My name is Neil Bierman. My wife and I have four children and live in New Jersey. In 2004 I retired for the Air Force and joined The Boeing Company here at McGuire Air Force Base.
While in the Air Force, I earned an associate’s degree that I quickly found out was completely worthless in the real world. Fortunately, Boeing pays for college classes and I started my real college career with my Boeing employment. I have just enrolled in my last class for my BSTM degree. I'll start my master’s work as soon as ERAU can confirm I've finished my first degree.
I spent 20 years in the Air Force working in the aircraft maintenance field. After retirement, I joined The Boeing Company at McGuire AFB, NJ. We provide all of the logistical efforts for the Air Force KC-10 aircraft.
Here's a quick overview of where I've been over the last 20 years or so.
US Air Force Career
Mather AFB, CA -- Aircraft hydraulic systems technician, B-52G and KC-135A aircraft
Eaker AFB, AR -- Hydraulic Shop Chief, B-52G and KC-135A aircraft
Dover AFB, DE -- Hydraulic systems lead technician, C-5A and C-5B aircraft
Incirlik AB, Turkey -- Section Chief and Hydraulic systems lead technician, C-5A, C-5B, C-141A, C-130 aircraft
McGuire AFB, NJ – Shift supervisor, production superintendent, section chief, and unit deployment manager, KC-10A aircraft
The Boeing Company Career (so far)
KC-10A Engine Manager
Deputy Site Manager, KC-10A Contractor Operated and Maintained Supply (COMBS) McGuire AFB, NJ
My wife said that I had better add a picture of my family in the special likes section. I also thought it wise to add it BEFORE the Mustang information. So here is Lauren at her graduation from Pensacola Christian College on May 7, 2008. The oldest brother, Matthew, has just completed his second year at PCC. On the left is Jacob (age 9) and on the right is Andrew (age 11). Both are future Baseball Hall of Famers. At least that's what my entire retirement plans hinge on. I also wanted to add a picture of PCC's Crown Centre because I like it.
I've owned my Mustang for over 20 years now. I have just painted it for the third time. I had friends paint the car the first two times and was never really impressed. I decided to learn how to paint and do it myself. That way, if I screwed it up, it was my fault. Now that it is finished, I can spot some flaws but I would have to point them out to the casual viewer. Over all, I was happy with the end result. Here are some before, during, and after pictures.
I also found a good site that gives a good overview of what I consider to be the best Mustang that Ford ever produced. Check out the 1969 Mustang timeline
The "classic" Ford Mustang is normally considered to be the 1965 to the 1973 model years. The classic Ford Mustang was one of the most successful cars in history. In fact, there are stories of people following the new car carrier to the dealership and buying Mustangs before they were even offloaded. As a result, Ford was tentative in changing the design of biggest seller they had ever produced. Since the changes were gradual, it is often difficult to determine the particular model year of a Mustang. They did however, make some obvious changes every two years making it somewhat easier to narrow down a Mustang to one of two model years (or three years in the case of the 1971-73 Mustang). Here s a quick rundown of some hints to determine differences between years. I've narrowed this guide to the fastback models and have ignored the coupe and convertible models.
The 1965 and 1966 Mustangs. There are so similiar, your best bet is to check the Vechical Identification Number to tell the difference.
In 1968, the federal governement required side marker lights on the rear panel. The 1968 on the right has the light, the green 1967 doesn't.
1969 or 1970 Mustang? Easy, the Maroon 1969 has 4 headlights, the orange only has 2 headlights. The 1969 is the only classic Mustang with 4 headlights
No real reason to have a picture of the 1972 Mustang as it has very minimal changes from this green 1971 Mustang. Check out the vertical front marker lights on the yellow 1973 Mustang, it's the easiest way to identify a 1973 Mustang from the 1971 and 72 Mustangs
Now that you know the differences between the various Mustangs, please take a moment to take a quick classic Mustang survey.
