The control tower and OPS building as it appeared in 1970 and below that, as it appeared in 2003. The tower was demolished in 2005 to make way for a new passenger terminal building for what's now known as Brunswick Golden Isles Airport.
(2003 photo: Christopher Ness)
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I was a T-33 plane captain and later transit crew leader March 1969 to Nov. 1970. I lived on Jekyll with my new bride( still married) and worked part time at the Phillips 66 gas station on the Island. Best memories was flying backseat in the Shooting Star. Great duty.
Was a dependent on that base '60 to '71. It's were I learned what Toyland was and went to Altama elementary school which the Navy built and insisted be integrated : ). Lived on St. Simons a couple years in the middle of that period. Was a good place and time to be a kid.
I attended the Air traffic Control "A" School Jan - Apr 1973
I attended ATC-A school there mid March 65 to 2 July 65 as a Marine. Classes were held in the old WWI blimp hangers. Marines had one barracks at the end of the company road by the athletic field. I understand the building became the office for the FBI offices when the historic Navy base became FLECO...Federal law Enforcement Command
I attended Air Traffic Control A School there in December 1971 to March 1972. Headed overseas to NAS Agana Guam./ 1972 to 1974. The food at Glynco was terrific and the base was great. We played a lot of football between the barracks. GO Navy Beat Army.....
worked in the AT shop of the jet line. T39s and T33s. 1968-1970. Chief Bob Owens one of my favorite "lifers". great friends Manny Mossberger, Al Trahan, Charley Feldman, Steve Kopp, Dave "Pops" Drager, Jerry Kidd.(all Tweets) Pete, Lick, and Bobby Horton Jet Mechs. Ken Raybon a party animal AQ. Lived on St Simons beach house with the tweets mentioned above. If the Navy had let me stay there I would have made a career of it. Miss those days and all those guys that helped make it great. Played on the base football, softball and basketball teams.
Butch "Van" Vandiver AT3
I was an instructor in ATC 'A' and GCA 'C' school there 1971-1972. Nickname "Polly".
I came off of CVS 13, the USS Randolph, while it was in decommission in Boston in 1969, and attended Air Traffic Control 'A' School at NAS Glynco from February to April 1969. Then I was transferred to NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach, where I was a tower controller and later shift supervisor until June, 1972.
I arrived at NAS Glynco in October 1966 for AC "A" school right out of boot camp in Bainbridge, MD. The first thing that hit me was the smell of the pulp mills, boy, that was one smell you could never forget! Getting used to living in the "WAVE Cage" was another adjustment along with going to classes in those dark & damp blimp hangers. How many times, walking to the chow hall, did we all look up to the sky to review cloud formations or recite dead reckoning drills, or how about when we had to stand full inspections on that hot tarmac under that Georgia sun.
Stationed at NAS Glynco in fall of 1957 for a few months awaiting a billet in an Navy Aviation "A" School. Worked in the "X" Division and spent 3 months walking the base roads with a trash bag and stick picking up junk while watching the launch and recovery of ZPT-2 blimps. Learned to love the Georgia pines.
I arrived in Jan 1959 from airman school at Norman Oklahoma to attend ACW school. Training also included flight classes in the WV2 super Connie’s. I spent my whole enlistment flying in Willie Victors. Left Glynco late April 1959 for VW 11 Argentina Newfoundland, and then onto VW15,13, and AEWTULANT all at Pax River, MD.
Luke Flannery, ACW 2
I came to the CIC school at NAS Glynco in April 1956 along with 12 others directly for AE"A" school in Jacksonville as a AEAN. We stayed in wooden barracks, with no AC. I left there in May 1961 as an AE1.The planes were maintained under the blimps, then towed back to the flight line. The 65 aircarft were F2H-2, F2H-2P, F3D, AD5N, A4, Lockhed Constallations, and F3H. Most left Glynco straight to the grave yard. The gym becacme the Exchange, and the when the new Chow Hall was built, the old chow hall became the EM club. While standing your watch on the Flight Line at night we wore.45 pistols to protect our selves from the bob cats. When the new hanger was built, next to the tower, we no longer used under the blimps to maintain the aircraft.
Charlie Maher, AEC(AC) Retired
Glynco about late summer, 69---to April of 70 I was an ET going to GCA RADAR C maintenance schools. AN/CPN-4 and AN/FPN-36 "QUAD" RADAR. Had an excellent chow hall, one of the few bright spots of the day. Did not care for the humid weather. Hated the smell of "the plant" although I grew up in N Idaho, and if you ever went through Lewiston, ID you got a big BID doze of their pulp mill. In 70 went to NAS Miramar which would end up being 4 years, there.
Terry I was stationed at Glynco 1970 to 73 I worked at the 66 station with you, for Paul Sutton do you remember me? If you can call me 570 3570116 it would be good to catch up.
I was there when you served. I also remember working on Banchee's under the Blimps. It was a great relief to move
to the new hanger. I worked night check for most of my 36 months there. I think I remember you, you were from
Louisiana and
After Flight School I was a student there Nov '69. Then went to Quonset Point, RI as one of the RATTC Officers.
I arrived at NAS Glynco in May of 1968 as an air traffic control student. After graduation, was assigned to the USS Enterprise. At Glynco I remember most the blimp hangars where I had a few roving watches in the middle of the night. Had to turn the key on time locks to insure I was making my rounds. Walking through those dark, creaking giant wooden structures was spooky for a 19-year-old kid. 2 years later, I returned for radar control school. By then I was a petty officer and no longer had to stand watch. I did not like the pulp mill, but I did enjoy my days off when I would explore Jekyll and St. Simon's Islands.
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