I was stationed here from nov 60 to dec 62. Was an AP. Also worked at and retired from KCF prison.

said gemini_mayor 1 months 12 days ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THESE PICTURES AND POSTING THEM!! We were also stationed at Kincheloe from about '62-'65,when Dad was then sent to Viet-Nam. I started Kindegarten at the elementary school, My Kindegaren teacher was Miss Bowman - I also remember Mrs. Christie - we lived just up the street from the school and I remember the snow plows and the snow, building igloos and sliding from our upstairs bedroom window to the driveway below! We'd stay out playing all day and when we came in our pants would stand up by themselves - they were frozen! My mother loved the housing and shopping in Sault St. Marie and traveling across the bridge to Canada to buy some British Produce. She belonged to the British Wives Club on base and I think if it weren't for that she probably wouldn't have enjoyed living there so much! We also rode our bikes all over that base. Both my brother & I agree that our time there was perhaps some of the happiest of our childhood. My Dad worked in Supply and also "moonlighted" at the cafeteria. What did happen to the housing?

said AFBrat58 3 months 11 days ago

My dad was stationed here in the mid(I think) 60's. We actually drove through last summer on vacation and he pointed out where things used to be. I am trying to make a scrapbook for him, but he doesn't have a lot of pictures.

said aloha35 5 months 18 days ago

Thanks for these pictures of Kincheloe. I was there from Dec. 67 to Oct. 71. I hated it at first but ended up having a great time and my memories are all good. Wish that I had taken pictures but I guess it just never crossed my mind. The base pictures looked the same later when I was there. Great times.

said 3rdbase47 10 months 13 days ago

Sorry one more request, could any of you out there post as many pictures as you can dig up of the base and the Soo. I would truly appreciate it Ed Coppinger

said Dooedd 2008.11.26 at 11:46:48 PST

Wow what great memories. Thanks for these pictures. Spent 4 years at Kincheloe. years 1966-1970.The winters were brutal and I couldnt wait to get out of there but it still holds a strong place in my heart. My son was born at the base hospital. Served both as ADC and Sac. Pol refueler got to see the planes up close and those great pilots. Planning a trip this year for the first time since 1970. Cant wait. Ed Coppinger erc888@ptd.net

said Dooedd 2008.11.26 at 11:44:25 PST

Thanks soooo much for posting these photos! They bring back so many memories of Kincheloe. Another Air Force brat who lived in base housing 1960-1961. Now a retired Lt Col USAFR. Hoping to also one day return and take a tour of Kincheloe.

said osanfac 2008.03.01 at 18:48:22 PST

Another AF Brat. So many of the places we grew up don't exist anymore. Seeing those pictures (my parents pictures have all gone missing) gave me a wierd little feeling of connection...I was there in 1965 at age 5. Wierd, now I work at a prison and have always felt kinda homey in the drab colors of the institution!!! Thank you so very much for posting the pics.

said homicidalnurse 2008.01.19 at 16:27:35 PST

Great photos. I remember some of you guys. I was a missile mechanic in the 37th ADMS. A lot of the things that happened are fading out, but after seeing the photos...things started coming back into my mind from those days. Thanks! John Frye 37th ADMS 1962-1965

said fryejo 2007.09.06 at 20:57:16 PDT

Thanks for the Kincheloe photos. Your photo, "Winter at Kincehleo" shows the barracks I lived in. You might have been living there at the same time I was! I was stationed there from January '60 to April '61. The room on the 2nd floor on the corner was my home during that period. Seems that you were an AP. The AP's lived in the other end of the barracks from me. The end your photo shows faced the streed where the Gym, the Comm Center, and the steam plant were. What a surprise to see this after all these years.

said Tomkafb 2007.09.03 at 15:53:53 PDT

I was also an AF Brat and lived at Kincheloe from 68-70. What was the name of the elementary school. My 3rd grade teacher was Mrs. Lemon and my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Hall. Remember the woods all around the school and there was rumors there was a killer out there. Love to her from drkphd...I probably know you. I loved Kincheloe, Sault St. Marie, Fort Mackinaw, Tacquenam Falls...very beautiful country. And you mentioned Dukes Lake!! what fun.

said pskinne 2007.06.25 at 09:50:31 PDT

To drkphd: I used to ride a bicycle through the housing area when I was stationed at KAFB in 1966 to 1968. Since I did not drive nor had a desire to do so, biking was my way of enjoying the scenery and meeting people. Perhaps I met you. I remember several folks I met while biking. I wish I had a chance to visit the base but I fear those days of long distance travel are over. At least for now.

said afgnu 2007.06.03 at 17:13:31 PDT

I was a AF Brat who lived at Kincheloe from '66 to '69. I just this Fall returned to visit the old haunts. As the latter photos in this collection show, it ain't nothin' like it was when the AF was there. The locals are happy to show old military the things they've done to old military housing. The onetime skislope at Duke's Lake has returned to nature. I wish I had known about the military museum, though. That would've been fun to visit.

said drkphd 2006.12.05 at 05:56:24 PST

You got some great pictures of Kincheloe, I was there from 56 to July 60. Worked on the F-102's. My wife is from the Soo..

said jfowen16 2004.07.01 at 04:32:34 PDT