Joe Oliver:  

Life Well, it all started in 1964 when my mother and father.....I'll skip all that since most of you didn't meet me until 1981! Anyway, after high school I raised my right hand and signed a contract with Uncle Sugar which said something about supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States, and obeying the orders of the President. They left a lot of stuff out of that contract, or so I thought. READ THE FINE PRINT!! Sugar sent me to Lackland AFB San Antonio for six weeks of basic training (ended up being 2 weeks of basic training since I took JROTC). Since I wanted to be a cop, they kept me there for six more weeks to attend the academy. Just when I think I'm leaving San Antonio, they tell me I'm going to Korea and that I need to stay another eight weeks for more training. First of all, the only thing I knew about Korea is what I saw on MASH, and second, why do I need more training to go there? Well, since only a cease-fire was agreed upon and no peace treaty was ever signed between North and South Korea, they're officially still at war. So I had eight more weeks of firing machine guns, grenade launchers, rocket launchers and learning how to defend a base like an Army infantryman. This training wasn't conducted in the comfy confines of a base, but out in the woods at a lovely place called Camp Bullis. I finally made it to Korea in March '85. The next 18 1/2 years are a blur so I'll just show you the Joe Oliver World Tour. Mar'86 - departed Kunsan Korea enroute to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV. Sep '88 - Had a little talk with Jesus, told Him I wanted to join His camp. It works great - when I listen to Him!!! Jan '89 - went back to Kunsan, Korea as a Stinger Missile Team Chief/Gunner. Jan '90 - Received orders to go to Malmstrom AFB, Montana. I definitely didn't want to build me a home where the buffalo roam so I threw the assignment back and stayed in Korea another year, moving a little farther north to Osan Air Base. Feb '91 - Volunteered and was chosen for an assignment to Tonopah Test Range, NV, first home of the F-117 Nighthawk (Stealth Fighter). Deployed to Saudi Arabia from Jul - Oct '91. Got married in Dec '91. In '94, was approached by a special agent from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and asked if I was happy being a cop. I said no, he recruited me and I attended the USAF Special Investigations Academy from Sep - Dec '95. Feb '96, we moved to Robins AFB in ...Expand for more