Where did you serve and what companies did you serve with?
296 Military Police Fort Lewis Washington White Hat MP
296 Military Police Detachment Yakima, WA Military Game Warden
385th Military Police Battalion Augsburg Germany White Hat MP
Headquarters Community Augsburg Germany, Desk Sergeant and Security Manager/Comsec Custodian
April 77 through July 84 active army.
1st Battalion 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) RVN
2d Battalion 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC
Break in Service
A Company (Airborne) 3d Battalion, 5th Infantry, Ft Kobbe, Panama Canal Zone
Company C (Airborne), 75th Infantry (Ranger), RVN
Headquarters, 17th Combat Aviation Group, RVN
2d Battlion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC
Basic Airborne School (Instructor), Ft Benning, GA
Drill Sergeant Duty, Ft Dix, NJ and Ft Benning, GA
3d Battalion, 41st Infantry (Mechanized), Garlstedt, Germany
2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, Ft Lewis, WA
Retired after 23 1/2 years in August 1988
1968-1995
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[li]Basic Training + Jump School @ Ft. Campbell KY Scum of the Earth Private Recruit E-1[/li][li]Artillery Survey School 82B @ Ft. Sill OK Student Private 1st Class (PFC)[/li][li]4th Armor Div, 2nd Bn, 16th Field Artillery @ W. Germany Artillery Surveyor (PFC)[/li][li]Construction Survey School 82C + Advance Survey Party Chief School 82C + Basic NCO School @ Ft Belvoir VA Sargent E-5 (Buck)[/li][li]18th Engineer Brigade, I Corp Vietnam HHC, HHC 45th Combat Engineer Group, HHC 27th HHC Combat Engineer Battalion, HHC 14th Combat Enineer Battalion Construction Survey Party Chief (E-5)[/li][li]Support Battalion @ Ft Huachuca AZ Dump Truck Driver (E-5)[/li][li]HHC 385th Engineer Group @ Ft Snelling MN Construction Survey Chief of Parties, Staff Sargent (E-6)[/li][li]5042 USAR School Senior NCO School, Senior NBC NCO School, Senior Instructor School[/li][li]HHC 205 Light Infantry Brigade (Light) (Arctic) @ Ft Snelling MN Brigade Nuclear/Biological/Nuclear (NBC) Training Sergeant, Tactical Operation Center NCOIC , Motor Pool Sergeant, Mess Hall Sergeant, Recon Platoon Sergeant (E-7)[/li][li]5042 USAR School @ Ft Snelling MN Senior Instructor of Nuclear Biological & Chemical Warfare “NBC, for nobody cares!” , Course Manager of Artillery Surveying, (E-7))[/li][li]85th Training Division @ Ft McCoy WI U.S Military’s "Land, Air, and Sea (LANS) Battle Doctrine Evaluato"r, Training Operation Center NCOIC, Range Safety Officer (E-7)[/li][/ul]
USCG 1987-2008, served (somehow) in over 30 countries worldwide, as well as Maine, Alaska, Nevada, New Mexico, Virginia, Florida, etc. Chief Electronics Technician- was OIC of my last three units. In the CG, OIC isn’t like an NCOIC in the Army where whenever 3 Soldiers are standing around they need an “OIC”… in the sea services OIC is a designated Command. Just had to dig a little because I work with a bunch of former Soldiers now.
Jan 85 to Dec 88.
1st Battalion The Royal Hampshire Regiment.
Served in Berlin, Denmark, Kenya, Northern Ireland, West Germany and U.K.
Started as a rifleman, then a short stint as 88mm anti-tanks, then Sustained Fire Machine Gun detachment (3 gun teams) Commander.
All the best.
Mike
US Navy Submarine Radioman 2nd Class, USS Henry L. Stimson, SSBN 655 Gold Crew based out of Charleston, SC. Before that, Groton, CT for SubSchool, Radioman “A” School, and Special Communications “C” School. Basic at RTC San Diego. 1987 to 1993.
Dave
1st Battalion 6th Infantry Brigade Illesheim, Germany 79-82
Various Army National Guard Units
Drill Sgt 85-88 Ft. Benning Georgia
266th Military Police Company Basrah and Balad, Iraq 2008-09
Staunton, VA
We fell under the 8th MP Brigade and the 21st MP Brigade while in Iraq. Also 555th Engineers
1982 - 2006
CFSCE Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics
1CSR 1st Canadian Signals Regt.
Nato CFE Lahr
CTC CFB Gagetown NB
2bn Royal Canadian Regt.
MTSC Det Wainwright Alberta
Sig Sqn Wainwright Alberta
CMTC CFB Wainwright Alberta
deployed with CDN Engineers, Amoured, and Arty units way too many times to remember…
months and months of long Exercises and training at Fort Drum, and Fort Bliss.
Retired as CMTC Sigs Sgt 2006 and now I am OIC of my Fly rods and fly vise and I like it that way…
My OC’s are now my wonderful wife, Kids and dogs…and I like it that way…
I served with honor but I salute my friends that I had who didn’t come back home:
Lt. Colonel Michael E. McLaughlin:
http://militarytimes.com/valor/army-lt-col-michael-e-mclaughlin/1456380/
Sgt Brent W. Dunkleberger:
http://militarytimes.com/valor/army-sgt-brent-w-dunkleberger/2425052/
Maj Marie Therese Rossi Cayton:
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/mariethe.htm
Last but not least my closest buddy Specialist 4th Class Timbe Seats.
