3/11/2024 Full name Donald A Main Arrival date at northwest May 85 Departure date from northwest May 87 Rate/rating (e.g. ctrsn) CTTC Email address dkm.ontheisland@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - yes or no? yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! Assistant Rec Services. 1/13/2024 Full name Diane Kellam Arrival date at northwest Oct 1994 Departure date from northwest Dec 1997 Rate/rating (e.g. ctrsn) CTM2/CTM1 Email address Dlkella@yahoo.com Add email to the online roster - yes or no? Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! 7/24/2023 Full name William Bissonette Arrival date at northwest June 78 Departure date from northwest March 80 Rate/rating (e.g. ctrsn) CTR2 Email address williambissonett@att.net Add email to the online roster - yes or no? williambissonett@att.net Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! 7/19/2023 Full name John (Ralph) Donley Arrival date at northwest 1/2/1969 Departure date from northwest 7/2/1969 Rate/rating (e.g. ctrsn) CTi 3 Email address jdonley269@hotmail.com Add email to the online roster - yes or no? yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! 5/3/2023 Full name George Monroe Arrival date at northwest June 75 Departure date from northwest June 77 Rate/rating (e.g. ctrsn) CTA1 Email address dmonroefmc6@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - yes or no? dmonroefmc6@gmail.com Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! 9/10/2021 Full Name Michael (Mickey) Mark Arrival date at Northwest Jan 1971 Departure date from Northwest Dec 7, 1972 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN) CTOSN Email address momark48@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No? yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! I spent 1970 on Adak, and was at NW from Jan 71 to Dec 72 when I got out of the NAV. I worked "relay" the whole time at NW. My older daughter was born at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. I worked with: Chief Morris; CTO1 Atkinson; CTO2 Mike Keesee; CTOSN Kelly Meehan; and many others whose names I've forgotten. 6/9/2021 Full Name Howard V. Benson Arrival date at Northwest 8/1975 Departure date from Northwest 7/1977 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN) CTA2 Email address nsauic@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No? Yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! Came back on active duty after 4 years active reserves! Worked for CTA1 George D. Monroe (who later became CTACM Force Master Chief Six) ran classified mailroom, CTA3 Teresa Matthews worked for me (she was my retirement officer (CDR at this time)) 11/30/1990 on USS CONSTITUTION (Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD); worked for CTTCM Richard J. Beshinski (Ops); was present for Great Dismal Rock Concert (Cdr Buss was CO at this time, CDR K. Salo was XO) 8/27/2020 Full Name: Allen Lubbers Arrival date at Northwest: Aug 63 Departure date from Northwest: Aug 65 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTASN, CTA3 Email address: starchief29@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: Yes 5/1/2020 Full Name: Jerry Stephen Farrar Arrival date at Northwest: 7 July 1970 Departure date from Northwest: 17 July 1972 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTO2 Email address: jsfvthoke@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: Yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty!: Good duty station enjoyed work and the personnel I came to know. 3/30/2020 Full Name: Stephen K Andros Arrival date at Northwest: NOV 1972 Departure date from Northwest: AUG 1976 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTR2 Email address: stephenkandros@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: stephenkandros@gmail.com Comments and highlights of your tour of duty!: First assignment in SIGSEC and TAD afloat after 6 years in service. 2/22/2020 Full Name: Stan Burek Arrival date at Northwest: 7/18/82 Departure date from Northwest: 6/24/85 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTMC Email address: adakchief@comcast.net Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: Yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty!: 2/22/2020 Full Name: Stan Burek Arrival date at Northwest: 11/16/67 Departure date from Northwest: 2/4/70 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTM1 Email address: adakchief@comcast.net Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty!: 12/16/2019 Full Name: Dennis Gregory Rogers Arrival date at Northwest: July 1997 Departure date from Northwest: November 2000 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTO3 Email address: drogers76@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty!: Shipmates, best word to describe the best part of Northwest. 4/6/2019 1.FullName: Scott Michael Powers 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Aug 1985 4.DepartDate: Sep 1988 5.RateRating: CTR1(SW) 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: smpower1313@gmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Assigned to DIRSUP. Deployed TAD onboard; USS Ticonderoga, USS Guam, USS Saipan, USS Deyo, USS Josephus Daniels, USS Iowa, others I can't remember. 2/2/2019 1.FullName: Ron O'Day 2.NickName: Chic 3.ArriveDate: 1971 4.DepartDate: 1973 5.RateRating: CTRCS-CTRCM 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: forestpark@iinet.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 1/4/2019 1.FullName: Doug Bruno 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Dec 1986 4.DepartDate: Dec 1989 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: douglasjbruno@cox.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 12/26/2018 1.FullName: Michael J. Boling 2.NickName: Mike 3.ArriveDate: June 1971 4.DepartDate: June 1973 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: mikiejo@comcast.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: I worked in TPRU Lant., 11/21/2017 1.LastName: Jakoby 2.FirstName: John 3.MiddleInitial: M. 4.NickName: Jake 5.EnlistDate: 8FEB75 6.DischargeDate: 1APR99 7.RateRating: OSCS{SW} 8.MilitaryStatus: FltRsrve-Retired 9.Email: mejmj@hotmail.com 10.OnLineRoster: Yes 11.DutyStns: NSGA Northwest, AUG81-JAN85, 73 DIV{COMSEC A&A Team], 'Downtown' at NOB Base.,First shore tour : OS2[SW[-OS1[SW], spent over300 days TAD outside area & AFLOAT.,It was fun being the 'token' OS with all the CT's. And no , I am not related to the CO[CAPT Jacobs} or the Washington Redskins Football player [Jacoby].....BT AR..... 4/26/2017 1.FullName: Glenis Hillard Nelson 2.NickName: Radar 3.ArriveDate: 04/05/1972 4.DepartDate: 01/18/1974 5.RateRating: CTR3 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: glenisnelson@hotmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: TAD to Chief of Naval Material, Washington, DC - USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), USS Calcaterra (DER-390), USS Thomas J Gary (DER-390). 7/12/2016 1.FullName: Michael J. Boling 2.NickName: mike 3.ArriveDate: March 1971 4.DepartDate: March 1973 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: mikiejo@comcast.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: I worked in TPRU at NSGA Northwest. 1/18/2016 1.FullName: james n white 2.NickName: macwhite 3.ArriveDate: Feb 1976 4.DepartDate: Aug 1, 1978 5.RateRating: CTMCS 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: pensacola@tx.rr.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: I retired (transferred to Fleet Reserve on board Northwest on Aug 1, 1978. 1/2/2016 1.FullName: Gerald F. Lee 2.NickName: Jerry 3.ArriveDate: Dec 1976 4.DepartDate: July 1980 5.RateRating: CTRC-CTRCS 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: glee52@verizon.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Arrived with family at Northwest in Dec. 1976 as a CTRC from Rota, Spain. Was originally a section supervisor at "Shotgun" , then made CTRCS in 1978 where I took over as Division Chief. My last 6 months at Northwest before retiring in July 1980 I wrote the TSOR for Direct Support personnel. 8/22/2015 1.FullName: Joseph W. BLACK JR. 2.NickName: Joe 3.ArriveDate: May 1969 4.DepartDate: December 1970 5.RateRating: CTO3 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: Joeb2836@aol.