- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Brian E. Stone
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Tony (Anthony Stephen), 1944-
Stone, Brian E., 1969- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 2016-03-25
- Subject:
- Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001---Personal narratives, American
Radar
Operation Noble Eagle, 2001-
P-3 AEW (Control aircraft)
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
Persian Gulf War, 1991
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
United States. Air Force. Air Control Wing, 552nd
United States. Air Force. Airborne Air Control Squadron, 965th
Virginia Military Institute
University of Georgia
United States. Reserve Officers Training Corps - People:
- Plunk, Terry Lawrence, 1966-1991
- Location:
- Iraq, 33.0, 44.0
Korea, 37.663998, 127.978458
Qatar, 25.5, 51.25
Qatar, Al Udeid Air Base, 25.11674805, 51.3223271434197
Saudi Arabia, 23.885942, 45.079162
United States, Alaska, Anchorage Municipality, Elmendorf Air Force Base, 61.25703, -149.63139
United States, Florida, Bay County, Tyndall Air Force Base, 30.08535, -85.60731
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
United States, Georgia, Houston County, Robins Air Force Base, 32.60911, -83.58444
United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Tinker Air Force Base, 35.4117548, -97.3907973906368
United States, Virginia, York County, Langley Air Force Base, 37.09801, -76.4206 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Brian Stone recalls his career in the United States Air Force before and after the 9/11 attacks. His father was a career Army man and he remembers growing up at bases all over the United States. He attended Virginia Military Institute and recalls the death of a classmate in the immediate aftermath of Desert Storm. His first duties were serving as protocol officer at air bases in Alaska and Virginia. He describes attending Air Force survival school and recalls his first overseas duty as an air battle manager in Iraq, enforcing the no-fly zones there. He explains his duties and flying schedule in Iraq and remembers several experiences with Iraqi pilots who deliberately tested the no-fly zones. He describes his activities on the day of the 9/11 attacks in great detail. He was assigned to an AWACS aircraft squadron at the time and after the attacks his unit flew round-the-clock surveillance missions over the Rocky Mountain region. He recalls how surreal it was to be in the air with no commercial airliners allowed to fly. He describes how his unit located private pilots who were still flying because they were unaware of the attacks and directed them to return to their airfields. He recalls later assignments in Korea and in Qatar and explains how radar worked on the AWACS and JSTARS aircraft in which he flew. He describes his post-military career and activities and expresses his feelings about his service.
Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS); E-3 (aircraft); Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS); survival school; Air Battle Manager; Command and Control Officer; Desert Storm; Prince Sultan Air Base (Saudi Arabia); NORAD; Operation Southern Watch; NATO Clause; "Mother Tinker"; rules of engagement; Security Control of Air Traffic and Navigation (SCATANA); raw radar; transponders; "the canoe"; ground tracking radar; Main Supply Route Tampa; improvised explosive device (IED); "sheriff's stations"; convoy; medevac; Humvees; radar return time; third country nationals (TCN); 4-H; Global War on Terror;
Brian Stone served in the United States Air Force before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/810
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 1:19:14
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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