San Diego AFSS (SAN), California, December 8, 1987
San Diego AFSS dedication day, ribbon cutting ceremony. From left to right, ATCS William Westin (NAATS FacRep), Jacqueline Smith (FAA Western Pacific Region Air Traffic Division Manager), Arlene Feldman (FAA Regional Administrator), Erwin Stanicek (San Diego AFSS Manager)
San Diego AFSS (SAN), California, December 8, 1987
San Diego AFSS building on dedication day
San Diego AFSS (SAN), California, December 8, 1987
San Diego AFSS open house on the day the AFSS was dedicated. ATCS Joel Gregg at the Inflight position. Joel was know as the “mid-man.”
San Diego AFSS (SAN), California, December 8, 1987
San Diego AFSS open house on the day the AFSS was dedicated. SATCS John Carroll at the supervisor’s position
San Diego AFSS (SAN), California, December 8, 1987
San Diego AFSS open house on the day the AFSS was dedicated.
Right to left, ATCS Hawk Durham (NOTAM position), Claude Cole (Flight Data position, and Ben La Torre (Preflight one position)
Submitted by Terry Lankford
Oakland AIFSS (OAK), California, 2000
Oakland Automated International Flight Service, Inflight position
Ontario FSS (ONT), California. March 4, 1985
Rancho Murieta AFSS (RIU), California, 2003
The facility was decommissioned July 9, 2007.
Red Bluff FSS (RBL), California, 1969
During a test a real emergency occurred when another twin-engine aircraft had trouble communicating in adverse weather. Red Bluff FSS personal, temporarily sidetracked from the test to bring the real emergency under control and the plane in safely. From left to right, Bob Aumcrots, Mel Jenkins, Dean Shipley, Watch Supervisor, and Ed Johnson, Chief.
San Diego AFSS (SAN), California 1987
Dedication day of the new AFSS building occurred on December 8, 1987