SSgt Edward Jones

Air Force | Ground Radio Communications Equipment Repairman

Dates of Service: Aug 1972 - Sep 1994

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May 1993 - Sep 1994

Ground Radio Repairman

Det 1, 1st ASOS | Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), WA

I was the NCOIC of the Ground Radio shop and also maintained the AN/GRC-206(V)3, which is a multiband radio set that includes equipment for HF/SSB, VHF/FM, VHF/AM and UHF/AM.

Aug 1992 - May 1993

Ground Radio Repairman

Det 5, 1st ASOS | Fort Ord, CA

I was the NCOIC of the Ground Radio shop and also maintained the AN/GRC-206(V)3, which is a multiband radio set that includes equipment for HF/SSB, VHF/FM, VHF/AM and UHF/AM.

Aug 1989 - Aug 1992

Ground Radio Repairman

ECMC | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI

I maintained as system that could be configured to be an Air Borne Command Post on a C-130 or a C-141 or we could use the system as a Command and Control Center set up on the ground. We also had a suit case system, that used UHF SATCOM radios and tactical FAX machines, that we could be called on a no notice deployment any where in the Pacific Theater.

Jul 1986 - Jul 1989

Ground Radio Repairman

4th Combat Com Sq | Kwangju (Gwangju) AB, South Korea

I maintained the AN/TSC-107 Quick Reaction Package, which had HF, VHF and UHF radios. We could us the HF radios to transmit and receive Teletype messages We had three different type modes to use with the HF radio and one wire line mode to use over Microwave and Satellite systems like the AN/TRC-97. I had to know the job of the Tech Controllers, Telephone tech and a Teletype operator.

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