a small base 30 minute drive east of Kinetra Morocco. A security group activity triangulating on radio transmissions in the Mediterranean
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  • dennis carpenter March 22, 2018 at 10:19am

    was there 1959 to 1961.  worked out in the antenna field tuning receivers.

  • Roy W. Andrews August 6, 2015 at 9:38am
    Just read the whole comment from old navy. Yup do remember that GDF day. Forgot about that till read the whole piece.
  • Harry L Kirby August 6, 2015 at 9:15am

    Served at Sidi from 2/69 to 6/70.  Was in Charlie Section CTO.

    Charlie Section and others who served with people at a second duty station have been having a reunion every two years since 2004. Also, CTs think about joining NVCA--just google it.

  • KENNETH R PTASNICK May 2, 2015 at 9:28am

    Served at Sidi fm 4/70 to 4/71 Communications Technician "O" brancher. Loved the country..good times especially downtown at the "REX"...Would like to hear fm the old gang..Davis, Murphy, Diller, Peine, Claybrook and others....

  • john william vincent April 30, 2015 at 3:27pm

    I was there from 1966 to 1967. I was a CTR just out of school at Corry Field, Pensocola, Fla. We had some great times at the Fleet Club. My good friend Chester Dore' and I traveled all over Europe when we left there. He went to Rota and I went to Bremerhaven, Germany.

  • Jim Standrich March 23, 2015 at 11:14am

    While I was not actually stationed there, I was sent there TAD twice.  Interesting culture back then (1966-1967)

  • Stanley Neely November 28, 2014 at 8:53pm

    I served there from 7/76 to 7/77... I was at that time a RM1 but was assigned to base security for 9 months then worked in Tech Control.  Loved Morocco and spent my off time touring the country in a Land Rover.

  • Roy W. Andrews November 14, 2014 at 4:59pm
    Hi. Was at Sidi from 5/62 to 11/63. Did go to the Med for 7 months. Did not mind being there at all. Just before I left I was coming back from the club and there was a guy from my hometown sitting on a bunk, what a surprise.
  • Gary G Glass May 26, 2014 at 7:14am

    My year in Sidi was a hard lonely time. I had only been married for three months before I arrived and my wife and forthcoming child were back in New Orleans. Although I met many good shipmates while there and saw some really nice places, my loneliness almost consumed me. I was in charge of a group of Radiomen that were sent to Rota, Spain, TAD for about 8 weeks and it was a very good break from Sidi.

  • Michael E Horner September 27, 2013 at 12:59am
    Spent winter of 70-July 72 in the basement living in Medyah in a villa with Pete Raymond and others. Spent three weeks trying to ski in France, but car accident sent us to Paris. Loved the Moroccan people and culture. Got to do a lot of traveling and worked with some great people. Was RM2 in Comm Center in the basement working frequencies and teletypes.....Remember two attempted coup on the King (where the Moroccan's parked a tank at our gate -- driving through road blocks). Night life didn't suck either -- good time/no regrets.
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How well I remember.Served therein 7/62 to 7/64.Security Ops in middle east, among other Ops.Remember visiting medinas in the following cities:RabatSale (outside Rabat)CasablancaTangierKenitra of course (formerly Port Lyautey)Also, visited the following cities:Moulay IdirisVolubolusI was assigned to the Legal Office on Sidi Yahia, where I learnedto speak a little Maroc (enough to get by during the Ops).In the Comm bldg, 2nd floor (outside the CT/RM room and acrossthe hall).Worked with the CTs…

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