Mark's e-mail address is:errollynn2@aol.com"
Currently living in Lebanon Illinios, about 5 miles north of Scott AFB
USAF Assignments.
Mark E. Conner (or "Conroy" as I was known in my Skivvy Nine Days).
Ex-202 then AF Broadcaster.
Enlisted in USAF Aug 1967. Finished Radio Intercept Analysis Tech School at Goodbuddy in Spring
of 1968 and joing the entire class in a group assignment to 6922nd
Scty Wg, Clark AB, PI...13 of us in all.
Jun 68 - Dec 69 - Went on Baker Flight and was chained to a MOD-28
poking Elfairs...myself and four others were "volunteered" to deploy
to Osan Korea as part of Combat Fox - the relief crew for the Pueblo
capture incident. Spent 179 days in Osan/Chicol Ville before
returning to the PI to complete the tour. John "JJ" Johnson and I
were regular Angeles City runners. Spent many an overnight at the
Little Brown Jug. Later became a regular on Fields
Avenue...especially the small alley behind Johnny's Grocery
affectionately known as "Pig Alley". Lots of good "pre-martial law"
adventures!
Feb 70-Sep 71 - Back to 6903rd, this time PCS. Best assignment in
my 30-year career...Check out the Skivvy Nine Homepage for additional
info (including photos - the "group photo" on that homepage was
commissioned by yours truly who appears among the crowd). Extended
for a few months and enjoyed my time as the Able Flight Animals
Advisory Support Analyst until I got sucked into the Day Lady A&W
job. Got out of "the war" in Sep 71, but not for long:
Dec 71-Flew to Goodbuddy and signed back up. Put in for return to
Korea..and in Feb 72 got my wish. Returned to same unit, same job
(hell, same desk!) almost 5 months to the day after my departure for
civilian life. In 1974 saw my chance to get into the career field I
had originally wanted, AF Broadcasting. Was accepted for retraining
and left USAFSS for good in Mar 1975. Made my yobo of 3 years my
legal bride (divorced in '96 after 24 years..) and returned to CONUS
for Broadcasting school.
Wanted to return to Korea as a broadcaster, but as luck would have
it, the Philippines (Armed Forces Philippines Network) needed my
services more, and in Aug 1975 I returned to the PI, this time as a
Radio/Television Announcer. Turned my 24-month PCS into a nearly
10-year stay. After extending a couple times at Clark, PCS'd all
the way to Subic Bay in Jan 81, and stayed there another 3 years.
Finally left the PI for good in Feb 1984.
1984-1985 - was Command Broadcaster for Air Force Communication
Command, at Scott AFB.
1985-1986 - Took a remote (anything to get out of Scott) to Comiso,
Sicily to set up Radio and Telvision service at that new base.
Belive it or not, I had orders BACK to Clark...but as luck would
have it, I made E-8 at Comiso, and my follow on to the PI was
canceled. Looking back it's probably just as well -- I probably
would not have survived another tour. Instead, I wound up in
Misawa Japan.
1986-1991 - Ran the station at Misawa. Made E9 and was asked to
come back to the states.
1991-1992 - Served as Chief of Broadcasting for Air Force
Broadcasting Service, Kelly AFB Tx. After being overseas so long,
quickly realized the US of A was just not the place to be.
Volunteered for Desert Storm to get away - probably one of the
dumbest things I did in my career. Arrived in Saudio the night the
war started. Spent 6 months in Saudi with regular visits around the
country, including Kuwait and one sojourn into Iraq. Returned to
Kelly but talked my way back overseas in Feb 1992.
Feb 1992 till Jun 1997 - Was Chief of Broadcasting for FEN
(Air Force Pacific Broacasting Sq). Got to visit Clark two days
before they closed the place for good following Pinatubo....a very
sad sight indeed. I think there were a total of 5 bars left open in
the entire town...all of them along perimeter road.
Retired 1 Sept - a couple weeks why of 30 years (over 25 years
overseas, more than 10 in the PI, 5 1/2 in Korea and over 9 in
Japan) -- been there, done that! Remarried in Jun this year.
Am now attending school living near Scott AFB - spouse is active
duty broadcaster working in Air Mobility Command PA shop.
Any old PI folks might get a kick out of the Angeles City Web
page....www.theville.com. It sure ain't the Angeles of old!
Mark "Conroy" Conner
best e-mail for me is: conner002@sprintmail.com
6922nd SW, Clark AFB, 1968-1969
Baker Flight