[ARC5] AF Depot poser???

[Edward Greeley]

If I may, and speaking as an old "loggie" as logistic types were 
sometimes known, I would like to add a few corrections and one addition 
to the list Robert provided.

Sacremento, McClellan AFB was never known as SC-ALC or SCAMA. The 
correct acronym was SM-ALC or SMAMA.

Ogden, Hill AFB was never known as OG-ALC or OGAMA. The correct acronym 
was OO-ALC or OOAMA.

Rome (NY), Griffiss AFB, was known as ROAMA, not RAMA. It survived as a 
depot until the very early 70s. Its primary function was ground 
electronics - radio, radar, nav aids, etc. It then served as a SAC base 
and AFCS/AFCC sub-command hq until it closed completely. I retired from 
there in 1988.

The addition would be Mobile (AL), Brookley AFB, MOAMA. It was phased 
out beginning in 1964 and finally closed completely in 1968. I was hired 
there as a radio-radar tech in 1951.

There are now only three "heavy duty" - aircraft maint and modification 
- depots left: Robins AFB, Tinker AFB, and Hill AFB.

Just to set the record a bit straight...

Ed Greeley

Robert Eleazer wrote:
> Well, let me offer a list of USAF depots, once known as Air Material Areas and now as Air Logistics Centers.
> 
> 1.  OK City, Tinker AFB OK (OC-ALC or OCAMA)
> 2.  San Antonio, Kelly AFB, TX (SA-ALC or SAAMA)
> 3.  Warner Robins ALC, Robins, GA (WR-ALC or WRAMA)
> 4.  Sacramento, McClellen AFB, CA (SC-ALC or SCAMA)
> 5.  Ogden, Hill AFB, UT (OG-ALC or OGAMA)
> 6.  San Bernadino, Norton AFB, CA (SBAMA)
> 7.  Rome, Grifiss AFB, NY (RAMA)
> 
> SA-ALC and SC-ALC were closed in the 1990's.  SBAMA and RAMA were closed in the 60's.  
> 
> All of the depots deal with electronics to some extent but WR-ALC and SA-ALC seemed to do more than the others.  SAAMA used to put big winged decals on the gear they overhauled and those show up occasionally on surplus gear.   I think that RAMA was big on electronics as well.
> 
> Wayne   
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