Posted on 02/26/2015 7:28:34 PM PST by marktwain
And in my previous assignment at Ubon RTAFB Thailand I was issued 480 rounds for the M16, until the last week before we closed down the place. We were then taken to the firing range, given an old rusty Vietnam War reject M16, and we shot up all the 5.56 ammo that was in the armory but one 20 round mag for each of us.
You are correct. AF Security Police (not the Law Enforcement side of the house) were given 120 rounds for the M16. Overseas it was bumped to to 240 rounds. That is my SP experience (1973-1984), but it could have been different based upon where you were and what you were guarding. The most I’ve had to carry was 480 rounds during my stint in Thailand in 1975.
We also had access to and were trained on using the Mark 19 40mm, .50 cal, and 81mm mortar.
I was EOD so just observed, what an when we were drawing from your armory where we stored ours also.... ya’ll were air base defense heavy back then......What was it called.....SPEC’s Security Police Elements for Contingencies or something to that effect ??
NKP 73....Sawadi Cop !!
Yes. We had no aircraft at Ubon while I was there. I spent most of my time guarding the bom dump, lumber yard, a South VN AF F-5 (escaped from Saigon with bullet holes) and other “stuff”. Mayaguez Incident occurred while I was there. Lost some folks I knew in that helo crash. Was one of the last out. 8th SPS at Ubon and then transfered to 8th SPS Kunsan AB Korea.
The most exciting thing that happened to me while on night guard duty was being surprise-attacked and knocked to the ground by a VERY large owl. My helmet liner was completely ruined by its talons.
Good ole days,,,,,riding the bhat bus chasing LBFM’s, rice starch in our uniforms , hooch roofing made from sheets of tiger and budwiser beer cans before they were cut into cans, 7.62 brass melted into little buddy’s.....ahhhhh yes, you ever meet a sky cop over there named Ron Sears ?? .....:o)
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