From what little I can find from a Google search, it appears that it is.
I was a Charter Member of the Club, way back in 1982. At the time, I was an AF Major at Cannon AFB and was the Detachment Commander of the Cannon weather unit.
I got a letter inviting me to join the newly formed Muleshoe club and my wife and I attended a kick-off event at a Muleshoe Ag's farm.
In 1983, I volunteered to be the Club's Muster Chairman and set up the event for the Cannon AFB Officer's Club. The Base Commander was an Ag, Col Warde Boyce. (Note: The Base Commander is NOT the ranking officer on most AF bases - the Wing Commander is. More on that later.)
We had a GREAT time and the Muster was very well attended. I'm thinking it was 75-100 folks in attendance, but my memory could be faulty at my advance age.
I also recall that it was on a Friday night - which back in the day was always the biggest night at the O Club on a TAC base - with the Wing Commander holding court at the bar.
The Ags were in the ballroom, which was right next to the bar, so we got a lot of notice from the fighter jocks and hangers on that were in the bar - including the Wing CC.
After several trips to the bar to buy drinks for various and sundry Ags, the Wing CC came up to me and gave me one hell of a good-natured razzing. He was an Arkansas grad, so was well aware of the Ags and our traditions.
The following Monday, he gave me ANOTHER razzing in front of the Wing Staff right after I gave the daily wx briefing at Standup.
There were several Ags in the club who had kids at A&M or in High School who were interested in the AF. I remember giving tours of Cannon AFB to several of them.
And can't remember names from that far back, but a couple of folks I became friends with were dry-land cotton farmers from the Earth, TX area.
They were quite interested in the fact that I was in the weather business - hailstorms had a MAJOR impact on their cotton crops.
Lots of fond memories of my association with the Muleshoe Ags from 1982-84.
Edit: Forgot to add that Cannon AFB is in Clovis, NM, just up the road from Muleshoe. (Of course, ya'll know what "just up the road" means in West Texas.)
[This message has been edited by NormanAg (edited 3/9/2011 10:00p).]
I was a Charter Member of the Club, way back in 1982. At the time, I was an AF Major at Cannon AFB and was the Detachment Commander of the Cannon weather unit.
I got a letter inviting me to join the newly formed Muleshoe club and my wife and I attended a kick-off event at a Muleshoe Ag's farm.
In 1983, I volunteered to be the Club's Muster Chairman and set up the event for the Cannon AFB Officer's Club. The Base Commander was an Ag, Col Warde Boyce. (Note: The Base Commander is NOT the ranking officer on most AF bases - the Wing Commander is. More on that later.)
We had a GREAT time and the Muster was very well attended. I'm thinking it was 75-100 folks in attendance, but my memory could be faulty at my advance age.
I also recall that it was on a Friday night - which back in the day was always the biggest night at the O Club on a TAC base - with the Wing Commander holding court at the bar.
The Ags were in the ballroom, which was right next to the bar, so we got a lot of notice from the fighter jocks and hangers on that were in the bar - including the Wing CC.
After several trips to the bar to buy drinks for various and sundry Ags, the Wing CC came up to me and gave me one hell of a good-natured razzing. He was an Arkansas grad, so was well aware of the Ags and our traditions.
The following Monday, he gave me ANOTHER razzing in front of the Wing Staff right after I gave the daily wx briefing at Standup.
There were several Ags in the club who had kids at A&M or in High School who were interested in the AF. I remember giving tours of Cannon AFB to several of them.
And can't remember names from that far back, but a couple of folks I became friends with were dry-land cotton farmers from the Earth, TX area.
They were quite interested in the fact that I was in the weather business - hailstorms had a MAJOR impact on their cotton crops.
Lots of fond memories of my association with the Muleshoe Ags from 1982-84.
Edit: Forgot to add that Cannon AFB is in Clovis, NM, just up the road from Muleshoe. (Of course, ya'll know what "just up the road" means in West Texas.)
[This message has been edited by NormanAg (edited 3/9/2011 10:00p).]
