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Below find a few pictures of the First Annual Ammo Chiefs Association Reunion! 
Ammo Chiefs Association
July 22, 2002
Gentlemen:
Some of you may know that we have an established worldwide Ammo Chiefs Association (ACA), headquartered in the Ft Walton Beach, Florida area. We had our first reunion in October 2001 and it turned out super great. We are now in the midst of final planning for the second reunion, here in the same location for October 2002 (and in conjunction with the AFMC Munitions Conference.
We already have about 70 Chiefs in our association. If you are not currently a member, we would like for you to join us. We have some very nice goals and lots of great visions for the future. You can read and learn all about us on our web site at : http://ammo_chief.tripod.com/
We are now organizing ACA Chapters around the USA/World in areas where there is a congregation of Ammo Chiefs and need your help. We are calling on you to start or participate in your own local ACA Chapter. Operating rules for each chapter would be minimal with the primary emphasis of carrying out the charter of the ACA, that is, to encourage camaraderie among Ammo Chiefs and to advance the ammo community. If you are interested, please get in touch with Bill Poe, Rich McVey, Mark Madamba, or any ACA Officer. You can find us in our web site. Let us hear from you.
IYAAYAS.
Ammo Chiefs Association
P.O. Box 266, Mary Esther, Florida 32569;http://ammo_chief.tripod.com/
AMMO BOWL 2002
Well, I do apologize for waiting so long in getting this article to you but I wanted to make sure everyone was out of intensive care and on their way to recovery. I had to send the pics back as they did not send a floppy. If they screw it up again I will just scan them and send one at a time.
Those attending the 16th Southeastern Ammo Bowl at Niceville FL, in July were provided a special treat as a group from the Ammo Chiefs Association took on a highly talented squad of hand picked athletes from the teams participating in this year's event.
After "Big John" Greer explained the rules to everyone the chief's team was first to bat and had the crowd howling with timely hitting and awesome base running as they quickly scored 2 runs on singles by, Darrell "the Beast master" Beasley, Bill "Happy Meal" Poe and "Mad Mark" Madamba. Tom 'Truck driver" Wright and Dave "OZ" Osborn ripped hard seeing eye base hits through the infield and the score jumped to 3-0. Larry "The Coach" DiAmco dazzled the fans with his attire and timely hitting. Tom "The Crooner" Zima dribbled a shot down the third base line which managed to stay fair by inches. This was followed by a hard single up the middle by Dave "Capt Ammo" Ward and a long sacrifice fly to left field by Don " Rubber Ralph" Hamilton. It was obvious that the younger team was not prepared for the vicious onslaught of precise base hitting and blinding speed on the base paths.
Chiefs showing their best side.
  Matt "K-9" Kaleikini smashed a hard liner to the short stop to record the first out of the inning. Jesse "The Merry Mex" Alcala followed with a base hit to right field which plated another run to bring the score to 4-0. Guest player Dave "Big foot" Porter scorched the first pitch he saw over the right field fence to make the score 6-0.
The all star team could only manage 4 runs as brilliant defensive plays and exceptional teamwork by the Chief's team shut down a powerful offense.
When the dust settled the all stars had put up a valiant effort but came up short as the Chiefs came out on top 6-4. Coach DiAmco said, "Ammo came out a winner here today and it was fun to let the young folks know the muture Ammo crowd still has what it takes."
He wanted to thank all who helped make this a fun event especially the all stars who were gracious in defeat.
It was great to see all the Ammo chiefs here was the resounding comment heard throughout the day as 13 teams competed for the first place trohpy and the bragging rights as Southeastern Ammo Bowl Champions.
 After two days of hard fought competition the Eglin Air Armament Center team came out of the losers bracket to beat Tyndall for the championship.
Tournament Director Chief Beasley said from the eight dead soldiers at ammo call on Friday night until the final game at 0130 Monday morning AMMO put on quite a show. We were pleased to have 13 teams at this year's tournament with AAC finishing first, Tyndall second and Shaw taking third. We are already looking forward to next year's event.
