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To: Mark17

Mainz-Kastel! We had a unit there in the 1990s I used to visit a lot; the 485 Intel Sqdn. Ever heard of it? I was with the 26 Intel Grp at Ramstein.


32 posted on 05/30/2014 6:22:51 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!
Actually, I was at Mainz-Kastel from 80 to 84, so I do not remember what other outfits were there. I know it was mostly Army troops there, but I know the 1st MOB out of Lindsey, also had some people at Mainz-Kastel. I was always worried about being put in the MOB. The 1st was at Lindsey, the 3rd was at Tinker. The 5th was in the Philippines. I am not positive, but the 2nd may have been in Florida. Not sure if there even was a 4th, but I think there was. To me, the MOB (mobile combat comm group) was like being in the Army, living in tents out in the boonies, eating MREs. If I had wanted to do that, I just would have joined the Army. I did not much like the way the Army troops were treated. I ate at the Army dining hall in Wiesbaden several times. I thought the food was utterly awful, the worst food I ever had. Prison inmates have better food and better medical care. That kind of sucks.

We were located with Defense Mapping Agency, because we needed their maps to do our work. We were located catty corner from the stereo club, across the tracks.

33 posted on 05/30/2014 8:18:38 PM PDT by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
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