HVPR Members Who Served

MAJ Richard C. Tarr (USA, Ret.)

1964-66 – Fort Sill, OK (Field Artillery Officer)

1966-67 – 173d Airborne Brigade, Vietnam (Helicopter Pilot)

1967-68 – Fort Rucker, AL (Instrument Flight Instructor)

1969-70 – Aviation Test Board (Test Pilot)

1971-72 – 101st Airborne Div, Vietnam (Company Cdr, Bn S1)

1972-73 – Many career related schools

1975-79 – Avn Eng Flight Test Activity, Edwards AFB, CA (Experimental Test Pilot, YAH-1S Cobra & YAH-64A Apache, & numerous other R/W & F/W aircraft)

1979-80 – CO, 352d Aviation Co, 193d Infantry Brigade, Panama

1981-82 – XO, HQ Command, 193d Infantry Brigade, Panama

1982-1985 – Avn Tech Lab (now AATD), Fort Eustis, VA (Eng. Test Pilot)
 Lt. Col. Alfred (Al) C. Crane, Jr. USAF (Ret)
1957-1961  Teterboro NJ Squadron Civil Air Patrol (Land Rescue Unit)
1961-1965 The Citadel Charleston SC (BS Physics, USAF ROTC)
1965-1966 Air Force Rocket Propulsion Lab Edwards AFB CA (Physicist)
1966-1967 Tan Son Nut & Phu Cat ABs Vietnam (Photo Intel & Security Officer)
1967-1971 AF Special Projects Production Facility, Westover AFB MA ( National Photo Satellite & U2 Production QC Chief )
1971-1976 The Air Staff The Pentagon, Wash DC (Staff Photo Intel Officer)
1976-1979 HQ US Air Forces Europe Ramstein AB, Germany (Intel Systems Branch Chief)
1979-1982 Rome Air Development Center, Griffiss AFB, NY (Program Manager)
1983-1984 6th Tactical Intelligence Group, Osan AB, Korea (Chief Recon Systems Collection Management)
1984-1987 HQ Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, VA (Chief Intel Systems Division)

COL Ivan “Rex” Frey (USAF, Ret)

1943 – AAFCTD                 1944 – AFFS Pilot Training

1950 – Weather Officer Course      1962 – Ground Maint Mgt Course

1968 – Air War College, COIN Indoc Crse, Adv Flight Trng C-7A,

Survival Trng Crse, & PACAF Jungle Survival School

Rex served at numerous duty stations throughout his career in several important positions.  He served over 9 years in foreign duty assignments, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.  He retired from Langley AFB in 1973.