United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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Sep 25, 2026
Philip BarryGUEST
So there was nobody to fill my boss's role.
Philip BarryGUEST
So the GS-15, one of the GS-15s in the building, who was a retired command chief out of USAFE, basically told me I was filling the spot.
Philip BarryGUEST
And I was a fresh tech sergeant, just promoted.
Philip BarryGUEST
And like it's still to this day, I have that EPB that says fill GS14 role, which is crazy because a guy who supply guy, right? And, you know, the thing you always hear is you're not just an airman.
28 MINS LATER
IanHOST
You went from material management.
IanHOST
You went from filling a GS-14 role or being embedded in maintenance units to filling a GS-14 role.
IanHOST
You've gone from USAFE to PACAF and deployments and everything in between.
IanHOST
You applied for Tesseract, got told no the first time.
Tim MillerGUEST
So it took a while, but I was able to bring a lot that I learned from how the Aussies did it.
Tim MillerGUEST
I think they were a little bit forward-thinking than even the USAFE was, to be honest.
RepeteHOST
Mm.
Tim MillerGUEST
Maybe they got that from the RAF, right? They got a lot of connection to the RAF as well.
Tim MillerGUEST
But now they use it-
KemoHOST
That's awesome
Tim MillerGUEST
... which is cool, you know? And it's, it's, it's all of TAC Air now, so it's not just, you know, Hornet, it's F-35, which made the transition to, you know, being aligned with the USAFE 3-1 that we were talking about earlier-
KemoHOST
Yeah
GregAUDIENCE
Mm-hmm
Ashley NicklosHOST
... of her people, so I sent her a picture of us, and she called me the next day and she said, "Are you where I think you are?" And I said, "Yes, ma'am, I'm with your people." And she said, "I need you here in two days to work on a problem for me." She was the, uh, USAFE director of mobility forces and had a tanker issue.
Ashley NicklosHOST
But, um, I, I would've walked through fire for that woman.
Ashley NicklosHOST
And so of course, I was on a plane, uh, the day after, first thing in the morning, uh, because of those little things.
Seth ParidonHOST
When did those start? When did those vigilante groups start? Was it during the war or was it even before the war?
Desiree BenipayoGUEST
Well, starting December 1941, when there was already fighting and the USAFE groups were retreating to Bataan.
Desiree BenipayoGUEST
And there were a lot of stories about rapes, about plunder, you know, about... you know, mall stations and stuff like that.
Desiree BenipayoGUEST
And the Filipinos made sure that they are able to protect their communities.
Scotty ActonGUEST
But it was rough in that respect.
Scotty ActonGUEST
And then at Ramstein, I was at headquarters USAFE.
Scotty ActonGUEST
And we lived in Landstuhl, which is just on the edge of the flight line.
Scotty ActonGUEST
And they always had a big air show every year.
Scotty ActonGUEST
But that was a rough situation.
Scotty ActonGUEST
And I had a friend that I worked with.
Scotty ActonGUEST
She was a secretary there at Headquarters USAFE.
Scotty ActonGUEST
And her son saw someone with the arm blown off and that type of thing.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
We now take you back to the original broadcast.
The WhistlerNARRATOR
presented by the United States Air Forces in Europe.
The WhistlerNARRATOR
I am the whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night.
The WhistlerNARRATOR
I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows.
21 MINS LATER
The WhistlerNARRATOR
She made him promise a public retraction.
The WhistlerNARRATOR
Clayton was going to see you about it in the morning.
The WhistlerNARRATOR
Join us again next week when once again the United States Air Forces in Europe presents The Whistler.
The WhistlerNARRATOR
This is Air Force Sergeant Don Cormier speaking.
Mark LavonierHOST
Now time for the story, Element X, on The Whistler, a CBS episode from April 6th, 1952.
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presented by the United States Air Forces in Europe.
Bill FormanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I am the whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night.
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I
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speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What do you suppose he meant by that? Oh, it was sort of a theory between us.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now it's a dead secret.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Be with us again next week when once again the United States Air Forces in Europe present The Whistler.
Mark LavonierHOST
The Whistler, on tuned to yesterday, a CBS episode from the 6th of April, 1952.