Baxla, Rick, AOC

Aviation Ordnanceman
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
9505-Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape (SERE) Instructor
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Ordnanceman
Primary Unit
1999-2001, AO-0000, H60R/S Fleet Introduction Team, Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island, CA
Previously Held NEC
AN-0000-Airman
AO-8319-P-3 System Organizational Maintenance Tech
AO-8377-SH-3 System Organizational Maintenance Technician
AO-0000-Aviation Ordnanceman
AO-8378-H-60 Systems Organizational Career Maintenance Technician
8286-AO-SP2-E Aviation Ordnanceman
Service Years
1981 - 2001
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Decommissioning
Order of the Golden Dragon
Persian Excursion
AO-Aviation Ordnanceman
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Sikorsky Winged S Order of the Golden Shellback Navy Chief Initiated

Captain Arnold J. Isbell Award Order of the Golden Dragon Persian Excursion Cold War Veteran

SERE


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Association of Aviation OrdnancemenDisabled American Veterans (DAV)Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)Post 86
  1987, Association of Aviation Ordnancemen
  2001, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Assoc. Page
  2001, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) - Assoc. Page
  2015, American Legion, Post 86 (Member At Large) (Heber, Arizona) - Chap. Page



  1993-1997, AO-8378, HS-6 Indians

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Rank
Chief Petty Officer
NEC
AO-8378-H-60 Systems Organizational Career Maintenance Technician

Base, Station or City
NAS North Island
State/Country
California
  
 
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HS-6 Indians

HelicopterAnti-Submarine Squadron SIX

Commissioned on 1 June 1 1956
Aboard USS PRINCETON (CVS-37)

LCDR Douglas D. McKay
acting commanding officer.

 

In the Beginning
At the time of commissioning the new squadron was equipped with HO4S helicopters. Shortly after its return to NAAS Ream Field in August 1956, HS-6 began her transitioning to the SH-34, and a new mission; Anti-Submarine Warfare fighting against the emerging threat from nuclear-powered submarines and cruise missiles.

HS-6 had her first Change of Command
24 August 1956

CDR Ernest C. Harris, Jr.
assumed command of the HS-6 Screaming Indians

 

       HS-6 Screaming Indians

                                    Commanding Officers          Service Years

                                                         ErnestC.Harris,Jr.                    07 May  - 1957
                                                            EarlF.Oglesby                        15 July  - 1958
                                                            JohnB.Cabell                        07 July  - 1959
                                                          R.M.Williams,Jr.            30 December  - 1960
                                                           GeorgeA.Oâ??Shea             22 December  - 1961
                                                            RalphR.Riley               28 December  - 1962
                                                            MarkR.Starr                06 December  - 1963
                                                            GeorgeH.Seidel              23 December  - 1964
                                                          RobertS.Vermilya            17 December  - 1965
                                                        WarrenH.Lockwood              12 October  - 1966
                                                             AlbertD.Fox                           July  - 1967
                                                        FrancisX.McCarth                February  - 1969
                                                              WilliamReed                           May  - 1968
                                                             FrankHerndon                  November  - 1969
                                                           WilliamE.Walker                November  - 1970
                                                            PaulM.Hine,Jr.                November  - 1971
                                                                 J.S.Daly                     November  - 1972
                                                            NoelL.Ruppert                 December  - 1973 
                                                          A.EugenePellerin               December  - 1974
                                                          KennethM.Warmbir           November  - 1975
                                                              JohnP.Leach                  December  - 1976
                                                       LeonardO.Woltersdor  f         November  - 1977
                                                             JamesN.Glover                 January  - 1979
                                                                G.E.Hurley                     March  - 1980
                                                              R.E.Leonard                       July  - 1981
                                                            LewisD.Madden               October  - 1982
                                                              M.M.Staley                      April  - 1984
                                                        MichaelE.Middleton          September  - 1985
                                                           BraddC.Hayes                   March  - 1987
                                                              M.Shekum                         June  - 1988
                                                                N.Ross                    November  - 1989
                                                            A.R.Saunders               January  - 1991
                                                          R.C.OwsleyII                 March  - 1992
                                                            J.McDonald                      June  - 1993
                                                           M.F.Wanjon                September  - 1994
                                                           JohnS.Rosa                 December  - 1995
                                                       AnthonyVanaria              December  - 1996
                                                      RonaldA.Sandoval                  June  - 1998
                                                       DavidP.Maloney                    June  - 1999
                                                       MichaelH.Glaser               December  - 2000
                                                            D.F.Bean                      March  - 2002
                                                      RobertG.Lineberry                    June  - 2003
                                                       SteveA.Swittel                 September  - 2004
                                                      GregoryT.Eaton                November  - 2005
                                                     MichaelBaratta                      March  - 2007
                                                   F.J."Jack"Schuller                     April  - 2008
                                                   WesleyR.McCall                       April  - 2009
                                                    BrentA.Alfonzo                        July  - 2010

