Previously Held NEC STG-0000-Sonar Technician Surface
Service Years
1987 - 1992
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Golden Dragon
Plank Owner
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
NEO - Operation Fiery Vigil (Philippines)
From Month/Year
June / 1991
To Month/Year
July / 1991
Description Operation Fiery Vigil was the emergency evacuation of all non-essential military and United States Department of Defense civilian personnel and their dependents from Clark Air Base and U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay during the June 1991 volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. This noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) resulted in the transfer of roughly 20,000 people from Clark Air Base and U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay back to CONUS, by way of Cebu, Philippines. The Commanding General, 13th USAF, was in command of the Joint Task Force.