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Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch & Recovery
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Service Details
Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
ABE-7006-Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Maintenance Technician
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch & Recovery
Primary Unit
2009-2012, ABE-7005, Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville TX
Previously Held NEC
ABE-0000-Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch/Recovery
ABE-7005-MK-7 Arresting Gear Operator
ABE-7004-C-13 Mod 1 Catapult
ABH-9549-Acquisition Logistics Specialist
Service Years
1988 - 2012
Other Languages
Greek
Italian
Spanish
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
1993, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 424, Hatton-Gillette-Douglas Post (Executive Officer) (Tampa, Florida)
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2000, National Chief Petty Officers Association
2013, American Legion, Post 111 (Member) (Tampa, Florida)
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2013, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 13 (Instructor) (St Petersburg, Florida)
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What are you doing now:
Traveling the world as an Independent Travel Consultant, Research Analyst and Educator. I have enjoyed engaging people in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.
Other Comments:
I'm also currenly planning projects to travel and research the cultures of Brazil, India, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand).
From Month/Year August / 2003
To Month/Year November / 2006
Unit NSA Souda Bay Unit Page
Rank Chief Petty Officer
NEC ABH-9549-Acquisition Logistics Specialist
Base, Station or City CRETEState/Country Greece
Patch
Type
Test and Evaluation
Parent Unit
NAVSUPACT (NSA)
Strength
Not Specified
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013
Best Friends AOC TONY BROWN
Best Moment ALMOST EVERY MOMENT OFF BASE. HOWEVER EARNING MY ASSOCIATES WOULD BE MY BEST MOMENT
Worst Moment BEING SUBJECTED TO A MIDNIGHT CURFEW DURING SOME CRITICAL TIMES
Chain of Command CAPT SALE-CO CDR WAYNE HIGH- XO CMC JERRY DANIELS CMC JEFF CLARK
Other Memories ENJOYING THE BEACHES IN SUMMER AND MY TIME AT THE 2005 NAVY BALL.