Maltais, Andrew, EWC

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
2000-2003, EW-1781, USS Vicksburg (CG-69)
Previously Held NEC
EW-1743-Electronics Warfare Systems Technician (AN/WLR-1H)
EW-0000-Electronics Warfare Operator
9502-Instructor
EW-1734-Electronics Warfare Systems Technician (SLQ-32(V)3)
Service Years
1982 - 2003
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Decommissioning
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Order of the Rock
Panama Canal
Plank Owner
Suez Canal
EW-Electronics Warfare Technician
Four Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

U.S. Navy Security Master Training Specialist


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback




 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

'Moored...shift colors....'

'Patrol, Protect, Preserve...' Academy grad 2004

Hurricane Dennis, Katrina (MS), & Wilma SAR missions in 2005. Hurricane Michael deployment in 2018.

Working Okaloosa/Walton (Panhandle) Counties for the great State of Florida. Promoted to Officer Specialist 9/17. Promoted to Senior Officer 6/19. 15th year of service.

Defensive Tactics and Firearms Instructor (DTI/FI)

Field Training Officer (FTO)

USCG Maritime LE Academy (CHAS, SC) graduate and NASBLA/USCG Tactical Operations Course

NASBLA BUI & Seated Battery Instructor certification

ARIDE Certification



 

   
Other Comments:

Wonderful marriage

Camping

Blue Healer...

Hunt, Fish, Outdoors 
 

   

 Remembrance Profiles -  1 Sailor Remembered

  1984-1984, EW-0000, USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)

EW-Electronics Warfare Technician

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Unit
USS Moosbrugger (DD-980) Unit Page

Rank
Seaman

NEC
EW-0000-Electronics Warfare Operator

Base, Station or City
Pensacola

State/Country
Florida
 
 
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 USS Moosbrugger (DD-980) Details

USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
Hull number DD-980

Namesake: Frederick Moosbrugger
Ordered: 15 January 1974
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 3 November 1975
Launched: 23 July 1977
Acquired: November 27, 1978
Commissioned: 16 December 1978
Decommissioned: 15 December 2000
Struck: April 25, 2006
Fate: Scrapped in Brownsville, TX 2006
Class and type: Spruance class destroyer
Displacement: 8,040 (long) tons full load
Length: 529 ft (161 m) waterline; 563 ft (172 m) overall
Beam: 55 ft (16.8 m)
Draft: 29 ft (8.8 m)
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)
Speed: 32.5 knots (60 km/h)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 19 officers, 315 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
AN/SPS-40 air search radar
AN/SPG-60 fire control radar
AN/SPS-55 surface search radar
AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar
Mk 23 TAS automatic detection and tracking radar
AN/SPS-65 Missile fire control radar
AN/SQS-53 bow mounted Active sonar
AN/SQR-19 TACTAS towed arrayPassive sonar
Electronic warfare
and decoys:
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Mark 36 SRBOC Decoy Launching System
AN/SLQ-49 Inflatable Decoys
 
Armament:

2 x 5 in (127 mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns
2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns
1 x 8 cell ASROC launcher (removed)
1 x 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher
2 x quadruple Harpoon missile canisters
2 x Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (Mk 46 torpedoes)
 

1 x 61 cell Mk 41 VLS launcher for Tomahawk missiles
Aircraft carried: 2 x Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.
Motto: More Than Required




Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Spruance-class

Strength
Destroyer

Created/Owned By
EW Carter, Douglas, Sr. (Wildcat), EW1 80
   

Last Updated: Feb 12, 2007
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
USNR Detachment out of NAS Pens

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
48 Members Also There at Same Time
USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)

Herrick, Dean, SCPO, (1968-1989) EW EW-1736 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Edwards, Dennis, CPO, (1983-1996) EW 1761 Petty Officer Second Class
DeGeorge, John, CDR, (1978-1998) OFF 310X Lieutenant
East, Walter, CAPT, (1981-2011) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Fretschel, Edward, SCPO, (1969-1992) HM HM-8425 Chief Petty Officer
Gist, Leroy, PO1, (1982-1996) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Hines, David, PO1, (1982-2002) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Murphy, Michael, SCPO, (1981-2002) OS OS-0324 Petty Officer First Class
Towle, Peter, PO1, (1980-1991) MA MA-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Bone, John, PO2, (1979-1988) GSM GSM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Broussard, George, PO2, (1983-1988) GM GM-0891 Petty Officer Second Class
Buchner, Charlie, CPO, (1970-2000) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Cullen, John, CPO, (1980-2000) GM GMM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Denny, Aubrey, PO2, (1983-1989) GSM GSM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Duckett, Clifford, PO1, (1973-1993) TM TM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hinds, Jeffrey, PO2, (1981-1987) ST ST-0407 Petty Officer Second Class
Irizarry, Elias (Ike), CPO, (1980-2003) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Kazmierczak, Ronald, PO1, (1981-1996) EN 4319 Petty Officer Second Class
King, Marc, PO2, (1980-1986) DS DS-1672 Petty Officer Second Class
Leone, Rich, PO2, (1980-1986) ET ET-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Marple, James, PO2, (1982-1986) STG STG-0445 Petty Officer Second Class
Marple, James, PO2, (1982-1986) ST ST-0450 Petty Officer Second Class
McCartney, Jeff, CPO, (1981-2001) FC FC-1147 Petty Officer Second Class
Pendleton, Allen, PO2, (1981-1985) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Rasmussen, Scott, PO1, (1984-1994) GMG GMG-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Redding, Don, PO2, (1983-1987) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Sampson, Kurt, PO1, (1978-1998) ST ST-0407 Petty Officer Second Class
Toohey, Gene, CPO, (1979-2001) GM GM-0891 Petty Officer Second Class
Alexander, Scott, PO3, (1980-1984) GSM GSM-4124 Petty Officer Third Class
Almodovar, James, PO1, (1981-2001) RM RM-2358 Petty Officer Third Class
Dunn, Phil, PO3, (1984-1988) TM TM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Gregory, Marc, CDR, (1980-2007) ET ET-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hasch, Jim, PO3, (1981-1985) GSM GSM-4124 Petty Officer Third Class
Thompson, Gerald, PO3, (1983-1987) GSM GSM-4124 Petty Officer Third Class
BYRD, WADE, FN, (1982-1985) EN EN-4313 Fireman
Buffington, Elmer, SA, (1982-1991) BM BM-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Dungan, Alan, CMDCM, (1974-2004) Chief Petty Officer
Bjur, Daryle, PO1, (1969-1990) Petty Officer First Class
Olah, David, LT, (1984-2004) Petty Officer First Class
Cribb, Charles, PO1, (1982-1989) FC Petty Officer Second Class
Jones, Bill, PO1, (1982-2003) Petty Officer Second Class
Richardson, Tracy, SCPO, (1983-2007) Petty Officer Second Class
Ratliff, Keith, PO2, (1982-1995) OS Petty Officer Third Class
Cook, Ronald, PO1, (1983-2004) Seaman
Richardson, Tracy, SCPO, (1983-2007) Seaman Recruit
Williams, Mitchell, CPO, (1984-2007) Seaman Recruit
Downing, Pat, PO1, (1983-2003) Fireman Recruit
Reass, Richard, CAPT, (1963-1993) Commander

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