James C Wheeler‎ > ‎

U. S. Navy

6 Years Active Duty (USN) as a Cryptologic Technician - Maintenance (CTM) in the Naval Security Group , 8 years in the Naval Reserve (USNR) as a CTM and 26 years with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Fleet Readiness Center (AKA NARF & NAD) at NAS North Island (AKA Naval Base Coronado)
  • Company 608, Recruit Training Command San Diego. I was 17 years old. That's me circled with the stylish glasses. I was the non-swim petty officer - CTMSA - 1969
  • Basic Electricity and Electronics Preparatory (BEEP) School,  NTC San Diego  - CTMSA - 1969 to 70
  • Electronics Technician Class A School, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA - CTM3 - 1970


 
 
  • Naval Security Group Dept.(NSGD) Naval Communications Station (NCS) Adak, Alaska - CTM3 - 1973 to 74 

  • The picture shows the Adak Wullenweber/ FRD-10 High Frequency Direction Finding (HFDF) Antenna Array known as Classic Bullseye. The weather shown is a typical windy overcast fall-winter-spring day.

 
John Standen, Mike Sykes, Vince Orth and I en route to dine at Mitchel Lodge at Lake Andy (towards the end of my 1 year tour the lodge slowly slid down the hill into Lake Andrews, oh well it was good till it lasted)

In the hallway in SEQ - 1974

Coast Guard Lagoon, Adak 


 
 
      • NSGD NCS Finegayan Guam - CTM2 - 1974 to 75
Dave Gregory, myself and Cliff Nivling in Teletype Repair Shop

CTs at NCS Blue Devils football game at Anderson AFB. Guam (photo by CTM1 Tom Dietz)

My 1963 Chevy, Jerry Wright sold me the car for $300 including the custom paintjob with paint furnished by Navy supply. I sold the car to an "O" brancher named Sam for $300. Vince Orth saw it up on cinder blocks in front of the galley before he left.

  • TELCOMMSTA 216 Naval Reserve Center (NRC) Fargo, ND - CTM1 - 1975 to 80

LCDR Schmidt and Telcommsta personnel

Sunday afternoons seemed to drag "on and on" in the Radio Room


 
 
  • NAVSECGRU 119 Navy Radio Receiving Facility (NRRF) Imperial Beach, San Diego - CTM1 - 1984 to 86



  • Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF), Naval Aviation Depot (NAD) and Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) North Island ->> NAVAIR Engineering Support Center (NESO), Navy Primary Standards Laboratory (NPSL)& Integrated Systems Support Center (ISSC)->> GS-855-5 to GS-855-13 - 1981 to 2007