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 12/30/2014 1.FullName: John W. Moon 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Aug 91 4.DepartDate: April 95 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: dirsupctr@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: No 9.Comments: Worked Dirsup! Multiple deployment. Great command. Great folk. 1/28/2014 1.FullName: Bruce Hester 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: 03/1970 4.DepartDate: 10/1971 5.RateRating: CTOSN 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: bhester49@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: I worked a short time in the comm center then went down to tech control. Had to relearn reading tape when I went to the USS Oklahoma in Japan. The chow was great. Had a good friend there named Barry Bassett. Any one know his where abouts? 1/10/2014 1.FullName: Greg Snipes 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: 1983 4.DepartDate: 1985 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: gsnipes@sielift.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Giving a shout to all the DIRSUP crew during this timeframe. Please feel free to send an email, would love to catch up with all the close friends that I've lost contact with over the years.,,Warm Regards,,,Greg 5/21/2013 1.FullName: Serio Rossi 2.NickName: Syl 3.ArriveDate: March 1978 4.DepartDate: December 1981 5.RateRating: CTMCS 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: sylrossi@comcast.net 8.OnLineRoster: No 9.Comments: 5/14/2013 1.FullName: Mike Lamb 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Oct 1974 4.DepartDate: Oct 1976 5.RateRating: CTR3 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: mikeandcindyl@aol.com 8.OnLineRoster: No 9.Comments: 2/3/2013 1.FullName: Sammy F. Lane 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Jan. 1967 4.DepartDate: Dec. 1968 5.RateRating: CTR2-CTR1 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: SLane46697@aol.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Was assistant R branch Spvr. Made E6 and took over R branch section at Shotgun. Served with Dave Webb, Michael Farthing, Wayne Vorpahl, Terry Swann to name a few. Outstanding duty station and outstanding chow hall. Rcvd housing allowance and moved off base with Farthing and Webb. Dove hunted behind Shotgun. Bass fished the Northwest River. COS to ShuLinkou, Taipe, Taiwan Dec. 1968. 2/2/2013 1.FullName: Marc Ross 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Nov 1986 4.DepartDate: Jan 1990 5.RateRating: CTMC/CTMCS 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: 8.OnLineRoster: No 9.Comments: Comm Maintenance Chief/Dept LCPO 12/24/2012 1.FullName: Joseph D Swientek 2.NickName: Joe 3.ArriveDate: July 1987 4.DepartDate: Sep 1989 5.RateRating: LT 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: jdswien@verizon.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Communications Department Head/Command Communicator 1.FullName: Joseph D Swientek 2.NickName: Joe 3.ArriveDate: July 1975 4.DepartDate: July 1978 5.RateRating: CTO1/CTOC 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: jdswien@verizon.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 6/25/2012 1.FullName: Arthur M. Williams 2.NickName: Tweet 3.ArriveDate: December '89 4.DepartDate: December '93 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: tweet50@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 5/23/2012 1.FullName: Thomas G Alpaugh 2.NickName: Alps 3.ArriveDate: December 1986 4.DepartDate: December 1989 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: tomalps@hotmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Subshop 5/1/2012 1.FullName: berry drake 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Sept 66 4.DepartDate: Sept 68 5.RateRating: 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: berry.drake@cox.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 4/8/2012 1.FullName: Herbert L. Holton 2.NickName: Herb 3.ArriveDate: April 1969 4.DepartDate: April 1971 5.RateRating: CTTC 6.Duty: Northwest 7.Email: herb39h@valornet.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Thursday 03/22/2012 1:33:57pm Nickname: John Full Name: John Daverio Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN-STR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: NOV 1669 Departure Date from Northwest: NOV 1970 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: SHOTGUN HFDF Email Address: johndaverio@gmail.com City_State: Wimauma, Fl Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 12/31/2011 2:48:50pm Nickname: Kris Full Name: Kristen Suzanne McFarland Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO3 Arrival Date at Northwest: October 1975 Departure Date from Northwest: October 1977 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Communications Email Address: kristen.mcfarland@rocketmail.com City_State: Flower Mound, TX, USA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Third Class and that extra year...made Second there... Monday 12/19/2011 1:11:52pm Nickname: Full Name: Daniel R Nowak Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM3 Arrival Date at Northwest: Aug 64 Departure Date from Northwest: Jan 67 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Email Address: nowakdr@sbcglobal.net City_State: Bay City, MI Highlights of your tour/Comments: Two hurricanes, giant spider on the antenna, flap over the use of the old GRD-6 bldg., Vietnam jungle warfare school, chasing cows around the base, chasing snakes out of the barracks, serving with a great bunch of guys. Monday 12/19/2011 1:09:51pm Nickname: Full Name: Daniel R Nowak Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM3 Arrival Date at Northwest: Aug 64 Departure Date from Northwest: Jan 67 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Email Address: nowa City_State: Bay City, MI Highlights of your tour/Comments: Two hurricanes, giant spider on the antenna, flap over the use of the old GRD-6 bldg., Vietnam jungle warfare school, chasing cows around the base, chasing snakes out of the barracks, serving with a great bunch of guys. Friday 01/28/2011 1:47:56pm Nickname: Rich Full Name: Richard Epley Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTT2 Arrival Date at Northwest: May85 Departure Date from Northwest: Mar89 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: DIRSUP and RESPA Email Address: rkepley63@hotmail.com City_State: Huntsville, AL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Sunday 12/12/2010 6:53:08pm Nickname: HUD Full Name: Lester Hudson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM 2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Dec 75 Departure Date from Northwest: Jan 77 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Shotgun FRD-10A(V) Email Address: hudsonles67@yahoo.com City_State: Linwood, MI 48634 Highlights of your tour/Comments: Playing softball for mat shop & base team...having to work on CDAA cleanup after freak storm blew 1/3 down...why did the recption get better?????working with Dave McKnight, Bob Sicafus(RIP) Jim Lardusky (BS a mile long) George Whitesell & all the rest of the matmen. Last year in SECGRU & USN. Friday 08/13/2010 10:05:05am Nickname: Full Name: Jerry Howard Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTT3, CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: March 1990 Departure Date from Northwest: December 1992 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Outstation Email Address: howards828@wildblue.net City_State: Hernando, MS Highlights of your tour/Comments: Junior Sailor of the year, 1991. Great duty station, loved the area. Wednesday 05/26/2010 3:57:58pm Nickname: Phill Full Name: Phill Miller Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO3 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Email Address: playford1400@earthlink.net City_State: Grants Pass, Oregon Highlights of your tour/Comments: Friday 05/21/2010 6:40:35am Nickname: Stan Full Name: Stan Burek Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 11/67 Departure Date from Northwest: 1/70 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Gonio Deck Email Address: stan@bureks.net City_State: Parker, CO Highlights of your tour/Comments: Tuesday 01/26/2010 3:46:53am Nickname: Full Name: Tiyeme Chisolm Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Mar 1998 Departure Date from Northwest: Mar 2001 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 60 Email Address: t1yeme@yahoo.com City_State: Washington DC metro area Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 12/16/2009 4:10:07pm Nickname: Full Name: Wayne