Contents why I'm on Wikipedia U.S. Navy Service Awards and Decorations Affiliations Where the Navy took me U.S. Navy, Petty Officer Third Class, (grandfather) U.S. Army, Master Sergeant (father) U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle) U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle) U.S. Air Force, Master Sergeant (uncle) *INCOMPLETE* Private First Class, U.S. Army (uncle) U.S. Army/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer First Class (brother) Air Force JROTC, Cadet Second Lieutenant (brother) North Carolina Highway Patrol, Regional Response SWAT Team (cousin) U.S. Navy, Lieutenant (junior grade), (cousin) U.S. Air Force, Airman First Class (cousin) U.S. Navy, Hospital Corpsman Third Class, Fleet Marine Force (friend) KIA in Lebanon U.S. Navy, In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician (friend) U.S. Army, Sergeant Major (friend)
why I'm on Wikipedia
U.S. Navy Service I was assigned to the World Famous Blue Sharks of Patrol Squadron Six under the command of Patrol Wing Two stationed at Naval Air Station Barbers Point , Hawai'i. I was temporarily assigned to the Blue Geese of Patrol Squadron Twenty Two for 3 months while they were deployed to Naval Air Facility Adak , Alaska. I flew as a Naval Aircrewman , In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician, aboard P-3B MOD aircraft and deployed throughout the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, the Middle East and Africa.
where I was stationed Naval Training Center Orlando , bootcamp, Oct. 1984 - Dec. 1984 Naval Air Station Memphis for Aviation Electronics Schools (Basic Electricity and Electronics ("B double E") and Advanced First Term Avionics (AFTA), Jan. 1985 - Dec. 1985Naval Air Station Pensacola for Naval Aircrewman Candidate School , Jan. 1986 - Feb. 1986 Naval Base Coronado and Navy Remote Training Site Warner Springs , for S.E.R.E. School, Level C (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape), Feb. 1986 - Mar. 1986 Naval Air Station Moffett Field for P-3B Mod In-Flight Aviation Electronics Technician (IFT) training with Patrol Squadron 31 , Patrol Wing 10 , Mar. 1986 - Sep. 1986 Naval Air Station Barbers Point assigned to the "World Famous" Blue Sharks of Patrol Squadron 6 , Patrol Wing 2 , Sep. 1986 - Oct. 1990
Deployment bases
Awards and Decorations The 1987 Association of Naval Aviation Outstanding Achievement Award for Maritime Patrol Aviation Letter of Commendation Outstanding Performance of Duty during an inflight emergency Vice Admiral James E. Service Letter of Commendation Heroic Performance during an inflight emergency Rear Admiral Phillip D. Smith
Affiliations
Where the Navy took me International British Indian Ocean Territory - deployment to Diego Garcia , 1988 Brunei - detachment, 1989 Canada - detachment Victoria, British Columbia ; Vancouver Island , 1988 Djibouti - detachment, 1988 Guam - stopover on our way to the Philippines, 1988 Hong Kong - detachment, 1987 Japan - deployment to Misawa , 1986; detachment to Atsugi , 1988Johnston Atoll - transported and Air Force Captain there for some reason and took a tour which included the underground storage of leftover Agent Orange. We couldn't get out of there fast enough! 1987 Mauritius - detachment on S earch A nd R escue mission, 1988 Midway Islands - several detachments, 1987, 1988 and 1989 Oman - detachment to Masirah Island for Operation Earnest Will , 1989 Philippines - 2 deployments to Naval Air Station Cubi Point , 1986 and 1989 South Korea - detachment to Osan / Osan Air Base , 1987 Soviet Union ("visited" several times without actually being there; that's all I can say), 1987-1988
U.S. Navy, Petty Officer Third Class, (grandfather)
U.S. Army, Master Sergeant (father)
U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)
U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)
U.S. Air Force, Master Sergeant (uncle) *INCOMPLETE*
Private First Class, U.S. Army (uncle)
U.S. Army/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer First Class (brother)
Air Force JROTC, Cadet Second Lieutenant (brother)
North Carolina Highway Patrol, Regional Response SWAT Team (cousin)
U.S. Navy, Lieutenant (junior grade), (cousin)
U.S. Air Force, Airman First Class (cousin)
U.S. Navy, Hospital Corpsman Third Class, Fleet Marine Force (friend) KIA in Lebanon
U.S. Navy, In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician (friend)
U.S. Army, Sergeant Major (friend)