Thursday 06/28/2007 12:55:02am

Name:

Annie Ryle

E-Mail:

arcswmr@yahoo.com

Location:

Sacramento, CA

Comments:

So my really good friend, Karrie just joined VAQ-136. She'll be going to Japan soon and I hope to keep in touch with her! I miss her so much already and I have a lot of things to tell her so I need an address!

Tuesday 06/12/2007 10:59:24pm

Name:

AD2(AW) Hammadi Hedhli

E-Mail:

tony_montana98278@yahoo.com

Location:

VAQ-129

Comments:

Sweet web page. I was a Gauntlet from Sept 97 to Sept 01. Just wanna say hi to all my shipmates! Hit me up some time!! Man I miss Pattaya!!!!

Tuesday 05/29/2007 4:58:48am

Name:

PR3 Marcus Haynie

E-Mail:

marchaynie@sbcglobal.net

Location:

Searcy, Arkansas

Comments:

WOW! talk about a blast from the past. I was with the Gauntlets from 1990-92. This site brings back the memories, great job Prince. Would love to hear from some of my old shipmates.

Thursday 05/10/2007 6:48:54am

Name:

Mike Dorrough

E-Mail:

Mike.Dorrough@nov.com

Location:

Austin, TX

Comments:

Awesome site dude. I talked to Ed Rogers yesterday for a couple hours. I keep in touch with Doug Brake as well. Also Todd Lemaire. I was there from 91-93. I worked in the Powerplants shop with Mr. Ed. I was the only airman in the shop for the '92 deployment so you can imagine what it was like. Still had a great time.

Monday 04/09/2007 9:18:37pm

Name:

James Mines

E-Mail:

ironclawsquirrel@yahoo.com

Location:

Weyers Cave, VA

Comments:

Hey to all the fellow Gauntlets out there. This is AM3 James Mines aka: Squirrel. Served in Airframes shop from Feb. 98 - June 01. The whole time I was in I couldn't wait to get out, but looking back now, I miss all the running around and even the pack outs. I'd almost give my left leg for one more day on the flight deck, just nothing like it. As you can see by my email address, the claw still has a firm hold on me. Ha Ha. If anyone was stationed on the Indy or Kitty at the same time as me give me a shout.

Wednesday 03/28/2007 7:46am

Name:

David M. Webster

E-Mail:

David.Webster@nmcco.com

Location:

Comments:

I'm not sure if you will remember me but I was AK2 David Webster. I was assigned to AIMD Material Control from Dec 1991 - Jan 1996. I was running the Tool Control Program there. Anyways what are you up to these days? Nice pics. Bring back a lot of memories. Any information on people like Dana Holzknecht or Dave Gonzales?

David Webster

Thursday 03/22/2007 8:06:43am

Name:

Randy Mills

E-Mail:

millsaoc@hotmail.com

Location:

Atsugi, Japan

Comments:

Troy, great web site. Hey you seen Ed Rogers. I saw him last in Millington, TN when I was stationed there. Take care, Randy Mills

Thursday 03/22/2007 8:03:29am

Name:

Randy Mills

E-Mail:

millsaoc@hotmail.com

Location:

Atsugi, Japan

Comments:

Hello all, spent a lot of time with 136 started in the line shack with Tony Harriston, Big Bubba Banks to name a few, Buzz Sawyer was the sup. back then. I was there 1983-86, 1989-1992 and 2002-2005 when I retired. Sure can't remember having too many bad times back then we all worked hard and played hard...PI, Pattaya...great times. I work in Camp Zama now...for the Army of all things. Well feel free to drop me a line any time. Hope to hear from some of you.

Saturday 02/24/2007 5:40:12pm

Name:

Randy T. Eater

E-Mail:

reater@comcast.net

Location:

Hershey, PA

Comments:

Responding to Marc B.'s entry: Hey Marc, "WHAT HAPPENS IN ABU DHABI STAYS IN ABU DHABI"...LOL, I was out that night too, made it back to the boat the next morn and hit the rack, no trouble.

Monday 02/19/2007 1:06:16am

Name:

Todd LeMaire

E-Mail:

shuvltodd@gmail.com

Homepage URL:

http://www.myspace.com/17741084

Location:

Durham, NC but also live in MI and TX

Comments:

Hey guys! Great site! I can't believe how many of you are listed on here. Great times with the "Ironclaw". Love to hear from any of my old shipmates.

Saturday 02/17/2007 7:19:14pm

Name:

Alex Emme AMH3

E-Mail:

la@emme.us

Location:

Daphne, Alabama

Comments:

Was a Gauntlet from 1979 - 1981. Loved every minute of my Gauntlet experience. This is a great tribute to an outstanding unit.

Thursday 02/08/2007 6:53:27pm

Name:

David Reed

E-Mail:

reed_d@sbcglobal.net

Location:

Little Rock, AR

Comments:

I joined the Gauntlets right after AME "A" school. May '83 - May '86. Enjoyed it. Any shipmates out there, send me an email, let me know how you're doing.

Tuesday 01/30/2007 0:33:42am

Name:

James Bruce

E-Mail:

jamespeterbowiebruce@hotmail.com

Location:

Comments:

I have great memories for this squadron from 1981 - 1985. Best years of my life, but lost touch with all shipmates when I left the navy in 93.

Friday 01/26/2007 2:47:08pm

Name:

AE3 Marc Bradford

E-Mail:

marc.bradford@hp.com

Location:

Albany, OR

Comments:

I was in VAQ-136 AE shop from 1990-1992. I really had a great time working and playing with all you crazy bastards. I was reminiscing the other day about the time when we were prepping for Desert Shield and we pulled into Abu Dhabi for four days of liberty. The only way you could stay overnight was to put in a request chit and only 25% of the people were allowed the overnight pass. So Paul Bean and I and bunch of other guys ended up drinking at this bar on the beach. It was Christmas Eve and some American ex-pats paid the bar tender to stay open until 1am. The ex-pats paid for all our drinks while we hung out singing Christmas Carols. The only problem was that I didn’t have a chit to stay the night and neither did Bean so we ended up staying in a hotel and talked to my wife until all hours as Bean slept off the free liquor. We got back to the ship at 0630 so we could be on time for duty, but we didn’t realize (think) that the crew would report us since it was in the morning (oh! to be 19 again). So we ended up going to Capt. Mast with 150 other sailors.

Tuesday 01/16/2007 6:07:06pm

Name:

CDR Stan Parsons, USN, (Ret.)

E-Mail:

svp_00@hotmail.com

Location:

Lake Mary, FL

Comments:

Served in the Gauntlets as a pilot from 1979 and flew one of the aircraft (with "then" LT Rick Porritt) on the very first TransPac to join USS Midway in Japan. Got stuck on Wake Island several days because it was snowing heavily in Atsugi. Lots of great memories from '79-'82. Outstanding website.

Friday 01/12/2007 3:28:07pm

Name:

Richard A. Speck

E-Mail:

richard.speck@redstone.army.mil

Location:

Huntsville, Alabama

Comments:

I was in VAQ-136 from December 1985 to April 1988. I like to say hi to all my ship mates. Thanks for the memories.

Richard Speck