J. Tanis Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN Arrival Date at Northwest: Apr 17 1970 Departure Date from Northwest: Apr 18 1971 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comsec Email Address: wtanis1@optimum.net City_State: Waldwick, NJ Highlights of your tour/Comments: Fishing - Spending time at Denby's till it burned down Sunday 12/13/2009 12:29:59am Nickname: Full Name: Frank Springer Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTA1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1970 Departure Date from Northwest: 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Admin Dept Email Address: edzell75@centurytel.net City_State: Bangor, WI Highlights of your tour/Comments: A great tour or duty. Got to work for and with some great folks such as CWO2 Dick Franklin, CTACS Bill Maul and CTRC Mick Mawn. Sunday 12/13/2009 12:28:56am Nickname: Full Name: Frank Springer Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTA1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1970 Departure Date from Northwest: 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Admin Dept Email Address: edzell75@centurytel.net City_State: Bangor, WI Highlights of your tour/Comments: A great tour or duty. Got to work for and with some great folks such as CWO2 Dick Franklin, CTACS Bill Maul and CTRC Mick Mawn. Thursday 12/03/2009 7:01:52pm Nickname: Full Name: Dexter Hayes Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSN & CTO3 Arrival Date at Northwest: September, 1968 Departure Date from Northwest: March, 1970 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Operations Email Address: Hayespln@bellsouth.net City_State: Wilmington, NC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Played basketball for the Station and lived in Great Bridge and worked at the 7/11 part-time. Fun times at Virginia Beach & the Pepermint Club. Wednesday 11/25/2009 5:10:59pm Nickname: Genie Full Name: Genie Friedley Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN & CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1974 & 1984 Departure Date from Northwest: 1975 & 1985 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Outstation and then Tech Control Email Address: wigi.me@gmail.com City_State: Madison, WI Highlights of your tour/Comments: Where to begin? I was one of the 1st female CTRs to be stationed at Northwest in 1974 and was hazed A LOT. I was too stubborn (or stupid) to back down though. I had a better time during my second tour, although the name "Gread Dismal Swamp" does say it all. I didn't care too much for the rattlesnake that was shot on the barracks steps when I was there. Tuesday 08/25/2009 4:45:26am Nickname: Jerry Full Name: Gerald W. Hogue Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRC(SW), CTRCS(SW) Arrival Date at Northwest: JUN 1991 Departure Date from Northwest: APR 1994 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: DIRSUP Email Address: gwhogue@aol.com City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 07/15/2009 10:30:16pm Nickname: Duke Full Name: Edward Heather Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTMCS Arrival Date at Northwest: SEP 72 Departure Date from Northwest: AUG 74 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Maint Div Chief,NSGD Email Address: dheather@charter.net City_State: Bethalto, Illinois Highlights of your tour/Comments: first tour after ADCOP in Pensacola;night classes at Old Dominion U.;bought first house in Virginia Beach; selected for CTMCM. Friday 02/27/2009 8:02:45pm Nickname: Andy Full Name: Thomas Vernon Anderson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSN, CTO3, CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Nov 1970, back TAD from Saratoga in 1973 Departure Date from Northwest: Nov 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Message & Relay Center Email Address: vernanderson@comcast.net City_State: Triadelphia, WV Highlights of your tour/Comments: Living off base and spending lots of time at the beaches. Being a life guard at the pool in 1973. Great tight knit bunch of guys on our shift. It was very interesting when the waves arrived. Sunday 12/21/2008 9:34:37pm Nickname: Doug Full Name: Michael Douglas Duncan Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM3 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1991 Departure Date from Northwest: 1994 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comm Maintenance Email Address: dd_goose@yahoo.com City_State: LaVale, MD Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 09/27/2008 8:00:49pm Nickname: Rick Full Name: Richard E. Harrington Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: October, 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: January, 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Outstation Email Address: rickmvle@windstream.net City_State: Mooresville, NC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Good duty station. Beer chugging competition at the club. Shuffleboard competition. Trips to the Brass Lantern in Moyock, NC. Virginia Beach and the wet t-shirts worn by amply endowed ladies. Golf at NAS Oceana and the Little Creek Amphib. Station. Friday 05/02/2008 10:18:52pm Nickname: Jerry Full Name: Edward F. Westmoreland Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO2-CTO1 Arrival Date at Northwest: Jul 78 Departure Date from Northwest: Jul 82 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: COMMS DEPARTMENT Email Address: virgovette@msn.com City_State: Wilmington, Delaware Highlights of your tour/Comments: Monday 04/21/2008 8:46:54pm Nickname: Full Name: PHIL SHORTALL Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1(SW) Arrival Date at Northwest: 1988 Departure Date from Northwest: 1991 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: CRG Email Address: JPANDSSHORTALL@HOTMAIL.COM City_State: OCEAN VIEW DE Highlights of your tour/Comments: WORKING WITH CWO4 FEATHERER AND CTICS MOZELL Monday 03/24/2008 11:24:28pm Nickname: Full Name: Ray D. Hahn Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM3 CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: April 1968 Departure Date from Northwest: Aug 1970 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: TTY Shop Email Address: rjhahn@loretel.net City_State: Lake Park Mn. Highlights of your tour/Comments: First duty station out of schools commands.Fond memories of CTM1 Tom Meeks, Fishing on the NW river with John Addington. Al Ekker & Greg Zeller both gone now,may they Rest in peace. Lived in the top floor of an old farmhouse on Indian Creek Road. Loved the place and the people. Friday 03/07/2008 3:42:03pm Nickname: smitty Full Name: gerald Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: ctrx Arrival Date at Northwest: 1970 Departure Date from Northwest: 1980 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: comsec, dirsup, athletic dept.game warde Email Address: geraldsmitty@hotmail.com City_State: north port fl Highlights of your tour/Comments: sports, hunting, fishing, tad trips aboard ship and to iceland. Tuesday 11/06/2007 3:13:38pm Nickname: Greg Full Name: Gregory Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1(SW) Arrival Date at Northwest: April, 7 1994 Departure Date from Northwest: April 10, 1997 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 51 Division Email Address: Lludlowgal@verizon.net City_State: Owings Mills, Maryland Highlights of your tour/Comments: I was assigned as an instructor while @ NSGA, Northwest, Virginia and had an apartment in the Chesapeake, Va area. Had a great time and enjoyed the old building before it was renovated. Greg Sunday 09/30/2007 10:00:12am Nickname: Howie Full Name: Howard Dahill Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1970 Departure Date from Northwest: 1970 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Net Control Email Address: hdahill@tampabay.rr.com City_State: Spring Hill, Florida USA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Tuesday 01/09/2007 12:54:17am Nickname: Full Name: Tony Lowder Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1981 Departure Date from Northwest: 1984 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: CRG Email Address: tnt@sc.rr.com City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Sunday 01/07/2007 2:38:44pm Nickname: Full Name: LEROY MAJOR Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 5/70 Departure Date from Northwest: 7/72 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: COMSEC