rhett webber: chief master sergeant, us air force
This month’s “Featured Vet” is retired Air Force
Chief Master Sgt Rhett Webber.
Rhett was
born and raised in Knoxville, Maryland and graduated from
Brunswick High School in 1960. He joined the United States
Air Force shortly out of high school and served just over
thirty (30) years active duty. In 1965 he volunteered for
Vietnam and in 1966 was assigned to Phan Rang AB RVN. He
retired at Kunsan AB, ROK, in 1990, and relocated to Angeles
City, Philippines and in 1991 relocated again, due to the
eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, moving north to Poro Point, San
Fernando, La Union. Commander Webber
returned to work in 1994 in the civilian arena and worked as a Senior
Instructor for the Saudi Arabian Air Traffic Control Academy; then
returned to the States, as a ATC Systems Administrator for the 21st
Special Tactics Squadron ATC Simulator Pope AFB, North Carolina; Two years
later he transfered to Hurlburt AFB, Florida as a Senior Functional
Analyst for the Command & Control Warrior School (C2WS) and in 1999
returned overseas to Osan AB, Republic of Korea, as an Operations
Supervisor and Quality Control Manager for the KTRAC Weapons and Bombing
Ranges at Koon-ni and Pilsung Ranges, Republic of Korea. Rhett has served
on the board of directors for VVA 887.
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