NATCA Members Serving in the Military

Are you, or a union brother or sister you know, serving in the military?

In appreciation for all members of the NATCA family who are currently serving, or have once served, our country, we would like you to send us your military pictures! Send any pictures you would like added to Sarah Dunn at sdunn@natcadc.org.

Nate Pair (Los Angeles Center): Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was in the Air Force from 2000-2005.



Kurtis Morley (Region X, ENM Charter Member). Kurtis (left) is joined by his father in 1989 at Fort Hood, Texas, serving with the Army Corps of Engineers Construction Area Office. His father was a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant; a radar controller/crew chief. Kurtis served for nine years in active duty and one year with the Idaho Army National Guard as a Combat Engineer Officer. His active duty service - served in Berlin, Germany (Army of Occupation/ Berlin Brigade) '83-'86; Ft. Belvoir, Va. ('87); Ft. Hood, Texas ('87-90); 44th Combat-Engineer Battalion in Korea ('90-'91), and Walla-Walla District, ACOE ('91-'92). He has been an FAA F&E Engineer for the 20 years since then.



Derek Bittman (Atlanta Center); Derek was the rifle and pistol shooting coach and marksmanship instructor for his squadron at United States Marine Corps MCAF Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, in 1998. He served from 1996-2004.



(Above and two photos below) Ham Ghaffari (ZLA, Western Pacific Regional Vice President); Served 1983-1988. Was assigned to VMGR-352 as a USMC Aerial Navigator.







(Above and both photos below) Chris Boughn (Washington Center), U.S. Army Air Traffic Control.





(Above) Teresa Mathieu (Minneapolis TRACON), USAF from 1986-1989 (picture above was from 1987). (Below) Roger Mathieu (Minneapolis TRACON), USAF from 1984-1992 (picture is also from 1987).





Curtis Janssen (Bismarck Tower). Deployment from August 2008 - June 2009. F Co. 1-189th AVN RGMT MN Army National Guard, Little Falls, Minn. (Camp Ripley). Was in Mosul, Iraq.


Zackary Kolle (Bismarck Tower). Deployed with Janssen from August 2008 - June 2009. F Co. 1-189th AVN RGMT MN Army National Guard, Little Falls, Minn. (Camp Ripley). Was in Mosul, Iraq.


From left to right: Jake Houchins (UND CTI Student), Zackary Kolle (Bismarck Tower), Jacob Neu (Minneapolis Center), Dan Mork (EAU Contract Tower).

SGT Zach Parker (Champaign ATCT); 75th Ranger Regiment & 4/11 Field Artillery (Airborne). Served from 1994-2001. Photo from 1997.


SGT Yasemin Parker (Indianapolis Center), wife of Zach Parker. Served from 1994-2000. Photo from 1998.


Amy Brunelle (Atlanta Center)A; Operation Southern Watch Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. She served in the Air Force from 1999-2006. This photo was taken in Spring 2000.


Ben Gunter (Los Angeles Center), taken in 2003 at Grafenwoehr training grounds in Germany. U.S. Army 13f Fire Support Specialist "FO."



Bruce Davis (Los Angeles Center); Served in U.S. Army 1981-1984; Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, and Ft. Riley, Kan.

Jeff Manbeck (Indianapolis Center): Kirkuk, Iraq, Apr-Oct 2009. 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron, St. Joseph, MO.

David Peralta (ITO): Operation Jump Start, providing comms for a small army battery in the desert off the mexican border. Satellite Communications Specialist, 291st Combat Communications Squadron, HI Air National Guard, Hilo, HI.

 

Jim Trubisky (TOL): Passing through Qatar in a British Tornado. North Carolina Air National Guard.

Raul Garza (Region X): In charge of a helicopter passenger terminal, "Catfish Air," while I was in Balad, Iraq. Washington National Guard (2003-present)

John P. Jones (retired): Republic of South Korea, 1978. SSgt USAF (1972-1984), Jet Engine Tech (1972-1974), Air Traffic Controller (1974-1984), 10 Conus Assignments (Guam 1972-Thailand 1972-S. Korea 1978).

Ethan Abelov (EUG): Yokota AB, Tokyo, Japan, 1998 Air Force

Julie Westhoff (ZAU): Flag ceremony after return from a tour in Iraq, 2009.   U.S. Air National Guard Technical Sergeant

Darren Fiscalini (CPR): Performing the duties as Bridge Radar Operator relaying information to Combat Information Center onboard USS Stethem DDG-63 off the coast of San Diego, Calif.   Served onboard the USS Stethem from March 1998 to March 2003.

Kendall S. Mann (SCT): Andrews AFB, 1986. Air Force

Sarah Titone (E10): Afghanistan, 2011. Air Force

From left to right: Larry Hagen (BJC), Ken Evans (ZAU), Tim Smith (ZLC), Shawn Reuth (TWF), Paul Zaring (PSC) 243rd Air Traffic Control Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard Deployed in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom December 2001