What's your favorite place you've been stationed?

SrA Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 05:40:29 -0400

Response by CW5 Jack Cardwell made Jul 2 at 2018 5:42 AM

CW5 Jack Cardwell — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 05:42:36 -0400

Germany

Response by SSG Laurie Mullen made Jul 2 at 2018 6:05 AM

SSG Laurie Mullen — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:05:58 -0400

Fort Lewis and Fort Gordon.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2018 6:56 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:56:47 -0400

As much at the time I couldn't stand it but I will always miss Camp Lejeune, no matter what I always miss Lejeune. Fort Bliss wasn't that bad either.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Jul 2 at 2018 7:32 AM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:32:07 -0400

Alaska. We were stationed at Elmendorf AFB (now Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson) near Anchorage. The climate was sub-arctic, but quite manageable as long as you prepared. The Summers were great and the winters were bearable. Maximum day/dark was about 18 hours light/dark. Very long summer days gave lots of time for fishing and other outdoor activities. The long winter nights inhibited some outdoor activities, but most ski slopes and ice skating rinks were lighted. At the time, the Anchorage School District was one of the best in the nation. Kids got a good education along with lots of outside activities. Also, help with learning disabilities unavailable in the Lower 48.

The flying was great! Our mission during the cold war was to fly resupply of things and people into about 12 remote radar sites across Alaska and Western Canada (part of NORAD). This was a "real world" job, not just training. All of the supplies and personnel for most of the sights came in or out on the C-130s. We also trained with the Army and Air Force units in Alaska including air drops and dissimilar air combat. Some of the training areas were the size of Iowa where you could do about anything your aircraft was capable of from 300 ft above the ground to 20,000 ft. We had our own mini-Red Flag with the fighter squadrons at Elmendorf and Eielson AFB. Also covered medevac to the Lower 48.

My son returned to Alaska after high school in Florida. He's still "Livin' the dream."

Response by PO3 David Fries made Jul 2 at 2018 7:52 AM

PO3 David Fries — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:52:55 -0400

MCBH, Kaneohe

Response by Sgt John Steinmeier made Jul 2 at 2018 8:58 AM

Sgt John Steinmeier — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 08:58:43 -0400

Split evenly between my first two.
Incirlik AB, Turkey...Really good food immediately outside the gate, going down to the Med on weekends, good command group, and just a great hard working fun loving squadron (even through we were officially the 39th SPF (Security Police Flight)) overall.
RAF Alconbury, UK...You are in a foreign country with "English" as it's primary language. Pubs, London, easy access to go everywhere and anywhere. Parents were stationed there for the first year I was, so was able to go home for Thanksgiving and Christmas that year. Really tight Flight, we did everything together.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2018 9:01 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:01:41 -0400

I loved Ft. Campbell. Part of that had to do with being about 4 hours from where I grew up,which is the closest I ever got to home while on active duty.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2018 9:31 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:31:29 -0400

Germany

Response by SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM made Jul 2 at 2018 9:47 AM

SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:47:56 -0400

1-37 FA FORT LEWIS WA. LOVED THE WEST COAST AND CA.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2018 10:11 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:11:34 -0400

Afghanistan! Home away from home!

Response by SSG Steven Borders made Jul 2 at 2018 10:49 AM

SSG Steven Borders — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:49:03 -0400

White House Commications Agency

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2018 11:03 AM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:03:58 -0400

NSA Souda Bay Crete Greece stationed there twice and is considered Isolated duty station yes that is correct. You cant take family there, but if your signal it rocks.
The other would be NAS Pensacola FL.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2018 11:18 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:18:28 -0400

Bamberg, Germany. Was the best kept secret in the Army- until it was finally closed down in BRAC actions a few years ago. Now the US is searching for more land to put a Heavy Brigade Combat Team there.... duh!! They just gave it back to the Germans.

Bamberg is in Bavaria about a hour and a half from Grafenwohr a premier US training area in Germany.

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Jul 2 at 2018 1:09 PM

PO1 Brian Austin — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:09:47 -0400

Subic Bay Philippines...no contest.
Panama and Japan were really good as well.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2018 1:49 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:49:05 -0400

Germany was great. I also enjoyed my time in Korea.

Response by SSG Anthony Pugh made Jul 2 at 2018 4:00 PM

SSG Anthony Pugh — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:00:40 -0400

The Netherlands. 22nd Combat Equipment Company.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jul 3 at 2018 1:45 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 01:45:55 -0400

Port Hueneme because that's where I was based for my 3 deployments to Antarctica, which was the best job I ever had. Most places strike people differently. People either love Germany or bitch that it isn't Nashville or whatever. Really enjoyed Japan, wouldn't do another Djibouti, you get the picture. There was a time when the Philippines was good. Also bases have different appeals dependent on where you are at career wise. Some of the "best" are bases that are great to get away from on the weekend because there is so much to do outside the fence. I also found that "best" tended to be smaller places and not the major zoos out there. That's why I hated Norfolk and could take or leave San Diego. We had billets on some small Polynesian islands and at Christchurch NZ. I would have done any of those in a heartbeat. Lots of countries I did State Dept work at that I'd have no trouble hanging around longer. Singapore was great.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 3 at 2018 9:02 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 09:02:41 -0400

Fort Carson

Response by 1SG Charles Hunter made Jul 3 at 2018 10:05 AM

1SG Charles Hunter — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:05:08 -0400

Berlin, in the 1970s.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jul 3 at 2018 2:20 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:20:14 -0400

Couch.

Response by SGM (R) Antonio Brown made Jul 4 at 2018 10:10 AM

SGM (R) Antonio Brown — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:10:47 -0400

The Center of the Universe(Ft Bragg).

Response by SSgt Donald Libby made Jul 6 at 2018 2:02 PM

SSgt Donald Libby — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:02:47 -0400

Yokota AB, Japan (when I wasn't TDY to Vietnam in '67 and '68).

Response by SSG Kyle Stromgren made Oct 11 at 2018 4:28 PM

SSG Kyle Stromgren — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:28:19 -0400

Fort Wainwright AK

Response by SrA Michael Netz made Oct 5 at 2022 12:58 PM

SrA Michael Netz — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:58:58 -0400

Kadena AFB, Japan Kobe Beef, D'Absinthe/Purple Haze drinks at SGT. Pepper's Rock House, snorkeling. Second would be Mildenhall AFB, England. Ben Truman draft is the best beer I've ever tasted.

Response by SP5 Jody Spears made Oct 6 at 2022 2:18 AM

SP5 Jody Spears — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 02:18:55 -0400

Tough question. Probably Okinawa.

Response by PFC Twanikqua Phillips made Oct 6 at 2022 7:39 AM

PFC Twanikqua Phillips — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:39:46 -0400

Wiesbaden Germany

Response by PO3 William Carson made Oct 6 at 2022 12:54 PM

PO3 William Carson — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:54:40 -0400

Gaeta Italy