Lowell T. McKinney

Retired: 1 September 1980

Wife: None

Children: Suzanne, Catherine

Grandchildren: Ian

Jobs / Assignments
1961 Lackland AFB, TX Officer Candidate School
1961-62 Keesler AFB, MS Ground Electronics Officer's Course
1962-64 Keesler AFB, MS Technical Instructor, Electronics
1964-66 Clark AFB, Philippines Communications Officer
1966-67 Keesler AFB, MS Communications-Electronics Staff Officer School
1967-73 Keesler AFB, MS Branch Chief, Ground Radio Branch
1974-74 DEW Line, Canada Contract Monitoring Officer
1974-76 NORAD, Cheyenne Mountain, CO Systems Control Officer
1976-80 Hq, USSOUTHCOM, Panama Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, Joint Staff
1 Sep 1980 Retired, Major
1980-82 DEW Line, Canada ITT: Comm-Elec/Crypto Tech/Weather Observer
1982-84 Rolling Meadows, IL Northrop Corp, Logistics Engineer
1984-93 King of Prussia, PA GE, Integrated Logistics Support Engineer
1993-98 Fort Washington, PA CSC, Integrated Logistics Support Engineer
1998-99 Lansdale, PA Marconi, Logistics Analyst III
1999 West Chester, PA Retired
1999-Present Square Dancing, Writing, Puttering,etc.

Education
Jan 1971 Bachelor ’ s Degree, University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE
Jun 1980 Master of Education, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Lowell Remembers . . . The time I was standing Saturday morning inspection across from OC Longsworth, a guy who was funny without intending to be. Our room had been hit by the “ first class tornado, ” and we were standing in the rubble. OCLTC Finley came in to “ visit, ” and, during the course of his tirade, told OC Longsworth, “ At least you have a pretty good crease in your pants! ” Later, we were visited by another upper classman who asked if we had “ gotten anything right! ” “ Yes, sir! ” came the response from across the room. (I immediately had to fight to “ maintain emotional control, ” because I knew what OC Longsworth was about to say). “ What did you get right, Mr. Longsworth? ” (I ’m now losing my fight to maintain composure). “ The crease in my pants, sir! ” came the reply. I totally lost my fight. Somehow it was worth it to “ lose a white one. ”