[MRCA] PRC-74 Active Duty 1995

[Scott Johnson]

So, I take it he is indeed an Army E5 Sgt, since the E4 Sgt. rank in the USAF went away in 1991.  (he would be a Senior Airman, Sra).  Thing is, the Army wouldn’t have had black (or blue) berets at that time, especially the Pepe Le Pew lookin’ thing.  And, it appears the 63rd AEW, of which he was a member, was inactive after 1994.  Combat controllers in the USAF wear a red beret.  Not to belabor this whole thing, but it is a might strange.

 

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From: Mark Burgess [mailto:m38inmaine at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 5:13 PM
To: Scott Johnson <scottjohnson1 at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [MRCA] PRC-74 Active Duty 1995

 

Forgot to include the caption for the picture:


Sergeant (SGT) Dennis L. Walters operates an AN/PRC-74 radio set during a training exercise. SGT Walter is a combat controller with the 63rd Combat Control Mobility Branch Dated 1/1/1995


 

Mark

K1HF

 

 

On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 6:15 PM, Scott Johnson <scottjohnson1 at cox.net <mailto:scottjohnson1 at cox.net> > wrote:

This does not look like a US airman to me.  The blue beret does not look military (no flash, and too large, no insignia on the uniform, and the BDU’s look like they are surplus, having been washed many times.  In the USAF, a blue beret is reserved for security police.  Sorry, but nothing makes sense about this photo.

 

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