US Navy 89-02 Supply (SK) first 11 years last 2 years MA1 (law enforcement)

James

My Father and Father-in-law both US ARMY.

My son and I both USMC.

USCG 1976- 1980
2 years afloat on the High Endurance Cutter Jarvis WHEC-725.
2 year at the Port of Corpus Christi Marine Safety Office. Struck my rate as a Boatswain mate.
Jimmy Carter starved me out of the service.

Active Duty, Air Force, 1994-2019
Korea, multiple CONUS assignments, Germany
Deployments: 2x Bosnia, 2x Iraq (OIF-2003, 2004), 2x Afghanistan (OEF—2008-2009, 2015-2016)
Attached/assigned to 1 CAV, 10th MTN, I MEF, SOCOM/SOJTF-A, and 2 months on the USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)

Wing Senior Intel Officer, Combat Advisor, Squadron Commander, Deputy J2, Mission Support Group Deputy Commander, Wing Chief of Staff

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USMC 1977-1985, all active duty.
SSgt.

Sergeant of Marines, 72-76. Various American Embassies.

quote:

Originally posted by Edmond:
Don't take this the wrong way but some of you guys are really old.

True, but it beats the hell out of the alternative!

USN Active Duty 1983-1989
USNR 1989-1991

Submarine Sonar Tech (sts1ss)

USS Kamehameha SSBN 642-1 patrol out of Holy Loch while Carver was in overhaul in Newport News

USS George Washington Carver SSBN 656-made 8 (if I remember correctly) patrols out of Holy Loch

2 years reserves in MIUW 111

Only remember the good times

Army '85-'88 (31C V9) (active commo).

US Navy

NAPS 81’
USNA 85’
USS IOWA 86’ - 89’
NSCS Athens, GA 89’ - 91’
NCHB 12, Knoxville, TN (reserves) 91’ - 93’

USAF Active Duty 1982-2004

Navy, Fire Control Guns 79 to 99
SAVANNAH AOR4
IOWA BB61
CHOSIN CG65
VELLA GULF CG72

U S Army Security Agency. Intercept recording systems repair. 69-72.

USCG 1969 - 1973
ET2 Lorsta French Frigate Shoals (supposedly the worst duty station in the CG) and Port Isabel Tx.

A & B schools Governors Island NY.

U.S. Army 13f forward observer 1978-81 82nd 1/320th . 1/509 abct Vicenza Italy.

Army active reserves 82-86 medical unit ft Ord ca.
We did our 2 weeks at Letterman hospital. Barracks were a stone throw from the Golden Gate Bridge.

I want to say thank you for sharing your service info. I enjoyed reading your info and then looking at your handles. Most of all, thank you for putting your life on the line in service to our great country.

US Army & USAR 77-92
95B, 11B, 71L, 18C MOS's
Buncha ASI's and a couple SQI's too.

US Navy July 1988-July 1992 (Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veteran). US Navy Reserve Jan 1993 - July 2003.

Army Civilian October 1997 - August 2012 and again Jan 2015 - present.

US Army ROTC/SMP Reserve Program at Univ of WA and Ft. Lawton, Seattle 1983-1985

US Army Ft. Knox KY 1985-1988

US Army active duty Aug 68 thru fall "77. kOREAN DMZ 69/70 field artillery survey (82C20) / 3yrs Drill Sgt (OOF40) at Ft. Sill, Okla. field howitzers 105mm to 8inch self propelled and Pershing Missles / 4plus years Cold Regions Test Center, Ft. Greely, Alaska testing new equipment under severe/ extreme cold weather conditions . coldest was -82*F. SSgt E-6. Wife also Army active duty Spec 5 mostly clerical duties for 8 1/2yrs............................. drill sgt.

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