Email Address: leroymajor@cox.net City_State: NEWPORT NEWS, VA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 01/03/2007 10:56:38am Nickname: Mark Full Name: Mark P. Frazier Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3/CTRCS(SW) Arrival Date at Northwest: May 1975 and July 1994 Departure Date from Northwest: October 1975 and August 1996 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF (1st) and Fleet Support Dept. (2nd) Email Address: frazier_mark@yahoo.com City_State: Jeffersonton, Virginia Highlights of your tour/Comments: First tour - plank owner for NSGA; also first DIRSUP ride on USS Albany (CG-10). Second tour was very rewarding, stood up Fleet Support Department as Dept. CPO after stint as Direct Support Division CPO. Greatest guys to work with in my career. Some of the best "Chiefs" and Officers I have had the pleasure of serving with. Friday 12/15/2006 9:13:41am Nickname: Mel Full Name: Melvin L. Casto Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRC Arrival Date at Northwest: SEP 1967 Departure Date from Northwest: SEP 1969 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: NSGD, COMSEC, NCO HFDF NET Email Address: melretusn@earthlink.net City_State: Palmetto, Florida Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 12/06/2006 9:06:45am Nickname: Full Name: ralph law Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: ctrsn Arrival Date at Northwest: 1970 Departure Date from Northwest: 1971 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: big circle Email Address: ralph.law@comcast.net City_State: new jersey Highlights of your tour/Comments: Denby twins in Moyock, my trailer in Moyock, fishing in the rivers, my drive home every time I was off, one girl who lived in Northwest, parents were building a house while living in a trailer. Never forget her Monday 10/30/2006 12:36:33am Nickname: Rich Full Name: Richard W. Milligan Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN - CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1980 Departure Date from Northwest: 1982 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: COMSEC/DIRSUP/HFDF Email Address: City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Sunday 10/08/2006 11:38:26am Nickname: Rick Full Name: Richard E. Schenck Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO3 Arrival Date at Northwest: 16 June 1967 Departure Date from Northwest: 1 October 1968 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Tech Control Email Address: rschenck@ardmore.net City_State: Athens, AL Highlights of your tour/Comments: The experiance of serving on that base was the best of my life. The crew, the food and the comeradery was fantastic! Wednesday 07/19/2006 7:51:48am Nickname: Full Name: Scott Walker Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSN CTO3 Arrival Date at Northwest: Feb. 80 Departure Date from Northwest: Aug. 82 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 20 Dept/Tech Control/Comm Center Email Address: walkerse@hotmail.com City_State: Kyle, TX Highlights of your tour/Comments: I greatly enjoyed my time at Nwest. We had a great group of "O's" there. Working down in Tech Control and keeping up with all of the skeds. Of course playing Tech Commando's too!!!!! lol I really would love to hear from anyone that was there during my time there. Especially, Moose Miller, Jerry Westmoreland and the others. Really sorry to hear about the shutdown and especially of the dismantalling of NAVSECGRU. Oh the memories..... Tuesday 06/27/2006 9:44:09am Nickname: Ski Full Name: Joe Michonski Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRC Arrival Date at Northwest: 7/70 Departure Date from Northwest: 7/73 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: TPRU Email Address: SIXJSKIS@COX.NET City_State: Chesapeake,Va. USA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Hunting & Fishing with my 5 boys! getting a CPO CLUB Finding a great place to live (Still here) Tuesday 06/27/2006 3:17:10am Nickname: Steve Full Name: Steve Kubik Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM2,CTM1 Arrival Date at Northwest: June 1982 Departure Date from Northwest: July 1986 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 60/61 Email Address: sdk10159@comcast.net City_State: Leominster, MA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 03/25/2006 9:51:04am Nickname: Full Name: Cal Featherly Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: Departure Date from Northwest: Summer of 1974 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Email Address: pcfeatherly@hotmail.com City_State: Minong Wi 54859 Highlights of your tour/Comments: I went from the base to the Alcohol rehab center in Norfolk and was then discharged. I never got the chance to go back out to the base and get my things. Sunday 01/29/2006 9:25:44pm Nickname: Jim Full Name: James L Larduskey III Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Feb 76 Departure Date from Northwest: Mar 78 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Wideband Shop Supervisor Email Address: jiml5@cox.net City_State: Pensacola FL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Running "Wingnut Inc.'s U.S. branch. The gang that worked for me. Trips to the rifle range to blast everything in site. Blasting down Ballahack Rd on my Kawasaki 500 at 70+. Motorcycle trips to Busch Gardens with the rest of the Mat Gang Motorcycle gang. Sunday 01/29/2006 9:21:50pm Nickname: Jim Full Name: James L Larduskey III Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Feb 76 Departure Date from Northwest: Mar 78 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Wideband Shop Supervisor Email Address: jiml5 City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 01/07/2006 7:38:42pm Nickname: Full Name: David Fleischman Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN - CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: March1981 Departure Date from Northwest: December 1982 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: DIRSUP and SIGSEC Email Address: aaron1@columbus.rr.com City_State: Columbus_Ohio Highlights of your tour/Comments: Haze gray and underway (TAD, of course)- on the USS Nimitz; USS California; USS Knox; USS Mt. Whitney. St. Thomas; Perth; London; Oslo; Amsterdam; Diego Garcia; . The long drive to the building. The Mariner Club; the girl in the Mariner Club. Pacman sitdown table game with beer and good friend. Tuesday 01/03/2006 11:15:15pm Nickname: Joe Full Name: Joseph M Jerome Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRCS Arrival Date at Northwest: Sept 1968 Departure Date from Northwest: Aug 1971 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: NSG/COMSUBLANT Email Address: capnmac@hotmail.com City_State: Parowan, Utah Highlights of your tour/Comments: Fantastic duty station. Was initially assigned to HFDF billet with a fantastic group of people headed up by LCDR Baxter Green. Later was assigned to ComSubLant HQ where my views of Navy life took a drastic change. Was Ops Chief for Dets. Sunday 01/01/2006 1:31:24pm Nickname: Full Name: Thomas M Dewey Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM 2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Dec 1978 Departure Date from Northwest: Dec 1983 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 60 Dept, The mait gang Email Address: tomdew60@optonline.net City_State: East Islip, New York Highlights of your tour/Comments: The "off the midder sh@#er's" The barbeque on the roof of the ops building. The picknics in the camp ground. Tony Senna, Sue Forback, Terry Kempher, Tony Borsotti, Bob Firtig... so much more... Wednesday 10/12/2005 11:33:11am Nickname: Glenn Full Name: Glenn Eaves Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: July 1975 Departure Date from Northwest: September 1976 (EAOS) Dept/Div/Site you worked at: TP Email Address: c5_driver@hotmail.com City_State: Raleigh, NC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Mid watch cookouts with the NCLant guys when Skaggs had control. CTT1 Walt Mundt almost having an Admiral escorted from the spaces while we really busy on eve shift! Saturday 10/08/2005 9:21:30pm Nickname: Full Name: Paul Pierce Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: June 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: June 1973 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: TPRC Lant Email Address: pogybait1@comcast.net City_State: Waldorf, Maryland Highlights of your tour/Comments: Worked in