                                       Ships Deployed & Air Wings
 

  (1956-1959)  USS Princeton (CVS-37)           

    (1960-1970)  USS Kearsarge (CVS-33)
- Carrier Anti-Submaring Group
FIVE THREE (CSG-53)
          (1971-1973)  USS Independence (CVA-62)
      - Carrier Air Wing SEVEN (CVW-7)
      (1973-1982)  USS Constellation (CV-64)
  - Carrier Air Wing NINE (CVW-9)
     (1983-1989)  USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
         - Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN (CVW-11)
                (1990-1993)  USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
     - (CVW-11)
                                (1993-1997)  USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)                             
     - (CVW-11)
        (1997-1999)  USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
     - (CVW-11)
(2000-2003)  USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
      - (CVWâ??11)
               (2003-2005)  USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
      - (CVWâ??11)
 (2006-2011)  USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
       - (CVWâ??11)

 
Helicopter Platforms Operated
    (1956-1958)  HO4S Chickasaw
 (1958-1961)  HSS-1N Seabat
              (1962-1989)  Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
                (1989-2001)  Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
                    (1989-2001)  Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk
                       (2001-2009)  Sikorsky SH-60 F/H Seahawk
 
Deployments
WESTPACs
â??60, â??62, â??63, â??65, â??67, â??89, â??91, â??93, â??94, â??96, â??97, â??99, â??01, â??03, â??05, â??07, â??09
 
EASTPACs
â??71, â??73, â??75, â??77, â??80, â??82, â??85, â??87
 
Operations 
      (1961-1962)  Mercury Space Program Recovery
   (1966-1968)  Vietnam Downed Aviator Rescue
      (1969 )     (DD-754) and (R-21) Collision Rescue
        (1971-1973)  Apollo 14 Space Program Astronaut Recovery
                (1975-1976)  Apollo Space Program - Soyuz Astronaut Recovery
     (2001-2003)  Global War On Terrorism (GWOT)                                                     Combat Search And Rescue(CSAR)
(2003-2009)  Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
                 (2005-2009)  Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/ OIF
 
Honors and Awards
 
             (1966)  Navy Unit Commendation
                     Rescued 16 downed aviators, Vietnam
                       (1969)  SEVENTH Fleet Commendation
                USS Frank E. Evans (DD-753) and
              HMAS Melbourne(R-21) Collision
(1974)  Battle â??Eâ?? Award
                                         (1977)  Captain Arnold Jay Isbell ASW excellence
             - CNOâ??s Safety â??Sâ?? Award
                                          (1978)  Captain Arnold Jay Isbell ASW excellence
             (Second Award)
                    - Battle â??Eâ?? Award  (Second Award)
                                         (1985)  Captain Arnold Jay Isbell ASW excellence
          (Third Award)
                                 (1986)  Admiral Jimmy Thach Carrier Based
             ASW Excellence
                                     - Captain Arnold Jay Isbell ASW Excellence
                (Fourth Award)
                                  - CNOâ??s Safety â??Sâ?? Award (Second Award)
                      (1988)  Sikorsky Maintenance Award
                              - CNOâ??s Safety â??Sâ?? Award (Third Award)
                            - Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation
                                    (1989)  (1st Ever) DESRON 21 â??Order Of The
                        Pummeled Dolphinâ?? ASW Excellence
                                    (2005)  CNOâ??s Safety â??sâ?? Award (Third Award)
                          - COMPACFLT Retention Excellence
            - Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy
           

