Robert & Linda Malseed
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
USAF Biography
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Also see [USAF Chronology] Robert A. Malseed was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in January 1943. He was graduated from Baltimore City College in February 1960, and enlisted in the Air Force that same month. After completing phase I of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, he was transferred to Lowry Air Force Base in Apr 1960. He completed basic training phase II, electronics fundamentals training, and missile guidance and control training there. In December 1960 he was assigned to the 343rd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Duluth Municipal Airport, Minnesota, where he maintained the AIM- 4F and AIM-4G Falcon air-to-air missiles for F-106 aircraft. He moved to the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Indiana, in November 1962, and performed the same type of work there. In June 1963 he was transferred to the 329th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at George Air Force Base, California and continued to maintain AIM-4F & 4G missiles. While at George, he completed noncommissioned officer preparatory school. He left on his first overseas tour in August 1964, when he went to the 5071st Air Base Squadron at King Salmon Air Force Station, Alaska. He was noncommissioned officer in charge of the missile shop maintaining AIM-4A, 4C, 4D, 26A, 26B Falcon air-to-air missiles and 2.75 inch rockets for F-102 aircraft. After completing a year in Alaska, he was transferred to the 525th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Bitburg Air Base, Germany in September 1965. He was console maintenance crew chief for the AIM-4A, 4C, 4D, 26A, 26B checkout equipment. In August 1968 he departed for his third consecutive overseas tour. He went to the 432nd Munitions Maintenance Squadron at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. His missile shop there supported the F-4 aircraft with AIM-4D Falcon, AIM-7E & 7E-2 Sparrow, AIM-9B & 9E Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and the AGM-12C & 12E Bullpup air-to-surface missiles. When he returned to the United States in September of 1969 he began working in research and development as noncommissioned officer in charge of missile maintenance in the 6583rd Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. His shop supported tests with the AIM-4D and AIM-9B air-to-air missiles and the AGM-45A Shrike air-to-surface missile. In 1970 he was selected to lead the missile maintenance work on the AGM-65A Maverick air-to-surface missile development, test, and evaluation team. He completed Maverick missile training with Hughes Aircraft Company and was assigned to the 6585th Test Group and the 6583rd Field Maintenance Squadron working in the Hughes shop at Holloman. He also attended New Mexico State University part time. During the winter of 1971-72 he led missile maintenance and missile launch-range data collection and reduction on the first Maverick adverse weather test at Bitburg Air Base, Germany. After conclusion of AGM-65A Development Test and Evaluation testing at Holloman, he was transferred to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida in July 1972. At first he was noncommissioned officer in charge of missile maintenance in the 3207th Munitions Maintenance Squadron where he worked with AIM-9B Sidewinder and AIM-97 Seekbat air-to-air missiles. Then he transferred to the AF Armament Test Laboratory modular Maverick office in 1973 and worked with the advanced development and test of the Close Air Support Missile, a laser guided Maverick. He was also able to attend Okaloosa-Walton Junior College and qualify for the Airman Education and Commissioning Program. However, he had to go overseas again, so he left in December 1973 for the 336th Munitions Maintenance Squadron at Bitburg Air Base, Germany where he was noncommissioned officer in charge of the shop maintaining AIM-4D, AIM-7E-2, and AIM-9J air-to-air missiles and helped establish the first operational AGM-65A Mavericks in Europe. He also received experience with the GBU-8 electro-optical guided bomb, and was able to attend University of Maryland classes. After only eight months, he was transferred to Auburn, Alabama, where he entered Auburn University in September 1974 as an Aerospace Engineering student in the Airman Education and Commissioning Program. He received his degree, with highest honor, in March 1977 and moved to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to attend Officer Training School. After receiving his commission in June, he moved to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, to work as a high energy laser weapon system analyst at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory. In June 1981 he took a job at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center on the east side of Kirtland as an operations analyst for GBU-15/IR guided bomb and for CBU-97/B Sensor Fuzed Weapon operational testing. After eight years at Kirtland, he returned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in July 1985 for a tour with the USAF Tactical Air Warfare Center as test manager for the F-16 Weapon System Trainer follow-on test and evaluation. He retired on 1 August 1986. His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Good Conduct Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the US Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Page last updated: 14 March 2007 |
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