Ramey Air Force Base Historical Association

Casino Baby

Ricardo Busquets — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:19:22 +0000

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 →]

Interesting Places To Visit In Albuquerque

Lori Mischke — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:51:57 +0000

Albuquerque Reunion Coordinator, Cathy Talkington has put together the following fun facts….All of the following places are on the reunion agenda. Have you registered for the reunion? If not, it’s not too late, but time is running out. The reunion is scheduled for April 17 – 21st, 2012. To view the reunion schedule and download a registration form, please click here

“Fun Places To [read more →]

Vicki Bandy Goes Home Again

Ricardo Busquets — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:58 +0000

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 →]

LONG SOUGHT IMAGE JUST WALKS INTO THE MUSEUM

Ricardo Busquets — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:43:49 +0000

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 →]

Saving the C-121 Constellation

Kevin Scrivo — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:33:38 +0000

After reading Ken Coombs comments on the C-121 in the recent “View”, I could not agree more! I can’t afford a big sum, but I will put up the first $100. My first plane trip was on a Constellation. I heard my parents talk about me and Mom coming home from Ramey on a “Super Connie” since I was knee high. That C-121 truly represents the best times at Ramey for many, many people. Some may say that a better [read more →]