Swank, Henry L., QMC

Quartermaster
 
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Service Status
USN Retired
Final Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Last NEC
QM-0161-Craftmaster - YTB
Last NEC Group
Quartermaster
Primary Unit
2005-2008, QM-0161, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
Service Years
1986 - 2008
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
OPSAIL 200
Persian Excursion
Plank Owner
Sandbox Sailor Operation Iraqi Freedom
Suez Canal
QM-Quartermaster
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Cold War Medal US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Persian Gulf Yacht Club

Persian Excursion Maritime Warfare Excellence Award Engineering/Survivability Excellence Award Command & Control Excellence Award

Logistics Management Excellence Award Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF) Ship Safety Award Efficiency Excellence Award


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Veterans (AMVETS)National Chief Petty Officers AssociationPost 481, Delmont Post
  1987, American Veterans (AMVETS) - Assoc. Page
  2004, National Chief Petty Officers Association
  2010, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 481, Delmont Post (Member) (Export, Pennsylvania) - Chap. Page


 Remembrance Profiles -  1 Sailor Remembered

 Ribbon Bar
Surface Warfare Enlisted Badge
Craftsmaster

 
 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1986, Recruit Training (Great Lakes, IL), 159
 Unit Assignments
HQ, RTC Great Lakes, IL (Company Commander/Staff)USS Orion (AS-18)USS Wainwright (CG-28)USS Kinkaid (DD-965)
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)Commander Task Force (CTF) 72/57Naval Station (NAVSTA) Annapolis, MD
USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
  1986-1986, HQ, RTC Great Lakes, IL (Company Commander/Staff)
  1986-1988, USS Orion (AS-18)
  1988-1989, USS Wainwright (CG-28)
  1989-1991, USS Kinkaid (DD-965)
  1991-1993, USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)
  1993-1995, USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)
  1995-1997, Commander Task Force (CTF) 72/57
  1997-2000, QM-0161, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Annapolis, MD
  2000-2002, USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)
  2002-2005, USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
  2005-2008, QM-0161, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1987-1988 Operation Earnest Will (Iran)
  1988-1988 Operation Praying Mantis (Iran)
  1989-1989 Training Exercise - PACEX '89
  1991-1991 Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait/Operation Desert Storm
  1991-1991 NEO - Operation Fiery Vigil (Philippines)
  1993-1994 Operation Tidal Wave
  1994-1994 Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti)
  1995-1996 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (China)
  1995-1996 Operation Vigilant Sentinel (Kuwait)
  1997-1997 Training Exercise - Cobra Gold '97
  1997-1997 Training Exercise - Foal Eagle '97
  2001-2001 Operation Noble Eagle
  2001-2001 Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
  2003-2003 OIF/Liberation of Iraq (2003)
  2004-2004 Training Exercise - Ulchi-Focus Lens '04
  2004-2005 OIF/Iraqi Governance (2004-05)
 Reflections on Service
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