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Roberts, John (Biff), PO1 USN(Ret) Fire Controlman
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Current/Last Primary NEC/NOC
FC-1139-GCS MK 160 Mod 8 Fire Control Technician
Current/Last NEC/NOC Group
Fire Controlman
Current/Last Duty Station
2009-2011, FC-1139, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)
Previously Held NEC/NOC
FC-0000-Fire Controlman
FC-1130-AGFCS MK 86 MOD 5/8/9/10 System Technician
9527-Miniature Electronic Repair Technician
9502-Instructor
FC-1120-GCS MK 160 MOD 4 Fire Control Technician
Service Years
1991 - 2011
Foreign Language(s)
French
Japanese
Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Decommissioning Certificate
Operation Enduring Freedom
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Rock Certificate
Panama Canal Certificate
Persian Excursion
Suez Canal Certificate
FC-Fire Controlman
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

U.S. Navy Security U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms NATO Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean Master Training Specialist

US Navy Honorable Discharge US Navy Retired 20 NATO Standing Naval Forces Atlantic


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Persian Excursion


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I had decided that once I left Naval service I wanted to spend my time doing creative things.  So I'm getting involved in brodcasting and voice acting, and also acting in local theater.  I'm not getting paid much, but I am having fun.  


   
Other Comments:
Post Navy Theater Credits:

"The Eulogist" by Chip Fortier, at Generic Theater down under Chrysler Hall, July 22-31, 2011:  The Priest

"Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" by Tom Mula, at Little Theater of Norfolk, November 25 -December 18, 2011:  Scrooge
   
 Countries Deployed To or Visited

What a Wonderful World

Svalbard Spain United States of America Antarctica South Georgia Falkland Islands Bolivia Peru Ecuador Colombia Venezuela Guyana Suriname French Guiana Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Argentina Chile Greenland Canada United States of America United States of America Israel Jordan Cyprus Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman Yemen Saudia Arabia Iraq Afghanistan Turkmenistan Iran Syria Singapore China Mongolia Papua New Guinea Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Malaysia Tiawan Philippines Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand Burma Bangladesh Sri Lanka India Bhutan Nepal Pakistan Afghanistan Turkmenistan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Japan North Korea South Korea Russia Kazakhstan Russia Montenegro Portugal Azerbaijan Armenia Georgia Ukraine Moldova Belarus Romania Bulgaria Macedonia Serbia Bosonia & Herzegovina Turkey Greece Albania Croatia Hungary Slovakia Slovenia Malta Spain Portugal Spain France Italy Italy Austria Switzerland Belgium France Ireland United Kingdom Norway Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Russia Poland Czech Republic Germany Denmark The Netherlands Iceland El Salvador Guatemala Panama Costa Rica Nicaragua Honduras Belize Mexico Trinidad & Tobago Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica The Bahamas Cuba Vanuatu Australia Solomon Islands Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand Eritrea Ethiopia Djibouti Somalia Kenya Uganda Tanzania Rwanda Burundi Madagascar Namibia Botswana South Africa Lesotho Swaziland Zimbabwe Mozambique Malawi Zambia Angola Democratic Repbulic of Congo Republic of Congo Gabon Equatorial Guinea Central African Republic Cameroon Nigeria Togo Ghana Burkina Fassu Cote d'Ivoire Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea Guinea Bissau The Gambia Senegal Mali Mauritania Niger Western Sahara Sudan Chad Egypt Libya Tunisia Morocco Algeria
Map Legend:
 Home ported 
 Home 
 Visited 


BermudaCanadaChinaNorthern Mariana IslandsCubaDjiboutiEgyptFranceGermanyGuamGreeceIsraelItalyJapanJamaicaKorea, SouthMaltaMalaysiaNetherlandsNorwayPanamaPortugalPalauPhilippinesSeychellesSloveniaSpainTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesBritish Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands

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 Duty Stations
Formal SchoolsUSS John Rodgers (DD-983)Shore Units/Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallop VAUSS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968)
USS Thorn (DD-988)Training Support Center/Hampton RoadsNaval Education and Training Command (NETC)/Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS)USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)
  1991-1992, FC-0000, Gunnery/Fire Control Schools/(FC) Fire Control Technician A School
  1993-1993, FC-1130, Missile Schools/MK 86 GFCS Operations & Maint
  1993-1997, FC-1130, USS John Rodgers (DD-983)1
  1997-2000, FC-1130, Shore Units/Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallop VA
  2000-2000, 9527, Electronics/Information Technology Schools/Miniature Electronic Repair (surface)
  2000-2003, FC-1130, USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968)3
  2003-2004, FC-1130, USS Thorn (DD-988)3
  2004-2004, 9502, Electronics/Information Technology Schools/Advanced Electronic Classroom Instructor Training Course
  2004-2004, 9502, Training Support Center/Hampton Roads
  2004-2007, 9502, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)/Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS)
  2007-2007, FC-1120, Training Support Center/Hampton Roads
  2007-2009, FC-1120, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)3
  2009-2009, FC-1139, Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS)/Learning site Damneck1
  2009-2011, FC-1139, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)1
 Colleges Attended 
  1987-1989, Eastern Nazarene College
  1995-1995, Central Texas College
  1997-1998, Others/Not Listed
  2000-2001, Excelsior College
  2006-2007, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
 Recruit Training - Trainee/Instructor
  1991, Recruit Training Command (RTC Great Lakes, IL), 199
 Combat and Operations History
  Global War on Terror* (1992 - 2020)
  Global Peacekeeping (1992-Present)*/Operations/Operation Sharp Guard 1993-96 (1993 - 1996)
  Global Peacekeeping (1992-Present)*/Operations/Operation Support Democracy 1994 (1993 - 2001)
  OEF/OEF 2001 (2001)
 Military Association Memberships
United States Naval InstituteThe National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)Branch 103
  2001, United States Naval Institute [Verified] - Assoc. Page
  2005, The National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) [Verified] - Assoc. Page
  2007, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Branch 103 (Member) (Yokosuka, Japan) [Verified] - Chap. Page
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