2016 Friday Tours

Nellis AFB Threat System Yard (Petting Zoo)

(Photo courtesy of Google Earth)

(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)
Waiting for the bus in the casino, Robin Reed, Andy Anderson, Bruce Skinner, John Pecarina (Photo courtesy of Peggy and John Pecarina
Waiting for the bus in the casino, Robin Reed, Andy Anderson, Bruce Skinner, John Pecarina (Photo courtesy of Peggy and John Pecarina
Folks getting off bus at Threat Center (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)

Clint and Nancy Rogers and others entering Threat Center (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)

(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)

(Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
(Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
 (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
(Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
 (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
Mike Kiser, Clint and Nancy Rogers, Robin Reed among other at Threat Center (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)
Bruce Skinner, Jane Waddell and Russ Gerrell amoung others at Threat Center (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)
(Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)
Steve Pagel taking picture of Leah and Doc Blanchard at Threat Center (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)
Sue Hoover in the driver’s seat, hang on Fred (Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)
Brian Solletti in Zil carrying SA-3s (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)
Steve Pagel in Zil-157 BBV (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)
Karla and Russ Gorrell off to the races (Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)
(Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)
(Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)
(Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)
(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)
(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon)
(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)
(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)
(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)
(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)
(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)
(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)

(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)

(Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

Clint Rogers on the side car bike  (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

Robin Reed looking into Hind cockpit (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel) 

(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)

(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)

 (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

Mo on 100MM KS-19 AAA Gun (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

Pete Durnell manning the ZPU-4 14.5MM AAMG  (Photo courtesy of Peggy and John Pecarina)

ZPU-4 (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

Cecil Brown on ZPU-2, Phyllis taking his picture, Steve Pagel in back (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
Phyllis joining Cecil and the ZPU, Andy Anderson looking on (Photo courtesy of Ericka Brown)

Puazo-6 AAA Director, the only piece of equipment we could not play on due to the  radiation hazard  (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

 (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
Phyllis and Cecil checking out a Soviet APC  (Photo courtesy of Erika Brown)
Phyllis and Erika Brown onboard (Photo courtesy of Cecil Brown)
Erika and Cecil (Photo courtesy of Phyllis Brown)
John Pecarina having a Dukakis moment at the petting zoo  (Photo courtesy of John and Peggy Pecarina)
Our new Vice President, Mo Denunzio, and President, Denver Cook, ready to clear the house.  (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
SA-7, Denver Cook, and James Wilson with an RPG (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)
Brian Solletti with the RPG (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

 (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

 Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)
(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon)
(Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon)
 (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)


 

(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)
(Photo courtesy of Fred and Sue Hoover)
Note 548 ISRG patch in center.  (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

(Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)




The Thunderbirds

(Photo courtesy Fred and Sue Hoover)

 (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

(Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)

Russ and Karla Gorrell (Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)

Steve Pagel at the Thunderbirds (Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)

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(Photo courtesy of Steve and Somjit Pagel)

(Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)

Mo Denunzio, Brian Solletti, Fred Wiles, Robin Reed, and James Wilson (Photo courtesy of Joe Shannon and Maureen DeNunzio)

Cecil and Erika Brown (Photo courtesy of Phyllis Brown)

Erika and Phyllis Brown (Photo courtesy of Cecile Brown)

(Photo courtesy of James Wilson)

(Photo courtesy of James Wilson)

James Wilson (Photo courtesy of James Wilson)

(Photo courtesy of James Wilson)

Dick and Margaret Dahlke (Photo courtesy of James Wilson)

(Photo courtesy of James Wilson)

(Photo courtesy Fred and Sue Hoover)

(Photo courtesy of James Wilson)

John Pecarina and Steve Pagel (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

Susan Beidler and Karla Gorrell  (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

Leah Blanchard, Sally Heath, and Beverly Kelly (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

(Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

William Heath, Cecil Brown, Sally Heath, Erika Brown (Photo courtesy of Phyllis Brown)



Cecil and William taking five (Photo courtesy of Phyllis and Erika Brown)
Ericka Brown, Sally Heath, and Beverly Kelly, going to check out the flightline before boarding the bus for a stop at the BX then lunch at the Nellis Club (Photo courtesy of Phyllis and Cecil Brown)

Lunch at Nellis Club

A stop at the BX on the way to lunch at the club, last of the stragglers reaching the bus.  (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

Sue and Fred Hoover on the bus (Photo courtesy Fred and Sue Hoover)

Our bus at BX, next stop The Club (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

Art work at the Nellis club, it was the O’Club, now all ranks (Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)

Thunderbird photo at club (Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)

Another Thunderbird photo (Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)

Excellent lunch at the club, BBQ Buffet (Photo courtesy of Karla and Russ Gorrell)


National Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas

Over half our tour group got off at the hotel, 25 went on to the National Atomic Testing Museum.  We broke into two groups for the tour, Steve Pagel watching our tour guide (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

(Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)

Roy Mattke, Larry Benson, tour guide, Joe Ford, Ken Kelly, John and Peggy Pecarina (Photo courtesy of Bill and Sue-me Forsyth)