James Skotnicki

Jim was my ALO in Germany. When I was reassigned to Ft. Campbell,I had a 2 ship of A-10's on station to control. I recognized his voice on the radio. I gave his briefing and eventually asked if he had a Talley on the target (do you see the target), he replied, "no, but I have a Talley on those ears. First a hush followed by an explosion of laughter from my buddies listening in...I have big ears. Lol. My prayers to Debbie and his family. Loved that man

Jim and I were roomates (along with Craig Gitchell) first semester of our doolie year at USAFA. He kept me in line and made sure I was a better cadet (and USAF officer). I miss him and offer my condolences to his family and friends. "Take care, my friend, watch your six, and do one more roll for me."

Hi. I was Jim’s roommate our third class year at USAFA. I was just telling my family about the SAMI Saturday Morning Inspection when we had a clapper hooked up to Jim’s stereo. It was set really loud before the inspection but obviously off for the inspection. Our room was perfect, but as the upper class men were leaving the room, they checked the rifle triggers by the door. One of us had left our rifle cocked and it clicked with the trigger. The Clapper responded and the stereo jumped to life...