TPRC Lant with a great bunch of guys. DIVOFF was Lt. Mike Osband (now deceased). Fun times. Friday 06/10/2005 5:53:56pm Nickname: SKI Full Name: Ronald Deshesky Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Nov 1973 Departure Date from Northwest: Apr 1976 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Email Address: scalesiding@sbcglobal.net City_State: Grand Prairie Texas Highlights of your tour/Comments: Still hoping someone can help me find CTM?2? Frank Priest. Anyone know his full name, I can find him that way. Sunday 06/05/2005 7:13:51pm Nickname: Ski Full Name: Ronald Deshesky Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: October 1973 Departure Date from Northwest: April 1976 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Collection/DIRSUP Div Email Address: scalesiding@sbcglobal.net City_State: Grand Prairie Texas Highlights of your tour/Comments: Friday 05/20/2005 7:55:20am Nickname: Wally Full Name: Walter Napier Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR2-CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1984 Departure Date from Northwest: 1987 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: MSTDF/SCORE Email Address: wnapier@hotmail.com City_State: Gulf Breeze, FL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 01/08/2005 2:27:00pm Nickname: Tony Full Name: Antonio J. Amaya, Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: May 89 Departure Date from Northwest: July 92 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Several Email Address: antonio.amaya@cox.net City_State: Omaha, NE Highlights of your tour/Comments: Melvin "JJ" Walker and Bill Gustafson, I vividly remember you guys. Wednesday 08/25/2004 10:44:36am Nickname: retrac Full Name: Bernard Bernie Carter Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: ctosa cto2frocked Arrival Date at Northwest: june 1976 Departure Date from Northwest: sept 1979 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: shotgun 20 dept comm center tech cont su Email Address: City_State: westlake, la. Highlights of your tour/Comments: Surfing Va Beach and Hatteras. Running fire break roads to old farmhouses on site. Deep ditches on Ballahack road. Riding my bike 16 miles to Mcdonalds in Chesapeake/Great Bridge. Monday 07/26/2004 10:29:25am Nickname: Full Name: Jack Roberts Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: May, 1962 Departure Date from Northwest: August, 1963 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Email Address: jr134@mchsi.com City_State: Ottumwa, Iowa Highlights of your tour/Comments: Enjoyed the base, especially after being on Adak. Explored every inch of V-Beach where I had some real good times. Have many fond memories of Northwest, Hickory and Great Bridge. Tuesday 06/08/2004 2:08:51pm Nickname: Full Name: Scott Randolph Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRC Arrival Date at Northwest: Aug 79 Departure Date from Northwest: Jun 82 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: G531 Email Address: randsand2003@yahoo.com City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 04/28/2004 8:34:06am Nickname: Hef Full Name: Dustin Hefley Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: Apr 02 Departure Date from Northwest: Nov 05 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: NSGSD Email Address: okie_hunterfisher@yahoo.com City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Thursday 04/22/2004 11:44:20am Nickname: Full Name: Jackie Dyson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: April 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: Feb 1973 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: COMSEC Email Address: jackiepoopoop@yahoo.com City_State: Mulberry, Florida Highlights of your tour/Comments: Attempting to locate anyone that accompnied me to Keflavik, Iceland to ride the P-3's in Sep/Oct 1971. Of paticular interest is anyone remembering the return flight to the states. Monday 04/19/2004 9:14:30pm Nickname: Alex or Joe Full Name: George J. Alexander Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1, CTRC Arrival Date at Northwest: 29 Sep 1967 Departure Date from Northwest: 14 May 1969 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: P & R Email Address: jalex01@cox.net City_State: Midland_TX_USA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 04/03/2004 3:46:03pm Nickname: Woody Full Name: Connor Williams Jr Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN, CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: May 1972 Departure Date from Northwest: March 1974 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Email Address: CWW122746@aol.com City_State: Raleigh, NC Highlights of your tour/Comments: I was in the section run by Chief Alder and then Chief Jerry Friebus. He loved Sam's Place. Others in the section were CTR3 Juan Vela and CTR1 Karl Kaman. There was another CTR(2?) in the section who was transferred to the DC area but his name escapes me. Olson? Others I remember there were my trailermate Gerry Martin (NY), Denny Donovan (I-brancher who I stay in touch with), Ron Deshesky (Baltimore), Dean "Pinky" Lorah (Emmaus, Pa), Brent Ferguson (Gate City, Va), Mike Titus (Buffalo), and John Abel (Michigan). I would love to know where these folks are now. My best memory of NW was my last day there, 3-1-74, when the base gas station refused to give me over 8 gallons due to rationing. I got the officer of the day to authorize a fillup. Wednesday 03/10/2004 8:08:03am Nickname: Bob Full Name: Robert W. Colvin Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO3 CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Jul 67 & Jan 70 Departure Date from Northwest: Jul 69 & Aug 70 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comm Center Email Address: bobcolvin@voyager.net City_State: Centerville OH originally Providence RI Highlights of your tour/Comments: Spent 2 yrs (67-69) and returned after a shortened tour aboard USS Oxford in Viet Nam when ship was decommissioned. Friday 02/06/2004 7:55:35pm Nickname: Del Full Name: Del Ferry Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM3 to 2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1964 Departure Date from Northwest: 1966 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF (GRD-6 and FRD-10) Email Address: delmo2@earthlink.net City_State: San Jose, California Highlights of your tour/Comments: About 70 assigned, great open chow hall, 3.2 beer, lots of snakes, long walks in the swamp, first motorcycle, great people and good memories for a kid. Saturday 11/29/2003 6:27:37pm Nickname: Turk Full Name: William Tokarsky Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: January 1968 Departure Date from Northwest: January 1969 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: TTY &KW7 Email Address: wt2ga@aol.com City_State: Kennesaw, Georgia Highlights of your tour/Comments: Rebuilt a Red 1961 Austin Healy Sprite and met the girl I would marry. Sunday 11/23/2003 0:38:06am Nickname: Full Name: Michael Titus Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: May 1972 Departure Date from Northwest: March 1974 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: "R" Brancher, HFDF, ComSec Email Address: nyahweh@yahoo.com City_State: Buffalo, New York Highlights of your tour/Comments: Bartending at the club on base. Working at special services and then as assistant game warden on the base. Remembering Jan (B.B.), Chief Forester, Jim Layton, Bob Snow and so many others. Wednesday 11/12/2003 3:35:30pm Nickname: Ernie Full Name: Ernest Van Frachen Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOC Arrival Date at Northwest: Aug 74 Departure Date from Northwest: Jun 76 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Tech Control Chief Email Address: ernievf@cox.net City_State: Tulsa, OK Highlights of your tour/Comments: I enjoyed the tour, one of my best. From Northwest, In Jun 76 I was transferred to COMMIDEASTFOR on board the USS LaSalle in Bahrain. In Jun 77, I was transferred back to Northwest to process for retirement. I retired Jul 27th, 1977. Thursday 09/25/2003 8:38:37pm Nickname: Lee Full Name: Leland W. Smith Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTT2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Oct 1970 Departure Date from Northwest: Jan 1971 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Email Address: smithlel@horizonview.net City_State: Chillicothe, OH Highlights of your tour/Comments: Monday 09/15/2003 