USAF ROTORHEAD Members

John Kriletich

May 25, 1965 Enlist USAF, Complete Basic Training Lackland AFB TX

Assigned Sheppard AFB TX Basic Helicopter Course.

1965 – 1967 Assigned Sheppard AFB 3750 CMS H-19 Mechanic B-Flight.

1967 – Attend H-53 Factory School Sikorsky Aircraft Co. 1st USAF Class.

Eglin AFB pre deployment training on H-53A/B

Escort (USS Card) 1st 53 SEA deployment 2 Aircraft

1967 – 1968 Udorn RTAFB 40th ARRS spent most of year TDY to NKP, Da Nang, Lima site 98.

Aug. 1968 – Jan. 1969 Assigned McCord AFB, WA. Det. 5 WARRC H-43 Flt. Mech./IS FM

Mar. 1969 move Det. 5 to Edwards AFB, CA. Re-enlist 26 Sept. 1966 received orders for H-53 Engineer Course and Da Nang Sept. 27. (37th ARRS)

1970 – 1971 Assigned 37th ARRS, Da Nang IS/FE, deliver 1st H-53 to unit.

1971 – 1973 Assigned 41st ARRS FE/FE, while assigned deliver two H-53’s to RAF Woodbridge (1st Atlantic crossing by H-53) Oct/Nov 1972. Apollo Training at Patrick AFB, Apollo 16 Launch Recovery Force.

1973 – 1975 USAF Recruiting Service Rock Island-Bloomington IL.

1975 – 1977 Assigned 20th SOS CH-3C IS/FE

Sep. 1977 – Leave active duty for Air Technician position with CA. AF ANG HH-3E

1977 – 1980 FE/FE 129th ARRS Hayward ANGB and Moffat NAS, CA.

1983 – 1985 710th MASS 141 FE

1985 – 1988 Military advisor to CAP

Retire 1988 MSG.