Veterans in Blue - Senior Master Sgt. Dan Quasius

Photo By Kenneth Wright | Retired Senior Master Sgt. Dan Quasius, spent more than three decades serving in the Air Force in the active duty and reserve. As a boom operator on KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders, Quasius saw the world and an amazing arsenal of American and international aircraft. He retired from the 349th Air Mobility Wing in 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Wright)  

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

11.03.2016

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3d Audiovisual Squadron

While assigned to Osan Air Base, Korea in 1982, an incentive flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker inspired Quasius to cross-train and become a boom operator. During his career, he flew on KC-135s and KC-10s and participated in Operations El Dorado Canyon, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Just Cause, and Iraqi Freedom. The biggest highlight was spending three years refueling the SR-71 Blackbird. Quasius used his education benefits to earn a master’s degree, and worked as a physical therapist at University of California Davis Medical Center. “If it wasn’t for the support I received from my co-workers and supervisors, I wouldn’t have been able to commit to the 70th Air Refueling Squadron and Air Force Reserve for so long, and I am forever grateful,” he said.

• Date Taken: 11.03.2016
• Date Posted: 11.04.2016 10:45
• Story ID: 213750
• Location: TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US