Roger Longenbach

Born in Bloomington, Illinois but raised in Normal, Illinois where I attended K through 10th Grades. My father moved the family to Rantoul, Illinois (home of Chanute AFB) for job purposes. Rantoul Township High School is where I graduated and was the first place that I came into contact with military dependents. My father flew Observation Planes in Europe during WWII but did not talk much about his service.
I attended Texas Christian University in Ft Worth. It is there that I joined the Air Force ROTC. I received a two year scholarship and graduated with a major in Chemistry and minor in Biology. After receiving my commission I was first assigned to Myrtle Beach AFB in South Carolina as a Disaster Preparedness Officer. After 18 months I was assigned to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam where I served as Base Disaster Preparedness Officer for 13 months.
Upon returning to the States I served as the Disaster Preparedness Officer at Edwards AFB, CA for 14 months before going to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH to get my Master's in Systems Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology. At Edwards I met my wife, Patti Sue Harris. We were married at Edwards AFB in December 1972 between the first and second quarter of obtaining my masters. We have two sons and two grandchildren.
After receiving my degree, we were assigned to the Space and Missile Systems Organization in Los Angeles, CA; Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command for two assignments; Electronic Systems Division in Bedford, Massachusetts; and finally, Electronic Systems Division, Detachment 1 that supported US Space Command in Colorado Springs. While at Air Force Systems Command, I attended the Defense Systems Management College and then as a member of a traveling Program Management Consulting Team. During my 17 years in Systems Command I served as a Program Control Officer, Executive Officer, Scientific and Program Management Assignments Officer, and as Deputy and Program Manager/Director.
After retiring from the USAF, I have worked as a Systems Engineer for Computer Technology Associates of Bedford, Massachusetts and as a Project Manager for Digital Equipment Corporation/Compaq/ Hewlett-Packard Company. I retired from the computer industry in 2005. I have been involved with local chapters of the Military Officer Association of America, the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
We moved to Georgetown, Texas in 2009 from Scottsdale, Arizona to be closer to our grandchildren who live in NW Austin.