Mark Gearhart:  

megearyahoocom I grew up in DuBois Pa and graduated in 1982. I worked after school doing various things since I was 12. After graduation, I worked at the Maple Ave hospital doing nighttime custodial work for a few months, then started working for private contractor, running siding, home remodeling and odds & ends until Feb 1983, when my delayed enlistment finally ended. I went into Air Force basic training at Lackland, then Avionics Navigation Systems school at Keelser. My first assignment was Beale AFB in Cal. I worked on the SR-71 A/B/C, U-2C/R/TR-1, T-38 and KC-135(Q) on navigation and radar systems, in-shop and flightline. I PCS'd to Clark AB RP in 1985, where I worked on the F-4E/G communication, navigation and radar systems (flightline). I was there during the overthrow of Marcos, but left in 1988 before Pinatubo erupted (1991). Had WAAAAYYY to much fun! (TDYs to Korea, Okinawa and Hokkaido, Japan) I brought my wife (Shirlita) and son (Paul) back to the states in Aug 1988 and we settled in at Bergstrom AFB in Austin Tx (now the International airport). I worked on the RF-4C comm/nav/FLR systems (flightline) for the next 4 years. ...Expand for more