clerk, Aviation and ground safety tech 1985-87, Base contracting, 87-89, Desert Shield/Storm, (419 days without a break) B-52 Flying Crewchief and Bullet Shot Communications System Engineer 1989-1991. 55th Wing Stan/Eval, 1992-1994, 55th Wing QA (RC-135), 1994-2002, 55th Maintenance Group/38RS I started Junior High at Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington MO. Graduated May 1980, 6th in my class. Went to US Army Basic Training in what I termed "The Stagnant State" immediately after graduation (98 degrees, 98% humidity, no wind) Then Ft Benning (Jump School), Ft Bragg, Hurlbert Field FL (Recondo School), Ft Benning (Pathfinder School and Sniper School), XFER to USAF 1983, at Offutt AFB till RET 2007, TDY everywhere on earth

Military Experiences

Started in Dec 1986
CEO (for what that's worth..lol)
A company I started in 1985 to make my boost junkie racing habit a business. I still race and the company still exists, but I rarely do work on anything but my own vehicles/boats/Bikes and up until last year, my 1947 Navion, which I had to sell after the FAA made it illegal for me to house a non-flying aircraft in an airport hangar when some fancy pants with a new plane needed hangar space. Before I sold it, I vise gripped/spliced 2 control cables, fired it up and "accidentally" went airborne during a brake test on the ramp. Sold with 300 hours on the motor and 25 on the constant speed prop (yes, it had retractable landing gear too, Google them. I had a turbocharged Continental Six that was built about as hi perf as you could make it. VNE 220kts, had it to 308kts and had throttle left

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Started in Jun 1987

Started in Jul 1985

Supervisor Safety Course

Started in Apr 1985

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Sep 1980 - Oct 1980

Airborne School,Pathfinder School and Sniper School, Ft Benning

Certifications

Aug 2002

Certified NOBLE EAGLE Command Post Systems Supervisor (Basically keeping all their hardware running in SPITE of the "computer antichrists" in the vault!)

Apr 1998

Certified Network Administrator, 1998

Jun 1993

Certified Workgroup Administrator, 1993

Sep 1989

CUT trained B-52G Airborne Crewchief (Desert Shield/Desert Storm/Provide Comfort

Security Clearance
Secret

Personal Information

Interests
Boating logo Boatingbuild custom computer gaming systemsFishing FishingFlying logo Flyinghaven't had to hold a job since i retired. 80% va plus usaf retirement are quite comfortable for me especially since the girls are all grown up now5ab7caaa Motorcyclesnever pcs'd from offutt afb during my career but tdy every place you can imagine (including the airstrip on the beach at sydney australiapowered racing of all typesraising 5 kids as a widow since 2009Ae5debb6 Travelw
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