TUSLOG Det. 3-2 1961-1963 by Terry Lee Frock

TUSLOG DET. 3-2, 1961 - 1963

Terry Lee Frock

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Electronic Intercept Operator on Dog Trick

Photos below from Terry Lee Frock taken at Lackland, Keesler, Cannon and Samsun 1961 to 1963.
		At left: Terry Frock at Cannon AFB, 1963. Above, Dog Trick photo from 1962, Samsun.

I was stationed at Samsun during the Cuban Crisis. They put us on alert during this time. We were all called together in the gym for a big meeting, and the officers gave us a classified escape plan to get out of Turkey and get away should the need arise. We were to burn all classified documents, destroy all the equipment in the operations areas.

We didn't know too much what was going on unless we got newspapers from the states or heard it on the radio. I don't think the officers kept very much informed what all was going on between Russia and US. This is also the same time an American Ship came into port and a Russian Navy ship followed them all the way. The picture below (marked with *) shows all the airman looking down onto the harbor, and taking pictures of the whole thing.

We were also put on guard duty, carrying M-2 carbines in the fenced areas around operations. I expected to see the Russians coming up the hill but they never did. They would have had to get through the Turkish Army before they got to the fence. One airman - having put in too many hours working before going on guard duty - went to sleep eather sitting or lying down, and he got caught by an officer. He got into big trouble.

They give us a clip for the M2 carbines with three shells in it, then told us to keep the clips in our pocket. Not in the M2 carbine. Make sense. Maybe they really didn't expect we'd be attacked. These were tense times for all of us airmen stationed there.

Terry Frock Lackland, Keesler, Cannon (Click any picture to enlarge)
Basic Training Lackland AFB 1961	Basic Training Keesler AFB	Keesler	At Keesler AFB Biloxi, MS	Biloxi	At Keesler AFB	At Cannon AFB Clovis, NM	At Cannon AFB

Terry Frock in Samsun
At Samsun AFB Turkey	In Barracks Lounge	Goulon	HQ, 1962	HQ, 1962

Terry's Pictures of Samsun Air Base, 1962
Samsun 1962	Airmen at harbor	Samsun Harbor 1962	Harbor 1962	Airmen walking north	Samsun Mess Hall

Mess Hall

Ready for trip to
mountains

Airmen's Club

Samsun picnic
in forest 1962

Samsun,
looking east

Samsun,
looking north

Det 3-2 Ops
on north side

Det 3-2 site,
south hill

Turkish soldiers
1962

Turkish Soldiers
looking west

Turkish soldiers'
tents

THY flight
to Ankara

Taking off
to Ankara

Scans of Color Slides
Added January, 2012
Click Photos to see restored versions enlarged.

Two airmen relaxing on the grass.	Airmens' Club	Street in Ankara	Entrance, Samsun base	View from Hotel Window in Ankara

Airmen watching baseball game	Baseball field	Airmen watching game	Playing chess in barracks	Chow hall, Samsun base

Chow hall line	Turkish chow hall worker	City park, Ankara	A Samsun street	Fire station, Samsun

Goulon in cage at Samsun base	Gym/Theatre on Samsun base	View of Black Sea from Samsun AS	Left, above and right: 3 Photo panorama of Samsun and Black Sea	Another View of the Black Sea from the Base

Houseboy who worked in our barracks.	Aerial view while flying to Ankara	NCO & Airmens' Club and Chow Hall on base at Samsun	Lake in City Park, Ankara	Wallace Playing Pool, Airmens' Club

Pool player, Airmens' Club	Playing pool, Airmens' Club	Picture of Airman's wife hanging on wall in barracks	Street in Ankara	Terry Frock on bridge in Ankara City Park

Base Headquarters	Our radio station on base	View of Samsun base as we flew in from Ankara	Two airmen with Greek girl in Ankara	Greek girlfriend of airman on the right, in Ankara

Two airmen in Ankara on four day pass	Off duty in barracks	Base view, Black Sea in distance	Samsun Taxi driver

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS WITH CAPTIONS

USO Entertainer.	Snowy day outside barracks looking north.	Snowing outside Airman Dormitory 1.	Christmas Tree in Chow Hall.	Harold Holden drinking coffee at Christmas party.
Christmas Party at Airmens Club.	Providing music at Christmas Party.	Christmas Party, Airmens Club	At Windy Hill Lanes	Coffee Time at the Chow Hall.
Taken at the Chow Hall.	USO Show in Gym.	USO Show in Gym.	Belly dancer leaving floor after performing for the guys. Drunk airman with coat and hat on his head following her.	Belly dancer performing in Airmens Club.
Really nice costume on belly dancer.	USO show in gym.	What is she letting him stuff in her costume??	Turkish belly dancer with pretty lights.	Christmas tree in Airmens Club.
Windy Hill Lanes.	Windy Hill Lanes.

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