Brad Hallock, the younger of two children, grew up in Central Oregon and graduated from Redmond Union High School in 1955. He had earned with two, 4-year, Navy scholarships. Both required he sign 4-year, no-marriage contracts. He later breached the contracts and married his high school sweetheart, Carol Sweet. After some college, Brad joined the United States Air Force and began a challenging, but totally rewarding, career. He was assigned to Yale University after basic training, then to an overseas, remote assignment. He returned “surplus to the Air Force” in his field and was assigned to an Air Transportation squadron. Then fortuitously, the Air Force implemented a new, Airman Education & Commissioning Program, just as Brad's enlistment was about to end. He was assigned to The University of Tennessee (UT) where he later made his forth stripe (SSgt). Brad graduated in fifteen months with a Bachelor of Science degree. Brad's first assignment was to Hawaii, with two stops in Texas to get a commission and study about Air Force Transportation. After learning his trade in Hawaii, Brad qualified for higher education and was sent back to UT for his Master of Science degree in Business Management. Upon graduation, he volunteered for a remote tour in Vietnam. Instead, he was sent to Don Muang, Thailand. He worked the system to allow his family to join him there for a 2-year tour. When he again volunteered for a remote assignment to Vietnam, Brad was moved south to U-Tapao, Thailand. He left Thailand after 3 years with the remote assignment requirement fulfilled. Brad then worked in Transportation Computer Systems design at the Military Airlift Command (MAC) headquarters, Scott AFB, IL. There, he was heavily involved in developing two, worldwide computer systems. He returned to Hawaii to later become MAC's, 61st Wing, Director of Transportation (a Colonel's position). During a temporarily assignment to the Philippines, he assisted with the evacuation of Vietnam (Oper
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