Forrester, Kelly, CPO

Electronics Warfare Technician
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
EW-1781-Electronics Warfare Technician (Advanced Application)
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Electronics Warfare Technician
Primary Unit
2002-2006, CTT-1781, Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR/COTF)
Previously Held NEC
EW-0000-Electronics Warfare Operator
EW-1733-Electronics Warfare Systems Technician (AN/SLQ-32(V)2)
MA-9545-Law Enforcement Specialist
CTT-1781-Electronics Warfare Technician (Advanced Application)
Service Years
1986 - 2006
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Desert Storm
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Rock
Suez Canal
EW-Electronics Warfare Technician
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

U.S. Navy Chief Master-at-Arms U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Navy Chief Initiated Electronic Warfare Award For Excellence Command & Control Excellence Award

Efficiency Excellence Award


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)Association of Old CrowsNorfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, VA
  2000, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) - Assoc. Page
  2007, Association of Old Crows - Assoc. Page
  2018, Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, VA


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I am a Military Analyst, working for AVW Technologies, Inc. located in Chesapeake, VA. I interface with COMOPTEVFOR, Naval Research Lab (NRL), Department of Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), John Hopkins University Applied Phisics Lab (JHUAPL), Marine Corps, Army and Air Force. I am currently working on the JECP.
   
Other Comments:

Forced to be a CTT by the folks in DC, but EW by the grace of God.
   

 Remembrance Profiles -  1 Sailor Remembered

  2000-2001, EW-1781, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 18, Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT)

EW-Electronics Warfare Technician

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Unit
Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 18 Unit Page

Rank
Chief Petty Officer
NEC
EW-1781-Electronics Warfare Technician (Advanced Application)

Base, Station or City
Portsmouth
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 18, Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) Details

Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 18, Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT)

Type
Combat - Sea 		 

Parent Unit
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT)
Strength
Navy Squadron

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jan 12, 2007
   
   
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Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 18
Lesh, Donald, CDR, (1987-2011) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Cagle, Ron, SCPO, (1988-2009) FC FC-1332 Chief Petty Officer
Spoolman, Karl, CPO, (1983-2003) OS OS-0310 Chief Petty Officer
Delio, Thomas, PO1, (1992-2012) AG AG-7412 Petty Officer First Class
Gulizia, Russell, LCDR, (1992-2017) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Jackson, David, CWO4, (1993-Present) OS OS-0342 Petty Officer First Class
Martinez, (SW) Jeffrey S, CPO, (1982-2011) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
McKinstry, Christopher, CWO2, (1998-Present) AG AG-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Price, Joseph, PO2, (1999-2004) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Gelsomino, Dave, FN, (1993-1997) HT HT-0000 Fireman
Schweizer, Dave, CAPT, (1985-2015) Commander
Mays, Troy, LCDR, (1989-2002) Lieutenant
Mills, Steve, LCDR, (2001-Present) Lieutenant
Trimble, Greg, SCPO, (1981-2001) Senior Chief Petty Officer
Weston, Dennis, SCPO, (1983-2003) Senior Chief Petty Officer
Adams, Mike, CPO, (1977-2004) Chief Petty Officer
Brothers, Steve, SCPO, (1983-2006) Chief Petty Officer
Brown, Sam, CPO, (1987-2007) Petty Officer First Class
Gunsel, Keith, MCPO, (1994-Present) Petty Officer First Class
McQueen, Willie, CPO, (1999-Present) Petty Officer First Class
Papa, Mike, PO1, (1991-2007) Petty Officer Second Class
De La Cruz, Jorge, PO1, (1999-2007) Fireman

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