Attack Squadron 85; Official Nickname: Black Falcons, 1958–1994. A-6 squadron / NAS Oceana

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  • Recognized you also. Wheren't you a plane captain? I was thinking this was the 72 cruise but it was the 71 cruise ? Recently found Steve Gullion over in Indiana and Ray Kohl in Pa. and also Slats ( Richard Slatniske ) over in Pa. also.John Drees (still a good friend of mine) lives here in the Cincinnati area. Any other of the guys from the 71 cruise you have kept up with ? I hope we can get this reunion together.
  • Brock:
    Front row guy in the middle is me
  • last guy is sam wheatley
  • Some familiar faces in the picture from the 72-73 Forrestal cruise I was on.Left row from left 2nd person is Krienke, than AMH-1 Wallace, and I think AE-3 Steve Gullion. Right row is VonFelt, AMH-2 Scott (Scotty) and the last guy's face is so familiar looking but I can't put a name to it ! I slept top rack and Scotty was directly below me on that cruise. Funny guy but boy did that SOB stink !!!
  • We'll try again

  • Not sure if anybody remembers me, but I was with VA-85 from October 74-75. Did my first cruise on the USS Forrestal and flew off at the end of the cruise to go to A-school. Later joined VA-34 for the balance of my enlistment.

    I worked in the airframes shop under Willie on the night shift. Don't remember his full name.
  • Hello black falcon members I remember all the people on this site that I served with from 79 to 81 hope time has treated all of you well heres a shout out to the line crew wish I had never went to shore duty missed being there with line crew no pink bellys and stencils in texas bunch of wimps hey Chuck thanks for the info Talk to you all later Dale george
  • I have a few pictures to upload. A couple of Ralph Porchelli, Stan Larson in Ordinance, Newcomb in Ordinance, and a few I don't remember who they are. When I figure out my scanner, I'll put them on this page
  • It's amazing to me that a 1sts were immediately blessed with all the leadership skills the day they sew the stripes on. Some actually had the skills, but many others came up woefully short. Maybe times have changed since the '60s. I remember having a propellerhead for a Chief somewhere in there. What was a propeller Chief doing in a jet engine shop, on a carrier pulling duty in the Gulf of Tonkin?
  • Lamm was my first powerplants chief on Forrestal in '71. Kind of a goofball from what I remember but I was a young pup at that time so any chief was nuts I guess. The lifer 1st's and 2nd's in the shop were the good guys .
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2017 VA85 Reunion

Time flies but unfortunately A-6's no longer do.  Nevertheless, keep the camaraderie going!  For those who are wanting or plan to attend the next reunion, it will take place October 5th thru 8th in Charleston, SC.  To get updates regarding the reunion, you need to be added to the reunion roster.  Send an email indicating your interest to:  va85reunion@gmail.comWe had a great time during our last reunion in 2014.  Lets keep it going.  Hope to see everyone there.Any suggestions?

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Locating an old shipmate.

Does anyone recall a tall AT in the early 80's? His name was Steve, but I can't recall his last name.Also, I'm trying to locate an AE, Joey Martinez, if anyone knows how to contact him. He was in VA85 in the late 70's- early 80's.Any help would be much appreciated.

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