Dodd, Mark Thomas: my NORAD experiences (March 6, 2016)
An interview/narrative of Mark Dodd's experiences with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Brigadier General Dodd served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Interview took place on March 6, 2016.
Rank: Brigadier General.
Interviewee: Dodd, Mark Thomas, 1933-
Interviewer: Morgenthaler, Alexander
ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Brigadier General Mark Dodd Title: NORAD the Veterans Experience and Organization Interviewer: Alexander Morgenthaler. Extent 2 sound recording (MP3) 1:55:18, 158 MB (time length of interview), file size (kB) Interview Date and Location 6 March 2016, Mark Dodd's Home, Victoria BC Canada. Synopsis: In the interview there are many topics which are discussed starting with Mr. Dodds experiences joining the RCAF and then moving to his role in NORAD, this includes a general overview of all of his NORAD postings and roughly what he did there which included North Bay, Cheyenne Mountain and more. Then the interview continues to include Mr. Dodds experiences as a Transport Pilot on the C-119 Boxcar and as a "Trash Hauler" swaying into a discussion and then further talking about the experiences of Dodd in Colorado/Cheyenne Mountain. Which then brings the interview to Dodds experience in Egypt and with the UN peace mission there, which also provided a great Segway into talking about how the UN and NORAD operations differed which turned out to be more than I expected as there were many nations at work and not just two. Then the interview moves to a more central NORAD topic which is Dodds experience with the early space shuttle launches and NORADS role in that operation as well as his experience commanding a transport squadron. Then there is a move to talk about Dodds experiences in the National defence headquarters as a reserve coordinator as well as his CF-130 training and subsequent trips and also his send-off that he received from NORAD when he left Colorado in more detail. Then we moved to the topic of how his family was affected by his postings and in fact as it turned out his postings provided his children with a great broad array of experiences including a trip to Israel which then led to a further detailing of the UN mission sites and operation as a result. This then gave way to talking about his further experiences with the Transport Squadron which included weather station resupply missions, arctic village resupply, and Christmas drops. Then there is a section on Dodds flight in a F18 fighter and how this came about moving into his survival training experience that he had his staff undertake and his northern posting ending off with Mr. Dodd's experiences in relation to the command of the Northern Region. lntro 0.00-0.38 Joining the RCAF 0.38-3.04 General Role in NORAD 3.04-5.24 Transport Pilot Experience/Term Verification "Trash Hauler" 5.24-7.16 Transport Experience with the Boxcar C-119 Aircraft 7.22-12.32 Operation Morning Light 12.32-15.30 Colorado/NORAD Cheyenne Mountain/Giitch 15.42-19.47 UN Mission in Egypt 1976 19.52-24.16 Working with UN vs NORAD 24.16-27.27 Early Space Shuttle Launches 27.27-29.09 Command of Transport Squadron 29.17-31.33 National Defence Headquarters/Reserve Coordinator 31.40-34.33 Unification of the Canadian Forces/Mobile Command 33.00-38.26 Further NORAD Experiences 38.50-42.13 CF-130 Training and Trips 42.20-46.54 NORAD Send-off 47.02-48.22 Family and Life 48.22-50.49 Israel 50.49-52.15 Further Transport Missions 52.15-56.50 Clip2: Further Transport Missions Cont. 43.47-47.50 F18 Flight 47.50-48.50 Survival Training for Staff 48.50-51.24 Northern Posting 51.24-54.50 Command of Northern Region Experiences 54.50-57.46 Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: General Role in NORAD 3.04-5.24 Operation Morning Light 12.32-15.30 Colorado/NORAD Cheyenne Mountain/Giitch 15.42-19.4 7 UN Mission in Egypt 1976 19.52-24.16 Working with UN vs NORAD 24.16-27.27 Early Space Shuttle Launches 27.27-29.09 CF-130 Training and Trips 42.20-46.54 Family and Life 48.22-50.49 Further Transport Missions 52.15-56.50 Clip 2 Further Transport Missions Cont. 43.47-47.50 Survival Training for Staff 48.50-51.24 Northern Posting 51.24-54.50 Command of Northern Region Experiences 54.50-57.46 I feel that all the clips have merit in some areas Subject Key Words NORAD, RCAF, CF-130, Boxcar C-119, cargo airlifts, Suez, United Nations, Egypt, Northern Region, Operation Morning Light, Space Shuttle Launches, Transport Squadrons, Israel, Survival Training, Reserve Coordinator, National Defence Headquarters, Cargo Drops
- In Collection:
- 2 sound recordings (MP3)
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- DMT_841
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
- March 6, 2016
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2016. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
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