User:Uniformcharlie886
why I'm on Wikipedia
[edit]I started out by updating and correcting the Awards and Decorations sections for Medal of Honor recipients of Battle of Mogadishu (1993), Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and The Global War On Terrorism, but have since been watching over pages of many other heroes. It has been an honor to serve, in my own little way, those who have served and honored us.
U.S. Navy Service
[edit]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.
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where I was stationed
[edit]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. 1985
- Naval 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
[edit]Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Philippines 1986 and 1989
Misawa Air Base, Japan 1986
Naval Air Facility Adak, Alaska summer 1987 with VP-22, winter of 1987/88 with VP-6
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, 1988
Awards and Decorations
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Petty Officer Second Class | Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist Wings Inflight Electronics Technician (IFT) |
Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) | |||||
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with one 5/16" Gold Award Star |
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device | ||||||
Navy Good Conduct Medal with one Bronze Service Star |
National Defense Service Medal | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Operation Earnest Will) | |||||
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 2 Bronze Service Stars |
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Medal with Expert device | |||||
Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia | |||||||
Lockheed P-3 Orion 1000 Hour Pin (logged over 2000 flight hours) |
NATOPS Instructor/Evaluator (Blue Card) |
The 1987 Association of Naval Aviation Outstanding Achievement Award for Maritime Patrol Aviation | |||||
Letter of Commendation Outstanding Performance of Duty during an inflight emergency ![]() |
Letter of Commendation Heroic Performance during an inflight emergency ![]() |
Affiliations
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Association of Naval Aviation Outstanding Achievement Award for Maritime Patrol Aviation 1987 VP-6 Blue Sharks, Crew 8 Lost Propeller flight |
Shellback for crossing the Equator | Order of the Blue Nose for flying above the Arctic Circle |
National Rifle Association, (the NRA) | American Design Drafting Association | Team Grump Surf Club |
Where the Navy took me
[edit]Alaska - deployment to Naval Air Facility Adak and detachments to Elmendorf Air Force Base and Eielson Air Force Base, winter of 1987-1988
California - Naval Base Coronado for S.E.R.E. School, February - March 1986, Naval Air Station Moffett Field for P-3B Orion training, March - September 1986
Florida - Naval Training Center Orlando for bootcamp, October 1984 - December 1984, Naval Air Station Pensacola for Naval Aircrewman Candidate School, January - February 1986
Hawaii - stationed at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, September 1986 - October 1990
Tennessee - Naval Air Station Memphis for aviation electronics training, January - December 1985
Washington - transported Navy Admiral to Boeing Field for meetings (beginning of the P-8 Poseidon program?)
- 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, 1988
- Johnston 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 Search And Rescue 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)
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Petty Officer Third Class | Navy Good Conduct Medal | Torpedoman's Mate | Gunner's Mate | ||||||||
USS Mississippi (BB-41) | USS Hopkins (DD-249) |
U.S. Army, Master Sergeant (father)
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U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)
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U.S. Army, Corporal (uncle)
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U.S. Air Force, Master Sergeant (uncle) *INCOMPLETE*
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Air Force Good Conduct Medal with 1 Silver Oak Leaf and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf | |||||
National Defense Service Medal | Vietnam Service Medal with 1 campaign star |
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal |
Private First Class, U.S. Army (uncle)
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U.S. Army/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer First Class (brother)
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Air Force JROTC, Cadet Second Lieutenant (brother)
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Cadet Second Lieutenant | American Legion General Military Excellence Medal | Cadet Second Lieutenant | |||||
Service Ribbon with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters |
Attendance Ribbon | Longevity Ribbon |
North Carolina Highway Patrol, Regional Response SWAT Team (cousin)
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U.S. Navy, Lieutenant (junior grade), (cousin)
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Lieutenant (junior grade) | Naval Aviator Wings | Lieutenant (junior grade) | |||||
National Defense Service Medal |
U.S. Air Force, Airman First Class (cousin)
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U.S. Navy, Hospital Corpsman Third Class, Fleet Marine Force (friend) KIA in Lebanon
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U.S. Navy, In-flight Aviation Electronics Technician (friend)
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U.S. Army, Sergeant Major (friend)
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Army Superior Unit Award | Combat Infantryman Badge | Sergeant Major | |||||
Legion of Merit | Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" Valor Device |
Meritorious Service Medal with four bronze Oak Leaf Clusters | |||||
Army Commendation Medal with one silver Oak Leaf Cluster |
Army Achievement Medal with one silver Oak leaf cluster and one bronze Oak Leaf Cluster |
Army Good Conduct Medal with four silver knots | |||||
National Defense Service Medal with one service star |
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with four campaign stars |
Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars | |||||
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Korea Defense Service Medal | NCO Professional Development Ribbon with award numeral 5 | |||||
Army Service Ribbon | Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 5 |
NATO Medal - ISAF | |||||
Army Rifle Expert Badge | Airborne Badge | Driver and Mechanic Badge |