9:22:10pm Nickname: Teresa Full Name: Teresa G. Arnold Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: September 1996 Departure Date from Northwest: September 1999 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Crosshair Net Management (CNMC) Email Address: Qslpls@aol.com City_State: Chesapeake, VA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Making E-6........working with OSCM Roddy.....he was in charge of security and I was working as day OOD for a few months. Thursday 07/24/2003 6:11:25pm Nickname: Fred Full Name: Alfred D Blondin Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO-3 (could have CTO-2?) Arrival Date at Northwest: 10/69 Departure Date from Northwest: 4/70 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Training dept. Email Address: ABlondin@nycap.rr.com City_State: Saratoga Springs, New York Highlights of your tour/Comments: Arrived when USNS VALDEZ was decommissioned. Wasn't needed as a short timer in Operations, so was asked to work in Training Dept. until discharge. Thursday 06/26/2003 3:01:18pm Nickname: Full Name: Drew S.Tenny Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN, CTR3, CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Apr 83 Departure Date from Northwest: Nov 84 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 50/52 Email Address: drewtenny@netscape.net City_State: Rockville, MD Highlights of your tour/Comments: Enjoyed the North Atlantic dirsup trips, good port calls. Great relationship with the dirsup div chiefs, they took care of us young Sailors. Good times had at Club Mariner. Monday 06/09/2003 12:04:33am Nickname: Full Name: Steve Oge Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR-3 Arrival Date at Northwest: Sept 6, 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: Dec 10, 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: DIRSUP Email Address: soge@earthlink.net City_State: Waldorf, MD Highlights of your tour/Comments: Midway Island when they pulled the plug, Nicosia, Cyprus- part of the RIF gang. At Northwest, came back from TAD and Chief Davis gave me the option of picking up CTR-2 and extending 15 months or early out. Duhhh.. Went on to work for the Puzzle Palace over in the UK. Monday 05/12/2003 1:17:01pm Nickname: Herm Full Name: Herman Puryear Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOC(SW/AW) Arrival Date at Northwest: DECEMBER 1997 Departure Date from Northwest: NOVEMBER 2000 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 50 Email Address: hepurye2@netzero.net City_State: Colwyn, Pa Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 04/09/2003 1:14:16pm Nickname: Traj Full Name: Kenneth J Trajanowski Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN - CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 11/75 and 2/80 Departure Date from Northwest: 11/76 and 2/83 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: COMSEC and HFDF Email Address: traj@mac.com City_State: Woonsocket RI Highlights of your tour/Comments: Was there twice. Wouldn't mind retiring in Chesapeake. My old pal Herb "Pete" Peetoom. Sunday 04/06/2003 0:09:42am Nickname: "GIL" Full Name: Larry Dean Gilbert Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: February 67' Departure Date from Northwest: February 68' Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Email Address: LarryG028@aol.com City_State: Omaha NE Highlights of your tour/Comments: Monday 03/17/2003 11:51:49am Nickname: Full Name: Alan Long Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM 2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Mar 71 Departure Date from Northwest: June 72 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Email Address: alan.long@cle.philips.com City_State: Chesterland Ohio Highlights of your tour/Comments: Thursday 03/13/2003 12:35:00am Nickname: JOHN Full Name: CARMEN JOHN CARANGI Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: RM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: AUGUST 1, 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: AUGUST 1,1973 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: SPECOMMDIV Email Address: CARANGICJ@NSWCCD.NAVY.MIL City_State: PHILA. PA. Highlights of your tour/Comments: WE STARTED THE NORTHWEST TRAVELING SOFT BALL TEAM. WE ERECTED A BASEBALL FIELD WITH FENCES AND DUGOUTS ON THE BASE.LED BY CHF GEORGE WHITE WITH COMMAND SUPPORT. DOUBLE HEADERS EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST. (PAX RIVER, BETHESDA, ETC) I WAS THE CENTER FIELDER. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE ALL NAVY TOURNAMENTS. WE HAD A BLAST. Monday 02/24/2003 6:53:49pm Nickname: Full Name: Paul A. Moore Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 12/68 Departure Date from Northwest: 12/70 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Outstation/DIRSUP Email Address: moorepa@yadtel.net City_State: Huntersville, NC Highlights of your tour/Comments: I enjoyed the country setting and the snakes crawling up into your backyard! Reported to NW out of HFDF school and worked Outstation for a while but I missed my ditties and went over to collection/dirsup(rode subs). While in DF, my supervisor was CTRC Dave Mills. Others in the section was CTR1 Harry Mills, CTR2 Steve Cherry, CTR1 Tony Gearo and CTR2 Bill Fain. Over in collection, there was CTR2 "Willie" Wilson, CTR1 Jimmy Layton, CTR1 Tom Kelly to name a few that I can still remember. Enjoyed all the intramural sports there such as flag football, basketball and fast-pitch softball. We had a great flag-football season in 1969 winning the championship with Danny Morris at quarterback and CTA3 John Roth, CTR1 Brian Barnett, CTR1 Tony Gearo anchoring various positions. I remember CTR1 Keith Waters and CTRC Tex Mathis in Control. Tuesday 02/04/2003 11:24:59am Nickname: None Full Name: James Edward White Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRSN Arrival Date at Northwest: August 23, 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: February 2, 1973 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Unknown Email Address: James_E_White@csx.com City_State: Florence Highlights of your tour/Comments: Finished up at Norfolk. Northwest, Great Bridge, whatever you knew it by. While at Midway, we shut it down. At Cyprus we had too many and they sent the last bunch of us elsewhere. Some of us ended up in Virginia. Was never so glad to leave any one place in all my life! Arriving there after from being overseas, I thought Cyprus was a foreign country! Virginia had it beat. All in all, Virginia was a sick joke. Friday 01/31/2003 12:36:10am Nickname: Mickey Full Name: Michael Mark Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSN Arrival Date at Northwest: 1/71 Departure Date from Northwest: 12/72 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: O brancher Email Address: momark48@gmail.com City_State: Lufkin, TX Highlights of your tour/Comments: coming from Adak, NW was heaven... loved sports -- played softball on the base team in '71... played against the ComSta team from Norfolk in flag football in '72 [man, it was fun playing AGAINST officers!]... worked with some other CTs and the Seabees building a new softball field in summer/fall '72... our first child was born while we were at NW... Saturday 01/18/2003 2:14:52pm Nickname: Dean Full Name: Norman Dean Combs II Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CT3/CT2 Arrival Date at Northwest: July 1964 Departure Date from Northwest: June 1966 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Shotgun Email Address: cd_combs@msn.com City_State: Chesapeake, VA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Opened up new site at Northwest. The full compliment of the base was only about 60-70 people making it an excellent place to work. The picnics in the front of the base on Ballahack Road. Saturday 12/14/2002 8:36:34am Nickname: Full Name: John Lilienthal Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSN/CTO3 Arrival Date at Northwest: DEC 1975 Departure Date from Northwest: APR 1980 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: CMIO and COMM Email Address: maxthegolden@mchsi.com City_State: Parkersburg Iowa Highlights of your tour/Comments: Hated the Snakes! Great fishing! Loved those "A branchers" i married one. I MISS MY DEAR DEPARTED FRIENDS CTR3 GEORGE COURY CTR3 DALE STRUPAUER (DJ'D AT THE CLUB) (MIGHTY QUINN) WE WERE HOMETOWN AREA BUDDIES WHO ALL GOT TO SERVE AT NORTHWEST Saturday 12/14/2002 8:26:53am Nickname: Full Name: