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Casino Baby

Feb 16, 2012 at 9:19 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Museum, Museum Activities, Pictures, Ramey Air Force Base by Ricardo Busquets · 2 Comments »

We had a Saturday walk-in at the Museum. A stateside couple, the Mahony family, were vacationing at the Island.

We can usually tell when someone visiting the Museum had been stationed at Ramey before. They usually have an aura of anticipation as they enter the facilities. Gretchen Mahoney not only had that glow but seemed to have an extra glean in her eye.

As they finished their tour of the Museum we answered some of their questions and had a few of [read more →]

by Ricardo Busquets

Vicki Bandy Goes Home Again

Feb 9, 2012 at 7:04 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Museum, Museum Activities, Pictures, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base by Ricardo Busquets · Leave a Comment »

Vicki Bandy was in 7th grade when her parents were stationed at Ramey AFB.

Vicki contacted the Association, thru our website, to mention she was going to be visiting Ramey. She wanted to visit the Museum and visit her former home.

There was one problem though. Vicki did not remember her home address. As most children her age she just remembers having a lot of fun at Ramey.

Vicki did remember one thing… she walked to school from her house. She also remembered [read more →]

by Ricardo Busquets

LONG SOUGHT IMAGE JUST WALKS INTO THE MUSEUM

Jan 21, 2012 at 10:43 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Museum, Museum Activities, Pictures, Planes, Ramey Air Force Base by Ricardo Busquets · 4 Comments »

Here at the Museum we have a pretty big list of subject matter we wish to continue adding to our repository. To that end the Museum staff spends a vast amount of time doing research. It’s what we spend most of our time with.

Last Saturday USAF retired SSgt Jose F. Jimenez Barreto visited the Museum for the first time. After checking out the Museum he felt confident his three simple donations, as he called them, would be safe at our [read more →]

by Ricardo Busquets

B-52 Cold War Navigator

Jan 13, 2012 at 9:25 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Members, Museum, Museum Activities, Pictures, Planes, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base by Ricardo Busquets · 3 Comments »

Lori Mischke forwarded a message from our website. Pat Allen and his wife Ginger were going home to Ramey again. After a few e-mails it was all set.

Pat and Ginger arrived at the Museum right on schedule. This I’m sure to the fact that Pat was a B-52 navigator while stationed at Ramey. I was so focused on Pat’s story that I forgot to take pictures of the Allen’s at the Museum. That’s a first for me!!!

Now to the Allen’s [read more →]

by Ricardo Busquets

Ramey AFB Tour-ist Certificate

Dec 27, 2011 at 9:12 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Museum, Pictures, Planes, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base by Ricardo Busquets · 1 Comment »

The RAFBHA received an e-mail from Mr. Pat Donnelly. The message was received thru our website and forwarded to the Museum by our webmaster and RAFBHA Board Secretary Lori Mischke.

Pat wanted to donate his father’s pieces of history to the Museum. Pat’s father, SMSGT Brian J. Donnelly, was stationed at Ramey AFB from 1964 until 1967. Among his many assignments, before being stationed at Ramey, was photographing “Operation Crossroads” at the Bikini Atoll.

SMSGT Donnelly has passed away but his son [read more →]

by Ricardo Busquets

Ramey AFB Map Bonanza !!!

Oct 22, 2011 at 12:00 am in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Museum, Museum Activities, Pictures, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base by Ricardo Busquets · 1 Comment »

A gentleman by the name of Joseph Laws contacted the Association, thru our website, to mention he had a map of Ramey AFB he would like to donate to the Museum

Joseph stated the map was designated as a “Grass Cutting Areas” map

When we received the map we were utterly speechless. The map illustrates Ramey AFB, as established, 22 August 1951

The map is priceless and has provided an incredible wealth of information

A mundane titled map, a not [read more →]

by Lori Mischke

Ramey AFB Was Their Happiest Years

Oct 4, 2011 at 12:13 am in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Ramey Air Force Base by Lori Mischke · 4 Comments »

Ramey Air Force Base Weather Squadron 1950's

A message received from the website….

My grandfather, Jacob Willis Paulk, was a meteorologist with the Air Force stationed at Ramey in the early to mid 50s. I know he was there from 54 until 58 because my father was born there. Grandfather’s 80th birthday is coming up in a few weeks and I wondered if there was any way you might have a list of some of the men who served with him who might still be alive with some [read more →]

by Ricardo Busquets

Museum Collection

Sep 22, 2011 at 9:08 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Museum, Pictures, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base by Ricardo Busquets · 3 Comments »

25th Bombardment Group – Borinquen Field 1939

The Borinquen Field/Ramey AFB Museum just acquired a photo album which holds an extraordinary significance in the history of the base.

The album belonged to Pvt. R.M. Lahti of the 25th Bombardment Group. The 25th was the first Group to be stationed at Borinquen Field in 1939.

Airman Lahti documents in photographs, not only the arrival of the 25th to Borinquen Field, but the continuous development of the Field.

The images from this [read more →]

by Lori Mischke

B-29 Taking Off From Borinquen Field, 1945

Sep 18, 2011 at 9:52 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Museum, Planes, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base by Lori Mischke · Leave a Comment »

This pictures comes from the Borinquen Field-Ramey AFB Museum courtesy of Museum Director, Ricardo Busquets. Ricardo and I are going to start working on the history section of the web site. Stayed tuned because there will be many excellent photographs posted, just like this one….

by Lori Mischke

President Lyndon Johnson Visits Ramey Air Force Base, 1968

Sep 16, 2011 at 9:36 pm in History of Borinquen-Ramey AFB, Pictures, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base by Lori Mischke · 1 Comment »

President Lyndon Johnson with his grandson visits Ramey 1968

Another presidential moment in Ramey AFB history. President Lyndon Johnson visits the base in 1968.

This photo was posted by Orlando Gallardo Jr. on the Ramey AFB Facebook page with the following caption:

President Johnson with his grandson Patrick Lyndon Nugent having just arrived at Ramey AFB a little after 5:10pm AST, 3 March 1968 for the weekend. He came directly from Georgia after attending the Lockheed C-5A Galaxy Rollout. As Vice President, LBJ visited PR on 2 April 1961 and 25-26 [read more →]