610 MASS Alumni

 The 610th Military Airlift Support Squadron (MASS) was activated on 8 April 1966 and deactivated on 1 October 1978. Its mission was to provide direct support to the Far East which included Vietnam , Japan and Korea. It handled approximately 126,000 passengers and 16,000 tons of cargo a month. (Ref: Stars & Stripes 07/23/69) It also earned six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards.

 

 

NEXT YEARS REUNION UP-DATE

Information now available on the left hand side under "2011 Reunion."

If you think you might attend the reunion go ahead and check the box indicating such. If you find out later that you can't simply uncheck the box.

Unchecking the box is very important because it will give us a much better idea on how many will be attending. This years reunion indicated that 91 members were attending and less than 1/2 actually did.

We are now able to add pictures on a link I’ve titled “YOKOTA PICTURES”. If you want to put pictures in this location e-mail me, mitch610mass@aol.com, and I’ll make you a folder with your title or name on it. Once that’s done you can add your pictures and edit them at the same time.

 By placing pictures in this location we won’t have to hunt through members profiles to see them. You have the option to put them under your profile or under this location. It’s up to you. Some of us have already added pictures but I’m sure more people will look at them in the new location.

When you open an album, select the pictures in the box below them for captions and a slide show presentation. Only members who have established a profile can view the pictures. 

 

We need your help in locating other members of the 610 MASS so we've added a page on the left hand side titled "HELP US FIND THEM." It has information on members but we need additional information in order to better locate them. Look at the names and see if you can help us.

                   

Tidbit for today, Sept. 3rd 2010, from the National Museum of the USAF Calendar:

(New Air Force Museum building dedicated by President Nixon - 1971)

 610 MASS PLAQUE

If you ever get a chance to visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AF Base in Dayton, Ohio be sure to take a look at our plaque, see above, which was dedicated on September 28, 2005.  It's located in the Memorial Park on Wall #2-048. See picture below for the exact location. 

 

To see a slide show of the dedication ceremony log on to this website. Go to bottom of the "Reunion Pictures" and you'll find the password needed to access the dedication ceremony.

 

s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/workdoc777/Plaque%20Dedication%20Sept%202007/

 

 

If you would like to join the 610 MASS Alumni Association you can do so by filling out the form to the left under "Registration Form". Just copy and paste it to a document, fill it out and then mail it to the address on the form. It's as simple as that. For one year you'll receive a copy of our newsletter, three times a year, along with a master listing, once a year, of everyone's information unless an individual request it to be kept private. You'll also be supporting the Alumni Association in it's efforts to provide information to all those who served in the 610 MASS.

Look at the photos members are posting under the profiles. I'll bet they'll bring back some memories. It seems some of us have gotten older along the way. Select "Classmate Profiles" on the left and then click on "Profile contains photos". Select the names and your there. Check these periodically because people are adding new pictures all the time.

The following is a list of websites that may be useful to you. There’s a tremendous amount of information available for veterans at our fingertips. I’ve only listed a few because there’s just too many to list them all here. Check them out when you get a chance.

Here's some interesting information on the C-141 and C-5 from Wikipedia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-141_Starlifter 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-5_Galaxy