“Illegitimi Non Carborundum”
The PMEL.ORG website was originally created in 1998 by Ernie Huffine, a retired former USAF Metrology (PMEL) School instructor and lab technician stationed at Lowry AFB, CO’s PMEL School. It was authored using the primitive (by today’s standards) tools available at the time, namely Microsoft’s “FrontPage.” Ernie has since given up the tedious tasking of maintaining websites (he was responsible for several, including one for his local Veteran’s organization). With his relinquishing duties as webmaster for the PMEL.ORG website, several of us who’d also become engaged building and maintaining websites over the years offered to keep the website and its domain name PMEL.ORG current. Beginning on 10 Sep 2017 we began our attempt at bringing the old website up to today’s standards using XARA’s “Design Publisher” as the authoring tool of choice, adding a bit of eye-candy so many have grown accustomed to seeing when visiting websites these days. We’ve just recently also renewed the domain name “ PMEL.ORG ” as well, and will be moving the website to a new server by October of 2017. We’ve elected to keep some of the website’s original content while updating it with current information given the changes through the years which included seeing Lowry AFB, CO,
home of the Metrology Training Program from 1958 to when
Lowry was closed by BRAC in 1994, moving to Keesler AFB,
Mississippi.The following individuals have been responsible
for keeping PMEL.ORG around for at least a few more
years…
George Blood, MSgt USAF Retired; PMEL Technician,
Instructor 16 years. Worked with Ernie Huffine to acquire
and maintain the domain name PMEL.ORG, and to obtain
access credentials to Ernie’s website which enabled us to
download and archive the original PMEL.ORG files. George
Blood, working as a volunteer with the Air & Space Museum
in Aurora, CO, provided historical documentation pertaining
to Lowry AFB and the PMEL/Metrology school during its
tenure until base closure.
George Smith, MSgt USAF Retired; PMEL Technician,
Instructor, Course Developer, author, and Course
Supervisor, 16 years. Worked with George Blood to
download, maintain, and publish local copies of PMEL.ORG
for future use…as in the redeveloping of this website. Acting
webmaster for PMEL.ORG, rehabilitating website files
including this update.
Jim Lillard, MSgt USAF Retired; PMEL Technician, Instructor,
10 years. Providing technical computer support, material,
and proofreading services. Jim currently works with HLS
Systems, Inc.
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ABOUT
“Illegitimi Non
Carborundum”
The PMEL.ORG website was originally created in 1998 by Ernie Huffine, a retired former USAF Metrology (PMEL) School instructor and lab technician stationed at Lowry AFB, CO’s PMEL School. It was authored using the primitive (by today’s standards) tools available at the time, namely Microsoft’s “FrontPage.” Ernie has since given up the tedious tasking of maintaining websites (he was responsible for several, including one for his local Veteran’s organization). With his relinquishing duties as webmaster for the PMEL.ORG website, several of us who’d also become engaged building and maintaining websites over the years offered to keep the website and its domain name PMEL.ORG current. Beginning on 10 Sep 2017 we began our attempt at bringing the old website up to today’s standards using XARA’s “Design Publisher” as the authoring tool of choice, adding a bit of eye- candy so many have grown accustomed to seeing when visiting websites these days. We’ve just recently also renewed the domain name “ PMEL.ORG ” as well, and will be moving the website to a new server by October of 2017. We’ve elected to keep some of the website’s original content while updating it with current information given the changes through the years which included seeing Lowry AFB, CO,
ABOUT
home of the Metrology Training Program from 1958 to when
Lowry was closed by BRAC in 1994, moving to Keesler AFB,
Mississippi.
The
following
individuals
have
been
responsible
for
keeping
PMEL.ORG
around for at least a few more years…
George Blood, MSgt USAF Retired; PMEL Technician,
Instructor 16 years. Worked with Ernie Huffine to acquire and
maintain the domain name PMEL.ORG, and to obtain access
credentials to Ernie’s website which enabled us to download
and archive the original PMEL.ORG files. George, who is
working as a volunteer with the Air & Space Museum in
Aurora, CO, provided historical documentation pertaining to
Lowry AFB and the PMEL/Metrology school during its tenure
until base closure.
George
Smith,
MSgt
USAF
Retired;
PMEL
Technician,
Instructor,
Course
Developer,
author,
and
Course
Supervisor,
16
years.
Worked
with
George
Blood
to
download,
maintain,
and
publish
local
copies
of
PMEL.ORG
for
future
use…as
in
the
redeveloping
of
this
website.
Acting
webmaster
for
PMEL.ORG
, rehabilitating website files including this update.
Jim
Lillard,
MSgt
USAF
Retired;
PMEL
Technician,
Instructor,
10
years.
Providing
technical
computer
support,
material,
and
proofreading
services.
Jim
currently
works
with
HLS
Systems, Inc.
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