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| VA-105: The 1980's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The biggest visual change in the 1980s were: - The loss of beards in the Navy (1984), and - the move from the flamboyant "High Visibility" paint schenes to the tactical "Low Visibility" colors of the grayscale. |
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| Then-Lieutenant Michael Scott "Spike" Speicher (left) in front of 406. Spike was a Gunslinger from 1983-86. He's currently listed as "MISSING/CAPTURED" which is akin to POW. Flying the first mission into Iraq on January 17th, 1991, his VFA-81 Sunliners F/A-18 was shot down. I strongly urge ALL Gunslingers, Vets, and proud Americans to write your congressperson and the President, and voice your desire to bring Spike home. Go to: http://www.freescottspeicher.org for more. |
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| Gunslinger formation over Mount Fuji in 1984, when they were under operational control of Marine Air Group TWELVE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| AQ2 Mike Misantonis on USS FORRESTAL's flight deck in 1986. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mike Misantonis with son on USS INTREPID's flight deck in 2003. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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