Carol Lilienthal Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: cta3 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1978 Departure Date from Northwest: 1981 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: CMIO Email Address: maxthegolden@mchsi.com City_State: Parkersburg Iowa Highlights of your tour/Comments: Monday 12/09/2002 6:07:12am Nickname: Stan Full Name: John S. Biggs Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTT2 Arrival Date at Northwest: November 1972 Departure Date from Northwest: April 1975 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Wideband Email Address: stan.biggs@cox.net City_State: Pensacola, Florida Highlights of your tour/Comments: NEW Email Address Monday 11/04/2002 3:40:50pm Nickname: zuke Full Name: Ernie Zuccarell Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: June 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: Dec 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comsec Email Address: ezlno@aol.com City_State: Toledo, OH Highlights of your tour/Comments: Driving to buy food for the Mid watch during the rain in a military truck that had no windshield wipers. Mostly, I worked with great R-branchers. I have been looking for a guy named Bruce Harris (From New York city). He drove a 66 GTO convertable (mint condition). Friday 11/01/2002 9:06:12pm Nickname: Mike Full Name: Michael Fitzgerald Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSA - CTO3 Arrival Date at Northwest: Aug 76 Departure Date from Northwest: Dec 79 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comm Center/Tech Control Email Address: mikie@yuck.net City_State: Alliance, NE Highlights of your tour/Comments: Streamliner Console / TacIntel Console manager Great place, great people and great times. Would enjoy hearing from anyone I served with. Wednesday 10/30/2002 7:17:47pm Nickname: Full Name: Earl D. Copeland Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRC Arrival Date at Northwest: 11/66 Departure Date from Northwest: 6/68 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: COMM CENTER TECH CONTROL Email Address: KM6DA@CS.COM City_State: Hermitage Tn. Highlights of your tour/Comments: Was the initial Tech Control Chief, an "R" brancher in an "O" branch billet. Was there to prepare and Begin the new LAN NET net control move from Cheltenham Md.A great place and a great bunch of people to work with. One of my best tours. Wednesday 10/30/2002 7:17:18pm Nickname: Full Name: Earl D. Copeland Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTRC Arrival Date at Northwest: 11/66 Departure Date from Northwest: 6/68 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: COMM CENTER TECH CONTROL Email Address: KM6DA@CS.COM City_State: Hermitage Tn. Highlights of your tour/Comments: Was the initial Tech Control Chief, an "R" brancher in an "O" branch billet. Was there to prepare and Begin the new LAN NET net control move from Cheltenham Md.A great place and a great bunch of people to work with. One of my best tours. Thursday 10/17/2002 8:48:00pm Nickname: Zuke Full Name: Ernie Zuccarell Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3 Arrival Date at Northwest: June 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: December 1972 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comsec Email Address: ezlno@aol.com City_State: Toledo, OH Highlights of your tour/Comments: Trying to avoid TAD (Usually went), living at the Universal Trailer Park,monitoring phone lines at Norfolk base in a small box outside Marine barracks, driving thru the fog during cool mornings. Best friend was Bruce Harris who was a O brancher (I think) Sunday 10/13/2002 9:46:52am Nickname: Full Name: Russell E. Olson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: Mar 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: May 1973 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Direct Support Email Address: reolson3@comcast.net City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Tuesday 08/27/2002 7:49:40pm Nickname: Gus Full Name: William C. Gustafson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Nov 89 Departure Date from Northwest: July 93 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Shotgun 20 Dept/Quarter Deck Email Address: ecards4sale@msn.com City_State: Virginia Beach, Va Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 08/14/2002 3:41:30pm Nickname: Dick Full Name: Richard M Ulrich Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: April 1968 Departure Date from Northwest: June 1970 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF - Outstation Email Address: rmulrich@aol.com City_State: Elmont, NY Highlights of your tour/Comments: Out in the middle of the "Great Dismal Swamp". HFDF array was actually in North Carolina! Tuesday 07/23/2002 8:21:06am Nickname: Tonie Full Name: Antoinette M. Granger Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSA-CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: June 1981 Departure Date from Northwest: January 1985 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 20 Department Email Address: msknyte@yahoo.com City_State: Plainsboro, NJ Highlights of your tour/Comments: I spent have of my tour in the comm ctr, and the other half in tech control. Tuesday 07/09/2002 8:31:02pm Nickname: Bobby Full Name: Bobby Hunt Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Sept 1975 Departure Date from Northwest: August 1978 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Sub Dirsup Email Address: sailorman@insightbb.com City_State: Louisville, KY Highlights of your tour/Comments: Living in the trailer park. Making friends with some great people. Finding out that submarines aren't as big as they show in movies. Monday 06/17/2002 9:21:19pm Nickname: Jerry Full Name: Gerald M. Geiger Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3, CTR2, CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 09/75 Departure Date from Northwest: 10/79 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: SIGSEC DIRSUP Email Address: gmgeiger11@cox.net City_State: Santee, CA Highlights of your tour/Comments: CTRCS Parsons promised to expand my horizons, and he did. Enjoyed all the TAD with VAQ-33 in the "Connie". Sunday 05/26/2002 8:16:33am Nickname: JJ Full Name: Melvin R. Walker Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR2(SW) Arrival Date at Northwest: April, 1988 Departure Date from Northwest: May, 1991 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: S.C.O.R.E. Email Address: jjwalker86@aol.com City_State: Dallas, Texas Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 03/30/2002 11:17:23am Nickname: Bob Full Name: Robert Kindred Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTT2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Oct '74 Departure Date from Northwest: Nov '76 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: TPRU Email Address: bkelmo@inweb.net City_State: Missouri Highlights of your tour/Comments: Old base housing across from the "new" EM club. Becoming a plank owner. Great fishing, parties and the diner theater. One of the best tours in my short career. Thursday 03/28/2002 7:45:39pm Nickname: CG Full Name: Craig Chaffee Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOC Arrival Date at Northwest: 07/71 Departure Date from Northwest: 07/74 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Chief Tech Control Email Address: cgcporet@juno.com City_State: Panama City, FL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Thursday 03/07/2002 5:45:13pm Nickname: Full Name: Larry Norgaard Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 Arrival Date at Northwest: 3/83 Departure Date from Northwest: 1/86 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: NCO Email Address: norgy@springnet1.com City_State: Springfield, Illinois Highlights of your tour/Comments: I got DIVORCED, and I left. and Brenda K. Monday 02/25/2002 6:21:13pm Nickname: Bill Full Name: William C. Culmer Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Nov 72 Departure Date from Northwest: Nov 75 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comm/Tech Control Email Address: clydeculmer@aol.com City_State: South Hadley, Ma Highlights of your tour/Comments: Plank owner for NSGA Northwest. Wednesday 02/20/2002 6:48:48pm Nickname: shorty Full Name: Ronald H. Neuman Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTTC Arrival Date at Northwest: 2/71 Departure Date from Northwest: 5/73 