1981-present (Afghanistan)
2007-2008 (Afganistan)
2003-2004 (Afghanistan)
1998 South America (Honduras, Ecuador)
1991 Gulf War
And several places in between.......
Over 26 years, and can still keep up with the youngsters
Willie d
United States Army
Specialist E-4
92Y10 Unit Supply Specialist (Quartermaster Corps)
1992-1995
Fort Jackson, SC (Basic Training)
Fort Lee, VA (Advanced Individual Training)
Fort Irwin, CA National Training Center (Permanent Duty Station)
Fort Ord, CA (Unit Armorer Training)
La Beep
United States Navy
Postal Clerk First Class (Retired) 71Lima for you army types.
Postal Services
Now don't hate me! Blessed for great assignments.
A lot of these are Embassy duties.
Recruit training Great Lakes, Il.
"PC" School, Ft Benjamin Harris, In.
Antigua, West Indies
USS Saratoga/Desert Storm One
Gaeta, Italy
Hong Kong, BCC (before hand over)
Rome, Italy
Manila, Philippines
Yokosuka, Japan
Over 26 years, and can still keep up with the youngsters
Yep that allways sucked.
We had to run the PT faster now then when we went in twenty years before.
Entered Service 1 1/2 mile 18:30 min slowest time
Retired Service 1 1/2 mile 16:15 min slowest time
Not to mention that bosses are expected to out run the younger troops.
1976 Lackland AFB, Texas - Basic Training
1976 Chanute AFB, Illinois - Tech School
1976 - 1981 Hill AFB, Utah - Active Duty/Reserves (F-105, F-4, F-16)
Homestead AFB, Florida - Water Survival School
Nellis AFB, Nevada - Red Flag, too many times to count
Barbers Point NAS, Hawaii
Ramstein AB, Germany
Skustrep Netherlands
Hickam AFB, Hawaii
1981 - 1997 Bergstrom AFB, Texas - Reserves (F-4, F-16)
Fairchild AFB, Washington - Basic Survival School
Randolph AFB, Texas - Aircraft Accident Investigation School
Kunsan AB, Korea - Checkered Flag
Taegu AB, Korea - Checkered Flag
Osan AB, Korea - Checkard Flag
Kadena AFB, Okinawa Japan
Anderson AFB, Guam
Hickham AFB, Hawaii
Alpena Michigan - Wild Stallion Survival Instructor (5 Years)
Elmendorf AFB - Alaska
Midway Island
Avano AB, Italy - Operation Deny Flight
1997 - 1998 Carswell AFB, Texas - Reserves (F-16)
1998 - 2001 Patrick AFB, Florida - Reserves (HH-60, HC-130, Para Rescue)
Keflavik Iceland
Ramstein AB, Germany - NASA
Roosevelt Roads NAS – Puerto Rico
Bermuda
Nellis AFB, Nevada - Green Flag
Misawa AB, Japan
Hickham AFB, Hawaii
Guam
NAS Key West
Wake Island
Midway Island
2001 - 2003 Kuwait/Iraq - Active Duty (HC-130, Para Rescue)
2003 - 2008 Patrick AFB, Florida - Reserves (HH-60, HC-130, Para Rescue)
Gibralter
Bermuda
NAS Key West
22 Nov 2008 - RETIRED Civil Service
1 Jun 2010 - RETIRED USAFR
13 Nov 2008 - Present - Kabul Afghanistan
Contractor for Department of State Air Wing (UH-1, DC-3, Beech 1900)
Office of Aviation, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Rank: Master Sergeant (E-7)
Jobs: Life Support Technician
Weapons and Tactics Assessor
Flight Management
Parachute Rigger
Aircrew Flight Equipment Superintendent
ALSE Technician
La Beep, you Navy pukes always get the good duty stations, hahahahaha
lol actually our stuff was in good duty stations while we were TAD somewhere
United States Navy
Navy Chief
1977 357 Magnum Force - Basic Training
1977/78 USS Franklin Roosevelt
1978/79 Puerto Rico
79/80 Schools/Training/USS Nimitz
80/83 Pax River
83/88 Europe/ME
88/95 Hawaii/ME
95/2001 Schools/Memphis/Pensacola
Your Discovery Has History Count On It
Enjoy the dig, treasure the time
1980 OSUT (Basic and AIT all at once) Ft. Benning, GA
1980-83 Schofield Barracks, HI (aka, the good life) 1-5 INF
1983-87 Ft. Campbell, KY 4-187 INF
1987-88 Story Barracks, Korea PLDC Instructor
1988-92 Ft. Campbell, KY 2-187 INF (Great Patriotic War 1990-91)
1993-96 Ft. Jackson, SC Drill Sergeant, then Quality Assurance Inspector (Drill Sergeant Gestapo.......we evaluated/inspected the Drill Sergeants training their soldiers)
1996-01 Ft. Campbell, KY (notice the pattern here) Various assignments (PSG, Staff puke, 1SG, etc)
1990-1992 1-123 AVN Fort Ord, CA
1992-1995 3-227 AVN, Hanau Germany
1995-1998 761st EOD, Fort Sill, OK
1995-1998 716th EOD, Fort Richardson, AK
1998-2006 703d EOD, Fort Knox, KY
2006-2007 EOD Training Dept, Redstone Arsenal, AL
2007-Current EOD Training Dept, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Bosnia 1995-1996
Iraq 2003 - 2004
Iraq 2005 - 2006
Too many TDY's to count, Australia, New Zealand, Papau New Guinea, Attu Island, AK, name a state and I have probably been there.
1 year, 8 months, 16 days until I can retire.
USAF - Nov 65 to Feb 69 - Chanute AFB, IL -Aircraft Mainenance Instructor and then Aircraft Mechanic C-141 aircraft at McChord AFB, Wa
Civilian Mar 69-Aug 70
Joined NJ ANG Sep 70 as full time Aircraft Maintenance Technican
Crew Chief -F105B , T33A, F106A, F106B
Aircraft Maintenance Plans and Scheduler for F106 and F16 aircraft from 1984 till my retirement in 2003.
Not many oversea trips, only to Goose Bay, Panama Canal Zone, and Saudi Arabia, lots of short TDY's all over the states.
Total Military from Nov 65 till Jan 2003 , about 36 plus years give or take of wearing the uniform. Retired Jan 2003 as an E-8 SMSgt
Don
"The mantra has always been don't clean a (copper) coin or it will lose value.
For undug coins this is true. For dug coins this is untrue.
The value will increase with judicious cleaning."