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The "Kitty Hawk in Heavy Seas" thread surprised me with how many "prior Navy" folk frequent this board. I'd like to know how may Veterans we have here (peace time or otherwise).

Me: US Navy 2001-2005
Assigned to VAQ-131

USS Constellation CV64, Operation Shock and Awe, WW gulf 2

USS Lincoln CVN72, Indonesia Tsunami Relief Effort.

Currently: civilian, working with USAF on C-17's in Hungary

USMC - Corporal 1998-2003

Primary MOS - (6075)Cryogenics Technician/Air Separations

Secondary MOS - (8531)Range Coach/Marksmanship Instructor(Camp Hanson, Okinawa)

Stationed:

MCRD San Diego(boot camp), MCAS Cherry Point(tech school), Kadena Airbase Okinawa(MALS 36/MWLK), MCAS Beaufort(MALS 31), mock war in Zaragoza Spain in June 2002(?).

(as I read the title of the thread it reminded me of the monthly squadron formations. "Maintenance! All present or accounted for!")

US Navy 1989-2009.

USS Billfish (SSN 676), USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730(B)), USS Newport News (SSN 750), USS Hampton (SSN 767).

USAF 1988-2000 E6

McGuire AFB, trained as aircraft crew chief but spent most of my time creating computer networks.

US NAVY GMG3 ( made it three times 1968 - 1972

first ship: USS COLUMBUS CG 12 ( ASROC gunners mate, sonar stac watch-stander, sometime assistant Torpedoman .... 2 Med cruises

second ship: USS NEWPORT NEWS CA 148 ( at the time, the largest all gun ship in the world ) occasional work on the 8"55's and the 5"38's and the chaff rocket system ... most of my responsibilities were on the 3"50 mounts ( started as a loader, worked my way to gun captain )

made one Caribbean ( show the flag ) cruise, one NATO north Atlantic ( dead of winter ) cruise, and finished up in Nam

T J and I were on the "same" ship ... he on the latest version of the NEWPORT NEWS

USN nuke mechanic. First boat USS San Juan (SSN751), kicked off then shipped to the USS Dallas (SSN700). Later relieved of all charges with honorable discharge after a very long six years.

US Army '04-'09

Captain, Engineer

Baumholder, Germany, in a combat engineer unit with the 1st Armored Division.

Spent a total of about 27 mos. and led 150 combat mission in the middle east, mostly around Baghdad.

ShadowSix wrote: US Army '04-'09 Captain, Engineer Baumholder, Germany, in a combat engineer unit with the 1st Armored Division. Spent a total of about 27 mos. and led 150 combat mission in the middle east, mostly around Baghdad.

Thank you, sir.

U.S. Army

1988-1994

1st MOS, 43 E, Parachute Rigger

2nd MOS 92 A, Automated Logistics Specalist

Deployed, Soomalia Jan -Mar 1993

USMC - Captain, 0302 2ndMarDiv, 2/2,1/2,4thRecon 1975-1987

USCG

2003-2006

Cape May, NJ; Lockport, LA; New Orleans, LA; Overseas tour (LA to WA via the ditch, commissioned a new 87' USCG Sea Lion); Bellingham, WA.

E-3, honorable discharge, medical retirement

Plank Owner, Order of the Ditch

chknhwk wrote:

ShadowSix wrote: US Army '04-'09 Captain, Engineer Baumholder, Germany, in a combat engineer unit with the 1st Armored Division. Spent a total of about 27 mos. and led 150 combat mission in the middle east, mostly around Baghdad.

Thank you, sir.

Hey, thank you! I'm not claustrophobic, but I would lose my E36 M3 in about three days in a submarine!

And, I'm well aware that, while the Army goes to the fun spots during wartime, the Navy is sailing around the world during war and peace.

I am glad I never had to go on floats with any of our birds. The Navy supplied the cryo tech guys on the carriers. But It would have been cool to go once to say I had been on a Med cruise or a westpac.

I just want to say thank you to all of you.

U S Air Force longago. Instructor in aircraft inspection for three years at Sheppard AF Base in the best part of Texas.

Honorable discharge Staff Sergeant

Thank you all for your service.

U.S. Army 03-09

63w-H8 (Heavy wheeled mechanic with recovery school)

Korea, Iraq (05-06) and some cake bs at Aberdeen Md before getting out

EastCoastMojo wrote: I just want to say thank you to all of you.

This! Much of family served, but there's no way a wuss like myself could do it.

Much respect for all the men and women who voluntarily put their lives on the line to protect my right to bitch and moan on the internet.

US Army 1976-1996.
Crewchief on UH-1H Huey Helicopter at Ft Ord, CA then Crewchief/Flight Engineer on CH-47 Chinook Helicopters in Korea, Ft Lewis, WA and Alaska then Tech Inspector on CH-47 Chinook Helicopters at Ft Campbell, Korea and Ft Campbell again. Went with the 101st to the 1st Gulf War - Desert Shield/Storm. Retired and now Army Civilian in the Cargo Helicopter (Chinook) Project Management Office supporting those still flying Chinooks.

EastCoastMojo wrote: I just want to say thank you to all of you.

A big +1 guys. Thanks!!!

I sell propane and propane accessories, since 2009.

U.S. Navy, 1987 to 1994. AG2(AW) uss new Orleans (LPH 11). Then navpacmetoccen pearl harbor Hawaii.

mos 7412 weather forecaster, and 7418. Tactical environment.

Assisted the forward spotting officer for the 13th Marine Expiditionary unit, Lombok straights crises, then chasing the New People's Army in the Phillipines after the assassination attempt on Philpine pres Aqino.

first Iraq war, then Somalia. I got around...

Cook on a nuke sub 1971 - 1975, plank owner of SSN-679.

Edit: Been making large bore cannon and experimental weaponry for the Army since 1977.

z31maniac wrote:

EastCoastMojo wrote: I just want to say thank you to all of you.

This! Much of family served, but there's no way a wuss like myself could do it. Much respect for all the men and women who voluntarily put their lives on the line to protect my right to bitch and moan on the internet.

Me too, but in my case it wasn't being a wuss, it was weight

USAF 1991 - present (projected Aug 2014, who's hiring?)

Communications System Journeyman Ramstien AB Germany 1991-1994 Offutt AFB NE 1994-1998

Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Nebraksa 1998-2000

Offutt AFB NE 2000-2001 Vance AFB OK 2001-2001

Air Battle Manager Tyndall AFB Fla 2001-2002 Tinker AFB OK 2002-2006 Schriever AFB CO 2006-2009 Tinker AFB OK 2009 - present

Mostly support in my enlisted days, then Africa with the UN in 2004. South America 2006, Middle East 2011, and back in South America now before my farewell tour back in the ME next year.