Operation Pacer Goose
THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND
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In the early summer of 1991, a small group of
soldiers from 1098th deployed to Thule Air Base,
Greenland for a TDY trip that I still don't know the
purpose of. All I really remember is loading two mike
8's aboard the merchant ship GREENWAVE, flying
out of McGuire AFB, New Jersey to Thule, drinking
beer at the "Top of the World" club and running
around the base every morning.
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Tracey Long (he's a warrant now) was our NCOIC, and
Timothy Whalen was the OIC. I do remember that this
was a contiuation mission from prior years, and a bad
storm destroyed one of the mike boats - which kept us
from completing our mission.
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The only momentos I have of the trip, are a stale
bottle of Tuborg beer, a silly patch, an AAM (for
getting drunk every day), and a certificate that says
I joined the Arctic Swim Team - which I most
definitely remember! However, Justin Bour was there
and he took some amazing pictures of the polar ice
cap, among other things. Last I heard he was living
in Florida. If anyone has heard from him, send him my
way please. I'd like to get ahold of those
pictures!!!
Email: jimmunger@webtv.net