Mace “Switcheroo”

Did you ever realize that the missile on display at Sembach AB in the 1964 -1966 timeframe wasn’t really a “Mace”? In an email from Fred Horky to Russ Reston, dated May 30, 2008, Fred writes… I’ve been going over your website again. It’s a never-ending reverie of great times! …

The Original “C Flight”

The original “C Flight” was the third increment of the first Mace squadron (822nd TMS) to be deployed to Sembach AB. With little help from 38th TMW, “C Flight” converted a former radio listening site into Site III – Grünstadt (“The Hill”). Here’s a picture of the original “C Flight,” …

Single Missile – Continued

Many thanks to Fred Horky for helping to “educate” me… Russ. R. After reading Single Missile – 43 Minute Launch, Russ Reston sent an email to Fred Horky with some comments/questions. In a reply, dated Mar. 29, 2008, Fred responded as follows: Russ, You wrote: Fred, very interesting. Boy, did …

Oh The Memories!

In an email (6 February 2008) from Fred Horky (“plank owner” with the TM-76A “Mace”) Russ, Congratulations on your comprehensive Sembach Missileer website! I was a “plank owner” with the TM-76A “Mace”, having been in the first class of the Mace ops officer course at Lowry in the summer of …