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VMFP-3 Enlisted Ground Support
By Maj. Donald "Beak" Beck / Updated Dec. 2025
History doesn't begin to mention the enlisted troops who kept the aircraft flying. Marine RF-4Bs were an amalgamation of parts from several different versions of the F-4. Their efforts, particularly on the dangerous ground of the aircraft carrier flight deck, allowed a lot of good aircrew to go and accomplish the mission. While our airplanes were never the prettiest RF-4, leaked a lot of fluids, and were sometimes flown when they shouldn't have been, I can't think of a single aircraft accident that was charged to our maintenance department. They were the best.

Alright, you glorious Rat Phixers and Phlyers, if we ever survived a TAD, a Det, or a BOHICA, who haven't, and you didn’t think I was the biggest gaff off in the squadron. Got a sea story, or some grainy photos your ex didn’t set on fire, and they’re only slightly illegal? Send ‘em by email, snail mail, or safety wire it to a carrier pigeon. I collect ‘em all, just nothing that would incriminate me.
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