In 1994 I was assigned to the newly-created 750th Medical Squadron (750 MDS) located at Onizuka Air Station in California. The clinic was in the city of Mountain View, a beautiful community a few miles north of San Jose and about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
The 750 MDS was actually situated on Moffett Federal Airfield - formerly Moffett Naval Air Station. It was a very small Air Force clinic; at any given time, we had only 64 active-duty staff, and less than a dozen civilian employees, along with some contractors and a few Navy personnel. I was transferred to Oklahoma (Enid!) in 1997, and the 750 MDS carried on for a few more years until it was “BRAC’d” (closed) and turned into a recruiting/MEPS station. Those few years were quite memorable, however - the staff of the 750 MDS truly felt like a family, and I treasure the memories of my three years there.
Here’s the roster of the folks that made the 750 MDS so unique:
750th Medical Squadron, Onizuka Air Force Station
If you have any updates - promotions, moves, retirements - please let me know (davidmsc @ hotmail.com).
August 15th, 2006 at 12:58 pm […] Congratulations to my kid sister Jen for her promotion to the rank of Captain last week! For the first time in our respective Air Force careers, we are both wearing the same rank. She also just wrapped up a visit from our mother, who traveled from Arkansas to spend three fun-filled weeks in Italy with Jen and her family. They visited Tuscany, Venice, and other cool places, but my mom enjoyed the area around Aviano (including Sacile) the most. My mom’s verdict: “It looked just like the Napa Valley!” She meant that in a very good way, as she LOVED Northern California when she visited us in the Bay Area back in the 90s. She enjoyed the coffee bars that are everywhere, but was somewhat less thrilled by the body parts that are on display in various churches around the region. By the way, the pictures my sister sent me are great — I happen to have a very cute niece & nephew! captain david italy promotion sisterShare and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]