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355th SPS - Takhli - Unit Director Phil Carroll

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Unit Name - 355th SPS (6280th SPS & 6499th Provincial)
Location - Takhli, Thailand
Unit Director - Phil Carroll
E-Mail Address - Phil_Carroll@fws.gov
Unit Website - http://thailanddoghandlers.com/tdh355.htm
VDHA Unit Webpage - http://vdha.us/content4668.html

Takhli RTAFB was designated as the 355th SPS – Takhli & 6280th SPS – Takhli.
Takhli was opened, closed, and reopened again, and then closed.
In addition, a “re-supply effort” was constituted as the 6499th Provisional Squadron prior to the reopening of Takhli (6280th)

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Jim Coggins		16-Apr-2009 00:28
I was there 72-73. What a different place it was. The thais tore it up when you early guys left, but the AF did a bang up job rehabbing it. Air conditioned Chow hall,no bugs with dinner & we had a/c barracks when the KCs left

Guest		18-Nov-2008 22:23
wayne w. hogstad 56th security police 4-07-1967 to 4-08-1968. their was a lot of building at NKP during my year tour of duty. Many things happened, spraying of AGENT ORANGE AND STORAGE on base. Russian choppers coming over the base with no sounds and taking pictures of the new construction. Thai pilots going trying to caughting up with the choppers and shooting them down for a $ 5,000 to the pilot if their was conformation the Thai pilot got the money. I could have shot down the choppers many times, but do to the restrictions placed on U. S FORCES by THai government , we could not shoot down anything in the air over the base. bigduke_767@hotmail.com

Guest		18-Nov-2008 22:20
wayne w. hogstad 56th security police 4-07-1967 to 4-08-1968. their was a lot of building at NKP during my year tour of duty. Many things happened, spraying of AGENT ORANGE AND STORAGE on base. Russian choppers coming over the base with no sounds and taking pictures of the new construction. Thai pilots going trying to caughting up with the choppers and shooting them down for a $ 5,000 to the pilot if their was conformation the Thai pilot got the money. I could have shot down the choppers many times, but do to the restrictions placed on U. S FORCES by THai government , we cvould not shoot down anything in the air over the base.

Guest		18-Nov-2008 22:11
wayne w. hogstad

Patrick M. Mattingly		22-Feb-2008 18:20
Tom Pendergraft. The NCOIC Tech Sgt that ran the program was Bonick or Bonneck. He lived at the kennel instead of the NCO hootchs. I worked two dogs there from 9/68 - 9/69. (LIZ & MICK) Mick saved my ass from a nest of snakes out near the ammo dump. If you use Goggle Earth you can see what the base and downtown Takhli looks like. You can also see the dirt road to the kennel. The kennel is still there with the obstacle course area out back.

Guest		06-Apr-2006 22:29
Barry, I just saw your note. I didn't know what units were there when they re-opened the base. I was there from May '70 until December, when they sent all the K-9s off to other bases around the country. I went to NKP for the rest of my tour. This reminds me that I ought to send in a photo I have of the flyover ceremony when the last of the F-105 Thuds left. I think the EB-66's had left before that. If you have more info on what happened, or photos of the time you were there, please send them in to our webmaster, Dave Broeker. Tom - is that picture of me by the sign on this site the one you're talking about? http://www.pbase.com/635thk9/image/54993798) If so, Good job! Phil Carroll (phil_carroll@fws.gov)

Barry Olsen		01-Apr-2006 18:20
I'm getting a wee bit older myself Phil but I believe when I first arrived in Takhli, in early 1972, it was the called the 366th, from Da Nang, prior to the F-111's arriving. All I know for sure is the place gave new meaning to "Don't drink the water" Barry/Stoney Takhli 72-73.

Guest		31-Mar-2006 23:11
I was stationed in Takhli October 27 1967-October 1968 in the Security Police Sqdn. I had been pulled off flight duty to work in the Graphics Arts Section of the base to draw maps for the base defense plan that a couple of Special Forces guys were doing. In this capacity I was asked to assist in setting up the initial K-9 unit prior to them arriving on the C-141. Mainly, I was a two-striped Gofer but I did do the design work on the kennel sign with the painting of the dog and had the sign produced that was at the kennels. That seems so long ago. I cannot remember the name of the Tech Sgt that I worked with but he was the NCOIC of the K-9 program and came over before the dogs to set everything up. Thanks for the chance to remember old times. Tom Pendergraft tompendergraft@yahoo.com P.S. I just retired Dec 2005 after 34 years in the military, the last 28 years in the ANG, the whole time as an AF cop. Some of my fondest memories are of Takhli.

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