IYAAYAS
The Pledge of Allegiance, by Red Skelton....... Thanks to Joe Wata/Bill Poe |
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AMMO CHIEFS ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 266
MARY ESTHER, FL 32568
Well, honorable chiefs it happened. The first of what hopefully will be many reunions of Ammo Chiefs has happened. Among the first orders of business Ammo Chiefs Association Officers were elected by voice vote:
Mark Madamba President
Tom Zima Vice President
John Greer Secretary
Dave Osborn Treasurer
Don Hamilton Chief At Arms
Bill Poe Orator
Joe Dominguez Director At Large
Rich McVey Director At Large
James Shelingoski Director At Large
We would also like to report Association Membership:
RA = Regular Active RL = Regular Life AA = Associate
Ballard, Larry RA-040
Beasley, Darrell RA-043
Boyd, Mike RA-024
Brown, Bob RA-032
Butler, Dave AA-005
Campbell, Billie RA-013
Cecere, John RA-033
Cooper, Dave RA-028
Cox, Tom RA-044
Curran, Mike RA-045
Larry DiAmco RA-012
Dominguez, Joe RA-008
Fick, Bill RL-034
Foster, Steve RA-014
Gagnon, Roger R-A
Gossett, Mark RL-026
Greer, John RA-006
Hamilton, Don RA-005
Hannon, Bill RA-019
Harding, George RA-025
Heinlein, George RA-015
Hess, Red RA-018
Ingram, Larry R-A
Lawhern, Tolly RA-046
Long, Johnny RA-031
Long, Paul RA-021
Madamba, Mark RA-001
Matthews, John RA-029
Mayo, Don AA-004
McCary, Walt AA-002
McVey, Rich RA-007
Mercer, Al RA-030
Mullaney, Kevin RA-048
Nolle, John RA-016
Norton, Chuck RL-011
Ohern, Fred RA-023
Osborn, Dave RA-003
Parker, Gary RA-047
Patullo, Brad AA-003
Plante, Richard RA-022
Poe, Bill RL-004
Rhodes, Dusty RA-027
Roylance, Mike RL-010
Seaman, Jack RL-041
Stubbe, Ben RA-036
Ward, Dave AA-001
Wata, Joe RA-039
Waterman, Frank RA-038
Weidner, Chuck RA-017
Whitlock, Jerry RA-037
Wills, Chuck RA-042
Wright, Thomas RA-049
Zima, Tom RA-002
More information will be coming shortly.
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Ammo Guam Bomb experts provide support to Marines in Guam
by Master Sgt. Val Gempis
Air Force Print News
07/24/01 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Air Force munitions experts are playing an important role to help the Marine Corps drop bombs during Exercise Koa Thunder here.
The airmen from the 36th Maintenance Squadron's munitions flight here are working hand-in-hand with the Marines building, assembling, and maintaining munitions to ensure that their fleet of F/A-18 Hornet aircraft are right on target.
"This has been a great experience for both of us," said Master Sgt. Chris Dresel, 36th MXS munitions flight chief. The airmen are getting exposure to the Marines operations, organization, and also their different weapons systems. At the same time, the Marines are getting a first-hand look at how the Air Force does things.
Although the Marine Corps terminology, assembling techniques and support equipment are different, both forces are working well together.
"I've learned a lot from them," said Staff Sgt. Michah Stevens, a munitions systems specialist.
Some of the tools the Marines have is useful for the 36th MXS, he said.
"They have this retaining ring tool that's very useful for holding a fuse in place," Stevens said. "We could use that when we work on GBU-12 bombs."
The 36th MXS munitions flight, which has the largest air-to-ground munitions stockpile in the Pacific Air Forces, has been home to the Marines for about a month. Both forces have the mission to provide live and training bombs for exercise scenarios. The group builds bombs like the GBU-12, and Mark 82 and 85. They also work on countermeasure devices like chaff and flares.
The 5,500-acre facility offers plenty of space for the Marines to operate. But aside from providing office space, the airmen assist the Marines in many other ways.
"They've really helped us a lot," said Sgt. David Jensen from the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
The Marines, who did not have transportation when they first arrived in Guam, needed help to move 13 truckloads of ordnance. When the trucks arrived, the airmen were already waiting for them at the gate.
"They were driving forklifts and carrying box loads of heavy equipment inside the igloos," Jansen said. "They were outstanding."
The 36th Munitions Flight also works with the Navy, Army, special forces and Japanese military
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