Lieutenant Colonel Oestricher commanded VMF(AW)-112, the Marine Corps’ largest reserve squadron. At the time, the squadron was flying the Chance Vought F8U Crusader. Colonel Oestricher retired from the Marine Corps in 1973. Phil Oestricher was a design safety engineer on the General Dynamics...
Once I was done with my training, I was assigned to a fire squadron and began joining specific firefighting missions. My first fire alarm happened on my third or fourth day with the team. It went off in the middle of the night, when everyone was still sleeping. However...