It’s all about them, not me.
U. S. Army. Sep. 1966 to Sep. 1969.
Basic Training at Ft. Polk Louisiana.
AIT at Keesler AFB in Air Traffic Control
Duty at Ft. Stewart, Georgia. Wright Army Air Field. I was in the USAAVNS (United States Army Aviation) Element of the 3rd Army.
U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Oct. 1962 to Oct 1965
Basic training at Ft. Ord Calif
Jump School at Ft Benning Ga
Signal School at Ft. Gordon
Stationed at Ft Bragg NC
USMC Parris Island Basic Training 1982
NSGA Hanza Okinawa 1983
French Creek Camp Lejeune, NC 1986-89
2nd Force Recon RIP- 1986
Airborne School, Ft benning GA 1986
SERE School New Brunswick, Me- 1986
HALO School Ft Bragg NC- 1987
Break in service 1989-90
US Army Ft Lewis WA- 1990
1st Special Forces grp SOTA102- 1990-1998
Jumpmaster School, Ft Lewis WA- 1991
Lead Climber School, Black Rapids Alaska- 1991
Snowmobile/backcountry ski/survival instructor- 1991
Jump Injury/Discharge 1998
all in the 80"s
Ft. Dix NJ basic
Ft Knox Kentucky AIT
Ft Sill Ok Artillery
Berlin Germany C-94th Berlin brigade
Lynchburg Va Guard motor platoon
Guard Blackstone Va Ft Picket MATES…
please take note: I never served in a war zone, I served with those that did and I hold my utmost respect for those that did. To me they are real soldiers I was ready but never engaged there is a difference to me./
Served briefly at 2nd General Hospital in Landstuhl Germany. 1968.
Off to Vietnam with the 5th infantry, Quang Tri area for most of 1969.
MOS-91A
Basic training Ft Campbell, Ky Infantry school Fort Polk, La Vietnam Grunt 1967-1969
26th marines Delta company,Viet Nam
Feb 1966 Ft. Lost in The Woods ( Leonard Wood) BCTB. AIT 96C20 - interrogator of POW( IPW) at Ft. Holabird MD, US Army Intelligence School , advanced AIT at Ft, Carson CO and Camp McCoy WI ( 5USAAIS). From then on, sworn to secrecy ( no kidding).
Mark
USAF - Basic Training - Lackland AFB TX- 1974 - Flight 316
Imagery Interpretation School - Lowry AFB CO - 1974
Zweibrucken AB, Ger. !7th Tac Recon. Sq. 74-76 RF-4C Phantom IIs
Barksdale AFB, LA, Target Intell, 2ND Bomb Wing (Heavy), 76-80 B-52G Stratofortress
Chanute AFB, IL, Weather Observation School - 1980
Plattsburgh AFB, NY, Air Weather Service (Det 12, 26 Weather Sq) - Target Intell - 380 BMW, 80-82 FB-111 Aardvark, UH-1H (?)(Air Rescue)
RAF Upper Heyford, UK, NCOIC, Maps & Charts - Wing,Target Intell, 20 TAC Fighter Wing, 82-86 F-111, EF-111 {Sparkvark!)
Nellis AFB, NV, 4450 TG NCOIC, Target Intell - I Squadron 86-89 F-117A Stealth Fighter (Nighthawk)
K.I. Sawyer AFB, U.P. MI. NCOIC, Target Intell - 410 BMW 89 -94 B-52H Stratofortress
King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, NCOIC, Target Intell, 4403 FS (PROVISIONAL)/ 49 Ops Gp (Prov) 1993 F-117A Nighthawk
Plus various deployments to various locations, professional military education schools and technical training. Other than that I’m just hanging out, trying to stay out of trouble!l
K.I. Sawyer AFB MI. Retired - 1 APR 1994 - and like Marco - now relegated to keeping stuff secret! LOL!!
Best regards, Dave S.
US Army - 1968-1970
Basic Training - Fort Knox, KY.
AIT - Artillery Surveyor - Fort Sill, OK.
Forward Observer Training - Fort Wainwright, AK.
Northern Warfare Training Camp - Fort Greely, AK.
Non-Commissioned Officer’s Academy - Fort Wainwright, AK.
Classified Documents & Personnel Clearance Specialist - Fort Wainwright, AK.
MSARNG 1968- 1991
BCT / AIT Ft. Polk 8/69 - 12/69
HHT 1/108 ACR roundout for 2/3 CAV
HHT Det 1 278 ACR attached 1/108 ACR
HHC 155 Armd Div roundout for 1st Cav.
HHC & Co C 185 Avn Bde
We used to joke the difference in the National Guard and the Boy Scouts was the Boy Scouts had adult leaders. But the 185th did themself and the state of MS proud in Iraq. Co C had some pilot involved in taking out Saddam’s two sons. They have a company size element in Iraq now.
