Previously Held NEC FC-0000-Fire Controlman
FC-1107-AEGIS Radar System (SPY-1A) Technician
FC-9502-Instructor
FC-9585-Navy Recruiter Canvasser
Service Years
1981 - 2001
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) '95
From Month/Year
January / 1995
To Month/Year
December / 1995
Description U.S. and The Bahamas has permitted establishment of a significant interdiction and investigation infrastructure involving U.S. aircraft, ships, and personnel. Supported by INL, Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) is a combined effort by The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands police and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to intercept loads of cocaine and conduct investigations. OPBAT employs U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Army helicopters assigned to joint interdiction bases in Nassau, George Town, Great Inagua, and elsewhere. INL is assisting Bahamian security forces to develop a more effective maritime end-game capability.