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Permanent Member Tel: (402) 292-1205 e-mail: Bill Ernst BillErnst@aol.com |
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| Personal Statement: | Now retired, I ski, play golf, fish, and travel. I live in Bellevue, Nebraska, with the love of my life and best friend, the former Linda Turpin; we have three children and seven grandchildren. |
| Biography: | |
| Retired | from USAF as Colonel on 29 Aug 1984. Oct. 1984 - Oct.1996 Worked with Raytheon E-Systems in new business development and as Senior Technical Representative. |
| Aug 1978 - Aug 1984 | Chief of (RC-135) Reconnaissance Operations, Directorate of Reconnaissance, DCS Operations, Strategic Air Command and flew regularly with the 343rd and 38th SRS. |
| Jul. 1976 - Aug 1978 | Commander 6950 Security Group, RAF Chicksands, UK. |
| Jul. 1973 - Jul. 1976 | Assigned to 55th SRW at Offutt AFB as 343rd Sq. Commander and Dep DO. Flew RC-135C,M,R,T,U,V, and W models. |
| Dec. 1970 - Jul. 1973 | Assigned to 15th AF DOR March AFB and flew T-39's. |
| Oct. 1969 - Nov. 1970 | Command Advisory Function Det 1, Fifth AF Osan AB, Korea and flew T-33 faker missions. |
| Apr. 1967- Sep. 1969 | was assign to 24th SRS at Eielson AFB flying the RC-135D Rivet Brass, RC-135S Rivet Ball, and RC-135E Rivet Amber. |
| 1964 | flew first SAC refuelings in support of fighter strikes into Vietnam and Laos. |
| 1961-1967 | was assigned to 91st ARS at Lockbourne AFB flyinng KC-97''s and KC-135's. Continued to pull home and reflex alert at Goose Bay and Eielson AFB. |
| 1955-1961 | flew KC-97 and T-33 reflexing to Thule, Harmon, Lajes, GooseBay, Torejon, Upper Heyford and Clinton County Airport, Ohio. |
| Dec 1955 | was assigned to 340th Air Refueling Sq. Whiteman AFB |
| Aug. 1955 | Graduated from pilot training at Williams AFB, assigned to Randolph AFB, and cross trained into B-29's. |
| Born | St. Louis, I grew up in Kirkwood, MO. Graduated from Colorado (A & M) State Univ. and received an Air Force Commission in Jun 1954. |