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: D.F. Email Address: rhneuma@worldnet.att.net City_State: Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 02/20/2002 4:09:47pm Nickname: Tom Full Name: Thomas M. Hollis Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 12/75 Departure Date from Northwest: 12/78 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Communications center Email Address: tmhollis@att.net City_State: Cheverly, MD Highlights of your tour/Comments: Making CTO2 at my first duty station and re-enlisting for orders to London. I also enjoyed working with the STREAMLINER communications computer as console manager. Monday 02/18/2002 6:19:49pm Nickname: Full Name: Samantha D. Baldwin Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM3-CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: January 1991 Departure Date from Northwest: January 1993 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Streamliner Tech Email Address: sn2adm@cox.net City_State: Chesapeake, VA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Sunday 02/17/2002 7:41:26pm Nickname: Full Name: John Ickes Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: LT Arrival Date at Northwest: March, 1988 Departure Date from Northwest: October, 1991 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: CMIO Email Address: johnmickes@cox.net City_State: Virginia Beach, VA Highlights of your tour/Comments: S'posed to go to CRG ... given a "complex and challenging" assignment as Dept. Head of CMIO (later OIC when we became a Det.) Actually, it was kinda fun AND I DIDN'T GO TO JAIL! Thursday 02/14/2002 12:38:23am Nickname: Jack Full Name: Warren Burke Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR1 - CTRC Arrival Date at Northwest: November 1977 Departure Date from Northwest: June 1980 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Email Address: jack@tdn.com City_State: Longview, WA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Was piped over the side and retired there on 30 June 1980. Wednesday 02/06/2002 9:03:46am Nickname: Chucku Full Name: Verne Albert Farley Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTMC Arrival Date at Northwest: Apr90 Departure Date from Northwest: JUN93 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Several Email Address: vfarley@worldnet.att.net City_State: Colorado Springs, CO Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 02/02/2002 7:50:35pm Nickname: Full Name: Michael P. Walsh Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM1 Arrival Date at Northwest: July 1991 Departure Date from Northwest: October 1994 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Email Address: shermike@midmaine.com City_State: Winter Harbor, ME Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 01/26/2002 7:02:35am Nickname: Full Name: Dave R. Besel Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSA - CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 940214 Departure Date from Northwest: 970701 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 20 dept Email Address: knd.besel@verizon.net City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Worked in Tech Control mostly. ZWCIV. Thursday 01/24/2002 12:50:20am Nickname: Full Name: Irene Claudio Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTOSR - CTOSN Arrival Date at Northwest: April 1, 2000 Departure Date from Northwest: October 1, 2001 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 50/59 Email Address: reaniebean@hotmail.com City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: I spent a little less than 2 years here because of the closure, which was real fun by the way, and then moved on. I liked it at northwest especially since i am from va. beach so this was home for me! :) Tuesday 01/08/2002 8:09:13pm Nickname: Mike Full Name: Carl Michael Julien Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTO2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 12 Sep 75 Departure Date from Northwest: 20 Sep 77 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: NSGA Northwest Email Address: cmjulien@yahoo.com City_State: North Baltimore, Ohio Highlights of your tour/Comments: Fell in love with Virginia. Enjoyed working with a great group of people in the comm center and tech control. Started college while at Northwest with St. Leo's College. Lived in the best housing I experienced in the Navy. Monday 01/07/2002 11:04:58am Nickname: Full Name: John Paul Wilson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Jan '67 Departure Date from Northwest: Jul '69 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Morse Div Email Address: jpw47@bellsouth.net City_State: Mobile, AL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Really taught me to copy fast. Friday 12/21/2001 12:05:36am Nickname: Bob Full Name: Robert M. Harness Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTT1 Arrival Date at Northwest: Aug 1975 Departure Date from Northwest: Aug 1977 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Wideband T Processing Email Address: rharness@fcc.gov City_State: Chicago, IL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Nice duty station. Made lots of great friends, met some old ones again. Lived next door to Jim Wilson and his wife. We had some great parties playing various games. Worked for Frank Martin. Tuesday 12/18/2001 10:25:34am Nickname: Full Name: Sheila McFee Chaney Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3-CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: May 7, 1998 Departure Date from Northwest: May 11, 2001 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: 50/53 Ops bldg Email Address: thechaneys@vamprey.com City_State: currently stationed at Kadena AB Okinawa Highlights of your tour/Comments: Friday 12/14/2001 12:36:01am Nickname: JB Full Name: Jay W Biller Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: Nov 86 Departure Date from Northwest: Feb 88 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: HFDF Outstation Email Address: crypie83@aol.com City_State: San Diego CA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Spent only two year tour - left early to attend GYK-3 programming school in Skaggs. Good hunting on base! Wednesday 12/12/2001 11:33:20am Nickname: Rich Full Name: Richard A. Wood Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTM2 Arrival Date at Northwest: June 1971 Departure Date from Northwest: August 1973 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Maintenance Division - HFDF Shop Email Address: ralanw13@hotmail.com City_State: Githersburg, MD Highlights of your tour/Comments: Got to NAVRECFAC Northwest after a tour in Bremerhaven and nearly a year in AN/GYK-3 school at Keesler AFB, MS, and Skaggs Island, CA. Was one of "Ralph's Keepers" for a while, then moved upstairs to OJT (and earn an NEC) on the HFDF and FLR-15 systems. Lived in the trailer park (don't remember name) just over the North Caroline state line (within sight of the Operations building). Highlight?? being there when some of the first CT female personnel arrived...things changed...(I think for the better). Enjyed myself, but I missed being overseas. Left for IATS school at Ft. Meade in August 1973; then to Rota in January 1974. Wednesday 12/12/2001 8:21:57am Nickname: Full Name: Glenn Allen Michael Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTR3, CTR2 Arrival Date at Northwest: 1975 Departure Date from Northwest: 1977 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Comsec Email Address: City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments: Wednesday 11/28/2001 5:47:01am Nickname: Stan Full Name: John S. Biggs Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTT2 Arrival Date at Northwest: November 1972 Departure Date from Northwest: April 1975 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: Wideband Email Address: stan@biggs.net City_State: Pensacola, Florida Highlights of your tour/Comments: My son, Jonathan, was born. Oh yeah, great fishing too. Thursday 11/22/2001 10:18:15am Nickname: AJ Full Name: Albert J. Jannello Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Northwest: CTMSN / CTM3 Arrival Date at Northwest: Feb 1969 Departure Date from Northwest: June 1971 Dept/Div/Site you worked at: TTY shop @ Shotgun Email Address: ajusnret@hotmail.com City_State: York, SC Highlights of your tour/Comments: That was my first duty station after ET"A" school, and no where near North West, Va. like I expected. Was part of NAVCOMMSTA Norfolk then.