Bloomer, Gerald, ETCS

Electronics Technician

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USN Retired

Current/Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer

Current/Last Primary NEC
ET-1321-Combat Systems Senior Enlisted

Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Electronics Technician

Primary Unit
2003-2005, 1321, COMSIXTHFLT

Previously Held NEC
9502-Instructor
1321-Combat Systems Senior Enlisted

Service Years
1977 - 2005

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Cold War

Decommissioning

Desert Rat

Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Order of the Ditch

Order of the Rock

Persian Excursion

Plank Owner

Sandbox Sailor Operation Iraqi Freedom

Suez Canal

Official Badges

Senior Chief Petty Officer of the Command

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)


	1983, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) - Assoc. Page
	1988, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page
	1989, International Chief Petty Officers Association
	1989, Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) - Assoc. Page
	1991, American Gulf War Veterans Association
	2003, Surface Navy Association
	2008, American Legion - Assoc. Page

Operation Noble Anvil (Allied Force)
From Month/Year March / 1999	To Month/Year June / 1999
Description The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999. The official NATO operation code name was Operation Allied Force; the United States called it Operation Noble Anvil, while in Yugoslavia the operation was incorrectly called "Merciful Angel", as a result of a misunderstanding or mistranslation. The bombings continued until an agreement was reached that led to the withdrawal of Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo and the establishment of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), a UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. NATO claimed that the Albanian population in Kosovo were being persecuted by FRY forces, Serbian police, and Serb paramilitary forces, and that military action was needed to force the FRY to stop. NATO countries attempted to gain authorization from the United Nations Security Council for military action, but were opposed by China and Russia that indicated they would veto such a proposal. NATO launched a campaign without UN authorization, which it described as a humanitarian intervention. The FRY described the NATO campaign as an illegal war of aggression against a sovereign country that was in violation of international law because it did not have UN Security Council support. The bombing killed between 489 and 528 civilians, and destroyed bridges, industrial plants, public buildings, private businesses, as well as barracks and military installations. The NATO bombing marked the second major combat operation in its history, following the 1995 NATO bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was the first time that NATO had used military force without the approval of the UN Security Council.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year March / 1999	To Month/Year June / 1999

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

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Abeyta, Tammie, PO3, (1996-2001)

Abner, Melvin, SCPO, (1994-2018)

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Acevedo, Jeffrey, CPO, (1994-Present)

Acevedo, Loren, PO1, (1994-Present)

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Adams, Audrey, PO1, (1998-Present)

Adams, Bob, PO1, (1986-2006)

Adams, David, PO1, (1998-2003)

Adams, Garrett, LCDR, (1997-Present)

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Adams, Mike, CPO, (1977-2004)

Adams, Patrick, PO1, (1989-2007)

Adams, Steve, PO1, (1988-2008)

Adams, Willie, PO1, (1987-2007)

Adcock, Curtis, PO1, (1997-Present)

Ahlers, Mike, PO1, (1989-2009)

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Ainsley, Mark, PO1, (1996-Present)

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Alexander, Michael, PO1, (1984-2004)

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Allen, Gary, CPO, (1987-2007)

Allen, Kimberly, SCPO, (1991-Present)

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Anderson, Bradley, PO1, (1993-2003)

Anderson, Don, SCPO, (1989-Present)

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Angus, Matt, CPO, (1995-Present)

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Armstrong, Christopher, CPO, (1996-Present)

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Arnold, Christoph, PO1, (1990-2008)

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Arnold, Daniel, PO1, (1985-2003)

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