Type
Aviation Rotary Wing 		 

Parent Unit
Rotary Wing
Strength
Navy Squadron

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jun 19, 2008
   
   
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HS-6 Indians
Bird, Jeff, PO3, (1993-1998) AO AO-8378 Petty Officer Third Class
Carver, Virgil, CPO, (1992-2012) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Strittar, Robert, PO1, (1988-1997) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Glover, Michael, PO3, (1993-1997) AO AO-8211 Petty Officer Third Class
McIntire, Kevin, CDR, (1980-2006) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Gray, Rob, LT, (1988-1999) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Ott, Victor, CAPT, (1987-2017) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Taylor, David, SCPO, (1971-1993) AT AT-8800 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Beldo, April, CMDCM, (1983-Present) AZ AZ-6313 Chief Petty Officer
Knudsen, James, CMDCM, (1985-Present) AE 8345 Chief Petty Officer
Mohr, William, CPO, (1990-2011) 00 8342 Chief Petty Officer
Perry, James, SCPO, (1982-2008) 00 8878 Chief Petty Officer
Araya, Jeffrey, PO1, (1989-2009) AM AM-8378 Petty Officer First Class
Bowles, Jon, PO1, (1982-1993) AT AT-8376 Petty Officer First Class
Boyer, Stephen, CPO, (1982-2005) AD AD-8378 Petty Officer First Class
Braun, Glenn, MCPO, (1981-Present) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Spaid, Tim, PO1, (1986-2006) AW AW-7876 Petty Officer First Class
Spaid, Timothy, PO1, (1986-2006) AW AW-7876 Petty Officer First Class
Staats, Jack, PO1, (1979-1999) AW AW-7815 Petty Officer First Class
Armour, Charles, PO1, (1982-2004) 00 8878 Petty Officer Second Class
Bloss, Barry, PO1, (1982-2005) AM AMS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Carson, Robert, PO2, (1994-1998) .A 00E Petty Officer Second Class
Lira, Jose, CPO, (1995-Present) AD AD-8378 Petty Officer Second Class
Mccollins, Anton, PO1, (1988-2007) AD AD-8378 Petty Officer Second Class
McKay, Rick, PO1, (1987-2007) AW AW-7872 Petty Officer Second Class
Moran, Tracy, CPO, (1991-Present) AW AW-7876 Petty Officer Second Class
Penney, David, PO1, (1993-1998) AW AW-7815 Petty Officer Second Class
Pickett, Orv, PO2, (1987-1998) AE AE-7144 Petty Officer Second Class
Rohwer, Christopher, PO2, (1991-2000) AD AD-8215 Petty Officer Second Class
Ruhrup, Edward, PO2, (1988-1998) AW AW-7876 Petty Officer Second Class
Smith, Jason, PO2, (1991-2001) AZ AZ-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Stewart, Kenneth, LCDR, (1988-2015) AW AW-7815 Petty Officer Second Class
Stowe, Paul, PO2, (1979-1999) PR PR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Vollstedt, Jennifer, MCPO, (1990-2008) AD AD-8378 Petty Officer Second Class
Dukes Jr., Joseph, PO2, (1990-2000) AK AK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Dunlap, Christopher, PO3, (1995-2002) AD AD-8378 Petty Officer Third Class
Fenn, Kevin, PO3, (1991-1995) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Fenn, Kevin, PO3, (1991-1995) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Findley, Tonya, CPO, (1994-2015) AE AE-8378 Petty Officer Third Class
Flemister, Richard, PO1, (1988-2008) AK AK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Guzman, Jose, PO1, (1993-2006) AM AMH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Janovsky, Ted, PO1, (1997-Present) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Johnson, Todd, PO3, (1990-1993) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Masingale, Darien, PO2, (1988-1998) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
McNally, Robert, PO3, (1990-1994) AMS AMS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Nicholson, Wayne, PO3, (1992-1996) AD AD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Quintana, Angel, CPO, (1995-Present) AD AD-8378 Petty Officer Third Class
Richardson, Shameka, PO3, (1994-1998) 00 8800 Petty Officer Third Class
Rummel, Eric, PO1, (1993-2002) HM HM-8406 Petty Officer Third Class
Smith, Jason, PO3, (1991-1995) AE 8375 Petty Officer Third Class
Steinman, Larry, CPO, (1988-2012) HM HM-8406 Petty Officer Third Class
Thomas, R, PO1, (1994-Present) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Tucci, Mike, PO3, (1988-1993) AM AMS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Ayala, Hector, PO1, (1993-Present) AM AM-0000 Airman
Ayala, Hector, PO1, (1992-2013) AMS AMS-8351 Airman
Dunlap, Christopher, PO3, (1995-2002) 00 8878 Airman
Frisbie, Patrick, PO1, (1990-2010) AD AD-0000 Airman
Lopez, Peter, AN, (1992-1994) AN AN-0000 Airman
Lopez, Peter, AN, (1992-1994) AN AN-0000 Airman

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